译林牛津英语八年级上册任务型阅读、首字母填空汇集

首字母填空（1）What will happen if a family is without the Internet for a month? One American family decides to find out. They have sent an invitation to a leading US television station, expecting(期望) that it will send a film group to record their day-to-day life w 1 the Internet for a month.When the film group meet with the Smiths, they find that Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith and their two c 2 are so crazy about the Internet that t 3 hardly(几乎不) do things together. At mealtimes, no one s 4 at the dining table for their food. “Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food and then goes back to their screen,” Mrs. Smith explains. “I 5 we don’t make a change, our family will become strangers to each other!”Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not e 6 , especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it. They have to make many c 7 . For example, the two kids have to go to the school l 8 to borrow books for their study about science, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things on the I 9 . As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all k 10 of activities together.Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge(挑战)?1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________4. ____________5. ____________6. ____________7. ____________8. ____________9. ____________ 10. ____________（2）As we all know it’s important for us students to learn all the subjects well. Will students do better in their lessons if they spend m 1 time on them? Many people think it’s true. So students have to spend the whole day d 2 school work except three meals.Students have many h 3 . They love sports, after-school a 4 and art. Two days’ holiday can get them away f 5 too much school work, and they can do what they like. But sadly, many teachers do not think so. They h 6 their students do much homework even at the weekend. Some senior students even have to have lessons on Saturdays. It’s usually difficult for students to find time to enjoy t 7 . Students are really tired of too much homework at the weekend. So they don’t do it until Sunday night. And there is not enough time to finish the homework c 8 . The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers feel u 9 .Things will not get better without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose i10 in learning. It’s also bad for their fitness.A horse runs faster after a rest. For students only a rest is not enough. Both teachers and parents should do something to make a change now.1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________4. ____________5. ____________6. ____________7. ____________8. ____________9. ____________ 10. ____________（3）Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice o__1__ healthy eating.Eat with o___2____. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.Listen to your body. Ask y___3_____ if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop e___4____ before you feel full.Eat b___5_____. The breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body n___6___ food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need s___7_____ sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your t___8____ meals. This doesn’t mean that you can only eat a bag of chips.Don’t eat dinners l___9____. With our busy life, we always put off(推迟) eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours b___10_____ you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest(消化) most of the food before you rest for the next 8—10 hours.1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________4. ____________5. ____________6. ____________7. ____________8. ____________9. ____________ 10. ____________（4）There was once a wise woman who lived back in the hills .All the children liked to come back and ask her questions . She always gave the right answers .There was a naughty (调皮地)little boy a 1 the children . One day he caught a bird and held it in his cupped hands . Then he gathered his fingers (手指) around . He said “Let’s trick the old woman. I’ll a 2 her what I’m h 3 in my hands . Of course ,she’ll answer that I have ab 4 . Then I will ask her if (是否)the bird is living or dead . If she says the bird is dead ,I’ll o5 my hands and let the bird fly away . If she says the bird is alive , I’ll quickly crush(压碎) it and show her the dead bird .Either way , she’ll be w6 .”The children agreed that this was a c 7 plan .Up the hill they went to the old w 8 hut (小屋)。

牛津译林版八年级英语上册专题练习--任务型阅读In the USA, there are many kinds of restaurants.Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonald's and KFC in many countries around the world. You look at a menu (菜单) on the counter (柜台)，and say what you'd like to eat. You pay the person who brings food to you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There's no need to leave a tip(小费).In coffee shops，you sit at the counter or at a table.You don't wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you'd like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier(收银员)as you leave.In family restaurants，the waitress leads you to your table. Often the waitress tells you her name，but you don't need to tell her yours. If you can't finish eating everything，your waitress gives you a bag to take the rest of food home. You should add fifteen percent(百分之) to the bill(账单) as a tip.In top class restaurants，you had better order before you come，and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If there is wine there，he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse(拒绝) it if it tastes bad. When you get your bill，check it and then add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip for the waiter.The Restaurants in the USAWhat you can do TipsFast food restaurants You can look at the menu and the n orderyour food.You can 106 your food there or take itaway.You can leave the restaurant 107a tip.In coffee shops After 108 at the counter or at a table，the waitress will bring you coffee.You pay the cashier as you leave.106.eat/enjoy 107. without 108.sitting 109. where 110. lateNowadays, e-hongbao is quite popular in China. People think that e-hongbao comes from lucky money for the Spring Festival. It’s a new convenient(方便的) way to send wishes. People hope to get good luck from it.People send e-hongbao not only on festivals but also in other situations(情况). On birthdays, for example, people may get e-hongbao from family, relatives and friends, especially when they are not in the same place. For another example, February 14th is special to lovers. To express(表达) their love, Chinese lovers like sending each other e-hongbao of 5.20 yuan or 13.14 yuan.People like playing e-hongbao games on smartphones. In the games, people all hope to get more money. Some of the lucky ones may get much while some get only a few fen. No matter(不管) how much money they get in the end, they want to try their luck. Usually, the person who gets the most money will send e-hongbao one more time. In fact, whether they get much or little, they have lots of fun.You can also use the money from e-hongbao to pay. If you forget to take a wallet with you when shopping or eating in restaurants, don’t worry. A smartphone can help you out. That’s great, isn’t it? However, each coin has two sides. Some peop le think e-hongbao is just a way to make customers(顾客) spend more money. And paying by e-hongbao can be dangerous sometimes. Be careful not to give away personal(个人的) information like your ID numbers. Safety always comes first.根据上面短文的内容填空。

牛津译林版八年级英语上册任务型阅读专题练习A game of catch is not difficult at all. Two people throw a ballback and forth( 来回地掷球). It seems a little boring. The twopeople are close enough to talk, but they can’t touch each other.In fact, playing catch is part of baseball practice. It’s a populargame. Because baseball is an American sport and a big part of being American, playing catch iskind of an all-American dad activity. Outside cities, most people have backyards –　n ot largeenough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of catch. Those without yards can playin streets.But any American kid will tell you it’s much more than a game. Playing catch is a time to be除了) catching a ball.with your father. It’s a time when there’s nothing to worry about except(When they play it, words move together with the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing(放松). Kids and dads spend time together.The game can be good memories(记忆) of dads. Why? Dads are usually very busy. This is a注意力). There is no work, no phone and notime when a kid has all of his or her dad’s attention(other people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it takes to play a game ofcatch, your dad is all yours.The Game of61What’s the game It’s part of baseball62.A 63 game?Two people throw a ball back and forth.64each other when playing it.?They can talk but can’ｔA 65 game?Catch is an all-American activity because 66is part of beingAmerican.?People play the game in yards or67.68 except catching a ball,69and the?Players needn’t worry aboutball move together when they play it.A Dad-kid game?Kids and dads spend time together.?A kid can have the 70of his or her Dad when they play the game.。

牛津译林版八年级英语上学期首字母填空专题练习八、首字母填空（共10小题; 每小题1分，计10分）There is a little boy named Mark．He wishes he could fly l 96 a bird．His parents tell him, “Dear, you can't fly．” “Why can’t I? Some birds in the zoo are very big, but they can fly．”The boy can’t understand．There is another little boy n 97 Barry．He is crippled(跛脚的)．He wishes he could walk and r 98 like other children．“Why can't I walk or run like o 99 children?” Barry asks his father．His father doesn’t know w 100 to say．One day, the t 101 boys meet in a park．“Do you want to fly like a bird? ” Mark asks Barry．“No,” Barry says．“I just w 102 I could walk and run like you．”Mark t 103 for a minute, walks to Barry's father and says something into his ear．“That’s OK, ”says the father．Mark goes to Barry and says, “Get onto my b 104 ．Let’s run together．” Then Mark carries Barry and begins to run．He runs faster and faster．He runs across the park w 105 Barry on his back．The crippled boy flaps his arms up and down in the wind．He shouts at the top of his voice, “We’re flying, Mark! We’re flying!”八、首字母填空（共10小题; 每小题1分，计10分）96．like 97．named 98．run 99．other 100．what101．two 102．wish 103．thinks 104．back 105．WithC. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

任务型阅读（1）Every weekend in Britain, DIY shops are always very busy. A large number of people spend their weekends making their homes better instead of relaxing!DIY projects are very popular in Britain and there are lots of TV programmes which show people how they can improve their homes.Some people like simple (简单的) decorating. They often put up wall-paper and paint walls, but there are a lot of different DIY projects that people decide to take on, from changing the new floor to setting a new shower.Unluckily, people bite off more than they can chew (不自量力), and try to take on jobs which end in DIY disasters (灾难). For example, the shops often tell their customers that anything electrical (电的) should be done by an electrician. However, many people don’t ca re about this1 2 3 4 5（2）If you think you're too shy and want to be a little bit braver, try the following. You can make it.There's no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they'll understand you better. This also helps you feel freer in talks.When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.If you find it hard to start talks, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something good to you. Doesn't it make you want to keep talking to that person?Get your attention(注意) elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Don't waste(浪费) time worrying about your looks or whether (是否)people like you or not.Each time after you say "hi" or smile at someone for the first time, say to yourself "I did it"! Or it could be something bigger, like buying yourself an ice cream.Keep trying and one day you'll never be "shy" when you talk to others.1 2 3 4 5（3）Do you often see ants? If the weather is warm, you may see them under the stones. If it is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.Most of the ants are workers. They have lots of work to do. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen doesn’t work at all. She is important because she lay eggs. These eggs will become new ants.There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. They can kill and eat elephants. They move in groups. They eat all the animals they meet while moving on their way.1 2 3 4 5（4）Everyone has worries, but what do you do with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take three steps to deal with them.Try to find out the causes.The first step is to find out what you’re worried about. Sometimes you know it, but sometimes you might not. If you can’t make sure what your worri es are, you will have more and more new problems in your life .So remember that you must try to find out the causes before you start to deal with them even though it might not be so easy.Think of ways to make it betterThere is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem.Grades at school are often a top worry for students. If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these questions.☆ How do I get ready for class? Do I review my notes even when there isn't a test?☆ Do I have a good place to do my homework?☆ Have I tried different ways of studying?If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do----write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.Ask for helpWhen you're worried, you can find someone to chat with. You can ask your parents, friends, orThree steps to deal with 1Try to find out the causes You will have more problems unless (除非) you make sure 2 your worries are. It is 3 to find out the causes first, although it might be hard.4 of ways to make it better Dealing with worries about5 :Ask yourself some questions about your study.Dealing with a 6 with a friend:Get your friend back by writing a 7 , inviting him or her to a basketball game , or 8 sorry to him or her.Ask for help You need to 9 with your parents, friends or teacherswhen you’re worried. With their help, you will solve yourproblems 10 difficulty.1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10（5）It is said that the eyes are the windows of our soul. However, you have to look after them carefully. Your eyes need everyday care.Firstly, you have to be careful with your diet. Have more fresh fruits, vegetable, fish, egg and milk, It’s good for your eyes. You should also take some Vitamins A and B2 .Secondly, you must have a regular（规律的）and sound sleep. It relaxes the eye muscles(肌肉) and gives them the rest .Sleep can help the body to repair its tired tissues(组织).Usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day. Loss of sleep can give you dark circles under the eyes.Next, it’s necessary for you to exercise eyes every day. Blink（眨眼）your eyes at regular time, and it can make the eyeballs watery and give them a good wash.Lastly, you should use your eyes in right ways。

八年级英语上册【任务型阅读】专题练习卷一、Travelling is one of the most important activities and people like travelling very much.Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier.But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip?The following information may be useful to you.Before leavingWear comfortable shoes,a hat and sunglasses.Take some medicine with you.When you get sick or have other problems,you can have some. Do some exerciser weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.Prepare proper(合适的)food.If you take a long trip,you should bring food such as bread, biscuits(饼干)and some fruit.They don’t go bad quickly.The nearer people can bring meat,fish, eggs,milk and even salads and vegetables.While travellingBe sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.Keep food in good condition.If you take hot food,you should try to keep it hot.For example, you can put it in heavy towels.If you need to keep cold food cold,you can put cold food in a box with ice.When you arrive,put cold food in the fridge.Remember:If you travel with food,keep hot food hot and cold food cold.How to keep1during a tripBefore leaving ●Wear comfortable shoes,a hat and2●3some necessary medicine with you.●Exercise for weeks or months4you leave.●Prepare proper food.Take bread,biscuits and some fruit for a5trip or bring meat,fish,eggs,milk and even salads and vegetables fora nearer one.While6●7eat dirty food or bad fruit.●Have enough8to take a rest during your trip.●9food in good condition.10to keep hot food hot and cold food cold.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6.7.8.9.10.A recent study shows that nearly50%of the school students in Beijing do not have breakfast. They feel tired all day and have bad memories.So it’s hard for them to get high marks in all kinds of exams.Some students who study late into the night choose to miss breakfast to have a few more minutes in bed.Others get some money to buy their breakfast on the way to school because their parents are too busy to prepare it for them.A few schoolgirls want to stay slim and often go to school without breakfast.In fact,breakfast is very important in our daily life.It provides30%of the whole day’s energy.To study better,students should start the day with a good breakfast.Students without1breakfastReasons (原因)·They___2____late into the night and want to stay in bed for a few more minutes.·The parents give their children____3___to buy breakfast because they’re too ___4____.·Some schoolgirls want to keep___5____and go to school without breakfast.Results (结果)·They feel____6___all day.·They usually have bad___7____.·It’s hard for them to get___8___marks in all kinds of exams.Advice ·The morning meal is very__9_____.·School students should go to school___10____a good breakfast.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6.7.8.9.10.How do you feel when you get up in the morning?Happy and active or tired and weak?Do you often wake up with a headache?Well,if the answer is yes,take Dr.Talbot’s advice and start feeling better.Get up and move.If you hate feeling tired and unhappy,you should start exercising.Try running,swimming or cycling.When we exercise,our body produces special chemicals(化学产品) that give us energy and make us feel happier.If you can’t stand exercising,listen to your favourite music and dance to it.That’s exercise,too.Eat healthily.You should eat three balanced（平衡）meals every day and you shouldn’t eat too much fast food.If you need some more extra energy the whole day,make an energy drink. Mix together fresh fruit juice and low-fat milk.It tastes great.Get out close to nature.The smell of flowers will make you feel happy.Even the smell of your favourite food can change the way you feel!Wake your body up.When you have a shower,change the water from hot to cold and back to hot again.You’ll feel the difference.Laugh!You should laugh for at least three minutes,three times a day.It will make you feel great!Problem You feel tired and weak or wake up with a1when you get up in the morning.Dr.Talbot’s 2.●Start3,your body will produce special chemicals to make you energeticand feel4.●Listening to your favorite5and dancing to it is also exercise.●Don’t eat too much6food and eat three balanced7every day.●Drink the mixed fresh fruit juice to get some extra8.●Enjoy nature outside;it can change the way you feel.●9the temperature(温度)of the shower water can wake your body up.●Try to laugh for at least10minutes every day.It will make you feel great.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6.7.8.9.10.We go to school every day and enjoy our school life.School life is full of fun,and the school seems to be the safest place in the world.But do you know that our school life could be dangerous if we are not careful enough? How do we make the school safer and keep us away from danger?Here are some tips for us to be safe in an easy way.For example,we must remember some important rules in the playground. Before we do sports,we need to do some warm up activities(热身运功),and after that we should drink some water.And in the classroom,we need to learn how to behave well.Don’t run in the hallways.We mustn’t fight with or run after each other.And teachers need to keep an eye on the students after class and stop them from running.We students should remember not to be naughty and get into trouble.What’s more,we can have some practice to learn to protect ourselves from a fire.In this way,we can know where to go if there is a fire in our school.We should learn to use the fire extinguisher（灭火器）,too.I don’t think we should put our a fire by ourselves,because it is too dangerous for young students.Well,I think all of us should think more of our safety in school.How to keep___1_____in the schoolIn the playground Do some warm up activities__2___doing sports Drink some water___3_____doing sportsIn the__4____Don’t run in the hallways.Teachers need to__5___their students carefully. Don’t_6____with or chase each other.__7____safetyTake part in the__8___about about saving ourselves out of a fire.Don’t try to put out the fire___9____Conclusion__10____needs to think more of safety and be careful.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6.7.8.9.10.What is a hurricane?You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating(毁灭性的) waves,wind,and rain.They happen during“Hurricane Season,”which is from June1st until November30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May15th until November30th in the Pacific Ocean.Categories(类别)of HurricanesThere are five categories of hurricanes,which are based on wind speeds.The categories help people know how much damage(危害)a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed,the more dangerous the storm.For example,a Category5hurricane has winds over155 miles per hour,which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely.Hurricane DangersWhen a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall,there can be a devastating flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye.While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds,the eye is actually(事实上)a calm area in the storm.When the eye of a hurricane passes over land,people might think that it’s over,but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.Hurricane Safety TipsThere is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction,so if you ever find yourselfin the path of a hurricane,be sure to remember the following safety tips.·Be sure you have a radio,batteries,fresh drinking water,and enough food.·Tell neighbours,friends,and family members your emergency plans.Tell them where you’ll go if you need to leave your home.·If you live near the ocean,leave your home and travel to a safe place.You could stay with a friend or a family member,in a hotel/motel,or in an emergency shelter area.·Stay inside during the storm.You could be seriously injured(受伤)if you go outside.HurricanesCharacteristics Hurricane Season usually1about6months in the Atlantic Ocean and6.5 months in the Pacific Ocean.Devastating waves,wind,and rain are usually the2of hurricanes.Categories Hurricanes have been3into five categories by scientists,based on wind speeds.A Category5hurricane can destroy all the4along the shorelines.5When a hurricane comes together with heavy rainfall,a terrible6may happen.The eye is the7of a hurricane.Soon after it passes,the wind and rain increase again.Safety Tips It’s8to stop a hurricane or change its direction.Don’t9the safety tips if you find yourself in the path of a hurricane.Stay inside during the storm,10you could be seriously injured.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6.7.8.9.10.Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone.It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with.Certainly,we need to be alone sometimes.We don’t always want people around.But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.Sometimes friends don’t make each other happy.That doesn’t mean that they don’t like each other any more.Most of the time,they will make up and go on being friends.Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very sad.If we miss them very much,we can call them or write to them.Maybe,we can never see them again.However,we can make new friends.It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them, There is more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don’t.Why?It could be that they are much happier.Being happy helps you to stay well.We will feel happy1a friend.When friends make each other2,you will make up or go on being friends. When friends are away from you,you will3them or make new friends. More good news people who have friends.☆People live4when they havefriends.☆Being happy is good for your5.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6.7.8.9.10.七、Here is a2-way student exchange(双向学生交换).Fred,19,spent last year in Germany(德国) with George’s family.In turn,George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.Fred knew little German(德语)when he arrived.But after2months of studying,the language became easy for him.School was very different from what he had looked forward to and it was much harder.Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room.They took14 subjects while(而)American students usually took6in the US.Family life,too,was different.The father’s word was the law(法律).All the children had to do their activities with their family.Fred also missed(错过)having a car.In Germany,you should walk to go out to have a good time.At the same time,in America,Mike was forming(形成)his own ideas.He says,“American schools are too easy for our level(水平)but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany,we do nothing except(除…外)study.Here we take part in many other activities.”Differences(不同)between American school life and German school lifeItems(项目)American students German studentsClass rules(规则)They don’t have to stand up whentheir teacher come inThey have to1up and show respect(尊敬)to their2__3life They do their own things alone.They have to listen to their4School5They have six and they are very6for them They have14,but the lessons are much more7.Going out They can drive cars.They have to8all the way School activities They have9other activities They have to10hard all the time.1.__________2.__________3.__________4.__________5.__________6.__________7.__________8.__________9.__________10.__________八、Now let’s think about television and our life at home.Today almost all the homes have television sets.There are many interesting TV programs that we can enjoy with our family. Well,how many hours do you watch television a day?You spend a lot of time watching TV,don’t you?TV can open our eyes and minds.It also gives us a lot of useful information that we can not learn at school.For example,we don’t go out but we can know the things all over the world every day.On the other hand,it takes away much good time to think carefully,for talking with our family and for reading books.We sometimes find that we sit in front of a TV set without thinking of anything.It is very important for us to select good TV programs.We must try to make good use of it to plan our lives better.Title:TV and our lifeSomething about TV Details(细节)What’s on TV There are many1TV programs for us toenjoy with our family.How many2you watch TV It3you a lot of time to watch TV every day.Good points TV can___4____our eyes and minds.We can knowThings around the world without going out.Bad points5TV takes away much good time for otherthings.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.参考答案：一、 1.healthy/fit 2.sunglasses 3.Take 4.before 5.long6.travelling7.Don’t8.time9.Keep10.Try/Remember二、1.having 2.study 3.money 4.busy 5.slim6.tired7.memories8.high9.important10.with三、1.headache 2.advice 3.exercising 4.happier 5.music6.fast7.meals8.energy9.Changing10.nine四、1.safe 2.before3after 4.classroom 5.watch6.fight7.Fire8.practice9.alone10.Everyone五、sts 2.results 3.divided 4.buildings 5.Dangers6.flood7.centre/center8.impossible9.forget10.or/otherwise六、1.with 2.unhappy 3.miss 4.longer 5.health七、1.stand 2.teachers 3.Family 4.fathers/dads 5. life/subjects/lessons6.easy7.difficult8.walk9.many10.study/work八、1.interesting 2.hours 3.takes 4.open 5.Watching。

八上英语阅读组合训练（1）首字母填空专练（A）There was an old man who loved money very much. He n 1 gave anything to anybody. After some years he became r 2 . One day he was walking near the river with his friends when he fell into the river. His friends ran to help him. One of them held out his hand and cried, “Give me your hand, and I’ll p 3 you out！”The rich m 4 head went down the water a 5 then came up again, but he did not g 6 his hand to his friend. Again another of his friends tried, but again the s 7 thing happened. Then a 8 friend, Nasreddin, said, “Take my hand and I’ll pull you out!” The rich man took his hand and Nasreddin pulled him out of the water. “You don’t know your friend very w 9 .” Nasreddin said to the others. “When you say ‘Give！’ to him, he d 10 nothing, but when you say ‘Take！’ he always takes.”1． 2 3 4 5 6．7 8 9 10 （B）Do you know the word “brunch”? In the West, many people like to have brunch—late (1)b________ or early lunch. People often have brunch (2) b_____ 10 a. m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday because they prefer to get up (3) l_____ after a week's hard work or want to enjoy brunch with their parents, or friends. That is a relaxing and interesting (4)w______ of eating for most families.Today, brunch has become (5) p______ in big hotels. One can (6) e_____ ask for or cook it himself. To make it (7) l______ like both breakfast and lunch, people choose to have lots of dishes. You may often see the following (8) f______ on the table, meat, eggs, fruit, (9) v_______, orange juice, tea and bacon. Do you have brunch at (10) w_______? If not, why not try?1． 2 3 4 5 6．7 8 9 10 （C）Tennis is in its second life. Its first game b 1 in France. The name of the game comes from the French word "tennez". The English men c 2 the game "tennis" when they watched the Frenchmen play 800 years ago.The Englishmen liked the French game. Tennis courts were built in every park, in every city, just l 3 today. The two c 4 played against each other. At first they played for honor. Then they w 5 money. Later people began cheating（欺骗）to get money. Three hundred years ago the game was forbidden（禁止）to stop the cheating. The game a 6 disappeared. Americans found the old courts when they went to Europe 100 years ago. They learned w 7 they could do about the game. They liked the game as the Englishmen hadb 8 . After returning home, the Americans built tennis courts. Tennis began to becomep 9 in all the United States. Now it is one of the most e 10 games in the world again.1． 2 3 4 5 6．7 8 9 10任务型阅读（A）How to beat sadnessWe all have days when we are down, t ired and unhappy. That’s OK. You need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? You’ll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. Even if sadness is a part of life, let’s try to make it small. Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad.1. Stand up straight and this helps your energy flow(流动). When your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.2. Smile! It’s easy to do and have good results. This way can not only leave you in a good mood but also bring others a good mood.3. Listen to music. It can be your favourite music. Some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you.4. Take some “me” time. You can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise or havinga hot bath, or something like that.5. Exercise. Even something as simple as taking a walk will get your blood flowing. It is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.These ways will cheer you up when you are down, but don’t just use them when you are sad. Try and practice them every day to make them a habit. You will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away. But if you are in a deep depression(沮丧), go to see a doctor.（B）Travelling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so travelling to different places has become much faster than before. Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.Before leavingWear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They don’t go bad quickly. The ne arer people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.While travellingBe sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge. Remember: If you travel with food,How to keep (71) _________ during a tripBefore leaving ● Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and (72) ________.● (73) ________ some necessary medicine with you.● Exercise for weeks or months (74) ________ you leave.● Prepare proper food. Take bread, biscuits and some fruit for a (75)________ trip or bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables for a nearer one.While (76) _______ ● (77) _______ eat dirty food or bad fruit.● Have enough (78) ________ to take a rest during your trip.● Drink (79) _______ water and always clean the cover.● Keep food in good condition. (80) _______ to keep hot food hot andcold food cold.答案：71. healthy/ fit 72. sunglasses 73. Take 74. before 75. long 76. travelling/ traveling 77. Don’t/ Never 78. time 79. bottled 80. Remember/ Try答案：76. tired 77. part 78. ways 79. energy 80. Smile81. favourite 82. Find 83. mind 84. habit 85. Doctor1. began2. called3. like4. against5. won6. almost7. what8. before9. popular 10. exciting➢答案与解析3：这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了近年来在西方流行的brunch(早午餐)。

牛津译林版八年级英语上册专题练习--首字母填空When we think of friends, we usually think of those who have been in our life for a long time. In fact, there is another type of friend--one that has not been with us for a long period of time, but fills our m____86____ at some moment.The first such friend I remember is the little girl with red curly hair. She was in the bed next to m____87___when I received an operation on my nose. She was about two years older, more a___88____ and braver. She would jump out of bed whenever the nurse was gone. Her two little feet on the cold floor impressed me. Without her, I would have been a___89___, and afraid.Two years later, I was sent to a nursery school b___90___ my parents were far busy, There, I met a foreign girl. We both were the oldest in that school; the others were babies who were not able to talk with us. Our friendship s___91___ with so-called competitions. Although we couldn't speak to each other in the same language, our communication was made by trying to beat each other-at drawing, at game, e___92___ at eating. Our competitions, I think, gave me something I could control. And maybe I gave her the same, we got t___93____a difficult time together.Such friends often support us when our life is off balance. A word, a smile, even a similar scene can b___94___ back memories about them. Naturally, the w___95____ rises in our heart when we think of them. And wish them well.86.___________ 87.__________ 88.___________ 89.__________ 90.____________91.___________ 92.__________ 93.___________ 94.__________ 95.____________【分析】文章主要作者向我们介绍了作者的两个特殊朋友，及给作者留下的印象．作者也因有这样的朋友而开心．86．句意：还有一种朋友，一段时间没有和我们在一起，后面但在某一时刻充满了我们的思想中。

牛津译林版八年级英语上册专题练习--任务型阅读理解Many people enjoy skiing (滑雪), but more and more people are trying snowboarding (踏板滑雪). No one is sure who started snowboarding. M any people think it was Jack Burchett. In 1929, Burchett made a simple snowboard out of wood and tied (系) it to his feet.Snowboarding is now a popular winter sport, but twenty years ago, snowboarders could not do it in ski resorts (滑雪场) because resorts owners thought snowboarding was not safe. Snowboarders usually found other places to enjoy the sport. Today you can see snowboarders at most ski resorts. Snowboarding has become an Olympic sport.Snowboarding is an exciting sport, but it can also be dangerous. Many snowboarders get hurt every year. Before snowboarding, you should take lessons and make sure you are in good health. You should also make sure nothing is wrong with your snowboard. Always remember to go snowboarding with someone else.An exciting winter sportHow it started Many people think Jack Burchett made the 78 ___ snowboard. Twenty years ago ●People thought it was a 79 ___ activity.●Snowboarders were not 80 ___ in ski resorts.Now ●This winter sport becomes popular.●Snowboarder s can do it in ski resorts.●Snowboarding has become an Olympic sport.What to do before snowboarding ●Take lessons before it.●Make sure you are healthy.●81 ___ your snowboard.●Never snowboard 82 ___.77.first 78.dangerous 79. found /seen 80. Check 81. aloneSometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair(公平) to them now. It is a new problem. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask who you’re talking to. This makes teenagers unhappy. And of course, they become less patient.Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before. How can you become close again? Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGaw teaches teenagers how they can have a better relationship(关系) with parents.The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have any fun” that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need, and find out what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas.1.Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.2.Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and feelings.3.Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around thehouse. Your parents will feel you are no longer a small child.If you follow these steps, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.1. closer2. impatient3. understand4. need(s)5. Ideas/TipsDo you hope to live a better life？Then how to make your wish come true？Keep away from anything that is useless. Do the right thing! However good or bad a situation is, it will change. The best is yet to come. Well, here are some tips for you to follow!•Mind your mealsTry to eat more foods that grow naturally on trees and plants. Have meals on time every day. And remember not to go to school or work without breakfast, for it is more important than lunch or dinner．•Exercise and smileEach day take a 40-minute walk. Make time to practise some other exercise, such as yoga and Taiji. They provide us with daily energy for our busy lives. Try to smile and make at least three people smile each day．•Forget and forgive (原谅)Problems appear sometimes and they simply stay for a short time. Forget what happened in the past.Don’t always think of your past mistakes.Make peace with your past in order that it won’t destroy your present happiness. Life is not very long, so we shouldn’t waste time hating anyone. Forgive everyone for everything．•Also do such thin gsCall your family often and stay in touch with your friends．Each day give something good to others. Cheer up no matter how you feel. Read more books than you did before and you can learn more from them. Don’t compare(比较)your life to other peoples..1 to live a better lifeMind your meal s Eat more natural foods．Of the three meals a day, 2 is the most important．Exercise and smile Every day 3 for forty minutes and spend some time doing some other exercise. They give us daily energy for our busy lives.Try to smile and make other people smile, too．Forget and forgive Try your best to forget your past mistakes．Forgive everyone and live happily because life isn't very long．1.__________2.__________3.___________4.__________5.____________【答案】How breakfast walk reading others’We go shopping almost every day. The supermarket is the right place for you. There are some good points (观点) about buying things at the supermarket.★ You can buy things at the supermarket at a low price. But you pay much more in a big store for the same things.★You can decide what to buy all by yourself at the supermarket. And you don’t have trouble from the shop assistant (店员) at the big store.★ There are more goods (商品) to buy at the supermarket. You can buy many things for a week’s use at a time. It saves (节省) you much money and time.In a word, it is better to buy things at a supermarket than at a big store.1. shopping2. cheaper3. decide4. no5. spendSometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair(公平) to them now. It is a new problem. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini skirt. Whenyou are making phone calls to friends, they ask who you’re talking to. This makes teenagers unhappy. And of course, they become less patient.Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before. How can you become close again? Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGaw teaches teenagers how they can have a better relationship(关系) with parents.The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have any fun” that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need, and find out what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas.4.Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.5.Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and feelings.6.Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around thehouse. Your parents will feel you are no longer a small child.If you follow these steps, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.Teenagers’ new problemThey feel parents unfair and they aren’t ____1___toparents than before. Teenagers are unhappy and 2 What is Closing the GapIt is a book by Jay McGaw. It teaches teenagers how tohave a better relationship with parents.What’s in the book?It helps teenagers___3_____ parents better. It tells teenagers that their parents want them to be safe. It tells teenagers to tell parents their ___4______.5 on how to make bothhappy Make time to talk. Keep a diary. Show parents that you are growing up.1.closer2.impatient3. understand4.need(s)5. Ideas/Tips Dear Seth,You’re very young , and at this point in your life you can’t read. But I’ve thought a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, and I write it down to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I’ve learned.Life can be unkindThere will be people in your life who won't be very nice. They’ll laugh at you or try to hurt you because you’re different. There’s not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you and who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, treasure them, spend time with them and love them.Life isn’t a competitionThere are many people better than you, in school, in college, at work. To them, life is a competition. But here’s the secret: life isn’t a competition. It's a journey. Learn to enjoy t he journey and make it a journey of happiness, of continual improvement, of love.Love should be your ruleIf there’s a word you should live your life by, it should be this: love. It might sound out of date, I know, but trust me, there’s no better rule in life. Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors, your co-workers, strangers, even your enemy. The person who is hardest on you, unkind to you…, love him. He is most in need of your love. And most of all, love yourself and learn to love yourself for who you are.Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are starting out on an unknown, tiring, scary, but badly wonderful journey, and always remember I will be there for you when I can.Love,Your DadA father’s 59 to his child59. letter 60. ways/suggestions/solutions/advice 61. right/proper 62. meet 63. everyone。

任务型阅读(一)March 25 is the 17th National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and MiddleSchool Students The theme (主题)of the day this year is to give students more knoledge about hoto keep safeHo can you keep yourselves safe? Here are some suggestionsWhen there is a fire: Shout out “Fire”! Call 119! Try to find a safe exit and get aay quicklyDon’t use a lift Use a piece of cloth to cover your mouth and noseWhen there is an earthquake at school: Stay calm Follo the teachers’　instructions Quic klymove under the desk Don’t jump out of indos or run outWhen you are on the street: Wait for the green traffic light Look left and right before crossingthe street Don’t run across the streetWhen you are eating: Wash fruits and vegetables carefully before eating them Check theexpiration dates(保质期) of the food Don’t eat the food if it looks or smells badWhen you are at school: Take care not to fall don or hurt yourself Don’t run, jump or push hile going upstairs or donstairs Take care of yourself all the timeSuggestions on 66．Situations What you should do What you shouldn’t doBe on__67___Shout out “fire”!68 119! Find a safe exit Getaay quickly Use a piece of cloth to cover your mouth andnoseTake a liftHave an earthquake Stay calm Follo the teachers’ instructionsMove 69__ under the deskJump_70__indosRun outBe on the streetWait for the green traffic light Look left and rightbefore__71__ the streetRun across the streetWhile 72Wash fruits and vegetables 73__ Check theexpiration datesEat 74__ foodWhile at school Look 75__ yourself at any timeJump, run or push hilegoing upstairs or donstairs五、66．Safety 67．fire68．call69．quickly70．through 71．crossing72 eating 73 carefully 74．bad75．after(二)Good morning, boys and girls Today I’ll give you a talk about going onlineWe kno that there are too many Net bars(网吧) around us The Internet makes our lives interesting Many of us like going online very much because e can learn ho to use the computer We can learn English and read some nespapers and magazines to kno more information around us Itcan make us clever in playing computer games Also hen e send e-mails to our friends, they can get them right aay It can help us keep in touch ith people from all over the orldBut some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the Net bars all day and all night It takes them too much time to chat online so they do orse in their lessonsand they don’t study ell any more I think e mustn’t get online hen it is time for us to study We can do it in summer or inter holidays I think e should get online ith our teachers or parentsAt the same time, if e have lots of free time, e can do some activities after school We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon We can play basketball or football We also havesome interest groups in school, such as draing, singing and dancing We can go to the Englishcorner on Monday afternoon I hope e can spend more time on our subjects or on such activitiesthat e can learn a lot from and less time on the InternetThat’s all! Thank youTitle(标题): A __91__ about going onlineAdvantages (优点) ●Make our lives __92__●Learn ho to use the computer and can get more __93__●Send e-mails to our friends anytime and they can get them right __94__ ●Help us keep in __95__ ith people from all over the orldDisadvantages (缺点) ●It __96__ too much time to play computer games●Some students spend too much time __97__ online, so they do __98__ in their lessonsAdviceDo it in summer or inter holidays; do some __99__ activities and have some __100__ groupsin school91 talk 92 interesting 93 information 94 aay 95 touch96 takes 97 chatting 98 orse 99 after-school 100 interest(三)We go to school every day and enjoy our school life School life is full of fun, and the schoolseems to be the safest place in the orldBut do you kno that our school life could be dangerous i f e are not careful enough? Ho do e make the school safer and keep us aay from danger? Here are some tips for us to be safe in aneasy ay For example, e must remember some important rules in the playground Before e do sports,e need to do some arm up activities(热身运功),and after that e should drink some ater And in the classroom, e need to learn ho to behave ell Don’t run in the hallays We mustn’t fight ith or run after each other And teachers need to keep an eye on the students after class and stop them from running We students should remember not to be naughty and get into trouble What’s more, e can have some practice to learn to protect ourselves from a fire In this ay, e can kno here to go if thereis a fire in our school We should learn to use the fire extinguisher（灭火器）,too I don’t think e should put our a fire by ourselves, because it is too dangerous for young students Well, I think allof us should think more of our safety in schoolHo to keep___(66)______in the schoolIn the playgroundDo some arm up activities__(67)____doing sportsDrink some ater___(68)_____doing sportsIn the __(69)____ Don’t run in the hallaysTeachers need to__(70)___their students carefully Don’t_(71)____ith or chase each other___(72)_____safety Take part in the__(73)___about about saving ourselves out of a fire Don’t try to put out the fire___(74)____Conclusion__(75)____needs to think more of safety and be careful（B 66safe 67before 68 after 69 classroom 70 atch 71fight 72Fire 73 practice 74 alone 75 Everyone(四)Do you still get free plastic bags(塑料袋) from the supermarkets? Things have changedChina has decided to take action to stop the use of free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags The rule(规定) started on June 1 It came because our country tried to make litter lessThe Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they made the environment pollution(污染) more serious and asted a lot of energy as ell People thro the used plastic bags aay here and there The thron-aay plastic bags are not easy to break So the Chinese government encourages people to bring their on bags or baskets for shoppingWhat kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students have good ideas They make their on shopping bags They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and send them to their parents as presents They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags or baskets for shopping They think it is their duty to protect the environmentStop using free plastic bagsGovernment’s ____________(76) Supermarkets and shops don’t______________(77) people ith free plastic bags from June 1st,2008 onPeople have to ___________(78) for plastic bagsReasons for stopping the use of free plastic bags Plastic bags can________(79) the environment and_______ (80) a lot of energyPeople thro the used plastic aay_________(81) and they are ____________(82) to break upOur country ants to make litter________(83), and ________(84) the environment(五)Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good friends They are Carl, Ann, Joe and MaryCarl is a train conductor (列车员) He is 49 years old no He began to ork at the age of 21It isa good job for him because he likes people Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers(旅客) comfortable He often stops to talk ith the passengers He likes his ork because he can travelto many different placesAnn orks in a hospital in a small ton She became a nurse four years ago She likes her orkvery much This month she is helping mothers ith their ne babiesJoe drives a taxi for 22 years Most of the time Joe likes his ork Famous people ride in his carHe takes many film and television stars to the airport He is cheerful and smiles a lot ,and hispassengers like him He makes a good living and supports (扶养) a family of fourMary is a teacher in a high school She began to teach after she left college five years ago Sheteaches Music There are 15 boys and 18 girls in her class She likes her students and her studentslike her She is very kind and helps them a lot She is alays proud (自豪) of being a teacherTitle: Our English teacher’s 76 Name Working years JobInformation Carl 77 A trainconductorHe likes helping the passengers and tries to make them 78 He often 79 ith the passengers Ann 4 A 80 She is going to help mothers and their ne81 Joe 22 A taxi He is 82 and alays ears a 83on his face Mary 5 A teacher She teaches 84 in a high school She likes herstudents There are thirty-three85 in her class 六76 friends 77 28 78comfortable 79 talks80 nurse 81 babies 82 cheerful 83 smile 84 Music 85 students(六)Travelling is one of the most important activities and people like travelling very muchStaying healthy hile travelling can make your trip happier But do you kno ho to keep healthyduring a trip? The folloing information may be useful to you Practicalideas for shopping People use cloth bags or baskets _________(85) of plastic ones hen shoppingBefore leavingWear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglassesTake some medicine ith you When you get sick or have other problems, you can have someDo some exercise for eeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of alking or climbingduring your tripPrepare proper(合适的) food If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread,biscuits(饼干) and some fruit They don’t go bad quickly The nearer people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetablesWhile travellingBe sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruitHave enough time to take a rest during your tripKeep food in good condition If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot For example, youcan put it in heavy toels If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box ith iceWhen you arrive, put cold food in the fridge Remember: If you travel ith food, keep hot food hotand cold food coldHo to keep 76 during a tripBefore leaving ● Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and 77●　78 some necessary medicine ith you● Exercise for eeks or months 79 you leave● Prepare prope r food Take bread, biscuits and some fruit for a 80 trip or bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables for a nearer oneWhile 81 ●82 eat dirty food or bad fruit● Have enough83 to take a rest during your trip●　84 food in good condition 85 to keep hot food hot and cold food cold任务型阅读76 healthy / fit 77 sunglasses 78 Take 79 before 80 long81 travelling/ traveling 82 Don’t/ Never 83 time 84 Keep 85Remember/ Try(七)Some people dislike hiking because they think it is too difficult Hoever, sometimes it canreally be as easy as going out to the park and alking by the river The places for hiking should befar aay from the cars and the noise Here’s some useful advice for people to go hiking First of all, hen you choose your first hike, you should be careful If you choose a too easyone, you’ll still have a nice day outside to enjoy Hoever, if you choose a too hard one, you may bevery tired and can’t have a good timeSecondly, it’s good for a beginner to join a group The people in a group can help each otherIf you decide to take a hike by yourself, you should prepare as much as possible You should earright shoes to make your feet comfortable Also, take a map ith you If not , you’ll fail to findouray homeAt last, don’t forget to take a mobile phone or a histle(口哨) When you are in trouble, youcan use it to get help A pleasant hike ill give you a sense of freedom(自由) and you ill also have aclear mind(头脑) and then return to your studies after itSomething about hikingIt’s difficult for some people to take a hike, but sometimes it’ｓ1 to take it You should take a hike ina far and 2 placeFirst of all You must be careful to choose your first hike If it’s too hard, you may fe tired instead of 3 your hikeSecondly It’s good for a beginner to go hiking ith a4When you decide to take a hike 5 , you should prepare 67 a map, you may lose your ayIf you don’t ear8 shoes, your feet may feel uncomfortable9 When you are in trouble, a mobile phone or a histle may 10others to kno here you are A pleasant hike ill be good foryour studies1 easy2 quiet3 enjoying4 group5 alone6 much/ell7 Without8 right 9Finally 10 help(八)In the USA, there are many kinds of restaurantsFast food restaurant are very famous You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the orld You look at a menu(菜单) on the counter(柜台), and say hat you’dlike to eat You pay the person ho brings food to you You take your food and sit don or take it aayThere’s no need to leave a tip(小费)In a coffee shop, you sit at the counter or at a table You don’t ait for the aitress to sho you h to sit She usually brings you coffee hen you sit don You tell her hat you’d like to eat and shebrings it to you You pay the cashier(收银员) as you leaveIn a family restaurant, the aitress shos you here you can sit Often the aitress tells you her name,but you don’t need to tell her yours If you can’t finish eating everything, your aitress gives you a doggy bag to take the rest of food home You should add (增加) fifteen per cent to the bill(账单) asa tipIn top class restaurants, you had better order before you come, and you need to arrive on timeThe aiter shos you here to sit If you have ine there, he may ask you to taste it You can only refuseit if it tastes bad When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to tenty per cent to it as a tipfor the aiterThe ____71____ in the USAWhat you can do TipsFast food restaurants You can look at the menu and then ___72___your foodYou can eat your food there or take it aay You don’t ___73___ to leave a tipIn a coffee shop After you sit at the counter or at a table, theaitress ill bring you ____74____You pay the cashier as you leaveIn a family restaurant The aitress shos you your ___75____She tells you her name, but you needn’t tell If your bill is $100, your tip is $___77____her your ___76___You can take aay the rest of foodIn top ___78____ restaurant You had better order first, then the aiter ill shoyou here to sitYou can refuse the ine if it doesn’t taste__79____ If your bill is $200, you can give the aiter a tip from $30 to $___80___A）71 restaurants 72take/choose/order 73 need 74 coffee 75 seat76 name 77 15 78 class 79 bad 8040(九)Do you kno there is an earthquake every thirty seconds in the orld? But don’t orry because of them are so small that they cannot be felt Only a fe hurt people Many earthquakes happen inChina ,too Are you ready for the next earthquake? We have some advice for you on ho to keepsafe in an earthquake When the earthquake happens, protect yourself first The life is the mostimportant because here there is a life, there is hope Don’t go back to get your money or otherthingsIf you are at home, hide under a desk Stay aay from indos because anything may fall on youIf you are outdoors, try to move aay from buildings and streetlights They may fall on you If youare in a shop and far from the door, don’t run outside Everyone illrun outside so that people mayhurt each other Hide under a desk Don’t get into a lift during an earthquakeIf you are in a moving car, drive to the side of the road, stop as quick ly as possible, and stay inthe car Do not try to drive across bridges It’s dangerousWhen an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks(余震) may still happen They arejust as dangerous as the earthquakes, so stay under the desk until you think it is really safe forgetting outMake sure you ear shoes after an earthquake There may be broken glass on the groundIf you don’t forget these important tips, you’ll be safer if you are in an earthquakeHo to 76 yourself in an earthquakeIf you are at home 77 in a shop that is far from the door, you had better __78___ under a desk____79___ get into a lift hile the earthquake is happeningIf you are outdoors, try to move aay from buildings and streetlights _80__ they may fall on youIf you are in a moving car, drive to the side of the road and stop as quickly as you 81 Youcan’ｔ82 the bridge during an earthquake eitherWhen an earthquake has ended, you 83 need to be careful ith aftershocksAfter an earthquake, you have to ear shoes so that the broken glass on’ｔ84_ your feet ____85____these important tips, you’ll be safer in earthquakes76 protect 77 or 78 hide 79 Don’t 80 because / as81 can 82 cross 83 still 84 hurt 85 Remember首字母填空(一)As e kno, Xiao Shenyang and Liu Qian did onderful jobs in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala（晚会）No many people are c___1____ about these to persons But ho m__2_____ do you knoabout them?Xiao Shenyang as b___3___ in a poor family hich is in difficult family conditions（环境）His real name is Shen He He is an actor He is good at Er Ren Zhuan（二人转）He learned acts,folloing Zhao Benshan During the school life, he as very a____4____ in many activities He lookslike a simple man, but he never stops pursuing (追求) his art More and more people like his styleof performance（表演）, and e hope he can make greater progress(进步) in the f____5_____Liu Qian is a young magician from Taian At the age of 7, Liu s___6___ a cute magic（魔术）toy in a shop At that moment he began to love and d___7___ to learn magic Liu didn’t go to an magic school He p_____8____ magic every day to improve（提高）his skills, until one day he asfelt it as cool He oftena__9_____ to put on a sho He sa the surprise on everyone’s face, and hedid street shos for passers-by（路人）He orked h____10___ at it No he is a famous magician（魔术师）短文填空1 crazy2 much3 born4 active5 future6 sa7 decided8 practiced9 able 10 hard(二)Mr Jones had a quarrel ith Mrs Jones the other day So they ere very angry ith each other Forseveral days they did not s____1___to each other at all One evening Mr Jones as veryt____2_____ hen he came back from ork, so he ent to bed at once after d__3____ Of course hedid not say a___4____to Mrs Jones before he ent upstairs Mrs Jones ashed the dishes and then didsome seing When she ent up to bed much l___5___ than her husband she found a p____6____ ofpaper on the small table near her bed On it ___7____ the ords, ‘Mother---Wake me up at 7am---Father’When Mr Jones oke up the next m____8____, it as nearly 8 a m ---and on the small table---Wakenear his bed he sa a____9___ piece of paper He took it and r____10___these ords: ‘Father up It’s 7 am---Mother’1speak 2tired 3dinner 4anything 5later 6piece 7ere 8morning9another 10read(三)短文填空While Tom and Mary ere on holiday at the seaside(海边)They enjoyed __101__theseagulls(海鸥)They learned a l__102___about these lovely birds They ill often come close to youhen you are eating something I 103 you thre pieces of bread to them, they at once caught itupSeagulls sim very ___104___, but they don’t often dove for fish They are good at_f___105__ith their ings ,hen a seagull is in the s___106__he puts his legs under his body ,Tomoften atched them come to the ground The seagulls beat the air ___107__their ings and broughtdon their feet before they touched the ground Mary liked to s___108_ them gliding (滑翔)overthe ater as they often do , ithout m___109__their ings but she said she didn’t like then___110__they make短文填空1atching 2lot 3If 4ell 5flying6sky 7ith 8see 9moving 10noise(四)Many people like animals and take them as their pets Pet hospitals are very busy Kindpersons ho love animals are needed to ork in busy animal hospitals They ill teach you the job Scientists think that pets ill probably be much s 86 , because people in the future ill beliving in much smaller spaces Scientists are already orking on making very small farm animalsThe same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogsIt is said that some day you might on a tiger as a pet Scientists might have to start turning87 animals into pets This might be the only 88 to save them from dying outWhat about a robot (机器人) for a pet? This may s 89 silly (愚蠢的), but it couldbecome true Robot dogs have been made to get things, to bark l 90 real dogs These “pets”　91 hair or eatmight become more and more popular in the future After all, robots don’t lthings the ay real pets doLots of people m 92 their pets hile they are on holiday One hotel in Ne York s 93this problem They lend cats to their guests (客人) Many experts (专家) b 94 this idea illbecome more and more popular It is very p 95 that in the future you ill be able to have apet hile in a hotel86smaller 87 ild 88 ay 89 sound 90 like91 lose 92 miss 93 solves 94 believe 95 possible(五)School education(教育) is very important and useful Yet no one can l 86 everything at87 they ant to kno His job is to s 88 hisschool and a teacher can’t teach his students estudents ho to learn He teaches them ho to read and ho to think So the students can learn muchmore by t 89It is more i 90 to kno ho to study by oneself It’s quite easy to learn something, but it difficult to u 91 it to solve problems Great inventors do not get everything from school, butthey still can invent many things and change the orld a l 92Ho can the inventors do all of this? That’s b93 they kno ho to study A lot of things arenot taught at school They get a lot of knoledge by reading o 94 school They ork hard all theirlives and never g 95 up九、86 Learn 87 everything 88 sho 89 themselves 90 important91 use 92 lot 93 because 94 outside 95 give(六)It as already late hen e started for the next ton According to(根据) the map, it as about fifteenmiles a____1____ on the other side of the hill There e felt sure that e ould f____2____ a bed forthe night Soon darkness fell after e left the village, b____3____ unluckily, e met no one as e drovefast along the narro road hich led to the hill As our car climbed higher, it became c___4____ andthe rain began to fall, and it as d___5____ for us to see the road We drove very slolyAfter e traveled for about tenty miles, there as still no sign of the ton We ere beginning to getorried Then, the car suddenly s____6____ We found that e used up the gas(汽油), so ed____7____ to spend the night in the carAfter eating some bread, I t____8_____ to go to sleep at once, but John, a poor sleeper, gotout of the car after a fe minutes and ent for a alk up the hill Soon he found, in the valley belo, thelights of the ton e ere looking for We at once pushed(推) the car to the t____9____ of the hill Inl____10____ than a quarter of an hour, e ere in the ton and e found a hotel there easily1 aay2 find3 but4 colder5 difficult6 stopped7 decided8 tried9 top 10 less(七)One night after I ent to bed, I felt very thirsty and I had to get up for some ___1____ SuddenlyI h___2___ a strange noise I looked o____3___ from my back door and sa a big flying saucer(碟)!It had blinking (闪烁的) light on it and it also made a l___4___ noiseI atched from the back door and sa a strange door on the side of the flying saucer Then I sa astrange man alk out He had to bright green eyes and he as moving toards me Oh, he must be analien(外星人)! He as tall He did n’t look scary(受惊的) but had a smile on his face He looked sof___5___ The alien sa my cat and played ith it happily Then he alked to the garden He p___6___some floers and took some ith him He smelt and made a big noise That oke up my parents andalso my n___7___ Everyone came to see hat h___8___ When they sa the alien, they ere a littlescared The alien as happy, and then he turned around and alked into the flying saucer Then it fleaay and e couldt’t see it any m___9__Suddenly my mum sa some strange floers that she had never seen before in the garden Mymum said they must be the alien’s special p___10___ to us1 ater2 heard3 out4 loud5 friendly6 picked7 neighbour(s)8 happened 9 more 10 Presents(八)I as cleaning out an old box hen an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company-ritten address I__1__ my mind travelled“What is it?” I ondered I turned it over There as a handmany years backI as nine years old, alking don the cold and et s__2__ of Springfield, ith a bag of magazineson my shoulder That day, I came to the company finally, hose oner, Mr Rader, had alays taken methere to ask his orkers __3__ they anted any magazinesShaking off the rain like a et dog, I ent into Mr Rader’s office After a quick look he took meandover to the fireplace Noticing the h__4__ in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come ith me!”　pulled me into his car We stopped in front of a shoe store Inside, a salesman fitted me ith the finestRader saidpair of shoes I had e__5__ seen “We’d like a pair of ne socks, too” Mr Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a card, rote something on it and h__6__ it to me Withtearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you ould have them do to you” He said kindly, “J you to kno I love you”I said goodbye, and for the f__7__ time I sensed a piece of hope that things ould be better Withpeople like Mr Rader in the orld, there as hope, kindness and love, and that ould alays make adifferenceC 1 Immediately 2 streets 3 hether 4 hole 5 Ever 6 handed 7first(九)I told my friend Graham that I often ride a bike for to miles from my house to the ton, butunluckily, there is a big hill on road and I alays s_____81_____ a lot of time getting over it Heansered, ”You are l__82___”　H e said, “you s hould be glad to have the exercise that the hillp__83____”I often felt sad as I got to the hill But no I tell m___84____ the folloing: This hill ill exercisemy heart and legs It ill help me lose ___85___ and get fit It ill mean that I live longer than othersThis hill is my f__86____ Finally as I rode my ay up the hill, I began to think hy people paymoney to go to a gym(健身房) and sit on exercise bicycles ____87____ moving around hen I canget the same exercise and enjoy the beautiful countryside for free I have a big smile on my face asI reach the t____88____ of the hillWe should believe that the re is nothing d___89_____ in the orld if e put our hearts into it Ifyou try your best, you ill be h___90____ every dayB) 81 spend 82lucky 83provides 84 myself 85 eight86 friend 87ithout 88 top 89 diffficult 90 Happy(十)Students learn their lessons in class In class t 86 teach them Students sit in the classroomlistening to the teacher This is a ay of l___87__ Is this the only ay for students to learn something?Of course not There is a ___88___ ay to learn That is students can teach t 89 For example,if you cannot remember something hen you are doing your homeork, you can look at your book tof 90 the anser This is a ay to teach yourself And it is not a d 91 thing We can do this atany place and at any timeHo do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading Read something you arei 92 in ,or you have to read The second is that you must a 93 yourself questions The94 You can rite donquestion is something you don’t understand, or you ant to kno more athese questions A clever student is usually good at asking questions The third is to anser thequestion yourself b__95___thinking hard, by reading the text or other books, and something byasking other people This is the ay of teaching yourself And you must do this all by yourself If youkeep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study缺词填空86 teachers 87 learning 88 another 89 themselves 90 find。

牛津译林版八年级英语上册专题练习--首字母填空When we think of friends, we usually think of those who have been in our life for a long time. In fact, there is another type of friend--one that has not been with us for a long period of time, but fills our m____86____ at some moment.The first such friend I remember is the little girl with red curly hair. She was in the bed next to m____87___when I received an operation on my nose. She was about two years older, more a___88____ and braver. She would jump out of bed whenever the nurse was gone. Her two little feet on the cold floor impressed me. Without her, I would have been a___89___, and afraid.Two years later, I was sent to a nursery school b___90___ my parents were far busy, There, I met a foreign girl. We both were the oldest in that school; the others were babies who were not able to talk with us. Our friendship s___91___ with so-called competitions. Although we couldn't speak to each other in the same language, our communication was made by trying to beat each other-at drawing, at game, e___92___ at eating. Our competitions, I think, gave me something I could control. And maybe I gave her the same, we got t___93____a difficult time together.Such friends often support us when our life is off balance. A word, a smile, even a similar scene can b___94___ back memories about them. Naturally, the w___95____ rises in our heart when we think of them. And wish them well.86.___________ 87.__________ 88.___________ 89.__________ 90.____________91.___________ 92.__________ 93.___________ 94.__________ 95.____________【分析】文章主要作者向我们介绍了作者的两个特殊朋友，及给作者留下的印象．作者也因有这样的朋友而开心．86．句意：还有一种朋友，一段时间没有和我们在一起，后面但在某一时刻充满了我们的思想中。

牛津译林版八年级英语上册首字母填空专项练习AHow can we students keep ourselves safe? Here are some t __ .On your way home or to school: W ___ for the green traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don’t cross until it is really safe. Dress in bright colours, so the drivers can see you c ___ enough.At school: When students around you begin to push, try to hold onto something, or stay in a safer corner. If you fall down in a crowded （拥挤的）place, cover your head with b ____ hands.When there’s a fire: Stay c _____ and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don’t take in s ____ . If your clothes catch fire, please drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put out the fire.For eating: Wash fruit like apples or grapes carefully b__________ you eat them. Check the expiration dates （保质期）and if your food looks or smells t _____ , don’t eat it.For riding on the escalator （自动扶梯）: Hold onto the handrails （扶手）. It is d ____ to run up and down on them. You may fall down because escalator steps are not fit for r ____ .BAn old man had a monkey. The old man liked the monkey a lotmonkey wasvery other ways.（苍蝇）came and sat on the t______ of the old man’s nose. The monkey drove it away. Soon the flyagain and sat on the old man’s nose again. Again the monkey drove it away. Again and（血）came out of the old man’s nose. The old man’s nose was broken. Well, many people, evenourfriends,but they don’t think more CWe have been in Australia for three days. We’re having a w __ _ time here. Australia is the sixth largest country in the w____ __. There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big t_ __ _ and beautiful flowers around the houses and they l_ _ _ really beautiful. There are also some s__ ___ _ animals in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.During the past three days we’ve visited many p _____ _ of interest around Sydney. I’d like to spend more time here. But we will f__ _ to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds （珊瑚礁）tomorrow. It is said that words cannot d__ ______ the beauty(美) of the colourful corals. Many famous cartoon films were made there. We can enjoy o_________ in Cairns this time tomorrow. I’m looking forward to g______ there!DBritish milkman Steve Leech won a National Bravery Award because he saved some shops and flats with m ___ .Leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as u_ __ alone Pine Street, he suddenly heard a loud, strange s__ __ __ behind him and then he was smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall, southern England. “That must be a fire, I thought,” Leech said. “then I quickly d __ __ to do something. So I pushed the door in and I shouted for the people inside. Then I started pouring milk e__ __.” He used 320 bottles of milk to s __ __ the fire. When firemen r__ __ __ the shop, the fire was under control.Leech helped save the l__ __of eight people in the flats above the shops. “It was hard work to o__ __ all those bottles. But it was even h __ __trying to tell my boss where all the milk had gone,” Leech s aid jokingly.EDear Peter,I’m glad to receive your letter. Thank you for your caring a __ the weather and my health. Now I’d like to tell you something about the smog （雾霾）.Since the winter last year, the smog has taken place for several times. It has done great harm(伤害)to our d________ life. Many traffic accidents have happened because of the h________ smoggy weather. More and more people have to go see a d_______ because of the serious diseases(疾病) caused by smog. Quite a lot of flights have to put off. A great number of people have to s________ at home for fear of the poisonous(有毒的) air caused by the smog.People have realized(意识到) the great harm caused by the smog and the importance of p_________ the environment. People from all over the country are taking a to improve the smoggy weather. The government asks people to go to work or school with public traffic tools, such as the bus and theu _______ . Also we should plant more trees.According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won’t throw the waste anywhere.M _____ , I will tell people that all of us should protect the environment as p _____ as we can. Would you like to tell me some good ideas? I’m looking forward to your reply.FDear friends,I am a wolf from the north. I live in the w . And I am quite sad.I live in a family group with my parents. We are friendly t each other and we look after each other. We can see, hear and smell things far a . We are good at hunting, but we never k_____ for fun.We used to live a happy life. But s , we have some serious problems now. Some people came last month and they destroyed(摧毁) a lot of forests. They wanted to build a highway. We lost many l areas. We had to move. But when we had a new home, people followed us and they cut down more trees. This time, they wanted to make the forest into farmland. As a r , we had to move again, but things didn’t get better. People came again and hunted us. They thought we were dangerous to h . If people keep doing like this, it will l to fewer and fewer wolves in the world.We are now in d ___ . What can we do? Please save us!GWe are beautiful red-crowned cranes. We have red caps on top of our heads. You may t __ the caps are our feathers. In fact, they are combs(冠). We are one of the l __ birds in size in the world. We are the heaviest cranes. An adult red-crowned crane can w ___ 11 kilograms when it grows up. We are good at d . I think we are the most beautiful dancers of all the birds. We are also good s . We sing loudly and beautifully. We are good at flying as well. We fly to warm East Asia when s comes. We give birth to baby cranes there. We like to live together on wetlands in Southwest China and some other places. We l mainly on worms and small fish. We like to live in long grasses. Water and grasses are i ___ for us. But sometimes, life is harder these years. We are one of the most endangered birds in the world now. People keep taking our living areas t make farms and build houses. We don’t have enough space to live. And we don’t have enough food to feed our babies because people fish and hunt too m . Can you help us?HDo you always agree with your teacher? Sometimes you might have a different a _____ to a Maths problem. Or maybe they scold(责备) you when you don’t think you did anything w .What do you do then? A story on said that more and more students choose to s__________ out and sometimes even shout(喊叫) at their teachers.It’s i for students to say what they think. In the past, few Chinese students dared(敢于) to speak differently to their teacher. It was an unwritten rule(不成文的规定) that what the teachers said is always r_________. But now students are b to think more of themselves and dare to say what they think right.But students should choose the right way to speak out. We should respect(尊重) teachers. They are older than you and know more things. So, never use i words when speaking to them. And d on’t make them u when you don’t agree with them.Try to find the right time to talk to your teacher. For e , talk about the problem after class.R to talk about it in a friendly way.IIn Australia, different people have different ways to e________ themselves. They also have their own i________ about how to pass time.JWhat would you think if you saw a fish walking? Would you look again i you saw a fish climbing a tree? There is a fish that does b of these things. It is called the tree-climbing fish.It is believed that a traveller to India first told about the tree-climbing fish. The fish was h 3up in a tree. What was the fish doing in that tree? How did it get there? The traveller t a bird might have put it there.The next day the traveller saw a fish come out of the w . It was hard to believe, but up the road went the fish. It used its fins (鱼鳍) and tail to pull i along. It stopped to eat some worms. After the fish ate, it walked slowly over to a tree. Up, up it c . When it got high up in the tree, it took a rest.The traveller was s to see these things and told other people about the tree-climbing fish. The people wanted to know w this fish looked like. He explained the one he saw was dark brown and about one foot long.People can f the tree-climbing fish not only in India but also in the Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, and other places. At one time, people saw the fish in Florida, America. Because the weather there was too terrible, it was not able to live there any longer.KThere would be a History exam and David looked more and more w . He didn’t think jumped off the bed and began to look for it e , but he failed. His mother brought his breakfast in and found his bedroom was in a terrible mess(零乱不堪). She asked in surprise, ‘What’s the matter, my son?’“I can’t find my shirt!”“You wore it a week ago and I w__________ it when you fell asleep last night.”“Who let you do that?” David shouted angrily.。

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（一）Lightning is one if the most beautiful natural phenomena . It is also one of the most deadly phenomena .A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface of the Sun and gives out 30,000 amps of electricity. It can travel at 100,000 kilometres per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to 40 kilometres per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to do away. About 1,000 people worldwide are killed by lightening every day.Only about ten percent of people struck by lightening will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured., with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightening. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm ? The most important rule is to stay inside--- but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing , or water. If you are stuck outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man , you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!（二）Autumn is a good time for children to go outside and see the changing colours of nature. What outdoor activities do children like? What do children in other countries in other countries like to do in autumn? Follow teens and let’s have a look.The wind is cool, the days are short and the leaves are changing colours. Autumn is a great season for kids to play outside.In China, students often have an autumn picnic held by their school. Usually, they will go to an amusement park or to places that are close to nature.What kinds of autumn activities are there for children in other countries?Japanese students often go hiking. It is a perfect way to get exercise while enjoying the scenes. Climbing the mountains in such nice weather is also a good choice.Children in the US like to go for bike riding in autumn. Take a mountain bike ride and you can explore new trails. Playing in a leaf pile is popular, too. Kids jump into the leaf pile to see the colourful leaves fly all around. They also make leaf rain and leaf beds to have fun.In the UK, school kids like to camp outside with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ghost stories.Students’ favourite ______1__________activities in different countries___________2__________ ActivitiesChina Schools often organize students to have a__3___ in an amusement park, or in places thatare close to ___4___.Japan Students like to go for a bike ride ___5___it’s a good way to get exercise as well as enjoythe ___6___Students also like climbing the mountains insuch nice weather.US Children like to go to the mountains to take abike ____7___.It is also popular to play in a pile of ___8___.UK Kids like to go ___9___ with their parents.They make snacks over the fire and tell___10___ stories.（三）Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to s chool. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.Title: 1 in an American High SchoolOutline DetailsIntroduction ◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its 2 .Lockers and textbooks ◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and 3 clothes. ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to 4 them.5 transport ◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their6 send them to school by car.◇They can 7 themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests.Classes and classrooms ◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more8 classes.◇They go to 9 classrooms for each subject.After-school activities ◇After school most of the students take 10 in their faviourite activities, including sports and clubs.（四）Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.Luckily before all of them were killed, some were takedn to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford(贝德福特公爵). He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoed that one day there will be enough animals to在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给（一）“Sorry” is a word that people in Britain often say in their daily life.One day while I was w 1 on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing（轻擦）against my handbag. He continued his way, but turned b 2 and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t f 3 to say “sorry”. One day, after I bought some bananas, the shopkeeper was p assing me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped onto the ground. “Sorry, Madam,” he said w 4 bending to pick it up. I was s 5 why he said “sorry” to me. Another time, I stepped on a man’s f 6 at the entrance to a cinema. At the same time, we b7 said “sorry”.Slowly, I got to know that when something unpleasant happens in daily life, the British don’tc 8 much about who is wrong. If someone is in trouble, a “sorry” is always n9 . Perhaps that is w 10 I seldom see people quarrel on the buses or streets in Britain.（二）Earthquakes may h_________ anywhere on the earth. When some plates of the earth move s__________, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. They often happen near the m___________, too.D_________ an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack (断裂) open. H_________ fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed.Can we do something to keep ourselves s_______ from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and make maps that show the “earthquake belts”. In areas in these belts, it’s p________ for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we should b________strong houses to fight against earthquakes.In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will be b________ they happen. They can also tell people w_______ to do and how to do it.（三）The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets. And t_______are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them. All around us are birds, animals, treesand flowers. The facts about h______ they live and grow are as interesting as anything could be.Do you know that one of the great Presidents of the USA s______ hours and hours studying birds? A businessman who lives near New York city became so interested in insects that he began to collect them. He now has more than one thousand different kinds and keeps them in glass boxes c__________ .Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature’s secrets. Let us go quietly through the woods and fields. Here we shall find now a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger. We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones as they look for food and get ready for w_______ sleep. We shall watch bees d________ in the air to let other bees know where they can find food. I will s_______ you many other interesting things, but the b______ thing that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears o_______ when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets o_______ to people who look and listen carefully.（四）Now satellites are to forecast the weather. They are in s______, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites t_______the pictures of the atmosphere, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the w________ station. So the scientists there can see the weather of any part of the world and tell how the weather will c______. Today, a_______ 500 weather stations in 60 countries can receive satellite pictures. When they receive the new pictures, they compare them with the e_______ ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed d_____ the last few hours. This may m______ that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, they can tell people about it.So the weather satellites are h______ to the scientists at the station. In the past they could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecast for 3 or 5 days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or m_______ ahead.（五）More and more families go on a car trip each year. (1) H_______, the thought of trouble on the road may prevent you from going out. To avoid(避免) trouble, you need to make a careful (2) p_______ for you trip First of all, choose a proper route for your trip. Consider (3) w_______ you are going and find several possible routes to it. Traffic and the (4) t_______ that you will spend on the road must be considered when you decide one.Consider your luggage(行李) needs. (5) B_______ you begin packing your necessities(必需品), think about how many people will be in your car and how much space they will need in order to (6) t_______ comfortably.Try to avoid busy times. Usually highways are busier on Friday and Sundays, so going on Tuesday or (7) T_______ will help you to avoid traffic jams. Driving at night is also a great way to miss the traffic and the kids can sleep (8) d_______ the trip.(9) F_______, od n’t expect to check your car carefully before leaving so that you can have a (10) s_______ trip.。

首字母填空（一）Once upon a time, in the forest there lived a baby elephant who had no friends. None of the animals wanted to be his friend b____1____ he was too large.One day, a wild fire h___2___ in the forest. The animals ran to safer places. The dry trees caught fire and the fire was sure to go all around the f___3___. The baby elephant ran to the n___4___ river, collected much water in his trunk（象鼻）and rushed to the burning trees. He sprayed（喷）the water on the fire. Finally, he p___5___ out the fire.Later, while he was resting after the hard j___6___, all the animals came to him and expressed their thanks for his kind help in time. They were now r___7___ to regard him as their good friend and their h___8___. They said, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”The baby elephant was happy to get so many friends and played games with them. He walked t___9___ the forest, carrying several small animals on his b___10____.答案：1.because 2.happened 3.forest 4.nearest 5.put6.job7.ready8.hero9.through 10.back首字母填空（二）I have many friends. Nancy is one of my b___1___ friends. Nancy and I are b___2___ thirteen years old. But she is three months older than me, and she is a l___3___ taller, too. Nancy’s mother is our Maths teacher. She speaks clearly and gently. And she is very kind. E___4___ in our class loves her. Nancy’s father is a news r___5___. Sometimes you can see him on TV.Nancy’s house is close to m___6___.Every day we ride to school together, and after school we always play together. Nancy often gives me her favourite candies and I s___7___ my books with her. B___8___ Nancy likes watching movies, we often go to the Wanda Cinema on w___9___. The cinema has the most c___10____ seats in our town. Many people say Nancy and I seem like sisters.答案：1.best 2.both 3.little 4.Everyone/Everybody 5.reporter6.mine7.share8.Because9.weekends fortable首字母填空（三）Dear Peter,You asked me if I made new friends in America. I’m g___1___ to tell you I have a lot of friends in my school. Of all my friends Simon is the best one. He is 16 years old this year. He lives next door and we study in the same class. Simon is tall and s___2___. He has a square face and a long n___3___. His bright eyes make him look very smart. He has s___4___ black hair. He is two years older than I am.Simon is h___5___ and he is always w___6___ to help others. E___7___ who knows him likes to make friends with him. We always help each other. Simon likes reading. Also he has a good sense of h___8___. Simon would like to be a teacher when he g___9___ up. I’m very happy to have this friend. I h___10___ he’ll enjoy himself in his life.Peter, so much for this letter.答案：1.glad 2.strong/slim 3.neck 4.short 5.helpful6.willing7.Everyone/Everybody8.humour9.grows 10.problems/trouble阅读理解（一）It is not very easy to last a friendship with someone you cannot see or feel. This is the main problem that the Internet friendship faces. Without the real communication, it is very difficult to form a friendship that would last forever. And the chances of cheat are very high in an Internet friendship. So while making friends on the Internet, one has to be very careful and follow certain precautions(防范). There are some suggestions followed if you are going for online friendship.Tips for online friendship：★Do not disclose(透露) personal information to unknown people on the Internet,such as your telephone number, address, location, the jobs of your parents and the credit card number. If you feel you are cheated, telephone the police at once.★Disconnect(断开) the line if you feel the person is trying to know something important about your personal life.★Do not disclose anything about your friends or relatives or other family members.★Do not exchange photographs of yours or any family member on the Internet.★Do not go to meet a person you have just met on the Internet. Consult elder people or someone who is experienced if you have to go, and take someone reliable with you.1.Making a true friend on the Internet is ________.A .easyB .boringC .necessaryD .difficult2.How many suggestions are there for online friendship?A.Six.B.FourC.FiveD.Three3.If you feel the person is trying to know your credit card number, you should ________.A .keep silenceB .disconnect the line at onceC .discuss with himD .go to fight with him4.What does the underlined word "reliable" probably mean in Chinese?A .可信赖的B .虚伪的C .不可信的D .成功的5.What's the main idea of this passage?A .Some ways to learn English well.B .Some tips for online friendship.C .Some ways to get good grades.D .Some tips for spending free time.答案：DCBAB阅读理解（二）You are in my heart,Nothing can tear（扯开）us apart.And I will always care,Love and trust are the things we share.My friendship with you is always true.When we are together, we stick like glue.When I’m in the darkness that needs some light,When you’re by my side, I know things are all right.Our friendship is so strong; it breaks down bars.Our friendship is also bright, like the sun and the stars.If we were in a competition for friendships, we would have a ________.Because responsibility（责任）and cleverness are the keys we hold.I met you as a stranger（陌生人）, took you as a friend . I hope our long friendship will never end.Our friendship is like a magnet; it pulls us together.Because no matter where we are, our friendship will last forever!1.We share all the qualities EXCEPT（除了）_______.A.loveB.trustC.humour C.cleverness2.Some words in the poem rhyme. Which word may it be in “If we were in a competition for friendships, we would have a _______.”?A.carB.starC.coldD.gold3.What is the best title for the poem?A.Love and trustB.Our friendsC.To my best friendD.A stranger, a friend答案：CDC阅读理解（三）Let me tell you something about my friends. I have three best friends, Tom, Amy and Helen.Tom, Amy and I are in the same school and we are all classmates. Tom is one of the tallest students in our class. He is even taller than our English teacher, Mr. Zhang. Tom is really a good friend of mine. When I feel sad, he can make me feel happy. Sometimes he makes a face and makes me laugh till my stomach hurts. Amy, on the contrary, is very kink and gentle. She is not as funny as Tom, but she is helpful and generous. I can always talk to her about my problem. She is a good listener, and she is really smart. She likes to help people. I think she will be a good doctor when she grows up.Helen, another good friend of mine, is from the USA. She is my pen friend. Although we do not see each other very often, I still think that she is one of my best friends. We talk on the Internet as much as we can and I often tell her good news about my school, my friends and my family. I like to share my joy with her. Helen is a true friend. She always tells me her honest opinions about things. She will let me know if she thinks my clothes look bad on me. So I always ask her for opinions when I plan to buy new clothes.My friends are all nice to me, and I love them very much.1.Which of the following words can best describe Tom?A.GenerousB.Humorous.C.GentleD.Honest2.What does the underlined phrase “on the contrary”mean in Chinese?A.尽管如此B.同样地C.相反地D.总而言之3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Tom always makes me laugh when I feel unhappy.B.Amy can listen to my problems quietly and patiently.C.Helen can give me some advice about which clothes to buy.D.Tom, Amy, Helen and I are all classmates in the same class.答案：BCD。

牛津译林版八年级英语上册专项练习任务型阅读专题七、任务型阅读通读下列短文，并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。

（本大题共5空，每空1分，共5分）Four types of friends you need in your lifeDo you know that people will die early if they have no friends during their lifetime? The survey shows if people want to live longer and more happily, you need to have some friends who can share your sadness and happiness or can be helpful when you are in trouble.The following friends are just what you need to keep the doctor away.A Loyal Best FriendEveryone needs a friend who will support you in different situations. This kind of friend knows all of your deepest and darkest secrets, but still loves you all the same.A Friendly NeighborThese days, a lot of people don’t know their own neighbours. It’s a s hame, because some neighbors can be the most helpful people. If you forget to lock the front door when you are on holiday, you can call your neighbors to lock it for you. So it’s wonderful to have nice and helpful neighbors.A WorkmateYou’ll find it much easier to chat with someone than eating lunch along every day. Your workmate doesn’t have to be your best friend. If you two get along with each other, you can always start going out with them outside of the office.A Friend from a Different CultureIf everyone has a friend from a different culture, the world would be much better. Remember that don’t be friends with someone just because they are from a different culture. Instead, keep your mind open, and if you meet someone from other countries, try to learn about their customs, values, and traditions.If you have such kinds of friends, you will surely live longer and more happily.任务型阅读：happier remember own Making sure九、任务型阅读（每空一词）As we know, Xiao Shenyang and Liu Qian did wonderful jobs in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Now many people are crazy about these two persons. But how much do you know about them? Xiao Shenyang was born in a poor family. His real name is Shen He. He is an actor. He leaened acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he was very active in many activities. He looks like a simple man, but he never stops pursuing(追求)his artistic aspiration（渴望）. Liu Qian is a young magician from Taiwan. At the age of 7, Liu saw a cute magic toy in a shop. At that moment he began to love magic and decided t o learn magic. Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He practiced tricks every day to improve his skills, until one day he was able to put on a show for his class. He saw the surprise on everyone’s face, and he felt it was cool.八、任务型阅读：阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。

Unit 1 FriendsComic stripHobo：I’m ________ (饥饿), Eddie.Eddie：I have a cake. Do you want some?Hobo：Yes, please. I’m ________ (口渴) too. Can I have ________ (something) to drink?Eddie：What about some milk?Hobo：OK. Thanks. You’re so kind, Eddie. Can I have some more food?Eddie：Sorry, Hobo. There’s nothing in the fridge.Hobo：What about the pizza in your bowl? Maybe we can share it.Welcome to the unitBDaniel：What makes good friends, Amy?Amy：Well, good friends should be ________ (诚实). You can trust them because they never tell lies.Daniel：Yes, that’s very important. I think good friends should be ________ (interest) too. They can also tell you funny ________ (笑话). Amy：Yes, that’s true. I also think good friends should be ________ (help).Daniel：I agree.Reading:Best friendsBetty is one of my best friends. She is slim and has short hair.Betty is ________ (慷慨的). She is willing to share things w________ her friends. She is also helpful and ready to help people any time. She helps me with my homework and she always gives her seat on the bus to someone in need.Betty has a good voice. She wants ________ (be) a singer when she grows up.My best friend is Max. He is the ________ (tall) boy in our class - almost 1.75m metres. He ________ (穿) small round glasses. They make him ________ (look) smart.Max has a good sense of ________ (humorous). He tells funny jokes and always makes me laugh. I never feel ________ (boring) with him.Max’s legs are very long. They do not fit well under his desk. When he walks past our desks, he often knocks our books and pens onto the floor.Max is so interesting!May is my best friend. She is shorter than I am. She has big bright eyes and long straight hair. Everyone thinks she is pretty.May is sweet. She smiles often and never says a bad word about anyone.May is a true friend. When something ________ (worry) me, I can always go to her. I can tell her anything because she can keep a secret.Speak up:What’s he like?Helen：Who’s the boy on the left?Sandy：Oh, this is Peter. He’s the tallest in my class.Helen：What’s he like?Sandy：He’s clever and ________ (humor). He often tells us funny jokes.Helen：Who’s the girl next to Peter?Sandy：She’s Lucy. She’s a small girl with a ponytail.Helen：What’s she like?Sandy：She’s shy and quiet.Unit 2 School lifeComic stripHobo：Why don’t dogs ________ (go) to school, Eddie?Eddie：Because we’re ________ (clever) than people. They have to work harder.Hobo：What’s school like?Eddie：It’s like ________ (watch) TV, but there are fewer advertisements.Welcome to the unitBDaniel：Hi, Simon. Where are you going?Simon：I’m going to buy a toy lorry for my cousin in the shop near our school.Daniel：I’ll go with you. I’d like ________ (buy) some biscuits.Simon：Do you have ________ (some) plans for the weekend?Daniel：I want to see a film, Shall we go together?Simon：I’d love to, but the school football team will practice this Saturday. We have an important match this ________ (秋天).Reading:School livesLife in a British schoolHi, everyone.My name is Nancy. I am in Year 8 at Woodland School near London. It is a mixed school. Boys and girls have lessons ________ (一起). Among all my subjects, I like French best. ________ (learn) foreign languages is fun.Our school has a Reading Week every year. During the week, we can borrow more books from the school ________ (图书馆). We can also bring in books and ________ (杂志) from home, I often read more books with our classmates in class. Time ________ (seem) to go faster when we are reading interesting books.Life in an American schoolHi guys.I’m John and I’m 14 years old. I’m in the 8th grade at Rocky Mountain High School near Denver.Every Monday, I go to the Buddy Club, In the club, older students help new students learn more about the school. My friend Tony is in the 12th grade. He often listens ________ (careful) to my problems and ________ (提供) me help. He is my hero.We have different classes every day. On Friday afternoon, our school ends ________ (early) than usual. My friends and I often do sports together.Twice a week, I play baseball after school. I love this game and practice hard every time. Our team ________ (win) two games last month.Speak up:Simon spends the most time on his hobbies.Millie：How much time do you spend on your hobbies every day, Daniel?Daniel：About one hour. Half an hour for playing computer games and another half an hour for ________ (play) chess.Millie：Really? I have only half an hour for my hobbies at most, I often do some reading. How about you, Simon?Simon：About two hours for sports. And you, Amy?Amy：Usually I go swimming for about half an hour.Millie：OK. Among the four of us, Simon ________ (spend) the most time oh his hobbies, and Daniel spends more time on his hobbies than Amy and I.Unit 3 A day outComic stripHobo：What are you going to do, Eddie?Eddie：I’m going to ________ (锻炼).Hobo：Are you going to climb a hill?Eddie：Yes.Hobo：That’s good, You need to exercise and keep fit.Eddie：Well, this hill isn’t as ________ (high) as a real one!Eddie：Come on, Hobo. Let’s enjoy ourselves!Welcome to the unitBAmy：How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?Simon：It’s very long, about 1.7 miles.Amy：How wide is the bridge?Simon：It’s 90 feet wide.Amy：The bridge is made of ________ (钢铁), isn’t it?Simon：Yes, and it ________ (weigh) over 100,000 tons.Reading:Around the world in a day!Dear Mom and Dad,I’m doing fine here. Yesterday Kitty’s teacher Mr Wu invited me to join their school trip to the World Park. I enjoyed myself!It was a fine warm day. The sun was shining in a clear blue sky. The World Park is quite far away. It took us about two hours to get there by bus. There was a lot of traffic on the way and the journey was a little ________ (bored).We finally arrived at the park. All of us couldn’t wait to get off the bus. Soon the whole world was there in front of us! There are models of more than a hundred places of interest from all over the world. They are small but wonderful.We became very ________ (exciting) when we saw the model Eiffel Tower. It is made of steel and is really tall. The model Golden Gate Bridge looked as great as the one back home. I couldn’t believe my eyes.It was an ________ (amazed) day because we saw the main sights of the world in just one day. The song and dance shows were also wonderful. We learnt a lot about different cultures.You can see some photos of the trip on the Internet. Kitty’s classmate Daniel put them on his home page. Go and see for yourselves! Love,LindaSpeak up:Where are we going tomorrow?Daniel：Where are we going tomorrow? Shall we take Linda to the Summer Palace?Kitty：I don’t think that’s a good idea. She went there yesterday.Daniel：Well, what about the Great Wall?Kitty：That ________ (sound) good, but it’s too far away.Daniel：Why don’t we ________ (go) to the China Science and Technology Museum? It’s free for groups of 30 or more students. Kitty：Great! Let’s go to the museum. See you tomorrow.Unit 4 Do it yourselfComic stripEddie：That’s your new house,Hobo.Hobo：Great. What should we do?Eddie：Here are clear ________ (指令). Read them first.Hobo：All right. What’s next?Eddie：You’d better get some tools.Hobo：No problem.Hobo：Shall we start?Eddie：No. I can’t help you. It says, “Do it yourself.”Welcome to the unitBMillie：What’s DIY ________ (exact), Suzy?Suzy：It stands for “do-it-yourself”. When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things yourself instead of ________ (pay) someone to do it.Millie：What are you going to do then?Suzy：I’m going to make some paper roses.Millie：It sounds ________ (love). What do you need for that?Suzy：I need some paper, glue and a pair of ________ (剪刀).Millie：Do you like DIY?Suzy：Yes, I do. I enjoy ________ (make) something new. That’s fun.Reading:Do it yourselfMy cousin and DIYMy cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to repair things and decorate his house. But when he finishes, the house always looks terrible!He once ________ (try) to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake. Then his whole house had a power cut. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe and filled the room w________ water.Last month, he ________ (think) the living room in his house was boring, so he painted it blue. His mum said, “Stop it.” But he kept on ________ (paint). Now the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor. Even his cat is blue now!When I wanted a shelf above my bed, he said, “No problem!” He then spent five hours ________ (put) up the shelf on the wall. Then I put my books on the shelf. Whoops! They couldn’t stay there because one end of the shelf was much ________ (high) than the other!I ________ (buy) some books about DIY for him and I also advised him ________ (take) a course in DIY. But this just made him angry - he says he already knows everything about it. So instead, I am reading all the books myself and ________ (attend) lessons every Saturday. Now I know much more about DIY than my cousin!Speak up:Where are we going tomorrow?Sandy：It’s time for lunch, Mum. Can we stop ________ (clean) the house and make some food? I’m hungry.Mum：OK. Let’s make some sandwiches.Sandy：Are they ________ (quickly) and easy to make?Mum：Sure. Look at me. First, pick a piece of bread. Then put some tomato sauce on it.Sandy：Next, we can put some ham and vegetables on it.Mum：That’s correct.Sandy：Is that all right?Mum：Well, just put another piece of bread on top of it. Finished!Unit 5 Wild animalsComic stripHobo：Would you like ________ (live) in the wild, Eddie?Eddie：No.Hobo：Why not? Wild animals are ________ (freely) and happy.Eddie：I don’t think so. They may become dishes on the table any time.Hobo：So could you please not eat them?Hobo：No way!Eddie：Please have pity o________ them, Eddie.Hobo：I may die without them. In fact, these are not wild animals, Hobo.Welcome to the unitBMillie：What wild animals do you like best, Kitty?Kitty：I like monkeys best. They’re so clever and ________ (fun). What about you, Simon?Simon：I like lions best. They’re strong and they can run very fast.Millie：They’re the kings of the animal world.Simon：Yes, they are. What wild animal do you like best, Peter?Peter：I like pandas best. They look so cute.Millie：Pandas are my favorite animals too.Reading:Giant pandasThe story of Xi wangI first ________ (see) the baby panda when she was only ten days old. We called her Xi Wang. This means “hope”.When Xi Wang was born, she ________ (weigh) just 100 grams and looked like a white mouse. At four months old, she weighed about eight kilograms and started ________ (go) outside for the first time, Eight months later, she was not a small baby any more and weighed over 35 kilograms.In the ________ (begin), Xi Wang ________ (drink) her mother’s milk. When she was six months old, she began ________ (eat) bamboo. When she was 20 months old, she ________ (learn) to look after herself.Sadly, giant pandas face serious problems in the wild. For example, it is very difficult for pandas to have babies, and many baby pandas die when they are very young. Also, giant pandas live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. However, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and ________ (small). As a result, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat.Giant pandas are now in ________ (dangerous). We should take action right away. Here are some ideas.·help pandas have more babies·build more panda reserves·make laws to protect pandasThere are now only about 1600 pandas in the wild. If we do nothing, soon there may be none left! However, we do believe that where there is Xi Wang, there is hope.Speak up:It’s a great pity!Millie：Mum, I read a book about wild animals today. Some of them are now in danger.Mum：I’m sorry to hear that. It’s a great pity!Millie：Yes. Many animals lose their lives because people hunt them. They sell the animals’ fur, bones or other parts of the body. Mum：What a shame! We shouldn’t buy fur coats any more,Millie：Right. I think everything should act ________ (protect) wild animals.Unit 6 BirdwatchingComic stripHobo：Do you like birdwatching, Eddie?Eddie：Sure. I often go to the market to watch the birds.Hobo：The ________ (市场)?Eddie：Yeah. I like the birds at the market. Hens and ducks ... Yummy!Welcome to the unitBAnnie：What’s your favorite bird, Simon?Simon：I like cranes.Annie：What do cranes look like?Simon：Cranes are tall. They have long legs and a long thin ________ (脖子).Annie：How many types of cranes are there in the world?Simon：There are only 15 types of cranes. They’re rare birds.Reading:Birds in ZhalongZhalong - a special placeZhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang Province in North-east China. It is one of the world’s most important ________ (湿地). The area provides food and cover f________ a lot of wildlife. It is a perfect place for some rare birds.Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay. Most birds are active in the daytime, so you can ________ (easy) watch them there. There are not many cranes ________ (leave) in the world, and 40 per cent of them live in Zhalong. Some people want to make the wetlands ________ (small) in order to have more space for farms and buildings. This will lead to less and less space for wildlife. Moreover, fishermen keep ________ (fish) there. As a result, the birds do not have enough food to eat. Now the ________ (China) government has made laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong.Once a year, the members of our Birdwatching Society go to study the birds in Zhalong. We ________ (记录) their types and changes in their numbers.Every year, a lot of ________ (游客) go to Zhalong to watch the birds. We are now ________ (invite) them to us. We need more people to count and describe the birds. We hope this ________ (help) people understand the ________ (important) of the wetlands.Speak up:What should we take with us?Daniel：What should we take with us when we go birdwatching, Sandy?Sandy：You’d better ________ (take) a pair of binoculars. They’ll help you see the birds more ________ (clear).Daniel：OK. What else should we take?Sandy：You should take some water. Usually it takes hours ________ (watch) the birds. You may get thirsty.Daniel：All right. ________ (something) else?Sandy：Take a notebook with you to write down what you see.Daniel：OK. Thanks, Sandy.Unit 7 SeasonsComic stripEddie：It’s too cold. Bring me my clothes, Hobo.Hobo：Is this one OK?Eddie：Good. Do I look cool?Hobo：I bet you’ll look cool and feel cool with nothing on!Welcome to the unitBAmy：Which season do you like best, Simon?Simon：I like ________ (秋天),Amy：Why do you like it?Simon：Because it’s always sunny. It’s the best time ________ (play) football outside. Which is your favourite season? Amy：I like summer.Simon：Why? Summer is so hot.Amy：In summer, I can go swimming and enjoy ice cream every day!Reading:A poem about the seasonsSeasons of the yearWinter days are full of snow,When trees and flowers forget ________ (grow),And the birds fly far awayTo find a warm and sunny day.The days of spring are ________ (wind) and bright.What a perfect time to fly a kite!Bees and ________ (蝴蝶) play among flowers,Then hide from the April showers.Those sweet memories of summer daysArea about quiet streams and trees and shade,And lazy afternoons by a pool,Eating ice cream to feel cool.Then autumn ________ (leaf) turn brown.Fall into piles upon the ground.Farmers work to harvest crops,As the days are shorter and the temperature drops.Soon the snowy season ________ (begin),And it will be a new year once again.Speak up:How’s the weather in Nanjing?Aunt：Hi, Daniel. This is Aunt Jane ________ (speak).Daniel：Hi, Aunt Jane.Aunt：How are you doing?Daniel：I’m fine, but it’s really cold. There was a strong snowstorm here in Beijing yesterday. How’s the weather in Nanjing? Aunt：It’s a bit cold and dry, but there are no snowstorms here.Daniel：Sorry, I can’t hear you. The wind is blowing hard. Can you speak ________ (loud) please?Aunt：That’s OK. I’ll ring you later. Take care. Bye-bye.Daniel：Bye.Unit 8 Natural disastersComic stripHobo：It’s raining. My house is all wet. Can I come in, Eddie?Eddie：Sure, come in.Hobo：I was sleeping when it started ________ (rain).Eddie：Didn’t you hear the rain?Hobo：No. When I ________ (wake) up, there was water everywhere! Come with me, Eddie.Eddie：Why?Hobo：Who will mop up the water if I go home without you?Welcome to the unitBSandy：Did you hear about the fire at a school in the UK last week?Millie：No. What happened?Sandy：It was at my friend Vivien’s school. She told me about it. There was a heavy storm with thunder and lightning.Millie：Oh, really?Sandy：Yes. It was terrible. Lighting hit a classroom building and it caught fire.Millie：Was ________ (someone) hurt?Sandy：No. Nobody was hurt. It happened at night.Reading:An earthquakeThe Taiwan earthquakeIt was about two o’clock in the early morning. I was sleeping when the earthquake started. At first, I felt a slight shake. Then I heard a loud noise like thunder.Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. The earth started to shake. People screamed in fear. Some ran out of the building.I tried my best ________ (run) out too, but I could not. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. Then the walls began to come down too!Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and silent around me. I could not see anything at all, and I did not know if anyone else was near me. I felt nervous and my heart was beating first. “I’m trapped,” I said to myself. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.I shouted for help, but no one came. I started to pull myself ________ (slow) through the dark. ________ (luck), there was just enough space for me to move.Hours later, as I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me. I screamed, “Help! Please help! I’m here!” Then I heard shouts from ________ (excite) people. They quickly moved away the bricks. At last, I saw the bright daylight. I was safe.Speak up:What should we do first?Millie：We may burn our hands when we cook at home. Do you know what to do first if I burn myself?Daniel：Sure. First, you should keep your hand in cold water for about ten minutes,Millie：I see. What should I do after that?Daniel：Cover the burn with a clean towel.Millie：Should I put ________ (some) cream on it?Daniel：No, you shouldn’t. You should go and see the doctor.Millie：All right. Thanks.。