《2025年暑假衔接八年级英语人教版延边人民出版社》

1. I could hear the sound of the rain beating against the windows.
2. They sat in chairs and read in silence for an hour.
3. He was so excited to hear that he was admitted(接收) to Beijing University of Technology.
4. It is raining heavily outside. Let's eat at home rather than go out for dinner.
5. Could you tell us the truth about the event?

答案： 1. against 2. in silence 3. excited 4. heavily 5. truth

Have you heard of this short story? It's about a deer(鹿) who lived in the forest. He had large and beautiful antlers(鹿角). The antlers protected him from being 6 ____hurt (受伤) by other animals, so he was always safe because of them.
One day, the deer went to a river to drink water. The water was so clear that it was like a(n) 7 ____mirror (镜子). When the deer looked at himself in the water, he 8 ____smiled (微笑), "I look like a king." Then he 9 ____noticed (注意到) something else. "My legs are thin and my feet are small," he said. "They look so 10 ____weak (虚弱的). I hate them."
While the deer was thinking about this, he felt something 11 ____strange (奇怪的). A hungry tiger was 12 ____hiding (隐藏) behind a tall tree near the river. As soon as the deer saw the tiger, he became 13 ____nervous (焦虑的) and ran away quickly. The tiger ran after him. Thanks to his thin legs, the deer reached the trees first. But his large antlers got stuck(卡住) in some small 14 ____sticks (棍;条) of the trees. He couldn't move at all and then the tiger came and caught him.
The deer cried out, "I love my antlers, but they made me get into trouble. Though I hate my legs and feet, they helped me run faster. I was so 15 ____stupid/silly (愚蠢的)!"

答案： 6. hurt 7. mirror 8. smiled 9. noticed 10. weak 11. strange 12. hiding 13. nervous 14. sticks 15. stupid/silly