课时十一 八年级Unit 3
一、完形填空
(2023·河南南阳桐柏县改编)John was sixty years old. He heard that many people began to have trouble with their eyes and ears when they turned sixty, so he decided to go and see the doctor to have his eyes and ears 1 .
The doctor gave John some tests. The doctor told John, “Your eyes seem fine, but your 2 is starting to get worse. It's nothing to worry about. It happens to most people when they get older, 3 it can easily be fixed with a hearing aid.”
John was 4 . He didn't really want to wear a hearing aid, but he knew that the doctor was 5 . He asked the doctor about different kinds of hearing aids.
The doctor 6 him several kinds. Some of them were quite 7 and everyone would be able to see them. Others were much smaller and less noticeable.
“Do the small ones work as 8 as the big ones ” he asked the doctor.
“Oh, yes,” replied the doctor. “ 9 , they are more modern and usually work even better than the big ones. However, they are more expensive.” John tried the aids 10 . He didn't like the big ones and decided to get the smallest one. It was very expensive but 11 would be able to see it.
The doctor designed a hearing aid for John, and a few days later John 12 from the doctor. He put it in his ear and went to work. At work, he saw his workmate Jack.
“Jack,” he said, “do you notice anything 13 about me ”
Jack looked at him and shook his head. “No,” Jack said.
“Good,” said John. “I'll tell you a 14 . The doctor said my hearing was starting to get worse and I needed a hearing aid so I bought a very small one. It was expensive, but no one can see it.”
“That's good,” said his friend. “What kind is it ”
John looked at his 15 . “Two thirty,” he said.
( )1.A.washed B.cured C.checked D.treated
( )2.A.eyesight B.hearing C.attention D.memory
( )3.A.if B.and C.although D.so
( )4.A.polite B.worried C.angry D.wise
( )5.A.right B.wrong C.busy D.patient
( )6.A.bought B.sold C.showed D.taught
( )7.A.small B.dirty C.big D.loud
( )8.A.quickly B.quietly C.well D.hard
( )9.A.In short B.In fact C.In other words D.In bed
( )10.A.in B.on C.up D.back
( )11.A.nobody B.anybody C.everybody D.somebody
( )12.A.put it up B.picked it up C.turned it up D.used it up
( )13.A.beautiful B.similar C.scary D.different
( )14.A.story B.secret C.joke D.lie
( )15.A.ear B.hand C.watch D.shoes
二、语篇填空
第一节 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
he although smile at moment confident
fly complain free advantage
(原创)A bird saw a gecko (壁虎) on the wall. He said to the gecko, “Your tail is not only short but also small. How ugly! It's too boring to stay on the wall every day. Unlike you, I can 1. anywhere I want to go.”
Then the little gecko 2. to his mother, “A bird laughed 3. me for being ugly. It said that I could not fly.” The mother didn't say anything. She took the little gecko to the bird. Suddenly she broke her tail in front of the bird and said to the bird, “4. you have beautiful feathers on your tail, you can't break your tail.” The bird was very shocked. Seeing this, the little gecko was full of 5. . Then, the gecko's mother ran 6. on the smooth wall for a while. Then she stopped and asked the bird, “I know you can fly anywhere, but can you do like this ” The bird lowered 7. head in shame and flew away. At that 8. , the little gecko seemed to understand something and raised his head high. A 9. came to his face.
Remember that everyone has their own 10. and never compare your own advantages with others' disadvantages. That must be foolish if you do it.
第二节 阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
Jack and Bill went to a party together. Bill was not good at talking, so he was a little nervous. Jack comforted him, “Don't worry. I'm around you all 1. time. Don't talk about anything you don't know.”
In the beginning, everything was fine. 2. the end of the party, a man next to Bill asked him if he liked Tchaikovsky (柴可夫斯基). Bill still remembered what Jack told him. 3. he turned to Jack for help. Jack didn't know Tchaikovsky either, but he didn't want others to look down upon him.
“Oh, my friend 4. never drunk Tchaikovsky before. But I have. I know it tastes good, but I'd like 5. have a cup of tea now,” Jack answered loudly. People were all in surprise and there was a silence in the hall. Bill was very surprised, too. He knew Jack must have made a mistake. But what was it
三、补全对话
(原创)
A: You look unhappy, David! 1.
B: I failed the English exam again. I don't know how to improve my English. Can you give me some advice
A: Of course. 2. .
B: Thank you for your advice. By the way, I want to buy some books this weekend.
3.
A: Sure. I also want to go there. 4.
B: The bookstore is not far from the subway station. Why not take the subway 5. .
A: Good idea. Let's meet at four thirty this afternoon outside your community, OK
B: OK. See you then!
A: See you!
【参考答案】
一、完形填空
1~5 CBBBA 6~10 CCCBB 11~15 ABDBC
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述的是John去看医生,医生说他的听力出了问题。John花了很多钱买了一个最小的助听器。当他的朋友问他问题时,他却答非所问,可见助听器并没有起作用。
【答案与解析】
1.C 考查动词词义辨析。根据“The doctor gave John some tests.”可知,John决定让医生检查他的眼睛和耳朵。
2.B 考查名词词义辨析。根据“... it can easily be fixed with a hearing aid.”可知,医生说John的听力出现了问题。
3.B 考查连词辨析。根据“It happens to most people when they get older...”以及“... it can easily be fixed with a hearing aid.”可知,前后内容为顺承关系。
4.B 考查形容词词义辨析。根据“He didn't really want to...”可知,John听到医生的话很担心。
5.A 考查形容词词义辨析。根据“He didn't really want to wear a hearing aid...”及“He asked the doctor about different kinds of hearing aids.”可知,他知道医生是对的。
6.C 考查动词词义辨析。根据“Some of them were quite 7 and everyone would be able to see them.”可知,医生给John展示了几种助听器。
7.C 考查形容词词义辨析。根据“... everyone would be able to see them.”可知,其中一些助听器很大。
8.C 考查副词词义辨析。根据“... they are more modern and usually work even better than the big ones.”可知,John问医生小的和大的是不是一样好。
9.B 考查介词短语辨析。根据“...they are more modern and usually work even better than the big ones.”可知,医生说事实上,小的比大的更好。
10.B 考查介词辨析。根据下文“He didn't like the big ones and decided to get the smallest one.”可知,John试戴了助听器。try on“试戴”。
11.A 考查代词词义辨析。根据“Others were much smaller and less noticeable.”可知,小的助听器没有人能够看见,所以他买了小的。
12.B 考查动词短语辨析。根据“He put it in his ear and went to work.”可知,John从医生那里取了助听器。
13.D 考查形容词词义辨析。根据“Jack looked at him and shook his head. ‘No,’ Jack said.”可知,John问Jack他是否有什么不同。
14.B 考查名词词义辨析。根据“The doctor said my hearing was starting to get worse and I needed a hearing aid so I bought a very small one.”可知,John把这个秘密告诉了Jack。
15.C 考查名词词义辨析。根据“Two thirty”可知,John看了看手表。
二、语篇填空
第一节
1.fly 2.complained 3.at 4.Although 5.confidence 6.freely 7.his 8.moment 9.smile 10.advantages
第二节
1.the 2.At 3.So 4.has 5.to
三、补全对话
1.What happened/...
2.I think you should do more reading/You could join an English club/...
3.Would you like to go to the bookstore with me/Do you want to go to the bookstore with me/...
4.How can we get there/...
5.It's convenient/It saves time/...
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