江苏南通市海门区中南中学2025-2026学年八年级下学期周末练习英语试题（5.14）

中南中学初二英语周周清5.14

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一、单选题：每题2分，共30分。

1．—It’s impossible ________ him to fix the broken bike by himself because he has never learned any repair skills.

—Exactly. He should learn ________ ask for help when necessary.

A．of; what to B．for; how to C．of; how to D．for; what to

2．—I heard that your uncle wanted to buy a new car last week.

—That’s not true. He couldn’t ________ it because the price was far beyond his monthly income.

A．afford B．achieve C．provide D．receive

3．Our company will always provide the best possible ________ for all of our valued customers. This simply means that we will try our very best to ________ you in a polite, fast and responsible way.

A．serve; serve B．service; serve C．service; service D．serve; service

4．My little brother was trying to help in the kitchen, but he wasn’t ________ and cut ________ with the knife.

A．careful enough; him B．careful enough; himself

C．enough careful; him D．enough careful; himself

5．I stayed up playing computer games before, but in this term I ________ going to bed at 9:00.

A．am used to B．used to C．use to D．was used to

6．Sadly, the workers are too busy ________. They have to keep working until the work is done.

A．taking a break B．to take a break

C．not to take a break D．that they take a break

7．If you make a promise to others, you should always ________.

A．keep your word B．break your word C．eat your words D．say a word

8．—Our team finally got into the final match of the basketball game!

—________ You all worked so hard for it.

A．I’m sorry to hear that. B．Well done! Congratulations to you all.

C．It doesn’t matter. D．You’re welcome.

9．Remember ________ others in public, and you must avoid ________ impolite words anytime.

A．to greet; saying B．greeting; to say C．to greet; to say D．greeting; saying

10．Thanks to my reading habit, I can always get the main idea of novels ________ there are quite a few new words in them.

A．as if B．even though C．even although D．so that

11．She doesn’t ________ a new coat because she has already got ________.

A．need to buy; one B．need buy; one

C．need to buy; it D．need buy; it

12．—Did you miss the volunteer training yesterday?

—_________. I got there 20 minutes earlier and helped the teacher prepare the materials.

A．Not a little B．Not exactly C．Not at all D．Not really

13．This volunteer work ________ you to be patient and careful when you talk to the left-behind children.

A．requires B．reminds C．recommends D．repeats

14．— Lucy ________ her dream and won two gold medals for her country.  

— ________ excellent girl!

A．achieved; How B．came true; How C．achieved; What an D．came true; What an

15．—Luo Yang, I hear the 2026 Wuxi Marathon was a great success this March.

—Exactly. About 18,000 support workers served at the event. As the saying goes, “________”.

A．Practice makes perfect B．No pain, no gain

C．Many hands make light work D．Actions speak louder than words

二、完形填空：每题1分，共15分

When I was a little boy, my grandfather always told me stories about his life. He was born in a small village in Yancheng in 1950. At that time, life was very hard for most people in the village, and they lived a     16     life every day.

Grandfather told me that when he was a child, there were no tall buildings, no wide roads, and no electricity in the village. His family lived in a small old house made of earth and grass. They didn’t have enough food to eat,     17     in winter. Grandfather only had a few old clothes, and he had to wear them for many years to     18     cold.

At the age of 7, Grandfather started to study in a primary school near the village. The school was only a small house with broken windows. There were no desks or chairs, so the students had to sit on the ground. They had no textbooks, and the teacher wrote on a blackboard     19     simple chalk. Grandfather had to walk 5 kilometers to school every day, and he had to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning to     20     on time.

But Grandfather said that the hardest time was during the three years of natural disaster. Many people didn’t have food to eat, and some even     21     hunger. Grandfather had to pick wild vegetables to eat, and he often went hungry. But he never gave up studying. He believed that knowledge could     22     his life and bring hope.

In 1978, everything changed. China started the reform and opening-up policy, and people’s life began to improve     23    . Grandfather left the village and started a small business in the town. He worked very hard, and his life became better and better. He built a new house for his family, and bought a TV and a radio to     24     his free time.

Over the past 40 years, great changes have     25     in the village. The small and old houses have been replaced by tall new buildings. The muddy roads have become wide and clean cement roads. Most families have their own cars, TVs, computers and smartphones. The village has built a new primary school, a community center and a nursing home for the     26    .

Now, Grandfather is 76 years old. He lives a happy and comfortable life. He often says, “I never thought I would have such a happy life when I was a child. The changes of our life are really     27    . We should thank our country for the great development.”

Grandfather’s stories have taught me a lot. I have learned that the happy life we have today is not easy to get. It comes from the     28     work of our parents and grandparents, and the development of our country. I should cherish the happy life, and study hard.

I want to be a useful person to our country when I grow up, and help make our country even     29    . The changes of Grandfather’s life are just a small example of the development of China. Every Chinese is proud of the great changes of our country, and we all believe that our motherland will have a     30     future.

16．A．comfortable B．difficult C．colorful D．peaceful

17．A．especially B．normally C．gradually D．generally

18．A．accept B．avoid C．feel D．refuse

19．A．in B．by C．with D．on

20．A．arrive B．leave C．work D．play

21．A．lived with B．died of C．cared about D．looked for

22．A．destroy B．record C．change D．forget

23．A．slowly B．rapidly C．suddenly D．secretly

24．A．kill B．save C．fill D．waste

25．A．taken place B．turned up C．put off D．broken down

26．A．young B．old C．sick D．poor

27．A．disappointing B．surprising C．tiring D．boring

28．A．hard B．lazy C．easy D．light

29．A．weaker B．weaker C．stronger D．strongest

30．A．darker B．brighter C．sadder D．harder

三、阅读理解:每题2分，共20分

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