广东省广州市番禺区华南碧桂园学校2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

2022学年下学期华南碧桂园学校初中期中考查 八年级英语学科学情调查 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） A young man went to apply for a job in a big company. The director noticed that ___1___ young man’s scores were excellent all the way. The director asked “Was it your father who paid for your school fees?” The young man answered, “My father died when I was ___2___. It was my mother who paid for my school fees.” The director continued, “May I ask ___3___ your mother’s job is?” The young man answered, “My mother ___4___ as a clothes cleaner.” The director asked the young man ___5___ his hands. The young man showed a pair of hands which were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?” The young man answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to spend more time on books. And my mother is ___6___ at it than me.” The director asked, “When you go back today, could you clean your mother’s hands, and see me tomorrow morning?” ___7___ the young man felt surprised, he did as the director told him. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him ___8___ her hands. His mother felt happy, but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son. He noticed that there were so many chilblains (冻疮) in her hands. Some of the chilblains were ___9___ painful that his mother shook when they ___10___ with water. The young man cleaned his mother’s hands with tears(眼泪) ___11___. He realized that the chilblains in his mother’s hands were the price paying ___12___ his graduation, excellent scores and his future. After ___13___ cleaning his mother’s hands, the young man washed all the remained clothes. The next day, he went to see the director and ___14___ him his feelings. Finally, he got the job. From then on, the young man learned to appreciate (感激) the help of ___15___ and worked hard. 1 A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. A. two years old B. two-year-old C. two-years-old D. two year old 3. A. where B. that C. what D. which 4. A. work B. works C. worked D. was working