三、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用所给词的适当形式填空
I was much taller than other girls in Grade Eight, so I often bent（弯曲）my body at the back of the line. For me, 11. (high) was my trouble. I had always felt unsafe as 12. tallest student of my class.
My grandfather didn't laugh 13. me. Instead, whenever I tried to bend myself in order to appear shorter, he would say, “Stand straight 14. tall, Alisa.” And he always told me stories of his life.
My grandfather 15. (grow) up in the war-torn（受到战争破坏的）country. After the war, he went to America. He lived a hard life. “If they could do it, why couldn't I?” “Stand straight and stand tall,” he often reminded（提醒）16. (he). Thanks to the help of a friend, my grandfather got a job. He once told me that he was very nervous at 17. (one). He was trying to learn not only this hard and new job, but also a new language.
I am so 18. (pride) of my grandfather. Since I listened to my grandfather's unusual experiences, I 19. (change) myself.
“Stand straight and stand tall” 20. (be) a piece of advice to improve my posture（姿势）for many years. It also tells me to be proud of who I am.

11. height 12. the 13. at 14. and 15. grew
16. himself 17. first 18. proud 19. have changed
20. has been

【分析】
本题为语篇填空，需结合语境、词性转换、固定搭配、时态、冠词、代词等知识点解题。解题思路：先通读全文理解大意，再逐个分析每个空的句子结构、所需词性、固定搭配或时态要求，最终确定答案。
11题需名词作主语；12题最高级前需定冠词；13题考固定搭配；14题考并列连词；15题考一般过去时；16题考反身代词；17题考固定短语；18题考形容词作表语；19题考现在完成时；20题考现在完成时的主谓一致。
【解析】
11. 此处作主语，需用high的名词形式height，故填height；
12. 形容词最高级tallest前需加定冠词the，构成“the + 最高级”结构，故填the；
13. 固定搭配laugh at意为“嘲笑”，符合语境，故填at；
14. 连接并列的形容词straight和tall，表并列关系，用连词and，故填and；
15. 描述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时，grow的过去式为grew，故填grew；
16. 此处指祖父提醒他自己，需用he的反身代词himself，故填himself；
17. 固定短语at first意为“起初”，符合语境，故填first；
18. 固定搭配be proud of意为“为……骄傲”，需用pride的形容词形式proud，故填proud；
19. since引导的时间状语从句（从句为一般过去时），主句用现在完成时，主语为I，助动词用have，change的过去分词为changed，故填have changed；
20. 主语“Stand straight and stand tall”视为单数，时间状语for many years提示用现在完成时，be动词用has been，故填has been。
【答案】
11. height 12. the 13. at 14. and 15. grew 16. himself 17. first 18. proud 19. have changed 20. has been
【知识点】
词性转换、冠词用法、固定搭配、一般过去时、现在完成时
【点评】
本题围绕“站直、昂首”的主题，考查初中阶段基础词汇、语法及固定搭配，需结合语境分析每个空的需求，难度适中，能有效检验学生的基础语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、根据提示写单词
1. —Do you know the h（高度）of the white building?
—Yes. It's about 100 metres high.
2. I sat in the front r（一排）and Millie sat behind.
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3. Last week I bought something s（特别的）for my mother's birthday.
4. There is fruit, vegetables, meat and many other t（东西）in the shop.
5. My parents are very p（自豪的）because both of them joined the CPC when they were at university.

1. height 2. row 3. special 4. things 5. proud

【分析】
这类题要求根据首字母提示和汉语释义填写恰当单词，解题时需先通读句子理解句意，再结合汉语提示确定单词含义，同时匹配首字母，还要注意词性、固定搭配、名词单复数等语法细节，最终确定正确单词并检查拼写。
【解析】
1. 句意：你知道那栋白色建筑的高度吗？“高度”对应英文名词height，定冠词the后需接名词，符合首字母h，故填height。
2. 句意：我坐在前排，Millie坐在后面。“一排”对应英文名词row，in the front row是固定短语（前排），符合首字母r，故填row。
3. 句意：上周我给妈妈的生日买了特别的东西。“特别的”对应英文形容词special，形容词修饰不定代词something时后置，符合首字母s，故填special。
4. 句意：商店里有水果、蔬菜、肉和很多其他东西。“东西”对应英文名词thing，many other后接可数名词复数，符合首字母t，故填things。
5. 句意：我父母很自豪，因为他们大学时都加入了中国共产党。“自豪的”对应英文形容词proud，be proud是固定搭配，符合首字母p，故填proud。
【答案】
1. height 2. row 3. special 4. things 5. proud
【知识点】
单词拼写与语境运用；名词、形容词用法；固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题考查八年级英语基础词汇的运用，结合首字母和汉语提示，侧重考查词汇的词性、固定搭配及名词单复数等知识点，是巩固基础的典型题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7

二、任务型阅读
Once upon a time, there was a farmer. He bought two water pots. But one of them had a big hole（洞）at the bottom.
The farmer used these pots to carry water back to his town. However, the pot with the hole leaked（漏）water continually. This made it feel useless. The other pot, feeling proud, would laugh at the leaking pot every time it leaked water.
One day, the leaking pot couldn’t stand it any more and asked the farmer to throw itself away. However, the farmer smiled and said, “Have you noticed the road to our town recently?”
They went back down the road, and there were many beautiful flowers along the way.
“Do you see those? The water you have leaked along the way has nourished（滋养）these plants,” the farmer said to the leaking pot.
Though we all have some flaws（缺点）, we don’t need to stay sad all the time.
6. Why did the leaking pot feel useless?（不超过5个词）

7. How did the other pot feel when seeing the pot leaking?（不超过5个词）

8. What can you learn from the text?（不超过15个词）

6. Because it leaked water continually.
7. It felt proud.
8. Though we all have some flaws, we don't need to stay sad all the time.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读，解题思路如下：1. 针对每个问题，带着问题快速浏览原文，定位对应信息的句子或段落；2. 提取符合问题要求（词数限制）的关键内容；3. 确保答案与原文一致，满足词数要求。
【解析】
6. 定位原文第二段：“the pot with the hole leaked water continually. This made it feel useless.”，提取漏水罐子觉得没用的原因，整理为答案；
7. 定位原文第二段：“The other pot, feeling proud, would laugh at the leaking pot every time it leaked water.”，提取另一个罐子的感受，整理为答案；
8. 定位原文最后一段，提取核心主旨内容，整理为符合词数要求的答案。
【答案】
6. Because it leaked water continually.
7. It felt proud.
8. Though we all have some flaws, we don't need to stay sad all the time.
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为基础任务型阅读题，主要考查学生从原文提取信息和归纳主旨的能力，需注意答案的词数限制，难度不大。
【难度系数】
0.8