初中英语试题

Dad， what is the loudspeaker saying？

It is to the              ． The flight to Wuhan is boarding now．（　　）

A．customersB．passengersC．membersD．tourists

Have you           chemistry for the coming exam？

Yes． I'm quite ready for it．（　　）

A．repeatedB．copiedC．markedD．reviewed

Try this soup，you ______like it．

Wow! This is delicious!（　　）

A．mustB．willC．shallD．can

I won't tell this to anyone，

           ？（　　）

A．AgreeB．GuessC．HopeD．Promise

Why not ask Bob to join us in the trip to the zoo tomorrow？

Everyone in our group loves animals， but he always seems                 ．（　　）

A．anxiousB．personalC．cruelD．careless

He wrote his phone number _________ a piece of paper．（　　）

A．onB．forC．inD．from

He _________ his English teacher when he was sightseeing in Paris．（　　）

A．has metB．had metC．metD．would meet

I ate some fruit， which I ______ since I was a child， and the vegetables from my garden．（　　）

A．have enjoyedB．enjoyed

C．enjoyD．had enjoyed

She's brought you some eggs． As you know， she ________ chickens．（　　）

A．keepsB．will keepC．has keptD．kept

Please mind your head， sir．

________．（　　）

A．It doesn't matterB．Thanks a lot

C．Don't mention itD．I'm afraid not

May I help you， young lady？

__________．（　　）

A．Good for youB．Well done

C．Yes， pleaseD．Take it easy

Mum，I failed the exam again．

           ．（　　）

A．I'm sorry， tooB．Not at all

C．Hard to sayD．Don't worry

An illusion（错觉） is something that fools the senses or the mind． An illusion may make you something exists（存在） when it really（1）　　（do） not． It may be something that appears to be one thing， but it's really something else． David Copperfield calls （2）　　 （he） an illusionist． He is someone who makes or creates illusions．

    Many people have an interest in magic， but（3）　　 （many） of them are not performing and getting paid for it by age 12． Nor are they teaching college classes in magic at age 16． Copperfield was the（4）　　 （young） person ever to be allowed to join the society of American Magicians． When he got to college himself ， Copperfield got the leading part in a play called Magic Man． Besides acting and singing， he created all the magic in the show． The show ran for longer （5）　　 any other musical in Chicago's history

    Copperfield is a huge （6）　　（succeed） as an illusionist， but he has other projects as well． He said that his best work is Project Magic． Copperfield developed a number of tricks done with the hands． These tricks can help hospital patients who need（7）　　 （improve） their physical condition． Learning to do the tricks also build confidence． Patients in the program can speak（8）　　（proud） that they can do tricks that healthy people can't do．

    Like many magicians， Copperfield is interested （9）　　 the history of magic． He has created a museum and library in which books， articles and old medical equipment （10）　　kept and shown． By keeping track of history， Copperfield hopes to save magic for the future．

Thousands of years ago， people had to hunt for food． They lived in caves and needed fire to keep warm．（1）　　．

    We don't know why they drew the pictures． They had to go deep into the cave to do it ， so they must have had a plan． They probably took a fire made of fat with them．（2）　　． Others think the spears（长矛） in the pictures mean they were teaching other people to hunt．

    For paint，they mixed animal fat with some different things such as dirt or berries（浆果）．（3）　　Some of the drawings are colorful and others are black from the burned end of a stick．

    These people drew what they saw around them﹣animals such as buffalo， deer， horse， and sometimes birds and fish（4）　　．

    The pictures are quite good． The buffalo look strong and powerful． Many of the horses and deer look beautiful．

    These drawings have been found in more than 130 caves ﹣﹣﹣﹣mostly in England and France（5）　　． It is interesting to look at such old drawings．

A． They drew people ， but no very often． B． Maybe there are more that we haven't found yet． C． Some of them drew pictures on the walls of their caves． D． They used sticks to brush the paint onto walls on the cave． E． Maybe they drew the pictures to bring good luck when they hunted．

Have you ever heard of Monkey College？ Who do you think goes to school there？ If you said monkeys， you were right． Dogs are not the only animals that can be trained to help． Helping hands an organization in Cambridge， Massachusetts， trains capuchin monkeys to be companions and helpers for people in wheelchairs who can't move their arms or legs．

    More than 20 years ago， Dr． M． J． Willard was working with a person who had recently become paralyzed（瘫痪）． She thought that a monkey might be able to help her patient with some basic housework． Dr． Willard was right． Not only can monkeys be trained to help people， they are also wonderful companions．

    Capuchin Monkeys are found in the wild in South Central America． They are about the size of a small cat and can live to be nearly 40 years old． They are very smart． They are also known for being friendly and good with their hands． Capuchin Monkeys have opposable thumbs ，which means they can use their hands much in the way that people do．

    Everyday tasks， like turning on a light， putting something in the microwave， or playing a CD player， can be difficult for someone who cannot use his or her arms and legs． Capuchin Monkeys can easily perform these tasks． This allow their owners more freedom． They can do things on their own and can live independently．

    The monkeys and their owners become friends and learn to depend on each other． Some owners say the monkeys are almost like children to them． The monkeys can be mischievous and sometimes like to play tricks on their owners． This is especially true of young monkeys． Mostly ，though， they like to please their owners． They like the tricks they receive when they do a good job， and they like to be praised．

    Helping Hands matches disabled people to monkey companions who can help them． But the close friendships between the monkeys and their owners happen all on their own．

（1）Helping Hands is an organization for helping　　．

A． trained monkeys

B． disabled people

C． wild monkeys

D． homeless people

（2）The following are the tasks for the trained monkeys EXCEPT　　．

A． turning on the light

B． playing a CD player

C． playing tricks on their owners

D． putting something in the microwave

（3）The main idea of the fifth paragraph is　　．

A． what tasks the trained monkeys can do

B． why the monkeys are chosen to be owners

C． how the trained monkeys get on with their owners

D． how the idea of training monkeys came out

（4）The passage is mainly about that the trained monkeys　　．

A． can be smart and please their owners

B． can help disable people live independently

C． can have a close relationship with their owners

D． can be helpers and companions of disabled people