精品解析：山东省聊城市东阿县第三中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期开学英语试题

八年级下学期水平调研英语试题 二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success don’t really ___1___ happiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on ___2___.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few ways to help you become happier. The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the ___3___ things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the ___4___, for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, ___5___ spending time with close friends, listening to our favourite music, or reading books. People who have close friends often ___6___ happier and healthier lives. Another ___7___ of happiness is to be active, and have ___8___. We can collect toy cars, go fishing or play a sport. In this way, we enjoy ourselves. We can ___9___ our problems and only think about the activities. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they offer to help others. ____10____ you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone else. We can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an elderly relative, or simply help our parents to do the dishes. 1. A. set B. bring C. show D. lose 2. A. ourselves B. themselves C. himself D. herself 3. A. strange B. surprising C. simple D. hard 4. A. future B. health C. money D. time 5. A. in fact B. such as C. instead of D. above all 6. A hear B. hope C. enjoy D. feel 7. A. secret B. plan C. task D. idea 8. A. wishes B. hobbies C. honors D. tastes 9. A. talk B. know C. forget D. feel 10. A. After B. Though C. lf D. So 三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分) A Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then break