2023牛津译林版八年级下册七选五专项(含答案）

2023牛津译林版八年级下册七选五专项
（1）
1.______ If there were no money, there would be many things I could not have, for example, delicious food, beautiful clothes, a big house and so on, and I would be unhappy. But now I have changed my mind. 2.______ Why Let me tell you a true story.
3.______
At first, we didn’t worry too much about it. He just saw a doctor and the doctor gave him some medicine. But after 3 days, my brother got worse. We took him to the hospital and the doctor said he must stay there. After checking him, the doctor said that he had caught a disease called measles(麻疹). We were all worried. He was made to take more medicine and given an injection. Everyone in my family was worried about him. We all hoped that he would be better soon.
4.______ Money is not the most important thing in the world. If a person who has a lot of money is dead, can money make him alive Of course the answer is no. 5.______We should take good care of ourselves and try our best to keep ourselves away from disease.
From then on, I began to realize I was wrong.
Good health is the most important thing for everyone.
I think the most important thing is health. Why Let me tell you a true story.
I always thought that money was the most important thing in the world.
Life can’t go on without money.
Do you think money is the most important thing in the world
In May 2003, my brother got a terrible disease.
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Stop Making Comparisons with Others
1.______
"This swan is so white and I am so black," the crow thought. "This swan must be the happiest bird in the world." He expressed his thoughts to the swan.
"Actually," the swan replied, "I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two colors. I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation."
2.______The parrot explained, "I lived a very happy life until I saw a peacock. I have only two colors, but the peacock has multiple colors."
3.______After the people had left, the crow approached the peacock.
"Dear Peacock, You are so beautiful. Every day many people come to see you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are the happiest bird on the planet."
The peacock replied, "I always thought that I was the most beautiful and the happiest bird on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped in this zoo. I have examined the zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage. 4.______"
That's our problem too. We make unnecessary comparisons with others and become sad. We don't value what life has given us.
5.______Value the things life has given us.
Learn the secret of being happy —discard the comparison which leads only to unhappiness.
This all leads to the vicious cycle of unhappiness.
A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life, until the day he saw a swan.
So for the past few days, I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily roam everywhere.
The crow gent to the peacock and asked him a question.
The crow then approached the parrot.
The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to see him.
What we should do is to value the things life has given us.
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What's for Dinner
1.______
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.
2.______
"Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you.If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
3.______He said to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away. Let's see what happens."Then in a normal tone he asked, "Honey, what's for dinner " No response.4.______ "Honey, what's for dinner " Still no response.Next he moved into the dining room where he was about 20 feet from his wife and asked, "Honey, what's for dinner "Again he got no response.5.______"Honey, what's for dinner " Again there was no response.So he walked right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner " "James, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN!"
That evening, the wife was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den.
The doctor told him there was a simple test the husband could perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.
The man asked the doctor to perform to test his wife.
So the husband moved closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeated,
So the husband came into the kitchen to her.
He walked up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.
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The amazing brain
A famous scientist, James D. Watson, once called the brain “the most complex thing that we have found in the world.” Why did he say this
1.______
Your cat is in the kitchen. She’s about to step on the hot pan. You have only a few seconds to save her. Your brain quickly calculates when, where and at what speed you will need to rush to stop her. Your timing is perfect, and she’s safe! No computer can win over your brain. Cool!
2.______
Riding a bike seems impossible at first, but soon you learn how to ride. Why As you practise, your brain sends messages about like riding through neurons over and over again. The neurons will form new connections. 3.______How clever it is!
4.______
After you’ve exercised, your body will produce a chemical that makes your brain smarter. So, if you have trouble doing some difficult homework, go out and run around for a while. 5.______
Faster than computers
Do sports often
Smarter after exercising
Slower then computers
Keep learning and changing
In fact, your brain changes every time you learn something new.
You may find out you’re much more able to solve the problems.
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Expressions to Help You Stay Healthy
1.______
Benjamin Franklin often gets credit for some very famous healthy lifestyle sayings.2.______Of course, we're not talking about an actual worm. It means the person who gets up early before anyone else will be more prepared for the day and, therefore, more prepared for success.That is why he also reportedly said, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
But what if you're a night owl and do your best work at night 3.______We all need good sleep to be healthy. We also need to eat well.We have some expressions that remind us to eat healthily. Here is one: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."4.______ But sometimes we use this expression as a simple reminder to eat healthy –and not just apples.
5.______This saying also reminds us to eat healthily. And sometimes it is used to criticize someone's poor food choice.Some young people may look like a picture of health. But if you eat too much junk food, or smoke, or drink a lot of alcohol when you're young --you might get sick easier.
Getting enough sleep, exercising, and eating healthy food all increase your chances of getting healthy.
After all, "You are what you eat."
It sounds like a very specific saying –if you eat more apples, you will be healthier.
Today we talk about expressions that remind us to be healthy and have a healthy lifestyle.
Waking up really early would not be a good idea.
Food is better than medicine.
Here is one about planning your day: "The early bird gets the worm."
No pain, no gain.
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A Deer and a Wolf
There once lived a deer who had large, strong antlers.
1.______
One day, the deer went to a pond to drink.
2.______
When the deer looked at his big antlers in the water, he was proud.
"I look like a king," he said, "and this forest is my kingdom." Then he noticed something else.
"My legs are slender and my feet are small," he said ."3.______"
4.______ When the deer saw him, he ran toward the trees.
The wolf quickly ran after him.
The deer was a fast runner and reached the trees first,but then his large antlers got stuck in some branches.5.______"My legs and feet could have saved me, but I hated them. I didn't appreciate what was truly valuable!"
The deer looked at himself in the mirror.
When the wolf caught up to him, the deer cried out with regret.
The deer soon got out of the danger.
They look so weak. I hate them.
While the deer was complaining, a wolf appeared at the pond.
The antlers protected the deer from attacks, so enemies left him alone.
The water was like a mirror.
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The most perfect Renaissance man-Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was not just a great artist. He was also an inventor, scientist, engineer, writer, musician and much more.
A great artist
Leonardo was born in the town of Vinci, Italy. 1.______ . It is said that his teacher later gave up painting for good after da Vinci drew a beautiful angel.
2.______
3.______
Leonardo’s notebooks are filled with drawings. 4.______ In the picture, you can see a man standing in a circle and a square with two poses.
5.______ Many of them have been tested out and proven to be successful.
If you want to know what a Renaissance man is, Leonardo da Vinci is the best example.
The father of modern art
Other famous drawings include designs for various tools and machines.
One famous drawing is the Vitruvian Man.
At about the age of 14, he became a student of a famous artist named Verrocchio, and learned about art.
During his lifetime, he had never been to a college to learn about art.
Today, his works, Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, are two of the most famous painting in the world.
The father of modern science
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