初中英语短文填空试题

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     .

There are many TV programs on Chinese cooking. However, few programs are like A Bite of China (舌尖上中国). It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features (特征) of dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories aboutf        .
It’s said that more than 100 m         Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese and the relations b         people and food and between people and society.
To get enough good stories, the production team s         three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, said “As CCTV-9 serves as a window, allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only enjoy the beauty of Chinese cooking, but also l         about Chinese customs (风俗).”

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Teamwork Is the Key to Success
Today teamwork is becoming more and more important in businesses and other jobs. Our society needs people who can work with and get on well with others.
John Brown, Design Works
A good team needs people with different skills and talents. The best people can work with others and develop ideas with a team. It’s important that everyone uses their talents in work.
Lee Chung, Computer world
A good team player is usually friendly and easy to talk to. They are also good at listening to other people. They are happy to share ideas.
Jane Lin, Lin Electricals
Most team need a mixture of people. It is great to have people with ideas but you also need people who get things done on time. A team made up of people that all have the same skills would not work.
Jim Khan, Northern Bank
I prefer people who can bring out the best in other people. In a group you can see people that know how to get a team working together. They understand teams and they can make team work. A good team is the key to success.

Name	Workplace	Opinion
John Brown	Design Works	The best people in a team do well in working with others and ________.
Lee Chung	Computer world	A good team player should be friendly, easy to talk to and ________.
Jane Lin	Lin Electricals	A good team not only needs clever people but also those who can finish things ________.
Jim Khan	________	We need people who can ___ the best in others and know how to get a team working together.

Mr. Brown was in school for only one year when he was young and later on he was made to help his father to work in the fields. There wasn’t e    rain for several years and though there was a river nearby, the water was polluted. The farmers dared not w   their corn with the polluted water. So they had several poor harvests. They had l     food and sometimes they were hungry. One year his parents died of hunger and there was no one to care for him. He had to go to find work in the town and he learned to drive a truck in a factory.
Coming from a village made him strong and ready to help others. He met a girl who loved him, so they got married. His wife works in a shop and his children study in a school. He tries his best to s    everything even if a pound, and hardly eats in a restaurant. He’s good at c    and always takes some food he has made at home with him when he goes to work in the morning.
It was Sam’s eighth birthday yesterday. The boy hoped to have dinner in a restaurant. At first, Mr. Brown wouldn’t agree. Then he thought his son had never had anything in restaurants before, so he decided to give in. The boy was very happy and the Browns went to a restaurant for the
f   time. When they finished their dinner, Mr. Brown said to the waiter, “My son has some meat l   on his plate. Could you give me a bag so that I can take it home for the dog?” “Oh, Dad!” the boy called out. “We haven’t got a dog at all!”

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What’s your idea about success？Some people say that beginners have all the luck, ______Others believe that success comes only with practice. In fact， I feel_______ of these statements are not true all the time, each is true in some ways but not in others,
Many years ago, I went to a drawing competition and won______. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see ”Titanic”. I was really surprised, because it was the______ time I had taken part in any competition. Thinking that I might be lucky again, I tried joining in other art competitions. But the ______ was that I never won Again. Gradually, I _______the fact that the other people had a ______Artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested______ and I had never practiced the different art skills, so the drawings I produced were not of a very high standard.
These _______taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky at first, I also ______to put in hard work. As we know, Practice makes perfect, so I believe success builds on less luck and chance.

   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.

Our eyes are very important. But many of us pay little attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care.          .
There are several causes leading to your poor eyesight. Like Televisions, computers and reading. Something dirty can cause redness (红肿) and they will make you feel uncomfortable. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water.        . For example, wearing sunglasses can serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays (紫外线) in the strong sunlight.
Some foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins.         . If a person exercises regularly and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes.          . In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.

A. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things B. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too C. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too D. Naturally eye care should be put in a number one place

 

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.

Everybody knows the famous building—the Eiffel Tower, which was 【小题1】(建成) in Paris, France, in 1889. The tower is 324 meters high, and it was the 【小题2】(最高的) building in the world until 1930, when the Chrysler Building in New York 【小题3】(出现).
Today the Eiffel is visited by more 【小题4】(游客) than any other historic building in the world, but it wasn’t always so popular. When it was 【小题5】(最初) finished, many people thought it was ugly. One famous writer used to have 【小题6】(中饭) in the Eiffel Tower every day because it was the only place in Paris where he could not see the tower!
Many of the six 【小题7】(百万) people who visit the Eiffel Tower every year take one of the five lifts to the top, but some 【小题8】(选择) to climb up the 1,665 steps. The tower has two restaurants where people can enjoy 【小题9】(美味的) food. And people can watch the fantastic view of the city while they are 【小题10】(吃). The tower also has a shop where people can buy gifts for friends and families.

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.

Jack was ten years old, and his brother, Jimmy, was five. One day, after (play) for an hour, they were hungry. Their mom took Jack into the kitchen. She gave him two apples and said to him: “Now give one of (they) to your brother. But remember to do it like a gentleman.”
“Like a gentleman?” Jack asked. “How do gentlemen do it?”
“They always give the (big) one to the other person,” answered his mom at once.
“Oh,” said Jack. He thought about this for a few (second). Then he took these apples to his brother and said to him: “ (pick) up one, Jimmy. And remember to do it like a gentleman.

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.

Sometimes I really wonder whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy making money. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read about in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too much to say.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I quietly sat down beside her and     her.
“Mom, I have a question for you,” I said, breaking the   .
“What?” she asked, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very     voice.
She stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. But then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was very     then because I thought I had hurt her.
It seemed like a very long time before my mother started to speak again. “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “look at this thread (线). Sometimes it    , but most of it disappears (消失) in the quilt. The thread makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can     be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is inside (在里面).”
I listened carefully but I didn’t understand     the next spring. My father had a stroke (中风) and     walk by himself anymore. After that, my mother     my father walk outside every  day. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers and trees. The sun gently glistened through leaves. They two, hand in hand, walked slowly. To me, that was    picture in the world — that’s a picture of love.
They still don’t say “I love you” to each other. But I know they have deep love for each other. I used to think love meant flowers and sweet kisses. But actually, love is just a thread in the quilt.

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!

Ronaldo was born on September 22, 1976. He loved football at a very young age. When he was four, his father gave him a football as a Christmas present. From then on, he __(play) with it every day.
At the age of 14, he gave up school ___(be) a real football player. Ronaldo began playing for Cruzeiro, a football club on May 25, 1993. Ronaldo __(name)World Soccer Magazine’s Player of the year after his_(succeed) for Brazil in the 2002 World Cup. He scored eight _(goal) in the World Cup. It is the most since West Germany’s Gerd Mueller scored ten in 1970. _(Unluck), one of his knees __(hurt) badly during a football match. Then he had to stop __(have) a good rest for about a year. What a pity! But when he restarted his career, he did as _(wonderful) as before. He loves football and regards it as his life. Never he __(give) up until he can’t play anymore.
Ronaldo __(support) by more than 26 percent of all football fans. He __(win) the FIFA(国际足联) prize three times. He is now a real star for the young football fans.