外研版英语 八年级英语语法填空训练单元练习题(含答案)

外研版英语八年级英语语法填空训练单元练习题(含答案)

一、八年级英语语法填空训练

1．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。

Hi, boys and girls! My name is Jim. I am a ________ （report） of our school newspaper. There was a great talent show in our school hall. Many teachers and students went to watch it. There were fifteen ________ （act）. I thought Linda was the best act. She is a pretty good piano player.________is the best one of the music club. She played some beautiful music. The nice music made me ________ comfortable and I lost myself in it. Steve and his dog were ________ （fun）. They sang a cute song together, When they sang, I couldn't ________ laughing. Vera was ________ （creative）act for sure. She played the guitar upside down. But I thought Dennis was the; ________. He was terrible and kept dropping the balls ________ he played carefully! The best performers were the math teachers. They ________ a nice song. They sang pretty well, and they were really the loudest, too. Everyone had a good time there.

【答案】reporter；acts；She；feel；the funniest；stop/ help；the most creative；worst；although/ though；sang

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了学校礼堂的一场很棒的才艺表演。

（1）句意：嗨，孩子们！我叫吉姆。我是我们校报的记者。不定冠词a后是名词单数，report是动词，reporter是名词，故填 reporter。

（2）句意：有十五个表演。基数词fifteen后是名词复数，act是可数名词，故填 acts。（3）句意：她是音乐俱乐部中最好的一个。此处用人称代词主格she指代Linda，故填She。

（4）句意：美妙的音乐让我感到舒适，我沉浸其中。make sb do，故此处是动词原形，comfortable是感觉到舒服，feel是动词，感觉，故填 feel。

（5）句意：史蒂夫和他的狗最有趣。根据上文有十五个表演，可知是最高级比较范围，were系动词后是形容词，fun是名词，funny是形容词，最高级前有the定冠词，故填the funniest。

（6）句意：当他们唱歌时，我禁不住笑出来。can't stop/help doing，固定搭配，禁不住做某事，故填 stop/ help。

（7）句意：维拉肯定是个最有创造力的演员。根据上文有十五个表演，可知是最高级比较范围，was系动词后是形容词，creative是多音节形容词，最高级前有the most ，故填the most creative。

（8）句意：但我认为丹尼斯是糟糕的。根据the定冠词，可知是最高级比较范围，was 系动词后是形容词，根据He was terrible 可知很糟糕是最差的意思，worst，最差的，故填worst。

（9）句意：尽管他玩得很小心，开始他很糟糕，不停地掉球！根据 kept dropping the balls 不停地掉球和 he played carefully他玩得很小心，可知此处表示让步关系，故是连词尽管，although/ though，是连词，故填 although/ though。

（10）句意：他们唱了一首好歌。某事过去用一般过去时，sing a song，唱歌，sing的过去式是sang，故填 sang。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，最高级，连词搭配等多种用法。

2．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Trying to stay healthy seems to be a difficult thing for us. To have ________healthy lifestyle, there is no ________（good）way than to encourage the whole family to have a healthy lifestyle.

When others do the same ________（activity） as us, we can encourage each other to keep doing. If ________get your family to be interested in doing exercise and eating ________（healthy）, you will be fit and healthy quicker than you think.

When you go shopping, only buy healthy food. Buy vegetables and fruit rather than junk food like chips. Try different kinds of foods and try ________（eat） more at home.

Don't think ________food as some kinds of entertainment（娱乐）. We may often meet our friends for lunch. In fact, there are many other things you can do with friends. How about ________ （meet） friends for a football game rather than meeting for lunch? You can still eat, ________the activity doesn't have to focus（集中）on food. The food is less important than the fun activity.

Looking after your health should not be boring. ________（start） now.

【答案】 A；better；activities；you；healthily；to eat；of；meeting；but；Start

【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍了如何拥有一个健康的生活方式。

（1）句意：为了拥有一个健康的生活方式。根据lifestyle为首次出现的单数名词，healthy 为辅音音素开头，前面应加不定冠词a。故答案为a。

（2）句意：没有比鼓励全家拥有健康的生活方式更好的办法了。根据比较连词than可知，此处应用good的比较级better。故答案为better。

（3）句意：当别人跟我们做一样的活动的时候，我们可以互相鼓励坚持做。根据activity 不止一个可知，此处应用可数名词复数activities。故答案为activities。

（4）句意：如果你让你的家人对做运动感兴趣并吃得健康。根据your family，可知应该是你you。故答案为you。

（5）句意：如果你让你的家人对做运动感兴趣并吃得健康。副词修饰动词，healthy的副词形式为healthily。故答案为healthily。

（6）句意：尝试不同的事物，尝试更多地在家吃。固定搭配try to do sth.尝试去做某事。故答案为to eat。

（7）句意：不要把事物认为是某种娱乐。固定搭配think of认为是。故答案为of。

（8）句意：跟朋友因为足球赛而不是因为午餐见面怎么样？介词about后接动词ing形式。故答案为meeting。

（9）句意：你依然可以吃，但活动不要都集中于食物。前句和后句为转折关系，用连词but，表转折，故答案为but。

（10）句意：现在开始吧。祈使句，表呼吁，因此用动词原形，句首首字母大写，故答案

为Start。

【点评】考查语法填空。答题时首先跳过空格通读文章掌握文章大意，然后细读文章仔细斟酌答案，注意考虑句型、时态等因素，填写单词的正确形式。

3．语法填空

Chelsea Fearce is seventeen years old. There are five ________（person） in her family. They are poor and they live in a shelter（收容所）. " ________（get）a shower, food and clean clothes was not easy for me," Fearce said. "I'm worried ________my family and my home life. I know I have to become much stronger, ________I study hard."

When she was in high school, Fearce often ________（stay）up late. She wanted to live a ________（good） life than before. She just told ________（her） to keep working.

Fearce overcame（克服）all the problems. She got high grades and she became ________college student. "Never give up! Do what you ________（true） have to do right now so that you can have a future that you really need ________（have）." Fearce told everyone.【答案】 persons；Getting；about；so/and；stayed；better；herself；a；truly；to have 【解析】【分析】主要讲了家境贫穷的Chelsea Fearce是怎样成为一名大学生的。

（1）句意：在她家里有五口人。person是可数名词，five后面接可数名词复数，所以用persons，故填persons。

（2）句意：对于我来说洗澡、得到食物和干净的衣服是不简单的。句子缺少主语，get是实义动词，所以用动名词做主语，get的动名词是getting，故填Getting。

（3）句意：我担心我的家人和我家的生活。be worried about担心，故填about。

（4）句意：我知道我不得不变得更加强大，所以我努力学习。前后两句表示因果关系，前句是因，后句是果，所以用so，因此；或者前后表示并列，用并列连词and，故填so/and。

（5）句意：当Fearce上高中时，她经常熬夜。根据was可知时态是一般过去时，所以stay用stayed，故填stayed。

（6）句意：她想过一种比以前更好的生活。than是比较级标志词，good比较级是better，故填better。

（7）句意：她仅仅告诉自己一直工作。根据句意可知是她告诉自己，her的反身代词是herself，故填herself。

（8）句意：她取得了高分，并且成为一名大学生。student是可数名词单数，并且college 以辅音音素开头，所以用a，故填a。

（9）句意：永不言弃，现在做你真地不得不做的事情。have是实义动词，副词修饰实义动词，true是形容词，副词是truly，故填truly。

（10）句意：目的是你有一个你真的需要有的未来。need to do sth.需要做什么，故填to have。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，首先理解文章大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答。注意考虑句型、搭配、语境等，最后通读一遍检查验证。

4．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

A lot of people wish to be slim（苗条）, but at the same time they are________（worry）about their health. In fact, it is important for everyone________（lose） weight healthily. But how can you do it? Here is some good________.

Drink plenty of water and eat a（n）________（health） diet. If you feel like eating snacks, drink a glass of water first. If you are still hungry after 15 minutes, then it is time________ a light snack. ________（try） to stay away from food with high calories（卡路里） , such as sweets and fast food.

Do not eat more than you can consume（消耗） . People get fat ________ they can not consume all the calories that they get. So knowing how many calories you really need ________ very important.

Take enough exercise. The "333" is good for you----exercise 3 times a week. For at least 30 minutes at________time, and pulse rate（脉搏率） should be more than 130m after exercising. Keep the three________（piece）of advice in mind and follow the advice. Then you will surely have a slim and strong body.

【答案】worried；to lose；advice；healthy；for；Try；because；is；a；pieces

【解析】【分析】主要讲了怎样健康减肥。

（1）句意：但是与此同时他们担心他们的健康。be worried about，担心，固定搭配，故填worried。

（2）句意：事实上，对于每个人来说健康地减肥是重要的。It +be+形容词+for sb.+to do sth.，故填to lose。

（3）句意：这是一些好的建议。some修饰可数名词复数或者不可数名词，is表明后面名词是不可数名词，所以用advice，建议，故填advice。

（4）句意：喝足够的水，并且吃健康饮食。diet，可数名词，前面需要形容词修饰，health是名词，形容词是healthy，故填healthy。

（5）句意：然后到了吃零食的时间了。It's time for sth.到了做某事的时间了，故填for。（6）句意：努力远离带有高卡路里的食物。根据句意可知是祈使句，以动词原形开头，所以用try，句首单词首字母大写，故填Try。

（7）句意：人们变胖是因为他们不能消耗他们得到的所有卡路里。前后两句表示因果关系，前句是结果，后句是原因，所以用because，故填because。

（8）句意：所以知道你真的需要多少卡路里是非常重要的。主语是knowing how many calories you really need，属于动名词做主语，谓语动词用单数，时态是一般现在时，be+形容词，所以be用is，故填is。

（9）句意：每次至少30分钟，运动后脉搏率应该是每分钟超过130。at a time，每次，故填a。

（10）句意：把这三条建议记在心里。piece是可数名词，three后面用可数名词复数，所以用pieces，故填pieces。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，首先理解文章大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答。注意考虑句型、搭配、语境等，最后通读一遍检查验证。

5．阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容（1 个单词），或括号内单词的正确形式。

I have many good friends at school. I think Gina is my ________（good）friend. She is 1 years older ________me. We live in the same town and we are classmates now. Gina is taller and ________ outgoing than me. We are both interested in sports, but she always plays table tennis ________ （good）, so she always wins. ________we have the same hobbies and interests, we also have some ________（difference）.

Gina always exercises and she ________（read）books every day. ________, she never eats junk food and stays up late. ________, I like eating junk food and never helps ________housework.

【答案】best；than；more；better；Although；differences；reads；Also；However；with 【解析】【分析】本篇短文介绍了我和好朋友Gina,并介绍了我们两个之间的一些不同点和相同之处。

（1）句意：我任务Gina 是我最好的朋友。根据第一句 I have many good friends at school.我有很多好朋友可知是多个范围的比较，应该用比较级，此处是修饰后面的名词friend,应该是形容词的最高级，good 的最高级是best。故答案为best。

（2）句意：她比我大一岁。根据空前面的1 years older 和后面的me可知此处缺少表示比较的than,故答案为than。

（3）句意：她比我高也比我外向。根据前面的taller and 和后面的than me 可知此处应该是并列的比较，outgoing 的比较级是前面加more。故答案为more。

（4）句意：我们都喜欢运动，但她的乒乓球打得（比我）好，她总是赢。根据前面的都喜欢运动和后面的她总是赢可知此处是和我作比较，所以应为比较级，又是修饰动词play,所以要用副词形式，good 的副词是well ,所以应是well 的比较级better,故答案为better。（5）句意：虽然我们有相同的爱好和兴趣，但我们也有一些不同之处。根据上文的相同点和下文的不同之处可知此处应为转折词,although,尽管，虽然，表转折，由是句首，所以大写首字母，故答案为Although。

（6）句意：但是我们也有一些不同之处。difference名词不同点，不同之处，可数名词。some 修饰可数名词的复数形式，故答案为differences。

（7）句意：Gina 每天总是锻炼和读书。句子是一般现在时，主语又是第三人称单数，所以谓语动词应该用单三形式，read的第三人称单数是reads。故答案为reads .

（8）句意：她也不吃垃圾食品和熬夜。这里都是描述Gina 的健康生活方式，应该和上文是并列关系，also ，也，表并列。句首字母应大写，故答案为Also。

（9）句意：然而，我喜欢吃垃圾食品也从来不帮忙做家务。根据句意我的不好的生活和上文应该是转折关系，however,然而，表转折，并需用逗号与上文隔开，句子开头首字母要大写，故答案为However。

（10）句意：我从来不帮忙做家务。help with sth.帮忙做某事，固定短语。故答案为with。

【点评】考查单词在语境中的运用。已给出的单词要在语境中对词性进行必要的变形。没

有根据单词的，要根据句意，找到合适的单词，然后根据上下文确定句子的时态语态，主谓一致等，再把单词做必要的变化。还要考虑到固定短语的搭配和一些基本的句型。

6．补全下面两篇短文

A）Last year we were sometimes________When we passed the ball and we________to the other team in the________ match. What a ________ This year, we are training more, carefully. B） You can go by car and by ship________ the North Sea. This is the most________way to travel but also the most expensive. Book your ticket before you book your ________ Remember that________ Amsterdam is very expensive, so stay________the city centre and travel in by bus or by________

【答案】careless；lost；final；pity；across；comfortable；hotel；parking；outside；train 【解析】【分析】第一篇短文讲述了我们的球队在比赛中失利了，要更努力的训练。第二篇短文介绍的是在旅行的时候需要注意的一些事情。

（1）句意：去年我们在传球的时候，有时候比较粗心，在最终的决赛中我们输掉了和另外一支球队的比赛。careless粗心的，是一个形容词，在句中作表语。根据句意可知，因为粗心才会输掉比赛，因此后面才会说we are training more，要更努力的训练。故填careless。（2）句意：去年我们在传球的时候，有时候比较粗心，在最终的决赛中我们输掉了和另外一支球队的比赛。lost是lose的过去式，输，根据句意可知，因为粗心所以输掉了比赛，这句话中的时间状语是last year，是过去的事情，故填过去式lost。

（3）句意：去年我们在传球的时候，有时候比较粗心，在最终的决赛中我们输掉了和另外一支球队的比赛。final最后的，最终的，是形容词，final match是决赛的意思。故填final。

（4）句意：真遗憾。pity遗憾，是一个名词。What a pity是固定句型，表示对某事感到非常遗憾。故填pity。

（5）句意：你可以乘坐汽车去，然后乘坐轮船穿过北海。across穿过，是一个介词，指从物体的表面穿过，这句话的意思是坐船在海面上穿过，故填across。

（6）句意：这是旅行的最舒服的方式，但也是最贵的。comfortable舒服的，舒适的，是一个形容词，在句中作定语，修饰后面的名词way。the most comfortable是最高级形式。故填comfortable。

（7）句意：在你预定你的宾馆之前，你要先订票。hotel宾馆，是一个名词。根据文意可知，外出旅行的时候，你需要买票、、订宾馆，故应填hotel。

（8）句意：记住在阿姆斯特丹停车是非常贵的。park停车，是一个动词，在这句话中是宾语从句中的主语，故用动名词形式，填parking。

（9）句意：记住在阿姆斯特丹停车是非常贵的，所以停在市中心的外面，然后乘坐公交车或者火车去里面去旅行。outside在…外面，是一个介词。根据句意可知，在阿姆斯特丹停车很贵，所以这里是建议我们把车停在外围，故填outside。

（10）句意：记住在阿姆斯特丹停车是非常贵的，所以停在市中心的外面，然后乘坐公交车或者火车去里面去旅行。train火车，是一种交通工具，这里by train是固定短语，乘坐火车。故填train。

【点评】此题考查短文填空。在做短文填空时，先跳过空格阅读短文了解其大意，然后根据句意和上下文联系，英语语法和固定搭配完成短文，。

7．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式

When receiving an order from Amazon, most people throw away the packaging （包装材料）box, but one________（Japan）man loves Amazon boxes so much________he has spent the last 9 years collecting them.

So what made a man take ________ collecting boxes as a hobby? For Kosuke Saito, it________ （be）some numbers. It started one day in 2008. When Saito was opening________Amazon box, he noticed（注意到）the serial number"XM06" ________ the box. He suddenly remembered seeing "MX08" on another Amazon box. He thought there must be an XM07 as well. He wanted________ （know）what that box was like. But it was only the________（begin）, because he soon found that Amazon boxes come in all________（shape） and sizes, and he took a great interest in all of them. So far, Kosuke Saito has collected 77 different models used in Japan.

However, one of ________（great） problems is that Saito's house is too small, so he has to rent（租用） a room for his collection.

【答案】 Japanese；that；up；was；the

；on；to know；beginning；shapes；the greatest

【解析】【分析】本文讲述一个日本人以收集盒子为爱好的原因。

（1）句意：但是一位日本人很热爱亚马逊盒子。形容词修饰名词，Japan的形容词是Japanese，故填Japanese。

（2）句意：但是一位日本人如此很喜欢收集亚马逊盒子以至于他花了九年的时间收集它们。so…that，如此……以至于，固定搭配，故填that。

（3）句意：因此什么使一个男人从事以收集盒子为爱好呢？take up从事，固定搭配，故填up。

（4）句意：它是一些数字。根据语境，可知用一般过去时，主语是it，be动词用was，故填was。

（5）句意：当赛托打开亚马逊盒子时，他注意到了盒子上有一串数字“XM06”。前面提及过亚马逊盒子，再次提及，要用定冠词the，故填the。

（6）句意：当赛托打开亚马逊盒子时，他注意到了盒子上有一串数字“XM06”。根据When Saito was opening

和he noticed（注意到）the serial number"XM06" 可知数字在盒子的上面，因此用on，在……上，故填on。

（7）句意：他想知道那个盒子是什么样的。want to do sth想做某事，因此用不定式，故填to know。

（8）句意：但是它只是仅仅是开始。the后接名词，begin的名词是beginning，故填beginning。

（9）句意：因为他不久发现亚马逊盒子以各种各样的形状和大小出现。all后接名词复

数，shape的复数是shapes，形状，故填shapes。

（10）句意：然而，其中最好的一个问题是赛托的房子太小。one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数，固定搭配，great的最高级是greatest。故填the greatest。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

8．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。（每空不多于3个单词）

The Internet is very important in our life. But do you know about ________ （it） history? The Internet can't work ________ computers. Enid invented（发明）the ________（one）computer in 1946. But it was large and heavy. It was as large as________room. In the 1960s, ________（scientist）started to study the Internet. At that time, only the army could use it________（save）, send and receive information. In the 1970s, the Internet came into offices, bank, hospitals and so on. Computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. ________ people couldn't use it at that time. In the 1990s, scientists made it into use and it soon________（become） popular.

Today it is easy to get online and millions of people use the Internet in China every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among people. The Internet is becoming one of the________（important） parts of people's life.

The Internet really ________（make） our life fun, easy and colorful.

【答案】its；without；first；a；scientists；to save；Most；became；most important；makes

【解析】【分析】主要讲了因特网的历史。

（1）句意：但是你知道它的历史吗？history是名词，所以前面用形容词修物主代词修饰，it的形容词修物主代词是its，故填its。

（2）句意：没有电脑因特网不能工作。根据句意可知是没有，即without，故填without。

（3）句意：Enid在1946年发明了第一台计算机。the+序数词，one的序数词是first，故填first。

（4）句意：它像一个房间那样大。room是单数，以辅音音素开头，所以用a，故填a。（5）句意：科学家们开始研究因特网。根据句意可知是复数，即scientists，故填scientists。

（6）句意：仅仅军队用它保存、发送和接收信息。use sth. to do sth.用......做某事，故填to save。

（7）句意：大部分人在那时不能用它。根据句意可知是大部分，即most，故填Most。（8）句意：很快它变得受欢迎。时态是一般过去时，所以用过去式became，故填became。

（9）句意：因特网成为了人们生活中最重要的部分之一。根据one of the，可知用最高级，important是多音节单词，因此最高级是most important，故填most important。

（10）句意：因特网真地让我们的生活有趣、简单和丰富多彩。时态是一般现在时，主语是单数Internet，所以make用单三makes，故填makes。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。

9．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词，或用括号中单词的正确形式填空。

When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her 500 dollars. Most of Esther's friends decided to go to college, ________, Esther used the money to start business（生意）. She bought fruits, ________（sugar） and some jars（罐子） and began making the jam. She sold the jam for 5 dollars a jar ________ her friends and soon she got 1000 dollars.

At first, her parents didn't want Esther to spend her time making jam. They thought that she should get further education. And they ________（hope） that one day she would be a teacher ________ a doctor.

But Esther had ________ own idea. She kept on making jam. After a few months, she started ________（sell） it to supermarkets. Then she began to make orange juice and sold it to some schools. It sold very ________（good）. Two years later, he business got very large. She was so busy that she had to make someone ________（work）for her. When her parents saw she became ________（success）, they changed their mind. They thought their daughter did a right thing to do.

【答案】 However

；sugar；to；hoped；or；to sell

；her

；well

；work

；successful

【解析】【分析】主要讲了Esther是怎样成功的。

（1）句意：然而，Esther用钱做生意。根据Most of Esther's friends decided to go to college 可知大部分朋友决定去上大学，而Esther决定做生意，所以前后表示转折，所以用however，故填However。

（2）句意：她买了水果、糖和一些罐子。sugar是不可数名词，所以用sugar，故填sugar。

（3）句意：她把果酱一罐子5美元卖给她的朋友。sell sth. to sb.把某物卖给某人，故填to。

（4）句意：他们希望一天她将成为一名老师或者医生。时态是一般过去时，所以hope用过去式hoped；成为一名老师或者医生，表示选择，所以用or，故填hoped，or。

（5）句意：但是Esther有自己的想法。one's own某人自己的，主语是Esther，所以one's 用形容词修物主代词her，故填her。

（6）句意：她开始把它卖给超市。start to do sth. 开始去做另一件事情，故填to sell。

（7）句意：它卖得非常好。副词修饰实义动词，sold是实义动词，所以good用副词well，故填well。

（8）句意：她是如此忙碌以至于她不得不让人为她工作。make sb. do sth.让某人做某事，所以用work，故填work。

（9）句意：当她的父母看见她成功时，他们改变了他们的想法。became是系动词，意思是变得，后面用形容词，success的形容词是successful，故填successful。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。

10．读下面短文，按照句子结构和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于3个单词）。

Last year, four students waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street. There ________ （be）old bottles, parts of old bikes, and empty soda cans （易拉罐）everywhere around the bus stop. The trees were brown and had few leaves（树叶）， and you couldn't see flowers at all．

One Friday, one of the ________ （child） looked at the street and decided to do something. ________next Monday, she brought a bag and ________（find）some of the old bottles to recycle（回收）. On Tuesday, she spent another ten minutes________ （pick） up old bottles. And her best friend helped pick up （捡起）soda cans and put ________（they） in different bags. On Wednesday, all the students joined together. The street became much ________（clean） than before!

The street looked better ________it was still not very beautiful. So the next day, the girl brought some seeds （种子）. She planted the seeds and watered them. She only had ten minutes a day but that was enough. A few months later, this street became a beautiful garden________pretty flowers and green trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to________（help） your city?

【答案】were；children；The；found；picking；them；cleaner；though/although；with；help

【解析】【分析】主要讲了一个小女孩每天利用等公交车的十分钟时间把城市街道变成干净的。

（1）句意：在公交车站附近到处有旧的瓶子、旧自行车零件和空的易拉罐。时态是一般过去时，主语bottles是复数，所以用were，故填were。

（2）句意：孩子们中的一个看看街道，决定做些事情。one of+可数名词复数，......之一，child的复数是children，故填children。

（3）句意：下个星期一，她拿着一个袋子。the next Monday下个周一，故填The。

（4）句意：发现一些旧的瓶子要回收。时态是一般过去时，所以用过去式found，故填found。

（5）句意：周二她花费另一个十分钟捡起旧的瓶子。spend+时间+doing sth.花费时间做某事，所以用picking，故填picking。

（6）句意：她最好的朋友帮忙捡起易拉罐，并且把它们放进不同的袋子里。put是实义动词，后面用宾格，they的宾格是them，故填them。

（7）句意：街道变得比之前干净了许多。than是比较级标志词，所以用clean的比较级cleaner，故填cleaner。

（8）句意：尽管它看起来不是非常漂亮，但是街道看起来更好。前后句表示转折，根据句意可知是尽管，故填 though/although。

（9）句意：几个月后，这个街道成为一个带有漂亮花和绿色树的美丽花园。带有用with，表伴随，故填with。

（10）句意：你有一天十分钟的时间帮助你的城市吗？to do不定式表示目的，故填help。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解短文，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。

二、八年级英语完形填空训练

11．根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

When I was a little child, I felt unhappy. I was really 1 other kids. I couldn't change no matter what I did.

There is something wrong with my 2 . I can't see things around me clearly. When my classmates play games happily outside, I have to stay at home and look out of the window alone. For a long tune, I felt hopeless. 3 my mother always said, "You are the precious （珍贵的） baby in our family," it didn't work.

I asked God, " 4 did you give me a pair of useless eyes when you gave me life?" Of course, there was no 5 .

I turned to books for help. Books are my only friends. When I am sad and upset, they 6 ; when I feel happy and excited, they 7 my feelings. They can take me to another world, there I can see everything clearly and tree my heart through joy.

I began to write down my thoughts and keep them as a 8 . And nobody knew it. When I studied at a middle school, I had a good teacher. He read all of my poems and said, "Well done!" He always 9 me in class. He kept helping me. Now I am full of energy and confidence （自信）. I can do things like other kids. So please believe in 10 . Everyone is unique （独—无二的）.

1. A. similar to B. hard on C. different from D. friendly to

2. A. eyes B. ears C. legs D. arms

3. A. If B. Because C. Unless D. Although

4. A. Where B. Which C. Why D. Who

5. A. reply B. report C. record D. research

6. A. cheer me up B. dress me up C. call me up D. pick them up

7. A. hurt B. share C. repeat D. develop

8. A. method B. notice C. task D. secret

9. A. warned B. praised C. educated D. punished

10. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself

【答案】（1）C；（2）A；（3）D；（4）C；（5）A；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）B；

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者有眼疾，但是通过努力后来越来越自信。

（1）句意：我和其他的孩子不同。A与......相同，B在某方面困难，C与......不同，D对......好，根据Everyone is unique每个人都是独—无二的可知是与众不同，故选C。

（2）句意：我的眼睛有问题。A眼睛，B耳朵，C腿，D胳膊，根据I can't see things可知看不清是眼睛有问题，故选A。

（3）句意：我妈妈总是说，你是我们家最珍贵的宝贝。根据I felt hopeless和You are the precious可知此处是让步关系，故用although引导让步状语从句，尽管，故选D。（4）句意：当你给我生命的时候，你为什么给了我一双无用的眼睛？根据asked可知是问为什么，作者觉得不公平，故选C。

（5）句意：当然，没有回答。A回复，B报告，C记录，D调查，根据I asked God可知上帝是不能回答的，故选A。

（6）句意：当我悲伤难过时，他们让我振作；当我感到快乐和兴奋时，他们会分享我的感受。A让我振作，B给我穿衣服，C给我打电话，D拾起它们，根据my heart through joy可知喜悦使人振作，故选A。

（7）句意：他们让我振作；当我感到快乐和兴奋时，他们会分享我的感受。A伤害，B分享，C重复，D发展，根据friends可知可以分享的是朋友，故选B。

（8）句意：我开始写下我的想法，并把它们作为一个。A方法，B通知，C任务，D秘密，根据nobody knew it，没人知道的是秘密，故选D。

（9）句意：他总是在班上表扬我。A禁告，B表扬，C教育，D惩罚，根据full of energy and confidence，可知表扬使人自信，故选B。

（10）句意：所以请相信自己。believe in yourself，固定搭配，自信，故选B。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。

12．阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Run for Class President

Two months ago, when our class election （选举） started, I decided to run for class president.

I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was

1 that people would feel bad for me if I lost.

I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn't to make promises to do things I couldn't 2 but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was 3 prepared, I felt that

my chances of winning were strong.

However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response （反应） wasn't what I had 4 . Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent's （对手的） turn, everyone was screaming his name. His speech was short, but all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer.

It was obvious who would 5 . For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through.

My 6 was right: I didn't win.

The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended （假装） not to hear. But later, things got better. People 7 about the election and talked to me just as they did before.

I don't regret putting time and energy into the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this build 8 —since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.

1. A. bored B. afraid C. excited D. hopeful

2. A. compare B. remember C. manage D. repeat

3. A. fully B. quickly C. freshly D. physically

4. A. feared B. faced C. mentioned D. pictured

5. A. insist B. return C. wait D. win

6. A. suggestion B. prediction C. direction D. introduction

7. A. forgot B. wrote C. cared D. discussed

8. A. trust B. pride C. character D. support

【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）D；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；

【解析】【分析】大意：作者竞选班长职位，但是结果不是自己期望的那样子，通过这次

竞选，使作者学会了面对令人失望的事情，变得更加强大成熟。

（1）句意：但是我害怕如果我落选，人们会对我感觉不好。A.无聊的，感到厌倦的；B.害

怕的；C.激动的；兴奋的；D.充满希望的。根据I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win.but,可知，虽然作者自己很自信，和同学们相处的很好，喜欢在众人面前讲话，但是也害怕落下后没面子，大家对自己感觉不好，此处用afraid，害怕，故选B。

（2）句意：我的计划不是承诺做我不能完成事而是向同学们展示我想成为班长的原因。A.

比较；B.记住；C.完成（困难的事），勉励完成；D.重复。根据but to show my class why I wanted to be president.可知作者回避做自己难完成的事，用manage，完成，故选C。

（3）句意：因为我充分准备，所以我觉得我赢的机会很大。A.完全地，全部地，充分

地；B.迅速地；C.刚刚，新近；D.身体上，肉体上，根本上。根据I felt that my chances of winning were strong.因为他觉得自己赢的机会很大，所以他应该是进行了充分准备，用fully，充分地，故选A。

（4）句意：然而，当我选举那天进行演讲的时候，反应不是我设想的那个样子。A.害怕；B.面对；C.提及到；D.想象，设想，描述。根据However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, 可知没演讲前作者觉得自己赢的机会很大，但是自己的真实演讲却没有自己演

讲前设想的那么好，用pictured，设想，故选D。

（5）句意：很显然，谁将会获胜。A.坚持；B.归还；C.等待；D.赢。根据When it was my opponent's （对手的） turn, everyone was screaming his name.可知对手进行演讲时，大家对

高喊他的名字，因此谁将成为班长是很明显的事，用win，赢，故选D。

（6）句意：我的预言是对的：我没有赢。A.建议；B.预测；预言；C.指导，命令；D.介绍。根据 But I was 1 that people would feel bad for me if I lost. 作者猜到自己可能会落下，因

此用prediction，预言，故选B。

（7）句意：人们忘记选举这件事，他们像选举前一样和我说话。A.忘记；B.写；C.关心；D.讨论。根据常识可知，学生们选谁当班长其实不是很关心，不久就会忘记它，一切都会

恢复到没选举前一样，因此用forgot，忘记，故选A。

（8）句意：像这样失败的时刻塑造人物。A.相信；B.自豪；C.角色，人物；D.支持。根据since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger. 可知这样一次演讲比赛，让

作者敢于面对令人扫兴的事，变得成熟，因此用character，人物，故选C。

【点评】考查完型填空，考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先跳过空格通读全文掌

握其大意。然后一一作答。注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查

验证答案。

13．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C

和D项中选出最佳选项。

The first astronauts

Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines 1 at the sky. This is very different from the situation 2 years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps they dreamed of 3 the universe.

When did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago, 4 the first astronauts were not people-they were animals.

Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as 5 as possible for humans. So they decided to experiment with animals and test 6 in spaceflights. Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals 7 first went into space. Many of them 8 , but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we 9 forget these animals.

Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died 10 his spaceship landed back on Earth.

11 the result was different for Ham the Monkey. His story ended happily when he return to earth 12 very good health.

Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could 13 animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth? The answer came when Ham 14 into space in 1961. Yes, he did everything well and lived for 15 16 years

1. A. look B. to look C. looking D. looked

2. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of

3. A. explore B. to explore C. explored D. exploring

4. A. as B. or C. but D. so

5. A. safe B. safer C. safest D. the safest

6. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs

7. A. whom B. what C. that D. whose

8. A. die B. died C. have died D. will die

9. A. shouldn't B. may not C. don't have to D. needn't

10. A. if B. because C. after D. since

11. A. Luck B. Luck C. Luck D. Luckily

12. A. at B. on C. in D. for

13. A. a B. an C. the D. /

14. A. send B. sent C. is sent D. was sent

15. A. another B. other C. others D. the others

【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）D；（4）A；（5）A；（6）B；（7）C；（8）B；（9）A；（10）C；（11）D；（12）C；（13）B；（14）D；（15）A；

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了人类第一批宇航员，他们是昆虫、老鼠、青蛙、狗和猴子，

为人类探索太空做出的了贡献。

（1）句意：今天，人们使用现代机器观测太空。use to do固定搭配，用来做某事，故

选B。

（2）句意：这与几千年前人们只能用眼睛的情况大不相同。基数词+thousand，固定搭配，……千，thousands of，固定搭配，数以千计的，此处没有基数词，故用thousands of，故选D。

（3）句意：也许他们梦想着探索宇宙。of是介词其后是动名词，故选D。

（4）句意：这个故事开始于不久前，当时第一批宇航员不是人——他们是动物。A当时，B或者，C但是，D所以，根据began not so very long ago可知此处表示时间，故是

当时，故选A。

（5）句意：科学家们想使人类到太空旅行尽可能安全。as+形容词或副词原形+as possible，固定搭配，尽可能的......，故选A。

（6）句意：所以他们决定用动物做实验，并在太空飞行中测试它们。A主格，他们，B宾格，他们，C形容词性物主代词，他们的，D名词性物主代词，他们的，test动词后缺少宾语，宾格them指代animals，故选B。

（7）句意：昆虫、老鼠、青蛙、狗和猴子是最早进入太空的动物。定语从句中缺少主语，先行词是some，故关系代词是that，故选C。

（8）句意：他们中的许多人死了，但他们帮助使太空旅行对人类更安全。描述过去用一

般过去时，故选B。

（9）句意：为了他们的伟大贡献，我们不应该忘记这些动物。A不应该，B可能不，C不必，D不必，根据For their great service为了他们的伟大贡献，可知是不应该忘记它们的

贡献，故选A。

（10）句意：可悲的是，他的宇宙飞船回到了地球后他死了。A如果，B因为，C在......之后，D自从，是现在完成时标志，根据in 1949可知与时间的先后有关，died是一般过去时，故用after，故选C。

（11）句意：幸运的是Ham的结果不同。副词位于句首修饰全句，luckily是副词，故选D。

（12）句意：当他身体健康地回到地球时，他的故事愉快地结束了。be in good health，固

定搭配，身体健康，故选C。

（13）句意：像哈姆这样的动物能在太空做和在地球上一样的事情吗？ animal是以元音

音素开头的单数名词，故用不定冠词an表示泛指，故选B。

（14）句意：在1961年哈姆被送入太空时有了答案。in 1961是一般过去时标志，send

与主语Ham是被动关系，故是一般过去时的被动语态，was sent，故选D。

（15）句意：是的，他做得很好，又活了16年。another+基数词+名词复数，另外的……，故选A。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然

后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍

检查验证。

14．先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出

一个最佳答案。

Here are the materials you need to have a successful study period.

●Water and Healthy Snacks

Nowadays, you may spend much time studying. In the middle of a study period, you must be a little tired. It can be 1 to tell yourself that you have to stop. You may go to the

2 because you're so hungry or thirsty. How can you save time? Solve this problem

3 keeping a bottle of water and healthy snacks at your desk. These

4 will give you what you need for the long hours of studying ahead of you.

●The Internet

If you are not clear about what you have learnt, you'll probably use your class notes to 5 .

What happens if there's a topic that you still don't 6 understand? You'd better have a website or two that you can 7 to search a subject. You can find explanation （解释） in the website. These can be very 8 in making sure that you understand the material.

●Highlighters （亮光笔） and Sticky （粘的） Notes

Learn wisely. As you 9 your textbook and notes, use highlighters and sticky notes to 10 yourself of which key information you need to remember. 11 even the strictest teachers won't make you 12 your whole textbook for your exam. In order not to lose

those very important 13 , you can use some bright, fun color signs to record these materials.

●Note cards

Finally, we suggest keeping some note cards in your study 14 you can make flashcards for coming tests, these are a useful tool for 15 subject that requires memorization.

Good luck on your test.

1. A. strange B. easy C. different D. private

2. A. garden B. yard C. kitchen D. pool

3. A. by B. in C. on D. at

4. A. troubles B. shapes C. prices D. things

5. A. praise B. throw C. study D. promise

6. A. normally B. gradually C. completely D. politely

7. A. imagine B. use C. knock D. divide

8. A. peaceful B. beautiful C. thankful D. helpful

9. A. read B. perform C. argue D. treat

10. A. reflect B. remind C. receive D. repeat

11. A. Because B. Before C. After D. Though

12. A. cancel B. attend C. celebrate D. memorize

13. A. interests B. points C. sizes D. styles

14. A. as if B. even if C. so that D. since that

15. A. either B. another C. some D. any

【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）C；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）A；（10）B；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）C；（15）D；

【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了拥有一个好的学习期所需要的东西。

（1）句意：告诉你自己的停一下是很容易的。A奇怪的，B容易的，C不同的，D私人的。根据上文 In the middle of a study period, you must be a little tired. 在学习期的中间，你肯定有点累，可知当累的时候，告诉自己停下来修饰很容易的。故选B。

（2）句意：你可能去厨房，因为你太饿或者太渴。A花园，B院子，C厨房，D池。根据下文 you're so hungry or thirsty. 你太饿或者太渴，可知去的应该是厨房。故选C。

（3）句意：通过放一瓶水和健康的小吃在桌上来解决这个问题。A通过，表方法、方式；B在里面；C在上面；D在，一般接小地点。根据上文How can you save time? 你如何节省时间，可知此处强调的是方法方式。故选A。

（4）句意：这些东西会提前给你长时间学习所需要的。A麻烦，B形状，C价格，D东西。根据上文 keeping a bottle of water and healthy snacks at your desk. 放一瓶水和健康的小吃在桌上，可知此处指的是上文提到的这些东西。故选D。

（5）句意：你可能会用课堂笔记来学习。A表扬，B扔，C学习，D承诺。根据If you are not clear about what you have learnt 如果你对你学习过的东西不清楚，可知这里应是用笔记来学习。故选C。

（6）句意：如果还是有一个题目你完全不理解，会发生什么事？A正常地，B逐渐地，C

完全地，D礼貌地。根据下文You'd better have a website .你最好有一个网站，可知应是指

看了笔记还是完全不懂，因此需要用到网络。故选C。

（7）句意：你最好有一到两个网站可以用来搜索题目。A想象，B使用，C敲打，D分。

根据宾语website网站，可知应是用来搜索。故选B。

（8）句意：这些在确保你理解材料上可以上是很有帮助的。A和平的，B美丽的，C感恩的，D有帮助的。根据前文提到的笔记和搜索资料的网站，可知是有帮助的。故选D。

（9）句意：在你读课文和笔记的时候。A读，B表演，C争吵，D对待。根据宾语textbook and notes，课文和笔记，可知是读，故选A。

（10）句意：用亮光笔和粘贴笔记来提醒你自己你需要记住的关键信息。A反映，B提醒，C收到，D重复。根据 highlighters and sticky notes，亮光笔和粘贴笔记，可知是用来提

醒自己哪些是重点笔记的。故选B。

（11）句意：因为即使是最严格的的老师，也不会让你为了考试记住整本书。A因为，B 在……之前，C在……之后，D尽管。根据上文作者提倡用亮光笔和粘贴笔记来提醒你自己你

需要记住的关键信息，可知是因为老师也会要求你记住关键知识就好。故选A。

（12）句意：因为即使是最严格的的老师，也不会让你为了考试记住整本书。A取消，B

出席，C庆祝，D记住。根据 your whole textbook，你的一整本课本，可知应是为了考试去

记住。故选D。

（13）句意：为了不失去那些非常重要的分数，你可以用一些亮的、彩色的标记来记录这

些材料。A兴趣，B分数，C尺寸，D类型。根据动词lose，可知是不失去分数。故选B。（14）句意：最后，我们建议在你的学习中使用一些笔记卡，以便你为了接下来的考试可

以做闪卡。A仿佛，B即使，C为了/以便，D从那以后。根据下文you can make flashcards

for coming tests .你为了接下来的考试可以做闪卡，可知是为了/以便。故选C。

（15）句意：这些是给任何一个需要识记的科目的有用的一个工具。A（两者中的）任何

一个，接可数名词单数；B另一个，接可数名词单数；C一些，接可数名词复数；D任何，

可接可数名词和不可数名词。根据定语从句that requires memorization. 需要识记的，可知

指的是任何一个需要识记的科目。故选D。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然

后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍

检查验证。

15．完形填空

As we all know, the environment around us is getting 1 . In some places we can't see fish swimming in the river or trees on the hills. Some people even have no clean water 2 .Recently, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life is 3 every corner of our country. It is such an important project 4 I can't wait to express my ideas on how to promote （推动）it.

First, we should 5 a no-car day every week in our school. Because cars not only cause serious air pollution but also waste energy. On the no-car day, neither students nor teachers 6 to drive to school. At the same time，just walk or run. Use our bikes and enjoy the fun.

Second, we had better 7 plastic bags any more. No one can stand the "white pollution",

so it is wise to use cloth bags 8 can be used again and again.

9 , one thing that we should keep in mind is that every big thing comes from small details. So, as students, we should 10 lights when we leave, use both sides of paper, and reuse our textbooks and so on.

All in all, just set our mind to these: no-car days, no plastic bags, and no waste. Let's do it now.

1. A. bad and bad B. good and good C. worse and worse D. better and better

2. A. drink B. drinks C. drinking D. to drink

3. A. spreading B. moving C. living D. becoming

4. A. so B. because C. which D. that

5. A. set off B. set up C. put on D. put off

6. A. allow B. Allows C. allowed D. are allowed

7. A. to use B. not to use C. not use D. not using

8. A. who B. which C. when D. what

9. A. Finally B. Generally C. Last D. Lately

10. A. turn up B. turn down C. turn on D. turn off

【答案】（1）C；（2）D；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）A；（10）D；

【解析】【分析】短文大意：文章讲述了如今环境污染越来越严重，一种新型的生活方式"

低碳生活"被提出来了，作者还给我们提出了如何来做，以促进"低碳生活"。

（1）本题考查形容形容词比较级及语境理解。句意：众所周知，我们周围的环境正变得越来越糟。根据后文In some places we can't see fish swimming in the river or trees on the hills. Some people even have no clean water可知环境是越来越不好；比较级+and+比较级，表示越来越……，worse and worse，越来越糟糕；better and better，越来越好，故选C。（2）本题考查动词不定式及语境理解。句意：有些人甚至没有干净的水喝。动词不定式

作后置定语，修饰前面的water，故选D。

（3）本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：最近，一种叫做低碳生活的新生活方式正在我国的每个角落传播。根据I can't wait to express my ideas on how to promote （推动）it.可知这种生活方式正在传播。 A. spreading传播；B. moving 移动；C. living存在，居；D.

becoming变成，故选A。

（4）本题考查结果状语从句及语境理解。句意：这是一个如此重要的项目，我迫不及待地想表达我的想法如何促进它。so因此；because因为；which哪个；that没有实意，such…that，如此……以至于，引导结果状语从句，故选D。

（5）本题考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：首先，我们应该在我们的学校每周成立一个无车日。根据On the no-car day, neither students nor teachers6

to drive to school.可知是成立一个无车日。A. set off出发 B. set up建立，成立 C. put on 穿上 D. put off推迟，故选B。

（6）本题考查被动语态及语境理解。句意：在无车日，学生和老师都不允许开车上学。根据On the no-car day可知人们不允许开车，be allowed to sth被允许做某事。故选D。

（7）本题考查had better的用法及语境理解。句意：其次，我们最好不要再使用塑料袋。had better do sth 最好做某事，其否定在better后直接加not,故选C。

（8）本题考查定语从句及语境理解。句意：没有人能忍受"白色污染"，所以明智的做法是使用布包，可以反复使用。根据句子结构可知这是含有定语从句的主从复合句，bags是先行词，缺少一个表示物的关系词在从句中做主语，who谁，指人；which指物；when何时，指时间；what不引导定语从句，故选B。

（9）本题考查副词及语境理解。句意：最后，我们应该记住的一件事是，每一件大事都来自于小细节。A. Finally最后 B. Generally总体上 C. Last最后，D. Lately，近来，根据第二、三段的开头分别是Frist、Second，可知第四段的开头应该是最后建议，故选A。（10）本题考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：所以，作为学生，当我们离开的时候，我们应该关灯，使用纸的两面，重复使用我们的课本等等。为了节约用电，可知我离开房间时要关灯，根据when we leave，可知此处是关灯， turn up调大 B. turn down调小 C. turn on打开 D. turn off关闭，结合句意，故选D。

【点评】此题考查完形填空。先跳过空格阅读短文，理解短文大意。然后根据句意和上下文的联系确定句子中所缺的成分，根据英语语法知识和固定搭配及句式结构，从所给的选项中选出正确答案。

16．通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing 1 day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire （雇佣） a nurse to help with housework and 2 him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses — Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite 3 . The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man 4 Peter and said, " Anthony said you are rude and not worth trusting. Is this correct?"

Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad 5 of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to 6 these things."

The old man was very impressed （印象深刻的）by Peter's character. At the same time, Anthony returned with a cup of 7 for the old man.

The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for 8 . He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very 9 of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started 10 .

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite common, he had great inner beauty.

1. A. weaker B. shorter C. taller D. richer

2. A. take up B. look up C. take after D. look after

3. A. ugly B. strong C. common D. beautiful

4. A. got to B. led to C. turned to D. pointed to

5. A. background B. opinion C. looking D. picture

6. A. change B. move C. save D. keep