初中英语短文填空试题

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Dear David，

    How's it going？ I'd like to tell you about my travel experiences．

    Last month， I went to Chengdu （1）　　 my vacation with my parents． Chengdu is in Sichuan， in the southwest of China． It's （2）　　for its beautiful mountains， forests and lakes． Many people go there to enjoy their vacation every year． We had a five﹣day trip and took many （3）　　． We saw pandas and monkeys． They were （4）　　cute that we couldn't help watching them．

    We had an exciting trip! I felt tired but happy． Please e﹣mail me soon （5）　　about your vacation．

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空．（共1小题，每小题0分）

22．In a small house outside London lives an old man． People often see him look （1）　　 his flowers in his garden all the time．

   One day， a young painter （2）　　（go） by the old man's house． He looked at the nice garden and the special room， picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a（2）　　（beauty） place． Suddenly he found the old gardener（4）　　（terrible） blind． Shocked， he walked to the old man and asked， "Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact？" The old man smiled， "I can tell you four reasons． First， I was （5）　　 gardener when I was young and I really love this job． Second， although I can't see these flowers， I can touch them． Third， I can smell the sweetness of them． As to the last， it's you．"

   "Me？ But you don't know me．" answered the painter， still puzzled．

   "Yeah， it's true that I don't know you．（6）　　 I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves． And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood．" answered the old man．

   The words of the gardener warm me with （7）　　（please）． He looked after the flowers （8）　　（make） others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring． He can't see the beautiful flowers he planted， just like Beethoven， who can't hear his wonderful music （9）　　．

   The old man is alone but not lonely． All of his flowers are his friends and neighbors． They （10）　　（grow） in his heart． I believe that he can hear the voice of them．

If you've ever stayed up late and then gotten up early the next day， you know what it's like not to get enough sleep． It's very uncomfortable feeling． In fact， for many years scientists （1）　　（believe） that sleep is like food ﹣ if we don't get enough of it， we might get sick or even die． But now they （2）　　 （start）to wonder just how much sleep we need．

    Researchers at Imperial College London did a study on fruit flies（果蝇）． They found that flies that slept for very short periods of time ﹣ about72 minutes a day ﹣still（3）　　 （live） about as long as flies that slept for normal amounts of time． One of the female slept for just 4 minutes each day on average． This has led the researchers to wonder if sleep is less necessary than we previously thought．

    Humans are very different from fruit flies． Sleep（4）　　（help） repair tissue （组织） when our bodies perform a lot of maintenance （维护）． Sleeping allows our bodies（5）　　 （get） well again from the stress we experience each day．

    But can we really die from not seeping？ No humans have died so far from （6）　　（stay） awake for too long． The current（现在的）world record for sleeplessness （7）　　 （hold） by Randy Gardner from the US， who stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes in 1964．

    Scientist have not yet found any animals that don't sleep at all． Even animals that only seep for short periods are not completely sleepless．

The most difficult thing for university student Ted Rogers is opening his classroom door．Ted can't do this without help because he's only six years old． He's the youngest person ever to study at Rochester University in New York． Ted（1）　　      （begin） reading at two， and by four， he had known a lot about many subjects from astronomy to zoology（动物学）． By the age of five， be had been able to talk to university professors about his ideas．

    Ted just（2）　　（complete） his first book．It（3）　　（come）out in a few months， shortly after his seventh birthday． "I love learning．" says Ted．

    "My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein because he never brushed his hair or（4）　_　（wear） socks． "Psychologists（心理学家）have found it difficult（5）　　（test） Ted's cleverness because they do not have high enough scores for him．Ted's mother first knew her son was different when he kept（6）　　（cry） at play school because he was bored with the children's games． She started teaching him at home after finding that local schools were not prepared for children who learned at Ted's speed．

    Now Ted（7）　　（study） geography at Rochester University and using the Internet to complete his high school studies．

    However， some psychologists warn that too much study can stop a child from（8）　_　（grow） up in a healthy way． "I（9）　　（not care） how clever the kid is． Six﹣year﹣olds have to play with their friends，" says Dr. Brian Wood． Mrs. Rogers doesn't agree that her son's time（10）　　（take） up completely by schoolwork． "He loves the violin and has many outdoor interests， such as camping， fishing and swimming， just like other boys of his age．"

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给11个动词中选择10个意义相符的词，

必要时进行词形变化（可添加助动词或者情态动词），填入空白处．

attend， return， set， wake， know， educate， eat， sleep， not do， study， ask

Parents are the first teachers of their children． Many people in Beijing return to school only because they have become parents．

    Ding Rong， a teacher from the Fourth Middle School of Beijing， said．"Many parents either love their children too much or behave badly to them． They（1）　　litttle about home education and thus make mistakes， Because of this situation， parents' schools are badly needed．

    "I （2）　　to school next month， and it will help me treat my children in a better way， "said Xiao Chengjun， a 40﹣year﹣old woman worker． "I decided to do it when I（3）　 　the question．Do you really know your child？

    One pupil complained in a composition that his father always left so much smoke in the living room that he（4）　　his homework there． Another wrote that his father often played mahjong（打麻将） at night while he（5）　　The noise always（6）　　him up．

    "It's the father's fault not to educate his son himself， "is an old saying． "But it is also the father's fault if he （7）　　his son a bad example， " said Zhen Yan．

    A parent said，I（8）　　in the parents' school for one year． After（9）　　the school， I know more about my child and she also understands me more．"

    Do you think your parents know how（10）　　you properly？ Do you want them to enter parents schools？

Mum and I were just going out when it began to rain．We had to stay at home，and I（1） 　　（feel） quite bored．Mum got（2） 　　idea． She suggested teaching me to make dumplings．I thought it could be fun，so I said OK．Mum cut the meat and cabbages into small pieces（3） 　　（quick）．Then she showed me（4） 　　to mix them with salt and oil．"Mixing is the most important of all the（5） 　　（step），" she said．I also made some other preparations with her help．When everything was ready，dad came back home（6） 　　his office．Together the three of（7） 　　 （we）wrapped （包） the dumplings． At last， we （8） 　 　（cook） them．They were so delicious that I ate （9） 　　   （many） than twenty． That was the （10） 　　（one） time I learnt to make dumplings． It was enjoyable!

Our feelings influence almost every decision we make． Instead of living a boring life， positive （积极的） feelings can help us a lot． The pity is that sometimes become victims of feelings．

    In one of my latest books， I compare people's ability to controls （控制） on a media player． Just like the controls can help you enjoy wonderful songs， these methods will be choices for you to manage feelings successfully．

1．Pause．

    Take time to stop and think before you speak or act． Of course， you may feel sorry if you like doing something without thinking﹣like sending an angry email or posting something bad on social media． If you feel your feelings getting out of control， pause． If possible， go for a short walk． Once you've calmed down， decide how you want to move forward．

2．Volume control

    Have you ever noticed that when speaking with someone， your style or tone is a mirror （镜子） of theperson's you are speaking to？ If you stay calm or quiet， they'll follow you． Shout or scream， and they'll do just like you． If a discussion starts to become worse， try to change it by softening your tone or lowering your voice．

3．Record

    If you want to learn more about another person's thoughts， recording， one way of careful listening，may help． You don't need to reply at once； you're listening to understand． Through careful listening，you often see things you didn't see before and can even discover misunderstandings you didn't know．Don't judge or offer advice before you know more about others and the topic．

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    Sometimes， our decisions are affected by our feelings． If you keep positive feelings， you can（1）　　living a boring life．Some methods can help you（2）　　in controlling your feelings． First， doing without thinking may make you （3）　　what you've said or done． It's wise of you to pause when your feelings become bad． Second， when speaking with someone， the other person usually offers you a reply in the （4）　　style or tone． So controlling volume is very important．What's more， recording is one way of careful listening， with the （5）　　 of learning more about   another person's thoughts． Follow this way， you can judge or offer suggestions．

Yesterday， as I was coming near the front door of our public library， a white﹣haired gentleman stepped back （1）　　   （hold） the door for me． With a stick in my hand， it is not strange（2）　　 people to do so． However， I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic（自动） opener， and that it can open by（3）　 （it）． He said， "I thought I would have a chance to be helpful．" On（4）　　 （hear） that， I stepped back， let the door close， and（5）　　    （allow） him to reopen the door， not using the automatic control this time． That act of（6）　　 （kind） not only got me happier but also made the gentleman feel （7）　　 （good） about himself．

    Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act． It can bring warmth to others whether you are at home（8）　　 at work．Open the door for others and they will thank you． Those around you will（9）　　 （certain） appreciate （赞赏） your good manners． Keep in mind that a small deed makes （10）　　 big difference．

A dog entered a butcher's shop with a note in his mouth．The note read，"﹩10of lamb chops （羊排），please．"

The butcher was very （1） 　　（surprise）．He took the money，put a bag of chops in the（2） 　　（dog） mouth，and then he closed the shop （3） 　　（quick）．He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light．Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop．He checked the timetable and sat on the bench．When a bus arrived，the dog checked the number and got （4） 　　it．

As the bus traveled out into the countryside，the dog enjoyed the scenery．After （5） 　　while，he stood on his back paws （爪子）（6） 　（push） the"stop"button．Then the butcher followed （7） 　　（he） off．

The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground．He went back down the path，took a big run，and （8） 　　（throw） himself against the door．No answer．He repeated the action a few times．Then a big man opened the door （9） 　　started complaining about the dog and beating him．

Seeing this，the butcher ran up and shouted at the man，"What are you doing？This dog is a genius!"The man replied，"Genius？No way!He has forgotten his key for the （10） 　　（four） time this month!"

Until recently，Ajayi had never gone to school.Now fifty，she attends a school in Ilorin，Nigeria，wearing the same pink dress as two（1） 　    　（百）other girls at the school.She studies with the students nearly forty years younger than she is.

Ajayi runs her（2） 　    　（自己的）business making and selling bags，but she believes it is（3） 　    　（仍然）necessary for her to learn to read and write.

In class，she answers questions（4） 　    　（积极）.She plays，talks and（5） 　 　（讨论）together with her classmates.

She is good at（6） 　 （烹饪）.Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy

（7） 　 　（她们自己）at school.

Ajayi's（8） 　 　 （女儿）used to feel embarrassed about their mother's attending school with children.But now.they choose（9）      　 （支持）her efforts.

She plans to continue her（10） 　      　（教育）for four more years，saying it will help her business.

D—David

R—Richard

R：Hi，David.Did you read the article by Mr.Smith？

D：Well，I read some of his articles.What's the topic of the article you mentioned？

R：It's about education.

D：Yes，I did read it.I've learned a lot from the article.

R：So have I.Mr.Smith says the purpose of education is to make all the students ready for the （1）　   　life.

D：I（2）　 　 all students should become engineers，scientists，artists and so on through hard work.

R：I once had the （3）　 　 incorrect idea.Now I know that common workers are also needed by our society.

D：Yes.If no people clean streets and take the rubbish away，terrible diseases（疾病）will soon appear and （4）　 　 easily.

R：It's clear that we can't live without them.So，common workers are very important and they're considered the （5）　 　 part of our society.We can't imagine how awful our world will be if they are all （6）　    　 in our life.

D：Surely，each job has the （7）　    　of its own，no matter what kind of job it is.

R：Mr.Smith also says every job is different in （8）　    　of knowledge and skills.Different people can do different jobs.The society offers different kinds of （9）　   　 chances to different people.

D：That's for sure.People are different in abilities. （10）　    　 jobs they take，their abilities should match them.Then they can work happily and do good to the society.

R：I can't agree with you more.

Li Wen is a 15﹣year﹣old boy． He works hard and（1） 　　（do） well in school， It is hard to believe， that he used to have （2） 　　（difficulty） in school． When he was a little boy， he seldom caused any problems， and his family（3） 　　（spend） a lot of time together．

   （4） 　　，things began to change a few years ago． His parents moved to the city to work，and they could not be at home to look （5） 　　him． So he became less interested in （6） 　　（study） and was absent from classes．Then his parents were so worried（7） 　　they decided to send him to a boarding school． He found life there difficult． One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school． His teacher advised his parents to talk with （8） 　　（they） son in person． This conversation changed his life． He realized that his parents would always love him，and they would be （9） 　　（pride） of everything good that he did． Now he is much （10） 　　（happy） and more outgoing than he used to be．

One evening，an old lady went shopping in the supermarket．She （71） 　 　lots of toys for her grandson，including a knife．When she came back to her car，she found a man with red hair staring the car and （72） 　 　two sitting at the back．She was surprised．She realized that they would drive her car away．Then she took out the toy knife （73） 　 　thinking and pointed at the men in the car．"Get out of the car!"she shouted （74） 　 　．The men in the car got so scared that they ran away quickly．The lady made sure （75） 　 　all the men had gone．Then she took out the key to start the car．To her （76） 　 　，she couldn't．she tried again and again and finally she knew 7﹣﹣﹣it wasn't her car!She looked around and saw her

8car not far away．When she came back to her car，she saw the men 9up to her with a policeman．She thought it was time for her to tell 10and make it clear．After hearing her story，the policeman began to laugh．Her face turned red．

Lonnie Johnson always loved taking things apart（分开）． He（1）　　/'sʌmtaimz/ put them back together． Other times he made new things from different （2）　　（ part）． He learned how to use tools from his dad．

    At 13， Lonnie put an old engine（发动机）on a homemade go﹣cart． He loved driving it around． He dreamed of being（3）　　inventor． By high school， Lonnie built a remote﹣control robot from some waste things． This won him first prize at the Alabama State Science Fair． His friends called （4）　　"The Little Scientist"． In college， Lonnie was an excellent student． After that， he （5）　　（become ）an Air Force officer， rocket scientist and business leader． （6）　　he never stopped inventing． You may have played with his most famous invention﹣﹣﹣the Super Soaker， a kind of water gun． Lonnie got the idea for this（7）　　/tɔi/ while working on another invention． When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom， it shot water（8）　　/ ə' krɔs/ the room．

    Today， Dr． Lonnie Johnson has more than 100（9）　　（use） inventions． However， he still keeps（10）　　（try）new things．

Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China． It was used during （1）f　　 to decorate gates and windows．After hundreds of years' （2）d　　， it has become a very popular way of decoration．The main cutting tools are （3）s　　﹣ paper and scissors or a knife，but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks．Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower，theme in theme．" This means smaller pictures and stories are（4）h　　in the works．You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works （5）c　　．Through Chinese paper﹣cutting， people express their best wishes．