初中英语短文填空试题

Lord Ye’s Love of Dragons
Long ago, there was a person. People c___1___ him Lord Ye（叶公）. It was said that Lord Ye liked dragons very much. E___2__ in his room was about dragons. The walls of his house had dragon p___3__. The doors and windows were carved（雕刻）with them.
‘I love dragons best,’ Lord Ye always said to o__4___ people.
When the real dragon in heaven（天堂）heard this, he f__5___ very happy.
‘Lord Ye loves dragons so much. I should v___6___ him and thank him,’ said the real dragon. So he f__7_ to Lord Ye’s house. He put his head into Lord Ye’s window and shouted, ‘Lord Ye, are you in?’
You might think Lord Ye was very h__8__ to see a real dragon. But, in fact, when he saw the real dragon, he was very frightened and ran a__9___ as fast as he could.
From then on, people knew that Lord Ye o___10___ loved pictures of dragons, but not real dragons.

Zhang Lili: The most beautiful teacher in China

Zhang Lili is a teacher at No.19 Middle School in the city of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang province. These days, many people think she is the most beautiful teacher in China, because she saved her students from a traffic accident (交通事故) on May 8, 2012.
On that day, Zhang and her two students were crossing the road outside the school gate when a bus suddenly lost control (控制) and ran fast towards them. Zhang pushed both students out of the way, but she herself was hit (被撞倒) by the bus. As a result, the 29-year-old teacher lost her legs.
The principal of No. 19 Middle School, Jiamusi City, said, "Zhang is a great teacher in our school. She’s also the most popular teacher among the students. For the students, she is like a sister. They call her Beautiful Sister. After hearing about this accident, all the students in her class cried." But Zhang is more than a teacher and sister to the 53 students in her class. She cares about their studies and even their lives.
Zhang’s bravery and kindness moved (感动) a lot of people in China. People all over the country are donating money to her now. They all hope she can get better soon and live happily for the rest of her life.

The most _1__ teacher in China
__2___	May 8, 2012
Where	___3__ the school gate of No.19 Middle School in Jiamusi
Who	Zhang Lili and her two __4___
How	A bus lost control and __5__ towards them. Zhang pushed the students away and was hit by the bus.
Social influences (影响)	Zhang is __6_ among the students because she __7___ about both their studies and lives. Many people are moved because Zhang is _8___ and kind. People __9___ the country are donating money to Zhang. Everyone hopes the beautiful teacher can live __10__ until the end of her life.

Millions of words about young American people’s ideas, feelings and actions have been (1)w_▲_ over the years.
Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young people (2)u_▲_twenty-five are nearly half of American people.
Many of these will soon be in charge of (负责管理)the nation. Naturally their ideas are (3)i_▲_ to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they 4)t _▲_ and feel.
College students today have strong opinions about (5)r_▲_ and wrong. They are deeply (6) i_▲_ in making a better life for all people, (7)e_▲_ for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the 8)l_▲_ of their parents. It is (9)h_▲_ for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. As a result, there is often (10)t_▲_ in American families.

Good afternoon, everyone. My topic for today is “Early money”. I’m going to t___1____
you something about money u ___2_____in the early days. To tell you the truth, we know little about h___3___ early people came to use money, but we do know some of the things w____4___ have been used a___5___ money. In early times in some European c___6____ salt was very difficult to g___7___.  It was used as money. In some p____8____ of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most c_____9____ money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a k___10_____ of money. So you see, things highly valued (价值) by everybody may serve as money. The Chinese were the first p___11____ to use coins as money. Oh, here are some coins of the p____12_____. You can come over and have a look.

Dear parents,
I’m glad to 1._________ you to come to our parents’ meeting in our school at 7:30p.m. 2. _________ Saturday. We will hold the parents’ meeting in the classroom of Class 4,Grade 8. At the meeting we will tell you 3._________ about your kids’ study. We will also listen to your 4. _________ on how to improve all their lessons. We hope you 5. _________ come on time.
Hope to see you then!
Sincerely
Mr. Yang

A. 阅读下列短文，用适当的词填空。（1×5=5分）

My favorite animals Elephants are my favorite animals. I often go to __1____ them in the zoo ___2___ my parents. They are our friends. They ___3__ in Africa. They are very clever, so I ___4___ them very much. They like to play with their friends. They are useful. They can ___5___ people do some things. They are our friends.

 

 

Have you ever wondered who is killing time in the cafes at three in the afternoon while you are busy at school? Linda and I found the answer when we got part-time jobs at Starbucks and KFC during the summer vacation?

阅读短文后，填入恰当内容完成下表。
I have a brother. His name is Ed. He likes（喜欢）sports very much. He likes soccer, baseball, volleyball, basketball and more. He plays baseball and basketball well. He often（经常）watches sports on TV. He plays sports every day. He often says（说）, “Let’s play. He joins（加入）two clubs：the basketball club and the baseball club. He has a sports collection：nine tennis rackets, three volleyballs, two basketballs and one soccer ball.

Name	Ed
What he likes	sports
What he often does	on TV
What he does every day	Plays sports
The balls he can play well	baseball and basketball
The clubs he joins	The basketball club and the
His sports collection	Nine tennis rackets          ,two basketballs and one

短文填空
Only Mother Love is true love. It gives everybody everything all his life. W_______ you are still a baby, mother takes good care of you as much as possible. In your walking hours she always holds you in her a______. When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and night and forgets about h______. When you are g________ up day by day, she feels very happy. When you are old enough to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you to put on m______ clothes. She always stands in the wind w_______ for you back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels w________ about you at home. She usually knows about your study and s______ much money on your school things. When you do well at school, the brightest smile will be s______ on her face.
Mother love is always ready to give everything she h______ to her children, not to receive. What true love that is in the world! We will remember Mother Love for ever.

Being organized is an important skill for school and life. What does it mean to be organized?
For schoolwork, it means having one notebook and writing down all the work you need to do, so you know what you have to do and when to do it.
At home, being organized means having places to put your things. It means keeping your school bag, your shoes and your clean clothes in the right places, so you always know where to find them.
Planning is part of being organized, too. Calendars and lists can help you plan. You can buy or draw a calendar and put it on your desk. Making a to-do list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you remember what you need to do.
You may think it’s hard to organize yourself and your things, but if you are organized, you will feel great. The less time you spend looking for things or worrying about the homework, the more time you will have for other things, like reading a good book or playing interesting games. 

An important skill : Being
At	Write down all the work you need to do in one notebook, so you can remember the things you have to do and the time to do them.
At home	Make sure that you always have       for your things, so you can easily find them.
Planning	Keep a calendar on your desk and make a       of the things you need to do.

It is reported that over 300 million people in China are suffering from nearsightedness. As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure the disease by some different ways, such as by correcting the way children read and sit. But in fact, one should start with the exercise with one’s feet. Here are three ways to save eyes.
First, don’t tie your shoes too closely. Try to wear comfortable and soft shoes and socks or walking without shoes and socks at home. While you are travelling, try to wear cloth shoes in order to improve blood circulation.
Second, walking on tiptoe is good for one’s eyesight. It can fight against eyesight trouble. Numbers show that most of ballet performers’ eyesight is better..
Third, rope skipping does good to one’s eyesight. When skipping the rope, one has to move quickly, making both the brain and the eyes excited. It may also help make one grow taller.
Besides foot exercises, it is good to pull one’s ears. Pulling the ears 20 times quickly is also a great way. It can keep one’s eyes healthy.
根据上面短文内容填空：
It is reported that _________ people have got eye trouble, especially_________.
In fact, one should start with the exercise with one’s feet instead of __________ children read and sit and there are ____________ ways to save eyes.
When we are traveling, we should try to wear _____________ because they are ________________.
Numbers show that most of  ___________ eyesight is better because ___________ is good for one’s eyesight.
It is also a great way _________20 times quickly besides__________ .

One day people heard a shout for help. They h         (1)to the river, and saw a man in the water. A young fisherman jumped i       (2) the river and s       (3) to that man. Soon he pulled the man to the bank and carried him out of the water. All the people nearby praised the b       (4)and kind man.
Now people found the man out of the water was the r        (5) man in the town, he went over to the young fisherman and said, “Young man, you saved me, d        (6) you? Thank you very much. I’d like to p       (7) you for your kindness.”
He took out five cents and wanted to give it to the young man. Everybody was angry w     (8) the rich man. Just then, an old man said to the young fisherman, “T        (9) the five cents, young man. The rich gentleman’s life is w     （10） just that much.

Nowadays, we can find advertisements almost e  1  we go. An advertisement uses words and p  2  to attract people to buy goods or s  3 . This kind of advertisements is c  4   commercial(商业) advertisements. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet and t  5  are the most common places to find them.
The other k  6  of advertisements is public service advertisements(PSAs). The aims of PSAs are to teach us and help us lead b  7  lives. You have probably seen or heard some of them, such as “knowledge changes life.” There are also PSAs that e  8   people to support public service projects, such as Project Hope. There are even PSAs to teach us how to live healthy lives. One of these is, “When you smoke cigarettes, you are s  9  killing yourself.” You can often learn a lot by f 10  the advice they give.

Do you remember your home phone number or family birthday?
The researchers（调查者）spent two weeks polling（调查）4,000 people for the magazine named Brain Trainer. Here are the results of the survey.

70% people	Rely on (依赖) their phones to remember important dates
10% people	Can’t remember their home phone numbers
Old people	Can remember more than three birthdays
Yong people	Can’t remember three birthdays

根据以上调查，完成下面短文，每空填一词。
The survey took the researchers about half a _________. From the survey, we know lots of people _ ________ remember their home phone numbers or _________ because they always use their _________ to remember them. Most people rely on electronic tools instead of _______ important dates themselves. Without electronic tools, can you imagine what your life will be like?

短文填空。
I am a young girl of fourteen. I like d  (1)  up in colorful and modern clothes. In winter, I like wearing red leather boots. I think they m  (2)  my favorite black wool skirt. I look smart. In S  (3) , I like to wear silk or cotton clothes and trainers because they are very c  (4) .
This is me, a girl in a cool style. I hope you will l  (5)  me. My cousin, Amy, is also a modern girl. She likes wearing clothes in d  (6)  styles. Sometimes, she wears a white cotton blouse or a pink s  (7)  blouse, a pair of jeans and comfortable trainers. She looks very young and p  (8)  .
Sometimes, she wears her black leather boots and a red w  (9)  scarf (围巾). She looks very smart and cool. She hopes she c  (10)  be a model one day.