2020-2021致命玩笑2学年湖北省十堰市八年级（下）期末英语试卷
一、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）
1.There is island in the middle of the lake.It's most beautiful island I have ever en.（ ）
A. a；the B. a；a 英语四级证书C. an；the D. an；an
2.—Let's help Jack.He's in a poor .
—Good idea.Let's rai some money for him.（ ）
A. protection B. communication C. competition D. condition
3.Han clothing is becoming more and more popular young people.（ ）
A. over B. among C. between D. through
4.My grandma doesn't want to any of the old things in her room,although she hasn't ud them anymore.（ ）
A. make up B. check out C. part with D. arch for
5.—Tom looks unhappy today.
—Don't worry.A box of chocolate will him .（ ）
A. cheer；up B. wake；up C. give；up D. pick；up泰坦尼克号主题曲歌词
6.—Why didn't you write to me ，Jenny？
—I'm sorry,but I'm too busy the days.（ ）
A. especially B. recently C. heavily D. metrxcompletely
7.—How hard you're working,Helen!
—I must! I am, I will be.（ ）
A. The more hard-working；the luckier
B. The hard-working；the lucky
C. More hard-working；luckier
D. The more hard-working；the luckiest
8.We should try to think up a good way the problem.（ ）
A. solve B. to solve C. solving D. solves
9.— is the mountain？
—About 1613 meters.（ ）
A. How long B. How deep C. How soon D. How high
10.—I'll start to lo weight tomorrow.
—I that many times.I don't believe you now.（ ）
A. hear B. will hear C. have heard D. am hearing
11.—It has been much easier for me to go to work shared bikes（共享单车）appeared.
—That's for sure,but they also caud plenty of problems.（ ）
A. since B. before C. unless D. until
12.—I didn't e Tom when I left home.
—Oh,he football outside.（ ）
A. is playing B. played C. have playedpoison什么意思 available的用法D. was playing
13.—The new skirt looks good on you.When did you buy it？
—On June 1st.I it for a month.（ ）
A. have bought B. have had C. bought D. was buying
14.—Could you tell me how to take a taxi through "Didi"？
— .（ ）
A. Take it easy B. Sure,I'd love to
C. Thank you D. You're welcome
15.—I got up late and misd the plane.
— .（ ）
A. Well done. B. Feel free. C. What a shame! D. That's right.
二、完形填空（本大题共15evd是什么小题，共15.0分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。
In western countries,some people think the number 13 brings bad luck.In the past,a lot of tall buildings didn't even have a(16)floor.However,there aren't really any other numbers that are special in this way in the West.
There are superstitions（迷信）about some(17)in China as well.For example,the number "4" is said to be unlucky becau it(18)like the Chine word for(19).But that's just one small example of China's superstitions with numbers.
When I first came here,I was(20)to e that many websites have numbers in their names instead of(21).I soon found that this is(22)a matter of convenience（便捷），as Chine characters can't be ud for website address.They can only u numbers or the letters of the Roman alphabet（字母表）.
In Pinyin,the telecom company China Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. (23)the company ud its pinyin name for its website address,it would be quite long.So instead,it us its customer(24)This is easier to type and remember.
What's more,the pronunciations of some numbers sound similar to other words in(25)，this makes for some clever wordplay（双关语）. (26)，the numbers 5-2-0 in Chine sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chine phra "(27)".Many couples（夫妻）even(28)to get married(29)this reason.
It is interesting to e(30)Chine people u numbers in so many different ways.Ha ha! "88" for now!
16. A. 4th每日一课 B. 8th C. 13th D. 14th
17. A. numbers B. reasons C. 2016年12月3日results crowdsD. events
18. A. looks B. sounds C. feels D. smells
19. A. die B. dead C. died D. death
20. A. happy B. lucky C. excited D. surprid
21. A. letters B. articles C. grades D. tickets
22. A. quietly B. carefully C. actually D. probably
23. A. Becau B. Although C. Until D. If
24. A. rvice B. discussion C. difference D. calendar
25. A. English B. Spanish C. Japane D. Chine
26. A. As a result B. At last C. For example D. So far
27. A. Good luck B. I love you C. Trust me D. Miss you
28. A. plan B. refu C. hate D. feel like
29. A. by B. for C. with D. through
30. A. what B. why C. how D. who
三、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共20.0分）
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Toothpaste（牙膏）does more than just keep our teeth bright and white.It can be ud wily in many other ways.Here are some uful tips that can save us time and money.If you follow them,you will have a fresh smell of using toothpaste!
