八年级上同步阅读 Unit 7 The secret of memory 语法选择：Words: about 250 Time: 7 minutes 难易度 ★★★ One day, my mum got sick. She had __1__ bad cold and was feeling weak. I wanted to help her feel better, so I tried to make her some soup. The only problem was that I had never made soup before, __2__ I wanted to give it a try. I remembered __3__ Mum cut vegetables when she cooked. It is hard enough __4__ it, but I believed I __5__ succeed. I looked around the kitchen and found vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and onions. I __6__ found some chicken broth (鸡汤). First, I took a carrot and a potato and cut them __7__ small pieces. It was hard, but I took my time and was careful with the knife. Next, I peeled an onion and cut it up. My eyes __8__ to water, but I didn’t give up. With the vegetables ready, I poured the chicken broth into a pot and turned on the stove (炉子). I added __9__ the vegetables to the pot and mixed them together. I let the soup __10__ for a while, and the delicious smell filled the kitchen. Finally, the soup was ready. I poured the soup into a bowl and brought __11__ to Mum’s bedside. She took a spoonful of the soup and tasted it.“__12__ delicious soup,” she said.“Thank you, sweetie!” I was happy I learnt to look after Mum. I realized that cooking something as __13__ as soup was not a big deal, but it showed love and care for our loved ones __14__ they needed it. And in the future, I __15__ my cooking skills and cook more delicious food for them. ( ) 1. A. a B. an C. the D. / ( ) 2. A. so B. because C. but D. or ( ) 3. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. seen ( ) 4. A. do B. to do C. doing D. done ( ) 5. A. could B. should C. might D. must ( ) 6. A. too B. either C. as well D. also ( ) 7. A. off B. into C. down D. in ( ) 8. A. start B. started C. will start D. have started ( ) 9. A. every B. none C. both D. all ( ) 10. A. cook B. cooked C. cooking D. to cook ( ) 11. A. its B. it’s C. it D. itself ( ) 12. A. How B. What an C. How a D. What ( ) 13. A. simple B. simply C. simpler D. simplest ( ) 14. A. if B. though C. unless D. when ( ) 15. A. improve B. improved C. will improve D. have improved 完形填空：Words: about 270 Time: 8 minutes 难易度 ★★★★ “Time’s up!”Mr Crane started collecting the test paper. Andy felt his face get __1__. He handed in a blank paper again. Although he worked __2__, nothing seemed to stay in his brain for long. So after school, Andy was the only one standing at Mr Crane’s office. But Mr Crane didn’t let Andy __3__ the test again right away. He __4__ the back wall and said, “Could you help me tidy up a bit first ” “Sure,”Andy said and walked to the back of the room. On the wall hung (悬挂) a __5__. And he found some magnets (磁铁) on the floor, each with the name of a state (州) on it. Instead of __6__ the magnets into a box, Andy picked them up. “There,”Andy said and stuck (放置) New Jersey magnet into place.“Utah is the washing machine! Michigan is ...”The memory seemed to appear ... ...
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