Peter was making tea in the kitchen as usual. Mary, his wife,was listening to music in the bedroom. $\underline{1}$ he felt that his body was shaking. Peter realized that there was an earthquake! He $\underline{2}$ , “Earthquake! Go to the bathroom!”
Mary heard the shouting, $\underline{3}$ up the first aid box quickly and ran into the bathroom. The house was $\underline{4}$ even more strongly.
The bathroom was next door to the kitchen. Peter picked up a kitchen $\underline{5}$ and two pieces of bread out of the kitchen. He tried to run along the wall to help Mary, $\underline{6}$ everything got dark with a loud noise. The house broke down with many things $\underline{7}$ from above. Mary was buried(埋） in them. She felt it $\underline{8}$ to breathe. She tried to stand up but $\underline{9}$ .
A few minutes later, the land became so $\underline{10}$ that Mary could hear the sound of a short breath and realized it was Peter! She shouted to him,but there was no $\underline{11}$ . Mary kept saying his name and her husband finally woke up. The couple $\underline{12}$ each other because $\underline{13}$ of them were sure there would be a way to escape(逃离).
Peter found they were close and were $\underline{14}$ by the fallen stones. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. Finally, Peter touched Mary. Later, Mary was able to have a $\underline{15}$ breath slowly.
()1. A. Suddenly
B. Luckily
C. Finally
()2. A. reminded
B. warned
C. shouted
()3. A. took
B. opened
C. pushed
()4. A. falling
B. burning
C. shaking
()5. A. table
B. knife
C. plate
()6. A. and
B. but
C. or
()7. A. forming
B. following
C. falling
()8. A. comfortable
B. convenient
C. difficult
()9. A. failed
B. managed
C. succeeded
()10. A. noisy
B. quiet
C. dry
()11. A. answer
B. sign
C. need
()12. A. knew
B. understood
C. encouraged
()13. A. either
B. neither
C. both
()14. A. separated
B. moved
C. controlled
()15. A. weak
B. deep
C. short
Cloze 11
A teacher was talking to his students on $\underline{1}$ to lower stress. He raised a glass of water and asked them,“How $\underline{2}$ do you think the glass of water is?” Students began to think and $\underline{3}$ . Their answers were different, from 20 g to 500 g.
“It doesn’t matter how heavy $\underline{4}$ really is. It depends $\underline{5}$ how long you hold it. If I hold it for a $\underline{6}$ ,it is OK. If I hold it for an hour,I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, I will have to call a $\underline{7}$ . It is the same glass of water, but the $\underline{8}$ I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down and $\underline{9}$ for a while before holding it up again.”
“If we carry our burdens(负担) all the time, sooner or $\underline{10}$ , we will not be $\underline{11}$ to carry on. The burden will become heavier and heavier. We have to put down the burden $\underline{12}$ that we can be energetic again and carry on.”
So before you $\underline{13}$ home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. $\underline{14}$ burdens you have, let them down for a moment if you can. And learn to $\underline{15}$ yourselves.
()1. A. what
B. how
C. where
()2. A. heavy
B. full
C. many
()3. A. read
B. watch
C. guess
()4. A. it
B. he
C. she
()5. A. in
B. at
C. on
()6. A. minute
B. night
C. day
()7. A. mother
B. teacher
C. doctor
()8. A. longer
B. shorter
C. thinner
()9. A. rest
B. shake
C. work
()10. A. busier
B. earlier
C. later
()11. A. alone
B. able
C. against
()12. A. and
B. but
C. so
()13. A. return
B. report
C. realize
()14. A. Whatever
B. Wherever
C. However
()15. A. save
B. care
C. relax
英语 八年级 下册

Cloze 10)1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B
11.A 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.B
Cloze 11)1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.C
11.B 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.C

【分析】
解题思路：先通读两篇完形填空的全文，理解文章主旨（Cloze10为地震中夫妻逃生的叙事，Cloze11为关于压力管理的哲理故事）；再结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系逐一分析每个空的选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
Cloze10（地震逃生）解析：
1. 选A：Peter正做事时，突然感到身体摇晃（地震发生的瞬间），Suddenly（突然）符合语境；Luckily（幸运地）、Finally（最终）不符合场景。
2. 选C：地震时Peter大喊提醒妻子，shouted（大喊）符合紧急场景；reminded（提醒，不及物需加of）、warned（警告，语气不符）不合适。
3. 选A：Mary听到喊声，迅速拿急救箱，took（拿）符合动作；opened（打开）、pushed（推）不符合。
4. 选C：地震时房子摇晃，shaking（摇晃）符合；falling（掉落）、burning（燃烧）不符合地震场景。
5. 选B：Peter从厨房拿了厨房刀，knife（刀）符合后文用刀挖的情节；table（桌子）、plate（盘子）不合适。
6. 选B：他想跑帮Mary，但突然变黑，转折关系，but（但是）符合；and（和）、or（或者）不符合逻辑。
7. 选C：房子倒塌，东西从上方掉落，falling（掉落）符合；forming（形成）、following（跟随）不合适。
8. 选C：Mary被埋，呼吸困难，difficult（困难的）符合；comfortable（舒适的）、convenient（方便的）不符合。
9. 选A：她想站起来但失败了，failed（失败）符合；managed（设法完成）、succeeded（成功）不符合。
10. 选B：几分钟后地面变安静，能听到Peter的呼吸声，quiet（安静的）符合；noisy（吵闹的）、dry（干燥的）不符合。
11. 选A：她喊Peter，但没有回应，answer（回应）符合；sign（迹象）、need（需要）不合适。
12. 选C：夫妻互相鼓励，encouraged（鼓励）符合困境中的状态；knew（知道）、understood（理解）不符合。
13. 选C：两人都觉得有办法逃生，both（两者都）符合；either（两者之一）、neither（两者都不）不符合。
14. 选A：他们被掉落的石头隔开，separated（隔开）符合；moved（移动）、controlled（控制）不符合。
15. 选B：最后Mary能慢慢深呼吸，deep（深的）符合；weak（弱的）、short（短的）不符合。
Cloze11（压力管理哲理）解析：
1. 选B：老师谈论如何减压，how（如何）符合；what（什么）、where（哪里）不符合。
2. 选A：问水杯多重，heavy（重的）符合后文重量的讨论；full（满的）、many（很多）不符合。
3. 选C：学生思考后猜测重量，guess（猜测）符合；read（读）、watch（看）不合适。
4. 选A：指代水杯，it（它）符合；he、she指代人，不合适。
5. 选C：固定搭配depend on（取决于），选on。
6. 选A：举例子，拿一分钟没问题，minute（分钟）符合；night（晚上）、day（天）不符合。
7. 选C：拿一天会需要看医生，doctor（医生）符合；mother（妈妈）、teacher（老师）不合适。
8. 选A：拿的时间越长，越重，longer（更长）符合；shorter（更短）、thinner（更瘦）不符合。
9. 选A：放下杯子休息一会，rest（休息）符合；shake（摇晃）、work（工作）不合适。
10. 选C：固定搭配sooner or later（迟早），选later。
11. 选B：固定搭配be able to（能够），选able。
12. 选C：因此要放下负担，so that（以便）符合；and（和）、but（但是）不符合。
13. 选A：下班回家，return home（回家）符合；report（报告）、realize（意识到）不合适。
14. 选A：无论有什么负担，whatever（无论什么）符合；wherever（无论哪里）、however（无论如何）不合适。
15. 选C：学会放松自己，relax（放松）符合；save（拯救）、care（关心）不合适。
【答案】
Cloze10:1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.B
Cloze11:1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.C
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为八年级下册英语完形填空，包含叙事类（地震逃生）和哲理类（压力管理）两篇短文，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配的掌握，需结合文章逻辑和生活常识解题，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6