2025-2026学年江苏省无锡外国语学校八年级(上)期中英语试卷
一、单选题：本大题共14小题，共14分。
1. My friend Simon often________funny stories after class and makes us________.
A. tells, laugh B. says; to laugh
C. speaks; laughing D. tells, to laugh
2. Jim is more hard-working than _______ of the boy students in his class，and he is better at speaking than _______ of the girls.
A. any; any other B. any other; any
C. any; any D. any other; any other
3. To protect _______, don’t _______ your personal information on the internet.
A. you; put in B. you; put up
C. yourself; put in D. yourself; put up
4. The flowers in this area are more beautiful than ________ in the next area.
A. that B. those C. ones D. them
5. —What do you think of the hot pot?
—It’s too spicy (辣). I think I had too much and lost my ________ of taste.
A. sense B. interest C. style D. hope
6. —What do you think of Jiangsu Football City League (联赛)?
—_______. It caught the attention of the whole country.
A. I like it very much B. Couldn’t be worse
C. Couldn’t be better D. Sounds fun
7. — It’s never too old to learn.
— I can’t agree more, there’s always ________ to be learned.
A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
8. Keep the door open ________ let the fresh air in.
A. so that B. because of C. in order to D. on the way to
9. Before you take the medicine, you have to read the ________. They are very important.
A. introductions B. inventions C. invitations D. instructions
10. —Did you learn any other study methods _______ taking notes?
—Yes, I learned three. But I have forgotten all _______ a few steps of each.
A. besides; besides B. except; except
C. except; besides D. besides; except
11. —Did you have fun at the learning workshop last week?
—Yes. I’ve never been to_______one before.
A. a more interesting B. the most excited
C. a more interested D. the more interesting
12. Tourists are not allowed to feed the animals when visiting the zoo because the animals ________ get sick after eating the food given by the tourists.
A. may B. must C. should D. shall
13. The students found the math problem _______ with the help of their teacher.
A. much more easily B. much easily
C. much easier D. more easier
14. —Excuse me, can I take the seat?
—_______, young man. It’s for the elderly only.
A. Not at all B. Why not
C. You’d better not D. Of course not
二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。
“Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up”, Amy said to her brother Mark.
Grandma ____15____ and hurt her leg. The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to ____16____ in her garden, so she would not like to sit in her chair ____17____ her leg to become well again.
“I have an idea,” said Mark. “I saw some pictures of terrariums (栽培盒) in a magazine.”
Terrariums are little ____18____ gardens which we can grow in glass bottles. Let’s make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house.”
Amy agreed, ____19____ the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to their mother. She helped Amy and Mark find a large clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to ____20____ the terrarium.
First, they put some drainage material (排水材料) at the bottom of the bottle. This would keep the soil (土壤) from getting too ____21____. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.
