《2025年拔尖特训八年级英语上册译林版》

一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. On ______(snow)days,a driver must drive as carefully as possible to avoid accidents.
2. Springtime,in many places in China,is the ______(wind)season,just right for flying kites.
3. Look! The sky is dark,and today is much ______(cloud)than yesterday.
4. She trained five times a week at her local ______(swim)pool.
5. I'm afraid that it will be ______(rain)for two more days.
6. This morning I found it even ______(fog)when I looked out of the window.

答案： 1. snowy 2. windy 3. cloudier 4. swimming 5. rainy 6. foggier

1. 易错题(2024·扬州市江都区期中)
— Can you often see colourful kites ______ in the sky?
答案讲解
— Sure. It is the best time ______ kites.

A.fly；flying
B.flying；to fly
C.flying；flying
D.fly；to fly

答案： D

2. — Would you like ______ basketball with me?
— Sorry. I enjoy ______ TV at home.

A.playing；to watch
B.to play；watching
C.to play；to watch
D.playing；watching

答案： B

3. Compared with a 1-day weekend,a 2-day weekend is ______ as we may have enough time for our hobbies.

A.more pleasant
B.less pleasant
C.the most pleasant
D.the least pleasant

答案： A

4. — We can't change our past,but we can try to change our future.
— ______ The best thing for tomorrow is that we are trying our best.

A.That's all right.
B.My pleasure.
C.I am sorry to hear that.
D.That's true.

答案： D

三、根据首字母提示完成短文。
Do you believe a rose plant says "I want some water." or a tree shouts "My arms hurt."? Maybe you will say this could only 1. h______ in some children's stories.
In fact,plants are not always 2. s______. A recent study has found plants shout when they are in need of water or having their stems cut. "Even in a quiet field,there are actually some sounds that carry information. 3. H______,the pitch(音高)is too high for people to hear," said Lilach Hadany,a professor from Tel Aviv University.
The researchers used microphones to 4. r______ some tomato plants and found that stressed plants send out 5. m______ sounds than unstressed plants. "When tomatoes are not stressed at all,they are very quiet," Professor Hadany said. They also trained a machine in telling the differences 6. b______ unstressed plants,thirsty plants and cut plants. The result shows that when the causes of stress change,they shout differently. After the team recorded many kinds of other plants,they found that many plants 7. l______ corn,wheat and grape plants send out sounds too when they are under stress.
"There is a possibility that a lot of communication is happening," Professor Hadany said. "Because other plants can probably 8. h______ the call of the stressed plants."
Sound recordings of plants could 9. b______ humans lots of advantages,especially in farming. For example,people will make 10. s______ whether corn is getting enough water or where water is needed most without much difficulty.

答案： 1. happen 2. silent 3. However 4. record 5. more 6. between 7. like 8. hear 9. bring 10. sure