初中英语短文填空试题

Thousands of years ago, people didn’t live in cold places because they didn’t know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies. __________.
Nature is people’s good friend. It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire. ________. The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.
_______ . When they got a fire from the forest, they tried to keep it burning. If it went out, they had to wait for years.
________. For example, they made fire by boring wood or knocking two pieces of stones.
Today it’s easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters. __________

But later they found different way to make fire. The skins keep them warm. They can make fire at any time they need. People took some of this fire to their homes. People didn’t know how to use fire. But people still didn’t know how to make a fire.

Your parents may have named you Tracy, Kyle, James or Keesha. But many of your friends c__ you by another name---a nickname(绰号)---something like Red, Little Lazy Cat or Big Guy.
Your real name was given to you when you were just a newborn b____, before you developed your personality(性格), talents(才华) and looks. Because of this, your name actually is more loved by your p____ than you. They may have named you after a relative, or a famous person, or even because they just l____ the sound of the name.
But your nickname, the one your f____ call you, probably comes from something s_____ about you. If you’re tall, people might call you Stilts(高跷). If you are c___, you may be called Brainiac(才智非凡的人) or Einstein. If you’re g_____ at basketball, you might get the name King of Basketball.
Nicknames like these, are a way of giving m_____ to a name and letting a name describe the person. The name Bill doesn’t really tell you anything about a person, b______ if Bill is known as Flash, you can guess that he may be a fast runner.

One day, Tina sat on the __________ and watched hermother do the dishes in the _________ . Tina noticed thather mother had some          hairs on her head. She looked at her mother and __________ , “Why do you havesome white hairs, Mom?” Her mother answered, “Well, every time you do somethingwrong and make me ___________ , one hair turns white. If you don’t make me sad any more, I will have black__________.”
The little __________ thought for a while and then said, “Mom, I am going to listen to your words carefully from today on and I would like to be a _________ kid. Then you will not have so many white hairs, will you?” Her mother smiled and nodded（点头）.
Tina’s grandma was _________TV in the living room. Tina glanced（看一眼）at her grandma and asked, “Mom, why is _________ hair all white? Her children aren’t good ones, are they?”

One day a visitor came to Nasreddin’s house. “I am your cousin ____ Konya,” he said, “and I have brought you a duck to ___ the visit.” Nasreddin was ___. He asked his wife to cook the duck, and served the visitor a ____ dinner.
The next day another visitor arrived. “I am the friend of the man who brought you the duck,” he said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave _____ a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. Again Nasreddin invited him in for a meal. ____, he was getting a bit angry. ____ seemed to be using his house as a restaurant.
Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. He was _____ in. Nasreddin’s wife brought some ____ to the table and the visitor tasted it. “What kind of soup is this? It _____ just like warm water.” “Ah!” said Nasrdddin. “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck.”

In a happy town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl, and _______name was Rose. ___ in the town liked her. She was so brave, but one thing she was scared of was the doctor.
One day her tooth was moving. Her mum saw it. She said,“ Your tooth is moving, and you need to __ Doctor Tim.”
Rose said,“No! I am not going to the doctor.”Mum said,“Don’t worry. It’s not so wobbly (摆动的) now.”That made Rose feel_______.
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth ___ her mum didn’t. She checked her tooth again and it was wobbly, so she said,“It’s time to see the doctor.”
Rose was__ but she had to do what her mum told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.
When it was her ___, her heart was bumping(碰撞) very fast. She went into Doctor Tim’s room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair.
Doctor Tim said,“__ your eyes.”
Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down her eyes. But when she __ her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth.
Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim ____ her a teddy bear(泰迪熊) and from that time Rose wasn’t scared of doctors any more.

A solar-powered(太阳能动力的) plane has passed an important test on the way to travel around the world. The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland at 45km an hour. it slowly rose above the fields and into the sky. During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly 1.6km above the countryside.
“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly – never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.
Engineers plan to test a night light soon. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012. “We want to fly it day and night without fuel,” Piccard said.
Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. They will make a few stops to change places and rest after a long time in the air – and to show off their aircraft.
The plane flies at 70 kilometers per hour on average. That is faster than a bike. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time.
阅读短文完成表格，每空一词。

Plane uses sun’s power to fly
1	The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland.
how	The airplane is big, light and using little   2  .
when	It will travel around the world in   3  .
how fast	It can fly at   4  meters per hour.
how long	The plane can fly for   5  days at a time.

Nowadays, we can find advertisements almost e  1  we go. An advertisement uses words and p  2  to attract people to buy goods or s  3 . This kind of advertisements is c  4   commercial(商业) advertisements. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet and t  5  are the most common places to find them.
The other k  6  of advertisements is public service advertisements(PSAs). The aims of PSAs are to teach us and help us lead b  7  lives. You have probably seen or heard some of them, such as “knowledge changes life.” There are also PSAs that e  8   people to support public service projects, such as Project Hope. There are even PSAs to teach us how to live healthy lives. One of these is, “When you smoke cigarettes, you are s  9  killing yourself.” You can often learn a lot by f 10  the advice they give.

One day people heard a shout for help. They h       to the river, and saw a man in the water. A young fisherman jumped i    the river and s     to that man. Soon he pulled the man to the bank and carried him out of the water. All the people nearby praised the
b     and kind man.
Now people found the man out of the water was the r      man in the town, he went over to the young fisherman and said, “Young man, you saved me, d      you? Thank you very much. I’d like to
p       you for your kindness.”
He took out five cents and wanted to give it to the young man. Everybody was angry w  the rich man. Just then, an old man said to the young fisherman, “T     the five cents, young man. The rich gentleman’s life is w      just that much.

Skateboarding is a very popular game all over the world. Young people like it. You can often see people skateboard quickly in many places such as squares, parks and roads.
Why do young people like skateboarding so much? First, it is very cool. You jump on the skateboard. You feel the wind around your ears. You skateboard very fast with lots of different postures (姿势). And you enjoy the freedom (自由) of sports. Second, skateboarding isn’t a dear game. You only need to buy a skateboard and it doesn’t cost you much money. Third, it is easy to learn. If you are brave enough, you can learn it in one week. Also, skateboarding helps build up your body. It can make your legs and arms strong.
Get a special skateboard and wear cool clothes. Quite cool, isn’t it?
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格，每格只填一词。

Skateboarding is a very      game all over the world. You can do it in many      such as squares, parks and roads.
Why do young people like skateboarding?	First, it is very     .
Second, it is a cheap game. You        need a skateboard.
Third, it is easy to learn. You can learn it in     days if you are brave enough.
Fourth, skateboarding helps to        up your body.

Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their h  was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the assignment(任务), but the professor would not answer their questions. He e    his students to find it out for themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to s    their stories. One student told of distributing （分配，散发）blankets to the homeless, another had contacted a long, lost friend, and another student r    that he had helped a dog to find its owner. Students were energized(激励) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. W    the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something k  for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind –not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then, s   kindness activities have been organized in schools all over the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, a  November 13, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform d     kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to c   other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place.

综合填空。根据读音、首字母、汉语提示填空（每空限用一词）
It was a beautiful day and the children played in the park. Maria flew her kite while Michael played on his skateboard. “look! I am going to try something new,” he said. Michael did a difficult jump. Then the skateboard went up and Michael fell down with a cry. The other children ran to him and asked, “Are you all right? Are you hurt? ”
“Oh, my leg! I feel terrible!” Michael cried.
“I think you  _________[ʃʊd] see a doctor,” said Kangkang, “I’ll  c________ a taxi.” Jane and Maria looked after poor Michael. “My leg really hurts,” he said.
_________(不久) the taxi came and took Michael and his friends to the hospital. The doctor told them, “The X-rays show that it’s not serious. You can take him home. Michael, you need to rest at home  f_______ a week. Here are some pills. Take two pills each time, three  times a day.”
The children  ________(离开) the hospital. Kangkang helped Michael to walk. They were glad that the accident wasn’t serious and Michael felt much better.

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he found an old lady f          him.
“Pardon me,” she said. “I’m sorry if my looking s        at you has made you feel not comfortable. It's just that you look just l          my son, who died a few months a      .”
“I’m very sorry,” replied the young man. “Is there a         that I can do for you?”
“Yes,” she said, “As I’m leaving, would you s            ‘Goodbye, Mother!’? It would make me feel much b          .”
“ S          ,” answered the young man.
As the old woman was leaving, he called out, “Goodbye, Mother!” Then as he stepped up to the check-out, he saw that his b        was $ 127.00. “How can that be?” he asked. “I only bought a few things!”
The girl at the check-out replied, “Your mother said you'd p         for her.”

Things Spotter

    If you often lose things，you'll be happy with a new（1）　 　（发明）called Things Spotter.It'll look like a small key tag that can be put on your objects.The tag will（2）　 　（连接）to your mobile phone through BlueTooth technology.When you find something missing，don't（3）　 　（担心）!Just press a button on your mobile phone and a map on your screen will tell you where to look.

    Fire Recharger

    It's really fun to（4）　 　（扎营）in the wild!But what can you do if the batteries（电池）on your mobile phone are empty？Some（5）　 　（工程师）are working on a Fire Recharger.It（6）　 　（生产）electricity from the heat of fire.This means you can use a small fire to charge（充电）your mobile phone.It is very useful and will be（7）　 　（广泛地）used in the future.

    DigGoggles

    Those lively underwater photos are so beautiful，but not easy to take.Besides，underwater cameras are not（8）　 （便宜的）enough.But soon you will have the（9）　 　（机会）to buy a pair of DigGoggles.That's the name of a（10）     　（特殊的）diving mask that can take photos.Open and close your eyes twice and your camera will go 'click'!

Have you ever watched the TV program, A Bite of China (《舌尖上的中国》)? It has become a hot       of discussion on the Internet in China. The program is first shown on China Central Television (CCTV). This TV         (节目) is a seven－episode (一集) documentary series. It is about traditional Chinese food.
According to World Journal, the program has attracted more than one hundred        (百万) Chinese audience. Most of them don’t regard this program          an ordinary food show, because it          (显示) them the value and quality of Chinese food, as         as the changes in society today. The audience are also       the chance to see how hard the cooks and farmers have to work to produce．       wonderful Chinese food.
A Bite of China makes Chinese people         (想) back their cooking traditions. Most of the traditions have been forgotten in today’s busy life. Chen Xiaoqing, the lead director of the series, says that the program is not only about eating, but         about traditional habits and historical heritage (遗产) . Chen’s friend, Liu Wen, says, “We also wanted to show international audience what modern China is like.”

Shanghai is the biggest city with the largest   1 in the world. It is also the fastest growing city. Its name   2   "on the sea", because it sits on the shores(海滨) of the East China Sea. The  city used to be a fishing town, but these days it is not   3   a major financial(金融的) center, it's also   4   for its art and culture.
5  to Shanghai can be taken from the airport to the center in a fast train. The train     6    more than 430 kin/hour. Once you are in the city, you can't miss a popular area along the Huangpu River. Also, Shanghai Museum is a great place. And if you want to try the local  7   , you should go to Yang's Fried Dumplings. You can get some nice dumplings and a bowl of  8   soup for only ¥ 15.
Now Shanghai is getting very "heavy" from all the growth. As a   9   , the city is going down the soft ground.   10   1921, it has gone down for almost two meters.