广东东莞市黄江中学2026-2027学年第一学期八年级英语期中质量检测

2026-2027学年第一学期期中质量检测

八年级英语

（时长：75分钟）

一、语法选择。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

My name is Caspar and I’m a child-sized robot. I can open and close my mouth and eyes. I am one of the best ___1___ in the world. I can also show several feelings, such as happiness, sadness and surprise.

I was first made by scientists ___2___ 2015. My job is to help children with autism (自闭症) understand feelings and know how ___3___ along with people. I spend twenty minutes once a week ___4___ with them. So I work as ___5___ as humans. I often speak slowly to them, ___6___ they can better understand what I am saying. I like being touched by children. However, a child hurt me last week. I hid my face in my hands and ___7___ out, “Ouch! This hurts.” The child then knew it is wrong to hurt others.

I really helped some autistic children. I remembered ___8___ eight-year-old girl in the primary school. She didn’t like to be touched by others last year. But she can hug (拥抱) other children now and make friends with ___9___. She is more outgoing than before.

As a robot for autistic children, I hope to share my ____10____ with more children. I believe that scientists will make my wish come true in the future.

1. A. robot B. robot’s C. robots

2. A. at B. in C. on

3. A. getting B. get C. to get

4. A. talking B. talk C. to talk

5. A. hard B. hardest C. harder

6. A. so B. but C. or

7. A. cries B. cried C. cry

8. A. the B. a C. an

9. A. them B. they C. their

10. A. kindly B. kind C. kindness

二、完形填空。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分。）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There is a park near my home. But I don’t go there very often. One afternoon, I went into the ____11____ and found it was very small. In the park there were two ____12____ ways. One was wide and clean, but the other was

narrow and ____13____ with wild grass growing everywhere. Which way should I choose? At last, I decided to ____14____ the wide and clean way.

I kept walking along the dirty way ____15____ for a while. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. There were trees and flowers. Some clean and comfortable chairs were under the trees. I thought it was the best place in the park.

Many people told me that there was ____16____ to see in the park. Now I would love to tell them if they follow the right way, they can feel the ____17____. But each time I tell them, they just smile at me without ____18____. I know they don’t believe me. My trip to the park that day made me ____19____ something about life. In our life, we always have to make a decision (做决定). Don’t be ____20____ to choose a different way. Be brave. You may get a big surprise!

11. A. park B. school C. house D. zoo

12. A. different B. interesting C. familiar D. wonderful

13. A. fantastic B. pleasant C. comfortable D. dirty

14. A. hang up B. get up C. give up D. put up

15. A. suddenly B. carefully C. easily D. seriously

16. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

17. A. difference B. difficulty C. similarity D. mind

18. A. writing B. answering C. caring D. touching

19. A. describe B. understand C. perform D. reach

20. A. honest B. lucky C. worried D. afraid

三、阅读理解。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Are you interested in robots? There will be a robot show and you can’t miss it!

21. How can visitors buy tickets?

A. By making a call. B. By sending an e-mail.

C. By visiting the website. D. By going to Star City Hall.

22. If Mrs. Smith and her two 10-year-olds want to see the show, how much will it be?

A. $45. B. $60. C. $75. D. $90.

23. What is the robot Lisa good at?

A. Making dumplings. B. Telling stories.

C. Doing chores. D. Speaking different languages.

24. When will the robot show finish?

A.  B.  C.  D.

25. What is the main purpose of this poster?

A. To tell people how to make different kinds of robots.

B. To invite people to watch a robot show.

C. To introduce the history of robots.

D. To teach people how to use robots in daily life.

B

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“Food Travel” is that people travel to new places to try the local food. It is now becoming more and more popular