初中英语短文填空试题

I had a very unusual experience on星期天。At around ten   o’clock in the morning, I was walking down the street when a UFO landed in f_____ of me. You can imagine how奇怪的it was! An alien got out and walked down the Center Street. I 跟随it to see where it was going, and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop. While it was looking at the souvenirs, the assistant called the p_______.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
You’re standing with your classmates. E   is talking except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at when you say. Maybe you just aren’t b  enough to speak.
Shyness is like a snake that crawls（爬进）into our mouth and s   us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.
I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes v me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the
w   to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a j   in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers（顾客）. I had to tell them how m  
their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.
This job taught me how to speak with people.
You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other c   to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. O  you can go to get a newspaper for your family.
If you do these things for a while, the ‘shyness’ snake will soon begin to l   you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个意义相符、形式正确的单词。并将答案填写在答题卡相应题目的答题位置上。

Li Ming is a middle school student. His 15^th birthday is coming on   3^rd. One day, Li Ming walked past the shoe shop at the street corner. Once again, he stopped to look at the shop  . He felt happy to see the shoes that he wanted very much were still there. He really wanted to have    for his birthday. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself.
He sadly walked away and thought    to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him    he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money for that￥1299-Nike Shoes. He     not to go home at once, as he didn’t want to upset his mother. So he went to the park and sat on the    . There he saw a girl in a wheel chair. He noticed that the girl   the wheel with her hands. Li Ming watched her carefully and was   to find that the girl had no feet. He looked at his own feet, “It’s much   to be without shoes than without feet.” He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was luckier.

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
In Beijing, it is not unusual to see a foreigner. However, in small (城镇), we can be seen as a "panda", something you have heard about but (几乎不) or never seen in person.
My wife is Chinese and the first time 1 met her parents we went to their home in a (西部的) province. We arrived in the afternoon and went inside to eat and (闲聊). After 1 had a short rest. I was told that there was a (群) of people on the street waiting for a chance to see the "panda". Then I decided I should show (我自己) so that everyone could go back to their (日常的) lives. After I had gone back inside that evening, we (注意到) that some other people were out on the street. They would have to wait (直到|) the next day to see the "panda". The kids next to the home were surprised when they saw me (步行) down the road. They were shouting "Foreigner! Foreigner!" as they along with me.
Please remember that there is a place in this world where every one of us would be a "panda".

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处填入单词。每空限填一词。
Sunday，May lst
I have been here in Singapore ____(和) my family for a week. This country is actually a ________(城市). It’s small but clean. This morning it was ___(晴朗的)，so we got up ___(早) and went to the beach. I ____(打) beach volleyball with others. My parents walked ____(缓慢地) on the soft sand. We ____(全体) had a good time there. In the evening，we arrived at Night Safari. We saw a young __(老虎). It was very cute!
Tomorrow my parents will ____(带去) me to the Singapore Flyer，which is the ____(最大的) Ferris wheel in the world! It’s an exciting place. I am looking forward to it.

Sally was a student in a small town. It was going to her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e       .
She went s     after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she d   
       to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of a       color.” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her classfinished. On her way home on the train she felt h   
 . So she went to the buffet car (餐车). She left the umbrellaon her s   . But when she returned, it had gone. Sally began to cry. The orher passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h    this , they asked her for her mother’s  a    so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄错) and brought it b    .
And now a week passed. Sally got a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely g  , but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

A passenger told all air hostess(空姐)that he needed a cup of water to take his when the plane just took off. She said to him,“I’ll bring you the water     ten minutes."
Thirty minutes later, when the passengerring for service sounded, the air hostess ran ill a hurry .She Was so busy that she to bring him the water. As a.the passenger couldn’t take his medicine in lime. The air hostess hurried over to him with a cup of wale. but he   it.
After a short while, the air hostess came up to him with a smile,” Could you please tell me what I can do for you, sir? "The passenger turned around without any words. The second time .also with a sweet smile, "Would you like I can do for you?” Again the passenger refused.
In the following hours 013.the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him a smile whether he needed some help or not. But the passenger never replied to her. When the passenger was going to get the plane, he asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger’s booklet (小册子).She knew that he would write down terrible words about her job.   still with a smile she handed it to him.
Getting off the plane. the air hostess opened the booklet, and smiled because the passenger wrote,” How can I refuse your twelve sweet     ?"

When I was leaving to meet Lynne, my friend Tony told me that I’d better take some money. But I didn’t listen to him. I thought Lynne would pay because she had invited me. I arrived at the restaurant on time. I know Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table and a waiter brought us some delicious food.
The dinner was a great success. We talked a lot while eating. After two hours, the waiter finally came and asked if we wanted one check (账单）or two, Lyrme said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I said，“Oh! I forgot my wallet! Can I call my friend, please?" The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called Tony. In a few minutes, he arrived with some money, and paid my check. He laughed at me all the way home. Now, I think it’s funny too, but at that time I was very embarrassed. I thought an invitation to  have dinner in America meant the same thing as that in China. Now 1 think you have to understand thai your customs are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country, you have to learn about their customs, too. They can be quite different.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
One day I got an invitation to dinner from Lynne. Before I left, my friend Tony told me to take some money, bul 1 didn’t take his______. 1 reached the restaurant on time because I know being late is thought to be ______   . Lynne and I enjoyed the dinner very much. But two hours_______, 1 got into trouble _______my check. I thought Lyrme would pay ________of the checks. In fact I was wrong. I had to call Tony for help. After the problem was solved, I realized the importance of learning about different customs.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)
Millions of words about young American people’s ideas, feelings and actions have been w_▲_ over the years.
Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young people 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 i_▲_ to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they t _▲_ and feel.
College students today have strong opinions about r_▲_ and wrong. They are deeply i_▲_ in making a better life for all people, e_▲_ for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the l_▲_ of their parents. It is h_▲_ for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. As a result, there is often t_▲_ in American families.

How can we help the people who are not as l_______ as us? There are lots of things we can do.
A snowstorm hit much of south china one January. And the disaster caused a great l________. Many houses were destroyed and thousands of people became h______. The government did a lot for them. And so did many charities. Millions of people, both young and o______, donated money and clothes to charities.
In fact, we can also do lots of things in our everyday l________. For example, we can help a b_______ people cross the road. It won’t cost anything. I have a cousin she often helps the d_____ children to dance to gestures (手势). Both the children and she h______ enjoy it. I think she is doing a great j_______. She says she gets a lot from others, and she can pay back by helping those who need help.
She is right. Everybody can do something for others. And if you feel you’re needed b_______ others, you will feel happy.

I go to the cinema a lot. I often go alone, b      sometimes my friend Rose comes, too. My husband n      comes with me because he is always too busy! I buy chocolates to e       during the film. I usually e       these night films very much. I don't want to see the s    film twice, but sometimes I do if it's really good.

As the event of “Sunny Sports” develops in our country, the government has paid more attention to students’ health and raised “Exercise one-hour a day.k_________illness away.” So far our school life has c____________a lot. Now we have more time to take part in exercise at school. We play basketball, f__________, badminton and so on. They make our brains relaxed and our school life more colourful. We have become more e__________and our study has improved a lot. It can build up our body and reduce diseases. Let’st__________exercise every day!

短文填词 根据文章意思和首字母提示写出所缺单词，每空一词（满分10分，每小题1分）。
George Stephenson is my f    inventor. He was b   in 1781. He was f    a poor English worker's family. His father was too poor to s      him to school. He began l    his ABC when he was seventeen. On his 18th birthday he could write his o     name.
George had to work when he was o     a small child. He worked twelve h   every day. But he worked and studied very h    . As he studied hard, he invented many things. The locomotive（火车头）was the g     one among them.

小丽将要随父母去英国学习。好朋友梅梅在小丽临行前用英语给她写了下面的一段话，表达惜别之情，但是有几个单词没有写上，请帮助梅梅完成它。每空一词。
Dear Xiao Li,
I’m sorry to hear that your family will           to England. I will    forget the days we have spent together. In the past few years, you have given me much          with my study. I really appreciate it. It’s time to say goodbye to you. I just want to give you my best   . See you           England one dayl
Love,
Meimei

Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous ____1____ (hero), he was ___2_____ (Canada), he gave his life to ___3_____ (help) the Chinese people.
Norman Bethune ___4_____ (become) a doctor in 1916, then he ____5____ (go) to the front ___6_____ (look) after injured soldiers. He saw many soldiers ____7____ (die) in the war and was very sorry. Later he invented new treatments _____8___ (help) soldiers. Because there were few doctors, he had to work very hard. Once he worked for 69 hours without ___9_____ (stop) to rest and saved many people. In the end, he died because he didn’t stop ___10_____ (take) care of his injured hand.