浙江省金华市东阳市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

浙江省金华市东阳市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 An old man lives in a nice house with a large garden. He 1 his flowers all the time. One day a young man went past the garden. 2 at the beautiful flowers, he said to himself, “How happy I would be 3 I could live in this beautiful place.” Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 4 . That’s why he was very 5 about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of 6 every day ” The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you 7 reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t 8 these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can enjoy the nice 9 of them. As to the last one, that’s you.” “Me But you don’t know me,” said the young man. “Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But 10 are angels (天使) to everyone. Happiness can be brought by beautiful flowers and we all 11 that.” The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 12 our hearts. It also made his life happier and 13 . It was just like Beethoven. He became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 14 his wonderful music, but his music has taught lots of people to face their difficulties 15 . Isn’t it one kind of happiness 1．A．keeps clear of B．takes care of C．pays attention to D．is interested in 2．A．Smiling B．Laughing C．Pointing D．Looking 3．A．unless B．because C．if D．until 4．A．blind B．shy C．deaf D．pale 5．A．worried B．surprised C．excited D．careful 6．A．it B．him C．them D．you 7．A．four B．three C．five D．two 8．A．pick B．see C．feel D．understand 9．A．look B．taste C．smell D．sound 10．A．difficulties B．lives C．gardens D．flowers 11．A．study B．enjoy C．name D．notice 12．A．pleased B．protected C．hurt D．broke 13．A．harder B．cleverer C．easier D．luckier 14．A．imagine B．practise C．hear D．complete 15．A．gladly B．quietly C．bravely D．naturally 二、阅读理解 Elephants are big mammals (哺动物). They can have: Elephants can grow up to three metres tall. They can weigh around the same as three large cars! Elephants Never Forget Elephants have big brains and they are very clever. They help and love each other. Lots of people say that they never forget things. Telling Them Apart African elephants have: large ears that look like the shape of Africa; rounded heads. Male (雄性的) and female African elephants can have tusks. Asian elephants have: smaller, rounder ears; two bumps (隆起) on their heads. Only male Asian elephants can have tusks. If you want to know more about elephants, click here: https://. 16．How heavy can an elephant be A．An elephant is as heavy as three large cars. B．An elephant is heavier than three large cars. C．Three large cars are heavier than an elephant. D．Three cars are not so heavy as an elephant. 17．What do Africa ... ...