初中英语短文填空试题

In recent years, playing kite-board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska in America. It is a new and old game. The game has w     the interest of many young people. The game is interesting but a little      [‘deɪndʒərəs]. One needs to play it very      (小心)
A kite-board is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板）drawn by a few big flying kites. The old game was p   by some young people in Holland and Spain as    (早的) as the last century. Since the board was hard to control,   people dared to play it. With the development of the design of kite and skateboard, many people can  [lɜ:n] how to play it. A kite board may go as f    as about 50 kilometers an hour. If you haven’t had any practice, you’d better not play it. It is not      (安全).
It is said that the game can exercise not only your    but also the sensitivity（敏捷） of your brain.

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It was d___ to find jobs in the north of England, and when John lost h__ , he found it impossible(不可能) to get a new one. So he d___ to go down to the s_____ of the country, where he had heard that it was easier to find work. So he went to the station and g   _  on a train that was going to London.
He was the only person in his car when a__ man rushed in carrying a gun( 枪) and said, “ Your money , or your life?”
“ I haven’t got any money.” John answered, f_____ of fear.
“Then why are you trembling（发抖） so much?” the man w___ gun asked him angrily .
“B___ I thought you were the ticket collector, and I haven’t even got a ticket, ” a______ John.

请阅读下列短文。根据短文内容从下面方框的七个选项中，选择五个适当的句子还原到原文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。(每小题2分)
My name's molly. I'm a lion.     My favorite food is meat and I like to eat little (小的) animals. I like the forest (森林),   I live in a big cage (笼子). I can't run; I can't see my parents.     Every day I get up in the cage.     I sleep in the cage.  

A．but I live in the zoo now.

B．I think it's ugly.

C．I don't like the zoo or the cage.

D．I really want to run in the forest and live with my parents!

E. I am very tired.
F. I am three years old.
G. I have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the cage.

                                    Time to Dance
Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It's a natural thing to do. Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music.
Scientists say that animals dance, too_________ . The "dances" of animals send messages to other animals. But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very human experiences.
Dances are good for you in many ways. For one thing, dancing is good for you physically. It makes your heart work and makes you breathe fast. __________. If you go dancing often, you can keep physically fit.
____, but you’ll probably also feel relaxed and happy. This is another important point about dancing. It gives you a chance to express your feelings and feel better about yourself_________, dancing helps those feelings go away.
__________ Some dances are for couples and some are for groups. But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends.

Kevin Pearce, snowboard athlete (运动员), has come a long way since his accident on December 31, 2009.   ,when he fell and hurt his head. Luckily, he was wearing a helmet (头盔). . He stayed in hospital for four months. He still can’t remember several weeks of his life after the accident.
Today, Pearce is still working hard to get his health back to 100%.    . A year ago, he couldn’t walk straight. Now, he can not only walk, but he can also drive again.
Pearce says he must thank his fans, his friends and especially his family. His parents and elder brothers have been by his side since the accident.    . He said he couldn’t have got well so quickly without them.
These days, Pearce is back on the snowboarding circuit (巡回比赛).      . He is on the road again and it is a new beginning for him.

A. So far, he has made a lot of progress B. His brother, Adam, left his job to care for him full-time C. But his head was badly hurt and he couldn’t see or move D. On that day, Pearce was training for the 2010 Winter Olympics E. Instead of competing for medals, he’s giving opinions on athletes

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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his f  all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked  the beautiful flowers, imagining(想象) how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can't see these flowers.  are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, though I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.
T   , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s you. ”
“Me? But you don't know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don't know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life   happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became     in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged(鼓励) millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

Bridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are built so that cars     (cross) over rivers. Others are made for trains to use . In Washington State, there is a very unusual bridge. It was built for squirrels(松鼠) 。
The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars pass it every day. When squirrels tried to cross the street, they     (kill) . Amos Peters wanted     (protect) these small and lovely animals, so he built a bridge for them---one that would let them pass above the traffic.
The bridge  (be)  a symbol of the town for over 40 years since then. And every Christmas, the local people  (add) a small Christmas tree to the center of the bridge ,How lovely!
A few years ago, the local people   (create) a squirrel festival and they raised money   (build)  two more bridges for these lovely animals. For years, because of the bridges . the squirrels in the town have been able to cross safely from one side of the street to the other.

Chen Yujie, 15 studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang ______.it was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring.Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card , so she didn’r have to travel so often.
  “It’s usually the most relaxing time for our family.” Said Chen.
She chose the right time.After  a  few turns of lobbying(游说) ，her parents finally agreed with Chen .          So they have to choose a right time .
US magazine Highnight recently surveyed 1,521 kids aged 6-12 in the country , asking questions like “      ” Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive(乐于接受的)。Meal time is discovered to be their most favorite time to talk to their parents.Bed time comes second.followed by time spent in the car.
Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency (倾向) over the problem.Qianjiang Daily ,a newspaper in Zhejiang, did a survey about it .   
So do you have anything to talk to your parents about? Choose a good time.
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A. When you want to talk to your parents about something important ,When is the best time to do it? B. She decided to discuss it with her parents during TV time to talk to their parents. C. They found that most American teenagers would choose bed time to talk to their parents. D. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week to get money from her parents. E. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose meal time to talk to their parents.. F. For most teenagers like Chen talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying..

Nowadays, WeChat is  more and more popular in China. No matter where we are, we can sign up and sent text or voice messages to our    .We can also find a stranger to talk to by shaking the   . Another funny function is that WeChat can help to search for people  live nearby with the program on. Many people like this function, because it can help them to find more people who they may know.
In my   , Wechat is really a useful chatting tool. It can help people communicate with their friends more   . However, it is also bad for people, especially students. As you see, some people use Wechat for too long. It is not healthy to them. So I have some  to use it in a correct way. First, we should not use it   we are studying. We can’t focus on your  if we use it. Second, we must be careful. We should neither show too much personal information nor trust strangers so much.
We should learn      to use it properly. Remember, Wechat is not everything in your life. Don’t depend too much on it.

When Women Were “Ladies”
As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable. No “nice” woman would d     of entering what was strictly a “man’s world”. Even if she could, what would she do? Men were positive that no women could deal with a job outside her home. This was such a w     accepted idea that when the famous Brontë sisters began writing books in 1846, they disguised (伪装) themselves by signing their books w  men’s names.
Teaching was the first profession (职业) open to women soon after 1800. But even so, that was not an e   profession for women to enter because most high schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to a    women.
Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Florence Nightingale became f    . Because she was a wealthy and cultured woman, as well as a nurse, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the s     and still be “ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England’s first training school for nurses in 1860.
The i     of the typewriter (打字机) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. Because women had slender (纤细的), quick f    , they learned to operate typewriter quickly and well. Businessmen found that they had to hire women for this new kind of work.
By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even m     to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that “nice” women could work in the business world had been accepted.

Mark Twain is a great American ________（作家）. His works have widely______ (影响) millions of people all over the world .He was born in 1835 in Florida , a _______(南方的) state of the USA. He grew up in Missouri on the Mississippi River .Before he was 13 , he had fallen into the river for nine times . _______（幸运地）, he was always saved .At the age of 18, he ________(跑)away from home .For a time, he worked as a sailor and a newspaper reporter.
Mark Twain started writing a children’s story ________(叫) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1876.  Its_____(主题) is to do with the freedom of humans. However, he didn’t question the slavery in the book and ________(从不) thought of giving freedom to slaves . This behaviour has been talked about many times _________(被) later reviewers.  Today many people around the world still enjoy ________(看)Mark Twain’s works .They are great treasures of American . “There was nothing before . And there has been nothing as good since,” said a famous man .

November 21 is World Hello Day. At school, we learned that “How do you do?” and “How are you?” are standard ways to say hello when meeting others. But do you know how to reply to them? Nowadays, do native speakers seldom use them today?
As we learned, “How do you do?” is for greeting someone we meet for the f   time. And it can be answered with the same “How do you do?”. “How are you?” is often used to greet someone we k    well. It usually follows with an answer of “I’m good, and you?” or “I’m fine, and you?”.
But English is a casual (随意的) language. The formal “How do you do?” is rarely said by native speakers. It is considered old-fashioned. Yet they greet each other in m   other ways.
You may hear a conversation b    British people: “You all right?” “Yeah, you?” “I’m good. Any plans for the weekend?” or “How’s it going?” “Yea, fine, and you?”. These ways of greeting are p    for young people to say hello to friends.
Americans like saying, “What’s up?” or “What’s good?” to friends. Don’t be confused (混淆的). It doesn’t m    “What’s wrong?”. It is just one way of saying hello. And people usually give answers like “Not much” or “Nothing”. “Hey, man” is also popular. But it is only used among men. What do w     say? You guessed it. They often say “Hey, girl.”
If you meet an Australian, you may h    “G’day, mate”. It means “Good day”. You can reply with the same “G’day”.
However, there is no rule to say hello to each other. If you can’t r  all of the above, just say “How are you?”. This is the most c    and standard way for people of all ages. You can reply with “pretty good”, “same as usual” or “I’m hanging in there.”

A long time ago，there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very b .
One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful v  . He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me w I want to hear her. "
The little bird was so u  about being kept in the cage that she stopped s   one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird f   him. The bird could sing very beautifully, t The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while l   in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing any m . Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.
After the emperor was well，he c   a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness.

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who painted the best picture of peace. Many artists tried  The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose      them. One picture was a quiet lake. The lake was a perfect mirror(镜子) for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture    that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had      , too. But these were rocky. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played  Down the side of the mountains fell a waterfall. This did not look       at all.
But when the king looked      , he saw behind the waterfall a small bush(灌木) in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built      nest(巢). There, sat the mother bird in her nest-in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the     picture. Do you know why?
"    peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no   , trouble, or hard work." explained the king, "Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be peaceful in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."

Blame(责备) is one of the biggest problems that we meet in everyday life.                  And when that doesn't happen, we blame other people, places or events that we think are the causes of our unhappiness.
Everything we feel comes from within us.                
If we create unhappiness for ourselves, the world will show us that unhappiness, but if we create joy, peace, and love for ourselves, this is what we will get back.
Can blame solve any problems?                 When people did something hat makes us angry, afraid or hurt, we are doing nothing more than showing them the anger we feel inside.
We have choices about things that make us unhappy. We sometimes prefer to take the easier choices, the ones that keep us in our comfort zone(地带).                 Sometimes we just have to go beyond our comfort zone, which may mean facing something we don't like. Perhaps we feel like a victim(受害者) and don't stand up for ourselves or speak up when we feel that people don't respect us. Maybe we are afraid of a situation, so we run away from it, instead of facing it with inner strength.
Whatever the problem is, we have a choice every day to face it with blame, fear, anger, guilt(内疚), or with love, kindness, peace.                Don't blame. Enjoy your day.

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A．Simply, it can't.

B．We create it and we live through it

C．How will you walk into your day?

D．We seem to know that the world is there to make us happy.

E. But how comfortable is it really when we are annoyed by someone else?