山东德州市第十中学2026-2027学年10月份八年级第一次月考英语试题

2025级八年级英语上册Unit 1-2单元测试（120）

一、完形填空（每小题2分，共26分）

Life is a journey and you will never know where life will lead you.

When I was a young girl, I was quite shy. Every time I talked with others, I was ____1____ to look into their eyes. What was worse, I stammered (口吃) when I spoke.

“Sana, why not ____2____ this paragraph for us?” asked Miss Meng, my English teacher, one day.

Hesitantly (犹豫地), I stood up to read the paragraph. However, I just stood there, ____3____ to speak a word.

The classmates started laughing.

“Sana,” said Miss Meng, “sit down!”

____4____ terribly awkward (尴尬的), I sat down and Miss Meng asked someone else to read it. After class, I went to the library, planning to practise reading and overcome (克服) my weakness. I walked past some of my classmates who were also sitting there as I went to the bookshelf.

I heard them speaking ____5____. “What is she doing here?” asked one. “She needs to work hard!” said another.

Hearing these, I quickly walked out of the library with a red face.

“Sana, right?” a beautiful voice came into my ears. I ____6____ and my eyes met hers. It was Susan. “You have a beautiful voice. What about practising reading together?”

Her warm words cheered me up a lot. I ____7____ with a smile.

From then on, ____8____ we had time, we would practise reading aloud together. She even ____9____ me how to pronounce each word clearly and correctly.

As time went on, I became better and better at reading. I became more outgoing and ____10____. Much to everyone’s ____11____, I even won third place in the city’s speaking competition. Now I work at a local radio station as a presenter. I ____12____ a lot since that unforgettable day.

So doubts and ____13____ can never hold us back as long as we try hard.

1. A. risky B. successful C. afraid

2. A. read B. to read C. reading

3. A. unable B. unhappy C. ready

4. A. Sounding B. Tasting C. Feeling

5. A. angrily B. softly C. nervously

6. A. looked down B. looked away C. looked up

7. A. nodded B. shook C. stood

8. A. until B. whenever C. although

9. A. asked B. hoped C. taught

10. A. different B. confident C. stressed

11. A. regret B. shame C. surprise

12. A. changed B. am changing C. have changed

13. A. values B. results C. fears

二、阅读（每小题2分，共24分）

A

Self-esteem (自尊) is about how much you like and believe in yourself. Here is a questionnaire (问卷调查) on self-esteem. Amy, a student, has just completed it, and an AI chatbot has given her some advice.

Your self-esteem level: 6 Things lowering (降低) your self-esteem: Achievements √√  Abilities √  Family support Relationships  Looks √  Health problems
Hi, I’m your AI robot. Here is some advice to help improve your self-esteem. Achievements: Don’t let a lack (缺乏) of big achievements make you feel bad. Every small step is a victory. Believe in yourself and keep moving. Abilities: Be brave and explore different activities. You can finally find things you like and are good at. With practice, you will see you can do more than you thought. Looks: Eat well and keep exercising. They not only make you look beautiful, but also

help you stay healthy.

 

14. How does Amy feel about herself?

A. Bad. B. Fair. C. Good. D. Great.

15. Which of the following are lowering Amy’s self-esteem?

①Looks  ②Relationships  ③Achievements  ④Family support

A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③ D. ②④

16. What advice does AI give to help Amy develop her abilities?

A. Try new things. B. Start with small steps.

C. Build a healthy body first. D. Practise hard on what she isn’t good at.

B

The following part is from the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Dorothy and her friends wanted to go to the Yellow Road, but there was a river in front of them. The Yellow Road they wanted to go was opposite (在……对面) it. “How will we cross that river?” the Tin Woodman asked. “Easy!” the Scarecrow (稻草人) said, “We can cut some trees and make a boat.”

They worked together and the boat was ready the next morning. They all got on it. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow used long poles (杆子) to make the boat move forward. But the water was running very fast. It took them down the river and they were far away from the Yellow Road.

The Tin Woodman looked worried. “It’s no good,” he said.

“No, not at all,” said the Scarecrow. “It’ll be very dangerous for us.”

“What’s wrong?” asked Dorothy.

“If the river takes us downriver, we’re going towards the Wicked Witch (女巫) of the West,” answered the Tin Woodman, “maybe she’ll catch and eat us!” “Oh, no,” Dorothy cried.

“We must go back to the Yellow Road,” the Scarecrow said. He tried to stop the boat with his pole. Unluckily the boat moved away, but he was still on the pole in the middle of the river.

“Goodbye!” The Scarecrow shouted to his friends.

Everyone looked around and found the Scarecrow was not on the boat.

“How can we save him?” Dorothy asked sadly.

“Well, if someone can fly, it would be easy,” the Tin Woodman said.