2025-2026学年四川省绵阳市梓潼县八年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。 Have you ever heard about the saying，"Home，sweet home!"？This is just another way of saying that it's(1)to be home.A lot of people and things we love are at home. What do you like best about being at home？Maybe you like to(2)with your brothers and sisters.Maybe you enjoy staying with your Mum and Dad.Spending time with your(3) is one thing that makes being at home special. Your bedroom is another thing that makes home special.Your toys，your books and your favourite things are in your bedroom.(4) what you like best about it.Maybe you like to have a quiet place to read a book or to think about your day(5). (6)can be a special time at home.Families sit around the table to eat the food.It's a(7)to share interesting stories about your day. There are a lot of things to do to make home a special place.Who does the(8)like cleaning，cooking，and yard work？When you work together to do the chores，it makes(9) easier and more fun for everyone.Maybe you can help lay the dinner table or clear the places. Maybe you can water the vegetable garden or the house plants.Think about what you can do，(10)when you come home every day，you can say，"Home，sweet home!" 1.A. nice B. lonely C. funny 2.A. fight B. play C. help 3.A. family B. friends C. teachers 4.A. Discuss B. Consider C. Promise 5.A. loudly B. bravely C. quietly 6.A. Mealtime B. Sports C. Sleep 7.A. season B. chance C. tradition 8.A. chores B. projects C. dishes 9.A. us B. you C. them 10.A. so that B. even though C. ever since 二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。 A Jorge Serrano and his dog Charlie were walking through a park in Cornelius，North Carolina，when they heard noise near the pond.It was a duck，sounding from a drain （下水道） in the center of the water.Across the street，about 150 feet away，a small group of people got together at the mouth of the drain. Five baby ducks swam too close and they were stuck （困住） in the drain.You could hear their scared cries.The drain was less than 2 feet in diameter （直径）.Serrano would never fit.But Charlie. . . "He'll do anything you ask him to do." said Serrano. "He'll send newspapers when he walks by somebody's house.And he'll carry flowers to somebody if you ask him to do it." Charlie looked into the drain，listening carefully. "Go and get the ducks!" Serrano said. It was dark，dirty and scary in the drain.Charlie took a few steps towards the unknown.He turned back with a look that said， "What are you asking me to do here？" "Go in and get the ducks!" Serrano said again. Charlie went away，returning seconds later with a dirty stick.He handed it hopefully to Serrano. "Ducks." said Serrano. This time，the message came across.Charlie moved into the cold and dark drain.His footfalls went away. ★ If Charlie got lost or stuck，what should he do？ But the dog did it-taking things back.Minutes later，he appeared，gently holding a duckling in his mouth.Serran ... ...
