初一创新思维练习题8：英语单项选择、完形填空、词汇填空、阅读理解及短文汉语提示填空

初一创新思维练习题8

一、单项选择

Teaching children English songs is 'an' interesting work, but it is 'a' hard job. A. an; a B. an; an C. /; an D. /; a
'What a surprising' news! All of us were very 'surprised about' it. A. What a surprised; surprised at B. How surprising the; surprised about C. What a surprising; surprised about D. What surprising; surprised at
To find the treasure, you should swim 'across' a big river and then walk 'through' the forest. A. across; through B. through; past C. past; across D. across; past
—What a difficult question! But I’m sure 'someone' can find out the answer. —I think so. Maybe Jim can. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
I won’t believe that the little boy can read five thousand words 'until' I test him myself. A. after B. when C. if D. until
Nowadays, people 'are used to' posting nice photos and words onto the Wechat Moments to share with friends. A. are able to B. are afraid of C. are used to D. are worried about
There’s nothing in your left hand, but what’s in your 'other' hand? A. other B. the other C. another D. others
—'How far' is it from Urumqi to Lanzhou by taking high-speed railway? —It’s less than 'an eight-hour' ride. A. How long; eight hour’s B. How far; eight-hour’s C. How long; eight-hours’ D. How far; eight hours’
He likes playing tricks on others, but 'in some ways', he is a good boy. He is willing to help others. A. in this way B. in some ways C. in his way D. on his way
—Does he have 'experience' of managing a farm? —Yes, he does. But he had some terrible 'experiences' in the beginning. A. experiences; experience B. experience; experiences C. experience; experience D. experiences; experiences
'Few' boys in my class can ski but 'few' of them can do as well as Jim. A. Few; few B. Many; few C. A few; a few D. A few; many
We like to sit on the floor and 'look out at' the sea. A. look out B. look for C. look out at D. look out of
---The fish looks good. It smells 'nice'. Let’s enjoy it together. --- Oh, that 'sounds like' a good idea. Thank you. A. well; sounds B. well; sounds like C. nice; sounds D. nice; sounds like
Wuxi is 'to the north-west' of Shanghai. These two cities are both 'in the south-east' of China. A. in the north-west; south-east B. in the north-west; in the south-east C. to the north-west; south-east D. north-west; in the south-east
—Do you mind my pointing out your mistakes? —'Not at all'. Your advice is important to me. A. Not at all. B. You’d better not. C. It’s my pleasure. D. Of course.

二、完形填空

One day at a restaurant, a cockroach (蟑螂) suddenly flew from somewhere and landed on a lady. The lady 'started' shouting. She tried to use her hands to push away the cockroach, but it didn’t work. With the 'hope' of getting away from it, she began to jump. She was so afraid that everyone in the group also got 'scared'. They started to shout and jump, too. The lady 'finally' pushed the cockroach away, but it 'landed on' another lady in the group.

Now it was the turn of a second lady in the group to 'act' like the first lady. Everyone kept 'running' here and there. How terrible! When the waiter saw it, he walked 'quickly' towards them. During their running, the cockroach fell upon the waiter quietly. The waiter stood calm and watched the cockroach staying on 'his' shirt. When he was confident enough without any second, he caught it 'with' his finger and threw it out of the restaurant.

Drinking my coffee and watching the whole thing, I had a few 'ideas' and started thinking. Was it the cockroach that scared so many people? Was the cockroach really 'dangerous'? If so, then why was the waiter so calm? He caught it with his fingers wisely, without any trouble. Surely it was not the cockroach, 'but' the act and feelings of those people who saw the event that scared the ladies.

I realize that it is not the shouting of my father or my mother or my boss that troubles me but it is that I couldn’t control my 'feeling' well. That means it’s my attitude (态度) to the problem that makes trouble in my life. In other words, maybe you can’t run away from something 'terrible', but you can choose the way of treating.

三、词汇填空

A friend of 'hers' is going to America to learn English.
A 'reporter' from Jiangsu TV is talking with our teacher about the show.
This tree is at 'least' 30 metres tall, isn’t it?
Does he like 'collecting' things for Project Hope?
Lin Tao ran into the kitchen and 'poured' water over his clothes.
Since March 8, 2014, more and more 'volunteers' join the team to look for the missing Flight MH370.
The father 'hurried' away when he heard the news.
I think a man should have the ability to 'protect' his family.
You should be 'brave' enough to face your life.
How much did you 'raise' for Project Hope?

三、阅读理解

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed ( 钉) to the plus sign ( 加号), I knew they weren’t joking.”

Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school? C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son ________. D. worked hard but said little
What does the underlined part “hit the books” mean in Chinese? A．用功
The last sentence in the passages shows that ________. B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that ________. B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

What inspires (鼓舞) you to work hard? Having your own goals is important. Good sleep also helps. But as it turns out, having a plant on your desk can improve (提升、改进) your work as well.

Mike Robinson, an engineer from Canada, owns his own small company. One day, his wife suggested picking out some plants and putting them on his workers’ desks.

Robinson doubted (怀疑) the idea at first. What good would plants do? He thought they might even be distracting (让人分心的). But he decided to try out the idea.

First, Robinson bought 20 plants for his workers. He asked each worker to make a small sign that said―My name is ______ and write their own name on the sign. Then, they put the sign on the plant they chose and took it back to their desk. Soon Robinson found that his workers were working much harder and getting along much better than before. It could because his workers formed (形成) “friendships” with their plants. They would take good care of them, and in turn, take more care with their work. Plants can help to create a relaxed atmosphere (氛围) as well.

What about you? Does your classroom have any plants? If not, you might want to ask your teacher about this.

You and your classmates could take turns taking care of some plants in your classroom? It could be a nice way to make your classroom more lively and get to know your classmates even better.

What did Robinson think of his wife’s suggestion at first? D. He didn’t want to try it.
What did the workers write on their signs? D. Their own names.
Why did the workers work harder and get along much better than before? B. Because looking after plants helped them take more care with their work.
In the writer’s opinion, having plants in the classroom ________. C. helps students build good friendships
The story is mainly about _________. D. how plants can improve your work

四、短文汉语提示填空

Making Ancient Chinese Music “Live”

Ancient Chinese music has “traveled through time” and is amazing many people, 'thanks' to an ancient music orchestra from Zhengzhou, Henan Province.

Since its start in 2000, the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra of the Henan Museum has reproduced and restored (修复) more than 1,000 ancient Chinese musical instruments. And it has discovered and performed(演奏) 'more than 200' ancient Chinese songs.

With instruments and scores(总谱), most orchestras can perform at anytime. However, the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra has to make its instruments first, as the ancient instruments they need are cultural 'treasures' and cannot be used.

Yuan Jiayin, a musician of the orchestra, often plays an ancient Chinese folk song with Se, an ancient 'traditional' Chinese musical instrument. Yuan has to do a lot to answer questions about the authenticity(真实性) of Se 'because' it has long been lost in China. “We try to explain everything about Se. We also have to explain 'how' we restore and recreate the instrument,” Yuan said.

Besides performing ancient Chinese music, the orchestra is also trying 'different' music styles. For example, by playing pop music and classical music with ancient instrument, it tries to combine(结合) the ancient and the 'modern', as well as the Chinese and the Western.

The orchestra performs twice a day and three times on holidays at the Henan Museum. It plays to a full house almost every time. “Culture 'depends' on promotion(提升) to stay alive. We want visitors to learn culture through not only eyes, but also 'ears'”, said Huo Kun, head of the orchestr

初一创新思维练习题8：英语单项选择、完形填空、词汇填空、阅读理解及短文汉语提示填空