2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期中考试（广东外研版专用）2

2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试（广东外研版专用） 英语 注意事项： 1.全卷满分100分。考试时间为100分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。 2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将 自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。 3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。 一、语法选择（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10分） There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was cheap 1 very important to him because it was a gift from his father. After 2 the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children playing nearby. He told them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded . Hearing this, the children went inside the barn 3 . They searched everywhere but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to have 4 chance. The farmer looked at him and 5 , “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.” So the farmer 6 the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out 7 the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy 8 he succeeded but the others failed. The boy answered, “I did 9 but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a quiet mind can think 10 than an excited one. 1. A.and B.but C. so 2. A.search B. to search C. searching 3. A. quickly B. quick C. more quick 4. A. other B. another C.the other 5. A.thought B. think C.to think 6. A.sends B. sent C. was sending 7. A.for B. of C.with 8. A.what B. how C.why 9. A.nothing B.anything C.something 10. A.good B. best C. better 二、完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 When Mr. Smith retired（退休）, he bought a small 11 in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to 12 a quiet life in this house. But to his gr