1、八年级英语下册八年级英语下册短文填空短文填空拔高训练题拔高训练题 （八篇） 根据首字母提示及短文内容填入适当的词，使其意思通顺，每空一词根据首字母提示及短文内容填入适当的词，使其意思通顺，每空一词： （一） Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up but keeps old people company and helps them remember to take their m (1) . That is the shared dream of the toy m (2) Hasbro and scientists at B
2、rown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The cat has already been for s (3) for two years. It is for old people and acts as a companion for them. It makes the same n (4) as a real cat and even appears to ask for attention from its o (5) . That idea is from Jeanne Elliott. Her 93-year-old mother
3、Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The robot cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliot is at w (6) . Derr treats it like a real cat, even though she knows it is electronic(电子的). Elliot told the Associated Press her mother often f (7) things. She added that a cat hel
4、ps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be c (8) when she walks, which would be great. In the end, they hope to create an exchange b (9) the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers hope they can even help stop feelings of l (10) and sadn
5、ess among old people. Answers: (1) medicine (2)maker (3)sale (4) noises (5)owners (6)work (7)forgets (8)careful (9)between (10) loneliness （二） They say that babies dont remember much when theyre born. They cant see very well and they are very w (1) , but babies can recognize sounds when theyre in th
6、e womb. And if you dont b (2) in science, this heart-warming story of a Brazilian couple will probably e (3) every future parent to speak to their babies during pregnancy（怀孕）. Tarsila Rosa and Fl vio Dantas looked forward to the a (4) of their first daughter, Antonella. In fact, her father was so e
7、(5) to meet her that he talked to her every day in the morning and after coming back from work. Her father would go on and on and talk about his day, and he would always repeat that he loved her very much. Even though Fl vio wasnt sure if his words could r (6) his daughter, he never stopped talking
8、to her throughout the w (7) pregnancy, and when the baby arrived in the world, she showed him that she had been l (8) perfectly the whole time. After the baby was born, Fl vio repeated the w (9) he was saying, and the baby greeted him with the most sincere s (10) ever. The baby started smiling just
9、as soon as her father started talking, and thankfully they had a camera to capture this incredible moment. Answers : (1) weak (2) believe (3) encourage (4) arrival (5) excited (6)reach (7) whole (8)listening (9)words (10)smile 从方框中选出合适的单词或词组，并用其适当形式完成短文，有两个多余的词 （三） he , leg, hunger , return , happy
10、, fall , through , across, cover, able, back, she Shankar lived in a poor family. One day, he was crossing (1) the forest carrying some woods. He saw an old (2) man. Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have food for his own. So he went on his way. Later he saw a thirsty deer. He wan
11、ted to give him some water, but he did not have water for (3) . So he kept on his way ahead. Then he saw a young man who wanted to make a camp, but he did not have woods. Shankar gave some woods to him. In (4) , the young man gave Shankar some food and water. Then Shankar went (5) to the old man to
12、give him some food and give some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy. Shankar then (6) went on his way. However, one day Shankar (7) down the hill. He was in pain, but he couldnt move. The old man saw him and pulled him up the hill. He had many wounds(伤口) on his (8) . And the
13、 deer went to the forest and brought some herbs（药草）. After some time his wounds were (9) . All were very happy because they were (10) to help each other. Answers； （1）through (2)hungry (3)himself (4)return (5)back (6)happily (7)fell (8)legs (9)covered (10)able （四） join , understand , pay , since , in
14、, educate , four, good , low , spend , speak, high, More and more people all over the world are learning English now. The worlds (1) of English seems to be getting better, according to an (2) report about English learning. The report ranks English language levels in 63 countries into five classes. T
15、hey are: very high level, high, moderate, low and very low. The report says Denmark is the top country for English as a foreign language. Poland and Austria have (3) Denmark and other northern European countries with the very high levels . Malaysia and Singapore are the (4) in Asia with high levels
16、in English. Joining them is Argentina, the only Latin American country to belong to high level. English levels in the rest of Latin America are still (5) . In Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, they still (6) too much attention to grammar and vocabulary, but not so much to the (7) skills. These countr
17、ies have (8) a lot of time and money on English education. But they have not improved in English (9) 2007. English language level has actually fallen in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa, partly because of wars in the area. The report says that 1.75 billion people are speaking Engli
18、sh today. They think that the number can grow to two billion by 2020 - about one (10) of the worlds population. Answers : (1) understanding (2) education (3)joined (4)best (5)low (6) pay (7)speaking (8)spent (9)since (10) fourth 纯空格填词纯空格填词: 题题根据短文内容，用适当的词填空，使文章意思通顺。每空一词：根据短文内容，用适当的词填空，使文章意思通顺。每空一词：
19、（五）（五） There are more than 61 million left-behind kids(留守儿童) in the poorest parts of China. One or (1) parents have worked in factories, hoping to make enough money to help the family to (2) a better life. Theyve left their kids in the (3) of the other parents or grandparents in the village. The kid
20、s will feel lucky if they get to see their parents (4) or twice a year. Earlier this year, the (5) of four left-behind children left the nation in surprise. They were (6) age 5 to 13, in southwestern China. And its believed that they lost their lives because they were not good at swimming. A psychol
21、ogist(心理学家) at the University of Southern California Oyserman wondered whether this would change (7) these kids could overcome such feelings by doing well in school. They should talk more with teachers or review every day. Being left behind is (8) a common thing that all the kids know what it is. Fo
22、r left-behind kids, she suggests that parents should tell their kids, Our fate（命运） is not good but were (9) steps toward the future. Its possible for even young children to understand a family working (10) toward a brighter future. Answers: (1)both (2) live (3) hands (4)once (5) death (6)from (7)if
23、(8)such (9) taking (10) together （六） The year 2021 will be a fresh start, so things that happened in 2020 should be (1) behind as yesterday is history. Right? People make resolutions at the very start of this year and hope this new year will be good in (2) work and life. I also list some things that
24、 need to be finished in 2021. 1. Making full preparation (3) the coming test to become a teacher. Although it is hard, I will still try my (4) to go for it. If you dont give yourself a chance, then you will not achieve it. 2. Opening myself to a new relationship. Be ready to have a new relationship.
25、 A girl should be confident(自信的). Be happy every day and make （5） look beautiful and optimistic(乐观的). You should know a girl (6) smiles never gets a bad luck. 3. Reading more books and (7) on well with my parents. With the development of smart phones, we (8) ourselves into the world of mobile phones
26、 so much that we dont read the books. Reading a book at a silent corner (9) a real relaxation. Those are the major things I want to do in my 2021. I wish I can finish those things and (10) this year wonderful. Answers : (1)left (2)both (3)for (4)best (5)yourself (6)with (7) getting (8)put (9) is (10
27、) make 根据短文内容，用所给词的适当形式填空或根据上下文完成所缺的词根据短文内容，用所给词的适当形式填空或根据上下文完成所缺的词，每空一，每空一 词：词： （七）（七） Pretty, active, these are all words Ive been (1) (hear) people call me for most of my life. For as long as I can remember, Ive been just a little (2) fat. I was a fat kid and now Im a curvy woman. In high school,
28、 I was not healthy. I (3) (eat) too much and became too fat. So I had practice (such as running, weight-lifting ) two hours a day, five days a week, and I also (4) part in basketball games, football games, and cheerleading (啦 啦队)competitions. Therefore, I was strong. Once I left (5) school and I rea
29、lized I needed to make some serious changes to keep healthy. I started going to the university gym at least five times a week and tried not to eat anything stupid, (6) nothing worked. I started down a dangerous path that I nearly didnt pull myself out of. But then I tried a doctor-monitored diet a f
30、ew years later and (7) about 50 pounds, still placing me on the overweight side of normal for my (8) (high) by about five pounds. I tried to keep that weight. I was eating the (9) (health)Ive ever eaten in my life, and I was exercising an hour a day, seven days a week. No matter what I did, the weig
31、ht still came back . But I didnt really mind, because I was still really healthy and (10) (act) And now today, Im still overweight, but you know what? Im also really healthy. I even ran two half-marathons last Answers: (1) hearing (2)bit (3)ate (4)took (5)high (6) but (7)lost (8) height (9) healthie
32、st (10) active （八） Should parents pay for college costs for their kids? People from different countries have different (1) (think). Alice (China): When I was 9, my parents told me that all they wanted me to do was (do) well in school. They expected me to get good grades in school. They also made (3)
33、 clear to me that they did not want me to (4) money from bank for college. They encouraged me to have part-time jobs for getting experience, but they didnt want me to be (5) (stress) about money. I am so thankful to them. In Chinese culture, parents would take care of their children for their whole
34、lifetime. Duty doesnt end when a child becomes an adult. Srta Necia (US): I think parents need to teach their children responsibility! My parents made all three of us work (6) the age of 16. They told us they could not afford all four years of college, but they had some money (7) (save) up for each
35、of us that would probably cover the first year. After that we were on our (8) They helped us save money from our jobs and (9) (teach) us that we have to work hard for what we want so we can enjoy it later. They both came from very poor families, worked their way through college, and now own their home and have three very hard-working (10) . Answers : (1) thoughts (2) doing (3) it (4) borrow (5) stressed (6)at (7)saved (8) own (9)taught (10) children/ kids
