期末必考题型之阅读还原16篇-2023-2024学年八年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（仁爱科普版）

期末必考题型之阅读还原16篇 (名校期末真题) （2022上·福建漳州·八年级统考期末）第二节  阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、 连贯，意思完整。 The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. 1 One day, Meng Tian, a general (将军) of Qin, made his way home with some rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail (痕迹) on the ground when they moved on. 2 He tied (绑) the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But it didn’t work well because the rabbit’s hair was very smooth (光滑). 3 A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in a stone hole. He picked (捡) it up with hope. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil (油) from the hair. The stick with the hair worked beautifully. 4 Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing an important part in Chinese culture. 5 It makes their lives more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture. A．So Meng threw away his “invention”. B．And do you know how it was invented? C．Suddenly a good idea came to his mind. D．In this way, Meng invented the “brush pen”. E．Today, students can learn to write with the brush pens in school. （2022上·福建福州·八年级统考期末）Music Makes You Pretty Smart. Many studies show music makes you smart when you learn it at an early age. 6 Studies show learning music at an older age can do wonders for your mind, too. Music Builds Your Confidence (自信). When you are in a bad mood, you could play for just one person or your friend. 7 Also, you will bring that confidence (自信) into other areas of your life. Music Brings You Closer to People. 8 Many of us can enjoy songs in languages we can not speak or understand. You will be surprised at how music can bring you closer to people, especially if you need to meet and spend the time with people from other countries. For example, if you don’t know what to talk about, ask the other person what his/her favorite song is, and if you are k