冀教版英语八年级下册 专项测试(二)完形填空与短文填空（含答案）

专项测试(二)完形填空与短文填空
Ⅰ. 完形填空。
A
In Britain, the weather is changeable. It is a common subject of conversation. “Isn't it a nice day ”“Do you think it will rain ”“I think it's going to snow.” People often 1 a conversation with these words.
Many people think they can tell 2 the weather is going to be like. But they hardly ever agree with each other.
3 man 4 say, “Do you see it’ s cloudy in the west It’ s going to 5 tomorrow.” Another man will say, “Yes, it's cloudy in the east. But I think we are going to have fine weather tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs 6 , he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain. He won't believe anything 7 . When some friends have a picnic, they are so 8 that the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they sit down and eat their lunch while it rains.
Almost everyone 9 what the weatherman says. But he doesn't always tell us what we want, 10 once in a while he makes a mistake. Still, he usually comes closer to being correct than anyone else.
( )1. A. make B. have C. start D. want
( )2. A. that B. what C. if D. how
( )3. A. A B. One C. Other D. Another
( )4. A. should B. may C. must D. need
( )5. A. snow B. rainy C. rain D. wind
( )6. A. food B. water C. vegetable D. fruit
( )7. A. right B. easy C. else D. hard
( )8. A. sure B. happy C. sorry D. sad
( )9. A. writes down B. looks at C. finds out D. listens to
( )10. A. so B. but C. and D. or
B
Can plants eat people Probably not, 1 there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One 2 meat-eating plant is Venus Flytrap(捕绳草).
The Venus Flytrap is a very strange 3 . It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are 4 pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small 5 . If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf 6 quickly, so the fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses(挤压) the fly 7 it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly and slowly eats it. 8 do plants do that Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very 9 . It doesn't have all these important things, 10 nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let's hope that bigger plants don't get the same idea.
( )1. A. so B. but C. and D. or
( )2. A. famous B. hungry C. loyal D. stupid
( )3. A. animal B. plant C. flower D. fly
( )4. A. from B. in C. on D. like
( )5. A. fingers B. toes C. hairs D. teeth
( )6. A. opens B. closes C. runs D. falls
( )7. A. until B. since C. while D. if
( )8. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
( )9. A. high B. low C. poor D. rich
( )10. A. finally B. properly C. nearly D. especially
C
Protecting wild animals is our duty, because wild animals are important to us. They live with us on the earth together. If there are no animals on the earth, we will not live on, 1 . So we should take good care 2 them to help us live a healthy life.
3 some people still don't realize the 4 of protecting wild animals. They often kill wild animals for food or for money. Every day many wild animals are being 5 , so lots of animals died out. We can't see them any more. Today the number of wild animals 6 becoming smaller and smaller. If we don't protect them, they will die out. If this goes on, there will be no animals left on the earth.
7 , more and more people have begun to do many things to help protect wild animals. They ask people 8 killing wild animals. They get people to know that protecting wild animals is one of the most important things. Now many countries have made 9 laws(法律) to protect wild animals. Now that(既然) wild animals are in danger, we should do our 10 to protect the wild animals and get on well with them.
( )1. A. too B. also C. neither D. either
( )2. A. of B. off C. for D. from
( )3. A. And B. But C. Or D. Although
( )4. A. necessary B. importantly C. importance D. important
( )5. A. killed B. killing C. kills D. kill
( )6. A. was B. were C. are D. is
( )7. A. Lucky B. Unlucky C. Luckily D. Unluckily
( )8. A. stopping B. to stop C. stops D. stop
( )9. A. much B. few C. some D. any
( )10. A. well B. good C. better D. best
D
If you were ninety years old, what would you plan to do Few people want to have new challenges(挑战) 1 that age. However, an old man named Jing Kui did something that surprised a lot of people.
As a man of 93, he met a challenge. One day, 2 film director came to him and asked whether he wanted to act in his movie. “ 3 in the movie ” asked the old man.
“You' ve been a barber(理发师). I believe you' re the right man for my movie The old Barber.”
The old man read the script(剧本) before accepting the invitation. 4 he knew the story well, he still needed to keep all the words in mind. 5 was! He finally made it and took home a silver cup for a special acting prize. The movie also 6 both national and international prizes.
Jing became a barber when he was young. He loved the job, so he practiced hard 7 a better one. In his eighties, he was still doing the same job. That was why he 8 by the film director.
While the film was being made, the director had his worries because he didn't know 9 Mr. Jing could keep it going. At last, when the filming was done, the director was really pleased. Jing 10 solved all his problems! Now Jing set a world record as being a 93-year-old actor star who had never acted before!
( )1. A. from B. of C. at D. on
( )2. A. the B./ C. a D. an
( )3. A. What can I do B. What I can do C. How can I do D. How I can do
( )4. A. Unless B. Though C. Since D. Until
( )5. A. How big the challenge B. What big the challenge
C. How the big challenge D. What the big the challenge
( )6. A. will win B. win C. wins D. won
( )7. A. be B. act C. to be D. to act
( )8. A. invites B. invited C. is invited D. was invited
( )9. A. that B. if C. where D. when
( )10. A. hard B. hardly C. successful D. successfully
E
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. We can see advertisements are 1 ! What do you think of advertisements Some people think that ads are 2 . Others hate ads, saying that they make our cities and countryside look ugly(难看的).
Many ads are aimed specifically at teenagers, 3 some young people see more than 100 advertisements a day. It's true that some ads can be very useful. For example, they can help you to compare two different products 4 you can buy the one you really need. They can also help you 5 money. When prices are listed, you can go to the store with the 6 price. Ads also tell you when stores have 7 . However, some advertising can be confusing or misleading(误导的). Sometimes the words sound 8 but don't really tell you anything about the quality of the product. At other times, the picture in an ad looks 9 better than the real thing. At times an ad can lead you 10 something you don't need at all. Next time when you buy things, remember to be careful!
( )1. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. everything D. something
( )2. A. boring B. great C. tiring D. terrible
( )3. A. if B. or C. but D. and
( )4. A. such that B. so that C. in order to D. than
( )5. A. waste B. lose C. save D. spend
( )6. A. lowest B. high C. cheapest D. expensive
( )7. A. people B. customers C. money D. sales
( )8. A. good B. well C. bad D. badly
( )9. A. many B. much C. a lot of D. a few
( )10. A. to sell B. sell C. to buy D. buy
Ⅱ. 短文填空。
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。
A
see, find, never, leaf, cry, forget, big, turn, they, bad
Betty and her mother planted some vegetables in the garden. One day, Betty's mother had to go to another town. Before she left, she 1. something wrong in the garden. She said to her daughter,“Look at all these little yellow marks on the 2. of the cabbage. They are eggs of insects(昆虫). They are beautiful but very 3. for the cabbage. Today you must find all the eggs and kill4. . In this way, you will get 5. and greener cabbage.” Betty didn't want to do it at all and soon she 6. it.
A week later, Betty's mother came back. She took Betty to the garden 7. the cabbage. To their surprise, the insects had eaten many leaves. When Betty saw it, she8. . Then her mother said, “We should 9. put off(拖延) what we have to do today till tomorrow. And you must learn to deal with the bad things at an early date, or they will 10. into big problems.”
B
other, cold, worth, low, seldom, change, however, on, high, they
During May, most places in China are warm. But Mount Qomolangma is still1. and covered with snow. At this time, a group of Chinese climbers are climbing the highest mountain in the world. They are going to measure(测量)the2. of the mountain.
In fact, China already measured the height of the mountain in 1975 (8,848.13 meters) and 2005(8,844.43 meters). But the height can 3. as Earth's plates(板块) move. As technology improves, people want to get more exact numbers.
4. , measuring its height is not easy. The temperature there is - 29℃, four degrees lower than that in Antarctica(南极). The snow there is 4 - 5 meters thick and strong winds blow all the time. Climbers have to carry scientific instruments to the world's rooftop(屋脊). They collect data(数据)5. the top of the mountain. After that scientists study the data and calculate(计算) the height of the mountain.
To deal with the difficult conditions, team members started training in January. They have to sleep in 6. tents to keep warm. To save fresh water, climbers 7. take a shower or wash faces. As for food, they have three dishes and soup for each meal. It is easy to keep meat fresh in such a8. temperature.
Though there are also some 9. difficulties that we can not think of, the mountain is still10. measuring. An exact measurement can help to study the plate movement so that scientists can warn people the coming of the earthquakes.
根据短文内容及所给提示，写出空白处所缺单词。
A
The Internet makes life easier and l. s . We can send or 2. r e-mails in3.
(second). We can buy all kinds of things online without 4. (go) out. It5. o up the world to us. But every 6. c has two sides. It has already 7. (引起) some problems. For example, when some students do their homework, they don't use their head and they only8. (搜索) for the answers online. Some students 9. (花费) too much time in playing computer games. They are not interested in their lessons. We must do something 10.
make students use the Internet properly.
B
Venice is considered to be one of the most 1. (beauty) cities in the world. It has been known as the“City of Canals(运河)”“City of Bridges”, and“City of Water”. The city is made up of about 1002. (island) , 150 canals, and 400 bridges. There 3. (be) no roads in the city, so there are no cars. The only forms of transportation(交通) are on water and 4. foot. There are roads, a train station.5. an airport at the edge (边缘) of the city. One of the famous symbols of Venice is a“gondola(平底船)”. Gondolas are still used today, though
6. (main) by tourists. All Venetian gondolas are painted black— it was a law that was passed in the 7. (sixteen) century. Most Venetians travel by water buses called“vaporetti”. Venice has one of the world's most famous bridges8. (call) the Rialto Bridge, built in 1591.
Venezuela, a country in South 9. (American), means“little Venice”. This is because the early European visitors to Venezuela first met the local people who lived in homes built over the water, reminding 10. (they) of Venice.
专项测试(二)
Ⅰ. A 1 ~5 CBBBC 6~10 BCADC
B 1 ~5 BABDC 6~10 BABCD
C 1 ~5 DABCA 6~10 DCBCD
D 1 ~5 CCABA 6~10 DCDBD
E 1 ~5 ABDBC 6~10 ADABC
Ⅱ. A 1. found 2. leaves 3. bad 4. them 5. bigger6. forgot 7. to see 8. cried 9. never 10. turn
B 1. cold 2. height 3. change 4. However 5. on
6. their 7. seldom 8. low 9. other 10. worth
A 1. simpler 2. receive 3. seconds 4. going 5. opens6. coin 7. caused 8. search 9. spend
10. to
B 1. beautiful 2. islands 3. are 4. on 5. and6. mainly 7. sixteenth 8. called
9. America10. them