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初中英语组考试试题（一）Computer programmer David Jones earns.35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque (支票) card. Instead, he had been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm (= business company) in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. Davids firm produces two new games for the development of home computer market each month.But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules (= plans), with bonus (奖金)payments, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押) , or obtain credit (贷款) cards.He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.David got his job with the Liverpool-based company a few months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels (ordinary levels) and working for a time in a computer shop: I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.I suppose35,000 sounds a lot but actually that being pessimistic(悲观的).I hope it will come to more than that this year. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young anyway.David added: I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retiremen (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear1. Why is David different from other young people of his age?A. He earns an extremely high salary. B. He is not unemployed.C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with hit parents.2. Davids greatest problem is how to _A. make the banks treat him as an adult B. invent computer gamesC. spend his salary D. learn to drive3. He was employed by the company because A. he had worked in a computer shop B. he had written some computer programsC. he worked very hardD. he had learnt to use computers at school4. He left school after taking O-levels because _A. he didnt enjoy school education at allB. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help himC. he was afraid of getting too old to start computingD. he wanted to earn a lot of money5. Why does David think he might retire early?A. He has to be young to write computer programs.B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.D. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt (破产).（二）Dear Sir, I am writing to make a strong complaint about the impolite treatment my guests, my colleague and I received when we visited your restaurant last Friday evening. On booking a table for four by telephone on Tuesday we were assured that there would be room for us despite the fact that your restaurant had been open only for a few weeks and all the tables had already been booked. We appreciate that there must be great demand for restaurant meals at this time of the year in such a popular and historic area but we were not expecting such an ill-mannered reception on the part of your head waiter. Our Chinese friends are currently touring the Shakespeare Country and were looking forward to a traditional English dinner in such a charming setting. But our hopes for an enjoyable evening out were instantly spoilt when your head waiter informed us that he had received no booking in our name and, so, no table was reserved for our party. My colleague and I protested at this and asked to speak to the Manager, who, we were told, was unavailable. Your staff then offered us a table which we all had to share with another couple and no effort was made to smooth over the unpleasantness we had experienced. We also had to wait for some considerable time before the menu was brought to us. I trust you will give this complaint your prompt attention as the whole embarrassing incident was a great disappointment to our guests and set a bad example to our English hospitality.Yours sincerely,Mr. Paul J. Weller6.Mr. Weller could be described as being _ A. disappointed B. impolite C. moderately dissatisfied D. hurt and angry7. The writer had the unpleasant experience in _ A. a hotel B. a Chinese restaurant C. a restaurant in Shakespeares birthplace D. a bar in London8. Mr. Weller hopes that this letter of complaint _ A. will be looked into at once B. will embarrass the manager C. will result in the restaurant being closed D. will cause the quick dismissal of the head waiter （三）Kenjis sister Ann was at the kitchen table. The table was covered with newspapers. Small bowls of paint were spread across the newspapers. Painted fans were drying on the chairs beside Ann. “What are you doing?” Kenji asked. Ann held up a white fan that she had just started to work on. In one corner was a small and beautiful pink flower. “Im painting fans to sell at the fair on Saturday,” she said. Then she shrugged（耸肩）. “But Im sure no one will buy them.”Kenji picked up one of the finished fans. He smiled. “I think youre wrong,” he said. “This is beautiful! I agree!” Mr. Sato cried. He had just come into the kitchen. “Your work is lovely, Ann!” Ann smiled at her fathers words. “Thanks, Dad,” she said. “I hope other people think so too.”Two days later Kenji and his friend Nick went to the crafts（手工制作） fair. The school gym was filled with rows and rows of tables. Each hopeful seller had covered a table with hand-made things. There were paintings, jewelry, clay pots and dishes, paperweights, colorful boxes, hats and much more.It took Kenji and Nick some time to find Ann. She was sitting behind her table. There were only a few fans spread out in front of her. Kenji looked puzzled. “Where are the rest of your fans?” he asked. “I sold them!” she said. Kenji smiled at her. He picked up a fan to show his friend. “Oh, that fan is very beautiful!” a woman behind him said. “It is pretty, isnt it?” Kenji said, handing it to her. “My sister painted it!” he added proudly. “Your sister is quite an artist!” the woman said as she quickly opened her handbag.9Whats the meaning of the underlined word “fair” in the passage?AA get-together for showing and selling.BA place for making crafts.CA club to learn painting.DA gym to do sports.10What can we learn from the passage?ANick is satisfied with Anns painting.BKenji is quite proud of his sisters works.CAnn is sure that she can paint fans well.DAnns father helps her in order to cheer her up.11Paragraph 3 is mainly about _.Awhy Kenji likes the fairBwhat Ann does at the fairCwhen the fair startsDwhat the fair is like12According to the story, what will probably happen next?AThe woman will pay for the fan.BAnn will make more fans to sell.CNick will help sell the rest of Anns fans.DKenji will learn how to make beautiful fans.（四）The train shook back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise. Outside the windows the freezing cold of winter ruled. The train was filled with cold, tired passengers.Suddenly a little boy 35 his way through the grown-ups legs and sat down by the window. He was all alone among the unfriendly grown-ups. What a brave child, I thought. His father 36 to stay by the door behind us. The train began to move slowly into a tunnel（隧道）. Then something very 37 happened suddenly. The serious little boy slid（滑） down from the seat and leaned（斜靠） his hand on my knee. For a moment, I thought that he wanted to 38 me and returned to his father, so I helped him to stand up. But instead he leaned forward and held his head 39 to-wards mine. He wanted to say something to me, I thought. I lowered my head to receive the 40 . Wrong again! What I received was a loud kiss on the face.The boy quietly returned to his seat, leaned back and continued looking out of the window. I was so surprised. What just happened? A child kissed an 41 grown-upon the train. How could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard（胡子） ? Nervous and a little surprised, we smiled at the father. 42 he saw our questioning looks as he got ready for his stop, he offered a clue（some information）.“Hes