广东省东莞市东莞中学松山湖学校2021-2022学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

2021—2022学年广东省东莞市松山湖学校八年级（上）期末 英语试卷 一、语法选择 When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and go to the safe place. But there are ____1____ people who will get into their cars and go straight to the center of the storm. “Storm chasing” ____2____ an very popular hobby in the Midwest of the United States. There are frequent storms ____3____ March to July. Storm chasers often drive up to ____4____ kilometers to where the storm will be. And then ____5____ wait for the storm to develop. Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a horse into the air. Storm chasers often drive in a ____6____ rain. So they are ____7____ often hurt in accidents. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group of storm-chasing vacations during the storm season. “Sometimes it can take you hours ____8____ for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a little rain.” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “____9____ you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is ____10____ example of the power of nature. It is the greatest show on Earth.” 1. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few 2. A. became B. is becoming C. was becoming D. will become 3. A. from B. at C. on D. with 4. A. thousand B. thousand of C. one thousand of D. one thousand 5. A. they B. them C. themselves D. their 6. A. heavily B. heavy C. heaviest D. more heavily 7. A. as well B. either C. also D. too 8. A. to wait B. waited C. wait D. waiting 9. A. Until B. Because C. Before D. When 10. A. a B. an C. the D. / 二、完形填空 Early every morning, a shepherd（牧羊人）took his sheep out into the fields. And then he sat down under a tree. While ___11___ his sheep eating fresh grass, he sometimes slept for a short time. After the sheep were ___12___, he took them back home. One day, the shepherd saw a wolf