初中英语短文填空试题

Michael Leung, a famous TV host in Hong Kong, wrote a letter to his son. It’s not only  h   to children, but also good for all ages. The following are chosen f   his letter.
Life is short. While you’re wasting it today, you’ll r   you are at the end of it tomorrow. So the earlier you start to value your life, the earlier you can e   it.
You might not be successful i   you don’t study hard, although a lot of successful people haven’t r   higher education.
I don’t expect you to support me for the rest of m   life, so I’m not going to do the same for you. You will be living on your own when you grow up.
You can require yourself to be nice to others, b   you shouldn’t expect the same from others.
I’ve been buying the lottery(彩票) for almost 20 y  , but I’m still poor. I have never even got third place. So you have to work hard to be successful. There’s no f   lunch in the world.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。
Mr Johnson didn’t have an experience of travelling in a plane before and he read a lot a air accidents, so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small p , Mr Johnson was very w   about accepting. Finally, however, his friend promised him that it was very s , and Mr Johnson boarded the plane.
His friend started the engine and began to taxi(滑行) onto the runway of the airport. Mr Johnson h the sound of the engine. He was extremely frightened and c  his eyes.
After a minute, he opened t  again, looked out of the w  of the plane, and said to his friend , “ Look at the people down there. They look as small a  ants, don’t they?” “Those are ants,”answered his friend. “We’re s  on the ground.”

About 150 years ago, the person who sent the letter did not have to pay. The person who got the letter had to pay the postage (邮资) which cost a lot.
　　In a small village in England, “Here’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown,” said a mailman. “I’m Alice Brown,” a girl of about eighteen said in a low voice. The mailman gave her the letter.
　　Alice looked at the envelope(信封) for a minute, and then handed it back to the mailman.
　　“I’m sorry I can’t take it,” she said. “I don’t have enough money to pay the postage.”
　　The people standing around were very sorry for the girl. Then a gentleman came up to the mailman and paid the postage for Alice’s letter.
　　When the gentleman gave her the letter, she said with a smile, “Oh, thank you very much, sir. This letter is from my brother who went to London to look for jobs. I’ve waited a long time for this letter, but now I don’t need it. I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside.”
　　“Really?” the gentleman said in surprise. “How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope. Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found a job. That’s very good news.”
　　The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill. He did not forget Alice and her letter.
　　He thought and thought for many years. “The postage has to be much lower,” he said at last. “What about a penny (便士) for a letter? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage. He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope.”
　　The government decided to adopt (采纳) the plan. The first stamp was put out in 1840. It was called the “Penny Black”. It had a picture of the Queen on it.
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
About 150 years ago, the person who sent the letter didn’t have to pay for the postage_________ the person who _________ the letter had to.
The gentleman felt very __________ when the girl said there wasn’t _________ inside the envelope.
Alice’s brother was such a _________ young man that he just put some ________ on the envelope to tell her sister he was well.
In 1840, the first stamp _________ the “Penny Black” was put out ________ a picture of the Queen on it.
After that, people needed to ________ a penny buying a _______ to send a letter.

Mary is an American schoolgirl.                                . She doesn’t know Chinese, but she is trying to study and speak it.                        . Sometimes they don’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese well.
It’s Saturday morning. Mary goes out. She is on her way to the park. She is going there to see a flower show（展览）.                                 . She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can’t understand her.                                 . She draws flowers on it, gives the picture to the boy and says something about it. The boy smiles and then shows Mary the way to the park

A. Then she takes out a pen and some paper. B. She is now in Beijing with her parents. C. She speaks Chinese very well. D. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. E. But she doesn’t know how to get there.

Camping in your backyard is full of fun. It makes us relaxed. It offers chances to enjoy the night sky and we needn’t be as quiet as usual. It makes us close to the outside world. It also lets us have many friends to stay with us! Follow these instructions and you’ll have a night you’ll never forget!
Put up your tent.
How many family members and friends will join? It decides how many tents you need. Tell your friends to bring their tents if needed. Remember to learn about how to put up a tent on the Internet.
Prepare your bedding.
Put something soft to lie on on the floor. An air mattress (床垫) may work well. Fill the tent with soft toys and blankets. Have sleeping bags and cotton blankets. They are important if it gets too cool in the night.
Prepare a seating area.
A picnic table is the best. Or you can set up a few chairs and a small table to put drinks and food on. You can also lay out (铺开) a blanket in the sun. Be sure the grass isn’t wet!
Make memories.
Plan some activities. You’re camping in the backyard, so it’s time to make memories of being outdoors. Have a camera to take photos of them. Take one large group shot with everyone smiling and laughing. Be sure to make copies for all of you.

Camping in Your Backyard
Full of fun	It makes us relaxed.
It’s possible for us to enjoy the night sky. We needn’t be as ______ as usual.
It makes us close to the ______ world.
We can have many friends to stay with us.
_______ to follow	Put up your tent: the _____ of family members and friends decides how many tents you need.
Prepare your bedding: You need something ______ like an air mattress. _____ the tent with toys and blankets. Sleeping bags and blankets are important on ____ nights.
Prepare a seating area: You need a ____ table or a set of chairs and a small table to put drinks and food on. It’s OK to lay out a blanket on dry _______.
Make memories: Take photos of the ______. Make copies for every one of you.

“Your beliefs become your thoughts; your thoughts become your words; your words become your actions; your actions become your habits; your habits become your values; your values (价值)become your destiny(命运).”
The above words were said by Mohandas Handhi(默罕默德. 甘地). From these words, we can learn the importance of values.
Since values are so i     in our life, then what values should we learn so as to live a meaningful life?
Love --- By love, it doesn’t necessarily mean romantic love. I   , it could mean kindness. There are many ways for us to s    kindness to others. For example, we can give a hand to people who are in trouble, or we can say some encouraging words to those who are sad.
Responsibility --- Responsibility seems to be a huge word for middle school students.      However, we should learn to take responsibility for our actions. We should not be selfish (自私的) or think just for o    .
Honesty --- “Honesty is the best policy,” but how many of us actually believe that? As we grow up, we find it easier to tell l    . But we should remember that though we may not always be caught, those demons(恶魔) of dishonesty will go with us for the r    of our life.
Courage --- Courage means we should be willing to admit our mistakes and face difficulties and challenges w    fear.
Let’s keep these values in mind and live a meaningful life.

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “You’re n   going to be anything but a failure.”
After five years of poor jobs, I fell in love with a very nice g  . But her mother said to me, “You’ve failed in everything you’ve ever done. You can’t give any happiness to my d  !” It was the disappointing thing that could have changed me later. I d  to do something positive about my life, because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was w  .
So I tried hard at my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college I w   during the day and went to evening classes at college. Later, I gave up that job to use full time to write. And then I was offered a part-time job as a t   at a high school. I began to feel p  of my self – there was once a poor boy who’d left school early, now teaching at a key high school. My w  career took off when I had my own writing style.
Now, I’m rich and f , because I am often on TV and many people know me. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have looked down on me had said, “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

We are proud of Li Na who is a Chinese professional                 player and has won 5 WTA and 19 ITF singles titles. Li won the 2011 French Open singles title, making her the first Asian country representative to win a Grand Slam in singles. With her performance at the 2011 Australian Open, she                the first player from an Asian country to appear in a Grand Slam singles final.
Li Na was born                 February 26, 1982, in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Her father Li Shengpeng was a             badminton, following her father’s footsteps. Just before she turned eight, Li started to play tennis when she and her parents were convinced (说服)            coach Xia Xiyao of the Wuhan Youth Tennis Club that this would be the right career move for her. Li joined China’s National Tennis Team in 1997 and at the end of 2002, Li              the national tennis team to study part-time at Huazhong University of Science and Technology,              she completed her bachelor’s (本科) degree in journalism in 2009. She returned to the national team in 2004. Jiang Shan married Li and became her personal coach in 2006. Li left the national team in 2008 and organized her own team. This change was               “Fly Alone” by Chinese media. As a result Li had the freedom to pick her own coaching staff and she could keep more of her winnings.
This year, she won the championship in Australia open. How               we were when we heard of the good news! Congratulations to Li Na!

Computers can injure (伤害) you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example, if you fall off a bike and break your arms, it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly. You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn to use a computer safely.
Your eyes
Too much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be more than 50 centimeters from the screen. Don’t forget to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest.
When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on (反射) the screen. If the window is in front of you，the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes.
Your hands and wrists (手腕)
Hand and wrist injuries can happen because the hands and wrists are moved in the same way hundreds of times.
If you use a keyboard for a long time, follow these three rules:
1) Rest your wrists on something.
2) Keep your elbows (肘) as high as the keyboard.
3) Stop sometimes and exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in a different way.
Your back
Some people sit for many hours in front of a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you shouldn’t bend your back when you sit. The top part of the screen should be in front of your eyes. Your forearms, wrists, hands and the upper part of your legs should all be parallel (平行) to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time, get up every half an hour and exercise your arms, legs and neck.
Enjoy your computer, but use it safely.

Title: How to use a computer safely
Different parts of the body	Causes of the injuries	Some ways of keeping you away from computer injuries
Eyes	◆Too much light can injure your eyes	◆Don’t sit too close to a computer screen. ◆Your eyes should be over from the screen. ◆Remember to  the screen sometimes.
	◆You move them in the same way hundreds of times. ◆You use a keyboard for a long time.	◆Rest your wrists on something. ◆Keep your elbows at the same height as  . ◆Exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in different ways.
Back	◆You sit for many hours before a computer． ◆ You sit in the wrong way.	◆You should keep your back straight when you sit. ◆  every 30 minutes if you are sitting for a long time.

Are you left-handed? If you are, you make up just 10% of the world’s population.  Most people write and play musical instruments with their right hands.
Why are so few people left-handed? A new theory, called “cooperation (合作) vs competition” may have the answer.    When making tools for a right-handed person — like a knife — it was easier if everybody could use the same hand. But some humans wanted to compete instead. So to have an advantage over right-handed people, they would use their left hand to surprise competitors.
German born American scientist Albert Einstein, British physicist Isaac Newton and British biologist Charles Darwin are some famous “lefties”. At least six US presidents were left-handed, including Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Harry Truman.
“Lefties” are also often linked with creativity and visual (视觉) skills.
How can this be? Well, the left side of our brain is where we solve problems. The right side of our brain is where we develop creativity. Right-handers tend (倾向) to use the left side more than the right side.
“This is why there are more of them in creative areas, such as music, art and writing,” said Alan Searleman, PhD, from St. Lawrence University, New York.
They tend to have worse memories, often forgetting names and places.

A.reader      B.used to      C.sitting         D.who         E.reporter

A young woman got on a bus,carrying her three-year-old baby.The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make room for the woman and her child.On seeing this,people began to talk.
"You know this conductor        be very rude. Now Suddenly he has changed his bad behavior," said a middle-aged man.
"Yes. He should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right." another lady said, "If a newspaper         is here so that more people could learn from him. "
Just then a gentleman         looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said, "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service should be praised…"
Before he could open his mouth, the three-year old child          on the young woman's lap interrupted. "I know his name. I call him Dad."

Mr Johnson didn’t have an experience of travelling in a plane before and he read a lot a  air accidents, so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small p  , Mr Johnson was very w     about accepting. Finally, however, his friend promised him that it was very s    , and Mr Johnson boarded the plane.
His friend started the engine and began to taxi(滑行) onto the runway of the airport. Mr Johnson h   the sound of the engine. He was extremely frightened and c   his eyes.
After a minute, he opened t   again, looked out of the w   of the plane, and said to his friend , “ Look at the people down there. They look as small a   ants, don’t they?” “Those are ants,”answered his friend. “We’re s   on the ground.”

Computers can injure(伤害)you. Most other injuries happen suddenly．For example，if you fall off a bike and break your arms, it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly． You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn some ways of keeping you away from computer injuries．
Your eyes
Too much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be more than 50 centimeters from the screen. Don’t forget to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest．
When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on(反射)the screen. If the window is in front of you，the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes．
Your hands and wrists(手腕)
Hand and wrist injuries can happen because you move the hands and wrists in the same way hundreds of times. If you use a keyboard for a long time, follow these three rules:
Rest your wrists on something.
Keep your elbows(肘)as high as the keyboard.
Stop sometimes and exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in a different way．
Your back
Some people sit for many hours before a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you should keep your back straight when you sit. The top part of the screen should be in front of your eyes. Your forearms, wrists, hands and the upper part of your legs should all be parallel(平行)to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time, get up every half an hour and exercise your arms, legs and neck．
Enjoy your computer, but use it safely．

Title:  How to use a computer safely
Different   of your body	Causes of the injuries	Some   of keeping you away from computer injuries
Your eyes	Too much light can injure your eyes	Don’t sit too close to a computer screen． Your eyes should be              50 centimeters from the screen．  to look away from the screen sometimes．
Your          and wrists	You   them in the same way hundreds of times. You use a keyboard for a long time.	your wrists on something. Keep your elbows as    as the keyboard． Exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in different ways．
Your back	You sit for many hours      a computer． You sit in the wrong way.	You should keep your back                 when you sit． Get up every half an hour if you are sitting for a long time.

Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted to go skating in the Green Park w  some of her friends. She was very h   about it.
As soon as she was ready, she got on her bike and l    for the park —---- it was on the other side of the town.
Suddenly, as she was riding fast, she h   the sirens (警笛).The sound of the sirens was gcloser and closer. So Debbie looked behind to see what was h  .
As a result (结果), she f off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily, Debbie wasn’t hurt, b  a car hit her bike.
After the car stopped, two men got out and started running. Just then a p   car stopped and three policemen got out and started running a  the two men. One of the policemen shouted, “Stop the thieves (贼)!”
At the same time a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because, in a way, she had helped them catch the thieves.