Unit 2 It's a nice day, isn't it（短文填空专练）英语鲁教版五四学制八年级下册

Unit 2 It’s a nice day, isn’t it? 短文填空专练 话题：人与社会—人际交往；闲聊 基础篇 01 用方框中所给单词填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。(有两个单词是多余的) other, worker, said, isn’t, empty, terrible, talk, reasons, personal, same, weather, popular When two Englishmen meet, the topic of their small 1 is often about the weather. One person might say, “It’s a fine day, isn’t it?” The 2 might answer, “Yes, it’s fine and we don’t have many fine days, do we?” The topic on the weather has been 3 among people. It is 4 that there was a story. One afternoon, the famous playwright(剧作家)George Bernard Shaw walked in the street. There came an old man and said to him, “Good afternoon, Mr. Shaw! Such a lovely day, 5 it?” Shaw answered, “ Oh, yes. But today twenty people have told me about it in the past two hours. Thank you all the 6 .” Why do the British like to discuss the weather while meeting? There are two 7 . First, the British do not like talking about 8 things, so they can only talk about the 9 . Second, Britain is famous for its 10 weather—thick fog, heavy rain and icy snow. 【答案】 1．talk 2．other 3．popular 4．said 5．isn’t 6．same 7．reasons 8．personal 9．weather 10．terrible 【导语】本文讲述了英国人见面喜欢谈论的话题——天气，以及他们喜欢谈论天气的原因。 1．句意：当两个英国人见面时，他们闲聊的话题经常是关于天气的。根据句子中的“the topic”可知，是谈话的主题。故填talk。 2．句意：另一个人可能会回答：“是的，天气很好，我们没有多少好日子，对吧?” 。根据前文“When two Englishmen meet”，可知，这里指两个人中的“另一个人”the other。故填other。 3．句意： 关于天气的话题很受人们的欢迎。根据前文“ the topic of their small...is often about the weather.”可知，天气是非常受欢迎的话题。故填popular。 4．句意：据说有这样一个故事。“据说”it is said that，是固定短语。故填said。 5．句意：天气真好，不是吗？这是反义疑问句，前半句省略了主语和谓语it is，是肯定句，所以这里用否定，仍然用be动词，主语it是单数。故填isn’t。 6．句意：仍然谢谢你。thank you all the same“仍然谢谢你”。故填same。 7．句意： 有两点原因。根据后文“First, the British do not like talking about...things, so they can only talk about the...”可知，这里讲述的是他们谈论天气的原因，所以是reason，空前有two，用名词复数。故填reasons。 8．句意：首先，英国人不喜欢谈论私事。这里需要形容词修饰名词“things”，结合备选词汇可知，“私人的”事情符合题意。故填personal。 9．句意：所以他们只能谈论天气。这里在解释英国人喜欢谈论天气的原因，所以这里表示“天气”。故填weather。 10．句意：其次，英国以其恶劣的天气而闻名——浓雾、大雨和冰雪。根据后文“thick fog, heavy rain and icy snow”可知，这是一种不好的天气。故填terrible。 02 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每次限用一次。 smooth, business, pretty, why, scarf, must, they, customer, protect, appear People’s opinions about dressing are changing all the time. In the very old days, people dressed to 1 their bodies well only. They used animal skins and tree leaves to make clothes. Later, they slowly found that suitable clothes can make women 2 and men handsome. Slowly, dressing becomes fashionable. That’s 3 people spend much money on clothes nowadays. With the help of fashion designers, many different styles of clothes 4 every day. When you walk along the street in towns or cities, you must find many new styles of clothes in the shops easily, from silk 5 , leather jackets to cotton blouses and so on. Of course, everyone likes to choose 6 own ways of dressing. Perhaps the most popular clothes are casual ones, such as a cotton shirt. It feels soft and 7 . So the young and the old both enjoy wearing it. But sometimes we have to wear formal clothes. When police officers are at work, they 8 wear uniforms. Bank clerks（职员）wear uniforms when they’re serving their 9 . Businessmen need to wear formal clothes when they’re having a 10 meeting. Different people wear different clothes. As the saying goes, “You’re what you wear.” 【答案】 1．protect 2．pretty 3．why 4．appear 5．scarves 6．their 7．smooth 8．must 9．customers 10．business 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人们关于衣服的观念一直在变化。古代的人们用衣服来保护自己的身体；后来发现衣服可以让人们更好看；进一步发展到如今衣服成了一种时尚。现今的衣服出现了不同的风格，有时候还需要穿正式的衣服出席特定的场合。 1．句意：在过去，人们穿衣服只是为了保护好自己的身体。根据“their bodies well only”可知穿衣服是为了保护好身体，protect“保护”，动词不定式符号后加动词原形。故填protect。 2．句意：后来，他们逐渐发现合适的衣服能让女人漂亮，让男人英俊。根据句子中的并列连词and可以推知空格处应填一个形容词，与handsome相呼应，衣服能让女人漂亮，pretty“漂亮的”。故填pretty。 3．句意：这就是为什么如今人们在衣服上花很多钱。That’s why“这就是为什么……”，why引导表语从句。故填why。 4．句意：在服装设计师的帮助下，每天会出现不同风格的衣服。根据“With the help of fashion designers, many different styles of clothes”可知出现了不同风格的衣服，appear“出现”，句子是一般现在时，主语是复数，动词用原形。故填appear。 5．句意：你一定会很容易就在商店里找到不同风格的衣服，如丝巾、皮夹克、棉衬衫等等。根据“you must find many new styles of clothes”可知此处是列举不同风格的衣服，方框中符合衣服类的词为scarf“丝巾”，其他列举的名词都使用复数形式，空格处也应填复数名词。故填scarves。 6．句意：当然，每个人都喜欢选择他们自己的穿衣方式。one’s own way of“某人自己的……方式”，此处应填一个形容词表示“他们的”，they对应的形容词性物主代词为their。故填their。 7．句意：它手感柔软光滑。结合“Perhaps the most popular clothes are casual ones, such as a cotton shirt”可知这里要填的是棉衬衣的手感如何，smooth“光滑的”符合题意。故填smooth。 8．句意：警察在工作时必须穿制服。根据“wear uniforms”可知是必须穿制服，must符合题意。故填must。 9．句意：银行职员为他们的顾客服务时要穿制服。银行职员服务的对象是他们的顾客，customer“顾客”，服务的顾客不止一人，应该用复数名词。故填customers。 10．句意：商人们在进行商务会议时需要穿正式的衣服。根据“Businessmen need to wear formal clothes when they’re having a”可知是商务会议时商人要穿正式的衣服，business meeting“商务会议”。故填business。 03 everything, who, surprised, good, prefer, with, touch, care, before, but Though Robert and his twin sister Amanda get along 1 , he can’t understand how girls can talk for so long. Sometimes when he leaves home to play football, Amanda and her friend Sharon are sitting on the sofa, talking. To his 2 , when he comes back two and a half hours later, they’re still continuing the same topic. One day Robert asked Amanda what they talked about, she replied (回答), “We’re best friends. We talk about almost 3 !” Boys and girls have different attitudes (态度) towards friendship. Friendships between girls are usually about sharing feelings and giving support, they keep in 4 with each other closely, 5 between boys are about activities or interests; they seldom get together. Compared 6 girls, a boy might be more 7 about sharing his feelings with his close friends. But a girl’s closest friend might be eager (急切的) to tell her about everything that has happened in her life. Many studies show that girls have more friendships than boys. In fact, many teenage boys don’t know 8 their best friends are. When they are asked, they often think for a while 9 answering. Girls, however, can usually answer the question at once. We have to realize: while girls share feelings, boys 10 to share activities. But the most important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships. We all need friends in our lives. 【答案】 1．well 2．surprise 3．everything 4．touch 5．but 6．with 7．careful 8．who 9．before 10．prefer 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了男孩和女孩在友谊态度上的差异，以及他们在表达情感和分享活动方面的不同方式。 1．句意：尽管罗伯特和他的双胞胎妹妹阿曼达相处得很好，但他无法理解女孩怎么能聊那么久。结合所给单词和“he can’t understand how girls can talk for so long”可知，此处表示尽管相处得好，但他不理解女孩能聊很久，“good”是形容词，此处需用副词修饰动词“get along”，“good”的副词形式是“well”，故填well。 2．句意：令他惊讶的是，两个半小时后他回来时，她们还在继续同一个话题。结合所给单词和“when he comes back two and a half hours later, they’re still continuing the same topic”可知，他回来时她们还在聊同一话题，这让他惊讶，“to one’s surprise”表示“令某人惊讶的是”，所以此处填“surprise”的名词形式“surprise”，故填surprise。 3．句意：我们几乎谈论一切！结合所给单词和“We’re best friends.”可知，作为最好的朋友，她们几乎谈论所有事情，“everything”表示“一切”，符合语境，故填everything。 4．句意：女孩之间的友谊通常是关于分享感受和给予支持，她们彼此保持密切联系，然而男孩之间的友谊是关于活动或兴趣，他们很少相聚。结合所给单词和“Friendships between girls are usually about sharing feelings and giving support”以及“they keep in...with each other closely”可知，女孩之间保持密切联系，“keep in touch with”表示“与……保持联系”，故填touch。 5．句意：女孩之间的友谊通常是关于分享感受和给予支持，她们彼此保持密切联系，然而男孩之间的友谊是关于活动或兴趣，他们很少相聚。结合所给单词和“Friendships between girls are usually about sharing feelings and giving support...between boys are about activities or interests”可知，前后是转折关系，用“but”连接，故填but。 6．句意：与女孩相比，男孩可能更谨慎与亲密朋友分享自己的感受。结合所给单词和“Compared...girls”可知，此处是“compare with”结构，表示“与……相比”，故填with。 7．句意：与女孩相比，男孩可能更谨慎与亲密朋友分享自己的感受。结合所给单词和“a boy might be more...about sharing his feelings with his close friends”可知，男孩不太愿意分享感受，即可能更谨慎与亲密朋友分享自己的感受，careful符合。故填careful。 8．句意：事实上，许多十几岁的男孩不知道谁是他们最好的朋友。结合所给单词和“many teenage boys don’t know...their best friends are”以及“When they are asked, they often think for a while”可知，男孩不知道谁是最好的朋友，“who”表示“谁”，引导宾语从句，故填who。 9．句意：当被问到时，他们经常想一会儿才回答。结合所给单词和“they often think for a while...answering”可知，想一会儿之后才回答，“before”表示“在……之前”，符合语境，故填before。 10．句意：我们必须意识到：虽然女孩分享感受，男孩更喜欢分享活动。结合所给单词和“while girls share feelings, boys...to share activities”可知，此处表示男孩更喜欢分享活动，“prefer”表示“更喜欢”，句子是一般现在时，主语“boys”是复数，谓语动词用原形，故填prefer。 04 although    start    careful    they    hurt   until    feel    run    silent     so    that     Finn is a hard-working student in Grade 8. Recently, his parents were very busy with work. Every time Finn tried to talk to them about his school life or his 1 , they seemed too tired to listen. This made Finn feel terrible. One day, after getting a poor grade in a math test, Finn came home with a feeling of sadness. His parents 2 to blame (责怪) him. Finn didn’t say anything 3 he couldn’t stand it. “You don’t understand me at all! You only care about my grades!” he shouted. Then he rushed into his room. Lying on his bed, Finn was so angry that he didn’t notice his tears 4 down his face. After a while, 5 he felt upset, he realized that his parents might also be under a lot of pressure. They were working hard 6 they could provide a good life for him. Maybe he should try to understand 7 better. The next morning, Finn walked out of his room, while his parents were sitting at the dining table. They looked at each other in 8 . Then the minute Finn wanted to say sorry, his father began to say, “We’re sorry, son. We didn’t listen to you 9 . ” Hearing this, Finn said, “Mom, Dad, I’m sorry, too. I shouldn’t have said those 10 words. I should communicate with you. ” Finn knew that everything was going to get better. 【答案】 1．feelings 2．started 3．until 4．running 5．although 6．so that 7．them 8．silence 9．carefully 10．hurtful 【导语】本文讲述了八年级学生芬恩因父母忙于工作、无暇倾听自己的心声而感到失落，一次数学考试失利后与父母发生争执，事后芬恩冷静下来体谅到父母的压力，第二天双方互相道歉，解开误会的故事。 1．句意：每次芬恩试图和他们谈论自己的学校生活或感受时，他们似乎都太累了，听不进去。根据“his school life or his…”可知，此处指“感受”，备选词feel的名词形式feelings“感受”（复数形式表泛指）符合语境，故填feelings。 2．句意：他的父母开始责怪他。根据“after getting a poor grade in a math test”可知，父母看到糟糕的成绩后“开始”责怪他，备选词start“开始”符合语境。文章叙述过去发生的事，用一般过去时，start的过去式为started，故填started。 3．句意：芬恩什么也没说，直到他忍无可忍。根据“didn’t say anything”和“he couldn’t stand it”可知，是“直到”忍不了才爆发，备选词until“直到……为止”符合语境，故填until。 4．句意：芬恩躺在床上，气得没注意到眼泪从脸上流下。run down“流下”，notice sb/sth doing sth“注意到某人/某物正在做某事”，备选词run“跑、流”的现在分词形式running符合语境，故填running。 5．句意：过了一会儿，尽管他感到沮丧，但他意识到父母可能也承受着很大的压力。前文“felt upset”与后文“realized that his parents might also be under a lot of pressure”是让步关系，备选词although“虽然、尽管”符合语境，故填although。 6．句意：他们努力工作是为了能给他提供更好的生活。后文“they could provide a good life for him”是前文“working hard”的目的，备选词so that“以便、为了”引导目的状语从句，故填so that。 7．句意：也许他应该试着更好地理解他们。此处指代前文的“his parents”，作understand的宾语，备选词they的宾格形式them“他们”符合语境，故填them。 8．句意：他们沉默地对视着。in silence“沉默地”是固定短语，备选词silent“沉默的”的名词形式silence“沉默”符合语境，故填silence。 9．句意：我们没有认真听你说话。此处修饰动词listen，需用副词，根据语境，父母道歉是因为没有“认真”听芬恩说话，备选词careful的副词形式carefully“认真地”符合语境，故填carefully。 10．句意：我不该说那些伤人的话。根据前文芬恩对父母大喊“You don’t understand me at all! You only care about my grades!”可知，这些话是“伤人的”，备选词hurt的形容词形式hurtful“伤人的”符合语境，修饰名词words，故填hurtful。 05 根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。 light  avoid  in  since  therefore  breaking  tips  with  if  basic  humorous  community When I was a child, my parents always told me never to talk to strangers. However, 1 we didn’t talk with strangers, we’d never make friends. We’d never have the chance to get a job. We’d never enjoy the joy of talking with neighbors in our 2 . Here, I suggest you follow these 3 when you want to talk with strangers. First, try 4 the ice. In the UK, the weather is the most common subject. People in England don’t like to talk about heavy subjects. So the weather can be something 5 to talk about. In the US, people often say, “Where are you from?” Your answer can be something fun. American people are usually 6 and saying something interesting can make others want to listen to you. Second, 7 saying something too private. On the one hand, it’s not polite 8 any culture. On the other hand, it’s not safe. In the Internet age, it’s dangerous for strangers to know about your 9 information like your name, birthday and family. 10 , don’t talk about personal things too much with strangers. 【答案】 1．if 2．community 3．tips 4．breaking 5．light 6．humorous 7．avoid 8．in 9．basic 10．Therefore 【导语】本文主要介绍了一些聊天建议。 1．句意：然而，如果我们不与陌生人交谈，我们就永远不会交朋友。根据“we didn’t talk with strangers, we’d never make friends”可知，此处表示假设条件，用if“如果”引导条件状语从句。故填if。 2．句意：我们永远不会享受与社区邻居交谈的乐趣。根据“with neighbors in our”可知，指与社区邻居交谈。community“社区”。故填community。 3．句意：当你想和陌生人交谈时，我建议你遵循这些提示。根据“I suggest you follow these … when you want to talk with strangers.”及下文给出的建议可知，此处指tips“提示”。故填tips。 4．句意：首先，试着打破僵局。break the ice“打破僵局”，try doing sth“试着做某事”，此处用break“打破”的动名词形式。故填breaking。 5．句意：所以天气可以说是轻松的话题。根据“the weather”可知，天气应是轻松的话题，用light“轻松的，不严肃的”。故填light。 6．句意：美国人通常很幽默，说一些有趣的话让别人想听。根据“saying something interesting can make others want to listen to you”可知，美国人是幽默的。humorous“幽默的”。故填humorous。 7．句意：第二，不要说太私人的话。根据“On the one hand, it’s not polite … any culture. On the other hand, it’s not safe.”可知，私人话题不礼貌且不安全，所以要避免说太私人的话题。avoid“避免”。故填avoid。 8．句意：一方面，这在任何文化中都是不礼貌的。in any culture“在任何文化中”，in“在……中”。故填in。 9．句意：在互联网时代，陌生人知道你的名字、生日和家人等基本信息是危险的。根据“information like your name, birthday and family”可知，名字、生日和家人等都是基本信息。basic“基本的”。故填basic。 10．句意：因此，不要和陌生人谈太多私事。根据“In the Internet age, it’s dangerous for strangers …birthday and family.”可知，此处总结上文建议，用therefore“因此，所以”，首字母大写。故填Therefore。 06 根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。 freedom    humorous    similar       happier    nobody   everybody ability     knowledge  uncomfortable   simply    strangers    break Americans often have short conversations, called small talk, about unimportant things with 1 or people they know but not very well. They may have small talk at parties, while waiting in line at the store, at family events or work. It’s a way to say hi and express friendliness. Small talk is very useful. It can avoid 2 silences (沉默) and build stronger relationships. For example when you first meet someone or talk to someone you don’t know well, you can 3 the ice by making small talk. In 2013, researchers from the University of Essex asked some people to make small talk in a study. They found small talk could make people 4 . People who talked briefly (短暂地) with a waiter in a coffee shop felt happier than those who 5 went in, ordered and left. However, some people are not good at small talk. Here are some tips to improve your small-talking 6 . Firstly, find common ground. When you have something 7 with your speaking partner, that means you have something to talk about. Secondly, ask open-ended questions. They are suitable (合适的) for small talk. For example, if you ask visitors whether they like your city, they may simply say “Yes”. But if you ask “What do you think of our city”, they will have more 8 in how they answer. Thirdly, become a student. 9 knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So, tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher. They feel good about sharing their 10 and you get to learn something. It’s a win-win situation. Finally, practice makes perfect. Like anything, getting good at making small talk takes practice. If you make small talk in your native language, you might become happier. If you are making small talk using English, you will most surely improve your speaking and listening skills. 【答案】 1．strangers 2．uncomfortable 3．break 4．happier 5．simply 6．ability 7．similar 8．freedom 9．Nobody 10．knowledge 【导语】本文介绍了闲聊以及闲聊的好处。 1．句意：美国人经常与陌生人或他们不太了解的人就不重要的事情进行简短的交谈，称为闲聊。根据“...or people they know but not very well.”及备选词汇可知，和一些陌生人和不太熟的人进行交谈，strangers“陌生人”符合语境。故填strangers。 2．句意：它可以避免不舒服的沉默，并建立更牢固的关系。根据“...silences (沉默) and build stronger relationships.”及备选词汇可知，闲聊可以避免让人不舒服的冷场和可以巩固关系，uncomfortable“不舒服的”符合语境。故填uncomfortable。 3．句意：例如，当你第一次见到某人或与你不太了解的人交谈时，你可以通过闲聊来打破僵局。根据“ you can...the ice by making small talk.”及备选词汇可知，通过闲聊可以打破僵局，break“打破”符合语境，情态动词后加动词原形。故填break。 4．句意：他们发现闲聊可以使人更加快乐。根据“People who talked briefly (短暂地) with a waiter in a coffee shop felt happier...”及备选词汇可知，闲聊可以使人更加快乐，happier“更快乐的”符合语境。故填happier。 5．句意：在咖啡店与服务员简短交谈的人比那些直接进去点餐然后离开的人更快乐。根据“ People who talked briefly (短暂地) with a waiter in a coffee shop felt happier than those...”及备选词汇可知，与服务员闲聊的人比直接进去点单的要更加快乐，副词simply“直接地”修饰动词。故填simply。 6．句意：这里有一些给你提升闲聊能力的提示。根据“...improve your small-talking...”及备选词汇可知，提高你的闲聊能力，ability“能力”符合语境。故填ability。 7．句意：当你和你的说话伙伴有相似的话题时，这意味着你们有东西可以谈论。根据“When you have something...with your speaking partner...”及备选词汇可知，和陌生的人有共同话题时，similar“相似的”符合语境。故填similar。 8．句意：但是如果你问“你觉得我们的城市怎么样”，他们会有更多的自由来回答。根据“they will have more...in how they answer.”及备选词汇可知，他们会有更多自己发挥空间把东西说出来，freedom“自由”符合语境。故填freedom。 9．句意：没有人可以知道一切。根据“...knows everything.”及备选词汇可知，没有人可以知晓一切，nobody“没有人”符合语境。故填Nobody。 10．句意：他们乐于分享他们的知识，你也能从中学到一些东西。根据“They feel good about sharing their...”及备选词汇可知，他们乐于分享自己的知识，knowledge“知识”符合语境。故填knowledge。 07 interest  improve  matter  anything  member  should  communicate  wrong  advice  people How to Communicate with Others? Working on a team is quite important. However, if people on your team are not good at communicating, you may often feel terrible. To create a strong team, good 1 is the most necessary part for both the leader (领导) and team members. The following is some helpful 2 . Listen to other people actively. When someone is speaking to you, you 3 listen to him actively. If you’re not clear about 4 , you should ask him about it. And you can get your answers to some questions before moving on. Think about other 5 ideas carefully. When someone tells you about his ideas, you should think about them carefully, no 6 how silly they may seem. This shows you are 7 in his ideas and makes him feel good. Share your ideas with other people. When you have a new idea, talk about it with your team members. This helps to get better ideas. Besides, it also helps 8 your relationships between you and your team members. Don’t criticize (批评) other people. When someone on your team does something 9 , don’t criticize him, but help him to find out reasons and then help him to solve the problem. Criticizing your team 10 too often may make them keep away from you. As a result, you may feel lonely. 【答案】 1．communication 2．advice 3．should 4．something 5．people’s 6．matter 7．interested 8．to improve 9．wrong 10．members 【导语】本文就“如何创建一个成功的团队”给出一些建议。 1．句意：要创建一个强大的团队，好的沟通对领导者和团队成员来说都是最必要的部分。根据“if people on your team are not good at communicating, you may often feel terrible”可知，此处介绍沟通的重要性，根据is可知，此空应填名词communication“沟通”，故填communication。 2．句意：以下是一些有用的建议。根据“Listen to other people actively…”可知，下面是一些建议，advice“建议”，不可数名词，故填advice。 3．句意：当有人和你说话时，你应该积极地听他说话。根据“When someone is speaking to you, you…listen to him actively”及备选词可知，应该积极地听他说话，should“应该”，后接动词原形，故填should。 4．句意：如果你对某事不清楚，你应该问问他。根据“If you’re not clear about … you should ask him about it”及备选词可知，对某事不清楚就应该询问，something“某事”符合，故填something。 5．句意：仔细考虑别人的想法。根据“When someone tells you about his ideas, you should think about them carefully”可知，要仔细考虑别人的想法，other修饰复数名词people，此空修饰名词ideas，应填名词所有格形式，故填people’s。 6．句意：不管它们看起来多么愚蠢。no matter how“无论如何”，固定搭配，故填matter。 7．句意：这表明你对他的想法很感兴趣，让他感觉很好。根据“When someone tells you about his ideas, you should think about them carefully”及“in his ideas”可知，你仔细思考别人说的话，就表明了你对这些感兴趣，be interested in“对……感兴趣”，故填interested。 8．句意：除此之外，它还有助于改善您与团队成员之间的关系。根据“your relationships between you and your team members”及备选词可知，改善与队员之间的关系，improve“改善”，help to do sth“帮助做某事”，故填to improve。 9．句意：当你的团队中有人做错事时，不要批评他。根据“don’t criticize him”及备选词可知，有人做错事不要批评他，wrong“错误的”，修饰复合不定代词，作后置定语，故填wrong。 10．句意：过于频繁地批评你的团队成员可能会让他们远离你。根据“Criticizing your team… too often may make them keep away from you”及备选词可知，不要过于频繁地批评你的团队成员，member“成员”，根据them可知，此空应填复数名词，故填members。 培优篇 08 Most people like to make a good impression (给…留下好印象) on other people. This is true when they look 1 a job, when they go to a party, or when they go out 2 their friends. Dressing well is one of the ways of 3 a good impression. Different countries have different ideas of dressing well. In the United States, people think that dressing well means dressing simply and suitably(适合地，适宜地). For example, fancy clothes are not suitable for school or for work. They do not wear 4 clothes in the winter, or heavy clothes in the summer, nor would it be comfortable. Dressing with too 5 colors or ornaments (装饰品) is not in good taste. Too much of anything is extreme. Simple clothes are easy to find and they can be bought 6 , too. They are always in style and in good taste. Simple and suitable clothes are worth (值得) having for children, too. A little girl does not feel comfortable when she is wearing a party dress and all the other girls in school are wearing 7 clothes. A little boy is not happy when he is the only boy in his class without a tie. 8 “different” is never comfortable for a child. There is an old saying which reads, “When in Rome, do as the 9 do.” When you live in the United States, you will be much 10 if you learn to dress simply and suitably. 【答案】 1．for 2．to meet 3．making 4．light 5．many 6．cheaply 7．casual 8．Feeling 9．Romans 10．happier 【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了每个人都希望给别人留下好印象，关于穿着方面不同国家有不同的观点。 1．句意：当他们找工作的时候，当他们去参加聚会时，或者当他们出去见朋友的时候，这是真的。短语look for a job,表示找工作；根据题意，故填for。 2．句意：当他们找工作的时候，当他们去参加聚会时，或者当他们出去见朋友的时候，这是真的。这里用动词不定式作目的状语，go out to meet their friends.表示出去见他们的朋友。根据题意，故填to meet。 3．句意：穿着得体是给人留下好印象的方法之一。短语make a good impression表示留下一个好印象；介词of+doing的形式。根据句意，故填making。 4．句意：冬天他们不穿轻便的衣服，夏天不穿厚重的衣服，它也是不舒服的。根据下文or heavy clothes in the summer可知，这里是轻的衣服，light的意思是“轻的”，根据句意，故填light。 5．句意：用太多的颜色或装饰品来装饰是不合口味的。too many+可数名词的复数。根据句意，故填many。 6．句意：简单的衣服很容易找到，而且买起来也很便宜。他们总是很时髦，品味很好。这里是副词修饰动词，这里用cheap的副词，cheaply的意思是“便宜的”，根据句意，故填cheaply。 7．句意：一个小女孩穿着聚会礼服，在学校里所有其他女孩都穿着休闲服，感到不舒服。casual的意思是“休闲服”，根据句意，故填casual。 8．句意：当小男孩是班上唯一一个没有领带的男孩时，他不高兴。对孩子来说，感觉“不同”永远不会感到舒服。这里是动名词做主语。这里用feel的动名词feeling。根据句意，首字母大写。故填Feeling。 9．句意：有一句言语：“入乡随俗”。Roman表示罗马人，这里用名词的复数，根据题意，故填Romans。 10．句意：当你住在美国时，如果你学会穿得简单和合适，你将会更快乐。根据题意可知用形容词的比较级，这里用happy的比较级happier。根据句意，故填happier。 09 Friendship is very important in our life. If there is no friend, life would be 1 . No matter who we are and where we are from, we need someone to talk to and someone to share special moments with. I have many friends in my country. I 2 some of them when I was young. But when I 3 to a new country, I didn’t have any friends. All my friends were away from me. I was very 4 and you couldn’t imagine how much I 5 them. Time passed by and I have some new friends now. When I have some 6 and don’t know what to do, they always help me solve them. They are just like my 7 brothers or sisters. I always tell them everything and listen to them. Besides, having good friends makes me feel 8 confident(自信的) than before. Now I know friendship makes our life colorful and 9 . Friends are always there for us. They laugh with us during the happy times and 10 us with a shoulder when we feel like crying. Life without friendship is like the sky without the sun. Do you think so? 【答案】 1．boring 2．knew 3．moved 4．lonely 5．missed 6．problems 7．own 8．more 9．wonderful 10．provide 【导语】本文主要讲述我们的生活中都少不了朋友，如果没有朋友，我们的生活就会变得很无聊。作者在这篇短文中讲述了他来到一个新的国家后，从没有朋友到有了朋友这样的改变。 1．句意：如果没有朋友，生活会是很无聊的。bore是动词，使厌烦。这句话缺少的是表语，应该用形容词形式，主语是life，故填boring。 2．句意：在我小的时候我就认识了他们中的一些人。know“知道，认识”，是一个动词。根据句意“when I was young”可知，这里说的是作者小的时候，故应用一般过去时态，故填knew。 3．句意：但是当我搬到一个新的国家的时候，我没有朋友。move“搬家，移动”，根据句意可知，作者搬到了一个新的国家，也是过去的事情，故填moved。 4．句意：我非常孤独，你不能想象我有多么想念他们。lonely“孤独的”，表示心理的感觉。根据上文“I didn’t have any friends”可知，作者没有朋友，所以感到孤独。故填lonely。 5．句意：我非常孤独，你不能想象我有多么想念他们。miss“想念”，是一个动词。这句话表示的是过去的事情，还应使用一般过去时态，故填missed。 6．句意：当我有一些问题不知道怎么去做的时候，他们总是帮助我解决。problem“问题”，空前的some是“一些”，故这里填名词的复数形式problems。故填problems。 7．句意：他们就像我自己的兄弟姐妹。own“自己的”，是一个形容词，常跟形容词性物主代词或者名词所有格搭配使用。故填own。 8．句意：而且，有一些好朋友使我感觉比以前更加自信了。more confident“更自信”，是形容词的比较级形式，因为句中有than，表示和以前相比。故填more。 9．句意：现在我知道友谊使我们的生活多彩和精彩。wonderful“精彩的，极好的”，和空前面的colorful并列，做宾语补足语。故填wonderful。 10．句意：在开心的时刻他们和我们一起笑，当我们想哭的时候，他们给我们提供肩膀。provide“提供”，是一个动词，常用于短语provide sb. with sth.“给某人提供某物”。故填provide。 10 good, develop, for, compete, offer, push, quickly, through, second, take, whatever, relation Jim and Cathy come from a typical American family. As the elder brother, Jim often 1 to help Cathy work out problems. Jim plays football with great skills. But there is a cloud hanging over Jim’s 2 . His mother often compares Jim with other children. She always wants him 3 with others and win. This causes much pressure on Jim. It also 4 Jim into a crazy and nervous situation. Jim often argues with his mother and the 5 between them are difficult. Jim doesn’t want to continue practicing football anymore. In return for his mother’s action, I guess Jim wants to cut out all the matches. In my opinion, everyone has his own world to look 6 . It’s wrong to push Jim so hard. Firstly, perhaps they should have a talk with this problem. They should find a chance to explain to each other as 7 as possible. As members of a family, they should often communicate to get on 8 with each other. 9 , it’s clear that parents can’t give children too much pressure. Instead, they should allow their children to do 10 they like. Thirdly, parents should have proper communication with their children. 【答案】 1．offers 2．development 3．to compete 4．pushes 5．relations 6．through 7．quickly 8．well 9．Secondly 10．whatever 【分析】本文讲述了吉姆的母亲经常把他与其他孩子比较，想让他与他人竞争并获胜。吉姆经常和他母亲争吵，他们之间的关系很差。作者认为家庭成员为了相处得好，应该经常互相交流，而且不可以给孩子们太多压力。 1．句意：吉姆作为哥哥，经常主动提出帮助凯西解决问题。offer to do sth主动提出做某事，本句为一般现在时，主语Jim是第三人称单数形式，谓语用第三人称单数形式，故填offers。 2．句意：但在吉姆的发展上却笼罩着一片乌云。根据“Jim plays football with great skills.”可知，此处表示吉姆的发展，develop发展，是动词，development发展，是名词。名词所有格Jim’s修饰，用名词，故填development。 3．句意：她总是想让他和别人竞争并获胜。根据“and win”可知，要获胜，应先竞争，compete竞争，want sb to do sth想让某人做某事，故填to compete。 4．句意：这也将吉姆推向了一个疯狂和紧张的境地。push…into…把……推向……，主语it是第三人称单数，谓语用第三人称单数形式，故填pushes。 5．句意：吉姆经常和他母亲争吵，他们之间的关系很困难。根据“Jim often argues with his mother”可知，吉姆经常和他母亲争吵，因此他们之间的关系很差，relation关系，谓语are是复数，因此主语用复数形式，故填relations。 6．句意：依我来看，每个人有自己的世界要经历。look through经历，故填through。 7．句意：他们应该尽可能快地找机会向彼此解释。根据“perhaps they should have a talk with this problem”可知，他们应该就这问题谈一谈，因此尽可能快地解释，as…as中间接形容词或副词原级，修饰动词短语explain to each other，用副词quickly，故填quickly。 8．句意：作为家庭的成员，为了彼此相处得好，他们应该经常交流。根据“they should often communicate”可知，他们应该经常交流，是为了彼此相处得好，get on well with“与……相处得好”，故填well。 9．句意：其次，很明显，父母不能给孩子太多的压力。根据“Firstly, perhaps they should have a talk with this problem.”可知，此处按顺序叙述原因，此处表示其次，故填Secondly。 10．句意：相反，他们应该允许他们的孩子做任何他们喜欢的事情。作为动词do的宾语从句，谓语like后缺少宾语，表示允许他们的孩子做任何他们喜欢的事情，用代词whatever充当，故填whatever。 ( 1 / 13 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 2 It’s a nice day, isn’t it? 短文填空专练 话题：人与社会—人际交往；闲聊 基础篇 01 用方框中所给单词填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。(有两个单词是多余的) other, worker, said, isn’t, empty, terrible, talk, reasons, personal, same, weather, popular When two Englishmen meet, the topic of their small 1 is often about the weather. One person might say, “It’s a fine day, isn’t it?” The 2 might answer, “Yes, it’s fine and we don’t have many fine days, do we?” The topic on the weather has been 3 among people. It is 4 that there was a story. One afternoon, the famous playwright(剧作家)George Bernard Shaw walked in the street. There came an old man and said to him, “Good afternoon, Mr. Shaw! Such a lovely day, 5 it?” Shaw answered, “ Oh, yes. But today twenty people have told me about it in the past two hours. Thank you all the 6 .” Why do the British like to discuss the weather while meeting? There are two 7 . First, the British do not like talking about 8 things, so they can only talk about the 9 . Second, Britain is famous for its 10 weather—thick fog, heavy rain and icy snow. 02 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每次限用一次。 smooth, business, pretty, why, scarf, must, they, customer, protect, appear People’s opinions about dressing are changing all the time. In the very old days, people dressed to 1 their bodies well only. They used animal skins and tree leaves to make clothes. Later, they slowly found that suitable clothes can make women 2 and men handsome. Slowly, dressing becomes fashionable. That’s 3 people spend much money on clothes nowadays. With the help of fashion designers, many different styles of clothes 4 every day. When you walk along the street in towns or cities, you must find many new styles of clothes in the shops easily, from silk 5 , leather jackets to cotton blouses and so on. Of course, everyone likes to choose 6 own ways of dressing. Perhaps the most popular clothes are casual ones, such as a cotton shirt. It feels soft and 7 . So the young and the old both enjoy wearing it. But sometimes we have to wear formal clothes. When police officers are at work, they 8 wear uniforms. Bank clerks（职员）wear uniforms when they’re serving their 9 . Businessmen need to wear formal clothes when they’re having a 10 meeting. Different people wear different clothes. As the saying goes, “You’re what you wear.” 03 everything, who, surprised, good, prefer, with, touch, care, before, but Though Robert and his twin sister Amanda get along 1 , he can’t understand how girls can talk for so long. Sometimes when he leaves home to play football, Amanda and her friend Sharon are sitting on the sofa, talking. To his 2 , when he comes back two and a half hours later, they’re still continuing the same topic. One day Robert asked Amanda what they talked about, she replied (回答), “We’re best friends. We talk about almost 3 !” Boys and girls have different attitudes (态度) towards friendship. Friendships between girls are usually about sharing feelings and giving support, they keep in 4 with each other closely, 5 between boys are about activities or interests; they seldom get together. Compared 6 girls, a boy might be more 7 about sharing his feelings with his close friends. But a girl’s closest friend might be eager (急切的) to tell her about everything that has happened in her life. Many studies show that girls have more friendships than boys. In fact, many teenage boys don’t know 8 their best friends are. When they are asked, they often think for a while 9 answering. Girls, however, can usually answer the question at once. We have to realize: while girls share feelings, boys 10 to share activities. But the most important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships. We all need friends in our lives. 04 although    start    careful    they    hurt   until    feel    run    silent     so    that     Finn is a hard-working student in Grade 8. Recently, his parents were very busy with work. Every time Finn tried to talk to them about his school life or his 1 , they seemed too tired to listen. This made Finn feel terrible. One day, after getting a poor grade in a math test, Finn came home with a feeling of sadness. His parents 2 to blame (责怪) him. Finn didn’t say anything 3 he couldn’t stand it. “You don’t understand me at all! You only care about my grades!” he shouted. Then he rushed into his room. Lying on his bed, Finn was so angry that he didn’t notice his tears 4 down his face. After a while, 5 he felt upset, he realized that his parents might also be under a lot of pressure. They were working hard 6 they could provide a good life for him. Maybe he should try to understand 7 better. The next morning, Finn walked out of his room, while his parents were sitting at the dining table. They looked at each other in 8 . Then the minute Finn wanted to say sorry, his father began to say, “We’re sorry, son. We didn’t listen to you 9 . ” Hearing this, Finn said, “Mom, Dad, I’m sorry, too. I shouldn’t have said those 10 words. I should communicate with you. ” Finn knew that everything was going to get better. 05 根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。 light  avoid  in  since  therefore  breaking  tips  with  if  basic  humorous  community When I was a child, my parents always told me never to talk to strangers. However, 1 we didn’t talk with strangers, we’d never make friends. We’d never have the chance to get a job. We’d never enjoy the joy of talking with neighbors in our 2 . Here, I suggest you follow these 3 when you want to talk with strangers. First, try 4 the ice. In the UK, the weather is the most common subject. People in England don’t like to talk about heavy subjects. So the weather can be something 5 to talk about. In the US, people often say, “Where are you from?” Your answer can be something fun. American people are usually 6 and saying something interesting can make others want to listen to you. Second, 7 saying something too private. On the one hand, it’s not polite 8 any culture. On the other hand, it’s not safe. In the Internet age, it’s dangerous for strangers to know about your 9 information like your name, birthday and family. 10 , don’t talk about personal things too much with strangers. 06 根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。 freedom    humorous    similar       happier    nobody   everybody ability     knowledge  uncomfortable   simply    strangers    break Americans often have short conversations, called small talk, about unimportant things with 1 or people they know but not very well. They may have small talk at parties, while waiting in line at the store, at family events or work. It’s a way to say hi and express friendliness. Small talk is very useful. It can avoid 2 silences (沉默) and build stronger relationships. For example when you first meet someone or talk to someone you don’t know well, you can 3 the ice by making small talk. In 2013, researchers from the University of Essex asked some people to make small talk in a study. They found small talk could make people 4 . People who talked briefly (短暂地) with a waiter in a coffee shop felt happier than those who 5 went in, ordered and left. However, some people are not good at small talk. Here are some tips to improve your small-talking 6 . Firstly, find common ground. When you have something 7 with your speaking partner, that means you have something to talk about. Secondly, ask open-ended questions. They are suitable (合适的) for small talk. For example, if you ask visitors whether they like your city, they may simply say “Yes”. But if you ask “What do you think of our city”, they will have more 8 in how they answer. Thirdly, become a student. 9 knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So, tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher. They feel good about sharing their 10 and you get to learn something. It’s a win-win situation. Finally, practice makes perfect. Like anything, getting good at making small talk takes practice. If you make small talk in your native language, you might become happier. If you are making small talk using English, you will most surely improve your speaking and listening skills. 07 interest  improve  matter  anything  member  should  communicate  wrong  advice  people How to Communicate with Others? Working on a team is quite important. However, if people on your team are not good at communicating, you may often feel terrible. To create a strong team, good 1 is the most necessary part for both the leader (领导) and team members. The following is some helpful 2 . Listen to other people actively. When someone is speaking to you, you 3 listen to him actively. If you’re not clear about 4 , you should ask him about it. And you can get your answers to some questions before moving on. Think about other 5 ideas carefully. When someone tells you about his ideas, you should think about them carefully, no 6 how silly they may seem. This shows you are 7 in his ideas and makes him feel good. Share your ideas with other people. When you have a new idea, talk about it with your team members. This helps to get better ideas. Besides, it also helps 8 your relationships between you and your team members. Don’t criticize (批评) other people. When someone on your team does something 9 , don’t criticize him, but help him to find out reasons and then help him to solve the problem. Criticizing your team 10 too often may make them keep away from you. As a result, you may feel lonely. 培优篇 08 Most people like to make a good impression (给…留下好印象) on other people. This is true when they look 1 a job, when they go to a party, or when they go out 2 their friends. Dressing well is one of the ways of 3 a good impression. Different countries have different ideas of dressing well. In the United States, people think that dressing well means dressing simply and suitably(适合地，适宜地). For example, fancy clothes are not suitable for school or for work. They do not wear 4 clothes in the winter, or heavy clothes in the summer, nor would it be comfortable. Dressing with too 5 colors or ornaments (装饰品) is not in good taste. Too much of anything is extreme. Simple clothes are easy to find and they can be bought 6 , too. They are always in style and in good taste. Simple and suitable clothes are worth (值得) having for children, too. A little girl does not feel comfortable when she is wearing a party dress and all the other girls in school are wearing 7 clothes. A little boy is not happy when he is the only boy in his class without a tie. 8 “different” is never comfortable for a child. There is an old saying which reads, “When in Rome, do as the 9 do.” When you live in the United States, you will be much 10 if you learn to dress simply and suitably. 09 Friendship is very important in our life. If there is no friend, life would be 1 . No matter who we are and where we are from, we need someone to talk to and someone to share special moments with. I have many friends in my country. I 2 some of them when I was young. But when I 3 to a new country, I didn’t have any friends. All my friends were away from me. I was very 4 and you couldn’t imagine how much I 5 them. Time passed by and I have some new friends now. When I have some 6 and don’t know what to do, they always help me solve them. They are just like my 7 brothers or sisters. I always tell them everything and listen to them. Besides, having good friends makes me feel 8 confident(自信的) than before. Now I know friendship makes our life colorful and 9 . Friends are always there for us. They laugh with us during the happy times and 10 us with a shoulder when we feel like crying. Life without friendship is like the sky without the sun. Do you think so? 10 good, develop, for, compete, offer, push, quickly, through, second, take, whatever, relation Jim and Cathy come from a typical American family. As the elder brother, Jim often 1 to help Cathy work out problems. Jim plays football with great skills. But there is a cloud hanging over Jim’s 2 . His mother often compares Jim with other children. She always wants him 3 with others and win. This causes much pressure on Jim. It also 4 Jim into a crazy and nervous situation. Jim often argues with his mother and the 5 between them are difficult. Jim doesn’t want to continue practicing football anymore. In return for his mother’s action, I guess Jim wants to cut out all the matches. In my opinion, everyone has his own world to look 6 . It’s wrong to push Jim so hard. Firstly, perhaps they should have a talk with this problem. They should find a chance to explain to each other as 7 as possible. As members of a family, they should often communicate to get on 8 with each other. 9 , it’s clear that parents can’t give children too much pressure. Instead, they should allow their children to do 10 they like. Thirdly, parents should have proper communication with their children. ( 1 / 13 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $