八年级下册期中测试题完形填空（共20小题，计20分）One of the world’s most dangerous sport is mountain climbing, and one of the popular 21 ________ for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas runs along the southwestern part of China. 22______ all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. A girl 23. _______ Weiwei, from Tieyi Middle School, got to the top of Qomolangma in 2018. Now she is studying in Peking University and she loves climbing very much.It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick cloud cover the top and snow fall very 24._______ . Even 25.________ serious difficulties include freeze weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take 26.______ air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were two foreigners. And the first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to 27._______was from Japan in 1975. The spirit of these climbers 28.________ us that we should never give up 29._______ to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be 30. ________than the force of nature.21. A. place B. places C. activity D. activities22. A. In B. From C. At D. Of23. A. is called B. called C. calls D. was called24. A. harder B. hardly C. hard D. hardest25. A. much B. more C. many D. most26. A. in B. out C. away D. off27. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. succeeding28. A. shows B. show C. showed D. was showing29. A. to try B. try C. trying D. to trying30. A. strong B. stronger C. strongest D. more strong第二节：阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Little Tommy lived in a village with his grandpa. Each morning, his grandpa got up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his book. One day, Tommy asked, “Grandpa, I try 31.______ the book just like you but I don’t understand it, and I forgot what I do 32______ I close the book. What’s the meaning of reading them?”Grandpa pointed to 33_______ old coal basket in the corner and sa id, “Take this basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” Tommy 34___ as he was told. Of course, he brought back an empty basket.Grandpa laughed and said, “You will have to move a little faster next time.” Tommy tried again. This time he ran 35_____ but the result was the same. “Grandpa, it was impossible to carry water in a basket.” “Tommy, I don’t think you are trying hard enough. Why do you give up so easily?” With a lot of 37________ in mind, Tommy decided to have a last try. This t ime he did iteven more quickly, 37________ no matter how hard he tried, it still made no difference.“See, Grandpa, it’s useless.” Tommy shouted 38______ he got into the house, out of breath.“So you think it’s useless? “The old man said, “Look at your basket.” Tommy looked at his basket and 39_____ the first time realized that it was different. The basket was clean, inside and out.“Tommy, that’s what happens when you read books. You 40_____ not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out.”31. A. read B. to read C. look D. to look32. A. as long as B. as soon as C. as fast as D. as much as33.A. a B. an C. / D. the34. A. did B. do C. does D. doing35. A. faster B. quicker C. more happily D. more slowly36. A. answers B. questions C. problems D. hobbies37. A. but B. so C. and D. or38. A. though B. unless C. when D. if39. A. in B. for C. with D. about40. A. can B. might C. could D. need阅读理解（共15小题，计15分）第一节：阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否否呵短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用”B”表示。

ADo you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others don’t.The White House is a house in washing ton. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It’s really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president’s house on fire. In 1814, in order to hide the marks of the fire, the stone walls of the president’s house were painted white and it h as been the “White House” ever since.41. The White House is a house for the presidents of the U.S.A.42. England fought with America in 1814.43. The House called “White House” because it is covered with snow.44. The White House was painted white because it was once on fire and was with marks.45. “Ever since” means once.第二节：阅读下面短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给橘子的一个最佳答案。

BOne day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell from his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass by and help him.Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed（失望的）when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him.But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time,” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “Wherever you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him.”47. Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought the great man .A. couldn’t help himB. could take away his bagC. could take away his horseD. couldn’t see him49. What can we infer (推断) from this passage?A. No one helped the farmer.B. The great man needed help to lift his bag of rice.C. The farmer didn’t pay the great man.D. The farmer was disappointed when he saw the man riding a horse.CThere were three big fish in the lake. One of them, Demo, was wise; another one,Jimmy, was half-wise; Martin, the third one, was stupid.Some fishermen came to the bank of the lake with their nets. The three fish saw them.Demo decided at once to leave, to make the long and difficult trip to the ocean. He thought, "I won't discuss with these two about this. They love this place so much that they call it home and will stay on. How silly they are! They still haven't realized we are in great danger now. Their ignorance will cost them their lives."Seeing the wise fish had left, Jimmy thought, "My guide has gone and now I've lost my chance to escape." He felt sorry for it and then thought, "What can I do to save myself from these men and their nets? Perhaps I should pretend to be already dead, giving myself totally to the water." So he did that. He went up and down with the water, helpless, within arm's reach of thefishermen."Look at this! The best and biggest fish is dead." One of the men lifted him by the tail, and threw him up on the ground. He rolled over and over and moved secretly toward the water, and then, back in.The third fish was aimlessly jumping about, trying to escape with his speed and clevernes. The net, of course, finally closed around him, and as he lay in the hot fryingpan bed, he thought, "If I get out of this, I'll never live again in the limits of the lake. Next time, the ocean!I'll make it m y home."50. The passage is a _________.A. diaryB. storyC. noticeD. letter51. The underlined word “ignorance” in the passage means “_______”in Chinese.A.冲动B.勇气C. 愚昧D.疏忽52. Who was caught by the fishermen at last?A. DemoB. JimmyC. MartinD. Martin and JimmyDIf you go to Hong Kong by air，you will arrive at Hong Kai Take Airport. Because there was not enough land，this was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Colon. Colon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel （隧道） under the sea. Much of Hong Kon g is farmland and mountains.The population of Hong Kong is over six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people. Clothes，computers，radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things，such as watches and computers there.People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog-racing or motor-racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired，there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of hotels to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for wonderful Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinds of food，for example，fish，vegetables and the famous Beijing Duck. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.53. The airport was built out into the sea because .A.it is near the seaB. there was not enough landC. planes arrive safelyD.it would be good54. Most people in Hong Kong speak .A. neither Chinese nor EnglishB. Chinese as their second languageC. English onlyD. Chinese and English55. The main idea of the fourth paragraph is “”.A. Dog racing is interestingB. Beijing Duck is famousC. Chinese food is famousD. Hong Kong is a good place to travel第二卷（共45分）完成句子。