初中英语词语运用与语法试题

阅读下面短文，根据文中意思，从方框中选恰当的词，并用其正确的形式，使短文文理通顺，意义完整，有两个多余的。(8分)

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Parents and children
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same dreams?
A new play, called Hi, Ke’ai, _____us the story of a boy with the name of Ke’ai. His parents want him to become a painter or _____or scientist one day. They teach him to paint and to play the piano, _____ Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want _____ to be a sports man.
“ But why do they want me to be somebody____?”  Ke’ai asks and says, “I just want to be myself.” The play shows us that _____should understand their children, and learn to think about what kids want to do.
Young students __the story and also the music in the play. It’s a very _____ play for them.

词汇运用  (本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
Any progress of that blind kid in his study is beyond________ (赞扬).
My grandfather had________ (服役) as an officer in the army for forty years before he    passed away.
We’ll have to ________ (取消) the climbing competition because it’s raining cats and dogs.
To get away from the polluted earth, humans are thinking about moving________ (在某处)   else outside it.
（B）根据句意, 写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
He was rudely refused by the company________ (simple) because of his ugly appearance.
The increase in excellent teachers can lead to the________ (raise) of standards in schools.
The wonderful piece of music is a couple of African________ (music) work.
Bill Gates has been the________ (wealth) person in the world for quite a few years.

Cannon has s______ a great interest in collecting flags(旗). At the young age of four, Cannon began studying flags, d______ them in his coloring books and putting them up on his walls. During school, he studied flags and tried to find out all he could about them. After university, Cannon s_____ to be a lawyer(律师). During law school, he continued to collect flags. His classmates, friends, and family started c___ ___ him “the flagman”.
Cannon now has more than 200 flags in his collection. He shows many of them in his downtown law office. Once he d______ country flags for an exhibition on the Olympics.
In addition to collecting flags, Cannon also w______ about them. He has published (出版) three books about flags. He loves to h______ from friends who see his b______ in stores all over the world. A few years ago, Cannon’s hobby r______ a new level. He entered a flag design contest and won. The country he lives in asked him to design its flag. Cannon explains his hobby this way , “Collecting flags is l_____ collecting pieces of history.”

Cross the bridge ,and you _____ the Science Museum on your right.
I always have a great time ______with my parents after school.
The teacher asks us _____too much noise in the classroom.
What____________over there? Let’s go and have a look.
It rained heavily yesterday, so my father _________me to school.

动词填空  (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
—Where were you when the doorbell rang ?
—I _______ the violin in my bedroom. (play)
The man ____________ to be a good computer teacher. (say)
My grandmother told me that the sun _______ in the east. (rise)
The little boy _______ a cold. You’d better take him to the hospital at once.(catch）
My uncle _____________ a lot of nice pictures while he was in Harbin.  (take)
The sports meeting we look forward to _______________ next week. (hold)
Do you know which shop did he went to ______________ the personal computer? (buy)
Do you know what _________ to China in the future. (happen)

综合填空,根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全单词，使短文完整、通顺。
How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here are some tips.
On your way home or to school: Wait for the g____ traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don't cross until it really s__. Dress in bright colors, so the drivers can see you c___.
At school: When students around you begin to push, try to hold onto something, or stay in a safer corner. If you f__ down in a crowded place, cover your head w___ both hands.
When there's a fire: Stay calm and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don't breathe in s___. If your clothes catch fire, drop to the g_____ and roll from side to side to put out the fire.
For eating: Wash f___ like apples or pears carefully before you eat them. Check the expiration dates(保质期) and if your food looks or smells b____， don't eat it.
For riding on the escalator(自动扶梯): Hold onto the handrails(扶手) and stand on the right side of the escalator because right arms are stronger. It is d___ to run up and down on them. You may fall down because escalator steps are not designed for running.

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

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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。

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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.

根据汉语或首字母填写单词正确形式：
There are many books on those        (书架).
If you drive too fast, you’ll get a ticket for      (超速)
It’s too      (吵闹) on the playground.
The      (孩子) are swimming over there.
We have a        (多姿多彩的) life in the community.
What should he do before he     (穿过) the road?
He has an a       and hurts his leg.
Mom is reading in the l     .
Come here and sit n     to me.
How many l        do they have every day?