中小学2023-2024学年四川省绵阳市涪城区八年级（下）期末英语试卷教育教学资料整理.docxVIP

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2023-2024学年四川省绵阳市涪城区八年级（下）期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解（共4小题，每小题10分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

1．（10分）DorothylivedwithheruncleHenryandauntEmwhowerebothfarmers.Theirhousehadonlyfourwalls，afloorandasmallspaceunderthefloortoprotectthemfrompowerfulwinds.Thehousewasinthemiddleofpoorlandwithstrongsunlightandfewplants.AuntEmusedtobeyoungandcheerful，butthesunandwindhadtakenawayherhappiness.UncleHenryalsolookedseriousandstrict.OnlyToto，alittleblackdogwithshinyhairandbrighteyes，couldbringlaughterintoDorothyslife.

Oneday，theyheardlowsoundsofwindfromboththenorthandthesouth.UncleHenryrealizedastrongwindwascoming.HerushedtoprotecttheanimalswhileAuntEmhurriedDorothytothebasement.Suddenly，thehousebegantorockandrisetotheair.Inthecenter，thewindblewloudly，butDorothyfoundherselfridingsafelyontherisinghouse.

Frightened，TotoranaroundtheroomuntilDorothycaughthimandprotectedhimfromfallingthroughtheopendoor.Shecloseditcarefullytoavoidfurtherdanger.Ashourspassed，Dorothyslowlygotoverherfear.ShefinallyfellasleeponherbedwithTotobyherside.ThewindhadsetDorothyshousedowngentlyinabeautifulcountry.

Asshelookedaround，shesawgreengrass，fruitfultrees，andcolourfulflowers.Birdswithspecialfeatherssangandflewaround.Asshestoodenjoyingthebeautifulviews，agroupofstrangelydressedpeoplecamenear.Theyworeroundhatsthatrosetoasmallpointafootabovetheirheads.Threemenweredressedinblue，andalittlewomanworeawhitedress.Theystoppedanddiscussedinalowvoice，asifafraidtocomefarther.

（1）Howdoesthewriterbeginthestory？

A.Byshowingasaying.

B.Bygivingsomenumbers.

C.Byintroducingthefamily.

D.Bydescribingthelandscape.

（2）WhocouldmakeDorothyhappy？

A.Toto.

B.UncleHenry.

C.AuntEm.

D.Bothherauntanduncle.

（3）Whathappenedwhen