牛津深圳版初二八上下课文语法填空专练无答案

1、课文语法填空专练阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性质和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空。八年级上册Unit1Here are two articles from an encyclopedia.Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was (1) _ Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. He was born in the countryside. When he was young, he showed great intelligence an

2、d artistic (2) _ (able). As he grew older, he learnt (3) _ (do) many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps (4) _ (famous) in the world. Also he had many (5) _ (invent), such as some interesting drawings of (6) _ (fly) machines.Dinosaurs lived on Earth ov

3、er 60 million years before humans. They lived here (7) _ there on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly. Many of (8) _ ate plants while some like to eat meat. Dinosaur lived on Earth (9) _ more than 150 million years. Then suddenly

4、they all disappear completely. The reason is still (10) _ (know). However, we can learn a lot from their fossils.Unit2A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king liked chess (1) _ (well) of all the games. One day, (2) _ wise old man came to the palace and the king challenge him (3) _ a game

5、. The king promised the old man (4) _ (give) any prize if he won the game. The old man only asked the king for one grain of rice for (5) _ (one) square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for the rest of the (6) _ (square). The king and the old man p

6、layed the game (7) _ a long time. (8) _ (final), the king (9) _ (beat) by the old man. So the king ordered his men (10) _ (collect) a bag of rice. He soon realized the problem-even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares.Unit 3In the 1940s, the

7、 first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming smaller and (1) _ (good).Some computers are tiny and you may be (2) _ (aware) of them. There is probably one inside your TV or (3) _ (wash) machine. You depend (4) _ computers more than you realize. We can use computers (5) _ (calcul

8、ate). They can calculate (6) _ a faster speed than we can and seldom give wrong answer. We can also type and draw things with them. Besides, computers can do important jobs like (7) _ (operate) railways and flying planes and spaceships. However, computers arent as clever as us. Our brain can produce

9、 new ideas. But computers may be able to do (8) _ better job than (9) _ (human).What will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs? Will we have nothing to do? Computer will change our lives, but will they make (10) _ better?Unit4Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better

10、 life. The following (1) _ (be) three of the most important inventions in history.The wheel may be the greatest invention in history. Travelling became faster and (2) _ (comfortable) after its invention. Several thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century

11、, the first trains began to carry passengers. At the (3) _ (begin) of the 20th century, cars became popular. (4) _the wheel, we would not have these inventions.One of the first (5) _ (practice) telephones (6) _ (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Since then, people (7) _ (be) able to speak to

12、 each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people (8) _ (keep) in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.Thomas Edison developed the first (9) _ (use) light bulb in 1897. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evening as t

13、hey can in the daytime. Can you imagine (10) _ (live) a life without them?Unit 5Now a group of British students from Woopark School in London (1) _ (visit) Xinhua Junior High School in Beijing on an (2) _ (education) exchange.Sarah says she was very nervous at first but her host family are (3) _ (re

14、al) friendly. She is glad to be a guest in their home and has learnt (4) _ (use) chopsticks. Besides, she is being taught to speak Chinese. The students spend the weekdays (5) _ (study) with Chinese students. At the weekend, they travel around Beijing and visit places of interest (6) _ their host fa

15、milies. Eric says it (7) _ (be) a fantastic experience so far. In addition, he has learnt a little tai chi as well as a lot about Chinese culture and history. The teachers have introduced them to Chinese paintings, too. Sarah says she has made many new friends and will keep in touch with them when s

16、he goes back to (8) _UK.(9) _, she cant wait to see her Chinese friends soon because they will come over to Britain for the (10) _ (two) part of the exchange next month.Unit 6The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. He felt (1) _ (cheer) that the Greeks had gone and they won. The Gree

17、ks had tried (2) _ (capture) their city for ten years but they had given up and sailed way. A soldier found the Greeks had left (3) _ huge wooden horse outside the city. The captain thought the horse was so big (4) _ they didnt want to take it with them. That night, all the Trojans celebrated in the

18、 main square of the city. They sang and danced around the horse, and make (5) _ (joke) about the stupid Greeks. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty except (6) _ the huge horse. Suddenly, Greek soldiers (7) _ (quiet

19、) climbed out of the horse. They opened the main gates and the Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks failed to capture the city by (8) _ (fight). In one night, however, they (9) _ (success) in capturing (10) _ through a clever trick.Unit 7Henry, Paula and Millie write for the school

20、 newspaper. They have written the short articles below (1) _ (help) students improve their memory.A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of (2) _ in your mind. If the picture is big, (3) _ (usual) or silly, you will remember it better. For example, to remember the word “s

21、miles”, you can imagine there is “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it (4) _ (long) word in the word. After all, (5) _ picture is worth a thousand words.A good method for memorizing the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For exam

22、ple, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants” to remember how (6) _ (spell) the word “because”.You will forget something very (7) _ (quick) unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble (8) _ (remember) the list of steps in the water cycle. Ho

23、wever, it is easier to remember (9) _ (this) steps if you understand (10) _ the water cycle works.Unit 8Last week, English week took place at Roise Bridge. The students worked hard to make (1) _ a big success.There was an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunt. Students put on an Engli

24、sh play and took part in an English (2) _ (sing) competition. There was a speaking competition as well. The students had to speak on a topic in English (3) _ two minutes. The winner advised people (4) _ (speak) slowly. Besides, to be good public speakers, theyd better speak clearly and (5) _ (confid

25、ent). Amy, one of (6) _ students said she really enjoyed English Week. In here opinion, English Week gave her a chance to learn new words. Besides, an English Week is well worth (7) _ (hold) at every school.On the last day of English Week, the head teacher made a (8) _ (speak) to the whole school. H

26、e gave students some (9) _ (suggest) on how to improve their English, such as communicating in English (10) _ friends, reading English books and magazines and watching English television programmes. Above all, everyone should enjoy English.八年级下册Unit1Three teenagers offered (1) _ (do) some voluntary

27、work during the school holidays.Betty did some voluntary work in a childrens hospital. The children there all suffer from serious illness. They organized a painting competition (2) _ the children. Betty met a girl (3) _ (call) Cindy. She wanted to paint a picture of the park close to her home. Betty

28、 went to take some photos of the park. Cindy used (4) _ for her painting.Mark and his mother met some children without parents. They taught the children to tell stories. This helps them express their feelings. They spent time with a girl, Vivien. Her parents died in (5) _ car accident and she is (6)

29、 _ (happy) and very lonely. She needs friendship.Annie wanted to help disabled children. They have difficulty (7) _ (walk) or moving. She taught them to sing because music can bring them happiness and peace. She met a boy, Tim. He hurt his legs (8) _ he has lots of courage. Children like Tim should

30、(9) _ (help) to raise their spirits.Betty, Mark and Annie (10) _ (continue) to do voluntary work in the future.Unit2Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at (1) _ travel agency.A well-dressed lady entered the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon and then walked over to Debbi

31、e. Debbie gave her a (2) _ (cheer) greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. Mr. Yang asked him (3) _ was the matter. Simon said he didnt understand why people always chose Debbie instead (4) _him. Mr. Yang told him it was the way he communicated. He said, “Communicating is (5) _ (much) than just spea

32、king. Body language is important too. It is the way you stand and sit. Its your gesture and the expression on your face. Your whole (6) _ (appear) communicates things.”Simon decided (7) _ (improve) his body language. He sat up straight and tried (8) _ (smile) at people. Minutes later, a beautiful gi

33、rl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.Mr. Yang came over at once and said to Simon that he made a good impression (9) _ she, Simon told Mr. Yang that the girl was his sister and she came to remind (10) _ that the next day was her birthday.Unit3Wang Damon is

34、 a fisherman. Although he is over 65, he is very (1) _ (health) and still enjoys working.Damon uses cormorants (2) _ (catch) fish. Cormorants are large black birds. They are good (3) _ catching fish because they can swim well. They can dive down and stay under the water (4) _ up to two minutes. Demo

35、n usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants ready for work. First, he ties (5) _ piece of grass around their necks to stop them from (6) _ (eat) big fish. Then when Demon pushed them into river. He uses several cormorants to attract fish. During the day, he jumps up and down on

36、his boat. After dark, he hangs a light on a post at the front of the boat. The cormorants bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are taken and thrown into a big basket by Damon. No nets (7) _ (require) for this type of fishing. Cormorants fishing was once practiced in lots of (8) _ (place) in Sou

37、th-East China, and there were many fishermen in the area. But today, few people are (9) _ (interest) in it. In 50 years, perhaps there (10) _ (be) no more cormorant fishermen in the world.Unit4Jason is learning how to make cartoons. He has found some information in (1) _ magazine.First, you need (2)

38、 _ (decide) on some basic ideas for a story. In the (3) _ (two) stage, think about the kinds of characters you want and (4) _ they will look like. Then make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add color. To make the characters and things come to life, each

39、 picture should (5) _ (make) a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to put the picture together as a film. (6) _ (Final), record the voice and sound effects. The actors will do the (7) _ (character) voice. Their speech must go (8) _ the picture. Soun

40、d effects like the noise of the underground must also be added (9) _ (separate). After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready (10) _ (play) for everyone to enjoy.Unit5There are about 1,600 giant pandas in the wild. A giant panda is (1) _ kind of bear. It has a while face (2) _ black patch

41、es around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The rest of its body is while.Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and (3) _ (west) China. They live in the bamboo forests there. In the wild, they (4) _ (usual) eat bamboo while in zoos; they have bamboo, apples and carrots.

42、 Panda like to live on their own. They need to eat a lot to stay (5) _ (health), so they spend over 12 hours a day eating. To our surprise, it is not difficult (6) _ them to climb trees. They are strong enough to protect (7) _ (they). Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can

43、live for up to 35 years.People are cutting down forest, so the pandas (8) _ (lose) their homes. Some people are killing them their fur. It is cruel of them (9) _ (do) so. There are mot many pandas in the world now. They must (10) _ (protect) well.Unit6Is it a good idea to keep pet dogs? Emma and Mat

44、t give their opinions on this matter.Emma thinks keeping pet dogs is a good idea. First, dogs are really cute. Its nice to hold (1) _ in our arms, and its (2) _ (wonder) to see them grow up. Second, we can learn (3) _ (responsible) from keeping dogs. We have to feed them and play (4) _them. This hel

45、ps us become more responsible people. Yong people can learn how (5) _ (care) for others by doing so. A dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of (6) _ (happy) for many years.Matt thinks its not a good idea to keep pet dogs. Pet dogs leave their hair on the floor, on beds and on sofas, and t

46、hey need to (7) _ (wash) often. Besides, dogs are (8) _ (noise). Nearly all dogs bark at strangers. Some dogs even bark loudly all night. This stops people from (9) _ (get) any sleep. Also, not all dogs are friendly. A small number of pet dogs even attract people. Whats more, its common for people t

47、o live in flats. They have no choice but to keep their dogs in small spaces. However, dogs need fresh air and large open spaces where they can run free. (10) _ (Final), owning dogs can cost much.Unit 7Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. Then (1)

48、_ heard a noise and saw a red light.The next morning, Tina told her brother Tom (2) _ it. They decide (3) _ (explore) after school. At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. At that time, they heard some voices (4) _ (speak) a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then t