When we got home, there was（4）_______ time to enjoy our presents．We had to go off to our grandparents' house for our Christmas（5）_______．While we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the closed gas station．I saw that there were（6）_______ of them: the parents and three children﹣﹣two girls and a small boy．My father rolled down his window and asked the man, "Are you waiting for the（7）_______? "The man said they were．"Well, you're getting wet standing here．Why don't you all（8）_______the car and I'll drive you up there．"The man thought about it for a moment, and then they climbed into the car．They had（9）_______with them, only the clothes they were wearing．
（1）
A.foodB.candyC.presentsD.b.safeD.clean
（3）
A.sawB.knewC.realizedD.wondered
（4）
A.hardlyB.stillC.almostD.nearly
（5）
A.dessertB.BreakfastC.LunchD.dinner
Chapter 16: Useful phases …………192
A: French
B: Italian
C: English
（1）The book includes________ parts．
A. 2B. 4C. 17D. 233．
（2）The book will be useful if you go to________countries for a visit．
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue．This is just an expression．In fact, the phrase "blue moon" has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color．
Chapter 3; Best time to travel……………5
Chapter 4: Planning a one﹣week travel….7
Chapter 5: Planning a two﹣week travel…12
Chapter 6: Changing money …18
Chapter 7: Finding a hotel．……………19
（11）
A.happyB.sadC.angryD.good
（12）
A.whatB.whichC.ifD.how
（13）
A.lookedB.turnedC.lightedD.threw
（14）
A.throughB.forC.withD.on
（15）
A.storyB.experienceC.resultD.memory
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shapes．We call certain names with certain shapes of the moon．For example, when we can see a small part of the moon, it is called a crescent moon．A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip（尖端）of a fingernail（指甲）, When we cannot see the moon at all it is called a new moon．When we can see the whole moon, it is called a full moon Usually, there is only one full moon every month．Sometimes, however, there will be two full moons in one month．When this happens, the second fill moon is called a "blue moon"．
All this happened a long time ago, but the（15）_______of it remains clear．That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the joy of making others happy．
Chapter 11: England………………….97
Chapter 12: Spain …………………116
Chapter 13: Staying safe……………168
Chapter 14: Local customs…………172
Chapter 15: Important holidays ……184
2019-2020学年浙江省宁波市奉化区八年级（下）期末英语试卷
IV. 完形填空（本题有1小题；每小题15分， 满分15分）阅读下面短文， 掌握大意， 然后从 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．
1. It was raining as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Church．We were eager（渴望）to get home and play with the（1）_______that Santa Claus had left for us．Across the street from the church was a gas station．It was（2）_______because workers went home for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing outside the door to keep dry．I（3）_______why they were there but then forgot about them as I had to keep up with ill．
A. AsianB. AfricanC. EuropeanD. American．
（3）Between Page 19 and 35，you can get information about________．
A. hotelsB. customsC. holidaysD. Languages．
3. Have you ever heard someone use the phrase "once in a blue moon"? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often．For example, someone might say that he tries not to eat sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate "once in a blue moon"．Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say "I visit the shore once in a blue moon．"While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it．
A: Three star hotels
B: Four﹣star hotels
C: Five﹣star hotels
Chapter 8: Getting around……………..36
Part 3: Recommended things to see
Chapter 9: France……50
Chapter 10: Italy …73
V. 阅读理解（本题有4小题， 每小题6分；共计30分）阅读下面材料， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．
2.
A Travel Guide to Europe
Chapter 1: What to bring……………….2
Chapter2: Getting travel visas………….4
Once they sat down, my father（10）_______back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa Claus had found them yet．Three（11）_______faces gave him their answer．"Well, when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having trouble finding you all, and he asked me（12）_______he could leave your toys at my house．We'll first go and get them before I take you to the bus stop．"All at one, the three children's faces（13）_______up, laughing and chattering．