浙江省嘉兴市文理科联赛2023-2024学年八年级下学期5月月考英语试题

2023学年第二学期八年级文理科基础调研英语学科试题卷 一、完形填空（本题有15小题：每小题1分；共计15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项， One day a little boy asked his father,"What does the word'great mean?Who are great people and1 do they become great?" The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them inside the house and 2 outside the house.The boy did as his father said. The father asked his son,"Which of the two plants do you think will be bigger and 3 The boy replied,"The plant inside the house will be safer.4 it will grow bigger,while the plant outside the house faces trouble.No one will be there to 5it.It may be eaten by animals." The father smiled and said,"Let's wait 6.We will know the answer. Then the boy left home for study and after four years he 7 to his house.He said to his father, "Look,8 happens to this plant inside the house and it grows well." When the boy went outside,he was very 9to see a big tree.The boy couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't 10'how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plant inside the house "The plant outside the house faced every 11 and many difficulties!"the father 12 to his son why the plant outside was bigger,"The plant inside was safe,it didn't face weather changes,and it didn't get 13 sunlight,so it didn't become big." Here is the 14to the question about being great:To become a great person,one must have failed many times,experienced many difficulties and 15 those difficulties Only after that he is able to become great. 1.A.why B.when C.where D.how 2.A.other B.another C.the other D.others 3.A.slower B.faster C.weaker D.stronger 4.A.or B.because C.so D.though 5.A.cut down B.take away C.look after D.pick up 6.A.silently B.patiently C.suddenly D.slowly 7.A.returned B.travelled C.went D.moved 8.A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing 9.A.surprised B.excited C.sorry D.worried 10.A.think B.remember C.understand D.find 11.A.season B.space C.sense D.symbol 12.A.told B.explained C.communicated D.reported 13.A.g