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八年级期中考试
英语试卷
(说明:本试卷考试时间为70分钟,满分为75分)
I.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。(共10小题,每小题1分)
“I really want to, but I can't because...”This usually appears when we 1 doing something. In my opinion,this is more like a(n) 2 for our inaction (不作为).We always talk a lot about our 3 but when it comes to realizing them, we use the sentence to explain why we stop trying.
When I was a kid, I wanted to leave my home town and see the wonderful world, but I couldn’t. Living in an underdeveloped village,I 4 had the chance to get in touch with the outside world.Even so.I 5 to use the few resources(资源)I had to create the future I dreamed of.
I wanted to study in Japan.But the biggest difficulty was that I had no 6 At that time, getting a scholarship(奖学金)was the best way I could think of.To do this. I should be 7 at Japanese first so that I could communicate with Japanese people. To make that happen,every day I studied Japanese until midnight. However,things did not turn out as I 8 .I didn't get the scholarship. The fact was that I tried,but I 9
Hearing this, many people might think that I must feel 10 but I didn't. The experience has taught me how to speak Japanese and enriched my life. I have got a lot along the way.
( )1.A.worry about
B.give up
C.die for
D.think about
( )2.A.excuse
B.example
C.result
D.reason
( )3.A.mistake
B.nature
C.dreams
D.worth
( )4.A.usually
B.probably
C. simply
D.hardly
( )5.A. hated
B.decided
C.afforded
D.agreed
( )6.A.time
B.choice
C.friend
D. money
( )7.A.excellent
B.slow
C.surprised
D.mad
( )8. A.explained
B.wished
C.remembered
D.promised
( )9.A.refused
B.forgot
C.understood
D.failed
( )10.A.sad
B.tired
C.afraid
D.bored
I1.阅读理解(40分)
第1节 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。(共15小题,每小题1.5分)
A
Adults often say things like,"Kids were so young when