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观成中学 第一学期初三英语学科期中测试AAfewyearsago,Iworkedatachurch(教堂)andsincemysonwashomeschooling,hewentwithmetothechurcheveryday.Mostmornings,we’dstopatalocal store,gettingachocolatedrinkforhimandacupofcoffeeforme.Theclerkatthestorewechosetovisitrefreshedourliveseachday,andsowereturnedagainandagain.Shehadfoundherownwayofenjoyinglifeandherjob.I’mnotevensurethatshewasrealizingthatherenergyputasonthefaceofeachcustomer.Whenacustomerbroughtstothecounter,anyotherclerkcouldhaveasked:“Wouldyoulikesomemilkwiththose s?”Instead,sheinquired,“Wouldyoulikealotteryticket()withthose ShemighthaveaskedmeifIwantedadonutwithmycoffee.Butinsteadsheasked:“Wouldyoulikesomebatteries(电池)withthatcoffee?”Yes,lifeiswhatyoumakeofit.Thisclerk’smethodofdealingwithwhatsomethinkisaboringjob,andwiththecustomersshemetdaily,madethehoursinherdaymoreenjoyable.Inngthat,shealsorefreshedthelivesofothersandmadethemlaugh.Sometimesifmydayatthechurchhadbeenparticularlytiringwe’dstopatthatstorebeforeheadinghome.We’dgiggle咯咯笑asweleftthestore,theclerk’swordsechoing回响behindus.“Wouldyoulikesomeshampoowiththatsoda?”WhatdidthewriterdoafewyearsShewasateacherinaShewasanofficeShewasadoctorinaShewasaworkerataWhendidthewriterandhersonusuallystopatthelocalIntheAtIntheIntheWhydidthewriterandhersonusuallystopatthelocalBecausethedrinksweredeliciousBecausethefoodwascheapBecausetheyfelthappyBecausetherewasonlywhatwastheclerkShewasShewasShewasShewasTheclerkatthestoremayaskthe WouldyoulikesomemilkwithWouldyoulikesomebreadwithWouldyoulikesomebatterieswiththeWouldyoulikesomemilkwithBRock-paper-scissorsisagameplayedallaroundtheworld.Eversincewewerekids.wehavereliedonittodealwithdisagreementswithfriends——fromwhichchanneltowatchtowhogetstoeatthelasticeCream——allbecausewethinktheresultsarecompleyrandom.ButareWangZhijian,PhD,aprofessoratZhejiangUniversity，believesthatthereisaregulationbehindthissimplegame.Sohegathered360students,dividedthemintogroupsofsixandhadeachgroupplay300roundsofrock-paper-scissors,reportedUSAToday.Afterthefirstresults,Wangthoughthewaswrong,becauseplayerschoseeachofthethreemovesaboutone-thirdofthetime,suggestingthatthegameisrandomafterall.However,Wanglaternoticedasurprisingregulationofbehaviorinthedata.Whenplayerswonaround,theyusuallystucktothesamechoice.Butwhentheylost，theytendedtochangetoamorepowerfulmove.Forexample,ifPlayerAhadjustthrowndownscissorstobeatPlayerB'spaper，PlayerAwasmorelikelytothrowdownscissorsagainwhilePlayerBwaslikelytochooserock，sincerockbeatsscissors.AccordingtoWang,thismightbeafunctionthatiscalled“conditionalresponse”.So,forthenextstepofhisstudy,ashetoldBBC,Wangplanstodosomeresearchabouthowhumanbrainsmakequickdecisionswhencompeting.Nowthatyou'velearnedhowtopredictthemovesofyouropponent,you’llhaveanadvantagenexttimeyouplayrock-paper-scissorswithyourfriends.Butthereisoneproblem：makesuretheyhaven’treadaboutWang'sstudy,oryouradvantagewilldisappear.Also,Wangpointedoutthathispredictionsweremadedependingontheresultsofthepriorround,sowhenitcomestotheveryfirstround,itisalwaysamatterofchance.Thismeansthatifyouandyourfriendswanttodecidesomethingbyonlyoneround,thestudywon’tbemuchhelptoyou.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“random”inthefirstparagraphprobablyA.Equal(的）B.AmusingC.UnpredictableD.whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutWangZhijianandhisHefoundanewgametheorycalled”conditionalHeasked360studentstoplayatotalof300roundsofrock-paper-Afterstudyingthefirstseveralresults,WangdiscoveredthepatternbehindtheThestudysuggestedthatthetraditionalbeliefthatrock-paper-scissorsgameisrandomiswrong.Accordingtothestudy,ifplayAhasjustusedrocktobeatPlayerB’sscissors,Aismorelikelyto andBismorelikelyto A. B.rock: C.scissor; D.paper;WhatwillWangstudyaboutrock-paper-scissorsinthefuture,accordingtotheThefunctionsrelatedtothegamethatarehard-wiredintoourHowhumanbrainsmakequickdecisionswhencompetingintheThepsychologicalbehindtheplayerswhoalwayswintheHowtoimproveplayers’abilitytopredictopponents’CMostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeople,though,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situation－forexample,familyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,chronic(theoppositeof“temporary”)usuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandingclosetoothers.Unfortunay,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheirPsychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisa ’ssocialcontacts,forexample,friends,familymembers,co－workers,etc.wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons.Forinstance,ourfamiliesgiveusemotionalsupport,ourparentsandteachersgiveusguidance,andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat,thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.Theyquestiontheirpopularity.Comparedwithothers，chronicallyareusuallyunhappyandunabletosocialize.Thereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease,wiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeasad,So,psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelpthem.HowwouldyoutreattemporarylonelinessaccordingtotheTalktofriends.B．JustignoreC．Gotoseeadoctor.D．Askyourteachersfor“It”inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphrefers temporarylonelinessB．situationalC．anew WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtotheMostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallygoesChroniclonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchasheadachesandPeoplewhoexperiencechroniclonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandingclosetoothers.Psychologistshavefoundthat,thoughlonelypeoplemaynothaveenoughsocialcontacts,theysometimefeeltheyshouldhavemore.WhichisNOTthereasonthatpsychologistswanttohelpchronicallylonelypeopleaccordingtothepassage?Manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.ChroniclonelinessusuallylastsforaverylongtimeChronicallylonelypeopleareusuallyunhappyandunabletoThereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.WhatdoesthewriterwanttolTherearethreedifferenttypesofLonelinessisquitenormal,weshouldn’ttakethemtooPsychologistshavefoundthewaytohelppeoplewhoexperiencePsychologistshavepayingmoreattentiontochronicloneliness.30.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?Comic B.C. D.下面文章5处（33-35）需添加小标题A、B、C、D、EF中A.Whatifyou B.Lifewon’tbethesamewithoutC.Lifeisn’tcrystal D.ThereisarainbowaftereveryD.Focusonthe F.TogiveupistoliveameaninglessThelifehasbeenfullofchallengesanddifficulties.Lifeisnotaboutthesmartestorthe ,oreventhe .However,Lifeishavingthemindinyourheart”NeverGiveUp”,evenwhenyoufeelthatgivingupistheonlychoice.Theworldiswaitingonyourgifts.Yourareimportanttothisworldandbelieveitornot,someoneiswaitingforyoutoenrichtheirlives.Youaretooimportanttotheworldtojustgiveup.Youmayfeelthatlifeischallengingyoufromtimeandyoucan’itanymore.maywanttogiveuprightnow.Buthereisathought,whatwillhappenifyouethedifficulties?WhenanOlympicrunnerisarace,heorsheisfocusingononething—finishingline.Youhavetofocusonthebigpicture—notjustwhereyouarerightnow.Focusinwhereyouwanttobe.MakeanagreementwithyourmindandyourOneofmyfavoritepoemsiscalled”CrystalStair”writtenbyLangstonHughes.Inthatpoem,amotherlshersonthatlifeistough,youwillmeetrocksandhardplaces,buttheendisvictorytothosewhostandtheirgroundandrichthecough.Whateveryouarefacing,youcanmakeitthrough.Thereisarainbowontheothersideofyoursituation.Staystrong,stayfocusedandnevergiveup.（25分Janehadtwochildrentoraise.Shehadtopayforthehousingand36clothes.Shehadalotofbills.Sheworkedina37everydayandgot$600aweek.Evenwhenshewas38,shewenttowork.Janeworkedhardanddidagreatjob.Shedependedontips(小费)tohelphergetenoughmoneytopaythebills.Onenight,afterJanehadserveddinnertoafamily,39leftabigtiponthetable.Itwas40.Janewastakingcareofanotherfamilyattheirtable.Whensheturnedback,shefoundthemoneyhadbeen41.Janesawawomanatanothertablestaringatherwhenshe42therestaurant.Janewenttoaskherwhatfoodshewanted.She43justasandwich.ShedidnotleaveatipaftereatingandJaneheardthatshepaidwitha$20bill.Janewassurethewomanhadstolenher44,butshecouldn’tprove(证明)it.Thenextnight,the45womancameintotherestaurant.ShegaveJane$50.Shesaid,“IwassosorryItookyourmoneylast46.Ihadabadday.Someonestolemywallet.SoIwasangry.SoItookyourmoney.47thatwasnotright.Peopleshould48goodthings.Notbadthings.SoIwantyoutotakethemoney.”“I’lltakethe$20butyoukeepthe49.Iknowyouneedit,”said“Youshouldhavecalledthe,”themanagersaidtoJanesaid,“No.Weshouldforgive(原谅)whensomeonesays50andwantstomakeitright.Weshouldtrytohelpeachother.”36.A. B. C. D.37.A. B. C. D.38.A. B. C. D.39.A. B. C. D.40.A. B. C. D.41.A.handed B.taken C.given D.thrown42.A.looked B.looked C.looked D.looked43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分Thewholeschoolwastalkingaboutthewintercamp.Andeveryonewaslookingforward51itexceptmebecauseIthoughtlwouldgethomesick.Butitwasthewaywegrewup.Whenarrivingatthecampwe52(asktosi滑雪downtofieldbythecoach.Iskied53(careful),butIstillhitapieceoficeandfelldown.Ha!Ha!"Behindme,somebod