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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（23-24八年级下·福建漳州·期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个
恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
The children’s book, The Little Prince, is one of the best-selling books in the world. French pilot Antoine
de Saint-Exupery 1 (write) it in 1943. It’s so popular that there are plays, 2 (movie), and
even a theme park in France all about the story.
This year, there will be some characters (角色) from the story work 3 “guides” (向导) in
Hongkong’s Ocean Park. But 4 is the book so special?
The book is very imaginative and 5 (teach) us about what it means to be human. In the story, a
pilot crashes (坠毁) 6 (he) plane in the desert. There, he meets 7 clever little prince from a
different planet (星球). The planet is much 8 (small) than the Earth. The prince tells the pilot how he
had met other people on other little planets and a 9 (friend) fox (狐狸) and a scary snake on Earth. The
pilot learns some 10 (real) important lessons about life and love. He also sees how grown-ups can
forget what they knew as children—like how to be kind-hearted. This often echoes with both children and grown-
ups.
（23-24八年级下·河北石家庄·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词（有提示词的，填入
单词的正确形式）
The story Journey to the West says that once upon a time there was 1 magic rock. One day, it
2 (sudden) broke open and 3 (give) birth to a monkey. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses
a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small 4 he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is
able to make it big and long. The Monkey King can also make seventy-two 5 (change) to his shape and
size, turning himself into 6 (difference) animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot
turn himself into a person.
Even today, the children of China are very 7 (excite) about the story of the Monkey King. And as
soon as the TV program came 8 more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested 9
reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps 10 (fight) to help the weak and never givesup.
（24-25八年级上·广东深圳·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形
式，并将答案写在答题卡相应位置。
Dear John,
I am glad to share with you an amazing book called The Art of War: It is an ancient book about the strategy
of war. This is the 1 (three) time that I recommend (推荐) the book!
This book is full of clever sayings. One of 2 most important ideas is “know the enemy and know
yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat”. It means in a war, there were many things
people should think about 3 (careful), such as the places and the things they had. It mainly tells us 4
(make) good plans before we do something. If we do this, we will have more 5 (chance) to get what we
want.
The book also 6 (teach) us to be patient and not be too quick to act. We have to wait 7
the right time to do something. For example, when we play chess, we can think about the ways in this book. It
helps us to be 8 (smart) and make better choices.
So far, many people 9 (read) the book. It is not only for wars in the past, 10 also for
our daily life. It is really a great and useful book. Hope you will read it soon.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
（24-25八年级上·山东烟台·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形
式。
I like reading, because it not only opens my mind but also gives me courage.
Up to now I 1 (read) a lot of books. But one of the books that I like best is The Story of My Life.
It was written by 2 (America) writer Helen Keller in 1902. She was a blind, deaf and dumb person. In
the book, she wrote that she had not been able to see, hear or speak since she was one year and seven 3
(month) old. This made her very sad. Luckily, she met her good teacher, Miss Sullivan at the age of seven. Helen
was getting much 4 (happy) than before. Miss Sullivan helped her study by writing on Helen’s hands
with her own fingers again and again. Helen was a very hard-working girl. It was unbelievable to most people
5 she actually learned to speak and write. She made a 6 (succeed). Several years later, with the
7 (encourage) of her teacher, she went to university. She even wrote many famous works. The Story of My
Life is one of 8 (they). It shows us an important 9 (true): Nothing is 10 (possible)if you put your heart into it! This is why I like it best. What about you?
（24-25八年级上·宁夏石嘴山·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
（每空一词）
Do you love stories? There are many 1 (interest) fairy stories in China. It is believed that the
story of the Monkey King is not new to Chinese children.
The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character 2 the traditional Chinese book
Journey to the West.
The Monkey King sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make seventy-two
3 (change) to his shape and size. But unless (除非) he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person.
To fight bad people, the Monkey King 4 (use) a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small
5 he can keep it in his ear.
The Monkey King has excited Chinese children for many years. And as soon as the TV programme 6
(come) out more than thirty years ago, almost all the children became interested in this story and it brought lots of
happiness to 7 (they). The clever Monkey King keeps 8 (fight) to help the weak and never
gives up. 9 (final), he can win the hearts of many young people.
If you want to know more about the Monkey King, you’d better read 10 book when you’re free.
I’m sure you will love it.
（23-24八年级上·湖北荆州·期末）阅读短文, 在空白处填入适当的内容或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
The book Red Star Over China is 1 first book to tell the world about the Communist Party of
China (CPC) (中国共产党). A famous American reporter named Edgar Snow wrote this book.
Before the book Red Star Over China came out, the world 2 (know) little about the CPC．
3 July 13, 1936, Edgar Snow reached Yan’an, Shaanxi. He met Mao Zedong, the main leader (领导者) of
the CPC． The two had a(n) 4 (discuss) about the situation (形势) in China. Mao Zedong also told
5 (he) a lot about the history of the CPC． As time went by, they 6 (become) good friends.
Edgar Snow stayed in Shanbei for over one hundred days. He wrote down everything he saw 7heard. He was sure that Mao Zedong and the CPC would be 8 (success). After he went back to the US,
he shared some of his 9 (story) with American people.
The book Red Star Over China helped the world know 10 (much) about the CPC than before.
Now many people still read this book.
（23-24八年级下·山东临沂·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形
式。
If you love reading books, you must know about the book—The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
The book is 1 (success). And it is popular among kids at home 2 abroad. Even if I am an
adult now, I’m still a fan of this book. After re-reading the book 3 (recent), I have learned an important
lesson from Tom Sawyer.
In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. Have you ever 4 (want) to
complain (抱怨)? I think most people have.
Tom Sawyer, however, had 5 different thought when he was given a boring task. One day, Aunt
Polly told Tom to paint the fence(篱笆). Tom was 6 (do) his job when his friend Ben Rogers happened
to pass by. Instead of complaining, Tom 7 (introduce) the task and told that he felt “excited” about it.
“Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand—boys can do this!” Tom said.
Tom’s words made Ben become interested 8 the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he
could have a chance 9 (paint) the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would
have had a bad day painting the fence.
This story 10 (teach) me a valuable lesson: Complaining is useless.
（23-24八年级下·山东日照·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入适当内容或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不
多于三个单词）。
In 1 second forty monkeys arrived at her tall house. “What do you want?” they asked.
“There 2 three people, a dog and a lion on my road,” she said. “Kill the people 3 the
dog. But bring the lion here 4 my house. He can work for me.”
“At once,” said the Monkeys. And away they went.
They 5 (break) the Tin Man’s arms and legs. They took all the straw out of the Scarecrow and
6 (throw) his clothes up into a tall tree. Then they took the Lion and 7 (carry) him to a dark cellar
under the Witch’s house.
But they couldn’t hurt Dorothy and Toto, because 8 the good Witch’s kiss. So the Monkeyspicked them up very 9 (careful) and took them to the Witch’s house. The Witch saw the kiss on
Dorothy’s face, and 10 afraid. But she didn’t tell Dorothy that.
重难语篇拔高练
（24-25八年级上·山东临沂·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形
式。
It was December and the snow was falling quietly outside. The four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy,
1 (sit) around the fire in the living room. They were making socks for soldiers (士兵). There was a war and
everyone had to help. The festival was coming, but they wouldn’t get any 2 (present) from their mother,
Mrs. March.
“We’ve got father and mother, and each other,” said Beth. They looked happy when hearing this. Then Jo
said, “But it is 3 pity that our father is far away with the soldiers.”
Nobody spoke for a minute. “Mother says our men are at war and we mustn’t spend money for pleasure.
That’s why we can’t have presents this year,” Meg said 4 (quiet) and slowly.
Although they would have no presents, they each had a dollar. They began to share what they wanted to
buy. Jo would like to buy a book for herself 5 she was a book lover. Beth planned to spend hers on new
music. She played the piano and loved singing. Amy would like a nice box of drawing pencils, for she wanted to
be an 6 (art).
Jo thought mother didn’t say anything about their money and she wouldn’t wish them to give up anything.
They worked hard so they 7 (buy) what they wanted each and had a little fun. It was true. The two elder
sisters had jobs.
Just then the clock struck (击) six. Beth 8 (get) up and put her mother’s slippers near the fire to
warm.
“Those slippers are very old,” said Jo. “Mother needs some new ones.”
“I can buy a pair for her with my own dollars,” said Beth.
“No, I’m the 9 (old) of us all,” Meg said. “I want to buy the slippers for her.”
“I have an idea,” said Beth. “We don’t buy presents for 10 (our). Get some for mother instead.”Her sisters thought that was a very good idea.
—Adaptation (改编) from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
