初中英语说明文试题

Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world．But do you know they can teach us？

Geese （雁），for example，teach a very good lesson about （1） 　　．In the fall，Canada geese fly to the warm south to （2） 　　Canada's cold winter．They lift off in no order．Yet （3） 　　they form a V shape，with one bird leading the group．

This V shape allows geese to （4） 　　energy．When the front bird moves its wings up and down，the resulting force of the air lifts the next one．This continues down the line．The bird （5） 　　has the hardest job．When it gets （6） 　　．it moves behind，and another bird moves into the lead．By sharing the role，the group can travel great distances．Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70percent farther without （7） 　　than birds flying alone．

During the long flying journey，geese communicate with one another．They honk （鸣叫）to （8） 　　the birds up front to keep up the speed．They also cheer each other up （9） 　　working toward a common goal．

What have we learned from the lovely geese's experience and skills？

（10） 　　together!Whether it is our personal lives or our jobs，we need other people．We need the spirit of teamwork!

1．A．experience	B．success	C．friendship	D．teamwork
2．A．look for	B．get away from	C．wait for	D．walk away from
3．A．busily	B．quickly	C．bravely	D．suddenly
4．A．save	B．waste	C．create	D．lose
5．A．in front	B．at the back	C．in the middle	D．on the left
6．A．bored	B．tired	C．hungry	D．thirsty
7．A．rest	B．sleep	C．excuse	D．result
8．A．lead	B．lift	C．teach	D．encourage
9．A．until	B．after	C．while	D．before
10．A．Play	B．Travel	C．Live	D．Work

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张静的好朋友王颖随父母去了美国。张静给她写了一封信。请阅读后填写信息卡相关信息。
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Dear Wang Ying,
I really miss you. This term, we have a new headmaster(校长) and the school life is different. Now let me tell you something about it. Now, school begins at 8:45, half an hour later than (比……晚) before. Now I get up at 7:20 in the morning and go to school by bike at 8:00. There are three classes in the morning and in the afternoon, we have only two classes. School is over at 4:00. After that, we don’t have to do too much homework. We can do many activities in school clubs. You know, I like drawing so much, so I am in Art Club. I love the new school life.
Yours, 
Zhang Jing
Information Card

When does school begin now?	_____
How does Zhang Jing go to school?	_____
How many classes do they have in a day now?	_____
Do they have a lot of homework now?	_____
What does Zhang Jing like very much?	_____

A Play: Four Butterflies(蝴蝶)
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R),
Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white.  They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day, it’s fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.
1. GB: Oh, it’s raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can help us.
GB: Green Tree, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
GT: Green Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
GB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
RB: Rose is over there. She can help us.
2. RB: Rose, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
R: Red Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
RB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
3. GS: What good friends they are! This is a real friendship. I must help them.
The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and
dries up their wings.
4. Four butterflies: Oh, the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let’s play and dance again.
How many butterflies are there in the garden? ______

A．One butterfly.	B．Two butterflies.
C．Three butterflies	D．Four butterflies

What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain? ______

A．They are flying.	B．They are dancing.
C．They are playing a game.	D．They are staying under the leaves.

Whom do the butterflies ask for help? ______

A．Green Tree.	B．Rose.
C．Green Tree and Rose.	D．Green Tree, Rose and Grandpa Sun.

Who helps the butterflies at last? ______

A．Rose.	B．Grandpa Sun.
C．Rain.	D．Dark clouds.

What is the main idea of the play? ______

A．Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet.

B．The four butterflies are sisters and brothers.

C．Grandpa often helps others.

D．A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble.

This term, I came to Chou Zhou Middle School. There are 42 classes, 110 teachers and 2400 students in the school.
In the middle of the school there is two tall buildings. They are for us to have classes. All the classrooms are there. There are some small rooms, too. They are offices for the teachers to work. All the teachers get ready for their lessons there.
In front of the tall buildings, there is a small one. It is the library. There are many books there. The teachers and the students like to read books in it. Sometimes they borrow(借) books from it.
There is a sports hall behind the tall buildings. The boys often play basketball there happily. Of course, there is a science building in my school.
This is my school. It’s not only big, but also nice. I like my new school very much.
There are ________ classes in Chou Zhou Middle School.

A．20

B．42

C．23

D．24

The classrooms are in the __________.

A．tall buildings

B．sports hall

C．library

D．office

How many buildings are there in the school ?
A. 5               B. 4              C, 3             D. 6
The students can borrow books from the ___________.

A．library

B．offices

C．classrooms

D．schools

Where is the two tall buildings in the school ?

A．They are in front of the library.

B．They are behind the sports hall.

C．They are between the library and the sports hall.

D．They are behind the on the left of the science building.

Would you like to adopt an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.
Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.
Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.
Brocky is________.

A．an animal zoo

B．an adopted child

C．a tiger without children’s love

D．a tiger in need of adoption

Several hundred people give money to the zoo to help Brocky because ________.

A．its food is too expensive for one person to afford

B．people don’t want to spend too much money on Brocky

C．people don’t love Brocky enough

D．the zoo forces them to do so

Children will be ________ if they go to the zoo to visit the tiger Brocky.

A．frightened	B．excited and happy
C．nervous	D．surprised

With so many people’s money, Brocky now can _________.

A．play with many toys

B．live without being hungry

C．eat meat every day

D．have an air-conditioned room to live in

We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________.

A．zoos are too poor to feed the animals

B．there are too many animals in the zoo

C．many people are kind to animals

D．children love animals better than adults do

“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” said Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang Lin have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young people. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products (产品)are the most popular online.
It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security(安全)of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless(除非) you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
What products are the most popular online?

A．Candies and DVD players.

B．Treasure products.

C．Clothing and home-use products.

D．Clothes and books.

Taobao is______.

A．a shopping mall

B．an online shopping site

C．an online shopper

D．the China’s largest website

In the last paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to “______”.

A．shop owners	B．products
C．sellers	D．online shops

Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Wang Lin’s life

B．Shopping online is not safe

C．China’s online shoppers

D．Online shopping in China

Hi, my name is Wang Jun. Do you want to know about my staying in America? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since Grade Five. But I didn’t know textbook English could be so different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut. When I first studied English, I was told to say “I’m fine.” when people say “How are you?” But in the USA, I found that people say “I’m good.” or “I’m tired.”
One day, someone greeted （问候） me with “What’s up?” It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have learnt more and more differences between Chinese and American cultures. To my surprise, American girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun getting a tan (晒黑的肤色). In China, girls try every possible way to keep their skin white.
American students are hard-working like Chinese students. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student not only gets good grades, but also does a lot for the public. That is to say, they get lots of knowledge at school and learn many life skills from social （社会的） work.
In China, Wang Jun had _______ English classes every week.

A．five

B．four

C．three

D．two

Wang Jun found that _______ when he came to Hotchkiss School in the USA.
A. it was really important to learn English well
B. English he learnt in China was helpful to him
C. American students were more hard-working than Chinese students
D. textbook English was different from everyday English
What does the underlined word “confused” mean in Chinese?

A．困惑的

B．滑稽的

C．紧张的

D．伤心的

American girls make Wang Jun feel surprised because _______.

A．they work hard at school	B．they try to keep their skin white
C．they hope to get a tan	D．they do lots of social work

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．My wonderful travel in the USA	B．After-school activities in American schools
C．What American students learn at school	D．My study experience in the USA

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.
　　The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” After minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的) “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed awake!
　　Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛). Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won’t need to work, and he won’t need to get up early!
The bed is useful to the people ________.
A. who can’t sleep well      
B. who can’t get up early     
C. who go to bed late
The bed is not connected to ________.
A. an alarm clock             B. a tape recorder            C. a TV
What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up?
A. He will slide onto the floor.
B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.
C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head.
Which is TRUE of the following sentences?
A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.
B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.
C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.
The word “whisper” in the second paragraph means “________”.
A. speak loudly         
B. speak angrily         
C. speak quietly

Trees are useful to man（人类）in three very important ways. The first important way is that they provide man with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It's not easy for man to live on the earth, either.
The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people are eager(渴望)to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals.
The third important way is that trees help to prevent drought（干旱）and floods（洪水）. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.
Trees are important to man in       ways.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

Which sentence is true?

A．Trees give food to both man and animals.

B．Trees only provide animals with food.

C．Trees give food to neither man nor animals.

D．Trees only provide man with food

On a hot summer day,        .

A．people are eager to have a rest

B．people usually walk a long way

C．animals don't need shade

D．the shade of a tree is very important to man and to animals

In many parts of the world, man has not realized that trees help to          

A．give us food	B．give us shade
C．prevent drought and floods	D．give us wood

In this story the underlined word "He" means       .

A．farmer

B．man

C．worker

D．boy

New rules and behavior standards(行为规范) for middle school students came out in March. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won’t only have high marks. They will also be kids who don’t dye(染) their hair. The following are some of the new rules.
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else’s work on an exam? Don’t do it again! That’s not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you have done homework.
Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! In that way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone.
Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.
Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll discover Earth Ⅱ some day. Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don’t let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.
Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet aren’t for kids, so try to look at web pages that are good for you. You can use the web for fun or homework. Can’t you find any good websites for children? Here are some: Http:// kids.eastday.com, Http://www. chinakids. net. com, http ://www. cycnet.com.
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The new school rules will help kids by telling them ___________.

A．how they can study well	B．what they should do at school
C．what is right and what is wrong	D．how they can protect themselves

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Take care of yourself when you are out.	B．Tell the truth, even when you are wrong.
C．Keep some animals to protect them.	D．Use the Internet, but keep away from bad things.

The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about ___________.

A．making the team stronger	B．helping each other
C．being a good friend to others	D．getting on well with others

Good websites for children can ___________.

A．be a waste of time	B．help them with their studies
C．do homework for them	D．make life easier

The passage tells us how to___________.

A．be top students	B．do more at school
C．care for others	D．use the Internet

Earthquakes may take place anywhere on the Earth's surface．（49） 　　，they are most probably to happen near mountains．

During an earthquake，the Earth's surface shakes．Houses fall，people are killed or injured，and （50） 　　whole cities are destroyed．

But we can do something to protect （51） 　　against earthquakes．Scientists have made maps （52） 　　the"earthquake belt"．In the belts，earthquakes are likely to happen．In these areas we can build （53） 　　houses to resist（抵抗）earthquake shocks．

In the future，scientists will be able to predict exactly （54） 　　earthquakes will take place．Then they can tell people to take measures．Thus lives can be saved and damage（损失）can be（55） 　　

49．A．But	B．However	C．So	D．And
50．A．sometime	B．sometimes	C．some time	D．some times
51．A．ourselves	B．themselves	C．itself	D．myself
52．A．shown	B．shows	C．showed	D．showing
53．A．large	B．small	C．special	D．empty
54．A．When and where	B．when and what	C．where and what	D．how and why
55．A．doubled	B．lessened	C．increased	D．added．

Hot movie in Esplanade Theatre

How many days does the movie be on?
A. For 8 days.     B. For 9 days.     C. For 10 days.
How long does each movie last?
A. Half an hour.   B. One hour.       C. One hour and a half.
If a family of three—Dad, Mum and son go to the theatre in the evening, they have to pay ________ dollars for the tickets.
A. 85              B. 105          C. 120
________ are not allowed to enter the theatre.
A. Latecomers      
B. Adults without children    
C. Kids below three years old
Which information can’t be found in the advertisement?
A. The name of the movie. 
B. The name of the theatre. 
C. The name of the director.

Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get along with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spent most of their playing time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US children between 8 and 12 spent at least 13 hours a week playing video games or “gaming”. Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving problems because they do not practice these shills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, _______________.
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted(成瘾). Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28-year-old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.
Children of 8 to 12 in the US spent at least _____ hours a week playing video games.

A．13

B．16

C．28

D．50

How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

Which of the following is the right sentence for the blank(空白处) in Paragraph 5?

A．they might become ill	B．they might lose their friends
C．they might stop playing games	D．they might get lower grades at school

What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?

A．Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages.

B．Video gaming might be a dangerous thing.

C．Childhood is a time of fun and games.

D．Children should learn how to get along with others

Space travel is nothing new. The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961. Since then, people have not only traveled to space, but also many of them have lived there in space stations for some time.
The Soviet Union(前苏联) sent the first space station into space in 1971. This space station was called Salyut 1. Salyut 1 was designed as a place where people could live while they observed space and did experiments. The first group of astronauts lived there for 23 days. The Soviet Union went on to make seven more Salyut space stations. At about the same time, the United States built its own space station, called Skylab.
Astronauts visited and often lived in these space stations for a short time. However, it wasn’t until the late 1980s when The Soviet Union sent the Mir space station that people began to live in space for a longer time. Mir stayed in space from 1989 until 2001, when it was decided that the space station was too old and no longer safe to live in.
Living in space stations seems to be fun, but astronauts face many problems. One of them is food. All the meals on space station are put together on Earth and sent there by space shuttle. Because the food has to last a long time (sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be stored in cans. The space station does not have a fridge, but it has a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh. Astronauts also eat many other foods such as dried meat that do not need special care.
Without the help of gravity, sitting down to eat can be tough. Astronauts sometimes have to fix themselves to the wall while eating. They also have to be very careful to that food does not float away.
Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “observed” in Paragraph 2?

A．Discovered

B．Checked

C．Watched

D．Fixed

What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A．Astronauts can never have a chance to eat fresh food when they live in space station.

B．The Soviet Union sent a total of 9 space stations into space in the 1970s and 1980s.

C．Astronauts could live in the Mir space station for no more than three weeks.

D．Space travel has quite a long history of more than 60 years.

What is the best title of this passage?

A．Exploring Space

B．Space Travel

C．Living in Space

D．Space Stations

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. "The door to his room is always shut." Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. "She used to sit in my arms on the sofa and talk with me," said Mark. "Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which."
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what's on their minds. "In fact, parents are first on the list." said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. "This completely changes during the teen years." Riera explained. "They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last."
Parents who know what's going on in their teenagers' lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.
We can know Michael Riera in the passage is ________.

A．An author.

B．A mother.

C．A father.

D．A teenager.

"The door to his room is always shut" suggests that the son_______.

A．is always busy with his studies

B．doesn't want to be disturbed

C．keeps himself away from his parents

D．begins to dislike his parents

What troubles Tina and Mark most is that _______.

A．their daughter isn't as lovely as before

B．they can't read their daughter's mind exactly

C．they don't know what to say to their daughter

D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

Which of the following best explains "the wall of silence" in the last paragraph?

A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

What can be learned from the passage?

A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

C．Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

D．Parents should try to understand their teenagers.