72. According to the posters, we need volunteers except those who _______. A) do a survey about recycling in streets
B) take care of the elderly during the summer holidays C) teach children between 3 and 12
D) make decorations in Children’s hospital
73. Which of the following has the closest meaning with the underlined part in the poster? A) You do something good for children.
B) You get along well with children. C) You are pleased with children. D) You are the head of children.
74. The purpose of conducting a survey for Green Planet is to tell the public _______. A) how to be friendly and confident B) how to deal with the waste
C) to speak fluent Putonghua and good English D) the importance of recycling
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) (12分)
Do you ever have one of those days when everything goes wrong? Your alarm clock doesn’t go off, so you oversleep. You spill coffee on your clothes at breakfast and have to change. Your scooter has a flat tire, so you have to catch the bus. But you miss the bus and end up walking to school.
You can wait for the feeling to 75 , but why not do something to make yourself better? ?
Write down your thoughts
When someone annoys you, write a letter. Tell the person who made you mad how you feel.
Then tear（撕）the letter up. 76 you don’t mail it, you’ll feel better when you get those feelings out your system. ?
Eat something you enjoy
Eat a favourite “comfort food.” These foods vary from person to person and are usually something with a good 77 . Your comfort food could be peanut candy, like you ate when you were a child. It might be bubble tea, which you used to drink when you spent time with your best friend.
Expect the good feelings connected with that food to lift your spirits. They will! But if you always turn to food when you feel down, the 78 weight you gain will make you feel worse. ?
Do something nice for someone else
When you do something for someone else, you stop focusing on yourself. You don’t have to do
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something big. Just do something you know a friend or classmate will appreciate. Put flowers and a card on your teacher’s desk. But don’t sign the card. You’ll smile all day as you 79 your teacher is puzzling over who gave her gift. ?
Play with your pet
Animals 80 seem to have bad days. They are always happy to see you. Scientists say playing with a pet comforts you and lowers your blood pressure. If you don’t have a pet of your own, visit a friend who does.
Beating a bad mood not only makes you feel better. A positive attitude might also help you keep fit. A recent medical study showed sad or angry people are much more likely to get sick than people who are happy. So get busy and cheer up!
75. A) go over B) go away C) go out D) go wrong 76. A) If B) Because C) Since D) Although 77. A) taste B) memory C) smell D) message 78. A) average B) other C) extra D) enough 79. A) imagine B) suppose C) judge D) decide 80. A) sometimes B) often C) always D) never
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)
Today, people are using and abusing（虐待）their eyes more than people were 20 years ago. There are fewer and fewer people who have those bright, shiny and happy baby eyes. Most people, e 81 young people, have tired eyes with dark circles around them because they look at the computer screen and watch TV too much. Here are some simple tips on
taking care of your eyes:
? Make sure you wash your eyes with cold water at least twice a day. This helps keep your
eyes h 82 and clean.
? If your eyes feel tired after watching television or looking at the computer screen, apply
some ice to your eyes and keep it there for at least 3-5 minutes, and you will find the burning feeling is g 83 .
? Give your eyes a rest and keep at least two days in a week when you don’t touch the
computer, and this will give your damaged eyes time to repair t 84 and it will make you a lot fresher too.
? Whenever you are outdoors, make sure you are protecting your eyes from bright sunlight
and strong winds.
? Have enough sleep. This generally differs from person to person. Some people need 8
hours’ sleep while others feel completely rested w 85 6 hours. If you do so, dark circles around your eyes may r 86 and your eyes will feel fresh after you have a good sleep.
? Of course, you can also try out some medical s 87 that are created for protecting
the damaged eyes and prevention from future damage. These ways are helpful and you
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will feel relaxed and look attractive with bright, shiny and fresh eyes.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)
Jim and Danny first met when they were 6 years old. They became best friends, spending their summers together in a seaside town. In those early years, they went hiking almost the whole summer. They learned to sail before they were 10. The year they turned 11, their parents sent them both to the same boys’ camp in New Hampshire. There they began to love the overnight trips.
When they were 15, they spent a summer in Quebec, camping in an old tent. The year after graduating from college, they drove to
Central America and rode a train through jungles.
After that, they went their separate ways. Jim took a job as a teacher at a school. Danny became a journalist and lived in Boston. They sent each other Christmas cards, but found it difficult to stay in touch. Their careers took them in different directions, giving them different experiences.
The years went by. They aged. They both turned 60. And then, miles apart, they both woke up one morning and knew it was time to retire. Both of them realized it was time to leave the jobs that had kept each of them excited for 35 years.
It was time to begin a new chapter of life.
Danny had heard about a research project in Argentina. A team of scientists was searching for the planet’s oldest dinosaur fossils (化石). And the team wanted some volunteers.
Danny called his friend of 55 years. He told him about this project. Then, he asked him whether he would consider going on such a trip. The answer was: Yes!
A few months later, just retired, they were setting up a tent at the foot of the Andes. Every day for the next two weeks, they hiked across the desert, searching for the fossils of ancient animals.
Late at night, lying in their sleeping bags, they looked up at the cold black sky. They talked about the time they had camped in the past.
As Jim and Danny had back then, they started to laugh. They couldn’t stop. The years between them fell away. Circles reconnected. They were boys again.
88. Did Jim and Danny do many same things when they were young?
89. When did they begin to love the overnight trips?
90. How did they keep in touch just after they went their separate ways? 91. Why was it time for them to begin a new chapter of their life?
92. What were they doing while they were hiking across the desert?
93. According to the passage, what does the underlined part “They were boys again.” mean?
VII. Writing (作文) (共20分)
94. Write at least 60 words on the topic“As long as I try hard, …”（以“只要我努力，……”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）
作为一名初三学生,在忙碌的学习生活中也许会碰到困难、遭遇失败等，但只要你努力，困难也许会被克服、失败的事情也许会有转机…… 请分享你的故事，谈谈你的体会或想法。
（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、学校及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。） ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
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