牛津译林版8A英语期中复习专题练习—首字母填空

牛津译林版8A 英语期中复习专题练习—首字母填空
（1）
What will happen if a family is without the Internet for a month? One American family
decides to find out. They have sent an invitation to a leading US television station, expecting(期望)
that it will send a film group to record their day-to-day life w 1 the Internet for a month.
When the film group meet with the Smiths, they find that Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith and their
two c 2 are so crazy about the Internet that t 3 hardly(几乎不) do things together. At
mealtimes, no one s 4 at the dining table for their food. “Everyone just runs into the kitchen,
I 5 we don’t make
takes their food and then goes back to their screen,” Mrs. Smith explains. “
a change, our family will become strangers to each other!”
Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not e 6 , especially when the
Smiths lose themselves in it. They have to make many c 7 . For example, the two kids have to
go to the school l 8 to borrow books for their study about science, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith need
to go out shopping because they cannot buy things on the I 9 . As the family have picked up
the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and
doing all k 10 of activities together.
Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge(挑战)?
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（2）
As we all know it’s important for us students to learn all the subjects well. Will students do
true. So
better in their lessons if they spend m 1 time on them? Many people think it’s
students have to spend the whole day d 2 school work except three meals.
Students have many h 3 . They love sports, after-school a 4 and art. Two days’　
holiday can get them away f 5 too much school work, and they can do what they like. But
sadly, many teachers do not think so. They h 6 their students do much homework even at the
weekend. Some senior students even have to have lessons on Saturdays. It’s usually difficult for students to find time to enjoy t 7 . Students are really tired of too much homework at the
weekend. So they don’t do it until Sunday night. And there is not enough time to finish the
homework c 8 . The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers feel u 9 .
Things will not get better without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose i
10 in learning. It’s also bad for their fitness.
A horse runs faster after a rest. For students only a rest is not enough. Both teachers and
parents should do something to make a change now.
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（3）
s some advice o__1__ Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here i
healthy eating.
Eat with o___2____. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat
with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.
Listen to your body. Ask y___3_____ if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see
if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop e___4____ before you
feel full.
Eat b___5_____. The breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat f the past ten hours, your body n___6___ food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating
breakfast.
Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need s___7_____ sometimes. In
fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your t___8____ meals. This doesn
that you can only eat a bag of chips.
Don’t eat dinners l___9____. With our busy life, we always put off(推迟) eating dinner
until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours b___10_____ you go to bed. This will give
your body a chance to digest(消化) most of the food before you rest for the next 8—10 hours.
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（4）
There was once a wise woman who lived back in the hills .All the children liked to come
back and ask her questions . She always gave the right answers .
There was a naughty (调皮地)little boy a 1 the children . One day he caught a bird and
held it in his cupped hands . Then he gathered his fingers (手指) around . He said “Let’s trick the
3 in my hands . Of course ,she’ll answer that I have a
old woman. I’ll a2 her what I’m h
b 4 . Then I will ask her if (是否)the bird is living or dead . If she says th e bird is dead ,I’ll o
压碎) it
5 my hands and let the bird fly away . If she says the bird is alive , I’ll quickly crush(
6 .”
and show her the dead bird .Either way , she’ll be w
The children agreed that this was a c 7 plan .Up the hill they went to the old w 8
hut (小屋)。

“Granny ,we have a question for you ,”they all shouted .
“What’s in my hand?” asked the little boy.
“Well , it must be a bird,” answered the old woman .
“But is it living or dead ？”asked the excited boy .
The old woman t 9 for a moment and then a 10 ,“It is as you wish ,my child.”
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If you think of after-school activities as a waste(浪费)of t 1 , you are wrong! After-school activities can help us grow up in many ways. They o 2 us chances(机会) to practise what we learn in class. Through activities, we can also learn more a 3 today's society(社会)and a lot of new things that we can't learn from our b 4 . What's more, they help to develop our abilities that we need both for our studies now and for our work and life in the f 5 .
We are busy with our studies in school. Many students like to stay in the classroom to
do homework i 6 of going out to relax(放松). I hope the students can have l__7___ homework and have more time to do after-school activities. Some will make us s 8 and healthy; some may even change our life. After-school activities just make it possible for us to breathe(呼吸) f 9 air and remove tiredness(消除疲劳). Then, we can pay attention to(注意) our studies and get good grades. So, all the students, come out and take p 10 in after-school activities!
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（6）
1 ? A true is one who can give you
Everyone wants a true friend. But what’s a true friend l
a 2 and help when you are in trouble. You can call him or her at any time and t 3
about your worries. A true friend is b 4 than a good friend. A true friend will come over
to h 5 you without any request（要求）and be with you in n 6 . A true friend is like
a mother who is just a true friend of her c 7 . Instead of having hundreds of good friends,
if you have a true friend, you are l 8 . Sometimes it is much e 9 for us to receive but[来源more difficult to give, so be a true friend yourself f 10 if you want to have a true friend.
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（7）
When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for help. But she a 1
2 at all. I thought she was the l
3 mother in the said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not g
world!
One day, I d 4 to invite some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were e 5 . I asked my mother to help me, but she still(仍然) said, “Do it yourself, girl.”
Because of my “lazy mother”, I have to wash my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do h 6 . I e 7 have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really h 8 for
me to do everything well.
As time goes by, I u 9 my mother. She makes me clever and diligent (勤奋的) . I
think a g 10 mother is worth(等值于) one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?
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e k____1_____
Animals are man’s friends, but many people don’t treat them as friends. Peopl animals for their fur, for food and for fun. People destroy（摧毁）f___2____to make more space for buildings and roads. This makes many animals l____3_____their food and homes. Every day, many thousands of animals lose their lives b____4_____ of people.
Many hundreds of kinds of animals are in d___5____. They may disappear(消失) one day if people do nothing to s____6_____them. And once they disappear, they will never r____7____ any more!
Every animal has its place in nature. People s____8_____ learn to share the world with them.
L____9_____, many people are doing something to make the world a better place for both man and animals. And Many countries pass laws , too. I 10 more people start to care about animals, animals will live a happier life. I do believe there will be a better future for animals.
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即使) the computer China is a count ry with a rich c___1____ in handwriting. “Even though(
is often used today, Chinese people should not forget the s___2___ of writing with hands,”Chinese government official(官员).
Now the computer becomes a very useful t___3___ to help people to write. As people use
computers more often than before, many people forget how to write Chinese characters(字).
People often make a lot of m____4___ in writing.
Now China is trying to help students and teachers to improve(提高) their writing skill with
the help of information technology. With the technology, we hope that teachers can write their
questions on the blackboard and students can answer by w___5___, too.
ng has become The Chinese character test shows that now many college students’ handwriti
w__6____ than before. Many college students do not know how to compose (组成) words or
sentences in Chinese character in the right way. Not only children but a____7___ their parents
meet the same problem. They may tell the general form(大致外形) of a certain character, but they
can’t spell out the character correctly. However, they can e___8__ spell out the character with the
help of a computer.
In the language teaching course, we can solve(解决) this p__9____with the use of certain
technologies. In fact, apart from(除了)technology, we still have a lot to do. For example, we may
ask students to finish their homework by writing with hands i___10____of using the computer.
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（10）
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large f 1 .The
other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got
from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not r
2 that we share all the rice. I’m a
-room
3 and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store
-room.
and w 4 across the field b 5 their houses, putting it into his brother’s store At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I
and I have my wife and children to l 6 after me when I am o 7 . However, my brother
has no one to take care of his f 8 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his -room.
brother’s store
Several months passed by. They found i 9 strange that their rice never became less.
Then, one dark night the two brothers happen to meet each other. Slowly they began to understand
what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears f 10 their eyes at once.
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参考答案
（1）
1. without
2. children
3. they
4. sits
5. If
6. easy
7. changes
8. library
9. Internet 10. kinds
（2）
1. more
2. doing
3. hobbies
4. activities
5. from
6. have
7. themselves
8. carefully
9. unhappy 10. interest
（3）
1.on
2.others
3.yourself
4.eating
5.breakfast
6.needs
7. snacks
8. three
te 10.before
（4）
1.among
2.ask
3.holding
4.bird
5. open
6.wrong
7.clever
8. woman’s
9. thought 10.answered
（5）
1.time
2.offer
3.about
4.books
5.future
6.instead
7.less
8.strong
9.fresh 10.part
（6）
1.like
2.advice
3.talk
4.better
5. help
6. Need
7.child/children
8. lucky
9.easier 10.first
（7）
1.always
2. glad
3. laziest
4.. decided
5. everywhere
6. housework
7. even
8. hard
9. understand 10. good
（8）
1.kill
2. forests
3. lose
4. because
5. Danger
6. stop
7. return
8. should
9. Luckily 10. If
（9）
1.culture
2. skill
3. tool
4. mistakes
5. writing
6. worse
7. also
8. easily
9.problem 10. instead
（10）
1.family
2. right
3. alone
4. went
5. between
6. look
7. old
8. family
9. it 10. filled。