初中英语词语运用与语法试题

A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night， he went out for a walk alone. It was late.     . Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch.  because he wanted to get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman shook his  fist(拳头) in the Italian’s face and pointed at the watch.      . In the end he gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel， the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed(抢劫) the Italian.     .

A．The Italian was afraid

B．It was the Italian’s watch

C．He decided to follow him

D．The Frenchman got excited

E. The street was dark and quiet

阅读下面短文，根据中文提示用所给词的适当形式填空。（每空格只可填一个单词）
I’m John Brown . I’m a doctor . I’m very _______(忙碌的) every day . I ________(通常) get up at 7:00 . After _____(吃) breakfast at about 8:00 , I drive ____(我) car to work . When I arrive at the hospital , I _____(开始) to work . At 12:00 , I have lunch . In the afternoon , I always have meeting and see the patients .
I often get ____(家) at seven o’clock . ______（在） the evening , I always read books and listen to the music . I like evening best . On holidays , I often go out _______(和) my family . we take a lot of  _______(照片) . I like ______(打) basketball very much . Yao Ming is my favourite player . I’m proud of him .

根据句意用括号中单词的适当形式填空，使句子的意思完整、正确。
I am afraid of_________（mouse）．They are so terrible．
You can feel the ________（great）of these famous scientists．
He plays the guitar__________（wonder）,and we all like it．
Our English teacher has over twenty years’ teaching_________（experience）．
Wang Yaping is the first person_______（teach）in space．

首字母填空
Japanese people often ask people what blood group they are. This is b ___ they believe that a person’s blood group says a lot about their character and personality. The Japanese also believe that k_____ blood group can help them decide that if a person will be a person’s good friend. It is strange that this idea is so popular in Japan because it is not a traditional idea, but a m_____ one. Blood groups were only d_____ in 1901 and in 1916 a Japanese doctor suggested that blood groups were related to temperament (气质、性情).
In 1927, a writer did a large study of people and wrote a guide to blood groups. He said that people f_____ blood group O are calm, patient and in control of their emotions (情绪). They are f_____ of self-confidence but are also quiet. People from blood group A are gentle and careful, worry a lot, find it hard to make a d_____, and do not like arguments. People from blood group B are cheerful and “independent”(独立). They like to talk and do things w____ needing help from others. Blood group AB is quite a strange group. These people may seem like people from blood group B but they are actually m____like people from blood group A. They are shy and confident, trustworthy (可信赖的)and like to help others. The Japanese also think that your blood group i_____ your choice of job and even your choice of marriage partner!

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
Could you offer me more _______________(建议)? I’m sure they’ll be valuable.
China, an_____________(东方）country, is becoming more and more important in the world.
You can’t remember so many ____________(科学家) telephone numbers in such a short time.
I don’t know why the keyboard _______________(连接) to the computer doesn’t work.

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
He said nothing but  ____(simple) looked at me.
He went to Tibet to teach for two years although he was already in his         (forty) .
He has such a heart full of  ____ (sad) that it’s hard for him to cheer up.
Our dream is to  ____ (creative) a whole new world for our children to live in freely.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

    Electric cars may seem like a recent invention，but they've been around for years.In the early 1900s，there were more electric cars on the road than there were petrol（汽油）cars.At that time，petrol was e（1）　    　compared with other fuels（燃料）。W（2）　 　petrol prices dropped and new technologies were developed，electric cars went out of fashion （过时）.Instead，petrol cars became more p（3）   　because they could travel longer distances （距离）without stopping.

    During the 20th century，petrol cars got bigger，heavier，and faster.They needed more fuel，and it c（4）　 　 more air pollution.For years，car makers didn't worry about pollution.They didn't worry about the amount of petrol cars used，e（5）　 　 .But when people began to realise that there was not enough oil on the earth，they asked car makers to produce more efficient（高效能的）and less polluting cars.

    One m（6）　 　of solving the problem was a "hybrid" car（混合动力车），one that ran partly on petrol and partly on electricity.Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s when petrol prices went up and the prices of hybrid cars went d（7）　 　.

    An all﹣electric car uses no petrol.The problem，however，is that car batteries （电池） need to be recharged （再充电）.That makes electric cars not so useful for long j（8）　 　.

    Many people are not p（9）　   　with it.The government and car makers are w（10）　 　together to develop safe，cheap，and useful electric cars.When people have these cars in the future，a petrol station may be a thing of the past.

Nowadays we often work as a team.But leading a group of people can be difficult.People want team leaders they can trust.Would you like to be a good leader？Here's some（1） 　    　for you.

Ask to know your team

Learn about each person on your team.You can't be a successful leader（2） 　    　you know your team.Be a "learner" instead of a "knower" as you don't have all of the answers.Try to get close to them by（3） 　 　questions.For example，as you pass someone，you can ask，"Hi!Do you enjoy doing these projects？" or "Do you have any ideas about how to do it better？"

Talk to your team

Be as active as you can when you stay with your team.It's a good practice to talk

（4） 　 　with everyone on your team.Tell them what you're thinking about and what new projects you're considering，The more you talk to them，the more comfortable they will feel when they give you their opinions.

（5） 　 　to your team

Let your team feel you're a good listener.Whenever they have problems at work or at home，listen to what they want to say.Be patient and（6）    　trying to interrupt（打断）them.Make your team feel they can talk to you.

Care about your team

Show your team you care about them as （7） 　 　 are friends.People will work harder for their leaders if they feel they are really cared about.If someone comes to you（8） 　 　 a problem，always be ready to help.That will make your team trust and respect you more.

Ten﹣year﹣old Orion Jean has always known that kindness is important.He often practiced it by volunteering with his family.（1） 　    　，after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest，he became more active in it.Now he works to spread kindness everywhere through projects which help others.He calls（2）     （he） action the Race to Kindness.

After（3） 　 　teacher told him about the contest.Orion had only 24 hours to write，memorize（4） 　    　record his speech.In it，he talked（5） 　    　the importance of kindness. "Kindness is like spreading hugs around the world to those who need it. "Orion said.He encourages（6） 　 　（listener） to join him in "the race of kindness" by doing small，kind acts for others.Orion's speech won the contest.He used his ＄500 prize（7） 　 　（collect） 619 toys for a local children's hospital.After that，Orion wanted to make an even（8） 　 　（big）influence in charity he packed meal boxes for people in need including a kind message for each receiver.

Orion says， "If someone is treated（9） 　 　 （kind） it can make their day brighter and encourage that person to be kind to somebody else.And then it just（10） 　    　 （grow） and makes the world a better place. "

Susan was tired of having her three children talk back to her.One day，she climbed into her kids' tree house.It was（1） 　 　good place，she thought，for a mother to go on strike（罢工）.She was tired of（2） 　 　（drive） them everywhere without thanks and doing more than her share of the work around the house.Until（3） 　 　（thing） changed，Susan decided to stay up in the tree.

Susan's strike got her kids' attention，（4） 　 　course.But that was not all that happened.Word of the fed﹣up mother spread.Before long，a camera crew from television's Today Show came into their yard.Now people all across America were going to find（5） 　 　who drove the kids' mother up a tree.

As the cameras worked，the three kids stood with their father near the tree house.Kate，the Today Show host，had a question for（6） 　 　（they）. "What do you think about your mom on strike in that tree house？" she asked.

"I am kind of embarrassed， " said Misty.

"I'm really shocked， "said Joseph. "I did not think it would go this far.My mom is much（7） 　 　（crazy） than we thought. "

Rachel added， "I think mom is so strange（8） 　 　I can hardly believe it. "

But Susan had made her point.If the kids（9） 　 　 （want） her back，they should know what to do.When the TV crew left，the kids went into their house（10） 　 　 （quick）and got busy.Not long after that Susan climbed down from the tree and went back to being a mom.

All around the world，families celebrate special days together.Traditions for these days（1）　    　（be）very different.Some of them may surprise you.

    Families in most countries have a special day to celebrate mothers.In Serbia,this day is on（2）　 　 second Sunday before Christmas.On that day，children sneak（溜）into their（3）　   　（mother）bedroom and tie her feet with ribbon（丝带）so that she can't get out of bed.Then they shout， "Mother's Day，Mother's Day!What will you pay（4）　 　 （get） away？" Then the mother gives（5）　 　（they）small treats and presents as payment so that the kids "free" her.

    In China，they say that（6）　 　 （baby）are one year old when they are born.After that，all children celebrate their birthday on New Year's Day because that's when they grow a year

（7）　 （old）.Actual birthdays are（8）　 　 （usual）celebrated with a big family meal.The tradition is that the "birthday boy" or "birthday girl" should fill their mouth with as many long noodles（9）   　 they can and then eat them.This is because in Chinese culture，long noodles are a symbol（10）　   　 long life.

The smell of popcorn was in the air.I could hear kids laughing and shouting.People were everywhere!

My family and I walked around the amusement park，getting snacks and going on rides.I loved almost all types of rides.The （1）o 　 　rides that I didn't like were rides that turn you upside﹣down.But my elder sister，Laura，loved them.When we finally were near a ride that went upside﹣down，she started asking me to go with her.I told her I didn't like those rides，but she kept asking （2）b 　 　she really didn't want to go alone.I was feeling sympathy （同情）for her，so I stalled thinking that maybe I （3）s 　 　go with her，even though I really don't like to go upside﹣down.I turned to my parents for （4）h 　 　.

" Matt，you are allowed to stand up for yourself.If something makes you feel really uncomfortable，you can tell people （5）n 　 　.It's OK to tell Laura that you love her， （6）b 　 　that you can't go with her because going upside﹣down makes you uncomfortable.Be strong but kind when you tell her，so that she will （7）k 　 　you're serious. " Mom said.

"I don't want to make Laura mad or sad，" I replied to Mom， "and I don't want her to think I'm being mean. "

"There's a （8）d 　 　between being aggressive （有攻击性的）and being assertive（坚决主张的）.Saying 'no' doesn't mean you are willing to hurt her feelings.You're just listening to your own feelings to make sure you stay safe. " Mom answered. "The

（9）s 　 　goes for Laura.If you ask her to arm wrestle （角力）and she doesn't feel comfortable，she's allowed to say 'no'，too.We are all allowed to stand up for ourselves. "

"Thanks，Mom."I said.I told Laura that I love her and like to do things with her，but that the upside﹣down rides make me uncomfortable because they scare me.She was sad，but went on the ride by（10）h 　 　 and was really happy when it was over.We had a great rest of the day at the amusement park!

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所给首字母提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
It is winter. At 7 a.m., it’s still d_____. There is a frost(霜冻) and Fred is blue with cold. He wears a thin coat and pants, but has no socks.
Fride rides his old bike along Smith Street. He throws a newspaper on the path of each house. The last newspaper is for old Mrs Grant. As she is too sick to p______ it up, he has to take it to the door. But Mrs Grant has a dog, it always jumps out and bites him on the leg.
Mrs Grant comes to the door.
“Hello,Fred. I have something for you,”she says with a s______.
“What is it?” Fred thinks.
“I made this for you,”says Mrs Grant, “It willk_____ you warm on the way. Try it on and see if it fits.”
Mrs Grant holds out a sweater made by herself. It’s thick and warm, and it is green. It’s Fred’s favourite colour! He puts the sweater on very h________.
“Thanks, Mrs Grant. It’s great. See you tomorrow,”he says, and rides home.

根据方框内所给单词的适当形式填空

reach  careful  choose  necessary  both  difference wonderful  health  one  our

It's good for our _____________ to have some vegetables every day.
Mrs. Smith likes wearing _____________ comfortable and beautiful clothes.
Their school  is  different from _____________.
Fred doesn't work as _____________as his brother.
Both of the jackets look nice on me. I can't decide which one to _____________.
My father _____________the factory at 8:00 on weekdays.
There are a few _____________between the two pictures.
It's _____________ to give them clean water if you want them to be healthy.
He goes to see his dentist at least _____________ a month.
This TV play is very _____________, I'd like to see it again.

综合填空（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择单词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。每词限用一次。

be  drink   more   grow   five   year  world   young   sell   century

Coffee is one of the most popular     in the world. Like tea, it is said to have healthy benefits. It can help wake us up and keep up going. Coffee drinking, however, is much     than tea drinking.
Legend (as written in the 17^th century) tells a story which happened in the 9^th    . A person named Kaldi found that animals and people could become more active after eating coffee berries. Slowly, more and      people began to learn about the coffee bean. So more coffee plants were needed and grown. Today Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Its neighbor Colombia     the third largest producer. The second largest producer is Vietnam. The fourth and    largest producers are Indonesia and India. Coffee plants are grown in 70 countries around the     which produce 8 million tons of coffee each    .
Almost 25 million people make a living by      coffee plants. Every year 500 billion cups of coffee are      around the world. That is about 80 cups a year per human being! Coffee is truly a worldwide drink.