Module 6 Hobbies
模块话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（23-24八年级下·山东滨州·期中）。
阅读下面短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空或填入适当的词使句意完整。
April 23 is known 1 World Book Day. The idea of setting a day 2 (encourage) reading came out from UNESCO in 1995. Every year, UNESCO will choose one city to carry out activities and encourage “a culture of reading and 3 (spread) its values in all 4 (age).”
In China, a recent survey 5 (show) a steady (稳定的) rise in reading as a habit in China. Each Chinese adult reads an average (平均) of 4.78 printed books and 3.33 e-books in 2022, both a bit 6 (high) than the numbers in 2021. Besides, listening to audiobooks (有声读物) is another rising habit, with more adults saying they were used to 7 (listen) to them.
Reading books 8 (give) people the chance to meet new people both 9 (really) and imagined. Ancient Chinese believed in the saying: Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. Reading is a way to learn 10 the past, understand the world, and get life wisdom (智慧). So make every day be World Book Day!
（23-24八年级下·山东枣庄·期中）阅读下面材料并填空。有的答案要填入适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式，但每个答案不多于3个单词。
Gardening is my favorite hobby. I remember that I liked flowers when I 1 (be) a little child. When someone gave me flowers, I could 2 (look) at the flowers for a long time.
My family usually spend summer 3 our summer house in a small village not far from my hometown. My mother and grandmother grow berries, vegetables and fruit. My father and I help them 4 (water) the plants and gather the crop (收获农作物).
We usually have a good crop of strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes. My 5 (young) brother and I eat a lot of fresh berries in summer. And my 6 (parent) also make strawberry jam.
I have 7 (I) own little garden where I grow my favorite flowers. Daffodils (水仙花) and tulips (郁金香) are the 8 (one) flowers in my garden in spring. I’m also making a small flowerbed for roses. Roses are very beautiful, 9 they are not easy to grow.
I’m reading an 10 (interest) book on gardening. The book is full of helpful tips on growing flowers. I hope to have nice roses next summer.
（24-25八年级下·福建漳州·阶段练习）Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step (脚步) after another 1 (final) brings a person to the top. Along the way, he can stop and look around. And the higher he 2 (climb), the more wonderful his view is. If he keeps climbing, he will have 3 new world before him. He will have a new way to see everything.
4 (learn) a foreign language (外语) is something like climbing a mountain. This new language can give you a new view of life. And it is not just a look 5 the surface of things. It can open the way into people’s minds and 6 (heart) and into a culture that is very different from your own culture. This will make you 7 (happy) than others. You never set foot (踏上) on a ship or a plane, 8 you can be an armchair traveler through books.
The mountain climber stops and enjoys the scenery (风景) around 9 (he). Reading is just like this. If you are 10 (interest) in it, you will find fun in books.
（24-25八年级上·福建泉州·期末）阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Jack is a little boy at school. He is thin and quiet. But he enjoys 1 (play) basketball. His classmates always laugh at (嘲笑) him for his interest in basketball. 2 Jack just wants to play his favorite sport. He wants to become 3 great basketball player.
Every day, after coming back from school, Jack 4 (finish) his homework right away and goes out to practice basketball. His mother knows his love for the sport and always encourages (鼓励) him to play it.
One day, the school said their school would be 5 another school in a basketball game. Jack wanted to give it a try. He took part in the game and his classmates laughed at 6 (he) once again. Jack did not give up. He did his best to score 7 (goal) one after another.
The other students were 8 (surprise) to see how well Jack played. Their team did well with his help. 9 (final), they even won the game.
With his hard work, Jack proved (证明) himself to others. If you 10 (be) hard-working and determined (意志坚定的) like him, you can make your dream come true one day.
（24-25八年级上·江苏泰州·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。
Liu Zhihua has become a star at a ski resort (度假胜地) in Urumqi. Dressed in her blue suit and white helmet (头盔), Liu joins the skiing group and skis very well. She is 89 years old and is 1 (old) skier at the resort.
Though Liu is 2 good skier now, she took up the sport when she was 72. Before that time, she just looked after her grandchildren and watched TV at home. Later, encouraged (被鼓励) by her children, Liu tried to ski 3 the first time.
“The first day wasn’t easy. In the following days, I was able to walk on the skis,” Liu said. “After I wasn’t afraid to fall, I became 4 (interest) in it.” She took part in a skiing competition. But she 5 (not do) it for an award. Finishing the competition without 6 (fall) over was enough for her.
Liu met many problems during those 7 (year) skiing. She fell over many times while going down the slopes (斜坡) because she was not so good at it, 8 she never gave up. She believed that skills come from practice.
For Liu, skiing is also a way to keep 9 (she) young and lively. “The sport has brought two things to me: health and 10 (happy).” she said. “I don’t think it has much to do with my age. Old or young, I have been brave and happy.”
（24-25八年级上·福建厦门·期末）阅读下面短文，根据语境或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Do you like reading books about space travel 1 so, Ticket to Space is a good choice.
This book 2 (cover) interesting facts of space and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. It connects (联系) kids with space 3 a very real way. A child can follow along, holding the same book as it’s read by an astronaut from space. It makes the idea of space travel concrete (具体的), 4 (person), and puts it in a child’s hand.
Ticket to Space is written for 5 (child) of 3 to 8 years old and based on US human space travel history. It is an imaginative story, 6 (take) a child from the first American in space to today. Through rhymes (押韵) and talking rockets, Gus, the 7 (new) rocket in town, guides kids the way to space. Along the way, 8 , Gus has some difficulties to overcome in order to achieve his dreams and goals. It’s not easy for Gus, so get ready for a bumpy (颠簸的) ride.
Ticket to Space was sent to the International Space Station last year. From there, an astronaut 9 (read) it aloud to kids around the world. The 10 (write) Adrienne Romberger thought this opportunity allowed the story to reach more kids and encouraged them to achieve their dreams.
（24-25八年级上·四川乐山·期中）读下面的短文，根据短文的意思填写适当的单词或用括号内的所给词的正确形式填空。
My good friend Tina is my cousin. She’s three years 1 (young) than me. I’m fourteen years old and she is eleven now. She is taller 2 me. She’s very friendly and outgoing, so she has many friends. And she has many hobbies, among the hobbies, she is 3 (interest) in music and wants to be a singer when she grows up.
When she was six, she 4 (start) to learn singing. She wants to be a great singer, but she says it’s difficult. She practises 5 (sing) every day. She often sings in shows and I love listening to her singing. We talk about everything together and we always share something interesting 6 each other. My favourite saying is “A true friend reaches for your hand and 7 (touch) your heart.” Tina is a friend like this.
Tina is very busy 8 she also studies photography (摄影) in her free time. She takes lots of 9 (photo). They’re all very wonderful. Last year, she won first prize (奖) in the photo competition(比赛).
I’m 10 (luck) that I have so good a friend.
（24-25八年级上·河北张家口·期中）阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词 (有提示词的，填入所给单词的正确形式)。
I like watching TV. However, my mom 1 (expect) me not to watch too much TV. So I can only watch TV for half an hour every day 2 Monday to Friday. But when I watch my favorite TV program, National Geographic, my mom is often ready 3 watch it with me. National Geographic is 4 famous documentary (纪录片) program. It tells something around the world, such as the animals, plants, 5 (mountain), rivers and people. Every time I turn on the TV, the world is brought before 6 (I) eyes. In fact, it often makes me feel surprised and 7 (wonder).
I like this program very much because it is a window for me to see the world. It 8 (help) me to learn about what happens around the world. I never thought a program could be so 9 (interest). But National Geographic did it! It lets me just sit 10 (comfortable) at home but get a chance (机会) to enjoy the beautiful world.
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24八年级下·湖南娄底·期末）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式 (每空最多不超过三个单词)。
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she 1 (hear) a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she 2 (actual) missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been 3 fan of American country music.
Country is a 4 (tradition) kind of music from the southern 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 importance 5 money and success. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other 6 trusted one another. It reminds people that the best things in life are free.
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is 7 (she) dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is the Country Music Hall of Frame and Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and 8 (singer), like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs“Garth is one of 9 (successful) musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope 10 (see) him sing live one day. ”Module 6 Hobbies
模块话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（23-24八年级下·山东滨州·期中）。
阅读下面短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空或填入适当的词使句意完整。
April 23 is known 1 World Book Day. The idea of setting a day 2 (encourage) reading came out from UNESCO in 1995. Every year, UNESCO will choose one city to carry out activities and encourage “a culture of reading and 3 (spread) its values in all 4 (age).”
In China, a recent survey 5 (show) a steady (稳定的) rise in reading as a habit in China. Each Chinese adult reads an average (平均) of 4.78 printed books and 3.33 e-books in 2022, both a bit 6 (high) than the numbers in 2021. Besides, listening to audiobooks (有声读物) is another rising habit, with more adults saying they were used to 7 (listen) to them.
Reading books 8 (give) people the chance to meet new people both 9 (really) and imagined. Ancient Chinese believed in the saying: Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. Reading is a way to learn 10 the past, understand the world, and get life wisdom (智慧). So make every day be World Book Day!
【答案】
1．as 2．to encourage 3．spreading 4．ages 5．shows
1．higher 2．listening 3．gives 4．real 5．about
【导语】本文主要讲述了世界读书日的由来及其意义，并介绍了中国近年来阅读习惯的变化，强调了阅读对个人成长和智慧积累的重要性。
1．句意：4月23日被称为世界读书日。be known as是固定短语，意为“被称为；作为……而出名”，故填as。
2．句意：1995年，联合国教科文组织提出了设立鼓励阅读日的想法。根据题干分析可知，此处需要填入不定式表示目的，故填to encourage。
3．句意：每年，联合国教科文组织都会选择一个城市开展活动，鼓励“阅读文化并在所有年龄段传播其价值”。此处需要填入spread的动名词spreading与前面的“reading”并列，故填spreading。
4．句意：每年，联合国教科文组织都会选择一个城市开展活动，鼓励“阅读文化并在所有年龄段传播其价值”。根据“all”可知，此处需要填入名词的复数形式，表示“所有年龄段”，故填ages。
5．句意：在中国，最近的一项调查显示，阅读作为一种习惯在中国稳步上升。根据语境可知，此句描述的是一种客观事实，时态用一般现在时，主语“a recent survey”是第三人称单数，谓语动词show要用第三人称单数形式shows，故填shows。
6．句意：2022年，每个中国成年人平均阅读4.78本纸质书和3.33本电子书，均比2021年的数字略高。根据“than”可知，此处需要填入形容词的比较级，表示“更高”，故填higher。
7．句意：此外，听有声读物是另一种上升的习惯，越来越多的成年人表示他们习惯于听有声读物。be used to doing sth“习惯做某事”，故填listening。
8．句意：阅读书籍给人们提供了结识新朋友的机会，无论是现实中还是想象中的。此处是动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用三单形式，故填gives。
9．句意：阅读书籍给人们提供了结识新朋友的机会，无论是现实中还是想象中的。此处需要填入形容词real，与imagined并列，故填real。
10．句意：阅读是学习过去、了解世界和获得人生智慧的一种方式。learn about表示“了解”，故填about。
（23-24八年级下·山东枣庄·期中）阅读下面材料并填空。有的答案要填入适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式，但每个答案不多于3个单词。
Gardening is my favorite hobby. I remember that I liked flowers when I 1 (be) a little child. When someone gave me flowers, I could 2 (look) at the flowers for a long time.
My family usually spend summer 3 our summer house in a small village not far from my hometown. My mother and grandmother grow berries, vegetables and fruit. My father and I help them 4 (water) the plants and gather the crop (收获农作物).
We usually have a good crop of strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes. My 5 (young) brother and I eat a lot of fresh berries in summer. And my 6 (parent) also make strawberry jam.
I have 7 (I) own little garden where I grow my favorite flowers. Daffodils (水仙花) and tulips (郁金香) are the 8 (one) flowers in my garden in spring. I’m also making a small flowerbed for roses. Roses are very beautiful, 9 they are not easy to grow.
I’m reading an 10 (interest) book on gardening. The book is full of helpful tips on growing flowers. I hope to have nice roses next summer.
【答案】
1．was 2．look 3．at 4．water 5．younger 6．parents 7．my 8．first 9．but 10．interesting
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者自己最喜欢的园艺爱好，以及家人精心打造自家花园的相关情况。
1．句意：我记得我小时候喜欢花。根据本句中“liked”及“I... a little child.”可知，此处用一般过去时，再结合主语“I”，故填was。
2．句意：有人送花给我的时候，我可以看着花看很久。根据横线前面“could”可知，后面的动词用动词原形。故填look。
3．句意：我的家人通常在离我家乡不远的一个小村庄的避暑别墅度过夏天。根据句意可知，此处是指在小村庄上的我们的家里。再结合“house”可知，此处用“at”。故填at。
4．句意：我父亲和我帮助他们给植物浇水和收割庄稼。根据“help them...the plants”可知，再结合help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，故填water。
5．句意：我和我弟弟在夏天吃很多新鲜的浆果。根据“My...brother and I eat a lot of fresh berries in summer.”可知，此处是指我和我弟弟。younger“年纪较小的”，younger brother“弟弟”。故填younger。
6．句意：我父母也做草莓酱。根据“make”可知，前面主语为复数形式，并且此处应该是指我的父母。故填parents。
7．句意：我有自己的小花园，在那里我种植我最喜欢的花。根据“...own little garden”可知，此处应该是用形容词性物主代词，“I”对应形容词性物主代词为“my”。故填my。
8．句意：水仙花和郁金香是春天我花园里的第一批花。根据“the...flowers in my garden in spring”并结合括号中所给词可知，此处用one对应序数词形式first。故填first。
9．句意：玫瑰很漂亮，但是不容易种植。根据“Roses are very beautiful”可知，此处是指玫瑰很漂亮；再根据“...they are not easy to grow.”可知，玫瑰不容易种植。由此可知，两句话前后为转折关系，故填but。
10．句意：我正在读一本关于园艺的有趣的书。根据“an...book”可知，此空缺少一个形容词来修饰后面的名词book；再结合所给词interest，其对应修饰物的形容词为interesting。故填interesting。
（24-25八年级下·福建漳州·阶段练习）Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step (脚步) after another 1 (final) brings a person to the top. Along the way, he can stop and look around. And the higher he 2 (climb), the more wonderful his view is. If he keeps climbing, he will have 3 new world before him. He will have a new way to see everything.
4 (learn) a foreign language (外语) is something like climbing a mountain. This new language can give you a new view of life. And it is not just a look 5 the surface of things. It can open the way into people’s minds and 6 (heart) and into a culture that is very different from your own culture. This will make you 7 (happy) than others. You never set foot (踏上) on a ship or a plane, 8 you can be an armchair traveler through books.
The mountain climber stops and enjoys the scenery (风景) around 9 (he). Reading is just like this. If you are 10 (interest) in it, you will find fun in books.
【答案】
1．finally 2．climbs 3．a 4．Learning 5．at 6．hearts 7．happier 8．but 9．him 10．interested
【导语】本文主要介绍读书如同登山一样，坚持下去就会发现其中的乐趣。
1．句意：但是一步接着一步会最终会把一个人带到顶峰。此处应填副词修饰动词，final的副词“finally最终”符合语境。故填finally。
2．句意：他爬地越高，他的视野会更好。此处应填动词作谓语，根据“the more wonderful his view is”可知，此处应用一般现在时，且主语是第三人称单数谓语用三单。故填climbs。
3．句意：如果他继续攀登，在他前方他会拥有一个新世界。此处应填不定冠词，根据“new”可知，此处应填a。故填a。
4．句意：学习外语就像登上一样。此处应填动名词作主语，learn的动名词为learning，且位于句首应大写首字母。故填Learning。
5．句意：它不仅仅只是看待事情的表面。此处应填介词，根据“a look at 看一看”可知，此处应填at。故填at。
6．句意：它可以开阔人们的眼界和心灵以及拓宽和你自己文化不同的文化。根据“people’s minds”可知，此处应填名词的复数形式，heart的复数为hearts。故填hearts。
7．句意：这会让你比别的人更加快乐。根据“than others”可知，此处应填形容词的比较级，happy的比较级为happier。故填happier。
8．句意：你从来没踏上船或者飞机，但是你可以通过读书成为一名空谈旅行家。根据前后句的关系可知，是转折关系，but但是符合语境。故填but。
9．句意：登山者停下来并享受他周围的风景。此处应填宾格，he的宾格为him。故填him。
10．句意：如果你对此感兴趣，你会在书中发现乐趣。此处应填形容词作表语，interest的形容词为interested。故填interested。
（24-25八年级上·福建泉州·期末）阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Jack is a little boy at school. He is thin and quiet. But he enjoys 1 (play) basketball. His classmates always laugh at (嘲笑) him for his interest in basketball. 2 Jack just wants to play his favorite sport. He wants to become 3 great basketball player.
Every day, after coming back from school, Jack 4 (finish) his homework right away and goes out to practice basketball. His mother knows his love for the sport and always encourages (鼓励) him to play it.
One day, the school said their school would be 5 another school in a basketball game. Jack wanted to give it a try. He took part in the game and his classmates laughed at 6 (he) once again. Jack did not give up. He did his best to score 7 (goal) one after another.
The other students were 8 (surprise) to see how well Jack played. Their team did well with his help. 9 (final), they even won the game.
With his hard work, Jack proved (证明) himself to others. If you 10 (be) hard-working and determined (意志坚定的) like him, you can make your dream come true one day.
【答案】
1．playing 2．But 3．a 4．finishes 5．against 6．him 7．goals 8．surprised 9．Finally 10．are
【导语】本文主要讲述了一个爱好踢足球的男孩Jack凭着自己的努力帮助足球队赢得比赛的故事，通过这个故事作者想告诉我们：如果你努力且意志坚定，总有一天你会实现你的梦想。
1．句意：但是他喜欢打篮球。enjoy doing sth“喜欢做某事”，故填playing。
2．句意：但是杰克只想进行他最喜欢的运动。根据“His classmates always laugh at (嘲笑) him for his interest in basketball. ...Jack just wants to play his favorite sport.”可知，虽然被嘲笑，但是他想打篮球。用but“但是”表示转折，故填But。
3．句意：他想成为一名伟大的篮球运动员。此处表示一名篮球运动，用冠词泛指“一个”，且great发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
4．句意：每天，杰克从学校回来后，马上完成作业，然后出去练篮球。由every day可知时态是一般现在时，主语是三单，谓语动词用三单形式，故填finishes。
5．句意：有一天，学校说他们学校要和另一个学校进行篮球赛。根据“the school said their school would be...another school in a basketball game.”可知，此处表示两个学校之间的比赛，against表示“以……为竞争对手”，故填against。
6．句意：他参加了比赛，同学们又一次嘲笑他。介词at后加宾格，he的宾格是him，故填him。
7．句意：他尽力一个接一个地进球。根据“one after another”可知，此处应用复数表示多个，故填goals。
8．句意：看到杰克弹得这么好，其他学生都很惊讶。此处应用形容词作表语，且修饰students，用surprised“惊讶的”，故填surprised。
9．句意：最后，他们甚至赢了比赛。此处应用副词修饰整个句子，final的副词形式是finally“最后”，故填Finally。
10．句意：如果你像他一样努力，有决心，总有一天你会梦想成真的。此处是if引导的条件状语从句，应用一般现在时，主语是you，be动词用are，故填are。
（24-25八年级上·江苏泰州·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。
Liu Zhihua has become a star at a ski resort (度假胜地) in Urumqi. Dressed in her blue suit and white helmet (头盔), Liu joins the skiing group and skis very well. She is 89 years old and is 1 (old) skier at the resort.
Though Liu is 2 good skier now, she took up the sport when she was 72. Before that time, she just looked after her grandchildren and watched TV at home. Later, encouraged (被鼓励) by her children, Liu tried to ski 3 the first time.
“The first day wasn’t easy. In the following days, I was able to walk on the skis,” Liu said. “After I wasn’t afraid to fall, I became 4 (interest) in it.” She took part in a skiing competition. But she 5 (not do) it for an award. Finishing the competition without 6 (fall) over was enough for her.
Liu met many problems during those 7 (year) skiing. She fell over many times while going down the slopes (斜坡) because she was not so good at it, 8 she never gave up. She believed that skills come from practice.
For Liu, skiing is also a way to keep 9 (she) young and lively. “The sport has brought two things to me: health and 10 (happy).” she said. “I don’t think it has much to do with my age. Old or young, I have been brave and happy.”
【答案】
1．the oldest 2．a 3．for 4．interested 5．didn’t do 6．falling 7．years’ 8．but 9．herself 10．happiness
【导语】本文主要讲述了来自乌鲁木齐的“滑雪奶奶”刘志华的故事。
1．句意：她今年89岁，是滑雪场年龄最大的滑雪者。根据“She is 89 years old and is...skier at the resort.”可知此处应用最高级oldest，且形容词最高级前加the。故填the oldest。
2．句意：虽然刘现在是一名优秀的滑雪运动员，但她是在72岁时开始这项运动的。根据“Liu is...good skier”可知，此处指一名滑雪运动员，且skier发音以辅音音素开头，用a。故填a。
3．句意：后来，在孩子们的鼓励下，她第一次尝试滑雪。for the first time“初次”，固定短语。故填for。
4．句意：在我不再害怕摔倒之后，我对它产生了兴趣。become interested in“对……感兴趣”，固定短语。故填interested。
5．句意：但她这么做并不是为了获奖。根据该段可知此处是一般过去时的否定句，用didn’t加动词原形。故填didn’t do。
6．句意：完成比赛而不摔倒对她来说就足够了。介词without后加动名词。故填falling。
7．句意：刘在那些年的滑雪中遇到了许多问题。those后加复数名词，且此处应用所有格修饰名词skiing。故填years’。
8．句意：由于不太擅长，她在下坡时摔倒了很多次，但她从未放弃。根据“She fell over many times...she never gave up.”可知，虽然摔倒了很多次，但是从没有放弃过，用but“但是”表示转折。故填but。
9．句意：对刘来说，滑雪也是一种让自己保持年轻和活力的方式。根据“For Liu”可知，此处应是刘自己，she的反身代词是herself。故填herself。
10．句意：这项运动给我带来了两样东西：健康和快乐。根据“health and...”可知此处应是名词，happy的名词形式是happiness。故填happiness。
（24-25八年级上·福建厦门·期末）阅读下面短文，根据语境或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Do you like reading books about space travel 1 so, Ticket to Space is a good choice.
This book 2 (cover) interesting facts of space and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. It connects (联系) kids with space 3 a very real way. A child can follow along, holding the same book as it’s read by an astronaut from space. It makes the idea of space travel concrete (具体的), 4 (person), and puts it in a child’s hand.
Ticket to Space is written for 5 (child) of 3 to 8 years old and based on US human space travel history. It is an imaginative story, 6 (take) a child from the first American in space to today. Through rhymes (押韵) and talking rockets, Gus, the 7 (new) rocket in town, guides kids the way to space. Along the way, 8 , Gus has some difficulties to overcome in order to achieve his dreams and goals. It’s not easy for Gus, so get ready for a bumpy (颠簸的) ride.
Ticket to Space was sent to the International Space Station last year. From there, an astronaut 9 (read) it aloud to kids around the world. The 10 (write) Adrienne Romberger thought this opportunity allowed the story to reach more kids and encouraged them to achieve their dreams.
【答案】
1．If 2．covers 3．in 4．personal 5．children 6．taking 7．newest 8．however 9．read 10．writer
【导语】本文主要介绍了《太空之旅》这本书，它通过故事和押韵的方式向3到8岁的孩子介绍太空旅行和STEM教育。
1．句意：如果你喜欢阅读关于太空旅行的书籍，那么，《太空之旅》是一个不错的选择。根据“so, Ticket to Space is a good choice.”可知，本句为条件状语从句，用if引导，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填If。
2．句意：这本书涵盖了太空和STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）教育的有趣事实。根据“It connects”可知，此处时态为一般现在时，主语“This book”为单数名词，应用cover的第三人称单数形式covers。故填covers。
3．句意：它以非常真实的方式将孩子们与太空联系起来。in a way“以某种方式”，介词短语。故填in。
4．句意：它使太空旅行的想法具体化、个人化，并将其放在孩子的手中。根据“It makes the idea of space travel concrete”可知，此处要用形容词，person的形容词形式为personal。故填personal。
5．句意：《太空之旅》是为3至8岁的儿童编写的，基于美国人类太空旅行历史。根据“of 3 to 8 years old”可知，此处要用复数形式，child的复数形式为children。故填children。
6．句意：这是一个富有想象力的故事，带领孩子从第一个进入太空的美国人讲起，直到今天。根据“It is an imaginative story…a child from the first American in space to today.”可知，此处是动名词作定语，修饰“story”，take的动名词形式为taking。故填taking。
7．句意：通过押韵和讲述火箭的故事，镇上最新的火箭Gus，引导孩子们走向太空的道路。根据“the…rocket in town”可知，此处要用形容词最高级，new的最高级形式为newest。故填newest。
8．句意：然而，在此过程中，Gus为了实现他的梦想和目标，需要克服一些困难。根据“Along the way…,Gus has some difficulties to overcome in order to achieve his dreams and goals.”可知，此处句意发生转折，应用however连接。故填however。
9．句意：从那里，一名宇航员为世界各地的孩子们大声朗读了这本书。根据“last year”可知，此处时态为一般过去时，应有read的过去式read。故填read。
10．句意：作者Adrienne Romberger认为这个机会让故事能够触及更多的孩子，并鼓励他们实现自己的梦想。根据“The…Adrienne Romberger”可知，此处指这本书的作者Adrienne Romberger，writer“作者”，write的名词形式，此处应用单数形式。故填writer。
（24-25八年级上·四川乐山·期中）读下面的短文，根据短文的意思填写适当的单词或用括号内的所给词的正确形式填空。
My good friend Tina is my cousin. She’s three years 1 (young) than me. I’m fourteen years old and she is eleven now. She is taller 2 me. She’s very friendly and outgoing, so she has many friends. And she has many hobbies, among the hobbies, she is 3 (interest) in music and wants to be a singer when she grows up.
When she was six, she 4 (start) to learn singing. She wants to be a great singer, but she says it’s difficult. She practises 5 (sing) every day. She often sings in shows and I love listening to her singing. We talk about everything together and we always share something interesting 6 each other. My favourite saying is “A true friend reaches for your hand and 7 (touch) your heart.” Tina is a friend like this.
Tina is very busy 8 she also studies photography (摄影) in her free time. She takes lots of 9 (photo). They’re all very wonderful. Last year, she won first prize (奖) in the photo competition(比赛).
I’m 10 (luck) that I have so good a friend.
【答案】
1．younger 2．than 3．the most interested 4．started 5．singing 6．with 7．touches 8．because 9．photos 10．lucky
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者和表妹Tina之间的友谊，以及Tina的兴趣爱好和她在摄影方面的成就。
1．句意：她比我小三岁。根据“than”可知，此处要用形容词比较级，young的比较级形式为younger。故填younger。
2．句意：她比我高。根据“taller”可知，此处为形容词比较级，空处应填than“比”。故填than。
3．句意：而且她有许多爱好，在这些爱好中，她对音乐最感兴趣并且她长大后想成为一名歌手。根据“she is…in music”可知，此处要用形容词，在句中作表语，结合“among the hobbies”可知，应用形容词最高级，表示在所有爱好中对音乐最感兴趣，interest的形容词形式为interested，interested的最高级形式为the most interested。故填the most interested。
4．句意：当她六岁的时候，她开始学习唱歌。根据“When she was six”可知，时态为一般过去时，start的过去式为started。故填started。
5．句意：她每天练习唱歌。practise doing sth“练习做某事”，动词短语，此处应用sing的动名词形式singing，在句中作宾语。故填singing。
6．句意：我们一起谈论所有的事情，并且我们总是互相分享一些有趣的事情。share sth with sb“和某人分享某事”，动词短语。故填with。
7．句意：一个真正的朋友会向你伸出援手，并触动你的心灵。根据“reaches for your hand and”可知，时态为一般现在时，主语“A true friend”为单数名词，此处要用touch的第三人称单数形式touches。故填touches。
8．句意：Tina很忙因为她还在空闲的时间学习摄影。“Tina is very busy”与“she also studies photography ( 摄影) in her free time.”之间是因果关系，应用because“因为”引导原因状语从句。故填because。
9．句意：她拍了很多照片。lots of修饰可数名词复数，photo的复数形式为photos。故填photos。
10．句意：我很幸运我有这么好的朋友。根据“I’m”可知，此处要用形容词，在句中作表语，luck的形容词形式为lucky。故填lucky。
（24-25八年级上·河北张家口·期中）阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词 (有提示词的，填入所给单词的正确形式)。
I like watching TV. However, my mom 1 (expect) me not to watch too much TV. So I can only watch TV for half an hour every day 2 Monday to Friday. But when I watch my favorite TV program, National Geographic, my mom is often ready 3 watch it with me. National Geographic is 4 famous documentary (纪录片) program. It tells something around the world, such as the animals, plants, 5 (mountain), rivers and people. Every time I turn on the TV, the world is brought before 6 (I) eyes. In fact, it often makes me feel surprised and 7 (wonder).
I like this program very much because it is a window for me to see the world. It 8 (help) me to learn about what happens around the world. I never thought a program could be so 9 (interest). But National Geographic did it! It lets me just sit 10 (comfortable) at home but get a chance (机会) to enjoy the beautiful world.
【答案】
1．expects 2．from 3．to 4．a 5．mountains 6．my 7．wonderful 8．helps 9．interesting 10．comfortably
【导语】本文介绍了作者喜欢看《国家地理》这个电视节目，并通过看这个节目更好地了解了世界。
1．句意：然而，我妈妈希望我不要看太多电视。根据语境可知，时态为一般现在时，结合所给词可知，expect“期待”，动词原形，该句主语是my mom，所以此处应该填入expect的第三人称单数expects，作谓语。故填expects。
2．句意：所以我从周一到周五每天只能看半小时电视。根据前文“However, my mom expects me not to watch too much TV.”和“So I can only watch TV for half an hour every day…Monday to Friday.”可知，此处应该指从周一到周五只能看半小时电视，from…to…，固定搭配，意为“从……到……”，所以此处应该填入介词from。故填from。
3．句意：但是当我看我最喜欢的电视节目《国家地理》时，我妈妈经常准备和我一起看。根据分析句子“my mom is often read…watch it with me.”可知，此处考查：be ready to do sth，意为“准备做某事”符合语境，所以此处应该填入to，后跟动词原形，作宾语。故填to。
4．句意：《国家地理》是一个著名的纪录片节目。根据句意可知，此处泛指《国家地理》是一个著名的纪录片节目。结合空格后“famous”是以辅音元素开头的词，所以此处应该填入不定冠词a，意为“一个”符合语境。故填a。
5．句意：它讲述了世界上的一些事情，比如动物、植物、山脉、河流和人。根据“such as the animals, plants…, rivers and people.”，结合所给词可知，此处泛指山脉，mountain“山”，可数名词，此处应该填入复数形式，mountain的复数形式是mountains。故填mountains。
6．句意：每当我打开电视，世界就展现在我的眼前。根据空格后“eyes”，结合所给词可知，此处应该填入I的形容词性物主代词my，意为“我的”，作定语，修饰名词，指世界就展现在我的眼前。故填my。
7．句意：事实上，它经常让我感到惊讶和奇妙。根据分析句子“In fact, it often makes me feel surprised and….”可知，此处应该填入形容词，结合所给词可知，wonder“想知道，奇迹”，动词或名词，此处应该填入形容词wonderful，意为“精彩的，奇妙的”符合语境。故填wonderful。
8．句意：它帮助我了解世界各地发生的事情。根据语境可知，时态为一般现在时，又根据该句主语是It，结合所给词可知，此处应该填入help的第三人称单数形式helps，意为“帮助”符合语境。故填helps。
9．句意：我从来没想到一个节目会如此有趣。根据分析句子“I never thought a program could be so…”可知，此处应该填入形容词，作表语，结合所给词可知，interest“兴趣”，名词，此处应该填入形容词interesting，修饰主语名词a program，意为“有趣的”符合语境。故填interesting。
10．句意：它让我舒服地坐在家里，但有机会去享受美好的世界。根据分析句子“It lets me just sit…at home but get a chance (机会) to enjoy the beautiful world.”，结合所给词可知，comfortable“舒服的”，形容词，此处应该填入副词comfortably，修饰动词sit，意为“舒服地”符合语境。故填comfortably。
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（23-24八年级下·湖南娄底·期末）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式 (每空最多不超过三个单词)。
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she 1 (hear) a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she 2 (actual) missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been 3 fan of American country music.
Country is a 4 (tradition) kind of music from the southern 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 importance 5 money and success. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other 6 trusted one another. It reminds people that the best things in life are free.
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is 7 (she) dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is the Country Music Hall of Frame and Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and 8 (singer), like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs“Garth is one of 9 (successful) musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope 10 (see) him sing live one day. ”
【答案】
1．heard 2．actually 3．a 4．traditional 5．of 6．and 7．her 8．singers 9．the most successful 10．to see
【导语】本文主要讲述了Sarah遇见并喜欢上乡村音乐的故事。
1．句意：但是五年前，当她在英国留学的时候，她从收音机里听到了一首充满回家情怀的歌。 由“But five years ago”可知，句子要用一般过去时态，空处要填动词hear的过去式heard，故填heard。
2．句意：她开始意识到她实际上是多么想念他们。分析句子结构可知，要用副词修饰动词missed，actual的副词形式为actually，故填actually。
3．句意：从那时起，她就成了一名美国乡村音乐迷。空后为单数可数名词fan，空处要填不定冠词表泛指，fan是以辅音音素开头的单词，故用不定冠词a。故填a。
4．句意：乡村音乐是美国南部各州的一种传统音乐。空处要填形容词修饰名词kind，tradition的形容词traditional“传统的”，符合语境。故填traditional。
5．句意：现在很多歌曲都是关于美国现代生活的，比如金钱和成功的重要性。空格前后均为名词，空处要填介词，“the importance of sth.”为固定表达，意为“……的重要性”。故填of。
6．句意：然而，乡村音乐把我们带回到“美好的过去”，那时人们彼此友好，相互信任。空格前后为并列的两个动词词组“were kind to each other” 和“trusted one another”，因此空处要填并列连词and。故填and。
7．句意：Sarah还没去过纳什维尔，但她梦想有一天能去那里。所给词she为人称代词的主格，空后为名词dream，空处要填形容词性物主代词her来修饰名词。故填her。
8．句意：也总是有很多很棒的乡村音乐会，有著名的音乐家和像Garth Brooks一样的歌手。singer为单数可数名词，由空前的“with famous musicians and”可知，空前没有冠词等限定词，故要用名词复数形式表泛指，故填singers。
9．句意：Garth是美国历史上最成功的音乐家之一。他的唱片销量超过1.2亿张。我希望有一天能看到他现场演唱。 由“one of...musicians in American history”可知，“one of the+最高级+名词复数”为固定表达，意为“最……的……之一”；successful的最高级为most successful，故填the most successful。
10．句意：Garth是美国历史上最成功的音乐家之一。他的唱片销量超过1.2亿张。我希望有一天能看到他现场演唱。 hope to do sth.为固定表达，意为“希望做某事”，空处要填不定式作宾语。故填to see。
