实验中学2015-2016学年下学期期中考试初二英语试卷

2015-2016学年（下）初二级中段质量检测一、理解。（10分）略Agoodstudent,youshouldstudy b. d.Welovetogotothecountryinspringasflowerssmell b. c. d.Ourteachersalwaysrequired thenewwordsin b. c. d.Thenumberoftheworkersinthefoctry 300.Anumberofthemwomenworkers.Is, b.Is, c.Are, d.Are,Goodnews!We anEnglishplayatourschoolthisPut b.Put c. d.PutStudyingabroadishard,itcanhelpyouunderstandthe b. c. 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TheJapaneseMacacamonkeyhasbeenstudiedinthewildforover50years.In1952,ononesmallJapaneseisland,scientistsdroppedsome1dirtforthemonkeys.Themonkeyslikedtheirtaste,buttheyfoundthedirt2.Oneclever18-month-oldmonkey3theproblembywashingthesweetpotatoesinanearbyriver.Shetaughtthistohermother.Her4alsolearnedthisnewwayandtheytaughttheirmotherstoo.Alltheyoungermonkeys5learnedtowashthedirtysweetpotatoestomakethem6toeat.Butmanyfounditveryhardtolearnthisandstillatethe7sweetpotatoes.Thensomething8.Intheautumnof1958,scientistsfoundthatthemonkeysonothernearby9beganwashingtheirsweetpotatoestoo.Scientistsstilldon'tfullyunderstandhowthisknowledgewas10fromoneislandtoanother. sweetgreenhardfresh tooktooktooktook ()10.A.ATheworkerIhiredtorepairmyhousehadjustfinishedadifficultfirstdayontheAbrokenmadehimanhourlate;hisladder(梯子)felldownwhenhewaspaintingtheroofandnowhisoldtruckwouldn'tstart.Witheachproblemheshoutedangrily,moreathimselfthanathisthings.sIdrovehome,themandidn'tsayaItriedtalkingtothemantokilltime.ImanagedtofindoutthathehadcomeupfromBlueHillsinVictoriawithhisfamilysixmonthsagotofindajob.Thiswashisfirstjobsincemovinghere.InowknewwhyhispricewaslowerthananyotherworkerIcouldfindinthelocalnewspaper.Hereallyneededthejob.HisclothestoldmeasOnarriving,muchtomysurprise,heinvitedmeintomeethisfamily.Aswewalkedthroughhisfrontgardenhesuddenlystoppedatasmalltreeandplacedhishandsonit.Then,whenheopenedthedoorhecompleychanged.Insteadofhistroubledface,therewasnowawarms,hugsforhistwochildrenandakissforhisThefollowingday,Iaskedhimaboutthe"That'smytroubletree,"heanswered."Worktroublesaren't eathomewithmywifeandthechildren.SoIhangthemonthattreeeverynightwhenIcomehome.TheninthemorningIpickthemup"Andyouknowwhatelse?"hesaidsmiling,"ThenextmorningIfindthattherearen'tasmanyasIrememberhangingupthenightWhichofthefollowingthingsdidNOThappentotheHistruckbrokeHewaslateforHefellontotheHisladderfellWhendidtheworkerfirstarriveinthisLastSixweeksSixmonthsWheredidthewriterfindtheThroughaBesidethetroubleInhisoldInBlueHills,WhydidtheworkertouchtheTogetgoodToleavehistroubleTosendgoodwishestohisTocleanhisWhatcanwelearnfromtheLookingforajobcanmakeItisimportanttogettoworkonOftenourproblemsareworsethanwhatweAhappyfamilycanmakemanyproblemsgoB“Nomanisanisland”isawell-knownlinefromJohnDonne’sDevotion.Itwaswrittenmorethanthreehundredyearsago.Evennowpeoplestillagreewithhim.Noonecanliveacompleylonelylife.Withoutotherpeople,lifewill eemptyandsad.Weallneedtohavefriends.Forsomeofus,althoughmakingfriendsisnotdifficult,feelingshy,wemaynotwanttomakethefirstmove.Itisalsodifficultattimestokeepthefriendswealreadyhave.Therearemanybooksaboutfriendship,butDaleCarnegie’sHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople,writtenin1936,isthemostfamous.This“howto”bookgettingalongwithotherpeoplebecameabestseller.Itwaslaterputinto28languages.DaleCarnegie’sadviceseemstobesimple,butcanhisadvicehelpyou?Doyouneedtochangethewayyouact?Hereisthelistofadvicefromhisbook:BefriendlyandAlwaysgreetwithas.Beginwith“Excuseme”or“Wouldyouplease”whenyouwanttoasksomebody.Remembertosay“Thankyou”andtrytobeashelpfulasyouGooutofyourwaytobeFindsometimetodospecialthingsforotherpeople.Makingsomesoupforasickneighbourmayseemlikealittlethingtoyou,butitwillmakeyourneighborfeelalotRememberTheysaythatthesweetestmusictoa’searsisthesoundofhisorherownBeopen-Trytounderstandotherpeople’swaysandideasandlearnsomethingfromthem.Listenpatiently.Whensomeoneistalkingtoyou,lookathimorher,listencarefullyandsaysomethingwhennecessary.Theunderlinedsentence“Noonecanliveacompleylonelylife.”means Noonecanliveahardlife. B．Noonecanlivewithoutdifficulty.C．Noonecanlivealone. D．Noonecanliveonanisland.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe A．HowtoMakeFriends B．AFamousBookC．Friendship D．JohnDonneandDaleSomeofusfinditnoteasytomakefriendsbecause weareafraidofmakingbadweareshytotakethefirstwefeelsurethatwealreadyhaveenoughwefeelworriedthatwewon’tbeabletokeepourWecanlearnfromthepassagethat JohnDonnelearnedsomethingfromDaleFriendsarealwaysFewpeopleboughtCarnegie’sThewriterofthispassageagreeswithJohnDonneandDaleWhichofthefollowingisnottalkedaboutinCarnegie’sSay“Excuseme”beforeyouDon’tvisityourneighborstooThinkmoreaboutPeopleenjoyhearingtheirownnames.ParkinghasbeenaproblemfordriversforalongtimeinTaizhou.TheTransportationDepartment(部门)ismapoutanewplanforthecity’sparkingsystem.Thereareabout100thousandcarsontheroadinTaizhoubutonlyenoughparkingspacetoprovideroomfor15percentofthesevehicles.Itisnowonderthatlocaldriversgetsoworriedtryingtofindaplacetopark.Thenumberoftheprivate(私人的)carownersis inglagerandlarger.InMarch,thecitysentout1,000privatecarlicenses,thehighestnumberoflicenseseversentoutinamonth.Andpricesrosetoover200yuan,500morethaninFebruary.Industryexperts(专家)saythissuggeststhatlocalpeoplehaveastrong,activeinterestinbuyingcars.Bytheyear2020,thenumberofcarsinTaizhouwillprobablyreach200thousand.Ifoneparkinglotisforeachcar,thenalotofparkingspaceshouldbebuiltforthesevehicles.ThecenterofTaizhouismostshortofparkingspace.However,expertspointoutthatsimplybuildingmoreparkinglotsintheseareasisnotpracticalanddoesn’tsolvetheproblem.Theideaof“Park&Ride”systemhasbeensuggested.Thismeansthatundergroundtrainandcitytrainshouldbedevelopedquickly.Driverscanleavetheirvehiclesincarparksnearbysubway(地铁)andbusstationsandthentheycanridepublictransporttogotothecitycenter.Basedonthisidea,thecitywillcutdownthenumberofparkinglotsinthecitycenterandneedhigherparkingfees(费用).Butitwillbuildmoreparkingareasnearmainsubwayandbusstops.Theunderlinedphrase“mapout”inthefirstparagraphmeans A. B. C. D.About driverscanfindplacestoparktheircarsinTaizhouA. B. C. D.WhatcanweinferfromthesecondThecitysentoutmoreprivatelicensesinLessandlesspeopleboughtcarsinThecitysentoutlessprivatelicensesinMoreandmorepeoplearegoingtobuyAccordingtotheideaofa“Park&Ride”system,thecitywill sendoutmoreprivatecarbuildmoreparkinglotsnearbusencouragepeopletobuymorebuildmoreparkingareasinthecityThispassageismainly parkingheavypollutioninbuildingmoreparkinglotsinthecityDＭｉｄｄｌｅEgyptianbirthdaypartiesarefilledwithdancingandsingingwhenachildturnsoneyearold.Flowersandfruitareusedtodecoratethepartyassymbolsoflifeandgrowth.InSaudiArabia,peopledonotcelebratebirthdaysduetospiritualbeliefs.Religiousholidaysandweddings,however,areoccasionsforgreatcelebration.AtanIsraelichild’sbirthdayparty,heorshesitsinaspecialchairwhichisdecoratedwithfreshflowersandgreens.Tocelebratethechild’sage,familyandfriendsgatheraroundthechair,liftingandraisingitonceforeachyearoflife—plusonemoreforgoodluck!WhenJapanesechildrenturn3,5,or7,itisthoughttobeespeciallylucky.Theyareallowedtoparticipateinthe ingShichi-go-sanFestival,whichiscelebratedannuallyonNovember15.Shichi-go-sanisafestivalwhichiscelebratedbyparentstomarkthegrowthoftheirchildrenastheyturnthree,five,andsevenyearsofage.InChina,peoplebelievethattigersprotectchildren.Familymembersbringnewbornsspecialfoodandpresentthemwithgiftsofclothingortoysdecoratedwithtigers.WhenaChinesegirlorboyturnsoneyearold,avarietyofobjectsandtoysareplacedontheflooraroundthechild.Accordingtoancientbeliefs,theobjectthatthechildchoosesisasymbolforeshadowingtheprofessionheorshewillpursueinlife.InChina,specialnoodlesarealsoservedforlunchinhonorofthebirthday.Thenoodlesareextra-longtosymbolizealonglife.Filipinofamiliesdisplayblinking(闪光的)coloredlightstoshowthatsomeoneishavingabirthdayathishome.ThewholefamilyusuallygoestochurchtogethertothankGod,andacelebrationwithclosefamilyandfriendsmayfollow.InKorea,“Paegil”,the100thdayafterachild’sbirth,isadayoffeastingforthechild’sfamily.Similarly,onaKoreanchild’sfirstbirthday,apartycalleda“Tol”or“Dol”isheld.Familyandfriendsgathertoenjoyfoodtogetherandoffertheone-year-oldgiftsofmoney.Celebratedthechild’sagebyliftingandraisinga B. c. d.Shichi-go-sanisa b. c. d.InChina,familymembersbringthechildrenpresentswithpatternsoftigersbecausetheythinkTig