宁夏吴忠市利通区扁担沟中心学校2025-2026学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2025—2026学年第一学期八年级期中监测

英语试卷

总分：100分  考试时间：100分钟

一、完形填空（每小题1分，共计10分）

Do you know Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin? They are ___1___ great ping-pong players. They became famous during the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou (杭州亚运会). People all know their names now.

Fan started to learn ping-pong at the age of six. He wanted to be ___2___ ping-pong player. In 2016, he joined in the Men’s World Cup in Germany, and he ___3___ a very young winner in the World Cup’s history. He spent six hours ___4___ ping-pong before the game.

Another ping-pong ___5___, Wang Chuqin, was born in 2000. When he was a kid, he was good ___6___ playing ping-pong. In 2012, he joined the National Team. “I often tell ___7___ to try my best.” said Wang. On Oct. 2nd, Wang Chuqin won the gold medal (金牌). Wang Chuqin was ___8___ and said that this is his second trip to the Asian Games. “Thanks to my partners, Dongge and Shasha, and even ___9___ of the members in the team behind us. Sometimes I am so tired, but I will never stop my dream. I would like to keep practicing to make my dream come true. ____10____ I hope to win more games.”

1. A. all B. both C. every D. either

2. A. a B. an C. the D. /

3. A. becomes B. became C. to become D. becoming

4. A. playing B. play C. will play D. plays

5. A. stars B. a star C. star D. the star

6. A. for B. at C. to D. in

7. A. myself B. I C. my D. me

8. A. excited B. exciting C. bored D. boring

9. A. much B. more C. most D. mostly

10. A. And B. But C. So D. However

二、阅读理解（每小题2分，共计30分）

A

阅读有关博物馆的冬季项目，为三位同学选择符合他们需求的博物馆。

Winter Programs at Museums

A. The Postal Museum Would you like to join us this winter vacation? You can create a stamp with your own design, write and mail a postcard, and learn about the history of stamps.	B. The Air and Space Museum If you enjoy programs about air and space, please come here. It’s a good place to make and fly your own paper airplane, watch an IMAX movie, and climb into a real airplane.
C. The Science Museum You can experience video arts and computer technology, play VR games to explore a future city, and ask the robots questions about science. It will be wonderful! Have fun!	D. The Building Museum Want to enjoy designing? Come and join us. You can also go on field trips to some famous buildings, and build small houses with soft blocks (积木). All the programs are free.

____11____ I hope to climb into a real airplane and experience flying.

____12____ I want to know something about a future city.

____13____ I’m interested in collecting stamps and I want to create a stamp.

B

Antarctica (南极洲) is one of the coldest places in the world. There is a penguin called Henry. The only thing he does all day is to swim in the cold water. He doesn’t like his life because it is boring for him. He wants to go out and see the world outside Antarctica. He tells it to his mother. However, his mother doesn’t allow him to go out.

But Henry leaves Antarctica. At first, he is so happy because the water is still cold and everything outside of Antarctica is different and beautiful. But he doesn’t know his mother is following him. As he swims far away, he finds that the water is warmer and warmer. And he feels exhausted, so he has to stop his trip. He is afraid and doesn’t know what to do.

At that time, he sees his mother and says, “I should listen to you, Mum.” His mother says, “It’s OK. I am sure you won’t leave Antarctica any more.”

14. What does Henry do all day?

A. He talks with his mum. B. He helps his mum with work.

C. He sings in the water. D. He swims in the cold water.

15. Why does Henry want to leave Antarctica (南极洲)?

A. Because Antarctica is one of the coldest places in the world.

B. Because the water becomes warmer.

C. Because he wants to go out and see the world outside Antarctica.

D. Because he argues with his mum.

16. The underlined word “exhausted” means ________.

A. 疲惫的 B. 兴奋的 C. 惊讶的 D. 好奇的

17. Where is this passage probably from?

A. A fashion magazine. B. A storybook. C. A travel guide. D. A science book.

C

Robbie Phillips is a top climber from the UK. But no one in his family was a climber before him. His uncle was a professional (职业的) football player, and so is his cousin. His brother is a mountain biker.

Robbie started climbing when he was 15. He joined his school’s climbing club, and that was how his story began. His school had a long history of climbing. A great climber from his school, Robin Smith, encouraged him a lot.

After finishing high school, Robbie didn’t know what to do next. He thought, “Why not take climbing as my job?” At that time, he didn’t think he was good enough to be a professional climber. So, he first worked as a climbing coach. He found it was fun because it was like getting paid to climb. He also thought it was much better than sitting in front of a computer all day.

Like many climbers, Robbie also faced challenges. A few weeks after he began climbing, he walked his dogs near some big rocks. He saw a rock that looked easy to climb and started climbing it. Halfway up, he saw a bird’s nest and stopped for too long. Then he slipped (滑倒) and almost fell. He was about 10 meters above the ground! He learned an important lesson: climbing is not always as easy as it looks.

18. When did Robbie start climbing?

A. When he finished high school. B. When he met Robin Smith.

C. When he worked as a coach. D. When he was fifteen years old.

19. According to the passage, how did Robbie Phillips start climbing?