浙江省余姚市兰江中学2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题
一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
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 neatest 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 on 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, they met the sheep farmers. At that time, everyone knew the fact. Then they all loved Wylie better than ever. ( ) 1. A. weak ( ) 2. A. look for ( ) 3. A. sleep ( ) 4. A. when ( ) 5. A. because ( ) 6. A. show ( ) 7. A. common ( ) 8. A. house ( ) 9. A. Everybody B. beautiful B. compare with B. eat B. how B. although B. police B. wonderful B. winter B. Nobody C. clever C. take care of C. swim C. why C. unless C. pet C. clear C. silk C. Anybody D. silly D. keep away from D. play D. what D. if D. guide D. strange D. paper D. Somebody ( ) 10. A. afraid of B. pleased with ( ) 11. A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. interested in D. excited about C. Thursday D. Friday ( ) 12. A. sold B. hurt C. led C. often C. save C. to D. hit D. never D. help D. with ( ) 13. A. sometimes B. always ( ) 14. A. keep ( ) 15. A. for B. drive B. by 二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
A
Look at your calendar. Can you see daxue and dongzhi on it? They are jieqi. In China, there are 24 jieqis. 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 dongzhi, your parents always cook dumplings for you. It is said that eating dumplings can protect you ears in the cold winter.
( ) 16. How did Chinese people make 24 solar terms?
A. By studying the weather in China.
B. By studying the changes of seasons.
C. By studying people’s everyday life.
D. By studying people’s farm life.
( ) 17. How many examples are given in the last paragraph?. A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
( ) 18. If we can read the passage from a magazine, the name of the magazine might
be .
A. Chinese History B. World weather
C. Eating Habits D. Medical Care
B
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader in American history. He was a great civil rights leader. He was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He believed that people should not judge each other by skin color.
His dream was for black people and white people to be able to live in peace with one another. He dreamed black children and white children would be able to play together. He thought they should also go to the same schools, use the same restrooms, and drink from the same drinking fountains.
Martin Luther King, Jr. risked his life many times in his struggle for black civil rights. He did not believe in violence. Martin Luther King, Jr. used his voice to tell people his ideas. He was very good at speaking to people. He spoke of his dreams for America. He gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. His ability to talk about things instead of fighting earned him good fame. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace when he was thirty-five yeas old.
( ) 19. He believed that people should not judge each other by . A. the birthplace B. skin color C. the country D. the family
( ) 20. Martin Luther King, Jr. did a lot of things for A. black civil rights B. white civil rights C. his freedom D. his friends ( ) 21. When did he receive the Nobel Prize for Peace? A. In 1963 B. In 1964 C. In 1966 D. In 1967
( ) 22. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. It’s about American history. B. It’s about the Nobel Prize for Peace C. It’s about a famous civil rights leader. D. It’s about people and their dreams.
C
An English traveler spent a few weeks in Sweden(瑞典). When he was about to return home he found that he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England. Thinking the matter over, he decided that he could get home without eating anything as it was only a two-day sailing. So he bought a ticket with that money he had and went on board. He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, and when dinner time came, he refused to go down to the place where people had their dinner, saying that he did not feel well. The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over, pretending that he had overslept. At lunch time, too, he kept out of the way. But by the time of dinner, he became very hungry.
“I can’t stand this any longer,” he said to himself. “I must get something to eat.” At dinner table he ate everything put in front of him. When he was quite satisfied(满意的)，he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter. “Bring me the bill,” he said to the waiter. “The bill?” said the waiter in surprise. “Yes,” answered the traveler.
“There isn’t any bill here,” said the waiter. “On this ship, meals are already included(包括) in the ticket.
( ) 23. When the English traveler was about to leave Sweden, he found that
A. he had enough money back to English.
B. he didn’t have enough money for a ticket back to English. C. he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England. D. he had enough money for a ticket back to England and the meals.
( ) 24. On the ship he didn’t eat anything until the next day because
A. he wasn’t hungry.
B. he thought he didn’t have money to pay the bill. C. he was ill.
D. he thought the food was terrible.
( ) 25. He bought his ticket with all his money, because he thought that A. he could get home without eating B. he could borrow some money from others C. he could get something to eat without paying D. he could take something to eat with him
( ) 26. After the meal he knew he needn’t pay the bill, because A. meals were included in the ticket B. someone would pay for him
C. he could pay it after he got to England
D. the waiter served the meal for free
D
About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University’s Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me, I was looking down at the register. I turn my head towards the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意) . As I took the money from he grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen.
All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy, college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth.