1、人教版八年级下册英语期末复习短文填空、选词填空专题训练人教版八年级下册英语期末复习短文填空、选词填空专题训练 短文填空短文填空 1 A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the 1 drvier. H e also spoke to Tom. He was a witness（证人）（证人）. This is what they said. TRUCK DRIVER : I was 2 from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, s o I sl
2、owed down（减（减 速）速）. I didnt stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously 3 but b oth cars were damaged（损毁的）（损毁的）. TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The t ruck stopped 4 . The driver didnt give me a warning（警（警 示）示）, I was driving very slowly. I co
3、uld not pass the truck because 5 were two car s coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass 6 my left han d. TOM: I was 7 the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A Truck was goin g to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters 8 the tr
4、uck. It was going 9 . When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window a t something. My friend saw the 10 ,too. 1 truck 2 driving 3 hurt 4 suddenly 5 there 6 cut 7 watching 8 behind 9 fast 10 accident 2 Climbing the highest
5、mountains in the world is not an easy job. You have to fig ht bad weather, illness 1 fear. But Jordan Romero, 2 thirtenn year - old boy from America, will climb Asia s 3 mountain, Qomolangma. He will 4 out this month. 5 parents and helpers will climb with him. He 6 to take two months for thi s climb
6、. “ Im ready, But 7 dont reach the top 8 , I ll try next time. ” he said. Jordan has already climbed the highest mountains of six other outinents(洲洲). If he 9 to the top this time, he will become the 10 person to climb the world s highest mountain. 1 and 2 a 3 highest 4 set 5 His 6 plans 7 if 8 succ
7、essfully 9 gets 10 youngest 3 Have you 1 been to Ireland ? If not, you should think of spending a vacation t here. The Republic of Ireland lies 2 the south of the island. There are about 3,47 0,00 people in the country and the weather is quite wet but warm. Falls of snow in Ireland are most unusual.
8、 Ireland is full of interesting things to do. You ll find reataurants and cafes 3 . Most of them have a long list of Irish food and drinks. After your meal, you can take a walk along the shore. The countryside is good 4 horse riding. Other sports you may want to do are sailing, boating, swim ming, f
9、ishing and golfing. Ireland is famous for its theaters and festivals. So why 5 you stay longer for a party, an opera or a concert ? The Irish people are kind and friendly. From mountains to beaches you will find people read to stop and talk about the weather, the local geography or history a nd mayb
10、e about what you should see next. The Irish people have 6 their own culu re of music and literature well. 7 areas have different kinds of music. In towns a nd villages people gather together in the evening to sing and play music. They als o get together to read their own poems to each other. Meeting
11、 such people is re ally fun, isnt 8 ? 1 ever 2 in 3 everywhere 4 for 5 dont 6 kept 7 different 8 it 4 Jean Nicole is a y 1 sale lover. She doesn t want to miss any chance to b 2 good things, because they are much c 3 than those in shops. She is i 4 in almost everything, such a 5 gloves, old coins, p
12、aintings, tables and so on. Everybody calls her “Lady Yard sale.” Two weeks ago, after Jean came back from a yard sale, she entered her store r oom. She was s 6 to find that she had bought so many things. Jean counted the m and made a list. “ Oh, dear ! I can t believe it. There are seven bicycles,
13、nine armchairs, and fifteen camers And they havent been used even once.” She checked the numbers again. It made her mad. “How silly I am !” She thou ght. “ I can not l 7 go to yard sales unless I hold my own one to sell these thin gs out. But w 8 anyone buy them ?” 1 yard 2 buy 3 cheaper 4 intereste
14、d 5 as 6 surprised 7 longer 8 will 5 My hometown is a beautiful village. Great C 1 have taken place here in the past ten years. Ten years ago, it was a p 2 village. There was only one mountain path to go there. O 3 one or two families had bikes or radios. People l 4 in low stra w thatched cottages（破
15、旧的草（破旧的草 屋）屋）. Now my hometown has taken on a n 5 look. We have built a new highway . Every family can w 6 TV at home, and some have had cars. All the villagers are 7 in new houses, some even in large buildings. Every family has s 8 some mon ey. Thanks to the government s effort, now children can r
16、9 a good education. We are living a h 10 life now. 1 changes 2 poor 3 Only 4 lived 5 new 6 watch 7 living 8 saved 9 receive 10 happy 6 Have you ever been to Taiwan ? Taiwan lies in the 1 of China. It s the largest 2 in China. It has an area of about 36,000 square kilometers and it h as a 3 of over 2
17、0,000,000. It is rich in 4 resources（资（资 源）源）. Bananas, rice and tea and so on are famous at home and abroad. Clothes , food are also well known 5 the world. Its beautiful scenery, such as Sun Moon Lake and Mout Ali, and its 6 climate（气候）（气候） make more and more 7 come to Taiwan. Taiwan has 8 a part
18、of China since ancient times. Most people of the island cam e from Fujian and Guangdong 9 . All the People on both sides of the strait（海（海 峡）峡） have a strong 10 unite （统一）（统一） our motherland . 1 east 2 island 3 population 4 natural 5 around 6 wonderful 7 tourists 8 been 9 provinces 10 wish 7 I have
19、been doing a project at school recently about 1 in danger. I think their l iving condition(环环 境境) is terrible in China. I am writing to you to suggest 2 we should do to help p rotect animals more. I feel so sorry for the giant panda. It s one of the 3 popular animals in the world and a symbol of Chi
20、na. We ve learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo. I think we should try to do more to stop people from destroying（毁坏）（毁坏） their forests. 4 animal we should try to protect more is the Chinese alligator（扬子（扬子 鳄）鳄）. They live in some areas of eastern China, and now the water there isn t 5 for them t
21、o live in. The government should stop factories 6 polluting the l akes and rivers. 7 we protect these beautiful animals in China, more people may wish to visit Ch ina to see them, they could be an important tourist attraction. It would be good if more people came to visit our beautiful country 8 som
22、e quieter places in the co untry. I hope you will encourage more people to think about such an important subject. Yours sincerely LiYing 1 animals 2 what 3 most 4 Another 5 enough 6 from 7 If 8 eapecially 8 I m Eric. I love my hometown-California. There I have many sweet childhood 1 . 2 I was a smal
23、l boy, I had to get up before sunrise to work on the farm. A t sunrise I could see a house with golden windows far away 3 the farm. Every day I looked at it with interest and wondered what the house looked like inside. To b e 4 . I really wanted to live there ! I often said to myself, “ Some day I w
24、ill 5 a house like that. “ One day I walked to the house with golden windows. I walked for a (n) 6 and then I stopped in fornt of the house. To my surprise, there were no 7 golden windows. I was very upset. Later I learned that the windows were not g olden at all. It was the sunrise that had made th
25、em 8 golden. 1 memories 2 When 3 from 4 honest 5 ownhave 6 while 7 longer 8 look 9 It was a very special day because Dylan Terry came to the West End Children s Home ! Dylan Terry is my favorite s 1 . I like him because he sings wonderfull y, he is cute and he helps the kids a lot. We stood near the
26、 door, w 2 for him. Everyone was very excited. Finally, he arri ved and shook hands with us. He was so nice ! He sang several songs for us. So me of us even started dancing w 3 he was singing. We were having a great ti me ! T 4 our surprise, Dylan joined us for lunch. He brought us one big cake. Eve
27、ryo ne ate some and i 5 was delicious . While we were eating, Dylan told us many i nteresting s 6 about himself. I never though i could talk to my favorite p 7 sta r. It was just like a dream. I will remember this unforgettable experience f 8 . 1 singer 2 waiting 3 while when 4 To 5 it 6 stories 7 p
28、op 8 forever 10 The Great Wall of China is one of the ancient wonders in the world. Every year, It attacts millions of tourists. The Geat Wall has a history of 1 than 2,000 years. It is about six 2 kilome ters long from east to 3 and is 7 meters in height. In many places, it is 4 enou gh for 10 men
29、to walk side by side on top of it. When you look at the Great Wall, you can t help thinking how the Chinese people were able to build it 5 modern machines . In fact, millions of people 6 more than 10 years building it, and many people e vern lost their 7 . Today, as a 8 place of interest, the Great
30、Wall is known to people all ov er the world. 1 more 2 thousand 3 west 4 wide 5 without 6 spent 7 lives 8 famous 11 One day a rich man met Jack. He asked, “ I hear you are very clever and 1 is difficult to you. Can you tell why you are so clever ?” Jack answered with a smile, “ Oh, Im not clever. 2 ,
31、 you are too silly. ” The rich man became 3 . Jack said, “Please don t angry. Now let me ask you a question. If you have a group of sheep, I give yo u 4 group. Then how many groups of sheeep do you have ?” “Two, of course. Anyone knows that I have two groups of sheep. ” Jack 5 and said, “Youre 6 . T
32、wo groups of sheep together are still 7 group. That s the 8 question in the world. ” 1 nothing 2 Instead 3 angry 4 another 5 laughed 6 wrong 7 one 8 easiest 12 This is a true story. It 1 to a friend of mine one year ago. 2 my friend, Geor ge , was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into another roo
33、m. It was very dark, so they 3 on the light. 4 they heard a voice behind them. “ What s up ?” Someone called. The thieves turned off the light and ran away as quickl y as possible. George 5 the noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light, 6 he couldnt see anyone. The 7 were already gone. Georges parrot, Henry, was still there. “ What s 8 , George ? ” he called. “Nothing, Henry,” George said and smiled, “ Go b ack to sleep.” 1 happened 2 While 3 turned 4 Sunddenly 5 heard 6 but 7 thieves 8 up
