专题04 完形填空（15空） 【名校好题期末必刷10篇】-备战2024-2025学年八年级英语下学期期末真题分类汇编（江苏专用）

专题04 完形填空（15空） （一） 【来源】江苏省宿迁市沭阳县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The Story of the Carrot and the Ring Have you ever lost something that was important to you, and thought you’d never see it again? That’s what happened to Mary Grams. Mary had worn her wedding ring for more than half a century when she lost it. She was working in her 1 on the farm one day, pulling out a plant. And maybe it was at that moment that the ring came 2 her finger. When she found it was missing, she searched everywhere for it for days 3 finally giving up. Mary realized maybe she wasn’t going to find the ring again. So she decided not to tell anyone about what had happened, 4 her husband. Instead, she thought she could get a much cheaper one from a jewellery (珠宝) shop. Luckily, she 5 to buy another one that looked just like it. In fact, it was so similar that 6 in her family knew her real ring was missing. But the story has a 7 ending. Mary got her wedding ring back—13 years after it was lost! One day Mary’s daughter-in-law (儿媳) Colleen was working in the same garden where Mary had been all those years ago. She was 8 vegetables there when she found the ring. But this time it was a bit 9 — because there was a carrot growing right 10 the middle of it! As soon as Colleen saw the ring, she knew who the 11 was. The farm had been in the family for over 100 years. And only two women had lived there all that time. So when Colleen found the story of the lost ring, it became clear that there was only one person it could possibly have belonged to (属于), and the ring was 12 to Mary. When Mary got the ring, she was full of 13 . She decided to wear it again. So she 14 cut the carrot in half, washed it and put it back on her finger-and it still 15 perfectly! 1．A．garden B．office C．park D．block 2．A．off B．out C．into D．from 3．A．after B．before C．when D．since 4．A．except B．like C．including D．as 5．A．managed B．failed C．agreed D．afforded 6．A．anybody B．somebody C．nobody D．everybody 7．A．sad B．serious C．natural D．happy 8．A．using up B．digging up C．turning up D．giving up 9．A．different B．beautiful C．difficult D．ugly 10．A．through B．over C．across D．on 11．A．user B．survivor C．producer D．owner 12．A．borrowed B．lent C．returned D．sent 13．A．sadness B．energy C．joy D．envy 14．A．hardly B．carefully C．bravely D．especially 15．A．formed B．fitted C．checked D．matched （二） 【来源】江苏省泰州市泰兴市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was to play. Sometimes, I even 1 to do my homework. Of course, my class teacher wouldn’t turn a blind 2 to this. At that time, I wondered 3 she could spend so much time supervising (监督) me. Didn’t she have 4 else to do? So my biggest 5 then was to become a teacher, for it seemed that a teacher never needed to do any work. But later, I began to 6 my class teacher’s life. To my great surprise, she was much 7 than I had thought. Whenever I saw her in her office, she would be busy 8 . Sometimes, she was correcting 9 test papers; sometimes, she was having a heart-to-heart talk with a student; sometimes, she was 10 her lessons. It seemed she 11 had time to take a rest! I felt curious about why my teacher was always able to be so 12 , though (虽然) she was busy all day long. Slowly, I realized that teaching was a meaningful job. It brings a teacher a sense of 13 to be able to develop many young minds. A teacher would always feel proud upon seeing his or her students go from 14 puzzlement (困惑) to understanding all the difficult points. Being a teacher can be tiring, 15 I still want to be a teacher. Perhaps I have a long way to go, but I will keep fighting for this dream. 1．A．managed B．agreed C．forgot D．decided 2．A．ear B．eye C．nose D．mouth 3．A．what B．how C．where D．when 4．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything 5．A．trouble B．problem C．dream D．ability 6．A．pay attention to B．get used to C．look forward to D．devote myself to 7．A．lazier B．luckier C．busier D．crazier 8．A．eating B．playing C．thinking D．working 9．A．her B．their C．your D．our 10．A．waiting for B．preparing for C．hoping for D．paying for 11．A．never B．always C．usually D．often 12．A．practical B．creative C．energetic D．organized 13．A．achievement B．humour C．direction D．envy 14．A．explaining B．impressing C．expecting D．expressing 15．A．and B．but C．or D．so （三） 【来源】江苏省扬州市宝应县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 Ella loved her new life in Alaska, except for one thing-Grandma wasn’t happy. Before they moved here, Ella lived with Dad and Grandma in Kansas. Every day Ella and Grandma cooked, gardened or sewed (缝纫) together. Then Dad got a job in Alaska and would take 1 with him. Grandma thought Alaska wasn’t a good place for a child. She wanted Ella to stay 2 Dad didn’t agree. Finally Grandma decided to go, too. Ella was overjoyed. She couldn’t imagine living anywhere without Grandma. By autumn, they were in Alaska. Ella had never had so much 3 . She made some friends and rode in the snowfall. Grandma, however, didn’t share Ella’s joy. She didn’t like the cold and 4 stayed at home. She often said she 5 the garden of sunflowers back in Kansas. Ella was 6 and wished to make Grandma happy. She went to her new friend Laura for 7 . Laura’s mom Helen suggested, “We can 8 your grandma a sunflower quilt that will be cheery and warm.” “Good idea!” Ella said. Ella then 9 chose some brightest cloth from Grandma’s bag and sewed the sunflower quilt every afternoon in Laura’s house. It was slow going but enjoyable. She wanted to give Grandma a 10 . But Grandma seemed sadder and sadder, always talking about the 11 and friends in Kansas. One night Eilla heard Grandma 12 . She decided to take Grandma to Laura’s house the next day. When Grandma saw the quilt they were making for 13 these days, she was moved to tears. She 14 and helped with the sewing. They chatted and laughed. Ella hadn’t heard Grandma sound so 15 since they left Kansas. Maybe what Grandma really needed was staying together, Ella thought. 1．A．Ella B．Helen C．Grandma D．Laura 2．A．or B．so C．and D．but 3．A．homework B．sleep C．excitement D．trouble 4．A．mostly B．once C．still D．seldom 5．A．found B．missed C．sold D．entered 6．A．bored B．worried C．relaxed D．interested 7．A．gifts B．flowers C．truth D．advice 8．A．make B．buy C．borrow D．sell 9．A．quickly B．exactly C．secretly D．politely 10．A．task B．prize C．project D．surprise 11．A．school B．library C．garden D．hotel 12．A．crying B．singing C．reading D．coughing 13．A．him B．her C．us D．them 14．A．lay down B．put down C．wrote down D．sat down 15．A．serious B．cheerful C．polite D．strange （四） 【来源】江苏省淮安市金湖县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末学业水平测试英语试题 Have you seen lions walking on the streets? In China, it often happens during the new year days. The lions dance to the beat of a drum (鼓). They are not 1 lions. They are dancers in lion clothes. The lions are part of the 2 that is centuries old. It started in China. It is meant to bring good 3 in the coming year. In many Asian countries, the new year is 4 with the new moon in January or February. In 2024, Chinese lunar new year began 5 February 10. Usually, a lion is made up of two 6 . One dancer controls the head. The other controls the body and 7 . “I think of it as a sport,” says Anthony Huang aged 16. He is a 8 of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is 9 to Anthony. “This tradition really cheers me up,” he says. In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. 10 it is more inclusive (包容的) today. LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group. 11 is in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls in the group. They dance together. Ananda Tang-Lee is 17. She says anyone can 12 lion dancing. “You have to have 13 that you can do it,” she says. There are 14 types of lion dances. One of them is 15 Jong. In this one, lion dancers do tricks on poles more than eight feet tall. The dancers use their acrobatic (杂技) skills. They also use martial-arts skills. 1．A．real B．beautiful C．big D．interesting 2．A．story B．tradition C．skill D．history 3．A．habit B．time C．luck D．way 4．A．celebrated B．founded C．ended D．stopped 5．A．to B．in C．at D．on 6．A．visitors B．singers C．dancers D．trainers 7．A．tail B．head C．body D．arms 8．A．worker B．member C．listener D．speaker 9．A．important B．friendly C．kind D．close 10．A．Because B．If C．But D．And 11．A．He B．She C．You D．It 12．A．take off B．take down C．take away D．take up 13．A．confidence B．experience C．examples D．magic 14．A．same B．different C．simple D．little 15．A．set B．asked C．called D．carried （五） 【来源】江苏省扬州市广陵区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I 1 gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies and shows. However, that 2 seemed all but impossible to reach. One summer, my little sister Mary was going to dance lessons. I asked my parents whether I could take her to the lessons. What a good 3 to learn dancing! One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room when Mary walked 4 . “What’s the matter, Mary?” I stopped 5 . “Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?” “What is it?” I wondered. “There will be a dancing show in my school, but the boys think I’m slow 6 of them wants to dance with me. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at me, waiting for my reply. “You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been 7 all along.” In the following months, we practiced every evening 8 from my parents. I was having a good time and soon Mary improved a lot. Finally came the big day. I became 9 when I heard my parents would come to watch the show. As the 10 began, I took a deep breath and tried to 11 . We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had been 12 . My heart was beating 13 when I saw my father coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit (承认) it, I have to say you are born to 14 . Go for it and make us proud.” I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up. I wanted 15 more in life than to dance. 1．A．always B．never C．sometimes D．seldom 2．A．dream B．life C．order D．subject 3．A．result B．chance C．wish D．message 4．A．out B．away C．through D．in 5．A．reading B．singing C．dancing D．drawing 6．A．none B．neither C．either D．all 7．A．right B．good C．bad D．wrong 8．A．preventing B．hiding C．learning D．hearing 9．A．nervous B．bored C．relaxed D．excited 10．A．dancing B．party C．music D．lesson 11．A．calm down B．come down C．put down D．sit down 12．A．careful B．hopeful C．helpful D．successful 13．A．sadly B．slowly C．wildly D．quietly 14．A．play B．fly C．travel D．dance 15．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything （一） 【来源】江苏省淮安市涟水县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 Caitlyn Breen is 12 years old. And her world 1 when her mom gets a job in Mitchell, Vermont. They move to the small town and start their 2 life there. When the new school year 3 , Caitlyn becomes a seventh grader in Mitchell School. Mitchell School is small and old. 4 Caitlyn enters her new classroom, she only sees ten other students. That’s the entire (全部的) seventh grade, and that 5 Caitlyn. Her classmates are surprised too, because they are 6 Paulic Fink who is their classmate from kindergarten. He makes every day fun and interesting for 7 and the teachers. Paulie Fink is 8 among them, and nobody can stop talking about him. After a while, everyone realizes the 9 . Paulie won’t return to Mitchell School. Caitlyn’s classmates have a (n) 10 time with that. They need someone to take Paulie’s place, so they think of a 11   . They decide to have a competition at school. It’s 12 to their favorite reality TV show (真人秀), and its aim (目标) is to find “The Next Great Paulie Fink”. They make Caitlyn the judge (裁判) because she has no 13 about Paulie. It’s not 14 for her because she knows nothing about Paulie Fink. So she starts to 15 more about him. Along the way Caitlyn also knows more about herself... 1．A．leaves B．changes C．loses D．breaks 2．A．new B．fast C．traditional D．successful 3．A．misses B．connects C．begins D．mixes 4．A．Unless B．Before C．Though D．When 5．A．surprises B．pleases C．interests D．relaxes 6．A．visiting B．laughing C．expecting D．testing 7．A．them B．her C．him D．me 8．A．strict B．popular C．careful D．creative 9．A．advice B．secret C．rule D．truth 10．A．exciting B．good C．free D．hard 11．A．plan B．habit C．wish D．story 12．A．natural B．strange C．similar D．useful 13．A．suggestion B．idea C．question D．decision 14．A．easy B．serious C．funny D．terrible 15．A．give up B．find out C．hand out D．pick up （二） 【来源】江苏省泰州市医药高新技术产业开发区等2地2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题 I lived with my parents in the center of the city. But as a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday 1 at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. With miles of stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of fun 2 a city kid “be yourself” like me. I can still 3 one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the 4 , I’d wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls. My parents would never 5 . Still, my willing to climb those walls grew so 6 . One spring afternoon, I used all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after lunch. “I want to climb the stonewalls,” I said uncertainly. Everyone 7 up. “Can I climb the stonewalls?” A chorus (异口同声) went up from the women in the room at once. “No!” they cried. “You'll hurt yourself!” The result was just as I thought. But 8 I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s low voice. “Just a minute,” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stonewalls. He has to learn to do things for 9 . “Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you 10 .” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the 11 of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my experience. I’ll never forget 12 he said. “Fred,” he said, “you made this day a 13 day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you 14 as you are.” Many years has passed since then, and today I host the television programme Mister Rogers Neighbourhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been 15 over the years, but one thing keeps the same: I’ll tell my children what my grandpa told me at the end of almost every visit. 1．A．morning B．evening C．afternoon D．night 2．A．with B．for C．to D．at 3．A．remember B．dislike C．keep D．hate 4．A．factory B．farm C．school D．hospital 5．A．stop B．want C．hope D．agree 6．A．weak B．low C．strong D．heavy 7．A．looked B．tidied C．got D．hurried 8．A．after B．while C．until D．before 9．A．yourself B．themselves C．himself D．ourselves 10．A．there B．back C．ready D．away 11．A．time B．sadness C．worries D．movement 12．A．how B．which C．when D．what 13．A．terrible B．special C．strange D．humorous 14．A．kindly B．politely C．exactly D．bravely 15．A．changes B．happiness C．worries D．secrets （三） 【来源】江苏省扬州市梅岭教育集团2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 An old man pointed at the land filled with weeds (杂草) and asked his students, “Look, what’s growing on the land?” “ 1 ,” the students answered without thinking twice. “Tell me, how should you 2 these?” His students were 3 : this question was too simple. A student first said, “ 4 I have a hoe (锄头), the weeds will be killed off.” The second student followed, “It would be 5 to burn them with fire.” The third student argued, “Only by 6 deep can it never be born again.” After his students finished, the old man stood up and said, “Well, when you go back, you act on your own way and come back here again in one year.” A year later, his students came, but they were so 7 . Because whatever they did, the weeds were still there, even more somewhere. The students wanted to go to the old man for 8 very much. 9 , the old man had died, only leaving one book to his students. One paragraph in the book wrote, “ 10 way is impossible to kill all the weeds because they are too strong. The best way is to plant crops on the land. Have you ever thought the mind of people is also 11 the land?” This world is colorful and then our hearts would 12 many wishes for different things in the world. Some of the wishes are “weeds”. 13 water or food, they will also grow slowly. So if we don’t keep our eyes open, we will make our 14 poor. These “weeds” are called “Evil (邪恶)”. Some of the wishes are “crops”. They need planting and taking care of. The more “crops” there are, the less space the “weeds” 15 ; the stronger the “crops” are, the weaker the “weeds” will be. These “crops” are called “Virtue (美德)”. 1．A．weeds B．flowers C．trees D．crops 2．A．give away B．take out C．clean up D．put down 3．A．angry B．nervous C．patient D．surprised 4．A．If B．Although C．So D．But 5．A．clearer B．better C．stronger D．longer 6．A．sweeping B．picking C．planting D．digging 7．A．bored B．sad C．excited D．hopeful 8．A．questions B．facts C．interests D．suggestions 9．A．Finally B．Quickly C．Unluckily D．Clearly 10．A．My B．Your C．Our D．His 11．A．like B．with C．near D．about 12．A．realize B．develop C．receive D．change 13．A．Without B．With C．By D．Through 14．A．wishes B．bodies C．world D．mind 15．A．have B．need C．bring D．offer （四） 【来源】江苏省淮安市盱眙县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末测试英语试题 People should have good manners in public and at home. So we are going to 1 a talk on good table manners. The purpose of the talk is 2 students 3 for eating. It will take place 4 10 a. m. , on 12 May at the school hall. There will be a lot of rules 5 table manners. We hope you will find them useful. 6 , when you are sitting at the table, you should not start eating 7 everyone is ready, and it is 8 to make 9 noise while eating or drinking. You should not eat with your mouth 10 or talk with food in your mouth. 11 , do not reach 12 someone’s plate for something. Before you leave, wait for everyone to finish. These rules are important 13 we should make sure that 14 guests and hosts are 15 at the table. 1．A．held B．hold C．have D．had 2．A．teach B．teaching C．to teach D．taught 3．A．rules B．habits C．ways D．advice 4．A．in B．on C．at D．to 5．A．in B．to C．at D．on 6．A．All in all B．Above all C．In all D．In conclusion 7．A．before B．after C．until D．when 8．A．polite B．impolite C．politely D．impolitely 9．A．too many B．many C．too much D．much too 10．A．open B．opened C．close D．closed 11．A．However B．Otherwise C．Also D．For example 12．A．over B．above C．on D．between 13．A．so B．because C．but D．and 14．A．whole B．your C．all D．both 15．A．confident B．comfortable C．uncomfortable D．relaxed （五） 【来源】江苏省宿迁市泗洪县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题 In a village near a desert lived a young businessman named James. Although he had a lot of money, he often felt 1 because of the endless challenges (挑战) he faced. One day, a wise old man came to the 2 with 100 camels. It’s said that he 3 solve (解决) any problems. James went to see him and said, “I’m very unhappy with my life. I always have business worries, family troubles and health problems. Please tell me 4 to make them disappear (消失).” The old man smiled and said, “I’ll give you an answer tomorrow morning. But first, can you do a small thing for me?” James agreed. The old man asked him to 5 the 100 camels for the night, making sure that they all sat down and rested 6 he went to sleep. The next 7 , the old man asked James how his night went. James said 8 , “I didn’t sleep at all. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get all the camels to 9 together. Even if I managed to get some camels to sit on one side, a few others would stand on the other side.” “That’s true. As you noticed last night, some camels sat down on their own, while others 10 some effort (努力), and yet many camels did not sit 11 after huge effort. If you had come back later, you would have seen that some camels didn’t sit 12 , but sat down on their own in the end.” the old man said. James 13 . The old man continued, “Problems are just like 14 —some problems get solved by themselves, some get solved when you put in some effort, and others do not get solved even after you have tried your best. Leave such 15 to time. At the right time, these problems will come to an end.” James felt a sense of understanding. It completely changed the way he saw life’s challenges. 1．A．pleased B．unhappy C．angry D．relaxed 2．A．village B．farm C．desert D．countryside 3．A．need B．must C．should D．could 4．A．when B．how C．what D．which 5．A．look at B．look after C．look out D．look up 6．A．since B．while C．before D．after 7．A．morning B．night C．evening D．afternoon 8．A．sadly B．wisely C．loudly D．clearly 9．A．sleep B．stand C．sit D．run 10．A．developed B．expected C．needed D．achieved 11．A．quite B．much C．even D．too 12．A．at first B．in the end C．what’s more D．in all 13．A．shook B．advised C．changed D．nodded 14．A．swans B．camels C．squirrels D．eagles 15．A．problems B．health C．business D．families 1 / 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 专题04 完形填空（15空） （一） 【来源】江苏省宿迁市沭阳县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The Story of the Carrot and the Ring Have you ever lost something that was important to you, and thought you’d never see it again? That’s what happened to Mary Grams. Mary had worn her wedding ring for more than half a century when she lost it. She was working in her 1 on the farm one day, pulling out a plant. And maybe it was at that moment that the ring came 2 her finger. When she found it was missing, she searched everywhere for it for days 3 finally giving up. Mary realized maybe she wasn’t going to find the ring again. So she decided not to tell anyone about what had happened, 4 her husband. Instead, she thought she could get a much cheaper one from a jewellery (珠宝) shop. Luckily, she 5 to buy another one that looked just like it. In fact, it was so similar that 6 in her family knew her real ring was missing. But the story has a 7 ending. Mary got her wedding ring back—13 years after it was lost! One day Mary’s daughter-in-law (儿媳) Colleen was working in the same garden where Mary had been all those years ago. She was 8 vegetables there when she found the ring. But this time it was a bit 9 — because there was a carrot growing right 10 the middle of it! As soon as Colleen saw the ring, she knew who the 11 was. The farm had been in the family for over 100 years. And only two women had lived there all that time. So when Colleen found the story of the lost ring, it became clear that there was only one person it could possibly have belonged to (属于), and the ring was 12 to Mary. When Mary got the ring, she was full of 13 . She decided to wear it again. So she 14 cut the carrot in half, washed it and put it back on her finger-and it still 15 perfectly! 1．A．garden B．office C．park D．block 2．A．off B．out C．into D．from 3．A．after B．before C．when D．since 4．A．except B．like C．including D．as 5．A．managed B．failed C．agreed D．afforded 6．A．anybody B．somebody C．nobody D．everybody 7．A．sad B．serious C．natural D．happy 8．A．using up B．digging up C．turning up D．giving up 9．A．different B．beautiful C．difficult D．ugly 10．A．through B．over C．across D．on 11．A．user B．survivor C．producer D．owner 12．A．borrowed B．lent C．returned D．sent 13．A．sadness B．energy C．joy D．envy 14．A．hardly B．carefully C．bravely D．especially 15．A．formed B．fitted C．checked D．matched 【答案】 1．A 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．A 6．C 7．D 8．B 9．A 10．A 11．D 12．C 13．C 14．B 15．B 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲了玛丽的婚戒失而复得的故事。 1．句意：一天，她正在农场的花园里干活，拔一株植物。 garden花园；office办公室；park 公园；block街区。根据“pulling out a plant”可知应是农场里的花园。故选A。 2．句意：也许，就在那个时候戒指从她手指脱落。 come off 脱落；come out 出版，发行，上映；come into 进入；come from来自。根据“ When she found it was missing”可知，应该是戒指脱落。故选A。 3．句意：当她发现它不见了，她到处找了好几天，最后放弃了。 after在……之后；before在……之前；when当……时候；since自从。根据“she searched everywhere for it for days”可知在放弃之前找了好几天。故选B。 4．句意：所以她决定不把这件事告诉任何人，包括她的丈夫。 except除了……之外；like向；including包括；as作为。根据“So she decided not to tell anyone about what had happened, ... her husband.”可知决定不告诉包括丈夫在内的任何人。故选C。 5．句意：幸运的是，她设法买了另一个看起来和它一模一样的。 managed设法；failed失败；agreed同意；afforded买得起。manage to do sth.“设法完成某事”，此处指设法买到了相似的戒指。故选A。 6．句意：事实上，它是如此相似，以至于她的家人都不知道她的真戒指不见了。 anybody任何人；somebody某人；nobody没有人；everybody人人。根据“it was so similar”可知与原戒指非常相似以至于没人知道真的不见了。故选C。 7．句意：但是这个故事有一个幸福的结局。 sad伤心的；serious严重的；natural自然的；happy高兴的。根据“Mary got her wedding ring back —13 years after it was lost!”可知结局是好的。故选D。 8．句意：她正在那里挖菜时发现了戒指。 using up用完；digging up挖掘；turning up出现；giving up放弃。根据“She was ... vegetables there when she found the ring.”可知挖菜的时候发现的。故选B。 9．句意：但这一次有点不同——因为有一根胡萝卜正从它的中间长出来！ different不同的；beautiful漂亮的；difficult困难的；ugly丑陋的。根据“because there was a carrot growing right ... the middle of it”可知戒指与之前不同。故选A。 10．但这一次有点不同——因为有一根胡萝卜正从它的中间长出来！ through穿过；over超过；across横穿；on关于。根据“the middle of it”可知是从戒指的中间长出来，用through。故选A。 11．句意：科琳一看到戒指，就知道了主人是谁。 user用户；survivor幸存者；producer生产者；owner主人。根据“and the ring was returned to Mary”可知知道失主是谁。故选D。 12． 句意：所以当科琳找到丢失戒指的故事时，很明显它只可能属于一个人，戒指被还给了玛丽。 they他们；he他；it它；we我们。“it became clear that...”表示“很明显……”。故选C。 13． 句意：当玛丽得到戒指时，她满心欢喜。 sadness悲伤；energy精力；joy高兴；envy嫉妒。根据“When Mary got the ring”可知戒指失而复得，满心欢喜。故选C。 14． 句意：于是她小心翼翼地把胡萝卜切成两半，洗净后戴回手指上——它仍然非常合适！ hardly几乎不；carefully仔细地；bravely勇敢地；especially尤其。根据“cut the carrot in half, washed it and put it back on her finger”可知对失而复得的戒指很珍惜，怕损伤戒指，要小心翼翼地切胡萝卜。故选B。 15．句意：于是她小心翼翼地把胡萝卜切成两半，洗净后戴回手指上——它仍然非常合适！ formed构成；fitted合适；checked检查；matched搭配。根据“put it back on her finger — and it still ... perfectly”可知此处表示带上还是很合适。故选B。 （二） 【来源】江苏省泰州市泰兴市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was to play. Sometimes, I even 1 to do my homework. Of course, my class teacher wouldn’t turn a blind 2 to this. At that time, I wondered 3 she could spend so much time supervising (监督) me. Didn’t she have 4 else to do? So my biggest 5 then was to become a teacher, for it seemed that a teacher never needed to do any work. But later, I began to 6 my class teacher’s life. To my great surprise, she was much 7 than I had thought. Whenever I saw her in her office, she would be busy 8 . Sometimes, she was correcting 9 test papers; sometimes, she was having a heart-to-heart talk with a student; sometimes, she was 10 her lessons. It seemed she 11 had time to take a rest! I felt curious about why my teacher was always able to be so 12 , though (虽然) she was busy all day long. Slowly, I realized that teaching was a meaningful job. It brings a teacher a sense of 13 to be able to develop many young minds. A teacher would always feel proud upon seeing his or her students go from 14 puzzlement (困惑) to understanding all the difficult points. Being a teacher can be tiring, 15 I still want to be a teacher. Perhaps I have a long way to go, but I will keep fighting for this dream. 1．A．managed B．agreed C．forgot D．decided 2．A．ear B．eye C．nose D．mouth 3．A．what B．how C．where D．when 4．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything 5．A．trouble B．problem C．dream D．ability 6．A．pay attention to B．get used to C．look forward to D．devote myself to 7．A．lazier B．luckier C．busier D．crazier 8．A．eating B．playing C．thinking D．working 9．A．her B．their C．your D．our 10．A．waiting for B．preparing for C．hoping for D．paying for 11．A．never B．always C．usually D．often 12．A．practical B．creative C．energetic D．organized 13．A．achievement B．humour C．direction D．envy 14．A．explaining B．impressing C．expecting D．expressing 15．A．and B．but C．or D．so 【答案】 1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．C 6．A 7．C 8．D 9．D 10．B 11．A 12．C 13．A 14．D 15．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了作者起初认为老师的工作很清闲，因此决定当一名老师；但在亲眼目睹了老师的工作后，她改变了看法，认为老师的工作虽然辛苦但很伟大，仍然决定当一名老师。 1．句意：有时，我甚至忘了做作业。 managed设法；agreed同意；forgot忘记；decided决定。根据“When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was to play.”可知，小时候我很贪玩，有时甚至忘了做作业。故选C。 2．句意：当然，我的班主任不会对此视而不见。 ear耳朵；eye眼睛；nose鼻子；mouth嘴巴。turn a blind eye表示“视而不见”，为固定短语。故选B。 3．句意：当时，我想知道她怎么能花这么多时间来监督我。 what什么；how怎样；where哪里；when什么时候。根据“Didn’t she have…else to do?”可知，这里表示疑问，用how引导，表示她怎么能花这么多时间来监督我。故选B。 4．句意：难道她没有别的事要做吗？ anything任何东西；something某事；nothing没有什么；everything一切。根据“Didn’t she have...else to do?”可知，这句话是一般疑问句，用anything，anything else意为“别的事情”。故选A。 5．句意：所以我当时最大的愿望就是成为一名老师，因为老师似乎从来不需要做任何工作。 trouble麻烦；problem问题；dream梦想；ability能力。根据“for it seemed that a teacher never needed to do any work.”可知，作者当时的梦想是想当一名老师。故选C。 6．句意：但后来，我开始关注我的班主任的生活。 pay attention to注意；get used to习惯；look forward to期待；devote myself to致力于。根据“To my great surprise, she was much…than I had thought.”可知，这里是关注了老师的生活后，才知道的。故选A。 7．句意：令我大吃一惊的是，她比我想象的要忙得多。 lazier更懒惰的；luckier更幸运的；busier更忙的；crazier更疯狂的。根据“Whenever I saw her in her office, she would be busy….”及下文的描述判断，老师应该是很忙的。故选C。 8．句意：每当我在她的办公室看到她，她总是忙着工作。 eating吃；playing玩；thinking思考；working工作。根据下文“Sometimes, she was correcting...test papers; sometimes, she was having a heart-to-heart talk with a student; sometimes, she was...her lessons.”可知，这里指老师总是忙着工作。故选D。 9．句意：有时，她在批改我们的试卷。 her她的；their他们的；your你的；our我们的。根据“test papers”可知，这里是老师在批改我们的试卷。故选D。 10．句意：有时，她在备课。 waiting for等待；preparing for准备；hoping for希望；paying for支付。根据“sometimes, she was...her lessons”可知，这里是看到老师在备课。故选B。 11．句意：她似乎从来没有时间休息！ never从不；always总是；usually通常；often经常。上文说作者看到老师有时批改试卷，有时与学生谈心，有时备课，因此她认为老师似乎没有时间来休息。故选A。 12．句意：我很好奇，为什么我的老师整天都很忙，却总是那么精力充沛。 practical实际的；creative有创造力的；energetic精力充沛的；organized有组织的。根据“though she was busy all day long.”可知，这里是指老师整天都很忙，却还总是那么精力充沛。故选C。 13．句意：能够培养许多年轻人的心灵，这会给老师带来成就感。 achievement成就；humour幽默；direction方向；envy嫉妒。根据“be able to develop many young minds.”可知，这给老师带来的成就感。故选A。 14．句意：看到学生们从困惑到理解所有的难点，老师总是会感到自豪。 explaining解释；impressing给人印象深刻；expecting期待；expressing表达。根据“seeing his or her students go from…puzzlement to understanding all the difficult points.”可知，这里是指学生从困惑到理解。故选D。 15．句意：虽然当老师很累，但我还是想当老师。 and和；but但是；or或者；so所以。根据“Being a teacher can be tiring...I still want to be a teacher.”可知，空处前后是转折关系，需用but连接。故选B。 （三） 【来源】江苏省扬州市宝应县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 Ella loved her new life in Alaska, except for one thing-Grandma wasn’t happy. Before they moved here, Ella lived with Dad and Grandma in Kansas. Every day Ella and Grandma cooked, gardened or sewed (缝纫) together. Then Dad got a job in Alaska and would take 1 with him. Grandma thought Alaska wasn’t a good place for a child. She wanted Ella to stay 2 Dad didn’t agree. Finally Grandma decided to go, too. Ella was overjoyed. She couldn’t imagine living anywhere without Grandma. By autumn, they were in Alaska. Ella had never had so much 3 . She made some friends and rode in the snowfall. Grandma, however, didn’t share Ella’s joy. She didn’t like the cold and 4 stayed at home. She often said she 5 the garden of sunflowers back in Kansas. Ella was 6 and wished to make Grandma happy. She went to her new friend Laura for 7 . Laura’s mom Helen suggested, “We can 8 your grandma a sunflower quilt that will be cheery and warm.” “Good idea!” Ella said. Ella then 9 chose some brightest cloth from Grandma’s bag and sewed the sunflower quilt every afternoon in Laura’s house. It was slow going but enjoyable. She wanted to give Grandma a 10 . But Grandma seemed sadder and sadder, always talking about the 11 and friends in Kansas. One night Eilla heard Grandma 12 . She decided to take Grandma to Laura’s house the next day. When Grandma saw the quilt they were making for 13 these days, she was moved to tears. She 14 and helped with the sewing. They chatted and laughed. Ella hadn’t heard Grandma sound so 15 since they left Kansas. Maybe what Grandma really needed was staying together, Ella thought. 1．A．Ella B．Helen C．Grandma D．Laura 2．A．or B．so C．and D．but 3．A．homework B．sleep C．excitement D．trouble 4．A．mostly B．once C．still D．seldom 5．A．found B．missed C．sold D．entered 6．A．bored B．worried C．relaxed D．interested 7．A．gifts B．flowers C．truth D．advice 8．A．make B．buy C．borrow D．sell 9．A．quickly B．exactly C．secretly D．politely 10．A．task B．prize C．project D．surprise 11．A．school B．library C．garden D．hotel 12．A．crying B．singing C．reading D．coughing 13．A．him B．her C．us D．them 14．A．lay down B．put down C．wrote down D．sat down 15．A．serious B．cheerful C．polite D．strange 【答案】 1．A 2．D 3．C 4．A 5．B 6．B 7．D 8．A 9．C 10．D 11．C 12．A 13．B 14．D 15．B 【导语】本文讲述了艾拉为了让奶奶开心，艾和她的朋友劳拉以及劳拉的妈妈海伦一起制作了一条向日葵被子，最终奶奶被这份心意感动，加入了缝制被子的行列，并重新找回了快乐。 1．句意：爸爸在阿拉斯加找到了一份工作，并将带上埃拉。 Ella艾拉；Helen海伦；Grandma奶奶；Laura劳拉。根据“Grandma thought Alaska wasn’t a good place for a child. She wanted Ella to stay”可知，爸爸将带上埃拉。故选A。 2．句意：她想让埃拉留下来。但是爸爸不同意。 or或者；so所以；and和；but但是。根据“She wanted Ella to stay”和“Dad didn’t agree.”可知这两句话是转折关系。故选D。 3．句意：埃拉从未有过这么激动。 homework作业；sleep睡觉；excitement激动；trouble麻烦。根据“Grandma, however, didn’t share Ella’s joy.”可知，是从未有过这么激动。故选C。 4．句意：她不喜欢冷的天气，一般待在家里。 mostly一般；once曾经；still仍然；seldom很少。根据“She didn’t like the cold.”可知，是一直待在家里。故选A。 5．句意：她经常说她想念堪萨斯州的向日葵花园。 found发现；missed想念；sold卖；entered进入。根据“Before they moved here, Ella lived with Dad and Grandma in Kansas. Every day Ella and Grandma cooked, gardened or sewed together.”可知，她想念堪萨斯州的向日葵花园。故选B。 6．句意：埃拉很担心，她希望奶奶开心。 bored无聊的；worried担心的；relaxed放松的；interested感兴趣的。根据“and wished to make Grandma happy”可知，埃拉很担心，她希望奶奶开心。故选B。 7．句意：她去向她的好朋友劳拉寻求建议。 gifts礼物；flowers花；truth事实；advice建议。根据“Ella was worried and wished to make Grandma happy.”可知，她去向她的好朋友劳拉寻求建议。故选D。 8．句意：我们可以给你奶奶做一床向日葵被子，既开心又温暖。 make做；buy买；borrow借；sell卖。根据后文“When Grandma saw the quilt they were making”可知，是为奶奶做一床被子。故选A。 9．句意：埃拉于是每天下午偷偷地从奶奶的包里挑选一些最亮的布，在劳拉家缝向日葵被子。 quickly快速地；exactly精确地；secretly偷偷地；politely有礼貌地。根据下文“She wanted to give Grandma a....”可知，是偷偷地从奶奶的包里挑选一些最亮的布。故选C。 10．句意：她想给奶奶一个惊喜。 task任务；prize奖品；project项目；surprise惊喜。根据“Ella then secretly chose some brightest cloth from Grandma’s bag and sewed the sunflower quilt every afternoon in Laura’s house.”可知， 是想给奶奶一个惊喜。故选D。 11．句意：但奶奶似乎越来越悲伤，总是谈论堪萨斯州的花园和朋友。 school学校；library图书馆；garden花园；hotel旅馆。根据“Before they moved here, Ella lived with Dad and Grandma in Kansas. Every day Ella and Grandma cooked, gardened or sewed together.”可知， 奶奶总是谈论堪萨斯州的花园和朋友。故选C。 12．句意：一天晚上， 埃拉听到奶奶正在哭泣。 crying哭泣；singing唱歌；reading读书；coughing咳嗽。根据“But Grandma seemed sadder and sadder”可知，埃拉听到奶奶正在哭泣。故选A。 13．句意：当奶奶看到他们这些天为她做的被子时， 感动得流下了眼泪。 him他；her她；us我们；them他们。根据“We can make your grandma a sunflower quilt that will be cheery and warm.”可知，用her代指奶奶。故选B。 14．句意：她坐下来帮忙缝纫。 lay down躺下；put down 放下；wrote down写下来；sat down坐下。根据“helped with the sewing”可知，是她坐下来帮忙缝纫。故选D。 15．句意：自从他们离开堪萨斯州后，埃拉就再也没听过奶奶这么高兴的声音。 serious认真的；cheerful高兴的；polite有礼貌的；strange奇怪的。根据“Ella loved her new life in Alaska, except for one thing-Grandma wasn’t happy.”可知，自从他们离开堪萨斯州后，埃拉就再也没听过奶奶这么高兴的声音。故选B。 （四） 【来源】江苏省淮安市金湖县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末学业水平测试英语试题 Have you seen lions walking on the streets? In China, it often happens during the new year days. The lions dance to the beat of a drum (鼓). They are not 1 lions. They are dancers in lion clothes. The lions are part of the 2 that is centuries old. It started in China. It is meant to bring good 3 in the coming year. In many Asian countries, the new year is 4 with the new moon in January or February. In 2024, Chinese lunar new year began 5 February 10. Usually, a lion is made up of two 6 . One dancer controls the head. The other controls the body and 7 . “I think of it as a sport,” says Anthony Huang aged 16. He is a 8 of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is 9 to Anthony. “This tradition really cheers me up,” he says. In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. 10 it is more inclusive (包容的) today. LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group. 11 is in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls in the group. They dance together. Ananda Tang-Lee is 17. She says anyone can 12 lion dancing. “You have to have 13 that you can do it,” she says. There are 14 types of lion dances. One of them is 15 Jong. In this one, lion dancers do tricks on poles more than eight feet tall. The dancers use their acrobatic (杂技) skills. They also use martial-arts skills. 1．A．real B．beautiful C．big D．interesting 2．A．story B．tradition C．skill D．history 3．A．habit B．time C．luck D．way 4．A．celebrated B．founded C．ended D．stopped 5．A．to B．in C．at D．on 6．A．visitors B．singers C．dancers D．trainers 7．A．tail B．head C．body D．arms 8．A．worker B．member C．listener D．speaker 9．A．important B．friendly C．kind D．close 10．A．Because B．If C．But D．And 11．A．He B．She C．You D．It 12．A．take off B．take down C．take away D．take up 13．A．confidence B．experience C．examples D．magic 14．A．same B．different C．simple D．little 15．A．set B．asked C．called D．carried 【答案】 1．A 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．D 6．C 7．A 8．B 9．A 10．C 11．D 12．D 13．A 14．B 15．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了我们的传统艺术——舞狮。 1．句意：它们不是真的狮子。 real真的；beautiful美丽的；big大的；interesting有趣的。根据“They are dancers in lion clothes.”可知它们是穿着狮子服装的舞者，所以不是真狮子，故选A。 2．句意：这些狮子是有数百年历史的传统的一部分。 story故事；tradition传统；skill技能；history历史。根据“The lions”和“that is centuries old”可知应是说舞狮是我们传统文化的一部分，故选B。 3．句意：它意味着在即将到来的一年里带来好运。 habit习惯；time时间；luck运气；way方法。根据“in the coming year”并结合备选项可知应是舞狮给人们带来好运，故选C。 4．句意：在许多亚洲国家，新年被庆祝在一月或二月有新月的日子。 celebrated庆祝；founded建立；ended结束；stopped停止。根据“with the new moon in January or February”可知此处应是在介绍新年的时间，故选A。 5．句意：在2024年，中国农历新年开始于二月十号。 to到；in作时间介词时，用在年、月、季节等时间前；at作时间介词时，用在具体点刻前；on作时间介词时，用在具体的某一天前。根据“February 10”可知时间为具体的某天，故选D。 6．句意：通常，一个狮子由两个舞者组成。 visitors参观者；singers歌手；dancers舞者；trainers教练。根据“One dancer controls the head”可知是由两个舞者组成，故选C。 7．句意：另一个控制身体和尾巴。 tail尾巴；head头；body身体；arms胳膊。根据“One dancer controls the head”可知另一个应是控制狮子的后半部分，故选A。 8．句意：他是一个纽约中国共济会体育俱乐部的成员。 worker工人；member成员；listener听者；speaker演讲者。根据“Anthony performs as the lion’s head.”可知他是俱乐部的成员，故选B。 9．句意：舞狮对于Anthony来说是重要的。 important重要的；friendly友好的；kind和蔼的；close接近的。根据“‘This tradition really cheers me up,’he says.”可知舞狮对于他很重要，故选A。 10．句意：但是今天他是更包容的。 because因为；if如果；but但是；and并且。根据“In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men”和“it is more inclusive today.”可知二者为转折关系，故选C。 11．句意：它在加利福尼亚州的旧金山。 he他；she她；you你；it它。根据“LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group”可知此处代指LionDanceMe这个舞狮团队，故选D。 12．句意：她说任何人都能开始从事舞狮。 take off起飞；take down拆除；take away拿走；take up开始从事。根据“lion dancing”是一项活动可知应是开始从事这个活动，故选D。 13．句意：你必须有能做它的信心。 confidence信心；experience经历；examples例子；magic魔术。根据“anyone can”并结合备选项可知应是必须有信心，故选A。 14．句意：有不同类型的舞狮。 same相同的；different不同的；simple简单的；little小的。根据“One of them”可知应是有不同类型的舞狮，故选B。 15．句意：它们之一被称为“桩狮”。 set设置；asked问；called称为；carried扛。根据“Jong”是一种舞狮的名字可知，应是被称为，故选C。 （五） 【来源】江苏省扬州市广陵区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I 1 gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies and shows. However, that 2 seemed all but impossible to reach. One summer, my little sister Mary was going to dance lessons. I asked my parents whether I could take her to the lessons. What a good 3 to learn dancing! One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room when Mary walked 4 . “What’s the matter, Mary?” I stopped 5 . “Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?” “What is it?” I wondered. “There will be a dancing show in my school, but the boys think I’m slow 6 of them wants to dance with me. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at me, waiting for my reply. “You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been 7 all along.” In the following months, we practiced every evening 8 from my parents. I was having a good time and soon Mary improved a lot. Finally came the big day. I became 9 when I heard my parents would come to watch the show. As the 10 began, I took a deep breath and tried to 11 . We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had been 12 . My heart was beating 13 when I saw my father coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit (承认) it, I have to say you are born to 14 . Go for it and make us proud.” I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up. I wanted 15 more in life than to dance. 1．A．always B．never C．sometimes D．seldom 2．A．dream B．life C．order D．subject 3．A．result B．chance C．wish D．message 4．A．out B．away C．through D．in 5．A．reading B．singing C．dancing D．drawing 6．A．none B．neither C．either D．all 7．A．right B．good C．bad D．wrong 8．A．preventing B．hiding C．learning D．hearing 9．A．nervous B．bored C．relaxed D．excited 10．A．dancing B．party C．music D．lesson 11．A．calm down B．come down C．put down D．sit down 12．A．careful B．hopeful C．helpful D．successful 13．A．sadly B．slowly C．wildly D．quietly 14．A．play B．fly C．travel D．dance 15．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．B 4．D 5．C 6．A 7．D 8．B 9．A 10．C 11．A 12．D 13．C 14．D 15．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者梦想成为一位舞蹈明星，但却因为父母认为舞蹈是女孩子的运动而遭到拒绝。从未放弃的作者最终通过一次舞蹈表演让父母改变了想法，从而获得了父母的支持。 1．句意：但我从未放弃成为一名舞蹈明星的梦想。 always总是；never从不；sometimes有时候；seldom极少。根据下文“I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies and shows”可知，作者从未放弃过成为舞蹈明星的梦想。故选B。 2．句意：然而，这个梦想似乎不可能实现。 dream梦想；life生活；order顺序；subject科目。根据上文“But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star”可知，作者从未放弃成为一名舞蹈明星的梦想，但他也感觉到这个梦想似乎不可能实现了。故选A。 3．句意：多好的学习舞蹈的机会啊！ result结果；chance机会；wish愿望；message信息。根据上文“One summer, my little sister Mary was going to dance lessons. I asked my parents whether I could take her to the lessons”可知，作者认为送妹妹玛丽去上舞蹈课是一个自己学习舞蹈的好机会。故选B。 4．句意：一天下午，当我正在房间里练习一种新舞蹈，玛丽走了进来。 out出来；away远离；through通过；in在……里。根据上文“I was practicing a new dance in my room”可知，作者当时正在自己房里练习舞蹈，妹妹玛丽走了进来。walk in意为“走进来”，符合句意，故选D。 5．句意：“怎么了，玛丽?”我停止了跳舞。 reading阅读；singing唱歌；dancing舞蹈；drawing画画。根据上文“Mary walked in”可知，玛丽走了进来，所以作者停止了跳舞。故选C。 6．句意：我们学校将有一场舞蹈表演，但是男孩子们认为我动作慢，没有一个人愿意和我跳舞。 none没有一个；neither两者都不；either两者之一的；all全部的。根据下文“Could you dance with me for it?”可知，没有一个男生愿意和玛丽跳舞，所以她来找作者帮忙。故选A。 7．句意：让我们告诉那些人，他们一直都是错的。 right正确的；good好的；bad坏的；wrong错误的。根据上文“but the boys think I’m slow none of them wants to dance with me”可知，因为男孩子们认为玛丽动作慢，所以没有一个男生愿意和玛丽跳舞，故作者这里说的是要证明他们都是错的。故选D。 8．句意：在接下来的几个月里，我们每天晚上都躲着父母练习。 preventing防止；hiding躲藏；learning学习；hearing听见。根据下文“I became nervous when I heard my parents would come to watch the show”可知，两人是躲着父母练习舞蹈的，所以当听到父母要来看表演的消息时，作者很紧张。故选B。 9．句意：当我听说父母要来看演出时，我变得紧张起来。 nervous紧张的；bored感到厌倦的；relaxed感到放松的；excited感到兴奋的。根据上文“In the following months, we practiced every evening hiding from my parents”可知，两人是躲着父母练习舞蹈的，所以当听到父母要来看表演的消息时，作者很紧张。故选A。 10．句意：音乐响起时，我深吸了一口气，试图让自己平静下来。 dancing跳舞；party聚会；music音乐；lesson课。根据下文“We moved perfectly, shining with pride”可知，作者和玛丽开始了舞蹈表演，跳舞通常要有音乐伴奏，故选C。 11．句意：音乐响起时，我深吸了一口气，试图让自己平静下来。 calm down冷静下来；come down下降；put down放下；sit down坐下。根据上文“I took a deep breath”可知，作者深吸一口气的目的是为了让自己平静下来。故选A。 12．句意：从人群的欢呼声中，我确信我们成功了。 careful仔细的；hopeful有希望的；helpful有帮助的；successful成功的。根据上文“We moved perfectly, shining with pride”可知，作者的演出很成功，故选D。 13．句意：当我看到父亲向我走来时，我的心狂跳起来。 sadly悲伤地；slowly缓慢地；wildly非常、失控地；quietly安静地。根据下文“I saw my father coming towards me”可知，父亲一向不同意作者跳舞，所以作者看见父亲走过来时心跳得很快。故选C。 14．句意：虽然让我承认很难，但我不得不说，你是为舞蹈而生的。 play玩；fly飞；travel旅行；dance跳舞。根据上文“From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had been successful”可知，作者的舞蹈表演很成功，所以父亲夸他是为舞蹈而生的。故选D。 15．句意：在生活中我最想要的莫过于就是跳舞了。 anything任何事；something某些事；nothing没有什么；everything每件事。根据下文“than to dance”可知，此处是在与跳舞进行比较，根据文章内容可知，作者对舞蹈的热爱非比寻常，是说这里说的是没什么能胜过舞蹈的。故选C。 （一） 【来源】江苏省淮安市涟水县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 Caitlyn Breen is 12 years old. And her world 1 when her mom gets a job in Mitchell, Vermont. They move to the small town and start their 2 life there. When the new school year 3 , Caitlyn becomes a seventh grader in Mitchell School. Mitchell School is small and old. 4 Caitlyn enters her new classroom, she only sees ten other students. That’s the entire (全部的) seventh grade, and that 5 Caitlyn. Her classmates are surprised too, because they are 6 Paulic Fink who is their classmate from kindergarten. He makes every day fun and interesting for 7 and the teachers. Paulie Fink is 8 among them, and nobody can stop talking about him. After a while, everyone realizes the 9 . Paulie won’t return to Mitchell School. Caitlyn’s classmates have a (n) 10 time with that. They need someone to take Paulie’s place, so they think of a 11   . They decide to have a competition at school. It’s 12 to their favorite reality TV show (真人秀), and its aim (目标) is to find “The Next Great Paulie Fink”. They make Caitlyn the judge (裁判) because she has no 13 about Paulie. It’s not 14 for her because she knows nothing about Paulie Fink. So she starts to 15 more about him. Along the way Caitlyn also knows more about herself... 1．A．leaves B．changes C．loses D．breaks 2．A．new B．fast C．traditional D．successful 3．A．misses B．connects C．begins D．mixes 4．A．Unless B．Before C．Though D．When 5．A．surprises B．pleases C．interests D．relaxes 6．A．visiting B．laughing C．expecting D．testing 7．A．them B．her C．him D．me 8．A．strict B．popular C．careful D．creative 9．A．advice B．secret C．rule D．truth 10．A．exciting B．good C．free D．hard 11．A．plan B．habit C．wish D．story 12．A．natural B．strange C．similar D．useful 13．A．suggestion B．idea C．question D．decision 14．A．easy B．serious C．funny D．terrible 15．A．give up B．find out C．hand out D．pick up 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．A 6．C 7．A 8．B 9．D 10．D 11．A 12．C 13．B 14．A 15．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了Caitlyn Breen跟随妈妈搬到了一座小镇后，转到到新的校园，在新学校里发生的事情。 1．句意：当她的妈妈在佛蒙特州米切尔找到工作时，她的世界改变了。 leaves离开；changes改变；loses失去；breaks打破。根据“when her mom gets a job in Mitchell,Vermont.”可知，她妈妈有了新工作，再结合下文内容可推测，此处指她的世界发生了改变。故选B。 2．句意：她们搬到了一座小镇，并在那开始了他们的新生活。 new新的；fast快的；traditional传统的；successful成功的。根据“ They move to the small town”可知，她们搬到了小镇，故而开始了新生活。故选A。 3．句意：当新学期开始，她成为了Mitchell学校的一名七年级学生。 misses错过；connects连接；begins开始；mixes混合。根据“Caitlyn becomes a seventh grader in Mitchell School.”可知，她成为一名七年级的学生，故而空处指新学期开始。故选C。 4．句意：当她进入新教室时，她仅仅看看其他十名学生。 Unless除非；Before在……以前；Though虽然；When当……时。根据空前后关系可知，空处需When来引导时间状语从句。故选D。 5．句意：那是整个七年级，这令她很吃惊。 surprises吃惊；pleases高兴；interests感兴趣；relaxes放松。根据“That’s the entire (全部的) seventh grade”可知，整个七年级只有这么几个学生，故而这令她吃惊。故选A。 6．句意：她的同学们也感到很惊讶，因为他们正期待是他们幼儿园同学Paulic Fink。 visiting拜访；laughing笑；expecting期待；testing测试。根据“He makes every day fun and interesting...”可知，Paulic Fink让他们和老师的每一天都变得有趣，故而他们正在期待他的到来。故选C。 7．句意：Paulic Fink让他们和老师的每一天都变得有趣。 them他们；her她；him他；me我。根据“...Paulic Fink who is their classmate from kindergarten. He makes every day fun and interesting...”可知，空处指“他的同学”，可用宾格them代替。故选A。 8．句意：Paulie Fink在她们中很受欢迎，并且没有人能停止谈论他。 strict严格的；popular流行的；careful认真的；creative有创造力的。根据“nobody can stop talking about him.”可知，没人能停止谈论他，故而他很受欢迎。故选B。 9．句意：过了一会，每个人意识到这个事实。 advice建议；secret秘密；rule规则；truth事实。根据上文可知，同学们都希望Paulie Fink能回学校，再根据空后一句“Paulie won’t return to Mitchell School.”可知，他不会回到学校了，故推测出每个人都意识到这个事实。故选D。 10．句意：Caitlyn的同学们对此很难接受。 exciting令人兴奋的；good好的；free空闲的；hard困难的。根据“Paulie won’t return to Mitchell School”可知，他不会回到学校，故而Caitlyn的同学们都很接受。have a hard time表示“处于困难时期”。故选D。 11．句意：他们需要某个人带他们去Paulie住的地方，所以他们想出了一个计划。 plan计划；habit习惯；wish祝愿；story故事。根据“They decide to have a competition at school”可知，他们学校在学校举行一场比赛，故而空处指他们想出了一个计划。故选A。 12．句意：这与他们最喜欢的真人秀节目很相似，并且它的目标是要找到“下一个伟大的Paulie Fink”。 natural自然的；strange奇怪的；similar相似的；useful有用的。根据“and its aim (目标) is to find ‘The Next Great Paulie Fink’ ”可知，他们想通过这个比赛找到“下一个伟大的Paulie Fink”，再结合常识可推知，这与真人秀节目很相似。故选C。 13．句意：他们让Caitlyn做裁判因为她对Paulie一无所知。 suggestion建议；idea主意；question问题；decision决定。根据下文“because she knows nothing about Paulie Fink.”可知，Caitlyn对Paulie一点都不了解，故选B。 14．句意：当裁判对她来说并不容易因为她对Paulie一无所知。 easy容易的；serious严重的；funny可笑的；terrible糟糕的。根据“because she knows nothing about Paulie Fink”可知，Caitlyn对Paulie一无所知，故而当裁判对她来说是不容易的。故选A。 15．句意：所以她开始了解更多关于他的信息。 give up放弃；find out了解，查明；hand out分发；pick up捡起。根据“...she knows nothing about Paulie Fink”可知，Caitlyn对Paulie一无所知，所以她开始了解更多关于他的信息。故选B。 （二） 【来源】江苏省泰州市医药高新技术产业开发区等2地2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题 I lived with my parents in the center of the city. But as a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday 1 at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. With miles of stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of fun 2 a city kid “be yourself” like me. I can still 3 one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the 4 , I’d wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls. My parents would never 5 . Still, my willing to climb those walls grew so 6 . One spring afternoon, I used all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after lunch. “I want to climb the stonewalls,” I said uncertainly. Everyone 7 up. “Can I climb the stonewalls?” A chorus (异口同声) went up from the women in the room at once. “No!” they cried. “You'll hurt yourself!” The result was just as I thought. But 8 I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s low voice. “Just a minute,” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stonewalls. He has to learn to do things for 9 . “Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you 10 .” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the 11 of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my experience. I’ll never forget 12 he said. “Fred,” he said, “you made this day a 13 day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you 14 as you are.” Many years has passed since then, and today I host the television programme Mister Rogers Neighbourhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been 15 over the years, but one thing keeps the same: I’ll tell my children what my grandpa told me at the end of almost every visit. 1．A．morning B．evening C．afternoon D．night 2．A．with B．for C．to D．at 3．A．remember B．dislike C．keep D．hate 4．A．factory B．farm C．school D．hospital 5．A．stop B．want C．hope D．agree 6．A．weak B．low C．strong D．heavy 7．A．looked B．tidied C．got D．hurried 8．A．after B．while C．until D．before 9．A．yourself B．themselves C．himself D．ourselves 10．A．there B．back C．ready D．away 11．A．time B．sadness C．worries D．movement 12．A．how B．which C．when D．what 13．A．terrible B．special C．strange D．humorous 14．A．kindly B．politely C．exactly D．bravely 15．A．changes B．happiness C．worries D．secrets 【答案】 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．B 5．D 6．C 7．A 8．D 9．C 10．B 11．A 12．D 13．B 14．C 15．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者小时候在乡村的经历。作者小时候很喜欢在祖父的农田上玩，并且渴望爬上围绕着农田的石墙。虽然大人们害怕爬墙会让作者伤到自己，但是祖父同意了。作者从自己的经历里面悟出一个道理：我们要做真实的自我。 1．句意：但作为一个小男孩，没有什么比周日下午在宾夕法尼亚州西部我祖父的农场更让我喜欢的了。 morning早上；evening晚上；afternoon下午；night晚上。根据“I can still… one afternoon”可知，此处指周日下午，故选C。 2．句意：房子和谷仓有几英里的石墙，为一个像我一样“做你自己”的城市孩子提供了无尽的乐趣。 with和；for为了；to到；at在。根据“provided endless hours of fun ”可知，此处使用provide sth for sb的固定搭配，故选B。 3．句意：我仍然记得我八岁时的一个下午。 remember记得；dislike不喜欢；keep保持；hate憎恨。根据“one afternoon when I was eight years old.”可知，这是让作者难忘的一天下午，故选A。 4．句意：自从我第一次去农场，我就非常希望能被允许爬上那些石墙。 factory工厂；farm农场；school学校；hospital医院。根据“at my grandfather’s farm”可知，此处指去农场，故选B。 5．句意：我父母不会同意的。 stop停止；want想要；hope希望；agree同意。根据“I’d wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls”可知，希望能被允许爬上那些石墙，可见父母并不同意的，故选D。 6．句意：尽管如此，我攀登那些高墙的意愿变得如此强烈。 weak虚弱的；low低的；strong强烈的；heavy沉重的。根据“Still, my willing to climb those walls grew so”可知，父母越不同意作者这么做，作者想这样做的想法就越强烈，故选C。 7．句意：每个人都抬起头来。 looked看；tidied整理；got得到；hurried匆忙。根据“I used all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after lunch”可知，作者鼓起勇气说出心中所想的，每个人抬起头看着他，故选A。 8．句意：但在我离开房间之前，我被祖父低沉的声音拦住了。 after在……之后；while当……时；until直到；before在……之前。根据“But…I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s low voice.”可知，在作者离开房间之前，被祖父低沉的声音拦住了，故选D。 9．句意：他必须学会自己做事情。 yourself你自己；themselves他们自己；himself他自己；ourselves我们自己。根据主语he可知，反身代词用himself，故选C。 10．句意：回来后去找我。 there那里；back向后；ready准备；away离开。根据“Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my experience.”可知，之后回头找祖父，故选B。 11．句意：在接下来的两个半小时里，我爬上了那些古老的城墙，度过了我一生中最愉快的时光。 time时间；sadness难过；worries担心；movement运动。根据“For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls”可知，作者终于爬上了那些古老的城墙，所以此时作者的心里很开心，have the time of one’s life “玩得非常开心”，故选A。 12．句意：我将永远不会忘记他所说的。 how怎样；which哪一个；when何时；what什么。此空作动词said的宾语，用what引导宾语从句，故选D。 13．句意：你做自己，让今天变得特别。 terrible糟糕的；special特别的；strange奇怪的；humorous幽默的。根据“you made this day a… day just by being yourself.”可知，作者做了自己想做的事，所以今天对于作者来说很特别，故选B。 14．句意：我喜欢你本来的样子。 kindly友善地；politely礼貌地；exactly完全；bravely勇敢地。根据“I like you… as you are”可知，喜欢作者原本的样子，故选C。 15．句意：这些年来发生了很多变化，但有一件事没有变。 changes变化；happiness开心；worries担心；secrets秘密。根据“There have been… over the years, but one thing keeps the same”可知，这些年事情在不断发生变化，故选A。 （三） 【来源】江苏省扬州市梅岭教育集团2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题 An old man pointed at the land filled with weeds (杂草) and asked his students, “Look, what’s growing on the land?” “ 1 ,” the students answered without thinking twice. “Tell me, how should you 2 these?” His students were 3 : this question was too simple. A student first said, “ 4 I have a hoe (锄头), the weeds will be killed off.” The second student followed, “It would be 5 to burn them with fire.” The third student argued, “Only by 6 deep can it never be born again.” After his students finished, the old man stood up and said, “Well, when you go back, you act on your own way and come back here again in one year.” A year later, his students came, but they were so 7 . Because whatever they did, the weeds were still there, even more somewhere. The students wanted to go to the old man for 8 very much. 9 , the old man had died, only leaving one book to his students. One paragraph in the book wrote, “ 10 way is impossible to kill all the weeds because they are too strong. The best way is to plant crops on the land. Have you ever thought the mind of people is also 11 the land?” This world is colorful and then our hearts would 12 many wishes for different things in the world. Some of the wishes are “weeds”. 13 water or food, they will also grow slowly. So if we don’t keep our eyes open, we will make our 14 poor. These “weeds” are called “Evil (邪恶)”. Some of the wishes are “crops”. They need planting and taking care of. The more “crops” there are, the less space the “weeds” 15 ; the stronger the “crops” are, the weaker the “weeds” will be. These “crops” are called “Virtue (美德)”. 1．A．weeds B．flowers C．trees D．crops 2．A．give away B．take out C．clean up D．put down 3．A．angry B．nervous C．patient D．surprised 4．A．If B．Although C．So D．But 5．A．clearer B．better C．stronger D．longer 6．A．sweeping B．picking C．planting D．digging 7．A．bored B．sad C．excited D．hopeful 8．A．questions B．facts C．interests D．suggestions 9．A．Finally B．Quickly C．Unluckily D．Clearly 10．A．My B．Your C．Our D．His 11．A．like B．with C．near D．about 12．A．realize B．develop C．receive D．change 13．A．Without B．With C．By D．Through 14．A．wishes B．bodies C．world D．mind 15．A．have B．need C．bring D．offer 【答案】 1．A 2．C 3．D 4．A 5．B 6．D 7．B 8．D 9．C 10．B 11．A 12．B 13．A 14．D 15．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了一位老人告诉学生们清理充满杂草的土地的最好的方式是种植庄稼，从而教导他们，人的思想就像土地一样，也需要种植“庄稼”。 1．句意：“杂草”，学生们不假思索地回答。 weeds杂草；flowers花；trees树；crops庄稼。根据“An old man pointed at the land filled with weeds (杂草) and asked his students”可知，地上长的杂草。故选A。 2．句意：告诉我，你应该怎么清理这些？ give away捐赠；take out除掉；clean up清理；put down放下。根据“I have a hoe (锄头), the weeds will be killed off.”可知，老人问怎么清理这些杂草。故选C。 3．句意：他的学生们很惊讶：这个问题太简单了。 angry生气的；nervous紧张的；patient耐心的；surprised吃惊的。根据“His students were...this question was too simple.”可知，学生们对于这个很简单的问题感到吃惊。故选D。 4．句意：一位学生首先说：“如果我有一个锄头，杂草就会被铲除。” If如果；Although虽然；So所以；But但是。根据“...I have a hoe (锄头), the weeds will be killed off.”可知，此处为if引导的条件状语从句。故选A。 5．句意：第二个学生接着说：“用火焚烧会更好。” clearer更清楚的；better更好的；stronger更强壮的；longer更长的。根据“It would be...to burn them with fire.”可知，第二个学生认为用火烧除草会比用锄头铲更好。故选B。 6．句意：第三个学生争辩道：“只有深入挖掘，它才能永不重生。” sweeping打扫；picking采摘；planting种植；digging挖。根据“Only by...deep can it never be born again.”可知，此处指要深入挖掘，野草才不会再长。故选D。 7．句意：一年后，他的学生来了，但他们都很伤心。 bored无聊的；sad伤心的；excited兴奋的；hopeful有希望的。根据“Because whatever they did, the weeds were still there, even more somewhere.”可知，这些学生不管做什么，这些野草还是在那，所以他们都很伤心。故选B。 8．句意：学生们非常想向这位老人征求意见。 questions问题；facts事实；interests兴趣；suggestions建议。根据“Because whatever they did, the weeds were still there, even more somewhere.”可知，学生们想向老人征求清理野草的建议。故选D。 9．句意：不幸的是，老人去世了，只给他的学生留下了一本书。 Finally最后；Quickly迅速地；Unluckily不幸；Clearly清楚地。根据“the old man had died”可知，不幸的是，老人去世了。故选C。 10．句意：你们的方法不可能杀死所有的杂草，因为它们太强壮了。 My我的；Your你（们）的；Our我们的；His他的。根据“only leaving one book to his students”可知，此处指老人对学生们说的话。故选B。 11．句意：你有没有想过，人的思想也像土地一样？ like像；with和；near近的；about关于。be like表示“像”，符合题意。故选A。 12．句意：这个世界是丰富多彩的，然后我们的心会对世界上的不同事物产生许多愿望。 realize意识到；develop发展；receive接受；change改变。根据“This world is colorful and then our hearts would...many wishes for different things in the world.”可知，此处指我们的心会产生许多愿望。故选B。 13．句意：没有水或食物，它们也会缓慢生长。 Without没有；With有；By通过；Through通过。根据“...water or food, they will also grow slowly.”可知，此处指没有水或食物，他们也会生长。故选A。 14．句意：所以如果我们不睁大眼睛，我们的思想就会变差。 wishes希望；bodies身体；world世界；mind头脑。根据“Have you ever thought the mind of people is also...the land?”可知，此处指如果不处理好我们思想上的“杂草”，我们的思想就会变差。故选D。 15．句意：“庄稼”越多，“杂草”的空间就越小。 have有；need需要；bring带来；offer提供。根据“The more “crops” there are, the less space the ‘weeds’...”可知，庄稼越多，杂草拥有的空间就越小。故选A。 （四） 【来源】江苏省淮安市盱眙县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末测试英语试题 People should have good manners in public and at home. So we are going to 1 a talk on good table manners. The purpose of the talk is 2 students 3 for eating. It will take place 4 10 a. m. , on 12 May at the school hall. There will be a lot of rules 5 table manners. We hope you will find them useful. 6 , when you are sitting at the table, you should not start eating 7 everyone is ready, and it is 8 to make 9 noise while eating or drinking. You should not eat with your mouth 10 or talk with food in your mouth. 11 , do not reach 12 someone’s plate for something. Before you leave, wait for everyone to finish. These rules are important 13 we should make sure that 14 guests and hosts are 15 at the table. 1．A．held B．hold C．have D．had 2．A．teach B．teaching C．to teach D．taught 3．A．rules B．habits C．ways D．advice 4．A．in B．on C．at D．to 5．A．in B．to C．at D．on 6．A．All in all B．Above all C．In all D．In conclusion 7．A．before B．after C．until D．when 8．A．polite B．impolite C．politely D．impolitely 9．A．too many B．many C．too much D．much too 10．A．open B．opened C．close D．closed 11．A．However B．Otherwise C．Also D．For example 12．A．over B．above C．on D．between 13．A．so B．because C．but D．and 14．A．whole B．your C．all D．both 15．A．confident B．comfortable C．uncomfortable D．relaxed 【答案】 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．C 5．D 6．B 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．A 11．C 12．A 13．B 14．D 15．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个关于餐桌礼仪的演讲以及演讲的时间、地点和内容。 1．句意：所以我们要举行一个关于餐桌礼仪的讲座。 held举行，动词过去式；hold举行，动词原形；have有，动词原形；had有，动词过去式。根据“... a talk on good table manners”可知，此处是指举行一个关于餐桌礼仪的讲座，且“are going to”后接动词原形。故选B。 2．句意：演讲的目的是教学生吃饭的规则。 teach教，动词原形；teaching教，动名词或现在分词；to teach教，动词不定式；taught教，动词过去式。根据“The purpose of the talk”可知，此处应用动词不定式作表语。故选C。 3．句意：演讲的目的是教学生吃饭的规则。 rules规则；habits习惯；ways方式；advice建议。根据“There will be a lot of rules”可知，演讲的目的是教学生吃饭的规则。故选A。 4．句意：仪式将于5月12日上午10时在学校礼堂举行。 in在某年/月/季节；on在具体某一天；at在某刻；to差。根据空后“10 a. m.”为具体时刻可知，应用介词at。故选C。 5．句意：餐桌礼仪上会有很多规则。 in在里面；to向；at在；on关于。根据“There will be a lot of rules ... table manners.”可知，此处是指有很多关于餐桌礼仪的规则。故选D。 6．句意：首先，当你坐在桌旁时，你不应该在每个人都准备好之前开始吃东西。 All in all总而言之；Above all首先；In all总共；In conclusion总之。根据“There will be a lot of rules ... table manners.”可知，此处开始讲餐桌礼仪。故选B。 7．句意：最重要的是，当你坐在桌旁时，你不应该在每个人都准备好之前开始吃东西。 before在……之前；after在……之后；until直到；when当……的时候。not ... until ...“直到……才……”，为固定用法。故选C。 8．句意：吃东西或喝水时发出太多的噪音是不礼貌的。 polite礼貌的，形容词；impolite不礼貌的，形容词；politely礼貌地，副词；impolitely无礼地，副词。根据“it is ...”可知，此处应用形容词作表语，结合“make ... noise while eating or drinking”可知，此处是指发出太多的噪音是不礼貌的。故选B。 9．句意：吃东西或喝水时发出太多的噪音是不礼貌的。 too many太多；many许多；too much太多；much too太。根据空后“noise”为不可数名词可知，应用too much修饰。故选C。 10．句意：你不应该张着嘴吃东西或嘴里含着食物说话。 open打开的；opened被打开的；close关闭；closed被关闭的。根据“You should not eat with your mouth ...”可知，此处是指不应该张着嘴吃东西。故选A。 11．句意：另外，不要伸手去拿别人盘子里的东西。 However然而；Otherwise否则；Also此外；For example例如。根据“do not reach ... someone’s plate for something.”可知，此处是在讲餐桌礼仪的其他规则，所以用Also。故选C。 12．句意：另外，不要伸手去拿别人盘子里的东西。 over在……之上；above在……上方；on在……上面；between在……之间。reach over“伸手过去”，为固定用法。故选A。 13．句意：这些规则很重要，因为我们应该确保客人和主人在餐桌上都很舒服。 so因此；because因为；but但是；and并且。“These rules are important”与“we should make sure that ... guests and hosts are ... at the table.”存在因果关系，空格后表示原因。故选B。 14．句意：这些规则很重要，因为我们应该确保客人和主人在餐桌上都很舒服。 whole整个的；your你的；all全部的；both两者都。both ... and ...“……和……都”，为固定用法。故选D。 15．句意：这些规则很重要，因为我们应该确保客人和主人在餐桌上都很舒服。 confident自信的；comfortable舒适的；uncomfortable不舒服的；relaxed放松的。根据“guests and hosts are ... at the table”可知，此处是指客人和主人在餐桌上都很舒服。故选B。 （五） 【来源】江苏省宿迁市泗洪县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题 In a village near a desert lived a young businessman named James. Although he had a lot of money, he often felt 1 because of the endless challenges (挑战) he faced. One day, a wise old man came to the 2 with 100 camels. It’s said that he 3 solve (解决) any problems. James went to see him and said, “I’m very unhappy with my life. I always have business worries, family troubles and health problems. Please tell me 4 to make them disappear (消失).” The old man smiled and said, “I’ll give you an answer tomorrow morning. But first, can you do a small thing for me?” James agreed. The old man asked him to 5 the 100 camels for the night, making sure that they all sat down and rested 6 he went to sleep. The next 7 , the old man asked James how his night went. James said 8 , “I didn’t sleep at all. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get all the camels to 9 together. Even if I managed to get some camels to sit on one side, a few others would stand on the other side.” “That’s true. As you noticed last night, some camels sat down on their own, while others 10 some effort (努力), and yet many camels did not sit 11 after huge effort. If you had come back later, you would have seen that some camels didn’t sit 12 , but sat down on their own in the end.” the old man said. James 13 . The old man continued, “Problems are just like 14 —some problems get solved by themselves, some get solved when you put in some effort, and others do not get solved even after you have tried your best. Leave such 15 to time. At the right time, these problems will come to an end.” James felt a sense of understanding. It completely changed the way he saw life’s challenges. 1．A．pleased B．unhappy C．angry D．relaxed 2．A．village B．farm C．desert D．countryside 3．A．need B．must C．should D．could 4．A．when B．how C．what D．which 5．A．look at B．look after C．look out D．look up 6．A．since B．while C．before D．after 7．A．morning B．night C．evening D．afternoon 8．A．sadly B．wisely C．loudly D．clearly 9．A．sleep B．stand C．sit D．run 10．A．developed B．expected C．needed D．achieved 11．A．quite B．much C．even D．too 12．A．at first B．in the end C．what’s more D．in all 13．A．shook B．advised C．changed D．nodded 14．A．swans B．camels C．squirrels D．eagles 15．A．problems B．health C．business D．families 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．B 6．C 7．A 8．A 9．C 10．C 11．C 12．A 13．D 14．B 15．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了一位智者通过让骆驼坐下的故事告诉了James一个道理：生活中充满了问题，有的可以通过努力解决，有的最终自己会解决，要用平常心面对。 1．句意：虽然他有很多钱，但他经常感到不开心，因为他面临着无尽的挑战。 pleased高兴的；unhappy不高兴的；angry生气的；relaxed放松的。根据“because of the endless challenges (挑战) he faced.”可知，这些挑战让他感到不高兴。故选B。 2．句意：一天，一位聪明的老人带着100头骆驼来到村子里。 village村庄；farm农场；desert沙漠；countryside乡村。根据上文“In a village near a desert lived a young businessman named James.”可知，这位聪明的老人来到了James所在的村庄。故选A。 3．句意：据说他能解决任何问题。 need需要；must必须；should应该；could能。根据“he…solve (解决) any problems”可知，据说这位智者能解决任何问题。故选D。 4．句意：请告诉我如何让它们消失。 when当……的时候；how怎样；what什么；which哪一个。根据“I’m very unhappy with my life. I always have business worries, family troubles and health problems. Please tell me…to make them disappear”可知，James想让智者告诉他如何让这些问题消失。故选B。 5．句意：老人让他照看这100头骆驼过夜，确保它们都坐下来休息，然后他才去睡觉。 look at看；look after照顾；look out小心；look up查阅。根据“The old man asked him to…the 100 camels for the night,”可知，老人让James照看这些骆驼，look after符合题意。故选B。 6．句意：老人让他照看这100头骆驼过夜，确保它们都坐下来休息，然后他才去睡觉。 since自从；while当……的时候；before在……之前；after在……之后。根据“making sure that they all sat down and rested…he went to sleep.”可知，老人要求他睡前要确保骆驼们都坐下来休息。故选C。 7．句意：第二天早上，老人问James昨晚过得怎么样。 morning早上；night晚上；evening傍晚；afternoon下午。根据“the old man asked James how his night went.”可知，此处指“第二天早上”。故选A。 8．句意：James难过地说：“我根本没睡。” sadly难过地；wisely明智地；loudly大声地；clearly清楚地。根据“I didn’t sleep at all.”可知，James根本没睡，因此是难过地说。故选A。 9．句意：不管我怎么努力，我都不能让所有的骆驼坐在一起。 sleep睡觉；stand站立；sit坐；run跑。根据前文“making sure that they all sat down”可知，James无法让所有的骆驼坐在一起。故选C。 10．句意：正如你昨晚注意到的，有些骆驼自己坐了下来，而有些骆驼则需要一些努力，然而许多骆驼即使付出了巨大的努力也没有坐下来。 developed发展；expected期待；needed需要；achieved达到，取得。根据“while others…some effort”可知，其他骆驼需要一些努力才能坐下来。故选C。 11．句意：正如你昨晚注意到的，有些骆驼自己坐了下来，而有些骆驼则需要一些努力，然而许多骆驼即使付出了巨大的努力也没有坐下来。 quite相当；much许多；even甚至；too也。根据“and yet many camels did not sit…after huge effort.”可知，此处表示“甚至”付出了更大的努力也没有坐下来。故选C。 12．句意：如果你晚一点回来，你就会看到有些骆驼一开始不是坐着的，最后是自己坐下来的。 at first起初；in the end最终；what’s more此外；in all总共。根据“but sat down on their own in the end.”可知，此处指“有些骆驼最初没有坐着”。故选A。 13．句意：James点头。 shook摇动；advised建议；changed改变；nodded点头。根据“The old man continued”可知，James觉得老人的话有道理，因此是点头表示同意。故选D。 14．句意：问题就像骆驼一样，有些问题会自己解决，有些问题需要你付出努力才能解决，而有些问题即使你尽了最大的努力也解决不了。 swans天鹅；camels骆驼；squirrels松鼠；eagles鹰。根据“That’s true. As you noticed last night, some camels sat down on their own, while others…some effort (努力), and yet many camels did not sit…after huge effort.”可知，问题就像骆驼一样。故选B。 15．句意：把这些问题留给时间（去解决）吧。 problems问题；health健康；business商业；families家人。根据“some problems get solved by themselves, some get solved when you put in some effort, and others do not get solved even after you have tried your best.”可知，此处指“把问题留给时间”。故选A。 1 / 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$