2025新人教版八年级英语上册Unit 2单元基础测试卷（含答案解析）

2025新人教版八年级英语上册Unit 2单元基础测试卷
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空(本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分)
1．Would you like (mop) the floor for me, Li Lei
2．The (live) room is the best place to relax with family.
3．I need (pack) my suitcase for the trip tomorrow.
4．The (arrive) of the new furniture made the room look nicer.
5． (could) you help me find the hotel
6． (where) you work, you must serve the people whole-heartedly.
7．Poor Jack! His phone went (die) in the middle of an important meeting!
8．The girl stopped (text) when the bus came.
9．There is a primary school just a few (block) away.
10．My farther taught for several years before becoming a . (write)
11．—Thank you for (invite) me to your birthday party.
—It’s my pleasure.
12．Grandma’ s birthday is coming. My family are (plan) to have a grand party for her because she spends most of her time on the family.
13．Could you please how you usually prepare for a job interview (description)
14．Please take (note) while I am explaining the grammar rules.
15．Your (describe) of this photo is quite good.
16．Money (can) buy everything.
17．We use (scissors) to cut paper.
18．I take a shower in the (bath) every morning.
19．She is (care) with her pet rabbit.
20．My pet dog’s (dead) made me sad.
21．He prefers the coffee without (add) too much sugar.
22．There are many (community) in our city.
23．Nancy hopes more classmates to join her birthday party. (invitation)
24．Nancy is very sad and (most) has nothing. She just drinks some water.
25．It’s best (not borrow) any valuable (贵重的) things from others.
26．Don’t forget (pack) your schoolbag.
27．The Spring Festival is a time of great (joy) for families.
28．Uncle Zhao was a famous (hunt) in the village.
29．They plan (take) a trip to Hangzhou this summer.
30．With the help of the Internet, we can go (shop) conveniently at home.
二、根据汉语提示完成单词(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
31．If Lucy (添加) some milk to the black coffee, she can get a glass of latte.
32．Why don’t you (邀请) your friends to our home for dinner tonight, Simon
33．We will wait here (直到) the rain stops.
34．You can (借) some interesting books in the new library.
35．Jane spends (几个) hours a week volunteering in an animal hospital.
36．This young man dropped a lot of (垃圾) everywhere just now.
37．There is going to be a meeting at the (社区) centre this afternoon.
38．Throwing the (垃圾) here and there is a bad habit.
39．The (阳台) is usually a good place to plant some flowers.
40．The kids are washing their hands in the (浴室).
41．Students often use (剪刀) to cut paper.
42．Will you have a long (旅行) this summer holiday
43．She wanted to discuss some business (事情) with the chairperson.
44．Don’t (挂) up on me—we must talk!
45．The panda is our national (珍宝).
46．Can you (描述) your dream house
47．The fish has been (死的) for several hours. You’d better not eat it.
48．She walked four (街区) down the street and finally arrived at the cinema.
49．The (卫生间) is always busy in the morning when everyone is getting ready for school and work.
50．Jack is very funny because he often tells (笑话).
三、完成句子(本大题共10小题，每小题3分，共30分)
51．在我父亲小时候，春节期间他和兄弟们放烟花。
When my father was a child, he with his brothers during the Spring Festival.
52．看! 观众在倒计时，直到2024 年的最后一天。
Look! are until the last day of 2024.
53．——请你帮我洗车好吗？
——对不起，我不能。我必须去上学。
—Could you please help me wash the car
— , . I have to go to school.
54．我们一次可以从图书馆借三本书。
from the library.
55．罗伯特得了重病，完全不能动。
Robert has a serious disease and move .
56．你能带有感情地读这篇课文吗
you read the text
57．——星期天你能和我一起去逛逛吗？
——当然。那听起来很棒。
— you with me on Sunday
— . That great.
58．春节时，每家都会贴窗花来表达最美好的祝福。
During the Spring Festival, every family will stick window decorations to .
59．在春节前，人们挂红灯笼，贴红对联。
Before the Spring Festival, people hang red lanterns and .
60．你能去遛狗吗？
take the dog for a walk
四、短文填空(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
One day, Nancy came home 61 school. She 62 (throw) down her bag and went to the living room. As 63 as she sat down in front of the TV, her mom asked her to take the dog 64 a walk. She was too tired and asked. “ 65 I watch one show first ” “No!” Her mom replied 66 (angry). “You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.” “Well, I work all day at school, too. I’m just as tired 67 you are!” Nancy shouted back. Her mom said nothing and walked away. For one week, neither Nancy 68 her mother did any housework. Finally they could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt. The next day, to her mom’s 69 (surprised), she found the house tidy and clean. Nancy told her mom that she understood that they need 70 (share) the housework to have a clean and comfortable home.
阅读下面短文，根据上下文在空格中填入适当的内容（或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空）。
Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a traditional family. 71 he and his wife are middle school teachers and their 6-year-old son is 72 pupil. Mr. Zhang’s mother lives with them and helps look 73 the kid. They love each other and live a much 74 (happy) life than most families.
Yesterday was Mr. Zhang’s mother’s birthday. The couple wanted to do something 75 (show) their love for her. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang brought a basin (盆) of warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin. He took off her shoes and put her 76 (foot) into the water. After that he began to wash them carefully. His wife helped to comb his mother’s hair 77 (slow). Seeing this, the boy 78 (follow) his mother’s example. He tried to comb his mother’s hair, too. But he was not tall enough to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family.
As we all know, 79 (care) for the old and the young is a good Chinese tradition. We should try our best to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible and spend more time with 80 (they). Indeed, home is the sweetest and the warmest place in the world.
答案解析
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空(本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分)
1．Would you like (mop) the floor for me, Li Lei
【答案】to mop
【详解】句意：你想帮我拖地吗，李磊？根据题意可知，would like to do sth“愿意干某事”，固定短语。故填to mop。
2．The (live) room is the best place to relax with family.
【答案】living
【详解】句意：客厅是和家人一起放松的最佳场所。根据“The…room is the best place to relax with family.”可知，此处指的是客厅，living room“客厅”，固定短语。故填living。
3．I need (pack) my suitcase for the trip tomorrow.
【答案】to pack
【详解】句意：我需要为明天的旅行收拾行李。need to do sth“需要做某事”，为固定短语。故填to pack。
4．The (arrive) of the new furniture made the room look nicer.
【答案】arrival
【详解】句意：新家具的到来使房间看起来更漂亮了。根据“The…of the new furniture made the room look nicer.”可知，此处指的是新家具的到来，arrive“到达”，动词，空处应为其名词形式。故填arrival。
5． (could) you help me find the hotel
【答案】Could
【详解】句意：你能帮我找到酒店吗？could在疑问句中常用来表示礼貌的请求，句子开头，首字母大写。故填Could。
6． (where) you work, you must serve the people whole-heartedly.
【答案】Wherever
【详解】句意：无论你在哪里工作，你都必须全心全意为人民服务。根据“… you work, you must serve the people whole-heartedly”可知，此处强调无论在什么地方工作，都要全心全意为人民服务，突出工作地点的不确定性和无条件性，应用wherever“无论在哪里”引导让步状语从句，相当于“no matter where”，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填Wherever。
7．Poor Jack! His phone went (die) in the middle of an important meeting!
【答案】dead
【详解】句意：可怜的杰克！他的手机在一场重要会议中途没电了！ 根据语境及固定短语“go + 形容词”表示事物由好变坏的变化，“die”的形容词形式“dead”有“没电的；停止运行的”之意 ，“go dead”表示“停止运行；没电”，符合语境，故填dead。
8．The girl stopped (text) when the bus came.
【答案】texting
【详解】句意：当公交车来的时候，这个女孩停止了发短信。根据“The girl stopped … when the bus came.”可知，此处是指女孩在公交车来的时候停止了“发短信”这个正在进行的动作；考查stop doing sth.“停止正在做的事情”，固定搭配，所以这里应用动名词形式texting。故填texting。
9．There is a primary school just a few (block) away.
【答案】blocks
【详解】句意：就在几个街区之外有一所小学。根据“a few”可知，横线处需填可数名词复数形式，block“街区”，可数名词，其复数形式为blocks。a few blocks“几个街区”。故填blocks。
10．My farther taught for several years before becoming a . (write)
【答案】writer
【详解】句意：在成为一名作家之前，我的父亲教了几年书。根据“My farther taught for several years before becoming a…”的语境可知，此处指成为一名作家，writer“作家”，根据空前的“a”可知，此处用单数形式。故填writer。
11．—Thank you for (invite) me to your birthday party.
—It’s my pleasure.
【答案】inviting
【详解】句意：——谢谢你邀请我参加你的生日聚会。——这是我的荣幸。根据空前的介词“for”并结合句子结构可知，此处应用动名词形式inviting，作宾语。故填inviting。
12．Grandma’ s birthday is coming. My family are (plan) to have a grand party for her because she spends most of her time on the family.
【答案】planning
【详解】句意：奶奶的生日快到了，我的家人正在计划为她举办一个盛大的派对，因为她大部分时间都花在家庭上。plan “计划”，动词，根据句子结构，此处需要使用现在进行时，表示正在进行的动作。现在进行时的结构为“be动词 + 动词的现在分词形式”，plan的现在分词形式为“planning”。故填planning。
13．Could you please how you usually prepare for a job interview (description)
【答案】describe
【详解】句意：你能描述一下你通常是如何准备面试的吗？“Could”后用动词原形作谓语，describe“描述”符合语境，故填describe。
14．Please take (note) while I am explaining the grammar rules.
【答案】notes
【详解】句意：请在我解释语法规则时做笔记。take notes“记笔记”，为固定短语。故填notes。
15．Your (describe) of this photo is quite good.
【答案】description
【详解】句意：你对这张照片的描述很好。describe意为“描述”，是动词，其名词形式为description，空前有形容词性物主代词“Your”，结合“of this photo”，可知本空用名词形式。故填description。
16．Money (can) buy everything.
【答案】can not/can’t
【详解】句意：金钱不能买到一切。根据常识可知，金钱不能买到一切，需填入can的否定形式can not/can’t，意为“不能”。故填cannot/can’t。
17．We use (scissors) to cut paper.
【答案】scissors
【详解】句意：我们用剪刀剪纸。“剪刀”本身就是需用复数形式scissors，故填scissors。
18．I take a shower in the (bath) every morning.
【答案】bathroom
【详解】句意：我每天早上在浴室洗澡。根据“take a shower”可知，此处应是指在浴室洗澡，bathroom“浴室”符合。故填bathroom。
19．She is (care) with her pet rabbit.
【答案】careful
【详解】句意：她对她的宠物兔子很细心。be careful with“对……小心/细心”。故填careful。
20．My pet dog’s (dead) made me sad.
【答案】death
【详解】句意：我宠物狗的死让我很难过。根据“My pet dog’s...”可知此处应填dead的名词death“死亡”，作句子的主语。故填death。
21．He prefers the coffee without (add) too much sugar.
【答案】adding
【详解】句意：他更喜欢不加太多糖的咖啡。without作介词，意为“没有”，其后接名词、代词或动名词；add的动名词为adding。故填adding。
22．There are many (community) in our city.
【答案】communities
【详解】句意：我们城市有许多社区。根据空前“many”可知，此处是指许多社区，应用名词community“社区”的复数形式communities。故填communities。
23．Nancy hopes more classmates to join her birthday party. (invitation)
【答案】to invite
【详解】句意：南希希望邀请更多的同学参加她的生日聚会。hope to do sth.“希望做某事”，invitation的动词形式是invite“邀请”。故填to invite。
24．Nancy is very sad and (most) has nothing. She just drinks some water.
【答案】almost
【详解】句意：南希很伤心，几乎没吃什么。她只是喝了一些水。most“最多”，结合“Nancy is very sad...She just drinks some water.”及语境可知，应是指“几乎没吃什么”，almost“几乎”符合语境，故填almost。
25．It’s best (not borrow) any valuable (贵重的) things from others.
【答案】not to borrow
【详解】句意：最好不要向别人借任何贵重的东西。此句句型为it’s+adj+to do sth.“做某事是……的”，否定形式为it’s+adj+not to do sth.“不做某事是……的”，空处应用not to borrow。故填not to borrow。
26．Don’t forget (pack) your schoolbag.
【答案】to pack
【详解】句意：别忘了去收拾你的书包。don’t forget to do sth意为“不要忘记去做某事”，所以此处填动词不定式“to pack”，作宾语。故填to pack。
27．The Spring Festival is a time of great (joy) for families.
【答案】joy
【详解】句意：春节是阖家欢乐的时刻。根据“The Spring Festival is a time of great…(joy) for families.”可知，空前为形容词，此处应用不可数名词joy，表示“高兴”。故填joy。
28．Uncle Zhao was a famous (hunt) in the village.
【答案】hunter
【详解】句意：赵叔叔是村里有名的猎人。根据“Uncle Zhao”和“famous”可知，空处应填入一个表示人的名词，名词hunter“猎人”符合语境，a后接可数名词的单数形式。故填hunter。
29．They plan (take) a trip to Hangzhou this summer.
【答案】to take
【详解】句意：他们计划今年夏天去杭州旅行。take a trip“旅行”，结合“plan”可知，plan to do sth.“计划做某事”，空处用动词不定式。故填to take。
30．With the help of the Internet, we can go (shop) conveniently at home.
【答案】shopping
【详解】句意：在互联网的帮助下，我们可以方便地在家购物。go shopping“购物”，故填shopping。
二、根据汉语提示完成单词(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
31．If Lucy (添加) some milk to the black coffee, she can get a glass of latte.
【答案】adds
【详解】句意：如果露西加一些牛奶到黑咖啡中，她会得到一杯拿铁。“添加”对应的英文是“add”，主语Lucy为第三人称单数，因此谓语动词也用单数形式。故填adds。
32．Why don’t you (邀请) your friends to our home for dinner tonight, Simon
【答案】invite
【详解】句意：西蒙，今晚你为什么不邀请你的朋友来我们家吃饭呢？invite“邀请”，动词，助动词don’t后接动词原形。故填invite。
33．We will wait here (直到) the rain stops.
【答案】until
【详解】句意：我们将在这里等到雨停。根据汉语提示可知，空格处需填写until“直到”，为连词，在本题中引导时间状语从句。故填until。
34．You can (借) some interesting books in the new library.
【答案】borrow
【详解】句意：你可以在新的图书馆借一些有趣的书。根据“You can...(借) some interesting books in the new library.”及汉语提示可知，此处指的是“借入”，需动词borrow，情态动词can后跟动词原形。故填borrow。
35．Jane spends (几个) hours a week volunteering in an animal hospital.
【答案】several
【详解】句意：Jane每周花几个小时在动物医院做志愿者。根据中文提示可知，此处应填入限定词several“几个”，修饰名词“hours”，作定语。故填several。
36．This young man dropped a lot of (垃圾) everywhere just now.
【答案】rubbish
【详解】句意：这个年轻人刚才到处扔了很多垃圾。rubbish“垃圾”，为不可数名词。故填rubbish。
37．There is going to be a meeting at the (社区) centre this afternoon.
【答案】community
【详解】句意：今天下午在社区中心将有一个会议。community“社区”，名词作定语，修饰名词centre。故填community。
38．Throwing the (垃圾) here and there is a bad habit.
【答案】litter/rubbish/trash
【详解】句意：到处扔垃圾是个坏习惯。根据句意和汉语提示可知，此处考查litter/rubbish/trash“垃圾”，不可数名词。故填litter/rubbish/trash。
39．The (阳台) is usually a good place to plant some flowers.
【答案】balcony
【详解】句意：阳台通常是种些花的好地方。balcony“阳台”，名词，作主语，根据后面“is”可知，应用单数。故填balcony。
40．The kids are washing their hands in the (浴室).
【答案】bathroom
【详解】句意：孩子们正在浴室里洗他们的手。bathroom“浴室”，可数名词，此处特指某一个浴室，所以用名词单数形式。故填bathroom。
41．Students often use (剪刀) to cut paper.
【答案】scissors
【详解】句意：学生们经常用剪刀剪纸。根据中文提示，scissors“剪刀”符合题意，通常使用复数形式。故填scissors。
42．Will you have a long (旅行) this summer holiday
【答案】journey
【详解】句意：这个暑假你会有一个漫长的旅行吗？旅行：journey，名词，“a long”后面需要接名词，“journey”符合语境和语法。故填journey。
43．She wanted to discuss some business (事情) with the chairperson.
【答案】matters
【详解】句意：她想和主席讨论一些业务问题。“事情”matter，且some后加复数名词。故填matters。
44．Don’t (挂) up on me—we must talk!
【答案】hang
【详解】句意：别挂我电话，我们必须谈一谈！hang“挂”，hang up“挂断电话”，动词短语，Don’t后跟动词原形。故填hang。
45．The panda is our national (珍宝).
【答案】treasure
【详解】句意：熊猫是我们的国宝。treasure“珍宝”，在句中作表语，故填treasure。
46．Can you (描述) your dream house
【答案】describe
【详解】句意：你能描述一下你梦想中的房子吗？describe“描述”，动词，can后接动词原形。故填describe。
47．The fish has been (死的) for several hours. You’d better not eat it.
【答案】dead
【详解】句意：这条鱼已经死了好几个小时了，你最好不要吃它。根据“The fish has been…for several hours.”以及汉语提示可知，此处指鱼已经死了，应用形容词dead“死的”。故填dead。
48．She walked four (街区) down the street and finally arrived at the cinema.
【答案】blocks
【详解】句意：她沿着这条街走了四个街区，终于到了电影院。block“街区”，可数名词；根据“four”可知，此处应用复数形式，故填blocks。
49．The (卫生间) is always busy in the morning when everyone is getting ready for school and work.
【答案】bathroom
【详解】句意：早上，当每个人都准备上学和工作时，卫生间总是很忙。“卫生间”用bathroom，可数名词，位于is前，用单数的bathroom，作主语。故填bathroom。
50．Jack is very funny because he often tells (笑话).
【答案】jokes
【详解】句意：杰克很有趣，因为他经常讲笑话。根据句意和汉语提示可知，此处考查tell jokes“讲笑话”，动词短语，其中joke“笑话，玩笑”，名词，这里应用名词复数形式jokes表泛指。故填jokes。
三、完成句子(本大题共10小题，每小题3分，共30分)
51．在我父亲小时候，春节期间他和兄弟们放烟花。
When my father was a child, he with his brothers during the Spring Festival.
【答案】 set off fireworks
【详解】对比中英文可知，空处缺少“放烟花”，其英文表达为set off fireworks，动词短语；根据“When my father was a child,”可知，句子时态应用一般过去时，谓语动词应用过去式set。故填set；off；fireworks。
52．看! 观众在倒计时，直到2024 年的最后一天。
Look! are until the last day of 2024.
【答案】 Crowds counting down
【详解】根据汉语提示及“Look!…are…until the last day of 2024.”可知，此处指的是观众正在倒计时，句子时态为现在进行时，其谓语结构为：be doing。观众“crowds”，作主语，句首首字母大写；count down“倒计时”，空处应为其现在分词形式。故填Crowds；counting；down。
53．——请你帮我洗车好吗？
——对不起，我不能。我必须去上学。
—Could you please help me wash the car
— , . I have to go to school.
【答案】 Sorry I can’t
【详解】根据汉语提示可知，此处是对could开头的一般疑问句作否定回答，应用“I can’t”；sorry“对不起”，句首首字母要大写。故填Sorry；I；can’t。
54．我们一次可以从图书馆借三本书。
from the library.
【答案】We can borrow three books at a time
【详解】根据汉语提示可知，空格处缺少“我们一次可以”和“借三本书”的英文表达。We“我们”作主语；情态动词can“能”后接动词原形borrow“借”；three books“三本书”作宾语；at a time“一次”。故填We can borrow three books at a time。
55．罗伯特得了重病，完全不能动。
Robert has a serious disease and move .
【答案】 can’t at all
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“完全不能”的英文。not...at all表示“一点也不”，can’t意为“不能”。故填can’t；at all。
56．你能带有感情地读这篇课文吗
you read the text
【答案】 Can with feeling
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“能”和“带有感情”的英文。情态动词“can”询问能力，放句首，首字母大写；with feeling“带感情”，介词短语。故填Can；with；feeling。
57．——星期天你能和我一起去逛逛吗？
——当然。那听起来很棒。
— you with me on Sunday
— . That great.
【答案】 Can hang out Certainly/Sure sounds
【详解】对比中英文可知，空处缺少“能……逛逛”、“当然”和“听起来”；结合英文题干和汉语提示可知，can“能”，情态动词，后接动词原形，一般疑问句，位于句首，首字母要大写；hang out“闲逛”，动词短语；certainly/sure“当然”，表示肯定回答，首字母要大写；sound“听起来”，句子时态为一般现在时，主语“That”为第三人称单数，谓语动词应用三单形式sounds。故填Can；hang；out；Certainly/Sure；sounds。
58．春节时，每家都会贴窗花来表达最美好的祝福。
During the Spring Festival, every family will stick window decorations to .
【答案】 express best wishes
【详解】express best wishes“表达最美好的祝福”，此处为不定式作目的状语，to后接动词原形。故填express；best；wishes。
59．在春节前，人们挂红灯笼，贴红对联。
Before the Spring Festival, people hang red lanterns and .
【答案】 put up red couplets
【详解】put up“张贴”；red couplet“红对联”，名词应用复数表示泛指。put应用原形和hang并列。故填put；up；red；couplets。
60．你能去遛狗吗？
take the dog for a walk
【答案】 Could you please
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，缺少“你能”，could能，表示请求，语气更加委婉，一般疑问句中，将情态动词放于句首，开头字母要大写；you你，人称代词主格，作主语；please请，礼貌用语。故填Could；you；please。
四、短文填空(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
One day, Nancy came home 61 school. She 62 (throw) down her bag and went to the living room. As 63 as she sat down in front of the TV, her mom asked her to take the dog 64 a walk. She was too tired and asked. “ 65 I watch one show first ” “No!” Her mom replied 66 (angry). “You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.” “Well, I work all day at school, too. I’m just as tired 67 you are!” Nancy shouted back. Her mom said nothing and walked away. For one week, neither Nancy 68 her mother did any housework. Finally they could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt. The next day, to her mom’s 69 (surprised), she found the house tidy and clean. Nancy told her mom that she understood that they need 70 (share) the housework to have a clean and comfortable home.
【答案】
61．from 62．threw 63．soon 64．for 65．Could 66．angrily 67．as 68．nor 69．surprise 70．to share
【导语】本文主要讲述了Nancy放学回家后与母亲因家务问题发生争执，最终意识到分担家务的重要性。
61．句意：一天，Nancy从学校回到家。根据“came home ... school”可知，是指从学校回到家，介词from“从”符合。故填from。
62．句意：她扔下书包，走向客厅。根据“went”可知，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填threw。
63．句意：她一坐到电视机前，妈妈就让她去遛狗。根据“As ... as she sat down in front of the TV”可知，是as soon as“一……就……”引导的时间状语从句。故填soon。
64．句意：她一坐到电视机前，妈妈就让她去遛狗。take sb/sth for a walk“带……去散步”，固定短语。故填for。
65．句意：我能先看一个节目吗？此处表示委婉的请求许可，用情态动词could“能够”。故填Could。
66．句意：妈妈生气地回答。空处修饰动词replied，用副词形式。故填angrily。
67．句意：我和你一样累！此处是as ... as结构，表示“和……一样”。故填as。
68．句意：一周内，Nancy和妈妈都没做家务。neither ... nor ...“两者都不”，固定结构。故填nor。
69．句意：第二天，令妈妈惊讶的是，她发现房子整洁干净。to one’s surprise“令某人惊讶的是”，空处用名词形式。故填surprise。
70．句意：Nancy告诉妈妈，她明白了她们需要分担家务才能拥有干净舒适的家。need to do sth“需要做某事”，空处用不定式作宾语。故填to share。
阅读下面短文，根据上下文在空格中填入适当的内容（或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空）。
Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a traditional family. 71 he and his wife are middle school teachers and their 6-year-old son is 72 pupil. Mr. Zhang’s mother lives with them and helps look 73 the kid. They love each other and live a much 74 (happy) life than most families.
Yesterday was Mr. Zhang’s mother’s birthday. The couple wanted to do something 75 (show) their love for her. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang brought a basin (盆) of warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin. He took off her shoes and put her 76 (foot) into the water. After that he began to wash them carefully. His wife helped to comb his mother’s hair 77 (slow). Seeing this, the boy 78 (follow) his mother’s example. He tried to comb his mother’s hair, too. But he was not tall enough to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family.
As we all know, 79 (care) for the old and the young is a good Chinese tradition. We should try our best to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible and spend more time with 80 (they). Indeed, home is the sweetest and the warmest place in the world.
【答案】
71．Both 72．a 73．after 74．happier 75．to show 76．feet 77．slowly 78．followed 79．caring 80．them
【导语】本文讲述了张先生一家人彼此相爱的温馨的画面，从而告诉我们：要延续中华民族尊老爱幼的优良传统，多抽出时间陪陪父母。
71．句意：他和妻子都是中学教师，他们6岁的儿子是一名小学生。根据“he and his wife are middle school teachers”可知，此处是指“两者都”，应用both...and的结构，故填Both。
72．句意：他和妻子都是中学教师，他们6岁的儿子是一名小学生。此处泛指“一名小学生”，pupil以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。
73．句意：张先生的母亲和他们住在一起，并帮助照看孩子。根据“helps look...the kid”可知，此处指的是“照看孩子”，look after“照顾”，故填after。
74．句意：他们彼此相爱，生活得比大多数家庭幸福得多。根据“than”可知，此处形容词用比较级形式，故填happier。
75．句意：这对夫妇想做一些事情来表达他们对她的爱。空处表示目的，应用不定式作目的状语，故填to show。
76．句意：他脱下她的鞋，并把她的脚放到水里。根据“her shoes”及常识可知，此处指的是“两只脚”，应用复数形式，故填feet。
77．句意：他的妻子帮他母亲慢慢地梳理头发。空处修饰动词，应用副词形式，故填slowly。
78．句意：看到这一点，男孩效仿了他母亲的样子。此处描述过去发生的事情，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填followed。
79．句意：众所周知，照顾老人和年轻人是中国的一项优良传统。此处应用动名词作主语，故填caring。
80．句意：我们必须尽可能多地去看望父母，花更多的时间和他们在一起。with是介词，后接人称代词宾格作宾语，故填them。