绝密启用前|1试题命制中心2023学年上学期期末原创卷B卷八年级英语（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：120分）注意事项：1. 本试卷共四部分，六大题。2. 全卷包括试题卷（10页）和答题卷（2页）两部分。3. 请务必在答题卷上答题，在试题卷上答题无效。4. 考试结束后，请将试题卷和答题卷一并交回。第一部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分45分）I. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Today is my birthday. Can you come to my party tonight? A. Dont worry B. Sure, Id love to C. Thats too bad D. No, I dont know2. I think dragons are the of China. Do you think so? I agree with you. A. situation B. symbol C. promise D. shape3. I have left my English book at home. Can I use _? A. your B. you C. yourself D. yours4. How is the life in your hometown now? People are living a much better life than I . A. expected B. planned C. discovered D. noticed5. Has Tom finished reading his book yet? Ive no idea, but he _it the whole morning. A. read B. was reading C. has done D. would read6. Autumn is the best season _ Beijing. A. at B. in C. on D. near7. Jason, would you please _ this notice? No problem. Ill do it right away. A. put on B. put off C. put up D. put out8. Li Hai, _ you speak Chinese? Yes, but only a little. A. must B. need C. have to D. can9. You can believe in Jack. We never doubt _ he is honest. A. weather B. that C. whether D. if10. After a long walk, he felt very _. So he wanted to stop for a rest. A. excited B. glad C. tired D. afraid11. _ the TV program I Am A Singer came out, music fans all over the country became interested in it at once. A. As soon as B. Unless C. Although D. Until12. Can I read some books in the library, Mr. Liu? No, You cant read _ you show me your card. Thats the rule of the library. A. if B. because C. although D. unless13. I looked for my keys_, but I couldnt find them_. A. anywhere; somewhere B. everywhere; anywhere C. everywhere; somewhere D. somewhere; anywhere14. The CDS _ out just now. They _ very well. A. sold；sold B. were sold；sold C. were sold；were sold D. sold；were sold15. I didnt expect to see you studying in the library so early in the morning. _, huh? A. Every dog has its day B. Many hands make light work C. The early bird catches the worm D. Burn the candle at both endsII. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。ALast year Mike left school. He came to Paris to find a _16_. He went to one company after _17_ company. But no one wanted him. Then he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the_18_. He felt very sad and _19_. It was very late at night and the station was full of _20_. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train He bought the _21_ticket, so he was very happy.At that time, _ _22_ woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to _23_ her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didnt know _24_ to go. Just then an old man came and said, Young man, I saw what you did to help the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to _25_ for me?16. A. school B. worker C. hospital D. job17. A. another B. other C. any D. else18. A. hotel B. station C. restaurant D. company19. A. happy B. tired C. pleased D. glad20. A. animals B. doctors C. people D. teachers21. A. second B. last C. first D. third22. A. a B. an C. the D. /23. A. lend B. buy C. sell D. return24. A. what B. where C. when D. which25. A. work B. study C. play D. learnBAn old saying says that near neighbors are better than relatives far off. I never had that feeling _26_ I got to visit my grandfather in the countryside. It was quite beautiful. And _27_ of the roads are narrow in the mountains. I walked through them and breathed in the fresh air. I saw planted corn everywhere, and dogs were _28_ in front of the house. My father and I visited the house my grandparents live in. My grandfather told me that two families lived here. I saw a(n) _29_ neighbor, who was over 90, sitting outside their house.In fact, our real _30_ was to visit this old couple. Though their house was wet and dark, it reminded my father of his sweet childhood memories. When he was a kid, the neighb