初中英语习题(自编) 6页

1.1.HelenMonsonhasalwaysbeeninterestedinhelpinghercommunity.HerfirstvolunteerexperiencewasfortheAmericanRedCrosswhenshewasinhighschool.Whenshewasaschoolteacher,shealsofoundtimetovolunteer.Oneyear,sheoaSuperSaturdayfundayforkidsinthecommunity.Shealsousedtovolunteeratthemintfestivaleveryyear,Onesummersheservedfood,anotheryearshehostedanartprogramme.Aftersheretired,shestartedvolunteeringtohelptheold.Whenherfatherwasolder,hewasnotabletoseeaswellasheusedto,whichmadehersadbecausehehadalwaysenjoyedreading.Shedecideditwouldbefuntoreadtoepeopleinhercommunity.Shealsohelpedonewomanwriteherstories.Annwasalmost100yearsold,andHelenwrotedowninformationaboutherlifewhenshevisitedher.Sheputtheinformationinabookandgotitpublished.Annwasveryttoshareherlifestorywithherchildrenandgrandchildren.Afterahurricane(飓风)destroyedsomesoutherncities,HelenvolunteeredagainfortheAmericanRedCross.Shepfoodandansweredphonesinacarecentre.Shesays,”IhavealwayslikedtheRedCrossbecausetheorganizationhelpspeopleinneednomatterwhat.”OnedayHelenreadanainthenewspaperaboutrefugees(难民)whoneededtolearnEnglish.Now,shemeetsonceaweekwithSahra,a38-year-oldwomanfromSomalia.Sahraisreadingandwritingskills.HelengaveSahraacameraandaskedhertotakepicturesofherdailylife.Shedevelopedthepictures,andthenaskedSahraquestionsaboutthem.Intheend,theywroteabooktogetherandusedthephotosinthebook.ThishelpedSahralearnmanynewwordsabouthereverydaylife.Helensays,“ThemostrpartofvolunteerworkisbecomingfriendswiththepeopleIhelp,TheyemylifeaswellasIdothatfortheirs.”2.“IsometimesgetupatthreeorfourinthemorningandIsurfthenet.”“Ioftencheckmye-mailfortytimesadayjustbecauseIcannotbmyself.”“Ioftenspendmorethanthreehoursduringonetimeonthenet.”“Ispendmoretimeinchatroomsthanwithmy‘real-1ife’friends.”Doyouknowanypeoplelikethese?Theyarepartofanewaddiction(瘾)calledInternetaddiction.Internetaddictsspendatleastthirtytofortyhoursonlineeveryweek.TheuseoftheInternetcanbeanaddictionlikeduse.PeoplelosecofthetimetheyspendontheInternetForexample,onecollegestudentwasmissingforseveraldays.Hisfriendswereworried,andtheycalledthepolice.Thepolicefoundthestudentinthecomputerlab:hewassurfingthenetforseveraldaysstraight,anddidn’tcwhatschoolclassesweregoingon.Studiesshowthatabout6to10%ofInternetusersbecomeaddicted.AndpeopleworryabouttheteensbecausetheInternetischangingtheplayingfieldforsomeofthem.Theyspendmoretimeincyberspacethanintherwithfriendsandfamily.Is“surfingthenet”ahobbyoranaddictionforyou?Youmayhaveaproblemifyouhavethesesymptoms(症状):\n●YoudonotgotoifamilyactivitiesoryoudonotdoschoolworkbecauseyouliketospendhoursontheInternet.●Youcan’twaitforyournextonlinetime.●Yousyouwouldspendashorttimeonline,butthenyouspendseveralhours.●Yougooutwithyourfriendslessandless.3.Iworkedforashorttimeasacashier(出纳员)atarestaurantafewmonthsago.Ialsohelpedtocleanupthetableswhenitwasverybusy.Onenight,justbeforeChristmas,Ifoundalargeblackwonthefloornearoneofthetables.IguessedIshouldcheckittofindoutwhowastheowner,butIwasverybusyatthetime.AndIimaginedthatiftherewassomethingvinit,theownerwouldbeback.Sureenough,anhourlateramancameuptothecounterandaskedifanyonehadfoundhisleftthing.Iaskedhimtodit,andafterhediditexactly,Igavehimback.HeehisthankswhenIhandedittohim.HeaskedmeifIhadopenedit,andwhenItoldhim“no”.Atonceheopeneditandshowedthatithadnearly$800incash.Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedittomeandIwasamazedatthis.“Arewardforyourhonesty,”hesaidandthenturnedandwalkedaway.Thinkingaboutitlater,IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifIhadknownwhatwasinit!IthoughtthatifIhadnowaytofindtheownerandnoonertogetit,Imightkeepit.ButitalsocameintomymindthatIactuallysavedsomeone’sChristmasplansbyfindingtheimportantthing.Thegoodfitgavemewaswmorethananythingcouldbuy.2.1.makedeliciouschosendecidelayWeknowthemosquitoverywell.Mosquitoesflyeverywhere.Theycanbefoundalmostallovertheworld,andtherearemorethan2,500kindsofthem.Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaythatshelovesyou.She?Yes,she.It’struethatmalemosquitodoesn’tbite(咬)andonlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsbloodtoeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsorpeopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifshedoesn’tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelseformoreblood.Nexttimeamosquitobitesyou,justrememberyouare.You’redifferentfromtheothers!2.speakingmainlyappearedcelebrationpartlyThisisasongmillionsofAmericanswillhearthisNewYear’sEve.ItiscalledAuldLangSyne(《友谊地久天长》).ItisthetraditionalmusicplayedduringtheNewYear’s.AuldLangSyneisanoldScottishpoem.Ittellsabouttheneedtorememberoldfriends.\nThewords“auldlangsyne”mean“oldlongsince”.Nooneknowswhowrotethepoemfirst.However,aversionbyScottishpoetRobertBumswaspublishedin1796.Thewordsandmusicweknowtodayfirstinasongbookthreeyearslater.ThesongisplayedintheUnitedStatesonNewYear’sEve.Theversion(译文)youarehearingtodayisbytheWashingtonSaxophoneQuartet.AsweendourprogramwithAuldLangSyne.IwouldliketowishallofourradiofriendsaveryHappyNewYear!ThisisBuddyThomas.3.1.ThefirstzooweknowofwasinEgyptaround1500B.C.ItwasQueenHatshepsut’szoo.Shewildanimalsasgiftsfromthecountriesthatherarmyhadconquered(征服).Beforemodernzoos,thereweresmallcollectionsofanimalscalledmenageries.Inmostmenageries,animalswerekeptinsmalldirtycages.However,inmodernzoos,animalsarekeptinhabitats(栖息地)thatlooklikeareas.Thischangedidnottakeplaceallatonce.Formanyyears,thelargestandmostmodernzooskeptanimalsincages.Somezoosstillkeepanimalscaged.Often,newspaperswritearticlesaboutthis.Theyspeakoutzoosforthewaytheanimalsaretreated.Longago,thepurposeofzooswastoletpeopleseerareanimalsfromdistantplacesthatmostpeoplecouldnevervisit.Butnowtherearemanyotherforkeepinganimalsinzoos.Forexample,manyanimalspeciesareindanger.Someanimalsliveonlyinlimitedplaces.Zoologiststrytobreedsomeofthemandreturnthespeciestoitsnativehabitat.Atonetime,hunterscaughtandsoldanimalstozoosthatneededthem.Thisstilloccurstoday.Butnow,zoosoftenselltheiranimalstootherzoos.,manycountriesnowhavelawsthatdoesn’tallowpeopletocatchorkillwildanimals.So,theanimalsyouseeinthezoomayneverhavelivedinthewild.Theyprobablywerebornandraisedinzoos.Peoplewhoanimalrightsdon’tlikethedisplayofanimalsinzoos.Butotherpeoplefeelthatzooscareforandprotecttheanimals.Theyfeelthatthisiswhymanyexoticspeciesarestillalivetoday.1.A)boughtB)receivedC)sentD)borrowed2.A)nativeB)narrowC)naturalD)national3.A)againstB)insideC)fromD)behind4.A)chancesB)projectsC)debatesD)reasons5.A)AlsoB)InsteadC)HoweverD)Finally6.A)playatrickonB)gettiredofC)payattentiontoD)goonwith2.ThelittlevillageofMilfordinDerbyshireisusuallyquietandpeacefulandthereisalmostnocrime.However,allthischangedinthesummerof1995,whenthePotterfamilymovedintoNo.16ChurchLane.TherewasMrandMrsPotter,theirsixchildren,agedbetweenthreeandtwenty-two,threedogs,severalcatsandtwogoats.ThePotterfamilywerenoisy:thechildrenplayedloudmusicdayandnightandtheanimalswereneverquiet.DorothyPricelivednextdoortothePotters.ShewasanelderlywomanwhohadlivedinMilfordallherlife.Atfirst,thenoisedidn’tdisturbherandshetoldotherneighboursthatthe\nPottersseemedtobeapleasantfamilywhowerealwaysfriendly.Butastimewentbyandthenoisegotworse,Dorothystartedtogetveryupset.Oneday,shecomplainedtoMrsPotterthatthegoatshadbeenmakinganoiseallnightandhadkeptherawake.Onanotheroccasion,shetoldMrPottertostoprunninghiscarengineonSundaymorningsbecauseshecouldn’thearherfavouriteradioprogramme.Aweeklater,sheaskedthePotterstostoptheirdogsfromjumpingintohergardenandmakingamess(乱糟糟)intheflowerbeds.Nothingchangedandthingswentfrombadtoworse.DorothyPricedecideditwastimeforaction.Onenight,shewentintothePotter’sgardenandgavesleepingpills(药片)tothedogsandgoats.Foronce,shehadapeacefulnight’ssleep,butthefollowingmorningalltheanimalswerestillasleep.ThePotterscalledthepolice.Whenthepoliceofficerarrived,MrPottertoldhimthatDorothyPricehadtriedtopoisonhisanimalsthenightbeforeandthatshewasalwayscomplainingabouthisfamily.Justthen,Dorothyappearedatherfrontdoor.“ThePottershavecausednothingbuttroublesincetheymovedin,”shesaidtothepoliceofficer.“I’mananimallovermyself,butthewaythePotterstreattheiranimalsiscruel.”Shetoldhimthatshehadgiventheanimalssleepingpillsandsaidthatshewassorry,butintheendshehadhadnochoice;itwastheonlywayshecouldgetagoodnight’ssleep.1.WheredidboththePottersandDorothyPricelive?2.HowoldwasMrandMrsPotter’seldestchild?3.WhatdidDorothyPriceliketodoonSundaymornings?4.DidithaveanyeffectforDorothyPricetocomplaintothePotters?5.Whydidn’tthePotters’animalsmakenoiseonemorning?6.WhatdoyouthinkofthewayDorothyPricedealtwiththenoisyneighbour?Why?3.Kristina’sfamilywasgoingtovisithergrandparents.Kristinawassoexcited!Ithadbeenmonthssincetheirlastvisit.Theycalledataxitotakethemtotheairport.“Thiswillsaveuslotsoftime,”Dadsaid.“Wewon’thavetoworryaboutparking.”However,thestreetswerecrowdedwithcars,andthetaxislowlymadeitswaytotheairportthroughthetraffic.Theyarrivedattheairportverylate,gotstuckatacheckpointforawhile,andhadtorunallthewaytothegatetocatchtheirplane.Outofbreath,theyfinallyreachedthegate.Theclerksawthemdashupandshookherheadsadly.“Youcheckedintoolate,”theclerksaid,“sowehadtogiveyourseatstootherpeople.Nowtheplaneiscompletelyfull.”Theclerkbookedthemonanotherflight,whichwouldleavetwohourslater.Thefamilywasupset,butalltheycoulddowastowait.MumandDadwereworriednowbecausetheyweregoingtobelate,andGrandmaandGrandpawouldhavetowaittoo.Aftertwolonghours,thefamilyfinallygotonaplane.Whentheygotofftheplaneafterthequickflight,GrandmaandGrandpagreetedthemwithhugesmiles.Mum,DadandKristinawere\nverygladtoseethematlast,andtheycouldn’twaittogettotheirhouse.GrandpatookKristina’shand,andtheyhappilychattedandlaughedastheywenttogethertopickuptheluggage.Theywaitedandwaited,buttheirluggagewasnowheretobeseen!Dadaskedanairportworkerforhelp,andshelookedonhercomputerforaminuteortwo.“I’msorry,butitseemsthatyourluggagedidn’tgetonyourplane,”shesaid.“Itwon’tbehereforanotherhour.”Afteranotherhour,thefamilypickeduptheirluggageandlefttheairport.Thesunwassettingastheypulledintohergrandparents’driveway.Everyonewashungryandtired.1.Kristina’sfamilywenttotheairportbytaxibecause_________.A)theydidn’thaveacarB)therewasalotoftrafficC)theyhadheavyluggageD)theywantedtosavetime2.Theunderlinedword“dash”inParagraphTwoprobablymeans“_________”.A)passtheentrancesafelyB)lookforsomethingcarefullyC)callsomeoneloudlyD)gotosomeplacequickly3.Kristina’sfamilycouldn’tgetonthefirstplanebecause_________.A)theyfailedtoarriveintimeB)theclerkwasn’tquickenoughC)theycouldn’tfindtheirticketsD)theplaneneededrepairs4.Whathappenedtothefamily’sluggage?A)Itwasleftathome.B)Itwasputonanotherplane.C)Itwasseriouslybroken.D)Itwasstolenattheairport.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A)Thefamilywentoutoftheairportatnight.B)Kristina’sfamilyarrivedlaterthanexpected.C)ItwasthefirsttimeforKristinatovisithergrandparents.D)Theclerkgavethemthewronginformationabouttheflight.6.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A)VisitingGrandparentsB)TheflightwasDelayedC)Kristina’sExperienceattheAirportD)CarsareGood,butPlanesareBetterKEY:1.1.1.organized2.elderly3.thankful4.prepared5.article6.rewarding7.enrich2.1.behave2.drug3.control4.care5.reality6.important7.supposed3.1.wallet2.valuable3.describe4.expressed5.returned6.feeling7.worth2.1.1.decide2.lay3.delicious4.chosen\n2.1.celebration2.appeared3.mainly4.speaking3.1.80.B81.C82.A83.D84.A85.C2.93.InMilford/ChurchLane.94.Twenty-two.95.Shelikedtolistentoherfavouriteradioprogramme.96.No,itdidn’t.97.DorothyPricegavesleepingpillstothem.98.(Anyreasonableanswersareacceptable.)3.74.D75.D76.A77.B78.B79.C