2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期期中检测全真模拟试卷(湖北专用）

2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期期中检测全真模拟试卷 　　(满分90分，考试时间100分钟) 　笔试部分(90分) 一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最住选项。 Giorgio Lo Porto is an Italian, living in the UK. At 2 in the afternoon, on February 6, he heard his new neighbour playing the piano. The music is muffled (被包裹着) behind their shared wall, but still ___1___ enough to be heard. Then he shot a video and shared it on Tiktok (抖音). It quickly ___2___ the attention of people from all over the world. Then he had an idea. He decided to leave a ___3___ for the unknown neighbour, telling them that he loved their music and asking if they could play “My Heart Will Go On”. So he did. The next day, at the same time, the music “My Heart Will Go On” was ___4___. Lo Porto cried with ___5___ when he heard this. So he left another note suggesting that they play something together, ___6___ in their own rooms. He didn’t know if they’d do it or if they’d ___7___ it when the time came. Anyway, he started playing at 2 p.m., and as soon as he ___8___, the neighbour began. Their duets (二重奏) became a weekend “meet up”, playing back and forth through their shared wall. Then it came ___9___ for them to meet. “Well, today I have met my neighbor,” Lo Porto wrote in a video shared on February 21. “It was better than ___10___.” “His name is Emil. He is 78 years old and from Poland. This is his temporary accommodation (临时住所) ___11___ he waits for his house to be sold. He lost his wife last December because she ___12___ COVID-19. And the reason why he plays at 2 p.m. every weekend is because his wife loved it.” “He thanked me for keeping him company and less ___13___. And I ___14___ that I would play with him until he moved out.” Lo Porto shared on March 14th that he’d received the ___15___ that Emil had passed away in his sleep. And now he is reunited with his wife in heaven. 1. A. clear B. beautiful C. noisy D. slow 2. A. paid B. drew C. held D. added 3. A. poster B. sign C. mark D. note 4. A. in B. up C. on D. out 5. A