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期中复习之选词填空15篇 (上海期中真题) （23-24八年级上·上海青浦·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) A．worst   B．sad   C． realize   D．make   E. waiting I’m Jenny. Nothing is cuter than my dog, Marley. He sleeps near my bed at night and gives me kisses every morning. He gets 1 when I leave for school. But he’s always there 2 when I get home, ready to go for a walk or play a game. On a Christmas Eve, Marley walked with my family to a store. My mum tied him up outside. When we came out of the store, Marley had gone. My mum called the police to report that he had been stolen. We couldn’t find him anywhere. I was very sad. It was the 3 Christmas Eve ever. That night, I didn’t sleep well. My cat seemed to know I was sad and hugged me to 4 me feel better. On Christmas morning, I woke up and called for Marley. Then I remembered that he had gone. （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中）将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。 A．operated B．immediately C．blew D．surprised E.collected Money really fell from the sky! Many people in Garden City were extremely 1 at this last week. This happened in the afternoon when there was a sudden strong wind. A 22-year-old girl was taking the money in an envelope from her company to the bank. She was ready to cross a busy street when the strong wind 2 her skirt up. To hold skirt down, she put her hands on her skirt 3 . Then the envelope dropped. There were fifty thousand US dollars in cash inside and the wind carried the money into the air. The money started falling all over the street. She 4 all the money she could find and with the help of the people passed by, she got back most of the money. The clerk’s manager was very understanding, but he told her to wear trousers to work from then on. （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中）将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。 A．relationship B．different C．special D．custom E.disappointed Tea culture is different in countries in the world. There are 1 ways that are commonly used to make tea, such as white tea, green tea and black tea. And how to prepare tea may be different, too. In some places, people often boil tea with salt and butter. People may drink tea at home or in public, for example, at tea houses. As part of culture, tea has a 2 with history, health, education, communication and so on. In some countries, tea plays an important part in social activities. For example, afternoon tea is a British 3 . Families or friends can communicate with each other while having afternoon tea. Tea has remained a way of daily life in China and drinking tea has a lot of advantages. It makes people less tired and helps to clear heat in the human body. Chinese people are also good at using tea to cook some 4 dishes. Tea eggs and tea shrimps are among the most popular ones. （23-24八年级上·上海松江·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (完成短文，将正确答案前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能用一次) A．own B．same C． way D．different E. won F. against Humans began playing chess in northern India nearly 1, 500 years ago. But we only began playing 1 computers recently. Garry Kasparov is one of the greatest world chess players in history. In the 1990s, he played a famous match with an IBM super computer, Deep Blue. Kasparov 2 the first game. An engineer from IBM moved the chess pieces for Deep Blue. Kasparov can think about three moves a second. But in that 3 second the computer is able to think about 200 million possible moves. Kasparov played the first game very well. It took nearly four hours. In the end, the computer lost. But the second game was 4 . Kasparov tried to trick Deep Blue into a mistake. The computer didn’t make a move. It was quiet for 15 minutes. It seemed that the computer was thinking. It wasn’t tricked. Instead, it made a great move of its 5 . This time the human lost to the machine. Kasparov tried to escape, but he couldn’t. For the first time in history, a computer beat the world chess champion. （23-24八年级上·上海闵行·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。请填写单词对应的大写字母，填单词不给分。)   A．difference   B．before   C． bought   D．when Engineer Jeff Dent, 46, and wife Alison, 44, always loved sailing. They first met at a sailing club and their dream was to sail around the world. So, 1 Jeff became unemployed in January 1999, they decided to make their dream come true. Alison left her job as a teacher and they 2 an eight-meter sailing boat, the Charlotte Rose. They wanted to sail from Britain to South Africa, then to Australia, across the South Pacific to Argentina, and back to Britain across the Atlantic. They weren’t the first people to make this journey, but this time there was one big 3 ——Jeff and Alison took their three children with them: ten-year-old Oliver, Charlotte, who was seven, and three-year-old Daniel.   A．difficult   B．meet   C． easy   D．most Yesterday, after two years and 48,000 kilometers, they arrived back in Britain. To their surprise, hundreds of friends and journalists were there to 4 them. So how was it? “It was not 5 ,” said Alison, “but it was also the best two years of my life.” The children also loved it. “We saw things that 6 people never see,” said Oliver. “One morning we got up and there were three whales near the boat...that was fantastic!” There was one question everyone wanted to ask. Did they argue a lot? Jeff answered. “Of course we argued sometimes, but we were a great team. It was an amazing journey.” （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中） A．feel sorry for   B．careful   C． unnecessary  D．quickly  E. name   F. number A few years ago, my friend Al won the lottery (彩票). It changed his life. He did not have much money. Actually, the money he got from the company was very little. Sometimes Al even had to accept gifts from his family and friends. He was always very 1 with the money he spent. In fact, he did not like to waste money. One day, Al paid a few dollars for a lottery ticket. He didn’t think it would bring him a lot of money unexpectedly. However, his 2 was chosen and he won a great deal of money.   Al was so excited. The first thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he started spending money on 3 things. He started to waste it. It was like he had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it 4 . When we got together for a meal at a restaurant, Al paid every time. But, Al spent too much money. Soon my friend had no money left. He had not saved any of the money. I admit (承认) I 5 my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. Instead, he was back to being poor. He was wise about small things, but not about important things. （23-24八年级上·上海松江·期中） A．only     B．name        C． around       D．send       E. before In the 1950s and 1960s, Russia and America were both very interested in space exploration. Each country wanted to be the first to 1 a man to the Moon. In 1957, Russia sent the first satellite into space. The 2 of the satellite was Sputnik. It was 3 as long as a basketball, but it was the start of the space race! In 1959, the Russian sent a spacecraft to the Moon. Its name was Luna3. It went 4 the Moon and took photographs, but it didn’t land on the Moon. There weren’t any astronauts on Luna3. A．wish      B．safely       C． heart       D．before       E. real In March 1961, the Russians sent an astronaut called Ivan into space. He wasn’t a 5 person—he was only a toy. The Russians wanted to test the spacecraft and the astronaut’s spacesuit 6 they sent a real person into space. Ivan returned to the Earth 7 . (He’s now in a museum, and he’s still wearing his spacesuit!) In April 1961, the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space and go around the Earth. A month after Gagarin’s flight, President Kennedy of the USA made a famous speech. He wanted an American astronaut to walk on the Moon, and return to the Earth, before the end of the 1960s. When he made the speech in May 1961, Russia was ahead in the space race. However, winning was very important to the Americans. They spent a lot of money on new spacecraft. In July 1969, Kennedy’s 8 came true. Two American astronauts walked on the Moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. （23-24八年级上·上海浦东新·期中） A．high   B．raised   C． keen on   D．got tired of   E. places    F. low   G. break Girls in my primary school were 1 rubber band skipping（跳皮筋）. We played at school during the 2 or in my neighbourhood in the afternoons. We never 3 it because we had such a good time. Rubber band skipping was a 4 cost game. We only needed some rubber bands. When we got three people together, we could start our game. Two players, one in each corner, held a rubber band and the rest played. If one of the players lost, she had to change 5 with one of the girls who was holding the rubber band. As the game went on, the level of jumping got higher and higher. A player started by jumping the rubber band at ankle（脚踝）. Then it was 6 to the middle of the leg, then to the knees, the hips, the waist （腰部）, the chest, the shoulders, the neck, and the head. （23-24八年级上·上海浦东新·期中） A．busy     B．collected     C． repaired     D．warm     E. wet On a mango tree in a jungle, there lived many birds. They were happy in their small nests. Before the rainy season arrived, all the animals of the jungle 1 their homes. The birds also made their homes safer. “We should also store some food for our children,” said one of the birds. And they 2 food until they had enough to see them through the rainy season. They kept themselves 3 preparing for the tough times. Soon it began to rain. All the animals and birds stayed in their homes. It continued raining for many days. One day, a monkey came into the forest. He sat on a branch, 4 and cold. But the tree leaves were not enough to save him from the rain. “Brrr! It is so cold!” said the monkey. A．advice     B．happy     C． helpless     D．situation     E. sorry The birds were watching all this. They felt 5 for the monkey but there was little they could do for him. One of them said, “Brother! Our small nests are not enough to give you shelter.” Another bird said, “All of us prepared for the rainy season. If you had done the same, you would not be in this sad 6 .” “How dare you tell me what to do?” said the monkey angrily. It climbed up the tree, tore the bird’s nest and threw it on the ground. The bird and her chicks were 7 . The poor bird thought, “Fools never value good 8 . It is better not to advise them.” （22-23八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Complete the following passages with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。） A．properly    B．business    C． call    D．ancient    E. how much    F. modern There is an old story about a king and his daughter. The king asked his daughter 1 she loved him. She said that she loved him as much as she loved salt. Salt is a simple thing, and it is very common. So the king thought his daughter didn’t care about him. But the king was wrong. Salt might be common, but it is very important. Our bodies need salt. If we don’t have enough, our muscles (肌肉), nerves (神经) and organs (器官) can’t work 2 . We put salt on icy roads to make them safe. Every 3 culture from Egypt to China rely on (依赖) salt. Even today, we 4 the hardworking, useful people “the salt of the earth”. Almost everyone needed salt, the salt trade (贸易) was an important 5 . Salt could even be used like money. In fact, the word salary (工资) comes from the word salt. （22-23八年级上·上海嘉定·期中）将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次） A．got   B．understood   C．expensive   D．enough    E.without   F. lost    G. cool A first-grade student’s best friend is battling cancer. He decided that hours of playing and telling jokes was not 1 . He wanted to show his friend how he 2 the difficult time he was going through. Five-year-old Vincent Butterfield decided the only way was to shave his head in support of（支持）his best friend Zac Gossage, who 3 his hair because of chemotherapy（化疗）. Zac got acute lymphoblastic leukemia（急性白血病）last June. He is receiving treatment but still goes to Union Elementary in Missouri every day, because that’s where he gets to hang out with Vincent. When the little boy was asked why he shaved his hair off, he said, “To make Zac feel like he’s not the only one 4 any hair.” Vincent is also learning about cancer（癌症）and raising money for his best friend after learning how 5 his chemotherapy treatments are. He made more than 20 scarves and sold them. He has raised more than $200 to give to Zac. The little boy’s mum Karen told the reporter, “We were making these scarves. He just said it would be 6 if we could sell them.” （22-23八年级上·上海普陀·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) A．realize   B．physical   C． hard    D．success   E. managing   F. business If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbour, then you probably know a thing or two about 1 money. After all, when you’ve worked that hard, you don’t want to spend it all on candy. Using your money in the right way or saving some for the future is important. Once you grow up, your 2 might depend on how well you use your money. It’s easier to start these good habits when you’re young. Meghan Coyle is a 12-year-old 3 girl. “I’ve been a dog-walker for two years and I really enjoyed it. My mom never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way. Lots of kids don’t 4 how hard it can be to have a job. It can be 5 to keep customers happy. Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start your own business! （22-23八年级上·上海奉贤·期中） A．apologized    B．problems    C． argue    D．better    E. feelings   F. bad Are your parents often angry with you? How do you deal with your parents’ criticism (批评)? Here are some students’ 1 . Li Jing, 13, Shanghai Each time my parents criticize me, I always say I’m sorry at that moment. Last month my mother had a bad pain in her nose. It put her in a very 2 mood (心情). She became angry easily. When she criticized me, I just said sorry. Later, she 3 to me. Ma Xue, 14, Beijing When I don’t do well in exams, my father gets very angry and shouts at me. At that time, I don’t 4 with him. I just talk with him when he calms down. I tell him I will work harder and do 5 next time. Usually, he listens to me and gives me a hug (拥抱). Yao Hui, 15, Guangzhou My mother often criticizes me. And she likes saying, “You shouldn’t do ...” Sometimes I get angry and shout back, “Don’t care about me! I don’t need you!” I run into my room, cross my arms and get ready for a huge fight. But later, both of us forget it and talk with each other happily. （21-22八年级上·上海松江·期中）完成短文，将正确答的字母填入空格。每个单词短语只能用一次。 A．especially  B．different  C．sides  D．get around  E.difficult  F.cheap Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike. More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are 1 in Malawi. Bikes are the most popular in this African country. Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, 2 tourists. These years, taking a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world. If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the 3 of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and 4 at a very low cost. Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. I really like the bike taxi, she says. It’s easy and 5 . Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town. （21-22八年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Complete the passage with the given words or phrases. 用方框内所给单词或短语完成下列句子。 A．crying  B．looked like  C． continued D．before E. all the time F. asleep G. laughing People Are More Important Than Things When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum 1 . One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started 2 for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell 3 . About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford (负担不起) new shoes. I had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just 4 I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I didn’t know how to answer that question. He 5 , “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi. During my whole life I have depended on the kindness of many strangers, I feel sorry that I can’t find them and say “thank you”. I do not even remember what their faces 6 , but they taught me a lesson-people are more important than things. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 期中复习之选词填空15篇 (上海期中真题) （23-24八年级上·上海青浦·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) A．worst   B．sad   C． realize   D．make   E. waiting I’m Jenny. Nothing is cuter than my dog, Marley. He sleeps near my bed at night and gives me kisses every morning. He gets 1 when I leave for school. But he’s always there 2 when I get home, ready to go for a walk or play a game. On a Christmas Eve, Marley walked with my family to a store. My mum tied him up outside. When we came out of the store, Marley had gone. My mum called the police to report that he had been stolen. We couldn’t find him anywhere. I was very sad. It was the 3 Christmas Eve ever. That night, I didn’t sleep well. My cat seemed to know I was sad and hugged me to 4 me feel better. On Christmas morning, I woke up and called for Marley. Then I remembered that he had gone. 【答案】1．B 2．E 3．A 4．D 【导语】本文讲述了Jenny和她的狗Marley之间的故事。Marley在Jenny上学时会感到难过，但总是等着她回家。圣诞前夕，Marley在商店外被绑住后失踪，Jenny非常伤心。 1．句意：当我去上学时，他会感到难过。根据“He gets...when I leave for school.”可知，Marley在Jenny离开时会感到难过，sad符合语境。故选B。 2．句意：但他总是在我回家时等着我。根据“But he’s always there...when I get home”可知，Marley总是在Jenny回家时等着她，waiting符合语境。故选E。 3．句意：这是最糟糕的圣诞节。根据“the”可知，空处填形容词最高级，故选A。 4．句意：我的猫似乎知道我很伤心，抱着我让我感觉好些。根据“...me feel better.”可知，猫抱着Jenny让她感觉好些，make符合语境。make sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，故选D。 （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中）将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。 A．operated B．immediately C．blew D．surprised E.collected Money really fell from the sky! Many people in Garden City were extremely 1 at this last week. This happened in the afternoon when there was a sudden strong wind. A 22-year-old girl was taking the money in an envelope from her company to the bank. She was ready to cross a busy street when the strong wind 2 her skirt up. To hold skirt down, she put her hands on her skirt 3 . Then the envelope dropped. There were fifty thousand US dollars in cash inside and the wind carried the money into the air. The money started falling all over the street. She 4 all the money she could find and with the help of the people passed by, she got back most of the money. The clerk’s manager was very understanding, but he told her to wear trousers to work from then on. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．B 4．E 【导语】本文主要介绍上周花园城市发生的一件令人震惊的事情——钱真的从天上掉下来了！ 1．句意：上周，住在花苑城市的很多人对这种情况很吃惊。根据前一句“Money really fell from the sky!”可知很多人对这种情况很吃惊。be surprised at“对……感到惊讶”，固定短语。故选D。 2．句意：当她准备穿过一条繁忙的马路时，一阵大风把她的裙子吹飞起来。blow up吹起，固定短语。又因when引导的时间状语从句，主句是一般过去时，所以从句也用一般过去时。故选C。 3．句意：为了按住裙子，她立即把她的手放在裙子上。根据句意和语境可知此处表示她立刻按住裙子。所以此处用副词修饰动词put，immediately“立即”符合题意，故选B。 4．句意：她捡起了所有她能找到的钱，并在路过的人的帮助下，大部分的钱都找回来了。根据“all the money she could”可知是捡起了钱，collect“捡起”，原句是一般过去时，动词用过去式collected，故选E。 （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中）将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。 A．relationship B．different C．special D．custom E.disappointed Tea culture is different in countries in the world. There are 1 ways that are commonly used to make tea, such as white tea, green tea and black tea. And how to prepare tea may be different, too. In some places, people often boil tea with salt and butter. People may drink tea at home or in public, for example, at tea houses. As part of culture, tea has a 2 with history, health, education, communication and so on. In some countries, tea plays an important part in social activities. For example, afternoon tea is a British 3 . Families or friends can communicate with each other while having afternoon tea. Tea has remained a way of daily life in China and drinking tea has a lot of advantages. It makes people less tired and helps to clear heat in the human body. Chinese people are also good at using tea to cook some 4 dishes. Tea eggs and tea shrimps are among the most popular ones. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文介绍了世界各地的茶文化。 1．句意：常见的泡茶方法有很多，如白茶、绿茶和红茶。根据“such as white tea，green tea and black tea.”结合空后ways名词，可知空处应填形容词：不同的，故选B。 2．句意：茶作为文化的一部分，与历史、健康、教育、交流等都有着密切的关系，根据题干前面的不定冠词a，可知该空需要填一个可数名词的单数。再结合选项推知选relationship“关系，联系”，是可数名词，符合题意，故选A。 3．句意：例如，下午茶是英国的风俗。根据下一句“Families or friends can communicate with each other while having afternoon tea.”可知茶成为了一种习俗。又结合题干“For example, afternoon tea is a British…”的关键词a British，可知该空需要填一个可数名词的单数。根据给出的选项可推知选custom“风俗，习俗”，是可数名词，符合题意，故选D。 4．句意：中国人也善于用茶来烹饪一些特殊的菜肴。根据下一句“Tea eggs and tea shrimps are among the most popular ones.”可知茶蛋和茶虾是其中最流行的；又结合题干“Chinese people are also good at using tea to cook some…dishes.”可知中国人也擅长用茶做一些特殊的菜肴；又因题干中的关键词dishes“菜肴”，是名词，所以该空填形容词修饰它。根据选项，所以special“特殊的，特别的”符合题意，故选C。 （23-24八年级上·上海松江·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (完成短文，将正确答案前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能用一次) A．own B．same C． way D．different E. won F. against Humans began playing chess in northern India nearly 1, 500 years ago. But we only began playing 1 computers recently. Garry Kasparov is one of the greatest world chess players in history. In the 1990s, he played a famous match with an IBM super computer, Deep Blue. Kasparov 2 the first game. An engineer from IBM moved the chess pieces for Deep Blue. Kasparov can think about three moves a second. But in that 3 second the computer is able to think about 200 million possible moves. Kasparov played the first game very well. It took nearly four hours. In the end, the computer lost. But the second game was 4 . Kasparov tried to trick Deep Blue into a mistake. The computer didn’t make a move. It was quiet for 15 minutes. It seemed that the computer was thinking. It wasn’t tricked. Instead, it made a great move of its 5 . This time the human lost to the machine. Kasparov tried to escape, but he couldn’t. For the first time in history, a computer beat the world chess champion. 【答案】1．F 2．E 3．B 4．D 5．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了历史上第一次计算机战胜了世界国际象棋冠军的故事。 1．句意：但是我们最近才开始和电脑对打。根据“In the 1990s, he played a famous match with an IBM super computer, Deep Blue.”可知，此处指的是和电脑对战，备选词against符合语境，play against“与……对战”。故选F。 2．句意：卡斯帕罗夫赢得了第一场比赛。根据“the first game.”并结合语境，应该说赢得了第一场比赛，备选词won“赢得”符合语境。故选E。 3．句意：但在同一秒钟内，计算机能够思考2亿种可能的走法。根据“Kasparov can think about three moves a second.”可知，此处表示同一秒种计算机做的事情，备选词same“相同的”符合语境。故选B。 4．句意：但第二场比赛就不同了。根据“But the second game was”可知，此处语境发生了转折，应该说第二次比赛不同，备选项different“不同的”符合语境。故选D。 5．句意：相反，它自己做出了伟大的举动。根据“of its”可知，此处考查短语of one’s own“……自己的”，备选词own符合语境，此处指的它自己移动了一步。故选A。 （23-24八年级上·上海闵行·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。请填写单词对应的大写字母，填单词不给分。)   A．difference   B．before   C． bought   D．when Engineer Jeff Dent, 46, and wife Alison, 44, always loved sailing. They first met at a sailing club and their dream was to sail around the world. So, 1 Jeff became unemployed in January 1999, they decided to make their dream come true. Alison left her job as a teacher and they 2 an eight-meter sailing boat, the Charlotte Rose. They wanted to sail from Britain to South Africa, then to Australia, across the South Pacific to Argentina, and back to Britain across the Atlantic. They weren’t the first people to make this journey, but this time there was one big 3 ——Jeff and Alison took their three children with them: ten-year-old Oliver, Charlotte, who was seven, and three-year-old Daniel.   A．difficult   B．meet   C． easy   D．most Yesterday, after two years and 48,000 kilometers, they arrived back in Britain. To their surprise, hundreds of friends and journalists were there to 4 them. So how was it? “It was not 5 ,” said Alison, “but it was also the best two years of my life.” The children also loved it. “We saw things that 6 people never see,” said Oliver. “One morning we got up and there were three whales near the boat...that was fantastic!” There was one question everyone wanted to ask. Did they argue a lot? Jeff answered. “Of course we argued sometimes, but we were a great team. It was an amazing journey.” 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了爱好帆船的Jeff夫妇带着3个孩子驾船环游世界。 1．句意：所以，当Jeff在1999年1月失业时，他们决定实现他们的梦想。根据“Jeff became unemployed...to make their dream come true.”及备选词可知，此处应填表示时间的连词，when表示“当……的时候”符合句意。故选D。 2．句意：Alison辞去了教师的工作，他们买了一艘八米长的帆船，Charlotte-Rose号。根据“they...an eight-meter sailing boat, the Charlotte Rose.”及备选词可知，他们都热爱航海，此处应是在说他们买了帆船。bought表示“购买”，符合句意。故选C。 3．句意：他们不是第一个踏上这段旅程的人，但这次有一个很大的不同——Jeff和Alison带着他们的三个孩子：10岁的Oliver，7岁的Charlotte和3岁的Daniel。根据“They weren’t the first...but this time there was one big...”及备选词可知，此处应是在说Jeff夫妇环游世界和别人有一个很大的不同。big是形容词，后接名词difference表示“不同”，冠词a后用名词单数。故选A。 4．句意：令他们惊讶的是，数百名朋友和记者在那里迎接他们。根据“To their surprise, hundreds of friends and journalists were there to...them.”及备选词可知，to后面应填动词原形，meet表示“见面，会面”，符合句意。故选B。 5．句意：“这并不容易，”艾莉森说，“但这也是我一生中最美好的两年。” 根据“but”及备选词可知，but表示转折关系，后一句是Alison在感叹这是一生中最美好的两年，故前面应是在说这一切并不容易。easy表示“容易”，此处not easy是“不容易”，符合句意。故选C。 6．句意：我们看到了大多数人从未见过的东西。根据“‘We saw things that...people never see,’”及备选词可知，此处应是在说他们看到了很多人没见到过的东西，most表示“大多数的”，符合句意。故选D。 （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中） A．feel sorry for   B．careful   C． unnecessary  D．quickly  E. name   F. number A few years ago, my friend Al won the lottery (彩票). It changed his life. He did not have much money. Actually, the money he got from the company was very little. Sometimes Al even had to accept gifts from his family and friends. He was always very 1 with the money he spent. In fact, he did not like to waste money. One day, Al paid a few dollars for a lottery ticket. He didn’t think it would bring him a lot of money unexpectedly. However, his 2 was chosen and he won a great deal of money.   Al was so excited. The first thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he started spending money on 3 things. He started to waste it. It was like he had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it 4 . When we got together for a meal at a restaurant, Al paid every time. But, Al spent too much money. Soon my friend had no money left. He had not saved any of the money. I admit (承认) I 5 my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. Instead, he was back to being poor. He was wise about small things, but not about important things. 【答案】1．B 2．F 3．C 4．D 5．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的朋友艾尔中奖之后过度挥霍，不会理财，最后又回到了没有钱的日子的故事。 1．句意：他花钱总是很仔细。根据上文“Actually, the money he got from the company was very little. Sometimes Al even had to accept gifts from his family and friends.”和参考词汇可知，艾尔挣得不多，有时候甚至不得不接受来自朋友和家人的礼物，可推测此处是他花钱总是很仔细，was后需填形容词，作表语，形容词careful“仔细的”符合语境。故选B。 2．句意：然而，他的号码被选中了，他赢得了一大笔钱。根据上文“One day, Al paid a few dollars for a lottery ticket.”和参考词汇可知，艾尔买了一张彩票，彩票上有自选号码，可推测此处是他的号码被选中了，句子缺少主语，形容词性物主代词his后需填名词，名词number“号码”符合语境。故选F。 3．句意：然后他开始把钱花在不必要的事情上。根据下文“He started to waste it.”和参考词汇可知，他开始浪费钱，可推测此处是他开始把钱花在不必要的事情上，things前需填形容词，作定语，形容词unnecessary“不必要的”符合语境。故选C。 4．句意：这就像他手头的钱比他需要的还多，而且它正在他的口袋里烧了一个洞，所以他很快就花掉了。根据上文“He started to waste it.”和参考词汇可知，他开始浪费钱，可推测此是他很快就把这些钱花掉了，空处需填副词，修饰spent，副词quickly“很快地”符合语境。故选D。 5．句意：我承认我为我的朋友感到难过。根据上文“Soon my friend had no money left. He had not saved any of the money.”和参考词汇可知，很快我的朋友没钱了，他没存下一分钱，可推测此处是我为我的朋友感到难过，句子缺少谓语，时态为一般现在时，主语为I，动词用原形，feel sorry for sb表示“为某人感到难过”。故选A。 （23-24八年级上·上海松江·期中） A．only     B．name        C． around       D．send       E. before In the 1950s and 1960s, Russia and America were both very interested in space exploration. Each country wanted to be the first to 1 a man to the Moon. In 1957, Russia sent the first satellite into space. The 2 of the satellite was Sputnik. It was 3 as long as a basketball, but it was the start of the space race! In 1959, the Russian sent a spacecraft to the Moon. Its name was Luna3. It went 4 the Moon and took photographs, but it didn’t land on the Moon. There weren’t any astronauts on Luna3. A．wish      B．safely       C． heart       D．before       E. real In March 1961, the Russians sent an astronaut called Ivan into space. He wasn’t a 5 person—he was only a toy. The Russians wanted to test the spacecraft and the astronaut’s spacesuit 6 they sent a real person into space. Ivan returned to the Earth 7 . (He’s now in a museum, and he’s still wearing his spacesuit!) In April 1961, the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space and go around the Earth. A month after Gagarin’s flight, President Kennedy of the USA made a famous speech. He wanted an American astronaut to walk on the Moon, and return to the Earth, before the end of the 1960s. When he made the speech in May 1961, Russia was ahead in the space race. However, winning was very important to the Americans. They spent a lot of money on new spacecraft. In July 1969, Kennedy’s 8 came true. Two American astronauts walked on the Moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．E 6．D 7．B 8．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了美国和俄罗斯的太空探索的进程。 1．句意：每个国家都想成为第一个送人上月球的国家。根据短语send sb to sp“送某人到某地”，结合所给单词，此空填动词原形send 。故选D。 2．句意：卫星的名字叫Sputnik。根据“Sputnik”可知，这是一个卫星的名称，结合所给单词，此空填名词name“名字”作主语。故选B。 3．句意：它仅仅就和篮球一样长，但它是太空竞赛的开始。根据“but”表转折可知，此处应该是指卫星尺寸不大，结合所给单词，此空填only“仅仅” 。故选A。 4．句意：它绕着月球拍照，但没有降落在月球上。根据“but it didn’t land on the Moon.”可知，它只是绕着月球拍照，根据固定搭配go around“围绕……运转”，结合所给单词，此空填around。故选C。 5．句意：他不是一个真人，只是一个玩具。根据“he was only a toy.”可知，他不是一个真人，结合所给单词，此空填形容词real“真的”。故选E。 6．句意：俄罗斯人想在将一个真实的人送入太空之前，先对航天器和宇航员的太空服进行测试。根据上文“the Russians sent an astronaut called Ivan into space.”可知，俄罗斯人先把这个玩具人送入太空的目的是对航天器和宇航员的太空服进行测试，以保证真人的安全，结合所给单词，此空填连词before。故选D。 7．句意：Ivan安全返回地球。根据“Ivan returned to the Earth…”可知，此空填副词safely修饰动词returned，表示“安全返回”。故选B。 8．句意：在1969年7月，Kennedy的希望成真。根据“He wanted an American astronaut to walk on the Moon, and return to the Earth”和“Two American astronauts walked on the Moon.”可知，Kennedy希望美国宇航员能在月球上行走的梦想成真了，结合所给单词，此空填名词wish作主语。故选A。 （23-24八年级上·上海浦东新·期中） A．high   B．raised   C． keen on   D．got tired of   E. places    F. low   G. break Girls in my primary school were 1 rubber band skipping（跳皮筋）. We played at school during the 2 or in my neighbourhood in the afternoons. We never 3 it because we had such a good time. Rubber band skipping was a 4 cost game. We only needed some rubber bands. When we got three people together, we could start our game. Two players, one in each corner, held a rubber band and the rest played. If one of the players lost, she had to change 5 with one of the girls who was holding the rubber band. As the game went on, the level of jumping got higher and higher. A player started by jumping the rubber band at ankle（脚踝）. Then it was 6 to the middle of the leg, then to the knees, the hips, the waist （腰部）, the chest, the shoulders, the neck, and the head. 【答案】1．C 2．G 3．D 4．F 5．E 6．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了女孩们常玩的一个游戏——跳皮筋。 1．句意：我小学里的女孩们都热衷于跳皮筋。根据“We played at school during the...or in my neighbourhood in the afternoons.”可知，女孩们很喜欢跳皮筋，结合备选词汇，C选项keen on表示“喜爱，热衷于”，符合语境，故选C。 2．句意：我们在学校的休息时间玩或者下午在街区玩。根据“We played at school”可知，在学校时，休息时间才能玩，G选项break“课间休息”符合语境，故选G。 3．句意：我们从不觉得厌倦因为我们很开心。根据“...because we had such a good time.”以及结合备选词汇可知，因为开心所以不觉得厌倦。D选项got tired of“厌倦”符合语境。故选D。 4．句意：跳皮筋是一个低成本的游戏。根据“We only needed some rubber bands.”可知，这个游戏只需要一些皮筋，成本很低，F选项low“低的”符合语境，故选F。 5．句意：如果一个玩家输了，她必须与其中一个撑皮筋的女孩换位置。根据常识可知，跳皮筋的人如果输了，要去撑皮筋，即与别的女孩换位置，E选项places表示“位置”，故选E。 6．句意：然后它被升到腿中间，然后到膝盖，臀部，腰部，胸部，肩膀，脖子，和头。根据“A player started by... the neck, and the head.”可知，跳皮筋会从最低脚踝开始，逐渐上升高度，一直到脖子，再到头，B选项raised表示“升高”，故选B。 （23-24八年级上·上海浦东新·期中） A．busy     B．collected     C． repaired     D．warm     E. wet On a mango tree in a jungle, there lived many birds. They were happy in their small nests. Before the rainy season arrived, all the animals of the jungle 1 their homes. The birds also made their homes safer. “We should also store some food for our children,” said one of the birds. And they 2 food until they had enough to see them through the rainy season. They kept themselves 3 preparing for the tough times. Soon it began to rain. All the animals and birds stayed in their homes. It continued raining for many days. One day, a monkey came into the forest. He sat on a branch, 4 and cold. But the tree leaves were not enough to save him from the rain. “Brrr! It is so cold!” said the monkey. A．advice     B．happy     C． helpless     D．situation     E. sorry The birds were watching all this. They felt 5 for the monkey but there was little they could do for him. One of them said, “Brother! Our small nests are not enough to give you shelter.” Another bird said, “All of us prepared for the rainy season. If you had done the same, you would not be in this sad 6 .” “How dare you tell me what to do?” said the monkey angrily. It climbed up the tree, tore the bird’s nest and threw it on the ground. The bird and her chicks were 7 . The poor bird thought, “Fools never value good 8 . It is better not to advise them.” 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．E 5．E 6．D 7．C 8．A 【导语】本文讲述了鸟儿们为雨季的到来做了充足的准备，而一只猴子没有准备只好淋雨；鸟儿们建议猴子应早些作准备，猴子却恼羞成怒，破坏了鸟巢。这个故事告诉我们：愚蠢者从不重视好的建议，所以不要给他们忠告。 1．句意：在雨季到来之前，丛林里所有的动物都修复了自己的家园。根据下文“The birds also made their homes safer.”可知，此处是指丛林所有的动物让它们的家在雨季到来之前更安全；结合备选词汇，C项“修理”符合语境。故选C。 2．句意：它们收集食物，直到它们有足够的食物来度过雨季。根据上文“…store some food…”和下文“they had enough to see them through the rainy season”可知，在雨季来临之前，动物们必须寻找、收集、储存足够的食物来度过雨季；选项B“收集”符合语境。故选B。 3．句意：它们忙着为艰难时期做准备。根据“…kept themselves … preparing …”可知，此处是指在雨季来临之前，动物们忙于准备食物；选项A“忙于”符合语境，be busy doing sth.意为“忙于做……”。故选A。 4．句意：它坐在一根树枝上，又湿又冷。由语境可知，下雨了，猴子没有家，只能淋着雨，全身湿透了。选项E“湿的”符合语境。故选E。 5．句意：它们为猴子感到难过，但它们也无能为力。由“…felt…for…”和结合备选词汇可知，此处考查短语feel sorry for, 意为“为……难过”。故选E。 6．句意：如果你做了同样的事，你就不会有现在这样悲伤的处境了。分析句子可知此处应填一个名词，结合语境和备选词汇，situation“情况，处境”符合语境。故选D。 7．句意：这只鸟和它的孩子们束手无策。分析句子结构，此处应填一个形容词作表语；结合备选词汇和语境，猴子爬上树，破坏了鸟儿的家，鸟儿和孩子们应该是束手无策，无可奈何；helpless“无助的”符合语境。故选C。 8．句意：傻瓜从不重视好的建议。根据下文“It is better not to advise them.”可知此处是指不要给傻瓜们提建议；选项A“建议”符合语境。故选A。 （22-23八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Complete the following passages with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。） A．properly    B．business    C． call    D．ancient    E. how much    F. modern There is an old story about a king and his daughter. The king asked his daughter 1 she loved him. She said that she loved him as much as she loved salt. Salt is a simple thing, and it is very common. So the king thought his daughter didn’t care about him. But the king was wrong. Salt might be common, but it is very important. Our bodies need salt. If we don’t have enough, our muscles (肌肉), nerves (神经) and organs (器官) can’t work 2 . We put salt on icy roads to make them safe. Every 3 culture from Egypt to China rely on (依赖) salt. Even today, we 4 the hardworking, useful people “the salt of the earth”. Almost everyone needed salt, the salt trade (贸易) was an important 5 . Salt could even be used like money. In fact, the word salary (工资) comes from the word salt. 【答案】1．E 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．B 【导语】本文通过古时候的一个故事，说明盐的重要性，以及盐在日常生活中的重要用处。 1．句意：国王问他的女儿她有多爱他。根据“She said that she loved him as much as she loved salt.”可知，前面指的是“有多爱”，用how much，故答案为E。 2．句意：如果我们的睡眠不足，我们的肌肉、神经和器官就不能正常工作。此空修饰动词work，应该填一个副词。根据“If we don’t have enough”可知，如果我们的睡眠不足，身体部位难以正常工作，properly“适当地”符合题意。故答案为A。 3．句意：从埃及到中国的古代文化都离不开盐。根据下文“Even today”可知，前文指的是“古时候”，ancient“古老的”符合题意。故答案为D。 4．句意：即使在今天，我们也称勤劳、有用的人为“社会中坚”。根据“we…the hardworking, useful people ‘the salt of the earth’”可知，此处是我们“称呼”这些人，call“称呼”符合题意。故答案为C。 5．句意：几乎每个人都需要盐，盐贸易是一门重要的生意。根据“the salt trade”以及结合备选词可知，盐贸易是一门重要的生意。故答案为B。 （22-23八年级上·上海嘉定·期中）将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次） A．got   B．understood   C．expensive   D．enough    E.without   F. lost    G. cool A first-grade student’s best friend is battling cancer. He decided that hours of playing and telling jokes was not 1 . He wanted to show his friend how he 2 the difficult time he was going through. Five-year-old Vincent Butterfield decided the only way was to shave his head in support of（支持）his best friend Zac Gossage, who 3 his hair because of chemotherapy（化疗）. Zac got acute lymphoblastic leukemia（急性白血病）last June. He is receiving treatment but still goes to Union Elementary in Missouri every day, because that’s where he gets to hang out with Vincent. When the little boy was asked why he shaved his hair off, he said, “To make Zac feel like he’s not the only one 4 any hair.” Vincent is also learning about cancer（癌症）and raising money for his best friend after learning how 5 his chemotherapy treatments are. He made more than 20 scarves and sold them. He has raised more than $200 to give to Zac. The little boy’s mum Karen told the reporter, “We were making these scarves. He just said it would be 6 if we could sell them.” 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．F 4．E 5．C 6．G 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇短文讲述了5岁的Vincent用实际行动支持他的好朋友抗癌的故事。 1．句意：他认为几个小时的玩耍和讲笑话还是不够的。根据下文可知Vincent为了支持好朋友抗癌，剃光头，还有为其筹款，由此可知他认为只是陪伴朋友是远远不够的。备选词汇enough“足够”符合语境。故填D。 2．句意：他想要让他的朋友知道，他是理解他正经历着多么艰苦难熬的日子的。根据下文可知Vincent不只是陪伴这位好朋友，还陪他一起剃光头，并且为其筹款，可知他想用实际行动让朋友知道他是感同身受的，他是理解朋友正经历的日子。备选词汇understood“理解”符合语境。故填B。 3．句意：五岁的Vincent Butterfield决定，唯一的办法就是剃光头，以支持他最好的朋友Zac Gossage，他因化疗而掉光了头发。根据“his hair because of chemotherapy（化疗）”可知，化疗会让患者掉光头发。备选词汇lost“失去”符合语境。故填F。 4．句意：当这个小男孩被问及为什么把头发剃光，他回答道：“为了让Zac觉得他不是唯一一个没有头发的人。” 根据上文“his hair because of chemotherapy（化疗）”可知，化疗会让患者掉光头发。备选词汇without“没有”符合语境。故填E。 5．句意：Vincent也在了解癌症，并在得知他的化疗治疗有多昂贵后，为他最好的朋友筹集资金。根据“his chemotherapy treatments”可知，白血病的治疗是非常昂贵的。备选词汇expensive“昂贵的”符合语境。故填C。 6．句意：他只是说，如果我们把它们都卖了，会是一件很酷的事情。根据“He made more than 20 scarves and sold them. He has raised more than $200 to give to Zac.”可知，他做了20多条围巾并把它们卖掉了，给Zac带去了200多美元，因此他觉得这件事很酷。备选词汇cool“酷”符合语境。故填G。 （22-23八年级上·上海普陀·期中）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) A．realize   B．physical   C． hard    D．success   E. managing   F. business If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbour, then you probably know a thing or two about 1 money. After all, when you’ve worked that hard, you don’t want to spend it all on candy. Using your money in the right way or saving some for the future is important. Once you grow up, your 2 might depend on how well you use your money. It’s easier to start these good habits when you’re young. Meghan Coyle is a 12-year-old 3 girl. “I’ve been a dog-walker for two years and I really enjoyed it. My mom never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way. Lots of kids don’t 4 how hard it can be to have a job. It can be 5 to keep customers happy. Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start your own business! 【答案】1．E 2．D 3．F 4．A 5．C 【导语】本文向我们介绍做点工作赚点零花钱是个好主意。 1．句意：如果你通过给邻居看孩子或在院子里干活获得零花钱，那么你可能对理财有所了解。根据“If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbour, then you probably know a thing or two about...money.”可知，此处是manage money短语，意为“理财”，故选E。 2．句意：一旦你长大了，你的成功可能取决于你如何使用你的钱。根据“your...might depend on how well you use your money”可知，你的成功可能取决于你如何使用你的钱，success“成功”，在句中作主语。故选D。 3．句意：梅根·科伊尔是一名12岁的商业女孩。根据“Meghan Coyle is a 12-year-old...girl.”可知，梅根·科伊尔是一名商业女孩，business“商业”，作定语修饰girl。故选F。 4．句意：很多孩子都不知道找份工作有多难。根据“Lots of kids don’t...how hard it can be to have a job.”可知，很多孩子没意识到找份工作有多难，realize“意识到”符合语境，故选A。 5．句意：要让顾客满意是很难的。根据“It can be...to keep customers happy.”可知，要让顾客满意是很难的，hard“难的”，在句中作表语。故选C。 （22-23八年级上·上海奉贤·期中） A．apologized    B．problems    C． argue    D．better    E. feelings   F. bad Are your parents often angry with you? How do you deal with your parents’ criticism (批评)? Here are some students’ 1 . Li Jing, 13, Shanghai Each time my parents criticize me, I always say I’m sorry at that moment. Last month my mother had a bad pain in her nose. It put her in a very 2 mood (心情). She became angry easily. When she criticized me, I just said sorry. Later, she 3 to me. Ma Xue, 14, Beijing When I don’t do well in exams, my father gets very angry and shouts at me. At that time, I don’t 4 with him. I just talk with him when he calms down. I tell him I will work harder and do 5 next time. Usually, he listens to me and gives me a hug (拥抱). Yao Hui, 15, Guangzhou My mother often criticizes me. And she likes saying, “You shouldn’t do ...” Sometimes I get angry and shout back, “Don’t care about me! I don’t need you!” I run into my room, cross my arms and get ready for a huge fight. But later, both of us forget it and talk with each other happily. 【答案】1．E 2．F 3．A 4．C 5．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了三位同学面对父母的批评是如何做的。 1．句意：以下是一些学生的观点。根据“Here are some students’ ...”可知，此处要填入一个名词；结合下文可知，本文描写一些学生面对批评时，他们的感受和做法是什么；结合备选词，feelings“感情；观点”符合语境。故选E。 2．句意：这使她心情很不好。根据“mood”是名词可知，前要用形容词修饰；再根据“She became angry easily.”可知，她心情不好，bad符合语境。故选F。 3．句意：后来，她向我道歉。根据“When she criticized me, I just said sorry.”可知，面对妈妈的批评，Li Jing不停地道歉，后来妈妈意识到自己情绪不好，于是给他/她道歉。 apologized“道歉”符合语境，apologize to sb.“向某人道歉”。故选A。 4．句意：在那时，我没有和他争吵。根据“my father gets very angry and shouts at me”可知，Ma Xue在面对父亲批评时，没有和父亲争吵；argue符合语境，argue with sb.“和某人争吵”。故选C。 5．句意：我告诉他我下次会更努力，做得更好。根据“I will work harder”可知，此处指下次做得更好，应用比较级better修饰动词“do”。故选D。 （21-22八年级上·上海松江·期中）完成短文，将正确答的字母填入空格。每个单词短语只能用一次。 A．especially  B．different  C．sides  D．get around  E.difficult  F.cheap Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike. More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are 1 in Malawi. Bikes are the most popular in this African country. Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, 2 tourists. These years, taking a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world. If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the 3 of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and 4 at a very low cost. Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. I really like the bike taxi, she says. It’s easy and 5 . Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．F 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要是说在马拉维，骑自行车是一种生活方式。 1．句意：然而，马拉维的情况却不同。根据“However”可知，此处表示转折，即与上文提到的情况“不同”。different“不同的”。故选B。 2．句意：他们还用自行车载人，特别是游客。根据“They also use bikes to carry people…tourists.”可知，此处表示他们还用自行车载人，“特别是”游客。especially“特别是”。故选A。 3．句意：如果你去马拉维，你会发现很多自行车出租车在路边等着。此处是固定搭配，on the sides of“在……边上”。side“边上”。故选C。 4．句意：你可以跳上一辆自行车出租车，以非常低的成本四处走走。根据空前“jump on a bike taxi”可知，此次是说你可以跳上自行车出租车，和以非常低的成本“四处走走”。get around“到处走走”。故选D。 5．句意：它既简单又便宜。根据空前“easy”可知，此处也是填形容词，表示“便宜的”。cheap“便宜的”。故选F。 （21-22八年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Complete the passage with the given words or phrases. 用方框内所给单词或短语完成下列句子。 A．crying  B．looked like  C． continued D．before E. all the time F. asleep G. laughing People Are More Important Than Things When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum 1 . One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started 2 for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell 3 . About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford (负担不起) new shoes. I had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just 4 I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I didn’t know how to answer that question. He 5 , “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi. During my whole life I have depended on the kindness of many strangers, I feel sorry that I can’t find them and say “thank you”. I do not even remember what their faces 6 , but they taught me a lesson-people are more important than things. 【答案】1．E 2．A 3．F 4．D 5．C 6．B 【导语】本文主要是作者通过想要去帮助弟弟找鞋子的经历告诉我们：人比物重要。 1．句意：那时，我的小弟弟大约四岁，他一直想念妈妈。根据“my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum”可知，弟弟一直想念妈妈，all the time“一直”，故选E。 2．句意：有一天，在我给他吃完晚饭后，他开始为妈妈哭泣。根据“He was so young and really needed mum”可知，弟弟开始为妈妈哭泣，start doing sth“开始做某事”，crying“哭”，故选A。 3．句意：不久他就睡着了。根据“while sleeping”可知，弟弟不久就睡着了，fall asleep“睡着”，故选F。 4．句意：一个男人听到了，就在我走之前拦住了我。根据“A man heard it and stopped me just”和“I walked off”可知，一个男人听到了，就在作者走之前拦住了作者，句子是before“在……之前”引导的时间状语从句，故选D。 5．句意：他继续说道：“如果你找不到那只鞋也没关系，但是失去你的弟弟就不好了。”根据“It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.”可知，男人继续说道，continued“继续”，故选C。 6．句意：我甚至不记得他们的脸是什么样子，但他们给我上了一课——人比物更重要。根据“I do not even remember what their faces”可知，作者不记得他们的脸是什么样子，look like“看起来像”，故选B。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$