广东省深圳市龙岗区多校联考2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷

2022-2023学年广东省深圳市龙岗区多校联考八年级（下）期中英语试卷 一、完形填空（10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10分） 1．（10分）I don't usually keep houseplants.But after I got brain cancer（癌症），with more than a year to live，I （1）　 　the idea of having something new and green around. My friend gave me a lucky bamboo plant.We placed it in the living room where I（2）　 　 much of the day.Looking after the plant gave me a sense of success when I sometimes felt （3）　 　 because I couldn't do things by myself easily.As a doctor，I was used to being the one who provided （4）　 　，not the one who received it.Because of my illness，I had to depend on help from others.Watering the plants taught me I could still be a caregiver.Plants and people could still （5）　 　 me.Both the plant and I were living happily. After some months，the leaves started dropping to the floor."I can't even care for a（n）（6）　 　plant!If my lucky bamboo dies，I might die too."I cried.Then I realized I （7）　 　 connected my careful watering of the plant （I could have some control） with my own life（I had no（8）　 　）.It was my mistake!Plants have no connection with my life. My friend came to help the plant.When it was back in the sunny window，we both began to live（9）　 　again. Whenever I looked at the tree，I think of my friends who have cared for and supported me.If the plant outlives me，I hope it will comfort my wife and （10）　 　 her that our large community will continue to nurture（赡养） her after I am gone. （1）A.rejected B.loved C.suffered D.hated （2）A.spent B.wasted C.paid D.cost （3）A.useful B.healthy C.useless D.bored （4）A.ability B.joy C.message D.care （5）A.depend on B.decide on C.look after D.look for （6）A.difficult B.simple C.lonely D.endangered （7）A.correctly B.happily C.wrongly D.comfortably （8）A.impression B.control C.communication D.illness （9）A.badly B.differently C.seriously D.happily （10）A.remind B.raise C.require D.describe 二、阅读下列短文，从下面每小