初中英语试题

Have you ever heard of friendships among animals？ At a zoo in Germany， an unusual friendship developed （1）　　 a cat and a bear．

    No one is quite sure how the friendship first began．One day，some（2）　　（worker）in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage（笼子），and the two animals were playing together peacefully．They were surprised （3）　　well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear． The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear． And later the pair and their unusual friendship（4）　　（become）a hot topic at the zoo．

    After several years， a new cage （5）　　（build） for the bear． However， the cat was still in the same cage， so it walked around （6）　　（angry） and cried to be with the bear． The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat（7）　　 let it stay with the bear． The cat and the bear got（8）　　（close） than before． They often sat together and shared meals in （9）　　 sun．

    Sometimes it may be natural for animals （10）　　 （have） their own ideas about who would make a good friend． These may surprise humans， who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species．

How important is your mobile phone to you？

    Imagine that you went to a day camp without your phone． How would you feel？ Do you think you could get through your （1）　　 （社会的） life？ Share your thoughts with us!

I'm not sure， but why would anyone do so？ The mobile phone has brought us a much easier life． My old granny says it has（2）　　（控制） our life． However my friends and I still think it has many（3）　　（优点）．                                                                                                          ﹣﹣Lizzie Wong

I would thank it if my family members could leave their mobile phones at home，（4）　　（尤其） when we get together． Every time we eat out， my son and his wife are always busy checking and replying to emails， while my （5）　　（孙子） plays online games or texts his friends all the time． We only talk to each other when the waiter（6）　　（给……看） us the menu． A family get﹣together is supposed to draw everyone together to have fun， but mobile phones（7）　　（引起） people less attention on each other．                                                                                                                                        ﹣﹣Thomas miller

My mobile phone is（8）　　（有帮助的）． I use it to check my calendar and to keep in touch with others． The idea of not having it around worries me． （9）　　 （一次） I left my phone at home and I couldn't pay attention to my work at all． My （10）　　（同伴） in my office have the similar experiences too．                                                                                                                                            ﹣﹣Alex Watson

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（1）Sally is such a careful girl that she　　makes spelling mistakes．

（2）The old people　　more care and attention when they live alone．

（3）The young mother told the story in a　　voice and the baby fell asleep soon．

（4）You can find more information about outer space in the　　unit of Smart Science．

（5）A　　f the students taking the course Basic Football， improved their sports skills．

D

Every 14 days， another language dies． There are many reasons for this． Some people think more common languages have more economic（经济的） power． Because of this， young people choose to learn a common language as they think it is more useful． Another reason is that some languages aren't written down． Guujaaw is a leader of the Haida Nation， whose people have lived on the Queen Charlotte Islands， Canada， for more than 10，000 years． Their language is endangered． Traditionally， it wasn't written down， and， as a result， some people are worried that it will die one day． Guujaaw replies to this，" We talk to each other，listen， visit， and believe in the spoken word． Expressing yourself without writing is natural．" However， if Guujaaw's language and others like it are going to stay alive， writing may have to become part of their lives．

    When a language dies， a lot of knowledge dies with it． To begin with， language is a huge part of the culture of the people who speak it． Language allows speakers to say certain things： words that describe a cultural idea may not translate exactly into another language． Furthermore， many endangered languages have rich spoken cultures． Stories， songs and histories are passed on from older people to younger generations （一代）． Elizabeth Lindsey， a language researcher， emphasizes（强调）this．" When an elder dies， a library is burned，" she says．

    Also， language death affects our knowledge about nature． Local people often have a deep understanding of plants， animals， and the relationship between them． David Harrison， a researcher on endangered languages， reflects，"80% of plant and animal species（物种） have been undiscovered by science． But that doesn't mean they're unknown to humans．"

    Many languages are endangered． However， it's not too late． Children often grow up speaking two languages．"No one…becomes richer by giving up…one language to learn another， "Harrison said． If children feel both languages are important， they will use both．

    So， it is necessary that children realize how useful their local language is．

（1）How many reasons are mentioned for endangered languages in Paragraph 1？　　

A．2．

B．3．

C．4．

D．5．

（2）In Paragraph 2， the writer mainly tells us　　．

A． how cultures are passed on

B． how cultures are discovered

C． why languages are written down

D． why languages are important to cultures

（3）The underlined word" affects" in the passage means"　　"．

A． waits for

B． depends on

C． is different from

D． has an influence on

（4）Which of the following is the writer's opinion　　．

A． People need to use common languages more often．

B． The spoken word is more important than the written word．

C． Children are the hope to stop the local language from dying．

D． Many animals and plants are in danger because of dying languages．

C

When our son Bradley was ten， the new bicycle he had received earlier that year was stolen． Owning a bicycle was a big deal to our children when they were little． They spent hours and hours， day after day， on their bicycles， riding up and down the footpath， and at the front of the house． We also rode together as a family a lot． Bicycling was a great way to get the kids out of the house and into the fresh air without spending any money．

    Bradley had discovered that his bicycle had been stolen from our backyard in Campbelltown， South Australia， when he and his sister went outside for a morning ride． He couldn't believe that someone would do this．

    He got a large piece of cardboard， painted a sign begging for the bicycle to be returned， and tied the sign to the letterbox． The following morning， when I went out to collect the mail， I found a white envelope with the magical words， " Buy yourself a new bicycle"． There was a ＄100 banknote inside．

    We were very touched that someone had the heart to do this． We've never been able to thank the person but we suspect（猜想）that it may have been one of our wonderful neighbours． Bradley painted a big"            !" on the sign and we left it outside for a couple of weeks afterwards， hoping the kind stranger would drive down our street．

    A delighted Bradley was able to buy a new bicycle． As the years went on， the bicycles became bigger and more expensive but remained just as important for those family bicycle rides． Now Bradley is 25． Sometimes I miss the days when receiving a bicycle was the best thing in the world to them．

    All these years later we are still thankful for the stranger's kindness． We were a young family with three little children and it meant a lot to us． We still talk about it and， even now， wonder who the kind stranger was．

（1）According to the passage， Bradley often　　when he was a child．

A． rode a bike

B． made signs

C． took a walk

D． collected mails

（2）Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4？　　

A． Come back

B． Thank you

C． A new bicycle

D． A good boy

（3）From the action of the stranger， we can learn that　　．

A． love builds a warm family

B． a special memory lasts long

C． happiness makes a better life

D． a kindness helps others a lot

（4）The best title for the passage can be　　．

A． A rich stranger

B． A thankful mother

C． a bicycle for Bradley

D． a banknote for the family

B

Right now you probably spend most of your time in school． Do you wonder what you are going to do after high school？ Will you continue to go to school？ Will you learn a trade？ Perhaps it is time to think about your choices and to prepare for them． Some day work will be a big part of your life．

    What kind of job would be right for you？ Think about your interests and your skills． You may like to listen to music， dance， play basketball， or work with computers． You may know how to drive a car or how to get along with people． Knowing both your interests and skills will help make a better plan for your career（职业）．

    To get an idea of what work you would like to do， make a list of your interests and a list of your skills． Think about what you have done to be successful in your interests． After that， brainstorm a list of career choices that might match your interests and skills． You can later keep your lists with the projects and documents that can help you achieve the career you want． They can help you know more clearly about your achievements in school and in the world of work．

    Roberta Zhan， an art designer， finds her work satisfying because it allows her to use her interests and skills． She enjoyed imagining something in her mind's eye while she was in school． She took art， design， and computer lessons， and also learned about taking photos on her own．

    Here is what she says about the meaning of work： "If you have a job you like， work means much more than just making money． It means using your talents， making a contribution（贡献）， and getting a real sense of satisfaction from doing a job．"

（1）The passage is most probably written to　　．

A． students

B． teachers

C． parents

D． designers

（2）At the beginning， the writer introduces the topic of the passage by　　．

A． listing facts

B． giving examples

C． asking questions

D． explaining differences

（3）Roberta Zhan might be most interested in　　when she was at school．

A． singing songs

B． creating pictures

C． playing basketball

D． playing computer games

（4）The passage is mainly about　　．

A． the real meaning of work

B． the importance of interests and skills

C． the journey of Roberta's life

D． the way of preparing for the future career

A

Eating your way around the world

    Australia： Try a pie floater？

    Feeling hungry？ No visit to South Australia is complete without trying the local food﹣a pie floater． They are traditionally sold at roadside food shops， some of which stay open all night． It is a meat pie floating in a thick green pea soup． Finally， the pie is covered with plenty of bright red tomato ketchup（番茄酱）． Enjoy!

    Vietnam ：Soup for breakfast

    The food stands in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City， Vietnam， open early in the morning and stay busy till late at night， selling fast food to hungry passers﹣by． The most famous dish is pho， a noodle soup with slices of beef or chicken and different vegetables． It's usually eaten for breakfast﹣many Vietnamese people say they cannot start the day without this delicious food!

   Belgium： Home of French fries

    You can find French fried potatoes all over the world， but as Belgians will tell you， they， not the French， invented this popular street food， back in the 17th century． French fries， eaten from a paper cone are the Belgian's favourite food． The secret of perfect French fries is that they are fried （油炸） twice in hot oil， to give a perfect， golden outside．

（1）A pie floater in South Australia is a kind of food with　　．

A． fried potatoes

B． thick soup

C． beef or chicken

D． a golden outside

（2）According to the passage， all the three kinds of local food　　．

A． are sold in the street

B． have meat inside

C． have tomato ketchup

D． are fried in hot oil

（3）The passage most probably comes from the　　column（栏目） in a magazine．

A． education

B． health

C． travel

D． technology

I have five children， so our house is always noisy．（1）　　， I love gardening and my garden helps me relax．

    For a long time， I（2）　　the garden of peace and quiet． When the children followed me into the garden， I would expect （3）　　 to be out of sight． And I would hand out tasks．

    "Here:you（4）　　the onions，you dig the holes，and…" Soon they would be（5）　　or their arms would be sore（酸痛的）， and they would leave me to myself．

    But during a recent spring,（6）　　I was working in the garden， my 13﹣year﹣old son， Josiah noticed me． He（7）　　a tool and began helping． Working as a team， we finished the job in no time at all． I（8）　　 Josiah， realising that I'd enjoyed working with him．

    The same thing happened﹣one or two of the（9）　　would appear and join in the gardening from time to time． Each time， I would feel（10）　　 that the work was lighter because of their help．

    One day， when I was picking the peas（豌豆） and having a taste（11）　　， Abby saw me and ran over． I put several peas into her mouth． She just loved how （12）　　they were．

    "Mama， I want the others to try them too．"

    Suddenly， I realised I had been wrong for long． I'd tried to keep the（13）　　 of gardening to myself， and here was a child who couldn't wait to （14）　　with others． "Sure， honey， let's pick some． We'll make a wonderful supper．"

    Now I enjoy all of the garden's beauties with the children． We bring the（15）　　back home， preparing and cooking the produce together， because we know that everything is better when shared．

（1）A． Finally	B． Quickly	C． Luckily	D． Immediately
（2）A． painted	B． guarded	C． refused	D． described
（3）A． it	B． him	C． her	D． them
（4）A． water	B．eat	C． sell	D． cook
（5）A． hot	B． shy	C． sorry	D． nervous
（6）A． so	B． if	C． while	D． unless
（7）A． waited for	B． picked up	C． pointed at	D． looked after
（8）A． hated	B． forgot	C． saved	D． thanked
（9）A． friends	B． children	C． visitors	D． neighbours
（10）A． bored	B． silly	C． afraid	D． surprised
（11）A． alone	B． sadly	C． together	D． instead
（12）A． safe	B． tasty	C． famous	D． expensive
（13）A． tradition	B． standard	C． happiness	D． background
（14）A． live	B． agree	C． work	D． share
（15）A． meat	B． bread	C． fruits	D． drinks

A better town for teenagers

    I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers．

    First of all， I think more bike lanes should（1）　　（build）． A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere， （2）　　it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic． If there are more bike lanes in the future， it will be much （3）　　（safe） for us．

    （4）　　（two）， I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to． （5）　　my opinion， teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to． So we need more（6）　　（club） and other places where we can meet．

    Thirdly， teenagers here need more sports facilities． There （7）　　（be） places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball， but what about other sports，（8）　　skating and rollerblading？

    Finally， I'm sure we'll make the town better（9）　　we don't drop litter． If we all do something（10）　　（help） now， our town will be much better for everyone in the future．

Smoking has not been allowed in public places in England since July 2007． This was a successful（1）　　（决定）made by the government in years． It was popular with most people． In a survey last month， 78% of the people said they would still（2）　　（支持） the smoking ban．

    It is now much more pleasant to go into a pub or a （3）　　（餐馆）． Before that， pubs were filled with smoke which made you cough and made your hair and clothes （4）　　（发出气味）． However， （5）　　（最近）， a study shows that 16% of the bar and pub owners are upset to notice a drop in business,because smokers prefer killing time at home and （6）　　（很少地） go out for a drink．

    No smoking in public places is good for people's （7）　　（健康）． 400， 000 people in England have given up smoking（8）　　（慢慢地） and the number of people with heart problems has fallen by more than 2%． It also has a good （9）　　（影响） on non﹣smokers． For example， the number of children with asthma has dropped by around 20%．

A． convenient     B． opposite     C． weight     D． develop     E． valuable     F． smooth

（1）I like　　 music as it can help me relax after a long week at work．

（2）Larry has put on too much　　 because of his unbalanced diet．

（3）The big old tree　　 the school in my hometown has left many sweet memories．

（4）It is very　　 to take the train to Beijing from Huzhou． It only takes about four hours to get there．

（5）Doing some chores at home helps to　　 children's independence and make their future lives easier．

（6）I was shocked to see so many　　 things on show in the museum． Most of them were from Tang Dynasty．

Moatton town为缓解交通拥堵，正计划修建一条公路．Mr Green要求学生对修路可能带来的影响作调查并撰写报告．下面是一位学生的报告及Mr Green的修改建议，请仔细阅读，将A﹣E分别填入相应的空格中，完成修改任务．

    You need a title here．

    （1）　　

    This report will look at the effect that the new road near Moatton will have on the people who live there． The road is being designed to direct traffic away from the center of Moatton， just outside the town．

    （2）　　（ Divide your report into two parts．）

    1．（3）　　．（List some information． ）

    2． Fewer cars will mean less noise and pollution in the town．

    3． Fewer cars will also mean the town is less crowded．

    （4）　　（Divide your report into two parts．）

    1． There will be lots of noise when building the road．

    2． If fewer people drive through Moatton， then fewer people will stop to shop there． This will be bad for local business．

    3． The road will be near somewhere people live． These people will live next to a noisy and busy road．

Conclusion

    （5）　　．（ Show your opinion here．）There are disadvantages to the new road， but it will make Moatton a nicer place to live， visit and shop．

A． Advantages of the new road．

B． Disadvantages of the new road．

C． New road in Moatton

D． The new road will reduce the number of cars in Moatton．

E． I think that the new road will be a good thing for Moatton．

①My little sister is spoilt（宠坏的）． She has Dad wrapped around her finger． If I had done or said some of the things that she does when I was her age， I would have been in big trouble． Not her﹣ she's Daddy's girl． She's three．

②An example： Dad asked her to get his glasses from the kitchen． My sister said， "You've got legs． You get them．" When he asked again， she said， "Benny's got legs．He can get them． "Mum and Dad thought she was funny． I just thought she was rude．

③One night she woke Dad and said she dreamed that "Benny was fighting a witch （巫婆）．"Mum and Dad let her sleep in their bed the rest of the night． I never slept in their bed﹣ not that I would have wanted to． She is so spoilt．

④One time at the beach after she'd been playing in the surf with Mum， my sister shouted that an "octopus's tentacles" had bitten （咬） her． Dad laughed his head off． It wasn't that funny． She was certainly imagining． I knew that's what she thought as I'd done a project on animals for school．

⑤She likes to do homework when I do mine． She sits next to me and pretends to write pages of homework． It's just letters such as the letters in her name that she repeats for row after row． Mum says she's just trying to be like me but it drives me crazy when I'm trying to fix my attention on my work．

⑥She took her favorite book， Animalia， to Kindy（幼儿园） this morning． When dad and I collected her from Kindy this afternoon， a boy had taken her book out of her locker and was being really careless with the pages． I could tell she didn't like him having her book． I took the book off the boy and told him to treat books nicely． My sister looked very happy．

⑦Later my Dad told me that my sister admires me． I guess that's pretty cool．

（1）Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the whole passage ？　　

（2）What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph ②show ？　　

A． The sister is worried about Benny's legs．

B． The sister doesn't want to help her Dad．

C． The sister is just playing a joke on Benny．

D． The sister thinks she can't get the glasses at all．

（3）How does the sister feel about her brother ？　　

A． She likes him very much．

B． She is jealous（嫉妒） of him．

C． She is afraid of him．

D． She wants his attention all the time．

（4）According to the passage， the writer is　　．

A． proud and lucky

B． annoyed but thankful

C． angry and hurt

D． jealous but protective

For me， one of the greatest pleasures in life is going to watch a great film at the cinema． It's a chance for me to get away from real life． There's nothing better than being lost in a story unless， of course， someone decides to break down the moment．

    Whether at a cinema or a huge theatre， someone usually decides to treat the place like their own home! There is an accepted way of behaving at the cinema which some people don't seem to understand．

    To start with， some people always turn up late， causing you to rise from your seat to allow them to go past． Then， when you want to enjoy the surround﹣sound effects， someone begins to enjoy their drinks and popcorn and thus makes a lot of noises． And what I can't stand most is people who decide to chat to their friends， sometimes not even about the film．

    I'm not alone in this situation． Simon Mayo， a film critic at the BBC， experienced a "new low" during a film． He says， "The woman in front of me got a mirror out， then her boyfriend got a phone out and used the light on it to allow her to do her make﹣up!"

    Simon has helped to create a list of rules on how moviegoers should behave at the cinema． One of them is no use of mobile phones， and another is not to take your shoes off﹣﹣a most serious offence（冒犯）!

    Of course， when we have paid for a ticket， we feel it is our right to relax and enjoy the film in the way we want to， but we mustn't forget our fellow moviegoers who want to enjoy the cinematic experience， too．

    The best choice for anyone wanting to break the rules of cinema manners is to get a DVD and watch it at home． But we all know that the best way to enjoy the art of cinematography is on the big screen．      

    What about you？ What annoys you about other people at the cinema？

（1）Why does the writer enjoy going to the cinema ？　　

A． It makes him feel like being at home．

B． It gives him a moment to stay away from real life．

C． He prefers watching the films on big screens．

D． He wants to enjoy the cinematic experience．

（2）What is considered by Simon to be the rudest at a cinema ？　　

A． Using mobile phones．

B． Chatting to their friends．

C． Taking the shoes off．

D． Having drinks and eating popcorn．

（3）"　　"is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 7？

A． Don' t break the rules!

B． Manners are important!

C． Just stay at home!

D． It's your choice!

（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ？　　

A． Popular Cinemas．

B． A Serious Problem．

C． Cinema Manners．

D． An Unpleasant Experience．

Workers wear them． Swimmers wear them． Scientists wear them． Woodcutters wear them． People who play sports wear them． Goggles protect the eyes． They keep out water and chemicals． They keep out bits of wood or stone． They might look funny， but goggles do serious work!

    Why do people need to wear goggles？ They need to keep their eyes safe．Many things can hurt our eyes． Have you ever gotten a piece of sand or dirt or other small particle in your eye？ What happens？ It hurts． Your eye begins to fill with tears． Those tears are your body's way of getting the sand or dirt out of your eye． Sometimes this works． Your eye feels much better．

    But what happens if your tears don't work？ What happens if the piece of sand has gotten stuck in your eye？ Eyes are delicate． They can be scratched or cut easier than skin（皮肤）． If the particle is not washed out by tears， you might have to go to the doctor． You could even have problems seeing out of that eye．

    Instead of waiting to see if tears will help， some people use goggles． This can prevent things from getting in their eyes at all． If they use goggles， their eyes are protected from the things that can cause problems． Goggles are a better way to protect eyes． They are made of plastic or glass， and they are tied around your eye area． Some of them hook behind your ears like glasses． Other goggles have a strap （带子） that goes around your head． Both kinds stay right where you put them until you take them off． That way， you can use both hands to work or play sports， and you don't have to worry about something getting in your eyes．Your eyes are safe， and you can get busy working or playing!

（1）Which of the following is a kind of goggles ？　　

（2）From the passage， we know that tears　　．

A． work better than goggles

B． stop things getting into eyes

C． help to wash out the sand or dirt

D． show one's sadness or happiness

（3）The underlined word" delicate" in Paragraph 3 means　　．

A． easily hurt

B． quite important

C． easily protected

D． quite special

（4）The fourth paragraph mainly　　．

A． describes different types of goggles

B． tells how goggles develop

C． introduces the problems of goggles

D． encourages people to use goggles