Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents? 短文填空专项练习（含答案）

人教版新目标八年级英语Unit 4
短文填空
专项练习
A
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。。
until，nervous，compare，argue，wrong，push，anymore，allow，he，make
Li Tao hates his mom.He thinks she 1.__________ him so hard.To make him get good grades，she doesn't 2._________ him to see friends on weekends.She sends him to all kinds of after school classes.She always 3.__________ him with his classmates.She hardly communicates with him.Yesterday she 4.________ with him again.That made him crazy.
Li Tao ran down the street.After running for 30 minutes，he felt tired.He decided not to run 5. _________．He started to walk.There were fewer and fewer people on the streets.He walked on 6.________ he had only the street lights to keep him company (陪伴他)．
When he finally reached his building，he saw all the lights were off except (除了) his mom's.Li Tao said to 7. _________，“Is Mom waiting for me？” With the key in his hand，he was very 8. __________．At last，he opened the door.He saw his mother 9.__________ his bed，and tears ran down his face.He said quietly，“Mom，I'm 10. _________．I...” His mom said nothing.She just held him in her arms.
B
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
push，instead，whatever，communicate，together，offer，nervous，argue，usual，relation
Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life.1.__________ between you and your parents are important.Here are some ways to help you stay close with them.
Spend time together.Don't just watch TV alone. 2. _______，you should ask your parents to watch TV with you.Take a walk and go to the movies 3. _________．If your parents live far from you，you can 4 ____________ with them by talking on the phone or sending e mails.
Share your feelings and ask for help.You may need your parents' help when you're upset or 5. __________．But they may not know that you're having a problem.So tell them when you're sad.
Be kind.Little things may mean a lot to your parents.Before they 6._____ you，it will be very lovely of you to 7_____ to help fold the clothes or clean up your room.And if you try not to 8_______ with your brothers or sisters，your parents will be happy.
Show your care.A 9.________ way is to kiss，hug (拥抱) and say “I love you”．Your parents and you can understand each other better by showing love.
Do your best at 10.__________ you do.You don't have to be prefect (完美的)，but when you do your best，your parents will be happy to see you're turning into a great kid.
C
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。
early　even　foot　go　hand hope　late　make　another　owner think way
Monty Robert's father was a horse trainer.As a child, Monty often went from one farm to 1.________ with his father.Sometimes they didn't have enough money to pay for food, but Monty still kept 2.__________ to own a horse farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about his dream.He wrote a seven page paper.He wanted to have a horse farm one day.He 3.__________ drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he 4._________ it in to his teacher.Two days later, he got his paper back.On the front page, there was a large red “F” with the words “See me after class”．So the boy 5._________ and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F？” The teacher said，“This dream will not come true for a young boy like you.You need a lot of money to 6._________ a horse farm.You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things.
There is no 7._________ that you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with such a simple dream, I will not give you a good grade.”
After school, he 8._________ hard about it.At last, he decided to hand in the same paper 9.__________ no changes at all.He wrote “You can keep the ‘F’ and I'll keep my dream.”
Many years 10._________,_Monty had his own large horse farm.His dream came true.So don't let anyone take away your dreams.Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.
D
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。
interest　crazy　much　get　they class　read　of　little　show
Not only adults but also teenagers have problems in their life.Here is a survey 1.________________ the main problems of teenagers.
They feel stressed because they have too 2._____________ homework to do both at school and at home.They have lots of exams to take.And parents usually send them to different 3.___________ at weekends.They don't have their own time to do what they are 4._____________ in.
Now more and more teenagers are 5.__________ short sighted.They often read in bed or keep 6______________ for a long time without having a rest.Some of them are 7._____________ about playing computer games.Some spend too much time watching TV.Another serious problem among teenagers is that many of 8.___________ are becoming fat.They eat too much junk food, but they take 9. ____________exercise.
I think teenagers should think 10.________ ways to deal with the problems.They should make a plan for study and hobbies and find time to relax as much as possible.
E
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Mrs. Taylor has two sons. One is Simon and the other is Peter. Simon is fourteen years old while Peter is twelve, so Simon is Peter's 1. _______(old) brother. The boy Simon hardly depends on his mother from an early age. He always does things by 2. _________(he). He tries to do something 3._________ Mrs. Taylor's help. And he often 4. __________(offer) help when Mrs. Taylor does chores.
For example, in the morning he always helps his mother open all the 5. _____________(window) to let fresh air in 6.___________ make the bed in silence(安静地) so that he won't wake others up.
Mrs. Taylor gets on 7. _________(good) with Simon. When she has problems, she always 8. ______________(communicate) with Simon. Sometimes she can really get good advice from Simon.
Mrs. Taylor doesn't like Peter 9.______________ the boy is very lazy. Peter dislikes his mother because she is always 10. ____________(compare) him with Simon. He wants to be himself.
F
在空白处填入适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空(每空不超过2个单词)。
Rob Frenette got bullied (被欺负) at school for eleven years. He was often lonely and 1.____________ (scary). When he was fifteen, he decided 2. _________(tell) a newspaper office about his problems. His story went into the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada hoped to interview (采访) him about his 3.____________ (experience). They also wanted to know his ideas about bullying.
After that, Rob 2._____________ (continue) his studies at school, but in his free time he helped other people 5._________ bullying problems. With the help of his friend, Rob made a website (网站). Visitors to the website can find advice, stories and poems about bullying in both English and French. When people are upset, they can talk 6.______ the phone or online to Rob and his team. Every weekend Rob will answer e mails from the website.
Rob always said, “When bullies happen to you, it isn't your fault (错误). You should try to keep trusting 7.________________ (you). And remember that there are people 8.______________ (care) about your problems. You just have to find them.”
One of Rob's 9.___________ (idea) is Blue Day, a special day for stopping bullying in schools. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob won't stop 10.___________ there's Blue Day in every school in Canada.
G
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
explain　midnight　leave　proper　difficult offer　push　pressure　although　opinion
Last Thursday morning, Shanghai police found a young boy begging (乞讨) for food in a train station. When asked what happened, the boy said that his father 1.__________ him here and asked him to beg as a punishment (惩罚) for not doing his homework.
The police soon took the boy to the police station and tried to help him by 2.____________ him some snacks. They also called his mother. After his mother arrived, she 3______________ that her husband was very upset because their son was often criticized (被批评) by his teacher for not doing homework. So her husband decided to make him beg to show him that life will be 4____________ if he does not study hard.
5．___________ this kind of education is very common in China, the boy's father was still criticized by many people. They shared their 6.___________ towards the father's action online. “We are living under great 7.________ now. That should not be the reason for us to 8._____ our children so hard. I think he should teach his son in a 9._______ way，” one Weibo user wrote. “I could imagine the father was living a hard life since he had to get up early and work after 10._________, but begging at the train station is too dangerous for the child，” someone else said online.
参考答案
A
1.pushes 2.allow 3.compares 4.argued 5.anymore
6.until 7.himself 8.nervous 9.making 10.wrong
B
1.Relations 2.Instead 3.together 4.communicate 5.nervous
6.push 7.offer 8.argue 9.usual 10.whatever
C
1.another 2.hoping 3.even 4.handed 5.went
6.own 7.way 8.thought 9.making 10.later
D
1.showing 2.much 3.classes 4.interested 5.getting
6.reading 7.crazy 8.them 9.little 10.of
E
1.elder 2.himself 3.without 4.offers 5.windows
6.and 7.well 8.communicates 9.because paring
F
1.scared 2.to tell 3.experiences 4.continued 5.with
6.on 7.yourself 8.caring 9.ideas 10.until
G
1.left 2.offering 3.explained 4.difficult 5.Although
6.opinions 7.pressure 8.push 9.proper 10.midnight