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英语
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第一部分 教材主题语篇练
八年级(上) Units 5~6
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Ⅰ.完形填空(2024深圳改编)
William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a
village with no . .1. .. At night, they used oil lamps for light. However, oil
was too expensive for his parents to afford.
William wanted to . .2. . life there but he had no idea how to realize
it. One day, he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a
windmill.
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“That is . .3. .!” Though he didn't know what a windmill was, he
decided to give it a try.
First he had to . .4. . all the materials. He dug through the rubbish
with his cousin in the villages nearby and . .5. . his goal until he got what
he wanted.
Then he started to make the windmill. The moment his farm work
finished in the fields, he threw himself on studying the materials,
staying . .6. . till midnight. Finally, he made it after many . .7. .. He fixed
the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind. The villagers
came to look. A long wire was used to connect to a bulb to the
windmill. The wind blew and the windmill . .8. .. To their amazement, the
bulb lit up. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and
jumped . .9. .. To produce more energy, he built another windmill for his
village.
Bored into poverty, William didn't give up in the face of difficulties.
He kept reading, taught himself and lit up the whole . .10. ..
1.( ) A. gas B. water C. Internet D. electricity
2.( ) A. protect B. improve C. create D. understand
3.( ) A. amazing B. surprising C. worrying D. important
4.( ) A. buy B. invent C. collect D. borrow
5.( ) A. stuck to B. went over
C. looked into D. learned about
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6.( ) A. calm B. awake C. relaxed D. free
7.( ) A. skills B. excuses C. failures D. meetings
8.( ) A. fell B. flew C. opened D. turned
9.( ) A. excitedly B. hurriedly C. carefully D. worriedly
10.( ) A. team B. club C. school D. village
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Ⅱ.选择型阅读理解
When Mae was a little girl, she took dance classes. A lot of her
pals(同伴) liked to dance and hoped to be dancers when they grew up.
Mae liked to dance, too. But she wanted to be a scientist.
In the 1960s, few women had jobs as scientists. But Mae always
planned to go to space. She knew that someday she would be an
astronaut.
Mae studied science in college. After she got her degree, she joined
the Peace Corps(队) as a doctor and treated people in Africa.
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When Mae returned home, she still wanted to visit space. She tried
to get into the space program, but she was not chosen. Mae didn't give
up. She applied(申请) again and was accepted. In 1987, Mae began
training to fly in a space shuttle(航天飞机). Finally, in 1992, she was
picked to fly in space.
Mae and six others got on the space shuttle. It took off, and soon
they were in space. The astronauts all had to exercise so their bodies
would stay strong. Most astronauts used exercise machines. But Mae was
different. She danced! After a week, the shuttle returned safely. Mae was
now the first African-American woman astronaut. She was very proud.
1.Mae wanted to be a scientist while a lot of her pals wanted to be___.
A. singers B. doctors C. astronauts D. dancers
2.There were few ___in the 1960s, but Mae didn't care about it.
A. women doctors B. women scientists
C. women teachers D. college students
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3.How did Mae help others?___
A. By teaching others to dance in college.
B. By giving children lessons about space.
C. By treating sick people in Africa.
D. By working as college volunteers.
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4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?___
A. Mae dreamed to be a doctor when she was a child.
B. Mae used exercise machines to keep her body strong.
C. Mae was tested twice before she joined the space program.
D. Mae was the first American woman astronaut to fly into space.
5.Which can be the best title for the passage?___
A. The American Astronauts B. Mae's Dream
C. The Space Program D. How to Be an Astronaut
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Ⅲ.语法填空
Last week, we had a spring outing. My classmates and I went to 1.
____educational base (基地) in the countryside.
We were told that we needed to cook by 2. __________(we)
there. We thought it would be 3.________ (excite) to cook outside. So
before setting out, we prepared fresh vegetables and meat such as
potatoes and beef. Condiments (调味品) like oil and salt were also
needed.
When we arrived the next day, we were really surprised. The
“kitchen” was so simple! 4._____ we needed to make a fire on our own.
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ourselves
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We had never 5. ____________(experience) things like this before.
Not surprisingly, we couldn't control the fire very well. Some students
just made under-cooked food. I cooked garlic spareribs (蒜香排骨).At
first, I 6. _________(mistake)cooking wine (料酒) for oil and
poured it 7._____ the pot. 8. ________(lucky), we found out in time.
We cleaned the pot and started all over again. There were even 9.
______(much) funny mistakes like that. However, we still finished the
task.
experienced
mistook
into
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On the way back to school, students talked about this fun experience.
Everyone was tired but happy. We really enjoyed the 10. ________
(nature) beauty and learned some important life skills. I will never
forget this trip.
natural
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