初中英语试题

“I wish I had straight hair”; “I’d like to be taller”. At times, we all want to look a bit more like someone else. However, the pictures we see on TV and social media can give us improper ideas about how our bodies “should” look. The truth is that everybody is different — and that’s a good thing. Accepting and feeling good about our bodies is really important for our self confidence (自信).

Body confidence is when someone accepts and behaves kindly towards their body. That includes our size and shape, skin color, appearance and any physical disabilities. Jade Parnell from the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR), says that having body confidence is “about being accepting of your body and what it does for you”.

If you feel positively (积极地) about your body, you are more likely to take care of it. Research has even shown that you are more likely to take part in activities and perform well in school. However, feeling agitated about your body could make you step back, do less well at school and even feel down. Parnell says that the cost of trying to achieve the “perfect” appearance is high. She says, “If you’re spending a lot of time trying to look a certain way, you will have less time to spend with friends and to make important memories.”

It’s important to remember that everybody is different. To develop a positive body image, Parnell says, “Try to talk positively about your own body and other people’s bodies. Try not to pay too much attention to appearance. Instead, think about what your body does for you; do your legs make you run really fast?” She also suggests treating your body well by eating different kinds of foods, exercising to feel good and to have fun, and getting plenty of sleep. Remember that you are more than how you look.

(1). The writer thinks that the pictures on TV and social media ________.

A. are perfect for people to followB. may spread wrong ideas of looks

C. imply everyone is differentD. show people how to behave kindly

(2). The underlined word “agitated” probably means “________”.

A. scaredB. seriousC. carelessD. worried

(3). Parnell will agree that you should ________.

A. accept your body as it isB. avoid talking about others’ bodies

C. spend more money on your appearanceD. remember what you used to be like

(4). What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To encourage readers to take more exercise.B. To remind readers not to eat too much food.

C. To lead readers to build up body confidence.D. To advise readers to treat their friends well.

During work hours, among the sounds of machines, the kitchen of Bach’s Bakery (面包房) is especially tidy and quiet, not because of any rules against talking during work hours, but because all of the workers have a hearing disability. They are hard-working and professional in their work, and use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time.

Bach’s Bakery lies in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is run by a German couple, Uwe Brutzer and his wife Dorothee Brutzer, who started it up ten years ago with the purpose of creating more jobs for those disabled in the neighborhood. So far, Bach’s Bakery has trained around 30 hearing disabled people. While some skilled workers found jobs in other bakeries and hotels and have been able to live on their own, several of them have stayed to work at the bakery after they completed the training.

The Brutzers’ work has won the support of many people in China. With the spread of news about the bakery, many Internet users learned about Bach’s Bakery and its inspiring story. As a result, many local people in Changsha as well as visitors from other parts of the country come to buy their products, Uwe said that public attention has encouraged them a lot and helped grow the bakery’s business, resulting in workers getting higher pay. However, what he values more is that, through media (媒体) reports, more people have come to understand that disabled people can work as well as other people when they are given chances.

Now, as they are preparing to return to Germany, they have found a German couple teaching in China as the new managers, and handed over the bakery to a public welfare (福利) organization. Their wish is to continue providing free training for the hearing disabled and that the bakery will never be changed into a shop with moneymaking as its main goal.

(1). The workers in Bach’s Bakery use sign language because ________.

A．	their boss doesn’t allow them to talk	B．	machines make too much noise
C．	they can’t communicate in spoken words	D．	heavy work keeps them too busy to speak

(2). It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Bach’s Bakery ________.

A．	also offers jobs to people outside Hunan	B．	helps its workers live independently
C．	requires its workers not to leave after training	D．	has more than 30 workers now

(3). In Uwe’s opinion, the greatest value of public attention is that ________.

A．	disabled workers are paid more	B．	his shop becomes more popular
C．	the disabled are better understood	D．	sales of their products get stronger

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

A．

A Silent Bakery

B．

A Special Wish

C．

The Success of the Disabled

D．

The Rules of Bach’s Bakery

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(1). Young people from Roots & Shoots are making the world better by ________.

A．	selling cakes at school	B．	recycling mobile phones
C．	producing toy chimps	D．	teaching kids how to plant trees

(2). If you become a member of Roots & Shoots, you are expected to ________.

A．	be helpful for African communities	B．	share information with leaders
C．	go to Australia to meet Dr. Jane	D．	raise money on its websites

(3). What is the text?

A．

A story.

B．

A notice.

C．

A speech.

D．

A poster.

It was the first time Moham went to a restaurant in his new neighborhood. He looked up at the menu board, and ___(1)___ how he could understand what all of these strange names meant. Moham decided that he would ___(2)___ ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup. She smiled brightly, wrote down his ___(3)___ and disappeared behind the big glass display case (陈列柜).

A moment later, she came back with a tall paper cup. ___(4)___ it was a long straw (吸管) and some kind of drink. Moham, quite ___（5）__, took the cup and thanked her, thinking about the possibility that he had used wrong words.

“It’s the soda you ordered,” __（6）__ said, “an ice cream drink in a cup.”

He smiled at the waitress, pointed at one of the __（7）__ in the display case, and said, “That one, please,” which seemed to __（8）__ better.

Moham took the cake and his unexpected soda to a table and sat down to eat. Why was it that English had been so __（9）__ for him in his classes in Tunisia, but when it came to ___（10）__ speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?

Just then, a girl, who sat at the next table and had watched the whole __(11)___, smiled at him and said, “Hey, welcome to our beautiful city! Don’t feel __(12)__ about your English—you’ll get better at it __(13)___ you’ve lived here for a while. I’m from Spain, and the first time I tried to order a salad here, I __(14)___ with a plate of pig’s feet. At least you got a soda!”

Hearing this, Moham felt much better. He wasn’t the only one ___(15)___ to communicate, and his new city began to feel just a little more like he could call it home.

(1).

A．

imagined

B．

wondered

C．

described

D．

remembered

(2).

A．

just

B．

even

C．

never

D．

also

(3).

A．

wish

B．

suggestion

C．

dream

D．

order

(4).

A．

Above

B．

Inside

C．

Under

D．

Near

(5).

A．

moved

B．

bored

C．

surprised

D．

tired

(6).

A．

he

B．

you

C．

she

D．

I

(7).

A．

salads

B．

cakes

C．

drinks

D．

strawberries

(8).

A．

work

B．

spread

C．

develop

D．

read

(9).

A．

special

B．

popular

C．

important

D．

easy

(10).

A．

slowly

B．

carefully

C．

actually

D．

honestly

(11).

A．

discussion

B．

process

C．

performance

D．

argument

(12).

A．

crazy

B．

hopeful

C．

bad

D．

excited

(13).

A．

although

B．

if

C．

because

D．

since

(14).

A．

ended up

B．

cheered up

C．

showed up

D．

came up

(15).

A．

refusing

B．

planning

C．

regretting

D．

fighting

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

In the small villages of Kenya (肯尼亚), Africa, most kids want to read books. But no roads go to their homes, only miles and miles of sand. Cars and trucks are not useful, s___(1)___ library books arrive on the backs of camels. Camels can handle (应付) the sand and the books. Two camels, a camel driver, and a librarian (图书管理员) w___(2)___ to the villages together. One camel carries about 180 kilos of books, and the other carries a tent. At each village, the librarian sets up the tent and shows the b___(3)___ to the kids inside. Two weeks later, the camels c___(4)___ back with new books.

Some people in the mountains of northern Thailand (泰国) get books in a d___(5)___ way. Their “l___(6)___” are carried by elephants. These animals can handle the difficult journey. Because they are large, they can carry many books in metal cases (金属箱). The metal protects the books from the heavy rains that f___(7)___ in the area.

Indonesia (印度尼西亚) has its own difficulties. The country has over 17,000 islands. Most people t___(8)___ by boat and they also carry their books by boat. A library boat holds(容纳) about 500 books in boxes. Boxes of books are left in villages and are traded (交换) for new books a few weeks l___(9)___.

For people who live far and can’t get to a library, a library that comes to them brings more than books. It brings a whole w____(10)___ of information.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Dogs are the best pets of humans. They come in all sizes. Some dogs are as small as a football, and others are as tall as a desk. Dogs’ fur(毛) is different, too. It can be long and soft, or smooth and hard. People don’t mind the kind of fur, because all dogs are good to hug.

Dogs need to be taken care of. Short-haired dogs are the easiest to look after. But all dogs need a bath once in a while. Giving a dog a bath is a lot of fun. After you give a bath to your dog, it shakes the water off its body. Be careful, or you will get wet!

Dogs like to make their owners(主人) happy, so dogs are easy to train. They can follow simple orders.

Dogs are really amazing animals. Some dogs pull sleds(雪橇) across icy places. Some save people who fall into the river. Other dogs do tricks(表演绝技) in movies. A dog has even flown in a rocket(火箭) to space.

Why not keep a dog as a pet?

(1). Some dogs are ________ a football, and others are as tall as a desk.

(2). People don’t mind the kind of dogs’ fur, because ________.

(3). When you finish giving a bath to your dog, it ________ its body.

(4). Dogs like to make their owners happy, so dogs ________ to train.

(5). The writer advises people to ________ as a pet.

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。

(1). 我们在课上回答问题时应该起立。

We should ________ ________ when we answer a question in class.

(2). 我叫托尼·史密斯，史密斯是我的姓。

My name is Tony Smith and Smith is my ________ ________.

(3). 去年，彼得在旅途中和许多人交了朋友。

Peter ________ ________ with many people on his journey last year.

(4). 我喜欢甜食，你知道的。

I have a ________ ________, you know.

(5). 请在字典中查一下这个词。

Please ________ ________ the word in the dictionary.

根据对话内容，从下面选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整（选项中有两项是多余的）。

A: Hey, Daming! How was your holiday?

B: ___(1)___ I went to Shenzhen.

A: ___(2)___

B: Well, it’s on the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village many years ago, but today it’s a very big city.

A: ___(3)___

B: Yes, it’s a new city.

A: ___(4)____

B: It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.

A: I’d like to go there one day.

B: ____(5)___ It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.

A．	When did you go there?
B．	Remember to visit the Diwang Tower.
C．	Welcome back to school!
D．	Where’s Shenzhen?
E．	Pretty good!
F．	So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong?
G．	What’s the population of Shenzhen?

Tea and coffee are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However, people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have very different uses.

Tea drinking started in China over 4,000 years ago. Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health, using it to help with stress(压力) or losing weight. However, most people in tea-drinking countries think of tea as more than just a healthy drink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is a part of the culture. In Turkey(土耳其), tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone’s home or a company, tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way of relaxing with friends or co-workers(同事).

Coffee came much later than tea, just over 1,000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel active. Most people do not drink coffee to relax. Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help them wake up. Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the working day. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people in coffee shops drink coffee while working on their computers.

Is tea or coffee more common in your country? Between the two, which do you like to drink more?

(1). Where did tea drinking start?

A．

In Japan.

B．

In China.

C．

In Turkey.

D．

In the U

E．

(2). We can learn from Paragraph 2 that people in the UK ________.

A．	drink tea to get fat	B．	offer tea to say goodbye
C．	think of tea as a bad drink	D．	have tea to relax themselves

(3). What is coffee made from?

A．

Leaves.

B．

Sugar.

C．

Dishes.

D．

Beans.

(4). Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 3?

A．	Coffee came much earlier than tea.
B．	Many people drink coffee to wake up.
C．	Many people work on their computers in coffee shops.
D．	Some people meet and talk with friends in coffee shops.

(5). What is the best title of the passage?

A．	The Smells of Tea and Coffee	B．	The Prices of Tea and Coffee
C．	The Different Cultures of Tea and Coffee	D．	The Different Ways of Making Tea and Coffee

People in the office usually sit for most of the day when they work. But this is bad for a person’s health. When people sit for too long every day, they don’t move very much. So it is easy to start getting fat. Sitting too long is also bad for their work because it makes them want to sleep. When this happens, people may make more mistakes in their work or spend more time finishing their work. Companies need workers to be healthy, so how do they fix the problem?

Some companies have different types of desks to help their workers. The first type of desk is the standing desk. The desk can be taller when a person wants to stand. It can also be shorter when the person wants to sit. Another type of desk is the walking desk. This desk is made so that a person can work while walking at the same time.

Workers in the companies like the different types of desks very much. They think these desks are quite useful.

(1). When people in the office work, they usually ________.

A．

sit

B．

move

C．

run

D．

sing

(2). What does the word “fix” mean in Paragraph 1?

A．

Cause.

B．

Solve.

C．

Bring.

D．

Discuss.

(3). How many types of desks are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．

2.

B．

3.

C．

4.

D．

5.

(4). What do the workers think of the different types of desks?

A．

They are cheap.

B．

They are traditional.

C．

They are useful.

D．

They are expensive.

(5). The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．	tell us the reasons for sitting	B．	show the advantages of standing
C．	introduce desks that help people work better	D．	compare companies that provide different jobs

Steve is James and John’s big brother. One day, when their mum left for work, James and John started crying. They didn’t want her to leave. Steve tried to stop them crying and said, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏). You hide and I’ll count to ten. Then I’ll try to find you.” Steve found James under a chair and John behind a door. They played over and over again. Each time, the two boys hid in the same places. Finally, Steve felt too bored with the game. “Let’s take the dog for a walk,” he said.

When Steve walked the dog, he found James and John were running in the street. He thought it was so dangerous. Then he had an idea. “Anyone who walks back to the house with me can have some snacks!” Steve shouted.

At home, the boys ate some cookies and got ready for a sleep. James and John wanted a story. Steve told them the story about the little red hen. When their mum returned home, she was pleased to find the three sleeping boys.

(1). James and John started ________ when their mum left home.

A．

crying

B．

running

C．

reading

D．

sleeping

(2). Where did James hide during the game?

A．

Under a table.

B．

Under a chair.

C．

Behind a door.

D．

Behind a box.

(3). Why did Steve feel bored with the game?

A．	Because he was not good at it.	B．	Because he didn’t know where to hide.
C．	Because his brothers made the room dirty.	D．	Because his brothers always hid in the same places.

(3). What were James and John doing when Steve walked the dog?

A．

Staying in the house.

B．

Shouting at Steve.

C．

Running in the street.

D．

Eating some snacks.

(4). How did their mum feel when she found the sleeping boys?

A．

Angry.

B．

Pleased.

C．

Afraid.

D．

Sad.

When my sister Gina was born, she had a problem with her heart. She was weak after a long ___(1)__ and had to go to the hospital very often. She had __（2）__ walking, playing with other children, and going to school.

Our parents wanted to take Gina to a special place in Florida and hoped Gina could ___（3）___ with dolphins(海豚). When Gina knew it, she was __（4）__ because she didn’t know whether it was easy to be around dolphins.

When we got to Florida, we couldn’t wait to __（5）__ the place. Kids who had ___（6）___ needs like Gina could come and spend time with dolphins. I thought it was going to be a vacation, ___（7）__ it wasn’t. Gina had to work hard every day for a week.

However, the trip was amazing. Gina ___（8）__ and clapped (鼓掌) when she saw the dolphins. One of the dolphins squeaked (尖叫) happily to __（9）__ her. They swam together all day. Gina was able to move her body more than she ___（10）___ did at home. Mum and Dad were proud of Gina. I was, too.

(1).

A．

health

B．

illness

C．

peace

D．

letter

(2).

A．

trouble

B．

success

C．

trust

D．

tradition

(3).

A．

draw

B．

cook

C．

swim

D．

skate

(4).

A．

polite

B．

sleepy

C．

worried

D．

honest

(5).

A．

help

B．

clean

C．

invent

D．

visit

(6).

A．

boring

B．

special

C．

harmful

D．

careless

(7).

A．

but

B．

because

C．

so

D．

and

(8).

A．

locked

B．

laughed

C．

escaped

D．

apologised

(9).

A．

hurt

B．

punish

C．

forget

D．

welcome

(10).

A．

hardly

B．

loudly

C．

usually

D．

immediately

—Do you know about rock music?

—________. Ask Robert. He is a fan of rock music.

A．

No idea

B．

No wonder

C．

No way

D．

No problem

—Could you tell me ________?

—It’s about 6,300 kilometres long.

A．	how wide is the Changjiang River	B．	how wide the Changjiang River is
C．	how long is the Changjiang River	D．	how long the Changjiang River is

Before you get off the bus, you should wait ________ it has stopped.

A．

until

B．

but

C．

because

D．

so