《2025年小题狂做八年级英语上册译林版巅峰版》

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(2023·南通中考$) Jatto's mother was doing housework while Jatto was reading a book aloud in English. Jatto didn't always like __1__ to his mother. She spoke only Esan, one of the languages in Nigeria. Wasn't it a waste of time to read to someone who couldn't understand? His mother didn't even realize when he made __2__. Still, she insisted he read aloud every day."Let's bottle nuts when you finish reading," she said in Esan.Jatto shook his head. He had so much homework to do. "I'll never finish reading."Jatto said "never" in English because there was no word for never in Esan."What's 'never'?" she asked.Jatto cleared his throat to __3__ the English word. "It means I won't stop reading today, tomorrow, or __4__. " He drew circles in the air. "Nor the day after the day after tomorrow, the day after the day after, the day after...""Oh, OK! That's forever," his mother said.Jatto stared at the nuts. Each one looked delicious.Now would be a __5__ time to eat some. But he couldn't ask. He remembered the __6__ he'd drawn in the air.Jatto's mother whistled. Tam-tam, their cow, came up to them. Jatto could __7__ cow-milk air as his mother milked her. Tam-tam's milk was the best he'd ever tasted.Jatto needed to take his mind off the __8__. "Mama, why do you make me read to you even though you don't understand?""I want you to practice speaking English often," she said."I can practice English in my head," he said, not __9__.His mother smiled. "We share our stories aloud with others, not in our heads where __10__ can hear them."Jatto nodded. He'd learned about that in school.She decided to tell him a story and handed him some nuts and milk. "You can eat __11__ I talk."He ate as she started. Soon, Jatto was singing the story with his mother."You never tell me stories," he said when they stopped __12__.She sighed. "I used to, but when you started school, I wanted you to focus on English.""I make a lot of mistakes when I read to you," Jatto said.His mother __13__. "I guessed so. But I like hearing the sound of your voice while I work."Jatto knew what she meant. He had enjoyed listening to her story as he bottled the nuts. It made the work seem __14__. "I have an idea," he said. "Next time, I will read a story to you in English, then I will tell you the same story in Esan. We can even make up songs together.""Great! And I will tell you stories in Esan and you can say them back to me in English. Let's 'never' stop __15__ stories."Jatto smiled. His mother's understanding of never was even better than his own.1. A. talkingB. readingC. replyingD. listening2. A. mistakesB. jokesC. effortsD. noises3. A. speakB. pronounceC. organizeD. explain4. A. the day beforeB. the last dayC. the day afterD. in the future5. A. goodB. freeC. busyD. bad6. A. nutsB. bottlesC. circlesD. cows7. A. seeB. smellC. feelD. hear8. A. milkB. cowC. storyD. food9. A. aloneB. aloudC. kindlyD. directly10. A. nobodyB. somebodyC. anybodyD. everybody11. A. beforeB. whileC. afterD. until12. A. sayingB. eatingC. singingD. chatting13. A. shoutedB. criedC. praisedD. laughed14. A. easierB. slowerC. heavierD. shorter15. A. practicingB. tellingC. sharingD. writing$

答案： 1. B 提示:根据下文“Wasn't it a waste of time to read to someone...”可知句意:贾托并不总是喜欢给妈妈读书。
2. A 提示:mistake 意为“错误”;joke 意为“笑话”;effort 意为“努力”;noise 意为“噪音”。句意:他的妈妈甚至意识不到他出了错。
3. D 提示:speak 意为“说”;pronounce 意为“发音”;organize 意为“组织”;explain 意为“解释”。句意:贾托清了清嗓子,解释这个英文单词。
4. C 提示:the day before 意为“在前一天”;the last day 意为“最后一天”;the day after 意为“后天”;in the future 意为“在未来”。句意:这意味着我今天、明天、后天都不会停止阅读。
5. A 提示:good 意为“好的”;free 意为“免费的”;busy 意为“忙碌的”;bad 意为“坏的”。句意:现在是吃点(坚果)的好时机。
6. C 提示:根据上文“He drew circles in the air.”可知句意:他想起了自己在空中画的圆圈。
7. B 提示:see 意为“看到”;smell 意为“闻到”;feel 意为“感觉”;hear 意为“听到”。句意:妈妈给她挤奶时,贾托能闻到牛奶的味道。
8. D 提示:根据上文“nuts”“delicious”和“milk”可知句意:贾托需要把注意力从食物上移开。
9. B 提示:alone 意为“独自”;aloud 意为“大声”;kindly 意为“善良地”;directly 意为“直接地”。句意:“我可以在脑子里练习英语。”他低声说。
10. A 提示:nobody 意为“没有人”;somebody 意为“某人”;anybody 意为“任何人”;everybody 意为“每个人”。句意:我们大声地和别人分享我们的故事,而不是在没有人能听到的脑海里。
11. B 提示:before 意为“在……之前”;while 意为“当……时”;after 意为“在……之后”;until 意为“直到……为止”。句意:我说话的时候你可以吃东西。
12. C 提示:根据上文“Soon, Jatto was singing the story with his mother.”可知句意:“你从来不给我讲故事。”当他们停止唱歌时,他说。
13. D 提示:shout 意为“大喊”;cry 意为“哭”;praise 意为“表扬”;laugh 意为“大笑”。句意:他的妈妈笑了。
14. A 提示:句意:它使工作看起来更容易。
15. C 提示:practice 意为“练习”;tell 意为“告诉”;share 意为“分享”;write 意为“写”。句意:让我们“永远不要”停止分享故事。