江苏省春南通市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

2022-2023学年度南通市第二学期期中学业质量检测卷 八年级英语 二、单项选择（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 21. Greece is ______ European country with ______ much longer history than the USA. A. an; a B. a; a C. a; the D. an; the 22. When I hit ______ the glass door, the books in my hand dropped on to the ground. A. against B. through C. across D. over 23. — What do you think of the film named Full River Red? — Excellent. I’ve read some ______ of it online. A. records B. replies C. reports D. reviews 24. Mr. Chen often misses his old friends who ______ chess with him in his free time. A. used to play B. were used to play C. are used to play D. are used to playing 25. — Hello, may I speak to Wang Li? — Sorry, she is not at home. She ______ for nearly a week. A. left B. has left C. has been away D. went away 26. — Nantong has become one of the most livable cities. ______ have you lived here? — Since I was born in 2006. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far 27. — Can we play ball games here? — Of course not. If you ______, please go to the open space there. A. can B. must C. may D. will 28. The Belt and Road Initiative will ______ more markets for China as well as other countries. A. put up B. open up C. take up D. look out 29. — Too much homework has made me tired these days, Mr Wang. — That’s true. But a small tree won’t grow into a big tree ______ it experiences lots of winds and rains. A. if B. because C. until D. when 30. — Would you mind me ______ the channel? — ______. My favourite program is on the way. A. to change; No problem B. changing; Not at all C. to change; I’m afraid not D. changing; Better not 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） “Mum, please! Can I keep a pet dog or a cat?” Andrew asked. Mum didn’t ___31___, but the next day, she got home with a bright goldfish swimming around in a plastic bag. “A fish. A stupid(愚蠢的) little fish. Not exactly ___32___ dream pet. It’s unfair! Everyone h