山东省滨州市滨城区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含解析）

山东省滨州市滨城区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、完形填空 阅读下面的材料，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we 1 the national fag (国旗) go up. Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it Last week, our teacher said our class would give the talk. My teacher 3 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Get ready for it. I’m sure you’ll do well.” “Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great 4 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 5 . Monday morning came. I began to feel 6 . When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 7 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything. “Take it easy.” I said to 8 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.” Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me! I couldn’t even stand up. I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk!” I 9 a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy. I don’t know 10 I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I can do. 1．A．watch B．see C．notice D．look at 2．A．surprising B．proud C．amazed D．careful 3．A．asked B．asked for C．said to D．showed 4．A．chance B．news C．time D．message 5．A．to listen to B．to listen C．listen to D．listen 6．A．excited B．happy C．nervous D．surprised 7．A．stand B．stood C．was standing D．have stood 8．A．me B．my class C．myself D．my parents 9．A．took B．held C．put D．left 10．A．when B．how C．why D．whether 二、阅读理解 Mr. Clarke hated to do the housework. He wouldn’t stay at home on weekends. As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning, or he had to cook for his family, he always made some excuse (借口) on Friday evenings. Recently Mr. Clarke was interested in playing cards, but he was afraid to let his wife know. So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends. One Saturday morning, Mr. Clarke left home at 7 o’clock. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there. Mr. Clarke didn’t go home until 7 o’clock on Sunday evening. He went in the shop near the bus stop as usual. As soon as the shopkeeper saw him, the man said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Clarke. I have no fish today. What about some chickens legs ” “Don’t be silly!” said Mr. Clarke. “I can’t tell my wife that I went fishing but caught some chicken legs, can I ... ...