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广东省深圳市坪山区2021-2022学年八年级(下)
期末英语试卷
Ⅰ.完形填空(15分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。( 共1小题, 每小题1.5分)
Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving quickly through a wilderness(荒野), many of the passengers looked out of the windows ___1___. When the train reached a bend(弯道), it slowed down and then a simple ___2___ appeared. It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train would “enjoy” the house carefully. Some passengers even ___3___ about it. The young man was attracted by the scenery.
On his return, the young man got off the train at the nearest ___4___ and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the ___5___ of the train, which made it hard for him to fall asleep. He wanted to ___6___ the house, but nobody would buy it.
Finally, the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was an ___7___ place for advertisement because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the house would draw the attention of the ___8___ passengers easily.
He came up with an idea and ___9___ some big companies. At last, the Coca-Cola Company took it for advertisement and the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.
This is a true story. It tells us that ___10___ is very important to success. Many people have got new ideas from it.
1. A. suddenly B. quietly C. surprisingly D. confidently
2. A. house B. view C. advertisement D. train
3. A. complained B. wrote C. cared D. discussed
4. A. station B. village C. bend D. company
5. A. time B. colors C. speed D. noises
6. A. destroy B. sell C. lock D. paint
7. A. expensive B. excellent C. exciting D. open
8. A. surprised B. rich C. tired D. lucky
9. A. argued with B. worked for C. talked to D. set up
10. A. discovery B. money C. travelling D. communication
Ⅱ.阅读理解(50分)
第一节语篇阅读。阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共 15小题, 每小题10分, 共30分)
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