2024-2025学年山西省吕梁市交城县八年级（下）期末英语试卷 一、完形填空：本大题共4小题，共8分。 请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。 One day，a young man worked in his workshop as usual.After a day's hard work，he was ready to go home.Suddenly，he found his watch missing.It was a special gift from his father.He searched for a long time，but failed to find it.With a heavy heart，he had to consider (1).Just then，he heard a group of children playing outside.Thinking that more hands make light work，he asked them to help look for it. He promised whoever found the watch would get some candies.The children (2) inside the workshop and searched the whole workshop.But none of them could find it.Just when the young man felt hopeless，a little boy asked for another chance. After a short while，the little boy came out with the watch in his hand!The young man was both happy and surprised.He asked the boy how he was (3) in looking for it.The boy replied， "I did nothing but sit on the ground and listened.In the (4)，I heard the sound of the watch and just looked for it in that direction." A peaceful mind can think better than a restless mind.Give yourself a few minutes of silence every day and see how it can make your life a bit easier and happier. 1.A. giving up B. cutting out C. taking down 2.A. feared B. hurried C. explained 3.A. honest B. nervous C. successful 4.A. object B. silence C. shame 二、补全对话-填空：本大题共1小题，共6分。 5.请根据下面的微信聊天对话内容，在空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整，并将答案写在相应的位置上。 Kate Hello，Kate.I called you at eight last night but you didn't pick up. (1) Oh，Jenny，I was doing the dishes at that time last night.My mom didn't feel well，so I had to help around the house. Oh，sorry to hear that! (2) She had a backache.Oh，I almost forgot to ask you why you called me.I got into another fight with my brother.He didn't allow me to watch my favorite TV Program.What should I do？ Why not communicate with him？Proper communication can work all the time. OK，I'll have a try.Thank you. (3) Hope things can work out. (1) (2) (3) 三、阅读理解：本大题共6小题，共18分。 A 请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 Come and buy books at the 618 Big Sale!Here is some information about four popular books.You can get 20% off if you buy at least two books. The Old Man and the Sea The novel came out in 1952.It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and also helped Hemingway win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.It is the story of a fight between an old man and a big fish in the twentieth century.It tells readers to have a goal in life and never give up. Writer：Ernest Hemingway （America） Price：￥82 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The story happens in a town in the US.It tells some exciting stories about a boy having many adventures （冒险） with his friends.It also tells how young people grow，how people love each other and how bad pe ... ...
