专题二 语法填空-【精彩练习】2022-2023学年八年级下册初二英语教师用书word（人教版）杭州专用

 

 

 

专题二　语法填空　

一、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

A

It was hot and sunny yesterday.  Bill,  1．__an__  11­year­old boy, went to the beach with his friends Jim and Bob.  After playing for a while, Bill fell asleep on the comfortable beach.  When he woke up, his friends   2．__were__playing__(play) volleyball.  Bill walked to   3．__them__ (they) and began to play with them.

Bob hit the ball too hard and it fell into the sea.  Just as Bob was going to pick up the ball, a strong wind   4．__blew__(blow) it away.  Bill wanted to show off (炫耀) his swimming skills, so he decided to get the volleyball back for them.  After swimming   5．__for__ about ten minutes, Bill became tired.  He realized it was impossible for him to get the ball.  But he tried his best   6．__to__swim__(swim) to it.  At that moment, some black   7．__clouds__(cloud) appeared in the sky! Oh,   8．__how__ strange the weather was! It started to rain heavily.

At that time Jim and Bob were  9．__completely__(complete) surprised because they couldn't see Bill.  They didn't just stand on the beach in silence anymore.  They shouted for help.

It was  10．__lucky__(luck) enough that a young man saved Bill.

B

I'm Cathy.  I just returned home 1．__from__ Vietnam(越南).  This summer I volunteered in an orphanage (孤儿院).  There were about 220 children.  I 2．__cared__(care)for babies and some younger children.

I liked helping in the baby rooms.  Those babies were so small and lovely.  At first I felt sad to see those babies  3．__because__ they didn't have a home.  But after I saw that many people took good care of them, I felt better.  One of the 4．__babies__(baby)was very special.  She was only three months old and she was weak.  She laughed as soon as she saw me.

I was also fond of looking after younger children.  They were lovely, too.  They liked to play with 5．__me__(I)and wanted more attention.  I saw a five­year­old girl on the first day.  She had nobody to talk to or play with and 6．__felt__(feel)lonely.  I tried to cheer her up and encourage her 7．__to__join__(join)other children in different activities.  By the end of my time there she had made some friends and looked  8．__happier__(happy) than before.

I loved to see the happy looks 9．__on__all children's faces and I loved every minute there.  All the children cried  10．__sadly__(sad) when I left, but I thought I was much sadder.  I told them I would visit them every summer.

C

David and his classmates wanted to do something meaningful.  Then they 1．__came__(come)up with a plan to visit the old people's home.  They would like  2．__to__cheer__(cheer)the old people up.  They hoped the old people would know that people cared about them and wouldn't feel 3．__lonely__(lone)any more. 

On Sunday, David got up early and went out of his house  4．__hurriedly__(hurried).  He rode to the school gate and there 5．__were__(be)already several classmates there.  At 8：00 a．m., they got on the bus and left for the old people's home.  They all felt 6．__excited__(excite).  After they got there, their head teacher Lisa divided (划分) them into two groups—one for cleaning the rooms and the other for washing the clothes. 

All of them were busy  7．__with__ their work and they made a difference to the old people's home.  “It seems that you change our rooms into new  8．__ones__(one)，” one of the old people said.  Hearing that and seeing  9．__the__ look of joy on the old people's faces, David and his classmates got a great 10．__feeling__(feel)of satisfaction. 

D

The Alaska Range(阿拉斯加山脉) is famous for its valleys and glaciers(冰川). It 1．__has__(have) many thick forests and big glaciers which are over millions of years old. It 2．__receives__ (receive) more than a million tourists from all over the world. It is also one of 3．__the__most__dangerous__(dangerous) places on the earth.

Of all the peaks, Mount McKinley is the highest. It's one of the most popular places to go 4．__for__ mountain climbing. It's very difficult 5．__to__climb__(climb) because the top of the mountain is covered by thick snow all year round, and there are many other difficulties like the 6．__freezing__(freeze) weather conditions, the heavy 7．__storms__(storm) and so on.

For these climbers it is 8．__an__extremely dangerous climbing, and many people have lost their 9．__lives__(life) on this mountain. However, the mountain climbers have never given up climbing it, 10．__and__ they have enjoyed the great challenges in climbing the mountain.

E

Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28th, 551 B．C.in the Kingdom of Lu, 1．__in__ today's Shandong Province. 2．__When__ he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began 3．__to__learn__(learn) music, and he did well in it.

Then he went on learning other 4．__subjects__(subject). When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have 5．__a__ chance to get education whether they were rich or poor. He had about 3，000 students and many of 6．__them__(they)became famous.

Chinese see Confucius as 7．__the__greatest__(great)thinker who had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior. And he is 8．__also__ regarded as the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are about 9．__kindness__(kind) and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should not only always think of themselves, but work for others. His ideas are around in 10．__people's__(people)everyday life. Today people can still hear the ideas, and they even go far into East and South Asia.

F

Haley Evans is an American girl who loves books very much. 1．__At__ the age of 9, she began to work with friends to collect books for children. Since then, she 2．__has__given__(give) about 8，000 books away.

This year Haley made another great project(项目). She set up a Free Little Library with 3．__her__(she) friend Megan. In fact, Free Little Library is not a new idea. It's popular in many

Western 4．__countries__(country). People put a box outside their house and fill it with books. 5．__Others__(other) can take the books they want from the “little library”．

Haley came up with the idea after reading 6．__the__ piece of news. She was happy with the project. She said, “We want to encourage more kids 7．__to__read__(read) and hope that they can be 8．__more__interested__(interested) in reading.”

Most of the books in their “little library” 9．__are__(be) for children. But they plan to put in more books for adults next month. “10．__Though/Although__ it's not easy for us, we won't give up. There are more things we can do，” Haley added.

G

It was a cold afternoon.  Ginny and I were walking home after work when suddenly a young man came.  He asked Ginny if she wanted a hug(拥抱).  1．__A__ sign which read “Free Hugs” was in his hand.  I looked around and found there were other people with him.  They 2．__held__ (hold) their handmade signs high.  The message was the same on all of them—“Free Hugs”.

“Sure！” Ginny smiled and walked up to him 3．__slowly__ (slow). She reached up, wrapped (抱) her arms around his neck, pulled him down to her level and hugged him with all the love she had in her heart. “Wow！” he said. “That is 4．__the__warmest__ (warm) hug I've had all day！” Ginny said she was a hugger with a smile.  Then he asked me 5．__to__give__ (give) a hug.  I walked into his open arms and said, “You got it！”  We held each other and parted.

A young lady walked up 6．__and__ hugged Ginny.  She turned to me, opened her arms and hugged me, too.  I felt the warmth—a glow filling my heart.  Ginny and I were going through hard time.  We were stressed and worried 7．__about__ life, but on that afternoon, for a short moment, it was forgotten completely.  Sometimes, a hug is all we need.

“‘Free Hugs’ was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives，” said the young man.  Ginny and I stepped back and watched them work their magic with those who accepted 8．__them__(they).  They 9．__offered__(offer) hugs to anyone and everyone.

It took a simple hug to make all 10．__things__(thing) better.

 

H

It was snowing heavily outside and the snow 1．__reminded__ (remind) me of the famous story Snow White.

Once upon a time, there 2．__was__(be) a king and a queen. They lived happily but had no 3．__kids__(kid). Later they had a girl and 4．__the__ girl was very beautiful, with snow­white skin and blood­red lips. The whole family were very happy. The girl was named Snow White. It was 5．__unlucky__(lucky) that the queen died when she gave birth to Snow White. The king 6．__married__ (marry) another woman. The woman was jealous (嫉妒的) of Snow White's beauty so she asked someone 7．__to__kill__ (kill) Snow White.

8．__But__Snow White was saved. Then the woman turned herself 9．__into__ an old lady and tried to kill Snow White with a poisonous(有毒的) apple. 10．__Finally__(final), a prince saved Snow White and fell in love with her. Soon they got married and lived a happy life.

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