河北省张家口市赤城县育英完全中学2026-2027学年八年级上学期11月期中英语试题

八年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷

（人教版八年级上册　Unit 1—Unit 5　满分100分　考试时间90分钟　不含听力）

姓名：____________　　班级：____________　　学号：____________　　得分：____________

一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．—Where did you go on vacation last month?
　—I ______ to the mountains with my family.

A．go B．went

C．goes D．am going

2．—How often does your sister exercise?
　—She exercises ______ a week, every Tuesday and Friday.

A．two B．twice

C．second D．two time

3．Tom is ______ than his brother, so he can reach the top of the door.

A．tall B．taller

C．tallest D．the tallest

4．This cinema has the biggest screens. It is ______ movie theater in our town.

A．good B．better

C．the best D．well

5．—______ do you like watching the news?
　—Because I want to know what is happening in the world.

A．What B．Why

C．When D．How

6．I didn't buy ______ in the shop because the things were too expensive.

A．something B．anything

C．nothing D．everything

7．—Who sang ______ in the singing competition?
　—Lucy did. She got first prize.

A．good B．well

C．better D．best

8．My father decided ______ English with me every evening.

A．practise B．practising

C．to practise D．practised

9．It is important for us ______ good eating habits.

A．develop B．developing

C．to develop D．developed

10．—______ you watch the game show last night?
　—Yes, I did. It was wonderful.

A．Do B．Did

C．Were D．Are

11．The Yangtze River is ______ river in China.

A．long B．longer

C．longest D．the longest

12．She is ______ more outgoing than her cousin, so she has more friends.

A．much B．many

C．very D．a lot of

13．—I have a bad cold and I can't go to school today.
　—______.

A．That's all right B．Sorry to hear that

C．Thank you D．Never mind

14．We ______ the science museum yesterday. There ______ many old things in it.

A．visit; is B．visited; were

C．visited; was D．visit; are

15．—What do you think of soap operas?
　—______. I can't stand them.

A．I love them B．I don't mind them

C．They are wonderful D．They are meaningless

二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳选项。

Tom wanted to do something special for his mother's fortieth birthday. He decided to (1)______ a cake by himself.

He found a recipe on the Internet and went to the supermarket to buy flour, eggs and (2)______.

He got home at four in the afternoon and started to work. He broke the eggs too (3)______, and some shells fell into the bowl. It took him twenty minutes to (4)______ them out.

Then he put the cake into the oven. While he was waiting, he (5)______ the kitchen and wrote a birthday card.

At six o'clock the cake was ready. To his surprise, it was as (6)______ as a stone.

Tom felt very (7)______. He thought his mother would laugh at him. But when his mother came home and saw the cake, her eyes became (8)______. "This is the best cake I have ever had," she said, and she ate two (9)______.

Tom understood that a gift made with love is always the (10)______ one.

1．A．make B．made C．makes D．making

2．A．sugar B．salt C．water D．ice

3．A．carefully B．quickly C．quietly D．politely

4．A．give B．put C．pick D．look

5．A．cleaned B．bought C．watched D．wrote

6．A．soft B．hard C．sweet D．light

7．A．happy B．excited C．upset D．lucky

8．A．dry B．wet C．open D．closed

9．A．cakes B．eggs C．pieces D．boxes

10．A．worst B．best C．cheapest D．slowest

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列材料，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

How do the 800 students in Sunshine Middle School spend their free time? Here is the result of a survey.

Activity	Percent of students
Doing sports	25%
Watching TV	20%
Playing computer games	15%
Reading books	15%
Helping parents with housework	10%
Other activities	15%

 

1．How many students choose to do sports in their free time?

A．200 B．25

C．400 D．800

2．Which activity is the least popular among the six?

A．Watching TV B．Reading books

C．Helping parents with housework D．Playing computer games

3．About one fifth of the students ______ in their free time.

A．do sports B．watch TV

C．read books D．play computer games

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey?

A．More students read books than do sports. B．No students help their parents at home.