辽宁省营口市协作校2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中质量监测英语试题

1 协作校八年级期中质量监测英语试题 （分值：90 分 时间：80 分钟 2023.11） Ⅰ.完形填空：（共 10 分，每小题 1分） Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour. He thought to himself, “This driver is just as dangerous as a 1 !’’ So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over. Getting closer to the car, he noticed that there were 2 old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back, wide eyed and pale faced. The driver, who knew 3 about what happened, said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit（限制）! What seems to be the 4 ?’’ “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “you weren’t speeding, but you should know that driving 5 than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers. The same as a speeder.” “No，sir. I was doing the speed limit — exactly twenty-two miles an hour!’’The old woman said in a 6 voice. The officer, almost unable to control his chuckle（窃笑）, explained to her that “22” was the route（公路） 7 , not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed（尴尬的）, the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for 8 her misunderstanding.“But 9 I let you go, ma’am, I have to ask... Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem to be 10 badly and they haven’t made a single sound this whole time,” the officer asked.“Oh，they’ll be all right in a minute. We just got off Route119.” 1．A．smoker B．rider C．speeder D．walker 2．A．three B．four C．five D．six 3．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything 4．A．chance B．question C．choice D．problem 5．A．closer B．slower C．farther D．higher 6．A．sad B．sweet C．proud D．weak 7．A．number B．map C．guide D．order 8．A．laughing at B．writing down C．talking about D．pointing out 9．A．until B．before C．although D．if 2 10．A．crying B．cheering C．sleeping D．shaking Ⅱ.阅读理解：（共 40 分，每小题 2分） （A） Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”. For example, people who show no human emotions or feelings