《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语下册译林版宿迁专版》

五、完形填空。（2024·连云港海州区二模）
At the beginning of the school year，each student would be given a special job. Rita，a quiet and hard - working girl，hoped for an exciting ________，like taking care of the class plants. Instead，she received a small box ________ sand and a small ant.
Though the teacher insisted that this task was very ________，Rita couldn't stop feeling sad. However，she ________ to do her best with her new task. She began to study and ________ the ant，learning about its behaviour(行为）and needs. She made the box a comfortable home for the ant，and it grew much ________ than anyone expected.
Rita's efforts caught the ________ of her science teacher，Mr Thompson. He turned her work into a class project，________ Rita became the class expert(专家）on ants. Her hard work helped the whole class learn about the ________. They even built a small ant farm in the classroom to watch the ant ________.
As the school year went on，Rita's classmates became more and more ________ the ant project. They started asking her questions and watching the ant's behaviour ________. Rita felt proud to share her knowledge and see her classmates so interested. She even ________ her findings（发现）with the whole school during the Science Fair.
At the end of the year，the school awarded(授予）Rita's class the best of the year. They ________ Rita for her hard work. Rita realized that even a small task could make a big ________. She also learned that sometimes the most unexpected things can lead to great success.

答案：

（ ）1. A. party B. result C. task D. game

答案： C 【点拨】party 聚会；result 结果；task 任务；game 游戏。根据“like taking care of the class plants”可知，她希望得到一个令人激动的任务。故选 C。

（ ）2. A. with B. for C. under D. over

答案： A 【点拨】with 带有；for 为了；under 在……下面；over 在……上面。根据“she received a small box... sand and a small ant. ”可知，她收到了带有沙子和一只蚂蚁的小盒子。故选 A。

（ ）3. A. modern B. special C. difficult D. common

答案： B 【点拨】modern 现代的；special 特别的；difficult 困难的；common 常见的。根据“Though the teacher insisted that this task was very 3, Rita couldn't stop feeling sad. ”可知，老师分配给她的任务不是她喜欢的，她很悲伤。故选 B。

（ ）4. A. trained B. failed C. refused D. decided

答案： D 【点拨】train 训练；fail 失败；refuse 拒绝；decide 决定。根据“She began to study... learning about its behaviour(行为) and needs. ”可知，她认真学习蚂蚁的知识，说明她下定决心。故选 D。

（ ）5. A. talk about B. try on C. look after D. laugh at

答案： C 【点拨】talk about 谈论；try on 试穿；look after 照顾；laugh at 取笑。根据“She made the box a comfortable home for the ant”可知，她照顾蚂蚁。故选 C。

（ ）6. A. older B. bigger C. slimmer D. lighter

答案： B 【点拨】older 更老的；bigger 更大的；slimmer 更苗条的；lighter 更轻的。根据“She made the box a comfortable home for the ant, and it grew much 6 than anyone expected. ”可知，在她悉心的照料下蚂蚁长大了很多。故选 B。

（ ）7. A. chance B. feeling C. background D. attention

答案： D 【点拨】chance 机会；feeling 感觉；background 背景；attention 注意。根据“Rita's efforts caught the 7 of her science teacher”可知，她的努力引起了老师的注意。故选 D。

（ ）8. A. and B. but C. or D. if

答案： A 【点拨】and 和；but 但是；or 或者；if 如果。根据“He turned her work into a class project, 8 Rita became the class expert(专家) on ants. ”可知，老师把她的任务变成了一个班级项目，并且丽塔成了班级里的蚂蚁专家，此处是并列关系。故选 A。

（ ）9. A. farm B. ant C. class D. subject

答案： B 【点拨】farm 农场；ant 蚂蚁；class 班级；subject 科目。根据“Rita became the class expert(专家) on ants. ”可知，她对蚂蚁的知识非常了解。故选 B。

（ ）10. A. suddenly B. wisely C. hardly D. closely

答案： D 【点拨】suddenly 突然；wisely 明智地；hardly 几乎不；closely 接近地。根据“They even built a small ant farm in the classroom to watch the ant 10. ”可知，他们在教室里近距离地观察蚂蚁。故选 D。

（ ）11. A. interested in B. surprised at C. worried about D. bored with

答案： A 【点拨】be interested in 对……感兴趣；be surprised at 对……感到惊讶；be worried about 对……担心；be bored with 厌倦。根据“They started asking her questions and watching the ant's behaviour”可知，同学们对蚂蚁项目感兴趣。故选 A。

（ ）12. A. herself B. themselves C. himself D. itself

答案： B 【点拨】herself 她自己；themselves 他们自己；himself 他自己；itself 它自己。根据“They started asking her questions”可知，同学们开始自己观察蚂蚁的行为。故选 B。

（ ）13. A. shared B. agreed C. covered D. filled

答案： A 【点拨】share 分享；agree 同意；cover 覆盖；fill 充满。根据“Rita felt proud to share her knowledge and see her classmates so interested. ”可知，她乐于与他人分享蚂蚁知识。故选 A。

（ ）14. A. trusted B. treated C. praised D. punished

答案： C 【点拨】trust 信赖；treat 治疗；praise 赞扬；punish 惩罚。praise sb. for... “因……而赞扬某人”。故选 C。

（ ）15. A. noise B. mistake C. choice D. difference

答案： D 【点拨】noise 噪声；mistake 错误；choice 选择；difference 不同。根据“She also learned that sometimes the most unexpected things can lead to great success. ”可知，她意识到即使是小任务也可以产生巨大的影响。故选 D。