初中英语阅读表达试题

任务型阅读(10分)
It is very important to have good friends. 1)拥有许多朋友的一种生活是有趣且丰富多彩的。A life without a friend is a life without a sun.2)Having good       can       us in lots of different ways. People with a lot of friends usually feel happier than people with no friends. Everything we do will be more fun if we have friends with us to share our adventures(经历). When we are feeling sad or worried, our friends will give us advice and help us out of difficulties.
We should not only have good friends but also be good friends. We need our friends as much as they need us. We should be willing to help friends when they need help.
1. 回答下面问题
What will friends do when we are feeling sad or worried?
                                                                   
2. 在2)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：                
                                                                     
3. 将1)句译成英语：____________________________________________________
4. 写出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：
If friends need our help, we should be glad to help them.
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5. 找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子：                                
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We all dream about things that we would like to do and things we hope to achieve in the future. But are everybody’s dreams the same? Here are some of the findings of a survey about dreams, in which thousands of students across China took part.
Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic than others. For example, many students said they would like to be volunteers for the Asian Games, maybe working as translators or tour guides. And quite a few said they dream of going to the moon one day.
According to the survey, less realistic dreams are also common, but many students reported that they were willing to work hard to achieve their dreams. Quite a few dream of becoming famous, perhaps famous sportspeople or singers. Some said they’d love to go on exciting trips; one student said she’d love to sail across the Pacific Ocean. And then there are dreams that are impossible; three students said they’d like to be able to fly.
Thousands of students ________ part in the survey “What are your_________?”
The dream to be _________ to fly one day is not _________.
_________ of the girl’s dreams is to sail across the Pacific Ocean in the _________.
________ are quite a few students dreaming to be _________ people.
It is _________ to achieve the dreams without working _________.

Do you carry too much on the way to school or home? Don’t worry．Try e-readers(电子阅读器)and say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag．
An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books．So people want to(A)扔掉沉书包and read with small, light e-readers．For example，Cushing Academy，a high school in Massachusetts，USA，replaced(替换)most of the 20，000 books in (B) its library last summer．Teachers and students will use e-readers instead．
Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g．They can download(下载)an e-book in 60 seconds．“It’s (C) so easy．You can have a lot of books right at your fingers!” said Meghan Chensusky．16．
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers．At the Shanghai World Expo(世博会)，an e-schoolbag is now on show．It is a special e-reader．Students can use it to download textbooks from the school servers(服务器)．(D)It can also send and receive homework．Some Schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years．“It’s excellent．I (E)don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore，”said Xiao Qi，15，Beijing．
New e-readers are not just for reading．They have Wi-Fi and multimedia(无线电视和多媒体)．Parents worry that these may hurt their children’s study habits． “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids，”said Zeng Wenwen，43， Beijing．
将文中划线部分(A)译成英语:________________
文中划线部分(B)指代的是:________________
写出文中划线部分(C)和(E)的同义词或近义词：________ ________
将文中划线部分(D)改写为：Homework can also_______ _______and received through it．
从文中找出两个修饰或描写e-reader的形容词：________ ________

Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey! You have read too (A)________ children’s books! But wait! Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．
The chocolate-powered racing car’s engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast? (D) Certainly! It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．
“It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green． You can find many of the car’s parts at a farmer’s market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”
However，(F)this eco-friendly  (环保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine’s unusual fue.
在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________
将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________
写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________
将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine’s unusual fuel makes it________ to________ this eco-friendly car in the official race
从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________

阅读与表达。（每小题2分，共10分）
Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American holiday in the United States.
In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, sailed to America on the May Flower. They wanted to find a place where they could have freedom to worship（敬拜）God.
During their first winter, over half of the settlers died because they were cold and hungry. Those alive began sowing（播种）in the first spring.
All summer long they waited and finally the fields produced a rich harvest. And so they decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord should be fixed. Years later, President of the Unite States proclaimed（宣布）the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been on that date until today.
The Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be varieties of food. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They are the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day.
1．Choose the best word which means “settlers”?

A．visitors

B．Pilgrims

C．people

D．Americans

2．Why did half of the settlers die?
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3．On which day do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
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4．What is the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day?
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5．What should we think of and say to our family and friends on Thanksgiving Day?
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Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.
In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousand of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic(经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.
Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. They best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.
Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?
Ws the area rich or poor in the 1950s?
Why did the restaurant workers have not time to learn English?
When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?
What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?