河北石家庄市第四十中学2026—2027学年上学期八年级·期中考试英语试卷·

石家庄市第四十中学 2026—2027学年八年级·期中考试 英语试卷·原卷整理版 姓名： 班级： 评分： 河北八年级期中考试2026/11整体难度：适中考查范围：语篇、主题、语用 一、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 "Wow,so many cars!"Lily said.She stood in the parking lot next to the Elephant Home with other volunteers. They were ready to 1 those cars.Every clean car meant more money to help the elephants."Drive over here!"Lily shouted."We'll give your car a new 2 ."The first cars came in and the kids started.Sam was brushing a white dirty car."It's a big job!"His cleaning took a long time. Amy just 3 washing a red car."Yeah!It's clean now." Some curious elephants gathered by the fence ()One trumpeted (loudly,then another and another. "They're 4 ,"Amy explained."They make that sound when they're excited." Everything went well.However,the summer heat made the car wash harder,and soon the kids'energy 5."I can't stand it any longer,"Sam said. "I need a 6 ,"Sam sat on the ground. "Me,too,"Amy followed. "Come on!For the elephants!"Lily called,7 she also wanted to stop.Lily looked at the lovely 8. They were playing with water joyfully.She 9 to join them.Nice dream,but back to work. Suddenly,a big stream()of water poured down on the car.The elephants were shooting water at cars. "They're helping us!"The kids cheered up.The elephants watered,the kids brushed,and the drivers 10 paid double.No car wash had ever been so successful! 1.A.wash B.drive C.buy D.fix 2.A.size B.color C.look D.name 3.A.finished B.imagined C.suggested D.practiced 4. A.hungry B.afraid C.lonely D.happy 5.A.got up B.grew up C.came out D.ran out 6.A.talk B.rest C.room D.game 7.A.because B.if C.though D.until 8.A.drivers B.friends C.elephants D.volunteers 9. A.wished B.forgot C.began D.promised 10.A.tiredly B.cheerfully C.angrily D.nervously 二、短文填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。 You must have seen guide dogs,either in daily life or on TV,right?Guide dogs are as important as friends for blind people,11 not everyone can have such a helper. Although there are more than 5,000,000 blind people in our country,there are only about 400 guide dogs. A blind person has to wait 12 a long time to get one.Also,it is very expensive 13 (train)a guide dog. All of these make it impossible for all the blind people to have 14 (they)own guide dogs Last year,a team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University built a robot guide dog to help blind people.15 robot dog has six legs and is very smart.It can see,listen and speak.Now it is 16 (easy)for blind people to have a guide dog than before. Some people think it might be a 17 (dangerous)for the blind to use the robot guide dog.The head of the team says there is no need to worry about it.First,with six legs,the robot guide dog is able to walk 18 (safe.Second,the robot can read traffic lights and avoid obstacles(躲避障碍). The team keeps 19 (work)for the future of their robot guide dog hopefully.They believe if the blind have a robot guide dog,they 20 (live)a better life. 三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A I'm a corn plant.Let me introduce myself.People like to eat my corn kernels ()I can also be made into other things. My green leaves are big and flat.When sunlight shines on my leaves,something amazing happens-my leaves take in CO2.At the same time,the stem carries water to the leaves.With the help of sunlight,my leaves turn COa and water into sugar,oxygen and other things. My stem looks like a tall tower.It carries the water and food from the roots to my leaves.It also keeps me standing up straight. My roots are like thin strings that tie me to the soil.They hold me tight (so I won't fall.They also absorb (water and food from the soil for me to grow. 21.According to the passage,which part of the corn do people like eating? A.The leaves. B.The stem. C.The corn kernels. D.The roots. 22.What does the stem do for the corn plant? A.It takes in CO2. B.It makes sugar. C.It ties the plant to the D.It carries water and soil. food to leaves. 23.In which part of a magazine can we read this text? A.Culture. B.History. C.Plants. D.Animals. B My dad lost his job a few years ago.At the time,I thought it didn't matter much,but I was wrong.That changed my life. Dad said we had to make some changes.Mum explained that I would have to stop taking dance lessons for a while.My brother Kenny couldn't go to the summer camp,either.And we would have to save some money by cutting out unnecessary things,like cutting out trips to the movies. The next few months,we all helped out.Mum went back to work full-time.Kenny got a part-time job to make money in his free time.He even studied harder in college and got a scholarship(奖学金)，.Asa middle school student,I couldn't find a part-time job like my brother.I wanted to help,so I took out all the money I had saved to help our family get through this hard time.As my mum was busy with her work,I took on the responsibility (to do the housework.Although it was a hard time for us,no one gave up and we encouraged each other. After a few months,Dad found a new job.Dad thanked us for helping out.He said,"We all came together as a family." Later on,I thought about what Dad said and realized he was right.We were all sad about the things we had to give up,but we did what we could to help each other.Even though it was bad that my dad lost his job,it showed me what a family is all about. 24.What changes did the family make? DThe writer stopped taking dance lessons.2The family moved into a smaller house. 3 The family cut out seeing the movies.4Kenny called off the summer camp. A.①②③ B.①③④ C.②③④ D.①②④ 25.Everyone did something to help out.Match the activity with the right person. ①Mum a.Got a part-time job. ②Kenny b.Did a full-time job 3The writer c.Did housework A.①-c;②-a;③-b B.①-a;②-b;③-c C.①-c;②-b;③-a D.①-b;②-a;③-c 26.What will probably happen to the writer's family in the future? A.They will spend much money on unnecessary things B.Kenny will give up his scholarship and stop his part-time job. C.The writer will stop doing housework and take dance lessons again. D.They will still keep the habit of saving money and helping each other. C Bird migration (is one of nature's most amazing things.Every year,millions of birds fly thousands of kilometers between their home area and winter places.Why do birds take such long and dangerous journeys?The reasons are food and weather.In cold seasons,food becomes difficult to find,and birds move to warmer places to find enough insects or plants to eat. Scientists studied how birds travel for a long time.They found that birds use different ways to find their directions,like looking at the sun and stars,and remembering mountains and rivers to help them know their ways. Migration is arduous.Birds face many risks,such as storms,enemies ()and tall buildings.To prepare for the trip,they eat more food to store energy.During the journey,birds fly in groups to save energy, taking turns following the first bird. A For example,some birds help flowers grow through pollination.However,climate (change and human activities are making migration harder.Scientists say that some birds may change their ways or even disappear if we don't protect their rest areas.By building bird-friendly cities and using less light at night,humans can help these amazing travelers. 27.What are the reasons for bird migration? A.To save energy during B.To see rivers and C.To find food and better D.To protect themselves trips. mountains. weather. from enemies. 28.What does the underlined word"arduous"in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Boring. B.Exciting. C.Helpful. D.Difficult. 29.Which of the following sentences can we put in"A"in the last paragraph? A.Bird migration is B.Human activities are C.Climate change makes D.Bird migration makes important to ecosystems bad for bird migration. bird migration longer. the number of insects (生态系统)， smaller. 30.Why does the writer write this passage? A.To tell the history of B.To encourage people to C.To show how to build D.To describe a natural bird migration help birds in cities. bird-friendly gardens. event and its importance. 四、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 There was once a carpenter ()He was good at building houses.His boss (was very nice,so he worked for him one year after another.After 10 years of working for the same company,he finally decided to quit(辞职)，because he wanted to try something new. After hearing this,his boss asked him to help with one final job before he left the team.He asked him to build one final house.The carpenter agreed,but his heart wasn't in it.He used cheap materials and rushed to finish the job quickly. When his boss saw the house,he said,"I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks for your years of hard work.You know,you have built so many beautiful houses for other people these years but not one for yourself...so I'm giving you this house as a gift." Surprised,the carpenter was speechless(无言以对的).What a shame!If he knew he was building his own house,he would have done it much differently.He regretted building his final house so poorly. 31.Why did the carpenter decide to quit his job? 32.How did the carpenter build the final house? 33.What did the boss want to do with the new house? 34.How did the carpenter feel after he heard the boss's words? 35.What can we learn from the story? 五、补全对话 根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。 (Lisa and Tommy are talking about the National Day holiday.) Lisa:Hey,Tommy!How was your National Day holiday? Tommy:Hi,Lisa.36 I had a great trip to Beijing. Lisa:Everyone says it's a good place.37 Tommy:Yes,I did.I visited the Palace Museum and ate Beijing roast duck. Lisa:Wow!That sounds nice. Tommy:38 Lisa:I went to my mum's hometown with my parents.Everything seemed different. Tommy:39 Lisa:I picked strawberries and made cookies with them for my grandparents. Tommy:How long did you stay there? Lisa:40 I want to go there again and stay for another week. Tommy:Cool! 六、书面表达 41.假如你是李华，你们班英语学习小组正在开展“Home Is Where Love Is”主题分享活动。请你根 据以下提示，写一篇英语短文，在小组中发言分享。 提示： 1.What does home mean to you in your heart? 2.What do you often do for your home in your daily life? 3.How will you make your home a more comfortable place? 注意： 1.短文须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥； 2.短文中不要出现真实的地名、校名和人名； 3.词数70个左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。 I'm glad to share my ideas about home with you. 参考答案 河北省石家庄市第四十中学2026一2027学年第一学期八年级期中考试英语 一、客观题（完形/阅读） 1A 2C 3A 4D 8C 9A 10B 短文填空(11-20) 11 but 12 for 13 to train 14 their 15 The 16 easier 17 danger 18 safely 19 working 20 will live 阅读理解(21-30) 21C 22D 23C 24B 25D 26D 27C 28D 29A 30D 二、主观题参考 任务型阅读（31-35) 31.Because he wanted to try something new. 32.He built it quickly and carelessly with cheap materials,because his heart wasn't in it. 33.He wanted to give it to the carpenter as a gift to thank him for his 10 years of hard work. 34.He felt surprised and regretful. 35.We should do everything carefully and put our heart into our work. 补全对话(36-40，开放题) 36.It was great/wonderful! t也可：I really enjoyed myself..;Pretty good 37.Did you visit any interesting places(there)? 也可：Did you do anything special there?;Did you have a good time there2 38.What about you,Lisa? 也可：Where did you go,.Lisa?;How did you spend your holiday? 39.What did you do there? What did you do to help them?;What interesting things did you do there? 40.I stayed there for about a week. t也可：For five days.;I stayed there for two weeks. 书面表达（41.)参考范文 I'm glad to share my ideas about home with you.In my heart,home means love and warmth.It's the place where my family members care about each other and support one another when we meet difficulties.In my daily life,I often do some cleaning and cook simple meals for my family.When my parents are tired,I chat with them or make tea for them,which makes them feel happy.In the future,I will study hard and be a helpful person.I'll also plant more flowers on our balcony to make our home more comfortable and beautiful.