初中英语完形填空填空题

Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China． He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century． In his short life he wrote（1）　　300 songs and an opera．

    Xian was born in Panyu， Guangdong， China in 1905． Because his father died before he was born， Xian moved from place to place with（2）　　mother． He began learning to play（3）　　violin when he was 20 years old． In the beginning， his violin was（4）　　 cheap and badly made that he（5）　　not play it well． His friends laughed at him． Xian did not stop（6）　　and soon showed his talent． In 1934， he was one of the first Chinese students（7）　 studied in a special music school in Paris． Before he（8）　　， Xian became the school's best student（9）　　won several prizes for his talents．

    In 1935， he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army． Later， he came to Yan'an（10）　　music at a college．（11）　　there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time ，Xian still wrote （12）　　of his most important music there， including The Yellow River， his most famous work．

    In May 1940， Xian（13）　to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies． In the Soviet Union， life was very（14）　　． Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15）　　October 30， 1945， aged only 40． Xian's music， however， lives on in the people's hearts．

（1）A． near	B． nearly	C． nearby	D． nearer
（2）A． he	B． him	C． his	D． he's
（3）A． a	B． an	C． the	D． this
（4）A． so	B． such	C． very	D． much
（5）A． need	B． may	C． should	D． could
（6）A． practise	B． practising	C． to practise	D． practised
（7）A． what	B． which	C． whom	D． who
（8）A． leave	B． leaves	C． left	D． was leaving
（9）A． and	B． but	C． as	D． or
（10）A． teach	B． taught	C． teaching	D． to teach
（11）A． If	B． Although	C． When	D． Because
（12）A． any	B． little	C． few	D． some
（13）A sent	B． was sent	C． has sent	D． was sending
（14）A hard	B． harder	C． hardest	D． the hardest
（15）A． at	B． in	C． on	D． by

What will happen if a family without the Internet for a month？One American family decides to find out．They have sent invitation to a leading US television station，expecting that it will send a film group to record their day﹣to﹣day life （71）　　technology for a month．

When the film group meet（72）　　Smiths，they find that Mr．Smith，Mrs．Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that （73）　　hardly do things together．At mealtimes，no one（74）　　at the dining table for their food．"Everyone just runs into the kitchen，takes their food and then goes back to their screen，"Mrs．Smith explains．"（75）　　we don't make a change，our family will become strangers to each other!"

Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not （76）　　，especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it．They have to make many （77）　　．For example，the two brothers have to go to the school （78）　　to borrow books for their scientific projects，and Mr．and Mrs．Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things （79）　　．As the family have picked up the new lifestyle，they find that they can spend more time taking over meals，playing sports and doing all （80）　　of activities together．

Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge？

Jack's love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years ago．He filled the feeder with seeds （种子），put it in his backyard and then （46 ）　　started coming．He got really （47）　　in birds as more came．Then be joined a local society．As he realized that more and more birds were dying very（48）　　，he wanted to try his best to help them．

Besides what he has done，he has his own group called Protecting Out Birds．He does （49）　　about birds，run a website to teach people about birds and how to help them，and （50）　　boxes for birds．Not long ago，he found that the bluebirds were nesting（做窝）in the dead trees which were often cut down，（51）　　he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them．Now he wants to use these boxes to（52）　　the dead trees．He hangs these boxes up in trees and takes（53）　　down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them．He also writes articles，hoping that more people will （54）　　protecting natural ecosystems（生态系统）．"Researching birds is （55）　 to protecting birds，"jack says，"In order to protect birds，we have to learn and really know about the birds．"

46．A．bees	B．birds	C．people	D．scientists
47．A．nervous	B．weak	C．bored	D．interested
48．A．peacefully	B．safely	C．quickly	D．sadly
49．A．practice	B．business	C．instruction	D．research
50．A．builds	B．breaks	C．lifts	D．pushes
51．A．so	B．but	C．though	D．because
52．A．take good care of	B．take the place of	C．catch up with	D．come up with
53．A．it	B．this	C．these	D．them
54．A．wait for	B．send for	C．join in	D．hand in
55．A．simple	B．crazy	C．important	D．fresh

More than 700 years ago，Scotland （ 苏格兰 ） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to（16）　　Scotland．He had a strong army so it was （17）　　for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．

     One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so（18）　　that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He （19）　　when he

saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．

"How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not （20）　 enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．

"Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider （21）　　again and again．King Robert watched while it （22）　　climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．

"You are such a great （23）　　，"he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His （24）　　grew strong and they （25）　　the English army．Scotland was free．

     Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying．

16．A．leave	B．control	C．help	D．visit
17．A．interesting	B．difficult	C．important	D．necessary
18．A．surprised	B．bored	C．worried	D．lonely
19．A．looked ahead	B．looked out	C．looked on	D．looked up
20．A．old	B．strong	C．fast	D．free
21．A．tried	B．fell	C．practiced	D．cheered
22．A．finally	B．easily	C．slowly	D．suddenly
23．A．player	B．fighter	C．soldier	D．spider
24．A．army	B．feeling	C．opinions	D．family
25．A．kept	B．raised	C．stopped	D．joined

"I'm going shopping in the village，"George's mother said to George on Saturday morning．"So be a good boy and don't get into trouble．And don't forget （1）　　 good care of Grandma．"Then she went out．

     Grandma （2）　　 in the chair by the window when she opened one little eye and said，"Now

you heard （3）　　your mother said，George．"

"Yes，Grandma，"George said．

     George was bored to tears．He didn't have a brother or a sister．His father was a farmer，and （4）　　farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere，（5）　　 there were never any children

to play with．He was tired of staring at（6）　　pigs，hens，cows and sheep．He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma．Looking after her all by himself was hardly （7）　　way to spend a Saturday morning．

"Go and make me a cup of tea for a start，（8）　　 sugar and milk．"Grandma said．

     Most grandmothers are lovely，kind，helpful old ladies，but not this one．George's grandma was a woman（9）　　was always complaining about something or other．She spent all day（10）　　on her chair by the window．George （11）　　 that Grandma used to be a gentle lady，but as she grew older，she was not able to look after herself and even worse，she was easy to get angry．

"We （12）　　be nice to the old，George，"His mother always told him．

     Thinking of this，George （13）　　into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag．He put one spoon of sugar and （14）　　milk in it．He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room （15）　　．

1．A．take	B．taking	C．to take	D．takes
2．A．sleep	B．sleeps	C．is sleeping	D．was sleeping
3．A．that	B．what	C．where	D．which
4．A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
5．A．but	B．if	C．or	D．so
6．A．hundred	B．hundreds	C．hundredth	D．hundreds of
7．A．exciting	B．the most exciting	C．more exciting	D．much more exciting
8．A．in	B．with	C．of	D．for
9．A．who	B．which	C．where	D．when
10．A．sitting	B．sits	C．sit	D．sat
11．A．tell	B．told	C．was told	D．has told
12．A．should	B．would	C．might	D．can
13．A．goes	B．went	C．will go	D．has gone
14．A．many	B．any	C．few	D．some
15．A．care	B．careful	C．carefully	D．careless

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16）　　 mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17）　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18）　　．I took him off my back and put him （19）　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20）　　 to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21）　　 I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22）　　 to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23）　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24）　　 from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25）　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in． But Zhao Yi， a 14﹣year ﹣old student from Hangzhou，（1）　　 at 7：00 a． m． to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday．In fact，this exercise was part of his（2）　　

    Zhao was not （3）　　． Many schools asked students to （4）　　 during the winter holiday． Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination（ 中考）．

    Because of this，Zhao's school asked students to run on sunny days and exercise indoors（5）　　the weather was bad． Students had to post exercise photos in （6）　　 classes' QQ groups． Students even needed to have daily exercise plans． For example，they had to skip rope for two（7）　　and do three sets of sit﹣ups each day．

    This has been a big challenge for many students，（8）　　it has also helped to make exercise become a bigger part of their daily lives． Huang Zhichang， a 14﹣year﹣old student at the same school as Zhao，used to （9）　　 running． But he is now able to run for half an hour every day．"I didn't exercise a lot in the past． Now it's time to （10）　　 others!"he said．

（1）A． got up	B． went to bed	C． getting up	D． going to bed
（2）A． job	B． entertainment	C． homework	D． housework
（3）A． shy	B． alone	C． interesting	D． exciting
（4）A． exercise	B． read	C． write	D． speak
（5）A． what	B． where	C． if	D． which
（6）A． his	B． your	C． our	D． their
（7）A． seconds	B． minutes	C． hours	D． days
（8）A． but	B． or	C． and	D． so
（9）A． hates	B． hated	C． hating	D． hate
（10）A． catch up with	B． have a rest	C． go to school	D． play basketball

All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival．They think I have a real（1）　　for painting．（2）　　， I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well．

    One day， I（3）　　with some paint as usual in Ms．Brown's art lesson． I mixed the paint（4）　　water． As I took the brush away， I dropped some paint onto the paper．Looking at the mark，I decided（5）　　it． The paint began to run， so I blew（6）　　． The paint ran in all directions and made a very（7）　　picture! I forgot that I was in class until Ms．Brown came by my desk．"That's very good picture， Susan，" said Ms．Brown．She（8）　　me to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures．

    I did make some wonderful pictures later． Since then， I（9）　　 crazy about crayons and paints．I enjoy（10）　　in the colors every time I paint． I love painting!

（1）A． hope	B． gift	C． story	D． life
（2）A． However	B． So	C． Besides	D． Or
（3）A． was sharing	B．was helping	C． was playing	D． was living
（4）A． for	B． about	C． on	D． with
（5）A． to beat	B． to throw	C． to blow	D． to wash
（6）A． harder	B． more softly	C． hardest	D． most softly
（7）A． awful	B． interesting	C． ugly	D． colorful
（8）A． encourages	B． is encouraging	C． will encourage	D． encouraged
（9）A． was	B． get	C． have been	D． got
（10）A．I	B．me	C．my	D．myself

March 22nd is World Water Day．It started in 1993．It not only makes us think about the importance of water，but also calls on （号召） us to （1）　　and protect water．Today，we're facing terrible water problems．Among them，wastewater problem is especially（2）　　．And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is"wastewater"．

What is wastewater？It is used water．Usually，wastewater comes from homes，（3）　　，hospitals and so on．It is produced by different kinds of activities，including washing the machines，taking showers and using the kitchen．The rain also（4）　　wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm．No matter where it comes from，this kind of water is sure to have（5）　　harmful in it．

（6）　　must we treat （处理）wastewater？Wastewater has a big influence on our life．It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment．We must care for our environment and our own （7）　　．

How can we treat wastewater？Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment．Wastewater（8）　　homes can be reused．Then there will be（9）　　wastewater．Also，factory wastewater has to be cleaned（10）　　it goes back to nature．

1．A．drink	B．save	C．carry	D．watch
2．A．easy	B．popular	C．small	D．serious
3．A．factories	B．lakes	C．rivers	D．seas
4．A．gets back	B．hands in	C．changes into	D．picks up
5．A．nothing	B．something	C．nobody	D．somebody
6．A．What	B．Who	C．Why	D．How
7．A．work	B．interest	C．health	D．business
8．A．on	B．for	C．with	D．from
9，A．less	B．more	C．better	D．worse
10．A．and	B．whether	C．after	D．before

Lucy and Matt's mum is a doctor． The children and their dad were（1）　　last Monday evening． Mum（2）　　 and said，"I （3）　　 do some more work here at the hospital． Ask Dad（4）　　your dinner．"

    "Oh no!" said Matt．"Dad（5）　　cook!"

    The family （6）　　 some food in the kitchen cupboards． They found some onions， potatoes and（7）　　．" What can we make with these？" asked Matt． "I' m very （8）　　! I think I could eat a horse!"Then Lucy said， "I know! We can make （9）　　． "Matt was not happy． He said， "I don't like soup． I want paste and meatballs!""Sorry， Matt， "Dad said．"We haven't got any paste or meatballs． We （10）　　 have these vegetables to eat for dinner．"

    Lucy and Dad made the soup． Then the（11）　　 of them sat down and started eating． Lucy asked Matt，"So，（12）　　 do you think？""It's fantastic! I （13）　　 it!"Matt answered．

"Can I have （14）　　 bowl of soup， please？ "（15）　　 they all laughed． What an able cook Dad is!

（1）A． at home	B． in a zoo	C． on a farm	D． in a restaurant
（2）A． phoned	B．came	C．arrived	D．left
（3）A． had to	B． have to	C． didn't have to	D． don't have to
（4）A． to eat	B． to buy	C． to make	D． to finish
（5）A． won't	B． mustn't	C． needn't	D．can't
（6）A． look for	B． looked for	C． is looking for	D． have looked
（7）A． apples	B． meat	C． carrots	D． fish
（8）A． tired	B． excited	C．sad	D．hungry
（9）A． soup	B． salad	C．meatballs	D． hamburgers
（10）A． hard	B． only	C． still	D．even
（11）A． two	B． three	C． four	D．five
（12）A． what	B．how	C．why	D． when
（13）A． don 't care about	B． hate	C．love	D． can't stand
（14）A． other	B．the other	C．others	D．another
（15）A． Or	B． But	C． And	D． Because

One place that is very important in my life is my grandmother's house． She

（1）　　in a small village in the south of the country． I go there every summer， to visit my grandmother， （2）　　the city and relax．

The village is just a group of white houses on a hillside with some shops， and it's

（3）　　peaceful．

    One reason why I like it is because it's a beautiful place． My grandmother has a lovely garden and we always sit （4）　　the trees， drinking sweet tea and chatting． It's so pleasant． But the main reason why this place is so important to me is （5）　　． She is so kind to me， and wonderful to talk to．Also， she's a great cook and the meals she prepares are simple （6）　　so fresh and…rich？ No， no，I mean tasty． And she's always giving me eh…What do you call （7）　　？ ﹣small plates of food during the day， so I always return home feeling calm and refreshed…and （8）　　!

    I wouldn't like （9）　　there， though． I prefer living in the city． I'm a city person． I （10）　　live in a small village where everybody knows each other． I'd rather live in a busy， exciting place． But I really love visiting the villages for holiday．

（1）A． lived	B．will live	C．lives	D．was living
（2）A．get up	B．get away from	C．get to	D．get ready for
（3）A． really	B．quietly	C．only	D． hardly
（4）A．in	B． over	C．on	D． under
（5）A．local people	B． my friend	C．my grandmother	D．the teacher
（6）A．or	B．and	C．so	D．but
（7）A． him	B．me	C．them	D．us
（8）A．fat	B．ugly	C． big	D． lazy
（9）A． living	B． to live	C．loving	D． to love
（10）A． don't have to	B． couldn't	C． would	D． should

What can lead you to success？ The most important thing is what you do every day． It is very simple． Your habits will decide whether or not you are （1）　　in the future． If you have strong and healthy good habits， it doesn't matter whether you fail or not today， because you are sure to succeed in the end． Having good habits does not mean that you will succeed every time． However，if it goes long， you will （2）　　all your goals and be successful．（3）　　the other hand， if you have strong bad habits， you are sure to fail at last．

    Why are habits so important？ （4）　　you repeat the same action and the same behavior every day． A single good action will not change your life， but the same action repeated 1，000 times will have an important effect on your life．

    How can you （5）　　good habits？ There is nothing easier than developing good habits． You want to make a habit， and then you must do the action every day． If you want to develop the habit of eating （6）　　food， eat healthily every day． If you want to develop the habit of reading， read every day． The more you do an action， the easier it becomes in（7）　　end．

（1）A． success	B． succeed	C． successful	D． successfully
（2）A． achieve	B． achieved	C． achieving	D． achieves
（3）A． In	B． On	C． At	D． To
（4）A． But	B． While	C． Because	D． Since
（5）A． find	B． offer	C． realize	D． develop
（6）A． health	B． healthy	C． unhealthy	D． healthily
（7）A． the	B． an	C． a	D． /

Last year I（1）　　like my English class at all． The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time． I was （2）　　to answer the teacher's questions （3）　　my poor pronunciation． I just hid behind my textbook and never said （4）　　．

    Then one day I watched an English movie（5）　　Toy Story， I fell in love with it at once． So I began to watch other English movies，（6）　　． I realized I could get the meaning by（7）　　for just the key words． I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning． I also learned some useful sentences like "It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right"． I didn't understand them at first． But because I wanted to understand the story， I looked them （8）　　in a dictionary． Little by little， I really enjoy my English class． And my English has improved a lot．

（1）A． don't	B． didn't	C． haven't	D． hadn't
（2）A．proud	B． afraid	C． happy	D． excited
（3）A because of	B． because	C． since	D． as
（4）A． anything	B． something	C． nothing	D． everything
（5）A． called	B． call	C． calling	D． calls
（6）A． as well	B． too	C． also	D． neither
（7）A． listen	B． listened	C． listening	D． listens
（8）A． up	B． for	C． at	D． after

Grandmother's Problem

There was once a grandmother living in her grandson's house．The man loved

（31）　　grandmother very much．However，she had some strange habits，so the man thought she needed medical help．Perhaps，he thought，it was time for her to（32）　　the rest of her life in a special hospital．

‘‘I'd like you to examine my grandmother，"he told a doctor，"then let me know（33）　　you

think she needs special care．"

"All right，"the doctor said，"send her to me next Tuesday．"Tuesday came and the old

woman went to see the doctor．She（34）　　in front of him and he asked her lots of questions．She answered them all，and the doctor was（35）　　．

"There's（36）　　with this woman，"he thought．"I don't understand why her grandson has

sent her to me．Perhaps he's the one（37）　　needs special care．"

He decided to ask her one last question．"Why do you think，"he asked her，"your grandson

wants you（38）　　special care？"

"I like hamburgers，"she said．The doctor laughed．"I like hamburgers，too!"

"You（39）　？"the old woman said，"I'm so glad．Then you must come to my house and

have a hamburger（40）　　me．I've got boxes and boxes of them in my bedroom．"

31．A．her	B．she	C．he	D．his
32．A．spend	B．cost	C．took	D．paid
33．A．because	B．if	C．so	D．or
34．A．sat	B．sang	C．danced	D．ate
35．A．excited	B．surprised	C．bored	D．pleased
36．A．something wrong	B．wrong something	C．nothing wrong	D．wrong nothing
37．A．who	B．which	C．whose	D．/
38．A．having	B．have	C．had	D．to have
39．A．did	B．will	C．do	D．are
40．A．without	B．to	C．with	D．behind．

Mothers should be respected．My mother is a kind and gentle woman．She is very busy from morning till night．As a（49）　　，she works hard．As a mother，she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort．

She teaches math at a middle school．She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home（50）　　late in the afternoon．She loves her students and cares for them．She is respected by（51）　　her students and colleagues．She has been chosen or elected （选举） as a model teacher several times．As soon as she comes back from school，she sets about（52）　　housework and preparing nice dishes for us．Although she is busy and older for her age．she looks as cheerful and happy as ever．

Often she（53）　　to us，"Work while you work．and play while you play．That is the way to happiness．If you do not work，you（54）　　lazy and are of no use to society．"What a good piece of advice it is!My mother is great indeed，and I always feel（55）　　of her．

49．A．teacher	B．worker	C．doctor	D．driver
50．A，on	B．at	C．for	D．until
51．A．either	B．neither	C．both	D．none
52．A．to do	B．doing	C．do	D．does
53．A．tells	B．speaks	C．says	D．talks
54．A．become	B．will become	C．became	D．becoming
55．A．proud	B．bored	C．satisfied	D．tired．