Unit 7 International charities
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25 八年级下·全国·课后作业）阅读短文, 根据句意或括号内单词的正确形式填空, 每空一词
Ten-year-old Orion Jean has always 1 (know) that kindness is important. He often practised it
2 volunteering with his family. Last year, after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest, he became
more active in it. Now he works 3 (spread) kindness everywhere through projects which help others.
He calls his campaign (活动) the Race to Kindness.
When his teacher told him about the competition, Orion had only 24 hours to write, memorize and record
his speech. In it, he talked about the 4 (important) of kindness. “Kindness is like spreading hugs around
the world to those who need it,” Orion said. He encourages 5 (listen) to join him in the Race of
Kindness by doing small kind acts for others.
Orion’s speech 6 (win) the contest. He used his $500 prize to collect 619 toys for a local
children’s hospital. After that, Orion wanted to make an even 7 (big) influence. In charity he packed
meal boxes for people 8 need including a kind message for each receiver.
Orion says, “If someone is treated 9 (kind), it can make their day brighter and encourage that
person to be kind to somebody 10 . And then it just makes the world a better place.”
（24-25 八年级下·贵州贵阳·阶段练习）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确
形式。
Dear Sir,
I’m writing this letter to tell you something about Miss Li. She lives by 1 (she), but she never
feels lonely. That’s because she often volunteers her free time to clean up the city parks, give out notices and
repair 2 (break) bikes for students.
Miss Li used to be a doctor. She 3 (understand) the difficulties of the disabled people, so she
cares for them very much. One day she came up with 4 idea to help the disabled people. She put off her
marriage and called up a few volunteers to set 5 a hospital for them. “Life is a long journey. I always
get a strong 6 (feel) of satisfaction when I help others. The look of joy on their faces makes me feel
7 (excite). I believe I can make a difference to this world,” she often says.
Now she is carrying out a new plan 8 (raise) money to train animals. After a series (系列) of
training, she wants to give away the animals to the disabled people. “Imagine you can’t see 9 walk.
What’s your feeling We should open another door for the disabled,” she once said to us.
Does she interest you I hope many people can change their life because of her 10 (kind).
Best wishes!
Yours,
Mr. Wang
（24-25 八年级上·福建厦门·期中）根据语境或具体提示填空，完成短文。
A family is sharing their love for reading around the U. S. by school bus. Matthew Swanson and his wife
(妻子) Robbi Behr are 1 (write) of children’s books. They enjoy 2 (spend) time writing and
talking with children. Last August, they decided to have a book trip. They drove a colorful school bus with their
four 3 (kid), aged from 6 to 15, and their pet dog. The family has visited over 45 poor primary schools
in the past months. They brought students a lot of books as well as gifts.
The students and teachers welcomed 4 (they) warmly. Sara Snider is a teacher from McElwain
Elementary in Denver. She thought their visit was 5 (true) special. She said that Matthew and Robbi
were 6 (talent) in communicating (交流) with students, so the students liked them. They read books,
played games and 7 (share) stories together.
Now, the family is very popular 8 the Internet. For Matthew and Robbi, they are doing
something educational. Reading makes a big difference to young people’s life. They hope that by reading books,
children can live 9 better life and know more about the world than before. They plan to give 25,000
books to students for free in poor schools, 10 more children can enjoy the fun of reading.
（23-24 八年级上·福建厦门·期中）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。
Kevin Bonecutter is an American. These days, he becomes famous in his town. Almost everyone here
knows him. That’s 1 he did 143 acts of kindness (善意) in 40 days.
What made him do these One day, when Kevin walked past a lawn (草地), he found it was very dirty. So
it took him all morning to make it 2 (clean) than before.Then he sat 3 (comfortable) on the
lawn and enjoyed the sunshine. From then on, he spent his free time 4 (do) something meaningful,
such as handing out food and cleaning the streets. On June 1st, he 5 (decide) to finish 143 acts of
kindness in 40 days.
On July 4th, Kevin raised (筹集) money for 6 (kid) with health problems. On 7 same
day, he gave a helping hand to an old man. “It was a rainy night. When I was driving down the street, I saw a man
walking 8 the rain. I drove him home. I was truly happy to help him,” Kevin said.
Kevin finished the acts on July 16th. Why did he 9 (choose) the number 143 “It’s a special way
to say ‘I love you’. Each number stands for (代表) the number of letters (字母) in each word — I(1) LOVE(4)
YOU(3),” Kevin said. “And I plan to help more people in the future.”
As the 10 (say) goes, “It’s better to give than to receive.” Everyone can make a difference
through simple acts of kindness.
（22-23 八年级下·四川南充·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确
形式，并将答案写在相应的横线上。
Mario Taylor is 36. Today he saved a 4-year-old girl.
“Please let me catch 1 (she). That’s all I could say. I was thinking about my daughter, ” said
Mario.
Mario is a bus 2 (drive). This afternoon, when he was returning home from work at about 2 pm,
he heard someone shouting from a 3 (build) on Bridge Street.
He saw a girl on top of a second-floor window air conditioning unit. He ran 4 (quick) under the
window.
The video shows that Mario shouted to the girl, and tried 5 (make) her go back into her
apartment. Suddenly the girl fell. But Mario caught her in his arms.
“I picked her up and 6 (carry) her, and she just kept looking around. She never closed her eyes, ”
said Mario.
Then the girl was taken 7 the hospital.
“He’s my hero, ” said the 8 (girl) aunt, Cathy Taylor, “He really helped our family today.”
The police said her mother was 9 (watch) the other child in the apartment and did not see the
girl standing outside.
Mario was injured but he will be OK soon.
His 6-year-old daughter called her father a hero, too. “Dad always carries me, 10 he was able to
catch her,” said Mary.
（22-23 八年级下·湖北省直辖县级单位·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括
号内单词的正确形式。
I will never forget the summer day in 1999. On that day, my mother died because of a terrible 1
(ill) at the age of 36.
Later that afternoon, a policeman came to my house 2 (ask) for my father’s permission (许可) for
the hospital to use my mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was greatly 3 (surprise). I cried.
“How can you let them do that to Mom ” I shouted at 4 (he).
“Linda,” he said 5 (quiet), putting his arms around me, “the greatest gift you can give is a part of
yourself. Your mom told me 6 she can make a person’s life better after she dies, her death will have
meaning. ”
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the 7 (important) lessons in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 2019, my father 8 (become) seriously
sick. With a smile, he told me that when he died, he wanted to give 9 his eyes which were really good.
My father died and we gave his eyes to 10 blind boy as he had wanted. Three days later, my
daughter said, “Mom, I’m so proud (骄傲) of what you did for Grandpa.” After hearing her words, I felt really
happy.
（23-24 八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）Dylan was swimming. What pushed Dylan to swim 1 (far)
than he has ever swum before
Dylan’s arms and legs hurt. With each breath, he 2 (wonder) if he could get to the finish line.
But as he touched the wall at the end of the pool, he shortly turned for another lap (圈) . “I can do one more,”
Dylan told 3 (he), “For Charley.”
Dylan and his teammates were taking part in a swimathon (长距离游泳比赛) to raise money for Charley.
Earlier in the year, Charley got a serious 4 (ill) and he needed expensive medicine that his family
couldn’t afford. So Charley’s friends got 5 idea of a swimathon.
For a month, Dylan and his friends had asked their family members and 6 (other) for help. Most
people gave a dollar or two for every lap. Dylan’s grandmother offered to give $10 for each lap Dylan swam!
Finally, Dylan finished the 7 (ten) lap. He knew he was too tired to keep going. Dylan got out of
the pool and sat on the floor, resting 8 he could stand.
Dylan stood and walked 9 (slow) to where Charley was and hugged him.
“My parents and I are looking 10 a good chance to give a ‘thank you’ to everyone later,”
Charley said, “but you deserve one now. Thanks. ”
重难语篇拔高练
（22-23 八年级下·江苏常州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile Let me tell you something about it.
Operation Smile is 1 international children’s medical charity, working for children born with
facial deformities (畸形). It was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they
went to Philippines. They wanted to help those children with cleft lip and cleft palate (唇腭裂). It was very
difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not
continue with their work, 2 they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they
could help the children in need. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile mobilizes (动员) a world of kind hearts to heal children’s smiles and to make a chance
across the globe. The charity manages 3 (work) in more than twenty developing countries and has
helped over 10,000 children who have problems with their 4 (mouth). Operation Smile 5
(win) many prizes for its work so far. In 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of
Hope”. Over 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
6 the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that
they can continue 7 (help) children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more
serious problems, they will send them to America for 8 (far) treatment (治疗).
There are a lot of children who need your help. We hope that more people 9 (join) us to help
them. Please show your 10 (kind) to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation
Smile at local banks. Because of you, many children can get the precious gift of smile.
（23-24 八年级上·江苏苏州·期中）填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Jane is a warm-hearted girl. She is only ten years old, 1 she has big ideas of helping other kids.
Jane took part in a winter camp 2 the age of eight. During her stay in the camp, she went to visit
some kids in poor areas. She 3 (feel) sad that the kids there didn’t have new clothes to wear and toys to
play with. After she returned home, she kept 4 (think) out what to do to help those kids.
One morning Jane saw some elder kids 5 (sell) lemon juice by the street. They wanted to raise
money to help their friends. Then she came up with an idea.
With the help of her mother, Jane set up her 6 (one) lemonade stand (货摊). In a week, it made
$52. Although it was only a little money, she helped kids with it! She felt very 7 (excite) when she saw
smiles 8 their faces.
After that, her mother helped her start a programme 9 (call) Jane’s Lemonade for Love. Up till
now, she has already raised 10 than $17,000! She is going to spend the money on clothes, toys and
books for the poor kids.Unit 7 International charities
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25 八年级下·全国·课后作业）阅读短文, 根据句意或括号内单词的正确形式填空, 每空一词
Ten-year-old Orion Jean has always 1 (know) that kindness is important. He often practised it
2 volunteering with his family. Last year, after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest, he became
more active in it. Now he works 3 (spread) kindness everywhere through projects which help others.
He calls his campaign (活动) the Race to Kindness.
When his teacher told him about the competition, Orion had only 24 hours to write, memorize and record
his speech. In it, he talked about the 4 (important) of kindness. “Kindness is like spreading hugs around
the world to those who need it,” Orion said. He encourages 5 (listen) to join him in the Race of
Kindness by doing small kind acts for others.
Orion’s speech 6 (win) the contest. He used his $500 prize to collect 619 toys for a local
children’s hospital. After that, Orion wanted to make an even 7 (big) influence. In charity he packed
meal boxes for people 8 need including a kind message for each receiver.
Orion says, “If someone is treated 9 (kind), it can make their day brighter and encourage that
person to be kind to somebody 10 . And then it just makes the world a better place.”
【答案】
1．known 2．by 3．to spread 4．importance 5．listeners 6．won 7．bigger 8．in
9．kindly 10．else
【导语】本文讲述了一位十岁的小男孩从小就认为善良很重要，直到现在他还在致力于把善良传播到世界
各地。
1．句意：十岁的奥里翁·吉恩一直都知道善良很重要。根据“has always”可知，此句时态为现在完成时，其
结构为“have/has+过去分词”，“know”的过去分词是“known”。故填 known。
2．句意：他经常通过和家人一起做志愿者来践行善良。根据“volunteering with his family”可知，这是他践
行善良的方式，“by”表示“通过……方式”，符合语境。故填 by。
3．句意：现在他致力于通过帮助他人的项目把善良传播到各处。此处动词不定式作目的状语，to spread
符合句意，故填 to spread。
4．句意：在演讲中，他谈到了善良的重要性。根据“the”和“of”可知，此处应填名词，“important”的名词形
式是“importance”，“the importance of...”意为“……的重要性”。故填 importance。
5．句意：他鼓励听众通过为他人做一些小小的善举来加入他的“善良竞赛”。根据“join him in the Race of
Kindness by doing small kind acts for others”可知，是鼓励听众加入，“listener”表示“听众”，为可数名词，此
处应用复数形式“listeners”。故填 listeners。
6．句意：奥里翁的演讲赢得了比赛。根据“Last year”可知，文章讲述的是过去发生的事情，时态为一般过
去时，“win”的过去式是“won”。故填 won。
7．句意：在那之后，奥里翁想要产生更大的影响。根据“even”和“make an even... influence”可知，此处表示
程度上的加深，应用比较级，“big”的比较级是“bigger”。故填 bigger。
8．句意：在慈善活动中，他为有需要的人打包餐盒，并且给每个接收者都附上了一条友善的信息。“in need”
是固定短语，意为“有需要的”，符合语境。故填 in。
9．句意：奥里翁说：“如果有人被友善地对待，这会让他们的一天更加美好，并鼓励那个人对别人也友善。”
此处应用副词修饰动词“treated”，“kind”的副词形式是“kindly”，意为“友善地”。故填 kindly。
10．句意：奥里翁说：“如果有人被友善地对待，这会让他们的一天更加美好，并鼓励那个人对别人也友善。”
“somebody else”表示“其他人”，符合语境。故填 else。
（24-25 八年级下·贵州贵阳·阶段练习）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确
形式。
Dear Sir,
I’m writing this letter to tell you something about Miss Li. She lives by 1 (she), but she never
feels lonely. That’s because she often volunteers her free time to clean up the city parks, give out notices and
repair 2 (break) bikes for students.
Miss Li used to be a doctor. She 3 (understand) the difficulties of the disabled people, so she
cares for them very much. One day she came up with 4 idea to help the disabled people. She put off her
marriage and called up a few volunteers to set 5 a hospital for them. “Life is a long journey. I always
get a strong 6 (feel) of satisfaction when I help others. The look of joy on their faces makes me feel
7 (excite). I believe I can make a difference to this world,” she often says.
Now she is carrying out a new plan 8 (raise) money to train animals. After a series (系列) of
training, she wants to give away the animals to the disabled people. “Imagine you can’t see 9 walk.
What’s your feeling We should open another door for the disabled,” she once said to us.
Does she interest you I hope many people can change their life because of her 10 (kind).
Best wishes!
Yours,
Mr. Wang
【答案】
1．herself 2．broken 3．understands 4．an 5．up 6．feeling 7．excited 8．to raise
9．or 10．kindness
【导语】本文通过书信的形式介绍了李小姐的一些善行义举。
1．句意：她独自生活，但她从不感到孤独。此处需要反身代词作宾语，构成短语 by oneself，表示“独自”。
故填 herself。
2．句意：这是因为她经常自愿利用空闲时间清理城市公园，发出通知，为学生修理坏的自行车。名词 bikes
前面用形容词修饰，broken 表示“坏的”，作定语。故填 broken。
3．句意：她理解残疾人的困难，因此非常关心他们。根据“so she cares for them”，可知此处也用一般现在
时，主语是第三人称单数 she。故填 understands。
4．句意：有一天，她想出了一个帮助残疾人的主意。此处泛指“一个主意”，用不定冠词，idea 是元音音素
开头的可数名词。故填 an。
5．句意：她推迟了婚礼，召集了几名志愿者为残疾人建立了一家医院。set up 是固定短语，表示“建立”。
故填 up。
6．句意：当我帮助他人时，总能获得强烈的满足感。根据“get a strong...”可知，此处需要一个名词形式作
宾语，feel 是动词。故填 feeling。
7．句意：他们脸上喜悦的表情让我感到兴奋。根据“makes me feel...”可知指“感到兴奋”，应填-ed 结尾的形
容词形式。故填 excited。
8．句意：现在，她正在实施一项新计划，以筹集资金来训练动物。根据“carrying out a new plan... money to
train animals”可知，此处应用不定式作目的状语。故填 to raise。
9．句意：想象一下你看不见或不能走路的感觉。根据“can’t see... walk”可知是 see 和 walk 作并列成分，且
在否定句中，需用连词 or 连接。故填 or。
10．句意：我希望很多人能因为她的善良而改变自己的生活。形容词性物主代词 her 后需接名词，kind 是
形容词，应用 kindness 表示“善良”。故填 kindness。
（24-25 八年级上·福建厦门·期中）根据语境或具体提示填空，完成短文。
A family is sharing their love for reading around the U. S. by school bus. Matthew Swanson and his wife
(妻子) Robbi Behr are 1 (write) of children’s books. They enjoy 2 (spend) time writing and
talking with children. Last August, they decided to have a book trip. They drove a colorful school bus with their
four 3 (kid), aged from 6 to 15, and their pet dog. The family has visited over 45 poor primary schools
in the past months. They brought students a lot of books as well as gifts.
The students and teachers welcomed 4 (they) warmly. Sara Snider is a teacher from McElwain
Elementary in Denver. She thought their visit was 5 (true) special. She said that Matthew and Robbi
were 6 (talent) in communicating (交流) with students, so the students liked them. They read books,
played games and 7 (share) stories together.
Now, the family is very popular 8 the Internet. For Matthew and Robbi, they are doing
something educational. Reading makes a big difference to young people’s life. They hope that by reading books,
children can live 9 better life and know more about the world than before. They plan to give 25,000
books to students for free in poor schools, 10 more children can enjoy the fun of reading.
【答案】
1．writers 2．spending 3．kids 4．them 5．truly 6．talented 7．shared 8．on 9．
a 10．so
【导语】本文讲述了美国一家人开着校车带着孩子去给贫穷小学的学生们送书的故事。
1．句意：Matthew Swasnson 和他的妻子都是儿童书的作者。根据“...of children’s book”可知，此处表示书
的作者，应用名词，write 的名词 writer“作家”，同时此处指他们两人都是作家，故用名词复数。故填 writers。
2．句意：他们喜欢花时间写作，喜欢与孩子们交流。enjoy doing sth“享受做某事”。故填 spending。
3．句意：他们带着 4 个 6 到 15 岁的孩子和他们的宠物狗，开着一辆色彩鲜艳的校车。根据“four”可知，
此处用名词复数，kid 的复数 kids。故填 kids。
4．句意：学生和老师们都很热情的欢迎他们。welcome sb“欢迎某人”，用人称的宾格形式，they 的宾格 them。
故填 them。
5．句意：她认为他们的到访真地很特别。此空修饰形容词 special，应填副词，true 的副词 truly。故填 truly。
6．句意：她说 Matthew 和 Robbi 在与学生沟通方面很有天赋，因此学生很喜欢他们。be talented in sth/doing
“在某方面有天赋”，talent 名词，天赋，天能；形容词为 talented“有天赋的，有才能的”。故填 talented。
7．句意：他们读书，玩游戏并一起分享故事。根据 read 和 played 可知，此句的时态为一般过去时，share
的过去式 shared。故填 shared。
8．句意：现在，他们一家在网上非常受欢迎。on the Internet“在网上”。故填 on。
9．句意：他们希望通过阅读，孩子们可以比之前过的更好，更好地了解世界。此处表示泛指表是一个更
好的生活，因此用冠词 a。故填 a。
10．句意：他们计划向贫困学校的学生免费捐赠 2.5 万本书，因此更多的孩子可以享受阅读的快乐。“...more
children can enjoy the fun of reading.”与前文是因果转系，因此用 so。故填 so。
（23-24 八年级上·福建厦门·期中）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。
Kevin Bonecutter is an American. These days, he becomes famous in his town. Almost everyone here
knows him. That’s 1 he did 143 acts of kindness (善意) in 40 days.
What made him do these One day, when Kevin walked past a lawn (草地), he found it was very dirty. So
it took him all morning to make it 2 (clean) than before.Then he sat 3 (comfortable) on the
lawn and enjoyed the sunshine. From then on, he spent his free time 4 (do) something meaningful,
such as handing out food and cleaning the streets. On June 1st, he 5 (decide) to finish 143 acts of
kindness in 40 days.
On July 4th, Kevin raised (筹集) money for 6 (kid) with health problems. On 7 same
day, he gave a helping hand to an old man. “It was a rainy night. When I was driving down the street, I saw a man
walking 8 the rain. I drove him home. I was truly happy to help him,” Kevin said.
Kevin finished the acts on July 16th. Why did he 9 (choose) the number 143 “It’s a special way
to say ‘I love you’. Each number stands for (代表) the number of letters (字母) in each word — I(1) LOVE(4)
YOU(3),” Kevin said. “And I plan to help more people in the future.”
As the 10 (say) goes, “It’s better to give than to receive.” Everyone can make a difference
through simple acts of kindness.
【答案】
1．because 2．cleaner 3．comfortably 4．doing 5．decided 6．kids 7．the 8．in
9．choose 10．saying
【导语】本文主要讲述了美国的 Kevin Bonecutter 做善事的故事。
1．句意：这是因为他在 40 天内做了 143 件善事。根据“Almost everyone here knows him. That’s…he did 143
acts of kindness (善意) in 40 days.”可知，此处表述他出名的原因，因此用 because“因为”表示。故填 because。
2．句意：所以他花了一整个上午让它比以前更干净。根据“…(clean) than before.”可知，此处应用形容词比
较级结构，clean 的比较级是 cleaner。故填 cleaner。
3．句意：然后他舒适地坐在草地上享受阳光。根据“Then he sat…(comfortable)”可知，此处应用名词 comfort
的副词形式 comfortably“舒适地”修饰动词 sat。故填 comfortably。
4．句意：从那时起，他在空闲时间做一些有意义的事情，如分发食物和清洁街道。此处为固定搭配 spend
time doing sth 表示“花时间做某事”。故填 doing。
5．句意：6 月 1 日，他决定在 40 天内完成 143 件善事。根据“On June 1st, he…(decide) to finish 143 acts of
kindness in 40 days.”可知，时态为一般过去时，应用动词 decide 的过去式 decided。故填 decided。
6．句意：7 月 4 日，凯文为有健康问题的孩子筹集资金。根据“Kevin raised (筹集) money for…(kid) with health
problems.”可知，此处应用 kid 的复数形式 kids 表示泛指。故填 kids。
7．句意：同一天，他帮助了一位老人。根据“On…same day,”可知，此处特指同一天，需用定冠词 the 修饰。
故填 the。
8．句意：当我开车沿街行驶时，我看到一个人在雨中行走。根据“I saw a man walking…the rain.”可知，此
处表示在雨中，需用介词 in。故填 in。
9．句意：为什么他选择这个数字 143？根据“Why did he…(choose) the number 143 ”可知，此处位于助动词
did 后用动词 choose 的原形。故填 choose。
10．句意：俗话说，“施比受更有福”。根据“As the…(say) goes,”可知，此处表示“俗话说”，需用名词 saying
“谚语”表示。故填 saying。
（22-23 八年级下·四川南充·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确
形式，并将答案写在相应的横线上。
Mario Taylor is 36. Today he saved a 4-year-old girl.
“Please let me catch 1 (she). That’s all I could say. I was thinking about my daughter, ” said
Mario.
Mario is a bus 2 (drive). This afternoon, when he was returning home from work at about 2 pm,
he heard someone shouting from a 3 (build) on Bridge Street.
He saw a girl on top of a second-floor window air conditioning unit. He ran 4 (quick) under the
window.
The video shows that Mario shouted to the girl, and tried 5 (make) her go back into her
apartment. Suddenly the girl fell. But Mario caught her in his arms.
“I picked her up and 6 (carry) her, and she just kept looking around. She never closed her eyes, ”
said Mario.
Then the girl was taken 7 the hospital.
“He’s my hero, ” said the 8 (girl) aunt, Cathy Taylor, “He really helped our family today.”
The police said her mother was 9 (watch) the other child in the apartment and did not see the
girl standing outside.
Mario was injured but he will be OK soon.
His 6-year-old daughter called her father a hero, too. “Dad always carries me, 10 he was able to
catch her,” said Mary.
【答案】
1．her 2．driver 3．building 4．quickly 5．to make 6．carried 7．to 8．girl’s 9．
watching 10．so
【导语】本文主要讲述了 36 岁的 Mario Taylor 救了一个 4 岁的女孩的事情。
1．句意：请让我接住她。根据“catch”与提示词可知，动词后应用人称代词宾格形式，因此用 her“她”。故
填 her。
2．句意：马里奥是一名公交车司机。根据“Mario is a bus …”与提示词可知，此处应表示是一名公交车司机，
driver“司机”，可数名词，a 后应用名词单数形式。故填 driver。
3．句意：今天下午 2 点左右，当他下班回家的路上，他听到有人在 Bridge Street 上的一栋的建筑物上喊叫。
根据“on Bridge Street”与提示词可知，此处应指在 Bridge Street 上的建筑物，因此应用 building“建筑物”，
可数名词，此处用单数。故填 building。
4．句意：他迅速跑到窗户下面。根据“ran”与提示词可知，此处应用副词修饰动词，因此用 quickly“快速地”。
故填 quickly。
5．句意：视频显示，马里奥对女孩大喊，并试图让她回到自己的公寓。根据“tried”与提示词可知，try to
do“试图做某事”。故填 to make。
6．句意：我接住她并抱着她，她一直东张西望。根据“I picked her up and … her”与提示词可知，此处 and
连接主语发出两个的动作，时态为一般过去时，因此用 carried。故填 carried。
7．句意：然后女孩被送往医院。根据“was taken … the hospital”可知，此处应指被送到医院，be taken to“被
送到”。故填 to。
8．句意：“他是我的英雄，”女孩的阿姨 Cathy Taylor 说，“他今天真的帮助了我们家。”根据“aunt”与提示词可
知，girl 和 aunt 是所属关系，因此用 girl’s“女孩的”。故填 girl’s。
9．句意：警方表示，她的母亲当时在公寓里看着另一个孩子，没有看到女孩站在外面。根据“her mother
was … the other child”与提示词可知，此处主语与宾语之间为主动关系，因此应用过去进行时，构成为 was/
were doing，因此此处应用现在分词形式。故填 watching。
10．句意：“爸爸总是抱着我，所以他能抓住她，”玛丽说。根据“Dad always carries me, … he was able to catch
her”可知，两句的逻辑关系为因果关系，因此用 so“所以”。故填 so。
（22-23 八年级下·湖北省直辖县级单位·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括
号内单词的正确形式。
I will never forget the summer day in 1999. On that day, my mother died because of a terrible 1
(ill) at the age of 36.
Later that afternoon, a policeman came to my house 2 (ask) for my father’s permission (许可) for
the hospital to use my mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was greatly 3 (surprise). I cried.
“How can you let them do that to Mom ” I shouted at 4 (he).
“Linda,” he said 5 (quiet), putting his arms around me, “the greatest gift you can give is a part of
yourself. Your mom told me 6 she can make a person’s life better after she dies, her death will have
meaning. ”
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the 7 (important) lessons in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 2019, my father 8 (become) seriously
sick. With a smile, he told me that when he died, he wanted to give 9 his eyes which were really good.
My father died and we gave his eyes to 10 blind boy as he had wanted. Three days later, my
daughter said, “Mom, I’m so proud (骄傲) of what you did for Grandpa.” After hearing her words, I felt really
happy.
【答案】
1．illness 2．to ask 3．surprised 4．him 5．quietly 6．if 7．most important 8．
became 9．away 10．a
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的母亲去世后父亲把母亲的心脏瓣膜捐给了他人一事，给作者上
了人生的重要一课，所以多年以后，父亲病逝，作者也按照父亲的遗愿将父亲的眼睛捐给了一位盲童。
1．句意：那一天，我的母亲因为一场重病去世，年仅 36 岁。ill“生病的”，形容词；此处指一场严重的疾
病，应用名词单数 illness“疾病”。故填 illness。
2． 句意：那天下午晚些时候，一名警察来到我家请求我父亲允许医院使用我母亲的心脏瓣膜。分析句子
可知，“来我家”的目的是为了“请求父亲的许可”，所以此处用动词不定式作目的状语，故填 to ask。
3．句意：我非常惊讶。此处修饰人，应用形容词 surprised“惊讶的”作表语。故填 surprised。
4．句意：我对他大喊大叫。at 是介词，所以空处应用 he 的宾格 him 作宾语。故填 him。
5． 句意：“琳达，”他安静地说，双臂环抱着我。空处修饰动词 said 应用副词 quietly“安静地”。故填 quietly。
6．句意：你妈妈告诉我，如果她在死后能让一个人生活得更好，她的死就有意义了。“she can make a person’
s life better after she dies”是“her death will have meaning”的假设条件，所以此处用 if“如果”引导条件状语从
句。故填 if。
7．句意：那天父亲教给我的一课成为我一生中最重要的一课。本句是固定句型：one of the+形容词最高级
+名词复数，表示“最……之一”，important 的最高级是 most important。故填 most important。
8．句意：2019 年，我父亲得了重病。根据“In 2019”可知，时态是一般过去时，所以空处用动词过去式 became
“变得”。故填 became。
9．句意：他笑着告诉我，当他去世的时候，他想捐赠他那双非常好的眼睛。根据“when he died, he wanted
to give…his eyes”可知，父亲想在去世后把自己眼睛捐赠出去，give away“捐赠”，动词短语。故填 away。
10．句意：我父亲去世了，我们按照他的愿望把他的眼睛给了一个盲童。此处泛指“一个盲童”，且 blind
是辅音音素开头的单词，所以用 a 修饰。故填 a。
（23-24 八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）Dylan was swimming. What pushed Dylan to swim 1 (far)
than he has ever swum before
Dylan’s arms and legs hurt. With each breath, he 2 (wonder) if he could get to the finish line.
But as he touched the wall at the end of the pool, he shortly turned for another lap (圈) . “I can do one more,”
Dylan told 3 (he), “For Charley.”
Dylan and his teammates were taking part in a swimathon (长距离游泳比赛) to raise money for Charley.
Earlier in the year, Charley got a serious 4 (ill) and he needed expensive medicine that his family
couldn’t afford. So Charley’s friends got 5 idea of a swimathon.
For a month, Dylan and his friends had asked their family members and 6 (other) for help. Most
people gave a dollar or two for every lap. Dylan’s grandmother offered to give $10 for each lap Dylan swam!
Finally, Dylan finished the 7 (ten) lap. He knew he was too tired to keep going. Dylan got out of
the pool and sat on the floor, resting 8 he could stand.
Dylan stood and walked 9 (slow) to where Charley was and hugged him.
“My parents and I are looking 10 a good chance to give a ‘thank you’ to everyone later,”
Charley said, “but you deserve one now. Thanks. ”
【答案】
1．farther 2．wondered 3．himself 4．illness 5．the 6．others 7．tenth 8．before
9．slowly 10．for
【导语】本文讲述了迪伦和他的朋友们为了给重病的查理筹集医疗资金而参加了一个游泳马拉松的故事。
1．句意：是什么促使迪伦游得比以往任何时候都远？根据“than”可知，空处应填 far 的比较级；farther“更
远地”，通常用于指距离，further“更远地，更进一步”，通常指程度；此处指游泳的距离更远，应用 farther。
故填 farther。
2．句意：每呼吸一次，他都在想自己是否能到达终点。根据“if he could get to the finish line”可知，本文描
述的是过去发生的事情，时态为一般过去时，因此动词 wonder 要用过去式 wondered。故填 wondered。
3．句意：“我可以再游一点，”迪伦对自己说，“为了查理。”根据“I can do one more,”是迪伦给自己加油打气的
话可知，此处应用 he 的反身代词 himself，意为“他自己”。故填 himself。
4．句意：今年早些时候，查理得了一场重病，他需要昂贵的药物，但他的家人负担不起。根据“a serious”
可知，此处指“患了一场严重的疾病”，用 ill 的名词 illness。故填 illness。
5．句意：所以查理的朋友们想出了一个游泳马拉松的主意。根据“idea of a swimathon”可知，此处特指“游
泳马拉松”这一主意，应用定冠词 the 修饰。故填 the。
6．句意：一个月来，迪伦和他的朋友们向他们的家人和其他人寻求帮助。根据“asked their family members
and ...for help.”可知，此处指向他们的家人和其他人寻求帮助；others 表示“其他人”。故填 others。
7．句意：最后，迪伦完成了第十圈。由空前的定冠词“the”可知，此处应用 ten 的序数词 tenth。故填 tenth。
8．句意：迪伦从泳池里出来，坐在地板上，在站起来之前休息一下。根据“Dylan got out of the pool and sat
on the floor, resting ... he could stand.”可知，迪伦游了十圈，他坐在地上，在站起来之前休息一下；before
“在……之前”，符合语境。故填 before。
9．句意：迪伦站起来，慢慢地走到查理所在的地方，拥抱了他。修饰动词“walked”应用 slow 的副词 slowly
“缓慢地”。故填 slowly。
10．句意：我和我父母正在寻找一个好机会，稍后向大家表示‘感谢’。look for“寻找”，固定短语。故填 for。
重难语篇拔高练
（22-23 八年级下·江苏常州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile Let me tell you something about it.
Operation Smile is 1 international children’s medical charity, working for children born with
facial deformities (畸形). It was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they
went to Philippines. They wanted to help those children with cleft lip and cleft palate (唇腭裂). It was very
difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not
continue with their work, 2 they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they
could help the children in need. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile mobilizes (动员) a world of kind hearts to heal children’s smiles and to make a chance
across the globe. The charity manages 3 (work) in more than twenty developing countries and has
helped over 10,000 children who have problems with their 4 (mouth). Operation Smile 5
(win) many prizes for its work so far. In 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of
Hope”. Over 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
6 the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that
they can continue 7 (help) children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more
serious problems, they will send them to America for 8 (far) treatment (治疗).
There are a lot of children who need your help. We hope that more people 9 (join) us to help
them. Please show your 10 (kind) to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation
Smile at local banks. Because of you, many children can get the precious gift of smile.
【答案】
1．an 2．because 3．to work 4．mouths 5．has won 6．On 7．helping 8．further
9．will join 10．kindness
【导语】本文主要介绍了一个名叫“微笑行动”的慈善机构。
1．句意：“微笑行动”是一个国际儿童医疗慈善机构，为天生面部畸形的儿童提供服务。根据“...international
children’s medical charity”可知，此处表示一个国际儿童医疗慈善机构，用不定冠词a/an表泛指，“international”
是元音音素开头，应用 an。故填 an。
2．句意：但是因为缺钱，他们担心无法继续工作。根据“they could not continue with their work...they were
short of money”可知，此处表示原因，需用 because。故填 because。
3．句意：该慈善机构在二十多个发展中国家开展工作并且已经帮助了 1 万多名口腔有问题的儿童。根据
“manages...”及所给词可知，此处是 manage to do sth.“设法做某事”，为固定短语，故此处应用 to work。故
填 to work。
4．句意：该慈善机构在二十个发展中国家开展工作并且已经帮助了1万多名口腔有问题的儿童。根据“helped
over 10,000 children who have problems with their...”及所给词可知，此处指帮助了 1 万多名口腔有问题的儿
童，mouth“嘴”为名词单数，此处应用其复数形式 mouths。故填 mouths。
5．句意：迄今为止，“微笑行动”获得了许多奖项。根据“so far”可知，句子时态为现在完成时，其构成为主
语+have/has+done，主语为单三，故此处用 has，win“获得”为动词，其过去分词为 won。故填 has won。
6．句意：另一方面，“微笑行动”对发展中国家的当地医生和护士进行培训，以便他们能够在“微笑行动”离
开后继续帮助儿童。根据“...the other hand”可知，此处表示另一方面“on the other hand”，固定短语，位于句
首，首字母大写。故填 On。
7．句意：另一方面，“微笑行动”对发展中国家的当地医生和护士进行培训，以便他们能够在“微笑行动”离
开后继续帮助儿童。根据“Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they
can continue...”及所给词可知，此处表示“微笑行动”对发展中国家的当地医生和护士进行培训，以便他们能
够在“微笑行动”离开后继续帮助儿童，continue doing sth.“继续做某事”，为固定短语，help“帮助”，其-ing
形式为 helping。故填 helping。
8．句意：至于那些有更严重问题的孩子，他们将把他们送到美国接受进一步治疗。根据“the children with
much more serious problems”及所给词可知，此处应用 far 的比较级，farther (更远)/further (更进一步)，根据
“...treatment”可知，此处表示进一步治疗。故填 further。
9．句意：我们希望更多的人将加入我们来帮助他们。根据“We hope that more people...”可知，空处表将来
发生的事，需用一般将来时，其结构为 will+动词原形，故填 will join。
10．句意：请立即向有需要的孩子们展示您的善意。根据句中“your”一词可知，其后跟名词，kind“好心的”
为形容词，其名词为 kindness。故填 kindness。
（23-24 八年级上·江苏苏州·期中）填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Jane is a warm-hearted girl. She is only ten years old, 1 she has big ideas of helping other kids.
Jane took part in a winter camp 2 the age of eight. During her stay in the camp, she went to visit
some kids in poor areas. She 3 (feel) sad that the kids there didn’t have new clothes to wear and toys to
play with. After she returned home, she kept 4 (think) out what to do to help those kids.
One morning Jane saw some elder kids 5 (sell) lemon juice by the street. They wanted to raise
money to help their friends. Then she came up with an idea.
With the help of her mother, Jane set up her 6 (one) lemonade stand (货摊). In a week, it made
$52. Although it was only a little money, she helped kids with it! She felt very 7 (excite) when she saw
smiles 8 their faces.
After that, her mother helped her start a programme 9 (call) Jane’s Lemonade for Love. Up till
now, she has already raised 10 than $17,000! She is going to spend the money on clothes, toys and
books for the poor kids.
【答案】
1．but 2．at 3．felt 4．thinking 5．selling 6．first 7．excited 8．on 9．called
10．more
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 Jane 从小就热心公益，通过自己的劳动和努力为贫苦孩子捐款、
筹款的事迹。
1．句意：她仅仅十岁，但是她有帮助别的孩子的伟大想法。根据“She is only ten years old”和“she has big ideas
of helping other kids”可知二者是转折关系，故填 but。
2．句意：Jane 在 8 岁时参加了一个冬令营。at the age of+基数词“在……岁时”符合语境，故填 at。
3．句意：她感觉难过，那的孩子们没有新衣服穿，没有玩具玩。根据“During her stay in the camp, she went
to visit some kids in poor areas”可知应用一般过去时，故填 felt。
4．句意：她回家后，她保持在仔细思考怎样做去帮助那些孩子们。keep“保持”后续动名词，作其宾语，故
填 thinking。
5．句意：一天早上 Jane 看到一些大一点的孩子正在街道旁卖柠檬汁。saw“看见”感官动词，其宾语后续
doing 表“看见……正在做某事”。故填 selling。
6．句意：在她的妈妈的帮助下，Jane 搭起她的第一个柠檬汽水摊。根据语境可知此处应是说第一个柠檬
汽水摊，所以应填其序数词，故填 first。
7．句意：当她看到他们的脸上的微笑时，她感觉非常兴奋。此处应填一个形容词，主语 she，应用 ed 结
尾的形容词，故填 excited。
8．句意：当她看到他们的脸上的微笑时，她感觉非常兴奋。根据“smiles”和“their faces.”可知应是在他们脸
上的微笑，故填 on。
9．句意：在那之后，她的妈妈帮助她创建了一个叫 Jane’s Lemonade for Love 的项目。此处应填动词的过
去分词作后置定语表被动，故填 called。
10．句意：迄今为止，她已经筹集了超过一万七千美元。more than“超过”符合语境，故填 more。
