初中英语完型填空

From my father I have learned a lot． And I'm very thankful to him． I remember when I was a child， my father always got up very early． He was afraid to wake up others， so he（1） 　 　put on his clothes and went off to work． To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8：30 he need to leave our apartment at 6：30． After all ，he had to take a bus and then the subway． The last（2） 　 　was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish． I learned： it is very important to work． No（3） 　 　．

When I was 12， I would， on some Saturdays， go to my father's store to（4） 　 　After helping set up the outside clothing display （陈列）， for the rest of the day， I'd watch to make sure no one stole anything． When I noticed someone looking（5） 　 　or strange， I would look the person in the eye， smile and say， "May I help you？" Usually that（6） 　 　but sometimes， someone would run off with something． The first time， I ran after the thief（7） 　 　my father shouted， "Martin， stop! There is no need to do that．" It's true that （8） ____ 　is more important than money．

After 10 years of hard work， he saved up enough money to buy his first car， a cheap one﹣he wouldn't buy one（9） 　 　he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money． I learned： buy only what you can afford． Buying（10） 　 　food and clothing won't make us go in debt （债务）． The unnecessary things won't give us happiness， which comes from achievement only．

（1）A． loudly	B． quietly	C． easily	D． suddenly
（2）A． vacation	B． location	C． direction	D． journey
（3）A． excuse	B． thought	C． agreement	D． situation
（4）A． sell out	B． help out	C． work out	D． set out
（5）A． unexpected	B． unusual	C． unlucky	D． unhappy
（6）A． got	B． failed	C． worked	D． took
（7）A． or	B． so	C． and	D． but
（8）A． safety	B． silence	C． happiness	D． success
（9）A． if	B． until	C． when	D． because
（10）A． necessary	B． special	C． useless	D． expensive

Once a young man was travelling by train． It was a long and boring journey．

As the train was moving （1） 　　a wilderness （荒野）？ the passengers looked out of the windows （2） 　　． When the train reached a bend（转弯处）， it （3） 　　and then a simple house（4） 　　． It was so easy to notice， （5） 　　everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open． Some passengers even began a （6） 　　about it． The young man was also （7） 　　by the scenery． On his return he（8） 　　the train at the nearest station and found his（9） 　　to the house． Its owner said that he was troubled by the （10） 　　of the train．He wanted to （11） 　　the house， but nobody would buy it．

（12） 　　the young man spent 30 000 dollars on the（13） 　　． He thought it was a good place for（14） 　　because it was facing the railway bend． When the train moved slowly past？the（15） 　　passengers would be very interested in the house．

He （16） 　　to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement． （17） 　　the Coca﹣Cola Company took it to put up their（18） 　　． To everyone's surprise， the young man was （19） 　　180 000 dollars for a three﹣year rent（租金）．

This is a true story． It tells us that discovery is very important to （20） 　　Many people have got new ideas from it．

（1）A．over	B． around	C．through	D．across
（2）A．happily	B．quietly	C．safely	D．clearly
（3）A．dropped off	B．fell behind	C．slowed down	D．rushed out
（4）A．appeared	B．found	C．discovered	D．came
（5）A．when	B．that	C．why	D．how
（6）A．discussion	B．meeting	C．subject	D．competition
（7）A．attacked	B．frightened	C．trapped	D．attracted
（8）A．got on	B．looked for	C．got off	D．waited for
（9）A．address	B．way	C．key	D．trip
（10）A．track	B．conductor	C．passenger	D．noise
（11）A．change	B．paint	C．sell	D．mend
（12）A．Soon	B．Yet	C．Instead	D．After
（13）A．room	B．place	C．house	D．land
（14）A．information	B．relaxing	C．travelling	D．advertisement
（15）A．excited	B．tired	C．surprised	D．worried
（16）A．tried	B．had	C．agreed	D．stopped
（17）A．Since then	B．At last	C． At least	D．So far
（18）A．messages	B．companies	C．notices	D．signs
（19）A．shown	B．allowed	C．offered	D．returned
（20）A．success	B．confidence	C．activity	D．invention

My parents turned my whole world upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce （离婚）． I couldn't （1） 　　our family was going to break up．

It changed my life completely． My mother and I moved （2） 　　a small apartment （公寓） across town， （3） 　　my father and brother， Bill， remained in our house．

And very soon I had my soon﹣to﹣be stepfather （继父）， Dan． Although I wasn't very nice to him， he （4） 　　gave up on me．

As time went on， I realized that we had some things in （5） 　　， especially when it came to movies and TV shows． We began to spend a lot of time together （6） 　　out． It gave us a chance to talk （7） 　　get to know each other．

（8） 　　still， Dan was always around when I needed help on school or friends． Once I grew to warm to Dan， the （9） 　　of us began spending a lot of time together． We often went out to eat and took short trips． Eventually （最后）， I discovered I had the （10） 　　family that I had never had before．

My father found happiness， （11） 　　﹣ he remarried and had （12） 　　child， my half﹣sister， Michelle． （13） 　　13， I learned an important truth ﹣ （14） 　　is not always for the worse． Sometimes， it is just something（15） 　　we need the most． We should learn to accept it bravely．

（1）A． hear	B． believe	C． feel	D． mind
（2）A． into	B． on	C． by	D． with
（3）A． then	B． even	C． while	D． or
（4）A． ever	B． already	C． yet	D． never
（5）A． danger	B． common	C． need	D． trouble
（6）A． hanging	B． hang	C． to hang	D． hung
（7）A． or	B． but	C． and	D． so
（8）A． Better	B． Less	C． Worse	D． Well
（9）A． four	B． three	C． one	D． five
（10）A． sad	B． unlucky	C． happy	D． unhappy
（11）A． also	B． either	C． too	D． neither
（12）A． another	B． other	C． others	D． the others
（13）A． In	B． At	C． To	D． For
（14）A． change	B． choice	C． problem	D． failure
（15）A． what	B． whose	C． which	D． that

A small "shop"by the road in Japan has a dog "shopkeeper"．It's selling roasted（烤的）Sweet （1） 　　there．

The friendly dog is （2） 　　Kenkun．Because the shop is a self﹣service one，what the dog should do is just to be cute for customers and he does well（3） 　　that．The roasted sweet potatoes are kept in a heated "box" outside the shop．So customers can help（4） 　　directly．They need to（5） 　　100 yen（日元）into the money box for each potato they take．It seems to be working fine now． （6） 　　，who would steal a dog？Actually，the three﹣year﹣old dog is a good "shopkeeper．It's （7） 　　   cute and lovely that some of the customers come to see him and of course，they will leave with （8） 　　one or two potatoes．

People online have different opinions about this．Some of them think that's interesting and they say the dog is the （9） 　　one they've ever seen．But others think it's crazy to keep a dog （10） 　　near a "box" for several hours a day．In their opinion，dogs should run and play here and there in the sun．

（1）A．corn	B．tomatoes	C．potatoes	D．bread
（2）A．given	B．named	C．shown	D．offered
（3）A．at	B．in	C．on	D．for
（4）A．herself	B．himself	C．yourselves	D．themselves
（5）A．put	B．make	C．raise	D．borrow
（6）A．So far	B．First of all	C．Once in a while	D．After all
（7）A．so	B．such	C．too	D．very
（8）A．at once	B．at first	C．at least	D．at last
（9）A．oldest	B．scariest	C．loveliest	D．heaviest
（10）A．sleeping	B．running	C．swimming	D．sitting

I stood in my grandmother's front yard with my son． He had a bottle of soapy water and a plastic loop （圈）． You know the type． You dip （浸） the loop in the bottle， pull it （1） 　 　and blow it to make bubbles （气泡）．

My son dipped and dipped and blew and blew， but （2） 　 　to blow bubbles． He handed me the bottle and loop and asked me， "Daddy， （3） 　 　you make bubbles？" I hadn't blown bubbles for years． I am a chemist by education．All my knowledge is （4） 　 　when it comes to trying to blow bubbles from a loop filled with soapy water． I had no more success than my son．

After several tries （5） 　 　the loop of soapy water， I gently （轻轻地）breathed on it． My son cried with joy as a big beautiful bubble （6） 　 　and moved slowly in the air． He grabbed （抓住）the loop，dipped and blew． No bubbles． I （7） 　 　explained to him， "Son，you can't blow so hard； you must ever so gently breathe on the loop to make bubbles．" He followed my（8） 　 　and blew gently． This time he made a big beautiful bubble， then （9） 　 　…

There are some things that you can get with force， （10） 　 　there are other things that only come with the gentleness of a soft breath． The closer something is to higher spirit， the more it is like bubbles； it can't be forced．

（1）A．down	B．off	C．out	D．along
（2）A．tried	B．learned	C．managed	D．failed
（3）A．may	B．can	C．must	D．should
（4）A．useless	B．wide	C．helpful	D．basic
（5）A．in	B．up	C．on	D．into
（6）A．worked out	B．tried out	C．set out	D．came out
（7）A．happily	B．angrily	C．patiently	D．sadly
（8）A．plan	B．suggestion	C．order	D．rule
（9）A．another	B．the other	C．other	D．the others
（10）A．but	B．and	C．unless	D．if

One evening， while my family were watching TV in the sitting room， my father began to smoke a cigarette （烟草）． Soon the room（1） 　　full of smoke．Mother asked him to stop smoking，（2） 　　．Father said it was too difficult．I sat aside and wondered what I could do． Then I had（3） 　　idea．

The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and said something to him in a low quiet voice．Seeing that， Mother looked surprised． Some days（4） 　　， Mother wondered why Father didn't smoke any longer． Father explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind，which could help people give（5） 　　smoking． We all laughed．

（1）A． is	B． was	C．are	D．were
（2）A． so	B．for	C．since	D．but
（3）A．a	B．an	C．the	D．that
（4）A．late	B．early	C．later	D．earlier
（5）A．up	B． out	C．away	D．to

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Many years ago in a village， Harlem， Holland， there lived a young boy． His name was Hans and he was eight years old． One（31） 　　day， Hans went across the reservoir（水库） to visit an old blind man． He took the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while． Then， Hans decided to（32） 　　his home．

"The water in the reservoir usually gets（33） 　　in autumn，" said the old man． "Be（34） 　　Hans． " On his way home， Hans sang a song， watched the rabbits run around and picked some flowers for his mother．（35） 　　， the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall． Hans felt afraid and started to（36） 　　． Just then， he heard the sound of water running away． He looked around carefully， and then（37） 　　a very small hole in the dam（ 水坝）．

Hans felt scared（38） 　　he knew what could happen． The（39） 　　could get bigger and bigger． Then the dam could break and the whole Harlem would be covered by the water． Hans knew what to do． He put his finger into the hole，（40） 　　no more water could come through it． " Please， someone， help me!" Hans（41） 　　． But there was no one to help him． After some time， he began to feel very cold and tired， but he could not（42） ___the dam． All night long， Hails waited and waited…

The next morning， a farmer walked by and heard Han's cries． "I am trying to stop the（43） 　　，" the boy said． "Can you help me？" The farmer called some other people and they quickly（44） 　　the hole． Then， they took Hans home． Everyone was very proud of that（45） 　　boy．

31． A． spring	B． summer	C． autumn	D． winter
32． A． clean	B． find out	C． return to	D． draw
33． A． dirtier	B． colder	C． quieter	D． higher
34． A． careful	B． kind	C． clever	D． helpful
35． A． Surely	B． Suddenly	C． Finally	D． Normally
36． A． jump	B． wait	C． run	D． work
37． A． made	B． noticed	C． dug	D． felt
38． A． because	B． even if	C． before	D． so that
39． A． rain	B． dam	C． finger	D． hole
40． A． unless	B． when	C． so	D． but
41． A． regretted	B． expected	C． imagined	D． shouted
42． A． leave	B． believe	C． see	D． build
43． A． rabbits	B． people	C． water	D． river
44． A． discovered	B． repaired	C． developed	D． protected
45． A． brave	B． patient	C． active	D． cute

A young woman in her 20s was sitting on the train，next to her mother．They both looked tired （42） 　　excited．

The young woman was looking out from the train's window．Suddenly，she shouted："Mom，look，the trees are behind us!"Her voice was so（43） 　　that everyone on the train heard．

Mom smiled．But a young couple sitting nearby looked at the young woman's childish behavior （行为 ） with pity．"Poor young woman．There must be something wrong with her （44） 　　，"they thought．

A while later，the young woman（45） 　　again："Mom，look! The clouds are running with

us!"

Mom smiled again．And she seemed very happy with the young woman's words．

（46） 　　，the couple couldn't help asking the old woman："Sorry if we offend （目犯） you．But why don't you take your daughter to a good doctor？"

The old woman smiled and said："Actually（其实），we have just come from the（47） 　　

"Then you should go to a better one．Because it seems that your daughter's situation hasn't（48） ____"said one of them．They felt so bad for the old woman．

"No，in fact I'm very happy with the treatment，"said the mother．"My daughter was（49） ____from birth．Today，she is seeing the world for the first time．"

Every single person has a story．Don't judge people before you truly know them．The truth

might（50） 　　you．

42．A．but	B．and	C．as	D．or
43．A．sweet	B．low	C．loud	D．soft
44．A．tooth	B．mind	C．leg	D．arm
45．A．said	B．asked	C．shouted	D．danced
46．A．Finally	B．Luckily	C．Similarly	D．Probably
47．A．school	B．factory	C．museum	D．hospital
48．A．started	B．improved	C．changed	D．appeared
49．A．ill	B．deaf	C．blind	D．weak
50．A．tell	B．find	C．surprise	D．please．

Yesterday my son and I were eating dinner in our dinning room when we saw a policeman walking past our house..A woman with a（41） 　　look was following him．

I opened the（42） 　　，went out and asked what happened．The policeman said that the woman's（43） 　　was lost an hour ago．I said we didn't see the girl，but we could（44） 　　to look for her．I told my son that we couldn't finish our （45） 　　at that time．，He said，"Being a kind person，Dad"We drove our car and looked for the girl（46） 　　the town．Along the way，a group of children were playing，（47） 　　they beard the news，they said they would help（48） 　　．They rode their bikes and jointed us．

（49） 　　，|we found the little girl about three kilometers away．I was so（50） 　　to see many people help a stranger（陌生人）．It is really a nice world．

41．A．strict	B．happy	C．scary	D．worried
42．A．mouth	B．ear	C．door	D．book
43．A daughter	B．son	C．mother	D．father
44．A look	B．listen	C．find	D．help
45．A games	B．dinner	C．housework	D．homework
46．A for	B．after	C．around	D．up
47．A Before	B．After	C．So	D．And
48．A it	B．him	C．you	D．us
49．A Luckily	B．Differently	C．Differently	D．Lovely
50．A happy	B．surprised	C．scared	D．friendly．

Jim started painting when he was three years old，and when he was five，he was already very good at it．He（1） 　　many beautiful and interesting pictures，and people paid a lot of money for them．They said，"This boy is going to be（2） 　　when he grows up，and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot more（3） 　　"

Jim's pictures were different （4） 　　other people's works，because he（5） 　　painted on all of the paper．He painted on half of it，and the other half was always empty．

"That's very clever，"everybody said，"Nobody else does that like（6） 　　!"

One day，somebody bought one of Jim's pictures and then said to him，"Please（7） 　　 me，Jim Why do you paint on the bottom half of your paper，（8） 　　 not on the top half？"

"Because I'm small，"Jim said，"and my brushes don't （9） 　　very high．That's（10） 　　I only paint on the bottom half of the paper．"

（1）A．painted	B．bought	C．found	D．lost
（2）A．pretty	B．funny	C．famous	D．lucky
（3）A．houses	B．gifts	C．food	D．money
（4）A．of	B．from	C．in	D．with
（5）A．ever	B．already	C．never	D．with
（6）A．him	B．us	C．her	D．them
（7）A．tell	B．advise	C．promise	D．believe
（8）A．and	B．but	C．or	D．because
（9）A．lie	B．stand	C．climb	D．reach
（10）A．when	B．where	C．why	D．what

In a history class，our teacher，Mrs．Bartlett asked us to make a poster （海报） in groups about the culture that we were studying．She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our（1） 　　．

The next day，I was told to be in a group I would（2） 　　want﹣﹣﹣the boy who was too weak in English，and the two girls who wore strange clothes．Oh，how I wanted to be with my （3） 　　！With tears in my eyes，I walked up to Mrs．Bartlett．She（4） 　　me and seemed to know what I was there for．I told her I should be in the"good"group．She gently （轻轻地）（5） 　　a hand on my shoulder （肩膀）．"I know what you want，Karma，"she said，"but your group needs you．I need you to help them．Only you can help them．"I was （6） 　　and moved．Her words encouraged me．

"Will you help them？"she asked．"Yes，"I replied．Then I （7） 　　walked over to my group．I sat down and we started．Each of us did a part according to our interests．Halfway through the week，I felt （8） 　　enjoying our group．We did a good job together．My group members weren't thought to be good just because no one cared enough about them （9） 　　Mrs．Bartlett．

At last，our group got an A．But I think we should hand the A back to Mrs．Bartlett．She was the one who should truly （10） 　　it．Mrs．Bartlett brought out the potential （潜能） in four of her students．

（1）A． classes	B． books	C． choices	D． clothes
（2）A． often	B． never	C． always	D． sometimes
（3）A． boys	B． girls	C． friends	D． teachers
（4）A． laughed at	B． looked at	C． lived with	D． agreed with
（5）A． placed	B． pushed	C． washed	D． pulled
（6）A． useful	B． surprised	C． thirsty	D． asleep
（7）A． hardly	B． deeply	C． lazily	D． bravely
（8）A． myself	B． herself	C． yourself	D． himself
（9）A． around	B． with	C． for	D． except
（10）A． receive	B． start	C． give	D． throw

There is an old saying："Take the time to stop and smell the flowers．"I think we should also take the time to（1） 　　flowers．

My grandmother knew just（2） 　　to do that．She grew flowers with earth，water and love，so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers．She would smile when she saw the（3） 　　shine down on them．In her front garden she planted flowers，（4） 　　．You could see red，white，and yellow flowers in it．My mom and I used to walk（5） 　　them and enjoy their smells．Beautiful butterflies flew down on them．Grandma also cared for the wild flowers．She would send（6） 　　and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine．

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens（7） 　　also planted flowers in our hearts．Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us．Her sweet smile always made us（8） 　　．Her hugs and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love（9） 　　day after day．

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today．Show your smiles，kindness and love．Plant your wishes，talents and pleasure．Make this（10） 　　brighter and brighter with your sunshine．

（1）A． plant	B． water	C． buy	D． sell
（2）A． who	B． when	C． how	D． where
（3）A． star	B．sun	C． rain	D． wind
（4）A． too	B． either	C． then	D． though
（5）A． at	B． on	C． with	D． around
（6）A． me	B． you	C． him	D． her
（7）A． and	B．so	C． but	D． or
（8）A． happy	B． hungry	C． tired	D． angry
（9）A． sleeping	B． growing	C． standing	D． losing
（10）A． house	B． town	C． city	D． world

One day，a woman sat next to a man in a park．（36） 　　pointed to the boy who was swinging（荡秋千）and said，"What a nice boy!"

"Yes，he's a （37） 　　boy．He's my son"．The man said．Then，he （38） 　　his watch and called to his son，"Shall we go．Todd？"

Todd answered，"Five more minutes，Dad，Just five more minutes．"The man （39） 　　and Todd continued to swing．

Five （40） 　　passed and the father stood and called again to his son．"Time to go now．"Again Todd said．"Five more minute，Dad Just five more minutes，please．"

The man smiled and said，"OK．"

"You are （41） 　　a patient father，"the woman said．

The man smiled and then said，"My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year （42） 　　he was riding his bike near here．I never spent （43） 　　time with Tommy．I've promised that the same mistake can't happen （44） 　　Todd．He wants to have five more minutes to swing．The （45） 　　is that I also have five more minutes to watch him．"

36．A．She	B．They	C．We	D．He
37．A．stupid	B．good	C．looked for	D．looked at
38．A．looked like	B．looked after	C．looked for	D．looked at
39．A．disagreed	B．agreed	C．thoough	D．understood
40．A．times	B．hours	C．seconds	D．minutes
41．A．easily	B．quietly	C．really	D．happily
42．A．that	B．while	C．if	D．how
43．A．much	B．many	C．a few	D．few
44．A．with	B．in	C．to	D．for
45．A．truth	B．question	C．mistake	D．trouble．

In the 1920s， a poor， young painter was making a living in Kansas on his own． He used an old garage （车库 ） as his workplace． He worked （41） 　　day and night．

However， he was not （42） 　　in the garage． There were mice， too． Every night when he tried to sleep， the mice made lots of noise． But he was too tired to drive them away．

One day， a little mouse came to the painter． It looked at him directly． Its small eyes were （43） 　　． "It must be （44） 　　． too．" The painter gave the little mouse some bread． The mouse ate it and went away．

"It will be back， '' the painter thought．

The next day， the little mouse came （45） 　　． The painter gave it some bread another time． The little mouse danced on the floor happily．

After that， the little mouse came to the painter every day． The painter （46） 　　it very much． He even allowed it to dance on his drawing board． At that time， the little mouse was his only friend．

Later， the painter got a job in Hollywood． He had to design （设计 ） a （47） 　　for an animal cartoon． He thought and thought， （48） 　　he had no ideas．

Then the picture of the little mouse dancing on his drawing board came to his mind． He quickly （49） 　　 his brush． With a few strokes （笔划 ），（50） 　　 cartooncharacter in history Mickey Mouse﹣﹣ was born．

As you know， the name of the poor young painter was Walt Disney．

41．A． hardly	B． hard	C． bored	D． interesting
42．A． along	B． lonely	C． alone	D． long
43．A． shone	B． to shine	C． shine	D． shining
44．A． hungry	B． cold	C． thirsty	D． sleepy
45．A． down	B． away	C． off	D． again
46．A． liked	B． disliked	C． hated	D． scared
47．A． brush	B． character	C． gift	D． sign
48． A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
49． A． put up	B． looked up	C． gave up	D． picked up
50． A． great	B． the greatest	C． greater	D． more great

This is a story of an old man．I have seen him for years but never paid（1）　____ 　 attention to him．He always （2） 　　a red hat and carried a rubbish bag．He usually spent his lunchtime（3） 　　around in that factory． He（4） 　　those used tins （罐）there．

One day， I was fixing one of the（5） 　　 machines when this"tin man" came with his bag wearing his hat．（6） 　　， he picked up the tins， which were all around the place． My manager was standing there and watching us．

Several minutes（7） 　　，I heard my manager ask him，"How do you（8） 　　 those tins you have picked up？""I will give them to my（9） 　　．He has neither the wife nor the child．What's （10） 　　， his left leg got hurt badly． He has（11） 　　in making a living，" said the"tin man"． I was （12） 　　to hear that． I never thought about it（13） 　　 I always considered that the"tin man" would take them to the recycling center． So I asked him，"You mean you collect tins （14） 　　helping your neighbor？" "I know this does not help much，" he said． "But I'll keep trying． He needs help．"

The story of the"tin man" was really（15） 　　． As the saying goes，"Roses given， fragrance in hand．"

（1）A． some	B．few	C． many	D． any
（2）A．put	B． left	C． wore	D． lent
（3）A． walking	B． visiting	C． throwing	D． showing
（4）A． sold	B． collected	C． bought	D． brought
（5）A． drawn	B． stolen	C． fallen	D． broken
（6）A． In fact	B． At last	C． As usual	D． So far
（7）A． then	B． before	C． after	D． later
（8）A． take out	B． deal with	C． get rid of	D． put away
（9）A． wife	B． relative	C． neighbor	D． child
（10）A． worse	B． better	C． wiser	D． luckier
（11）A． time	B． interest	C． trouble	D．fun
（12）A． surprised	B． frightened	C． excited	D． disappointed
（13）A． but	B． because	C． so	D． whether
（14）A． about	B． from	C． with	D． for
（15）A． moving	B． boring	C． exciting	D． relaxing