1、初中英语首字母填空专项练习首字母填空专项练习一Do you know Sweden(瑞典)？It l 1 in the north of EuropeIt is the fourth largest country in Europe with an a 2 of 450, 000 square kilometers and the population of about 8.5 million. Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, namely Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo. More
2、 than half of Sweden is c 3 with trees. It is one of the r 4 countries in the world. About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized(工业化). Today less than one third of the people are f5.Sweden is the country where the famous Nobel Prizes are awarded. Many people who have been to Stockholm, the c 6
3、of Sweden, must have visited the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded.The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first f 7 language in schools. Many middle-school students can s 8 two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people，men and women, o9 and young, can speak English. So ther
4、e is no p 10 to speak with them in English二 I still remember visiting Moscow. It is the capital of Russia, the b 1 country in the world. I went there w 2 my parents when I was eight years old. I lived and studied there for one year, I had some happy memories. One of the most interesting things of th
5、at city was that t 3 were many dogs. Perhaps Russians l 4 dogs very much. You can see dogs here and there. Almost each of the families had a dog. I made friends with many Russian children w 5 I was living and studying there. They were all very nice. They had fair hair and fair skin. I played with th
6、em h 6 though I could only speak a little Russian at first. They were f 7 to me. The weather in Moscow was very cold. It snowed almost every in winter. The ground was always c 8 with a lot of snow. We often made s 9 together. Now I am b 10 in China, but I miss them so much. I will never forget my ha
7、ppy memories of this visit to Moscow.三 These years, with the development of society, more and more teenagers have suffered from stress. Some of the problems can make them feel very w 1 and unhappy all day. Who can help them? A teacher from a college tried his best to help them. He thought of a lot o
8、f w 2 to help them. On Monday and Thursday, you can v 3 him. Here are some ideas how to keep the young men healthier in every way.F 4 , it is very important to keep healthy. To get e 5 sleep every day is also necessary. Try to have a healthy d 6 . Secondly, maybe you are not the top students. It doe
9、snt m 7 . The most important thing is to work hard. If you try your best, your teachers and parents will understand you. If you have some problems, you should be a 8 to talk with your teachers and parents. They can help you. Remember to s 9 your happiness and s 10 with your good friends. Sometimes y
10、ou can go out for a walk.In a word, you can try to make you happy by yourselves. Im sure you can be happy every day.四Before windows were used, old h 1 in Europe（欧洲）and Britain were very dark. Their great rooms were high w 2 only one hole in the roof（屋顶）to let the smoke o 3 from cooking fire. Later,
11、people began to make the holes b 4 _ to have more light and air in their homes. The first English window was j 5 _ _ a small opening（口，孔）in the wall. It was cut long to let in as m 6 light as possible, and narrow to keep out the bad w 7 . But, more wind than light would c 8_ _ in if the window was c
12、ut long. This is why it was c 9 _ “The winds eye”. And the word “w 10 _” comes form two ancient（古代的）words for “wind” and “eye”.五Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery and asked for some loaves(条) of bread to sell. At that time, I was 12 years old. A young lady s 1 me that day. She gave me five
13、loaves and wished me good l 2 .I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It t 3 me all day, but I sold them all. At the e 4 of the day, I had some money. I was the h 5 boy in the world as I walked home that evening.The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(定金) on a new bicycle. And
14、 then I started my next j 6 as a newspaper delivery() boy. Soon I c 7 pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud of m 8 !Today I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I don
15、t ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large nice car.I dont know e 9 that young lady was. But b 10 she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. Id like to show my thanks to her.六Long ago, people used bells more t 1 _ they do today. The postmen used to ring a hand bell when they delivered
16、letters. Fire engines had bell i 2_ of sirens(号笛). People who sold things came past houses, ringing a bell and shouting w 3 _ was for sale. Every village had its church bell to let people know it was t 4 to go to church. At night, this bell was ringing so that travelers would find the village in the
17、 d 5 _. In most countries bells were hung r 6 _ the necks of animals. The bells helped owners to find lost cows or sheep. Today, in India, animals still wear bells. Now bells are used l 7_ _ and less, Buzzers, sirens and horns have t 8 _ their place. Now people try to keep the old bells in school an
18、d churches so t 9 they will not l 10_ their beautiful sounds for ever.七Life gets noisier every day and very f 1 people can be free from noise of some kind or another. W 2 you live in the centre of a modern city or a village far away - the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios, e
19、tc. are almost everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely w 3 background music while they are working.Tests have s 4 that total silence can be very frightening experiences. H 5 , some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to the
20、ir ears. The noise level in some places is far a 6 the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.One recent report about noise said that a 7 a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c 8 in the level of noise really affects peoples attention. It goes on to say th
21、at a background noise, which doesnt change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention.People are testing ways to make less noise. There are even laws c 9 noise. We cantr 10 to the “ good old days ” of peace and quiet. But we can make less noise - if we shout loudly enough ab
22、out it八There are t 1 _ many accidents in cities. Accidents often happen when people c 2 the roads or streets. Read the passage c _ 3 _ and learn to be careful later on. Be careful when it is r 4 _. Many accidents happen on rainy days. People are in a h 5 because they dont want to get w 6_ _. They of
23、ten cross the roads quickly. Often they cant see c 7 _ _ as they hold their umbrellas in front of t 8_ . Remember that cars take l 9_ _ time to stop when the roads are wet. When it is raining, we must be more and more careful, not l 10_ _ careful.九Most American families are smaller than the families
24、 in other c 1 _. Children in the US will l 2 their parents homes. When they grow up, they usually live f 3 from their parents because they want to f 4_ _ good jobs. They often w 5 _ _ to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to v 6 their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their chi
25、ldren choose their o 7 _ jobs. Americans think it I 8 for young people to decide on their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their houses. And in many families, Children are p 9_ _ for doing some housework so that they can learn h 10 to make money for their own use.十Someo
26、ne says: “Time is money,” but I think time is e 1 _ more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is g 2 _, it will never r 3 _ . Thats why we mustnt waste time. It goes without saying that the t 4 _ is usually limited（有限的）. Even a second is very
27、 important. We should make full use of our time to do s 5 useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the i 6 of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and p 7 _. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own l 8_ _. In a word, we shoul
28、d save time. We shouldnt l 9_ _ todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have n 10 time to lose.十一Andy was born in China 15 years agoIn 2005, she m 1 to the USA with her familyAs a high school student，she has found many differences b 2 Chinese and Americans：About money1) Americans like to spend m 3 tha
29、n they have，so many of them are always in debt(欠债)But Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many 0f them always have m 4 left in the bank2) The American kids themselves make their own moneyMost Chinese kids always a 5 their parents for money3) Many American parents think there is n 6 need to
30、 send their children t0 an expensive universityIts different in ChinaMany Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities t 7 their family isnt rich enoughAbout school1) Many American girls take part in sports，dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls tak
31、e part in study groups2) Many American students think that B is good while many Chinese students think that B is too b 8 .About friendsMost American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by t 9 . They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their childrens fr
