初中英语短文填空试题

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

One S______ morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to have f   there. As u______, they sat under the big tree. Suddenly, they h_____ a whisper. They were afraid. They ran away. On their w___ back,they m______ Andy. Andy helped them found the ghost. It was a w___ cat. They took the little cat to the animal c____. People there would take c ______ of it. The f________ Sunday, Millie and Amy went to the park again. They had fun there.

先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。
In 1993, Greg Mortenson took a trip to Pakistan to climb K2, the second tallest mountain in the world. On his way down the mountain, he got l (). Food and water were hard to find, but Mr. Mortenson found a small village. The people there saw that he was in n () and helped him.  While in the village, Mr. Mortenson w() the children write in the dirt for their school l()．The village did not have money to build a school or pay for a t()，Before he left, Mr.， Mortenson volunteered to r() to the village and help them build a school
Mr. Mortenson went back to the US and wrote to many rich people. He asked them to d () money to build a bridge and a school for the village. The I () did not work very well, but at last e () people heard about Mr. Mortenson’s plan and helped him. That was the beginning of the Central Asia Institute, an organization that has succeeded in building or helping to build more than 130 schools in small villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan With the help of journalist David Relin, Mr. Mortenson wrote the famous book Three Cups of Tea. It is about his work with villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Some people have criticized him, however, Mr. Mortenson was given a p() in 2009 by the government of Pakistan for his work in the country.

“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.

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)
Long long ago there was a lovely field garden and there was a very thick tree in it. Both the vegetables and the tree _______(make) the garden beautiful. The garden’s owner was very proud of this. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow(树荫), “You_______ always _______(stand) there. We can’t see the sun.”The tree thought, “I help you stop from the sun, but you____(drink) too much water in return. If I don’t give you my shadow, you _______(dry) up!”
One day, the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree answered back by ____(refuse) to give the vegetables shadow from the hot sun, so they both began to dry up. Before long, the vegetables were really thin and the tree’s branches were drying up. “You _____already _______(drink) too much water.” The farmer got angry with the vegetables and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables really learned what thirst was. There seemed ________(be) no way to work out the problem, but one of the vegetables, a small tomato, understood what ________(happen), and decided to deal with it. With the little water and under the hot sunshine, the little tomato did all he _______(do) to grow, grow …..
He managed to grow so big that the farmer_______(shock) and started watering the field again. Then the vegetables and the tree realized that it was better to help each other than to fight. So they decided to work together and help each other instead of fighting, using both the shadow and the water in the best combination to grow good vegetables. Seeing how well they were doing, the farmer now gave the best of care to his vegetable field, watering it better than any other field.

短文填空（10小题，每题1分，共10分）
根据首字母提示完成短文, 每空一词。
Learning to save money when you’re young is an i_______ lesson. All good habits should begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. But many people do not have a good sense of s______ for the long run.
I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business s_____ I was 10 years old. Of the money I make I spend about 10 p_______ and save the other 90%.
Making sure you save and don’t spend too much is a good way to build up wealth (财富). I have put my earnings in a bank. However, many teens I know usually s_______ all the money they earn, so it never has a chance to grow. Young people should r_______that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.
At high school your parents will p_______ for almost everything you need, so your expenses (消费) can be small. If you have a job, you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your f________. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.
After high school, college is expensive and then “real” life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. If you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a new h_______ of your own will be much easier. If you are in your teen without any savings, you will always have to struggle. The e_______ you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.

阅读短文，并选择方框中的词用适当形式填空。

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The M25, the highway around London, opened in 1986. Today people      it the largest car park in Europe. Every morning on the     we hear about traffic jams, road repairs, and accidents, and which part of the M25 to avoid. One day soon we will hear “there’s a traffic jam all the way round the M25 in       directions. If you are driving to      , then it may be better for you to go back home”
Winston Churchill once said that the car was the     thing of the 20^th century. This may be       of the next century, too. Every year about 5,000 people are     on British roads. For children, road accidents are a major 主要的cause of death.
The newspaper usually      that the car is a good thing. But when you have a car and can        drive at the speed of a walking man, is it        to spend a lot of your money simply getting a car for the speed?

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..

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. 

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming. Please tell your children to care if they want to swim and be friendly others while playing. Better not agree them to go out by at night. Also, playing computer games much will make them feel uncomfortable. Most importantly, remind them to finish their  on time.
Have a good holiday!

It is useful to learn how to make small talk．It is an important social skill．It helps to make people feel（1） 　　   （放松的） and start a conversation when they meet for the（2） 　　（第一） time．

   The topics for small talk are different in different countries． But usually the topics are general rather than personal． In the UK， people sometimes talk about the （3） 　　（天气） when they make a small talk"It's a nice day， isn't it？" This （4） 　　（种类） of questions helps you begin a conversation because they are general questions that anyone can （5） 　　 （答复）to．Next time when you want to make small talk， turn a statement to a question． You are sure to get answer and start a conversation．

You have（1）　　（probable） never heard of Amy Hayes， （2）　　she is a most unusual woman． She never throws away things we（3）　　（need） any more． She has always thought about how these things（4）　　 （put） to good use． She thinks that nothing is a waste． The windows and doors of her house come from old buildings around her town（5）　______were pulled down． The top of（6）　　is an old boat（7）　　（turn） upside down． And the gate is made（8）　　rocks and old glass bottles． Amy isn't the only one who is good at（9）　　（recycle）． Jessica Wong uses old clothes to make bags． She（10）_____（do） this for a few years． Her bags are cute and useful．