初中英语试题

How to Give a Good Talk	Before the talk	Get a good idea. Choose a topic carefully.You can talk more easily about something you like and know about.
		（1) 　 　 It's better to say less.Choose a few good ideas and think about how to communicate them clearly to your audience（听众；观众）.
		（2) 　 　 BEGINNING:Think of an interesting way to begin. MIDDLE:Think carefully about this part of your talk. END:People often remember the ending best,so plan this part of your talk first.
		（3） 　 　 Write your main ideas on a card.It helps you remember your talk while practicing.When you can do it easily without notes,then you're ready.
	When you do the talk	（4） 　 　 Talk more slowly than you usually do but speak more loudly than usual.Make sure that everyone can hear you easily.
		（5） 　    　 Talk to your audience,not to your hands or to the floor.Look around the room at people's faces and check they're listening.

A．	Don't try to say too much.
B．	Don't speak too fast.
C．	Make notes and prepare.
D．	Plan your talk.
E．	Look up not down.
F．	Finish on tim.

外教Steve爱好艺术，喜欢运动。他想在任教期满前再体验次中国文化。假设你是李华，请根据下面的要点写一封邮件，邀请他到你家过周末。

weekend plan/activities	内容要点	参考词汇
	sports （or music/ drawing）	paint，play basketball.
	experience of Chinese cultures	make jiaozi，write with a Chinese brush.

注意：

（1）文中必须包含上表中的两个要点，可适当发挥；

（2）文中不得出现真实人名、校名和地名等相关信息；

（3）词数：80～100：开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

To	[e-mail]
Subject	Weekend Plan
Hi，Steve!     I'm Li Hua，I hear you'd like to experience some more Chinese cultures before going back. ________________________                                                                                                                                     Yours，                                                                                                                      Li Hua

Ed，William and Dan are three young men who love music.They've left their comfortable homes without taking any （1） 　 　（money）or mobile phones.They plan

（2） 　    （walk）around the whole Britain，singing for dinner and sleeping anywhere like fields.

Ed and Dan met William when they were at school.They all liked walking. （3） 　 they finished school，Ed went to study art in Paris and became （4） 　   artist.Dan became a gardener and William a bookseller.They were still friends， （5）     they weren't very happy with their lives.

One day they said， "Why don't we start walking？" And so they did.

They love simple activities （6） 　    　the busy，stressful world.

"People often ask （7） 　    　（we）why we're doing this.But you know it's a great life and we're learning so much on our journey，" says William （8）      　（proud）.

Last year they started a website to tell people a lot of stories about their walks.

This year they'd like to make videos and tell （9） 　 　 （many）stories.Next year，they （10） 　 　 （make）a CD of their songs and start a charity.The future looks good.

Thailand Literacy Program

Omkoi is one of the mountainous areas in Thailand.It is an area of （1） 　    　（北 方的）Thailand.There are neither schools（2）    　（也没有）libraries there and people cannot read or write.The government of Thailand hopes to change that with a program.It

（3） 　 　（包括）bringing books to the villages.

A number of these villages can be reached only on foot，and there is always a very long rainy （4） 　 　（季节）in Thailand.So how do the villagers get books that they need most，especially （5） 　 　（ 在...期间）the rainy days？Of course，teams of （6） 　 　（大象） !

Now there are several teams carrying books in Omkoi.They spend almost a month covering （7） 　 　 （ 七）or eight villages.These special teams make it possible to provide education for almost two thousand people in Omkoi.

In Bangkok，the capital of Thailand，there's a program called "Train Library for Young People"，The train serves the homeless children on the （8） 　 　（街道）.Years ago，the railway police of Bangkok realized that those children（9） 　 　（真正地）needed a good place for learning and they began to act immediately.Now they have cleaned up and

（10） 　 　（修理）some old railway cars.These cars are turned into libraries for the children.

假如你叫 Daming，本周六你们班要去浙江大学开展研学活动（study tour）。请根据下列表格中的内容，给外籍教师 Mike 发一份邮件，告知你们的计划，并邀请他一同前往。

注意：

（1）文中必须包含所给的内容要点，可适当发挥；参考词汇供选择使用；

（2）文中不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息；

（3）词数：80~100；

（4）邮件的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

内容要点

内容要点	参考词汇
When and where to go	Zhejiang University，this Saturday
How to go	By train
What to do	Visit....，talk with...，learn about.....， ....
What to take	Passport，......
Other	Meet at the school gate，7：30 am， ....

Dear Mike，

__________

Yours，

Daming

Dear Sir/Madam，

I am Lucy，a 20﹣year﹣old student from City College.I'm writing to express my wish to work as a volunteer（志愿者）for the 19 ^thAsian Games.

I'm an active and friendly girl from China.I've learned English for 13 years and can speak English well.And I can also speak a little Japanese.I've been to many countries in Asia and know a lot about Asian cultures.So I'm able to communicate with people from all over the world.Besides，I have organized（组织） different kinds of activities both in the middle school and at the college.And I'm also a volunteer in my community.I believe these experiences make me the right person to be a volunteer for the Games.

My telephone number is 14237656789，and my email address is [e-mail] forward to your reply.

Volunteer's Personal Information Form
Name	Lucy	Age	20	Sex （性别）	Female
Job	（1）	Work place	City College	Nationality （国籍）	（2）
Mobile	14237656789		Email	[e-mail]
Abilities	Speak（3） 　         　English and a bit Japanese. Have been to many countries in Asia. Know a lot about Asian cultures. Good at （4） 　       　people.
Experiences	Have organized many （5） 　     at school and college. A volunteer in the community.

The top Chinese scientist Yuan Longping，famous for his "Super Rice"，died of illness at the age of 91（1） 　 　May 22th，2021.

Yuan Longping（2） 　 　（be）born in Beijing in 1930.For almost 60 years，he had given most of his time and energy to rice research.So far，the hybrid rice（杂交水稻）he developed（3） 　 　（pull）millions of people out of hunger all over the world.His achievements were so great（4） 　 　he was called "The Father of Hybrid Rice" and won World Food Prize.

During his lifetime，Yuan Longping spent（5） 　 　（much）time in the farm field than in his office.He was often seen watching plants（6） 　 　（close）and thinking of ways to improve them，just as many Chinese（7） 　 　（farmer）do.

Yuan once said he had（8）     　 dream-to "enjoy the cool under the rice plants taller than men".（9） 　 　 a pity it is that he can't continue his dream now!But surely，people believe，his dream（10） 　     　 （come）true in the near future.

In different countries and cultures around the world，free time is spent in different ways.

Several years（1）       （以前），researchers made a couple of surveys on how people spent their free time.The results（2） 　      　 （显示）that reading was the most popular activity in the United States，followed by watching TV.In UK，watching TV and videos was the most popular，and listening to the（3） 　    　 （收音机）came second.For Japanese，eating out was their favourite activity in their free time.And they also like（4） 　 　 （驾驶）around.

There were also differences in what people liked to do outdoors（5） 　 　（在……之中）the three countries.The most popular outdoor activity for（6） 　 　（美国人）was gardening while in Japan it only came（7）     　（第九）.For British people，going to the pub was their first choice，followed by visiting the cinema.

（8） 　 　（虽然）people around the world may enjoy doing some similar things in their free time，their interests are changing.In the US，for example，the interest in（9） 　 　（电脑）activities is increasing.More people are spending their free time going online，or playing video games.As reading becomes much（10） 　 　（更容易的）on the Internet，online reading will be as popular as other online activities.

校学生会为即将到来的"健康周"活动策划了两个项目。假设你是学生会成员，请写一篇英语短文，在校英语报上介绍其中一个项目的活动内容及其益处。要点提示如下：

Projects	A School Trip Day	A Sports Day
Activities	●fly kites ●have a picnic ●...	●have ball games ●play tug﹣of﹣war（拔河） ●....
Benefits （益处）	●develop friendship ●feel relaxed ●...	●develop friendship ●keep fit ●.....

注意：

（1）短文必须包含表中你所选项目的所有信息，并适当发挥。

（2）文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息。

（3）词数：80～100。短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

    During the Health Week，we will have ...

___________________

In the past，my old grandmother didn't enjoy talking on the phone.Actually，she hated it so she was always refusing （1）　 　 （use）it.She told us that she preferred speaking to people in person.It always（2）　 　（make）her sad that she couldn't see the person she was talking to.The other day，we chatted with my grandmother， （3）　 　 mentioned video calling over the Internet.It （4）　 　 （invent）for people to see each other while talking online.Then we came up with（5）　 　 idea.We bought her a laptop（笔记本电脑）.One of my （6）　 　（cousin）went over to her house and taught her how to use it.（7）　 　（lucky），she was a quick learner.

    Now，she enjoys （8）　 　（her）when talking with us every day.She is happy and you can tell from the expression（9）　 　her face.She says it's also very convenient.She can put it anywhere in the house（10）　 　it is small and doesn't take up much room.Sometimes she even talks to us while she's in the kitchen cooking!

A large store had a big sale day.Ads had been placed in the （1）　 　（当地的）newspapers several days before.The sales were so good that people rushed to the store that day.The opening time was 9 a.m.，but people had got together at the store as （2）　 　（早地）as 7 a.m，waiting for the door to open.

    A small man looked at the long line and tried to make his way to the （3）　 　（前面）.The crowd became angry and people started shouting at him.They （4）       （推）him in order to force him back to the end of the line.（5）　 　（尽管）the people in the crowd were angry，still the man tried walking to the door a second time.Many people near the door were （6）　 　（更强壮的）than him but he still made it.

    "Hey!"someone shouted in the crowd. "Is that you （7）　   　（又，再）？When will you learn to wait in line？""They got him to the back of the line and three big （8）　 　（女士）said they would watch him and stop him going forward. "That will make him think twice!"they thought.

    The small man（9）　 　（摇动）his head. "This is too much for me to deal with!"he said.He wanted to open the store，but he thought that it would serve these rude（10）　 　（顾客）right if he went home and didn't open the store at all that day!

假定你是李雷。某英语杂志正在举办征文活动，请根据广告中的信息写一篇短文，用于投稿。文中不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息；词数：80—100。

ARTICLES WANTED! Being Healthy • Which do you think is more important，doing exercise or eating healthy food？ • What do you do to stay healthy？Tell us what you think! Write an article answering these questions and we will publish the best ones in our magazine.

Your dog is barking，but you can't hear it!Your best friend is telling you（1）　 　 joke，but you can't catch it!（2） 　 terrible!The people who have hearing loss（3）　 　 （consider）deaf.

    It's not easy being deaf，and although some kids are born deaf，many others lose their hearing later on.So it's important to know how（4）   　 （be）a good friend with anyone in the Deaf community.Here are some ways.

    Be patient and do not give up on a friend（5）　 　 hearing loss.If you repeat what you are saying（6）　 　 （loud），and it isn't helping your Deaf friend，try to write it down or use signals instead.

    Also，remember that deafness isn't the same as being stupid.Deaf kids are just as smart as anyone else.Don't treat your Deaf friends like they are not very smart.（7）　 　 they can't hear you，there's nothing wrong with their brain.

   Don't forget about texts，（8）　 　 （email），and so on.These are much（9）　 　 （good）ways to keep in touch with your Deaf friend than phone calls.If the two of you can sign，a video call is great !

    It's fun to communicate with others.We should support all of（10）　 　（we）friends，and make new ones!

Things Spotter

    If you often lose things，you'll be happy with a new（1）　 　（发明）called Things Spotter.It'll look like a small key tag that can be put on your objects.The tag will（2）　 　（连接）to your mobile phone through BlueTooth technology.When you find something missing，don't（3）　 　（担心）!Just press a button on your mobile phone and a map on your screen will tell you where to look.

    Fire Recharger

    It's really fun to（4）　 　（扎营）in the wild!But what can you do if the batteries（电池）on your mobile phone are empty？Some（5）　 　（工程师）are working on a Fire Recharger.It（6）　 　（生产）electricity from the heat of fire.This means you can use a small fire to charge（充电）your mobile phone.It is very useful and will be（7）　 　（广泛地）used in the future.

    DigGoggles

    Those lively underwater photos are so beautiful，but not easy to take.Besides，underwater cameras are not（8）　 （便宜的）enough.But soon you will have the（9）　 　（机会）to buy a pair of DigGoggles.That's the name of a（10）     　（特殊的）diving mask that can take photos.Open and close your eyes twice and your camera will go 'click'!

假定你是李平，请阅读以下邮件，接受邀请并回复。词数 80 左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Hi Li Ping，     How is everything going with you？Next week my cousin Mike is staying with me We're having a party next Saturday.Please come!We'll have lots of drinks.But if you remember，can you bring some Chinese food？The party will be starting at 6 pm.What time do you think you'll be coming？Ill probably need one or two people to help me tidy up after the party.Do you think you'll be able to stay and help？     Anyway，hope you can make it.Please write back to tell me if you can come or not.                                                                                                                          All he best，                                                                                                                                   Matt

Dear Matt，

__________

Li Ping