八年级上册期末复习组合训练十一
一、完形填空。
A little boy once found a jar(罐子) of nuts(坚果) on the table. “I'd like some of these nuts,” he thought. “I'm sure my mother will give them to me _1_ she is here. I want some to eat now.” So he _2_ the jar. As he was very hungry, he grabbed(抓住) as _3_ as he could.
But when he tried to pull his _4_ out, he found the neck of the jar was too_5_ . His hand was held by the jar, but he did not want to _6_ any of the nuts from the jar. He _7_ again and again, but he couldn't get the whole handful(一把) out all the time. _8_ he began to cry.
Just then his mother came into the room. “What's the matter ” she asked. “I can't take this handful of nuts _9_ the jar,” cried the boy. “Well, don't be so greedy(贪婪的),” his mother answered. “Just take two or three, and you' ll have no trouble _10_ your hand out.”“How _11_ that was!” said the boy as he moved his hand off_12_ . “I might have thought of that _13_ .”
The story tells us that one can't be so greedy. Maybe things will go to a(n)_14_ side if we want to finish a thing in one time. Do things step by step! This is the best_15_ to success. We can go further only in that way.
( )1. A. while B. because C. if D. whether
( )2. A. put into B. took out C. pushed into D. reached into
( )3. A. many B. much C. some D. few
( )4. A. hand B. head C. mouth D. leg
( )5. A. big B. small C. large D. tiny
( )6. A. drop B. eat C. own D. leave
( )7. A. tried B. did C. thought D. threw
( )8. A. Recently B. Luckily C. Finally D. Simply
( )9. A. in B. off C. out of D. into
( )10. A. to give B. giving C. to get D. getting
( )11. A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. boring
( )12. A. the jar B. the room C. his mother D. his neck
( )13. A. itself B. myself C. yourself D. herself
( )14. A. right B. opposite C. possible D. same
( )15. A. answer B. way C. action D. example
二、阅读理解。
A
A person has two ears but only one mouth. That means we should listen, not just speak. The word“listen” has the same letters as the word“silent”. Listening silently is a good quality that we should have. Then why is it important to be a good listener
Listening is really helpful.
When someone is sad or angry, he wants to express his poor feelings. At this moment, we need to listen silently first until he gets calm. Then we may have a good talk with him. Maybe it is a good way to help him out.
Listening is a kind of love.
For example, we may think our parents are always talking too much. But in fact, they do so because they are anxious about our health, study and so on. If we listen patiently, our parents will feel we care about them. A loving silence is often more powerful(有力量的) than words.
Listening is a kind of polite behavior.
Sometimes, we just want others to listen to us but forget to listen to others. In fact, that's not polite. In order to show our respect for others, we had better listen to them first. Then we can express our ideas.
Listening sounds easy but it does not. Every head is a world. So we should learn to listen with our ears, eyes and hearts as much as we can, and try to make ourselves good listeners from now on.
( )1. When someone is sad or angry, we should _______ first.
A. listen to him silently B. express our poor feelings
C. talk too much with him D. tell his parents about it
( )2. The underlined word“anxious” here probably means“________”.
A. satisfied B. angry C. worried D. excited
( )3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. We should ask others to listen to us first. B. We should express our ideas first.
C. We should let others respect us first. D. We had better listen to others first.
B
August 13th is International Left-Handers Day. The day came into our life in 1976. It was to let more people know about the life problems of left-handers.
It is reported that about 10% of the world's population are left-handed. In the past, some parents thought that it was bad if their children were left-handed. They might force them to use the right hand. In fact, the left side of our brain is where we deal with problems. The right side of our brain is where our creativity comes from. Left-handers always use the right side of the brain to think about problems.
There are many great left-handed people in the world, such as physicist Isaac Newton and biologist Charles Robert Darwin. Eight US presidents(总统) were left-handed, including Barack Obama and William Jefferson Clinton.
( )1. International Left-Handers Day is to ______.
A. let more people use the left hand B. make more people understand the left-handers
C. raise money for the left-handers D. let the left-handers get together and celebrate
( )2. We can infer that left-handers are ______.
A. more creative B. happier C. more easy-going D. healthier
( )3. How many famous left-handers are mentioned in the passage
A.3. B.6. C.10. D.12.
( )4. Which is the best title for the passage
A. International Left-Handers Day B. Great Left-Handers
C. Left-Handers' Problems D. The Right Side of Our Brain
C
Do you know why different animals or insects(昆虫 ) have their own special colors Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green, but as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten, so they have to hide themselves during the day and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you' ll find the main use of the color is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever found an even more strange act A kind of animal in the sea can send out a kind of black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. Therefore, it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
( )1. How can insects with different colors from plants keep out of danger
They have the colors much like their enemies.
B. They run away quickly.
C. They hide themselves during the day and appear at night.
D. They have to move quietly.
( )2. Bears and lions can keep safe because ________.
A. they have the colors much like the trees B. they like brown and gray colors
C. they live in forests D. they move quietly
( )3. Why can the kind of animal in the sea mentioned in the passage live up to now
A. Because it is very big and strong.
B. Because it swims faster than any other fish.
C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.
D. Because the liquid that it sends out can keep it from its enemies.
( )4. Which is the best title for the passage
A. Some Animals, Beautiful Colors B. The Main Use of Colors for Some Animals
C. The Change of Colors for Some Animals D. Colors of Different Animals
D
Hello, I'm Tony. My sleep problem is I snore(打呼噜) at night when I'm asleep! Now, I know snoring isn't unusual and there is a lot of advice on how to stop someone snoring, but my snoring is different! It's linked to something called sleep apnoea(睡眠呼吸暂停). When you snore, it means that you can't keep your throat open when you' re asleep. In my case, I actually stop breathing for ten seconds or more. It worries my wife but I always wake up afterward!
My name is Lizzie. My problem is very unusual and most people have never heard of it. It's called narcolepsy(嗜睡症). Narcolepsy is a condition in which people fall asleep at any time and they can't stop it. Since the problem started I' ve had to stop working because you can't do a good job if you fall asleep in the middle of a conversation!
I'm Robert. I' ve had this sleep problem since I was a child and I know a lot of people who have the same problem. It's called insomnia and it means I sleep very badly. Sometimes I can't get to sleep for hours and sometimes I go to sleep OK, but I wake up in the middle of the night and then I can't get back to sleep again. It's horrible because the next day I can't concentrate on my work.
( )1. What do these three persons have in common
A. They all have sleep problems. B. They all like snoring at night.
C. They all wake up in the middle of the night. D. They all have difficulty in breathing.
( )2. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“insomnia”
A.健忘症 B.失眠症 C.抑郁症 D.焦虑症
( )3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE
A. Lizzie's problem is that she suffers from narcolepsy.
B. Tony's wife often worries about his health because of his snoring.
C. Lizzie is fit to be a good driver although she suffers from narcolepsy.
D. Robert sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night and then he can't get back to sleep again.
( )4. The passage may come from _________.
A. a health magazine B. a sports magazine C. a science report D. a storybook
三、任务型阅读。
The logos(徽标) for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games(残疾人奥运会) came out.
For the first time in history of the Games, both the Olympics and the Paralympics will use the same logo. The logo takes its shape and color from gold medals awarded to winners of each event during the Games. It shows the pride of a country which will welcome the world in2024, to its capital, Paris.
“It is made up of three symbols,” the organizers said. “It looks like a gold medal, and it's really the symbol of sports. The flame(火焰) stands for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, of course. It looks like a woman's face as well, and the woman, Marianne, stands for the country, France.”
Marianne is the spirit of France. She is kind, brave and creative. She is also a sign of history. That's because the 1900 Games in Paris were the first to allow women to compete in the Olympics. The 2024 Games will be Paris’ third time to host the Summer Olympic Games. It first held them in 1900 and then again in 1924.
根据短文内容,补全表格中所缺的信息。(每空不超过三个词)
The Logos for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Use
For both the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, it's the first time in history for the two Games to use 1._____.
Shape
It looks like a gold medal. It looks like 2.______ , too.
Symbols
The gold medal stands for 3.______ .
The 4.______ stands for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Marianne stands for 5.______ . She is also a sign of history: the 1900
Games in Paris were the first to allow women to compete in the Olympics.
四、词汇运用。
阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语提示写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
People and animals live in the same world. It is 1.______ (必要的) for us to keep the balance between people and animals. If not, there will be bad 2.______ (结果) to both people and animals. We can't live 3. ______ (没有) animals. China is a country with a large number of wild animals. One of them is the panda.4. ______ (大多数) of them live in Sichuan and Gansu provinces. Now there are fewer pandas than before. China has many other rare(珍稀的) animals, but the number is 5.______ (变得) smaller and smaller. So we have to protect them, or there will be no wild animals in the 6. ______ (未来).7. ______ (幸运地), more and more people begin to know it is important to protect animals. Animal Map did a survey at Green High School. Only 5% of the students hardly care about the problem. Lots of 8.______ (旅行者) are going to Sichuan to see pandas and show their love for them. We students can also do something for animals though we have 9.______ (几乎没有) money. Loving animals is loving 10.______ (我们自己).
五、语法填空。
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,每空不多于3个单词。
October 10th,2053 Sunny
I'm so happy! I' ll be one of 1.______ (lucky) students to travel into space. A spaceship, setting off 2. ______ 9:00 a. m. tomorrow morning,3.______ (take) us to the moon. That will be exciting. I can't wait!
The moon is around 380,000 kilometers from the earth, so 4.______ will take us about four days to get there. There's no gravity(重力) in space, 5.______ we' ll all be able to float around in the spaceship. Because we are not as 6.______ (heavy) as we are on the earth, we need 7.______ (make) sure we won't float away in our sleep. We' ll also have to do lots of exercise every day because it's good for our 8.______ (healthy).
When I arrive, I'm going to walk on the moon. Special clothes will help 9.______ (I) to get air and keep warm because there's no air. I'm going to take a lot of 10.______ (photo), that is, if my smartphone still works there...
I'm sure it will be a special experience!
组合训练十一参考答案
一、【短文大意】一个男孩发现了一个装着坚果的罐子,他把手伸进去抓了一大把,可是当他想把手拿出来时,才发现罐口太小了,自己紧握的拳头无法拿出来。妈妈告诉他试着一次只抓两三颗坚果,手就很容易拿出来。这个故事告诉我们:不要贪心,一步一步地做事情才是取得成功的最好途径。
1. C【解析】根据语境可知,如果小男孩的妈妈在这儿的话,她就会把坚果给他,此处表示假设。
2. D【解析】小男孩想吃坚果,因此他把手伸进了罐子里。 put into意为“放入”; take out意为“取出;拿出”; push into意为“推进;推动”; reach into意为“伸手去拿”。
3. A【解析】小男孩非常饥饿,因此他抓了尽可能多的坚果。修饰可数名词的复数 nuts要用 many。
4. A【解析】小男孩想尽力把手拔出来。
5. B【解析】根据下一句“他的手被罐子卡住了”可判断,罐口太小了。
6. A【解析】虽然手被卡住了,但是小男孩不想扔掉任何一颗坚果。 drop意为“使落下”,符合语境。
7. A【解析】小男孩试了一遍又一遍,但是他还是不能拿出一大把坚果。
8. C【解析】小男孩拿不出一大把坚果,最后就开始哭泣。
9. C 【解析】 take… out of…是固定短语,意为“把……从……中拿出来”。
10. D 【解析】 have trouble doing sth. 意为“做某事有困难”,为固定用法。
11. A【解析】小男孩听从妈妈的建议后,感叹把手拿出来是件很容易的事。
12. A【解析】此处指小男孩的手从罐子里拿出来了。
13. B【解析】小男孩认为自己本可以想到妈妈说
的这个方法,主语是1,故用反身代词 myself。
14. B【解析】句意:如果我们想一次做成一件事情,那么事情可能会向反面发展。 right意为“正确的”; opposite意为“相反的”; possible意为“可能的”; same意为“相同的”。故 opposite符合语境。
15. B【解析】句意:一步一步地做事是取得成功的最好途径。此处 way意为“方法;途径”。
二、阅读理解。
A
【短文大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章从三个方面论述了成为一个好的倾听者的重要性。
1. A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“When someone is sad or angry, he wants to express his poor feelings. At this moment, we need to listen silently first until he gets calm.”可知,当别人伤心或生气的时候,我们需要先静静地倾听他们抒发情感。
2. C【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句子的前一句“For example, we may think our parents are always talking too much.”可知,此处指父母说得太多其实是因为他们担心我们的健康、学习等。 anxious意为“担心的”,相当于 worried。
3. D【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句“In order to show our respect for others, we had better listen to them first. Then we can express our ideas.”可知,为了表达我们对别人的尊重,我们应该先倾听别人,然后再表达自己的观点。
B
【短文大意】本文主要介绍了国际左撇子日的设立背景及意义。
1. B 【解析】细节理解题。由第一段最后一句“It was to let more people know about the life problems of left-handers”可知,设立国际左撇子日的目的是让更多的人了解这部分人生活中的不便。
2. A【解析】推理判断题。由第二段最后两句可知,人的创造力来源于人的右脑,而左撇子的人总是用右脑思考问题。由此可推断,左撇子的人更具有创造力。加,人的创造力来源于人的右脑,而左撇子的人总是用右脑思考问题。由此可推断,左撇子的人更具有创造力。
3. C【解析】细节理解题。通读最后一段可知,文中提到的左撇子名人有牛顿、达尔文和8位美国总统,共10人。
4.. A【解析】标题概括题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了国际左撇子日的设立背景以及意义。
C
【短文大意】这是一篇科普文章,主要介绍了某些动物的保护色。
1. C【解析】细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“…;o they have to hide themselves during the day and appear only at night.”可知,这些昆虫不得不白天藏起来,晚上出来活动。
2. A【解析】细节理解题。由第三段最后一句‘This is because they have the colors much like: he trees.”可知,熊和狮子能在丛林中安全地行走,是因为它们的颜色与周围树丛的颜色相似。
3. D【解析】细节理解题。由最后一段内容可知,这种动物靠自身排放一种黑色的液体让敌人看不清自己而趁机逃走。
4. B【解析】标题概括题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了某些动物的颜色的作用,因此B项为文章的最佳标题。
D
【短文大意】睡眠对我们来说非常重要,但不幸的是总有一些人存在着睡眠障碍。本文通过托尼、莉琪和罗伯特三个人分别介绍了睡眠呼吸暂停、嗜睡症及失眠症三种睡眠障碍。
失眠症,故这三个人都在睡眠方面有问题。
2. B【解析】词义猜测题。由下文对该词的解释可知,罗伯特睡眠非常不好,有时他几个小时都无法入睡,有时入睡得很好,但是在半夜会醒来,然后就睡不着了。由此可推出, insomnia 意为“失眠症”。
3. C【解析】推理判断题。由第二段可知,莉琪患有嗜睡症,随时都可能进入睡眠状态,而作为司机应该高度专注,不能犯困,否则十分危险。由此可推出,莉琪不适合做司机的工作。故C项表述错误。
4. A【解析】推理判断题。本文主要通过托尼、莉琪和罗伯特三个人分别介绍了睡眠呼吸暂停、嗜睡症及失眠症三种睡眠障碍,这属于健康范畴。故本文可能出自一本健康杂志。
三、【短文大意】本文主要介绍了2024年法国奥运会和残疾人奥运会的会徽。圆形的会徽由奥运金牌、奥运圣火和法国的象征——玛丽安共同组成,意味着巴黎将举办友好的、以人为本的奥运会和残疾人奥运会。
1. the same logo 【解析】由第二段第一句可知, 在奥运会史上,奥运会和残疾人奥运会将首次使用同一个标志。
2. a woman's face 【解析】由第三段中的“It looks like a woman's face as well...”可知,会徽看起来也像一张女人的脸。
3. sports 【解析】由第三段中的“It looks like a gold medal, and it's really the symbol of sports.”可知,会徽的外形轮廓像一枚金牌,其象征着体育运动。
4. flame 【解析】由第三段中的“The flame stands for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, of course. “可知,火焰象征着奥运会和残疾人奥运会。
5.(the country) France 【解析】由第三段中的“Marianne, stands for the country”, France可知,玛丽安象征着法国。
四、【短文大意】本文谈论了保持人与动物之间平衡的必要性,同时介绍了一些保护动物的具体措施。
1. necessary 【解析】本句为“It's+形容词+不定式”的句型结构,再由中文提示可知填 necessary。
2. results 【解析】 result为可数名词,须用复数形式,故填 results。
3. without 【解析】由中文提示可知填 without。
4. Most 【解析】由中文提示可知填 Most。
5. becoming/ getting 【解析】句意:······珍稀动物的数量变得越来越少。须用现在进行时,故填 becoming。
6. future 【解析】由中文提示可知填 future。
7. Luckily 【解析】由下文可知,越来越多的人知道保护动物很重要,这是一件很幸运的事。且句首须用副词作状语,故填 Luckily。
8. travelers 【解析】 traveler为可数名词, lots of travelers意为“许多旅行者”,故填 travelers。
9. little【解析】 money为不可数名词,须用 little 修饰。
10. ourselves 【解析】由中文提示可知填 ourselves。
五、【短文大意】本文介绍了一次特殊的太空旅行。
1. the luckiest 【解析】 one of+ the+形容词最高级+名词复数表示“最……之一”,故填 the luckiest。
2. at 【解析】几点钟前面填介词 at。
3. will take 【解析】时态是一般将来时,主语是“A spaceship”,故谓语动词填 will take。
4. it 【解析】 It takes sb. some time to do sth.: 做某事花费某人多长时间。故填 it作形式主语。
5. so 【解析】表示前因后果,故填 so。
6. heavy 【解析】 as+形容词/副词原级形式+ as:和 一样 。故填 heavy。
7. to make 【解析】 need to do sth.:需要做某事。故填 to make。
8. health 【解析】形容词性物主代词 our修饰名词,故填 health。
9.me 【解析】动词help后接人称代词宾格形式,故填 me。
10. photos 【解析】a lot of修饰可数名词复数, 故填 photos。