《2025年通城学典暑期升级训练八年级英语外研版》

1. Xi'an is ____ ancient city. And it's ____ ancient capital of 13 dynasties.

A.an; an
B.a; a
C.an; the
D.a; the

答案： C 西安是一座古城，并且它是十三朝古都。第一个空表示泛指，且 ancient 以元音音素开头，用 an；第二个空表示第二次提到，所以用 the。

2. It was so ____ of you to save the boy from the river.

A.honest
B.polite
C.brave
D.lazy

答案： C honest 诚实的；polite 有礼貌的；brave 勇敢的；lazy 懒惰的。由常识可知，从河里救人是勇敢的行为。

3. — What do you think of "Moonlight on Second Spring(《二泉映月》)"?
— It ____ very sad.

A.smells
B.sounds
C.tastes
D.looks

答案： B smell 闻起来；sound 听起来；taste 尝起来；look 看起来。It 指代《二泉映月》，此处指“它听起来非常令人悲伤”。

4. There ____ no meat at home, but there ____ many vegetables.

A.is; is
B.is; are
C.are; is
D.are; are

答案： B 第一个空的后面是不可数名词 meat，所以用 is；第二个空的后面是名词复数 vegetables，所以用 are。

5. — It's Grandmother's ____ birthday next Friday. What should we do?
— Let's buy her ____ carnations(康乃馨) to show our love.

A.eighty-eight; eighty-eight
B.eighty-eighth; eighty-eighth
C.eighty-eight; eighty-eighth
D.eighty-eighth; eighty-eight

答案： D 第一空表示第八十八个生日，用序数词；第二空表示数量，用基数词。

6. — Where's Jim?
— He ____ be in the library, but I'm not sure.

A.must
B.can
C.may
D.need

答案： C must 一定；can 能；may 可能；need 需要。由 but I'm not sure 可知，此处表示“他可能在图书馆”。

7. Miss King always encourages us ____ English as much as possible.

A.speak
B.speaking
C.speaks
D.to speak

答案： D encourage sb. to do sth. 意为“鼓励某人做某事”。

8. (铜仁中考)— Uncle Wang, could you tell me the secret of your good health?
— In my view, ____ vegetables and ____ junk food.

A.less; less
B.more; more
C.more; less
D.less; more

答案： C less 更少的，修饰不可数名词；more 更多的，修饰可数或不可数名词。由常识可知，多吃蔬菜少吃垃圾食品对健康有好处。

9. — What about going to the South Lake for a picnic next weekend?
— OK. But I'm not sure ____ it will rain or not.

A.why
B.when
C.where
D.whether

答案： D 由 or not 可知，用 whether。此处指“我不确定是否会下雨”。

10. I don't know if it ____ tomorrow. If it ____, I'll stay at home and read books.

A.rains; rains
B.will rain; will rain
C.will rain; rains
D.rains; will rain

答案： C 句意：我不知道明天是否下雨。如果下雨，我将待在家里读书。第一个 if 从句是宾语从句，由 tomorrow 可知，用一般将来时；第二个 if 从句是条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”原则。

二、(原创)完形填空(每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
After finishing work at 7:00 pm, Shi Chen hurries to a sports stadium. The 28-year-old young man starts his flag football 1.
"I practise flag football at least twice a week," says Shi, from Beijing. "It is an interesting 2."
Flag football has been popular in the US and also Latin America for many years, 3 its popularity is rising among the young in China. According to a lifestyle platform (平台), the number of posts about flag football in 2022 was 4 than that in 2021.
As a new kind of American 5, the game of flag football is played by two teams. All players wear "flags" around their hips(髋). Instead of tackling(擒抱摔倒) players to the ground like in the traditional sport, players try to pull off the flag from the 6 with the ball.
"Flag football is beginner-friendly and inclusive(包容性强的)," says Shi. "That's 7 many young people take part in the sport."
Shi says his 8 has 40 members, both male and female. 9 can find their own positions(位置) in the sport according to their strengths. For example, the 10 players can be the strikers(前锋), while other players can be defenders(后卫).
1. A. job
B. prize
C. training
D. show
2. A. subject
B. sport
C. match
D. film
3. A. or
B. so
C. because
D. but
4. A. taller
B. shorter
C. larger
D. smaller
5. A. basketball
B. football
C. volleyball
D. baseball
6. A. coach
B. teacher
C. player
D. student
7. A. how
B. when
C. why
D. where
8. A. club
B. class
C. family
D. team
9. A. Anyone
B. Someone
C. Everyone
D. No one
10. A. strongest
B. fattest
C. thinnest
D. weakest

答案： 1. C job 工作；prize 奖品；training 训练；show 表演。由下文中 practise flag football 可推知，此处指“夺旗橄榄球训练”。
2. B subject 科目；sport 运动；match 比赛；film 电影。It 指代 flag football，所以用 sport。
3. D or 或者；so 所以；because 因为；but 但是。前后分句是转折关系。
4. C taller 更高的；shorter 更矮的；larger 更大的；smaller 更小的。由 is rising 及 the number of 可知，此处指“数量大”。
5. B basketball 篮球；football 足球；volleyball 排球；baseball 棒球。由 the game of flag football 可知答案。
6. C coach 教练；teacher 老师；player 运动员；student 学生。由上文中 players try to pull off the flag from 可推知，此处指“拿着球的运动员”。
7. C how 如何；when 什么时候；why 为什么；where 哪里。上句解释了许多年轻人参加这项运动的原因。
8. D club 俱乐部；class 班；family 家庭；team 队。由上文中 the game of flag football is played by two teams 可知，此处指“他的队”。
9. C anyone 任何人；someone 某人；everyone 每个人；no one 没有人。此处表示“每个人”。
10. A strongest 最强壮的；fattest 最胖的；thinnest 最瘦的；weakest 最弱的。由常识可知，球赛中的前锋应该是最强壮的。