初中英语记叙文填空题

March 22nd is World Water Day．It started in 1993．It not only makes us think about the importance of water，but also calls on （号召） us to （1）　　and protect water．Today，we're facing terrible water problems．Among them，wastewater problem is especially（2）　　．And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is"wastewater"．

What is wastewater？It is used water．Usually，wastewater comes from homes，（3）　　，hospitals and so on．It is produced by different kinds of activities，including washing the machines，taking showers and using the kitchen．The rain also（4）　　wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm．No matter where it comes from，this kind of water is sure to have（5）　　harmful in it．

（6）　　must we treat （处理）wastewater？Wastewater has a big influence on our life．It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment．We must care for our environment and our own （7）　　．

How can we treat wastewater？Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment．Wastewater（8）　　homes can be reused．Then there will be（9）　　wastewater．Also，factory wastewater has to be cleaned（10）　　it goes back to nature．

1．A．drink	B．save	C．carry	D．watch
2．A．easy	B．popular	C．small	D．serious
3．A．factories	B．lakes	C．rivers	D．seas
4．A．gets back	B．hands in	C．changes into	D．picks up
5．A．nothing	B．something	C．nobody	D．somebody
6．A．What	B．Who	C．Why	D．How
7．A．work	B．interest	C．health	D．business
8．A．on	B．for	C．with	D．from
9，A．less	B．more	C．better	D．worse
10．A．and	B．whether	C．after	D．before

A wealthy man loved his son very much． As he wanted his son to lead a happy life， he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness．

    When the old man learnt about his（1）　　， he handed the boy an empty bowl and said． "Go to the river miles away and（2）　　    it with water． I will tell you about it（3）　　no water is spilt（洒） when you reach here．" Although the boy was very surprised at this， he had no choice but to（4）　　this task．

The boy（5）　　on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water． The old man asked him， "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his

（6）　　attention to the bowl in his hands．

    The old man smiled and said， "Bring me（7）　　bowl of water， but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well．"

    When he returned， the boy was able to（8）　　everything he had seen to the old man． But when he looked down at his bowl， he found（9）　　that most water was gone． He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road．

    "Well， young man，" the old man said． "Enjoy the beauty of the world， but never forget the water in your bowl． This is the（10）　　of happiness．"

（1）A．research	B．promise	C．purpose	D．experience
（2）A．wash	B．fill	C．compare	D．connect
（3）A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．while
（4）A．put out	B．pick out	C．point out	D．carry out
（5）A．set off	B．paid off	C．got off	D．kept off
（6）A．public	B．weak	C．quick	D．full
（7）A．any	B．every	C．another	D．the other
（8）A．change	B．imagine	C．examine	D．describe
（9）A． lazily	B．sadly	C．luckily	D．excitedly
（10）A．result	B．cause	C．secret	D．decision

One place that is very important in my life is my grandmother's house． She

（1）　　in a small village in the south of the country． I go there every summer， to visit my grandmother， （2）　　the city and relax．

The village is just a group of white houses on a hillside with some shops， and it's

（3）　　peaceful．

    One reason why I like it is because it's a beautiful place． My grandmother has a lovely garden and we always sit （4）　　the trees， drinking sweet tea and chatting． It's so pleasant． But the main reason why this place is so important to me is （5）　　． She is so kind to me， and wonderful to talk to．Also， she's a great cook and the meals she prepares are simple （6）　　so fresh and…rich？ No， no，I mean tasty． And she's always giving me eh…What do you call （7）　　？ ﹣small plates of food during the day， so I always return home feeling calm and refreshed…and （8）　　!

    I wouldn't like （9）　　there， though． I prefer living in the city． I'm a city person． I （10）　　live in a small village where everybody knows each other． I'd rather live in a busy， exciting place． But I really love visiting the villages for holiday．

（1）A． lived	B．will live	C．lives	D．was living
（2）A．get up	B．get away from	C．get to	D．get ready for
（3）A． really	B．quietly	C．only	D． hardly
（4）A．in	B． over	C．on	D． under
（5）A．local people	B． my friend	C．my grandmother	D．the teacher
（6）A．or	B．and	C．so	D．but
（7）A． him	B．me	C．them	D．us
（8）A．fat	B．ugly	C． big	D． lazy
（9）A． living	B． to live	C．loving	D． to love
（10）A． don't have to	B． couldn't	C． would	D． should

A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers， and they happened to pass a lake． They stopped there to （1） 　　for a while， and the wise man said to one of his followers， "I am very（2） 　　． Could you please get me some water from the lake？"

As the wise man requested， the follower waked to the lake． Some people were（3） 　　their clothes in the water， and right at that moment， several cows were going through the lake． As a （4） 　　， the water became very muddy （泥泞的）． The follower went back and told the wise man that the water was very （5） 　　and not fit to drink．

After they had rested for about half an hour， the wise man again asked the（6） 　　follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink． As requested， the follower went to the lake． This time he found that all the mud had settled （沉淀） to the bottom． The water was very clear and looked fit to drink． So he （7） 　　his water bottle and took it to the wise man．

The wise man took the water bottle and drank before looking up at the follower． "See（8） 　　you did to make the water clean．" he said． "You let it be（9） 　　and the mud settled down on its own， so that you could get some clear drinking water． Your mind can also be like that （10） 　　when it is troubled by something． If you just let it be and give it a little time， it will settle down on its own without you having to put in any effort at all．"

（1）A． stand	B． rest	C． bath	D． swim
（2）A． thirsty	B． tired	C． dirty	D． hungry
（3）A． selling	B． making	C． washing	D． catching
（4）A． rule	B． reason	C． whole	D． result
（5）A． muddy	B． cold	C． clear	D． salty
（6）A． other	B． same	C． second	D． young
（7）A． threw	B． filled	C． got	D． opened
（8）A． when	B． how	C． why	D． what
（9）A． for a while	B． for a rest	C． on the beach	D． at once
（10）A． journey	B． lake	C． follower	D． mud

Grandmother's Problem

There was once a grandmother living in her grandson's house．The man loved

（31）　　grandmother very much．However，she had some strange habits，so the man thought she needed medical help．Perhaps，he thought，it was time for her to（32）　　the rest of her life in a special hospital．

‘‘I'd like you to examine my grandmother，"he told a doctor，"then let me know（33）　　you

think she needs special care．"

"All right，"the doctor said，"send her to me next Tuesday．"Tuesday came and the old

woman went to see the doctor．She（34）　　in front of him and he asked her lots of questions．She answered them all，and the doctor was（35）　　．

"There's（36）　　with this woman，"he thought．"I don't understand why her grandson has

sent her to me．Perhaps he's the one（37）　　needs special care．"

He decided to ask her one last question．"Why do you think，"he asked her，"your grandson

wants you（38）　　special care？"

"I like hamburgers，"she said．The doctor laughed．"I like hamburgers，too!"

"You（39）　？"the old woman said，"I'm so glad．Then you must come to my house and

have a hamburger（40）　　me．I've got boxes and boxes of them in my bedroom．"

31．A．her	B．she	C．he	D．his
32．A．spend	B．cost	C．took	D．paid
33．A．because	B．if	C．so	D．or
34．A．sat	B．sang	C．danced	D．ate
35．A．excited	B．surprised	C．bored	D．pleased
36．A．something wrong	B．wrong something	C．nothing wrong	D．wrong nothing
37．A．who	B．which	C．whose	D．/
38．A．having	B．have	C．had	D．to have
39．A．did	B．will	C．do	D．are
40．A．without	B．to	C．with	D．behind．

Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China． He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century． In his short life he wrote（1）　　300 songs and an opera．

    Xian was born in Panyu， Guangdong， China in 1905． Because his father died before he was born， Xian moved from place to place with（2）　　mother． He began learning to play（3）　　violin when he was 20 years old． In the beginning， his violin was（4）　　 cheap and badly made that he（5）　　not play it well． His friends laughed at him． Xian did not stop（6）　　and soon showed his talent． In 1934， he was one of the first Chinese students（7）　 studied in a special music school in Paris． Before he（8）　　， Xian became the school's best student（9）　　won several prizes for his talents．

    In 1935， he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army． Later， he came to Yan'an（10）　　music at a college．（11）　　there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time ，Xian still wrote （12）　　of his most important music there， including The Yellow River， his most famous work．

    In May 1940， Xian（13）　to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies． In the Soviet Union， life was very（14）　　． Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15）　　October 30， 1945， aged only 40． Xian's music， however， lives on in the people's hearts．

（1）A． near	B． nearly	C． nearby	D． nearer
（2）A． he	B． him	C． his	D． he's
（3）A． a	B． an	C． the	D． this
（4）A． so	B． such	C． very	D． much
（5）A． need	B． may	C． should	D． could
（6）A． practise	B． practising	C． to practise	D． practised
（7）A． what	B． which	C． whom	D． who
（8）A． leave	B． leaves	C． left	D． was leaving
（9）A． and	B． but	C． as	D． or
（10）A． teach	B． taught	C． teaching	D． to teach
（11）A． If	B． Although	C． When	D． Because
（12）A． any	B． little	C． few	D． some
（13）A sent	B． was sent	C． has sent	D． was sending
（14）A hard	B． harder	C． hardest	D． the hardest
（15）A． at	B． in	C． on	D． by

Some people still live in their hometown．（41）　　，others may only see it once or twice a year．Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the（42）　　．Among these is Zhou Wei，a（43）　　husband and father．He has lived in Wenzhou for the last l3 years．

He used to return home（44）　　once a year，but hasn't been back for almost three years now

because of the hard job in a crayon factory．"It's a shame，but I don't have the time．"he says．

Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest（45）　　their hometowns have charged．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have（46）　　．In my places the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help．But some things will never（47）　　．In my hometown，there was a big old tree opposite the school，It is still there and has become quite a（48）　　of the place．

41．A．But	B．So	C．Therefore	D．However
42．A．countries	B．hometowns	C．cities	D．farms
43．A.46﹣year old	B.46﹣years﹣old	C.46 years old	D.46﹣year﹣old
44．A．at least	B．at last	C．at the most	D．at first
45．A．because	B．since	C．how	D．while
46．A．appeared	B．built	C．found	D．lost
47．A．begin	B．change	C．stay the same	D．happen
48．A．school	B．symbol	C．hospital	D．road．

Mr．Brown was going away for a week．Before he left，he said to Tom，his son，"If anyone asks for me，you can tell him that your father has been（36） 　　．

"OK，Dad"said Tom．But Mr．Brown was afraid Tom couldn't remember this，he（37） 　　these words on a piece of paper and asked Tom to look at it every now and then．

Four（38） 　　passed，but no one come．Tom thougt that piece of paper was no more（没 有）use，so he burnt it that evening．

The next afternoon，someone knocked at the door．Tom opened it．A man asked，"Where is your father？"Tom looked for the piece of paper，but he（39） 　　remembered he had burnt it，so he shouted，"NO more．"

"NO more？1 met him last week．When did it（40） 　　？"The man asked．

"Burnt yesterday evening．"

36．A．out	B．in	C．here	D．there
37．A．write	B．wrote	C．rewrite	D．rewrote
38．A．years	B．months	C．weeks	D．days
39．A．fairly	B．recently	C．suddenly	D．properly
40．A．open	B．pass	C．shout	D．happen．

My best friend Ally and I spare a few hours of our time every week as volunteers for BuddyBall．It's a （1）　　 that helps disabled kids do sports and make new friends．

    So what does a buddy（伙伴）do？ （2）　　，I am a buddy for an eleven﹣year﹣old boy Tom．He is in a wheelchair and is a good basketball player，but just like any kid，it upsets him （3）　　 he misses a shot or makes a bad pass．He starts to cry and doesn't want to play．Sometimes he even wants to （4）　　．So，as his buddy，I encourage him．Now we're working on our basketball skills together．It's great to see how he has （5）　　 and he doesn't get upset so easily．

Ally is a buddy for Clara，a kid with very few language skills．She is also a bit

（6）　　 She likes running away．Ally has learned how to work with Clara and to get her to join in the （7）　　．Now she loves baseball and has more friends．Next week she's playing in a team．Her parents are （8）　　 happy about BuddyBall and they say that Clara is more confident（自信的）and （9）　　 after her BuddyBall sessions．

    BuddyBall is a great chance for everyone!Differences （10）　　 and we realize that were all just kids loving sports．I love doing BuddyBall because I know I'm doing something Meaningful!

（1）A．decision	B．subject	C．program
（2）A．In the end	B．On the way	C．At the moment
（3）A．when	B．until	C．before
（4）A．keep on	B．get down	C．give up
（5）A．dreamed	B．improved	C．prepared
（6）A．wild	B．friendly	C．easy﹣going
（7）A．games	B．discussions	C．lessons
（8）A．hardly	B．truly	C．possibly
（9）A．careful	B．sociable	C．creative
（10）A．increase	B．remain	C．disappear

Jack's love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years ago．He filled the feeder with seeds （种子），put it in his backyard and then （46 ）　　started coming．He got really （47）　　in birds as more came．Then be joined a local society．As he realized that more and more birds were dying very（48）　　，he wanted to try his best to help them．

Besides what he has done，he has his own group called Protecting Out Birds．He does （49）　　about birds，run a website to teach people about birds and how to help them，and （50）　　boxes for birds．Not long ago，he found that the bluebirds were nesting（做窝）in the dead trees which were often cut down，（51）　　he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them．Now he wants to use these boxes to（52）　　the dead trees．He hangs these boxes up in trees and takes（53）　　down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them．He also writes articles，hoping that more people will （54）　　protecting natural ecosystems（生态系统）．"Researching birds is （55）　 to protecting birds，"jack says，"In order to protect birds，we have to learn and really know about the birds．"

46．A．bees	B．birds	C．people	D．scientists
47．A．nervous	B．weak	C．bored	D．interested
48．A．peacefully	B．safely	C．quickly	D．sadly
49．A．practice	B．business	C．instruction	D．research
50．A．builds	B．breaks	C．lifts	D．pushes
51．A．so	B．but	C．though	D．because
52．A．take good care of	B．take the place of	C．catch up with	D．come up with
53．A．it	B．this	C．these	D．them
54．A．wait for	B．send for	C．join in	D．hand in
55．A．simple	B．crazy	C．important	D．fresh

A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game． The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school． Each student would"name"their potatoes after people they did not like． （1） 　　， the number of potatoes would be（2） 　　depending on how many people each student hated．

The next day， with their potatoes， all the students went to school （3） 　　the game． Some kids had just one or two potatoes， while others had as many as five or six． The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with （4） 　　wherever they went for one week．

Several days （5） 　　．Some of the students started to complain（ 抱怨）， as their potatoes began to rot（腐烂）and（6） 　　bad． The students who carried （7） 　　potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags．

One week later， the game （8） 　　．The teacher asked，" How did you（9） 　　carrying around your potatoes for a week？"

The students complained once again． The teacher simply smiled and said， "This is what it's like to carry hatred（仇恨 ）in your heart． You have to carry it with you wherever you go． If you can′t tolerate （容忍） carrying rotten potatoes for one week， how can you imagine having （10） 　　in your heart for a whole lifetime？ Forgive others and move on with your life．"

（1）A．However	B． In a word	C． Therefore	D．After all
（2）A． different	B．similar	C．the same	D．small
（3）A． to watch	B． to join in	C． to win	D．to lose
（4）A． it	B．that	C． them	D．school bags
（5）A． passed by	B．passde on	C． passed	D．walked by
（6）A． taste	B．smell	C． sound	D．feel
（7）A． few	B．some	C． more	D．any
（8）A． continued	B．was done	C． began	D．was over
（9）A． feel like	B． look like	C． enjoy	D．just like
（10）A．love	B． happiness	C． friendship	D． hate

It was a dark night．There came a crazy（1）　　at the doctor's office door． "Come in!" the doctor was a bit impatient．

    The door opened and in walked a scared little girl who was no more than nine．She had（2）　　on her mind， "Oh doctor， I beg you， please come with me． My father is certainly dying， he is（3）　　he can be．"

    "I don't go to people's houses to serve them，（4）　　your father here．" "But he's too sick， （5）　　you must come or he will die， I'm afraid．" The doctor， touched by her deep strong love， decided he would go．

    She led the doctor to her house where her father lay in bed．Her father was so sick that he couldn't（6）　　his head． But his eyes cried out for help．

    The doctor got his fever（7）　　 and he lived through the night． The doctor said he had to leave but would return again by two o'clock．And later he came back to check，just like he said he would do．

    The father thanked the doctor for all the things he'd done． The doctor told him that he would have died （8）　　it had not been for his little girl．

    "How（9）　　you must be of your wonderful little girl! It was her pleading（恳求）that made me come； she is quite a pearl （珍珠）!

    "Yes， doctor． Though my daughter is very weak， she does all the housework．" The doctor stood quietly for quite a little while． He was（10）　　the whole thing that had happened， and about the beautiful little angel （天使）that had walked across his floor．

（1）A． voice	B． knock	C． sound	D． noise
（2）A． trouble	B． questions	C． ideas	D． information
（3）A． as healthy as	B． as careful as	C． as fast as	D． as sick as
（4）A． take	B． put	C． bring	D． have
（5）A． and	B． as	C． so	D． since
（6）A． lift up	B． look up	C． put on	D． hold on
（7）A． up	B． down	C． out	D． in
（8）A． whether	B． unless	C． although	D． if
（9）A． pride	B． proud	C． nice	D． kind
（10）A． thinking about	B． talking about	C． learning about	D． caring about

Cindy and Anna were best friends． Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not （1）　　 on what to do．

    One day they decided to play in the garden near their school． "Come on， let's play chess，"Anna said．

    "I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．

    "We always do what you want to do， Cindy． It's my turn to make a（2）　　，" Anna said． She was getting a little unhappy and （3）　　， leaving Cindy alone．

    Cindy was very angry． （4）　　 she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag． "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today． I'm too mad at her， " Cindy thought．

    The next day at school， their teacher Mrs． Stone （5）　　 their notebooks． But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked （6）　　． Cindy knew she should tell Mrs． Stone that she had the notebook， but she was （7）　　 mad at Anna．

    When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs． Stone the （8）　　． "Thank you for being （9）　　， Cindy． I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，" said Mrs． Stone．

    Later， Mrs． Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them． Mrs． Stone helped them（10）　　 that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．

（1）A． agree	B． live	C． depend	D． try
（2）A． promise	B． project	C． decision	D． dialogue
（3）A． went over	B． went on	C． went by	D． went away
（4）A． Because	B． After	C． Unless	D． If
（5）A． gave away	B． asked for	C． handed in	D． paid for
（6）A． worried	B． normal	C． proud	D． relaxed
（7）A． still	B． never	C． usually	D． almost
（8）A． chance	B． method	C． truth	D． rule
（9）A． patient	B． honest	C． active	D． quiet
（10）A． describe	B． explain	C． guess	D． realize

More than 700 years ago，Scotland （ 苏格兰 ） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to（16）　　Scotland．He had a strong army so it was （17）　　for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．

     One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so（18）　　that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He （19）　　when he

saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．

"How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not （20）　 enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．

"Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider （21）　　again and again．King Robert watched while it （22）　　climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．

"You are such a great （23）　　，"he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His （24）　　grew strong and they （25）　　the English army．Scotland was free．

     Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying．

16．A．leave	B．control	C．help	D．visit
17．A．interesting	B．difficult	C．important	D．necessary
18．A．surprised	B．bored	C．worried	D．lonely
19．A．looked ahead	B．looked out	C．looked on	D．looked up
20．A．old	B．strong	C．fast	D．free
21．A．tried	B．fell	C．practiced	D．cheered
22．A．finally	B．easily	C．slowly	D．suddenly
23．A．player	B．fighter	C．soldier	D．spider
24．A．army	B．feeling	C．opinions	D．family
25．A．kept	B．raised	C．stopped	D．joined

Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes． He admires how they help people． At the age of seven， he told his parents， "I want to （1）　　like a superhero and help the homeless．" A few months later， Ewan's family planned a day of （2）　　． Wearing his red superhero costume， Ewan（3）　　helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit， Michigan． That's（4）　　Super Ewan was born．

    Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds（事迹）． People donated（捐赠） money and something else， and Ewan handed them out to those in need． When（5）　　donated bottles of water， Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more． They （6）　　the water to Flint， Michigan， a city that had unsafe drinking water． Another time， a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving． （7）　　his parents' help， Ewan used social media（媒体）to ask for more turkeys， plus side dishes． In the end， he says， "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to （8）　　all around Detroit．"

    Ewan has a motto： Everyone can be a superhero to someone． At an event called the Hero Round Table， Ewan told the listeners， "It's not（9）　　to help people． You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need． Every（10）　　thing helps and can make someone feel happy．"

（1）A． get up	B． dress up	C． look up
（2）A． giving	B． playing	C． showing
（3）A． safely	B． seriously	C． happily
（4）A． what	B． why	C． how
（5）A． someone	B． everyone	C． no one
（6）A． sold	B． took	C． lent
（7）A． From	B． With	C． In
（8）A． heroes	B． listeners	C． families
（9）A． difficult	B． possible	C． necessary
（10）A． private	B． little	C． interesting