第六讲 八年级上 Modules 5~8
一、(2017·烟台)完形填空。
It was the last evening of the old year.In the cold and darkness there went __1__ the street a poor little girl,with bare feet. 21教育网
She carried a small bundle of matches in her hand, and a lot __2__ in her broken apron (围裙). No one had bought any all day long. Trembling with cold and hunger, the girl walked on and on.__3__ poor little child!2·1·c·n·j·y
In a corner, she sat down, but she could not warm herself.She was __4__ to go home, she had earned (赚) not a coin, and perhaps her father would __5__ her, and her home was almost as cold as the street. Her hands were nearly dead with cold. She struck one match against the wall, and held her hands __6__ the flame (火焰).She wanted to warm her small hands. It was quite a magic light. She found herself __7__ before a large iron-stove. How warm it was! As the child wanted to warm her feet, the flame __8__ ,and the stove disappeared.The little girl sat cold and hungry, with the burnt match in her hand.
A second match was lighted, she saw a table __9__ delicious food.The roast goose stood at one end, with knife and folk in her breast,jumped down from the dishes, and came to the poor child. The match was burnt out and only the thick,__10__ wall was beside her.
She struck __11__ match,this time,her gentle and loving grandmother came up,bright and happy as she had never looked during her lifetime.21cnjy.com
“Grandma!”__12__ the child,“Oh,take me with you! I know that you will leave me __13__ the match goes out,”And she lighted all the matches hurriedly; she would like __14__ her old grandmother disappearing. Her kind, old and beautiful grandmother took the little girl in her arms, and they both flew high together,until they were in that place where neither cold,nor hunger,nor __15__ is ever known.21世纪教育网版权所有
The next morning, the little girl was found dead in the corner, with a smile on her face.
(B)1.A.away B.along
C.off D.out
(D)2.A.many B.much
C.most D.more
(A)3.A.What a B.What
C.How a D.How
(C)4.A.happy B.willing
C.afraid D.ready
(B)5.A.worry B.beat
C.pay D.praise
(D)6.A.in B.across
C.below D.over
(B)7.A.sit B.sitting
C.sits D.sat
(A)8.A.died down B.put off
C.broke away D.turned down
(C)9.A.made of B.next to
C.full of D.close to
(A)10.A.hard B.warm
C.deep D.soft
(C)11.A.another one B.other
C.another D.the other
(D)12.A.asked B.talked
C.nodded D.cried
(A)13.A.as soon as B.as if
C.even though D.so that
(C)14.A.stopping B.to keep
C.to stop D.keep
(B)15.A.hope B.pain
C.feeling D.anger
二、阅读理解。
A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around.The crow watched them with disdain (鄙视).21·cn·jy·com
“You have no flying skills at all!”he said to the swans.“All you can do is to move your wings.Can you turn over in the air?No,that?s beyond you.Let?s have a flying competition.I?ll show you what the real flying is!”21·世纪*教育网
One of the swans,a strong young male,took up the challenge.The crow flew up and began to show his skills.He flew in circles,performed other flying tricks,and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.21*cnjy*com
Now it was the swan?s turn.He flew up,and began flying over the sea.The crow flew after him,making all kinds of comments about his flying.They flew on and on till they couldn?t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides.The crow was making fewer and fewer comments.He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air,and had to struggle to stop himself from falling into the water.【来源:21cnj*y.co*m】
The swan pretended not to notice,and said,“Why do you keep touching the water,brother?Is that another trick?”【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
“No,”said the crow.He knew he had lost the competition.“I?m in trouble because of my pride!If you don?t help me,I?ll lose my life…”【版权所有:21教育】
The swan took pity on him,and took him on his back and flew back to the beach.
(C)16.What?s the correct order of the following events?
a.The crow showed off its flying skills.
b.The swan took pity on the crow and saved him.
c.The crow laughed at the swan?s flying.
d.The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e.The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.
A.e—c—d—a—b
B.a—e—c—d—b
C.c—e—a—d—b
D.e—a—d—c—b
(A)17.What does the underlined word“exhausted”in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Tired. B.Angry.
C.Frightened. D.Regretful.
(D)18.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The crow didn?t know flying.
B.Flying skills were useless.
C.The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.www-2-1-cnjy-com
D.The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.【出处:21教育名师】
(C)19.What does the story tell us?
A.No pains,no gains.
B.The early bird catches the worm.
C.Pride goes before a fall.
D.Practice makes perfect.
三、根据句意及中文提示填空。
20.An __developed__ (增长的) population is a big problem in China.
21.He is wearing his sunglasses to __protect__ (保护) himself from the sun.
22.Can you __describe__ (描述) the beauty of the scenery to me?
23.My mother likes reading English __novel__ (小说) in his free time.
24.The __situation__ (形势) is getting worse and worse.
四、方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
25.He saved my life at the __risk__ of his own.
26.We are __researching__ into ways of improving people?s diet.
27.The moment Mr. Lee went to bed,he __fell__ asleep immediately.
28.We hope to live in __peace__.
29.Every student should pay attention __to__keep__ the classroom clean.
五、根据短文内容和所给中文提示,写出空白处单词的正确形式。
Many people say dolphins are very intelligent.They seem to be able to think,understand,and learn things quickly.But are they 30.__clever__ (聪明的) like humans or more like cats or dogs?Scientists say dolphin intelligence is 31.__similar__ (相似的) to human intelligence in some ways.How?
Like humans,every dolphin has a “name”.It is a 32. __special__ (特别的) whistle (哨声).Scientists think dolphins,like people,“33.__talk__ (谈话)” to each other about a lot of things,such as their ages,their feelings,or finding food.And,like humans,dolphins use system of sounds and body language to 34.__communicate__ (交流).But understanding their conversations is not easy for humans.No one “speaks dolphin” yet,but some scientists are trying to learn.
Dolphins are also social animals.They live in groups,and they often come to play games from different groups and have 35.__fun__ (乐趣),just like people.In fact,playing 36.__together__ (一起) is something only intelligent animals do.2-1-c-n-j-y
Dolphins and humans 37. __both__ (都) make plans to get something they want.In the seas of southern Brazil,dolphins use an interesting way to get food.When fish are 38.__near__ (靠近) a boat,dolphins signal (发信号) to the fishermen to put their nets in the water.And the men can catch a lot of fish.What is advantage for the dolphins?Why do they 39.__help__ (帮助) the men?The dolphins can get some of the fish.
六、语法填空。
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求,在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空(每空不超过3词)。
One day,a poor boy who was trying to pay his school fee by sending newspapers door to door,was so hungry 40.__that__ he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However,he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.Instead 41.__of__ a meal he asked for a glass of water.She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk.He drank it 42.__slowly__ (slow),and then asked,“43.__How__ much do I owe you?”21*cnjy*com
“You don?t owe me anything,”she replied.“Thank you very much.”44.__With__ these words,the poor boy left that house.21教育名师原创作品
Years later the woman became badly ill and finally 45.__was__sent__ (send) to the hospital in a big city.Dr.Howard Kelly,now famous,was called in.When he heard the name of the town she came from,a strange light filled his eyes.Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once.From that day on,he gave special attention to her,and decided to do his 46.__best__ (well) to save her life.
At last the woman was well.Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him.He looked at it and then wrote something on the side.A nurse sent the bill to her room.She was afraid 47.__to__open__ (open) it because she was sure that 48.__it__ would take the rest of her life to pay for it off.Finally she looked,and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention.She 49.__saw__ (see) these words:“Paid in full with a glass of milk,Dr. Howard Kelly.”www.21-cn-jy.com