《2025年阳光计划八年级英语下册人教版》

It was a warm Sunday afternoon in May, 2021. Beside the Lech River many people were playing and picnicking, and they felt 1.______ and relaxed. Some people were cooling their feet in the 2.______ water from the snow - covered mountains nearby. From behind the bar(吧台) at the restaurant, Paul Blachut, a 3.______, had a good view of the river.

A mother and two daughters were playing on the riverbank when, suddenly, they 4.______ into the fast - running water. A passer - by shouted 5.______, “Help! Three people are being carried away by the water!” Looking up from his work, Paul noticed the three women flapping(摆动) their arms in the water, trying to 6.______ anything they could.

Paul rushed to the riverbank and jumped into the river. He didn't 7.______ the cold. All he could think about was saving the women. As he got closer to them, he found the mother had the most 8.______ because her long dress made her so heavy. He pushed her to the bank first. Then he managed to save the two daughters with other people's help.

Later, people expressed their admiration for Paul, 9.______ he was modest(谦虚的) about his role. “It only took me two or three minutes,” he said, adding that he was happy to have received high praise from his boss for his 10.______. Indeed, it was a job very well done.

1. A. tired B. strange C. comfortable
2. A. calm B. cold C. salty
3. A. boss B. waiter C. tourist
4. A. fell B. ran C. looked
5. A. politely B. bravely C. loudly
6. A. catch B. shake C. cover
7. A. get over B. care about C. keep out
8. A. pleasure B. time C. trouble
9. A. but B. or C. so
10. A. advice B. courage C. advantage

答案： 1.C解析：考查形容词。根据“and relaxed”可知，空处需填入褒义词，comfortable“舒适的”符合语境。
2.B解析：考查形容词。根据“Some people were cooling their feet”可知是在冷水里给脚降温。
3.B解析：考查名词。根据“adding that he was happy to have received high praise from his boss”可知Paul Blachut是一名服务员。
4.A解析：考查动词。根据“...Three people are being carried away by the water!”可知是掉进水里。fall into“落入；陷入”，为固定短语。
5.C解析：考查副词。politely有礼貌地；bravely勇敢地；loudly大声地。根据句意可知有人掉进水里，应是要大声呼喊“救命”。
6.A解析：考查动词。catch抓住；shake摇晃；cover覆盖。根据句意可知水里的人想要抓住一切能抓的东西。
7.B解析：考查短语。get over克服；care about关心，在乎；keep out阻止。根据句意可知Paul没有在意冷水。
8.C解析：考查名词。根据“because her long dress made her so heavy”可知，衣服湿了变得很重，这是女士遇到的麻烦。
9.A解析：考查连词。分析句子可知，前后句之间是转折关系。
10.B解析：考查名词。advice建议；courage勇气；advantage优点。根据全文可知，Paul跳进冷水里救人，这是一件很有勇气的行为。

Plunk！I dropped another pecan(山核桃) into my basket.

Then a gentle autumn wind blew some more off the tree. I ran to pick them up. Whew! Pecan picking was hard. My basket was only half full.

I was visiting my grandpa's farm in Kansas, and Grandpa sent me into the woods to pick up pecans for us to enjoy later. I wasn't about to let him down.

Then something caught my eye: a squirrel picked up a pecan, climbed up a tree and disappeared into a large hole. A moment later, the squirrel climbed down to the ground to pick another pecan. Once again, he took the pecan back to his secret hiding place inside the hollow(洞) of the tree.

Not so secret anymore, I thought. I ran over to the tree and found the hollow was filled with sweet pecans. They were right there for the taking. This was my chance. Handful by handful, I took all the pecans from the hollow. Now the basket was full!

I was so proud of myself. I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all of the pecans I'd collected.

“Look, Grandpa,” I shouted, “look at all of the pecans I found!”

Grandpa took a look at my basket. “Well, well, how did you find so many, Jimmy?” I told him how I'd followed the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place. Grandpa congratulated me on finding out something about the squirrel's habits.

Then he did something that surprised me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders.

“That squirrel worked very hard to collect his winter food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don't you think that little squirrel will be very hungry when it gets cold?”

“I didn't think about that,” I said.

“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take advantage of someone else's hard work, even the squirrel's.”

Suddenly I felt as hollow as that old tree. The image(形象) of that hungry squirrel wouldn't leave my mind. There was only one thing I could do.

11. Why did the writer go to the woods at the beginning of the story?______
A. To pick up pecans.
B. To catch little animals.
C. To feed the squirrels.
D. To look for his grandpa.

12. The writer was proud of himself because ______.
A. he was praised by his grandpa
B. he found out his grandpa's secret
C. he helped the squirrel in the hollow
D. he filled his basket with so many pecans

13. Which of the following can best describe Grandpa?______
A. Kind and wise.
B. Caring and humorous.
C. Shy and friendly.
D. Patient and hard - working.

14. What is the possible ending to the story?______
A. The writer sent the pecans to his neighbors.
B. The writer put all the pecans back into the hole.
C. The writer hid the pecans in his grandpa's house.
D. The writer enjoyed all the pecans with his family.

15. What is the best title for the text?______
A. An unusual tree
B. The stolen pecans
C. A smart squirrel
D. The magic basket

答案： 11.A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知作者去森林是去捡山核桃。
12.D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段以及第五段可知作者为自己感到骄傲，因为他的篮子里装满了山核桃。
13.A解析：推理判断题。根据第七段以及第八段可推断出爷爷善良又聪明。
14.B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可推断出这个故事的结局可能是作者把所有的山核桃都放回了洞里。
15.B解析：最佳标题题。通读全文可知，主要讲述了一个小男孩在爷爷的农场里采集山核桃的经历。他看到松鼠藏山核桃的地方后，取走了里面所有的山核桃。爷爷告诉他不应该占用别人的劳动成果，即使是松鼠的。故最佳标题应为：偷来的山核桃。