初中英语试题

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____（1）____ for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little ____（2）____ in reading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____（3）____ he didn’t have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not serve his country well. So he made up ____（4）____ mind to study hard.

Zu Ti had a ____（5）____ friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they stayed together every day. They even slept on one bed every night and ____（6）____ at the same time every morning. One day, when they were ____（7）____, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣). An ____（8）____ came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to play swords (剑)?” ____（9）____ he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly. From then on, they got up and played swords ____（10）____ the rooster began crowing. They kept their words day after day. They never gave up no matter how ____（11）____ in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study history ____（12）____ and put all their energy into reading books. ____（13）____ , they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress. A few years later, ____（14）____ of them grew up with talents and wisdom. At last, their ____（15）____ came true and they made great contributions to their country.

This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.

（1）

A．

ready

B．

famous

C．

late

D．

sorry

（2）

A．

pride

B．

respect

C．

interest

D．

kindness

（3）

A．

realized

B．

decided

C．

imagined

D．

promised

（4）

A．

his

B．

her

C．

its

D．

their

（5）

A．

rich

B．

busy

C．

same

D．

close

（6）

A．

picked up

B．

got up

C．

gave up

D．

made up

（7）

A．

fighting

B．

discussing

C．

sleeping

D．

reading

（8）

A．

order

B．

idea

C．

exam

D．

ability

（9）

A．

Because

B．

Unless

C．

If

D．

Though

（10）

A．

as well as

B．

as much as

C．

as good as

D．

as soon as

（11）

A．

long

B．

dry

C．

cold

D．

quiet

（12）

A．

carefully

B．

politely

C．

probably

D．

recently

（13）

A．

In this way

B．

By the way

C．

In their way

D．

On his way

（14）

A．

either

B．

all

C．

both

D．

neither

（15）

A．

mistakes

B．

dreams

C．

hobbies

D．

difficulties

—Shall we go birdwatching tomorrow?

— ________! I’d love to.

A．

Good luck

B．

Best wishes

C．

Sounds great

D．

You’re welcome

Keep practising, and you’ll be an excellent football player. ________.

A．	No pain, no gain	B．	A friend in need is a friend indeed
C．	It never rains but it pours	D．	When in Rome, do as the Romans do

—Could you please tell me ________?

—You can take No. 2 Bus.

A．	when was the nearest hospital built	B．	how can I get to the nearest hospital
C．	when the nearest hospital was built	D．	how I can get to the nearest hospital

On April 16th, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu came back to Earth from the Tiangong space station ________.

A．

widely

B．

especially

C．

highly

D．

safely

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar ________ a year ________ 24 solar terms (节气).

A．

divides…into…

B．

mixes…with…

C．

translates…into…

D．

covers…with…

—________ do you play volleyball, Amy?

—Three days a week.

A．

How long

B．

How soon

C．

How often

D．

How much

The public sign in the library means people ________ smoke there.

A．

could

B．

must

C．

couldn’t

D．

mustn’t

We are ________ that the Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.

A．

friendly

B．

brave

C．

nervous

D．

proud

We learned ________ to work as a team by completing the task.

A．

what

B．

which

C．

how

D．

who

Kitty, these books are ________ heavy for you ________ carry. Let me help you.

A．

as…as

B．

too…to

C．

such…that

D．

so…that

There isn’t ________ in the classroom. All the students are having a PE lesson in the playground.

A．

somebody

B．

anybody

C．

nobody

D．

everybody

The hat is not the right ________ for me. I’d like a smaller one.

A．

size

B．

style

C．

colour

D．

material

The traffic light is green. Let’s go ________ the road.

A．

against

B．

among

C．

across

D．

above

Our English teacher, Miss Li, is kind and patient. We all like ________.

A．

she

B．

her

C．

hers

D．

herself