期中考试模拟练习卷 -2023-2024学年江苏省宜兴市八年级英语下学期

2023—2024 学年度初二英语第二学期期中复习卷 一．单项选择 1. —I know the UK is _____ European country but I am not sure if it is ______ island country.—Yes, it is. A. an; a B. an; an C. a; an D. the; an 2. - Mum, I hear something terrible outside in the garden. - Don't be afraid, baby. It is just the rain beating ______ the windows. A. through B. against C. across D. above 3. Jim ________ Thailand for honeymoon since he ________ Mary two weeks ago. A. has gone to; married with B. has been in; married C. has gone to; got married to D. has been to; married 4. —You won’t believe how great Gu Ailing is ________ you watch the game. —Really? I can’t wait to watch it. A. as B. when C. until D. after 5. He didn’t know how serious the situation was ________ he came here. A. until B. after C. when D. since 6. —Excuse me, do you mind if I use your new bike today? —Well, if you ________, I can drive to work. A. can B. may C. must D. shall 7. —Would you please tell me ________ to do with the broken computer, Mr Chen? —No problem. A. how B. why C. what D. which 8. Uncle Li can speak English very well because he ________ England for 5 years. A. has gone to B. has been to C. has come to D. has been in 9. He likes playing tricks on others, but ________, he is a good boy. He is ready to help others. A. in this way B. in some ways C. in that way D. by the way 10. — Do you mind me _________ some photos here? — ___________. You can just enjoy them with your eyes, I think. A. taking; Better not. B. taking; Of course not C. to take; Better not D. to take; Of course not 二．完形填空 When my daughter was in grade school, one day she brought home four tiny twigs (细枝). The school gave them to the students to plant. ____1___ of them looked very hardy (耐寒的), but with a hope for the future, I still planted them in our backyard. Over the years, an accident with the lawnmower and ____2____ soil brought an end to three of them. All that was left was a single evergreen (常青树). It was not straight and grew very ___3___. It n