人教八年级英语上册期中素养综合测试（含解析）

期中素养综合测试 一、完形填空。 Long long ago, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs on the walls and mice running around. People (1)_____ coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and (2)_____ every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困)that caused his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on(顺便拜访)a(n) (3)_____ old man and asked him for suggestions about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic(有魔力的) vase that will bring you (4)_____.” The poor man looked at the vase in (5)_____. Why would he need a vase in his poor house However, he didn’t want to (6)_____ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table. “It’s not right for something so beautiful to be (7)_____,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. (8)_____ he was still not satisfied(满意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” Then he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into a (9)_____ place at once. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly realized (10)_____ in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better. ( )1. A. enjoyed B. disliked C. forgot ( )2. A. disappointed B. nervous C. happy ( )3. A. outgoing B. serious C. wise ( )4. A. silence B. sadness C. happiness ( )5. A. silence B. surprise C. control ( )6. A. throw away B. put away C. run away ( )7. A. ugly B. full C. empty ( )8. A. Although B. But C. So ( )9. A. large B. dark C. comfortable ( )10. A. what B. that C. who 二、阅读理解。 If you asked scientists whether monkeys and chimpanzees(黑猩猩) had a sense(感觉) of right and wrong before they had a deep study on them, they would tell you that it seemed not possible. It was believed that only humans could imagine(想象) the future. Some people said that most monkeys were cleverer than most dogs. What’s more, if dogs seemed unhappy when they did something bad, some people believed that dogs learnt such an action to make their owners happy. It doesn’t mean that dogs understand why their owners are angry. It doesn’t mean that animals can think about the future. Now, however, it appears that chimpanzees and monkeys may be able to think about the future. Santino is a chimpanzee and he lives at a zoo in Sweden. He is famous for his bad mood. Santino doesn’t like being looked at by visitors and he often throws stones at them. Before visitors walk into the zoo, he must have decided if he is prepared for visiting days. He begins collecting stones so that he is fully ready to throw them when people come to see him. The interesting thing is that Santino would only collect stones when he thinks visitors might come. In winter when the zoo is closed, he doesn’t collect them. Santino’s action is a clear example of ... ...