新目标（Go for it）版初中英语2020年暑期八升九年级衔接训练——完形填空 2

    Once a deer lived in the forest with her son, whom she loved very much. She wanted her son to be1all the time, so she brought him to a wise teacher. The deer said to the teacher, "Please teach my son some tricks to2himself from danger." The teacher, Mr. Wise，3to help make the little deer stronger.

    The next day, Mr. Wise started4 the little deer. But the little deer was only5playing so that he didn't know anything about the tricks. He was even absent from some of the6. Mr. Wise wanted to help the little deer,7he could do nothing.

    One day, the little deer dropped into a snare (陷阱). He tried to climb out, but he8. He regretted (后悔) not learning from his teacher. He shouted for help9, but nobody heard him. He stayed in the snare for a few10He was very11because he couldn't find any food. In the end, he died.

    A week later, his mother knew about her son's12. She cried and cried. She went up to the teacher to find out the reason. Mr. Wise said to her, "I'm sorry about what happened to your son. He was not willing to13although I have tried to teach him. As a teacher I can't do14if the student is not willing to learn. I'm so sorry!"

    From the story we know that as students, we15try our best to learn everything we should learn with our teachers' help.

    When a fire alarm goes off, you know it! The sound makes you realize the1. What if you were deaf? How would you know if an alarm2, or if someone knocked on your door? If you took a walk3a busy street, you wouldn't hear the sound of a car coming at you. A signal dog could help you with all of these things!

    Signal dogs are also called hearing ear dogs. They help people who are deaf by acting4their owners' "ears". They know5to do when they hear certain sounds. These dogs can learn up to eight sounds,6sounds from sirens, doorbells, and crying babies.

    Babies cry at night for many reasons. They might be hungry,7, or wet. When they cry, the sound is pitiful! Even very sleepy parents will wake up quickly to help. But what if a mom and dad can't hear? That's when a signal dog can help. The dog can8wake his owner up. He might9him with his nose, or pull at his night clothes. When his10wakes up, the dog runs to the baby. The dog may sit down near the baby's bed. If his owner doesn't11, the dog does it again. The dog will run back and forth12his owner takes action. A signal dog does different things for each sound it knows.

    People can train many13and kinds of hearing ear dogs. They look different and may not all move with beauty and grace, but all signal dogs are smart! Large dogs are14in public places because they won't get stepped on. Small dogs, however, can jump on your lap. Why is that important? Because signal dogs are more than just "ears". They are also15.

    Students learn their lessons in class. In class 1 teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of 2. Is this the 3 way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is 4 way to learn. Students can teach 5. For example, if you can't remember something 6 you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the 7. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a 8 thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.

    How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is 9. Read something you are 10 in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don't 11 or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A 12 student is usually good at asking questions. The 13 you must do is that you must answer the question yourself 14 thinking hard, by reading the text of other books, but 15 by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do this by yourself. If you keep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to be successful in your study.

    One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about1 late for school. There were many people waiting in line at the bus stop, but most of them just stared (盯着) at their mobile phones, listening to music or going through the WeChat 2. No one talked or laughed.

    3 the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next to the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy 4 a bike caught my attention. He 5 beside the bus while waving his arm. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the 6, but he 7to stop until we reached the next stop. The bus drove fast, and the boy tried his best 8 up with it. It 9 that he was a little tired, but he still kept riding. And he was carrying10 over his shoulder and shouting.

    Finally, when we came to the next stop, to our surprise, the boy ran up to the 11 of the bus. I heard an exciting conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, "12 anyone lose a suitcase at the bus stop?" A woman on the bus shouted, "Oh, dear! It's mine." She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase 13. Everyone on the bus began talking about 14 the boy did, and the crowds of strangers suddenly became15 to one another.

    Sometimes even something small can change the relationship among people a lot. What an unforgettable experience!

    Feeling quite hopeless, Jack walked on the streets, knowing he came to the end of life. In his fifties, Jack had never been married, experienced the happiness of having children or spent holidays with his family. On this sad rainy night, he felt that there was 1 in the whole world cared whether he lived or died.

    At that time I was sitting in my room watching the rain 2 my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and ran out. But my mother was already at the 3. Opening it, she saw a very dirty-looking man with tears falling down his face. My mother, always 4 and warm-hearted, invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room.

    Wondering what the man looked like, I walked 5 secretly. The man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my heart ache. I ran back upstairs and took out my only half-dollar coin. Then I walked right into the living room. The three 6 looked at me in surprise as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and gave him a 7. Running back upstairs, I felt excited but happy.

    Downstairs, Jack sat quietly with tears falling down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally 8 my parents, he said, "I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so 9. That is the first hug I have ever got. It's hard to believe that somebody 10."

    Jack's life changed that night. When he left our house, he didn't want to die but to 11. We never saw Jack again, 12 we received letters from him from time to time, letting us know that he was doing fine.

    My life changed that night, too, as I 13 the power of giving a hug, although it's only a gift of fifty cents. 14 Jack left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Jack said that when he'd walked along the streets that rainy night, 15 and ready to die, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.

    As we all know that terrible day on September 11, 2001. I look back on1I was doing during those moments. And I2, very clearly（清楚地）, that I was in my3driving to work.

    When the first plane hit（撞击）the World Trade Center, I was4the radio, and the news came on.  The5thing that came to my mind was it was just a（n）6.

    As I got to the office, I7the TV. And when we were talking, the second airplane hit. We8believe it. What was9?

    We went on watching those10coming from the TV. It was clear that we were under attack（袭击）.

    What a morning! We all11the office; we all went to one of the workers' home nearby. 12we went on watching TV news, the president（总统）speaking the13pictures of the buildings, and so on.  Then the buildings started to14, one by one. We knew things were going to be very15from then on; I had a bad feeling about the future.