初一英语完型填空试题 - 困难题

Everyone has hobbies. But some people are not content with normal ones such as _____ stamps or taking photographs. They're inspired by doing things that most people would never do.

My friend's uncle has a _____ hobby like that. He spends his retirement time travelling to see some of the oldest things_____ the earth. You may not believe, but it's true. That is his hobby.

Last year, he went to see the world's oldest _____. Or at least, that's what he thought. It's in California. It is called Methuselah with a history of 4，770 years. You might expect this to be a really big tree. But that's not the case at all. In fact, it's quite small. It's only 15 meters tall, and its trunk is not really that big either. It　 _____ only a few centimeters a year.

Why does it live so long? You might assume_____ it would need perfect conditions to live so long, such as plenty of _____ and rich soil. But to your surprise, just the opposite is _____. There is no enough water, _____ the soil had almost no nutrients. In fact, this tree's difficult life makes it______. That's why it has lived so long.

Want to hear something funny? When my friend's uncle______ from his trip to see Methuselah last year, he read an article about the world's ______ tree in a newspaper. He was surprised ______ that a tree was recently discovered in Sweden that is 9，550 years old. It is said that tree is______ twice as old as Methuselah.

My friend's uncle doesn't give up. Next year, he's going to Sweden to see this tree. And he will continue his trip to see more old things. Just like he said “That's the way ______ work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them.”

Word Bank .

inspire鼓舞　　 trunk 树干　 nutrient营养物

1.A.finding B.collecting C.picking D.watching

2.A.strange B.new C.same D.famous

3.A.in B.at C.by D.on

4.A.tree B.flower C.forest D.river

5.A.cuts B.grows C.heats D.cleans

6.A.where B.why C.how D.that

7.A.sunshine B.air C.water D.rain

8.A.true B.wrong C.good D.same

9.A.but B.so C.and D.or

10.A.strong B.weak C.tall D.large

11.A.borrowed B.returned C.canceled D.forgot

12.A.old B.older C.oldest D.the oldest

13.A.hear B.to hear C.hearing D.heard

14.A.certainly B.nearly C.normally D.perfectly

15.A.travels B.choices C.hobbies D.difficulties

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Young students from many nations travel to Canada each summer for the vacation. They will_____ their days living and working like the cowboys of long ago at a working farm. It will make an unforgettable summer. They'll learn about co­operation and hard_____.

Soon after arriving in early July, the teenagers will learn how to ride a horse. After that, they'll learn how to cut wood, _____ a fire, and cook a noon­time meal out in the open fields. They'll learn how to find their way using a compass, the sun, the moon and the stars_____ their guide. Building fences, cutting dry grass—the list of skills goes on and on._____ the main skill these young international students will pick up is the skill of getting along with others.

They will rise each morning and come back before sunset, and work another_____ around the camp and the kitchen. When their long day of labour(劳动) is complete, they'll finally_____ together for a meal. In the evening, around a big campfire, they'll discuss world events. Not long after the stars come out, they'll be_____ asleep in their beds. Russian, Chinese, English, Spanish—one of the first things they'll do is to_____ how to communicate with each other.

By the end of their stay at this farm, they'll know a lot about each other. They'll understand their______ cultures. Many of the friendships made at this ranch will last a lifetime. When the students return to their home countries, they'll have a better understanding of the way other people live.

1.A.take B.cost C.pay D.spend

2.A.way B.study C.work D.attitude

3.A.put B.make C.produce D.cook

4.A.for B.with C.of D.as

5.A.But B.And C.Or D.Although

6.A.day B.week C.hour D.month

7.A.close down B.sit down C.walk down D.lie down

8.A.fast B.aloud C.early D.late

9.A.take B.show C.prove D.learn

10.A.exciting B.similar C.perfect D.different

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Ever since I was ten years old, I have decided to do everything on my own though I couldn't really understand them.

When I was young, I always _____ the summer holiday with my grandfather at the mountain farm in Western Norway. _____ my grandfather had to work all day himself, he could spare some time for me.

One day my grandfather said to me, “Come. I have a toy_____ for you.” I followed him to a workroom _____. However, nothing like that was there _____ a block of wood. “Is that the boat...？” I asked curiously. “No one can give you what you do for _____. With your own hands, you'll make it out of wood. Then it will be the _______ boat in your heart.” Finally, I finished it with his help. Seeing the boat _____　 in the lake Storvassdal, I felt proud and thought everything nice around me.

Good time doesn't last long. I had to _______ to America. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal. Moreover, I didn't know that was the ______ time I saw my grandfather.

Years later, I returned to the mountain farm with my parents and children. I searched for my boat, but ______. I was about to ______ when I touched something different under a big rock. Luckily, I found the boat which______ grandfather and me. Holding it, I felt my ______ was there and we two were together again.

As time went by, each time I held the boat, I carved the year. My grandfather seemed______. I went on the last trip to the farm with my grandchildren. High in the mountain, I hope they would understand the importance of the boat and its simple sign of self­reliance.

1.A.spent B.took C.paid D.cost

2.A.Until B.Whenever C.Though D.Because

3.A.car B.boat C.bus D.plane

4.A.carefully B.unwillingly C.unhappily D.excitedly

5.A.with B.except C.without D.besides

6.A.myself B.yourselves C.yourself D.himself

7.A.hardest B.best C.fastest D.cheapest

8.A.float B.to float C.floated D.floating

9.A.return B.enter C.reach D.leave

10.A.final B.first C.next D.another

11.A.succeeded B.failed C.lost D.worked

12.A.come back B.go away C.give up D.get off

13.A.mixed B.separated C.connected D.contacted

14.A.mother B.father C.grandmother D.grandfather

15.A.dead B.far C.near D.alive

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Jacob will have a big math test next month. He wants to do well in it, so he asks his friend Erin for________. Erin is in the same class with Jacob. She is good________math, but she enjoys playing with her phone very much. When she is________, she is always playing with it.

Last Saturday, Erin helped Jacob with math at a coffee shop. Jacob asked her a question, but Erin didn't answer it. She was reading the________on the phone at that time. Jacob wasn't happy. He asked her the question________.

"So, is my answer right?" he asked. Erin didn't________it. "Sure it is. I think you did a good job," she said.

"Really? But in fact I don't understand (理解) the answer," said Jacob. "Can you tell me about it?"

Erin was________looking at her phone. Jacob was not happy. "Can you________it?" he asked. Erin was surprised and asked, "________?"

"You are not listening to me. Please don't use your phone," said Jacob.

"Sorry, Jacob," said Erin. "But one minute, please. My friend is '________' an exciting thing to me on the phone."

1.A.time B.money C.luck D.help

2.A.with B.for C.at D.to

3.A.free B.busy C.tired D.scared

4.A.languages B.answers C.messages D.questions

5.A.back B.again C.just D.only

6.A.ask for B.look at C.shout at D.talk about

7.A.yet B.soon C.still D.later

8.A.stop B.start C.cut D.move

9.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where

10.A.calling B.telling C.asking D.painting

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I am Jenny from New Zealand. It's Sunday and I'm staying at home. It's________today and the road is wet (湿的). All my family________at home. Do you know what we are doing now?

Mom________in the kitchen. My father and my brother are helping her.________is my sister? She is in her room. She is playing a new computer game and having________great time.

Well, I am sitting in front of my computer, talking________my friends Lily and Alice. They are at home,________. We can see each other. Lily's hair________long. Alice is wearing a pair of________— I think she should take good care of (爱护) her eyes.

We can't go out these days,________we still have great fun.

1.A.rain B.rainy C.sun D.sunny

2.A.am B.is C.are D.was

3.A.cook B.is cooking C.is singing D.sing

4.A.Where B.What C.How D.When

5.A./ B.the C.an D.a

6.A.in B.between C.with D.on

7.A.too B.also C.either D.just

8.A.become B.becomes C.run D.runs

9.A.shoe B.shoes C.glass D.glasses

10.A.so B.if C.but D.or

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I was never very tidy, while my roommate Kate was well­organized. Each of her things always had its _______, but I was always looking for something every minute. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my _______ clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

A war broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her _______, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Then, I saw my shoes flying at _______. I jumped to my feet and started yelling, but she yelled _______ louder.

The room was filled with _______. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate _______ it. From her end of the conversation, I could _______ right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled into her bed, under the covers, sobbing.

_______, that was something she could not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm ________ of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the shoes and swept the floor, even on her ________. I got so concentrated on my work that I even didn't notice Kate had ________.

She looked at me in ________, reaching out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me and said, “Thanks.”

Kate and I ________ roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, ________ we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

Word Bank

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1.A.way B.place C.name D.seat

2.A.clean B.safe C.funny D.terrible

3.A.shout B.shouting C.shouted D.to shout

4.A.him B.her C.me D.them

5.A.back B.up C.off D.away

6.A.silence B.sadness C.happiness D.anger

7.A.answered B.refused C.received D.called

8.A.believe B.work C.catch D.make

9.A.Clearly B.Easily C.Properly D.Quickly

10.A.gesture B.thought C.expression D.feeling

11.A.road B.line C.side D.part

12.A.gone on B.taken away C.sat up D.turned over

13.A.surprise B.fear C.purpose D.time

14.A.started B.stayed C.became D.grew

15.A.and B.or C.but D.so

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There are purple clothes, purple handbags, purple bicycles, purple furniture, even purple computers! So purple is one of the most_____ colors today. But in the past, purple was a very expensive and unusual color. Let's take a look at the rich_____ of the color purple.

Some scientists believe that the first plants to appear on Earth over 500 million years ago _____ looked purple, not green. Plants today are green because they use green chlorophyll(叶绿素)to produce energy. _____ these early plants probably used something called retinal, which is a dark purple color.

During the time of the Roman Empire(37BC—476AD), it was very difficult to make purple dye(染料). The dye came from sea snails(海螺). But 10, 000 dead sea snails_____ you just one gram(克) of purple dye...as well as a very bad smell! This _____ purple dye was called Tyrian purple, and it was the preferred _____ of emperors.

In 16th­century England, purple was only _____ the king's family members. Queen Elizabeth I's clothes were purple, but ordinary people were not allowed to _____ the color.

In 1856, William Perkin, an 18­year­old science student, noticed something strange while doing an experiment. The chemicals(化学药品) he used to clean his instruments______ with the chemicals he used in his experiment and produced a bright purple color. This discovery led Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye. The dye was much cheaper than sea­snail dye. Thanks to Perkin, now anyone can afford to wear purple clothes.

1.A.peaceful B.popular C.exciting D.serious

2.A.history B.style C.research D.product

3.A.gradually B.especially C.exactly D.probably

4.A.And B.So C.But D.Or

5.A.got B.passed C.wasted D.cost

6.A.basic B.harmful C.special D.perfect

7.A.color B.smell C.plant D.animal

8.A.for B.in C.as D.with

9.A.wear B.sell C.change D.make

10.A.compared B.mixed C.collected D.kept

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I was in fifth grade. One day, my dad’s car was broken into and all of the things inside were stolen(偷), including my schoolbag. It had my binder, my textbooks and my notebooks where I used to write stories. I was really ______.

I had to go to school with nothing the next day. My teacher, Miss Taylor, was very kind to me. She gave me a new binder(活页夹) after I told her what had happened. She also ______ me some crayons and asked me if I’d like to color the front of the binder. I really appreciated her kindness.

But I never did ______ the new binder because something even better happened later that same day. Miss Taylor got a call from the office. After she hung up the phone, she said ______, “Zoe, a miracle(奇迹) has happened! Someone found your schoolbag!” I ran to the office and got my ______. When I opened it, I saw that all my things were still inside. The teacher in the office said it had been ______ to the school by an old woman. She found my schoolbag on the side of the road and brought it to the school office because she found the

______ in my binder.

There are lots of people out there who are ______. There is no need to lose faith(信心) in society just because of one bad apple.

1.A.happy B.nervous C.tired D.sad

2.A.posted B.made C.handed D.kept

3.A.forget B.color C.buy D.spread

4.A.quietly B.slowly C.excitedly D.angrily

5.A.textbook B.notebook C.crayon D.schoolbag

6.A.brought B.guided C.headed D.sent

7.A.address B.story C.grade D.call

8.A.careful B.kind C.simple D.proud

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Giraffes _____ my favourite animals. They have big eyes on a small head and they can see very well. They are very tall so they can eat from tall trees. They can run fast with their thin legs but they ______ run for a long time. They often ______ for long hours to find food in places far away.

1.A.is B.was C.are D.were

2.A.can B.can’t C.must D.mustn’t

3.A.walk B.will walk C.walked D.is walking

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Mrs Tang brought me a chair and asked me _____ in front of her. That afternoon she _____ for a long time but I couldn’t remember any of her words. It was the chair. She respected _____. Then I began to open my heart and hear her words.

1.A.sit B.to sit C.sitting D.sat

2.A.talk B.will talk C.talked D.is talking

3.A.her B.me C.him D.you

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