初中英语短文填空试题

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）

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.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Hello, I am Kitty. My Chinese n     is Zhang Lei. I am f       Beijing, but I l   in Nanjing now. I like Nanjing very m    . I am a s   in Nanjing Zhong Ying Middle School. I’m t     and slim. I have short hair. I like l     to music. I am in the Reading Club in my school. I love r   books about music after school. I have many friends and we o   go to Xuanwu Lake Park for fun. Zhang Hua is my brother. He is tall. He likes playing basketball. After school, he likes playing basketball on the p     with his friends.

A：Hello, Lin Zhe! This is Rose.
B:    ___  __ _    ___   you, Rose.
C: Nice to meet you, too.
B   ___  twelve.   ___  ___  are you ?.
C: I’m thirteen years old .
B: What   ___  are you in ?
C: I’m__    Class Three.
B:   ___  are you   _ ___  ?
C: America.
B: Goodbye.
C: Bye.

Ed，William and Dan are three young men who love music.They've left their comfortable homes without taking any （1） 　 　（money）or mobile phones.They plan

（2） 　    （walk）around the whole Britain，singing for dinner and sleeping anywhere like fields.

Ed and Dan met William when they were at school.They all liked walking. （3） 　 they finished school，Ed went to study art in Paris and became （4） 　   artist.Dan became a gardener and William a bookseller.They were still friends， （5）     they weren't very happy with their lives.

One day they said， "Why don't we start walking？" And so they did.

They love simple activities （6） 　    　the busy，stressful world.

"People often ask （7） 　    　（we）why we're doing this.But you know it's a great life and we're learning so much on our journey，" says William （8）      　（proud）.

Last year they started a website to tell people a lot of stories about their walks.

This year they'd like to make videos and tell （9） 　 　 （many）stories.Next year，they （10） 　 　 （make）a CD of their songs and start a charity.The future looks good.

 
There once was a monkey. He _____to laugh at everyone . He swung(摆动) from tree to tree, called all the other ___bad names and threw bananas at them..
One day he saw a baby elephant near the river.“Hey ,baby elephant, you are so ______, and you’ll never be able to catch me,”said the monkey.
“Why do you have to laugh at me?”the baby elephant asked.“I ____ make anyone upset.”“It’s so fun,”said the monkey.
The monkey went away, swinging from tree to tree. Then he _______ a turtle sleeping with his mouth open. The monkey thought it would be a lot of fun putting _____finger into the turtle’s mouth .He did so, _____the turtle shut his mouth just at that time. The monkey shouted in pain. The ____ turtle woke up and let the monkey go. The monkey climbed up a tree and shouted all the way.

根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。（每空限填一词）
Tu Yoyo, an 84-year-old female scientist, is now _______(广泛地) known to the people all around the world as the______ (第一) Chinese to win the Noble Prize in the year of 2015.
Yoyo was ______(出生的) on December 30, 1930 in Ningbo, China. She started to be interested in Chinese________(传统的) medicine when she was only a little girl. She even spent all her_____(私人的) time reading books on it. In 1951, She went to study in Beijing University where she took up researches on how to treat Malaria(疟疾). Finally, she succeed in _________(发现) artemisinin(青蒿素) as the most effective treatment.
When _______(采访), Yoyo said slowly: I have met many difficulties that I don’t know how to _______(处理) with, but I just fight on and never give up. The road to _______(成功)is not easy, It ______(需要) talents and hard work. Thanks to all the people around me!”

Mr. Wang loves c      stamps. It not only brings him h      but also know him know a lot about history. Last year he    （买）    a set of four stamps to remember the great book Master Sun’s Art of War. This book is one of the e       and the most important military (军事的) books in the world. The book is          useful and important that it’s known by many other countries in the world. The face values(面值) of the     were 20，30，60 fen and one yuan, but Mr. Wang spent about 2,000 yuan     them. He often      the fun of collecting stamps with his friends. He says,“I am very happy    I’m looking at my stamps. They let me know more about the history of our country and make more    .”

学校上周六开展了"爱在心中"为主题的志愿者活动，张伟同学以此为内容写了一篇日记．请你根据提示将他的日记补充完整．（每空词数不限）

（86） 　　，June 24th，Sunny

Today it was a fine day and the sun was bright．My classmates and I went to the old people's home as volunteers．

At the old people's home，we did（87 　　helpful．First，we read newspapers to them，and

they told us stories about the past and how things used to be．（88） 　　，we cleaned up their rooms and played chess with them．Finally，we had a performance for them．

I think this activity was very   （89） 　　．Many old people are very lonely and need us

to（90） 　　them．I hope I can often go there．

补全短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的A～F 选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。
When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel
good about yourself.
Look in the mirror(照镜子) and say to yourself, "I am a special person and there's no one
in the world like me. I can do anything!" ______
Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
Smile! _____ Look for the good things in your friends and family.
_____ Have you always wanted to decorate（装饰）your own room or learn how to
swim? Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense （感觉）of accomplishment（成
就）when you have finished.
Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly! ______
Stay with your family. We all need our family time. _____

A．Learn something new!

B．There’s something terrible in our life.

C．Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.

D．It may not sound so good, but it really works!

E. Be friendly to people you meet.
F. Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to

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.