初中英语完形填空专项练习(含答案).doc

完形填空（专项练习）
( A )
My grandfather was a teacher. He was the headmaster of a school for boys 1 the age of thirteen and eighteen. He was very strict with the boys but kind 2 , because when I was young , he usually gave me nice things, told me interesting stories. But I believe that the boys at his school were 3 of him.
At school, when he 4 a room full of noisy boys, there was 5 at once. When he looked at a boy, that boy 6 red in the face, and looked down at his shoes. If a boy didn’t do his homework 7 and brought him his poor and careless work, my grandfather would pick up the boy’s book and threw it 8 the room, shouting, “Do it again and bring back tomorrow morning!” If the boy forgot to bring the work with him 9 time, he had to do it again and again, and yet again. My grandfather worked hard all his life. All the students had their love for him 10 they left his school.
( )1. A. of B. between C. at D. by
( )2. A. to the girls B. on the face C. at heart D. careful
( )3. A. afraid B. fond C. proud D. careful
( )4. A. came near B. walked into C. went towards D. passed by
( )5. A. fear B. silence C. smile D. cry
( )6. A. turned B. changed C. appeared D. seemed
( )7. A. again B. at all C. well D. in class
( )8. A. into B. up C. across D. off
( )9. A. the first B. at a C. a second D. for some
( )10. A. after B. since C. before D. while

( B )
When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile to someone, you mean to be 1 . When you put one finger in front of your 2 , you mean “Be quiet”.
Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak 3 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt 4 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman 5 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he 6 to say, “Bring me something to eat.” But the waiter brought him a lot of things to 7 . First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was 8 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was 9 to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was 10 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
( )1. A. nice B. friendly C. fine D. well
( )2. A. eye B. hand C. mouth D. arm
( )3. A. a little B. few C. a few D. little
( )4. A. hungry B. tired C. sad D. worried
( )5. A. washed B. opened C. closed D. touched
( )6. A. dared B. meant C. had D. decided
( )7. A. eat B. drink C. carry D. play
( )8. A. happy B. glad C. sorry D. afraid
( )9. A. quick B. slow C. ready D. quiet
( )10. A. good B. bad C. bright D. wrong

( C )
There are robots all around us. Some do very 1 jobs like flying airplane and driving subway trains. And some do simple jobs.
When an automatic（自动的）washing machine 2 , water goes in. The machine waits until the water is hot 3 washing the clothes. It does this by “feedback”（反馈）. Information about what’s happening is “feed back” into the robot to tell it 4 next.
Our eyes, ears and other senses（感官）are our feedback. They tell us 5 around us. So robots are like people in 6 ways. They work and they have feedback.
But 7 robots look like people. Many are hidden away. Robots control the temperature of our house, our cookers, our hot water systems. We can set the controls to the temperature we want. The robot does 8 . Its feedback usually come from a thermostat（自动调温器）.
One kind of thermostat is strip of metal, which bends（弯曲）when it gets hot. At the right temperature, it bends just enough 9 a switch. This turns off the heat. As the air around it gets 10 , the metal gets straight, and this turns the heat on again.
( )1. A. easy B. simple C. different D. difficult
( )2. A. is switched on B. is switched C. is switching D. switches on
( )3. A. after B. before C. as soon as D. while
( )4. A. how to do B. what to do C. what to do it D. to do what
( )5. A. what will happen B. what’s happening
C. to happen what D. something will happen
( )6. A. some B. any C. two D. three
( )7. A. many B. a lot of C. very few D. a little
( )8. A. something B. some other things C. half the work D. the rest
( )9. A. to work B. working C. to working D. works
( )10. A. cold B. hot C. cool D. warm

( D )
A man was sitting in the doctor’s office. He was telling the doctor about his 1 . “I like football, doctor.” he said. “Please help me. My life has 2 been a good one since I became 3 in football and it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even 4 well at night. When I close my 5 , I’m out there in the football field 6 after a flying ball. When I wake up , I’m more 7 than I was when I went to bed. What am I going to do? The doctor sat back and said, “First of all, you 8 to do your best not to dream about football. Before you are falling asleep, try to 9 about something else. Try to think that you are at a party and someone is going to give you several million dollars.” “Are you crazy?” the man shouted. “I’ll 10 the ball!”
( )1. A. problem B. family C. sport D. journey
( )2. A. always B. already C. never D. often
( )3. A. interested B. careful C. deep D. strong
( )4. A. work B. play C. do D. sleep
( )5. A. doors B. window C. books D. eyes
( )6. A. looking B. playing C. running D. waiting
( )7. A. worried B. tired C. surprised D. pleased
( )8. A. want B. hope C. have D. decide
( )9. A. hear B. write C. talk D. think
( )10. A. miss B. play C. catch D. pass

( E )
Many years ago, a man 1 Wu taught the king how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot. 2 some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many 3 the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.
The king was 4 and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don’t think you have taught me everything about 5 .”
“I have taught you 6 I know,” 7 Wu. “But you have not learned everything. The 8 thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horses should work together. You can then go very 9 and drive for long distances. But your problem is this: When you are behind me, you want 10 with me. And when you are 11 me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. 12 whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your 13 . If you want to win, you must 14 thinking of my. You 15 think only of your horses.”
( )1. A. calls B. names C. called D. name
( )2. A. In B. After C. Since D. Before
( )3. A. times B. days C. weeks D. months
( )4. A. happy B. glad C. pleased D. unhappy
( )5. A. playing B. racing C. running D. working
( )6. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( )7. A. asked B. told C. answered D. spoke
( )8. A. dangerous B. newer C. beautiful D. most important
( )9. A. slowly B. soon C. fast D. slow
( )10. A. catch up B. do C. talk D. help
( )11. A. beside B. in front of C. near D. next to
( )12. A. So B. But C. Or D. And
( )13. A. cows B. dogs C. pigs D. horses
( )14. A. start B. stop C. keep D. begin
( )15. A. mustn’t B. many C. must D. can

( F )
When old friends meet, there are many different ways 1 a conversation. For example, you could say: a) How’s it going? b)How are things? c)Take care. d) What’s new?
When old friends say 2 , they may say for example: a) Take it easy. b)So long. c) Take care. d)See you.
In western countries, adults usually 3 when they first meet one another. In formal situations, people often shake hands when they 4 each other also. Man offer his hand 5 . If the woman offers her hand, then the man should shake 6 . Increasingly ,. Business and professional women shake hands 7 each other unless they 8 seen each other for a long time. 9 hands is often very formal, 10 is sometimes simply a casual friendly way to greet a friend.
( )1. A. stop B. begin C. form D. to begin
( )2. A. hello B. good morning C. good-bye D. sorry
( )3. A. say hi B. smile happily C. nod D. shake hands
( )4. A. leave B. go home C. meet D. talk to
( )5. A. to a man B. to a woman C. to himself D. to somebody
( )6. A. them B. him C. it D. her
( )7. A. to B. for C. with D. of
( )8. A. will not B. have not C. are not D. do not
( )9. A. shaking B. Shake C. To shake D. For shaking
( )10. A. and B. so C. or D. but

( G )
A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was named after frankfurter, a German food.
You may hear “hot dog” 1 in other ways. People sometimes say “hot dog” to express 2 . For example, a friend may ask 3 you would like to go to cinema. You might say, “Great! I would love to go.” Or , you could say, “ 4 ! I would love to go.”
People 5 use the expression to describe someone who is a “show off”, who tries to show everyone else how 6 he is. You often hear such 7 called a “hot dog”. He may be a baseball player for example, who 8 the ball with one hand, making a(n) 9 catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows to the crowd, hoping to win their 10 .
( )1. A. eaten B. used C. cooked D. picked
( )2. A. strength B. practice C. pleasure D. reply
( )3. A. if B. how C. when D. where
( )4. A. Hot dog B. Don’t worry C. Never mind D. Excuse me
( )5. A. ever B. also C. still D. yet
( )6. A. hopeful B. careful C. kind D. great
( )7. A. a dog B. a hand C. a person D. an action
( )8. A. catches B. plays C. passes D. throws
( )9. A. hard B. funny C. exciting D. easy
( )10. A. thanks B. cheers C. medals D. matches

( H )
Mrs. White had a 1 cat, and it was the cat’s first 2 . One evening it was outside when it began to 3 heavily. Mrs. White looked everywhere and shouted its name, but she did not 4 it, so she telephoned the policeman and said, “ I 5 a small black cat. Has anybody found one?”
“No, Madam,” said the policeman at the other end. “But cats are really very strong animals. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melts or somebody finds them, they are quite 6 .”
Mrs. White felt happier when she heard this. “And”, she said, “Our cat is very clever. She almost 7 .”
The policeman was getting tired, “Well then”, he said, “Why don’t you put your telephone 8 ? Perhaps she is trying to telephone you now.”
( )1. A. old B. young C. big D. white
( )2. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
( )3. A. snow B. shine C. rain D. blow
( )4. A. lose B. catch C. find D. look for
( )5. A. am losing B. lose C. have lost D. will lose
( )6. A. all right B. good C. better D. ill
( )7. A. says B. tells C. laughs D. talks
( )8. A. up B. down C. on D. in

( I )
Many people think the more time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole 1 doing school work except the three meals. It is 2 to see students struggling（挣扎）in a sea of school work both at school and at home.
Modern students usually have many 3 . They love music and sports. They love reading and watching TV. A two-day weekend can get them 4 from too much school work, and they can do what they like. But still teachers do not think about it. 5 they have too much school work, they have no time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework. So they usually don’t do their weekend homework 6 Sunday night. And there is not enough time but much work, students have to finish it 7 . The weekend homework makes teachers angry.
Things always get 8 without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose interest in learning. It’s also bad for their health.
A horse runs faster after 9 . But for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition（状况）should be 10 to give students both pleasure and knowledge.
( )1. A. day B. morning C. after D. week
( )2. A. never B. common C. glad D. hardly
( )3. A. books B. interests C. sports D. friends
( )4. A. busy B. pleased C. away D. tired
( )5. A. For B. With C. Though D. Because
( )6. A. until B. when C. at D. on
( )7. A. good B. Poor C. carelessly D. happy
( )8. A. better B. afraid C. worse D. wonderful
( )9. A. minute B. moment C. meal D. rest
( )10. A. kept B. changed C. same D. different

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( B ) 1—5 B C D A B 6—10 B B C C A
( C ) 1—5 D A B B B 6—10 C C D A C
( D )1—5 A C A D D 6—10 C B C D A
( E )1—5 C B A D B 6—10 A C D C A 11-15 B A D B C
( F )1—5 D C D A B 6—10 C C B A D
( G )1—5 B C A A B 6—10 D C A D B
( H )1—5 B D A C C 6—8 A D B
( I )1—5 A B B C D 6—10 A C C D B