成都石室联合中学2018年八年级下学期英语期中试题（配答案无听力）A卷第一部分基础知识运用（共30小题，计40分）六、选择填空。
（共15小题，计20分）A. 从以下各题的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。
（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）31. He thought it was ________ unfair rule, so he refused to accept it.A. aB. theC. an32. Yang Liwei’s first flight in space ________ Chinese people.A. has something toB. is meaningfulC. has meaning to33. — What’s the matter with your leg— The road was so ________ that I fell down and hurt my leg yesterday.A. icyB. longC. dirty34. The boy called his parents ________ he arrived in that city.A. as soon asB. as long asC. as a result35. Susan went to the bookstore by bus, but she got off the bus at the ________ stopand walked back to the bookstore for a long time.A. rightB. wrongC. third36. Dale wanted to copy others’ answers when taking an exam. The head teacherfound it and stopped him ________.A. right nowB. at onceC. at times37. Though your parents can’t understand what you did, it’s necessary for you tohave a ________ with them.A.relationB. competitionC. communication38. — I feel ________ after running for a long time.— You’d better go to see a doctor.A. sickB. cleverC. excited39. Parents often ________ their children ________ some good advice.A. provide, withB. offer, toC. compete, with40. — What were you doing at seven last night— ________A. I finished doing my homework.B. I was making my way to the bus stop.C. You were busy sweeping the floor, weren’t youB. 补全对话。
根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将选项的字母编号依次填在题号后的相应位置。
（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）A: Hey, Betty. You weren’t at home yesterday afternoon, were youB: No. 41. _________A: Well, I called you but no one answered. 42. _________B: When did you call meA: At about eight o’clock.B: Oh. I was at Linda’s home. 43. _________ What did you call forA: 44. _________B: Did you work it out at lastA: Yes, I did. 45. _________B: Oh, he is better at math than me.七、完形填空。
阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A，B，C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
（共15小题，计20分。
A篇每小题2分，计10分；B篇每小题1分，计10分）AEveryone changes in his or her life. Mostly these changes take place because of an experience. 46. ________ me, junior high school was such an experience. It taught me about myself, and that is the most important lesson I have ever learned.I used to be quiet and shy, not wanting to show my inner self (内在自我). I would never talk about 47. ________ was in my mind. I was afraid that someone would tell me I was wrong. I cared too much about what others thought of me.Now I am no longer afraid to tell others my worries and let them know how I feel. I have changed a lot with the help of my teachers and friends. They taught me that it is not a big deal to fail in something as long as I have learned from my 48. ________. By finding the courage to believe in 49. ________, I have become much stronger in mind. The thought of a challenge 50. ________ make me feel afraid, but now I want to work even harder to deal with the difficulties that stand in my way.I have learned that the ideas I did in the past can now be contributed (贡献) to the world.46. A. In B. Around C. For47. A. where B. what C. how48. A. life B. teacher C. mistakes49. A. yourself B. herself C. myself50. A. is used to B. used to C. is useful toBEmily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course (公民课程), she had to volunteer in a nursing home for a week.Emily arrived there on Monday, and she was told she would 51. ________ an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. When she finally met the old lady, Emily 52. ________ awkwardly (别扭的) in front of the lady and said, “Good afternoon. I’m Emily.”“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied.Then, 53. ________ filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say. Then she went on, “I’m here because I have to 54. ________ here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”Mrs. Blair said, “Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to 55. ________ about old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you.” Then she told Emily stories about the past. “I was an actress in Broadway in the 1950s. Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a 56. ________ bracelet (手镯). I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”Emily listened carefully. She became so interested in Mrs. Blair’s 57. ________ that she decided to come earlier the next day. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 58.________ to say goodbye.“Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her and handed her a gift. Emily 59. ________ opened the box and was surprised to see Mrs. Blair’s bracelet in it. With tears in her eyes, she said, “I’m sure to visit you 60. ________ I’m free.”51.A.waste B.spend C.plan52. A.asked B.sat C.stood53.A.warmth B.sadness C.silence54.A.study B.live C.volunteer55.A.care B.worry C.talk56.A.strange B.special mon57.A.dreams B.jokes C.stories58.A.upset B.nervous C.surprised59.A.suddenly B.worriedly C.carefully60.A.whatever B.wherever C.whenever第二部分阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）八、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。