初中英语完型填空

先通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Dear Mother Earth,

Thank you for giving me a home. There’s no other planet like you! Your soil（土壤） （1） me grow and eat fruit and vegetables. Your air lets me breathe. Your water lets me play and swim in it, especially in hot summer. Your wood allows me to have a warm fire when it is cold. I’m sorry （2） your forests are getting smaller and smaller.

I promise I will do my best to protect you. I will produce less （3） by using more cloth bags and china cups. I will reuse paper so many of your trees won’t get cut down! I’ll try to recycle everything I can, like plastic and newspapers, so they can be made （4） some toys and other useful things. I hope none of the animals get hurt or killed. I’ll keep my （5） .

Happy Your Day!

Love,

Your child

（1）

A．

asks

B．

tells

C．

allows

D．

lets

（2）

A．

what

B．

that

C．

which

D．

where

（3）

A．

waste

B．

power

C．

energy

D．

water

（4）

A．

in

B．

into

C．

of

D．

from

（5）

A．

problem

B．

present

C．

promise

D．

place

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Last weekend my friend Clara and I went to a special restaurant. When we arrived there, it looked like other restaurants. The only （1） thing was that they took our bags, phones and watches and locked them up.

Next, we followed the blind waiter, Serge, down a long and fairly dark hallway. He took us to another room. It was totally （2） . Serge showed us to our table and （3） us to sit down. There were no menus. Serge just put （4） down on the table and told us to enjoy our meal. At first, we found it difficult to eat and drink in complete darkness. But after a while, we got （5） to it. Everything smelled and tasted so good that it didn’t matter （6） nobody could see anything.

（7） , it made the meal lots of fun. We had a really good time, laughing and trying to （8） what we were eating. With light music, we were soon chatting and joking with all the other （9） .

After the meal, Serge took us （10） and told us what we’d eaten. It was certainly an unusual experience.

（1）

A．

funny

B．

strange

C．

serious

（2）

A．

silent

B．

empty

C．

dark

（3）

A．

taught

B．

ordered

C．

helped

（4）

A．

nothing

B．

anything

C．

something

（5）

A．

close

B．

used

C．

ready

（6）

A．

that

B．

before

C．

because

（7）

A．

Actually

B．

Thankfully

C．

Finally

（8）

A．

share

B．

learn

C．

guess

（9）

A．

waiters

B．

friends

C．

customers

（10）

A．

back

B．

away

C．

in

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On Saturday afternoon, Mom asked Jim to tidy his bedroom. A few （1） later he came back.

“It is tidy now,” Jim said.

“Good,” said Mom. “Take some （2） from my drawer（抽屉）and buy some candies.”

Jim opened the drawer （3） . He found six pens, four keys, three gloves, two tickets and a notebook.

“What are all these things?” asked Jim.

“Oh, that s my safe place,” said Mom. “Let’s go and see your room.”

They went to Jim’s bedroom. It looked nice and tidy. Then Mom looked （4） Jim’s bed. All Jim’s clothes, books and toys were there.

“What are all these things?” she asked.

“That’s my （5） place,” said Jim.

Mom laughed. “Let’s tidy your room and then we can tidy my drawer.”

（1）

A．

minutes

B．

hours

C．

days

（2）

A．

tickets

B．

gloves

C．

money

（3）

A．

cheerfully

B．

patiently

C．

carefully

（4）

A．

on

B．

under

C．

at

（5）

A．

own

B．

safe

C．

favorite

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her （1） is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a （2） life now.

Betty does not have a natural gift（天赋）for math. She never （3） that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous （4） researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very （5） quality for a scientist. Another （6） is that she is a creative thinker. “After all, science is all about problem-solving,” Betty said.

Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and （7） by other scientists. But when things don’t go （8） as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may （9） a new idea.

Few are born to be a （10） . According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.

（1）

A．

job

B．

book

C．

excuse

D．

exam

（2）

A．

slower

B．

longer

C．

quieter

D．

simpler

（3）

A．

argued

B．

reported

C．

thought

D．

understood

（4）

A．

social

B．

medical

C．

educational

D．

environmental

（5）

A．

poor

B．

strange

C．

similar

D．

important

（6）

A．

reason

B．

example

C．

purpose

D．

decision

（7）

A．

changed

B．

accepted

C．

described

D．

questioned

（8）

A．

safely

B．

crazily

C．

blindly

D．

smoothly

（9）

A．

mix with

B．

turn down

C．

lead to

D．

break down

（10）

A．

dentist

B．

lawyer

C．

coach

D．

scientist

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time in a small village, there was a little boy named Tommy. Tommy loved all （1） , especially a tiny bird named Chirpy. Chirpy had beautiful feather（羽毛）, and the sweetest song you ever （2） .

One day. Chirpy was caught by a bush（灌木）. （3） she waved her wings hard, she couldn’t escape. She could only （4） for help. Luckily, Tommy heard her cry and came running to help her. He （5） moved her tiny feet from the bush and held her gently. Chirpy felt safe with Tommy and （6） back to her tree happily, singing a thankful song.

Their friendship didn’t stop here. From that day on, Chirp y often stayed at Tommy’s window and sang for him. Tommy and Chirpy （7） up together, playing and laughing. As Tommy became a young man, he often shared his （8） with Chirpy. He wished to protect animals and their homes all his life. Actually, he was doing it all the time.

The villagers were moved by Tommy’s love for animals. They decided to plant more trees and stop hunting. Finally, their village became a happy （9） for both humans and animals.

The （10） story shows us that love and care can build a bridge between humans and animals. We can create a world where everyone can live as good neighbors.

（1）

A．

animals

B．

villagers

C．

neighbors

D．

plants

（2）

A．

wrote

B．

ordered

C．

sang

D．

heard

（3）

A．

If

B．

Because

C．

Although

D．

Until

（4）

A．

cry

B．

sit

C．

stand

D．

go

（5）

A．

highly

B．

carefully

C．

strongly

D．

closely

（6）

A．

ran

B．

jumped

C．

flew

D．

walked

（7）

A．

grew

B．

came

C．

broke

D．

got

（8）

A．

toys

B．

regrets

C．

songs

D．

dreams

（9）

A．

house

B．

home

C．

zoo

D．

school

（10）

A．

boring

B．

relaxing

C．

touching

D．

disappointing

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Recently, it has been reported that a boy fell down into a sewer（下水道）, because he lost himself in his smart phone. When he realized his situation, he tried hard to get out of the sewer, （1） he failed. Later, with the help of the police, he was finally （2） . It sounds a little unbelievable, but when we look at the people around, we can find most of them are paying more attention （3） their phones rather than face-to-face communication. Many people like to talk on the Internet, so they don’t care the things in the real world. No matter what they are doing, such as （4） for the bus or sitting at the table with their friends, smart phones are always at their hands. Even though smart phones play an important role in our daily life, they should be used wisely. We can’t let the technology control （5） . We are the masters of our own lives!

（1）

A．

and

B．

but

C．

or

D．

so

（2）

A．

saved

B．

found

C．

caught

D．

stopped

（3）

A．

at

B．

on

C．

in

D．

to

（4）

A．

asking

B．

looking

C．

waiting

D．

cheering

（5）

A．

myself

B．

ourselves

C．

yourself

D．

yourselves

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a village with no （1） . At night, they used oil lamps for light. However, oil was too expensive for his parents to afford.

William wanted to （2） life there but he had no idea how to realize it. One day, he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill.

“That is （3） !” Though he didn’t know what a windmill was, he decided to give it a try.

First he had to （4） all the materials. He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby and （5） his goal until he got what he wanted.

Then he started to make the windmill. The moment his farm work finished in the fields, he threw himself on studying the materials, staying （6） till midnight. Finally, he made it after many （7） . He fixed the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind. The villagers came to look. A long wire was used to connect to a bulb to the windmill. The wind blew and the windmill （8） . To their amazement, the bulb lit up. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and jumped （9） . To produce more energy, he built another windmill for his village.

Bored into poverty, William didn’t give up in the face of difficulties. He kept reading, taught himself and lit up the whole （10） .

（1）

A．

gas

B．

water

C．

Internet

D．

electricity

（2）

A．

protect

B．

improve

C．

create

D．

understand

（3）

A．

amazing

B．

surprised

C．

worried

D．

important

（4）

A．

buy

B．

invent

C．

collect

D．

borrow

（5）

A．

stuck to

B．

went over

C．

looked into

D．

learn about

（6）

A．

calm

B．

awake

C．

relaxed

D．

free

（7）

A．

tells

B．

excuses

C．

failures

D．

meeting

（8）

A．

fell

B．

flew

C．

opened

D．

turned

（9）

A．

excitedly

B．

hurriedly

C．

carefully

D．

worriedly

（10）

A．

team

B．

club

C．

school

D．

village

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In a small village, there lived a young boy named Ravi. He was always glad to lend a helping hand.

One day, he saw a wounded （1） lying on the ground with a broken wing（翅膀）. It was unable to （2） . Filled with worry, Ravi picked up the bird and carefully bandaged（包扎）up its wing. He provided food and water （3） it. Days turned into weeks, and the bird became better and better. It was （4） ready to fly again.

As Ravi watched the bird flying higher and higher in the （5） , he felt a deep sense of happiness and realized he could have a great influence on the lives of others. So he began to do a lot, including feeding homeless animals and visiting （6） people. His kindness spread throughout the village, encouraging people to follow his example.

Years passed, and Ravi （7） to be a beloved（深受喜爱的）member of the community. His simple deeds（行为） （8） the village into a place full of love and care.

Our acts, no matter how （9） , can make a difference. （10） kindness is spread around, we will have the power to create a better world.

（1）

A．

ant

B．

bee

C．

bird

D．

butterfly

（2）

A．

see

B．

fly

C．

eat

D．

drink

（3）

A．

for

B．

by

C．

from

D．

about

（4）

A．

widely

B．

hardly

C．

strangely

D．

happily

（5）

A．

sky

B．

lake

C．

box

D．

house

（6）

A．

rich

B．

sick

C．

strict

D．

wise

（7）

A．

got up

B．

gave up

C．

grew up

D．

woke up

（8）

A．

cut

B．

divided

C．

poured

D．

changed

（9）

A．

brave

B．

small

C．

terrible

D．

dangerous

（10）

A．

If

B．

Before

C．

Unless

D．

Although

通读下面的短文，然后从后面各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

When I was turning thirty years old, a friend asked me to share my biggest （1） in life. It only took me a（n） （2） to say I most regretted not completing college. I explained that I was considered to be （3） in school, got great grades, and had big dreams. （4） finishing university, I felt like I was not only letting myself down, but also everyone who believed in me.

My friend said, “Why not now?” But with a son in primary school, a busy job, and lots of other responsibilities at home, I had a million （5） . The one I thought was the strongest：If I went back, I would be thirty-two （6） I graduated. What I heard was something I would never （7） : “You’re going to be thirty-two anyway（无论如何）.”

Looking back, I feel it’s the （8） and wisest advice I have ever received.

I would turn thirty-two with a college degree（学位）or without one anyway. So I （9） to continue my study.

I graduated from university （10） and felt proud of myself. And I have reviewed this （11） many times. I believe it’s never too late for me to do anything except becoming a teenager.

Do I really want to （12） my first book in my forties? I’m going to be forty anyway.

Do I really want to run a half marathon（马拉松）in my fifties? I’m going to be fifty anyway.

Do I really want to travel around the （13） in my sixties? I’m going to be sixty anyway.

I hope you never hear me say, “I’m too old for that.” （14） , I hope you hear me say, “I’m going to be seventy anyway.”

It’s never too （15） to start something new, to do all those things that you’ve been wishing to do.

（1）

A．

regret

B．

happiness

C．

role

D．

success

（2）

A．

week

B．

day

C．

hour

D．

minute

（3）

A．

lovely

B．

polite

C．

smart

D．

friendly

（4）

A．

Giving up

B．

Making up

C．

Ending up

D．

Taking up

（5）

A．

ways

B．

reasons

C．

chances

D．

steps

（6）

A．

although

B．

because

C．

unless

D．

when

（7）

A．

reply

B．

accept

C．

forget

D．

guess

（8）

A．

simplest

B．

funniest

C．

strangest

D．

coldest

（9）

A．

happened

B．

decided

C．

helped

D．

failed

（10）

A．

smoothly

B．

patiently

C．

silently

D．

suddenly

（11）

A．

activity

B．

promise

C．

plan

D．

suggestion

（12）

A．

read

B．

write

C．

buy

D．

choose

（13）

A．

university

B．

city

C．

village

D．

world

（14）

A．

Finally

B．

Besides

C．

Instead

D．

Also

（15）

A．

dangerous

B．

poor

C．

late

D．

slow

通读下面的短文，然后从后面各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

The history of the compass（指南针）dates back to the Warring States Period（476—221 BC）, when Chinese people used a tool called Si Nan to point the direction.

After continuous improvement, a round compass （1） a tiny magnetized needle（磁针）was invented during the early Song Dynasty. One end of the needle points to the south and the other to the north. Then it was （2） to Europe during the Northern Song（960—1127）.

Before the invention of the compass, people depended on reading the （3） of the sun, the moon, and pole stars to tell directions. However, travelling was （4） in bad weather.

After the invention, people could easily find a direction when going out to sea and exploring unknown areas.

The invention of the compass has a strong influence on the world. The compass hugely （5） the trade and communication between countries.

（1）

A．

in

B．

with

C．

of

D．

at

（2）

A．

borrowed

B．

pushed

C．

returned

D．

introduced

（3）

A．

positions

B．

numbers

C．

sizes

D．

colors

（4）

A．

lonely

B．

difficult

C．

tiring

D．

meaningless

（5）

A．

controlled

B．

checked

C．

improved

D．

recorded

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a man who had four sons. One day, he told （1） of his sons to go and see what a pear tree looked like during winter, spring, summer and autumn. Although the sons felt strange about their father’s （2） , they went to see the pear tree. After a （3） , the father got them to come together and asked them what they had seen.

The first son answered that the tree had been bare（光秃秃的）and （4） .

The second son said, “No! It was covered with new （5） leaves. The tree had bright hopes.”

The third son （6） his head, and said, “No! The pear tree was full of flowers. They smelled so sweet and （7） so beautiful.”

“There were many pears （8） no flowers on the tree,” the fourth son disagreed, “I saw the joy of a good harvest（丰收）.”

The man then said to his sons that they were all right. They got （9） answers because each of them had seen only one season in the life of the pear tree.

“You cannot judge（评判）a tree, a person or your life by just one season. If you （10） in your winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the harvest of your autumn.”

（1）

A．

each

B．

both

C．

none

D．

neither

（2）

A．

invitation

B．

request

C．

opinion

D．

answer

（3）

A．

week

B．

month

C．

season

D．

year

（4）

A．

ugly

B．

lively

C．

tall

D．

short

（5）

A．

yellow

B．

green

C．

white

D．

pink

（6）

A．

nodded

B．

raised

C．

shook

D．

lowered

（7）

A．

looked

B．

touched

C．

tasted

D．

sounded

（8）

A．

or

B．

and

C．

so

D．

but

（9）

A．

similar

B．

perfect

C．

different

D．

humorous

（10）

A．

call up

B．

look up

C．

cheer up

D．

give up

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There are many great jobs in the world. The people （1） do these jobs work hard to help us.

（2） know much about science. They use their knowledge to discover or create new things.

Engineers help build almost everything we use. Some engineers make TVs sound good. Some make robots （3） in our daily life. Some also make old things work well for people.

Police officers work hard to keep towns and cities safe. When accidents happen, they help people get out of danger. The police also try to stop accidents from happening. They make sure that people don’t （4） the law.

Cleaners pick up rubbish to keep our environment clean. They work day and night to keep us healthy, because we can get sick （5） germs（细菌）if rubbish is not picked up.

（1）

A．

who

B．

which

C．

whom

D．

whose

（2）

A．

Doctors

B．

Cooks

C．

Teachers

D．

Scientists

（3）

A．

thankful

B．

peaceful

C．

helpful

D．

careful

（4）

A．

break

B．

keep

C．

follow

D．

make

（5）

A．

to

B．

from

C．

at

D．

on

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Pure love, only for China.” When the host of the Harbin Ice and Snow World read out the words in a lost phone to find its owner, people all cheered for these （1） words on the wallpaper（屏保）of the phone. These words were written by Chen Xiangrong who lost his life for the safety of our country. The （2） of the lost phone is a student from Heilongjiang University. Her family name is Xie.

Xie knew Chen Xiangrong when she （3） in a high school. One day, she learned about Chen’s story from a newspaper and was deeply moved. Since then, Xie has regarded Chen as （4） and hoped one day she could also serve our country like him. She has kept Chen’s words “Pure love, only for China” in （5） phone together with a Chinese national flag as an inspiration.

To her surprise, the wallpaper （6） on the Internet suddenly. Even many people asked for the wallpaper. “I am very （7） that many young people hold the same dream as me. We all have a feeling of responsibility and big （8） ,” Xie said. “I believe that through our hard work, our country will be stronger and stronger! We will （9） to create a better future for our country!”

We Chinese people are confident, ambitious and responsible. “Pure love, only for China.” （10） these words are simple, they show our strong respect, love and loyalty to our country.

（1）

A．

funny

B．

touching

C．

scary

（2）

A．

owner

B．

wallpaper

C．

picture

（3）

A．

taught

B．

played

C．

studied

（4）

A．

a host

B．

a student

C．

an example

（5）

A．

his

B．

her

C．

our

（6）

A．

was broken

B．

got lost

C．

became popular

（7）

A．

excited

B．

bored

C．

sorry

（8）

A．

phones

B．

dreams

C．

problems

（9）

A．

try our best

B．

feel free

C．

write words

（10）

A．

So

B．

Although

C．

Unless

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tony is a little boy. One day, he told a （1） to his mother. That night he felt very upset and unhappy. He did not go out to play with his friends.

He sat on the doorstep with his head down. When he （2） in the sky, the moon was still big, round and bright. But it didn’t smile at him as usual, it was laughing at him. Tony thought the moon must know about his lie. He was so scared. He ran along the street to get away from it, but the moon kept （3） him. Finally, he rushed into the house and went to bed. The moon looked at him （4） the window. Tony pulled the quilt to cover his head, but he could not fall asleep. Then he hid under the bed and started thinking about the lie over and over again.

At last, he told his （5） all about it and promised her that he would never tell a lie. He went to bed again and fell asleep soon. The moon nodded to him with a big smile in his dream.

（1）

A．

lie

B．

joke

C．

story

（2）

A．

looked up

B．

looked down

C．

looked back

（3）

A．

fighting

B．

helping

C．

following

（4）

A．

inside

B．

through

C．

below

（5）

A．

friend

B．

mother

C．

father

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

One day, a grasshopper（蚱蜢）was relaxing in a field. And he was eating as much grass as he could. When his stomach was （1） , he began to play some music. He was having a good time in the sun.

Then, an ant walked by. He was （2） some corn.

“Come and sing with me!” said the grasshopper.

“No,” said the ant. “I am busy （3） food for the winter.”

“Don’t be serious about the （4） !” said the grasshopper. “There’s lots of food now and it is sunny today.”

（5） the ant went on his way and kept on collecting food.

“How silly the ant is!” said the grasshopper. “He only needs to （6） winter when winter comes!”

When winter came, the grasshopper had （7） food. But the ant and his family had plenty to （8） .

“Could I have some of your food?” said the grasshopper.

“Hum…” said the ant. “ （9） you said I was silly, I’ll still help you.”

Hearing his words, the grasshopper was very thankful. At the same time, he was （10） for what he had done before. He learnt a very important lesson—working hard today is to get ready for tomorrow.

（1）

A．

empty

B．

small

C．

full

D．

thin

（2）

A．

carrying

B．

selling

C．

planting

D．

watching

（3）

A．

get

B．

got

C．

getting

D．

gets

（4）

A．

spring

B．

summer

C．

autumn

D．

winter

（5）

A．

And

B．

But

C．

Or

D．

So

（6）

A．

worry about

B．

give up

C．

look for

D．

wait for

（7）

A．

enough

B．

no

C．

more

D．

much

（8）

A．

drink

B．

buy

C．

eat

D．

waste

（9）

A．

Besides

B．

Because

C．

When

D．

Although

（10）

A．

tired

B．

regretful

C．

happy

D．

angry