初中英语阅读填空

There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel，and I know that the experience will make one a better person．

I remember when I was traveling，I began to know the world better．The world is not just about me，my small town and home．Although you will meet different people from all over the world，you will realize that people are similar in their dreams， hopes and feelings．Enjoy exploring（探索）the different cultures，and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live．Once you understand their ways，it will not be strange or scary（吓人的）．Often we read stories about other cultures in books．Only when we visit their areas，do we find that those stories are something wrong．

One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world．We can't just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out．The world should get involved（干预）and help wherever there are problems．People everywhere should be given a chance．It is so easy to ignore（忽视）this if one does not travel or explore．One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges（挑战）worse than ours．One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big after all．

On your journey you will meet lots of new friends．Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time．You will certainly be more confident after having to deal with problems and make many decisions along the way．

When you travel，you have to be on your own in some situations．You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that．All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read．It would be filled with your special memories．

Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience．If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences，we would all be better people and the world would be a better place．

（1）The writer wants to tell us that 　　in paragraph 2．

A．people around the world are the same in their hopes

B．books always tell us wrong stories about cultures

C．traveling can help us better understand the world

D．people in different places have strange living habits

（2）The writer advises us to help the areas in need by 　　．

A．sending them money

B．offering them chances

C．looking around

D．giving them challenges

（3）Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．People in the World Are Family

B．Traveling Helps One Make More Friends

C．People in the World Share One Dream

D．Traveling Makes One a Better Person

（4）What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？ 　　

A．To encourage more people to travel around the world．

B．To share his travel experiences with other people．

C．To show how traveling can change the world．

D．To tell people how to travel around the world．

One morning，Emma discovered that her classroom had changed．She found that the desks were no longer in rows，but pushed together to make eight bigger desks．She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully．But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement（安排）．"Now our class is quieter，"said Emma．"What's more，we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion．It's a better way to study．"

David liked it，too．"Group members first discuss，"he said，"and then show to the whole class． It encourages us greatly．"This was part of a reform （改革）at David's school．The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss．"Our school hopes to improve students' abilities to study by themselves and work in groups．"said Linda，an English teacher．

However，the reform has demanded（要求）more from teachers．Now they have only 15 minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 40 minutes before．It is difficult to teach in such a short time．The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively（有效地）．

"The reform demands more，but I'm sure it is helpful．"added Linda．

（1）After the new classroom arrangement，Emma found 　　．

A．their class was noisier all the time

B．they could learn more through discussion

C．they couldn't come up with their own ideas

D．it was a harder way to study

（2）The school made the reform in order to offer students 　　to study．

A．easier ways

B．better classrooms

C．more seats

D．larger space

（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true？ 　　

A．The desks are no longer in rows now．

B．The reform has demanded more from teachers．

C．It's easy for teachers to give a lesson in 15 minutes now．

D．Emma and her classmates like the new classroom arrangement．

（4）The best title of this passage may be 　　．

A．Discussion in Class

B．Teachers' Hope

C．Students' Friendship

D．New Look in Class

Laura has an aunt who works in London．She loves Laura so much that she invites Laura to London every summer．

Last year Laura was happy to go to London and see some famous places in London，including the British museum，National Gallery （画廊）and other great buildings．How beautiful!She fell in love with them，but one thing made her very unhappy．It's her first time to go to a big square，but when she passed the square alone，a thief（小偷）stole her wallet in her pocket．She had to walk to her aunt's home angrily．

This year Laura's aunt invited her to London again．One day，when she passed the same square with her aunt，she was more careful not to be stolen．After a while，she saw a man go close to her and put his hand in her pocket with a smile．Then he took out his hand quickly and left．She became very angry and shouted，"Stop it，or I will call the police!"To her surprise，she found her aunt and all the other people there laughing with the word "Congratulations（祝贺）"！In fact，the man was not a thief．Instead，he put ten pounds in her pocket．It was an interesting game．The organizers（组织者）wanted to correct the bad impression（印象）of the square，so they hired（雇佣）some"thieves"to do that game．

（1）Why did Laura feel unhappy during her first visit to the square？ 　　

A．Because she passed the square alone．

B．Because people laughed at her．

C．Because her wallet was stolen．

D．Because she couldn't find her aunt's home．

（2）One of the organizers may be 　　．

A．a thief

B．a policeman

C．Laura's father

D．Laura's aunt

（3）They played the game to 　　．

A．change the bad impression of the square

B．ask more people to join the game

C．give ten pounds away

D．catch the real thief

（4）What can we know from the passage？ 　　

A．On the square there were few people．

B．Laura has been to London at least twice so far．

C．The man stole ten pounds in Laura's pocket．

D．Laura didn't want to go to the square any more．

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Duanwu Festival．It is one of the three most important lunar（阴历的）festivals in China，along with Spring Festival and Mid﹣Autumn Festival．The date of the festival is said to be the date when Qu Yuan died﹣﹣the fifth day of the fifth lunar month，so the date variesfrom year to year，such as it is June 20 in 2015，June 9 in 2016， May 30 in 2017，June 18 in 2018，June 7in 2019，June 25 in 2020 and June 14 in 2021．

Although the date is different，the custom is the same．With a history of over 2000 years，people celebrate it with all kinds of activities on the day．They hold dragon boat racing，eat zongzi，drink realgar wine（雄黄酒），wear sachets（香囊）and so on．But dragon boat racing is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival．

（1）Which of the following is NOT the most important lunar festival in China？ 　　

A．May Day

B．Dragon Boat Festival

C．Spring Festival

D．Mid﹣Autumn Festival

（2）The underlined word"varies"in the passage means" 　　"in Chinese．

A．推迟

B．变化

C．提前

D．递进

（3）Dragon Boat Festival is on 　　in 2020．

A．June 20

B．May 30

C．June 25

D．June 7

（4） 　　is the most popular with people in the Dragon Boat Festival．

A．Eating zongzi

B．Wearing sachets

C．Drinking realgar wine

D．Dragon boat racing

To：[e-mail]	From：[e-mail]
Subject：Help!	Date：15/04/2019：05 AM
Dear Aunt Carla，    I'm having a problem with my classmate，Joan，at school．The other day I wrote an email to another classmate，Beth，in which I said something about Joan that perhaps wasn't very nice．Unluckily，when Beth was writing back to me，she sent it to HYPERLINK "mail to：[e-mail]，" [e-mail]， which is Joan's email address!Now Joan is really angry with me and won't talk to me，and Beth is unhappy as well．She has said sorry to me a hundred times already，but the harm is done．I feel bad，because I would never have said those things to Joan's face，but how do I get her to forgive（谅解）me？What should I do？
To：[e-mail]	From：[e-mail]
Subject：Some advice	Date：16/04/2019：30 AM
Dear Eric，    This problem is more common than you might think!Email is very useful，but also very dangerous，as you don't know where your message might end up!First of all，you should say sorry right away to Joan．Explain that it was a mistake，and that you didn't mean to hurt her feelings．It may take time for her to be able to forgive you，but that's up to her．Then you might want to do something nice for her．Perhaps send her some flowers to show that you're truly sorry．Also，you should remember that old saying："If you don't have anything nice to say，don't say anything at all．"And good luck! Carla

（1）If you have any problem，you'd better send an email to 　　．

A．	[e-mail]
B．	[e-mail]
C．	[e-mail]
D．	[e-mail]

（2）How soon did Eric get the reply from Aunt Carla？ 　　

A．	In one day．
B．	In two days．
C．	In a week．
D．	In a month．

（3）Why did Eric write the email to Carla？ 　　

A．	To say sorry．
B．	To ask for advice．
C．	To give advice．
D．	To say something unfriendly．

（4）Carla gave 　　pieces of advice to Eric．

A．	five
B．	four
C．	three
D．	two

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子空白处写出各单词的正确形式 （每空只写一词）．

I am a plastic bottle． A week ago， I was on a supermarket shelf， I had a（1） 　　（正常的） the same as all my brothers and sisters﹣ other bottles full of water．I felt really happy．

Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her （2） 　 （篮子）! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge．It was cold，but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it．However，only a few hours later，she took me out of the fridge and （3） 　　（喝） the water inside me． Then she threw me into a dustbin（垃圾箱）． I have never felt so empty and alone in my life．

Early the next morning，a man took me out of the dustbin．He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck．There were so many horrible smells．Then I was pushed （4） 　　（一起） with the rest of the rubbish．Soon I was completely flat（平的）．I cannot （5） 　　（相信） how thin I became．

I slept for a while．when I woke up，I found （6） 　　（我自己） in a terrible place．Everything around me was （7） 　　（丑陋的）and had horrible smells．I felt afraid．I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else．Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil．

I asked another bottle what would happen to us．He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place，but would have to stay here for （8） 　　（数千） of years．

"Why can't they reuse or recycle us？" I cried．

As teenagers（青少年）， you have many dreams． The dreams can be very big， such as winning the Nobel Prize， or they can be small． You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class．

Once you find a dream， what do you do with it？ Do you ever try to make your dream real？

"Follow Your Heart" by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge．

You may think you're not very good at some school subjects， or that it is impossible for you to become a writer． These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream， the book says．

In fact， everyone can make his dream come true． The first thing you must do is to remember what you dream is．

Don't let itleave your heart． Keep telling yourself what you want． Do this step by step （逐步地）and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is， in fact， many small dreams．

You must also never give up your dream． There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams． But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself． You need to decide what is the most important． Studying instead of watching TV will lead to （导致） better exam results， while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book． As you get closer to your dream， it may change a little． This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests．

（1）The writer thinks that 　　．

A．	dreams are easy to be realized
B．	just a few people can realize their dreams
C．	a big dream is formed by many small dreams
D．	small deams are not important

（2）The underlined word "it" in the fifth paragragh refers to（指） 　　．

A．	the subject
B．	the book
C．	the difficulty
D．	the dream

（3）Which of the following thoughts stops you from making your dream real？ 　　

A．	I am not a good English learner．
B．	I want to be the best student in my class．
C．	I'll do my best to pass the exam
D．	I will do everything to do the job well．

（4）According to the passage， which of the following statements is correct？ 　　

A．	If it is a difficult to realize your dream，you may give up．
B．	You must remember your dream is．
C．	Your dream will never help you learn more skills．
D．	On the road to your dream，the larggest difficulty doesn't come from yourself．

There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．The boy said he wanted a drum．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．

On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．

Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．

Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．

Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．The boy gave the man his new coat．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．

Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．

（1）The woman is crying because 　　．

A．	she couldn't find her daughter
B．	she had no money to buy food
C．	she had no wood to make a fire
D．	she couldn't find her way back．

（2）Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy？ 　　

A．	Because the pot was useless．
B．	Because she didn't like it．
C．	Because the pot make her child cry．
D．	Because the boy helped her．

（3）The boy got the drum from 　　．

A．	a pot maker's wife
B．	the musicians
C．	his own mother
D．	an old woman

（4）We know from the story that the boy was 　　．

A．	helpful
B．	careless
C．	silly
D．	cruel

You may wonder whether stress（焦虑） is a serious matter． The answer is "Yes"． You should realize that stress is a risk to your health． If you want to live a long and healthy life， you need to begin to guard against stress from a young age．

Here are some ways to deal with stress and being balance（平衡）to your life：

Be positive

One way to cancel out（消除）stress is through positive thinking． You should always look on the bright side of life， and imagine that you will have a happy and successful future．

Learn to relax

Force yourself to take a break from your studies and worries about exams．

You can do this by taking a walk， reading a book， going to a concert or seeing a film， or just sitting in a private place and being silent for a moment．

Take up a hobby

Learn to paint， take up skating， or start playing a musical instrument．When you are busy with a hobby，you leave all your worries behind．

Take care of your body

Stress is your body's enemy． Taking exercise，eating healthily and getting enough sleep are all the things that can help you．

Laugh

Sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress． Seeing a funny film or telling jokes with friends will often cheer you up when you are low．

（1）The underlined word "positive" in the passage means" 　　 "in Chinese．

A．	悲伤的
B．	消极的
C．	乐观的
D．	勤奋的

（2）Which of the following relaxing ways is not mentioned in the passage？ 　　

A．	Playing computer games．
B．	Take a walk．
C．	Seeing a film
D．	Reading a book．

（3）The writer thinks that 　　is harmful to your health．

A．	laughter
B．	telling jokes
C．	taking up skating
D．	stress

（4）What is the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Take care of your body．
B．	How to lead a balanced life．
C．	Take up a hobby
D．	Laughter is the best medicine

What is the future of AI（人工智能）？Will it be a good thing？ We asked students what they think．

	I believe AI will be more useful in our future lives． It's now used in many fields， like phones and medicine． No one really knows what will happen if machines become smarter than humans． However， I'm sure AI will help us solve many problems．
	I am worried that people create something that can be better than themselves． In the near future， AI will develop at a high speed． Humans may be replaced because Al robots will do lots of human jobs．
	I really think that AI will change the way we work， the way we live，and the way we think． Imagine if we could put a CPU inside our brain! Soon we'll be able to improve our math and memory． How exciting！
	Think of what's happening right now． Some robots are used to kill animals under human orders． So I think Al will be very dangerous for humans． We need to be careful about what we ask machines to do．

（1）John thinks that AI will be 　　in the future．

A．	exciting
B．	surprising
C．	helpful
D．	dangerous

（2）What does Tina think of AI？ 　　

A．	It will be a danger to the world
B．	It will develop at a high speed．
C．	It will help us solve many problems．
D．	It will change the way we work．

（3）Bill thinks humans may be replaced because 　　．

A．	we can't improve our memory
B．	AI robots will do human jobs
C．	we can put CPU in our brains
D．	AI can help to improve our math．

（4）Who feels excited about the development of AI in the future？ 　　

A．	Mary
B．	Bill
C．	John
D．	Tina

A：Hi Maria．How was the get﹣together yesterday evening？

B：Oh，Dan． （76） 　　

A：It was？

B：Well，I was supposed to get there at 7：00 but I arrived at 8：00．

A：（77） 　　

B：Waiting for me made John angry．

A：Oh，I see．（78） 　　

B：The food was nice．I just didn't like the atmosphere．Those awful pictures on the wall made me sad．I just had a little food．

A：（79） 　　

B：We went to the Blue Lagoon，but Ginny said that loud music made her tense．

A：That's funny．Loud music always makes me want to dance．

B：（80） 　　

a．The food there was great，wasn't it？ b Where did you go after the dinner？． c．Me too．So we went to the movies at last． d．To tell you the truth，it was a disaster． e．Oh，you were late． f．Did you have a good time？

Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates．She didn't listen to popular music．She didn't watch many movies，and she wasn't interested in nice clothes．

When she got （41） 　　with her friends at a party，Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music．When Tina （42） 　　if they would like to try classical music，they all looked at her strangely．

"（43） 　　music is for old people，"one of her friends said．

Tina was （44） 　　that something was wrong with her．She decided to （45） 　　her father．As she entered his study，he could feel something was wrong．

"Dad，am I strange？"she asked her （46） 　　．

"Of course not，"he answered，"Why do you ask that？"

"Because I don't （47） 　　the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to pop music．I like classical music．"

"I think I understand．Never mind，Tina．（48） 　　all right to be your own person．You don't have to copy what other people do．Everybody （49） 　 different tastes （品味）．Some of them are popular，but others aren't．"

After Tina spoke with her father，she felt （50） 　　about herself．She realized that being different made her special．It was an important lesson for her to learn．

41．A．up	B．angry	C．together	D．happy
42．A．said	B．found	C．noticed	D．asked
43．A．Pop	B．Rock	C．Classical	D．Country
44．A．proud	B．worried	C．glad	D．happy
45．A．talk to	B．look for	C．write to	D．quarrel with
46．A．friend	B．father	C．classmate	D．teacher
47．A．have	B．know	C．hate	D．like
48．A．It's	B．That's	C．You're	D．Its
49．A．have	B．has	C．had	D．is
50．A．worried	B．angry	C．better	D．worse．

Five Ways to Fight Germs（细菌）

56．If you have a cold or flu，you'd better not pass it on to anyone else．Just use a napkin every time you sneeze or cough．Put used napkins in the dustbin． 　　

57．Always wash your hands with running water and soap before you eat anything，after

you use the bathroom and after you sneeze or blow your nose．The germs won't stand a chance． 　　

58．Stations，hospitals，supermarkets are places filled with germs that make people sick．When people cough or sneeze，the germs spread widely，landing here and there．Unless it's necessary，go out less often． 　　

59．You should always buy pets from a good pet shop and take them to the animal doctor regularly．Keep pets as clean as possible and always wash your hands after you play with them． 　　

60．When you go food shopping，buy all the things for the fridge，and put them away as soon as you get home．Always prepare for food with clean hands． 　　

Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage．

A．Use a napkin	B．Use a fridge
C．Love your pets	D．Keep off public places
E．Wash your hands often	F．Keep pets clean and healthy

A：Morning，Li Ming!Did you watch the news on CCTV yesterday evening？

B：No，I didn't．（51） 　 　？

A：Yes，there was．Chairman Xi came to Heilongjiang．

B：Really？When did he come to Heilongjiang？

A：A few days ago．

B：（52） 　 　？

A：He came here because our country wants to promote the economy of the Northeast Industry Base（振兴东北工业基地）．

B：I'm so excited to hear the news．Being a member of Heilongjiang，I think we should do what we can to make our hometown better and better．

A：（53） 　 　．I'm going to be an engineer when I grow up．

B：（54） 　 　？

A：I'm going to study hard to get more knowledge．

B：（55） 　 　after you graduate from the university？

A：I'm going to work in our hometown．

B：I hope your dream can come true．

（At the doctor's）

A：Good morning，doctor!

B：（46） 　　What's wrong？

A：I have a sore throat．（47） 　　

B：（48） 　　

A：Since yesterday morning．

B：（49） 　　

A：Yes．My temperature is OK．

B：Open your mouth．Say"Ah…"．You have a cold．

A：Is it serious？

B：Nothing serious．（50） 　　You'll get better soon．

A：Thank you，doctor．

A．I am feeling terrible． B．I'm sorry to hear that． C．Good morning，young man! D．Have you taken your temperature？ E．How long have you been like this？ F．Take this medicine three times a day．