江苏省无锡市二泉中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期10月月考英语试题

2025-2026学年第一学期初二英语第一次阶段性学情评估

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。

1. When you swim, ________ you feel uncomfortable, you should go above water quickly.

A. once B. till C. before D. until

2. —Why is your son still at home? He should be at school now.

—Our schools here have eight weeks ________ during the summer holiday.

A. away B. off C. out D. of

3. What should I pay attention to ________ my spoken English?

A. develop B. developing C. improving D. to improve

4. My mother ________ the cat here and there but she couldn’t ________ it.

A. looked for; look for B. searched; look for C. found; search D. searched for; find

5. When you finish ________the book, please remember ________ it back on time.

A. reading; giving B. reading; to give C. to read; giving D. to read; to give

6. Clothes made of cotton are easy to wash. Moreover, they cost ________ than the silk ones.

A. far more B. much less C. much cheaper D. a lot fewer

7. Studies show if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it’s also easier for you to ________ it for a long time.

A. take part in B. take care of C. look forward to D. pay attention to

8. —Susan, I will go to France for my summer holiday. Any tips?

—It’s important to know cultural ________ between China and France.

A. importance B. education C. conditions D. differences

9. Look! A number of people ________ at Renmin Square there. The number of them ________ becoming _________.

A. are, is, more and more B. are, is, larger and larger

C. are, are, more and more D. is, are, larger and larger

10. —If you have any trouble, feel free to call me.

—________

A. I will think it over. B. I will. Thank you. C. I am glad to hear that. D. That’s really cool!

二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。

Lily’s first day at River Middle School felt like a huge challenge. As she stepped into the noisy corridor (走廊), the loud sounds hit her. Holding her book tightly to her chest, she hoped someone would say hi—____11____ she was far too shy to speak first.

At lunchtime, there seemed to be many students in the school dining hall. She found a small, empty table and sat down quietly, picking at her food while watching groups of classmates laugh and chat. Just as a lonely feeling started to ____12____, a boy with a bright smile came over. “I’m Tom—want to sit with us?” he asked gently. Lily’s eyes lit up, and she ____13____ hesitantly (犹豫地). Joining Tom’s group, she was ____14____ greeted with questions about her book collection—a hobby they all liked. As they talked about the school’s reading club, Lily felt her ____15____ slowly go away.

In the art class, Tom kindly ____16____ her to sit beside him. “I can’t draw well,” she said nervously. “Art is for having ____17____!” Tom laughed, pushing a drawing paper her way. When she drew a funny-looking cat and the teacher praised it, Lily ____18____ that happy moment. She felt brave for trying, learning it didn’t need to be perfect like a ____19____—to be the winner.

By the end of the day, Lily left with two new friends, amazed that one kind act had turned her scary first day into a nice memory. Inspired, she decided to always be ____20____ just like Tom, and share the kindness she’d gotten.

11. A. if B. but C. until D. or

12. A. reach B. grow C. enter D. fill

13. A. waved B. pulled C. nodded D. watched

14. A. coldly B. warmly C. nervously D. secretly

15. A. surprise B. worry C. angry D. pride

16. A. wanted B. invited C. taught D. allowed

17. A. fun B. sense C. humor D. test

18. A. joined B. enjoyed C. believed D. missed

19. A. joke B. task C. match D. show

20. A. careful B. clever C. brave D. friendly

三、阅读理解：本大题共10小题，共20分。

A

BOOK Sale Welcome to the Children’s Day Sale!

Learning How to Learn $20 Children who read this book show great interest in study. Many pictures will help them understand it easily and quickly.

Basic Study Guidebook $36 Read this book and learn: ◆What the three barriers (障碍) to study are and what to do about them ◆What to do if you are tired of a subject Children read it to improve the ability to study.

How to Use a Dictionary: Picture Book for Children $40 Read this book and learn: ◆How to look up words in a dictionary (字典) ◆What the different marks in a dictionary mean ◆How to use a dictionary to pronounce words correctly Buy this book and help children with their education.

What’s more, you’ll just pay 60% for the books from May 23 to June 2.

 

21. The pictures in Learning How to Learn can ________.

A. help children love study B. make children interested in study

C. help children be good at drawing D. make children understand it quickly

22. If you buy all the three books on May 25, you will just pay ________.

A. $96 B. $38.4 C. $57.6 D. $56

23. The poster is made to ________.

A. sell these books to children B. help children learn English

C. help children learn about nature D. tell children to study hard

B

All schools have their own rules. The rules change from one school to another. Some schools are much stricter