2025年泰州第二中学附属初中秋学期期中学业水平测试
八年级英语试卷
（考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
注意事项：
1.本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选题。
2.作答试题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题纸规定的位置上，并认真核对。
3.答案必须填在答题纸上，在其他位置作答一律无效。
第一部分 选择题（共55分）
一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A student came to his teacher and asked, “How many friends do people need, just one or many?” The teacher smiled and said, “It’s ____1____. You will know for yourself soon.” Then the teacher took him to the garden, where a tall ___2___ tree stood with red fruits hanging high. Pointing to it, the teacher said, “First bring me an apple from this tree.”
After ___3___ this, the student looked disappointed (失望的), “It’s too ___4___ for me. I can’t reach (够得着) it.” “Why don’t you ask your friends for ___5___?” the teacher suggested gently.
The student called one friend over. He climbed onto his friend’s ___6___, reaching up, but the apple was still out of ___7___. “I still can’t get one,” he said, looking ___8___.
The teacher said, “Don’t you have more ___9___?” The student ran back and got other friends. They gathered, taking turns to ____10____ on each other’s shoulders, trying to build a live pyramid (金字塔). ____11____, the apples were still too high. The student stepped down, discouraged.
The teacher called him over and asked, “So, do you know how many friends people need?” The student ____12____. “Yes. People need many friends ____13____ they can try solving any problem together.”
The teacher shook (摇) his head, disappointed, and said, “Of course you need many friends, but at least one should bring a ____14____ like a ladder (梯子) to make it work!”
The student’s eyes shone—he finally got it. True friendship isn’t just about ____15____; it’s about having friends who can offer the right help when needed.
1. A. easy B. hard C. boring D. bad
2. A. orange B. apple C. pear D. banana
3. A. saying B. hearing C. doing D. watching
4. A. far B. big C. long D. high
5. A. help B. money C. time D. food
6. A. head B. shoulders C. legs D. hands
7. A. reach B. time C. danger D. date
8. A. amazed B. surprised C. excited D. sad
9. A. classmates B. teachers C. students D. friends
10. A. stand B. jump C. lie D. dance
11. A. moreover B. Although C. Also D. However
12. A. answered B. cried C. shouted D. whispered
13. A. as soon as B. even if C. so that D. each time
14. A. book B. tool C. pen D. key
15. A. looks B. words C. number D. gifts
二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
The Jiangsu Football City League is very popular these days. People also call it “Jiangsu Super League” or “Su Chao” in Chinese.
The league started on May 10th, 2025. It is organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Administration of Sport and the governments of 13 cities in Jiangsu. There are 13 teams in the league, and they are from all the 13 cities in Jiangsu. A total of 516 players take part in it. They are not all professional players. Some are students, some are teachers, and some are from other jobs. They are from 16 to 40 years old, and the average age is 24.
The league will last for 7 months and there will be 85 matches. Most of the matches are at weekends, and there is one round every week. The matches are covered live on TV, and people can also watch games online.
When the matches are on, the stadiums are full of people. They come to cheer for their hometown teams. They want their cities to win because they are proud of their hometowns.
This league is not only a sports event but also a cultural celebration. Some cities show their local culture during the matches. For example, Lianyungang turns matches into a seafood festival, and Yangzhou shows its intangible cultural heritages during halftime.
