八年级英语首字母填空.doc

八年级英语首字母填空专练 1 Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek. But recently, government officials asked people to stop doing this. They have also closed school and museums, and advised people to s______(1)at home. This is to prevent people from catching an infectious(传染性的)disease, swine flu(猪流感). The disease has spread over the country in the past month. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become s_______(2). What is swine flu? Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory(呼吸的) illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. They catch the virus(病毒) after being with infected pigs,or they get it from an infected person. The d _____(3)spreads in the same way as human flu, through coughs and sneezes, or by touching a contaminated surface(被污染的表面) and then touching the nose or month. However , it cannot be spread by eating pork. People who have c_______(4) swine flu will have fever, a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be in danger. Health experts advise people to w________(5)their hands frequently,to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel ill. 2 Wednesday, October 15th,2008 is the first Global Handwashing Day.Many people w_______(1)their hands with soap (肥皂) on the day. They are f_______(2) twenty countries. Experts(专家) say it is important for people to wash their hands with soap at some critical moments,such as before e_________(3) and after using the toilet. B________(4)they can get germs(细菌)on their hands when they do those things. Then their hands can make their eyes and noses d_________(5) and make people ill. They say that soap is helpful in washing hands. It can help remove(祛除)germs and leave a pleasant s_________(6). The experts also give the right way to wash hands. First put your hands into the water and make them w______(7). Then cover them with soap and rub(摹) in into all a______(8). Rub for at l________