期末考前语法填空专练2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级上册

At the dinner table, Westerners use knives and forks, while the Chinese use chopsticks. Since at least 3,000 years ago, chopsticks _____1____ (be) the eating tool for the Chinese people. Ancient Chinese used pottery pots (陶罐) to cook food during the Pottery Age. And they used ____2____(branch) or bamboo sticks to pick up the food. Later on, they _____3____  (develop) the habit of using the chopsticks. In general, the material of chopsticks can be divided into five groups: bamboo and wood, metal, jade, bone and chemical plastics. In modern Chinese family life, the bamboo or wooden chopsticks are the ____4_____ (popular) because they are good for the environment and cost a little.

____5_____(use) knives and forks or chopsticks brings about a difference not only in lifestyle. For example, the use of knives and forks makes it convenient for people to eat individually (分别地). And the use of chopsticks makes it possible for the family members to have meals together. As the westerners would like _____6____ (eat) individually, they have the idea and habit of not depending ____7_____ others after they grow into adults. The way that Chinese people use chopsticks and eat with others around the table is____8_____ (close) connected with the lifestyle of the Chinese family. Nowadays, _____9____ increasing (增长的) number of foreign students are coming to China. They are happy to learn to use chopsticks and enjoy the ____10_____ (excite) of eating with friends around the table.

 

 

We all know Mickey Mouse. You may have ____1_____  (toy) or pictures of him. You may see cartoons and movies about him. Do you know how he ___2______   (create)?

The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. Walt Disney liked to draw even as a boy. When he grew up, he started making short cartoon movies. Early in 1927 on a ship, he began to draw a ____3_____ (fun) little mouse. His wife called him Mickey. The first cartoon about Mickey is Plane Crazy and it is a silent cartoon. It was not very popular _____4____  people. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as _____5____(lose) his house or girlfriend.   _____6____ , he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey. On November 18, 1928, another movie about Mickey, Steamboat Willie, was _____7___  sound movie. It is very popular. Walt decided to give sound to the ____8_____ (one) two Mickey cartoons. He knew Mickey needed a voice, but none of the voices seemed to work. Finally, Walt did Mickey’s voice____9_____(he). He kept_____10____ (do) it until 1946. Soon Mickey became the symbol of the Disney studio (工作室). Later, Mickey had his own TV program, The Mickey Mouse Club. Now Mickey is famous throughout the world.

 

 

Have you ever heard of Datiehua in Northern Sichuan? It’s a special folk custom that is popular during traditional festivals, like the Lantern Festival. People in Suining show it by____1_____(hit) hot molten iron with boards to make sparks fly everywhere. The molten iron is about 1,600℃, so the performance____2_____ (call) “the dance of fire” is really amazing.

In ancient times, Datiehua ____3_____(use) to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Poor families weren’t able _____4____(buy) expensive fireworks, so they found that heated iron could create a similar beautiful scene to fireworks. After many trials, they made the show more wonderful and it soon became a symbol____5_____good luck.