《2025年新课程助学丛书英语八年级上册人教版》

三、完形填空。
One day, a little girl asked her mother, "What does the word 'great' mean? Who are great and __21__ do they become great?"
The mother asked her daughter to bring two plants and plant one of them in the garden and __22__ outside the house. The girl did what her mother told her.
Then the mother asked the girl, "Which of the two plants do you think will be safer and grow bigger?" The girl replied, "The one in the garden, of course, will grow bigger, __23__ the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to __24__ it. It may be eaten by some animal."
The mother smiled and said, "Let's wait __25__. We will know the answer."
Then the girl left for college (大学) and came back after five years. She was excited, "Look! __26__ has happened to this little tree in the garden." But when she went outside, she was very __27__ to see such a big tree. The girl couldn't even believe her eyes. She couldn't understand how the tree outside has grown a lot bigger than the one inside.
"The plant outside has to face all four __28__ and many difficulties," the mother __29__ to her daughter. "The plant inside has been safe, but it can't adapt (适应) well to weather changes or compete (竞争) for enough sunlight. So it doesn't grow big."
Here is the answer __30__ the question about being great. To become someone great, one must go through (经历) many difficulties and overcome them. Only then can he or she become great.
(B) 21. A. when
B. how
C. what
D. where
(C) 22. A. other
B. another
C. the other
D. others
(A) 23. A. while
B. or
C. if
D. once
(D) 24. A. look like
B. look for
C. look through
D. look after
(B) 25. A. exactly
B. patiently
C. actively
D. wisely
(A) 26. A. Nothing
B. Something
C. Everything
D. Anything
(B) 27. A. tired
B. surprised
C. worried
D. pleased
(D) 28. A. chances
B. weeks
C. choices
D. seasons
(A) 29. A. explained
B. belonged
C. turned
D. smiled
(C) 30. A. for
B. of
C. to
D. up

答案： 21. B
22. C
23. A
24. D
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. D
29. A
30. C