八年级英语首字母填空专项练习

八年级英语首字母填空Passage1NewBugHitsMexicoMexicanpeoplehaveatraditionofgreetingeachotherwithhandshakesandkissesonthecheek.Butrecently,governmentofficalsaskedpeopletostopdoingthis.Theyhavealsoclosedschoolandmuseums,andadvisedpeopletos (1)athome.Thisistopreventpeoplefromcatchinganinfectious(传染性的)diseaseswineflu(猪流感).Thediseasehasspreadoverthecountryinthepastmonth.Ithaskilled159peopleandcaused4,000tobecomes (2).Whatisswineflu?peopleintwoways.Theycatchthevirus(病毒afterbeingwithinfectedpigs,ortheygetitfromaninfectedperson.Thed(3)spreadsinthesamewayashumanflu,throughcoughsandsneezes,orbytouching contaminatedsurface(被污染的表面)andthentouchingthenoseormonuth.However,itcannotbespreadbyeatingpork.Peoplewhohavec (4)swinefluwillhavefever,acough,asorethroatandbodyaches.Inmostcasses,theinfectionmakespeopleunwellbuttheirliveswillnotbeindanger.Healthexpertsadvisepeopletow (5)theirhandsfrequently,tocovercoughsandsneezesandtostayathomeiftheyfeelill.Passage2GlobalHandwashingDay(全球洗手日)Wednesday,October15th,2008isthefirstGlobalHandwashingDay.Manypeoplew (1)theirhandswithsoap(肥皂)ontheday.Theyaref (2)twenlycountries.Experts(专家)sayitisimportantforpeopletowashtheirhandswithsoapatsomecriticalmoments,suchasbeforee (3)andafterusingthetoilet.B (4)theycangetgerms(细菌)ontheirhandswhentheydothosethings.Thentheirhandscanmaketheireyesandnosesd (5)andmakepeopleill.Theysaythatsoapishelpfulinwashinghands.Itcanhelpremove(祛除)germsandleaveapleasants (6).Theexpertsalsogivetherightwaytowashhands.Firstputyourhandsintothewaterandmakethemw (7).Thencoverthemwithsoapandrub(摹)inintoalla (8).Rubforatl (9)twentysenconds.Nextputyourhandsunderrunningwaterandmakethemclean.Atlast,drythemwithac (10)colth.GlobalHandwashingDaycanhelppeoplekeephealthy.Passage3 ABeautifulSmileWhenIwas13yearsold,aboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasas (1).Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearataj (2)highsclool,andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult,noonek (3)whoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtomakefriendswitha (4)Icouldn’ttalktoanyoneaboutme.Icouldn’ttalktoanyoneaboutmyproblem,andIdidn’twantmyparentstoworryaboutme.Thenoneday,myclassmatestalkedhappilywiththeirfriends,butIsatatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Ataboye (5)theclassroom.Ididn’tknowwhohewas.Hepassedmeandb (6).Helookedatmeand,withoutaword,smiled.

thenturnedSuddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademef (7)happy,livelyandwarm.Thatsmilec (8)mylife.Istartedtotalkwiththeotherstudentsandmadefriends.Daybyday,Ibecausec (9)toeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecausemybestfriendnow.Oneday,Iaskedhimwhyhesmiled,buthecouldn’tremembersmilingatme!Itdoesn’tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshaveg (10).NowIbelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkyouarelonely,youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.Passage4Foodisveryimportant.Everyoneneedstoe (1)wellifheorshewantstohaveastrongbody.Ourmindsalsoneedakindoffood.Thiskindoffoodisk (2).Webegintogetknowledgeevenwhenweareveryyoung.Smallchildrenarei (3)ineverythingaroundthem.Theylearnsomethingw (4)theyarewatchingandlistening.Whentheyaregettingolder,theybegintor(5)storybooks,sciencebooks,anythingtheylike.Whentheyfindsomethingnew,theylovetoaskquestionsandt(6)tofindouttheanswers.Whatisthebestw (7)togetknowledge?Ifwelearnb (8)ourseves,wewillgetthemostknowledge.Ifwearea (9)gettinganswersfromothersanddonotaskwhy,wewillneverlearnwell.Whenwestudyintherightway,welearnmoreandunderstandm(10).Passage5Everyoneneedsfriends.Weallliketofeelc (1)tosomeone.Itisnicetohaveafriendtot (2),laugh,andtodothings.Certainly,sometimeswe-needtobealone.Wedon’talwayswantpeoplea (3).Butwewouldf (4)lonelyifweneverhadafriend.NotwopeoplearejustthesameFriendssometimesdon’tg theynolongerlikeeachotherMostofthetimetheywillmakeup(重归于好andbecomefriendsagain.Sometimesfriendsmoveaway.Thenwefeelverys (6).Wemissthemverymuch,butwecancallthemandwritetothem.Andwecanmakenewfriends.Itissurprisingtofindouth(7)muchwelikenewpeoplewhenwegettoknowthem.Thereismoregoodn (8)forpeoplewhohavefriends.Theylivelongerthanpeoplewhodon’t.why?Itcouldbethattheyarehappier.B(9)happyhelpsyoustaywell.Oritcouldbejustknowingthatsomeonecares.Ifsomeonec (10)aboutyou,youtakebettercareofyourself.Passage6Ateenagegirlcouldn’tstandherparents’familyrules,soshelefthome.Shewantedtobefamous.Butshehadp (1)educationandseveralyearslatershehadtoaskforfoodonthestreetforaliving.Nowherfatherhasd (2).Hermotherisanoldwoman.Butsheisstilll (3)forherdaughter.Shehasbeentoeveryc (4)ofthecity.Everywhereshegoes,sheputupabigphotoofherselfonthewall.Atthelowerpartofthephotoshewrites,“Istillloveyou…comeb(5)home!”Onedaythed(6)sawoneofthephotesThefacewasfamiliar(熟悉Isthatmymother?shemovedcloserandreadthew (7):Istillloveyou…Shecried.Whenshegothome,itwasearlymorning.Sheknockedonthedoor.Thedooro Hermotherwassleeping.Shewokehermotherup,“It’sme!Yourdaughterisbackhome!”Thedaughterasked,“Whyisthedoorontlocked?Athiefcouldgetin.”Themotheransweredsoftly,“Thedoorhasneverbeenlockedsinceyouleft.”Thedoorofp (10)lovefortheirchildrenwillneverbeclosed.Passage7Mr.Bakerworkedinasmalltown.Twoweeksa (1),hisfriendshelpedhimtofindajobinNewYork.Soheandhiswifeweregoingtomovei (2)abuildinginthebigcity.Mr.Bakerwantedtoliveinaroomonthefirstfloorandhecouldgoforawalkinthebeautifulgardenaftens (3).Buthiswifth (4)toliveonthesecondfloor.“There’senoughsunlight,Ithink.Andwecanwatchthef (5)inthegardenbythewindows,”saidthewoman.Mr.Bakerthoughtshewasrightandagreedwithher.I (6)wasSaturday.Alltheirfriendscametohelpthem.Theyweret(7)andhungry,andMrs.Bakergotnicefoodready.Theyheldaparty.Theyateanddrankalot.Thentheykeptsinginganddancing.Itl (8)alongtime.Suddenlythetelephonerang.Mrs.Bakerwenttoa (9)it.Thenshesaidtoherhusbandproudly,“Mychoiceisright!Themandownstairscomplainedthephonethatnoiseinourroomsmakesthemnotf (10)asleep.”e8tsMostAmericansenjoymovingfromplacetoplace.Forexample,theyoftendrivetheircars120to160kilometresawayjusttohaved (1)withafriendorevenflytoEuropr(欧洲)justforwatchingafootballmatch.Insomestatesonlyonepersono (2)offivelivesinaplaceformorethanfiveyears.Onemaybeb (3)inonecity,andgotoschoolinanother.Hemayfinishhismiddleschoolintwoort (4)cities,andthengotoacollegefaracrossthecountry.Whenhehasentered( 进入)business,hemaypossiblymovefromjobtojob.Movingfromonejobtoa(5),whichiscalled “job—hopping”,isaverycommonpracticeintheUnitedStates.Job-hoppingisgoodtoworkers,becauseeveryc (6)ofajobgivesthemachancetomoveuptoah (7)positionandtogetbetterpay.Andjob-hoppingalsog (8)bossesthechancetogetnewideasandskillsthatdifferentpeoplebringtotheircompaniesandfactories.Passage9MikeRobinsonisa15-year-oldEnglishschoolboy.Hiss(1)Clareis14.Atthemoment,MikeandClareareataschoolinSydney,oneoftheb (2)citiesinAustralia.Theyhavebeentherefortwoyears.Theyliketheschool,buttheyknowthatsoontheywillleaveandr(3)toEnglandwiththeirparents.MikeandClarehavealsobeentoschoolinAmerica,Germany,FranceandChina.Thisisbecausetheirfather,Peter,worksforaverybigi (4)company.Thecompanyhaso (5)inmanydifferentcountries.Thecompanyhass (6)Petertoworkinmanydifferentcountries.Peterusuallystaysinonecountryforabouttwoyears.Thenthecompanymoveshima (7).Hisfamilyalwaysgoeswithhim.TheRobinsonsareahappyfamilyandloveseeingtheworld.MikeandClarehavelearnttospeakFrench,GermanandalittleC (8).Thetwochildrenhavefriendsallo (9)theworld.ButtheyaregladthattheyaregoingtoretuintoEngland.Rcently,thechildrentoldtheirparents,“WewanttostayinEngland.Wedon’twanttomoveagain.”Theirfathera (10)andhasaskedhiscompanytokeephiminEngland.Thecompanyhasagreed.MikeandClareareveryhappyaboutthis.Passage10“Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtod (1),”somescientistssay.Dreamstakeup(占据)aboutonequarterofours (2)time.Peopole haveseveraldreamse (3)night.Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolour.Somedreamsarelike oldfilms.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybeb (4)thedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtof(5)ananswer.Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeent (6)abouttheirworkalldayThesethoughtscancarryover(携人)intodreams.Sometimeswewakeu (7)withagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan’trememberthedreamDreamscandisappear(消失)quicklyfrommeory(记忆).Toomuchdreamingcanb (8)harmful(有害的).Them (9)wesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardatworkwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeupt (10).Passage11Bats(蝙蝠)aretheonlyflying“animals”intheworld.Itisknowntoallthattheycannotseeverywell.b (1)asabat”isoftenh (2).Yet,theyhavenotroubleflyingonthed nightsandfindingtheirwayr (4)verywell.Whycanbatsflyandseeatnight?Theyflyby“radar(雷达)”.Thebat'sradarw (5)thesamewayastheradaronshipsandplanes.Asabatfliest (6)theair,itmakesasound.Ifthesoundshitt (7),theywillcomebackandthebat'se (8)willreceivethemessage.Inthisway,thebatisa (9)toknowwherethethingsare.Batsgooutforf (10)atnight.Inthedaytime,theyhanginsomedarkplaces.Passage12TherearefourpeopleinmyfamilyEverydaymyparentsareverybusyt (1tomakemoneyinordertopaythehightuition学费）formybrotherandmeTheyhardlysayIloveyouorsendfohsyrsad脾气．tsyrmoesrwhe'sverytiredfromthehardwork.Ididn'tknowwhethertherewaslovebetweenthemu (5)onespring.Atthattime，myfathersuddenlygotbadlysick.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfromthehospital ，theybothlookedverywthemhadaseriousillness.

asifbothofAftertheywereback，mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroadeverydayinthemorninganddusk.Hwereworriedabouthim.

，aftertwomonthsmyfatherstillcouldn'twalkbyh (8)．Allofus"Dad，howareyouf (8)now?"Iaskedhimoneday."Susan，don'tworryaboutme.”hesaidi (9)alowvoice.“Ijustlikewalkingwithyourmom.Ilikethiskindoflife.”Readinghiseyes，Iknowhelovesmymotherverymuch.OnceIthoughtlovem

，Iunderstandthatloveisinside，makinglifestrongandwarm.Passage13Schooleducation(教育)isveryimportantanduseful. Yetnoonecanl1everythingatschoolandateachercan’tteachhisstudentse 2 theywanttoknow.Hisjobistos 3 hisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.Sothestudentscanlearnmuchmorebyt4.Itismorei5toknowhowtostudybyoneself.It’squiteeasytolearnsomething,butit’sdifficulttou6ittosolveproblems.Greatinventorsdonotgeteverythingfromschool,buttheystillcaninventmanythingsandchangetheworldal7.Howcantheinventorsdoallofthis?That’sb 8 theyknowhowtostudy.Alotofthingsarenottaughtintheclassroom.Theygetalotofknowledgebyreadingo 9 school.Theyworkhardandneverg 10upalltheirlives.Passage14Ourschoolhasabiglibrary.Ithasmanyb 1 ondifferentsubjects.Studentscanr 2booksandmagazinesinthereading-room.Theycanalsob 3 booksfromthelibrary.Buttheymustreturnt 4 ontime.Iftheylosethebooks,theymustp 5 forthem.MissYangworksinthel6.Sheisveryhelpfulandkindtothestudents.Onemorningshewasworkingatthedeskw 7 LiPinghurriedin.ShetoldMissYangthatshentf 8 eyk Red Star Over ntttyeoew 9 LiPing ’sbook.Shefounditintheclassroom.LiPingwasveryhappy.ShethankedLucyandsaidthatshewouldbemorec10fromthenon.Passage15IhavelivedinthecountrysidesinceIwasachild.Thereweremanyk1 ofbirdstherewhenIwas Everymorning,lotsofsparrowslikedsingingandj2inthetreesoutsidemywindow,whiletheswallowswerebusyflyingouttof3foodfortheirbabies.Sometimesintheafternoon,Icouldevenseeeaglesf4inthesky.Aftertwentyyears,manyofthemcannotbeseennow.Icanseldomseetheeagleso 5 the swallows.Then6ofthesparrowsisgettingsmaller.Onlysomeoft7singinthemorning.Whydothebirdsleavehere?FirstIthinkitisbecausetheenvironmentisbecomingworsenow.Thebirdscan’tfinde 8 foodforthemselvesandtheirbabies.SecondIthinkitisbecausepeopleoftenk 9 themforfood.Withoutthebirdsaround,wewon’tfeelhappyanymore.Sowemustp 10 them.Whydon wedosomethingtohelptoday?1Passage2Passage3Passage4Passage5

1.stay2.sick3.disease4.caught5.wash1.wash2.from3.eating4.Berested4.while5.read6.try7.way8.by9.always10.more1.close2.talk3.around4.feel5.get6.sad7.how8.news9.Being10.caresPassage6. poor2.died3.looking4.corner5.back6.daughter7.words8.opened9.happy10.parents’Passage7 1.o3.supper4.hoped5.flowers6.It7.tired8.lasted9.answer10.fal