广东省惠州市仲恺实验中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期英语期中模拟测

期中质量检测卷

（满分：120分 时间：90分钟）

一、听说应用（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分；A、B、C、D部分为听力理解，E部分为情景对话）

见《听说应用》（听说考试请使用《听说特训》）

二、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I once worked at a school for kids with special needs. My students had many troubles, ____1____ learning difficulties to physical disabilities (残疾).

Mark was among those with physical problems, ____2____ he had to get around in a wheelchair. However, he always wore a big smile. His classmates loved ____3____, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas. These three boys were all good at sports. I knew Mark wanted ____4____ like them.

When the sports meeting arrived, Mike, Andy and Lucas played ____5____ in their events, making the crowd cheer loudly. The last event of the day was the ____6____ race, and everyone was encouraged to take part, either walk or run. ____7____ the race started, each student tried their best. When Mike, Andy and Lucas were about to reach the finish line, they suddenly stopped. They noticed Mark far behind, with over 200 metres still to go. Without ____8____ second thought, they ran back to Mark. Cheering him on, the four friends finally crossed the finish line together. Their teachers and classmates were so ____9____.

At that moment, seeing Mark’s bright and happy face, I finally ____10____ the true meaning of sports. It’s not just about winning, but more importantly, about friendship and giving a hand to those in need.

1. A. by B. from C. with

2. A. and B. or C. but

3. A. he B. him C. his

4. A. be B. being C. to be

5. A. well B. better C. best

6. A. 400-metre B. 400-metres C. 400-metres’

7. A. Because B. Until C. When

8. A. a B. an C. the

9. A. excited B. excitedly C. excitement

10. A. realise B. realised C. have realised

三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Ellen MacArthur arrived back in England after sailing around the world. She is now the fastest person to sail around the world ____11____. During her trip, she had to deal with big waves and strong winds all by herself. The ____12____ journey took her 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds. To make the journey shorter, she kept going without a single ____13____ on land at any time. She was just 28 years old. Around 8,000 people were waiting at the harbour (港口) to ____14____ congratulations to her. She left ____15____ on 28 November, 2004, and travelled about 43,000 kilometres to get back home.

Ellen ____16____ a long time preparing both her body and her mind for the long journey. She only let herself sleep for less than 20 minutes at any one time during her ____17____. She had no one else to talk to in the 71 days. She had a small stove (炉子) to heat the frozen meals she had taken with her. She had to sail ____18____ to avoid danger. She often faced dangerous storms, but she never thought of ____19____.

Ellen is now famous all over the world. Her story ____20____ us that if you believe in yourself, you can achieve anything. How great she is!

11. A. alone B. hard C. safely D. ahead

12. A. bad B. happy C. boring D. amazing

13. A. meal B. stop C. room D. book

14. A. speak B. tell C. talk D. say

15. A. England B. Canada C. America D. China

16. A. paid B. spent C. took D. cost

17. A. journey B. swimming C. ship D. holiday

18. A. happily B. carefully C. difficultly    D .nervously

19. A. giving away B. giving out C. giving up D. giving to

20. A. finds B. allows C. shows D. gets

四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

请阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

A

Chopsticks were invented at least 3,000 years ago. Emperor Xin, also called King Zhou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, already used ivory chopsticks. Common people used chopsticks made of bamboo or wood. Later, there were also metal (金属) chopsticks.

More than 2,000 years ago, Mozi made the first kite. It was a wooden bird. Kites were first used as a sign to ask for help in the fight. Flying kites became people’s favourite outdoor activity in the Song Dynasty.

Zhang Heng was a scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He knew a lot about the sun, the moon, the stars, and the earth. In 132 AD, he invented the seismograph (地震仪) to record earthquakes. The modern seismograph, however, was invented about 1,700 years later.

In the Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing. First, Bi made clay Chinese characters (汉字). Then he fired them at a high temperature. When Bi needed to print books, he arranged (排列) the clay characters in a metal holder and then brushed them with ink (墨水).

 

21. What were Emperor Xin’s chopsticks made of?

A. Bamboo. B. Ivory. C. Wood. D. Gold.

22. When did flying kites become people’s favourite outdoor activity?

A. In the Shang Dynasty. B. In the Han Dynasty.

C. In the Song Dynasty. D. In the Ming Dynasty.

23. Which is the right step of the movable type printing?

a. firing the clay pieces at a high temperature

b. brushing the clay characters with ink

c. making clay Chinese characters

d. arranging the clay characters in a holder

A. cbad B. cabd C. dbca D. adbc

24. What do we know from the passage?

A. At first, the kite was made of wood.

B. Emperor Xin first invented chopsticks