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专题11 短文选词填空
（2022秋·广东韶关·八年级统考期中）
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everyone; meet; most; but; breakfast; the; to; with; or; call
Rose Park is the best place to go to on weekends. I always finish my 1 the fastest on Saturdays because I want to get to Rose Park before 10:00 a.m. to 2 my friends. The park is the 3 crowded place on weekends because almost 4 goes there to see the street performers. Some people think they are boring, 5 I think they are the most creative people. However, the place where you can enjoy your time 6 most quietly is at one of the small coffee shops near the park. You can read 7 relax there. If you are a flower lover, there are the most beautiful roses in the park. That is why it is 8 Rose Park. I often go there to take photos 9 my friends. We enjoy ourselves watching the nice flowers. There are also some places for children 10 play football or fly kites. There is something for everyone at Rose Park. It is the most interesting place in our town.
（2022秋·广西梧州·八年级校考期中）
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means  around  much  well  yourself  visit  health  hours  also  exciting
Do you like travelling? Do you often travel in your holidays? Travelling is interesting and 11 , but it is not if you get sick. So what can you do to stay in good 12 ? There are three things you should remember when you travel: relax, sleep and eat 13 .
When you travel, there are so many places to 14 : museums, shops and parks. You may spend most of your days walking 15 these places. You may be very tired after a few 16 . If this is the way you feel, you should take a good rest.
Sleep is 17 important. You may want to stay out late at night. In many cities, the nightlife can be very colorful. Then you should plan to sleep for an hour in the day.
Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat good food. That 18 eating the right kinds of foods. When you are in a new country, you may want to try new food, but you need to be careful about how 19 you eat. Lots of rich（油腻的）food isn’t good for you.
So, remember these! If you want to enjoy your holiday, take good care of 20 . Give your body some rest. Get enough sleep and eat good, healthy food.

（2022秋·河南郑州·八年级校考期中）
阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使短文通顺、意  思完整。每空限填一词, 每词限用一次。
against    since    hit    scientist    they    deal    begin    alone    read    recently
Life has changed a lot 21 COVID-19(新冠病)happened in the world.
Many people find 22 staying at home, bored and lonely. But if we look at history, we see many great people made their best work when they were 23 . Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and James Clerk Maxwell, three of the greatest 24 in history, worked by themselves most of the time. They learned from others not by working with them, but by 25 their papers and books.
Here is another example. In 1606, when an epidemic(流行病) 26 London, all the theaters in the city were closed. At that time, English playwright(剧作家)William Shakespeare worked as an actor at The King’s Men theater. After finding himself without much work, but lots of free time, Shakespeare 27 working. He wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra before the year was over.
28 , a picture of “the Reader in Fang Cang” has been popular on the Internet. The picture of him reading in bed in the newly-built hospital in Wuhan really touched people. “When you feel worried, look at the picture and you’ll feel that it’s no big 29 to meet difficulties in life.” said one Weibo user. 2022 is a special year. People around the world have to fight 30 COVID-19. But do remember that the hope is in the front.

（2022秋·河南郑州·八年级校联考期中）
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angry   ask   quick   turn    tired   understand    because   easy   of   share
There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people’s faults(缺点), while the big one at the back is full 31 our own shortcomings(短处). This makes it 32 to find other people’s faults, but hard to see our own faults behind us.  
There was a boy named Tommy. He had four friends: Simon, Jack, Johnny and Harry. Tommy always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people’s faults very 33 . When Simon was impatient(不耐烦的) with him, he said to Simon, “It’s so easy for you to get 34 . It is hard to be friends with you.”  
Later that day, Tommy told his mother about Jack’s dishonesty (不诚实). “Jack takes my things without 35 . He also forgets to return them.” Tommy himself did not like 36 his things with anyone. When Johnny was too 37 to play with him, he said: “You are such a rude(粗鲁的) person.” He thought Harry was too proud(骄傲的) of his rich parents. But Tommy was just as proud of himself 38 he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not 39 why he did not get on well with others.
If only Tommy would 40 the bags around, he would find his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity(虚荣). They were no better than those of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

（2022秋·北京朝阳·八年级清华附中朝阳学校校考期中）
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find, wild, enough, luck, country, feed, but, eat, accident, take
About several years ago, one night a bear came into the city of Vancouver in Canada. It found some food outside a restaurant and started 41 . The next morning, someone saw it and called the police. Then the police took it to the mountains outside the city. 42 , the bear was safe. But what happens in other 43 when animals come into cities?
In Cape Town in South Africa, baboons (狒狒) come into the city when they don’t have 44 food to eat. They go into gardens and eat fruit from trees. They even go into houses 45 food away! Baboons are strong animals. They can make people afraid. 46 the city can be dangerous for baboons too. Sometimes, cars and buses kill baboons in 47 . Now, there are Baboon Monitors in Cape Town. Their job is 48 baboons in the city and return them to the countryside.
In Moscow in Russia, there are thousands of 49 dogs. The dogs live in parks, old houses and train stations. Many people in Moscow like the dogs. They take food and water 50 them. Some people even make small houses for them in their gardens.
In some cities, you can see birds and squirrels every day. But some animals are dangerous. We need to find ways to stop these animals from coming into the city without hurting them.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每词限用一次。
tooth   be   nothing   when   I   surprise   if    one   feel   well
Life is like mirror. 51 you smile at it, it will smile back at you. Life is like a long trip. It can be easy or hard. Smile at life and you will get a 52 result.
53 I was just a little child, I loved candies very much and I could not stop eating them. My parents worried about my 54 so they decided not to keep any candies at our home. This was a big problem for me at 55 because I could not get candies. However, I found a way very soon to solve this problem—I asked for candies from my neighbors, of course, with a big smile and this worked 56 every time. Later, I heard a saying that “You can deal with anything if you smile”. I guess that is right!
Every morning, I give 57 a big smile in front of the mirror. This way always cheers me up. I think I can choose to be happy or unhappy.
A smile makes people 58 warm. Smiling at others is special. It may make others feel comfortable. When somebody pushes you carelessly, an argument cannot solve the problem. If you give him or her a smile and tell him or her “Never mind”. When he or she says sorry to you, 59 terrible will happen.
Now I’m getting older and older, and there will 60 more and more problems in life. But I remember I should always smile at life.

（2022秋·陕西西安·八年级校考期中）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。
find  Chinese  come  discuss  I  show  know  hard  education  talk
Now more and more young people from all around the world come to China to study or work. Alex, a 21-year-old American, 61 to Nanjing to study Chinese last year. He works 62 . He not only learns in class but also practices a lot after class. He tried to 63 with his Chinese friends and watch TV to improve his Chinese.
Alex likes many kinds of Chinese TV 64 . A Bright World is one of his favourite ones. In the show, 11 young men have 65 on all kinds of things. They come from different countries but they can speak Chinese fluently（流利地）.
“One of my friends told 66 about this show. And I started to love it after watching it for just 5 minutes,” said Alex. “Their talks are fun, relaxing and 67 at the same time.”
As a beginner of Chinese, Alex sometimes 68 it a little difficult to follow the talks. However, he says it’s not a big problem. He is happy to see how people have casual（非正式的）talks in 69 .
“A Bright World is such a great TV show.” said Alex. “It help me with my Chinese, and it lets me 70 more about cultures of different countries.”

（2022秋·陕西西安·八年级西安市铁一中学校考期中）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整准确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）
feel, radio, enjoy, listen, kind, find, much, it, different, popular
Music is an art that almost everyone 71 . Everyone can make sounds by singing. All over the world, many kinds of music appeared when people 72 out how to make sounds in different ways. There are so many 73 of music to hear that you can soon find a kind that you like. People can get all kinds of feelings by 74 to music. Music can make you dance, and it can also make you 75 happy or sad. Music can affect（影响）your feelings 76 than other arts. This is why music is so 77 .
Every country has 78 own kind of music and many people like music. But there are also people who enjoy classical music and pop music. With the help of the recorders and 79 , the music is to spread（传播）all over the world.
However, there are still great 80 between the music of the west and that of the east. Many of the instruments are very different.

（2022秋·陕西西安·八年级统考期中）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）
want    happy    be    tall    good    she    someone    jump    strong    can
You probably think you will never be as good as others. In fact, everyone can bring out the best in himself or herself, if he or she 81 to. Julie was such a girl, she didn’t like 82 short. “I will never amount to much (成不了大器),” she always said. Everyone in her family was tall. Her friends seemed even 83 . She felt helpless and 84 , like she was in a sea of tall people.
One day, Julie was walking along the beach. The wind was blowing 85 . She knew a storm (暴风雨) was coming. Julie turned around and decided to go back home, but she saw 86 waving in the water. 87 years of swim training kept her alert (警觉) at all times. Without thinking twice, Julie 88 into the water. Her quick response (反应) helped bring a lost child back to beach. The shivering child looked up at Julie. “You’re a super-hero! You saved my life!” As Julie walked him home, she smiled. He was right—she 89 be anything if she put her mind to it! And she could do anything as 90 as others.

（2022秋·四川成都·八年级四川省成都市石室联合中学校考期中）
从下面方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。按编号将答案依次填入下边表格内。
difficult, appear, easy, education, girl, important, poor, succeed, true, win, work, worry

Zhang Guimei, a 64-year-old teacher, 91 the title Role Model of the Times this July. She spends her life working on education in Huaping, one of 92 places in China.
She went to Yunnan at the age of 17. Over the years, she found many girl students 93 in school. She saw the 94 hard life in Yunnan, so in 2008 she made a decision to start the first all-girl high school. Because she said that an 95 woman can change the life of her family and herself. Poor girl students can study for free there. However, it was never 96 . And Zhang often 97 days and nights not to let one girl fall behind in schooling. Usually, she walks deep in the mountains to talk to the parents about the 98 of education for girls. She 99 cares for every girl in her school. Though she is more than 60 years old now, she still works more than 17 hours every day.
With her help, more than 1,800 students got out of the mountains and made it to universities 100 .

（2022秋·陕西西安·八年级统考期中）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）
he   meet   shoe   cobbler   sad   drink   share   well   enough   anything
Once upon a time, there was a king who worried day and night about what would happen the next day. He worried he would lose his power, his wife might not love him and his people would become disloyal (不忠诚). He could not sleep 101 and he became weak (虚弱的).
One day, the king 102 a poor cobbler (修鞋匠). The man worked hard in the market. He didn’t wear good clothes. However, the smile on 103 face was as bright as the moon. The king wanted to find out why he was so happy.
The next day the king dressed up like a beggar (乞丐) and went to the 104 home. The man bought a piece of bread and 105 it with the king. The king asked, “Why are you so happy?”
“Today I made 106 money by fixing (修理) shoes to buy this piece of bread!”
“But what if you don’t have enough money for food tomorrow?”the king asked.
“I have my faith (信念),” the cobbler answered, “All will be well.”
The king didn’t say 107 and went away. He just decreed (命令) that no person could fix shoes if they were broken. They must buy a new pair. He thought the cobbler would not have enough money, and then he would be 108 . To his surprise, when he went to the cobbler’s house again, he saw the cobbler 109 soup and smiling. The king asked, “You can’t fix shoes, but how do you get the money and why are you still so happy?”
“I helped an old woman carry some water and she gave me some money. Although, I couldn’t fix 110 , I could do a lot of other things. I have my faith—All will be well.”
Suddenly, the king didn’t worry any more. He owns more, so why not live a happy life as the cobbler does?

（2022秋·陕西西安·八年级高新一中校考期中）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）
join come interest country big real he perform much share
Lulu is a foreign student at Tsinghua University. She first 111 to Beijing in 2017. She soon fell in love with the city. And she also found her favorite traditional art form—Peking Opera (京剧). “I found it so 112 ” she said. “The clothes were wonderful, and the movements were great. The face-painting was something I’d never seen before. It is so much different from the operas in western (西方的) 113 . She loved it so much and wanted to learn to sing Peking Opera.
Later, she 114 the Peking Opera group of Tsinghua University. She learned that Peking Opera was 115 than just the looks. “There is a very big cultural and historical background,” she said. “That is meaningful to Chinese regional plays (地方的戏剧) and Peking Opera.”
The group members practice three times a week. Mostly, they practice singing and movement. Sometimes, some Peking Opera 116 come to the club to give a show and teach the group members. Different from Chinese students, the 117 problem Lulu had was learning Chinese way of singing, so she often discussed it with her teacher Mr. Li. With the help of 118 , she has improved a lot.
There are other international students in the group. “I 119 love it,” she said. “I hope I can 120 this love of mine with people outside China. I do believe that art has no boundaries and music has no language barriers.”

（2022秋·河南郑州·八年级统考期中）
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quiet   he  wait   leave  through   trouble  when  window   off    loud
In the early 1900s, people in England often traveled by steam train (蒸汽火车). On the trains, there were many compartments (隔间). About six people could sit in one compartment.
One day, six people were traveling in a compartment on a train. Five of them were 121 and well-behaved. Some of them read books and others were sleeping.
But the sixth was a rude young man who was making a lot of 122 for the other passengers. He was smoking and taking his shoes 123 . He even sang songs 124 from time to time.
At last, the young man got out at a station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers help 125 .
But one of them watched the rude young man and 126 until he was very far away. Then, the man on the train opened the 127 and shouted to the rude young man,“Hey, you 128 something behind in the compartment!” Then he closed the window.
The young man turned around and hurried back with his two heavy bags. He was very tired 129 he arrived, with his mouth open and panting (大口喘气). He shouted 130 the window,“What did I leave behind? Give it to me!”
As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “A very bad impression (印象)!”

（2022秋·四川成都·八年级成都七中校考期中）
从下面方框中选出10个单词并使用其适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺（每词限用一次）。
choose; important; lucky; other; old; plan; together; wait; watch; welcome; without; wonder
In American schools there is a day called Home-coming day. Many high schools and colleges 131 a football team have a home-coming game on that day. This can be 132 event of the year. Students usually spend weeks 133 Home-coming Day.
Several days before Home-coming, students start to decorate (装饰) the school. There are signs (招牌) to wish 134 to the team. The members of school clubs build booths (摊位) and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help 135 visitors. There are many people still coming to Home-coming ten or twenty years after their graduation (毕业).
During the day, people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk 136 about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes 137 the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays songs. 138 important moment is when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students vote (投票) a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honor (荣幸) to be 139 .
Home-coming is a happy day, but it would be 140 if the football team doesn’t win the game. However, the students still enjoy Home-coming, even though the team loses. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to party. For everyone it is a day worth (值得) remembering.

（2022秋·四川成都·八年级统考期中）
从下面方框中选出10个单词并使用其适当形式按编号将答案依次填入题后表格中，使短文意思正确、通顺（每词限用一次）。
appear   two  cold  similarity  well  say other  choose  serious  hope  expert  seem
A year divides into 24 solar terms (节气) according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. Frost’s Descent (霜降) is the 18th solar term of a year. It is the last solar term of autumn, during which time the weather becomes much 141 than before and frost begins 142 .
Here are four things you should know about Frost’s Descent. Firstly, eating persimmons (柿子) during Frost’s Descent can help people feel warm and protect their bones. 143 , the apple is one kind healthy fruit during Frost’s Descent. There are many 144 about apples’ benefits in China, such as “Eat an apple after meals, and even old men can be as strong as young men”, just as the Western one goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Apples can help one’s digestion (消化). Thirdly, pears are 145 to apples which are another healthy fruit during Frost’s Descent. They can help clear away heat and reduce sputurm (痰). Fourthly, it’s a good 146 for people in Fujian Province to eat duck on the first day of Frost’s Descent. People say that nourishing (滋养) the body all year round is not as 147 as nourishing the human body on the first day of Frost’s Descent. So people take eating duck very 148 because it’s also a way for people there to gain weight.
Although it 149 that different places have different ways to celebrate the day, the 150 for being healthier and living a happier life is the same. So next year, try to eat something above.

（2022秋·河南南阳·八年级统考期中）
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good   swim   think    we    happy  how    chance   help   activity    do
We have a colorful life at school. There are different kinds of 151 such as football, basketball, baseball, swimming and cycling. As for me, I like swimming best. My father is a P. E. teacher. When I was a child, I often went swimming with him. We enjoyed 152 in the swimming pool. We both 153 it was fun. Dad taught me 154 to swim and I learned a lot from him.
I think 155 sports is good for me. I join the school swimming club. When I finish my homework, I often go swimming with my friends, and it 156 me make many new friends. The feeling is so great, it can bring much 157 to my life. I can also do 158 in my study now, my teacher says I am a good student.
I want to be a famous 159 when I grow up, and I hope I can have a 160 to take part in the Olympics.

（2022秋·河南郑州·八年级校考期中）
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complete    from    wear    building    how    we    excite    take    teach    warm
On my recent travels in China, I went from the top to the bottom of the country. I was surprised at 161 different the weather was in different cities.
So far I have been really cold in Harbin and Chongli, but much 162 in Shanghai, Guilin, Qingdao and Yangshuo. Each city has a(n) 163 different feeling.
In Harbin, we 164 our warmest jackets and saw ice sculptures (雕塑). In Qingdao, we ate seafood and enjoyed 165 swimming in the sea. In Chongli, we were 166 how to snowboard! In Shanghai, the fine cafes made me think of a city in Europe.
Guilin was a good place to stay during the Spring Festival. The streets were busy with 167 people. I visited old 168 . But Yangshuo, a county (县) in Guilin, has been my favorite place. I couldn’t stop 169 photos of the beautiful mountains and the Lijiang River. I rode a bicycle in the warm sun. I drank fresh tea 170 the farms in the mountains.
Now I’m back in Beijing. I’m looking forward to my next trip!
（2021秋·广东江门·八年级校考期中）
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，并写在答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。
relax   be   sport   watch   do   swim   health   I   play   have
Everybody likes different 171 . There are many kinds of sports like football, basketball, baseball and 172 . For me, volleyball is my favorite sport because it’s part of 173 life and I can’t live without it. Since I 174 a little girl, I played volleyball in the school team. My mother told me that I liked kicking the ball around and 175 so much fun with it when I was only about two years old.
Playing volleyball also helps me 176 and be confident. For example, after 177 my homework or when I come home from school, I 178 with some kids outside of the house or in the park. When I play volleyball. I feel my body becomes 179 and stronger. I not only like playing volleyball but also enjoy 180 volleyball on TV. At the moment I am training with my school team before the summer comes.

（2021秋·广东云浮·八年级统考期中）
选词填空：阅读下面短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。请把完整的单词填在题后的横线上。
friend  what  home  for  follow  more  they  heavy  eat  early
I like to eat at the restaurants. So I often took my children to 181 outside. I found that they got 182 . However, I was worried about 183 health. Last month one of my 184 told me that I should try to cook at home. I thought it would be a good idea. So I decided to do as she said.
In the morning I need to get up 185 . In the evening I need to think about 186 we are going to eat the next day. Then I go to buy the ingredients（配料）. I have a lot of work to do, but I am happy. This is because my children are getting healthier. They eat 187 vegetables. And I get many great recipes（配方）from my friends. Then I make some great new dishes by 188 them. Now I hardly ever eat at the restaurants. Please try to cook at 189 . You are going to find that it is really good 190 your family. Do you think so?

（2021秋·山东淄博·八年级统考期中）
根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。
kept     were   brothers   was   really   fact  on   in   buying   until   themselves   but
Once upon a time, there was an emperor. He loved 191 and looking at clothes. One day, two 192 came to the city. They told the emperor that they could make beautiful clothes for him, 193 he must give them silk and gold. The brothers were bad people. In fact, the two brothers were 194 trying to cheat the emperor. They 195 all the silk and gold for 196 . They told the emperor the clothes they made 197 special because only clever people could see them.When the emperor put 198 the clothes, all he could see was his underwear. But he didn’t want people to think he was stupid, so he said the clothes were beautiful. When the emperor walked through the street 199 his new clothes, everyone said his new clothes were wonderful 200 a young boy shouted, “The emperor isn’t wearing any clothes!”
What do you think about the emperor? What can you learn from the story?

（2021秋·河南平顶山·八年级统考期中）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
meal, health, because, good, problem, from, they, why, eat, for
Once there lived a king with a kind heart. But the people weren’t happy with their king. That was 201 the king was too lazy, and wouldn’t do anything except 202 and sleeping. Then the king found that he couldn’t even move his body. He became very fat and felt uncomfortable. He invited lots of doctors to come and they all tried 203 best to make him healthy. However, no one could help him though he spent lots of money.
One day, an old doctor visited the country, and heard about the king’s 204 . He said he could help the king if the king could meet him in his place. In order to keep 205 , the king agreed. The doctor lived far away 206 the king. After walking for a long time, the king met the doctor. The doctor encouraged him, and said he would become healthy very soon. He asked the king to come here every day. And he would offer the king some delicious 207 if he came here on foot.
However, every time the king came, the doctor was busy and had no time to prepare the meal. Two weeks passed. The king never had the delicious meals.
Suddenly, the king found that he lost a lot of weight. And he felt much 208 than before. He understood 209 the doctor asked him to reach his place by walking every day. Very soon, the king was healthy. And he also knew that eating too much and without doing exercise is bad 210 our health.

（2021秋·河南南阳·八年级统考期中）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
hit, talk, nothing, excite, practice, whether, good, feel, join, begin
When I was young, I was very shy （腼腆的）. I never went out to play with other children.
One day my friend wanted to play football with me, but I didn’t know 211 I could play it well. I 212 a little afraid. I was afraid that the ball might 213 my head, so I said no to him. When I got back home, I 214 about it with my father. He told me that playing football was 215 terrible （可怕的） and he said I should have a try. He told me to try my 216 and believe （相信） in myself.
The next day, my father bought a football and asked me to 217 it with him in the park. In the 218 , I was slow, but little by little I learned how to play it. An hour later, some boys came to 219 us. I felt relaxed and ran after the ball and played hard. At last made my goal（进球得分）. I was very 220 . After that, I always believe in myself. I think nothing is difficult if I work hard.