人教版八年级英语（上）期末考试试卷集（260题）

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The umbrella is a very common object.It keeps the ________⁽³⁶⁾ and the sun off the people.Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠)so it is ________⁽³⁷⁾ to carry them.

However，the umbrella has not always been as ________⁽³⁸⁾ as it is now.In the past，it was a symbol of importance.Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ________^(39)．Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or an important person.

Umbrellas are very old.People in different parts of the world began to ________⁽⁴⁰⁾ umbrellas at different times.The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago.From there，umbrellas ________⁽⁴¹⁾ to India and Egypt.In Greece and Rome，________⁽⁴²⁾ wouldn't use them.They believed umbrellas were only for women.

England was ________⁽⁴³⁾ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain.The weather there is very ________⁽⁴⁴⁾ and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today.The next time you ________⁽⁴⁵⁾ one，thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them，you'll feel you are an important person，too.

36．A.rain       B．cloud  C．air        D．water

37．A.lovely     B．cheap  C．hard       D．easy

38．A.light      B．heavy   C．common   D．special

39．A.way      B．size      C．reason    D．place

40．A.discover  B．use       C．examine  D．discuss

41．A.walked   B．travelled   C．rode     D．flew

42．A.children               B．parents

C．men                 D．women

43．A.probably               B．already

C．suddenly             D．immediately

44．A.sunny    B．rainy     C．snowy     D．windy

45．A.sell      B．return    C．borrow     D．carry

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解析：

36.A　点拨：句意：它为人们遮挡雨和太阳。

37．D　点拨：句意：大多数的伞是可以折叠的，所以它们容易携带。easy意为“容易的”。

38．C　点拨：联系上下文法。结合文章第一句以及下文内容可知此处应用common“普通的；常见的”。

39．A　点拨：in this way意为“以这种方式”。句意：一些非洲国家仍然以这种方式使用伞。　40.B　41.B

42．C　

43．A　点拨：词义辨析法。probably“可能”；already“已经”；suddenly“突然”；immediately“立即”。结合文意可知应选A。

44．B　45.D