东城初三英语二模试题

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Imagine you are walking to school when suddenly you notice a wallet in the street. After picking it up, you realize that it’s full of $10, $20, and $50 bills. They add up to $500! What would you do?

Would you hand the wallet over to your headmaster as soon as you arrive at school? That’s just what Kemoy Gourzang did.

“I have lost money before,” Kemoy, a 10-year-old boy, told the reporter, “I knew if I had lost my wallet, I would have wanted it back.”

Joy-Ann Morgan, the headmaster, immediately called the owner of the wallet, using the ID inside. The man did not realize he had lost it. Morgan said he was happy to learn that an honest kid had found it.

“This is what we want to teach our students,” Morgan explained.

Kemoy has learned that doing the right thing pays off. His school district gave him a “Good Citizen” prize in honor of what he did. A person who has good citizenship is responsible and does the right thing. Kemoy has also received gifts from complete strangers, money, gift cards, and even a pair of sports shoes.

As for the owner of the wallet, he thanked Kemoy when he went to the school to get his wallet back. He also gave the student $100 as a reward. “He told me I was the most honest person he had ever met,” Kemoy said, “It makes me really happy.” 50. How much money was there in the wallet?

A. $10.

B. $20.

C. $50.

D. $500.

51. What did Kemoy do after he picked the wallet up?

A. He handed it over to the headmaster. B. He told his friends about the money. C. He called the owner of the wallet. D. He asked a reporter for help. 52. Kemoy received ______ for what he did from the school district.

A. a pair of sports shoes

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B. a gift card D. a $100 bill

C. a “Good Citizen” prize

C

What do three hearts, eight arms, and one huge brain add up to? An octopus—a sea animal that can do amazing things.

Octopuses are very smart. They can learn new things just like humans. They’ve even learned a few skills to get themselves out of dangerous situations. Octopuses don’t have teeth or sharp (锋利的) claws to protect themselves. Instead, they use more clever ways to fool their enemies. Octopuses like to hide themselves in the sand on the bottom of the ocean floor. It can change the color of its skin to match the sand. And this color change happens in less than a minute.

Some octopuses like to stay near rocks in shallow water. They can make themselves fit into small spaces between the rocks to get out of reach of their enemies. Another way an octopus can hide is by shooting ink. The ink forms a cloud that hides the octopus. By the time the ink clears, the octopus has swum away or hidden.

If an octopus is in danger, it can make itself look like a sea snake. It will hide itself in the sand, leaving two arms outside. It will change the color of those arms to match a sea snake. But what if there’s no time to hide? It can break off one of its arms. The arm will then change colors and keep moving around in the water to take the enemy’s attention away while the octopus swims away to safety. Don’t worry though. The arm will grow back.

A kind of octopus is called the blue-ringed octopus. It is tiny. But the enemies know to stay away because it is very poisonous and can kill animals much larger than itself, including humans.

So the next time you see an octopus in the aquarium, remember that inside that oversized head is a very large brain, making it a clever addition to the sea. 53. The octopus breaks off one of its arms to ______.

A. fit into small spaces C. get time to run away

B. swim much faster D. shoot more ink

54. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The octopus has sharp teeth to catch food. B. The octopus uses its arms to kill the enemy. C. The octopus changes color to fool the sea snake. D. The octopus can make itself look like another animal. 55. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. how careful the octopus is to hide itself B. how clever the octopus is to protect itself C. how happy the octopus is to live in water D. how brave the octopus is to face dangers

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D

You eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind and soul. Reading informs you of what’s happening around. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.

In the past, people just read books, only books. Today, we have books online, which makes reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information is just a click away. But this in no way has stolen the magic of reading books, the sound of their pages’ flutter (翻页) and their smell… You can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer you possibly can’t. No matter how you read, reading is important.

Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask “whys” and “hows”. In books, we find their answers. Children who are introduced to reading at an early age are seen to have a better understanding of phonics (语音学). They master language skills easily, have a richer vocabulary and have greater reading abilities. Children, who grow up reading good books, mostly stand out. The way they think and act is very different from those who have never been introduced to reading. Reading not only adds to their knowledge but also shapes their personalities. Reading has a great influence on one’s life. Teenagers are easily influenced by whatever they read. If inspirational stories and life experiences are read in one’s teens, they can change a person for the better. They stay with him and keep encouraging him to achieve his goals and choose the right against the wrong.

The more you read, the more creative and imaginative you will become. Reading develops vocabulary, improves language skills and sharpens your problem-solving abilities. It leads to a better understanding of self. Reading gives you knowledge, it makes you more confident. The more you read about others’ lives and experiences, a better decision-maker you will become.

Reading about the importance of reading should lead you to read more, and more, and more. So choose a book you like and don’t stop reading until you reach the end. And even after that read as much as you can. 56. Which of the following is true?

A. Children should start reading at a young age. B. Parents should tell their children stories every day. C. Teenagers should think and act differently from others. D. Students should find answers to their questions in books. 57. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ______.

A. reading books is no longer a pleasure to people B. reading books is less interesting than reading online C. reading online can’t take the place of reading books D. reading online can’t be difficult for people

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58. What can we infer from the passage?

A. More teenagers read online now. B. What teenagers read builds their future. C. What children should learn first is phonics. D. More practice makes reading easier. 59. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Why Is Reading Important? B. What Should Teenagers Read? C. How Is Reading Ability Improved? D. When Should Children Start Reading?

七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中

有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分） Once upon a time, there was a group of frogs. 60 . The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd (群) came to see the race and cheered on the players. The race began… Honestly, no one in the crowd really believed that the frogs would reach the top of the tower. “Oh, too difficult. 61 ,” one frog in the crowd shouted. “Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!” another one continued. The frogs began falling down, one by one, except for those who were climbing higher. The crowd continued to shout, “It is too difficult! No one will make it!” 62 . But one continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up! In the end, everyone else had given up climbing the tower except for one. 63 . Then all of the other frogs wanted to know how he managed to do it. One frog asked him why he could reach the goal successfully. It turned out that the winner was DEAF! A. They planned to have a race B. More frogs got tired and gave up C. They will never make it to the top D. He was the only one that reached the top E. Some frogs were climbing faster and faster 初三英语试卷 第8页（共12页）