福建省厦门市松柏中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．Keep smiling! Being friendly to others is a great way to brighten someone el’s day. And it also can make a ________ to your own world.
A．difficulty B．difference C．decision
2．—Did you watch the cond live class from Tiangong space station?
—Yes. It’s really ________ amazing experience for me!
A．a B．an C．the
觉字拼音3．—I heard a new subway in our city would be opened in September.
—Yeah, it’s really good news for me. I will be able to take the subway to school ________ t
aking the car.
A．instead of B．becau of C．out of
4．—Did you go to bed early last night?
—No. I didn’t finish my homework ________ midnight.
A．whenever B．until C．while
5．Don’t depend on our parents too much. We should learn to deal with problems by ________.
A．ourlves B．themlves C．himlf
6．—Could you plea ________ my baby brother while I’m cooking?
—I’d love to, but I’m not sure if I can get on with such a little baby.
A．take after B．take care of C．take up
7．Many parents push their kids to take after-school activities. They want them to ________ with others and win.
A．communicate B．agree C．compete
8．Millions of flowers color our city, ________ in April and May.
A．especially B．mostly C．simply
9．—I called you yesterday afternoon, but no one answered.
—Sorry, I ________ on my farm.
A．will work B．work C．was working
10．—________ I clean the room after I finish this movie?
—But your friends are coming right now!
A．Should B．Could C．Must
11．Two years ago, the Greens lived in London. But now they ________ in Beijing.
A．ud to live B．are ud to live C．are ud to living
12．—I didn’t do well in the interview.
—________, Mary. Everything will get better soon.
A．Cheer up B．Hurry up C．Pick up
13．—I don’t like rainy days.
公司联谊活动策划方案—________. Rainy days always make me sad.
A．So do I B．Neither do I C．So I do
14．—Your father is sleeping. Would you mind turning down the TV?
—________. I’ll do it right away.
A．Not at all B．Of cour C．Yes, I would
15．—David, the top student in our class, always relaxes himlf on weekends.
—That sounds good! You know, ________.
A．all things are difficult before they are easy
B．where there is a will, there is a way
C．all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
二、完形填空
A daughter complained to her father about her life. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to ____16____.
The father took her to the ____17____. He filled three pots with water and placed them ____18____ the fire. When the pots came to a boil, he put carrots, eggs, coffee beans into each pot.
Twenty minutes later, he ____19____左字怎么写 the fire. He fished the carrots and the eggs out and placed them in bowls. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed ____20____ in a cup.
合作能力He asked the girl to feel the carrots. She did it and noticed that they were ____21____. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. She found the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She ____22____, as she tasted its rich flavor.
“What does it mean, Father?” She asked.
“They were all cooked in the same boiling water,” the father said, “but each reacted ____23____. The hard carrot became soft and weak. The fragile (易碎的) egg became hardened. The coffee beans were special, however, ____24____ they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.”
“Which one are you?” He asked his daughter.
When something difficult knocks on your door, ____25____公元的来历 do you reply? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
16．A．give up B．give out C．give away
清华大学开学时间17．A．restaurant B．supermarket C．kitchen
18．A．by B．in C．on
19．A．take off B．turn off C．put off
20．A．them B．it C．her
21．A．soft B．salty C．strong
22．A．smiled B．cried C．shouted
爨体23．A．independently B．differently C．suddenly
24．A．before B．when C．until
25．A．who B．what C．how
三、阅读单选
Jack walked into a farm looking to buy a hor. “Listen here,” said the farm owner. “I’ve got the hor you want, but he广西旅游景点 was trained by an interesting guy. He doesn’t go and stop the usual way. The way to get him to stop is to say ‘Hey hey’, and to get him to go you’d say ‘Thank God’.”
Jack nodded his head and said, “That’s fine with me.” He bought the hor and rode him home. Jack was speeding (加速) down the road when he suddenly saw a cliff (悬崖) ahead.
“Stop!” Jack shouted, but the hor kept on going. No matter how much he tried he could not remember the words to get it to stop.
