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八年级下学期水平调研英语试题
一、完形填空:本大题共10小题,共10分。
When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he ____1____ Mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for Mum. He was so young and really needed Mum. So I dressed him, helped him put on his ____2____, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he lost a shoe while he was ____3____. I took him off my back and put him ____4____. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. I had to ____5____ to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just ____6____ I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What will you do if he is not here when you return?” I didn’t know ____7____ to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your ____8____.” Then he sent us to Mum’s workplace by taxi.
During my whole life, I have received the ____9____ from many strangers. I feel sorry that I can’t find them and say “____10____”. I do not even remember what their faces looked like, but they taught me a lesson—people are more important than things.
1. A. loved B. missed C. called D. thought
2 A. clothes B. coat C. shoes D. shirt
3. A. sleeping B. running C. walking D. jumping
4. A. down B. up C. on D. off
5. A. get up B. go out C. go back D. get down
6. A. after B. before C. until D. unless
7. A. how B. what C. when D. where
8. A. dad B. mum C. brother D. friend
9. A. happiness B. kindness C. sadness D. loneliness
10. A. Thank you B. Never mind C. You’re welcome D. No wonder
二、阅读理解:本大题共20小题,共40分。
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My parents took us on holiday to Tasmania (塔斯马尼亚) several days ago.
Tasmania is an island. It is in the south of Australia. We visited the east coast (海岸). One of the highlights (亮点) was our visit of the Winegl