初中英语短文填空试题

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This is a kind of ___(answer) machine. If you are not at home, you can leave a message on it. When a person ___(give) you a call, it can also keep the message on it. You can hear them when you are back home.
For example（例如）,“Hi. This is Jim. I ___(not answer) the phone now. Please _____(leave) me a message after the beep. Beep!” Bob ____(phone) Jim. Bob said, “This is Bob. My friend Alex ___( visit) me now. We ____(go) to the movies tomorrow. Do you want __( go) with us? Please give me a call today.”
When Jim went back home, he picked up the phone. He ____(hear)Bob voice（声音）on it. He  hurried to call Bob, “Hi, Bob. Thanks for your call. But I’m sorry I can’t go to the movies with you tomorrow. Susan is here, and I’m going out with her. Guess what! I asked her to marry me and she said yes! We decide____ (have) dinner with her parents tomorrow. Remember to say hello to Alex for me.”

The government in China plans to end its one﹣child per family policy and

（1） 　　[in'sted] let families have two children．

   People（2） 　　[ nju：] the news after an important meeting in Beijing． It's reported that there are many（3） 　　（原因）for the change in policy． One of them is to balance population development．

   China has the（4） 　　population in the world． It carried out the one﹣child policy in 1980． But the government（5） 　　[ə'laʊd] only a small number of couples to have two children．For example，in the countryside，（6） 　　the first﹣born is a girl， couples can have a second child．

   In 2013， the Chinese government gave other couples a（7） 　　（机会）to have two children．Families could have two if one parent was an only child．（8） 　　（然而）， too many young people in the cities aren't（9） 　　in having a second child any longer．

   At the end（10） 　　2014， China had a population of 1.37 billion people． A total of 800 million of them are employed（雇佣）． With the two﹣child policy， an increase in births will change the labor shortage．

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Everyone knows we can’t live a happy life without good health. As for students, we can’t study well if we don’t have enough sleep. Sleep is important to everyone as well as students. However,         start before 8:00am, which means that most students have to wake up at about 6:30am. This makes           almost impossible for teenagers to sleep for nine hours that the National Sleep Foundation(NSF, 国家爱睡眠基金会) suggested. Students’ health condition and their grades would          if teenagers could sleep for as long as the suggested number of hours.
   to the NSF, it is normal for teenagers to go to bed late. Only about 15% of teenagers fall asleep        10:45pm, about 5%go to bed about 10:45, and about 80% go to bed after 11:00pm. Many teenagers have sleeping problems.
What’s more, doctors say that lack(缺少) of sleep is the top health problem. If it is true, why can’t something be         to help students get more sleep? Studies show that teenagers who sleep for nine and a half hours are late for class less often and have         health problems.
Another benefit(益处) of starting classes later is that students’ grades would improve. Enough sleep helps students pay more attention to           their teachers say. And then they can have more chances to get better grades.
It is really important for teenagers to get enough sleep so that they may stay healthy and get good grades. To let students make it, classes do need to begin later.

An illusion（错觉） is something that fools the senses or the mind． An illusion may make you something exists（存在） when it really（1）　　（do） not． It may be something that appears to be one thing， but it's really something else． David Copperfield calls （2）　　 （he） an illusionist． He is someone who makes or creates illusions．

    Many people have an interest in magic， but（3）　　 （many） of them are not performing and getting paid for it by age 12． Nor are they teaching college classes in magic at age 16． Copperfield was the（4）　　 （young） person ever to be allowed to join the society of American Magicians． When he got to college himself ， Copperfield got the leading part in a play called Magic Man． Besides acting and singing， he created all the magic in the show． The show ran for longer （5）　　 any other musical in Chicago's history

    Copperfield is a huge （6）　　（succeed） as an illusionist， but he has other projects as well． He said that his best work is Project Magic． Copperfield developed a number of tricks done with the hands． These tricks can help hospital patients who need（7）　　 （improve） their physical condition． Learning to do the tricks also build confidence． Patients in the program can speak（8）　　（proud） that they can do tricks that healthy people can't do．

    Like many magicians， Copperfield is interested （9）　　 the history of magic． He has created a museum and library in which books， articles and old medical equipment （10）　　kept and shown． By keeping track of history， Copperfield hopes to save magic for the future．

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It was a fine day last Sunday． John went to a supermarket to do some____． Because it’s a little far away from his home, he______his car there．It was difficult for him to find a place to park his car．At last he found one at the corner between two buildings．After parking his car he went into the supermarket to_________the things he needed．Twenty minutes_________, he finished shopping and took the things slowly back to the car park．Suddenly he________two young men trying hard to open the door of his car．They were both _________ black clothes．John knew they were the car thieves． But he was_________and didn’t know what to do．He thought for a moment． Then he got an________．He went up to them and shouted loudly: “Can I help you? I think you lost your keys． You can use_________．” “Can your keys open this door? Why?” “Yes, because it’s my car．” When the two men heard this, they ran away as_________as they could． In this way, he stopped the thieves from stealing his car．How clever John was!

A bus ran off a bridge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on October 28， 2018．The accident（1）　　（cause） by a fight between the driver and a passenger， killing all 15 people on the bus．

    According to the police report， a 48﹣year﹣old female passenger， surnamed Liu，argued with the driver， surnamed Ran． Liu was angry because Ran refused（2）　　（stop） the bus after she missed her station． She then hit the driver， causing the accident． The video shows that Liu hit Ran with her mobile phone twice while Ran（3）　　（drive） the bus． Rather than stop in the middle of the road， Ran kept driving． But in protecting himself， he lost control of the bus and a tragedy（悲剧）happened．

    The police said that both Liu and Ran had broken criminal law by seriously endangering （危及） public safety． And the police（4）　　（announce），"Liu hit the driver with her phone and prevented the driver from driving the bus safely． The driver，too， didn't do his best to make sure that his driving was safe．"

    The accident also caused heated discussions on the Internet． Besides feeling terribly sorry for the tragedy， most Internet users blamed （指责） Liu， while some others criticized the driver．More users were talking about what they should do One Weibo user said， "We（5）　__　（stand）up and stop such fights between passengers and drivers（6）　　（avoid）this kind of tragedy．"Another user advised that a safety barrier （屏障）should be set up on the bus． It can stop passengers from（7）　　（touch） the bus driver．

分）Dear Laura,

    Thanks for your message． Yes, I'm having a great time on my exchange program in France． I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be． My host family is really nice．

    They go out of their way（1）　　（make） me feel at home． The grandmother has a teenage

granddaughter about my age （2）　　 is really kind． She always talks to me in French to help me

practice． And you wouldn't believe how quickly my French has（3）　　（improve）! I'm very

comfortable speaking French now． （4）　　I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn't worry me as it used to．

    My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table． （5）　　 you can imagine, things are really different from the way they are at home． For example, you shouldn't put your bread on your plate． You（6）　　 （ suppose） to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I'm used to it． You shouldn't eat（7）　　（ something） with your hands except bread, not even fruit． You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork． Another thing is that it is very（8）　　（polite） to say you're full． If you don't want any more food, you should just say, "It was delicious．" Also, you shouldn't put your elbows on the table． I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I'm（9）　　（ gradual） getting used to it． I don't find French customs so strange any more．

    Dear Laura, I'll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France． Hope you are having（10）　　good school year．

Yours,

Lin Yue

Until recently，Ajayi had never gone to school.Now fifty，she attends a school in Ilorin，Nigeria，wearing the same pink dress as two（1） 　    　（百）other girls at the school.She studies with the students nearly forty years younger than she is.

Ajayi runs her（2） 　    　（自己的）business making and selling bags，but she believes it is（3） 　    　（仍然）necessary for her to learn to read and write.

In class，she answers questions（4） 　    　（积极）.She plays，talks and（5） 　 　（讨论）together with her classmates.

She is good at（6） 　 （烹饪）.Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy

（7） 　 　（她们自己）at school.

Ajayi's（8） 　 　 （女儿）used to feel embarrassed about their mother's attending school with children.But now.they choose（9）      　 （支持）her efforts.

She plans to continue her（10） 　      　（教育）for four more years，saying it will help her business.

D—David

R—Richard

R：Hi，David.Did you read the article by Mr.Smith？

D：Well，I read some of his articles.What's the topic of the article you mentioned？

R：It's about education.

D：Yes，I did read it.I've learned a lot from the article.

R：So have I.Mr.Smith says the purpose of education is to make all the students ready for the （1）　   　life.

D：I（2）　 　 all students should become engineers，scientists，artists and so on through hard work.

R：I once had the （3）　 　 incorrect idea.Now I know that common workers are also needed by our society.

D：Yes.If no people clean streets and take the rubbish away，terrible diseases（疾病）will soon appear and （4）　 　 easily.

R：It's clear that we can't live without them.So，common workers are very important and they're considered the （5）　 　 part of our society.We can't imagine how awful our world will be if they are all （6）　    　 in our life.

D：Surely，each job has the （7）　    　of its own，no matter what kind of job it is.

R：Mr.Smith also says every job is different in （8）　    　of knowledge and skills.Different people can do different jobs.The society offers different kinds of （9）　   　 chances to different people.

D：That's for sure.People are different in abilities. （10）　    　 jobs they take，their abilities should match them.Then they can work happily and do good to the society.

R：I can't agree with you more.

Li Wen is a 15﹣year﹣old boy． He works hard and（1） 　　（do） well in school， It is hard to believe， that he used to have （2） 　　（difficulty） in school． When he was a little boy， he seldom caused any problems， and his family（3） 　　（spend） a lot of time together．

   （4） 　　，things began to change a few years ago． His parents moved to the city to work，and they could not be at home to look （5） 　　him． So he became less interested in （6） 　　（study） and was absent from classes．Then his parents were so worried（7） 　　they decided to send him to a boarding school． He found life there difficult． One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school． His teacher advised his parents to talk with （8） 　　（they） son in person． This conversation changed his life． He realized that his parents would always love him，and they would be （9） 　　（pride） of everything good that he did． Now he is much （10） 　　（happy） and more outgoing than he used to be．

One evening，an old lady went shopping in the supermarket．She （71） 　 　lots of toys for her grandson，including a knife．When she came back to her car，she found a man with red hair staring the car and （72） 　 　two sitting at the back．She was surprised．She realized that they would drive her car away．Then she took out the toy knife （73） 　 　thinking and pointed at the men in the car．"Get out of the car!"she shouted （74） 　 　．The men in the car got so scared that they ran away quickly．The lady made sure （75） 　 　all the men had gone．Then she took out the key to start the car．To her （76） 　 　，she couldn't．she tried again and again and finally she knew 7﹣﹣﹣it wasn't her car!She looked around and saw her

8car not far away．When she came back to her car，she saw the men 9up to her with a policeman．She thought it was time for her to tell 10and make it clear．After hearing her story，the policeman began to laugh．Her face turned red．

Lonnie Johnson always loved taking things apart（分开）． He（1）　　/'sʌmtaimz/ put them back together． Other times he made new things from different （2）　　（ part）． He learned how to use tools from his dad．

    At 13， Lonnie put an old engine（发动机）on a homemade go﹣cart． He loved driving it around． He dreamed of being（3）　　inventor． By high school， Lonnie built a remote﹣control robot from some waste things． This won him first prize at the Alabama State Science Fair． His friends called （4）　　"The Little Scientist"． In college， Lonnie was an excellent student． After that， he （5）　　（become ）an Air Force officer， rocket scientist and business leader． （6）　　he never stopped inventing． You may have played with his most famous invention﹣﹣﹣the Super Soaker， a kind of water gun． Lonnie got the idea for this（7）　　/tɔi/ while working on another invention． When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom， it shot water（8）　　/ ə' krɔs/ the room．

    Today， Dr． Lonnie Johnson has more than 100（9）　　（use） inventions． However， he still keeps（10）　　（try）new things．

Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China． It was used during （1）f　　 to decorate gates and windows．After hundreds of years' （2）d　　， it has become a very popular way of decoration．The main cutting tools are （3）s　　﹣ paper and scissors or a knife，but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks．Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower，theme in theme．" This means smaller pictures and stories are（4）h　　in the works．You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works （5）c　　．Through Chinese paper﹣cutting， people express their best wishes．

Dear Mom and Dad，

    I haven't seen you for a long time since I came to China as an exchange student．I（1）　　（real） miss you now． This is the （2）　　 （one） time you haven't been with me on my birthday． Thanks for your birthday gift （3）　　England． I like it very much．

    Because of COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎），I can′t go home， but you don't need to worry about me．I am safe here． Yesterday I（4）　　（have） a birthday party with Lihua's family． Lihua's mom made a big chocolate birthday cake for me， and she made much Chinese food that I loved best．We couldn't go out， （5）　　we enjoyed ourselves at home．

    Lihua and I have been busy with our studies since this Monday． We have been having online（6）　　（class） for several days． Sometimes， when I felt a little upset， Lihua always told some jokes （7）　　（make） me happy or taught me how to make Chinese dishes．

    Now people here are living a （8）　　（peace） life． On one hand， they stay away from others，and on the other hand， they try to help those in trouble， including us foreigners．（9）　　 kind Chinese people are! This is a country full of love．

    Dear Mom and Dad， please take good care of （10）　　．I love you．

Yours，

Peter

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The New Year
One New-year morning, Edward’s father gave him two dollars. He left the house happily. He wanted to buy some books. On the street, he saw a poor family, the father, mother and three children.      , and they were shivering(颤抖).
“Happy New Year!” Edward said to the man.      . He couldn’t understand English. But he pointed to his mouth. It seemed he was saying, “We have nothing to eat.”
Edward understood.     , and he gave one dollar to the man, and the other to his wife.

Their eyes were full of gratitude(感激)! They said something in their language. It probably meant, “Thanks a lot.”
When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought.
“     ,” said Edward, “I gave my money to some poor people. They seemed to be very hungry. I can buy my books until next New Year.”
“My dear boy,” said his father, “Here are some books.      . I saw you give the money to the poor family. Be ready to help the poor and every year will be a happy New Year to you.”