鲁教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中测试卷(I)卷

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A . other B . others C . the other D . another （2）

A . brother B . body C . hobby D . writer （3）

A . spent B . cost C . bought D . shared （4）

A . manager B . doctor C . singer D . writer （5）

A . for B . with C . to D . as （6）

A . successful B . outgoing C . polite

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D . poor （7）

A . or B . but C . because D . though （8）

A . too B . also C . only D . either （9）

A . Usually B . Luckily C . Maybe D . Once （10）

A . remember B . remembers C . remembered D . to remember

三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共43分)

22. （8分） The following Mini Course will give you lots of ideas on how you can turn your favorite hobby into a business. Just choose the hobby that interests you from the following, and enjoy reading through the articles and information on your favourite topics.

Dog ownership, training and care. Dog ownership can be both a hobby and a lifestyle decision. There are many different types of dogs in this series of articles.

Cat ownership and care. Owning a cat can also be both a hobby and a lifestyle choice. If you want to know more things about your furry friend before you buy a cat, please read this section of the website. Blogging. Blogging is a big business these days and it is one of the fastest growing hobbies today. But what exactly is a blog? In this series of articles, we’ll look at blogs and they will make you

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interested in blogs.

Chess. Chess is a very popular hobby. You can get tips and ideas about chess after you read this series of articles, which can help you win at chess.

Fishing. As a global pastime and hobby to millions, fishing is a big business. There are many fishing techniques and much information in this series of articles. Please try. Maybe you can catch a big fish next time.

（1）The Mini Course will offer you the following except___________. A . information about dogs B . websites about cat ownership C . articles about hobbies D . advice on reading

（2）The articles about dogs may tell us________. A . how to make a decision B . where to buy a dog C . differences between dogs D . how to develop a hobby

（3）The underlined word “pastime” means __________in Chinese. A . 过时 B . 消失 C . 消遣 D . 运动

（4）The similarity(相似性)of blogging and fishing is that___________. A . they are big businesses B . they are growing fast C . neither of them is popular

D . neither of them needs equipment（设备） 23. （10分）阅读理解

The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the humans'. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long, while the bones in a human's neck are short. That makes the difference. A female giraffe

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gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the high leaves on the trees.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（1）In this passage the underlined word giraffe means _______. A . 鲸鱼 B . 长颈鹿 C . 大象 D . 河马

（2）The bones in a bird's neck are _______. A . as big as in a human's neck B . as big as in a giraffe's neck C . many more than in a human's neck D . much bigger than in a giraffe's neck （3）Which of the following is TRUE? A . A giraffe has only seven bones.

B . The giraffe is the largest animal on the land. C . It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

D . Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes. （4）When a giraffe is born, it is about _______. A . 5. 5 meters long B . 5. 5 meters tall C . 1. 9 meters long D . 1. 9 meters tall

（5）We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger _______. A . it will run away as fast as possible B . it will run to eat the tiger

C . it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

D . it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat

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