2025-2026学年度第一学期八年级英语期中检测卷
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共45分)
一、听力(略)
二、单项选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
1. —Did Lucy do well in ________ English exam?
—Yes, she got ________ “A”.
A. the; an B. an; an C. the; a D. an; the
2. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is one of ________ cities in the world.
A. big B. bigger C. the biggest D. the bigger
3. You had better ________ too much cola because it is bad for your health.
A. not drink B. don’t drink C. not to drink D. not drinking
4. —Why do you always ask Jimmy for advice?
—Because he is ________ and never lies to me.
A. cheerful B. caring C. humorous D. trustworthy
5. —What can we do for our aged grandparents?
—Just try to be with them ________ possible.
A. as many as B. as much as C. so many as D. so much as
6. I have no idea how to organize the event with ________ money and ________ people.
A. less; fewer B. fewer; less C. fewer; more D. more; less
7. Something was wrong with the light, so dad ________ a new one this morning.
A. put on B. put up C. put in D. put out
8. Boys and girls, please answer these questions ________.
A. on yourself B. for yourself C. by yourselves D. with yourselves
9. —I need to write a report on tie-dyeing. Can you ________ an AI app?
—Em…, Deepseek, Doubao, Kimi… You can choose ________ of them.
A. search; some B. search; any C. suggest; some D. suggest; any
10. —What about going to Hawaii this summer holiday?
—________, but I have to take courses for further study.
A. I’m afraid not B. Sounds great C. No, I can’t D. Of course
三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was an active child, always running around and crashing into things. My mother showed her ____11____ to the doctor when he put stitches (缝合针) in my arm for the third time. Another time, I nearly lost my life when jumping into a river. After that, my mother kept ____12____ out of my life. Finally, she thought reading was the only ____13____ to deal with my condition.
I was made to sit on a chair and read a book every day. I cried so ____14____ that I couldn’t see the letters on the page. Then my uncle came in with a number of books. He said all I had to do was read the first ____15____ pages of book. If I was still ____16____ after that, I could put it down and pick another one.
The first book I picked up was the Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl, and after twenty pages, I fell out of my chair laughing. I followed this up with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I enjoy their quick ____17____ and simple messages.
Little by little, the stories became ____18____ and more challenging (挑战性的). I started to read books like Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck, a young boy, runs away from home and meets Jim, a runaway NegroSlave (黑奴). One day, when Jim cuts his arm, Huck is ____19____ to see that his blood (血) is red, not black. The book left a deep impression (印象) on me.
To this day, I think of books as a secret friend to whom I can always turn for advice. A good book can make you have fun and make you ____20____. If a book doesn’t interest you after twenty pages, put it down and try another one.
11. A. joy B. anger C. worry D. humour
12. A. water B. medicine C. books D. stitches
13. A. treat B. way C. idea D. end
14. A. hard B. fast C. slowly D. quickly
15. A. ten B. twenty C. thirty D. forty
16. A. sad B. excited C. bored D. happy
17. A. characters B. conversation C. actions D. plots
18. A. shorter B. longer C. lighter D. heavier
19. A. scared B. relaxed C. interested D. surprised
20. A. laugh B. wonder C. learn D. understand
