2025-2026年度苏州市金鸡湖中学八年级上学期英语期中考试卷
一，听力（略）
二、单项填空 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。
21. What ______ honest boy Simon is! And he is ______ best student of all.
A. a; a B. an; the C. a; the D. the; the
22. —You’d better keep the secret to ______, Millie and Lily.
—OK, Amy. Can you keep it for ______?
A. yourself; us B. yourselves; ourselves C. you; ourselves D. yourselves; us
23. — I don’t know how to make the toy truck run. Can you give me a helping hand?
—Let’s read the ______ carefully before we start.
A. introduction B. instructions C. direction D. collection
24. —Not only I but also my brother ______ good at English.
—That’s good. Learning languages ______ great fun.
A. is; is B. is; are C. are; are D. are; is
25. —What about going fishing this weekend? We can relax after the mid-term exams. —________.
A. Not at all B. You’d better not C. It couldn’t be better D. Do as you like
三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Sam was worried. The following morning, he would have an art class. It was his favorite class, but there was a 26 . Sam saw the world differently from everybody else. When he drew, birds had different-sized wings, and buildings had strange shapes. Every time he painted a picture, his teachers and classmates would be 27 .
It was time for the art class. Worriedly, Sam looked at the white piece of paper in front of him.
“Good morning, class,” said Mr White. “Today, we’re going to paint…”
Sam 28 , wondering what the next word would be. Please, he thought, not houses, not buildings…
“We’re going to paint 29 ,” said Mr White, with a smile.
“Yes! Great!” said Sam 30 .
“We can’t paint that!” shouted Mike from the other side of the 31 .
“Sure, you can,” replied Mr White patiently. “Think about it, Mike. What makes you happy?”
“Umm…beaches, sunshine, and…ice-cream!” said Mike.
“Well, there you go. That’s how you paint it. Start working!” said Mr White.
Sam was already 32 . He splashed (泼洒) large amounts of paint all over the 33 . It was really beautiful! There were shapes that we didn’t have in the real world and the colors were so shining. The whole class 34 for Sam and he looked happy.
From that day on, Sam was never 35 about art class. He knew that he could paint happiness, no matter what he painted.
26. A. difference B. reason C. problem D. way
27. A. angry B. surprised C. tired D. bored
28. A. agreed B. replied C. understood D. waited
29. A. buildings B. houses C. happiness D. summer
30. A. carelessly B. kindly C. sadly D. excitedly
31. A. library B. classroom C. playground D. hall
32. A. painting B. playing C. talking D. writing
33. A. book B. paper C. floor D. wall
34. A. cheered B. finished C. discussed D. tidied
35. A. certain B. worried C. crazy D. careful
