Unit 7 A Good Read 完形填空和阅读理解 专项练2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册
Unit 7 A Good Read 完形填空和阅读理解 专项练 2025-2026学年
下学期初中英语人教版（2024）八年级下册
一、完形填空
Chrissy, a new angel (天使), was in charge of the rain. Every Monday, she had to be sure that the 1 spread their raindrops (雨滴) all over the world, because every living thing on the earth needed rain. But no one had told Chrissy how to make them rain.
Chrissy asked one of the older angels 2 he could help her. “The angel that had the job before you used to tell 3 stories to the clouds to make them cry.” But Chrissy was a very happy little angel and she didn’t know any sad tales. She flew up to ask the man in the moon. “You might 4 pinching (捏) the clouds to make them cry.” But Chrissy didn’t want to hurt the clouds, so she decided to 5 that idea. The next morning, as Chrissy was jumping from cloud to cloud, she heard someone 6 . It was the little cloud. She asked the little cloud what was so funny. “It’s your toes,” replied the cloud. “They tickle (使发痒) us when you walk.” “Oh, I’m sorry,” said Chrissy. “I will be more 7 .” “No, no, please don’t. We love to be tickled. It makes us laugh so hard that we almost cry.” Well, that gave Chrissy a good 8 . She said goodbye to the cloud and went off.
The next day was Monday. It was raining all over the world. Little Chrissy was jumping above all the clouds in the sky, 9 the clouds were laughing hard and tears were pouring from their eyes. The tears 10 to the earth and made wonderful rain.
1．A．clouds B．stories C．messages D．angels
2．A．that B．what C．which D．whether
3．A．beautiful B．funny C．sad D．happy
4．A．try B．practice C．mind D．enjoy
5．A．give in B．give out C．give away D．give up
6．A．talking B．laughing C．dancing D．crying
7．A．careful B．exciting C．interesting D．careless
8．A．advice B．luck C．idea D．gift
9．A．or B．unless C．so D．but
10．A．took B．read C．led D．fell
Once, a young boy and his father went out for a walk. On a farm, they saw a pair of old 11 that seemed to be a poor farmer’s. 
The boy said, “Why don’t we 12 the shoes and see what the farmer will do when he can’t find them?” “It’s not good to play such a 13 ,” his father said. “But why not just put some coins in his shoes to see what will happen?” The boy 14 and they put some coins in each shoe.
The farmer came back. As he put his foot into one shoe, he felt something 15 in his shoe. Soon, he found the coins. In 16 , he started to look around, but didn’t see anyone. After a while, he again 17 some coins in the other shoe and his tears came out. He said, “Oh, a kind person helped me. Now I can buy 18 for my sick wife and get bread for my hungry children.”
After the farmer left, the father asked his son, “Now tell me which one makes you feel 19 ? Hiding his shoes or putting some coins in his shoes?” “The second. I’ll never forget the 20 you’ve taught me, Dad! Thank you!”
11．A．scissors B．shoes C．gloves D．trousers
12．A．clean B．hide C．buy D．brush
13．A．joke B．match C．song D．sport
14．A．agreed B．refused C．appeared D．failed
15．A．soft B．hard C．wet D．hot
16．A．danger B．control C．surprise D．trouble
17．A．pointed B．dropped C．placed D．discovered
18．A．medicine B．glue C．silk D．paper
19．A．afraid B．terrible C．happy D．angry
20．A．skill B．language C．song D．lesson
Reading classic literature can have a great 21 on our lives. When we read a good book, we often forget about the real world and enter a different one.
However, sometimes the stories we read can be 22 . For example, in The Secret Garden, the garden became a 23 memory for Mr Craven after his wife died. He decided to 24 it up so that 25 could enter it.
But the garden was not really lost. It was 26 behind a door covered by plants. 27 , no one had taken care of it for years, so it was in a terrible 28 .
Mary found the key and opened the garden 29 . With the help of her friends, the
garden became beautiful again 30 .
This story teaches us that even something that seems lost can be brought back to life with patience and care.
21．A．effort B．effect C．affect D．fact
22．A．painful B．pleasant C．peaceful D．powerful
23．A．happy B．painful C．exciting D．forgetful
24．A．open B．lock C．clean D．break
25．A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
26．A．hidden B．open C．clear D．lost
27．A．However B．Therefore C．Instead D．Otherwise
28．A．state B．place C．style D．step
29．A．clearly B．loudly C．secretly D．openly
30．A．day by dayB．hand in hand C．step by step D．one by one
二、阅读理解
At times, everything goes south on you. Maybe you can try your best to solve that. Maybe you have to accept that. You’re going to say, “This is it.” “This is how I end.”
Let’s read two stories about the superheroes from different countries. What did they do for their goals?
Jingwei Tries to Fill up the Sea Once upon a time, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan went boating on the Eastern Sea. While she was enjoying herself, a strong wind rose on the sea, and her boat sank to the sea. Her spirit turned into a beautiful bird after she died. She cried sadly in the sound “Jingwei, Jingwei”. That was why people called her “Jingwei”.
The bird lived on a mountain near the sea. She was so sad that she decided to fill up the sea. Every day, she flew between the mountain and the sea, carrying stones or branches from the mountain and dropping them into the sea.
One day, the sea said to Jingwei, “Poor little bird, stop doing that meaningless thing. You’ll never fill me up.” Jingwei replied, “I’ll fill you up without doubt. I will, even if it will take me