八年级上册英语短文填空10篇2013年.doc

一）
　　Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. 1_________ are young people. Some learn at 2__________ , others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to 3_________ (learn) English? It is hard to answer that question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is 4________ of their subjects. Many people learn English 5__________ it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English 6______ their higher studies because some of their books 7______(be) in English at college（学院）or university（大学）. 8________ people learn English because they want to 9________(read )newspapers and magazines（杂志）in 10_________.
（二）
　　In England, afternoon tea is 1_______ most informal (非正式) meal of a day. It is taken 2__________ four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea 3_______ any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members 4______ the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person 5________(have) a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹)6________ a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. 7_______ the way, do not help 8___________ to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as 9_________ as you want, do not put more 10________ one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.
(三）
How Much Is It
　　Mrs Wilson likes to ask his husband 1_______(go) shopping with her on Sundays. Her husband pays for the things that she 2________(buy). Now they are in a shop.
　　"Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks his husband.
　　"All right. And how 3________ is it?" he answers and gives money to the shop assistant. 4__________ Mrs Wilson asks him about something good or 5_________, he often says "All right. And how much is it?" to her.
　　6______ about 8 o'clock p.m., Andy is tired and thirsty, 7________ he wants to have a drink. Suddenly (突然地) his wife looks 8______ at the moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the 9_______ so beautiful?"
　　"All right. And how much is it?" his husband answers 10__________ (quick).
（四）
I went to bed at 10 and 1_________（sleep） soundly. I ________ （wake）up at 2a.m. and smelt something 3_________ (burn). I leaped out of bed and ran to the kitchen. I 4 _______ （see）nothing there: it was dark 5_______ quiet. I ran 6_______ the living room. The television was still on. I 7________ （forget）to turn it 8________ before I went to bed last night.
Smoke was rising out of the back of the set! I turned off the electricity just 9________ time, but the experience 10_________ （keep）me awake all night! I felt very worried and really learned my lesson!
（五）
　　Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，"Don't forget this."
　　One day he 1__________(go) on a long way alone. 2__________ he left home，his wife said，"Now you have all these things. You need them 3_________ your way. Take 4_________ of your things on the way."He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
　　About an hour 5_______(late)，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，"Will you please show me your 6________?"The old man 7_________(look) for his ticket in all his pockets 8_________ he could not find it. He was very worried. "I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，"said the old man.
"I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy 9_________ ticket，"said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，"You don't know 10________ I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? "
(六）
This is a beautiful park near my home. People like 1 ________( go) to the park after work. Some 2________ them go to the park every day. Look! This is Mr. Smith. He is sitting on a chair and 3____________ (watch) the children. Some children are playing the game of hide-and- seek(捉迷藏). Some boys are playing yo-yo. Lucy and Lily are standing 4________ a tree. They are talking. There 5________(be) a small river in the park. We can see some boats in the 6_______. Some children 7_________(sit) in the boats 8________ their fathers and mothers. Listen! A lot of birds are singing 9_______ the trees. This is really a nice park. I come here to read English 10________ school every day.
（七）
We each have a memory(记忆力）. That’s 1 _______ we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things 2______ heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do 3_______ again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got4____(surprise) memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother 5__________ when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, 6____________(remember) them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living 7_______ their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as 8_________easy) as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language 9_________ the pupils have so little time for it, and they are 10_______ with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
(八)
People have many (1)d______ways of travelling.Some of them like to travel by air.They think speed is everything and planes help them save 2)t_____.But Jim and his family think that trains are much (3)b______than planes.They are cheaper,safer and morecomfortable.It's far more enjoyable than a rushed trip by air. Stations are lively and there are bookshops,food shops and stores selling all (4)k______of things.If you (5) m______,you can always catch (6)a______one later.During the trip ,you may keep (7) e______ the beautiful scenery out of the window,talk with other (8)t____and play cards at the (9)s______time.Even it is a long journey, you'll never feel (10)t_____.
（九）
I have an uncle.He is a kind person.His job is to s____ computer.He works very hard.Every morning he gets up at seven.Then he takes e____ and has a quick breakfast.After that he d____ to his office.It t____ him forty minutes,so he usually gets there e____ than others.
He is very busy every day,he keeps a note to help him r____ things.He meets and talks with many people.He makes lots of t____ call.He often goes out and visit people.He travels to cities in th USA and many foreign c____ like Canada,Japan and India.
Though it is not e____ for him to make money，he is always ready to help others。Next year he is going to work h____ to help more people in trouble。

八（上）短文填词
（一） P4
second ,has ,American, active , hurt, run, swim, single, break, world
Here are some photos of sports stars: Liu Xiang, Michael Phelps and Zhang Yining. Liu Xiang is an _______ young man from Shanghai. He is one of the best _______in the world. He _______ the Olympic record and won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics.But in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he ______to give up the race because his foot was _______. What a shame! Phelps comes form _________. He won eight gold medals in ________ in the Beijing Olympics.He is the first athlete to win so many medals at a_______ Olympics. Zhang Yining, one of the _______ best women table tennis players, won two gold medals____ once in the Athens Olympics and again in the Beijing Olympics.
（二） P14
invent, Canada, indoor, even, have, because, hand, become, side, some
Basketball, one of the most popular sports in the world,_____ a history of over a century. Many people like to play it ______ they can play it indoors and outdoors.
Do you know who ________ basketball? It was James Naismith, a ________. He invented basketball in 1891. At that time, he was a P.E. teacher at Springfield College in the U.S.A. He invented an ______ game for his students so that they could play _______ in bad weather.
Do you know how to score in the game? Well,just put the ball into the other ________ basket. You can throw the ball into the basket from_____ part of the court and you can throw it with one hand or both _______. But you must follow the rules.
Now basketball is_________ more and more popular all over the world.
（三）P15
real, run, help, vegetable, good, boy, man, health, easy, eat
I am a 15-year-old boy and I’m quite ________. However, one year ago I was fat .
I loved chips and chocolate, and I got tired _______. One morning, I saw some young_______running in the park. They looked______ fit and active. So I started running then.
Now I have a 1.5-mile run every morning. I drink milk and eat fresh fruit and _______ instead of chips and chocolate. Healthy_______habits and running ______ to build me up. I have great fun _______, and I feel______ and look fit. Running has become my favorite sport. I’m sure will do well in the _______ 800-meter race in our school sports meet.
(四)P21
well, exciting, one, bad, win, hold, also, much, across, my
Last week our school______ a sports meet. Everyone in our class felt very ________because we were the _________. In the boys’ relay race, Michael ran very fast and our class won _______ place. Yu Ting is good at the long jump and she___ won. We’re sorry that we did ____ in the high jump, but we’re sure we can do______next time.
I took part in the boys’ 400-meter race . I did my best and was the first to ______ the finish line. This encourages____a lot. Now I love sports more. I want to be a soccer player. I will do ______ exercise every day and I’ll be able to take part in the Olympic Games.
（五）P45
with, happen, eat , like , well, ill, happy , smoke, energy, accident
(Kangkang’s father, Dr.Li, give a talk about health to the students of Ren’ai International School. Here is part of his talk)
You need to have healthy eating habits. Breakfast gives you enough ______ for the morning. So don’t go to school______ it. Fruit and vegetables are good for you healthy but fast food, ______ potato chips, will make you fat and un healthy. So _______ the right foot to keep you healthy.
Playing sports can also help you keep fit. But sometimes it may cause _______, so stay safe when you are playing sports. It’s necessary to learn about first aid. Then you can help yourselves or others if an accident _______.
________ is important for your heath. It is the best medicine. When you are ill, try to be happy and you’ll feel _______ . On the other hand, you may feel sick if you are always unhappy. So, be happy to be healthy.
You must avoid _______ and drinking. Many students think it’s cool to smoke and drink. But they don’t know smoking and drinking can cause many ________. You should say no to smoking and drinking.
（六）P58
health, happy, hobby, pare, collect, daily, old, pet, relax, sport
People usually do what they like in their ______time. They keep_____, chat on the Net and ______ things such as coins, dolls or stamps. They also play_____, dance to music, play computer games, etc. Some of these hobbies are _______, and some are exciting.
______ can bring people _____, friendship and knowledge. They help people relax after their _____work. When people are getting ____, hobbies can keep them ______. When people are sick, hobbies can help them get well soon.

（七）P73
However, call , feel, Monday, make, close, Saturday, rest, work, begin
A Short History Of the Weekend
Before 1800, many people spent one day a week at church. In England, people _____ it a “holy day”. On that day, they _______ and prayed.
In the early 1800s, Sunday was the “holy day”. _______, many workers played games and had fun on that day. And then they________ too tired to work on Monday mornings. In the U.S.A., workers called them “blue ________”.
To solve the problem, in 1874 the English _____ Saturday afternoon a holiday. At one o’clock, everyone stopped ________. This was the ______of the idea of the weekend in England. By 1930, most American offices were _____ on Saturday afternoons. By 1940, offices and factories in the U.S.A. were closed all day on _________, and the two-day weekend began.
（八）P83
live, bamboo, on, small, dirty, number, they, heavy, human, large
Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. They feed on _____. But now they have less and less land to live _____. Pandas are becoming fewer and fewer in _______.
What’s the _______animal in the world? The elephant? No. It’s the blue whale. Blue whales live in the ocean. They are the largest and ______ animals in the world, but they feed on the ________ sea animals. Now they are in danger because some _______ kill whales and make the ocean water ________.
Chinese tigers live in the south of China. They are the oldest type of tigers ______ in the world. They feed on small animals. Some people kill them for ______ fur and bones. They are in danger now.
（九）P97
order, side, weight, height, Wonder, believe, tomb, great, tall, take

The pyramids in Egypt are world –famous. Long ago, kings built them as their ______. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest one. It is one of the “Seven ______” of the ancient world. Until the 19th century, it was the ______ building on earth. It _____about 100000 people over 20 years to build it.
Khufu ______ his men to build the Great Pyramid as his tomb in about 2 560 B.C. The building is made up of two million stones and each stone ______ more than two tons . The Great Pyramid has four sides and each _____ is 230.4 meters long. It’s 146.5 meters ______. How did the ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid? We still don’t know. Many people_____ the Great Pyramid is the oldest and________ building in the world.

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