陕西省西安市工业大学附属中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2025-2026学年度第一学期期中考试

八年级英语试卷

第一部分（听力  共20分）

Ⅰ.听选答案（共15小题，计15分）

第一节：听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，读两遍。请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。（共10小题；计10分）

1. A. By train.    B. By car.    C. By plane.

2. A. Interesting.    B. Terrible.    C. Exciting.

3. A. Billy studies harder than Matt.    B. Billy is friendlier than Matt.    C. Billy is shyer than Matt.

4. A. John.    B. Amy.    C. Mike.

5. A. Milk.    B. Water.    C. Bread.

6. A. Sunny.    B. Snowy.    C. Rainy.

7. A. In the morning.    B. In the afternoon.    C. In the evening.

8. A. David.    B. Lily.    C. Jill.

9. A. No boating.    B. No fishing.    C. No swimming.

10. A. For eight hours.    B. For nine hours.    C. For ten hours.

第二节：听下面两段材料，包括一篇独白和一段对话，每段材料后有几道小题。请根据材料的内容，从题目所给的三个选项中选出问题的正确答案。每段材料读两遍。（共5小题，计5分）

听第1段材料，回答第11、12小题。

11. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A. A school.    B. A trip to Australia.    C. An exciting show.

12. What did they do at Queen Victoria Market?

A. They ate some food.    B. They bought some clothes.    C. They watched shows.

听第2段材料，回答第13至15小题。

13. What gift is popular in France for a holiday?

A. Cakes.    B. Scarves.    C Chocolates.

14. What does the woman think is the most important about gifts?

A. The size.    B. The meaning.    C. The price.

15. What does the woman think of the man’s suggestion?

A. Boring.    B. Good.    C. Unpleasant.

Ⅱ.听填信息（共5小题，计5分）

本题你将听到一段独白，读两遍。请根据独白内容，用所听到的信息完成下列各题。（每空不超过三个单词）

16. They are both beautiful, but Kitty is a little _____________ than Kelly.

17. They always wear the same _____________.

18. They often go to school _____________ together.

19. Kelly is the best at music. She goes to the music club every _____________ afternoon.

20. At the weekend, they both go swimming and _____________.

第二部分（笔试共80分）

Ⅲ.单项选择题（共10小题，计10分）

从每个小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使句子连贯完整。

1. Which underlined sound is different?

A. prince B. bring C. title D. wing

2. What ________ honest friend Zhang Yong is! He never tells ________ lie to me.

A. a; an B. an; a C. an; the D. a; a

3. Doctors often say, “________ vegetables and ________ meat can help you keep fit.”

A. Less; fewer B. More; fewer C. Less; less D. More; less

4. The population of Beijing is ________ larger than ________ of Xi’ an.

A. much; it B. more; that C. more; one D. much; that

5. The lovely boy ________ ride a bike when he was six years old.

A. can B. could C. should D. must

6. —________ does the elephant bird weigh?

—It weighs about 860kg.

A. How much B. How long C. How many D. How often

7. —Do you study any other language ________ Chinese in junior high school?

—Yes, I also study English.

A. besides B. beside C. except D. but

8. —Who do you think will win the singing competition, Bob, Timo or Tom?

—It must be Bob. I think he sings ________.

A. beautifully B. more beautifully C. the most beautiful D. the most beautifully

9. —Could you please help me to water the roses on the balcony?

—________ It’s such a pleasant thing for me.

A. My pleasure. B. Sorry, I can’t. C. With pleasure. D. You’re welcome.

10. Claire studies ________ hard________ she’s sure to pass the exam.

A. too; to B. as; as C. such; that D. so; that

Ⅳ.完形填空（共10小题，计10分）

阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Making friends at my new school is really difficult for me. At my old school in Toronto, I was on the football team and in the music club, so I was very popular and had a lot of ____11____.

Everything ____12____ when I was 13 years old because my parents decided to move to Florida. Adjusting (适应) to a new school was not easy for me. I ____13____ my old days with the days here. I found that the first few days in my new school were really ____14____. The class schedule (课程表) and the teachers’ teaching methods were different. All the students had very strong ____15____. They dressed in their own ways instead of wearing school uniforms. Some kids tried to communicate with me, ____16____ I was afraid to talk to them. I became ____17____ and quiet.

After a few weeks, I realized that no one even tried to talk to me anymore. I ____18____ to make new friends, so I started to talk to a few classmates. I always said to them politely, “How are you? Can we become good friends?” ____19____, I made some friends and got along well with them.

From then on, I began to have more friends. And many of them still have good ____20____ with me now. I learned an important lesson about making friends that year.

11. A. experiences B. stories C. teachers D. friends

12. A. changed B. mattered C. happened D. started

13. A. described B. shared C. covered D. compared

14. A. common B. difficult C. comfortable D. familiar

15. A. meanings B. pictures C. subjects D. personalities

16. A. but B. and C. so D. or

17. A. happy B. lazy C. shy D. kind

18. A. expected B. forgot C. agreed D. helped