初中英语短文填空试题

Florence lived in the countryside of Kenya(肯尼亚). When she was 12, the only thing she wanted was to finish school. But for many girls like her, school is only a dream. Families will probably spend money educating boys. Many girls have to marry early.
But Florence was able to continue her education. Lisa started an organization to provide many girls with the best education possibly. Florence was the first of 320 Kenyan girls among them.
  During her visit, she heard that many women made and sold baskets. They used the money to send daughters to school. Two years later, she started to help sell the Kenyan crafts(工艺品) in the US. In 1998, Lisa began helping girls continue their education.
In January, 2015, she started the fourth one. “I want to prepare them for college,” Lisa said.
The new high school is called Tembea, which means “ to walk”. Florence is walking towards a bright future. “Florence is the first in her family to finish high school and college,” said Lisa. “ She is an example for all girls in Kenya.”

A.      School costs money. B.       In 1991, Lisa first visited Kenya. C.       After that, she helped build three schools. D.      She left college in 2010 and is now a teacher. E.       It was Lisa Stevens who helped achieve her dream.

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Li Ming is a middle school student. His 15^th birthday is coming on   3^rd. One day, Li Ming walked past the shoe shop at the street corner. Once again, he stopped to look at the shop  . He felt happy to see the shoes that he wanted very much were still there. He really wanted to have    for his birthday. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself.
He sadly walked away and thought    to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him    he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money for that￥1299-Nike Shoes. He     not to go home at once, as he didn’t want to upset his mother. So he went to the park and sat on the    . There he saw a girl in a wheel chair. He noticed that the girl   the wheel with her hands. Li Ming watched her carefully and was   to find that the girl had no feet. He looked at his own feet, “It’s much   to be without shoes than without feet.” He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was luckier.

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I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They look the same and l   of people don’t know who is who. They are t   and thin. They have brown hair and blue e   ,and they always wear jeans and T-shirts.
They like eating the same food, and they like doing the same things, too. Tomatoes and p    are their favourite food. They enjoy swimming and playing football. They want to play computer games every n , but our mother says they can’t b    they have much homework to do.
They’re twins, but they aren’t the same in everything. Tim works very h    at school, but Tom doesn’t. Tim’s favourite subject is Maths but Tom is good at h       .
Our mother often leaves home for her job, so we all help with the housework at home.
I think it’s f   to have twin brothers. We are a    happy to be brothers in the same family.

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Sunday，May lst
I have been here in Singapore ____(和) my family for a week. This country is actually a ________(城市). It’s small but clean. This morning it was ___(晴朗的)，so we got up ___(早) and went to the beach. I ____(打) beach volleyball with others. My parents walked ____(缓慢地) on the soft sand. We ____(全体) had a good time there. In the evening，we arrived at Night Safari. We saw a young __(老虎). It was very cute!
Tomorrow my parents will ____(带去) me to the Singapore Flyer，which is the ____(最大的) Ferris wheel in the world! It’s an exciting place. I am looking forward to it.

The mountain was high and it was cold． Everything （1）　　（cover） by snow and ice and it was dangerous． I shook in my tent as the storm tried（2）　　（knock） me back to the bottom． "You will never make it to the top，" everyone said，"no woman has ever climbed this mountain and only a few people have done it by themselves．" I was so confident（3）　　I would be the first woman to climb up to the top of Whitmore． I had prepared for several （4）　　（month）．

    The wind had gotten much （5）　　（quiet） when I woke up the next morning． I climbed（6）　　of my tent and looked out at the mountain． Everything was white and still． "I will make it to the top today，" I thought to（7）　　（I）．

    I started up the slope． My feet crunched the snow with every step I took． It was a beautiful day． I was climbing quickly． Soon I was going to reach the top．All of （8）　　 sudden， I slipped （滑倒）．I moved down the mountain． I was going slowly at first but then I started to slide very fast． I started to turn around and around quickly． After what felt （9）　　 forever， I came to a stop． I had slid all the way to the bottom． I was alive． I couldn't believe it．

    Three days later， I（10）　　（make） it to the top． It was a beautiful day and I had a perfect view of everything around me．

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.”

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Jane Scott is fourteen years old and last year she        (begin) to study in a middle school. She likes       (dance) and singing and spends a lot of time         a    (practise) them. But she hates math and       (not study) hard at it. She thinks it difficult        （learn） math. Once she failed the math exam. And now she decides      （give）it up. Her father was angry with her when he knew about it.

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Here is the story of how the teddy bear was born.
Nearly 100 years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt(罗斯福) went on a bear hunt. He e_________hunting in the woods. Because he was the President of the USA, the people who organized the hunt wanted to make it s_________.
But after three days of walking and climbing and riding, n_________ bears were found! The next day the hunt guide and his hunting dogs f_______ found an old bear. The dogs and the guide followed the bear for quite a distance until the bear was too tired to run. The dogs attacked and hurt the old bear. To stop it from running away, the guide t_________the bear to a tree and called for the President. Here was a bear for him to shoot! President Roosevelt came, looked at the poor old bear and said “No”. He ordered that the old bear should be let go.
Mr. Berryman, a cartoonist (漫画家), heard of this story. He drew a cartoon showing how the President refused to shoot the bear while h__________. Mr. Michtom, owner of a toy store, came up with an idea by the cartoon. He and his wife made a toy bear and put it in his toy store window. Next to it w___________ a copy of the cartoon. To his surprise, many people showed great i_____________ in the toy and hoped to own one. He asked for and received President Roosevelt’s permission(同意) to u___________ his name for the bear, and the teddy bear was born!
Since then the toy bear has been famous a___________the world and especially popular with children.