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期中题型专练--短文填空- 2023-2024学年八年级英语下册 人教新目标Go For It!
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
A long time ago, there was 1 emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale (夜莺) singing very 2 (beautiful).
One day, the emperor 3 (hear) about this little 4 (bird) beautiful voice. He asked his guards 5 (bring) her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale’s voice, he said, “ 6 (put) her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.”
The little bird was so 7 (happy) about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the men in his palace to make a robot bird 8 him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn’t sing any 9 (much). Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better 10 better each day.
After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished (爱戴) him for his love and kindness.
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Wilbur was 11 (bear) in 1867 and Orville in 1871. The Wright brothers developed a strong interest in flight from early childhood. They taught 12 (they) maths and engineering. They started their flying 13 (experiment) with big kites and gliders. 14 (final), they decided to make their own plane. The two brothers worked very hard 15 (make) a small engine and a propeller for their plane.
Their 16 (one) plane weighed 340 kilograms. Its wings were 12 meters wide. 17 17 December 1903, Orville sat in the plane and made the first successful flight at Kitty Ha