期中基础专项训练 2026-2027学年译林版英语八年级上册

八年级上期中基础训练

一、单项选择

1．Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Remember: kites rise highest ________ the wind, not with it.

A．against B．over C．across D．along

2．I thought I did badly in the exam. ________, I got a 60 and passed. Hooray!

A．Moreover B．Instead C．Almost D．However

3．For coffee lovers, there’s nothing ______ than a cup of coffee in the morning.

A．bad B．worse C．good D．better

4．— The kind of grass seems ________, but in fact it can help with a lot of health problems.

— How amazing the traditional Chinese medicine is!

A．meaningless B．useless C．hopeless D．tasteless

5．Amazing! My grandpa taught ______ to use DeepSeek to search for information.

A．her B．herself C．him D．himself

6．—Shall we climb Tai Mountain?

—Yup. Just as the Chinese saying goes, to hear a hundred times is _________ to see once.

A．as good as B．not so good as C．as well as D．not so well as

7．Class Seven did a survey on the ways to relax. The pie chart tells us that ________.

A．15% of the students like to exercise better          B．Most students choose other ways to get relaxed

C．Reading books is the most popular way to relax     D．Students who like watching TV are about 10%

8．—What’s the ________ of your great success?     —Believing in myself and focusing on what I am doing.

A．power B．sense C．secret D．drive

9．Sweetie, your room looks like a bomb went off in here! You ________ tidy it up right now.

A．may B．can C．should D．need

10．—I don’t know what to wear to the speech competition. What do you ________?

—What about yellow? It’s the colour of success.

A．suggest B．support C．introduce D．guide

11．The government is going to ________ elevators (电梯) in the tall buildings so that the elderly can go up and down easily.

A．put in B．put up C．put out D．put on

12．—Will you repair the broken robot with the help of the ________, Jack?

—No problem.

A．inventions B．information C．instructions D．introduction

13．—Nobody is a wonderful cartoon film.

—Yeah, ________ my father________ my mother likes it very much.

A．both; and B．not only; but also C．between; and D．not; or

14．—Are you going to take part in the English Textbook drama competition?

—________. It’s too good a chance to miss.

A．Not at all B．You have a point C．I couldn’t agree more D．That’s for sure

二、单词拼写

15．In many parts of the world, _____________ (点头) heads means agreement.

16．Our English teacher is _____________ (有耐心) enough to explain every word to us.

17．We all agreed that AI would bring our world a big step ____________ (向前).

18．Some people believe that great artists are ___________ (天生的) with a special talent.

19．Life is often like a long train ride, filled with many different _______________ (旅程).

20．How _____________ (humour) Max is! I never feel bored with him.

21．An ____________ (invent) is always creating amazing things to make our life easy.

22．The hard-working girl is so busy that she always has the ___________ (little) free time in her class.

23．It seemed ________________ (possible) for such a little baby to dress himself.

24．—Mum, I find it difficult to write every word ________________ (correct).

—Don’t worry, dear. It’s natural to forget words. So just read and use them more often.

25．Our English teacher encourages us ________________ (improve) our English by talking more.

26．The fast development of China’s new energy cars _______________ (mean) a lot to the environment.

27．Everyone should pay attention to ______________ (reduce) waste around them to protect the environment.

28．—When ____________ your group ____________ (complete) the task?

—It’s hard to say. Maybe next Monday.

29．How important it is ______________ (develop) good learning habits from an early age.

30．If you ______________ (not be) careful enough in the exam, you will make a lot of mistakes.

31．_____________ (spend) less time on the phone at night, or you will find it hard to fall asleep.

32．Wait a moment, please. I _________________ (tie) a T-shirt. Can we talk about it later?

33．I think you’d better ____________ (not lie) to your parents—they’ll find out the truth soon.

34．—What do you think _____________ (catch) his eye the other day?

—The floor lamp.

三、完成句子

35．重要的是，你要学会如何与不同文化背景的人和睦相处。

It is important for you to learn how ___________________________ people from different cultural backgrounds.

36．他从未努力过，没通过考试一点也不足为奇。

It ______________________________ that he failed the exam because he never worked hard.

37．当时，我们没有意识到这个问题的重要性。

At that time, we _____________________________________________ the problem.

38．为了不落后于他人， Simon一直努力学习各门功课。

_______________________________________, Simon always works hard on every subject.

39．去年那个小男孩痴迷于用沙子填满那个洞。

The little boy ____________________________________________ sand last year.

40．一个诚实的孩子从不说谎，并且为他人保守秘密。

________ child _____________ and _____________ for others.

四、短文填空

One day at school, the teacher said we were going to make a booklet about our school. At first, I     41     (not be) really sure what a booklet was, but soon, a super fun adventure started.

A booklet is like a little, thin book. It’s great for sharing stories, pictures, or useful information. Our job was     42     (make) it into a cool guide about our school.

We got into small groups. When we started brainstorming, ideas just came out. Some kids     43     (want) to talk about how yummy the food in the cafeteria was, and others wanted to share about the pretty school garden. As we listened to each other, we learned to respect everyone’s ideas and improved     44     (us) by working together.

Then, it was time to get creative. The kids who were good with words wrote interesting stories, and the artists drew     45     (amaze) pictures of the school. But we ran into some problems. Sometimes, we couldn’t find the right words or drawings. Instead of     46     (give) up, we asked our group members for help and solved the difficulties together.

During this process, we learned a lot from each other. The writers gave us tips on how to make sentences     47     (interesting), and the artists taught us how to use colors better. We even learned some new English words.

After weeks of hard work, our booklets were finally finished. They looked so colorful and creative! On the day we presented them, we     48     (proud) told everyone how we made the booklets, what problems we faced, and how much fun we had.

Making the booklet taught me the     49     (important) of working together, sharing ideas, and learning from each other. With good communication and support from friends, we can do amazing things. I really hope we     50     (have) more projects like this to make our school life even more special. It’s a great way to learn, have fun, and make our school life even more unforgettable.