初中英语完形填空完型填空

Ping﹣pong，or table tennis is very popular in China.It might seem like an ordinary game to play with friends or family.（1）　 　it holds a special place in China﹣US relations，as it has helped both countries get along for the last 50 years.This has（2）　 　"ping﹣pong diplomacy （乒乓外交）".

    Judy Hoarfrost was just 15 years old when she（3）　 　 from the US to China as part of a nine﹣member table tennis team.The year was 1971 and for the previous （之前的） 20 years，relations between China and the US had been（4）　 　.

    But as the team（5）　 　around China，things started warming up.Hoarfrost even got to meet then﹣Premier Zhou Enlai. "The most memorable moment was that Zhou was shaking hands（6）　 　me and looking into my eyes，" Hoarfrost told China Daily. "You have opened a new page in Sino﹣US relationships，" Zhou told the team.

    Players from both countries believed strongly in the idea of（7）　 　 first，competition second.To this day，many of them remain friends.Hoarfrost thinks we should remember ping﹣pong diplomacy（8）　 　understand the importance of people﹣to﹣people exchanges in establishing bonds，human bonds between people.

    In the years that followed the historical visit，US president Richard Nixon （尼克松） made a landmark （里程碑）visit to China in 1972.Diplomatic relations（9）　 　 the US and China were fully established （建立） in 1979.

    Seeing tension （紧张局面） between two of the world's biggest powers in recent years，Hoarfrost said China and the US（10）　 　work together. "We have so much in common and we should improve our relations，" she added.

（1）A.And	B.So	C.But	D.Since
（2）A.been calling	B.been called	C.called	D.calling
（3）A.was absent	B.was come	C.was heard	D.was sent
（4）A.unfriendly	B.friends	C.friendly	D.sweet
（5）A.looked	B.toured	C.showed	D.turned
（6）A.in	B.by	C.to	D.with
（7）A.friendship	B.study	C.safety	D.winning
（8）A.so that	B.in order that	C.in order to	D.because of
（9）A.in	B.between	C.for	D.among
（10）A.can	B.must	C.may	D.should

When you get into an elevator （电梯），there is a button （按钮） inside.After you press the button，the elevator then takes you to outer space.Does this sound like something from a science fiction film？In fact，it might become（1）　 　in the future.

    Scientists hope（2）　 　the space elevator by 2050.The elevator has a strong cable（缆绳）.The cable connects the elevator to the Space Station.The elevator goes up and down along the cable.The elevator might look like an egg.It can take 30 people.The trip is about 36，000 km.It may（3）　 　eight days to get to space.

    People can only fly rockets into space right now.But they are expensive.A space elevator would be cheaper.It can do more than just take people into space.The elevator can（4）　 　send heavy things into space.A space elevator could make（5）　 　easier to go into space.

（1）A.wonderful	B.real	C.wise	D.fascinating
（2）A.to build	B.build	C.building	D.builds
（3）A.spend	B.cost	C.pay	D.take
（4）A.almost	B.hardly	C.also	D.too
（5）A.that	B.it	C.this	D.it's

Last summer vacation，I decided to visit Wolong in Sichuan Province.Before I started，my mom reminded me to take care of myself again and again.Because it was my first time to travel alone，I felt really （1）　 　 at first.

Wolong is a large nature reserve （自然保护区），which includes several panda bases for breeding（繁殖）and research.I stayed at a small hotel next to Wolong Panda Center

（2）　 　 I arrived.I was going to visit the center the next morning.

    Everything went （3）　　 at first the next day.I saw many （4）　　 playing in the trees.They looked so cute.I was not nervous anymore.I also tried to feed them with some bamboo.They were happy and even wanted to （5）　　 me.Later，I left the center happily.

    But while I was going back to the hotel，I lost my （6）　　.I was so worried that I nearly cried.At that moment，a（7）　 　 came up to me and asked if I needed any （8）　　.Then he showed me the way and I arrived at the hotel （9）　 　 in the end.

    The trip to Wolong not only allowed me to learn about pandas in a more satisfying way，but also to meet friendly people.This （10）　　 gives me the courage to travel alone again in the future.

（1）A.happy	B.nervous	C.helpless
（2）A.after	B.before	C.until
（3）A.wrong	B.unexpectedly	C.well
（4）A.monkeys	B.birds	C.pandas
（5）A.get close to	B.make fun of	C.say goodbye to
（6）A.money	B.ID card	C.way
（7）A.friend	B.local	C.teacher
（8）A.help	B.information	C.food
（9）A.hot	B.safely	C.tired
（10）A.feeling	B.story	C.experience

We all like honest people，but not all people are honest with us.So it must be great that there is a day to ask （1）　 　 to be honest.M.Hirsh Goldberg，a writer，started Honesty Day.He （2）　 　 the last day of April as Honesty Day because the first day is April Fool's Day.

    Be honest.That's all you have to do on Honesty Day.On this day，anyone can ask you any question and you should give a （3）　 　 answer.Every Honesty Day，Mr.Goldberg gives（4）　 　 to honest groups and people to praise their honesty.

    Mr.Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.He said （5）   　 everyone tells lies.That is why he set up Honesty Day.

（1）A.everybody	B.somebody	C.nobody
（2）A.treated	B.considered	C.chose
（3）A.complete	B.true	C.quick
（4）A.punishments	B.prizes	C.suggestions
（5）A.actually	B.finally	C.gradually

Remy's mother got sick before he was born.She could not （1）　 　Remy.So he needed a foster mother to take care of him.A foster mother is a mother who takes someone else's child into her （2）　 　 and cares for the child for a period of time just as what she would do to her own child.In our human society，when a child's（3）　 　meet their unfortunate（不幸的）deaths for a certain reason or reasons，or its parents become too（4）　 　to look after it，this child will have to find a foster family，especially when it is a baby or at a very young age.In the world of（5）　 　in nature，the young may not be so lucky or easy to find a foster parent if their parents die or （6）　 　 the ability to raise them.Most of them will have to face a

（7）　 　end.Will Remy be as unlucky as most of the unfortunate young？

    Madu is a grown﹣up orangutan.She（8）　 　had a baby of her own.But she had cared for two other orangutan babies that didn't have moms.Would Madu be a foster mother to Remy，too？

With his blanket and toys，Remy went to（9）　 　Madu.It was love at first sight.Soon Remy climbed on Madu's back.Remy watched Madu.Madu taught Remy what to eat，

（10）　 　she also showed him how to hang and climb.Remy learned how to be an orangutan.

（1）A.look after	B.look at	C.look for	D.look like
（2）A.office	B.company	C.shop	D.family
（3）A.relatives	B.neighbors	C.parents	D.friends
（4）A.sick	B.kind	C.healthy	D.rich
（5）A.plants	B.animals	C.water	D.space
（6）A.have	B.lose	C.develop	D.keep
（7）A.moving	B.boring	C.happy	D.sad
（8）A.seldom	B.often	C.sometimes	D.never
（9）A.refuse	B.meet	C.control	D.hurt
（10）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.so

Long ago and faraway，there lived an old man and woman.One day，while the woman（1）　 　 clothes in the river，she saw a great big orange on the water moving slowly towards her：Excitedly，she caught the orange and decided（2）　 　 it home to eat.

    When the woman began to open the orange. ，suddenly，out jumped a little lovely boy!The man and woman didn't know（3）　 　 .But they felt very happy and named the boy Bobonaro，or Orange Boy.As time went by，the boy became very strong and brave.

Life was wonderful until some robbers（盗贼）moved onto a nearby island.The robbers were always stealing（4）　 　 things from the people.Bobonaro wanted to drive all of them away.So he put some of his mother's delicious food into（5）　 　 box and left home with it for the island.Along the way；he met a dog，a monkey and a bird.Bobonaro gave each of

（6）　 　 some food and helped them a lot.So they became good friends.（7）　 　 he told them about his problem，each of the three friends said， "I will help you get the robbers away. "

    （8）　 　 the help of his three friends，Bobonaro drove the robbers away successfully.He and his friends returned home with the valuable things that（9）　 　 by the robbers.All the people in the town （10）　 　 so happy to see their things back that they cheered and called him a hero.

（1）A.washes	B.is washing	C.was washing	D.washed
（2）A.take	B.to take	C.throw	D.to throw
（3）A.how they should do	B.how should they do	C.what they should do	D.what should they do
（4）A.many	B.much	C.little	D.few
（5）A.a	B.an	C.the	D./
（6）A.they	B.their	C.them	D.theirs
（7）A.Unless	B.If	C.Before	D.When
（8）A.In	B.On	C.With	D.At
（9）A.stole	B.were stolen	C.steal	D.are stolen
（10）A.is	B.was	C.are	D.were

High school life is coming to an end.Every student got a gift，but few gifts can be nicer than that Linda got from her dad.

    What's（1）　 　about it？It's a long story.Ever since kindergarten （学前班），Linda's father had invited each of his daughter's teachers to write some words about her in a notebook.Her teachers（2）　   their beautiful days with Linda from kindergarten to high school.And Linda's father kept the notebook（3）　 　she graduated from high school.The final gift was so surprising and moving that it made her cry a lot.

    Linda's father has kept this notebook as a（4）　 　these years and the notebook has become yellow. "It's clearly believed that everyone else in my life knew about it，" Linda said. "The words from every teacher（5）　 　me.They help me remember my years.Thanks to it，I can look back at the past school years.I can also enjoy the happy memories in the（6）　 　of my life.My teachers mentioned my smile.But what they wrote about me most is my deep love for life.I（7）　 　imagine the gift is so special.I would keep it for myself forever.It will be the most valuable thing in my life."

    Maybe we should think about using this gift from Linda's father as inspiration for gift﹣giving.The most important thing is something meaningful（8）　 　it.Sometimes，the best gift is not the most expensive one.

（1）A.clear	B.special	C.strange
（2）A.cut out	B.made up	C.wrote down
（3）A.if	B.until	C.since
（4）A.secret	B.promise	C.hope
（5）A.hurt	B.worry	C.encourage
（6）A.rest	B.shape	C.beginning
（7）A.always	B.often	C.never
（8）A.toward	B.behind	C.against

An old man had seven sons who were always quarreling（争吵）.Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property（财产）（1）　 　making them quarrel about it.

    The good old man，one day，called his sons around（2）　 　 .He laid before them seven（3）　 　，which were tied together with a rope.He said， "I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break the bundle（束，捆）. "

    Each one worked hard to break the bundle.They tried many times but they（4）　 　.They all said that it could not be done.

    "And yet，my（5）　 　 ，" said the father， "nothing is easier to do." He then untied the bundle，and broke the sticks，one by one，very（6）　 　 "Ah!" said his sons， "it is easy enough to do it，so anybody could do it in that way."

    Their father replied， "As it is with these sticks，so is it with you，my sons.So long as you work （7）    　and help each other，you will do well，and none can hurt you.But if you quarrel and（8）　 　 ，it will happen to you just as it has happened to these sticks，which lie here（9）　 　on the ground."

    In fact，（10）　 　 it is a home，city，or country，people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.

（1）A.on	B.in	C.by	D.for
（2）A.her	B.them	C.us	D.him
（3）A.candles	B.sticks	C.pencils	D.rulers
（4）A.missed	B.wondered	C.failed	D.refused
（5）A.boys	B.daughters	C.enemies	D.students
（6）A.quietly	B.easily	C.happily	D.carefully
（7）A.out	B.alone	C.hard	D.together
（8）A.jump	B.play	C.fight	D.run
（9）A.broken	B.separated	C.beaten	D.hidden
（10）A.how	B.what	C.either	D.whether

Space suits don't just make astronauts look cool.Without these （1） 　 　suits，astronauts wouldn't be able to leave their spaceship.That is to say，they wouldn't be able to

（2） 　 　on the Moon or work outside the International Space Station.

Space is a （3） 　 　place for human beings.Firstly，there is no air to breathe.Secondly，space also has high levels of radiation（辐射），energy that can pass through our bodies and make us（4） 　 　.Thirdly，some parts of space are really cold （5） 　 　other parts are very hot.So astronauts could die in just a few seconds if they（6） 　 　outside their spaceship without their suits.With a space suit，though，astronauts can move around in space for several hours.

Space suits keep astronauts（7） 　 　 sealed（密封的）inside.A backpack sends O2 in to let astronauts breathe normally.At the same time，the CO ₂ （8） 　 　 astronauts breathe out is sucked away.The suit also protects them from harmful radiation and fast﹣moving space dust. （9） 　 　 the space suit is another suit that looks like a pair of tight pajamas（睡衣）with little pipes running through them.Water runs through these pipes to（10） 　 　 astronauts because wearing a space suit can make astronauts very hot !

（1）A.private	B.special	C.plastic	D.expensive
（2）A.run	B.walk	C.live	D.surf
（3）A.funny	B.natural	C.beautiful	D.dangerous
（4）A.sick	B.bored	C.strong	D.relaxed
（5）A.after	B.since	C.before	D.while
（6）A.rushed	B.jumped	C.stepped	D.escaped
（7）A.safely	B.quickly	C.quietly	D.terribly
（8）A.who	B.this	C.that	D.whether
（9）A.Above	B.Under	C.Behind	D.Between
（10）A.wash away	B.warm up	C.cool off	D.clean out

Little Women is Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel.The novel follows the（1） 　 　of the four March sisters - Meg，Jo，Beth and Amy - and is based on the writer's own（2） 　　of growing up with her three sisters during the American Civil War （1861﹣1865）.

The main theme in the story is the importance of（3） 　　.Other themes include the need to work and self﹣improvement.

When the story begins the sisters are complaining because they are（4） 　　and have to work.Their mother says that they mustn't spend money on pleasure（5） 　 　there is a war and everybody must help.Their father is in the army.In the letters their father sends home he tells his daughters to work hard and not to waste their time.They must try to（6） 　　the bad things in their lives and stay cheerful.He wants to be proud of them when he comes home.The girls decide to make an effort to（7） 　　themselves because they love and miss their father very much.

Alcott was interested in women's rights and，through the four March sisters，she explored （探索）four different（8） 　 　 of being a woman in those days.Meg leaves the family to get（9） 　　 and have a new family.Beth devotes （致力于）herself to（10） 　　 her own family.Amy focuses on herself and her own pleasure.And Jo，like Alcott herself，tries to have a career in writing and care for her family at the same time.

（1）A.rules	B.lives	C.secrets
（2）A.experiences	B.expressions	C.directions
（3）A.friendship	B.work	C.family
（4）A.poor	B.rich	C.clever
（5）A.so	B.because	C.if
（6）A.sell	B.find	C.accept
（7）A.improve	B.serve	C.imagine
（8）A.maps	B.ways	C.circles
（9）A.dressed	B.lost	C.married
（10）A.looking after	B.looking for	C.asking for

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher parent meeting.To the little boy's（1） 　 　she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2） 　 　his mother and he felt sorry for her look.（3） 　 　she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar （疤痕） on her right face.The boy never wanted to（4） 　 　why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting，the people were impressed （使留下印象） by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had the scar.But the little boy was still（5） 　 　and hid himself from everyone.Just then，he（6） 　 　a conversation between his mother and the teacher.

"How did you get the scar on your face Madam？" The teacher asked carefully.

The mother replied， "When my son was a baby，his room caught fire one day.

（7） 　 　was too scared to get into his room，but I did.When I was running towards his bed，a long piece of wood fell down and I put myself over him.Finally，when I（8） 　 　，I found I was in the hospital." She touched her right face. "The scar was left on my face，but I have never regretted what I did for my son.You see，he is strong and healthy now."

Hearing that，the little boy cried（9） 　 　and ran to his mother.He hugged his mother and felt great love（10） 　 　his mother.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

（1）A.surprise	B.disappointment	C.enjoyment	D.excitement
（2）A.noticed	B.greeted	C met	D.mentioned
（3）A.If	B.As	C.Although	D.While
（4）A.talk about	B.think about	C.worry about	D.hear about
（5）A.bored	B.satisfied	C.surprised	D.embarrassed
（6）A.made	B. continued	C.heard	D.replied
（7）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（8）A.woke up	B.climbed up	C.put up	D.thought up
（9）A.normally	B.sadly	C.exactly	D.simply
（10）A.from	B.for	C.with	D.between

As the saying goes. "A hero is known in the time of misfortune".Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this.He is a doctor（1） 　 　saved many people's lives in our country.

In 2003，SARS（2） 　 　in Guangdong.Later，it spread across China and other parts of the world.Patients coughed a lot and got fevers.Hundreds of people（3） 　 　the disease.Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they（4） 　 　patients.Zhong spent much time in finding the cause of the disease.And with his way of treating，many patients began to get better.

（5） 　 　17 years later，he again helped the country to fight against COVID﹣19，which has been declared a pandemic（流行病）by the World Health Organization（WHO）.

During this fight，Dr.Zhong Nanshan has been leading China's National Health Commission's expert panel（咨询组）for（6）    　the COVID﹣19 outbreak in the country.

After visiting Wuhan，Dr，Zhong spoke out（7） 　 　about human﹣to﹣human transmission and suggested evidence﹣based prevention.As a trusted doctor，he is very

（8） 　 　in calming public fear and anxiety with facts.

 Now at the age of 84，Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and（9） 　 　young doctors.On Sept.8，2020，Dr.Zhong was awarded the Medal of the Republic，the highest state honor，（10） 　 　he had made a great contribution to China's fight against the pandemic.

（1）A.whom	B.which	C.who	D.whose
（2）A.had	B.appeared	C.happened	D.found
（3）A.died out	B.died of	C.died away	D.died from
（4）A.treated	B.treaded	C.traded	D.trended
（5）A.On	B.Around	C.Over	D.For
（6）A.investigate	B.investigates	C.investigating	D.investigated
（7）A.slowly	B.quietly	C.mostly	D.frankly
（8）A.effective	B.affecting	C.effort	D.efficacy
（9）A.trusts	B.teaches	C.saves	D.thanks
（10）A.though	B.even	C.because	D.so

Long ago there lived a wise man who worked hard.（1） 　 　，his son was lazy and did nothing at all.

The wise man was（2） 　 　about his son's future.One day，he asked his son to go to a faraway place to find some treasure.Then he （3） 　 　his son a map.

The next day the son left（4） 　 　the map.Along the way，he met lots of（5） 　 　，but he overcame them.After a long year，he （6） 　 　the place his father said.He spent a week （7） 　 　the treasure everywhere，but didn't find （8） 　 　.

He was disappointed and decided to return home.On his way （9） 　 　，he experienced the same scenery.Sometimes，he（10） 　 　to enjoy the beauty of nature.He also learned to hunt（11） 　 　make meals.He was now able to tell（12） 　 　by the position of the sun during a day.He met those（13） 　 　people who had helped him earlier.This time，he stayed and helped them.

When he got home，he said（14） 　 　to his father for finding nothing.

"There wasn't any treasure in that place，my dear son，" the father said （15） 　 　 ，"But I think you have found you own future path."

（1）A.Besides	B.Therefore	C.However	D.Then
（2）A.worried	B.bored	C.excited	D.relaxed
（3）A.sold	B.handed	C.mailed	D.stole
（4）A.on	B.in	C.about	D.with
（5）A.mistakes	B.difficulties	C.interests	D.thoughts
（6）A.bought	B.called	C.left	D.reached
（7）A.looking for	B.giving up	C.throwing away	D.putting away
（8）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything
（9）A.there	B.here	C.before	D.back
（10）A.seemed	B.failed	C.stopped	D.refused
（11）A.and	B.as	C.but	D.so
（12）A.front	B.time	C.right	D.weight
（13）A.noisy	B.shy	C.bad	D.kind
（14）A.sorry	B.thanks	C.hello	D.goodbye
（15）A.easily	B.sadly	C.quietly	D.loudly

Some people still live in her hometown.But （1） 　may only return once or twice a year.Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave he countryside （2） 　 　for work in the cities.（3） 　these is Li Daming，a 38﹣year﹣od husband and father.He （4） 　 　Shanghai for the past 13 years.Working in a busy factory，he doesn't find （5） 　 　time to visit his hometown. "I（6） 　 　return home at least once a year，but I haven't been back for almost three years now.It's（7） 　 　shame，but I just don't have the time，" he says.

Many people like Li Daming show great interest in the changes of their hometowns.Lots of large hospitals and new roads have appeared.In many places，a lot of excellent teachers from the cities （8） 　 　 to help as well.

"I（9） 　 　that's true of my hometown，" adds Li Daming. "Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the（10） 　 　century.But now the buildings are really old.I hear they are going to build a new school there." Li Daming thinks

（11） 　 　are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

（12） 　 　Li Daming，great changes have taken place in his hometown. （13） 　 　，some things will never change."In my hometown，a big old tree （14） 　 　still opposite the school and has become quite a symbol of the place.When I was young，most of the children in my hometown liked to play together under that big tree，（15） 　 　during the summer holiday.That was our happy childhood.Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our minds."

（1）A.other	B.the other	C.another	D.others
（2）A.to search	B.search	C.searching	D.searched
（3）A.Between	B.Middle	C.Among	D.During
（4）A.have gone to	B.has been in	C.have been to	D.has been to
（5）A.many	B.the more	C.much	D.the most
（6）A.be used to doing	B.be used to	C.be used for	D.used to
（7）A./	B.the	C.an	D.a
（8）A.have been sent	B.were sent	C.are sending	D.will send
（9）A.founded	B.looked	C.noticed	D.hoped
（10）A.mid﹣twenty	B.mid﹣twentieth	C.mid﹣twelve	D.mid﹣twelfth
（11）A.developments	B.competitions	C.inventions	D.progresses
（12）A.According to	B.For example	C.In order to	D.Ever since
（13）A.Even	B.Or	C.And	D.However
（14）A.was	B.is	C.were	D.will be
（15）A.specially	B.especially	C.particularly	D，properly

" Ladies and gentlemen，the time train has arrived at the terminal （终点）! " After the train had stopped，I realized that I had come to the （1） 　2035.

Suddenly，I heard （2） 　 　calling my name.I turned around and found a robot waving to me.She told me that she would be my tour guide during the trip. "（3） 　 　me and I will show you around the city!" she said.

Lots of criss﹣crosing airlanes （纵横交错的空中车道）caught my eyes （4） 　 　I walked out of the train station.The robot explained that the new traffic system was designed by famous engineers and it had solved the traffic problems completely.

I felt a little （5） 　 　then，so we made our way to a restaurant nearby.Just as I realized that there was no menu，a waiter began to （6） 　 　my body with a special instrument.It made me so scared that I jumped out of my seat.The robot told me to calm down and explained that the machine was able to find out （7） 　 　dish suits my body most.

At the end of the tour，we went to an amusement park.Amazingly，there were no rides at all. （8） 　 　，everything was run through virtual reality （虚拟现实）.I put on a VR headset and tried the roller coaster.It was so real that I could （9） 　 　my clothes wet with sweat （汗）by nervousness.

We finally returned to the train station.Just as I got on the train，I heard a familiar（熟悉的）（10） 　 　.I opened my eyes to see my mom standing over me.

"Time to go to school now!"she said.

（1）A.hour	B.date	C.month	D.year
（2）A.everyone	B.no one	C.someone	D.anyone
（3）A.Follow	B.Lead	C.Stop	D.Teach
（4）A.as long as	B.in order that	C.as soon as	D.even though
（5）A.hungry	B.thirsty	C.relaxed	D.excited
（6）A.look after	B.take up	C.look through	D.pick up
（7）A.whose	B.which	C.where	D.when
（8）A.Besides	B.Also	C.Anyway	D.Instead
（9）A.smell	B.feel	C.seem	D.taste
（10）A.sound	B.noise	C.voice	D.ring