( )32. Whose was the thin dog?

A. Mr Stilwell’s. B. The boy’s. C. Mr Stilwell’s friend’s. D. We don’t know.

( )33. What did the boy do to the dog?

A. He kicked the dog, then gave bread to it.

B. He kicked the dog, then laughed at it.

C. He gave the dog bread kindly.

D. He gave the dog bread, then kicked it away.

( )34. What did Mr Stilwell do to the boy?

A. He asked the boy to give some bread to the dog.【八年级英语期中试卷及答案】

B. He took the boy to his house and gave him money.

C. He hit the boy with a stick and didn’t give him any money.

D. He gave the boy a dollar and then hit him with a stick.

( )35. What can we learn from the passage?

A. We should never play tricks (捉弄) on others.

B. Mr Stilwell was so bad to hit the boy.

C. Mr Stilwell was the boy’s father.

D. People in Western countries like dogs.

B

When the plane was waiting at the airport, a big snake climbed up the steps and into the plane. It went to sleep under the pilot’s (飞行员的) seat. Nobody saw it. Soon the passengers (乘客) walked into the plane and it took off. A little girl called Mary took out a whistle (哨子) and began playing. But none of the passengers liked the music. Then the stewardess (女乘务员) asked Mary to stop.

The noise of the plane woke the snake. It put its head out and looked into the pilot’s room. The pilot saw the snake and was greatly afraid. He was very afraid that the snake would bite him so he could not control the plane, and the plane started to swing strongly from side to side. The stewardess told the passengers what was happening and asked them not to be afraid. Mary was not afraid at all. She ran to the pilot’s room with her whistle and began to play slow music, then the snake went after her. The girl returned to her seat and the snake lying on the floor beside her, dancing to the music.

When the plane finally landed at the airport, and people took the snake to a zoo near Mary’s house. She often went to visit the snake.

( )36. How did the snake get into the plane?

A. Somebody took it there. B. Mary’s whistle brought it there.

C. It was always under the pilot’s seat. D. It climbed up the steps and into the plane itself.

( )37. Why did the stewardess stop Mary playing whistle?

A. Because it could wake the snake.

B. Because no one liked her music.

C. Because it was time for people to sleep.

D. Because people couldn’t play any music in the plane.

( )38. How did the pilot feel when he saw the snake?

A. Excited. B. Sad. C. Afraid. D. Happy.

( )39. What does the word “swing” mean?

A. 摇摆 B. 下坠 C. 跳动 D. 上升

( )40. What did Mary do to make the snake lying on the floor?

A. She caught it. B. She talked to it.【八年级英语期中试卷及答案】

C. She played the slow whistle music to attract (吸引) it. D. She danced for it.

C