初中英语短文填空试题

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Have you ever thought what a hero really is? Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world share a n_________of characteristics. They give us courage and make us want to l_______from them.
A hero does something that is worth t_______ about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it.
A hero has powers larger than h_______. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to experience life with new and further meaning. What do they want to live and die f________? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.
A hero has a vision from the t______ of the mountain. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be p______ of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take different buses, eat in different r____________, go for walks in different parks, and shop in various stores because of the d_______ colours of their skin.
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather s___. Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.

They eat wild animals，plants，berries，nuts，and insects.They hunt with bows and arrows.There are lots of dangerous snakes and spiders.It's one of southern Africa's

（1）　 　 （hot） places，and there is often no water.Then they have to get water from plant（2）　　they are ill，there are no hospitals.The people have to get medicine from plants too.

They are the San，（3）　 　last people living in the Kalahari.The San people have another name-"bush people".（4）　   　（they） lifestyle is very simple，but they know more about animals and plants than most people do.The San people live in small groups of 25﹣ 50.They live in huts-little "houses".These houses（5） 　   　（make）of wood and grass.There are no schools for the children.Children learn from the older people in the group.There are lots of things they have to learn so that they can live（6）　   　 a dangerous place like the Kalahari.In the evenings，the group of people often sit around a fire and tell stories.

The Kalahari is a big area of bushland in the southern Africa.It（7）   　 （have）two parts.There is less rain in the southern part than in the northern part，（8）　 　 the south is drier.There are fewer plants and animals there，and it's more difficult for people

（9）　 　 （live）.But when it rains at the end of the summer，the land becomes greener and more beautiful.For a few weeks，there are（10）　     　（million）of little flowers and even butterflies!

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Do you know Sweden(瑞典)？It is in the n     of Europe．It is the fourth largest c     in Europe with an area of 450, 000 square kilometers and the number of people is about 8.5 million. Over one third(三分之一) of them live in the three largest cities, c   Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo. More than half of Sweden is covered with trees. It is one of the richest countries in the world. About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized(工业化). Most f   gave up their farms and went into the cities. But now great c  have taken place. Sweden is the country where the famous Nobel Prize(诺贝尔)are awarded. Many people who have visited Stockholm, the cof Sweden, must have b     to the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded. The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first foreign language in schools. Many middle-school students can s   two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people，men and women, o   and young, can speak English. So there is no p    to speak with them in English．

Camping in your backyard is full of fun. It makes us relaxed. It offers chances to enjoy the night sky and we needn’t be as quiet as usual. It makes us close to the outside world. It also lets us have many friends to stay with us! Follow these instructions and you’ll have a night you’ll never forget!
Put up your tent.
How many family members and friends will join? It decides how many tents you need. Tell your friends to bring their tents if needed. Remember to learn about how to put up a tent on the Internet.
Prepare your bedding.
Put something soft to lie on on the floor. An air mattress (床垫) may work well. Fill the tent with soft toys and blankets. Have sleeping bags and cotton blankets. They are important if it gets too cool in the night.
Prepare a seating area.
A picnic table is the best. Or you can set up a few chairs and a small table to put drinks and food on. You can also lay out (铺开) a blanket in the sun. Be sure the grass isn’t wet!
Make memories.
Plan some activities. You’re camping in the backyard, so it’s time to make memories of being outdoors. Have a camera to take photos of them. Take one large group shot with everyone smiling and laughing. Be sure to make copies for all of you.

Camping in Your Backyard
Full of fun	It makes us relaxed.
It’s possible for us to enjoy the night sky. We needn’t be as ______ as usual.
It makes us close to the ______ world.
We can have many friends to stay with us.
_______ to follow	Put up your tent: the _____ of family members and friends decides how many tents you need.
Prepare your bedding: You need something ______ like an air mattress. _____ the tent with toys and blankets. Sleeping bags and blankets are important on ____ nights.
Prepare a seating area: You need a ____ table or a set of chairs and a small table to put drinks and food on. It’s OK to lay out a blanket on dry _______.
Make memories: Take photos of the ______. Make copies for every one of you.

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The environment is becoming worse and worse . There are  many k_____ of pollution that I worry about. The most terrible two are w___  pollution and air p_______, because people can’t live healthily with dirty water and polluted air. Animals can’t live in the world ,either. More and more people are becoming ill b _______ of polluted air. I think factories shouldn’t  pour dirty water i______ rivers directly or produce so much waste gas. We’d better go on  foot or by  bike  i_______ of by car. Finally, everyone must pay attention to r______ pollution. If everybody makes so m_____ rubbish , one day we may live in a world which is full of rubbish. H__ frightening it will be ! We should take a______ to make our world cleaner and more beautiful.

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What are most 14-year-old boys doing？ Going to school， playing sports  with friends and doing their homework. But life is much more c___________for the young for the TFBOYS singers.
TFBOYS is a singers’ group started in 2013. Its full n_________ is The Fighting Boys. The group i___________three members， Wang Junkai， Wang Yuan and Yi Yangqianxi. The group leader—Wang Junkai， is 15 years old， the other two boys are b_______14 years old. When most boys of their ages are s__________ their whole day in the classroom， the three young singers present themselves to thousands of people. They have made three albums and w__________ two singing awards. Now the three boys are among the most popular teenage stars in the country.
Many people are interested in TFBOYS. After all， its members ares_________ junior high school students. They study at school with their classmatesd_________ the weekdays. On weekends and holidays they have singing class， dancing class and other t__________. In fans’ eyes， the group has a healthy and friendly image. Most of their fans are alsot__________. “We are of similar age，” one of them says. “They feel like friends to us and we love their songs!”

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We usually buy things in a shop, a market or a supermarket. Shopping always takes too much t________ . We have to walk around for a long time to look f_______ the things we want. Sometimes we have to c_______ many heavy shopping bags. We’re always very tired after s_______. Now it’s different from that in the past(过去). We can do many things at h_______, we don’t need to go to the shop. We can buy many good and c_______ things on the Internet(因特网), they look nice but don’t cost much. It seems easy and quick, b______ it sometimes brings us some trouble(麻烦). The clothes you buy on the Internet are d______ from what you want, or the size is too s_____ or too big. You may see many people wear the same clothes in the street. Do you know why? B________ they all buy clothes on the Internet. How interesting!

“Your beliefs become your thoughts; your thoughts become your words; your words become your actions; your actions become your habits; your habits become your values; your values (价值)become your destiny(命运).”
The above words were said by Mohandas Handhi(默罕默德. 甘地). From these words, we can learn the importance of values.
Since values are so i     in our life, then what values should we learn so as to live a meaningful life?
Love --- By love, it doesn’t necessarily mean romantic love. I   , it could mean kindness. There are many ways for us to s    kindness to others. For example, we can give a hand to people who are in trouble, or we can say some encouraging words to those who are sad.
Responsibility --- Responsibility seems to be a huge word for middle school students.      However, we should learn to take responsibility for our actions. We should not be selfish (自私的) or think just for o    .
Honesty --- “Honesty is the best policy,” but how many of us actually believe that? As we grow up, we find it easier to tell l    . But we should remember that though we may not always be caught, those demons(恶魔) of dishonesty will go with us for the r    of our life.
Courage --- Courage means we should be willing to admit our mistakes and face difficulties and challenges w    fear.
Let’s keep these values in mind and live a meaningful life.

Nowadays we often work as a team.But leading a group of people can be difficult.People want team leaders they can trust.Would you like to be a good leader？Here's some（1） 　    　for you.

Ask to know your team

Learn about each person on your team.You can't be a successful leader（2） 　    　you know your team.Be a "learner" instead of a "knower" as you don't have all of the answers.Try to get close to them by（3） 　 　questions.For example，as you pass someone，you can ask，"Hi!Do you enjoy doing these projects？" or "Do you have any ideas about how to do it better？"

Talk to your team

Be as active as you can when you stay with your team.It's a good practice to talk

（4） 　 　with everyone on your team.Tell them what you're thinking about and what new projects you're considering，The more you talk to them，the more comfortable they will feel when they give you their opinions.

（5） 　 　to your team

Let your team feel you're a good listener.Whenever they have problems at work or at home，listen to what they want to say.Be patient and（6）    　trying to interrupt（打断）them.Make your team feel they can talk to you.

Care about your team

Show your team you care about them as （7） 　 　 are friends.People will work harder for their leaders if they feel they are really cared about.If someone comes to you（8） 　 　 a problem，always be ready to help.That will make your team trust and respect you more.

Trees play an important role in our environment.For a start，they make air（1） 　 　（更干净的）for us to breathe.The older a tree is，the more important it is to us.Why not look at ancient trees（2） 　 　（仔 细地）around you and find out more？

For the past （3） 　 （十五）years，a charity called the Woodland Trust has been recording ancient trees in the country.It has created a database （数据库）about these tree.

Since the database was set up，the Woodland Trust has（4）    　（添加）over 180，000 trees，but it believes there are many more to be found.It's hoped that all（5） 　 　（成员）of the public will help to locate them ﹣ including you.

You can take an（6） 　 　（积极 的）part in the Woodland Trust's project.Perhaps when you next go for a walk with your family，you can examine the trees you pass to see

（7） 　 　（它的）age.If you find one that you think could be very old，record（8） 　 　（确切地）where it is using an online map.If you want to record the tree，you should take a photo.Don't（9） 　 　（忘记）to make sure you are allowed to examine it closely if the tree isn't on public land.

"Ancient trees are as much a part of our heritage （遗产）as works of（10） 　 　 （艺术），"explains Jeremy Evans of the Woodland Trust. "But they don't get the same protection.The good news is，you don't have to be a tree expert to take part".

The top Chinese scientist Yuan Longping，famous for his "Super Rice"，died of illness at the age of 91（1） 　 　May 22th，2021.

Yuan Longping（2） 　 　（be）born in Beijing in 1930.For almost 60 years，he had given most of his time and energy to rice research.So far，the hybrid rice（杂交水稻）he developed（3） 　 　（pull）millions of people out of hunger all over the world.His achievements were so great（4） 　 　he was called "The Father of Hybrid Rice" and won World Food Prize.

During his lifetime，Yuan Longping spent（5） 　 　（much）time in the farm field than in his office.He was often seen watching plants（6） 　 　（close）and thinking of ways to improve them，just as many Chinese（7） 　 　（farmer）do.

Yuan once said he had（8）     　 dream-to "enjoy the cool under the rice plants taller than men".（9） 　 　 a pity it is that he can't continue his dream now!But surely，people believe，his dream（10） 　     　 （come）true in the near future.

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“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well.      . Then I can change my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling excited.
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is ill in bed.   . The family is poor. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll need in the work place.
The story makes me think of another story. It goes like this: Long ago, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was lucky to catch lots of fish every day.      , so he always shared his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be great if he taught them how to fish. So he drove his neighbors together and showed them how to fish.      .
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only food to them. Instead, we should give them a chance to learn new skills.     , and they will learn the ability to makemoney. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.

A. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main support of the family B. A technical training is very important to people in need C. Everybody was very happy that they could catch the fish themselves D. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills E. The man was a kind-hearted person

 

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Do you have trouble taking a taxi? Have you ever heard ______ Dididache? Dididache(滴滴打车),a taxi-hailing smartphone app(应用程序) which is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently_____(appear) in Xiamen, and more than 700 taxi drivers in the city have used the app.
The app shows the real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and make________ possible for users to hail(招呼)a taxi on their smartphones. The______(use) request(要求)will be sent to the n______ taxi drivers who will decide______ to accept the order or not.
Taxi-hailing apps are very p_____ in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users._______, the city’s taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be suitable for Xiamen.
The app has been criticized(指责) for disturbing market order, and creating_______(difficult) for passengers who do not use the app to hire a taxi. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle(空驶),and hiring a taxi can still be challenging bad weather and rush hours. Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make a great d_______ to our life. Let’s wait and see.

A: Hello, Peter. You look unhappy. What’s wrong?
B:   I have tried my best. But I find it’s really
difficult for me. I’ve decided to drop it.
A:   
B: I don’t really want to, but I don’t know what to do, Ann.
A:  
B: She is very busy. She has a lot of work to do.
A: Don’t worry. I have a good idea. You are good at math, and I do well in Chinese and Science.   
B: Great!  
A: I go to the art club and do volunteer work on the
weekends, but I don’t have classes on Thursday afternoons.
B: I don’t have classes on Thursday afternoons, either.  
A: OK!
B:
A: I hope so. Maybe you’ll find it easy and interesting, too.   
B: You can come to my home at two o’clock.

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tell      make     give     become     work

Once a little official (官员) __________  to work in the capital. Before he left, he went to his teacher, a big official, to say goodbye. The big official told him. “When you_________ there in the capital, you must be careful in everything you do, and never offend (得罪) other officials.”
“Don’t worry,” the cleverer official said, “I have prepared one hundred tall hats and I’m sure I ____________ everybody happy.”
The teacher ___________very angry, “We are men of learning(有学问的人). How can you do such things?”
“Because most people except you , of course, like to have tall hats on their heads.”
“Well, yes ,” the big official smiled and nodded. “What you say is quite right.”
The clever official went back and told some of his friends. “Well, now I have only ninety-nine tall hats, because I___________ one to my teacher.”