Module 5 Cartoons 完形填空练习 2022-2023学年外研版英语八年级下册（含答案）

Module 5 　Cartoons
完形填空练习
A
Barnyard is an American cartoon. It has been 1 for many years. It has a few funny characters and they can always make people 2 .
There is a beautiful barnyard with lots of sunflowers (向日葵) around it. The owners (主人) of the barnyard 3 many cows, pigs, pandas, goats, sheep, ducks and chickens. These 4 like driving, singing and dancing a lot.
The cows are very smart. They lead other animals in the barnyard. Ben is the head cow. He has won the 5 of other animals. He asks all the animals to walk on their two legs just 6 people.
One day, a group of wolves (狼) came to the barnyard. The animals and their home were in 7 . Ben didn't know what to do. But his son Otis was very 8 . He had a good idea. So Otis and his friends started a 9 with the wolves. And at last, they beat the wolves and Otis became a 10 . Since then he has been the new head cow.
1. A. ancient B. popular C. lovely D. serious
2. A. laugh B. agree C. sleep D. dream
3. A. help B. watch C. eat D. have
4. A. flowers B. people C. animals D. robots
5. A. hearts B. heads C. hands D. eyes
6. A. by B. like C. for D. on
7. A. pain B. surprise C. danger D. condition
8. A. clever B. healthy C. awful D. shy
9. A. talk B. fight C. game D. fire
10. A. cow B. member C. queen D. hero
B
Teddy bears are one of the most popular toys all over the world. The first teddy bear came from a(n)__1__about America's 26th president, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt was a great hunter(猎手). One day, he traveled in Mississippi. Some people took him to go__2__. Things were not going well and President Roosevelt hunted__3__. Someone had an idea. He caught a bear and tied it to the tree for President Roosevelt to__4__. The bear looked very__5__and tired, so Roosevelt refused to shoot it.
The next day, a cartoon artist drew a picture about the scene. The Washington Post published the picture__6__ November 16, 1902. Most Americans__7__ the newspaper and knew the story, including Morris and Rose. Morris and Rose had a toy store and they decided to make a toy bear to__8__ the president's actions. They called__9__“Teddy Bear”. It__10__ sweet and harmless (无恶意的). It became popular soon.
1. A. idea B. story C. speech D. movie
2. A. swimming B. climbing C. fishing D. hunting
3. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
4. A. catch B. tie C. shoot D. take
5. A. careful B. helpless C. useless D. strong
6. A. in B. on C. at D. for
7. A. read B. wrote C. watched D. sold
8. A. forget B. remember C. keep D. finish
9. A. him B. her C. it D. us
10. A. looked B. tasted C. grew D. smelt
C
The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest with several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president 1 not. Nobody wanted to make the president look 2 , so they tied an American black bear to a 3 . They wanted the president to shoot (射中) it.
The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was 4 to shoot the bear, because it couldn’t run away. He 5 to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country. Everybody was moved by the president’s beliefs (信念). There was 6 a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.
It was this cartoon and the story behind the president’s hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new 7 . He made a small, soft bear and showed it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, “Teddy’s Bear”. The new toy was a big success and it 8 Morris with the money to create a toy company.
Teddy bears have been 9 since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice when people think about children’s toys. Theodore Roosevelt’s famous 10 on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填满填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.
1. A. did B. should C. would D. had
2. A. sad B. happy C. friendly D. fine
3. A. wall B. chair C. rock D. tree
4. A. difficult B. unfair C. dangerous D. exciting
5. A. wanted B. decided C. refused D. went
6. A. only B. hardly C. even D. still
7. A. company B. toy C. shop D. present
8. A. gave B. filled C. met D. provided
9. A. colorful B. expensive C. popular D. boring
10. A. decision B. speech C. sign D. skill
D
Finding Nemo is a famous American cartoon. It tells a story of a fish called Martin and his 1 Nemo. Martin is a small ugly fish. When Nemo was born, all his other children died, so Martin promises that he will 2 his only son at any cost. He always tells his son what to do and wants to keep him 3 all the time. However, his son Nemo, an orange-and-white fish feels that he doesn't always 4 his dad to tell him what to do.
On his first day of school, Nemo swims to the edge of the coral reef (大堡礁的边缘). His father 5 thinks that place is very dangerous. His father first warns him and then shouts at him to come back, but Nemo paid 6 attention. He swims out to a boat and the people in the boat catch him. They take him away. 7 Martin knows this, he worries about his son and takes great efforts (努力) to find him.
Finding Nemo is really a good cartoon. Both children and parents can learn a lesson 8 it. To children, they can learn how important their parents are to them and that their parents 9 them all the time. To parents, they can learn that no parents could 10 their children forever (永远)!
1. A. daughter B. son C. friend D. father
2. A. protect B. miss C. dream D. expect
3. A. nervous B. active C. handsome D. safe
4. A. promise B. help C. need D. suggest
5. A. always B. never C. even D. also
6. A. a little B. lots of C. some D. no
7. A. Till B. If C. When D. Although
8. A. from B. with C. at D. to
9. A. count B. love C. forget D. watch
10. A. look after B. wait for C. pick up D. point at
E
When people say “culture”， we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in __1__ culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 90 years ago, he first __2__ in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out (发行)in New York in November 1928, it was the first cartoon __3__ sound and music. The __4__ behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he __5__ 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so __6__. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he __7__ tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was __8__ and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the __9__ to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.
In November, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, __10__ everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey's
1. A. Canadian B. American C. Japanese D. Chinese
2. A. married B. smiled C. appeared D. fought
3. A. on B. of C. in D. with
4. A. man B. actor C. animal D. model
5. A. made B. watched C. invented D. missed
6. A. smart B. kind C. popular D. pretty
7. A. hardly B. sometimes C. never D. always
8. A. unlucky B. dishonest C. impolite D. unfriendly
9. A. cinema B. library C. museum D. hospital
10. A. and B. but C. or D. so
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