[]浙江省奉化市溪口中学、尚田中学等五校2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2019学年八年级第一学期期中五校联考英语试卷 一、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。 Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was 1 excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were 2 everywhere. One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike, “here is the best 3 tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it 4 you, and your children, and your children’s children can enjoy it.” Henry was 5 with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to wonder 6 he should plant it. “If I plant it on the hill,” he said to himself, “the wind might catch it and 7 down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will 8 some of them. But if I plant it…” 9 he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it. 10_ _the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second. 11 Henry sent for his brother and said to him 12 , “you