中考英语本考点聚焦考点跟踪突破12八下Units56试题11

1、考点跟踪突破 12 八年级（下）Un its 56一、完形填空。(2016，广州)In a fa r-away place, there was a village. The village was_1_ in potatoestha n any where else in the coun try. At the end of every grow ing seas on, _2_ potatoes were dug outof the gro und, and readied for market. I n each home, men and wome n would _3_ divid

2、e thepotatoes into three groups: large, medium and small.One year , there was a young man 4 received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers_5_, he walked around the village laughing and talking._6_villagersthought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get _7_potatoes rea

3、dy in time. When it was time for the villagers8 to market, theywere greatly surprised to find that the mans potatoes_9_ perfectly into three、阅读理解。(2016，无锡)This year the USwill honour(纟己念)one of the countrysmost famous writers MarkTwain(1835 1910). Most readers know that his real namewas Samuel Longh

4、orne Clemens, but howmany know where the pen name“ Mark Twain ” came from?The answer shows Clemens colourfulearly life before he became a writer.“ Markgroups.After _10_ the man how he did it, they un derstood he was not lazy, very clever. Hehad put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it along the

5、rough dirt road. As the cart movedup and dow n over the road, the potatoes moved _12_. The smaller potatoes moved tothe bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes restedLife _14_ like this too. TheB)1.A.rich13 the middle.11villages(C.B . richerrough roads we travel along can

6、 alsoC . richestD . more rich15 us.D)2.A.thousa nd with Bthousands ofthousa nds withthousa nd of D(A)3.A.busily B C.more busily D(A)4.A.who B(C)5.A.work BC. were worki ng IC)6 .A.A BD)7.A.he BC)8.A.go BB)9.A.are divided.busy.busierwhich C . what D . whose.was work ing.works(.An C . The D . /.him C .

7、 himself D . his.going C . to go D . wentB . were dividedC. are dividing DA)10.A.aski ngD)11.A.so BA)12.A.too BB)13.A.o n BD)14.A.has BB)15.A.to help(.divided.asked C . ask D . asksand C . or D . but.also C . either D . neither in C .with D.are C . were.help C .byD . ishelps D . helpedTwain” was the

8、 cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river thatwas two fathom s(6 feet) deep.“Twain” is an old-fashioned way of saying“two ” .Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in thehumorousLife on the Mississippi(1883).The famous ri

9、ver would become an important theme in many of his works who could forget thejourney of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884).With little educati on, he had to teach himself how to write stories. When ever possible, he wouldgo to public libraries. The

10、re he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with hiswriting.On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attractreaders. Twain wrote in a style that has bee n called“ localcol our” because it shows great knowledge of local people and

11、 their customs.The gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today:The Adventures ofTom Sawyer(1876) and its follow-upThe Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn,which many people call“ The Great America n Novel ”.The most amaz ing inven tio n in the book is the voice of Huck him

12、self. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses Ian guage, in a spoke n style. Only a master like Twain could copy theway a young southern boy talked so well.16. What does the underlined word“gift ” mean in the passage ? BA.Twains tale nt for self- teachi ng.B.Twains local colour ” w

13、riting style.C.Twains good sense of humour.D.Twains experiences as a ship pilot.17. According to the passage, what is the best part ofThe Adventures ofHuckleberry Fi nn? _C_A.The deep social meaning.B.The exciting life experiences.C.The special way that Huck talks.D.The nice view of the Mississippi.

14、18. Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence, “Twaindid not come from the writers backgro und you might expect.”？_CA.At the beginning of Paragraph 2.B.At the beginning of Paragraph 3.C.At the beginning of Paragraph 4.D.At the beginning of Paragraph 5.19. What is the passage m

15、ainly about ?DA.Mark Twains career as a great writer.B.Mark Twains interest in describing local life.C.Mark Twains achievements in American literature field.D.Mark Twains life experie nces which in flue need his writi ng.三、词汇运用。根据句意及首字母提示完成单词拼写。20. Now people hardly use matchesanymore to make fire.2

16、1. A lot of pupils in poor areascant afford to go to school.22.It is raining heavilyoutside. Take an umbrella with you.23.When he woke up, the sun was rising.24.The old man diedof serious illness.25.Please hideaway the medicine where children cant reach it.26.The boy realizedhis mistake after having

17、 a long talk with his parents.27.Would you please leadme to the teachers office?28.That dress is very expensive, because its made of s29.Dont try to cheatothers, or youll lose others trust.四、语法填空。（原创）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, 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。In China, there are always many interesting

18、stories about inventions. Chopsticks are one of the 30.most_important(important) inventions in Chinesehistory. Do you know the story beh ind the chopsticks? Let me tell you.Accord ing 31.toa famous story, it was Dayu 32.whoinven ted chopsticks. Dayu,together 33.withYao and Shun, was the Emperor of a

19、ncient times. At that time, there was a flood (洪水)in China. Yu was very worried 34.abouthis people and the flood. He had to hurry to the flood. Andhe tried his best 35.to_find(find) some ways tocon trol the flood.One day, he was 36.having(have) meals at home. Some on etold him that the flood was coming.He decided to hurry to the flood. He was hungry and 37.picked(pick)up some food on the table. He wan ted to eat quickly. But the food was 38.toohotto pick up with han ds. Then he used two bran ches (树枝)from a tree to pick up thefood. They were the 39.first(one)