初中英语

Good news! For the coming film festival, there are some promottons(优惠)in Tzmes Cinema. This festival lasts seven days, from Friday, June 20th, 2014 to Thursday, June 26th, 2014. Here is the poster.

You can find the following information in the poster except _________.

A.the price of films
B.the place of the cinema
C.the time of the film festival
D.the phone number of the cinema

If you want to watch Captain America with your father and your five-year-old brother, you need to pay _________.

A.¥80 B.¥160 C.¥120 D.¥240

When can you watch films with 50% off ?

A.On June 20th. B.On June 23rd.
C.On June 24th. D.On June 26th.

Which of the following is TRUE about the poster?
A. All the people can be offered a free bottle of soft drink.
B. All the people will pay for the tickets during the film festival.
C. People will not be allowed to enter the cinema without student ID.
D. People without student ID can also enjoy the special price on Tuesday.

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If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive(积极的)light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting(咨询), but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income(收入)by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.
She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general(全面的)plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.
From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that                     .

A.being out of work is a sad thing
B.uncertainty is what makes life interesting
C.life in a film is more exciting than real life
D.chance never appears when we need it

What troubles Allison after graduation?

A.She couldn’t find a well-paid job.
B.She had no money to start a business.
C.She was not sure what to do.
D.She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.

How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

A.Uncertain. B.Amazed. C.Sorry. D.Satisfied.

What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A.How to deal with uncertainty.
B.What role uncertainty plays in life.
C.Why people fear uncertainty.
D.Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.
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Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)
Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman!”
Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.
“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be thankful to Jodie’s father.”
Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.
Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”
Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”
The place really smell too good. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.
Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.
It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soom got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.
“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”
Jodie give her dirty, smeely garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbagegirl!”
Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”
What happened in My Swale’s class?

A.He wanted to show what job was the most useful.
B.He asked an improper question.
C.Jodie gave an honest answer.
D.Jodie was laughed at.

Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?
A. To make Jodie calm down
B. To prove how dirty his job was.
C To help Jodie learn about his job.
D.To keep Jodie away from her classmates.
Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ______.

A.he was kind
B.he was unselfish(无私的)
C.he was cheerful
D.he is hard-working

How does Jodie feel about her father now?

A.Sad B.Curious C.Guilty(有罪的) D.Proud
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Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes. “It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career, ”he said.
In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.
“I was greatly upset when they told me the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped(缠绕)a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison(毒)getting to his heart. Running home he shouted, `Bring me the knife' Minutes later the man lost his arm forever. ”
“The heartbroken story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes. ” Shu added, “I worked very hard and tried my best to make a good snake doctor.” And at last he made it.

The best headline(标题)for this newspaper article is           .

A.Amazing Medicine
B.Farmer Loses Arm
C.Dangerous Bites
D.Snake Doctor

Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because                  .

A.he wanted to save people's arms and legs
B.he had studied it at a medical school
C.he had seen snakes biting people
D.his army service had finished

Why did Shu go into the mountains?

A.He wanted to study snake bites.
B.He wanted to help the farmers.
C.He was being trained to be a doctor.
D.He was expected to serve in the army.

Which of the following can explain the word upset in the third paragraph ?

A.sad B.surprised C.interested D.frightened
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup, the twentieth World Cup football match, was held in Brazil from June 12th, 2014 to July 13th, 2014. Thirty-two teams from different countries brought us sixty-four wonderful games during the World Cup. This is the second time the World Cup is held in this country and the fifth in South America. Thousands of football fans watched the games.

A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国), a mouth-watering documentary TV program featuring delicious Chinese food, has interested a large number of people. The program has become very popular since it was shown on TV. The documentary provides not only Chinese delicious food but also the relationships between people and food. “We made this documentary with our respect and love for food. I hope it will help people learn more about Chinese food as well as Chinese culture.” said the director Mr. Chen.

Lu Jialei, a school girl from Hangzhou, China, won the championship of the first Chinese Character Dictation Contest, which made her become famous overnight. Lu is a hard-working girl and always comes top at school. “I like reading and I’m crazy about learning Chinese characters. I enjoy the contest and hope more and more people become interested in learning Chinese characters.” said Lu Jialei after winning the contest.

 
How long did the 2014 FIFA World Cup last?

A.About a week.
B.About two weeks.
C.About a month.
D.About two months.

Which is NOT true according to the articles?

A.Lu Jialei always gets good grades at school.
B.The World Cup has been held in South America twice.
C.Many people like watching the TV program A Bite of China.
D.Lu Jialei hopes more people can take much interest in Chinese characters.

Where may the articles probably come from?

A.A story book. B.A science report.
C.A sports magazine. D.The Internet.
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Dear Alice,
You really have two different questions here, so we’ll discuss one of them at a time.
Your problems at school may be a result of a number of things. You don’t say much about how these classmates get along with each other. It’s possible that all the students are feeling a little cautious (谨慎的) in the first term.
It’s also possible that the others are unkind. If this is so, you have to find out why you are the class “outsider”.
In your letter you say you often offer to help others with their work. Is it possible that your classmates don’t understand your offers? Could it seem that you were trying to “buy” friends with these offers?
Is it possible that you took no notice of your classmates when you had your good friend near you? They may have felt hurt at that time. It may take a time for them to believe in you if so. Try to ask one classmate directly what the problem is. If you hear a negative (负面的) answer, at least you’ll know what to do.
Yours truly,
Shelia
Who writes the letter?

A.Alice B.her classmate
C.Shelia D.her teacher

From the letter we know that Alice was very _______________.

A.lucky B.unkind C.fair D.unhappy

In the letter Sheila talked about _________ possible reasons for Alice’s problems.

A.four B.six C.seven D.eight

From the letter we can conclude (得出结论) that _______________.

A.Alice wasn’t pleased with her teachers.
B.Alice’s parents made her study too hard.
C.Alice didn’t get along well with her classmates.
D.Alice didn’t want to go to school any more.
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People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It's always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is. "You can't." Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb (电灯泡). When he was asked how he felt to fail so many times, he said that he hadn't failed 10,000 times, but had learned 10,000 things that didn't work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn't spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited(有限的).
There is an old saying, "If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough." So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
If you are making a mistake, that means_______________.

A.you're careful
B.you're kind
C.you're growing
D.you know nothing

If you never try new things, you can't______

A.improve B.disappear C.spend D.blame

After Edison failed 10,000 times, he______

A.gave up
B.invented the light bulb
C.invented the computer
D.invented 10,000 new things

When you make a mistake, you are closer to_______

A.school B.money C.success D.everything
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Will you be excited when you finally get to relax? Here, three of the studetns tell us what they plan to do after the big exam.
Li Junzhe, 15, Huaihua, Hunan Province (省)  My friends and I will travel to Beijing right after the exam. We planned to go by ourselves but were turned down by our parents. They said we were too young to travel alone. They said they would go with us. I'm okay with it because I've already traveled by myself.
Zhu Hangian, 15, Dexing, Jiangxi Province   What am I going to do this summer? Of course I'll go to see the Great Wall! But before that, I will watch movies. Because of the big exam, I haven't seen any movies for a long time. I will watch whatever is in the cinema! As for the Great Wall, I can't wait to see the beautiful views.
Dong Xu, 14, Dalian, Liaoning Province  I will, no doubt, play computer games for days after the big exam. My mother never let me during the past few years. I can't imagine how exciting it will be. Also my friends and I will go to see the Great Wall.
Who has the experience of travelling alone?

A.Dong Xu B.Nobody
C.Zhu Hangjian D.Li Junzhe

Zhu Hangian will ________ before traveling to Beijing.

A.watch movies at home
B.play computer games
C.see films in the cinema
D.go to Beijing with his friends

The three students will be excited about their summer plans because_______.

A.they will go to see Shanghai Expo
B.they all want to see movies
C.they will play games for days
D.they will travel to Beijing
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A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows:
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation, but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn’ t always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students, but it’ s not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?
A “Gap Year” means       in the passage.

A.going abroad in a year for further education
B.travelling around the world in a year
C.taking a break before going to a university
D.doing a part-time job to make money during a vacation

Besides having fun, gap year students have to face the         .

A.money B.information C.vacations D.challenges

Having a gap year may make you       .

A.become very rich
B.remain less popular
C.experience foreign cultures
D.have no chance to break

The last sentence implies(暗含) that       will probably be admitted by the admission officer.

A.either of the two students
B.t he student with high grades
C.neither of the two students
D.the student with a gap year experience
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Have you ever trained your brain(大脑)? Now there are some new suggestions, such as eating dark
chocolate and having cold meat for breakfast. You should also avoid watching soap operas, spending time with people who complain or follow fat-free diets, according to a new book on getting “brain-fit”.
Many of the suggestions in Teach Yourself Training Your Brain are surprising. The book says to read out loud while holding a baby. Writers Terry Horne and Simon Wootton say their advice is from the latest research by experts around the world.
“For years we have thought our brain capability (能力) is decided by our genes(基因). But it’s  now clear that it depends on our lifestyle. What we eat and drink, how we learn at school and what type of feelings we have are all important,” said Horne.
The book talks about the most up-to-date thinking in science about how diet, the environment, stress and other sides of modern life affect our brain capacity. It also offers advice and exercises. The book comes as more and more people are spending money on books, DVDs and computer games, which say to improve their brain’s capability.
Horne believes that people need to make changes to their lifestyles to increase their brain capacity Happiness, confidence and an optimistic nature help the brain, he added.
“So mix with people who make you laugh, or share the same interests as you. And avoid people who complain,” said Horne. “People who are negative will make you sad, which means you won’t achieve things.”
According to the book, which of the following isn’t good for training your brain?

A.Doing some brain games.
B.Eating dark chocolate.
C.Having cold meat for breakfast.
D.Watching soap operas.

What’s Horne’s attitude toward the brain capability?

A.It depends on what our genes are like.
B.It’s decided by our lifestyle.
C.It has nothing to do with schools.
D.It should follow the type of our feelings.

What’s the book Teach Yourself Training Your Brain mainly about?

A.How people’s brain capability works
B.Exercises to improve brain capability
C.Some scientific and healthy diets
D.How to improve people’s brain capability

From the underlined sentence, we can learn that __________.

A.more and more people are interested in reading
B.books can help people improve their brain capability
C.people are paying more attention to training their brain
D.there are many ways to train people’s brain
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There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can go and see a color film. Or you can read travel books.
It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective (主观的) idea of travels which the author has got himself. These books can be useful to you when you are planning your travels if the writers share their travelling experiences with others. The second kind are those books which give objective (客观的) information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is even more useful. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. Like the first kind, they can be interesting and exciting. But their main purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan his travel in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as“wonderful”, “excellent” or “magical”. You must also keep an open eye on its date of publication because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the twenty-first century. Finally, you should make sure that it’s easy to find useful information for your travel.
The passage was written to introduce _______.

A.travel maps B.travel books
C.travel films D.travel places

The underlined phrase “ a cultured person” means a person with _______.

A.a good appearance
B.a good education
C.a lot of experience
D.a lot of money

The date of publication must be noticed because _______.

A.the prices of travel books may be different
B.the writers of travel books may be different
C.the information in travel books is always the same
D.the information in travel books is always changing

According to the passage, it is best to read _______ before travelling to a place of interest.

A.the first kind of travel books
B.the second kind of travel books
C.the third kind of travel books
D.some travel articles in newspapers
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Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin, soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. These gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.  George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him. Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year’s Day....
Back home, George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, it would cost $50 now.  He was sad that people no longer returned things they found on the road.
After the holiday, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he went into Value Mart again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office(失物招领处). “What colour are they?” the woman in the office asked again. “Black,” he gave the same answer.
She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men's leather gloves. “Are they?” “Yes! Those are mine!”
George explained, with great joy in his eyes.
Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves?

A.Because they were black.
B.Because they made him feel good before others.
C.Because they have a long history.
D.Because they are much cheaper.

The leather gloves looked new after years because ____.

A.George took very good care of them
B.they were soft and warm
C.they were expensive
D.George washed them with water.

About old George, which of the following is true?

A.He was a very rich man.
B.He never bought cheap gloves.
C.He believed somebody would return the gloves to him.
D.He hadn’t expected to get his gloves back.
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Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out(退学). But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage(汽车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden. His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he _____.
A. never did his lessons
B. was full of new ideas
C always made troubles with his schoolmates
D. dropped out
Steven Jobs didn’t finish college, did he?

A.Yes, he did.
B.No, he didn’t.
C.Yes, he didn’t.
D.No, he did.

Steven Jobs designed his new computer _____.

A.in India
B.with his friend
C.in an apple tree garden
D.by himself

From this passage, we know _____.

A.Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B.Steven Jobs liked travelling in India and California
C.Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true
D.Steven Jobs could only design video games
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Mrs. Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted to go to the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said, “At what time does your last film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, she said, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.”
“Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,” said the man.” That’s too bad. Goodbye.”
Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband .He laughed and said,” The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening , and her husband will be happy!”
Mrs. Green’s telephone number was__________

A.3634 B.3463
C.3464 D.3644

People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted to go to __________

A.the cinema B.the shop
C.the factory D.the park

Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone?

A.Because the man had the wrong number
B.Because the man said sorry to her
C.Because the man didn’t say to her but said something else.
D.Because the man’s voice was very low
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Cindy, Jerry and Mary are giving their opinions about a good friend.
Cindy: I think a good friend should be honest(诚实的). That’s more important than any other thing and is where a good friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his friends’ trust.
Jerry: I think a good friend has to be generous. Here“generous” doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share(分享) his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.
Mary: In my opinion a good friend should understand(理解) his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ place and think more for his friends.
What does the underlined sentence(句子) mean?

A.To be honest is the most important.
B.To be honest is as important as other things.
C.To be honest is not so important.
D.Honest people get more things than others.

Jerry would like to make friends with people who ______.

A.give him lunch money
B.know him very well
C.tell him their ideas and feelings
D.give him some clothes

What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?

A.My friend.
B.Trust is the most important.
C.Opinions about a good friend.
D.Being generous is the most important.
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