初中英语词语运用与语法试题

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Hi, everyone! Welcome to the Friendship Club of our school! You will meet many new people here and make friends with each o_. We have something to tell you. It will help you make many f.
First, be friendly  and polite to everybody in the club. This will make people comfortable when they tto you. Rude (粗鲁的) people are not welcome here and we usually ask them to l.
Second, be honest and truthful （诚实的）. We hope that our mcan trust(信任) each other and will not be hurt by another member. If we find you are lying (谎言) to other club members, we will ask you tleave the club.
T, be a good listener and keep your friends’ secrets. This will make your friends trust you and it will also help you know more a_ your friends. If you share your friends’ secrets with someone else, you will hurt(伤害） tfeelings.
Finally, be generous and helpful to your friends. Sharing thoughts, ideas and opinions (观点) will help you know more about each other and become friends.
Please remember our advice when you come to the club. We meet every Fafternoon and hope to see you there soon.

词汇应用(共12小题，每小题1分，满分12分)
Tom is a boy of fifteen. His parents ____(die) two years ago, and he had to make a living by      (he). Now he ____(work) as a servant at Mr. Jackson’s. He works hard and Mr. Jackson is pleased with him. Mr. Jackson enjoyed ___(plant) all kinds of trees. There are many kinds of precious (珍贵的)trees in his garden.
The week before last Mr. Jackson _____(bring) a few trees home, planted them in the garden himself and watered them every day. Some days   (late), he had to ___(leave) for another city. Before he started, he said to Tom,  "_____(take) good care of the plants when I am out. Some boys of our neighbors always want ____(steal) them."  "____(not worry) about them, sir," answered Tom.” I _____(try) my best to watch them."
Six days passed and Mr. Jackson came back. As soon as he saw Tom, he asked,” Did anyone come(come) to steal the trees?” No, sir," said Tom.” I   (pull) them six days ago. Now they have been hidden (藏起来)in the house for nearly a week!"

In different countries and cultures around the world，free time is spent in different ways.

Several years（1）       （以前），researchers made a couple of surveys on how people spent their free time.The results（2） 　      　 （显示）that reading was the most popular activity in the United States，followed by watching TV.In UK，watching TV and videos was the most popular，and listening to the（3） 　    　 （收音机）came second.For Japanese，eating out was their favourite activity in their free time.And they also like（4） 　 　 （驾驶）around.

There were also differences in what people liked to do outdoors（5） 　 　（在……之中）the three countries.The most popular outdoor activity for（6） 　 　（美国人）was gardening while in Japan it only came（7）     　（第九）.For British people，going to the pub was their first choice，followed by visiting the cinema.

（8） 　 　（虽然）people around the world may enjoy doing some similar things in their free time，their interests are changing.In the US，for example，the interest in（9） 　 　（电脑）activities is increasing.More people are spending their free time going online，or playing video games.As reading becomes much（10） 　 　（更容易的）on the Internet，online reading will be as popular as other online activities.

词汇运用(10分)
Hello! My name is Alex. This year I’m 60. My living _________(习惯) are pretty good, so I’m very__________(健康的). In the morning, I usually ___________ (锻炼) for half an hour, and then have breakfast at 7：00 am. At 9：00, I often __________(阅读)some newspapers. Sometimes I try to learn English on the________(网络). After lunch I _________(总是) sleep for an hour. Then I go to the park and do sports to______ (保持) fit. I __________(几乎不) ever watch TV in the evening. I never eat junk food and drink _______(咖啡). I go to bed at around 9：00 pm. I do the__________(相同的) things every day and I live happily.

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name  knock  instead  popular  safe  throw  century  game  indoors  down

Do you like basketball? It is one of the most _________ sports in the world. It is over a____________ old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy student. The weather was bad and the students had to stay __________. As they could not do their usual outdoor sports they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
Some of the teachers at the college asked a Canadian doctor ___________ James Naismith to invent a ____________ so that the students had something to play. First, in order to be __________, he designed(设计) a hard wooden floor. In this way, _____________ into players and falling _____________ were also dangerous. Then he invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game. It was played between two teams. In order to score, the ball had to be ____________ into the basket on the wall. At each end of the court(球场) there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw balls into boxes. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets_____________ . That is why the game got its name.

A. clothes     B. left    C. though       D. difficult     E. parent F. reading  G. happy with   H. angry about    I. came true

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time _____than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, ____she couldn’t read the books at all.
When I went to school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool _____ and hung out with friends. I went from being an A-student to a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night, I complained about not having enough Italian T-shirts. Then my mother gave me all her money. She said I could get the money ____ to buy shirts if I finished buying all things the family needed. I was very ___that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how __ it was for my mother to do all this. I went back to my studies and become an A-student again. Finally, my dream ____ and I become a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story--a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a ___. So, I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

Ways to reduce food waste

Food waste is a big problem around the world. While some people t ___ 1___away unwanted food, lots of people in other parts of the world face food shortages.

In order to reduce food waste, many c ___ 2___in the world like German and France have food banks. People and grocery stores can give extra food to them and they can give the food to t ___ 3___in need. Shanghai Oasis opened China's first food bank in 2015. In five years, it saved seven million tons of food and h ___ 4___760,000 people.

Many fruits and v ___ 5___go to waste because they look ugly. For example, about 25 to 30 percent of carrots don't make it to the store because of their l ___ 6___. So try to buy ugly food next time, since it is j __ 7___as good as "normal" food.

Many Chinese restaurants are telling people to o ___ 8___dishes by using the "N-1"formula. "N" s ___ 9___for the number of people in your group. So if you're in a group of s ___1 0___people, you should order five dishes.

To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. Everyone can do something to make a difference.

综合填空

grow   running   against  achieve  decide  on  how much   in

 
Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old boy from Shandong, is a ________ star. He is___ his school team and has always wanted to be a professional runner when he_______up. However, his parents won’t allow him to train so much. “Of course we want to see him ______ his dreams,” says Mr. Liu. “And we know____ he loves running. My wife and I have supported every one of his races. We have nothing _____running! But we think our son needs to think about other possible jobs. He’s getting older now, so he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn’t end up as a professional runner.”

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!

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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.

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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.