精品解析：江苏省无锡市锡山区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

江苏省无锡市锡山区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷 一、单项选择 1. The birdwatcher said nothing. Nobody knows what was going ________ his mind. A. across B. past C. through D. around 2. Good news! We’ll have ________ days off for the coming winter vacation than usual. A. fewer B. more C. less D. better 3. — What’s your plan for the winter holiday? — I _________ go back to my hometown with my parents. They haven’t decided yet. A. must B. may C. need D. should 4. Zoe joined the Reading Club and made more friends with the same ________. A. secret B. interest C. quality D. personality 5. — Excuse me, which bus can I take to Dangkou Ancient Town? — Sorry. ________ of these buses will take you there. A. All B. Nothing C. None D. Both 6. People find the movie Captain Marvel II quite boring. ________, the songs are wonderful. A. However B. Otherwise C. Instead D. Moreover 7. —Mum, the final exam is coming. I feel quite nervous. —Shall we do some outdoor activities? Let the sunshine ________ all your worries. A stay away B. run away C. put away D. wash away 8. — What can AI ________ us? — An easier way of learning. A. protect B. provide C. prepare D. prevent 9. Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “Snow makes children feel excited.”? A. The ground becomes white. B. Children make a snowman together. C. Snow brings children lots of fun. D. You can see children play happily. 10. —I’m afraid I can’t go shopping with you tomorrow. I have a cold and cough a lot. —________ A. No way. B. That’s nothing. C. What a pity! D. No problem. 二、完形填空 （10分） When you look at animals, what do you see? Wang Qing, a student in the 8th grade, sees animals as good friends. But not ___11___ thinks this way. Wang once searched for the meaning of the word “xiong” in The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary when he was studying ___12___. To his surprise, it said the paw of a bear was a kind of delicious food. He went on to look up “hu” and “lang” in the dictionary (字典), and the ___13___ were almost the s