2022-2023学年八年级下学期英语完形填空专练（7）

这是一份2022-2023学年八年级下学期英语完形填空专练（7），共15页。
完形填空专练（7）

一、
Have you ever noticed that your fingers wrinkled(皱的)when you've just finished swimming or 1 clothes? It seems that your hands have aged 30 years in a short time. But is this an accident? Or is it something 2 nature has built into our bodies?
The wrinkles looked a bit like the patterns(花纹)on the bottom of the running shoes. So scientists made a 3 that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hands hold things better.
To test this, researchers asked 20 people to pick up marbles(弹珠)from water 4 their hands. But 5 they started to pick up the marbles, half the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour.
The researchers discovered the people who had wrinkled fingers completed the task faster than those whose hands were dry. But when they 6 to move dry marbles, all the people performed the same, no matter whether they had the wrinkled fingers or not.
Our ancestors(祖先)might not play with marbles, but wrinkled fingers could make 7 easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers.
8 , our feet also get wrinkled in water. This may develop from our ancestors' need to run on the wet ground.
But the question is, if wrinkled fingers are so helpful, 9 don't our hands just stay that way all the time? In fact, there are several disadvantages about wrinkled fingers. They make us feel 10 . And wrinkled fingers don't have enough sense of touch.
1.A.making B.washing C.folding
2.A.that B.who C.which
3.A.decision B.guess C.promise
4.A.by B.from C.with
5.A.after B.before C.while
6.A.asked B.were asked C.were asking
7.A.this B.that C.it
8.A.Similarly B.Unfortunately C.Immediately
9.A.how B.what C.why
10.A.powerful B.enjoyable C.uncomfortable
二、
This story is about Mrs. Jones, an 82-year-old lady. 11 her life was hard, she was always nicely dressed every day.
This morning Mrs. Jones was moving to the nursing home(养老院). The nursing home was very 12 . After hours of waiting, Mrs. Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready. 13 the way to her room, I told her what the room was like.
Suddenly she said, "I love 14 ! "
"But Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room yet!"I was surprised at her reply.
She stopped and said, "Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is 15 . It depends on how I decide to 16 the room. I have already decided to love the room before I actually see it. "
Then she continued, "I have a 17 . I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is. Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can 18 enjoy a new day. Each day is a 19 . I'll enjoy my life and all the happy memories that I have stored in my bank account(账户)before. "
Life is like a bank account. You can take out what you've put in. If you have put a lot of 20 in your bank account, you can take out some of it when you feel sad.
Attitude(态度)is everything.
11.A.When B.Since C.Though D.If
12.A.busy B.beautiful C.old D.small
13.A.On B.In C.By D.Through
14.A.them B.her C.you D.it
15.A.repaired B.made C.bought D.placed
16.A.deal with B.ask for C.think about D.stick to
17.A.habit B.dream C.choice D.goal
18.A.also B.still C.ever D.only
19.A.gift B.mess C.lesson D.journey
20.A.knowledge B.courage C.kindness D.happiness
三、
A group called New Story is working with a company called Icon to quickly build lots of houses for poor people in Tabasco, Mexico. The 21 of building the houses is unusual—by 3D-printing technology.
New Story is a group to work to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't 22 them. The group has built over 2, 700 houses in places 23 Bolivia(玻利维亚), Haiti (海地)and Mexico. In the past, New Story built 24 houses in a normal way. But it 25 a long time. That's 26 New Story begins to work with Icon. Icon has developed a way to build houses 27 by 3D-printing with concrete(混凝土) . Some areas where New Story wants to build houses suffer from earthquakes(地震) , 28 Icon's houses have been designed to hold up in earthquake conditions(情况).
The houses in Tabasco have two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Because the houses are created with a computer design, it's easy to 29 the design to meet the needs of different families. It's said they'll 30 the houses later this year. What exciting news for them it is!
21.A. host B. metal C. way D. motto
22.A. clean B. shake C. afford D. borrow
23.A. by B. with C. like D. between
24.A. its B. his C. her D. my
25.A. had B. took C. cost D. spent
26.A. why B. how C. what D. when
27.A. fairly B. quickly C. carefully D. suddenly
28.A. for B. so C. or D. as
29.A. share B. print C. change D. divide
30.A. sell out B. pick up C. take up D. live in
四、
Sloths(树懒) live in the forests of Central and South America. They look 31 with cute faces and slow movements. On the Internet, people think they are one of the 32 animals. But it's sad that sloths are in danger now.
Many people love sloths and want to do 33 for them. Sam Trull is one of them who enjoy taking photos and protecting 34 . She has decided to put her life in 35 these wonderful animals.
In 2013, Trull got to Costa Rica to 36 for an animal hospital. The name of the 37 was Kids Saving the Rainforest. Just then, she began to know the wonderful world of sloths. And after some time, she found that it was her duty to 38 sloths.
Some local people 39 sloths to sell them for money. Some people cut down trees and make sloths lose their home. Other big wild animals eat sloths as food. Sloths are in great danger. 40 Trull set up a program with another sloth lover Seda Sejud in August 2014. They save and look after sloths and let baby sloths free in the forests.
31.A.boring B.difficult C.important D.interesting
32.A.cleverest B.bravest C.loveliest D.smartest
33.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
34.A.mountains B.trees C.flowers D.animals
35.A.saving B.studying C.visiting D.watching
36.A.pay B.ask C.work D.wait
37.A.area B.team C.hospital D.animal
38.A.look after B.look at C.look down D.look up
39.A.help B.catch C.suggest D.protect
40.A.So B.But C.When D.Because
五、
Sometimes I spend so much time looking for joy that it finds me.
The other day I got on the shuttle bus for a meeting. I felt 41 as I saw ten people on it-a full bus, 42 that I'd never had to worry about. At that time, I was worried about attending the meeting on time.
What I didn't know was that all these people were going to adult day care(成人日托服务)and the same driver took them daily. Among the 43 was a young girl who was brain damaged(受损的)named Gabby wearing a T-shirt with hearts and kisses, and a man 44 the back of the bus always made sure his phone was programmed to Gabby's 45 song by Stevie Wonder.

This song, You Can Feel It All Over 46 in 1977. I loved it and still do. Now this man started playing Gabby's song 47 . Her face lighted up and she started clapping and stomping her feet as if she wanted to dance.
Her mom said, "She loves this song best! "and the driver said "Sing it, Gabby! "And my heart was truly 48 . This went on most of the way and it was a scene of joy. I wished that Stevie himself could be there to 49 this disabled girl getting so much joy from his song.
This was a daily ritual(惯例)for this group think that this girl could get so much joy out of such an uplifting song just 50 my heart! And when the driver dropped this group off, I had a totally new way of thinking about something.
41.A.lonely B.relaxed C.upset
42.A.everything B.something C.nothing
43.A.passengers B.speakers C.tourists
44.A.at B.to C.on
45.A.peaceful B.favorite C.traditional
46.A.went on B.grew up C.came out
47.A.at times B.as usual C.after all
48.A.touched B.warned C.disturbed
49.A.stop B.help C.see
50.A.emptied B.warmed C.broke
六、
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to 51 a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed a/an 52 in meeting me, and I was told it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out t something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉菱缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents there would be no 53 for the boy to live to see five, but now he was thirteen. He was 54 to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter and I knew about getting over difficulties and going for dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he 55 or ask, "Why me? " He spoke about winning and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about.
He didn't mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was 56 . He just talked about his hopes for the future and how one day he wanted to 57 weight with me.
Before we finished talking, I showed him my gold medal and put it 58 his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about 59 than I ever did. He looked at it for a moment, but refused to 60 it, saying, "Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you."
Last summer I 61 Matthew's parents. They told me Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter that 62 had written to me a few days before：
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors tell me I don't have long to live anymore. But I 63 smile as much as possible.
I know I will never get to the Olympics and win a medal. 64 I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Words cannot express how 65 I am to you.
Your friend,
Matthew
51.A.pay B.request C.come D.go
52.A.fear B.interest C.opinion D.feeling
53.A.time B.hope C.excuse D.meaning
54.A.eager B.anxious C.nervous D.disappointed
55.A.doubt B.describe C.explain D.complain
56.A.ugly B.common C.different D.humorous
57.A.make B.test C.lose D.lift
58.A.on B.over C.around D.behind
59.A.success B.pressure C.respect D.manner
60.A.touch B.accept C.return D.change
61.A.thought of B.worried about C.heard from D.searched for
62.A.it B.she C.he D.they
63.A.hardly B.still C.almost D.already
64.A.And B.While C.So D.But
65.A.ashamed B.special C.thankful D.responsible

答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：B
解析：考查动词辨析。根据上文中的"when you've just finished swimming"可知，此处指当你刚游完泳或者刚洗完衣服时，你曾注意过你的手指是皱的吗？故选B。
2.答案：A
解析：考查关系词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指这是自然在我们体内形成的某些东西吗？分析句子结构可知，空格处引导定语从句，先行词是"something"，为不定代词，且关系词在从句中作宾语，只能用that引导该从句。故选A。
3.答案：B
解析：考查名词辨析。根据下文中的"might"和"To test this"可知，科学家们猜测手指上的褶皱可能有助于手更好地抓握东西。故选B。
4.答案：C
解析：考查介词辨析。根据上文中的"pick up marbles(弹珠) from water"可知，此处指用手捡水中的弹珠。故选C。
5.答案：B
解析：考查连词辨析。根据下文"The researchers discovered the people who had wrinkled fingers completed the task faster than those whose hands were dry."可知，此处指在他们开始捡弹珠之前，一半的人必须把他们的手放在水中半个小时。故选B。
6.答案：B
解析：考查动词的语态。根据语境可知，此处指当他们被要求移动干燥的弹珠时。分析句子结构可知，主语"they"与动词 ask之间构成被动关系，此处应用被动语态。故选B。
7.答案：C
解析：考查代词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指对他们来说，起皱的手指能使在潮湿的森林中到处攀登和在河里抓鱼变得更容易。分析句子结构可知，"to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers"是"make"真正的宾语，此处应用it作形式宾语。故选C。
8.答案：A
解析：考查副词辨析。根据下文中的"our feet also get wrinkled in water"可知，同样，我们的脚在水里也会起皱。故选A。
9.答案：C
解析：考查疑问词辨析。根据上文中的"But the question is"可知，此处指为什么我们的手不是一直保持那样呢？故选C。
10.答案：C
解析：考查形容词辨析。根据上文中的"there are several disadvantages about wrinkled fingers"和下文"And wrinkled fingers don't have enough sense of touch."可知，此处指手指起皱使我们感觉不舒服。故选C。
二、
11.答案：C
解析：句意：尽管她的生活是困难的，她总是每天穿得漂漂亮亮。根据下文life was hard及 always nicely dressed every day可知，此处表示转折。故选C。
12.答案：A
解析：句意：养老院非常忙。根据下文After hours of waiting可知，等了很久，说明养老院是非常忙的。故选A。
13.答案：A
解析：句意：在去她房间的路上，我告诉她房间是什么样的。on the way to在去……的路上。故选A。
14.答案：D
解析：根据下文you haven't seen the room yet可知，空处指代的是the room，用it代替。故选D。
15.答案：D
解析：句意：我是否喜欢我的房间不是取决于家具是怎样摆放的。根据上文I told her what the room was like及furniture 可知，此处指家具的摆放位置。故选D。
16.答案：C
解析：句意：它取决于我决定怎样看待这个房间。根据下文I have already decided to love the room可知，此处指对这个房间的看法.故选C。
17.答案：C
解析：根据下文I can...Or I can...可知，此处指选择。故选C。
18.答案：B
解析：句意：或者我可以起床，并感恩我仍然可以享受新的一天。根据上文an 82-year-old lady可知，老人已经82岁了，每天都感恩仍然可以享受新的一天。故选B。
19.答案：A
解析：句意：每一天都是一个礼物，我会享受我的生活和我以前存入账户里的所有快乐回忆。根据上文be thankful和下文enjoy my life可知，此处指每一天都是一个礼物。故选A。
20.答案：D
解析：句意：如果你把许多幸福都存放在你的银行账户，当你感到伤心的时候你可以拿一些出来。根据下文you can take out some of it when you feel sad可知，这里是指用之前存在账户里的快乐来缓解眼前的悲伤情绪。故选D。
三、
21.答案：C
解析：名词辨析。根据by 3D-printing technology可知，建房子的方式。故选C。
22.答案：C
解析：动词辨析。根据cheap but good houses可知，是指为那些买不起房子的人准备的。故选C。
23.答案：C
解析：介词辨析。根据Bolivia(玻利维亚)，Haiti(海地)and Mexico(玻利维亚)，海地和墨西哥)可知，此处是举例说明。故选C。
24.答案：A
解析：物主代词辨析。根据主语New Story，可知，此处对应物主代词是its。故选A。
25.答案：B
解析：动词辨析。根据句意：但是它花费很长时间。主语it用动词take。故选B。
26.答案：A
解析：副词辨析。句意：那就是Story开始与Icon合作的原因。That's why...那就是……的原因。故选A。
27.答案：B
解析：副词辨析。根据by 3D rinting with concrete可知，Icon开发了一种快速建造房屋的方法。故选B。
28.答案：B
解析：介词辨析。根据通过，可知前后是因果关系，用so。句意：New Story想要建造房屋的一些地区受到地震的影响，所以Icon的房屋被设计成能够在地震条件下支撑。故选B。
29.答案：C
解析：动词辨析。根据to meet the needs of different families可知，指改变设计来满足不同家庭的需要。故选C。
30.答案：D
解析：短语辨析。根据What exciting news for them it is！可知，他们将在今年晚些时候住进房子。故选D。
四、
31.答案：D
解析：句意：它们可爱的脸和缓慢的动作看起来很有趣。根据下文with cute faces and slow movements可知，树懒看起来很有趣。故选D。
32.答案：C
解析：句意：在互联网上，人们认为它们是最可爱的动物之一。根据上文with cute faces and slow movements 可知，人们认为树懒是最可爱的动物之一。故选C。
33.答案：B
解析：句意：许多人喜欢树懒并且想为它们做一些事情。根据上文But it's sad that sloths are in danger now.可知，这里表示要做一些事情去保护它们，故选B。
34.答案：D
解析：句意：Sam Trull是他们其中的一员，他们喜欢拍照和保护动物。根据下文She has decided to put her life in...these wonderful animals.可知，这里指"保护动物"。故选D。
35.答案：A
解析：句意：她决定用她的一生来拯救这些奇妙的动物。根据上文But it's sad that sloths are in danger now.可知，这里表示"拯救动物"。故选A。
36.答案：C
解析：句意：在2013年，Trull去了哥斯达黎加，在一家动物医院工作。根据下文And after some time, he found that it was her duty to...sloths.可知，在这里待了一段时间后她发现照顾树懒是她的责任，结合选项内容，来动物医院工作符合语境。故选C。
37.答案：C
解析：句意：医院的名字是拯救热带雨林的孩子。根据上文 In 2013, Trull got to Costa Rica to... for an animal hospital.可知，这里指医院的名字。故选C。
38.答案：A
解析：句意：一段时间之后，她发现照顾树懒是她的责任。根据上文 Sam Trull is one of them who enjoy taking photos and protecting...可知，Trull 致力于保护动物，因此这里表示"照顾树懒"。故选A。
39.答案：B
解析：句意：一些当地的人们捕捉树懒去卖掉挣钱。根据下文to sell them for money可知，当地人卖树懒挣钱，可推知，此处表示抓树懒。故选B。
40.答案：A
解析：句意：因此在2014年8月，Trull和另外一个树懒爱好者 Seda Sejud创建了一个项目。上文Sloths are in great danger.是 Trull set up a program with another sloth lover Seda Sejud in August 2014.的原因。故选A。
五、
41.答案：C
解析：考查形容词辨析。根据下文中的"a full bus"可知，此处表示"我"感到心烦。故选C。
42.答案：B
解析：考查代词辨析。根据下文"At that time, I was worried about attending the meeting on time."可知，此处表示"我"从未担心过车上坐满了乘客这件事。但那时因为巴士满载。"我"担心自己是否能准时参加会议。故选B。
43.答案：A
解析：考查名词辨析。根据上文中的"all these people were going to adult day care(成人日托服务) and the same driver took them daily"可知，此处指车上的乘客中有一个年轻的女孩。故选A。
44.答案：A
解析：考查介词辨析。根据下文中的"the back of the bus"可知，此处指在巴士后排坐着的男子。故选A。
45.答案：B
解析：考查形容词辨析。根据下文中的"She loves this song best"可知，此处表示Gabby最喜欢的歌曲。故选 B。
46.答案：C
解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据语境可知，此处表示You Can Feel It All Over 这首歌发行于1977年。故选C。
47.答案：B
解析：考查介词短语辨析。根据下文"This was a daily ritual(惯例）for this group."可知，此处表示这名男子像往常一样开始播放Gabby最喜欢的歌曲。故选B。
48.答案：A
解析：考查动词辨析。根据下文中的"it was a scene of joy"可知，此处表示看到车上发生的一切，"我"的内心完全受到了触动。故选A。
49.答案：C
解析：考查动词辨析。根据下文中的"this disabled girl getting so much joy from his song"可知，此处表示"我"希望Stevie能亲眼看到这个残疾女孩从他的歌中获得了如此多的快乐。故选C。
50.答案：B
解析：考查动词辨析。根据上文"And my heart was truly_____."可知，这个女孩从这样一首鼓舞人心的歌曲中获得了如此多的快乐这件事温暖了"我"的心。故选B。
六、
51.答案：A
解析：考查动词辨析。根据下文中的"in meeting me"和"During the nine-mile drive to his home"可知，"我"被要求去访问一个特殊的学生。故选A。
52.答案：B
解析：考查名词辨析。根据下文中的"I was told it would mean a great deal to him"可知，作者被告知，这次见面对小男孩意义重大。由此可知，小男孩表示有兴趣与作者见面。故选B。
53.答案：B
解析：考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指医生根据小男孩的病情推测他活不过5岁。故选B。
54.答案：A
解析：考查形容词辨析。根据下文中的"because I was a gold-medal power lifter and I knew about getting over difficulties and going for dreams"可知，由于作者是金牌举重运动员并且知道如何克服困难、追逐梦想，因此，小男孩很渴望与作者见面。故选A。
55.答案：D
解析：考查动词辨析。根据下文中的"He just talked about his hopes for the future"及语境可知，此处指小男孩从来不曾抱怨为什么生病的是自己。故选D。
56.答案：C
解析：考查形容词辨析。根据上文"He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症)"可知，小男孩患有肌肉萎缩症，他和大家不一样，所以他的同学们都嘲笑他。故选C。
57.答案：D
解析：考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“because I was a gold-medal power lifter”及语境可知，此处表示他只谈论他对未来的期望以及将来某一天他想如何与"我"一起举重。故选D。
58.答案：C
解析：考查介词辨析。根据语境可知，作者向小男孩展示了自己的金牌，并将金牌戴在了小男孩的脖子上。故选C。
59.答案：A
解析：考查名词辨析。根据上文中的"I told him he was more of a winner"可知，此处指作者认为小男孩比他更了解成功。故选A。
60.答案：B
解析：考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指小男孩拒绝接受作者的金牌。故选B。
61.答案：C
解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据语境可知，此处指作者去年夏天收到了Matthew父母的信。故选C。
62.答案：C
解析：考查代词辨析。根据语境及下文信的署名可知，这封信是小男孩写给作者的。此处应用he指代Matthew。故选C。
63.答案：B
解析：考查副词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指医生们说小男孩活不了多久，但是他仍然尽可能多地微笑。故选B。
64.答案：D
解析：考查连词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指"我"知道"我"永远不会参加奥林匹克运动会并夺得一枚金牌。但"我"知道"我"是一名冠军，而上帝也知道这件事。上下文语境为转折关系。故选D。
65.答案：C
解析：考查形容词辨析。根据上文中的"My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter."可知，此处指言语无法表达小男孩对作者的感激之情。故选C。