初中英语试题

﹣It's unbelievable that 5G technology is progressing in such a rapid way!

﹣____________ is impossible．（　　）

A．SomethingB．AnythingC．NothingD．Everything

﹣Mum， I won the first prize in the speech competition!

﹣Wonderful! As long as you____________ yourself and keep trying， you will succeed．（　　）

A．dress upB．believe inC．pick upD．leave out

﹣Listen! Linda is playing the erhu in the next room．

﹣It____________ not be Linda． She has gone to Shanghai to visit her uncle．（　　）

A．canB．mustC．needD．shall

﹣____________ did the rules about keeping civilized dogs（文明养狗） come out in Yichang？

﹣I'm not sure about the exact date but I totally agree．（　　）

A．WhyB．WhenC．WhoD．What

﹣What do you usually do after dinner？

﹣I usually watch news on TV for half____________ hour to know about what's happening．（　　）

A．/B．theC．aD．an

﹣Would you____________ opening the window？ Get more fresh air．

﹣Of course not． I'll do it right away．（　　）

A．considerB．practiceC．suggestD．mind

﹣What do you feel____________ you are looking through the old pictures？

﹣How time flies!（　　）

A．becauseB．thoughC．whileD．unless

﹣Don't forget to keep a safe distance（距离）at least one meter， Jack!

﹣____________．（　　）

A．Sorry， I won'tB．No， I can't do it

C．Not at allD．I hope not

We experienced a special period in 2020． Xu Yi， a middle school student from Hubei， told something（1）　　 （interest） to us． Let's check out his story and resolution for the new term．

When Xu Yi was learning English as（2）　　exchange student in the UK，his English friend（3）

　　 （invite） him to take a Chinese culture course． Then， at 9：30 a．m． the next day， it finally came． He followed the friend to the classroom and was welcomed （4）　　his classmates． They gave him presents， which moved and excited him．

The lesson was about an ancient Chinese character （字体） called Xiaozhuan． The teacher （5）　　 （clear） explained it from its history to development， how it worked in society and why it was so popular in Qin Dynasty． She also taught the differences between Xiaozhuan（6）　　the modern Chinese character．

On the one hand， Xu Yi takes pride in Chinese culture． On the o（7）　　 hand， it's a shame that he knows almost nothing about it． As the culture reaches the world， the Chinese should study more about it． As a senior high school student， he is going to read as many（8）　　（book） as possible to open his mind． He hopes every Chinese person will love and （9）　　 /ˈvæljuː/Chinese culture． After all， everyone is responsible for building and keeping it．

在英语中，我们说与人分担一个烦恼就像把麻烦分成两半．

In English， we say that　　a problem is　　 cutting it in half．

在夜市，人们可以花更少的钱买到他们想要的东西．

At night markets， people can　　 money on what they want．

我的外国朋友们想知道十二月是否是去海南旅游的最佳时期．

My foreign friends　　December is the best time to visit Hainan．

在中国，晚饭后老太太们要么散步，要么跳广场舞．

In China， the old ladies　　 take a walk　　 do group dancing after dinner．

别灰心，生活充满了惊喜和希望．

Don't lose heart． Life is　　surprise and hope．

Do you know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now？（1）　　Some users use Tik Tok （抖音） and Kuaishou． They think it is fun to share short videos about their lives， while others have other purposes as well．

A l2﹣year﹣ old user named Elsa has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok． The girl has shared videos about her dancing studies since last July．（2）　　 "I feel really glad to share happiness with people by short videos，" said Elsa．

As some videos are about the latest news， a group of users depend on them to get information． To some other users， they have a different purpose． "Because I can't spend many hours watching a whole video and I'm not a very patient person，（3）　　I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in programs，" said Wang Zhihao．

（4）　　 "Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos， but many are almost the same， so I think it is a waste of time． What's more， I really don't like the videos which show strange even dangerous things，" said Wen Nan， another college student．

Recently， something else has happened． Some videos are telling people what products are worth buying．（5）　　 So they should think twice． Some short videos even sell bad products， but these sellers won't let you get your money back．

A． I don't like waiting for a program to end． B． "Short videos" are certainly the most popular． C． But after they buy the products， they may regret soon． D． One of the videos won her about one million fans． E． I can make money with short videos． F． However， some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos．