初中英语短文填空试题

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）
Karim Kai Ani was once a middle school math teacher. He often f___ a classroom full of bored students. But he couldn’t get angry because he agreed with them—the lessons were really boring! That’s why he became a math coach, a job that a__ him to help other teachers design better lessons.
Then in 2009, he h___ built the math-teaching website Mathalicious, so he could devote his time completely to d__ lessons.
Not like lessons in traditional math t___ books, Mathalicious lessons ask open-ended(开放式的) math questions with real-life applications. For example: Do people with small feet pay m____ for shoes? How long must a person exercise to burn off a Big Mac? Each lesson includes handouts, a teacher’s guide and a short multimedia(多媒体) presentation. Also, each lesson r_ students to use different math skills included in the Common Core State Standards(各州共同核心课程标准).
While the site does offer several f__ samples(样本), you need to pay for the lessons. But for many math teachers, the c__ is worth it. Mathalicious gives them the tools they need to turn bored students into i___ ones.

Sitting in the play area of the doctor's office, my children, Paul, four, and Bailey, three, built a Lego tower while we wto be called for Paul's examination.
"Good job, you guys, "I said, trying not to stoo tired. My husband was away on business, and it was difficult being a  with the kids. "Don't put the Lego in your mouth, Bailey, " I said. Paul grabbed it from him. "That's not nice, Paul, " I said. He gave back the Lego. I looked around and saw an old gentleman in a c was reading something, I wished I could sit q for a while. I wanted to be able to take a rest, or go shopping alone. At once, I was ashamed of myself. What kind of mother was I?" God, " I thought, "help me to be the very best mom I can be." The nurse came into the waiting room to get us. Just at that moment, the old gentleman in the waiting room put down his m and came up to me. With a smile on his face, he said, "Your children are  l to have such a wonderful mother." "Thank you, "I replied in a low vand watched him walk back to his seat. We f  the nurse into the examination room. While she weighed Paul, I told her how that man had made my day.
Now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging w  of the old gentleman.

根据短文内容，从短文后的A-E选择中，选出适当的选项补全短文，并将代表句子的字母填写在答题卡相应的题号位置上。
Basketball is a young game. In the year of 1891,  . The weather was bad. They couldn’t play outside. So they were unhappy. Sometimes they even got into fights.Finally,   
Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game.     . It was played between two teams. In order to make a score, the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet above the floor on the wall. At first,     . As he couldn’t find boxes of the right size,     . That is how the game got its name basketball. The history of this game is over 100 years.

A.  a famous college was having some trouble with its boy students B.  It was a fast, exciting game with much moving and passing of the ball C.  Dr. Naismith had planned to have the ball thrown into a box. D.  He had to use fruit basket instead. E.  Some teachers asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play in doors.

Time to Dance
Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music?Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music. Scientists say that animals dance, too.   The "dances" of animals send messages to other animals. But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very human experiences.
Dances are good for you in many ways. For one thing, dancing is good for you physically. It makes your heart work and makes you breathe fast. . If you go dancing often, you can keep physically fit. You may feel very tired after dancing, but you’ll probably also feel relaxed and happy. This is another important point about dancing. It gives you a chance to express your feelings and feel better about yourself dancing helps those feelings go away. Some dances are for couples and some are for groups. But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整。

A. But their dancing is different B. And finally, it's a social activity C. It's a natural thing to do. D. If you are angry or upset about something E. It also makes you use your arms and your legs

从方框中选择恰当的句子完成下面的对话，有一个多余选项。
A: What can I do for you?
B: I want to buy a dress for myself.
A: OK. _____
B: M. And my favorite colour is yellow. _____
A: Sorry. ____ But there is one in L.
B: Let me try it on. Oh, it is a little long for me.
A: ____
B: OK. How long do I need to wait?
A: About a week. _ Everything will be half price.
B: That sounds good.

A. And then we will have a big sale. B. What size do you often wear? C. If you really need it, you have to wait for several days.  D. Please help me find a yellow one. E. We don’t have any yellow dresses in M.

At the 2011 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, we saw a famous singer, Han Geng. He is a member of the popular Korean band Super Junior. He is the o_______ member of the group that comes from China.
Han Geng began to learn dancing a________ the age of twelve. He learned Chinese traditional dance and ballet at school. In 2001, he took part in a competition and stood out from m_______ than 3,000 persons. His handsome appearance and cool dancing w_______ praises (赞扬) from Korean fans. In 2003, he went to South Korea to take lessons in singing , dancing and acting.

He joined Super Junior in 2005. B_________ he is not Korean, he can’t appear on certain programmes. Sometimes he had to wear a mask on the stage. “ I didn’t feel sad. I just wanted to show my best to the people,” Han said. Han Geng studied very h_______. He slept for four hours every day and spent most of his free time l________ dancing and singing. Everyone w______ surprised to see that he made progress(进步).
Now Han Geng is a successful pop star. He is a hero for b________ Chinese and Korean fans. Han Geng is also active in many charities to help those people in n________.

通读下面的对话, 然后根据上下文补全对话内容。
A: Have your_________ today’s newspaper?
B: No, I haven’t. W_________ there any important news?
A: There’s ar_________ about the population of our country. It says we have got another 16,000,000 people this year.
B: Oh, the population is growing faster and f______.
A: If the population goes ong_________, it will be the b_________ problem in our country.
B: Of course. The population of the babies born in one year in China is a_________ as large as the population of Australia.。
A: I’m afraid there will be only s_________ room for us some day.
B: But if every family has onlyo_________ baby, things will turn b_________.

阅读下面短文，用所给动词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每空不限一词。
Rose is one of the funniest girls in her class. She looks like a boy, and she is good at performing. So she _________(choose) to play Harry Potter by her classmates last week. She said happily, “I’m sure that I am able to do the job well because I_____(see) the movie many times already.”
Dick, one of Rose’s best classmates, is also an actor in the play. He _________(like) to perform the play with Rose. He said, “We are confident that we ________(do) well in our school art festival next week.”
Mrs. Smith, their teacher, pays much attention to their play. She often encourages them. Yesterday afternoon when she_________(watch) their performance, she took photos of them.

Most American families are smaller t__________ the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each. Children i__________ the USA will leave their parents' home when theyg____________up. They usually live far from their parents b____________ they want to find good jobs. They often w_____________ to their parents or telephone them . And they often go to visit their parents o_____________ holidays.
Parents usually let their children c____________ their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by t_______________.
Parents ask c___________ to do some work around their house. And in many families , parents pay children for doing some housework so that they learn h_______________to make money for their own use.

根据短文内容及汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空填一词。

All of us hope to have a sweet home and live happily.
I was (出生) in an ordinary but warm family, in which there are my good parents. My father works very hard and has been one of the top (成员) in a company. Most of people think he has (成功) in his business. And my mother stays at home and does housework. On weekdays, my father【小题4】 (开车) his car to work in the morning and gets back (迟地) in the afternoon. As a housewife, my mother usually gets up early to cook for us and then picks me up to school. She is always busy doing chores, but sometimes she also does something she loves, like going shopping and (聊天)with her friends. After picking me from school , she is busy in the kitchen again. When we finish our dinner, my parents help me to study.【小题7】 (然而), I have to do homework by myself. After that, we stay in the living room, talking and watching TV together. On weekends, usually we go out for family activities. Last Sunday, we visited our grandparents and it (使高兴) them up.
I love the life with my parents (代替) of hanging out with friends. Life is a colorful picture (充满的) of different feelings. A sweet family is the most colorful picture in our life

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

in         become     happy    knowledge    close everyone   why        word     deep         think

My teachers thought I was the worse student. My family also had the same   as my teachers.
When I was going to give up my studying, a new teacher, Miss White came to our school. She was young, beautiful and .　　21*cnjy*com
One day I was sitting alone in my classroom, Miss White came up to me and talked to me happily. Soon her smile swept away my.
“Do you think I can go to college?” I didn’t know    I asked such a question. I thought she must say “no”, because else said so. But she said, “Dear, you can do anything you want. Just try, and you’ll get   to success. I believe you are the best!”
I was touched   by her words. I decided to study hard. From then on, we   good friends. She often helped me with my study in her free time.
In the end I did well    my studies and went to a good college. Miss White is an angel. Her     have kept me going forward. She helped me to see that I am special and can be successful in life.

下面是有关音乐方面的一次问卷调查（Musical Habits Questionnaire）的结果 ，请认真阅读后按信息表的项目要求填写信息。请将答案填写在答卷相应的位置上。

MUSICAL  HABITS  QUESTIONAIRE ﹡     ﹡    ﹡      ﹡      ﹡     ﹡    Yes     No
Do you play a musical instrument ?	21	9
How often do you practice your instrument ? 0-3 hours each week 3-6 hours each week Never practice any instrument	15 6	9
What instrument is your favorite ? Guitar Piano Violin No favorite instrument	10 8 3	9
What kind of concerts do you prefer ? Pop concerts Rock concerts Never go to concerts	12 6	12
Do you like listening to music ?	27	3

 
Information Card

How many kinds of instruments can we find in the questionnaire ?		We can find _____________ kinds of instruments in the questionnaire .
Which instrument do students like best?		Students like playing the ____________best .
How many students like playing the piano ?		________________ students like playing the piano .
How many students prefer pop concerts?		__________ students prefer pop concert .
How many students take part in the questionnaire ?		________________ students take part in the questionnaire.

将下面A——F 五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使短文意思通顺完整。
Have you ever done something silly that made you feel so embarrassed(尴尬的)? Well, I had a really bad Saturday morning last week.
I went to town to do some shopping. While I was walking home, it began to rain.       , because I didn’t have an umbrella. It was raining hard and I decided to stay in the phone box until it stopped.
A few minutes later, I saw a young man walk up to the phone box, wearing a yellow raincoat and holdinga tool box.       , so I pick up the phone and act to talk to someone. I thought the man would go away, but he didn’t. He just waited in the heavy rain, watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily, the rain stopped after about ten minutes. “OK. Mum,” I said loudly into the phone, “I’ll see you later. Bye!”       .
“I’m sorry to keep you waitingfor so long.” I said to the man.
“Oh,       ,” he answered. “I’ve just come to mend it. It doesn’t work, you see.”
      , and I quickly ran off with my head down. That was certainly the most embarrassed of my life.

把A—E五个句子填入空白处。
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit（赢利的）organization.   Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.
  Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor.   There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62.” “I often played computer games in my spare time before.
 ” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. interested?  

A．You can help people in many ways. B．Call us 1-880-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com. C．We have volunteer jobs of all ages. D．Now I help older people learn how to use computers. E．Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

help  they  but  everyone  for  fast  read   one   word    after

All the students at the beach(沙滩) party are in the English Club. Before they can swim or play games, Miss Green wants them to learn some new . She teaches them how to spell “beach, sea and waves”(波浪) in English. The students practice __ the new words again and again.__the English lesson, the students begin playing volleyball. Miss Green _ them to keep scores(分数) in English. It’s difficult for them to remember the numbers, __ they enjoy this game. Later, they begin to swim in the sea. Miss Green joins them, too. She swims very __. Most students can’t follow her. When it is time __ lunch, Miss Green asks ___a question in English, “ Who is the_ in swimming?” They all laugh happily. Of course it’s Miss Green. _ thinks it is interesting to learn English like this.