八年级上册短文填空专项练习.doc

1.The walking school bus is a popular way of getting to school in some western countries.Do you know 78 a walking school bus is?Is a walking school bus a real(真的)bus? 79 !It is a group of children walking to and from school_80 one or more adults(成年人)as “drivers”!Usually the 81 are their parents.The children are the “bus”,their feet are the “wheels”,their eyes are the “windows” and their legs are the “engines”.Each bus walks over a set route(固定路线)and travels at a set time.It sounds like fun,doesnt it?The walking school bus is 82 with children for many reasons.It is a safe way to go to school.And it is part of their everyday exercise.Many children say that it is a good way for 83 _ to keep healthy.Besides,children can 84 a lot on the way.They can learn road safety and know more about their neighborhoods.At the same time,they can also meet children of other ages 85 make friends with them.78._79._80._ 81._82._83._84._ 85._2.A generation gap(代沟) becomes a big problem. I read an article 99 it in the newspaper. Some children run away from home 100 they argue with(争吵) their parents. I think it is because they hardly 101 have a talk with each other. Parents now 102 more time on their work, and they dont have much time to stay 103 their children. As time passes, they may both feel that they dont have the 104 topic(话题) to talk about. I want to say that as for parents, you should spend 105 time with your children, try to know them more and understand them better. And as for 106 , show your love to your parents. They are the people who love you most in the world. So tell them 107 you think. In this way, you 108 both have a better understanding (理解) of each other.3.When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a question, Whats the most 101 . part of ones body? she asked me. At that moment, 1 102 listening to songs very much, so I answered, My ears, mom. I dont think so, said my mother. She always asked me this 103 _, but I never gave her the right answer. Last year, my grandmother 104 the world. For the first time, 1 saw my mother cry so badly. All the people in my family were very 105 . That night, my mother asked me the 106 question again. You need to learn this important lesson today, my dear, she said to me. The most important part of ones body is the shoulder(肩膀). 107 ? I asked. Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family, my mother said.Everyone 108 a shoulder to cry on when he or she meets something sad. 1 hope that you have lots of love andstrong(强壮的)shouldersThen your l09 and family can cry onthem” “My shoulders are l l O strong now,”I said“You can cry on each of them，Mom”4.What do you want to do in the future? A teacher, a doctor or maybe a movie star? There are also some 86 interesting jobs in the world. Lets 87 a look. How about going to be a cartoon person? In the Disney land, we can find that many people 88 the costume Mickey Mouse and other cartoon costumes(服装). They play 89 kids. This is a really interesting job. 5.Everyone knows that exercise is important. We 91 to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It keeps our bodies 92 . When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for 93 . Exercise means doing things 94 the body. There are many 95 to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, 96 play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like 97 youre doing. Exercise enough but not too 98 . Its good to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time 99 enough. Try all 100 of things you find one, two or three sports that feel right for you. Exercise can be fun. You can exercise together with your friends at fitness center(健身中心). So lets do exercise right now!6.It was December 25, Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas and her mother was 93 a special cake. She 94 four small coins into the cake, and then she baked(烘烤) it. The four coins were for good 95 . After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found 96 lucky coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where is the fourth one? It was missing. But Maries mother didnt notice(注意) it.After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed and she couldnt speak. After six weeks she felt much 97 , but she still couldnt speak. Maries mother 98 her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, “We are 99 that we cant help her.” For 12 years Marie didnt speak. She grew up, she got a job, she got married. But she never 100 . One day when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat at work. She began to cough. She coughed out 101 small and black. What was it? Marie didnt know. She took it to hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, “This is a coin!” The doctor told Marie, “I think you can speak soon.” Marie went to a special doctor and soon she could speak 102 . 7.Mrs. Smith has a 91 in the town. There are all 92 of fruit in her shop. Shes friendly to everyone. So a lot of people like to buy fruit in her shop, and she gets more and more money.One day, the apples were all fresh and nice. She remembered her son Steve liked them best, so she brought some home to her son. After lunch, she went out and left the apples on the table. That afternoon Steve came back _93_ school, he felt very _94_. He looked for something to eat and found some apples on the table. “Great! They are my favorite.” he cried and _95_ a lot. Mrs. Smith got home _96_ she closed her fruit shop. When she saw Steve, she asked him, “Did you have the apples? ” Her son answered, “Yes. And I ate many of _97_.” “Did you wash them? “Oh, I forgot. I was too hungry. _98_should I do? ”A few minutes later, Mrs. Smith found her son kept _99_ water.“Are you thirsty? Why are you drinking so much water?” asked the mother.“No, Mom.” answered the boy, “I want to wash the apples in my _100_ with the water.”91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 8.A student is learning to speak British English（英式英语）. He 76 to know, “Can I speak with Americans? Can they understand me?” English learners often 77 “ What are the differences between British and American English(美式英语)? How important are these differences? Certainly, there 78 some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar(语法). For example, Englishmen 79 “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” but 80 say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes not the 81 . Americans usually sound “r” in words like “bird” and “hurt”, 82 speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are also some differences between British and American English in 83 and vocabulary. For example, “colour and honour” are British, “color 84 honor” are American. In fact, these 85 in grammar, pronunciation and spelling are not so important because British and American English are still the same language. 9.Hi, everybody. I am 77 to introduce my hometown, a beautiful city, Chongqing. It has many nick names, like Mountain City, Fog City and Bridge City.As you 78 , there are lots of mountains, it makes this city 79 from other cities in China.In the past, the environment was not good, so it was always foggy. But now, it is 80 . In 1997, Chongqing became the Municipality under the Central Government(直辖市), our hometown changed a lot. More and more 81 has been built. As you can see, a large 82 of the tourists like visiting Chao Tianmen Bridge, Cai Yuanba Bridge and so on. By the 83 , Remember to 84 the delicious food here. Welcome to 85 hometown, I hope it will be more and 86 beautiful.10.There is an old English saying. It tells us that we must go to bed 76 in the evening and get up early in the morning. Then we will be 77 . We will also be rich and clever. This is true. The body must have 78 sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten 79 sleep every night. If they dont have enough sleep, they cannot do their work 80 and they may not be healthy. The body also 81 exercise. Walking, running, jumping and 82 games are all exercise. Exercise helps the body to be strong. Exercise also 83 the blood(血液) to move around inside the body. 84 is very important for us to make our blood move to all parts of our bodies. The head also needs blood. And doing 85 helps the blood move to our head, and then helps us to think better. 11.Its interesting to visit another country, 89 sometimes there are also problems if we dont know the language very 90 . It may be 91 to talk with the people there. We may not know 92 to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may not know how to buy the 93 we need. In a strange (陌生的) country we may not know where to eat or what to order (点菜) in a 94 . It is not easy to decide how 95 to tip (给小费) waiters or drivers. When we 96 help, we may not know how to ask for it. It makes you unhappy to have an experience (经历) 97 that. However, we can learn what to do and what to say soon. We also learn to enjoy life in another country, and then we may be sorry to 98 there.89._ 90._ 91. _ 92. _ 93. _94._ 95._ 96._ 97._ 98._12.Mr. Smith had two sons. The older one is seven years old, and the other is two years 92 than him, One morning during the holidays, when Mr. Smith was 93 his car in the yard, and his younger son came and asked him 94 some money to buy sweets(糖果).Sweets are bad for your 95 , Mr. Smith. said. Take these two oranges, and give one to your elder brother, One of the oranges is 96 bigger than the 97 one ,and the small boy liked oranges very much, he kept the bigger one for 98 ,and gave his brother the 99 one. When the other boy saw that his brother had a much bigger orange, he said to him, Its selfish(自私的)to keep the bigger one for yourself. If father gives me the oranges, I am going to 100 you the bigger one.13.MrBrown was a doctorHe worked in a 94 It was 95 away from his home to the hospitalHe was always busy 96 his workHe often came 97 home late and often forgot his familys birthdayBut last Saturday afternoon after doing his work，he suddenly(突然) 98 it was his wifes birthdayHe loved his wife very muchHe wanted to give his wife a present and make her 99 On his way home he went into a flower shop to 100 some flowersMrBrown 101 home and gave his wife the flowers and said to her, “Happy birthday, dearIts your birthday today” MrsBrown saw the beautiful flowersShe laughed and 102 ，“My birthday was the day 103 yesterday, not todayBut thank you for giving me the flowersIts better late than never”94 95. 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 14Andy was born(出生) in China 15 years ago. In 2005, she 91 to the USA with her family. As a middle school student, she has found many 92 between Chinese and Americans:About money1) Americans like to spend 93 money than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). But Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have 94 left in the bank.2) The American kids themselves make their own money. Most Chinese kids always 95 their parents for money.3) Many American parents think there is 96 need to send their children to an expensive university. Its different in China. Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities 97 their family isnt rich enough.About school1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in studying groups.2) Many American students think that if the they get a B in the test ,they will feel very happy but many Chinese students think that B is too 98 .About friendsMost American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by themselves. They never ask them about their friends but Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more 99 their childrens friends in many different ways, and usually stop them from staying out too 100 with friends in the evening.15.Do you want to live a happier , less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason（原因）at all. Thats how so many people start their day at Laughter（笑声）Clubs 87 the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh may be one of the best 88 to keep healthy.The first Laughter Club was started in India in 1995 by Dr. Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 89 a day. Adults （成人） laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria.“Everyone is naturally（自然地）good at laughingits the common language. We want people to feel happy about their lives.” There are now 90 than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1300 in the world. So 91 happens in a Laughter Club? I went to the nearest club to 92 out the answer. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I wasnt interested in laughing with many people we didnt know. Our teacher told us to clap（拍）our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” when looking at each other. 93 , our bodies cant tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still have the same healthy effects（效果）.To my surprise, it works! After ten minutes every one in the room was laughing for real and some people even couldnt stop. At the end of the class, I was surprised that I felt very 94 . So if you are under stress, then start laughing. You may be very happy with the results.16.Hello, boys and girls. Running for (竞选) the monitor makes me very excited. If I become the 91 , I would like to do these things. Firstly, to communicate better 92 others, I plan to hold a student meeting every week. Then we can exchange ideas and solve(解决 ) the problems together. At the 93 time, I will put a small blackboard