专题06 短文填空2023-2024学年译林版八年级英语下学期期末复习专题训练

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2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期期末复习专题训练

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 (A)

Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? Let me tell you something about it．

Operation Smile is an ___1___(nation) children’s medical charity, ___2___(work) with a team of medical volunteers who provide safe and effective operations for children b___3___ with facial deformities(畸形)．It ___4___(start) by a doctor and his wife．In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines．They wanted to help those children with cleft lip and cleft palate(唇腭裂)．It was very difficult for them to eat and drink．These volunteers worked very hard．But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money．Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help the children in need．They called it Operation Smile．
Operation Smile mobilizes(动员) a world of generous hearts to heal children’s smiles and to make a chance across the globe．The charity works in more than twenty___5___(develop) countries and ___6___(cure) over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths．Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”．5,000 children in 18 countries are cured d___7___ the event．
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can c___8___ to help children when Operation Smile has left．As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for ___9___(far) treatment．
There are a lot of children who need your help．We expect that more people ___10___(join) us to help them．Please show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now．You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks．Because of you, many children can get the precious gift of smile．

1．__________   2．__________   3．___________  4．___________  5．____________

6．__________   7．__________   8．___________  9．___________  10．___________

(B)

Most of us have never thought about building an educational toy by ourselves．If we need a learning toy or something, we simply go to the nearest store and buy it．However, things are not as easy in third world countries．With families even having no food to put on the table, buying toys, ___1___(special) the educational ones, is the l___2___ thing on the parents’ minds．

So how can one get these kids interested in science? This was a question that worried the Indian engineer Arvind Gupta so much that he decided to leave his job and ___3___(spend) his life making toys from things that people no longer want or need!

Mr．Gupta began teaching in the 1970s．While still an engineering student at the Indian College of Technology, he volunteered to teach the children who could not a___4___ to go to school．After his graduation, he found a good job at India’s Tata Motors and spent the next five years designing cars．

But he soon realized that this was not something he wanted to do for the r___5___ of his life．So he took a year’s ___6___(train) course and took part in the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Program whose aim was to make science fun and exciting for poor children using common materials．

The whole project ___7___(find) so interesting that Mr．Gupta decided to leave his high-paying job and pay his attention to designing educational toys that were not only cheap and easy to build, but are also full of scientific principles(科学原理), so that children could get interested in this interesting subject．

When the Internet started becoming a more widespread learning tool, Mr．Gupta created a Toys from Trash website and also recorded over 250 YouTube videos．

Today, over 50,000 children and teachers visit the website daily to download the videos for the toy creations ___8___(develop) from cool science．Some young children ___9___(become) so inspired (鼓舞)that they have even won ___10___(nation) science competitions with the help of his creations．

1．________   2．________   3．_________   4．_________   5．_________

6．________   7．________   8．_________   9．_________  10．_________

(C)

One day while driving from my home to work．I noticed a car in front of me had a wobbly(不稳定的)wheel．It was c___1___ that the wheel had been changed ___2___(recent) and had not been fixed correctly．On a slow road this would not show much of a problem but I knew a highway was coming soon．There the traffic would move much faster and the driver would be in danger as the wheel could come off at that speed．

I ___3___(drive) a large jeep at the time and the car in front was a small one ___4___(drive) by a young lady on her own．So as I tried to flash(闪)my lights and wave her to pull over, I was worried that she ___5___(pull) over on the road side when she found in her mirror a single man chasing(追) her down in a jeep and waving for her to pull over．

Thankfully, she trusted more in the good nature of people and pulled over where I could e___6___ the problem．She said the wheel ___7___(change) only the night before and that she would pull into the nearest garage(修车间)where the repairman had tools to fix the wheel correctly．

My belief is that the act of ___8___(kind) was hers and not mine．How so? Well, it was she who chose to believe it p___9___ that people are good over the belief that bad things would come from being waved over to the side of the road by strangers．

I am glad I was able to wave her down in time and so a serious accident might ___10___(avoid)．But I am even happier that she believed in a stranger．

1．________     2．________     3．_________     4．_________     5．_________

6．________     7．________     8．_________     9．_________    10．_________

（D）

I’m a…go-getter!

School is a new start when the new term comes．Studying is certainly a big part of my life．I have made a  48  (decide) to set a goal for every subject at the beginning of the term．My aim is to do well 49   every subject this term．Biology is my favourite subject, and my target is to prepare  50  (I) for my degree in biology at university．I am always attentive in all classes and think  51  (active), so that I can have more free time to do other things that I’m interested in after school．

I like reading books of all kinds．I have a top 10 reading list and I try to keep it updated．Meanwhile, I’m  52  active member of my school’s long-distance running team．It always makes me  53  (excite) to work hard and achieve a team goal together．

To achieve  54  I want, I must use my time well．At school, I do my homework  55  I have spare time．After school, I try to spend any possible time  56  (remember) the new words I have learnt during the day．For example, it usually takes me 20 minutes to get home bus．I often use the time to    review English words．As the popular saying  57  (go), “Every minute counts! ”

Set a goal and get ahead! !

（E）

There are lots of little things we use around the house every day．Many of these things, such as cleaning and beauty products, help us keep both   48   (we) bodies and homes fresh and clean．  49  , they can sometimes be boring or have chemicals(化学物质)that do harm to us．

Michael,   50   healthcare worker from Virginia, US, solves this problem．He makes his own   51   (nature) soap (肥皂) to use at home．His wife gave him the idea to do so, in fact．”I have a wife who often gets   52   (headache) from popular scented (芳香的) soaps that are sold in stores．My goal was to find scents that would be good   53   her health,” he said．

The recipe(配方)he uses, although simple,   54   (result) in beautiful soaps that are not only gentler than soap sold in stores, but also   55   (cheap)．Michael said that making the soap himself allows him to save money and exercise his creativity．

Michael gives his soap away to friends as a gift instead of   56   (sell) it．He also donates it to local charities that help the people in need．

Although his job and family keep him busy, Michael has been happy to find time to work on this hobby．”  57   (create) soap offered a chance to show myself creatively and make a product that my home uses daily,” he said．

（F）

Keeping memories alive

Why do people enjoy taking pictures of their hobbies, their pet or their food? Why do we record every single moment? I can’t really give you an answer, though I am one of those people who take ____48____ (photo) of everything。

The special thing about photography is that we can record moments ____49____ and anytime．All we need for this is our smartphone．____50____ (Compare) to other forms of art, you don’t need any special talent for it．Every one of us can get started with this wonderful hobby．Every picture you take is a ____51____ (person) story．You don’t need to spend hours on it．You can express ____52____ (you) in this way with almost no skills．

If you prefer to share your pictures ____53____ your friends, camera phones allow you to post them on your Wechat Moments in a few seconds．The most amazing thing for me is the ____54____ (able) to record every moment with just a click on the smartphone．This helps me remember every experience as it happens．

Photography is also ____55____ amazing tool to enjoy the world around us and to stay in the moment．There is ____56____ (much) to this hobby than “just taking pictures”．Photography is art, and it allows each of us to become an ____57____ (art)．Take a picture of your next adventure! You won’t regret it, I promise．

（G）

Book crossing, a new way of reading, is developing, with book lovers leaving  48  (they) books in public places, to be picked up and “borrowed” by others．

The Belarusian National Technical University was   49  first to support the idea in the country．Several  50  (year) ago,

the director of its library, Alexey Kalaban,  51  (see) a large glass box of books which were free for anyone to read, at a Swedish (瑞典的) airport．He was very excited． 52  great the idea was! So he wanted to bring it lo his country．The question was only where such books might be   53  (keep) in public．

“We put the bookcase in the main building．It is free to everyone．People can be  54  (easy) encouraged to read．” Kalaban explained．”Inside the case, there is a special list  55  (show)who gave the book and when they gave it．”

Teachers, students and even people living in the neighbourhood brought their books．Besides．booksellers gave away a number of books too． 56  the help of so many people, every year, more such “safe” paces are found．Not long ago, a nightclub set up a shelf of books and magazines．During the dance break, people can pick up to read．

Nowadays, book crossing is being  57  (well) known lo the world than before．No doubt, it’s a great way to push more people to read and make the whole world a library．

（H）

The program “China Year in Russia” has ended, but the cultural relationship between the two countries grow stronger．“Chinese fever（中国热）”continues in Russia．

Fifty-year-old Wei Dehan48(study) Chinese culture for thirty years．He was one of the first Russians to open 49 Chinese teahouse in Moscow．That was in 1995．Now he also 50(teach) Chinese．During “China Year in Russia,” he set up a magazine 51 (introduce) Chinese culture．It is popular 52 local readers．

In Russia,young people who can speak Chinese53(be)welcome everywhere．Young people who are able to speak Chinese language find jobs 54 (easy)．Some 15,000 people attend Chinese language classes in Russia．The Confucius Institute（孔子学院），the worldwide Chinese language and culture education center, has been set up in thirteen of Russia’s 55(university)．

Also,Chinese way of life is commonly seen in the daily lives of Russian people．Green tea, Chinese food 56 Tai Chi are becoming more and more popular．

Russian newspapers and magazines praised “China Year in Russia” as a great event．57 (them) said that the program deepened understanding between the people of the two countries．It also opens the way for future culture exchanges．

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参考答案

(A)

1．international    2．working                3．born      4．was started           5．developing        6．have cured        7．during                   8．continue    9．further             10．will join

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