初中英语试题

— What a heavy rain!
— So it is. I prefer       rather than       on such a rainy day.

A．staying at home; go out	B．to stay at home; go out
C．going out; stay at home	D．to go out; stay at home

The earth will be more and more beautiful if everyone       his best to love it.

A．try	B．tries
C．will try	D．has tried

— Could you tell me       now?
— Yes. I live in Manzhouli city.

A．where do you live	B．where did you live
C．where you lived	D．where you live

— May I smoke here?
— No, you      . This is a no-smoking room.

A．needn’t	B．mustn’t
C．need	D．wouldn’t

— What’s wrong with you, Eric? You look tired.
— I       to prepare for the final exam last night.

A．picked up	B．looked up
C．stayed up	D．put up

—       workers are there in your factory?
— About 1,000.

A．How long	B．How much
C．How often	D．How many

— Would you like to go to the concert with me?
— Yes, I’d love to,       I’m afraid I have no time.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．and

The boy with brown hair is from the USA.       name is Tom.
A．My   B．Her  C．His  D．Your

根据所给汉语完成句子
这些句子必须都记在笔记本上吗?
in the notebook?
当我们到达时,会议已经开始10分钟了。
The meeting .
他们正在讨论该向谁求助吗?
昨天给那个病人做手术的时间可真够长的!
yesterday！
让我一个人呆着,以便我能想出一个好主意。
a good idea.
经常看到露西的父亲开车送她上学。
Lucy’s father .

In modern society(社会) there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, for they believe that it is helpful for social progress and richness. Others say that competition is bad, and that it sets one person against another and leads to unfriendliness between people. I have trained many children who held the belief(看法) that their self worth came from how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life and death matters. Sadly, they forget to develop many other human qualities. However, while some seem to be lost in the strong wish to succeed, others think quite the opposite. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary(普通) players, they strongly blame competition, especially youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures(压力) from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often find that they even choose to fail. They seem to choose failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse, “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” In fact, they are worried that if they had really tried and failed, the failure would mean that they were worth nothing. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self worth comes from how well one performs in comparison(比较) with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. We can only discover a new meaning in competition as such worries and fear begin to disappear.
Title: Opinions about competition
Main argument Some believe that competition can push society , while others think competition unfriendliness between people. Children’s performances Some children care about performing well and winning.
Some children give up trying to prevent themselves from .Reason behind They think one can prove his self worth only by performing better than others in competition. Writer’s to children Understand the new meaning of competition.

My earliest memories of writing are only school homework, nothing of any creativity. All that        one day, when Mrs Kumar asked us to write “An autobiography(自传) of a pencil”. For me, it was just another piece of homework,    Mrs Kumar reacted(表现) very differently. Maybe she was just being       , or maybe she really liked the work. Whatever her       , she read it out to the class as an example of “fine writing”. A few years later, I went back to my old school. I was walking through the        corridors(走廊) when I passed by Mrs Kumar, who was still teaching her class. She looked up as I passed and I       , not wanting to disturb her. Seeing me, she went out and invited me into her class. “This girl is one of the best       this school has seen,” she said. “She wrote a wonderful autobiography of a pencil. I hope some of you can learn to write like her. ”Even after all these years, I can still clearly remember that moment. My face shines with       whenever I tell someone this experience. I am sure I was not the only student whose school homework Mrs Kumar       . It is likely that she made an effort to make each one of us feel       . However, I had never had anybody praise(表扬) my writing before that. It encouraged me to do better to prove to her that “Look! Your        in me has worked. I am good, because you believe I am. ”Today, I am a successful writer. Thanks to Mrs Kumar, my      are not only a tool(工具) to use. They are also a symbol of little beginnings and the power of a teacher’s encouragement.

A．started B．repeated C．changed D．appeared

A．and B．though C．so D．but

A．kind B．excited C．satisfied D．generous

A．reasons B．causes C．efforts D．wishes

A．strange B．endless C．crowded D．familiar

A．whispered B．clapped C．waved D．cheered

A．inventors B．writers C．winners D．visitors

A．courage B．honesty C．pride D．modesty

A．remembered B．checked C．included D．marked

A．protected B．special C．loved D．necessary

A．understanding B．confidence C．recommendation D．congratulation

A．visits B．writings C．memories D．pencils

—It’s reported that there will be a snowstorm this Sunday.
—.     .We’re planning to go on a picnic that day.

A．I hope so	B．I hope not
C．I’m afraid so	D．I’m afraid not

We should tell the truth. We can’t say one thing to one person and        thing to someone else.

A．other	B．another
C．the other	D．one more

—When will the railway that connects the two cities open?
—     next year. Only two thirds      been built.

A．Until; has	B．Until; have
C．Not until; has	D．Not until; have

—Where shall I go for the summer holiday?
—How about Xiamen? It is a city worth      on a bike.

A．looking for	B．looking at
C．looking forward to	D．looking around