2022-2023学年广东省湛江市麻章区八年级（下）期末英语试卷 1. A：You look unhappy，Jack.（1） _____ B：I argued with my neighbors this morning. A：Why？You are a kind person.（2） _____ B：But they're really unreasonable.They often talk so loud at night that I can't sleep well. A：（3） _____ B：Yes.But they never stopped talking. A：That's too bad. B：What's more，they often throw rubbish from upstairs.Yesterday they threw down some waste paper. A：Oh!It's so terrible. B：Yeah.（4） _____ So I went upstairs and argued with them. A：The argument is not the best solution.Why don't you talk to the property management company（物业公司）. B：That's a good idea.（5） _____ A：Hope you can solve the problem successfully. B：Thanks a lot. A.I couldn't stand it. B.Did you fight with them？ C.What's wrong with you？ D.Did you talk about it with them？ E.Maybe I should take your advice. F.You always get on well with others. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) As an old saying goes，a good book is like a good friend.If so，my best friend must be The Old Man and the Sea by American writer Ernest Hemingway. In my eyes，Ernest Hemingway is probably one of （1） _____ writers in the 20th century.When he was 19，he volunteered （2） _____ to war （战争） because he wanted to take risks.However，he was badly hurt in the war and got back home.In Hemingway's life，this experience was important.He （3） _____ several books about the war to show how bad life was for the young men who had to fight. Hemingway liked to write in very short sentences （4） _____ simple words.This was because he wanted his readers to feel the emotions （情感） of his stories （5） _____ .The Old Man and the Sea is one of his famous books.I （6） _____ it twice.I learned a lot from this book，especially the spirit of the main （7） _____ ，Santiago. The Old Man and the Sea is a story about an old fisherman named Santiago who fights with a big fish by （8） _____ in the sea.He experiences many ups and downs.He has no water，food or people to help him.But he never gives in to （9） _____ big fish，dangerous animals，rough （汹涌的） sea or even his own illness. （ 10） _____ the story is short and simple，it is still very powerful （有力的）.It tells us that a man can be destroyed （摧毁） by life，but still be a good and strong man.That's why I like the book most.Every time I read it，it cheers me up.I hope I can be like Santiago. 2. A. great B. greater C. the greatest 3. A. gone B. to go C. going 4. A. wrote B. writes C. has written 5. A. for B. at C. with 6. A. clearly B. unclear C. clear 7. A. reads B. have read C. am reading 8. A. character B. character's C. characters 9. A. he B. himself C. him 10. A. a B. an C. the 11. A. Unless B. Because C. Although Climbing a mountain is always a challenge（挑战），but it can also mean a lot.This month，I climbed the highest mountain in the Czech Republic （捷克共和国），Snezka，with my friends.The mountain is 1，603 meters （1） _____ . It （2） _____ me about four ... ...
