初中英语完型填空

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One spring day, a rose came out in the garden. When she met her neighbors, including a cactus（仙人掌）and other plants, she said to the cactus, “I’m the most beautiful flower here, but you are full of thorns（刺）and so （1） !”

Day after day, the rose never stopped being unfriendly to the cactus. However, the cactus （2） got sad or angry, and he replied calmly every time, “Every life has a purpose to be what it is.”

As summer came, it was hot and （3） . The rose lost a lot of water and became weaker and weaker, but the cactus grew well. He had strong roots（根）system and was good at （4） water in his body.

One day, the rose saw a bird make a small （5） in the cactus. The thirsty bird drank the water inside the cactus through the hole.

“It must hurt,” said the rose.

“Yes,” the cactus replied, “but I don’t want to see my bird friend suffer.”

The rose was so （6） that she asked the cactus for water. The cactus kindly agreed. He asked the bird to carry the water to the rose’s roots.

The rose was ashamed（羞愧的）of what she had said to the cactus in the past. From then on, she （7） judging（评判）others by their looks.

（1）

A．

ugly

B．

lazy

C．

strong

（2）

A．

sometimes

B．

always

C．

never

（3）

A．

dry

B．

wet

C．

dirty

（4）

A．

discovering

B．

storing

C．

wasting

（5）

A．

hole

B．

meal

C．

house

（6）

A．

shy

B．

thirsty

C．

angry

（7）

A．

kept

B．

began

C．

stopped

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a man who had four sons. One day, he told （1） of his sons to go and see what a pear tree looked like during winter, spring, summer and autumn. Although the sons felt strange about their father’s （2） , they went to see the pear tree. After a （3） , the father got them to come together and asked them what they had seen.

The first son answered that the tree had been bare（光秃秃的）and （4） .

The second son said, “No! It was covered with new （5） leaves. The tree had bright hopes.”

The third son （6） his head, and said, “No! The pear tree was full of flowers. They smelled so sweet and （7） so beautiful.”

“There were many pears （8） no flowers on the tree,” the fourth son disagreed, “I saw the joy of a good harvest（丰收）.”

The man then said to his sons that they were all right. They got （9） answers because each of them had seen only one season in the life of the pear tree.

“You cannot judge（评判）a tree, a person or your life by just one season. If you （10） in your winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the harvest of your autumn.”

（1）

A．

each

B．

both

C．

none

D．

neither

（2）

A．

invitation

B．

request

C．

opinion

D．

answer

（3）

A．

week

B．

month

C．

season

D．

year

（4）

A．

ugly

B．

lively

C．

tall

D．

short

（5）

A．

yellow

B．

green

C．

white

D．

pink

（6）

A．

nodded

B．

raised

C．

shook

D．

lowered

（7）

A．

looked

B．

touched

C．

tasted

D．

sounded

（8）

A．

or

B．

and

C．

so

D．

but

（9）

A．

similar

B．

perfect

C．

different

D．

humorous

（10）

A．

call up

B．

look up

C．

cheer up

D．

give up

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I have learned four languages—English, Spanish, French and Chinese. Although I wasn’t great at （1） when I was a kid, I （2） by traveling to places like Beijing, Dali and Kunming.

An （3） time for me was two summers ago when I went to Hangzhou. I joined a program where I became an English teacher for primary school kids. This （4） let me learn more about the Chinese language and traditions. Our classroom was like a melting pot（熔炉）of ideas, with lots of language sharing and laughter.

My travels and （5） experience in Hangzhou completely changed how I see the world. It made me （6） the close relationship of different countries, and now I want to be a global citizen（世界公民）. I want to help people from different countries understand each other, （7） between China and the US.

In China, we see a lot of （8） of American culture, such as Disney cartoon characters, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. However, I couldn’t find many signs of Chinese culture in the US, except for Chinese （9） . I went to some but found the food there very different from real Chinese food. I think China still has much to do to further promote（推动）its cultural influence among the American people. As for me, I will （10） to be one of those who can help deepen the understanding between China and the US.

（1）

A．

English

B．

Spanish

C．

French

D．

Chinese

（2）

A．

appeared

B．

improved

C．

graduated

D．

increased

（3）

A．

awful

B．

important

C．

embarrassing

D．

expensive

（4）

A．

class

B．

survey

C．

experience

D．

examination

（5）

A．

teaching

B．

loving

C．

guiding

D．

communicating

（6）

A．

change

B．

remind

C．

realize

D．

achieve

（7）

A．

only

B．

seriously

C．

actually

D．

especially

（8）

A．

programs

B．

dreams

C．

signs

D．

advertisements

（9）

A．

restaurants

B．

shops

C．

farms

D．

factories

（10）

A．

regret

B．

refuse

C．

happen

D．

continue

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On Saturday afternoon, Mom asked Jim to tidy his bedroom. A few （1） later he came back.

“It is tidy now,” Jim said.

“Good,” said Mom. “Take some （2） from my drawer（抽屉）and buy some candies.”

Jim opened the drawer （3） . He found six pens, four keys, three gloves, two tickets and a notebook.

“What are all these things?” asked Jim.

“Oh, that s my safe place,” said Mom. “Let’s go and see your room.”

They went to Jim’s bedroom. It looked nice and tidy. Then Mom looked （4） Jim’s bed. All Jim’s clothes, books and toys were there.

“What are all these things?” she asked.

“That’s my （5） place,” said Jim.

Mom laughed. “Let’s tidy your room and then we can tidy my drawer.”

（1）

A．

minutes

B．

hours

C．

days

（2）

A．

tickets

B．

gloves

C．

money

（3）

A．

cheerfully

B．

patiently

C．

carefully

（4）

A．

on

B．

under

C．

at

（5）

A．

own

B．

safe

C．

favorite

阅读的短文，掌握其大意，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Baduanjin（八段锦）is an ancient health exercise from China. It has become （1） these days with more and more people sharing their exercise experiences online. They believe that after （2） baduanjin, their bodies have become stronger.

Baduanjin is a simple health exercise. It has eight gentle steps. It is good for the （3） , and it is also fit for young people who （4） for long hours in the office or have bad feelings. Besides, the practice doesn’t need much space or time. It uses breathing and concentration（专注）skills to （5） both body and mind.

（1）

A．

popular

B．

interesting

C．

important

（2）

A．

sharing

B．

practicing

C．

remembering

（3）

A．

old

B．

poor

C．

disabled

（4）

A．

sit

B．

sleep

C．

study

（5）

A．

guide

B．

check

C．

improve

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Pure love, only for China.” When the host of the Harbin Ice and Snow World read out the words in a lost phone to find its owner, people all cheered for these （1） words on the wallpaper（屏保）of the phone. These words were written by Chen Xiangrong who lost his life for the safety of our country. The （2） of the lost phone is a student from Heilongjiang University. Her family name is Xie.

Xie knew Chen Xiangrong when she （3） in a high school. One day, she learned about Chen’s story from a newspaper and was deeply moved. Since then, Xie has regarded Chen as （4） and hoped one day she could also serve our country like him. She has kept Chen’s words “Pure love, only for China” in （5） phone together with a Chinese national flag as an inspiration.

To her surprise, the wallpaper （6） on the Internet suddenly. Even many people asked for the wallpaper. “I am very （7） that many young people hold the same dream as me. We all have a feeling of responsibility and big （8） ,” Xie said. “I believe that through our hard work, our country will be stronger and stronger! We will （9） to create a better future for our country!”

We Chinese people are confident, ambitious and responsible. “Pure love, only for China.” （10） these words are simple, they show our strong respect, love and loyalty to our country.

（1）

A．

funny

B．

touching

C．

scary

（2）

A．

owner

B．

wallpaper

C．

picture

（3）

A．

taught

B．

played

C．

studied

（4）

A．

a host

B．

a student

C．

an example

（5）

A．

his

B．

her

C．

our

（6）

A．

was broken

B．

got lost

C．

became popular

（7）

A．

excited

B．

bored

C．

sorry

（8）

A．

phones

B．

dreams

C．

problems

（9）

A．

try our best

B．

feel free

C．

write words

（10）

A．

So

B．

Although

C．

Unless

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The China International Search and Rescue Team（CISAR）was formed in 2001. It （1） help and hope to those whose lives are changed by a storm, an earthquake, or any other natural disaster（灾难）.

After long and （2） training, the Chinese team went on its first international rescue（救援）tasks in 2003. That year, the team helped save lives after earthquakes in Algeria and Iran. It was the first time that the CISAR had worked outside China, and the team （3） high praise for their bravery and skill. Since then, the CISAR has completed lots of rescue （4） — they braved terrible conditions to rescue people in Indonesia, Haiti and Pakistan.

Rescue workers are trained to find people, treat injuries（伤痛）, and （5） food, water, and other things. They have to be able to do difficult work when it is very （6） . For example, there is usually no electricity or water after a disaster, and there may be illnesses and accidents. Rescue workers get to save lives, but they must also deal with the dead. That means they have to be （7） in both body and mind. Rescue workers must have big （8） , too. It takes lots of love and courage to risk（冒险）their own lives to （9） someone else’s. The members of the CISAR are always ready to go wherever help is needed.

Rescue workers leave their homes and families for a job that offers little pay and less sleep. We can’t imagine how much they have sacrificed（牺牲）selflessly. We don’t even know most of their names. They are really （10） heroes!

（1）

A．

closes

B．

sells

C．

brings

（2）

A．

careful

B．

poor

C．

useless

（3）

A．

gave

B．

won

C．

missed

（4）

A．

tasks

B．

mistakes

C．

excuses

（5）

A．

give up

B．

hand out

C．

cut down

（6）

A．

comfortable

B．

safe

C．

dangerous

（7）

A．

weak

B．

strong

C．

slow

（8）

A．

hearts

B．

mouths

C．

eyes

（9）

A．

waste

B．

enjoy

C．

save

（10）

A．

unskilled

B．

unsung

C．

untrained

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a village with no （1） . At night, they used oil lamps for light. However, oil was too expensive for his parents to afford.

William wanted to （2） life there but he had no idea how to realize it. One day, he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill.

“That is （3） !” Though he didn’t know what a windmill was, he decided to give it a try.

First he had to （4） all the materials. He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby and （5） his goal until he got what he wanted.

Then he started to make the windmill. The moment his farm work finished in the fields, he threw himself on studying the materials, staying （6） till midnight. Finally, he made it after many （7） . He fixed the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind. The villagers came to look. A long wire was used to connect to a bulb to the windmill. The wind blew and the windmill （8） . To their amazement, the bulb lit up. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and jumped （9） . To produce more energy, he built another windmill for his village.

Bored into poverty, William didn’t give up in the face of difficulties. He kept reading, taught himself and lit up the whole （10） .

（1）

A．

gas

B．

water

C．

Internet

D．

electricity

（2）

A．

protect

B．

improve

C．

create

D．

understand

（3）

A．

amazing

B．

surprised

C．

worried

D．

important

（4）

A．

buy

B．

invent

C．

collect

D．

borrow

（5）

A．

stuck to

B．

went over

C．

looked into

D．

learn about

（6）

A．

calm

B．

awake

C．

relaxed

D．

free

（7）

A．

tells

B．

excuses

C．

failures

D．

meeting

（8）

A．

fell

B．

flew

C．

opened

D．

turned

（9）

A．

excitedly

B．

hurriedly

C．

carefully

D．

worriedly

（10）

A．

team

B．

club

C．

school

D．

village

根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

The Leaning Tower of Pisa（比萨斜塔）is in Italy. The tower was （1） in 1173. It’s 56.67 meters tall on the （2） side, and 55.86 meters tall on the low side. The tower has experienced four earthquakes, （3） it still stands there. Why doesn’t it fall down? Because the soil（土壤） （4） the tower is soft, it doesn’t shake a lot during the earthquake. The soil makes the （5） lean. This makes it one of the most popular buildings in the world.

（1）

A．

bought

B．

built

C．

sold

（2）

A．

high

B．

big

C．

small

（3）

A．

or

B．

and

C．

but

（4）

A．

in

B．

on

C．

under

（5）

A．

tower

B．

grass

C．

tree

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

One day, a grasshopper（蚱蜢）was relaxing in a field. And he was eating as much grass as he could. When his stomach was （1） , he began to play some music. He was having a good time in the sun.

Then, an ant walked by. He was （2） some corn.

“Come and sing with me!” said the grasshopper.

“No,” said the ant. “I am busy （3） food for the winter.”

“Don’t be serious about the （4） !” said the grasshopper. “There’s lots of food now and it is sunny today.”

（5） the ant went on his way and kept on collecting food.

“How silly the ant is!” said the grasshopper. “He only needs to （6） winter when winter comes!”

When winter came, the grasshopper had （7） food. But the ant and his family had plenty to （8） .

“Could I have some of your food?” said the grasshopper.

“Hum…” said the ant. “ （9） you said I was silly, I’ll still help you.”

Hearing his words, the grasshopper was very thankful. At the same time, he was （10） for what he had done before. He learnt a very important lesson—working hard today is to get ready for tomorrow.

（1）

A．

empty

B．

small

C．

full

D．

thin

（2）

A．

carrying

B．

selling

C．

planting

D．

watching

（3）

A．

get

B．

got

C．

getting

D．

gets

（4）

A．

spring

B．

summer

C．

autumn

D．

winter

（5）

A．

And

B．

But

C．

Or

D．

So

（6）

A．

worry about

B．

give up

C．

look for

D．

wait for

（7）

A．

enough

B．

no

C．

more

D．

much

（8）

A．

drink

B．

buy

C．

eat

D．

waste

（9）

A．

Besides

B．

Because

C．

When

D．

Although

（10）

A．

tired

B．

regretful

C．

happy

D．

angry

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Last weekend my friend Clara and I went to a special restaurant. When we arrived there, it looked like other restaurants. The only （1） thing was that they took our bags, phones and watches and locked them up.

Next, we followed the blind waiter, Serge, down a long and fairly dark hallway. He took us to another room. It was totally （2） . Serge showed us to our table and （3） us to sit down. There were no menus. Serge just put （4） down on the table and told us to enjoy our meal. At first, we found it difficult to eat and drink in complete darkness. But after a while, we got （5） to it. Everything smelled and tasted so good that it didn’t matter （6） nobody could see anything.

（7） , it made the meal lots of fun. We had a really good time, laughing and trying to （8） what we were eating. With light music, we were soon chatting and joking with all the other （9） .

After the meal, Serge took us （10） and told us what we’d eaten. It was certainly an unusual experience.

（1）

A．

funny

B．

strange

C．

serious

（2）

A．

silent

B．

empty

C．

dark

（3）

A．

taught

B．

ordered

C．

helped

（4）

A．

nothing

B．

anything

C．

something

（5）

A．

close

B．

used

C．

ready

（6）

A．

that

B．

before

C．

because

（7）

A．

Actually

B．

Thankfully

C．

Finally

（8）

A．

share

B．

learn

C．

guess

（9）

A．

waiters

B．

friends

C．

customers

（10）

A．

back

B．

away

C．

in

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her （1） is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a （2） life now.

Betty does not have a natural gift（天赋）for math. She never （3） that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous （4） researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very （5） quality for a scientist. Another （6） is that she is a creative thinker. “After all, science is all about problem-solving,” Betty said.

Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and （7） by other scientists. But when things don’t go （8） as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may （9） a new idea.

Few are born to be a （10） . According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.

（1）

A．

job

B．

book

C．

excuse

D．

exam

（2）

A．

slower

B．

longer

C．

quieter

D．

simpler

（3）

A．

argued

B．

reported

C．

thought

D．

understood

（4）

A．

social

B．

medical

C．

educational

D．

environmental

（5）

A．

poor

B．

strange

C．

similar

D．

important

（6）

A．

reason

B．

example

C．

purpose

D．

decision

（7）

A．

changed

B．

accepted

C．

described

D．

questioned

（8）

A．

safely

B．

crazily

C．

blindly

D．

smoothly

（9）

A．

mix with

B．

turn down

C．

lead to

D．

break down

（10）

A．

dentist

B．

lawyer

C．

coach

D．

scientist

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In a small village, there lived a young boy named Ravi. He was always glad to lend a helping hand.

One day, he saw a wounded （1） lying on the ground with a broken wing（翅膀）. It was unable to （2） . Filled with worry, Ravi picked up the bird and carefully bandaged（包扎）up its wing. He provided food and water （3） it. Days turned into weeks, and the bird became better and better. It was （4） ready to fly again.

As Ravi watched the bird flying higher and higher in the （5） , he felt a deep sense of happiness and realized he could have a great influence on the lives of others. So he began to do a lot, including feeding homeless animals and visiting （6） people. His kindness spread throughout the village, encouraging people to follow his example.

Years passed, and Ravi （7） to be a beloved（深受喜爱的）member of the community. His simple deeds（行为） （8） the village into a place full of love and care.

Our acts, no matter how （9） , can make a difference. （10） kindness is spread around, we will have the power to create a better world.

（1）

A．

ant

B．

bee

C．

bird

D．

butterfly

（2）

A．

see

B．

fly

C．

eat

D．

drink

（3）

A．

for

B．

by

C．

from

D．

about

（4）

A．

widely

B．

hardly

C．

strangely

D．

happily

（5）

A．

sky

B．

lake

C．

box

D．

house

（6）

A．

rich

B．

sick

C．

strict

D．

wise

（7）

A．

got up

B．

gave up

C．

grew up

D．

woke up

（8）

A．

cut

B．

divided

C．

poured

D．

changed

（9）

A．

brave

B．

small

C．

terrible

D．

dangerous

（10）

A．

If

B．

Before

C．

Unless

D．

Although

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Do you like flying kites? Do you know anything about kites?

The kite is one of the traditional folk arts in （1） , and it has a history of more than 2, 000 years. In ancient China, the kite was known as yao. And in North China （2） was known as yuan.

The kite is always made of painted silk and bamboo, with a silk string（丝线）attached to it. The kite takes on （3） shapes. Most kites in China are like animals such as flying （4） . Now kite-flying has become a much-loved outdoor activity in China.

Known as the birthplace of kites, Weifang in Shandong Province has a （5） history of making kites. And there’s an international kite festival there every April.

（1）

A．

England

B．

China

C．

America

（2）

A．

she

B．

he

C．

it

（3）

A．

different

B．

the same

C．

the only

（4）

A．

planes

B．

rockets

C．

birds

（5）

A．

short

B．

long

C．

new

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

“Meera, do you remember what day it is tomorrow?” asked Rani.

“It’s Mummy’s birthday!” cried Meera. “What are we going to give her as a （1） ”

That was the （2） . They couldn’t think of anything! Maybe they could buy her some flowers or make her a birthday card. But that didn’t seem （3） enough for Mummy!

Both girls （4） how they could make Mummy’s birthday an extra surprise. They asked Papa for help. After an hour of discussing with Papa, the girls nodded to each other. They finally had a （5） !

Next morning Papa （6） the girls very early, even before the sun had risen properly. Quickly and quietly, the three of them started to （7） . Papa and Rani blew up balloons—red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera （8） them all around. Soon the room was looking very （9） indeed.

Then they got into the （10） . “Let’s make breakfast!” Papa began giving （11） in a low voice. Rani and Meera did as Papa said. （12） the children made the breakfast ready. There were sandwiches, a fruit salad, a glass full of （13） orange juice and another full of warm milk.

Mummy came out of her room. The girls （14） to her and hugged（拥抱）her. “Happy birthday!”

“What a wonderful （15） !” cried Mummy, looking at the balloons and the breakfast table. It was the best breakfast Mummy had ever eaten.

（1）

A．

praise

B．

present

C．

promise

D．

prize

（2）

A．

answer

B．

reason

C．

problem

D．

decision

（3）

A．

special

B．

simple

C．

expensive

D．

easy

（4）

A．

knew

B．

learned

C．

forgot

D．

wondered

（5）

A．

dream

B．

plan

C．

chance

D．

product

（6）

A．

woke up

B．

made up

C．

looked after

D．

ran after

（7）

A．

exercise

B．

read

C．

work

D．

play

（8）

A．

broke

B．

bought

C．

hid

D．

hung

（9）

A．

clean

B．

empty

C．

beautiful

D．

huge

（10）

A．

garden

B．

bedroom

C．

kitchen

D．

study

（11）

A．

choices

B．

challenges

C．

invitations

D．

instructions

（12）

A．

Quietly

B．

Carelessly

C．

Suddenly

D．

Usually

（13）

A．

free

B．

fresh

C．

strange

D．

terrible

（14）

A．

agreed

B．

rushed

C．

pointed

D．

complained

（15）

A．

surprise

B．

joke

C．

flower

D．

card