完形填空（课本Reading Plus改编）2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

**基本信息** 聚焦完形填空专项，通过生活健康、科普知识、文化符号及故事四大主题，系统考查词汇辨析、逻辑推理与语篇理解，强化语言能力与思维品质。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |生活健康类|3篇45题|完形填空，考查词汇辨析（如more/less）、固定搭配（如make time）|主题贴近日常，词汇从基础到核心，逻辑结构培养语境理解能力| |科普知识类|3篇45题|完形填空，考查上下文逻辑（如However表转折）、专业词汇（如tornado）|涵盖自然科学与现象，通过因果关系推导强化思维品质| |文化类|1篇15题|完形填空，考查文化差异（如red象征意义）、习语理解|对比中西文化，提升文化意识与跨文化沟通能力| |故事类|1篇15题|完形填空，考查情节发展、情感词汇（如sorry）|通过叙事结构培养语篇逻辑分析，符合中考命题趋势|

1. Work Hard, Play Hard It can be hard to make time for a hobby when we have many important things to do. But hobbies might be (1) ______ important than you think. Physical hobbies like going hiking or playing tennis can help you to stay healthy. They keep you fit, and they can even (2) ______ stress and improve your memory and concentration. Other types of hobbies can also keep us healthy. Some scientists (3) ______ that making music can lower our blood pressure and make our body stronger. This makes it (4) ______ for us to fall sick. Playing an instrument also keeps our brains young. So, if you think that playing the guitar is a (5) ______ of time, remember that this hobby is actually a great way to stay healthy! Hobbies are also good for your emotional (6) ______. Creative hobbies like painting or writing can help you deal with negative emotions by giving you a (7) ______ to express how you feel. They can even make you feel good about yourself! In one study, after just 45 minutes of making art, most of the (8) ______ reported feeling more confident in themselves! (9) ______, while hobbies have many benefits, it is important to find the right balance. Playing computer games or chatting online may be fun, but such hobbies usually (10) ______ a lot of screen time. That could cause problems such as eye strain or poor sleep. These activities are also usually done alone, and that could cause some people to feel (11) ______. Why not choose an outdoor hobby instead? Fresh air, green spaces, peace and quiet—these things help us to relax and feel good. And if you go hiking or (12) ______ a kite in the park, you can take a friend with you! Hanging out with friends reduces (13) ______ and can be a good way to build relationships. Regardless of what your hobby is, it is important to (14) ______ time for it. After all, all work and no play (15) ______ Jack a dull boy! 1. A. more B. less C. most D. very 2. A. raise B. lower C. keep D. increase 3. A. doubt B. argue C. believe D. imagine 4. A. easier B. harder C. faster D. slower 5. A. lot B. waste C. piece D. kind 6. A. health B. well-being C. condition D. problem 7. A. way B. gift C. chance D. reason 8. A. researchers B. scientists C. participants D. artists 9. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Moreover 10. A. avoid B. involve C. reduce D. prevent 11. A. excited B. relaxed C. lonely D. angry 12. A. fly B. make C. throw D. draw 13. A. stress B. loneliness C. pressure D. sadness 14. A. waste B. save C. kill D. make 15. A. gives B. calls C. makes D. gets 2. All About Sneezing If you had to list different ways of protecting yourself, sneezing probably would not be on the list. But when you sneeze, that is exactly what is happening. Sneezing helps you (1) ______ yourself from things like germs, dust, and smoke. In fact, (2) ______ is the body’s way of getting rid of things that may harm you. People cannot really control their sneezes. If something starts tickling the inside of our nose, our brain (3) ______ over. It knows that something inside the nose should not be there, so it sends a (4) ______ to the body to get it out. When we sneeze, many things happen in a very short time. Usually, our eyes (5) ______, our tongue presses against the top of our mouth, and the muscles in our stomach and chest get tight. Next, a sudden (6) ______ of air comes out of our lungs and then our nose. As the air goes out of our nose, it carries germs, dust, and tiny (7) ______ of water with it. Some unusual things can also make us sneeze. For example, some people sneeze when they look at a bright (8) ______. If people have an allergy, certain plants or animals might also make them sneeze. If they are allergic to certain plants, they might sneeze a lot in the (9) ______ when the plants bloom, but not in others. If they are allergic to dogs or cats, they usually cannot have one as a (10) ______. While sneezing is good for the person doing it, it can be very (11) ______ for the people nearby. Sneezing is one way that diseases (12) ______. Millions of germs from one sneeze can travel up to about 8 metres at a (13) ______ of 160 kilometres per hour! These germs can stay in the air, and if other people breathe in those germs, they can get sick too. If you sneeze, always cover your nose and mouth. After that, make sure to (14) ______ your hands. Sneezing helps your body protect itself, but doing these two things can help you (15) ______ everyone else! 1. A. protect B. hide C. separate D. remove 2. A. that B. this C. it D. one 3. A. turns B. takes C. goes D. comes 4. A. letter B. signal C. message D. gift 5. A. open B. shut C. hurt D. water 6. A. blast B. drop C. wave D. stream 7. A. balls B. drops C. pieces D. pairs 8. A. sun B. light C. star D. fire 9. A. days B. weeks C. seasons D. years 10. A. friend B. pet C. toy D. helper 11. A. good B. useful C. harmless D. bad 12. A. spread B. stop C. start D. appear 13. A. length B. height C. speed D. distance 14. A. wash B. wave C. shake D. touch 15. A. harm B. protect C. attack D. infect 3. Laughter Is the Best Medicine Do you often laugh with friends? Do you giggle at jokes? If you do, that is great, because just as the saying goes: Laughter is the best (1) ______! People start laughing from a young age. At around three months old, babies learn to laugh. Even babies that cannot (2) ______ or hear can laugh. Laughter is a natural part of life! But why is it so important? First of all, laughter is good for our (3) ______. When we laugh, our body takes in more oxygen. Every part of our body needs oxygen to work well. Laughter also makes our body (4) ______ out. Our heart, stomach, and even our shoulders work hard when we laugh! But after we laugh, our muscles feel more (5) ______. A good laugh can help you feel relaxed for up to 45 minutes. Over time, laughter helps our body to get stronger, (6) ______ off more diseases, and even create special chemicals to help us feel less (7) ______! Laughter also has many benefits for our (8) ______. When we laugh, it makes us feel less stressed or anxious, and things will not seem so (9) ______. Laughing also causes our brain to release chemicals that make us feel calm and (10) ______. Scientists even think that smiling often is enough to increase these chemicals in our brain. But it is not always easy to laugh on our own. We are 30 times more (11) ______ to laugh when we are around others. According to some scientists, laughter can show others that we want to be (12) ______ to them. Monkeys clean one another’s fur to show friendship. But people laugh so that others will know that they are being (13) ______. Some people even join laughing groups. Although they (14) ______ themselves to laugh at first, after hearing other people laugh, their laughter becomes real! Before long, the whole group of people is laughing hard. The next time you feel unhappy, try thinking about something funny. Although you might not want to laugh when you are sad, doing so can make you feel (15) ______! 1. A. drink B. food C. medicine D. exercise 2. A. speak B. see C. smell D. taste 3. A. mind B. brain C. body D. heart 4. A. work B. go C. turn D. find 5. A. tired B. relaxed C. painful D. tight 6. A. fight B. keep C. put D. take 7. A. joy B. energy C. pain D. stress 8. A. mood B. health C. memory D. concentration 9. A. good B. bad C. funny D. strange 10. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. nervous 11. A. likely B. difficult C. easy D. afraid 12. A. far B. close C. cold D. polite 13. A. friendly B. scary C. honest D. quiet 14. A. teach B. help C. force D. allow 15. A. worse B. better C. tired D. sick 4. The Sahara Desert Located in Africa, the Sahara Desert spreads across 30 per cent of the (1) ______. This vast desert, also known as “the great desert” in Arabic, is about 9 million square kilometres in size. It is also at least 4.6 million years (2) ______. This means that it is one of the oldest places in the world. All deserts are dry, and the Sahara is both dry and (3) ______. It is the largest hot desert in the world. We may think that all deserts are hot, but in fact some deserts are very (4) ______! Many scientists believe that Antarctica, for example, is a type of cold desert. Most of the Sahara is (5) ______ ground. But there are also places with grass, lakes, mountains, and even sand (6) ______. A sand sea is just what it sounds like—it looks like a sea of sand! When the wind blows, the sand looks like (7) ______. Life in the Sahara is (8) ______. About two million people live in the Sahara. They usually move from place to place. There is water in a few parts of the Sahara, and some people live in these places all year (9) ______. Not many animals can live in a place with such a dry and hot (10) ______. They must adapt to survive. Camels, for example, go for a long time without drinking water. When they do find water, they can drink more than 100 (11) ______ of it in 13 minutes! Fennec foxes live in the desert too. They have large (12) ______ to help their bodies stay cool. Today, the world’s largest hot desert is getting even (13) ______. It is now about 10 per cent larger than what it was about a century ago. But why is it growing? Some scientists believe that part of the reason is climate (14) ______. As temperatures rise, summers in Africa grow hotter and less rain falls. Water bodies get smaller and the ground gets drier and drier. If we do not take effective (15) ______, the desert will keep growing! 1. A. country B. continent C. world D. region 2. A. young B. new C. old D. long 3. A. cold B. dry C. wet D. hot 4. A. warm B. cool C. cold D. mild 5. A. sandy B. rocky C. grassy D. muddy 6. A. deserts B. dunes C. seas D. hills 7. A. waves B. mountains C. clouds D. stars 8. A. easy B. comfortable C. difficult D. pleasant 9. A. long B. round C. through D. over 10. A. weather B. climate C. season D. temperature 11. A. grams B. kilos C. litres D. metres 12. A. ears B. eyes C. feet D. tails 13. A. smaller B. bigger C. drier D. hotter 14. A. change B. control C. disaster D. effect 15. A. actions B. measures C. steps D. plans 5. Storm Chasing: A Dangerous but Important Job Are you afraid of big storms? Many people are. But did you know some people go out to (1) ______ tornadoes? Such storms can hit suddenly and move very quickly, so storm chasers always have to be (2) ______. When a tornado is about to hit, professional storm chasers try and get (3) ______ to it to collect important information. Storm chaser Tim Samaras designed and built many different (4) ______ for studying tornadoes. Throughout his career, the engineer chased down more than 120 tornadoes. Often, he (5) ______ the storms while they were happening just a few kilometres away. During a storm, storm chasers put special equipment in the (6) ______ of the tornado. The equipment collects information about things such as wind speed and air (7) ______. This helps scientists to make better forecasts. It can even help people understand how (8) ______ the winds can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses. Storm chasing can be exciting, but also very (9) ______. The storm chasers’ knowledge and experience are not always enough to keep them (10) ______. On 31 May 2013, Samaras and his team were chasing the El Reno tornado in Oklahoma, USA. To their (11) ______, the tornado behaved in an unexpected way. It grew rapidly and changed its speed and direction. On that terrible day, the largest tornado ever recorded appeared. It was 4.2 kilometres wide and had winds (12) ______ 480 kilometres per hour. While the tornado was moving towards them, Samaras and his team were driving as fast as they could. Sadly, when the tornado hit their car, it threw their car into the air like a (13) ______. All three men in the car died. The story of Tim Samaras is very sad, but his work continues to play an important (14) ______ in weather science. Though storm chasing remains a dangerous job, the goal of storm chasers is to learn more about storms to keep people safe. For people like Samaras, that goal makes it all (15) ______ it. 1. A. avoid B. chase C. stop D. study 2. A. ready B. scared C. excited D. tired 3. A. away B. close C. up D. down 4. A. methods B. theories C. instruments D. experiments 5. A. filmed B. watched C. heard D. ignored 6. A. front B. back C. middle D. way 7. A. temperature B. pressure C. humidity D. density 8. A. gentle B. powerful C. slow D. light 9. A. rewarding B. interesting C. dangerous D. boring 10. A. healthy B. safe C. calm D. alert 11. A. joy B. relief C. surprise D. disappointment 12. A. reaching B. exceeding C. reducing D. averaging 13. A. ball B. stone C. toy D. feather 14. A. role B. part C. job D. function 15. A. worth B. worthy C. valuable D. important 6. Symbols of Chinese Culture Chinese culture is one of the oldest in the world, and it is (1) ______ in traditions and beliefs. Many of the things you see, hear, or even taste in China may be symbols with special meanings! Dragons In many Western stories, dragons are frightening (2) ______. However, people in China are not frightened of them! Instead, they think dragons are a symbol of (3) ______ and good fortune. Chinese dragons are so popular in China that you can see them in many places, such as vases, buildings, money, clothes, paintings, and jewellery! The word for “dragon” even appears in names and (4) ______. For example, “to hope that one’s children become dragons” means that parents hope their children will do well in life. In China, people think dragons are so powerful that they call themselves the (5) ______ of the dragon! The colour red In China, red is a powerful colour with special meaning. Many people think it brings good luck and (6) ______, so you will see red decorations such as paper-cuts, couplets, and lanterns during festivals like the Chinese New Year. People think red is so lucky that they (7) ______ it during celebrations. At traditional Chinese weddings, both the bride and groom wear red. Red also has positive meanings in other (8) ______. For example, a red carpet shows importance, and red roses symbolize love. However, in Western culture, red could sometimes mean (9) ______. If a company has “red ink” or is “in the red”, it means that they are losing more money than they are earning. Lucky numbers Certain numbers are lucky in China because they sound like other Chinese words with positive meanings. “Six”, for example, sounds like “flow”. It symbolizes things going (10) ______. The number “two” is also lucky, because the Chinese believe that good things come in (11) ______. “Eight” sounds like a word which means “to make a fortune”, and it symbolizes (12) ______. Lastly, “nine” has the same pronunciation as the character “久”, which means “long lasting”. So “nine” has come to symbolize a long (13) ______. On the other hand, “four” sounds like “death”. Some people find this number so unlucky that they avoid using it in their phone numbers. But China is not the only place with special numbers. In America, for example, “seven” is a lucky number while “thirteen” is an (14) ______ number. (15) ______ of what the symbol is, understanding these cultural meanings helps us appreciate Chinese traditions better. 1. A. poor B. rich C. weak D. simple 2. A. animals B. monsters C. creatures D. beasts 3. A. fear B. evil C. power D. danger 4. A. books B. stories C. idioms D. songs 5. A. children B. ancestors C. descendants D. relatives 6. A. health B. wealth C. happiness D. peace 7. A. wear B. buy C. sell D. hide 8. A. countries B. cultures C. languages D. festivals 9. A. love B. luck C. loss D. life 10. A. wrong B. bad C. well D. fast 11. A. pairs B. groups C. threes D. singles 12. A. poverty B. wealth C. health D. wisdom 13. A. life B. time C. journey D. period 14. A. lucky B. special C. unlucky D. common 15. A. Because B. Although C. Regardless D. Instead 7. The Boy and the Elf (Adapted from Selma Lagerlöf’s The Wonderful Adventures of Nils) [Nils, a young Swedish boy, is standing next to a desk. His parents are by the door, ready to leave.] Mother: Nils, we’re going out. Make sure you (1) ______, and don’t be mean to the farm animals. Nils: I haven’t been mean to the animals in (2) ______. Father: Yesterday you pulled the cat’s tail. Mother: And you ran after the hens. Father: And we’ve just caught you throwing (3) ______ at the cow. Nils: [Laughing.] Okay. I promise to be good! [Nils’s parents shake their heads and leave. Nils sighs and sits down.] Nils: Reading is so (4) ______! I haven’t had any fun for so long. I wish something would happen. [An elf enters quietly through the front door. Nils sees it.] Nils: An elf! I’ve never seen one of those before … I’m going to (5) ______ it! [Nils catches the elf.] Elf: [Screaming.] Let me go! I’ll give you an old (6) ______. Nils: I’m not sure … What else have you got? Elf: A silver spoon … and a big gold coin! Nils: Okay … I could let you go. Elf: Thank you! Nils: But actually, I don’t think I will. Come here! [There is a loud BANG, and Nils falls over. When he gets up, the elf has (7) ______, and Nils has become smaller. The elf has turned him into another elf!] Nils: Where has that elf gone? And why has the desk got (8) ______? [He walks outside and sees a cat, a hen, and a cow. All are now bigger than him.] Nils: Wow, the animals have grown bigger too. Cat: We haven’t got bigger, Nils. You’ve got (9) ______. Hen: You’re smaller than us now, actually. Cow: You’ve been (10) ______ to us, Nils. And now you’re going to pay the (11) ______. Nils: Oh, I’m really (12) ______ about all that. But look, could you help me find that elf? Cat: Get him! [The animals (13) ______ after Nils.] Throughout the play, Nils learns that being (14) ______ to others can have consequences. The story shows that even a small (15) ______ can change a person’s life. 1. A. play B. study C. eat D. sleep 2. A. minutes B. hours C. days D. ages 3. A. stones B. sticks C. shoes D. balls 4. A. interesting B. fun C. boring D. easy 5. A. catch B. kill C. free D. follow 6. A. coin B. ring C. key D. map 7. A. returned B. disappeared C. died D. hidden 8. A. smaller B. bigger C. lighter D. darker 9. A. taller B. fatter C. smaller D. weaker 10. A. nice B. kind C. mean D. friendly 11. A. money B. price C. reward D. attention 12. A. happy B. excited C. sorry D. proud 13. A. walk B. run C. chase D. fly 14. A. cruel B. polite C. generous D. honest 15. A. mistake B. choice C. promise D. gift 8. Unusual Volunteers “Come here! What a good boy!” Those were words I never expected to hear from my mum when I visited her in hospital. Mum has been (1) ______ for a long time now, and she often seemed sad and tired. I didn’t expect to hear her laughing. It has been a long time since I heard my mum sounding so (2) ______! But when I rounded the corner, I understood everything. Mum had a very (3) ______ visitor—a dog! A regular volunteer at the hospital, Anna, was there with her (4) ______ dog, Banjo. Anna was kind enough to share her story with me. An animal (5) ______ from an early age, Anna has always had a dog or two at home since she was young. Often, just playing with them was enough to help her feel happy and (6) ______ after a long day. But one day, Anna realized that not everyone was (7) ______ enough to have a pet. She started thinking: What could she do? Could she work with her own dogs to help (8) ______? Before long, she found the answer. Today, Anna and Banjo often visit places like hospitals and nursing homes to bring a (9) ______ of joy to people who are sick, sad, lonely, or disabled. Banjo has worked as a therapy dog for almost three years. When people are (10) ______, it often takes them longer to get better. A therapy dog helps people feel better and be less stressed, often just by being there! At the hospital, Mum (11) ______ Banjo, gave him a snack, and even threw a small ball for him to catch. This made her (12) ______ that she was sick, if only for a moment. For people like my mum, moments like this are very (13) ______. She always looks forward to my visits, but now she also looks forward to seeing Anna and Banjo again. If I’m lucky enough to have a dog of my own in the (14) ______, I’ll try to volunteer just like Anna and Banjo! The story shows that volunteering with animals can bring (15) ______ to those who need it most. 1. A. sick B. busy C. lonely D. bored 2. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. tired 3. A. common B. usual C. strange D. unusual 4. A. guide B. therapy C. rescue D. hunting 5. A. lover B. hater C. doctor D. trainer 6. A. nervous B. stressed C. relaxed D. excited 7. A. rich B. lucky C. smart D. strong 8. A. herself B. herself C. others D. animals 9. A. moment B. piece C. slice D. drop 10. A. relaxed B. happy C. stressed D. calm 11. A. kicked B. ignored C. petted D. scared 12. A. remember B. forget C. realize D. believe 13. A. common B. ordinary C. valuable D. cheap 14. A. past B. present C. future D. hospital 15. A. money B. fame C. joy D. trouble 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $