1、考点跟踪突破 12 八年级(下) Units 56一、完形填空。(2016，广州 )In a faraway place, there was a village. The village was _1_ in potatoes than anywhere else in the country. At the end of every growing season, _2_ potatoes were dug out of the ground, and readied for market. In each home, men and women would _3_ divide the
2、potatoes into three groups: large, medium and small.One year，there was a young man _4_ received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers _5_，he walked around the village laughing and talking. _6_ villagers thought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get _7_ potatoes read
3、y in time. When it was time for the villagers _8_ to market, they were greatly surprised to find that the mans potatoes _9_ perfectly into three groups.After _10_ the man how he did it, they understood he was not lazy, _11_ very clever. He had put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it along the v
4、illages rough dirt road. As the cart moved up and down over the road, the potatoes moved _12_. The smaller potatoes moved to the bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes rested _13_ the middle.Life _14_ like this too. The rough roads we travel along can also _15_ us.( B )1
5、.A.rich Bricher Crichest Dmore rich( D )2.A.thousand with Bthousands withCthousand of Dthousands of( A )3.A.busily BbusyCmore busily Dbusier( A )4.A.who Bwhich Cwhat Dwhose( C )5.A.work Bwas workingCwere working Dworks( C )6.A.A BAn CThe D/( D )7.A.he Bhim Chimself Dhis( C )8.A.go Bgoing Cto go Dwen
6、t( B )9.A.are divided Bwere dividedCare dividing Ddivided( A )10.A.asking Basked Cask Dasks( D )11.A.so Band Cor Dbut( A )12.A.too Balso C either Dneither( B )13.A.on Bin Cwith Dby( D )14.A.has Bare Cwere Dis( B )15.A.to help Bhelp Chelps Dhelped二、阅读理解。(2016，无锡 )This year the US will honour(纪念) one
7、of the countrys most famous writersMark Twain(18351910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhorne Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?The answer shows Clemens colourful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship
8、when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms(6 feet) deep. “Twain”is an oldfashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi(1883)The famous river would become an imp
9、ortant theme in many of his workswho could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884)With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time re
10、ading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour” because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.The gift
11、 is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its followup The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy
12、 schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.16What does the underlined word “gift”mean in the passage？_B _ATwains talent for selfteaching.BTwains “local colour” writing style.CTwains good sense o
13、f humour.DTwains experiences as a ship pilot.17According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? _C_AThe deep social meaning.BThe exciting life experiences.CThe special way that Huck talks.DThe nice view of the Mississippi.18Which is the most suitable place in th
14、e passage for the sentence， “Twain did not come from the writers background you might expect.”？_C_AAt the beginning of Paragraph 2.BAt the beginning of Paragraph 3.CAt the beginning of Paragraph 4.DAt the beginning of Paragraph 5.19What is the passage mainly about？_D _AMark Twains career as a great
15、writer.BMark Twains interest in describing local life.CMark Twains achievements in American literature field.DMark Twains life experiences which influenced his writing.三、词汇运用。根据句意及首字母提示完成单词拼写。20Now people hardly use matches anymore to make fire.21A lot of pupils in poor areas cant afford to go to sc
16、hool.22It is raining hea vily outside. Take an umbrella with you.23When he woke up, the sun was r ising24The old man died of serious illness.25Please hide away the medicine where children cant reach it.26The boy realized his mistake after having a long talk with his parents.27Would you please lead m
17、e to the teachers office? I dont know where it is.28That dress is very expensive, because its made of silk,_not cotton.29Dont try to c heat others, or youll lose others trust.四、语法填空。(原创)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。每空不多于 3 个单词。In China, there are always many interesting sto
18、ries about inventions. Chopsticks are one of the 30.most_important (important) inventions in Chinese history. Do you know the story behind the chopsticks? Let me tell you.According 31.to a famous story, it was Dayu 32.who invented chopsticks. Dayu, together 33.with Yao and Shun, was the Emperor of a
19、ncient times. At that time, there was a flood (洪水) in China. Yu was very worried 34.about his people and the flood. He had to hurry to the flood. And he tried his best 35.to_find (find) some ways to control the flood.One day, he was 36.having (have) meals at home. Someone told him that the flood was
20、 coming. He decided to hurry to the flood. He was hungry and 37.picked (pick) up some food on the table. He wanted to eat quickly. But the food was 38.too hot to pick up with hands. Then he used two branches (树枝) from a tree to pick up the food. They were the 39.first (one) pair of chopsticks.五、书面表达
21、。(2016，宜城 )初中的学习生活即将结束，回想过去我们都可能遇到过困难或挫折。请你用英语写一篇关于战胜困难或挫折的短文。提示：1.你有过什么困难或挫折；2你是如何战胜它的；3你有什么感悟。要求：1.语言要流畅，符合英语表达习惯，短文内容要连贯， 包含所有提示要点；2字数在 90 词左右。We moved to the city when I entered middle school.But my problem was that no one cooked for me at noon because my parents didnt come home at noon.I ate outside.Then I watched my parents cooking dinner carefully.A few days later，I learned to cook for myself， and now I can cook delicious food.I learned from it that we may meet some difficulties in our life.But if we have confidence and are good at learning，e verything will be better.
