2021-2022学年初中英语人教版八年级下册期末复习完形填空专练（含答案）

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完形填空专练
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，选出一个最佳选项。
A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the playground. A football game is going on right now __1__ Class 3 and Class 4. We don’t know which team will __2__. Look at those people over there! Some students of Class 1 are practicing the __3__ jump. One of them is the best high jumper in the school. He practices hard every day. Many people think he will __4__ the school record in the sports meeting next spring. Not __5__ them, some girls are preparing for a race. They __6__ have a 600-meter race soon. Now on the corner of the field, you can see another group of students. Their teacher is __7__ them how to throw discus（铁饼）.
In schools, __8__ students love sports now. Sports help people to keep __9__. They also help people live happily. And after doing sports on the field, people will __10__ good friends with each other, too. Do you think so?
1．A．in B．between C．from D．of
2．A．win B．winning C．to lose D．losing
3．A．long B．far C．high D．tall
4．A．break B．turn C．put D．name
5．A．near to B．next C．in the front of D．far away from
6．A．were B．going to C．were going to D．will
7．A．telling B．talking C．speaking D．saying
8．A．much and much B．most and most C．many and many D．more and more
9．A．health B．tired C．healthy D．sad
10．A．make B．change C．get D．bring
One day, our teacher said that he had an exercise for us to try. We were to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall ____11____, relying（依赖）on another student to catch us. Most of us were ____12____ with this. We couldn’t fall back for more than a few centimeters before stopping ____13____.
Finally, Judy ____14____. She is a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl who always wears big white sweaters. Judy crossed her arms over her chest（胸部）, ____15____ her eyes, leaned（倾斜）back, and did not stop. She looked like one of the TV ads where the model jumps into the pool. For a moment, I was ____16____ she was going to fall onto the floor. At the last moment, her partner（搭档）held her shoulders and pulled her up at once.
“Whoa!” several students ____17____. Some clapped their hands. Our teacher finally smiled. “You see,” he said to the girl. “You closed your eyes. That was the ____18____. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, but you have to believe what you ____19____. And if you hope someone can trust（信任）you, you must feel that you can trust them too—even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re ____20____.”
11．A．forward B．backward C．over
12．A．uncomfortable B．unlucky C．unforgettable
13．A．themselves B．ourselves C．yourselves
14．A．gave it a try B．gave it up C．gave it away
15．A．opened B．covered C．closed
16．A．sure B．amazed C．crazy
17．A．considered B．cheered C．kidded
18．A．communication B．skill C．difference
19．A．feel B．hear C．smell
20．A．exercising B．falling C．performing
Ma Li is a dessert shop owner in Yinchuan, Ningxia. On a cool morning, she received an online ____21____ but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman (外卖送餐员).
When the deliveryman came, Ma was a little ____22____. “It is too cold outside and my motorbike didn’t work,” explained the deliveryman. After she heard his words, her anger was ____23____. She invited him to sit for a while and gave him a cup of hot water.
At that moment, Ma noticed the deliveryman’s face and hands were dark purple ____24____ he was working outside for too long. She felt sorry for him. While they were talking, Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy her daughter a ____25____, but he thought it was a little expensive.
After the deliveryman left, Ma ____26____ what happened just now on her WeChat Moments (微信朋友圈) with two photos of the deliveryman.
Heartwarming comments poured in, such as “Life is not easy but none of us give up!”, “Thumbs up for hard-working people!” and “Showing understanding to deliverymen.” Some ____27____ offered money for a cake.
The next day, Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop. When they met, Ma expressed people’s ____28____ to him and gave him a cake for his daughter’s birthday. The deliveryman was ____29____.
Ma received more than 600 yuan in donations from her friends and customers. She said she would use the money to help people ____30____.
21．A．gift B．order C．ticket D．invitation
22．A．excited B．sad C．happy D．angry
23．A．gone B．caught C．lost D．broken
24．A．though B．so C．when D．because
25．A．schoolbag B．cake C．coat D．computer
26．A．found B．remembered C．shared D．heard
27．A．never B．even C．hardly D．ever
28．A．confidence B．patience C．kindness D．honesty
29．A．helpful B．careful C．wonderful D．thankful
30．A．in need B．in danger C．in person D．in rags
My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town. But the farmer who owned the forest ____31____ trees every year until one year, there were no trees left.
One day, our teacher took us out and we had a ___32___ in the field where the forest used to be. While eating and drinking, we ___33___ about the beautiful forest we once had. One of my classmates comes from a tribe (部落) that lived in the west of our country. He told us what he thought about the change. “It makes me really ____34____ to learn that a forest has disappeared. My people have taught me to ____35____think seven generations (七代人) in the future. That’s to say, when we do something to the land, we should never ___36___it. We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations.
When we heard what he said, we kept ___37___first. "Let’s plant some trees!" said our teacher after a moment. “It will be a good ___38___!” So that’s what we did. For the rest of the spring, we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees.
That was five years ago. Today, when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see ___39___ about as tall as I am. It’s great to see how we’ve ____40____the field. It taught us the power of thinking about the future.
31．A．cut up B．cut down C．looked for D．looked after
32．A．picnic B．test C．wish D．lesson
33．A．planned B．feared C．knew D．talked
34．A．tired B．excited C．sad D．hopeful
35．A．sometimes B．always C．seldom D．never
36．A．protect B．hurt C．study D．sell
37．A．thankful B．happy C．silent D．shy
38．A．start B．mistake C．mess D．warning
39．A．trees B．leaves C．grass D．flowers
40．A．broken B．bought C．wasted D．changed
One day a little mouse was thirsty. She looked everywhere for water to drink. She climbed up onto a table. And she saw a bottle on the table. The mouth of the bottle was ____41____   The little mouse looked inside the bottle. “Aha , there is ____42____milk in it. That’s great!” She went into it and began to drink.
She drank and drank. After a moment she had drunk enough. Her stomach was too big and she couldn’t come _____43_____   the bottle. She cried for help. Just then a cat camp up to the table. When the cat ____44____the cry he jumped onto the table so ___45___and said, “You’ll be my nice lunch!” The little mouse was very clever and she ___46___for a moment and said. “Brother Cat ,you mustn’t roll the bottle.” ___47___?” asked the cat. “I would get dizzy (头晕目眩的)”, said the mouse. The cat said that he would let her   ____48____soon. So he began to roll the bottle. Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into ____49____The little mouse ran _____50_____ as fast as she could. When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her, the mouse had already gone into her home.
41．A．big B．strong C．weak D．small
42．A．little B．some C．few D．a few
43．A．into B．up C．out of D．down
44．A．heard B．saw C．tasted D．looked
45．A．happy B．honest C．honestly D．happily
46．A．ate B．thought C．drank D．took
47．A．When B．Where C．Why D．How
48．A．dying B．die C．to die D．died
49．A．boxes B．glasses C．pieces D．cakes
50．A．away B．in C．to D．at
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D选项中，选出最佳选项。
According to several recent surveys, some people are afraid of public speaking more than anything else. ____51____, this fear can be easily overcome with two methods: practice and using positive（正面的）energy from the audience. Practicing for a speech is important. ____52____ the task of writing the speech is completed, speakers must practice, practice, practice. The more times they practice the speech, the more ____53____they will feel when discussing the topic. Using ____54____such as mirrors or video recordings as they practice can show speakers what they look and sound like to the audience. Video is very helpful as it can be ____55____ many times, with the speakers focusing on one part at a time. Another ____56____ of dealing with public speaking fears is using the audience’s positive energy. Speakers need to remember that the audience wants them to ____57____. Something as basic as a small nod or a smile from a member of the audience should give ____58____ to the speakers on the stage. While it is easy for nervous speakers to focus only on getting through the speech, using the audience’s good will（意愿）____59____ much in making a speech better.
All in all, these two strategies are sure to help with fear of public speaking. With proper practice and audience’s positive energy, it is ____60____to overcome the fear of public speaking and make a successful speech. So there is no need to fear public speaking any more.
51．A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Sadly D．Terribly
52．A．Unless B．After C．Until D．Before
53．A．nervous B．scared C．relaxed D．difficult
54．A．objects B．activities C．signs D．instructions
55．A．found B．sold C．cleared D．watched
56．A．cause B．problem C．way D．purpose
57．A．surprise B．scream C．suppose D．succeed
58．A．confidence B．challenge C．humor D．service
59．A．hurts B．learns C．helps D．agrees
60．A．necessary B．important C．interesting D．possible

Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no ___61___ outside, it felt like midnight. Then the rain started to ___62___ heavily against the windows. We were sitting in our warm living room. All of the sudden, the light went on and off for a few times and then went out (熄灭) ___63___. Everything went black. We found the flashlight and some candles, then went to bed.
The next morning when I ___64___, my first feeling was that it was pretty cold in my bedroom. Clearly, the power (电力供应) didn’t come back. After I looked out of the window, I felt even ___65___: it was still raining heavily and the sky was still dark. The room was becoming colder and colder. We had no idea ___66___ the power would come back, so my wife started a fire in the fireplace. Although we lit (点燃) a few candles, it was still ___67___ to do anything in the weak light. I was sitting near several candles, but I had ___68___ reading.
The storm finally stopped in the afternoon, and I drove my car to ___69___ an open store. The trees along the roads were broken. I only bought the most ___70___ things—bread, some fruit, more drinking water and batteries (电池) for the flashlight. On my way home, the power came back and it cheered people up.
61．A．wind B．light C．storm D．color
62．A．beat B．push C．throw D．drop
63．A．hardly B．heavily C．completely D．secondly
64．A．woke up B．gave up C．picked up D．fixed up
65．A．better B．quieter C．sadder D．cleverer
66．A．where B．when C．how D．why
67．A．strong B．blind C．unfair D．difficult
68．A．fun B．trouble C．luck D．stress
69．A．look up B．look at C．look for D．look after
70．A．necessary B．expensive C．delicious D．proper
Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year, millions of people, both ___71___, plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a ___72___ place. Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were ___73___ to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees ___74___ soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. ___75___ they burned them and cleaned the place for ___76___ trees to be planted this year. ___77___ a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote, “I hope this tree will grow up with me to ___78___ the backbone (梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival (存活) of the trees was really more important than ___79___ trees were planted. Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate some money and let professionals (专业人士) plant and _____80_____ the trees.
71．A．students and teachers B．old and young C．boys and girls
72．A．colder B．larger C．greener
73．A．happy B．surprised C．interesting
74．A．died B．grew C．planted
75．A．When B．Because C．So
76．A．new B．few C．dead
77．A．Over B．From C．On
78．A．need B．be C．plant
79．A．how soon B．how C．how many
80．A．take down B．take up C．take care of

1．B
2．A
3．C
4．A
5．D
6．D
7．A
8．D
9．C
10．A
【解析】
本文主要讲述了在操场上许多同学正在参加各种各样的体育活动，并告诉我们体育运动的好处。
1．
句意：三班与四班之间正在进行一场足球比赛。
in在……里面；between在两者之间；from从，来自；of关于，……的。根据“Class 3 and Class 4”可知此处指的是在三班和四班之间。故选B。
2．
句意：我们不知道哪支队会赢。
win获胜，赢得，动词原形；winning获胜，赢得，动名词或现在分词；to lose失去，动词不定式；losing失去，动名词或现在分词。will是情态动词，后面动词用原形。故选A。
3．
句意：一班的一些学生正在练习跳高。
long长的；far远的；high高的，一般指海拔高度；tall高的。根据“One of them is the best high jumper in the school.”可知，此处提到其中一人是最好的跳高运动员，所以这里用high jump表示“跳高”。故选C。
4．
句意：很多人认为他会打破学校记录。
break休息，打破；turn转弯；put放；name命名，名字。根据“Many people think he will…the school record in the sports meeting next spring”可知很多人认为他会打破学校记录。故选A。
5．
句意：在离他们不远的地方，一些女孩正在为比赛做准备。
near to靠近；next接下来；in the front of在……前面；far away from离……远。根据“Not…them, some girls are preparing for a race”可知，离跳高不远的地方，故选D。
6．
句意：她们很快要举行一场600米比赛。
were一般过去时；going to打算；were going to打算去；will将。根据“soon”可知，此处用一般将来时will do或be going to do的结构，D选项符合，故选D。
7．
句意：他们的老师正在告诉他们如何扔铁饼。
telling告诉；talking谈论；speaking说（某种语言）；saying说。根据“them how to throw discus”可知，告诉他们扔铁饼的方法，故选A。
8．
句意：在学校，现在越来越多的学生喜欢运动。
much and much错误结构；most and most错误结构；many and many错误结构；more and more越来越多。more and more表示“越来越多的”，故选D。
9．
句意：运动有助于人们保持健康。
health健康，卫生；tired疲乏的，劳累的；healthy健康的；sad难过的。keep后面可以接形容词作宾语补足语，意思是“使得……怎么样”，根据“Sports help people to keep”可知，运动使人健康，故选C。
10．
句意：在运动场运动之后，人们也会彼此成为好朋友 。
make制造；change改变；get得到，到达；bring带来。根据“good friends with each other”可知此处指的是彼此成为朋友，make friends with sb“与某人交朋友”。故选A。
11．B
12．A
13．B
14．A
15．C
16．A
17．B
18．C
19．A
20．B
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了老师让大家做一个活动——一名学生背对着同学，向后倒下，依赖另一名学生接住他。通过这个活动告诉同学们，想让别人相信你，你必须相信别人。
11．
句意：我们站着，背对着我们的同学，然后向后倒下，依靠另一个学生来接住我们。
forward向前；backward向后；over在……上面。根据“We were to stand, facing away from our classmates…We couldn’t fall back for more than a few centimeters...”可知，此处指背对着同学，向后倒下。故选B。
12．
句意：我们中的大多数人对此感到不舒服。
uncomfortable不舒服的；unlucky不幸的；unforgettable难以忘怀的。根据“We couldn’t fall back for more than a few centimeters before stopping…”可知，此处指我们感到不舒服，所以我们不能向后倒下。故选A。
13．
句意：我们退不了几厘米就会自己停下来。
themselves他们自己；ourselves我们自己；yourselves你们自己。根据“We couldn’t fall back for more than a few centimeters before stopping…”可知，此处指我们自己停下来，故用反身代词ourselves，故选B。
14．
句意：最后，Judy要试一试。
gave it a try试一试；gave it up放弃；gave it away把它送出去。根据“Judy crossed her arms over her chest...her eyes, leaned back, and did not stop.”并结合选项可知，Judy要尝试一下。故选A。
15．
句意：朱迪双臂交叉放在胸前，闭上眼睛，向后靠，没有停下来。
opened打开；covered覆盖；closed闭。根据最后一段“You closed your eyes.”可知，Judy闭上了眼睛。故选C。
16．
句意：有那么一会儿，我确信她要摔到地板上了。
sure确信的；amazed惊奇的；crazy狂热的。根据“For a moment, I was…she was going to fall onto the floor. At the last moment, her partner（搭档）held her shoulders and pulled her up at once. ”可知，此处表示我一瞬间的心理活动，确信她会摔到地板上，然而她并没摔倒。故选A。
17．
句意：“哇！”几个学生欢呼。
considered考虑；cheered欢呼；kidded戏弄。根据“Whoa!”可知，此处应为cheered“欢呼”。故选B。
18．
句意：你闭上了眼睛，这就是不同之处。
communication交流；skill技巧；difference不同之处。根据“You closed your eyes. That was the…”可知，Judy向后倒下的时候闭上了眼睛，这是她与其他同学的不同之处。故选C。
19．
句意：有时候你不能相信你看到的，但你必须相信你的感觉。   
feel感觉；hear听见；smell闻到。根据“Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, but you have to believe what you...you must feel that you can trust them too-even when you’re in the dark.”可知，此处指必须相信自己的感觉。故选A。
20．
句意：即使你在跌倒时。
exercising运动；falling跌倒；performing表演。根据“And if you hope someone can trust（信任）you, you must feel that you can trust them...Even when you’re…”可知，此处指即使你在“跌倒”时，也要明白想让别人相信你，你必须相信别人。故选B。
21．B
22．D
23．A
24．D
25．B
26．C
27．B
28．C
29．D
30．A
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文，向我们展示了外卖送餐员的努力和对女儿的爱以及店主和顾客们的爱。
21．
句意：在一个凉爽的早晨，她收到了一份网上订单，但她花了一个小时等外卖送餐员。
gift礼物；order订单；ticket票；invitation邀请。根据“On a cool morning, she received an online…but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman.”可知，应该是网上订单，故选B。
22．
句意：当外卖送餐员来的时候，马有点生气。
excited激动的；sad悲伤的；happy开心的；angry生气的。根据“but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman”以及“After she heard his words, her anger”可知，外卖送餐员耗时很久才来，所以马很生气，故选D。
23．
句意：听了他的话，她的怒气消失了。
gone去；caught抓住；lost丢失；broken打破。根据“She invited him to sit for a while and offered him a cup of hot water.”可知，马听了外卖送餐员说的话，不生气了，故选A。
24．
句意：这时，马注意到外卖送餐员的脸和手都是深紫色的，因为他在外面工作太久了。
though尽管；so所以；when当……时；because因为。“he was working outside for too long”是“Ma noticed the deliveryman’s face and hands were dark purple”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故选D。
25．
句意：在他们谈话的时候，马知道外卖送餐员想给她的女儿买一个生日蛋糕，但是他觉得有点贵。
schoolbag书包；cake蛋糕；coat外套；computer电脑。根据“When they met, Ma expressed people’s … to him and gave him a cake for his daughter’s birthday.”可知，是生日蛋糕，故选B。
26．
句意：外卖送餐员离开后，马在微信朋友圈分享了外卖送餐员的两张照片。
found发现；remembered记得；shared分享；heard听见。分析“Ma…what happened just now on her WeChat Moments（微信朋友圈）with two photos of the deliveryman”可知，此处是share…with…短语，意为“与……分享……”，故选C。
27．
句意：有些人甚至出钱买蛋糕。
never从不；even甚至；hardly几乎不；ever曾经。根据上文内容和“Some…offered money for a cake.”可知，此处强调程度，“甚至”符合语境，故选B。
28．
句意：当他们见面时，马表达了人们对他的友好，并送给他一个蛋糕作为女儿的生日礼物。
confidence自信；patience耐心；kindness善良；honesty诚实。根据“Ma expressed people’s… to him”及上文的内容可知，表达了人们的理解和善良，故选C。

29．
句意：外卖送餐员很感激。
helpful乐于助人的；careful仔细的；wonderful极好的；thankful感谢的。根据“When they met, Ma expressed people’s kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter’s birthday.”可知，外卖送餐员表达对他人善意的感激，故选D。
30．
句意：她说她将用这笔钱帮助有需要的人 。
in need有需要；in danger处于危险中；in person亲自；in rags衣衫褴褛。根据“She said she would use the money to help people ”可知，帮助有需要的人，故选A。
31．B
32．A
33．D
34．C
35．B
36．B
37．C
38．A
39．A
40．D
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者居住的城镇附近原本有一片森林，但是被砍伐了。于是在老师的呼吁下，同学们一起在那里播种、栽树、几年后，森林又恢复了原貌。
31．
句意：但是拥有这片森林的农民每年都要砍树，直到有一年，树都不剩了。
cut up切碎；cut down砍倒；looked for寻找；looked after照顾。根据下文“there were no trees left”可知，农民每年都要砍树。故选B。
32．
句意：有一天，老师带我们出去，我们在森林曾经所在的田野里野餐。
picnic野餐；test测试；wish愿望；lesson课堂。根据下文“While eating and drinking”可知，老师带我们野餐。故选A。
33．
句意：我们边吃边喝，一边谈论着曾经拥有的美丽森林。
planned计划；feared害怕；knew知道；talked谈论。根据下文“He told us what he thought about the change”可知，我们在一起讨论曾经美丽的森林。故选D。
34．
句意：知道森林消失的消息让我非常难过。
tired劳累的；excited兴奋的；sad悲伤的；hopeful有希望的。根据下文“We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations”可知，这位同学从小就知道保护自然的重要性，因此当他知道森林消失非常伤心。故选C。
35．
句意：我的族人教导我要永远为未来的七代人着想。
sometimes有时；always总是，一直；seldom很少；never从不。根据下文“We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations”可知，我的族人教导我要一直为未来的七代人着想。故选B。
36．
句意：也就是说，当我们对土地做了什么，我们永远不应该伤害它。
protect保护；hurt伤害；study学习；sell售卖。根据下文“We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations”可知，我们永远不能伤害土地。故选B。
37．
句意：我们听到他的话后，首先保持了沉默。
thankful欣慰的；happy高兴的；silent沉默的；shy害羞的。根据下文“‘Let’s plant some trees!’ said our teacher after a moment”可知，我们听完同学的话，陷入了沉默。故选C。
38．
句意：这将是一个好的开始！
start开始；mistake错误；mess混乱；warning警告。根据上文“Let’s plant some trees!”可知，老师提议我们一起种树，这对森林来说将是一个新的开始。故选A。
39．
句意：今天，当我站在那片曾经是空旷的土地上，我看到了一些和我一样高的树。
trees树；leaves树叶；grass草；flowers花。根据上文“we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees”可知，我看到了一些和我一样高的树。故选A。
40．
句意：很高兴看到我们改变了这片田地。
broken打破；bought买；wasted浪费；changed改变。根据上文“when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see trees about as tall as I am”可知，这片田地过去是光秃秃的，但现在长满了树，所以我们改变了这片田地。故选D。
41．D
42．B
43．C
44．A
45．D
46．B
47．C
48．B
49．C
50．A
【解析】
这篇短文主要讲述了一只小老鼠跑进瓶子里喝牛奶，吃饱喝足后想从瓶子里出来，由于瓶口太小，出不来了。此时一只猫看见这只老鼠，想吃掉它，聪明的小老鼠想出办法成功脱离了险境。
41．句意：瓶子的口很小。A. big 大的；B. little 极少的；C. large巨大的；D. small小的。根据下文，老鼠喝饱了之后出不来了，可知瓶口太小。故选D
42．句意：里面有一点牛奶，太好了。A. little几乎没有；B. some一些；C. few极少；D. a few有一些。little/a little修饰不可数名词；few/a few修饰可数名词。老鼠高兴的原因是因为瓶里有些牛奶。a little表示肯定，意为“有一些”，修饰不可数名词。故选B。
43．句意：她的肚子太大了，她不能从瓶子里出来。A. into进入；B. up向上； C. out of从……出来；D. down向下。come out of the bottle表示“从瓶里出来”。上文提到小老鼠进入瓶子喝牛奶，吃饱喝足后想从瓶子里出来，故选C。
44．句意：当猫听到哭声时，他高兴地跳到桌子上说：“你会是我的美味午餐！”。A. heard听见；B. saw看见； C. tasted尝起来；D. looked看起来。根据下文he jumped onto the table so   　　5　　and said, “You’ll be my nice lunch!”。可知上文是说听到。根据题意，故选A。
45．句意：当猫听到哭声时，他高兴地跳到桌子上说：“你会是我的美味午餐！”。A. happy高兴的；B. honest诚实的；C. honestly诚实地；D. happily高兴地。根据下文You’ll be my nice lunch!可知是如此高兴。根据题意，故选D。
46．句意：小老鼠很聪明，她想了一会儿。A. ate吃； B. thought想；C. drank喝； D. took带去。thought是think的过去式，表示“思考了一会儿”，结合句意可知，故选B。
47．句意：猫哥哥，你不能把瓶子滚起来。“为什么？”猫问。A. When 何时；B. Where 在哪儿；C. Why 为什么；D. How怎么样。why表示惊讶、疑问，意为“为什么？”根据“I would get dizzy(头晕目眩的)”可知，上句是询问原因。故选C。
48．句意：猫说他会让她死的。A. dying死亡，现在分词；B. die死，原形；C. to die死，动词不定式；D. died死，过去式。let sb. do sth.使/让某人做某事。根据题意，故选B。
49．句意：突然瓶子掉到地板上摔成了碎片。A. boxes 箱子，盒子；B. glasses 玻璃杯；     C. pieces片；D. cakes蛋糕。break into pieces意为“摔成碎片”。结合句意可知，故选C。
50．句意：小老鼠拼命地逃走了。A. away远离；B. in在……里面；C. to       到……；D. at在……。run away意为“跑开，逃走”。上文提到那只猫想吃掉这只小老鼠，老鼠想法逃脱，故选A。
51．A
52．B
53．C
54．A
55．D
56．C
57．D
58．A
59．C
60．D
【解析】
本文主要讲述了克服演讲恐惧的两种方式。
51．
句意：幸运的是，这种恐惧可以通过两种方法轻松克服:练习和利用观众的正能量。
Luckily幸运地；Suddenly突然地；Sadly悲伤地；Terribly可怕地。根据“this fear can be easily overcome with two methods”可知，害怕能够被克服，说明很幸运；故选A。
52．
句意：写演讲稿的任务完成后，演讲者必须练习、练习、再练习。
Unless除非；After在……之后；Until直到；Before在……之前。根据“speakers must practice, practice, practice”可知，演讲稿需要练习应该是在演讲稿写完之后；故选B。
53．
句意：他们练习演讲的次数越多，在讨论这个话题时就会感到越轻松。
nervous紧张的；scared害怕的；relaxed放松的；difficult困难的。根据“The more times they practice the speech”可知，练习越多，越轻松；故选C。
54．
句意：在练习时使用镜子或录像等物品可以向听众展示演讲者的样子和声音。
objects物品；activities活动；signs标志；instructions说明。根据“such as mirrors or video recordings”可知，镜子或录像是物品；故选A。
55．
句意：视频是非常有用的，因为它可以观看很多次，发言者一次专注于一个部分。
found发现；sold卖；cleared清理；watched观看。根据“Video”可知，视频可以观看；故选D。
56．
句意：另一种处理公众演讲恐惧的方法是利用观众的正能量。
cause原因；problem问题；way方法；purpose目的。根据“dealing with public speaking fears is using the audience’s positive energy”可知，讲述的是另一个方法；故选C。
57．
句意：演讲者需要记住听众希望他们成功。
surprise使……惊讶；scream惊吓；suppose猜测；succeed成功。根据“a small nod or a smile”可知，希望他们成功；故选D。
58．
句意：一些基本的东西，比如观众的一个微微的点头或一个微笑，都会给舞台上的演讲者带来信心。
confidence信心；challenge挑战；humor幽默；service服务。根据“a small nod or a smile”可知，一个微微的点头或一个微笑可以给予信心；故选A。
59．
句意：虽然紧张的演讲者很容易只专注于完成演讲，但利用听众的良好意愿有助于使演讲更好。
hurts受伤；learns学习；helps帮助；agrees同意。根据“using the audience’s good will”可知，利用听众的良好意愿能够帮助演讲；故选C。
60．
句意：通过适当的练习和听众的正能量，有可能克服公众演讲的恐惧，做一个成功的演讲。
necessary必要的；important重要的；interesting有趣的；possible可能的。根据“With proper practice and audience’s positive energy”可知，通过这两种方法有可能克服恐惧；故选D。
61．B
62．A
63．C
64．A
65．C
66．B
67．D
68．B
69．C
70．A
【解析】
本文讲述了了暴风雨导致家里停电，第二天下午雨停了，人们买了一些必需品，在回家的路上，电力恢复了，人们很开心。
61．
句意：外面没有灯光，感觉像是午夜。
wind风；light光；storm暴风雨；color颜色。根据“Black clouds were making the sky very dark.”及“it felt like midnight.”可知，天空很黑，像午夜时分，因此表明外面没有光亮。故选B。
62．
句意：然后雨开始猛烈地打在窗户上。
beat击打；push推；throw扔；drop落下。根据“against the windows”可知，雨应该是打在窗户上。故选A。
63．
句意：突然，灯开了又关了几次，然后彻底熄灭了。
hardly几乎不；heavily沉重地；competely完全地；secondly其次。根据“Everything went black.”可知，灯开了又关，最后彻底暗了下来，因此上句指的是灯完全熄灭了。故选C。
64．
句意：第二天当我醒来的时候，我的第一个感受就是卧室非常冷。
woke up醒来；gave up放弃；picked up捡起；fixed up修理。根据“The next morning”可知，应该是早晨醒来。故选A。
65．
句意：当我向窗外望去，我感到更加悲伤：雨还在下，天空依然漆黑一片。
better更好的；quieter更安静的；sadder更悲伤的；cleverer更聪明的。根据“it was still raining heavily and the sky was still dark.”可知，看到外面依然下着雨，他感到更悲伤了。故选C。
66．
句意：我们不知道电力什么时候恢复，所以我的妻子开始在壁炉里生火。
where哪儿；when什么时候；how怎样；why为什么。分析句子可知，此处指的是不知道电力什么时候恢复。故选B。
67．
句意：尽管我们点燃了一些蜡烛，但是在微弱的光线下仍然做任何事情都很难。
strong强壮的；blind盲的；unfair不公平的；difficult困难的。根据Although可知，此处表示的是转折关系，表示尽管有一些蜡烛，但是灯光还是太微弱了，很难做一些事情。故选D。
68．
句意：我正坐在几支蜡烛旁边，但看书有点困难。
fun乐趣；trouble麻烦，困难；luck运气；stress压力。根据but可知，此处表示转折关系，虽然靠近蜡烛作者，但是读书还是有困难的。故选B。
69．
句意：暴风雨最终在下午停止了，我开着车去找一家营业的商店。
look up查阅；look at看；look for寻找；look after照顾。分析句子可知，此处表示开车寻找营业的商店去买一些必需品。故选C。
70．
句意：我只买了一些最必须的东西——面包，一些水果， 更多的饮用水和手电筒的电池。
necessary必要的；expensive昂贵的；delicious美味的；proper合适的。根据下面介绍的物品，可知，这些都是必需品。故选A。
71．B
72．C
73．B
74．A
75．C
76．A
77．C
78．B
79．C
80．C
【解析】
本文主要介绍了每年有许多人种树，但是树的成活率并不高。为了解决这个问题，北京的一些人将捐钱请专业人士种植和照顾这些树。
71．
句意：每年，老老少少数以百万计的人种植大量的树木。
students teachers学生和老师；old and young老年人和年轻人；boys and girls男孩和女孩。根据“Each year, millions of people, both…, plant a lot of trees.”以及结合选项可知，本句表达的是老老少少数百万的人种植树木。故选B。

72．
句意：但这可能不是让你的家变得更绿色的最好方法。
colder更冷的；larger更大的；greener更绿的。根据“plant a lot of trees”以及“But this may not be the best way to make your home a…place”可知，本句表达的是种植树木不是让家园变得更绿的最好方式。故选C。
73．
句意：我们惊奇地发现大部分树都被烧毁了。
happy高兴的；surprised吃惊的；interesting令人有趣的。根据“most of the trees had been burned”可知，大部分树都被烧毁了，这是令人吃惊的。故选B。
74．
句意：工人们告诉我们，这些树种植后不久就死了，因为它们没有得到足够的水。
died死亡；grew生长；planted种植。根据“they weren’t watered well enough.”可知，它们没有得到足够的水，导致的结果是死亡。故选A。
75．
句意：所以他们烧毁了它们，并清理了这个地方，以便今年种植新树。
When当……时候；Because因为；So所以。根据“the trees…”以及“they burned them and cleaned the place for…trees to be planted this year”可知，树木死亡，烧毁它们并清理这个地方种植新树，前后句是因果关系。故选C。
76．
句意：所以他们烧毁了它们，并清理了这个地方，以便今年种植新树。
new新的；few少量的；dead死的。根据“they burned them and cleaned the place for…trees to be planted this year”可知，焚烧死亡的树，清理好地方，目的是为了种植新树。故选A。
77．
句意：在一棵死亡的树上发现一张卡片，一名学生写道：“我希望这棵树和我一同长大将成为我国的栋梁。”
Over超过；From来自；On在……上。根据“…a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote, ‘I hope this tree will grow up with me to…the backbone (梁) of our country.’”可知，在卡片上写着字：我希望这棵树和我一同长大将成为我国的栋梁。故选C。
78．
句意：在一棵死亡的树上发现一张卡片，一名学生写道：“我希望这棵树和我一同长大将成为我国的栋梁。”
need需要；be是；plant种植。根据“I hope this tree will grow up with me to…the backbone (梁) of our country.”可知，此处表达的是成为国家的栋梁。“成为”to be。故选B。
79．
句意：工人们说，树木的存活比种植多少树更重要。
how soon多久；how如何；how many多少。根据“the survival (存活) of the trees was really more important than…trees were planted.”以及结合选项可知，本句表达的是树的存活比种植多少树更重要。故选C。
80．
句意：现在在北京有些人有一个新的想法，他们可以捐一些钱，让专业人员种植和照顾树木。
take down记下；take up占据；take care of照顾。根据“professionals”可知，专家应是擅长种植树木和照顾树木。故选C。