牛津英语译林版8下期中复习专项训练-首字母填空

1、牛津英语译林版8下期中复习专项训练-首字母填空AIn January last year, people found a bottle on a beach in West Australia There was a (1) inin the bottle .It turnedout to be that the bottle into the sea in June a German sailor (水手)(2) tthe bottle into the sea in June 1886. Thebottle drifted (漂流)on the sea for over 132 years

2、! People (3) bthat it is the worlds oldest-known message in abottle.At the time. German sailors used messages in bottles to study ocean currents (i羊流).(4) B1864 and 1933, theythrew thousands of bottles into the sea. Most of them (5) ta long way but people caift find them now.As time goes on. the rea

3、son for writing messages has (6) achanged a lot. Some messages are used for scientificstudies. But most people send out messages in bottles for (7) oreasonsSome want to find pen pals (笔友) So they write down some things about (8) t Some people write down theirsecrets They hope the sea can take them a

4、way. There are also online messages in bottles People can send them (9) tWeChat or QQ.The reasons and ways may change, but the idea behind the messages is always the (10) s: People want to makeconnections (联系)with others. This idea has made sending messages in bottles popular for hundreds of yearsBO

5、n September 7th. 1710,1 started my next trip. But I was unlucky. The sailors took control of (控制)the ship and left me(1) aon a small island.I found some strange-Iooking animals on the island. They were about to attack (袭击)me when they (2) sall ranaway. I noticed that a horse was coming The horse (3)

6、 swhen he saw me. and seemed very suiprised He neighed (嘶鸣)a few times in a very friendly and gentle way.The horse led me to a long, low building Insidc there were (4) sother horses Then I realized horses were mlingthis country.As soon as I could speak their language, the horse who saved me talked w

7、ith me in his (5) stime I told himwhere I came from. And I said if I could return home, I would tell my friends about my (6) eand they would say Iwas lying.What is lying? the horse asked.After I explained it to him, he said、“Theres no (7) r for doing it. We use language to give and receiveuifbmiatio

8、n. If you lie, how can people understand each other?But tell me/ he (8) c, about your country.、After I described recent English history to Iihil he couldnt (9)bit. Why does one country attack another and kill so many people? Thats terrible.The horses words (10) tme. I began to wonder: why do we huma

9、ns fight and tell lies? Peace (和平)and truthare more important than fighting or making money.Taken from Gullivei fs TravelsCMany children like to read comic books in their (1) stime Il worries many parents and teachers, because they donot think the comic book is a great (2) r They think kids are just

10、 looking at the pictures and not putting them together,with the words. But some experts (专家)say reading comics can help them a lot.Comics are fun to read The general reason for (3) pup something to read is for fun and pleasure Comics just dothat! They (4) ostories that people of all ages can have fu

11、n with.Reading comics is a fiui way to study. Conucs are not just silly cartoons. Tlieyre important works of art and people canget a lot of (5) kfrom them. For example, looking at comics from around the world is also a great way to learn aboutdifferent cultures.While reading novels, children might b

12、e (6) uto guess the meanings of unknown words. But when it comes tocomics, it is different. Children can easily make it a according to (根据)the pictures. Whats more, kids often move slowerwhen they read comics. They (7) stheir time understanding the pictures and plot (情 |V) And pictures can help them

13、understand the importance of art in storytelling.All in all, comics are a great way to (8) rand get kids to fall in love with reading When you help them develop agood (9) hof reading, you put them on a path to (10) sin the classroom and in life.DFifteen years ago, Wu Jingxun went to Liangshan, which

14、 is one of the poorest areas in the county. He visited families as a(1) vto see what books the children read.To his surprise, in the Baidiao Miao autonomous town, lie didnt (2) fany books in their houses After that, Wuand his colleagues (同事)at Friends Camp (3) gaway many books to the primary school

15、One year later, in 2007, when they revisited the school, they found that children in the village were not (4) iinreadmg and did not know how to read.if you put great books m front of them, they just went through the picture bookswithout getting much impression (印象)Wu says.This (5) emade Wu and his c

16、olleagues start teaching children how to read in poor villagesIn some good schools in my hometown, students in Grade Three can (6) f reading 15 books a year andsometimes even more. But here sixth graders only know 1.800 Chinese characters (、乂字) If they can take up reading as a (7)h_or a hobby, itll

17、be sure to help them to improve their study. Whats best about reading is tliat one can learn aboutdifferent lives (8)din the novels, Wu says.When Wu and his team went to the Muli library to host the first picture book reading meeting, twenty villagers (9)a. Wu believes that if they keep reading in t

18、he (10) stime, books will help them to live a better lifeEPeople, especially (尤其)men. often hide their feelings. If they cry. other people might stop them or even (1) 1atthem.Daniel has rich feelmgs. When he was very (2) y, he expressed (表达)his feelings by singing, dancing or doingother tlimgs that

19、boys didnt often do. Then he went to a school where boys played sports and girls danced It was difficult forhim to get used to tliat (3) e. Othei boys called him pretty girrfbr fiui. Whats worse, (4) nof them playedwith him.At first Daniel felt nervous and thought he might be wrong. Later he tried t

20、o make some (5) c But that was hardor even impossible Even after growing up, he still held himself back and (6) hhis feelings, because he was afraidsomeone would hurt him again.(7) L, as Daniel got through more, he found he was strong enough to face his feelings He (8) cmorewith people around He wan

21、ted them to see his soft side Living this way is bringing so much (9) 1to his dark life. Hehas some real friends now and is very happy with them.I think its (10) cfor boys and men to express their feelings bravely Its good for their health m body and mind.FMany schools have moved their classes onlin

22、e because of COVID-19. (1) Aa month of remote learning, IdaliaRizvic started getting headaches So the eighth-grader from Chicago. US, started an online petition (i青愿)to shorten the schoolday.During the school day, Rizvic is usually glued to her computer from 8 am to 3 pm, often staying up late to (2

23、) cher homework. Like many of her classmates, she feels more (3) cwith her camera o任 、Online schooluig lias mademy worries go up a lot/ Rizvic said. This time has been really difficult for a lot of my classmates mental (精神白勺)(4)h Rizvic is not alone Students from Senn High School also hope to shorte

24、n the school day. They are (5) afor ahalf-day class schedule (时间表) If students must have a seven-hour school day, their petition says, they (6) snot begiven homeworkScheduling has been a thorny (令人苦恼的)problem since the (7) bof the school year. Chicago Public Schoolssaid the model schedules this year

25、 were approvedfor in-person learning, but now things have (8) c Manystudents and parents find too much screen time brings new problems. A new plan will come out very soon according to CPS.Some primary schools have (9) amade changes to their schedules Some schools arc trying to change from60-minute t

26、o 30-minute online lesson plans, as well as making lunch breaks (10) 1. Students will have more time toplay outside and take a break from their screens.GWhen my son Matt was sixteen years old. wc got on a plane to Tokyo. Our 10-day trip turned out to be (1) fofsurprises for both of us. Matt learnt a

27、bout the country and I knew how to travel with a (2) tOur family is not Japanese but I lived in Japan in the 1980s and (3) wthere for years. So I was the perfect personto be Mattes (4) gin Japan. Heres how we planned the trip. Matt searched for die information (5) oaboutthe places he wanted to visit

28、 and food he would like to eat. Then we went on the way with our (6) pand luggage (行李).The first morning in Tokyo began with a class in ninjutsu (忍术) At about $150 each, it was a one-of-a-kind experience(独一无二的经历) Later, we went to the Tsukiji Fish Market. It was so (7) hthat about 300 restaurants an

29、d shopswere there In the next few days, I let Matt practice navigation (导航)skill so that we could (8) tthe underground to TokyoStation, the first leg of our hiking trip in the Japan Alps. We also visited (9) sworld-famous places, including MeijiShrine, Sensoji Buddhist Temple, and Tokyo DomeAfter To

30、kyo, the pleasures of the countryside were simple and welcome We took pictures in the 150-year-old village ofTsumag o. The owner of an old farmhouse (10) ius in and offered us some delicious food .It was so relaxing HDear Linda,My family are going to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai this May Day. W

31、e plan to take a (1) dflight there.Janes father has been to Zhuhai on (2) bthree times Jane said that the ocean park is a nice place to visit all yearr.As Zhuhai is in the south of China, the (4) wthere can be a little hot in May. So we dont need to bring too manyclothes with us. According to Jane*s father, the ocean park is about an hours taxi (5) rfrom the airport. Because wehave only three days for the (6) t, we must plan our schedule (行程)very carefully. Janefs father said that he likedeverything in Zhuhai (7) ethe food. He thought Guangdong food is too sweet.Jane told