专题07 首字母填空（期中真题汇编，上海专用）八年级英语上学期

专题07 首字母填空 人与社会 Passage 1 （24-25八上·上海立达中学·期中） One More Subject at School Sign upTEENAGER FORUM (论坛) School education         Sign in         Sign up            START A TOPIC Claire: If you could add one compulsory (必修的) subject at your school, what would it be? Why? Justin: I would suggest adding sign language (手语). Not many people know how to communicate with those who have hearing p 1 . It would be very helpful if we could start to learn sign language when we are y 2 . This would teach us to treat those who are less fortunate with respect. LIKE (18) REPLY William: A subject that g 3 students a better understanding of themselves. According to some surveys, many middle school students don’t have a dream. A person without a dream is like a ship sailing without a compass (指南针). Teaching students to understand themselves better can help them discover their strengths and weaknesses. Then, they will have more confidence and a c 4 direction in life. LIKE (47) REPLY Lucy: I’d suggest adding a time-management class. Nowadays, many students are addicted to their smartphones and other electronic devices. Some of them sleep 1 5 because they can’t balance their studies with gaming. A time-management class will help students learn that “first things come first.” This will help make sure that they lead a healthy life. LIKE (11) REPLY Ben: Self defense (自我防卫). This would be useful when you are in a situation where you need to p 6 yourself. You may say that physical education is enough, but PE only teaches you how to stay fit and healthy through e 7 . PE teachers don’t teach any kind of self-defense, so we surely need to have such lessons. LIKE (23) REPLYA 【答案】1．(p)roblems 2．(y)oung 3．(g)ives 4．(c)learer 5．(l)ate 6．(p)rotect 7．(e)xercise 【导语】本文是一个青少年论坛，讨论学校需要额外增加一门课程，应该是什么呢？四个学生分别发表了自己的看法。 1．句意：没有多少人知道如何与那些有听力问题的人沟通。根据“I would suggest adding sign language”可知，建议增加手语课是要与有听力问题的人沟通，problem“问题”，此空应填名词的复数形式，故填(p)roblems。 2．句意：如果我们能从小就开始学习手语，那将是非常有帮助的。are后接形容词作表语，根据“It would be very helpful if we could start to learn sign language when we are”及首字母可知，小的时候就开始学习手语会很有帮助，young“年轻的”，故填(y)oung。 3．句意：一门能让学生更好地了解自己的学科。根据“A subject that…students a better understanding of themselves.”可知是指能让学生更好地了解自己的学科。give sb a better understanding“让某人更好地理解”，时态为一般现在时，“A subject”是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填(g)ives。 4．句意：这样，他们就会有更多的信心和更清晰的人生方向。根据“a…direction in life.”以及“Teaching students to understand themselves better can help them discover their strengths and weaknesses.”可知是更清晰的人生方向。并列的“more confidence”是比较级，因此此空也应使用比较级，clearer“更清晰的”，故填(c)learer。 5．句意：他们一些人睡得很晚，因为他们无法平衡学习和游戏。根据“sleep …because they can’t balance their studies with gaming”及首字母可知，此处指睡得晚，英文表达为sleep late，故填(l)ate。 6．句意：当一个人处于需要保护自己的情况下，这将是有用的。根据“Self defense”可知是保护自己，不定式to后接动词原形，protect“保护”，故填(p)rotect。 7．句意：你可能会说体育就足够了，但体育只是教你如何通过锻炼保持健康。根据“but PE only teaches you how to stay fit and healthy through”可知教你如何通过锻炼保持健康。exercise“锻炼”，不可数名词。故填(e)xercise。 Passage 2 （24-25八上·上海建平中学西校·期中） Recently, a foreign student in China has given a very touching answer to the questions: What should China be proud of? Lots of people have d 8 it with great enthusiasm (热情) on the Internet. Emma is from Canada, and she came to China four years ago. Now she is a university student in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The f 9 words are about what China is like in the foreign girl’s eyes. “Finding a job in China can be very s 10 . China offers more job chances than any other country in the world.” “Its public security is also great. I’ve travelled to many countries, and I dare not (不敢) go out alone at night, but it’s different in China. I needn’t worry about my s 11 at all, even at midnight.” “Now about 400 million Chinese people are studying English. China has the largest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries. It is quite an a 12 number, isn’t it?” “The speed of Chinese trains is high. During my third visit to my friend in Beijing, I chose to take a train to go there. It took seven hours to get to Beijing from Ningbo by train. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometers for only seven hours, which makes it more c 13 for people to ply (定时往来) between the two cities.” “I think there’ll be many more things China will be proud of. I strongly believe the big oriental country must be much better than other countries.” 【答案】8．(d)iscussed 9．(f)ollowing 10．(s)imple 11．(s)afety 12．(a)mazing 13．(c)onvenient 【导语】本文讲述一位来自加拿大的女孩艾玛对“中国应该为什么感到自豪？”这个问题的回答。 8．句意：很多人在网上极富热情地讨论过这个话题。根据句子结构可知，此句时态是现在完成时，空处应填过去分词。宾语“it”指代上文提出的问题，结合句意和首字母可推测，discuss“讨论”符合语境，其过去分词为discussed。故填(d)iscussed。 9．句意：以下关于中国样子的言辞是一个外国女孩眼里的中国。根据句法结构可知，设空为形容词作“words”的定语。根据句意和首字母提示可知，“following”意为“以下的”符合语境。故填(f)ollowing。 10．句意：在中国找工作非常的简单。根据“China offers more job chances than any other country in the world.”可推出，在中国找工作非常简单，simple“简单的”符合语境。故填(s)imple。 11．句意：我一点不需要担心我的安全，甚至是半夜。根据“Its public security is also great. I’ve travelled to many countries, and I dare not go out alone at night, but it’s different in China.”可知，中国是很安全的，因此艾玛晚上出去不担心自己的安全。形容词性物主代词my后接名词，safety“安全”符合语境。故填(s)afety。 12．句意：它是相当惊人的数量，不是吗？空处需要形容词作定语修饰名词“number”。根据“Now about 400 million ...China has the largest number of English speakers ...”可知，中国学习英语人数最多，amazing“惊人的”符合语境。故填(a)mazing。 13．句意：从宁波到北京，仅仅用了7个小时火车跑了1365千米，这使人们在两个城市之间往返变得更方便。“make sth.+adj”表示“使某事……”，设空处为形容词。根据句意和首字母提示可知，高速火车为人们的出行带来了便捷，convenient“方便的”符合语境。故填(c)onvenient。 Passage 3 （24-25八上·上海闵行区·期中） This spring, the most eye-catching movie might be YOLO (《热辣滚烫》). Made by 41-year-old Jia Ling, the movie tells the story of a woman tired of the world, finding herself and learning to love life through boxing. The name YOLO is short for the movie’s main idea—you only live once.     Jia has tried many different roles in her life, including crosstalk and sketch (小品), performer, variety show guest and a 14 . She became a director for the first time, making her movie Hi, Mom (《你好，李焕英》) in 2019.     Jia didn’t study directing at university. And she believes this is both a good and bad thing. It makes her feel f 15 in filmmaking because she doesn’t need to follow a fixed style. To everyone’s surprise, Hi, Mom made her the world’s highest-grossing woman director in 2023. B 16 making YOLO, Jia was often seen as an overweight comedian. She often made jokes about herself to make people l 17 . For this movie, Jia lost 50 kg and looked very different. Some people online said even her voice became softer, and they call this a “rebirth” for Jia. In Jia’s eyes, her change in job and look is her way of staying true to herself. “It’s hard to predict one’s life. I’m just f 18 my heart but not looking for changes on purpose. Movies are now the best way to show myself, so I put all my e 19 into them,” Jia told Xinhua.     “Jia didn’t change at all. She’s just being more herself,” said talk show host Chen Luyu in her program A Date With Luyu (《鲁豫有约》). 【答案】14．(a)ctress 15．(f)reer 16．(B)efore 17．(l)augh 18．(f)ollowing 19．(e)ffort/(e)nergy 【导语】本文主要介绍了贾玲及她导演的电影《热辣滚烫》。 14．句意：贾在她的生活中尝试过许多不同的角色，包括相声和小品演员、表演者、综艺节目嘉宾和女演员。根据“Jia has tried many different roles in her life, including crosstalk and sketch (小品), performer, variety show guest”和首字母可知，此处使用单数名词actress“女演员”，介绍她尝试过的角色。故填(a)ctress。 15．句意：这让她在拍电影时感到更自由，因为她不需要遵循固定的风格。feel后接形容词作表语，结合“Jia didn’t study directing at university.”和“because she doesn’t need to follow a fixed style”和首字母可知，此处使用free的比较级freer“更自由的”，表示“因为她不需要循规蹈矩，所以她会更自由”。故填(f)reer。 16．句意：在拍摄《热辣滚烫》之前，贾经常被认为是一个肥胖的喜剧演员。根据“Jia was often seen as an overweight comedian”和首字母可知，此处使用before“在……之前”，介词，用于介绍拍摄这部电影之前的事情。故填(B)efore。 17．句意：她经常拿自己开玩笑逗人们笑。根据“She often made jokes about herself”和首字母可知，她开玩笑逗人们笑，laugh“笑”，结合“make people”可知，make sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，空处使用动词原形。故填(l)augh。 18．句意：我只是追随自己的内心，而不是刻意去寻找改变。根据“my heart but not looking for changes”和首字母可知，此处是追随自己的心，follow“跟随”，结合“I’m”可知，此处使用动词现在分词形式，与be动词am构成现在进行时。故填(f)ollowing。 19．句意：贾告诉新华社：“电影现在是展示自己的最好方式，所以我把所有的努力/精力都投入其中。”根据和首字母可知，此处指将自己的努力或经历投入到电影中，effort“努力”，energy“经历”，二者均为不可数名词，且均符合语境。故填(e)ffort/(e)nergy。 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25八上·上海嘉定区·期中） Volunteering Want to get involved? Opportunities to volunteer can be found at various campus locations and are open to students, faculty, staff and the public. Volunteering is fun and beneficial (有益的), but it is also a little more difficult than just showing up and having a good time. Here is some a 20 on how to make the most of your volunteer work: Be well-trained Know that you are doing as a volunteer. If you need some time to learn our job, take that time. If you need training or need someone to show you what you are supposed to do, speak up. If you are good at your job, it will be much e 21 to help others and you will have a lot of more fun. Be open-minded One of the really great things about being a volunteer is the c 22 to learn and experience new things. Keep your mind open to new possibilities, and you will probably grow as a person. Do not try to do everything yourself Work as a part of team to make sure everyone can take part in and do his or her fair share of work. If someone a 23 for help, be willing to give a hand. If you need some help, turn to others politely. Be understanding Try to see things t 24 the eyes of other people. Try your best to understand what other people are experiencing, even if it is something you have never dealt with yourself. Be f 25    Treat others like friends, and they will do the s 26 for you. Many people who volunteer meet new people with whom they want to stay friends. You might just meet someone who becomes a buddy (朋友) for the rest of your life! 【答案】20．(a)dvice 21．(e)asier 22．(c)hoice 23．(a)sks 24．(t)hrough 25．(f)riendly 26．(s)ame 【导语】本文介绍了如何更好地参与志愿服务，包括接受培训、保持开放心态、团队合作、理解他人和待人友好等建议。 20．句意：以下是一些关于如何充分利用你的志愿者工作的建议。根据“on how to make the most of your volunteer work:”及首字母可知，是关于如何充分利用你的志愿者工作的建议，advice“建议”符合，不可数名词。故填(a)dvice。 21．句意：如果你擅长你的工作，帮助别人会容易得多，你会有更多的乐趣。根据“If you are good at your job, it will be much ... to help others”及首字母可知，如果你擅长你的工作，帮助别人会容易得多，easy“容易的”，much修饰比较级。故填(e)asier。 22．句意：做志愿者的一大好处就是可以选择学习和体验新事物。根据“to learn and experience new things”及首字母可知，是有学习和体验新事物的选择，choice“选择”符合。故填(c)hoice。 23．句意：如果有人寻求帮助，要乐于伸出援手。根据“If someone ... for help, be willing to give a hand.”及首字母可知，是有人寻求帮助，ask for help“寻求帮助”，if条件状语从句用一般现在时，主语是单数，谓语动词用三单。故填(a)sks。 24．句意：试着从别人的角度看事情。根据“the eyes of other people”及首字母可知，是通过别人的角度看事情，through“通过”符合。故填(t)hrough。 25．句意：友好一点。根据“Treat others like friends”及首字母可知，此处指的是待人要友好，作be动词的表语用形容词friendly“友好的”。故填(f)riendly。 26．句意：像对待朋友一样对待别人，他们也会这样对待你。根据“Treat others like friends, and they will do the ... for you.”及首字母可知，别人也会同样以朋友的方式对待你，the same“同样的”。故填(s)ame。 Passage 2 （24-25八上·上海奉贤区·期中） Few people in China enjoy storms more than Liu Yijing. Other people may close their windows to block out sounds of the storm. Liu, h 27 , jumps excitedly for each and every storm. More than that, he will then drive into the heart of them. Since 2020, chasing storms has become a part of Liu’s life. The 21-year-old has travelled a 28 30,000 kilometers across China. He takes photos of storms and shares them o 29 and they get a lot of likes and comments. The young man has become more and more popular. He has been invited to give speeches at universities. CCTV has even begun to use his works. Not long ago, one of his photos was chosen as the cover for Advances in Atmospheric Science (《大气科学进展》). As a storm photographer, Liu is amazing. But there are o 30 things that make him even more special. One day, Liu came across a f 31 . The man told him that a storm had damaged (破坏) the local crops. Liu felt sad. He r 32 that the things he loved could also bring damage. Liu decided to do something. He started to make short videos about extreme weather (极端天气). Many people are now learning new things about the weather from him. “I hope my work can help people better understand n 33 ,” said the storm chaser. 【答案】27．(h)owever 28．(a)bout 29．(o)nline 30．(o)ther 31．(f)armer 32．(r)ealized 33．(n)ature 【导语】本文主要介绍刘屹靖是一个风暴摄影师，拍摄很多风暴的照片并上传到网上。后来偶遇一位农民，了解到风暴对农作物的损害，刘屹靖决定做极端天气的短视频，让更多的人了解大自然。 27．句意：然而，刘屹靖为每一次风暴激动地跳跃。根据“Other people may close their windows to block out sounds of the storm”和“Liu… jumps excitedly for each and every storm.”可知，前后对比，刘屹靖和其他人面对风暴时的态度不一样，空格处表示转折。又因空格前后有逗号，此处则应该填副词，修饰整个句子，however“然而”符合语境。故填(h)owever。 28．句意：这位21岁的年轻人大约在中国旅行了30000公里。根据空格后是数字，以及首字母可知，30000公里是一个大约的数字，“大约”about。故填(a)bout。 29．句意：他拍下风暴的照片并分享到网上，得到了很多赞和评论。根据“and they get a lot of likes and comments”可知，是把照片分享到了网上，online“在网上”符合语境。故填(o)nline。 30．句意：但是有些其他的事情使他更加特别。根据下文提到暴风破坏农作物以及刘屹靖的做法可知，说的是其他让他很特别的事情。空格后名词复数things，other“其他的”符合语境。故填(o)ther。 31．句意：一天，他偶遇了一位农民。根据“The man told him that a storm had damaged (破坏) the local crops.”可知，这个人是农民，“农民”farmer。故填(f)armer。 32．句意：他意识到他喜欢的这个事情可能也会带来伤害。根据“Liu decided to do something.”可知，他意识到了一些事情。realize“意识到”，动词。空格后缺少谓语动词，用一般过去时。故填(r)ealized。 33．句意：我希望我的工作可以帮助人们更好地了解自然。根据“I hope my work can help people better understand”和所给首字母可知，是希望自己制作的关于极端天气的短视频能够让人们更好地了解大自然，“自然”nature。故填(n)ature。 Passage 3 （24-25八上·上海民办欣竹中学·期中） A pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must give the public what they really want and need, or he must find a new way of singing that will a 34 their attention. Even when he has succeeded and his records are sold e 35 , he can not rest. Then he must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous. The life of a successful pop singer isn’t e 36 at all. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is w 37 and reported by the special newspaper written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concert, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very d 38 , too. Sometimes they do a 39 to get a souvenir (n.纪念品) . They tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unlucky singer’s hair. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes b 40 he must always look special and different. And most important, he must always keeping smiling. 【答案】34．(a)ttract 35．(e)verywhere 36．(e)asy 37．(w)atched 38．(d)angerous 39．(a)nything 40．(b)ecause 【导语】本文给我们介绍了流行歌手真实的生活。 34．句意：他必须给公众他们真正想要和需要或者他必须找到一种新的方式来吸引他们的注意力。 根据空后“their attention”及首字母提示可知，流行歌手这样做是为了找一个新的唱歌的方式吸引他们的注意。attract one’s attention“吸引某人的注意”。空前有will，这里用动词原形。故填(a)ttract。 35．句意：即使他成功了，他的唱片到处都在卖，他也不能休息。 根据“even”和“when he has succeeded and his records are sold”可知，他们很成功并且唱片卖的很好。结合首字母可知，这里表示“卖到各个地方”，everywhere“到处”。故填(e)verywhere。 36．句意：成功的流行歌手的生活一点也不容易。根据“He can only relax when he is alone”可知，成功歌手的生活是不容易的。easy“容易的”，形容词。故填(e)asy。 37．句意：他只有在独自一人的时候才能放松，因为他所做的一切都被专门为球迷写的报纸所关注和报道。根据“everything he does is ... and reported by the special newspaper written for the fans”及首字母提示可知，流行歌手所做的一切都被关注着。watch“关注”，此处应用被动语态。故填watched。 38．句意：但是他们也很危险。 根据句中的but及“Sometimes they do anything to get a souvenir. They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unlucky singer’s hair.”可知，这都是歌迷们的一些不良行为，这些行为是很危险的，dangerous“危险的”，形容词。故填(d)angerous。 39．句意：有时他们会为了得到纪念品而不择手段。根据“They tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unlucky singer’s hair.”可知，歌迷们会做任何事情来得到纪念品。anything“任何事情”。故填(a)nything。 40．句意：一个流行歌手必须花很多钱在衣服上，因为他必须总是看起来特别和不同。 空前后是两个完整的句子，且空后“he must always look special and different”解释了流行歌手花很多钱买衣服的原因，是因果关系，应用because引导原因状语从句。故填(b)ecause。 Passage 4 （24-25八上·上海民办欣竹中学·期中） Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an a 41 in the newspaper, when the TV news can b 42 you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read a novel (小说), when a play on television can tell you the s 43 story with color, picture and action? H 44 , television has not killed reading. Today, newspapers and magazines sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, books are still a c 45 way to get information and entertainment. Some types of books should be in our homes. Every home should have a good dictionary. It might be expensive, but a good encyclopedia (百科全书) is also useful because you can find information on any s 46 . In addition, it is useful to have on your bookshelves other books such as history books, science textbooks, cook books, books about medicine and health, etc. It is also important to have some storybooks or novels. Then you can r 47 with a good story and have a rest quietly. 【答案】41．(a)rticle 42．(b)ring 43．(s)ame 44．(H)owever 45．(c)heap 46．(s)ubject 47．(r)elax 【导语】本文主要描述了读书在当今仍旧是人们生活中很重要的一项活动。 41．句意：既然电视新闻可以在几分钟内用图片把信息带给你，为什么还要读报纸上的文章呢？根据“read an ... in the newspaper”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“在报纸上读文章”，article“文章”，前有an修饰，用单数形式。故填(a)rticle。 42．句意：既然电视新闻可以在几分钟内用图片把信息带给你，为什么还要读报纸上的文章呢？根据“the TV news can ... you the information”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“电视新闻可以给你带来信息”，bring“带来”，bring sb sth，意为“带给某人某物”。故填(b)ring。 43．句意：既然电视上播放的剧用颜色，图片和动作给你讲同样的故事，为什么还要读小说呢？根据“a play on television can tell you the ... story with color, picture and action”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“电视上播放的剧用颜色，图片和动作给你讲同样的故事”，same“相同的”，修饰其后的名词作定语。故填(s)ame。 44．句意：然而，电视并没有扼杀阅读。根据“... television has not killed reading”可知，此处表示转折，因为该词后有逗号，所以用however表转折，句首首字母需大写。故填(H)owever。 45．句意：尽管一些硬皮书卖的很贵，但书籍仍然是获取信息和享受的一种廉价方式。根据“Although some books with hard covers are expensive, books are still a ... way to get information and entertainment.”可知，此处表示“书籍仍然是获取信息和享受的一种廉价方式”，cheap“便宜的”，此处用来修饰其后的名词way作定语。故填(c)heap。 46．句意：一部好的百科全书，虽然很贵，但很有用，因为你可以找到关于任何主题的信息。根据“a good encyclopedia is also useful because you can find information on any ...”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“你可以找到关于任何主题的信息”，subject“主题”，前有any修饰，用单数形式。故填(s)ubject。 47．句意：然后你可以用一个好故事来放松自己，静静地休息。根据“Then you can ... with a good story and have a rest quietly.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“你可以用一个好故事来放松自己”，relax“放松”，此处用在情态动词can之后，用动词原形即可。故填(r)elax。 Passage 5 （23-24八上·上海崇明区部分学校联考·期中） Dear Addie, Greetings from New Jersey, how is New Zealand? I’m very excited to have you as my pen pal. I guess it’s my turn to tell you about m 48 . I live with my parents, two sisters, and our pet dog Sam. My oldest sister, Linda just turned 17. My other sister is 11 and her name is Lucy. I guess I would say that she is my best friend, although we sometimes fight. She rides horses and takes lessons every Saturday morning. I have to go with her, and that is truly the most b 49 thing in the world for I really don’t like riding horses. I take tap dancing classes. I like to practice in the food store. The s 50 of my feet stepping on the hard floors echoes (发出回声). I play soccer in fall; I’m on the swim team in summer. I like to swim, but I am really looking forward to diving this year. Next year I will start music lessons in school. I think I am going to play the p 51 . Our house has eight rooms and a small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables. I have a bike and Mum allows me to ride up and down our street, but nowhere e 52 . I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday. Well, that is enough about me for now. I look forward to h 53 from you again soon. I hope your surfing lessons went well. And I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drum. Love, Jessica 【答案】48．(m)yself 49．(b)oring 50．(s)ound 51．(p)iano 52．(e)lse 53．(h)earing 【导语】本文是一封信。由Jessica写给她的笔友Addie，介绍自己的基本情况和爱好并期待对方的回复。 48．句意：我猜轮到我来告诉你关于我自己的事情了。根据语境和首字母提示，关于我的事，用反身代词，即myself。故填(m)yself。 49．句意：我不得不和她一起去，而且那真是世界上最无聊的事情了。因为我真的不喜欢骑马。根据“for I really don’t like riding horses.”和首字母提示可知，我觉得骑马很无聊，应填boring。故填(b)oring。 50．句意：我的脚踏在坚硬的地板上的声音发出回响。根据“my feet stepping on the hard floors echoes (发出回声)”可知，脚踏在地板上会发出声音，应填sound。故填(s)ound。 51．句意：我认为我将会去弹钢琴。根据“Next year I will start music lessons in school”和首字母提示可知，应该是弹钢琴，应填piano。故填(p)iano。 52．句意：我有一辆自行车，妈妈允许我在我们街上来回骑，但不允许去别的地方。根据“I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday.”可知，我的骑行范围仅限街上，再结合首字母可知，应填else。故填(e)lse。 53．句意：我期待很快再收到你的来信。look forward to doing sth.“期待做某事”，hear from sb.“收到某人的来信”，空格处应填hearing。故填(h)earing。 Passage 6 （24-25八上·上海松江区·期中） The life has been full of challenges (挑战) and difficulties. Life is not about the smartest person or the strongest person, or even the richest person. However, life is about having the mind in your heart “Never Give Up”, even when you feel that giving up is the only choice. The world is waiting on your gifts. Life won’t be the s 54 without you. You are important to this world and believe it or not, someone is waiting for you to enrich their lives. You are too important to the world to just give up. What if you win. You may feel that life is challenging you from time to time and you can’t take it anymore. You may want to give up right now. But here is a thought, what will h 55 if you overcome the difficulties? Focus (集中) on the f 56 . When an Olympic runner is in a race, he or she is focusing on one thing—the finishing line. You have to focus on the big picture—not just where you are right now. Focus in where you want to be. Make an agreement with your mind and your mouth. Life isn’t crystal stair. One of my favourite poems is called “Crystal Stair” written by Langston Hughes. In that poem, a mother tells her son that life is h 57 . You will meet rocks and hard places, but the e 58 is success to those who stand their ground and ride the course. There is a rainbow after every storm.Whatever you are facing, you can make it through. There is a rainbow on the o 59 side of your situation. Stay strong, stay focused and never give up. 【答案】54．(s)ame 55．(h)appen 56．(f)uture 57．(h)ard 58．(e)nd 59．(o)ther 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了要勇敢面对生活中的挑战，无论遇到什么困难，都不要放弃。 54．句意：没有你的生活是不一样的。根据第一段最后一句“The world is waiting on your gifts.”和首字母提示可知，没有你生活就不一样，该空应填“same”即“相同的”。故填(s)ame。 55．句意：但是这儿有一个想法，如果你克服了困难，会发生什么事情呢？根据前句“But here is a thought…if you overcome the difficulties?”结合首字母可知，假设克服了困难，会发生什么，该空应填“happen”即“发生”，will后接动词原形。故填(h)appen。 56．句意：专注于未来。根据下文“You have to focus on the big picture—not just where you are right now. Focus in where you want to be.”可知，应是专注于未来，即“future”。故填(f)uture。 57．句意：在诗中，妈妈告诉自己的儿子，生活是艰难的。根据后句“You will meet rocks and hard places,”结合首字母可知，表达生活艰难，该空应填“hard”，形容词作表语。故填(h)ard。 58．句意：但对于那些坚持立场并坚持到底的人来说，最终是胜利。根据空后“success to those who stand their ground and ride the course.”可知， 成功属于那些坚持立场并坚持到底的人，该空应填“end”即“最终”。故填(e)nd。 59．句意：在你处境的另一边有一道彩虹。根据句式结构可知，该结构为短语“on the other side”即“在另一边”。故填(o)ther。 人与社会 Passage 1 （23-24八上·上海闵行区·期中） The advertising has gone on for years: Smart homes are now available. There are coffee pots that turn on when the alarm clock rings. There are fridges that send an alert when the milk runs out. These smart home appliances are greatly c 60 our lives. However, it seems f 61 people are making their homes smart. According to a U.S. survey, only six percent of American families have a smart appliance. So why are smart home appliances having a hard time reaching the market? We think there are several r 62 . First, a lot of smart appliances are just fun. Their new features are not really n 63 . Many of these appliances are too expensive. One of Samsung’s smart fridges has cameras inside of it. It can allow the user to know what he is short of while he is shopping. However, the fridge sells for $5,000. People who can a 64 it probably don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we r 65 check the food in our fridges, don’t we? Why do we need a smart fridge? Besides, the technology is not yet perfect. There are complaints that smart appliances sometimes stop working or become “dull”. There is also a lack of standards(标准). As a result, appliances from d 66 companies cannot “communicate” with each other. Do you look forward to a smart home? Are you willing to pay for smart appliances? 【答案】60．(c)hanging 61．(f)ew 62．(r)easons 63．(n)ecessary 64．(a)fford 65．(r)egularly 66．(d)ifferent 【导语】本文介绍了智能家居。 60．句意：这些智能家电正在极大地改变我们的生活。根据“These smart home appliances are greatly…our lives”及首字母可知，此处指智能家居正在改变我们的生活，change“改变”符合语境，句子为现在进行时，动词应用现在分词形式。故填(c)hanging。 61．句意：然而，似乎很少有人让他们的家智能化。根据“According to a U.S. survey, only six percent of American families have a smart appliance”及首字母可知，用智能化的人很少，few“少”，后接可数名词复数。故填(f)ew。 62．句意：我们认为有几个原因。根据“So why are smart home appliances having a hard time reaching the market”及首字母可知，此处说的是原因，reason“原因”符合语境，several后跟可数名词复数。故填(r)easons。 63．句意：它们的新功能并不是真正必要的。根据“First, a lot of smart appliances are just fun. Their new features are not really…”及首字母可知，智能家电有的只是为了好玩，它们的新功能并没有必要，necessary“必要的”符合语境。故填(n)ecessary。 64．句意：买得起的人可能不会自己购物。根据“However, the fridge sells for $5,000. People who can…it probably don’t do their own shopping”及首字母可知，此处指支付得起，afford“支付”符合语境，情态动词can后跟动词原形。故填(a)fford。 65．句意：对于我们其他人来说，我们会定期检查冰箱里的食物，不是吗？根据“For the rest of us, we…check the food in our fridges”及首字母可知，此处指没有用智能冰箱的人会定期的检查冰箱，regularly“定期地”符合语境，副词修饰动词check。故填(r)egularly。 66．句意：因此，来自不同公司的设备无法相互“沟通”。根据“There is also a lack of standards(标准). As a result, appliances from…companies cannot ‘communicate’ with each other”及首字母可知，此处指不同公司的设备，different“不同的”符合语境，形容词作定语修饰名词companies。故填(d)ifferent。 Passage 2 （23-24八上·上海位育中学·期中） Not everyone has a chance to be a detective, but I got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 2008. One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car. I e 67 to see my father in the driver’s seat, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving i 68 . “She has stolen my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front,” and I told him why. The taxi driver had a car phone, s 69 I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker (喇叭). The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car. It’s my father’s car.” The woman wasn’t w 70 at all, smiled and said, “Oh, you’re Mr Johnson’s younger son, right? I’ve seen your p 71 in your father’s office.” Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent her his car. A 72 hearing this, we called my father and he told us what she said was true. The police and the taxi driver laughed. It was both the first and the last time I worked as a detective. 【答案】67．(e)xpected 68．(i)nstead 69．(s)o 70．(w)orried 71．(p)hoto/(p)hotos 72．(A)fter 【分析】这篇文章讲的是发生在作者身上的一件有趣的事，作者看到别人开着他爸爸的车，认为他爸爸的车被别人偷了，于是跟踪并且报警，结果是一场误会。 67．句意：我希望看到父亲坐在驾驶座上。根据“but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving”及首字母可知，原本期待父亲坐在车里，expect表示“期待”，描述过去发生的事情，句子用一般过去时，故填(e)xpected。 68．句意：但令我吃惊的是，我看到开车的是一个年轻女人。原以为看到的是爸爸，反而是一个女人开的车，用副词instead表示“反而”，故填(i)nstead。 69．句意：出租车司机有车载电话，所以我让他给警察打电话。根据“The taxi driver had a car phone, … I asked him to call the police”可知，前后文是因果关系，前是因后是果，故填(s)o。 70．句意：这位女士并不担心。根据“Oh, you’re Mr Johnson’s younger son, right”及首字母可知，看到这一切并没有感到担心，故填(w)orried。 71．句意：我在你父亲的办公室看到过你的照片。根据“I’ve seen your … in your father’s office”及首字母可知，看过照片所以认得作者，此空可以填名词的单数形式或复数形式，故填photo(s)。 72．句意：听到这些后，我们打电话给我父亲，他告诉我们她说的是真的。根据“we called my father and he told us what she said was true”可知，听到了这个女士解释的原因之后，我们打电话向父亲求证，故填(A)fter。 Passage 3 （24-25八上·上海位育中学·期中） One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he a 73 , Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor a 74 the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor. The story shows that there are a few culture d 75 between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English. The British usually hide their feelings. They s 76 start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and e 77 to talk with. The British and Americans may use different words for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post. 【答案】73．(a)rrived 74．(a)bove 75．(d)ifferences 76．(s)eldom 77．(e)asier 【导语】本文主要介绍了英国和美国的一些文化差异。 73．句意：当他到达时，西蒙径直走到大楼的一楼。根据“When he ..., Simon went straight to the first floor of the building.”和首字母可知，此处指到达时，arrive“到达”；时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(a)rrived。 74．句意：底楼以上的楼层是一楼，美国人称之为二楼。根据“which Americans would call the second floor”和首字母可知，一楼上面的一层是二楼，above“在……上方”。故填(a)bove。 75．句意：这个故事表明，尽管英国人和美国人都说英语，但英国和美国之间存在一些文化差异。根据“The story shows that there are a few culture ... between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.”和首字母可知，都是说英语的国家，但文化也会有所差异，difference“不同之处、差异”，且a few后加复数名词。故填(d)ifferences。 76．句意：他们很少和陌生人交谈。根据“They ... start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.”和首字母可知，英国人很少很陌生人讲话，seldom“很少”。故填(s)eldom。 77．句意：他们更活跃，更容易交谈。根据“They’re more active and ... to talk with.”和首字母可知，美国人活跃，应是容易交谈，easy“容易的”；且此处和more active是并列形容词，应用比较级。故填(e)asier。 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25八上·上海扬波中学·期中） Many kids love junk food. But what does the term “junk food” mean? Many scientists who are doing research on foods often a 78 about this question. Of course, junk food is not made from garbage. The term “junk food” has been around since the early 1970s. It is used to raise people’s focus on unhealthy foods. Generally, junk food is high in calories and 1 79 in nutrients. Some common examples of junk food are sodas and snacks, such as cola, potato chips, biscuits and candy. Popular fast-food items, like hamburgers and French fries, are also thought to be junk food. So why are junk foods so popular? The reason is clear: They are delicious. Junk foods 1 80 potato chips, candy and cola often contain large amounts of fat, sugar, salt and flavorings. These foods simply taste good. Junk food is usually fine to eat, but it will cause t 81 to your health if you eat too much. If you are eating a balanced diet and keeping a healthy weight, there shouldn’t be any w 82 about eating junk food occasionally. 【答案】78．(a)sk 79．(l)ow 80．(l)ike 81．(t)rouble 82．(w)orry 【导语】本文介绍了垃圾食品以及它受人们欢迎的原因。 78．句意：许多研究食物的科学家经常问这个问题。根据“Many scientists who are doing research on foods often ... about this question.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“科学家经常问这个问题”，ask“询问”，主语是Many scientists，时态为一般现在时。故填(a)sk。 79．句意：一般来说，垃圾食品热量高，营养含量低。根据“junk food is high in calories and ... in nutrients”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“垃圾食品营养含量低”，low“低的”。故填(l)ow。 80．句意：像薯片、糖果和可乐这样的垃圾食品通常含有大量的脂肪、糖、盐和调味品。这些食物很好吃。根据“Junk foods ... potato chips, candy and cola”可知，此处是列举垃圾食品的种类，like“像”，表示列举。故填(l)ike。 81．句意：垃圾食品通常是可以吃的，但如果你吃得太多，它会给你的健康带来麻烦。根据“but”可知，这两件是转折关系，所以此处表示“垃圾食品对健康有害”。由首字母提示可知，trouble“麻烦”，不可数名词，符合语境。故填(t)rouble。 82．句意：如果你饮食均衡，保持健康的体重，就不应该担心偶尔吃垃圾食品。根据“If you are eating a balanced diet and keeping a healthy weight, there shouldn’t be any ... about eating junk food occasionally.”及首字母提示可知，如果饮食均衡，不用担心偶尔吃垃圾食品，worry“担心”，可以做名词。故填(w)orry。 Passage 2 （23-24八上·上海松江区·期中） Hi Chris, How are you? Thanks for your email. I read it yesterday. So, here I’m in an internet cafe, w 83 to you! I’m happy to tell you what you wanted to know—I’m mad about country music. I’ve been a country music fan for two years, since I h 84 Faith Hill on the radio—she’s great! I think her best song is “It Matters to Me”. Some of my friends think I’m s 85 —they listen to bands like Elbow and Arctic Monkeys. They’re OK of course, but I p 86 listening to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson. I spend nearly all my money on country CDs. I like country music because the singers have got great v 87 and the lyrics (歌词) are usually good too. Some people think that country music’s all the same, but they’re wrong! There are lots of different kinds of songs—romantic ones, fast ones—just like any other kind of music. I listen to country music nearly all the time. I usually listen on headphones, but sometimes my friends come round to my place and we listen t 88 on my iPod. I have to go. Please write to me soon. Love, Sandy 【答案】83．(w)riting 84．(h)eard 85．(s)trange 86．(p)refer 87．(v)oices 88．(t)ogether 【导语】本文是一封电子邮件，邮件中作者介绍了自己喜欢的音乐。 83．句意：所以，我在网吧里给你写信！根据“So, here I’m in an internet cafe,...to you!”及首字母提示，可知此处指作者在网吧写信，使用动词write“写”的现在分词形式，表示进行，作伴随状语。故填(w)riting。 84．句意：自从我在收音机里听到费丝·希尔的歌以来，我已经是乡村音乐迷两年了——她很棒！根据“I’ve been a country music fan for two years, since I...Faith Hill on the radio”及首字母提示，可知此处指听到费思·希尔的歌，使用动词hear“听到”，since引导的从句需使用一般过去时，动词使用过去式。故填(h)eard。 85．句意：我的一些朋友觉得我很奇怪——他们听Elbow和北极猴子这样的乐队。根据“Some of my friends think I’m...—they listen to bands like Elbow and Arctic Monkeys.”及首字母提示，可知此处指作者的朋友觉得作者很奇怪，使用形容词strange“奇怪的”，作表语。故填(s)trange。 86．句意：他们当然没问题，但我更喜欢听加思·布鲁克斯和威利·纳尔逊的歌。根据“They’re OK of course, but I...listening to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson.”及首字母提示，可知此处指作者更喜欢听加思·布鲁克斯和威利·纳尔逊的歌，使用动词prefer“更喜欢”，此处描述作者的喜欢，使用一般现在时，主语是第一人称，动词使用原形即可。故填(p)refer。 87．句意：我喜欢乡村音乐，因为歌手们的嗓音很好，歌词通常也很好。根据“I like country music because the singers have got great...and the lyrics (歌词) are usually good too.”及首字母提示，可知此处指歌手们的嗓音很好，使用名词voice“嗓音”的复数形式。故填(v)oices。 88．句意：我通常用耳机听，但有时我的朋友会来我家，我们一起用我的iPod听。根据“...sometimes my friends come round to my place and we listen...on my iPod.”及首字母提示，可知此处指作者和朋友们一起听歌，使用副词together“一起”，修饰动词。故填(t)ogether。 Passage 3 （23-24八上·上海青浦区教师进修学院附属中学·期中） Blind boxes are popular these days. There are different goods (商品) in these boxes and all the boxes look the s 89 . People have to open the boxes to know what they’ve bought. They can get the goods they like if they are so lucky. People, e 90 the young love them. On May 3, some people found many pet blind boxes in an express delivery station (快递站) in Chengdu. Being inside a closed s 91 , most of the pets were crying. After reading the news, the volunteers in a Chengdu animal centre called the police at once and set the poor pets free with the police. They finally saved more than 160 pets. The news caused (引起) a number of d 92 . “Some stores only think about how to make money. They do a really terrible thing,” an Internet user said. “They never care about the h 93 and life of these animals. How can they live in such a difficult environment?” another user said. A pet doctor said, “We can’t know where these pets come from and whether they are d 94 for people. If the buyers don’t like the pets, they will probably throw them away. That will bring more stray (流浪的) animals and influence (影响) the environment.” Maybe we should ask ourselves before b 95 pet blind boxes, “Do I really love animals? Can I take good care of them?” And everyone should know that animals are life, but not goods. 【答案】89．(s)ame 90．(e)specially 91．(s)pace 92．(d)iscussions 93．(h)ealth 94．(d)angerous 95．(b)uying 【导语】本文主要介绍了盲盒宠物潮及人们对这一现象的看法。 89．句意：这些箱子里有不同的商品，所有的箱子看起来都一样。由“There are different goods (商品) in these boxes and all the boxes look the…”及首字母可知，盒子里有不同的商品，但盒子看起来是一样的，same“同样的”符合语境。故填(s)ame。 90．句意：人们，尤其是年轻人喜欢它们。由“People,…the young love them”及首字母可知，此处指尤其是年轻人很喜欢，应用副词修饰整个句子，especially“尤其是”符合语境。故填(e)specially。 91．句意：在一个封闭的空间里，大多数宠物都在哭泣。由“Being inside a closed…”及首字母可知，此处指封闭的空间，space“空间”符合语境，a后接可数名词单数。故填(s)pace。 92．句意：这条消息引起了许多讨论。由后文及首字母可知，此处指这一消息引起了很多的讨论，discussion“讨论”符合语境，a number of后接可数名词复数。故填(d)iscussions。 93．句意：“他们从不关心这些动物的健康和生命。他们怎么能在这样困难的环境中生活呢？”另一位用户说。由“They never care about the…and life of these animals. How can they live in such a difficult environment”及首字母可知，此处指动物的健康，health“健康”符合语境。故填(h)ealth。 94．句意：一位宠物医生说：“我们不知道这些宠物来自哪里，也不知道它们对人类是否有危险。如果买家不喜欢这些宠物，他们可能会把它们扔掉。这会带来更多的流浪动物，影响环境。”由“We can’t know where these pets come from and whether they are…for people”及首字母可知，不知道动物来自哪里是否对人们有危险，dangerous“危险的”符合语境，形容词作表语。故填(d)angerous。 95．句意：也许我们在购买宠物盲盒之前应该问问自己：“我真的喜欢动物吗？我能好好照顾他们吗？”由“Maybe we should ask ourselves before…pet blind boxes”及首字母可知，是买宠物盲盒，buy“买”符合语境，before“在……之前”介词，后接动名词。故填(b)uying。 Passage 4 （24-25八上·上海建平南汇实验学校·期中） Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If your answer is absolutely “yes”, then how? Here is an e 96 . There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the best and won the first prize. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him to learn how he could always be the winner. The farmer said he offered his seed corn to his neighbours. “How can you s 97 your best seed corn with your neighbours?” the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the competition with you each year.” “Why, Sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it q 98 from field to field. If my neighbours grow bad corn, cross-pollination (异花授粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours to grow good corn.” The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve (提高) i 99 his neighbours’ corn doesn’t improve. As a great man says, “We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give.” We can’t live w 100 food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, but by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of t 101 , makes us different from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness in their life. 【答案】96．(e)xample 97．(s)hare 98．(q)uickly 99．(i)f 100．(w)ithout 101．(t)aking 【导语】本文主要介绍了一位农民通过与邻居分享最好的种子玉米来提高自己玉米的质量，从而获得成功的故事。 96．句意：这里有一个例子。根据“There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the best and won the first prize.”可知，下文举了一个成功故事的例子，故example“例子”符合语境。故填(e)xample。 97．句意：“你怎么能把你最好的玉米种子和你的邻居们分享呢？” 记者问到。根据“The farmer said he offered his seed corn to his neighbours.”可知，这位农民把种子提供给邻居们，故此处应该是和邻居们分享种子，share“分享”符合语境。故填(s)hare。 98．句意：风从玉米上采集花粉并快速在田野里传播。此处填副词来修饰动词，根据“The wind picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it”可知，风带着花粉传播的速度很快，quickly“快速地”符合语境。故填(q)uickly。 99．句意：如果邻居的玉米质量没有提高，他的也不会提高。此处应填连词，根据前后句关系可知，应是条件状语从句，if“如果”符合语境。故填(i)f。 100．句意：如果我们没有食物、衣服和很多别的东西，我们就无法生存。根据“We can’t live”可知，在没有食物等生活物品的情况下，人们无法生活，without“没有”符合语境。故填(w)ithout。 101．句意：给与而不是索取让我们和别的动物有所不同。根据“instead of ”可知此处应填动名词，根据“However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, but by how much we can give others.”可知，有意义的生活由我们所给与的而不是所获得的来决定，故此处“taking拿走”符合语境。故填taking。 Passage 5 （24-25八上·上海黄浦区·期中） Chinese New Year Lion Dancers The lion dance is a traditional dance performed during important Chinese festivals, such as Chinese New Year. The lion dance is performed for good l 102 and is believed to scare away evil spirits. The Performers Two dancers dress up as the lion. One dancer holds the large, colorful head of the lion costume, the other dancer is the lion’s body. The lion costume is brightly colored and each color means something different. Red shows bravery, green shows friendship and gold shows a l 103 and energetic spirit. Lion dancers need to be very fit as they perform lots of acrobatic moves (杂技动作). They often carry out stunts, such as balancing on balls and leaping in the air. The lion dance is performed on the street or a s 104 during Chinese New Year. The performers dance to music played by cymbals (钹), gongs (锣) and drums. A person dressed as a laughing Buddha sometimes joins to play together. The laughing Buddha wears a long robe and use a fan to make the lion perform tricks. Traditions The lion moves in zigzags as evil spirits are believed to walk in s 105 lines. Businesses will often hang the head of a lettuce from ceilings or doorways. The lion will go in search of these. Red envelopes with m 106 inside are sometimes hidden in the lettuce. The lion p 107 to eat the lettuce leaves and money. The leaves are then thrown into the crowd to represent good fortune. The Ending The lion dance ends with a roll developing from the lion’s mouth. A message of good luck is written on the roll. F 108 , firecrackers are set off to frighten away any evil beings. 【答案】102．(l)uck 103．(l)ively 104．(s)tage 105．(s)traight 106．(m)oney 107．(p)retends 108．(F)inally 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的舞狮表演。 102．句意：舞狮是为了祈求好运，也被认为可以吓跑恶鬼。结合首字母提示及常识可知，舞狮表演是为了祈求好运，应用luck与之构成短语“good luck”，表示“好运”。故填(l)uck。 103．句意：红色代表勇敢，绿色代表友谊，金色代表活泼和充满活力的精神。结合首字母提示及“…energetic spirit”可知，and前后连接两个相同的成分，空格处也应用形容词，形容词lively“活泼的”符合题意。故填(l)ively。 104．句意：舞狮是在中国新年期间在街头或舞台上表演的。结合首字母提示及常识可知，舞狮表演一般是在街头或者舞台上表演，名词stage“舞台”符合题意，且不定冠词a后应用其名词单数形式。故填(s)tage。 105．句意：狮子走“之”字形状，因为邪恶的灵魂被认为是走直线的。结合首字母提示及“The lion moves in zigzags…in…lines”可知，舞狮走的“之”字形状与邪恶的灵魂有所区别，应用形容词straight“直线的”与之搭配，“in straight lines走直线” 符合题意。故填(s)traight。 106．句意：里面装钱的红包有时会藏在生菜里。结合首字母提示及后文“The lion…to eat the lettuce leaves and money.”可知，此处指莴苣叶和钱，名词money“钱”符合题意。故填(m)oeny。 107．句意：狮子假装要吃莴苣叶和钱。结合首字母提示及后文“The leaves are then thrown into the crowd to represent good fortune.”可知，狮子并没有真正地吃莴苣叶和钱，应是“假装”吃，动词pretend“假装”符合题意，且全文时态为一般现在时，主语“The lion”表示单数概念，应用其对应的三单形式。故填(p)retends。 108．句意：最后，燃放鞭炮来吓跑邪恶的生物。结合首字母提示及最后一段“The Ending”的描述可知，此处应在描述最后阶段的表演，副词finally"最终”符合题意。故填(F)inally。 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题07 首字母填空 人与社会 Passage 1 （24-25八上·上海立达中学·期中） One More Subject at School Sign upTEENAGER FORUM (论坛) School education         Sign in         Sign up            START A TOPIC Claire: If you could add one compulsory (必修的) subject at your school, what would it be? Why? Justin: I would suggest adding sign language (手语). Not many people know how to communicate with those who have hearing p 1 . It would be very helpful if we could start to learn sign language when we are y 2 . This would teach us to treat those who are less fortunate with respect. LIKE (18) REPLY William: A subject that g 3 students a better understanding of themselves. According to some surveys, many middle school students don’t have a dream. A person without a dream is like a ship sailing without a compass (指南针). Teaching students to understand themselves better can help them discover their strengths and weaknesses. Then, they will have more confidence and a c 4 direction in life. LIKE (47) REPLY Lucy: I’d suggest adding a time-management class. Nowadays, many students are addicted to their smartphones and other electronic devices. Some of them sleep 1 5 because they can’t balance their studies with gaming. A time-management class will help students learn that “first things come first.” This will help make sure that they lead a healthy life. LIKE (11) REPLY Ben: Self defense (自我防卫). This would be useful when you are in a situation where you need to p 6 yourself. You may say that physical education is enough, but PE only teaches you how to stay fit and healthy through e 7 . PE teachers don’t teach any kind of self-defense, so we surely need to have such lessons. LIKE (23) REPLYA Passage 2 （24-25八上·上海建平中学西校·期中） Recently, a foreign student in China has given a very touching answer to the questions: What should China be proud of? Lots of people have d 8 it with great enthusiasm (热情) on the Internet. Emma is from Canada, and she came to China four years ago. Now she is a university student in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The f 9 words are about what China is like in the foreign girl’s eyes. “Finding a job in China can be very s 10 . China offers more job chances than any other country in the world.” “Its public security is also great. I’ve travelled to many countries, and I dare not (不敢) go out alone at night, but it’s different in China. I needn’t worry about my s 11 at all, even at midnight.” “Now about 400 million Chinese people are studying English. China has the largest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries. It is quite an a 12 number, isn’t it?” “The speed of Chinese trains is high. During my third visit to my friend in Beijing, I chose to take a train to go there. It took seven hours to get to Beijing from Ningbo by train. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometers for only seven hours, which makes it more c 13 for people to ply (定时往来) between the two cities.” “I think there’ll be many more things China will be proud of. I strongly believe the big oriental country must be much better than other countries.” Passage 3 （24-25八上·上海闵行区·期中） This spring, the most eye-catching movie might be YOLO (《热辣滚烫》). Made by 41-year-old Jia Ling, the movie tells the story of a woman tired of the world, finding herself and learning to love life through boxing. The name YOLO is short for the movie’s main idea—you only live once.     Jia has tried many different roles in her life, including crosstalk and sketch (小品), performer, variety show guest and a 14 . She became a director for the first time, making her movie Hi, Mom (《你好，李焕英》) in 2019.     Jia didn’t study directing at university. And she believes this is both a good and bad thing. It makes her feel f 15 in filmmaking because she doesn’t need to follow a fixed style. To everyone’s surprise, Hi, Mom made her the world’s highest-grossing woman director in 2023. B 16 making YOLO, Jia was often seen as an overweight comedian. She often made jokes about herself to make people l 17 . For this movie, Jia lost 50 kg and looked very different. Some people online said even her voice became softer, and they call this a “rebirth” for Jia. In Jia’s eyes, her change in job and look is her way of staying true to herself. “It’s hard to predict one’s life. I’m just f 18 my heart but not looking for changes on purpose. Movies are now the best way to show myself, so I put all my e 19 into them,” Jia told Xinhua.     “Jia didn’t change at all. She’s just being more herself,” said talk show host Chen Luyu in her program A Date With Luyu (《鲁豫有约》). 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25八上·上海嘉定区·期中） Volunteering Want to get involved? Opportunities to volunteer can be found at various campus locations and are open to students, faculty, staff and the public. Volunteering is fun and beneficial (有益的), but it is also a little more difficult than just showing up and having a good time. Here is some a 20 on how to make the most of your volunteer work: Be well-trained Know that you are doing as a volunteer. If you need some time to learn our job, take that time. If you need training or need someone to show you what you are supposed to do, speak up. If you are good at your job, it will be much e 21 to help others and you will have a lot of more fun. Be open-minded One of the really great things about being a volunteer is the c 22 to learn and experience new things. Keep your mind open to new possibilities, and you will probably grow as a person. Do not try to do everything yourself Work as a part of team to make sure everyone can take part in and do his or her fair share of work. If someone a 23 for help, be willing to give a hand. If you need some help, turn to others politely. Be understanding Try to see things t 24 the eyes of other people. Try your best to understand what other people are experiencing, even if it is something you have never dealt with yourself. Be f 25    Treat others like friends, and they will do the s 26 for you. Many people who volunteer meet new people with whom they want to stay friends. You might just meet someone who becomes a buddy (朋友) for the rest of your life! Passage 2 （24-25八上·上海奉贤区·期中） Few people in China enjoy storms more than Liu Yijing. Other people may close their windows to block out sounds of the storm. Liu, h 27 , jumps excitedly for each and every storm. More than that, he will then drive into the heart of them. Since 2020, chasing storms has become a part of Liu’s life. The 21-year-old has travelled a 28 30,000 kilometers across China. He takes photos of storms and shares them o 29 and they get a lot of likes and comments. The young man has become more and more popular. He has been invited to give speeches at universities. CCTV has even begun to use his works. Not long ago, one of his photos was chosen as the cover for Advances in Atmospheric Science (《大气科学进展》). As a storm photographer, Liu is amazing. But there are o 30 things that make him even more special. One day, Liu came across a f 31 . The man told him that a storm had damaged (破坏) the local crops. Liu felt sad. He r 32 that the things he loved could also bring damage. Liu decided to do something. He started to make short videos about extreme weather (极端天气). Many people are now learning new things about the weather from him. “I hope my work can help people better understand n 33 ,” said the storm chaser. Passage 3 （24-25八上·上海民办欣竹中学·期中） A pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must give the public what they really want and need, or he must find a new way of singing that will a 34 their attention. Even when he has succeeded and his records are sold e 35 , he can not rest. Then he must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous. The life of a successful pop singer isn’t e 36 at all. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is w 37 and reported by the special newspaper written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concert, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very d 38 , too. Sometimes they do a 39 to get a souvenir (n.纪念品) . They tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unlucky singer’s hair. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes b 40 he must always look special and different. And most important, he must always keeping smiling. Passage 4 （24-25八上·上海民办欣竹中学·期中） Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an a 41 in the newspaper, when the TV news can b 42 you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read a novel (小说), when a play on television can tell you the s 43 story with color, picture and action? H 44 , television has not killed reading. Today, newspapers and magazines sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, books are still a c 45 way to get information and entertainment. Some types of books should be in our homes. Every home should have a good dictionary. It might be expensive, but a good encyclopedia (百科全书) is also useful because you can find information on any s 46 . In addition, it is useful to have on your bookshelves other books such as history books, science textbooks, cook books, books about medicine and health, etc. It is also important to have some storybooks or novels. Then you can r 47 with a good story and have a rest quietly. Passage 5 （23-24八上·上海崇明区部分学校联考·期中） Dear Addie, Greetings from New Jersey, how is New Zealand? I’m very excited to have you as my pen pal. I guess it’s my turn to tell you about m 48 . I live with my parents, two sisters, and our pet dog Sam. My oldest sister, Linda just turned 17. My other sister is 11 and her name is Lucy. I guess I would say that she is my best friend, although we sometimes fight. She rides horses and takes lessons every Saturday morning. I have to go with her, and that is truly the most b 49 thing in the world for I really don’t like riding horses. I take tap dancing classes. I like to practice in the food store. The s 50 of my feet stepping on the hard floors echoes (发出回声). I play soccer in fall; I’m on the swim team in summer. I like to swim, but I am really looking forward to diving this year. Next year I will start music lessons in school. I think I am going to play the p 51 . Our house has eight rooms and a small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables. I have a bike and Mum allows me to ride up and down our street, but nowhere e 52 . I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday. Well, that is enough about me for now. I look forward to h 53 from you again soon. I hope your surfing lessons went well. And I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drum. Love, Jessica Passage 6 （24-25八上·上海松江区·期中） The life has been full of challenges (挑战) and difficulties. Life is not about the smartest person or the strongest person, or even the richest person. However, life is about having the mind in your heart “Never Give Up”, even when you feel that giving up is the only choice. The world is waiting on your gifts. Life won’t be the s 54 without you. You are important to this world and believe it or not, someone is waiting for you to enrich their lives. You are too important to the world to just give up. What if you win. You may feel that life is challenging you from time to time and you can’t take it anymore. You may want to give up right now. But here is a thought, what will h 55 if you overcome the difficulties? Focus (集中) on the f 56 . When an Olympic runner is in a race, he or she is focusing on one thing—the finishing line. You have to focus on the big picture—not just where you are right now. Focus in where you want to be. Make an agreement with your mind and your mouth. Life isn’t crystal stair. One of my favourite poems is called “Crystal Stair” written by Langston Hughes. In that poem, a mother tells her son that life is h 57 . You will meet rocks and hard places, but the e 58 is success to those who stand their ground and ride the course. There is a rainbow after every storm.Whatever you are facing, you can make it through. There is a rainbow on the o 59 side of your situation. Stay strong, stay focused and never give up. 人与社会 Passage 1 （23-24八上·上海闵行区·期中） The advertising has gone on for years: Smart homes are now available. There are coffee pots that turn on when the alarm clock rings. There are fridges that send an alert when the milk runs out. These smart home appliances are greatly c 60 our lives. However, it seems f 61 people are making their homes smart. According to a U.S. survey, only six percent of American families have a smart appliance. So why are smart home appliances having a hard time reaching the market? We think there are several r 62 . First, a lot of smart appliances are just fun. Their new features are not really n 63 . Many of these appliances are too expensive. One of Samsung’s smart fridges has cameras inside of it. It can allow the user to know what he is short of while he is shopping. However, the fridge sells for $5,000. People who can a 64 it probably don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we r 65 check the food in our fridges, don’t we? Why do we need a smart fridge? Besides, the technology is not yet perfect. There are complaints that smart appliances sometimes stop working or become “dull”. There is also a lack of standards(标准). As a result, appliances from d 66 companies cannot “communicate” with each other. Do you look forward to a smart home? Are you willing to pay for smart appliances? Passage 2 （23-24八上·上海位育中学·期中） Not everyone has a chance to be a detective, but I got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 2008. One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car. I e 67 to see my father in the driver’s seat, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving i 68 . “She has stolen my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front,” and I told him why. The taxi driver had a car phone, s 69 I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker (喇叭). The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car. It’s my father’s car.” The woman wasn’t w 70 at all, smiled and said, “Oh, you’re Mr Johnson’s younger son, right? I’ve seen your p 71 in your father’s office.” Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent her his car. A 72 hearing this, we called my father and he told us what she said was true. The police and the taxi driver laughed. It was both the first and the last time I worked as a detective. Passage 3 （24-25八上·上海位育中学·期中） One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he a 73 , Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor a 74 the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor. The story shows that there are a few culture d 75 between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English. The British usually hide their feelings. They s 76 start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and e 77 to talk with. The British and Americans may use different words for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post. 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25八上·上海扬波中学·期中） Many kids love junk food. But what does the term “junk food” mean? Many scientists who are doing research on foods often a 78 about this question. Of course, junk food is not made from garbage. The term “junk food” has been around since the early 1970s. It is used to raise people’s focus on unhealthy foods. Generally, junk food is high in calories and 1 79 in nutrients. Some common examples of junk food are sodas and snacks, such as cola, potato chips, biscuits and candy. Popular fast-food items, like hamburgers and French fries, are also thought to be junk food. So why are junk foods so popular? The reason is clear: They are delicious. Junk foods 1 80 potato chips, candy and cola often contain large amounts of fat, sugar, salt and flavorings. These foods simply taste good. Junk food is usually fine to eat, but it will cause t 81 to your health if you eat too much. If you are eating a balanced diet and keeping a healthy weight, there shouldn’t be any w 82 about eating junk food occasionally. Passage 2 （23-24八上·上海松江区·期中） Hi Chris, How are you? Thanks for your email. I read it yesterday. So, here I’m in an internet cafe, w 83 to you! I’m happy to tell you what you wanted to know—I’m mad about country music. I’ve been a country music fan for two years, since I h 84 Faith Hill on the radio—she’s great! I think her best song is “It Matters to Me”. Some of my friends think I’m s 85 —they listen to bands like Elbow and Arctic Monkeys. They’re OK of course, but I p 86 listening to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson. I spend nearly all my money on country CDs. I like country music because the singers have got great v 87 and the lyrics (歌词) are usually good too. Some people think that country music’s all the same, but they’re wrong! There are lots of different kinds of songs—romantic ones, fast ones—just like any other kind of music. I listen to country music nearly all the time. I usually listen on headphones, but sometimes my friends come round to my place and we listen t 88 on my iPod. I have to go. Please write to me soon. Love, Sandy Passage 3 （23-24八上·上海青浦区教师进修学院附属中学·期中） Blind boxes are popular these days. There are different goods (商品) in these boxes and all the boxes look the s 89 . People have to open the boxes to know what they’ve bought. They can get the goods they like if they are so lucky. People, e 90 the young love them. On May 3, some people found many pet blind boxes in an express delivery station (快递站) in Chengdu. Being inside a closed s 91 , most of the pets were crying. After reading the news, the volunteers in a Chengdu animal centre called the police at once and set the poor pets free with the police. They finally saved more than 160 pets. The news caused (引起) a number of d 92 . “Some stores only think about how to make money. They do a really terrible thing,” an Internet user said. “They never care about the h 93 and life of these animals. How can they live in such a difficult environment?” another user said. A pet doctor said, “We can’t know where these pets come from and whether they are d 94 for people. If the buyers don’t like the pets, they will probably throw them away. That will bring more stray (流浪的) animals and influence (影响) the environment.” Maybe we should ask ourselves before b 95 pet blind boxes, “Do I really love animals? Can I take good care of them?” And everyone should know that animals are life, but not goods. Passage 4 （24-25八上·上海建平南汇实验学校·期中） Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If your answer is absolutely “yes”, then how? Here is an e 96 . There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the best and won the first prize. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him to learn how he could always be the winner. The farmer said he offered his seed corn to his neighbours. “How can you s 97 your best seed corn with your neighbours?” the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the competition with you each year.” “Why, Sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it q 98 from field to field. If my neighbours grow bad corn, cross-pollination (异花授粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours to grow good corn.” The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve (提高) i 99 his neighbours’ corn doesn’t improve. As a great man says, “We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give.” We can’t live w 100 food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, but by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of t 101 , makes us different from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness in their life. Passage 5 （24-25八上·上海黄浦区·期中） Chinese New Year Lion Dancers The lion dance is a traditional dance performed during important Chinese festivals, such as Chinese New Year. The lion dance is performed for good l 102 and is believed to scare away evil spirits. The Performers Two dancers dress up as the lion. One dancer holds the large, colorful head of the lion costume, the other dancer is the lion’s body. The lion costume is brightly colored and each color means something different. Red shows bravery, green shows friendship and gold shows a l 103 and energetic spirit. Lion dancers need to be very fit as they perform lots of acrobatic moves (杂技动作). They often carry out stunts, such as balancing on balls and leaping in the air. The lion dance is performed on the street or a s 104 during Chinese New Year. The performers dance to music played by cymbals (钹), gongs (锣) and drums. A person dressed as a laughing Buddha sometimes joins to play together. The laughing Buddha wears a long robe and use a fan to make the lion perform tricks. Traditions The lion moves in zigzags as evil spirits are believed to walk in s 105 lines. Businesses will often hang the head of a lettuce from ceilings or doorways. The lion will go in search of these. Red envelopes with m 106 inside are sometimes hidden in the lettuce. The lion p 107 to eat the lettuce leaves and money. The leaves are then thrown into the crowd to represent good fortune. The Ending The lion dance ends with a roll developing from the lion’s mouth. A message of good luck is written on the roll. F 108 , firecrackers are set off to frighten away any evil beings. / 学科网（北京）股份有限公 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $