B8U1 California课文语法填空

2020-2021年八年级英语下册语法填空经典题型带答案经典1一、八年级英语下册语法填空专项练习（含答案解析）1．语法填空New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places________（live） in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different ________（kind） of museums, plays and films. You can ________buy things all over the world.________there are serious problems in big cities too.________is expensive to live there, and there are many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good ________（medicine） care. But sometimes these people cannot find work ________good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.Some people enjoy ________（live） in big cities; ________（other） do not. ________they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.【答案】 to live；kinds；also；But；It；medical；or；living；others；Before【解析】【分析】本文介绍了在大城市生活的优势和缺点。

2020-2021年八年级英语下册语法填空经典题型带答案（word）一、八年级英语下册语法填空专项练习（含答案解析）1．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

On my recent tip to Sydney with my parents, we visited the Wildlife Park.The Wildlife Park has lots ________different birds. Some are local birds in Australia and they can only be found there. There ________（be）over 600 animals there, including kangaroos, koalas and crocodiles. They ________（keep ）in the natural environment.We first spent some time with the kangaroos. We were allowed ________（touch）and feed them. It was exciting for me to get so close to ________（they）.Also the koalas looked very lovely. I knew I couldn't carry them, so I took a photo with one. It was one of ________（wonderful）photos of my holiday in SydneyThe Wildlife Park has plenty of freshwater ________saltwater crocodiles. Some of them are really big with huge________（tooth）! I was so scared of them. There was also a bird show. The keepers showed us different species they had. I saw ________old parrot which could talkIt made a great ________（impress）on me.I enjoyed the trip very much.【答案】of；are；are kept；to touch；them；the most wonderful ；and；teeth；an；impression【解析】【分析】本文叙述作者对the Wildlife Park的访问。

课文要点Ⅰ.课文词汇填空根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：California is the _____1_____(three)largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It has _____2______ (attraction) people from all over the world. No one really knows when the first people arrived in ______3____ we now know as California. Now there are more Native Americans _____4_______ in California than in any other state. California _____5________(统治) by Spain and there is still a strong Spanish ______6_____（影响）in the state. People began _____7______（settle）in California when gold _____8_______(发现)there. But people from Africa have been living there. It is believed that before long the mix of _____9______（国籍）will be so great that there will be no major racial of cultural groups, but simply a ____10______（mix）of many culture答案： 1.third 2.attracted 3.what 4.living 5.was ruled 6.influence 7.settling 8.was discovered 9. nationalities 10. mixtureII翻译：(名词性从句)1．我所见到的一切打动了我。

Unit 1 (Module8) A Land ofDiversityC lass_____________ Name___________ No.____________Ⅰ. Words1.distinct adj.清晰的；明显的2.distinction n. 差别；区分3.means n.手段；方法4.majority n. 大多数；大半5.ministry n.(政府的)部；(全体)牧师6.hardship n.苦难；困苦7.federal adj.联邦制的；联邦政府的8.elect v.选择；选举某人9.rail n.铁路；扶手10.p ercentage n.百分比；百分率11.b oom n.繁荣v.处于经济迅速发展时期12.o ccur v.发生；出现13.i ndicate v.指出；表示；标明14.s lip v. 滑动；滑行n.滑动；滑倒15.h ire v.&n. 租用；雇佣16.n owhere adv. 无处；到处都无17.r eform v. 改革；革新n. 改革；改造18.I talian n.意大利人adj.意大利人的19.K orean n.韩国人adj.韩国人的20.P akistani adj.&n.巴基斯坦人（的）21.i mmigration n.移民；移居入境22.r acial adj.人种的；种族的23.v ice n.&adj. 代理；副职24.a pplicant n.申请人25.c ustoms n. 海关；关税26.s ocialist n.&adj.社会主义者(的)27.s have v. 刮；踢28.a pparently adv.显然的；显而易见的29.b rake n.&v. 刹车30.c onductor n.售票员；列车员31.f erry n.渡船；渡口v.摆渡；渡运32.f ascinating adj.迷人的；吸引人的33.t houghtful adj.体贴的；深思的34.t hankful adj.感激的；感谢的35.a ngle n.角；角度36.p unishment n.处罚；惩罚37.j ustice n.正义；公平38.c ivil adj.公民的；国内的39.m ourn v.哀悼；悼念40.a uthority n. 权威；权力41.g rasp v.&n.抓住；抓紧；掌握42.i nsert v. 插入；嵌入Ⅱ. Phrases1.live on 继续生活2.by means of 用...办法；借助3.make a life 习惯于新的生活方式4.keep up 坚持；维持5.back to back背靠背6.team up with与...合作7.mark out 用线画出范围8.take in 接纳; 收留9.a great/ good many 很多；许多10.a pply for 申请；请示得到11.g ain independence 获得独立12.a chieve one’s dream 实现某人的梦想13.G old Rush Period 淘金时代14.t he second largest 第二大15.h old a telephone conversation 打电话聊天16.c omputer industry 计算机行业17.i n more recent decades 在最近的几十年18.i n addition/besides 另外；除此之外19.d ie from 死于(某种原因，不包括疾病)20.t ake their land 侵占他们的土地21.d eclare war on/ against对...宣战III. Sentences1.虽然雷锋去世了，但他的精神永存。

八册一单元CALIFORNIACalifornia is the third ____________(large) state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the _______________(distinct) of being the most multicultural state in the USA, __________________(attract) people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not____________(surprise) when you know the history of California.NATIVE AMERICANS: _____________(exact) when the first people arrived in __________ we now know _________California, no one really knows. __________, it is ________(like) that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge ___________existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the _________(arrive) of the _______________(Europe), the native people suffered greatly. Thousands _________(kill) or forced into slavery. In __________ (add), many died from the diseases ___________(bring) by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans __________(live) in California than in any other state.THE SPANISH : In the 18th century, California ________( rule) by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century, ________ they fought______the native people and took their land. Two centuries________(late), the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of __________ we now call the United States. Of the first Spanish ________( go ) to California, the ____________ (major) were religious men, _________ ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, the people of Mexico gained their _______________ (independent)_________ Spain. California then became part of Mexico. However, in 1846 the United States __________(declare) war on Mexico, and after the war ________(win) by the USA, Mexico had to give California tothe USA. ________, there is still a strong Spanish influence in the state. That is ________ today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish _______ a first or second language. RUSSIANS : In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had __________ (original) gone to Alaska, ________(brgin) settling in California. Today there are about 25,000 Russian-Americans ___________( live) in and around San Francisco.GOLD MINERS : In 1848, not long after the American-Mexican war, gold ____________( discover) in California. The dream of ____________(become) rich quickly ___________(attract) people from allover the world. The nearest, and therefore the first ________ _________( arrive), were South Americans and people from the United States. Then _______________ (adventure) from Europe and Asia soon followed. In fact, few ___________(achieve) their dream of becoming rich. Some died ________returned home, ______ most remained in California to make a __________(live) for themselves ________ great hardship. They settled in the new towns or on farms. By the time California ________(elect) to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.LATER ARRIV ALSAlthough Chinese ___________ (immigrate) began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast ________ brought even ___________(large) numbers to California in the 1860s. Today, Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California, although a large percentage__________(choose) to stay in the "Chinatowns" of Los Angeles and San Francisco.Other immigrants such as Italians, mainly fishermen but also wine makers, arrived in California in the late 19th century. In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own, _________ today still keeps ________ their Danish culture. By the 1920s the film industry was ________(good) established in Hollywood, California. The industry boom attracted Europeans ____________ (include) many Jewish people. Today California has the second largest Jewish population in the United States.Japanese farmers began arriving in California at the beginning of the 20th century, and since the 1980s a lot more __________ ___________(settle) there. People from Africa have been living in California since the 1800s, _________ they moved north from Mexico. However, even more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the ship and aircraft industries.MOST RECENT ARRIV ALSIn more recent decades, California ____________(become) home to people from Asia, ________(include) Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. ___________ its beginning in the 1970s, the computer industry has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.THE FUTUREPeople from different parts of the world, ____________(attract) by the climate and lifestyle, still immigrate to California. It is believed _________ before long the mix of nationalities will be so great_______ there will be no distinct major _________(race) or cultural groups, but _________(simple) a mixture of many races and cultures.。

人教社课文语法填空题必修第一单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Anne was a lonely girl.But she had a friend 1.____________ could tell her everything.She lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands 2.____________ World War Ⅱ.Her family was Jewish so 3.____________ had to hide from4.____________(catch) by the German Nazis.Her whole family hid away fora long time 5.____________ they were discovered.She made her diary as her6.____________(good) friend.She often wrote down7.____________ she thought.She then grew so crazy about everything to do with nature.Once she saw a moon at night, which was the first time in a year and a half that she8.____________(see) that beautiful scene face to face.What9.____________poor and brave girl she was！In her mind she thought nature was one thing that 10.____________(real) must be experienced.必修一第二单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) At the end of the 16th century，English was only spoken by people from England.They were native speakers.Today，the largest number of people 1.____________(speak)English may be in China.A lot of Chinese people speak English as 2.____________ foreign language.3.____________English language4.____________(change)quite a lot over the last four centuries.Old English sounded more5.____________ less like German for it was based on German，but modern English sounds6.____________(much)like French than German7.____________ England was once ruled by the French.Two people had great effects 8.____________the English changes.9.____________ was Shakespeare，who enlarged the English vocabulary；the other was Noah Webster，who wrote a dictionary 10.____________ gave American English its own identity.必修一第三单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Wang Kun and his sister，Wang Wei，have dreamed of 1.____________(take) a great bike trip along the Mekong st year，Wang Wei visited her cousins，Dao Wei and Yu Hang，2.____________ studied in college in Yunnan.Wang Wei soon got them 3.____________(interest) in cycling，too.Wang Wei insisted on4.____________(find) the source of the river.And her brother told her that the journey would begin5.____________ an altitude of more than 5,000 metres and the air would be hard6.____________(breath)．But she didn't seem worried.Instead，she was7.____________(excite)．Before the trip，Wang Kun got a large atlas 8.____________ good maps.From the atlas，they could see that the river begins in a glacier on a 9.____________(Tibet) Mountain.They were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China.At last，the river delta enters 10.____________ South China Sea.必修一第四单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式)1.____________ July 28,1976，eleven kilometres directly below the city of Tangshan，the2.____________ (great) earthquake of3.____________ 20th century began.In fifteen terrible seconds， a large city4.____________(lie) in ruins.Two－thirds of the people died5.____________ were injured.Thousands of families were killed and many children were left6.____________ parents.Everywhere the7.____________(survive) found nearly everything was destroyed.People began to wonder how long the disaster8.____________(last)．All hope was not lost.Many soldiers9.____________(send) there to help the rescue workers.10.____________(slow)，the city began to breathe again.必修一第五单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Elias began school at six.The school 1.____________ he studied for only two years was three kilometers away.His family was 2.__________ poor that he had to leave school.Then he got a job in 3.____________ gold mine.This was a time 4.____________ one had got to have a passbook 5.____________(live) in Johannesburg.He didn't get one，6.____________ he was afraid he would be out of work. 7.____________(luck)，he met Nelson Mandela, who told him how to get the correct ter，Elias 8.____________(help) Nelson to blow up some government buildings.It was dangerous, 9.____________ he was happy because he knew it was to achieve their dream of making black and white people 10.____________(equality)．必修二第一单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) The Amber Room，one of the great wonders of the world，was a greatwork 1.____________took ten years to make.In 1716，the Amber Room was given to the Russian people 2.____________ a gift of friendship by Frederick William Ⅰ，3.____________ loved best soldiers more than the Amber Room 4.____________．In Russia，the room first 5.____________(serve) as a small reception hall for important visitors and later moved and redesigned by Catherine Ⅱ.6.____________(fortune)，the Amber Room disappeared when the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and now nobody knows 7.____________ happened to it.In the spring of 2003，8.____________，a new Amber Room，built by the Russians and Germans on the 9.____________(base)of old photos，was ready for the people of St Petersburg 10.____________(celebrate)the 300th birthday of their city.必修二第二单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) In order to find out about the present day Olympic Games，Pausanias，a Greek writer about 2，000 years ago，has come on a magical journey.He had an interview 1.____________a Chinese girl 2.____________(call)Li Yan.Now he realizes great changes have taken place to the Games.First，there're two main sets of Olympic Games---the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics，which mainly includes events 3.____________skiing and ice skating.Second，athletes from 4.____________ country，not just from Greek world，can join in the Games to compete 5.____________each other for the honour of winning，as long as they reach the standard6.____________(admit)to the Games.Women are also admitted as7.____________ (compete) and what's more，they play a very important role in the Games.Third，to host the Games，the host city must build a special village for the competitors to live 8.____________．Besides，a stadium for competitions，a very large swimming pool，and a gymnasium as well as seats for 9.____________ who watch the Games must be built.Fourth，the winners are awarded with gold，silver or copper medals instead of the olive st，it has become a great honour to host the Olympics，10.____________the competition to win the bid for the Games is as fierce as that to win Olympic medals among the countries.必修二第三单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式)1.____________ history of computer began in 1642 in France.2.____________ was first built only as a calculating machine，and later as an Analytical Machine that could ''think''3.____________(logic)and producean answer quicker than any person.Still later，the ''universal machine''is built 4.____________(solve)mathematical problem，5.____________ made computer huge! 6.____________ the years have gone by，computer has been made smaller，quicker 7.____________ ter，computers were connected by network and brought 8.____________ common people's homes to deal with information and help communication 9.____________people around the world.Since 10.___________ birth，computer has always been designed to serve the human race.必修二第四单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Not long ago，a girl called Daisy took a magic trip around the world，riding a flying chair.First，she came to Tibet in China to visit antelopes.But to her great 1.____________(disappoint)，she could only see mountains and people.Then an antelope told her 2.____________(sad) that they were being killed 3.____________ large numbers by humans for their wool to make clothing. 4.____________ they might be gone forever in three years.Then the flying chair took Daisy to Zimbabwe，5.____________ wildlife was properly protected.Daisy was glad to learn that farmers there were not killing the animals at will 6.____________ they used to.Only a certain number of the animals were set to be hunted for free by the government，7.____________ not only saved the animals but benefited the farmers as well.At last，Daisy flew to a thick rainforest.There she was puzzled to see a monkey 8.____________ (rub) a millipede insect over its body.Then the monkey told her the insect contained a powerful drug which affected mosquitoes and 9.____________ rubbing it over the body it could protect 10.____________from mosquitoes.Now Daisy was amazed and excited to find in fact the forest stores a lot of precious things people can make use of.So protecting nature really means much to our humans.必修二第五单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Nowadays bands come into being one after another both in China and in other countries.Then 1.____________ do people get to form a band？Usually bands are formed by music lovers 2.____________ come together to write and play their own music.First，they may play to passers­by to earn money to make a living，and at the same time practise their music and improve3.____________．4.____________，there was a band called ''The Monkees''which wasn't formed this way.It was formed by TV organizers who5.____________ (advertise) for four musicians6.____________ a newspaper.At first not all the members in the band could sing well,7.____________ could they create their own music.They played jokes on each other while playing music.Both the jokes and music were based8.____________(loose) on the band called ''The Beatles''．In spite of this，the band soon attracted many people，who supported them fiercely.9.____________ a year or so，they began to play their own instruments and write their own music. And they became even more popular than ''The Beatles'' and sold even more records.However，the band broke up in 1970，10.____________ reunited in the mid­1980s.必修三第一单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) There are all kinds of festivals 1.____________ the world，festivals to satisfy and please the ancestors，to honour some famous people 2.____________ important events，and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing 3.____________ a year of plenty.For example，Japanese observe Obon，4.____________ people go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.In India，October 2 is a national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi，who helped India become an 5.____________(depend)country. 6.____________in China the Spring Festival，which is celebrated in January or February，is 7.____________ most energetic and important because it is a festival that 8.____________(look)forward to the coming of spring.Why are all these festivals everywhere？Because during the festivals，people can get together to eat，drink and have fun with each other，9.____________(forget) all the 10.____________(day)struggles and demands for a while.必修三第二单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Wang Peng felt very frustrated 1.____________ he saw none of his patrons(常客)would eat in his restaurant.In his opinion，nothing could be better 2.____________ his fried rice，barbecued mutton kebabs，fatty pork or his sugary cola.Who won his customers? He followed one of his best friends into Yong Hui's 3.____________(new)opened slimmingrestaurant and was amazed 4.____________ the menu there：raw vegetables，fruit and water.It was obvious that Yong Hui was telling lies when promising to make the customers 5.____________(thin)．In order to win his customers 6.____________，he went to the library to do some research，7.____________ showed Yong Hui's menu didn't give the customers energy-giving food.Having found out the weakness of Yong Hui's menu，Wang Peng wrote his own sign，8.____________(say)energy-giving food served.In fact，there was weakness in Wang Peng's menu，too.Food at his restaurant 9.____________(contain) too much fat.So the only solution is to combine the two menus together to be 10.____________ balanced menu.必修三第三单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Sailing home，Henry，1.____________American businessman，found himself 2.____________(carry) out to sea by a strong wind.3.____________ he was just about to give himself up，he was spotted bya ship 4.____________ so he landed in London by accident.Hungry and alone，he walked on the streets of the city when he was 5.____________(expect)called into a mansion，where two rich brothers，Oliver and Roderick，gave him a letter and told him not to open it until two o'clock of the day.Not 6.____________ (know)it was a million pound bank note，Henry left the mansion and went into a cheap restaurant to stuff his stomach.Everybody was rude to him 7.____________ he was in rags and looked depressed.Then，to the surprise of everybody，he handed the owner a million pound bank note to pay for the meal. 8.____________ seeing the note，all the people in the restaurant became polite and tried their 9.____________(well)to please Henry.Don't 10.____________ think it's the most incredible tale in the world?必修三第四单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) The earth was just 1.____________ cloud of dust after the''Big Bang''．The earth exploded loudly with fire and rock.2.____________ were in time to produce many things，which were to make the earth's atmosphere. As the earth cooled down，water began to appear on 3.____________ surface.It allowed the earth to dissolve 4.____________(harm)gases.Then life began to develop.Small plants multiplied and filled the first oceans and seaswith oxygen.This encouraged the 5.____________(develop) of early shellfish and nd animals such 6.____________ insects，reptiles and dinosaurs appeared after green plants appeared.Small clever animals spread all 7.____________ the earth.They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere，8.____________ prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space.9.____________ life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can 10.____________(solve)．必修三第五单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) My cousin and I traveled 1.____________ Canada by train from west to east. 2.____________ saw many things from the train on the way across Canada，and in the cities of Toronto and Montreal.We passed through the Rocky Mountains 3.____________ the train，and saw 4.____________(wildly)scenery，a grizzly bear and some mountain goats.Canada 5.____________(be) very empty in the centre，6.____________ is a wheat-growing area.The city of Thunder Bay is a port in the centre of Canada.Ocean ships can come all the way to the top of the Great Lakes.In Toronto，we went up the CN Tower and saw the mist from the Niagara Falls.We visited the covered stadium，which is 7.____________ home of several famous basketball teams.We saw Chinatown and had dinner at the Pink Pearl restaurant. 8.____________ we arrived in Montreal the next day，we saw many signs and ads in French.Then we went to Old Montreal，9.____________(sit) in a typical cafe beside the St Lawrence River.We spent the afternoon in shops and 10.____________(visit)the artists in their workplaces.必修四第一单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) There are a lot of famous women of achievement in the world.They all do well in their work，such as Lin Qiaozhi，Jane Goodall and Song Qingling.Of all the famous women，I admire Madame Curie for her contributions 1.____________ the world.I also admire Florence Nightingale for her great achievement as a nurse. Thereis no doubt 2.____________ they are real heroines and worthy of3.____________(praise)．But in my opinion，all4.____________(health)humans have the ability to do that.It just depends on5.____________ you have the determination to do it and whether the situation is in6.____________ favour.But never before7.____________ I admired a person so much as Helen Keller，who I just read about.She was an 8.____________(lucky)girl，who could neither hear nor see.I just can't imagine how she could be so successful，and how a deaf-blind lady could become a world-famous writer. 9.____________ great difficulties she must have met and what great efforts she must have made.If I 10.____________(be)her，I wouldn't have the courage to live on.It is by her courage，imagination and intelligence that I am struck.必修四第二单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Dr. Yuan Longping was 1.____________ pioneer of agriculture in China.He 2.____________(graduate)from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. 3.____________ then he devoted his life to 4.____________(find)ways to grow more rice.The rice farmers are now producing harvest twice as large as before by growing his kind of rice.5.____________ he was not satisfied with his work.6.____________ now he leads a rich life，he still goes on with his work to develop his rice.I think his work is7.____________(real)important to the world.8.____________ of his hard work，the production of food has been improved.And the problem of9.___________(hungry)can be solved.Thanks to Yuan Longping's great work，millions of people can benefit 10.____________ his extraordinary work.必修四第三单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Some humour can be cruel，but some people seem to enjoy seeing other people's bad luck 1.____________ times.Perhaps it makes us feel more content 2.____________ our life because we feel there is someone else 3.____________(bad) off than ourselves.However，some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character.Charlie Chaplin was such an actor.He was able to make terrible situations funny4.____________ at the same time show the humanity and kindness that can5.____________(find)in the most difficult circumstances.Take The Gold Rush for example，the film is set in California in the middle of the6.____________(nineteen)century.Chaplin and his friend wash sand from the river in a pan of water and expect to find gold，7.____________ they havenot been fortunate enough to find any.Instead，they 8.____________(catch)in a snowstorm in a small wooden house，9.____________ they have nothing to eat.They are so hungry 10.____________ they have to boil a pair of leather shoes and eat them.Chaplin seems to eat each mouthful with great enjoyment and makes it seem as if it were one of the best meals he has ever had!必修四第四单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Not all cultures greet 1.____________ other the same way.Each country may have 2.____________ own way to express feelings.In Britain，people may keep a 3.____________(certainly)distance.In Japan，they may bow to each other 4.____________ they meet.In France，people shake 5.____________(hand)and kiss each other twice 6.____________ each cheek.And in South American countries，they may stand close and touch each other. 7.____________ in Middle Eastern and other Muslim countries，the will often stand quite 8.____________(closely)to men，not touch women.In China today，people may shake hands with each other，sometimes they greet each other only with 9.________ smile.Perhaps they 10.____________(kiss)or embrace in the future to express their strong feelings.必修四第五单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Parks provide people 1.____________ a place to amuse themselves for 2.____________ while.In recent decades，3.____________，many parks have been designed to provide entertainment.We call 4.____________ theme parks.The new parks are 5.____________(usual)huge places and have a variety of things to see and do.Theme parks have a certain idea---a certain theme---that the whole parks 6.____________(base)on.For example，a sport theme park will offer visitors sports to play or watch；a history 7.____________ culture theme park will let us see 8.____________ our ancestors dressed，worked or lived.The 9.____________(old)theme park in the world is Disneyland.It seemed like a place of fantasy.Besides these，we have the marine or ocean parks，10.____________ attract a lot of visitors.必修五第一单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) John Snow，a well-known doctor in London，became1.____________(inspire)when he thought about helping ordinary people who2.____________(expose) to cholera，a3.____________(dead)disease of his day.Many thousands of people died every time there was an outbreak4.____________ no one knew the cause of it.John wanted to help solve5.____________ problem.He got interested in two theories 6.____________ (explain) how cholera killed people.He believed in the second theory 7._________ suggested that people absorbed the disease with their meals.In 1854，8.____________ another outbreak hit London，he was ready to test the two theories.9.____________ the help of the map 10.____________ made，he got a valuable clue about the cause of the disease and was able to announce that the water was to blame.必修五第二单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Great Britain consists 1._____________four countries: England，Wales，Scotland and Northern Ireland.In the 13th century Wales 2._____________(link) to England.In 1603，they were joined to Scotland.They were united 3.____________ peace instead of bywar.However，just as they were going to get Ireland 4.____________ (connect) to form United Kingdom，the southern part of Ireland broke away, 5.____________ only Northern Ireland joined with England.England is the largest of the four countries and for 6._____________ (convenient) it was divided into three zones: the South of England，the Midlands and the North.Most of the population 7._____________ (settle) in the South，8.____________ most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North.London is the capital city with the great9.____________(history)treasures.It has the oldest port 10._____________ (build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD，the oldest building begun by the Anglo­Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.必修五第三单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Li Qiang couldn't believe that he 1._____________(travel) to the yearAD 3008 in a time capsule. 2.____________ this was his first time trip，he was worried and 3.____________(settle) so that he suffered 4.____________ ''time lag''．Besides，he was hit by the lack of fresh air.His guide，Wang Ping，who was very 5.____________(understand)，gave him some green tablets and a mask，6.____________ helped him overcome the problems.However，Li Qiang experienced something new.He flew 7.____________ the ground in a hovering carriage.8.____________(arrive) home，he was shown into a large bright，clean room with a wall of trees. 9.____________ eating something，he fell fast asleep in the bed that 10.____________(produce) from the floor.必修五第四单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment 1.____________ a reporter in China Daily.At the office his talk with his new boss influenced his life strongly.His boss told him not to go out to cover an event2.____________ a professional photographer.During the interviews，he had to listen to a lot of facts in detail3.____________ getting well prepared for the next question based on4._____________ the person said.If the person5.____________(interview) agreed，he should use a recorder to record what the interviewee said.The boss also gave him6.____________ example of the importance of a recorder.Once a footballer was accused of taking money for7.____________ (deliberate) not scoring goals.He admitted that someone8.____________(try) to bribe him，but denied taking the money.With the recording，9.____________ was proved that he was guilty.He was angry and tried to stop it，10.____________ failed.必修五第五单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) There are three types of burns.Burns 1.____________ (call) first，second or third degree burns，depending on 2.____________layers of the skin are burned.First degree burnsThese affect only 3.____________ top layer of the skin.These burns are not serious and should feel better 4.____________ a day or two.Examples include mild sunburn and burns caused by 5.____________ (touch) a hot pan，stove or iron for a moment.Second degree burnsThese affect 6.____________ the top and the second layer of the skin.These burns are serious and take a few weeks 7.____________(heal)．Examples include severe sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids.Third degree burnsThese affect 8.____________three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs 9._____________ the skin.Examples include burns caused by electric shocks，burning clothes，or severe petrol fires.These burns cause very severe 10.____________(injure) and the victim must go to hospital at once.选修六第一单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) At the time they were created，the Impressionist paintings were controversial，but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call ''modern art (20th century to today)''．This is 1._____________ the Impressionists encouraged 2.____________ (art) to look at their environment3._____________ new ways.There are scores of modern art styles，4.____________ without the Impressionists，many of these painting styles might not exist.On the one hand，some modern art is abstract; that is，the painter does not attempt 5._____________ (paint) objects 6._____________ we see them with our eyes，but instead concentrates 7.____________ certain qualities of the objects，8._____________ (use) colour，line and shape to represent 9.____________．On the other hand，some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs.These styles are so different.Who can predict10.____________ painting styles will be in the future?选修六第二单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way 1.____________ will give the reader a strong impression.Others try to express certain emotions.Poets use different forms of poetry to express2.___________. For example，the language of nursery rhymes is concrete but3.____________ (imagine)，and they delight small children because they have strong rhyme and a lot of4.____________ (repeat)．And list poems have a flexible line length and a rhythm to the poem.5.____________ simple form of poem is the cinqua in，6.____________ is made up of five lines and can convey strong7.____________ (feel) in just a few words.Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables.And of course there are Tang poems from China which you may enjoy8.____________ particular.9.____________ so many different forms of poetry to choose from，studentsmay 10.____________ (eventual) want to write poems of their own.选修六第三单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) It's easy for you to start smoking，but 1.____________you become addicted to it，you may find 2.____________ difficult for you to quit.Firstly，you may become 3.____________(physical) addicted to nicotine，one of the hundreds of harmful chemicals that consist in cigarettes.Secondly，you may develop the habit of smoking and finally become mentally addicted to it.You may believe that you will only feel good when you smoke and may find all kinds of negative emotions 4._____________ you when you stop smoking.Smoking may have all kinds of harmful effects on the health of both the smokers themselves and non­smokers around them.It not only affects your physical 5.____________ (fit)，but also does harm 6.____________your heart and lungs and causes a variety of diseases.Being a smoker，the offensive smell and appearance of you may drive people around you away.So，it's important 7._____________ one quit smoking and live a healthier life.To quit smoking，you should be well­prepared and make 8.____________list of all the benefits you may get after quitting.Developing some new habits like listening to music，reading novels or 9.____________ (do) housework may distract your attention 10.____________ help you to forget your need for a cigarette.But if you really feel bad，you should consult a doctor or chemist to get some professional help.Remember，if you keep trying，you will eventually succeed.选修六第四单元课文语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式) There is no doubt 1.____________the earth is becoming warmer but there is fierce debate over whether it is human activity that has caused this global warming or whether it is just a natural phenomenon.Many scientists like Dr.Janice Foster believe that people have caused the increase in the earth's temperature 2.____________ burning of fossil fuels like coal，natural gas and oil to produce energy 3.____________byproducts are called ''greenhouse''gases，the most important one 4.____________carbon dioxide.These gases trap heat from the sun and therefore warm the earth，without which the earth 5.____________(be) about thirty­three degrees Celsius cooler than it is.But increased amount of carbon dioxide means that。

Unit 1 A land of diversityCalifornia课文内容综合填空1、It also has the ___________ of being the most multicultural state in the USA.2、The customs and languages of the immigrants ____________in their new home.3、Scientists believe that these settles crossed the _________ in the _________ to America ______a land bridge.4、Of the first Spanish to go to California, the ___________were religious men, whose _______was to teach the ________religion to the natives.5、Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to ______ for themselves despite great ______. They settled in the new towns or on farms. By the time California _____to become the thirty-first _____state of the USA in the 1850, it was already a multicultural society.6、Today, Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California,although a large a large ______have chosen to stay in the "Chinatown".7、Other immigrants such as _____,mainly fishermen but also wine makers,arrived in California in the late 19th century.8、The industry _______attracted Europeans including many Jewish.George's diary 12th-14th June课文内容综合填空1、Went straight to hotel to drop my _______,shower and _______.2、_______he'd been shocked when he saw a terrible accident in which a team's _______failed, the _______could not control the situation and the team _______down the hill dragging the horses with it.3、Now it's a tourist area with lote of shops, sea food restaurants and _______.4、It's also the place to catch the _______to Angel Island and other places in the Bay.5、_______ a couple from my hotel (Peter and Terri) and _______a car.6、There's a fascinating drive _______for tourists.7、Made me very thoughtful and _______ for my life today.8、Their miserable stay seemed to be _______rather than _______and freedom to them.9、They wrote poems on the walls about their loneliness and _______their former life in China.10、Saw some interesting temples here,a number of markets and _______restaurants.11、It's a 79km round-trip that _______all the famous tourist spots.12、Some did not even have light but the immigrants had _______else to go.Unit 2 CloningCloning:Where Is It Leading Us?课文内容综合填空Cloning has two major uses . Firstly, gardeners use it all the time to produce _______quantities of plants. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is _______ while cloning animals is verycomplicated. It is a difficult task to _______. Many attempts to clone mammals failed . But at least the determination and patience of the scientists _______ in 1996 with a _______-the cloning of Dolly the sheep.Cloning scientist were _______ to find that Dolly's illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animal. _______Dolly lived six and a half years ,half the length of the life of the original sheep. Sadly the same _______ fate affected other species ,such as cloned mice. On the other hand,Dolly's appearance raised a storm of _______and had a great _______on the _______and public imagination. It become controversial. It suddenly opened everybody's eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illnesses and even to produce human beings.Although at present human egg cells and embryos needed for cloning research are difficult to _______,newspapers wrote of evil leaders hoping to clone themselves to _______their ambitions. Religious leaders also raised _______questions. Governments became nervous and more _______. Some began to reform their legal systems and _______research into human cloning , but other countries like China and the UK ,continued to _______evidence of the abundant medical aid that cloning could provide. However ,scientists still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.The Return of The Dinosaurs?课文内容综合填空1、The popularity of films such as Jurassic Park, in which a scientist clones several kindsof extinct dinosaurs, proves how the idea _______a mixture of fear and excitement _______.2、_______people suggest that extinct animals like dinosaurs, can possibly be _______.3、The _______requirement is that you need perfect DNA(which gives information for how cells are to grow).4、All efforts cloning an animal will be _______if there is not enough diversity in the group to overcome illnesses.5、The advantage is that if there is a new illness some of these animals may die ,but others will survive and pass on the ability to _______ that disease to the next generation.6、The great _______to cloning a group of animals is that they would all have the same arrangement of genes and so might die of the same illness.7、So the chance of dinosaurs ever returning to the earth is _______a dream.Unit 1 A land of diversityCalifornia答案：1、distinction2、live on3、Strait Arctic by means of4、majority ministry, Catholic5、make a life hardship elected federal6、percentage7、Italians8、BoomGeorge's diary 12th-14th June1、luggage shave2、Apparently brakes conductor slipped3、bakeries4、ferry5、teamed up with hired6、marked out7、thankful8、punishment justice9、mourned 10、a great many 11、takes in 12、nowhereUnit 2 Cloning:Cloning:Where Is It Leading Us?答案：commercial straightforward undertake paid off breakthrough cast down Altogether arbitrary objections impact media obtain attain moral conservative forbade accumulateThe Return of The Dinosaurs?1、struck into people's hearts2、From time to time brought back to life3、initial4、in vain5、resist6、drawback7、merely。

Unit 1 A land of diversity.[导语]美国有个别称叫“大熔炉”，那么你知道美国为什么会有此别称吗？它代表着什么意思呢？The United States of America－the melting pot Did you ever wonder why the United States is called a melting pot? Do you know what it means to call this country a melting pot?This great land has been attracting people from all over the world since its independence from British rule in 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War.They came to this country leaving behind their homeland in order to make a better life for themselves.The Constitution of the United States starts with the words “We the people...”．This is what the country is all about.“We the people”are from Asia, Europe, South America, from every corner of the world.People have come and are still coming to this great country to become an American.This privilege of becoming a citizen should not be taken lightly.Becoming a citizen gives you the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness，this being our Declaration of Independence.The pride of becoming a legal citizen and enjoying the freedoms that come with it is a dream for all the immigrants that come here.The results of the melting pot are American citizens who become part of the history of this nation，who become the defenders offreedom and who bring their own individual talents and culture to melt into this great society.We are Asian Americans，Euro Americans, Mid Eastern Americans，or Afro Americans.We are all Americans under the red，white and blue flag.[词海拾贝]1．constitution n．宪法2．liberty n．自由3．pursuit n．追求4．immigrant n．移民[问题思考]1．Why did people come to USA leaving behind their homeland?_______________________________________________________ 2．Where do the immigrants of the US，come from?_______________________________________________________ 答案：1.Because they wanted to make a better life for themselves.2．They are from Asia，Europe，South America，from every corner of the world.Ⅰ.为单词选择正确的释义1．Arctic A．插入；嵌入2．ministry B．权威；权力3．federal C．申请人4．aircraft D．移民；移民入境5．immigration E．售票员；列车员；指挥6．nephew F．联邦制的；同盟的7．applicant G．关切的；体贴的；深思的8．conductor H．处罚；惩罚9．punishment I．侄子；外甥10．authority J．飞行器；航空器；飞机11．thoughtful K．北极的；北极区的12．insert L．(政府的)部；神职；牧师的职位答案：1－K2－L3－F4－J5－D6－I7－C8－E9－H10－B11－G12－AⅡ.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1．________ n．海峡2．________ n．方法；手段3．________ n．横渡；横越；十字路口；人行横道4．________ n. & adj.代理；副职5．________ n．海关；关税；进口税6．________ v i.发生；出现7．________ v t.& v i.刮；剃8．________ n．闸；刹车；制动器9．________ n．角；角度10．________ n．正义；公平11．________ adj. 公民的；国内的；民间的答案：1.strait 2.means 3.crossing 4.vice 5.customs 6．occur7.shave8.brake9.angle10.justice11.civil Ⅲ.根据英语释义写出单词1．________：clearly different or of a different kind2．________：the largest part of a group of people or things3．________：a situation that is difficult and unpleasantbecause you do not have enough money，food，clothes，etc.4．________：to choose somebody to do a particular job by voting for them5．________：the number，amount，rate of something，expressed as if it is part of a total which is 1006．________：happening or existing between people of different races7．________：a sudden increase in trade and economic activity；a period of wealth and success8．________：suggest the possibility of sth9．________：clearly seen; obvious10．________：allow using sth by giving some money11．________：seize (sb/sth) with hand or understand (sth) fully 12．________：grateful13．________：be in deep sorrow14．________：make sth better by changing15．________：not anywhere答案：1.distinct 2.majority 3.hardship 4.elect5．percentage 6.racial7.boom8.indicate9．apparent10.hire11.grasp12.thankful13．mourn14.reform15.nowhereⅣ.选用正确短语的适当形式完成句子________．2．It's not easy to ________ in a new city.3．Will the fine weather ________？4．________ people prefer peace to war.5．The man succeeded ________ working twice as hard as others.6．I'll have finished my homework ________ you come.7．______________ of school books now have pictures.8．______________ an album，I gave him a pen and a pencil.9．____________________ at least a score of buildings were damaged or destroyed.10．I think ________________ he will arrive tomorrow.答案：1.live on 2.make a life 3.keep up 4.The majority of5．by means of 6.by the time7.A large percentage8．In addition to9.It was believed that10．it is likely that课文表层理解Ⅰ.判断正(T)误(F)1．California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population.()2．The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.()3．Of the first Spanish to go to California，the majority werereligious men.()4．In the early 1800s，Russians began settling in California.()5．In the late 19th century，Chinese immigrants arrived in California.()答案：1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.FⅡ.读课文，完成表格4．the natives' land 5. part of Mexico 6.18467．Russians8.California9.gold10.1850课文深层理解Ⅰ.主旨匹配Part 1(Para.1)A．The history about people from different countries moving to California.Part 2(Paras.2～9) B．The future of California.Part 3(Para.10) C．A brief introduction to California.答案：Part 1—C Part 2—A Part 3—BⅡ.单项选择1．Which of the following is NOT true about the Gold Rush?A．Only a few people became rich in the Gold Rush.B．Many people died in the Gold Rush.C．It happened during the American－Mexican war.D．South Americans were among the first to arrive to look for gold.2．How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.3．What's the main reason that Chinese immigrants came to California?A．For gold.B．For the building of the railway.C．To open restaurants.D．To live in the Chinatown.4．It can be inferred that ________．A．European and Jewish people came to make films in Hollywood, CaliforniaB．people from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraftindustriesC．Indians and Pakistanis are good at making computersD．there will be more racial or cultural groups because more people are arriving in California5．What's the topic of this passage about?A．The culture of California.B．The history of California.C．The population of California. D．The history of the USA.答案：1.C 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.BⅢ.领会下列句子所用的句型并尝试译成汉语1．However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago._______________________________________________________ 2．It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA，having attracted people from all over the world._______________________________________________________3. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California，no one really knows._______________________________________________________ 4．That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language._______________________________________________________ 5．It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups，but simply a mixture of many races and cultures._______________________________________________________ 答案：1．然而，美洲土著人可能至少在15 000年以前就生活在加利福尼亚州了。

八年级下册英语课文语法填空和短文改错Establish standards and manage them well. January 26, 2023一、Hansel and Gretel______live near a forest with his father and stepmother. One year,the weather______ be so dry that no food _____ grow. The wife told her husband thatunless he________ leave his children ______ die in the forest, the whole family would die. Gretel_________ hear that their stepmother planned ________ kill her and her brother. But Hansel had a plan________ save himself and his sister. He went to get some white stones before he went to bed that night. The next day, the wife_________ send the children tothe forest. Hansel___________ drop the stones as they walked. Later that night, they________ see the stones because of the shining moon. The stones ______ show them the way home. Hansel wanted to get more stones, but his stepmother ________ not let him go out. The next morning, the wife sent the children to the forest again. Hansel ________ have no stones, so he dropped pieces of bread. But the birds ate them, so Hansel and Gretel_________be lost in the forest. They walked until they_________see a house made of food. Hansel wanted to eat the house, but then they heard the voice of an old woman________come from the house.二、短文改错In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program call Monkey.Most of them were hearing this story for the one time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the tradition Chinese book Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just some normal monkey . In a fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turn himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, Sun Wukong uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other time, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has exciting the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keep fighting to help weak and never gives up.三、On e of the world’s most dangerous sports_______bemountain climbing, and one ofthe most popular ___ ____place for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the______________southwest part ofChina. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma ________rise the highest and is ____________famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is verydangerous________climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow__________fall very hard. Even more serious _______difficulty include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. Itis also very hard _____take in air as you get near the top.The first people _____reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May29,1953. The first Chinese team __do so in I960, while the first woman _____succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their _____life One of the main _______reason is because people want ______challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.The spirit of these climbers_____ show us that we should never give up ____try to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be ___________strong than the forces of nature.四．短文改错It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers is preparing milk for the baby panda breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most the babies are already wake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over them with excite and some of the young pandas even walk to their friends and fall overLin Wei, one of the panda keepers, say,“They’re so cute and lovely. I take care them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special for me.”In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have became so popular that they are now a symbol of China.Scientists say there are now less than 2,000 pandas live in the forests. Other 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two year. The babies often die from illness and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eat about 10 kilos bamboos. Many years ago, there are a lot of more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activity cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough eat and they are having few babies.An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endanger animals. They send people to schools tell children about the importance of save these animals. The Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing researchto better understand the habits for pandas. We all hope that in the future there will alot more pandas.五、短文填空;1’15=15’ 3aWhenIfirst ________ arriveonthisisland, I hadnothing. But I _______ find the shipandmadeasmallboat.I______bringbackmanythingsIcanuse--foodanddrink,tools, knivesandguns.AlthoughIhavelosteverything,I_______not losemylife. SoI ________give upandIwillwait for another ship. I have already cutdowntreesand _________ build ahouse. Igooutwithmygunalmosteveryday_______killanimalsandbirdsforfood.I’meven________learntogro wfruitandvegetables.Afewweeksago,I______findthemarksofanotherman’sfeetonthesa nd. Whoelseison theisland Howlonghavethey been here Notlongafterthat, I sawsomecannibals_____trytokilltwomenfroma______breakship. Oneofthem_____diebuttheother ran towards myhouse. Ihelpedhim kill thecannibals. Thismannow_______live withmeand helps me. I________name himFridaybecausethatwastheday I met him. HeissmartandIhavealready ________ teach himsomeEnglish.六．短文改错;共十处错误10’A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever.Country is a tradition kind of music from the south states of America. Nashville,Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just aboutmodern life in the US, such as the important of money and success, but not aboutbelong to a group. However, country music brings us back from the good olddays” when people were kind to each other and trusted one other. It reminds usthat the best things in life are free --- laugh, friends, family, and the beautifulofnature and the countryside.Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research it.七、短文填空：The most interesting museum I have ever _____1_____ be to is the American Computer Museum. They have information about different computers and who _____2____ invent them. The old computers ___3___be much bigger. It’s ____4____believable thattechnology____5____progress in such a rapid way I’ve also learned that there ____6____be a special computer. It_____7_____ play chess even ____8___well than humans. I wonder how much more computers_____9_____ be able to do in the future.Last year I ____10___ go to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum. It’s a relaxing and____11_____peace place near a lake. The tea art performances show how to make a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets. _____12____ Watch the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as _____13____ drink the tea itself. I’ve finall y ____14____ realize why my grandpa loves drinking tea and ____15_____collect tea sets.1.___________2.____________3.___________4.___________5._____________6.___________7.____________8.___________9.___________ 10.____________11.__________ 12.____________ 13.___________ 14.__________ 15.____________八．短文改错：Have you ever been to Singapore For thousand of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place take a holiday. On the one hand, more than third quarters of the population is Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot ofthe time. On another hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place practice your English. Have you ever try Chinese food outside of China Maybe youfear that you cannot be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem get rice,noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also an excellent place to try new food. Whether youlike India food, Western food or Japanese food, you’l l find them all in Singapore九、短文语法填空My children _______grow up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger our house seems _______get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the m oney to a children’s home.We _______clear out alot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided ________sell five things that we nolonger use. My son was quite sad at first. ________ he has not played with his old toysfor a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, he ______own a train and railway set since his______four birthday, and he played with it almost every week ______he was about seven. And he didn’t want to lose his toy monkey, either. He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad ______part with certain toys.________ me, I didn’t want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, too十.短文改错共15处Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays, million of Chinese leave the countryside search for work in the cities. Between these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-olds husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhoufor the last 13 years. With a hard work in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much timeto visit his hometown. “I used to return to home at least once a year, but I haven’t back for almost three years now. It’s a shame, but I just don’t have the time,” he says.Many people like Zhong Wei regard as great interest how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities help.“I no ticed that’s true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. “Children have learned read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear of they’re going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks so developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same. According Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my hometown, there wasa big old tree opposite the school. It is still there and has become quite a symbol ofthe place. Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree, especial during the summer holidays. It was such a happy childhood. Our hometown leftmany soft and sweet memories in our hearts.”。

Unit 1 A land of diversity1 课文与语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

California is the third 1 (large) state and the most multicultural state in the US. This is not 2 (surprise) when you know the history of California 3 has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. No one really 4 (know) when the first settlers arrived in 5 we now know as California. Scientists believe that Native Americans reached California 6 means of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. In 1848, gold 7 (discover) in California and the dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich, but most 8 (remain) in California to make a life for themselves. In more recent decades, California 9 (become) home to more people from Asia. 10 is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.2 课文与短文改错根据课文内容,对下面材料进行修改。