1、Grade 8 Book 1 Units 12.完形填空Jessie was so bored one summer day in June. She wanted something different to do. She was tired of _1_ TV. She read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower _2_ in the garage. Jessie said to her mom. “I think I will mow the lawn.”
2、Her mom ran into the garage and said, “Oh，no, you dont. Youre too _3_ to mow the lawn.” Jessie said, “Im ten years old and know _4_. Besides, it would help Dad out, and he wont have to worry about it over the weekend.”Mom decided to let Jessie give it a try. _5_， she was home and would keep an eye o
3、n her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower _6_ watching her Dad. She checked the gas to make sure it was full, wearing her sneakers(运动鞋) for safety, and even put on her gardening gloves to protect her _7_. Her mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really knew how to mow the lawn. S
4、he was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought _8_ some ice tea and said， “You sure did a great _9_. Dad will be very surprised.”Later that day, Dad came home and knew what Jessie did. The neighbor next door came by and asked Je
5、ssie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. Jessie began mowing their lawn, and then two other neighbors asked too. Jessie was now mowing lawns for _10_ neighbors and making some money on her summer vacation. She was no longer bored!(C )1.Awatch BwatchesCwatching Dis watching(D )2.Asit B
6、sat Cto sit Dsitting(B )3.A busy ByoungCtall Dpoor(C )4.Ahow to do Bwhat to doChow to do it Dwhat to do it(A )5.A After all BIn allCFirst of all DAbove all来源:学优高考网(D )6.Ato Bof Cwith Dfrom(B )7.A legs Bhands Carms Dhead(A )8.A her Bshe Chers Dherself(C )9.Awork Bhomework 来源:gkstk.ComCjob Dhousework(
7、B )10.Atwo Bthree Cmany Dall【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了杰茜的暑假生活。因为无聊，杰茜对修剪草坪产生了兴趣，经过一番努力杰茜熟练地掌握了如何使用割草机。在假期，杰茜不但帮助家里修剪草坪还为邻居修剪草坪挣零花钱。【答案精析】1C 考查非谓语动词的用法。 be tired of 意为“厌倦了做” ，后接动名词作宾语，故选 C。2D 考查非谓语动词的用法。句意为 “突然，她看见割草机在车库里。 ”see sb doing sth 意为 “看到某人正在做某事 ”，故选 D。3B 考查形容词辨析。busy“忙碌的” ；young“年轻的 ”；tall “高大的”
8、；poor“可怜的；贫穷的” 。句意为“Jessie 的妈妈认为她还太小不能修剪草坪 ”。故选 B。4C 考查固定搭配。句意为 “杰茜说：我都十岁了，知道怎么修剪草坪 。 ”how to do it 在此处表示“如何修剪草坪” ，故选 C。来源:学优高考网 gkstk5A 考查介词短语辨析。after all 意为“毕竟；终究， ”in all“总的来说” ；first of all “首先” ；above all“首先；尤其是” 。句意为“毕竟，她在家里可以照看着杰茜。 ”故选A。6D 考查介词辨析。to“到，向” ；of “属于的” ；with “和一起” ；from“从；来自” 。句意为
9、“Jessie 通过观察爸爸如何修剪草坪从而学会修剪草坪 ”。from 此处意为“通过向谁学” ，故选 D。7B 考查名词辨析。leg “腿” ；hand“手” ；arm “胳膊” ；head“头” 。由“她甚至戴上园艺手套”可知是防止手受伤。故选 B。8A 考查代词辨析。her“ 她；她的” ；作宾语；she “她” ，作主语；hers“她的” ，物主代词；herself “她自己” ，反身代词。句意为“Jessie 的妈妈给她送来冰茶。 ”故选A。9C 考查名词辨析。work“工作” ，不可数名词；homework“家庭作业” ；job“工作”，可数名词；housework“家务 ”。由语
10、境 do a great job 意为 “做得很好” ，可知选 C。10B 考查数词辨析。two“两个” ；three“三个” ；many “许多” ；all“所有的” 。由上文语境可知“先后有三个邻居让 Jessie 为他们修剪草坪 ”。故选 B。.阅读理解Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conve
11、rsations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.”Without the mountainclimbing that we both enjoyed, we couldnt have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain clim
12、bing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience(耐力)来源:学优高考网 gkstkOnce we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the
13、 birds singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me， “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you cant see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you s
14、ee all of the nice things, just like in life.”At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal(水晶)(B )1.The passage tells us that mountainclimbing was _ for father
15、and son.Ahard BenjoyableCpainful Dcomfortable(C )2.The underlined word“quit”in the passage means “_”Acarry on Bput offCgive up Dpick up(D )3.Which of the following is similar in meaning to the fathers words in the second paragraph?AYou will get all you need at the top of the mountain.BThe sky is alw
16、ays as clear as crystal.CYou can find life is full of nice things.DNever give up halfway.(A )4.We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that _.Athe writer was successful in his lifeBthe writer didnt reach the top of the mountainCthough the writer was young, he could understand his fatherDthe writer
17、used to stop halfway when he climbed the mountain(A )5.The best title for the passage is “_”AReaching the Top of the MountainBEnjoy the Beautiful Views来源:学优高考网CConversations Between Father and SonDFather and I【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。介绍了作者与父亲爬山，这个过程令他明白：只有到达山顶，你才能够看到所有美丽的事物，生活也是一样的，做任何事情都不要半途而废。【答案精析】1B 细节理
18、解题。由第一段倒数第三句“Without the mountainclimbing that we both enjoyed，” 可知，登山活动令这对父子很享受。故选 B。2C 词义猜测题。上文提到了双腿疼痛，可知作者想要放弃爬山。故选 C。3D 推理判断题。由第二段中父亲的话语 “只有到达山顶，你才能够看到所有美丽的事物，生活中也是一样” ，即不要半途而废，故选 D。4A 推理判断题。由文章的最后一个句子“I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal(水晶) ”可知，作者在生活中是很成功的。故选 A。5A 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要阐述了只有到达山顶，你才能看到所有美丽的事物，因此“到达山顶”适合做标题。故选 A。
