泰安中考英语第17课时 八年级下 Units 12Word下载.docx

1、More than 700 years ago, Scotland（苏格兰）was fighting with England. The King of England wanted to 1 Scotland. He had a strong army so it was 2 for the Scots to fight. They lost many times. King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army.One rainy day, King Robert lay in an old house. He though

2、t that he was not good enough to be king. He was so 3 that he didnt even see a spider（蜘蛛） near him. He 4 when he saw the spider climbing. It was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the house but it fell down.“How sad!”thought King Robert.“The spider is like me. Its not 5 enough.”He watched w

3、hile the spider climbed up again. It fell down a second time.“Be careful, little spider, or you might die,”he said. “Life is so hard. Youll never get back to your web.”But the spider 6 again and again. King Robert watched while it 7 climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider got to the web.“

4、Youre such a great 8,”he said. “If you can keep trying, I can too. I must keep on fighting. I wont let the English win.”His 9 grew strong and they 10 the English army. Scotland was free.Nobody knows if this is a true story. Many parents tell it to their children because they want them to keep trying

5、.1.A.leaveB.controlC.help2.A.interesting B.difficult C.important3.A.surprised B.bored C.worried4.A.looked up B.looked out C.looked on5.A.old B.strong C.fast6.A.tried B.fell C.practised7.A.finally B.easily C.slowly8.A.spider B.fighter C.soldier9.A.army B.feelings C.opinions10.A.kept B.raised C.stoppe

6、d.阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AConnie Talbot was born on November 20, 2000. She is an English child singer from Streetly, West Midlands. She is known for attending Britains Got Talent （英国达人） when she was just six. She began singing when she was 18 months old. The song she is best known for

7、is Somewhere over the Rainbow. And now she is touring the country with the UKs biggest childrens choirYoung Voices. Do you know what the Young Voices Tour is? Well, its a great event for children. It is great for them to sing on a big stage with thousands of other children. Everyone waits for the pa

8、rents to arrive in the evening to watch the children put on a great show. There is so much fun. When the lights are turned on, all of them sing as one. Its so powerful. Connie loved looking around in the choir and seeing everyone happy when she was performing. “Weve heard you set a new Guinness Worl

9、d Record!” I said to her. “Yes! I was very proud. It was amazing to set the Guinness World Record for the biggest choir. I was glad to share that honor with more than 6,000 other children present that day,” she said. 11.When did Connie become famous?A.When she was 12 years old.B.When she was only 6

10、months old.C.When she was 6 years old.D.When she was 18 months old.12.What does the author mainly tell us in the second paragraph? A.How Connie became famous.B.How to practice singing.C.What the Young Voices Tour is.D.How to perform better.13.From the second paragraph we can infer that .A.when Conni

11、e was performing,she was very happyB.in fact, Connie didnt want to perform any moreC.it was difficult to perform with so many childrenD.Connie likes singing and dancing alone14.What made Connie so proud?A.Owning many prizes.B.Setting a new Guinness World Record.C.Getting a chance to talk to a famous

12、 reporter.D.Getting many gifts from the children all over the world.BLisa was a single mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job two years ago and they lived a very hard life. Being poor was terrible. Her heart was broken every time her son asked, “Can I have some more bread and jam ple

13、ase, Mummy?”One day, when her son asked the same question again, she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 6 dollars in her hand. She went to the supermarket, bought some food and cooked at home. Lisa was a shy mother, but she was strong-minded. “Its time to make a change,”she thought.

14、 She used to love writing. In order to make some money, she began to write articles for magazines day and night.Things went better. The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month. Her son finally had enough to eat. Once he told Lisa that the dishes she made were del

15、icious. Suddenly, an idea came to Lisas mind, “Why not share my recipes（食谱）on the Internet?” She did. Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.Soon after that, some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on cooking. When Lisa got the money for the book she wrote, she had a good sleep for the first night during the two years. Now Lisa has a well-paid job and a beautiful house, but shell never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.