湖北省恩施市龙凤镇民族初级中学2026-2027学年上学期八年级英语期中试题

恩施市龙凤镇民族初级中学2026年秋季学期期中考试

八年级英语学科试题卷

笔试部分(满分90分)

限时：90分钟

一、完形填空(共15小题，每空一分，满分15分)

阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，填入空白处。

Last week, our school held a sports meet. Many students were very ____1____ about it. They sang and laughed loudly across the playground. I decided to join the 800-meter race, though I wasn’t good at ____2____.

“Are you sure about this?” my friend Tom asked. “The 800-meter race is quite ____3____. You need to practice more before the competition.”

I knew Tom was right, but I wanted to ____4____ myself and see how far I could go. Every morning, I ____5____ before sunrise and went to the playground to practice running. At first, I could only run 400 meters before feeling very ____6____. My legs hurt and my lungs burned with each breath. But day by day, I got better as I pushed myself further.

On the day of the sports meet, I felt both excited and ____7____ My hands were shaking slightly as I waited for my turn. When I stood at the starting line, my ____8____ was beating fast like a drum. “Don’t worry,” I said to ____9____. “Just do the best and enjoy the race.”

The race began with a loud whistle. At first, I ran ____10____ because I wanted to save energy for the final part. When I got to the 600-meter mark, I felt my legs getting ____11____. Some runners passed me, but I didn’t give up and kept my eyes on the finish line ahead.

In the last 200 meters, I used all my ____12____ and ran as fast as I could. Many classmates were shouting my name from the sides. Their ____13____ gave me more courage to continue.

Finally, I crossed the finish line with my arms raised high. I didn’t win the first place, but I finished the ____14____. More importantly, I learned that if we keep trying and never give up, we can ____15____ our goals (目标) no matter how difficult they seem at first.

1. A. worried B. excited C. calm D. sorry

2. A. jumping B. swimming C. jogging D. running

3. A. simple B. boring C. difficult D. relaxing

4. A. challenge B. protect C. manage D. control

5. A. sat up B. cut up C. got up D. put up

6. A. bored B. tired C. hungry D. thirsty

7. A. nervous B. proud C. lonely D. surprised

8. A. head B. nose C. heart D. foot

9. A. himself B. herself C. yourself D. myself

10. A. quickly B. slowly C. suddenly D. carefully

11. A. strong B. weak C. lazy D. heavy

12. A. time B. money C. energy D. luck

13. A. cheering B. crying C. laughing D. dancing

14. A. party B. race C. trip D. picnic

15. A. forget B. review C. achieve D. publish

二、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读以下三篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。

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