江苏省连云港市东海县横沟中学中考英语 短文填空复习（无答案）

短文填空练习题练习目的：1、提高调动、运用词汇的能力2、发展逻辑思维和构建场景的能力(能根据残缺的信息建立符合逻辑的语境、准确理解语义)3、强化形合意识（英语中的形式根据功能需要而变化，这些变化遵循固定的规律）1 A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but _ two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how _ the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they _ not be saved. The two frogs didnt care and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs _ saying that they were sure to die. Soon, one of the two frogs gave up. Then he fell down and died. The other frog, _, went on to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he got out, the _ frogs asked, Didnt you hear us? The frog, who had a poor _, explained, I thought you were encouraging me all the time. The story teaches us a : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue(舌头). An encouraging(鼓励性的) word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.2Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each _ means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning _ they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.Now think for a minute _ SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition fit SEASICK? Does seasick _ SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite _. Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are _, the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, the l_ place you want to be is at sea.Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesnt mean that something is _ with a persons heart. People are heartsick when they are _ deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.And we _ have other compound words, such as handshake and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It is _ to know something like this in your English study.3Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, _ pictures for magazines and newspapers. He won many prizes because of his wonderful pictures. “Ill do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “Ill go anywhere at any time, even if it is _.”He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and _ wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.His wife _ asked him to take her with him, but he always said “NO”. “Ill travel for my work, not for _,” he told her. “You wont enjoy yourself, and I wont have _ to look after you. Sometimes theres not even anywhere to _, and I have to sleep outside. I often dont have a good _ or a bath for days. You wont like it.”“Denny, Im not a child,” his wife didnt _. “I can look after _. Please take me with you the next time.”Denny did not _ anything, but he thought about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. Ive got to take photos of wild _ there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”His wife was very _, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.Then Denny went off to _ some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long she got lost. She walked up one path while he walked _ it.Suddenly, Denny heard her _. He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was running after her.Quickly Denny took his _ out of its case and pointed(指向) it at his wife and the lion.Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman! I cant get you _ in the picture!”4 When people find something good and return it to its owner(主人), they often get a reward (报酬). This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time _ its owner or taking it to the police station.There was once a young boy _ found a womans purse in a shopping centre. _ the purse there was some money and the womans driving license(驾照). Her name and _ were on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and _ on her door. When she opened it, he said, “I found your purse,” and handed it to her. “Thank you very much,” she said. She _ her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward, _ there were only bills of 20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too _ to give the boy. “Im sorry,” she said, “but I dont have any small change to give you.” The boy said, “Thats all right,” and he went away. A few days later he found _ womans purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “I found your purse,” and handed it to her. “Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money. “Thats _”, she said, “Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills.” “Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.5A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of _. He asked every taxi-drivers name. Then he took the third one. It _ 5 dollars to go from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it take to hire(雇请) you for the _ day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very _, but the man agreed. Then the taxi-driver showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went _ to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “What about _?” The taxi-driver looked at the man in _ and said, “Tomorrow? That will be _ 100 dollars.” But the man said it was OK. The taxi-driver was very _ to be getting more money.The next evening, after taking the traveler to visit the same parks and museums, the taxi-driver _ another 100 dollars, he felt guilty(有罪的) because 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So youre from New York.” said the taxi-driver. “I have a _ in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Sure. She gave me 200 dollars to give you!”6Some students cheat(作弊) because theyre busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without _ the time studying. Other students might feel that they cant do _ without cheating. Even there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isnt a good _.A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test _ to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. _ about these problems will help feel better than cheating. If a student is caught cheating, the teacher may give a “0” on the test, send him or her to the head teachers _, and call his or her parents. _ than the bad grade may be the feeling of having disappointed(令人失望) those people, like _ and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an _ person and a teacher might watch you more closely the next time.There are many reasons why a kid shouldnt cheat, but _ students have already cheated. If thats you, its _ too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a habit(习惯), but a student is always able to act better and make better grades. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend. 7Life in the future will be _ because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be? The number of people is growing fast. There will be _ people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be _ smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important _ in school. People will work _ hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries _ holidays.There will be _ in our food, too. More land will be used for _ new towns and houses. Then there will be less _ for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people wont eat it every day. They will eat more vegetables and fruit _. Maybe people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different, too. _ and hard work will be done by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have _ to do. This will be a problem. 8It was autumn, but the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏). Our legs were so heavy and cold that _ felt like big pieces of ice. Have you ever _ snowmen ride bikes? Thats _ we looked like! Along the way children who _ long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late afternoon we found it was so _ that our water bottles froze (结冰). However, the lakes were shining like glass while the sun was going down. Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit and I knew I didnt need to encourage her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked _us, we were surprised by what we saw. We were so high that we found _ riding through clouds. After a while, we began going _ the mountains. It was great fun as it slowly became much _. At the foot of the mountains, colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to take off our caps and gloves and _ our trousers for T-shirts and shorts.In the early evening we _ to make a camp. We put up our tent and then we ate. After supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed _. At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. As I was _ below the stars I thought about how far we had already traveled.We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We _ not wait to see them!9 A young man would soon finish school. For a long time he had _ to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father was rich enough to buy one for him, so he _ him that a sports car was all he wanted. Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业), he was called to his _ room. The old man told him how _ he was to have such a fine son, and told him how _ he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. The young man opened the box and _ a lovely Bible(圣经) with his name on it. _, he raised his voice and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then _ out of the house, leaving the Bible behind. He never returned home from that day on. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business, _ had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. Knowing that his father was very old, he _ perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him _ that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a call _ him that his father had died. He had to go home right away to take care of the things that his father left him. When he began to search through his fathers important papers, he saw the still _ Bible, just as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. Just then, a car key with a tag(标牌) _ from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the _ of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. _ and regret(悔恨) filled his heart. 10 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was thought as a hero yesterday after he saved the _ of a girl in another country.Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has muchinterest in computer. One day, he was _ an email to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he received a message _ “Help! Pain! Help!”. The message was from Finland,_ of kilometers away from America.“I didnt know _ I should do,” Dean said to a reporter later. “It was _ difficult to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did nothing at first. _the message kept coming.“By then it was easy to see that someone was in _,” Dean explained. He answered the e-mailand found out that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a school library. She was ill. What was_, there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was _ email. Dean got in touchwith the police right away. And _ soon knew her sickness was quite serious(严重的). They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the _. _, the girl was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly. “Im glad shes OK,” Dean said. “Its hard to believe that _ saved her life.”11 The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated _ the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by _ zongzi and holding dragon boat races. The festival _ during the period of Warring States(战国时期), and has a _ of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is said to be the date _ Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright(正直的) man, and was loved by his people. He gave many pieces of advice to the emperor of Chu but the emperor disliked him. He _ many poems showing his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated(击败) by Qin, Qu Yuan _ into Miluo River. People of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn(哀悼) his death. Some threw eggs and zongzi into the river to feed the fish to _ them away from Qu Yuan.Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a traditional festival _ the Chinese people.12Smiling is the best way of making friends.When I was thirteen years old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a _ school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know _ in my class. I was very lonely _ I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I _ talk to anyone about my problem, and I didnt want my parents to _ about me.Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk _ as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment, a boy came into the classroom. I didnt know who he was. He passed me and then _ back. He looked at me and, _ a word, smiled. Suddenly, I _ happy, lively and warm. That smile _ my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class.Thanks to the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile _. 13Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books.One day Stuart was playing basketball _ he fell and broke his leg. After they took him to the hospital, the doctor _ he wouldnt be able to play for six months. Steve went to the hospital and brought him books _ basketball. At first Stuart wasnt going to read _. Then he began to read them and found that there were ways he could play basketball _. He began to think that books werent that _.When Stuarts leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going _ walks with him. _ Stuarts doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve _ to play baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed the _. Then Stuart was ready to _ in basketball games. Steve went to games and enjoyed himself. They then practiced basketball and read books together.So you can see, when something happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books _ Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also _ showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. In this way, you can find new things to do.14There are a lot of holidays for Chinese people, such as National Day, May Day, etc. However, Chinese people look on Spring Festival _ their most important one of all. Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China. Its a festival for families to get _. And its also my favorite festival, especially I was a child. Because in those days my life was very poor. When the Spring Festival _, I could have lots of delicious food to eat. Also I could _ a very long holiday and have a good rest. On that day I could _ beautiful clothes. And the most important thing is that I could _ much New Years gift money. So every year, I expected the Spring Festival would come _. When I up, its no longer as important to me as before. Now, our life is better than _. Its like that Im having spring festival every day!15One day a woman got into her car and started _ home after work. Suddenly, she saw a yellow car behind her. The _ was a man. Wherever she drove, the young man _ her. When she stopped at the traffic lights, the yellow car stopped _ her.The woman was afraid, so she drove _ to the police station. She was very _ when she found the car stopped behind her. At that time, she saw a woman outside the police station. She knew that she was a policewoman because she was _ a police uniform. She _ out of her car and ran to her. But the young man came up to her and showed her a purse with a _. The