专题 07 短文填空-八年级英语下册期中必考题真题汇编（武汉专用）

专题07 短文填空 （一） （2022春·武汉青山区·八年级统考期中）According to the Chinese lunar calendar, 2021 is the Year of the Ox. Many Chinese people believe it will be a good year. It makes them think of a strong body, good luck and a b____1____ life. The ox plays an important r____2____ and is a symbol of hard working in Chinese culture. The phrase “the spirit of ox” m____3____beating anything in the way. The word “laohuangniu” means those who help others and ask n____4____ for themselves. Just as the Chinese writer Lu Xun once w____5____, “Cows eat grass, but give milk.” When someone gets a great achievement through hard work, people often use “niu”, meaning “wonderful’’, to d____6____ him or her. In the west, people have a d____7____ opinion about this animal. “Bullheaded people are very stubborn (固执的) and will not listen to advice. If you search on the Internet for the word “bull” (公牛), you’ll also f____8____ other interesting English expressions. For example, if someone behaves (表现) “like a bull in a china shop”, he or she behaves in a clumsy (笨拙的) way when they should be more careful. In the year of the Ox, we h____9____ that all of our students will work just as hard as the ox does. Keep away from anything that might make you as angry as “a red flag to a bull”. We hope you can always “take the bull by the horns (不畏艰险)” when you have to face a difficult s____10____. （二） （2022春·武汉汉阳区·八年级统考期中）There once lived a great warrior (勇士). He was quite old, but still f____11____ for his bravery, so many students came to study under him.     One day, a young man who was known for his strength went to the warrior’s village. He thought the warrior was o____12____, he could not strong forever. So he d____13____ to fight the old warrior. To everyone’s s____14____, the old man gladly accepted the young man’s challenge. The young man insulted (辱骂) the old man and h____15____ him, while the old man just stood there and defended (防卫) himself. After several rounds, the young man’s strength gave out