初中英语星级训练

初中英语星级训练初中英语星级训练初中英语星级训练资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月初中英语星级训练版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：TEST1BChoosethebestanswer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：Touchisoneofthemostimportantofourfivesenses.Itisoneofthefirstsenseswedevelop.Oneofthemostcommonlyacceptedformsoftouchamongpeopleisalsooneofthefirstexperienceswehaveintheworld—Ahug!Thereisnobetterwaytounderstandtheimportanceofhugsthantolosethem.Forthosewhohaveexperiencedthelossofhugs,youwillknowhowimportanttheyaretoshare.Arecentresearchhasshownthatwhenpeoplehug,thebrainreleasesthechemicalwhichincreasesourwillingnesstotrustandreducesfear.Ithasalsoshownthathugsaregreatforyourheart.In1995,apairofnewlyborntwinswasbeingcaredforinhospital.Whileoneofthetwinsseemedquitehealthy,hersisterwasnot.Aftertryingdifferentmedicaltreatments,thenurseonduty，GayleKasparian,placedthetwinsinbedtogether.Thetwinsimmediatelysnuggled(依偎)uptoeachother.Asoneplacedherarmaroundtheother,theweakbabybecamebettergradually.Howgreatthepowerofahugis!Theneedforhugsdoesn'tdisappearaswegrowolder,thoughitseemswearelesswillingtogivethem.Researchonpeopleofallageshasproventhatahugisnecessaryforphysicalandemotionalhealth.Withouthugswecanbecomesad.Ahugprovidessafetyandgentleness.Ahugprovidesuswithsocialcontact,asenseofhealthandafeelingofimportanceandbelonging.()1.Thewriterbelievesthat__________.A.touchisthemostimportantsense B.hugisoneofhuman’sfivesensesC.touchisthefirstdevelopedsense D.hugisoneoftheformsoftouch()2.Theunderlinedword'they'referstoA.touches B.people C.hugs D.experiences()3.Arecentresearchhasshownthat .A.hugscanreleaseakindofchemical B.hugisgoodforpeople’sheartC.hugincreasepeople’sfear D.hugreducesthefeelingoftrust()4.Thestoryofthetwinstellsus_________.A.twinsshouldbeplacedinbedtogether B.thepowerofahugisgreatC.twinsshouldbelookedaftertogether D.Medicaltreatmentsareimportant()5.AhugprovidesallthefollowingEXCEPT_________.A.asenseofsocialcontact B.asenseofhealth C.Asenseofbelonging D.asenseofpower()6.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe__________.A.TheGreatImportanceofHugs B.TheDifferentWaysofHugsC.TheTraditionalCulturesofHugs D.TheInterestingStoriesofHugsCChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词完成短文）：TheVoiceofAmericabeganduringtheWorldWarII.WhenGermanywasbroadcastingaradioprogramtogetinternational___1____,AmericanofficialsbelievedtheyshouldanswertheGermanbroadcastwithwordsthattheythoughtwerethefactsofworldevents.ThefirstVOAnewsreportbeganwithwordsin____2____.“Thenewsmaybegoodorbad,butweshalltellyouthetruth.”Withinaweek,otherVOAannouncerswerebroadcastinginItalian,FrenchandEnglish.AftertheWorldWarIIendedin1945,someAmericansfeltVOA'spurposehadtobe___3___,consideringtheSovietUnionbecameenemyofAmerica.TheywantedtoreachSovietlisteners.ThenVOAbeganbroadcastinginRussian.IntheearlyyearsVOAbeganaddingsomethingnewtoitsbroadcastthatwascalled"MusicUSA".Anothernewideacamealongin1959.VOAknewthatmanylistenersdidnotknow____4____EnglishtocompletelyunderstanditsnormalEnglishbroadcast.SoVOAinventeda___5___kindofEnglish,whichusesabout1,500wordsandisspokenslowly,ofcourse,itisspecialEnglish.IntheopinionofmostVOAlisteners,themost___6___programisthenewsreport.NewsfromaroundtheworldfliesintotheVOAnewsroominWashington24hoursaday.ItcomesfromVOAreportersinmajorcitiesandalsofromotherbroadcastslikeBBC.VOAwritersandeditorsusethesematerialstopreparenewsreport,whicharebeingbroadcastin43languages.()1.A.business B.culture C.support D.Information()2.A.German B.English C.French D.Italian()3.A.improved B.told C.compared D.changed()4.A.any B.many C.enough D.nice()5.A.cleverer B.simpler C.slower D.dearer()6.A.important B.difficult C.terrible D.comfortableDReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithsuitablewords(在短文的空格肉谊入话坐的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：Goodhealthisthemostvaluablethingapersoncanhave.Itisimportanttorememberthatthebodyneedsproperc____1_____inordertobehealthy.Therearethreethingsthatapersoncandotohelpstayingoodshape:eatrightfood,getenoughsleep,andexerciseregularly.Propernutritionisimportantforgoodhealth.Yourbodycannotworkwellifitdoesn'treceivetheproperkindof"fuel".Don'teattoomuchfoodwithlotsofsugarandfat.Eatplentyoffoodswhichareh_____2_____inprotein,likemeat,fish,eggsandnuts.Vegetablesandfruitsareveryimportantbecausetheyp_____3_____necessaryvitaminsandminerals.However,don’teattoomuch.Itisnothelpfultobeoverweight.Gettingtheproperamountofsleepisalsoimportant.Ifyoudon'tgetenoughsleep,youwillfeeltiredandgetangrye______4_____.Youwillhavenoenergy.So,besuretohaveseventonineh_____5_____ofsleepeachnight.Ifyoudo,yourbodywillfeelstrong.F_____6_____,getplentyofexercise.Exercisemakesthebodystrongandpreventsyoufromputtingonweight.Italsoimprovesyourheartandlungs.Ifyoufollowaregularexerciseprogram,youwillprobablyi_____7_____yourlife-span.Doingexercisesisnotonlygoodforyourbody,butitisfunandenjoyable,too. Ifyoueattherightfoods,getplentyofsleepandexerciseregularly,youwillalllivetobemucholderandwiser.EAnswerthequestions(根据短文内容，回答下列问题）：ThekindofdancingcalledballetbeganinItalyabout500yearsago.Yougotoatheatretoseeballetwhichtellsastoryusingmusicanddance.Youneedtobeverygracefulandathletic(健壮的)tobeagoodballetdancer.BalletdevelopedgreatlyinFranceabout350yearsagoanddancersallovertheworldstillcallallthemovementsbytheirFrenchnames.InEngland,manychildrenasyoungas3or4yearsoldgotoweeklyballetclassestodevelopgracefulmovementandtolearntomoveintimetomusic.Childrenwhowanttobecomeballetdancersasajobneedtostartlearningballetseriouslybythetimetheyare10.TheRoyalBalletSchoolinLondonisfamousandchildreninterestedinballetdreamofbeingabletogothere.TheSchoolholdsseveralauditions(试演)everyyearwheretheychoosesuitablechildrentotrainasballetdancers.Auditionstakeawholedayandabout1000childrengototheauditionseveryyear.Thechildren,usuallyagedabout10or11,aregivennumberstopin(别住)ontheirclothesand,inagroup,theycopythemovementsmadebyateacher.Balletteacherswatchthechildrencarefullyandchoosethechildrenwhohaveasuitableshape,somenaturaltalentandwhoverymuchwanttolearn.ChildrenfrommanycountriescangototheRoyalBalletSchool.ChildrenwhodonotliveinGreatBritainsendavideoofthemselvesdancingandiftheyareverygood,theymaybeaskedtotraveltoLondonforanaudition.Everyyear,only 14boysand21girlsarechosentogototheRoyalBalletSchool.Inwhattwowaysdoesaballettellastory?________________________________________________________________________________InwhichcountryistheRoyalBalletSchool?________________________________________________________________________________WhyareballetmovementscalledbyFrenchnames?________________________________________________________________________________Whatkindofchildrenwouldtheballetteacherschoose?________________________________________________________________________________WhydosomechildrensendavideototeachersattheRoyalBalletSchool?________________________________________________________________________________HowmanychildrengototheRoyalBalletSchooleachyear?________________________________________________________________________________TEST2BChoosethebestanswer(根据短文内容，最恰当的答案）：Besidesthespellingoftheword,thereare,clearly,manydifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishhumor.ThereisacommonbeliefintheUKthatAmericansdon’tunderstandirony(讽刺).Thisisofcoursenottrue.ButwhatistrueisthatAmericansdon'tuseitallthetime.IronymayshowupinAmericancomedies(喜剧),butpeopletheredon'tuseitasmuchastheBritishdoindailylife.However,ironyiscommoninBritishculture.ItactuallyrunsinthebloodoftheBritishpeople.Theyuseitasmuchasprepositions(介词)ineverydayconversations,asawayofplayingwiththeirfriendsandlaughingattheirenemies,aswellasthemselves.Thismaysometimesmakepeopleunhappyifthelistenersarenotusedtoit.ThingsarequitedifferentinAmerica.AfterAmericansuseirony,theywillclearlysaythattheyare“onlykidding”.Theyfeeltheneedtomakeajokeclearersothatitwillnotmakeotherpeopleuncomfortable.Humoristiedsomuchtoculture.Americanjokesaremoreclearandforward,abitlikeAmericansthemselves.Britishjokes,ontheotherhand,aremoresubtleandusuallywithahiddenmeaning.ThismayresultfromthefactthatBritishcultureismorereserved(矜持的)thanAmericanculture.However,westillfindthatcertainAmericancomedieshavemadehugesuccessinBritainandviceversa(反之亦然).Therefore,althoughtherearedifferencesbetweenbothcomicstyles,thereisstillanappreciation(欣赏)andunderstandingoftheother’ssenseofhumor.()1.Americanpeopleuse_______Britishpeopleindailylife.A.asmuchironyas B.lessironythanC.aslittleironyas D.moreironythan ()2.Whentalkingineverydaylife,Britishpeopleuseironyto______.A.makefriendswithothers B.fightwiththeirenemiesC.laughatthemselves D.makeotherpeople unhappy ()3.Americanswill______afterusingironyinajoke.A.makeanotherjoke B.saytheyarejustkiddingC.maketheirkidslaugh D.showtheyareuncomfortable()4.Theunderlinedword“subtle”inthepassageprobablymeans______.A.明白的 B.保守的 C.直接的 D.准以捉摸的()5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThereisusuallyadarkhiddenmeaninginAmericanjokes.B.BritishcomedieshavenotmadeanysuccessinAmericayet.C.AmericanandBritishpeopleunderstandeachother'ssenseofhumor.D.Americansdon'tuseironyintheirdailylifebecausetheydon’tunderstandit.()6.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“_______vs(与···比较)_______”.A.AmericanHumor;BritishhumourB.AmericanPeople;BritishPeopleC.AmericanCulture;BritishCultureD.AmericanWordSpelling;BritishWordSpellingCChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最怡当的单词或词语完成短文):HaveyoueverheardaboutPolarBear(北极熊)ClubinNewYorkThese“PolarBears”arepeoplewhomeet___1____inthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubarcabovetheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup；thisisvery___2___becausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdon’t___3___themedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming.Somethinkthatthebody'stemperaturedropssolowincold-waterswimmingthatfinallytheheartstops.Butotherdoctorsthinkdifferently.Theypointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduring___4___swimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandthewatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththeadvantagesofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavouriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循环系统)becauseitmakesthebloodmovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasavery___5___circulatorysystemandcouldnottrycold-waterswimming.ThePolarBearslovetoswimalltheyearround.Theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays，“WhenIgointothewater,Ithrowmy___6___intotheoceanandletthewatercarrythemaway.WhenIgetoutofthewater，Ifeelhappyagain.”()1.A.safely B.regular C.carefully D.quietly()2.A.important B.interesting C.special D.exciting()3.A.talkabout B.carefor C.agreeabout D.relyon()4.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter ()5.A.strange B.old C.able D.poor()6.A.rubbish B.troubles C.clothes D.hopesDReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithsuitablewords(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：VincentVanwasoneofthemostfamousDutchartistsotthe19thcentury.Overthecourseofhis37years,VanGoghpaintedsomeofthemost renowned(著名的)paintingsofour____1___.Attheageofsixteen,hebeganacareernotasapainterbutasanansalesmanforthefirmGoupil&Cie.VanGoghspentsevenyearswiththefirm,butbecameunhappy.Inthefollowingyears,VanGoghwentfromjobtojob,livingin___2___citiesinEurope.VanGoghwasnotc___3___ofhisownabilities,butthroughtheencouragementandsupportofhisbelovedbrother,Theo,hewenttoBrusselstobeginstudiesinart.Duringthenexttenyears,hepainted872paintings.AlthoughVanGoghisaworld-famousartisttoday,hewasl___4___knowntotheartworldwhilehewasalive.Hesoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetimebuthisfamegrewrapidlyintheyearsafterhisdeath. LaterVanGoghalsos__5__fromseveredepressionandwasadmittedtoanasylum(精神病院).WhileintheasylumVanGoghpaintedoneofhisbest-knownpaintings-StarryNight.OnJuly27,1890VincentVanGogshothimselfinthechestinawhealfield.Twodayslaterhediedwithhisyoungerbrother,Theo,byhiss___6____.VanGoghproducedmorethan2000artworks,consistingofaround900paintingsand1100drawingsandsketches.Hisworkhasastronginfluenceonthemodernart,andtodaymanyofhispieces,includinghisnumerouss___7___-portraits,landscapes(风景画)andoilpaintings,areamongtheworld’smostrecognizableandexpensiveworksofart.EAnswerthequestions(根据短文内容，回答下列问题):HaveyouheardaboutteleworkingItmeansworkingfromadistance,inotherwords,notworkinginanofficebutworkingathome.YouusethecomputerandtheInternettokeepintouchwithyourboss,butinsteadofbeingtiredofofficework,youcanworkinyourowncomfortableroom.Theideasoundsnice,doesn’tit

YoucandoailyourresearchontheWorldWideWeb,andsendinallyourworkbye-mail.Well,that’sexactlywhatmybosssaidtome ago.“Jenny，howwouldyouliketoworkathome”

hesaid.Atfirsteverythingwasgreat.Myjobwaseditingarticlesforauniversity,andsoIspe