1、八年级英语首字母填空（一）Passage 1New Bug Hits MexicoMexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek. But recently, government officals asked people to stop doing this. They have also closed school and museums, and advised people to s_(1)at home.This is to prevent
2、people from catching an infectious(传染性的 )disease, swine flu(猪流感). The disease has spread over the country in the past month. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become s_(2).What is swine flu?Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory(呼吸的) illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two wa
3、ys. They catch the virus(病毒 ) after being with infected pigs,or they get it from an infected person. The d _(3)spreads in the same way as human flu, through coughs and sneezes, or by touching a contaminated surface(被污染的表面) and then touching the nose or monuth. However , it cannot be spread by eating
4、 pork.People who have c_(4) swine flu will have fever, a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most casses, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be in danger.Health experts advise people to w_(5)their hands frequently,to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they fe
5、el ill.Passage2Global Handwashing Day(全球洗手日)Wednesday, October 15th,2008 is the first Global Handwashing Day.Many people w_(1)their hands with soap (肥皂) on the day. They are f_(2) twenly countries.Experts(专家) say it is important for people to wash their hands with soap at some critical moments,such
6、as before e_(3) and after using the toilet. B_(4)they can get germs(细菌)on their hands when they do those things. Then their hands can make their eyes and noses d_(5) and make people ill. They say that soap is helpful in washing hands. It can help remove(祛除)germs and leave a pleasant s_(6).The expert
7、s also give the right way to wash hands. First put your hands into the water and make them w_(7). Then cover them with soap and rub(摹) in into all a_(8). Rub for at l_(9)twenty senconds. Next put your hands under running water and make them clean. At last,dry them with a c_(10)colth.Global Handwashi
8、ng Day can help people keep healthy.Passage3A Beautiful SmileWhen I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a s_(1).It was the early autumn of my first year at a j_(2)high sclool,and my old school was far away. As a result, no one k_(3)who I was. I was very lonely,and afraid to mak
9、e friends with a_(4)Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing,I felt my heart break. I couldnt talk to anyone about me.Then one day,my classmates talked happily with their friends,but I sat at my desk. I couldnt talk to anyone about my problem, and I didnt want my parents to worry a
10、bout me.Then one day,my classmates talked happily with their friends,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy e_(5)the classroom. I didnt know who he was. He passed me and then turned b_(6). He looked at me and, without a word,smiled. Suddenly , I felt the touch of something br
11、ight and friendly. It made me f_(7)happy,lively and warm.That smile c_(8)my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day,I because c_(9)to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has because my best friend now.One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he coul
12、dnt remember smiling at me!It doesnt matter because all the dark days have g_(10). Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely,you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.Passage 4Food is very important. Everyone needs to e_(1)well if
13、 he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is k_(2). We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are i_(3) in everything around them. They learn something w_(4)they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, t
14、hey begin to r _(5) story books,science books, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and t_(6) to find out the answers.What is the best w_(7)to get knowledge? If we learn b_(8) ourseves,we will get the most knowledge. If we are a_(9) getting answers from others
15、 and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way,we learn more and understand m_(10).Passage 5Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel c_(1)to someone. It is nice to have a friend to t_(2),laugh,and to do things. Certainly, sometimes we-need to be alone. We dont alway
16、s want people a_(3). But we would f_(4)lonely if we never had a friend.No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes dont g_(5)on well. It doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(重归于好) and become friends again.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel
17、 very s_(6). We miss them very much, but we can call them and write to them. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out h_(7) much we like new people when we get to know them.There is more good n_(8)for people who have friends. They live longer than people who dont. why? It could be t
18、hat they are happier. B _(9) happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone c_(10)about you,you take better care of yourself.Passage6A teenage girl couldnt stand her parents family rules,so she left home. She wanted to be famous. But she had p_(1)education and
19、several years later she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has d_(2). Her mother is an old woman. But she is still l_(3)for her daughter. She has been to every c_(4)of the city. Everywhere she goes,she put up a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the ph
20、oto she writes, “ I still love you come b_(5) home!”One day , the d_(6)saw one of the photes. The face was familiar(熟悉). “ Is that my mother?” she moved closer and read the w_(7): I still love you She cried. When she got home,it was early morning. She knocked on the door. The door o_(8)itself. She r
21、ushed to her mothers bedroom. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “ Its me! Your daughter is back home!” The daughter asked, “Why is the door ont locked? A thief could get in .” The mother answered softly, “ The door has never been locked since you left.”The door of p_(10)love for their
22、 children will never be closed.Passage 7Mr . Baker worked in a small town. Two weeks a_(1), his friends helped him to find a job in New York. So he and his wife were going to move i_(2) a building in the big city. Mr. Baker wanted to live in a room on the first floor and he could go for a walk in th
23、e beautiful garden aften s_(3). But his wift h_(4) to live on the second floor.“Theres enough sunlight, I think. And we can watch the f_(5)in the garden by the windows,” said the woman . Mr.Baker thought she was right and agreed with her. I_(6)was Saturday. All their friends came to help them. They
24、were t_(7) and hungry,and Mrs. Baker got nice food ready. They held a party. They ate and drank a lot. Then they kept singing and dancing. It l_(8)a long time.Suddenly the telephone rang. Mrs. Baker went to a_(9) it. Then she said to her husband proudly, “My choice is right! The man downstairs compl
25、ained the phone that noise in our rooms makes them not f_(10)asleep.”Passage 8Most Americans HobbiesMost Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have d_(1) with a friend or even fly to Europr(欧洲)just for watching a footb
26、all match. In some states only one person o_(2) of five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be b_(3)in one city ,and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or t_(4)cities, and then go to a college far across the country. When he has entered (进入)business, he ma
27、y possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to a _(5), which is called “jobhopping”,is a very common practice in the United States. Job-hopping is good to workers, because every c_(6)of a job gives them a chance to move up to a h_(7)position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also g_(8)
28、 bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills that different people bring to their companies and factories.Passage 9Mike Robinson is a 15-year-old English schoolboy. His s_(1)Clare is 14. At the moment, Mike and Clare are at a school in Sydney,one of the b_(2)cities in Australia. They have been the
29、re for two years. They like the school, but they know that soon they will leave and r_(3)to England with their parents.Mike and Clare have also been to school in America, Germany, France and China. This is because their father, Peter, works for a very big i_(4)company. The company has o_(5)in many d
30、ifferent countries. The company has s_(6)Peter to work in many different countries. Peter usually stays in one country for about two years. Then the company moves him a_(7) . His family always goes with him.The Robinsons are a happy family and love seeing the world. Mike and Clare have learnt to spe
31、ak French, German and a little C_(8). The two children have friends all o_(9)the world. But they are glad that they are going to retuin to England.Rcently,the children told their parents, “We want to stay in England. We dont want to move again.” Their father a_(10)and has asked his company to keep h
32、im in England. The company has agreed. Mike and Clare are very happy about this.Passage 10“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to d_(1),” some scientists say.Dreams take up (占据)about one quarter of our s_(2) time. Peopole have several dreams e_(3)night. Dreams are like short films.
33、They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be b_(4) the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to f_(5) an answer.Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been t_(6)about their w
34、ork all day. These thoughts can carry over(携人)into dreams.Sometimes we wake u_(7)with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can disappear(消失)quickly from meory(记忆).Too much dreaming can b_(8)harmful(有害的). The m_(9)we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at
35、 work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up t_(10).Passage 11. stay 2. sick 3. disease 4. caught 5. washPassage 21. wash 2. from 3. eating 4. Because 5. dirty 6. smell 7. wet 8. areas 9. least 10. clean Passage 31. smile 2. junior 3. knew 4. anyone 5. entered 6. back
36、7. feel 8. changed 9. closer 10. gonePassage 41. eat 2. knowledge 3. interested 4. while 5. read 6. try 7. way 8. by 9. always 10. morePassage 51. close 2. talk 3. around 4. feel 5. get 6. sad 7. how 8. news 9. Being 10. caresPassage 6.1. poor 2. died 3. looking 4. corner 5. back 6. daughter 7. word
37、s 8. opened 9. happy 10. parentsPassage 71. ago 2. into 3. supper 4. hoped 5. flowers 6. It 7. tired 8. lasted 9. answer 10. fallPassage 8. 1. dinner 2. out 3. born 4. three 5. another 6. change 7. higher 8. givesPassage 9.1. sister 2. biggest 3. return 4. international 5. offices 6. sent 7. away 8. Chinese 9. over 10. agreedPassage 10.1. dream 2. sleep 3. every 4. because 5. find 6. talking 7. up 8. be 9. more 10. tired
