初中英语说明文填空题

Here are the materials you need to have a successful study period．

    ●Water and Healthy Snacks

Nowadays， you may spend much time studying． In the middle of a study period， you must be a little tired． It can be （1）　　 to tell yourself that you have to stop． You may go to the （2）　　 because you're so hungry or thirsty． How can you save time？ Solve this problem （3）　　 keeping a bottle of water and healthy snacks at your desk． These （4）　

　 will give you what you need for the long hours of studying ahead of you．

    ●The Internet

    If you are not clear about what you have learnt ， you' ll probably use your class notes to（5）　　．What happens if there's a topic that you still don't （6）　　 understand？ You'd better have a website or two that you can （7）　　 to search a subject． You can find explanations（解释） in the website． These can be very （8）　　 in making sure that you understand the material．

    ●Highlighters（亮光笔） and Sticky（粘的） Notes．

Learn wisely． As you （9）　　 your textbook and notes， use highlighters and sticky notes to （10）　　 yourself of which key information you need to remember． （11）　

　 even the strictest teachers won't make you （12）　　 your whole textbook for your exam． In order not to lose those very important （13）　you can use some bright， fun color signs to record these materials．

    ●Note cards

    Finally， we suggest keeping some note cards in your study （14）　　 you can make flashcards for coming tests． These are a useful tool for （15）　　 subject that requires memorization．

    Good luck on your test．

（1）A．strange	B． easy	C． different	D． private
（2）A．garden	B． yard	C． kitchen	D． pool
（3）A． by	B． in	C．on	D． at
（4）A． troubles	B． shapes	C． prices	D． things
（5）A． praise	B． Throw	C．study	D．promise
（6）A．normally	B． gradually	C． completely	D． politely
（7）A． imagine	B． use	C．knock	D． divide
（8）A． peaceful	B． beautiful	C． thankful	D． helpful
（9）A． read	B． perform	C．argue	D． treat
（10）A．reflect	B．remind	C． receive	D． repeat
（11）A． Because	B．before	C． After	D． Though
（12）A．cancel	B． attend	C． celebrate	D． memorize
（13）A． interest	B． points	C． sizes	D． styles
（14）A． as if	B． even if	C． so that	D． since that
（15）A． either	B．another	C．some	D．any

Dear Li Ming，

    I am happy to hear that you would like to become an architect（建筑师）！Your aunt tells me that you are a good student a hard worker， so I（1）　　 know that you'll be able to realize whatever you put your mind to．

    You have （2）　　a difficult but great job． Architect is unusual because it is a mixture of both art and science． You need to be（3）　　 to think of new and interesting designs（设计）． You also need to be good at math and science so that you can translate your creative ideas into buildings that are safe and（4）　　． Even language is important to an architect． You need to be able express your ideas （5）　　so that other people can understand them．

Think about all the different kinds of （6）　　 people need： houses， apartment， schools， office buildings， grocery stores， churches， malls ， hotels， factories， gyms， airports， hospitals． Architects think up the（7）　　way to build each building so that it is interesting to look at， safe， and easy to use．

    First ， the architect usually creates a proposal（提案） that shows the customer his or her idea for the building．（8）　　the customer likes it ， then the architect keeps working． He or she （9）　　a plan that shows all the details of how the building will be constructed（建造）． The architect does not actually build the structure． But questions often come up during the construction，（10）　　the architect always needs to be easily．

    （11）　　 the idea in my mind becomes a real building is my favorite． That is always （12）　　for me．

    Please let me know if you have any other questions． You are also welcome to visit me anytime．

Uncle Wang

（1）A． ever	B． never	C． hardly	D． already
（2）A． found	B． chosen	C． accepted	D． completed
（3）A． active	B． educated	C． creative	D． talented
（4）A． hopeful	B． traditional	C． useful	D． expensive
（5）A． clearly	B． widely	C． politely	D． kindly
（6）A． houses	B． schools	C． buildings	D． churches
（7）A． newest	B． best	C． dearest	D． cheapest
（8）A． If	B． When	C． Before	D． After
（9）A． starts with	B． deals with	C． gets on with	D． comes up with
（10）A． so	B． but	C． and	D． or
（11）A． Seeing	B． Knowing	C． Expecting	D． Hearing
（12）A． boring	B． exciting	C． moving	D． tiring

Students learn their lessons in class． They sit in the classroom listening to their teachers． This is a way of （1）　　． Is this the only way for students to learn？ Of course not． There is another （2）　　to learn．

    Students can teach themselves． For example， if you can't remember （3）　　when you are doing your homework， what will you do？ You can look up your book to find the answer． Then， how to teach yourself？ The first thing you must do is （4）　　． Read something you are interested in，（5）　　you have to read． The second is that you must ask yourself questions． A clever student is usually （6）　　asking questions． The third is to answer the questions yourself． These are the ways of teaching yourself． If you （7）　　doing like these for a long time， you are sure to have great progress in your study．

（1）A． thinking	B． learning	C．working
（2）A． plan	B． skill	C．way
（3）A．anything	B．something	C．nothing
（4）A． listening	B．reading	C．writing
（5）A． or	B．and	C．but
（6）A．afraid of	B．sure of	C．good at
（7）A． remember	B．practice	C．love

Sometimes， kids don't think their parents are fair to them． When you want to dress in a modern way， your mum doesn't like you wearing a （1）　　． When you are（2）　　， they ask if you're speaking to a boy or a girl． Sometimes it seems that you're not as （3）　__　to your parents as you used to be． How can you changes such a situation？

    Closing the Gap by the American author Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better （4）　　with your parents．

    Both parents and children have needs． They need to feel they are （5）　　and loved． You your parents your needs， and （6）　　what their needs are． To get your parents to know what you're doing and what you want to do， you could talk about your school life now and your dreams for the （7）　　． It helps your parents know more about you． Maybe you can think of a way to make （8）　　of you happy．

    The book gives ways to help teens understand their parents． When you think "my parents don't want me to have any fun"， it usually means your parents want you to be（9）　　． The book gives you lots of ideas， such as making time to talk， keeping a diary and showing your parents you are growing up． If you follow these steps， you will be able to make your（10）　__　a happier place．

（1）A． warm coat	B． thick sweater	C． mini﹣skirt
（2）A． writing letters	B． making phone calls	C． taking risks
（3）A． close	B． far	C． awful
（4）A． idea	B． relationship	C． environment
（5）A． outgoing	B． comfortable	C． important
（6）A． find out	B． bring out	C． give out
（7）A． past	B． present	C． future
（8）A． both	B． all	C． none
（9）A． safe	B． happy	C． dangerous
（10）A． school	B． home	C． room

As a new teacher at Dull Primary School in Denver， Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders， most of whom came from（1）　　families． She asked them to complete the note， "I wish my teacher knew…" and share something about themselves．

Their honest answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties． "I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework，" （2）　　one child． "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed， because my mom is not free a lot，" wrote another． Some showed hope for the（3）　　， "I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college．"

"Some notes are really heartbreaking．" Schwartz tells ABC News． "I care （4）　　about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever．" She explains， "I hoped to know （5）　　I could better support them． So I（6）　　to let them tell me what I needed to know． That was why I created the fill﹣in﹣the﹣blank exercise．"

（7）　　the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously（匿名）， most wanted to include names． And some were even excited to read their notes out loud， （8）　　one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely． "After she told the class， 'I don't have friends to（9）　　me，' I was worried what they would do，" Schwartz tells US Weekly． "However， I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered her． They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch． You see， children have an unusual ability to show empathy（同情）．"

"The results have been （10）　　，" says Schwartz． "It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them．"

（1）A．traditional	B．friendly	C．poor	D．small
（2）A．suggested	B．copied	C．repeated	D．wrote
（3）A．society	B．course	C．research	D．future
（4）A．secretly	B．deeply	C．nervously	D．directly
（5）A．where	B．why	C．how	D．when
（6）A．decided	B．refused	C．forgot	D．learned
（7）A．Unless	B．Though	C．Because	D．Before
（8）A．like	B．form	C．against	D．except
（9）A．look for	B．talk about	C．depend on	D．play with
（10）A．boring	B．surprising	C．worrying	D．relaxing

Have you seen this picture on line？ There is a big smile on the（26）　　face． It makes me feel happy whenever I（27）　　it．

In fact， there（28）　　a story about the picture． Campbell Jones is a young man from Australia． Several months ago， when Jones was riding his（29）　　 on Rottenest Island， a little animal ran after him． It was a quokka（短尾矮袋鼠）， a kind of animal that lives on Rottenest Island．

A lot of wild animals fear（害怕） humans， （30）　　quokkas are not afraid of people． It is common for quokkas to get close to people on this island． When Jones stopped his bike， the cute animal jumped towards（31）　　． It seemed that the quokka was interested in Jones' camera and wanted to take a picture． Jones thought it was fun and（32）　　 it．

The picture became（33）　　after Jones posted it on the Internet． Hundreds of people left（34）　　below it． One of them said， "Wow! It's the cutest animal I have（35）　　seen!" And another one said the photo "makes the world a better place．"

What do you think of the photo？

26． A． animal's	B． animal	C． Jones'
27． A． look forward to	B． look after	C． look at
28． A． have	B． is	C． are
29． A． train	B． bus	C． bike
30． A． and	B． because	C． but
31． A． itself	B． it	C． him
32． A． hit	B． helped	C． cut
33． A． popular	B． typical	C． shocked
34． A． messages	B． marks	C． tools
35． A． never	B． since	C． ever

Today， we are living a rapid life． We always try to get things done （31）　　． On weekdays， we are busy （32）　　or working． One of the （33）　　is that we don't have enough exercise． We all know August 8th is National Fitness Day． If we exercise for one hour a day， we will work healthily for 50years and live a happy life forever．

Scientists have found that people who often exercise are （34）　　　than those who don't， whether they do it indoors or outdoors． According to a survey， students can learn better and feel less stressed when they have more （35）　　to play sports at school． Many young women enjoy doing yoga（瑜伽） or dancing to relax and stay（36）　　 In some housewives' opinion， doing housework is a good way to burn calories（卡路里）．It can keep them （37）　B　while getting their house in order． To be strong and full of （38）　 ， some men like running， riding bicycles or playing ball games．

You will be healthy both in the（39）　　and mind by doing exercise． This weekend， don't make any plans， just get up early and start （40）　　．

31． A． quickly	B． slowly	C． loudly
32． A． playing	B． sleeping	C． studying
33． A． differences	B． problems	C． trouble
34． A． more dangerous	B． more natural	C． healthier
35． A． time	B． money	C． food
36． A． heavy	B． thin	C． tall
37． A． jumping	B． moving	C． eating
38． A． energy	B． safety	C． suggestions
39． A． tooth	B． head	C． body
40． A． exercising	B． offering	C． waiting

Have you ever heard of e﹣waste（电子垃圾）？How do you deal with your Mp4players， mobile phones and your computers when they're broken or you want a new one？

Most people just throw them away． With the（21）　　of electronic industry， e﹣waste pollution has become a serious problem． According to the UN， in 2014， people around the world produced 41.8million tons of e﹣waste and only（22）　　less than 20% of it． The USA was（23）　　 waster in the world， producing 7.1million tons． China came second，（24）　　 6million tons．

It's important to pay attention to e﹣waste． It can be（25）　　valuable or harmful， depending on what we do with it． E﹣waste is a valuable urban mine（城市矿藏）． The value of the metals， like gold and silver is（26）　　． And the metals can be reused， but if people throw them away， the toxic（有毒的） chemicals can（27）　　the earth or air， they will affect the environment and people's health．

Now， Apple recycles people's used products in China when they're buying new（28）　　． The company will test and repair them and then sell them at lower prices．（29）　　 e﹣waste， we can buy longer lasting electronic products． If you don't want your electronics， find a new home for them． You can also take them to see（30）　　companies can offer recycling programs．

21． A． developing	B． developed	C． development
22． A． recycled	B． rebuilt	C． researched
23． A． big	B． bigger	C． the biggest
24． A． during	B． with	C． between
25． A． both	B． either	C． neither
26． A． amazing	B． disappointing	C． boring
27． A． get up	B． get into	C． get on
28． A． them	B． those	C． ones
29． A． To increase	B． To reduce	C． To keep
30． A． that	B． where	C． whether

A prom（毕业舞会）is a big part of high school for students in the UK． A school prom is a formal（正式的）（1） 　　to celebrate an important date at school， such as the end of high school or completing school exams． A prom is usually（2） 　　in June， around the end of exam time． The idea is to have fun with your school friends． A prom organizer provides（3） 　____for the special event， including balloons， food and music． But you need to prepare your own（4） 　　．

Young people like to（5） 　　for their prom． On the prom night， girls change their school uniforms for an evening dress and high heels． Boys usually wear a suit（6） 　 C 　a tie and smart shoes．The right hairstyle is important， too．

Arriving at your prom in a chauffeur﹣driven limousine（有专职司机的豪车）is very（7） 　　．The party can start on the way lo the dinner or dance．Some people drive around town in their best clothes（8） 　　make sure that everyone sees them．

Not long ago， most British schools didn't have school proms． They（9） 　　had a school party at the end of the term．Now， more than 85 percent of schools in Britain have a prom．Many parents（10） 　　the prom as on their kids an important thing． They say it has had a great influence on their kids．

（1）A． race	B． party	C． meeting	D． notice
（2）A． held	B． happened	C． entered	D． developed
（3）A． something	B． anything	C． nothing	D． everything
（4）A． product	B． address	C． textbook	D． clothes
（5）A． put on	B． clean up	C． dress up	D． take down
（6）A． in	B． for	C． with	D． of
（7）A． lonely	B． strange	C． silent	D． popular
（8）A． so	B． and	C． but	D． or
（9）A． really	B． quickly	C． simply	D． slowly
（10）A． regard	B． report	C． lead	D． search

When I was a little child， I learned many kinds of （1） 　 　． I learned how to do chores around the house， some first aids（急救）and outdoor survival（生存）skills． There's one skill that's really （2） 　 　in everyday life basic home repair （家庭基础维修）．

Being able to take care of repairs around the house is very satisfying． It might be difficult （3） 　 　，but when you know more about your tools， it becomes easier．

For example， I had some problems with the showerhead（淋浴喷头）in my （4） 　 　a few days ago． I didn't call a repairman to replace（替换）it﹣who knows how much money the repairman would want me to （5） 　 　？ So I bought a new showerhead and replaced it（6） 　 　．

The task was so simple that it only took me several（7） 　 　．As I fixed the new showerhead on，I（8） 　 　a sense of achievement． Of course， there are lots of repairs that are more difficult． My brother， for example， has repaired the TV set in his house many times． With the help of online instructional videos， he has （9） 　 　thousands of dollars in repairman fee（费用）over the years． Skills like these not only save us money， but more importantly， make us more independent and confident．

Doing chores around your house is easier than you （10） 　 　．

（1）A． sports	B． skills	C． laws	D． rules
（2）A． awful	B． careful	C． harmful	D． useful
（3）A． at last	B． at least	C． at first	D． at all
（4）A． library	B． office	C． bedroom	D． bathroom
（5）A． pay for	B． look for	C． wait for	D． care for
（6）A． ourselves	B． himself	C． myself	D． themselves
（7）A． minutes	B． months	C． weeks	D． years
（8）A． smelt	B． felt	C． became	D． tasted
（9）A． wasted	B． spent	C． made	D． saved
（10）A． collect	B． decide	C． think	D． choose

Time capsules（胶囊）are small collections of things or information that are stored（存储）somewhere safe．They can（1） 　　by people in many years and give future people a view of life in the past．

They may have newspaper articles，popular music recordings and photos．Historians can use time capsules to （2） 　　more about people that lived in the past．

One of （3） 　　time capslules was the Detroit Century Box．On December 31，1900，the city put several photos and letters in a box．The box wasn't opened （4） 　　people took it out on December 31，2000．

The things inside the capaule （5） 　　us a look at Deroit in the past．There （6） 　　photos of people and places，as well as letters written by local people．Some of them even made（7） 　　for the future．For example，one perscn predicted that Detroit would have a population of 4 million by 2000．But （8） 　　，the population of the city was 951，000 that year，according to historydetroit．com．

Humans have （9） 　　sent time capsules into space! The US sent two capsules into space on the Voyager spacecraft （航天器）in 1977． They're called the Voyager Golden Records． They contain （包含）sounds and pictures that show human life and culture． For example， they have（10） 　　by classical musician Beethoven and pictures of plants， insects and landscapes （风景）． The Voyager spacecraft has traveled far away from our solar system （太阳系）． It is hoped that aliens might find the time capsules some day and leam about humans．

（1）A．open	B．opened	C．be opened	D．be open
（2）A．change	B．learn	C．take	D．worry
（3）A．earliest	B．the earliest	C．the early	D．the earlier
（4）A．until	B．when	C．after	D．since
（5）A．thought	B．made	C．caught	D．gave
（6）A．was	B．are	C．were	D．will be
（7）A．questions	B．inventions	C．predictions	D．suggestions
（8）A．in fact	B．at first	C．in total	D．at last
（9）A．never	B．even	C．hardly	D．seldom
（10）A．sports	B．paintings	C．rock	D．music

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world．With a （1） 　 　of more than 2，000 years， some parts of the Great Wall have disappeared．（2） 　 　， it is still a very popular place of interest．

It is the （3） 　 　wall ever built． It is about 8 meters high． The top is 8 meters wide and it （4） 　 　even wider at the bottom． It is made （5） 　 　stone and brick． People built it by （6） 　 　and it took a long time to finish．

No one knows（7） 　 　when the building of the Great Wall was started． It is believed that the wall was built to （8） 　 　parts of the country in the old days． It also made people live a（n） （9） 　 　life．

Today， many of the visitors go to see the Great Wall．（10） 　 　they stand on top of a tower and look down on this wall， they can't help saying，"Wow， that's fantastic!"

（1）A． number	B． purpose	C． history	D． choice
（2）A． But	B． So	C． And	D． However
（3）A． longest	B． shortest	C． farthest	D． biggest
（4）A． needs	B． gets	C． spends	D． sounds
（5）A． from	B． into	C． by	D． of
（6）A． hand	B． accident	C． machine	D． mistake
（7）A．usually	B．normally	C．exactly	D．luckily
（8）A．provide	B．protect	C．search	D．produce
（9）A．smart	B．awful	C．terrible	D．peaceful
（10）A．Before	B．Unless	C．When	D．Though

China Post issued（发行）a set of special zodiac（生肖）stamps in honor of 2019 Chinese Lunar New Year，or the Year of the Pig． Famous Chinese （1） 　 　Han Meilin designed（设计）the set of stamps （2） 　 　is most known for his Fuwa dolls made for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing．

If you，like me，were born in the Year of the Pig，then you are （3） 　 　，thoughtful and loyal（忠诚的）．The Year of the Pig is filled with good wealth．

Now，let's（4） 　 　a closer look at this interesting animal． Pigs were first kept by man about 9，000 years ago，and are still a very common （5） 　 　animal in many parts of the world． We don't just use pigs for their meat﹣almost every part of the animal is used． The hair is used for artists brushes． The fat is used （6） 　 　floor wax（蜡），rubber（橡胶）and plastics．

Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment． In 1995 the film Babe starred（使主演）a loveable talking pig as its main character． The film （7） 　 　an Oscar Award． In England you can even go to watch pig racing． A farmer，Rob Shepherd，has been raising money （8） 　 　charity by holding pig races on his farm． （9） 　 　seems that people don't just want to eat pigs！

Pigs also play an important role in the English language． For example，if someone says that he （10） 　 　to the sun one day，you can say "Pigs might fly！"to him． Hungry？Well then，you can say "pig out" and eat lots of food．

（1）A． musician	B． actor	C． artist	D． engineer
（2）A．which	B．who	C．whose	D．what
（3）A．stupid	B．lazy	C．shy	D．brave
（4）A．take	B．keep	C．get	D．remain
（5）A．park	B．zoo	C．farm	D．garden
（6）A．makes	B．make	C．making	D．to make
（7）A．went	B．won	C．played	D．beat
（8）A．in	B．by	C．as	D．for
（9）A．This	B．That	C．It	D．One
（10）A．will travel	B．has traveled	C．travels	D．traveled

What is the hottest English word these years？"Selfie"（自拍） may be one of them． It was even（1） 　　Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013． The word was（2） 　　used in an Australian online forum（论坛）in 2002． Now（3） 　　everybody knows it． Talking selfie is（4） 　　among people around the world．

Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself． People usually take selfies（5） 　　a smart phone and send them to a social media website（网站）． Nowadays， more and more people are talking selfies．From your best friend to your（6） 　　pop star， selfies are talking over Renren and Sina Weibo．

What（7） 　　people love selfies？ Selfies can（8） 　　to remember what's going on in their personal life． There photos record the happy and sad moments． Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online． We hope to make friends and（9） 　　our feelings with others． Through these（10） 　　， we can know each other's holidays and feelings． If you're too shy to ask someone to take pictures of you， it'll be easier to do it by yourself．

How do you image the future？Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now？（1） 　　do you like the future？

People think that life will probably be very different in 2050． First of all， larger planes（2） 　　， so flying will be very cheap． The cars will be powered by electricity， so they will be much cleaner and safer．Everyone will have such a car，even a robot．And space planes will take us around the world in two hours．Homes will be warm in winter and cool in summer，so they will be very comfortable，we will use the sun（3） 　　our homes．Computers will be smaller，so they will be very（4） 　　．People will do more things on the Internet．

At that time， water will become one of our most serious problems．In many places，farmers will be in great need of water to（5） 　　fruit and vegetables． By 2050， we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again． At that time， our life will become better and better．

（1）A． Which	B． What	C． Why	D． How
（2）A． produces	B． is produced	C． will be produced	D． was produced
（3）A． heats	B． to heat	C． heating	D． heated
（4）A． heavy	B． new	C． long	D． light
（5）A． grow	B． check	C． buy	D． sell