四川省成都市2021-2022学年八年级英语下学期期末B卷十二选十专练.docx

1、初二下英语期末专攻B卷十二选十短文填空专练1（2021金牛区期末）angry; down; hour; interest; meet; no; rest; save; tiring; thank; up; usefulOnce, there was a huge tree in the middle of some dry land. The tree was a good _1_ point for travelers from towns and villages to discuss something. And it also gave them a good place _2_.On

2、e day, two travelers reached the tree after _3_ walking. They wanted to go to one of the towns nearby. It was a hot and sunny day, and the travelers were very happy to take a rest under the tree. They were really _4_, so they lay under the tree. They slept for a while, enjoying the cool shade（阴凉处）.W

3、hen they woke up, one of the travelers got hungry. They had no food with them. The hungry traveler looked _5_ at the tree, to see if there was any fruit. Finding _6_, he began to say some bad words to the tree. “Oh, this tree has nothing to feed us, not even some fruit or even nuts! It is of no _7_!

4、” The other traveler stopped him and asked him to stay cool. However, the hungry man continued shouting at the tree, full of _8_.The tree could not stand the bad words from the traveler. It said in a sad but strong voice, “You are so impolite. I offered you a cool and comfortable place. I _9_ you. I

5、f I were not here, you would have died now!” The traveler realized his mistake and said sorry to the tree.“When eating bamboo sprouts（竹笋）, remember the man who planted them.” Please be _10_ for everything that we get.1.meeting2.to rest3.hous4.tired5.up6.none7.use8.anger9.saved10.thankful短文填空专练2（2021

6、锦江区期末）a be begin cheap common end left no see surprise though wellThe “Double Eleven” Shopping Festival is one of the largest shopping festivals in China. Last year, the biggest winner, Alibaba, alone _1_ 498.2 billion yuan in trade.Many people believe such large shopping festivals can help them sav

7、e lots of money. After all, many customers do buy some goods the _2_ in a year. But if you take a careful look at the sales prices, youll find that many of them _3_ in “9”or “99”. In our everyday life, we hardly say, “Just give me 5.99 minutes.” Or its _4_ to say,“Just give me 59 minutes.” We get us

8、ed to saying,“Just give me six minutes.” and “Just give me 60 minutes.” Why do stores choose the other way round?According to Lee E. Hibbett, an expert of marketing, this pricing skill _5_ around for a century. No one knows who invented it. Its clear that stores all like it. Prices that have “99” an

9、d “9” simply sell _6_.The skill is based on (基于) how we read. On a price tag, we can easily remember the number on the far _7_. We can remember the “5” most _8_5.99 yuan is pretty close to 6 yuan. Something that sells for 5.99 yuan just seems like a better deal than the one that sells for yuan.In a

10、2016 study, Hibbett asked a clothing company to raise the price of one of its dresses. He and his workmates all thought fewer people would buy the dress, but the result actually _9_ them. Sales were up by a third when the price was raised from $34 to $39. However, raising the price from $34 to $44 m

11、ade _10_ difference.So be careful with prices with “99” and “9”. They may make you spend more money but not save some!1.saw2.most cheaply3.end4.uncommon5.has been6.better7.beginning8.though9.surprised10.no短文填空专练3（2021高新区期末）among change consider except include little outdoor population protect rise s

12、tep surpriseWith her eyes feeling tired, 16-year-old Sun Run went to the hospital with her parents. _1_, she found out that her eyesight（视力） dropped from 5.0 to 4.6 in only half a year.In fact, poor eyesight _2_ Chinese primary and high school students _3_ from 59.2 percent to 70.6 percent in the fi

13、rst six months of 2020, according to the Ministry of Education. By 2050, half of the worlds _4_ will be nearsighted（近视） according to a study in the journal Ophthalmology. The main reason for this is that peoples lifestyles _5_ over the years. They spend less time outdoors and more time looking at sc

14、reens._6_ students eyesight, Chinese government has taken some _7_. For example, schools should make sure that students have at least two hours of _8_ activities a day. So many schools begin to have more P.E. classes.Besides, the size of text in students textbooks should be no smaller than nine-poin

15、t（小五号）. And the lights in classrooms should give off as _9_ blue light as possible. Blue light is bad for our eyes, as it can kill the photoreceptor cells（感光细胞）we need. However electronic devices（电子设备） we use every day, _10_our phones and computer screens, give off blue light.These steps are welcome

16、d by the students and parents, and they also realize the importance of protecting eyes in daily lives.1.Surpringly2.among3.rose4.population5.have changed6.To protect7.steps8.outdoor9.little10.including短文填空专练4（2020高新区期末）bebeautifulgrowpick play share surprise taste well when workI am a mother of five

17、 children. Our house 1 noisy sinceI had them. Luckily, I love gardening and my garden helps me relax.For a long time, I love the peace of the garden. 2 the children followed me into the garden, I would make them be out of my sight. And I would hand out tasks.“Here: you water the onions, you dig the

18、holes, and.” Soon they would be hot or their arms wouldbe sore, and they would leave me to 3 .But during the last spring, while I was working in the garden, my 13-year-old son, Josiah noticed me. He picked up a tool and began helping. As a team, we finished the job in no time at all. I thanked Josia

19、h, finding that Id enjoyed 4 with him.The same thing happened-one or two of the children would appear and join in the gardening from timeto time. 5 ,I would feel that the work was lighter because of their help.One day, when I 6 the peas（豌豆）and having a taste alone, Abby saw me and ran over. I putsev

20、eral peas into her mouth. She just loved how 7 they were.“Mama, I want the others to try them, too.”Suddenly, I came to know I had been wrong for long. Id tried to keep the happiness of gardening tomyself, and here was a child who couldnt wait 8 with others. “Sure, honey, lets pick some. Wellmake a

21、wonderful dinner.”Now I enjoy all of the gardens 9 with the children. We bring the fruits back home, preparingand cooking them together, because we know that everything is 10 when shared.1.has been2.When3. play4. myself5.Surprisingly6.picked7.good8.to share9.work10. more beautiful短文填空专练5（2020天府新区期末）

22、after, before, care, communicate, control, do, large, make, remind, shame, teach, withAs a child, I got angry quite easily and was not good at 1 with others. I stillremember it was an early autumn. Some trees started to turn yellow and the weather becamecool. One day, as I was getting ready for scho

23、ol, my mother 2 handed me my fathersvest（背心）.At that time, I was getting to have a 3 size than my father. So when I put on thevest, I felt as if I couldnt breathe！I realized that it was a small mistake which was made bymy mother, but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it 4 me very ang

24、ry. My mother said sorry with a smile, but I shouted at her 5 thinking much. I got it off mybody so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house 6 my mother could stop me. Later, my mother shared her bad feelings with my father. See what your son 7 .He didnt say

25、he would beat me, but he quietly asked mymother to mend（缝补）the vest. Later, when my mother told me what my father did, I felt 8 of my bad behavior（行为）. My fathers gentle kindness taught me a lesson which Iwould never forget. On that day, I decided not to let anger 9 me any longer. Ofcourse, there ar

26、e times when I am angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try toremember my fathers vest It always 10 me to think about othersfeelings when I getangry. municating carelessly3.larger4.made5.without6.before7.has done8.shamed9. control10 reminds短文填空专练6（2020青羊区期末）advicealthough decidefair fanriser

27、ecentlysuccess imagine stress planthousandIts really important to read books. Which do you read? There are tens of 1 of books to choose from. Have you heard of self-help books? Have you ever read any self-helpbooks?It seems that some classic self-help books have become very popular. More people nowa

28、days are turning to self-help books for 2 on how to live their lives. Last year, according to research, sales of there books in the UK 3 20 percent, reaching a record high of 3 million.Famous people wrote many self-help books. They teach you how to make a 4 when you meet problems in your life-for ex

29、ample, how toget along with your classmates or coworkers, how 5 your time well and how to find happiness in your daily life.But can these books really help us? People have lots of different opinions about this.Julie Hall from London is a big 6 of self-help books. After reading more than 300 ofthem，s

30、he set up her own self-help website. Her site helps women7in the businessworld. They can give you the confidence to do whatever youd like to do.”However,a 8 research by the University of Montreal in Canada might not agreewith that. Researchers surveyed two groups of people - one of them had read man

31、y self-helpbooks, while the other hadnt. They found that people in the first group were 9 out than the second one.Its always good to know that help is at hand when we need it 10 there is no rapidway that can improve our lives.1thousands2advice3rose4decision5to plan6fan7succeed8recent9 more stressed1

32、0although短文填空专练7（2020锦江区期末）continue deep encourage express fun goalice internetmany mix they seriousLemons are a kind of fruit that you wouldnt normally put your teeth onto. But recently, many people have posted pictures and videos online of 1 when they are eating lemons. While theyre eating the sou

33、r fruit, their2on their faces look pretty funny.However, they are not just doing this for fun. They are taking part in an online charity（慈善）activity called the “LemonFace Challenge”, which has3to help people with a certain type of brain illness. After posting their “lemonface” pictures or videos, pe

34、ople then ask friends or their family members to do the same thing. The people they choose can either eat lemons or give away money for the charity activity, as well as invite more people4the challenge.“Marrying the5love of challenges with charity is a stroke of genius（天才之举）,” Neetzan Zimmerman, a U

35、S expert told HuffPost.Charity challenges like this one have been around for a while , but they werent so popular until the “ice bucket（桶）challenge” in 2014. In this challenge, people poured buckets of6water on themselves to experience how ALS（渐冻症）people feel. It was a great success,7more popular ch

36、allenges that came after.However, opinions on these challenges are8. Some people believe that the challenges areseen as9of a game than as a true charity activity.But who says that charity activities have to be 10? These popular challenges are a creativeway to get people to take part in charity and help those in need, according to Peoples Daily.1.themselves2.expressions3.goals4.to continue5.Internets6.icy7.encouraging8.mixed9.more10.serious