初中英语试题

《苏州日报》英文专刊以“Practice makes perfect”为题向中学生开展征文活动，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1. 你对该谚语的理解；

2. 你生活中的一个事例（例如：运动、乐器、家务、学习等方面）；

3. 你的感悟，

注意：1. 词数100，短文开头已给出，不计人总词数；

2. 内容需涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥；

3. 文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。

Practice makes perfect

Have you heard of the saying “practice makes perfect”? I mean ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

A library is a place to keep books and store knowledge. Recently libraries are not as popular as before because people prefer to use the Internet to find out information, rather than books. With a click of a mouse, it is possible to find out almost anything people care to know.

But being in a room that is full of books is a fantastic thing. Just think about how many words there are in a library. Each of those words has been thought of, and carefully chosen, by tens of thousands of people. That must make it a special place to be.

Maybe all kinds of things can happen in libraries. Sometimes, you see that a library is used for poetry workshops or guitar lessons. Also, they may have writers visiting and talking about their books. All of these activities are much better because they are in a library.

Lots of schools have libraries. If your school has a library, it’s probably not just a place to read books. Libraries are also quiet places to be. They are calmer than the playground or the dining hall. It’s the books that keep us calm and peaceful.

（1）Why are libraries less popular than before?

____________________________________

（2）What activities can be organized in a library?

____________________________________

（3）What type of book would you like to borrow from your school library? Why?

____________________________________

请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A hurricane(飓风) is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water. Hurricanes have winds that move in ___（1）___ circle. Hurricane winds are very ___（2）___ (power), and can move at speeds from $120$km/h to over $300$ km/h.

The centre of hurricane winds is called the eye. Winds in the eye ___（3）___ (be) not very strong. Around the eye is an area called the eye wall. The wall is where winds are the ___（4）___ (strong) and rain is the heaviest.

Strong winds and heavy rain can do a lot of damage(破坏) when a hurricane moves over land.

Hurricane winds can be strong enough to break ___（5）___ (window) into pieces. The winds can even knock over tall trees, which might fall on buildings or cars. Strong winds can pick up objects and send ___（6）___ (they) into the air, causing damage.

Heavy rain from a hurricane can cause floods in areas that are not close ___（7）___ a coast. The floodwater can be very deep. It sometimes ___（8）___ (reach) almost up to the top of houses. Water goes into the houses ___（9）___ (quick) and does a lot of damage. Wooden structures(结构) might not be safe after a flood.

___（10）___ there is no way to prevent a hurricane, you can get prepared for it.

请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

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Mom often says, “Cooking is an important skill, and it can be fun!” But I had no interest in cooking at all ___（1）___ I met with a cooking app（应用软件）. There are different kinds of recipes（菜谱）in the app. They offer detailed instructions ___（2）___ users can follow them step by step. Most of them even include photos or videos, which are quite useful for beginners. Last week, I picked up a popular recipe to cook fish. When I ___（3）___, it was exactly what I wanted and tasted delicious. Then I tried more recipes. Now I can cook a couple of ___（4）___. I find cooking is great fun and it seems that I ___（5）___ cooking. My plan is to invite my friends over next weekend and show them my new skills. I hope they will like my cooking.

You can’t make much progress in study without m_________ your time well.

Kate has p_________ her bedroom blue because the colour brings peace to her mind and body.

The doctor’s advice on keeping healthy is w_________ taking.

It’s necessary for teenagers to learn how to spend their pocket money _________（明智地）.

The Tiangong space station is the _________（骄傲）of all Chinese.

Asking questions is one of the _________（最容易的）ways to lead you to active learning.

His parents hope he can follow his heart when he _________（选择）his job.

Suzhou is very attractive with different kinds of ancient _________（桥）.

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every year, millions of birds are killed or hurt when they fly into buildings. Why does this happen? ___（1）___ Birds are flying into windows and tall buildings that are all covered by glass.

Many birds fly from one place to another. Most of the time, they live in the wild, such as forests and wetlands. ___（2）___ They might see small trees and flowers inside a window and want to rest on these plants. The birds do not know there is glass between them and the plants. ___（3）___

Some birds fly at night. They use the moon and stars to help guide them in the right direction. Tall buildings with lights on at night can confuse (迷惑) the birds. ___（4）___ The birds see the light, but they cannot tell that the light is coming from inside a building. They fly toward the light and crash into a building. On many mornings, there might be several dead birds lying on the ground.

___（5）___ Many office buildings now turn off their lights at night. This helps reduce the number of birds that fly into buildings and it also helps save energy.

A．	The answer is glass.
B．	People are trying to solve the problem.
C．	These birds have no idea what glass is.
D．	As a result, they fly right into the glass.
E．	In this way, they can avoid crashing into glass.
F．	People don’t know how to deal with the problem.
G．	This is a big problem, especially on foggy and rainy nights.

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When I was little, I was really little. But my dream was big. I dreamed of being a basketball player. I tried out for the teams at school, but I was never given a chance.

As I got older, I did grow a little bigger, but not a lot bigger. On my 12th birthday, I decided to try a new sport: running. I told Grandpa. “I’m going to be an athlete.”

“Dave.” Grandpa began gently, “if you can’t be big, you can do something big.”

I ran 12 miles on my 12th birthday. On my 13th birthday, I did it again, but I added an extra mile. On my 14th birthday, I ran 14 miles. 15 on my 15th, 16 on my 16th, and you guessed it—17 miles on my 17th birthday.

All this running inspired（激发）another big dream. Someday, I’d run the Boston Marathon（波士顿马拉松赛）. I told Grandpa about my decision.

“But, Dave, you haven’t trained for the marathon. Are you sure you’re ready?” Grandpa asked. But he still promised to walk over and cheer me on.

I ran fast that day, But I fell at Mile 18 and was driven to the hospital. Later that night, I called Grandpa and told him I failed.

“No,” he said calmly, “you didn’t fail. You discovered something.”

“I did?” I asked.

“Yes, you discovered that big dreams don’t just come true. They take work. If you train and work hard, I promise to wait for you next year and cheer you on.”

I trained every day, running miles and miles. Sadly, just two months into my training, Grandpa died. He wouldn’t be waiting for my second Boston Marathon. I decided I’d run for him.

That day, I ran fast. “Keep going! You can do it!” His words filled my head as I forced my legs to make each painful step. As I crossed the finish line, I threw my arms in the air and cried, “Grandpa, we did it!”

（1）Why did Dave fail to join the school basketball team?

A．	He couldn’t run fast.	B．	He didn’t work hard.
C．	He was not tall enough.	D．	He wasn’t a quick learner.

（2）What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph A refer to?

A．	Adding an extra mile.	B．	Running on his birthday.
C．	Training for the marathon.	D．	Trying out for the basketball team.

（3）Which of the following words best describes Grandpa?

A．

Creative.

B．

Modest.

C．

Generous.

D．

Encouraging.

（4）What is the best title for the text?

A．	Dream Big	B．	The Boston Marathon
C．	Think Twice	D．	The Story of Grandpa

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

All aboard! Let’s take a ride on the world’s highest railway—the Qinghai-Tibet Railway（青藏铁路）. Sit back and enjoy the journey. Get ready for the trip of a lifetime.

We’re leaving Qinghai Station. The scenery along the way is some of the wildest in all of China. Keep your eyes open as we race through this beautiful land. You might see a rare Tibetan antelope（藏羚羊）from your window.

Before we begin our journey, let’s learn about this amazing railway. It’s truly one of the great engineering wonders of the 21st century. When it was completed on July 1, 2006, the Tibet Railway set nine world records, including the world’s highest railway at 5,072 metres above sea level, the world’s highest tunnel（隧道）at 4,905 metres, and the longest tunnel ever built on permafrost（冻土）.

As we travel higher, the air gets thinner and thinner. Soon there will only be 50 to 60 percent of the oxygen which we are used to breathing. But don’t be afraid. Each rail car has two separate oxygen systems. One system spreads oxygen throughout the train at all times. And each passenger can also get a personal oxygen mask just like those used in planes.

Here are a few more things to think about as our train leaves the station. The designers solved three main challenges when building this great railway. First, the high altitude（海拔）made the task difficult because there was no enough oxygen. Second, much of the railway runs across permafrost, a type of ground that keeps changing as the weather warms and cools. Finally, the railway goes through some of the most sensitive ecology（敏感的生态环境）in China. Great care was necessary to make sure of the smallest possible influence on nature.

All three challenges were met, making our trip possible. All aboard! The train to Tibet is leaving in fifteen minutes.

（1）Where are the passengers?

A．

On a bus.

B．

On a train.

C．

On a ship.

D．

On a plane.

（2）How does the text show the railway is amazing in paragraph 3?

A．	By telling a story.	B．	By using a designer’s words.
C．	By introducing its world records.	D．	By comparing the present with the past.

（3）How many oxygen systems are there in each rail car?

A．

One.

B．

Two.

C．

Three.

D．

Four.

（4） Which of the following increased the difficulty of building the railway?

A．

The changing ground.

B．

The polluted air.

C．

The dangerous animals.

D．

The hot weather.