1、牛津英语译林版八年级上牛津英语译林版八年级上期末复习期末复习专项练习专项练习-首字母填空首字母填空 A 卷卷 If you love getting out, Great Outdoors Month is the perfect month for you! Great Outdoors Week(1)b_ in 1998. Later, governors (州长) from across the country joined in choosing June as a month to(2)c_ the great outdoors. Now it has grown into a mo
2、nth-long celebration of the outdoors. Great Outdoors Month wants to let more people get out and (3)e_ themselves. People can exercise o take part in(4)v_ jobs. Everyone in these activities the importance of outside play, joy and helping others. Here are some activities for you to get out to do and (
3、5)s_ days of the Great Outdoors Month. They can help you stay away from smart phones and get close to nature. Biking lets you see the world in a new and different way. It is (6) h_ to your health. Boating is a great(7)f_ activity. You can get out with your parents, brothers and sisters. Activities o
4、n the water can help you learn about something and build a deep relationship (关系) with each other. When choosing to go (8)c_, you will learn how to make a fire, set up a tent to (9) r_ and sleep, and read a compass (指南针) if you get lost. Getting some exercise to enjoy nature is good for our body. We
5、 should let getting out be part of our(10)h_ lifestyle have a good time in this month! I jumped up in bed because of the sound that I thought was my alarm clock. But the red LED lights read 2:11 am. (1) I_ it wasnt the alarm clock, what was it? Suddenly I heard a (2) 1_ crash of thunder. While the n
6、oise filled my ears, a white light lit up my bedroom. It took a few moments before I realized (意识到) (3) w_ was happening. Soon here came another thunder. It was so big that my house(4)s_ a little. Like a child Iran to my bed and (5) c_ myself with my blanket. The storm seemed to be collecting more a
7、nd more energy with every minute that passed by. Yes, I wasnt a child but hiding under the blanket somehow made me feel calm. It felt like hours I lay there in (6)f_. Gradually my eyelids became so heavy that I finally fell (7) a_ . I woke up once again with a bright light coming through my window.
8、Was it (8) s_ storming? I asked myself. It was the sun, the calm after the storm. (9) W_ I looked at the plants in my yard, I could tell that the storm last night was so (10) t_. But it did bring on a beautiful day. It was the school art festival again. Cathys class made a wonderful show for it. Cat
9、hy liked acting (表演) and spent much time (1) p_ for the show. She did(2)b_ than other students and she acted a beautiful(3)m_ hoped her family could come to watch her show. On the day, Cathy looked out from the backstage (后台) .The hall was full(4)o_ people. She looked for her family carefully saw th
10、ey were all on their seats except (除了) her father. In Cathy s family, her father always had the most work to do and the(5)f_ days off. He was(6)b_ with his work every day. Cathy felt a (7)l_ sad that he couldnt come. It was time for Cathy to get on stage. She looked down again and (8)f_ her dad was
11、there! Cathy did really well and her class (9) w_ a big prize (奖) . She was very (10) h_ could spend time with her family. All animals play. Running and wrestling with each other is a way for them to have (1)f_ . But it is also the way they communicate (交流) with each other. When a dog comes up to an
12、other dog, with his front legs bowed (弯曲的) and his (2) t_ high and wagging (摇摆), his buddy knows he wants to play. But new study shows that this play action is surprisingly the (3) s_ as the one when horses and dogs play. To study the communication between different animals, Elisabetta Palagi and he
13、r team members from a college (4) f_ 20 videos of dogs and horses playing for at least 30 seconds on the Internet. They studied the videos (5) c_ looking for special actions. Then they found that when playing, both dogs and horses often had relaxed, open mouths. Some also copied (效仿) each others (6)
14、 a_, like playing with a ball, or rolling on their backs on the ground. Taken together, our (7) r_ show that, although they are different animals and different in size, dogs and horses are (8)a_ to fine-tune (调整) their actions to communicate and play together, Elisabetta said. Its an (9) i_ study be
15、cause it shows that two different animals can work out how to play in a way thats comfortable for both. Interestingly, the horse is much (10)b_ than the dog, but the horse still seems to be afraid of the dog because it looks like a wolf. When you are going out, what do you need to take with? Your ba
16、g phone, keys and a face mask! The face mask has become a must for us to(1)p_ ourselves from COVID-19. So quite a few people start to make masks themselves, but for different(2)r_ . Designer named Danielle thinks people can hardly recognize (认出) each other with a normal mask. So she made something d
17、ifferentthe mask with your face on it, Her face masks are(3)m_ of cotton and people can wash them in the washing machine. On the mask is the picture of your own face, or any picture you like. Danielles masks are on sale on the Internet. If you buy the mask and (4)d_ to wear it, you will get differen
18、t reactions (反应) . Some people will say its cool while others will think it (5)t_ . College student Ashley is another one who makes masks by(6)h_. The girl noticed that nobody was making masks for the deaf (聋的) . After asking her mom for help, she started making masks with a plastic window right whe
19、re the persons (7)m_ is. Clearly, for those who us reading to talk with others, being(8)a_ to see a persons lips (嘴唇) is really important. Ashley showed her DIY on the Internet and soon it became hot. She quickly got orders from people across the US. Now she is making as many of them as (9)p_ and se
20、nding them out for free. And she also shares the (10)i_ on how to make the mask so people can make their own. Body language (语言) is here and there. How important is it? Body language does not use (1) w_ . It is communication (交流) with the use of your body. It (2) i_ the way you walk and talk, your h
21、and gestures (手势) and so on. A big (3) s_ on your face is the most popular body language. American scientist Edward T. Hall says that when two people communicate with each other, they express (表达) 65 percent of the messages (4) t_ body language. Sometimes you can express yourself (5) w_ any words at
22、 all. For example, asks you to come on a picnic with him; you give him an OK gesture to say Yes, sounds good! Sometimes, your words say one thing but your body language says (6) a_ . You unconsciously (无意识地) like touching your face while telling a (7) 1_ . The same body language may mean different t
23、hings in different places. In the US, eye contact (接触) means you are (8) i_ in what the other person is saying. But in some Eastern countries, it is not (9) p_ to look straight at a person when you are talking to him or her. People in some countries use different body language to show the same meani
24、ng. In France, people kiss faces to say that they are (10) f_ to each other. The Japanese like to bow and Maoris in New Zealand touch noses when greeting. Birds beautiful looks always make people happy. Have you ever seen the following two birds? The mandarin duck, or yuanyang, is the most beautiful
25、 duck in the world. Its colourful (1) f_ and cute looks make it a special bird among other ducks. Ponds in parks and gardens are beautified with them. If you travel along the Yangtze River in a boat, you will be able to see them sitting in trees or on (2) r_ by the river, or on the water with a rais
26、ed tail. Be quiet when you meet them. They get frightened (受惊的) (3) e_ and will swim or fly away quickly. You could also watch groups of these birds at Xining Bird Island. (4)S_, the island was closed to visitors in 2017 to protect the natural environment. Chinese golden pheasant is another kind of
27、beautiful bird. You might be (5) l_ to see them while travelling around mountain areas of China, like Gansu and Shaanxi. Bamboo forests at the foot of rocky hills offer (6) c_ for golden pheasants. You will take many beautiful pictures if you have a (7) c_ with you. However, when see people, pheasan
28、ts are likely to run away, because they feel they are in (8) d_ . If you are going to travel in summer, your pheasant photos wont so colourful. At this time of year, the birds (9)1_ their beautiful dress. To catch the pheasants at their (10)b_ , take a tour in March and April when the male (雄性) trie
29、s to get the females love, dancing around and showing a golden collar. What is the best season to visit the Amazon? This is a common question we get from people visiting the rainforest (雨林) for the first time. The (1) a_ is ANYTIME. There is a wet season and a dry season in the rainforest. And there
30、 is no time that is (2)b_ than any other. Both offer beautiful sights and amazing chances (机会) to see plant and animal life, hot weather and some (3) r_ days. The wet season is from November to April. During the time, the rainforest gets 60% of the total rainfall, so its cooler and wet. Also, becaus
31、e of the rain, the water level (水位) of the river (4) r_ and there is a flood in the forest. That (5) m_ you can take a at and travel through the forest. (6) S_ you are closer to the top of the trees, you will see beautiful birds, monkeys and many other (7) a_ . The dry season is between May and Octo
32、ber. This is the warmer season, with a (8) t_ of about 36. But it still gets some heavy rains. A key difference is that the (9)l_ comes out, so people can go to the forest on foot. During these months its much easier to find snakes and lizards (蜥蜴) , and fishing is much easier. You may not be able t
33、o see the birds in the trees, but you will see them (10) f_ in the sky. And you will find fishing birds looking for their food around the lakes and rivers. So, which season would you like to come to the rainforest? 1. began 2. celebrate 3. enjoy 4. volunteer 5. spend 6. helpful 7. family 8. camping
34、9. rest 10. healthy 1. If 2. loud 3. what 4. shook 5. covered 6. fear 7. asleep 8. still 9. When 10. terrible 1. preparing 2. better 3. movie 4. of 5. fewest 6. busy 7. little 8. found 9. won 10. happy 1. fun 2. tail 3. same 4. found 5. carefully 6. actions 7. results 8. able 9. important 10. bigger
35、 1. protect 2. reasons 3. made 4. decide 5. terrible 6. herself 7. mouth 8. able 9. possible 10. instructions/ideas 1. words 2. includes 3. smile 4. through 5. without 6. another 7. lie 8. interested 9. polite 10. friendly 1. feathers 2. rocks 3. easily 4. Sadly 5. lucky 6. cover 7. camera 8. danger 9. lose 10. best 1. answer 2. better 3. rainy 4. rises 5. means 6. Since 7. animals 8. temperature 9. land 10. fly