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2023-2024 八年级英语下册
Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
第I卷(选择题)
一、完形填空
An old woman had two large pots —one on each end of a pole (扁担). She carried the pole with the pots on her shoulder. One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it, while the other pot was (1) and was always full of water. At the (2) of the long walk from the local well to the woman's house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.
This (3) daily for two years, with the woman bringing home only (4) pot(s) of water. Of course, the perfect pot was (5) . But the poor cracked pot was (6) of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the (7) while they were on the way back. "I am ashamed of myself (8) this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house," it said. The old woman smiled and said, "Did you (9) that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I (10) know you were cracked. I planted flowers seeds on (11) side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you (12) them."
"For two years, I have been able to (13) these beautiful flowers to decorate my dining table. (14) you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty." Hearing these words, the cracked pot (15) .
Each of us has our own cracks. But it's these cracks that make our lives so interesting and meaningful.
1.A. broken B. perfect C. lovely D. small
2.A. end B. beginning C. back D. middle
3.A. changed B. succeeded C. happened D. appeared
4.A. one B. one and a half C. two D. two and a half
5.A. sad B. interested C. angry D. proud
6.A. glad B. excited C. ashamed D. bored
7.A. woman B. well C. house D. pole
8.A. because B. before C. though D. while
9.A. hear B. expect C. notice D. suggest
10.A. even B. still C. already D. always
11.A. my B. your C. its D. his
12.A. see B. care C. pass D. water
13.A. accept B. plant C.