八年级英语练习之短文填空.docx

1、八年级英语练习之短文填空八年级英语专题练习短文填空Passage 1Tang Ling often smoked cigarettes(香烟) in his schools washing room.He started smoking _1 the age of 14. One day he learnt that the NBA star Yao Ming, an ambassador(大使) to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control (中国控烟协会), asked people not to smoke. Yao Ming was Tan

2、gs favorite star, 2 his words meant a lot to him. He decided to 3 up smoking.According to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, about 350 million Chinese smoke. Among 4 , 50 million are teenagers. Sun Jiangping of Beijing University said, “Teenagers can get cigarettes 5 , especially when their

3、 parents smoke or shops 6 cigarettes to them. Its very important 7 parents to help their children stop smoking.”A 15-year-old boy named Li Kun from Beijing said his 8 didnt smoke. Because they thought smoking could make people feel badly ill, they only allowed him to play with friends without smokin

4、g. Living in such a good family helped Li say 9 to cigarettes. Some of his smoking classmates once told Li that smoking made boys look 10 , but Li disagreed. He said, “Smoking is unhealthy and its not cool at all. Please stop smoking now!”Passage 2About three years old, I felt very lonely. I didnt l

5、ike my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didnt want to talk _1_ me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me. I thought I was the _2_ unlucky person in the world.One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry _3_ I hit him in the fa

6、ce. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and _4_ the fight. He was the monitor of our class.After that, he often helped me and we became good _5_. Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help _6_ to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of interesting day

7、s together. As _7_ goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And it _8_ that people around me have changed, too. My parents dont shout at me _9_ more and my classmates become friendly to me.But now I cant see my best friend because he is seriously _10_ and is staying in hospital. How I

8、miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon.Passage 3What can you do to keep healthy? Perhaps for children, healthy eating is one of the most important things. Here are some ideas about 1 to eat healthily.Having breakfastA good breakfast is very impo

9、rtant to children. Its necessary to have it in the 2 . But some children often go to school 3 breakfast, just because they want to sleep a little longer. Remember that a good breakfast will help you study better.Having milk“My dream is that all the Chinese children can get half a kilogram(公斤 )of mil

10、k a day.” The Chinese Premier (总理 ) Wen Jiabao said this during his 4 to a milk farm. Milk is also very important to childrens health. It makes children grow stronger. Its better for you to 5 a glass of warm milk 6 going to bed. That will help you have a good sleep.Having healthy foodHaving healthy

11、food is the most important. That means eating lots of different 7 of food, especially fruits and vegetables. Dont eat too much chocolate 84 ice-cream. Some of you 85 eating fast food, but in fact it is not good for your health. Try to eat healthy food as much as 86 . Have healthy eating habits, and

12、you will have a strong body.Passage 4 Andy was born in China 15 years agoIn 2005, she 1 to the USA with her familyAs a high school student，she has found many differences 2 Chinese and Americans：About money1) Americans like to spend 3 than they have，so many of them are always in debt(欠债)But Chinese u

13、sually spend less than they have, so many of them always have 4 left in the bank2) The American kids themselves make their own moneyMost Chinese kids always 5 their parents for money3) Many American parents think there is 6 need to send their children to an expensive universityIts different in China

14、Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities 7 their family isnt rich enoughAbout school1) Many American girls take part in sports，dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in study groups2) Many American students think that B is good wh

15、ile many Chinese students think that B is too 8 About friends Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by 9 . They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their childrens friends 10 many different ways，and usually stop them from

16、 staying out too late with friendsPassage 5Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In 1 , anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study 2 much work. Heres how:Pl

17、an your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a 3 of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldnt take all of your time. Dont forget to leave yourself enough 4

18、for hobbies.Find a good place to study. Look around the house 5 a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk 6 just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the subject!Make good use of your time in class. Listen 7 to what the tea

19、cher says. Careful listening in class means less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can_8_ it easier for you to learn well.There are only a few ways mentioned here to 9 you with your studying. I believe you find 10 other ways besides these.Passage 6Eating in western(西方的)res

20、taurants is a little different from eating in Chinese onesIt is _1_ to understand the differences and to act politelyAs they say when in Rome(罗马)，do as the Romans do. When you first arrive at the restaurant，you should wait for the waiter(服务员)to 2_ you to a tableSometimes it is all right to 3 a table

21、 for yourself，but you should ask _4 . In a western restaurant，each person usually asks for their 5 food or dishes and eats 6 they ask forWestern people dont put all of the food in the middle of the table to share (分享) One of the 7 differences between Chinese restaurants and western ones is that most

22、 Chinese restaurants are noisy，but most western restaurants are 8 and people there speak in a low voiceDont shout to the waiters， 9 people may think that you are rude (粗鲁的). If you need help，you should 10 to ask with your eyes instead of your voiceIts better not to put up your hand，eitherPassage 7De

23、ar Kimiko,I cant wait until you get here! I am meeting you at the airport 1 1:00 on Friday. From there we are going right home, so you can meet my 2 . After you rest 3 a few minutes, we are all going to dinner at a Japanese restaurant. We want you to 4 comfortable on your first day in New York. 5 di

24、nner, well probably go to a movie.Saturday we can sleep late if you want to. In the afternoon, we can take a boat ride around New York, so you can see 6 it looks like. Later we are 7 a couple of museums, Jerry and Tania want to have dinner with 8 Saturday night. Well probably meet them at an Italian

25、 restaurant on 56th Street.Im sorry you have to go to Washington so soon, I am going to the airport with you on Monday morning to say 9 .Have a safe 10 ,MariaPassage 8Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He showed great interest 1_ his computer. He came home early every day. Then h

26、e worked with it 2 midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good a 3 . He got 4 F in his English class. One day after school, Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students. He 5 his English grade. J

27、ohnny _6 his English grade from F to A. Johnnys 7 looked at his report card. They were very pleased with the result.“An A in English!” said Johnnys Dad. “ My son is really a smart boy!”Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know 8 to take information from other computers and put new information in them. Using

28、a modem, they join their computers to 9 computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried 10 hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accounts and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers. Pass

29、age 9Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they 1 think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.After the first day, little Tommy came home 2 a very serious look on his face. He di

30、dnt kiss his mother 3 . Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard 4 work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he 5 eating, he wentback to his room, without a word. I

31、n no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand 6 was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put 7on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it

32、and to 8 surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no 9 hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his 10 , “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking. ”Passage 10