初二上册短文填空一It was a sunny Saturday morning. After breakfast, Jim's grandparents took him Christmas shopping. They (1) ________ the subway to the stores. When they got (2) ________ the subway, Jim could see people everywhere. The people took bags, gifts and decorations (装饰品).Christmas is Jim's favorite time of the year, (3) ________ he loves the holiday decorations and he also loves decorating his house. Jim's grandparents took him to three stores. He (4) ________ his mother a new sweater, his father a new shirt, and his sister a new toy (玩具). Then, Jim's grandparents took him to eat a hamburger (5) ________ lunch. Jim also had an ice-cream and a cup of juice. After lunch, Jim and his grandparents went skating. Jim (7) ________ liked it.Jim slept (8) ________ his way home. When he got home, he (8) ________ all the boxes of Christmas decorations in the living room. His family decorated (9) ________ house for Christmas that night. After they (10) ________ that, they danced and sang Christmas songs together. It was a wonderful day.二Kate is a 10-year-old British girl. She just (1)_________ her summer camp two days ago. Now she is writing a letter to her pen friend, Sato.Dear Sato,How’s it (2)_________? Are you having a good summer holiday?I just came back from a two-week camp with my brother. It was a lot of fun. Every day was(3)_________. We went to the forest and watched the birds. The weather kept fine, so we(4)_________ in the lake and slept in the sun a lot. It (5)_________ rained and we had to water the plants in the garden (园圃)every evening, (6)_________ I enjoyed doing it.I made some very good (7)_________ — a boy and two girls. The boy played the guitar and danced very well. The two girls were classmates and they were both good at (8)_________. In the evening we often made a fire, sat around it and sang. Sometimes we got up early in the morning and watched the sun come up. It (9)_________ to be the best summer in my life.I hope you are keeping well. Give (10)_________ love to your parents and your sister.Yours,Kate三When I was small, I was very shy. I never went out to (1)________ with other children.One day, my cousin wanted to play football with me, but I was worried that the ball might hit (撞) my head. So I (2)________ no to him. When I got back home, I talked about it (3)________ my mother. She told me that playing football was not a terrible thing and she said that I should have a try. But I was(4)________ a little worried. I was very short and thin. And I ran slowly. My mother told meI should believe in (相信) myself. She said (5)________ I believed in myself, I could learn to play it well.The next day, my mother found a football and (6)________ me to play with her in the park. At first I was slow, but little by little I learned how to play it. After half an hour, some (7)________ came to play football together with us. I believed I could do well, so I was very excited. I ran after the ball and played(8)________. At last I made my first goal (进球得分). My mother and I were very (9)________ and I felt I was a great man. After that, I always believed in myself and now I think (10)________ is difficult if we believe in ourselves.四“Wake up, dear. It's a beautiful morning,” said Mrs. Green.“Ugh,” said Mr. Green. “Why did you(1)________ me? It's Sunday and it's early!”“The (2)________ is very beautiful today. Why don't we go to the countryside and enjoy the trees and flowers? (3)________ we leave now, there won't be too many cars on the road.”Mr. Green washed his face and got dressed. Half an hour later, they got into the car and(4)________ their trip. At about eleven o'clock, they saw a small restaurant along the road. “That(5)________ nice. Why don't we stop there for lunch?” said Mrs. Green.After a big lunch, they got back into the car and (6)________ happily. About an hour later, Mrs.Green started to be very worried and said, “Dear, I think I (7)________ my bag in the restaurant.” Mr.Green looked really unhappy. “You always forget things!” he said.Whe n they got back to the restaurant, he was (8)________ unhappy. “It's three o'clock!” he said. “We don't have enough (9)________ to go to the countryside now!”Mrs. Green got out of the car and started walking towards ( 朝 ) the restaurant but Mr. Green stop ped (10)________. “I almost forgot. Can you ask them if (是否) they have my hat?”五There was a boy named Johnny. He had a little problem with his (1) ________. When he ran races with his friends, his legs would tremble (颤抖) and he could (2) ________ win.Th is made him feel very bad. He didn’t want to race any more. Then one day, a boy in another class asked him, “May I tell you (3) ________ to win a race?” “Yes, please! I want to win at least once,” answered Johnny.So they went to the school playground, and the boy (4) ________ him a few ways to exercise his legs. They trained (训练) (5) ________ three hours every day, and soon Johnny (6) ________ he could run faster and faster.After two months, Johnny asked his friends to have a (7) ________ with him. “Johnn y, you will be the last one!” said one of his friends. Johnny didn’t say (8) ________.When the race began, Johnny did his (9) ________ to run. He remembered everything he learned from that boy. He ran so fast that none of his friends could catch up with him. In the end, Johnny (10) ________ his very first race.六Young people are important. That's (1) ________ many places celebrate (庆祝) Youth Day.(2)________ different places celebrate it on different days.There are about 1.8 billion (十亿) people (3) ________ the ages of 10 and 24 in the world. Young people can do a lot of things. They have dreams and ideas. They can help their countries. They can make a (4) ________ in the world.To make a difference in their countries, young people (5) ________ to go to school. Countries must play a big role in (6) ________ schools. They should have good schools for children. Schools should not be (7) ________, so all children can go. Children must (8) ________ reading, writing and other things.Young people can make a difference now. They do not have to wait until (直到) they leave school. Years ago one group called Step 30 wanted to collect (收集) shoes (9) ________ children in Africa. The youth in many schools helped collect the shoes. Those shoes went to Africa to help children there. Collecting shoes is a small thing, but it can (10) ________ help others.七This story is about two friends Lee and Andy and their dog Soc. Soc was a beautiful dog. Three years ago, Andy’s and Lee’s parents gave the dog as a gift to the boys (1)__________ they won a singing competition together. And Soc (2)__________half of the time with Lee and half with Andy. Every day the boys brushed his long hair (3)__________ a hairbrush. Sometimes when it was quite (4)__________ in summer they gave him a shower. And Soc always looked clean and nice.In summer Soc always went with Andy and Lee to the woods (树林). He slept with the children in a tent and (5)__________ with them by the fire in the long evenings.In autumn Soc always (6)__________ dog shows. He was the most beautiful dog in the town. And Soc was always the first to (7)__________ to the finish line when the dogs ran. Last year, Soc was the best at a show and got a big prize. (8)__________ a great day it was for Soc and the boys!The boys always bought (9)__________ for Soc’s birthday. On his last birthday they gave him a new collar ( 颈圈) and some meat. They put the new collar around Soc’s neck ( 脖子 ). Together they (10)__________ along the street, pleased with themselves. It was a wonderful day.八Tom was a slow boy. He moved slowly and responded (作出反应 ) slowly. And there was something much (1)________. From a young age, Tom could not speak well. He had to (2)________repeat (重复) his words three or four times to get them right. When it was (3)________ for him to go to primary school, Tom's mother Mary became very worried. She was worried that Tom's classmates would laugh at him, and that they wouldn't want to make friends (4)________ him. To Mary's surprise, (5)________ seemed to be going very well. Tom got back from school with a lot of new things to(6)________ every day. So Mary visited Tom's school one day. She saw Tom and his classmates playing basketball together (7)________. Though Tom was hit (击) by the ball six times, his classmates didn't laugh at him. They all (8)________ him in this or that way. The boys said they loved to have a friend like Tom, (9)________ they would never forget any homework. Tom could help by repeating what the teacher said. Hearing this, Mary relaxed. She didn't have to (10)________ about her son anymore!九July 9, 2016Dear Alex,It is Saturday evening and I'm sitting in a park. It is a nice summer day in London. I'm (1)_______under a big tree and I'm thinking of you.Earlier today the park was (2)_______ with people. Many of them walked in the park. There were also many children. They played on the swings and (3)_______ around. Robert and some friends played basketball. They wanted me to play, but I refused (拒绝). It was (4)_______ hot! Some of the friends were classmates of Robert and me. The (5)________ were friends from ourneighborhood. All of them went home a few minutes ago. They are good friends, (6)_______ I like to play with my friends from the old neighborhood in Rome. As the saying goes, “Old friends and old wine (酒) are best.” I miss my old friends so much! It is impossible (不可能的) for me (7)_______ them!How are you? I hope you are well and happy. Don't (8)_______ about my school life in London. I enjoy my classes and I'm (9)_______ a lot. Most of my classmates are nice.Robert and I plan to visit you again soon. When will you come to London (10)_______ a visit? Robert says to tell you “Hello”. Please write soon. Try writing in English!Your cousin,Bruno十Night after night, Mom came to tuck me in (把我的被子掖好) and kissed (亲吻) my face. I don’t remember when it (1)________ making me unhappy. Finally, one night, I shouted at her, “Don’t do that again — your (2)________ are too rough (粗糙的)!” She didn’t say anything.(3)________ she never came to my bedroom again at night.Time after time, my thoughts couldn’t help returning to that night. I (4)________ my mom’s hands and her goodnight kiss.Now I’m not a little girl, and Mom is in (5)________ mid-seventies. Those hands I once thought to be so rough are (6)________ doing things for me and my family.On a Thanksgiving Eve, when I (7)________ in the bedroom, a hand hesitantly (犹豫地) ran across my face. I caught Mom’s hand in my hand and told her how (8)________ I was for that night. I thought she would remember it as I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She (9)________ it long ago.That night, I had a new (10)________ of my mom and her caring hands.十一Dear Simon,I'm writing this from London. We (1)________ here on Tuesday, after staying in Madrid and Paris. London is one of the most interesting cities in Europe, but (2)________ it's also one of the most expensive places to stay. It's bigger than Paris and older than Sydney. You know I love history, and there are lots of great (3)________ here —in fact, I think the British Museum is probably the best museum in the world. The people in Madrid were (4)________ friendly. They were friendlier than London people, but it was more difficult to communicate (交流) (5)________ them because I didn't know their language. Paris was fantastic, of course, and I (6)________ the most delicious food of my life in some of the Paris restaurants.My aunt, who's English, says that British food is better than French food, (7)________ she's wrong (错误的) about that!Tonight my aunt and uncle will take (8)________ to a show. It's a musical ( 音乐剧 ) called The Phantom of the Opera. They say it's the most (9)________ show in London. Of course I think it would be more exciting to see a pop concert (流行音乐会), but that would be the (10)________ thing in the world for my uncle and aunt.We will fly home to Sydney in five days. See you then!Yours,Sheila十二Wang Fei is a twelve-year-old boy. He is lovely and smart. He is always the best in his class. But(1)________ classmates wouldn’t like to play (2)________ him because he has AIDS (艾滋病) like his parents. Even some teachers always stay (3)________ from him. Wang Fei felt sad.One day he returned home with tears. He (4)________ his mother he fought with a boy because the boy said (5)________ b ad about his family. His mother cried, “What did my (6)________ do? Why?”Now many people are (7)________ of AIDS because they know (8)________ about it. It is not so dangerous (9)________ we think. In fact, it’s safe to eat and play with them. They need o ur love and understanding because they are (10)________ same as us.十三Fire is useful and important . You can use it to cook meals every day. But if you are not careful, accidents can (1)________ .The big fire can be very serious. Every year lots of people get hurt or (2)________ in fires. So knowing how to protect yourself in the fire is very important.When the fire happens, (3)________most important thing is to find safe routes(路线) to get away quickly. If you are in the taller floors of the building, you can’t use the lift. You should run out along the stairs(楼梯). You can't jump out (4)________ the window if you are in a tall building.If you can’t get out of the room, you must be careful of the smoke. In (5)________, most of the people in fires die from the smoke. Find something (6)________ to cover your nose and mouth. Keep close to the floor, and you will take in( 吸入)(7)________ smoke. And you can also open the window, keep your head outside to get fresh air and (8)________others for help.Remember that nothing is more important (9)________ your life. You must leave everything behind, your money, your pets and so on. After you’re out, don’t go back for anything.(10)________ the advice and you can keep safe in the fire.十四The walking school bus is a popular way of getting to school in some western countries. Do you know (1)________a walking school bus is?Is a walking school bus a real bus? (2)________! It is a group of children walking to and from school with one or more adults( 成年人) as “drivers”! Usually the (3)________are their parents. The children are the “bus”, their (4)________ are the “wheels”, their eyes are the “windows” and their legs are the “engines”. Each bus walks over a set route(固定路线) and travels at a set time. It sounds like fun, doesn’t it?The walking school bus is (5)________ with children for many reasons.It is a safe way to go to school. And it is part of their everyday exercise. Many children say that it is a good way for (6)________ to keep healthy. Besides, children can (7)________ a lot on the way. They can learn road safety and know (8)________about their neighborhoods.(9)________ the same time, they can also meet children of other ages (10)________make friends with them.十五One bright summer day, a group of little boys and girls were out walking with their teacher. They walked two (1) ________ two, singing loudly.After a few minutes, the group came to a bridge over the river, and they started (2) ________ it. When they reached the middle, they heard a great shout (3) ________ them. The teacher told the children to stop, and she turned back and (4) ________. She heard the cry “Mad (疯的) dog!” But before she could do (5) ________, she saw a big dog running to the bridge.“Children,” said the teacher, “don’t move or cry.” Then she went and (6) ________ before the children so that the dog would reach her first.The animal came, with its mouth open. It ran past the (7) ________ and then up to one of the little girls. Just then, the teacher saw a man running up with a gun (枪). She knew she had to keep the children safe (安全的) (8) ________ the man could come up. She ran over to the dog, jumped on it and put (9)________ hand into the animal’s open mouth. At that time, the man came and killed the animal. (10) ________ of the teacher saving students spread (传播) quickly around the town.十六A poor traveler arrived at a small village. He had no food or money and was (1)________ for days.The only thing he had was a cooking pot (锅).He made a small cooking fire, put his pot on it, and put in some (2)________. When a few villagers came and asked what he was doing, he (3)________ that he was making stone (石头) soup. He then took out a small round stone and put it into the pot.When he warmed the soup, the traveler told the (4)________ the stories of his travels. He tasted his soup and said it was good, but a little (5)________ would bring out the flavor (味道). One villager went into her home and came back (6)________ some salt for the soup.A few more villagers came to see what was going on when they (7)________ the traveler speaking.The traveler told more stories and said that some carrots would make the soup more delicious.(8)________ another villager took some carrots from his home.The traveler (9)________ talking and casually (不经意地) asked for onions, some meat, potatoes to bring out the flavor of the soup.(10)________, the soup was ready and everyone enjoyed the soup made from just a stone, and a few other things.。