第14课时八年级(下)Units 78一、(2018原创)完形填空。永不言弃 I started to love running at a young age.I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals some day. One day my mother saw an advertisement for a race _1_ a newspaper.“Are you interested in _2_ part in this race？” She asked me，pointing at the advertisement.“Yes，of course.” I answered.I spent the next few days practicing for the race.My sister set up a table in the backyard so that she could _3_ me water and help me.On the day before the race，my _4_ said to me，“Dont use up all your energy at the beginning of the race.You need to keep energy _5_ you can run much faster in the end.” The race _6_Following my dads _7_，I didnt run as fast as I could.Then the other runners started passing me，which made me feel _8_I began to feel tired，and I started slowing down and breathing _9_Just at that moment I heard，“_10_，Kelly！You can do it！Dont give up.Keep running！” Out of the corner of my eyes，I saw my dad running beside me.I took a _11_ breath and tried my best to go on running.I didnt win the race.I got the fifth，but I felt like a _12_I had done my best，and I hadnt given up. Later，as I thought of the _13_，I felt thankful that my dad had never left my side.He always encouraged me when I stopped and wanted to give up.He ran alongside(在旁边) _14_ through my life.I would _15_ my dads words forever，“Never give up.You can be a winner，even if you lose.” It leads me forever.I believe I can go further in the future.It is this kind of spirit that leads a bright way for my life in the future.( D )1.A.ofBatCwithDin( C )2.A.choosing Bentering Ctaking Dhelping( B )3.A.buy Boffer Cfill Dpay( D )4.A.teacher Bmother Cdoctor Dfather( B )5.A.or Bso Cbut Dand( A )6.A.began Blost Creached Dfound( A )7.A.words Bclothes Chands Dlegs( C )8.A.proud Bhappy Cnervous Dexcited( B )9.A.easily Bdifficultly Cearly Dquickly( D )10.A.Come over BCome outCCome back DCome on( A )11.A.deep Beasy Cfree Dbig( B )12.A.player Bwinner Csoldier Dworker( D )13.A.mood Bidea Cillness Drace( B )14.A.him Bme Cher Dyou( B )15.A.forget Bremember Ctalk Dwrite二、阅读理解。 In Britain，Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th，which is the following day after Christmas Day.However，strictly speaking，Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas.Like Christmas Day，Boxing Day is a public holiday.This means its a nonworking day in the whole of Britain.When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday，the following Monday is the public holiday. The exact origin(起源) of the holiday is unclear.One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages，when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land，a Christmas Box was placed by a priest(神父) on each ship.Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box.It was sealed_up and kept on board until the ship came home safely.Then the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a mass thanks for the success of the sailing.The priest wouldnt open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas. One more thought is about the “Alms Box” placed in every church on Christmas Day.Worshippers(做礼拜的人) put gifts for the poor into it.These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas，that is why that day became known as Boxing Day. Today，many businesses，organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating(捐赠) their time，services and money to aid Food Banks，providing gifts for the poor，or helping families in need.Besides，spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now.( C )1.If Christmas Day is on a Saturday，Boxing Day will be celebrated on _ADecember 25th BDecember 26thCDecember 27th DDecember 28th( D )2.Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to _Asave the poorBpay for the priestCdiscover new landDpray for sailing safe( A )3.What does the underlined phrase “sealed up” mean?A密封 B悬挂 C归还 D传递( B )4.The purpose of the passage is _Ato praise the kindness of the priestsBto introduce the origins of Boxing DayCto call on people to help the poorDto compare Boxing Day with Christmas Day三、词汇运用。A)从方框选词，并用其正确形式填空。amaze，exciting，weigh，ill，tour1Kanas Lake is a very beautiful place.A large number of _tourists_ come here to enjoy themselves every year.2The news caused great _excitement_ among her friends.3At birth，the baby _weighed_ between 6 and 8 pounds.4It was _amazing_ that my pen pal from America could speak Chinese so well.5Mike cant go to school this morning because of his _illness_B)根据汉语提示写词，完成短文。 David received a parrot for his birthday.The parrot had a poor vocabulary，and many were not 6._polite_(礼貌的)David tried hard to cha