八下专项训练Unit 8 —完形填空AI like music because I think there is nothing more relaxing than listening to or playing music.One day, I went to my __1__ house to visit them. While my mother was cooking in the kitchen, my father and I were __2__ in the living room. He told me many stories about music. Then I went into my father's room with him. He took out his guitar and __3__ to play. I took out a violin and played with him. Slowly, I was lost in the __4__.My father and I played __5__ that for about 20 minutes. And when I turned around, my mother was standing outside the door listening. I didn't even notice her while I was playing. I was __6__ lost in the music. WhenI played with my father, I wasn't good at playing the violin. __7__ it wasa slow song. I didn't need to __8__ my ability, and I just enjoyed the beauty of music.Now many people only focus on (专注于) being good at one instrument, not music __9__. However, I play music just __10__ it makes me happy, and I love everything about it.()1. A. grandparents'B. parents' C. brother's D. sister's ()2. A. talking B. eating C. drawing D. sleeping ()3. A. forgot B. refused C. wondered D. started ()4. A. book B. film C. music D. nature()5. A. like B. with C. against D. from()6. A. loudly B. carefully C. seriously D. completely ()7. A. And B. But C. Or D. So()8. A. worry about B. take in C. look after D. pick up ()9. A. himself B. themselves C. itself D. ourselves ()10. A. as B. because C. when D. untilBIt was the last evening of the old year. In the cold and darkness there went ________(1) the street a poor little girl, with bare feet.She carried a small bundle of matches in her hand, and a lot ________(2) in her broken apron (围裙). Trembling (发抖) with cold and hunger, the girl walked on and on. ________(3) poor little child!In a corner, she sat down, but she could not warm herself. She was ________(4) to go home. She had not earned(赚)a coin, and perhaps her father would beat her, and her home was almost as cold as the street. Her hands were nearly dead with cold. She struck (擦) one match, and held her hands over the flame(火焰). She wanted to warm her small hands. It was quite a magic light. She found herself ________(5) before a large iron stove(炉子). As the child wanted to warm her feet, the flame died down, and the stove disappeared.A second match was lighted. She saw a table________(6)delicious food. The roast goose stood at one end and came to her.She struck ________(7) match. This time, her gentle and loving grandmother came up. “Grandma!”________(8) the child, “Oh, take me with you! I know that you will leave me________(9) the match goes out.” And she lighted all the matches hurriedly to stop her old grandmotherdisappearing. Her kind, old and beautiful grandmother took the little girl in her arms, and they both flew high together, until they were in that place where neither cold, nor hunger, nor________(10) is ever known.The next morning, the little girl was found dead in the corner, with a smile on her face.1. A. away B. along C. off D. out2. A. many B. much C. most D. more3. A. What a B. What C. How a D. How4. A. happy B. willing C. afraid D. ready5. A. sit B. sitting C. sits D. sat6. A. made of B. next to C. full of D. close to7. A. others B. other C. another D. the other8. A. asked B. talked C. nodded D. cried9. A. as soon as B. as if C. even though D. so that10. A. hope B. pain C. feeling D. angerCRock and roll, also called rock music, is a kind of popular music. It usually features vocals(歌唱部分), vocal harmony (和声), electric guitars and a strong back beat. Other ____(1), for example, the saxophone, are also used in some styles.Rock music began in the United States in the 1950s. It first became _____(2) in small clubs and on the radio.Later, _____(3) the introduction of rock music programs, people could ______(4) their favorite bands on TV.Rock and roll has ______(5) styles since it was born. And in turn, ithas been influenced by different _____(6) and musical traditions.______(7) changes in rock music have often taken place in regional centers, such as New York City, Kingston and Liverpool, the influence of rock music is now felt all over the world.Some people _____(8) like rock music for its dancing, fast beats or lyrics.But around the world, millions of rock music lovers are ____(9) about it because they think this kind of music can ______(10) their feelings completely.1. A. bands B. instruments C. songs D. skills2. A. popular B. beautiful C. strange D. boring3. A. as B. across C. with D. until4. A. help B. believe C. hope D. watch5. A. influenced B. beaten C. lent D. given up6. A. seasons B. companies C. cultures D. festivals7. A. Whether B. If C. Although D. Unless8. A. must B. may C. may not D. needn’t9. A. wrong B. crazy C. ill D. frustrated10. A. bring B. show C. sound D. treatDIf you are a dancer, do you want to dance in the dark, even if no one can see you? The US singer Rihanna's ________(1) is “yes”.In her song Dancing in the Dark, she speaks out this wish, ________(2) “I want to dance in the dark and never ________(3). Whenever you hear the sound, move, move, and move. ”Rihanna is a singer, songwriter, actress. As a pop singer of today's music, Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, ________(4) 250 million records sold all over the world.This year, along with several other ________(5), she wrote the song for the movie Home (《疯狂外星人》). It is about the ________(6) of an alien named Oh and a girl from the Earth named Tip.Rihanna ___(7) Tip's voice in the movie. The song is nice and ___ (8). It tells us that it is okay to just ___(9) for yourself and no one else.“Only when you appreciate yourself can you have the hope of success. ” said her. “ Of course, keeping on doing one thing is the most ____(10) of all. ”1. A. answer B. wish C. idea D. word2. A. telling B. speaking C. saying D. singing3. A. see B. wait C. sit D. stop4. A. for B. to C. with D. by5. A. friends B. musicians C. singers D. dancers6. A. fight B. experience C. story D. dreams7. A. acts B. follows C. hears D. makes8. A. clean B. sweet C. long D. hard9. A. wait B. look C. work D. dance35. A. popular B. different C. important D. difficult答案A、1-5：BADCA6-10：DBACBB、1. B2. D 根据上文中“She carried a small bundle of matches in herhand”可推知, 这个可怜的小女孩的烂围裙里也兜着许多火柴。
