初中英语短文填空试题

缺词填空,根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题纸标有题号的横线上，完整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
Reading is an activity that people enjoy a lot in their free time.
Some like reading newspapers and o______enjoy novels or comic books. My f ______ books are those about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my o ______life better.
Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w_____their lives were difficult. They tried to use e _____ chance to change their lives and make the world better.
One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has m ______ the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the r  ___ why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient (方便的) machine and become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes f_____ the sky.
Whenever I read s_______ about great people, I always learn a lot from them and they encourage me to march on.
This is w______ I enjoy reading about great people's lives.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)
The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot lies in the northwestern part of Yangzhou with i   south gate facing Great Rainbow Bridge Road. It c  an area of about 123.6 hectares. The Slender West Lake was named a National Key Scenic Spot in 1988 and National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010.
The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot u to be a long river called the Baozhang Lake, which is 4 kilometers in length and less than 100 metres in width. A famous poet Wang Hang in the Qing Dynasty once composed a poem, from which the Slender West Lake gets its p    name and it is famous both at home and a   . During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many gardens were built along the Slender West Lake. A large number of buildings along the moats were built in d   locations during different periods（时期）. E   during the Qing Dynasty, many rich salt merchants（商人）s   much money in recruiting（聘请）garden designers and building gardens upon the lake.
The Slender West Lake not only represents the beauty of n   landscape, but also embodies（体现，蕴含）the richness of its h    and culture.

短文填空。
This is a _______ of my room. The books ____ in the bookcase. My family photo is _____ the wall (墙壁). My schoolbag is on the chair. And I ________ a baseball. _____ on the floor, between (…之间) the bookcase and the desk. The computer is on the desk and some CDs are on the desk, _______. Look, a cat is under the bed. It’s black _______ white. But the cat isn’t ______. It’s my friend Gina’s. _______ are my keys? Oh, ______ on the sofa.

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My Dear Azhaan，

    I want you to know that you remind me of myself in so many ways． You are like a better and Improved version（版本） of me． I look at you and I see myself（1）　　 your eyes． I wish I had that confidence（信心） and even some of your bossiness（霸气） at that age． Yet， I'm also troubled on seeing this confidence（2）　　 disappearing， because you are（3）　　 many different things． I want you to know that your confidence is one of the （4）　　   things about you． All of us admire your confidence． However， you are（5）　　 confident enough these days， because you are beginning to dislike your own body．

    You are not fat． I agree that you could be a little healthier． You could eat a little less junk food． However， I don't know when you'll begin to enjoy fruits， but I believe that you will．

    I think one of the moments of（6）　　 for me was when you were born， and the doctor said， "Congratulations， you have another baby boy，" not because you were a boy but because you were healthy．

    You're too young to understand this（7）　　 no one realizes the importance of a normal life

（8）　　 it is away from them． What I（9）　　 for you is happiness： the understanding that you are not perfect and that it is okay because none of us is!

    Stay confident and keep your head（10）　　， my little boy﹣who is growing up too soon!

Love，Ammi

阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）
Hi, boys and girls!         （感谢）for your pictures.       (在这里)is a photo of my       （家庭）.This is my grandfather ,Barry.       (那个)ismy grandmother, Linda. She is 70.Look!What     (颜色)is her jacket? Oh, it’s red. These are my     （父母）.This is my     (母亲),Jane and this is my father, Henry. And this is my       （叔叔）,Paul. He’s my father’s brother. The girl is my   （堂妹）, Lisa. Look at the boy. He is sad. He       (丢失)his books. He is my brother.

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）
A boy carefully led his blind father to a seat in a noodle restaurant .
He called loudly for two bowls of beef noodles. When the restaurant owner was about to prepare the food, the boy suddenly   (挥手，挥动)to him and whispered, “Only one bowl with beef ,the other without ---just plain noodles.”
 （事实上）the boy had a light purse and couldn’t    （买得起）two bowls of beef noodles. He called just for his father to know.
When the noodles were     （为..端上，服务，招待）,the father wasn’t in a hurry ; he used his chopsticks to search in his bowls ,trying to find a slice of beef. As soon as he succeeded in finding one, he picked it up and put it into his   （儿子） bowl, saying     (和善地，和蔼地), “Eat some more. Have enough food so as to study well.”
The boy accepted in   ( 沉默，寂静) and then stealthily put the beef back to his father’s bowl.
Moved by what they had done, the restaurant owner asked a waiter to bring them a small side dish from the kitchen. The boy took （他） for sending to a wrong table, but the owner came up explaining with a    (微笑), “Today is my restaurant’s anniversary（周年纪念日）.The dish is free.”
After they left, the owner cleared the bowls from the table and found some coins    (在……下) one of them. The sum is just the price of the dish. 

                                    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

阅读下面短文, 根据上下文或首字母填空。
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his f  all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked  the beautiful flowers, imagining(想象) how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can't see these flowers.  are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, though I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.
T   , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s you. ”
“Me? But you don't know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don't know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life   happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became     in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged(鼓励) millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures． Here are some words about （1） 　 　that are used differently in western cultures and Chinese culture．

Most phrases in（2） 　 　about the dog， such as "a homeless dog"， "a running dog" and "a dog catching a mouse"， have negative meanings． But in western countries， dog are considered honest and good friends of （3） 　 　（人类）． The word， "dog"， has positive meanings． For example， "you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky （4） 　 　/'pɜːs（ə）n/． And "every dog has its day" means everyone has good luck at times．

As we know， dragons are very important in Chinese culture． In ancient times， dragons were regarded as strong and magical creatures． They （5） 　 　/brɔ：t/ hope and good luck． The ancient emperors compared themselves to dragons． Nowadays， many p（6）___ 　 　want their children to become "dragons"． But in western cultures， dragons were d（7） 　 __ 　animals． Heroes killed them to protect people．

Some things have （8） 　 　（相似的）meanings in Chinese culture and western culturea． The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in b（9） 　 　China and some western countries． People in China and the West think the rose also （10） 　 　for peace， courage and friendship． When we pay attention to the cultural meanings of words， we will understand them better．

Bridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are built so that cars     (cross) over rivers. Others are made for trains to use . In Washington State, there is a very unusual bridge. It was built for squirrels(松鼠) 。
The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars pass it every day. When squirrels tried to cross the street, they     (kill) . Amos Peters wanted     (protect) these small and lovely animals, so he built a bridge for them---one that would let them pass above the traffic.
The bridge  (be)  a symbol of the town for over 40 years since then. And every Christmas, the local people  (add) a small Christmas tree to the center of the bridge ,How lovely!
A few years ago, the local people   (create) a squirrel festival and they raised money   (build)  two more bridges for these lovely animals. For years, because of the bridges . the squirrels in the town have been able to cross safely from one side of the street to the other.

Chen Yujie, 15 studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang ______.it was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring.Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card , so she didn’r have to travel so often.
  “It’s usually the most relaxing time for our family.” Said Chen.
She chose the right time.After  a  few turns of lobbying(游说) ，her parents finally agreed with Chen .          So they have to choose a right time .
US magazine Highnight recently surveyed 1,521 kids aged 6-12 in the country , asking questions like “      ” Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive(乐于接受的)。Meal time is discovered to be their most favorite time to talk to their parents.Bed time comes second.followed by time spent in the car.
Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency (倾向) over the problem.Qianjiang Daily ,a newspaper in Zhejiang, did a survey about it .   
So do you have anything to talk to your parents about? Choose a good time.
根据短文内容, 从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。

A. When you want to talk to your parents about something important ,When is the best time to do it? B. She decided to discuss it with her parents during TV time to talk to their parents. C. They found that most American teenagers would choose bed time to talk to their parents. D. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week to get money from her parents. E. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose meal time to talk to their parents.. F. For most teenagers like Chen talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying..

“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to everyone. Your p  can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help y   .
There have been many great men in h   . But many of them were very poor in childhood，and had no uncles，aunts and friends to h   them. Schools were f     and not very good. They could not depend on them for an education．And b   to work with their own efforts to know something. They worked their own way u   to fame.(成名)
One of the most famous teachers in England u   to tell his pupils, “I can’t make worthy(优秀的)men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
Some young men have the best of everything, but they are to be pitied(同情). They can n   do things successfully if they don’t see their weak point and change their attitudes(态度) to study．They are nobody now, and will be nobody as long as(只要)they don’t follow the a   of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.