B

“Your hair looks great!” “I love your new mobile phone!” “You really did a good job!” These are some popular English compliments you might hear.

In the UK and many other western countries, complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation. It is normal to compliment people for their clothes, hair or taste in general. The most common compliments are on someone’s appearance (You look beautiful!), possessions (财产) (What a fantastic car!), performance (That was a really interesting speech!), skills (You speak French really well!).

If an English speaker compliments you, there are different ways to reply. Some people may say “Thank you”. They may also return the compliment (You look great, too!) or play it down (This shirt? It’s really quite old.).

No matter how they reply to the compliments, don’t be afraid to compliment someone in English. You’ll probably make their day!

41. In some western countries, ____________ is a useful way to start a nice conversation. A. complimenting someone B. greeting someone C. breaking the ice D. speaking politely

42. “You look beautiful” is the most common compliment on ____________. A. performance B. skills C. appearance D. possessions 43. If an English speaker compliments you, you may reply “____________”. A. What a fantastic car! B. Thank you. C. You speak French really well. D. I love your new mobile phone. 44. The underlined expression “make their day” means ____________. A. make them annoyed B. change their life C. make them afraid D. make them have a nice day 45. This passage tells us ____________.

A. how to wear personal clothes B. how to make speech interesting C. how to compliment others and reply D. the importance of starting a conversation

C

Every year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated (庆祝) all over the world. It is a time to work towards keeping our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.

U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities covered with smoke. Senator Nelson needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the

first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it, and so can you.

How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas:

● Join a clean-up project — Clean up your street or a favorite beach.

● Save energy — Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation. ● Use less water.

● Reduce (减少) / Reuse/ Recycle — Practice the three Rs: First, reduce how much you use.

Then reuse or recycle what you can.

You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!

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46. When was the first Earth Day? A. On April 22, 1970. B. On April 22, 1962. C. On April 22, 1771. D. On April 22 every year. 47. ______ made Gaylord Nelson first think of the idea for Earth Day. A. The beautiful environment B. Projects to clean up the land C. Support from Americans D. Seeing polluted rivers and cities covered with

smoke

48. How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day?

A. By using more cars. B. By helping to clean up the land, air and water. C. By polluting rivers and cities. D. By taking fewer buses. 49. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. Americans celebrated the first Earth Day. B. Three Rs mean reduce, reuse and recycle.

C. Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day.

D. People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning.

50. The best title of this passage is ______. A. Three Rs B. A Clean-up Project C. Celebrate Earth Day D. Save Energy

二○○九年山东省青岛市初级中学学业水平考试

英 语 试 题

（考试时间：120分钟；满分：105分）

听力部分 题 号 I-III 分数 阅卷人 IV V-VI VII VIII IX 笔试部分 总分 座号

复核人 听力部分

得 分 阅卷人 复核人 IV．听短文，完成下列任务。(每空1分，共10分)

听第一遍短文，把时间按照听到的顺序排序，并将其字母代号填写在相应的横线上。 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 再听这篇短文，根据短文内容，在每个句子中的横线上填入适当的词使句子完整，并将答案填写在相应的横线上。每空一词。

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(6) (7) (8)

(9) (10)

第二卷（共45分）

VII. 综合填空 (共15小题, 每小题1分，共15分) 得 分

sleep, run out of, grow up, win, take notes, point at, put

1. Ann wants to be a nurse to look after patients when she . 2. It’s not polite anyone with chopsticks at the dinner table. 3. I think is one of the most useful ways to get good grades.

4. I’m sure Jim the next piano competition.

5. Be quiet, please! The baby in the bedroom at the moment.

6. Tom all his pocket money, so he can’t buy his favorite

sports shoes.

7. Bananas, ice cream and yogurt into the blender just now.

The milk shake will be OK soon. 得 分 阅卷人 复核人 B. 短文填空 选择恰当的单词填空，每词限用一次。（有两个多余的选项）

阅卷人 复核人 A. 用所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

thanked, no, unhappy, on, some, when, came back, happy, mountain, quickly It was Mother’s Day. Nancy was 800 miles away from her parents, so she was a little

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___8___. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful flowers in the garden. Later that day, ___9___ she told her husband about the flowers, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get our children Peter and Lily, and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads.

There on a ___10___, they saw a lot of beautiful purple flowers. Nancy ran ___11___ to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. And on their way home there was a big smile ___12___ her face.

When they were passing a nursing home, she saw an old granny sitting in a chair. The granny had ___13___ children with her. They stopped the car and Nancy walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny ___14___ her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

When Nancy ___15___ to her car, her children asked her, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?”

“I don’t know her,” Nancy said, “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she is alone. But I have both of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her. ”

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VIII. 阅读表达（共15分） 得 分 阅卷人 复核人 A. 阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务。

My family loves television. My earliest memories are of watching TV with my family. I think we had five or six television sets at home — the bedrooms, the kitchen, everywhere! At least one television was on all of the time.

When I went to university, I lived in a dormitory in my first year. Of course I had a TV, so I continued watching my favorite programs. But several weeks later, I realized I had a problem. My courses were hard — much harder than high school, and there was a lot of homework. Also, I felt stressed in my new environment. I started watching more TV to help me have less pressure. Guess what? Soon I was spending more time watching TV than I was on

homework. So I didn’t have a lot of friends. At the end of my first year, my grades weren’t very good, and I was really disappointed in myself. At home that summer, I watched television with my family a lot. At first I thought it was great. But then I noticed something. We talked all the time, but always about TV. Something was missing. Television brought us together, but in a way it also kept us away.

When I got back to university, I made a decision to do better. I walked into my dormitory, and started to turn the TV on. But then an idea jumped into my head: Stop watching TV! Suddenly it became extremely clear: my old friend television was really my enemy (敌人)! It had kept me

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