2025-2026学年黑龙江省哈尔滨市德强学校八年级（上）期中英语试卷 一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。 1.—Did you go _____ exciting on your holiday？ —Yes，I visited the Victory Museum.（ ） A. somewhere B. everywhere C. anywhere 2.All of the children are happy at Spring Festival，_____ when they receive the red packets.（ ） A. especially B. probably C. hardly 3.You can get a high mark if you are careful enough in the exam and you may get a low mark if you are careless.In a word，_____（ ） A. it's up for you B. it's up to you C. it's decided you 4.To welcome the _____ of our grandparents，my mother invites my aunt and uncle _____ my house for dinner.（ ） A. arrive；to B. arrival；to C. arrival；for 5.—Do you often use Gaode Map to find your way？ —Yes.It's one of _____ things for me.（ ） A. important B. more important C. the most important 6.I grew up in this city，so I was very _____ with it.（ ） A. strange B. familiar C. similar 7.—Last night，everyone in my class attended the concert _____ Jim. —Oh，what a pity（ ） A. besides B. except C. against 8.—Tom and Jerry，feel free _____ yourselves to some fish. —Thanks.You're so nice，Mrs.Smith.（ ） A. helping B. to help C. help 9._____ plants cover the earth，including redwood trees，the ginkgo trees and the peonies.（ ） A. Million of B. Three millions C. Millions of 10.—_____ is the population of your hometown？ —About 3 million，but young people are moving out of it to large cities.（ ） A. How many B. What C. How much 二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。 On cold winter nights when I was a boy，Mom often let me help her make popcorn to eat when we watched television.Mom made it in the old-fashioned (11) too.She took a pan and lit the stove （火炉） and put the pan on it.Then she (12) a bit of butter.Next，she poured a big handful of corn into the pan.Together we waited，listening to the oil sizzle （发嘶嘶声）. (13) we heard the corn popping，we held the pan and lid （盖子），and then shook them over the fire to keep the popcorn from burning.Soon，the pan was full. (14)，Mom poured it all into a huge bowl and shook salt all over it. After this，we all (15) in the living room.Dad was in his armchair，Nana was in her chair by the stove，and Mom，my brothers and I were on the sofa.There was always enough popcorn for everyone to enjoy. The funny thing is I can't really remember a single one of the programs that we watched on TV on those nights.What I can remember clearly，however，is the (16) of the popcorn，the warmth of the bowl on my leg，the delicious taste of it，and most of all the joy I felt with Mom next to me.I felt so (17)，so safe，and so happy.There with my family all seemed right with the world.We didn't have a huge home，a lot of money，or even expensive snacks from the store but we had love and that was (18) we needed. I think it is those little，shared (19) of love that give life meaning.They are God's gift to us.They are our gift to each o ... ...
