初中英语完形填空完型填空

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

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．

I have invented robots which improve the work of cars． My love of making things began（1） 　　I was a kid． I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison．

One day in fourth grade， our（2） 　 gave us a project in class． We had to write to a company and learn about the products． I thought and thought． （3） 　　I chose the Thomas A． Edison Company． Soon after， the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison． How I enjoyed reading and re﹣reading about his （4） 　　! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most． The inventions were clearly printed on my brain．

My dad noticed my interest in inventing and（5） 　　me． He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things． Once， I surprised my dad（6） 　　a model plane I made． Later， we found a（7） 　　model plane in a store． I learned that different inventors often invent similar things． It is not unusual for this to happen． I also learned that not all great ideas（8） 　　． Failure is a common part of the inventing．

As my father and I worked together， I began to realize that my dad was quite an inventor himself． He was always（9） 　　a better way to do a simple job． His guiding hands， together with my（10） 　　in inventing， led me to become an engineer and an inventor． Of course， I also thank Thomas Edison． He is my hero．

（1）A． before	B． after	C． when	D． until
（2）A． parent	B． teacher	C． inventor	D． engineer
（3）A． Easily	B． Finally	C． Safely	D． Quickly
（4）A． lights	B． projects	C． suggestions	D． inventions
（5）A． mistook	B． refused	C． chose	D． encouraged
（6）A． with	B． about	C． into	D． from
（7）A． different	B． similar	C． large	D． small
（8）A． work	B． fail	C． come	D． end
（9）A． looking at	B． looking for	C． looking after	D． looking through
（10）A． habit	B． story	C． interest	D． plan

Once there was a king and his daughter． The king asked his daughter how much she loved him． She said that she loved him as much as the loved（1） 　　． Her answer made the king very happy． Salt is simple thing， （2） 　　it is very important． So the king thought his daughter cared a lot about him．

Salt has many（3） 　　． Our bodies need salt． If we don't have enough， our bodies can't work properly． We put salt on icy roads to make them（4） 　　． We also use salt to produce other products， like paper and glass． But for many years， salt's most important job was to（5） 　　food． Like other living things， most bacteria（细菌） need water to live． Salt takes in plenty of water， so most bacteria（细菌） can not live（6） 　　a salty environment． As a result， salt protects food and many other things． For much of human history， this ability has made salt（7） 　　．Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt． Even today， the hard﹣working ，useful people are（8） 　　as "the salt of the earth"．

For centuries， salt was also hard to （9） 　　． Its usefulness， together with rarity（稀有） made it very expensive． Salt could even be used like（10） 　　． In fact， the word salary （薪水） comes from the word salt．

Today， salt is used more widely and it still plays an important role in our life．

（1）A． salt	B． air	C． gold	D． sugar
（2）A． or	B． so	C． and	D． but
（3）A． forms	B． secrets	C． uses	D． skills
（4）A． wide	B． safe	C． smooth	D． thick
（5）A． protect	B． provide	C． produce	D． prepare
（6）A． in	B． outside	C． for	D． without
（7）A． hopeful	B． comfortable	C．valuable	D． successful
（8）A． saved	B． dreamed	C． invited	D． described
（9）A． sell	B． get	C． take	D． keep
（10）． money	B． medicine	C． earth	D． food

Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world．But do you know they can teach us？

Geese （雁），for example，teach a very good lesson about （1） 　　．In the fall，Canada geese fly to the warm south to （2） 　　Canada's cold winter．They lift off in no order．Yet （3） 　　they form a V shape，with one bird leading the group．

This V shape allows geese to （4） 　　energy．When the front bird moves its wings up and down，the resulting force of the air lifts the next one．This continues down the line．The bird （5） 　　has the hardest job．When it gets （6） 　　．it moves behind，and another bird moves into the lead．By sharing the role，the group can travel great distances．Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70percent farther without （7） 　　than birds flying alone．

During the long flying journey，geese communicate with one another．They honk （鸣叫）to （8） 　　the birds up front to keep up the speed．They also cheer each other up （9） 　　working toward a common goal．

What have we learned from the lovely geese's experience and skills？

（10） 　　together!Whether it is our personal lives or our jobs，we need other people．We need the spirit of teamwork!

1．A．experience	B．success	C．friendship	D．teamwork
2．A．look for	B．get away from	C．wait for	D．walk away from
3．A．busily	B．quickly	C．bravely	D．suddenly
4．A．save	B．waste	C．create	D．lose
5．A．in front	B．at the back	C．in the middle	D．on the left
6．A．bored	B．tired	C．hungry	D．thirsty
7．A．rest	B．sleep	C．excuse	D．result
8．A．lead	B．lift	C．teach	D．encourage
9．A．until	B．after	C．while	D．before
10．A．Play	B．Travel	C．Live	D．Work

Sara was sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party．Because of the terrible storm，her （41） 　　planned to have the party the next weekend．Sara didn't understand why．

"Sara，you can't sit there all day，"her mother said．"We'll have your party next weekend．""It's （42） 　　!My birthday is today，not next weekend!!"

Sara（43） 　　．She wanted to watch anything that wasn't about the storm．（44） 　　almost every station was talking about it．"This storm is ruining（毁灭） everything．I can't（45） 　　watch my favorite shows．"

Her mother sat down next to her．"The storm is ruining a lot．Look at that．Those people are trying to（46） 　　their houses．Could you imagine if we lost our home？"

Sara looked at what was happening on the TV．The storm did look bad．She knew she'd be really sad if her family lost their（47） 　　．

"What's going to happen to all those people？Will （48） 　　be OK？"asked Sara．

"Usually when there's a big storm like this，people raise money and give away（捐赠） food and other things to the homeless families．"

"I want to help too，"said Sara．"Maybe I could（49） 　　my birthday money to them．

Those people will need it more than me．"

Her mother smiled．"I （50） 　　you，Sara．Helping others is a great way to weather（经受住） the storm．"

41．A．friends	B．classmates	C．parents
42．A．different	B．great	C．exciting
43．A．went to the movie	B．turned on the TV	C．listened to the radio
44．A．Or	B．And	C．But
45．A．even	B．just	C．often
46．A．count	B．save	C．push
47．A．food	B．money	C．home
48．A．we	B．you	C．they
49．A．send	B．pay	C．lend
50．A．am interested in	B．am proud of	C．am sorry for．

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding（寄宿） school．Before going to the boarding school，this boy was the（1） 　　student in his class．He was the top in every competition．But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school．His grades（成绩） started dropping．He hated being in a group．He was（2） 　　all the time．His parents started （3） 　　the boy．So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him．They sat by the lake near the school．The father started to ask him some（4） 　　about his classes，teachers and sports．After some time his dad said，"Dear，do you know（5） 　　I'm here today？"

The boy answered back，"To check my（6） 　　？"

"No，no．"his dad（7） 　　，"I'm here to tell you that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY LIFE"

These words caused the boy's eyes to fill（8） 　　tears．He hugged his dad．They didn't say（9） 　   to each other for a long time．The boy knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him （10） 　　．Today this young man is in college and is at the top of his class．No one has ever seen him sad!

1．A．fastest	B．worst	C．best	D．healthiest
2．A．excited	B．lonely	C．active	D．honest
3．A．calling on	B．looking for	C．finding out	D．worrying about
4．A．agreements	B．reasons	C．questions	D．lessons
5．A．when	B．where	C．how	D．why
6．A．grades	B．groups	C．sports	D．health
7．A．read	B．replied	C．wrote	D．thought
8．A．with	B．up	C．in	D．out
9．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything
10．A．hardly	B．quickly	C．heavily	D．deeply．

L Ming is a middle school student．He lives （41） 　　a small village far from the school．

Li Ming has to （42） 　　up early in the morning，After a quick （43） 　　，he runs to get to school on time．His father want to （44） 　　a bike for him．Li Ming knows that his mother is always （45） 　　and needs much money to buy medicine． （46） 　　 he doesn't agree with his father to buy a bike．He keeps running to

（47） 　　everyday． Now he is very strong． He is never late for school and his teachers often praise（表扬） （48） 　　．

Last week there was a sports meeting in his school．Li Ming ran （49） 　　than any other boy and won the boys' 1，（500meters． （50） 　　whole school cheered for him． He was very happy．

41．A．past	B．on	C．in
42．A．get	B．stand	C．look
43．A．breakfast	B．meeting	C．sleep
44．A．put	B．buy	C．take
45．A．free	B．lazy	C．ill
46．A．Or	B．But	C．SO
47．A．game	B．school	C．party
48．A．him	B．her	C．it
49．A．fast	B．faster	C．fastest
50．A．The	B．A	C．An

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．

Do you know One Belt，One Road？We also call it the Modern Silk Road．And Zhang Qian was an early traveler of the Ancient Silk Road．He was probably the first（1） 　　to bring back good information about the central Asian lands to China．

In 138BC，Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian to the Yue﹣chi people to ask for their（2） 　　against the Xiongnu who often infringed（侵犯）them．（3） 　　，on the way to the Western Regions，he was caught by the Xiongnu people．Zhang had to stay with them（4） 　　about 10years before he got away．When Zhang finally（5） 　　the Yue﹣chi in the North India，he was（6） 　　to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people．

On（7） 　　return journey，Zhang Qian and his men were（8） 　　again．It was not until 125BC that they returned to China．（9） 　　Zhang didn't finish his job，he learned a lot about the places，people，customs and cultures of the 36kingdoms（王国）in the Western Regions．

Later Han Wudi sent Zhang to the West again．Zhang's journey to the West helped（10） 　　international trade，especially in silk，between China and the West．That's the Ancient Silk Road．

1．A．men	B．man's	C．man	D．men's
2．A．question	B．help	C．knowledge	D．answer
3．A．Happily	B．Excitedly	C．Luckily	D．Unfortunately
4．A．for	B．since	C．at	D．in
5．A．arrived	B．reached	C．got	D．liked
6．A．comfortable	B．disappointed	C．excited	D．enjoyable
7．A．him	B．he	C．his	D．himself
8．A．caught	B．made	C．served	D．heard
9．A．But	B．As	C．Because	D．Although
10．A．use	B．get	C．develop	D．see．

A British boy named Seb Clover has a fantastic and exciting hobby﹣sailing．He sailed his 9.8﹣metre﹣long boat 5000km （41） 　　．Tenerife to Antigua．Fifteen﹣year﹣old Seb has become one of （42） 　　，people to sail alone across the Atlantic Ocean so far．Seb said，"Sometimes I was afraid．

But I still enjoyed every moment．The （43） 　　，thing was seeing fish and other sea animals swimming close to the boat，and the worst part of the journey was when I ran out of chocolate．"

   Seb （44） 　　boats since he was very young and （45） 　　to get ready for this journey when he was only twelve．Seb said，"I enjoyed sailing alone，but I'm looking （46） 　　to going back to school now．"Seb （47） 　　twice a day for a year by his coach and a half year to prepare for the sailing．He also held fundraisers（募捐会），not only （48） 　　the cost of sailing，but also to （49） 　　money for an organization which helps （50） 　　persons．Sed said，"Any teenager can do this and all they have to do is to have a try．"

41．A．from	B．across	C．through	D．on
42．A．young	B．the youngest	C．the younger	D．younger
43．A．worse	B．worst	C．better	D．best
44．A．sails	B．sailed	C．has sailed	D．sailing
45．A．has started	B．started	C．will start	D．starts
46．A．forward	B．for	C．after	D．up
47．A．has trained	B．will be trained	C．trained	D．was trained
48．A．wait for	B．pay for	C．to pay for	D．to wait for
49．A．research	B．raise	C．rise	D．receive
50．A．carelessly	B．carefully	C．homelessness	D．homeless．

阅读短文，并从各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项．

Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman．There was a big box in the businessman's living room．The businessman pointed at the box and said，"There's only one thing you mustn't do．Don't open the box．"After saying this，he（41） 　　the living room．

The woman said to her husband，"There（42） 　　something expensive in the box．Let's（43） 　　it，shall we？"Her husband said no to her．

The woman didn't give up her（44） 　　．One day，she decided to find out what was（45） 　　it．Her husband didn't stop her．She opened the box and looked（46） 　　．She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it，（47） 　　she failed．

That evening the businessman came home and found the box was（48） 　　．He was very angry and asked the woman and her（49） 　　to leave his home at once．

"But there was（50） 　　in the box．"the woman said．"We haven't taken anything at all．"The businessman shouted at them，"The box is not important．I cannot believe in you．That's important!"

41．A．entered	B．left	C．found	D．arrived
42．A．must be	B．has	C．lived	D．have
43．A．buy	B．close	C．clean	D．open
44．A．home	B．idea	C．boss	D．children
45．A．near	B．under	C．in	D．on
46．A．beside	B．outside	C．up	D．inside
47．A．so	B．and	C．but	D．or
48．A．lost	B．open	C．empty	D．closed
49．A．husband	B．son	C．daughter	D．businessman
50．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything．