《2025年学霸组合训练八年级英语上册译林版苏州专版》

五、短文填空(每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
请认真阅读下面短文,在设空处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In our life, many people love to eat peanuts(花生), and Steve Casino is among them. We call him 44aspecial artist from the US. He is very fond of peanuts. And 45eating(eat) peanuts is not enough for him. He likes to make strange things out of peanuts.
Steve has already changed peanut shells into about one hundred little statues(雕像). Among these statues, there 46are(be) famous people such as Albert Einstein, Bruce Lee and Johnny Depp. He also makes statues of characters from movies. When we look 47throughhis website, we can find his steps to make his 48works(work) of art. First, he takes away the nuts from the shells. Then he 49glues(glue) the shells back together. After that he gives his statues arms and legs, and paints them 50carefully(careful). It usually takes him twenty hours to paint a statue. At last, he puts the statue in a glass dome(圆顶状物) and people can keep it for a long time.
Steve Casino calls 51himself(he) a "Painter of Nuts". "I eat peanuts every day and they're always around. I feel happy to use peanuts to make things," he said. Steve has even turned this art into big money. He makes statues of anyone such as 52people's(people) friends, family and favourite stars. However, his artworks are expensive 53becauseit takes him a lot of time to make them. But we must remember these statues are special arts and they look very beautiful.

答案： 44. a 45. eating 46. are 47. through 48. works 49. glues 50. carefully 51. himself 52. people's 53. because

54. What is a "gap day"?____It means a really short period of relaxation and running away from everyday busy work.
55. What problem does Wu Ruilin worry about when young people look for "dazi"?____Wu Ruilin worries about the safety problem because most "dazi" are just strangers.
56. What do you think of these new phrases on the Internet? Why?____I think these new Internet phrases are mostly good. They show that people want balance and to express themselves. But we should be careful about possible problems.

答案： 54. It means a really short period of relaxation and running away from everyday busy work. 55. Wu Ruilin worries about the safety problem because most "dazi" are just strangers. 56. I think these new Internet phrases are mostly good. They show that people want balance and to express themselves. But we should be careful about possible problems.(答案不唯一)