广东省湛江初级实验中学2020-2021学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷

2020-2021学年广东省湛江初级实验中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷 二、语法选择 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性上下文连贯的要求，在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 1．（10分）Most people want to be happy，but（1）　 　 know how to find happiness.Aristotle，a Greek （希腊的）thinker，said，"Happiness depends on ourselves." In other words，we make（2）　 　own happiness.Here are some pieces of advice to help you be happy. （3）　 　first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.You（4）　 　enjoy life's simple pleasures，such as reading a good book，listening to your favorite music，or spending time with close friends.People who have some close friends（5）　 　live a happier and healthier life.The other secret of living a happy life is to be active and have（6）　 　 .You can try dancing or playing a sport，like swimming.You will forget your problems when you（7）　 　these activities.Finally，many people find happiness in（8）　 　others.Studies show that people feel good（9）　 　they help others.You can help a friend with his or her studies，go shopping to buy food（10）　 　an elderly person，or just help your mother wash the dishes. （1）A.a little B.little C.a few D.few （2）A.us B.our C.ours D.ourselves （3）A.A B.An C.The D./ （4）A.should B.could C.would D.must （5）A.usually B.often C.sometimes D.never （6）A.feeling B.feelings C.hobby D.hobbies （7）A.do . B.did C.are doing D.were doing （8）A.help B.helping C.to help D.helped （9）A.why B.until C.before D.when （10）A.with B.for C.on D.to 二、完形填空 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 2．（10分）One rainy afternoon，I had nothing to do at home and felt very bored."Why not volunteer to meet people and try（1）　 　new？" I thought.So I turned on my computer and on a website，I found a farm in France that wanted some volunteers for a month.It was summer holiday，so I could go.I sent them an e﹣mail，and soon I（2）　 　there. On the farm，I （3）　 　fifteen horses and sheep!I was（4）　 　happy because I made some great friends and also improved my French.In fact，you needn't go to other cou