初中英语试题

What's the secret of success， Dr． Know？

More time and effort， _________ you'll make it some day．（　　）

A．yetB．orC．andD．but

All the members decided to ________ the money from the book sale to homeless people．（　　）

A．give upB．give awayC．take upD．take away

To my great joy， my family is always ________ me whatever I decide to do．（　　）

A．behindB．toC．fromD．against

Hurry up! We're late． I don't want to ________ the start of the film．（　　）

A．catchB．getC．missD．lose

May I join the art club， Dad？

If you have interest， you ________．（　　）

A．shouldB．canC．have toD．must

Autumn is ___________ beautiful season with fresh air and fallen leaves．（　　）

A．/B．anC．theD．a

I have a lovely pet cat． ________ name is Lazy．（　　）

A．ItB．ThisC．ItsD．She

Most adults find it hard to remember the things happened while they were children． Now scientists have found exactly when these memories （1）d　　．

    A new study has found that most three﹣year﹣old children can remember a lot of what happened to them a year （2）e　　 ，and these memories are still clear while they are 5 and 6， but by the time they are over 7， these memories become weaker （3）r　　．

    Most children by the age of 8 or 9 can only remember 35% of their （4）e　　 from under the age of 3 according to the new studies．

    The scientists say this is because at around this age the way we form（形成） memories begins to change． They say that before the age of 7 children do not have a （5）s　　 of time and place in their memories． In older children， however， the early things they can remember become more adult﹣like in the way they are formed． Children also have a far faster speed of （6）f　　 than adults． The discoveries also help to explain why children can often have clear memories of what they have done， （7）b　　 then forget them just several years later．

    The children were organized to the laboratory for the first time at the age of 3 and discussed 6 impressed（印象深刻的） things from their past， such as the first relaxing trip with your family，the first （8）d　　 accident you met， and the first day of school． The children then returned for a second （9）s　　 between the ages of 5 and 9 to discuss the same things． The scientists found that between the ages of 5 and 7，the amount（量） of memories that the children could remember （10）r　　 between 63%﹣72%． However， between the ages of 8 to 9， the amount of memories that the children could remember fell to between 35%﹣﹣36%．

警方说昨天傍晚在山里迷路的那位登山者今天早上被找到了．（get）

The police says 　　this morning．

他说"一带一路"将会把中国和越来越多的欧洲国家成功地联系起来．（connect）

He said the Belt and Road 　　．

我们的老师总是告诫我们，在学习中不要逃避任何困难．（keep）

Our teacher always tells us 　　in the study

襄阳是一座如此古老而又美丽的城市，以至于我已经深深地爱上了她．（fall）

Xiangyang is such an ancient and beautiful city that 　　her deeply．

昨天下午放学的时候天正下着大雪．（snow）

　　when school was over yesterday afternoon．

I wish there would be a way to describe China in a simple word but that's impossible．

    ▲（1）　　 In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live， most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents．

    ▲（2）　　 I teach in Xiangyang， a beautiful city which the Hanjiang River goes across it and I live here better． The foods are cheaper than those in the US， so are clothing and articles（物品） of everyday us． People pay less for the public transportation， too．

    ▲（3）　　 However， it is reported that still there are a few children who can't afford the expenses（费用） of schooling． But the government organized Project Hope many years ago． It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school．

    ▲（4）　　I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative（有创造力的） changes China has made． But the economic miracles（经济奇迹） have the big problems．

    ▲（5）　　 To be honest， if I compare China with the US， my answer has always been the same： "We are not worse or better than each other； we are only different． "

A． It's a tradition to value education in China． B． I realize that family is everything in China． C． I am often asked which country I consider better． D． You'll not know China unless you go closer to it． E． I was used to reading the news of China in the US． F． The cost of living here isn't as high as that in the US．

When I saw Ronny for the first time， he looked like other kids in the first﹣grade classroom where I volunteered as a Reading Mom． However， he usually arrived at school wearing old clothes．

    On the day when it was Ronny's turn to read． he sat very close to me． I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he tried to speak out "Bud the Sub"． It sounded more like "Baw Daw Saw" when he said it because of his difficulty with the alphabet（字母）．

    The year passed quickly and Ronny had made some progress but he was still below the level of grade． A few weeks before the school year ended， I held an award（颁奖） ceremony． I had gifts and certificates（证书） for everyone． It took me a while to think about which Ronny fit； I believed the gift could cheer him up． I finally decided on "The Most Progressive Reader"． I showed his certificate and a book．

    A few days later， I saw Ronny reading the book when I went back to the school． His teacher said， "He hasn't put that book down． That's the first book he's ever owned．"

Fighting back tears（眼泪） I came near Ronny and asked， "Will you read me your book， Ronny？" He nodded．

    And then， for the next few minutes， he read to me more smoothly than I'd ever thought． When he finished reading， Ronny closed his book and said， "Good book．"

    At that moment， I knew I should do what an author（作家） had done﹣care children and make them excellent．

（1）The writer found that there was something wrong with Ronny's 　　．

A． eyes

B． talent

C． pronunciation

D． fingers

（2）The writer praised Ronny at the end of the school year because 　　in the class．

A． he tried to do better

B． he could read the alphabet best

C． he was above the level of grade

D． he did as well as the other students

（3）The underlined phrase "fighting back （tears）"in the fifth paragraph means 　　．

A． beginning to cry silently

B． turning back to cry loudly

C． being filled with sad tears

D． trying hold not to show the feeling

（4）The writer was moved so deeply that she wanted to 　　．

A． help more children become successful

B． take care of Ronny all the time

C． teach children in the school as a teacher

D． write more novels for children

（5）Choose the main idea of this article．　　

A． Many children aren't cared in some schools．

B． Children should be encouraged in their study．

C． Most children like to read if they have good books．

D． All the authors can be good teachers in primary schools．