2025~2026学年度第一学期期中质量测试
八年级英语试题
（答卷时间120分钟；满分150分）
一、单项选择（本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. —Do you think the dish is delicious?
—Sorry, I’ve had too much and I’ve lost my _________ of taste.
A. secret B. sense C. energy D. interest
2. —The price of petrol (汽油) is not ________ that of last year.
—Exactly. So some people plan to buy new energy cars instead.
A. as low as B. as cheap as C. as expensive as D. as high as
3. — As your closest friend, I will try every ________ way to help you with the work.
— It’s really kind of you to say so.
A. important B. possible C. difficult D. simple
4. —Could you tell me how to spend our pocket money wisely?
—Well you’d better ________ what you spend your money on. So you will know where your money goes.
A. repair B. report C. record D. receive
5. —Do you know the temperature will drop below zero?
—I’m not sure. The news ________ be true.
A. must not B. may not C. should not D. need not
6. Yesterday we three went shopping. I had ________ money, so I bought ________ things.
A. the least; the fewest B. the most; the fewest C. fewer; less D. less; more
7. —What does Millie usually do with her old clothes?
—She doesn’t throw them away. ________, she makes many useful things from them.
A. Unluckily B. Suddenly C. Seldom D. Instead
8. Which of the following words has a prefix (前缀) “im-” to make it have an opposite meaning?
A. correct B. friendly C. usual D. patient
9. From the picture below, we can know “________”
.
A. many dishes, many diseases B. few words, many deeds (事情)
C. many hands make light work D. many cooks spoil (毁掉) the soup
10. — Changes make us who we are.
— ________. And we change for the better every day.
A. That’s not true B. I couldn’t agree more C. Had better not D. Not exactly
二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wilson and his son Bob lived in a peaceful mountain village. They loved each other. Wilson was a hard-working ____11____ and worked on his field every day. Bob was a lovely and innocent (纯真的) boy, and he always followed his father around. The son could often learn something ____12____ about life from his father.
One sunny morning, Wilson took Bob to the yard. He pointed to some large stones lying on the ground, and said with a smile, “Son, ____13____ these stones. They are in the ____14____ now. What can we do?”
“Can we move them ____15____?” Bob thought for a while and asked.
“Good idea! Maybe you can do it!” nodded the father.
Bob was very ____16____ and he rushed over to try pushing one of the large stones. He tried his best, but the stone ____17____ there.
Bob, feeling a little sad, said, “Dad, I tried to move it just now, but it didn’t move ____18____. I have tried my best. I’ve used up all my strength (力量) and I have ____19____ it my all.”
Wilson smiled softly and replied, “No, son, you haven’t used up all your strength. You haven’t ____20____ for help.” With these words, Wilson bent down, lifted a heavy stone and began moving the ____21____. He tried hard and finally moved it to one side of the road. Bob was ____22____ to see his father prove (证明) his words with his action.
