浙江省宁波地区2018-2019学年八年级下学期期中考试 英语试卷 听力部分 （省略） 笔试部分 二 、完形填空 There was a sheepdog（牧羊犬）named Wylie． You couldn't imagine how（1） she was! She could （2） the sheep well． She drove them out to （3） when they were hungry，and brought them home when it was time to sleep． When the sheep got afraid， Wylie knew well （4） to do． But later，she was given to two kind men in the nearest town （5） her master（主人）was too old．There Wylie didn't have to do any work ﹣﹣﹣ she was just a （6） dog．She looked happy at first．But not long，the family noticed something（7） about their pet．Every Tuesday night， Wylie went out and came back with her（8） coat wet the next morning．（9） knew where Wylie went． Near the town was a big market．Farmers brought their sheep there for sale． The sheep were（10） being there．But every （11） morning， the farmers would see a little dog with silk coat come． The little dog （12） the sheep like a school﹣teacher． She made them quiet but （13） hurt them! Every farmer would like to（14） the helpful dog but couldn't catch her． One day Wylie's masters went to the market （15） her， and they met the sheep farmers．At that time，everyone knew the fact．Then they all loved Wylie better than ever． （1）A．Weak B． beautiful C． clever D． silly （2）A． look for B． compare with C． take care of D． keep away from （3）A． sleep B． eat C． swim D． play （4）A． when B． how C． why D． what （5）A． because B． although C． unless D． if （6）A． show B． police C． pet D． guide （7）A． common B． wonderful C． clear D． strange （8）A． house B． winter C． silk D． paper （9）A． Everybody B． Nobody C． Anybody D． Somebody （10）A． afraid of B． pleased with C． interested in D． excited about （11）A． Tuesday B． Wednesday C． Thursday D． Friday （12）A． sold B． hurt C． led D． hit （13）A． sometimes B． always C． often D． never （14）A． keep B． drive C． save D． help （15）A． for B． by C． to D． with 三、阅读理解 A Look at your calendar． Can you see daxue and dongzhi on it？ They are jieqi． In China， there are 24 jieqi． In English， we call them the 24 solar terms． Now， not only Chinese people but also the rest of the world knows about them． On Nov． 30， 2016， UNESCO made a decision． It added the 24 solar terms to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity． About 2，000 years ago， Chinese people studied the changes of different seasons． Later， they made 24 solar terms to help people live and work． For example， it is usually snowy on xiaoxue． After lichun， the weather gets warm． People then begin to work on the farm． Today， the 24 solar terms are still helpful in our life． Here are two examples． One is hanlu and the other is dongzhi． Did your grandma tell you "don't show your feet after hanlu"？ That's because cold days are coming! On the day of do ... ...
