江苏省常州市第二十四中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期11月期中英语试题

2025-2026学年第一学期 八年级期中调研英语试卷 2025.11 一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 第一部分听对话回答问题 1.What will David buy for Lisa's birthday? A B. 61 C What does Tony do today? A B C 戏刷仰乐部 9+12 3.Who is Amy? A B. 4.What's the girl going to do? A B 5.What does Jenny want to be in the future? A.A musician. B.A scientist. C.A writer. 6.What are the birds made of? A.Plastic. B.Wood. C.Waste paper. 7.How long did it take Paul to make the toy bear? A.One hour. B.Two hours. C.Three hours. 8.When did the English exam finish? A.At 9:00 a.m. B.At 10:00 a.m C.At11:00a.m. 9.What does Mr Green advise Mary to do? A.To join a Reading Club. B.To watch more English movies. C.To do more reading. 10.What does Tom look like? A.Thin. B.Tall. C.Short. 第二部分听对话和短文回答问题 听一段对话，回答第11~12小题。 11.What are the flowers used to decorate? A.The living room. B.The classroom. C.The bedroom. 八年级英语试卷第1页（共8页） 12.How long did it take to make the flowers? A.Two days. B.Five days. C.Six days. 听第一篇短文，回答第13~15小题。 My best friend Jimmy tall and strong with black hair Appearance *a round face with 13 and smiling eyes Character generous,14 and smart Ability good at 15 13.A.big B.small C.bright 14.A.honest B.kind C.helpful 15.A.dancing B.singing Chinese songs C.playing football 听第二篇短文，回答第16~20小题。 16.What colour is Li Ming's school jacket? A.Blue. B.Brown. C.Black. 17.How many days a week does Li Ming wear his sports uniform? A.Three days a week.B.Four days a week. C.Five days a week. 18.What time does Li Ming arrive at school on Wednesday? A.At 7:20 a.m. B.At 7:30 a.m. C.At 7:40 a.m. 19.What sport does Li Ming play quite often? A.Ping-pong. B.Tennis. C.Football. 20.Who is Li Ming's PE teacher? A.Mr Wu. B.Mr Li. C.Mr Han. 二、单项选择（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 21.To build better city,our government will provide more free health care for old and kids next year. A.a;a B.a;the C.the;a D.the;the 22.-How did you put together the model Great Wall so well! -It's easy.I just followed the A.information B.message C.introduction D.instructions 23.Someone says "Time is money".But I think time is money. A.not important as B.as important as C.even more important than D.the most important than 24.-We are free this evening.Shall we go out for a walk? -It is foggy.Why a film at home? A.not watch;instead B.not to watch;instead C.not watch;instead of D.don't watch;instead of 25.The weather in Nanjing is different from in London these days,but the people here are as friendly as in London. A.those,that B.the one,those C.the one,that D.that,those 26.The you lsten to teachere in class,the your understanding of lessons will be. A.more careful;better B.more carefully;clearer C.more carefully;easier D.more careful;deeper 八年级英语试卷第2页（共8页） 27.He went camping with us and taught us how to a tent. A.put in B.put away C.put up D.put out 28.-What else do you think we should pay attention to our environment? -We can use as much clean energy as we can. A.improving B.improve C.to improving D.to improve 29.-The boy to his parents.In fact,he didn't do his homework in the room. -Yes.His parents found him on the bed listening to music. A.lied;lies B.lay;lying C.lied;lying D.lay;lied 30.'-Many people thinkomen are not good at driving cars. My mother drives better than my father because she is more careful. A.You have a point B.I can't agree with you C.That's all right D.Can't agree more 三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） Tom sat at his desk,looking out of the window for a long time.His class project (had to be done tomorrow.Everyone in his class had to write about their own special talent.His friends 31. theirs,but Tom still had a problem with what to write about.Earlier that month,Tom helped his friends with their projects. Betty came to ask for help and enjoyed Tom's wonderful 32. Tom advised that she should write about drawing because Betty drew wonderful pictures.Betty went home happily. A few days ago when Tom 33._ with Scott in the library,Scott was worried about his project.Tom advised him to write about swimming because he was a very good swimmer.Scott hurried home to work on his project. Tom still couldn't find out what his special talent was.He thought about his friend Ellie. Last week when they were on their way to school she danced along beside him.Suddenly,Ellie stopped because she was worried about her project.Tom told her to write about dancing.Ellie was so happy that she jumped into the air and danced the rest of the 34. However,Tom still couldn't decide in his special talent.35. he had an idea The next day,everyone including Tom presented (their projects. It36. me a long time to decide,so I started to think I didn't have one.But...I do have a special talent.I'm good at 37. my friends,,”he said,.“All of the things I do are great 38. because I do them with my friends." The whole class clapped )His friends clapped 39. than everyone else. "You forgot something 40. ,Tom,”said Betty,“You make the best drinks.” Thank you,”said Tom. 31.A.finished B.wondered C.missed D.forgot 32.A.sweets B.drinks C.snacks D.cookies 33.A.agreed B.played C.stayed D.drank 34.A.term B.class C.talk D way 35.A.Certainly B.Badly C.Finally D.Also 36.A.took B.brought C.sent D.cost 37.A.sharing B.playing C.helping D.studying 38.A.jokes B.fun C.lies D secrets 39.A.earlier B.slower C.lower D.louder 40 A.important B.terrible C.serious D.useful 四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） A An Experiment()Report on Growing Potato Plants Things prepared:a potato with some sprouts(),a flower pot with soil(),a camera Observation: Day 1 The color of the soil looks darker because I water it.In the center of the pot,I can see a little sprout that grows from the potato.I'll call it Buddy.Buddy is green and yellow.I wonder how fast it will grow. Day 6 Without much change in the past six days,I finally see some new progress on Buddy as it grows taller.I'm excited to see new life like this.I hope Buddy can grow faster. Day 11 Buddy is getting larger!Three more new sprouts grow around Buddy!Green leaves grow on the new sprouts,but they have not fully grown yet.I guess I need to be a bit more patient. Day 13 Buddy keeps on growing taller.The leaves on the new sprouts have grown a little.I'm also happy to see more new sprouts that grow from under the soil. Day 15 The leaves on the other sprouts are 3 cm tall.so green!I hope new potatoes under the soil will soon grow. 41.Which of the following pictures can match the underlined word "pot"? 42.When does Buddy start to grow taller? A.On Day 1 B.On Day 6 C.On Day 11 D.On Day 13 43.How does the writer feel when more new sprouts grow from under the soil? A.Excited B.Bored C.Worried D.Surprised B One day,I was caught in a storm and my ship hit a rock,then broken.I was washed to the beach by sea wave.I walked and walked to find a city,but I was too tired and felt asleep.When I woke up,.I found myself in Lilliput(小人国)and a lot of tiny(极小的)people were around me. The King spoke in a high voice but I couldn't hear all the words clearly.His followers and all the ladies wore rich and beautiful clothes.The ground where they were standing looked like gold and silver cloth. The King and I often spoke to each other but neither(两者都不)of us understood a single word.I tried words from many languages-Dutch,French,Spanish,Italian and Latin.No one could understand my words,not even the cleverest of the King's followers. After about two hours,the King left.His wife,children and their servants also went.There were strong guards()around me.This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me. An officer told the guards to hold six menrwho made me angry.These men were given to me and I had to choose their punishment().I put five of them in my pocket.Then I pretended(假装)to eat the sixth man, 八年级英语试卷第4页（共8页) The poor man shouted terribly.The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand.Was I going to cut up the man?But I only cut the binding(round his hands.Then I put him on his feet and let him go.I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too. The people and the soldiers()were very happy with my great kindness.They told the King about it at once.The King ordered his men to make a bed for me and they had to join six hundred of their little beds together-to make one bed for me. At the same time,the King asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with me. They were very worried.If my binding was cut,I might be dangerous.I was eating so much food that soon all the people would be very hungry.The farmers could not grow enough food to feed all of us. The wise men thought that they should kill me.But they would not be able to bury() me.My dead body would smell.This might cause(much illness all over the country. -Adapted from Gulliver's Travels 44.The underlined word“them'”most probably refers to“ A.the guards B.the officers C.the six men D.the soldiers 45.Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story. DThe King ordered his men to make a big bed for Gulliver. 2They couldn't understand each other. ③The King spoke. 4Gulliver didn't punish the six tiny people and let them go. A.③②①④ B.①④③② C.③②④① D.②①③④ 46.Why didn't the tiny people in Lilliput kill Gulliver finally? A.He was so strong that he would work for them. B.He was so big and they didn't have the weapon()to kill him. C.The King and his family liked him so much that they didn't agree. D.His dead body would smell and cause much illness in their country. C When John was growing up,other kids felt sorry for him,as his parents always had him do some housework or do some part-time jobs.But when John reached adulthood,he was better off than his childhood friends.He had a better career,a better marriage and was healthier.Most of all,he was happier. 'Ihese are the findings of a 40-year study.Researchers followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston.The study showed that those who worked when they were young enjoyed happier and more successful lives than those who did not."Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence (and came to feel they were useful members of society," said George Vaillant,the psychologist who made the research."And because they telt good about themselves,others felt good about them,too." Vaillant's study followed these males all these years.Interviews were repeated at ages 25,31 and 47.Under Vaillant,the researchers compared)their boyhood-activity scotes with the men's mental-health scores.Points were given for part-time jobs,housework,hard work in school,and the ability to deal with problems. The relation()between what the men once did as young boys and how they turned out as adults was very sharp.Vaillant and his team found that those who did the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with other people,five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed().The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class(社会和经济阶层)made no real difference in how 八年级英语试卷第5页（共8页） the boys turned out. Working at any age is important.Childhood activities help a"child develop responsibility, independence;coulldence and competence.They also help him understand that people must work with others-towards common goals.The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.Yet work isn't everything.As Tolstory once said,"One can live wonderfully in this world if one knows how to work and how to love,to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.” 47.What can you learn about John? A He liked doing part-time jobs. B.He enjoyed his career and marriage. C.He received little love from his family. D.He had few friends when he was a child. 48.According to Vaillant,why could John be better off than this childhood friends? A.Because he did part-time jobs after work. B.Because he felt proud of himself when working. C.Because his working experience in his childhood was of help. D.Because he was happier than his friends when they were young. 49.How did Vaillant and his team get the findings of the research? A.By comparing different sets of scores. B.By checking the men's family social class. C.By recording the boy's effort in school. D.By testing the men's problem-solving ability. 50.The purpose of the passage is to tell us that A.IQ plays an important role in people's development B social and economic class decides how our career goes C.only working at a young age is important to our adult life D.the ability of working with others towards goals is very important 五、信息还原（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分） Linda was Tara's best friend before,but now things are different.Tara is a member of Purple Girls Club and it has some rules about who its members can be friends with. 51 So she can't be in the club.Now Tara is making a name list for her party,and she decides not to invite Linda. "Tara,come here,"her mother calls from the living room. 52 "Tara,what's the matter with you?You failed the Maths and English exams and you did badly in all of your other subjects.You were such a good student before!" Tara sees the disappointment()in her mum's eyes.She feels terrible.The activities of Purple Girls Club left her very little time for studies.The girls got together almost every day for movies,shopping and surfing the Internet._ 53 But they all refuse and say,"Who cares about studies now?"This makes Tara even sadder. Later,Tara's mum takes her to Linda's house across the street. 54 She happily helps Tara with her studies. A.She goes into her mother's room and talks with her 'mum. B.Linda isn't very pretty and doesn't wear cool clothes. C.Tara says sorry and Linda is glad to have her friend back. D.She calls every friend in the club and asks them to help her. E.Tara goes to her mother and sees the school report card in her hands. F.Linda thinks the club is not fit for her. 八年级英语试卷第6页（共8页) 六、阅读回答问题，每题答案不超过8个单词 (共3小题；分别为：1、2、2分，满分5分) Hands-on Fun:Making a DIY Photo Frame Last weekend,I decided to make a DIY photo frame().I thought it would be a great way to add a personal touch to my room. First,I gathered all the materials I needed,including some wooden sticks,glue,scissors, and colorful crayons.I started by cutting the wooden sticks into the right lengths to form the frame.However,it wasn't as easy as I thought.The sticks kept splitting when I cut them.I was a bit impatient,but I didn't give up.I adjusted()the way I held the scissors and tried again. Finally,I got all the pieces cut. Next,I glued the sticks together to form the frame.While waiting for the glue to dry,I used the crayons to draw some cute patterns on the frame.When I picked up the frame,the corners came apart because the glue wasn't strong enough.I had to re-glue them and hold them tightly for a while. After several attempts(),my DIY photo frame was finally done.I put a beautiful photo of my family inside.Looking at the finished frame,I felt a great sense of success.This hands-on experience taught me that making something with my own hands can be full of challenges,but the joy of creating is truly worth it. 55.What problem did the writer meet when cutting the photo frame? 56.Why did the writer re-glue the corners? 57.How did the writer feel after finishing the LIY photo frame? 七、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） As a little girl,I was always interested in watching my mum cook meals.But my parents thought I was too young to cook by 58. (I),so I didn't have a chance to try cooking. Last Saturday,it was raining heavily.It was impossible for us 59. (go)out on such a rainy day and I felt quite 60. (bore).Mum got an idea She told me to try cooking 61. her.I thought it could be fun and agreed to have 62. try.So I said OK. My mum smiled and told me to be careful with everything.I walked into the kitchen and decided 63.(make)chicken and rice.I put two bowls of rice into the rice cooker and added some water.After finishing that,I began to wash onions and potatoes.My mum 64. (hand)the knife to me and asked me to cut them up.At first,it was difficult,65. made it.Then I put the chicken,the onions,potatoes and some sauce together and cook them. One hour later,the rice and the chicken were both finished. I66. (quick)brought the food to the table.My parents were already sitting there. They tried the feod and said it was pretty good.I felt it was one of 67._ (happy) moments in my life. 八、词汇填空，每空一词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 68.He spent as much time as possible (翩译)the English text into Chinese. 69.Children are (好奇的)about everything they meet as everything is new to them. 70.Please don't walk (the traffic.It's dangerous. 71.My friend often (鼓励)me to lose weight because I am too fat.. 八年级英语试卷第7页（共8页) 72. (不幸地)，he lost his phone during the trip to Japan, 九、翻译句子（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分） 3.你最好不要在晚上熬夜。 You at night. 74,学会与其他人友好相处是重要的。 is important. 75,令我们惊讶的是，王老师在他四十几岁时自学了英语。 Mr.Wang 76.他的讲座成功吸引了听众的注意力吗？ his speech 77,不仅我的爸爸而且我热衷于组装书架。 bookshelves. 78.人们应该更加注意保护环境的重要性。 People should the environment. 十、书面表达（满分10分） 近期，校园英语周将举行"好习惯，促成长"为主题的征文活动。请你以"Good Learning Habits Make Me a Good English Learner'"为题，写一篇英语短文投稿 内容要点：1.在英语学习中，你有哪些好习惯？（至少两点) 2.你在哪些方面还需要改进？（至少两点) 3你有哪些改进措施？（至少两点） 注意事项：1.短文须包括所给内容，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 2.短文词数不少于90，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Good Learning Habits Make Me a Good English Learner As we all know,good habits are very important in our dally life,especially to us students. As for me,I have some good habits in English learning. I hope I will get better grades and make greater progress in the future. 八年级期中调研英语试卷答案 2025.11 一、听力（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分） 1-5.ACABB; 6-10.CCCCB; 11-15.ACCAC; 16-20.ABACC 二、单选（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 21-25.BDCAD: 26-30.BCDCB 三、完型（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 31-35.ABCDC; 36-40.ACBDA 四、阅读（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 41-43.BBA44-46.CCD47-50.BCAD 五、信息还原（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分） 51-54.BEDC 六、阅读回答问题，每题答案不超过8个单词。（共3小题：分别为1、2、2分，满 分5分) 55.The sticks kept splitting. 56.Because the corners came apart.Because the glue wasn't strong enough 57.(The writer felt)a great sense of success./Successful.Proud. 七、综合填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 58.myself 59.to go 60.bored 61.with 62.a 63.to make 64.handed 65.but 66.quickly 67.the happiest 八、词汇填空，每空一词（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 68.translating;69.curious;70.against;71.encourages;72.Unluckily; 九、翻译句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分，满分9分) 73.had better not stay up 74.Learning/To learn to get along/on (well)with others/other people 75.To our surprise;taught himself English/learned English by himself in his forties 76.Did;catch the listeners'eye/attention successfully 77.Not only my father but also I am crazy about putting together 78.pay more attention to the importance of protecting 十、书面表达（满分10分）