初中英语短文填空试题

短文填空
An elephant and a monkey lived in the same forest. One day they went to ask an old bird, “Can you tell us which is ____ important, being strong or being quick?"The old bird didn't give them the answer at once. Instead, he ______ them to get some bananas the other side of the river and bring them to him.
So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the______ ran so fast that monkey was afraid. "Get on my back, Monkey,” said the elephant, “I shall take you there. I'm big and strong, I can swim______ the river."
Soon they got to the other side. The elephant _______hard to reach the bananas, they were too high."Wait a _____, please. I can climb,” said the monkey. He quickly ran up to the _____ and passed the bananas to the elephant.
Then they came _____ happily to the old bird and showed him the bananas. Now, you see, the elephant is strong,” said the old bird_____ a smile, but he couldn't get the bananas. The monkey is quick, but he couldn't cross the river. Only you two could do the work well when you helped ______other.”

Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son． She lost her job two years ago and hey lived （1）　　very hard life． Her heart was （2）　　（break） every time her son asked， "Can I have some more bread， Mommy？"

    One day， （3）　　her son asked the same question again， she bought some food with her only 5dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home． Lily was a shy mother， but she was strong﹣minded． She used to love writing， so she decided （4）　　（write） some articles for magazines to make money．

    Things went （5）　　（well） than before． Thanks to some free （6）　　（vegetable） provided by the local food bank， her son had more to eat． Once he told Lily that the dishes she made （7）　　（be）very delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Lily's mind，" （8）　　not share my recipes（食谱） on the Internet？" She did so． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．

    Soon after that， Lily wrote a book on （9）　　（cook） and got much money from it． Finally， she had a good sleep for the （10）　　（one）night during the two years． Now Lily lives happily， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
When you laugh，you will open your mouth and show your teeth．The healthier those teeth are，the happier you l_______. Why is that?
It’s because your teeth are important in many ways．If you take care of them，they’ll help to take care of you．S_______ and healthy teeth help you eat the right food to help you grow．They also help you speak clearly．
You can take care of your teeth by doing like these：
Brush your teeth t_______ a day---after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, rush after l______ or after eating sweet cakes.
Brush all of your teeth，not just the front ones．Spend some time on the teeth along the sides and in the back．Take your time while brushing．Spend at l_______ 3 minutes each time you brush.,
Be sure your toothbrush is soft．Ask your parent to help you get a new toothbrush every three month．
Learn how to floss (用牙线清理) your teeth, which is a very important way to keep them healthy. It feels strange when you do it at first, but soon you'll be u______ to doing it. The floss gets rid of food that's hidden between your teeth.
Brushing and flossing keep your teeth healthy. You also need to care about what you eat and drink. Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and drink water i___ of drinks.

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词．（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）

     She used to sleep on the sidewalk of the Fifth Street Post Office．I could smell her before I came close．She （1）　　（wear） dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless．If she was not asleep ，she talked to （2）　　（she）．What a poor old lady !

     One Thanksgiving ，we had lots of food （3）　　（leave） over．I thought about the old lady．She might be still hungry．So I packed the food up and rode over to the Fifth Street．It was a cold night．There was hardly anyone out．But I knew she would stay at the same place and I would find her （4）　　（easy）．There she was ，sitting against a tree near the post office．She（5）　　（dress） as she always was．I went to her and said ，"I've brought you some food． Would you like some turkey and apple pie ？"

     However ，the old woman didn't seem to be very （6）　　（excite） about this．She looked at me and said ，"Oh ，thank you very much ，but someone （7）　　（give） me food earlier and I'm quite full now．Why don't you take it to someone else who （8）　　（need） it ？"

     Her manners were gracious（亲切的）．I was the person who didn't know what （9）　　（say）．An old lady whose life was （10）　　（bad） than most of us still thought others．Why don't more of us do that ？

动词应用,根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
Hello, everyone ! My name is John. I think a good friend        (be) like a mirror. I’m tall and have short hair. My best friend Jack       (look) similar to me. I’m quiet and like     (read) books. He likes reading, too. So we often       (spend) time together reading and studying. I like sports. I play basketball very well and he is good at       (play) basketball too. I don’t think it’s easy for me       (make) friends because I’m quieter than most of the other boys. But I think friends are like books—you      (not need) a lot of them as long as they’re good.

A few years ago， I was eating dinner with my children before we went to a museum． We were

talking（1）　　（愉快地） when a man walked up to me and asked if I had a（2）　　dollars to give him． I replied that I didn't even have one coin on me． Of course， my kids stood up and said： "Yes， you do， mommy．" I was a little embarrassed because I felt as if they （3）　_　（抓住）me not telling the truth． Normally， I don' t carry lots of money in my（4）　　． Instead， I pay with my bank card every where I go．

    So I told the man I could （5）u　　my bank card to buy him something to eat． His disappointing（6）　　（表情） quickly changed into a smile． Then I went to get him some kinds of food． He thanked me when I （7）h　　him a bag of food． After he left． I had a talk（8）　　my children： "Usually， I don't always like giving money to everyone who asks for it． （9）H　　，I am not against meeting the needs of others as （10）l　　as I have it． "I felt good knowing that the man had a nice meal that evening．

缺词填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全单词，使短文完整、通顺。
A big snow hit our home town last winter. The news report said that it was the m     serious snow disaster in 20 years. The snow made travelling h    . And it also caused some traffic a  .
Too much snow might be a disaster. But children might like the snow. They had some days o   because of the snowy weather. Many of my classmates felt h    .
“It was a wonderful time b     we didn’t have to go to school!” Tommy said. They enjoyed having a snowball fight and they had great f    making snowmen together.
“Snow c   everything and turned the world into a white one. It was much h   than last year,” said one of them. “Now we have plenty of snow to make big snowmen!”
“If the snow didn’t make t   for traffic, we would hope it would never stop!” said the children.

Long long ago，there was a small village in the Middle East．In the village there was （61）　　 old man called Sthira．He lived by himself．His only son had gone far away to study．Sthira's friends （62）　　（wonder）whether his son would return，（63）　　 Sthira always said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"

One day the old man's son returned and the villages were very happy for Sthira．He thaked the villages and said （64）　　 （polite），"Whatever happens，happens for good．"However，later，Sthira's son broke his （65）　　．Once again the villages came to visit him and once again the old man thanked （66）　　 （they） and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"Some of the villages were surprised （67）　　（hear） this．Why？What was good？His son's leg got badly hurt!

After a few days，the army came to the village and forced all the young men to （68）　　 the army．When they found his son had a （69）　　 （break） leg，they left him behind．Once again，all the villagers came to congratulate him on his （70）　　 luck，like always，the old man was still thankful to them and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"

A young couple decided to go c（1）　　 in the mountains to celebrate their first year of marriage（结婚）． They took with them the t（2）　　they would need ﹣ warm clothes， food and a tent．

    They went up to the mountains and f（3）　　a fine place to set up their tent． Then they decided to go for a hike（徒步旅行）to see more of the mountains．

    A（4）　　 a long hike， they went back to their camp， built a fire and cooked d（5）　　． Finally， it was time to go to sleep．

    Sometime in the middle of the n（6）　　， the wife woke up her husband and said："Look up at the sky． What do you see？ "

    Her husband answered，"I see m（7）　　 of stars in the sky． "

    His wife said："That's right． W（8）　　does that mean to you？ "

    The husband said："Well， if there are so many stars out there ， that means there might a（9）　　 be a planet just like ours． And if that's true， then there could be life on one of those planets． That's kind of e（10）　　!"

    His wife said："You are wrong． It means that someone has stolen our tent! "

It was a very special day because Dylan Terry came to the West End Children's Home! Dylan Terry is my favorite （66）　　 （sing）．I like him because he sings （67）　__　 （wonderful），he's cute and he helps the kids a lot．

We （68）　　 （stand） near the door，waiting for him．Everyone was very excited．Finally，he arrived （69）　　 shook hands with us．He was so nice!He sang several songs for us．Some of us even started dancing （70）　　 he was singing．We were having a great time!

（71）　　 our surprise，Dylan joined us for lunch．He brought us （72）　　 big cake．Everyone ate some and （73）　　 was delicious．While we were eating，Dylan told us many interesting

（74）　　 （story） about himself．I never thought I could talk to my favorite pop star．It was just like a dream．I （75）　　 （remember） this unforgettable experience forever．

阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式．

Have you ever been cycling（骑自行车运动）？This spring my elder brother and I        （66）　　（spend） a long weekend cycling in the countryside．We rode（67）　　（slow） along because we hadn't come to break any speed records，or to do sports．We just wanted （68）　　（get） some fresh air and a break from schoolwork．We really had a great time（69）　　（ride） along country roads．And there was one of the best things about our trip that made us happy：every few （70）　　（kilometer） there was a village where we could find everything we needed．

All the local people were really friendly．However，（71）　　the second day，something noise，but I didn't mind at all．At midnight we were woken by the noise in the hotel．We were tired（72）　　we set off the next morning，but soon felt cheerful when the sun came out．

What we enjoyed（73）　　（our） most about cycling is﹣it's simple and fun．I think nothing is（74）　　（good） than cycling if you're looking for a break that is active and cheap．Why not have a try？

From： To： Subject：

Iris Marie Experience

Dear Marie，     I've been in Beijing for a month.I stay in a modern hotel（1）　　 lies in the center of the city.I have visited many wonderful places，for example，（2）　　 Great Wall of China.I have also met a lot of very friendly people here.Now I'm trying to learn Chinese from them and I am quite interested（3）　　 it.Chinese food is really delicious and hot pot is my favorite.In China，it is interesting（4）　　 see people eating with chopsticks.I'm practicing using them and I am getting more（5）　　 more skillful now.I want to come back again next year.I hope you can come with me.                                                                                                                                                               Iris

Before paper was invented，people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo，

（1）　　/sɪlk/，animal hide，and wooden blocks．Writing materials were （2）　　（real）expensive and few people learned to read．Therefore，few people wrote．This all changed，thanks （3）　　 a man named Cai Lun．

   Paper had already existed（存在）in China，but the process for （4）　　（produce）it was difficult and the paper was of low quality．Cai Lun began experimenting（试验）with many different materials and different （5）　　（method）to turn those materials into paper．In the year 105，he made it from tree bark，bamboo，cloth rags，and fishing nets．His paper was （6）　　（strong）and cheaper than any paper that had been made before．

With Cai Lun's papermaking method，Chinese culture （7）　　/gru：/ more rapidly over the next several centuries．That's because ideas were much easier to share （8）　　 more people learned to read．The use of paper spread abroad，helping （9）　　/'ʌðə/ cultures record and spread their ideas．Today，Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China．But

（10）　　 whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever．

If you've ever stayed up late and then gotten up early the next day， you know what it's like not to get enough sleep． It's very uncomfortable feeling． In fact， for many years scientists （1）　　（believe） that sleep is like food ﹣ if we don't get enough of it， we might get sick or even die． But now they （2）　　 （start）to wonder just how much sleep we need．

    Researchers at Imperial College London did a study on fruit flies（果蝇）． They found that flies that slept for very short periods of time ﹣ about72 minutes a day ﹣still（3）　　 （live） about as long as flies that slept for normal amounts of time． One of the female slept for just 4 minutes each day on average． This has led the researchers to wonder if sleep is less necessary than we previously thought．

    Humans are very different from fruit flies． Sleep（4）　　（help） repair tissue （组织） when our bodies perform a lot of maintenance （维护）． Sleeping allows our bodies（5）　　 （get） well again from the stress we experience each day．

    But can we really die from not seeping？ No humans have died so far from （6）　　（stay） awake for too long． The current（现在的）world record for sleeplessness （7）　　 （hold） by Randy Gardner from the US， who stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes in 1964．

    Scientist have not yet found any animals that don't sleep at all． Even animals that only seep for short periods are not completely sleepless．

Speaker 1：I went straight into work after leaving school at the age of eighteen．I got a job in a big business．But I think it was a mistake as there weren't any chances for me．I think graduates（毕业生） （51）　　 （usual） get more interesting jobs，so I decided to go to university to have a better future．Studying for a degree was one of the best              （52）　　 （experience） of my life．I loved my subject，and now I'm looking for a new job﹣better paid and more interesting than my last one．

Speaker 2：I （53）　　 （leave） school at sixteen and started working in a market．Now I've just opened my first shop．Some of my friends （54）　　 went on to university can't find work．They had （55）　　 good time at college for a few years，but I really don't know    （56）　　 they still stayed in college．

Working for（57）　　 （you） is the best education．

Speaker 3：I got quite a shock when I got my first job after graduation from university．My boss had been in the same class （58）　　 me at school! She went straight into work at eighteen and now she's making more money than me! Actually，she （59）　　 （want） to go to university now．And I think that's probably a much（60）　　 （good） way to do it．I think you'll get more from university if you spend some time working first．