江苏省盐城市东台市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷

江苏省盐城市东台市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 一、完型填空 1．（10分）The great pyramids of Egypt（金字塔）were built more than 4000 years ago as tombs（坟墓）for the pharaohs（法老），or kings of the time.In（1）　 　Egypt，people believed that when pharaohs died they became gods in their（2）　 　life.To be able to do this，the pharaohs needed their（3）　 　.So their bodies were placed somewhere safe when they died.These preserved（保存）bodies were（4）　 　 mummies（木乃伊）.The Egyptians thought that pyramids would be a（5）　 　place to put the mummies of pharaohs.They believed that（6）　 　the mummies in pyramids would help their souls（灵魂）reach heaven（天堂），（7）　 　they would make their new home.As well as being tombs for pharaohs，the pyramids were also wonders（奇迹） of the world.（8）　 　thousands of years，the pyramids were the largest buildings in the world.It wasn't（9）　 　the 20th century that bigger buildings were made.Even today，there（10）　 　many buildings that are taller than the pyramids.The largest of the pyramids was built for Pharaoh Khufu.It is138 meters tall，which is more than twice as tall as the Sydney Opera House. （1） A.modern B.old C.new D.ancient （2） A.first B.second C.next D.latter （3） A.body B.bodies C.buddies D.buddy （4） A.calling B.called C.calls D.being called （5） A.safe B.safer C.safest D.safety （6） A.place B.places C.placing D.placed （7） A.when B.where C.which D.that （8） A.For B.In C.More than D.Since （9） A.when B.before C.after D.until （10） A.isn't B.wasn't C.aren't D.weren't 二、阅读理解 2．（5分）Dear World， My son starts school today.It's going to be strange and new to him for a while，and I wish you would be nice to him.You see，until now，I have always been around to take care of him and make him feel better.But now，things are going to be different. This morning，he is going to walk down the front steps himself，say goodbye and start a new journey that will be difficult and challenging.To live his life in the world will require（需要）faith（