上海市各区县初三英语一模试题首字母填空.docx

上海市嘉定、闵行、徐汇、长宁、奉贤，金山，浦东，青浦八区2021届九年级上学期期末（一模）英语试题分类汇编首字母填空2020-2021学年上海市嘉定区九年级上学期期末教学质量测试B.Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）Building blocks (积木)are still one of the most popular toys today. Their interesting design and easy use (71) a____ children of all ages. They are always thebest choices as gifts. Most (72) t toys, like building blocks, were first made of wood.Today, wooden building blocks are still used, but now there are several other types ofbuilding blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks.Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the chance to learn the (73) l things and life skills.Building blocks can help children (74) p their language skills. Most children talk to each other as they build things with these traditional toys. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children (75) n in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they Learn to take turns, share, and solve problems with others. However, these are not the only (76) a of playing with building blocks.Building blocks can also help develop children's skills in math and science. They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, which are first to watch and think, and then to test. Building blocks also come in different shapes. colors and sizes. These types of building blocks encourage children to develop skills in (77) d things.Playing with building blocks is both f u n and very helpful. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still popular toda y.71.attract 72. traditional test 74.practice 75.need 76.advantage 77.different.2020-2021学年上海市闵行区九年级上学期期末教学质量测试C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词, 使其内容通顺, 每空格限填一词, 首字母已给）（14分）Few people know about online food delivery apps 10 years ago, but today many would find that it is hard to live w 71 them. In China alone, over 400million people use such apps. For better or for worse, online food delivery s 72have changed the way we eat, and they are also having a huge influence on oursociety.These apps have no doubt bringing us many benefits. They provide jobs for millions of people and help restaurants find more customers. S 73 the apps are very convenient, they also benefit consumers. We can now have meals delivered at any time of day, which is especially important forpeople who work long hours, as they might not have time to cook. Not only do these apps save time, they also provide us with a wide variety of restaurants to choose from.However, we must not forget the problems of online food delivery. For one thing, they make it even easier to order u 74 food, high in sugar, fat and salt. Food safety is another problem. It can be hard to tell where the food a 75 comes from, and whether the owner is allowed to run a restaurant. As couriers (递送者) need to deliver the orders as quickly as possible, some may pay less attention to traffic rules. These years, there have been a number of terrible traffic accidents because of this. Moreover, the industry is p 76 unbelievable amounts of packaging waste. Over a million tons of online food delivery boxes are thrown away every year.There are many good points of online food delivery, but we need to make sure that we make theright c 77 in the long run. We should do our best to limit waste, especially when it comes to packaging. We also need to think about what we eat and the influence on our health. Next time you want to order in, you should think about whether you really need to. In most cases, it is better to walk over to the supermarket, buy the ingredients you need, and then cook them on your own.71-77 without, services（softwares）, Since, unhealthy, actually, producing, choice2020-2021学年上海市徐汇区九年级上学期期末教学质量测试B.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.If you think of the jobs that robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top ofthe list. It’s easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but others need human connection and creativity. But are we underestimating（低估）what robots can do? In some cases, they already p 71 better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more c 72 sharing their private information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after a ll?British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He p 73 robots will do most work of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students’ faces, movements and maybe even brain s 74 . Then they will adapt（使…适应）the information to each student. It’s not a popular opinion and it’s unlikely robots will ever understand other people’s feelings and be able to really connect with humans like another human can.One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. Teachers all over the world are l 75 . In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9 to 16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t suffer from stress, or get t 76 , or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid j ob.Teaching is generally recognized as difficult and teachers feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not “Will rob ots take the place of teachers?” but “How can robots help teachers?” Office workers can use software to do things like organize and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, i 77 more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.71. perform 72. comfortable 73. predicts 74. signals75. limited 76. tired 77. including 2020-2021学年上海市长宁区九年级上学期期末教学质量测试C. Fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：(14分)I heard a story about an older woman who stood in line at the Post Office. She c____81____with a young man next to her. The young man n____82____that she had no package to mail, and asked why she was standing in line. She said that she just needed a few stamps.“Ma’am, you must be tired standing here. Do you know there’s a stamp machine over there in the corner?” He p____83____to the machine built into the wall.“Thank you,” the lady replied, “but I’ll just wait here a little I____84____. I’m getting close to the window.”“But it would be so much e____85____for you not to stand in this long line and buy your stamps from the mach ine.”The woman smiled and answered, “Oh, I know. But that old machine would n____86____ask me how my grandchildren are getting along.”She had a need greater than the need f____87____postage stamps—a need to feel connected to other people. And it was a need that could not be met by a stamp machine.C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

上海市徐汇区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编首字母填空2023年上海市徐汇区中考一模英语试题VIII. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词, 使其内容通顺, 每空格限填一次, 首字母已给)VIII. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词, 使其内容通顺, 每空格限填一次, 首字母已给)Teens worldwide connect through video calls to have communication emotionally.Five years ago, Abhay and a group of his Grade 10 classmates at a secondary school in Canada made their first video call to the Arctic (北极). On the other end of the l___71___ was Abhay’s, a 23-year-old brother, Sukhmeet, a volunteer teaching assistant. His class was at a middle school there.The conversation started with teen’s small talk-asking each other about TV shows, music and school life. But as the teens grew more comfortable, the chat turned s__72___ , such as families issues, stories of social problems. Some kids shared how hopeless they felt, for they could don___73___ about the danger or threat caused by the climate change.After both groups said their goodbyes, the brothers had an idea: since the conversation was designed to broaden the students’ views about life outside their h___74___, let’s keep it on. Students could continue to benefit from bridging geographical and cultural differences. They called their organization Break The Divide.The students used social media to spread the word about their task to create eye-opening conversations. Other schools began reaching out, and Break The Divide helped them to start their own stations. They p___75___ different useful resources, such as a list of guiding questions to get the conversation started, and technical tips for video calls. Different stations are encouraged to connect with each other based on big topics, such as mental health and climate change. There arenow over two dozen stations located across Canada as well as schools in other countries.Last year, Abhay and Sukhmeet had their first employees, enabling them to d___76___ an app that will act as a social platform to connect Break The Divide stations worldwide.The brothers are happy to find that the organization can play a central role in how youth solve the most d___77___ problems. “I hope that we can be part of creating a world where we are all listening to each other for learning and for change, “says Abhay.2022年上海市徐汇区中考一模英语试题Every Thursday, a storyteller named Miss Jones visits Anna's class. At first, Anna and her friends thought that Miss Jones' visits would be b_____71_____. Wasn't story time only for little kids? They soon realized it wasn't. Anna thought listening to Miss Jones would be like watching a movie without any special effects. Miss Jones' storytelling was so dramatic, she didn't need anything more than herself to tell a good story. Sometimes the class felt like they were in a t_____72_____watching a play! Soon, Anna and her classmates were always excited for Thursday.Every time Miss Jones came to class, she told a different kind of story. The first time Miss Jones came to class, she told us about a ship captain who was lost alone at sea. The class listened very carefully. Everyone wanted to know how the stroy e_____73_____. Some of the stories were fairy tales from other countries. Others were true stories about things that had a_____74_____ happened to Miss Jones and her family, Once she told a tale about a selfish lobster（龙虾）that turned green.This story seemed silly at first, but it turned out to be a very sad story. You never knew what you would hear when Miss Jones started to talk.Last week, Miss Jones told the class that it was their turn to tell her a story.She didn't care how they did it.They just needed to find a way to tell an imaginative story. Anna planned on writing a s_____75_____ for a play and having her friends perform it for the class.Once Anna had written her play, she realized that her plan might not be so easy. Her play had parts for eight actors. She found eight people to be in it, but everyone's schedules were so d_____76_____ that she couldn't get them in one place to practice. She worried that they would not learn their lines in time! Anna told Miss Jones about her p_____77_____. Miss Jones said that Anna might have to find an imaginative way to tell her story.Anna thought carefully about what she had learnt in Miss Jones' class and came up with a good idea...2021年上海市徐汇区中考一模英语试题十二、短文汉语提示填空If you think of the jobs that robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It’s easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but others need human connection and creativity. But are we under estimating（低估）what robots can do? In some cases, they already p ___51___ better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more c ___52___ sharing their private information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He p ___53___robots will do most work of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students’ faces, movements and maybe even brain s ___54___. Then they will adapt（使…适应）the information to each student. It’s not a popular opinion and it’s unlikely robots will ever understand other people’s feelings and be able to really connect with humans like another human can.One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. Teachers all over the world are l ___55___ . In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9 to 16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t suffer from stress, or get t ___56___ , or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.Teaching is generally recognized as difficult and teachers feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not “Will robots take the place of teachers?” but “How can robots help teachers?” Office workers can use software to do things like organize and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, i___57___ more than 11hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.答案：2023年上海市徐汇区中考一模英语试题【答案】71．(l)ine 72．(s)erious 73．(n)othing 74．(h)ometowns##(h)omelands 75．(p)rovided##(p)repared 76．(d)evelop##(d)esign 77．(d)ifficult##(d)iscussed【导语】本文主要介绍了Abhay兄弟创建的一个名为“Break the Divide”的组织，该组织为全世界的青年积极互动交流提供了一个优秀的平台。

英语试卷首字母填空总汇松江区C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)An 8-year-old Miami boy, Joshua Williams, is president of his own non-profit organization---Joshua’s Save the World. His organization provides food and clothes for p 81people and families in Miami and the neighboring areas.Joshua has r 82 thousands of dollars for his organization. He started to help the hungry when he was just 5. He was in his mother’s car when they passed a beggar. Joshua asked his mother to stop so that he could give him $20. “It’s my m 83 .I want to help him, Mum,” Joshua recalled. One year later, he created his organization with the help of his mother and Francine Hanna, a local businesswoman. “He just thought that was what he wanted to do,” his mother said. “And there was nothing that could s 84 him.”The organization now provides clothing, furniture and food for the poor people in America. At the same time, Joshua never misses a c 85 to encourage other people to follow what he did whether at church or on the streets. Earl Laird lost his job two years ago and hasn’t managed to get a n 86 one. Without money, he can’t pay for the flat and has to live on the street. He depends on food fr om Joshua’s Save the World. “Joshua is an angel (天使) from God,” he said.Joshua has won Miami’s “Do the Right Thing” award and the “Kids Who Care” competition, which awarded him a $1,000 note. Even though he has a 87 done plenty, he said that hismission (使命)to provide for the poor is far from finished. “I want to get a team together,” Joshua said. “I want my team to go out and give food to people who have a need for it. I want to spread love to countries in Africa.”2.闸北区C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（14分）The story behind the shopping cartCharactersSylvan Goldman – owner of a grocery shopFred Young –Sylvan’s friend, a mechanic(机械师)One night in 1936, in an American city. Inside Fred’s workshop, Sylvan sits next to Fred, who is making adjustments(调试) to their new i 81 – a shopping cart. Sylvan: My customers don’t like our shopping cart.Fred: Really? So they p 82 shopping with those heavy baskets?Sylvan: (nods) I’ve got a huge crowd of customers every day, b 83 none of them wants to use the cart.Fred: I don’t understand. We invented the cart so that people don’t need to carrya basket around the shop.Sylvan: (laughs) And so that they will buy more groceries!Fred: So w hy don’t they like the shopping cart?Sylvan: Young men think that pushing a cart around makes them look w 84 and slow, and young women think it’s unfashionable.Fred: Of course it isn’t fashionable right now. It’s only just been invented! But I’m sure older people will appreciate it.Sylvan: Um…Fred: What? They don’t like the cart e 85 ?Sylvan: Well, they think pushing it makes them look helpless!Fred: Oh no. We need to do something, Fred. We can’t just g 86 up on this invention!Sylvan: We won’t. (He gets up and walks around the room. Suddenly, he stops.) Aha! I’ve got an idea.Fred: What is it?Sylvan: I’ll hire(雇佣) some good-looking guys and girlsto push the carts around and pretend they’re shopping.Fred: Oh! So the real shoppers will see these attractivepeople using the carts and think, “Hey, if it’s good enoughfor them, it’s good enough for me!”Sylvan: E 87 .Fred: Hey! Maybe you could get one of the girls to greetyour customers and encourage them to use the cart.Sylvan: Great idea!3.长宁区C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

2024届上海市金山区初三一模英语试卷(满分140分, 考试时间90分钟)考生注意：本卷有7大题, 共84小题。

全部试题均采用连续编号。

请将所有答案做在答题纸的指定位置上, 做在试卷上一律不给分。

Part1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共25分)A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的句子, 选出相应的图片。

)(5分)B. Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answer to each question you hear. (根据你听到的对话和问句, 选出最恰当的答案。

)(5分)6. A)Cake. B)Pizza. C)Hot dog. D)Sandwich.7. A)By car. B)By air. C)By train. D)By the underground.8. A)Australian. B)Chinese. C)German. D)Japanese9. A)Because it's supper time. B)Because it's cold outside.C)Because of the last day. D)Because of his report.10. A)Teddy can play video games well.B)He believes it's unfair to ask him for help.C)Teddy can do the cleaning without help.D)Mum should help him with his school project.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示, 不符合的用“F”表示。

2023-2024学年九年级上学期（一模）期末英语试卷考生注意：1.本场考试时间90分钟，满分140分；试题均采用连续号码，共84题。

2.作答前，在答题纸指定位置填写学校、班级、姓名及考号。

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在试卷上作答一律不得分。

4.用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔作答非选择题。

Part1Listening(第一部分听力)I.Listening comprehension(听力理解)(本大题共20题，共25分)A.Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(5分)1.___________2.___________3.___________4.___________5.___________B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(5分)6.A)By taxi.B)By bicycle.C)By bus.D)By underground.7.A)In April.B)In May.C)In June.D)In July.8.A)In the hotel.B)At the airport.C)In the shop.D)At school,9.A)To catch the plane at6:00.B)To take another flight.C)To give the ticket to someone.D)To take a taxi to the airport.10.A)Susan is busy with her work.B)The man has no time to swim.C)Susan goes swimming every day.D)The man doesn't like swimmingC.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判断下句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(5分)11.The writer's mother had a serious disease in her later years and didn't recognize her son.12.Once the writer bought his mother a strawberry milkshake(奶昔),she drank it quietly13.When the writer held his mother's hand.she gave him squeezes(捏)saying“Thanks".14.The writer felt excited to find his mother could respond to his soft squeezes.15.The mother left a lot of gold for the writer after she passed away.D.Listen to the dialogue and complete the Following sentences(听对话，用听到的单词完成下列句子。

上海市各区2021-2021年初三英语一模汇编最新最全-首字母填空-已上海市各区2021届初三英语一模试卷分类汇编：首字母填空One【2081虹口区】 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）Fifteen years ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest checking out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she e____81____her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a wonderful vacation, but was heartbroken about losing several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet developed（冲洗）. At that moment she was particularly s____82____over the loss of the pictures she had taken at the show, as this was a memory she especially treasured.In fact, there are no written rules covering lost photos in the park.L____83____,the clerk at the front desk understood Disney’s idea of loving our guests. She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of unused film, and then she p____84_____to take some photos for them. Two weeks later the guest received a packet at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of the show, personally signed by each performer. There were also pictures of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park. These photos were taken by the clerk in her own time after work. I happened to know thiss____85____because this guest wrote us a letter to express her thanks. Excellent s_____86_____does not come from policy（政策性的）handbooks. It comes from people who c____87_____ ―― and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.Keys: 81. enjoyed 82. sad 83.Luckily 84. promised85. story 86. service 87. careTwo【20211黄浦区】 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）When Crag was 12, he started a group that helped kids all over the world. The group is still going strong. In seventh grade he learned something that made him a____81____. It was about the life of a boy in the country of Pakistan. When the boy was four years old, he was sent to work in a factory. He worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. He could not go to school. He could not e____82____ play. He had no freedom at all.1上海市各区2021届初三英语一模试卷分类汇编：首字母填空Crag wanted to help those who didn’t have the same advantages as he and his friends. As a result, Crag and some friends started Free The Children. They decided that Free The Children should r____83____money to build schools. Crag hoped that learning would help poor kids live better.He also hoped they would learn the outside world.Today, Crag’s charity has more than one million members in 45 countries. M____84___of them are kids. The money they have got has done many good things. It has helped build more than 500 schools around the world. They worked with Oprah Winfrey to pay for the school. It also pays for h____85___care in poor communities. With the money, many sick kids can go to hospital in time.Crag has achieved a lot of s____86____. However, he still remembers his start in seventh grade. “We were laughed at by other kids, who said we couldn’t c____87____things,” he says. Still, Crag didn’t give up. Now he wants more kids to help. “Go to free the . Bring it to your teachers,”he said. “As you gain more confidence, friends will join you. It just gets easier.”Keys: 81. angry 82. even 83. raise 84. Most85. Health 86. success 87. changeThree【20211浦东新区】 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）Every morning Sarah turns on her computer. First, she checks her email. Then, she v___81___ a social networking website to find out what her friends are doing. On this website, she reads news from her friends. For example, she may look at comments her friends made about movies, music, books and other friends. On her page, Sarah writes a short a___82___ about what she is doing. Like many young people, Sarah enjoys meeting and communicating with others on social networks. These websites let people see what their friends are doing and thinking.Social networking sites become more and more popular every day, and they are popular all around the world. Why has the social networking s___83___ to different users so quickly? One reason is because people are social. We like to communicate with other people. We use cell phones, email, QQ and websites to learn what our friends are doing.Social networking sites are interactive（互动）and personal. People can share photographs with each other. They can tell people what they are doing at any moment and keep in touch. They can2上海市各区2021届初三英语一模试卷分类汇编：首字母填空post a link to site with their favourite song or band. Many people post their videos on sites like YouTube. Other users can give their o___84___ on these photos and videos. This makes these websites become more popular.Being able to write on the site is a___85___ reason. In the past, websites only had information for users to read. Today, the Internet is moreinteractive than it was in the past. Now anyone can have theirown website, blog, or page on sites like Facebook. Readers are now also writers and can add materials to the Web e___86___. People can express their own ideas, and they can put their own experience online.Social networking sites have become widely used among all ages. D___87___ college, students spend almost two hours every day on Facebook. Teenagers and older people often use their sites as well. The Internet keeps changing, butone thing is clear: People enjoy using websites to share and communicate online.Keys: 81. visits 82. article 83. spread 84. opinions85. another 86. easily 87. DuringFour【20211长宁区】 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）Children grow quickly, especially their feet. But many families, cannota____81____newshoes when a child needs them. As a result, about 300 million children around the world go barefoot. Those children risk picking up diseases and parasites（寄生虫）from the soil.An American man has a s_____82_____for those barefoot kids �C a shoe that grows with thechild. Kenton Lee is the creator of The Shoe That Grows. He explains how the shoe works and how it is able to last so long.“It grows in three places: the front, the side and the back with the child. It can last up to fiveyears. The b____83____is compressed（压缩的）rubber like tire rubber. The top is just high-quality leather.”The shoe comes in two sizes: small that fits children aged 4 to 9 andlarge for children aged 9to 14. Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while working as av____84____ in an orphanage in3上海市各区2021届初三英语一模试卷分类汇编：首字母填空Kenya. “… and there was a little girl in a white dress walking next to me. And I just remember looking down and seeing how small her shoes were. And she had to c____85____ open the front of her shoes to let her toes（脚趾）stick out. At that time I just re member thinking, wouldn’t it be nice ifthere were a pair of shoes that could grow with her feet?” However, Lee saysit was i____86____ to turn his idea into a reality at that time. “Yet I kept writing down I should do this because of this or because of that. All these reasons why it really was important for me to try to make the shoes grow areto try to help them.” Finally, in 2021 Lee founded a non-profit organization called Because International. Together, they have sent over 50,000 pairs of shoes to 70 countries. Lee says a pair shoes gives a child self-worth and more chances to succeed b____87____much protection.Keys: 81. afford 82. solution 83. bottom 84. volunteer 85. cut 86.impossible 87. besidesFive【20211徐汇区】 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格中填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（ 14分）Augie Dobson, a 9-year-old American boy is proud of his ability to speak Chinese. He has been studying the language for three year from Shanghai Community International School. Augie is one of a group of three and took part in a drama performance competition. It was organized to e_____81_____ overseas students to understand Chinese culture.Their play is based on Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet He Z hizhang’s “ Hui Xiang Ou Shu,” L____82____, the play got the second prize at yesterday’s ceremony.“ Hui Xiang Ou Shu” means writing something after returning home. It describes an old man who left his hometown at a young age but feels like a s____83____ when he returns a couple of years later.Mrs Sun, a Chinese teacher in school said she tries to teach her pupils to sing and dance to the poem. “Children are interested in singing poems rather than just reciting t____84____. Students at Shanghai CommunityInternational School now learn an ancient poem every day. “It’s difficult b____85____ I ‘m trying to remember,” said Augie.4上海市各区2021届初三英语一模试卷分类汇编：首字母填空The first prize went to drama “Kong Cheng Ji,” performed by students at Dulwich College Shanghai . Kong Cheng Ji, tells of Zhuge liang during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). He had no army to protect and guard the city but m_____86_____ to make th e enemy’s leader Sima Yi believe that the city was full of traps and ambushes(埋伏). As a result, Sima gave up.Li Zihao, 9, plays Sima in the drama. Li is a fan of chengyu, Chinesefour-character idioms(四字成语).“I’ve downloaded an app about telling s tories with chengyu, and he loves it. I think chengyu is a very s____87____ and important parts of Chinese culture. Four words alone can mean a lot, and chengyu shows the great wisdom of old Chinese people.” said his mother.KEYS: 81. encourage 82. Luckily 83. stranger 84.them85. but 86. managed 87.specialSix【20211闵行区】 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）The exams were just over and the summer vacation just started. Now Keven was free like a bird. Suddenly the doorbell rang. It was his cousin,Max.‘Hiii!’ screamed Max,‘I have come to stay here for the holidays.’The next days were a____81____ for Kevin. After breakfastKevin decided to do a painting. He took out all his art supplies and started painting beautiful scenery. When he nearly finished it, Max entered the room with a Cola bottle. He slipped on some water and spread Cola all over the painting. It was c____82____ destroyed. The next day was even worse. Max put Kevin’s best pair of shoes into the washing machine along with the clothes.One day Kevin was going through the newspaper when some interesting news caught his a____83____. He read it aloud‘The world famous philat elist（集邮家）Dick Brown’s stamps were stolen last week in his town. Several other stamp robberies also have taken place and police suspect that all the robberies arel____84____.’Kevin had a nice stamp collection and it was with his friend Allan. He decided to get his5感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。

2022-2023学年九年级第一次模拟考试（上海专用）英语本试卷考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：140分。

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Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力略）I、Listening comprehension (听力理解）（共25分）Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语法和词汇）II. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）（本大题共15题，每题1分，共15分。

每题只有一个正确选项）1．We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden of the square for ________ while. A．/ B．a C．an D．the2．And in fact, this plant is pretty similar ________ the one first found in South Africa. A．by B．at C．for D．to3．Is the world in danger of producing too much ________ that can’t be recycled A．can B．battery C．rubbish D．newspaper4．I ________ all Harry Potter books by the time I was ten!A．read B．have read C．would read D．had read5．Movin g to a new place marks a turning point in my life. I’m much ________ in my new school.A．confident B．more confident C．most confident D．the most confident 6．With the help of his friends, he finished ________ the fence in two hours. A．paint B．painting C．to paint D．painted7．There’s a farmers’ market ________ the first Saturday of each month.A．by B．in C．on D．at8．The task isn’t challenging enough for me — I want ________ more creative. A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything9．Unless we book it now, there ________ any tickets left for the concert. A．aren’t B．weren’t C．haven’t been D．won’t be10．The director told the make-up artist not ________ too much make-up on me. A．use B．using C．to use D．to using11．The hotel wasn’t very nice, ________ the restaurant of it was excellent. A．and B．of C．so D．but12．You sound ________. What’s the matter with youA．well B．unhappy C．softly D．angrily13．Take some warm clothes. The weather ________ change very quickly in themountains.A．can B．should C．must D．need14．We went to as many islands as possible ________ we were in Greece. We had great fun!A．when B．although C．so that D．because15．You never use disposable chopsticks, ________A．are you B．aren’t you C．do you D．don’t youⅢ. Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once （选择最恰当的选项填入空格。

2024年中考第一次模拟考试（上海卷）英语（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：120分）Part 1 Grammar and Vocabulary(第一部分语法和词汇)I. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(本大题共15 题，每题1 分，共15 分。

每题只有一个正确选项)1．I was passing by when the traffic accident ________.A．takes place B．happened C．took place D．happens2．Lily and her friend rarely bought some flowers to decorate their office, ______?A．didn’t they B．didn’t she C．did they D．did she3．—As for me, it is _______ honor to have such a close friend like you.—Me too.A．a B．an C．the D．/4．The movie was good ________ the ending.A．beside B．besides C．unless D．except for5．—What would you like, tea or coffee?—________, thanks. I just prefer a glass of water.A．All B．Both C．Neither D．Either6．—Did you know Shenzhou-16 safely returned to the ground on Oct. 31?—Yes. It was covered ________. And I think it was fantastic.A．live B．alive C．lively D．living7．Angela used to like drawing, but now she’s ________ in writing poems.A．less interesting B．more interested C．less interested D．more interesting8．—Kevin, is this your notebook?—No, it________ be Alice’s. Look, her name is on it.A．must B．can C．can’t D．shouldn’t9．Do you know the man ________ gave the speech yesterday?A．who B．whom C．which D．what10．—Please tell me ________.—Asia-Pacific Economy Cooperation.A．what does APEC stand for B．when was APEC set upC．what APEC stands for D．when APEC was set up11．My mother and I didn’t have dinner ________ my father came back.A．since B．after C．until D．though12．We should try our best to avoid ________ money. We should learn to use it wisely.A．waste B．wastes C．wasting D．to waste13．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ________ by people around the world now.A．was read B．was reading C．is read D．is reading14．The old couple are living a happy life. They ________ for fifty years.A．have married B．have got married C．have been married D．were married15．When you read English newspapers or magazines, some new words are often found, then you can ________.A．look at them B．look for them C．look them up D．look them overII. Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once(选择最恰当的选项填入空格。

2021年上海初三一模英语首字母填空汇总(17个区县)2021年上海一模各区首字母填空汇总（17个区县）1、浦东As the world is becoming global, learning a foreign language is necessary besides studying our mother tongue well. For example, learning English is a good way. English is a s ___81____ that I like as well as Chinese. I still remember how glad I was when I t___82____ my English book for the first time. Since then I have regarded speaking English fluently as one of my important aims. Though my level is not very high, I never l__83____ my passion (热情) and I will always keep working hard. Nowadays many children are chosen to learn English at a very y__84___ age, but which is the right way should take? Now let me share my own ways with you.Firstly, one who wants to learn English well must be fond of it. As the saying goes, “A good interest is half of the success!”Secondly, you have to work hard and always keep a good state of mind. One can never reach the top of mountain without a hard p___85_____ and enough practice, so do English learners. Remember never to be disappointed when you got low marks or even did not pass the exams. As a learner especially a beginner, to experience failure is not s___86____!Thirdly, you must stick to what you are learning or have learned. You should have a look at the words from time to time by heart, recite the texts again and again. You should have a proper arrangement, or you may learn it for a long time without rest and then leave it alone also for a long time. By doing so, the time you have spent learning is n___87_____ a waste.These above are my main ways of learning and I have received some good effects. If you think they are also suitable for you, you can just have a try to follow me.2、杨浦When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy, and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a hospital for people with mental health problem.When he l __81___ the hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so be went to medical school in the state of Virginia, in the U.S. There he oftendid things differently from the doctors and other students. For example, hedidn't like the doctor's w 82 coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients. He also tried to make them happy. The doctors at the medical school didn't like Adams because he was too different.But Adams believed that people in a hospital need more than m 83 . He saw that patients were lonely and unhappy. He tried to help them, not just as patients but as people, too. He spent a lot of time with children int he hospital. He often put on a red rose to look like a clown and to make the children l__84___ When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams and some other doctors began an organization called the Gesundheit Institute. One of their g __85___is to build a clinic and teaching center. It will be a place with a different way of working with sick people.Hunter Adams became f __86___during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a successfulm __87__bout Adams’s life called Patch Adams. Robin Williams played Adam s. Williams said, “Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who is a friend. I enjoy playing him.” 3、黄浦A new term has begun. Teachers are worried about the fact that newstudents are not easy to deal with. They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school. What is w____81_____, some students even usecellphones to do out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.Are these new students really that r_________? \But she adds it's nottheir fault. I_________, the teachers should be blamed (责备). Mrs Kirk first began thinking about students' manners six years ago. \talking to each other.It seemed that learning well had n________ to do with them.\worried about this, but then I said to myself: You're giving lessons, and you need to m_________ this kind of situation. These students need to know more about manners. It's time to help them develop some good h________. They shouldn't waste time whent hey are young. Sooner or later, they may feel sorry about the time they have wasted.\Mrs. Kirk also gives some advice to help teachers during their classes.The following are her s_________:第1页/共8页? On the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit(受益) by taking the class and the importance of listening carefully in class.? Do not allow them to bring cellphones or MP3 players to the class at all. ? Tell them the proper time to use cellphones or MP3 players at school.4 闵行At the airport stands a DCIO aeroplane. From time to time people are taken c 81 onto the plane because they are blind. They are not passengers and the plane is not going anywhere. These people are going to have an operation to restore(回复) their sight.The aeroplane is a flying eye hospital that belongs to a medical charity called ORBIS. This organization was established by an American eye doctor called David Paton in 1982. Dr. Paton wanted to treat people who were blind in poor countries. He r 82 that it would not be cheap to set up hospitals in every poor country. So he decided to create a hospital which could go to the places where blind people were most in need of eye doctors.ORBIS has carded out almost 300 medical programmes in over 70 countries and restored the sight of 20000 people. ORBIS has a 83 trained many local doctors and nurses in the skills needed to give blind people back their sight.The ORBIS team consists of five doctors and six nurses drawn from a group of 600 volunteer eye experts in 30 countries. For each programme the ORBIS team flies to an area where blindness is a main p 84 . The team stays in the area for three weeks operating on patients and training local doctors. The flying eye hospital has a large operating room, a laser treatment room and an audio- visual centre. As the eye experts perform their operations in the operating room, the local doctors can watch the surgery and learn t 85 the two-way audio-visual system (双向声像系统).ORBIS is not connected with any country. The United Nation has praised ORBIS as a modelorganization that goes beyond political, religious and cultural differences. ORBIS is e86 to run, however. It receives money from private donations and other charities to meet its 80 million US dollars everyyear. ORBIS is a great s 87 . It continues to fight against the tragedy of blindness wherever it is found throughout the world. 5 宝山Origami (日式手折纸) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century. It has d___81_____ into a modern art form since then. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into various things t____82_____ folding techniques. In general, origami begins with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints. Many people enjoy making origami flowers, animals, or toys. For all of these things, there are a few kinds of folds that you need to use. For example, sometimes you need to fold the paper in h___83__.__. Another common way is to fold the paper from corner to corner, or you may need to fold the tips of each corner. If you follow the directions carefully, you can create abeautiful.paper flower, animal, or toy. But origami is much more than folding paper. It is a reflection (反映) of nature and Japanese life. That is why the most popular origami shapes are things like animals. Birds, fish, flowers, and stars are all popular shapes. The best known origami m__84____ s probably the Japanese paper crane (纸鹤). The crane is auspicious(吉祥的)in the Japanese culture. Legend (传说) says that anyone who folds one thousand paper cranes will have their heart's desire come true. The origami crane has become a symbol of peace because of this legend.Origami is also good for your mind. It is a peaceful activity that can relax the mind and body. People who do origami like the activity as much as the art. They like it because origami demands a lot of attention. When people think hard about c____85____ something, they forget about their problems.This allows them to calm down. Origami is also good for teaching children. Origami has many steps. Children must follow these steps c____86____. They may learn something about maths. For example, origami has squares,rectangles(长方形), and triangles (三角形). These shapes are important in maths. Origami helps children get f____87____ with these shapes.Maybe you can try to do origami yourself You only need some paper and a book of instructions. You can also find instructions for folding origami shapes on the Internet. 6 奉贤第2页/共8页November 21 is World Hello Day. At school, we learned that “How do you do?” an d “How are you” are standard ways to say hello when m eeting others.But do you know how to respond to them? Nowadays, do native speakerss_81_______ use them today?As we learned, “How do you do?” is for greeting someone we meet for the first time. And it can be responded with the same “How do you do?” “How are you?” is often used to greet someone we are familiar with. It usuallyf_82_________ with a response of “I’m good, and you?” or “I’m well, and you?” But English is a casual (随意的) language. The formal “How do you do?” is rarely said by native sp eakers. It is considered old-fashioned. Yet they greet each other in m_83 ______ other ways.You may hear a conversation b_84_________ British people : “You all right?” “Yea, you?” “I’m good. Any plans for the weekend?” or “How’sit going?” “Yea, fine, and you?” These ways of greeting are popular for young people to say hello to friends.Americans like saying, “What’s up” or “What’s good?” to friends. Don’t be confused. It doesn’t mean “What’s wrong?” It is just one way of saying hello. And people usually respond “Not much” or “Nothing”. “Hey, man” is also popular. But it is only used among men. What do w__85______ say? You guessed it. They often say “Hey, girl.”If you meet an Australian, you may hear “G’day, mate”. It means “Good day”. You can respond with the same “G’day”.H_86________, there is no rule to say hello to each other. If you can’t remember all of the above, just choose “How are you?”. This is the mostc_87________ and standard way for people of all ages. You can reply with “pretty good”, “same as usual” or “I’m hanging in there.” 7 虹口Wild animals usually make their own homes if they need one, but pets often need some sort of house tolive in. An outdoor kennel is a good home for a large dog and pet bird sare best kept in a cage large e 81 for them to move around freely. Small pets such as mice, rats and hamsters(仓鼠) can be kept in small cagesbut larger animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs should have a b 82 cage.Many people have fish as pets. If they are cold water fish, they can livein an aquarium or a fish pond in the garden. Tropical(热带的) fish need a lot more looking after and will d 83 unless they are in a warm tankwith an air pump(泵). Stick insects can be kept in a jar with a fine net tied over the top. Ants can also be kept in a g 84 container(容器) where you can see them working in their tunnels.Most pets also like something to do. It would be a very b 85 life for a budgerigar (虎皮鹦鹉) in its cage without a ladder and a bell or a mirror. Hamsters and mice enjoy e 86 on atreadwheel(踏车). Another thing that is quite necessary in a cage or hutch is to provide an amount of f 87 food and water that is changed daily. Fish, too, need more than just a home. A fish tank should have a floor of sand and a few stones. It is also a good idea to have some plants growingin the water, to help the fish breathe properly.8 嘉定Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a carpenter(木匠), and did a successfulb__81____ making furniture. He decided that his first-born son would be a carpenter just like him. For this reason, Edward was kept away from school and worked with his father.However, Edward was not born to be a carpenter. T__82____ he had a fit body, he didn't have strong arms like his father. When he tried to find another job, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.One day, he went for an interview at a law office. The job was a runner, taking papers from the office to other offices in the city. The lawyer was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he d___83___ not to employ him. \deliver documents to other offices,\Greatly d___84___, Edward left the building and went to wait for a bus to take him back home. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand(摊位).\第3页/共8页For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so happy to see his new assistant's honesty that heo___85___ him a job. Edward took it immediately. In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to s__86___ newspapers, cigarettes, candy and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Finally, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.Edward became very rich, so he employed a private teacher to teach him to read and write. The teacher was e__87___ amazed at what Edward had achieved.\write when you were younger!\9 金山Once upon a time, there was a hippo. He lived in a river next to a big tree.One day, a bird came and nested in the tree. The bird had a beautiful voice. She sang every morning and many other animals came to appreciate her songs. The hippo was so jealous (嫉妒) of the bird's sweet voice that hecouldn't think of anything else. He was u___81___ about being a hippo. He wished he were a bird. After knowing that, the bird came to the hippo andtried to cheer him up. She told the hippo that he was so lucky to be so big. More importantly, he was s__82___ a good swimmer. But the bird's words didn't work. The hippo was still unhappy. He was so eager to be a good singer likethe bird.Finally, the hippo made a decision. He would come out of the river, climb the tree, stand on the branch and start singing. He tried hard to climb the tree, but he f___83___ because he didn't have wings or claws to climb with.The hippo felt so frustrated. He knew he would never make it, so heangrily used all his s___84___ to push down the tree. Now he could stand onthe tree. The hippo felt like a w__85___. He began singing. Unfortunately, the hippo couldn't sing, either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises. When other animals heard him singing, they w___86___ what was happening. After seeing the hippo standing on the branch of a fallen tree and trying to sing like a bird, they all laughed.The hippo was greatly embarrassed by this. He decided to never againregret being a hippo. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, replant it, and look after it until it c___87___ recovered.10 普陀This month in Travelers Comer read about three people's experiences in year-abroad programs:Mariko Okada - TokyoMy year abroad in the United States was truly awesome experience. I'm not a s 81 person. I was very comfortable speaking to everyone, so I got lots of chances to p 82 my spoken English. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends couldn't believe how much I had i 83 in English! They were especially surprised at my spoken English. I hope to go back again in the future.Carla Fonseca - Rio de JaneiroI spent last year studying in London. I'm from a small town, and London isa very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I never felt c 84 enough when I spoke English. I was alwaysafraid I couldn't make myself clear. I missed my family, and I terribly missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our t 86 , so I almost had no chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I'm glad to be home! Alvin Chen - Hong KongStudying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I r 86 hadspare time from Monday to Friday. I had English classes six hours a day with lots of homework. Our English teacher asked us to write more in English, so I wrote one or two pages about my experience in my d 87 every day. On Saturday, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many awesome things about New Zealand culture. I'm very glad I went!11 长宁You don’t have to be a weatherman to forecast weather. If you notice the animals, the world around you and the sky, you can predict weather on your own and with good accuracy. Instructions第4页/共8页? Listen to birds or the sound of your ax (斧子). If the sound is sharp, stormy weather ismoving nearer. If the sound dissipates (散去), a high-pressure system and nice weather is on the w____81___. ? Examine the moon or sun, but do not look at the sun d____82____ or it will cause seriouseye damage. If you see a halo (光环) around the sun or moon, then warm weather follows. A bright halo means rain or snow in the forest.? View the s____83____ of the campfire to see if it rises. If it does, expect a high-pressuresystem and nice weather. But if it stays low, it shows low-lying dense (密集的) air, which usually means a storm is coming. ? Feel the direction of the wind. A wind blowing from the east show that a storm is likelyto happen. A wind from the west means a s____84____ day. ? O____85____ the sky and remember the old rhyme (童谣):Red sky in the morning ,when looking east, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, when looking at the sunset, means sailor’s delight. ? Monitor the clouds. The higher the clouds are, the better the weather. If the cloudscombine or you see an overlapping (重叠) of increasing clouds, and the sky turns into a milky c____86____―a storm is about to come. ? Look at your shoes as you walk through the grass in the morning. If the grass is wet withdew (露珠), then you can expect dry weather. But if the grass is dry, then it will be w____87___of you to take your umbrella. 12 徐汇In March of 1999, Edie and Sarah began hiking（徒步旅行）the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Sarah was a teacher, she and Edie thought their hike would be an intereting learning experience for students. Before they set off, they visited classrooms for two weeks. Students had the chance to try on a bag to see how much w_____Sarah and Edie would be carrying during the trip.Students were also able to ask Sarah and Edie questions about the trail. Sarah and Edie planned to postphotos and diaries on the Internett during the trip so that the students would be able to check on their p_____.Before they left, Sarah and Edie packed 18 boxes with things they needlike biscuits, noodles, peanut butteer , and dried fruits and vegetables.Their parents would mail the boxes to samll towns a______ the trail so Sarah and Edie could pick them up wherever they go. That way, Sarah and Edie did not have to carry all their supplies（补给）with them from the beginning of the trip.Sarah and Edie met plenty of friendly hikers during their trip. People who are hiking the Appalachian Trail of ten creat “trail names” for t______ and their friends. That explains why Sarah and Edie met hikers with nameslike”Cold Feet” and “Baked Beans”!There are many shelters. Hiker can stay there overnight, especially in times of bad weather. There are also books called Registers（签到本）at many of the shelters. Hikers can sign the books and leave n_____for friends they have made, giving them some infor mation or just saying “Hi”.Sarah and Edie met with all kinds of weather on their hike. They had days of beautiful clear weather, but they also hiked through rainstorms. S_______ the weather was so hot that they had to drink a lot of water.When Sarah and Edie were in Virginia, there was a forest fire. They had to wait until it was c_____ safe to go on. Because of a fire in Shenandoah National Forest, they missed a 45-mile of the hike. Later in their trip, Sarah and Edie had to ask someone to drive them back there so they would not miss a single mile of the AT!第5页/共8页感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。

VI. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解) （共50分）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)It is one o’clock in Seattle(西雅图) in the afternoon. You are walking d____92____ the street.A lot of people are outside for lunch. You see a woman. She is holding a white and green paper cup. You see another person. He is also holding a cup in his hand. You see another and another. Everybody holds a cup! What are they all drinking? You s____93____ the air in Seattle. It’s coffee!People in Seattle love coffee. Some say it’s because Seattle has many rainy d____94____ and people need coffee to be happy. There is caffeine in coffee and it helps people be happy. These people like latte（拿铁咖啡) better. Others say coffee shops are popular because people in Seattle are very relaxed. They need coffee to stop them from failing a ____95____ easily. These people like espresso(浓咖啡) better.Coffee shops in Seattle are like teahouses in China. In Seattle, people go to coffee shops to talk to friends, read books, play games, work on the computer or relax. Coffee is an important p____96____ of people’s life. The world’s largest coffee shop chain, Starbucks, first o____97____ in Seattle in 1971. There are many good baristas(咖啡师) in Starbucks. But Starbucks is not the o____98____ popular coffee shop chain in the city. There are other large chains. Seattle also has many small neighbourhood coffee shops.Keys: 92. down 93. smell 94. days 95. asleep 96. part 97. opened 98. onlyVI. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解) （共50分）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)The Economist Intelligence Unit (《经济学人》情报组) is the world’s leading resource foreconomic and business research . Every year, the EIU makes a list of the best cities to live in a____86____ the world. It has its own ideas for scoring, for example: Is the city s____87____? Is the air clean? Are the schools good?Melbourne is at the t____88____ of the list in every category. people get along well there. Trees and grass c____89____ 40 percent of the city. People ride streetcars (有轨电车) and there aren’t many cars ,s____90____ the air is clean .As a result, according to the EIU’s survey, Melbourne is the best city in the world to live i n.Vienna is NO.2 on the list. It is the capital of Austria. The city is famous for its culture and art. As ‘the city of music’, Vienna has a lot of big c____91____.The third city on the list is Vancouver, Canada. It used to be No.1 on the list .But this time , the city got f____92____ points because of its traffic jams .Will it get its place back next year ?Keys: 86. around 87. safe 88. top 89. cover 90. so 91. concerts 92. fewerVI. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解) （共50分）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)“Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.The package consisted of a long, narrow box, c____86____ wrapped(包装) in brown paper. Opening the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside – a very old one with a beautifully carved handle. A____87____ he had not seen it for more than 20 years, he recognized it immediately.Oscar was 16 when he first saw the u____88____ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents, as they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its beauty, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its o____89____.With the manager’s help, Oscar found it belonged to Mrs. Katie O’Brien.Oscar and his grandpa rents went to Mrs. O’Brien’s house on their way home. When he rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I help you?” she asked.“I’d like to r____90____ it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, holding out the umbrella as if presentinga gift that had long been wished for.“Why, yes! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a wide smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much ! May I offer you a reward f____91____ your kindness?”“No, ma’am,” he said, “My grandmother says a good deed is its own reward.”Years later, Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how old it was. Why had it a____92____ here today?As if in answer, a note fell from the paper. It read: Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to accept this umbrella as a present for a kind, unselfish gesture long ago.Keys: 86. carefully 87. Although 88. unusual 89. owner 90. return 91. for 92. arrivedVI. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解) （共50分）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Imagine this: romance is all around you, you have met and fallen in love with the most wonderful person. The only trouble is, you are not at home, you are in a completely different part of the w____81____. How do you let that special person know how you feel?FranceThe only place to say 'JE T'AIME' (I love you) is on a Paris bridge in the moonlight. If you really want to go for true French style, you will need to dress very smartly and go to a fashionable French restaurant a____82____you have said the magical words.JapanThe cherry blossom season is the most romantic time of a year in Japan. I____83____your boyfriend / girlfriend in the politest way possible (you should always be as polite as possible in Japan!), set up a nice little picnic u____84____a cherry blossom tree and say 'SUKYO' RussiaIt might be minus 6 degrees when you say 'YA TYEBYA LYUBLYU', but the s____85____will be falling around you in St Petersburg. There is no scene more romantic, and you won't even feel the cold — your heart will be so w____86____inside!IndonesiaGo surfing on the Indonesia waters of Sumatra and see the boy or girl of your dreams. Wake up to a beautiful sunrise, go surfing in the cool waters all day and r____87____in the evenings. Anytime is OK to say 'SAYA CINTA PADAMU'!Wherever you come from, only say 'I love you' when you truly mean it. They may only be three little words, but they are powerful words in any language!Keys: 81. world 82. after 83. Invite 84. under 85.snow 86. warm 87. restVI. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解) （共50分）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)How to Make a Weather ForecastYou don’t have to be a weatherman to f orecast weather. If you notice the animals, the world around you and the sky, you can predict weather on your own and with good accuracy. InstructionsListen to birds or the sound of your ax (斧子). If the sound is sharp, stormy weather is moving nearer. If the sound dissipates (散去), a high-pressure system and nice weather is on the w____81___.Examine the moon or sun, but do not look at the sun d____82____or it will cause serious eye damage. If you see a halo (光环) around the sun or moon, then warm weather follows. A bright halo means rain or snow in the forest.View the s____83____of the campfire to see if it rises. If it does, expect a high-pressure system and nice weather. But if it stays low, it shows low-lying dense (密集的) air, which usually means a storm is coming.Feel the direction of the wind. A wind blowing from the east show that a storm is likely to happen. A wind from the west means a s____84____day.O____85____the sky and remember the old rhyme (童谣)：Red sky in the morning , when looking east, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, when looking at the sunset, means sailor’s delight.Monitor the clouds. The higher the clouds are, the better the weather. If the clouds combine or you see an overlapping (重叠) of increasing clouds, and the sky turns into a milky c____86____—a storm is about to come.Look at your shoes as you walk through the grass in the morning. If the grass is wet with dew (露珠), then you can expect dry weather. But if the grass is dry, then it will be w____87___of you to take your umbrella.Keys: 81. way 82. directly 83. smoke 84. sunny 85. Observe 86.colour 87. wisePart 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Help a Child Write a Book ReviewWhy Use This TipReviewing a favorite (or not so favorite) book helps a child’sreading comprehension. It also gives him or her the c____81____toexpress an opinion through writing and develop his or her writingstyle and voice. In order to write an effective (有效的) review which helps the reader decide whether or not to pick up a particular book, a child must include certain elements. By helping a child recognize what those elements are and how they can help him or her express opinions, you’ll provide a framework (框架) for writing a____82____not only books but also movies, plays, and TV shows.What to Do1. Look for some examples of book reviews. Your favoritemagazine or local newspaper may be a good source; somenewspapers even include reviews by middle or high school students.You can also f____83____ book reviews online at the Books section of USA Today or The New York Times.2. Read some book reviews with a child and together pick out the main elements, for example: the book’s t____84____and author (作者), a brief summary of the plot, comments on the book’s strengths and weaknesses, the reviewer’s p____85____response to the book with specific examples to support praise or criticism (批评).3. Help the child choose a book to review. It can be a novel he or she is reading for fun or a book for homework. One way to encourage interest and have some fun with the project is to pick a book, such as a children’s picture book, a comic strip novel, or a book of photography.4. Encourage the child to take notes while reading the book so he can r___86___to support his points.5. Suggest that a child outline (列提纲) the book review b____87____writing, using one paragraph for each point he or she wants to make about the book.Keys: 81. chance 82. about 83. find 84. title 85. personal 86. remember 87.beforeVI. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解) （共50分）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)In 1997, Lottie Williams was walking through a park in Oklahoma, in the US, with her friends. Suddenly something tapped her on the shoulder and fell to the ground. She picked the object up. It was about as heavy as an empty soda can. L____81_______ scientists told her it was a piece of a Delta H rocket that had been used to launch a satellite.Many countries around the world have sent satellites into space. We need satellites to send receive TV and radio signals, to r___82_____ the weather and for many other things. But whenthey become old or they break down or we don’t need them any more, we just leave them there. They become space junk.Scientists think there are about 16,000 objects larger than 10 centimeters wide flying around the Earth, and tens of millions of smaller objects too. They travel at around 7 kilometers a second. That’s fast! And it’s their speed that makes these pieces of space junk really d____83______. If one small piece of space junk hits something at high speed, it can do a lot of damage. Luckily, there haven’t been many collisions(撞). But in 2009, an old Russian satellite hit and destroyed an American satellite---and that c____84______ 2,000 new pieces of space Junk!Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day. But Lottie Williams is the o_____85_____ person who has been hit. The piece that hit her was light, and the air in the atmosphere had slowed it down. Most space junk burns up and doesn’t reach the Earth’s s____86______. But in 2011, a metal ball 35 centimeters wide fell to Earth in Namibia, Africa. It made a hole in the ground 30 centimeters d____87______ and over 3 meters wide. Lottie was lucky she wasn’t hit by that!Keys: ter 82.report 83.dangerous 84.caused 85. only 86.surface 87.deepPart 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Children grow quickly, especially their feet. But many families, cannot a____81____new shoes when a child needs them. As a result, about 300 million children around the world go barefoot. Those children risk picking up diseases and parasites（寄生虫）from the soil.An American man has a s_____82_____for those barefoot kids – a shoe that grows with the child. Kenton Lee is the creator of The Shoe That Grows. He explains how the shoe works and how it is able to last so long.“It grows in three places: the front, the side and the back with the child. It can last up to five years. The b____83____is compressed（压缩的）rubber like tire rubber. The top is justhigh-quality leather.”The shoe comes in two sizes: small that fits children aged 4 to 9 and large for children aged 9 to 14. Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while working as a v____84____ in an orphanage in Kenya. “… and there was a little girl in a white dress walking next to me. And I just remember looking down and seeing how small her shoes were. And she had to c____85____ open the front of her shoes to let her toes（脚趾）stick out. At that time I just remember thinking, wouldn’t it be nice if there were a pair of shoes that could grow with her feet?” However, Lee says it was i____86____ to turn his idea into a reality at that time. “Yet I kept writing down I should do this because of this or because of that. All these reasons why it really was important for me to try to make the shoes grow are to try to help them.” Finally, in 2009 Lee founded a non-profit organization called Because International. Together, they have sent over 50,000 pairs of shoes to 70 countries. Lee says a pair shoes gives a child self-worth and more chances to succeed b____87____much protection.Keys: 81. afford 82. solution 83. bottom 84. volunteer 85. cut 86.impossible 87. besidesPart 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）C.Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)My first mistake was that I had left the garage door open. It couldn’t be closed for months. I had no chance to repair it as I had an extremely high workload(工作负担). As I often travel for work, I am r____81____ how long enough to allow repairmen to come and work.After travelling all week, I was tired and happy to be home. I didn’t think anything of the door which from the garage to the house being open. As soon as I entered the kitchen. I knew something was w____82____ Smashed ceramics(粉碎的陶瓷) were lying across the floor and my set of Japanese kitchen knives were gone. As I looked over the messy place, I found the upstairs bathroom door clo se. I knew I couldn’t hesitate. I r_____83____ back to the garage and grabbedthe nearest heavy object, a hammer.As I crept back into the kitchen, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I raised the hammer above my head. As soon as the robber, who was wearing a motorcycle helmet(头盔), stepped down from the last step, I didn’t give him the chance to a____84____ me. I swung the hammer as hard as I could into his helmet. He fell to the ground yelping aloud and dropping the sports bag which he had been filling with the valuable from my house. After a moment, he jumped up and ran past me towards the garage door. After he had left, I was still very shaken with f____85____ as someone had broken into my house. After passing through the rooms of the house three times, I felt s____86____ that nobody else was there. At that point I laid the hammer down in the kitchen and called the police.When the police heard I had stayed at the house and struck the robber with a hammer, they told me that I shouldn’t play a role as a h____87____ if I thought someone had broken into my house. Instead, I should exit the house and call the police from a safe place.Keys: 81. rarely 82. wrong 83. ran/rushed 84. attack 85. fear/fright 86. safe 87.hero。