2022-2023学年下学期八年级期中考试英语模拟卷（扬州专用）

2022-2023学年下学期八年级期中考试英语模拟卷（扬州专用） 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. It’s very comfortable to take ________ high speed railway called “ Fuxing Hao”, though it moves at ________ high speed. A. an; / B. the; / C. /; the D. the; the 2. — Why isn’t Lucy at the English evening party? — She is racing ________ the clock to finish her report on her project. A. beyond B. over C. against D. through 3. Black Beauty is ________ a sad story that it________ me when I read it last week. A. such, touches B. such, touched C. so, touch D. so, touching 4. This CD-ROM can help you learn and have fun ______. A. at times B. on time C. at the same time D. in time 5. — Have you ever been to Beijing? — Yes. In fact, I ________ there for ten years but now I work in Changzhou. A. worked B. have worked C. was working D. would work 6. ________ it is to work as a COVID-19 volunteer these days in Shanghai! A. How meaningless work B. What a meaningful job C. How a meaningful job D. What a meaningless work 7. We are going for a picnic tomorrow. I’ll call Wendy to make sure ________. A. why to start out B. which to start out C. what to start out D. when to start out 8. —Your father’s never been to other countries, ________? —________. He plans to go abroad for a second time. A. has he; No, he hasn’t B. is he; Yes, he is C. isn’t he; No, he isn’t D. has he; Yes, he has 9. —Was the charity show ________? —Yes, it was ________. A. a success; success B. successful; success C. success; success D. a success; successful 10. It’s a good manner to ________. A. drop litter everywhere B. pick flowers in the park C. wait for your turn D. eat in the library 11. —How is your grandma? —She’s fine. She used to ________ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to ________ out for a walk. A. watch; going B. watching; go C. watch; go D. watching; going 12. —Would you mind me sitting here, Madam? —________. It’s for my son. He has gone to buy some drinks. A. Never mind B. Yes, I mind