初中英语短文填空试题

短文填空（本题共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读短文，在空格中填入适当的词，使其意思完整、语法正确，每空格限填一个英语单词。

I am Wang Qiang. There ________ six people in my family. My _________ is seventy years old and my grandmother is sixty-nine. My father likes sports. My brother __________ watching TV, and I like _________ basketball.
My grandfather’s birthday（生日）is ________ New Year’s Day, January 1st. My __________ birthday is on February 14th.
November 15th _________ my father’s birthday and December 20th is my mother’s birthday. My brother’s birthday is on May 24th. __________is my birthday? My birthday is on June 1st! It’s fun.
Every Sunday we have a ______________ party and every month we have a trip. I have a ____________family.

Playgrounds in schools and parks are usually built to be safe enough． Most of the safety rules were created（1）　　 the 1980s， after a few accidents happened on playgrounds． Some children were hurt（2）　　 （serious） in these accidents． Their parents said the playgrounds weren't safe enough， and that the bosses that owned the playground（3）______　（have） to pay much money to those parents． After that， schools and cities began changing playgrounds to make them as safe（4）　　 possible．

    But safe playgrounds have not really made a（5）　　 （different） in the accidents． In fact， there have been more accidents where children have broken an arm or a leg． Some experts believe that this is because children can learn to be careful only（6）　　 they are in danger．

    Children should do things that seem a little dangerous﹣﹣﹣like climbing trees， riding bikes really fast or playing near water． Those things can teach（7）　　 （they） how to keep safe． When children have small accident， they learn how（8）　　 （avoid） worse accidents．

    If children（9）　　 （allow） to take some risks， they can become confident and independent．They also get better at problem﹣solving and teamwork．

    Many experts also believe that "safe" playground are too boring． They say that if playgrounds were more challenging and（10）　　 （excite）， kids would probably get more exercise．

I grew up in a small town in Italy． One morning my dad told me to drive him to a village，about 18 miles（1） 　　． Then he asked me to take the car to a nearby garage for a service（保养）． Thinking that I just had my driving license， and I hardly had the （2） 　_____ /tʃaːns / to use the car， I agreed happily． Then I drove to the garage and （3） 　_____　（drop） off the car． Because there were still a few hours left， I decided to watch movies at a theatre near the garage． But I was two hours late when the last movie finished．

Dad could never let me drive again （4） 　　he knew what I did． So when I drove to the place where we had planned to meet and saw Dad waiting patiently on the corner． I told him that I came as （5） 　　（quick） as I could． I was late because the car needed some （6） 　　/'s peʃl/ repairs．

"I'm very sorry that you told me a lie， Jason．

"What do you mean， Dad？ I'm telling the （7）t 　　． "

"I called the garage to ask if there were any problems．I'm angry not with you but with（8）m 　　．I've failed as a father， so I'll walk home now and think it over．"

I begged all the way，telling him how sorry 1 was．But nothing helped． I had to drive （9） 　　/b _ɪ′haɪnd/ him for 18 miles．

It was one of the most（10） 　　（pain） moments in my life． But it was the best lesson．

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。
It was d___ to find jobs in the north of England, and when John lost h__ , he found it impossible(不可能) to get a new one. So he d___ to go down to the s_____ of the country, where he had heard that it was easier to find work. So he went to the station and g   _  on a train that was going to London.
He was the only person in his car when a__ man rushed in carrying a gun( 枪) and said, “ Your money , or your life?”
“ I haven’t got any money.” John answered, f_____ of fear.
“Then why are you trembling（发抖） so much?” the man w___ gun asked him angrily .
“B___ I thought you were the ticket collector, and I haven’t even got a ticket, ” a______ John.

短文填词。阅读下面的短文，根据所给的首字母提示，用合适的单词填空。
The kind of dancing called ballet (芭蕾) began in Italy 500 years ago. You go to a tto see ballet which tells a story using music and dance. Ballet developed greatly in France about 350 years ago and dall over the world still call all the movements (动作) by their French names.
The Royal Ballet School(皇家芭蕾学院) in London is famous and children interested in ballet dreaming of bable to go there. The school holds several audition (表演会) every year where they choose schildren to train as ballet dancers. Auditions ta whole day and about 1,000 children go to the auditions every year. The c, aged about 10 or 11, are given numbers to pin (别在) on their clothes and, in a group, they copy the movements made by a teacher. Ballet teachers wthe children carefully and choose the children who have a suitable shape, some natural tand who very much want to learn. Children from other ccan go to the Royal Ballet School. They can send a video of themselves dancing and if they are good, they may be taken to travel to London for an audition. Every year, only 14 boys and 21 girls are c
to go to the school.

    Road﹣side business has become a hot topic recently． Premier （总理）Li Keqiang once said that road﹣side business can reflect common people's life lively．

    Last weekend， 5 college students decided to taste the trade pattern and difficulties of life outside school （1）　　 selling vegetables on the side of the road together．

    In the morning，they had to （2）　　 up at 3 o'clock．First，they went to the farm near the city to buy different （3）　　 of vegetables． To reduce （减少） the cost， they learn to bargain （讲价） with the farmers． Then they went back to the city as soon as （4）　　 to take up a street stall（摊位）．At about 6：30 a．m．after putting vegetables in order and nicer ones on top，they began to（5）　　 vegetables．They peddled （吆喝）loudly and actively to attract customers．When the vegetables were not sold out， they gave them （6）　　 to homeless people．Two days （7）　　 ， they earned （挣得） about 300 yuan．

    After this unusual experience，they shared their feelings with each（8）　　．"We were tired，（9）　　 we gained a lot． Compared with hanging out， such social practice makes us learn （10）　　 difficult it is to make money．" said Wang Wen， who came up with this idea．

短文填空。读Tom的家谱，完成下面短文，每空一词。

Look at the family tree of Tom. Tom has a big family. How many people (多少人)in his family? Oh, there are__________people in his family. John and Anna are his parents . His _________ is Peter. Who is that boy? His name is Bill. He is Tom’s __________. Who’s she ? Oh, she is Mary, Tom’s ________and Anna’s_________. Tom loves his family.

短文填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在答题卷对应题号的横线上。
A tobacconist (烟草商) left the snowy streets of Chicago for a holiday in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and wanted to m     him there the next day. When he reached his hotel and checked in the room that he booked three days a   , he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. But he forgot to keep her e-mail a  in his computer. He looked at the keyboard and tried his best to type it in from m . Unluckily, he m     one letter and his e-mail was sent instead to an elderly farmer's wife. Her h     had passed away only the day before. When the sad wife t    on the computer to check her e-mail, she took one look at the screen, let out a scream, felt so a     and fell to the floor in a dead faint (不省人事). At the sound, her family rushed into the room immediately and s this note on the screen: Dearest wife, I’ve just got checked in. E    is prepared for your arrival tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing you down here.

请阅读下列短文。根据短文内容从下面方框的七个选项中，选择五个适当的句子还原到原文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。(每小题2分)
My name's molly. I'm a lion.     My favorite food is meat and I like to eat little (小的) animals. I like the forest (森林),   I live in a big cage (笼子). I can't run; I can't see my parents.     Every day I get up in the cage.     I sleep in the cage.  

A．but I live in the zoo now.

B．I think it's ugly.

C．I don't like the zoo or the cage.

D．I really want to run in the forest and live with my parents!

E. I am very tired.
F. I am three years old.
G. I have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the cage.

really       painting      yourself      everything      to        keeps singers      because      afraid        interesting      artists     since

One day， Shorya Mahanot， an Indian boy， went into his sister's room while his family were having dinner． He found a canvas （画布） and colors， and then had fun（1）　　 on the canvas． His mother and sisters rushed towards him． But （2）　　 his surprise， they hugged him instead of punishing him． His family have encouraged him paint（3）______ then．

    His sister and parents are（4）　　． Their interest and collection influence him greatly． He is more and more interested in painting（5）　　 of the encouragement from his family and friends．As he（6）　　 creating new paintings， his imagination and creativity develop．

    He has made such rapid progress that people call him a Child Picasso． He feels great by this praise． He had never thought success． He just enjoys painting． When he is in front of the canvas， he forgets（7）　　 else． He knows exactly what he is feeling and what he wants to express． He （8）　　 feels happy to be an artist．Getting a title as a Child Picasso for doing what he loves， he thinks it is a happy thing for him．

    "Don't be （9）　　 to spend time on hobbies，" he says． "Painting is the best way to express feelings． You can know （10）　　 better．"

Last Saturday morning， the head teacher called a meeting of parents． On be half of（代表） the students， I made（1） 　　speech， and I felt very proud of（2） 　　．

Now my middle school life comes to an end．This summer，I will go to the U．S．and stay for one year to（3）s 　　at an American high school．There I will be in Grade 10．I feel excited．（4） 　　（同时）， I am a little sad because I have to（5）s 　　goodbye to my old friends and teachers． I want to（6）t 　　some photos with them before I leave and I will（7） 　　（赠送）many gifts to my friends as well． We will（8） 　　（保持联系） with each other by sending emails， making phone calls or（9）w 　　letters．

In the past three years， I have learned a lot（10） 　　my teachers and have had a great time at school． Although we'll set out on our new journey， I will never forget（11） 　　I come from． In the future， I will work （12）m 　　harder． I hope to be a doctor when I（13） 　　（长大）． My parents（14） 　　[sə'pɔ：t] me all the time． I believe my dream will（15） 　　（实现，成为现实）!

                                    Time to Dance
Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It's a natural thing to do. 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.
____, 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.

The government in China plans to end its one﹣child per family policy and

（1） 　　[in'sted] let families have two children．

   People（2） 　　[ nju：] the news after an important meeting in Beijing． It's reported that there are many（3） 　　（原因）for the change in policy． One of them is to balance population development．

   China has the（4） 　　population in the world． It carried out the one﹣child policy in 1980． But the government（5） 　　[ə'laʊd] only a small number of couples to have two children．For example，in the countryside，（6） 　　the first﹣born is a girl， couples can have a second child．

   In 2013， the Chinese government gave other couples a（7） 　　（机会）to have two children．Families could have two if one parent was an only child．（8） 　　（然而）， too many young people in the cities aren't（9） 　　in having a second child any longer．

   At the end（10） 　　2014， China had a population of 1.37 billion people． A total of 800 million of them are employed（雇佣）． With the two﹣child policy， an increase in births will change the labor shortage．

Ali and Albert were brothers．Their parents （1） 　　away early and left them a cow．The brothers were going to share the cow．Albert is an （2） 　　[' ɒnɪst] man and he listened to everything that his elder brother said．But Ali was cunning（狡猾的）．

One day，Ali said，"I will be very （3） 　　（公平的）with you，Albert．You take the front part of the cow and I will take the hind（后面的）side of the cow．Each of us can use （4） 　　we get．But we can't kill it．"

Albert gave the cow grass and water every day．The cow made lots of milk．Ali （5）s 　　the milk and got a lot of money．But he did not share the money with Albert．Albert felt a bit（6）u 　　．

A （7） 　　（邻居）knew about this and said something to Albert．The next day，when Ali was milking the cow，Albert hit the cow in the head．The cow started （8）k 　　．Ali shouted to Albert，"Don't you see me milking the cow？"

"The front part of the cow is （9） 　　， and I can do anything I want．"Albert said angrily．

Ali knew he was wrong and said sorry to Albert． From then on， the brothers fed the cow（10） 　　[ tə' geðə] and shared the money fom selling milk． Both of the brothers lived happily after that．

Kevin Pearce, snowboard athlete (运动员), has come a long way since his accident on December 31, 2009.   ,when he fell and hurt his head. Luckily, he was wearing a helmet (头盔). . He stayed in hospital for four months. He still can’t remember several weeks of his life after the accident.
Today, Pearce is still working hard to get his health back to 100%.    . A year ago, he couldn’t walk straight. Now, he can not only walk, but he can also drive again.
Pearce says he must thank his fans, his friends and especially his family. His parents and elder brothers have been by his side since the accident.    . He said he couldn’t have got well so quickly without them.
These days, Pearce is back on the snowboarding circuit (巡回比赛).      . He is on the road again and it is a new beginning for him.

A. So far, he has made a lot of progress B. His brother, Adam, left his job to care for him full-time C. But his head was badly hurt and he couldn’t see or move D. On that day, Pearce was training for the 2010 Winter Olympics E. Instead of competing for medals, he’s giving opinions on athletes