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八年级期末英语冲刺期末训练第14天
三、单项填空(共15分。
每小题1分)
从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
17.______collectioncanhelpmakemoney.
A.She;herB.His;heC.Her;herD.He;him
18.Ifyouwanttosendyourrecording______email,connecttherecorderyourcomputer.
A.by;onB.from;toC.by;toD.in;with
19.Manystudentshaveinterests.Someinterestsarerelaxingand______arecreative.
A.theothersB.othersC.anotherD.theother
20.Listencarefullyinclass______,you’llnotunderstandwhattodo.
A.andB.butC.orD.because
21.Sheaskedus______thatwewereinastory.
A.imagineB.toimagineC.imaginedD.imagining
22.Alwaysreadthe______beforeyoustarttakingthemedicine.
A.instructionsB.suggestionsC.informationD.explanation
23.—HasJohnarrivedatthehotel?
—Notyet.He______here______acoupleofdays.
A.is;inB.willbe;withC.was;beforeD.willbe;in
24.Mybrotheris______ahardworkingstudentthathealwaysgetshighmarks.
A.soB.veryC.suchD.too
25.Daybyday,Ibecame______toeveryoneinmyclass.
A.closeB.closerC.closestD.theclosest
26.—Canyoutellme______theprogrammeison?
—Yes,it’sonWednesday,atfiveo’clock.
A.whereB.WhyC.howD.when
27.—Doyouknow______thefirstprizeinthelastArtFestival?
—Bypracticingeveryday.
A.howhegotB.howdidhegetC.howhewillgetD.howwillheget
28.It’shardtobelievethatJohneasily______Adaminthelastgame.
A.biteB.bitC.beatsD.beat
29.—Whichhobbydoyouthink______theleastspace?
—Collectingstamps.
A.tidiesupB.setsupC.takesupD.putsup
30.Thoughhelosttherace,he______himselftobeagooddrivertotheaudience(观众).
A.becameB.provedC.consideredD.found
31.Idon’tknowifhetomorrow.Butifhe______,I’lltellyou.
A.willcome;willcomeB.comes;comesC.willcome;comesD.comes;willcome
四、完形填空(共20分,每小题1分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
A
IQ(intelligencequotient智商)isascorethatshowsaperson’slevelofintelligence.PeopleusedtobelievethatsomepeoplearebornwithahighIQandsomearen’t.
32,astudybyscientistatUniversityCollegeLondonhaschallenged(挑战)thisidea.AccordingtoanarticlelastOctoberontheJournalNature,scientistsarebeginningtothinkthatourIQisnotaconstant(不变的)score.
Thescientiststested33healthyyoungpeoplein2004betweentheagesof12and16.Thentheydidtestsagainfouryearslater,whenthesamepeoplewerebetween16and20.
ScientistsfoundbigchangesintheIQscoresbetween2008and2004.Some 33andsomefell 34asmanyas21points.
Totestwhetherthesescoresweremeaningful,thescientistscomparedthemwithresultsfrombrainscans(扫描).TheyfoundthattheIQchangesmatchedchangesinthestructure(结构)ofthesubjects’brains.“Achangein20pointsisahuge 35,”saidProfessorCathyPrice,wholedtheresearch.Hesaiditcouldmeanthedifferencebetweenanaverageanda 36person.Theteamhasnotfoundaclearcauseforthesechanges.However,theysayitis 37thateducationplaysaroleinchangingIQ.“Herewehaveshownthatchildren’s 38islikelytobestilldeveloping,”saysPrice.“Wehavetobecarefulnottowriteoff 39performersatanearlystage.Infact,theirIQmayimproveinafewmoreyears.”
32.A.AndB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Though
33.A.riseB.roseC.raiseD.raised
34.A.ofB.withC.byD.from
35.A.differenceB.matterC.thingD.meaning
36.A.successfulB.giftedC.ableD.rich
37.A.naturalB.trueC.certainD.possible
38.A.scoreB.intelligenceC.skillD.interest
39.A.cleverB.prettierC.nicerD.poorer
B
Asdarknessfell,hundredsofpeopleintheSwissvillagelefttheirhouses.Theywerestaring(注视)forwardatthemountaintopinthedistance.Itwascoveredwithiceandsnow-beautifulanddangerous.
ThehugemountainiscalledMatterhorn.Mountainclimbershad 40thetopthroughthesouthernroute(路线).Butnoonehadeverdaredtotryawinterclimbingupthenorthernside.Butnowonemanwasdaringtotrythe 41route.HewasWalterBonatti,agreatmountainclimber 42Italy.Fortwodayshehadclimbed.Thevillagepeoplehadwatchedhimanxiously(焦虑).Nowtheywerewaitingtoseehissignal.Ifheplannedto 43thenextday,hewouldlight(点燃)agreensignal(信号).Aredlightwouldmeanthathewasturningback.Atinygreenlight 44highonthemountainside.Bonattiwasnotgivingup!
Thepeople 45.Thenextdayhecontinuedhiswayupward.Hewassolonelyandso 46!
Buthewouldnotgiveup.Againthatnighthelitthegreenlight.Inthemorning,Bonatti 47.Hecouldnotseethetop;heknewhewas 48there.Thoughtheclimbwaspainful,hemovedup.Bonattihadspentmonths 49fortheclimb.Wasthetrainingenough?
Didhehavethestrengthandskilltoclimbtothetop?
Hewasfinallyatthetop!
Newsabouthis. 50wasradioedtotheworld.
Thetripdownthesouthernroutewaseasy.Hewaswarmlywelcomedinthevillage.Hehaddonethe“ 51”andwouldbewellrememberedasaclimberofalltime.
40.A.reachedB.passedC.watchedD.followed
41.A.comfortableB.importantC.difficultD.nervous
42.A.withB.fromC.inD.at
43.A.turnbackB.comedownC.goonD.getback
44.A.placedB.appearedC.pulledD.found
45.A.criedB.laughedC.jumpedD.cheered
46.A.sleepyB.excitedC.tiredD.happy
47.A.wokeupB.turnedupC.gotupD.lookedup
48.A.alreadyB.almostC.hardlyD.surely
49.A.trainingB.practisingC.planningD.asking
50.A.importanceB.successC.climbD.courage
51.A.necessaryB.dangerousC.perfectD.impossible
五、阅读理解(共13分,每小题1分)阅读下面的四篇短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
A
AnewplanetmorelikeEarthwasdiscoveredandregardedasalikelyfuturehomeforhuman.Theplanetcontainsbothlandandwaterwithaveragetemperaturesaround22℃.Itis600lightyearsfromEarth.Thereare290daysayearontheplanet.
AFrenchcompanywantstochangetheEiffelTowerintoaverytallandgrowingChristmastreemadeof600,000plants.TheEiffelTowerisdecorated(装饰)with10,000lightbulbsandattracts(吸引)7millionvisitorsayear.
Wow,whatanight!
TheeveninggotofftoafunstartwithStevenHall.RonanParketookonKellyClarkson’sBecauseOfYou.JaiMcDowallfinallywonbecauseofhiswonderfulperformance.
52.Thenewplanet______.
A.mighthave365daysayear
B.hasnowater
C.mightbeafuturehomeforhuman
D.hasbadweather
53.willmaketheEiffelTowerbecomeabigtree.
A.1000lightbulbsB.600,000plantsC.600lightyearsD.7millionvisitors
54.wasthewinnerofBritain’sGotTalent2011.
A.StevenHallB.RonanParkeC.KellyClarksonD.JaiMcDowall
B
WhenIwas14,Ileftschoolwithlearningdisabilitiesanddecidedtosurfthebiggestwavesintheworld,firstinCaliforniaandtheninHawaii.Onemorning,Imetanoldman,abum(流浪汉),onthestreetcomer.HeaskedmeifIwasrunningawayfromhome.Itoldhim,“Notexactly,sir.”Aftertalkingawhile,hetoldmethathehadsomethingtoshowmeandsharewithme.WewalkedseveralblocksuntilwecameuponthedowntownPublicLibrary.Thebumaskedmetositdownandwaitamoment.Laterhereturnedwithsomebooks,andthensaid,“Iwanttoteachyoutwothings.Numberoneisnevertojudgeabookbyitscover,foracoverfoolsyou.I’llbetyouthinkI’mabum,don’tyou?
”Isaid,“Iguessso,sir.”
“Well,youngman,I'vegotalittlesurpriseforyou.Iamoneofthewealthiest(富有的)menintheworld.Butayearago,whenmywifepassedaway,IrealizedtherewerecertainthingsIhadnotyetexperiencedinlife,oneofwhichwaswhatitwouldbeliketolivelikeabumonthestreets.ForthepastyearIhavebeengoingfromcitytocitydoingjustthat.Numbertwoistolearnhowtoread,forthereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan’ttakeawayfromyou,andthatisyourwisdom(智慧).”Atthatmoment,hegavemethebookshe’dpulledfromtheshelves.Hispartingrequest(请求)wasformetoneverforgetwhathetaughtme.Ihaveremembereduntiltoday.
55.Theboywhenhewas14.
A.likedrunningB.leftschoolC.didwellinstudyD.traveledaroundtheworld
56.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Theoldmantooktheboyhome.
B.Theoldmanwashomelessandpoor.
C.Theoldmanwasfriendlytotheboy.
D.Theoldmanandhiswifewentfromcitytocity.
57.Theoldmantaughttheboyhowto.
A.lovepeople
B.becomewise
C.choosefriends
D.experiencethebum’slife
C
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