初中英语短文填空试题

If you've ever stayed up late and then gotten up early the next day， you know what it's like not to get enough sleep． It's very uncomfortable feeling． In fact， for many years scientists （1）　　（believe） that sleep is like food ﹣ if we don't get enough of it， we might get sick or even die． But now they （2）　　 （start）to wonder just how much sleep we need．

    Researchers at Imperial College London did a study on fruit flies（果蝇）． They found that flies that slept for very short periods of time ﹣ about72 minutes a day ﹣still（3）　　 （live） about as long as flies that slept for normal amounts of time． One of the female slept for just 4 minutes each day on average． This has led the researchers to wonder if sleep is less necessary than we previously thought．

    Humans are very different from fruit flies． Sleep（4）　　（help） repair tissue （组织） when our bodies perform a lot of maintenance （维护）． Sleeping allows our bodies（5）　　 （get） well again from the stress we experience each day．

    But can we really die from not seeping？ No humans have died so far from （6）　　（stay） awake for too long． The current（现在的）world record for sleeplessness （7）　　 （hold） by Randy Gardner from the US， who stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes in 1964．

    Scientist have not yet found any animals that don't sleep at all． Even animals that only seep for short periods are not completely sleepless．

阅读下面短文，选择方框里A—E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使内容完整、正确。
I am a boy.    .I come from England. I am a student. I have a round face and small eyes.           , and my mouth is small. I have a sister .          .She is twelve.                She has a round face, big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth.                    .   But in different grades.

A.We are in the same school. B.I am 13 years old. C.My nose is big. D.She is a student, too. E. Her name is Amy.

 

Malala Yousafzai，19，is a Pakistani youth activist．She is the （1）　　（young） person in the world ever to be named United Nations（U．N．） Messenger（信使） of Peace．The United Nations is （2）　　international organization，which is meant to encourage （3）　　（country） to work together on different opinions without the use of war．Yousafzai has （4）　　（glad） accepted the role of working for girls' education．Usually，a messenger （5）　　（stay） in the position（职位） for three years．"If （6）　　want to see your future bright，you have to start working now and not wait （7）　　 anyone else，"she said at the acceptance meeting in New York．In 2012，Yousafzai was nearly killed by the Taliban because she worked hard （8）　　（get） the same education for young girls in Pakistan．But later her condition improved．（9）　　a brave girl! Since then Yousafzai （10）　　（become） a symbol for peace and girls' right to receive an education．

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)
Long long ago there was a lovely field garden and there was a very thick tree in it. Both the vegetables and the tree _______(make) the garden beautiful. The garden’s owner was very proud of this. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow(树荫), “You_______ always _______(stand) there. We can’t see the sun.”The tree thought, “I help you stop from the sun, but you____(drink) too much water in return. If I don’t give you my shadow, you _______(dry) up!”
One day, the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree answered back by ____(refuse) to give the vegetables shadow from the hot sun, so they both began to dry up. Before long, the vegetables were really thin and the tree’s branches were drying up. “You _____already _______(drink) too much water.” The farmer got angry with the vegetables and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables really learned what thirst was. There seemed ________(be) no way to work out the problem, but one of the vegetables, a small tomato, understood what ________(happen), and decided to deal with it. With the little water and under the hot sunshine, the little tomato did all he _______(do) to grow, grow …..
He managed to grow so big that the farmer_______(shock) and started watering the field again. Then the vegetables and the tree realized that it was better to help each other than to fight. So they decided to work together and help each other instead of fighting, using both the shadow and the water in the best combination to grow good vegetables. Seeing how well they were doing, the farmer now gave the best of care to his vegetable field, watering it better than any other field.

The most difficult thing for university student Ted Rogers is opening his classroom door．Ted can't do this without help because he's only six years old． He's the youngest person ever to study at Rochester University in New York． Ted（1）　　      （begin） reading at two， and by four， he had known a lot about many subjects from astronomy to zoology（动物学）． By the age of five， be had been able to talk to university professors about his ideas．

    Ted just（2）　　（complete） his first book．It（3）　　（come）out in a few months， shortly after his seventh birthday． "I love learning．" says Ted．

    "My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein because he never brushed his hair or（4）　_　（wear） socks． "Psychologists（心理学家）have found it difficult（5）　　（test） Ted's cleverness because they do not have high enough scores for him．Ted's mother first knew her son was different when he kept（6）　　（cry） at play school because he was bored with the children's games． She started teaching him at home after finding that local schools were not prepared for children who learned at Ted's speed．

    Now Ted（7）　　（study） geography at Rochester University and using the Internet to complete his high school studies．

    However， some psychologists warn that too much study can stop a child from（8）　_　（grow） up in a healthy way． "I（9）　　（not care） how clever the kid is． Six﹣year﹣olds have to play with their friends，" says Dr. Brian Wood． Mrs. Rogers doesn't agree that her son's time（10）　　（take） up completely by schoolwork． "He loves the violin and has many outdoor interests， such as camping， fishing and swimming， just like other boys of his age．"

短文填空
It’s good to relax by using the _______ or watching game shows, but we think the best way to relax is______ exercise. It is ______ for the mind and the ____. Exercise such as playing sports is fun, and you can spend time with your friends and family as you play together. And remember, “ Old habits____ hard.” So start exercising before it’s too late.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式．

A man got lost in a desert．He walked for two（61）　　（day）but he still couldn't find his way out．

Dying for water，he found（62）　　empty house in the desert．There was a water pump（泵） in the house!

The man was so happy（63）　　he ran to draw water．But no matter how hard he tried，no water came out．

He（64）　　（sit）sadly on the ground when he saw a little bottle with a cork（软木塞） in it．On the bottle，there was an old note saying：You must add the water into the pump before you can draw water!

Don't forget（65）　　（fill）it with water again before you leave! The man took the cork out and（66）　　（happy）found the bottle was full of water!

"If I'm selfish，as long as I drink the water，I can go out（67）　　 this room alive，"he thought，"If I do as the note said，I might die of thirst．Should I take the risk or not？"

At last，he decided to do as the note said（68）　　 began to draw water．Lots of water started coming out from the pump! （69）　　a big surprise!

After he（70）　　（drink）enough，he filled the bottle with water and added his words after the note．

"Believe me，do as the note tells you!" he wrote．

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

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
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.”