初中英语词语运用与语法阅读理解

中学生上网一直是备受关注的话题，你班就此组织了一次主题班会，以下是几同学的观点，请仔细阅读并完成信息记录卡,一空一词。
Li Hua: Surfing the Internet is very exciting. We can do lots of things, such as playing games, listening to music, chatting with our friends and so on, I really enjoy it.
Wang Gang: I like surfing the Internet, too. Because I can learn a lot from it. I can get the latest news all over the world. I also can find the information I need so that I can spend less time on my homework.
Zhang Jie: It’s hard to say. I agree that the Internet is helpful to our study. But it’s not right to spend too much time on the games. And some information on the Internet is bad for our mind. What’s more, surfing too much does harm to our eyes. In a word, we should use the Internet in a right way.

Names	Opinions
Li Hua	◆play games      ◆listen to music      ◆chat with ___61
Wang Gang	◆get the latest news ◆get useful    62    ◆do homework    63
Zhang Jie	◆be helpful to our study           ◆don’t spend too much time on the games ◆be bad for our mind and    64    ◆use the Internet    65

Future and Today
It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.
There is an old English saying:“Gain time, gain life”Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeably. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的) than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless.
We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.
As we all know,“Time and tide wait for no man.”If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. Remember:“No pains, no gains.”Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.
Title: Future and Today

Opinions	Supporting details
Future is now	Everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. If we want to have a bright future, we should know the 61________ of time and make every minute 62 ________.
63_______is priceless.	Time is money, but time is even more 64_________ than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. But time will return no more.
Be masters of today	Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest. As students, we should never put off what we can be done today till tomorrow and we should try our 65 ______ to do everything well.

How do you feel when you get up in the morning? Happy and active or tired and weak?
Do you often wake up with a headache(头痛)? Well, if the answer is yes, take Dr. Talbot’s advice and start feeling better.
☆ Get up and move. If you hate feeling tired and unhappy, you should start exercising, Try running, swimming or cycling. When we exercise, our body produces special chemicals (化学药品) that give us energy and make us feel happier. If you can’t stand exercising, listen to your favorite music and dance to it. That’s exercise, too.
☆ Eat healthily. You should eat three balanced (平衡的) meals every day and you shouldn’t eat too much fast food. If you need some extra (额外的)  energy the whole day, make an energy drink. Mix (混和) together fresh fruit juice and low-fat milk. It tastes great!
☆ Go out and enjoy nature. The smell of flowers will make you feel happy. Even the smell of your favorite food can change the way you feel!
☆ Wake your body up. When you have a shower, change the temperature of the water----from hot to cold and back to hot again. You’ll feel the difference.
☆ Laugh! You should laugh for, at least, three minutes, three times a day. It will make you feel great!

Problem: You feel tired and    or wake up with a headache in the morning.

Dr. Talbot’s    : 1. Start exercising, your body will produce special chemicals to make you    . 2. Listening to your favourite    and dancing to it is also exercise. 3. Don’t    too much fast food. 4. Drink the mixed fresh fruit juice to get some extra    . 5. Go out and   nature, it can change the way you feel. 6. Changing the   of the shower water can wake your body up. 7. Try to   for three minutes, three times a day. It will make you    great.

试题类型：阅读理解  试题难度：一般  更新时间：2012/7/9 9:53:57
Nearly all of us have an unpleasant habit, whether we realize it or not, and we want to get rid of it but didn’t know the proper ways. Here’s some advice on how to get rid of bad habits.
n Make a list.   Write down all the reasons why you want to stop a certain behavior----how it’s hurting you and why getting rid of it will help. Look at that list regularly.
n Join other activities.  ②It’s wise of you to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can practice deep breathing or go for a walk.
n Give yourself a reward.  Before you get rid of a bad habit, decide what you’ll do to celebrate it if you achieve your goal.
n Keep off bad habits.    If you are fat and want to lose weight, keep junk food(垃圾食品) out of your house. If you are a heavy smoker, keep away from smoky bars or friends who like smoking.
n Be patient.    Bad habits develop over years, so you probably won’t be able to get rid of them quickly. In fact, people often give up several times before being successful, so you should ① ___________  ___________.
n Find support.  Don’t be afraid to ask for support from friends, family or other people who have the same bad habits as you. When you talk to others, they might be able to give you some advice or encouragement that you normally wouldn’t get from yourself.
在①处横线上填入适当的词。___________　___________
将②处划线部分翻译成中文。
回答问题How many suggestions are offered to help you get rid of bad habits?
找出并写出所给句子的同义句。
You should be brave enough to get help from your friends, family or other people, because they may have the same bad behavior as you.
找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens all over the world. It is one of the most popular sweet v  1  . When people think about the carrots, they usually think they are a kind of long, thin, orange-colored vegetable w  2  a good taste. In fact, carrots are in many different sizes and s  3 . And not all carrots are orange.
Carrots should be grown in a field that doesn’t hold w  4 for a long time. That is to say, the field should not be too wet. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over.  Weather, soil condition, and time
a  5  the way that carrots taste. Warm days and cool nights are the b  6  time to grow great tasty carrots. The quickest way to know if a carrot is ready to be harvested(收获) is to see its color. Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is. Many people do not know that carrots can be grown d  7  the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough, you can grow carrots the same way as you d  8  in the summer months.
Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut in thin p  9  and cooked with other vegetables or meat. Or they are washed and eaten just as they come out of the g  10 . If you don’t eat them at once, they can also be stored in the refrigerator for up to a month.

A) 根据所读内容，在文章后第62—71小题的空格里填入恰当的单词。每个空格只填1个单词。

How important is homework? According to the Los Angeles Unified School District(LAUSD), it’s not that important! The district has made a big change for the 2011-2012 school year. It started on July 1, homework counts for only 10% of a student’s grade. The district, the second largest in the country, says its new way can provide a fairer assessment(评定) of students’ homework and achievements.
The district hopes students only need to spend less time on homework and more time on hobbies and with their families. By reducing the weight of homework toward a student’s grade, a truer picture of the student’s knowledge will be shown in the achievement grade.
However, it doesn’t mean the students can throw out homework. It says that homework is a chance for students to practice their skills and a tool for students to prepare for coming lessons. Still, LAUSD is joining a growing list of schools that have controlled the amount of homework.
How much time children should spend on homework is a hot topic. Harris Cooper, a professor at a university, says that the proper amount of homework time is ten minutes a day multiplied by(乘以) the student’s grade. This means a third grader should spend 30 minutes a day on homework. And a sixth grader would spend 60 minutes. “Good homework in the proper amount will have better effects on them,” he said. “Bad homework or too much homework will have worse effects.”
But some people think homework is an important part of learning. They say many children just won’t try their best if homework doesn’t count toward their grade. Some teachers also think homework is important. They argue that students who do their homework perform better on tests and in school than those who do not. They are afraid that the new way will encourage students to pay less attention to homework.

The topic of the article:    The   1  of homework in learning
A big change for homework	Reducing the   2  of homework grade by 10% in assessing students’ performance and achievement in school.
The advantages of reducing homework	Students will have more time for   3  and with their families. Students will be able to  4  their truer pictures of knowledge in the achievement grades.
The advantages of doing homework	Students can have more   5  to practice their skills. The   6  of schools that have controlled the amount of homework is getting bigger.
The amount of homework	The time that a ninth grade student   7  to homework should be 90 minutes. Students will   8  good homework in the proper amount to bad homework or too much homework.
9   about the new policy	If homework isn’t included in their grade, many students won’t put their heart into study. Students who don’t do their homework perform  much   10  than those who do their homework.

.  Your mouth will be opened and your teeth will be shown when you laugh. However, the h____(1)_____ those teeth are, the happier you look. Strong, healthy teeth can help you eat the right food to help you g_____(2)______. They also help you speak clearly. But do you know how to take care of your teeth? These should be f_______(3)______.
Brush your teeth twice a day after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after lunch or after eating sweet cakes. T____(4)_____ your time while brushing. Spend at least 3 minutes each time you brush. Brush all of your teeth, not just the f____(5)_____ ones. Spend some time on the teeth along the s_____(6)______ and in the back.  
Be sure the t____(7)_____ you use is soft and should be changed every three months or even less.
Learn how to floss(用牙线清理) your teeth, which is a very important way to keep them healthy. It feels s when you do it at first, but soon you’ll get used to doing it. The floss cleans up food that’s h____(8)_____ between your teeth.
Brushing and flossing keep your teeth healthy. You also need to c______(9)______ about what you eat and drink. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink water i____(10)____ of drinks.

Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on (1) h   ____    . They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks.
During their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very (2) e__________ because they had wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, (3) w   __   ___  they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat.
Suddenly, (4) w ______       started coming in, and they realized that they were in trouble. They (5) q_ _____       jumped into the lifeboat before the sank(沉没), and watched it disappear under the sea.
Luckily, they had enough food and water for about twenty (6) d     __ ___. They also had a fishing line and a machine which could change sea water () i             
drinking water. These two things helped them to survive(存活) during their terrible experience.
For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and (8) a  _____      them. They saw about twenty ships, but although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing, (9) n _________       saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then, just as they were beginning to (10) l _______________  hope, a fishing boat saved them.  

阅读短文，完成表格，每空一词
We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waster every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.
Remember these three words; reduce, reuse and recycle（减量、再使用和再循环）.
Reduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.
Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
Title:      to Live a Green Life

We produce waste every day and it is      to us. We can do something to help.
Ideas	Does	Don’ts
To	Use less * Try to save something	* Don’t buy too many things from foreign     .
To reuse	Use        * Use things for us long as possible. * Buy things that last long. * Take care of things or     the old things.	* Don’t use     cups or bags.
To recycle	Change things into something       * Join in recycling programmes. * Buy     made from recycled materials.	Don’t      things away or burn them.

阅读上面的短文完成句子，每空一词：
Why Are You Buying All These Tickets?
Why Are You Buying All These Tickets?
A small man wants to see a film, so he comes to a cinema. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out, buys a second ticket and goes in again.
After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out again and buys the fourth ticket.
But the girl says to him, "Why are you buying all these tickets?"
"No, I’m not doing that," the small man says, "But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears (撕开) my ticket up."
The small man goes to a cinema to watch a ________.
The man buys _________ tickets.
He comes out to buy ticket after two or three ________.
A woman at the gate always makes him ________ and tears his ticket up.
From the passage, we know that the man is not _________.

Someone says, " " But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return.
It goes without saying that the time is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing.
In a word, we should save time.Remember we have no time to lose.

A．That is why we must not waste time.

B．Time is money.

C．They don’t know that wasting time means wasting part of their own lives,

D．We should make full use of our time to do something useful.

E. We should make use of our time to do everything.
F. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow.

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
When I was young and free, I   61 （梦想）of changing the world. As I  62 （成长）older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change,   63 （因此）I shortened my sights and  64 （决定）to change only my country. But it, too, seemed   65 （不可能）.Later, I settled for  66 （改变）only my family , those closest to me, but also, they would have none of it. And now as I   67 （躺）on my deathbed, I suddenly   68  （意识）: If I had only changed   69 （我）first, then by example I would have changed my family.  70 （从）their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I possibly have been changed the world.

On September 12 this year, you will see a full moon(满月).It is the Mid–Autumn Festival(中秋节).The festival is on the 15^thday of the eighth lunar(农历) month. And it is one of the most important festivals in China.
It is a big time for families and friends to get together. In the evening, people sit around a table and look at the bright moon. They eat sweet or salty moon cakes(月饼).People can see a lot of lanterns(灯笼) in the street. Children like guessing(猜) the answers to the lantern riddles(灯谜).
The Mid–Autumn Festival is also a harvest(收获) festival. Farmers begin to harvest fruits and vegetable.

Name of the festival	The                        Festival
Date of the festival	The 15^th day of              month
What to eat	Sweet or salty
What children like doing	Guessing          to the lantern riddles
What farmers harvest

A. they think they should have done                B. you have done nothing C. people try and tell you they are not so bad         D. someone just said to me E. it’s a time to remember the things

 
Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more       . I’m not really sure why they think so. It’s true that you are getting older, but as       , “Who isn’t getting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things     
  , but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think        that I most want to do — a kind of personal re-ordering (重新排序) of the to-do list. What makes you depressed(郁闷) on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year. That makes you feel       , and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.