Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips 语法填空（短文）（含答案+解析） -2024-2025学年八年级英语下册单元重难点高频易错题专练（沪教牛津版）

Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips
语法填空（短文）
一、语法填空
1．根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空。
America 　 　(call) a democracy(民主国家) since its independence(独立) more than 200 years ago. However, at that time, only men 　 　(allow) to vote. Women could not get a higher education or 　 　(hold) public office. The woman's place 　 　(think) to be the home. Working women were not common. They usually 　 　(have) poor jobs and little respect.
Slowly, however, the chances for women 　 　(increase). In the early part of last century, American women were allowed to vote and universities 　 　(set) up for women. Since the Second World War, American women 　 　(become) a large part of the American workforce(劳动力).
Today, many women in America hold important positions, but many women 　 　(not please) with the current situation. They point out that in many cases women 　 　(pay) less than men for the same work they do. So they demand(要求) that women should be paid as much as men for the same work.
2．阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的，限填一词)，使文章意思完整、正确。
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's 　 　 (great) animation(卡通片绘制) directors. He was 　 　 (bear) in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He 　 　 (start) his career in 1963 as an animator at the Toei Animation. 　 　 1971, he moved to the A-Pro studio with Isao Takahata, then to Nippon Animation in 1973, where he was 　 　(heavy) involved in the World Masterpiece Theatre TV animation series 　 　 the next five years. In 1978, he directed his first TV series,Mirai Shonen Conan, then moved 　 　Tokyo Movie Shinsha in 1979 to direct his first movie. From 1982 to 1984, he was busy 　 　 (make) animated films.
Miyazaki's film, Howl's Moving Castle, is 　 　 (base) on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones. Even though he has said this would be the last film, one hopes that additions to his extraordinary body of work will continue to be produced as long 　 　 he remains alive.
3．语法填空
Steven Spielberg is a famous American filmmaker (电影制作人). When he was 　 　 middle school, he wanted to make a film.
After his father gave him a tiny video camera　 　 his twelfth birthday gift, he became more interested in making 　 　(film). He had an idea for a movie, 　 　he had no money. He started a tree-planting business and made his film 　 　 the money he got. He never stopped 　 　 (make) films, even after many film schools rejected him.
Today he is one of 　 　(famous) filmmakers in the world. His movies are about those brave and kind people. His 　 　 (character) often fight for what is good. Some of 　 　 (he) films are about his Jewish background, such as Schindler's List. Spielberg said, "I don't dream that much at night because I dream for a living." He encouraged people of all 　 　 (age) to achieve their dreams.
4．语法填空
Cartoon faces are one of my favourite things to draw. Any face is 　 　(make) up of a head, a nose, a mouth, eyes, ears and hair. It's easier to draw the face once you have 　 　(know) these different parts. Hold your pencil lightly 　 　 the page and start with a circle. The head doesn't always have to be a circle, but I find that it's usually_　 　best and easiest starting point. The next part to draw is the nose. It is in the centre of the head and is a good point of reference(参考) for 　 　 (draw) all of the other parts. There 　 　 many different kinds of noses. You should try to know 　 　the noses of different cartoon characters look like. After drawing the nose, you should draw the eyes and then the mouth. The next step for the cartoon face should be drawing the 　 　(ear). Drawing them before the hair 　 　(give) you a reference point. Then you can draw the hair more 　 　 (easy). The last step is always drawing the hair. Remember that you are drawing cartoons and cartoons do not need to look real.
5．语法填空
Tom and Jerry are two of the most popular cartoon 　 　(character) in the world. In the short cartoons, Tom is always trying 　 　catch Jerry, but he never has any 　 　 (succeed). Almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him. The　 　 (story) are full of fun and have a long history.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s. Their boss told 　 　 to make funny cartoons for cinemas. Together they thought of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse. They thought it would be 　 　(fun) to make the mouse clever and always get the cat into trouble.
The first Tom and Jerry cartoon 　 　 shown in cinemas in 1940. It was a great success, so their boss told Hanna and Barbera to make more. Over the next seventeen years, Hanna and Barbera made a huge number of Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of the cartoons are about seven 　 　(minute) long.
In total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tomand Jerry cartoons. The cartoons were so 　 　 (well) that they won 　 　 number of awards. The famous cat and mouse are still popular today. The cartoons are still shown on TV now.
6．语法填空
Walt Disney began to make cartoon movies when he was young. He didn't have　 　 (more) money so he didn't always have enough food 　 　 (eat).
One day a mouse (老鼠) ran near his desk　 　 he worked in his small room.
"Would you like 　 　 (be) my pet(宠物) " Disney decided to make a cartoon about it.
"I am making a cartoon about a mouse named Mortimer," he told his wife.
"Mortimer Mouse I think Mickey Mouse would be a 　 　(good) name," she said.
"You are right. It would," Disney agreed and made many Mickey Mouse cartoons.
People all over the world saw Mickey and loved 　 　Mickey Mouse made Disney 　 　 (famous). Then came Donald Duck, Goofy Dog and others. Disney began to make full-length (长的) cartoons. Millions of children watched the shows every week.
In 1955, Disney opened 　 　 wonderful land of make believe(仿照) in California(加利福尼亚). Real boats, castles (城堡), trams, mountains, rivers, were in the beautiful park. Then more people came to Disneyland.
He died in 1966, 　 　 the world will not forget him. Mickey Mouse and all his cartoons will help us 　 　(remember) him.
7．阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的，限填一词)，使文章意思完整、正确。
If you pay a visit to Liu Hasheng's restaurant in Harbin, you will find 18 robots there. They are ready 　 　 (serve) you and make sure that your dining experience is perfect. After 　 　 (visit), you can tell others that robots serving customers isn't 　 　 dream any more.
It's wonderful to see how the 18 robots 　 　 (work) in the restaurant. The wonder starts when you walk in. You'll see a robot come up and say 　 　 (polite), "Earth person, hello! Welcome to the Robot Restaurant." When you have ordered your meals, the robots in the kitchen begin to do the cooking. If the food 　 　 (make), a robot waiter will glide (滑行) out of the kitchen to serve you with the meal you've ordered. And as customers enjoy 　 　 (they) delicious food, a robot sings 　 　 (beauty) songs for them.
You may ask, "Where did all these robots come from " Liu said they were designed and made by the Harbin Haohai Robot Company. Liu said he invested (投资) 5 million yuan in the restaurant, with each robot costing 200,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan. And the whole robot team is managed by the workers in the computer room.
After a busy day, all the robots will go for a "meal", which is electricity. After 5 hours, the robots can continue their work for a day. The restaurant now provides a menu 　 　 more than 30 dishes, and the average (平均) cost for a dinner is about 40 yuan to 50 yuan. Do you want to go 　 　 have a try in this restaurant
答案解析部分
1．has been called；were allowed；Hold；was thought；had；have increased；were set；have become；are not pleased；are paid
短文大意：这篇短文讲述了在美国妇女地位的变化。
（1）美国自200多年前独立以来一直被称为民主国家。根据时间状语从句 since its independence(独立) more than 200 years ago. 可知主句是现在完成时态。主语和谓语call之间是动宾关系，应该用被动语态，现在完成时的被动语态为：have/has+been+动词的过去分词，主语是单数，助动词用has，故答案为has been called 。
（2）然而，在那个时候，只有男人可以投票。be allowed to do，允许做某事，根据时间 at that time, 可知用过去时，故答案为were allowed。
（3）妇女不能接受高等教育或担任公职。这里是和get并列用在could not 后，应该用动词原形，故答案为hold 。
（4）女人的位置被认为是在家里。根据句意和句子结构可知这里主语和动词之间是被动关系，用被动语态：be+动词的过去分词；根据上下文可知用过去时，故答案为was thought。
（5）他们的工作通常很差，而且得不到尊重。根据上文可知是一般过去时，have的过去式是had，故答案为had。
（6）然而，女性的机会在慢慢增涨。根据句意和下文可知这里是指对现在的影响，用现在完成时：have+动词的过去分词。故答案为have increased。
（7）上世纪初，美国妇女被允许投票，为妇女设立了大学。由句意可知主语universities和set是动宾关系，应该用被动语态：be+动词的过去分词，根据时间可知用一般过去时，故答案为were set。
（8）自第二次世界大战以来，美国妇女已成为美国劳动力的一大部分。根据时间状语 Since the Second World War, 可知句子用现在完成时：have/has+动词的过去分词，故答案为have become。
（9）今天，许多美国妇女身居要职，但许多妇女对现状并不满意。be pleased with 对……满意，主语是复数，由today可知用一般现在时，be动词用are，故答案为are not pleased。
（10）他们指出，在很多情况下，女性做同样的工作，得到的报酬比男性少。pay，支付，付钱，由句意可知这里是指拿工资，被支付，用被动语态：be+动词的过去分词，pay的过去分词为paid，主语是复数，故答案为are paid 。
考查语法填空。在理解全文内容的基础上，结合语境，结合所给单词的单词，并注意词性，词形的变化，同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型，并注意时态和语态，主谓一致等，最后给出正确答案。
2．greatest；born；started；In；heavily；for；to；making；based；as
本文主要介绍了Hayao Miyazaki一生的历程。
（1）Hayao Miyazaki是日本最优秀的卡通片绘制导演之一。根据one of，后面常加形容词最高级形式，故答案为greatest。
（2）他于1月5号出生于东京。根据短语，be born in，出生于，可知空缺处填入born，故答案为born。
（3）在1963年，他在 Toei Animation公司以卡通片绘制人员开始了他的职业生涯。根据时间词in 1963可知，此处应该用过去式，故答案为started。
（4）在1971年，他和Isao Takahata一起去了A-Pro公司。根据后文提到的in 1973可知，此处表示一个时间词，故填入in，故答案为In。
（5）在那里，他专心于the World Masterpiece Theatre TV animation公司。根据出现了involved可知，用副词修饰动词形式，故答案为heavily。
（6）持续了5年时间。根据持续多少时间，可知，常用for+时间词，故答案为for。
（7）然后于1979年搬向了Tokkyo Movie Shinsha去执导他的第一部电影。根据短语move to，搬向，可知此处填入to，故答案为to。
（8）从1982年到1984年，他忙于制作卡通片电影。根据短语，be busy doing sth，忙于做某事，可知此处填入making，故答案为making。
（9）Miyazaki的电影，Howl's Moving Castle是基于Diana Wynne Jones写的小说。根据短语be based on，基于，可知此处填入单词based，故答案为based。
（10）一种观点认为只要他还活着，他不同寻常的作品会继续生产。根据短语as long as，只要，可知此处填入单词as，故答案为as。
考查了短语，以及相关时态的问题，做此类题，联系上下文，确定时态，熟记短语，即可。
3．in；as；films；but；with；making；the most famous；characters；his；ages
文章大意：史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格是美国著名电影制片人。本文主要介绍了他的成长经历，以及现在的个人成就。
（1）当他还在中学的时候，他就想拍一部电影。固定短语，in the school，在学校里，或在上学，故填in。
（2）在他父亲送他一个微型摄像机作为十二岁生日礼物后，他对拍电影变得更感兴趣。根据 his twelfth birthday gift，可知是相机作为礼物，用介词as，；拍电影make a film或films，因film是可数名词，此句要用复数形式，故填as；films。
（3）他有一个电影的素材，但他没有钱。根据He had an idea for a movie, 与he had no money. 的关系可知，此句需要一个连词，表示转折，故填but。
（4）他开了一家植树生意，用赚来的钱拍了一部电影。根据题干He started a tree-planting business and made his film ... the money he got. 可知此句需要介词，表示，用；故填with。
（5）即使在许多电影学校拒绝他之后，他也从未停止拍电影。固定短语stop doing sth停止做某事，故填making。
（6）今天他是世界上最著名的电影制片人之一。固定句型结构one of+形容词最高级+名词复数形式，表示最……之一，故填the most famous。
（7）他的角色经常为正义而斗争。character，角色，可数名词，因fight是复数形式，其主语应该是复数，故填characters。
（8）他的一些电影常与他的犹太背景有关。根据语境可知此句需要形容词性物主代词，he对应的形容词性物主代词是his，故填his。
（9）他鼓励所有年龄的人实现他们的梦想。根据语境可知此句需要名词，age，名词，年龄；因前面有all，要用其复数形式，故填ages。
考查语法填空。通读全文，掌握其基本大意，根据语境或所给单词的提示将空格补充完整。注意固定搭配，动词的形式，时态及介词，连词的正确使用。
4．made；known；on；the；drawing；are；what；ears；gives；easily
文章大意：主要介绍如何画动漫的人脸。
（1）任何人物是由一个头，一个鼻子，一张嘴，眼睛，耳朵和头发构成的。be made up，由……构成，固定搭配，故答案为made。
（2）一旦你了解了这些不同的部分，就更容易画出人脸。know，知道，动词，过去分词为known。have done，完成时的构成，故答案为known。
（3）把铅笔轻轻地放在纸上，从一个圆开始。根据 Hold your pencil lightly 3 the page and start with a circle.可知，画圆是需要在纸上画的，所以在……上，用介词on，故答案为on。
（4）头部不一定总是一个圆圈，但我发现这通常是最好和最容易的起点。根据best and easiest可知，这是最高级的表达，所以最高级的构成是the+形容词最高级，故答案为the。
（5）头部是身体的中心且对画所有部分可以是一个好的参考。for，为了，介词，后接动词要用ing形式，所以用drawing，故答案为drawing。
（6）那有很多不同类型的鼻子。根据There 6 many different kinds of noses.可知，此句为there be句型，所以真正的主语是noses，所以be动词用are，故答案为are。
（7）你应该要知道不同卡通人物的鼻子长什么样。根据You should try to know 7 the noses of different cartoon characters look like.可知，此句为宾语从句，谓语know后接宾语从句，且从句look like后缺成分，所以用引导词what充当成分，故答案为what。
（8）画人脸的下一步应该是画耳朵。根据常识可知，人物都有两个耳朵，所以ear要用复数ears，故答案为ears。
（9）在头发之前绘制它们会给你一个参考点。give，给，动词。单数形式为gives。根据Drawing them before the hair 9(give) you a reference point.可知，此句主语为drawing them，所以谓语要用单数gives，故答案为gives。
（10）然后你可以更容易地画出头发。easy，容易的，形容词。副词形式为easily。根据Then you can draw the hair more 10 (easy).可知，此空修饰动词draw，要用副词easily，故答案为easily。
考查语法填空。注意理解文章，联系上下文，结合语法，写出所给词的正确形式。
5．characters；to；success；stories；them；funny；was；minutes；good；a
文章大意：主要介绍了《猫和老鼠》这部著名动画片的相关事情。
（1）Tom和Jerry是世界上两个最有名的卡通人物。character，人物，名词。复数形式为characters。此句主语为Tom and Jerry，这是两个人物，所以要用复数，故答案为characters。
（2）Tom总是想抓住老鼠Jerry。try to do sth，尽力做某事，固定搭配。故答案为to。
（3）但是他从未成功过。succeed，成功，动词success的过去式。名词为success。any，一些，后接名词一起构成宾语，且success为不可数名词，故答案为success。
（4）故事充满了乐趣且有一段很长的历史。story，故事，名词。复数形式是stories。此句谓语动词是are，所以主语是复数，空格处应该填story的复数形式stories，故答案为stories。
（5）.他们的老板要他们做一些有趣的电影卡通片。根据Their boss，他们的老板可知，老板是让他们做动画片，且此空是做宾语，所以要用宾格代词them，故答案为them。
（6）他们认为让老鼠变得聪明并且总让猫出糗会很有趣。fun，趣味，名词。形容词为funny。空格前有be动词，be动词后接形容词做表语，故答案为funny。
（7）一开始卡通片《猫和老鼠》在1904年上映。此句是动画片被放映，所以此句是被动语态be done，且主语Tom and Jerry cartoon是一部动画片，所以谓语动词用单数，且这是1940年的事，已经过去了，所以要用过去式，所以用was shown表达被动语态，故答案为was。
（8）大多数的卡通片有7分钟长。minute，分钟，名词。复数形式是minutes。空格前有数字seven，7修饰，所以名词要用复数，故答案为minutes。
（9）这些卡通片是如此好以至于赢得了非常多的好评。well，好，副词。形容词为good。空格前有be动词修饰，所以要用形容词做表语，故答案为good。
（10）这些卡通片是如此好以至于赢得了非常多的好评。a number of，大量的，固定搭配，故答案为a。
考查语法填空。注意理解文章，联系上下文，结合语法知识，写出正确答案。
6．much；to eat；when；to be；better；it；famous；a；but；(to)remember
文章大意：主要讲述了迪士尼成功创作米老鼠这个卡通片的过程。
（1）他没有很多钱因此他不总是有足够吃的东西。根据语境可知所缺词没有比较级的意义，许多，money是不可数名词，用much修饰，故答案为much。
（2）根据上面的句意可知此处表示要吃的足够的食物，动词不定式做enough food的定语，故答案为to eat。
（3）有一天，当他在办公室工作的时候，一只老鼠跑得他办公桌旁。根据句意可知所缺词是当……时候，when，故答案为when。
（4）“你想当我的宠物吗？”Disney决定制作一个关于它的卡通片。would like to do sth. 想要做某事，故答案为to be。
（5）我认为Mickey Mouse会是一个更好的名字。相对于MorTimer而言要用比较级，good的比较级是better，故答案为better。
（6）全世界的人们看见了Mickey并且喜爱它。做love的宾语，指代上文提到的事物要用代词it，故答案为it。
（7）Mickey Mouse使Disney出名了。make sb. +形容词是固定搭配，形容词做宾语补足语，故答案为famous。
（8）在1955年，Disney开放了加利福尼亚仿照的奇妙之地。第一次提到某物要用不定冠词a/an表示数量一，wonderful是辅音音素开头的单词，故答案为a。
（9）他死于1966年，但是全世界都不会忘记他。根据两句的句意可知是转折关系，要用but表示转折，故答案为but。
（10）Mickey Mouse和它所有的卡通片会帮助我们记住他。根据help sb.(to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事，故答案为（to）remember。
考查语法填空。首先通读全文，掌握大意，然后根据提示词，上下文推断出所缺词的词义，词性，然后写出正确的词形，确保文章通顺、完整。
7．to serve；visiting；a；work；politely；is made；their；beautiful；with；and
主要讲了哈尔滨的机器人餐馆。
（1）它们准备服务你。be ready to do sth.准备好做某事，故填to serve。
（2）在参观后，你可以告诉其他人服务人的机器人不再是个梦想。after是介词，后面用动词ing形式，所以visit用visiting，dream是单数，以辅音音素开头，所以用a，故填visiting，a。
（3）看见18个机器人在餐馆里怎样工作是极好的。see后面是宾语从句，陈述语序结构是特殊疑问词+主语+谓语，时态是一般现在时，主语robots是复数，所以work用原形，故填work。
（4）你将看见一个机器人来并且礼貌地说。副词修饰实义动词，say是实义动词，所以polite用副词politely，故填politely。
（5）如果食物被制作，一个机器人服务员将从厨房里滑出用你已经点购的饭菜服务你。主语food是动词make的承受着，if引导的条件状语从句，从句用一般现在时，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，即be+动词过去分词，主语food是不可数名词，所以be用is，make的过去分词是made，故填is made。
（6）当顾客享受他们的美食时，一个机器人为他们唱动听的歌曲。形容词修饰名词，food是名词，前面用形容词修饰，they的形容词性物主代词是their；songs是名词，前面用形容词修饰，beauty的形容词是beautiful，故填their，beautiful。
（7）现在餐馆用30多种饭菜提供一个菜单。provide...with...用......提供......，故填with。
（8）你想去并且在这个餐馆里尝试一下吗？go和have a try间表示并列关系，所以用and，并且，故填and。
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