1、青島市二 0八年初中學業(yè)水平考試英語試題（考試時間：100分鐘；滿分：90分）說明:共30小題；第II1 .本試卷分為第I卷和第II卷兩部分，共五大題。第 I卷包含單項選擇和閱讀理解,卷包含綜合填空A、B、C,閱讀表達A、B和書面表達。2 .所有題目均在答 題卡上作答，在試題上作答無效。第I卷（滿分30分）I.單項選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從每小題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。1. Could you please put some in my cup? I ' like sweet coffee.A. sugarB. saltC. iceD. pepper102. W

2、e should have breakfast every day to keep healthy.A. aB. anC. /D. the3. Jack is happy. Ms. Wang, an excellent teacher, teaches math this term.A. heB. himC. himselfD. his4. It ' my daughter 'birthday today. She' years old.A. eighteenB. eighteenthC. the eighteenD. the eighteenth5. More and

3、 more people in Qingdao go to work subway now.A. withB. onC. inD. by6. This book be Lucy ' sook! Her name is on it.7.A. canAnnaA. Both; andB. mayC. musther brother like listening to soft music.B. Neither; norC. Either; orD. mightD. Not only; but also8. Allen always behaves,so many people like hi

4、m.A. easilyB. politelyC. friendlyD. lively9. I can ' find my mobile phone.- Don' worry. Maybe you it at home.A. forgotB. missedC. lostD. left10. It is raining heavily,none of the students are late for school.A. althoughB. butC. soD. becauseA. famous11. Mount Lao is one of mountains in Qingda

5、o. Many tourists like climbing it every year.B. the more famous C. most famousD. the most famous12. Larry hopes his English, so he keeps practicing it every day.A. to solveB. solvingC. to improveD. improving13. As students, we should ourselves. We can ' spend much time playing computer games.A.

6、be responsible for B. be proud ofC. be popular withD. be thankful to14. It 'time to work now.OK. I ' wake Carl up. He for an hour.A. has fallen asleep B. has been asleep15. - I don' know tomorrow. You can ask our teacher right now.A. if we take the bus thereC. what will we do（共15小題；每小題1分

7、，滿分15分）閱讀下列短文，做出正誤判斷或選出最佳選項。ASometimes people cry when they are sad. Other times people cry tears of joy. make tears all the time, whether you are crying or not. Do you know the tears help keep your eyes healthy? They keep your eyes from drying out. A eye drips （滴）all the time. It keeps the eye humi

8、d.C. fell asleepD. falls asleepB. when will we leaveD. how we will go there II.閱讀理解A篇為判斷正（A）誤（B）題，B、C篇為選擇題。But your eyes special area ofIf you look in a mirror, you can see tiny holes in the corners of your eyes. Each hole leads to a small tube that runs to your nose. Tears run slowly into this tube

9、 drip by drip. Day and night theholes drain （流走）the tears away. If they didn ' you would always look as if you were crying.If you begin to cry, there are many more tears. The holes can ' drain all of them. Then extra tears run out onto your face.Tears help keep eyes safe. If there is somethi

10、ng harmful in the air, the eyes fill with tears. These tears coat your eyes. They keep the harmful air out.Contact lenses 隱形眼鏡 ）can make the eyes too dry. Some people have to add tears to their eyes.They buy bottles of eye drops to keep their eyes wet.16. Eyes make tears no matter how people feel.17

11、. When you cry, tears run into your nose or onto your face.18. If there is something harmful in the air, tears protect your eyes by covering them.19. Contact lenses make you have more tears in your eyes.20. Tears are harmful to your eyes.BLiving placesThe home of the elephant is in the deep forest.

12、It is the largest of all land animals, and is found both in Asia and Africa. One of the main places in Asia where the elephant lives is the island of Ceylon. The huge forests on the island become the home of thousands of elephants. The trees grow thick and tall. They make many parts almost dark, whi

13、le bright sunlight is above and around Living habitsThe elephant likes the deep part and the coolest places of the forest. There he will stand swinging his ears, to drive away the flies; or he will pull down a branch （樹枝）from a tree to fan himself. He likes bathing, and to be near FoodThe elephant e

14、njoys the fruits in the forest, and also the leaves of the trees. There is plenty of food for him in the forests, though he is not always happy with what he finds there.Way of movementWhen a group of elephants moves about in the forest, the oldest goes first. The young elephants and their mothers ar

15、e in the middle, where they are safest. Then all move along with a great noise, the branches of the trees bending and breaking before them. Though the elephant is usually How people treat themIn Asia the elephant is trained to work. At one time the African elephant also was trained. Soldiers in anci

16、ent times often went to fight on the backs of African elephants. But now the elephant that lives in Africa is illegally （ 4E法地 ）hunted mainly for its valuable ivory. In order to protect them,21. The elephant likes the part of the forest.A. bright and sunny B. deep and coolC. dry and deepD. wet and s

17、unny22. Elephants like to do the following things exceptA. bathingB. having fruitsC. eating leavesD. harming peopleA. To keep safe.23. Why are young elephants and their mothers in the middle while moving?B. To avoid making noises.C. To break the trees.D. To walk faster.24. What is the African elepha

18、nt now mainly hunted for?A. Working for people.B. Fighting in the army.C. Performing for people.D. Selling for money.25. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?A. Many Asian elephants live on the island of Ceylon.B. Elephants drive away the flies by using their ears.C.

19、 Elephants are always happy with the food they find in the forest.D. A group of moving elephants make people scared, although they are harmless.CWhen your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way even if you have no feet.An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel

20、Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home inBrazil to take part in the Spanish club s summer training camp. Although he is disabled,Muniz isone ofthe topplayers at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, dribble （運球）, pass andstrike theball aswell asany of his able-bodied

21、 teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, “ Heis skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.M”um Sandrawas thrilled thather sonwould achie

22、ve his dreams. She said, “ Hestarted walking before he was one.We would goafter him,expecting himto keep falling, but he never fell. M” uniz s gymteacher added, “ Heis challenging the social norms （ 標準 ）. When he arrived there, no one believed inhim. ”But he showed to everyone that he could play as

23、well as any other boy. So he was invited to goto Spain to showhis talent.The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he blle able to show off his “ fancyfootwork ”and meet his idol, Bar?a soccer player Lionel Messi.Muniz wears a prosthetic （ 假體的 ） ankle and

24、foot to help him get around in rainy weather. Heknows that his disability means he nllever be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic （ 殘奧會的） sport.26. Who praised Muniz s football abilities?A. His idol, Messi.B. His best fr

25、iend.C. His mum, Sandra.D. His gym teacher.27. The underlined word “thrilled ” in paragraph 3 has the similar meaning to.A. excitedB. worriedC. disappointedD. interested28. The time order of the following sentences is Muniz. played football well and became captain of his school gym class could walk

26、without falling when he was very little was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training campA.B.C.D.29. We can tell that Muniz according to the passage.A. has difficulty in living a normal lifeB. dreams to play for a professional football teamC. will play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club

27、D. hopes that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games.30. Which saying can express the spirit of the passage?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Never put off tomorrow what we can do today.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. A good beginning is half done.第II卷（滿分60分）III.綜合填空（共20小

28、題；A每小題2分，B、C每小題1分，滿分25分）A.用所給詞的適當形式填空。每詞限用一次。（10分）make, raise, travel, watch, cost31. - Why are they so busy?- Because they money for homeless people.32. Usually taking a taxi more than taking a bus.33. The first cartoon film with sound and music in New York in 1928.34. The Dragon Boat Festival is c

29、oming in a few days. Wezongzi on that day.35. Beijing is such a fantastic place that AmyB.根據句意和所給漢語完成句子。每空一詞。 （5分）36. （誰的）baseball is this?- It belongs to Tony.the boat races and eatthere three times.37. Teenagers should have more38. Believe us! We can finish the work with the39. The mother walked i

30、nto the bedroom（機會）to make their own decisions.（最少的）money.（安靜地）while the baby was sleeping.40. There is a bookstore（在對面）our school.C.選擇恰當的單詞填空。每詞限用一次。（有兩個多余的選項）（10分）something, quickly, kept, because, slowly, them, collect, clocks, warm, through, nothing, millionThe British Museum is the biggest one

31、in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things in the museum to see: 41 which have been telling the time for six hundred years, Roman money, some of the earliest books in the world, including Shakespeare 6wn works.The British Museum was set up nearly 300 years ag

32、o by a doctor, Sir HansSloane. The man liked to 42 such things as books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, and also hoped that his things would be well 43and so visited by people after his death.His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died.Later,

33、more antiques （古董）arrived at the museum, more books, old and new, came to it, and more people wanted to visit it. The museum had a famous round Reading Room. There was 44unusual in the room. Cool air came up 45 small holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers feet46. Since its

34、 opening, many famous men have written and studied there, like Karl Marx.And the library is growing faster and faster - there are four kilometers of new shelves each year, 47 it attracts increasing number of tourists each year.It is now open every day of the year, except for two holidays （New Year&#

35、39; Day and Christmas）.Entrance （入場）is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, someof 48for children. Small machines tell you about the museum and as you walk around it, you can look andlisten at the same time. So if you are one of the BritishMu

36、seum' stwo 49 visitors this year, don ' try to see it all too50There is a lifetime of looking in the BritishMuseum.IV.閱讀表達（共10小題，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，完成51至54題。（滿分8分）"I ' aVeays had a pretty clear idea of what I want to do. "says Mary, a middle school student who wants to become a direc

37、tor some day. You may not be as sure of your career 豳業(yè)）as Mary. But you can startthinking about and planning for your future career.The following article helps middle school students plan for careers.Explore （探索）your interestsMany middle school students don' yet know what they want to do. But in

38、 fact, students may change their minds several times, perhaps even after they enter society. And some of tomorrow ' scareers might not exist （存在）today. Focusing on just one job in middle school isn ;necessary. Butlooking into the kinds of careers you might like can help you succeed.Understanding

39、 what you enjoy and what you ' rgood at is the most important step in exploring careers. If you don ' know what you want to do, you should ask yourself what you like to learn about. If you really like science, what do you enjoy about it - the lab work or the research? It 'important to th

40、ink about what you like to do, because work will finally be a big part of your life.Discover possible careersOnce you ' veiought about the subjects and activities you like best, the next step is to look for careers that put those interests to use. If you love sports, for example, you might consi

41、der a career as a P.E. teacher or a soccer coach. If you like English, a career as an English teacher, a translator or a travelling guide might be a good choice.After discovering possible jobs, you ' want to learn more about them. Talking directly to workers on the phone, by email, or through on

42、line discussion can help you get information about what they do. Even meeting with them in person is helpful. First-hand information is necessary for you to find out if you ' really like a career.51 .選擇最佳句子補全文章，將字母代號填寫在答題卡上。其中有一項是多余的。（2分）A. Learn about yourself B. Get experience C. Do your resea

43、rch 52 .回答問題。What is the most important step in exploring careers? （ 2 分）53 .將劃線句子 It ' important to think about what you like to do, because work will finally be abig part of your life.翻譯成漢語。（2 分）54 .用英語簡要概括出本文的主旨大意。不超過 15個單詞。（2分）B閱讀下面短文，完成55至60題。（滿分12分）The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth

44、 day of the ninth lunar month and is also called the Double Ninth Festival. As both the month and the day are nine, it got this name. To celebrate the day, people usually climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemum （ 菊花）,so the festival is also known asthe Height Ascending （登高）Festival or the Chrysanthe

45、mum Festival. In China, nine has the similarpronunciation with the word “ forever meaning long life. So the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors Day.The festival has a history of over 2000 years. During the Warring States Period, there was the Chongyang Festival. But it was only celebrated

46、in the imperial palace. From the Han Dynasty, it began to be popular among the common people. The name of the Chongyang Festival first appeared in the Three Kingdoms Period. During the Jin Dynasty, there were customs of enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking wines on the day. It was not （A） officially

47、set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. Since then, all the people have spent the festival with kinds of activities. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes to celebrate. The emperor climbed the mountain on the day as well. In 1989, the Chinese government

48、 set the day as the Seniors Day.As September has the clear sky and fresh air, it is a very good time to climb the mountain. There will be a happy sense of excitement by climbing the mountain in this season. Also, it is good for health. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the custom of climbin

49、g on the Chongyang Festival.On the day, enjoying chrysanthemum is very popular as the flower means long life. Drinking chrysanthemum is regarded as a way to prevent disasters and bad things. Inserting Zhuyu andsticking chrysanthemum are also traditions to avoid the bad as （B） they have special smells which can repel （馬區(qū)逐） insects and keep out the cold.Eating Chongyang cakes is another tradition on the festival. There is no fixed way of the cake but the one with nine layers （ 層）with two sheep on it is the best. Two sheep means Chongy