新目标八年级（下）短文填空专练

说明： 短文填空的第一篇练习，主要以课本上的原文作为练习的材料，这样做的目的是使学生对课本更加熟悉。其余两篇以单元相同的题材为主。

Unit 1

（A）

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成所缺单词。

Predicting the future can be difficult. There are many predictions that never c______ (1) true. Before 1929, there was no s______ (2) in movies. The head of one of the b______ (3) movie companies in the United States predicted that no one w_______ (4) want to see actors t______ (5). Of course, he was wrong! In 1977, the head of the largest computer c______ (6) in the United States said, “N______ (7) one will want to have a c______ (8) in his or her h_______ (9).” He thought that computers would be n______ (10) used by most people.

1_______2.________3._______4.________5.________

6.________7._______8.______9._______10.________

(B)

a little car in the future, there will be less _____ (2) in the air; there will be ______ (3) parking places in cities; and in streets will be less ______ (4).

The little cars will be much cheaper to _____ (5) and drive. Driving will be safer too, _____ (6) these little cars can go only forty ____ (7) an hour. And they will be good for going ______ (8) the city, but not good for going far away. The little cars ________ (9) only two batteries ---- _______

(10) for the motor, and the other for the horn and light.

1._________ 2. _________ 3._________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________

6._________ 7._________8. __________ 9. __________ 10.___________

( C)

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成所缺单词。

Ken’s father is very happy because he’ll have a b_____ (1) job and work in a different p______ (2) of Hong Kong soon. So ken and his brothers will have to change s______ (3) next year. But Sam’s father isn’t so happy because he will have to m_____ (4) to a bigger apartment in Shanghai , which will be e______ (5) . But then there will be more room for the new baby---a brother or sister f_____ (6) Sam. The apartment will a ______ (7) be very near to Sam’s school so he can w______ (8) to school with Blackie, his guide dog. Ken wants a dog, too. But his parents w_____

(9) buy one from a pet shop. They’ll look for o_____ (10) in an animal shelter.

1. _______. 2._________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. ___________

6._________ 7._________ 8.___________ 9.__________ 10.____________

Unit 2

（A）

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成所缺单词。

Dear Mary,