江苏省镇江市丹徒区宜城中学五校2025-2026学年八年级上学期11月期中英语试题

2025-2026学年第一学期期中考试

八年级英语试卷

一、听力(共两节，共20小题，每小题1分;满分20分)

第一部分  听对话回答问题

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读题目;听完后，选出你所认为最合适的备选答案。

1. Which girl is Lily?

A.     B.     C.

2. What public sign are they talking about?

A.     B.     C.

3. How many books can Daniel borrow at most now?

A.     B.     C.

4. What else does Kitty need to make a kite?

A.     B.     C.

5. What is Suzy like?

A. She’s polite.    B. She’s funny.    C. She’s helpful.

6. Where will the man go for a party tomorrow night?

A. The man’s house.   B. The woman’s house.   C. The man’s office.

7. What may be the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.   B. Classmates.     C. Doctor and patient.

8. How often does Jack go to the English corner?

A. Once a week.    B. Twice a week.    C. Once a month.

9. When will the train leave?

A. At 7:30.     B. At 8:00.     C. At 9:00.

10. Why does Mary feel worried?

A. Because she did well in her Maths test.

B. Because she did badly in her Maths test.

C. Because she did well in her English test.

第二部分  听对话和短文回答问题

本部分你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，听完后，选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

听下面一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

11. What does the man want to buy?

A. Football match tickets.  B. Film tickets.    C. Train tickets.

12. How much does the man pay for the tickets?

A. 10 yuan.     B. 20 yuan.     C. 30 yuan.

听第一段独白，回答第13-15小题，完成信息记录表。

How to learn a language well
What’s the writer’s opinion of learning a language?	13   .
What should you do when people laugh at your mistakes?	14   .
We should    15    when we make a mistake.

13. A. Writing.     B. Using it.     C. Listening.

14. A. Don’t be sad.   B. Be happy.     C. Get angry.

15. A. keep quiet.    B. feel worried.    C. keep humorous

听第二段独白，回答第16-20小题。

16. How did Tina feel about her job at first?

A. Nervous.     B. Bored.      C. Excited.

17. Who called Tina today?

A. Billy.      B. Mike.      C. Millie.

18. How did Billy usually go to primary school?

A. By bike.     B. By bus.     C. On foot.

19. What match did Billy’s team win?

A. A football match.   B. A basketball match.   C. A tennis match.

20. How long did the speaker talk with Billy?

A. For half an hour.    B. For an hour.    C. For two hours.

二、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分;满分15分)

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1. Children always hope to have more days ________ to have fun with their buddies.

A. off B. away C. up D. out

2. We can add suffix “-ese” to the following words to form a new word EXCEPT ________?

A. China B. Spain C. Vietnam D. Japan

3. Yancheng is bigger than ________ in Jiangsu province, and it has a long history.

A. any city B. any cities C. the other city D. any other city

4. You ________ not stay up late tonight. You have an important exam early tomorrow morning.

A. can B. should C. must D. need

5. Daniel, you should finish the project all by ________ instead of asking others for help.

A. himself B. myself C. yourself D. themselves

6. What will the teacher say?

Andrew wants to improve his English skills. He knows that learning a language takes time and effort. Every day, he studies hard and keeps moving forward, taking one small step at a time.

 

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. You are never too old to learn.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. It’s a good idea to save money for a rainy day.

7. Because of the laws on protecting nature, our ________ is becoming better and better.

A. product B. invention C. information D. environment

8. Don’t just believe the advertisement. That medicine doesn’t work ________ it says.

A. as bad as B. as well as C. as carefully as D. as good as