江苏省连云港市灌云县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

2023-2024学年度第二学期期中学业质量监测 八年级英语试题 考试时间: 100分钟 分值: 120分 第I卷 （选择题，共65分） 一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 1. —Do you know that the UK is _____ European country —Yes, it is also a beautiful island country. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. Lisa, if you have a chance to travel to China, don't forget to visit _____. A. Tower Bridge B. the Little Mermaid C. the Statue of Liberty D. the Summer Palace 3. —Is the boy in the classroom David —It can't be him. He _____ the library to borrow some books for his report. A. has been in B. has been to C. has gone to D. went to 4. —We can always find something good in a bad _____ if we look for it. —It is true. Let's make full use of what comes. A. instruction B. direction C. situation D. competition 5. —I think Sandy is not suitable for the job. —You are right _____. A. in some ways B. on the way C. by the way D. in your way 6. —Would you mind _____ me how to read “Canadian” correctly —Of course not. And I will explain why it is so. A. show B. showed C. to show D. showing 7. Justin was helping his mother when the rain began to beat heavily _____ the windows. A. on B. for C. in D. against 8. We don't understand the love of our parents _____ we become parents ourselves one day. A. until B. after C. when D. since 9. I like this silk dress, and it _____ so soft and smooth. A. falls B. feels C. felt D. fell 10. —Thanks for looking after my dog when I am away. —_____. That's what friends are for. A. My pleasure B. Never mind C. All right. D. I'd like 二、完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Lily is 9 years old. She is a cheerful girl. She always has a big smile 11 her face. She is willing to help others any time. Everyone around 12 likes to make friends with her. One day, she 13 an old man named Grumble sitting beside a river. The old man looked sad. Lily wanted to make him 14 , so she walked up to him with a friendly greeting. “Good morning, Mr. Grumble! Why the 15 face ” she asked. Grumble said, “What's there to be happy about, young one Life is full of 16 . ”Lily laughed and replied, “They are like big and scary thunderclouds（雷雨云）, Mr. Grumble. But just like clouds, they pass, making way for the sun to shine again. You 17 try looking on the bright side!” Lily made a bet with Grumble, saying, “I bet I can make you happy by the end of the 18 . ”Grumble challenged her, “You’re welcome to try, but it won’t be easy. ” “I believe I can make it. Trust me! ”Lily smiled and said confidently. For the rest of the day, Lily did all kinds of funny and silly things to make Grumble cheerful. She told jokes, sang like 19 was watching, and even made faces. 20 , Grumble was still unhappy. As the sun began to set, Lily decided to give it one 21 try. She took a deep breath and broke into a joyous dance. 22 , Grumble couldn't help it. ... ...