1 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.
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.________ 2 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 (总理 ) 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 84 ice-cream. Some of you
85 eating fast food, but in fact it is not good for your health. Try to eat healthy food as
much as 86 . Have healthy eating habits, and you will have a 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.________
