《2025年暑假衔接八年级英语人教版延边人民出版社》

六、语法填空
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
The dancers tap their toes. They leap(跳跃) and land. But their arms never move!
"Irish(爱尔兰的) dancing combines a lot of different types of dance, but we don't use 1______our (we) arms, and that makes it unique," Madeline Duckworth says. She 2______has been (be) an Irish dance teacher for 20 years at McGing Irish Dancers in Cincinnati, Ohio.
There are many stories about why Irish dancers don't move their arms, 3______but nobody knows which one is true.
Irish dance is one of 4______the most popular (popular) dances in the world. Long ago, teachers traveled around Ireland and 5______taught (teach) traditional dances. When Irish families moved to other 6______countries (country), they brought their dances with them. Today, Irish dance is 7______widely (wide) performed around the world. You don't need to be Irish to learn it!
Both girls and boys take part in Irish dance. At McGing, students begin dancing as young as five, but classes are offered for all ages, 8______including (include) grown-ups. If you'd like 9______to try (try) Irish dance, here's some advice from Caroline, 10______an 8-year-old dancer: "It's really fun. Work hard and never give up!"

答案： 1. our 2. has been 3. but
4. the most popular 5. taught
6. countries 7. widely 8. including
9. to try 10. an