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浙江省杭州市西湖区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷
三、完形填空(共15 小题, 每小题 1分, 满分15 分)
It was a sunny day in Barrie, and nine-year-old Stephanie Boddy and her friend Samantha Quinn were ___1___ on the grass near their apartment building and having a picnic (野餐) on an old blanket (毯子). Little did they know, this ___2___ day would soon become a story of bravery (勇敢).
While making sandwiches and talking about school, Stephanie and Samantha saw ___3___ unusual above them. ___4___, they noticed four-year-old Skyler Christou hanging out of a fourth floor window, almost ___5___. Without thinking, the girls took the ___6___ from under their picnic and ran to catch him. They were really scared, ___7___ they kept going. As Skyler fell, he turned over and over, and the girls kept their blanket ___8___. “We moved back and forth as he came down,” Stephanie said, “I was really scared.” Skyler fell into the center of the blanket, and then fell onto the ground. ___9___, he wasn’t seriously hurt, all thanks to the blanket that ___10___ him.
The people in the town were happy for the ___11___ who did something great. Samantha’s mom felt ___12___ and said, “I’m so proud (自豪) of the girls.” Barrie’s police officer heard about it and praised (表扬) the girls, saying they were really ___13___.
The whole town celebrated Stephanie and Samantha’s heroic (英雄的) act, and the news shared their ___14___. The two friends became local heroes and made people talk about child safety. They were really happy that a quick ___15___ turned a common day into a meaningful one.
1. A. running B. swimming C. sitting D. jumping
2. A. common B. dangerous C. creative D. famous
3. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
4. A. Looking down B. Looking around C. Looking about D. Looking up
5. A. singing B. dancing C. falling D. speaking
6. A. plant B. blanket C. sandwiches D. school
7. A. but B. so C. or D. because
8. A. wet B. hard C. clean D. open
9. A. Luckily B. Sadly C. Simply D. Normally
10. A. covered B. shook C. saved