期末首字母专项练习(有答案)2020-2021学年牛津上海版英语八年级下学期

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2020学年牛津上海版英语八年级第二学期首字母专项练习

(一)

Christmas Gifting Underway

When should people start to buy Christmas presents? One week before the day?

Two weeks? --- When children start buying presents months b___1___ Christmas. As

the day comes nearer, children write l ____2____ of what presents they want to give

and receive.

Big shopping streets gets c ___3____ from late November. Everyone counts

down “the number of shopping days left until Christmas”. Stores put up coloured

lights and Christmas trees. You will h ___4____ Christmas songs like Jingle Bells in

shop after shop. Some stores offer many dolls, stuffed animals and computer games.

You can play with them to see if you like them—there are people to show you how

things w ___5____.

People try to get to the shops early, to buy presents before they sell out. In the

week before Christmas, shops stay open late. Some stores open their doors at 9 a.m.

and close them at 9 p.m., not 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. as normal. It’s very t ____6___ for

salespeople!

Some people save for months before the holiday to have enough money to spend

on their Christmas shopping. But not everyone goes shopping for Christmas presents.

Some people like to make their own gifts and cards.

1.b______2. l______ 3.c______ 4. h______ 5.w_______ 6. t________

答案: 1.before 2. lists 3. cwded 4. hear 5. Work 6.tiring

(二)

Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to

change your character, you just need to make your personality(人格) b___1___. In

fact, the most popular people are trusted and loved b___2___ they stay normal (平常)

but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some

pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.

If you want others to like and respect(尊重) you, you have to start by

l___3___ and accepting yourself. Do not c___4___ yourself in order to please others.

Be helpful to everyone and do it h___5___. Being nice to people is almost like

helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.

Be active and have a positive attitude towards life. Develop confidence in

yourself.

Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow f___6___ to look like

someone else.

Respect cannot be bought with big words or power. You have to get it by being

h___7___. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be

trusted. 1. ___ ___ 2. ___ ___ 3. ___ ___ 4. ___ ___5. ___ ___ 6. ___ ___

7. ___ ___

1. better 2. because 3. liking 4. change 5. happily 6. fashion 7. Honest

(三)

Friendship is one of the greatest pleasures that people can enjoy. It is very

d__1_____ to find a better definition ( 定义 ) of friendship. A true friend does indeed

find pleasure in our joy and share sadness. He or she is always at our side to

g___2______ us his or her help and comfort. A true friend can always be trusted,

loved and respected. Friends help each other when they are in t__3_____, and cheer

each other up when they are sad. My friends will listen to me when I want to speak,

will wipe my eyes when I cry, will take care of me when I am sick..

Every one of us, rich or p__4_____, at least has one or two good friends. If you

tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell anyone else. The most important thing is

that a friend always u__5______ you. Friendship is a kind of treasure in our lives. It is

actually like a bottle of wine, the l___6____ it is kept, the sweeter it will be.

1.________ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5.______6._______

1. difficult 2. give 3. trouble 4. poor 5. understands 6. longer

(四)

Middle and high school days are both fun and busy. Some students spend their

days in class, listening to the interesting and sometimes boring words of the teacher.

They s___1___ the short breaks running, playing, and shouting happily before going

back to the classroom again. But how should students spend their free time o__2___

school?

In Western countries, it is common for students to have a part-time job after

school and at weekends. Students can earn their own money and learn m___3___

about the “real world”. They enjoy the extra independence and money, and parents

enjoy the quiet house. However, it seems that, in China, parents worry so much about

their children’s studies t___4___ they would prefer to see their children spending

most of their free time studying and preparing for all those exams.

It is natural for parents to feel that way, but I believe the answer lies i___5___

balance. Sometimes, Western school children work long hours after school to make

money, so they become too t___6___ to listen in class or have no time for homework.