广东惠州市惠东县平山第二中学2026-2027学年第一学期八年级英语期中素养监测试题

2026-2027学年第一学期八年级英语期中素养监测试题

全卷满分为90分。考试用时为90分钟，

一、语法选择 (本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

When I became a middle school student, I was just 1.4 metres tall. I was a head ____1____ than other classmates. In the busy hallways, I often got pushed away. ____2____ unfriendly boy even called me “the Dwarf (矮子) Dora”. It hurt me deeply.

One day, I sat in a corner crying, and my friend Lily passed by and saw that. She comforted me and said, “Dora, don’t let it get to you. I am always with you ____3____ you are kind and nice. You’re amazing just being yourself.” Her ____4____ were like the warm sunshine in my heart.

From then on, whenever someone said ____5____ terrible about my height, I didn’t mind it at all. I would think of Lily’s kind words. And I tried to study harder. With ____6____ hard work and Lily’s care, I improved myself a lot.

One day, the boy who called me the Dwarf Dora had problems with his maths homework. Seeing his trouble, I decided ____7____ him. I explained it to him patiently and he finally understood. He said, “Dora, thank you ____8____ your help. I am really sorry for what I said before.____9____ kind you are!” “It’s OK.” I smiled.

Since then, we ____10____ good friends. Now I understand, “We are amazing just being ourselves.”

1. A. short B. shorter C. shortest

2. A. A B. An C. The

3. A. because B. so C. although

4. A. word B. word’s C. words

5. A. something B. nothing C. everything

6. A. I B. me C. my

7. A. help B. helping C. to help

8. A. in B. for C. on

9. A. What B. What a C. How

10. A. became B. will become C. have become

二、完形填空 (本大题有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，并将答题卡对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

Pang Zhongwang was born in a small village in Hebei Province. When he was young, he faced many ____11____. His father was ill, and his mother couldn’t ____12____, so she had to use a wheelchair (轮椅). What’s more, he had a heart problem at the age of 6.

But Pang Zhongwang didn’t ____13____. He studied very hard at school and helped his family after class. Sometimes he collected waste to make ____14____. He believed that knowledge can change his life, so he tried his best to study. With his hard work, he scored 684 points in China’s college entrance exam (中国高考) and became the top science scorer (理科状元) in Cangzhou. ____15____ he entered Tsinghua University, one of the best universities in China.

Pang Zhongwang was positive (乐观). He once said he was ____16____ of his family because his mother and grandparents loved him deeply. His mother always ____17____ him to look forward. “Mom smiles every day—why should I feel ____18____?” he once said.

On the evening of August 16, 2025, Pang Zhongwang was named a “Touching China” Awardee (感动中国年度人物). His ____19____ breaks the prejudice (偏见) that poor kids can’t succeed. And it also tells us that no matter what difficulties we meet, we should keep on ____20____. Let’s learn from him and face challenges bravely!

11. A. chances B. choices C. difficulties D. decisions

12. A. speak B. walk C. write D. read

13. A. put up B. look up C. give up D. pick up

14. A. money B. trouble C. agreement D. achievement

15. A. Recently B. Suddenly C. Commonly D. Finally

16. A. ashamed B. proud C. afraid D. stressed

17. A. shouted B. taught C. doubted D. allowed

18. A. satisfied B. angry C. sad D. curious

19. A. condition B. poem C. role D. story

20. A. trying B. fixing C. arguing D. sharing

三、阅读理解 (本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

A

Welcome to our newspaper’s Cool Inventions page. Here we introduce three small but useful new inventions for daily life. They help us solve little problems at home or school.

Smart Night Light	This smart night light runs on electricity and has a special sensor (感应器). The sensor can sense dark rooms and turn the light on by itself at night. It is safe for children to use, because it does not get too hot. It saves energy and helps people walk safely in dark rooms without falling over or bumping into (撞倒) things.
Portable Book Lamp (便携式书灯)	This portable book lamp is light and small, made especially for students. You can download its control app on your phone to change its brightness. It is easy to carry and fix on books. So you can read in bed, on the bus or in a quiet corner. It gives soft light and protects our eyes when we read at night.
Mini Hand Washing Machine	This mini hand washing machine is very popular with busy students and parents. It weighs only 200 grams and can clean small clothes like socks and T-shirts quickly. It saves water and time, and its small size fits easily in a small room. It is a handy helper for daily life at home or at school.

All these creative inventions are simple but useful. They show people’s imagination and make our life much better.

21. What can the Smart Night Light do?

A. Run without electricity. B. Clean rooms by itself.

C. Save energy and keep people safe. D. Help students read books.

22. Which invention can be fixed on books?

A. The Smart Night Light. B. The Portable Book Lamp.

C. The Mini Hand Washing Machine. D. The Small Sensor Machine.

23. How heavy is the Mini Hand Washing Machine?

A. 100 grams. B. 200 grams. C. 300 grams. D. 400 grams.

24. What do these three inventions have in common?