吉林省吉化第六中学校2025-2026学年下学期期中质量检测八年级英语试题

2025-2026学年下学期期中质量检测

八年级英语试题

语言知识运用（共35分）

Ⅶ. 从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。（5分）

1. Yaming spent hours ________ single strokes when he started ________ calligraphy.

A. to practise; do B. practising; to do C. practise; doing

2. Tom likes to go for a walk ________ in the park, but he doesn’t feel ________.

A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. lonely; lonely

3. He studies hard every night ________ he can pass the final exam with good grades.

A. when B. until C. so that

4. Qomolangma is ________ than any other mountain on Earth.

A. the highest B. higher C. highest

5. Before leaving the room, please ________ the lights to save electricity and stay safe.

A. put out B. turn on C. turn off

Ⅷ. 从方框中选择正确选项，其中有一个选项与对话内容无关。（5分）

A: I’m interested in your hobby, David. ____6____

B: I like gardening.

A: That’s cool. ____7____

B: Yes, I have a small one. My parents are helping me to make it larger.

A: What inspired you to start a garden?

B: When I visited one of my cousins in the town, I saw he had a beautiful garden on his roof. ____8____

A: That sounds really interesting. What kind of plants do you have in your garden now?

B: ____9____

A: That’s wonderful. You’ll be able to enjoy fresh vegetables from your own garden.

B: Yes. ____10____

A. Do you have a garden at your house?

B. Can I visit your garden this weekend?

C. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

D. I can’t wait to see what I can get in the future.

E. We have enough space in front of our house, so I thought of using it.

F. Mostly flowers, but I am trying to grow some vegetables.

IX. 根据所给对话，填写适当的内容，使其完整、通顺、正确，每空词数不限。（5分）

A: Good morning! ____11____?

B: Good morning , doctor! I have a headache and a sore throat. It’s difficult for me to talk.

A: Do you have a fever? Did you ____12____?

B: Yes, I did. It was 38℃.

A: Let me check your throat. You may have the flu. You should take the medicine three times a day.

B: I’ll do that. ____13____?

A: No, you can’t go to school and you should rest at home. When you’re outside, please  ____14____. It stops us from passing the flu virus to others easily.

B: Okay, I will. Thank you for your advice.

A: ____15____. I hope you’ll feel better soon.

X. 根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确的答案。（10分）

Calligraphy is a beloved (深受喜爱的) traditional hobby in China. Last summer, I started learning calligraphy with my dad, who’s practised it for over 10 years. It was a ____16____ journey—every weekend, we’d sit by the window, ink and brushes laid out, and spend hours on soft rice paper.

First, dad taught me ____17____ the brush correctly. I spent weeks practising, and finally ____18____ keep my hands from shaking. We also focused on ____19____ basic strokes—horizontal (水平的) lines straight as bamboo, vertical (垂直的) lines firm as pine trees. At first, my works were messy, but dad praised my progress ____20____ and encouraged me to keep going.

Then we tried simple characters like “fu (福, good luck) ” and “chun (春, spring) ”. I learned to control ink flow: heavy pressure for thick strokes, light touches for thin ones. When I finished a neat “fu”, dad taped (粘贴) it to the fridge—____21____ made me very proud. Dad told me calligraphy has a long history ____22____ over 3, 000 years. In ancient times, it was a sign of education; now it’s still popular, with many people joining clubs to calm their minds.

Last month, I joined a school competition and wrote a Tang poem line. The judge (评委) said my strokes were smooth, and I felt truly happy. Calligraphy lets me spend quality time with dad and feel the beauty of Chinese culture. I hope to keep practising, so one day I can write nice ____23____ as gifts for grandparents.

My mum often takes photos of my calligraphy works and shares them with relatives. Everyone says I’ve made great progress, and that inspires me ____24____ more. Calligraphy isn’t just a hobby—it’s a way to connect with

our traditions and create sweet ____25____ with my family.

16. A. joke B. joyful C. lonely

17. A. hold B. holding C. to hold

18. A. could B. should C. must

19. A. draw B. to draw C. drawing

20. A. easily B. warmly C. angrily

21. A. he B. they C. it

22. A. of B. in C. at

23. A. work B. works C. working

24. A. practised B. practicing C. to practise

25. A. memories B. memory C. hobbies

XI. （10分）

从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文，其中有两个选项是多余的。

One day, little Tom argued with his best friend, Mike. They failed to control themselves, so the argument turned out to be a fight. Sad and ____26____, Tom went to his grandfather. He promised he wouldn’t treat Mike as his friend again.

Grandfather smiled and comforted him softly, “Honey, I can feel your sadness in my heart, but please ____27____ me to tell you a story of mine.”

As the boy listened carefully, the grandfather went on, “Can you guess there are always two tigers in my heart? They are quite ____28____. One is kind, who always makes me get on well with everything. But the other is unfriendly, who is full of anger. Even the ____29____ thing will lead to his anger. It is ____30____ for me to live with these tigers and they both try to control me.”

The boy asked, “Which tiger always controls you?” The old man answered, “The one that I ____31____. I always give food to the kind tiger, but try to starve (使挨饿) the unfriendly one to make it die. So I have many friends now.”

Tom found there were two tigers in his ____32____, too. One was asking him to break up with his best friend. However, when thinking of the wonderful time they had, he shook his head ____33____. “Oh, no! I won’t let this