甘肃省临夏回族自治州2025-2026学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

临夏州2025-2026学年度秋季学期期末质量监测

八年级英语

本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时90分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、县/区、考点、考场、座号填写清楚。

2. 答题请使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。

3. 请按照题号在答题卡各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

4. 保持答题卡纸面清洁，不折叠，不破损。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

Ⅰ. 单词辨音（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出画线部分与其他三个单词画线部分读音不同的选项。

1. A. match B. French C. watch D. school

2. A. dead B. dream C. ahead D. pleasure

3. A. average B. glue C. against D. group

4. A. date B. back C. plate D. population

5. A. breath B. health C. without D. think

Ⅱ. 语法与情景对话（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下列各题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

6. He is ________ honest man, so we can trust him.

A. the B. a C. an D. /

7. There is ________ about AI robots in today’s science newspaper. Let’s read it together.

A. interesting something B. something interesting

C. interesting anything D. anything interesting

8. When you are in danger, you should keep ________ and try to find some help.

A. shy B. sick C. lazy D. calm

9. —Can I________ your English dictionary? I left mine at home this morning.

—Sure, here you are.

A. lend B. borrow C. keep D. provide

10. Tom and I both love outdoor sports and sci-fi movies. We have a lot ________.

A. in half B. in need C. in common D. in fact

11. Don’t eat too much junk food. The ________ junk food you eat, the healthier you will be.

A. worse B. more C. less D. fewer

12. Lingling is one of ________ students in my class. She is always ready to offer help.

A. helpful B. more helpful C. less helpful D. the most helpful

13. My sister is going to ________ a new hobby next term, like digital painting or Hip-hop dancing.

A. take up B. take off C. take away D. take out

14. There ________ a school English festival in our school next month.

A. have B. will be C. was D. is

15. —________ delicious the hot and sour soup tastes!

—Thank you. I learned to cook it from the textbook’s recipe (食谱).

A. How B. What C. How a D. What a

16. If she ________ more attention to her pronunciation, she will speak English better.

A. pay B. paid C. pays D. will pay

17. —________ is the high-speed rail line from our city to Shanghai?

—It’s about 1,200 kilometres.

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

18. She prefers ________ at home rather than play outside on weekends.

A. stay B. staying C. stayed D. to stay

19. —________ we take a short break to discuss the group project about “Future Life”?

—Oh I’d love to.

A. Shall B. Will C. Do D. Would

20. He doesn’t know the details of the class activity ________ you tell him through the class group chat.

A. because B. after C. if D. until

21. ________ I hear this song, I think of my childhood (童年).

A. Whenever B. However C. Whoever D. Whichever

22. We often say “a ________ after rain” to describe good results coming after hard work in our studies or life.

A.  B.  C.  D.

23. Qingming is not only a traditional festival, but also shows the ________ between weather and plant growth.

A. connection B. choice C. difference D. situation

24. —Could I use your phone to call my parents?

—________. Here you are.

A. Sorry, you can’t B. Yes, you could C. Sure D. No, thanks

25. What does Lucy want to tell her mother?

A Note Dear Mum, I’ll go to my classmate Mary’s home to do my homework after school this afternoon. I’ll come back home at about 5 o’clock. Don’t worry about me. Lucy

 

A. She’ll worry about her mother. B. She’ll do her homework at school.

C She won’t get home until 5:00 a. m. D. She’ll go to Mary’s home after school.

Ⅲ. 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

When my friend Li Ming suggested that we join the new Tai Chi club, I thought he was ____26____. I always laughed at the idea that Tai Chi was just for old people—not for kids like ____27____. But after the first class, I knew I was wrong. It was great! Tai Chi brought a big ____28____ to both my body and mind.

I still remember my first lesson clearly. Our kind teacher taught us the basic skill: keeping balance. One common move was “Golden Rooster (公鸡) Stands on ____29____ Leg”. Following his instructions, I tried to stand on one leg with arms raised like a rooster’s wings. It seemed easy, ____30____ I fell down many times! Soon, I felt hot and tired, and doubted myself: Maybe I was ____31____ at this sport. Just then, the teacher said, “Relax your shoulders—don’t fight the move.” Little by little, I made ____32____. By the end of the class, I could hold the pose for 10 seconds! Later, I mastered harder moves, and felt a calm I’d never had. I loved Tai Chi more and more, and wanted to ____33____ the traditional Chinese culture through it.

I found Tai Chi is ____34____ tied to yin and yang. When practising, we mix slow and fast, hard and soft, left and right to stay balanced. Finally, Tai Chi brings physical balance and a peaceful mind.