人教版八年级下册英语综合填空10篇(有答案)

完形填空专练一、When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 1 in a village near the sea. He2 it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 3 building in the village. From morning to night there were 4 outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 5 of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to 6 . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 7 your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would 8 coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to 9 every day showing them around his house.“I came here to 10 not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.（）1.A. garden B. shop C. house D. school（）2. A. liked B. hated C. sold D. built（）3. A. big B. interesting C. small D. clean（）4. A. children B. students C. parents D. tourists（）5. A. no B. none C. many D. much（）6. A. come B. leave C. stay D. play（）7. A. to satisfy B. satisfy C. to satisfying D. satisfying（）8. A. go on B. stop C. continue D. not（）9. A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay（）10. A. play B. work C. watch D. retire二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在31-40题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

人教版八年级下册英语期末复习：完形填空专项练习题10组(一)完形填空阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最正确答案。

(15分)Years ago, I made friends with a poor lady 1.Rose. I often went to visit her and took her some food. One day, she 2.me to have lunch at a 3..On my way to the restaurant, I began to 4.because I knew that she had no money. But if I offered to 5.the lunch, I was afraid it would hurt her.There were many people in the restaurant and all of them were 6.Rose told me to sit and drink coffee 7.the window. Then she went to in the kitchen. I was surprised. After about 20 minutes, she came out with some food and we began to 9.the delicious food together. She told me that the restaurant 10.people work for a meal if they had no money, or would 11.them a free meal if they were not able to work.I still 12.the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. We had a meal and Rose paid it by her work. I know that life cannot be easy, 13.we can always do something 14.others. The world will be much 15.if everybody tries to help.(l) B. names C.call D.called(2)A.invited B.planned C.refused □.received(3)A.restaurant B.kitchen C.shop D.market(4)A.understand B.imagine C.worry D.afraid(5)A.pay for B.ask for C.look for D.look at(6)A.bored B.happy C.serious D.surprised(7)A.during B.by C.in D.on(8)A.sit B.work C.rest D.arrive(9)A.wait B. touch C.enjoy D.cook(lO)A.Iet B.asked C.allowed D.invited(1 l)A.give B.lend C. borrow D.provide(12)A.believe B.remember C.care D. forget(13)A.but B.and C.although D.however(14)A.with B.for C.at 0.without第1页共14页(4)ughed atD.shoutcdB.looked atC.smiled atat(5)A.But B.Because C.So□.Although(6)A.happy B.afraid C.excited0.surprised⑺ A.in B.on C.for D.with(8)A.her B.them C.him (9)A.hand B.head C.ann D.leg(lO)A.put up B.give up C.stand up D.clean up(ll)A.carefully B fortably C.seriously D.nervously(12) A.forget B.remember C.stand D.mind(13)A.A11 right B.Excuse me C.Good idea D.Never mind(14)A.satisfaction B.fairness C.sadness 0.relaxation(l5)A.refuse B.share C.solve D.believe参考答案：1-5BCBAD6-10BDDAC11-15DACAC(八)完形填空阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最正确答案。

人教版英语八年级下册综合填空专练10篇（附答案）（一）Do you know something about the moon? You can _____ (seeing) it at night. Sometimes it looks round and _____ (brightly). It also looks quitenear. _____ the moon is very far from the earth. If you take _____ spaceship, you will get there in more than three days. The spaceship _____ (go) very fast, at 11 kilometers a second. In 1969 two _____ (American) got on the moon by spaceship.There are no living things on the moon _____ there is no air or water there. That's why people can't _____ (liveness) there. But you may know you can jump much higher there than _____ the earth. It's fun, isn't it?I hope some day we Chinese _____ (get) to the moon, too.答案：see bright but a goes Americans because live on will get（二）Children today have many things to play with. They can watch television,surf ______ Internet, or play video games. But what do you thinkchildren _____ (do) for fun long ago? They read books.Some of you might ask, "Are books _____ (real) fun?” Believe it or not, books provide many things that television or computers cannot. Since books use only words _____ (tell) a story, they can improve your imagination.You can picture the characters and background in your head and you can also imagine _____ the characters feel.The words and sentences that are used in storytelling are also very interesting and usually cannot _____ (find) often on television or on websites. They are sometimes so beautiful and touching ______ they can bring tears to your eyes. Books also help us to think harder and _____ (deep). As we continue to read, we ask _____ (our) questions and try to find answers.These are some of the _____ (reason) why books are so fun to read. Remember: the more you read, the more you grow.答案：the did really to tell how be found that deeper ourselves reasons（三）Dear Alice,Welcome to my home town—Wenzhou. Wenzhou is a city with a long history. It is _____ the south of Zhejiang Province. It has a _____（popular） of 9 million.My home town is a popular tourist attraction. It is _____ (especial) famous for many places of interest, _____ as Nanxi River, Yandang Mountain, Yuliao Beach and so on. The weather here is not too hot _____ too cold, and you can come here any time of the year.In recent years, my home town _____ (have) some great changes. A large number of people have moved here who are now called New Wenzhounese, so the population is much _____ (large) than before. With thefast _____ (develop), more and more hills are replaced by tall buildings. More and more factories are built, which _____ (cause) a lot of environmental problems. I hope my home town will become better and better.I am looking forward to _____ (hear) from you.答案：in population especially such or has larger development causes hearing（五）Great inventions change the world. They help people live a _____ (good) life than before. One of the _____ (great) inventions is ballpoint pen. Maybe you don't know who _____ (invent) it, but you probably use it every day.Laszlo Biro was the _____ (invent) of the ballpoint pen. He was _____ (bear) in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, he worked _____ a newspaper editor. He found the fountain pen he used almost every day was not _____ (practice) at all. So he decided _____ (develop) a new type of pen. _____ the help of his brother George, the ballpoint pen was invented and it became a great success. Although Laszlo Biro is not as famous _____ Edison, people will always remember him for his invention.答案：better greatest invented intvenor born as practical to develop with as（六）Wang Damin is a fisherman. He uses cormorants, a kind of large black birds, _____ (catch) fish. Cormorants are good _____ (help) because they can swim well and can stay under the water for up _____ two minutes. Damin usually sets off in the late afternoon and then gets the cormorants _____（ready) for work. First, he ties a piece of grass around their necks to stop them from eating fish. When his boat reaches the right place, he pushes them into the river. In order to _____ (attraction) fish, he jumps up and _____ on his boat in the day time and hangs a light on a post of the boat in the evening. Then the cormorants take the fish to the boat and the fish _____ (throw) into a big basket by Damin. For this type of fishing, nets are not _____ (require). Once cormorant fishing _____ (practise) in many places of South-East China, but few young people are interested in it now. Perhaps it may notbe _____ (see) any more in 50 years. What a pity!答案：to catch helpers to ready attract down are thrown required was practised seen（七）The panda is one of _____ (cute) animals in the world, but it is alsoan _____ (endanger) animal. Nowadays, there are only less _____ 2,000 pandas in the world.Pandas live in the forests in the _____ (southwest) part of China. They mainly live on bamboo. Many years ago, there were much more bamboo forests and pandas in China. But then humans started to cut _____ the forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas are having more and more trouble finding food to eat and place to live in. To make things worse, they are having fewer babies and even more babies die from _____ (ill).Chinese government has realized the situation is getting very serious. It has made rules on panda _____ (protect) and many natural parks have been built, _____ these are not enough. More nature parks and bamboo forests are needed so _____ pandas can have enough places to live in and enough food to eat. We hope that in the future there will be a lot _____ (much) pandas through our efforts.答案：the cutest endangered than southwestern down illness protection But that more（八）____ (communicate) is more than just speaking. Body language is important too. It's the way you stand and sit. It's your gestures and the _____ (express) on your face. Your whole _____ (appear) communicates things. Body language can really make _____ big difference to people.Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company. Simon often looks down, never smiles and doesn't turn hishead _____ the customers. So he doesn't give people a good _____ (impress). However, Debbie often holds her head up. She enjoys _____ (smile) and always looks _____ (friend). Her body language makes people feel welcome, so they go to her for help.Mr. Yang, the director of the travel company, reminds Simon that he should make some changes. Simon decides _____ (improve) his body language. He tries to sit _____straight and smile at people. Slowly people begin to ask him for help.答案：Communicating expressions appearance a to impression smiling Friendly to improve up（九）There was a farmer long ago and he has_____(work) in a field for many years. He got up early every morning and began to work._____he didn't live a rich life. He hoped that he could meet a miracle. One day,_____his way to the field, he found a rabbit_____(run) so quickly that it hit the tree suddenly. Soon, it_____(die). The farmer was so glad_____(get) a rabbit easily without any work. He took it home and had a great meal at night. Since then, he didn't doanything but lie near the tree. He believed that he was able_____(pick) another rabbit easily. But day by day, he didn't get anything._____(year) later, his field has_____(become) a wasteland. How stupid he was! This story tells us that it is impossible for you_____(get) something for nothing.答案：worked But on run died to get to pick Years become to get（十）Mike and Clare are from America. They live in Cairo, the capital of Egypt,_____their father works there now. So far, they_____(be) to many places in Egypt. For example, they_____(see) the Pyramids, and they have visited the ancient palaces of the_____(king) and queens of Egypt. Besides, Mike and Clare have learnt a little_____(Arab). This language is_____(difference) from English. When they speak it, they often mix it with_____(Germany), French and Chinese. It's really fun. Recently, their father's company has asked him to go_____to the US. So they are moving again. They_____made many friends in Egypt, but they also miss their friends in the US. Mike and Clare are counting_____the days.答案：because have been have seen kings Arabic different German back have down。

八年级英语下册专题练习短文填空（10篇）1For a period of a month some time ago I became a vegetarian（素食者）. Some people won't eat meat because they think it is cruel to(1) , or because they care about their health. My reason is a little(2) : it is love.I simply wanted to remember my (3) by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood memories in Thailand were about (4) a meal with her.In fact，as a child，I learned how to value（珍惜）（5）not from dishes my mother often cooked, but from the simple dinner my grandmother prepared. Often, dinner with Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from (6) childhood.Grandma passed (7) more than ten years ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco,and Grandma's vegetarian (8) and stories have become a distant past. But one morning, I suddenly thought that I could once again (9) the sound of my grandmother's voice though she had left me forever. So I decided to become a vegetarian for a month.Now, I (10) her way. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.2Mobile phones play a more and more important part in our life. We can't remember clearly since when we started to (1) our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially (2) we eat out. Once a (3) comes,instead of lifting our chopsticks,we take out our mobiles and take (4) of the food. Later,we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be“liked”.Then we check our mobiles (5)time to time during the meal,to see(6) we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, (7) do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. (8) more photos people took, the less delicious the food seemed to them. So,why not(9) taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?So,next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around (10) .Trust me,it will be a wonderful time.3Philip is a school boy. On his twelfth birthday, he decided to give up eating (1) .“I don't think it's right to eat animals,”he said.“They live on the earth just like us and they are our friends.”Philip's (2)were not happy about that.“You are a growing boy,”his mother said. “You need meat. Don't you want to become healthier and taller?”His mother put some (3), ri ce and carrots in front of him. “I want you to eat all your food now, ”she said. Philip didn't want to make his mother sad. (4)he ate only the rice and the carrots without touching the beef.“You're a silly boy!”said his father (5)"I'm sorry,um and Dad,”answered Philip. “I don't want you to be sad or angry. But I really don't want to eat any meat. ”“Then have some fish, dear,”said his mother.“Oh no,I can't!”cried Philip. “Fish are (6) things too.”“Well, you can't have anything to eat at all if you don't eat any meat or fish,”said his father.The next morning Philip (7) up and felt hungry. His father walked to the school with him and asked to see the (8) .“Is this what you teach the students at school?” he asked the teacher. “Philip (9) to eat meat at home. He doesn't listen to what I say.”“I don't agree (10) Philip,"replied the teacher.“But I think he's brave to do what he thinks is right. We teach the students to do that.”4There is an old saying that says when in Rome（罗马），do as the Romans do. I learned themeaning of this when I stayed in Russia (1) an exchange teacher.One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local (2) in Moscow. My (3) and I were excited from sightseeing and happy about our meeting. We had a livelychat until the waiter told me that we were being too（4）．We lowered（降低）our voices. But this didn't last long. The waiter (5) over to us two more times with the same message.（6）bad an impression（印象）we must have left on the local people! In China, it's natural and important for a host to make a lively atmosphere（气氛）．（7），in Russia and Western countries，having a meal in a public place means youmust keep your voice (8) .You need to be (9) to others.I felt bad about this. Even though we (10) our best,it was very difficult to fight against habits.5Billy's favorite color was orange.But he couldn't see what orange looked like.A month after he was born,his mother noticed that his (1) weren't as big as a normal baby's.“Billy would never be able to (2) He is blind,"the doctor said. Even so,with the hope to help Billy learn all about the world around him, his(3) kept describing everything she saw for him.Not just through his mother's words,Billy saw with his (4) and hands,too.He had perfect hearing.“In (5),he can hear many things that normal people don't notice.”(6) Billy lived in the dark,he always believed a dream would light up his life. He found that he was(7) in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he looked forward to(8) to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally (9) his dream.Many p eople wanted to find out the secret of his success. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don't let any difficulty prevent your dream from coming(10) .”You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you. make use of it.6My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors told us he would be able to walk normally but would never(1) very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery andbraces（支架）.By the time he was eight,you wouldn't know he had a (2) when you sawhim walk.The children in our neighborhood ran around,as most children do,and Joey would play too.We (3) told him that he probably wouldn't be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn't know.In Grade 7, he decided to try (4) for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. Although the whole team runs, only the top (5) runners could score points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team,(6) he didn't know.He continued to run 4 miles (6. 4 km) a day, every day-even when he(7) a high fever. We never told him he couldn't run 4 miles (8) a39.5℃fever. So he didn't know.When the coach posted the names of the team members,Joey was (9) Six on the list. He was in Grade 7-the other six team members(10) all eighth-graders. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it.7Have you ever had the flu? If you (1) ,you know how bad it canmake you feel. Most(2) will get the flu sometime during their school years.When you have the flu,you usually get a fever which can be(3) , have a cough,feel very tired,and may have a sore throat as(4) .It can make you feel sick for a few days or for as long as a week. Sometimes, it can be (5) to tell if you have the flu or a cold,but with the flu, you'll usually have a higher fever and feel much(6) .The flu is a type of virus（病毒），which means（7）will only ease the symptoms such as the cough and fever. For most kids,the flu comes and goes,(8) for some,it can be a serious illness. Most kids get the flu in winter because germs细菌（9）more easily whenkids are inside in closed settings such as classrooms.The best way to stop from getting the flu is to (10) your hands often, keep your hands to yourself, and go to your doctor for the flu shot or mist（喷雾）.8Lizzie Singer plays soccer for a school in New York City. She was excited to play her next game. Soon after the game started,she (1) her leg. She had to do exercise to make her leg strong. More than 30 million kids in the United States(2) part in sports. A report says that about 3.5 million of (3) were hurt when playing sports. In one year, about 250,000 kids got hurt (4) basketball. They had to go to the hospital. In a single year, 75,000 soccer players went to the (5) , too. 200,000 kids goto the hospital with football injuries each year. Baseball injuries send about 100,000 kids to the hospital each year.The good news is that kids can stay away (6) getting hurt. We should try to be a smart sports player. Follow these tips from a sports doctor for a(7) game.Get in shape. Exercise before your team plays.Play a different sport. It will exercise different parts of your (8) .Warm up. Make sure you stretch（伸展运动）before you play.Wear the(9) clothes and shoes.Listen to your body. Tell a parent or coach(10) you're in pain.9Hi, my name's Ben. My family, that's Mum, Dad and me, live in Broome in Western Australia. Western Australia is about 80 times larger (1) Italy, but only 1.5 million people live there. Broome is a town in the north of Western Australia. It has a(2) of about 12,000. It's right on the coast and is known (3) its famous Cable Beach, which is 20 km long.We live in the town in a (4) with a large garden. On weekends I often、(5)fishing or swimming with my friends or my parents. We drive to Cable Beach and(6) for a quiet place to go camping.A year ago I went camping in the bush with my friend Bill and (7) dad. We wanted to do some fishing and (8) up the tent about 20 meters from a river. Suddenly, at 3 o'clock in the morning, we felt something pulling on our tent. Bill's father told us to get up and we quickly got out of the tent and ran to the car(9) was only 10 meters away.Bill's dad started the car and(10) on the headlights.In the light,we could see a big crocodile pulling the tent into the river!10Noah is only 13 years old, but he's a hero. He has helped his(1) out of a fire.On 10th May,Noah was at home alone.Suddenly he(2) someone shouting "Fire!Fire!”He ran outside.He saw a lot of (3) from next door.He went in and saw his neighbor, the 79-year-old Mrs. Smith,in the kitchen. She could not get out(4) she had hurt her leg. Anything could happen to(5)at that moment.Noah quickly ran back to his flat and poured water over his jacket. Then he climbed into Mrs. Smith's kitchen to (6) her.There was a lot of smoke and the fire was very hot. But he was not(7) .He fought the fire with a blanket and helped Mrs. Smith out.The fire burnt Noah's neck,arms and face. As a(8) ,he was in hospital for a month. Many people visited him and brought him flowers and presents.“What a(9)young man!”they said.Noah was glad that he helped Mrs. Smith.“We should help each other,”he said.Noah also said,“Fire can be very dangerous. It is important to be careful (10) fire.”答案1(1)animals (2)different (3)grandmother/grandma (4)sharing/having (5)food (6)her (7)away (8)suppers/dinners (9)hear (10)followed2(1)take (2)when (3)dish (4)photos (5)from (6)whether (7)how (8)The (9)stop (10)you3(1)meat (2)parents (3)beef (4)But (5)angrily (6)living (7)got(8)teacher (9)refuses (10)with4(1)as (2)restaurant (3)friends (4)loud/noisy (5)came (6)How(7)However (8)low/down (9)polite (10)tried/did5(1)eyes (2)see (3)mother (4)ears (5)fact (6)Although/Though(7)interested (8)going (9)achieved/realized (10)true6(1)run (2)difficulty/problem (3)never (4)out (5)seven (6)so(7)had/got (8)with (9)Number (10)were7(1)have (2)kids/children (3)high (4)well (5)hard/difficult (6)worse(7)medicine (8)but (9)spread (10)wash/clean8(1)hurt (2)take (3)them (4)playing (5)hospital (6)from (7)safe(8)body (9)right/suitable (10)if/when9(1)than (2)population (3)for (4)house (5)go/do (6)look (7)his(8)set (9)which/that (10)turned10(1)neighbor (2)heard (3)smoke (4)because (5)her (6)save/help(7)scared/afraid/frightened (8)result (9)brave (10)with。

人教版八年级下册英语短文填空练习题（含答案）人教版八年级下册英语短文填空练习题Unit 1 What’s the matter【夯实基础】At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man ____1____ on the side of the road. A woman next to him was ____2____ for help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping stopped the bus without ___3____ twice. He got off and asked the woman what ____4____. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang he had to act quickly. He told the _____5____ that he must take the man to the hospital. He knew most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But to his ___6___, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers help Mr. Wang move the man onto the bus.____7____ to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was save d by the doctors in time. “It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don`t want any ____8____,” says one passenger. “But the driver didn’t thi nk about himself. He only thought about saving a life.”答案：1. lying 2. shouting 3. thinking 4. happened5. passengers6. surprise7. thanks8. troubleAron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking ____1___. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his lifebecause of _____2___. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On t hat day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the ____3____. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much ____4___. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult ____5___ that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importance of making good situations, and of being in ____6____ of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this ____7_____.Do we have the same ____8____ as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a ____8_____ tha t could mean life or death.答案：1. risk 2. accidents 3. mountains 4. blood5. situation6. control7. experience8. spirit【能力提升】Aron Ralston is an American man who is _____1____ in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. He thinks doing ____2____ sports are the most excitingthings in his life though there were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock ____3____ fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because of his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find and help him. Unluckily, there was no one appearing when his water _____4___ out. At that moment, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, ____5___ his left arm, he bandaged himself in order to stop it bleeding. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After _____6____ his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the _____7____ of making good situations, and of being in control of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let’s think about it befor e we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a that could mean life or ____8____.答案：1. interested 2. dangerous 3. that 4. ran。

Passage OneA taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the 1 drvier. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness（证人）. This is what they said.TRUCK DRIVER : I was 2 from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down（减速）. I didn’t stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously 3 but both cars were damaged（损毁的）.TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped 4 . The driver didn’t give me a warning（警示）, I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because 5 were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass 6 my left hand.TOM: I was 7 the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A Truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters 8 the truck. It wasgoing 9 . When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the 10 ,too.1 truck2 driving3 hurt4 suddenly5 there6 cut7 watching8 behind9 fast 10 accidentPassage TwoClimbing the highest mountains in the world is not an easy job. You have to fight bad weather, illness 1 fear. But Jordan Romero, 2 thirtenn –year --- old boy from America, will climb Asia’s 3 mountain, Qomolangma. He will 4 out this month.5 parents and helpers will climb with him. He6 to take two months for this climb. “I’m ready, But7 don’t reach the top8 , I’ll try next time. ”he said. Jordan has already climbed the highest mountains of six otheroutinents(洲).If he 9 to the top this time, he will become the 10 person to climb the world’s highest mountain.1 and2 a3 highest4 set5 His6 plans7 if8 successfully9 gets 10 youngestPassage ThreeHave you 1 been to Ireland ? If not, you should think of spending a vacation there. The Republic of Ireland lies 2 the south of the island. There are about 3,470,00 people in the country and the weather is quite wet but warm. Falls of snow in Ireland are most unusual.Ireland is full of interesting things to do. You’ll find reataurants and cafes 3 . Most of them have a long list of Irish food and drinks. After your meal, you can take a walk along the shore. The countryside is good 4 horse riding. Othersports you may want to do are sailing, boating, swimming, fishing and golfing. Ireland is famous for its theaters and festivals. So why 5 you stay longer for a party, an opera or a concert ?The Irish people are kind and friendly. From mountains to beaches you will find people read to stop and talk about the weather, the local geography or history and maybe about what you should see next. The Irish people have 6 their own culure of music and literature well. 7 areas have different kinds of music. In towns and villages people gather together in the evening to sing and play music. They also get together to read their own poems to each other. Meeting such people is really fun, isn’t 8 ?1 ever2 in3 everywhere4 for5 don’t6 kept7 different8 itPassage FourJean Nicole is a y 1 sale lover. She doesn’twant to miss any chance to b 2 good things, because they are much c 3 than those in shops. She is i 4 in almost everything, such a 5 gloves, old coins, paintings, tables and so on. Everybody calls her “Lady Yard – sale.”Two weeks ago, after Jean came back from a yard sale, she entered her store room. She was s 6 to find that she had bought so many things. Jean counted them and made a list. “Oh, dear !I can’t believe it. There are seven bicycles, nine armchairs, and fifteen camers …And they haven’t been used even once.”She checked the numbers again. It made her mad. “How silly I am !”She thought. “I can not l 7 go to yard sales unless I hold my own one to sell these things out. But w 8 anyone buy them ?”1 yard2 buy3 cheaper4 interested5 as6 surprised7 longer8 willPassage FiveMy hometown is a beautiful village. Great C 1 have taken place here in the past ten years. Ten years ago, it was a p 2 village. There was only one mountain path to go there. O 3 one or two families had bikes or radios. People l 4 in low straw –thatched cottages（破旧的草屋）. Now my hometown has taken on a n 5 look. We have built a new highway. Every family can w 6 TV at home, and some have had cars. All the villagers are 7 in new houses, some even in large buildings. Every family has s 8 some money. Thanks to the government’s effort, now children can r 9 a good education. We are living a h 10 life now.1 changes2 poor3 Only4 lived5 new6 watch7 living8 saved9 receive 10 happyPassage SixHave you ever been to Taiwan ?Taiwan lies in the 1 of China. It’s the largest 2 in China. It has an area of about 36,000 square kilometers and it has a 3 of over 20,000,000. It is rich in 4 resources（资源）. Bananas, rice and tea and so on are famous at home and abroad. Clothes , food are also well –known 5 the world. Its beautiful scenery, such as Sun Moon Lake and Mout Ali, and its 6 climate（气候）make more and more 7 come to Taiwan.Taiwan has 8 a part of China since ancient times. Most people of the island came from Fujian and Guangdong 9 . All the People on both sides of the strait（海峡）have a strong 10 unite （统一）our motherland .1 east2 island3 population4 natural5 around6 wonderful7 tourists8 been9 provinces 10 wishPassage SevenI have been doing a project at school recently about 1 in danger. I think their livingcondition(环境) is terrible in China. I am writing to you to suggest 2 we should do to help protect animals more.I feel so sorry for the giant panda. It’s one of the 3 popular animals in the world and a symbol of China. We’ve learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo. I think we should try to do more to stop people from destroying（毁坏）their forests.4 animal we should try to protect more is the Chinese alligator（扬子鳄）. They live in some areas of eastern China, and now the water there isn’t5 for them to live in. The government should stop factories6 polluting the lakes and rivers.7 we protect these beautiful animals in China, more people may wish to visit China to see them, they could be an important tourist attraction. It would be good if more people came to visit our beautiful country 8 some quieter places in the country.I hope you will encourage more people to think about such an important subject.Yours sincerelyLiYing1 animals2 what3 most4 Another5 enough6 from7 If8 eapeciallyPassage EightI’m Eric. I love my hometown----California. ThereI have many sweet childhood 1 .2 I was a small boy, I had to get up before sunrise to work on the farm. At sunrise I could see a house with golden windows far away3 the farm. Every day I looked at it with interest and wondered what the house looked like inside. To be4 . I really wanted to live there !I often said to myself, “Some day I will 5 a house like that. “One day I walked to the house with golden windows. I walked for a (n) 6 and then I stopped in fornt of the house. To my surprise,there were no 7 golden windows. I was very upset. Later I learned that the windows were not golden at all. It was the sunrise that had made them 8 golden.1 memories2 When3 from4 honest5 own\have6 while7 longer8 lookPassage NineIt was a very special day because Dylan Terry came to the West End Children’s Home ! Dylan Terry is my favorite s 1 . I like him because he sings wonderfully, he is cute and he helps the kids a lot.We stood near the door, w 2 for him. Everyone was very excited. Finally, he arrived and shook hands with us. He was so nice ! He sang several songs for us. Some of us even started dancing w 3 he was singing. We were having a great time !T 4 our surprise, Dylan joined us for lunch.He brought us one big cake. Everyone ate some and i 5 was delicious . While we were eating, Dylan told us many interesting s 6 about himself. I never though i could talk to my favorite p 7 star. It was just like a dream. I will remember this unforgettable experience f 8 .1 singer2 waiting3 while\ when4 To5 it6 stories7 pop8 foreverPassage TenThe Great Wall of China is one of the ancient wonders in the world. Every year, It attacts millions of tourists.The Geat Wall has a history of 1 than 2,000 years. It is about six 2 kilometers longfrom east to 3 and is 7 meters in height. In many places, it is 4 enough for 10 men to walk side by side on top of it.When you look at the Great Wall, you can’t help thinking how the Chinese people were able to build it 5 modern machines. In fact, millions of people 6 more than 10 years building it, and many people evern lost their 7 .Today, as a 8 place of interest, the Great Wall is known to people all over the world.1 more2 thousand3 west4 wide5 without6 spent7 lives8 famous。

Unit 1 What’s the matter【夯实基础】At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man ____1____ on the side of the road. A woman next to him was ____2____ for help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping stopped the bus without ___3____ twice. He got off and asked the woman what ____4____. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang he had to act quickly. He told the _____5____ that he must take the man to the hospital. He knew most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But to his ___6___, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers help Mr. Wang move the man onto the bus.____7____ to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was saved by the doctors in time. “It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don`t want any ____8____,” says one passenger. “But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.”答案：1. lying 2. shouting 3. thinking 4. happened5. passengers6. surprise7. thanks8. troubleAron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking ____1___. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of _____2___. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the ____3____. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much ____4___. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult ____5___ that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importanceof making good situations, and of being in ____6____ of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this ____7_____.Do we have the same ____8____ as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a ____8_____ that could mean life or death.答案：1. risk 2. accidents 3. mountains 4. blood5. situation6. control7. experience8. spirit【能力提升】Aron Ralston is an American man who is _____1____ in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. He thinks doing ____2____ sports are the most exciting things in his life though there were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock ____3____ fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because of his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find and help him. Unluckily, there was no one appearing when his water _____4___ out. At that moment, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, ____5___ his left arm, he bandaged himself in order to stop it bleeding. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After _____6____ his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the _____7____ of making good situations, and of being in control of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a that could mean life or ____8____.答案：1. interested 2. dangerous 3. that 4. ran5. with6. losing7. importance8. deathUnit 2 What’s the matters?【基础夯实】Dear Miss Li,I’d like to thank you for 1___________ money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help 2____________people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big 3____________(different) to my life. Let me tell you my story.What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands 4_________. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these 5_____________. I can’t use my arms or legs 6________, so normal things like answering the telephone, 7__________and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of 8_____ _ helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.Best wishes,BenSmith答案.1.giving 2. disabled 3. difference 4. easily5.difficulties6. well 7 opening 8. mine【基础夯实】Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give 1. several hours each week help others.Mario loves animals and wants to 2. an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes 3. can help him to get his future dream job.” It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care 4. animal. I get such a strong feeling 5. satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owner’s faces.”Mary is a book lover. She could read 6. herself at the age four. Last year, she decided to try 7. for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their 8. that they’re going on a different journey with each new book. V olunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”答案.1. up 2.be 3.it 4.for 5. of 6.by 7.out 8. eyes【能力提升】Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each weekhelp others.Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can1. _______ him to get his future dream job.” It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to 2._______ for animal. I get such a strong 3. _______ of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owner’s faces.”Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age four. Last year, she decided 4._______ try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there 5._______ a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids 6________ in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a 7.________ journey with each new book. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can 8 what I love to do and help others at the same time.”答案.1. help 2. care 3. feeling 4.to try 5. once 6.are sitting 7. different 8.doUnit 3 Could you please clean your room?【基础夯实】Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I 1 down my bag and went to the 2 room. The minute I sat down in front 3 the TV, my mom came over, “Could you please take the dog for a walk ?” she asked.“Could I watch one show first?” I asked.“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and never help around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as 4 as you are!” I shouted back.My mom did not say 5 and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I. 6 , I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What 7 ?” she asked in surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need 8 the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.答案：threw; living; of; tired; anything; Finally; happened; share【能力提升】Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but Iwas too tired. I down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down in front the TV, my mom came over, “Could you please take the dog for a walk ?” she asked.“Could I watch one show first?” I asked.“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and help around the house! I can’t work all day do housework all evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as as you are!” I shouted back.My mom did not say and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I. , I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What happened?” she asked in surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need share housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.答案：threw; of; never; and; tired; anything; Finally; the【基础夯实】Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn how to do 1 and help their parents with housework. It is not 2 to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend 3 their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps them to develop children’s 4 and teaches them how to look after 5 . It also helps them to understand the idea of 6 . Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As 7 result, he often fell ill and his grades 8 . The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.Mr.Smith答案：chores; enough; on; independence; themselves; fairness; a; dropped【能力提升】Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn 1 to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not 2 to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend 3 their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” 4 chores helps them to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after 5 . It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and 6 . Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As 7 result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the 8 it is for their future.Mr.Smith答案：how; enough; on; Doing; themselves; tidy; a; betterUnit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?【夯实基础】My problem is that I can’t get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become ____1____. They fight a lot, and I really don’t like it. It’s the only ____2_____ they have.I don’t know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud ____3____ over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. _____4____ he watches whatever he wants until late at night. I don’t think this is _____5____. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do?It’s not easy being your age, and it’s ____6____ these feelings. Why don’t you talk about these feelings with your family? If your parents are having problems, you should ____7___ to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Secondly, Why don’t you sit down and communicate with your brother? You should explain that you don’t mind him watching TV all the time. _____8____, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope things will be better for you soon .答案：1. difficult 2. communication 3. hanging 4. Instead5. fair6. normal7. offer8. HoweverThese days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam ___1____ so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t only happen in China.The Taylors are a ____2_____ American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the ___3___ children don’t get home until after 7:00 pm. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such ___4____. “In some families, competition starts very young and ____5_____ until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always _____6____(compare) them with other children. It’s _____7____. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids?People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”Doctors say too much _____8_____ is not good for a child’s development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”答案：1. skills 2. typical 3. tired 4. stress/ pressure5. continues6. comparing7. creasy8. stress/ pressure【能力提升】These days, Chinese children are sometimes ___1____ on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t ____2___ happen in China.The Taylors are a typical American family. Cathy Taylor has three children, and their life is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football ____3___. I deeply believe these activities are important for my children’s future. Because I really want them to be ____4____.” However, the tired children always get home after 7:00 pm. They have a quick dinner, and then they must finish their homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, has deep feelings about this pressure. “In some families, the _____5____ starts when the children were young and continues until the kids elder,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I think that’s ____6____. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People had better not push their kids so ____7____.”Doctors say too much stress is not good for a child’s development. And lots of stress can be caused by these activities for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. ____8_____ it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”答案：1. busier 2. only 3. training 4. successful5. competition6. unfair7. hard8. Although/ThoughUnit 5 What were you doing when the rainstormcame?【基础夯实】People often remember what they were doing when they 1__________ the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day. Dr. Martin Luther King 2_____________. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news 3____________ said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago’. My parents were completely 4_________ My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in 5____ .”More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was 6__________ down by terrorists. Even the date—September 11, 2001—has 7________ to most Americans.This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers 8___________in her office near the two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”答案1.heard 2.was killed 3. reporter 4. shocked 5. silence 6. taken 7. meaning 8. working【基础夯实】Ben could hear strong winds his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news TV reported that a heavy rain was in the area.Everyone in the neighbor was busy. Ben’s dad was putting of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlight and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches the table.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm outside.Ben couldn’t sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a . fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They join the neighbors to help clean the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.答案1. outside 2. on 3. pieces 4. on5. happening6. dying7. mess8. up【能力提升】Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black 1.________ were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight, The news on TV reported that a 2._______ rain was in the area.Everyone in the neighbor was busy. Ben’s dad was putting3.__________ of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlight and radio were working. She also put some candles and 4._________ on the table.Ben5.________ his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to6. ________a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.Ben couldn’t sleep at first. He7. ______ fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. 8._______ trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They join the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.答案1. clouds 2. heavy 3. pieces 4. matches5. was helping6. play7. finally8. fallenUnit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.【基础夯实】In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the 1 time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the 2 Chinesebook Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any 3 monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 4 to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and 5 . But unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has excited the 6 of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, western children became 7 in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps 8 to help the weak and never gives up.答案：first; traditional; normal; changes; objects; children; interested; fighting【能力提升】In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the 1 time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main 2 in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look 3 a monkey! This is because he can make 72 4 to his shape and size, turning 5 into different animals and objects. But 6 he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program 7 out more than 30 years ago, western children became 8 in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.答案：first; character; like; changes; himself; unless; came; interestedUnit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?【夯实基础】One of the world’s dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most ____1_____ places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the_____2_____ part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. ____3_____ clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even serious difficulties include _____4___ weather ____5____ and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to ____6_____was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the____7___ reason is because people want to _____8___ themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.答案：1. popular 2. southwest 3. thick 4. freezing5. conditions6. succeed7. mainly8. challengeIt is 8：30a．m．at the Chengdu Research Base．Lin Wei，a panda keeper，is preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast．At 9：00a．m．，she finds that most of the babies are already ____1____ and hungry．When the babies see Lin Wei，they run over with ____2____，and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over．They're so cute and lovely．Lin Wei takes care of them like they're her own babies．She washes，____3____ and plays with them every day．Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often die from _____4___ and do not live very long．Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years ago，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China．But now pandas are in great danger．People cut down many bamboo trees so they arelosing their homes．There are about 1，590 wild pandas living in the forests in Sichuan，Shanxi and Gansu ____5____．Another 200or so live in zoos or ____6___ centers in China and other countries．It's a pity that many people don't know that．So the ____7____ has set up an education program in Chengdu．It teaches children in cites about pandas，and tells them about the importance of saving the pandas．But teaching children is only a way to help envir____8____onment and save pandas．The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in．We all hope that in the future there will be a lot of pandas than now．答案：1. awake 2. excitement 3. feeds 4. illnesses5. provinces6. research7. government8. protect【能力提升】It is 8：30a．m．at the Chengdu Research Base．Lin Wei，is a panda keeper _____1___is preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast．At 9：00a．m．，she finds that most of the babies are _____2____ awake and hungry．When the babies see Lin Wei，they run over with excitement，and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over．They're so cute and lovely．Lin Wei takes care of them like they're her own babies．She washes，feeds and plays with them every day.Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often die _____3___ illnesses and do not live very long．Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day ____4___ about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years ago，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China．But now pandas are in great ____5____．People cut down many bamboo trees so they are losing their homes．There are about 1，590 wild pandas living in the forests in Sichuan，Shanxi and Gansu provinces. _____6___ 200or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries．It's a pity that many people don't know that．So the government has set up an education program in Chengdu in order to _____7____ children in cites about panda and tell them about the importance of saving the pandas．But teaching children is only a way to help protect environment and save pandas．The Chinese government decides to plan more bamboo trees so there will be ____8____ forests for pandas to live in．We all hope that in the future there will be a lot of pandas than now．答案：1. who/that 2. already 3. from 4. eating5. danger6. Another7. teach8. moreUnit 8 Have you ever read Treasure Island yet? 【基础夯实】When I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I 1._________ back many things I can use—food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will 2. __________ for another ship. I have already cut down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day3.______ animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.A few weeks ago, I 4.__________ the marks of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they been here ? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two 5._______ from a broken ship. One of them died but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now 6.________ with me and helps me. I 7._________ him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already 8.________ him some English.答案1.have brought 2. wait 3.to kill 4. found5. men6. lives7. named8. Taught【基础夯实】When I first arrived this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I have brought back many things I can use—food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut trees and built a house. I go with my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they been ? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from broken ship. One of them died but the other ran my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now lives with me and helps me. I named him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already taught him English.答案1.on 2. up 3. down 4.out5.here6. a7. towards8. Some【能力提升】When Sarah was a1. , she used to fight over almost everything2. her family. But five years ago, while she was studying 3. in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and back4. in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music。

人教版八年级英语下册短文填空专题(含答案)-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1Unit 1 What’s the matter【夯实基础】At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man ____1____ on the side of the road. A woman next to him was ____2____ for help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping stopped the bus without___3____ twice. He got off and asked the woman what ____4____. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang he had to act quickly. He told the _____5____ that he must take the man to the hospital. He knew most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But to his ___6___, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers help Mr. Wang move the man onto the bus.____7____ to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was saved by the doctors in time. “It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don`t want any ____8____,” says one passenger. “But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.”答案：1. lying 2. shouting 3. thinking 4. happened 5. passengers 6. surprise 7. thanks 8. troubleAron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking ____1___. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of_____2___. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the ____3____. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then,with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much ____4___. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult ____5___ that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importance of making good situations, and of being in ____6____ of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this ____7_____.Do we have the same ____8____ as AronLet’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a ____8_____ that could mean life or death.答案： 1. risk 2. accidents 3. mountains 4. blood 5. situation 6. control 7. experience 8.spirit【能力提升】Aron Ralston is an American man who is _____1____ in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. He thinks doing ____2____ sports are the most exciting things in hislife though there were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock____3____ fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because of his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find and help him. Unluckily, there was no one appearing when his water _____4___ out. At that moment, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, ____5___ his left arm, he bandaged himself in order to stop it bleeding. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After _____6____ his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannotseem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the _____7____ of making good situations, and of being in control of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit as Aron Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a that could mean life or ____8____.答案： 1. interested 2. dangerous 3. that 4. ran 5. with 6. losing 7. importance 8. deathUnit 2 What’s the matters?【基础夯实】Dear Miss Li,I’d like to thank you for 1___________ money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help2____________people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big 3____________(different) to my life. Let me tell you my story.What would it be like to be blind or deaf Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands 4_________. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these 5_____________. I can’t use my arms or legs 6________, so normal things like answering the telephone, 7__________and closing doors, or carrying things aredifficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of 8_____ _ helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a specialtrained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.Best wishes,BenSmith答案.1.giving 2. disabled 3. difference 4. easily5.difficulties6. well 7 opening 8. mine【基础夯实】Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give 1. several hours each week help others.Mario loves animals and wants to 2. an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mariobelieves 3. can help him to get his future dream job.” It’shard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care 4. animal. I get such a strong feeling 5. satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owner’s faces.”Mary is a book lover. She could read 6. herself at the age four. Last year, she decided to try 7. for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to helpkids learn to read. “The kids are sitting in the library, but youcan see in their 8. that they’re going on a different journey with each new book. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”答案.1. up 2.be 3.it 4.for 5. of 6.by 7.out 8. eyes【能力提升】Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week help others.Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. Hevolunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mariobelieves it can1. _______ him to get his future dream job.” It’shard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to2._______ for animal. I get such a strong3. _______ of satisfactionwhen I see the animals get better and the look of joy on theirowner’s faces.”Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age four.Last year, she decided 4._______ try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there 5._______ a week to help kidslearn to read. “The kids 6________ in the library, but you can seein their eyes that they’re going on a 7.________ journey with eachnew book. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can 8 what I love to do and help others at the same time.”答案.1. help 2. care 3. feeling 4.to try 5. once 6.aresitting 7. different 8.doUnit 3 Could you please clean your room?【基础夯实】Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I 1 down my bag and went to the 2 room. The minute I sat down in front 3 the TV, my mom came over, “Could you please take the dog for a walk ”she asked.“Could I watch one show first” I asked.“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and never help around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as 4 as you are!” I shouted back.My mom did not say 5 and walked away. For one week, shedid not do any housework and neither did I. 6 , I could notfind a clean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What 7 ” sh e asked in surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need 8 the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.答案：threw; living; of; tired; anything; Finally; happened; share【能力提升】Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down in front the TV, my mom came over, “Could you please take the dog for a walk ”she asked.“Could I watch one show first” I asked.“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time andhelp around the house! I can’t work all day do houseworkall evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as as you are!” I shouted back.My mom did not say and walked away. For one week, shedid not do any housework and neither did I. , I could notfind a clean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What happened” she asked in surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need share housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.答案：threw; of; never; and; tired; anything; Finally; the【基础夯实】Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn how to do 1 and help their parents with housework. It is not 2 to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend 3 their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me” or “Could you help me with that” Doing chores helps them to develop children’s 4 and teaches them how to look after 5 . It also helps them to understand the idea of 6 . Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As 7 result, he often fell ill and his grades 8 . The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.Mr.Smith答案：chores; enough; on; independence; themselves; fairness; a; dropped【能力提升】Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn 1 to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not 2 to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend 3 their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me” or “Could you help me with that” 4 chores helps them to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after 5 . It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since theylive in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and 6 . Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As 7 result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the 8 it is for their future.Mr.Smith答案：how; enough; on; Doing; themselves; tidy; a; betterUnit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?【夯实基础】My problem is that I can’t get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become ____1____. They fight a lot, and I really don’t like it. It’s the only ____2_____ they have. I don’t know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud ____3____ over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. _____4____ he watches whatever he wants until lateat night. I don’t think this is _____5____. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal What can I doIt’s not easy being your age, and it’s ____6____ these feelings. Why don’t you talk about these feelings with your familyIf your parents are having problems, you should ____7___ to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Seco ndly, Why don’t you sit down and communicate with your brotherYou should explain that you don’t mind him watching TV all the time. _____8____, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope things will be better for you soon .答案：1. difficult 2. communication 3. hanging 4. Instead5. fair6. normal7. offer8. HoweverThese days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam ___1____ so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t only happen in China.The Taylors are a ____2_____ American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the ___3___ children don’t get home until after 7:00 pm. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such ___4____. “In some families, competition starts very young and ____5_____until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always _____6____(compare) them with other children. It’s _____7____. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kidsPeople shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”Doctors say too much _____8_____ is not good for a child’s development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause alot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax andthink for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”答案：1. skills 2. typical 3. tired 4. stress/ pressure5. continues6. comparing7. creasy8. stress/ pressure【能力提升】These days, Chinese children are sometimes ___1____ on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t____2___ happen in China.The Taylors are a typical American family. Cathy Taylor has three children, and their life is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football ____3___. I deeply believe these activities are important for my children’s future. Because I really want them to be ____4____.” However, the tired children always get home after 7:00 pm. They have a quick dinner, and then they must finish their homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, has deep feelings about this pressure. “In some families, the _____5____ starts when the children were young and continues until the kids elder,” she says. “Motherssend their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other chil dren. It’s crazy. I think that’s____6____. Why don’t they just let their kids be kidsPeople had better not push their kids so ____7____.”Doctors say too much stress is not good for a child’s development. And lots of stress can be caused by these activities for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. ____8_____ it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”答案：1. busier 2. only 3. training 4. successful 5. competition 6. unfair 7. hard 8.Although/ThoughUnit 5 What were you doing when the rainstormcame?【基础夯实】People often remember what they were doing when they 1__________ the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day. Dr. MartinLuther King 2_____________. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news 3____________ said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago’. My parents were completely 4_________ My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in 5____ .”More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was 6__________ down by terrorists. Even the date—September 11, 2001—has 7________ to most Americans.This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers8___________in her office near the two towers. “My friend shoutedthat a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe himat first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that itwas true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”答案1.heard 2.was killed 3. reporter 4. shocked 5. silence 6. taken 7. meaning 8. working【基础夯实】Ben could hear strong winds his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news TV reported that a heavy rain was in the area.Everyone in the neighb or was busy. Ben’s dad was puttingof wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlight and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches the table.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm outside.Ben couldn’t sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when thewind was down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sunwas rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a . fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They join the neighbors to help clean the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.答案1. outside 2. on 3. pieces 4. on5. happening6. dying7. mess8. up【能力提升】Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black1.________ were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, itfelt like midnight, The news on TV reported that a 2._______ rain was in the area.Everyone in the neighbor was busy. Ben’s dad wasputting3.__________ of wood over the windows while his mom was makingsure the flashlight and radio were working. She also put some candles and 4._________ on the table.Ben5.________ his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to6. ________a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.Ben couldn’t sleep at first. He7. ______ fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. 8._______ trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They join the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.答案1. clouds 2. heavy 3. pieces 4. matches5. was helping6. play7. finally8. fallenUnit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.【基础夯实】In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the 1 time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the 2 Chinese book Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any 3 monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 4 to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and 5 . But unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has excited the 6 of China for many years.And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago,western children became 7 in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps 8 to help the weak and never gives up.答案：first; traditional; normal; changes; objects; children; interested; fighting【能力提升】In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the 1 time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main 2 in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look 3 a monkey! This is because he can make 72 4 to his shape and size, turning 5 into different animals and objects. But 6 he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program 7 out more than 30 years ago, western children became 8 in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.答案：first; character; like; changes; himself; unless; came; interestedU nit 7 What’s the highest mountain in theworld?【夯实基础】One of the world’s dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most ____1_____ places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the_____2_____ part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. ____3_____ clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even serious difficulties include _____4___ weather ____5____ and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to ____6_____was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their lives One of the____7___ reason is because people want to _____8___ themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.答案：1. popular 2. southwest 3. thick 4. freezing5. conditions6. succeed7. mainly8. challengeIt is 8：30a．m．at the Chengdu Research Base．Lin Wei，a panda keeper，is preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast．At 9：00a．m．，she finds that most of the babies are already ____1____ and hungry．When the babies see Lin Wei，they run over with ____2____，and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over．They're so cute and lovely．Lin Wei takes care of them like they're her own babies．She washes，____3____ and plays with them every day．Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often die from _____4___ and do not live very long．Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years ago，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China．But now pandas are in great danger．People cut down many bamboo trees so they are losing their homes．There are about 1，590 wild pandas living in the forests in Sichuan，Shanxi and Gansu ____5____．Another 200or so live in zoos or ____6___ centers in China and other countries．It's a pity that many people don't know that．So the ____7____ has set up an education program in Chengdu．It teaches children in cites about pandas，and tells them about the importance of saving the pandas．But teaching children is only a way to helpenvir____8____onment and save pandas．The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in．We all hope that in the future there will be a lot of pandas than now．答案：1. awake 2. excitement 3. feeds 4. illnesses5. provinces6. research7. government8. protect【能力提升】It is 8：30a．m．at the Chengdu Research Base．Lin Wei，is a panda keeper _____1___is preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast．At 9：00a．m．，she finds that most of the babies are_____2____ awake and hungry．When the babies see Lin Wei，they run over with excitement，and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over．They're so cute and lovely．Lin Wei takes care of them like they're her own babies．She washes，feeds and plays with them every day.Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often die _____3___ illnesses and do not live very long．Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day ____4___ about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years ago，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China．But now pandas are in great ____5____．People cut down many bamboo trees so they are losing their homes．There are about 1，590 wild pandas living in the forests in Sichuan，Shanxi and Gansu provinces. _____6___ 200or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries．It's a pity that many people don't know that．So the government has set up an education program in Chengdu in order to _____7____ children in cites about panda and tell them about the importance of saving the pandas．But teaching children is only a way to helpprotect environment and save pandas．The Chinese government decides to plan more bamboo trees so there will be ____8____ forests for pandas to live in．We all hope that in the future there will be a lot of pandas than now．答案：1. who/that 2. already 3. from 4. eating 5. danger 6. Another 7. teach 8. moreUnit 8 Have you ever read Treasure Island yet?【基础夯实】When I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’vefound the ship and made a small boat. I 1._________ back many thingsI can use—food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I havelost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will 2. __________ for another ship. I have already cut down treesand built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day3.______ animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.A few weeks ago, I 4.__________ the marks of another man’sfeet on the sand. Who else is on my island How long have they beenhere Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two5._______ from a broken ship. One of them died but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now6.________ with me and helps me. I7._________ him Friday becausethat was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already 8.________ him some English.答案1.have brought 2. wait 3.to kill 4. found5. men6. lives7. named8. Taught【基础夯实】When I first arrived this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I have brought back many thingsI can use—food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I havelost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give andI will wait for another ship. I have already cut trees and built a house. I go with my gun almost every day to kill animals andbirds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’s feet onthe sand. Who else is on my island How long have they been Notlong after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from broken ship. One of them died but the other ran my house. I。

Unit 1 What’s the matter【夯实基础】At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man ____1____ on the side of the road. A woman next to him was ____2____ for help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping stopped the bus without ___3____ twice. He got off and asked the woman what ____4____. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang he had to act quickly. He told the _____5____ that he must take the man to the hospital. He knew most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But to his ___6___, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers help Mr. Wang move the man onto the bus.____7____ to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was saved by the doctors in time. “It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don`t want any ____8____,” says one passenger. “But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.”答案：1. lying 2. shouting 3. thinking 4. happened5. passengers6. surprise7. thanks8. troubleAron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking ____1___. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of _____2___. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the ____3____. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much ____4___. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult ____5___ that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importanceof making good situations, and of being in ____6____ of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this ____7_____.Do we have the same ____8____ as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a ____8_____ that could mean life or death.答案：1. risk 2. accidents 3. mountains 4. blood5. situation6. control7. experience8. spirit【能力提升】Aron Ralston is an American man who is _____1____ in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. He thinks doing ____2____ sports are the most exciting things in his life though there were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock ____3____ fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because of his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find and help him. Unluckily, there was no one appearing when his water _____4___ out. At that moment, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, ____5___ his left arm, he bandaged himself in order to stop it bleeding. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.After _____6____ his arm, he wrote a book called Between and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the _____7____ of making good situations, and of being in control of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a that could mean life or ____8____.答案：1. interested 2. dangerous 3. that 4. ran5. with6. losing7. importance8. deathUnit 2 What’s the matters?【基础夯实】Dear Miss Li,I’d like to thank you for 1___________ money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help 2____________people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big 3____________(different) to my life. Let me tell you my story.What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands 4_________. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these 5_____________. I can’t use my arms or legs 6________, so normal things like answering the telephone, 7__________and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of 8_____ _ helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.Best wishes,BenSmith答案.1.giving 2. disabled 3. difference 4. easily5.difficulties6. well 7 opening 8. mine【基础夯实】Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give 1. several hours each week help others.Mario loves animals and wants to 2. an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes 3. can help him to get his future dream job.” It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care 4. animal. I get such a strong feeling 5. satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owner’s faces.”Mary is a book lover. She could read 6. herself at the age four. Last year, she decided to try 7. for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their 8. that they’re going on a different journey with each new book. V olunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”答案.1. up 2.be 3.it 4.for 5. of 6.by 7.out 8. eyes【能力提升】Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each weekhelp others.Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can1. _______ him to get his future dream job.” It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to 2._______ for animal. I get such a strong 3. _______ of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owner’s faces.”Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age four. Last year, she decided 4._______ try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there 5._______ a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids 6________ in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a 7.________ journey with each new book. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can 8 what I love to do and help others at the same time.”答案.1. help 2. care 3. feeling 4.to try 5. once 6.are sitting 7. different 8.doUnit 3 Could you please clean your room?【基础夯实】Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I 1 down my bag and went to the 2 room. The minute I sat down in front 3 the TV, my mom came over, “Could you please take the dog for a walk ?” she asked.“Could I watch one show first?” I asked.“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and never help around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as 4 as you are!” I shouted back.My mom did not say 5 and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I. 6 , I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What 7 ?” she asked in surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need 8 the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.答案：threw; living; of; tired; anything; Finally; happened; share【能力提升】Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but Iwas too tired. I down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down in front the TV, my mom came over, “Could you please take the dog for a walk ?” she asked.“Could I watch one show first?” I asked.“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and help around the house! I can’t work all day do housework all evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as as you are!” I shouted back.My mom did not say and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I. , I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What happened?” she asked in surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need share housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.答案：threw; of; never; and; tired; anything; Finally; the【基础夯实】Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn how to do 1 and help their parents with housework. It is not 2 to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend 3 their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps them to develop children’s 4 and teaches them how to look after 5 . It also helps them to understand the idea of 6 . Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As 7 result, he often fell ill and his grades 8 . The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.Mr.Smith答案：chores; enough; on; independence; themselves; fairness; a; dropped【能力提升】Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn 1 to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not 2 to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend 3 their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” 4 chores helps them to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after 5 . It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and 6 . Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As 7 result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the 8 it is for their future.Mr.Smith答案：how; enough; on; Doing; themselves; tidy; a; betterUnit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?【夯实基础】My problem is that I can’t get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become ____1____. They fight a lot, and I really don’t like it. It’s the only ____2_____ they have.I don’t know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud ____3____ over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. _____4____ he watches whatever he wants until late at night. I don’t think this is _____5____. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do?It’s not easy being your age, and it’s ____6____ these feelings. Why don’t you talk about these feelings with your family? If your parents are having problems, you should ____7___ to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Secondly, Why don’t you sit down and communicate with your brother? You should explain that you don’t mind him watching TV all the time. _____8____, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope things will be better for you soon .答案：1. difficult 2. communication 3. hanging 4. Instead5. fair6. normal7. offer8. HoweverThese days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam ___1____ so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t only happen in China.The Taylors are a ____2_____ American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the ___3___ children don’t get home until after 7:00 pm. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such ___4____. “In some families, competition starts very young and ____5_____ until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always _____6____(compare) them with other children. It’s _____7____. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids?People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”Doctors say too much _____8_____ is not good for a child’s development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”答案：1. skills 2. typical 3. tired 4. stress/ pressure5. continues6. comparing7. creasy8. stress/ pressure【能力提升】These days, Chinese children are sometimes ___1____ on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t ____2___ happen in China.The Taylors are a typical American family. Cathy Taylor has three children, and their life is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football ____3___. I deeply believe these activities are important for my children’s future. Because I really want them to be ____4____.” However, the tired children always get home after 7:00 pm. They have a quick dinner, and then they must finish their homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, has deep feelings about this pressure. “In some families, the _____5____ starts when the children were young and continues until the kids elder,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I think that’s ____6____. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People had better not push their kids so ____7____.”Doctors say too much stress is not good for a child’s development. And lots of stress can be caused by these activities for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. ____8_____ it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”答案：1. busier 2. only 3. training 4. successful5. competition6. unfair7. hard8. Although/ThoughUnit 5 What were you doing when the rainstormcame?【基础夯实】People often remember what they were doing when they 1__________ the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day. Dr. Martin Luther King 2_____________. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news 3____________ said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago’. My parents were completely 4_________ My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in 5____ .”More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was 6__________ down by terrorists. Even the date—September 11, 2001—has 7________ to most Americans.This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers 8___________in her office near the two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”答案1.heard 2.was killed 3. reporter 4. shocked 5. silence 6. taken 7. meaning 8. working【基础夯实】Ben could hear strong winds his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news TV reported that a heavy rain was in the area.Everyone in the neighbor was busy. Ben’s dad was putting of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlight and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches the table.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm outside.Ben couldn’t sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a . fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They join the neighbors to help clean the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.答案1. outside 2. on 3. pieces 4. on5. happening6. dying7. mess8. up【能力提升】Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black 1.________ were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight, The news on TV reported that a 2._______ rain was in the area.Everyone in the neighbor was busy. Ben’s dad was putting3.__________ of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlight and radio were working. She also put some candles and 4._________ on the table.Ben5.________ his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to6. ________a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.Ben couldn’t sleep at first. He7. ______ fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. 8._______ trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They join the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.答案1. clouds 2. heavy 3. pieces 4. matches5. was helping6. play7. finally8. fallenUnit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.【基础夯实】In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the 1 time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the 2 Chinesebook Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any 3 monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 4 to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and 5 . But unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has excited the 6 of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, western children became 7 in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps 8 to help the weak and never gives up.答案：first; traditional; normal; changes; objects; children; interested; fighting【能力提升】In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the 1 time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main 2 in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look 3 a monkey! This is because he can make 72 4 to his shape and size, turning 5 into different animals and objects. But 6 he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program 7 out more than 30 years ago, western children became 8 in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.答案：first; character; like; changes; himself; unless; came; interestedUnit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?【夯实基础】One of the world’s dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most ____1_____ places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the_____2_____ part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. ____3_____ clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even serious difficulties include _____4___ weather ____5____ and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to ____6_____was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the____7___ reason is because people want to _____8___ themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.答案：1. popular 2. southwest 3. thick 4. freezing5. conditions6. succeed7. mainly8. challengeIt is 8：30a．m．at the Chengdu Research Base．Lin Wei，a panda keeper，is preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast．At 9：00a．m．，she finds that most of the babies are already ____1____ and hungry．When the babies see Lin Wei，they run over with ____2____，and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over．They're so cute and lovely．Lin Wei takes care of them like they're her own babies．She washes，____3____ and plays with them every day．Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often die from _____4___ and do not live very long．Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years ago，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China．But now pandas are in great danger．People cut down many bamboo trees so they arelosing their homes．There are about 1，590 wild pandas living in the forests in Sichuan，Shanxi and Gansu ____5____．Another 200or so live in zoos or ____6___ centers in China and other countries．It's a pity that many people don't know that．So the ____7____ has set up an education program in Chengdu．It teaches children in cites about pandas，and tells them about the importance of saving the pandas．But teaching children is only a way to help envir____8____onment and save pandas．The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in．We all hope that in the future there will be a lot of pandas than now．答案：1. awake 2. excitement 3. feeds 4. illnesses5. provinces6. research7. government8. protect【能力提升】It is 8：30a．m．at the Chengdu Research Base．Lin Wei，is a panda keeper _____1___is preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast．At 9：00a．m．，she finds that most of the babies are _____2____ awake and hungry．When the babies see Lin Wei，they run over with excitement，and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over．They're so cute and lovely．Lin Wei takes care of them like they're her own babies．She washes，feeds and plays with them every day.Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often die _____3___ illnesses and do not live very long．Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day ____4___ about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years ago，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China．But now pandas are in great ____5____．People cut down many bamboo trees so they are losing their homes．There are about 1，590 wild pandas living in the forests in Sichuan，Shanxi and Gansu provinces. _____6___ 200or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries．It's a pity that many people don't know that．So the government has set up an education program in Chengdu in order to _____7____ children in cites about panda and tell them about the importance of saving the pandas．But teaching children is only a way to help protect environment and save pandas．The Chinese government decides to plan more bamboo trees so there will be ____8____ forests for pandas to live in．We all hope that in the future there will be a lot of pandas than now．答案：1. who/that 2. already 3. from 4. eating5. danger6. Another7. teach8. moreUnit 8 Have you ever read Treasure Island yet? 【基础夯实】When I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I 1._________ back many things I can use—food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will 2. __________ for another ship. I have already cut down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day3.______ animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.A few weeks ago, I 4.__________ the marks of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they been here ? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two 5._______ from a broken ship. One of them died but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now 6.________ with me and helps me. I 7._________ him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already 8.________ him some English.答案1.have brought 2. wait 3.to kill 4. found5. men6. lives7. named8. Taught【基础夯实】When I first arrived this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I have brought back many things I can use—food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut trees and built a house. I go with my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they been ? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from broken ship. One of them died but the other ran my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now lives with me and helps me. I named him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already taught him English.答案1.on 2. up 3. down 4.out5.here6. a7. towards8. Some【能力提升】When Sarah was a1. , she used to fight over almost everything2. her family. But five years ago, while she was studying 3. in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and back4. in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music。

八年级英语下册综合填空练习班级考号姓名总分Unit 1Bus Driver and PassengersSave an Old ManAt 9:00 a.m.yesterday, bus No.26 was 1.______ (go) along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man 2.________(lie) on the side of the road.A woman was next to him, shouting 3.________ help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without 4.________ (think) twice.He got off and asked the woman what happened.She said that the man had a heart problem and should 5._________ (go) to the hospital.Mr.Wang knew he had to act quickly.He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital.He expected most or all of the passengers 6.___________ (get) off and wait for the next bus.But 7.________ his surprise, they all agreed 8.__________ （go） with him.Some passengers helped Mr.Wang to move the man on the bus.Thanks 9._________ Mr.Wang and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time."It's sad that many people don't want to hel p others because they don’t want any trouble," says one passenger."But the driver didn't think about himself.He only thought about 10.________ (save) a life."He Lost His Arm But Is Still ClimbingAron Ralston is 1._______ American man who is 2._________ (interest) in mountain climbing.As a mountain climber, Aron is used to 3._______ (take) risks.This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sport, There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents.On April 26,2003 he found himself in a very dangerous situation when 4._________ (climb) in Utah.On that day, Aron's arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains.Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him.But when his water 5.______ (run) out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life.He was not ready 6.______ (die) that day.So he used his knife to cut 7._____ half his right arm.Then, with his left arm,he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much blood.After that, he climbed dowm the mountain to find help.After losing his arm, he wrote a book 8.______ (call) Between a Rock and a Hard Place .This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.In this book, Aron tells 9.______ the importance of making good decisions, and of being incontrol of one's life.His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit 10.______ Aron? Let's think about it before we findourselves "between a rock and a hard place", and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.Unit 2Students Who VolunteerMario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.Mario loves animals and wants to be 1._______ animal doctor.He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning.Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job.“It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how 2.______ (care) for animals.I get such a strong feeling 3._______ satisfaction when I see the animals 4._______ (get) better and the look of joy on their 5.________ (owner) faces.”Mary is a book 6. ______ (love).She could read by herself at the age of st year, she decided to try7._____ for a volunteer after-school reading program.She still works there once a week to help kids learn 8.________ (read).“The kids are sitting in the librar y, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book.9._________ (Volunteer) here is a dream come true for me.I can do what I love to do and help others 10.________ the same time.”Dear Miss Li,I'd like to th ank you for 1._____ (give) money to “Animal Helpers”, I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help people like me.You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.Lucky makes a big difference 2._______ my life.Let me tell you my story.What woul d it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands easily.Most people would never think about this, but many people have these3.________ (difficulty), I can't use my arms or legs4._________ (good), so normal things like5.__________(answer) the telephone,opening and closing doors or carrying things are difficult for me.Then one day last year, a friend of6._______ (me) helped me out.She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special7.________ (train) dog.She also thought a dog might cheer me up.I love animals and I was8.______ (excite) about the idea of having a dog.After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers,I was able to bring him home.My dog's name is Lucky---a good name for him because I feel very 9._____ (luck) to have him.You see, I'm only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kindness!Lucky is very clever and understands many English words.He can understand me when I give him orders.For example, I say,“Lucky! Get my book,” and he does it at onc e.Lucky is a fantastic dog.I'll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me.Thank you again for 10.________ (change) my life.Best wishes,Ben SmithUnit 3【SectionA】Last month，our dog welcomed me when I came home 1.________ school.He wanted a walk，but l was too tired.I 2._______ (throw) down my bag and went to the living room .The minute I 3._______ (sit) down in front of the TV, my mom came over.“Could you please take the dog for a walk?"she asked．“Could l watch one show first?” I asked.“No!” she replied 4.______ (angry).。