《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。
I was born in Los Angeles, California. As a child, I would ask the neighbours, “Do you want to know what 1happened(happen) in my house last night?” Then I'd like 2to tell(tell) them all my family secrets! I believe those 3stories(story) were the beginning of my writing career(生涯)!
I went to college at UCLA and UC Berkeley where I studied English. After 4leaving(leave) college, I taught high school students 5forhalf a year. I was a terrible teacher. My students were out of control. So I 6gave(give) up the job and got a new one writing educational books for children.
My writing partner was Steve Mooser. Neither of us had ever written for children, 7sowe decided to learn more about it by going to a meeting of children's book writers. We couldn't find one, so we threw one ourselves, setting up the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators(SCBWI). We welcomed anyone who showed an interest in children's books.
Today, the SCBWI is 8the largest(large) children's writing organization in the world with more than 22,000 numbers! They are child-loving and creative. Those are my favourite kind of people.
I've written a lot of books for young people. I love my work. Every day, I am thankful that I became 9afamous writer. I will try my best to be 10more creative(creative) than before and live in the world of children's books.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______

答案： 1. happened 2. to tell 3. stories 4. leaving 5. for 6. gave 7. so 8. the largest 9. a 10. more creative

六、完形填空。(2024·江苏徐州期中)
I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race with my father and my sister in the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and 1D lots of prizes.
One day my mother saw an ad for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be interested in this race?” she asked 2B, pointing to the ad. “Yes, of course,” I answered. So I practised for my big 3A.
On the day of the race, just 4B the race, my father said to me, “Don't use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You, need to have energy and then you can run much 5B at the end of the race.”
The race began. Following 6C words, I didn't run as fast as I could. Then the other 7B started passing me, which made me feel 8A. And I started slowing down and breathing harder. Just at that moment I heard, “ 9B, Kelly! You can do it! Don't give up. Keep running!” Out of the corner of my eye I saw Dad 10C beside me around the outside of the track. I took a deep breath and 11A my best to go on running.
I didn't win the race. I came fifth. 12C I had done my best, and I hadn't given up.
Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad 13D left my side. He always encourages me when I 14A giving up. He runs beside me through my life. I'll 15C my dad's words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner, even if you lose.”

答案： 1. D 【点拨】find 找到，发现；see 看见；lose 丢失；win 赢得。比赛中的奖牌是赢得的。故选 D。2. B 【点拨】根据“‘Yes, of course,’ I answered.”可知妈妈是在问“我”。故选 B。3. A 【点拨】根据“One day my mother saw an ad for a race in a newspaper.”可知作者是要参加比赛。故选 A。4. B 【点拨】根据“The race began.”可知爸爸是在比赛开始前嘱咐“我”的。故选 B。5. B 【点拨】根据 run 可知，此处应用 faster。故选 B。6. C 【点拨】根据第三段可知，爸爸在比赛前嘱咐了“我”很多，比赛时“我”是按照爸爸的话，没有尽可能快地跑。故选 C。7. B 【点拨】根据“I didn't run as fast as I could”可知这是跑步比赛。故选 B。8. A 【点拨】根据“And I started slowing down and breathing harder.”可知“我”比较累。故选 A。9. B 【点拨】根据“You can do it! Don't give up.”可知爸爸在给“我”加油。故选 B。10. C 【点拨】根据前后文语境可知，此处是指看到爸爸正在“我”身边绕着跑道跑。故选 C。11. A 【点拨】try one's best to do sth 某人尽最大的努力做某事。故选 A。12. C 【点拨】分析语境可知前后文是转折关系。故选 C。13. D 【点拨】根据“I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track”可知父亲一直在陪“我”跑步，没有离开过“我”。故选 D。14. A 【点拨】分析语境可知此处是说当“我”想要放弃的时候，爸爸总是鼓励“我”。故选 A。15. C 【点拨】根据上下文可知此处是指作者会记得父亲的话。故选 C。