Units 7—8 短文填空专项训练 2023-2024学年仁爱科普版英语八年级下册

仁爱英语八年级下短文填空专项训练 U7T1 Grace was in Grade Eight.She had a part-time(兼职的) job,so she had to get up at five o'clock.She was a newspaper girl. Each morning,Grace left the house at 5:15.She always rode a bike to the corner to 1 /'k ri/ the newspapers. In winter it was still dark 2 she got up.Grace had to send newspapers to people's houses in all 3 (kind) of weather.She 4 (try) to put each paper in the box where it would be kept safe from wind,rain or snow.Her customers(顾客) thought she did 5 good job. Grace made about $70 each month and she was 6 (save) some of the money to go to college(大学).She spent the rest 7 books and clothes.Once a month she got the money from her customers together.Because many of 8 (they) worked during the day,Grace had to get the money at night.Sometimes when Grace was ill,her 9 /'eld (r)/ brother had to send the newspapers for her. Grace had 70 customers now,but she hoped to get more soon.Some day,if she got more customers,maybe Grace could win a prize(奖) for being a very good newspaper girl.She wanted to win a visit to 10 /'j r p/,and she would be happy if she won a new bike. U7T2 There is a famous English saying “You are what you eat”,and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you.It is often used to tell people to have 1 good eating habit.For example,kids are told to eat less sweet food.But,a team of American scientists found something new about 2 (eat) sweet food. “When we say some people ‘sweet',we mean they are kind and friendly to us.Maybe this word can help us learn more about people's 3 (feel) and acts,” said Brian Meier,a scientist from the study team.“Taste is something we 4 /Ik'spI ri ns/ every day.We want to find 5 we can know someone's character(品质) and behavior(行为) according to their taste.” In one 6 their experiments(实验),the scientists asked students some questions about their character.Then they asked the students to make a list(清单) of their favorite food.According to their answers,the scientists found that the