吉林省长春市宽城区2025-2026学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

八年级期末质量监测

—英语—

2026.1

一、基础知识(共10分)

I.单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

1. I ate a ________ for my breakfast. It tasted delicious.

A. cheese B. pancake C. bread D. butter

2. — What did you learn from the history museum?

— Oh, I found the trip a bit boring. I learned ________ new there.

A something B. everything C. nothing D. anything

3. —Dad, ________ I go to the cinema with my friends tonight?

— Yes, but you must finish your homework first.

A. must B. should C. need D. could

4. We need better ________ with our parents so that they can understand our ideas.

A. communicate B. communication C. connect D. connection

5. My math homework is not as ________ as yours. I finished it in 20 minutes.

A. the most difficult B. most difficult C. more difficult D. difficult

6. I was so angry that I just ________ the phone without saying goodbye.

A. warmed up B. cleaned up C. hung up D. packed up

7. —What are your plans for the winter holiday?

—I ________ a winter camp to improve my English.

A. join B. joins C. joined D. am going to join

8. We ________ more trees in our school if the weather is fine next Saturday.

A. plant B. will plant C. are planted D. plants

9. My parents work very hard ________ our family a better life.

A. give B. giving C. to give D. gives

10. — Our Chinese teacher is always kind to us.

—Yes. ________ great teacher she is! We all love her.

A. What a B. What C. How a D. How

二、阅读理解(共50分)

II.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I became a middle school student, full of excitement and a little worry. Soon, my biggest ____11____ came.

Being just 1.4 meters tall, I was a head ____12____ than other classmates. In the busy hallways, I’m often pushed away. An unfriendly boy ____13____ called me “the Dwarf (小矮人) Dora”. It made me really ____14____.

One day, I sat in the classroom crying, and my friend saw that. She ____15____ over and said, “Hey, don’t let it affect you. I am always with you because you are kind and nice. What really ____16____ is your thoughts. It’s amazing that you’re just being yourself.” Her words were like a silver lining ____17____ through the dark sky.

From then on, whenever someone said something terrible about my ____18____, I didn’t mind it at all. I would think of Lily’s kind ____19____. I threw myself into studies and took up the violin and swimming. With my hard work and Lily’s care, I _____20_____ myself a lot.

One day, Ben, the boy who called me the Dwarf Dora, had problems with his math homework. Seeing his _____21_____, I decided to help him after thinking for a while. I explained step by step, talked with him and he finally _____22_____. His face turned red and he said, “Dora, thank you for your help. And, hmm, I am really _____23_____ for what I said before. You are very nice and great.” “It’s OK.” I smiled.

After that, nobody laughed at me and I became quite _____24_____ with my classmates. Now I understand “We are amazing just being ourselves.” If we stay true to ourselves, people will be glad to _____25_____ with us. It’s our mind that matters.

11. A. problem B. promise C. practice D. prize

12. A. taller B. shorter C. stronger D. weaker

13. A. still B. hardly C. already D. even

14. A. serious B. fantastic C. disappointed D. strange

15. A. came B. looked C. thought D. fell

16. A. enjoys B. interests C. matters D. fights

17 A. looking B. breaking C. putting D. falling

18. A. health B. height C. strength D. weight

19. A. words B. jokes C. smiles D. hopes

20. A. prepared B. invited C. helped D. improved

21. A. arrival B. victory C. trouble D. accident

22. A. replied B. understood C. appeared D. realized

23. A. bored B. tired C. sad D. sorry

24. A. popular B. angry C. busy D. careful

25. A. go shopping B. take notes C. make friends D. make sure

III.阅读理解(共30小题;26~50题，每小题1分;51~55题，每小题2分)

(A)

Doing chores is very important. According to a survey (调查), children who often do chores will be more successful. Here is the result of a survey this year.

How many hours do kids do chores at home every day?

Luckily, our country has realized the importance of labor (劳动) education. People’s Daily also gives us a chore form for kids of different ages.

Chores by Age
Kids aged 5 to 6 years old ●Make the bed ●Put their own things back. ●Learn to group things. ●…	Kids aged 7 to 9 years old ●Do the dishes. ●Clean their rooms. ●Get things ready for school. ●…	Kids aged 12 years old and up ●Deep clean their rooms. ●Shop for the festivals. ●Make plans for the family trips. ●…

So, when you have time, try to do as many chores as possible.

根据短文及图表内容，选择最佳答案。

26. In which country do kids spend the most time doing chores?

A. In China. B. In England. C. In America. D. In Japan.