湖北襄阳市襄州区部分学校2026-2027学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷

八年级期中考试英语试卷   笔试部分（90分）

一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Do you expect to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who grew corn (玉米) all his life. Each year he ___1___ his corn to the market (集市). Then each time his corn was the best and won the first ___2___.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed (采访) him and learned ___3___ surprising about how he grew it. The farmer gave his seed (种子) corn to his neighbors.

“How can you ___4___ your best seed corn with your neighbors?” the reporter asked, “You know they are taking part in the competition (竞争) ___5___ you every year.” “Didn’t you know?” said the farmer, “The ___6___ picks up pollen（花粉） from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow ___7___ corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will be bad for my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn.”

The farmer knows much about the ___8___ of life. His corn can’t improve if his neighbors’ corn doesn’t improve.

As a great man says, “We make a living (谋生) by what we ___9___; we make a life by what we give.” We can’t live ____10____ food, clothes and many other things. But a ____11____ life is not decided by how much we can get, but by how much we can ____12____ others. Giving instead of ____13____makes us different from other animals.

So if you choose to live ____14____, you must help others to live well; if you choose to be happy, you must help others to find ____15____ in their life.

How great and wise the farmer was!

1. A. brought B. took C. made D. bought

2. A. treasure B. silver C. prize D. role

3. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

4. A. share B. connect C. protect D. describe

5. A. except B. of C. at D. with

6. A. rainbow B. rain C. wind D. sound

7. A. good B. terrible C. serious D. bad

8. A. connection B. climate C. opinion D. journey

9. A. grow B. fight C. compare D. expect

10. A. through B. without C. like D. up

11. A. meaningful B. disappointed C. awful D. boring

12. A. connect B. give C. reach D. touch

13. A. get B. attend C. attending D. getting

14. A. good B. wonderful C. well D. lively

15. A. situations B. happiness C. importance D. opinions

二．阅读理解（本大题共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

A

The Palace Museum. Opening hours: Tuesday~Sunday 6:30~18:00  (Monday Closed) TEL: 010-85007058	The Summer Palace Opening hours: Monday~Sunday 6:00~19:30 Admission: adult: 30 TEL: 010-62881144
The Badaling Great Wall.  Opening hours: Monday~Sunday 7:30~19:30 Admission: adult: 40 Student:¥20 TEL: 010-61118002	The Beijing Zoo Opening hours: Monday~Sunday 5:30~18:00 Admission: adult: ¥15 child (under 6): free TEL: 010-68390274

16.What are the opening hours of The Palace Museum?

A.Monday-Sunday 6:30~18:00.   B. Tuesday-Sunday 6:30~18:00

C.Monday-Sunday 6:00~19:30.   D. Tuesday-Sunday 6:00~19:30

17.How much will Tony and his parents pay if they visit the Badaling Great Wall?

1. ¥45. B.¥90 C ¥100 D.¥180

18.Which is free for children under 6?

1. The Summer Palace.   B. The Palace Museum.   C. The Beijing Zoo.   D. The Badaling Great Wall.

19.If you want to visit the Summer Palace, you can call ___________

A.010-85007058.    B.010-62881144.    C.010-61118002    D.010-68390274

20.Which place is closed on Monday?

A.The Summer Palace.    B. The Beijing Zoo.   C.The Palace Museum.   D. The Badaling Great Wall.

B

Our teacher asked us to do a chick-hatching (雏鸡孵化) project. I felt excited because I had never done it before. But he told us that hatching chicks wasn’t easy. It has something to do with many things, especially the temperature (温度). It can’t be too hot or too cold.

First, I got some eggs. Our teacher said we should choose good eggs. To keep them from breaking, I picked them up carefully and then put them in a box. I thought the temperature outside was comfortable enough for them to grow up. So I took them out and used a cloth to keep them warm. But the temperature at night was low. Days later, none of them hatched. I cried when I saw that. Our teacher said, “We can’t tell how fragile (脆弱的) life is. The chance to live is always important. Don’t give up just because you didn’t do something successfully.”

So I read books and looked up information online. I knew a lot about how to hatch a chick. Days later, two chickens came out slowly and happily to see the world. Seeing the little chickens, I couldn’t express how excited I was.

I saw them getting older day by day. The feeling is just like parents seeing their children growing up. I’m happy that I did this work successfully in the end and I learned a lot from it. We should value (重视) life.

21.  ________ is especially important when people hatch chicks according to Paragraph 1.

A. The way B. The number of eggs C. The time D. The temperature

22. Put the following things in the correct order.

①The writer took the eggs outside.    ②The writer chose some good eggs.

③The writer was happy to see the new chickens.  ④The writer looked up information on the Internet.

A. ④①②③ B. ②①④③ C. ③①②④ D. ①③②④

23. How did the writer’s feelings change?

A. bored—sad—happy   B. excited—sad—happy C. happy—worried—sad    D. nervous—happy—bored

24. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. The eggs were not good enough.     B. The writer was careless and fragile.

C. The writer kept the eggs in the room all the way.  D. The teacher asked the writer not to give up easily.

25. What does the writer want to tell us?

A. We should love life and value life.           B. We should learn to ask others for help.

C. We should make a good plan before acting.    D. We should love our parents and care about them.

C

Many festivals are connected with animals. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of them. This festival gives people great chances to learn about rabbits.

In Chinese stories, people connect the rabbit to the moon. Long ago, people believed a rabbit lived on the moon, called the Moon Rabbit. It is said to be the pet of the moon goddess (女神), Chang’e. Rabbits are quiet but they run quickly. Besides, they can have many babies quickly, so Chinese people also see the rabbit as a symbol of good luck, thinking that having many children would bring happiness.

Rabbits are famous in Western stories too! In Alice in Wonderland, Alice follows a rabbit and goes on an amazing adventure (奇遇). In Western countries, rabbits are also seen as lucky animals. Some people believe that carrying a rabbit’s foot brings good luck. In the past, if young hunters caught a rabbit, they were given the rabbit’s back foot as a prize. In places like North America and the UK, some priests (牧师) say the word “rabbit” on the first day of each month to bring good luck.

As we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, let’s enjoy these stories and share the good luck that rabbits bring!

26. Which festival is related to rabbits as mentioned in the passage?

A．Spring Festival.

B．Mid-Autumn Festival.