2025-2026学年第一学期期中考试
八年级英语试题
一、听力（略）
二、单项选择 在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。（本大题共14分，每小题1分）
1. —________ is the boy with a pair of glasses?
—He’s my brother.
A. Who B. Which C. What D. Where
2. —What is the boy in the picture doing?
—He is ________.
A. repairing a toy B. playing with a toy C. putting in a light D. turning on a light
3. You’re the future of this country. Don’t keep asking what this country can do for you. Ask
__________ what you can do for this country.
A. us B. ourselves C. you D. yourselves
4. Parents ________ spend more time with their children rather than just be busy with work.
A. should B. may C. should not D. may not
5. —You always get hamburgers. Try ________ different!
—Okay…Maybe some Chinese food?
A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
6. —How was your Maths test?
—I did ________ than last time, but I still need to improve.
A. best B. better C. worst D. worse
7. The Music Club’s fun activities and friendly members ________ from other clubs at school.
A. take it apart B. set it apart C. put it up D. hold it up
8. To protect the environment, we should ________ the use of plastic bags.
A. invent B. reduce C. develop D. offer
9. Sometimes, learning a language is like climbing a mountain ________ the wind, if you keep trying, you’ll reach the top.
A. with B. around C. against D. along
10. The Internet, when we use it ________, can be a way to help us open our eyes.
A. lucky B. luckily C. correct D. correctly
11. For safety, you’d better read the ________ carefully before using the new home robot.
A. collections B. suggestions C. instructions D. conversations
12. I thought I couldn’t finish the 800-metre race. ________, I kept running and made it. Hooray!
A. However B. Moreover C. Instead D. Besides
13. It was so ________ of him to get some medicine for me when I was sick.
A. patient B. energetic C. creative D. thoughtful
14. —The team lost the game again.
—Well, ________. They never practised hard.
A. it depends B. you had a point C. that was the deal D. it came as no surprise
三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，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。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Taylor opened her sleepy eyes and looked out of the window at the foggy field below. “NO!” she cried, now completely ___15___. Buttermilk, the cow was in Mama’s daisy patch (雏菊地). Mama was planning to sell daisy bouquets (花束) at the fair (集市) next week. But Buttermilk was eating the flowers.
Taylor ___16___ outside. “When I grow up, I’ll be an artist and paint pictures all day,” Taylor thought. “I’ll never keep a cow. Too much ___17___.”
Just as Taylor almost caught Buttermilk, the family dog Red, walked around the corner of the house. The cow was ___18___.
Buttermilk took off, racing through the daisies and across the yard. She finally ran through the open gate and into the field.
“Thank goodness!” Taylor said as she closed the gate.
She turned to look at the flower garden. Most of the daisies were eaten or destroyed.
Mama came out. “What’s going on?” she asked. She looked ___19___ at her garden.
“I forgot to ___20___ the gate,” Taylor said. “I’m so sorry.”
