金源中学2023-2024学年下学期八年级3月英语学科水平测试
考试时间：100分钟
满分：90分
一、完形填空（共15小题。每小题1分.满分15分）
Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family.His parents lived a simple life,saving money for the day when
they could send him to a good university.They had dreamed that their son could get a good 1 and live a
better life.However,to Johnnie,school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.
One day when he was in Grade 11,,Johnnie went2 the school psychologist's(心a理学家)office to ask
for help.
"Johnnie,I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school.I've made a 3 study of them,"said
the psychologist."I've been trying hard."Johpnie was about to 4
The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder,"People have different kinds of talents,Johnnie.There
are painters who were 5 able to learn maths,and engineers who can't sing on key.Some day you will find
6you re good at,and when you do,you will make your parents and all ofus very 7"
Johnnie didn't go to university.He found a job working in the gardens around the town.Soon
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amazing happencd..His customers bcgan to notice that Johnnie had what they called a'"green thumb( 艺高手)”.
The plants he 9 grew,and the roses blossomed().People started to accept his 10 for gardening.
because he had an eye for color and light.
One day while he was downtown,he happened to 11 an unused dirty land bchind the city hall.He
volunteered to make it into a garden.That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission(),he started the
work,12 he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants that were 13 for it.People gave him young trees,
rose-bushes,benches and many other things.Before long,it had become a beautiful little 14.
Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening.Wherever he and his men started the business in
gardening,they 15 beauty to people.
1.A.job
B.garden
C.lesson
D.present
2.A.into
B.past
C.along
D.through
3.A.funny
B.easy
C.careful
D.similar
4.A.lic
B.cry
C.laugh
D.agree
5.A.always
B.usually
C.sometimes
D.never
6.A.how
B.when
C.what
D.where
7.A.strict
B.satisfied
C.angry
D.unhappy
8.A.nothing
B.anything
C.something
D.everything
9A.picked up
B.pointed at
C talked about
D.look ed after
10.A.advice
B.invitations
C.situation
D.rules
11.A.buy
B.rent
C.clean
D.notice
12.A.but
B.and
C.so
D.or
13.A.common
B.cheap
C.possible
D.necessary
14.A.farm
B.lake
C.park
D.market
15.A.find
B.bring
C.collect
D.describe
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