专题09 短文填空20篇（江苏专用）-2023-2024学年八年级英语期末总复习高分突破

专题09 短文填空20篇（期中期末真题精选） 一、短文首字母填空 （2023上·江苏淮安·八年级统考期中）首字母填空。 There was once a boy who was playing in a field with his friends. As they were playing, the boy saw a stone that looked s 1 . It was d 2 from the other ones. It was a bit shining, b 3 it was quite dirty. The boy picked it up and decided to polish(擦亮) it. His friends made fun of him for this. They said: “W 4 are you polishing that dirty old stone? It doesn’t c 5 anything.” But every day, when they went out to play, the boy would bring the stone, polishing it whenever they took breaks. Then one day, the boy left his home to j 6 his friends playing as usual. When he s 7 them the stone, they were amazed. It was, in fact, not a stone at all—it was a beautiful diamond(钻石). The boy stayed up all night, polishing it until it was r 8 clean. There will be times i 9 your life when people will try to discourage(使泄气) you. They will tell you that you’re wasting your time on some m 10 tasks. But you will get something unexpected if you have patience and courage. （2023上·江苏扬州·八年级统考期中）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） One day, Laurie saw the four March girls walking quietly through the garden. He f 11 them. They went to some trees and sat there drawing and reading and sewing. Laurie h 12 behind a tree and watched them, feeling sad he had no brothers or sisters. A squirrel suddenly ran down the tree and Beth looked up. She saw Laurie and asked him to join them. He read to them while they drew and sewed. They talked about their d 13 . “I want to travel around the world and see lots of places. Then I’d like to become a famous musician.” said Laurie. “I’d like a lovely house, f 14 of nice things—good food, pretty clothes, handsome furniture and pleasant people,” Meg said. “Wouldn’t you have a husband and some angelic children in your lovely house?” asked Laurie, smilingly. “I said ‘p 15 people’, you know.” Meg carefully tied up her sho