2023—2024学年四川省广安友谊中学八年级下学期期中检测英语试卷.docVIP

2023—2024学年四川省广安友谊中学八年级下学期期中检测英语试卷

一、完形填空

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Wemakemoviesaboutaliens(外星人),_______wehaveneverseenthem.Wedon’tevenknowwhethertheyarerealornot,butweneverstop_______them.

Theuniverseisa_______place.Scientistssaytherearemanyplanetsoutsidethesolarsystem._______isverypossiblethattherearesmartformsoflife,oraliens,livingoutthere.

Scientistsaretryingmanywaystofindaliens.Theyuseradiotelescopes(射电望远镜)tosearchthesky_______aliensignals.

1.

A．although

B．till

C．because

D．so

2.

A．lookingfor

B．lookingafter

C．lookingat

D．lookingover

3.

A．small

B．big

C．strange

D．lonely

4.

A．He

B．She

C．This

D．It

5.

A．for

B．of

C．in

D．to

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Morethanfiftyyearsago,afatorangecatwasbornunderthepenofJimDavis.Thecartoonist(漫画家)neverexpecteditwouldbe________forsolong.Today,ifyoutellthename“Garfield”,almosteverybodywillknowyouaretalkingaboutthe________.

Garfieldbecamesuccessfulveryquickly.Itappearedinmorethan40newspapers________afteritwasborn.By1983,that________hadrisento1,000.Today,about200millionpeoplereadGarfield’sstoryin2,570________everyday.TherearealsolotsofGarfieldbooks,TVplays,filmsandclothes.

Davissaidhehad________whyGarfieldcouldbecomesopopular.“That’sbecauseGarfieldisjustthecatnextdoor,”thecartoonistsaid.“Heeatsalotandsleepsalot.Heneverlikes________soheisfat.Hedoesn’tlikeMonday.WemaysaythereisaGarfielddeepineverybody’s________.Allofusmayhavethesameideaslikehim.”

Attheageof72,Davisstill________theGarfieldbookshimself.Hehasneverthoughtaboutputtingdownhispen.“Dosomethingtomakepeople________andfeelhappy,”Davissaid.“That’swhatIgoforallthetime.”

6.

A．helpful

B．popular

C．pretty

D．boring

7.

A．cat

B．monkey

C．queen

D．pie

8.

A．clearly

B．carelessl