初中英语短文填空试题

Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in New York on January 30, 1883. He went to a famous high school Massachusetts, and studied history in Harvard for three years (1990-1993). Roosevelt next studied law and then worked in a famous New York law firm (事务所). He entered politics in 1910. For him, the future looked bright. However, in the summer of 1921, while having holiday in Canada, he suddenly fell seriously ill after that he became disabled. He was unable to walk any more. It seemed that he had finished in politics. But Roosevelt was not beaten down. Instead of staying at home, he was still active in politics. He became president of the United States in 1933. He once said in his speech “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.
Roosevelt was a man of unusual charm, great optimism(乐观主义) and strong will. He served longer than any other president of the United States, and led the United States through the hard time of the 1930s. He was in office from 1933 until his death in 1945, at the beginning of his fourth term.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was__________ in 1883. When he was 18, he studied history in Harvard__________. He then studied law and worked in a famous________ firm. When he was_________ years old, he entered politics. He once seemed to finish in politics because he was suffering from serious_________. Instead of staying at home, he was still _________ in politics. In 1933 he became_________ of the United States. Of all the presidents in America, he served__________. He was re-elected__________times. He didn’t stop his work until he ___________ in 1945.

In classes ,your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.
Here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.
1. Before Class
Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.
2. During Class
Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and ‘the signal word’ that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal words are ‘The most important point…’and ‘Remember that…’Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations(缩写) such as med for medicine, using symbols such as %for percent, and writing short sentences.
3. After Class
Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate(准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words ,symbols into words, and shortened（缩短的）sentences into longer sentences. Use them to anwer your questions. If necessary , ask your teacher for help.
根据短文内容完成表格（每空一词）

This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English．Many said they learnt by    （use） English．Some students had more specific suggestions．Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words  （be） by reading English magazines．She said that  （memorize） the words of pop songs also helped a little．When we asked about  （study） grammar, she said, “I never study grammar．It's too boring．”
Wei Ming feels differently．He has been leaning English for six years arm really loves it．He thinks studying grammar is a great way   （learn）a language．He also  （think） that watching English movies isn't a bad way because he can watch the actors    （say） the words．Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating because the people speak too quickly．
Liu Chang said that joining ．the English club at school was the best way to improve her English．Students get lots of practice and they also have fun．She added that having conversations with friends was not useful at all．“we get excited about something and then end up   （speak）in Chinese,” she said．

I didn’t think I had a passion(激情). I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show.
It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.
On that day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the gym. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, s  on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags (衣衫褴褛). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I had seen many like him b  .
But in some ways he was d   . This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing h    to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious(珍贵)thing he had.
“ Mum, why does that man have A、radio even thought he’s homeless?” I asked.
“He bought it,” she replied.
“But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He w  it on something he doesn’t need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important things. We need happiness, too.”
That man must c    enough music to buy a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the k   to life.
Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.

Stress is a state of being upset that happens when we are under pressure.We students have all experienced stress over problems with our everyday l  .We may go to school or come back with worries.Some worry about  r    of tests or exams，difficulty wish their students，or too much homework. O    feel bad about being overweight or lack（缺少）of free time.
Since stress can make us sick，we have to learn how to d     with it. When you are stressed，don’t forget your hobbies. If you are fond of m   ，just turn on the radio or CD player. Generally，p     think that TV may interfere（干扰）with their children’s studies. However，if you worry about your English and don’t k    what to do，you can get help from English TV programs. It is also helpful to s    your worries with your friends. They will surely give you some a    and help you out of trouble.
So，if we treat stress properly，we can r    ourselves and keep away from its bad effects.

When I got home, Alan     (sleep) on the sofa with the television on. I turned off the television. Just then he      (wake) up."Why are you so late today?" he asked.
"The road is closed and drivers      (ask) to take another route." I said."Alan, I’ve got a chance      (travel) to New York. My best friend Vivien      (live) there. I    (not see) her for years! I'm looking forward to meeting her there. Nice!"

People in developed countries usually get their drinking water from a faucet(水龙头) or a bottle. But finding safe drinking water can be rather d     in developing countries. People in India, for example, often drink polluted water, which can lead to illness or even d     . But one Indian company, Sarvajal, has i     a great machine: the “water ATM”. Sarvajal’s water filtering(水过滤) network has already p   clean water in more than 130 places. Many of these places are small v    . The water ATM is new and important part of Sarvajal’s business.
How do these water ATMs w     ? First, local workers filter water using Sarvajal’s equipment(设备). Then workers s      the clean water to the ATMS and sell prepaid(预付款) cards to local people. Then they can e     get water form the ATMs with the cards.
Thanks to Sarvajal’s network and water ATMs, clean water is now a     to over 70,000 people in India. It makes sense that in one of the local l      Sarvajal means “water for all”.

Why should students play sports? Some people think that students play sports in order to get exercise. Others think it can help students have fun. But that is not enough. If students play sports, they can get more than healthy bodies. Why? Here are three more reasons.
Students who play sports do better in school. Some people think that doing exercise will take up students’ study time. But a recent study has shown that students who play sports get better scores in school than those who don’t. Exercise gets students to learn, remember things and concentrate better.
Students who play sports develop their teamwork spirits and learn problem-solving skills. When they are working together with others to win games and reach goals, they’re learning how to be successful in practice. And these skills will be useful to them for study or their future work.
Playing sports can also improve confidence. Students who play sports feel better about themselves. When they know they can improve and reach their goals by practicing, it builds their confidence. And sports can also help them communicate with others actively and make new friends.
Now, how about going out to play sports with your friends every day?

Why should students _________ sports?
Common reasons	Students play sports to _________ exercise or have fun.
More ________	Playing sports helps students get ________ scores in school. It also makes them learn, ________ things and concentrate better.
Students who play sports can learn how to be ________ in practice. Students develop teamwork spirits and learn problem-solving ________.
Playing sports can _________ confidence. Sports can help students _________ with others and make new friends.
Advice	Students should _________ out to play sports with friends every day.

about,  interesting,  tired,  talk,  shop,  difficult, but,  weekend,  study,  she,  easily,  sing

Last night, I met my friends Victor and Annie. We talked about their last weekend. For victor, the _________ wasn’t bad. On Saturday, he__________ English. On Sunday, he watched a(n) ________ talk show. “It was great!” he said. ________ Annie’s wasn’t very good. She was really _________ because she had a busy weekend. She went  _________ on Saturday morning and read a book_________ music on Saturday afternoon. She visited  ________ grandmother on Saturday evening. On Sunday, she _________ a new song for the school music festival. It was a little________, so she asked her mother to help her.

A tragic mystery happened in South-east Asia. Malaysia(马来西亚) Airlines flight 370 took off early Saturday morning, March 8th, in 2014. It was headed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. There were 12 crew members and 227 passengers on board, i        154 Chinese. But less than an hour into the flight, it d          . There was no communication from the pilots and no distress calls(遇险求救信号). There was something unusual about the flight. Some of the people on it weren't who they said they were. Interpol, an international police organization says at l          two of the passports were stolen in the past two years. The first thing is to find the plane. It is said that the plane may have changed course and turned b           towards Kuala Lumpur. We don’t know w           exactly happened to the plane. All of us hoped it could return safely. However, 17 days l           after the accident, Malaysian Prime Minister told the world that flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean and none of those on board survived. What bad news!

Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a f    houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was highe    to escape it. Elizabeth took in one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build a    house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand why she did so. She already had so manyc    to support, her family wasn’t so rich.
“Well,” Elizabeth e   to her friends, “at the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just l    me now.”
After a moment of silence, she continued, “The day b   Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one present for us all. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back w    a little girl who had no parents. ‘Here’s our p   , ’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she g    up as their sister. I was that Christmas present.”

In a famous story, a young boy called Ali Baba says “Open Sesame” and a door to treasures is opened before him. Ma Yun drew inspiration from this and founded Alibaba.com.
Over 14 years, Alibaba.com has become China’s largest e-commerce (电子商务) website. E-commerce is the a    of buying and selling goods and services and doing other business activities using a computer and the Internet. However, the founder c ___ to leave and to discover new areas of business on May 28, 2014, Ma became chairman of Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. The company will set up China Smart Logistics (物流) Network. Its goal is to deliver p ____(运送包裹) to people anywhere in the country  w     24 hours.
The 48-year-old businessman, who is short and thin and often wears oversized suits, always had his c ___to dream big and try new things. Ma got the idea or started a business career in 1995. Ma had an idea: why not build a large Internet market to connect consumers and companies from all over the world and do business o   __ ?
That is how Alibaba began. His company grew quickly. But that doesn't mean e       went well. Alibaba had a difficult time in 2000, when many Internet companies failed. Ma was successful because he m       to attract investment(投资)in his company.
But there is a deeper r      for Ma's success: his attitude. " we never g __up hope."

Manners are important in England. Here is some a   if you are going to England.
British people usually say “hello” or “nice to meet you”. When you are first i   to someone, shake their right hand with your own right hand. They only greet relatives or close friends w   a kiss. They like to start a conversation with subjects like the weather，holidays, music or books．They avoid (避免) talking about age, weight or money. It is considered i   to ask a lady her age.
British people think it is rude to push in before o  . They always wait patiently for their turn. They say “sorry” if they bump (撞) into you in the street. When they want you to move they say “excuse me”. They do not like to shout or laugh l  in public. Do open doors for other people. Men and women both hold the door open for each other. It depends on (取决于) w   goes through the door first. They say “please” or “thank you” all the time.
When sitting at the table, do not start eating u   everyone is ready, and it is impolite to make too much noise while eating or drinking. Do not eat with your mouth o   or talk with food in your mouth. Also do not reach over someone’s plate for something. Before leaving, wait for everyone to f  .
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” When we are in a strange place，we should do as the local people do.

There is an old saying: Like father like son. Here is a story about it．
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered (坏脾气) and never gave a way to others. One day his father decided to               some friends to dinner. He asked his son to buy some meat in town．When the son got what his father wanted, he turned back               walked towards the town gate. Just then, a man was coming from outside. The gate wasn’t                 enough to let two men in and           at the same time. But                   of them would give way to the other. They stood face                  face inside the gate hour after hour. Waited for a long time, his father was worried, “What shall I do? My son hasn’t returned yet. I can’t wait any           .” He wanted to know what was the matter with his son. So he             his friends at home and went to town to look for his son.
“You may take the              home for my friends. Let me stand here against him          ,” he said to his son when he knew what had happened. What do you think of the father? If everyone teaches their children in this way, there will be no peace in the world．

March 5^th is “Lei Feng Day”. It started fifty years ago. Now half a c    has passed. Is the spirit of Lei Feng outdated(过时的)?
Some people have shown us that it’s not. But people have a  changed the ways to help others.
Zhao Juan has been a volunteer for 15 years. She still remembers her e     at a nursing home several years ago. An old man held her hand and said: “You don’t need to do anything for us. Seeing young people here is all we need.”
Those words made Zhao Juan think: in what w     can we help people better? “Every person does something to give out positive energy(正能量). And before we give a helping hand, we should find out what they r     want,” Zhao Juan said to the Qilu Evening News.
As well as Zhao Juan, other people have shown their understanding of the spirit of Lei Feng.
This past January, a story called “noodle fever” shocked Zhengzhou, Henan. One kind man, Li Gang, 42, said in his story that he had a s     illness and needed a lot of money for an operation. H    ,what he asked for wasn’t charity, but for more people to come to eat noodles at his restaurant.
Li Gang’s story spread q    . Soon his restaurant was filled with customers every day and he was a     to have his operation on Feb. 2^nd this year.I     this way, people could help Li Gang without hurting his dignity(自尊).