二0一四年枣庄市初学业试
英语
第一卷（选择题，三部分，共65分）
第一部分: 听力（听力选择题，共3节，1~15小题，每小题1分，满分15分；听力填空题共1节，51~55小题，每小题2分满分10分）
第一节 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后你将有5秒钟的时间回答有关 小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1 Where does Tony work?
A In a hotel B In a shop C In an office? 2 What?s the weather like in Shanghai? A Cloudy B Windy C Sunny
3 What kind of life style do you think the woman has? A Unhealthy B Healthy C Fair 4 How is Tara?
A Outgoing B Impolite C Funny 5 Who is the youngest of the three?
A Andrew B Julie C Nancy
第二节 听下面一段对话，回答第6至10五个小题。现在你有20秒钟时间阅读这五 个小题。该对话读两遍。
6 The dialogue mainly talks about ______ in the future
A aliens in their homes B schools? disappearance C what will happen 7 How will people buy things?
A At a high price B Without money C At a low price 8 How many countries will there be?
A Three B Two C One 9 How will people get along with each other in that kind of world?
A Live peacefully B Have wars C Make no friends 10 How Will students study in the school ?
A They will be taught before learning on computers B They will learn on computers before being taught C They will talk before learning on computers 第三节 听下面一段短文，回答第11~15五个小题。现在你有20秒钟时间阅读这五个小题，该短文读两遍。
11 What?s the main idea of the passage?
A Elise was having trouble learning English B Elise solved her problems of learning English C Elise?s challenges solution and influence 12 How did Elise pronounce right?
A She borrowed some tapes from her English teacher
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B She listened to her teacher's tapes and repeated the easy sentences C She listened to her teacher's tape and repeated the difficult sentences 13 How often did Elbe's club meet a week?
A Once B Three times C Twice 14 Who helped Elise practice her writing?
A Her teacher B her classmates C Her pen pal
15 What should we learn from Elise when we are in trouble? A Go away from the difficulties B Face the challenges
C Worry about the problems 第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空(共10小题每小题1分，满分10分〉
从16~25各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑
16 Tom doesn't like thrillers because it?s ______
A funny B interesting C exciting D scary 17 —Will you open the door? — ________
A All right B It?s rightC That?s all right D Quite right
18 If I make a lot of money I ______ give some to medical research or charities A am going to B canC will D should 19 He always doesn't know where to ______ for vacation
A go B lead C make D invite
20 Of all the teachers I love the ones who are ________ because they treat students as their family members
A the strongest B the friendliest C the most experienced D the funniest 21 Last Sunday she ______ and they had a good time
A hung out with her friends B had an ice cream
C took some photos D went to the park
22 Liu Huan a famous male singer has long hair because he ______ long hair A used to have B is used to having C is used for having D is used to have
23 He is unlikely to find the school ______ he taught 50 years ago A where B when C how D why 24 She likes _______ cookies They are hard dry and easily broken A salty B sweet C sour D crispy
25 It?s probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to ______ in groups after school in the afternoon because this help them keep healthy as well as become good friends A study B design C translate D exercise 第二节 完型填空(共10小题，每小题 1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) ，选出佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One Friday night a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station playing his violin
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Many people put money into the hat 26 in front of him
The next day 27 young man came to the gate of the railway station again and put his hat on the ground But 28 what he always did in the past days he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground It said “Last night a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake Please come soon Mr Sand” After about half an hour a middle-aged man ran to the young man 29 and said “It?s you! You do come here I know that you?re an honest man and will certainly 30 here ” The young man asked “Arc you Mr George Sang? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery(奖券) ticket answered the middle-aged man The young man took out a lottery ticket and gave it to the man
The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500 000 Yesterday when the middle-aged man knew he 31 he was very happy He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat However the lottery ticket was also 32 in
Later someone asked the young man “You 3 the violin in the railway station every day to make money Why didn't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said “Although 1 don?t have much money I live 34 But I lose 35 I won?t be happy forever”
26 A lyingB sleepingC bowingD dropping 27 A不填B aC anD the
28 A far fromB similar toC different fromD same as 29 A slowlyB in a hurryC stronglyD sleepily 30 A hide B come C flee D leave 31 A lostB wonC fellD chased
32 A filledB pulledC kicked D thrown 33 A playB sellC buy D repair
34 A sadlyB happilyC normallyD lively 35 A jobB pleasureC honestyD purse
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从36~50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in northeast China It is one of the world?s most important wetlands The area provides food and shelter for wildlife It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants fish and birds
Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round while some only stay for a short time There are many fish in the wetlands and the birds can easily catch them for food Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world Some of them live in Zhalong
Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings This means that there will be less and less space for wildlife
More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space Many of them died The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds and they can be safe in Zhalong
Every year a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds This year members of our Bird watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their
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numbers The study begins next month
We do a bird count once a year We are now inviting secondary school students to help We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife 36 What is the best title of the passage? A Less and Less Space for Wildlife
B Many Tourists Watch birds in Zhalong Yearly C Zhalong is a Famous Scenic Spot D Zhalong A Special Place
37 The shelter in the first paragraph means ______
A a place to live or stay B a large zoo C a place to hunt animals D a large park 38 Which of the following sentences is false?
A There are a lot of red-crowned cranes in other parts of the world B Some birds go to Zhalong for a short stay
C Zhalong nature reserve is the comfortable home of many birds D Birds can find food without difficulty in Zhalong
39 Why are more and more birds endangered? Because ______ A many tourists watch them B many of the birds died
C people have less and less place D their living place is less and less 40 This passage is written to______
A ask people to do something for birds
B help people learn about protecting wildlife
C make people understand how important the wetlands are D ask students all over the world to watch birds
B
We were very pleased with the photo competition Compared with other years we
received many more photos Even though all of the photos are excellent we can't give prizes to everyone There are four prizes so read on to find out who the winners are
The person who won the prize of the “Most Beautiful Nature” photography is fifteen- year-old Li Wei Li took photos of the mountains in Xiangshan Park The park isn't far from his home about 500 metres and he knows it well
The photo we liked best in the “Historic China” group was taken by Zhao Min Zhao is only 12 years old Her photo is of Tiananmen Square the largest public square in the world It s 880 metres from north to south and 500 metres wide at the northern end Her photo shows the size and beauty of the square perfectly
The best photo in “Music” category was taken by He Zhong who is fourteen years old His photo of this year's best band Crazy Feet shows the singer Becky Wang and the band playing at a concert in Shenzhen He Zhong manages to show the movement and the sounds of this great new band and the fun which their fans are having
A collection of photos called the “Many Faces of Our City” which features Beijing won the prize for the Most Unusual ?category Three pupils at the same school worked on this entry It includes photos of different parts of the city old and new It successfully shows the rich culture
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which makes Beijing so famous
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the competition We are very lucky that the famous photographer John William is in China to talk about his new book He has agreed to present the prizes at the prize giving ceremony at the end of this month 41 The passage mainly talks about the results of A student photo competition B student competition C adult photo competition
D student swimming competition
42 What category do you think Li Wei?s prize was for? A Everyday City Life B Music
C Most Unusual D Nature 43 What?s the subject of Zhao Min?s photo?
A Beijing B The mountains in Xiangshan Park C Tian?anmen SquareD Crazy Feet
44 Which of the following sentences is true?
A The photo competition was more popular in the past than it was last year B Tian?anmen Square is longer from north to south than from west to east C There was one photo which won the “Most Unusual” prize D John William is coming to China soon 45 Why are the fans having fun?
A Because of the movement of the band B Because of the sounds of the band
C Because the band moved and sounded crazily D Because Crazy Feet was the best band
C
Why is it that some people seem to learn several languages without any effort while for others learning just one foreign language is neither enjoyable nor successful? What makes learning a new language so easy for some and so difficult or others
We each have our own preferred way of learning as a result of our cultural and educational backgrounds and our personalities Experts have identified different learning styles
Visual Learners usually enjoy reading and prefer to see an image of the words they are learning They like looking at pictures and flashcards Auditory Learners on the other hand prefer to learn by listening They enjoy conversations and talking to others They don?t need to see words written down One study revealed that Japanese students tend to be Visual Learners while English-speaking American prefer the auditory learning style
Some people like to learn by using their hands to touch objects while others like to move around and need frequent breaks from sitting at a desk
There are Analytical Learners meaning they enjoy understanding how the language works They love studying grammar rules and like to focus on details whereas Global Learners are more interested in communicating their ideas and are not worried about whether what they say is grammatically correct
In spoken English the Japanese tend to be Reflective Learners They think carefully before they speak to ensure their message is accurate They do not make so many mistakes but their
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