1、八年级英语短文首字母填空训练(A)A wise old father gave each of his three young sons three kernels of corn. He said to t 1 ,“My sons, go out into the world, U 2 the corn to bring yourselves good fortune (财富).” The first young man c 3 his three kernels of corn with some beef and ate them. The s 4 thought, “I can do
2、better than that.” He planted his three kernels of corn. A few months l 5 , he harvested (收获). He ate the corn for three meals. The third man said to himself, “I can do b 6 than them!” He also planted his corn. When his corn g 7 up, he gave l/3 to a sweet lady, ate l/3 and planted all the o 8 1/3. A
3、 few months later, he had more corn. He w 9 on to plant. At last he had a large area of corn. W 10 his fortune, he not only bought a large piece of land but also won the hand of the sweet lady.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (B)Do you like travelling? Do you often travel in your holidays? Travelling
4、is i_1_ and exciting, but it is not if you get sick. So what can you do to stay in good h_2_? There are three things you should remember when you travel: relax, sleep and eat w_3_.When you travel, there are so many places to v_4_: museums, shops and parks. You may spend most of your days w_5_ around
5、 these places. You may be very tired after a few h_6_. If this is the way you feel, you should take a good rest .Sleep is a_7_ important. You may want to stay out late at night. In many cities, the nightlife can be very exciting . Then you should plan to sleep for an hour in the day. Finally, if you
6、 want to stay healthy, you must eat well. That m_8_ eating the right kinds of foods. When you are in a new country, you may want to try new foods, but you need to be careful about how m_9_ you eat. Lots of rich (油腻的)food isnt good for you. So, remember these! If you want to enjoy your holiday, take
7、good care of y_10_. Give your body some rest. Get enough sleep and eat good, healthy food.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (C)On a hot African morning, Leila was l_1_ on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. “And I g_2_my best phot
8、o of an elephant ever, by lying under my car,” Leila explained. “I wanted to get c 3_ to the elephants, but of course this was d 4 _ , they had their babies with them. So every morning I p 5_ my car in the open near the path. They always take the s_6_ path every morning when they left the water hole
9、. After a week, they were used to(习惯于) seeing my car. So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!”Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning. In Africa, photographers set up their hides (隐匿处) near water holes. They also set up hides near forest paths, b 7_ animals use the sam
10、e paths every night. For bird-watching, many lakes have hides. Inside the hides, b 8_ can watch all day in the shade (荫处) out of the wind and r 9_ .Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, m 10_ and newspapers. But a success rate of 1 in 20 is good.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (D)Our
11、class have held a meeting to talk about holding a charity show. We have d_1_ to call the show Sunshine For All. The show will be held on 29th of April at 7.30p.m. It will f_2_ at 9.30p.m. We want to r_3_ money for a charity c_4_ Project Hope. We think it does a very i_5_ job so we hope to collect so
12、me money for it. The t_6_ will cost $20 each. Many classmates have volunteered(自愿) to do some work for the show. Kitty and I will d_7_ the poster. Millie will be the hostess of the show. She will also h_8_ Simon organize a play. Amy and Ann will s_9_ up the stage. Daniel and Andy will sing a song.We
13、 will i_10_ our friends and family members to come.We hope to see you there!1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (E)Jo is 15 and lives in Parkville. When Jos grandparents first came to Parkville fifty years ago, it was a quiet (1) v. At that time, they had a small house, with some fields. But Parkville wa
14、s (2) c to a big city, Arnwick. People from the countryside began to (3) m to Arnwick to find jobs and have a better life. And of course they needed places to live in. (4) H, it was expensive to live in the centre of Arnwick, so the city government decided to build flats around the edge (边缘) of the
15、city. And soon, Parkville (5) b a suburb (郊区) of Arnwick. Jos family live in one of those new flats theres no (6) s for small houses any more.The small local school in Parkville has already (7) c down. Jo goes to a school near the centre of Arnwick. It takes longer to get to the school, and this add
16、s (增加) to the traffic pressure and (8) p. Bigger cities mean more (9) p sometimes. For example, Arnwick needs larger hospitals and more doctors, more buses and fewer private (私人的) cars. Its difficult to run a big city and to (10) p people. So it also needs more laws and more police, and more taxes (
17、税收) to pay for everything.(F)Dear Mayor (市长),I am a college student from Lizhen. Id like to say something about the bridge youre going to build (1) a the Lijia Lake.The lake has (2) b the mother lake for many thousands of local people for centuries. And it is also a home for many (3) r birds. People
18、 have shared the lake with birds (4) s long ago.I remember that when I was in (5) p school, the lake was famous for its clear water and beautiful birds. But as the place develops, the (6) e around the lake is getting worse and worse. There is more and more (7) w in the lake. And as a (8) r , the wat
19、er is getting dirtier and dirtier. At the same time, it has (9) b more and more difficult to see rare birds here. Whats worse, I hear that the government is planning to build a bridge here. I dont think it is a good plan because the air and noise (10) p will kill the lake. It wont be a quiet place a
20、ny more. And, birds will lose their home and food. So I do think maybe the government can build the bridge somewhere else. (G)Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countries are (1)s lucky. 新课 标第 一 网There is a girl called Xiao Wen. She is 8 years ol
21、d and lives in a small (2)v in Guangxi. When she was young, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too (3)p to afford the school fees (学费) for her, so her parents had to keep her at home. (4)I of studying, Xiao Wen worked in the fields with her parents every day. Then
22、Project Hope heard about Xiao Wen. It helped her to go to school. Her wish of study came (5)t , and now she is studying in a school.(6)U , there are many thousands of children who can not go to school .You can join in Project Hope and help these children. You know all the work (7n money and Project
23、Hope needs your help.If you give Project Hope ¥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go to school for a (8w year. With more money, Project Hope can (9)b new schools, buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. Lets help the children together and give them a (10) c to have a good start in lif
24、e. (H)Jimmy is a middle school student. He adopted (收养) three h baby dogs two months ago. He took good c of them and the dogs became healthier and fatter. Jimmy loved them very much. But now he feels worried. He has some p . First, he has run out of his money to b food for dogs, because it is e . Se
25、cond, the dogs are too big and there is not e room for them. Third, the dogs have become too noisy. So his motherh them. She cant stand them.Some of Jimmys friends are trying to cheer him up. Some advise(建议) Jimmy should put up dogs p in the street and look for their owners. Some suggest him calling
26、 the TV station for h . Do you have any good a to help him? (I)In modern society the competition is so enough, but team spirit can lead us to success. Team spirit means the willingness of people to work t and help each other as part of a team. With this spirit, people try hard to make their team the
27、 best of all. E has experienced team spirit one way or another, whether they were part of a team or saw a group of people cheer for their f player. There are different kinds of team spirit. One kind is the connection between a team of people because their efforts and cooperation (合作) are n in reachi
28、ng a particular goal. Another kind is when a group of people support a person or a team. Another is peoples natural love for and pride in their country w all the people of the nation cheer for their country in competitions. Team spirit creates various good effects. It creates friendship and trust(信任
29、) between people who may not get along well when they dont have such team spirit. There may also be bad effects. Too great team spirit may cause f or quarrels with other team members. Some people dont u team spirit properly. They think team spirit means having to become a m of a team or a fan club.
30、In fact, team spirit can be built anywherebetween friends, coworkers or e between two people sitting next to each other. You dont h to wear the team spirit clothes. Anyone can show team spirit just by showing support for the goal.(J)One day I found a little girl sitting in the park sadly. Lots of pe
31、ople passed by but never s_1_ to see why she looked so sad. As I got closer ,I saw that her b_2_had a strange shape. Thats a hump (驼背)! Perhaps that was the r_3_why people just passed by and make no effort to help. I sat down beside her and said, “Hello!” Then she, in a low voice, said, “Hi.” I smil
32、ed and she smiled b_4_, shyly. Then we talked there u_5_ it got dark. I asked the girl why she was so sad. She looked at me and said with a sad face, “Because of the hump.” “But, you make me t_6_of an angel (天使), sweet and friendly,” I said. She looked at me and asked, “Really?” I said, “Yes, I thin
33、k you are an angel and you come here to watch over all those people walking by.” When she h _7_this, the little girl jumped up. “I am! Im an angel!” I was happy because she was no sad any m _8_. After that, my life also changed. I learned how to s _9_ both happiness and sadness with others. I believe now we give something to others, in the s _10_ way we get the same.1_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_6_ 7_ 8_ 9_ 10_