期中复习短文填空+阅读专项2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级下册

（一） A small farm in Bangladesh( 孟加拉共和国) is waiting for the information from Guinness Word Records (吉尼斯世界纪录). People there want to know if _____1_____ mini cow is really the shortest cow in the world. The cow is _____2_____ Rani, and her body size is very small. She is only 20 inches tall and 26 inches long. Weighing only 57 pounds, she is the size of a dog and much _____3_____ than a common cow. The cow has trouble in walking _____4_____ her legs are not very strong. She often _____5_____ when she has to walk for long distances(距离) or stand for too long. Luckily, the children on the _____6_____ are happy to help her. One of their favorite jobs is to pick _____7_____ Rani and carry her around the farm, taking her wherever she needs to go. Her body size would _____8_____ beat the current( 目前的) world record holder's, but the farm has to wait for the official word(官方说法) from Guinness World Records before they can celebrate the achievement. Whether she is the world's shortest cow or not, Rani has already got a special place in the hearts of the farmers and visitors who stopped by to see her. 1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________ 5.___________ 6.___________ 7.___________ 8.___________ （二） What's the purpose of reading books? What books should I read? These are two questions I've been asking myself my whole life. For the first question, I guess I've already got the answer. I read as much as I can be a man with wisdom. I think that's _____1_____ I keep reading. And I think that's the best gift that reading can bring you. And for the second question, I can't say I have the best answer. But I do want to suggest some _____2_____ of books you can read. First, you should read books which teach you something about culture. You can think deeply _____3_____ knowing a culture well. You can bring yourself a colorful world that you have never seen before when you know several cultures. Second, you should read books which teach you how to understand t