1、2023-2024学年八年级英语下册单元话题短文首字母填空Unit1Past and present姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_（2022下江苏盐城八年级校联考期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。My grandparents live in a small old t 1 in the south of Jiangsu. Many of its buildings have a history of three centuries. There are many old buildings and bridges.Thirty years ago, peo
2、ple there e 2 a quiet and peaceful life. There were few cars, few factories. And of course, little p 3 . But now the town has t 4 into a hot travel destination(目的地). It is not a quiet place any more. Every day, t 5 of tourists flood into the town. The parking areas (停车场）are always f 6 of cars and co
3、aches. Tourists come to the town on holiday. They say it can help them relax themselves. But, can they r 7 enjoy a holiday in such a crowded(拥挤的） and n 8 town?Now, too many tourists have caused many p 9 . The biggest problem is that they have polluted the town. The rivers are dirty and the air is no
4、t so f 10 . Local people have more money, but is money so important?（2023下江苏无锡八年级校联考阶段练习）根据首字母提示补全短文。The world is changing quickly. My hometown has changed a lot o 11 the years. These changes make our live c 12 . For example, there have b 13 great changes in entertainment(娱乐). Nowadays, people dont
5、have to work as h 14 as before. They have more holidays and more f 15 time. So there are more and more entertainment places. If you go along the street, you will find more and more KTVs, bars and parks. Peoples lives are not b 16 any more because they can relax in many d 17 ways. They can go out to
6、have fun i 18 of just watching TV at home. They can also go to bookshops and read there for the whole morning i 19 they like reading. Music fans can go to KTVs and sing their favourite songs. If they like watching films, they can go to a modern c 20 to enjoy the latest films. People enjoy their live
7、s very much. I like these changes. Do you like them too?（2022下江苏盐城八年级统考期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。Do you go to school by bus? It is very important for you to know h 21 to be safe when taking a bus, no matter whether you like it or not.First, dont run to the bus stop, but w 22 . While you are at t
8、he bus stop, you should wait in a safe place. Do not run or p 23 while waiting.Second, dont talk in a loud v 24 when you are on the bus, so the driver will not be disturbed (打扰). When there is a fire, the most important thing is to b 25 the window with a hammer or any sharp things and then jump out.
9、T 26 , when you are getting off the bus, make s 27 you walk (not run) three more steps away from the door. This is the b 28 place to be around a bus.Last, if you leave something on the bus, never r 29 to the bus to get it. The driver may not see you come b 30 and he may begin moving the bus.（2023下江苏
10、泰州八年级校联考阶段期中）Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder and simpler than it is today. People didnt have m 31 machines. Life today has brought new p 32 . One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes d 33 . It kills fish and affects drinking water. Noise pollution ma
11、kes us talk louder and become angry more e 34 . Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It affects m 35 living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories a 36 pollute the air. To solve the problem, many countries are making laws to fight the pollution. Factories must clean their wa
12、ter b 37 it is thrown away. They mustnt discharge (排出) dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many o 38 things. We can put waste things in dustbins and should not throw them on the ground. We can go to work by bus or share the same car with our friends. If there are fewer people driving, there will
13、 be less a 39 pollution. Laws are not e 40 . Every person must help reduce the pollution.（2023下江苏宿迁八年级校联考阶段练习）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。Ricky lived in a small town with his family. People in the town lived an easy life. Children went to school every day, and parents went to w 41 at the towns fa
14、ctory. No one asked any strange questions. But Ricky was d 42 from other children. He did not want to go to school. He wanted to work and h 43 his family. He did not want to work at the towns factory. He wanted to open his o 44 store. And he always asked some s 45 questions. Everyone laughed at Rick
15、y, but his friend David n 46 did. David thought that Ricky was a person with many good i 47 . Although (虽然) David didnt always agree with Ricky, he respected (尊重) him.With the help of his father, Ricky opened his first s 48 . Ricky worked hard and later he had many stores. He was a successful man an
16、d m 49 to a big city.Ricky sometimes went back to his hometown. When he went back there, he always remembered to v 50 his good friend David. They always had a good time.根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空一词。My grandparents live in a small old town in the south of Jiangsu. Many of its buildings have a hi
17、story of three centuries. The town is f 51 for its old buildings and bridges. Thirty years ago, people there e 52 a quiet and peaceful life. There were few cars, few shops. And of course，little p 53 .But now the town has t 54 into a hot travel destination(目的地).It is not a quiet place any more. Every
18、 day, t 55 of tourists flood into the town. The parking areas are always full of cars and coaches. Tourists come to the town on h 56 . They say it can help them relax themselves. But, can they r 57 enjoy a holiday in such a crowded(拥挤的)and n 58 town?Now，too many tourists have caused many p 59 .The b
19、iggest problem is that they have polluted the town. The rivers are dirty, the air is no longer f 60 and the town has lost its peace. Local people have more money, but is money so important?根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺的单词。答题卡上需填写完整的单词。In the past few years, great changes have taken place around us.The roads u 6
20、1 to be narrow and crowded (拥挤的). The houses were old and small. There was r 62 everywhere. And the air wasnt f 63 enough. There was a paper factory near our school. They often put the waste into the river. Water p 64 was also a big problem.Nowadays, our living c 65 have improved a lot. The roads ar
21、e w 66 and clean. Its really easy for people to go out. We can choose different t 67 of transport to go anywhere. The government has also built many tall buildings. Most of us have m 68 into big beautiful houses. The sky is blue and the cloud is white. The birds are singing h 69 . Our hometown looks
22、 like a big garden w 70 green trees and colorful flowers.Our country is becoming richer and stronger. We are living a happy life.（2022下江苏盐城八年级统考期中）There are moments in my life I remember forever. Its p 71 to remember the good things of the past. These memories are always in the c 72 of my mind. When
23、 I was four years old, I went to a kindergarten. The teachers in my eyes were all beautiful and patient. They t 73 us many interesting songs and games. We p 74 all day long. I did not know what learning was at that time, but I was learning every day. When I was seven years old, I started school. I w
24、as very excited b 75 I began to learn school subjects. I became interested in s 76 instead of singing. I remember the day when our science teacher told us the sun is l 77 a big fire ball and that it is very, very far away. She also said nobody can stay close to that “ball”. I was so surprised that I
25、 kept my m 78 open. Later on, more ideas about weather, planes, wildlife and even pollution came to our ears. I felt each day brought s 79 new. Now I am at middle school. Each day is new to me. Happily I am still learning, which is like a j 80 to me. I have finished the first part, but there is stil
26、l a long way for me to go. I hope I will be a learned person some day.（2023下江苏南通八年级校联考阶段练习）The worst traveller in the world was Paul of San Francisco. Once he f 81 from the US to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at an airport in New York. Paul t
27、hought he was in Rome（罗马）. Believing this, he got off the p 82 .When nobody was there to meet him, Paul thought maybe the heavy t 83 made his friend late. While looking for their address, Paul found that Rome had changed a lot. He found many high m 84 buildings instead of old ones. He also found tha
28、t many people s 85 English but not Italian and those main street signs were written in English. So he asked a policeman in Italian the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered in the same l 86 . After twelve hours traveling round on a bus, the d
29、river handed him over to a 87 policeman. But this time, this policeman could only speak English. So Paul asked the policeman w 88 the Rome police employed（雇佣）so many people who spoke English as policemen.Paul didnt b 89 he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane to Italy, he was s
30、ent to the a 90 in a police car.参考答案1(t)own 2(e)njoyed 3(p)ollution 4(t)urned 5(t)housands 6(f)ull 7(r)eally 8(n)oisy 9(p)roblems 10(f)resh【导语】本文讲述了作者祖父母住的古老小镇三十年前安静祥和，没有污染。但是现在很多游客到这里来，带来了很多问题，这里变得拥挤喧嚣。1句意：我的祖父母住在江苏南部的一个小镇上。根据下文“The town”和首字母提示可知，住在一个小镇上，故填(t)own。2句意：三十年前，那里的人们过着平静祥和的生活。根据宾语“a quie
31、t and peaceful life”和首字母提示可知，那里的生活是平静祥和的，因此人们很喜欢，enjoy“享受的乐趣，喜欢”符合题意。根据“thirty years ago”可知此处用一般过去时，故填(e)njoyed。3句意：当然，几乎没有污染。空格前有形容词“little”修饰，空格处应用不可数名词。根据“There were few cars, few factories.”可知那里汽车和工厂很少，因此几乎没有污染，由此可知，pollution“污染，不可数名词”符合题意。故填(p)ollution。4句意：但现在这个小镇已经变成了热门的旅游目的地。根据“But now the to
32、wn hasinto a hot travel destination(目的地).”和首字母提示可知，这个小镇已经变成了旅游目的地，turn into“变成”符合题意，此句是现在完成时，空格处应用过去分词。故填(t)urned。5句意：每天，成千上万的游客涌入这个小镇。根据首字母提示和“flood into the town.”可知是成千上万的游客，thousands of“成千上万”，固定短语。故填(t)housands。6句意：停车场总是停满了小汽车和长途汽车。根据首字母提示和“The parking areas (停车场）are alwaysof cars and coaches.”可知
33、是，停满了小汽车和长途汽车，be full of“充满”，固定短语。故填(f)ull。7句意：但是，他们真地能在这样一个拥挤嘈杂的城市里享受假期吗？空格处修饰动词enjoy，应用副词，结合首字母提示和“can theyenjoy a holiday in such a crowded”可知是，他们真地能，故填(r)eally。8句意：但是，他们真地能在这样一个拥挤嘈杂的城市里享受假期吗？空格处修饰名词“town”，应用形容词，结合首字母提示和“crowded and”可知是吵闹的，noisy“吵闹的，形容词”符合题意，故填(n)oisy。9句意：现在，太多的游客造成了许多问题。根据下文“The
34、 biggest problem is that they have polluted the town.”和首字母提示可知，此处表示问题，有many修饰，应用复数名词，故填(p)roblems。10句意：河流很脏，空气也不清新了。根据“The rivers are dirty”可知环境被污染了，所以空气不清新，空格处作表语，应用形容词，fresh“清新的，新鲜的，形容词”符合题意。故填(f)resh。11(o)ver 12(c)olourful 13(b)een 14(h)ard 15(f)ree 16(b)oring 17(d)ifferent 18(i)nstead 19(i)f 20(
35、c)inema【导语】本文主要讲述了世界每天都在迅速的变化着，这些变化使我们的生活丰富多彩。11句意：这些年来我的家乡发生了很大变化。over the years“这些年”，为固定短语。故填(o)ver。12句意：这些变化使我们的生活丰富多彩。根据“These changes make our live.”结合首字母可知，此处是指生活丰富多彩。colourful“丰富多彩的”，形容词。故填(c)olourful。13句意：例如，娱乐业发生了巨大的变化。根据“For example, there have.great changes in entertainment(娱乐).”可知此处是ther
36、e be句型，句子是现在完成时，be动词用过去分词。故填(b)een。14句意：现在，人们不必像以前那样努力工作。根据“Nowadays, people dont have to work as.as before.”可知如今的人们不需要像以前那样努力工作。hard“努力”，副词。故填(h)ard。15句意：他们有更多的假期和自由时间。所以有越来越多的娱乐场所。根据“They have more holidays”可知有更多的假期，说明自由时间也有很多。free“自由的”，形容词，故填(f)ree。16句意：人们的生活不再无聊，因为他们可以以许多不同的方式放松。根据“you will find
37、 more and more KTVs, bars and parks”可知有了很多娱乐场所，所以人们的生活不无聊了。boring“令人无聊的”符合语境。故填(b)oring。17句意：人们的生活不再无聊，因为他们可以以许多不同的方式放松。根据“because they can relax in many.ways.”可知是指许多不同的方式，different“不同的”，形容词。故填(d)ifferent。18句意：他们可以出去玩，而不是只在家里看电视。instead of“而不是”，为固定短语，符合语境。故填(i)nstead。19句意：他们也可以去书店，如果他们喜欢阅读，整个上午都可以在那
38、里阅读。分析空处前后句可知，两句是条件关系，应用if引导条件状语从句。故填(i)f。20句意：如果他们喜欢看电影，他们可以去现代电影院欣赏最新的电影。根据“If they like watching films”可知是去电影院看电影。cinema“电影院”，名词，被a修饰，应用单数。故填(c)inema。21(h)ow 22(w)alk 23(p)lay 24(v)oice 25(b)reak 26(T)hird 27(s)ure 28(b)est 29(r)eturn 30(b)ack【导语】本文就学生如何安全乘坐公交汽车给出了一些具体的建议。21句意：无论你喜欢与否，对你来说，知道如何在乘
39、坐公交车时保持安全是非常重要的。根据下文具体介绍的安全乘车建议，可知此处指“如何安全乘车”，how符合语境。故填(h)ow。22句意：首先，不要跑向公共汽车站，而是走路。根据“dont run to the bus stop, but.”可知此处指走着去公交站，不要奔跑，not.but表示“不是而是”，因此run和walk结构一致，walk用动词原形。故填(w)alk。23句意：等候时请勿奔跑或玩耍。根据前文此处的等车对象是学生，再根据首字母提示，可知play符合，根据“Do not run or”中or是选择连词，前后动词一致，因此play用原形。故填(p)lay。24句意：第二，在公交车上
40、不要大声说话，这样司机就不会受到干扰。根据“talk in a loud”可知此处指人说话的声音，因此用voice。故填(v)oice。25句意：当发生火灾时，最重要的是用锤子或任何尖锐的东西打碎窗户，然后跳出来。根据“with a hammer or any sharp things and then jump out”可知此处把窗子打碎并逃出去，break符合，不定式后面跟动词原形。故填(b)reak。26句意：第三，当你下车时，一定要确保离开车门再走（而不是跑）三步远。根据“First, Second”可知此处指“第三”，首字母大写。故填(T)hird。27句意：第三，当你下车时，一定要
41、确保离开车门再走（而不是跑）三步远。根据“make.you walk (not run) three more steps away from the door”可知此处指确保离开车门三步远, make sure确保，固定短语。故填(s)ure。28句意：这是公共汽车周围最好的地方。空前有定冠词the，空后是名词，空处填形容词最高级或序数词，结合前一句离开车门三步远是安全的地方，因此可推知此处是汽车周边最好的地方。故填(b)est。29句意：最后，如果你把东西留在公交车上，千万不要再回到公交车上去拿。根据“to get it”可知此处指返回公交车去取回落下的东西，return意为“返回”，此处
42、是祈使句，因此用动词原形。故填(r)eturn。30句意：司机可能看不到你回来，他可能会开始启动公交车。根据前一句你要返回取东西，接下来说司机可能会启动车子，因此此处指司机可能看不到你回来，come back“返回”，固定短语。故填(b)ack。31(m)odern 32(p)roblems 33(d)irty 34(e)asily 35(m)ost 36(a)ll 37(b)efore 38(o)ther 39(a)ir 40(e)nough【导语】本文介绍了现在的生活给我们带来很多污染，我们应该采取措施减少污染。31句意：人们没有现代机器。根据“Hundreds of years ago,
43、 life was much harder and simpler than it is today.”和首字母m可知，好几百年前，人们的生活更困难，没有现代机器，modern“现代的”，是形容词，修饰名词machines，故填(m)odern。32句意：今天的生活带来新问题。根据后文的“One of the biggest is pollution.”和首字母p可知，污染是生活带来的问题，problem“问题”，是名词，生活带来的问题不止一个，因此用复数名词，故填(p)roblems。33句意：水污染让我们的河流和湖泊脏了。make+sb/sth+形容词，表示“让某人或某物”，再根据“Wat
44、er pollution”可知，水污染，所以此处是指河流和湖泊脏了，dirty“脏的”，是形容词，故填(d)irty。34句意：噪音污染让我们说话更大声，更容易变得生气。根据“Noise pollution makes us talk louder”和首字母e可知，噪音污染让我们说话的声音大了，因此更容易生气，easily“容易地”，是副词，修饰动词短语become angry，故填(e)asily。35句意：它影响世界上大多数生物。根据“Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution”和首字母m可知，空气污染最严重，因此影响的生物数量多
45、，所以是大多数的生物，most“大多数的”，是形容词，故填(m)ost。36句意：汽车，飞机和工厂都污染空气。根据主语“Cars, planes and factories”是复数形式，表示三者以上，用代词all做同位语，故填(a)ll。37句意：工厂必须在水被扔掉之前，把水弄干净。根据“ Factories must clean their water.it is thrown away.”可知，此处是指水被扔掉之前，把水弄干净，before“在之前”。故填(b)efore。38句意：我们需要做很多其他的事情。根据“We can put waste things in dustbins an
46、d should not throw them on the ground.”和首字母o可知，此处表示我们为了治理污染，还有其他事情要做，other“其他的”，修饰复数名词，故填(o)ther。39句意：如果有更少的人开车，将有会更少的空气污染。根据“Cars, planes and factories apollute the air.”可知，汽车会污染空气，因此少开车，空气污染就少，air pollution“空气污染”，故填(a)ir。40句意：法律是不够的。根据“Every person must help reduce the pollution.”可知，每个人必须帮助减少污染，因此光靠法律是不够的，enough“足够的”，是形容词，此处作为系动词are的表语，故填(e)nough。41(w)ork 42(d)ifferent 43(h)elp 44(o)wn 45(s)tran
