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专题02 完形填空-2022-2023学年第二学期八年级英语期末专项复习（牛津译林版）
【近年真题详解】
【常州市2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题】
三、完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
This story is about an old lady, Mrs. Jones. She is fully dressed each ___11___ at eight, with her hair fashionably done, although(虽然) she is blind. She is moving to a nursing home today. Her husband recently died of an illness, making the move ___12___.
After one hour of ___13___ patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she moved to the lift for her room. I started to ___14___ her tiny room to her. “I love it,” she said with the ___15___ of an eight-year-old girl having just been given a new little dog.
“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t entered the room yet. Why are you so happy ”
She smiled and said, “happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether(是否) I like my room or not doesn’t ___16___ on how the table or the bed is placed. It’s a decision I make every morning when I ___17___ up.”
“I can spend the day in bed crying about the parts of my body that no longer work, but I don’t. Instead, I get out of bed and am ___18___ the body parts that work. How you look at your life matters. For me, each day is a ___19___. I’ll enjoy the new day and all the happy memories I have had. Old age is like a bank account(账户), and you get what you’ve put in. So, my ____20____ to you is to save a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.
11. A. afternoon B. night C. noon D. morning
12. A. interesting B. comfortable C. necessary D. different
13. A. waiting B. living C. sleeping D. working
14. A. take B. describe C. discuss D. share
15. A. joy B. pity C. fear D. worry
16. A. depend B. live C. keep D. carry
17. A. give B. put C. wake D. set
18. A. sorry for B. sad about C. happy with D. angry for
19. A. lesson B. test C. gift D. race
20. A. advice B. plan C. dream D. purpose
【答案】11. D 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. A
【解析】本文讲述了琼斯夫人的故事。尽管她是个盲人，年龄很大，丈夫去世了，但是她非常乐观。她认为幸福是你提前决定的。她每天早上醒来时决定快乐的生活。你如何看待你的生活很重要。她建议我们在记忆的银行账户里存下很多幸福。
【11题详解】
句意：尽管她是个盲人，她每天早上八点都穿得漂漂亮亮，头发也做得很时髦。
afternoon下午；night晚上；noon中午；morning早上。根据“She is fully dressed each...at eight,”和常识可知morning符合题意。故选D。
【12题详解】
句意：她的丈夫最近因病去世，因此有必要搬家。
interesting有趣的；comfortable使人舒服的；necessary必需的，必要的；different不同的。根据“Her husband recently died of an illness”可知搬家是必要的，故选C。
【13题详解】
句意：在疗养院大厅耐心等待了一个小时后，她上电梯去她的房间。
waiting等待；living居住；sleeping睡；working工作。根据“After one hour of ...patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she moved to the lift for her room.”可知是等待了一个小时，waiting符合语境，故选A。
【14题详解】
句意：我开始向她描述她的小房间。
take拿；describe描述；discuss讨论；share分享。根据上文“she moved to the lift for her room.”可知describe符合题意，她是个盲人，刚搬到新房间，需要向她描述这个房间的情况，故选B。
【15题详解】
句意：“我爱死它了，”她高兴地说，就像一个八岁的小女孩刚得到一只新小狗一样。
joy快乐；pity遗憾，怜悯；fear恐惧；worry担忧。根据“I love it”和“an eight-year-old girl having just been given a new little dog”可知她很高兴，故选A。
【16题详解】
句意：我是否喜欢我的房间并不取决于桌子或床的摆放方式。
depend on依靠，取决于；live on靠……过活；keep on重复，继续；carry on继续做，举行。根据上文“happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.”可知是否喜欢这个房间不取决于桌子或床的摆放方式，故选A。
【17题详解】
句意：这是我每天早上醒来时做出的决定。
give up放弃；put up张贴，搭建；wake up醒来，唤醒；set up建立，设立。根据“every morning when I...up”可知wake符合题意，意为“每天早上醒来时”。故选C。
【18题详解】
句意：取而代之的是，我从床上爬起来，对身体部位的工作感到满意。
sorry for对……感到抱歉或遗憾；sad about为……而难过；happy with对……感到满意；angry for因为某事而生气。根据“I can spend the day in bed crying about the parts of my body that no longer work, but I don’t. Instead, I get out of bed and am...the body parts that work.”可知happy with符合语境，能够起床，就对身体部位的工作感到满意。故选C。
【19题详解】
句意：对我来说，每一天都是一份礼物。
lesson课；test测验，考试；gift礼物；race比赛。根据“How you look at your life matters...I’ll enjoy the new day and all the happy memories I have had.”可知，对于作者来说，每一天都是一份礼物。故选C。
【20题详解】
句意：所以，我给你的建议是在记忆的银行账户里存下很多幸福。
advice建议；plan计划；dream梦想；purpose目的。根据句中“to save a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories”可知是建议。故选A。
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三、完形填空 (本题共15小题；每小题1题，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I used to feel hopeless and frustrated (沮丧). Last year my mother became ___16___ ill and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no ___17___ what I could do to help her to reduce her pain. My eyes were ____18____ with tears whenever I was alone.
Last month I ____19____ a watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt ___20___ about the loss.
There have been many bad things like these in my life. I could never know how to deal with such ____21____ things until I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by the American writer Dale Carnegie. When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, “What ___22___ can I get from this How can I improve my situation How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade ”
I suddenly ___23___ that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay positive (乐观的) all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have done with things ____24____. When my mother was fighting against her illness, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better _____25_____ hiding and crying.
Several weeks ago, I took part in a school singing competition. I didn’t ____26____ a prize. If I had not read this article, I would certainly have felt _____27_____ again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that _____28_____ I had got some stage experience.
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns (刺) _____29_____, but these thorns help us become brave and strong. When life _____30_____ us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.
16. A. exactly B. seriously C. possibly D. hardly
17. A. hope B. wonder C. idea D. problem
18. A. full B. filled C. set D. careful
19. A. received B. sold C. fixed D. lost
20. A. weak B. comfortable C. angry D. terrible
21. A. easy B. hard C. boring D. meaningful
22. A. lesson B. lemonade C. decision D. reason
23. A. realized B. thought C. wondered D. guessed
24. A. silently B. differently C. easily D. suddenly
25. A. because of B. except for C. instead of D. away from
26. A. expect B. miss C. win D. refuse
27. A. sad B. proud C. excited D. wise
28. A. at once B. at times C. at last D. at least
29. A. too B. either C. also D. though
30. A. shows B. makes C. gives D. sends
【答案】
16. B 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. C
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了作者因为母亲生病等一系列不好的事情发生，自己变得非常沮丧。当读到卡耐基的文章后，作者明白了要保持乐观的心态。
【16题详解】
句意：去年我妈妈病得很严重脑部做了一个手术。
exactly精准地；seriously严重地；possibly有可能地；hardly几乎不。根据本句“Last year my mother became…ill and had an operation on her brain.”可知，妈妈脑部做了手术，应该是病情很严重，故选B。
【17题详解】
句意：我感到我整个世界都坍塌了，根本不知道我该做些什么来减少她的痛苦。
hope希望；wonder想知道，奇迹；idea想法；problem问题。根据本句“I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no…what I could do to help her to reduce her pain.”可知，作者世界都坍塌了，她不知道该如何做了，没有什么想法了。故选C。
【18题详解】
句意：当我一个人的时候我的眼睛总是充满泪水。
full充满的；filled填充的；set设定的；careful仔细的。根据句意“My eyes were…with tears whenever I was alone.”可知，当作者独处时候，眼睛总是充满泪水。be filled with充满，故选B。
【19题详解】
句意：上周，我丢了一块手表，那是我爸爸在我18岁生日的时候送给我的生日礼物。
received接受；sold卖；fixed修理；lost丢失。根据后一句“I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt…about the loss.”可知，我因为丢失了东西，好几个夜晚都无法入睡。故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：因为失去了东西，我的心情感到十分糟糕，所以好几个夜晚都无法入睡。
weak虚弱的；comfortable舒适的；angry生气的；terrible糟糕的，可怕的。根据本句“I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt…about the loss.”可知，因为丢失了东西，心情很糟糕，好几夜都无法入睡。故选D。
【21题详解】
句意：我不知道如何处理这些困难的事情，直到我读到美国作家卡耐基的“如果你得到一只柠檬，就做柠檬汁吧。”
easy容易的；hard困难的；boring无聊的；meaningful有意义的。根据本句“I could never know how to deal with such…things…”可知，作者对于这些困难棘手的事情不知该如何做，故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：当这名智者被给予了一个柠檬，他说“从这里我能吸取什么经验教训？我如何改善我的现状？我如何把这个柠檬做成柠檬汁？”
lesson课，经验，教训；lemonade柠檬汁；decision决定；reason原因，理由。根据前后文“What…can I get from this How can I improve my situation How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade ”可知，我从这里能吸取什么经验教训？我如何改善我的现状，我如何把这个柠檬做成柠檬汁？故选A。
【23题详解】
句意：我突然意识到生命中充满着起起伏伏，所以我需要一直保持乐观。
realized意识到；thought认为；wondered想知道；guessed猜测。根据前文“I could never know how to deal with such…things until I read…What…can I get from this How can I improve my situation ”可知，通过读卡耐基的哲理文章，作者意识到了一些事情。故选A。
【24题详解】
句意：现在当我想到我的过去，我多希望我能用不同的方式处理这些事。
silently安静地；differently不同地；easily轻易地，容易地；suddenly突然。根据前一句“I suddenly…that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay positive all the time.”可知，我意识到要保持乐观，回想过去的所作所为，我希望我可以用不同的方法来对待那些事情。故选B。
【25题详解】
句意：当我妈妈和疾病作斗争的时候，我本应该握紧她的手，告诉她事情都会变得更好，而不是逃避和哭泣。
because of由于；except for除了；instead of代替；away from远离。根据前一句“Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have done with things…”可知，我要用不同的方式对待这些事情，不是躲避和哭泣，而是紧握母亲的双手给她力量。故选C。
【26题详解】
句意：我没有赢得奖项。
expect期望；miss错过；win赢得；refuse拒绝。根据后一句“If I had not read this article, I would certainly have felt…again.”可知，如果我没读到这篇文章，我肯定还会不开心，所以推测是没赢得比赛。故选C。
【27题详解】
句意：如果我没读过这篇文章，我肯定还会再次感到悲伤。
sad悲伤的；proud骄傲的；excited激动的；wise明智的。根据本句“If I had not read this article, I would certainly have felt…again.”可知，如果我没读到这篇文章，我肯定还会不开心，感到悲伤的。故选A。
【28题详解】
句意：我很开心，至少我得到了一些舞台经历。
at once立刻；at times有时；at last最后；at least至少。根据本句“I was happy that…I had got some stage experience.”可知，我很开心，至少是得到了一些舞台经历。故选D。
【29题详解】
句意：也会有刺，但是这些刺帮助我们变得更加勇敢和强壮。
too也，用于句尾；either也，用于否定句；also也，用于句中；though尽管。根据前一句和本句“Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns…, but these thorns help us become brave and strong.”可知，生活不只是尽善尽美的，也会有刺，有挫折。用在句尾表示“也”，故选A。
【30题详解】
句意：当生活给了我们一个柠檬，让我们尽力去做柠檬汁吧。
shows展示；makes制作；gives给；sends发送。根据本句“When life…us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.”可知，当生活给了我们一个柠檬，让我们尽力去做柠檬汁吧。故选C。
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三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
The Yellow Crane Tower, a famous place of interest in Wuhan, is standing on the Snake Hill. From the west to the east, it ____11____ an area of 133, 330 square metres and it is 51.4 metres in ____12____ with five floors.
In the Three Kingdoms Period, the Yellow Crane Tower was built at the corner of Xiakou to protect the city. Later, the tower was changed into a place for local people to visit ____13____ the whole country was unified ( 统 一 ). With the development of the city, this tower was becoming a place of interest, ____14____ in the Tang Dynasty. A lot of famous people have come here, ____15____ plenty of famous poems for people all over the world to read.
From the year 223 when the Yellow Crane Tower was first built to the year 1985 when it was last built, 1762 years ____16____ . During these years, it was damaged ( 损坏 ) and built for 12 times. Again and again, the famous tower was ____17____ to the ground in the wars and fires, but after each time it was built by the people of Hubei.
Now, the Yellow Crane Tower is known ____18____ one of the three famous towers in South China. With classical poems and modern beauty, the tower has a ____19____ meaning of climbing mountains and getting close to nature. Standing on the fifth floor of the tower, you can not only see the fantastic ____20____ of Wuhan city and the Yangtze River, but also feel the history and culture behind it, relaxing your body and mind at the same time.
11. A. fills B. covers C. takes D. costs
12. A. top B. size C. weight D. height
13. A. if B. so C. before D. after
14. A. especially B. usually C. recently D. really
15. A. leaving B. throwing C. forgetting D. carrying
16. A. moved B. passed C. entered D. returned
17. A. cut B. hurt C. lost D. burnt
18. A. for B. to C. as D. from
19. A. smaller B. bigger C. deeper D. lower
20. A. signs B. views C. senses D. memories
【答案】11. B 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. B
【解析】本文主要介绍了黄鹤楼的历史和意义。
【11题详解】
句意：从西到东，占地133330平方米，高51.4米，共五层。
fills充满；covers覆盖；takes拿，取；costs花费。根据“an area of 133, 330 square metres”可知，此处表示一个面积，推测此处应表示黄鹤楼占地多少。固定短语cover an area of...“占地面积……”。故选B。
【12题详解】
句意：从西到东，占地133330平方米，高51.4米，共五层。
top顶端；size尺码；weight重量；height高度。根据“it is 51.4 metres”可知，此处表示黄鹤楼的高度。固定短语in height“在高度方面”。故选D。
【13题详解】
句意：后来，在全国统一后，塔被改为当地人参观的地方。
if如果；so因此；before在……之前；after在……之后。根据“the tower was changed into a place for local people to visit”以及“the whole country was unified ( 统 一 ).”可知，先国家统一，然后黄鹤楼才从保卫作用变为观赏作用。故选D。
【14题详解】
句意：随着城市的发展，这座塔逐渐成为人们关注的地方，尤其是在唐代。
especially尤其是；usually通常；recently最近；really真正的。根据“A lot of famous people have come here,”可知，黄鹤楼在唐代很受欢迎，这是对前文“成为名胜古迹”举的一个例子，应用“尤其是”表示突出。故选A。
【15题详解】
句意：许多名人来到这里，留下了大量的名诗供全世界的人阅读。
leaving离开；throwing扔；forgetting忘记；carrying携带。根据“ plenty of famous poems for people all over the world to read.”可知，留下了诗篇，游客才能看到并解读。故选A。
【16题详解】
句意：从223年黄鹤楼第一次建成到1985年最后一次建成，1762年过去了。
moved移动；passed经过；entered进入；returned返回。根据“From the year 223 when the Yellow Crane Tower was first built to the year 1985 when it was last built, 1762 years”可知，此处是指1762年过去了。故选B。
【17题详解】
句意：这座著名的塔在战争和大火中一次又一次地被烧毁，但每次都是湖北人建造的。
cut切；hurt伤害；lost丢失；burnt烧焦。根据“to the ground in the wars and fires,”可知，此处是指被烧毁。固定短语burn to the ground“全部烧毁”。故选D。
【18题详解】
句意：现在，黄鹤楼被誉为中国南方三大名塔之一。
for为了；to到，朝；as作为；from来自。根据“the Yellow Crane Tower is known...one of the three famous towers in South China.”可知，此处是指黄鹤楼作为三大名塔之一。固定短语be famous as“作为……而出名”。故选C。
【19题详解】
句意：这座塔有古典诗词和现代美，具有更深层的登山和亲近自然的意义。
smaller更小的；bigger更大的；deeper更深的；lower更低的。根据“the tower has a...meaning of climbing mountains and getting close to nature.”可知，此处是指有着更深刻的意义，故选C。
【20题详解】
句意：站在塔的五楼，你不仅可以看到武汉城和长江的奇观，还可以感受到它背后的历史文化，放松身心。
signs迹象；views风景；senses感觉，观念；memories记忆。根据“Standing on the fifth floor of the tower,”可知，站在楼的第五层，你就可以看到好的视野。故选B。
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三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The fox cheated（欺骗）the meat from the crow’s mouth with sweet words. It made the crow very angry. But do you think that’s the end of the story No, it’s still going on.
One day, the crow stood in a tree with a piece of meat in its mouth, preparing to enjoy a good dinner. Then the fox ____11____ under the tree again.
As the crow was thinking ____12____ to guard against the fox, suddenly it heard the fox say, “Crow, you big fool, do you still remember the last time you were fooled by me and gave me your delicious meat for nothing. It can be seen from this matter that you crow are the most ____13____ animal all over the world. Ha, ha, ha…” After hearing the fox’s words, the crow ____14____ with anger. It said angrily, “You fox have done all the bad things, so you are not in a position to blame（责备）us crow. You will ____15____ the price sooner or later.” The crow still wanted to continue, but it suddenly discovered that the meat in its mouth fell into the fox’s mouth. The fox smiled in ____16____.
Cheated again, the crow warned itself not only to ignore（忽视）sweet talk but also not to mind abuse. The days passed. One day, the crow in the tree got a piece of meat again. Suddenly, it found that the fox was under a tree. So it immediately told itself, whatever the fox would say, it decided not to speak to see what the fox would do. And therefore, it waited for the fox ____17____ with the meat in its mouth.
However, after waiting for a long time, the crow still did not hear the fox speak. The crow thought that maybe the fox didn’t find it and it must let the fox know it had a piece of meat in its mouth. So it said to the fox, “Do you have any tricks Show them.” ____18____ it finished its words, it suddenly found the meat in the mouth fell again. Goodness, the crow was fooled again. The crow was very disappointed in itself. So, it asked the wise elephant for help.
“You have been cheated for three times because the fox caught your weakness, ____19____ he could got meat as wished. In fact, the real opponent（对手）is yourself, not the fox. As long as you overcome your weakness, the fox could do nothing.” The elephant explained. Are we similar ____20____ this crow Throughout our life, the real opponent is not others, but ourselves.
11. A. came B. walked C. ran D. appeared
12. A. what B. how C. when D. whether
13. A. useless B. clever C. crazy D. lovely
14. A. turned B. shook C. felt D. kicked
15. A. take B. spend C. pay D. cost
16. A. interest B. surprise C. doubt D. satisfaction
17. A. carefully B. angrily C. quietly D. directly
18. A. Before B. After C. When D. While
19. A. and B. for C. or D. so
20. A. to B. as C. from D. with
【答案】11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. A
【解析】本文是一篇在狐狸和乌鸦之间发生的寓言故事，告诉我们，在生活中，真正的对手不是别人，是我们自己。
【11题详解】
句意：然后狐狸又出现在树下。
came来；walked走；ran跑；appeared出现。根据前文“One day, the crow stood on a tree with a piece of meat in its mouth preparing to enjoy a good dinner.”可知这时候，狐狸又出现在树下。故选D。
【12题详解】
句意：当乌鸦在思考如何防范狐狸的时候。
what什么；how怎样；when什么时候；whether是否。根据“thinking … to guard against the fox”可知，这里表示乌鸦想如何防范狐狸，表示方式。故选B。
【13题详解】
句意：从这件事可以看出，乌鸦是世界上最无用的动物。
useless无用的；clever聪明的；crazy疯狂的；lovely可爱的。由“you were fooled by me and gave me your delicious meat for nothing”可知，乌鸦白白把自己的肉给了狐狸，狐狸嘲笑乌鸦是没用的动物。故选A。
【14题详解】
句意：乌鸦听了狐狸的话，气得直哆嗦。
turned翻转；shook颤动；felt感觉；kicked踢。根据常识以及“with anger”，可知乌鸦气得打哆嗦。故选B。
【15题详解】
句意：你迟早会付出代价的。
take花费，主语通常是it或事物；spend花费，主语为人；pay支付；cost花费，主语为事物。根据“the price”可知，此处应用pay the price表示“付出代价”。故选C。
【16题详解】
句意：狐狸得意地笑了。
interest兴趣；surprise惊喜；doubt疑问；satisfaction满意。根据前文“but it suddenly discovered that the meat in his mouth fell into the fox’s mouth.”可知，狐狸骗到了乌鸦的肉，所以是满意地笑着。故选D。
【17题详解】
句意：于是，它嘴里叼着肉，静静地等着狐狸。
carefully仔细地；angrily生气地；quietly静静地；directly直接地。 根据前文“it decided not to speak to see what the fox would do”可知，乌鸦静静等着狐狸。故选C。
【18题详解】
句意：在它说完话之前，它突然发现嘴里的肉又掉了下来。
Before在……之前；After在……之后；When当……时候；While当……时候。根据“it finished its words”以及常识，乌鸦张嘴说话，嘴里的肉就会掉下来，所以是在说完话之前，它发现肉掉下去了。故选A。
【19题详解】
句意：你被欺骗了三次，因为狐狸抓住了你的弱点，所以他可以随心所欲地得到肉。
and和；for因为；or或者；so所以。由于狐狸抓住了乌鸦的缺点而被骗，导致狐狸得到乌鸦的肉，表示因果关系，故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：我们和这只乌鸦相似吗？
to到；as作为；from从；with和。根据“similar”可知，be similar to“与……相似”，固定搭配。故选A。
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三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
As the double reduction policy (双减政策) comes out, students will have ____11____ time to study and get less help from after-school training classes. They may have more time to enjoy after-school ____12____ . Some students can do sports. They may ____13____ football, ping-pong or do Chinese kungfu. Some students go to learn music. They sing, dance ____14____ play some instruments. Other students can draw or practice calligraphy (书法) and so on. Many people believe after-school activities are ____15____ and good for students.
Why should students do after-school activities Here are some good ____16____ . First, doing an after-school activity is a good short break from ____17____ . After the break, students can listen more carefully in class or do their homework better. Next, students can make some friends ____18____ doing after-school activities. ____19____ , students can get some new skills from the activities. They are ____20____ for them to work with others or deal with (对待) themselves.
11. A. little B. few C. less D. fewer
12. A. activities B. classes C. study D. work
13. A. do B. make C. offer D. play
14. A. then B. but C. or D. so
15. A. cheap B. difficult C. expensive D. fun
16. A. reasons B. records C. results D. reviews
17. A. playing B. studying C. travelling D. working
18. A. after B. since C. until D. while
19. A. Exactly B. Finally C. Hardly D. Usually
20. A. helpless B. useless C. interesting D. important
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. D
【解析】本文主要介绍在“双减”政策下，学生们可以参加更多的课外活动，并介绍这些课外活动对学生的好处。
【11题详解】
句意：随着“双减”政策的出台，学生们学习的时间会减少，课外培训班的帮助也会减少。
little几乎没有；few几乎没有；less更少；fewer更少。根据“As the double reduction policy (双减政策) comes out, students will have...time to study”可知，“双减”政策使学生的学习时间更短，time是不可数名词，用less修饰，故选C。
【12题详解】
句意：他们可能有更多的时间享受课外活动。
activities活动；classes班级；study学习；work工作。根据“Why should students do after-school activities ”可知，是有更多的时间享受课外活动，故选A。
【13题详解】
句意：他们可能会踢足球、打乒乓球或练中国功夫。
do做；make制作；offer提供；play玩。根据“football, ping-pong”可知，球类运动用play，故选D。
【14题详解】
句意：他们唱歌、跳舞或演奏一些乐器。
then然后；but但是；or或者；so所以。根据“They sing, dance...play some instruments.”可知，几者之间是选择关系，用or连接，故选C。
【15题详解】
句意：许多人认为课外活动是有趣的，对学生有好处。
cheap便宜的；difficult困难的；expensive昂贵的；fun有趣的。根据“good for students”可知，介绍课外活动好的方面，故选D。
【16题详解】
句意：以下是一些很好的理由。
reasons原因；records记录；results结果；reviews复习。根据“Why should students do after-school activities ”可知，介绍的是原因，故选A。
【17题详解】
句意：首先，做课外活动可以很好地从学习中进行短暂的休息。
playing玩；studying学习；travelling旅行；working工作。根据“doing an after-school activity is a good short break from”可知，课外活动让我们在学习之余进行休息，故选B。
【18题详解】
句意：其次，学生可以在课外活动中结交朋友。
after在……之后；since自从；until直到；while当……时。根据“students can make some friends...doing after-school activities”可知，是在课外活动中结交朋友，故选D。
【19题详解】
句意：最后，学生可以从活动中获得一些新技能。
Exactly确切地；Finally最终；Hardly几乎不；Usually通常。根据“First”和“Next”可知，此处使用Finally，强调先后顺序来陈述原因，故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：对他们来说，与他人合作或与自己打交道是很重要的。
helpless无助的；useless无用的；interesting有趣的；important重要的。根据“They are...or them to work with others or deal with (对待) themselves.”可知，从活动中获得的新技能对学生们来说是很重要的，故选D。
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三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
168 years ago, many people started to get sick in London because of a disease called “cholera (霍乱) ”. It caused a panic (恐慌) among Londoners since nobody knew how to ____16____ it.
Most doctors thought that people got cholera because they breathed (呼吸) in polluted air. So they told their patients to open their windows and breathe in ____17____ air as much as possible. However, this ____18____ didn’t seem to work well. Some doctors advised their patients to drink plenty of water and take some medicine, but that didn’t help ____19____. The doctors were at a loss what to do next.
John Snow was a doctor who had a different ____20____. He thought that cholera had been spread through the water that people were drinking. Maybe polluted water was making people get ____21____.
At first, ____22____ paid much attention to Dr Snow. He developed a plan to test his theory. Dr Snow went to different neighbourhoods in London and tested their water. He also ____23____ the number of sick people in each neighbourhood. It was just as he had thought! The neighbourhoods with the cleanest water had the ____24____ sick people. The places with the dirtiest water had the greatest number of sick people. This ____25____ his theory (理论) that cholera was spread through dirty water.
Dr Snow reported the ____26____ of his study to the mayor (市长) of London and other doctors. They examined the theory and ____27____ that Dr Snow was correct.
Then people in London stopped drinking water that might be polluted. They were not getting sick ____28____. Doctors knew how to fight against cholera. All it took was clean water.
____29____ Dr Snow, we know how to fight against many other diseases that can be spread through dirty water. Cities are now designed to ____30____ everyone with clean water.
16. A. kill B. treat C. catch D. cause
17. A. dry B. warm C. cold D. fresh
18. A. advice B. fact C. message D. order
19. A. neither B. either C. also D. too
20. A. habit B. hobby C. opinion D. chance
21. A. blind B. sick C. deaf D. disabled
22. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
23. A. organized B. took C. reduced D. counted
24. A. most B. oldest C. youngest D. fewest
25. A. proved B. decided C. developed D. protected
26. A. methods B. numbers C. results D. purposes
27. A. hoped B. wondered C. realized D. wanted
28. A. clearly B. anymore C. only D. heavily
29. A. Thanks to B. Instead of C. As well as D. Without
30. A. offer B. connect C. give D. provide
【答案】
16. B 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D
【解析】本文讲述了斯诺医生如何发现霍乱的传染途径并且终止霍乱传播的。
【16题详解】
句意：霍乱导致了伦敦人的恐慌，因为没有人知道如何治疗霍乱。
kill杀害；treat治疗；catch抓住；cause导致。根据前半句“It caused a panic (恐慌) among Londoners”可知，伦敦人恐慌的原因是不知道如何治疗霍乱。空格后的“it”指霍乱，用treat“治疗”。故选B。
【17题详解】
句意：所以他们告诉病人要打开窗户尽可能多的呼吸新鲜空气。
dry干燥的；warm温暖的；cold寒冷的；fresh新鲜的。根据前半句“So they told their patients to open their windows”可知，打开窗户换气，呼吸新鲜空气。故选D。
【18题详解】
句意：但是，这个建议似乎并不奏效。
advice建议；fact事实；message消息；order命令。根据“So they told their patients to open their windows and breathe in……air as much as possible.”可知，这是一个给病人的建议，此处表示建议对疾病不起作用。故选A。
【19题详解】
句意：有的医生建议病人要大量饮水并且服药，但是这也没有用。
neither两者都不；either也，位于否定句句尾；also也，位于句中；too，也，位于肯定句句尾。空格所在句“but that didn’t help”为否定句，且空格位于句尾，用either。故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：约翰·斯诺是一个医生，他持有不同的观点。
habit习惯；hobby爱好；opinion观点；chance机会。根据下一句“He thought that cholera had been spread through the water that people were drinking.”可知，斯诺医生的观点和别人的都不一样，别人认为是通过空气传染，而斯诺认为是通过水传染，这是一个新观点。故选C。
【21题详解】
句意：或许受污染的水使人们生病了。
blind盲的；sick生病的；deaf聋的；disabled残疾的。斯诺医生一直在研究的是霍乱的起因和传播途径，提出来是水传播疾病，使人生病。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：刚开始，没有人注意到斯诺医生。
everybody所有人；somebody某人；nobody没有人；anybody任何人。根据下一段“They examined the theory and……that Dr Snow was correct.”可知，最终斯诺医生把研究的结果报告给市长，他们才意识到斯诺医生是对的，说明刚开始没人注意到斯诺医生和他的观点。故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：他也清点每个小区里病例的数量。
organized组织；took拿着；reduced减少；counted计算（或清点）总数。根据空格后面“the number of sick people in each neighbourhood”可知，清点病例数量。故选D。
【24题详解】
句意：有着最干净的水的小区病例最少。
most最多的；oldest最老的；youngest最年轻的；fewest最少的。根据后一句“The places with the dirtiest water had the greatest number of sick people.”，水源最脏的小区病例最多，那么水源最干净的小区，病例就最少。故选D。
【25题详解】
句意：这证明了他的理论，即霍乱是通过脏水传播的。
proved证明；decided决定；developed发展；protected保护。根据上述的研究结论“The neighbourhoods with the cleanest water had the……sick people. The places with the dirtiest water had the greatest number of sick people. ”可知，水源的干净程度和病例数量密切相关。这就证明了斯诺医生的理论是对的。故选A。
【26题详解】
句意：斯诺医生把研究的结果报告给了伦敦市长和其他医生。
methods方法；numbers数字；results结果；purposes目的。根据上文“This proved his theory (理论) that cholera was spread through dirty water.”可知，斯诺医生用一系列的实验证明了自己的理论是正确的。因此他把实验的结果报告给了市长和其他医生。故选C。
【27题详解】
句意：他们检查了斯诺医生的理论，意识到斯诺医生是对的。
hoped希望；wondered想知道；realized意识到；wanted想要。根据前半句“They examined the theory”可知，他们检查完之后，意识到斯诺医生的理论是正确的。故选C。
【28题详解】
句意：他们不再生病了。
clearly清晰地；anymore不再；only只有；heavily重重地。根据上一句“Then people in London stopped drinking water that might be polluted.”可知，伦敦的人们停止引用受污染的水，因此就没有霍乱病人了。not……anymore“不再”，故选B。
【29题详解】
句意：多亏了斯诺医生，我们知道了如何抵抗其他通过水传播的疾病。
Thanks to幸亏；Instead of代替；As well as和；Without没有。根据后一句“we know how to fight against many other diseases that can be spread through dirty water.”可知，我们能知道如何治疗水传播的疾病，这都是多亏了斯诺医生的研究。故选A。
【30题详解】
句意：现在城市被设计给所有人提供干净的水源。
offer提供；connect连接；give给；provide提供。根据空格后的“with”可知，此处搭配为“provide sb with sth”表示“给某人提供某物”，其它动词没有这个用法。故选D。
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三、完形填空（共10小题, 每小题1分, 计10分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Every day I get outside and take a walk near my house. Several days ago, I happened to ____36____ a coin on the road. But I ____37____ walking. After a while I started thinking of my ____38____. She likes collecting loose change. If she saw the coin, she wouldn’t ____39____ it. I wanted to go back for it, but I thought it would be shaming if someone saw me ____40____ a coin.
Later that day I told my 6-year-old daughter Kate about the ____41____. As I expected, she didn’t say, “Don’t ____42____ it. It is only a coin.” Instead, Kate said, “I would have picked it up. When small coins are ____43____, they will become something important.” She ____44____ catches small opportunities（机遇）.
Deep into the night, I thought of that coin again. I once stepped on _____45_____ but passed by. I also thought of my opportunities. I lost many opportunities _____46_____ I thought they were not important.
The next morning, I walked along the _____47_____ road. I decided to pick up that coin if I saw it again. But it was _____48_____. Someone else caught the opportunity which had belonged to me.
Since then, I have paid much attention to small opportunities around me. I began to understand that a small opportunity can be the _____49_____ of something bigger. What a great life lesson! And it only _____50_____ me a coin.
36. A. collect B. throw C. notice D. lose
37. A. stopped B. avoided C. kept D. enjoyed
38. A. mother B. daughter C. cousin D. friend
39. A. want B. get C. miss D. find
40. A. holding up B. giving up C. looking up D. picking up
41. A. event B. road C. walking D. coin
42. A. worry about B. talk about C. hear about D. laugh about
43. A. thrown away B. thought about C. added up D. found out
44. A. sometimes B. never C. seldom D. usually
45. A. it B. them C. one D. those
46. A. before B. until C. though D. because
47.A. similar B. same C. new D. different
48. A. gone B. hidden C. dirty D. broken
49. A. step B. beginning C. result D. end
50. A. costs B. takes C. pays D. spends
【答案】
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. D 41. D 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. D 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. A
【解析】本文主要讲述了作者在路上看到了一枚硬币，但是作者没有捡起来。作者第二天想捡起那枚硬币时，硬币已经被人捡走了。作者从这个经历中意识到，要抓住每一个机会，因为机会一旦错过了，就不在了，一个小机会可以成就一番事业。
【36题详解】
句意：几天前，我偶然注意到路上有一枚硬币。
collect收集；throw扔；notice注意；lose失去。根据“a coin on the road”可知是注意到路上有一枚硬币。故选C。
【37题详解】
句意：但我继续走。
stopped停止；avoided避免；kept保持；enjoyed享受。由下文可知，作者没有捡起那枚硬币，所以是继续走路。故选C。
【38题详解】
句意：过了一会儿，我开始想起我的女儿。
mother妈妈；daughter女儿；cousin堂弟；friend朋友。根据“Later that day I told my 6-year-old daughter Kate”可知作者女儿喜欢收集东西。故选B。
【39题详解】
句意：如果她看到硬币，她就不会错过它。
want想要；get得到；miss想念，错过；find发现。根据“If she saw the coin, she wouldn’t”可知作者的女儿喜欢收集东西，所以见到硬币时不会错过它，会捡起来。故选C。
【40题详解】
句意：我想回去拿它，但我认为如果有人看到我捡起一枚硬币，那会很丢脸。
holding up举起；giving up放弃；looking up向上看；picking up捡起。根据“but I thought it would be shaming if someone saw me”可知作者担心如果有人看见他捡起一枚硬币，他会感到很丢脸。故选D。
【41题详解】
句意：那天晚些时候，我把硬币的事告诉了我 6 岁的女儿凯特。
event事件；road路；walking走路；coin硬币。根据“Later that day I told my 6-year-old daughter Kate about the ”可知作者告诉了女儿那枚硬币的事情。故选D。
【42题详解】
句意：别担心，这只是一枚硬币。
worry about担心；talk about谈论；hear about听说；laugh about因为……而发笑。根据“It is only a coin”可知作者女儿没有说让作者不要担心，而且说她会捡起来。故选A。
【43题详解】
句意：当小硬币加起来时，它们就会变得很重要。
thrown away扔掉；thought about考虑；added up添加；found out查明。根据“When small coins are...they will become something important”可知当小硬币都加起来时，会变得很重要。故选C。
【44题详解】
句意：她通常会抓住一些小机会。
sometimes有时；never从不；seldom很少；usually通常。根据“catches small opportunities”以及上文可知作者女儿见到小东西会捡起来，所以她通常会抓住小机会。故选D。
【45题详解】
句意：我曾经踩过它，但经过了。
it它；them它们；one一个；those那些。由语境可知，此处指“那枚硬币”，用代词it。故选A。
【46题详解】
句意：我失去了很多机会，因为我认为它们并不重要。
before在……之前；until直到；though虽然；because因为。根据“I lost many opportunities...I thought they were not important”可知前后两句是因果关系，前果后因，用because。故选D。
【47题详解】
句意：第二天早上，我沿着同一条路走。
similar相似的；same同样的；new新的；different不同的。根据“I decided to pick up that coin”可知作者想要捡起那枚硬币，所以他走的是同一条路。故选B。
【48题详解】
句意：但它已经消失了。
gone不见；hidden隐藏；dirty脏的；broken破的。根据“Someone else caught the opportunity”可知有人把硬币捡起来了，所以作者去捡时，它已经不见了。故选A。
【49题详解】
句意：我开始明白，一个小小的机会可以成为更大的开始。
step步骤；beginning开始；result结果；end结尾。根据“I began to understand that a small opportunity can be the...of something bigger”可知抓住小机会，是成大事的开始。故选B。
【50题详解】
句意：它只花了我一个硬币。
costs花费；takes带走；pays支付；spends花费。根据“it only...me a coin”可知此处是结构“sth. cost sb. money”，表示“某物花费某人多少钱”。故选A。
【扬州市邗江区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题】
三、完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分）
Mary woke up. “It must be a lonely ___36___ again.” She thought.
She went up to the window. The rainstorm had stopped and the moor （平原）in the sun looked softly blue which Mary had ___37___ seen in India before.
“Look at the ___38___ !” Mary called to Martha, excitedly.
“Yes, Yorkshire Moor is the ___39___ place on earth in spring. I told you that you would like it and you’ll want to live on it all day.” Martha said, coming in with Mary ___40___ .
Martha ___41___ as soon as Mary had finished her last sip of milk. The housemaid （女仆）was going to visit her mother and stay there for the whole spring.
Mary felt even ___42___ without Martha. So she went out of the house. The sunshine made the whole place look different. In the ___43___ kitchen-garden, she found Ben working there. The change in the weather seemed to affect him as well. The ___44___ boy spoke to her of his own accord （主动）.
“Spring is coming,” he said. “Can you ____45____ it ”
Mary sniffed （嗅）. “Yes, it’s something nice and fresh,” she said.
“That’s the rich black earth,” he answered, “And you’ll see bits of ____46____ spikes（尖）come out soon.”
“Great!” answered Mary happily.
Suddenly, she heard the soft flight of wings. That was Ben’s robin （知更鸟）.
“Do you think your bird ____47____ me ” she said.
“Of course, he remembers you!” said Ben ____48____ . “He knows everything here.”
“What about that rose garden ” Mary asked. “Are all the flowers dead ”
“Ask him,” said Ben, “He’s the only one that has seen inside it.”
Mary decided to see that garden again. She walked, and the robin ____49____ Ben.
When she stopped at the door of the garden, he stopped. He started to look for something in a deep hole in the earth turned up.
Mary found that was something like a ring. .
“Perhaps it is ____50____!” she said in a whisper with a frightened and excited face.
（改编于《秘密花园》）
36. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
37. A. always B. sometimes C. already D. never
38. A. moor B. window C. rainstorm D. sun
39. A. rainiest B. sunniest C. windiest D. foggiest
40. A. lunch B. dinner C. breakfast D. supper
41. A. took away B. gave away C. put away D. went away
42. A. happier B. healthier C. lonelier D. politer
43. A. dark B. frozen C. warm D. dry
44. A. brave B. shy C. generous D. careless
45. A. hear B. see C. smell D. collect
46. A. blue B. red C. black D. green
47. A. forgets B. likes C. remembers D. hates
48. A. proudly B. slowly C. carefully D. sadly
49. A. found B. followed C. left D. watched
50. A. the hole B. the ring C. the bird D. the key
【答案】
36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C 41. D 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. D
【解析】本文改编于《秘密花园》，主要讲述了一个叫做玛丽的女孩在花园里遇到一个名叫本的男孩的故事。
【36题详解】
句意：一定又是一个寂寞的早晨。
morning早晨；afternoon下午；evening晚上；night晚上。根据“Mary woke up.”可知，这是一个早上。故选A。
【37题详解】
句意：暴风雨停了，阳光下的荒野显得柔和的蓝色，这是玛丽以前在印度从未见过的。
always总是；sometimes有时；already已经；never从不。根据“before”以及上下文可知，这是玛丽以前在印度从未见到的景象。故选D。
【38题详解】
句意：看看那个平原。
moor平原；window窗户；rainstorm暴雨；sun太阳。根据“The rainstorm had stopped and the moor （平原）in the sun looked softly blue”可知，此处玛丽叫玛莎看的是平原。故选A。
【39题详解】
句意：是的，约克郡荒原是地球上春天阳光最充足的地方。
rainiest最多雨的；sunniest阳光最充足；windiest风最多的；foggiest雾最大的。根据上文中“the moor （平原）in the sun looked softly blue”可知，此处指的是这个平原是阳光最充足的地方。故选B。
【40题详解】
句意：玛莎说，带着玛丽早餐进来。
lunch午餐；dinner晚餐；breakfast早餐；supper晚饭。根据下文“Mary had finished her last sip of milk.”以及上文可知，这个早上的时间，因此玛莎带的是玛丽的早餐。故选C。
【41题详解】
句意：玛丽喝完最后一口牛奶，玛莎就走了。
took away拿走；gave away赠送；put away放好；went away走开。根据“The housemaid （女仆）was going to visit her mother and stay there for the whole spring.”可知，玛莎离开了。故选D。
【42题详解】
句意：没有玛莎，玛丽感到更加孤独。
happier更开心的；healthier更健康的；lonelier更孤独的；politer更有礼貌的。根据上文中“It must be a lonely…again.”可推知，没有玛莎，玛丽更加孤独了。故选C。
【43题详解】
句意：在温暖的菜园里，她发现本在那儿工作。
dark暗的；frozen结冰的；warm温暖的；dry干的。根据“The sunshine made the whole place look different.”可知，这是一个温暖的菜园。故选C。
【44题详解】
句意：害羞的男孩主动和她说话。
brave勇敢的；shy害羞的；generous慷慨的；careless粗心的。根据“The change in the weather seemed to affect him as well.”可知害羞的男孩改变了，开始主动说话。故选B。
【45题详解】
句意：你能闻到它吗？
hear听；see看；smell闻；collect收集根据下文中“Mary sniffed”可知，本问玛丽可以闻到春天吗？故选C。
【46题详解】
句意：你很快就会看到一些绿色的尖刺出现。
blue蓝色的；red红色的；black黑色的；green绿色的。根据“That’s the rich black earth”以及“spikes”可知，此处指的是春天钻出的小绿尖。故选D。
【47题详解】
句意：你觉得你的鸟还记得我吗
forgets忘记；likes喜欢；remembers记得；hates讨厌。根据“Of course, he remembers you!”可知，此处问的是鸟能否记得自己。故选C。
【48题详解】
句意：“他当然记得你!”本骄傲地说。
proudly骄傲地；slowly缓慢地；carefully细心地；sadly伤心地。根据“He knows everything here.”可知，本很骄傲自己的鸟可以记住这里所有的东西。故选A。
【49题详解】
句意：她走着，知更鸟跟着本。
found找到；followed跟随；left离开；watched看。根据“When she stopped at the door of the garden, he stopped.”以及前文可知，知更鸟跟着本走。故选B。
【50题详解】
句意：也许这是钥匙。
the hole洞；the ring戒指；the bird鸟；the key钥匙。根据“Mary found that was something like a ring.”以及“He started to look for something in a deep hole in the earth turned up.”可推知，他寻找的是钥匙，因此此处指“钥匙”。故选D。
【扬州市梅岭中学教育集团2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题】
三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分)
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。
Do you often use plastic straws (吸管) You probably use them to ____36____ lots of things, such as soybean milk (豆浆) , cola or milk tea. Plastic straws are small ____37____ they are a big problem. They are made in 10 minutes, used in 20 ____38____ and normally remain on the earth for over 100 years since they cannot be ____39____ easily.
But how do plastic straws get into the ____40____ Because of human mistakes, they are often thrown away, left on beaches, or blown out of bins. The waste management (管理) in some areas are so poor and remember, all gutters (排水沟) lead to our ocean. ____41____, plastic straws kill ocean life. Once a ____42____ was found bleeding because a 12-centimeter-long plastic straw was pushed into ____43____ nose. How terrible!
In fact, around 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the US alone. That is enough to circle ____44____ two-and-a-half times around our planet! If we don’t take action now, there will be _____45_____ plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
Luckily, more and more people around the world have realized this problem. They begin to think about _____46_____ plastic straws are necessary or not when drinking drinks.
So what can we do right now to reduce plastic pollution The simplest way is to say “_____47_____” to single-use plastic, like straws. For example, next time if you go to a restaurant, make sure you order your drink without a straw. What if people need to use a straw There are reusable (可再用的) straws instead. These straws can be used, _____48_____, and reused over and over again.
Coffee house chain Starbucks (星巴克) has started to _____49_____ lids (盖子) without straws and paper straws instead of plastic straws in almost 1000 stores in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Starbucks is not alone. McDonald’s has _____50_____ taken action to reduce the use of plastic straws. It is hoped that more businesses and customers will work together to protect our environment.
36. A. drink B. eat C. tie D. make
37. A. so B. and C. or D. but
38. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
39. A. cut down B. written down C. broken down D. put down
40. A. earth B. air C. water D. ocean
41. A. For example B. Such as C. Even worse D. For one thing
42. A. camel B. monkey C. turtle D. giraffe
43. A. their B. its C. her D. his
44. A. closely B. nearly C. specially D. particularly
45. A. more B. fewer C. less D. better
46. A. whether B. if C. why D. what
47. A. hello B. sorry C. yes D. no
48. A. repaired B. burned C. picked D. cleaned
49. A. offer B. afford C. affect D. instruct
50. A. still B. also C. ever D. just
【答案】
36. A 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. D 41. C 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. A 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. B
【解析】本文主要通过讲述塑料吸管对环境的危害，并列举了减少使用吸管的方法，呼吁人们共同努力，保护环境。
【36题详解】
句意：你可能用它们来喝很多东西，比如豆浆，可乐或奶茶。
drink喝；eat吃；tie系；make使。根据“soybean milk (豆浆) , cola or milk tea”可知，这些液体的东西是用来喝的。故选A。
【37题详解】
句意：塑料吸管很小，但它们是一个大问题。
so所以；and和；or或者；but但是。根据“Plastic straws are small … they are a big problem.”可知，“小吸管”和“大问题”之间构成转折。故选D。
【38题详解】
句意：它们在10分钟内制成，在20分钟内使用，由于不易分解，通常在地球上保留100多年。
seconds秒；minutes分钟；hours小时；days天。根据常识和“They are made in 10 minute”可知，应该表示20分钟之内可以使用。故选B。
【39题详解】
句意：它们在10分钟内制成，在20分钟内使用，由于不易分解，通常在地球上保留100多年。
cut down切断；written down写下；broken down分解；put down放下。根据“normally remain on the earth for over 100 years”可知，吸管不容易分解。故选C。
【40题详解】
句意：但是塑料吸管是如何进入海洋的呢？
earth地球；air空气；water水；ocean海洋。根据下文“The waste management (管理) in some areas are so poor and remember, all gutters (排水沟) lead to our ocean.”可知，应该使用“海洋”。故选D。
【41题详解】
句意：更糟糕的是，塑料吸管杀死了海洋生物。
For example举例子；Such as例如；Even worse更糟糕的是；For one thing一方面。根据上文和“plastic straws kill ocean life.”可知，表示递进关系。故选C。
【42题详解】
句意：有一次，一只海龟被发现在流血，因为一根12厘米长塑料吸管被塞进了它的鼻子。
camel骆驼；monkey猴子；turtle乌龟；giraffe长颈鹿。根据上文“lead to our ocean”可知，此处描写海洋中的动物。故选C。
【43题详解】
句意：有一次，一只海龟被发现在流血，因为一根12厘米长的塑料吸管被塞进了它的鼻子。
their他们的；its它的；her她的；his他的。根据主语是动物，为第三人称单数。故选B。
【44题详解】
句意：这足以绕着我们的星球旋转近两周半！
closely密切地；nearly几乎；specially特地；particularly特殊地。根据上文中的“around 500 million plastic straws”可知，这么多的吸管可以绕地球近两圈半。故选B。
【45题详解】
句意：如果我们现在不采取行动，到2050年，海洋中的塑料将超过鱼类。
more更多；fewer更少；less更少；better更好。根据情境和“more than”意为“超过”可知，到2050年，海洋中的塑料将超过鱼类。故选A。
【46题详解】
句意：他们开始思考饮用饮料时是否需要塑料吸管。
whether是否；if是否；why为什么；what什么。故选A。
【47题详解】
句意：最简单的方法是对一次性使用的塑料（如吸管）说“不”。
hello喂；sorry对不起；yes是；no不。根据“or not”可知，应该使用“whether”。故选D。
【48题详解】
句意：这些吸管可以反复使用、清洁和重复使用。
repaired修理；burned燃烧；picked挑选；cleaned清理。根据“These straws can be used… and reused over and over again.”可知，吸管反复使用、重复使用，应该清洗。故选D。
【49题详解】
句意：咖啡连锁店星巴克已开始在上海和深圳近1000家门店提供不带吸管的盖子和纸吸管，而不是塑料吸管。
offer提供；afford负担得起；affect影响；instruct指导。根据“instead of plastic straws”可知，星巴克已开始提供不带吸管的盖子和纸吸管，而不是塑料吸管。故选A。
【50题详解】
句意：麦当劳还采取行动减少塑料吸管的使用。
still仍然；also也；ever曾经；just刚刚。此处承接星巴克的行为，应该使用“也”。故选B。
【2022年春学期无锡市初中学业水平抽测八年级英语试题】
完形填空
先通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后在每小题所给的四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题, 每小题1分, 共10分）
The room in the workhouse where the boys were fed was a large stone hall. At one end, the master, in his cook's uniform, and two women prepared the 11. This included a bowl of thin soup three times a day with a piece of bread on Sundays. The boys ate everything and were always hungry. The bowls never needed 12. The boys polished（擦壳）them with their spoons until they shone. After this continued for three months, one of the boys told the others that he was so 13 that one night he might eat the boy sleeping next to him. He had a wild hungry eye and the other boys 14 him. After a long discussion they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening and Oliver was 15.
The evening arrived: the soup was ready and the 16 were empty again in a few seconds. Oliver went up to the master, with his bowl in his hand. He felt very 17, but also helpless with hunger.
"Please, sir, I want some more. "
The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned very pale. He looked at the little boy in front of him in 18. Nobody else spoke.
"What " he asked at last, in a low voice. " Please, sir." replied Oliver, "I want some more. " The master 19 him with a big spoon then caught Oliver's arms and shouted for the beadle（执事）. The beadle came quickly, heard the terrible 20 , and ran to tell the board at once.
11. A. gift B. award C. food D. table
12. A. washing B. tidying C. buying D. changing
13. A. hungry B. angry C. lonely D. sleepy
14. A. accepted B. punished C. hated D. believed
15. A. allowed B. chosen C. noticed D. found
16. A. plates B. bowls C. hands D. rooms
17. A. excited B. proud C. tired D. afraid
18. A. danger B. place C. trouble D. surprise
19. A. hit B. greeted C. fed D. warned
20. A. voice B. question C. news D. sound
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. A 14. D15. B 16. B 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. C
【解析】本文主要讲的是Oliver Twist为了给他的同伴多要一碗食物而遭受了被以5英镑出售的悲惨故事，从这一个小的点来反应那些被沦为童工的孩子的悲惨生活．
【南通启东市2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题】
Ⅲ. 完形填空（每题1分, 共15分）
Red Packets in Chinese Culture
Giving red packets is a tradition in China. Traditional red pockets are often decorated with gold Chinese characters （汉字）, such as 36 and wealth.
How red packets are used
During Chinese New Year, 37 is (are) put inside red packets which are then handed out to younger generations by their parents, grandparents, relatives, and even close neighbours and fiends.
The 38.
Red represents luck and good fortune in Chinese culture. That is 39 red packets are used during Chinese New Year and other celebrations.
How to give and receive
Giving and receiving red packets is a 40 act, so red packets are always 41 and received with both hands.
Someone who receives a red packet at Chinese New Year or on his other birthday should not 42 it in front of the giver. 43, things are different at a Chinese wedding, where the guests usually give the red packets to the hosts and sign 44 names on a large scroll (long piece of paper. The hosts will open the packets at once, 45 the money inside, and record it on a register（登记簿）next to the guests' names.
The amount（数量）
The amount of money is relative to your relationship to the person who receives the money — the 46 your relationship is, the more money is expected. Anyway, it is not the amount of the money that matters, but the care and love you hold for others.
What not to gift
Certain amounts of money should be 47. Anything with a four is not good because four sounds similar to 48 in Chinese. Even numbers（偶数）, except four, are better than odd —as good things are believed to come in 49. For example, gifting $20 is better than $21.
The money inside a red packet should 50 be new. Folding the money or giving dirty or wrinkled bills is in bad taste.
The red packet is a symbol of love from others, as well as a sign of good luck.
36. A. praise B. dream C. happiness D. advice
37. A. paper B. money C. letters D. notes
38. A. colour B. size C. shape D. history
39. A. when B. why C. how D. where
40. A. strange B. simple C. smart D. serious
41. A. given B. filled C. covered D. gathered
42. A. watch B. hide C open D. accept
43. A. Moreover B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
44. A. his B. their C. your D. our
45. A. count B. change C. choose D. collect
46. A. worse B. harder C. closer D. wider
47. A. avoided B. increased C. afforded D. returned
48. A. birth B. fear C. death D. envy
49. A. groups B. rows C. teams D. pairs
50. A. sometimes B. never C. seldom D. always
【答案】36-40 CBABD 41-45 ACBBA 46-50 CACDD
【解析】文章介绍了中国红包的寓意及送红包的相关常识。
36.C 名词辨析。A赞扬，B梦想，C幸福，D建议，根据上句Traditional red pockets are often decorated with gold Chinese characters传统的红包经常用金汉字装饰，应该是传统红包通常饰有金色的汉字，比如"福"字和"财"字，故答案是C。
37.B 名词辨析。A纸，B钱，C信件，D便条，根据常识，红包里放的是钱，故答案是B。
38.A 名词辨析。A颜色，B尺码，C形状，D历史，根据下文Red represents luck and good fortune in Chinese culture.在中国文化中，红色代表幸运和好运。可知本段主要介绍的是颜色，故答案是A。
39.B 副词辨析。A何时，B为什么，C怎样，D哪儿，根据上句在中国文化中，红色代表幸运和好运，所以这里应该是这就是为什么在中国新年和其他庆祝活动中使用红包的原因，故答案是B。
40.D 形容词辨析。A奇怪的，B简单的，C聪明的，D严肃的，根据后面received with both hands.可知收发红包是很庄重的行为。因此，红包都要双手递接，故答案是D。
41.A 动词辨析。A颁发；授予；给，B填满，C覆盖，D聚集，根据上句收发红包是很庄重的行为。因此，红包都要双手递接，故答案是A。
42.C 动词辨析。A观看，B隐藏，C打开，D接受，根据常识可知在春节或生日时，收到了红包不可当着送礼人的面拆开，故答案是C。
43.B 连词辨析。A而且，B然而，C另外，D除...之外，根据上文在春节或生日时，收到了红包不可当着送礼人的面拆开，及后面中式婚礼则不然，在婚宴入口处摆有一张桌子，来客将红包交给接待人员并在一幅大大的卷轴上签名。接待员会立刻打开红包清点礼金，并在礼单簿上将金额记录在客人的姓名旁边。可知表转折，故答案是B。
44.B 代词辨析。A他的，B他们的，C你的，D我们的，根据前面主语where the guests 是复数形式，应该是中式婚礼则不然，在婚宴入口处摆有一张桌子，来客将红包交给接待人员并在一幅大大的卷轴上签上他们的名字，故答案是B。
45.A 动词辨析。A数数，B改变，C选择，D收集，根据上句The attendants will open the packets at once接待员会立刻打开红包，应该是清点礼金，故答案是A。
46.C 形容词辨析。A更差的，B更难的，C更近的，D更宽的，根据上句The amount of money is relative to your relationship to the person who receives it给钱多少取决于送礼人和收礼人的关系——应该是和新郎新娘之间的关系越近，礼金就应越多，故答案是C。
47.A 动词辨析。A避免，B增加，C负担得起，D返回，根据下文except four，are better than odd-as good things are believed to come in最好避免任何带"四"的数额，因为"四"（sì，四）听起来很像"死"（sǐ，死亡）。可知无论在什么情况下都应避免送出某些特定的数额，故答案是A。
48.C 名词辨析。A出生，B害怕，C死，D嫉妒，根据Anything with a four is not good because four sounds similar to和常识，可知最好避免任何带"四"的数额，因为"四"（sì，四）听起来很像"死"（sǐ，死亡），故答案是C。
49.D 名词辨析。A组，B排，C队，D双，根据后面For example，gifting ＄20 is better than ＄21.比如，送20美元比送21美元好。可知人们相信好事成双，故答案是D。
50.D 副词辨析。A有时，B从不，C很少，D总是，根据常识可知装进红包里的钱总该是崭新挺括的，故答案是D。

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