八年級上冊Units1～3一、語法填空閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入適當的內容或者括號內單詞的正確形式(每空不超過兩個單詞)。(2021·浙江衢州中考)Theyeatwildanimals,plants,berries,nuts,andinsects.Theyhuntwithbowsandarrows.Therearelotsofdangeroussnakesandspiders.It'soneofsouthernAfrica's1.________(hot)places,andthereisoftennowater.Thentheyhavetogetwaterfromplants.2.________theyareill,therearenohospitals.Thepeoplehavetogetmedicinefromplantstoo.TheyaretheSan,3.________lastpeoplelivingintheKalahari.TheSanpeoplehaveanothername—“bushpeople”.4.________(they)lifestyleisverysimple,buttheyknowmoreaboutanimalsandplantsthanmostpeopledo.TheSanpeopleliveinsmallgroupsof25～50.Theyliveinhuts—little“houses”.Thesehouses5.________(make)ofwoodandgrass.Therearenoschoolsforthechildren.Childrenlearnfromtheolderpeopleinthegroup.Therearelotsofthingstheyhavetolearnsothattheycanlive6.________adangerousplaceliketheKalahari.Intheevenings,thegroupofpeopleoftensitaroundafireandtellstories.TheKalahariisabigareaofbushlandinthesouthernAfrica.It7.________(have)twoparts.Thereislessraininthesouthernpartthaninthenorthernpart,8.________thesouthisdrier.Therearefewerplantsandanimalsthere,andit'smoredifficultforpeople9.________(live).Butwhenitrainsattheendofthesummer,thelandbecomesgreenerandmorebeautiful.Forafewweeks,thereare10.________(million)oflittleflowersandevenbutterflies!二、完形填空(2021·四川德陽中考)Twoyearsago,Itogetherwithmywife,mysonandmylittledaughterwenttoatriptoGuangzhou.Whenwe1ourhotel,itwasaround1a．m.MylittledaughterlookedoutatthelightsofCantonTowerandsaidshewantedtogooutside.Itoldheritwastoolatetogo2，butshekeptlookingoutofthewindowandsaid,“Justfortwominutes.”MywifeandIjustlookedateachother,smiledandsaid,“Twominutes！”WegotdressedandwalkedtoCantonTower.Whenwegotthere,mydaughterpointedatthelightsandshouted3，“Dad,look！”Andthenshefellasleep.Sowehadtogobacktothe4．Ittookushalfanhourtogetreadyforthe20secondswe5nearthetower,butitmadeourdaughterhappyandthat6alottous.ThatnightIlearneda7abouthappiness.Wesometimeshavechancesto8happymomentsinourlives,butweoftenfindanexcusetodosomethingelse.Becauseofmy9，IlearnedthatIwasthebiggestenemytomyownhappiness.Happinessisadoorthatisalways10，andwearetheoneswhohavetodecideifwearegoingtowalkthroughthedoor.1．A.leftfor B．lookedatC．lookedfor D．arrivedat2．A.off B．out C．ahead D．back3．A.luckily B．sadly C．happily D．coldly4．A.hotel B．restaurant C．tower D．shop5．A.wasted B．gave C．spent D．saved6．A.meant B．carried C．finishedD．did7．A.topic B．subject C．story D．lesson8．A.rememberB．make C．lose D．buy9．A.father B．son C．wife D．daughter10．A.open B．close C．wide D．big三、閱讀表達(2021·廣東中山聯考)TheideaofMother'sDayisaveryoldidea.ItwasstartedfirstbytheancientEgyptians(埃及人)whocelebratedadaytohonorIsis,themotherofthepharaohs(法老).TheearlyChristians(基督徒)celebratedadaytohonorMary,themotherofJesus.Later,EnglishChristianscelebratedaholidaytohonorallmothers.ThisEnglishholidaywascalled“MotheringSunday”.WhentheEnglishpeoplecametoAmerica,theydidnothavetimeforMotheringSunday,sotheholidaywasnotcelebratedinAmerica.In1914,theUSmadealawthatsetthesecondSundayinMayasMother'sDaytohonorthemotherswhohadlostsonsinwars.Today,Mother'sDayiscelebratedacrosstheworldforallmothers.InCanada,AustraliaandNewZealand,Mother'sDayiscelebratedonthesamedayasthatintheUS—thesecondSundayinMay.Childrengivetheirmotherscards,gifts,andflowers.SchoolsholdspecialMother'sDayactivities.InChina,theholidayiscelebratedtoshowtherespectandloveformothers.Everyyear,tentopmothersarechosenbythegovernment.Peoplealloverthecountrytrydifferentwaystohelpmotherswhoarepoor.1．WhowasthefirsttostartcelebratingMother'sDay?________________________________________________________________2．WhatwasthenameoftheholidayEnglishChristianscelebrated?________________________________________________________________3．WhendidtheUSmakealawforMother'sDay?________________________________________________________________4．WhenisMother'sDaycelebratedinNewZealand?________________________________________________________________5．WhatisthepurposeofcelebratingMother'sDayinChina?________________________________________________________________參考答案【習題清單·過達標關】一、1.hottest2.When/If3.the4.Their5.aremade6．in7.has8.so9.tolions二、1～5DBCAC6～10ADBDA三、1.TheancientE