Reading

Frozen passage opens (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.

A. the two German ships B. the Northeast Passage

C. going through the Arctic D. melting ice in the Arctic

2. In what order did the German ships travel?

A. The Republic of Korea, Siberia, the Netherland

B. Siberia, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea

C. Siberia, the Republic of Korea, the Netherland

D. The Netherlands, Siberia, the Republic of Korea

3. How long did it take the ships to reach the Netherlands?

A. About one month. B. Over two months.

C. About ten days. D. Less than two weeks.

4. Which of the following is the right cause and effect?

a. global warming b. the Arctic melting

c. more regular opening of the Northeast Passage

d. opening of many frozen channel

A. b→d→a→c B. c→b→d→a

C. a→b→d→c D. d→c→a→b

5. The word “refreeze” in paragraph 4 means ___.

A. 活动 B. 融化 C. 开裂 D. 再次结冰

6. The melting _____.

A. is good for animals living on the sea ice

B. saves time, fuel and money for shipper

C. causes little damage to the environment

D. makes it hard for ships to go through ice

My friend's project to protect Earth (P3)

完成下列任务：

根据短文内容，完成句子，每空一词。

7. Leslie is a 17-year-old ________ girl. She is very interested in environmental _______.

8. Leslie's big plan was to start a ______ program in her school. She spent a lot of time _______ and planning and she never ______ ______. Finally she ______ it.

9. Leslie's program places ______ and labels in each homeroom for things that can be ______. Then they ______ and collect them.

翻译下面的句子：

10. When they finally finished piling all the things, I could not believe my eyes.

___________________________________________

11. The collection was so huge that the people standing at one side could hardly see those standing on the other!

___________________________________________

回答下面的问题：

12. What do you think of Leslie?

___________________________________________

13. What can you learn from the story?

___________________________________________

She changed my life (P5)

Choose the best answer:

14. Kate was called U.D. because ______.

A. that was her family name B. she was ugly

C. she looked like a young duck

D. She loved the story of Ugly Ducking

15. What was bothering the writer?

A. She was not pretty. B. She had few friends.

C. Her family was poor. D. Her father was jobless.

16. How did Kate offer to help?

A. She helped the writer find a job to make money.

B. She asked her dad to find work for the writer's father.

C. She told the school about the writer's problem.

D. She raised money at school to give to the writer.

17. Which of the following is most likely to happen?

A. Kate became the most popular girl in her class.

B. Kate and the writer became good friends.

C. The writer's father made more money that before.

D. Kate's father offered more jobs to Kate's father.

18. The writer learned from the experience that ______.

A. it's wrong to judge by appearance

B. practice makes perfect

C. where there is a will, there is a way

D. better late than never

Autumn brings sweet treats to the West (P8)

Choose the best answer:

19. Which season does the writer like best?

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.

20. What's the main idea of each paragraph?

paragraph 1 ________ paragraph 2 ________

paragraph 3 ________ paragraph 4 ________

A. my love for candy apple

B. a beautiful picture of autumn

C. the inviting taste of candy apple

D. comparison of candied hawthorn in China and

candy apples in the State

21. Candy apples and candied hawthorn are both _____.

A. sweet and hard B. made from fruit

C. sold only in autumn D. put in boxe

22. What does “It tastes like autumn” mean?

A. It's very delicious. B. It reminds me of autumn.

C. It's cool and sharp. D. It's sweet, fresh and hot.

Listening

初二英语听力测试（7）

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第一节：听下面的句子，选择与句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读一遍。

1. A. Join the music club. B. Make the soccer team.

C. Be a volunteer.

2. A. Joy FM. B. Easy FM. C. Happy FM.

第二节：听下面的短文，选择正确答案。该短文读两遍。

3. When is Mother's Day this year?

A. May 8. B. May 10. C. May 12.

4. When did Mother's Day become a modern holiday in the US?

A. About 100 years ago. B. About 50 years ago. C. About 150 years ago.

5. How many countries celebrate Mother's Day?

A. About 20. B. Fewer than 14.

C. More than 40.

Key:

Reading

1-6 BABCDB

7. Canadian, protection

8. recycling, organizing, gave, up, made

9. boxes, recycled, sort

10. 当他们把那些东西堆好以后，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。

11. 那堆东西太多了，站在这边的人几乎看不见站在那边的人。

12. One possible version: I think Leslie is kind-hearted and unselfish. She is also a talented organizer.

13. One possible version: Everyone can do a bit for environmental protection.

14-18 BDBBA

19. C

20. B A D C

21. B

22. B

Listening

1—2 BB

3—5 BAC