初中英语短文填空试题

语法填空（本题有10题，每小题1分，共10分）
Dear Captain Lim,
I used to be afraid of flying, but after reading your book, I felt much    (good)every time before I flew.    (read) your book helped me to build up my courage (勇气) to fly. However, I have had this scary    (feel)again since the MH370 incident (事件). Last week, I also read a pieceof news that a plane went through severe turbulence (强烈的气流). Most passengers on it were      (scare) and several of     even got hurt. May I know whether this kind of severe turbulence often happens and have you    experienced this kind of situation before? How do pilots usually take     of it? For passengers, it seems that it’s not    to control(控制). But do pilots feel the same or is everything actually controlled by pilots when there’s severe turbulence? I really hope you can answer these
  (question). Captain Lim, please help me as I am so afraid     sometimes I can’t sleep after thinking so much about flying.
Thank you very much.
Marissa

首字母填空（共10分）
I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. When people are talking, there's no need to do a     but receive them. Listen to what they're saying. Most times letting someone talk is more i    than understanding it.
When I was teaching in a middle school, one of my s    told me that sometimes when she tried to tell her story, people often interrupted (打断) to tell her that once had something just like that h   to them. Finally she stopped talking to most people and became very l      . We connect through listening. When we l     , they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief (安慰) of having someone just listen.
I have n    learned to respond (反应) to someone crying by just listening. I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there w     them.
This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went a    everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too s       to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power than words.

  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. ”

Cannon has s______ a great interest in collecting flags(旗). At the young age of four, Cannon began studying flags, d______ them in his coloring books and putting them up on his walls. During school, he studied flags and tried to find out all he could about them. After university, Cannon s_____ to be a lawyer(律师). During law school, he continued to collect flags. His classmates, friends, and family started c___ ___ him “the flagman”.
Cannon now has more than 200 flags in his collection. He shows many of them in his downtown law office. Once he d______ country flags for an exhibition on the Olympics.
In addition to collecting flags, Cannon also w______ about them. He has published (出版) three books about flags. He loves to h______ from friends who see his b______ in stores all over the world. A few years ago, Cannon’s hobby r______ a new level. He entered a flag design contest and won. The country he lives in asked him to design its flag. Cannon explains his hobby this way , “Collecting flags is l_____ collecting pieces of history.”

On May 22，2021，the whole nation were saddened by the news that Dr.Yuan Longping passed away.That afternoon，it was（1） 　 　in Changsha，Hunan Province.As the hearse （灵车）went slowly through the streets，people said together"Grandpa Yuan，rest in peace" over and over again.Some ran along，（2） 　 　to see him off for a longer time.Tears ran down their faces with the rain.

   Dr.Yuan Longping worked most of his life growing better rice.As a result of his research，the Chinese people are no longer（3） 　 　about getting hungry.For his contributions，Dr.Yuan is always called the"Father of Hybrid （杂交的）Rice" by the Chinese.

   Born in 1930，Dr.Yuan graduated from college in 1953.Years later，he decided to do （4） 　 　on hybrid rice.From 1964 to 1969，he did more than 3，000 experiments，but all （5） 　 　.He never gave up.In 1974，he became the first agricultural （农业的）pioneer （6） 　 　grow rice that had a high output in the world.

   Dr.Yuan Longping was good at English.Actually，he spoke English（7） 　 　he talked with foreign reporters.He liked swimming and playing the violin.He also wrote lyrics for a song to show his dream and（8） 　 　his love for his mother.

   Like our neighbour and friend，Dr.Yuan Longing was a（9） 　 　and caring man.He encouraged the young people and loved children.Dr.Yuan Longping is a great （10） 　 t 　with a humble mind and a warm heart.

   Dr.Yuan Longping will live in our hearts forever.

（A.scientist B.worried C.failed D.to E.kind F.express G.rainy H.when I.trying J.research）

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Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They think that their parents don’t
u   them. They often think their parents are too strict with them.
Parents often find it difficult to win their parents’ t   and they seem to forget how they t   felt when they were young. For example, young people like to do things w   much thinking. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their p   to be changed. So when you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask b   you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and s   else. But they don’t mean to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new c   of their own. Sometimes instead of g  out with their parents, they just want to stay at home a   and do what they like.
If you plan to do something, you’d b   win your parents over and get them to understand you. If so, your parents will c   let you do what you want to do.

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.

My name is Basil. I’m 14y     old. I live in New York now. I am a s    in a middle school here. There are m    students and teachers in my school. Some of t     are Chinese. I want to make friends and talk w     them.
Edward is my friend. He is from London. He l     near my home. I like Chinese best. His f     lesson is Chinese, too. But he is not good at it. I want to h    him. He also likes p     basketball very m______. He is a fan of Yi Jianlian.

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.

阅读下面短文，选择方框里A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使内容完整、正确。
“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

 

语法填空
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。
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.”