新竹园中学(八年级)--首字母填空题集合浦联教研

新竹园（初二）首字母填空合集

（难度系数较大，适合成绩较好的学生使用）

（1）

When the London Underground goes on strike, my journey to work can be terrible. I remember a strike which happened a few years a__1___ — the station near my house was closed and I had to use another station and take a different train. This a__2___ about an hour to my journey, so I wasn’t very happy.

E___3____ went wrong at the station. People were late and they were panicking ! By the time I got on the train, I was feeling upset and sorry for myself. Then I saw this man. There was something about him — he had such a familiar f__4___ . A few minutes later, I realized that he was Jack, a friend from my school days in Scotland. At the same time he a___5___ realized who I was. Then we started talking about school days and the people we both used to k___6____. I was even more surprised when the train came into my station and he started to get off too! I asked him w__7___ he was going and he said he was going to work. He told me he worked in Fitzroy Street. You see, I work in Fitzroy Street, too. It’s a small w___8___ ! It was such an amazing coincidence!

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________

1. ago 2. added 3. Everything 4.face 5. also 6. know 7. where

（2）

Dreams may be more important than sleep. Some people don't need much sleep. H__(1)__, we all need to dream according to the scientists.
Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams e__(2)__ night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are l__(3)__ old films. They come to us over and again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something.
Dreaming may be a w__(4)__ of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They could have been t__(5)__ about their work all day. Then these things go into their dreams.
Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can d__(6)__ quickly from memory.
Too much dreaming isn't good. The m__(7)__ we sleep, the longer we dream. Our mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________

1. However 2. every 3. like 4. way 5. thinking 6. disappear 7. more

（3）

Teddy Bear Museum

What is the first name that comes to your m__1__ when asked about a favorite childhood toy? Nine out of ten people will say, it is a teddy bear. That’s how popular this soft toy is.

Do you know how old the teddy bear is? It is about 110 years old. If you want to know the history of the teddy bear, you can go to the Teddy Bear Museum in South Korea. It is a p__2___ place for the whole family to come together. It has a fantastic child-friendly e___3___. Children can see all kinds of teddy bears from the earliest one to the l__4___ one at one time!

The museum has two parts: the History Hall and the Art Hall. In the History Hall, you can see popular teddy bears of different t___5___. The Mona Lisa teddy bear and the teddy bears of The Last Supper will c___6__ your eyes. In the Art Hall are the latest artworks of world’s famous designers. Don’t miss the smallest teddy bear in the world at the size of only 4.5 mm!

When you are tired and want to relax, the museum café will o___7___ you food and drink. You can take a break while e___8___ the beautiful landscape of Jejudo Island.

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________

1. mind 2. perfect 3. environment 4.lastest 5. times 6. catch 7. offer 8.enjoying

（4）

Team work is important!

My winter vacation is very special to me, because I had a wonderful trip to the USA. The tour of California State University Dominguez Hills left me a deep i___1____.

Ms. Skyler, a very energetic and humorous lady, gave us some interesting lessons. In the class, I felt very relaxed. I e__2___ ideas with the teacher frequently. Ms. Skyler taught us different organs(器官) of the human body and we played a game to t__3__ how many organs we have remembered. There were nine students in each group, and everybody had to draw an organ and then write down what it was. We tried our best and our team won the first prize. The way of teaching was very interesting and creative. Everybody felt excited and enlightened.

It is known that American students are very i___4___. Maybe it is because the education in America is focused on students’ ability r___5___ than examinations. American students not only take written exams, but also have many practical assignments.

T___6____ the study in the university, I realized the importance of team work and that there are many differences between a Chinese class and an American class.

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________

1. impression 2. exchanged 3. test 4. independent 5. rather 6. through

（5）

At the beginning of February, a cargo ship spilled Phenol into China’s longest river, the Yangtze River.

Phenol can make the eyes and skin u___1___, damage the liver and kidneys, and harm the nervous s____2___ if absorbed.

After the c____3____ leak, residents in some areas in Jiangsu Province started c____4____ that their tap water had a strange smell. This sparked a run on bottled water in those cities.

According to the government, the water quality in the Yangtze Rive has returned to n____5___. “There was panic water buying for a couple of days. But it stopped after we received a government notice saying that the tap water is safe now,” said a Jiangsu resident.

This is China’s second water pollution scare in a month, after factories in the southern region of Guangxi polluted water supplies for millions with toxic cadmium and other waste in January. People were warned not to drink water from rivers in affected areas. This c___6___ panic water buying for weeks.

Many waterways in China have become h___7____ polluted with toxic waste from factories and farms. It’s time to seriously consider the right way to deal with industry wastes and pollution. It’s a problem that will a___8___ the whole nation’s health.

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________

1. uncomfortable 2. system 3. chemical 4. complaining 5. normal 6. caused 7. heavily 8. affect

（6）

In kindergarten, your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.

In first grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you and held your hand as you walked t____1___ the scary halls.

In third grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus.

In fifth grade, your idea of a friend was the person who saved a seat on the b___2____ of the bus for you.

In seventh grade, your idea of a friend was the person who did homework and r____3___ lessons with you.

In ninth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who changed their s____4___ so you would have someone to sit with at lunch.

…

As you grow up, your idea about friends may change. G___5____, you will realize that a good friend is the person who gives you the better of the two choices, holds your hand when you’re scared, helps you fight o____6___ those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, r____7___ you of what you have forgotten, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you deal with p____8___ from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most i____9___, loves you!

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________9. ___________

1. through 2. back 3. reviewed 4. schedule 5. Gradually 6. off 7. reminds 8. problems

9. importantly

（7）

Drinking water is important in our daily life. We are e__1___ to drink at least eight glasses of water per day.

But students may not drink enough water at school. It can be explained by several r___2___. For example, students are not allowed to leave the class to go to the toilet or to drink d___3___ class. All these may expose students to insufficient hydration.

In France, children start their school day without having enough water. A recent French study shows for the first time that almost two thirds of children are not properly hydrated when they go to school in the morning, despite h___4___ breakfast. Also, this study shows that more boys than girls suffer hydration deficit.

It can be concluded that the amount of fluids a student gets at breakfast is not sufficient to ensure good hydration t___5___ the morning, let alone the need for an additional fluid intake before lunchtime.

Whatever their age and weight, it is important for students to get enough water every day because all of the body’s organs ( heart, lungs, brain, kidneys, etc.) need enough water to work p___6___. Water flows throughout the body, going down to the tip of the toes and up to the brain.

So let’s develop a good habit of drinking water. Drink a big glass of water before g__7___ to school and after school is over. Take a bottle of water to school and drink before you feel thirsty.

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________

1. expected 2. reasons 3. during 4. having 5. through 6. properly 7. going

（8）

When the Chinese swimmer Liu Zige won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, many people said her success was just good l__1__. Now, Liu's talent and effort has proved that she is no falling star in world swimming.
At the World Cup short-course meet in Berlin on November 15, 2009, Liu broke her own world record that had been set four days earlier in Stockholm, Sweden, in the women's 200-meter butterfly. During the past month, she has won gold medals andb__2__ the world record three times in this event.
Liu attributes her great success to her tough training. The 20-year-old girl says she hasn't had a day off s__3__ she won the silver medal at Rome World Championships in July, 2009.
When she's not training, Liu keeps herself away from the noisy world outside. That's w__4__ she never appears on front pages but wins top results in completions.
Unlike most players who struggle for victory, Liu doesn't care too m__5__ about setting the world record. "Even tiny progress can makea new record, which is very common in the pool," Liu said."I believe hard work pays off."
Liu started swimming at the age of seven. A__6__ being trained at a sports school in Benxi, Liaoning for two years, she joined a swimming club and began her career. In 2007, Liu joined the national s__7__ team.

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________

1. luck 2. broken 3. since 4. why 5. much 6. after 7. swimming

（9）

“Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?”

The usual laughter followed, and some people were ready to go.

Papaderos held up his hand and stilled (使安静)the room. He looked at me for a long time, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.

“I will answer your question.”T___1__ his wallet out of his hip pocket, he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror, about the size of a quarter. And what he said went like this:

“When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and lived in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found some broken p___2__ of a mirror. A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place. “I tried to find all the pieces and put them t___3___, but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece. And, by scratching it on a stone, I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect l____4__ into dark places where the sun would never shine —in deep holes and crevices and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.

“I kept the little mirror, and, as I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to u___5___ that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor（暗喻） for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding and knowledge—is there, and it will s___6__ in many dark places only if I reflect it.

“I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and s__7___ I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world—into the black places in the hearts of men—and c___8___ some things in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life.”

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________

1. Taking 2. pieces 3. together 4. light 5. understand 6. shine 7. shape 8. change

（10）

In the United States, many manufactured goods sold in stores have a label that says “Made in China.” But a company in the American state of Georgia is making t____1___ Chinese chopsticks—and sending them to China. About one-third of the world’s population—mostly in Asian countries such as China and Japan—uses chopsticks, which are o__2__ made from wood. Most of the world’s chopsticks are made in China. The country alone uses 45 billion disposable wooden chopsticks a year. Several hundred Chinese manufacturers p___3__ about 63 billion pairs of chopsticks a year. However, those manufacturers need more wood. The small company called Georgia Chopsticks in Americus, Georgia has recognized this demand. It started producing chopsticks for export to China.

Jae Lee, the president of Georgia Chopsticks, says the world market for chopsticks is h__4_. In November 2011, the company was making about two million pairs of chopsticks per day, and productivity increased greatly after seven new machines were introduced. By the end of last year, the company was a___5___ to produce 10 million pairs of chopsticks per day. Lee started the company in May 2010. At that time, closed factories a___6__ Americus left thousands of people looking for work. While some local leaders had doubts about the company, there was a big response from the people out of work for the 50 open jobs. Around 400 people applied for the jobs in the first three days. Now the idea of selling chopsticks to the Chinese has t___7__ out to be a perfect business model. And the company plans to hire more people this spring.

1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________

1. traditional 2. often 3. produce 4. huge 5. able 6. around 7. turned