初中英语试题

阅读下面短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

When people say Chinese culture, we often think of paper cutting. 1. Paper cutting is an art form with a long history in China. Traditional paper-cuts were first put on windows for decoration（装饰）. That is why paper-cuts are also called “window flowers”. Most paper-cuts are made of red paper, because red means good luck in Chinese culture. Today, people use paper-cuts to decorate not only windows, but also doors and other furniture（家具）. 2. Sometimes, people use them as gifts.

Paper-cuts are popular because of their expressions of good wishes and hopes. During the Spring Festival, for example, many people put up paper-cuts of the Chinese character（汉字） “Fu” upside down on the door. 3. 他们希望这会给他们带来好运。 At wedding ceremonies（婚礼）, you can always see paper-cuts of the character “Xi”. It means that the new couple can enjoy happiness together.

Paper cutting has developed into different styles in different parts of China. 4. Paper-cuts from the north of China usually have interesting shapes. In southern China, people prefer paper-cuts with the themes（主题）of flowers, fruit, birds and fish.

5. 学习剪纸非常容易。 With a piece of paper and a knife or a pair of scissors, you can try to make your own paper-cuts. Although paper cutting is easy to start with, you need a lot of practice and imagination to become really good at it.

(1). ______________________________________

(2). ______________________________________

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(5). ______________________________________

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Netherlands needs thousands of new houses because the country ___(1)__ (have) a growing population. Anyway, it may not have to build all those houses. Some of ___(2)____ (they) can be printed.

____(3)___(recent), the government has been working together with a university and some building companies(公司) to build houses that are fully 3D-printed. As volunteers, an old couple has become the first people in Europe to move into such ___(4)__ house.

With two ___(5)___ (bedroom) and a big living room, the house was built layer(层) by layer, using a huge 3D printer and special cement(水泥). After being printed out, the house ____(6)____ (carry) by a truck to the building site, and a roof (屋顶) and windows were later added. It took around 120 hours ___(7) __ (finish) this 3D-printed house. Usually, it takes about one or two years to build a house in the ___(8)___ (tradition) way.

The couple will live ____(9)____ this house for six months, with a monthly pay of 800 euros(欧元). The cost seems a little bit high, but they think it is much cheaper ____(10)___ living in the hotel.

I went to Beijing to study Chinese last year. I was ___(1)___ about all the chances to better my language skills, walk on the Great Wall, and most of all, eat real Chinese food! I ___(2)___ remember my first jianbing, jiaozi and Peking duck. Each of them was amazing in its own way.

I knew that real Chinese food would be different from the Chinese food I had eaten in the USA. I couldn’t wait to try all the ___(3)___ dishes that came up in my research about Chinese food. One of my favorites turned out to be hotpot（火锅）.

My first-ever hotpot experience in Old Beijing was ___(4)___. As a first-timer, I was moved by the waiters’___(5)___ and their warmth of welcome. They tried their best to introduce all of the oils and spices（调味香料）to me.

Looking around, I found that everyone had their own favorite sauce combinations（酱料组合）, ingredients and styles（食材和风格）. Some would carefully ____(6)___ their ingredients into the hotpot one after another. Others would impatiently put whole plates into the bubbling（冒泡的）oil. You can learn a lot from the ____(7)____ people eat hotpot.

When I went back to the USA, I ___(8)____ to prepare a hotpot meal for my family. It allowed me to not only share the culture that I had learned about, but also offer others a chance to ____(9)___ China like I had. It’s amazing that ___(10)___ could bring so much to life!

(1).

A．

sorry

B．

excited

C．

tired

(2).

A．

still

B．

never

C．

hardly

(3).

A．

heart-breaking

B．

mouth-watering

C．

time-saving

(4).

A．

unforgettable

B．

unpleasant

C．

unlucky

(5).

A．

coldness

B．

laziness

C．

friendliness

(6).

A．

play

B．

put

C．

wash

(7).

A．

way

B．

tool

C．

price

(8).

A．

hated

B．

refused

C．

decided

(9).

A．

help

B．

build

C．

experience

(10).

A．

jiaozi

B．

hotpot

C．

Peking duck

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Message Dear Wang, Great to hear you are coming to the USA! I do hope you can stop by and visit us in the Big Apple — a popular name for New York City. There are so many things to see and do here. It would take a lifetime to list them all: Chinatown, Wall Street, Central Park, to name only a few. But knowing you as I do, I’d suggest walking through Midtown Manhattan. It is very popular in the USA and just can’t be missed! People often say that no visit to New York City is complete without a trip to Broadway! Broadway with its cafés, street performers（表演者）and colorful signs really represents New York’s loud spirit! As Broadway is the heart of the American theater industry, it’s at night when it truly comes alive. Broadway is well-known for its big theaters. They show Shakespeare, modern plays, dance shows or musicals — take your pick! With your love of singing and interest in drama（戏剧）, I’d recommend（推荐）a musical. It’s a great and moving experience that I’m sure you would love — a bit like Peking opera! Many musicals are based on classic stories like Les Miserables or Peter Pan, and they might even inspire（激发）you to read the books, too! My big news is that I am going to China on vacation this winter. I am looking for places of interest in China. Can you recommend some to me? See you soon! Leslie

(1). What is New York City also called?

__________________________________________

(2). Is Broadway famous for its big theaters?

__________________________________________

(3). What are many musicals based on?

__________________________________________

(4). When is Leslie going to China on vacation?

__________________________________________

(5). Which place of interest in China will you recommend to Leslie?

__________________________________________

The human population on Earth grows larger each year. As a result, ___(1)___. Because of climate change（气候变化）, growing more food is becoming even more difficult.

When farmers tried to grow more food in the past, they would use farming methods that weren’t always healthy for the environment. To solve this problem, ___(2)__. They spent several years talking to farmers. They wanted to see what problems farmers were having and how these problems could be solved. __(3)___. These special robots move around on farms and collect information about crops（庄稼）. They can take pictures of plants, track（追踪）each plant’s growth and measure（测量）its size.

In the past, though farmers did have information about the weather and the earth, they couldn’t track each plant. __(4)__.

By collecting information about plants, the robots can help farmers make predictions（预测）about how their plants will grow. __(5)__. For example, if the robots find out which plants get sick, farmers can quickly throw them away before they are about to influence nearby plants. With the help of these robots, farmers can take better care of the plants in need.

A．	But now, with these robots, they can
B．	This led to the creation of special robots
C．	some scientists carried out a research project
D．	more and more food needs to be grown in order to feed everyone
E．	By studying each plant, the robots can also help farmers grow plants well

Otters（水獭）are cute water animals. These days, keeping otters as pets is getting popular. In Japan, some “otter cafés（咖啡馆）” are open for business. People can pay to play with the otters there and to take photos with them. In Indonesia, people go swimming with their pet otters and take funny videos. These photos and videos posted online have interested more people to buy otters as pets.

However, these enjoyable photos and videos hide the damage（损害）that the online trade is doing to otters. In fact, wild otters are facing many threats—they have long been hunted（猎杀）for their coats; in some places, fishermen have been killing otters in order to stop them from eating fish; and now, the online pet trade has become another big problem for otters.

In the wild, baby otters usually stay with their mothers during their first year of life. According to a report, 70% of the otters sold online are under one year old. These baby otters have been stolen from their mothers. When they are kept as pets by humans, they do not live full and natural lives.

Otters are very social. They live in family groups of up to 15 in the wild. Keeping an otter as a pet can make it very sad and lonely. These animals also need enough space to swim. Their owners’ bathtubs（浴缸）or pools are nowhere near as large as the bodies of water in the wild.

On the other hand, otters simply don’t make good pets. They have a very special fishy smell. If they are kept indoors, they will leave a lot of waste around the house. This would make the smell even more unpleasant. Besides, when otters are unhappy, they will make loud noises and even attack（攻击）people. If a person is hurt by an otter, he or she needs to go to hospital at once.

So, we should stop the otter pet trade and never share photos and videos about them online.

(1). What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?

A．	The ways of buying otters online.
B．	The advantages of playing with otters.
C．	The popularity of keeping otters as pets.

(2). What does the underlined word “threats” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．

机遇

B．

威胁

C．

选择

(3). What do we know about otters in the wild?

A．	They live in family groups of up to 15.
B．	They don’t need enough space to swim.
C．	Baby otters never stay with their mothers.

(4). Why don’t otters make good pets?

a. They may attack people.

b. They may make loud noises.

c. They have a special fishy smell.

d. They need to go to hospital often.

A．

a, b, c

B．

a, b, d

C．

b, c, d

(5). What is the writer’s main purpose of writing the text?

A．	To tell people the otters’ living habits.
B．	To teach people how to keep a pet otter.
C．	To call on people to stop the otter pet trade.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain. The book is so interesting. Even today, it is quite popular among kids. Although I am in my thirties, the book remains one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.

In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in your mind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain（抱怨）? I think most people have.

Tom Sawyer, however, thought “differently” when he was given a boring task. One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint the fence（篱笆）. Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt “excited” about the task. “Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand boys can do this!” Tom said.

Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.

This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is useless. The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!

(1). Who is the writer of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

A．

Aunt Polly.

B．

Mark Twain.

C．

Ben Rogers.

(2). According to the writer, what is most people’s immediate reaction（即时反应）to a boring task?

A．

Complaining about it.

B．

Accepting it.

C．

Refusing it.

(3). What did Aunt Polly ask Tom to do in this text?

A．

Visit Ben.

B．

Clean the floor.

C．

Paint the fence.

(4). Why did Tom say the underlined sentence to Ben in Paragraph 3?

A．

To express his sadness.

B．

To catch Ben’s interest.

C．

To show his anger.

(5). What does the writer learn from Tom Sawyer?

A．

It is no use complaining.

B．

Refusing is the best choice.

C．

Waiting is the only way out.

	Lost I lost my smartphone at West Park on Loomis Road on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The photos in it haven’t been uploaded（上传）to the Cloud. They are very important to me. Please call me at 730-8607. —posted by Steve Lee
	Found A young black dog, cute and friendly, was found in Brooklyn Springs on Nov. 19. If you know the owner of this dog, please let him/her know or e-mail me at [e-mail]. —posted by Dora Jones
	Lost My 11-month-old cat Linda is grey with dark stripes（条纹）on her back. She has brown eyes. She was last seen at Jessica’s on Center Street on May 9. If you see her, please call me at 730-9725. —posted by Molly Louis

(1). Who lost a smartphone?

A．

Dora Jones.

B．

Molly Louis.

C．

Steve Lee.

(2). Why did Dora post the information?

A．

To find the dog’s owner.

B．

To find her own dog.

C．

To buy a black dog.

(3). What do we know about the missing cat Linda?

A．

She is 10 months old.

B．

She was last seen on May 9.

C．

She is all black.

English Reading Salon（沙龙） ● Johnson Library Room 208 ● Read |Talk| Have free tea ● Thursday, June 30（7:00 p.m.~8:30 p.m.） ● Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe For more information, you can visit www.englishreadingsalon.com

(1). How long will the salon last?

A．

60 minutes.

B．

90 minutes.

C．

120 minutes.

(2). What can you do for free at the salon?

A．

Eat cookies.

B．

Have dinner.

C．

Drink tea.

根据所给汉语和提示词完成下列句子。

(1). 当我们看到长江里的江豚时是多么兴奋啊！ (excited)

________ we were when we saw finless porpoises in the Yangtze River!

(2). 最近许多中国人对太空更感兴趣了。 (number)

________ Chinese people show more interest in space recently.

(3). 父母应鼓励孩子在周末亲自去看望祖父母。(person)

Parents should encourage their children to visit their grandparents ________ on weekends.

(4). 据报道，中国已经为非洲儿童提供了大量的帮助。(offer)

It is reported that China ________ much help to African children already.

(5). 完美的假期取决于你明智的决定和行动。(depend)

A perfect vacation ________ your wise resolution and action.

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Why do you need hobbies? A study has found that people are more positive (积极的) when they take part in a relaxing activity. ___(1)___ Scientists also think they might be good for your brain.

How do you choose the right hobby? Start with what you enjoyed in the past. Did you once play football? ___(2)__ If you find it isn’t for you, stop and tum to something new. Probably joining a class or a team will give you a chance to meet other people.

Which relaxing activities are good for physical health? It’s clear that exercise is going to be good for your body, for example walking. ___(3)__ A review of 94 studies found that dancing three times a week improved balance in older people. Getting out in nature is helpful, whether you’re hiking or doing something less active.

Which hobbies keep your mind active? __(4)___ Playing the piano or listening to your favorite band can help you make it. Researches have found reading is also good for your brain.

___(5)__ So let’s take up great hobbies.

A. Dancing is wonderful exercise.

B. Take it up again or start something else.

C. Hobbies let you forget your worries and have fun.

D. Learning an instrument and reading are the best choices.

E. Other studies have shown that hobbies can give you a sense of achievement.

The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.

It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom (王国) Qin, improved the pen. When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was thinking of ways to improve it.

One day after hunting (狩猎), Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail (痕迹) on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with?”

On arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit’s hair was too smooth to write well and wasted a lot of silk. Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard.

However, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in a stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at last.

Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing a key role in Chinese culture. Today, students are taught to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture.

(1). Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen?

A．	Because the king asked him to do so.	B．	Because he wanted to be an inventor.
C．	Because he didn’t have silk to write on.	D．	Because the pen brought him much trouble.

(2). When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3?

A．	Before hunting animals.	B．	When he saw the trail.
C．	During cleaning the hair.	D．	After he wrote a report.

(3). Which is the right order of improving the brush pen?

a. The brush pen could write well.

b. Meng tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick.

c. The special water washed the oil away.

d. Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole.

A．

b-d-a-c

B．

d-b-a-c

C．

b-d-c-a

D．

c-d-b-a

(4). How can the students understand Chinese culture better?

A．	By learning to use brush pens.	B．	By playing a role.
C．	By planting more bamboo.	D．	By inventing things.

(5). What can we learn from the passage?

A．	Make friends with animals.	B．	Value fantastic memories.
C．	Keep trying and never give up.	D．	Build a peaceful world.

During work hours in Becker’s bread shop, the kitchen is especially quiet except the sound of the machine. The quiet environment is not the result of the strict rules, but because all the workers are deaf. They use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time.

Becker’s shop is in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It sells many kinds of German bread, cakes and coffee. It is very popular for the story of Becker who opened it.

Over twenty years ago, Becker and his wife heard about a Chinese public project. It provided language training for the disabled children, but it was short of trainers in Changsha. So they came in 2002 with a common wish to do something meaningful in life.

In Changsha, together with other Chinese trainers, they helped children improve their hearing and language pronunciation. Every little progress each child experienced was a great encouragement to them, and they achieved their goal in life.

After ten years of working for this project, they found that the disabled adults couldn’t be independent because they had no professional skills. Then Becker and his wife set up a bread shop to teach these people how to make bread. With their help, all of them were able to live on their own.

Luckily, Becker and his wife have also got the support from the local government. More people join them and understand that disabled people can work as well as others when they have the same chances.

(1). What makes Becker’s bread shop popular according to the passage?

A．	Its owner’s story.	B．	Its quiet environment.
C．	Its strict rules.	D．	Its good location.

(2). How long have Becker and his wife lived in China?

A．	For about 10 years.	B．	For about 15 years.
C．	For about 20 years.	D．	For about 30 years.

(3). Who does the underlined word “ they ” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．	The local people.	B．	Becker and his wife.
C．	The Chinese trainers.	D．	The disabled children.

(4). Where can we probably read the passage?

A．

In a travel guide.

B．

In a notice.

C．

In a science report.

D．

In a magazine.

(5). What’s the best title for this passage?

A．

A Silent Bread Shop

B．

A Training Course

C．

A Beautiful City

D．

Delicious Local Food

综合填空：根据所给首字母、上下文或汉语提示完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整通顺，语法正确，每个空只能填一个词。

I’ve always run.

When I was a k____(1)___, my dad took me to the Olympics and we saw the 400m final. A runner named Arthur won it and that really shocked me. I remembered it so well. I even wrote ___(2)___ article about it.

I was never good enough for the Olympics ___(3)___ (我自己), but I tried running. I want to keep fit and like the challenge. After 27, I began to play t___(4)__. At 65, I started hurdling (跨栏) again. When I was 71, I won the 200m hurdling as the oldest person. When I was 80, I b___(5)___ the world record. I would never ___(6)___ (改变) my mind. Now I’m 89, but I still do a couple of press-ups (俯卧撑) once ___(7)___ twice a week.

To my pleasure, my family all exercise together in our nice __(8)__ (花园) every day. We own a better life because we have a __(9)___ (健康的) habit. My dream is to run the 100m at 100 — only another e___(10) __ years to go — and then to live to 120.

No matter what comes my way, I will keep it.

Ever since “Mother Nature” gave me life, I expected to grow tall and big.

As a young ___(1)___, I was well protected in the forest. I used to ___(2)___ a good time with my friends under the blue sky and ___(3)___ the river. Our only purpose was to stand high. My pal, Tim often said, “All I ask for is to be ___(4)___ the whole day.”

More than 300 days passed and we grew straight. Until one day, our ___(5）___ birthday, people came, moved us from the __（6）_ and put us on their trucks. “I don’t want to go!” Tim cried.

After a long journey, we arrived in a completely different place with ___（7）___ green. Here we were planted in a line. ___（8）___ the wind blew strongly, I could not even open my eyes to see Tim __（9）___ beside me. So we needed enough __（10）__ to grow thicker and higher to stop the wind.

As time went by, we finally ___（11)___ much stronger. I could keep my eyes open in the wind! I even found the blue sky was back!

This was no longer a no-man’s-land, and hundreds of visitors came here. A man took a picture of us with his ___(12)___, “Thank you. We can enjoy clear days ___(13)___ worrying about sand storms.” A young girl jumping up and down came over and ___(14)___ me. “Thank you,” she said, “It’s you that have turned the desert into a green land!”

Tim and I smiled at each other, feeling ___(15)__. The sun was shining brightly in the bluer sky.

(1).

A．

tree

B．

fish

C．

girl

D．

boy

(2).

A．

choose

B．

forget

C．

have

D．

miss

(3).

A．

in

B．

along

C．

under

D．

on

(4).

A．

smart

B．

happy

C．

busy

D．

thin

(5).

A．

first

B．

second

C．

third

D．

fourth

(6).

A．

beach

B．

lake

C．

house

D．

earth

(7).

A．

all

B．

nothing

C．

anything

D．

everything

(8).

A．

Though

B．

Unless

C．

Because

D．

Until

(9）.

A．

clearly

B．

greatly

C．

kindly

D．

widely

（10）.

A．

desert

B．

wind

C．

sand

D．

water

（11）.

A．

became

B．

smelt

C．

sounded

D．

remained

（12）.

A．

radio

B．

keyboard

C．

backpack

D．

camera

（13）.

A．

from

B．

about

C．

without

D．

of

（14）.

A．

asked

B．

hugged

C．

invited

D．

kicked

（15）.

A．

tired

B．

bored

C．

proud

D．

surprised