初中英语试题

通读全文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。

FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sports events in the world. It ___（1）___ every 4 years. The first World Cup was in 1930. It has a history of over 90 years. During the World Cup, ___（2）___ fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players. We have known some famous football players from the football competitions, such as Beckham, Messi, and Figo. They have excited football fans for many years. The World Cup ___（3）___ the best chances for football players around the world. The winners can get not only ___（4）___ but also respect（尊重）.

The 2022 World Cup will start on November 21st and ___（5）___ on December 18th. The competition is going to last（持续）___（6）___ days. To avoid the high ___（7）___ in Qatar（卡塔尔）, the games will come in winter ___（8）___ summer. Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president（国际足联主席）said, “This is a good decision, the ___（9）___ temperature in Qatar is up to 45℃. It’s too hot for players to compete.” The true spirit of the 2022 World Cup is “Where there is life, there is struggle（奋斗）.” It’s sure that every football player will try ____（10）____ best to achieve their goals.

If you have time, if you love soccer, why not come to Qatar to enjoy the exciting football event?

（1）

A．

takes off

B．

takes a walk

C．

takes place

（2）

A．

few

B．

little

C．

quite a few

（3）

A．

has agreed

B．

has refused

C．

has provided

（4）

A．

silence

B．

honor

C．

mistakes

（5）

A．

end

B．

begin

C．

cross

（6）

A．

8

B．

18

C．

28

（7）

A．

price

B．

heat

C．

speed

（8）

A．

instead of

B．

in total

C．

in front of

（9）

A．

deepest

B．

highest

C．

widest

（10）

A．

their

B．

theirs

C．

them

—Long time no see, Angela. How’s it going?

—_______, thank you.

A．

It doesn’t matter

B．

The same to you

C．

Pretty good

They wonder _______.

A．	if robots will think like a human in $25$ to $50$ years
B．	if will robots think like a human in $25$ to $50$ years
C．	when robots will think like a human in $25$ to $50$ years

The Communist Party of China’s 20th National Congress (中共二十大) _______ in autumn this year.

A．

was held

B．

is held

C．

will be held

Many students practice _______ in the morning because of the P.E. exam.

A．

run

B．

running

C．

ran

The Monkey King is not a normal monkey, he can _______ himself _______ different animals and objects.

A．

turn; off

B．

turn; up

C．

turn; into

With the development of 5G technology, our daily lives have become _______.

A．	more and more convenient
B．	the most convenient
C．	convenienter and convenienter

I will return it to the library _______ I finish reading Little Women.

A．

no longer

B．

as soon as

C．

so that

So many young people regard _______ as the most delicious drink.

A．

salad

B．

porridge

C．

milk shake

Even if we are in Grade 9, it’s necessary for _______ to go to bed early and get up early.

A．

we

B．

us

C．

our

Gu Ailing is _______ excellent sports star who made a great success in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

A．

a

B．

an

C．

the

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 willow branch (柳树枝) is a part of the willow tree. In ancient China, willow branches were often used as a parting gift between friends and family ____（1）____ (member). Even today, willow branches ____（2）____ (mention) in many cases as a symbol of saying goodbye. Do you know ____（3）____?

One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live ____（4）____ (easy) in any place, wet or dry, north or south. Because of this, giving a willow branch to say goodbye to loved ones is a way to tell them you hope they will get used to ____（5）____ (they) new living environment.

For another reason, the pronunciation for the willow tree “liu (柳)” is similar ____（6）____ the character “liu (留)” in Chinese, which means inviting someone ____（7）____ (stay) —only the tones are different. So ____（8）____ (offer) a willow branch means asking the other party to live for a longer time, even though we know that they must leave.

It’s said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Baqiao, a bridge in Chang’an, today’s Xi’an, was ____（9）____ common place to say goodbye. People often ______（10）______ (stop) there and handed willow branches to people who were leaving.

After he thought twice, he d________ to become a teacher in a poor village after college.

Don’t eat junk food. It’s h________ to your health.

We must pay much attention to our s________, so don’t go swimming alone in the river.