《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版徐州专版》

五、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Do you know DIY? It is very popular with young people. Suzy and her classmates often talk about DIY and enjoy doing (do) their own works. Suzy has so many tools to use at home, like different kinds of brushes (brush). Every Christmas, Suzy makes a lot of paper cards (card) for her friends. She often spends much time decorating (decorate) the cards. I like the card with tall Christmas trees best. When I got the card, I felt so excited. How wonderful it is! Now I am a new member of the DIY Club. We have after-school activities (activity) on Thursday afternoons. We always sell our works to other classmates. Then we can raise (raise) some money for students in poor areas (area) so that they can live an easier life than before. It’s an exciting and meaningful thing.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______

答案： 1. with 2. doing 3. brushes 4. cards 5. decorating 6. When 7. activities 8. raise 9. areas 10. an

( B)1. According to the passage, ladybugs usually live in ______.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
( B)2. The underlined word “it” refers to(指的是) ______.
A. the ladybug B. the paintbrush C. the stone D. the paint
( A)3. 新考法 The underlined sentence “Hopefully, no one walks off with them” means that “______”.
A. Many people will like the ladybug stone paintings
B. Nobody will like the ladybugs
C. Few people like walking in the garden
D. Some people like walking with the ladybugs
( C)4. Where can you read this passage?
A. A storybook. B. A science book. C. A home and life magazine. D. A newspaper.

答案： 1. B 【点拨】根据“Ladybugs(瓢虫) are wonderful and amazing bugs in the summer months.”可知，瓢虫在夏季是一种奇妙而神奇的昆虫。故选 B。 2. B 【点拨】根据“Clean the end of the paintbrush and use it to paint the white eyes.”可知，清洁画笔的末端，用它来画白色的眼睛。所以，此处 it 指代前面提到的画笔。故选 B。 3. A 【点拨】根据“Making lovely ladybug stone paintings(瓢虫石头画) can also be really fun.”可知，很多人会喜欢这些瓢虫石头画。故选 A。 4. C 【点拨】文章介绍了如何制作瓢虫石头画，这是一个与生活居家相关的主题，因此可以推断出这篇文章可能出现在居家生活类的杂志上。故选 C。