8B期中专题复习(短文首字母).doc

八年级英语期中专题复习 8B Units1-3四、短文首字母 AMost American businesses are 1.o_ five days a week. American school children attend school five days a week as well. American families usually have a 2.t_ weekend. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.Over the weekend, people spend their time in many different ways. Many families 3.e_ weekend together. They 4.m_ go shopping, go for a drive, or visit friends. They may also 5.i_ friends over and have a party at home. Many American families take part in sports 6.d_ the weekend. Running, biking, playing volleyball and swimming are 7.p_ in summer. Skiing and skating are the 8.f_ winter sports. Weekends are also a time for American families to 9.w_ on something in their yards or on their houses. Many families plant flowers and have vegetable gardens. Some families use the weekends to paint or repair their houses. For most Americans, weekends are still 10.b_.1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._BThe most important drink is water. Not many people understand this but it is quite 1.t_. People can 2.l_ for a long time without food , but they die if two or three days 3.w_ water. In 4.h_ weather, many people do not drink 5.e_ water, because they dont know how much water they 6.n_. After 7. t_ exercise, people need more water.The water in mans body is 8.m_ more than other matters(物质). Wed better have enough water, or we may get 9.i_. Water is 10.n_ to all the living things There will be no 11.l_if there is no water.So we must save water and dont 12.w_.1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _7._ 8 _ 9. _10. _ 11._ 12. _C Travelling to all corners of the world today 1.g_ easier and easier, but how well do we know and understand each other? Here is simple test. Imagine(想象) you will hold a 2.m_at four oclock, what time should you 3.e_ your foreign business friends to come? If they are Germans, they will 4.a_ on time. If they are Americans, they will probably be fifteen minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they will be fifteen minutes late. The Englishmen 5.s_ to think since English language was widely used in the world,6.w_ they did was certain to be widely understood. Very soon they found they were completely wrong. For example, the Englishmen are happy to have a business lunch and discuss matters with a drink 7.d_ the meal; the Japanese 8.p_ not to work while eating; the Germans like to talk business 9.b_ dinner; Frenchmen like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed before 10.d_ anything.1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._DIn the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school 1.u_ they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they 2.l_ high school . There are 3.t_ kinds of school in the United States: Public school and private school. 4.M_ children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to 5. p_ for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents 6.h_ to pay enough money for his schooling. Some parents still choose private schools, though they are much more 7. e_.Today about half of the high school students go to universities 8.a_ they finish the high school. A student at a state university does not have to pay too 9. m_ if his parents live in this state. But many students work 10.w_ they are studying at universities. 11. I_ this way they can have good working habits and live by their own 12. h_.1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _7._ 8 _ 9. _10. _ 11._ 12. _EAt different times in a mans life, his food has different effects(影响) on his body. Among children 1. f_ is quickly changed to the power(力量) to run and play games. Most of a young mans food is 2.s_ on growing tall. We grow upwards only 3. d_ twenty years of our 4.l_, not later, Working men get their strong bodies from their food; and if they work 5. h_, they do not get fat. Office workers eat well and 6. s_ down a lot, and may begin to grow fat when still quite young. Many older people 7. t_ to work much and work often. Perhaps the most difficult time is when a man 8. r_ sixty years of age. His body and mind 9. b_ restful without much work or interest. That is why food changes quickly to be 10. f_.1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._FIs a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary? More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training 1. c_ or having family teachers at the 2. w_. There are two different viewpoints(观点) about it. Some think it is necessary. 3. F_ of all, its more effective to study with a teacher 4. t_ by students themselves. Secondly, it can strengthen(加强) what is 5. l_ in class. Besides, they can learn a lot more. Others think it is 6. u_. For one thing, students can easily form the habit of dependence(依赖). For 7. a_, students need to 8. r_ from time to time. Whats 9. m_, the purpose of many training classes and family teachers is to make money. In my opinion, 10. w_ a training class or family teacher is needed just depends on yourself. If you are really very weak at or interested in a 11. c_ subject, maybe its OK for you. But be sure to choose a good and suitable class or family teacher, or it would be a 12. w_ of time and money.1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _7._ 8 _ 9. _10. _ 11._ 12. _ GLantau Island 1. u_ to be the home of many wild animals. There were green hills and 2. f_ air. However, the area has changed a lot 3. o_ the years. Now, it no longer provides a good 4. e_ for wildlife. In the past, people could only go to Lantau Island by 5. f_. Now, its fast and 6. c_ to get there. The changes to Lantau Island have brought many 7. a_ but they have also 8. c_ many problems for wildlife. Some animals and plants have 9. l_ their living areas 10. b_ of these changes.1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._HOne day during the German occupation(占领) of France in World War II, four 1. p_ were in a train compartment(车厢)： an old woman, a young girl, a middleaged Frenchman and a German officer. When the train went into a tunnel(隧道), a loud kiss was 2. h_ in the dark and later a sound of a face 3. b_ loudly hit. When the train came out of the tunnel, nobody said anything but the 4. G_ face was red.The old woman looked kindly at the young girl and thought, “What a wonderful 5.e_ she is for all the French girls!”The girl thought, “It was 6. s_ that the German kissed the old woman 7.i_ of me!”The German thought that the Frenchman was quite 8. c_ : he kissed the girl and I was 9.h_ for it!The Frenchman thought: that was quite 10. e_, I kissed the back of my hand and then hit the German on the face.1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._IWhen you travel in Hong Kong, you must be 1. c_ of the traffic rules, because the traffic keeps to the left and its 2. d_ from that of the interior(内地) of China. Before 3. c_ the street, you must look to the right and then to the left. If the traffic lights are red , the traffic must 4. s_, people can cross the zebra line. If the traffic lights 5. t_ green, the traffic can go, people mustnt cross the road. In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from 6. w_, the streets are busy. The traffic is the most 7. d_. When you go somewhere by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic keeps to the left. Have a look first, or you may go the 8. w_ way. In Hong Kong, there are o lot of big buses 9. w_ two floors. Youd better sit on the 10. s_ floor. From there you can watch the city very well . 1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._JIs it possible to send messages to someone anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? Its 1. e_ to do so . Using 2 c_ you can send e-mails 3. q_ and easily. If you have an e-mail address, you can 4. w_, send and receive messages.E-mail is the most inexpensive way to communicate（沟通）.You can send e-mails at any time of day or 5.n_ to people all over the world. Many companies use e-mail for people in their offices to communicate with one another. You can send the 6. s_ message to fifty people or more. It doesnt matter if your 7. f_ are in bed when you send e-mails to them, or you are 8.s_ a film at the cinema when they send e-mails back., many schools 9. g_ e-mail addresses to their students. E-mail addresses are becoming as common(普通的) as 10. p_ numbers, but it can also make our lives more complicated(复杂)。1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._K Mr Dong has known the Kowloon Walled City for many years. 1. A_, he was born there and has known it 2.s_ he was very young. He first 3. l_ in a block with his parents. They lived together 4. u_1960 when he got married. They 5. m_ out of the Kowloon Walled City in 1991 because the 6. g_ wanted to build a new park here. Now, the place has 7. c_ a lot. It has 8. t_ into a beautiful park. However, it has become more and more difficult for Mr Dong t