《2025年实验班提优训练八年级英语上册人教版》

Ⅴ. (2025·安徽宿州泗县期末)完形填空
为什么外国人不喜欢13这个数字呢?让我们一看究竟。
In foreign countries, some people do not like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a ____ number. For ____, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.
My friend Jack has got the same ____. He doesn't like the number 13, either.
One day he ____ some friends to dinner. When ____ of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the table. He began to count the people in his mind when they were ____ the delicious food. Suddenly(突然) he cried out, “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” Everybody's face turned ____ except(除了……之外) Mr Brown. He said ____ with a smile on his face, “Don't worry, my dear friends! We have ____ people here. My wife, Mrs Brown, will have a ____ in a few weeks. She is in the family way(怀孕) now.”
All of them became happy again.
“Congratulations(祝贺)!” they said to Mr and Mrs Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.
1. A. lucky B. happy C. big D. special
2. A. care B. example C. long D. sure
3. A. idea B. way C. situation D. problem
4. A. helped B. found C. needed D. invited
5. A. few B. some C. several D. all
6. A. cooking B. buying C. having D. sending
7. A. red B. black C. white D. green
8. A. slowly B. strangely C. angrily D. unluckily
9. A. twelve B. thirteen C. fourteen D. fifteen
10. A. friend B. guest C. baby D. mother

答案： 1.A [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意:他们认为13不是一个幸运数字。lucky幸运的;happy开心的;big大的;special特别的。根据"In foreign countries, some people do not like the number 13."可知,他们认为13不是一个幸运数字。故选A。2.B [解析]考查固定短语。句意:例如,他们不喜欢住在13楼。care关心;example例子;long长的;sure确定的。for example为固定短语,意为"例如"。故选B。3.A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:我的朋友杰克也有同样的想法。idea想法;way方法;situation情况;problem问题。此处表示杰克也有不喜欢数字13这个想法。故选A。4.D [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:有一天,他邀请了一些朋友来吃晚饭。help帮助;find发现;need需要;invite邀请。根据"some friends to dinner"可知,此处表示邀请了一些朋友来吃晚饭。故选D。5.D [解析]考查词义辨析。句意:当他所有的朋友都到了的时候,他让他们围着桌子坐下。few很少;some一些;several几个;all全部。根据"he asked them to sit around the table. He began to count the people in his mind"可知,此处表示当他所有的朋友都到了的时候。故选D。6.C [解析]考查动词辨析】句意:当他们正在享用美味的食物时,他开始在心里数人数。cook烹饪;buy购买;have有,享用;send发送。have the delicious food意为"正在享用美味的食物"。故选C。7.C [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意:除了布朗先生之外,每个人的脸都变白子。red红色的;black黑色白勺;white白勺;green绿色白勺。根据"Oh, there are thirteen people here!"可知,大家认为这个数字不吉利,所以此处指脸色变白。故选C。8.A [解析]考查副词辨析。句意:他面带微笑慢慢地说。slowly慢慢地;strangely奇怪地;angrily生气地;unluckily不幸地。根据"with a smile on his face"可知,此处表示说话者的态度是轻松、愉快的,即面带微笑慢慢地说。故选A。9.C [解析]考查数词辨析。句意:我们这里有14个人。twelve 12;thirteen 13;fourteen 14;fifteen 15。根据上文可知,杰克数出的人数是13。通读下文可知,布朗先生要有孩子了,因此总共是14个人。故选C。10.C [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:我的妻子,布朗夫人,几周后将会有一个孩子。friend朋友;guest客人;baby孩子;mother母亲。根据"She is in the family way now."可知,此处表示布朗夫人即将有一个孩子出生。故选C。

1. When did the woodcutter cut down 15 trees?
B
2. 中考新考法 推断人物情感态度 The woodcutter felt ____ when he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.
A
3. How often did he sharpen his axe?
B
4. What can we learn from the story?
D

答案： 1.B [解析]细节理解题。根据"The woodcutter worked even harder the second day, but could only cut down 15 trees."可知,樵夫在第二天砍倒了15棵树。故选B。2.A [解析]细节理解题。根据"He was upset and said sorry that he could not understand what was going on."可知,当樵夫砍倒的树越来越少时,他感到不高兴。故选A。3.B [解析]推理判断题。根据"Sharpen? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I am always busy trying to cut down trees."可知,他从来没有时间磨斧头,也就是从未磨过斧头。故选B。4.D [解析]推理判断题。根据"So please remember to take time to sharpen your 'axe' and improve yourself."可知,文章告诉我们要花时间"磨斧头",即我们应该花时间提高自己。故选D。