八年级下册英语完形填空汇编经典及答案

八年级下册英语完形填空汇编经典及答案
一、八年级英语下册完形填空专项训练
1．完形填空
I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself, "We don't have time for this." So the two words I always said to her were: 1 .
The other day, the two of us rode to a supermarket near our home. After shopping I bought her
an ice cream, and she sat down at a table 2 , looking at the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a 3 look was on her face. "Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?"
I nearly cried when hearing this—the pains of a hurried life influenced（影响） my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me, waiting to know if she could 4 her time. I knew I had to make a 5 . I thought of the times when I rushed my child through life, I began 6 what is really important in life…
"You don't have to hurry. Just enjoy it." I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders 7 . We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.
When she got to the last bite （一口）, she held it out to me, " I 8 the last bite for you, Mum," she said happily. As the icy taste put out my thirst（解渴）, I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I 9 my child a little time… and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded（提醒）me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing 10 life.
1. A. Keep quiet B. Take care C. Hurry up D. Work hard
2. A. happily B. sadly C. angrily D. nearly
3. A. worried B. tired C. excited D. surprised
4. A. waste B. take C. lose D. spare
5. A. book B. plan C. wish D. change
6. A. exercising B. forgetting C. discussing D. wondering
7. A. lifted B. relaxed C. turned D. raised
8. A. bought B. carried C. saved D. tasted
9. A. caught B. gave C. made D. taught
10. A. across B. above C. under D. through
2．完形填空
Now machines are widely used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary（必需的） to us? 1 they can help us 2 things better and faster.
A washing machine helps us to wash 3 quickly. A printing（印刷） machine helps us
to 4 a lot of books, magazines, newspapers and many 5 things quickly. Bicycles, cars, trains and planes are all machines. They help us travel 6 than on foot.
The computer is a wonderful machine. It 7 not long ago. It not only stores information but also stores numbers millions of times 8 than a person does.
Let's study hard and try to use all 9 of machines to build China into a 10 country.
1. A. As B. Because C. So D. For
2. A. doing B. gets C. making D. do
3. A. coats B. trousers C. skirts D. clothes
4. A. print B. read C. write D. sell
5. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
6. A. faster B. farther C. more expensive D. cheaper
7. A. invented B. is invent C. was invented D. was invent
8. A. slow B. quick C. faster D. fast
9. A. kinds B. kind C. computers D. things
10. A. nice B. beautiful C. good D. modern
3．完形填空
Mary is worried about her 16-year-old daughter, Sophia. One day, Sophia comes back from a party, upset and unhappy. From then on, she 1 nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on 2 exercise.
Sophia has always been a little heavy, so Mary encourages her to go on a diet. She feels that her daughter would 3 more attractive（有吸引力的）if she lost 5 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 10 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect（影响）On her 4 . She is too thin and is often sick.
Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and 5 weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as, 6 . Sophia's mind is full of the idea
of looking like a model. Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. Sometimes she 7 her time reading magazines like Fashion&Beauty
The models in these magazi nes are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says, “If I look like these models, I will be happy and the boys will like me. ”
Mary feels sorry for having encouraged her at first, because Sophia 8 feels good or pleased with her body. She's afraid that Sophia will never be happy 9 she always compares herself with the models in the magazines. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true 10 comes from the heart. The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person is filled with confidence.
1. A. thinks out B. thinks about C. thinks of D. thinks up
2. A. doing B. do C. to do D. done
3. A. watch B. see C. look D. look at
4. A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. healths
5. A. keeping B. losing C. improving D. putting
6. A. unusual B. usually C. usual D. unusually
7. A. takes B. spends C. costs D. pays
8. A. no longer B. always C. extremely D. often
9. A. unless B. if C. though D. since
10. A. love B. friendship C. beauty D. friend
4．完形填空
In many space films, whenever the Earth faces danger, humans always leave the planet in spaceships. But the latest Chinese science fiction movie, The Wandering Earth, offers a 1 idea.
The film is based on a short story by a Chinese science fiction writer, Liu Ci xin. In this film, the Earth is in 2 of being damaged by the dying sun. In response, humans around the world work together to build a giant engine system （发动机系统） that will push the Earth 3 the Sun. Instead of giving up the Earth, this time we will 4 it with us.
For thousands of years, “homeland” has played an important role in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. One old idiom is “luoyeguigen”, which means 5 one's homeland in old age, like fallen leaves coming back to the roots of their tree. It shows that Chinese people have their closer ties with their 6 .
The special cultural background of Chinese is probably what sets The Wandering Earth different from Hollywood-style space films.
"What is Chinese science fiction?" Guo Fan, the film's director, said in an interview. "There is no more about superheroes to save humans alone. In Chinese culture, we 7 try our best to bring everyone together. This is what we saw in the movie. So the way that can really express our culture and spirit can be called a 8 science fiction. Otherwise, we just copy others and tell the same American stories."
And the makers of The Wandering Earth chose the best time to tell its Chinese science fiction story. The film was shown on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had just made the 9 journey back to their hometowns no matter how busy the traffic they had to face. So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: The 10 goes wherever humans go, because it's our home.
1. A. same B. different C. similar D. useful
2. A. fear B. safety C. danger D. need
3. A. away from B. next to C. out of D. close to
4. A. leave B. take C. follow D. play
5. A. leaving for B. setting off C. returning to D. getting to
6. A. parents B. space C. children D. homeland
7. A. never B. always C. seldom D. once
8. A. Chinese B. American C. Worldwide D. Hollywood
9. A. hard B. sad C. lonely D. serious
10. A. Space B. Sun C. Traffic D. Earth
5．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Body language, which is known as the "silent language" of every culture, can be the key
1 successful communication. We point fingers or move another part of the body to show
2 we want to say.
3 is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood. In the United States, people greet each other
4 a handshake in a formal（正式）introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is considered（认为） impolite or
5 . Space is important to Americans. People in America usually stand two and a half feet away when
6 to each other, so they do not face each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too
7 . They will move back to have their space. If an American touches another person by accident, he says "Pardon me" or "Excuse me". Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking.
If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stare at someone for a long time, it is considered rude and 8 , 9 a culture's body language is sometimes very difficult. 10 you don't know what to do, the safest thing to
do is smile.
1. A. of B. to C. for
2. A. what B. how C. when
3. A. That B. This C. It
4. A. have B. has C. with
5. A. friendly B. unfriendly C. friend
6. A. talk B. talks C. talking
7. A. closed B. close C. closing
8. A. polite B. interested C. impolite
9. A. Learn B. Learning C. To learning
10. A. If B. Whether C. Although
6．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world. But do you know they can teach us?
Geese（雁）, for example, teach a very good lesson about 1 . In the fall, Canada geese
fly to the warm south to 2 Canada's cold winter. They lift off in no order. Yet 3 they form a V shape, with one bird leading the group.
This V shape allows geese to 4 energy. When the front bird moves its wings up and down, the resulting force of the air lifts the next one. This continues down the line. The bird 5 has the hardest job. When it gets 6 , it moves behind, and another bird moves into the lead. By sharing the role, the group can travel great distances. Geese flying in a V shape can
fly 70 per cent farther without 7 than birds flying alone. During the long flying journey, geese communicate with one another. They honk（鸣叫） to 8 the birds up front to keep up the speed. They also cheer each other up 9 working toward a common goal.
What have we learned from the lovely geese's experience and skills?
10 together! Whether it is our personal lives or our jobs, we need other people. We
need the spirit of teamwork!
1. A. experience B. success C. teamwork
2. A. look for B. get away from C. wait for
3. A. busily B. quickly C. bravely
4. A. save B. waste C. create
5. A. in front B. at the back C. in the middle
6. A. bored B. tired C. hungry
7. A. rest B. sleep C. result
8. A. lead B. lift C. encourage
9. A. until B. after C. while
10. A. Play B. Travel C. Work
7．完形填空
One rainy morning, my phone woke me up. It was a phone call from a 1 driver who had
my friend's mobile phone. 2 , my friend had left it in the taxi the night before.
A 3 morning for taxi drivers in this big city is a very busy time. He asked me where he could meet me to give me the mobile phone. I told him the street where I lived. Then I quickly 4 and got dressed in order to meet 5 on the corner.
My friend had only recently moved to this city. So his mobile phone was very 6 to him.
When the taxi driver arrived, I thanked him and praised him 7 having such a kind and beautiful heart. I asked him for his name 8 my friend himself could thank him. He said
my praise and 9 were all that he needed. Then he drove off.
I told my friend how I had received his 10 Hearing this, he was thankful and said kindness was really everywhere in this world.
1. A. bus B. taxi C. car
2. A. Clearly B. Hardly C. Luckily
3. A. sunny B. rainy C. windy
4. A. gave up B. stayed up C. got up
5. A. him B. her C. me
6. A. important B. exciting C. difficult
7. A. on B. to C. for
8. A. ever since B. so that C. even though
9. A. thanks B. wishes C. suggestions
10. A. ID card B. birthday gift C. mobile phone
8．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处
的最佳答案。

Once there was an old woman who liked to make cookies（曲奇饼）.She didn't have 1 to share them with，so she always gave them away to the children in the neighborhood.This
continued for several years and the cookies became quite famous， 2 at Christmas time.The parents began to like the cookies as much as the children did，and the old woman's kitchen became very busy, so the children came to 3 .
Then one Christmas the old woman became ill.There were no cookies，and there was no money to pay the doctor.The children were very 4 .Later they had a（n） 5 ， that is，to make cookies from the old woman's recipe（食谱）.So the children 6 a cookie store.Soon they had a very good cookie business and got 7 money to Pay the doctor.
After the old woman got well，she was asked to become the manager（经理）of the store，selling special cookies 8 all the holidays of the year. 9 the old woman died，the children，now grown up，kept the cookie business alive（有生气的）in her name.
Maybe life is like a Christmas cookie.The more you 10 it with your friends, the more you may enjoy it.
1. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
2. A. hardly B. finally C. probably D. especially
3. A. rest B. help C. ask D. eat
4. A. tired B. lazy C. upset D. angry
5. A. idea B. symbol C. program D. question
6. A. sold B. found C. passed D. started
7. A. no B. little C. all D. enough
8. A. for B. from C. with D. after
9. A. If B. So C. After D. Unless
10. A. save B. share C. choose D. accept
9．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Jenny Jones always thought her pet pig Bobo was a good friend. Now she also thinks of Bobo as a hero（英雄）. 1 ？ When Jenny had a heart problem several years ago，Bobo saved her life.
Jenny was taking a vacation in her camper（野营车） when she fell ill. She shouted for help，but 2 heard the shouts.Bobo 3 that Jenny was in trouble.She pushed through a small door and ran to the road.She tried to stop passing cars 4 she had no luck.Bobo ran back to the camper three times to see how Jenny was.
At last Bobo did something drivers were sure to 5 .She lay down on the road and stuck （伸出）her feet in the air. 6 a car stopped.The driver got out and 7 Bobo until they came to the camper.Jenny heard the man knocking on（敲）the door.“There's something wrong with your pig!”he shouted.“There's something wrong with 8 ！”Jenny shouted back.“Call 911 !”
Soon， 9 was on its way.Today Jenny is well and the accident brought her closer to Bobo.“I know it's Bobo who 10 me a second life.”said Jenny.
1. A. Why B. What C. Where D. When
2. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody
3. A. wondered B. answered C. realized D. agreed
4. A. or B. but C. if D. unless
5. A. wait B. share C. move D. notice
6. A. Finally B. Usually C. Probably D. Unluckily
7. A. fed B. stood C. pushed D. followed
8. A. me B. it C. you D. her
9. A. food B. help C. danger D. water
10. A. lent B. led C. gave D. found
10．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白
处的最佳答案。

My name is Paul.This happened to me when I was traveling in Paris.
I was walking on the street when a man came up to me.“Do you speak English?”he asked.“Yes.”I said.
Then he said he was a cook from Montreal，Canada.He told me he had a（n） 1 .“I'm here in Paris with my wife and our 2 children，and we don't have enough money for a hotel.My wife tried to get money from a cash machine（自动取款机），but she couldn't 3 the PIN number（密码）.She used the wrong number three times，so the machine kept her card.Could you 4 me?”I wasn't sure，so I asked to see his passport（护照）.“My passport is with my wife.She is tired，so she's 5 in a coffee shop with our three children.We only need $100 for the night，and I 6 I'll pay you back.”By this time the man was actually crying，so I thought he was telling the truth.I 7 to lend him the money.Then we went to a cash machine，and I gave him the money.He said thank you and left.I 8 saw him or heard from him again.
I knew maybe his story wasn't true. 9 I felt like I had to help him at that time.What if he had some other difficulties that he just hoped to hide 10 anyone? Anyway, $100 wasn't that much and helping him made me feel peaceful.
1. A. plan B. problem C. illness D. idea
2. A. five B. four C. three D. two
3. A. remember B. write C. change D. copy
4. A. forget B. teach C. choose D. help
5. A. waiting B. acting C. practicing D. working
6. A. realize B. promise C. advise D. wonder
7. A. missed B. hated C. agreed D. hurried
8. A. still B. even C. only D. never
9. A. So B. But C. Or D. And
10. A. from B. under C. with D. into
11．完形填空
An old woman had two large pots（罐）— one on each end of a pole（扁担）. She carried the pole with the pots on her shoulder. One of the pots had a crack（裂缝）in it, while the other pot was 1 and was always full of water. At the 2 of the long walk from the local well（井） to the woman's house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.
This 3 daily for two years, with the woman bringing home only 4 pot（s） of water. Of course, the perfect pot was 5 . But the poor cracked pot was 6 of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the 7 while they were on the way back. "I am ashamed of myself 8 this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house," it said. The old woman smiled and said, "Did you 9 that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I 10 know you were cracked. I planted flower seeds on 11 side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you 12 them."
"For two years, I have been able to 13 these beautiful flowers to decorate（装饰） my dining table. 14 you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty." Hearing these words, the cracked pot 15 .
Each of us has our own cracks. But it's these cracks that make our lives so interesting and meaningful.
1. A. broken B. perfect C. lovely D. small
2. A. end B. beginning C. back D. middle
3. A. changed B. succeeded C. happened D. appeared
4. A. one B. one and a half C. two D. two and a half
5. A. sad B. interested C. angry D. proud
6. A. glad B. excited C. ashamed D. bored
7. A. woman B. well C. house D. pole
8. A. because B. before C. though D. while
9. A. hear B. expect C. notice D. suggest
10. A. even B. still C. already D. always
11. A. my B. your C. its D. his
12. A. see B. care C. pass D. water
13. A. accept B. plant C. pick D. help
15. A. walked B. worried C. refused D. smiled
12．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。

On a cold snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She looked very worried because her 1 broke down and she had already waited for an hour. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back （to the） 2 from the interview* of a company.
The lady thought "Is the man going to 3 me? He looks so cold and hungry."
4 to her surprise, he stopped and said with a smile. "Can I help you, Madam?"
After forty 5 , the car was at last fixed* by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.
"No, that's 6 , Madam, "he said. "I was just helping someone in need. If you really want
to pay me back, I 7 whenever you see someone in need, you should give him a hand."
A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby* house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped.
The hostess warmly asked her 8 . And the Lady could see that it was a 9 family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 10 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly.
Robert came home later than before, thinking how 11 their life was. His wife was pregnant and the baby would be born the next month but there was not enough money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss, just like what she 12 did. Robert hugged his wife, "Honey,
I am so sorry. I haven't 13 the interview yet. Tomorrow I will try another company." His wife said 14 , "Don't worry, dear！Everything's going to be all right. A stranger helped 15 out."
Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
1. A. bike B. plane C. bus D. car
2. A. home B. school C. company D. farm
3. A. help B. save C. invite D. discover
4. A. Or B. But C. And D. So
5. A. days B. hours C. minutes D. years
6. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
7. A. want B. hope C. believe D. wish
8. A. in B. out C. away D. up
9. A. pretty B. rich C. clean D. poor
10. A. dropped B. afforded C. put D. threw
11. A. exciting B. hard C. relaxing D. happy
12. A. sometimes B. never C. always D. hardly
13. A. passed B. found C. met D. taken
14. A. certainly B. humorously C. softly D. actively
13．完形填空
Once there lived a king in a small country. Every summer, the king went to his palace near a forest and then 1 to his palace in the city center in autumn.
One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest. He didn't tell anyone else where
he had gone, so he was very happy 2 the peace and quietness as he swam. 3 , he heard a loud noise. Looking around, he saw a big bear coming at him. The king was very 4 . He jumped out of the water and ran away at once. He ran and ran 5 he was completely lost. Finally, being hungry and tired, he saw an old house in the forest. He knocked on the door and an old farmer 6 it. "I'm your king," he said to the old man. "I'm hungry. Bring me something to eat quickly！"
The old man lived a poor life and his 7 was not good enough for the king. He had only four eggs, but since the king was so hungry, the farmer 8 the simple food and gave it to the king. The king ate the eggs and felt much better. "Thank you, good man," the king said, "How much must I pay you 9 them？"
"$19. "
"How 10 they are! Are eggs rare （稀罕的） here？"
"No," answered the old farmer, "but kings are！"
1. A. reached B. shouted C. pointed D. returned
2. A. to use B. to enjoy C. to draw D. to describe
3. A. Luckily B. Usually C. Suddenly D. Comfortably
4. A. afraid B. bored C. relaxed D. excited
5. A. if B. until C. unless D. because
6. A. painted B. repaired C. controlled D. opened
7. A. family B. house C. food D. life
8. A. cooked B. changed C. imagined D. bought
9. A. of B. for C. through D. without
10. A. big B. small C. cheap D. expensive
14．完形填空
A little girl lived in a small and simple house on a mountain. She always played in the small garden 1 she was young. As she grew taller she was able to see across the valley（山谷）
to a wonderful 2 high on the other mountain and this house had golden windows，so golden that the little girl would dream 3 exciting it would be to live in such a golden house instead of a simple house like hers.
Then she hoped to leave and go to live in such a golden house 4 she loved her parents and her family so much.
When she was old enough，she asked her mother 5 she could go for a bike ride outside the gate. Her mother finally 6 her to go，but she told the little girl to stay 7 to
their house and not to go too far. The little girl 8 where she was going! Down the road and across the valley, she 9 her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house on the other mountain. She could look at the house so clearly now. However she was so 10 as she noticed all the windows were rather dirty instead of golden ones.
She was so sad and heartbroken that she didn't go any 11 and turned. On her way back, when she 12 her head at some moment, she saw a sight that amazed her on the other side of the valley, it was her little house with its 13 windows in the sunshine!
At that time she 14 all the love and care were at her home. 15 she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.
1. A. before B. while C. when D. until
2. A. building B. shop C. tree D. house
3. A. what B. which C. how D. of
4. A. and B. because C. but D. although
5. A. if B. why C. how D. when
6. A. allowed B. stopped C. wanted D. asked
7. A. away B. close C. far D. outside
8. A. thought B. told C. knew D. wondered
9. A. put B. hold C. rode D. threw
10. A. disappointed B. hopeful C. exciting D. worried
11. A. happier B. faster C. longer D. shorter
12. A. stood B. put C. raised D. set
13. A. dirty B. golden C. broken D. clean
14. A. saw B. knew C. hoped D. got
15. A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing
15．完型填空
Have you heard of the Great Wall? It is one of the 1 wonders in the world. Every year thousands of 2 from all over the world come to visit this place of 3 in China.
Last Saturday, I went to the Great Wall with some of my friends. It was a 4 day. On our way up, we saw many volunteers standing in the sun. They helped 5 with their bags. And they also helped some visitors 6 photos. They were very tired, but they didn't stop to have a rest. We were 7 when we saw this.
Just at that time, we saw a little boy standing alone and crying. We went over and asked what happened 8 him. From his answer, we knew that he couldn't 9 his mother. We told him not to worry about it and then we tried to call his mother with the phone number he gave us. Twenty minutes 10 , his mother 11 . When she saw his son, she was very 12 and thanked us with tears in her eyes.
That day we not only enjoyed the 13 of the Great Wall, but also felt the warmth of the society. If everyone can give a helping hand to 14 , the world around us will be 15 beautiful.
1. A. most famous B. newest C. busiest D. most useful
2. A. volunteers B. boys C. visitors D. mothers
3. A. dream B. hobby C. habit D. interest
4. A. cloudy B. sunny C. cold D. rainy
5. A. the old B. the young C. the rich D. the poor
6. A. show B. get C. take D. give
7. A. surprised B. interested C. worried D. touched
8. A. with B. for C. about D. to
9. A. look after B. find out C. find D. look for
10. A. late B. lately C. last D. later
11. A. turned up B. turned on C. turned off D. turned down
12. A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excites
13. A. beauty B. beautiful C. care D. endless
14. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
15. A. many B. more C. much D. less
二、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练
16．阅读理解
Embroidery（刺绣）has a long history and can date back to the Warring States Period in China. Embroidery is very popular in many countries such as China, India and Japan. Embroidery
is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needles and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal Strips, pearls, beads, quills and sequins. Embroidery is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, dress shirts, denim, stockings and golf shirts. Embroidery is available with a wide variety of thread or yarn colours.
Embroidery has many unique characteristics （特点）. One of the interesting characteristics
of embroidery is the basic techniques or stitches （针法）, such as the chain stitch, the buttonhole or the blanket stitch, the running stitch, the satin stitch and the cross stitch. They are still the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today.
Embroidery can be classified according to whether the design is stitched on top of or through the foundation fabric; and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric. Different embroideries have their own advantages and disadvantages. In' modern society, we can produce many different embroideries. Machine embroidery is one of them: It appears in the early stages
of the Industrial Revolution.
（1）From the passage, we can know embroidery can date back to
A. the Warring States Period
B. the Spring and Autumn Period
C. the modern times
D. the Ming Dynasty
（2）Which of the following materials cannot be used in embroidery according to the passage?
A. Metal strips.
B. Pearls.
C. Quills.
D. Wood.
（3）From the passage, how many things can embroidery be used on?
A. Seven.
B. Six.
C. Five.
D. Eight.
（4）Which of the following characteristics belongs to embroidery?
A. The flying stitch.
B. The satin stitch.
C. The flat stitch.
D. The button stitch. 17．阅读理解
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travels. Travelling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
（1）In the future there will be .
A. much more fruit
B. more people
C. fewer vegetables
D. fewer people （2）Every room will have at least a in the future.
A. robot
B. cow
C. TV set
D. computer
（3）In the future people don't have to .
A. work long hours
B. work fast
C. walk on foot
D. eat meat
（4）People may not eat as much as they do today.
A. fruit
B. fish
C. meat
D. rice
（5）One problem in the future is that
A. many people don't have to work
B. many people will not be able to find work
C. people have to work fast
D. all the work will be done by robots
18．阅读理解
Climbing Mount Qomolangma, the World's highest mountain, has now become more difficult. The government of Nepal asks climbers to come down the mountain with at least 18 pounds of garbage. That's the average amount of garbage a climber leaves behind on Mount Qomolangma. Climbers would leave garbage along the way. This helps climbers keep their bags light, so they would have energy to reach the summit. The garbage problem in Mount Qomolangma is not new. In 2013, climbers carried down a total of four tons of garbage.
The new rule came into effect in April of 2014. To make sure it is followed, climbers will have to hand in some money to the officials before they climb the mountain. When they climb back down the mountain, the officials will check them to make sure they bring down the 18 pounds of。