2022-2023学年浙江省宁波市余姚市八年级（下）期末英语试卷 一、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分） Huang Xinsheng，a 51-year-old sanitation worker，has written more than 300 poems（诗歌） and novels（小说） over the past four years. Huang has loved （1） _____ since a young age.She always wanted to leave her village and see the outside world.But Huang didn't （2） _____ college.She chose to find a （3） _____ in the city. "In my home village，many people have the feeling of （4） _____ with just having enough food to eat，but I did not want to stop there.I want to work in the city，and to （5） _____ my own study room，bookshelves，and a desk.After work，I want to be able to sit （6） _____ at my desk and read books.I believe that I will realize this dream in the future，" said Huang. In 2019，Huang （7） _____ an online group communication by chance.All of the group members are sanitation workers from around the country and they all have one thing in common -their （8） _____ for reading and writing.Huang's works were posted in the group communication and many readers showed（9） _____ interest for Huang's writings. "I will （10） _____ to work hard to go after my dream.As I wrote more，my mind moved onto a （11） _____ place." said Huang. Later in the year，with the encouragement of her friends，Huang took college （12） _____ for the self-taught and chose to major in Chinese language.She （13） _____ the exams on her first try and continued her studies. "I （14） _____ want to be a college student，and now I have realized my dream. （15） _____ I finish my college studies，I will keep on learning，" said Huang. 1. A. singing B. writing C. eating D. traveling 2. A. think about B. set up C. get into D. arrive at 3. A. tool B. seat C. job D. place 4. A. satisfaction B. danger C. kindness D. fear 5. A. see B. visit C. build D. have 6. A. excitedly B. quietly C. carefully D. suddenly 7. A. joined B. understood C. enjoyed D. bought 8. A. luck B. challenge C. love D. success 9. A. my B. their C. her D. your 10. A. stop B. turn C. agree D. continue 11. A. better B. warmer C. safer D. stranger 12. A. activities B. parties C. camps D. exams 13. A. failed B. accepted C. passed D. needed 14. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. hardly 15. A. Unless B. If C. Since D. Although 二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分） A Here are some reviews（评论） about four books.Let's take a look. Lily：I got this book for my daughter as a Christmas gift and it helped my daughter understand her environment better.So to the author（作者），please don't stop what you're doing and give these young readers more of your talent! Jack：A sweet story about real childhood life.It's good for both adults and kids，I read it to my 4-year-old son，he loved it just as much as I did!Finding the good things in life is an important part of growing up. Mary：I have to say this book is one of my favorites and I've read it over and over.Lots of fights and interactions（互动）make the story very ... ...
