2023—2023学年陕西省西安市辅轮中学八年级下学期第一次月考英语试卷.doc

2023—2023学年陕西省西安市辅轮中学八年级下学期第一次月考英语试卷一、完形填空(★★★) When I was in Grade Eight, I volunteered at a hospital. I usually __________ Mr. Gillespie—a patient in a coma (昏迷). He seldom had __________ visitors, and nobody seemed to care about him. As a __________ , I spent many days holding his hand and telling stories to him even though he slept all the time. Once I needed to be out of town for more than a week. __________ when I came back ten days later, I found Mr. Gillespie was gone. I was very __________ when I heard the news. Several years later, when I was at the bus station, I __________ a familiar face. It was Mr. Gillespie! He was alive! I went up to ask if he knew me and explained (解释) how I met him. He was very excited and then gave me the warmest hug. He said: “I could feel you holding my hand when I was __________ in bed. But I thought it was an angel from the heaven! You helped to make __________ possible for me to __________ the dangerous situation. And you really made a difference to me that could mean life or __________ ! 1.A．talked withB．stayed upC．come up withD．stayed with2.A．someB．anyC．noD．few3.A．nurseB．volunteerC．doctorD．student4.A．SoB．AlthoughC．ButD．If.5.A．gladB．unluckyC．luckyD．sad6.A．lostB．becameC．noticedD．finished7.A．layingB．laidC．lyingD．lied8.A．sureB．itC．thisD．that9.A．get out ofB．get offC．get intoD．get up10.A．deadB．deathC．dieD．died(★★★) My classmates and I are planning a food drive (募捐活动) at the Farmer’s Market. The purpose is to __________ food for the homeless people in our city. Many people have already bought food from the sellers to __________ the drive. That will help us achieve the goal of __________ the homeless. “Will the people get a reward (奖励) for taking part in the activity?” asked Marty. “What kind of reward?” asked Coach. “We can’t __________ a lot of money for rewards.” “Balloons!” said Marty. “You could order printed balloons that say ‘Farmer’s Market Food Drive’ and give __________ about it.” Coach agreed. He paid 50 dollars for 200 printed balloons. “That should be __________ ,” he said. On the day of the drive, he asked Marty to __________ the balloons. Marty untied the first bunch (束) of balloons, and __________ all of them flew into the air. Coach just laughed. “Look at that!” he said, pointing to them in the sky. “Maybe we’ll get more __________ in this way.” He was right. People found the balloons and brought more food to the drive. Our activity was very __________ . And we felt proud to be able to help more people. 11.A．raiseB．cookC．saveD．make12.A．come toB．use toC．give toD．be used to13.A．watchingB．feedingC．changingD．finding14.A．costB．spendC．payD．take15.A．newsB．truthC．adviceD．information16.A．farB．littleC．enoughD．few17.A．pick outB．hand outC．look outD．put out18.A．surprisinglyB．finallyC．suddenlyD．happily19.A．foodB．moneyC．drinkD．water20.A．peacefulB．carefulC．successfulD．harmful二、阅读理解(★★★) A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was the person who saw the whole accident. Now they are at the police station. This is what they said. I was driving from the airport toward Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of the truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged.I was driving behind a truck several miles from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.I was watching the traffic about a mile from the airport when I was walking back home. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred feet behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too. Later, Tom’s friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.21. How many people are mentioned in the passage? A．Six.B．Four.C．Three.D．Five.22. The truck was hit on the way ________. A．to the airportB．to the police stationC．to NewtonD．home23. From the passage, we know ________ told a lie. A．the truck driverB．TomC．the taxi driverD．Tom’s friend (★★★) Imagine this: you wake up one morning and you notice something strange. You missed your alarm. You look over and you find it’s going off, but you cannot hear it. You turn on your 。