2020-2021学年牛津英语译林版八年级下学期期中复习专项训练,-,首字母填空

　牛津英语译林版 8 下 期中复习专项训练 – 首字母填空

　A In January last year, people found a bottle on a beach in West Australia. There was a (1) m________ in the bottle. It turned out to be that the bottle into the sea in June a German sailor (水手) (2) t________ the bottle into the sea in June 1886. The bottle drifted (漂流) on the sea for over 132 years! People (3) b________ that it is the world"s oldest-known message in a bottle.

　At the time, German sailors used messages in bottles to study ocean currents (洋流). (4) B________ 1864 and 1933, they threw thousands of bottles into the sea. Most of them (5) t________ a long way but people can"t find them now.

　As time goes on, the reason for writing messages has (6) a________ changed a lot. Some messages are used for scientific studies. But most people send out messages in bottles for (7) o________ reasons. Some want to find pen pals (笔友) . So they write down some things about (8) t________. Some people write down their secrets. They hope the sea can take them away. There are also online messages in bottles. People can send them (9) t________ WeChat or QQ.

　The reasons and ways may change, but the idea behind the messages is always the (10) s________: People want to make connections (联系) with others. This idea has made sending messages in bottles popular for hundreds of years.

　 B On September 7th, 1710, I started my next trip. But I was unlucky. The sailors took control of (控制) the ship and left me (1) a________ on a small island.

　I found some strange-looking animals on the island. They were about to attack (袭击) me when they (2) s________ all ran away. I noticed that a horse was coming. The horse (3) s________ when he saw me, and seemed very surprised. He neighed (嘶鸣) a few times in a very friendly and gentle way.

　The horse led me to a long, low building. Inside there were (4) s________ other horses. Then I realized horses were ruling this country.

　As soon as I could speak their language, the horse who saved me talked with me in his (5) s________ time. I told him where I came from. And I said if I could return home, I would tell my friends about my (6) e________ and they would say I was lying.

　“What is lying?” the horse asked.

　After I explained it to him, he said, “There’s no (7) r________ for doing it. We use language to give and receive information. If you lie, how can people understand each other? ” “But tell me,” he (8) c________ , “about your country.” After I described recent English history to him, he couldn’t (9) b________ it. “Why does one country attack another and kill so many people? That’s terrible.” The horse’s words (10) t________ me. I began to wonder: why do we humans fight and tell lies? Peace (和平) and truth are more important than fighting or making money.

　Taken from Gulliver’s Travels

　C Many children like to read comic books in their (1) s________ time. It worries many parents and teachers, because they do not think the comic book is a great (2) r________ . They think kids are just looking at the pictures and not putting them together. with the words. But some experts (专家) say reading comics can help them a lot.

　Comics are fun to read. The general reason for (3) p________ up something to read is for fun and pleasure. Comics just do that! They (4) o________ stories that people of all ages can have fun with.

　Reading comics is a fun way to study. Comics are not just silly cartoons. They’re important works of art, and people can get a lot of (5) k________ from them. For example, looking at comics from around the world is also a great way to learn about different cultures.

　While reading novels, children might be (6) u________ to guess the meanings of unknown words. But when it comes to comics, it is different. Children can easily make it a according to (根据) the pictures. What’s more, kids often move slower when they read comics. They (7) s________ their time understanding the pictures and plot (情节) . And pictures can help them understand the importance of art in storytelling.

　All in all, comics are a great way to (8) r________ and get kids to fall in love with reading. When you help them develop a good (9) h________ of reading, you put them on a path to (10) s________ in the classroom and in life.

　 D Fifteen years ago, Wu Jingxun went to Liangshan, which is one of the poorest areas in the country. He visited families as a (1) v________ to see what books the children read.

　To his surprise, in the Baidiao Miao autonomous town, he didn’t (2) f________ any books in their houses. After that, Wu and his colleagues (同事) at Friends Camp (3) g________ away many books to the primary school . One year later, in 2007, when they revisited the school, they found that children in the village were not (4) i________ in reading and did not know how to read. “Even if you put great books in front of them, they just went through the picture books without getting much impression (印象),” Wu says.

　This (5) e________ made Wu and his colleagues start teaching children how to read in poor villages.

　“In some good schools in my hometown, students in Grade Three can (6) f________ reading 15 books a year and sometimes even more. But here, sixth graders only know 1,800 Chinese characters (汉字). If they can take up reading as a (7) h________ or a hobby, it’ll be sure to help them to improve their study. What’s best about reading is that one can learn about different lives (8)d________ in the novels,” Wu says.

　When Wu and his team went to the Muli library to host the first picture book reading meeting, twenty villagers (9) a________ . Wu believes that if they keep reading in the (10) s________ time, books will help them to live a better life.

　 E People, especially (尤其) men, often hide their feelings. If they cry, other people might stop them or even (1) l________ at them.

　Daniel has rich feeling’s. When he was very (2) y________ , he expressed (表达) his feelings by singing, dancing or doing other things that boys didn’t often do. Then he went to a school where “boys played sports and girls danced”. It was difficult for him to get used to that (3) e________ . Other boys called him "pretty girl”for fun. What’s worse, (4) n________ of them played with him.

　At first Daniel felt nervous and thought he might be wrong. Later he tried to make some (5) c________ . But that was hard or even impossible. Even after growing up, he still held himself back and (6) h________ his feelings, because he was afraid someone would hurt him again.

　(7) L________ , as Daniel got through more, he found he was strong enough to face his feelings. He (8) c________ more with people around. He wanted them to see his soft side. Living this way is bringing so much (9) l________ to his dark life. He has some real friends now and is very happy with them.

　I think it’s (10) c________ for boys and men to express their feelings bravely. It’s good for their health in body and mind.

　 F Many schools have moved their classes online because of COVID-19. (1) A________ a month of remote learning, Idalia Rizvic started getting headaches. So the eighth-grader from Chicago, US, started an online petition (请愿) to shorten the school day.

　During the school day, Rizvic is usually glued to her computer from 8 am to 3 pm, often staying up late to (2) c________ her homework. Like many of her classmates, she feels more (3) c________ with her camera off. “Online schooling has made my worries go up a lot,” Rizvic said. “This time has been really difficult for a lot of my classmates’ mental (精神的) (4) h________ .” Rizvic is not alone. Students from Senn High School also hope to shorten the school day. They are (5) a________ for a half-day class schedule (时间表). If students must have a seven-hour school day, their petition says, they (6) s________ not be given homework.

　Scheduling has been a thorny (令人苦恼的) problem since the (7) b________ of the school year. Chicago Public Schools said the model schedules this year were approved (批准) for in-person learning, but now things have (8) c________ . Many students and parents find too much screen time brings new problems. A new plan will come out “very soon” according to CPS.

　Some primary schools have (9) a________ made changes to their schedules. Some schools are trying to change from 60-minute to 30-minute online lesson plans, as well as making lunch breaks (10) l________ . Students will have more time to

　play outside and take a break from their screens.

　 G When my son Matt was sixteen years old, we got on a plane to Tokyo. Our l0-day trip turned out to be (1) f________ of surprises for both of us. Matt learnt about the country and I knew how to travel with a (2) t________ . Our family is not Japanese but I lived in Japan in the 1980s and (3) w________ there for years. So I was the perfect person to be Matt’s (4) g________ in Japan. Here’s how we planned the trip. Matt searched for the information (5) o________ about the places he wanted to visit and food he would like to eat. Then we went on the way with our (6) p________ and luggage (行李) .

　The first morning in Tokyo began with a class in ninjutsu (忍术) . At about $150 each, it was a one-of-a-kind experience (独一无二的经历) . Later, we went to the Tsukiji Fish Market. It was so (7) h________ that about 300 restaurants and shops were there.

　In the next few days, I let Matt practice navigation (导航 ) skill, so that we could (8) t________ the underground to Tokyo Station, the first leg of our hiking trip in the Japan Alps. We also visited (9) s________ world-famous places, including Meiji Shrine, Sensoji Buddhist Temple, and Tokyo Dome.

　After Tokyo, the pleasures of the countryside. were simple and welcome. We took pictures in the 150-year-old village of Tsumago. The owner of an old farmhouse (10) i________ us in and offered us some delicious food. It was so relaxing.

　 H Dear Linda, My family are going to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai this May Day. We plan to take a (1) d________ flight there. Jane"s father has been to Zhuhai on (2) b________ three times. Jane said that the ocean park is a nice place to visit all year (3) r________ . As Zhuhai is in the south of...