初中英语完型填空

A young woman in her 20s was sitting on the train，next to her mother．They both looked tired （42） 　　excited．

The young woman was looking out from the train's window．Suddenly，she shouted："Mom，look，the trees are behind us!"Her voice was so（43） 　　that everyone on the train heard．

Mom smiled．But a young couple sitting nearby looked at the young woman's childish behavior （行为 ） with pity．"Poor young woman．There must be something wrong with her （44） 　　，"they thought．

A while later，the young woman（45） 　　again："Mom，look! The clouds are running with

us!"

Mom smiled again．And she seemed very happy with the young woman's words．

（46） 　　，the couple couldn't help asking the old woman："Sorry if we offend （目犯） you．But why don't you take your daughter to a good doctor？"

The old woman smiled and said："Actually（其实），we have just come from the（47） 　　

"Then you should go to a better one．Because it seems that your daughter's situation hasn't（48） ____"said one of them．They felt so bad for the old woman．

"No，in fact I'm very happy with the treatment，"said the mother．"My daughter was（49） ____from birth．Today，she is seeing the world for the first time．"

Every single person has a story．Don't judge people before you truly know them．The truth

might（50） 　　you．

42．A．but	B．and	C．as	D．or
43．A．sweet	B．low	C．loud	D．soft
44．A．tooth	B．mind	C．leg	D．arm
45．A．said	B．asked	C．shouted	D．danced
46．A．Finally	B．Luckily	C．Similarly	D．Probably
47．A．school	B．factory	C．museum	D．hospital
48．A．started	B．improved	C．changed	D．appeared
49．A．ill	B．deaf	C．blind	D．weak
50．A．tell	B．find	C．surprise	D．please．

Yesterday my son and I were eating dinner in our dinning room when we saw a policeman walking past our house..A woman with a（41） 　　look was following him．

I opened the（42） 　　，went out and asked what happened．The policeman said that the woman's（43） 　　was lost an hour ago．I said we didn't see the girl，but we could（44） 　　to look for her．I told my son that we couldn't finish our （45） 　　at that time．，He said，"Being a kind person，Dad"We drove our car and looked for the girl（46） 　　the town．Along the way，a group of children were playing，（47） 　　they beard the news，they said they would help（48） 　　．They rode their bikes and jointed us．

（49） 　　，|we found the little girl about three kilometers away．I was so（50） 　　to see many people help a stranger（陌生人）．It is really a nice world．

41．A．strict	B．happy	C．scary	D．worried
42．A．mouth	B．ear	C．door	D．book
43．A daughter	B．son	C．mother	D．father
44．A look	B．listen	C．find	D．help
45．A games	B．dinner	C．housework	D．homework
46．A for	B．after	C．around	D．up
47．A Before	B．After	C．So	D．And
48．A it	B．him	C．you	D．us
49．A Luckily	B．Differently	C．Differently	D．Lovely
50．A happy	B．surprised	C．scared	D．friendly．

Jim started painting when he was three years old，and when he was five，he was already very good at it．He（1） 　　many beautiful and interesting pictures，and people paid a lot of money for them．They said，"This boy is going to be（2） 　　when he grows up，and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot more（3） 　　"

Jim's pictures were different （4） 　　other people's works，because he（5） 　　painted on all of the paper．He painted on half of it，and the other half was always empty．

"That's very clever，"everybody said，"Nobody else does that like（6） 　　!"

One day，somebody bought one of Jim's pictures and then said to him，"Please（7） 　　 me，Jim Why do you paint on the bottom half of your paper，（8） 　　 not on the top half？"

"Because I'm small，"Jim said，"and my brushes don't （9） 　　very high．That's（10） 　　I only paint on the bottom half of the paper．"

（1）A．painted	B．bought	C．found	D．lost
（2）A．pretty	B．funny	C．famous	D．lucky
（3）A．houses	B．gifts	C．food	D．money
（4）A．of	B．from	C．in	D．with
（5）A．ever	B．already	C．never	D．with
（6）A．him	B．us	C．her	D．them
（7）A．tell	B．advise	C．promise	D．believe
（8）A．and	B．but	C．or	D．because
（9）A．lie	B．stand	C．climb	D．reach
（10）A．when	B．where	C．why	D．what

In a history class，our teacher，Mrs．Bartlett asked us to make a poster （海报） in groups about the culture that we were studying．She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our（1） 　　．

The next day，I was told to be in a group I would（2） 　　want﹣﹣﹣the boy who was too weak in English，and the two girls who wore strange clothes．Oh，how I wanted to be with my （3） 　　！With tears in my eyes，I walked up to Mrs．Bartlett．She（4） 　　me and seemed to know what I was there for．I told her I should be in the"good"group．She gently （轻轻地）（5） 　　a hand on my shoulder （肩膀）．"I know what you want，Karma，"she said，"but your group needs you．I need you to help them．Only you can help them．"I was （6） 　　and moved．Her words encouraged me．

"Will you help them？"she asked．"Yes，"I replied．Then I （7） 　　walked over to my group．I sat down and we started．Each of us did a part according to our interests．Halfway through the week，I felt （8） 　　enjoying our group．We did a good job together．My group members weren't thought to be good just because no one cared enough about them （9） 　　Mrs．Bartlett．

At last，our group got an A．But I think we should hand the A back to Mrs．Bartlett．She was the one who should truly （10） 　　it．Mrs．Bartlett brought out the potential （潜能） in four of her students．

（1）A． classes	B． books	C． choices	D． clothes
（2）A． often	B． never	C． always	D． sometimes
（3）A． boys	B． girls	C． friends	D． teachers
（4）A． laughed at	B． looked at	C． lived with	D． agreed with
（5）A． placed	B． pushed	C． washed	D． pulled
（6）A． useful	B． surprised	C． thirsty	D． asleep
（7）A． hardly	B． deeply	C． lazily	D． bravely
（8）A． myself	B． herself	C． yourself	D． himself
（9）A． around	B． with	C． for	D． except
（10）A． receive	B． start	C． give	D． throw

There is an old saying："Take the time to stop and smell the flowers．"I think we should also take the time to（1） 　　flowers．

My grandmother knew just（2） 　　to do that．She grew flowers with earth，water and love，so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers．She would smile when she saw the（3） 　　shine down on them．In her front garden she planted flowers，（4） 　　．You could see red，white，and yellow flowers in it．My mom and I used to walk（5） 　　them and enjoy their smells．Beautiful butterflies flew down on them．Grandma also cared for the wild flowers．She would send（6） 　　and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine．

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens（7） 　　also planted flowers in our hearts．Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us．Her sweet smile always made us（8） 　　．Her hugs and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love（9） 　　day after day．

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today．Show your smiles，kindness and love．Plant your wishes，talents and pleasure．Make this（10） 　　brighter and brighter with your sunshine．

（1）A． plant	B． water	C． buy	D． sell
（2）A． who	B． when	C． how	D． where
（3）A． star	B．sun	C． rain	D． wind
（4）A． too	B． either	C． then	D． though
（5）A． at	B． on	C． with	D． around
（6）A． me	B． you	C． him	D． her
（7）A． and	B．so	C． but	D． or
（8）A． happy	B． hungry	C． tired	D． angry
（9）A． sleeping	B． growing	C． standing	D． losing
（10）A． house	B． town	C． city	D． world

One day，a woman sat next to a man in a park．（36） 　　pointed to the boy who was swinging（荡秋千）and said，"What a nice boy!"

"Yes，he's a （37） 　　boy．He's my son"．The man said．Then，he （38） 　　his watch and called to his son，"Shall we go．Todd？"

Todd answered，"Five more minutes，Dad，Just five more minutes．"The man （39） 　　and Todd continued to swing．

Five （40） 　　passed and the father stood and called again to his son．"Time to go now．"Again Todd said．"Five more minute，Dad Just five more minutes，please．"

The man smiled and said，"OK．"

"You are （41） 　　a patient father，"the woman said．

The man smiled and then said，"My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year （42） 　　he was riding his bike near here．I never spent （43） 　　time with Tommy．I've promised that the same mistake can't happen （44） 　　Todd．He wants to have five more minutes to swing．The （45） 　　is that I also have five more minutes to watch him．"

36．A．She	B．They	C．We	D．He
37．A．stupid	B．good	C．looked for	D．looked at
38．A．looked like	B．looked after	C．looked for	D．looked at
39．A．disagreed	B．agreed	C．thoough	D．understood
40．A．times	B．hours	C．seconds	D．minutes
41．A．easily	B．quietly	C．really	D．happily
42．A．that	B．while	C．if	D．how
43．A．much	B．many	C．a few	D．few
44．A．with	B．in	C．to	D．for
45．A．truth	B．question	C．mistake	D．trouble．

In the 1920s， a poor， young painter was making a living in Kansas on his own． He used an old garage （车库 ） as his workplace． He worked （41） 　　day and night．

However， he was not （42） 　　in the garage． There were mice， too． Every night when he tried to sleep， the mice made lots of noise． But he was too tired to drive them away．

One day， a little mouse came to the painter． It looked at him directly． Its small eyes were （43） 　　． "It must be （44） 　　． too．" The painter gave the little mouse some bread． The mouse ate it and went away．

"It will be back， '' the painter thought．

The next day， the little mouse came （45） 　　． The painter gave it some bread another time． The little mouse danced on the floor happily．

After that， the little mouse came to the painter every day． The painter （46） 　　it very much． He even allowed it to dance on his drawing board． At that time， the little mouse was his only friend．

Later， the painter got a job in Hollywood． He had to design （设计 ） a （47） 　　for an animal cartoon． He thought and thought， （48） 　　he had no ideas．

Then the picture of the little mouse dancing on his drawing board came to his mind． He quickly （49） 　　 his brush． With a few strokes （笔划 ），（50） 　　 cartooncharacter in history Mickey Mouse﹣﹣ was born．

As you know， the name of the poor young painter was Walt Disney．

41．A． hardly	B． hard	C． bored	D． interesting
42．A． along	B． lonely	C． alone	D． long
43．A． shone	B． to shine	C． shine	D． shining
44．A． hungry	B． cold	C． thirsty	D． sleepy
45．A． down	B． away	C． off	D． again
46．A． liked	B． disliked	C． hated	D． scared
47．A． brush	B． character	C． gift	D． sign
48． A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
49． A． put up	B． looked up	C． gave up	D． picked up
50． A． great	B． the greatest	C． greater	D． more great

This is a story of an old man．I have seen him for years but never paid（1）　____ 　 attention to him．He always （2） 　　a red hat and carried a rubbish bag．He usually spent his lunchtime（3） 　　around in that factory． He（4） 　　those used tins （罐）there．

One day， I was fixing one of the（5） 　　 machines when this"tin man" came with his bag wearing his hat．（6） 　　， he picked up the tins， which were all around the place． My manager was standing there and watching us．

Several minutes（7） 　　，I heard my manager ask him，"How do you（8） 　　 those tins you have picked up？""I will give them to my（9） 　　．He has neither the wife nor the child．What's （10） 　　， his left leg got hurt badly． He has（11） 　　in making a living，" said the"tin man"． I was （12） 　　to hear that． I never thought about it（13） 　　 I always considered that the"tin man" would take them to the recycling center． So I asked him，"You mean you collect tins （14） 　　helping your neighbor？" "I know this does not help much，" he said． "But I'll keep trying． He needs help．"

The story of the"tin man" was really（15） 　　． As the saying goes，"Roses given， fragrance in hand．"

（1）A． some	B．few	C． many	D． any
（2）A．put	B． left	C． wore	D． lent
（3）A． walking	B． visiting	C． throwing	D． showing
（4）A． sold	B． collected	C． bought	D． brought
（5）A． drawn	B． stolen	C． fallen	D． broken
（6）A． In fact	B． At last	C． As usual	D． So far
（7）A． then	B． before	C． after	D． later
（8）A． take out	B． deal with	C． get rid of	D． put away
（9）A． wife	B． relative	C． neighbor	D． child
（10）A． worse	B． better	C． wiser	D． luckier
（11）A． time	B． interest	C． trouble	D．fun
（12）A． surprised	B． frightened	C． excited	D． disappointed
（13）A． but	B． because	C． so	D． whether
（14）A． about	B． from	C． with	D． for
（15）A． moving	B． boring	C． exciting	D． relaxing

Silent and calm， 25﹣year﹣old Linda looks out of the window． She may be smiling now， but it's been a long， hard road to（1） 　　．Today， she is an author of a best﹣ seller and also a famous artist． Her story is about overcoming（2） 　　and encouraging others to do the same．

Linda did not begin talking（3） 　　she was two and a half years old．（4） 　　， it was found that she had autism （自闭症） and had difficulty in social communication． Linda's mother taught her the（5） 　　of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things（6） 　　．

Growing up，she was（7） 　　bullied（欺凌）．She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks．She tried changing schools， but she never seemed to be（8） 　　．The bullying （9） 　　．She also had trouble with tests． But she didn't let them stop her． With the help of her parents， Linda received speech and communication treatment．

After a long period of treating， doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies． But she proved（证明） them（10） 　　． Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability﹣creating beautiful paintings． And at 18， Linda went to art college to study painting and was later（11） 　　by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could （12） 　　her story．

Now she has gone through the（13） 　　times． And she has come to（14） 　　that she is not useless． At 25， Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help herself and her family． By sharing her experience， Linda is not only （15） 　　others， but also changing their lives．

（1）A． wealth	B． politeness	C． sadness	D． happiness
（2）A． decisions	B． conditions	C． difficulties	D． discussions
（3）A． if	B． because	C． until	D． so
（4）A． Honestly	B． Unluckily	C． Clearly	D． Suddenly
（5）A． progress	B． meaning	C． instruction	D． interest
（6）A． by the way	B． right away	C． in a hurry	D． on her own
（7）A． hardly	B． secretly	C． recently	D． seriously
（8）A． welcomed	B． refused	C． treated	D． allowed
（9）A． received	B． developed	C． continued	D． studied
（10）A． wrong	B． right	C． clever	D． silly
（11）A． interviewed	B． invited	C． trusted	D． tested
（12）A． share	B． cover	C． copy	D． complete
（13）A． quiet	B． dark	C． safe	D．comfortable
（14）A． realize	B． guess	C． doubt	D． remember
（15）A． teaching	B． saving	C． influencing	D． controlling

A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park． The young daughter was a little bit tired， so they took a（1） 　　on the bench． When the daughter saw an old man selling apples， she asked her father to buy her an apple． Her father didn't bring much money with him， but it was enough to buy two apples， So he did， and gave （2） 　　of them to his daughter，smiling．

His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand． Then the father asked her if she could （3） 　　one of the apples with him． When the girl heard this， she ickly took a bite（咬）from one apple． And before her father could speak， she also took a bite from the （4） 　　apple．

The father was （5） 　　．He wondered what mistakes he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy（ 贪婪的）way． He was lost in thought． Perhaps he was just thinking too much．His daughter was too （6） 　　to understand about sharing and giving． A smile disappeared from his face．

Suddenly， his daughter with an apple in her left hand said， "Daddy， have this one! It much juicier and （7） 　　"Her father was speechless． He felt （8） 　　about making the judgment（判断）so quickly about a small child． But his smile （9） 　　knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple．

Don't judge anything or draw a conclusion（结论） too quickly． （10） 　　give some more

time to understand things better．

（1）A． walk	B．shower	C． break	D． look
（2）A．both	B．all	C． either	D．neither
（3）A．take	B． cut	C． wash	D．share
（4）A．first	B．second	C． third	D．two
（5）A．satisfied	B．excited	C．surprised	D． moved
（6）A．brave	B．silly	C．young	D．smart
（7）A． saltier	B． bitterer	C． hotter	D．sweeter
（8）A．proud	B．great	C．bad	D．happy
（9）A．went away	B．came back	C． ran out	D． ran off
（10）A． Always	B． Sometimes	C．Never	D． Seldom

My friends and I joined a two﹣day survival training course in the mountains． The fist day was really （1） 　　﹣ there was so much to do! Arriving at the campsite，We were divided into groupa and given a tent， some food， a（2） 　　and a compass， Sunding next to a small river， Fanny （3） 　　camping in the grassy area nearby． However， our instructor， Mr． Lee， pointed out that it might flood if it rained． In the end， we found a higher area． Putting up the tent was very hard． Luckily Mr． Lee helped us a lot．

By the time we had put up the tent， everyone was really hungry．"We wouldn't have got this

hungry if we had brought some snacks， "Peter said． We all told him to（4） 　　complaining and help us start a fire to cook our food （5） 　　． Realizing we were having trouble making the fire， he finally（6） 　　．

The next day started early， Woken by a strange noise， Peter went to see what was happening．

"some cows have eaten our breakfast! "he shouted． "That's all because you didn't （7） 　　the food properly last night，" said Mr． Lee．

Worried that Mr． Lee was angry with us， we tried very hard on our next task﹣using the map and compass to find a secret location． We made it to the location（8） 　　the other groups did． We all felt very proud of （9） 　　．

The survival training course was a great （10） 　　．Now I feel I could survive anywhere!

（1）A． different	B． boring	C． disappointing	D． difficult
（2）A． book	B． map	C． light	D． knife
（3）A． imagined	B． enjoyed	C． finished	D． suggested
（4）A．continue	B． start	C．stop	D． mind
（5）A． instead	B． again	C． too	D． yet
（6）A． started out	B． worked out	C． gave out	D． helped out
（7）A．eat up	B． put away	C． sell out	D． throw off
（8）A．after	B． when	C． before	D． till
（9）A． him	B． them	C．you	D．ourselves
（10）A．activity	B． competition	C． experience	D．example

A restaurant had once fallen upon hard times． Only five （1） 　　were left；the manager and four others， all over 60 years old．

    In the town near the restaurant there lived a successful businessman who was good at managing business， so the manager （2） 　　to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might save the restaurant． The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time， but when he was asked for advice， the businessman （3） 　　for a while and then said， "I have no advice to give． The only thing I can tell you is that the saver is one of you．"

    The manager， returning to the restaurant （4） 　　． told the other people what the businessman had said． In the months that （5） 　　， the old restaurant workers thought carefully of the words of the businessman， "The saver is one of us？ they asked themselves． As they thought about this possibility， they all began to treat each other with （6） 　　respect（ 尊重）． And thinking that each of themselves might be the saver，they also began to treat themselves with more care．

    As time went by， people coming to the restaurant （7） 　　that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant． Hardly knowing （8） 　　， more people began to come back to the restaurant． They began to bring their friends， and theirs brought more friends． Two （9） 　　later， the small restaurant had once again become a big food company． thanks to the businessman's （10） 　　． They understood that it was they themselves that were the savers．

（1）A． cooks	B．waiters	C．members	D． customers
（2）A． hoped	B． began	C． allowed	D． decided
（3）A． stopped	B．refused	C． rested	D． laughed
（4）A． angrily	B．hopefully	C． lively	D． nervously
（5）A． following	B． followed	C． going	D． gone
（6）A． strange	B．similar	C．strong	D．special
（7）A． received	B． advised	C． felt	D．wished
（8）A． what	B． how	C．why	D． when
（9）A． years	B． days	C． hours	D．minutes
（10）A． advice	B． words	C． methods	D．success

"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence．" That's an old （1） 　　in English． It means other places often look better， more interesting than the place in （2） 　　you live． Some people worry （3） 　　young Chinese are beginning to feel that way． They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and， （4） 　　，buying Japanese cartoon books， watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays．

Foreign books and soap operas are good， （5） 　　Chinese writers and actors are just as good． As for holidays， Christmas is nice， but it can （6） 　　have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has， and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid﹣autumn Festival． And let′s not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best （7） 　　friendliness． Not all countries are as （8） 　　as China．

It's good to enjoy other cultures and （9） 　　from them， but they cannot replace your own culture． It's good to look on the other side of the fence， but （10） 　　you take a good long look． You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence．

（1）A． word	B． saying	C．sentence	D． rule
（2）A． that	B． when	C． where	D．which
（3）A． that	B． if	C． why	D． whether
（4）A． however	B． besides	C．instead	D． then
（5）A． and	B．so	C． but	D．or
（6）A． still	B． never	C．always	D．ever
（7）A． they	B． their	C．it	D．its
（8）A． warm	B．warmer	C． cold	D．colder
（9）A． learns	B． learning	C．in learning	D． to learn
（10）A． make up	B． make up of	C．make sure	D． be sure to

Bike﹣sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities． It is good to the（1） ___ 　development of the big cities．

A （2） 　 　by a company found that shared bikes started the nation's（3） 　 　for bikes again． Now more and more Chinese people are（4） 　 　bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities．

An engineer of that company says that since the start of shared bikes， people（5） __ 　fewer trips by car． The love for shared bikes is not only among（6） 　 　people， who were born in the 1980s and 1990s， but also among people over sixty．

At weekends， the number of the riders in Shenzhen reaches the（7） 　 　of all cities． On weekdays， the number of people who use shared bikes to travel to word is（8） 　 　in Shanghai．

It is said that bike﹣sharing will help（9） 　 　the cities' environment． It not only helps solve the traffic problems， but also will help to make more use of（10） 　 　in cities． Take Beijing as an example if more people choose shared bikes， an area of five Bird's Nest stadiums will be saved．

（1）A． harmful	B． sudden	C． slow	D． healthy
（2）A． report	B． suggestion	C． rule	D． plan
（3）A． preparation	B． love	C． search	D． worry
（4）A． repairing	B． locking	C． choosing	D． pushing
（5）A． will made	B． have made	C． are making	D． are made
（6）A． strong	B． young	C． old	D． weak
（7）A． corner	B． line	C． top	D． side
（8）A． going up	B． giving away	C． coming over	D． putting off
（9）A． experience	B． improve	C． discover	D． separate
（10）A． space	B． money	C． air	D． time

High school does not encourage students to know about the new things in life，but college sets the stage for it．I myself went through this （1） 　　process（过程）and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better： I discovered ASL﹣American Sign Language．

I never felt it necessary to learn any sign language before．All of my family members can hear，and so are all my friends．The （2） 　　 language was enough．Little by little，I discovered my （3） 　　for ASL．

The （4） 　　began during my first week at college．I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation of a song．Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attracted me．What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past．This new form of communication just made me want more．

After that，feeling the need to （5） 　　further，I decided to join one of ASL clubs．I only learned how to express my feelings （6） 　　 my hands about the letters that day．Although my process was （7） 　　，I wasn' t disappointed about it．I then tried my best to take part in those club' s meetings and learned all I could．

The following term，I decided to be a member of an ASL class．The professor was deaf and any talking wasn' t （8） 　　．I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant．（9） 　　，if there had been any talking，it would have caused to learn less．Now，I enjoy the silence and the （10） 　　way of communication．

（1）A．talking	B．planning	C．searching	D．looking
（2）A．body	B．spoken	C．written	D．foreign
（3）A．love	B．question	C．need	D．goal
（4）A．map	B．trip	C．story	D．task
（5）A．ask about	B．know about	C．worry about	D．talk about
（6）A．at	B．on	C．in	D．with
（7）A．ready	B．slow	C．common	D．nervous
（8）A．allowed	B．welcomed	C．turned	D．repeated
（9）A．Finally	B．Besides	C．Instead	D．However
（10）A．easy	B．popular	C．new	D．quick