初中英语选词填空

A teacher decided to let her class play a game．She told each child in the class to bring along a bag with（36） 　　tomatoes．Each tomato would（37） 　　a name of a person that the child hated．So the number of tomatoes in his or her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated．

When the day came，every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he or she hated．Some had two tomatoes．（38） 　　had three tomatoes．Some even had five tomatoes．The teacher then told the children to carry the tomatoes with them wherever they went for a week．Days passed and the children started to complain（抱怨）（39） 　　the rotten （腐烂的）tomatoes let out terrible smell．Besides，those having five tomatoes，also had to carry（40） 　　bags．After one week，the children were very happy because the game had（41） 　　ended．

The teacher asked，"How did you feel？"The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through when carrying the heavy and smelly tomatoes．

Then the teacher told them the（42） 　　behind the game．

The teacher said"This is the same situation when you carry your hatred（憎恨）for somebody（43） 　　your heart．The terrible smell of hatred will（44） 　　your heart，and you will carry it with you wherever you go．If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten tomatoes for just   （45） 　　week，can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime？"．

36．A．much	B．a little	C．a few
37．A．call	B．be given	C．have written
38．A．Any	B．Some	C．Every
39．A．because	B．but	C．so
40．A．lower	B．lighter	C．heavier
41．A．often	B．finally	C．always
42．A．meaning	B．time	C．way
43．A．outside	B．inside	C．beside
44．A．clean	B．wash	C．pollute
45．A．one．	B．two	C．five．

请选择方框中的单词，并用其适当形式填空（每空一词，每词限用一次）

be   some afraid   except    think fly until heavy   because   much

When I was about six years old， my brother David and I visited our aunt， Mary． We stayed in her house for a night． David was only 4years old， and was still （1） 　 　of the dark， so Mary left the hall light on when we slept．

However， David hated the grey moths（蛾）（2） 　 　around the hall light． He asked Mary to make the moths go away． When she asked why， he simply said， "（3） 　 　they are ugly and scary， I don't like them．" Mary laughed and said， "（4） 　 　ugly outside doesn't mean not being beautiful inside． In fact， moths are one of the（5） 　 　beautiful animals in the animal world．"

"Once， the angels（天使）were crying． They were sad because it was raining（6） 　 ． The kind little mo ths hated to see others so sad． They decided to make a rainbow to cheer up the angels． They（7） 　 　if the butterflies helped， they could make a beautiful rainbow together．"

"Then one of the moths went to ask the butterflies for help． But the butterflies didn't want to give up（8） 　 　of their colors， so the moths decided to make a rainbow themselves． They beat their wings very hard and the colons on them made a rainbow． They kept giving a little more and a little more（9） 　 　the rainbow went across the sky． They had given away all their colors （10） 　 　grey， which didn't match the beautiful rainbow．"

"Then the once﹣colorful moths became gery． The angels saw the rainbow and smiled .."My brother went to sleep with that story and hasn't feared moths since then．

clean，give，can，encourage，try，he，borrow，student，easy，happy

Last week I went to an art show．A painting caught my eye．To my amazement，it was painted by Steven，one of my（1） 　　．Then many thing about him came into my mind．

Steven was from a poor family．His parents （2） 　　 not afford to buy him some basic things that he needed，once our school provided gloves for poor children．I put Steven's name on the list．He was so （3） 　　when he received a pair．He loved to wear them and they were always （4） 　　than anybody else's．

Steven had a gift（天赋） for painting and he could （5） 　　understand what I described in class．But he didn't have money to buy the paper for painting．So sometimes，I （6） 　　him some．He practiced hard．And I often showed his paintings to the class．He was greatly （7） 　　．

One day just before the summer vacation，he came to （8） 　　some art books．When the new term began，he showed some of （9） 　　paintings to me．I felt shocked（震惊）．They were very good．Then we talked a lot．He said he would keep on．

Later he was admitted （录取） to a famous art university．After graduation，he had many difficulties，but he never gave up．He was always （10） 　　his best to improve himself．His hard work and strong mind led to his success．

while；cry；thousand； correct；compare with；tradition；take photos；divide into；eat；month

61．They sent two 　　books to the school in the flood area．

62．Did you see the girl in a red skirt pass by just now？

No，madam．We 　　for each other at that moment．

63．My parents often tell me not 　　too much junk food because it's bad for my health．

64．The boy was excited because he answered the question 　　．

65．Sometimes，all of the students 　　four groups by the teachers while having a discussion．

66．After three 　　study，the scientists worked out the physics problem．

67．Chinese 　　medicine should be developed all over the world．

68．Sports build our body 　　reading builds our mind．

69． 　　his house，mine is larger and cheaper．

70．It's no use 　　over spilt milk．

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使语意通顺、完整．其中有两项是多余的．请将正确答案填写在答题卡指定的横线上．（每空一词，每词限用一次．）

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．

everything 　get 　talk　 success 　close 　climb 　work 　teacher 　yourself 　excuse

Everybody wants success．Some people work hard at it，others just （81） 　 　about it．There are many successful people around us，so we all know what success looks like．Sometimes it just seems like something too far to get．

But the truth is that success is（82） 　 　than you think．It's just over there．You must want it enough，and be willing to （83） 　 　it．

Success has no（84） 　 　．If you have a reason that you can't make it，you'll not be（85） 　 　．

Success comes after many failures．Not（86） 　 　　is suitable for you，even if it's fit for others．What we need to do is to let the failures become our（87） 　 　．Then we can learn something from them．

Success is like a ladder梯子．You need to（88） 　 　it．But it's not an escalator．You can't just stand there and let it do the （89） 　 　for you．You must do the work（90） 　 　．Sometimes it'll be easy，other times it'll be difficult．It's necessary for you to keep climbing．Just start，you'll be on the way to success．

want	me	health	choose	anyway
how	risk	drive	accept	win

71． 　 　time flies! We have already spent three happy years together．

72． For more information，call 800﹣810﹣3245，please!

Pardon 　 　!Could you please repeat the phone number？

73． Let me help you．

I can manage it myself．Thank you， 　 　

74．Ted was facing a difficult 　 　between staying with his family and working abroad．

75．Do you realize how much you are 　 　by running a red light？

76．Keep a more balanced diet，and you will enjoy a 　 　life．

77．Soon Maria was 　 　as a family member by the children in this house．

78．Darkness can't 　 　out darkness；only light can do that．

79． 　 　are losers who got up and gave it one more try．

80．When she is looking through the newspaper．"Teachers 　 　"catches her eye．

as；   egg；   live；   kindness；   have；   protect；   another；   moving；   at；    nothing

Scott often goes to supermarket for shopping．One day，he went to shop at the supermarket（1） 　　usual． While he was looking for a parking space， he saw a goose（鹅） standing in the middle of the road． He thought it might be injured， he parked the car and   （2） 　　a look． However，the goose looked angry and tried to drive him away． He could do（3） 　　but leave．

When Scott finished shopping and walked out of the supermarket， he was surprised   （4） 　　what he saw． The goose was still walking around the parking lot， and there was（5） 　　goose not far away．

A few traffic cones（锥形警告路标） had been put around it． Scott knew it was a female from its feather． A man from the supermarket told Scott they had done so in order to（6） 　　" the family"．"The family？"" Yes， the female goose was found laying（7） 　　．"

A few hours ago， Scott shared this（8） 　　story on the Internet． Indeed， it was just a small thing， but showing the（9） 　　of human nature． If all of us can（10） 　　peacefully with animals， we believe that our earth will become better．

he； go；   take；   race；   world；   difficult； well； wide； have； be

For most of us Chinese, Rick Clay might not be so popular. However, the name is     （1） 　　known in the sports field. Rick Clay lives in Wellington， New Zealand. He is one of the（2） 　　top athletes （田径运动员）. He first became famous five years ago when he broke the 400m world record．

Rick（3） 　　won five gold medals （奖牌） in the last few years. This year has been very（4） 　　for Rick, however. In May, he had bad luck because he hurt（5） 　　by accident while he was preparing for this year's Tokyo World Championships. He was（6） 　　to the hospital. The doctor said it was not serious but would still take some time for him to be all right again. Ever since then, he has not run in any more（7） 　　．

Rick has tried to be positive （积极的） about his health．"It's been a hard year，but I'm getting（8） 　　， though it takes time，" he said． "I love green plants and flowers．There （9） 　　many in my yard． I have done lots of gardening and spent more time with my family． So that's good．"

The next world competition is in Sydney in December．"I really want to （10） 　　． But I'm not sure if my leg will be ready for the game． I do hope it will be by then．"

My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town． But the farmer who owned the forest（1） 　　trees every year until one year， there were no trees left．

One day，our teacher took us out and we had a（2） 　　in the field where the forest used to be．While eating and drinking， we（3） 　　about the beautiful forest we once had．One of my classmates comes from a tribe （部落） that lived in the west of our country． He told us what he thought about the change．"It makes me really （4） 　　to learn that a forest has disappeared． My people have taught me to（5） 　　think seven generations （七代人） in the future． That's to say, when we do something to the land, we should never（6） 　　it． We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations．

When we heard what he said， we kept （7） 　　first． " Let's plant some trees!" said our teacher after a moment．"It will be a good （8） 　　!"So that's what we did． For the rest of the spring，we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees．

That was five years ago．Today，when I stand in that field which was once empty，I see（9） 　　about as tall as I am． It's great to see how we've（10） 　　the field． It taught us the power of thinking about the future．

（1）A． cut up	B． cut down	C． looked for	D． looked after
（2）A． picnic	B． test	C． wish	D． lesson
（3）A． planned	B． feared	C． knew	D． talked
（4）A． tired	B． excited	C． sad	D． hopeful
（5）A． sometimes	B． always	C． seldom	D． never
（6）A． protect	B． hurt	C． study	D． sell
（7）A． thankful	B． happy	C． silent	D． shy
（8）A． start	B． mistake	C． mess	D． warning
（9）A． trees	B． leaves	C． grass	D． flowers
（10）A． broken	B． bought	C． wasted	D． changed

If you were ninety years old， what would you plan to do？ Few people want to have new challenges（挑战）（1） 　　that age． However， an old man named Jing Kui did something that surprised a lot of people．

As a man of 93，he met a challenge． One day，（2） 　　film director came to him and asked whether he wanted to act in his movie．"（3） 　　in the movie？" asked the old man．

"You've been a barber （理发师）． I believe you're the right man for my movie The Barber．

The old man read the script （ 剧本）before accepting the invitation．（4） 　　he knew the story well， he still needed to keep all the words in mind．（5） 　　was! He finally made it and took home a silver cup for a special acting prize． The movie also（6） 　　both national and international prizes．

Jing became a barber when he was young. He loved the job, so he practiced hard（7） 　　a better one. In his eighties, he was still doing the same job. That was why he（8） 　　by the film director．

While the film was being made, the director had his worries because he didn't know    （9） 　　Mr. Jing could keep it going． At last， when the filming was done， the director was really pleased．Jing（10） 　　solved all his problems! Now Jing set a world record as being a 93﹣year﹣old actor star who had never acted before !

（1）A． from	B． of	C． at	D．on
（2）A． the	B． /	C． a	D．an
（3）A．What can I do	B． What I can do	C．How can I do	D．How I can do
（4）A． Unless	B． Though	C． Since	D． Until
（5）A．How big the challenge	B．What big the challenge	C．How the big challenge	D．What the big the challenge
（6）A． will win	B． win	C． wins	D． won
（7）A． be	B． act	C． to be	D． to act
（8）A． invites	B． invited	C． is invited	D． was invited
（9）A． that	B． if	C． where	D． when
（10）A． hard	B． hardly	C． successful	D． successfully

I   but   ask   stop   final   which   one   he   who   hide   happy   feeling

I spent many years of my life pretending（假装）． I told that I was happy with my job， although I knew from the（1） 　　day that it wasn't fit for me． I pretended to agree with everyone around me to avoid the risk of disagreement． After spending so much time hiding my true self， I（2） 　　felt that I'd had enough of that﹣I was really tired of pretending．

I made up my mind（3） 　　pretending． It's easier to pretend than to be truly honest with ourselves，（4） 　　it comes with a heavy price． If I pretend my job is satisfying． I probably won't make the necessary changes to create a new job（5） 　　will bring pleasure to my life． If I pretend to be happy in a relationship when my true（6） 　　clearly say something else， how can I improve my relationship？

These days， I'm always saying what's true for me．When I（7） 　　to work on a new project．I said that I wasn't good at it because I had little experience with it．In the past．I always（8） 　　that fact and felt bad about it for days or even weeks．During parties．I admit（承认）that I hate（9） 　　job and can't wait to leave． In the past． I pretended I liked it just to fit in with everyone else．

Pretending is costly（代价高的）．It is not money we give away but peace of mind，and（10） 　　．I stopped pretending from then on．

because   bring   city   easy   even   goal   important   make   repeat   they

Chile （智利） is a long and beautiful country with ocean to the west and mountains to the east．Some of the villages are a very long way from（1） 　　and some of the schools are very small．

It is difficult for small schools to teach science（2） 　　they don't have enough teachers or equipment（设备）．This is where the Science Bus Project can help．The bus（3） 　　special science teachers，new ideas and equipment to schools in different parts of the country．Sometimes the children go inside the bus for（4） 　　science lessons or clubs．Sometimes the teachers（5） 　　bring the equipment inside the classroom．The children do experiments（实验）．The materials used in the experiments are（6） 　　to find，for example recycled plastic bottles，so that the class teacher can（7） 　　the experiments with the class when the bus has gone．

The（8） 　　of the Science Bus Project is to bring science to children all over Chile．Since 2012，the bus has visited lots of schools in Chile，and hundreds of teachers have learned how（9） 　　their science classes fun and exciting．

Science is（10） 　　for all of us，as it helps us understand our world and we can learn about it inside or outside of the classroom．

Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south﹣west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Holly﹣wood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties，you don't see a job．You see a      （1） 　　of freedom and adventure（冒险）．However，the real job of an American cowboy has always been（2） 　　and sometimes dangerous．It is physical with long hours and low pay．

Life hasn't（3） 　　much for cowboys since the early days．Cows walk across huge plains（草原）to（4） 　　the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring（5） 　　home．Like the cowboys of the past，a 21 ^stcentury cowboy（6） 　　gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire．

So why does a man﹣because it is usually a man﹣become a cowboy？For some，it isn't a（7） 　　，because they are born into the life．They have worked with（8） 　　since they were children．They（9） 　　the traditional cowboy culture："It's a real life about you，your horse and the open（10） 　　．"

Some people choose the job（11） 　　in life．Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay，（12） 　　he didn't like city life and spending all day inside．So one day，he（13） 　　his job and moved to a ranch（牧场） in Texas，making much less money （14） 　　a cowboy．He wanted job satisfaction．And for a cowboy，job satisfaction doesn't come from the money or a comfortable office．It comes from being（15） 　　to wake up under the sky and being your own boss．

（1）A．life	B．place	C．way	D．day
（2）A．interesting	B．boring	C．hard	D．easy
（3）A．got	B．paid	C．done	D．changed
（4）A．catch	B．eat	C．touch	D．take
（5）A．it	B．him	C．her	D．them
（6）A．just	B．still	C．even	D．never
（7）A．problem	B．choice	C．plan	D．dream
（8）A．parents	B．brothers	C．cows	D．sheep
（9）A．create	B．miss	C．love	D．refuse
（10）A．country	B．culture	C．mind	D．cowboy
（11）A．later	B．early	C．quickly	D．suddenly
（12）A．so	B．and	C．since	D．but
（13）A．looked for	B．took up	C．gave up	D．cared about
（14）A．for	B．as	C．with	D．like
（15）A．relaxed	B．slow	C．late	D．free

present；   if；   last；   they；   usual；   other；   interest；   good；   help；   have

Friendship and kindness go hand in hand．A friendship can（1） 　　forever when friends are kind to each other．

People（2） 　　become friends because they have something in common．They share many of the same（3） 　　and like to be together．It is easy to be a friend when everything is going great， but a true friend is one who sticks around in both the（4） 　　times and the bad．A good friend will cheer you up when you are（5） 　　a bad day．Show a friend you care． Ask the other person，"What can I do to help you？"and be willing to do it．

Listen to your friends．Be honest．Tell（6） 　　what is wrong if they have hurt you．Send a card， give them a little（7） 　　， or call them on the phone just to say "I value our friendship"．（8） 　　whenever and wherever you can．Good friendships are not easy to develop， but a friendship can last forever （9） 　　you are loyal and sincere．If you are a friend to（10） 　　， they will usually be a friend to you．Friends make life better．

Word Bank loyal 忠实的 sincere 真诚的