河南省驻马店市第四中学2026-2027学年八年级上学期11月期中英语试题

2026-2027学年八年级上学期期中质量检测

英语试卷

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一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。

1. What did Julie do on vacation？

A. She read books.    B. She visited a farm.     C. She went shopping.

2. Why can't Matt go skating with the girl？

A. Because he doesn't like it.  

B. Because he has to do chores.  

C. Because he has to do homework.

3. Who's the taller one of the two brothers?

A. Jason.     B. Bob.      C. Eric.

4. Who may sing the most beautifully？

A. Tina.     B. Susan.      C. Betty.

5. Why are blue whales in danger?

A. Because people kill them.  

B. Because the sea is dirty.   

C. Because there isn't enough food.

第二节

听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. Who did Peter go on vacation with？

A. His friends.    B. His family.     C. His classmates.

7. What did they do in Guiyang？

A. They went to a museum.  

B. They ate some local food.  

C. They took some photos.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至9两个小题。

8. What does Billy's mother want him to do？

A. Help her do some cleaning. 

B. Do his homework.  

C. Prepare for the math test.

9. When will Billy take his math test?

A. On Sunday.    B. On Monday.      C. On Tuesday.

听下面一段独白，回答第10至12 三个小题。

10. Who studies hard and often gets good grades at school?

A. Alex.        B. Ann.      C. Bob.

11. What does Bob think of doing chores?

A. Necessary.     B. Fun.     C. A waste of time.

12. What is Ann's favourite chore?

A. Folding the clothes.    B. Cleaning the room.    C. Doing the dishes.

听下面一段对话，回答第13 至15三个小题。

13. How small is a baby panda？

A. Around 15 cm long.    B. Around 50 cm long.     C. Around 150 cm long.

14. What color is a baby panda?

A. Black.     B. Black and white.    C. Pink.

15. How long can pandas live?

A. They can live up to 25 to 30 years.

B. They can live up to 20 to 30 years.

C. They can live up to 15 to 30 years.

第三节

你将听到一段短文。请用你所听到的内容，填写表格中所缺单词，每空限填一词。短文读两遍。

	Bees
Character:	Bees are   16    at work.
Job:	•The queen bee is the    17   of all the bees. • The queen bee can lay over 1,000 eggs in a day. • Worker bees do all the other jobs, such as making and cleaning the   18    .
Advantages:	•Bees dance to    19    messages about food. •Bees are    20    to the growth of many plants and fruits.

 

二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

 

A

        

Time: Thursday, June 18th, 2026, 2:30 p.m.~5:30 p.m.

Place: School Concert Hall

Competition Format(形式) Round l: All participants(参与者) sing a short piece.

Round 2: Half of the performers move on to compete for the final. Round 3: The top 10 singers compete for the gold medal.

Special Features 1. In the first round, you should hand in your recording without showing your face. Your voice is your only ID! 2. You may choose a classic song and sing it in your own way.

Prizes 1st Prize: A classical guitar 2nd Prize: A music player 3rd Prize: A folk music CD

Notices 1. All students in Grade 7 and Grade 8 can take part.You can join alone or in a group of 2~4 people. 2. Sign up in the music room before May 30th, 2026. 3. Prepare one complete song for your performance. 4. Wear tidy clothes and arrive 15 minutes early before the event gets started.

 

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

21. Where will they have the activity?

A. On the playground.          B. In the music room.

C. In the concert hall.           D. In the student center

22. What special thing should participants do in Round 1?

A. Provide a recording.          B. Bring parents and friends.

C. Sing two complete songs.     D. Show their faces in the video.

23. What prize is for every participant?

A. A classical guitar.   B. A music player.  C. A folk music CD.   D. A music box.

24. What time should participants arrive on the day of the activity?

A. At 2:15 p.m.     B. At 2:30 p.m.     C. At 3:00 p.m.     D. At 5:30 p.m.

25. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To give suggestions on singing.       B. To explain how to choose a song.

C. To tell the history of the school.       D. To introduce a school competition.

 

B

Rita was in a shopping mall, looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped in front of a store with all kinds of dolls.

"Why not buy a lovely doll? Girls like dolls," she thought as she walked into the store.Looking around, she saw a grandma doll with gray hair and a pair of glasses. As she looked at it, in her mind appeared Linda, her mother.

When Rita was a little girl, she got her first doll from Linda for her birthday. She was very happy. Then the second, the third...Rita began to feel confused（困惑的）. When she asked her mum the reason, the answer was always "A girl can never have enough dolls. "Year after year, Rita grew up and Linda aged, but a doll a year from Linda never arrived late.

"But why always a doll?" This question had been in Rita's mind until one day her father gave the answer.

Little Linda dreamed of having a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most precious（珍贵的）in her eyes. That's why she thought dolls were the best birthday gifts for Rita.

After knowing about her mother’s story, Rita got an idea

It was Linda's sixtieth birthday. The whole family gathered around the sixty-year-old lady when the doorbell rang. To Linda's surprise, a package（包裹）was sent to her, with a card reading:

Dear Linda,

I forgot to send you the gift that you should have got on 20 May, 1956, your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Sorry for the lateness.

Love

Angel of Joy

Linda opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years to receive（接收）, tears rolling down her face. The doll, given by "Angel of Joy", made her the happiest "child" .

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

26. Who is Linda in the story?

A. Rita's daughter.   B. Rita's mother.   C. The grandma doll.   D. Angel of Joy.

27. Why did Linda think that dolls were the best birthday gifts for Rita?

A. Rita dreamed of having all kinds of lovely dolls.

B. Rita looked like a doll when she was a little girl.

C. Linda received a lot of lovely dolls from her parents.

D. Linda had never got the dream doll from her parents

28. What does the underlined word " clasped" probably mean in the passage?

A. Held.    B. Threw.     C.Made     D. Bought.

29. Linda's parents died_____________.

A. five years ago            B. on her fifth birthday   

C. before her fifth birthday    D. after her fifth birthday

30. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A. The story of an angel      B. Linda's birthday        

C. A late birthday gift        D. Linda, the happiest child

 

C

Do you like doing chores? What do you think of doing chores? A new study shows that it can make you smarter.

The study was done by a team at a university in Australia. More than 200 parents and kids aged between 5 and 13 joined in it. Parents answered how many chores their kids did each day and if the kids actually(实际上)finished each job.

Tepper led the study. It showed that doing chores like cooking or cleaning was especially helpful to young people. "Kids who often cook meals or do the cleaning can do other things well, like problem-solving(解决问题)，” said Tepper. It also showed that self-care chores and family-care chores could greatly improve kids' ability to think before acting. According to the