短文填空20篇（期中真题+名校模拟）-2023-2024学年八年级英语下册单元模块满分必刷题（外研版）

2023-2024学年八年级英语下册单元模块满分必刷题（外研版） 短文填空20篇（期中题型考前过关练） 期中真题+名校模拟 （22-23八年级下·广东深圳·期中）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 The Lunar New Year is called the Year of the Rabbit in China and the Year of the Cat in Vietnam (越南). Ancient storytellers said the Jade Emperor 1 (organize) a race across a river for all the animals in the world. The Jade Emperor decided 2 (choose) the first 12 animals that reached the other side to appear in the zodiac (生肖). In the Chinese story, the cat and the rat were riding across a river on an ox 3 one side to the other side when the rat pushed the cat into the water. In the story, 4 (turn) the two animals into enemies is the result of this race. That is why cats have been hunting rats ever since. In the Chinese story, the rabbit crossed the river by jumping on 5 top of stones in the river. When the rabbit got there, no others were around, it 6 (simple) thought the race was too easy. The rabbit was 7 (bore) with the race so it went off to the side and slept. By the time the rabbit woke up, three animals had already arrived. 8 , in the Vietnamese story — which did not have a rabbit — the cat could swim and ended up arriving fourth. The top twelve finishers are rat, ox, tiger (or rabbit), dragon, snake, goat, monkey, dog, and pig. One explanation for changing rabbit with cat might have to do with people’s 9 (impress) on the two animals. In Chinese, the rabbit 10 (describe) as a lucky animal which is loved by people. The Vietnamese think the cat is a lucky animal. （22-23八年级下·山东临沂·期中）阅读下面语篇，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。 Should students do some housework at home? Some parents think that their children are too busy 11 their studies. They believe doing housework means 12 (waste) their time. But others think it’s very important and necessary for their kids to do some housework at home. Here are the 13 (reason). First, their ki