初中英语试题

阅读短文，根据其内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容连贯、完整。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every year, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood (艾草). ___（1）___ On the other hand, its special smell can also keep annoying insects away from rooms.

In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very pleasant. ___（2）___ So it can be seen in Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). This book is widely believed to be the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The writer of the book is Li Shizhen. ____（3）____

Wormwood is well-known for its ability to treat a great number of illnesses. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun, Hubei Province, it is still serving local people. Recently, Qichun has been busy preparing for the World Wormwood Industry Show. ___（4）___ And it will be good for the popularity of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.

Wormwood has become the main industry in this area. ___（5）___ At the same time, wormwood is gradually known around the world as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

A．	Wormwood can be eaten in many ways.
B．	You can try this plant.
C．	Hundreds of years ago, Chinese people began to use wormwood as a kind of medicine.
D．	It will take place during the Dragon Boat Festival.
E．	The life of local people is getting better and better by growing wormwood.
F．	He was a very famous TCM expert during the Ming Dynasty.
G．	On the one hand, people believe that wormwood can drive out evil spirits or bad luck.

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Martina’s Grandpa Peter lived with the family after Grandma’s death.

One day, Mom Susan decided to do the spring cleaning. They cleaned the house until everything was clean. Then Mom pointed to Grandpa’s sofa and said, “That old sofa has got to go. We’ll buy Grandpa a new one.”

But as they moved the sofa, Grandpa stopped them and shouted, “You can’t take my sofa! I don’t want a new one.” Mom had to say, “We will talk about it tonight when John gets home.” John, Martina’s dad, was still at work.

“Grandpa, why don’t you let us take away the sofa?” Martina asked at supper. Grandpa shook his head, “I sat in this sofa, with your grandma, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes, she seems to be near.”

“It’s surprising!” Martina thought, “How Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything.”

Grandpa smiled to Martina, “The night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms.”

“Many years later,” Grandpa continued, “I sat in this sofa when the doctor told me your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort.”

“I do see now.” Martina looked at Grandpa. “This is not just an old sofa. It is more like a friend.” “Yes.” Grandpa added, “We’ve got through a lot together.”

The whole family agreed that the house would be boring without the old sofa.

（1）What was Grandpa like these days?

A．

Forgetful.

B．

Impatient.

C．

Angry.

D．

Careless.

（2）Who does the underlined phrase “the little baby” in Paragraph 7 refer to（指的是）?

A．

Martina.

B．

John.

C．

Susan.

D．

Peter.

（3）According to the passage, what important things did Grandpa experience sitting in the old sofa?

①Grandma’s death

②holding the little baby for the first time

③asking Grandma to marry him

④hearing the news that Grandma was ill

A．

①②③

B．

①②④

C．

②③④

D．

①③④

（4）We can infer（推断） that the family were probably ________ at the end of the story.

A．

surprised

B．

bored

C．

moved

D．

nervous

（5）What’s the best title for this passage?

A．

Martina’s Wish

B．

A Spring Cleaning

C．

A Happy Family

D．

Grandpa’s Old Sofa

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a Health Program to deal with it. The Health Program is to reduce the number of fat students today and in the future.

The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight.

The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods; schools should arrange(安排) healthier meals without too much fat and more gym classes.

The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and high food cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time, she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one, too.

The Health Program is really meaningful to the students today and in the future. As she says, “We can’t always build the future for the young, but we can build the young for the future.”

（1）In Michelle’s country, over ______ of the students are too fat.

A．

15%

B．

a quarter

C．

a half

D．

75%

（2）What does the underlined word “obesity” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．

厌食症

B．

抑郁症

C．

肥胖症

D．

强迫症

（3）What does the lady want the shops to do?

A．	To arrange gym classes.	B．	To plant a vegetable garden.
C．	To serve meals with less fat.	D．	To sell healthier foods.

（4）According to the passage, which of the statements(陈述) below is right?

A．	Everyone must plant a vegetable garden.
B．	The students’ obesity can cause many kinds of sicknesses.
C．	Schools are supposed to arrange meals with too much fat.
D．	We can know that Michelle comes from America.

（5）What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．	The lady fights obesity in students.
B．	The lady cares about food cost.
C．	The lady introduces healthy drinks.
D．	The lady worries about the height.

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Do you want to have a nice trip in your spare time? Maybe Yunnan Province is a good choice for you. There you can enjoy different places of interest.

Time	Activities
Day 1	Arrive in Shangri-La. You will meet your local guide at the airport or the station and he or she will take you to the hotel. Visit Napa Lake in your free time in the afternoon.
Day 2	Drive to Lijiang (about 2 hours) and visit Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way. After you reach Lijiang, you can visit Black Dragon Pond and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can take the cable cars (缆车) to Baisha Village in Lijiang.
Day 3	Take a bus to Dali (about 3.5 hours). You can go boating on Erhai Lake, visit Bai Village, Xizhou and Zhoucheng or do some shopping in the old Dali town.
Day 4	Fly to Kunming in the morning, which is the capital of Yunnan. Then take a tour to the Stone Forest. In the afternoon, end your trip and leave Kunming by air.

Contact Information

Tel: [phone]

Working time: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday

（1）Who will take you to the hotel when you arrive in Shangri-La?

A．	Your local guide.	B．	Your friends.
C．	Your parents.	D．	Your driver.

（2）You can visit the old Dali town _______.

A．	on the first day	B．	on the second day
C．	on the third day	D．	on the fourth day

（3）How can you go to Kunming on the fourth day?

A．

By bus.

B．

By plane.

C．

By car.

D．

By train.

（4）When can you call the agency if you want to get more information?

A．	At 19:00 on Wednesday.	B．	At 8:30 on Tuesday.
C．	At 14:00 on Sunday.	D．	At 10:30 on Thursday.

（5）Where does this passage probably come from?

A．

A story.

B．

An ad.

C．

A play.

D．

A news report.

根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

There was a stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he could fly up into the sky ___（1）___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends, they all laughed at him.

“Look! Your heart is ___（2）___ than the sky!”

However, these words didn’t make a difference to the stone. Instead, he just said ___（3）___ , looked up into the sky full of hope in his eyes and waited for the chance.

One day, a man named Zhuangzi passed by. The stone knew this man had the great wisdom. So he talked about his dream to the great man.

“ ___（4）___ me, please!” The stone begged（乞求）.

Zhuangzi said, “I can help you achieve it, but you must first grow into a mountain and be strong enough to suffer（承受） a lot.” The stone replied, “I am not afraid of anything ___（5）___ I’m sure I can do it.”

From then on, the stone tried his best to get as much energy as he could from nature to make himself strong. After so many years and storms, the stone grew into a large mountain ___（6）___ . So Zhuangzi sent some huge birds to hit the mountain with ___（7）___ wings. After shaking strongly, the mountain broke apart and countless stones flew up into the sky. At the moment of flight, the stone was so ___（8）___ that he couldn’t help shouting, “I am flying in the sky now!” He finally experienced the joy of flying.

But soon he fell off from the sky and turned back into what he was like before. Zhuangzi asked, “ ___（9）___ you regret?”

“No, I don’t. I am very ____（10）____ . I have ever grown into a mountain and flown!” The stone answered.

（1）

A．

like

B．

with

C．

for

D．

about

（2）

A．

lower

B．

longer

C．

higher

D．

smaller

（3）

A．

everything

B．

nothing

C．

something

D．

anything

（4）

A．

To help

B．

Helping

C．

Helped

D．

Help

（5）

A．

and

B．

but

C．

so

D．

or

（6）

A．

at the beginning

B．

over and over again

C．

in the end

D．

after all

（7）

A．

his

B．

our

C．

your

D．

their

（8）

A．

scared

B．

relaxed

C．

excited

D．

surprised

（9）

A．

Did

B．

Do

C．

Have

D．

Are

（10）

A．

lucky

B．

luck

C．

luckily

D．

unlucky

—Excuse me, could you please tell me_________?

—By working hard and never giving up.

A．	who you often practice English with
B．	if you will pay more attention to the traffic rules
C．	when you got used to the life here
D．	how you will achieve your dream

________ fast technology has progressed over the years!

A．

What

B．

What a

C．

How

D．

What an

—What kind of movies do you like?

—I prefer movies _________ me something to think about.

A．

whom give

B．

who gives

C．

which give

D．

that gives

It’s said that tea __________ by accident about five thousand years ago.

A．

was invented

B．

is invented

C．

will be invented

D．

were invented

—What are you going to do this weekend?

—I am going to visit the sick kids in the hospital and _________ them _________ as a volunteer.

A．

wake; up

B．

cheer; up

C．

give; up

D．

pick; up

—Dad, must I become a doctor like you when I finish university in the future?

—No, you________. You can make your own decision and do whatever you like.

A．

don’t have to

B．

can’t

C．

mustn’t

D．

couldn’t

—I am very nervous in my new school now.

—Don’t worry. It’s _________ to have this feeling in a new environment.

A．

special

B．

dangerous

C．

cool

D．

normal

—It is Mom’s __________ birthday next Wednesday. What should we do?

—What about buying her __________ flowers to show our love?

A．

forty; forty

B．

forty; fortieth

C．

fortieth; forty

D．

fortieth; fortieth

We took pride in _________ when we succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain finally.

A．

we

B．

us

C．

our

D．

ourselves

My hometown is _______ beautiful city in ________ west of Liaoning Province.

A．

the; a

B．

a; the

C．

a; a

D．

the; the