Unit 4 A good read
单元话题语法填空练习
（2022上·江苏常州·八年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
One day around noon, a goat (山羊) and a fox met a big lion in the forest. The lion grabbed(抓) the fox with his two front paws(子) and the goat ran to hide. The cunning(狡猾的) fox was afraid and 1 (help). He knew that the lion was looking for lunch. Then he thought of 2 idea. He said to the lion, “Don’t eat me. I’m thin and bony, I won’t taste 3 (well). You’d better 4 (let) me go. I’ll get the fat goat for you 5 (eat) if you let me go.” The lion thought for a while and said, “OK!” and let the fox go.
Then the fox found the goat hiding behind a tree and said, “Don’t worry. The lion won’t hurt us. He’s our friend. I’ll show you and the lion a place where there is a lot of green grass. All of us can eat to our fill and we’ll be happy together.” The foolish goat believed what the fox said and followed 6 (he). The lion walked 7 (slow) behind them to make sure the fox kept his promise.
When they arrived 8 the top of a high hill, the fox said to the goat, “Look, there is a lot of green grass down there for us to eat!” When the goat was looking down, the fox pushed him hard from behind. The poor goat 9 (fall) down the hill and hurt himself badly.
He was bleeding (流血) 10 could not stand up. The clever lion saw that the goat was too hurt to run. So he decided to grab the cunning fox and eat it up first and leave the goat for dinner.
（2023下·江苏宿迁·八年级统考期末）Wang Wei, a man who took part in the seventh Wushan Fitness Championship in Hangzhou for the 11 （one）time, touched many people with his fight against cancer which lasted for seven years.
Wang was diagnosed（诊断）with follicular lymphoma（滤泡性淋巴瘤）in 2014. He felt very low after 12 （know）that. “It was like I was dreaming, because my body had always been in good condition and I didn’t smoke or drink,” Wang said. “It scared me and I hit the 13 （low）point in my life.”
Through the comfort and support of his family and friends, Wang began to receive medical treatment in November 2014. At the same time, he continued fitness training. Wang said fitness training had been one of his 14 （hobby）since middle school. Although he got the cancer, he wouldn’t give up 15 （do）exercise.
Unluckily, a re-examination in 2018 found his cancer entered a terminal stage（晚期）. “When I 16 （learn）about it, I wasn’t as 17 （worry）as the last time. I carried on with my hobby and went to the fitness centre to exercise regularly as usual.”
In April 2021, Wang 18 （encourage）to join in the Wushan Fitness Championship. To show the best of his body shape on stage, Wang trained very hard, losing 15.6 kilograms of weight in 161 days. While he was preparing for it, he was also receiving cancer treatment, and had to 19 （visit）the hospital every week.
When Wang 20 （final）stood on the championship stage, he felt what he’d done was worth（值得）it. “I hope my experiences can encourage more cancer patients to look on the bright side of life,” he said.
（2023下·江苏宿迁·八年级校考阶段练习）根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空使短文完整。
For Pineda, it was a long way to succeed.
His story began in El Salvador, where he was born with something wrong with his mouth. He had great trouble 21 (speak). At age 2, his family’s house burned down. Pineda was hurt badly, and his legs needed to be cut. His mother died when he was 8, and he spent years on the streets before he 22 (take) in by an orphanage (孤儿院).
Finally, at the orphanage, Pineda began to receive support and encouragement. He taught 23 (he) to play the guitar. He began his group with other musicians. Then the group went to Chicago, while they 24 (play) music, Pineda attracted the attention of many people, who wondered what they could do 25 (help) him.
A hospital offered him free 26 (medicine) care. A rich man 27 (agree) to pay for Pineda’s tickets to and from El Salvador.
When he was in the hospital, Pineda began writing music, and wondered if he 28 (can) record his own album (音乐专辑). Soon with the help of a musician, “The Sound of Gratitude (感激)” was born. On October 15th, Pineda went to a club to sing his new songs to strangers. After singing, he said to the listeners: “I 29 (meet) so many difficulties so far, but luckily so many kind people have given their hands to me, I’m really thankful.”
It was true that Pineda had come into such a good 30 (lucky), after having so many years of hardship (艰难). “We have an unusual experience in El Salvador, ‘Suffer (受难) first, then enjoy’. I guess that’s what is happening.” he said.
（2022上·江苏·八年级统考期中）请认真阅读下面短文，在有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
One Monday evening, 85-year-old Zhang Minghe opened his English book and started a 31 (discuss) through WeChat.
Zhang is a teacher of 32 online study group. He started the group at the 33 (begin) of 2019. He gives three classes a week and has spent more than 100 hours 34 (teach). Student Liu Ze, 62, said, “Zhang tries his best to help us learn English. He always explains grammar rules to us 35 (patient). He is our model.”
Zhang was a teacher 36 he retired (退休). But he didn’t teach English. Zhang found that more and more people spoke English around the world. Then he taught 37 (he) English. He worked hard and got really good at it. After he retired, he worked 38 a translator (翻译). At the age of 75, he 39 (stop) being a translator. However, he didn’t stop learning. He goes on learning English at Taiyuan Senior’s College. He is happy with his life. He thinks it’s important for old people to make use of their time to do something 40 (mean).
“Learning is a very important thing and we must keep learning all our life,” said Zhang.
（2021上·江苏徐州·八年级统考期中）用括号中所给单词的正确形式完成短文。
John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car 41 (hit) him and he was thrown three meters away.
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were 42 (break), he knew his college basketball dream was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it didn’ t work.
A week later, John was sent to a rehab center (康复中心). When he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach. His legs were 43 (bad) hurt in a skating accident.
Sunny couldn’ t move his legs, but he became the coach of a basketball team 44 (call) the Suns. It was an on wheelchair basketball team, because everybody on the team played from a wheelchair(轮椅), Sunny invited John to join in the game. John didn’ t played well, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped 45 (feel) sorry for 46 (he) .
After 47 (become) a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much 48 (happy) than before. When John became sad, Sunny was there 49 (comfort) him. The day before John left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy every day.
Sunny smiled and said, “It’ s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows 50 (fall) behind.”
（2023下·江苏苏州·八年级统考阶段练习）请认真阅读下面短文，在有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Book crossing, a new way of reading, is developing, with book lovers leaving 51 (they) books in public places, to be picked up and “borrowed” by others.
The Belarusian National Technical University was 52 first to support the idea in the country. Several years ago, the director of its library, Alexey Kalaban, 53 (see) a large glass box of books which were free 54 anyone to read at a Swedish (瑞典的) airport. He was very excited. 55 great the idea was! So he wanted to bring it to his country. The question was only where such books might be 56 (keep) in public.
“We put the bookcase in the main building. It is free to everyone. People can be 57 (easy) encouraged to read.” Kalaban explained. “Inside the case, there is a special list 58 (show) who gave the book and when they gave it.”
Teachers, students and even people living in the neighborhood brought their books. Besides, booksellers gave away a number of books too. 59 the help of so many people, every year, more such “safe” paces are found. Not long ago, a nightclub set up a shelf of books and magazines. During the dance break, people can pick up to read.
Nowadays, book crossing is being 60 (well) known to the world than before. No doubt, it’s a great way to push more people to read and make the whole world a library.
（2022上·江苏·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
My first home was a beautiful grassland with a pond (池塘) of clean water. 61 were some large trees near the pond. On 62 side of the grassland was a field and on the other was the house of our master, Farmer Grey.
During the day I ran around the grassland 63 my mother. At night I 64 (lie) next to her. She was a good mother. Life was free and easy. 65 it was hot, we stood under the trees by the pond. When it was cold, we stayed in a shed (马棚) to keep warm and most of the time we were 66 (sleep).
There were six young horses in our grassland. I used to play with 67 (they) and had great fun. But one day my mother said to me, “The young 68 (horse) are rude, while you are polite and are going to grow up gentle and good. Now, remember, do your work 69 (good) and don’t bite or kick.”
I never forgot my 70 (mother) advice (忠告).
参考答案：
1．helpless 2．an 3．good 4．let 5．to eat 6．him 7．slowly 8．at 9．fell 10．and
【导语】本文是一篇故事。故事主要讲述了一只狐狸和一只山羊遇到了一只狮子。狐狸为了逃脱狮子的袭击，欺骗狮子去吃肥胖的山羊，并引导山羊到一个高山顶部，然后将山羊推下山坡，使其受伤。最终，狮子抓住了狡猾的狐狸，并留下山羊作为晚餐。
1．句意：狡猾的狐狸害怕并且很无助。根据“The cunning（狡猾的）fox was afraid and….”和英文提示可知，空处应填help的形容词形式helpless，与afraid在句中一起作为表语，用来描述狐狸感到无助。故填helpless。
2．句意：然后，他想到一个办法。根据“idea”可知，空处需填冠词修饰名词idea，因idea是以元音因素开头的单词，需用冠词an修饰，表示“一个办法”。故填an。
3．句意：我不会很好吃。根据“I won’t taste….”和英文提示可知，taste是一个及物动词，需要一个形容词作为宾语补足语，来描述主语的味道，空处应填good，用来描述主语的味道不好。故填good。
4．句意：你最好放了我。根据“You'd better” 和英文提示可知，此处是一个英语短语You’d better do sth，表示“建议某人应该做某事”，后接动词原形，空处应填let。故填let。
5．句意：如果你放了我，我会给你找一只肥胖的山羊来吃。根据“get the fat goat”和英文提示可知，动词短语“get the fat goat”后面需要一个目的状语用来说明目的，表示“为了吃”，空处需填eat的不定式形式to eat。故填to eat。
6．句意：愚蠢的山羊相信了狐狸说的话，并跟着他走。根据“The foolish goat believed what the fox said and followed….”和英文提示可知，动词follow后面需要接宾语，空处需填he的宾格代词him，用来代替狐狸。故填him。
7．句意：狮子在他们后面慢慢地走着，以确保狐狸信守承诺。根据“The lion walked…behind them to make sure the fox kept his promise.”和英文提示可知，空处需填slow的副词形式slowly，句中修饰动词walked，表示“慢慢的走”。故填slowly。
8．句意：当他们到达一个高山顶部时，狐狸对山羊说。根据“When they arrived…the top of a high hill,”可知，此处是一个常用动词短语，arrive at“到达”，后通常接某个具体的地方或目的地，arrive at the top of a high hill“到达高山顶部”。故填at。
9．句意：可怜的山羊滚下山坡，受了很重的伤。根据“The poor goat…down the hill and hurt himself badly.”和英文提示可知，时态为一般过去式，空处的谓语动词应填fall的过去式fell。故填fell。
10．句意：他流血了，不能站起来。根据“He was bleeding（流血）…could not stand up.”可知，他流血和不能站起来是并列关系，空处应填并列连词and。故填and。
11．first 12．knowing 13．lowest 14．hobbies 15．doing 16．learned 17．worried 18．was encouraged 19．visit 20．finally
【分析】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了一名叫王伟的男子，他第一次参与杭州参加第七届巫山健身锦标赛，并与癌症的斗争持续了七年，感动了许多人的故事。
11．句意：一名叫王伟的男子，他第一次参与杭州参加第七届巫山健身锦标赛。根据定冠词the和单数名词time可知此处用序数词表示顺序，表示“第一次”。故填first。
12．句意：在他知道了以后，他的情绪非常低落。根据know直接放在了after之后可知，此处的after为介词，介词之后的动词需要变成动名词形式。故填knowing。
13．句意：它吓到了我，我到达了人生的最低点。由定冠词the和low为形容词，可知此处应该是填最高级lowest，表示“人生的最低点”。故填lowest。
14．句意：他说从中学起，健身训练就是他的爱好之一。由“one of+可数名词复数”表示“……之一”，所以hobby要是用复数hobbies。故填hobbies。
15．句意：尽管他得了癌症，它不会放弃锻炼。由英语give up doing表示“放弃做某事”可知，此处do放在介词up之后，要用doing。故填doing。
16．句意：当我了解了它，我就不像上次那样担心了。由“ I wasn't...last time. ”可知主句是过去式，所以when引导的从句也应该是过去式，故填learned。
17．句意：当我了解了它，我就不像上次那样担心了。由“as...as”可知，表达“和……一样”，中间使用形容词本身。主语为I，故填worried。
18．句意：2021年4月，他被鼓励参加武山健身锦标赛。根据语境可知，王伟是被鼓励的对象，时态为过去式。故填was encouraged。
19．句意：他一边准备锦标赛，一边接受癌症治疗，他不得不每周去医院。have to do sth.表示“不得不做某事”，to后面跟动词原形。故填visit。
20．句意：当王伟最终站在了冠军的舞台时，他觉得他所做的一切都值得。由语境可知用副词finally修饰动词词组“stood on the championship stage”。故填finally。
21．speaking 22．was taken 23．himself 24．were playing 25．to help 26．medical 27．agreed 28．could 29．have met 30．luck
【导语】本文主要讲述了Pineda一步一步艰难的走向成功的故事，最终告诉我们一个道理“先苦后甜”。
21．句意：他说话有很大困难。根据“where he was born with something wrong with his mouth.”可知，此处是他说话有困难，短语had great problems doing sth.“做某事有很大的困难”，speak“说”，是动词，此处用动名词，故填speaking。
22．句意：他的母亲在他8岁的时候去世了，在他被孤儿院收养之前，他在街上流浪了多年。根据上文“and he spent years on the streets”可知，此处是他被送到孤儿院，此处是一般过去时态的被动语态，其结构是was/were done的形式，take“带去”，是动词，过去分词是taken，主语是单数he，be动词用was，故填was taken。
23．句意：他自学弹吉他。根据“He”可知是他自学的，teach oneself“自学”，he的反身代词himself，意为“他自己”。故填himself。
24．句意：当他们演奏音乐时，Pineda吸引了许多人的注意，他们想知道他们能做些什么来帮助他。此处是while引导的时间状语从句，整篇短文是一般过去时态，此处用过去进行时，主语是they，be动词用were，play“演奏”，是动词，此处用play的现在分词，故填were playing。
25．句意：当他们演奏音乐时，Pineda吸引了许多人的注意，他们想知道他们能做些什么来帮助他。根据“who wondered what they could do”可知，此处是动词不定式表示目的，help“帮助”，是动词，此处用动词不定式，故填to help。
26．句意：一家医院为他提供免费医疗服务。根据“care”可知此处用形容词作定语，medicine的形容词形式medical，意为“医疗的”。故填medical。
27．句意：一位富翁同意支付Pineda往返El Salvador的机票。根据“pay for Pineda’s tickets to and from El Salvador.”可知，此处是同意支付Pineda往返El Salvador的机票，短语agree to do sth.“同意去做某事”，全文都是一般过去时态，此处用agree的过去式，故填agreed。
28．句意：当他住院时，Pineda开始写音乐，想知道他是否可以录制自己的专辑。根据“and wondered”可知，此处是一般过去时态，can“能，会”，此处用过去式could，故填could。
29．句意：到目前为止，我遇到了很多困难，但幸运的是，有这么多善良的人向我伸出了手，我真的很感激。根据时间状语so far可知用现在完成时，其结构是have done，meet“遇见”，是动词，主语是I，助动词用have，meet的过去分词是met，故填have met。
30．句意：的确，Pineda在经历了这么多年的磨难之后，运气如此之好。根据“such a good ...”可知此处用可数名词单数，lucky的名词形式luck，意为“运气”。故填luck。
31．discussion 32．an 33．beginning 34．teaching 35．patiently 36．before 37．himself 38．as 39．stopped 40．meaningful
【导语】本文主要讲述了一位85岁的张鸣和先生不断学习的故事。
31．句意：一个星期一的晚上，85岁的张鸣和打开他的英语书，通过微信开始了一场讨论。不定冠词a后加名词单数discussion“讨论”。故填discussion。
32．句意：张是在线学习小组的一名老师。此处泛指一个在线学习小组，online以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an。故填an。
33．句意：他在2019年初创办了这个小组。at the beginning of“在……开始”。故填beginning。
34．句意：他每周上三节课，已经花了100多个小时教学。teach“教”，spend time doing sth.“花费时间做某事”。故填teaching。
35．句意：他总是向我们耐心地解释语法规则。此处修饰动词explain用副词patiently“耐心地”。故填patiently。
36．句意：张退休前是一名教师。根据“Zhang was a teacher...he retired”可知他退休前是一名老师，before“在……之前”。故填before。
37．句意：然后他自学英语。teach oneself“自学”，主语是he，此处用反身代词himself“他自己”。故填himself。
38．句意：退休后，他做翻译。work as...“担任……工作”。故填as。
39．句意：75岁时，他不再做翻译了。根据“At the age of 75”可知动作发生在过去，用一般过去时，动词用过去式stopped“停止”。故填stopped。
40．句意：他认为老年人利用他们的时间做一些有意义的事情很重要。根据“make use of their time to do something...”可知是做一些有意义的事情，修饰不定代词something用形容词meaningful“有意义的”。故填meaningful。
41．hit 42．broken 43．badly 44．called 45．feeling 46．himself 47．becoming 48．happier 49．to comfort 50．will fall/fall
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了约翰喜爱篮球，但是在一次事故中他的腿断了。在与梦想远离的时候，他遇到了陈，陈是在伤到腿之后成为一个轮椅篮球球队的教练，陈邀请约翰来加入球队，但约翰内心还是有时伤感，陈总是开导他。
41．句意：突然一辆车撞上他，他被扔出3米之外。此处填谓语动词，由空后文“... was thrown three meters away.”可知是一般过去时，提示词hit也应用一般过去时。故填hit。
42．句意：当医生告诉他他的两条腿都断了的时候，他知道他在大学打篮球的梦想破灭了。由空前的“were”可知此处应用break的形容词形式，作表语。故填broken。
43．句意：他的腿在一次滑冰意外中受伤很严重。由“were ... (bad) hurt”可知，此处应用副词修饰动词。故填badly。
44．句意：Sunny的腿不能动了，但他成为一个叫the Suns的篮球队当教练。由“Sunny couldn’ t move his legs, but he became the coach of a basketball team ... (call) the Suns. ”可知，此处缺定语，应用所给词的过去分词作定语，由被动be called“被叫做”省略be动词得来。故填called。
45．句意：约翰打得不好，但自从意外之后第一次，他不再为自己伤心了。由“but”并结合前文语境可知他不再伤心，stop doing表示“停止做某事”。故填feeling。
46．句意：约翰打得不好，但自从意外之后第一次，他不再为自己伤心了。由“but”并结合前文语境可知他不再为自己伤心，用反身代词，因主语是he，用反身代词himself。故填himself。
47．句意：在成为the Suns成员之后，约翰进步很快。此处after是介词，所以后应用动词的ing形式。故填becoming。
48．句意：约翰比以前开心多了。由空前的“was”可知应用形容词，又由空后的“ than”可知用比较级。故填happier。
49．句意：当约翰伤心的时候，Sunny在那安慰他。此处用不定式作状语。故填头to comfort。
50．句意：当你面对太阳，阴影就会落在身后。由“When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows ... (fall) behind. ”可知这是一个含有when引导的时间状语从句，可用主将从现，此处也可表达一个事实道理，所以可用将来时，也可用一般现在时。故填will fall/fall。
51．their 52．the 53．saw 54．for 55．How 56．kept 57．easily 58．showing 59．With 60．better
【导语】本文介绍了一种新型的阅读方式——“图书漂流”。图书爱好者在公众场所放一些书，然后被其他人捡起来，免费阅读。它是推动更多人阅读，让整个世界成为图书馆的好方法。
51．句意：图书漂流，一种新的阅读方式，正在发展，有图书爱好者在公共场所留下他们的书，别人捡起来，然后“借来”。they“他们”，是主格形式；修饰名词“books”，用形容词性物主代词，故填their。
52．句意：白俄罗斯国立技术大学是该国第一个支持这一想法的大学。“first”是序数词，前面用定冠词the修饰，故填the。
53．句意：几年前，图书馆馆长阿列克谢·卡拉班在瑞典的一个机场看到了一个大玻璃盒子，里面装着书，任何人都可以免费阅读。see“看见”，是动词，根据“several years ago”可知，此处用一般过去时，故填saw。
54．句意：几年前，图书馆馆长阿列克谢·卡拉班在瑞典的一个机场看到了一个大玻璃盒子，里面装着书，任何人都可以免费阅读。空处应填介词，表示免费“给”他人读，for“给”符合语境。故填for。
55．句意：这个主意太棒了！根据感叹句的结构：How+形容词/副词+主语+谓语！“great”是形容词，因此用how，故填How。
56．句意：问题只是这些书可以放在公共场所的什么地方。keep“保存，放”，是动词，主语books与谓语keep之间是被动关系，因此用被动语态，keep变为过去分词。故填kept。
57．句意：人们会很容易地被鼓励去阅读。easy“容易的”，是形容词，修饰动词encouraged，需用副词，故填easily。
58．句意：在箱子里，有一个特别的列表，显示谁送了这本书，以及何时送的。show“显示”，是动词，此处作非谓语，与被修饰的词list之间是主动关系，因此用现在分词，故填showing。
59．句意：在这么多人的帮助下，每年都有更多这样的“安全”地方被发现。固定短语with the help of表示“在……的帮助下”，故填With。
60．句意：如今，图书漂流比以前更广为人知了。well“好地”，是副词，根据“than before”可知，此处用比较级，故填better。
61．There 62．one 63．with 64．lay 65．Because 66．asleep/sleeping 67．them 68．horses 69．well 70．mother’s
【分析】本文出自小说《黑骏马》，文章讲述了黑骏马的第一个家以及他在那里与妈妈一起生活的日子。
61．句意：池塘附近有几棵大树。本句话表示“某处有某物”，符合There be句型，句首单词首字母大写。故填There。
62．句意：草地的一边是一块田地，另一边是我们的主人，农夫格雷的房子。根据“and on the other was...”可知，此处表示“一个……，另一个……”，用固定搭配one...the other...。故填one。
63．句意：白天我和妈妈在草地上跑来跑去。由语境可知，此处表示“和……一起”，用介词with。故填with。
64．句意：晚上我躺在她旁边。lie“躺”，作谓语，句子时态是一般过去时，lie表示“躺”时变过去式为lay。故填lay。
65．句意：因为天气热，我们站在池塘边的树下。本句前后是因果关系，前因后果，用because引导原因状语从句，首字母大写。故填Because。
66．句意：天冷的时候，我们待在棚子里取暖，大部分时间我们都在睡觉。sleep“睡觉”，动词，位于be动词后，用其形容词形式asleep或sleeping作表语，表示睡着的状态。故填asleep/sleeping。
67．句意：我过去常和他们一起玩，玩得很开心。they“他们”，人称代词主格，位于介词with后，应用宾格形式them。故填them。
68．句意：那些年幼的马很粗鲁，而你很有礼貌，长大后会变得温柔善良。horse“马”，可数名词，作主语，根据本句谓语“are”可知，horse应变复数形式horses。故填horses。
69．句意：现在，记住，把你的工作做好，不要咬或踢。good“好的”，形容词，此处修饰动词“do”，应变为副词形式well。故填well。
70．句意：我从未忘记母亲的忠告。mother“母亲”，名词，由语境可知，此处表示“母亲的忠告”，应加’s变为所有格形式。故填mother’s。

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