You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you 1 today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝), Three men did most of the important 2 work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 3 words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The 4 for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(編者) of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to 5 . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. 6 he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house 7 in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and 8 in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was 9 adding(增加) words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary 10 he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1982,other editors finished the dictionary.
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科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：054
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Peter was ten years old. One day his friend Paul said to him.“I'm going to 1 a birthday party on Saturday, Peter. 2 you come?”
Peter asked his mother, and she said, “Yes, you 3 .”
Before Peter went to the Party on Saturday afternoon, his mother said to him, “Now, Peter, don't forget 4 . Don't ask for food. Wait until 5 gives it to you.”
“All right, Mum,” Peter answered, and he went to Paul's house 6 his bicycle.
There were a lot of children 7 the party. They played together for an hour, and then Paul's mother gave them some food, but she forgot to give Peter 8 . He waited politely for a few minutes, and then he held his plate up 9 and said loudly, “Does 10 want a nice clean plate?”
(1) A． hold |
B． take |
C． have |
D． give |
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(2) A． Can |
B． May |
C． Need |
D． Much |
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(3) A． can come |
B． can't |
C． can go |
D． can't go |
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(4) A． be polite |
B． polite |
C． to polite |
D． to be polite |
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(5) A． anyone |
B． someone |
C． everyone |
D． on one |
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(6) A． on |
B． in |
C． by |
D． with |
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(7) A． on |
B． in |
C． by |
D． at |
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(8) A． some |
B． any |
C． much |
D． enough |
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(9) A． on the air |
B． in the air |
C． out of air |
D． through the air |
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(10) A． someone |
B． everyone |
C． anyone |
D． each one |
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科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：054
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Plants are very important 1 things. Life could not go 2 if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. But animals and man cannot 3 so. Animals get their food by eating plants and 4 animals. Man gets its food by eating plants and animals too. 5 animals and man 6 plants in order to 7 . This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look 8 at the plants around you, you will find that there are many types of plants. Some plants are large, 9 others are small. 10 plants are green. There are two sorts（種類）of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering（不開花的）plants.
Flowering plants have roots（根）,stems（莖）,leaves, flowers and fruits（果子）. 11 all the trees around us are flowering plants. Flowering plants 12 make seeds（種子）. The sends 13 by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds 14 . 15 example of a fruit 16 seeds is banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（孢子）. Spores are small. Some spores are 17 small and 18 that they can float（漂浮） 19 the air. We may say that spores are quite different from seeds. When these spores 20 on wet and shady（陰涼的）places, they usually grow into plants.
1． A．live |
B．lively |
C．living |
D．lived |
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2． A．through |
B．over |
C．down |
D．on |
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3． A．hope |
B．do |
C．think |
D．make |
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4． A．another |
B．the other |
C．other |
D．others |
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5． A．Though |
B．And |
C．But |
D．So |
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6． A．need |
B．want |
C．find |
D．have |
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7． A．grow |
B．live |
C．work |
D．eat |
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8． A．careful |
B．clear |
C．carefully |
D．clearly |
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9． A．while |
B．when |
C．since |
D．as |
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10． A．A great deal of |
B．Lot of |
C．More |
D．Most |
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11． A．Between |
B．Except |
C．Almost |
D．Hardly |
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12． A．should |
B．can |
C．may |
D．must |
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13． A．are born |
B．are hidden |
C．are stored |
D．are kept |
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14． A．any longer |
B．any more |
C．at last |
D．at all |
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15． A．The |
B．An |
C．A |
D．For |
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16． A．without |
B．with |
C．full of |
D．of |
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17． A．too |
B．very |
C．so |
D．much |
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18. A light |
B．active |
C．little |
D．strong |
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19． A．on |
B．in |
C．by |
D．above |
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20． A．put |
B．move |
C．place |
D．fall |
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科目：初中英語 來源：英語教研室 題型：054
Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful （有害的）. Fire can keep your house ____1____, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things ____2____. Big fire can burn trees, houses, animals or people.
Nobody knows how people began to use fire. But there are ____3____ interesting old stories about how a man or woman started a fire. One is ____4____ a man. The man ____5____ a very long time ago. He went up the sun and ____6____ fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches（火柴）.Children sometimes ____7____ to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper. and ____8____ it could burn a house. A small fire can turn a big fire very quickly. So you ____9____ be careful with matches.
Be careful with fire, and it will ____10____ you. But if you aren't careful with fire, it may hurt you.
（ ）1. A. warm B. warmer C. cool D. cooler
（ ）2. A. also B. too C. either D. neither
（ ）3. A. many B. much C. little D. no
（ ）4. A. over B. about C. a little D. no
（ ）5. A. worked B. studied C. learned D. lived
（ ）6. A. bring B. take C. brought D. took
（ ）7. A. enjoy B. like C. don't like D. become
（ ）8. A. after B. late C. yet D. then
（ ）9. A. can B. man C. will D. must
（ ）10. A. help B. do C. tell D. hope
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科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 1 things with. He 2 to take ten servants with him. They would 3 the things to sell and the food to 4 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to 5 and asked to 6 with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 7 may go with us. 8 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 9 , you can’t carry a 10 load (擔子). You must 11 the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are 12 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said 13 and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired 14 the little servant. Do you know 15 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.
1. A. eat B. buy C. change D. get
2. A. decided B. liked C. hoped D. tried
3. A. take B. bring C. carry D. borrow
4. A. cook B. eat C. buy D. drink
5. A. them B. the servants （仆人） C. the road D. the rich man
6. A. stop B. stay C. go D. talk
7. A. you B. he C. I D. they
8. A. Since B. If C. Because D. But
9. A. family B. guests C. servants D. things
10. A. heavy B. light C. small D. difficult
11. A. eat B. choose C. pick up D. understand
12. A. brave B. right C. clever D. foolish
13. A. sorry B. nothing C. angrily D. good-bye
14. A. besides B. of C. except D. with
15. A. who B. him C. that D. why
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科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出一個最佳選項。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a while, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something interesting to show you.”
At the grocery store, we 32 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 33 your question.” I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 34 look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 35 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 36 , some of the apples may not 37 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 38 each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, 39 them back on the table, but 40 a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I 41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 42 . See if that helps you decide which one is which.”
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 43 like apples! They are all different, but once you 44 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
He totally 45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
31. A. although B. so C. because D. if
32. A. bought B. ate C. saw D. found
33. A. check B. tell C. answer D. improve
34. A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. curious
35. A. usual B. normal C. different D. same
36. A. outside B. whole C. table D. inside
37. A. still B. even C. only D. ever
38. A. examining B. listening C. drawing D. picking
39. A. keeping B. placing C. pulling D. giving
40. A. on B. towards C. for D. in
41. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
42. A. each one B. each other C. the other D. one other
43. A. just B. always C. only D. never
44. A. put away B. get down C. hand out D. take off
45. A. made B. took C. got D. did
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