初中英语短文填空试题

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Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a （71） p_____. It’s a pity that they don’t have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It’s a pleasure to watch as they swim （72）i_____ their tank（水槽）.
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable （合适的） tank, and you must fill the tank （73） w_____ suitable water. It is also good for （74） t_____ to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure （纯净）. Putting a few snails （蜗牛） in the tank is a good （75） i_____. They will keep it （76） c_____
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food （77） t_____ you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only （78） o_____ a day. It is important not to give them （79） t_____ much food. Just give them as much as they can （80） e_____ up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.

I have finished reading three books recently, they are very interesting and I’ve learned a lot from them.
The first book is about the Grand Canyon. It’s not just big. It’s ______(巨大的). It’s about 2 kilometres deep, 20 kilometres wide and over 400 kilometres long, It’s one of the wonders of the ______（自然的）world.
The second book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , it was ______（写）by Mark Twain. Mark Twain is a famous American writer，but he isn’t known as a great ______ (思想家) like Confucius. He wrote this story in 1876. The______（主题）of the story are to do with children ______（成长） up and becoming serious. And now this book is still read and loved by people all over the world today. And it’s thought to be one of the ______ (伟大的) books in American literature.
The third book is about the 28th Olympic Games. As we know, China got 51 gold ____(奖牌)，these winners are not an overnight success, they have ______(训练) hard for many years. We are ____(骄傲) of them. We must learn from them.

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During the Second World War．John’s family didn’t have a washing machine．Therefore，1  （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.
Before long，a family friend decided  2  （join）the army and his wife was going with  him．John’s family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the  3  （family）surprise，the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to  4 （use），rather than sitting 5 （quiet），”he said．
Young John helped with the washing，and he developed a deep love of the old，green Bendix． 6 （Late），the war ended and the family’s friend returned．When he came to take the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to  7 （he）．“Son， you must remember that machine didn’t belong to us in the 8  （one）place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time．So，instead of  9 （be）sad about the loss．Let’s be grateful that we  10 （be）able to use it at that time.”
We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However，if we see the thing we 11 （lose）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad  12 （memory）will change into  13 （thank）ones．

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10 January, 2013
Dear David,
Thank you for your letter. I am glad to know that everything is going w with you. Thanks also for the photos. Linda looks happier and taller than before.
It is very hot here now, but srains. We love the rain very much. We are enjoying our stay here. I am now sin a bigger school. There are mteachers and students in this school than in my school in England. My teachers and classmates are all very friendly to me.
Time goes so quickly. I am having new experience (经历) all the time. It is difficult to l Chinese, but I am making progress (进步) wthe help of my teachers and classmates.
The summer holiday is coming. Here in Yangzhou the summer holiday usually lasts about two m. So I’ll be ffor over sixty days. I hyou and Linda could come to Yangzhou for a visit. Then I can show you athe famous “Moon City” in China.
All the best,
Mike

Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. The couple worked and saved, making p     for their nine children and themselves to travel to the USA. It had taken years before they saved enough money and got everything r        for the trip.
The whole family was excited about their new life. However, seven days b________       they left for the USA, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor treated the boy, b____      because there was a possibility of rabies（狂犬病）, they would be kept away from others for fourteen days.
The family’s dream could not come t   __   . They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had planned. Watching the ship leave---without the Clark family, the father was quite a      with both his son and God for their bad luck.
Five days later, a piece of sad news s   __   throughout Scotland---the strong and powerful ship, Titanic, had gone down, taking h        of lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that ship, but because the son was bitten by a dog, they were left b_____        in Scotland.
When Mr Clark heard the news, he thanked his son for saving the family. He thanked the God for t       a sad thing into a good one.
Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.

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．

Dear Mom and Dad，

    I haven't seen you for a long time since I came to China as an exchange student．I（1）　　（real） miss you now． This is the （2）　　 （one） time you haven't been with me on my birthday． Thanks for your birthday gift （3）　　England． I like it very much．

    Because of COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎），I can′t go home， but you don't need to worry about me．I am safe here． Yesterday I（4）　　（have） a birthday party with Lihua's family． Lihua's mom made a big chocolate birthday cake for me， and she made much Chinese food that I loved best．We couldn't go out， （5）　　we enjoyed ourselves at home．

    Lihua and I have been busy with our studies since this Monday． We have been having online（6）　　（class） for several days． Sometimes， when I felt a little upset， Lihua always told some jokes （7）　　（make） me happy or taught me how to make Chinese dishes．

    Now people here are living a （8）　　（peace） life． On one hand， they stay away from others，and on the other hand， they try to help those in trouble， including us foreigners．（9）　　 kind Chinese people are! This is a country full of love．

    Dear Mom and Dad， please take good care of （10）　　．I love you．

Yours，

Peter

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The New Year
One New-year morning, Edward’s father gave him two dollars. He left the house happily. He wanted to buy some books. On the street, he saw a poor family, the father, mother and three children.      , and they were shivering(颤抖).
“Happy New Year!” Edward said to the man.      . He couldn’t understand English. But he pointed to his mouth. It seemed he was saying, “We have nothing to eat.”
Edward understood.     , and he gave one dollar to the man, and the other to his wife.

Their eyes were full of gratitude(感激)! They said something in their language. It probably meant, “Thanks a lot.”
When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought.
“     ,” said Edward, “I gave my money to some poor people. They seemed to be very hungry. I can buy my books until next New Year.”
“My dear boy,” said his father, “Here are some books.      . I saw you give the money to the poor family. Be ready to help the poor and every year will be a happy New Year to you.”

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Jane Scott is fourteen years old and last year she        (begin) to study in a middle school. She likes       (dance) and singing and spends a lot of time         a    (practise) them. But she hates math and       (not study) hard at it. She thinks it difficult        （learn） math. Once she failed the math exam. And now she decides      （give）it up. Her father was angry with her when he knew about it.

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Here is the story of how the teddy bear was born.
Nearly 100 years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt(罗斯福) went on a bear hunt. He e_________hunting in the woods. Because he was the President of the USA, the people who organized the hunt wanted to make it s_________.
But after three days of walking and climbing and riding, n_________ bears were found! The next day the hunt guide and his hunting dogs f_______ found an old bear. The dogs and the guide followed the bear for quite a distance until the bear was too tired to run. The dogs attacked and hurt the old bear. To stop it from running away, the guide t_________the bear to a tree and called for the President. Here was a bear for him to shoot! President Roosevelt came, looked at the poor old bear and said “No”. He ordered that the old bear should be let go.
Mr. Berryman, a cartoonist (漫画家), heard of this story. He drew a cartoon showing how the President refused to shoot the bear while h__________. Mr. Michtom, owner of a toy store, came up with an idea by the cartoon. He and his wife made a toy bear and put it in his toy store window. Next to it w___________ a copy of the cartoon. To his surprise, many people showed great i_____________ in the toy and hoped to own one. He asked for and received President Roosevelt’s permission(同意) to u___________ his name for the bear, and the teddy bear was born!
Since then the toy bear has been famous a___________the world and especially popular with children.