八年级下册专题08下英语期末专项复习译林版17个专题短文填空

专题08 短文填空20篇

1．请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有序号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 

Gu Ailing (Eileen Gu) is a freeskier (自由式滑雪运动员) with an American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019, she ____1____ (become) a Chinese citizen (公民) and chose to compete (比赛) for China. Gu Ailing started to learn skiing in 2006. At that time, she was only three. At the age of nine, she was ____2____ (ability) to ski well and started to win gold medals (金牌) in some important competitions. In 2020, she won two gold medals ____3____ China at the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games (冬季青年奥林匹克运动会). At the ____4____ (begin) of 2021, she won two gold medals for China at the X Games (世界极限运动会)in the United States. Now she is still trying hard to improve herself so that she can win gold medals for China at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Gu Ailing was hard-working at school. She often discussed questions with ____5____ (she) classmates. She was ____6____ grade-A student and good at her schoolwork. In December 2020, she became a student at a f____7____ American university.

Although Gu Ailing lived mainly in the USA, she spent her summer vacation in Beijing every year with her mother ____8____ she was young. She often played with Chinese children and got on ____9____ (good) with them.

In her free time, Gu Ailing has many hobbies such as ____10____ (run), riding horses and playing football. She is also interested in art.

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Bing Dwen Dwen, the cute mascot (吉祥物) of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has been selling like hotcakes. Why is the ice-glazed panda so popular? What are the ideas behind its design?

Professor Cao Xue, who is in charge of the design team, told us the story. Cao Xue ___11___ (clear) remembers the exciting day of September 17th, 2019. 

“That day our design was ___12___ (chose) as the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. We were ___13___ excited that we jumped up with joy.” After ___14___ (discuss), the mascot got a new name — “Bing Dwen Dwen”. 

Bing Dwen Dwen is a panda with its full-body “shell” (壳) made out of ice. Cao said ____15____ idea came from traditional Chinese snack “ice-sugar gourd”, also known ___16___ tanghulu. 

In order to make the panda look more pleasant, Cao and his team members ___17___ (fly) to Sichuan Province to watch pandas. They found that the ratio (比例) of a baby panda’s head to body is different from ___18___ of an adult panda’s, making them ___19___ (cute) and more playful. So they improved the image based on the baby panda. 

As for Bing Dwen Dwen’s popularity, Cao said he expected (预料) it to be popular, ____20____ did not expect it to become so popular. “Its ice shell is cold, but the image looks warm and lovely. I believe this kind of warmth can be something everybody feels,” said Cao.

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3．根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空使短文完整。 

What does it mean to be a good ____21____ (visit)? Which tourists are the most welcomed in their country? A UK market research company ____22____ (do) the study last year. The study included nearly 28,000 people from 26 countries and areas.

The Japanese are famous for ____23____ (be) the world’s most well-dressed, tidy, punctual(守时的)and polite travelers, The Telegraph reported. They line up ____24____ (polite) and they never attend meetings late, talk loudly or try ____25____ (take) photos in art museums when they know they’re not allowed (允许) to do so.

Japanese tourists greatly ____26____ (surprise) the world during the last World Cup. The country’s soccer fans helped to clean stadiums (体育场) after matches, South China Morning Post noted.

The study also showed that another country stood out at the same time, but in the opposite way.

Many people thought British tourists act ____27____ (badly) in the world. Even local people in the UK don’t like British tourists. Many people said that British travelers are loud poorly dressed and behave badly. They are also stingy (吝啬的) when ____28____ (pay) at restaurants and hotels.

It’s not hard ____29____ (be) a good traveller. The Chinese government advises tourists _____30_____ (not throw) rubbish on the ground or talk loudly. They are also told to line up properly and be more polite.

So we should be good tourists when we are travelling.

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The Antarctica(南极洲) is the most ____31____ (south) area of land on the earth and is mostly ____32____ (cover) with ice. People have never wanted to live there ____33____ its coldest temperature. But now ____34____ (science) from all over the world come to study the ice to learn more about the earth’s history.

Some scientists live on Antarctica for part of the year. ____35____ they don’t usually stay there for more than six months because there are six months of light and six months of ____36____ (dark). 

Antarctica usually has a good deal of fine weather ____37____ any wind at all. The strong winds are usually only in some parts of it. It is also interesting to learn that it isn’t so ____38____ (wet) there. There is very little snow or rain. It snows on the ice in winter, but at other times Antarctica is dry, just like the Sahara Desert.(沙漠).

In winter the sea around Antarctica freezes (结冰) for thousands of kilometres. But scientists tell us that the earth is getting warmer. So in the future, there may be ____39____ (little) ice in the Antarctic sea. When that ____40____ (happen), our weather will never be the same again.

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English people always like DIY. A lot of people always spend their holiday making their homes more ____41____. If there is anything that needs repairing or decorating around their homes, such as painting the walls or ____42____ (put) in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience ____43____ their friends. More and more people show ____44____ in DIY. Sometimes people also DIY to ____45____ (save) money. They are trying to find ways to make their houses better when they can’t afford (负担得起) the ____46____. So, it is not surprising that DIY is very popular.

DIY can be difficult. People often find it not ____47____ to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions well. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is ____48____ to build. DIY can also be ____49____. People should learn much about DIY work before doing it. Unluckily, many people don’t care about that. So they may be in danger. It is reported that in just one year thousands of people hurt _____50_____ when they were doing DIY in the UK, including those who fell off ladders.

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