第1套-2025-2026学年八年级上册英语期末质量检测

2025—2026学年度第一学期期末质量检测（卷1）

八年级 英语

第一部分 选择题（共50分）

一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

 

阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

 

A

Clubs in Green Middle School

Welcome to our school clubs! Here is some information for you.

Club	Time	Activities
Reading Club	Every Tuesday 16:30‑17:30	Share good books; write book reviews
Sports Club	Every Thursday 16:00‑17:00	Practice basketball and running games
Hand‑made Club	Every Wednesday 15:40‑16:40	Make paper‑crafts and small gifts
Volunteer Club	Every Friday 16:20‑17:20	Visit old people’s home; pick up rubbish in park

（  ）1. When can you go to the Reading Club?

A. On Tuesday  B. On Wednesday  C. On Thursday  D. On Friday

 

（  ）2. What can you do in Volunteer Club?

A. Write book reviews  B. Visit old people’s home

C. Play basketball  D. Make paper‑crafts

 

（  ）3. How long does Hand‑made Club last each time?

A. Half an hour  B. Forty minutes  C. One hour  D. Two hours

 

（  ）4. This material is most probably from ____.

A. a science magazine  B. a school noticeboard

C. a travel book  D. a medical website

 

B

Last summer vacation, Tom went to his uncle’s farm in the countryside. At first, he thought life on the farm would be boring. There were no large shopping

malls and no fast Wi‑Fi.

However, things turned out different. Every morning, he got up early to feed chickens. In the afternoon, he helped pick fresh fruit like apples and strawberries. Sometimes he went fishing by the small river near the farm. He enjoyed the quiet fresh air. He also made new friends with two local kids. They walked around fields and told funny stories.

When the holiday was over, Tom didn’t want to leave. He learned that happiness does not always come from phones or exciting city activities. Simple country life also brings great joy. He decided he would come back again next summer.

 

（  ）5. Where did Tom go last summer vacation?

A. A big city mall  B. His uncle’s farm  C. A big zoo  D. A seaside town

 

（  ）6. What did Tom do on the farm?

A. He fed chickens and picked fruit.  B. He shopped in big malls.

C. He played online games all day.  D. He taught local children English.

 

（  ）7. What did Tom think of the farm life in the end?

A. Terrible  B. Boring  C. Enjoyable  D. Noisy

 

（  ）8. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. How to keep animals on a farm.

B. Tom’s special experience on the farm.

C. Different ways to spend city holiday.

D. Why countryside has bad Wi‑Fi.

 

C

Small changes in daily life can help protect our environment. You do not need big difficult actions. Here are easy ideas for students.

First, try to save paper. Use both sides of each piece of paper. Do not throw away notebooks that still have blank pages. Second, choose reusable water bottles instead of buying many plastic bottles. Plastic pollutes rivers and oceans. Third, walk or ride bikes for short trips. It cuts down car waste gas and keeps you healthy. Fourth, take your own cloth‑bags while shopping.

Many small people doing many small things can change our world. You can start these little habits from today.

 

（  ）9. What is the topic of this text?

A. How to keep healthy sports habits.

B. Easy ways students can protect environment.

C. How to make less homework for students.

D. Advice for safe travelling.

（  ）10. Which is NOT mentioned as a suggestion?

A. Use two sides of paper.           B. Use reusable water bottles.

C. Plant many big trees every month.  D. Walk or ride bikes for short trips.

 

（  ）11. Why should we stop using too many plastic bottles?

A. Plastic costs too much money.

B. Plastic pollutes rivers and oceans.

C. Plastic bottles are too heavy to carry.

D. Plastic water tastes bad.

 

（  ）12. What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Only big actions can save environment.

B. Students cannot do anything for environment.

C. Small daily actions also make a difference.

D. We should stop going shopping completely.

 

D

Helen loved painting. But her parents told her study should come first. They worried painting would take too much of her study time. Helen felt upset. She really wanted to keep her hobby.

One evening, Helen sat down and had a serious talk with her parents. She promised to finish all schoolwork first every day. She would only paint for 40 minutes after homework was done. She also showed them her recent test scores. Her grades were still good.

Her parents listened carefully. Finally they agreed. Helen kept her promise. She finished homework quickly and carefully. Then she enjoyed painting. Her study never fell behind. Sometimes her parents even watched her paint and praised her works.

Hobbies and schoolwork are not always enemies. If you plan your time well, you can keep both.

 

（  ）13. Why were Helen’s parents against her painting at first?

A. They thought she was bad at painting.

B. They worried painting would influence her study.

C. They had no money to buy painting tools.

D. They wanted her to join sports clubs only.

 

（  ）14. What promise did Helen make to her parents?

A. She would give up painting forever.

B. She would paint the whole day on weekends.

C. She would finish homework first and paint for limited time.

D. She would get full marks in every exam.

 

（  ）15. What happened after parents agreed?

A. Helen’s grades became much worse.