1、1 初二短文填空练习初二短文填空练习 （一） Several years ago, the accident of MH370 shocked the whole world. It caused a hot discussion about 1 to keep ourselves safe during a plane crash. Traveling with your family. If you sit with your family on the plane, you will try to fight against the difficulty together instead
2、 of being nervous when you are in danger. The seat belt. To make yourself safe in your seat, you should know the way of using the seat belt. If you dont know, you cant leave your seat in time. As a 2 , maybe you will have no chance to live. The position you sit. There is a door every seven rows. Whe
3、n you get 3 the plane, first of all, you should find out where your seat is and how far it is from the nearest two doors. So you can find either of them when you have to get out of the plane. And why do you have to find two doors? 4 the closest door to you may not be available. Fire. If you breathe
4、in too 5 smoke, you will die. Youd better carry a smoke hood and learn how to 6 it. Or youll 7 lots of time trying to put it on so that you have less time to run away. Final Thought. Listen to the instructions by the flight attendants and read the safety card so that you can get 8 for any danger tha
5、t will happen on the plane. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 2 （二） Helen Keller lived in the USA. She was a great woman. 1 Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “She is better, but now she cant see and she cant hear.” 2 of her parents were very sad. After a few years
6、, things got even 3 . There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didnt understand anything. Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned
7、to 4 her first word. When she was older, she went to college. Helen was very famous. She travelled around the world and helped many blind and deaf 5 . Helen was very old when she 6 . The world remembers her today 7 a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, 8 she found a way to see and he
8、ar. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 3 （三） In the past(过去) there lived a man in a small town called Zheng. One day he wanted to buy himself a new pair of shoes. He measured (测量) his feet with a ruler first and 1 down his size on a piece of paper. Then he went shoe shopping. When he arrived at the sho
9、e shop, he put his hand into his pocket(口袋), but he found 2 paper was not here. So he said to the salesman, “I left the measurement at home and dont know the size. Ill go back home to take it.” With these words, he ran out 3 of the shop. He ran back home, found the paper and then ran to the shop aga
10、in. 4 it took him a few hours and the shop was closed. He 5 the afternoon on the way and did not buy his shoes at last. Someone asked 6 , “Did you want to buy the shoes for yourself ?” “Of course,” he answered. “Then why dont you 7 the shoes on by yourself ?” “I trust(相信) the ruler more 8 my feet,”
11、he said. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 4 （四） He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy 1 . He often worried about his son growing up without a mother to 2 for him. One day he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He was worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had ea
12、ten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home quickly after 3 his work. When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. When he was about to sleep himself, he was 4 to find an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt. He spanked his sleeping son angrily: “Why are you
13、 so naughty, making the quilt dirty? Who will wash it? ” It was the first time that he had hit his boy 5 his wifes death. “I havent,” the child 6 with tears in his eyes. “This is your 7 , daddy. ” In order to let his father eat dinner as soon as he got home, the child cooked two bowls of noodles: on
14、e for himself, the other one for his father. He was afraid his fathers noodles would get cold, so he placed them under the quilt to keep them hot. 8 this, the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 5 （五） The habit is any action that we have performed so
15、often that it becomes something that we do almost 1 thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad. People 2 countless hours each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. 3 , there is still some advice for you to follow. First, figure out why you do it. If your bad habit is shouting
16、at people 4 you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for a moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet! Next, take a look at the other hand. What hav
17、e you lost because of your bad habit? Shouting at 5 people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having 6 Internet time means that you lose more chances to learn things that you
18、 need to learn. When you think in this way, youll find that its not wise 7 keep your bad habits! Now it is time to make 8 . 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 6 （六） Do you enjoy being the only child in your family? Zhang Hua doesnt. Being the only child, Zhang Hua hates staying 1 at home on weekends wh
19、en his parents are out. He has to play out with his little cousins. “They give me so much fun on weekends,” he said. But he wants his own little sister. His parents are not only children. The family planning policy says that they 2 have two children. But now, if you want a younger brother or sister,
20、 your dream may come true. The government has made a new 3 to the policy. Couples can have two children 4 at least one of them is an only child. Theres a big social 5 for this change. In the 1970s Chinas population 6 quickly. It gave much pressure on countrys development. So China began the family p
21、lanning policy. It allowed couples in cities to have only one child. The policy stopped Chinas population from going up too fast. But 7 a result, young people feel stressed out to support their elderly family members. Factories are also having trouble 8 young workers. “If I have a younger brother or
22、 sister, we can support each other to look after our old mom and dad,” said Zhang Yu. He is looking forward to the day when he can have his own little sister. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 7 （七） Tom did badly in math. His parents tried 1 they could think of, such as asking for tutors, making math
23、cards, going to after-school clubs. But they failed. 2 , they had to send Tom to a catholic school. On the first school day, Tom came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt 3 hello to his mother as usual. He went straight to his room and started studying math. His mother called him down
24、 to dinner, and after he finished eating, he went back to his room 4 a word again. He was so hard-working 5 he seemed to be crazy. His mother tried to understand what was 6 . One day after two months, Tom brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and studie
25、d. His mom read it and was 7 to find Tom got an A in math. And the math teacher said Tom did well in math. So she went to Toms room and said, “Tom, why are you becoming so hard-working?” Tom looked at his mother and said, “Well, on the first school 8 , when I saw that a man was nailed to the plus si
26、gn, I knew it wasnt a joke.” 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 8 （八） “I dont like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Li Hua, a student in Chongqing. Do you have the 1 problem? Why does it seem that some parents are not so friend
27、ly in their 2 eyes? One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about 3 about you, from the time you were born. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you 4 , your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are pa
28、rt of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and 5 . So how can you make things easier? Just let your parents know what youre doing. Get them to know your friends. Tell them if you stay somewhere else so that your parents dont call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say s
29、orry to them when you do something wrong. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about 6 with you. Most of all, try to think about 7 your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need your help. Someday, when you become a parent, they will be able to help you h
30、ow to get 8 with your children. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9 （九） Its hard to make friends if you stay at home 1 all the time. Get out of the house and do things with other people. 2 a club or play a sport. Its 3 to make friends when you have the same interests. Learn 4 people who seem to have a
31、 lot of friends. Watch carefully how they make and keep friends. Dont copy all the things they do, 5 try to notice what they do. Then try some of those things yourself. Dont be afraid to show people what youre really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be 6 in you if the
32、re is something interesting about you. Look people in the eye 7 you talk to them. In that way, theyll find it easier to talk to you. Its very difficult to have a conversation with people whose eyes are looking to the right, to the left, or at the floor. Be a good listener. Let people talk about them
33、selves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask lots of questions and show an interest in their 8 . 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 10 （十） Everyone will have some difficulties in his life. I once had a very terrible childhood because of my 1 . And a man changed me and my life. Before I was five years
34、old, I didnt have any hair. I feared that other children would laugh at me, so I didnt like to play 2 with them. I just stood by the window and watched them play. I felt lonely all the time but I wasnt brave enough to go out of my own world. I saw an old man walking on the playground every day. He w
35、as not good-looking. As he passed by, children always laughed at him. The old man just looked at them, 3 any words. I was angry with the children. I asked my brother, “Brother, dont those children fear that the old man will beat them? ” My brother just said, “Thats not a problem. The old man 4 hear
36、or speak.” One evening, I played on the playground alone and the old man came again. I smiled and asked him, “Hi, whats the time?” The old man looked at his watch. “Its five thirty.” I was surprised, “You can hear and speak?” “Yes”, the old man smiled, “Dont 5 about your hair, because it will grow w
37、hen you grow up!” I was happy. He was the 6 man to encourage me not to mind my hair. 7 then, Ive decided to try to make friends. 8 , kids were very friendly to me. And I wasnt lonely any more. The man and his words are like a light, making my life bright. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 11 （十一） A ma
38、n got lost in a desert. He walked for two days but he still couldnt find his way out. Dying for water, he found an empty house in the desert. There was a water pump (泵) in the house! The man was so happy 1 he ran to draw water. But no 2 how hard he tried, no water came out. He was sitting sadly on t
39、he ground when he saw a little bottle with a cork (软木 塞) in it. On the bottle, there was an old note saying: You must add the water into the pump 3 you can draw water! Dont forget to fill it 4 water again before you leave! The man took the cork out and happily found the bottle was 5 of water! “If Im
40、 selfish, as long as I drink the water, I can go out of this room alive,” he thought, “If I do as the note said, I might 6 of thirst. Should I take the risk or not？” At last, he decided to do as the 7 said and began to draw water. Lots of water started coming out from the pump! What a big surprise!
41、After he drank enough, he filled the bottle with water and added 8 words after the note. “Believe me, do as the note tells you!” he wrote. 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 12 （十二） There is an old Spanish saying, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” How many times have we put off our dream
42、s until tomorrow? Id say there are too many. Our dreams should not, and can not wait. We have to go for 1 now! Here are the reasons _ 2 we should start right now. Tomorrow doesnt always come. If today were the 3 day of your life, would you want to just sit and waste time? Nobody likes to talk about
43、that, but the truth is that everybody is going to die one day. Remember, today is all we have. Make the decision to go after every dream, no matter how big or small it is right now. The world is waiting on your talents. You may find it hard to believe, but the world is waiting on YOU! Yes, YOU! You
44、were alone with a unique(独一无二的) talent into the world. From the beginning to the end of the life long journey, your 4 will always be your own, and a part of you. So it is your responsibility to find out what your talent is, and use it to make your life better. Take the first step. You can dream abou
45、t writing a great story, but its never going to happen 5 you actually write down the first word or sentence onto the paper. In other words, dreams dont work if you do 6 . You need to get your head out of the clouds, and do something to make dreams come true. Dont let fear win. One of the biggest dream killers is fear. Compared with fear, other dream killers are much 7 . In fact, fear is not real. It is only a part of thoughts you have. Imagine how much happier youll be if youre living the life you always dream about. Go after your dreams! Dont allow fear to _8_! 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._
