1、1仁爱八年级上册短文填空(一)There are 47 different kinds of Kangaroos(袋鼠). The smallest are about a quarter of a meter long. The 1 are taller than a man. Kangaroos have very long strong back 2 . These are used for 3 . They also have 4 strong tails for resting on.Kangaroos front legs are 5 shorter, and are almost
2、 like arms. Kangaroos heads are quite small, but their ears are quite large.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. （二）These days it is found(被发现)that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no 1 in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have 2 more important things to do.What are these impo
3、rtant things? Exams! They have to 3 themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost 4 book worms (书呆子). In the past ,in the summer holidays , they could do 5 they liked, but now they have to 6 all their time preparing. So 7 have kept them away from going in for sp
4、orts.Its true. A good education(教育) can not go without physical training(体育锻炼) . The 8 is true ,a quick mind hardly goes along with a 9 body.10 a strong body, you can never do anything well. How can you make great success(成功 ) in life? 21. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. （三）What is the meaning of “insec
5、t”? Do you know ?OK! You can guess it. For example, a cockroach(蟑螂) is an i 1 . A fly is an insect , too.A flea(跳蚤) can be so small that you cant s 2 it land on this page. A beetle(甲虫) can be as long as half of this page. Fleas and beetles are d 3 in size, but they are both insects.Many insects have
6、 feelers(触角) for smelling and wings(翅膀，翼) for f 4 . But some insects do not have feelers and wings.How are insects the same? Insects have s 5 legs and a three-part body. This means that fleas and beetles have six legs and three-part bodies. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (四)Today many people like reading stories ab
7、out UFOs. Many people in different countries are 1 the UFOs. But what are UFOs?There are many different saying for the UFOs. 2 those sayings, the most popular one is that they carry visitors coming from other stars. They 3 to fly much faster than planes.The scientists and many other people 4 these s
8、ayings. Some people said they saw a few UFOs that landed on the 5 . Some people said they saw some strange visitors coming out of the UFOs. Some even said they were carried away in the UFOs, and then were sent 6 by the strange visitors.Some made mistakes when they said they saw the UFOs. 7 they saw
9、a 8 3or an uncommon(不同寻常) plane, or the light in the sky coming from the ground. Sometimes they saw the light from the moon.But now people still cant 9 the UFOs clearly. It may take many years tu find a clear 10 and then people may give the UFOs another name.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (五)From Mo
10、nday to Friday most people are busy working or studying , but in the evenings and weekends they are free and 1 themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies , others 2 sports . This is decided by their own 3 .There are many different ways to spend our 4 time .Almost everyone has some kinds o
11、f hobbies: it may be someting from collecting stamps to 5 model planes . Some hobbies are very expensive , but others don cost anyting at all . Some collections are worth a lot of money , others are valuable(有价值的 ) only to their owners .I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand d
12、ollars . A short time ago he bought a rare (罕见的) fifty-cent price which 6 him 250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right . On the other hand , my youngest brother collects match boxes . He has almost 600 of them , but I wonder 7 they are worth any money . Howeve
13、r , 8 my brother they are quite valuable . 9 makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection .Thats what a hobby means ，I thinkIt is something we like to do in our free time just for the 10 of it . The value in dollars is not important , but the 4pleasure it gives us is . 1. 2. 3.
14、4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (六)Jiaozi is the Chinese name of dumplings . We have all kinds of dumplings 1 meat or vegetables . Jiaozi is very 2 with us , especially (尤其) duting the Spring Festival .People usually eat jiaozi on New Years Eve or the next moring . 3 do people like eating jiaozi ?Because New
15、Years Day is the beginning of a new year .Poeple choose (选择)round jiaozi to show their wishes for 4 luck (运气) . The history of jiaozi is about 500 years .Eating jiaozi is a happy thing ! And if all the 5 make jiaozi together , you ll feel much happier . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. （七）Whats your hobby ? Many peop
16、le like stamp-collecting. Do you like it , too ?1 you do .But do you know the history of stamp-collecting ?Stamp-collecting didnt start 2 1854 . As time passes , there are more and more stamp-collectors .Not only children but also men and women collect stamps . In 1921 , America began selling stamps
17、 to the collectors . In some countries , there are even lessons on stamp-collecting in schools . People are becoming more and more 3 in stamps . Every picture on a stamp has a meaning in it . It may 5be the head of a 4 person , or an important place , or a 5 thing . Each stamp can tell us a story .1
18、. 2. 3. 4. 5. (八) If someone asks me ,“Do you like music ?”Im I sure I will answer him or her , “Of course , I do .” Because I think music is an important part in our 1 life .Different people have different 2 about music .For me , I like rock music because its so 3 .And my favorite band , the “Fox L
19、adies ” is one of the loves dance music because she 4 dancing . My best friend , Jane ,likes jazz music . She thingks jazz is really cool .“I like dance music and rock music very much because they are amazing ,” says my brother .But mu sister thinks rock music is boring . “I lke some 5 music ,” she
20、says . Thats why she likes country music , I think .1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (九)One day when Tony was crossing the road . A car hit him . He fell down and b 1 his arm .An ambulance (救护车) soon arrived and t 2 him to a hospial . A doctor put the arm in a plaster cast (上石膏) 。Tony could not move it at all .“You m
21、ust k 3 your arm in the cast for six weeks .” the doctor said , “That would give the broken arm a c 4 to heal (痊愈) 。 ” Six weeks later ,Tony went back to the h 5 . The doctor cut the cast w 6 a large saw (锯) and took the arm out of the cast .“Can you move your arm , Tony ? ” He asked . Tony tired to
22、 m 7 his arm 6.At first it was difficult , but soon he was able to move it a little .“Yes , its fine ,” He said , “Thanks , doctor .” “It will b 8 as good as usual (像往常一样 ) soon .” The doctor said , “Just e 9 it a little .”“Will I bu able to play the piano ? ” Tony asked .“Of c 10 you will ,” He sai
23、d .“That is a good news ,” Tony said , “I couldnt play it at all before .”1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (十)Early in the moring , at noon , or in the evening ,in big cities and in the countryside , all across the United States , you can see Americans 1 . Men and women , children and teenagers , midd
24、le-aged people and grandparents are running . People run everywhere along the beaches of California , 2 towns . Some people even run in their living rooms . A few years ago , running was not so 3 . In the 1960s , runners were mostly athletes (运动员) and health freaks (荒唐行为) . In those days , some peop
25、le would see a runner and ask , “ Hey , whats the hurry ? ” Or they might say to themselves , “Is he crazy (疯狂) ? ” Woman almost never ran . But today all this is changing . Today men and women of all ages enjoy to run .Doctor say that many of the health problems in the United States come from these
26、 bad habits : eating too much , smoking cigarattes (烟) , and not exercising enough . Doctors tell us . “Eating less ,dont smoke , and exercise 4 . ” Runing is good exercise because it helps build strong hearts and lungs . It also helps most people lose 5 .71. 2. 3. 4. 5. (十一)One day , if your father
27、 gets older and older , will you dislike his more words and his unhealth ? Here is a 1 letter to his son . Lets read it and see whats moving you .Dear son ,When I grow old one day , please be good with and try to 2 me . If I get dirty when eating or if I can not dress , help me . Remember the hours
28、I spend 3 it to you . If I speak to you , I say some things again and 4 , please listen to me . When you were small , I had to read to you the same story again and again until you went to 5 .When my tired legs do not let me walk , give 6 your hand . I did the same when you started walking .Some day
29、you will find I may make many mistakes , but I always want the best 7 for you . When I 8 near to you , you should be next to me , try to understand me and help me 9 I did when you started living .Help me walk to the 10 of my life with love and patience . Ill pay you by a smile and love .I love you ,
30、 son . Your father , John1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. （十二）In America , science is a very important class . In middle school we were taught how to solve problems by thingking like a 1 . We had to think of a 8question , guess an answer , and 2 a way to test our guess . There were lots of experiments
31、 and other activies . I remember studying 3 science can explain things like light and electricity .Our English class is very different from 4 in China ,more like Chinese class I think ! We read lots of books and talked about them , 5 we could understand what we read better . We learned how to know w
32、hat information is important when we read and what 6 so important . In my class we all gave six 7 to the class during the year . We had to talk in front of the class fo six 8 Ten mintes !We also have heath classes . In this class , we learned about our bodies and how to take care of 9 by doing thing
33、s like eating healthy foods , and not doing 10 things like smoking or drugs (毒品) . We cooked a little bit , but I was not very good at it ！1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (十三)When I was walking down the street one day , I s 1 a small bag on the ground . I picked it up and opened it to see w 2 I could
34、 find out the owners name . There was n 3 inside it except some dollars and a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old . I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station . Before I left , the policeman wrote down my name and my a 4 . He thought the owner might want to th
35、ank me .That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle . They had also asked a young woman to have dinner with us . Her face was familiar , but I couldnt r 5 where I had seen her . D 6 our talk , the young woman happened to say that she had l 7 her bag that afternoon . All at once I remem
36、bered w 8 I 9had seen her . She was the young girl in the photo . though she looked now much o 9 than the girl in the picture . She was very s 10 , of course , when I told her about the bag . After dinner we went to the police station and got back her bag . The policeman said to me , “Its a wonderfu
37、l thing . You found not only the bag , but also the owner of the bag .” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (十四)Can animals be made to work for us ? Some scientists think that one day animals may be t 1 to do a number of simple jobs .They s 2 that in a film or on TV we may see elephants , monkeys ,dogs ,
38、bears ,or other animals doing a lot of things .If you w 3 carefully , you may find that those animals are given something to eat in return for d 4 them . The scientists say that many d 5 animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they will get something to eat .Of course, as we know , do
39、gs can be used to guard a house ,and elephants can be used to do some heavy j 6 . And we can also teach animals to work in f 7 .Apes ,for example have b 8 used in America to help make cars and scientists b 9 that these monkeys may one day get in crops and e 10 drive trains . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
40、9. 10. (十五)Do you have a pet? Are you i 1 in taking care of animals? Girls and boys 10who like animals may want to study to be animal doctors. They are often c 2 “vets ”. Many of them work in animal h 3 . Others may work on farms or at a z 4 . Some study animal diseases and try to find w 5 to keep t
41、he animals from getting i 6 . They do studies in m 7 for animals. Vets listen to an animals h 8 . They check its ears, eyes, mouth and blood. They o 9 on animals when they need to. They may give the animals shots(注射) and tell the pets o 10 what food is best.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (十六)When I
42、was walking down the street one day , I s 1 a small bag on the ground . I picked it up and opened it to see w 2 I could find out the owners name . There was n 3 inside it except some dollars and a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old . I put the photo back and took the bag to t
43、he police station . Before I left , the policeman wrote down my name and my a 4 . He thought the owner might want to thank me .That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle . They had also asked a young woman to have dinner with us . Her face was familiar , but I couldnt r 5 where I had seen her . D 6 our talk , the young woman happened to say that she had l 7 her bag that afternoon . All at once I remembered w 8 I had seen her . She was the young girl in the photo . though she looked now much o 9 than the girl in the picture . She was very s 10 , of
