初三期中复习——短文填空
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Many kids want to help keep the environment clean but don’t know where to 1. _______(start). In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real 2. ________(different) to the environment. Here is how:
◆Don’t litter. Litter can 3._________(pollution) our water and that could do harm to us and to wildlife.
◆Recycle bottles, paper and plastic. This is a good way to 4._________(develop) and can 5.________(real ) help protect the environment.
◆Always turn off lights and electronic devices(设备) when they are not being 6._________(use).
◆ Use your bike 7.________walk to nearby locations rather than riding in a car. Encourage your friends and family to do the same.
◆ Avoid 8.__________(waste )plastic bags by bringing your own reusable cloth bags to stores.
◆ 9._________you see litter, pick it up.
◆By following these tips and using them in your everyday life, you can make the world a 10._________(good) place. It’s never too late to start.
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That cold February afternoon, I was walking back to my home-stay(寄宿家庭), feeling a bit sad. I had studied English at the language school for 3 months. Now it was all over. I knew the time for me to say goodbye to my hostess (女房东) was coming. “How 1.________(be) your day, Kim? ” My hostess greeted 2.________ (I) as I opened the door. “Not too bad. ” I answered. She was preparing supper for me 3._________ the kitchen. “I am coming to help you.” I said to her--- she had some trouble 4._________ (walk) properly 5._______ she had her foot hurt the other day when doing sports. “No help is needed now. Just 6.________ (have) a rest and supper is soon ready.” I helped her 7._________(take) the dishes to the dining room and set the knife and fork on the table. “Well, Kim, this is the last supper we are having together. It has been nice to have you in my family. You have been so kind and helpful.” “Miss Foster,” I said with tears in my 8._________(eye). “Thank you so much for looking after me so 9._______ (good). I will never forget what you have done for me”, “It’s nice of you to say so. I think we can talk on the phone or chat on the Internet if we miss each other. Well, I am driving you to the airport tomorrow but you see I can’t. But I have called a taxi for you. It will come to pick you up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. The taxi will be 10._________ (pay) by the school. So enjoy a good dinner and have a good sleep. You’ll see your family when you get up tomorrow.”
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Hello, everyone. It’s time to say goodbye to my junior high school life. First of all, I want to say thank you to my Math teacher, Miss Wu for 1. ________ (be) so patient. She always helped me 2.________ my Math. She also often reminded us to be 3. __________ honest person.
Then I want to thank my basketball coach, Mr Long. I joined the basketball team 4. _________ I was in Grade 7, I was always late for practice. He taught me to be on time. He also taught me 5. _________ (difference) basketball skills. Now, I have become a very strong basketball 6.__________ (play).
Certainly, I am also 7. _________ (thank) that I have made so many good friends at school. My good friend Han Meimei is a very hard-working girl. I have 8. _________ (learn) from her that we must study hard in order to go to a good senior high school.
Lastly, I want to thank my beloved(爱戴的) 9. __________ (parent). They have always been there. Without 10. ________ support, I wouldn’t be able to make it here today.
Thank you, my junior high school life!
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In an old building in Peking University, a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night. The famous translator Xu Yuanchong was 1. ___________ (sit) behind the window and staring at the computer screen. He enjoyed working by 2. _________ (he) from 10:00 p.m.to 4:00 a.m. For him, the quiet night was a 3.__________ (value) time to focus on translation. He was exploring how to 4. ________ (spread) Chinese culture abroad by translating Chinese beauty into Western beauty.
Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang 5. ________ April 18th,1921.When he was little, he was 6.__________ (influence) by his mother who was interested in literature. Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and 7. ___________ (France) when he was still a teenager. He soon learned that Chinese and European languages were very different. Only about half of the words in these languages could be translated word-for-word. This is why translators should have 8. _________ creative mind. They are always trying to improve their translations to make sure they are correct and beautiful.
Xu’s motto(格言) is: Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, you’re your better best. 9.________ Xu was widely considered to be the best, he never stopped trying to become better. The more you learn and the 10. _________ (hard) you study, the better you will become. There is always room for improvement.
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Many foreigners move to China because of a strong interest in its culture. One man has turned his interest into love and this love made (1) ___________ (he) write many books about China. He is William, an American who has lived in China (2) _________ 33 years, his Chinese name is Pan Weilian. His Chinese friends (3) ______(call) him “Lao Pan”.
In 1988, Lao Pan first came to China and (4) __________(work) as a teacher at a university. But Lao Pan did not begin to understand China (5) ___________ he and his family took a 3-month drive around the country. These experiences in China gave him ideas for his books. Since then he has (6) ___________(write) thirteen books about China. These books give the world a fuller picture of China and Lao Pan is (7) __________(pride) of what he is doing.
Lao Pan’s new book includes his forty-seven (8) __________(letter) to his family back in America. The letters show China’s development in different periods. Lao pan often says he loves China (9) __________ its people so much. He sees it as a life-long task to let more westerners know (10) _________ China is like. He will continue telling the nation’s stories to the world.
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Now, more and more foreigners are living in China. They are studying or working here. They love China (1) ________ are used to their everyday life. But sometimes they have problems. For example, some of them don’t know how to give gifts. Here are some (2) ______________ ( suggest) for them.
It’s necessary to (3) ___________ ( bring) a gift.
In China, it’s a (4) ____________ ( tradition) custom to bring a gift when you are invited to someone’s home. Usually, fresh flowers and fruit are your best (5) ____________(choose). The number “eight” is(6) ___________ (consider) lucky, so eight apples or eight oranges are a good idea.
You’d better wrap (包装) your gift.
When you buy a gift, the seller usually (7) __________ ( help) you wrap the gift. Don’t be surprised if your gift is wrapped. Wrapping paper will make your gift (8) _________ ( look) more beautiful. In China, people don’t open gifts at once. They usually do it in the evening or after you leave.
Give something that can be shared.
If you have some co-workers, don’t give gifts (9) __________ only one person. You’d better treat (10) ______ ( they) equally. It’s better to give something that can be shared, like food.
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No one can live without sleep. Experts believe that sleep is (1) _________(like) food and water. Good health needs good sleep. Scientists have found that people who sleep for less than 6 hours and a half at night are more often ill than people (2) _________ sleep for 8 hours.
How (3) ___________ hours do you sleep every night？Most students have less than 8 hours of sleep every night. Some teachers complain that a few students feel sleepy or even fall asleep in class. These students can (4) ____________(no) concentrate (集中注意力) on their study.
Why are so many students short(缺少)of sleep？Recently, a reporter did a survey in No.21 Middle School. The result shows that there are two main (5) ___________(reason) about this problem. One is that students have too much homework at night. Some students have to(6) __________ up late to finish their homework till 11:00 p.m. The (7) _________ reason is about the use of Internet. Some students are crazy about playing games on the phones.
Many parents worry about this problem. The Ministry of Education (教育部)has paid more attention (8) ________ this problem and required that students in primary schools should (9) _________(sleep) at least 10 hours a day, 9 hours for junior high and 8 hours for senior high. Schools are expected to give less homework to students (10) ___________ that they can have more time to sleep
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Susan was tired of having her three children talk back to her. One day, she climbed into her kids’ tree house. It was(1) _________ good place, she thought, for a mother to go on strike(罢工). She was tired of (2) _________ ( drive) them everywhere without thanks and doing more than her share of the work around the house. Until(3) __________ ( thing) changed, Susan decided to stay up in the tree.
Susan’s strike got her kids’ attention, (4) _________ course. But that was not all that happened. Word of the fed-up mother spread. Before long, a camera crew from television’s
Today Show came into their yard. Now people all across America were going to find(5)
_________ who drove the kids’ mother up a tree.
As the cameras worked, the three kids stood with their father near the tree house. Kate, the Today Show host, had a question for (6) __________ (they). “What do you think about your mom on strike in that tree house?” she asked.
“I am kind of embarrassed(尴尬的),” said Misty.
“I’m really shocked,” said Joseph. “I did not think it would go this far. My mom is much(7) ______ (crazy) than we thought.”
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Rachel added, “I think mom is so strange(8) __________ I can hardly believe it.”
But Susan had made her point. If the kids (9) __________ (want) her back, they should know what to do. When the TV crew left, the kids went into their house(10) __________ (quick)and got busy. Not long after that Susan climbed down from the tree and went back to being a mom.
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During the unusual winter holiday in 2020, we stayed at home for two ____1____ (month) because of COVID-19. But my father, a member of the Communist Party of China, didn’t stay ____2____ us at home for too long.
When my dad heard about some ____3____ (use) work, he became a volunteer in a rural area to help check people’s information and spread knowledge about COVID-19. As the situation became much ____4____ (bad), 24-hour traffic checkpoints were set up on the main roads to the village. There was only ____5____ simple tent, a few chairs and two heaters for volunteers to____6____ (spend) the night. The winter night was very cold and the volunteers could hardly sleep. But my father ____7____ (final) chose to stay because he wanted to guard the gate for other people.
Dad ____8____ (join) the Party a few years ago. At first, I didn’t know much about it. After
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the pandemic, I learned that the Party members are people ____9____ will step forward when China is in trouble. When I grow up, I want to become one of _____10_____ (they). Even if I am not a Party member, I will make contributions to our society, making it a much better place.
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You’re probably used to getting takeaway(外卖) delivered(递送) to your home these days. But the first pizza delivery in history took place nearly 150 years 1 in Italy.
In 1878, Margherita became the first queen of Italy. Gradually, the queen got tired 2 eating “fancy” meals and wanted to eat “common” food. Esposito, the most famous pizza chef at that time, was asked to deliver a pizza to the queen. He 3 (quick) prepared a pizza with red tomatoes, white cheese and green basil, which stood for the colors of Italy’s new 4 (nation) flag. As soon as the pizza was out of the oven, he delivered it to the queen 5 (him). The queen had never eaten pizza before and said it was one of the 6 (good) things she’d ever eaten. Esposito named the pizza after the queen, and it has been served in nearly every pizza restaurant in the world ever since.
Today, pizza is still popular with people around the world. In 1973, US Domino’s Pizza company promised to 7 (take) pizzas to customers in 30 minutes or less. If the pizza was late, it would be free. Another US pizza company offers a “Hot-N-Ready” pizza at all its 8
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(store). These pizzas are 9 (cook) around the clock so that there are always fresh pizzas available. Go to the store, pay 6 dollars 10 you’ll walk out with a fresh pizza with no waiting time.
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