（广东）初中英语2022-2023八年级下学期期末专项复习：完形填空（2）

In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just like humans. They help with the housework and do the most 1 jobs.

Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the 2 things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. This kind of robots will also be fun to watch.

But robot scientist James White disagrees. He thinks that it will be 3 for a robot to do the same things as a person. For example, it's easy for a child to 4 and know where he or she is. Mr White thinks that robots won't be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be able to talk to people 5 25 to 50 years.

Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots 6 in factories. These robots look more like huge arms. They do simple jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will 7 get bored.

In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have 8 work to do. Now robots will have many different 9. Some will look like humans, and others might look like 10. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future.

Making friends needs skills. Before you make friends, you have to decide whom you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the 1 kind of things as they do.

The quickest way to make friends is to2. When you smile, people think you are 3 to them and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember, most people will 4from an angry-looking face.

To learn to talk with others is a good way to make friends. One easy way to start a 5with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn't it make you want to 6talking to that person?

Ask your new friend some 7about themselves. Who is their 8 singer? Where do they live? What do they do after school? They're all good questions to start a talk.

9 you have something to add to the talk, too. When someone asks you a question, do have a(n)10 for it. There is nothing that will stop to talk more quickly than a shrug (耸肩) for an answer.

China is the farthest place I have ever traveled to. Last summer I went there with my mom. We were guests for a month at Heilongjiang University in Harbin. Harbin is1  the northeast part of China. The city has a large2  over 10 million people live there! It is larger than that of any city in my country, America. 

Our host family3 us as their family. They took us to visit many places，4 temples(庙宇) and museums. I also spent some time with kids of my own5 . They were12 years old, too. They began to learn6 at an early age and would like to practice it with me. 7 communication was sometimes a problem, it never stopped us from becoming friends. 

On the way home, Mom asked me what my favorite part of the trip was. I said it was the Chinese8 I tried. There were so many kinds of Chinese dishes, and all of them were delicious!

For me, China is not that far away anymore and its people and culture are not9 anymore. I stay in touch(联系) with the friends I made in China through WeChat. New10 like this will bring the world closer together. 

    Early one morning, a crow sat in a tall re. She had a big piece of cheese in her beak（鸟嘴）. She thought it would be a nice1for her baby.

    A fox came by. He was quite2 because he could not find anything to eat. As he walked by, he3and saw the crow up in the tree with the cheese. Since he wanted the cheese for himself, he began to think hard how he could take it from the crow. The fox could not climb the 4, so he would have to find a way to make the crow5the cheese.

    First, he6called up to the crow, and asked how she and her baby were.

    The fox then told the crow that since she was very beautiful, she must have a beautiful7and that he would like to hear her sing.

    The crow was quite8and thought that the fox was very kind, so she decided to 9 for him. She opened her mouth and le out an awful "Caw! Caw! Caw!"

    The cheese fell from her beak, and the fox happily jumped up and 10it in his mouth. He immediately ate it.

    After that, he looked up at the crow and told her that she had a voice to sing with, but that she had no sense.

    To me, music is food and water. Life without music would not be 1. I know this is not true for everyone in the world. It is because a lot of people get along quite well without 2 concerts or listening to records. But music plays a(n) 3 part in everyone's life, whether he or she realizes it or not. Try to 4, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings and the moving stories be so exciting or dramatic (戏剧性的)? I'm not sure about that. Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common 5 —the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we will 6 it in our daily life too —in the rhythm (节奏) of the sea, the melody (曲调) of a bird and so on. So music 7 has meaning to everyone, in some way or another. And, of course, it has special meaning to those who have spent all their 8 playing or writing music. Through music a child enters into a 9 of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body 10. So, enjoy your favorite music in your free time. You will find something special in it.

    Once there was a rich woman. She lived in a large and beautiful house but she felt bored about her life. One day, she asked her helper, "What is the most 1 thing?" The helper told her," The beautiful thing you are looking for is not here. You must look for it by 2. What about a tour?

    The woman thought it was such a 3 idea that she started the next day. When she was top of the hill 4 her house. She looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart." 5 did I never find my house so beautiful?"

    The woman 6 one year traveling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and 7 in the stars twinkling(闪烁)at night. But what was the most beautiful thing? She 8. The question. Suddenly, the woman understood beauty was 9. She didn't find it because she didn't enjoy it.

    She found the most beautiful thing 10. It was the world!

    The one thing you will never waste your money is traveling. If you have the opportunity (机会), travel around Europe. You will be happy with how much you1by visiting different places. Being able to go to different countries is so2, because you can know about different languages, try local food and experience different cultures. It's3good to live in a bubble (生活在泡沫中). Traveling allows you to walk out of your4 room and have a different experience.

    You may5how different you become after you start traveling. Traveling may make you more confident and independent (独立的). It may make you be able to6your way around a new city. While it can be scary at first, after a few7you may realize that Google Maps is your best friend and it isn't difficult to choose to take a bus or take the subway. Traveling also helps you develop your skills in organizing something. And traveling is a great8to meet new people from all over the world. It is9 when young people from different parts of the world come together. And I am very glad because I have met so many people in this way. So try and travel as much as possible, because you will gain many experiences from traveling that can't be taught at school and the experiences may, 10 your life.

Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same1? A new2—Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a3one day. They teach him to4and to play the violin, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold5at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman. "6do they want me to be someone else?"Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be7. "The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to8their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.

Young audiences（观众）enjoy the story，and also the9in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's song"is very10to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!

Everyone wants to have healthy teeth. When you laugh, you will1 your mouth and show your teeth. The healthier your teeth are, the2you will feel. Why is that?

It's because your teeth are important in many ways. Take care of them, and they'll help to3you. Strong and healthy teeth help you grow. They also help you speak4. You can take care of your teeth by doing like these:5your teeth twice a day, after getting up and before bedtime. And make sure you brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. 6some time on the sides and the back of your teeth. Take your time while brushing. Spend 7three minutes each time you brush.

Be sure your toothbrush is soft. Ask your parents to help you get a new toothbrush every three months. Clean between your teeth with dental floss (牙线). It feels strange when you do it at first, but soon you'll get used to doing it. Brushing8your teeth healthy. You also need to9about what you eat and drink. Eat lots of fruit and10and drink water instead of drinks.

Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble? One day, two1were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very2. They went up to her and said," Are you going to town? If you are, we will help carry the basket. "

"Thank you,"3the woman, "you are very kind. You see I'm weak and ill." Then she told them that she was now going to the market to4the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.

"We are all going to the5," said the boys. "Let us have the basket." And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked6with the heavy basket, but happily. The other day, I saw a little girl stop and7a piece of orange peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶).

"I wish8would throw that on the sidewalk." she said. "Someone may step on it and fall." Perhaps some may say that these are not9things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart. We must not wait for the10to do great things. We should begin with little things of love.