牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习—完形填空

1、牛津译林版八年级下英语第二次月考复习专题练习一完形填空(1)Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here s a true story of an American girl, Sarah.1 Sarah left uni versity, she bega n to live in New York on her own. She found a job in apublishing house, but the salary (薪水)was 2$30,000 a year. Her parents thought her lifewou

2、ld be hard, but Sarah could live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that _ 3_ in one of the most expensive cities in the world?Cheap livi ng always starts with keep ing the big cost small. For most people, that 4housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. H

3、er next biggest cost was5 .When she ate out, she went to cheap restaura nts. Once she bought a $9.99 whole chicke n at a local restaura nt. She the n6the chicke n bones home and made soup out of them. Nowadaysyoung people ofte n 7 a lot of money on en terta inment (娱乐).But Sarah said, I enjoy walk i

4、ng 8 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” DrcbS arah feel poocheap liv ing? Not really. She even man aged to take two trips, one to the Netherla nds,9 toPortla nd.“ Don t think of saving money as something10. It s a kindof game,” said Sarah.()1. A. Un tilB. BecauseC. AfterD. Before(

5、)2. A. more thanB. less tha nC. at leastD. higher tha n()3. A. difficultB. possibleC. usefulD. differe nt()4. A. helpsB. becomesC. makesD. means()5. A. foodB. restC. studyD.hobby()6. A. preparedB. tookC. caughtD. picked()7. A. payB. costC. spendD. save()8. A. alo ngB. upC. dow nD. around()9. A. the

6、otherB. ano therC. otherD. the others()10. A. hardB. in terest ingC. easyD. tiny(11)It was Friday. The football game was Saturday and we were very excited. My brother was going to be the quarterback (美式足球进攻组织者 )for our team. It was the first time he would be in that 1. He had bee n hop ing to be the

7、 quarterback ever since he joined the team. He said,“ That s the big job. That s the one that makes the big differenee.”My mother said, 2, son. That s the big tar|fe击目标),too. You know the other3 want to knock you down. You can get hurt.”“ Don wbrry, I mo 4 and I rfast. Besides, I have great players

8、who will _5 them from coming at me. ” my brother said.I couldn t 6 well the whole night. I worried about my brother. My mother was7 - he could get hurt.The n ext morning, he8 early to get to the game. When we got there, it was aboutto start. The 9 ran out on the field. My brother looked great. He sa

9、w us and 10.Then it started. They were playing hard. One player in particular from the other team kept11 at him. Then it happened. He knocked my brother down. My brother was slow to get up.My brother was scream ing. The coach ran out on the field. He told my brother to12 sometime on the ben ch. He w

10、as afraid he had bee n hurt.My mother ran down to13 on my brother. But all he did was a smile.It s just abruise (瘀伤).1 m fine. And don t worry , I ll be back14This is I love leading theteam. ”After that game, my brother plays quarterback every Saturday. But my mother is still 15. She can gto to the

11、games. She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking insmili ng.()1. A. gameB. listC. showD. place()2. A. Go aheadB. Take it easyC. Be carefulD. Well done()3. A. parentsB. playersC. fansD. stra ngers()4. A. han dsomeB. healthyC. braveD. strong()5. A. stopB. helpC. protectD. hide()6. A. behaveB

12、. playC. sleepD. dream()7. A. rightB. sadC. angryD. excited()8. A. restedB. exercisedC. leftD. returned()9. A. familyB. teamC. coachD. crowd()10. A. laughedB.noddedC. greetedD. cheered()11. A. poi ntingB. shouti ngC. looki ngD. rush ing()12. A. takeB. wasteC. saveD. kill()13. A. callB. checkC. opera

13、teD. breathe()14. A. funnyB. easyC. greatD. dan gerous()15. A. proudB. disappo in tedC. an xiousD. calmWhen you were young, who rode you around on the back of his bike? Who played football and flew kites with you in the park? Who helped you 1 your first difficult maths problem? Who taught you the 2b

14、etwee n right and wrong?Your dad. Now it is your tur n to do someth ing for him. This Sun day June 21 is3 Day.So why not do someth ing4 to tha nk your dad?s Days DayThe idea of Father s Day came from an American called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wan ted a special day to hono ur( 孝敬)her father. H

15、e raised six childre n by himself 6 his wife died during the birth of their _7_ child. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honour great and lovi ng dads. Her father was born 8, so she chose to hold the first Fathercelebrati on on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US preside nt Calvi n Coolidge9 th

16、e idea of an atio nal Father s Day. Fin ally, in 1966, the third Sun day in June was n amed Fatherare many ways10 your love and tha nks.Send 11a greet ing card. Usually fathers prefer cards that are not too emoti onal (易动感情的).So perhaps choose one that will make him 12.A small prese nt, such as a ph

17、oto of your family, 13 make him feel like a king.Send him 14the red rose is the official Father s Day flower.If he has a 15, cover his desktop(桌面)with words likeI love you, Dad.()1. A. withB. toC. forD. by()2. A. differe neeB. reportC. subjectD. n ews()3 A. Mother sB. Father sC. Childre nsD. Women s

18、()4. A. easyB. specialC. stra ngeD. hard()5. A. manB. ladyC. boyD. gen tlema n()6. A. whileB. un tilC. afterD. before()7. A. thirdB. fourthC. fifthD. sixth()8. A. on July 19B. on May 19C. on June 19D. on April 19()9. A. likedB. dislikedC.neededD. hated()10. A. to takeB. to bringC. to showD. to say()

19、11.A. herB. youC. meD. him()12. A. cryB. jumpC. shoutD. laugh()13. A. shouldB. canC. mustD. need()14. A. flowersB.booksC. mustD.shoes()15. A. watchB. computerC. carD. bikeThese days it is found that school students hardly( 几乎不)have any sports. Is it because they are not 1 in sports? It may not be tr

20、ue. They often say they have a lot of2 moreimporta nt things to do.What are these important things? Exams! They have to 3 themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost 4 bookworms(书呆子).In the past in the summer holidays, they could do 5 they liked, but now they

21、have to 6 all their time prepari ng. So 7 have kept them away from going in for sports.Because of the pressure(压力)from 8parents and teachers, they 9 to workharder and spend most of their time 10_books. As for the students themselves, they don twant to 11 the lessons because they want to further thei

22、r studies. So it is necessary (必要 的)to give _12 _ of their spare time to their studies and 13 up their school sports.It s true a good education cannot go without physical training, the_ 14 is true, a quickmind hardly goes along with a 15 body. Without a strong body, you can n ever do anythingwell, h

23、ow can you make great success in life?()1. A. i nterestsB. i nterested()2. A. an otherB. other()3. A. makeB. have()4. A. turnB. grow()5. A. anythingB. someth ing()6. A. giveB.spend()7. A. teachersB. pare nts()8. A. hisB.one s()9. A. tryB.hope()10. A. inB. at()11. A. missB. lose()12. A. fewB. any()13

24、. A. giveB. take()14. A. thingB. same()15. A. stro ngB. heavyC. in terest ingC. muchC. getC. lookD. i nterestD. anyD. letD. becomeC. takeD. costC. studiesD. holidaysC. theirD. other sC. haveD. enjoyC. toD. onC. leaveD. failC. allD. noneC. putD.sendC. wordD. kindC. weakD. illC. everyth ingD. nothingA

25、round the world, people have differe nt ideas about what good manners are. Whe n you go torestaura nts in differe nt parts of the world, it1 shmrpohtaanldowrong things to do.For example, in China its OK to make a lot ofi n a restaura nt. I n fact, if a restaura nt isnnoisy, you may think there somet

26、hing wrong with it. 3, in many western countries,restaura nts are quiet place. If a table is too loud, other people who are eat ing there might eve n _4 to the owner of the restaura nt.Paying the bill( 账单)is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually 5_ every on e. In weste

27、rn coun tries, one pers on pays if he or she is en terta ining clie nts ( 宴请宾 客),but whe n friends eat together, they usually 6 the cost. This is called go ing Dutch ( 均 摊费用).Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some 7 for the waiter. This is called leaving a tip . Leaving a tip is

28、 thought .torbe way people eat food is 9 in the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, is 10 all over the world.()1. A. obeyB. knowC. avoidD. practice()2. A. friendsB. moneyC. troubleD. no ise()3. A. HoweverB. ThenC. MoreoverD. So()4.

29、 A. complai nB. greetC. bumpD. pick()5. A. cuts inB. asks forC. pays forD. turns to()6. A. runB.shareC. refuseD. touch()7. A. timeB. litterC. mannersD. money()8. A. comfortableB. successfulC. politeD. excit ing()9. A. expe nsiveB. difficultC. differe ntD. fan tastic()10. A. popularB.cheapC.enoughD.

30、simpleMartin is an American boy. He seight 1 old. One evening, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with a book in his hand.“ Could you help me 2 this maths problem? Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. It s too hard fo3 . ”“ Let me 4, ” Martin said. I hope it isn t hard for me. ”M

31、artin tried his best but he couldn t work it out5eithere had a small computer, allthe problems would be easy eno ugh for us to do,” Jimmy said.“ A small computer ” Martin thought for a minute, and then he said,6 I ve got a(n)We can buy one in a shop! ”“ A computer is very 7, and we don t have eno ug

32、h mon ey.”“ That s OK, ” said Martin.“ We can ask the new preside nt for some mon ey. He said he wouldhelp anyone in trouble. I 8 he will help us. He is very 9, you know. ”So they 10 to write a letter to the new preside nt. Soon they fini shed the letter and hurried to the 11 office.In front of the

33、office stood a small box. They12 the letter into the box carefully andwent home happily.The n ext morning, they 13 the post office on their way to school. To their14,they found the box was not a post-box, 15a trash can(垃圾箱).()1. A. yearsB. mon thsC. weeksD. days()2. A. outB. toC. withD. by()3. A. yo

34、uB. herC. meD. them()4. A. haveB. tryC. doD. make()5. A. IfB. WhenC. WhyD. Si nee()6. A. moneyB. wordC.shopD. idea()7. A. expe nsiveB.cheapC. bigD. useful()8. A. knowB. un dersta ndC. thi nkD. want()9. A. shortB. fatC. poorD. kind()10. A. hadB. tookC. lear nedD. decided()11. A. postB. policeC.bankD.

35、 teacher s()12. A. broughtB. droppedC. tookD. moved()13. A. tookB. wentC. passedD. walked()14. A. happyB. surpriseC. sorryD. joy()15. A. andB. orC. forD. butMommy, I got someth ing for you!Cody ran through the door after school. His face worethe biggest smile ever. He waved someth ing above his head

36、.It s a pen. But not just any pen .Itlucky pen! ” He handed me the pen 1, waiting for my reaction( 反应).I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing2 about it. It looked just like anyother ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn3 how special itwas or how much I would c

37、ome to treasure(珍爱)it.I had made the decisi on to be a(n) 4. I had dreamed about it for a long time but I wasafraid of being refused by the publish ing houses. The ni ght before, I told my husba nd my5when I thought Cody wasn t listening.6Whatikfes my writing and I fail?”But Cody did 7 what I said.

38、Now he stood in front of me, watch ing me exam ine the pen.“ Youdon have to be afraid now, ” he said. “ Thispen will make your 8 great and every one will love you.”Tears filled my eyes. Refusal(拒绝)and failure didn t seem like such a big problem any more.Even if I 9 sold the first book, I had everyth

39、 ing I could ever n eed. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt 10 already, just by having Cody in my life, especially whe n I heard what he did to get it.In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky 11. Hedecided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negot

40、iator( 强硬的谈判者 )but Cody didn 12 t . In the end, he traded his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of can dy-his most importa nt thin gs, for that pen. Just to make 13 feel better.I still have that pen, though it s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When

41、 a refusal letterarrives and I start feeling 14, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while Ivalue that pen, its Cody who I really in my life.()1. A. easilyB. carefullyC. proudlyD. n aturally()2. A. strangeB. specialC. importa ntD. in terest ing()3. A. knowB. realizeC. un dersta ndD. c

42、hange()4. A. teacherB. artistC. writerD. inven tor()5. A. fearB.hopeC. secretD. surprise()6. A. somebodyB. everybodyC.anybodyD.nobody()7. A. hearB. acceptC. expectD. believe()8. A. lifeB. dreamC. storiesD. choices()9. A. everB. neverC. evenD. once()10. A. sureB. luckyC. braveD. proud()11. A. dogB. t

43、oyC. penD. gift()12. A. give upB. try outC. get awayD. call back()13. A. themB. usC. meD. him()14. A. nervousB. sorryC. angryD. lo nely()15. A. respectB. praiseC. serveD. treasureOnce upon a time a teacher and his stude nt lay dow n un der a tree n ear the grass area. The student asked the teacher,

44、Sir, I really dont know how we _ our friends?2_for a few sec on ds. the teacher the n an swered , Its a hard and an 3 questi on. ” The teacher continued.“ Look! There is a lot of grass. Why dont you walk there? Please dont walkbackwards; walk straight ahead. On your way, try to find a blade( 片)of be

45、autiful grass , pick it and give it to me. But just on e.The stude nt said.“ Well. OK. Wait for me.” and walked straight aheadto the field.minu tes later, he came back.The teacher asked, “Well, I dont see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand. The student said, On my journey, I found a few beautif

46、ul blades of grass but I thought I would find a 4_ one, so I did nt pick them. But 1 did nt realize I was at the 5 of the field, and I had nt picked any. I did nt go back _6_ you told me not to.The teacher said. “ Thats what will 7 in real life.In the story, grass is the people 8 you; the beautiful

47、blades of grass are the people that attract(吸引)you and the grassy(茂盛的)field is _9_ .In looking for your friends, dont always compare ( 比较)and hope that there will be a betterone.By doing that, youll10 your lifetime;()1. A. thi nkB. like()2. A. CalmB. Sile nt()3. A. easyB. amaz ing()4. A. biggerB. st

48、ron ger()5. A. topB. beg inning()6. A. afterB. because()7. A. achieveB. form()8. A. aroundB. for()9. A. powerB. time()10. A. limitB. reduceremember that Time n ever goes back.C. findD. feelC. AfraidD. ReadyC. excit ingD. in terest ingC. betterD. tallerC. middleD. endC. un tilD. whileC. happenD. miss

49、C. aga instD. amongC. con fide neeD. kno wledgeC. betD. wasteLife is a mirror. If you smile to it, it will smile back to you. Life is a long trip. It1 beeasy or hard. Smile to life and you will get a 2 result.When I was just a little child, I loved can dies very much and I could not stop3 them.My pa

50、re nts _4_ about my teeth so they decided not to keep any can dies at our home. This was a big problem for me at first 5 I could not get can dies. 6, I found a way very soon tosolve this problem I asked for can dies from my n eighbors, of course, with a big smile and this worked every time. 7, I hea

51、rd a saying You will deal with anything 8 you smile. Iguess that is right!Every morning, I 9 myself a big smile in front of the mirror. This way always _10me up. I think I can 11 to be happy or not happy.Smile makes people feel 12 in ice and snow. Smile is a special thing. It may make others feel co

52、mfortable. When somebody pushes you13 , argument (争论，争吵)can notsolve the problem. If you give him a smile and tell him“ Never mind ” when he says sorry to you14_ terrible (可怕的)will happen.Now I metting older and older, and the 15 in life will get more and more. But I remember I should always smile t

53、o the problems, to myself, and to life.()1. A. mustB. canC.n eedD.should()2. A. surpris ingB. surprisedC.surprisesD.surprise()3. A. eati ngB. eatC.to eatD.ate()4. A. are worriedB. worryC.worriedD.worryi ng()5. A. becauseB. soC.because ofD.so that()6. A. SoB. ButC.HoweverD.For()7. A. LaterB. LateC.Th

54、e laterD.Latest()8. A. soB. thenC.ifD.that()9. A. makeB. giveC.sellD.take()10. A. sitsB. cheersC.sta ndsD. puts()11. A. reportB. agreeC.getD.decide()12. A. warmB. coldC.coolD.hot()13. A. carefulB. carelessC. carefullyD. carelessly()14. A. someth ingB. anythingC. nothingD. everyth ing()15. A. mirrorsB. problemsC.can diesD. n eighboursLast summer we went on an exciting tr