期末复习+完形填空练习2022-2023学年外研版英语八年级下册

期末复习

完形填空练习

A

Are you shy？If you are, you are not alone. In fact, nearly 50% of people are shy, and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives. Why are people __1__？

It is found that family size might __2__ people to be shy. Children with no brothers or sisters may be shy. Growing up __3__ , they often play by themselves. They are not able to develop the same social skill as children from big __4__.

Another cause of shyness could be __5__. As more and more people use the Internet, they __6__ less time outside, talking to people. As a result, they lose practice at conversation. __7__ to new people face to face can make them feel nervous.

For shy people, it can be __8__ to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can __9__ your shyness. They suggest trying __10__ things and practicing conversation.

Anyway, don't be afraid of shyness—you are valued for what you are.

1. A. excited   B. shy       C. happy   D. brave

2. A. remind   B. teach   C. guide    D. cause

3. A. quickly   B. happily   C. alone    D. abroad

4. A. countries   B. cities   C. teams    D. families

5. A. duty       B. safety    C. technology   D. education

6. A. design      B. spend   C. collect    D. save

7. A. Nodding   B. Running   C. Jumping    D. Speaking

8. A. difficult   B. safe     C. harmful    D. surprising

9. A. run into   B. look for   C. get over    D. depend on

10. A. new       B. private    C. awful    D. heavy

B

Do you want to know astronauts' everyday life in space？They also need to eat, __1__, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do __2__ differently.

On the earth, we put food on a plate and water in a glass. Gravity holds the food down and keeps the water in the glass. __3__ there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float away, and astronauts must eat and drink __4__.

Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like floating in the air, but most like to be in a __5__ bag. They tie the bag to a wall __6__ they won't float away at night.

Exercise is very important in space. On the earth, your legs __7__ your body, but in space astronauts float, so they don't  __8__  their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.

After one day's work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families __9__ the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the __10__.

1. A. play    B. fly    C. sleep    D. study

2. A. it    B. them    C. one    D. themselves

3. A. And    B. But    C. Because    D. Or

4. A. loudly   B. carelessly    C. quietly    D. carefully

5. A. jumping  B. walking    C. sleeping    D. running

6. A. when    B. till    C. so that   D. if

7. A. carry    B. change    C. push    D. shake

8. A. break    B. need    C. wash    D. use

9. A. on    B. in    C. with    D. for

10. A. cloud   B. air   C. water    D. boat

C

Finding Nemo is a famous American cartoon. It tells a story of a fish called Marlin and his __1__ Nemo. Marlin is a clown fish(小丑鱼). When Nemo was born, all his other children died, so Marlin promised that he would __2__ his only son at any cost. He always tells his son what to do and wants to keep him __3__ all the time. However, his son Nemo, an orange­and­white fish, feels that he doesn't always __4__ his dad to tell him what to do.

On his first day of school, Nemo swims to the edge of the coral reef(珊瑚礁的边缘). His father __5__ thinks that the place is very dangerous. His father first warns him and then shouts at him to come back, but Nemo pays __6__ attention. He swims out to a boat and the people in the boat catch him. They take him away. __7__ Marlin knows this, he worries about his son and takes great efforts(努力)to find him.

Finding Nemo is really a good cartoon. Both children and parents can learn a lesson __8__ it. To children, they can learn how important their parents are to them and that their parents __9__ them all the time. To parents, they can learn that no parents can __10__ their children forever(永远)!

1. A. daughter  　 B. son       C. friend   D. father

2. A. protect  　 B. miss   C. dream   D. expect

3. A. nervous   B. active   C. handsome   D. safe

4. A. promise   B. help       C. need   D. suggest

5. A. always    B. never   C. even   D. also

6. A. a little    B. lots of   C. some   D. no

7. A. Till       B. If       C. When   D. Although

8. A. from      B. with       C. at       D. to

9. A. count       B. love       C. forget   D. watch

10. A. look after   B. wait for   C. pick up   D. point at

D

Going on holiday is a fun and relaxing way to spend time. But it isn't __1__ to have a great holiday. Here is some advice.

Decide where you'd like to go. A few days or weeks before the holiday, __2__ down five places you want to visit. Then spend time talking about each place __3__ your friends or parents and find out your favourite one.

 Think about how to go. It __4__ on how far your destination(目的地)is and how much money you want to spend. __5__ you must get enough money for your holiday. If not, you may get into trouble.

Find a great hotel. It's easy to get __6__ on holiday. So you must find a nice hotel because it can __7__ you a good place to sleep and relax.

Plan your activities. __8__ who is going with you. And try to plan __9__ that all of you may like to do. And it also depends on __10__ you want to stay there.

Decide what you need to take. Make sure you take everything necessary(必需的) during your travel, like money and clothes.

1. A. important   B. easy   C. valuable   D. cool

2. A. cut   B. go      C. write   D. help

3. A. with   B. for      C. about   D. over

4. A. puts   B. looks   C. tries   D. depends

5. A. But   B. And     C. Or   D. Either

6. A. tired   B. excited   C. relaxed   D. proud

7. A. send   B. buy       C. give     D. help

8. A. Think about  B. Agree with C. Make up   D. Take away

9. A. exercises   B. results     C. conditions   D. things

10. A. how far   B. how long C. how often   D. how much

E

We often see groups of students. We call the groups cliques(小圈子). These students do almost __1__ together: having lunch, doing homework, playing sports, and going to the cinema.

We all need friends. They help us with lessons. They help us out when we have some  __2__ . They listen to us when we complain (抱怨) about something __3__ .

However, not everything goes well or is always __4__ . If your close friend, Omar, quarrels(争吵)with another friend, Max, what will you do? Omar __5__ talking to Max, and that's not all. He also wants you to stop talking to Max, __6__ Max and you have been friends for two years. What should you do?

The best __7__ is to tell Omar that you do not want to be in the quarrel. __8__  him that this quarrel is not between you and Max. Tell him that you want to be friends with __9__ of them. If he thinks you are still his good friend, he will __10__ your feelings. Then, you should also try to help them talk with each other again!

1. A. nothing   B. everything   C. something   D. anything

2. A. problems   B. results   C. activities   D. chances

3. A. unhappy   B. useful   C. happy   D. interesting

4. A. important   B. terrible   C. strange   D. perfect

5. A. starts   B. forgets   C. remembers   D. stops

6. A. but   B. and   C. if   D. because

7. A. way   B. time   C. place   D. age

8. A. Ask   B. Tell   C. Send   D. Expect

9. A. all   B. both   C. none   D. neither

10. A. hide   B. describe   C. understand   D. show

F

One evening last summer, when I asked my 14­year­old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response(回答)shocked me. “What's a colander(漏勺)？” he asked. I could only blame __1__ . In the family, nobody else went into the kitchen except me. But that night, as I __2__  to him that a colander is the thing with holes, I wondered what else I hadn't __3__ Ray for.

As parents, while  we focus on our sons' confidence and character, we perhaps don't always consider that we are __4__ raising someone's future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. __5__ I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home­economics course. I was __6__ to find that he didn't say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.

I knew that he would rather have been playing basketball with friends than __7__ to mend socks with his mother, but in fact he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate(感激)what you do __8__ a mum, ” he told me one day. Ray now realizes there's __9__ masculine(男子气概的)about being helpless.

Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but he can also make a big meal for his family. That's __10__ I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter­in­law.

1. A. themselves   B. ourselves   C. myself   D. himself

2. A. explained   B. continued  C. thought   D. advised

3. A. planned   B. prepared   C. produced   D. punished

4. A. even       B. also      C. still   D. either

5. A. But       B. Or      C. Because   D. So

6. A. cheerful   B. nervous   C. patient   D. serious

7. A. learning   B. checking   C. asking   D. affording

8. A. by       B. for       C. as   D. with

9. A. something   B. anything   C. everything   D. nothing

10. A. what       B. how       C. why   D. who

参考答案

A. 1-5 BDCDC　　 6-10 BDACA

B. 1-5 CBBDC　   6-10 CADAB

C. 1-5 BADCA    6-10 DCABA

D. 1-5 BCADB    6-10 ACADB

E. 1-5 BAADD    6-10 AABBC

F. 1-5 CABBD    6-10 AACDA