短文填空（语法填空）--人教版八年级下册期末专项

1 / 12 短文填空（语法填空） 答案解析 Passage 1 【答案】 1. be 解析：系动词原形，描述鲨鱼最大体长（"can be"表示可能达到的状态） 2. weighs 解析：一般现在时第三人称单数，说明鲨鱼体重的客观事实 3. scared 解析：形容词作表语，修饰人感受（注意：scary修饰物，scared修饰人） 4. loses 解析：一般现在时，陈述鲨鱼终生换牙的科学现象 5. growing 解析：现在分词，固定搭配"keep doing"表示持续生长 6. the 解析：定冠词特指"后面那颗牙齿"，与后文"moves forward"呼应 7. but 解析：转折连词，对比体型大与食量小的矛盾特征 8. its 解析：物主代词，指代鲨鱼自身体重 9. have seen 解析：现在完成时，强调过去经历对现在认知的影响 10. In 解析：固定短语"In fact"（事实上），引出科学真相 Passage 2 【答案】 1. to work 解析：动词不定式，固定搭配"ask sb to do"（父母要求他更努力） 2. to spend 2 / 12 解析：动词不定式，固定搭配"promise to do"（承诺花更多时间学习） 3. playing 解析：现在分词，结构"see sb doing"强调目击正在进行的动作（上课玩手机） 4. to talk 解析：动词不定式，固定搭配"decide to do"（决定与朋友倾诉） 5. to make 解析：动词不定式，结构"It's time to do"（是时候改变生活） 6. to come 解析：动词不定式，固定搭配"agree to do"（同意次日来访） 7. to listen 解析：动词不定式，固定搭配"advise sb to do"（建议认真听课） 8. to help 解析：动词不定式，固定搭配"would like to do"（主动提出帮助） 9. giving 解析：动名词，介词"for"后接动名词（感谢给予建议） 10. to become 解析：动词不定式，固定搭配"hope to do"（希望成为优秀学生） Passage 3 【答案】 1. with 解析：固定搭配"argue with sb"（与某人争论），体现亲子冲突的互动性 2. to talk 解析：动词不定式，结构"offer to do"（主动提出沟通），暗示父母应主动打破僵局 3. Children 解析：复数名词作主语（注意首字母大写），概括青少年群体的普遍现象 4. wrong 解析：副词修饰动词 goes，固定搭配"go wrong"（出问题），描述事件恶化 5. themselves 解析：反身代词，强调"独立做决定"的自主权缺失 6. Relations 3 / 12 解析：根据音标/rɪ'leɪʃnz/拼写（注意首字母大写），指代日益恶化的亲子关系 7. a 解析：不定冠词修饰"friendlier way"，提出更友善的沟通策略 8. If 解析：条件状语从句引导词，建立"提出合理请求→获得允许"的逻辑链 9. telling 解析：动名词，结构"try doing"（尝试用具体方法），对比前文无效的攀比说辞 10. important 解析：形容词作表语，说明晚归理由的合理性（注意：非名词 importance） Passage 4 【答案】 1. have become 解析：现在完成时（recently/in the past few years作时间状语），强调盲盒玩具近年来的流行趋 势 2. until 解析：连词构成"not...until"结构，体现盲盒的悬念机制（拆盒前未知内容） 3. were packed 解析：被动语态过去时，描述动物被装箱的客观事实（注意：pack的过去分词需加-ed） 4. dead 解析：形容词作表语（系动词 were+adj），准确描述死亡状态（非 dying进行时） 5. for 解析：固定句型"It's cruel for sb to do"，指出售卖者的残忍性 6. the 解析：定冠词特指"宠物盲盒销售"这一特定现象 7. more easily 解析：副词比较级（easy→easily→more easily），说明网络购买的便捷性升级 8. low 解析：原级形容词构成"as low as"短语，强调 9.9元的超低定价 9. buyers 解析：复数名词所有格（buyer→buyers'），指代动物在运输途中死亡 4 / 12 10. kindness 解析：名词与 respect并列（more+名词），呼应官方媒体对生命尊严的呼吁 Passage 5 【答案】 1. weather 解析：名词作主语，与"not cold or hot"构成天气描述（注意：非"temperature"） 2. so 解析：因果连词，连接"村庄远"和"开车前往"的逻辑关系（比"but"更贴切） 3. took 解析：固定句型"It took sb +时间"，描述 6小时车程（注意：非"spent"） 4. a 解析：不定冠词修饰可数名词 fire，指"生起一堆火"的露营场景 5. late 解析：副词构成"stay up late"短语，体现熬夜观星的行为 6. flew 解析：过去时动词，搭配"kites"表示放风筝（注意：fly→flew不规则变化） 7. fishing 解析：动名词作活动项目，与后文"had fish for lunch"形成因果链 8. of 解析：固定搭配"lots of photos"，量化拍摄照片的数量 9. them 解析：代词指代前文"friendly people"，体现与村民的互动 10. but 解析：转折连词，平衡"疲惫"与"快乐"的露营体验 Passage 6 【答案】 1. make 解析：动词原形，构成"make sb + adj"结构（WHO研究证实音乐使人更快乐健康） 2. full 解析：形容词短语"full of hope"，描述励志音乐的核心特质（对比：filled需加 with） 5 / 12 3. It 解析：形式主语，指代后文"to fall asleep"不定式内容（固定句型"It is easy to..."） 4. who 解析：关系代词引导定语从句，特指"热爱音乐的人群"延长寿命的现象 5. his 解析：物主代词与"a man"形成所有格呼应（注意：非"her"或"their"） 6. playing 解析：现在进行时，描述音乐家演奏不同曲目的实时场景 7. by 解析：被动语态引导动作执行者，强调"歌手自创歌曲"的原创性 8. so 解析：程度副词构成"so...that..."结构，体现音乐感染力引发合唱 9. not 解析：固定搭配"not only...but also..."，展示民乐唤起回忆的双重作用 10. least 解析：短语"at least"量化每人至少有一首最爱歌曲的普遍性。 Passage 7 【答案】 1. among 解析：介词表示"在...群体中受欢迎"，特指影迷圈层（比"between"更强调广泛性） 2. deal 解析：固定搭配"deal with"（处理问题），体现女主角初期的生活困境 3. lonely 解析：形容词作表语，描述心理状态（注意：alone指物理独处，lonely强调情感孤独） 4. social 解析：形容词修饰 activities，解释"闭门不出"的反常行为（名词 society需变形为形容词） 5. depend 解析：动词原形搭配"on"，揭示经济不独立的生存状态 6. several 解析：数量形容词修饰"heart-breaking things"，量化触发转变的关键事件 6 / 12 7. decision 解析：名词构成"make a decision"，标志人生转折点的主动选择 8. succeeded 解析：动词过去式，与"not only...but also..."结构呼应（注意：success是名词） 9. fans 解析：名词复数，体现电影引发的广泛情感共鸣 10. whole 解析：形容词强调"贯穿一生"的自我认知主题（比"complete"更具时间纵深感） Passage 8 【答案】 1. easily 解析：副词修饰动词 get，说明冬季感冒流感的高发性（形容词 easy需变副词形式） 2. but 解析：转折连词，纠正"感冒=流感"的常见误解（与后文 different形成逻辑呼应） 3. more serious 解析：比较级结构，通过 than明确流感比感冒更严重（注意：serious多音节词需加 more） 4. will hurt 解析：一般将来时，预测流感症状发展（与 quickly feel sick构成症状递进） 5. weeks 解析：复数名词，four后接可数名词复数（流感症状最长持续四周） 6. yourself 解析：反身代词，强调自我保护（keep away from的宾语需与主语 you一致） 7. with 解析：介词表示伴随状态，指"患病人群"（with+疾病名是医学常用表达） 8. to touch 解析：不定式，try not to do结构规范预防行为（避免接触感染源） 9. cleaning 解析：动名词作介词 after宾语，强调擤鼻后必须洗手（卫生关键步骤） 10. a 解析：不定冠词修饰"温暖通风的房间"（well-aired需与形容词 warm并列） 7 / 12 Passage 9 【答案】 1. an 解析：不定冠词用于元音音素开头的"African"前（注意：虽然 elephant以元音字母 e开头，但 实际发音以辅音/ɪ/开头，此处修饰的是 African） 2. herself 解析：反身代词作宾语，体现 16岁大象的自理能力（与年龄描述呼应） 3. has made 解析：现在完成时，"since last year"时间状语要求此时态，强调累计收益 4. found 解析：一般过去时，4年前（about 4 years ago）的发现动作 5. was drawing 解析：过去进行时，"at this time yesterday"特定时间点正在进行的动作 6. falling 解析：现在分词作形容词，描述画作内容为"飘落的树叶"的动态美感 7. differences 解析：可数名词复数，指Mary与其他大象的多处不同特质 8. to buy 解析：不定式作原因状语，说明人们购买画作的行为动机 9. the smartest 解析：最高级形式，配合"in the world"范围限定，确立Mary的智力地位 10. on 解析：固定搭配"get on well with"，描述Mary与饲养员的默契配合 Passage 10 【答案】 1. isn't 解析：否定式现在时，与后文"but"转折构成对比，强调动物医护工作的挑战性 2. to care 解析：不定式作"learn about"的宾语，表达学习照顾动物的目的性（注意：非 caring动名词） 3. feeling 8 / 12 解析：可数名词单数，构成"a feeling of satisfaction"短语，量化情感回报 4. better 解析：比较级与"get"搭配，动态描述动物康复过程（注意：非 well原级） 5. owners' 解析：名词所有格复数，特指宠物主人欣喜的表情（注意：非 own形容词） 6. lover 解析：复合名词"book lover"，准确描述Mary的阅读爱好者身份 7. herself 解析：反身代词强调"四岁自主阅读"的早慧特质（by oneself固定搭配） 8. once 解析：频率副词，说明每周固定一次的志愿活动规律性（注意：非 one基数词） 9. different 解析：形容词修饰 journey，体现每本书带来的独特精神旅程 10. Volunteering 解析：动名词作主语，将志愿活动抽象化为理想实现途径 Passage 11 【答案】 1. trying 解析：现在分词构成进行时态，描述"尝试行走"的持续动作（try→trying需双写 y） 2. that 解析：结果状语从句引导词，构成"so...that..."结构强调行走困难程度 3. on 解析：介词固定搭配"sitting on the camel"，指骑乘动作（注意：非 in或 at） 4. easily 解析：副词修饰动词 move，说明骆驼的沙地行动能力（形容词 easy→副词 easily） 5. walks 解析：一般现在时第三人称单数，描述骆驼行走的常态特征 6. its 解析：物主代词指代骆驼身体，注意与 it's（it is）区分 7. a 9 / 12 解析：不定冠词首次提及"像船一样"的比喻（boat可数名词需冠词） 8. miles 解析：复数名词表示里程数（可数名词前无具体数字用复数形式） 9. from 解析：固定搭配"protect...from"，防御沙尘和阳光的双重伤害 10. live 解析：不定式作目的状语，揭示骆驼身体结构的生存意义 Passage 12 【答案】 1. clearly 解析：副词修饰 speak（形容词 clear→副词 clearly），描述 Bill日常说话不流畅的状态 2. out 解析：短语动词 try out表示"参加选拔"，特指校园剧演员选拔场景 3. his 解析：物主代词指代 Bill的台词首句，与后文 stuttered形成紧张反差 4. compared 解析：过去分词构成状语，对比说话和唱歌时的状态差异（注意：非 comparing） 5. joking 解析：动名词作介词宾语，否定结构 instead of joking强调同学的尊重态度转变 6. explained 解析：一般过去时叙述次日课堂解释行为（科学解释口吃者唱歌不结巴现象） 7. reasons 解析：复数名词与 how many搭配，说明科学尚未完全解析该现象的多重原因 8. and 解析：并列连词连接 can't do与 can do，体现"人各有所长"的核心主题 9. communication 解析：名词作 have的宾语（have a communication），指日常交流场景 10. an 解析：不定冠词修饰 answer（元音开头需用 an），描述课堂问答的特殊应对方式 Passage 13 10 / 12 【答案】 1. chores 解析：复数名词泛指各类家务劳动（chore→chores），对应前文 housework的范畴 2. from 解析：固定搭配"learn from"，强调通过家务获得生活技能（比"through"更侧重经验汲取） 3. their 解析：物主代词指代孩子未来独立生活状态（they→their），注意与"they're"区分 4. and 解析：并列连词连接 responsibility/importance/confidence三大成长收益 5. sweeping 解析：动名词与 taking out并列，构成适合儿童的基础家务示例（注意：非 sweep原形） 6. doing 解析：进行时强调"正在写作业"与做饭需求的时间冲突（do→doing现在分词） 7. left 解析：过去分词作后置定语，量化课余所剩家务时间（leave→left表被动剩余） 8. helpful 解析：形容词作表语（be+helpful），说明周末集中做家务的可行性（名词 help需变形） 9. happily 解析：副词修饰动作完成状态（happy→happily），体现积极情绪对成长认知的影响 10. a 解析：不定冠词首次强调家务作为"教学工具"的属性（tool可数名词需冠词） Passage 14 【答案】 1. or 解析：选择连词连接并列选项，构成"歌手或演员"的选择疑问结构（注意：非 and） 2. musician 解析：名词作表语（music→musician），准确描述周杰伦作为音乐人的专业身份 3. in 解析：介词表示出生地，台湾作为中国省份需用 in（注意：非 at或 from） 4. first 11 / 12 解析：序数词（one→first），特指 2000年发行的首张专辑《Jay》 5. Since 解析：时间连词（首字母大写），引导延续至今的成就（与现在完成时 has got呼应） 6. fans 解析：复数名词（fan→fans），体现全球粉丝基数（与 lots of量化搭配） 7. sold 解析：过去分词构成完成时（has sold），量化 3000万张唱片销售纪录 8. appeared 解析：一般过去时，记录 2003年登上《时代》封面的历史性时刻 9. had 解析：现在完成时（has had），总结持续 18年的电影事业成就 10. him 解析：人称代词宾格，表达对周杰伦婚姻的祝福（wish sb sth结构） Passage 15 【答案】 1. never 解析：否定副词（n___→never），强调 Sally"从未迟到"的完美出勤记录 2. work 解析：名词（w___→work），构成"much work"短语，解释加班原因 3. catch 解析：动词原形（c___→catch），固定搭配"catch the bus"（赶上公交） 4. with 解析：介词（w___→with），"be pleased with"表示经理常态化的满意态度 5. angry 解析：形容词（a___→angry），与下文"shouting"形成情绪呼应 6. After 解析：时间介词（A___→After），描述放包和道歉的动作顺序 7. past 解析：形容词（p___→past），"the past two years"量化时间范围 8. first 12 / 12 解析：序数词（f___→first），强调首次迟到的特殊性 9. time 解析：名词（t___→time），固定搭配"on time"（准时） 10. feel 解析：动词原形（f___→feel），"don't feel well"说明经理牙痛的生理状态 1 / 8 短文填空(语法填空) Passage 1 The biggest shark can ___1___ twelve meters long. It ___2___(weigh) about 400,000 kilos. A shark is a kind of fish. We always feel ___3___(scary) when we see their teeth. Do you know a shark ___4___(lose) thousands of teeth in its lifetime? A shark has several rows of teeth and they keep ___5___(grow). When a tooth is lost, ___6___ tooth behind it moves forward within 24 hours. Sharks are very large, ___7___ they eat little. A shark eats about 2% of ___8___(it) body weight each day. Sharks are dangerous animals. We once ___9___(see) the news and movies that sharks attacked (攻击) humans. ___10___ fact, sharks won't attack humans if they are full. Even so, we'd better not swim near them. Sharks have a very good sense of smell. They can smell a drop of blood in 100 liters (公升) of sea water. Passage 2 Students can't bring mobile phones to school, but Gary often broke this rule. Gary's parents were really worried about him and talked to him often. They asked him ___1___(work) harder and he promised ___2___(spend) more time on his schoolwork. Even so, Gary often got into trouble. One day, his Chinese teacher saw him ___3___(play) games on his phone in class again and told him that if he broke the rule one more time, he would be punished (被惩罚). Gary went home and lay on the bed with his eyes open. He was lost in thought. His parents sent him to a nice school and he didn't want to keep disappointing (使失望) them. He decided ___4___(talk) to his best friend Susan about his problems because he knew it was time ___5___(make) some changes in his life. Susan agreed ___6___(come) over to his home the next day after school. After hearing about his problems, she advised Gary ___7___(listen) to the teacher carefully in class 模块一 经典基础题 Passage 1—Passage 5 模块二 中等难度题 Passage 6—Passage 10 模块三 拓展拔高题 Passage 11—Passage 15 模块一 经典基础题 内容概览 2 / 8 and make a weekly study plan. What was more, she would like ___8___(help) him with his homework so he could improve his grades. Gary thanked Susan for ___9___(give) him such great advice. He said he didn't want to keep making trouble in the future and he hoped ___10___(become) an excellent student. Passage 3 When you are teenagers, it seems that every time you say "I want to…", your parents answer, "No, you can't." About this, you often argue ___1___ your parents. Perhaps you get angry with them about it. If your parents don't offer ___2___(talk) with you, you may not want to talk with them for a long time. ___3___(child) often complain (抱怨) that their parents do not understand them. When something goes ___4___(wrong), most parents think their kids are to blame (应负责任) without asking for any explanation. Many parents don't allow their kids to make decisions or do anything by ___5___(them). ___6___/rɪ'leɪʃnz/ between children and their parents are becoming worse and worse. I think if you want to get more freedom (自由), you should often communicate with your parents and try ___7___ friendlier way to get what you want. ___8___ you want them to allow you to stay out late, don't just say, "All the other kids can stay out late." Instead, you try___9___(tell) them what you want to do, where you will be and why it is ___10___(importance) for you to stay out late. Then they just might say, "Yes." Passage 4 Blind Box Pets Craze (盲盒宠物潮) Blind box toys ___1___(become) very popular recently in China for many young people in the past few years. They don't know what is inside the box ___2___ they open it. This adds more surprise and fun to their buying experience. On May 3, 160 little dogs and cats were on a van (厢式货车) in Chengdu and they ___3___(pack) in boxes. When volunteers found those animals, many were sick and four of them were even ___4___(die). All of them were under three months old. Most people believe it's cruel ___5___ people to sell pets in this way. In fact, ___6___ sale of blind box pets is nothing new. People can buy blind box pets much ___7___(easy) through the Internet. On Taobao and Pinduoduo, some live animals are being sold for prices as ___8___(low) as 9.9 yuan. Lots of animals on sale die on their way to their ___9___(buy). The delivery company, ZTO (中通快递), has said sorry on Weibo for collecting live animals from 3 / 8 sellers for delivery. However, public anger is not cooling down. People are calling for an end to the crazy sale of blind box pets. State media also ask people to have "more ___10___(kind) and more respect for life". Passage 5 Paul had a great time last weekend. The ___1___ was good, not cold or hot. He went camping with his cousins in a small village. The village is far, ___2___ they drove there on Saturday morning. It ___3___ them six hours to get there. There was a beautiful lake in the village and they put up three tents by the lake. In the evening, they made ___4___ fire to get warm. Then they sat around it and told interesting stories. They also stayed up ___5___ to watch the beautiful stars. The next morning, they___6___ kites and shouted to the mountains. They also went ___7___ for an hour. So they had fish for lunch. In the afternoon, they toured around the village and took lots ___8___ photos. The people there were very friendly. They talked with some of ___9___ happily. Paul bought some local (当地的) food before he left. They got home on Sunday evening. They all felt tired, ___10___ they were happy. Passage 6 Music is good for us. According to the new study from the World Health Organization(WHO), music can ___1___ us happier and healthier. For example, when I feel tired, listening to some classical music helps me relax. When I'm down, I prefer that kind of music that is ___2___ of hope and energy(能量). ___3___ is easy for me to fall asleep when I listen to soft music. Some doctors have found a fact—people ___4___ love music may live longer. Near my neighbourhood, a man and ___5___ wife own a small music house with mood music (情 调音乐). Teenagers like to spend time there while musicians are ___6___ different kinds of music. Sometimes, we are lucky to hear some famous singers sing songs written ___7___ themselves. The songs are ___8___ beautiful that we sing along with them. We communicate with one another in this special language. The most moving music is Chinese folk music. It ___9___ only reminds us of the old days but also brings us sweet memories. Every one of us, rich or poor, young or old, may have at ___10___ one favourite song. Music will be together with us forever. Passage 7 模块二 中等难度题 4 / 8 After the success of the movie Hi, Mom, Jia Ling returned with a new one—YOLO. It quickly became very popular___1___(在……中) movie lovers. The movie told the story of a woman called Du Leying. As we could see in the movie, she found it hard to ___2___(处理) with problems in daily life. So she felt ___3___(孤单的) and lived a terrible life at the beginning. After finishing college, Leying didn't join any ___4___(社会的) activities and chose to stay at home. Without any jobs, she had to ___5___(依靠) on her parents. The situation didn't change until she met ___6___(数个) heart-breaking things. To fight against the problems, she made a ___7___(决定) to join the professional boxing competition and tried to lose weight. Finally, Leying not only ___8___(成功) in losing weight but also developed her confidence and got her life normal. Since it came out, the movie has received millions of ___9___(迷) for its touching stories. As Jia Ling explained, the movie was not about losing weight but reminded us how to find ourselves and love ourselves in our ___10___(全部的) life. Passage 8 If you don't keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time to have an illness. During the winter months, people ___1___(easy) get colds and flu. Many people think they are the same, ___2___ they are different. Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, a sore throat, a headache, a cough and a fever. Flu is ___3___(serious) than colds. You will feel sick very quickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Your body ___4___(hurt) and become weak. This could last for up to four ___5___(week). Is there any way to keep ___6___(you) away from colds or flu? Staying away from people ___7___ colds or flu may work. Try not ___8___(touch) your nose or eyes if you have been close to someone who has a cold. Wash your hands, especially after ___9___(clean) your nose. Going out with wet hair can also give you a cold! If you catch a cold or flu, go to bed and rest. Doing this will help you get well. Drink lots of water. Stay in ___10___ warm, well-aired room. If you have a headache, or your muscles (肌肉) hurt, don't forget to take some medicine. Passage 9 Mary is ___1___ African elephant. Now she is 16 years old. She lives in the zoo. She can look after ___2___(she). Mary has already produced more than 50 drawings. She ___3___(make) over 5 / 8 $2,500 for the zoo since last year. Zoo leaders said they ___4___(find) Mary's art ability (能力) about 4 years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the mark in the sand with her trunk (象鼻). She rubbed out (抹去), then made the new ones. Mary ___5___(draw) pictures at this time yesterday when the zoo workers gave her brushes and paints. The picture might be like ___6___(fall) leaves, it was wonderful! Newspaper reporters wrote about Mary, and people knew Mary had some___7___(different) from others. Then people were happy ___8___(buy) her pictures. They think Mary is one of ___9___(smart) elephants in the world. And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by drawing. This is how Mary does the drawing. A zoo worker holds different color paints and Mary touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her chosen color to the brushes in her trunk and Mary begins to paint. They can get ___10___ well with each other. Passage 10 Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others. Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job. "It ___1___(is) easy work," he says, "but I want to learn more about how___2___(care) for animals. I get such a strong ___3___(feel) of satisfaction when I see the animals get ___4___(well) and the look of joy on their ___5___(own) faces." Mary is a book ___6___(love). She could read by ___7___(she) at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there ___8___(one) a week to help kids learn to read. "The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they're going on a ___9___(difference) journey with each new book. ___10___(volunteer) here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time." Passage 11 Imagine this: you are walking in the desert. Your feet are in the deep sand. When you are ___1___(try) to walk, you find your feet are so heavy ___2___ you can hardly move them. So how do people move around in the desert? They move around sitting ___3___ the ship of the desert—the camel. The camel is an animal that can move ___4___(easy) on the sand. When a camel 模块三 拓展拔高题 6 / 8 ___5___(walk), it moves both feet on one side of ___6___(it) body and the other two on the other. It seems it is moving like ___7___ boat. So it gets the name. The camel has special feet which help it walk freely on the sand. Even though it looks thin, it is strong enough to carry as much as its weight. What's more, it can walk for ___8___(mile) without any food or water. When the sandstorm comes, the camel will close its nose. And its long eyelashes (眼睫 毛) can protect its eyes ___9___the sand as well as the sun. You see, nature is so amazing. It gives the camel so many things to help it ___10___(live) in the desert. Passage 12 There is a young boy in our class named Bill. It's a little difficult for him to speak ___1___(clear). Sometimes, he stutters (口吃). One day, we heard Bill would try ___2___ for the school play. We wondered whether he could give a perfect performance. Finally, the big night arrived. Bill spoke ___3___(he) first lines and stuttered under pressure. Then, the most amazing thing happened. When the music started, he tapped (轻叩) his foot and began to sing. He had a beautiful voice, not a single stutter. Bill was a different person ___4___(compare) with the way he talked. The next day at school, instead of ___5___(joke), everyone congratulated Bill. He ___6___(explain) to us that it's common for people who stutter to be able to sing well. Science doesn't know how many ___7___(reason) for this, but it's a fact. We learned that everyone has things they can't do ___8___ they can do. As for Bill, he still stutters when he has a ___9___(communicate) with others. But sometimes if he has a hard time giving ___10___ answer in class, he will just stop and sing the answer. That's always the highlight of our class. It makes us happy to see our friend having such a good time in spite of his speech problem. Passage 13 Should parents ask their children to do housework? Some believe children should not do ___1___(chore). They think that children have much stress from school and they are too young to cook or clean. But many people believe that children can learn a lot ___2___it. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on ___3___(they) own. They also give children a sense of responsibility, importance ___4___ confidence. 7 / 8 Most experts think that the housework should be suitable for children, such as ___5___(sweep) the floor and taking out the rubbish. Parents shouldn't ask a school boy to cook when he is ___6___(do) his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time ___7___(leave) to do housework may be short. Perhaps more housework on weekends can be ___8___(help). When a child does what his parents ask him to do ___9___(happy), he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Housework can be useful. It is ___10___teaching tool. Parents use the tool to teach children, so that they can care for themselves some day. And please make sure parents also do housework. If parents don't provide a clean house, children won't find any reason to do housework. Passage 14 Do you have a favorite singer ___1___ actor? I do. I love Jay Chou best. He is a great ___2___(music), actor and director. Jay Chou was born ___3___ Taiwan. He began to love music when he was young. In 2000, Chou had his ___4___(one) record called Jay. ___5___then he has got lots of ___6___(fan) around the world. They all love his music. He has ___7___(sell) more than 30 million records and has got lots of awards(奖). In 2003, he ___8___(appear) on the cover(封面) of Time magazine, titled "The New King of Asian Pop". Chou started his acting career(事业) in 2005 and has ___9___(have) some great films. He also has his own company JVR Music. In 2015 Chou married a young model(模特). I wish ___10___ a happy life forever. Passage 15 Sally was a waitress in a restaurant.She was always very careful.She had n___1___ been late for work. In fact, she sometimes had to go home late because of much w___2___ in the restaurant. But things didn’t always go well. One morning, Sally didn’t c___3___ the bus and arrived late. The manager was usually pleased w___4___ everything. But that morning he was very a___5___ with her. Sally was really sad. A___6___ putting away her handbag, Sally went up to the manager and said, “Have I ever been late? During the p___7___ two years I have never been late once. You know that. Why are you shouting at me when this is the f___8___ time I am late?” “I’m sorry. I know you’ve always been on t___9___. And you know I don’t always shout at 8 / 8 late-comers. This morning I have a terrible toothache. I just don’t f___10___ well. I am sorry.”