广东省封开县广信中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

广信中学2024-2025学年度第二学期

八年级英语期中测试卷

（Unit 1 -- Unit 5）

(考试时间：90分钟   分数：100分)

学校：________  班别：________  姓名：________  考号：_______

一、语法选择（每小题1分，共10分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to apply for the volunteer position at your organization. I have always been interested in  1  others, and I believe that volunteering is a great way to make a difference in the community.

I am a student in Grade 8 at Sunshine Middle School. I am an active  2  outgoing person. I like to communicate  3  different people and work in a team. I think these qualities make me suitable for the volunteer  4 .

Last year, I took part in a volunteer activity at an old  5  home. I  6  books to the old people, played games with them and helped them clean their rooms. I really enjoyed  7   there and saw how much my help meant to them. It was  8  unforgettable experience for me.

I am available on weekends and can work for about two hours each time. I hope I can get the chance  9  your team. I am sure I will do 10 (good) in the volunteer work.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,

Li Hua

1. A. help        B.  helping        C. to help

2. A. and         B.  but           C. so

3. A. to          B.  at             C. with

4. A. work        B.  works         C. working

5. A. people B. peoples C. people’s 

6. A. read B. reads C. to read 

7. A. me B. my C. myself 

8. A. a B. an C. the

9. A. join B. to join C. joined 

10. A. well B. good C. better 

 

二、 完型填空（每小题1分，共10分）

 Traveling can be a happy thing. However, a journey may go wrong sometimes because of something unexpected (始料不及的). I still remember a ____11____ journey that I took 3 years ago. I was going to the airport (飞机场) with my ____12____. We were going to London on holiday and had to be at the airport two hours before the plane left.

My friend and I ____13____ home early enough. Usually, it took 40 minutes to go to the airport by ____14____. However, it rained hard that day, so there was a big traffic jam (交通堵塞)! The car couldn’t move at all. After ten minutes, the traffic ____15____ moving slowly. But we couldn’t wait any longer. We ____16____ to run to the airport. However, we weren’t sure of the way and got lost. Finally, we found the ____17____ way and arrived at the airport just 40 minutes before the plane left. Our time was ____18____, so we had to ask an airport worker for help. ____19____, with the worker’s help, we caught our flight (航班) in the end.

From this terrible experience, I ____20____ a lesson: Always think more about unexpected things like the weather and traffic.

11. A. good     B. wonderful   C. difficult      D. boring

12. A. friend    B. teacher      C. classmate   D. family

13. A. cleaned    B. left         C. walked      D. went

14. A. bike       B. car         C. bus         D. train

15 A. kept    B. continued   C. finished      D. started

16. A. decided    B. liked      C. promised      D. wished

17. A. long     B. right      C. same         D. easy

18. A. running out   B. passing by C. going on D. putting off

19. A. Clearly    B. Suddenly C. Luckily     D. Normally

20. A. planned   B. studied     C. shared    D. learned

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）

配对阅读。阅读左栏中的人物信息，从右栏中选择最佳选项与之进行配对。并将答案填涂在答题卡上。

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The Best Pet Hotel

●We care for your pets!

We truly understand that you love your pets and you worry that no one can lend you a helping hand when you have to travel, and your neighbors, relatives or close friends are not ready to help take care of them. No worries, you can come to us, The Best Pet Hotel!

●What do we have?

The Best Pet Hotel gives pets with wonderful rooms and excellent facilities (设施). Each room comes with an LED TV, a bed and several toy animals. To make your pets feel at home, you can prepare the blankets or toys before they check in. The room is clean, safe and comfortable for our little guests to stay in.

●What can your pets eat and do?

You can bring along food you prepare for your pets. Besides, we have a variety of tasty and healthy food for your pets to choose from if you place the order. Dogs will be walked twice a day. We check the rooms every hour to make sure that the pets are in good condition.

●How much does it cost?

Regular room: $350 per day

Luxury room: $580 per day

For more details of other services, please go to our website www.thebestpethotel.com.hk or call 2123-4567.

Address: 26B Greeny Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong

21. Each room has the following things except ________.

A. a bed B. an LED TV C. a heater D. toy animals

22. How often does the hotel walk a dog?

A. Twice a day. B. Once an hour.

C. Three times a week. D. Four times a month.

23. Miss Lee wants to book a luxury room for her dog for three days. How much does she need to pay?