潍坊市诸城市2019-2020学年八年级英语上册期末试卷.docxVIP

山东省潍坊市诸城市2021-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 一、阅读单项选择 ? 1. 〔1〕What time do western people usually have dinner? A.At 5: 00 in the afternoon. B.After midday.C.Around 7 pm or even later. D.Before 7: 00 in the afternoon. 〔2〕What will a host〔主人〕 probably say to a guest at the start of a meal? A.Eat slowly! B.Can I help you?C.Can you serve me? D.Help yourself! 〔3〕Which of the following is helpful when youre in the west according to the poster? A.The fork is held in your right hand and the knife in your left. B.You can leave as soon as youve finished eating. C.You cant eat chicken legs with your fingers. D.If you dont know what to do, just watch the others and do as they do. ? 2. ????It?is most difficult for parents to decide to have a second child. Someone says that a single child is likely to be a lonely child. There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with. An only child is not able to get along well with children of his age. Some parents regretted〔懊悔〕making the decisions to have only one child.????But?the number of parents choosing to have only one child is increasing in many parts of the world. In the US, for example, more than 14 percent of women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child. The same can be seen in the UK. In Japan, the average number of children born per family had gone down to 1.42 by 1996.????For?some single child parents, especially who are busy working every day, time and energy seem to be overwhelming〔势不可挡的〕 They dont have enough time and energy to share with more children. For other people, money is their first consideration〔考虑〕. Many couples in Japan choose not to have large families because the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 reaches around US $ 160,000. 〔1〕According to the passage, why is a single child likely to be lonely? A.Because he doesnt have holidays. B.Because his parents dont love him. C.Because there are other children in the family. D.Because he doesnt have a brother or a sister to