初中英语选词填空

age   who   like    child    though    protect

you   ask    find    fall      about     complete

A female swimming athlete once set a goal（目标）for herself． She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired． If she could succeed， she would be the first person in the world （1） 　　did it． On that day， she jumped into the sea without any hesitation（犹豫）and swam towards the opposite bank without any （2） 　　． In the journey， she faced heavy fog， heavy rain and heavy waves． （3） 　　she was tired， she still carried on swimming． But in the end， she gave up． And she didn't know that the opposite bank was only one mile away when she gave up．

Later she（4） 　　about the reason． And she said， "The reason why I gave up is that I could not see the place which I was going to reach（5） 　　．" It was a great pity that one mile broke her dream．

Since we were young （6） 　　， too many success stories have been telling us about courage and persistence（坚持）． But they never told us where （7） 　　courage and persistence． You can only have courage when you know where your goal is． You can only manage to persist when you know where your goal is．

And that's because when you know where your goal is， you can only prepare（8） 　　well in the mind． Courage and persistence never （9） 　　from the sky． They come from weighing between input and output．

A life without goal is（10） 　　a ship without a compass． It goes nowhere． There is no courage or persistence in a life without goals．

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

dig  fast   traditional   nine   sky

We hope Tony will run __________than any other runner in the sports meeting .
Jane’s _______ birthday is coming and I’m planning a surprise party for her.
There are a few bird kites flying high in the     .
I was teaching Chinese __________ things—kung fu and paper cut in a school.
In a park ,some volunteers _____holes to plant trees , some are carrying water to water the trees.

阅读短文，用所给词的适当形式填空，每空一词，每词限用一次，使短文完整、正确。方框中有两词是多余选项。

day memory return but go hour interest

Many Chinese people these days leave their hometowns to work in the cities. They usually ____（1）____ to their hometowns one or two times a year. Zhong Wei hasn’t been back in close to three years. He has worked in a factory in Wenzhou for 13 years. Although it is only about ten ____（2）____ bus ride, he is just too busy to go back.

People like him are ____（3）____ in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the government. Zhong Wei thinks these changes are good because things need to change in order to become better. ____（4）____ he also thinks some things will never change, and his hometown is still the place that holds all his soft and sweet ____（5）____.

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either , want ,find, in , buy , say, read , something , store , help

Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable .If you go to a good ________ , no assistant will come near to you and say , “can I _____ you ?” You needn’t buy ________ you don’t want . You may try     out where the book you want is . But if you ______ , the assistant will lead you there and then he will go away . It seems that he is not interested ____ selling any books at all . There is a story which tells us about a good shop . A medical student found a very useful book in a shop .But it is too expensive for him to ______ . He couldn’t get it from the library , _______ . So every afternoon he went there ____ a little at a time . One day ,  he couldn’t find the book from its usual place and was leaving when he saw an assistant signing to him . To his surprise , the assistant pointed to the book in a corner , “I put it there so as not to be sold out .” _____the assistant .Then he let the student go on with his reading .

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be home during develop usually interest tonight time play young they football

Leisure activities（休闲活动）are very important now．They are the kinds of things people like to do to relax and enjoy（51） 　 　when they are not working or going to school．Leisure activities （52） 　 　an important part in people's lives．

In the past，there （53） 　 　few leisure activities．Children often got together to play hide﹣and﹣seek．People （54） 　 　played cards or chess in the street．Few people had chances to travel．Watching operas and listening to the radio are the main activities in their spare （55） 　 　．

Since the reform and opening﹣up，China has（56） 　 　rapidly．Chinese people have had more time to spend on various kinds of leisure activities．A lot of people love both to play and to watch team sports like basketball or （57） 　 　．Many people stay at home having a rest，reading books and watching TV．（58） 　 　people like to play games on computers or chat on the Internet．

In recent years，more and more people love to travel （59） 　 　vacations．They go to visit some places of （60） 　 　，and some people even make a tour abroad to see the world．Chinese people now have the time and chance to do more kinds of leisure activities．

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A new backpack is on the list for most kids when new term begins．However, for many students in the villages in India,one backpack is a thing that’s almost impossible．It’s eventhat the schools have no desks or chairs．This means that the kids spend the whole day on the hard groundtheir books on the floor on their knees．This makes school days．
Now Arambh, the organization wants to provide the students with both backpacks and school desks．The designers come up with a good idea — a backpack that can be changed into a school desk in a few．It is made from recycled cardboard and itonly 10 Indian rupees or 0．20 dollars．
the backpack is made from cardboard, it has a limited lifespan(寿命) of sixto a year．Considering the rain, the designers are trying to fix by developing a low-cost waterproof material that can be coveredthe surface of the cardboard．

others    game    ago     true    interested    spent   by   really   drive who

Seattle is a beautiful seaside city in the USA．Do you want to visit it（56） 　 　staying at home？A 14﹣year﹣old American student McKaulay made this come（57） 　 　with his computer game．

The game is called Seattle Monorail．The players can（58） 　 　a red or a blue train along the track（轨道），passing Seattle's famous places and buildings．

McKaulay started working on the game two years（59） 　 　．He built the game software（软件） for beginners．His idea came to him during a computer animation（动画） course that he took when he was in Seattle．He（60） 　 　over 200 hours programming the game．

"The thing is if people get（61） 　 　in this，it doesn't have to end where the train goes，"said his father，"McKaulay can make it go by anything．"

Now McKaulay is building a website，www．McKaulay．com．He plans to share all his work on the website．He is also trying to put his（62） 　 　on the Seattle Centre website．If he makes it，he will sell the game to（63） 　 　，and he will use the money to pay for a trip to China．

"Anyone（64） 　 　has heard about Seattle's train may think this is kind of fun，"McKaulay said，"I think people who have driven it would（65） 　 　find it fun．

I know a Catherine who is smart， educated and interesting． But I avoid her because she never （1） 　　complaining（抱怨） ! For years， I fought against my feelings， because I really like and admire her， but I've found I just can't be her friend． Her world is （2） 　　"buts…"． The trip would have been nice， but the drive was too long． The food was good， but the light of the restaurant was too （3） 　　． The hotel was too hot， the bed hurt her back and the room service was too slow． Her complaints were （4） 　　changing me． Months ago， my best friend Daisy was listening to me complaining about Catherine（5） 　　she just became really angry． "Either break up with her， or leave me alone．" She shouted at me， "I'm tired of listening to your complaining．" Her honesty surprised me， and I beg to keep myself away from Catherine． Later， I did （6） 　　her．

Now I try to remain happy and positive （ 积 极 的 ） about life， and find friends of the same． There's been scientific research lately． It shows that people who find （7） 　　to be thankful for their lives are actually happier， and I believe that is true． Endless complaining seems to control your life if you let it come into your brain． And too much complaining will actually make your life （8） 　　．

Some people take "gratitude （ 感激之情） walks" every day， where they （9） 　　their lives in a positive way． By developing a grateful attitude， you can be turned away from what's troubling you， and （10） 　　what makes you happy． Then you will have a beautiful life．

（1）A． keeps	B． stops	C． enjoys
（2）A． full of	B． far from	C． famous for
（3）A． noisy	B． strong	C． dirty
（4）A． hardly	B． suddenly	C． silently
（5）A． until	B． because	C． unless
（6）A． choose	B． help	C． forget
（7）A． reasons	B． excuses	C． questions
（8）A． busier	B． longer	C． worse
（9）A． give away	B． depend on	C． think about
（10）A． against	B． toward	C． through

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Know     life     different     back     and     interesting     sign     real     find     they

The planet Mars is the closest and most similar planet to Earth． It is very（1） 　　to scientists． For example， Mars has seasons with（2） 　　weather， but other planets have the same temperatures all year round． Was there（3） 　　on Mars？

To find out， scientists need（4） 　　if Mars ever had water． In 2004， two robot explores （探测器）， or 'rovers'， called Spirit and Opportunity were sent to look for（5） 　　of water． These rovers can drive over rocks（6） 　　all kind of rough ground． They can also use cameras and send photos（7） 　　to Earth． First， the two rovers found chemicals and patterns （图纹） in the rocks that were probably made by water． Then， they moved to another area and（8） 　　other rocks which may have been created by water． Now scientists think there was probably water on the planet long ago． Today （9） 　　are still not sure if there was life on the mars． They（10） 　　need more information to decide． The discoveries of the two rovers answered some old questions， but they also brought up many new ones．

根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、完整。每词限用一次。

it take leaf quick possible

Many people explain the meaning of purity (纯洁) to someone by giving the example of the lotus (莲花). The lotus is a plant growing in the dirty earth. But its __(1)___ and flowers are not dirty at all. How does the lotus clean ___(2)___? Scientists have got the answer.

The lotus leaf is round and large on the water. It is almost ___(3)___ to get it wet. Why? That’s because the lotus leaf has a kind of wax (蜡) on its surface. The wax can keep the water away ___(4）__. If you put water on a lotus leaf, the water will get off it right away. At the same time, the dirty things will be __（5）__ away by the water. This is the reason why the lotus leaf always stays clean. It’s the same to the lotus flowers. So we often see the lotus in bright colors.

A：Helen，where did you go last night？

B：I went to Wanda Cinema．

A：（41） 　　

B：Quite good．It has the best service．（42） 　　

A：Yes，I've been there several times．Did you see the film Doctor strange last night？

B：No，I didn't（43） 　　

A：Yes，I think so．You should watch it．

B：（44） 　　

A：Sorry，I have watched it twice．Why not ask Jane？She hasn't watched it．

B：（45） 　　

A．Is it fantastic？ B．That's a good idea． C．What do you think of it？ D．Have you ever been there？ E．Would you like to watch it with me？

excitement     somewhere       fresh     make sure     repaired

（1）There are not many tickets left for the movie． You have to 　　that you get one today．

（2）Mr．Brown had his house 　　last month and it cost him 500 dollar．

（3）Ma Long won gold medal in German ping﹣pong match and jumped with 　　．

（4）Everyone is thirsty for breathing 　　air in order to keep healthy．

（5）It seemed that we had met 　　in the downtown of Urumqi．

Once an animal expert did some research on antelopes（羚羊）． These antelopes were living on both sides of a river in South America．The expert（1） 　　that the antelopes on the east side multiplied（繁殖）more and ran faster than（2） 　　on the west．

The expert didn't get the reason about differences after thinking hard， as the two groups of antelopes lived in（3） 　　environment and they fed on the same kind of grass．

One year，（4） 　　the help of the Animal Protecting society， he caught ten antelopes on each side and（5） 　　them． A year later， the ten antelopes that were sent to the west side multiplied by fourteen． （6） 　　how about the antelopes sent to the east？ Only three remained!

Where were（7） 　　seven？ They were eaten by wolves．

At last the expert understood why the antelopes on the east were （8） 　　． That was because there were a group of wolves﹣their natural enemy， on the（9） 　　side．

So thanks must go to your opponents（对手）． It is your opponents that are（10） 　　you． It's true!

（1）A． has covered	B． covered	C． has discovered	D．discovered
（2）A． they	B． those	C． them	D．that
（3）A． different	B．same	C． the same	D． difference
（4）A． with	B． without	C． under	D．by
（5）A．changed	B． exchanged	C． challenged	D． fed
（6）A． But	B． Though	C． So	D． Or
（7）A． other	B． the other	C．others	D． the others
（8）A． weak	B．weaker	C． strong	D．stronger
（9）A． south	B． north	C． east	D． west
（10）A． improving	B． hurting	C．comparing	D．disappointing

选词填空根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词完成句子，并填写在答题卡对应的横线上．所有单词在填入前不需进行词形转换， 词只能用一次，每空只能填一词．

is   family   he   hard   riendly

My best friend is Lin Tao．He（81） 　　16years old and studies in No.1Middle School．

There are three people in his （82） 　　his father，mother and him．Lin Tao studies （83） 　　at all his subjects．His favourite sport is playing football．In his spare time，（84） 　　enjoys listening to music．Also，Lin Tao is very kind and （85） 　　to all of us．We all like him very much．

be of medium height， social， bored， laughter， this ， compete， eighth， introduction

Do you have a friend？ In the modern（1） 　　，friends are an important part of our life． Without friends， life will be（2） 　　． As a matter of fact，a true friend reaches for our hands and touches our hearts． Here，let me（3） 　　my friend Jack to you． Jack is a handsome boy who（4） 　　. When I was in Grade Seven，I took part in an English singing（5） 　　. When the result came out, I learned I failed ! I could hardly hold back my tears. I felt that the world became cold and I was（6） 　　at by everyone. How sad I was! Just at that time，I received a letter in English, saying, "Cheer up! Have confidence in yourself. Keep on practicing and you'll succeed．" I knew it was from my friend Jack.（7） 　　words encouraged me greatly. From then on, I practiced even harder. When I was in Grade（8） 　　，I took part in another contest and won first prize． I' m so lucky to have such a good friend．

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