初二下册英语选词填空和阅读训练

新目标八年级下册英语Unit7选词填空专项训练一、选择方框内的词并用其适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

1．Why does Eric want to be a mountain when he grows up? 2．The Yellow River is the second river in China．3．Canada is one of the biggest in the world．4．What is the highest in your town?5．Nancy has toy pandas than Julia．1．2．3．4．5．二、请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

Animals are important in Indian culture and are treated in a special way．For example，a lot of elephants aren’t 1 ．They are domesticated(驯养)．They aren’t kept as pets，but as working animals．Every working elephant 2 its own keeper．An elephant and its keeper meet for the first time when they are both young，and they grow up together．In fact，their relationship continues for the rest of the elephant’s 3 -- perhaps 40 years．Lots of elephants work in the forest，moving heavy 4 when they are cut down．Some give rides to tourists,or 5 people during celebrations and festivals．Keepers take excellent care of their elephants，feeding them6 and giving them a bath at the end of the working day．7 special animal in India is the cow．Cows are protected animals，8 they aren’t kept on farms or killed for food,although people do use their milk．So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities，and nobody tries 9 them．If they sit down in the middle of the road，people 10 drive around them!Do you think it’s interesting?1．2．3．4．5．6．7．8．9．10．三、根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺、完整。

初二下册英语试卷（含答案）一、填空题Match the words with the proper definitions.10．The twins were(争吵) when their parents came back home.11．My little sister Sandy is so young that she can't look after h.12．I l my dictionary to Ben a week ago, but he didn't return it to me yet. 13．You couldn't return the books to the library when they were b.三、语法填空14．The horse was out of control and ran towards the crowd. 15．Read the following and answer the questions below.16．He sat there in for a while and then got a good idea.17．I was quite when I found out what he had done.18．His dream is to go to Paris to see the Eiffel .19．He is a newcomer. He moved to the city , so he has few friends here. 20．I (see) a very good program on TV last night.四、单项选择题21．It's ________ that I'm working while everyone else is enjoying themselves!A．similar B．educational C．independent D．unfair 22．I'll go to visit my aunt in England__________ the summer holiday starts.A．while B．before C．until D．as soon as 23．Tony has the hard _____ for the match.A．train B．to train C．training D．trained 24．—Lucy, I plan to drive to Qinghai by myself.—Really? __________________! You are still a new driver.A．No problem B．Good ideaC．Have a good time D．You're kidding25．—I didn't hear you come in just now.—That's good. We tried __________any noise because you were sleeping.A．not make B．not to make C．to make D．making 26．—I didn't sleep well last night.—You need ___________a good rest.A．having B．make C．to have D．to make 27．We each have a different ____ on the plan for our trip.A．promise B．opinion C．advice D．discussion 28．He likes to run before the sun _____ in the morning.A．rises B．rose C．raises D．raised 29．It was so cold. Jane was afraid she would get ________ if she stayed here for a long time.A．tired B．comfortable C．sunburned D．sick 30．—What did the teacher say just now?—Sorry, I didn't hear it. I ______ out of the window.A．look B．looked C．am looking D．was looking 五、选词填空根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次Mary: What were you doing last night? I called at seven and you didn't pick up.Linda: Oh, I31．in the kitchen helping my mom.Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn't32．then either.Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was33． a shower.Mary: But then I called again at nine.Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.Mary: So early? That's34．.Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?Mary: I needed help with my homework. So35．you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。

八年级下册英语短文选词填空学校:___________姓名: ___________班级: ___________考号: ___________一、短文选词填空In the 1920s and 1930s, the airlines were just beginning.It was 1. for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous.In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers.Young men, or “steward”, helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’luggage but they did not provide food and drinks.But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church, 2. the “stewardess”.Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iova.She was a different child.She didn’t want to work on the farm or marry a farmer --- she wanted a more adventurous life.Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital.For the next few years, she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got 3. pilot’s license.Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport.She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a 4. world.Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a job as a pilot.But she had another idea.Most people were scared of flying because flying was still a very risky way 5. .It often crashed or was put off and the bad weather made many passengers sick.Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and Boeing Air Transport agreed.The young woman from Iowa and seven 6. nurses became the first air stewardesses.At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses.In 1940, there were around 1000 of them 7. for different airlines.The early “stewardesses”had to be under twenty—five years old, single and slim.When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have 8. .It was a hard job and not well paid.They worked long hours and made $1 an hour.Do you dream of owning a house? It’s maybe not a big deal for many of us right now,11. it is important for Esperanza, the main character of The House on Mango Street.In the book, US 12. Sandra Cisneros wrote stories about things that happened toEsperanza on Mango Street.She 13. a hard life as a woman.She saw how 14. her friendswere after marrying men, because they didn’t have any rights in society.She saw 15. peopledidn’t believe in each other.Esperanza didn’t want 16. one of those people.She wanted to be strong and free.She hoped to make her dream 17. true.In order to run away from this endless “prison”, Esperanza and her family tried to get a house of their 18. .In my opinion, the book doesn’t 19．tell us the stories of a girl on Mango Street.It’s also about being strong during that age.Even today, we must 20．remember that everyone is free.We should keep our independence（独立）.And one day, we will realize our dreams.Bob is a middle school student.His school is not far 21. his home.He usually comeshome after school 22. at five.But today Bob 23. doesn’t come back at half past six.Whenhe gets home at seven, Mom 24. .“25. are you late today, Bob?”his mom asks.“My teacher asks you 26．to our school tomorrow.She wants to have a 27．with you,”says Bob.“To your school? Why?”“28. she asks us a question, and only I know the answer (答案),”Bob says.“Really? You are smart,”Mom is very happy.“What is 29．question?”“Who spilt (洒) the milk on my chair? It makes my trousers 30. .”I’m a school boy.I go to school from Monday to Friday.I stay at home 31. weekends.I often do some 32. things after I finish my homework, for example I sometimes go fishing, visiting my grandparents and play soccer with my classmates.This Sunday, I go to the city zoo.I see many animals in the zoo.The pandas are cute and friendly.I don’t like tigers, 33. they are scary.The giraffe looks very tall and beautiful.I also see some elephants.The zoo keeper tells me they are from 34. .I see some koalas 35. in the tree.Though I am tired, I feel excited, because I know a lot about animals.Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut.He was famous for becoming the 36.man to walk on the moon.After university, Armstrong 37. planes during a war.He then went on to become abetter pilot.He flew many different kinds of planes! His 38. as a pilot helped him become anter, he joined the American Space Race Team.Both Russia and the US were in arace 39. an astronaut on the moon.In April, 1961, Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.He was inspace 40. around 2 hours and then returned to the earth.He didn’t land on the moon, 41.he didn’t win the race.In the 1960s, John F.Kennedy, President of the US, promised the 42. that the US would land men on the moon.Before 43. people’s lives, NASA sent a robot spaceship to the moon to make sure it could not be 44. for people to land on the moon.In July, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, and then Buzz Aldrin, became the first men on the moon.Their spaceship, Apollo 11, worked 45．flying them 250.000 miles to the moon, and bringing them all the way back to the earth.Taiwan lies in the 46. of China.It’s the largest 47. in China.It has an area of about36,000 square kilometers and it has a 48. of over 20,000,000.It is rich in 49. resources（资源）.Bananas, rice, tea and so on are famous at home and abroad.Clothes and food are alsofamous 50. the world.Its beautiful scenery, such as Sun Moon Lake and Mount Ali, and its51. climate（气候）make more and more 52. go to Taiwan.Taiwan has 53．a part of China since ancient times.Most people of the island came fromFujian and Guangdong 54．.All the people on both sides of the strait（海峡）have a strong 55．to reunify our motherland（统一祖国）.It happened on the National Day last year.I went to a small town 56. my best friend inthe late afternoon.There was a（n）57. on the way.So when I got to the town, it was 58.midnight.The last bus had already left.I 59. terrible and I had no idea of what to do, becauseI didn’t tell my friend that I would go there.I wanted 60. her a surprise.I walked along the street alone.61. , I realized that there was a man following me.I felt so afraid 62. I ran into a small store.There was a woman in the store.She looked at me and asked 63. happened.I told her the truth.She asked me if I’d like to stay 64. her store and sleep with her for one night.I agreed.Then she asked me to sit down to watch TV while she 65.a bowl of noodles for me.The next day, we said goodbye to each other.That evening taught me that we should help people who are in need.The small things we do may make a great difference to others.Kristy, a cook in La Crosse, often wondered what she could do when she met anemergency(突发事件).On August 29, she got her 66. .While she was driving her car backhome on a road, a big truck 67. a pickup truck.Kristy rushed out and ran to the pickuptruck.Two farmers were inside.They got into 68. .When she got close, Kristy could see the driver.The other man was under the 69.seat.Kristy said, “The 70. were terrible.I was afraid the truck would blow up and kill us all.”The driver of the big truck was struggling(拼搏)to 71. the passenger’s door, so Kristyrushed to the driver’s side.At 72. , they opened the door.She reached in and caught thedriver.She 73. drew the man to safety on the roadside, and then hurried back.As Kristylooked at the passenger, the pickup truck blew up.She 74. on top of him and they bothrolled to safety.After a while, the police arrived and sent them to the nearest hospital.Today the two farmers are good friends 75．Kristy.To show their deep thanks, they bought her a ring with nine diamonds(钻石).A picture of a 17-year-old girl has caught people’s eyes on the Internet.People are 76. by the young face.The girl is Zhang Guimei 77. is now the president of the Huaping High School for Girls in Lijiang, Y unnan.Zhang was born in Heilongjiang in 1957, she traveled to Yunnan at the age of 17 and has been helping girls from poor areas to get high school education for 78. 40 years.About 20 years ago, Zhang was a common teacher in Huaping.One day, on the way to visit a 79. house, she met a 13-year-old girl.She told Zhang she was about to get married.“But I want to go to school,”said the girl.Zhang tried to advise 80. parents to let the girl return to school and promised that she would pay for her education.However, they 81. .So in 2002, she decided to build a free high school to help the girls like that girl.Zhang tried to raise money for years.In 2008, Huaping High School for Girls, a free public high school, was set up and she was the president.82. it opened, it has sent more than 1,800 graduates to universities and colleges.Zhang doesn’t have children or houses, so she has been living with the students.She has spent most of her money and time on their education.Though she is in 83．health, she has walked thousands of kilometers to encourage girls to go back to school.When Zhang was asked why she made so many efforts to help those girls receive better education, she said, “Education for girls can influence 84. generations.”Zhang was given many 85．.Her moving stories inspire thousands of people.从方框中选择正确的选项完成短文（其中有两项多余）。

初二英语选词填空试题答案及解析1.选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。

【答案】yourself【解析】由句意：Ann，请自便喝些鸡汤。

Help yourself to表示请自便吃些什么，故填yourself【2】 In China, ___________ people eat rice a lot.【答案】southern【解析】根据句意在中国，南方人们吃许多米饭。

故填形容词southern【3】They were busy __________ oranges on the farm when we saw them.【答案】picking【解析】句意：当我看到他们的时候他们在农场里正忙着摘桔子。

Be busy doing sth忙于做某事；故填picking【4】If you are not careful, you ____________ your fingers.【答案】will cut【解析】句意；如果你不小心，你就会切到你的手。

If引导的条件状语从句，主句用将来时从句用一般现在时，故填will cut【5】Here are some new dresses for __________, madam.【答案】ladies【解析】根据句意:女士们这有一些新的裙子。

故填ladies【考点】单词拼写。

【答案】successful【解析】句意为：她是一位成功的女商人。

根据语境并结合所给词汇可知，这里应用形容词形式，表示“成功的”，故应填successful。

【2】-----Have you ______________the problem with anyone else?-----No，I haven’t.【答案】discussed【解析】句意为：---你和别人讨论过这个问题吗？---没有。

根据语境并结合所给词汇可知，这里是现在完成时，应用形动词的过去分词形式，表示“讨论”，故应填discussed。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit1选词填空与任务型阅读练习2. A lot of vegetables _____ you to keep in good health.3. Rose’s mother wants her ____ the piano every day.4. A sore throat can ____ you a fever.5. Students ______ sleep for nine hours every night.6. Most of the students _____ listening to the pop music.7. You _____ study when you’re tired.8. What’s the matter with Sonia? She ___ a headache.9. Exercise every day to _____ healthy.10. Don’t ____ stressed out, it will make you sick.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.二..2. Anna’s father was ill, so he decided to smoking.3. Jane talking when the teacher came in.4. He a small piece of bread and gave it to me.5. The door was locked, and I couldn’t the room.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.三.选择合适的单词,并用其适当形式填空。

way, moment, important, western, angry, everybody, until, traditional1. _______ should follow the rules in our school.2. My father was __with me because I didn’t pass the exam.3. He has a lot of work to do at the _______. He has no time to rest.4. There are many differences between Chinese culture and ______ culture.5. Dumplings are one of the _____ foods in China. People usually eat them on festivals.6. Practicing hard is the best _____ to learn English.7. Good eating habits is ___for you to keep healthy.8. He worked very late last night.He didn’t come back home _____ 12 o’clock.1. 2. 3. 4.5. 6. 7. 8.四.阅读短文，从下面方框中选出10个词，并用其正确形式填入下列短文中，使短文意思正确、winter can be a time to have an illness. During thewinter months,people. 1 get colds and flu(流感).Many people think they are the same,but theyare 2 .Colds can stay with you for up to a week.You will have a running nose,a sore throat,aheadache,a cough and a fever.Flu is 3 serious. You will feel sick veryquickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Yourbody will 4 and become weak. This couldlast for up to four weeks.Is there any way to keep yourself away fromcolds;rod flu? Staying clear of(避开) 5with colds or flu may work. Try not to touch(触摸)your nose or eyes it you have been close to 5who has a cold. Wash your hands,especially after7 your nose. Going out with 8hair can also give you a cold!If you catch a cold or flu,go to bed and rest.Doing this will help you get 9 . Drink lots ofwater. Stay in a warm,well-aired room. If you havea headache,or your muscles(肌肉) hurt,don't forget10 some medicine.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.五.任务型阅读What is the most important thing in the world? Ithink it is health. You can take away our money,house,car,or even our clothes and we can survive. But if ourhealth were taken away, we would surely die. That is whywe always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.In order to eat healthily,I usually avoid(避免) eating foodhigh in fat, like French fries or cookies. I eat little meat. Ieat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruits. Taking exerciseevery clay helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise isan important part of keeping me healthy. What's more,Ithink friends are an important part of our health. Manystudies show that people with a wide range of socialcontacts(社会交往)get sick less than those who don't. Ialways feel better when I am with friends than when I amatone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh.Laughing is also an important part of health. I like to laughwith my friends. By eating properly and exercisingregularly,I can keep my body at a proper weight and keephealthy. By spending time with my friends,I can keep mymind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy todo,but not many people can manage them. I think a strongwill is necessary if we want to keep healthy.阅读短文，回答问题。

八年级下学期英语词和短语填空专练试卷（四）71. Country music ________ us that the best things in life are free.72. I have ________ been to a very unusual museum.73. Amy wants to keep her old things because they ________ sweet memories.74. Feel ________ to ask me anything on today's Great Wall tour.75. But ________ the Monkey King can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person.（2）71. It's unbelievable that technology has _______ in such a rapid way!72. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather _______ and heavy storms73. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to _______ certain toys.74. Monkey King keeps fighting to help the _______ and never gives up.75. It reminds us that the best things in life are free _______ friends, family and the beauty ofnature.（3）71. Don’t do such a ___________ thing again. You should learn to be clever.72. The Smiths drove to the countryside to____________ the fresh air last Saturday.73. The bear toy is the gift my aunt gave to me, so it _______________to me.74. Let’s _______________ a tent here and cook outside.75. She lay down on the _______________ and comfortable bed.（4）72. We have _______ to each sell five things that we no longer use.73. It’s leading us to that _______ house made of bread, cake and candy.74. She already read a lot about the place and done some _______ on it.75. The spirit of these climbers shows us we should never give up trying to ________ our dreams.（5）71. I hope to see him sing _______one day.72. It's a _______, but I just don't have the time.73. As they get bigger, our house _______ to get smaller.74.1_______how much more computers will be able to do in the future.75.Watching the tea preparation is just as_______as drinking the tea itself.（6）76. If you ________ ________ drinking, you’d feel much healthier.77. Could you ________ ________ what time he’s arriving?78. Tommy ________ ________ the dog and broke his front teeth.79. She ________ ________ to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her.80. V olunteering here is a dream ________ ________ for me.（7）71. Our hometown has _______ many soft and sweet memories in our hearts.72. The spirit of the climbers show us that we should never give up trying to achieve our _______.73. In Singapore Night Safari, you can watch animals in a more _______ environment than in a normal zoo.74. Monkey King can tum himself into different animals and _______.75. When Sarah heard a piece of country music, she came to _______ she missed her family andfriends.（8）Most of us have seen Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and other (61)_______ Disney characters in cartoons before. But have you ever been to Disneyland? Disneyland is an amusement park with a special (62)_______ ---Disney characters and movies. There are manyexciting rides, lovely restaurants and fantastic gift shops there. You can also see the Disney characters (63)_______ the park. And have you ever (64)_______ of a Disney Cruise? This is a boat ride with a Disney theme.You can take a ride on the boat for several days and eat and sleep on it. On the boat, you can(65)_______ and have Disney parties before you arrive at the Disney island.（9）71. People shouldn’t ________ their children so hard.72. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never ________ trying to achieve our dreams.73. The book report is ________ in two weeks.74. I learned about the inventions that ________ color movies, too.75. The earlier kids learn to be ________, the better it is for their future.八年级下学期英语阅读理解填词专练试卷（五）（1） A father was really worried about his teenage son, who was shy and had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a monk (修道士) to t 76 his child.The monk said to the boy's father, "You should leave your son a 77 here. I'll make him into a true man within three months. H 78 , you can't come to see him during this period." The father agreed.Three months later the boy's father came. The monk arranged a box m 79 between the boy and an experienced boxer in public. Each time the boxer struck the boy, he fell down, but at once the boy stood up. And each time he was knocked down again, the boy then stood up again.After several times, the monk asked, "What do you think of your child?""What a s 80 !" the boy's father said, "I never thought he would be so e 81 knocked down.""I am sorry that you failed to see his courage. Didn't you see that each time he fell down, be stood tip again i 82 of crying? He was brave enough and dared to face c 83 . That's exactly what he n 84 ."It's n 85 for us to make our children full of courage, but it is more important for us to know what courage is!76. t________ 77. a________ 78. H________ 79. m________ 80. s________ 81. e________ 82. i________ 83. c________ 84. n________ 85. n________（2）Edward rose early on the New-year morning. He looked in every room and (76) w_____ a Happy New Year to his family. His father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lighted up and then he took them in (77) e_______. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstoreHe left the house with a light heart, expecting to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor family"I wish you a Happy New Year, "said Edward, as he was passing on, The man shook his head "You are not from this country," said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak his language. But he pointed to his mouth and to the children shaking with (78)c_______, as if to say, “These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time.”Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in (79) t_______. He took out his dollars and gave them to the man and his wife.They were excited and said something in their language, which doubtless meant. “We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time.”When Edward came home, his father asked, "What books did you buy, my boy?" He (80)h_______ his head a moment, but quickly looked up.“I have (81) b_______ no books, "said he, "I gave my money to some poor people. They seemed to be very (82) h_______ then. “ He went on, "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year.”"My dear boy, "said his father, "here are some books for you, as a (83) p_______ for your goodness of heart.""I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family (84) o_______ the street. It was nice for a little boy to do so. Be always (85) r_______ to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year.76. w __________ 77. e__________ 78. c __________79. t __________80. h __________81. b__________ 82. h__________ 83.p__________ 84.o__________ 85.r __________（3）Hi Ben,I was talking to my mom yesterday about when I was a baby. I remember lots of things about when I was s 76 . I don’t remember much about when I was a a tiny b 77 . But mum had told me about that. I haven’t always lived in LA. I was b 78 near Des Moines, Iowa. It’s a small farming town in America. We lived with my grandparents on their farm. It was in the middle of wheat fields. We moved to LA when my dad c 79 jobs. I was eight years old. So my firstschool was in Des Moines, Iowa.I had to c 80 the bus to school. I had to stand on the road by our farm at 7 am and wait. If the bus was late, I waited for the bus. If I was late, the driver waited for me! If I was s 81 , someone went down to the road to tell the driver I wasn’t coming. A lot of the students came from farms. So we all s 82 a lot of time on our farms, and we also played h 83 with brothers and sisters. We soon made f 84 . It was good to be with kids of our own a 85 . Some of us were very naughty at school I was of them! Were you naughty at school?76. s __________ 77. b__________ 78. b__________79. c __________80. c __________81. s__________ 82. s__________ 83.h__________ 84.f__________ 85.a __________（4）In the UK , we have English lessons in secondary school every day. We f 76 on a different book each term, studying its grammar, vocabulary and writing style. For this s 77 term, we’re working on British playwright William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream(《仲夏夜之梦》).A week before our first lesson, we go to the library to b 78 copies of the book. We don’t have to buy our o 79 books , as they reused and kept in the library. I think this is a good way to protect the environment , don’t’ you?I have f 80 studying these books to be really fun！At the beginning of the lesson, our English teacher prepares some word games for us to play, such as crosswords and fill in the blanks. The games l 81 for five to 10 minutes. Afterwards, we will either act out some of the s 82in the play or read them aloud. This is a good way to learn the w 83 of Shakespeare. His plays were w 84 for the stage, after all! Sometimes, my teacher will ask if anyone is willingto do a presentation(展示) for our next English lesson. I have already done two of them. You need to p 85 a lot of things , such as an introduction, task or game to get everyone warmed up, and the most important is the main content(内容).76. __________ 77. __________ 78. __________79. __________80. __________81. __________ 82. __________ 83.__________ 84.__________ 85. __________（5）Do you dream of owning a house? It's probably not a big (76)d _______ for many of us right now, but it is important for Esperanza, the main character of The House on Mango Street.In the book, US author Sandra Cisneros wrote stories about things that (77)h_______ to Esperanza on Mango Street. She experienced (78)u_______treatment(待遇)as a woman.She saw how unhappy her friends were after (79)m_______ men, because they didn’t have any (80)s_______ position. She saw how people mistrusted(不信任) each other based on their skin color. Esperanza didn’t want to become one of those people. She wanted to be (81) s_______ and independent. She hoped to make her dream come true. In order to (82) r_______ away from this endless“prison". Esperanza and her family tried to get a house of their own to get out of the poor(83) s _______ they were in.In my opinion. the book doesn’t(84)s_______ tell us the stories of a girl on Mango Street. It’s also about being independent. we must always remember that nobody can control(控制) us.We should keep our independence. And one day, we will(85)r_______ dreams.76.d _______77. h_______78.u_______79.m _______80.s _______81.s _______82. r_______83.s _______84. s_______85.r _______（6）Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country. In fact, it is not surprising that Will is so s__81__ if we know about his early life. Some valuable lessons he learned as a c__82__ have strongly influenced him in his later life. One of them was from his father who was s__83__ with him and his brother.Once, Will and his brother Harry were given a job to rebuild a b__84__ brick(砖) wall in the yard. The wall was fifty feet l__85__ and around sixteen feet high. The boys had to mix concrete(水泥) and place only one brick at a time. They didn’t know why their father g__86__ them such a huge job. However, with the attitude(态度) of “one brick more”, both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in a period of six months. Both brothers were so s__87__ about the job at first, but after f__88__ the task, they felt a sense of pride, and so did their father. Even today when Will t__89__ he won’t be able to do something, he will look b__90__ to this experience and keep telling himself, “one brick more”.81. s________82. c________ 83. s________ 84. b________ 85. l________ 86. g________ 87. s________ 88. f________ 89. t________ 90. b________（7）Scientists in UK and USA have made a new kind of enzyme(酵素) that eats plastics(塑料). With its help, plastics can be turned into smaller p___76___ and go away quickly. Scientists believe that, in the future, it could solve the problem of plastic pollution. The enzyme is able to break down PET, a kind of plastic. PET was first made in the 1940s and is now w___77___ used to make plastic bottles. It can stay in the environment for many years and pollute large a___78___ of land and water. So it has always been a headache to d___79___ with the waste from PET and other plastics. The researchers made the discovery(发现) while examining the structure(结构) of a natural enzyme in Japan. They found that the natural enzyme was helping to break down PET plastics. So, they decided to make small c___80___ to the enzyme by adding some amino acids(氨基酸). It made the natural enzyme’s plastic-eating abilities work f___81___ and better. John McGeehan, one of the lead researchers, said, “We’ve made an improved enzyme It’s better than the natural o___82___. And we are trying to make more improvements to it.” He went on, “The enzyme is not harmful(有害的) to humans or animals, but it is f___83___ to the environment. So we are c___84___ putting it into wider use.” “We’ll see that the plastic pollution may be stopped with this technology. However, there is still a long w___85___ to go.” John McGeehan added.76. __________ 77. __________ 78. __________79. __________80. __________81. __________ 82. __________ 83.__________ 84.__________ 85. __________（8）“Long time no see.” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect (101)e_______ of Chinglish. Obviously, it is a word-by-word translation of the Chinese greetings with a broken English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard（标准的）American greeting. I was too excited to (102)b_______ her. Her words could not convince me at all. So I did a (103)r_______ on . To my surprise, there are over 60 (104)t_______ web pages containing.“Long time no see.” This sentence has been (105)w________ used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place. Though it is kind of informal, it is (106)p_______ of the language that Americans use daily. Ironically（讽刺的是）, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar (107)n_______ to be corrected.Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers (108)s_______ created a worldwide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese phrases. “Long time no see.” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see.” (109)b_______ a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew（大杂烩）. All kinds of culture are (110)m_______ in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other. Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in it.101. e_______102. b_______103. r_______104. t_______105. w_______ 106. p_______107. n_______108. s_______109. b_______110. m_______（9）In old times, a king (国王) put a big stone in a road. Then he h__76__ himself and watched if a__77__ would try to move the stone away.Some of the king’s r__78__ merchants (商人) and courtiers (大臣) came by and only walked around it without moving the stone. Many complained (抱怨) that the king didn’t keep the road c__79__, but no one did anything about getting the big stone out of the w__80__.Then a farmer came along carrying a load of vegetables. When he got to the big stone, he put down his vegetables and tried to move the stone to the s__81__ of the road. At last, he s__82__. As the farmer picked up his vegetables, he noticed something l__83__ on the road where the stone had been. It was a purse that had many gold coins and a note from the king. It s__84__ that the gold was for the person who removed the stone from the road.Every obstacle (障碍) in life can be a chance to i__85__ your condition. So, don’t walk around it.76. h________ 77. a________ 78. r________ 79. c________ 80. w________ 81. s________ 82. s________ 83. l________ 84. s________ 85. i_________。

人教版英语八年级英语下册阅读理解一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）1．语法填空China has a very long history. It has many great traditional skills that have a wide influence（影响）. Here we mainly talk about kites.The earliest mention of a kite in ancient China dates back to the 5th century BC. It was made of wood and used as a rescue signal（求救信号）.At the time between 770 and 221 BC, Chinese kites were actually called "muyuan". They were first invented in Shandong Province for military purposes（军事目的）. The kites were used to send important messages during the Chu-Han War（206—202 BC）. During the Tang Dynasty （618—907 AD）, kites were made of lighter materials, such as bamboo, silk and paper. At that time, people began to fly kites for other purposes. It was believed that letting go of the kite could remove bad luck and illness.Today, kite-flying is an interesting and healthy activity in China. There are large kite-flying festivals held throughout the country, and kite makers can show off their skills during the festivals.（1）A kite was first mentioned in ancient China .A. in the 5th century BCB. two thousand years agoC. one thousand years agoD. in the 4th century BC（2）Between 770 and 221 BC, .A. kites had a wide influenceB. kites were used as a rescue signalC. kites were used to send family lettersD. kites were invented for military purposes（3）What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. Kite-flying is very popular in China today.B. Kite-flying is a good way to show off skills.C. Kite-flying has a very long history.D. Kite-flying can help people keep fit.（4）According to the passage, we can say that .A. it is very easy to fly a kiteB. in order to have good luck, we must fly a kiteC. kites have become lighter since the Tang DynastyD. in order to keep healthy, we must fly a kite every day【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了风筝在中国从古至今的发展过程。

人教版八年级英语下册Unit 6 选词填空专题训练姓名：__________ 班级：__________学号：__________选词填空（每空2.5分；共100分）1.根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空（1）My________family went to Beijing on vacation last month．（2）The price of________was going up．（3）Bill thinks________understands him, so he is sad．（4）Last night Mrs. Hand argued with her________．（5）The weather was________and sunny．2.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词）。

（1）When did you two get________?（2）Nancy dropped the glass onto the________.（3）She ________at me and said hello.（4）Peter spent a ________afternoon practicing the guitar.（5）The radio is a________loud. Please turn it down.3.根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。

（1）The dress________you very well．You can take it．（2）My grandpa is too________to walk far．（3）I can't believe Alan was________enough to make such a mistake．（4）Bill________the money under the floor．（5）The story about the prince________the boy very much．4.根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式（1）Now Chinese medicine is very popular in ________ countries．（2）I think this jacket________you．Why not take it?（3）The young________has no children．（4）My grandpa can't walk with a________．（5）It's a________sweater．When I wear it．I never feel cold．5.用方框中所给词的正确形式填空（1）He wants to have a magic ________ like Sun Wukong.（2）Tom is ________ at math, so he doesn't like it.（3）Mike was ________ in Beijing.（4）The boy is a little ________ heavy.（5）Sun Wukong can't turn himself into a person unless he hides his ________.（6）Yesterday he ________ his toys in a box.（7）Ja ne tried the dress on but it didn’t ________.（8）The ________ both like the film.（9）There are seven ________ in this room.（10）Two ________ helped Yu Gong move the mountains at last.6.阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。

Unit 8期末复习专项练习Section A单词1. We can use g________ to shoot things.2. Diaoyu I_________ is in the east of China.3. We can’t develop our national ec onomy without science and t_________.4. Don’t h_________. It’s only half past seven. We still have one hour to get there.5. David speaks __________(法语) and so does his brother.6. Why did they move __________(朝着) the beach?7. The woman has lots of __________(珠宝).8. Without ____________(工具), we couldn’t do anything.语法填空When I first 1._________(arrive) on this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I’ve brought back many things I can use--- food and drink, tools, 2.________(knife) and guns. 3._________ I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship. I have already 4._________(cut) down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day 5.__________(ki ll) animals for food. I’m even learning to grow fruits and vegetables.A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another 6._______(man) feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long 7.________they _________ (be) here? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals 8.__________(try) to kill two men from a broken ship. One of them died but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now 9._________(live) with me and helps me. I 10.________(name) him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already taught him some English.选词填空(其中两项多余)their; free; until; quite; learning;lucky; enough; much; goodMost people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are 1._____. Either they have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don't make2._____ money. The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People spenda long time 3._____ how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school.Some young people have interesting and high-pay jobs. Many young players do their work successfully. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 years old. Older people usually can not play these sports very well. They cannot move fast 4._______. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old, but they can play it successfully.Most people work 5._________ they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire(退休) and have a lot of 6.___________ time. Some people never retire though. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work until they die. Their work is 7.__________ life.阅读表达Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy.Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephn Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English.3. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.4.Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don`t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:●learn how English speakers use English●read faster in English●find examples of good writing in English●learn new words●learn about the cultures of English speakers1. How can we become better readers?(no more than 4 words)__________________________________2. What do some students think of pleasure reading?(no more than 4 words)__________________________________将划线两个句子翻译成汉语3.__________________________________4.__________________________________5给文章拟个题目___________________________________Section B单词1. Bob laughed so loudly that we could hear his l________ outside the room.2. Let’s i_________ a new book to you.3. When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait in l_______.4. The city has a population of two m__________.5. She was surprised by the book’s __________(成功).6. At the party, most people were moved by the ___________(美) of her singing.7. We never traveled ____________(到国外) when we were kids.8. I feel a little bored and let’s play some ___________(唱片).语法填空(1) When Sarah was a teenager, she used 1._________ (fight) with her family. But five years ago, while she 2._________(study) abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about 3.__________ (return) home on the radio. It made Sarah 4._________ (think) about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she 5.__________ (be) a fan of American country music.(2) Country is a 6._________(tradition) kind of music from the 7.__________(south) states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and 8.___________(succeed), but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind 9.________ each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free---laughter, friends, family and the 10.__________(beautiful) of nature and the countryside.选词填空southern, rock, modern, introduce, beauty,because, with, relax, feelingsDo you like reading? In the 1._________ life, reading is becoming more and more important, 2__________ it is one of the greatest ways to get success. I’m a middle school student and I live in the 3__________ part of Shandong Province with my mother. She always 4.____________ many kinds of books to me, but my favorite kind is fiction.I think reading is magical. If you sit down with a good book to read, you will go into a different world. If you like reading something about nature, you can enjoy the5.__________ of it. If you love reading stories, you will experience different6.__________ when reading. If you enjoy reading books about music, you may learn more about pop or rock. Most importantly, when you are reading, you can not only7._____________ yourself but also learn more things. Certainly, I will keep my reading habit.阅读表达Have you ever heard of the story The Ant and the Grasshopper(蚱蜢)? One fine winter day some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper passed by. “Good day, kind ants,”said the grasshopper.“I am very hungry. Won’t you lend me a little food? (A)我已吃光(eat up)我的食物了。