黑龙江省绥化市北林区第八中学校2025-2026学年八年级上学期11月期中考试英语试题

初三英语上学期期中检测题

（时间：90分钟  满分：120分）

一、单项选择（共25分，每小题1分）

1. —Why do you often go to the mountains to spend your time?

—I like to ________ fresh air there.

A. take in B. get on C. put up D. take out

2. —It’s said that only a few pet dogs can live up ________ 20 years old.

—That’s true. Most of them die ________ illnesses before they get old.

A. with; of B. to; of C. to; with D. with; in

3. —________ is that desk? Do you know, Jimmy?

—It’s about 0.6 meter wide.

A. How wide B. How long C. How heavy D. How high

4. Today is much ________ than yesterday. Nice!

A. cool B. cooler C. coolest D. the coolest

5. It is five years since we began to enjoy a ________ holiday each year.

A. ten-day B. ten-days C. ten days D. ten day’s

6. —Has your sister read the storybook ________?

—Yes. She has ________ read it twice.

A. yet; yet B. yet; already C. already; yet D. already; already

7. The storybook is really interesting and I can’t ________.

A. put it up B. put it down C. put down it D. put up it

8. We are due ________ a class party next weekend.

A. have B. had

C. to have D. to having

9. —________ do you think we can finish the report?

—Perhaps in one more hour.

A. How long B. How much C. How soon D. How often

10. He runs faster than ________ in his class.

A. someone else B. anyone else C. else someone D. else anyone

11. When I passed by the school, I saw several boys ________ basketball on the playground.

A. playing B. to play C. play D. played

12. These photos ________ the doctors’ unusual working experiences.

A. record B. receive C. remember D. realize

13. If you want to be a doctor, hard work is the key to ________.

A. treasure B. beauty C. success D. health

14. —The number of tourists ________ over 33 million this year.

—Yes. A large number of tourists ________ so far because of the new look of our city.

A. is; have come B. is; has come C. are; has come D. are; have come

15. How nice your dictionary is! Where did you get ________? I’d like to buy ________.

A. it; one B. one; one C. one; it D. it; it

16. This book is as ________ as that one.

A. enjoyable B. more enjoyable

C. most enjoyable D. enjoy

17. I think ________ after supper is good for your health.

A. walking B. walk

C. walks D. walked

18. —China is a great country with a history of about five ______ years.

—Yes. And ______ of foreigners come to visit it every year.

A. thousand; thousand B. thousands; thousands C. thousand; thousands D. thousands; thousand

19. According to a survey, four out of five women do housework at home, but only ________ of men would do it.

A. four fifth B. fours fifths C. two fifth D. two fifths

20. Linda thinks ________ difficult to solve such a terrible problem.

A. this B. that C. one D. it

21. —When will your sister go to the UK?

—She ________ London since four months ago.

A. went to B. has gone to

C. has been to D. has been in

22. Stay away from junk food, please. It’s bad for us, ________ for children.

A. recently B. especially C. probably D. suddenly

23. —Jack hasn’t taken his piano lessons for a long time.

—He is considering ________ his piano course and spending more time on his studies.

A. to drop B. to throw C. dropping D. throw

24. What a pity! The cat ________ for a couple of hours.

A. dead B. died C. has died D. has been dead

25. Although I tried my best to do the work, ________ I still failed.

A. but B. or

C. then D. /

二、完形填空（共10分）

Chinese climber Li Lin took up outdoor hobbies in 2002. In 2007 she wanted to ____26____ herself, so she started mountain climbing. Since then, she has set one record after another. At about 8:00 on the morning of September 20, 2018, Li Lin ____27____ in reaching the top of Shishapangma at the height of 8027 meters. She has become the first Chinese woman to climb ten ____28____ mountains in the world.

“I want to make other women believe that they can do more ____29____ they open their minds.” Li Lin said with ____30____. “All these experiences have helped me grow and made me stronger.”

Nowadays, more and more people are interested ____31____ mountain climbing, although it is very dangerous to climb because of the ____32____ weather conditions and heavy storms. Every year, a lot of adventurous (爱冒险的) ____33____ from all over the world travel to climb the highest mountains in the world. They know that life is so small compared to the forces of ____34____, but they still want to challenge themselves. They will face lots of ____35____, but they will for sure learn much in the process (过程) of climbing.

26. A. forget B. challenge C. compete D. protect

27. A. achieved B. realized C. developed D. succeeded

28. A. high B. higher C. highest D. the highest

29 A. unless B. though C. if D. until

30. A. independence B. excitement C. kindness D. surprise

31. A. for B. of C. with D. in

32. A. warm B. great C. freezing D. amazing

33. A. tourists B. workers C. emperors D. keepers

34. A. mountains B. nature C. situation D. environment