山东省威海市文登区七里汤中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期11月期中英语试题

2025-2026学年第一学期初三年级英语期中质量检测

注意事项：

1. 本试卷共7页，共100分。考试时间90分钟。考试结束后，只上交答题卡。

2. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、座号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

3. 需要涂卡的小题，选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，答案选在试卷上无效。

4. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内相应的位置，写在试卷上的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

一、单项选择 (共 10小题，计 10分)

1. —Have you seen ________ pen? I left it here this morning.

—Is it ________ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.

A. a, the B. a, a C. the, the

2. —What was Tom doing at this time yesterday?

—He was reading a newspaper ________ I was doing homework at home.

A. as soon as B. while C. until

3. I asked Jim and Bob to my house for a meal, but ________ of them came.

A. neither B. none C. both

4. —Why didn’t you answer my telephone yesterday?

—Sorry. I _________ a shower.

A. took B. am taking C. was taking

5. Sarah spoke so ________ that all of  her classmates could hear her.

A. clearly B. luckily C. hardly

6. I can’t spend ________ money on the car. It is ________ expensive for me.

A. too much; many too B. much too; too much C. too much; much too

7. They were ________ when they heard the ________ news.

A. excited, exciting B. exciting, excited C. excited, excited

8. ________it is very cold, the boys are still playing with snow happily.

A. Because B. Although C. When

9. I will call you ________ I get there.

A. while B. as soon as C. so that

10. —Could you please ________ with fire at home?

—Ok, I will.

A. not play B. don’t play C. to play

二、阅读 (共20小题，25分)

A

Have you ever been to Taiwan, China’s biggest island? Do you want to pay a visit there? We’ll show you the best of Taiwan Island. A four - day tour. Price: Only ￥5,000 Including: Round-trip plane tickets between Weihai and Taiwan. Bus service around Taiwan. Great tour guide service. Places: ▲Sun Moon Lake A beautiful lake. A small island. On one side of the island, the lake looks like the sun, and on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call it the Sun Moon Lake. ▲Ali Mountain The nearest mountain around the Sun Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise. ▲People Lake A great place for swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish. ▲Gao Xiong A great place to spend a full day shopping. Book (预订) now: Office hours Monday–Friday: 9:00am–7:00pm Saturday: 9:00am–4:00pm

Tel: 6459-9561 Book by phone now for next month.

 

11. The ad wants to ________.

A. invite more people to take the tour B. tell you something about Taiwan

C. describe how beautiful Taiwan is

12. If you go on a trip to Taiwan on September 5th, you will probably be back on ________.

A. September 7th B. September 8th C. September 10th

13. ________ is a good place for tourists to have a good time with Gaoshan people.

A. Sun Moon Lake B. Ali Mountain C. People Lake

14. You will visit ________ tourist spots if you take the tour.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5

15. If you want to take the tour to Taiwan, you can book it by phone at ________.

A. 7:00a.m on Monday B. 6:00p.m on Saturday C. 4:00p.m on Wednesday

B

Backstreet Boys, a US pop group, is back on stage (舞台). The Backstreet Boys are Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie D., Kevin Richardson and A. J. McLean. They started the band in 1993. They were first popular in Europe and later, all over the world.

Fans love their baggy clothes and hot dances. But they enjoy their music most! Their famous songs, like I’ll Never Break Your Heart and Get Down are favorites of millions of people.

The boys have grown to men. Why are they still popular? The secret is in their music! The boys’ songs have bright music, good rhythms and simple words. They are easy to sing! Young students love them because of those.

Ma Ming, a Grade 8 student in the city of Hefei, Anhui, is one of them. Ma Ming said that he liked the band’s songs very much. “When you sing these beautiful songs, you just can’t get them out of your head!” he said.

The boys stopped singing together for two years. Now they have been back. “We just love singing! We have love and respect for music. We want to do it together for a long time,” they said.

16. Backstreet Boys is a ________.

A. talent show B. pop group C. music club

17. There are ________ members in the Backstreet Boys.