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嘉兴市八年级(下)学科期末检测
英语 试题卷 (2021.06)
二、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)
Last month I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. As soon as we arrived, Tom followed his grandpa to play in the yard. I knew he was ___16___ about everything in his grandparents’ home.
At lunch table, Tom told me, ___17___, “Dad, I saw a hen flying.”
“impossible!” I said without ___18___, “How can a hen fly?”
“The dog kept running after the hen in the yard. Finally the hen was in a ___19___. When she found no other way out, she suddenly ___20___ to the top of the house. The hen escaped (逃跑) successfully. Dad, I didn’t know a hen could fly before. ___21___ can a hen fly?”
I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life, and ___22___ , she tries her best to fly away from the danger!” Tom nodded. He seemed to have ___23___.
Last weekend we visited Tom’s grandparents again. I was ___24___ Grandma in the kitchen, when I heard Tom shouting from the yard, “Dad! The dog is ___25___ the hen again! Come to see!”
I ran out of the house quickly. I saw the hen running to a group of ___26___, with the dog running after her. Then the hen stopped suddenly and faced the dog ___27___, with her two wings (翅膀) opening out to ___28___her children.
“Dad, why didn’t the hen fly away? She knows she ___29___ beat the dog.” asked Tom.
I answered after a while, “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her children more than her ___30___.” Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood.
16. A. sure B. nervous C. excited D. worried
17. A. silently B. proudly C. carefully D. actively
18. A. trying B. looking C. thinking D. laughing
19. A. kitchen B. corner C. tree D. room
20. A. flew up B. ran out C. stood up D. jumped out
21. A. Why B. What C. When D. Where
22. A. in fact B. for example C. as a result D. once or twice
23. A. trusted B. refused C. forgotten D.understood
24. A. at B. with C. behind D. around
25. A. testing B. inviting C. warning D. followi