上海牛津英语八年级首字母专项练习

上海牛津英语八年级首字母专项练习P1Here’sastoryaboutMing’slifeonthewaters.Minghaslivedallhislifeonawider1inChina.Hishomeisalargehouse-boatwitharoof,oneofhundredsthatmoveupanddown.Inaboutsixyearshehasnotoncebeenonl2butheisneverlonely.Heisastrongswimmer.Infact,hecouldswimbeforehecouldwalk.Whenhewantstoplaywithhisfriendshejustswimsacrosstotheirboatsorasksthemtov3him.Ming’sfatherisafisherman,butheneveru4alineoranet（网）.Greatblackbirdscalledcormorantsdothefishingforhim.Rings（圈）havebeenputaroundthebirds’n5sothattheycannoteatthefishtheycatch.Theyhavebeentaughttobringthefishtopeople.Andthenpeoplereward（奖励）themwithafinebigfishassoonastheirworkisf6,Mingloveswatchingthecormorants,butbetterstillhelikesgoingshoppingwithhismother.Theshops,ofcourse,areboatslikehiso7.P2Cananimalsbemadetoworkforpeople?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetrainedtodoanumberofsimplejobsinsteadofpeople.Theysaythatatacircus（杂技场）,forexample,wemayseeelephants,monkeys,dogsandotheranimalsdoingq1skillful（熟练的）things.Perhapsyouhaveseenthemonthetelevisiono2inafilm.Ifyouwatchclosely,youmayfindthatthetraineralwaysg3theanimalsomesugarorapieceoffruitasareward.Thescientistssaythatmanyd4animalsmaybetrainedtodoalotofsimplethingsiftheyknowtheywillgetarewardf5doingthat.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbetrainedtolookafterahouse,andsoldiersinbotholdandmoderntimeshaveusedgeesetogivewarning（警报）bym6alotofnoisewhenanenemycomesnear.Andalsoitmaybep7totrainanimalstoworkinfamiliesorfactories.Passage3Inrecentyears,playingkite-boardseemstobecomemoreandmorepopularinAlaskainAmerica.Itisanewandoldgame.Thegamehasw1theinterestofmanyyoungpeople.Thegameisinterestingbutalittled2.Oneneedstoplayitverycarefully.Akite-boardisinfactaskateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）byafewbigflyingkites.TheoldgamewasplayedbysomeyoungpeopleinHollandandSpainase3asthelastcentury.Sincetheboardwash4tocontrol,fewpeopledared（敢）toplayit.Withthedevelopmentofthedesignofkiteandskateboard,manypeoplecanl5howtoplayit.Akiteboardmaygoasfastasabout50kilometersanhour.Ifyouhaven’thadanypractice,you’dbetternotplayit.Itisnots6.Itissaidthatthegamecanexercisenotonlyyourb7butalsothesensitivityofyourbrain（大脑的敏捷）.Passage4BritishMilkmanSteveLeechsavedsomeshopsandflatswithmilkandwonaNationalBraveryAward（国家勇敢奖）.Leech,35yearsold,saidthatwhenhewassendingoutmilkasu1alongPineStreet,hesuddenlyheardaloud,strangesoundbehindhimandthenhesawsmokecomingoutofashopinCornwall,southernEngland.“Thatmustbeafire,It2”Leechsaid.“ThenIquicklyd3todosomething.SoIp4thedoorinandthenIshoutedforthepeopleinside.ThenIstartedpouringmilke5.”Heused320pintsofmilktostopthefire.Whenfirefightersreachedtheshop,thefirewasundercontrol.Leechhelpedsavethel6ofeightpeopleintheflatsabovetheshops.“Itwashardworko7allthosebottles.Butitwasevenhardertryingtotellmybosswhereallthemilkhadgone,”Leechsaidjokingly.Passage5AprilFools’DayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1onothersonthisspecialdayIfyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay“AprilFool!”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul2too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytothankmothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyr3flowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavearest.EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichisonorafterMarch21st.It’salsocalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol4.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp5suchastoyrabbits.ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett6andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonDecember25th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes7everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.6MrKingtaughtEnglishinamiddleschool.Hewasveryb1allthetimeandcouldn’tdosomer2.Sohelefttheschoolandopenedabookshopinthecenterofthetown.Itwasn’tbigenoughbutallthebookswereniceandmostpeoplelikedtobuysomethere.Whentheshopwasc3hecouldreadathome.Heknewalotandthelearned（有学问的）peopleweregladtomakefriendswithhim.ItwasSundayanditwascoldoutside.MrKingwasverybusy.Atnineintheeveningallthebuyersleftexceptagirl.Shewasd4upandwaitedfors5there.Standingbytheshelves,shelookedoverthebooksoneaftera6.Itmadetheminafearfulmess（凌乱不堪）.MrKingcameuptoherandasked,“Excuseme,madam.WhatcanIdoforyou?”“Yourbooksarealldull,”saidthegirl,“Iwantad7one.”“That’seasy,”MrKingsmiled.Hetookoutacookbookandsaid,“Hereyouare,madam.”7OnceEffendihadajokewiththePrimeMinister（首相）.HesaidtheMinisterwoulddiethenextday.Thenextday,theMinisterreallyf1offthehorseanddied.Whenthekingh2ofthis,hegotangryandsenthismentocatchEffendiatonce.whenEffendicame,thekingshouteda3“Effendi,sinceyouknewwhenmyministerwoulddie,youmustalsoknowthedateofyourowndeath.Sayitout,oryou’lldietoday.”Effendil4atthekingandanswered,“ButhowcanIknow?I’lldietwodayse5thanyou.”Thekingwasa6thathewoulddieifhekilledEffendi.HethoughthemustkeepEffendialive（活着）aslongashecould.Sohel7himgo.8RoyTrentondroveataxibefore.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabus-driverandhefeelsnosorryaboutit.Hewasfindinghisnewworkfarmorei1.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothie