八年级期末英语 冲刺期末训练(第10天)

一、选词并用其适当形式填空

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1.The ____________ of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth.

2.When I went to ____________ in New York, Ana and I shared the same room.

3.It can help to use less fresh water, and it can help to keep the water __ __________ unpolluted.

4.Generally, scientists warn against making predictions or important ______ ______ based on this questionable theory.

5.Three years later, a farmer who lived nearby ____________ almost the same circles in one of his fields.

6.On his way home, he felt the music was so ____________ that he took out $100 and put it on the hat.

7.The next day Johnny’s father ____________ to tell Babe Ruth about the st ory of Johnny on the phone.

8.India is well known for its food, ____________ its hot dishes.

9.Future kitchens will be ____________ friendly.

10.To newcomers, it can look like a ____________ foreign language.

二、完形填空冲刺训练

If you want to stand out, there is no shortcut for you but hard work. There was once a poor boy, longing for money so much, running to ask a building cont ractor (承包商) of a high building,” How could I become as __1__ as you when I grow up?”

Looking at the boy, the tall and strong-build contractor replied,” I would like to tell you a story first about three workers. The first worker liked hold ing a tool without doing anything but college decision wonderful environment ma nage especially completely population supply discover saying that he wanted to be a boss in the future. The second worker always liked complaining(抱怨) about the long-time work and his low salary(工资). The third worker liked doing his work quietly. Several years later, the first worker was __2__ holding his tool

in the same place and the second took an excuse of work injury for early retire ment (退休). Only the third one became the boss. Do you understand the meaning of this story? Just go to buy a red shirt and work hard.” The little boy was _ _3__ the suggestion. So he asked the contractor to explain further. __4__ the b uilders who were working on the scaffold (脚手架), the contractor said to the l ittle boy,” Look at those people! They are all my workers. I can’t remember a ll their names, and even I have no __5__ of some of them. But if you look caref ully, you will notice a man in red __6__ them. I noticed him very early. He see ms to be working harder than others. He is always the first one to work every d ay __7__ the last one to leave. It is exactly his red shirt that makes him stan d out of all the workers. Now I am about to ask him to lead the others and I’m sure he will work still harder. Maybe he will soon be my assistant.” “You kno w, that is also __8__ I got where I am now. I once worked harder than others. H owever, if I had worn a blue shirt as other workers __9__ at that time, I would not have been noticed by my boss. So I wore a red shirt every day and worked h ard. Soon my day __10__ and my boss noticed me and made me the leader of the wo rkers. After I earned enough money, I also became a boss __11__ .’ Success can only be born in action. Working hard is all winners’ __12__ and necessary expe rience for realizing their dreams in their lives.

( )1 A. great B. happy C. rich D. strong

( )2. A. also B. only C. just D. still

( )3. A. excited about B. unhappy about C. surprised at D. displeased with

( )4. A. Looking at B. Talking to C. Pointing to D. Smiling at

( )5. A. memory B. impression C. feeling D. idea

( )6. A. behind B. beside C. near D. among

( )7.A. before B. while C. after D. when

( )8.A. how B. when C. why D. what

( )9.A.worked B. built C. dressed D. did

( )10. A. came B. went C. passed D. flew

( )11. A. easily B. finally C. quickly D. immediately

( )12.A. shared B. tiring C. preferred D. amazing