八年级英语上册2b短文填空.doc

此文档收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除U1Passage 1Monday, July 15thI arrived in Penang in Malaysia this morning with my family. It (1) (is) sunny and hot, so we (2) (decide) to go to the beach near our hotel. My sister and I (3) (try) paragliding. I (4) (feel) like I was a bird. It was so exciting. For lunch, we (5) (have) something very specialMalaysian yellow noodles. They(6) (are) delicious! In the afternoon, we (7) (ride) bicycles to Georgetown. There are a lot of new buildings now, but many of the old buildings are still there. In Weld Quay, a really old place in Georgetown, we (8) (see) the houses of the Chinese traders from 100 years ago. I wonder what life (9) (is) like here in the past. I really enjoyed (10) (walk) around the town.Passage 2Tuesday, July 16thWhat a (1) (different) a day makes! My father and I decided (2) (go) to Penang Hill today. We wanted (3) (walk) up to the top, but then it started (4) (rain) a little so we decided to take the train. We (5) (wait) over an hour for the train because there were too many people. When we (6) (get) to the top, it was raining (7) (real) hard. We (8) (dont) have an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because of the bad weather, we (9) (cant) see anything below. My father didnt bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food (10) (taste) great because I was so hungry!U2 What do No. 5 High School Students Do in Their Free Time? 第五中学的学生在他们的课余时间都做些什么？Last month we (1) (ask) our students about their free time activities. Our questions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching TV. Here (2) (be) the results. We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day. Forty-five percent exercise four to six times a week. Twenty percent exercise only one to three (3) (time) a week. And twenty percent do not exercise at all!We all know that many (4) (student) often go online, but we were surprised that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day. The other ten percent use it at least three or four times a week. Most students use it for fun and not for homework.The answers to our questions about (5) (watch) television were also interesting. Only two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a week. Thirteen percent watch TV four to six times a week. And eighty-five percent watch TV every day! Although many students like (6) (watch) sports, game shows are the most popular.It is good to relax by (7) (use) the Internet or watching game shows, but we think the best way to relax is through exercise. It is (8) (health) for the mind and the body. Exercise such as playing sports (9) (be) fun, and you can spend time with your friends and family as you play together. And remember, “old habits die hard”. So start (10) (exercise) before its too late!U 3Jeff GreenMy mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. Im quieter and (1) (serious) than most kids. Thats why I like (2) (read) books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quite too, so we enjoy (3) (study) together. Im shy so its not easy for me (4) (make) friends. But I think friends are like booksyou dont need a lot of them as long as theyre good.Huang LeiIts not necessary (5) (be) the same. My best friend Larry is quite different from me. He is taller and (6) (outgoing) than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. However, Larry often helps (7) (bring) out the best in me. So Im getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, though. I always get (8) (good) grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.Mary SmithI dont really care if my friends are the same as me or different. My favorite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, shes (9) (funny) than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and (10) (feel) better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because shes always here to listen.U 4Whos Got Talent? 谁是达人？Everyone (1) (be) good at something, but some people are truly (2) (talent). Its always interesting (3) (watch) other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and Americas Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as Chinas Got Talent.All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the (4) (exciting) magicians, the (5) (funny) actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the (6) (good) or sing the (7) (beautifully)? Thats up to you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in (8) (decide) the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.However, not everybody enjoys (9) (watch) these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors. However, if you dont take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their drams (10) (come) true.U 5When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round earsMickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first(1) (appear) in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon(2) (come) out in New York on November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and(3) (success). In the 1930s, he(4) (make) 87 cartoons with Mickey.Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons(5) (be) that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready(6) (try) his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted(7) (be) like Mickey.On November 18, 1978, Mickey(8) (become) the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Todays cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and(9) (love) him. Who has a pair of ears(10) (famous) than Mickeys?particularly adv. 特殊地；特别地U 7passoff as （把某人）改变或冒充成Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robots? 使有所不同；辨别你认为你将拥有自己的机器人吗？1. When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like (1) _ (work) in dirty or dangerous places.merciful adj. 宽大的；仁慈的；慈悲的2.3. satisfaction n. 满意；满足；Today there are already robots (2) _ (work) in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. (3) _ (Fewer/Less) people will do such jobs in the future because they are (4) _ (bore), but robots will never get bored.恐怖时期；恐怖活动4. Scientists are now trying (5) _ (make) robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots (6) _ (move) like people, it will be difficult (7) _ (make) them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able (8) _ (wake) up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.5. Some scientists believe that there (9) _ (be) more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take (10) _ (hundred) of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This (11) _ (be) not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also (12) _ (seem) impossible 100 years ago. We never know what (13) (happen) in the future!U8 Thanksgiving in the United States 美国的感恩节diploma n. 毕业文凭；学位证书In most countries, people usually (1) (eat) traditional food (2) (in/on) special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always (3) (in/on) the fourth Thursday (4) (in/on) November, and is a time (5) (give) thanks for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers (6) (have) a long, hard winter, and many of them (7) (die). In the next autumn, they (8) (give) thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of (9) (give) thanks by (10) (have) a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.worldwide adj. 遍及全世界的；世界性的reporter n. 记者U10Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people believe the (1) (bad) thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from London, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. Unless we talk to someone, well certainly feel worse.”n.警报；惊恐Laura once lost her wallet, and (2)