沪教版广州初二八上下 课文语法填空专练

课文语法填空专练

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八年级上册

Unit1

Here are two articles from an encyclopedia.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was (1) ___________ Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. He was born in the countryside. When he was young, he showed great intelligence and artistic (2) ___________ (able). As he grew older, he learnt (3) ___________ (do) many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps (4) ___________ (famous) in the world. Also he had many (5) ___________ (invent), such as some interesting drawings of (6) ___________ (fly) machines.

Dinosaurs lived on Earth over 60 million years before humans. They lived here (7) ___________ there on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly . Many of (8) ___________ ate plants while some like to eat meat. Dinosaur lived on Earth (9) ___________ more than 150 million years. Then suddenly they all disappear completely. The reason is still (10) ___________ (know). However, we can learn a lot from their fossils.

Unit2

A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king liked chess (1) ___________ (well) of all the games.

One day, (2) ___________ wise old man came to the palace and the king challenge him (3) ___________ a game. The king promised the old man (4) ___________ (give) any prize if he won the game. The old man only asked the king for one grain of rice for (5) ___________ (one) square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for the rest of the (6) ___________ (square). The king and the old man played the game (7)

___________ a long time. (8) ___________ (final), the king (9) ___________ (beat) by the old man. So the king ordered his men (10) ___________ (collect) a bag of rice. He soon realized the problem---even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares.

Unit 3

In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming smaller and (1) ___________ (good).

Some computers are tiny and you may be (2) ___________ (aware) of them. There is probably one inside your TV or

(3) ___________ (wash) machine. You depend (4) ___________ computers more than you realize. We can use computers

(5) ___________ (calculate). They can calculate (6) ___________ a faster speed than we can and seldom give wrong answer. We can also type and draw things with them. Besides, computers can do important jobs like (7) ___________ (operate) railways and flying planes and spaceships. However, computers aren’t as clever as us. Our brain can produce new ideas. But computers may be able to do (8) ___________ better job than (9) ___________ (human).

What will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs? Will we have nothing to do? Computer will change our lives, but will they make (10) ___________ better?

Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following (1) ___________ (be) three of the most important inventions in history.

The wheel may be the greatest invention in history. Travelling became faster and (2) ___________ (comfortable) after its invention. Several thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers. At the (3) ___________ (begin) of the 20th century, cars became popular. (4) ___________the wheel, we would not have these inventions.

One of the first (5) ___________ (practice) telephones (6) ___________ (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Since then, people (7) ___________ (be) able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people (8) ___________ (keep) in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.

Thomas Edison developed the first (9) ___________ (use) light bulb in 1897. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evening as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine (10) ___________ (live) a life without them?

Unit 5

Now a group of British students from Woopark School in London (1) ___________ (visit) Xinhua Junior High School in Beijing on an (2) ___________ (education) exchange.

Sarah says she was very nervous at first but her host family are (3) ___________ (real) friendly. She is glad to be a guest in their home and has learnt (4) ___________ (use) chopsticks. Besides, she is being taught to speak Chinese. The students spend the weekdays (5) ___________ (study) with Chinese students. At the weekend, they travel around Beijing and visit places of interest (6) ___________ their host families. Eric says it (7) ___________ (be) a fantastic experience so far. In addition, he has learnt a little tai chi as well as a lot about Chinese culture and history. The teachers have introduced them to Chinese paintings, too. Sarah says she has made many new friends and will keep in touch with them when she goes back to (8) ___________UK.

(9) ___________, she can’t wait to see her Chinese friends soon because they will come over to Britain for the (10) ___________ (two) part of the exchange next month.

Unit 6

The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. He felt (1) ___________ (cheer) that the Greeks had gone and they won. The Greeks had tried (2) ___________ (capture) their city for ten years but they had given up and sailed way. A soldier found the Greeks had left (3) ___________ huge wooden horse outside the city. The captain thought the horse was so big (4) ___________ they didn’t want to take it with them. That night, all the Trojans celebrated in the main square of the city. They sang and danced around the horse, and make (5) ___________ (joke) about the stupid Greeks. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty except (6) ___________ the huge horse. Suddenly, Greek soldiers (7) ___________ (quiet) climbed out of the horse. They opened the main gates and the Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks failed to capture the city by (8) ___________ (fight). In one night, however, they (9) ___________ (success) in capturing (10) ___________ through a clever trick.

Henry , Paula and Millie write for the school newspaper. They have written the short articles below (1) ___________ (help) students improve their memory.

A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of (2) ___________ in your mind. If the picture is big, (3) ___________ (usual) or silly, you will remember it better. For example, to remember the word “smiles”, you can imagine there is “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it (4) ___________ (long) word in the word. After all, (5) ___________ picture is worth a thousand words.

A good method for memorizing the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants” to remember how (6) ___________ (spell) the word “because”.

Y ou will forget something very (7) ___________ (quick) unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble (8) ___________ (remember) the list of steps in the water cycle. However, it is easier to remember (9) ___________ (this) steps if you understand (10) ___________ the water cycle works.

Unit 8

Last week, English week took place at Roise Bridge. The students worked hard to make (1) ___________ a big success.

There was an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunt. Students put on an English play and took part in an English (2) ___________ (sing) competition. There was a speaking competition as well. The students had to speak on a topic in English (3) ______ two minutes. The winner advised people (4) ___________ (speak) slowly. Besides, to be good publ ic speakers, they’d better speak clearly and (5) ___________ (confident). Amy, one of (6) ___________ students said she really enjoyed English Week. In here opinion, English Week gave her a chance to learn new words. Besides, an English Week is well worth (7) ___________ (hold) at every school.

On the last day of English Week, the head teacher made a (8) ___________ (speak) to the whole school. He gave students some (9) ___________ (suggest) on how to improve their English, such as communicating in English (10) ___________ friends, reading English books and magazines and watching English television programmes. Above all, everyone should enjoy English.

八年级下册

Unit1

Three teenagers offered (1) ___________ (do) some voluntary work during the school holidays.

B etty did some voluntary work in a children’s hospital. The children there all suffer from serious illness. They organized a painting competition (2) ___________ the children. Betty met a girl (3) ___________ (call) Cindy . She wanted to paint a picture of the park close to her home. Betty went to take some photos of the park. Cindy used (4) __________ for her painting.

Mark and his mother met some children without parents. They taught the children to tell stories. This helps them express their feelings. They spent time with a girl, Vivien. Her parents died in (5) ___________ car accident and she is (6) ___________ (happy) and very lonely. She needs friendship.

Annie wanted to help disabled children. They have difficulty (7) ___________ (walk) or moving. She taught them to sing because music can bring them happiness and peace. She met a boy, Tim. He hurt his legs (8) ___________ he has lots of courage. Children like Tim should (9) ___________ (help) to raise their spirits.

Betty , Mark and Annie (10) ___________ (continue) to do voluntary work in the future.

Unit2

Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at (1) __________ travel agency.

A well-dressed lady entered the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a (2) ___________ (cheer) greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. Mr. Yang asked him (3) ___________ was the matter. Simon said he didn’t understand why people always chose Debbie instead (4) ___________him. Mr. Yang told him it was the way he communicated. He said, “Communicating is (5) ___________ (much) than just speaking. Body language is important too. It is the way you stand and sit. It’s your gesture and the expression on your face. Your whole (6) ___________ (appear) communicates things.”

Simon decided (7) ___________ (improve) his body language. He sat up straight and tried (8) ___________ (smile) at people. Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.

Mr. Yang came over at once and said to Simon that he made a good impression (9) ___________ she, Simon told Mr. Y ang that the girl was his sister and she came to remind (10) ___________ that the next day was her birthday.

Unit3

Wang Damon is a fisherman. Although he is over 65, he is very (1) ___________ (health) and still enjoys working. Damon uses cormorants (2) ___________ (catch) fish. Cormorants are large black birds. They are good (3) ___________ catching fish because they can swim well. They can dive down and stay under the water (4) ___________ up to two minutes. Demon usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants ready for work. First, he ties (5) ___________ piece of grass around their necks to stop them from (6) ___________ (eat) big fish. Then when Demon pushed them into river. He uses several cormorants to attract fish. During the day, he jumps up and down on his boat. After dark, he hangs a light on a post at the front of the boat. The cormorants bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are taken and thrown into a big basket by Damon. No nets (7) ___________ (require) for this type of fishing.

Cormorants fishing was once practiced in lots of (8) ___________ (place) in South-East China, and there were many fishermen in the area. But today, few people are (9) ___________ (interest) in it. In 50 years, perhaps there (10) ___________ (be) no more cormorant fishermen in the world.

Unit4

Jason is learning how to make cartoons. He has found some information in (1) ____ magazine.

First, you need (2) ___________ (decide) on some basic ideas for a story. In the (3) ___________ (two) stage, think about the kinds of characters you want and (4) ___________ they will look like. Then make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add color. To make the characters and things come to life, each picture should (5) ___________ (make) a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to put the picture together as a film. (6) ___________ (Final), record the voice and sound effects. The actors will do the (7) ___________ (character) voice. Their speech must go (8) ___________ the picture. Sound effects like the noise of the underground must also be added (9) ___________ (separate). After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready (10) ___________ (play) for everyone to enjoy.

Unit5

There are about 1,600 giant pandas in the wild. A giant panda is (1) ___________ kind of bear. It has a while face (2) ___________ black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The rest of its body is while.

Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and (3) ___________ (west) China. They live in the bamboo forests there. In the wild, they (4) ___________ (usual) eat bamboo while in zoos; they have bamboo, apples and carrots. Panda

like to live on their own. They need to eat a lot to stay (5) ___________ (health), so they spend over 12 hours a day eating. To our surprise, it is not difficult (6) ___________ them to climb trees. They are strong enough to protect (7) ___________ (they). Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for up to 35 years.

People are cutting down forest, so the pandas (8) ___________ (lose) their homes. Some people are killing them their fur. It is cruel of them (9) ___________ (do) so. There are mot many pandas in the world now. They must (10) ___________ (protect) well.

Unit6

Is it a good idea to keep pet dogs? Emma and Matt give their opinions on this matter.

Emma thinks keeping pet dogs is a good idea. First, dogs are really cute. It’s nice to hold (1) ___________ in our arms, and it’s (2) ___________ (wonder) to see them grow up. Second, we can learn (3) ___________ (responsible) from keeping dogs. We have to feed them and play (4) ___________them. This helps us become more responsible people. Yong people can learn how (5) ___________ (care) for others by doing so. A dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of (6) ___________ (happy) for many years.

Matt thinks it’s not a good idea to keep pet dogs. Pet dogs leave their hair on the floor, on beds and on sofas, and they need to (7) ___________ (wash) often. Besides, dogs are (8) ___________ (noise). Nearly all dogs bark at strangers. Some dogs even bark loudly all night. This stops people from (9) ___________ (get) any sleep. Also, not all dogs are friendly. A small number of pet dogs even attract people. What’s more, it’s common for people to live in flats. They have no choice but to keep their dogs in small spaces. However, dogs need fresh air and large open spaces where they can run free. (10) ___________ (Final), owning dogs can cost much.

Unit 7

Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. Then (1) ________ heard a noise and saw a red light.

The next morning, Tina told her brother Tom (2) ______ it. They decide (3) __________ (explore) after school. At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. At that time, they heard some voices (4) ________ (speak) a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship (5) _________ (damage). The children felt frightened.

(6) _________ (sudden), another alien appeared from the buses in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! The children ran away (7) _______ (fear).

The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about (8) _________ strange creatures. They were ugly with some hair and no feathers. But Dad refused (9) ___________ (believe) them since no one else saw (10) _________ (this) aliens.

Unit 8

It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. The following (1) ________ (be) their posts.

The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of (2) _______ whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a café and a shopping centre. (3) __________ (visit) can watch the fish outside their bedroom window. They never get (4) ______ (bore).

Forev er Green Houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy (5) _______each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard (6) __________ (connect) to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food. Everyone will be satisfied (7) _______ Forever Green Houses.

The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air (8) _________ (make) electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer (9) _________ you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there. The CJ3 is (10) ____________ (friend) to the environment.