人教版八年级下册拔高训练1（无答案）

拔高训练 班级： 姓名： A 一、完形填空。 In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a large clock.When I was a child, the old clock 1 me very much. I was surprised at how the clock would chime(敲)three times, six times or more, with a wonderful clear 2 . And always the clock stood like an old family friend, watching the family. I often paid attention to it 3 the food when I had meals.Year after year, the clock became a part of my memories. It was even more wonderful to me when my grandfather carefully wound up(上发条)that clock with a special key each day. The key was magic to me.It kept the clock 4 . It kept the clock chiming. How did it do that I watched 5 my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the door in the old clock and used the key to wind it up. He never allowed that clock to wind down and stop. When I got a little older, he taught me how to open the door, and let me wind up the clock myself. I remember the 6 time I did, I felt so excited. After my grandfather passed away, every time I saw the clock, I couldn’t help crying. Never could I see him again. As if frozen in time, the 7 on the clock came to a complete stop.I took the key 8 my shaking hand and opened the door. All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather. He was there,smiling at me. I stood there, lost in the memories. Then slowly and 9 , I wound up the clock. Tick-tock, tick-tock...It seemed that the dining room and the house were brought back to 10 . In the image of the clock, my grandfather also lived again. 1.A.disappointed B.encouraged C.interested D.worried 2.A.picture B.sound C.noise D.time 3.A.less than B.according to C.instead of D.because of 4.A.running B.passing C.speaking D.ringing 5.A.as B.though C.because D.if 6.A.first B.same C.only D.next 7.A.face B.door C.hands D.eyes 8.A.from B.by C.at D.with 9.A.quickly B.happily C.carefully D.angrily 10.A.joy B.excitement C.fun D.life 二、阅读理解。 Have you ever wondered why we say maidongxi instead of mainanbei, and shangcesuo rather than xiacesuo These directional words in Chinese are very interesting. They are not only about giving directions but also carry a wealth of history and culture. East/west or south/north One theory says that in the Tang Dynasty, when shopping, people in Chang’an usually went to the East Market first, and then the West Market and these markets became more and more popular as time went by. Gradually, people started to describe shopping as maidongxi. Left or right In Chinese,we say yijian xiangzuo when we have different opinions. Why is it not yijian xiangyou Most people today are right-handed. They feel uncomfortable if they try to use their left hand to write or use chopsticks. This was true in old times as well. In ancient Chinese, “left”was related to being different, such as in yijian xiangzuo. If people don’t accept common beliefs or always use some non-traditional ways to achieve a goal or solve problems, we say they are following pangmenzuodao. U ... ...