2015年东城区初三一模英语试题及答案（精编版）

other projects with higher grades, but I hung the first painting in my room at the end of the term.

My parents thought 40 me to be number one would motivate me. Instead, it discouraged me much when I was not number one, for I had gone to school only to get a grade, not knowledge, let alone progress. Actually, it is okay not to be the best at everything as long as you continue to try your best. 31. A. ability

B. chance

C. goal

D. way 32. A. strange B. obvious C. acceptable D. impossible 33. A. efforts

B. choices

C. promises

D. wishes

34. A. regretted B. considered C. continued D. stopped 35. A. failed

B. refused

C. decided D. waited 36. A. Naturally B. Similarly C. Normally D. Luckily 37. A. famous B. modern C. perfect D. special 38. A. name

B. grade

C. hang

D. finish

39. A. progress B. meaning C. style

D. title

40. A. instructing

B. helping

C. encouraging D. pushing

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六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。30分，每小题2分） A Cut Your Hair for Them！ ? Who are we? & Who do we help? We’re Locks of Love, a public organization that provides hairpieces（假发）to children who are under age 15, from poor families in the United States and Canada, and experiencing long-term hair loss from some illness. ? What’s their life like without hair? These children have lost more than their hair. Many are laughed at by classmates, feel shy or upset for their hair loss, or even have given up normal childhood activities such as swimming or going to the park. ? What’ll their life be like with hairpieces? Wearing a hairpiece is certainly not a cure（治疗）for these children, but it can help them become confident in their everyday life. ? How can you help? Cut your hair for them! The least length for a hair donation（捐赠）is 10 inches (25.4 cm). All donations must be mailed to Locks of Love at: 234 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33045 ? For more information about the donation, visit the website: http://locksoflove.org 41. Which child can get help from Locks of Love? A. A 14-year-old child in England. B. A 16-year-old child in Canada. C. A 9-year-old child in the U.S. D. A 6-year-old child in France. 英语试卷 第5页（共12页）

（共42. Locks of Love can help the children ________. A. become confident A. Write letters to them.

B. go back to school C. become clever B. Cut our hair for them.

D. Help them with their study.

B A Growing Plan

Drew, Emilio, and Michi sat at a picnic table in the City Park in Oklahoma. They didn’t care about the sounds around them. They just focused on the task they had planned to complete.

They wanted to start a school garden at Jefferson Middle School. At first, it was Drew’s idea. He first saw a school garden when he visited his cousin P.J. in Washington. He was surprised at the variety of fruits and vegetables the students at P.J.’s school grew.

When Drew returned from his trip, he told his friends all about what he had seen. Now the three of them decided to make a plan to make Ms. Milano, the school headmaster (校长), believe that the garden was a good idea.

“We are going to need a teacher to guide us through the project,” said Drew. “I know that Mr. Hasselbach gardens at home. Just last week he brought in a whole basket of tomatoes from his garden. He might be happy to help.” Drew wrote down Mr. Hasselbach’s name in his notebook.

“We might need some money to get the project up and running,” added Michi. “We could tell Ms. Milano that we will organize a book sale to raise money.”

“That’s a great idea,” said Emilio. “My aunt is a co-owner of a nursery(苗圃). She can help us design the garden, select plants, and create a budget(预算).”

Drew nodded and made some more notes. “If we have a garden, think of all the lessons we’ve learnt. We’ll have to measure and weigh things. We can practice what we learn in the science lessons. There is no way that Ms. Milano could refuse us!”

Michi and Emilio smiled. “If everything goes as planned, we’ll be digging in the dirt very soon!” 44. Where would the garden be built? A. In a park in Washington. C. In a park in Oklahoma.

B. At Jefferson Middle School.

D. grow new hair

43. How can we help the children?

C. Do activities with them.

D. At P.J.’s school.

45. How would the three students get money for the project?

A. By organizing a book sale. B. By working in a science lab. C. By selling tomatoes to teachers. D. By asking their relatives for help. 46. Who would help design the garden? A. Ms. Milano.

B. Mr. Hasselbach.

C. Emilio’s aunt.

D. Drew’s cousin.

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47. What do we know about the three students from the passage?

A. They were afraid of the headmaster. B. They were bored with science lessons. C. They were good at the work in the garden. D. They were confident about their plan at last.

C

Alexis Martin is a three-year-old girl from Arizona. She hasn’t started kindergarten（幼儿园）yet, but she has an IQ above 160, which is well above the average（一般的）people’s IQ. So, there is no wonder that she has become the youngest member of Mensa, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. Mensa is an international club whose members have an IQ score in the top 2% of the world. Currently, Mensa has 3,300 members under the age of 18 in the U.S. Alexis is one of them.

The average people generally have an IQ score of 100 points, but Martin scored 160 points, the highest score on the test. The doctors who tested Alexis said she scored so high that they couldn’t even work out her IQ exactly. They think she is even smarter than 99.9% of the world population. Actually, she matched the IQs of talents like Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates.

Ian Martin, Alexis’ father, said his daughter showed signs of some unique abilities at the age of one and she began reading books for pupils when she was just two years old. Now at the age of three, Alexis is reading on a fifth grade level.

“From 12 months old, we’d be driving around in the car and she would repeat her bedtime stories from the night before,” he said. “She didn’t just repeat them. She could remember every word of them exactly.”

Ian Martin thinks his daughter also stands out when it comes to learning new languages. “Anytime she learns a word and just picks it up through anything, she never ever uses it in the incorrect situation, ever,” Ian said.

While Alexis’s parents are proud that their three-year-old daughter has become a member in Mensa, they are also aware of the price that comes with every gift. The doctors say Alexis should never attend a normal school and children with her level of intelligence（智力）often experience high anxiety（焦虑）unless they’re around similarly gifted boys and girls. Her parents decide to follow the advice and try to look for proper ways to help her get involved into society.

48. Mensa only accepts __________.

A. teenagers under 18 in the U.S. B. people with IQs above 160 in the U.S. C. talents in the world like Albert Einstein D. people with IQs in the top 2% of the world 49. From the passage, we know that Alexis’ IQ is __________.

A. getting higher through training B. beyond the limit of the IQ test C. above the IQ of Stephen Hawking D. growing too fast to get an exact score 50. One of Alexis’ special abilities is that __________.

A. she could read stories at the age of one B. she could write books for pupils at the age of two C. she can remember every word of what her parents said D. she can learn new words quickly and use them properly

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51. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Alexis is sure to experience anxiety in the future. B. Alexis’ parents can’t afford the gifts that she chooses. C. Alexis’ parents won’t be able to find her a normal school. D. Alexis may feel it hard to get along with the average people.

D

It is an argument that has divided the East and the West for centuries: Are chopsticks better than the knife and fork, or vice versa? Now the winner may finally be decided, on environmental ground.

Chopsticks are made from a variety of materials, but bamboo and wood chopsticks are more popular. They are usually cheaper, lower in temperature conduction and provide better sense for holding food. That’s why almost all disposable（一次性的）chopsticks are made of bamboo or wood. With cutting down 25 million fully-grown trees a year to make chopsticks, China has ranked number one among the producers. “We must change our habits and encourage people to take their own chopsticks when eating out,” said Mr. Bo, the owner of a forestry industry company in China. He even went so far as to suggest that restaurants should offer metal knives and forks instead. If Mr. Bo’s suggestion is widely accepted, it would be a dark moment in chopsticks’ 4,000-year history.

Chopsticks were invented in ancient China and later spread around Asia. They are not only used as eating tools but also used for cooking, stirring the fire and serving food. Koreans sometimes use metal chopsticks because of their love of barbecue（烧烤）. Chinese chopsticks are longer than Korean and Japanese chopsticks in order to reach the dishes in the center of the table. There are 1.4 billion people using 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks in China every year. However, the most widespread use of disposable chopsticks is in Japan. Around a total of 24 billion pairs are used in Japan each year, which means each Japanese uses almost 200 pairs yearly. However, most of its disposable chopsticks have been imported（进口）from China, up to over 90%.

Today, China has to accept the truth that its forests can no longer provide enough chopsticks to feed Asian’s table habit. China is now the world’s largest importer of wood and even imports chopsticks from America. An American company said that the state’s native sweet gum and poplar wood would be perfectly used to make chopsticks. These materials do not need to be lightened with chemicals or bleach（漂白粉）. The healthy materials and fairly reasonable prices of the products are appealing to Asian customers. More and more Asians start to use American-made chopsticks at their tables.

Although the U.S. has a huge amount of wood, reducing the number of trees that are cut down in Asia, changing the table habit of using disposable chopsticks still seems to be a wiser choice for chopsticks-using countries.

52. According to Paragraph 2, Mr. Bo’s advice is that Chinese should ________.

A. use metal chopsticks instead of wooden ones B. plant more trees and produce fewer chopsticks C. form the habit of taking their own chopsticks when eating out D. change their habits and begin to use knives and forks at home

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