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2023—2024学年度(上)阶段练习(二)
八年级英语
考试时间:90分钟 试卷满分:90分
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Ⅰ . 完形填空(共10分, 每空1分)
根据短文内容, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
What kind of programs do British people like to watch? They're dramas(戏剧) about 1 life in the UK. We call those dramas“soap operas”. The popular ones are usually on (上映)at least four times a 2 .
In the 3 days of the TV, there were dramas on during the day. Back to those days,men usually went out to work and women stayed at home and looked 4 the children. Most of those dramas were for 5 . People selling soaps would show the soaps at times 6 those dramas were on. The word“soap” comes from here. Then what about the word“opera”? Well, that's because those dramas were often exaggeration(夸张) of the real 7 .
Most soap operas these days are on in the evening. They have different storylines. The same people sometimes appear in 8 soap operas, too.
There are lots of different soap operas on in the UK, but there are 9 most popular ones. Coronation Street has been on since 1960. It shows the life of the working class. The second one is EastEnders and it started in 1985. The third one is Emmerdale Farm. It came out 10 October 16th.
l. A. famous B. common C. serious D. meaningless
2. A. minute B. day C. week D. year
3. A. first B. last C. late D. early
4. A. after B. for C. at D. out
5. A. men B. women C. children D. parents
6. A. when B. so C. why D. then
7. A. screen B. people C. thing D. life
8. A. the best B. the worst C. different D. the same
9. A. one B. two C. three D. four
10. A. on B. in