()8.(期中·河西区)I Monday morning. There is always heavy traffic on the road.

A.miss
B.wonder
C.hate
D.drive

8.C miss错过,想念;wonder想知道;hate讨厌;drive驾驶。根据“There is always heavy traffic on the road.”可知,此处提到交通拥堵,表明星期一早上令人不愉快,因此选择表达负面情感的hate。故选C。

()9. If you work hard, you will in achieving your goals at last.

A.stop
B.develop
C.succeed
D.remember

9.C stop停止;develop发展;succeed成功;remember记住。根据If you work hard可知,努力下去,最终会成功实现你的目标。故选C。

()10. The Double Ninth Festival is a time and love our elders.

A.respects
B.respecting
C.to respect
D.to respecting

10.C 根据句意“重阳节是我们尊敬和爱长辈的日子”可知,此处用不定式作定语,修饰名词time。故选C。

()11. —I my parents. What should I do?
—You should talk with them about your idea.

A.argued with
B.turned off
C.missed out
D.got through

11.A argue with与……争吵;turn off关掉;miss out错过;get through经历。根据“You should talk with them about your idea.”可知,此处是给出建议,所以问句是询问“我和父母发生了争吵。我该怎么办？”。故选A。

()12.(月考·天津二十五中)—Where is your father? I need to talk to him.
—Sorry, he Beijing. He'll be back next week. By the way, I Beijing before, and I there for five years.

A.have gone to;have been to;has been in
B.has gone to;have been in;have gone to
C.has gone to;have been to;have been
D.have been to;has gone to;has been in

12.C 根据“Sorry, he ______ Beijing. He'll be back next week.”可知,这里表示“我”父亲去了北京但还未返回,主语是第三人称单数,因此第一空用has gone to;根据By the way,I ______ Beijing before可知,这里表示“我”曾经去过北京,现已返回,所以第二空为have been to;根据and I ______ there for five years可知,这里表示“我”过去在北京停留了5年的时间,强调状态的持续,所以第三空应用have been后接地点副词there。故选C。

()13. — Who at the door, Dad?
— Just a minute. See who it is through the hole first.

A.knocks
B.knock
C.is knocking
D.will knock

13.C 根据“Who ______ at the door, Dad?”和“See who it is through the hole first.”可知,敲门的动作正在进行,所以此处用现在进行时。故选C。

()14. —How do you like the movie?
— interesting exciting. No one wants to see it again.

A.Not only;but also
B.Neither;nor
C.Either;or
D.Both;and

14.B not only...but also...不仅……而且……;neither...nor...既不……也不……;either...or...要么……要么……;both...and……和……都。根据“No one wants to see it again.”可知,这部电影既不有趣也不刺激。故选B。

()15.(期中·河北区) —Sam, welcome home. How was your time at Grandpa's?
—! I went fishing with Grandpa and had so much fun.

A.It was great
B.Let's try
C.You can't
D.Sorry to hear that

15.A It was great棒极了;Let's try让我们尝试一下;You can't你不能;Sorry to hear that听到那件事我感到很抱歉。根据had so much fun可知,Sam在爷爷家玩得很愉快。故选A。

二、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(月考·天津一中)Once there were two neighbours. One was a teacher and the other was a cook. Both of them planted the same plants in their own 16. The teacher gave a little water to his plants and didn’t always give full 17 to them. But the cook gave a lot of water to his plants and 18 them very well.
The cook’s plants grew much taller and greener than the teacher’s. After a heavy storm, they both came out to 19 the damage to their gardens. The cook saw that his plants were uprooted(连根拔起). They were all 20. But the teacher’s plants were not damaged at all and were standing firmly.
The cook was surprised and asked the 21, “My plants were uprooted, while yours weren’t. How is that possible?” The teacher smiled, “You gave your plants so much water and attention that they didn’t need to work hard for 22. You made it easy for them, while I gave them just a little water and let their roots search for more. Because of that, their roots went 23 and that made their position stronger. That is why my plants survived(幸存).”
This story is about parenting. Children are like 24. If everything is given to them, they will not work hard. Sometimes it’s best to 25 them instead of giving them everything. Teach them to walk, but let them follow their own paths.
()16. A. houses B. rooms C. farms D. gardens
()17. A. advantage B. expression C. attention D. response
()18. A. looked up B. looked out C. looked after D. looked around
()19. A. find B. ask C. help D. check
()20. A. died B. destroyed C. moved D. disappeared
()21. A. farmer B. doctor C. teacher D. nurse
()22. A. ourselves B. yourself C. itself D. themselves
()23. A. deeper B. lower C. higher D. narrower
()24. A. water B. roots C. plants D. gardens
()25. A. push B. guide C. receive D. understand

16.D house房子;room房间;farm农场;garden花园。根据“After a heavy storm, they both came out to ______ the damage of their gardens.”可知,他们两人都在自己的花园里种了同样的植物。故选D。
17.C advantage优势;expression表达;attention特别照料;response反应。根据You gave your plants so much water and attention可知,老师给他的植物浇了一点水,但并不总是特别照料它们。故选C。
18.C look up查阅;look out当心;look after照顾;look around游览。根据“The teacher gave a little water to his plants and didn't always give full ______ to them.”及But表示转折可知,此处是指厨师和老师不同,他把植物照顾得很好。故选C。
19.D find发现;ask询问;help帮助;check检查。根据After a heavy storm可知,此处是指暴风雨过后,他们俩都出来检查花园的损坏情况。故选D。
20.B die死;destroy摧毁;move移动;disappear消失。根据“The cook saw that his plants were uprooted.”可知,此处是指植物都被摧毁了。故选B。
21.C farmer农民;doctor医生;teacher老师;nurse护士。根据“But the teacher's plants were not damaged at all and were standing firmly.”可知,此处是厨师惊讶地在问老师。故选C。
22.D ourselves我们自己;yourself你自己;itself它自己;themselves它们自己。根据主语they可知,此处应用反身代词themselves。故选D。
23.A deeper更深的;lower更低的;higher更高的;narrower更窄的。根据that made their position stronger可知,它们的根越扎越深,这使得它们的根基更稳固。故选A。
24.C water水;root根;plant植物;garden花园。根据前文提到老师和厨师培育植物可知,此处是在把孩子比作植物。故选C。
25.B push推;guide引导;receive收到;understand理解。根据“Teach them to walk, but let them follow their own paths.”可知,此处是指最好引导他们,而不是给他们一切。故选B。