精品解析：浙江省温州市实验中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中检测英语试题

2024年实验中学八下期中考试英语试卷 笔试部分：105分 (含20挑战题) 一、听力（略）15分 二、完形填空(本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 The past summer, Elaine had spent long hours working in the McMurdo research station. Her job was to look after the fire extinguishers (灭火器) and fire alarms. But on her days off, Elaine loved to explore (探索) ice and caves outside the ____1____. With winter coming, she’d go back home soon. Elaine wanted to do one more thing—to see a penguin closely before ____2____ the research station. She had heard stories about how people ____3____ penguins and got close to them. One night after dinner, someone said there was a penguin alone on the far side of the station. Hearing that, Elaine was ____4____ and rushed out, hoping to get a closer look. The day was sunny, but Elaine knew the ____5____ could change in a moment. A sudden storm could drop the temperature by 50°C in just a few minutes. Elaine didn’t think about the ____6____. All she could think of was the penguin. Walking on the ice alone, Elaine realized how ____7____ she was because she didn’t even bring her warm hat or emergency radio. Suddenly, a strong wind knocked her off her feet. Then she saw something blue, the colour of danger? It came from a big ____8____ below her. She was lying on the thin ice. Nobody would ever find her ____9____ she broke through and fell into the hole. With the wind gone, Elaine felt someone near. She couldn’t believe her eyes. It was an emperor penguin! The penguin stood watching ____10____. Seeing Elaine move, the bird walked away, then stopped and looked back. It seemed to be inviting her to ____11____. As Elaine thought about ____12____ she could deal with the situation, she heard the ice breaking. She decided to trust (信任) this bird. She spread (展开) her arms on the ice like wings, keeping her body flat, and ____13____ towards the penguin. Ahead, the penguin led the way. Elaine went after the penguin’s path slowly. After a long time, with one last pull of her