新人教版八年级下册英语课文改编语法填空练习题

1、八年级下册英语课文语法填空练习题unit 1 whats the matter?p3 3abus driver and passengers save an old man1. 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus no. 262. ( go ) along zhonghua road when the driversaw an old man 3. (lie) on the side of the road. a woman was next to 4. (he) , shouting for help.the bus driver, 24-year-old wang ping,

2、 stopped the bus without ( think ) ( two). he got off and (ask ) the woman what happened. she said that the man had a heart problem and should ( go )to the hospital. mr. wang knew he had to act ( quick ). he told the (passenger ) that he must take the man to the hospital. he expected most or all of

3、the passengers ( get ) off and wait the next bus.but to (he) surprise, they all agreed (go )with him. some passengers helped mr. wang to move the man onto the bus.thanks mr. wang and the passengers, the doctors (save ) the man in time. its said that many people dont want to help others they don t wa

4、nt (some) trouble, says one passenger. but the driver didnt think about ( him ). he only thought about (save) a life.p6 2bhe lost his arm but is still climbingaron ralston is american man who is (interest) in mountain climbing. as a mountain climber, aron is used to (take )risks. this is one of the

5、exciting (thing ) about doing dangerous sports. there were many (time) when aron almost lost his life because of accidents. april 26, 2003, he found himself in a very (danger ) situation when climbing in utahon that day, arons arm was caught under a 2,000-kilo rock that fell on him when he was (clim

6、b) by himself in the mountains. because he ( can ) not free (he) arm, he stayed there five (day) and hoped that someone would find him. but when his water ran out, he knew that he would (has) to do something (save ) his own life. he was not ready to die that day. so he used his knife (cut ) off half

7、 his right arm. then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too (many) blood. after that, he ( climb) down the mountain to find help.after (lose) his arm, he wrote a book called between a rock and a hard place . this means being in a difficult situation that you cannot see

8、m to get out of. in this book, aron tells of the ( important ) of (make) good decisions, and of being in control of ones life. his love for mountain climbing is so great he kept on (climb ) mountains even after this experience.do we have the same spirit aron? lets think about it before we find ourse

9、lves“ between aa hard place ” , and before we have_to ( make ) a decision that could mean life or death.p6 2bhe lost his arm but is still climbing aron ralston is an american man .(1)on april 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangeroussituation when climbing in utah .on that day, arons arm was ca

10、ught under a 2,000-kilo rock that fell on him, (2) .he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. but when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. (3) then with his left arm, hebandaged himself. after that, he climbed down the mounta

11、in to find help. (4) that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience. (5) .in this book, aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of ones life.a. he is interested in mountain climbing.b. so he used his knife to cut off half his right arm.c. because

12、 he could not free his armd. his love for mountain climbing is so greate. after losing his arm, he wrote a book called between a rock and a hard place .unit 2 ill help to clean up the city parksp11 3astudents who volunteermario green and mary brown from riverside high school give up several (1) (hou

13、r ) each weekto help others.mario loves animals and wants (2) (be ) an animal doctor. he (3) (volunteer ) at an animal hospital every saturday morning. mario believes it can help him to get (4) (him ) future dream job.it s hard work , he says ,“ but i want to learn more about how (care ) for animals

14、 . (6) he sees the animals get better, he always gets a strong feeling of satisfaction. mary is a book (7) (love ).she could read by herself (8) the age of four. last year she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school (9) (read ) program .she still works there once (10) week to help kids learn

15、 toread.p12 4bl.make 2.do 3. help 4.spend 5.visit 6.movemost people today are only worried about getting good jobs (1) lots of money. in their free time,they think about what (2) for fun or relaxation. however, few people think about what they can do (3)others. there are many people who are less luc

16、ky than us. volunteering our time to help these people is a good way(4) our free time. for example, we can make plans (5) sick children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. some people even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a year(6) to another country, like africa, and help p

17、eople there.p14 2bil send y ou a photo of luckydear miss li,i d like (thank) you for (send ) money to animal helpers. i m sure you know that this groupwas set up (help ) disabled people like me. you helped to make it possible for me to have lucky. lucky makes a big (different ) to my life. let me (

18、tell ) you (i) story.what would it be like ( be ) blind or deaf? or imagine you can ( walk ) or use yourhands ( easy ) . most (people ) would never think about this, but many people have these (difficulty ) . i can t use my arms (and ) legs (good) , so normal things like answering the telephone, ope

19、ning and ( close) doors, or carrying things are difficult for (i) . then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. she talked to animal helpers about (get ) me a special trained dog. she also thought dog might cheer me up. i love (animal ) and i was ( excite ) about the idea of ( have ) a d

20、og.after six (month ) of training with a dog at animal helpers, i was able to (bring ) him home.my (dog) name is lucky a good name for him because i feel very lucky to have him. you see, i only able to have a-helper because your kindness! lucky is very clever and understands (much)english (word ) .

21、he can (understand ) me when i give him orders. for example, i say,“ luget my book, “ and he does itnce.lucky is a fantastic dog. i send you a photo of him if you like, and i could (show ) you how he (help ) me. thank you again changing my life. best wishes, ben smithp16 self-check 2last week, every

22、one was trying (cheer) up jimmy, the bike boy. he was unhappy because he ran of money (buy) old bikes. he (put) up some signs asking for old bikes and (call) up all his friends on the phone (tell ) them about the problem. he even (hand ) notices out at the supermarket. then he told the teachers at s

23、chool about his problem and they ( set ) up a call-in center for parents. the ideas that he (come) up with worked out fine. he now has 16 bikes (fix) up and give away to children who don t have bikes.unit 3 could you please clean your room? p19 3alast month, our dog (welcome) me when i (come ) home

24、from school. he wanted a walk, but i was too ( tire ) i threw down (i) bag and went to the living room. the minute i sat down in front of the tv, my mom came over. could you please (take) the dog for a walk? ” she asked.“could i watch one show (one)?” i asked. no! she repli (angry ).“you watch tv al

25、l thetime and never help out around the house! i can t work all daydandhousework all evening. well, iwork all day at school, (either)! i m just as tired you are! ” i shouted backy mom did not say (something ) and walked away. for one week, she did not do ( some) (housework ) and neither did i. final

26、ly, i could not find a clean dish (and) a clean shirt. the next day, my mom came home from work ( find )the house clean and tidy. what happened? ” she asked in surprisei m so sorry, mom. i finally understand that we need (share ) the housework (have ) a clean and comfortable home, i replied.p22 2b d

27、ear sir,i don understand why some ( parent ) make their kids (help )with housework and chores at home. kids these (day ) already have enough stress from school. they don t have study )and do housework, too. housework ( be) a waste of their time. could we just let them (do ) their job as students? th

28、ey should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good (grade ) and get into a good university. also, when they get older, they will have to do (housework )so there ns need for (they) to do it now. it is the (parent ) job to provide a cleanenvironment at home for their ( child).and anyway, i

29、think doing chores (be) not so difficult. i don t mind(do ) them.mr. smithdear sir,i think it is (importance ) for children ( learn ) how (do ) chores and help their parents housework. it s not enough just get good grades at school. children these ( day) depend on their parents too much. they re alw

30、ays asking, “ could you get this for me? or could me with that? ” doing chores (help ) to develop ( child) independence and teaches them how to look themselves. it also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. since they live in one house with (they) parents, they should know that everyone sho

31、uld do their part in (keep) it clean and tidy. our (neighbor ) son got into a good college but during his (one) year, he had no idea how (take ) care of himself. as a result, he often fell ill and his ( grade ) dropped. the earlier kids learn to be independent, better it is for their future.ms. mill

32、erunit 4 why don t you talk to your parents?p27 3adear mr. hunt,my problem is i can t get with my family. relations between my parents have become difficult. they fight a lot, and i really (not like) it. it s the only communication ths like a big,have. i don t know if i should say anything to them a

33、bout this. when they argue, itblack cloud( hang ) over our home. also, my(old ) brother is not very nice tome. he always(refuse ) to let me(watch )(i ) favorite tv show.instead he watches whatever he( want ) until late at night. i don(be) fair. at home i always feel(alone) and nervous. is that norma

34、l? what can i do?sad and thirteen9dear sad and thirteen,it s not easy being ( you ) age, and it s normal to have (this ) feelings. why don you (talk ) about these feelings your family? if your (parent ) are having problems, you should offer to help. maybe you could do more (job ) around the house so

35、 that they have more ( time ) for proper (communicate ). secondly, why don t you sit down and communicate with your brother? you should explain that you don mind him (watch ) tv all the time. however, he should let you (watch ) your favorite s how. i hope you ，ll ( feel ) better about yourself in fu

36、ture. robert huntp30 2bmaybe y ou should learn to relax!these days, chinese ( child ) are sometimes (busy ) on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so (much) after-school classes. many of (they) are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good univer

37、sity. (other ) are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. however, this doesn only happen china. the taylors (be) a typical american family. life for cathy taylor three children (be) very busy. on most (day) after school, “ cathy says, “i take one of my two boys to basketball practice a

38、nd (i) daughter to football training. then i have to take my other son to piano lessons. maybe i could cut out a few of their (activity), but i believe (this) activities are important for my (child) future. i really want them (be ) successful. however, the (tire) children don t get home until after

39、7:00 p.m. they have a quick dinner, and then it s time homework.linda miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. (family),scnmepetition starts verys faiyoung and continues until the kids get older, she says. moiemii)sssend kids to all kinds of (class ). and they are always comparing the

40、m other children. it s crazy. i don t think that they just let their kids ( be ) kids? people shouldn ，t (push )their kids so hard. ” doctors say too (many) pressure is not good for a child ;development. dr. alice green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.hould have time

41、kids s ( relax) and think for themselves,too. although it s normal (want ) successful children, it s even more important to have happy childrenunit 5 what were you doing when the rainstorm came?p35 3athe storm brought people closer togetherben could hear strong winds outside (he) home in alabama. bl

42、ack clouds (be) making the sky very dark. with no light outside, it felt like midnight. the news tv reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.everyone in the neighborhood (be ) busy. ben s dad was putting (piece )of wood over the windows while his mom was (make ) sure the flashlights and radio

43、 were working. she also put some ( candle)and matches on the table. ben (be) helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat ( heavy) against the windows. after dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard ( have ) fun with a serious storm happening outside.ben could not sleep at

44、(one ). he finally fell (sleep)when the wind was ( die) down at around 3:00 a.m. when he woke up, the sun was rising. he went outside with his family and (find ) the neighborhood in a mess. (fall ) trees, (break) windows and rubbish were everywhere. they joined the neighbors (help ) clean upthe neig

45、hborhood together. although the storm broke (much) things apart, itbrought( family ) and neighbors closer together.p36 4bfill in the blanks with was, were, when or while .at 7:00 a.m., i woke up.i making my breakfast, my brotherlistening to the radio.i was eating, the radio news talked about a car a

46、ccident near our home. my brother and i went out right away to have a look.we got to the place of the accident, the car in bad shape from hittinga tree. but luckily, thedriverfine. the roads icy because of the heavy snow from the night before.p38 2bdo you remember what y ou were doing?people often r

47、emember what they (do) when they heard the news of important events in history. in america, for example, many (people ) remember what they were doing april 4, 1968. this was important event american history. on this day, dr. martin luther king was killed. although some people may not remember who ki

48、lled him, they remember what they (do) when they heard the news.robert allen (be) now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. itwas a bright, sunny day,“ robert remembers. we were having fun in the playground (while/when) the school bell rang. our teacher said, dr. king died just 10 ( minut

49、e ) ago. we were completely (surprise ) ! school closedfor the day, robert and his friends walked home in silence.more recently, most americans remember what they were doing (while/when) the world trade center in new york was taken down by (terrorist ) . even the date-september 11,2001-has meaning t

50、o most (american) .this was a day kate smith will never (forget ) . she remembers working in her office near the two towers. my friend shouted that a plane just hit the world trade center! i didn first, butt believe himthen i looked the window and realized that it was true. i was so scared i could h

51、ardly think clearly after that.”p40 self- check 2when i(be) in the sixth grade, i(join) a piano competition. i (practice) for four hours every day and my piano teacher(come) three times a week(help) me. then the big day finally(arrive). i(be) so nervous when they(call) my name.i(go) up and(start) to

52、 play. while i(play), everyone(sit) still and listened. i played the song without any mistakes. then i(wait) for them to call out the winner. wheni(hear) m y name, my heart(beat) so quickly i thought i would stop breathing. i couldn believe it. i(win)! it(be) the happiest day of my life!unit6p43 3ai

53、n november 1979, pupils england were able to (watch) a new tv program called monkey. most of (they) were hearing this story for the (one) time. however, this story is not new to chinese children. the monkey king or sun wukong is the main character in the ( tradition) chinese book journey to the west

54、.the story says that once upon a time there was a magic rock. one day, it suddenly broke open and (give ) birth to a monkey. (fight ) bad people, the monkey king uses a magic stick. sometimes he can make the stick small that he can keep it his ear. at other times, he is able to make it big and long.

55、 sun wukong can also make 72 (change) to his shape and size, turning himself into (difference ) animals and objects. but unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself a person.the monkey king has excited the children of china many years. and as soon as the tv program came out more than 30 year

56、s ago, western children became (interest) in reading this story because the clever monkey king keeps (fight) to help the weak and never gives up.p44 4bthe monkey king is the main character from the famous chinese story journey to the west . once upon a time, a magic rock(open) up and a monkey was bo

57、rn. this monkey is wonderful because he(help) weak people. the monkey king(have) a magic stick, he(use) it to fight bad people. he can(make) the stick big or small. he can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear. as soon as he (see) bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them

58、. he can(turn) himself into different animals or objects. but unless he can hide his tail, he cannot make himself a human. children all over the world(love) the monkey king!p45 1cwhen the emperor at himself, he only his under wear.nobody wanted to sound stupid. but suddenly, a young boy , “look! the emperor isn t anyclothes! the emperor had to them silk and gold, but they eve