《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版徐州专版》

五、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。(2025·江苏无锡宜兴丁蜀学区调研)
Many kids think they are too common(普通的). They think they are not the 1prettiest or the smartest. Sometimes kids don't know 2how special they are. When they see excellent players or cool pop stars, they often think: Am I willing 3to help others?
Growing up means understanding what you can do and what you can offer 4to the world. When you are young, you don't see that. But when you get 5older, you may know that just by being 6yourself, you do offer something to other people.
Maybe you aren't the best, 7but that doesn't make you "not special". Although(尽管) you aren't the smartest, the most beautiful or the most talented, you are great in your ways.
In fact, it is great 8to be the best at something, but it's OK if you can't be the best. If you just live your life and try hard, you 9will become an amazing person too. And you can make your dream come 10true.
1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____
6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____

答案： 1. prettiest 2. how 3. to help 4. to 5. older 6. yourself 7. but 8. to be 9. will become 10. true

( )1. How was Mrs Rachel according to the passage?
B
( )2. What does the underlined word "severe" mean in the eighth paragraph?
D
( )3. What was Matthew going to do that evening?
D

答案： 1. B 【点拨】根据“Mrs Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.”可知，蕾切尔太太既好奇又乐于助人。故选 B。 2. D 【点拨】根据“She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft.”可知，玛丽拉是个温柔的人，由but 可推断出 severe 意为“严厉的，苛刻的”。故选 D。 3. D 【点拨】根据“Matthew went to Bright River. We're getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院)in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train this evening.”可知，马修去接一个男孩。故选 D。