初二英语下短文填空专练(二).doc

1、初二英语下短文填空专练（二）根据短文内容，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在题后有标号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的完整形式。（每空一词）一. Last Monday,a school bus driver made a quick stop to go to the bathroom in a gas station while on the way 1._school.But the bus didnt stop with him：moments after the driver 2_off,the bus began to run down the mountain,with 27

2、young students on the bus. But 3._,an 11-year-old student,David,went to the drivers seat and began to 4._the school bus.He couldnt stop the bus from running down the mountain,but he stopped the bus from 5._into a car. In the 6._he stopped the bus on a bridge and luckily,everyone on the bus was all r

3、ight. Davids mother got 7._when she learned what her son did.”I saw the bus,and it nearly ran down the bridge,”she told the reporter,”I couldnt believe that he could stop the bus all by 8._. David kept very quiet about the accident,but he was really a hero. ”9_he didnt drive the bus,all the students

4、 go down into the river with the bus,”said Brian,a teacher in the school.”He 10._all those childrens lives.”二.When you read this sentence,the 1._of the earth has grown by 10 people.That may not sound much,but its about 14,000 people per hour.Most of these new people are born in 2._countries.These co

5、untries are in Afica,South America and parts of Asia.In the developed countries of Europe and North America,the population is growing very 3._.This is because women in these countries have,on average(平均),only one or two 4._.But in the developing countries,many 5._have five or more children. In the d

6、eveloping countries, 6._than one billion people live 7._the poverty line(贫困线)。These people dont have enough food to eat 8._they live in poor housing.Children get little or no time at school and suffer from many kinds of diseases. The UN has said that the worlds population will reach 12.5 billion by

7、the year 2100.If the 9._makes your head spinning(眩晕)，youre not alone.Many experts are worrying that so fast population growth could have very 10._results. It could hurt the environment and increase the number of poor people.三Weather can influence(影响)peoples intelligence(智力).A report in 1983 showed t

8、hat IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came,but 1._the strong wind,their IQ was 10% lower.That wind could help people have 2._intelligence.Very hot weather,on the other hand,can make it lower.A recent report showed that students in many schools of the Us often got lower

9、marks in exams 3._of hot weather. Weather also has a strong influence on peoples feelings.Winter may be a bad time for 4._people.They might feel unhappy 5._cold days.But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. Low air pressure(气压) may make people foregetful.People 6._more bags on buses and in

10、 shops on low-pressure days.People feel 7._at a temperature of about 18. Are you 8._sad,tired,forgetful, 9._unhappy today? It may be the 10._problem.四Rachel lived in a small town in America.She always wanted to 1._others when she was young. At the age of 5,she learned about an organization names Loc

11、ks of Love.It used hair donations to make wigs（假发）for 2._who had lost their hair because 3._cancer or other illnesses.Rachel then asked her mother to cut her long hair and sent it to the organization. At first,she learned that some children had no clean water in Africa,and she was shocked.When her s

12、chool began raising money to build wells there,she asked her parents to 4._holding her birthday party.Also,she asked her friends each to donate 9 to the project in Africa 5._of giving her birthday presents. One year later,it was her 6._birthday on June 12th.She made a birthday page on the Internet w

13、ith a goal of 300.However，Rachel 7._able to raise only 200.This made her a little sad. 8._,Rachel was bdaly hurt in an accident after eight days.That was a terrible shock to her friends.They wanted to find some ways of showing support to her.They began donating on Rachels birthday page.Donations pas

14、sed her 300 goal quickiy and kept rising. When it was clear that she would never come back to 9._,her parents donated her organs to their children.They also donated her hair a final time to Locks of Love.More money was being raised.The total donations soon reached 100,000,then 300,000.So 10._more th

15、an 850,000 has been raised from all over the world,including donations from the Afircans who are moved by the little American girl.五Six people were traveling in a compartment(车厢) on a train. 1._of them were quiet and well behaved,but the sixth was a 2._young man who was causing a lot of troubles to

16、the 3._passengers. At last this young man got out at a station with his two 4._bags.None of the other passengers helped him,but one of them waited 5._the rude young man was very far away and then opened the window and shouted to him,”You left something behind in the compartment!”Then he 6._the windo

17、w again.The young man turned around and hurried back with his two heavy bags.He was very 7._when he arrived,but he shouted 8._the window,”What did I 9._behind?” As the train began to move again,the passengers who had called him back opened the window and said,”A very 10._impression!”六I want to tell

18、you something about my best friend,Mary.She is a very nice person,both kind and patient.She teaches me to read and write and helps me to be 1._in stories and poems.She is 2._and talented.She likes volleyball and 3._it every day.She won many 4._in different competitions. In fact,Im quite 5._from her.

19、Im not as tall as her.I dont like sports.Im more 6._and hard-working,and I get better grades. Its not 7._to be same.I like Mary because she helps me 8._out the best in me.She can make me laugh,and we can share many things. 9._Im not similar to her, she 10._cares about me.She is really important in m

20、y life and is always there for me in one way or another.I am pround to be with her.七Daisy was in the bathroom of her flat.She was brushing her 1._and the tap was on.Water was pouring into the sink and vanishing(消失)down the drain(下水道).“2._that tap off,”a voice said loudly.Daisy froze.She 3._round,but

21、 saw no one.“Turn that tap off.You are 4._water,”the voice 5._impatient.This time Daisy obeyed.“Who who are you？”Daisys voice was faint（微弱的）.“Im 6._.Its not 7._for me to get here.Do you know 8._Im from? “From the tap,I suppose,”said Daisy. “Yes,yes,but 9._that?”the voice said,“24 days ago,I was floa

22、ting comfortably in a 10._in Jiangxi, enjoying the view. Then the cloud dropped me into a stream and I sped down the mountain into the Yangzi River.八Susan was overweight.Every time she went 1._,she couldnt buy her favorite clothes.So she decided to lose 2._. Susan went to the 3._,and she was told to

23、 stop 4._fast food. It was very 5._for her,because she ate them three to four times a week.But she said to herself that she would try her 6._to stop eating it. Her best friend,Rose,asked her to 7._10,000 steps every day. It was very hard for her 8._the beginning,because she was used to driving where

24、ver she wanted to go. But she still followed Roses 9._.Well,she walked to her office in the morning and took a walk after work.Six months later,she made it. Now Susan feels 10._a different person.She feels healthier than before and the most important thing-she can buy her favorite clothes.九My hobby

25、is playing chess-a greatest game in the world. My mum taught me how to 1._chess when I was seven years old.She 2._me every time for the first time. I almost beat her every time now. It 4._about a day to learn the rules.But 5._you want to be good,you have to 6._for years.You dont need many to play ch

26、ess-just a chess set and someone to play 7._.Chess can be quite cheap,or incredibly(极端地)expensive.Some people collect chess sets as a 8._,but I prefer to play. This is a chess club in our school.We meet every week to play with each 9._.I am the best player in the club,and the captain of the school c

27、hess team.This year we 10._the All England Schools Championship,and I went up on the stage in front of the whole school to receive the trophy(奖品). Im saving up my money to buy a chess computer.It is very expensive,but also very good for practice.In that way,Ill always have someone to play with.One day I want to be the world chess champion.