专题06 词汇运用-短文选词填空（期中真题分类汇编，浙江专用）八年级英语上学期

专题06 词语运用-短文选词填空 主题01 人与社会——体育精神与娱乐文化 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州·期中） because   share   winner   fast   true In 2024, a big party happened in Paris, France. It was called the Olympic Games! People from all over the world played sports and 1 their excitement together. The Olympics had special friends called mascots(吉祥物). They were cute characters that showed the spirit of the games. Everyone loved the mascots 2 they were lovely and made the games more fun. People were happy and cheered happily for all the 3 . The 2024 Olympics were not just about who could run 4 or jump highest. It was also about 5 enjoying the fun of sports. 【答案】1．shared 2．because 3．winners 4．fastest/the fastest 5．truly 【导语】本文叙述了2024年巴黎奥运会的盛况，强调了奥运精神不仅在于竞技，还在于分享和享受运动的乐趣。 1．句意：来自世界各地的人们一起运动，分享他们的兴奋。根据“...their excitement”可知，应是一起分享兴奋之情，share“分享”，由“played”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，所以空处用动词的过去式，故填shared。 2．句意：每个人都喜欢吉祥物，因为它们很可爱，让比赛更有趣。空后“they were lovely and made the games more fun.”是解释空前“Everyone loved the mascots”的原因，所以用because引导原因状语从句，故填because。 3．句意：人们开心地为所有的获胜者欢呼。根据“cheered happily for all the...”及备选词可知，此处指为获胜者欢呼，winner意为“获胜者”，被all修饰，需用复数形式，故填winners。 4．句意：2024年奥运会不仅仅关乎谁跑得最快或跳得最高。根据“run”和“jump highest”及备选词可知，此处指跑得最快，此处用fast的最高级fastest，副词的最高级前可加the，也可省略the，故填(the) fastest。 5．句意：这也是关于真正享受运动的乐趣。根据“...enjoying the fun of sports.”及备选词可知，此处应表示真正享受运动的乐趣，修饰动词enjoying，应用true的副词形式truly，表示“真正地”，故填truly。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波鄞州十二校联考·期中） compete  nothing  true  myself   become Zheng Qinwen got China’s first Olympic gold in the tennis at the Paris Olympic on Aug 3. This 21-year-old girl has become the first player from China to step onto the highest podium (领奖台) in the Olympic women’s singles tennis event. “ 1 can show feeling right now, it’s unreal. In the past, I always hoped to get a medal for China. Now, I made it. ” Zheng said after the game. From 2020 to 2024, Zheng’s world ranking (排名) jumped from over 600 to No.7. Years of 2 taught her to never give up. Her performance won her the name of “Queen Wen” among fans. Getting this gold medal was not easy, at the outdoor tennis court of Roland Garros, the temperature once reached as high as 36 degree. Playing for China at the Olympics gave Zheng power (力量). She finally 3 the winner after playing for almost three hours. “ I’m 4 sure that I’m going to fight until the last moment, because I’m not only playing for 5 , I’m playing for my country.” Zheng told China Daily. 【答案】1．Nothing 2．competitions 3．became 4．truly 5．myself 【导语】本文主要介绍了郑钦文在巴黎奥运会上获得网球单打金牌，并讲述了其获奖后的感受。 1．句意：现在什么都不能表达感情，这是不真实的。根据“it’s unreal”可知，郑钦文获得了冠军，不真实的，无以言表，nothing符合语境，注意首字母大写。故填Nothing。 2．句意：多年的比赛教会了她永不放弃。根据“From 2020 to 2024, Zheng’s world ranking (排名) jumped from over 600 to No.7.”可知，是多年的比赛，填入名词复数，competitions“比赛”。故填competitions。 3．句意：她比赛将近三个小时后终于赢了。根据后面的“the winner”可知，需要填入动词become，前句用一般过去时，本句也是一般过去时。become过去式became。故填 became。 4．句意：我真的很确定我会战斗到最后一刻，因为我不仅为自己而战，也为我的国家而战。根据空内位置，需要填入副词修饰动词“sure”，结合语境是一种坚定，truly真地。故填truly。 5．句意：我真的很确定我会战斗到最后一刻，因为我不仅为自己而战，也为我的国家而战。根据后句“ I’m playing for my country”可知，这里不仅仅为自己而战，这里需要填入反身代词“我自己”。故填myself。 Passage 3 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州·期中） miss,   famous,   if,   show,   journey Zhao Liying is a name you should know. She is a 1 actress in China. Recently, she won the “Best Actress” award at the Golden Eagle Awards for her role in “The Wind Blows from Summer”. She was born in a small town in Hubei Province, 1987. When she was very young, she had much interest in acting. After she finished school, she played in many plays and movies. She always tries her best because she doesn’t want 2 anything. Zhao once said,“ 3 you believe in yourself, you can make your dream come true”. Zhao’s 4 from a small town to stardom (明星界) cheers me up. It 5 that with hard work, anything is possible. 【答案】1．famous 2．to miss 3．If 4．journey 5．shows 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国著名女演员赵丽颖。 1．句意：她是中国著名的女演员。根据“She is a…actress in China.”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是著名的女演员，famous意为“著名的”，形容词作定语。故填famous。 2．句意：她总是尽力而为，因为她不想错过任何东西。根据“She always tries her best because she doesn’t want…anything.”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是不想错过任何东西，miss意为“错过”，want to do sth.意为“想要做某事”，固定词组。故填to miss。 3．句意：赵丽颖曾经说过：“如果你相信你自己，你就能实现你的梦想”。分析句子可知，此处是if引导的条件状语从句，首字母大写。故填If。 4．句意：赵丽颖从一个小镇到明星届的旅程鼓舞了我。根据“…from a small town to stardom cheers me up.”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是从一个小镇成为明星的旅程，journey意为“旅程”，名词。故填journey。 5．句意：这表明只要努力，一切皆有可能。根据“It…that with hard work, anything is possible.”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是表明只要努力，show意为“表明”，句子时态是一般现在时，主语是it，谓语动词用单数第三人称shows。故填shows。 Passage 4 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波市四校（鄞州实验、东钱湖、曙光、海三外）联考·期中） he    education    give    as small as    comfortable The Ant Bully is an interesting book for kids to read. It tells a story about a boy named Lucas. In the new town, big boys in his neighborhood bully (欺负) him, so he usually plays by 1 . One day, a boy named Sid sprays (喷) water on Lucas and Lucas is angry. Then he sees a big ant hole (蚁穴) and sprays water into it. The queen of the ants gets angry and uses the magic to make Lucas 2 an ant. And Lucas has to live like an ant with the other ants. At first, Lucas thinks it will be difficult for him to live in the ant world. However, the ants are friendly to him. Lucas makes friends with many ants and lives there 3 . In the end, he passes the test and the queen 4 him the medicine to make him back to the right size. This book came to the screen in 2006. It even won a prize because it is very 5 . 【答案】1．himself 2．as small as 3．comfortably 4．gives 5．educational 【导语】本文介绍了《别惹蚂蚁》这本儿童读物，讲述了一个名叫卢卡斯的男孩被欺负后意外变小，与蚂蚁共同生活并最终通过考验恢复原状的故事，该作品后被改编成电影并获得奖项。 1．句意：在这个新镇上，他邻居里的大男孩欺负他，所以他通常自己玩。根据“big boys in his neighborhood bully (欺负) him”可知，他被大男孩欺负，所以他通常自己玩，此处使用反身代词himself，表示“他自己”。故填himself。 2．句意：蚂蚁女王生气了，用魔法把卢卡斯变得和蚂蚁一样大。根据“And Lucas has to live like an ant with the other ants”可知，卢卡斯变得和蚂蚁一样大，不得不和蚂蚁们一起生活，此处使用短语as small as，表示“和……一样大”。故填as small as。 3．句意：卢卡斯和许多蚂蚁交了朋友，在那里生活得很舒服。根据“Lucas makes friends with many ants”可知，卢卡斯和许多蚂蚁交了朋友，所以他生活得很舒服，此处使用副词comfortably，修饰动词lives，表示“舒服地”。故填comfortably。 4．句意：最后，他通过了测试，女王给了他一种药，使他恢复到正常大小。根据“he passes the test”和“the medicine to make him back to the right size”可知，他通过了测试，所以女王给了他一种药，此处使用动词give，表示“给”，句子是一般现在时，主语是单数the queen，所以动词用三单形式gives。故填gives。 5．句意：这本书在2006年被搬上了银幕。它甚至获得了一个奖项，因为它很有教育意义。根据“It even won a prize”可知，这本书获得了奖项，说明它很有教育意义，此处使用形容词educational，作表语，表示“有教育意义的”。故填educational。 Passage 5 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波星海中学·期中） get, true, funny, such, like Everyone is good at something, but some people are 1 talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are 2 more and more popular. First, there were shows 3 American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are many nice shows around the world, 4 as China’s Got Talent. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the 5 actors, the best singers, the most talented dancers and so on. 【答案】1．truly 2．getting 3．like 4．such 5．funniest 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章讲述的是选秀节目的流行，以及世界各地出现的选秀节目和它们的共同之处。 1．句意：但是有些人真的很有天赋。形容词“talented”用副词修饰，用“true”的副词形式“truly”进行程度上的修饰，表示“真正，确实”。故填truly。 2．句意：选秀节目正变得越来越流行。根据“more and more popular”可知表达变化，根据“Talent shows are ”可知句子是现在进行时，用“get”的现在分词“ getting”表示“变得”。故填getting。 3．句意：首先，有像《美国偶像》和《美国达人秀》这样的选秀节目。根据“shows”及“American Idol ”可知后面是在举例子，用介词“like”表示“像，比如”。故填like。 4．句意：现在，全世界有很多好的节目，例如《中国达人秀》。根据“China’s Got Talent”可知是在举例子，用短语“such as”，表示“例如”。故填such。 5．句意：他们努力寻找最滑稽的演员，最好的歌手，最有天赋的舞者等等。根据“the best singers, the most talented dancers”可知是并列结构，用形容词最高级修饰名词“actors”。形容词“funny”的最高级形式“the funniest”表达“最滑稽的”。故填funniest。 主题02 人与自我——做人与做事 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州三校联盟·期中） shy, all the time, fan, beat, develop There was a talent show with a prize of 200 dollars in a small town. As a 1 girl, Lily wanted to join in but wasn’t confident enough. Her friends and family cheered her on 2 . In order to win the show, her teacher helped her 3 a plan to practise. In the end, Lily 4 all the other boys and girls. She used the money to help the poor children, which won her many 5 . 【答案】1．shy 2．all the time 3．develop/to develop 4．beat 5．fans 【导语】本文主要讲述了莉莉参加小镇的达人秀并获胜的过程。 1．句意：作为一个害羞的女孩，莉莉想参加但是又不够自信。根据“Lily wanted to join in but wasn’t confident enough.”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用形容词shy“害羞的”，修饰名词“girl”。故填shy。 2．句意：她的朋友和家人一直给她加油鼓劲。根据“Her friends and family cheered her on…”并结合备选词汇可知此处缺少状语，应用all the time“一直”。故填all the time。 3．句意：为了赢得演出，她的老师帮助她制定了练习计划。根据“her teacher helped her…a plan”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用动词develop“制定”，help sb (to) do sth“帮助某人做某事”，因此此处动词用原形或不定式。故填develop/to develop。 4．句意：最后，莉莉打败了所有其他的男孩和女孩。根据“In the end, Lily…all the other boys and girls.”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用动词beat“打败”，结合上文可知时态为一般过去时，动词需用过去式。故填beat。 5．句意：她用这些钱帮助贫穷的孩子们，这让她赢得了很多粉丝。根据“which won her many…”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用名词fan“粉丝”，前面有“many”修饰，名词需变为复数形式。故填fans。 主题03 人与自我——生活与学习 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州鹿城·期中） practise,    conversation,    remember,    mistake,    good English is one of the main subjects in middle schools in China. The 1 way of learning it is using it. You need to 2 speaking English every day. Don’t be shy when you speak English in class. It’s also a good idea to start a 3 with foreigners. Before you begin, you can smile at them. And don’t be afraid of making 4 . It’s quite natural. 5 : Use English or lose English. Just try and you are sure to make progress soon. 【答案】1．best 2．practise 3．conversation 4．mistakes 5．Remember 【导语】本文主要讲述了学习英语的一些方法：要学以致用，每天练习讲英语，和外国人交流，不要害怕犯错。 1．句意：学英语最好的方法就是学以致用。根据空格前的定冠词“The”可知，这里需要用形容词最高级，根据“The ... way of learning it ”及备选词可知，此处表示学习英语“最好的”方法，用good的最高级是best。故填best。 2．句意：你需要每天练习讲英语。根据“...speaking English every day”及备选词可知，应是每天练习英语，practise doing sth.表示“练习做某事”；need to do sth.“需要做某事”，因此动词用原形。故填practise。 3．句意：与外国人开始交谈也是一个好主意。根据“ start a... with foreigners”及备选词可知，此处指与外国人开始交谈；conversation“谈话”，空格前有不定冠词a修饰，因此用名词单数。故填conversation。 4．句意：不要害怕犯错。根据“don’t be afraid of making”及备选词可知，应是说不要害怕犯错，make mistakes表示“犯错”，是固定短语，用名词复数形式。故填mistakes。 5．句意：记住：要么使用英语，要么丢掉英语。根据“Use English or lose English”及备选词可知，这里是给出提醒，备选词remember“记住”符合语境，此处为祈使句，故应用动词原形，句首首字母大写。故填Remember。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州瑞安五校联考·期中） understand     far     difficult     except     vocabulary Dear Professor Smith, I have some problems with my English. I always can’t 1 what the teacher says in class. I even spend a lot of time remembering the 2 , but it doesn’t work. I feel sad that I can’t write sentences in English 3 some easy ones. Grammar is the 4 for me. I always do badly in exercises. Now I fall 5 behind in my class. What should I do? Could you give me some advice?                                                                         A worried Maggie 【答案】1．understand 2．vocabulary 3．except 4．most difficult 5．far 【导语】本文是一封书信，主要描述了作者在英语学习中遇到的难题，希望Professor Smith能给出一些建议。 1．句意：我听不懂老师在课堂上讲的什么。空前有情态动词can’t，空处需填一个动词且为原形，结合备选词汇可知“understand理解”符合语境。故填understand。 2．句意：我甚至花费大量的时间去背单词表，但是这并没有用。此处需填一个名词作remember的宾语，结合备选词汇可知“vocabulary词汇表”符合。故填vocabulary。 3．句意：我很伤心我用英语写不出来句子除了一些简单的。此处表示从所有英语句子中除去一些简单的，结合备选词汇可知“except除……之外”符合。故填except。 4．句意：对我来说，语法是最难的。结合“Grammar ”和备选词汇可知“difficult”符合语境，此处应填most difficult和定冠词the构成最高级。故填most difficult。 5．句意：目前在班里我已远远落后。“fall behind落后”是固定搭配，此处需填一个副词来说明落后的程度，结合备选词汇可知，应用“far非常”。故填far。 Passage 3 （24-25八年级上·浙江金华·期中） lucky   lose   large   enough   bore   mistake There are some fantastic beaches here on the Costa Brava. Costa Brava is one of 1 coasts in Spain. But the weather this week is terrible. That’s really 2 because it’s usually quite good at this time of year. Yesterday, we stayed in the hotel all day and played cards. How 3 ! Dad 4 the game and went to bed early. He was in a bad mood and made lots of 5 all day. 【答案】1．the largest 2．unlucky 3．boring 4．lost 5．mistakes 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在西班牙Costa Brava度假时，由于天气原因不得不待在酒店里打牌的经历。 1．句意：Costa Brava是西班牙最大的海岸之一。根据“in Spain”可知，此处是西班牙的所有海岸之间的比较，用形容词的最高级修饰名词coasts，large的最高级为largest，前面加定冠词the修饰。故填the largest。 2．句意：这周的天气很糟糕，这真的很不幸，因为这个时候的天气通常都很好。根据“But the weather this week is terrible”及“because it’s usually quite good at this time of year”可知，此处与通常情况相反，是不幸运的，lucky的反义词为unlucky，此处用形容词unlucky作表语。故填unlucky。 3．句意：昨天，我们整天待在酒店里打牌，真无聊！根据“played cards”及“How...”可知，此处是指玩牌很无聊，bore的形容词形式为boring，此处用形容词boring作表语。故填boring。 4．句意：爸爸输掉了比赛，早早地上床睡觉了。根据“went to bed early”可知，此处是指爸爸输了比赛，lose的过去式为lost，此处用动词的过去式lost表示一般过去时。故填lost。 5．句意：他心情很不好，整天都犯了很多错误。根据“He was in a bad mood”及“all day”可知，此处是指爸爸犯了错误，mistake的复数形式为mistakes，此处用名词复数mistakes作宾语。故填mistakes。 主题04 人与自我——健康 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波鄞州横溪、东吴、咸祥·期中） always        good        watch       read       ourselves Food is very important. Everyone needs to eat 1 if he or she wants to keep healthy. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge (知识). We begin to get knowledge when we are very young. Small children are interested in everything around them. They learn everything by 2 and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to 3 story books, science books and anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and try to find out answers. What is the best way to get knowledge? If we learn by 4 , we will get the most knowledge. If we are 5 getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand better. 【答案】1．well 2．watching 3．read 4．ourselves 5．always 【导语】本文讲述的是人类如何获得知识的。 1．句意：如果想保持健康，每个人都需要吃得好。根据“Everyone needs to eat…if he or she wants to keep healthy.”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是吃得好，well意为“好”，副词修饰动词。故填well。 2．句意：他们通过观察和倾听来学习一切。根据“by…and listening”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是通过观察和倾听，watch意为“观察”，by是介词，其后跟动名词。故填watching。 3．句意：当他们长大后，他们开始读故事书，科学书和任何他们喜欢的东西。根据“…story books, science books and anything they like”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是阅读故事书，read意为“阅读”，begin to do sth.意为“开始做某事”，固定词组。故填read。 4．句意：如果我们自己学习，我们将获得最多的知识。by oneself意为“独自”，主语是we，此处反身代词用ourselves，意为“我们自己”。故填ourselves。 5．句意：如果我们总是从别人那里得到答案而不问为什么，我们将永远学不好。根据“If we are…getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well.”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是总是从别人那里得到答案，always意为“总是”，副词。故填always。 主题05 人与社会——科学与技术 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江金华义乌·期中） how,  fast,  help,  idea,  find out In the world that we are creating very quickly, there might be some new kinds of jobs in the future. Robots will become more common in our homes and schools, so we’ll need people who know 1 to fix them. These workers will be like robot doctors. They will 2 what’s wrong with a robot and help it get better. As AI (人工智能) is developing 3 , we’ ll need people to check that it works properly. We call these people AI rule keepers. They will make sure that AI will do something 4 to humans. The best way to get ready for these future jobs is to be open to new 5 and never stop learning. Knowledge is important, and problem solving skills will be needed for our future education and work. 【答案】1．how 2．find out 3．fast 4．helpful 5．ideas 【导语】本文主要讲述了关于人工智能在未来被合理运用的几个畅想场景。 1．句意：机器人将在我们的家庭和学校中变得更加普遍，因此我们需要懂得如何修理它们的人才。根据“we’ ll need people who know...to fix them. These workers will be like robot doctors.”及备选词可知，我们需要懂得如何修理它们的人才，how表示“如何”，与其后的动词不定式作动词know的宾语，故填how。 2．句意：他们将找出机器人出了什么问题，并帮助其恢复正常。根据“They will...what’s wrong with a robot and help it get better.”及备选词可知，这些像机器人医生的工人将会找到机器人的问题，find out意为“找出，查明”，助动词will之后跟动词原形，故填find out。 3．句意：随着人工智能的快速发展，我们需要有人来确保其正常工作。根据“As AI (人工智能) is developing...”及备选词可知，这里指人工智能的快速发展，fast意为“快速地”，是副词，作状语修饰动词developing，故填fast。 4．句意：他们会确保人工智能将对人类有所帮助。根据“They will make sure that AI will do something...to humans.”及备选词可知， 这里指人工智能做对人类有帮助的事情，helpful意为“有帮助的”，是help的形容词，作后置定语修饰不定代词something，故填helpful。 5．句意：为这些未来的工作做好准备的最佳方法是保持对新思想的开放态度并且永不停止学习。根据“The best way to get ready for these future jobs is to be open to new...and never stop learning.”及备选词可知，这里指对新思想持开放的态度，idea意为“想法，思想”，此处泛指各种各样的思想，表示复数意义，所以应用可数名词idea的复数形式，故填ideas。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州中学·期中） information    necessary    through    magazine    happen Most people believe that the best way to know about different things is 1 the Internet. When we surf the Internet, we can get some 2 about the latest news. And the news helps us to know what is 3 around the world. However, reading books and 4 is also a good way to increase our knowledge. It is almost impossible to understand everything in life, but it is 5 for us to keep learning and trying. By doing so, we can surely make good progress. 【答案】1．through 2．information 3．happening 4．magazines 5．necessary 【导语】本文主要讨论了获取信息和知识的两种方式：互联网和传统的阅读书籍及杂志。 1．句意：大多数人认为，了解不同事物的最好方式是通过网络。根据“the Internet”和备选词可知，此处指通过网络了解事物，through“通过”，符合语境。故填through。 2．句意：当我们上网时，我们可以获得一些关于最新新闻的信息。根据“about the latest news”和备选词可知，此处指关于最新新闻的信息，information“信息”，符合语境，不可数名词，没有复数形式。故填information。 3．句意：而新闻帮助我们了解世界各地正在发生的事情。根据“what is…around the world”和备选词可知，此处指世界各地正在发生的事，happen“发生”，符合语境，根据“is”可知，本句是现在进行时，动词需要使用现在分词。故填happening。 4．句意：然而，阅读书籍和杂志也是增加知识的好方法。根据“reading books and”和备选词可知，此处指阅读书籍和杂志，magazine“杂志”，符合语境，此处表示整体，需要用复数。故填magazines。 5．句意：理解生活中所有事情几乎是不可能的，但对我们来说保持学习和尝试是必须的。根据“for us to keep learning and trying”和备选词可知，此处指保持学习和尝试对我们的意义，necessary“必须的”，符合语境。故填necessary。 主题06 人与社会——社会与文化 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州·期中） comfortable   play   great   finish   leave Lao She is one of the 1 Chinese writers. And Teahouse is one of Lao She’s famous plays. Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After 2 School in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924, Lao She 3 home and went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in London and came back to China five years later. He wrote many 4 , novels and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. At Lao She Teahouse today, people can 5 drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the Teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world. 【答案】1．greatest 2．finishing 3．left 4．plays 5．comfortably 【导语】本文介绍了人民艺术家——老舍的生平、主要著作——《茶馆》以及北京的老舍茶馆。 1．句意：老舍是中国最伟大的作家之一。根据“one of the...Chinese writers”可知，此空填形容词最高级修饰名词“writer”，结合备选词，形容词great“伟大的”符合，great的最高级形式为greatest，故填greatest。 2．句意：1918年毕业后，他成为一所小学的校长。根据“After...school”可知，介词后填动名词，结合备选词，finish school“毕业”符合，finish的动名词形式为finishing。故填finishing。 3．句意：1924年，老舍离开家乡，前往英国。根据“In 1924”可知，该句为一般过去时，此处填动词过去式；根据“went to England”可知，此处是离开家乡去伦敦，leave“离开”的过去式为left。故填left。 4．句意：他写了许多关于人民生活的戏剧、小说和短篇小说，并被评为“人民艺术家”。根据“many”可知，此处填名词复数；根据“novels and short stories”可知，此处为文学体裁，结合备选词，play“戏剧”符合，play的复数为plays。故填plays。 5．句意：如今，在老舍茶馆，人们可以舒舒服服地喝茶，吃美味的北京菜。根据“drink tea”可知，此处填副词修饰动词“drink”，结合备选词，comfortable“舒服的”的副词形式comfortably符合，故填comfortably。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州十三中教育集团·期中） expect        enjoy        body      comfortable     serious “Start of Winter”, also known as Lidong, arrives in November each year. Most parts of China take Lidong   1 . On this day, after a year of hard work, people have nothing to do but stay at home   2 . They can have a break and do something 3 . For example, Chinese in the north like Lidong and they usually celebrate Lidong as the “Small Spring Festival”. People have dumplings and mutton soup because they 4 to keep their 5 warm during winter. 【答案】1．seriously 2．comfortably 3．enjoyable 4．expect 5．bodies 【导语】本文介绍了立冬的时间和习俗等。 1．句意：中国大部分地区都把立冬当回事。take sth. seriously意为“认真对待某事”，固定词组，此处用副词修饰动词。故填seriously。 2．句意：这一天，辛苦了一年的人们除了舒舒服服地待在家里，无事可做。根据“people have nothing to do but stay at home…”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是舒服待在家里，comfortably意为“舒服地”，副词修饰动词stay。故填comfortably。 3．句意：他们可以休息一下，做些愉快的事情。根据“They can have a break and do something…”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是一些愉快的事情，enjoyable意为“愉快的”，形容词作后置定语，修饰不定代词something。故填enjoyable。 4．句意：人们吃饺子和羊肉汤，因为他们希望在冬天保持身体温暖。expect to do sth.意为“希望做某事”，固定词组，句子时态是一般现在时，主语是they，谓语动词用复数expect。故填expect。 5．句意：人们吃饺子和羊肉汤，因为他们希望在冬天保持身体温暖。根据“keep their…warm during winter.”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是冬天保持身体温暖，body意为“身体”，此处表示复数意义，用名词复数bodies。故填bodies。 主题07 人与社会——体育赛事与文化娱乐 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波余姚六校·期中） minute   surprise   win   good   for Zheng Qinwen from China 1 the Women’s tennis singles at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. She became the first Chinese player to win a gold medal in 128 years. Her story really 2 the world. After the game, her fans called her “Queen (女王) Wen” 3 her fantastic performance. “I love my fans for giving me this title. You really need to show yourself as a queen when competing. You need this power (力量) to show that you are the 4 .” Zheng told China daily. “I always know that I must fight until (直到) the last 5 , because I’m not only playing for myself, but also for my country.” This great success is just the start of a new journey for Zheng. 【答案】1．won 2．surprised 3．for 4．best 5．minute 【导语】本文主要介绍了郑钦文在巴黎奥运会上获得网球单打金牌，并讲述了其获奖后的感受。 1．句意：来自中国的郑钦文在2024年巴黎奥运会上赢得了女子网球单打冠军。根据“Zheng Qinwen from China … the Women’s tennis singles”结合备选词可知，此处缺少谓语动词，应表示郑钦文赢得了女子网球单打冠军，应用一般过去时，win“赢得”，动词，过去式为won。故填won。 2．句意：她的故事真的让世界大为震惊。根据“Her story really … the world.”结合备选词可知，此处缺少谓语动词，表示她的故事让世界大为震惊，surprise“使震惊”，动词，此处应用一般过去时，因此用过去式surprised。故填surprised。 3．句意：比赛结束后，因为她的出色表现，她的粉丝称她为“文女王”。根据“her fans called her ‘Queen (女王) Wen’ … her fantastic performance”结合备选词可知，此处应指因为她出色的表演她的粉丝称她为“文女王”，因此用介词for“因为”。故填for。 4．句意：你需要这种力量来显示你是最棒的。根据“you are the …”结合备选词可知，此处应指你是最好的，此处应用形容词的最高级，good“好的”，最高级为best。故填best。 5．句意：我总是知道我必须战斗到最后一分钟，因为我不仅为自己比赛，也为我的国家比赛。根据“I must fight until (直到) the last …”结合备选词可知，此处应指战斗到最后一分钟，minute“分钟”，可数名词，此处应用单数形式。故填minute。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州余杭·期中） in fact, good, dream, story, seriously         Talent shows are becoming very popular because they are exciting and allow people to see others’ special abilities. These shows look for 1 talents in different areas like singing, dancing, and magic. They attract a lot of people who want to show their skills. However, not everyone likes these shows. Some people think that the 2 of the performers are not real. They might say they are poor farmers, but 3 they are just actors pretending to be something they are not. But if you don’t take these shows too 4 , they can be a lot of fun to watch. The best part is that they give people a chance to make their 5 come true. So, talent shows are a way for people to enjoy and support others’ talents. 【答案】1．the best 2．stories 3．in fact 4．seriously 5．dreams 【导语】本文主要讲述了才艺表演受欢迎的原因、部分人对其真实性的质疑，以及若不较真观看它能带来乐趣且能给人们实现梦想的机会。 1．句意：这些节目在不同领域寻找最优秀的人才，比如唱歌、跳舞和魔术。根据“These shows look for...talents in different areas like singing, dancing, and magic.”可知，这里需要一个形容词最高级来修饰talents，表示“最优秀的”，结合所给单词，good的最高级best符合语境，最高级前加上the。故填the best。 2．句意：有些人认为表演者的故事不真实。根据“Some people think that the...of the performers are not real.”以及结合所给单词，空处要填复数名词，story的复数形式stories符合语境。故填stories。 3．句意：他们可能会说自己是贫穷的农民，但事实上他们只是演员，假装成不是自己的样子。根据“They might say they are poor farmers, but...they are just actors pretending to be something they are not.”以及结合所给单词，in fact“事实上”符合语境，用来揭示真实情况。故填in fact。 4．句意：但如果你不把这些节目当真，观看它们会很有趣。根据“But if you don’t take these shows too...”以及这里需要一个副词来修饰动词take，这里说如果不较真，节目就会有趣，take...seriously“认真对待”。故填seriously。 5．句意：最棒的是它们给人们一个实现梦想的机会。根据“The best part is that they give people a chance to make their...come true.”以及结合所给单词，此处指节目可以让人们实现梦想，dream“梦想”符合语境，这里用复数形式dreams表泛指。故填dreams。 主题08 人与自我——学习与成长 Passage 1 dance; relaxing; pale; advice; in order to （24-25八年级上·浙江金华·期中） Marcus: Hi, Mrs Green! Mrs Green: Hi, Marcus! You look a little 1 . What’s the matter with you? Marcus: Nothing serious. While I 2 last night, my mother didn’t allow me to do that. Mrs Green: Did you stop doing so at once? Marcus: No, Mrs Green. Instead, I talked back to her. Mrs Green: It was wrong for you to do so. Marcus: But I like it. I think it is 1 and makes me happy. Mrs Green: I also think so. Do you often talk with your mother? Marcus: No, Mrs Green. I seldom talk with her. Mrs Green: But 1 let her understand you, have a try, OK? Marcus: OK, I will. Thank you for your 2 . Mrs Green: Not at all. 【答案】1．pale 2．was dancing 3．relaxing 4．in order to 5．advice 【导语】本文讲述了Marcus因跳舞与母亲产生冲突，Mrs Green建议他与母亲沟通，以让母亲理解他的爱好。 1．句意：你脸色有点苍白。根据“What’s the matter with you?”结合备选词可知，此处应指看起来有点苍白，因此应用pale“（脸色）苍白的”，形容词作表语。故填pale。 2．句意：昨晚我跳舞的时候，我妈妈不允许我那样做。根据“While I … last night”结合备选词可知，此处缺少谓语动词，应表示正在跳舞的时候，应用过去进行时，谓语动词结构为“was/were doing”，主语为I，因此应用was，dance“跳舞”，动词，现在分词形式为dancing。故填was dancing。 3．句意：我认为它是放松的，让我快乐。根据“I think it is … and makes me happy.”结合备选词可知，此处应用形容词，应表示它是放松的，因此应用relaxing“放松的”，形容词作表语。故填relaxing。 4．句意：但为了让她理解你，试一试，好吗？根据“… let her understand you, have a try”结合备选词可知，为了让她理解你，in order to“为了”。故填in order to。 5．句意：谢谢你的建议。根据“Thank you for your … ”结合备选词可知，此处应用名词，表示谢谢你的建议，因此应用advice“建议”，不可数名词。故填advice。 Passage 2 （23-24八年级上·浙江宁波·期中） win    bad    seat    success    talent Last week, my parents and I went to see a movie in a new theater with a big screen and comfortable 1 . We watched a popular Indian movie named Dangal. Luckily, there were not many people in it, so we bought our tickets quickly. The movie comes from a true story. The father Mahavir Phogat is a wrestler (摔跤手). He finds his two girls are 2 in wrestling and wants them to wrestle for the gold medal. So he is very strict with them: he asks them to get up at 5 a. m. every day, he asks them to eat special meals to get stronger, and he even asks his girls to wear boys’ clothes and cut their hair! Both the two girls think of him as the 3 father at first. But later they understand their father’s love. At the end of the film, the elder sister is the 4 of international (国际的) competition. Their dream comes true. Everybody in their country is very excited. After watching the film, I understand my parents better. As students, it’s important for us to keep trying to be 5 and get a bright future. Our parents are pretty strict with us just because they truly care about us. 【答案】1．seats 2．talented 3．worst 4．winner 5．successful 【导语】本文讲述了作者与父母一起观看《摔跤吧！爸爸》这部电影，明白了父母对子女的爱。 1．句意：上周，我和父母去一家新开的电影院看电影，那里有大屏幕和舒适的座位。根据空前的“comfortable”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指舒适的座位，seat“座位”符合，此处用复数形式。故填seats。 2．句意：他发现他的两个女儿在摔跤方面很有天赋，想让她们为金牌而摔跤。根据“wants them to wrestle for the gold medal”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指发现他的两个女儿在摔跤方面很有天赋，be talented in…“在……方面有天赋”，固定词组。故填talented。 3．句意：起初，两个女孩都认为他是最坏的父亲。根据下文“But later they understand their father’s love.”并结合备选词汇可知，此处句意发生了转折，指两个女孩都认为他是最坏的父亲，bad“坏的”符合，根据空前的“the”可知，此处用最高级形式。故填worst。 4．句意：在影片的最后，姐姐成为了国际比赛的获胜者。根据下文“Their dream comes true.”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指姐姐成为了国际比赛的获胜者，winner“获胜者”符合。故填winner。 5．句意：作为学生，对我们来说，继续努力取得成功并获得光明的未来很重要。根据“get a bright future”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指取得成功，分析句子结构可知，此处用形容词形式，作表语，successful“成功的”符合。故填successful。 Passage 3 （23-24八年级上·浙江宁波·期中） careful, long, picture, true, try My little sister is in Grade Seven this year. Her favorite subject is math and she is very good at it. One day, a friend of my father’s from America showed us some 1 about America and invited us to his home. My sister wanted to go there very much, but my father said she must speak English very well. From then on, she 2 to work hard. She kept reading English for about half an hour every morning. In class, she listened very 3 and answered the teacher’s questions as soon as possible. There was an American teacher in her school. After school, she talked to him in English as 4 as he was free. Now she always says, “My dream is to be a diplomat (外交官).” I am sure her dream will come 5 one day. 【答案】1．pictures 2．tried 3．carefully 4．long 5．true 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了我的妹妹努力学习英语的故事。 1．句意：有一天，我父亲的一位来自美国的朋友给我们看了一些关于美国的照片，并邀请我们去他家。根据“some”可知，此空需要一个名词；再者根据“invited us to his home”可知，给我们看一些关于美国的照片，结合备选词汇，pictures符合句意。故填pictures。 2．句意：从那以后，她试着努力工作。根据全文时态可知，全文是一般过去时，因此此空用动词过去式；再者根据“she kept reading English for about half an hour every morning”可知，从那以后，她试着努力工作，结合备选词汇，tried符合句意。故填tried。 3．句意：在课堂上，她非常认真地听，并尽快回答老师的问题。根据“listened”可知，此空需要一个副词；再者根据“answered the teacher’s questions as soon as possible”可知，是认真地听，结合备选词汇，carefully符合句意。故填carefully。 4．句意：放学后，只要他有空，她就用英语和他交谈。根据固定搭配“只要：as long as”和备选词汇可知，long符合句意。故填long。 5．句意：我相信她的梦想终究有一天会实现。根据固定搭配“实现：come ture”和备选词汇可知，ture符合句意。故填true。 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题06 词语运用-短文选词填空 主题01 人与社会——体育精神与娱乐文化 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州·期中） because   share   winner   fast   true In 2024, a big party happened in Paris, France. It was called the Olympic Games! People from all over the world played sports and 1 their excitement together. The Olympics had special friends called mascots(吉祥物). They were cute characters that showed the spirit of the games. Everyone loved the mascots 2 they were lovely and made the games more fun. People were happy and cheered happily for all the 3 . The 2024 Olympics were not just about who could run 4 or jump highest. It was also about 5 enjoying the fun of sports. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波鄞州十二校联考·期中） compete  nothing  true  myself   become Zheng Qinwen got China’s first Olympic gold in the tennis at the Paris Olympic on Aug 3. This 21-year-old girl has become the first player from China to step onto the highest podium (领奖台) in the Olympic women’s singles tennis event. “ 1 can show feeling right now, it’s unreal. In the past, I always hoped to get a medal for China. Now, I made it. ” Zheng said after the game. From 2020 to 2024, Zheng’s world ranking (排名) jumped from over 600 to No.7. Years of 2 taught her to never give up. Her performance won her the name of “Queen Wen” among fans. Getting this gold medal was not easy, at the outdoor tennis court of Roland Garros, the temperature once reached as high as 36 degree. Playing for China at the Olympics gave Zheng power (力量). She finally 3 the winner after playing for almost three hours. “ I’m 4 sure that I’m going to fight until the last moment, because I’m not only playing for 5 , I’m playing for my country.” Zheng told China Daily. Passage 3 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州·期中） miss,   famous,   if,   show,   journey Zhao Liying is a name you should know. She is a 1 actress in China. Recently, she won the “Best Actress” award at the Golden Eagle Awards for her role in “The Wind Blows from Summer”. She was born in a small town in Hubei Province, 1987. When she was very young, she had much interest in acting. After she finished school, she played in many plays and movies. She always tries her best because she doesn’t want 2 anything. Zhao once said,“ 3 you believe in yourself, you can make your dream come true”. Zhao’s 4 from a small town to stardom (明星界) cheers me up. It 5 that with hard work, anything is possible. Passage 4 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波市四校（鄞州实验、东钱湖、曙光、海三外）联考·期中） he    education    give    as small as    comfortable The Ant Bully is an interesting book for kids to read. It tells a story about a boy named Lucas. In the new town, big boys in his neighborhood bully (欺负) him, so he usually plays by 1 . One day, a boy named Sid sprays (喷) water on Lucas and Lucas is angry. Then he sees a big ant hole (蚁穴) and sprays water into it. The queen of the ants gets angry and uses the magic to make Lucas 2 an ant. And Lucas has to live like an ant with the other ants. At first, Lucas thinks it will be difficult for him to live in the ant world. However, the ants are friendly to him. Lucas makes friends with many ants and lives there 3 . In the end, he passes the test and the queen 4 him the medicine to make him back to the right size. This book came to the screen in 2006. It even won a prize because it is very 5 . Passage 5 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波星海中学·期中） get, true, funny, such, like Everyone is good at something, but some people are 1 talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are 2 more and more popular. First, there were shows 3 American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are many nice shows around the world, 4 as China’s Got Talent. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the 5 actors, the best singers, the most talented dancers and so on. 主题02 人与自我——做人与做事 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州三校联盟·期中） shy, all the time, fan, beat, develop There was a talent show with a prize of 200 dollars in a small town. As a 1 girl, Lily wanted to join in but wasn’t confident enough. Her friends and family cheered her on 2 . In order to win the show, her teacher helped her 3 a plan to practise. In the end, Lily 4 all the other boys and girls. She used the money to help the poor children, which won her many 5 . 主题03 人与自我——生活与学习 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州鹿城·期中） practise,    conversation,    remember,    mistake,    good English is one of the main subjects in middle schools in China. The 1 way of learning it is using it. You need to 2 speaking English every day. Don’t be shy when you speak English in class. It’s also a good idea to start a 3 with foreigners. Before you begin, you can smile at them. And don’t be afraid of making 4 . It’s quite natural. 5 : Use English or lose English. Just try and you are sure to make progress soon. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江温州瑞安五校联考·期中） understand     far     difficult     except     vocabulary Dear Professor Smith, I have some problems with my English. I always can’t 1 what the teacher says in class. I even spend a lot of time remembering the 2 , but it doesn’t work. I feel sad that I can’t write sentences in English 3 some easy ones. Grammar is the 4 for me. I always do badly in exercises. Now I fall 5 behind in my class. What should I do? Could you give me some advice?                                                                         A worried Maggie Passage 3 （24-25八年级上·浙江金华·期中） lucky   lose   large   enough   bore   mistake There are some fantastic beaches here on the Costa Brava. Costa Brava is one of 1 coasts in Spain. But the weather this week is terrible. That’s really 2 because it’s usually quite good at this time of year. Yesterday, we stayed in the hotel all day and played cards. How 3 ! Dad 4 the game and went to bed early. He was in a bad mood and made lots of 5 all day. 主题04 人与自我——健康 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波鄞州横溪、东吴、咸祥·期中） always        good        watch       read       ourselves Food is very important. Everyone needs to eat 1 if he or she wants to keep healthy. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge (知识). We begin to get knowledge when we are very young. Small children are interested in everything around them. They learn everything by 2 and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to 3 story books, science books and anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and try to find out answers. What is the best way to get knowledge? If we learn by 4 , we will get the most knowledge. If we are 5 getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand better. 主题05 人与社会——科学与技术 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江金华义乌·期中） how,  fast,  help,  idea,  find out In the world that we are creating very quickly, there might be some new kinds of jobs in the future. Robots will become more common in our homes and schools, so we’ll need people who know 1 to fix them. These workers will be like robot doctors. They will 2 what’s wrong with a robot and help it get better. As AI (人工智能) is developing 3 , we’ ll need people to check that it works properly. We call these people AI rule keepers. They will make sure that AI will do something 4 to humans. The best way to get ready for these future jobs is to be open to new 5 and never stop learning. Knowledge is important, and problem solving skills will be needed for our future education and work. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州中学·期中） information    necessary    through    magazine    happen Most people believe that the best way to know about different things is 1 the Internet. When we surf the Internet, we can get some 2 about the latest news. And the news helps us to know what is 3 around the world. However, reading books and 4 is also a good way to increase our knowledge. It is almost impossible to understand everything in life, but it is 5 for us to keep learning and trying. By doing so, we can surely make good progress. 主题06 人与社会——社会与文化 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州·期中） comfortable   play   great   finish   leave Lao She is one of the 1 Chinese writers. And Teahouse is one of Lao She’s famous plays. Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After 2 School in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924, Lao She 3 home and went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in London and came back to China five years later. He wrote many 4 , novels and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. At Lao She Teahouse today, people can 5 drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the Teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world. （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州十三中教育集团·期中） expect        enjoy        body      comfortable     serious “Start of Winter”, also known as Lidong, arrives in November each year. Most parts of China take Lidong   1 . On this day, after a year of hard work, people have nothing to do but stay at home   2 . They can have a break and do something 3 . For example, Chinese in the north like Lidong and they usually celebrate Lidong as the “Small Spring Festival”. People have dumplings and mutton soup because they 4 to keep their 5 warm during winter. 主题07 人与社会——体育赛事与文化娱乐 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·浙江宁波余姚六校·期中） minute   surprise   win   good   for Zheng Qinwen from China 1 the Women’s tennis singles at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. She became the first Chinese player to win a gold medal in 128 years. Her story really 2 the world. After the game, her fans called her “Queen (女王) Wen” 3 her fantastic performance. “I love my fans for giving me this title. You really need to show yourself as a queen when competing. You need this power (力量) to show that you are the 4 .” Zheng told China daily. “I always know that I must fight until (直到) the last 5 , because I’m not only playing for myself, but also for my country.” This great success is just the start of a new journey for Zheng. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·浙江杭州余杭·期中） in fact, good, dream, story, seriously         Talent shows are becoming very popular because they are exciting and allow people to see others’ special abilities. These shows look for 1 talents in different areas like singing, dancing, and magic. They attract a lot of people who want to show their skills. However, not everyone likes these shows. Some people think that the 2 of the performers are not real. They might say they are poor farmers, but 3 they are just actors pretending to be something they are not. But if you don’t take these shows too 4 , they can be a lot of fun to watch. The best part is that they give people a chance to make their 5 come true. So, talent shows are a way for people to enjoy and support others’ talents. 主题08 人与自我——学习与成长 Passage 1 dance; relaxing; pale; advice; in order to （24-25八年级上·浙江金华·期中） Marcus: Hi, Mrs Green! Mrs Green: Hi, Marcus! You look a little 1 . What’s the matter with you? Marcus: Nothing serious. While I 2 last night, my mother didn’t allow me to do that. Mrs Green: Did you stop doing so at once? Marcus: No, Mrs Green. Instead, I talked back to her. Mrs Green: It was wrong for you to do so. Marcus: But I like it. I think it is 1 and makes me happy. Mrs Green: I also think so. Do you often talk with your mother? Marcus: No, Mrs Green. I seldom talk with her. Mrs Green: But 1 let her understand you, have a try, OK? Marcus: OK, I will. Thank you for your 2 . Mrs Green: Not at all. Passage 2 （23-24八年级上·浙江宁波·期中） win    bad    seat    success    talent Last week, my parents and I went to see a movie in a new theater with a big screen and comfortable 1 . We watched a popular Indian movie named Dangal. Luckily, there were not many people in it, so we bought our tickets quickly. The movie comes from a true story. The father Mahavir Phogat is a wrestler (摔跤手). He finds his two girls are 2 in wrestling and wants them to wrestle for the gold medal. So he is very strict with them: he asks them to get up at 5 a. m. every day, he asks them to eat special meals to get stronger, and he even asks his girls to wear boys’ clothes and cut their hair! Both the two girls think of him as the 3 father at first. But later they understand their father’s love. At the end of the film, the elder sister is the 4 of international (国际的) competition. Their dream comes true. Everybody in their country is very excited. After watching the film, I understand my parents better. As students, it’s important for us to keep trying to be 5 and get a bright future. Our parents are pretty strict with us just because they truly care about us. Passage 3 （23-24八年级上·浙江宁波·期中） careful, long, picture, true, try My little sister is in Grade Seven this year. Her favorite subject is math and she is very good at it. One day, a friend of my father’s from America showed us some 1 about America and invited us to his home. My sister wanted to go there very much, but my father said she must speak English very well. From then on, she 2 to work hard. She kept reading English for about half an hour every morning. In class, she listened very 3 and answered the teacher’s questions as soon as possible. There was an American teacher in her school. After school, she talked to him in English as 4 as he was free. Now she always says, “My dream is to be a diplomat (外交官).” I am sure her dream will come 5 one day. / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $