高中英语8
I 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different times of day. This is so 1 that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. Yet no one 2 understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process is not as 3 as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant 4 . We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they 5 do. As a matter of fact, they 6 to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious(神秘的) way of knowing the 7 . Their sense of time does not 8 information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.
This 9 may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also 10 , including man, have this “inner clock” which 11 the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious 12 . Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.
In the past, this did not really 13 because people lived in natural condition. In the 14 world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very 15 , then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves. 1. A. familiar B. strange C. similar D. special 2. A. partly B. personally C. really D. willingly 3. A. complex B. simple C. mature D. meaningful 4. A. quietness B. darkness C. loneliness D. sadness 5. A. finally B. completely C. physically D. normally 6. A. refused B. decided C. continued D. failed 7. A. time B. secret C. process D. study 8. A. deal with B. add to C. give away D. depend on 9. A. discovery B. activity C. invention D. method 10. A. beasts B. animals C. strangers D. humans 11. A. controls B. studies C. measures D. destroys 12. A. world B. flower C. power D. experiment 13. A. happen B. exist C. matter D. work 14. A. ancient B. modern C. wonderful D. peaceful 15. A. hard B. expensive C. convenient D. important
第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分） 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，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。 难度：适中
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a ___16____( close) look you will notice one of them is blind. Instead of abandoning him, his owner has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in. And if
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you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell____17___( come) from ____18____ smaller horse. Attached to ___19___ (it) halter is a small, copper-colored bell assisting the blind friend to follow him. ____20____ you watch them, you'll find the horse with the bell always checking on the blind one, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to ____21____ the other one is, trusting he will not _____22____( lead ) astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the barn each evening, he will stop ____23____( frequent ) to look back, making sure that the ____24___ isn't too far behind to hear the bell. Life does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of our acquaintances; ___25____other times we are the guide horse, who helps others to find their way. II 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease.
Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part.
Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.
University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.
Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone’s loneliness.
The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.
The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.
Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.
The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.
26. What is true about the Framingham Study?
A. It was only conducted in 1948.
B. It involves more than 12,000 participants. C. It was led by John Cacioppo.
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D. It showed that any behavior could spread. 27. From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. the habit of littering doesn’t spread B. a lonely person won’t have friends
C. everyone may be affected by others’ loneliness
D. lonely people don’t know the cause of their loneliness 28. Which statement about the spread of loneliness is true?
A. The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends. B. No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives. C. Women are more likely to be affected than men. D. Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors.
29. If you make 10 more friends in a year, the days of your feeling loneliness will be reduced by ________. A. 48 days B. 25 days C. 20 days D. 15 days 30. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people. B. People feel lonely for many reasons. C. Ways to fight against loneliness. D. Lonely people can affect others.
B
“Tweenager” is the new term being used in the UK to describe kids at either 8—12 or 10—13 years old.
More and more companies are beginning to create products and services for tweenagers. The Disney company sells music and film to tweenagers and their parents. You can get everything from branded lunchboxes and mobile phone covers, to monthly fan magazines and clothing. It’s all about sales, which suggests that tweenagers must have more money, freedom and influence upon their parents than they’ve ever had before.
Most kids in the UK today get more pocket money than kids did a decade ago. Parents have more money to give their kids than previously, since parents are having fewer children. In addition, the divorce rate in the UK is continually rising and parents spend less time with their children than they used to, so many parents try to compensate by buying presents for their children. It’s a bad habit for both parents and kids to get into, but parents are under constant pressure from commercial marketing and the pleas of their children.
UK kids today are very media and computer-literate. A lot of kids have a TV, if not a computer, in their bedrooms. They have access to much more information about life and the world. They may have experienced a lot in life as well, since 24% of UK kids live in single-parent families, so people now say that “kids are getting older younger”. With such maturity at such a young age, it’s no wonder tweenagers are able to influence their parents and have more freedom than previous generations.
UK tweenagers never used to be worried about spending money on clothes. That’s changed. Now, they are much more fashion conscious and concerned about their image. Many tweenagers outgrow the bright colours and fashions of their tweenage years and go for something darker and more rebellious.
Surely none of the above is a good thing. The UK government is certainly concerned, and for that reason has strict laws preventing companies from explicitly marketing their products and services at
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children.
31. Why are more products and services created for tweenagers?
A. Because children education is becoming more important. B. Because children have more money to buy them. C. Because it is better to study music from an early age.
D. Because more companies are creating products and services. 32. Kids today can get more money partly because ________.
A. parents always accompany their kids B. parents have more expectation of kids C. more and more parents divorce nowadays D. kids know how to make money
33. Tweenagers have more freedom due to the following facts EXCEPT that ________.
A. their parents can not influence them any more B. they know more information than kids before C. they become mature at a younger age D. they have a lot of experience in life 34. Which is true about kids in the past?
A. They used to have more money to spend. B. They couldn’t influence their parents. C. They looked older than their age. D. They preferred to wear brighter clothes. 35. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To teach a new word “tweenager”. B. To introduce a new phenomenon. C. To urge parents to care about their kids. D. To blame today’s young people.
C
It was time for Mr. Rocco to shut up shop when I hurried into the florist’s. “Now, what is it you want?” Mr. Rocco turned to me. “I want the most beautiful flower you have.” I replied. “And just how much do you have to pay for this most beautiful flower?” I held out a wet hand showing a quarter and dime. He nodded, and then showed me a plant on the counter. “I can give you this one for 35 cents.” he said. “Aw, gee,” I protested, “it looks like a weed!” About 18 inches high, the plant was in a small pot covered with faded red paper. “Now trust me, boy—I promise that tomorrow morning when you get up, you will find your most beautiful flower.” said Mr. Rocco. I knew him to be a good honest man, so I agreed to take it.
It was almost midnight when I arrived home. Mom was seriously sick and using the front bedroom. I looked in to see if she was asleep, and then quietly tiptoed in and set the plant on the table beside her bed. I wanted her to be surprised when she woke on Mother’s Day.
The next morning, I dressed and hurried downstairs. The sun was shining through kitchen window as I looked into Mom’s room. She motioned for me to come in, then glanced over at the table where the plant was. Holy mackerel! There were three big yellow trumpet-shaped（喇叭状的）blooms. It was just like Mr. Rocco said—the most beautiful flower I ever saw! When I looked at Mom, she was smiling as tears streamed down her cheeks. She held out her hand for me to come near, then pulled me close and hugged till it hurt. Then, remembering her contagious condition and that she wasn’t supposed to touch me, she quickly let me go.
My dear mom died the next night. The moment she hugged me turned out to be the most wonderful moment of my life. Not only had that beautiful plant helped show just how much I loved her, but I’d always know how much she loved me.
36. The author didn’t like the plant recommended by Mr. Rocco at first because ______. A. the packing of the plant was shabby
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B. the plant was more a weed than a flower C. the plant appeared too ordinary to be the most beautiful D. he thought Mr. Rocco was reluctant to do the deal with him
37. Mother’s condition was contagious (Line 6, Para.3) for ______. A. she was at the death’s door B. she suffered from the illness
C. others were sick of her appearance D. virus might spread from her to others 38. When mother hugged the author tightly, she was showing that ______. A. she liked being given gifts B. she valued what the author had done for her C. she was aware of the approaching of death D. she was touched by the beauty of the flower
39. The story is mainly developed by______________. A. time B. logic C. comparison D. cause and result 40.Which may be the best title of the passage? A. Flowers of Love B. A Son’s Love for Mother C. Low Price, High Value D. A Special Mother’s Day
高中英语8
第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分） 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. D
16. closer 17. coming 18. a/the 19. its 20. As 21. where 22. be led 23. frequently 24. other 25. at
II 阅读（共25小题，每小题2分）
26. B 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35 B
36-40 CDBAA
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