初中英语短文填空试题

   We are now living in the modern society. Most of the energy we use for heating, lighting, transportation and manufacturing (制造业) comes from fossil (化石) fuels. These are carbon-based fuels from oil, coal and natural gas. When we burn these fuels we release heat which p_____ the energy.
There are three main disadvantages to using these fuels. Firstly, they are causing climate problems because of the G____ Effect. When we burn fossil fuels they produce carbon dioxide which causes global warming. Secondly, when we have used up all our coal, oil and natural gas, we will have n____ left to burn. Thirdly, they are not very efficient. The internal combustion engine (内燃机) that we use in most cars, trucks and buses, for example, is only about 14% efficient.
Scientists are working on another fuel—hydrogen. There are a couple of advantages to using hydrogen as a fuel. Firstly, because two-thirds of the e____ surface is water and water is made of hydrogen and oxygen. There is an almost unlimited supply of hydrogen. Secondly, burning hydrogen does not cause global warming. Thirdly, it is much more efficient than carbon-based fuels.
Unfortunately there are problems with hydrogen at the present time: there is the problem of separating (分离) it from water c____, and there is the difficulty of storing it. It can be stored under pressure but high pressure tanks are far from safe. It can also be stored as a liquid but only at extremely low temperatures. It seems likely, therefore, that there will have to be a completely new technology before hydrogen replaces fossil fuels. S_____ these problems is an urgent (急迫的) matter. Although China, India and Australia have huge amounts of cheap coal, and there are still l_____ oil and gas reserves(储藏量) elsewhere, the effects on the planet’s climate will be bad if they are used.

This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English．Many said they learnt by    （use） English．Some students had more specific suggestions．Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words  （be） by reading English magazines．She said that  （memorize） the words of pop songs also helped a little．When we asked about  （study） grammar, she said, “I never study grammar．It's too boring．”
Wei Ming feels differently．He has been leaning English for six years arm really loves it．He thinks studying grammar is a great way   （learn）a language．He also  （think） that watching English movies isn't a bad way because he can watch the actors    （say） the words．Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating because the people speak too quickly．
Liu Chang said that joining ．the English club at school was the best way to improve her English．Students get lots of practice and they also have fun．She added that having conversations with friends was not useful at all．“we get excited about something and then end up   （speak）in Chinese,” she said．

class,  badly, parents,    school,     home,   only a few,     happy, again,     office,     sad

In the United States, headmasters and teachers discipline(惩戒) students in several ways. The teacher often writes or calls the student’s parents. Sometimes students have to stay atfor an extra hour. If a student behaves , the headmaster can suspend(勒令……休学) the student. The student cannot come to school for one, two, or three days. Sometimes, when the headmaster suspends some students, they are . “A three-day vacation!” they thought.
Mr Lazares, a headmaster, didn’t like to suspend students. When the boy who was not behaving well in class was sent to his , Mr. Lazares telephoned the boy’s parents. “If you come to school with your son, I won’t stop him having classes,” he said. The boy’s father came to school and went with his son to every . Other students stared at the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed. After that, he behaved better. He didn’t want his father to come to school . Other students behaved better, too. They thought, “I don’t want my to come to school!”
That year, about 60 parents came to school with children who didn’t behave well. The next year, parents had to come to school. The students were behaving better.

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It was five in the afternoon. A bus stopped into a small town. Mrs Morison got off and went in a r____ by the road, with a small beautiful dog, she was traveling in France, she looked for her dog at noon and missed her lunch. So she was h____  now and wanted to have something there.
The waiter received the visitor warmly. But he knew l____  English and the woman couldn’t speak French. They talked for a while b___ couldn’t understand each other. She had to point to her d___ and then slapped （拍）the dog’s belly（肚子）. The waiter seemed to know w___ she wanted and carried the dog into the kitchen.
Half an hour later, some dishes were brought to the woman. They were all delicious and she was p___ with them. After she paid for her bill, she didn’t leave. She waited for a while and said s____ to the waiter and they began to quarrel（争吵）. Just at that moment the manager came back. He talked with the woman and then with the waiter. At last he u____ it. The English woman told the waiter to f___ her dog, but he thought she told him to cook it for her! My god!

A: Good morning, Sir. Can you help me?
B: What’s wrong?
A: My daughter is I can’t find her anywhere.
B: Don’t panic. I’m going to help you to find her. How long ago did she go missing?
A: About one hour ago. At 4 o’clock, perhaps. I’ve been looking for her for almost an hour now.
B: And did you last see her?
A: We were just shopping in the vegetable area. I turned around and she was gone.
B: What’s ?
A: Melissa. M-E-L-I-S-S-A. She’s only five. She doesn’t speak Spanish.
B: OK. What does she ?
A: She has dark brown hair. She’s thin and small for her age.
B: OK. What is she wearing today?
A: Blue shorts and a pink T-shirt. She has a hat on too, I think.
B:Everything is going to be OK. We will start looking for her now.

Stress is a state of being upset that happens when we are under pressure.We students have all experienced stress over problems with our everyday l  .We may go to school or come back with worries.Some worry about  r    of tests or exams，difficulty wish their students，or too much homework. O    feel bad about being overweight or lack（缺少）of free time.
Since stress can make us sick，we have to learn how to d     with it. When you are stressed，don’t forget your hobbies. If you are fond of m   ，just turn on the radio or CD player. Generally，p     think that TV may interfere（干扰）with their children’s studies. However，if you worry about your English and don’t k    what to do，you can get help from English TV programs. It is also helpful to s    your worries with your friends. They will surely give you some a    and help you out of trouble.
So，if we treat stress properly，we can r    ourselves and keep away from its bad effects.

A. They need to be left on their own, without adults troubling them.
B. Others have learned how to work in a team.
C. “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.
D. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
E. Many people think the survival activities are good for children.
Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
Why do people like “Survival Holidays”? It is because they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities under the control of adults(大人), but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay cool in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

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Mr zhang had a big garden. There was a vegetable field and a big tree in it. B   the vegetables and the tree made the garden look beautiful. Mr Zhang watered his vegetables every day.
Mr zhang didn’t know that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn’t get on well with (相处融洽)each other. The vegetables h   the tree. They thought that the tree did not leave them e   light. And the tree didn’t like the vegetables. He complained that the vegetables drank all the water b    it could get to him.
Then one day the vegetables got angry and they drank up all the w   in the ground. The tree had no water and dried up.(干涸). The tree fought back. He didn’t give the vegetables shade(树荫) any m    . Soon, they both began to dry up.
When Mr zhang saw his vegetables growing worse and worse, he t   his vegetables would die(死). So he stopped watering his vegetables. When Mr zhang did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how t  they were. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables realized(意识到) it was better to help each other than to f   .
From then on, they worked together. They grew better and better. Mr Zhang was h   to see that. He started to water the vegetables again. And his garden was as beautiful as before.

Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist, has saved people without any magic. His success on hybrid rice (杂交水稻) fed millions of people in hunger.
Yuan     (be) born on September 7, 1930. After graduating from the then Southwest Agriculture Institute (农业学院), he worked as a teacher at an agriculture school in Hunan.
About 50 years ago, some natural disasters (灾难) hit China. Yuan saw many people lose their lives because of hunger every day. Since then, he     (do) research on how to grow good quality rice. In 1964, he found a natural hybrid rice plant by accident. It had great advantages over others. Yuan was excited about what he discovered. He then decided     (study) this particular plant.
In 1973, he started to grow a type of hybrid rice. It    (produce) 20% more rice each unit than common ones. The next year he had a great success. This progress made China the world’s leader in rice production.
In China, most rice fields (稻田) grow Yuan’s hybrid rice. He    (call) the “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
Now he is 84 years old. He still     (have) a dream. He hopes hybrid rice   (grow) as tall as Chinese sorghum (高粱) one day!

People in developed countries usually get their drinking water from a faucet(水龙头) or a bottle. But finding safe drinking water can be rather d     in developing countries. People in India, for example, often drink polluted water, which can lead to illness or even d     . But one Indian company, Sarvajal, has i     a great machine: the “water ATM”. Sarvajal’s water filtering(水过滤) network has already p   clean water in more than 130 places. Many of these places are small v    . The water ATM is new and important part of Sarvajal’s business.
How do these water ATMs w     ? First, local workers filter water using Sarvajal’s equipment(设备). Then workers s      the clean water to the ATMS and sell prepaid(预付款) cards to local people. Then they can e     get water form the ATMs with the cards.
Thanks to Sarvajal’s network and water ATMs, clean water is now a     to over 70,000 people in India. It makes sense that in one of the local l      Sarvajal means “water for all”.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
How to Be Popular
Most people would like to be popular with others,          not everyone can achieve this goal. What is the secret to       (popular)? In fact, it is very simple. The first step is to improve our appearance. We should always make          that we stay in good shape and dress well. When we are healthy and well-groomed, we will not only look better but also feel        (good). In addition, we should smile and appear friendly. After all, our facial expression is an important part of our appearance.       we can do this, people will be attracted to our good looks and impressed by our confidence.
Another important step is developing more consideration(考虑) for others. We should always place         (other) interests before our own. It's also important to be good      (listen). In this way people will feel comfortable enough to confide in us. However, no matter        we do, we must not gossip. Above all, we must remember to be        （we）, not dishonest(不诚实). Only by being sincere and respectful（尊重人的） can we earn their respect. If we can do all of the above, I am sure popularity will be       (achieve).

根据所给的首字母填写单词
American schools b      in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms（学期）in a school y      : the first term is from September to J        , and the second is f       February to June. M       American children go to public schools(公立学校).High school students take only four or five s        at a term. They u        go to the classes every day, and they have an assignment(任务) for every class. After class they have m         activities. A       high school, many students go to c      .

A young woman in her twenties was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both looked tired but       (兴奋的).
The young woman looked out from the train’s window. Suddenly, she shouted, “Mom, look, the trees are behind us!” Her voice was really loud ,so    (每人) on the train heard.
Mom smiled. But a young couple near them looked at the young woman’s childish behavior with pity. “Poor girl, there must be something wrong with her mind.” they        (想).
A few   (分钟) later, the young woman shouted again, “Mom, look! The clouds run with us!” Mom smiled again . And she seemed very happy with her daughter’s words.
  (最后), the couple couldn’t help asking the old woman, “Sorry if we offend（冒犯）you. But why don’t you take your daughter to a good doctor?”
The old woman smiled and said, “Actually, we have just come from a     (医院).”
“Then you should go to a     ( 更好的) one. Because it seems that your daughter’s situation hasn’t      (提高，改善).” said one of them. They felt so bad for the old woman.
“No, in fact I’m very happy with the treatment” said the mother, “My daughter was blind from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for the      (第一) time.”
Every single person has a story. Don’t judge（判断）people       （在……之前）you know them well. The truth might surprise you.

Many people in the USA love sports. Some people like playing sports and some people like w_____sports.
At school, students play many different sports. Such as football ,basketball and volleyball. In summer, students go s_____and play basketball.
Mike e_____playing volleyball but he doesn’t like swimming. Andy and Simon love playing football but t___don’t like swimming. They are members of the school Football C_____
Millie and Sandy like playing table tennis. They are good p____and win(赢得）many table tennis m______,but they don’t like volleyball. Millie’s b____friend ,Lily ,is a good badminton player. She thinks badminton is an easy g__. She w_____to teach her friends to play badminton in her free time.

Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although I’m a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:
Keep your speech simple. Your audience can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.
Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(关键的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.
Keep your speech not long. The standard (标准的) length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反应)，the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.
Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.

Title: How to make a      speech
Technique	Reasons	Requirements
Keep it simple	You should think about your idea well enough	one or two of your main ideas well.
If you have a      idea of what you want to say, your audience will have, too.
Organize it well.	You should get your speech well	Know very well about the  ,main points and ending of the speech
If you don’t, the     will be confused.
Keep it	Your speech should be short enough to attract your audience’s attention and     .	Make your speech as short as   .
If you don’t, the audience will feel     .