2025-2026年苏州星海中学、星汇中学八年级上学期英语期中考试
2025.11
一，听力(略)
二、单项选择(共5题;每小题1分，共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，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1. With the development of AI, people can finish much dangerous work ______ than before.
A. much easier B. much easily C. more easily D. most easily
2. Many hotels in China ________ free toothbrushes to every guest. But in some European countries, guests might need to bring their own.
A. offer B. provide C. manage D. develop
3. Which of the following words has a different prefix to form an opposite meaning?
A. polite B. correct C. complete D. expensive
4. —Brother Monkey says staying in Langlang Mountain all the time will make us lazy. We should go out to learn new things.
—______. If we never step out, we’ll never know how big the world is.
A. I’m not sure B. That sounds fun C. Let’s do it now D. You have a point
5. Read Andy’s opinion on using AI. What is TRUE about his opinion?
A. AI needs to learn a lot. B. AI isn’t willing to do all the work.
C. Learning is important for students. D. It is necessary to have AI do all the work for us.
三、完型填空(共10题;每小题1分，共10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。
After New Year’s dinner, our family was relaxed around the table. My sister, our cook, took pleasure in our praises for the meal, while Dad stood nearby, smiling. My nephew, never still for long, began to play with his new ____6____ around the room. When he neared Dad, he stopped-almost uncertainly. With shaking hands, Dad reached out for the ball, and after some hesitation (犹豫), my nephew gave it to him.
I ____7____ Dad to see how he would react. A playful smile appeared on Dad’s face, and his eyes shone brighter than any lights. Holding the ball and reaching forward, he bounced (弹起) the ball on the floor, and ____8____ it, and then did the same again and again. After that, smiling happily, he ____9____ the rest of us and invited us to begin the game of catch.
The ball passed between eager hands, with cries of “Over here!” filling the house. Although Dad had Alzheimer’s (阿尔茨海默症), which took away his memories and the recognition (识别)of people, things, and points in time, he ____10____ recognized the ball and caught it. For me, this was really meaningful. In my younger years, I seldom played with Dad because he worked very hard and had no time to be with us. ____11____ moments between father and son had been few before he took the basketball.
I’m not sure how long we played but it didn’t matter. Dad joyfully led us until he began to feel tired. What I do know is that our game ____12____ and it was time to face the reality of dirty dishes on the table, but the memory of that game will last forever. On that New Year’s Day, Dad gave me the greatest ____13____ a moment I will always remember.
6. A. basketball B. game C. computer D. drum
7. A. calmed B. searched C. asked D. watched
8. A. picked B. caught C. left D. touched
9. A. turned to B. agreed with C. ran after D. laughed at
10. A. suddenly B. seriously C. clearly D. politely
11. A. Connecting B. Caring C. Creating D. Controlling
12. A. lasted B. ended C. changed D. failed
13. A. confidence B. lesson C. answer D. gift
四、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，共20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。
A
14. How many campgrounds are there around Green Trail?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
15. What does “LODGING” mean in this picture?
A. A time to relax. B. A place to stay. C. A meal to have. D. A way to travel.
16. Where is the text above most probably from?
A. A storybook. B. A science report. C. A travel guide. D. A history magazine.
B
Scene 1
The captain (首领) of Troy is standing on the high wall of his city. He is looking down at the sea.
Captain: The Greeks (希腊人) gave up and went away! We won!
(A soldier enters.)
Soldier (士兵): Captain, Captain. ▲
Captain: Ah, yes. It’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city. That won’t be difficult. It’s on wheels.
Soldier: Yes, Sir!
(The soldier leaves.)
Scene 2
All the Trojans (特洛伊人) celebrate by the wooden horse. They sing and dance around the horse, and make jokes about the stupid Greeks.
Captain: I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood!
Man: The Greeks are so stupid! Ha! Ha!
Scene 3
The party is over. The Trojans close all the doors of the city and then go to sleep. Then a secret door opens on the side of the wooden horse. The horse is full of Greek soldiers!
Greek soldier A: All the Trojans have fallen asleep. Let’s climb out and open the main doors!
Greek soldier B: Come on! Our army is waiting outside the city.
The Greek soldiers quietly climb out of the horse one by one and open the main doors. The Greek army enter the city and win through the clever trick.
17. Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ?
A. Wow! The wooden horse is running.
B. What is in the huge wooden horse?
C. The Greeks ran away. They were losers.
D. Look! They left a huge wooden horse.
18. Which of the following is the right order of the events according to the passage?
①The Trojans make jokes about the stupid Greeks.
②The Greeks climb out of the horse and open the main door.
③The Captain of Troy is standing on the high wall of the city
④The Trojans close all the doors of the city and then go to sleep.
⑤The Captain of Troy asks the soldiers to pull the horse into the city.
A. ⑤-②-④-①-③
B. ③-⑤-①-④-②
C. ③-①-④-②-⑤
D. ⑤-③-①-④-②
19. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Better safe than sorry.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C
①Dear girls and boys, do you think backpacks (背包) are important for you? Do you have any ideas about the new rule “No backpacks in the classroom”? Our school wants to carry out the rule next month. Here are the reasons.
②Students may bring something unhealthy and dangerous. They may take some junk food like spicy strips (辣条). And some of them may bring something dangerous like knives. To deal with these problems, the school makes the rule—No backpacks in the classroom.
