山西省太原市知达常青藤学校2022-2023学年八年级下学期5月月考英语试卷

太原市知达常青藤2022-2023学年第二学期八年级5月月考试题 一、单项选择 ( ) 1. Cathy has a good ______, so she wins many prizes in singing competition. A. spirit B. voice C. laugh ( ) 2. Life is ______ ups and downs, but we should hope for the best and prepare for the worst. A. different from B. similar to C. full of ( ) 3. ______ he heard the little girl crying for help outside, he went out of the room. A. As soon as B. Unless C. Although ( ) 4. Mr. Smith is teaching students some skills about how to ______ themselves in danger. A. protect B. control C. compare ( ) 5. — Have you finished your homework yet? — ______. Just half of it. How about you? A. Not at all B. Not sure C. Not yet 二、完形填空 How can we show Chinese literature (文学) in a new way? Ye Luying, as a big __6__ of arts, sets a good example. She turns Cao Zhi’s The Goddess of the Lito River (《洛神赋》) __7__ pictures and helps more people understand the story easily. Cao Zhi, the son of Cao Cao, was a famous poet (诗人). In his The Goddess of the Luo River, Cao Zhi told a __8__ love story that happened to him. One day Cao Zhi passed by the Luo River on his way home. He noticed a beautiful lady by the river __9__ he was enjoying the view (景色). The lady was so pretty __10__ Cao Zhi fell in love with her. And he wanted to __11__ her. However, the lady was __12__ the goddess of the Luo River. She couldn’t marry a human being. So the goddess left, leaving Cao Zhi alone. Cao Zhi missed the goddess so much that he wrote down the story to remember her. Ms. Ye read a lot of history books in order to draw these pictures. The pictures have helped Ms. Ye win lots of prizes. What’s more, they let __13__ people learn more about Chinese literature. Many people from different countries become interested in it. ( ) 6. A. object B. date C. fan ( ) 7. A. into B. as C. by ( ) 8. A. sad B. boring C. happy ( ) 9. A. after B. while C. du