江苏省苏州市吴江区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中调研英语试题（含解析）

江苏省苏州市吴江区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中调研英语试题 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、单项选择 1．—Is Russia _____ European country —Yes, though most of it lies in Asia. A．a B．/ C．an D．the 2．—I can't stop playing computer games. —For your health and study, I am afraid you _____. A．can B．may C．need D．have to 3．—Do you know _____ to do with the old books —No, let’s ask the teacher. A．when B．who C．what D．how 4．If we want to keep the books longer, we need to go to the library to _____ them in time. A．return B．renew C．repair D．remember 5．—The popular TV series A Lifelong Journey really touched me. —_____. It’s the most touching one I’ve ever watched. A．Simply B．Exactly C．Possibly D．Mostly 6．—I’m not good at talking with others. Sometimes, I feel embarrassed(尴尬的) when I stay with my friends silently. —We all have been in similar _____. A．questions B．directions C．situations D．instructions 7．—Mum, I want to watch the news about our school. Change the channel, please! —What a pity! It is eight o'clock now. It_____ for a while. A．has been over B．was over C．has finished D．finished 8． _____ is in New York, the biggest city in the USA． A．The White House B．The Little Mermaid C．The Leaning Tower of Pisa D．The Statue of Liberty 9．Which of the following is not an opinion A．The best way to travel around the city is to walk along the road beside the sea. B．Millie spends the whole time reading books every day. C．It’s fantastic for me to see so many changes in Nanjing. D．The trip to the World Park during the holiday was quite exciting. 10．—Thank you for offering me the travel guide. I’ve enjoyed myself these days. —_____. A．It’s my pleasure B．With pleasure C．Don’t say that D．Never mind 二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Now, more and more young people are becoming too proud (骄傲) and over-confident (自信). They think they can do 11 . And I used to be one of them, but I changed my mind greatly 12 my father told me a story. Once, there was a young man. He looked down on the old. He always thought that the old were 13 because their lives were becoming worse and worse. He also did this to his father. One day, the son took a 14 with his father together. As they walked, the son pointed to one of the 15 flowers and said, “We young people are like this nice flower, so healthy, and full of spirit. What about the old Just like the falling 16 from a dying tree.” After hearing this, the father smiled 17 said nothing. They continued walking quietly. When they 18 a flower shop, the father stopped and went in, he bought a walnut (胡桃木) and showed it to his 19 , and then he said, “We old are like this walnut. We have experienced many hard things in life.” From then on, I always keep this story in my 20 . We have to know that our parents aren’t useless lives or falling leaves but ... ...