2024-2025学年江苏省锡山高级实验中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷
注意事项:
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。
一、单选题：本大题共14小题，共14分。
1. useful teaching experience the professor shared with us in the talk!（ ）
A. What B. What a C. What an D. How
2.What can we know from the picture？（ ）
A. The online competition ends soon，so find out more information about it here.
B. Go to this website page to see the winning entries for Friday’s competition.
C. Click here to send us your name and phone number for this week’s competition.
D. Click here to keep in touch with the people working for the writing competition.
3.Learning English in a classroom is important，but using English in real will improve skills greatly.（ ）
A. conditions B. situations C. environment D. directions
4.”81192″，the number of Wang Wei’s plane,__________ up on many Chinese media on April 1 every year for 20 years,reminding the Chinese people of a name we won’t and can’t forget.（ ）
A. showed B. showing C. has shown D. shows
5.If things go your wishes，there must be other good things waiting for you.（ ）
A. through B. beyond C. above D. against
6.—What bad weather!It’s raining hard all these days.
—Yes，the river has by two feet.（ ）
A. raised B. lifted C. improved D. risen
7.Hold the rope，look forward and take one step .Try more and you will be good at it.（ ）
A. on time B. from time to time
C. all the time D. at a time
8.—How long will the negotiation （谈判） between two countries last？
— they reach an agreement （协议），I am not sure.（ ）
A. Since B. Until C. Not until D. After
9.There is a saying that goes，”A plant produce new flowers；man is young but once.”（ ）
A. may B. must C. should D. need
10.—What a pity!I failed the 2025 Wuxi Marathon because of sudden illness.
—Health comes first. ，you still enjoyed the wonderful cherry blossoms in Wuxi.（ ）
A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. Anyway D. Instead
11.Life ________ ups and downs. Don’t lose heart， just keep moving.（ ）
A. is made of B. is made up of C. is made by D. is made from
12.—How long has Mr.White Joan？
—I am not sure.Maybe they got married five years ago.（ ）
A. married B. got married to C. been married with D. been married to
13.—I haven’t seen Mark and Jane for long.
—Oh，you don’t know？The young couple England for 2 months.（ ）
A. has gone to B. have been in C. have been to D. have gone to
14.—Would you mind swapping seats with me？My elderly mother has difficulty walking，and your seat is closer to the restroom.
— .I’m happy to help.（ ）
A. Not at all B. You’d better not C. Never mind D. Of course
二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。
“I’ve been writing a book，John.Do you think anyone would be interested in(15) it？” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair.He remembered her rich(16)in the early days of the Old West.He looked through the papers， “It’s good，Grandma，” he said gently.Then realizing that she(17)hear him.He shouted into her ears. “I think it’s very good.I’ll send it to a publisher.”
Ten days later，John reported that the publisher had read a few(18).He agreed to publish it，and he had paid＄100 for the copyright（版权）.(19)money would be given as an advance（预付款）.Every month，John brought her＄100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress （进展） of the book.
One morning，three months after her 100th birthday，Grandma didn’t get up.The doctor told her that she couldn’t last more than a few days.She was ready to go，but she first wanted her book to be in(20).John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands.She proudly touched her book with her fingers，tears in her eyes.Two hours later，she died peacefully，(21)holding her book.
