最新英语│英语八年级英语上册语法填空(有难度)1

1、最新英语英语八年级英语上册语法填空 （ 有难度）1一、八年级英语上册语法填空专项练习（含答案解析） 1阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多 限填 3 个单词）。Our clothes will become small when we are older. We wont use （ some ） books ortoys anymore. What will you do these old things? Dont worry! Heres a good way.Online. （ shop） will help you. Online shoppi

2、ng is becoming more morepopular now.We can bid 竟价） for the different goods （商品 ;货物） online, such as （ book ） ,dolls, clothing and used cars. We can spend less moneybetter goods. Wecan sell the things well through the Internet. are many world online marketplaces on the Internet. If we want （ buy） or

3、sell something online, we must becomethe member of one of （ they） first.Lets buy and sell things online. Lets have a great time online.【答案】 any； with ； shopping ； and； books； on ； also； There； to buy ； them【解析】 【分析】文章大意：主要介绍网购的优点 可以用更少的钱买更好的东西，以 及网购的必备条件 成为他们的会员。（ 1）句意：我们还有一些再也不用的书和玩具。some ，一些，不定代词；

4、在否定句中要用 any，故填 any 。（ 2）句意：你要怎么处理这些旧东西？固定短语do with ，处理，处置，故填 with 。（ 3）句意：网上购物对你有帮助。shop，购物，动词。分析句式结构可知此句需要一个主语，要用动名词形式，故填shopping 。（ 4 ）句意：现在网上购物越来越流行了。popular ，流行的，形容词，其比较级是more popular 。比较级用 and 来连接表示越来越 ，故填 and 。（ 5）句意：我们可以在网上竞购不同的商品，如书籍、洋娃娃、服装和二手车。book ，书籍，可数名词，常用复数形式表示，故填books。（ 6）句意：我们可以花更少的钱

5、买更好的商品。固定短语sb spend some money on sth ，某人花费金钱买某物，故填 on。（ 7 ）句意：我们也可以通过网络把东西卖的很好。根据上文语句 We can spend less money on better goods. 提示可知，不仅在网上买东西，也可以卖东西，故填also。（ 8）句意：在网上有许多网店。考查there be 结构，表示某处有某物，故填 There。（ 9）句意：如果我们想在网上买东西或卖东西，我们必须先成为其中的一员。buy ，购买，动词。固定短语want to do sth ，故填 to buy 。 they ，他们，人称代词主格； o

6、f 是介词，其后跟人称代词要用宾格形式，故填them 。【点评】考查语法填空。通读全文理解大意，然后根据上下文或者所给单词的提示对所缺 部分进行逐一解答。2阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多 限填 3 个单词）。When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an English （ teach） . When I grew up a littlebit, I had great interests in . I loved going to concerts （音乐会） with my friends andread

7、ing music books and （ magazine）. During my last few months at high school, mydream was to a reporter for a music publication （刊物） . I learned writingin college. But my teacher said my writing was terrible, and I not be a good reporter.My friends also told me it was difficult （ find ） a reporter job.

8、 Then I began （ learn ） public relation （公共关系） , because I enjoyed （ talk ） with people.But now I work as an editor for a newspaper, I got the job because of my （ write ）skills. So dont let anyone tell you that you cant be what you want to be.【答案】 teacher ； music； magazines；be/become ； So； could ； t

9、o find ；to learn ；talking ； writing【解析】 【分析】文章大意：我小的时候想当一位英语老师。后来我对音乐很感兴趣，我 想为一家音乐刊物当记者。我现在是一家报纸的编辑。（ 1）句意：当我还是个小女孩的时候，我想当一名英语老师。teach，教，动词；由文中的语句 I want to be an English 提示可知此句表示想成为一名英语老师，teacher ，可数名词，由 an 提示要用单数形式，故答案为 teacher 。（ 2）句意：当我长大一点的时候，我对音乐有很大的兴趣。根据后文的语句I loved goingto concerts （音乐会） wit

10、h my friends and reading music books 提示可知，我对音乐感兴 趣， music，不可数名词，故填 music 。（ 3）句意：我喜欢和朋友们一起去听音乐会，读音乐书籍和杂志。magazine ，可数名词，杂志由前面 books 提示要用复数形式，故答案为 magazines。（4）句意：在高中的最后几个月里，我的梦想是成为一家音乐刊物的记者。根据文中的 my dream 及 a reporter 的提示可知，此句表示想成为记者。 be 或 become ，动词，前面有 不定式符号 to ，故答案为 be 或 become 。（ 5）句意：所以我在大学里学习了

11、写作。根据上文中的my dream was to be a reporter 提示可知，在大学里学习写作是结果，要用连词so，故填 So。（ 6）句意：但我的老师说我的写作很糟糕，我不会是一个好记者。根据上文语句But myteacher said my writing was terrible, 提示可知，此句表示我不可能成为一名好的记者，要用 情态动词 can，因表示过去，故答案为 could 。（7）句意：我的朋友也告诉我很难找到一份记者的工作。固定句型结构its+形容词 +to dosth，做某事怎样，此句需要动词不定式， find ，找到，发现，动词，故填 to find。（ 8）句

12、意：后来我开始学习公共关系，因为我喜欢与人交谈。 learn ，学习； begin todo sth ，开始做某事，故填 to learn； talk ，谈话； enjoy doing sth，喜欢做某事，故填 talking 。（ 9）句意：我得到这份工作是因为我的写作能力。write ，写作，动词。由 because of 可知，后面要用名词，或代词。 writing skill ，写作能力，故填 writing 。【点评】考查语法填空。答题时要跳过空格通读全文，了解大意，然后根据语境及所给单 词的提示对所缺部分逐一解答，注意要考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍，并逐一验证。3

13、 阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内所给单词的正确形式。Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First, reading is （ education ） . You can always keep yourself happy youlike reading. You will never feel （ boring ） or tired.Next ，you can read a book anywhere in a car, a plane, or even in the bathroom. Allyo

14、u need （ be） a book.Another good reason for reading is that it is （ use） . If you regard reading as ahobby, you will get better and be better at it. And you will read （ fast） and find iteasier to understand you read. As your reading skills improve, you will find yourschoolwork becomes much easier.So

15、me people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.Good （ learn ） may become writers, too. They always have more things （ write ） about. Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now

16、?【答案】 educational；if；bored；on；is；useful；faster；what；learners ； to write【解析】 【分析】主要讲了阅读是一种好的爱好的原因。（ 1 ）句意：首先，阅读是有教育意义的。be+形容词， education 是名词，其形容词是educational ，故填 educational 。（2）句意：你可以总是保持愉悦，如果你喜欢阅读。根据句意可知前后阅读是保持开心 的条件，如果， if，引导条件状语从句，故填 if 。（ 3）句意：你将永远不会感到无聊。主语是you ，指人，以 ing 结尾的形容词修饰物，以ed 结尾的形容词修饰人，

17、 boring 修饰物， bored 修饰人，故填 bored 。（ 4）句意：你可以在车上、飞机上的任何地方，甚至在卫生间读书。on a plane ，在飞机上，故填 on。（ 5）句意：所有你需要的仅仅是一本书。主语是单数book，所以用 is，故填 is。（ 6）句意：读书的另一个英语是它是有用的。be+形容词， use 的形容词是 useful ，故填useful。easier 是比较级，所以 fast 用比较级 faster，故填（7）句意：你将读得更快。根据后句faster。（8）句意：并且发现更容易理解你读得内容。根据句意可知是宾语从句，所以用what ，指读得内容，故填 wha

18、t 。（ 9）句意：好的学习者也可能成为作家。writers 是名词，指人，所以 learn 用表示人的名词，即学习者 learner ， writers 是复数，所以 learner 也用复数 learners ，故填 learners。（ 10）句意：他们总是有写的更多的东西。 things 是名词， to do 不定式做定语，故填 to write 。【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然 后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。4读下面短文，按照句子结构和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括 号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于 3

19、 个单词）。Last year, four students waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street. There （ be）old bottles, parts of old bikes, and empty soda cans （易拉罐）everywhere around the bus stop. The trees were brown and had few leaves （树叶）， and you couldnt see flowers at all One Fr

20、iday, one of the （ child ） looked at the street and decided to do something.next Monday, she brought a bag and （ find ） some of the old bottles to recycle（回收 ） . On Tuesday, she spent another ten minutes （ pick） up old bottles.And her best friend helped pick up （捡起） soda cans and put （ they ） in dif

21、ferentbags. On Wednesday, all the students joined together. The street became much （clean ） than before!The street looked better it was still not very beautiful. So the next day, the girlbrought some seeds （种子） . She planted the seeds and watered them. She only had ten minutes a day but that was eno

22、ugh. A few months later, this street became a beautiful gardenpretty flowers and green trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have tenminutes a day to （ help） your city?【答案】 were ； children ；The；found；picking；them ； cleaner； though/although ；with ； help【解析】 【分析】主要讲了一个小女孩每天利用等公交车的十分钟时间把城市街道变成干

23、 净的。（1）句意：在公交车站附近到处有旧的瓶子、旧自行车零件和空的易拉罐。时态是一般 过去时，主语 bottles 是复数，所以用 were ，故填 were。（ 2）句意：孩子们中的一个看看街道，决定做些事情。one of+可数名词复数， 之一，child 的复数是 children ，故填 children 。（ 3）句意：下个星期一，她拿着一个袋子。the next Monday 下个周一，故填 The。（4）句意：发现一些旧的瓶子要回收。时态是一般过去时，所以用过去式found ，故填found 。（ 5）句意：周二她花费另一个十分钟捡起旧的瓶子。spend+时间 +doing st

24、h.花费时间做某事，所以用 picking ，故填 picking 。（ 6）句意：她最好的朋友帮忙捡起易拉罐，并且把它们放进不同的袋子里。put 是实义动词，后面用宾格， they 的宾格是 them ，故填 them 。（ 7）句意：街道变得比之前干净了许多。than 是比较级标志词，所以用 clean 的比较级cleaner ，故填 cleaner 。（8）句意：尽管它看起来不是非常漂亮，但是街道看起来更好。前后句表示转折，根据 句意可知是尽管，故填 though/although 。（ 9 ）句意：几个月后，这个街道成为一个带有漂亮花和绿色树的美丽花园。带有用 with ，表伴随，故填

25、 with 。（ 10 ）句意：你有一天十分钟的时间帮助你的城市吗？to do 不定式表示目的，故填help。【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解短文，首先读一遍，然 后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。5语法填空Yesterday our school had a big show. We had great talent show. In that show, therewere many wonderful （ performer ） from different classes, and even some teachers.Most of the stud

26、ents （ think ） the best act was Eliza. She could play the piano themost beautifully. was the funniest? Of course Steve was. You could see that he and hislovely dog sang the （ song） together so that everyone couldnt stop laughing. Doyou want （ know ） the most creative one? It must be Vera. She （ play

27、） theguitar upside down.The （ popular ） acts were the math teachers in the show. They had many kinds ofinstruments （乐器） and they were the loudest all. However, there was also a terribleshow. Dennis always kept dropping the balls everywhere.All in all, I think it was fun to watch the shows you dont t

28、ake them too seriously.And they also give students a good way to show their talents.【答案】 a； performers ； thought ；Who；song（ s）； to know ； played ； most popular ；of；if【解析】 【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了学校的才艺秀。（ 1） 句意：昨天我们举办了一场很棒的才艺秀。根据show，可数名词单数，前面要用冠词 a/an ，且 great 为辅音音素开头，因此用 a。故答案为 a。（ 2） 句意：在那场秀里，有很多来自不同班级的表演者，

29、甚至使一些老师。根据someteachers 可知，应是表演者， performer ；many 修饰可数名词复数。故答案为 performers 。（3）句意：大多数学生认为，最好的表演是Eliza 的。根据 be 动词 was 可知，本句时态为一般过去时。动词 think 的一般过去式为 thought 。故答案为 thought 。（ 4 ） 句意：谁是最有趣的？根据下文Of course Steve was. 可知，问的是人，用代词who。故答案为 Who 。（ 5）句意：你可以看到他和他可爱的狗一起唱歌。定冠词the 后，既可接可数名词单数也可接可数名词复数。故答案为song（ s）

30、。（ 6）句意：你想不想知道最有创意的那一个？固定搭配，want to do sth. 想要做某事，因此用不定式 to know ，故答案为 to know 。（ 7）句意：她颠倒来弹吉他。根据前文可知，本文时态为一般过去时，动词paly 的一般过去式为 played 。故答案为 palyed 。（ 8）句意：最受欢迎的是数学老师们。定冠词the 后接形容词的最高级，形容词 popular的最高级为 most popular ，故答案为 most popular 。（9）句意：他们有很多种乐器，而且他们是所有人中最大声的。固定搭配，the+ 形容词+of all ，所有之中最 ，故答案为 of

31、 。（10）句意：总的来说，如果你别太当真的话，我认为看这场秀是很有趣的。if ，如果，引导条件状语从句，故答案为if。【点评】考查语法填空。注意分析句子成分、时态和固定搭配等语法，填写单词的正确形 式。6 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容（1 个单词），或括号内单词的正确形式。As we all know, it is very important to keep healthy. But do you know to keep healthy.Firstly, I think we must have enough food to keep （ we） energy for bre

32、akfast. Wemust also have the right kind of food. Remember to eat （ many） fresh fruit andvegetables but less junk food. Dont forget to wash your hands meals. Secondly, itsnecessary for us （ take ） exercise. Exercise will keep us active and strong. （ third ） , I think staying up is bad for our health.

33、 we cant get enough sleep, we may have a headache. We should go to bed early get up early.Lastly, （ listen ） to music or chatting can also make us （ feel） relaxed.【答案】 how；our ；more ； before ； to take ； Thirdly ；If； and； listening ； feel【解析】 【分析】文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了保持健康的方法。（ 1）句意：但是你知道怎样保持健康吗？根据下面的Fi

34、rstly, I think we must have enoughfood., Secondly. 是介绍健康的方法可知上文应该是问怎样保持健康。how 是怎样，故答案为 how 。（2）句意：我认为我们必须早餐吃足够的食物保持我们的能量。名词前应用形容词性物主 代词， we 的形容词性物主代词是 our 。故答案为 our 。（ 3）句意：记住吃更多的新鲜的水果和蔬菜但是吃更少的垃圾食物。根据but less junkfood 可知应用 many 的比较级 more 更多，故答案为 more 。（ 4）句意：不要忘记饭前要洗手。根据常识饭前便后要洗手，应该是饭前。before 在 以前，故

35、答案为 before 。（ 5）句意：对于我们来说锻炼是重要的。Its adj for sb to do sth 对于某人来说干某事怎么样。to 后跟动词原形，故答案为 to take。（6）句意：第三，我认为熬夜对我们的健康有害。根据前面Firstly ， Secondly 并列表顺序的词形式应保持一致。应用 Thirdly ，第三，故答案为 Thirdly。（7）句意：如果我们得不到足够的睡眠，我们可能会头痛。根据we may have a headache可知是假设，应用如果 if，句首单词第一个字母应大写，故答案为If。（8）句意：我们应该早睡早起。早睡和早起是并列关系，应用并列连词a

36、nd。故答案为and。（9）句意：听音乐或者聊天也能使我们感到放松。listen 和 chatting 是两个并列的主语，形式应保持一致，应用 lisen 的动名词 listening 。故答案为 listening 。（10）句意：听音乐或者聊天也能使我们感到放松。make sb do 是使某人做某事，应用动词原形 feel ，故答案为 feel。【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先跳过空格掌握大意， 然后细读文章作答，注意考虑句型，语法，搭配及语境。最后通读一遍验证答案。7阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的 词或使用括号中词

37、语的正确形式（最多限填三个单词）填空。Tom was twelve years old. His, Jenny, was two years youngerhim. One daytheir mother wanted them （ clean） the house. Because they did very（ good ） , their mothera delicious cake for them and said to Tom. “Tom,c ut thecaketwo pieces, and give one to your sister. Dont forget that you

38、 must do like abrother. “”L ikea brother? ”To m asked. “ doesa brother do it? ”“ Hea lways（give） the big piece to the other person,” answeredmother.“Oh, I see, ” said Tom. He thouguht ti ta_b_oa minute, then he took the cake to his sisterand said to her,“ Please cut the cake into two pieces, Jenny,

39、and be a good sister.【答案】 sister； than ； to clean ；well ； bought ； into ； How； gives； his； for【解析】 【分析】本文叙述了汤姆和他的妹妹之间的小故事。（1）句意：他的妹妹珍妮比他小两岁。Jenny 是女孩，根据句意可知 Jenny 比 Tom 小两岁，所以 Jenny 是妹妹 sister 。 younger 是比较级，所以用比较级标志词than ，比，故答案是 sister，than 。（ 2）句意：有一天，他们的母亲要他们清扫房子。want to do sth. 想要做某事，固定搭配，故答案是 t

40、o clean 。（3）句意：因为他们做的很好。副词修饰实义动词，do 是实义动词，用副词修饰动词，good，形容词，其副词是 well ，故答案是 well。（4）句意：他们的妈妈给他们买了一块美味的蛋糕。根据全文可知时态是一般过去时，所 以用 buy 的过去式 bought ，故答案是 bought 。（5）句意：汤姆，把蛋糕切成两块，给妹妹一块。o. 把切成，故答案是into。（6）句意：一个哥哥会怎样做呢？根据前文like a brother 像哥哥一样，可知表示方式，所以用 how ，故答案是 How。（7）句意：他总是把大的那个给别的人。主语是he，第三人称单数，所以 give 用

41、单三式 gives，故答案是 gives。（ 8）句意：他妈妈回答。 mother ，名词，前面用形容词修物主代词修饰，这里指 Tom 的 妈妈，所以用形容词修物主代词 his 他的，故答案是 his。（9）句意；他想了大约一分钟。 for+时间段，故答案是 for 。 【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然 后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。8阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（每空不多于 两个单词）。Its not often sunny in Paris, but people still love to wa

42、lk along the banks of the Seine. Theylove the citys old buildings, （ especial） Notre Dame Cathedral （巴黎圣母院） .Unluckily, that view （ go） since April 16th, 2019.On April 16, a fire destroyed the 850-year-old cathedral, and two-thirds of the roof. The fire （ shock） Parisians. People came together to th

43、e church, （ sing） songsand praying （祈祷） for the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames. Notre Dame, not only to Catholics, to all Parisians means a lot, wrote by author, Its a symbolof French culture and history. Thats people felt sad. The church itself, after all, is atreasure. It was built

44、 in 1163 and after Notre Dame, churches in Europe were built （ tall ） and looked more beautiful. Though Notre Dame had a long history and many （treasure ）, Victor Hugo, a writer, made the church truly famous. His novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame , presented the building to us. He wrote the book to

45、 remind people it, with hope they would work to protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris. 【答案】 especially； has gone； shocked； singing； but ； an； why ； taller ；treasures； of 【解析】 【分析】主要讲了被大火烧掉的巴黎圣母院。（ 1）句意：他们喜欢这个城市古老的建筑物，尤其是巴黎圣母院。尤其是用especially，故填 especially。（ 2）句意：不幸运的是，那个景色自从2019 年 4 月 16 日就已经消

46、失了。 since 引导的时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时，句子是主句，所以用现在完成时， 结构是 have/has+动词过去分词，主语是单数view ，所以用 has， go 的过去分词是 gone，故填 has gone。（ 3）句意：这场大火震惊了巴黎人。时态是一般过去时，所以用过去式shocked，故填shocked。（ 4）句意：人们一起来到教堂，唱歌和为救火的数百名消防战士祈祷。and 连接并列成分， praying 是 ing，所以 sing 也用 ing，即 singing，故填 singing。（ 5）句意： “巴黎圣母院，不仅仅对天主教徒，而且对巴黎人意义重

47、大。” not only.but（also）.不仅 而且 ，故填 but。（6）句意：由一名作家所写 “它是法国文化和历史的象征。 ” author是可数名词，以元音音 素开头，所以用 an，故填 an。（ 7）句意：那是人们为什么感到悲伤的原因。thats why+句子，表示那是为什么 的原因，故填 why 。（ 8）句意：欧洲的教堂被建立的更高和看起来更漂亮。and 表并列，前后单词用法一致，more beautiful ，比较级，所以 tall 也用比较级 taller ，故填 taller 。（ 9）句意：尽管巴黎圣母院有长的历史和许多珠宝。many 修饰可数名词复数， treasur

48、e的复数是 treasures ，故填 treasures 。（ 10）句意：他写这本书使他们想起它。 remind sb. of sth. ，使某人想起 ，故填 of。 【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然 后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。二、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）9根据短文内容选择正确答案。BMany animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. U

49、sually their colors or shapes help protect them. Its hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons （变色龙） can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.Many animals try to look bi

50、gger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.Many animals try to stay around other an

51、imals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other sta

52、y alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.（1）Animals have ways to stay alive. How many of them are mentioned in the passage?OneB . TwoC . ThreeD . Five（2）Why do animals hide?Because they like to play hide-and-seek. B. Because they are shy.C. Because they want to catch o

53、ther.D. Because they want to protect themselves.（3）How do Chameleons hide?They change colors.B . They change shapes.C. They hide in snow.D . They hide in leaves.4） How do zebras hide?Become good friends.B. Talk to each other.C. Help each other look out for danger.D. Eat and play together.（5）Why do a

54、nimals try to look bigger than they are ?They want other animals to run away from them.They want other animals to follow them.They want other animals to see them.They want other animals to like them.【答案】 （ 1）C（2）D（3）A（4）C（5）A【解析】 【分析】这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一些动物为了更好的生存保护自己来掩饰自 己的几种不同的方法。（ 1）细节理解题。根据短文第一段Some an

55、imals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. TOC o 1-5 h z 介绍了两种生存的方法，第二段第一句话 Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. 介绍了第三种自我保护的方法；故选C。（ 2）细节理解题。根据短文第一句话Many animals hide to stay alive. 及第二段 This helpsthem stay alive. 可知，动物掩饰自己的目的是为了更好的生存；故选D。（ 3）细节理解题。根据短文第一段Chameleons （变色

56、龙） can hide by changing colors. 可知，变色龙的特点就是变换颜色；故选A。（ 4）细节理解题。根据短文第二段Zebras stay close together so that they can help eachother look out of danger. 可知斑马可以通过聚在一起来相互提醒对方注意危险；故选C。（ 5）细节理解题。根据短文第二段If they look very big, animals that are looking for food willrun away. 可知，他们使自己看起来很庞大的原因是吓跑觅食的动物；故选A。10阅读理解

57、The years from A.D 500 to 1450 are called the Middle ages. Sometimes they are also called the Dark Ages since few people had an education during that time. Still, there were lots of new ideas and inventions. Many of them came from China.Paper MoneyIn 1023. the first government printed （政府印制的） paper

58、money was printed in China. Before that, paper money had been printed just by companies. Marco polo was an Italian explorer who went to China. He wrote about paper Money. Paper money did not become popular in Europe Until Sweden began printing it in 1601.Movable type printing machineBi Sheng Made th

59、e first movable type printing machine in China in the 1000s. Before this ， people had to make copies of books by writing out the whole book by hand.Magnetic （磁的） compassA compass is usually used to tell you what direction you are going. The Magnetic compass was first used by the Chinese around A.D 2

60、00. But at that time ， people mainly used it for telling what would happen to them in the future. They began using it for sailing around the year 1000.（1）Why are the Middle ages called the dark Ages according to paragraph 1 ？Because few people had an education then.Because there were a lot of new in