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专题09 阅读还原
2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期末抢分题型专练(牛津译林版)
一、阅读还原
选出能够填入短文空白处的最佳选项,使短文通顺连贯,其中有两项是多余的。
As the saying goes, “A smile is the best medicine.” Nothing can cure a sick heart better than a warm smile. When we smile, our brain gives off some special chemicals. 1 Smiling more often can even make us healthier. People are always told the importance of smiling.
2 The holiday was set up by American artist Harvey Ball. Ball created his famous yellow smiling face symbol in 1963. 3 Ball became worried that the symbol was losing its original meaning. To remind people to spread the “real” smile, he came up with the idea for World Smile Day.
The theme of the day is “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.” 4 We can cook a dish for our parents or give a small gift to our friend. It could be even better if we could do some volunteer work. 5 Let’s spread laughter and hope on this World Smile Day!
A.Do you know when the World Smile Day is?
B.This can be as simple as smiling at everyone you meet.
C.They work together to make us feel calm and relaxed.
D.Have you ever done anything to make other people angry?
E.People love it and more and more businesses began to use it.
F.For example, we can clean up the environment and help the elderly.
G.World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October every year.
请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后根据内容从七个选项中选择五个还原到原文中,使意思通顺,结构完整,一空一句。
Simple ways to improve your written English
Many people think it is really difficult to improve their writing in English. Don’t worry, though. Here are some simple steps that you can take to improve your written English.
● Increase your vocabulary.
To express yourself clearly, you need a good active vocabulary. That’s not just being able to know lots of words—it means actually being able to use them correctly. 6
Tip: When you learn a new word, try to learn all the forms of that word.
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People often say that we learn to write best by reading. Reading in English is useful i