重庆市渝高中学校教育集团2026-2027学年八年级上学期半期教育质量监测英语试卷

渝高中学教育集团2026-2027学年度八年级上

半期质量检测

第I卷

I. Listening

Task 1 Listen and choose

Example:

You will hear: “Look at those pandas! I think they’re the cutest animals.” “I agree with you.”

You read: What animals are they talking about?

You know they’re talking about pandas. The answer is C. Mark C on your answer sheet. Number 0 is an example.

A.  B.  C.

(  C  ) 0. What animals are they talking about?

(     ) 1. What does the cat like to do?

A.  B.  C.

(     ) 2. Which sport is Tom better at?

A.  B.  C.

(     ) 3. What’s Jack’s favourite subject?

A.  B.  C.

(     ) 4. Which country has the largest population?

A.  B.  C.

(     ) 5. Who is Ella?

A.  B.  C.

Task 2 Listen and choose

Example: You will hear “What’s amazing about bees?” You read: A. They dance to communicate. B. It’s interesting. C. Yes, they’re hard-working. You know the answer is A. Mark A on your answer sheet. Number 0 is an example.

(     ) 0. A. They dance to communicate B. It’s interesting. C. Yes, they’re hard-working.

(     ) 6. A. Yes, he did. B. Yes, he is. C. No, he doesn’t.

(     ) 7. A. It’s easy. B. Nothing. C. Thank you.

(     ) 8. A. Yes, Betty is. B. John. C. It’s me.

(     ) 9. A. I’m much taller than him. B. We are different. C. No, we’re the same.

(     ) 10. A. OK. B. My pleasure. C. Don’t remember it.

Task 3 Listen and match

Example:

You will hear “There is a photo of my six best friends! Let me introduce them to you.” “Okay, start with the tallest one.” “That’s Tom.” …

You read: Tom is ______.

You know F is the answer. Match F with Tom on your answer sheet. Number 0 is an example.

A. the bravest   B shorter   C. quieter   D. the coolest   E. the funniest   F. the tallest

0. Tom is F.   11. Lucy has ______ hair than me.   12. Sarah is ______.

13. Emma is ______ than me.   14. Mike is ______.   15. Bob is ______.

Task 4 Listen and write

Example:

You will hear “In the late nineteenth century, a French expert discovered a rare animal in China — the golden monkeys.”   You read: A ______ expert discovered…

You know: It’s a French expert. You write: “French” on the line, Number 0 is an example.

Golden Monkeys
history	A 0. French expert discovered them in the late nineteenth century.
place	Most of them live high up in the 16. _________ of Sichuan Province.
Living habit	They usually eat fruit and 17. _________, and sometimes eat insects. They usually live in 18. _________. A mother golden monkey can give birth to 19. _________ baby golden monkeys every time.
20._________	It’s only about 700 wild golden monkeys in Chinese.

II. Word pronunciation (1×5 Total 5)

Find out the word of underline part with different sound in each group. Number 0 is an example.

(  C  ) 0. A. farmer B. higher C. term D. brother

(     ) 21. A. pleasant B. reach C. ready D. treasure

(     ) 22. A. bamboo B. redwood C. tool D. shoot

(     ) 23. A. but B. hunt C. cute D. funny

(     ) 24. A. short B. horse C. word D. sport

(     ) 25. A. victory B. nice C. silk D. fantastic

III. Word explanation (1×5 Total 5)

Choose the right word from the box according to the explanation. Number 0 is an example.

A hotel   B serious   C. climate   D. dead   E. reach   F. disappointed

(  F  ) 0. You feel sad and upset.

(     ) 26. A building where travellers can stay for the night. People pay money for rooms, and it usually provides meals and other services.

(     ) 27. The usual weather conditions of a place over a long period of time.

(     ) 28. One meaning is to get to a place, and the other meaning is to stretch out your hand to touch or get something.

(     ) 29. People who are not living any longer.

(     ) 30. Not joking or laughing; thoughtful.

IV. Grammar (1×10 Total 10)

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. Number 0 is an example.

Did you enjoy    0    last vacation? Yes, I did. I went    31    interesting with my best friend, Rose. That place is Lijiang. It’s    32    old and famous town in Yunnan Province.

We went Lijiang    33    a cool rainy morning in July. On the first day, we decided to    34    Yulong mountain. It took us about half a day    35    the top. Although we were tired, we felt    36   . The scenery was beautiful.

On the second day, we visited a local museum. We learned a lot from it. For example, the main people there was Naxi People. They have their own clothes, songs, Naxi script (文字) and some    37    cultures. In the evening, we    38    delicious local food.

The next two days, we hang out around the town. One interesting thing was that we talked with some local people. They taught us how to sing their folk songs. We laughed and sang    39   .

   40    to Lijiang! I hope to visit it again.

(  A  ) 0. A. yourselves B. you C. your

(     ) 31. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere

(     ) 32. A. / B. the C. an

(     ) 33. A. on B. in C. at

(     ) 34. A. climbing B. climb C. climbs