初中英语短文填空试题

短文填空(共8小题,计8分)填序号
A. wrote to   B. got   C. present    D. hoped    E. went to    F. any
G. more beautiful     H. ever       I. there      J. note
Debbie Cook is eight years old. One day she went to a shop with her mother to buy a new dress. Debbie didn’t like _______ of the dressed, so she went home and ______the shop. In the letter Debbie Cook said that the shop should sell _____ dresses with ducks on them.
A few days later, Debbie ________ a package from the shop. In the package ______ was a lovely dress with duck on it. There was also a note. It thanked Debbie for her letter and said that the dress was a ______. The shop ____ that Debbie liked it. Debbie thought it was the most beautiful dress and asked her mother happily,“Have you _____ seen so beautiful a dress?”

Once upon a time, some children   (fish) at seaside when they caught a turtle. They beat it with stones. Just at that time, a young man came up and      (drive)them away. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I would like _________ (invite) you to a fantastic place.”
The young man rode on the turtle’s back and was taken to a secret place in the sea. When they reached the place, he was amazed at the sightseeing, “what a nice palace!” To thank him , the king of the turtles gave him a very big dinner _______(eat). He hadn’t eaten so much delicious food before. He was pleased with everything.
After the dinner, the king said, “I’m going to give you two boxes, but you mustn’t open both. Do remember it!” The young man promised that he (open) only one. Just then, a large wave sent him out of the sea.
After  (go)back home , he opened the bigger box. To his surprise, the box was full of gold shining brightly. “My God! I am rich now!” Then he thought, “There must be something more expensive in the other box.” He broke his promise and opened it. Suddenly he became an old man who was over 80 years old. He was so sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

Thousands of years ago, people didn't live in cold places because they didn't know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies.     .
   . It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire.        The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.
But people still didn't know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest they tried to keep it burning.    
But later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.
Today it's easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters.   
根据短文内容，把A-E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

A．If it went out, they had to wait for years.

B．The skins keep them warm.

C．They can make fire at any time they need.

D．People took some of this fire to their homes.

E. Nature is people's good friend..

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know you have all worked hard to get      for this test.”He said. “And because I know you can do it well, I would like to offer a B to anyone who will choose not to take the test.” Many students jumped      to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the students left in the classroom and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last     .”Two more students decided to go out.
Only seven students stayed behind in the classroom. The teacher then      out the papers. There were three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just got an A in this class. Keep    in yourself.
I never had a teacher      that, but I think it is a test that any teacher can and should give. Students who don’t believe in what they have learned are B students at most.
The same is true in our real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both success and failure. They have learned life’s lesson, not only from school education      also from things happening in their lives. So they have become better people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However, there is        you can’t do if you believe in yourself and keep going. Sir Edmund Hilliary, the first person to the summit of Mount Everest (珠峰)said, “It’s not the summit of Mount Everest we got over but ourselves.

In recent years, playing kite-board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska in America. It is a new and old game. The game has w     the interest of many young people. The game is interesting but a little      [‘deɪndʒərəs]. One needs to play it very      (小心)
A kite-board is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板）drawn by a few big flying kites. The old game was p   by some young people in Holland and Spain as    (早的) as the last century. Since the board was hard to control,   people dared to play it. With the development of the design of kite and skateboard, many people can  [lɜ:n] how to play it. A kite board may go as f    as about 50 kilometers an hour. If you haven’t had any practice, you’d better not play it. It is not      (安全).
It is said that the game can exercise not only your    but also the sensitivity（敏捷） of your brain.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。
It was d___ to find jobs in the north of England, and when John lost h__ , he found it impossible(不可能) to get a new one. So he d___ to go down to the s_____ of the country, where he had heard that it was easier to find work. So he went to the station and g   _  on a train that was going to London.
He was the only person in his car when a__ man rushed in carrying a gun( 枪) and said, “ Your money , or your life?”
“ I haven’t got any money.” John answered, f_____ of fear.
“Then why are you trembling（发抖） so much?” the man w___ gun asked him angrily .
“B___ I thought you were the ticket collector, and I haven’t even got a ticket, ” a______ John.

请阅读下列短文。根据短文内容从下面方框的七个选项中，选择五个适当的句子还原到原文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。(每小题2分)
My name's molly. I'm a lion.     My favorite food is meat and I like to eat little (小的) animals. I like the forest (森林),   I live in a big cage (笼子). I can't run; I can't see my parents.     Every day I get up in the cage.     I sleep in the cage.  

A．but I live in the zoo now.

B．I think it's ugly.

C．I don't like the zoo or the cage.

D．I really want to run in the forest and live with my parents!

E. I am very tired.
F. I am three years old.
G. I have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the cage.

首字母填空5分
Mr zhang had a big garden. There was a vegetable field and a big tree in it. B   the vegetables and the tree made the garden look beautiful. Mr Zhang watered his vegetables every day.
Mr zhang didn’t know that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn’t get on well with (相处融洽)each other. The vegetables h   the tree. They thought that the tree did not leave them e   light. And the tree didn’t like the vegetables. He complained that the vegetables drank all the water b    it could get to him.
Then one day the vegetables got angry and they drank up all the w   in the ground. The tree had no water and dried up.(干涸). The tree fought back. He didn’t give the vegetables shade(树荫) any m    . Soon, they both began to dry up.
When Mr zhang saw his vegetables growing worse and worse, he t   his vegetables would die(死). So he stopped watering his vegetables. When Mr zhang did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how t  they were. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables realized(意识到) it was better to help each other than to f   .
From then on, they worked together. They grew better and better. Mr Zhang was h   to see that. He started to water the vegetables again. And his garden was as beautiful as before.

                                    Time to Dance
Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It's a natural thing to do. Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music.
Scientists say that animals dance, too_________ . The "dances" of animals send messages to other animals. But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very human experiences.
Dances are good for you in many ways. For one thing, dancing is good for you physically. It makes your heart work and makes you breathe fast. __________. If you go dancing often, you can keep physically fit.
____, but you’ll probably also feel relaxed and happy. This is another important point about dancing. It gives you a chance to express your feelings and feel better about yourself_________, dancing helps those feelings go away.
__________ Some dances are for couples and some are for groups. But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends.

Kevin Pearce, snowboard athlete (运动员), has come a long way since his accident on December 31, 2009.   ,when he fell and hurt his head. Luckily, he was wearing a helmet (头盔). . He stayed in hospital for four months. He still can’t remember several weeks of his life after the accident.
Today, Pearce is still working hard to get his health back to 100%.    . A year ago, he couldn’t walk straight. Now, he can not only walk, but he can also drive again.
Pearce says he must thank his fans, his friends and especially his family. His parents and elder brothers have been by his side since the accident.    . He said he couldn’t have got well so quickly without them.
These days, Pearce is back on the snowboarding circuit (巡回比赛).      . He is on the road again and it is a new beginning for him.

A. So far, he has made a lot of progress B. His brother, Adam, left his job to care for him full-time C. But his head was badly hurt and he couldn’t see or move D. On that day, Pearce was training for the 2010 Winter Olympics E. Instead of competing for medals, he’s giving opinions on athletes

阅读下面短文, 根据上下文或首字母填空。
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his f  all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked  the beautiful flowers, imagining(想象) how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can't see these flowers.  are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, though I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.
T   , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s you. ”
“Me? But you don't know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don't know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life   happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became     in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged(鼓励) millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

Bridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are built so that cars     (cross) over rivers. Others are made for trains to use . In Washington State, there is a very unusual bridge. It was built for squirrels(松鼠) 。
The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars pass it every day. When squirrels tried to cross the street, they     (kill) . Amos Peters wanted     (protect) these small and lovely animals, so he built a bridge for them---one that would let them pass above the traffic.
The bridge  (be)  a symbol of the town for over 40 years since then. And every Christmas, the local people  (add) a small Christmas tree to the center of the bridge ,How lovely!
A few years ago, the local people   (create) a squirrel festival and they raised money   (build)  two more bridges for these lovely animals. For years, because of the bridges . the squirrels in the town have been able to cross safely from one side of the street to the other.

Chen Yujie, 15 studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang ______.it was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring.Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card , so she didn’r have to travel so often.
  “It’s usually the most relaxing time for our family.” Said Chen.
She chose the right time.After  a  few turns of lobbying(游说) ，her parents finally agreed with Chen .          So they have to choose a right time .
US magazine Highnight recently surveyed 1,521 kids aged 6-12 in the country , asking questions like “      ” Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive(乐于接受的)。Meal time is discovered to be their most favorite time to talk to their parents.Bed time comes second.followed by time spent in the car.
Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency (倾向) over the problem.Qianjiang Daily ,a newspaper in Zhejiang, did a survey about it .   
So do you have anything to talk to your parents about? Choose a good time.
根据短文内容, 从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。

A. When you want to talk to your parents about something important ,When is the best time to do it? B. She decided to discuss it with her parents during TV time to talk to their parents. C. They found that most American teenagers would choose bed time to talk to their parents. D. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week to get money from her parents. E. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose meal time to talk to their parents.. F. For most teenagers like Chen talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying..

Nowadays, WeChat is  more and more popular in China. No matter where we are, we can sign up and sent text or voice messages to our    .We can also find a stranger to talk to by shaking the   . Another funny function is that WeChat can help to search for people  live nearby with the program on. Many people like this function, because it can help them to find more people who they may know.
In my   , Wechat is really a useful chatting tool. It can help people communicate with their friends more   . However, it is also bad for people, especially students. As you see, some people use Wechat for too long. It is not healthy to them. So I have some  to use it in a correct way. First, we should not use it   we are studying. We can’t focus on your  if we use it. Second, we must be careful. We should neither show too much personal information nor trust strangers so much.
We should learn      to use it properly. Remember, Wechat is not everything in your life. Don’t depend too much on it.

When Women Were “Ladies”
As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable. No “nice” woman would d     of entering what was strictly a “man’s world”. Even if she could, what would she do? Men were positive that no women could deal with a job outside her home. This was such a w     accepted idea that when the famous Brontë sisters began writing books in 1846, they disguised (伪装) themselves by signing their books w  men’s names.
Teaching was the first profession (职业) open to women soon after 1800. But even so, that was not an e   profession for women to enter because most high schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to a    women.
Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Florence Nightingale became f    . Because she was a wealthy and cultured woman, as well as a nurse, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the s     and still be “ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England’s first training school for nurses in 1860.
The i     of the typewriter (打字机) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. Because women had slender (纤细的), quick f    , they learned to operate typewriter quickly and well. Businessmen found that they had to hire women for this new kind of work.
By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even m     to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that “nice” women could work in the business world had been accepted.