《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

五、完形填空。(2025·江苏南通崇川区期中)
Sometimes I'm really not sure whether there is love between my parents. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. They find it impossibly hard to ______1______ "I love you. "Giving flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more impossible. And my father is easy to get angry.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(被子). I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.
"Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low ______2______.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with ______3______ in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately.
I was very worried ______4______ I thought I had hurt her. But at last, I heard my mother say the following words.
"Lily," she said, "look at this thread(线). Some of it is exposed(显露) outside, but most of it disappears into the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a ______5______. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there. Love is ______6______."
I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, ______7______ of them looked very pale(苍白的).
After they were back, every day in the morning and evening, my mother helped my father ______8______ slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. It seemed that it was their most harmonious period. The sun gently shone among the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful ______9______ in the world.
The doctor had said my father would get well in two months. ______10______, after two months he still couldn't walk by himself. All of us ______11______ him.
"Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day.
"Lily, don't worry about me," he said gently with a smile on his face. "To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mum. "From his ______12______, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love means a lot. It's about the simple things they do for each other every day. It's about the way they support each other ______13______ difficult times. It's about the way they take care of our family. I realize that love doesn't have to be flashy or romantic. Sometimes, the most meaningful love is found in the ______14______ acts of kindness. It's just like a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life ______15______ and warm.
( D )1. A. speak
B. talk
C. chat
D. say
( C )2. A. point
B. sound
C. voice
D. place
( A )3. A. surprise
B. worry
C. anger
D. sadness
( B )4. A. but
B. because
C. so
D. if
( C )5. A. flower
B. gift
C. thread
D. book
( D )6. A. outside
B. above
C. around
D. inside
( A )7. A. both
B. all
C. neither
D. none
( C )8. A. jump
B. run
C. walk
D. ride
( B )9. A. song
B. picture
C. story
D. family
( A )10. A. However
B. Otherwise
C. Instead
D. Also
( B )11. A. heard about
B. worried about
C. thought about
D. talked about
( D )12. A. books
B. truth
C. notes
D. eyes
( C )13. A. across
B. towards
C. through
D. past
( D )14. A. most difficult
B. easiest
C. most popular
D. smallest
( D )15. A. important
B. beautiful
C. romantic
D. strong

答案： 1. D
 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指的是他们发现说“我爱你”很难。say 后接具体内容。故选 D。
2. C
 【点拨】in a low voice 意为“低声地”。故选 C。
3. A
 【点拨】surprise 惊讶；worry 担心；anger 怒气；sadness 伤心。根据后文并结合选项可知，妈妈对“我”问出这样的问题感到惊讶，此处应该指的是眼里满是惊讶。故选 A。
4. B
 【点拨】句意：我非常担心，因为我认为我伤害了她。but 但是；because 因为；so 所以；if 如果。分析句子结构可知，前后构成因果关系，所以用 because 引导原因状语从句。故选 B。
5. C
 【点拨】flower 花；gift 礼物；thread 线；book 书。根据前文并结合选项可知，此处应该是表达如果生活是一床被子，那么爱就是其中的一根线。故选 C。
6. D
 【点拨】根据最后一段中的“Love is inside”可知选 D。
7. A
 【点拨】根据前文可知，此处指的是作者的父母脸色看起来都很苍白，表达“两者都”要用 both。故选 A。
8. C
 【点拨】jump 跳；run 跑；walk 走；ride 骑。根据后文并结合选项可知，此处应该指的是妈妈扶着爸爸在乡间小路上慢慢走。故选 C。
9. B
 【点拨】song 歌曲；picture 图画，画面；story 故事；family 家庭。根据前文并结合选项可知，此处应该是表达所有这些构成了世界上最美丽的画面。故选 B。
10. A
 【点拨】句意：然而，两个月后，他仍然不能自己走路。however 然而；otherwise 否则；instead 而不是；also 也，还。前后构成转折关系。故选 A。
11. B
 【点拨】hear about 听说；worry about 担心；think about 思考；talk about 谈论。根据前文并结合选项可知，此处指的是担心“我”的爸爸。故选 B。
12. D
 【点拨】根据语境并结合选项可知，此处应该表达通过他的眼神，“我”知道他深爱着“我”的母亲。故选 D。
13. C
 【点拨】across 横过；towards 朝着；through 穿过，贯穿；past 经过。根据空后的“difficult times”可知选 C。
14. D
 【点拨】根据前文并结合选项可知，此处应该是表达最有意义的爱存在于最微小的善举中。故选 D。
15. D
 【点拨】根据语境并结合选项可知，此处应该是表达爱是内在的，让生活变得强大而温暖。故选 D。