初中英语试题

这个故事很有趣，让我们一起来读一读吧。
The story is very interesting. __________read it together.
把东西收好，该睡觉了。
Put your things away. ________________bed.
少开车对环境有好处。
To drive less is_________________the environment.
听到这个好消息，他高兴得说不出话来。
He was_____________say a word when he heard the good news.
咱们选Mike当班长怎么样？他不仅诚实，而且守信。
Shall we make Mike our monitor? He is______________.

Almost every kid in this country has ever eaten Hershey chocolate. But do you know that the Hershey chocolate factory is more than one hundred years old? And do you know that the father of Hershey Chocolate, Milton Hershey, had many failures in business before he started his famous company?
Milton Hershey grew up in Pennsylvania. Before he became interested in making chocolate, he worked as a printer for a small newspaper at first, and then decided that printing was not the right job for him.
Then he worked at a candy factory in Lancaster. After working a few years there, he decided to open his own little candy business near Philadelphia. His first business failed because it was not making money. After that, he went to Denver to learn how to make caramels(焦糖). He took his new skills back to New York and worked selling candies on the street. But his second business also failed.
Finally, Milton Hershey moved back to Pennsylvania where he grew up. He then experimented with all sorts of different candies and chocolate. By 1893 he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy each year. Since his chocolate-flavored(巧克力味的) caramels were the best selling, he decided to make chocolate himself.
By experimenting, Milton Hershey discovered how to make delicious chocolate. The area where he lived had a large and easy supply of milk and sugar, which helped him succeed in his chocolate business. In 1903, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and a town to go with it.
Today, the town of Hershey is still the home if the factory that Milton Hershey built. And if you ever visit, you can smell delicious chocolate smells just bu driving through the town.
The factory is not so hard to find, Just travel down Cocoa Avenue until you get to East Chocolate Avenue. Turn right at the traffic lights and just follow your nose.
Who is the father of Hershey Chocolate?
Where did he grow up?
Why did he go to Denver?
Why did he decide to make chocolate himself?
What might be the reasons for Hershey’s success in his chocolate business?

Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it's a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.

When we always stick to the same people, how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (无知),which too often leads to prejudice (偏见) and even fear? If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons.
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.
From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who

A．is like themselves

B．has a sense of humor

C．is open-minded

D．lives an exciting life

People like staying in their comfort zone because they may

A． remain comfortable and special

B． be accepted easily and feel safe

C． find out more interesting things

D．discover differences among themselves

What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell us just to be ourselves in social life.

B．To introduce ways to learn about the world.

C．To explain how people communicate with others.

D．To encourage us to meet people of different kinds.

A French writer __    a story about a cat and a parrot(鹦鹉).
A friend of __     came to visit him one day. The friend said, "I' m going away for a short time. Will you please  __    my parrot for me?"The writer said he would do so, and his friend __           his parrot to the house. The cat saw the parrot and wanted to know whether(是否) it was a bird or not. If so, it would be nice__    . Very__    the cat came nearer and nearer. It was thinking how nice it would be to have this animal for its meal.
The poor parrot was very afraid. It didn' t know __     at first. It kept quiet and didn' t move __     the cat was near enough to jump on it. Then suddenly the parrot asks, " __    you have your breakfast?"
The cat is afraid. It ran away as fast as it can. Maybe it was saying to itself, "That thing can speak. It can' t be a bird. It must be __     !"
A. spoke            B. told             C. said
A. his               B.him                     C.she
A. help              B. look for              C. look after
A. take              B. brought              C. put
A. to play           B. to drink              C. to eat
A. slowly            B. quickly             C. soon
A. him               B. how to do           C. what to do
A. when              B. that                  C. until
A. Didn' t            B. Weren' t             C. Were
A. a bird            B. a cat                  C. a man

Ronaldo was born on September 22, 1976. He loved football at a very young age. When he was four, his father gave him a football as a Christmas present. From then on, he __(play) with it every day.
At the age of 14, he gave up school ___(be) a real football player. Ronaldo began playing for Cruzeiro, a football club on May 25, 1993. Ronaldo __(name)World Soccer Magazine’s Player of the year after his_(succeed) for Brazil in the 2002 World Cup. He scored eight _(goal) in the World Cup. It is the most since West Germany’s Gerd Mueller scored ten in 1970. _(Unluck), one of his knees __(hurt) badly during a football match. Then he had to stop __(have) a good rest for about a year. What a pity! But when he restarted his career, he did as _(wonderful) as before. He loves football and regards it as his life. Never he __(give) up until he can’t play anymore.
Ronaldo __(support) by more than 26 percent of all football fans. He __(win) the FIFA(国际足联) prize three times. He is now a real star for the young football fans.

In the city of Chicago I met a man I will never forget. He drove a bus that ran from downtown to the edge of the city. Each night I watched him. As the passengers got on the bus, he smiled at each one. It was fun to see how many passengers forgot their troubles and smiled back.
There was one passenger, I noticed, that had never smiled back. He usually coughed roughly through his mustache (胡子) as he got on the bus. And he never covered his mouth. But that wasn’t enough to stop the bus driver’s smile. He gave the man with the mustache and the rough cough his biggest smile.
The man with the mustache never seemed to see that smile. He would sit on the edge of his seat and complained about the way that the bus driver was driving. He only complained for a short time, but he spoke loudly enough so everybody could hear. It was enough to make me sick. But the driver never said a word. He just went on smiling at passengers as they got on the bus.
I wanted to get to know this bus driver better. One night I stayed on the bus to the end of the line. I asked the driver, “Why don’t you throw that man with the mustache out of the bus?” The bus driver looked at me and gave me one of his famous smiles. “I don’t care about that,” he said. “Let me tell you about my friend’s dog. The man next door to me has a dog. Every time the moon shines, the dog barks (狗叫) and barks all night.” “Well, what about the dog and the moon?” I asked. “Oh, the moon keeps on shining,” he said.
The first paragraph mainly tells us           .

A．the writer was interested in the bus driver

B．there was a bus from downtown to Chicago

C．each night the writer watched the driver driving

D．it was fun for the driver to see passengers smiling

What did the man with a mustache usually do on the bus?

A．He never said a word.

B．He talked loudly to others.

C．He complained about the way to the city.

D．He complained that the driver didn’t drive well.

The writer stayed on the bus to the end of the line because he wanted             .

A．to listen to an interesting story

B．to know more about the driver

C．to ask about the dog and the moon

D．to ask the driver to throw the man out

What does the passage imply (暗示)?

A．Bus drivers should smile at passengers.

B．It’s no good to be rough to others.

C．We should learn to be polite.

D．We should learn to be generous（宽宏大量的）.

That year I went to the college. On the first day of the term, I was so s that an old lady sat next to me. She was very old, but she looked very a    .
“Why are you in college at such an a , Rose?” I asked her. “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have several children and t    ,” she answered jokingly. I was interested in what has made her take on this challenge (挑战) at her age. “In fact, I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting o  .” she told me. Later, we became friends.
At the end of the term, she gave a talk to our class. I’ll never forget what she said. She cleared her throat (嗓子) and b  , “We do not stop w     because we are young; we grow old because we stop. Do you hope to stay young, be happy, and become s  ? Do you have a dream? I had a dream of going to college. It almost took me all my lifetime, but h   I am. Never lose your dreams and never give up.” We were all moved by Rose’s words. And I still remember her words in all my life, so I continue my dreams and try my best to a   them.

Eating habits are different in many countries. The Chinese have a saying, “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.
Most Americans only give themselves a short time for lunch. So they eat a small meal. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family members talking about their day is a way to rest after a long, hard day of work.
Eating at restaurant is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. People want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal far away from the noise of the outside world. If some people are talking too loudly, the manager (经理) may come out and ask them to leave.
Which is the good way for keeping healthy in China?

A．Eating nothing for breakfast.

B．Eating less to lose weight.

C．Eating less at dinner.

D．Eating what you want.

How long do most Americans only give themselves for lunch?

A．The whole noon.	B．A long time.
C．A short time.	D．More time.

Is talking at table a way to rest in America?

A．Yes, it is.	B．No, it isn’t.
C．No, they don’t talk.	D．Having dinner in a restaurant.

What do people like doing when we are having a meal in China?

A．Having a rest.	B．Eating quickly.
C．Only eating quietly.	D．Talking and laughing.

What will the manager of the restaurant do if some people are talking too loudly in America?

A．Talk with them happily.	B．Ask them to be quiet.
C．Let them go away.	D．Do nothing.

Taking part in charity is not just for grown-up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.
Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.
Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早产) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.
Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior(行为). Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It wasn’t really about the money,” Berner said. “It was about the fact that they were doing something good.”
“It is great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, Melvin's classmate. Melvin's neighbors also helped out.
Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology (新生儿科), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.
The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates(毕业生),” Stahl said, “We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.”
根据短文内容，回答问题。
How old was Melvin when he started to do charity work?
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What caused(引起) Melvin to raise money for Cooper University Hospital?
__________________________________________________________________________
How often have Melvin and his parents given money to Cooper University Hospital?
__________________________________________________________________________
How many young patients get help every year?
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What can we learn from Melvin? ( 不超过7个单词)
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If you take away many sentences from somebody's written work as your own without permission, it's called plagiarism，but if you take the knowledge from a piece of work by another and change the words, then it's not plagiarism. This is the difference between using the Internet and plagiarism. If you are given homework to work out math problems, then you should use your brain without a computer! If the teacher asks you to learn something about a famous literary person, you can use the computer. If you take down the main important information of the task, it’s OK. However, if you run to the computer to do your thinking for you all the time, you don’t exercise your brain and you will forget how to work out a problem. By using a computer, students may get a useful answer fast, to finish homework, but when they have to face an exam, they will not be ready for it.
Though teachers say finding or buying homework answers online is not many in schools, an interview with school students shows only 10% hopes to finish their holiday homework by themselves. They complain that the homework is too much for them to finish. Besides, many of students have to go to all kinds of training classes during the holiday. These take away much of their time for doing homework. So they want to find or even buy answers online or copy each other's homework. Students should learn that being a student is about getting skills, but not just getting quick, cheap "answers" for homework problems. I mean we should use the computer properly.
If you want to look up some information about something or somebody, you____.

A．should work it out by yourself

B．can turn to a computer for help

C．must discuss it with your teacher

D．will meet problems with plagiarism

Which belongs to plagiarism according to the text?

A．Answering questions in our own words.

B．Buying homework answers on the Internet.

C．Copying others’ written work without permission.

D．Doing our homework with the help of a computer.

Which is NOT the reason why the students hope to buy homework answers online?

A．The answers are cheap and quick.

B．They can exercise their brains all the time.

C．They have to go to all kinds of training classes during the holiday.

D．They have too much homework to finish.

What's the author's attitude towards using the computer for homework answers?

A．Using it for math problems.

B．Using it all the time for the homework.

C．Using it to get some information on the answers.

D．Using it when there's too much homework to finish.

假如你是Linda, 16岁，一个开朗外向、乐于助人的女孩。你需要向美国Brearley School递交申请，其中，需要说明你曾参加过的志愿者活动。请根据以下信息写一封申请书。
简单向对方学校介绍自己的基本情况；
从下面四幅图中选择两项志愿者活动，并介绍你参加这两项活动的情况；
描述参加活动的感受。

Dear Brearley School,
I’m writing to you in hope of studying in your school.

你校的英语俱乐部将举行周末游西湖活动，但是对于如何出行大家意见不一：骑自行车？乘私家车？乘地铁……? 假如你是其中一员，请谈谈你的想法，你觉得怎么游西湖最合适？为什么？
注意：1. 文中不得出现任何姓名、校名以及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。
2. 80词左右。
Our school English club is having an outgoing activity. We are traveling around the West Lake. How can we go there?

To be honest, it’s really hard to say g__________ to parents when leaving homes.
It was terribly cold, we sat around the fire to keep o_________ warm.
I sleep with my window open u       it’s really cold outside.
Words written alike are often pronounced d       in English.
Many rivers in Africa have d__________ up recently because it hasn’t rained for a long time.
I don’t like making speeches. I feel n       talking in front of many people.
All of my classmates are going hiking next Friday e        Wang Hong and me.
Can you p        me with some information about student exchange programs.
He took my umbrella by m       and returned it to me as soon as he realized.
In summer, we have two m___________ holiday. It is in July and August.

 配对阅读。左栏是5个人想做的事情，请从右栏为每个人选择最合适的一项，并将答案的字母编号填写在题前。
Carol is an assistant in a company. She is interested in English and wants to buy some newspapers to read so that she can improve it.
Mr Smith wants to travel to Africa. He wants to get some information about the climate and the culture in Africa.
Linda wants to know something about the inventions such as shoes with adjustable heels.
Helen hopes that she can give some help to the people who lost their home in the flood.
Lily doesn’t want to stay at home and read books all day during the winter holiday. She plans to take some lessons on singing.

How to beat sadness
We all have days when we are down, tired and unhappy. That’s OK. You need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? You’ll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. Even if sadness is a part of life, let’s try to make it small. Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad.
1. Stand up straight and this helps your energy flow (流动). When your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.
2. Smile! It’s easy to do and have good results. This way can not only leave you in a good mood but also bring others a good mood.
3. Listen to music. It can be your favorite music. Some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you.
4. Take some ‘me’ time. You can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise or having a hot bath, or something like that.
5. Exercise. Even something as simple as taking a walk will get your blood flowing. It is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.
These ways will cheer you up when you are down, but don’t just use them when you are sad. Try and practice them every day to make them a habit. You will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away. But if you are in a deep depression (沮丧), go to see a doctor.

How to beat sadness
Opinions	It is OK to feel down,  and unhappy. It is possible to make sadness a small    of life.
Simple    to cheer you up	Stand up straight so that your   can flow freely.
at others because it can bring you and others a good mood.
Listen to your   music because it works the best.
pleasure in everyday life, such as watching a sunrise.
Take a walk and you can clear your of sad things.
Suggestions	Try to make these simple ways a   . Go to see a    when you are in a deep depression.