8A完型填空和首字母填空专项练习TEST9-2021-2022学年八年级英语牛津上海版上册.doc

1、Test 9A Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)I got a job teaching special education at a school in Coachella, California, a desert town about 170 miles from home. It was no 1 job. Street gangs(匪帮 )hung around the school after dark.Be careful, Dad warned me during

2、one of my frequent weekend visits home. He was concerned about my living alone, but I was 23 and I needed to be on my own.One evening, I stayed after school to rearrange my classroom. Finished, I turned out the light and closed the door. Then I 2 the gate. It was locked! I looked around. Everyone ha

3、d gone home. After 3 all the exits, I found just enough room to squeeze(钻)under a gate in the back of the school. Then I walked toward my car, parked in a field behind the building. Suddenly I heard voices. I glanced around and saw at least eight boys following me。Quickening my pace, I reached into

4、my shoulder bag to get my key. I 4 all over the inside of my handbag. But the key wasnt there! Dear Lord, please help me, I prayed silently。Suddenly, my fingers touched a loose key in my purse. I didnt even know if it was for my car, but I took it out and 5 it. It worked! I opened the door, slid in

5、and locked it just as the teenagers surrounded the car. Trembling, I started the engine and drove away.When I returned to my apartment, the phone was ringing. It was my Dad. I didnt tell him about my experience. I didnt want to 6 him. Oh, I forgot to tell you! he said. I had an extra car key made an

6、d slipped it into your purse-just in case you ever need it 1. A. difficult B. dream C. exciting D. heavy 2. A. rushed out B. headed for C. looked toward D. wandered at 3. A. locking B. searching C. checking D. opening 4. A. felt B. touched C. looked D. turned 5. A. tried B. turned C. pushed D. opene

7、d 6. A. worry B. surprise C. cheat D. displeaseBRead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Junior colleges(两年制专科学校) are far more different from universities.Youll mix with people of different ages and backgrounds in junior colleges. This makes the

8、process of making new friends more d.But dont worry. Here are some useful tips.l Smile! Smile at the person sitting next to you. A smile shows you are friendly and w_2_ to meet new people. It will make you seem approachable(可接近的) and youll have a higher chance ofsomeone coming up to you to s 3 a con

9、versation.l Ask simple questions. Turn to the person sitting next to you in class and ask, Did you do your homework for this week? orWhat do you think of this class so far? Make sure it s a question that will lead to m_4_ questions(such as What other classes are you taking? or ”What is your major?)

10、and never start with just a statement.l Look good. Unlike high school, you dont have to worry about owning the latest designer purse, but make sure you wear clothes that are c_5_ and not terribly out of style. Good hygiene important since no one wants to hang out with a person who smells.l Be o 6 to

11、 different cultures and friends. Most people just try to find friends that are the same as their friends in high school, but college is a huge mix of cultures and people. Dont be a 7 to approach the person who is a little bit different from yourself.1. _ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._CChoose the words or e

12、xpressions and complete the passage(选择最当的单词或词语完成短文)Id known since early childhood that I was adopted(收养). When I was 10 I finally asked my adoptive parents, Why didnt my parents 1 me?“Your parents were unmarried college students, Mom said. They couldnt support you, so they gave you up for adoption.

13、She pulled me close and looked 2 into my eyes. John, you are here by choice, not by chance. We walked into the adoption agency and saw you, knowing youwere the one who was meant for us.”In 1994， I married Kristi， started a 3 ,and got a sales job at a car dealership. I tried on and(断断续续地) to locate m

14、y birth parents,but in vain.By2011I had 4 given up on my dream of finding my birth parents. Unexpectedly,Kristi called and said,”John, the adoption agency called about your adoption. A family is trying to reach you. “Oh,my eyes burned with tears.Three days later, on Mothers Day 2011, Jim and Kitty,

15、my birth parents arrived in Denver. I went to their hotel to meet them. I shifted a dozen roses for Kitty to one hand and knocked. The door flew.Kitty reached me first. She took my face in her hands and stared at me. 6 to let go. We spent the rest of the day together happily.Later, back home, I thou

16、ght of my adoptive parents and told that to them. They are greatpeople, I said, but you are forever my parents. You and Dad raised me, and you did a greaterjob.” 1. A. get B. keel C. take D. bi ring 2. A. straight B. late C. hard D. further 3. A. job B career C. challenge D. family 4. A. hardly B se

17、ldom C never D. nearly5. A. close B. noisy C. open D. loose 6. A. starting B. refusing C. wanting D. preferringD Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Who is managing hings in your town or city? Someone repairs a broken window in the library.

18、Someone makes sure the traffic lights work. Someone pumps clean water into the pipes. Someone c_1_ for the animals in the zoo.The people who do these jobs are part of the government. In most towns or cities, they work for the mayor(市长). The mayor works with other o 2 . They manage the city and make

19、sure that the work gets done. They fix old things, like roads and bridges. They build new things, like schools and parks. If people c 3 , they listen carefully. Then they change things that are wrong or example, if a law isnt f 4 to some people, they change it. They try to do what the peoplewant.Ele

20、ction Day is report card time! If people think the city government is doingfine,theymight k 5 the same mayor. If there are problems, they might elect a new mayor.On Election Day, people go to different places to vote(投票) .Then all the votes are c 6The mayor may win or lose. For the winner, there is

21、lots of excitement! There is a big party with balloons f 7 in the air!The next day, its time to run the city or town again. The mayor must do a good job. The office members must work hard, too. After all, in a few years, there will be another Election Day.1. _ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ERead the passag

22、e and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Every year, wildfire destroys much forest land. Homes are broken down, and thousands of people die. Smoke jumpers are helping to s 1 this.Smokejumpers are a special kind of firefighter. They jump from planes into areas th

23、at are difficult to r 2 by car or on foot. They race to put out fires as fast as they can.At a fire site, smokejumpers first examine the land and decide how to fight the fire. Their main g 3 is to stop a fire from spreading. Using basic tools such as shovels and axes smokejumpers clear land of burna

24、ble materials like plants and other dry material. They carry waterwith them too, but not much.Although most smokejumpers are men, more women are joining. Most important are your height and w 4 .Smokejumpers in the US, for example, must be 54 to 91 kilograms, so they dont get hurt when they land, or

25、get blown by strong winds. Smokejumpers must be able to live in the wilderness. In Russia, many smokejumpers know how to find f 5 in the forest and even make simple furniture from trees.The work is dangerous, and the hours are l 6 .But for these smokejumpers, it isnt just ajob. They love being able

26、to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. A 7 28-year- old Russian smokejumper Alexi Tishin says, This is the best Job for the strong and brave. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._F Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):We always th

27、ink that its OK for us to leave our plants home during our vacation as plants on t scream like pets, right?A recent study done by a group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University has discovered that some plants will scream when they are under stress.The research was c out on tomato plants and tobacc

28、o plants by cutting their stems(茎)and depriving(剥夺)them of water. A microphone was p 2 10 cm away from them. When their stems were cut, the plants started screamingbetween 20 and 100 kilohertz. and the scientists guess that this scream is probably meant to w 3 other plants nearby.When the tomato pla

29、nts stems were cut, 25 ultrasonic( 超声的) pain sounds were recorded in an hour, and at the same time, 15 ultrasonic pain sounds were recorded from the tobacco plants.When they were deprived of water, the tomato plants recorded e 4 morepain sounds with 35pain sound in an hour while the tobacco plants r

30、ecorded about 11 pain sounds.The plants also a 5 differently to different kinds of stresses. For example, the tobacco plants gave out a stronger scream when they were deprived of water than when their stems were cut. But plants that were in no immediate danger gave out less than one ultrasonic sound

31、 per hour.The group of scientists said that plants are not as g_6_ as we had always thought, but infact their voices are so high-pitched that we just can t hear them.Last year, another study has found out that plants feel p 7 when they are touched or hurt and they will give off a terrible smell.1. _

32、 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ Test 9A. 1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.AB. 1.difficult 2. willing 3. start 4. more 5. clean 6. open 7. afraidC. 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.BD. 1.cares 2. officials 3. complain 4. fair 5. keep 6. counted/collected 7. flyingE. 1. sop 2. reach 3. goal 4. weight 5. food 6. long 7. AsF. 1. carried 2. placed 3. warn 4. even 5. acted 6. quiet 7. pain