浙江省宁波市宁海县跃龙中学校2023-2024学年上学期八年级英语期中试卷

跃龙中学2023学年八年级上期中测试 英语试卷（2023.11.3） 1、 完形填空（本题共有 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共计 15 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Mr. Black worked as a teacher in a primary school after college at first. However, because he didn’t have 1 teaching experience, he lost his job soon. When he told his wife about this, she said, “You shouldn’t be too sad about it. Maybe there is a better job 2 for you.” Some days later, he found another job as a 3 in a restaurant. However, he didn’t stay there for a long time, either. The manager said Mr. Black was 4 . He often served the food to wrong tables. This time, his wife said. “Different people have different 5 . Some of them are good at cooking, while some can do well in drawing. You will find a right job one day. ” After hearing his wife’s words, Mr. Black was happy again and then kept 6 a job. Later, he did many jobs 7 he never stayed long in those jobs. Each time, he would return home, unhappy. His wife would always say 8 nice to make him happy. At last, he found his talent for languages and 9 a new job in a special school for those disabled (残疾的) children. Three years later, he had so many 10 that sell things for disabled children. As a result, he became successful and made a lot of money 11 . One day, he asked his wife, “When I felt upset (沮丧的) about my future, 12 did you believe in me so much?” His wife smiled, “When a piece of land is not right for rice, we could 13 planting fruits. 14 the fruits are not growing well, we could try vegetables. There must be one plant that can grow well on this land.” So in this world, everyone is useful. It is just that they don’t put themselves in the right 15 . 1. A. few B. little C. many D. enough 2. A. giving B. getting C. waiting D. sending 3. A. cook B. waiter C. waitress D. cleaner 4. A. careless B. dangerous C. hard-working D. important 5. A. hobbies B. talents C. relationships D. resolutions 6. A. looking