Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25 八年级上·浙江宁波·期末）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。
Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother, Mike, who was good 1 planting trees.
His beautiful trees 2 (be) famous everywhere.
One day, Henry went to the town 3 (visit) Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike. “Here is
4 (good) apple tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it so that you and your kids can enjoy it.” Henry
was happy and went back home. The next morning, he began to think about 5 he should plant it. “If I
plant it on the hill,” he said to 6 (him), “the wind might catch it and shake down the fruit. 7
I plant it to the read, people who pass by will pick some of them.” 8 (final), he planted the tree in the
corner (角落) behind his house. But the tree bore (结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent
for his brother and said to him, “You have cheated (欺骗) me. This is the third year and it brings me nothing but
9 (leaf).”
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such
10 cold corner without any sunlight. How could you expect (期待) flowers and fruit ”
（24-25 八年级上·河南周口·期末）阅读短文，根据语境、音标或单词提示填写单词，使短文意思完整、连
贯。
There was once a spider who lived in a cornfield (麦田). He was a big spider and he had made a beautiful
web between the stalks (麦秸). He liked his home and 1 (plan) to stay there for the rest of his life.
One day the spider caught a bug (虫子). Just before he 2 (eat) the bug, he heard a voice, “If you
let me go, I will tell you something important that will save your 3 .” The spider stopped to think it over.
The bug said. “You’d better 4 (leave) this field. The harvest is coming!”
The spider smiled and said, “I think you are just 5 (tell) me a story.” But the little bug said, “Oh
no, I’m 6 (serious). The owner of this field is coming to harvest it soon. A big machine will come and
it’ll be 7 (dangerous) for you.”
The spider became 8 (anger). He shouted, “I don’t believe you.” Then he ate the bug for lunch.
One day when the spider was sleeping, he 9 (hear) some big noise. He woke up and saw a big
machine moving to him 10 (quick). He said to himself, “I wonder what that could be ”
（24-25 八年级上·山东潍坊·期末）A crow (乌鸦) lived in a thick forest with many birds. He was very
happy with a carefree (无忧无虑的) life until he saw a swan (天鹅) one day. The swan 1 (fly) over a
lake. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. It must be the happiest bird in the world.”
He shared his thoughts with the swan. The swan replied, “Actually I thought so, too, until I 2
(meet) a parrot. It had brilliant colours of red and blue. No other bird could be 3 (happy) than the
parrot.”
The crow went off in search of the parrot and saw it 4 (rest) on the top of an old tree. The parrot
explained, “I, too, was very happy until I saw a peacock (孔雀). My colours paled in comparison to (相比于) the
peacock’s.”
The crow decided to look for the beautiful peacock. He 5 (final) found the peacock at a zoo.
6 (hundred) of people gathered around to watch the peacock and 7 (it) beautiful feathers. The
crow said, “Dear peacock, you are so beautiful. Every day, people come just 8 (see) you. You must be
the happiest bird on the planet.”
The peacock replied, “My beauty made me 9 (stay) in this zoo. In the first few months, I often
said to 10 (I) that if I were a crow, I could be enjoying a carefree life outside. Then, after many months,
I realized that I should learn to be happy with what I have instead of expecting what I do not have.
（23-24 八年级下·山东潍坊·期末）阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
Poor Alice! She had to lie down on her side to look through the key hole into the garden. But to get through
now was even 1 (hopeless) than ever. She sat up and began to cry.
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself.” Alice said 2 (angry). “Stop crying this moment,” she
ordered 3 (she). But her tears couldn’t help 4 (fall) down until a large pool was around her.
The pool was four inches deep and reached halfway down the hall.
After a time, she heard something strange 5 (happen) in the distance. She quickly dried her eyes
so she could see what 6 (come). Suddenly, the White Rabbit appeared again, well-dressed. He had a
pair of white kid 7 (glove) in one hand and a fan in the other. He came running along in a hurried pace.
“Oh, the Duchess!” he said in a low voice. “I’ve kept her 8 (wait). She must be angry with me!
Oh dear!” Alice had no choice but 9 (ask) for help. “Sir, if you please.”
But Alice’s voice frightened the White Rabbit. He dropped his things and ran away into the 10
(dark).
——Taken from Alice in Wonderland
（23-24 八年级下·湖南永州·期末）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (限 1 个单词) 或括号内单
词的正确形式，使句子通顺完整。
Once upon a time, there lived 1 old horse and a little horse in the village. 2 the
morning of Monday, the old horse asked the little horse to take a bag of 3 (potato) to the farm. Soon,
the little horse found a river in front of him and stopped. He looked around and noticed a cow. “Aunt Cow, can I
cross the river ” he asked. “It isn’t deep. You can make it.” answered Aunt Cow. When the little horse began
4 (cross) the river, a chicken saw him and shouted, “Little horse, don’t cross the river! It’s the 5
(dangerous) that I’ve ever seen!” The little horse was afraid and he went back home. “ 6 do you come
back home with the bag ” the old horse asked. “Because there was a river in front of me. Aunt Cow says it is not
deep, 7 the chicken says it is very deep. I don’t know what to do.” “My child, have you ever 8
(try) by yourself ” “No, I haven’t. Dad.” answered the little horse. The old horse said, “You must make it by
9 (you).” After hearing these words, the little horse ran back to the river and crossed the river 10
(quick).
（23-24 八年级下·浙江湖州·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给单词的适当形
式填空。
Long ago, a king got two special baby eagles (鹰) as a gift. The king loved them very much. He invited
1 experienced keeper to look after them.
As time passed, the king noticed that both eagles grew big and looked even 2 (amazing) than
before. The king hoped to see the eagles fly. However, as the keeper set 3 (they) free, one eagle flew
high into the sky while the other flew a few meters before returning to its starting branch (树枝).
The king wanted 4 (know) why. The keeper answered, “This eagle always has this problem. It
refuses to fly high.” The 5 (two) day, the king told people that anyone who could help the other eagle
fly high would get great 6 (prize). Many people came, studied and tried, 7 no one succeeded.
The king began to lose hope.
Then one day, something strange happened. The king 8 (see) both eagles flying high in the sky.
He couldn’t believe his eyes and called the keeper over. The keeper explained that a farmer had made it and then
brought him to the king. The king asked the farmer, “How did you do this ” He replied, “I 9 (simple)
cut down the branch where the eagle was used to sitting. 10 no branch, it had to fly. And it did very
well.”
（23-24 八年级下·山东日照·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入适当内容或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多
于三个单词）。
In 1 second forty monkeys arrived at her tall house. “What do you want ” they asked.
“There 2 three people, a dog and a lion on my road,” she said. “Kill the people 3 the
dog. But bring the lion here 4 my house. He can work for me.”
“At once,” said the Monkeys. And away they went.
They 5 (break) the Tin Man’s arms and legs. They took all the straw out of the Scarecrow and
6 (throw) his clothes up into a tall tree. Then they took the Lion and 7 (carry) him to a dark cellar
under the Witch’s house.
But they couldn’t hurt Dorothy and Toto, because 8 the good Witch’s kiss. So the Monkeys
picked them up very 9 (careful) and took them to the Witch’s house. The Witch saw the kiss on
Dorothy’s face, and 10 afraid. But she didn’t tell Dorothy that.
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24 八年级下·四川绵阳·期末）语法填空。
One sunny afternoon, while a young deer and an old deer were 1 (lie) under a tree in the forest,
they suddenly heard some sounds of dogs barking (吠叫) around them.
The old deer stood up quickly. He 2 (fear) that and said to the young deer, “Be quick! It’s time
to find a place 3 (hide) in.The barking dogs are fierce and they will kill us.”
The young deer laughed at him and said, “Why should we hide from the dogs We are much bigger and
4 (strong) than them. We can toss them aside with our big antlers (角).We should fight with them 5
(brave).
The old deer admired the courage of the young deer, 6 he did not believe the young. “We had
better run away now,” said the old deer.
The young deer refused to run away. He decided to beat the dogs. As the dogs ran to them, he put down his
antlers and wanted to toss them aside. But he didn’t win 7 the end because there were too many dogs.
He was killed by the dogs.
The young deer lost his life at last. We can learn 8 useful lesson from the story. We should learn
to protect 9 (we) well when we are in danger. Don’t be like the stupid young deer. Also, we should
know our strengths and 10 (weak).
（23-24 八年级下·吉林四平·期末）根据短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形
式填空，每空一词。
A King had two sons and asked famous teacher to teach them. After a few years, the king 1 (fall)
ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king. But which one would be the right person He decided
to test his sons. One day, he gave a room to each of them. “You must fill the room 2 (complete) with
anything you wish. But you can’t ask for 3 (advice) from anyone!” The next day, the king visited his
elder son’s room. The room was filled with glass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to the other room. His
4 (young) son asked him to get in. It was dark everywhere, but suddenly, the second son lighted a candle and
the room was 5 of light. The king felt very excited and hugged him proudly.Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25 八年级上·浙江宁波·期末）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。
Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother, Mike, who was good 1 planting trees.
His beautiful trees 2 (be) famous everywhere.
One day, Henry went to the town 3 (visit) Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike. “Here is
4 (good) apple tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it so that you and your kids can enjoy it.” Henry
was happy and went back home. The next morning, he began to think about 5 he should plant it. “If I
plant it on the hill,” he said to 6 (him), “the wind might catch it and shake down the fruit. 7
I plant it to the read, people who pass by will pick some of them.” 8 (final), he planted the tree in the
corner (角落) behind his house. But the tree bore (结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent
for his brother and said to him, “You have cheated (欺骗) me. This is the third year and it brings me nothing but
9 (leaf).”
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such
10 cold corner without any sunlight. How could you expect (期待) flowers and fruit ”
【答案】
1．at 2．were 3．to visit 4．the best 5．where 6．himself 7．If 8．Finally 9．
leaves 10．a
【导语】本文属于记叙文。本文以农民 Henry 为主角，讲述了他从哥哥 Mike 那里得到一棵苹果树，思考
种在哪里，最后种下，然而树前两年没结果，第三年只长叶，他向哥哥抱怨，哥哥指出原因的一系列事情。
1．句意：他有一个哥哥，迈克，他擅长种树。“be good at”是固定短语，表示“擅长……”，故填 at。
2．句意：他的美丽的树木到处都很有名。此句描述的是过去的事情，trees 为复数，所以 be 动词要用过去
式 were，故填 were。
3．句意：一天，亨利去镇上看望迈克。“Henry went to the town”亨利去镇上，去镇上的目的是拜访迈克，所
以用动词不定式“to visit”表目的，故填 to visit。
4．句意：这是我花园里最好的一棵苹果树。结合语境，迈克说这是他花园里 “最好的”苹果树，这里用 good
的最高级形式 the best，前面需加定冠词 the，故填 the best。
5．句意：第二天早上，他开始考虑应该把它种在哪里。后面提到如果种在山上、路边等不同地点的情况，
所以这里是他开始思考“在哪里”种植这棵树，用 where 引导宾语从句，故填 where。
6．句意：如果我把它种在山上，他自言自语道。“say to oneself”表示“自言自语”，主语是 he，所以用反身
代词 himself，故填 himself。
7．句意：如果我把它种在树上，路过的人就会摘一些。前面提到如果种在山上的情况，这里同理，“如果”
种在路边，人们会摘果子，用 if 引导条件状语从句，故填 If。
8．句意：最后，他把树栽在房子后面的角落里。这里需要一个副词来修饰整个句子，表示 “最后”，final
的副词形式是 finally，句首首字母大写，故填 Finally。
9．句意：这是第三年了，除了树叶，什么也没给我带来。leaf 是可数名词，这里表示“除了树叶什么也没
给我带来”，树叶不止一片，所以用复数形式 leaves。故填 leaves。
10．句意：你把树栽在这样一个没有阳光的寒冷角落里。你怎么能指望花和水果呢？“such a+形容词+可数
名词单数”是固定结构，“a cold corner”表示“一个寒冷的角落”，故填 a。
（24-25 八年级上·河南周口·期末）阅读短文，根据语境、音标或单词提示填写单词，使短文意思完整、连
贯。
There was once a spider who lived in a cornfield (麦田). He was a big spider and he had made a beautiful
web between the stalks (麦秸). He liked his home and 1 (plan) to stay there for the rest of his life.
One day the spider caught a bug (虫子). Just before he 2 (eat) the bug, he heard a voice, “If you
let me go, I will tell you something important that will save your 3 .” The spider stopped to think it over.
The bug said. “You’d better 4 (leave) this field. The harvest is coming!”
The spider smiled and said, “I think you are just 5 (tell) me a story.” But the little bug said, “Oh
no, I’m 6 (serious). The owner of this field is coming to harvest it soon. A big machine will come and
it’ll be 7 (dangerous) for you.”
The spider became 8 (anger). He shouted, “I don’t believe you.” Then he ate the bug for lunch.
One day when the spider was sleeping, he 9 (hear) some big noise. He woke up and saw a big
machine moving to him 10 (quick). He said to himself, “I wonder what that could be ”
【答案】
1．planned 2．ate 3．life 4．leave 5．telling 6．serious 7．dangerous 8．angry 9．
heard 10．quickly
【导语】本文讲述了一个蜘蛛在麦田中生活的故事。
1．句意：他喜欢他的家，并计划在那里度过余生。根据“liked”可知时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故
填 planned。
2．句意：就在他要吃虫子的时候，他听到一个声音说：“如果你放我走，我会告诉你一件重要的事情，这
将救你一命。”时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填 ate。
3．句意：如果你放我走，我会告诉你一件重要的事情，这将救你一命。根据“save your”可知此处是将救你
一命，life“生命”，表示“你的生命”，应用单数形式。故填 life。
4．句意：你最好离开这个田地。根据“You’d better”可知此处用动词原形。故填 leave。
5．句意：我认为你只是在给我讲一个故事。根据“are just”可知此处用现在进行时，表示正在进行的动作，
动词用现在分词形式，故填 telling。
6．句意：哦，不，我是认真的。serious 表示“认真的”，形容词作表语。故填 serious。
7．句意：一台大机器将会来，那对你来说将很危险。根据“it’ll be”可知此处用形容词作表语，dangerous“危
险的”，故填 dangerous。
8．句意：蜘蛛变得生气了。根据“became”可知此处用形容词作表语，anger 的形容词为 angry，表示“生气
的”。故填 angry。
9．句意：一天，当蜘蛛正在睡觉时，他听到了一些很大的噪音。根据“One day when the spider was sleeping”
可知此处描述的是过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填 heard。
10．句意：他醒来看到一台大机器正迅速向他移动。根据“moving to him”可知此处用副词修饰动词 moving，
quick 的副词为 quickly，表示“迅速地”。故填 quickly。
（24-25 八年级上·山东潍坊·期末）A crow (乌鸦) lived in a thick forest with many birds. He was very
happy with a carefree (无忧无虑的) life until he saw a swan (天鹅) one day. The swan 1 (fly) over a
lake. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. It must be the happiest bird in the world.”
He shared his thoughts with the swan. The swan replied, “Actually I thought so, too, until I 2
(meet) a parrot. It had brilliant colours of red and blue. No other bird could be 3 (happy) than the
parrot.”
The crow went off in search of the parrot and saw it 4 (rest) on the top of an old tree. The parrot
explained, “I, too, was very happy until I saw a peacock (孔雀). My colours paled in comparison to (相比于) the
peacock’s.”
The crow decided to look for the beautiful peacock. He 5 (final) found the peacock at a zoo.
6 (hundred) of people gathered around to watch the peacock and 7 (it) beautiful feathers. The
crow said, “Dear peacock, you are so beautiful. Every day, people come just 8 (see) you. You must be
the happiest bird on the planet.”
The peacock replied, “My beauty made me 9 (stay) in this zoo. In the first few months, I often
said to 10 (I) that if I were a crow, I could be enjoying a carefree life outside. Then, after many months,
I realized that I should learn to be happy with what I have instead of expecting what I do not have.
【答案】
1．was flying 2．met 3．happier 4．resting 5．finally 6．Hundreds 7．its 8．to
see 9．stay 10．myself
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一只乌鸦因羡慕天鹅、鹦鹉、孔雀的外表而不断寻找，最终从孔雀的
话语中领悟到应满足于自身拥有的东西，而不是觊觎没有的东西的道理。
1．句意：天鹅正飞过一个湖。根据“The swan...(fly) over a lake”可知，描述乌鸦看到天鹅时，天鹅正在湖
面上空飞行，短文整体时态为一般过去时，结合所给单词 fly，这里要用其过去进行时形式 was flying，表
示过去某个时间点正在进行的动作。故填 was flying。
2．句意：实际上我也这么认为，直到我遇到了一只鹦鹉。根据“until I...(meet) a parrot”可知，短文整体时
态为一般过去时，结合所给单词 meet，动词要用过去式 met。故填 met。
3．句意：没有其他鸟比鹦鹉更快乐。根据“No other bird could be...(happy) than the parrot”可知，这里有 than，
要用形容词比较级，结合所给单词 happy，其比较级是 happier，故填 happier。
4．句意：乌鸦去找鹦鹉，看到它在一棵老树上休息。根据“saw it...(rest) on the top of an old tree”可知，乌
鸦看到鹦鹉时它正在树上休息的状态，see sb. doing sth.“看到某人正在做某事”，结合所给单词 rest，要用
现在分词形式 resting。故填 resting。
5．句意：他终于在一个动物园里找到了孔雀。根据“He...(final) found the peacock at a zoo”可知，这里需要
一个副词修饰动词 found，结合所给单词 final，其副词形式是 finally“最终，终于”。故填 finally。
6．句意：数百人聚集在周围观看孔雀和它美丽的羽毛。根据“...(hundred) of people”可知，hundreds of“数百
的”是固定短语，结合所给单词 hundred，要用其复数形式 hundreds。句首单词首字母大写。故填 Hundreds。
7．句意：数百人聚集在周围观看孔雀和它美丽的羽毛。根据“...(it) beautiful feathers”可知，这里需要一个
形容词性物主代词修饰 feathers，结合所给单词 it，其形容词性物主代词是 its“它的”。故填 its。
8．句意：每天，人们来只是为了看你。根据“people come just...(see) you”可知，人们来动物园的目的是看
孔雀，这里用动词不定式表示目的，结合所给单词 see，要用 to see。故填 to see。
9．句意：我的美丽让我留在了这个动物园。根据“made me...(stay) in this zoo”可知，make sb. do sth.“让某人
做某事”，结合所给单词 stay，要用动词原形 stay。故填 stay。
10．句意：在最初的几个月里，我常常对自己说，如果我是一只乌鸦，我就可以在外面享受无忧无虑的生
活了。根据“I often said to...(I)”可知，孔雀的内心独白是对自己说的话，这里需要用反身代词表示“我自己”，
结合所给单词 I，其反身代词是 myself。故填 myself。
（23-24 八年级下·山东潍坊·期末）阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
Poor Alice! She had to lie down on her side to look through the key hole into the garden. But to get through
now was even 1 (hopeless) than ever. She sat up and began to cry.
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself.” Alice said 2 (angry). “Stop crying this moment,” she
ordered 3 (she). But her tears couldn’t help 4 (fall) down until a large pool was around her.
The pool was four inches deep and reached halfway down the hall.
After a time, she heard something strange 5 (happen) in the distance. She quickly dried her eyes
so she could see what 6 (come). Suddenly, the White Rabbit appeared again, well-dressed. He had a
pair of white kid 7 (glove) in one hand and a fan in the other. He came running along in a hurried pace.
“Oh, the Duchess!” he said in a low voice. “I’ve kept her 8 (wait). She must be angry with me!
Oh dear!” Alice had no choice but 9 (ask) for help. “Sir, if you please.”
But Alice’s voice frightened the White Rabbit. He dropped his things and ran away into the 10
(dark).
——Taken from Alice in Wonderland
【答案】
1．more hopeless 2．angrily 3．herself 4．falling 5．happening 6．was coming 7．gloves
8．waiting 9．to ask 10．darkness
【导语】本文主要是《爱丽丝梦游仙境》的片段。
1．句意：但是现在通过比以往任何时候都更加无望。根据“than”可知，此处用形容词比较级形式 more
hopeless，意为“更无望的”。故填 more hopeless。
2．句意：爱丽丝生气地说。此处用副词修饰动词 said，angrily 意为“生气地”，副词。故填 angrily。
3．句意：她命令自己：“此刻别哭了”。此处是她对自己说的话，应该用反身代词 herself，意为“她自己”。
故填 herself。
4．句意：但她的眼泪还是忍不住掉了下来，直到一大片水潭围在她身边。can’t help doing sth.意为“忍不住
做某事”，固定词组。故填 falling。
5．句意：过了一会儿，她听到远处有奇怪的事情发生。hear sb. doing sth.意为“听见某人正在做某事情”，
固定词组。故填 happening。
6．句意：她很快擦干眼泪，这样她就能看到将要发生的事情。此处描述的是过去某一时刻正在发生的动
作，应该用过去进行时，谓语动词构成是 was/were doing，主语是 she，be 动词用 was，come 的现在分词
形式为 coming。故填 was coming。
7．句意：他一只手拿着一副白色的小山羊皮手套，另一只手拿着一把扇子。此处指的是一副手套，手套
是两只，应该用名词复数形式。故填 gloves。
8．句意：我让她久等了。此处描述的是一直让她等，应用 keep sb. doing sth.意为“让某人保持做某事”，固
定用法。故填 waiting。
9．句意：爱丽丝别无选择，只能寻求帮助。have no choice but to do sth.意为“除了做某事别无选择”，固定
词组。故填 to ask。
10．句意：他扔下东西，跑进了黑暗中。根据冠词 the 可知，其后用名词作宾语，darkness 意为“黑暗”。故
填 darkness。
（23-24 八年级下·湖南永州·期末）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (限 1 个单词) 或括号内单
词的正确形式，使句子通顺完整。
Once upon a time, there lived 1 old horse and a little horse in the village. 2 the
morning of Monday, the old horse asked the little horse to take a bag of 3 (potato) to the farm. Soon,
the little horse found a river in front of him and stopped. He looked around and noticed a cow. “Aunt Cow, can I
cross the river ” he asked. “It isn’t deep. You can make it.” answered Aunt Cow. When the little horse began
4 (cross) the river, a chicken saw him and shouted, “Little horse, don’t cross the river! It’s the 5
(dangerous) that I’ve ever seen!” The little horse was afraid and he went back home. “ 6 do you come
back home with the bag ” the old horse asked. “Because there was a river in front of me. Aunt Cow says it is not
deep, 7 the chicken says it is very deep. I don’t know what to do.” “My child, have you ever 8
(try) by yourself ” “No, I haven’t. Dad.” answered the little horse. The old horse said, “You must make it by
9 (you).” After hearing these words, the little horse ran back to the river and crossed the river 10
(quick).
【答案】
1．an 2．On 3．potatoes 4．to cross/crossing 5．most dangerous 6．Why 7．but 8．
tried 9．yourself 10．quickly
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了“小马过河”的故事，告诉大家亲身实践的重要性。
1．句意：很久以前，一个村庄里生活着一匹老马和一匹小马。分析句子，可知“horse”是可数名词单数形
式，此处泛指“一只”，且“old”是以元音音素开头的单词，应用不定冠词 an。故填 an。
2．句意：星期一早上，老马让小马把一袋土豆带到农场去。在某一天的早上，介词用 on。故填 On。
3．句意：星期一早上，老马让小马把一袋土豆带到农场去。potato 是可数名词，a bag of 表示“一袋”，此
处 potato 应用复数。故选 potatoes。
4．句意：当小马开始过河时，一只鸡看到了他，喊道…… begin to do 或 begin doing 表示“开始做某事”。
故填 to cross/crossing。
5．句意：这是我见过的最危险的！由定语从句“that I’ve ever seen”可知，此处用最高级，dangerous 是最高
级是 most dangerous。故填 most dangerous。
6．句意：你为什么带着袋子回家？根据“Because there was a river in front of me.”可知，此处询问原因，用
疑问词 why“为什么”。故填 Why。
7．句意：牛阿姨说不深，但鸡说很深。根据“Aunt Cow says it is not deep, ... the chicken says it is very deep.”
可知，前后句是转折关系，but“但是”表示转折。故填 but。
8．句意：我的孩子，你自己试过吗？由 ever 可知是现在完成时，助动词 have 后加过去分词，try 的过去
分词 tried。故填 tried。
9．句意：你必须自己做。by oneself“独自、自己”，此处是主语 you 对应的反身代词 yourself“你自己”。故
填 yourself。
10．句意：听了这些话，小马跑回河边，飞快地渡了河。此处用副词修饰动词 cross the river，quick 的副词
是 quickly“快地”。故填 quickly。
（23-24 八年级下·浙江湖州·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给单词的适当形
式填空。
Long ago, a king got two special baby eagles (鹰) as a gift. The king loved them very much. He invited
1 experienced keeper to look after them.
As time passed, the king noticed that both eagles grew big and looked even 2 (amazing) than
before. The king hoped to see the eagles fly. However, as the keeper set 3 (they) free, one eagle flew
high into the sky while the other flew a few meters before returning to its starting branch (树枝).
The king wanted 4 (know) why. The keeper answered, “This eagle always has this problem. It
refuses to fly high.” The 5 (two) day, the king told people that anyone who could help the other eagle
fly high would get great 6 (prize). Many people came, studied and tried, 7 no one succeeded.
The king began to lose hope.
Then one day, something strange happened. The king 8 (see) both eagles flying high in the sky.
He couldn’t believe his eyes and called the keeper over. The keeper explained that a farmer had made it and then
brought him to the king. The king asked the farmer, “How did you do this ” He replied, “I 9 (simple)
cut down the branch where the eagle was used to sitting. 10 no branch, it had to fly. And it did very
well.”
【答案】
1．an 2．more amazing 3．them 4．to know 5．second 6．prizes 7．but 8．saw 9．
simply 10．With
【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事。主要讲述国王收到两只猎鹰，但是一只待在树枝上不动，最好的训鹰人也
束手无策，最后一个农民把它栖息的树枝砍掉了，猎鹰就飞起来了。
1．句意：他请了一位有经验的饲养员来照看它们。此处表示“一个”用不定冠词，且 experienced 发音以元
音音素开头。故填 an。
2．句意：随着时间的流逝，国王注意到两只鹰都长大了，看起来比以前更神奇了。由 than 可知此处用比
较级，amazing 的比较级是 more amazing。故填 more amazing。
3．句意：然而，当饲养员释放它们时，一只鹰飞上了天空，另一只则飞了几米，然后回到了出发的树枝
上。set 是动词，后加宾格，they 的宾格是 them。故填 them。
4．句意：国王想知道为什么。want to do“想要做某事”，不定式作宾语。故填 to know。
5．句意：第二天，国王告诉人们，谁能帮助另一只鹰飞得高，谁就能得到奖品。the 后加序数词，表示顺
序，two 的序数词 是 second“第二”。故填 second。
6．句意：第二天，国王告诉人们，谁能帮助另一只鹰飞得高，谁就能得到奖品。prize 是可数名词，此处
应用复数形式。故填 prizes。
7．句意：许多人来了，研究和尝试，但没有一个成功。根据“Many people came, studied and tried, ... no one
succeeded. The king began to lose hope.”可知，虽然尝试的人很多，但是没有人成功，用 but“但是”表示转折。
故填 but。
8．句意：国王看到两只鹰在天空中高高飞翔。根据全文可知故事发生在过去，此处是一般过去时，用过
去式。故填 saw。
9．句意：我只是砍倒了鹰常栖息的树枝。此处用副词修饰动作 cut down，simple 的副词是 simply“仅仅”。
故填 simply。
10．句意：没有树，它飞走了。根据“... no branch, it had to fly.”可知，没有了树， 鹰就飞走了。“有着”with，
介词。故填 With。
（23-24 八年级下·山东日照·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入适当内容或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多
于三个单词）。
In 1 second forty monkeys arrived at her tall house. “What do you want ” they asked.
“There 2 three people, a dog and a lion on my road,” she said. “Kill the people 3 the
dog. But bring the lion here 4 my house. He can work for me.”
“At once,” said the Monkeys. And away they went.
They 5 (break) the Tin Man’s arms and legs. They took all the straw out of the Scarecrow and
6 (throw) his clothes up into a tall tree. Then they took the Lion and 7 (carry) him to a dark cellar
under the Witch’s house.
But they couldn’t hurt Dorothy and Toto, because 8 the good Witch’s kiss. So the Monkeys
picked them up very 9 (careful) and took them to the Witch’s house. The Witch saw the kiss on
Dorothy’s face, and 10 afraid. But she didn’t tell Dorothy that.
【答案】
1．a 2．are 3．and 4．to 5．broke 6．threw 7．carried 8．of 9．carefully 10．
was
【导语】本文节选自《绿野仙踪》，讲述了邪恶女巫派遣猴子去对付路上的人、狗和狮子，但猴子们无法
伤害受到好心女巫亲吻的 Dorothy 和她的狗 Toto，最终他们被小心地带到了女巫的家中。
1．句意：不一会儿，四十只猴子来到了她高高的房子里。in a second“不一会儿，不用多久”，固定短语。
故填 a。
2．句意：有三个人，一只狗和一只狮子在我的路上。此句为 there be 句型，时态为一般现在时，three people
是复数，be 动词用 are。故填 are。
3．句意：杀了人和狗。根据“Kill the people ... the dog.”可知，此处指的是把人和狗都杀了，and“和”符合。
故填 and。
4．句意：把狮子带到我家来。bring sth to some place“把某物带到某地”，固定短语。故填 to。
5．句意：他们打断了铁皮人的胳膊和腿。根据“They took all the straw out of the Scarecrow”可知，时态为一
般过去时，动词用过去式，break 的过去式为 broke。故填 broke。
6．句意：他们取出稻草人身上所有的稻草，把他的衣服扔到一棵高树上。根据“They took all the straw out
of the Scarecrow”可知，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式，throw 的过去式为 threw。故填 threw。
7．句意：然后他们把狮子带到女巫房子下面的一个黑暗的地窖里。根据“Then they took the Lion”可知，时
态为一般过去时，动词用过去式，carry 的过去式为 carried。故填 carried。
8．句意：但是他们不能伤害 Dorothy 和 Toto，因为好心的女巫的吻。the good Witch’s kiss 是名词性短语，
because of“因为，由于”符合，后跟名词词组。故填 of。
9．句意：于是猴子们小心翼翼地把他们捡起来，带到女巫的房子里。此处修饰动词，应该用副词，careful
的副词为 carefully。故填 carefully。
10．句意：女巫看到 Dorothy 脸上的吻，很害怕。此处缺少系动词，时态为一般过去时，主语 The Witch
是第三人称单数，be 动词用 was。故填 was。
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24 八年级下·四川绵阳·期末）语法填空。
One sunny afternoon, while a young deer and an old deer were 1 (lie) under a tree in the forest,
they suddenly heard some sounds of dogs barking (吠叫) around them.
The old deer stood up quickly. He 2 (fear) that and said to the young deer, “Be quick! It’s time
to find a place 3 (hide) in.The barking dogs are fierce and they will kill us.”
The young deer laughed at him and said, “Why should we hide from the dogs We are much bigger and
4 (strong) than them. We can toss them aside with our big antlers (角).We should fight with them 5
(brave).
The old deer admired the courage of the young deer, 6 he did not believe the young. “We had
better run away now,” said the old deer.
The young deer refused to run away. He decided to beat the dogs. As the dogs ran to them, he put down his
antlers and wanted to toss them aside. But he didn’t win 7 the end because there were too many dogs.
He was killed by the dogs.
The young deer lost his life at last. We can learn 8 useful lesson from the story. We should learn
to protect 9 (we) well when we are in danger. Don’t be like the stupid young deer. Also, we should
know our strengths and 10 (weak).
【答案】
1．lying 2．feared 3．to hide 4．stronger 5．bravely 6．but 7．in 8．a 9．
ourselves 10．weaknesses
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了一只小鹿不自量力地想要对抗一群狗，最后被狗杀死的故事。
这个故事告诉我们：人一定要认清自己的优劣势，不要盲目自信。
1．句意：一个阳光明媚的下午，当一只小鹿和一只老鹿躺在森林里的一棵树下时，他们突然听到周围有
狗叫的声音。根据空前“were”可知，此处是指一只小鹿与一只老鹿正躺在树下，句子时态应用过去进行时，
其结构为 were doing，动词 lie 的现在分词为 lying。故填 lying。
2．句意：他害怕了，就对小鹿说：“快点儿！”根据空后“and said…”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，谓语动
词应用过去式 feared。故填 feared。
3．句意：是时候找个地方躲起来了。分析句子结构可知，此处应用动词不定式 to hide 作后置定语，修饰
名词 place。故填 to hide。
4．句意：我们比他们强大得多。根据空前“much bigger”和空后“than”可知，此处应用形容词 strong 的比较
级形 stronger 作表语。故填 stronger。
5．句意：我们应该勇敢地和他们战斗。分析句子结构可知，此处应用形容词 brave 的副词形式 bravely 作
状语，修饰动词 fight。故填 bravely。
6．句意：老鹿很佩服小鹿的勇气，但他不相信小鹿。分析句子结构可知，前后两句存在转折关系，应用
but 连接句子。故填 but。
7．句意：但他最后没有赢，因为狗太多了。根据下文“He was killed by the dogs.”可知，此处是指最后他输
了，考查 in the end“最后”，介词短语。故填 in。
8．句意：我们可以从这个故事中学到有益的教训。根据“useful lesson”可知，此处是指一个有用的教训，
应用不定冠词表泛指，且“useful”是以辅音音素开头的单词，应用 a 修饰。故填 a。
9．句意：当我们处于危险时，我们应该学会保护自己。根据空前“We should learn to protect”可知，此处是
指“我”们应该学会保护“我”们自己，应用人称代词主格 we 的反身代词形式 ourselves 作动词 protect 的宾语。
故填 ourselves。
10．句意：此外，我们应该知道我们的长处和短处。根据并列连词 and 前“strengths”可知，此处应用形容
词weak的名词复数形式weaknesses“缺点”与“strengths”形成并列关系，作动词know的宾语。故填weaknesses。
（23-24 八年级下·吉林四平·期末）根据短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形
式填空，每空一词。
A King had two sons and asked famous teacher to teach them. After a few years, the king 1 (fall)
ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king. But which one would be the right person He decided
to test his sons. One day, he gave a room to each of them. “You must fill the room 2 (complete) with
anything you wish. But you can’t ask for 3 (advice) from anyone!” The next day, the king visited his
elder son’s room. The room was filled with glass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to the other room. His
4 (young) son asked him to get in. It was dark everywhere, but suddenly, the second son lighted a candle and
the room was 5 of light. The king felt very excited and hugged him proudly.
【答案】1．fell 2．completely 3．advice 4．younger 5．full
【导语】本文主要讲述一个国王得了重病后想在两个儿子中选择一个作为下一任国王发生的故事。
1．句意：几年后，国王得了重病。由“had”及细读全文可知，全文主体时态为一般过去时，谓语动词应用
过去式形式。故填 fell。
2．句意：你必须把房间填满你想要的任何东西。但你不能向任何人征求意见！分析句子可知，此处应用
副词修饰动词 fill。故填 completely。
3．句意：你必须把房间填满你想要的任何东西。但你不能向任何人征求意见！advice“建议”，不可数名词。
故填 advice。
4．句意：他的小儿子请他进去。。由“His…son”可知，此处指的是“小儿子”，应该用 younger“较年轻的”，
形容词修饰名词，作定语。故填 younger。
5．句意：四周一片漆黑，但是突然，二儿子点燃了蜡烛，房间里充满了光亮。由“the room was…of light”
可知，此处指房间充满了光亮，且 be full of“充满”为固定词组。故填 full。
