初中英语完形填空试题

It is a basic ability for humans to tell more from less.Surprisingly，a number of animals（1）　　this ability too.They will（2）　　more of something.Horses，for example，will go for a group of three apples instead of two apples.

    This ability is（3）　 　to animals in lots of ways.It helps them（4）　　the larger group of friends.Many fishes，for example，join groups for（5）　　.If a predator （掠食动物）comes，a fish in a group of 40 is less possible to become lunch than a fish in a group of 10.So if a fish has a choice between two groups，it's safer to join the（6）　 　one.A sense of number even helps keep the（7）　　.For example，a monkey group will avoid fights with other groups when they find their（8）　 　is not an advantage.

    Also，the ability to do simple（9）　　is a sure thing for some animals.They（10）　　the difference between one，two，and three.

    Some others can count much higher than three.

（1）A.have	B.miss	C.doubt	D.hate
（2）A.grow	B.cook	C.pick	D.leave
（3）A.fresh	B.useful	C.correct	D.direct
（4）A.hide	B.beat	C.push	D.find
（5）A.safety	B.holiday	C.discussion	D.exercise
（6）A.faster	B.larger	C.busier	D.quieter
（7）A.secret	B.interest	C.peace	D.record
（8）A.age	B.number	C.time	D.speed
（9）A.counting	B.jumping	C.dancing	D.swimming
（10）A.mix	B.like	C.ask	D.know

When I was young，I was interested in Chinese movies that I wanted to know more about Chinese culture like Kungfu and Xiqu.I often（1）　　to go to China one day.

    Luckily，when I was learning theater at university，I was provided with a chance to study（2）　　.There was a programme study Asian theater arts either in China or in India.I（3）　 　to go to China and learn Beijing Opera in a Chinese theater school.The school offered me a place to practice.It was good（4）　　I could practice whenever I wanted.Also I had（5）　 　lessons ﹣the teacher would give me one﹣to﹣one class for three hour.That was the best part of my study in China.I do appreciate（感激）this chance to（6）　　the beautiful art!

    I got a lot from my study in China.It has greatly（7）　　me and helped me develop into a more skillful（8）　　.This Chinese art gives me plenty of（9）　　so I can use them when I perform （表演）other shows in Europe.I have（10）　　an art center to teach Beijing Opera，Now there are more fans of Beijing Opera in my country.

（1）A.chose	B.managed	C.forgot	D.dreamed
（2）A.here	B.inside	C.abroad	D.online
（3）A.failed	B.decided	C.regretted	D.continued
（4）A.until	B.though	C.unless	D.because
（5）A.easy	B.private	C.boring	D.social
（6）A.learn	B.expect	C.test	D.celebrate
（7）A influenced	B.troubled	C.guarded	D.controlled
（8）A.writer	B.doctor	C.actor	D.pilot
（9）A.orders	B.clothes	C.tools	D.poems
（10）A.kept off	B.broken into	C pointed out	D.set up

"Everybody， it' s time for our group project． Let's get to work!" says Ms．White．

Amy is the leader of one group． She is not （1） 　　forward to working with her group because a boy named Ray is always absent from the group meetings．He doesn′ t follow the rules ，and he（2） 　　to do any work．This slows the whole group down．

Amy considers telling Ms．White about these problems， but she doesn't   want to get Ray in trouble．（3） 　　， she decides to talk to him and find out what the（4） 　　is． She says，"Everyone is working hard on our project． But so far， you haven't done anything． Is there something wrong？"

Ray thinks（5） 　　 for a few seconds， and finally says， "It' s not that I don't want to be in the （6） 　　．Sometimes， I don' t really understand the things we' re learning． I know it' s not fair， but I don't want to say something stupid， so I do（7） 　　．

Now Amy understands． Ray isn't （8） 　　he just needs help!"From now on， she says，"I will do my best to help you feel more confident （自信的）． Then you can do your share， and it will be （9） 　　for everyone．"Thank you! I'll try hard to do my part．" says Ray．

Amy feels happy． She realizes that（10） 　　about problems is better than keeping them as secrets．

（1）A． putting	B． looking	C． carrying	D． taking
（2）A． likes	B． wants	C． agrees	D． refuses
（3）A．Instead	B． Also	C． Although	D． And
（4）A． advice	B． purpose	C． problem	D． suggestion
（5）A． quietly	B． happily	C． strangely	D． surprisingly
（6）A． class	B． group	C． school	D． work
（7）A． everything	B． something	C． nothing	D． anything
（8）A．friendly	B． honest	C． brave	D．lazy
（9）A．fair	B． unfair	C． lucky	D． unlucky
（10）A． caring	B． talking	C． thinking	D． dealing

Blue whales are the largest animals in the world．But they are amazing（1） 　　because of their huge size， but their slow heartbeat．

For the first time， scientists have researched the（2） 　　of a blue whale．They found （3） 　　when blue whales dive（潜水） for food， their heart rates（心率） are as（4） 　　as 2 beats per （每） minute（bpm）．Scientists used to（5） 　　that their diving heart rate was 15 bpm．When the whales go to the ocean's（6） 　　to breathe， their heart rate is between 25 and 37 bpm．

Usually， the larger an animal is，（7） 　　its heart beats， since it takes more time to pump （输送） blood around（8） 　　body．Shrews， the smallest mammals（哺乳动物） ， have a heart rate of up to 1，000 bpm．Humans usually stay between 60 and 100 bpm．

（9） 　　slowing their heart rate， blue whales can send more blood to the muscles（肌肉） that they use（10） 　　．These muscles become stronger， allowing the whales to dive for longer periods of time．

（1）A．neither	B．either	C．not only	D．although
（2）A．heartbeat	B．body size	C．diving	D．food
（3）A．it	B．that	C．once	D．if
（4）A．many	B．little	C．fast	D．slow
（5）A．regard	B．expect	C．think	D．doubt
（6）A．bottom	B．surface	C．center	D．side
（7）A．the slower	B．slower	C．the faster	D．faster
（8）A．it's	B．its	C．his	D．her
（9）A．By	B．In	C．On	D．At
（10）A．to pump blood	B．to eat	C．to breathe	D．to dive

A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game． The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school． Each student would"name"their potatoes after people they did not like． （1） 　　， the number of potatoes would be（2） 　　depending on how many people each student hated．

The next day， with their potatoes， all the students went to school （3） 　　the game． Some kids had just one or two potatoes， while others had as many as five or six． The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with （4） 　　wherever they went for one week．

Several days （5） 　　．Some of the students started to complain（ 抱怨）， as their potatoes began to rot（腐烂）and（6） 　　bad． The students who carried （7） 　　potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags．

One week later， the game （8） 　　．The teacher asked，" How did you（9） 　　carrying around your potatoes for a week？"

The students complained once again． The teacher simply smiled and said， "This is what it's like to carry hatred（仇恨 ）in your heart． You have to carry it with you wherever you go． If you can′t tolerate （容忍） carrying rotten potatoes for one week， how can you imagine having （10） 　　in your heart for a whole lifetime？ Forgive others and move on with your life．"

（1）A．However	B． In a word	C． Therefore	D．After all
（2）A． different	B．similar	C．the same	D．small
（3）A． to watch	B． to join in	C． to win	D．to lose
（4）A． it	B．that	C． them	D．school bags
（5）A． passed by	B．passde on	C． passed	D．walked by
（6）A． taste	B．smell	C． sound	D．feel
（7）A． few	B．some	C． more	D．any
（8）A． continued	B．was done	C． began	D．was over
（9）A． feel like	B． look like	C． enjoy	D．just like
（10）A．love	B． happiness	C． friendship	D． hate

   

promise    million   it     world     break    write     fine

April 15th was a sad day for France． A fire （1） 　　out in Notre Dame （巴黎圣母院）， a centuries﹣old cathedral （大教堂） in the heart of Paris． The cathedral's spire （尖顶） and a large part of （2） 　　roof （屋顶） were broken． French President Macron has （3） 　　that the French people will rebuild the cathedral together．

Built between 1163 and 1250， Notre Dame is one of the （4） 　　examples of French Gothic architecture （哥特式建筑）． The cathedral is home to many valuable works of art and is one of the （5） 　　most famous tourist places． There are （6） 　　of people visiting it every year．

In 1831， French novelist Victor Hugo （7） 　　The Hunchback of Notre Dame （《巴黎圣母院》）． The great building plays a major role in the novel．

A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers， and they happened to pass a lake． They stopped there to （1） 　　for a while， and the wise man said to one of his followers， "I am very（2） 　　． Could you please get me some water from the lake？"

As the wise man requested， the follower waked to the lake． Some people were（3） 　　their clothes in the water， and right at that moment， several cows were going through the lake． As a （4） 　　， the water became very muddy （泥泞的）． The follower went back and told the wise man that the water was very （5） 　　and not fit to drink．

After they had rested for about half an hour， the wise man again asked the（6） 　　follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink． As requested， the follower went to the lake． This time he found that all the mud had settled （沉淀） to the bottom． The water was very clear and looked fit to drink． So he （7） 　　his water bottle and took it to the wise man．

The wise man took the water bottle and drank before looking up at the follower． "See（8） 　　you did to make the water clean．" he said． "You let it be（9） 　　and the mud settled down on its own， so that you could get some clear drinking water． Your mind can also be like that （10） 　　when it is troubled by something． If you just let it be and give it a little time， it will settle down on its own without you having to put in any effort at all．"

（1）A． stand	B． rest	C． bath	D． swim
（2）A． thirsty	B． tired	C． dirty	D． hungry
（3）A． selling	B． making	C． washing	D． catching
（4）A． rule	B． reason	C． whole	D． result
（5）A． muddy	B． cold	C． clear	D． salty
（6）A． other	B． same	C． second	D． young
（7）A． threw	B． filled	C． got	D． opened
（8）A． when	B． how	C． why	D． what
（9）A． for a while	B． for a rest	C． on the beach	D． at once
（10）A． journey	B． lake	C． follower	D． mud

Our children grew up on peanut butter （花生酱） and jelly （果酱） sandwiches． The delicious jelly made them （1） 　　， and homemade was the best choice． I wasn't the jelly maker in this big family． My（2） 　　was． It was always there． Jelly making was just a way of life for her． She （3） 　　did it， following the same steps﹣from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the shelf．

In April， my mother left us forever． We decided to （4） 　　potted things in the house． Each of us chose from the many pots of tomato juice， green beans and jelly． The other day I （5） 　　the jelly for a quick sandwich． I suddenly（6） 　　something that I had not paid attention to before． This was the last pot we would have from my mother's loving hands． Our children had never known a day without their grandmother's jelly． It seemed like such a small thing，（7） 　　it was a great treasure． Holding the last pot in my hand， my （8） 　　traveled back to the old days． I saw her crying on my wedding （婚礼）． I saw her （9） 　　and hugging our children．

I put the jelly back on the shelf． No longer was it just a pot of jelly．（10） 　　it was there， my mother would always live on．

（1）A． angry	B． disappointed	C． pleased	D． sad
（2）A sister	B． father	C． husband	D． mother
（3）A． never	B． always	C． hardly	D． seldom
（4）A． divide	B． sell	C． spare	D． waste
（5）A． ran away	B． took out	C． threw away	D． put away
（6）A． searched	B． created	C． discovered	D． realized
（7）A． or	B． and	C． but	D． so
（8）A． hair	B． memories	C． hands	D． head
（9）A． beating	B． picking	C． kissing	D． spreading
（10）A． As long as	B． As far as	C． As well as	D． As soon as

Jenny，from Germany，spent some time traveling in India．While she was there，she stayed with her Indian friend，Leela．However，there were language problems．It was very（36） 　　for her to communicate in the new environment，which was very different（37） 　　that of her own country．

One day，together with Leela，Jenny went to（38） 　　an orphanage（ 孤儿院）．All the children

there were very young．At first，Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with

hem．She went over to the children（39） 　　and sat beside them．After some time，one of the

children（40） 　　her．She felt a little relaxed and smiled back．Then she went close to the child．She slowly put her am around the child and started（41） 　　a song in German．The child kept smiling

and started repeating the words after her．The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang，but the rhythm（节奏）was the same．Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again．Wanting to join in the（42） 　　，another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm．'Then more children joined．They（43） 　　many smiles together．

From the other side of the hall，Leela was smiling and watching them．Noticing leela's eyes on her，Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart："See，I don't have any language problems．We（44） 　　speak and communicate!"At that moment，she understood：we're all simple human，

and we have the．（45） 　　to connect with each other．

36．A．nice	B．dangerous	C．difficult	D．easy
37．A．from	B．for	C．of	D．away
38．A．show	B．visit	C．build	D．improve
39．A．slowly	B．early	C．hardly	D．easily
40．A．looked at	B．laughed at	C．shouted at	D．smiled at
41．A．singing	B．writing	C．saying	D．playing
42．A．club	B．talk	C．fun	D．dance
43．A．forgot	B．remembered	C．shared	D．missed
44．A．can	B．must	C．need	D．should
45．A．pressure	B．mistake	C．custom	D．ability

As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others．

I still remember it was an early autumn．Some （1） 　　 started to turn yellow and the weather became cool．One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）instead of （2） 　　．At that time，I was getting to have a （3） 　　 size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was（4） 　　 by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry．My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her （5） 　　 thinking much． I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it．I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house （6） 　　 my mother could stop me．

Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，"See what your son has done．"Instead of saying he would scold （责备）or beat me，my father （7） 　　 asked my mother to mend the vest． Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior（行为）．My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would （8） 　　forget．

On that day，I decided not to let anger （9） 　　 me any longer． Of course，there are times when I am angry． However，whenever that happens，I will try to remember my father's （10） 　　．It always reminds（提醒）me to think about others' feelings when I get angry．

（1）A．books	B．walls	C．photos	D．leaves
（2）A．hers	B．his	C．mine	D．ours
（3）A．thinner	B．smaller	C．larger	D．shorter
（4）A．given	B．made	C．shown	D．chosen
（5）A．without	B．about	C．with	D．of
（6）A．after	B．before	C．when	D．since
（7）A．sadly	B．angrily	C．bravely	D．quietly
（8）A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
（9）A．forget	B．help	C．leave	D．control
（10）A．vest	B．school	C．anger	D．mistake

I had nothing for breakfast that morning． I was so （1） 　　that I could hear my stomach growling（咕咕叫）when Mr． Katter was lecturing on Asia history． So when the bell rang， I rushed to the dining hall at once． Minutes later， I stood in front of the counter（收银台）， holding a tray（托盘） full of food．

"Three dollars，" the lunch lady told me． I reached my hand into my （2） 　　and felt nothing． The schoolbag was empty． I searched again． Still nothing． I was almost certain I put three bills in it last night． I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again． As I finally （3） 　　the money wasn't there， I could feel the（4） 　　and fear washing over me．

Feeling quite（5） 　　I didn't notice that another person had stepped up to the counter． When I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my （6） 　　．

"I'm sorry． I don't have any money with me．"

"Honey， he paid for your lunch． You're good．" the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone．

I missed the chance to（7） 　　him． He was nameless to me． He didn't （8） 　　know me． But he paid for my lunch． Although it was only three dollars， I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me．

A month later， on my way home， I saw an elderly woman struggling（费力） with heavy bags． I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who（9） 　　me lunch．

"Excuse me， ma'am， do you need help？"

I'll never forget her （10） 　　as I rushed forward to give her a hand． It's the very prize for my act of kindness．

（1）A．sad	B．hungry	C．quiet	D．tired
（2）A．overcoat	B．trousers	C．gloves	D．schoolbag
（3）A．realized	B．described	C．heard	D．imagined
（4）A．pleasure	B．pity	C．worry	D．fun
（5）A．lonely	B．nervous	C．bored	D．weak
（6）A．situation	B．joke	C．promise	D．suggestion
（7）A．visit	B．interview	C．thank	D．question
（8）A．only	B．even	C．still	D．just
（9）A．made	B．handed	C．ordered	D．bought
（10）A．silence	B．sadness	C．smile	D．regret

Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates．She didn't listen to popular music．She didn't watch many movies，and she wasn't interested in nice clothes．

When she got （41） 　　with her friends at a party，Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music．When Tina （42） 　　if they would like to try classical music，they all looked at her strangely．

"（43） 　　music is for old people，"one of her friends said．

Tina was （44） 　　that something was wrong with her．She decided to （45） 　　her father．As she entered his study，he could feel something was wrong．

"Dad，am I strange？"she asked her （46） 　　．

"Of course not，"he answered，"Why do you ask that？"

"Because I don't （47） 　　the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to pop music．I like classical music．"

"I think I understand．Never mind，Tina．（48） 　　all right to be your own person．You don't have to copy what other people do．Everybody （49） 　 different tastes （品味）．Some of them are popular，but others aren't．"

After Tina spoke with her father，she felt （50） 　　about herself．She realized that being different made her special．It was an important lesson for her to learn．

41．A．up	B．angry	C．together	D．happy
42．A．said	B．found	C．noticed	D．asked
43．A．Pop	B．Rock	C．Classical	D．Country
44．A．proud	B．worried	C．glad	D．happy
45．A．talk to	B．look for	C．write to	D．quarrel with
46．A．friend	B．father	C．classmate	D．teacher
47．A．have	B．know	C．hate	D．like
48．A．It's	B．That's	C．You're	D．Its
49．A．have	B．has	C．had	D．is
50．A．worried	B．angry	C．better	D．worse．

Full Moon，Full Feelings

Chinese people （21） 　 　been celebrating the Mid﹣Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakcs for centuries．Mooncakcs are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid﹣Autumn night．They carry people's （22） 　　to the families who they love and miss．

There are many traditional folk stories about this festival．（23） 　　．most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching．Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife．After Hou Yi （24） 　　he nine suns，a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him．Whoever drank this could live forever，and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e，but a bad man called Pang Meng，tried （25） 　　the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home．Chang'e refused to give （26） 　　and drank it all．（27） 　　a result，she became very light and flew up to the moon．Hou Yi was （28） 　　sad that he called out her name to the moon every night．One night，he found that the moon was very （29） 　　and round，so he could sec his wife there．He quickly laid （30） 　　her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden．How he wished that Chang'e could come back!

After this，people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families．

21．A．have	B．has	C．had
22．A．hope	B．ideas	C．wishes
23．A．Whenever	B．However	C．Whatever
24．A．shot down	B．shot at	C．shot to
25．A．to steal	B．stealing	C．steal
26．A．him to it	B．it him	C．it to him
27．A．As	B．With	C．In
28．A．very	B．so	C．too
29．A．brightly	B． bright	C．brighter
30．A．out	B．away	C．about．

The out﹣of﹣door world is （31） 　　of secrets．There are so many secrets，and they are so interesting that （32） 　　men and women，boys and girls are busy （33） 　　them．There are all kinds of animals and plants around us．The facts about how they live and grow （34） 　　interesting．

Do you know that one of the （35） 　　presidents of the US spent hours and hours studying birds？A businessman lives near New York City．He became so interested in insects that he began to （36） 　　them．He now has over one hundred different kinds of insects．He keeps them carefully in glass boxes．

Now come with me，and I will help you find some of （37） 　　secrets．Let us go quietly （38） 　　the forests．Here we shall find how a hare （39） 　　other hares where there is （40） 　　．We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they try to （41） 　　food and （42） 　　for their long winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to tell other bees （43） 　　they can find food．I will show you （44） 　　other interesting things，but the best thing I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears （45） 　　when you go outdoors．

31．A．fill	B．filled	C．full
32．A．thousands of	B．thousand	C．thousand of
33．A．to study	B．studying	C．study
34．A．are	B．is	C．have
35．A．more famous	B．famousest	C．most famous
36．A．find	B．take	C．collect
37．A．nature's	B．nature	C．natures'
38．A．across	B．through	C．cross
39．A．says	B．tells	C．talks
40．A．dangerous	B．safe	C．danger
41．A．lookup	B．look after	C．look for
42．A．prepare	B．ready	C．provide
43．A．when	B．where	C．that
44．A．many	B．much	C．a lot
45．A．open	B．opening	C．opened

Choose the best answer to complete the passage．

In our country we think being modest（谦虚的） is a virtue（美德） and being proud is a bad thing．One day，I heard an American boy say to a Chinese student，"You speak very good English．"But the girl answered，"No，no．My English is very poor．"The foreigner was quite （1） 　　at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him（2） 　　．He said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"（3） 　　the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know （4） 　　to say．

What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't （5） 　　a compliment（恭维） in the same way as the American people do．She should answer"Thank you"instead of"No"．She （6） 　　understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the （7） 　　，people will feel （8） 　　and confident when they are praised．So if someone says the （9） 　　you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you"．

If you are modest and say，"No，I'm （10） 　　I can't do it well"，while working in a western country，people may think that you really can not do it．If you oftensay，"No"，you'll certainly be   looked down upon by （11） 　　．When asking （12） 　　a job，if one says something like，"Yes，I can certainly do it"instead of"Let me have a try"，he or she will （13） 　　get it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self﹣confidence．In my opinion，being confident does not （14） 　　being proud，so sometimes you should be confident （15） 　　being modest．

（1）A．excited	B．surprised	C．frightened
（2）A．clear	B．clearly	C．not clearly
（3）A．Though	B．And	C．But
（4）A．which	B．what	C．how
（5）A．accept	B．refuse	C．disagree
（6）A．hardly	B．really	C．badly
（7）A．east	B．south	C．west
（8）A．proudly	B．pride	C．proud
（9）A．dishes	B．cups	C．glasses
（10）A．afraid	B．active	C．angry
（11）A．the other	B．other	C．others
（12）A．for	B．as	C．to
（13）A．fail to	B．expect to	C．succeed in
（14）A．think	B．say	C．mean
（15）A．as soon as	B．as well as	C．instead of．