初中英语说明文试题

Rethink， Reuse， Recycle!

（1） 　　can save lots of useful things． Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore？ Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good （2） 　　？ （3） 　　is a waste if you have a creative mind．

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes， an unusual woman． She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish． The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down． The top of the house is an old boat （4） 　　upside down． And the gate （5） 　　her house is made of rocks and old （6） 　　． Amy recently （7） 　　a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society． The president said，"Amy is an inspiration to us all．"

Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago． He （8） 　　using iron and （9） 　　materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces． Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans， and some are smaller pieces you can put at home． The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city． Wang Tao hopes to set up a "metal art" theme park （10） 　　people the importance of environmental protection．Not only can the art bring happiness to people， but it also shows that even cold， hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity．

（1）A．Recycled	B．Recycling	C．Recycles
（2）A．used	B．useless	C．use
（3）A．Nothing	B．Everything	C．Anything
（4）A．turned	B．turn	C．turning
（5）A．in the front of	B．in front of	C．at the front
（6）A．glass bottles	B．glasses bottles	C．glass bottle
（7）A．beat	B．won	C．beaten
（8）A．is known for	B．is known as	C．is known of
（9）A．other	B．others	C．the others
（10）A．show	B．showed	C．to show

Brave Type: 3D cartoon  Comedy        Running time: 95 minutes Merida, a princess, refused to marry a person that she dislikes. This causes trouble for her family and the whole country. Merida turns to a witch(女巫) for help. In doing so, her family and the country are in danger. Merida must save her family and the country before it is too late. X K b1.C  om

The Grey Type: Action         Running time: 117 minutes The Grey is based on the short story “Ghost Walker” written by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers. It’s about a number of oil men who are in trouble in Alaska after a plane crash(空难). They have to fight against grey wolves that threaten their lives.

Mirror Mirror Type:          Running time: 106 minutes You must know the story of Snow White. Would you like to see this story again? Come to see Mirror Mirror. It’s a comedy about Snow White. Lily Collins and Julia Roberts are the main actresses in this interesting movie.

Chimpanzee Type: Documentary      Running time: 78 minutes This movie is directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. It’s a 2012 nature documentary film about a young chimpanzee named Oscar. He is alone in the African forests until he is raised by another chimpanzee. The chimpanzee takes care of Oscar like his own child.

 
How many documentaries are mentioned in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

Which movie lasts the longest time?

A．Brave.	B．The Grey.
C．Chimpanzee.	D．Mirror Mirror.

Which statement about the movies is true?

A．Mirror Mirror is directed by Lily Collins and Julia Roberts.

B．The Grey directed by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers is based on a short story.

C．You can’t see many beautiful nature sights in Chimpanzee.

D．Brave is about a princess who obeys her heart.

Who starred in(主演) one of the movies?

A．Lily Collins and Julia Roberts.

B．Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield.

C．Ian Mackenzie Jeffers.

D．Merida.

Where can you probably read this passage?

A．In a nature magazine.	B．In a storybook.
C．In an entertainment newspaper.	D．In a science book.

The summer vacation is coming． During the vacation， you can do what you like and prepare yourself for the future． You'll enjoy this period of time to the fullest with the help of the following （1） 　　．

Take exercise． After working hard for months， you must be bored． Taking exercise is the best way to get （2） 　　again． Swimming and walking are perfect choices for you． All kinds of exercise （3） 　　your health．

Master some basic life skills． You will live an （4） 　　life one day． Therefore， you should learn some necessary and useful skills such as washing clothes and cooking． At the same time， you can help your parents （5） 　　housework to express your thanks to them．

Go travelling． The world is a book． Those who don't travel only read one page． Travelling is so （6） 　　． Have you made your own travel plan？ If not， do it （7） 　　! During the trip， you will have a chance to learn more knowledge． While learning about different cultures and customs， you will also make a lot of friends．

Enjoy time with family members． Family members play an important role in your life． They give you love， care and support all the time． Don't （8） 　　to spare some time to get together with them． You will find （9） 　　great to stay with them， talking about dreams， hobbies or anything you like．

 （10） 　　you follow what is mentioned above，you will have a wonderful vacation．

根据短文内容选择最佳答案．

（1）A．suggestions	B．classes	C．teams
（2）A．danger	B．money	C．energy
（3）A．are good at	B．are good for	C．are good with
（4）A．asleep	B．impolite	C．independent
（5）A．for	B．with	C．to
（6）A．terrible	B．useless	C．interesting
（7）A．so far	B．at once	C．no longer
（8）A．forget	B．to forget	C．forgetting
（9）A．it	B．one	C．that
（10）A．Though	B．Even if	C．As long as

Whenever the exam season comes， stress （焦虑） may come along． Here are some（1） 　　that have helped me and my friends through this season．

When the stress of exams is really hitting me， I stop and take a walk． I usually borrow my neighbor's dog and （2） 　　for about fifteen minutes． Many boys would simply choose to run for a while， or play ball games． Having some（3） 　　drives away your stress easily most of the time．

And（4） 　　you find music helpful， give it a go． Listening to your favorite songs will surely make you（5） 　　．The best thing about this is that you don't have to go（6） 　　．

But if you are a book lover just like me，（7） 　　a book you like for half an hour． Reading can take you to places you've （8） 　　been． Putting yourself into a new world helps you forget your stress in this world for a little bit．

For sure， there's nothing better than laughing．Laughing is the best medicine．It can really keep （9） 　　off your mind! Very often I call my best friend and we（10） 　　our good times or something funny， and I'm feeling better before I know it．

Remember many others also face the problem of stress just like you， and it is not something that cannot be dealt with．

（1）A． ways	B． reasons	C． habits	D． results
（2）A． walk	B． jump	C． stand	D． sit
（3）A． jokes	B． sports	C． tasks	D． lessons
（4）A． before	B． until	C． since	D． if
（5）A． lovely	B． friendly	C． happy	D． sleepy
（6）A． somewhere	B． everywhere	C． anywhere	D． nowhere
（7）A． copy	B． write	C． print	D． read
（8）A． ever	B． never	C． seldom	D． always
（9）A． worry	B． pity	C． surprise	D． pain
（10）A． think about	B． talk about	C． care about	D． hear about

Singapore’s public transport system (公共交通系统) is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are three main forms of public transport here that you would find in any other big city--trains, buses and taxis.

	TRAINS Trains run from 6 a.m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can take the trains and buses as you like. If you need more information, just call Transit Link at 18007674333.
BUSES There are several bus services in Singapore and fares（车费）start at 80 cents. Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give you changes. If you need help, just call Transit Link at 18007674333.
	TAXIS There are three main taxi companies--City Cab（65522222），Comfort（65521111）and Tibs（65528888）.Booking can also be made easily by calling the number above.
RENTAL（租）CARS Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel as you like, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the trouble of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more than a train or a bus won’t let you see. For car rental, call Avis on 6567371668.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
Buy an EZ-Link card, and you can take __________.

A．both buses and trains	B．only trains
C．both buses and taxis	D．only rental cars

What is a good choice if you want to travel freely in Singapore?

A．To take a bus.	B．To take a train.
C．To rent a car.	D．To take a taxi.

If you need to rent a car, you may call __________.

A．65528888	B．6567371668
C．18007674333	D．65522222

The passage mainly talks about __________ in Singapore.

A．how to rent a car	B．how to take a bus
C．3 taxi companies	D．public transport system

From the passage, which sentence is true?

A．A local has some trouble finding his way around.

B．It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train.

C．You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car.

D．It’s easy and convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore.

As a new teacher at Dull Primary School in Denver， Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders， most of whom came from（1）　　families． She asked them to complete the note， "I wish my teacher knew…" and share something about themselves．

Their honest answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties． "I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework，" （2）　　one child． "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed， because my mom is not free a lot，" wrote another． Some showed hope for the（3）　　， "I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college．"

"Some notes are really heartbreaking．" Schwartz tells ABC News． "I care （4）　　about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever．" She explains， "I hoped to know （5）　　I could better support them． So I（6）　　to let them tell me what I needed to know． That was why I created the fill﹣in﹣the﹣blank exercise．"

（7）　　the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously（匿名）， most wanted to include names． And some were even excited to read their notes out loud， （8）　　one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely． "After she told the class， 'I don't have friends to（9）　　me，' I was worried what they would do，" Schwartz tells US Weekly． "However， I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered her． They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch． You see， children have an unusual ability to show empathy（同情）．"

"The results have been （10）　　，" says Schwartz． "It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them．"

（1）A．traditional	B．friendly	C．poor	D．small
（2）A．suggested	B．copied	C．repeated	D．wrote
（3）A．society	B．course	C．research	D．future
（4）A．secretly	B．deeply	C．nervously	D．directly
（5）A．where	B．why	C．how	D．when
（6）A．decided	B．refused	C．forgot	D．learned
（7）A．Unless	B．Though	C．Because	D．Before
（8）A．like	B．form	C．against	D．except
（9）A．look for	B．talk about	C．depend on	D．play with
（10）A．boring	B．surprising	C．worrying	D．relaxing

Are you shy？ If you are， you are not alone． In fact， nearly 50% of people are shy， and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives． Why are people （1） 　　？

   It is found that family size might （2） 　　people to be shy． Children with no brothers and sisters may be shy． Growing up（3） 　　， they often play by themselves． They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big （4） 　　．

   Another cause of shyness could be （5） 　　． As more and more people use the Internet， they（6） 　　less time outside， talking to people． As a result， they lose practice at conversation．（7） 　　to new people face to face can make them feel nervous．

   For shy people， it can be （8） 　　to make friends， speak in class， and even get a good job．But scientists say you can（9 ） 　　your shyness.They suggest trying（10） 　　things and practicing conversation．

   Anyway， don't be afraid of shyness﹣you are valued for what you are!

（1）A． excited	B． shy	C． happy	D． brave
（2）A． remind	B． teach	C． guide	D． cause
（3）A． quickly	B． happily	C． alone	D． abroad
（4）A． countries	B． cities	C． teams	D． families
（5）A． duty	B． safety	C． technology	D． education
（6）A． design	B． spend	C． collect	D． save
（7）A． Nodding	B． Running	C． Jumping	D． Speaking
（8）A． difficult	B． safe	C． harmful	D． surprising
（9）A． run into	B． look for	C． get over	D． depend on
（10）A． new	B． private	C． awful	D． heavy

Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons． First， reading is fun． You can always keep yourself（1） 　　if you like reading． If you like reading， you will never feel bored（2） 　　tired．

Next， you can read a book（3） 　　： in a car， on a plane， or even in the bathroom． All you need is a（4） 　　! （5） 　　good reason for reading is that it is useful． If you read as a hobby， you will get better and better at it． And you will read faster and（6） 　　it easier to understand what you read． As your reading skills improve， you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much

（7） 　　．

Some people say that reading is out of date． This is not true． You can read（8） 　　computers， and the better you read， the better your computer skills will be．

Good readers may become writers， （9） 　　．They always have more things to write about．

Reading is a wonderful hobby．Why not（10） 　　reading right now？

（1）A．sad	B．happy	C．bored	D．tired
（2）A．or	B．and	C．but	D．so
（3）A．anybody	B． anything	C． anyone	D． anywhere
（4）A．desk	B． chair	C． box	D． book
（5）A．Another	B．The other	C．Other	D．Others
（6）A．finds	B．finding	C．find	D．to find
（7）A．better	B．good	C．well	D．best
（8）A．in	B．at	C．on	D．under
（9）A． also	B．either	C．too	D．to
（10）A． starts	B．start	C．to start	D． starting

The world we live is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
Food usually goes bad easily in summer but you don’t need to worry about how to keep honey (蜂蜜) because honey doesn’t go bad.
Most animals will die soon without the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days without the head.
Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).

________ Things
Little dogs	________ is bad for them and they can’t eat it.
A snail	It may sleep for _______ years, but we sleep_______ hours at a time.
Our eyes	The size of the eyes doesn’t________.
Honey	It doesn’t go _______ at any time.
______	It can live for nine or ten________ without the ________.
Birds	Most birds are good at ________ but some can’t.

Natural resources（资源）come from the earth．And they are limited．This means that they will not （41） 　　forever．Some are renewable，like trees，for example，you can plant a new tree when you （42） 　　one down．Others are not renewable，like the coal（煤）．Once it is dug out of the （43） 　　and used．it is gone．People realized the （44） 　　that the earth's natural resources are limited，and they decide to do something to help save （45） 　　．When you try to save one kind of natural resources，you had better use less of it，（46） 　　it will be used up so fast．One way that people save the fuel（燃料），such as gasoline，it's by riding a bicycle or working when the （47） 　　is short instead of driving．Water is a very important kind of natural resource because we all needed to keep （48） 　　．We can save water by making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak（漏）．We can also make （49） 　　 choices to save water，like only using the dishwasher or washing machine，not making the water keep running．Everyone can make contribution to （50） 　　natural resources．

41．A．last	B．spread	C．burn	D．change
42．A．turn	B．cut	C．put	D．move
43．A station	B．building	C．ground	D．house
44．A．news	B．plan	C．decision	D．fact
45．A．them	B．it	C．that	D．one
46．A．and	B．but	C．or	D．so
47．A．money	B．space	C．place	D．distance
48．A．alive	B．along	C．asleep	D．awake
49．A．generous	B．funny	C．wise	D．stupid
50．A．protecting	B．wasting	C．using	D．making．

根据表格内容，选择正确答案(共5小题，计10分)。

If Jane wants to rent a room, she can call_____.

A．Mr. Tang	B．Mr. Zhang
C．Miss Li	D．Wang Tao

Mr. Tang needs _____.

A．a room for two people	B．a room with three beds
C．an English workbook	D．an actor

If you find an English workbook, you can call Wang Tao at _____.

A．13956789123	B．73574110
C．78567767	D．53868668

From the passage, we can know that an actor can _______.

A．work with other	B．sing
C．dance	D．A, B and C

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mr. Tang doesn’t want a room for￥ 500 a month.

B．Wang Tao’s English workbook is lost.

C．If Michael wants to rent a room, he can call Miss

D．A boy can call Mr. Zhang if he wants to be an actor.

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. Is that true? The answer is definitely no. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

Feb. l0, 2007
5:00	Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel. Packed bags. Took a taxi to airport.
7:30	Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather.
8:30	Plane landed. Waited for luggage (行李)for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport.
9:45	Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest.
10:00	Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters.
11:00	Went to radio station to attend the live show.
12:00	Had lunch with local producer (制片人)
I3:00	Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good,   but the band did poorly.
17:00	Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band.
18:00	Had supper, but ate little.
18:30	Went to theatre again and got ready for show.
19:30	Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little.
22:00	Show was over. Very tired from it.
23:00	Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV.
0:00	Fell asleep, with TV on.

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
The pop star went back to the hotel _________ on Feb. 10, 2007.

A．once	B．twice
C．three times	D．four times

According to the chart, the pop star was good at _________.

A．singing	B．dancing
C．making faces	D．playing the piano

The pop star felt ________ after the performance.

A．tired	B．excited
C．sad	D．both A and B

The band did _________ in the rehearsal (彩排) in the night’s show.

A．better in the show than	B．worse in the show than
C．in the show as bad as	D．not tell us how the band did

This passage mainly tells us that _________.

A．pop stars are not rich in fact

B．young people had better not be pop stars

C．there are many young people wanting to be pop stars

D．pop stars don’t have an easy life as they seem to have

Have you seen this picture on line？ There is a big smile on the（26）　　face． It makes me feel happy whenever I（27）　　it．

In fact， there（28）　　a story about the picture． Campbell Jones is a young man from Australia． Several months ago， when Jones was riding his（29）　　 on Rottenest Island， a little animal ran after him． It was a quokka（短尾矮袋鼠）， a kind of animal that lives on Rottenest Island．

A lot of wild animals fear（害怕） humans， （30）　　quokkas are not afraid of people． It is common for quokkas to get close to people on this island． When Jones stopped his bike， the cute animal jumped towards（31）　　． It seemed that the quokka was interested in Jones' camera and wanted to take a picture． Jones thought it was fun and（32）　　 it．

The picture became（33）　　after Jones posted it on the Internet． Hundreds of people left（34）　　below it． One of them said， "Wow! It's the cutest animal I have（35）　　seen!" And another one said the photo "makes the world a better place．"

What do you think of the photo？

26． A． animal's	B． animal	C． Jones'
27． A． look forward to	B． look after	C． look at
28． A． have	B． is	C． are
29． A． train	B． bus	C． bike
30． A． and	B． because	C． but
31． A． itself	B． it	C． him
32． A． hit	B． helped	C． cut
33． A． popular	B． typical	C． shocked
34． A． messages	B． marks	C． tools
35． A． never	B． since	C． ever

If you often have a cold，headache or backache，there is something wrong with your health．Eating healthy food（46） 　　good for our health．Tofu （豆腐），milk，vegetables are healthy for us．

Tofu is a kind of common（47） 　　food．We often（48） 　　it in China．Now more and more people（49） 　　other countries think tofu is good for health，（50） 　　．They also like eating it．

Milk is（51） 　　kind of healthy food．Every day you should（52） 　　one or two glasses of milk．It can keep us（53） 　　Vegetables are very important．You should eat（54） 　　them，they are nutritious（有营养的）．As we know，it's important to keep a balanced diet （均衡饮食）．We must have the right kinds of food．We should also eat some pork，chicken and beef．We should eat more fruit and vegetables（55） 　　less meat．

46．A．are	B．was	C．will be	D．is
47．A．Japanese	B．American	C．English	D．Chinese
48．A．eat	B．drink	C．take	D．play
49．A．for	B．with	C．in	D．at
50．A．too	B．also	C．neither	D．either
51．A．the other	B．other	C．another	D．others
52．A．drinking	B．drink	C．take	D．to take
53．A．strong	B．weak	C．thin	D．heavy
54．A．a lot	B．plenty	C．much	D．a lot of
55．A．as	B．never	C．but	D．though．

New books this month
The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and…	Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop…	Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year.Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do?

The Long Night was written by             .

A．David Reilly	B．Maha
C．Joanna	D．Marcie Jacome

The story of Hard Work happened in             .

A．Australia	B．Thailand
C．India	D．England

From the passage we can see Tina is ________.

A．a doctor	B．a film star
C．a writer	D．a college student

           is about a difficult journey.

A．Hospital or Cinema	B．Hard Work
C．The Long Night	D．Harry Potter

The passage above is     .

A．an ad	B．a story
C．a novel	D．a diary