八（上）短文填词（一）P4second ,has ‘American, active , hurt, run, swim, single, break, worldHere are some photos of sports stars: Liu Xiang, Michael Phelps and Zhang Yining. Liu Xia ng is an ________ young man from Shan ghai. He is one of the best ______ in the world. He ________ the Olympic record and won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics.But in the 2008 Beiji ng Olympics, he _____ to give up the race because his foot was _______ . What a shame! Phelps comes form ________ . He won eight gold medals in _______ in the Beijing Olympics.He is the first athlete to win so many medals at a_______ Olympics. Zhang Yining, one of the _______ best wome n table tennis players, won two gold medals _______ , once in the Athens Olympics and again in the Beijing Olympics.（二）P14invent, Can ada, in door, eve n, have, because, hand, become, side, someBasketball, one of the most popular sports in the world, ________ a history of over a cen tury. Many people like to play it _____ they can play it in doors and outdoors.Do you know who ________ b asketball? It was James Naismith, a _____________ . He inven ted basketball in 1891. At that time, he was a P.E. teacher at Sprin gfield College in the U.S.A. He inven ted an ________ g ame for his stude nts so that they could play ______in bad weather.Do you know how to score in the game? Well,just put the ball into the other basket. You can throw the ball into the basket from ______________________ part of the court and you can throw it with one hand or both __________________________ . But you must follow the rules.Now basketball is ________ m ore and more popular all over the world.（三）P15real, run, help, vegetable, good, boy, man, health, easy, eatI am a 15-year-old boy and I 'm quite ________ . However, one year ago I was fat .I loved chips and chocolate, and I got tired _____________ . One morning, I saw some young ______ running in the park. They looked _____ fit and active. So I started running then.Now I have a 1.5-mile run every morning. I drink milk and eat fresh fruit and ___ in stead of chips and chocolate. Healthy __________________ h abits and running _______ to build me up. I have great fun _________________________ , and I feel______ and look fit. Running has becomemy favorite sport. I 'm sure will do well in the________ 800-meter race in our school sportsmeet.（四）P21well, excit ing, one, bad, win, hold, also, much, across, myLast week our school ______ a sports meet. Every one in our class felt very _______ because we were the _________ .In the boys ' r elay race, Michael ran very fast and our class won ___________________ place. Yu Ting is good at the long jump and she ____won. We're sorry that we did ________ in the high jump, but we're sure we cando _____ n ext time.I took part in the boys ' 400-meter race . I did my best and was the first to ______ thefin ish line. This encourages __ a lot. Now I love sports more. I want to be a soccerplayer. I will do _______ exercise every day and I 'll be able to take part in theOlympic Games.（五）P45with, happe n, eat , like , well, ill, happy , smoke, en ergy, accide nt（Kangkang's father, Dr.Li, give a talk about health to the students of Ren'ai Intern atio nal School. Here is part of his talk）You n eed to have healthy eat ing habits. Breakfast gives you eno ugh ____ for the morning. So don 'go to school ______ it. Fruit and vegetables are good for you healthybut fast food, _____ potato chips, will make you fat and un healthy. So _______ the right foot to keep you healthy.Playing sports can also help you keep fit. But sometimes it may cause __________ , so stay safe when you are playing sports. It 'snecessary to learn about first aid. Then youcan help yourselves or others if an accide nt ______ ._______ is importa nt for your heath. It is the best medic ine. When you are ill, try to be happy and you 'll feel _________ . On the other hand, you may feel sick if you are alwaysun happy. So, be happy to be healthy.You must avoid ______ and drinking. Many stude nts think it ' cool to smoke and drink. But they don 'tknow smoking and drinking can cause many __________ . You should say no to smok ing and drinking.（六）P58health, happy, hobby, pare, collect, daily, old, pet, relax, sportPeople usually do what they like in their ________ time. They keep ____ , chat on the Net and ____ thi ngs such as coins, dolls or stamps. They also play _____ , dance to music, play computer games, etc. Some of these hobbies are _____ , and some are excit ing.__________ can bring people , friendship and knowledge. They help people relax after their __________ work. When people are getting _____ , hobbies can keep them ______ . Whe n people are sick, hobbies can help them get well soon.（七）P73However, call , feel, Mon day, make, close, Saturday, rest, work, beg inA Short History Of the Weeke ndBefore 1800, many people spe nt one day a week at church. In En gla nd, people ___it a holy day ”. On that day, they ________ and prayed.In the early 1800s, Sun day was the holy day ”. ____________ , many workers played games and had fun on that day. And the n they __________ too tired to work on Mon day mornin gs. In the U.S.A., workers called them blue __________ ”.To solve the problem, in 1874 the En glish ____ Saturday after noon a holiday. At oneo'clock, every one stopped ________ . This was the ______ of the idea of the weeke nd in En gla nd. By 1930, most America n offices were ___ on Saturday after noons. By 1940, offices and factories in the U.S.A. were closed all day on _____________ , and the two-day weeke nd bega n.（八）P83live, bamboo, on, small, dirty, nu mber, they, heavy, huma n, largePan das live in the forests and mountains of Southwest Chi na. They feed on ____ .But now they have less and less land to live _____ . Pan das are beco ming fewer and fewer in ______ .What 'sthe _______ animal in the world? The elephant? No. It s the blue whale. Blue whales live in the ocean. They are the largest and ______ a nimals in the world, but theyfeed on the _________ sea an imals. Now they are in dan ger because some _________ kill whales and make the ocea n water _______ .Chinese tigers live in the south of China. They are the oldest type of tigers ______ in the world. They feed on small animals. Some people kill them for ______ fur and bones. They are in dan ger now.（九）P97order, side, weight, height, Won der, believe, tomb, great, tall, takeThe pyramids in Egypt are world -amous. Long ago, kings built them as their ___ . The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest one. It is one of the Seven ___________________ ” of the an cie nt world. Un til the 19th cen tury, it was the ___________________________ build ing on earth. It____ about 100000 people over 20 years to build it.Khufu _____ his men to build the Great Pyramid as his tomb in about 2 560 B.C.The building is made up of two million stones and each stone ______ more than two tons . The Great Pyramid has four sides and each _____ i s 230.4 meters Ion g. It '146.5 meters _____ . How did the ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid? We still don 'tknow. Many people the Great Pyramid is the oldest and _________________ b uildi ng in the world.。
