浙江省余姚市兰江中学2017_2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题人教新目标版201806081108.doc

8浙江省余姚市兰江中学2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）Therewasasheepdog(牧羊犬)namedWylie.Youcouldn’timaginehow1shewas!Shecould2thesheepwell.Shedrovethemoutto3whentheywerehungry,andbroughtthemhomewhenitwastimetosleep.Whenthesheepgotafraid,Wylieknewwell4todo.Butlater,shewasgiventotwokindmenintheneatesttown5hermaster（主人）wastooold.ThereWyliedidn’thavetodoanywork--shewasjusta6dog.Shelookedhappyatfirst.Butnotlong,thefamilynoticedsomething7abouttheirpet.EveryTuesdaynight,Wyliewentoutandcamebackwithher8coatwetonthenextmorning.9knewwhereWyliewent.Nearthetownwasabigmarket.Farmersbroughttheirsheepthereforsale.Thesheepwere10beingthere.Butevery11morning,thefarmerswouldseealittledogwithsilkcoatcome.Thelittledog12thesheeplikeaschool-----teacher.Shemadethemquietbut13hurtthem!Everyfarmerwouldliketo14thehelpfuldogbutcouldn’tcatchher.OnedayWylie’smasterswenttothemarket15her,theymetthesheepfarmers.Atthattime,everyoneknewthefact.ThentheyalllovedWyliebetterthanever.()1.A.weak()2.A.lookfor()3.A.sleep()4.A.when()5.A.because()6.A.show()7.A.common()8.A.house()9.A.Everybody()10.A.afraidof()11.A.Tuesday()12.A.sold()13.A.sometimes()14.A.keep()15.A.forB.beautifulB.comparewithB.eatB.howB.althoughB.policeB.wonderfulB.winterB.NobodyB.pleasedwithB.WednesdayB.hurtB.alwaysB.driveB.byC.cleverC.takecareofC.swimC.whyC.unlessC.petC.clearC.silkC.AnybodyC.interestedinC.ThursdayC.ledC.oftenC.saveC.toD.sillyD.keepawayfromD.playD.whatD.ifD.guideD.strangeD.paperD.SomebodyD.excitedaboutD.FridayD.hitD.neverD.helpD.with二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）ALookatyourcalendar.Canyouseedaxueanddongzhionit?Theyarejieqi.InChina,thereare24jieqis.InEnglish,wecallthemthe24solarterms.Now,notonlyChinesepeoplebutalsotherestoftheworldknowsaboutthem.OnNov30,2016,UNESCOmadeadecision.Itaddedthe24solartermstothelistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.About2,000yearsago,Chinesepeoplestudiedthechangesofdifferentseasons.Later,theymade24solartermstohelppeopleliveandwork.Forexample,itisusuallysnowyonxiaoxue.Afterlichun,theweathergetswarm.Pe