初中英语试卷 习题.doc

Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world・ To this 1 _____ ，we go ? shing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, live in the 2 or go to the seaside. It is my profound belief that not only 3 we all need nature, but we all seek nature, 4 we know we are doing so or not.

But despite this, our children are growing up ______ 5 ____ ・ I spent my boyhood ___ 6 ___ trees on Streatham Common, South London・ These days, children are robbed_ 7 ___ these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traf? c and the loss of the open ___ 8 ____ ・

A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less ______ 9 ___ and greater physical ability than

children used only ___ 10 ___ a normal playground・ A U.S. study suggested that

when a school gave children ____ 11 ____ to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school.

Another study found that children play __ 12 _____ in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy （等级） _ 13 ___ on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the ___ 14 ____ ・ But when a grassy area was planted

with bushes, the children got much ____ 15 ___ into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now on ____ 16 ___ and creativity.

But children are frequently discouraged ______ 17 _ involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for _____ 18 ____ that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage・ So, instead, the damage is ___ 19 ____ to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their ___ 20 ___ ・ 1A・ . reason 2A. . woods 3

A. do . 4A. . though

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advantage B.suburbs B. as B. whether

C. end C・ slums C. are

C. if

D・ purpose D. downtown D・ because

D. unless

5・ A. nature-longing B・ nature-loving C・ nature-granted D・ nature-deprived 6.

A. climb B. to climb C. climbing D. climbed

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on

C. with

D. of

7. A. at

A・ spaces B・ parks C・ playgrounds D・ greens 9.

A. trouble B. illness C. disability D. weakness

B. in

C. at

D. to

10. A. of

11・ A. approach B・ progress C・ chance D・ access 12. A. happily B. differently C. instinctively D. naturally 13. A. relied B. dependent C. based D. formed 14. A. lead B. head C. advance D. priority 15. A. more B・ less C・ quicker D・ easier

16. A. background B・ capacity C・ technique D・ imagination 17. A. of B. at C. from D. with 18. A. dread B. fear C. fright D. terror 19. A. done B. made C. created D. caused 20. A. hearts B. nerves C. souls D. strengths

Our lives are woven together. As much as I enjoy my own 1 ，I no longer imagine I can get through a single day completely 2 my own. Even if I am on 3 in the mountains, I am eating food someone else has grown,

living in a house someone else has built, using electricity someone else is 4 to my house・ Evidence of 5 is everywhere・

As I was growing up，I remember ___ 6 ___ carefully taught that independence not interde・ pendence was _ 7 ・ When I was face-to-face with 8 of

some action, my mother^ favorite remark was “ ______ 9 ___ yoifve made your bed, lie on it.”

Total independence is a dominant thing in our culture・ I imagine 10 my parents were trying to teach me was to take responsibilities 11 my actions and my choices・ And I grew up _________________ 12 ____ that I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became very ____ 13 __ to ask for help・ I

would do almost anything not to be a ___ 14 ___ ，and not require any help from anybody.

When I became ill my illusions of total independence _____ 15 ___ in an instant. All of a ____ 16 ___ I had to face the fact that I could do nothing, not even sit up, ___ 17 someone else，s intervention・

I began to realize that not asking for help is, in fact, ______ 18 ___ ・ I love to help

people・ If I don，t let them help me back, I am not allowing them the _ 19 ___ satisfaction I enjoy. Learning this lesson has allowed me once and for all to see that my life really is a part of a larger ___ 20 ____ ・ 1. A. company B・ companion C・ fellowship D・ friendship 2. A. by B. of C. On D. with

3. A. holiday B. vacation C. festival D. rest

4. A. transmitting B・ allocating C・ distributing D・ circulating

5. A. relationship B・ companionship C・ independence D・ interdependence 6. A. be B. to be C. being D. to have been

7. A. something B・ anything C・ everything D・ nothing

8・ A. seriousness B・ consequences C・ prominence D・ signi? cance 9. A. now that B. in case C. on condition that D. for fear that 10. A. which B. as C. that D. what 11. A. of B. with C. In D. for

12. A. believing B・ suspecting C・ forgetting D・ remembering 13. A. eager B・ dependent C・ reluctant D・ opposed 14. A. load B. block C. embarrassment D. burden

15. A. reinforced B・ vanished C・ abandoned D・ reversed 16. A. while B. time C. sudden D. change 17. A. with B. without C. instead of D. in place of 18. A. weak B. shameful C. humble D. sei? sh 19. A. same B. such C. much D. past 20. A. life B. world C. existence D. whole

When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones一the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled （装有太阳能板的）masterpieces that ______ 1 ___ the covers of architecture magazines. But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be ______ 2 __ wasteful to tear them all ________ 3 ___ and replace them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the ___ 4 ___ of those dwellings. And it would ___ 5 ___ 65 years for the reduced carbon emissions from a new energy-ef? cient home to make up 6 ______ the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the broadest 7 ，the greenest home is the one that has already been 8 ・ But at the same time, nearly half of U.S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and 9 ____________ our homes, of? ces and other buildings・ “You can，t deal with climate change___ 10 __ dealing with existing buildings/9 says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust

With some ____ 11 ___ ，the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-ef? cient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per

square foot than 12 built after 2000, mainly 13 the tiny cracks and gaps that expand 14 time and let in more outside air. 15 ，there are a

tremendous number of relatively simple changes that can green homes, 16 ___ historic ones like Lincoln^ Cottage to your own postwar house・ And ef?ciency __ 17 can save more than just the earth; they can help 18 house owners from rising power costs・ 19 ，a nationwide effort to improve existing buildings could 20 hundreds of thousands of green jobs・

1・ A. make B・ become C・ do D・ present

2・ A. fantastically B・ incredibly C・ intriguingly D・ unreliably 3. A. off B. away C. apart D. down

4・ A. creation B・ construction C・ rebuilding D・ destruction 5・ A. use B・ spend C・ take D・ make

6. A. at B. with C. in D. for 7・ A. way B・ meaning C・ idea D・ sense 8. A. built B. designed C. destroyed D. improved

9・ A. electrifying B・ powering C・ equipping D・ generating 10. A. and B. or C. without D. unless

11. A. expectations B・ modi?cations C・ history D・ exceptions 12. A. much B. that C. those D. as

13. A. with regard to B. in case C. due to D. as to 14. A. with B. over C. through D. during

15. A. Immediately B. Unexpectedly C. Fortunately D. Fundamentally 16. A. from B. including C. with D. for

17. A. changes B・ innovations C・ upgrades D・ boosts 18. A. ensure

B・ protect C・ prevent

D・ strengthen

19. A.

B. Nonetheless C. More or less D. Moreover However Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the 20. A. produce B・ create C・ D・

invent induce websites yoifve visited・ Or perhaps someone will casually ______ 1 ___ through

your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to ? nd out your shopping 2 __ or calling habits.

Who would ____ 3 ____ you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a

girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is，they will see you in a way you never ________ 4 ___ to be seen — the 21st century equivalent of being caught ___ 5 ___ ・

Psychologists tell us ___ 6 ____ are healthy, that it's important to reveal yourself

to friends, family and lovers ____ 7 ____ stages, at appropriate times. But few of them remain today. The _______ 8 ___ bread crumbs （面包屑）you leave everywhere make it easy for ____ 9 ___ to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like・ In some cases, a simple Google _____ 10 ___ can reveal what you think・ ____ 11 __ ，increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret・

The key question is: Does that _________ 12 ___ ? For many Americans, the ___ 13 ____ apparently is “no”. When asked about privacy, most Americans say they are concerned about ______ 14 __ it. A survey found an overwhelming ___ 15 _____ about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “ _ 16 away, and that bothers me.” But people say one thing and do ______ 17 __ ・ Only a tiny fraction of Americans

change any ___ 18 ___ in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn ___ 19 ____ a discount at toll-booths （收费站）to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can ____ 20 automobile movements. And few refuse supermarket loyalty cards.

I. A. glance B. browse C. read D. check

2・ A. tendencies B・ inclinations C・ preferences D・ aptitudes 3. A. see B・ watch C・ inspect D・ supervise 4. A. imagined B・ intended C・ agreed D・ proposed 5. A. hot B. red-handed C. exposed D. naked

6・ A. respects B・ restrictions C・ self-protections D・ boundaries 7. A. in B. at C. by D. with

8. A. messy B・ digital C・ numerous D・ tiny

9・ A. enemies B・ criminals C・ strangers D・ companies 10. A. track B. search C. record D. download

II. A. Like it or not B. Believe it or not C. Make it or not D. Have it or not 12. A. work B. function C. match D. matter 13. A. truth B・ answer C・ problem D・ concern 14. A. losing B・ violating C・ breaking D・ depriving

15. A. optimism B・ pessimism C・ spiritualism D・ materialism 16. A. sliding B・ skidding C・ slipping D・ gliding 17. A. another B. the other C. others D. the others 18. A. habits B・ mentalities C・ manners D・ behaviors 19. A. off B. away C. down D. back 20. A. chase B. hunt C. track D. pursue