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八年级英语期中测试一、完形填空。(30分)Tom had many toys and pets，but he didnt know how to look after _1_One morning，his uncle gave him a lovely horse. Tom was _2_，and he sat on it all the time，going everywhere. However，the horse soon started looking tired and sick. Tom was worried about it.One day，Tom saw a girl with a horse in the countryside. The girl looked poor，_3_ the horse seemed healthy and happy. Tom wondered _4_ she did this，so he followed them quietly.When they got home，the girl fed the horse and gave it some _5_Then she cleaned it _6_Tom never did these for his horse.Then Tom asked the girl to _7_ him to look after his horse，and she agreed happily._8_ her help，Tom learned how to look after his pets. He also _9_ that he got much fun from looking after them.Finally， Tom _10_ many of his toys and pets to other kids. He only kept the horse and a few toys. He looked after his horse and toys well and really enjoyed playing with them.1A. him Bher Cit Dthem2A. excited Bangry Cbored Dupset3A.so Bor Cbut Dand4A.what Bhow Cwhy Dwhen5A.water Bsalt Csugar Dmedicine6A.loudly BclearlyCbeautifully Dcarefully7A.advise Binvite Cteach Dchoose8A.To BWith CBy DAt9A.noticed BorganizedCwondered Ddiscussed10A.looked for Bcleaned upCcared for Dgave awayBThere were two little ducks，Quick and Quack. They were _11_ and lived with their mother. They always competed _12_ each other.One day，when they were _13_ home after visiting their uncle，they saw a river. They decided to have a _14_The two ducks swam quickly in the river._15_ of them knew the way very well. Quack wanted to _16_ the race，so he planned to try a quicker way. He knew that the water in the middle of the river was faster and it would help him._17_，their mother ever told them not to swim in the middle of the river because it was dangerous. After thinking about it for a few seconds，Quack finally _18_ to try it.Soon，Quack was the faster one. Suddenly，the water got much faster and Quack started spinning (打转) around the water. He was not _19_ enough to get away from it.Luckily，a swan (天鹅) passed by and saved him. After that，Quack _20_ that his mothers words were right，though sometimes he didnt want to listen to her. 11A. neighbors Bpupils Cbrothers Dcousins12A. from Bwith Cthrough Dbehind13A. leaving Bpassing Cmissing Dgoing14A. race Bdate Cpassage Dstorm15A. Neither BAll CEither DBoth16A. beat Bwin Chelp Dcompare17A. However BInstead CAlso DSo18A. continued Brefused Cforgot Ddecided19A. famous Bnervous Cstrong Dtypical20A. realized Bchanged Cimproved Dimagined二、阅读理解。(30分)AAs a volunteer teacher，I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou，Guangxi. On my way there，I thought about the village，the school，and the children there. However，I felt sad when I arrived there. It wasnt what I expected. It didnt look like a school at all！The school had only three rooms，one for Grades 1，2 and 3，and another one for Grades 4，5 and 6.There was a third one for me.The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions，and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day，I gave them a test to find out their level. Though the test was very easy，over half of the students failed it，yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.I was busy preparing lessons，reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hardworking children，and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better，and we are now good friends.I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. Im very happy，and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village school and the children .In fact，I would like to continue working here.21From the first paragraph，we know the school is very _.Abeautiful Bbig Cinteresting Dsmall22There are _ grades in the school.A2 B4 C5 D623The writer came from _.ALongzhou BGuangxi CShanghai DBeijing24What does the writer think of working in the school?AVery interesting. BVery useful. CVery careful. DVery exciting.25According to the passage，the writer _.Awas sorry for the poor school Bworked hard to teach the childrenCdidnt want to work in the school Dleft the school in a short timeBResearch says that husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house. A study from an American university says that men seldom do the same share of housework. Researchers interviewed 182 working couples who became firsttime parents. Both husbands and wives worked almost the same number of hours in fulltime jobs. However，men did five hours a week less housework than women after their baby was born. It is a different story for mothers. Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mothers work. Most of this was looking after her baby. New fathers did not do more work because they did not realize the mother was doing so much more. Another reason is that after a baby is born，fathers follow the “traditional” roles. That is，the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside. This happens even when the mother is working the same number of hours in her job.26It is found that _ do less housework.Awives Bhusbands Cparents Dbabies27The underlined sentence “It is a different story for mothers.” probably means “_”AMothers come from different familiesBMothers like reading different storiesCMothers work more hours than fathersDDifferent mothers have different children28What is the “traditional” role of a father?AWorking outside.BLooking after the baby.CDoing housework.DDoing parttime jobs.29Which part of a newspaper can this passage be taken from?ASports. BMedicine. CNews. DSociety.30How many couples were interviewed according to the passage?AOne hundred and eightytwo. BTwentyone.CFive. DMany.C31I like it because although its hard work, every day is different! It all depends on what is wrong with the animals that come in. At my clinic(诊所), I work long days on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and short days on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Sunday is my day off so I can spend some time with my family. 32 My clerk opens the door, turns on some music, and makes everyone a cup of tea or coffee. My assistant cleans and feeds the animals. The phones start to ring and people make appointments. This is a very busy time of day! At 9 am, pet owners start to arrive with their sick pets. Appointments take up the whole morning.33I dont examine（检查）any new sick animals. I use these two hours to have lunch and do all my paperwork. At 2 pm. I start to see sick animals again. At 5 pm, three students from a local school who love animals arrive to help out.34I am always happy to see their smiling faces! From 5 pm to 7pm, I continue to see sick animals. Then, at 7 pm, we close our doors and the clean-up begins! We tidy the clinic, and feed and clean the animals. Of course, we also stroke(轻抚)them and give them hugs! Then, we turn off the lights and go home.35 Im very happy being a vet, though unexpected things sometimes happen!ADo you like pets?BIt is fun being a vet.CAt midday, I stop for two hours.DAnimals are not easy to deal with.E. My day at my clinic begins at 7 am.F. This is the type of day I want to have.G. They are very kind and warm-hearted.三 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。Long long ago there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was1old man called Sthira. He lived by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. Sthiras friends2 ( wonder) whether his son would retum，3Sthira always said Whatever happens happens forgood.”One day the old mans son returned and the villagers w