江苏省东台市第二教育联盟2020-2021学年八年级12月月考课外阅读检测英语试题

八年级课外阅读检测英语试题 （总分：50分 时间：45分钟) 一、完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） A man is taking an early morning walk on the beach. The wind is soft and the air is fresh. 1 beautiful starfish are on the beach. The 2 tide (潮汐) brought them here. However, if they can't get back into the water 3 the sun rises, they will die in the sun. The man takes a few steps, picks up one starfish and throws it into the water. He keeps 4 this. There is 5 person not far behind him. He stands there and watches the man for a few minutes but can't 6 . He catches up with the man and asks, "What are you doing?" "I'm trying to help these starfish. If I don't do this, they 7 soon," answers the man. "There are hundreds of starfish on the beach. 8 can you help?" This man doesn't answer. He takes more steps, picks up another one,throws it into the water, and says, "I don't know how many I can help, 9 I can help this one." There are so many people in need in the world. It's