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八年级下册英语期末专题突破(五)——语法填空
Passage 1
Xi'an is the capital city of Shaanxi Province. It lies in 1. north of China. The city's early history is often connected with Liu Bang, who started the Han Dynasty and made Xi'an his capital. He 2. (give)it the name Chang'an. During the Tang Dynasty, Xi'an achieved its great importance. South Korea and Japan followed Xi'an's example in 3. (build) their ancient capitals.
Many things from ancient times can still be found in Xi'an today. The city wall-one of the few city walls still left in China-is a good example. It 4. (go) around the city and is an important cultural site (遗址). In central Xi'an there is the Bell Tower -the 5.
(large) bell tower remaining in China. The bell was first designed as an emergency alarm(警钟)to warn of danger, 6. it was very often used to tell people the time.
While Xi'an is a city 7. a long history, it is also very much a part of the modern world. It is best 8. (know) as a centre for software(软件) research, development and services. Historically, Xi'an has always been a city of art,industry and business that has placed it far in front of many other 9. (city).
Xi'an is a city always remaking 10. (it)and looking forward, all the while keeping the best of the past.
Passage 2
Ancient China developed over 200 special sports. Many of1. (they) have a long history, and 2. (believe)to share similarities with modern sports. One sport that dates back(追溯) to the Warring States period 3. (be) Cuju.It was originally developed for ancient military training.
By the Han Dynasty, it had become widely welcomed and highly skilled. Even emperors that time were Cuju 4. (fan), who not only liked watching Cuju games, but also tried their footwork on the playground.
In Cuju games, two teams of six players competed5. (score) goals by kicking a ball into the net-does that sound familiar? 6. 2004, FIFA recognized Cuju as the earliest form of football, which made Chinese people7. (pride).
During the Song Dynasty, the competitive goal-scoring style turned into a performance that focused on skills. And at that time, even women and children 8.
(enjoy) playing Cuju, which we can see from some paintings, reflecting the 9.
(popular) of Cuju as a form of amusement in China's history.
Like sports around 10. world, traditional Chinese sports such as martial arts, dragon boat racing and Cuju,developed from practical needs in daily life, production or military training, while also shaping different cultural qualities.
Passage 3
How Technology Helps Emperor Penguins
With the development of science and technology, we have learnt a lot about animals. Emperor penguins can grow up to1. 2 metres tall, and they are the 1. (large)of all the penguin kinds. In 2022, they were listed as endangered animals because the Antarctic sea ice that they live 2. is becoming smaller and smaller. Now scientists are using high technology to follow them and learn more about how 3. (protect) them.
One of the 4. (way)researchers are able to do this is by looking at pictures taken by satellites above the earth.Large groups of emperor penguins can be seen from space. When scientists first started using satellites to look at the penguins,there were only 28 groups. So far, scientists 5. (discover)66 groups.
Even using satellites, it is too difficult to count how many penguins live in different groups. Scientists can improve population estimates(估计) by watching the area's weather 6. (careful). Measuring the wind speed and temperature can help predict if the penguins gather closely together or spread apart across the ice. If scientists know the weather was like 7. the pictures were taken, they can estimate how many penguins are pictured.
Scientists can also watch penguins' movements by giving 8. (they) special electronic tags. A scanner 9. (carry)by a robot, and it can read information on the tags.The robot also uses AI to recognize the penguins. It moves very slowly so that it doesn't make the birds stressed.
Daniel, one of the penguin researchers, hopes the technology10. (lead) us to a "golden age of research". Thanks to technology, we are seeing more things no one has ever seen before.
Passage 4
Earthquakes usually come without warning. What should you do if this happens to you? An earthquake is dangerous, but there are still things you can do to protect 1.
(you).
Stay calm as the earth begins to shake. Your survival chances in an earthquake will increase 2. you can keep calm.3. (stay)calm is not easy, but it can save your life.
If you are inside when the earthquake starts, get under a table or a bed. You need to have something strong around you to protect you from 4. (fall) objects. Do not stand near walls or windows and stay out of the kitchen. The kitchen is dangerous because 5. many glass objects.
If you are outside, get to an open area as 6. (fast)as you can. Stay away from buildings and trees. If you are in a car,7. (pull) over to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. If you are close to the sea,try8. (get) as far away from the water as possible.
Earthquakes can cause huge waves(浪) that can really harm the people nearby.
When the earthquake is over, there is still plenty of danger.For example, fire often comes with an earthquake. If you see afire,9. (quick)move outdoors to an open area.
Always remember to hope for the 10. (good)but prepare for the worst.
Passage 5
If you go abroad, firstly you are expected to bring your passport.1. (second), you should make an effort to know some customs. 2. example, when you greet people in South Korea for the first time, you should bow. You'd better 3. (take) off your shoes when you drop by someone's home in Japan. You can't knock your empty bowl at dinner in China. In France, you're supposed to greet people by4. (kiss). In the US, you should value time, especially in their busy season, or your friends may get mad.
Besides, in different countries, the table manners are different too. Once I visited the
5. (east) coast of the US as 6. exchange student. Though the host family went out of their way to make me feel at home and the granddaughter tried her best to make me relaxed, I didn't get used to the basic 7. (manner)there. I was born in a northern city after all. I ate lunch with my two elbows on the table. I didn't clean off the blackboard at noon. I felt nervous because of behaving 8. (bad).
9. I think a teenage student should get some10. suggestion before going abroad. The good manners are worth being remembered gradually.
Passage 6
Lao She has always been 1. admired and famous writer. His early hard life helped him create many great2. (work). Four Generations Under One Roof,one of his most famous works, is the most 3. (meaning)novel I've ever read.
It mainly tells the story of the hard life of the Qi family living in Beijing during the war of the 1940s. What moves me most is not its plot(情节),4. how it describes different characters.
Qi Ruixuan is one of the main characters. He was a kind and active teacher who hoped to fight 5. his country all the time, but he had to stay at his hometown because of his family. Although he didn't join the army, he tried his best6. (keep) his family safe. And he always told his students and neighbours that Guan Xiaohe was a bad man. Guan Xiaohe worked for the 7. (enemy), but finally he was killed by them.
From the novel, we can learn how 8. (terrible)people suffered during the war. The brave Chinese people finally won their freedom and honour through great efforts. Every man with enough 9. (brave)shouldn't be forgotten. As the10.
(say) goes, "Every man has a share of responsibility for the future of his country.
Passage 7
Guarding the Blue Planet
Liu devotes himself to 1. (volunteer) in a community called Better Blue. The volunteers in Better Blue are not only made up of 2. (dive)coaches like Liu, but also pilots, lawyers, doctors and so on. All of them should have the knowledge of the sea.
Every year, 12 million tons of plastic waste flows 3. the ocean. Sea animals like turtles often lose their lives because of 4. (eat)plastic or fishing nets. Even humans on land are influenced because the fish we eat may have harmful plastic particles in their bodies. 5. the community Better Blue was started in 2017. It hopes to raise marine (海洋的) protection awareness among the public, invite people to protect the endangered sea animals and encourage people 6. (think)about how to make the ocean develop in a friendly way.
Dive Against Debris is 7. activity organized by Better Blue to protect the ocean. The activity needs volunteers with greater diving skills. In this project, divers go into the waters and fish out rubbish, which is then separated into different groups. They do this at several fixed locations in the bay area of Shenzhen every month.
Marine protection is not limited to collecting rubbish. It also includes marine protection education. On weekdays, Liu volunteers 8. (teach)children marine protection in local schools. Volunteers like him teach marine science to make children 9.
(realize) that land-based rubbish can also pollute the ocean.
With diving becoming popular, people are more willing10. (learn) about marine protection.
Passage 8
In Xi'an, there is a restaurant 1. (own)named Xiong Wencheng. He has been offering the "No. 6 combo"-a free meal, to help people 2. need for several years.
There is a sign on the restaurant door. It says,"3. you (experience) a hard time in Xi'an now? If you can't afford a meal, you can 4. (enter) the restaurant and ask for the 'No. 6 combo'."
The"No. 6 combo" is made up of a bowl of spicy soup,locally called hulatang, and a baijimo. It is considered as a secret code(暗号)between the customer 5. the secret code(暗号)between restaurant. With this secret code, the one who is in need can ask for help without feeling 6. (embarrass).
Actually, it's not 7. easy plan. The cost of the combo is 8 yuan. Even if 20 people ask for it, it 8. (cost)160 yuan. Besides the "No. 6 combo", the restaurant has been serving free breakfast to street sanitation 9. (work)since 2015.
When asked why he did that, Xiong said, "It's possible for anyone 10. (meet) difficulties. I hope that those who receive help will, in turn, give a hand to others.
参考答案
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