八年级下册英语课文语法填空和短文改错

八年级下册英语课文语法填空和短文改错

一、Hansel and Gretel______(live) near a forest with his father and stepmother. One year, the weather______ (be) so dry that no food _____ (grow). The wife told her husband that unless he________ (leave) his children ______ (die) in the forest, the whole family would die.

Gretel_________ (hear) that their stepmother planned ________ (kill) her and her brother. But Hansel had a plan________ (save) himself and his sister. He went to get some white stones before he went to bed that night. The next day, the wife_________ (send) the children to the forest. Hansel___________ (drop) the stones as they walked. Later that night, they ________ (see) the stones because of the shining moon. The stones

______ (show) them the way home. Hansel wanted to get more stones, but his stepmother ________ (not let) him go out. The next morning, the wife sent the children to the forest again. Hansel ________ (have) no stones, so he dropped pieces of bread. But the birds ate them, so Hansel and Gretel _________(be) lost in the forest. They walked until

they_________(see) a house made of food. Hansel wanted to eat the house, but then they heard the voice of an old woman ________(come) from the house.

二、短文改错

In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program call Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the one time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey

King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the tradition Chinese book Journey to the West.

The Monkey King is not just some normal monkey . In a fact, he sometimes does not even look like a

monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turn himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, Sun Wukong uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other time, he is able to make it big and long.

The Monkey King has exciting the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keep fighting to help weak and never gives up.

三、One of the world’s most dangerous sports_______(be)mount ain climbing, and one of the most popular ___

____(place) for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the

______________(southwest) part ofChina. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma ________(rise) the highest and is ____________(famous). It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous________(climb). Thick clouds cover the top and snow__________(fall) very hard. Even more serious

_______(difficulty) include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard _____(take) in air as you get near the top.

The first people _____(reach) the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team __(do) so in I960, while the first woman _____(succeed) was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.

Why do so many climbers risk their _____(life)? One of the main

_______(reason) is because people want ______(challenge) themselves in the face of difficulties.

The spirit of these climbers_____ (show) us that we should never

give up ____(try) to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be ___________(strong) than the forces of nature.

四(短文改错

It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers is preparing milk for the baby panda breakfast. 1

At 9:00 a.m., they find that most the babies are already wake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over them with excite and some of the young pandas even walk to their friends and fall over!

Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, say,“They’re so cute and lovely.

I take care them like they’re my own

b abies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special for me.”In fact, many people around

the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have became so popular that they are now a symbol of China.

Scientists say there are now less than 2,000 pandas live in the forests. Other 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every

two year. The babies often die from illness and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eat about 10 kilos bamboos. Many years ago, there are a lot of more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activity cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough eat and they are having few babies.

An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endanger animals. They send people to schools tell children about the importance of save these animals. The Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits for pandas. We all hope that in the future there will a lot more pandas.

五、短文填空。(1’*15=15’) 3a

When I first ________ (arrive) on this island, I had nothing. But I _______ (find)

the ship and made a small boat.I______(bring) back many things I can use--food and drink, tools,

knives and guns.Although I have lost everything, I_______(not lose) my life. So I ________(give) up and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut down trees and _________ (build) a house. I go out with my gun almost every day_______ (kill) animals and birds for food.I’m

even________( learn) to g

row fruit and vegetables.

A few weeks ago, I______(find) the marks of anot her man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on the

island? How long have they been here? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals_____ (try) to kill two men from a ______(break) ship. One of them_____ (die)but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now _______(live) with me and helps me. I

________(name) him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already ________ (teach) him some English.

六(短文改错。(共十处错误)(10’)

A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever.

Country is a tradition kind of music from the south states of America. Nashville,

Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are

just about

modern life in the US, such as the important of money and success, but not about

belong to a group. However, country music brings us back from the good old

days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one other. It reminds us

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that the best things in life are free --- laugh, friends, family, and the beautiful of

nature and the countryside.

Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream go there

one day. She has

already read a lot about the place and done some research it.

七、短文填空:

The most interesting museum I have ever _____1_____ (be) to is the American Computer Museum. They have information about different

computers and who _____2____ (invent) them. The old computers ___3___(be) much bigger. It’s ____4____(believable) that

technology____5____(progress) in such a rapid way! I’ve also learned that there ____6____ (be) a special computer. It_____7_____ (play) chess even ____8___(well) than humans. I wonder how much more computers_____9_____ (be) able to do in the future.

Last year I ____10___ (go) to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum.

It’s a relaxing and ____11_____(peace)

place near a lake. The tea art performances show how to make a

perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets. _____12____ (Watch) the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as _____13____ (drink) the tea itself.

I’ve finally

____14____ (realize) why my grandpa loves drinking tea and

____15_____(collect) tea sets. 1.___________ 2.____________

3.___________

4.___________

5._____________

6.___________

7.____________

8.___________

9.___________

10.____________

11.__________ 12.____________ 13.___________ 14.__________

15.____________

八(短文改错:

Have you ever been to Singapore? For thousand of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place take a holiday. On the one hand, more than third quarters of the population is Chinese,

so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On another hand, Singapore is an English-speaking

country, so it’s also a good place practice your English. Have you ever try Chinese food outside of China?

Maybe you fear that you cannot be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem get rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is

also an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like India food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find

them all in Singapore!

九、短文语法填空

My children _______(grow) up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger our house seems

_______(get) smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the money to a children’s home.We _______(clear) out a

lot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided ________(sell) five

things that we no longer use. My son was quite sad at first. ________ he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, he ______(own) a train and railway set since

his______(four) birthday, and he played with it almost every week ______ he was about seven. And he didn’t want to lose his toy monkey, e ither. He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad ______(part) with certain toys.________ me, I didn’t want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, 3

too!

十.短文改错(共15处)

Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only

see it once or twice a year. Nowadays, million of Chinese leave the countryside search for work in the cities. Between these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-olds husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard work in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much time to visit his hometown. “I used to return to home at least once a year, but I haven’t back for almost three years now. It’s a shame, but I

just don’t have the time,” he says.

Many people like Zhong Wei regard as great interest how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities help.

“I noticed that’s true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei.

“Children have learned read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear of the y’re going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks so developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same. According Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my hometown, there was a big old tree oppo site the school. It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place. Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree, especial during the summer holidays. It was such a happy childhood. Our hometown left many soft and s weet memories in our hearts.”

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