短文首字母填空20题（名校期中真题）-2022-2023学年八年级英语下学期期中复习练习（牛津上海版）

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（名校最新期中真题）

专题02短文首字母填空20题

（2022春•上海浦东新•八年级校考期中）MybigbrotherandIwerestandingatthedoortotheshowroomat

FortWorthGoldandSilverExchange,thelargest,b1andmostsuccessfuljewellerystoreinTexas.

“Ican,tdoit,Darren.Ican,tfacethem,^^

4ςIt,sjusttalkingtothem.It,snotthathard."saidDarren.ItwaslateNovember1982andChristmasmusic

wasplaying.

'TmtellingyouΓmtoon211replied.

“You'rejustgoingtohavetoD3JsaidDarren."Thestorehadstartedmesellingonthephones

becauseitwaseasiertomakepeoplebelievethatIwasolderandmoreexperienced.

Wecalledanumberandmyfirstrealcustomerpushedherwayt4thecrowdtothefront.Istill

rememberthatwoman.Sheb5anecklaceandapairofearrings.IwasshakingasIshowedherthegoods,

shakingasItookhermoneyandstillshakingasIcalledthen6customer.Butbythee7oftheday,I

couldlookashopperintheeyeandSayJTmClancy.WhatcanIshowyou?”

（2022春.上海长宁.八年级校考期中）在短文的空格内填入恰当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词,

首字母已给。

Sissyisanelephantandshewasveryquietwhenshearrivedathernewhome.Theelephantsheltersin

Tennessee（田纳西州）.Likepeople,elephantsaresocial.Theywillbehappyandh8iftheylivewith

familyandfriends.

ButSissywasd9Shewasnotusedtootherelephants.Shehadspent30yearsaloneinzoos.Now

shewassuddenlyfacinga2,700-acrelandwithseveralotherelephants.AtfIOshecarriedatire（轮胎）

withhere11likeasecurityblanket.That,swhatshedidinthezoos.ButMontgomery,aneducatorat

theshelter,saidthatthestaffwasn,ttooworriedbecauseit,selephants,n12tobewithfamilyand

friends.TheybelievedSissywouldadapt（适应）.

Severalmonthslater,anotherelephant-Winkyarrived.Innotime,SissyandWinkybecamefriendsand

wereseldomapart.Theyswamtogetherandhadmealstogether.Oneday,Sissyw13awayfromhertire.

Thatwasagoodsign.

Sissy,Winkyandalltheelephantstherewereretiredorrescuedfromzoosorcircuses.Althoughtheyarenot

fromthesamefamily,theycanIeamtos14thesamespaceandmanyofthembecomeclose

companions.

（2022春•上海嘉定♦八年级校考期中）Theelectricitystationinourcommunity（社区）happenedtobe

repairedlastSaturday,sotheworkerscutoffourelectricitythatday.Weallthoughtthatitmustbeaveryboring

day.W15electricity,Wecoulddonothing.Butitwasjusttheotherwayaround.

Afterg16upinthemorning,Istarteddoingthehouseworkmyselfratherthanrelyingonthe

electricalmachineslikethevacuumcleaner.ItwasalittleharderformetodothatjobbecauseIdidn,tknowhow

tomakethedustdisappearwiththelittlerag（碎布）.However,Mumt17meandafterIgotit,Ifeltvery

proud.Second,IwentshoppingwithtwofriendsinsteadofshoppingdirectlyontheInternet.Wetriedondifferent

kindsofclothesintheshoppingmall,enjoyedthewholeprocessandfeltveryexcited.WhenIreturnedhome,

MumhadD18arichdinnerandWeenjoyeditunderthecandlelight.What,smore,wedidn,tsleepso

lateasu19Wewenttobedat9p.m.thatnightandfeltveryenergeticthes20day.

（2022春•上海静安•八年级校考期中）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords.

Howdoyoulightupthenightsky?Theanswerisbyusingelectricity.Butdidyouknowthatnaturecanglow,

too?

Scientistshavefoundmanyglowingcreatures.Mostofthemliveintheocean.Someusetheirlightstotalkto

eachother.O21usethemtohuntortoprotectthemselves.

Scientistsaroundtheworldarelookingatthiskindoflightfornewi22In2013,theUScompany

Gleauxsaidithadcreatedtheworld,sfirstlight-producingplant.Itisagenetically-modified（转基因的）plant.It

canglowlikeafirefly.

Alexander,thecompany'sfounder,andotherscientistshopethatinthefuture,glowingplantscould

r23lampsandglowingtreescouldlinehighways.Krichevskya24hopesthetechnologycould

beusedinfarming.Farmerscouldknowwhentheircropsneedwaterorarereadytobepickediftheyglow.

WhileGleauxisworkingo25glowingplants,theFrenchcompanyGloweeistryingtouseglowing

bacteria（细菌）tolightupshopwindowsandstreetsigns.

“OurgoalistoIeamthewaywep26anduselight,,,saidGlowee.ςςWewanttohelpreducethe19

percentofe27consumption（消耗量）thatisusedtoproducelight.^^

（2022春.上海.八年级统考期中）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字

母已给。

SometimesWeforgetthatmanythingsweuseeverydaywerenotalwaysthere.Theyhadtobeinvented.

Someonehadtohaveanidea.Thentheyhadtodoalotofexperimentswiththeideauntilitworkedwell.Hereare

fewyoumightliketoreadabout:InMaine,thenortheastoftheU.S.,wintersarelong,windyandcold.Every

winter,ChesterGreenwood,searsgotsocoldthattheyturnedcolors.Whenhewas15,Chestergoticeskatesfor

hisbirthday.Hewantedtogoskating.Thecoldwindandhisfrozenearssoonsenthimrunninghome.Thenext

day,Chestertiedascarfaroundhisears.Itwasw28buttoouncomfortable.ThenhegotaGREAT

IDEA.Chestermadetwoovalloopsoutofwire.Heaskedhisgrandmothertosewcoversontheovals.Thenshe

connectedtheovalswithanotherwire.Theovalsfitoverhisears.Chesterhadinventedeaιτnuffs!Theysavedhis

earsandmadehimrich.PeopleinMainefoundanotherwaytor29Chester.December21st,thefirstof

winter,isChesterGreenwoodDay.Sometimesinventionshappenbychance.Asaboy,ThomasAlvaEdisonwas

calledAI.Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstj30Hesoldnewspaperandcandyonthetrain.One

dayonthejob,hebravelys31aboyfrombeingrunoverbyatrain.Theboy,sf⅛therworkedatelegraph.

Alaskedhowtorunatelegraph.NotonlydidAllearnthetelegraph,buthemadeabetterone.Itwasoneofhis

earliestGREATIDEAS.Edison,snewtelegraphmadealotofmoney.Later,hebecamethefirstpersonto

o32andrunaninventionsbusiness.Hewasgoodatthat,too.WecouldthankThomasEdisoneveryday.

Hehadmany,manyGREATIDEASsuchasbulbs,moviecameras,andbatteries.Edisonistheonewhoinvented

morethingsthana33elseintheworld.So,whoknows?Youmightinventsomethingsomeday!

（2022春・上海长宁・八年级统考期中）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，

首字母已给。

BridgingtheGap

Anytimeweneedataxi,wecanpulloutourphone,tap（轻轻叩击）afewbuttonsonthescreenandacar

willshowup.It,sawesome（绝妙的），right?Butwhathappenstotheelderlypeoplewhoneedataxiridebutdon,t

knowhowtouseaphonetobookone?Theycanonlywaveatthetaxispassingby,manyofwhichhave

a34beenbooked.IfeelterribleeverytimeIgotothehospitalwithmygrandmother.Thereisalwaysa

longq35ofsickelderlypeoplewaitingfortaxis.Thesepeopleprobablybadlyneedataxi.Buttheycannot

getonebecausetheydonotknowhowtouseasmartphone.

Overthepasttenorsoyears,technologyhasadvancedquickly.Formostofus,ithaschangedthewaywe

live.Today,shopping,bankingandevenworkcanallbedoneovertheinternet.However,W36manynew

appshavemadelifeeasierforusyoungerfolk,ithasmadeitincreasinglydifficultfortheoldergenerations.

Chinahasnowpassedanewsetofguidelines（指导方针）tokeepseveralbasicservicesbalancedbetween

theironlineandofflineavailability.However,bridgingthisςςdigitalgap“needsc37effort.Probablyanyone

overtheageof60,atonetimeoranother,hascalledtheirchildrenorgrandchildrentoaskforhelpwiththeir

smartphones.Whentheydoso,WemustbeP38.Whatmayonlytakeussecondstomastercantakethem

hourstodoso,evenafterrepeatedinstructions.Eventhen,thesmallestmistakewillleavethemmoreconfused

（迷惑的）thanbefore.

Thenext（1000）time（s）youreldersaskyouforhelpwithtechnology,rememberwhowasthepersonthat

spentcountlesshourst39youhowtotalk,walk,eat,etc.Theleastwecandoisrepaysomeofthefavor.

（2022春♦上海浦东新•八年级上海市实验学校校考期中）FillintheblankswithproperWOrdS（在短文的空格

内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

DearMr.Costa,

I,msorryithastakenmesolongtowrite.Γvebeenverybusywithworkandschool,butΓvethoughtabout

youo40

Howhaveyoubeenlately?DidyouhaveagoodChristmasandNewYear,sDay?Macsaysyou,vebeen

workinghardattherestaurantandthatb41isverygood.Whatelsehaveyoubeendoing?

IhadaS42butgoodvacation.MacandIwenttoChicagoforafewdaysbeforeChristmas,butI

hadtocomebackandworkbetweenChristmasandNewYear,sDay（includingChristmasDayandNewYear,s

Eve）!Everytimesomethinglikethathappens,IW43if1reallywanttoworkinthehotel.

TheotherdayIwasthinkingaboutthefunweU44tohaveinourEnglishlesson.Ihaven,tseen

manyofourclassmatessincethecoursewasover.A45theonlyoneIseeveryoftenisTomiko.Γd

reallyliketogetintouchwithFranco.Doesheeverwritetoyou?Ifso,couldyoupleasesendmehis

a46?

Well,MacandIaregoingskatingandheiswaitingforme,soIguessΓdbettersaygoodbyenow.Writeas

soonasyoucan.

Yours,

Rose

（2022春•上海嘉定・八年级统考期末）MarcoPolo

Itisdifficulttoimaginewhattheworldwaslikein1254.EuropewaslivinginanagethatWecallthe

MedievalPeriod（4J世纪）.Itwasatimeofmanywars.

ItwasinthattimethatMarcoPolowasborninVenice,Italy.LifeinVenicewasd47fromlifein

mostofEurope.Venicewasacityofbeautifulbuildingsandwatercanals（运河）.Manybusinessmendidbusiness

inVenice.MarcoPolo,sfatherandunclewerebusinessmen.Theyhadtraveledtoafar-offcountrycalledCathay.

（CathayisnowcalledChina.）Theretheyhadfriendswiththegreatruler,KublaiKhan（忽必烈）.He

i48themtoreturntoCathay.

WhenMarcoPolowasseventeenyearsold,hebeganajourneytoChinawithhisfatheranduncle.They

sailedtheIndianOceanandcrossedthedesertandmountainsofAsiaoncamels.ThejourneytoChinatookthree

years.

KubiaiKhangreetedthePolosandsentthemlotsofgifts.Hewasespeciallyimpressed（留下印象）with

Marco,whocouldspeakfour149includingChineseandothers.

KhansentMarcoonmanytripsa50China.Onthesetrips,Marcosawmanyamazingthingsthat

hehadneverseeninEurope,suchascoalusedasfuel,papermoneyi51ofcoins,andpapermakingand

printingprocesses.MarcomademanynotesaboutlifeinChina.

AfteralmosttwentyyearsinChina,thePolosbegantheirjourneyhometoItaly.KublaiKhangavethem

manygiftsofivory,silk,jewels,andjade.

WhentheyreturnedtoVenice,theyfoundtheircityatwar.MarcoPolowasputinprison.Hespenthistime

W52abookabouthisyearsinChina.ThebookiscalledDescriptionsoftheWorld.Itbecamethemost

p53bookinEurope.Becauseofthebook,manypeopleinEuropelearnedaboutlifeinChina.

（2023春•上海•八年级期中）Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容

通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出）

Areyoueagertobeapersonwhohasagoodmemory?Peoplewhoenjoytheirwonderfulmemoryoftendo

wellintheirstudiesandwork.Thesepeopleonlyhavetospendafewm54onapageandwillkeepwhat

theyreadinmind.Herearesomethingsyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.Trythese:

Bemoreobservant（善于观察的）.Somepeoplewhosaidtohaveabadmemorydon,tr55have

memoryproblems.Theyjustdon,ttaketimetonoticethedetails.Ifyoupaymoreattentiontothedetails,you,re

suretohaveamuchclearermemoryofevents.Alittleexercisethatyoucoulddoistop56memorizing

listsofthings,suchasthethingsyouragegoingtobuyinasupermarket,oreventheingredients（原料）printedon

yourbiscuitbox.

Domoreactivitiessuchaspuzzles,wordg57andlearnanewlanguage.Theseactivitieswill

furtherimproveyourbrainfunctionsandwillhelpyouimproveyourmemory.

Trytohavemorefreetime.Whenyouaret58probablyyouaretohaveaweakerfocus.Findways

togetridofstress,soyourbrainwillbeclearerandreadytohavenewi59

Getenoughsleepinghours.Youneedatleastsevenhoursofsleepeverynight.Giveyourbraincellsachance

torepairthedamagedonebyaday,stiringwork.Eatlotsoffruits,vegetablesandgrains.Doyourbesttobe

h60andthesefoodshelpyouimproveyourmemory.

（2023春•上海・八年级期末）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已

给出。

Itcanbedangeroustotravelbysea.Shipssometimessinkfarawayfromland.Whenthishappens,thesailors

havetogetintosmallboats.Ifa61shipdoesnotcomeandhelpthemandtheydonothaveenoughfoodor

water,theymaydie.

Mostpeoplebelievewemustnotdrinkseawater.TheybelievethatifWedo,weshallbeveryillbecauseof

thes62inthewater.AdoctorcalledAlainBombarddidnotbelievethis.Hethoughtthatpeoplecould

s63theirlivesbydrinkingseawaterandeatingsmallfish,animalsandplantsfromthesea.On19October,

1953,heseto64inasmallboattocrosstheAtlanticOcean.Hedidnottakeanyfoodorwaterwithhim.

EverydayDr.Bombarddrankjustalittleseawater.Healsocaughtfishandtheyhadwaterinthem.He

drankthiswater.HecouldnotC65thefish,soheatethemastheywere.Hetooksmallplantsfromthesea,

whichgavehimmorefood.

DrBombardbecamehot,tiredandq66ill.Butafter65daysatseahewasstillthere.Hetravelled

2,750milesfromonesideoftheAtlanticOceantotheother,andonDecember1953hereachedBarbados.

Helost20kilos,butbeshowedthatpeoplecanliveo67seawaterandtheanimalsandplantsinthe

sea.

（2023春•八年级单元测试）Electricityistheflowofelectricalpowerorcharge.Itisasecondaryenergy

sourcewhichmeansthatwegetitfromtheconversion（转化）ofothersourcesofenergy,168coal,

naturalgas,oil,nuclearpowerandothernaturalsources,whicharecalledprimarysources.Theenergysourceswe

usetomakeelectricitycanberenewable（可再生的）ornon-renewable,butelectricityitselfisneitherrenewable

nornon-renewable.

Electricityisabasicpartofnatureanditisoneofourmostwidelyusedformsofe69Manycities

andtownswerebuiltalongwaterfallsthatturnedwaterwheelstowork.ThomasEdisonhelpedC70

everyone,slife—heperfectedhisinvention—theelectriclightbulb.

A71electricityisveryimportantinourdailylife,mostofushardlystoptothinkwhatlifewould

belikew72electricity.Yetlikeairandwater,Wetendtotakeelectricityforgranted.Everyday,weuse

electricitytodomanyj73forus—fromlightingandheating/coolingourhomes,topoweringour

televisionsandcomputers.Electricityisausefulandconvenientformofenergyusedintheapplicationsoflight,

heatandP74.

（2022春•上海徐汇•八年级上海市徐汇中学校考期中）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproper

words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

FewpeopleinChinaenjoystormsmorethanLiuYijing.Otherpeoplemayclosetheirwindowstoblockout

soundsofthestorm.Liu,h75jumpsexcitedlyforeachandeverystorm.Morethanthat,hewillthen

drivei76theheartofthem.

Since2020,chasingstormshasbecomeapartofLiu,slife.The21-year-oldhastravelleda77

30,000kilometersacrossChina.Hetakesphotosofstormsandsharesthemonline.

TheyoungmanhasbecomemoreandmoreD78.Hehasbeeninvitedtogivespeechesat

universities.CCTVhasevenbeguntousehisworks.Notlongago,oneofhisphotoswaschosenasthecoverfor

AdvancesinAtmosphericScience（《大气科学进展》）.

Asastormphotographer,Liuisamazing.Butthereareo79thingsthatmakehimevenmore

special.

Oneday,Liucameacrossaf80Themantoldhimthatastormhaddamaged（破坏）thelocalcrops.

Liufeltsad.Her81thatthethingshelovedcouldalsobringdamage.

Liudecidedtodosomething.Hestartedtomakeshortvideosaboutextremeweather（极端天气）.Many

peoplearenowlearningnewthingsabouttheweatherfromhim,"Ihopemyworkcanhelppeoplebetter

understandnature,,,saidthestormchaser.

（2022春•上海普陀•八年级统考期中）Completethepassagewithproperwords,andthefirstletterisgiven（根

据首字母填空）

“IstillrememberthedaywhenWemet,“saysAlexaMartinezofherbestfriendGabbyRivero.uItwasin

2014,whenWewereinhighschool.Gabbysatinfrontofmeinmathclass.Atfirst,wedidn,ttalkm82

Butlaterthatyear,whenWewerebothintheschoolplay,webecamefriends.^^

Likemanypeople,AlexaandGabbybecamefriendsfort83mainreasons.ResearchshowsthatWe

makefriendswithpeoplewhostayn84（Thepersonmightbeinaclasswithyouatschoolorinthe

sameofficewhereyouwork.）Later,AlexaandGabbywerebothintheschoolplay,andtheyfoundoutashared

interest:acting.Iftwopeoplehavesomethingincommon,thisalsoraisesthepossibilitythattheywillbefriends.

Tobecomeclosefriendswithanotherperson,though,twootherfactorsareimportant.First,thetwopeople

shouldbeabletosharetheiro85thoughtsandinformationwitheachother.Agoodfriendwillalsobe

theretolistenandgiveahandattimeswhentheotherpersonneedsit.

Alexa/CQ〃s（回想起）howsheandGabbybecameclosefriends.''Actingintheplaywasreallyhard,"she

says."ThereweretimeswhenIthoughtaboutq""f%g（放弃）.Inevertoldotherpeoplethis,butIcouldalways

talktoGabby.Shewasveryh86Shesaidthingslike,4Actingishard,butyou,rereallygoodatitɪget

nervous,too.'"

BothAlexaandGabbyneededextrapractice,sotheydecidedtomeetandstudytheirlinestogetherafter

school.ςςTherewasacafewherewewenteveryday."Alexarecalls.uAftertheschoolplayended,We

c87tospendtimetogetherandenjoyedourselves—andevennow,we,restillveryclose.^^

（2022春.上海杨浦.八年级上海同济大学附属存志学校校考期中）WhyIsIt"Eleven,Twelve"Insteadof

ςςOneteen,Twoteen”

Englishnumberwordsareprettylogicalafterapoint.Fromtwenty-onetoninety-nine,thesameprinciple

applies.Theunits（个位数）f88thetens.Buttheteensaredifferent.Notonlydoestheten（whichis

wherethewordteencomesfrom）comeaftertheunitsplace（10+7isnotteen-sevenbutseventeen）,elevenand

twelvedon,tfitinatall.

ElevenandtwelvecomefromtheOldEnglishwordsς⅛ndleofanvand44twelf,,whichcanbetracedback

furthertoatimewhentheywereςςain÷lif,and4ςtwa+lif,.Sowhatdidthis"-Iif'mean?Thebestguessisthatitis

fromar89fortςtolcave,∖44Ainlif,is"oneleft（afterten）^^andςςtwalif,is"twoleft（a丘Crtelι）.”

Sothenthequestionis,whydon,twehaveɑthreelif∖ςςfburlif,,tςfiflif,,4ςsixlif,andsoon?Theanswerhasto

dowiththedevelopmentofnumbersystemsoverhistory.Along,longtimeago,whenthenumberwordswere

firstbeingformed,mostpeopledidn,thavemuchreasontodistinguishnumbersaboveten.Infact,some

languagesofa90culturesonlyhavenumberwordsforone,two,andmany.Sothebasicnumberwords

uptotenformedfirst,thentheywereextendedabitwiththeςς-lif,ending.

Maybetherewasaςςthreelif,,ςςfburlif,typesystem,but1ɪand12wereusedmoreoftenindailylife.Many

numbersystemsarebasedon12becauseitcanbedividede91bymanynumbers,suchas2,3,4and6,

andbecauseyoucancountto12ononehandbyusingyourthumbtocountthethreeknuckles（指关节）oneach

oftheotherfingers.（Wehavetheword“dozen“because12issouseful）.Ifɪ1and12arebeingusedmore

frequently,theformsforthemwillstick,evenwhenanothersystemstartstod92

Youcanextendthatideatoothernumberwords.Wehavemoreirregularitiesofpronunciationinthetens

（"twenty”,“thirty”,“fifly“insteadof"twoty","threety”,“fivety"）becausewe,vebeenmakingeverydayuseof

thosenumbersforlongerthanwehavefor“twohundred"，“threehundred"，and“fivehundred"）.“ThOUSand''is

anoldword,butitsoriginalsensewas“agreatmultitude,,∙Itisnotaspecificnumber,butaveryusefulidea.The

wordsweneededearliest,andusedthemostfrequentlyareusuallythemostirregular.

Sotheshortansweris,wecreatedwordsfor11and12alongtimeagobycallingthem“oneleftafterten”

and“twoleftafterten”.Theyweremoreusefultousthanthebiggernumbers,sowesaidthemmoreandthey

becameah93thatwecouldn,tbreak.

（2022春•上海奉贤•八年级校联考期中）DearAddie,

GreetingsfromNewJersey,howisNewZealand?Γmveryexcitedtohaveyouasmypenpal.Iguessit,s

myturntotellyouaboutm94

Ilivewithmyparents,twosisters,andourpetdogSam.Myoldestsister,Lindajustturned17.Myother

sisteris11andhernameisLucy.IguessIwouldsaythatsheismybestfriend,a95wesometimesfight.

SherideshorsesandtakeslessonseverySaturdaymorning.Ihavetogowithher,andthatistrulythemost

b96thingintheworldforIreallydon,tlikeridinghorses.

Itaketapdancingclasses.Iliketopracticeinthefoodstore.Thes97ofmyfeetsteppingonthehard

floorsechoes（发出回声）.Iplaysoccerinfall;Γmontheswimteaminsummer.Iliketoswim,butIamreally

lookingforwardtodivingthisyear.NextyearIwillstartmusiclessonsinschool.IthinkIamgoingtoplaythe

p98.

Ourhousehaseightroomsandasmallbackyardwhereeveryyearwetrytogrowvegetables.Ihaveabike

andMumallowsmetorideupanddownourstreet,butnowheree99ɪhopethatIwillgettorideitto

schoolsomeday.

Well,thatisenoughaboutmefornow.IlookforwardtohIOOfromyouagainsoon.Ihopeyour

surfinglessonswentwell.AndIhopeyourmumdoesletyouIeamtoplaythedrum.

Love,

Jessica

（2021春•上海•八年级统考期中）ReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperWOrdS.（在短文的空格内

填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。）

Somepeoplehaveproblemsfallingasleep;othershavetroublegettingupinthemorning.Thefollowing

suggestionsmayhelp.

Don,tspendlongerthanthirtyminutestryingtofallasleep.Ifyoucan,tgettosleepafterhalfanhour,getup

anddos101quiet,likereading.Onlygobacktobedwhenyoufeeltired.

Drinkaglassofwarmmilkfifteenminutesbeforeyougotobed—ithelpsyoutorelax.Butdon,tdrink

coffeeortea:theyhavechemicalswhichwillmakeitd102foryoutosleep.

Haveawarmbath——it,sagreatwaytorelax.Butn103staytheretoolong.Morethantwenty

minutesandyouwillloseallyourenergy.Andthebathroomisn,tthebestplacetofallasleep!

Listentosomemusic.However,ifyouhavetogetupandturnofftherecorderwhenthemusic

f104itwon,twork.

Setalltheclocksinthehousetenminutesfastb105yougotobedandtrytoforgetthatyoudid

thiswhenyouwakeupthenextmorning.

Getafriendtophoneyouinthemorningandhopethatyourfriendisbetteratwakingupthanyouareandis

abletohaveaninterestingtl06withyouonthephonetohelpyouwakeup.

Gotobede107thanusual.Itmaynotbeeasyatfirst,buttheysaythatanhourofsleepbefore

midnighthasthesameeffectastwohoursaftermidnight.

（2021春•上海奉贤•八年级校联考期中）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，

首字母己给•

March16thisWorldSleepDay.Thisyear,stopic（标语）is44BreatheEasily,SleepWelF,.Itsaimisto

celebratetheadvantagesofgoodandhealthysleep.

Sleepislikefoodforthebrain.Enoughsleephelpsthebodyandbraing108anddevelop.

AccordingtotheNationalSleepFoundationintheUS,adultsneedseventoninehoursofsleepeverynight.For

studentsaged10to17,ahealthyamountisabouteighttoninehourspernight.Butmanystudentsdon,tget

enoughsleepbecauseofearlyschooltimesandheavyh109About80percentofmiddleschoolstudents

don,tgetenoughsleep,theChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCenterreported.Forsomestudents,theywantto

sleepearly,buttheykeepworryingabouttheirschoolworkandcan,tfallasleepquickly.Forotherstheymayeven

keepthemselvesawakeallnightb110theyhaveinsomnia（失眠）.

Thesesleepingproblemsgreatlyaffectpeopleslives.Expertshaveshownthatlackofsleepforteenagers

leadstopoorgrades.Studentswillenoughsleepcannotpayattentioninclassordowellinsports.Also

thelackofsleepmaymakethemdepressed（沮丧的）.

L112withgoodsleephabits,itiseasiertofallasleep.Someofthesegoodhabitsincludeavoiding

drinksthatmakepeopleexcitedlateintheday,goingtosleepatthesametimeeachnight,andsleepingina

comfortableplacethatisdark,q113andneithertoowarmnortoocold.

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Myneighbor,s8-year-olddaughterusedtostayinthecountryside,hernativeplace.Recentlyherparents

broughthertotowntolivewiththem.Wildanduneducated,shewouldswearandsaydirtywordswhenshewas

u114Sometimesshewentsofarastorollontheground,whichs115allpeoplearound.Her

parentstriedtotame（驯月艮）herbybeatingandkicking,onlytocausemoreviolentoutbursts（暴力事件）.Finally

theybecamethoroughlyd116withher.

Oneday,theirnext-doorneighbor,aretiredwomanteacher,gavethegirladressasapresent.Itwassucha

beautifuldressthatshewasr117attractedbyit.

Thegirlbecamequiteanotherpersona118sheputonthedress.Shenolongerabusedorhitothers,

e119lessrolledonthefloor.Sheknewrunningwildwasbeneathherinsuchabeautifuldress.

Sincethenthegirlwasgentle,neatandlovely.

Perhapseveryonehasabeautifuldressh120somewhereinhisorherheart.However,hemaybe

unawareofit,forgetitorabandon（丢弃）it.

（2021春•上海黄浦•八年级统考期中）FillintheblankswithproperWOrdS（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，

使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给出）

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