初中英语短文填空试题

Alan was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Lana. Their parents had passed away long ago. Alan took care of Lana by himself.
One day, Alan woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Lana was sleeping alone, Alan  (leave) their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found an old man sleeping in front of his house. Alan was so surprised that he stopped (look) at him closely.
It was an icy morning and the poor old man didn't have anything to cover himself with. Alan went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However, there were no extra blankets, so Alan took his father's coat. It was the only thing that his father had left. Alan wrote a short note. “Sir! This is my father’s coat. I hope it (fit) you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with it. Then he went to work.
That afternoon, Alan hurried home after school because Lana was at home alone. However, when Alan got home, Lana and the old man (stand) in front of the house, and Lana shouted to Alan, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”
The grandfather smiled and said, “Alan, I (look) for you all around the country for 8 years. I’m not very rich. But I(take) care of you two from now on. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”

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Confidence(自信) is very important in daily life. It is      to develop a healthy attitude(态度). If people are more confident, they are     happier. And they can have more chances to be   . Here are some suggestions to be more confident.
★Speak loud. When you are not confident, you can’t do well  you want to do. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you    . The high voice can help you become more confident.
★Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but strong. A strong body helps you be full
  confidence.
★Encourage yourself.   down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Give yourself praise(表扬) for the good things you have    .
★Pick up a hobby. you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a  
can make you excellent. And it will make you happy and confident.

根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。
Every minute of the day someone somewhere needs blood, maybe a s       baby, or
someone’s mum or dad_, so it is not just for emergencies and a        They need blood tohelp them beat diseases like cancer_, or do a planned operation. And that’s w    we needpeople to give blood, 3 times a year if you can. If you are in good health, b        the ages of17 and 59 and weigh at least 50kg, you can startg     blood now. And when you act,you’11 see how easy it is lo save someone’s life.

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Icehotel, 200 kilometers north of the Artic Circle（北极圈）, is certainly unusual. What makes it unusual is that    is made of ice. What makes it even     unusual is that the hotel melts(融化) every spring!
You will be surprised      you walk through the gate and look around the hotel because     in the hotel is made of ice. For example, there are ice glasses in the hotel bar. The hotel has a bar, a theatre, a dining room and many    . In the hotel even the beds are made of ice. But don’t worry. Our special Icehotel sleeping bags will     you warm.
For a really special vacation, why not book a room? Because a different artist designs (设计) each one, no two are ever the     . You can also stay in one of our beautiful double rooms or, if you     your family, you will love our super family rooms. Please     in the world-famous Icehotel restaurant. It serves traditional Lapp food, which is    !

例：When we ___________ early in the morning yesterday, it was still dark.(get) 我们昨天早晨起得很早，天色还很黑。 答案：got up

It’s too hot today. Why don’t you                   your jacket? (take)
天太热，你为什么不把夹克脱掉呢？
It’s a bad manner                   people in trouble. (laugh)
嘲笑处于困境中的人是不礼貌的。
She often             late with her mom to watch movies.(stay)
她经常和妈妈一起熬夜看电影。
Look! The children                  the story about the Chinese Spring Festival. (listen)
瞧！孩子们正在听有关中国春节的故事。
Each student can                  many things after they leave junior high school.（look）
初中毕业后每个学生都有很多东西可以期待。
They            many trees in order to build a new house last year. （cut）
为修一栋新房子，他们去年砍了很多的树。
Let’s hurry！I think we               them in a minute. (catch)
快点！我想一会儿我们将赶上他们。
Usually we                   some groups to practice conversations in English class. (divide)
英语课上，我们通常被分为几个小组练习对话。
Because it was too noisy outside last night, we all found it difficult               . (fall)
由于昨晚外面太吵，我们发现很难入睡。
I think we                   the education problems of children left behind in villages in recent years.  (pay)
我认为在最近几年里我们已经对乡村留守儿童的教育问题给予了关注。

As we all know. soccer is one of the most popular sports in the wor1d. The biggest international soccer_____ is the World Cup. Every four years, almost _____ of the population in the world watch the World Cup.
Uruguay won the first World Cup in l930. Brazil is the______ nation to play in every World Cup final stage. It has ______ won the World Cup five times. The Brazilian style of soccer is beautiful to watch-- ________ of tricks and skills.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup _______place in South Africa. It was the first cup hosted in Africa. The 20l4 FIFA World Cup began _______ June l2 in Brazil, and it lasts about one month. The national _______ of 32 countries are competing in 64 matches. New technology is used in the Brazil World Cup. For example, it uses electronic sensors (电子感应器) to check _________the ball has crossed the goal line or not.
Although the Chinese national team didn't make it to the World Cup, it doesn't __________ Chinese soccer fans watching the matches in the early morning. (Brazil is 10 hours behind China. )

In America ,students in high school must take certain subjects 1ike English，social studies , math ,P．E．and science．And they also choose among elective subjects(选修课)to complete their high school education． ______________________ .
Each student in the school has their own locker(锁柜)for books．___________________, and students can own a small space they can decorate with posters and favorite things．
Most high schools have at least one sports team．Schoo1s often offer football，baseball，softball ,basketball，volleyball，tennis and soccer．__________________．
Many high school students have part-time jobs by the age of 15 or 16，some even earlier . __________，but later they will probably get a job at a fast．food restaurant, video store, or clothing shop．
Sixteen is the legal(法定的)driving age in most states ,and students usually want to own a car as soon as they can．____________．Others would like their children to earn enough money to offer a used vehicle．Many teenagers feel it’s necessary to own one ,  and will do whatever it takes to be able to drive。

Elaine Wu is part of the first generation (代) of Chinese pianists. Born in Shanghai, she began practicing the piano at the      of six when she was found to show a strong interest in classical music and the piano. One year later, she w   the first prize at a children’s piano competition in Shanghai.
A   winning the prize, she went on to study under the     (著名的) Italian musician and piano educator Maestro Mario Paci. She had put all her energy into her music career in the     (过去) eighty years.
She put on performances at home a   abroad. In 1962, she was regarded    
the national first-class pianist.
In 1993, Wu was     (邀请) to teach piano in Singapore. She has been living t  ever since. In August 2013, her     (第二) album (专辑), A Generation of Master 2, came out with full support from her fans.

请仔细阅读题56—60关于Carol, Mark, Stella, Dave和John的兴趣爱好。然后根据题后A—F中对各张唱片的描述，分别选出适合每个人的唱片，其中有一项多余。
Carol likes many kinds of music, but her favorite is jazz. The only music she really doesn’t like is piano music, even if it is jazz.
Mark doesn’t care about music, but he does like to have soft, gentle music playing in his flat sometimes. He doesn’t like classical (古典的) or jazz music, but he likes piano playing.
Stella likes all kinds of music, but her favorite instrument is electric guitar. She also quite likes jazz and folk music.
Dave only likes rock and pop, but he enjoys classical music better.
John likes country music because he thinks that country music has great voices and the words are good. He listens to country music nearly all the time.
A. The best of Keith Jarrett
The master（大师）of jazz piano continues to surprise audiences around the world. This collection of his greatest works includes The Koln Concert, Part 1 and extracts from the Paris Concert as well. Excellent value and a must for all jazz lovers.￡12.99.
B. Richard Thompson 1980---2000
Thomposon’s attractive electric guitar playing, and his folk-rock songs, are gathered together on a 2-CD collection that shows the best of his works over the past twenty years. ￡18.99.
C. Richard Claydermsn
French pianist, known for his relaxing piano music, has this new collection out on CD. Ideal as a present for the person who likes relaxing background music. ￡9.99.
D. Reach
In this collection, Meredith Edwards shows that her voice is perfect for country music. People who like country music should really try it. Great value at ￡9.99.
E. The best of Paco Pena
The great classical guitarist shows all his talents in this new collection. Works by Vila-Lobos and Haydn, among others with rock and pop. Great value at only ￡9.99.
F. Wynton Marsalis
The great jazz trumpeter (吹号手) has put together some of his best-known numbers and a few new pieces on this magical set. Perhaps not as classical as his last offering, but all jazz lovers will want this one anyway. ￡13.99.

Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countries are s lucky.
There is a girl called Xiao Wen. She is 8 years old and lives in a small v  in Guangxi. When she was young, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too p to afford the school fees (学费) for her, so her parents had to keep her at home. I  of studying, Xiao Wen worked in the fields with her parents every day. Then Project Hope heard about Xiao Wen. It helped her to go to school. Her wish of study came t , and now she is studying in a school.
U, there are many thousands of children who can not go to school .You can join in Project Hope and help these children. You know all the work n money and Project Hope needs your help.
If you give Project Hope ￥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go to school for a w  year. With more money, Project Hope can b  new schools, buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. Let’s help the children together and give them a c  to have a good start in life.

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
We need love. We also need to love. The person I love most is my mother. My mother is         （四十）years old. She is of medium build with long      (棕色的)hair. She is taller but    (瘦) than me. She is a    (科学) teacher in a middle school. She likes   （唱歌） and dancing. She can   （烹制）delicious food. She always offers to help me whenever I’m in trouble.
She did a lot for me when I was a child. She didn’t buy anything expensive for herself.      (相反，反而), she bought whatever I needed for my study, even though she didn’t have much money. She sent me from piano lessons to dancing lessons at the weekend and also helped me    (练习) speaking English every day because she is also good at English.
When I grow up, I will do what I can do to make my mother happy. I will find a good job after I graduate from college. I’ll save money and buy beautiful clothes for her. I’ll take her to wonderful    （地方）of interest around China. Above all, I will stay with her when I have free time so that she won’t feel    (孤独).

  Many parents take on the role of being their children’s preschool teacher and the responsibility of readying them for kindergarten (学前班). To a_____ this goal, it is important for parents to i______ a variety of (各种各样的) subjects in a positive and playful manner.
“Learning should not be forced,” says Marion Godwin, who has taught first grade in Moorestown, N. J. for more than 30 years. “ It should be taught according to what they know and do best—and that is‘ play’. When t________ them, play games and have fun with the subject. And parents should always be looking for ‘teachable moments’.”
“You want a child to be a lifelong(终生的) l_____, so you want to show them learning is everywhere,” she says. “If parents take the time to lay a strong educational foundation(基础), their children will keep b______ on it.”
Introduce children to science with hands-on (亲自动手的) activities that I         them, such as growing plants from seeds, discussing animals and how to care for pets, and observing (观察) the chemical changes that occur during cooking”, she says.
“Sorting activities, simple patterns (图案) and counting games are a great way to teach children the basics of math, and taking them on field trips, singing songs and reciting rhymes also are ways to p_______ them for the first day of school”, she says.
“I think children are naturals when it comes to computers,” she says. “Let them play educational games on the computer and teach them how to t____ their first names using the keyboard. When they are more f______ with using the computer, let them find pictures of animals and places on the web. ”
“Don’t criticize (批评) the child,” she says. “You can’t force them to learn something. If they don’t get something right, so what? Smile and be happy and make the e_______ joyful. Parents need to understand that if a child gets something wrong, they may think something is wrong with them. Keep working with them and when they get the right answer make sure you tell them how hard they worked to get the correct answer. ”

PE classes have become a nightmare (噩梦) for Liu Fei, a 15-year-old student. He has to run at l  4 laps (圈) of the playground in every PE class. That’s n 1,500 meters!
Liu is p  40 points in the senior high school entrance examination (中考). It usually i  long-distance running, long jump, rope skipping and sit-ups (仰卧起坐).
“Now I can run 1000 meters in only 3 minutes 40 seconds, about 30 seconds f  than before.” Liu said.
A PE teacher from Zhenjiang with teaching e  of 10 years, said, “Long-distance running r  lots of energy and endurance (耐力), which cannot be gained in a short time.
Taking up other activities early is also n . Teachers will teach you some skills and you need time to practice.
Training is important, but don’t forget to protect yourself. He s  that students should warm up before training. Start slowly and build up the activity a little at a time.

After working hard for the whole term, the final exam comes with June in the end. When the exam is over, the summer vacation     . Boys and girls have about two       to relax. The summer vacation is the      time of the year for most children. The weather is     fine. They can swim, go to summer camp     visit other places with their parents.
Of course, the beaches are good places for      . Some children are       to live near the beach. They can often play in the water. But for the children far from the sea, they go to the beaches for one or two weeks with    parents.
Why do children like spending their vacation on the beaches? It is       they like the sunshine, the cool wind, the sea water and the sand. There are lots of new things     , nice things to eat, and exciting things to do.

More and more families go on a car trip each year. However, the thought of trouble on the road may p   you from going out. To a   trouble, you need to make a careful plan for your trip.
First of all, choose a proper route for your trip. Consider w   you are going and find several possible routes to it. Traffic and the t   that you will spend on the road must be considered when you decide one.
Consider your luggage(行李) needs. B   you begin packing your necessities(必需品), think about how many people will be in your car and how much space they will need in order to t    comfortably.
Try to miss busy times. Usually highways are b   on Fridays and Sundays, so you’d better go on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Driving at night is also a great way to miss the traffic and the kids can sleep d   the trip.
F   , do not forget to check your car carefully before leaving so that you can have as   trip.