初中英语说明文试题

MOVIE GUIDE                          THURSDAY
Rush Hour  15:00  23:00	My Life as Mcdull  9:00  13:00
①Action Movie Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It’s so exciting. Come and have fun!		②Cartoon Mcdull is a little pig. He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute. Do you want to enjoy happiness with him? Be sure to watch it!
Mr. Bean  11:00  19:00	Harry Potter Ⅲ  17:00  21:00
③Comedy Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It’s very funny. Don’t miss it!		④Science Fiction Harry Potter has been in the wizardry school (魔法学校) for three years. He begins a new life. How is everything going?

What do you think of Mcdull?

A．Exciting.

B．Silly but cute.

C．Funny.

D．Happy.

Mr. Li finishes his lessons at22: 00, which film can he enjoy on Thursday evening?

A．Rush Hour.

B．My life as Mcdull.

C．Mr. Bean.

D．Harry PotterⅢ.

My daughter is eight years old. Which two films does she like best, can you guess?

A．Rush Hour and My life as Mcdull.

B．My life as Mcdull and Mr. Bean.

C．Mr. Bean and Harry Potter Ⅲ.

D．Harry Potter Ⅲ and My life as Mcdull.

What kind of movie is Mr. Bean?

A．Action Movie.

B．Cartoon.

C．Comedy.

D．Science Fiction.

Who is an action movie character?

A．Jackie Chan.

B．Rowan.

C．Mcdull.

D．Harry Potter.

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. This is why some friendships don’t last long .To have a friend, you must learn to be a good friend. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.
Honesty is where good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust(信任)one another. They should tell the truth. If you aren’t honest, you’ll lose your friend’s trust. (1)A study shows that those who often tell lies can’t get on well with the other people. Good friends always depend on one to speak and act honestly.
Generosity makes a friendship grow well. It means sharing. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend, you must listen and understand．(2)Try to put yourself in your friend’s place, or you can’t understand the problem better.
Now, do you know what you should do if you want to be a good friend and keep your friends?
将(1)句译成中文
将(2)句改成一个含有if从句的句子。
回答问题：What can be a first step in solving the problem according to the passage?
在文中找出与Being generous helps make a friendship go forward. 意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题纸上。
在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题纸上。

We all know the dangers of fires. It’s good and necessary for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.
Put a smoke alarm in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.
Make escape plans. We should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.
Buy fire extinguishers(灭火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.
Practise for a fire. We do fire practice because we teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:
★Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.
★Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.
★What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! Don’t run! The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket(毯子) around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.
There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
When a smoke alarm rings at home, it means _________.

A．you have to get up	B．water is running to the floor
C．something is burning	D．someone breaks your window

The writer advises us to do the following to prepare for a fire, which one is not right?

A．we practise for a fire	B．we make escape plans
C．we buy fire extinguishers	D．we use electrical cookers

When a fire happens,____ if you open the hot door.

A．the door will soon be on fire	B．the electricity will be cut off
C．the fire will grow more quickly	D．the house will fall down

What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?

A．Stop, run, roll.	B．Stop, drop, roll.
C．Run, drop, roll.	D．Roll, drop, stop.

What is the best title for this passage?

A．Be Ready for a Fire.	B．The Causes of a Fire.
C．Learn to Use a Fire Extinguisher.	D．The Dangers of a Fire.

Happy Middle School is a bilingual (双语) school for children of 6-15. Now we want a cook, library assistant(助理), a PE teacher and a language(语言) teacher.

Job	Age	Language	Skill	Other terms (条件)
cook	25- 40	Chinese	can cook Chinese and Western(西方的) food	healthy
Library assistant	20 - 35	Chinese and  English	read different kinds of books	careful
PE teacher	20- 40	Chinese and English	major in(主修) PE	healthy and strong
language teacher	25-40	Chinese and English	major in English	healthy and kind

Which of the following can go to Happy Middle School?

A．A four-year-old child.	B．A ten-year-old child.
C．A sixteen-year-old child.	D．A five-year-old child.

Happy Middle School doesn't want       .

A．a cook

B．a nurse

C．a library assistant

D．a PE teacher

Which of the following may not speak English?

A．The cook.	B．The library assistant.
C．The PE teacher.	D．The language teacher.

The cook can cook        .

A．Chinese food	B．Western food
C．Chinese and Western food	D．everything

Which of the following doesn't a PE teacher need?

A．He majors in PE.	B．He must he healthy and strong.
C．It can speak Chinese and English.	D．He can cook Western food.

Hello, my name is Sandy. My dream house is on a beach. It has two gardens. The front garden is large with many beautiful flowers and trees. We can take a walk and enjoy the beautiful flowers in it. There is a swimming pool in the back garden. We can swim there at any time.
On the ground floor, there is a big hall. You can see it after you walk past the front door. On the right of the big hall is a wonderful living room. There we can chat with friends, have a good rest, watch TV and enjoy different kinds of entertainments  (娱乐). On the left, there is a computer room and a study. They are mine. I want to be a computer game designer, so the computer room is my favourite.
On the first floor, there are six bedrooms, and each has a modern bathroom. When my friends stay with me, they can have a bath in their own rooms. There is a big bed in each bedroom. So we can sleep comfortably.
Well, that is my dream house. Don't you think it's wonderful?
Sandy has ____ in the front garden of her dream house.

A．a swimming pool	B．a computer
C．many flowers and trees	D．a hall

Sandy can      _ in the back garden of her dream house.

A．swim	B．sleep comfortably
C．cook delicious meals	D．watch TV

Which room does Sandy like best?

A．The kitchen.

B．Her bedroom.

C．The bathroom.

D．The computer room.

Sandy and her friends can do the following things in the living room EXCEPT (除了 )       .

A．watching TV	B．having a good rest
C．playing ball games	D．chatting with each other

How many bathrooms are there on the first floor?

A．Six.

B．Eleven.

C．One.

D．Fifteen.

任务型阅读。维生素对人体很重要，大家了解他们吗？请仔细阅读第56-60题中的五种维生素的介绍和A至F材料说明，找出需要补充的维生素的每个人。

	Vitamin A What can high-vitamin A foods do for you? be great for night vision help you see in color help your grow properly and aids in healthy skin ﹡ vitamin A in carrots helps you see at night
	The B vitamins What can the B vitamin do for you? help make energy and set it free help make red blood cells which carry oxygen(氧气) throughout your body ﹡ The B vitamins in leafy green vegetables help your body make protein(蛋白质)and energy.
	Vitamin C What can vitamin C do for you? keep body tissues(组织) in good shape help you heal when you get hurt help your body resist infection ﹡ Vitamin C in oranges helps your body heal if you get a cut
	Vitamin D What can vitamin D do for you? help keep your bones strong and healthy help keep your teeth strong and healthy help your body absorb the amount of calcium(钙) ﹡ Vitamin D in milk helps your bones and teeth.
	Vitamin E What can vitamin E do for you? protect your skin from ultraviolet(紫外线) light protect you lungs from becoming damaged by polluted air help make red blood cells ﹡ Sunflowers seeds are the richest in Vitamin E

A．Emily often feels tired and seems to be lack of energy.

B．Jeff spent his summer vacation on the beach and got serious sunburnt.

C．Kate has poor eyesight and she can’t see clearly at night.

D．Tony sometimes feels pains in his bones and he has loose teeth.

E. Luke is so careless that he often gets hurt. And it takes a long time for his wound to heal.
F. Linda feels nervous before the new people.

Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in Taizhou. The Transportation Department(交通部门) is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. In March, the city sent out 1,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to over 200 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts(专家) say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.
By the year 2020, the number of cars in Taizhou will probably reach 200 thousand. If one parking lot（停车场） is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles. The center of Taizhou is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn’t solve the problem. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway(地铁) and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and need higher parking fees(费用). But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.
The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means _____.

A．making

B．arguing

C．replying

D．comparing

About _____ drivers can find places to park their cars in Taizhou now.

A．8,500

B．10,000

C．15,000

D．20,000

What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．The city sent out more private licenses in February.

B．Less and less people bought cars in March.

C．The city sent out less private licenses in March.

D．More and more people are going to buy cars.

According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will _____.

A．send out more private car licenses

B．build more parking lots near bus stops

C．encourage people to buy more cars

D．build more parking areas in the city center

This passage is mainly about_____.

A．parking problems

B．heavy traffic

C．pollution in Taizhou

D．building more parking lots in the city center

Gasoline (汽油) prices are getting higher and higher. The prices make it hard for drivers to afford the fuel.
One group held a special event to display（展示）new kinds of cars .
The new cars are different and they can run on many different kinds of fuels .

Some of these cars are called hybrids(混合动力). They can run on different kinds of fuels . One kind of them runs on a special fuel cell which is filled with a gas called hydrogen(氢气). ______  They are very clean , and don’t give off bad fumes(烟雾) when they run .
The man who makes fuel cell cars is excited about the technology .__ ___ Once we use oil up , it will take millions of years for more oil to form. Since gasoline is made from oil , that could be a problem for companies that make traditional cars , and for drives . ____
Buses that run on hydrogen fuel cell power are being tested on the road . They could become a common form of transportation in the near future

A. The fuel cell cars are also better in another way . B. However, it won’t be a problem for cars that run on fuel cells .. C. He says we will never run out the fuel, but we may run out of oil.

What do you think of this kind of new cars ? Why ?

If you want to find out a piece of information about anything , the best place to search for it is Wikipedia（维基百科）. This online encyclopedia is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.
What is more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites (网站)on the internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008, over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles are in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.
However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate（准确的）and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the internet.
So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is ___________. 

A．a computer game	B．an online magazine
C．a free university	D．a website encyclopedia

People who write on Wikipedia__________.

A．know much about a certain subject

B．likes writing different stories

C．should be university professors

D．are usually famous scientists

Wikipedia is truly international because_________.

A．everything is written in English

B．the articles are in about 235 language

C．there are over 10 million articles

D．each writer can write in Various languages

Besides information about different subjects, people can also__________ on Wikipedia.

A．watch interesting movies	B．send e-mail to friends
C．read about the latest news	D．play exciting games

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape（逃跑）? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
It is important to ____________________.

A．know the ways to escape a fire

B．put out a fire in a burning house

C．jump out of a burning house

D．keep the door closed

It is possible to escape through the windows ___________________.

A．if you are strong enough

B．if there are some bushes on the ground

C．if you live on a lower floor

D．if you have a long rope

Keep your head low at the window so that ___________ if the building is on fire.

A．you can get fresh air	B．you can call for help
C．you can easily jump off	D．you can be seen first

The best title for the passage is _____________.

A．Escaping as fast as possible

B．Saving Yourself from a Burning House

C．Knowledge on Fire

D．Waiting for Help

If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.
　　There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
　　Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.
　　If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.
　　What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.
If you lost in the forest, you should _______.

A．stay where you are and give signals three times

B．walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you

C．try to find your friends as soon as possible

D．try to get out of the forest and shout for help

If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun, you should _____________.

A．tell people that you are lost

B．keep up shouting or whistling

C．shout at the top of your voice

D．shout or whistle three times

When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, __________.

A．you should shout more loudly

B．you can whistle three times

C．it is an answer to your call for help

D．you should try to run to them

When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should ________.

A．just go to the river

B．find some glasses or bottles before you go

C．make a fire so that you can have some tea

D．leave marks so that you can find your way back

This passage mainly tells you __________.

A．when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help

B．What you should do if you get lost in a forest

C．any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

D．how you can live longer in a forest

People began to make robots about several hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they couldn’t talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over again.
Now modern robots don’t always look like people. Some are like big machines; others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy(箱子般四四方方的)bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can solve problems on their own. Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors(传感器). Motors(发动机)help them move.
In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. It’s possible that we will have robot judges, robot household workers, and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things.
How long is the history of robots? 

A．Hundreds of years.	B．Several hundred years.
C．Seven hundred years.	D．A hundred year.

What’s the possible meaning of dumb? 

A．Talking like people.

B．Clever.

C．Unintelligent (迟钝).

D．Cute.

Most robots look like people ______ .

A．in the past

B．clever

C．in the future

D．all the time

Which of the following is NOT true about modern robots? 

A．Some robots can solve problems on their own.

B．Some robots are like big machines.

C．Modern robots are smart.

D．Some robots’ brains are sensors.

What can’t robots do in the future according to the passage? 

A．They can help people do housework.

B．They can work as judges.

C．They can work in the factory.

D．They can have brains as people.

Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)• But they didn’t know how to do.
Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.
The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”
根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。
There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配）them.

A．fifteen

B．sixteen

C．seventeen

D．eighteen

What was the three boys' problem?

A．They couldn’t eat the apples.	B．They couldn’t go home.
C．They couldn’t divide the apples.	D．They wanted to borrow some apples,

What did the little boy do to help them?

A． He put his apple into theirs when he divided the apples.

B． He kept an apple to divide the apples.

C． He got one apple from another man.

D． He ate an apple before he divided them.

Which one is right?

A． The three boys asked the little boy to divide their apples.

B． The little boy told them how to divide their apples.

C． The little boy wanted to help them.

D． The little boy wanted to take away their apples.

The underlined sentence “How clever the boy is!” means   in Chinese.

A．这个男孩是多么地感激啊！	B．他怎么样才能聪明啊！
C．这是一个什么样的男孩啊！	D．多么聪明的男孩啊！

An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.
Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(边界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.
Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特点). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.
A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.
An atlas is       according to the passage.

A．a guide book	B．a history book
C．a collection of pictures	D．a collection of maps

How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Many

From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because         .

A．they can’t see the old ones clearly	B．they like to buy different ones
C．something has changed	D．something is missing

According to the passage, people can find the information about       in a travel atlas of Shanxi.

A．the population of Shanxi	B．the local products of Shanxi
C．the Yellow Stone National Park	D．Xi’an Jiaotong University

Everybody can suffer from stress．No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends．Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university．The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers．There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．
Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems．

B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems．

C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework．

D．Because adults often make them feel stressed．

Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______．

A．by asking them to go to university

B．by helping them with their homework

C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D．as families never support their children enough

Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs．

B．Because there are no jobs．

C．Because a job is more difficult than school work．

D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university．

We can deal with the stress in our life ______．

A．by not trying to find a job

B．by forgetting about our problems

C．by getting a place at university

D．by sharing our problems with our friends