初中英语专题练习——短文填空

解题技巧：

①第一遍通读全文，对文章有一个整体认识，了解故事的时间、地点、人物等之间的关系，为下一步填空打下坚实的基础，切忌看一空填一空。

②第二遍逐句阅读并填空，根据句子的语法以及上下文的整体逻辑关系用恰当的词填入空白，特别是有时根据意思可能有多种用法时，应填入恰当的单词并符合英美人的习惯表达，不要受汉语的影响。例如：“我看一看你的信”，关于“看”的就有六个，这就需要进行筛选，只能用read，不能用watch, see, look, have a look at, look at等。

③第三遍复查答案。将填空的短文再完整地阅读一次，以检查全文是否通顺，所填答案是否最为合理，形式是否正确等等。

Passage 1

Tang Ling often smoked cigarettes(香烟) in his school’s washing room.He started smoking _1 the age of 14. One day he learnt that the NBA star Yao Ming, an ambassador(大使) to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control (中国控烟协会), asked people not to smoke. Yao Ming was Tang’s favorite star, 2 his words meant a lot to him. He decided to 3 up smoking.

According to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, about 350 million Chinese smoke. Among 4 , 50 million are teenagers. Sun Jiangping of Beijing University said, “Teenagers can get cigarettes 5 , especially when their parents smoke or shops 6 cigarettes to them. It’s very important 7 parents to help their children stop smoking.”

A 15-year-old boy named Li Kun from Beijing said his 8 didn’t smoke. Because they thought smoking could make people feel badly ill, they only allowed him to play with friends without smoking. Living in such a good family helped Li say 9 to cigarettes. Some of his smoking classmates once told Li that smoking made boys look 10 , but Li disagreed. He said, “Smoking is unhealthy and it’s not cool at all. Please stop smoking now!”

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 2

About three years old, I felt very lonely. I didn’t like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn’t want to talk __1__ me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me. I thought I was the __2__ unlucky person in the world.

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One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry _3_ I hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and ___4__ the fight. He was the monitor of our class.

After that, he often helped me and we became good ___5___. Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help ___6___ to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of interesting days together. As ___7___ goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And it ___8____ that people around me have changed, too. My parents don’t shout at me ___9____ more and my classmates become friendly to me.

But now I can’t see my best friend because he is seriously ___10___ and is staying in hospital. How I miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 3

What can you do to keep healthy? Perhaps for children, healthy eating is one of the most important things. Here are some ideas about 1 to eat healthily. Having breakfast

A good breakfast is very important to children. It’s necessary to have it in the 2 . But some children often go to school 3 breakfast, just because they want to sleep a little longer. Remember that a good breakfast will help you study better. Having milk

“My dream is that all the Chinese children can get half a kilogram(公斤)of milk a day.” The Chinese Premier () Wen Jiabao said this during his 4 to a milk farm. Milk is also very important to children’s health. It makes children grow stronger. It’s better for you to 5 a glass of warm milk 6 going to bed. That will help you have a good sleep. Having healthy food

Having healthy food is the most important. That means eating lots of different 7 of food, especially fruits and vegetables. Don’t eat too much chocolate 8 ice-cream. Some of you

9 eating fast food, but in fact it is not good for your health. Try to eat healthy food as much as 10 . Have healthy eating habits, and you will have a

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strong body.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 4

Andy was born in China 15 years ago．In 2005, she 1 to the USA with her family．As a high school student，she has found many differences 2 Chinese and Americans： About money

1) Americans like to spend 3 than they have，so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．But Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have 4 left in the bank．

2) The American kids themselves make their own money．Most Chinese kids always 5 their parents for money．

3) Many American parents think there is 6 need to send their children to an expensive university．It’s different in China．Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities 7 their family isn’t rich enough． About school

1) Many American girls take part in sports，dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in study groups．

2) Many American students think that B is good while many Chinese students think

that B is too 8 ． About friends

Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by 9 . They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their children’s friends 10 many different ways，and usually stop them from staying out too late with friends．

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 5

Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you

will never be a top student. In 1 , anyone can become a better student if he or To achieve a bright future.

she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study 2 much work. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a 3 of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave yourself enough 4 for hobbies.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house 5 a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk 6 just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the subject!

Make good use of your time in class. Listen 7 to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can__8__ it easier for you to learn well.

There are only a few ways mentioned here to 9 you with your studying. I believe you find 10 other ways besides these.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 6

Eating in western(西方的)restaurants is a little different from eating in Chinese ones．It is __1_ to understand the differences and to act politely．As they say when in Rome(罗马)，do as the Romans do.

When you first arrive at the restaurant，you should wait for the waiter(服务员)to 2__ you to a table．Sometimes it is all right to 3 a table for yourself，but you should ask _4 . In a western restaurant，each person usually asks for their 5 food or dishes and eats 6 they ask for．Western people don't put all of the food in the middle of the table to share (分享)． One of the 7 differences between Chinese restaurants and western ones is that most Chinese restaurants are noisy，but most western restaurants are 8 and people there speak in a low voice．Don't shout to the waiters， 9 people may think that you are rude (粗鲁的).

If you need help，you should 10 to ask with your eyes instead of your voice．It’s better not to put up your hand，either．

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________

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6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 7

Dear Kimiko,

I can’t wait until you get here! I am meeting you at the airport 1 1:00 on Friday. From there we are going right home, so you can meet my 2 . After you rest 3 a few minutes, we are all going to dinner at a Japanese restaurant. We want you to 4 comfortable on your first day in New York. 5 dinner, we’ll probably go to a movie.

Saturday we can sleep late if you want to. In the afternoon, we can take a boat ride around New York, so you can see 6 it looks like. Later we are 7 a couple of museums, Jerry and Tania want to have dinner with 8 Saturday night. We’ll probably meet them at an Italian restaurant on 56th Street.

I’m sorry you have to go to Washington so soon, I am going to the airport with you on Monday morning to say 9 . Have a safe 10 , Maria

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 8

Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He showed great interest 1_ his computer. He came home early every day. Then he worked with it 2 midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good a 3 . He got 4 F in his English class. One day after school, Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students. He 5 his English grade. Johnny _6 his English grade from F to A. Johnny’s 7 looked at his report card. They were very pleased with the result.

“An A in English!” said Johnny’s Dad. “ My son is really a smart boy!”

Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know 8 to take information from other computers and put new information in them. Using a modem, they join their computers to 9 computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried 10 hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from

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bank computer accounts and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 9

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they 1 think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home 2 a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother 3 . Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard 4 work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he 5 eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand 6 was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put 7on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to 8 surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no 9 hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his 10 , “No. ” “Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ” 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 10

Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything 1 money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is 2 the people in Jean’s family are so 3 that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.

So Jean spends a lot of time 4 her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She

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uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she 5 in touch with quite often.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) 6 in rock music and modern dance. So it always 7 them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David 8 a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business 9 to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a 10 for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 11

Last Saturday little Sam went____1__with his father.The weather was fine.The sun was shining brightly,little sam sat beside his father and__2____him fishing.It was not long before his father caught several__3__.Little Sam asked his father to give him a little fish to__4__with. His father agreed.Little Sam__5___a little fish in his hands.He liked the little fish___6___much that he thought he should let it___7___and look for its mother.The little fish needed its mother to take care of him,he thought.He then put the little fish___8___into the river.His father saw this and smiled at him.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 12

I’m Mark,a middle school student.Today was a big day for my class because

we__1___ Wetland Park.We had planned this trip for weeks.My classmates wanted to visit__2___places.Some of them would like to go to Disneyland.Some of them would like to go to Ocean Park..Finally,we had a

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vote(投票)and___3__to go to Wetland Park.All of us were__4__in visiting the crocodile Pi Pi.We all woke up early in the morning.First,we took the subway. Then we took a bus.It __5___ us about two hours to get there. It was a sunny day.___6___we felt hot and tired,we were happy.when we arrived there,we found that the park was closed.We were disappointed.We wanted to see the plants and the animals.We wanted to__7____more about the wetlands.___8____the end,we took a photo outside the gate of the park and left. We’d like to visit it again when it is open.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10.________

Passage 13

We all have friends and friends are not the same. There are different kinds of friends. Some are helpful while others are not. What are good friends? What__1__real friends? A real friend can listen to you when you are sad.He can __2__you when you are in need and he has shoulders for you to cry on. Maybe you have many friends__3__you,but who are your real friends? Jane is my real friend and she is a good student.We always talk on the Internet and go out on holidays.In__4__ways, we look the same and in other ways we look different.We share our secrets and keep them between us.We are both quiet sometimes but pretty active at other times.Jane is __5__taller than me and she is better at math than me.So I often ask her some math questions and she will help me solve__6___whenever I am in need of her help. When I am __7___,she will always turn to help me and try to cheer me up.When I meet problems, she will always be there for me.__8___there are differeces between us,we are best friends.I feel so luchy to have a friend like Jane. 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________

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