山东省2022年中考英语鲁教版(五四制)复习训练-第17课时八年级下册units7～8

八年级下册Units7～8一、短文填空根据短文内容，选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项仅使用一次。A．becauseB．footexercisesC．familyinAmericaD．anythingispossibleE．possibleF．noticedhismusicalabilitiesG．violinlessonsH．performorplaymusicI．encouragingothersJ．admiredWhenGeorgeDennehywasayoungboy,heneverdreamedhewouldserveothersasamotivational(励志的)speakerandmusician.Butthearmlessteenagerhasspentthelastcoupleofyearssharinghisstoryand1.________.BornwithoutarmsinRomania,Dennehy'sconditionwasterrible,sohisparentsturnedhimovertoa2.________．Earlyon,hesayshisAmericanparents3.________.Whenhewas8yearsold,hismomtookhimto4.________andhestartedplaying.However,hedidn'treallyenjoyitatfirst.Hisfirstteacher,Shelley,helpedhimplaywithhisfeet.Shelleyactuallylearnedtoplaytheviolinwithherfeetandmadeupsome5.________.Shewantedtoseeifitwas6.________todoit.“Iamreallymovedbywhatshehasdoneforme.”Dennehysays.Atthebeginningofhighschool,whentheviolinbecamenotsocooltoplay,Dennehytookupplayingtheguitarandpickeditprettyfast.“Itwasnecessary,thoughtolearntheviolinfirst,7.________it'sthehardestofalltoplay，”hesays.“TheonlydifferenceintheguitarsisthatI'mplayingthechords(弦).ButIplayinthesametune(曲调)aseveryoneelsedoes，”henotes.Learningtoplaymusichasn'tbeenaneasyroad.Hewasshyatfirst.Buteverytimehegotonstageto8.________，hecouldseehowtheaudience(观众)9.________himforhisabilitiesandgavehimconfidencetorealizehisdream.Nomatterwhatstationwe'rein,10.________.Itissoeasytogiveupsometimes.Butweshouldn'tdothat.There'smorethatismeantforus.二、阅读理解根据短文内容，将下面方框中的句子还原到文章当中，使短文内容完整。1．________CountrieslikeFrance,BrazilandevenJapanhavetheirownhip­hopculture.Butwheredidthisstrangespeaking­singingstylecomefrom?Manycenturiesago,inWestAfrica,traditionalstorytellersplayedmusicalinstrumentswhiletheyweretellingstories.WhenthistraditiontravelledfromWestAfricatotheUSA,itdevelopedintodifferentmusicalstyles.Forexample,bluesandjazz.2.________Andinthe1970s,thereweremanypoorareasinNewYork.Therewasn'tanymoneyformusiclessonsinschools,sokidsmadetheirownmusic.TeenagersAfrikaandDJHereplayedtheirrecordsoutsideinthestreets.Everybodyjoinedin.MCshadrapping(说唱)competitions.Everyweek,thereweretalentednewdancers,newDJsandnewMCs.Hip­hopculturewasborn.3．________Itwas1980.IwasatapartyinNewYork.TherewasayoungDJattheparty.Hewasplayingrecords.Whilehewasputtingarecordon,akidpickedupamicrophone(话筒)andbeganrapping.Someotherkidswerebreak­dancingtothemusic.Itwasloudandboring,andIhatedit.Ipreferredjazz.4．________Today'ssuccessfulAmericanartistslikeMissyandherfriendTimhearditontheradiowhentheyweregrowingup.ThelasttimeIheardhip­hop,IwasinWestAfrica.5.________IwasgoingtointerviewatraditionalstorytellerwhenImetayounghip­hopartist.HetoldmetherearehundredsofrapgroupsinAfricatoday.Weliveonahip­hopplanet.A．IrememberthefirsttimeIheardhip­hop.B．Youcanfindhip­hopeverywhereyougo.C．IwaswritingabookaboutAfrica