广东广州市海珠区中山大学附属中学2026-2027学年八年级上学期11月期中英语试题

中大附中2026学年第一学期期中质量检测

初二年级英语科试卷

考生注意事项：

1．试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，第I卷请用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，第II卷用黑色钢笔或者签字笔在答题卡上作答。

2．质量监测时间100分钟，全卷满分110分。

第I卷 选择题（70分）

一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1 ~ 15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles, snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today’s birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245    1    years ago. The word“dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”.

Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on    2    two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and    3    were as big as ten elephants.

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for a long time. Years later, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not    4    sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs    5    studying their fossils.

(     ) 1. A. million B. millions C. millions of D. million of

(     ) 2. A. every B. each C. either D. neither

(     ) 3. A. the others B. the other C. other D. others

(     ) 4. A. complete B. completing C. completed D. completely

(     ) 5. A. through B. from C. by D. with

(B)

Tim Berners-Lee is a computer scientist. He is considered as the father of the World Wide Web.

Tim was born on 8 June, 1955 in London, England. His parents,    6    computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creatively as he grew up. He was an excellent student and naturally took great    7    in computers and science.

After he graduated from Oxford University, Tim went to work at a science research centre in Switzerland. There he developed some of the different systems which    8    later become the Web. The first was HTML, a computer language used to make web pages. It was    9    useful and convenient that it revolutionized (变革) the way people interacted with digital content. The second was    10    address system that let computers anywhere find each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science center in Switzerland, he put

them together    11    the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allow people to create and share some information.

Tim knew that the    12    people used the Web, the more useful it would be. What he focused on was not money    13    knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free. Many people were interested and the growth of the Internet began.

Today, Tim works as a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. Although he has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts, he doesn’t think he has done    14    special. He still tries to avoid    15    involved with money. That is why he were admired by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons that millions of people know his name.

(     ) 6. A. all B. every C. both D. each

(     ) 7. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting

(     ) 8. A. would B. will C. can D. could

(     ) 9. A. very B. such C. so D. too

(     ) 10. A. / B. the C. a D. an

(     ) 11. A. making B. to make C. make D. made

(     ) 12. A. many B. much C. more D. most

(     ) 13. A. or B. nor C. but D. and

(     ) 14. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

(     ) 15. A. to get B. getting C. get D. got

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Mr Chen was my maths teacher in high school. He    16    every student in my class. We all loved him.

To improve our maths skills, Mr Chen made a graded system (分级系统) with maths problems. The higher the level (级别) was, the    17    the problems were.

I thought the system was very    18   . Every day, I spent hours studying maths in it. I felt really excited every time I got to the next level. And I    19    to make it to the last level before the end of the term.

One day, I couldn’t work out a maths problem, so I went to Mr Chen for    20   . He said, “You are the best student in the class. I    21    you can work it out by yourself. You just need more time.”

His words    22    me. I did like maths, but I was in fact a B student at school. To get good    23   , I needed to work much harder. I didn’t know why Mr Chen said that, but I took his classes more carefully from then on.

Ten years later, when I met Mr Chen again, I got to know the    24   . He said, “It was because you had a good attitude (态度) towards study. You didn’t get the highest grades, but you were the most    25    student and you enjoyed learning. And that made you the best student to me.”

(     ) 16. A. heard of B. waited for C. cared about D. depended on

(     ) 17. A. safer B. more difficult C. easier D. more similar

(     ) 18. A. dangerous B. real C. stupid D. interesting

(     ) 19. A. forgot B. agreed C. hoped D. asked

(     ) 20. A. work B. help C. advice D. news

(     ) 21. A. believe B. check C. promise D. wonder

(     ) 22. A. included B. surprised C. followed D. invited

(     ) 23. A. prices B. grades C. presents D. speed

(     ) 24. A. reason B. treasure C. trouble D. future

(     ) 25. A. important B. good-looking C. careless D. hard-working

三、阅读（共三节，满分45分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

The following three books are the best-selling ones in Huizhou Xinhua Bookstore. Welcome to our bookstore and choose the one you like best.

Cookies: Bite-size Life Lessons by Amy Rosenthal & Jane Dyer Age range (范围): 4-8 years old It’s a book from the New York Times best-selling writer of Amy Rosenthal and she wrote I Wish You More. In this book, Amy tells children what good manners (习惯、规矩) are by making cookies. This book is also a new kind of dictionary. It tells children the meanings of some daily useful words like “patient”, “proud” and “respect” in a simple way. Go ahead, and take a bite of the book.

Emily Post’s The Guide to Good Manners for kids by Cindy Senning, Peggy Post, Steve Bjorkman Age range: 8-12 years old This 144-page guide to good manners is an excellent book for older kids and young teenagers. It covers just about every situation a kid will face: writing thank-you notes, attending after-school activities, using the Internet safely, speaking politely on phones and helping out at home.

Manners by Aliki Age range: 4-7 years old Aliki uses one-page stories and cartoon-style art to tell the kids good and bad manners. It covers some subjects like sharing, table manners, phone numbers, and greetings. There’s plenty to learn, plenty to look at, and plenty to share in this clever book. It shows the importance of manners, and it also makes learning fun.

(     ) 26. Who wrote Cookies?

A. Aliki. B. Cindy Senning.

C. Amy Rosenthal and Jane Dyer. D. Peggy Post.

(     ) 27. What is the second book about?

A. It tells children what good manners are by making cookies.

B. It tells children the meanings of some daily useful words in a simple way.

C. It tells good manners, for example, how to speak politely.