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　　Because earthquakes happen without warning, it’s important to take steps now to prepare．Because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake happens, prepare some supplies for your home, workplace, and car．

　　1．Water．

　　A person needs at least 1/2 gallon of water daily just for drinking．Store at least1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72-hour period．It’s suggested that you buy bottled water．Keep bottled water in its original container and do not open it until you need to use it．Also, do check the “use by” date．

　　2．Food．

　　It’s always a practical idea to keep a supply of non-perishable(不易腐爛的)food on hand．Have an enough supply of canned food, dried milk, dried fruits, non-salted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours．

　　3．Flashlights and spare batteries．

　　Keep a flashlight beside your bed, at your place of work, and in your car．Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks．

　　Prepare a battery－powered radio and spare batteries．Most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information．

　　4．Clothes．

　　If you live in a cold place, you must think about warmth．You might not have heat after an earthquake．Think about your clothing and bedding supplies．

(1)

You should prepare all of the following except ________．

[　　]

A．

canned juices

B．

dried fruits

C．

fresh vegetables

D．

dried milk

(2)

If you live in a cold place, you should prepare ________．

[　　]

A．

some warm clothes and bedding supplies

B．

some hot water

C．

some batteries

D．

some flashlights

(3)

According to the article we know that ________．

[　　]

A．

clothes are used to protect your head

B．

a telephone is the most important prepared thing

C．

flashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakes

D．

we need to prepare some supplies only at home

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科目：初中英語 來源：山東省菏澤市2010年初中學(xué)業(yè)水平考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them．In the early 1990s, about 50％ of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented(租)their homes．The rented homes were usually apartments(公寓)．

　　74％ of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities．26％ live in the country．Dogs live in about 40％ of all homes in the US．About half that number have cats．

　　Families in the US are becoming smaller．On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s．In 1960, the average was 3.5．

　　Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms．

　　An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life．In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times．

(1)

Most Americans live ________, according to the passage．

[　　]

A．

in or around the cities

B．

in cities

C．

around cities

D．

in the country

(2)

How many American families own a cat?

[　　]

A．

About 40％．

B．

About 20％．

C．

About 74％．

D．

About 26％．

(3)

On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994．

[　　]

A．

more than 3

B．

only 3.5

C．

less than 2

D．

about 2.64

(4)

________ in the US have their own bedrooms．

[　　]

A．

All of the people

B．

Most of the children

C．

Half of the teenagers

D．

Only some of the teenagers

(5)

What can we learn from the passage?

[　　]

A．

In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes．

B．

Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger．

C．

A Japanese moves more often than an American．

D．

An American moves more often than an Englishman．

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科目：初中英語 來源：題網(wǎng)八年級(jí)上英語譯林版 譯林版 題型：050

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　　People travel lot with Bel Air because they know that they will get what they want．They want to go quickly and safely across the land, across the sea or right across the world, and they know that Bel Air will take them where they want to go, when they want to go．Bel Air flies all the newest and fastest planes to more towns and cities of the world than any other airline(航空公司)．

　　Do you want to go to Paris, Washington or Tokyo? Bel Air will take you there at any time of the day or night through the week．But Bel Air not only flies to the biggest cities, but also flies to two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very center of Asia, Africa and South America．

　　People fly Bel Air because they know that they will leave on time and arrive on time, and they will receive the best food and watch the best films．

　　Bel Air is second to none．

(1)

Bel Air is ________．

[　　]

A．

the name of a plane

B．

the name of an airline

C．

a city

D．

a town

(2)

Bel Air’ planes ________．

[　　]

A．

are fast but not safe

B．

fly quickly but not fast

C．

are safe but not new

D．

fly quickly and fast

(3)

Bel Air flies planes to cities like Paris ________．

[　　]

A．

day and night through the week

B．

two or three times a week

C．

at any time of the day

D．

at any time of the night

(4)

“In the very center of Asia” means ________．

[　　]

A．

all over Asia

B．

around Asia

C．

the biggest city in Asia

D．

right in the middle of Asia

(5)

In the last paragraph, “second to none” may mean ________．

[　　]

A．

the second

B．

the last

C．

the best

D．

the airline

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科目：初中英語 來源：題網(wǎng)八年級(jí)上英語譯林版 譯林版 題型：050

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　　We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers．Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf．

　　It stood outside a furniture(家具)shop．“Buy it,” she said at once, “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack(車頂架)．I’ve always wanted one like that．”

　　What could I do?Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack．It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too．

　　As it was getting darker, I drove slowly．Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening．The police even stopped traffic to let us through．Carrying furnit ure was a good idea．

　　After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind．Why don’t they overtake(超車)?”

　　Just at that time a police car did overtake．The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past．But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the officers came to me．

　　“Right, sir, ” he said．“Do you need any more help now?”

　　I didn’t quite understand．“Thanks, officer, ” I said．“You’ve been very kind．I live just down the road．”

　　He was looking at our things：first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf．“Well, well, ”he said and laughed．“It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there!We thought it was…or, something else．”

　　My wife began to laugh．Suddenly I understood why the police drove here．I smiled at the officer．“Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again．” I drove home as fast as I could．

(1)

From the story we know that ________．

[　　]

A．

the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．

the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C．

the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．

the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

(2)

What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

[　　]

A．

He could drive slowly and it was safe．

B．

Other drivers would let him go first．

C．

His wife could use a new bookshelf．

D．

He could save a lot of money and time．

(3)

Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

[　　]

A．

Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf．

B．

Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it．

C．

Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help．

D．

Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car．

(4)

Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?

[　　]

A．

Because now she knew what mistake the police had made．

B．

Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church．

C．

Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf．

D．

Because the police had helped them a lot．

(5)

When did the officers begin to realize(意識(shí)到)they had made a mistake?

[　　]

A．

Before they arrived at the church．

B．

Before they overtook the writer’s car．

C．

After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church．

D．

After the writer’s family left the church．

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科目：初中英語 來源：題網(wǎng)八年級(jí)上英語譯林版 譯林版 題型：050

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VISIT THE EAST GARDEN ZOO

　　Come and see the new polar bears from Canada．The pandas are waiting to meet you, and the dolphins are waiting to swim for you．The cranes are waiting to sing for you and the mynahs are waiting to say hello to you．The snakes are waiting to dance for you．

　　Tickets　　Adults(成人)：＄4　　children：Over 12　　　＄2

　　Under 12 　　＄1

　　Opening Time

　　9∶00～16∶00 on weekdays

　　9∶30～17∶00 at weekends

　　KEEP THE ZOO CLEAN!

　　DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS

(1)

Where do the polar bears come from?

[　　]

A．

They come from China

B．

They come from England

C．

They come from the USA．

D．

They come from Canada．

(2)

When can you visit the zoo?

[　　]

A．

At 4∶30 in the afternoon on Saturdays

B．

At 8∶30 in the morning on Wednesday

C．

At 9∶00 in the evening on Mondays

D．

At 9∶00 in the morning on Sundays．

(3)

You may not know the word “mynah”, but you can guess it is good at ________．

[　　]

A．

singing

B．

dancing

C．

speaking

D．

listening

(4)

What should a visitor do in the East Garden Zoo?

[　　]

A．

Play with the animals．

B．

Leave no litter．

C．

Feed the animals．

D．

Go near the animals．

(5)

Mrs Smith wants to take her 4-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter to the zoo．How much should she pay?

[　　]

A．

＄4

B．

＄6

C．

＄7

D．

＄8

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科目：初中英語 來源：北京市房山區(qū)2011年中考一模英語試題 題型：050

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　　Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water．To be human is to think．But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it．Thinking about thinking is the key to critical(批判性的)thinking．When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes(過程)．Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others．Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education．

　　The word “critical” here has a special meaning．It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong．The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen--beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning．

　　Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity．If you are interested in life and want to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker．If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker．

　　Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning(推理)are processes of deep and careful consideration．They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world：fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film．If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure(尺度)of intelligence(智慧), you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein．The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein．Hoffman was too nervous to speak．But Einstein immediately made Hoffman feel comfortable by saying, “Please go slowly．I don’t understand things quickly．”

(1)

Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _________．

[　　]

A．

it will be hard for us to think naturally and fast

B．

we might be controlled by other people’s ideas

C．

we will follow the ideas of others naturally

D．

we might be fooled by other people’s ideas

(2)

If you are a critical thinker, you will _________．

[　　]

A．

take one view against another view

B．

trust the reports in the newspapers

C．

think deeply about different ideas

D．

criticize other people for their mistakes

(3)

In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that _________．

[　　]

A．

speed can improve intelligence

B．

intelligence is not decided by speed

C．

the smarter you are, the faster you do things

D．

the faster you do things, the smarter you become

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科目：初中英語 來源：北京市燕山區(qū)2011年初中畢業(yè)暨中考一模英語試題 題型：050

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　　“Teenager” means a person from 13 to 19 years old．Although they’re young, they have to make many important choices by themselves．Often teachers and parents cannot handle them because they don’t understand and know teenagers, especially their wishes, problems or different moods in a short time．They need to think about questions like these：Should we go to college? What kind of job do I want? However, other people also influence their choices．Who influences teenagers?

　　It depends on the kind of choice．When teenagers buy things, friends are the most important influence．This is especially true for clothes and music．TV shows, advertisements and parents also influence teenagers．In more serious things, parents are probably the most important influence．Some teenagers say it’s best to regard both parents and friends as influences．James, a seventeen-year-old boy says he’s “just a crazy man”．He also says, “Parents are really important because they can tell you what’s right and wrong．”

　　But teenagers also feel they need to make choices－to make their own mistakes．As one teenager girl said, “If our parents don’t let us make our own choices, maybe in the future we don’t know how to do it．” And they feel friends can often be a big help, especially because friends sometimes know more about their situation than their parents．

(1)

Why do teenagers sometimes have to make their own choices?

[　　]

A．

Because the teachers want them to do it．

B．

Because their parents want them to do it．

C．

Because teenagers like to make choices by themselves．

D．

Because teachers and parents don’t understand them well．

(2)

Who influences most to the teenagers when they buy music?

[　　]

A．

Their teachers．

B．

Theirs parents．

C．

Their friends．

D．

Movie stars．

(3)

What does the passage mainly talk about?

[　　]

A．

Everybody needs to make choices．

B．

Teenagers need to make choices by themselves．

C．

Teenagers know more about TV shows and music．

D．

Teachers and parents should help teenagers as much as possible．

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科目：初中英語 來源：北京市順義區(qū)2011年中考一模英語試題 題型：050

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　　Comets(彗星)are parts of our solar system(太陽系)．Like the planets, they go around the sun．

　　But comets are not made of solid rock like planets．A comet is a ball of dust, stones, and ice．Many people call comets dirty snowballs．

　　The “snowball” may be only a few miles across．But when the sun heats the “snowball,” much of it is changed to gases．The gases spread out and form the comet’s head, which may be thousands of miles across．

　　***

　　A comet moves fast in its trip around the sun．But when we see it, the comet does not seem to move．That’s because it is so far away．The moon moves fast, but when you look at it, you can’t see any motion．That’s because the moon is far away．

　　So comets do not rush across the sky．You cannot see any motion．But if you look night after night, you can see that a comet changes position among the stars．If you watch the moon night after night, you’ll see that it also changes position．

　　Each year astronomers discover new comets．Some of them are seen only

　　once．They make one trip around the sun and then go way out into space．The sun’s gravity(重力、引力)cannot hold them．

　　Other comets, like Halley, keep returning．They have been captured by the sun．Halley’s earliest visit was probably 3,000 years ago．It may keep returning for another 3,000 years．

　　But every time a comet goes around the sun, the comet loses part of itself．Gases and dust are pulled out of the comet．That’s why Halley is now dimmer than it used to be．Next time it visits us, in 2062, it may be even dimmer．Each visit it may get dimmer and dimmer, until it finally disappears．

(1)

What is this passage mostly about?

[　　]

A．

Comets and the sun．

B．

Why comets are like snowballs．

C．

Who discovered the first comet．

D．

Facts about comets．

(2)

According to the passage, some comets have been “captured by the sun．” What does the underlined phrase mean?

[　　]

A．

The comets are rushing into the sun．

B．

The comets have been brightened by the sun．

C．

The comets are stuck in the sun’s gravity．

D．

The comets have been burned by the sun’s heat．

(3)

How does the author help the reader understand what a comet looks like?

[　　]

A．

By telling about a famous one．

B．

By explaining how far away it is．

C．

By describing how fast it moves．

D．

By describing it as a dirty snowball．

(4)

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this passage?

[　　]

A．

To give information about comets．

B．

To tell readers about famous comets．

C．

To explain the importance of comets．

D．

To encourage readers to look for comets．

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科目：初中英語 來源：2011年山東省青島市初級(jí)中學(xué)學(xué)業(yè)水平考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around．So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball．By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students' posture(姿勢(shì))and attention improve．

　　Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008．"The students love them", she says．Pownall took a survey of her students．She found that 80％ of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning．

　　The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt．This company encourages the use of the balls．And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them．"Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico('波多黎各)and Japan," says Witt．"Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter．You can slouch(低頭垂肩地坐)on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful．" Because the students are moving, their blood(血液)increases．That carries more oxygen(氧氣 to the brain(大腦), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer．

　　"Furthermore, they're fun．" says Pownali．

(1)

What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will _________．

[　　]

A．

pay more attention to his lessons

B．

be fun

C．

like to move around

D．

sit up straighter

(2)

How long has Dottie Pownall used the balls?

[　　]

A．

About three years．

B．

Only one year．

C．

In 2008．

D．

Since he was a fifth-grade teacher．

(3)

In how many countries are the balls used as the students' chairs?

[　　]

A．

Four．

B．

Three．

C．

Two．

D．

One．

(4)

Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids _________．

[　　]

A．

improve the students' posture and attention

B．

slouch on the chairs

C．

have fun

D．

Both A and C are correct answers．

(5)

Which is better for kids to study in class, sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?

[　　]

A．

Sitting on a chair．

B．

Sitting on a ball．

C．

They are the same．

D．

We don't know．

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