精品解析：湖北省荆州市沙市区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中质量检测英语试题

沙市2024年春季期中质量检测 八年级英语试题 （本试题卷共8页, 满分110分, 考试时间120分钟） 注意事项: 1. 答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上。 2. 选择题的作答: 每小题选出答案后, 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3. 非选择题的作答: 用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 笔试部分（110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佳选项。 This is a true story. An old man, lived in a nice house in a town in England. He is the ___1___ of one beautiful garden (花园). He is busy ___2___ his flowers all the time. One day, a young painter went by this garden. He was ___3___ shocked by the beautiful flowers. He ___4___ how happy he would be if he could live here. Then suddenly he found the old gardener was ___5___. The painter was very surprised and asked “Why are you busy caring for these flowers though you can’t see ___6___?” The gardener smiled and answered, “I will tell you four ___7___. First, I was a gardener when I was young and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can ___8___ them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.” “Me? But you don’t ___9___ me.” said the painter in surprise. “It’s true that I don’t know you, but I know people love flowers and will ___10___ turn them down.” The old man was still smiling. “I know people will stop to see the beauty of my flowers in this garden. And my garden will make them feel ___11___. At the same time, it also ___12___ a chance for me to have a talk with you here, and to enjoy these beautiful flowers.” said the old man. I am ___13___ moved by the story that I will never forget it. I believe every flower has eyes. It’s sure that they can see the ___14___ of the old man’s heart. He grows flowers in his heart. I guess ___15___ he can’t see the beauty of blossoming (开花), he surely can hear the voice of it. 1. A. maker B. owner C. climber D. member 2. A. looking after B. looking through C. taking after D. caring about 3. A. unluckily B. nervously C. completely D. clearly 4. A. refused B. imagine