初中英语试题

aloud     lock     behave       their     low

（1）Make sure the door is　　when you leave the room．

（2）It's so cold today．The temperature may be the　　this winter．

（3）The pain in his leg made him cry　　．

（4）Mary always　　so well that every one likes her．

（5）When our washing machine broke，our neighbors let us use　　．

    To help Japanese companies better deal with the increasing number of foreigners visiting the country， Panasonic has created a megaphone （扩音器） which is able to smartly translate Japanese into English， Chinese and Korean．

    Panasonic named the product "Megahonyaku"． It is a term for the Japanese words for "megaphone" and "translate"， which actually makes a lot of sense because it's a megaphone that can translate Japanese into several other languages in real time． When a user speaks Japanese into the megaphone， it recognizes （辨认） and translates what is being said immediately， and outputs the words in English， Chinese or Korean．

    It sounds amazing， and seeing it in action is wonderful， but Megahonyaku is not good enough． It cannot translate everything you say， as it only stores 300 common expressions， like "The train has been put off" or "Watch your step"． However， the Japanese company behind Megahonyaku promises to add new expressions regularly， which users can get on the Internet．

    The machine was designed to be used in places like transport stations， airports and places of interest where quick and exact announcements are needed most． Around 30 Japanese organizations， including the police and guides， have been trying out Megahonyaku for about one year， but Panasonic says it will come onto the market on December 20th． Instead of selling these speech translators， Panasonic plans on renting （出租） them out for less than ﹩183 a month on a three﹣year agreement，and offering users future improvements and necessary services．

    Panasonic has also said that it may add support for other languages，like Russian，depending on customers' needs．Megahonyaku also includes a touch screen that allows users to choose the language they need their speech translated into．

（1）Panasonic has produced Megahonyaku so that　　．

A．guides can translate Chinese into Japanesefaster

B．Japanese companies can receive foreigners better

C．foreigners can talk with the Japanese freely

D．the Japanese can learn other languages easily

（2）The third paragraph is mainly about the　　of Megahonyaku．

A．invention

B．importance

C．disadvantage

D．history

（3）It can be learnt from Paragraph 4that Megahonyaku　　．

A．may be popular with the police

B．is widely used in private homes

C．will be sold on December 20th

D．stores about 30foreign languages

（4）According to the passage，Panasonic will　　in the future．

A．sell Megahonyaku to foreign visitors

B．bring down the price of Megahonyaku

C．change the screen of Megahonyaku

D．improve Megahonyaku regularly

A zero﹣waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish． So， a zero﹣waste store is about providing a kind of everyday and pleasant﹣looking zero﹣waste products to help people start on a zero﹣waste life journey．

    "Zero waste" or "danshari" was first suggested by a French woman called Bea Johnson． Her idea is： live a life and try not to create any rubbish； use different kinds of ways to save the environment such as stopping the use of one﹣off objects； giving unwanted things to others or giving them away to organizations like the Red Cross．

    Yu Yuan， 27， is deeply interested in this idea． She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years． And earlier she used to buy things without thinking about them carefully until she saw a video about "zero waste"， in which a family of four placed the rubbish they produced every year in a jar （罐）． After watching the video， Yu wanted to experience this zero﹣waste lifestyle with her boyfriend．

    A zero﹣waste life follows the 6R rule﹣Refuse Reduce， Reuse， Repair， Recycle and Rot． Over August﹣October when Yu followed the rule of zero waste 6R， she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish．

    Now， the couple have opened a small shop in Beijing， where they use wood products to take the place of plastic ones and cloth bags printed with environmentally friendly logos． Most products sold in the store can be reused． The store also has second﹣hand books and CDs/DVDs with， ideas to make the best of the used things．

    "Those who once experienced the non﹣waste lifestyle have slowly changed their ideas，" says Ya， "The zero﹣waste lifestyle is not for ascetics （苦行僧）． It is just around us at our finger﹣tips．" Yu expects some of her friends to join her on the road to zero waste．

（1）Bea Johnson suggests that people should　　．

A． try to produce no rubbish in life

B． share objects with others

C． help their friends live comfortably

D． work hard for the Red Cross

（2）We can see from the passage that Yu Yuan　　．

A． offers plastic bags in her store

B． is influenced by the 6R rule

C． often buys things she doesn't need

D． likes listening to CDs very much

（3）What Yu Yuan says in the last paragraph probably means that　　．

A． lots of people doubt the zero﹣waste lifestyle

B． she feels it hard to continue her lifestyle

C． her friends have followed her lifestyle

D． the zero﹣waste lifestyle is not difficult to live

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

A． Opening up a second﹣hand store

B． Recycling waste

C． Saving the environment

D． Joining the couple

A British man has learned the skills needed to perform Beijing Opera， making the audience （观众） enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King．

    Ghaffar Pourazar， born in Iran， said he has been a big fan of Bruce Lee since he was a child and is full of interest about China． In 1993， he happened to watch Beijing Opera performed in London by professionals from Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing． Ghaffar said he fell in love with the beautiful voices， colorful costumes， excellent shows and so on． So after one year， he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school．

    At the age of 32， he had to learn with teenage students every day， starting from the most basic training of the legs and waist． At the time， he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera． To him， it was the biggest obstacle． But he never gave up．

    Four years later， he began to learn to perform the Monkey King， a traditional character from the Chinese classic story Journey to the West． He said he arrived in the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to better understand the character．

    Ghaffar today is not only good a speaking Beijing dialect （方言） but has also built a fame for Beijing Opera． He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King．

    To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera， Ghaffar often teaches the traditional art form in schools in the United States， Britain and other countries． When he found that the language was difficult to understand， he started to translate Beijing Opera song lyrics． Ghaffar led a group of actors to perform 66 times in a month and a half in the United States． He also led a 48﹣member team to perform in Malaysia． In the past 10 years， he has performed in more than 400 shows．

（1）In the year of 1994， Ghaffar began to　　．

A． make friends with Bruce Lee

B． take an interest in China

C． learn Beijing Opera in Beijing

D． act the part of the Monkey King

（2）The underlined word "obstacle" in Paragraph 3 probably means "　　"．

A． chance

B． problem

C． topic

D． dream

（3）It can be inferred from the passage that Ghaffar　　．

A． is successful in performing Beijing Opera

B． has written some books about Beijing Opera

C． got a prize for translating Journey to the West

D． doesn't need any more members in his team

（4）The passage is most probably from the part of　　 in a newspaper．

A． sports

B． business

C． culture

D． education

               

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    Give your workplace a spring facelift!

    Living magazine is offering three prizes of between ￡10， 000 and ￡50， 00o to be spent on improving the school， college or office where you spend so many hours each day! If you win， the money will be yours to spend as you wish to make life more pleasant．

Just think! You could spend it on any of the following：

    ◇improving the look of the place （new wallpaper， tables or pictures）．

    ◇better study places （a computer room， a language laboratory or a small library）．

    ◇improving the outside area（making a garden or a car park for example）．

    ◇better sports places （a small gym or a swimming pool）．

To enter， all you have to do is to design：

    ◇five ways you plan to spend the money if you win．

    ◇what you want to include（for example， sofas in your new computer room）．

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Don't miss this great chance to improve your workplace!

（1）The text tells us that the new competition　　．

A． can help you get good grades

B． is organized by Living magazine

C． allows only students to enter

D． provides more than three prizes

（2）Those who want to enter the competition are supposed to　　．

A． describe how to spend the prize

B． mention the money they have

C． hand in their designs after June 16th．

D． visit Living magazine in person

（3）What kind of writing is the text？　　

A． An email．

B． A diary．

C． A note．

D． A poster．

A video showing a 12﹣year﹣old boy from Moche， Peru， doing his homework on the sidewalk， under a streetlight， has been watched several million times on Facebook after being （1）　　by local police．

    Staff at the Moche police station first （2）　　 Victor Martin late last month， while checking security cameras （监控摄像）． They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by （3）　　 at night． At first， they thought he was doing something bad， but later they realized he was （4）　　writing something in his notebook， taking advantage of the streetlight overhead． Moved by the boy's （5）　　， the police shared the video on Facebook．

    At the time of this writing， Victor's heartwarming and （6）　　heartbreaking story has spread all around the world． Local TV station（7）　　 to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home．

    It turns out that the 12﹣year﹣old's family is so （8）　　 that they couldn't pay for electricity （电）， so they just depended on a （9）　　 during the night． Unluckily， Victor Martin could （10）　　finish his homework before the sun went down， and recently he couldn't （11）　　 the weak candlelight any more．

    "One day， my son said （12）　　 I continue with the candle， I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework， "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV． She （13）　　 that Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting （倾斜） his head to let the candlelight through．

    Victor's mother said that although he （14）　　 housework and takes care of the family sheep every day， the sixth grader takes （15）　　 very seriously and gets good grades．

（1）A． shared	B． taken	C． discussed	D． praised
（2）A． met	B． interviewed	C． noticed	D． caught
（3）A． itself	B． yourself	C． myself	D． himself
（4）A． shyly	B． actually	C． carelessly	D． certainly
（5）A． wish	B． plan	C． spirit	D． hobby
（6）A． by the way	B． at least	C． at the same time	D． in the end
（7）A． managed	B． stopped	C． promised	D． refused
（8）A． traditional	B． popular	C． special	D． poor
（9）A． flash	B． candle	C． camera	D． fire
（10）A． seldom	B． even	C． only	D． still
（11）A． change	B． stand	C． enjoy	D． protect
（12）A． Although	B． Because	C． If	D． Until
（13）A． added	B． warned	C． hoped	D． lied
（14）A． puts off	B． worries about	C． gives up	D． helps with
（15）A． health	B． school	C． friendship	D． safety

It was our school's yearly dancing show． I（1）　　（be） excited that I was chosen by the teacher this time although I didn't have any experience of dancing for a show． I would dance in front of all the students and （2）　　（teacher）． It made me very proud．

    However， I was a bit sad （3）　　my father had no time to watch me dance． He（4）　　（invite） to have a business meeting． I knew that my father would surely come to my show if he could． （5）　　（lucky）， my mother and my elder sister were still coming to watch my show．

（6）　　the beginning of the day， I was very nervous． After changing into the dress and getting my makeup done， I felt （7）　　（relax）． Then I went on to the stage bravely． I was very glad to see my mother and sister sitting in （8）　　second row．

    Just before the lights turned dark， I saw my father rush into the hall and take the seat beside my mother． （9）　　a pleasant surprise it was! The sight of my father made （10）　　（I） smile． I began dancing confidently． Soon after the show， my family came backstage to congratulate me． I was so happy and lucky to have my family's support．

Many people go to Utah because they love hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park． They enjoy （1）　　（岩石） climbing， camping and so on． However， some people go to Utah for a very （2）　　（不同的） experience．

    The Boulder Outdoor Survival（生存） School（BOSS） in Utah is the world's oldest survival school． It teaches people how to stay alive without tents， or even backpacks． In Bryce Canyon， the days are very （3）　　（热的） and the nights are very cold． Not everyone wants to go and experience life without modern （4）　　（发明） like smart phones and e﹣books． Students at BOSS quickly learn that it is important to work hard and （5）　　（尝试） new things if they want to complete the training．

    In survival camps at Boss students don' just practise camping， hiking or （6）　　（骑） horses． They go into the wild for days or weeks． They learn how to find （7）　　 （新鲜的）water for drinking． They also learn how to make a fire， use a （8）　　（小刀） and find food to eat． Nature can often give them（9）　　 （每件事） they need to survive．

    After these people go back to the real world， they may never use these skills again． Even if they don't， at （10）　　（至少） they will always know that they can live without computers， electricity， and smart phones﹣even if it is only for a few days!

假如你在友好学校Cloverport School夏令营期间观摩了当地小镇的一个节日活动，请根据其中的一项活动宣传单，完成一则英文报告．每空限填一词．

Hello， everybody! I'm so glad to experience the Sacajawea （1）　　 in the town of Cloverport． It's a community festival to bring people together． Teen Mr． Cloverport is a competition for （2）　　 from thirteen to sixteen years old． My new friend Tristan paid （3）　　 dollars to enter it． He was really excited about it． They have to wear homemade clothes instead of those bought from a （4）　　． I think the spirit of DIY really matters． To follow the rules， they are not （5）　　 to smoke， drink wine， or speak rudely． They should be well﹣behaved． Thank you!

Texting while driving is against the law in 47 states． But what about texting while walking？ A 2018 study reported that more than 2， 500 people in the US ended up in hospitals resulting from using a mobile device（设备） while walking．

    Hawaii passed a law making it illegal（违法的） to text or look down at a mobile device while crossing the street． It is the first state with a law like this． Do people think more places should accept such a law？ The LA Times did a survey． Here are some replies they received．

Rena Jose， 2， New York Which is more important， texting or safety？ If you are looking at your phone while walking， you might not see a car come or traffic lights turn red． It can be very dangerous． For example， in Japan， one person fell into a lake and another got her leg stuck in a hole， because both had their mind on their phone． We should make texting while crossing the street illegal in more cities．

Andy Selvam， 55， California People do many things that cause injury to themselves but are not illegal， such as climbing mountains， driving cars， swimming and so on． People might get hurt from texting and walking if they're not paying attention． But I still think they should have a choice．

Bob Madigan， 45， Oregon As humans， we can make our own decisions． I'm not saying it's safe， but we don't need the government to babysit us． If we want to learn to make smart decisions， the government needs to stop telling us what to do． After all， this is a free country．

Andrew Black， 34， Alaska This law is a good idea﹣compare this protection with seat belts． If this law is passed all over US， people will be worried． But is there really a way to please everyone？ This would not be for fun． It would be safe and good for all Americans．

（1）According to the passage， in　　， it is against the law if people text while crossing the street．

A． Alaska

B． California

C． Hawaii

D． New York

（2）The LA Times did the survey most probably to　　．

A． win the hearts of more readers

B． encourage more states to pass the law

C． ask readers if they agree with texting while driving

D． learn about people's opinions on texting while walking

（3）In Rena's reply， she showed the danger of texting while walking by　　．

A． using numbers

B． giving examples

C． asking questions

D． telling stories

（4）Which of the following is Andrew Black's opinion？　　

A． Texting is more important than safety．

B． The law would help to keep Americans safe．

C． It's easy to please everyone when passing a law．

D． Whether to text or not while walking is people's own choice．

The world has a plastics problem． And not just with bottles． Straws（吸管）， toothbrushes， toys﹣all kinds of plastics are placed in landfills． There are 5 billion tons of plastic waste in the world． Landfills have a large part of it． By 2050， they could have 13 billion tons．

    Much of plastic rubbish finds its way into the ocean． Scientists say 165 million tons of plastic pieces are floating around out there． And most plastic won't disappear itself． It will remain in the ocean forever． Whales get caught in plastic fishing nets． Birds die because of eating plastic straws and bottle caps． It endangers ocean life． Plastic rubbish even ends up in the food we eat．

    Governments are realizing that recycling may not be enough． They are taking more actions． Though it is hard work， it is still a solvable problem． In Britain， people are not allowed to use plastic bags except in hospitals． Scotland and several coastal cities in the US stop people from using plastic straws as well． The US alone throws away some 500 million plastic straws a day． That's enough to circle the Earth twice． "Saying no to a plastic straw is an easy way to make a big difference，" Dana Lofflin who started said． "Do we really want to pass on to our children a world harmed by plastic？"

    People have found some tasty ways to reduce waste． A company in India made the first﹣ever spoon that people can eat． You don't have to eat the spoon． You can throw it away． It decomposes（分解） in just a few days． David Edwards， a scientist at Harvard University， designed an eatable bag which can protect the food or drink inside． It is a delicious replacement for plastic ones．

（1）According to the write， birds die because they　　．

A． eat bottle caps and straws

B． get caught in fishing nets

C． feed on ocean animals

D． have the spoons in India

（2）The underlined word "endangers " in Paragraph 2 probably means　　．

A． brings

B． loses

C． harms

D． saves

（3）The purpose of the passage is mainly to　　．

A． introduce some ways to recycle waste

B． tell readers about the problem with plastics

C． compare air pollution and plastic pollution

D． describe how the US is reducing plastic waste

（4）From the passage， we can tell that the plastics problem　　．

A． is too big for people to solve

B． can be solved by recycling alone

C． can be solved， but it wont be easy

D． will have to be solved by future scientists

"Made in China" is having its moment now﹣and it's a fashionable one．

    The story of Chinese fashion began in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili， both Chinese sports shoe brands（品牌）， suddenly got international attention． Their products were seen all over the world． Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September， 2018． They showed their new designs﹣sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters．

    Shaun Rein， managing director of China Market Research Group， said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers' eye by low price． He told CNN， " They are sure that they can go head to head with foreign brands．

    Maybe it is because China's young people are now more confident about their own culture． They don't show immediate interest in western culture any more．

    "Today's young people in China are crazy about Chinese cultural elements（元素）．" Jin Qu， the manager of a clothing shopping website， said at a cultural festival in 2018． They like these elements printed on their clothes， even the brand picture of Laoganma in China， which was once seen as outside of fashion． But now young people are proud of these Chinese symbols．

    "In fact， many stars in the West are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion． Rihanna， a US singer， for example， wore a Chinese red dress to the 2015 Met Gala in New York． The dress was designed and made by Chinese designer Guo Pei．

    "We have to move from making to creating，" Chinese﹣American designer Aric Chen once told The New York Times． "We want to replace the words ‘Made in China ' with ‘Designed in China '．"

（1）The new designs of Li Ning Company in September 2018 were　　．

A． coats and scarves in Chinese red

B． sweaters and jackets with English words

C． coats and scarves with American symbols

D． sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters

（2）The underlined word " They " in Paragraph 5 refers to　　．

A． Today's young people in China

B． The workers in Jin Qu's shop

C． Some famous stars in the West

D． Directors of some Chinese companies

（3）What can be the best title for the passage？　　

A． Chinese Clothes Brands

B． Sports in China

C． Chinese Cultural Festival

D． Designed in China

（4）The passage above may be taken from a（n）　　．

A． newspaper

B． guidebook

C． novel

D． ad

（1）Totally Wild Hotel is special because of　　．

A． its high price

B． its good breakfast

C． the lovely giraffes

D． the old buildings

（2）According to the text， people can　　 in Kenya．

A． cheer on camels in Lamu Old Town

B． have breakfast with zebras in Totally Wild Hotel

C． see lions， zebras， elephants in East National Park

D． watch the bright pink birds near Lake Nakuru

（3）　　 will most probably be interested in the text above．

A． People who enjoy travelling

B． Scientists who study birds

C． Players who are good at running

D． People who have a pain in the neck

Last October， I told my pupils in Pompton School about my plan． " I'd like you to do jobs to make some （1）　　，" I said． Then we'll buy food for someone in need．

    I wanted them to experience that it's （2）　　 to give than to receive． I hoped they could experience a sense of their own ability to make a change．

    Early in Thanksgiving week， the children couldn't wait to（3）　　． Before paying for the turkey and other food we chose in the supermarket， Kristine cried．

    "Flowers!" And the group all ran toward the holiday （4）　　．

   "You can’t eat flowers!" I said （5）　　． After all， it was helpful to buy more food．

    "But Mrs． Sherlock，" came the loud （6）　　， "we want flowers．"

    In the middle of the plants， there was a pot of unusually purple mums． "（7）　　 will like this one．" the children agreed．

    （8）　　 the address of a poor grandmother who had lived alone for years， we set off． An hour later， we stopped in front of a small house． A thin woman with a （9）　　 face came to meet us．

    As the kids carried all the food in， the old woman oohed and aahed﹣much to her visitors' pleasure． When Amy put the mums on the table， the woman seemed （10）　　． "She's wishing it was a bag of food" I thought．

    "（11）　　 is your close friend in the woods？ "Michael asked．

    The woman brightened． "The birds． They often fly over for food （12）　　 I share my bread with them，" she said．

    Then we returned to the car． Through the window we saw her walk past the turkey， straight to the （13）　　． She put her face in them and looked up with a big smile． She was （14）　　 before our eyes．

    In that one short moment， the children had seen for themselves the（15）　　 they owned to make a change． Sometimes a person needed a pot of nice purple flowers on a dark November day．

（1）A． friends	B． mistakes	C． money	D． room
（2）A． cheaper	B． better	C． safer	D． funnier
（3）A． take a walk	B． do housework	C． have a rest	D． go shopping
（4）A． cards	B． camps	C． plants	D． photos
（5）A． unhappily	B． warmly	C． carelessly	D． freely
（6）A． voice	B． music	C． sound	D． noise
（7）A． He	B． I	C． You	D． She
（8）A． At	B． With	C． In	D． After
（9）A． proud	B． fat	C． sad	D． handsome
（10）A． relaxed	B． bored	C． worried	D． surprised
（11）A． Who	B． How	C． Why	D． Where
（12）A． although	B． but	C． because	D． if
（13）A． books	B． flowers	C． woods	D． rooms
（14）A． changed	B． broken	C． treated	D． refused
（15）A． habit	B． ability	C． interest	D． courage

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式．

    An old man went to India． When he got there， he saw some fruit for sale， but most of it was very

cheap． The （1）　　（cheap） thing was a basket of red fruit．

    "How much per kilo？ " the old man （2）　　（ask）．

    " Two rupees（卢比），" the shopkeeper answered．Two rupees in India is almost nothing，（3）　　the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it．

    However， as soon as he started eating， his mouth began （4）　　（burn）， his eyes began to water，and his whole face became as red （5）　　 the fruit． As he coughed and struggled to breathe， he jumped up and（6）　　， screaming："Ah! Ah! Ah!"

    And yet he continued to eat the fruit． Some people who were looking at him shook their（7）　　（head）and said， "You are crazy! Those are chili peppers（辣椒）! You can′t just eat them by the handful！"

    The old man said to （8）　　（he）， "I paid for them， so I must eat them．"

    This old man seemed pretty stupid． But are we so much smarter？ All of us have （9）　　（spend） money and time on something﹣ maybe a relationship， or a business， or a job﹣ and sometimes， even if

we know there's no hope that things will change， we still continue with it．

    What we can learn （10）　　 the old man is this： if you've lost a lot over something that doesn't work，let it go and move on． It's better than continuing to lose．