Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and VocabularyII. Choose the best answer.26. Everyone knows health is more important than wealth. Which of the following is correct for the underlined part?A. /welð/B. /welθ/C. /weilð/D. /wei lθ/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. There’s no l ack of vegetable.B. Lucy surfed the Net to gather information.C. He always behaves well at school.D. Mr. Smith bought a magazine on his way home.28. We have to take action immediately to prevent the situation ________ getting worse.A. withB. fromC. forD. to29. This work needs close teamwork. ________ will be achieved unless we work well together.A. NothingB. AnythingC. SomethingD. Everything30. Tom and his brother are considering ________ up a mobile snack bar.A. setB. to settingC. to setD. setting31. ________ important news is to everybody in modern society!A. WhatB. HowC. What anD. How an32. --________ can you finish the report on environmental protection?--In two weeks.A. How farB. How muchC. How oftenD. How soon33. --Would you like some green tea?--No, thanks. I ________ drink green tea. It hurts my stomach.A. seldomB. almostC. onlyD. still34. The effective way of improving spoken English is ________ it as often as possible.A. speakB. spokenC. to speakD. to speaking35. --Excuse me, but can you tell me where the nearest bank is?--Just ________ going straight for two more blocks and you’ll see it.A. keepB. to keepC. keepingD. keeps36. The government plans to increase the bike lanes ________ the problems on traffic can be solved.A. ifB. untilC. as soon asD. so that37. When the doorbell rang, I ________ my lessons in the study to prepare for the final exam.A. was reviewingB. reviewedC. had reviewedD. would review38. My mother is a creative cook. She often cooks ________ for me every weekend.A. anything differentB. nothing differentC. something differentD. everything different39. --Compare the speeches by the students from different schools, you will find Frank’s is ________.--Sure. That’s why we voted for him.A. interestingB. most interestingC. more interestingD. the most interesting40. Jessie likes taking photographs and she has ________ the hobby group at school.A. taken part inB. joinedC. attendedD. come into41. An official ________ by some reporters on food problems in Shanghai yesterday.A. is interviewingB. is interviewedC. was interviewingD. was interviewed42. --Lily, why are you still here? School is over for half an hour.--Because I ________ my task yet. I still need one more hour.A. won’t finishB. didn’t finishC. haven’t finishedD. hadn’t finished43. Professor Li wanted to know ________.A. when would the conference beginB. when the conference would beginC. when will the conference beginD. when the conference will begin44. --Students should be allowed to have mobile phones. They can call parents easily.--________ Actually they often use them to play games instead.A. I hope so.B. I don’t quite agree with you.C. I thinks so, too.D. No problem.45. --Johnson fell down from his motorcycle and hurt his left leg this morning.--________ Shall we go and see him together this afternoon?A. I’m sorry to hear that.B. That’s all right.C. Never mind.D. Don’t worry.Artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能) is growing rapidly. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AI. AI is a group of __46__ that help machines get, understand and use information to solve problems.AI’s recent __47__ have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things __48__. For example, AI will have a big influence(影响) on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially, many workers __49__ that AI could make them lose their jobs.According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will __50__ because of AI. In some industries, AI is already doing the work that people used to do, such as assembling cars, digging the coal and lifting goods. Self-drivi ng cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the driver’s jobs in the future.On the other hand, AI will also __51__ many new chances for people. More people will be needed to write programmers for AI systems and work on them, too. Meanwhile(同时), work which requires feelings, excellent __52__ skills with people will not be replaced by AI, such as teaching nursing and personal training.AI is here. It is changing people’s life and work __53__ in many ways. That makes important to watch, not to fear.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.54. Charles began to write in his ________ and soon became famous. (twenty)55. Many university students enter for these courses to ________ skills for their future jobs. (wide)56. When you think of Venice, does it bring any other ________ city to your mind? (Europe)57. The expert says teamwork and leadership are necessary for ________. (succeed)58. The customers felt ________ with the quality of the service of the restaurant. (satisfy)59. I lived in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final ________ to move back to China. (decide)60. With the rapid population ________ many primary schools will be built in our city. (grow)61. The best way to manage money is ________ to make a budget and avoid unnecessary spending. (probable)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.62. His roommate set out at sunset for a night’s hiking.（改为否定句）His roommate ________ ________ out at sunset for a night’s hiking.63. The government will continue to save energy and reduce pollution this year.（对划线部分提问）________ will the government continue to ________ this year?64. Teenagers mustn’t smoke because smoking does harm to their health.（保持句意基本不变）Teenagers ________ ________ to smoke because smoking does harm to heir health.65. People in western countries hardly talk loudly in public.（改为反义疑问句）People in western countries hardly talk loudly in public, ________ ________?66. Our school will hold a big graduation ceremony in the indoor stadium next month.（改为被动语态）A big graduation ceremony will ________ ________ in the indoor stadium next month.67. The manager said to me, “Why didn’t you attend the lecture?”（改为宾语从句）The manager asked me why ________ ________ attended the lecture.68. deeply, the athlete, competition, about, was, the, upset, unfair（连词成句）________________________________________________________.Part 3 Reading and WritingVI. Reading comprehensionA. Choose the best answer.You Are WantedAre you look for something fun and want to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer!On January 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Clinton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gym. The special event will feature a variety of eminent artists and musicians who won lots of international rewards.We are looking for Clinton students to help with the jobs. Interested students should send an e-mail to Ms. Braxton (Clinton2018@), the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission(同意书) from your parents.69. The music festival will begin ________.A. at 9 a.m.B. at 10 a.m.C. at 11 a.m.D. at 4 p.m.70. What does the underlined word “eminent” mean?A. strangeB. famousC. creativeD. responsible71. ________ should be done before the festival.A. Setting up the gymB. Welcome the guestsC. Cleaning up the gymD. Helping the performers72. If you want to be a volunteer, ________ must write a permission for you.A. your music teacherB. your parentsC. Ms. BraxtonD. any teacher73. From the poster, we can learn the following except ________.A. students are welcomed to volunteerB. volunteers can help in JanuaryC. some work needs to be done in the eveningD. volunteers can get gifts after helping74. The main purpose of the poster is to ________.A. announce a music festivalB. look for some volunteersC. receive written permissionD. attract musicians and singersB. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.Ibby Piracha is one of many regular customers at his local caféin a small town in Virginia, US. __75__, Ibby isn’t like the other regulars –he’s deaf.Krystal Payne, a new waitress, wanted to do something to make Ibby feel more __76__. So she spoke with other employees about Ibby, learning that they always did what they could to give him excellent service.But Payne wanted to take it a step further. She went home and spent her night learning American Sign Language so she could better __77__ with Ibby. The next day, she wrote him a small note saying: “I’ve been learning ASL, just so you can have the same service as everyone else.”Ibby, who was overcome with emotion over this small act of kindness, has kept the note at home ever since.Ibby was so moved by Payne’s behavior that he posted it on Facebook to share with his friends. His post was then reposted by many other people – a result that he did not __78__. But he is happy that Payne is getting the recognition she deserves.The next morning, Payne heard about the post when her manager praised her and mentioned that there were many requests from reporters to interview her. The company’s spokeswoman heard about her kind gesture and said the company was __79__ Payne’s actions.“My job is to make sure people have the wonderful service they expect and that’s what I gave him,” said Payne.Ibby sees Payne’s act of kindness as an inspiration. “It shows that she respects deaf people,” he said.Payne now knows enough ASL to take Ibby’s order, which makes Ibby’s life much easier. In the past, Ibby would have to order through text messages that he would show to the staff.Ibby still loves to visit the coffee shop, saying it is something that “gave me real __80__ -- even now, I’m still smiling”.75. A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Also76. A. welcome B. traditional C. different D. confident77. A. live B. compete C. play D. communicate78. A. want B. expect C. find D. notice79. A. interested in B. careful with C. proud of D. responsible for80. A. surprise B. pride C. change D. happinessC. Fill in the blanks with proper words.Waste sorting is a simple process that requires neither a lot of time, nor any special resources. When you throw away trash(废物), do you know which bin it should go in? Have you ever n__81__ the differently-colored trash bins on the street or in your neighborhood?Some of you might not be able to answer this question easily. In fact, it is very important. Not knowing how to sort waste can make it even h__82__ to save energy and protect the environment.If you don’t sort your trash, all of it will go to a landfill(垃圾填埋场) and be m__83__ together. These landfills can take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees or crops. The electronic waste can pollute the soil and groundwater(地下水). Other pieces of garbage, like the metal partof a pen, can be used to make other things if they are p__84__ recycled.With this in mind, many governments in China have been running waste-sorting activities in recent years. For example, Shanghai announced in July that within three years, all of its residents should sort their waste into f__85__ groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.Many other c__86__, including Shenzhen and Qingdao, plan to use this method to sort their waste. Now that you know this, perhaps you can do your part to protect the environment and encourage others to sort their trash.Waste sorting is also a major problem around the world. Different countries are using different methods to sort their trash. Japan is l__87__ the world in waste sorting. It is a very important part of Japanese life and Japanese people will expect foreigners to follow their belief.D. Answer the questions.The American high school author named Juliette Turner has published her third book aimed at middle school readers. With her new novel That’s Not Hay in My Hair, she has become a new star in the world of publishing.Turner is just 18 years old. After she finished fourth grade in New York, she moved to Cooke County, Texas, with her mother where she started a new life working with horses and cattle and her writing career.“My mother and I were the only people living there,” Turner said. “It was just the two of us breaking the ice on the cow-water trough(奶牛饮水槽).”Turner’s mother, Janine Turner, is a famous actress in the US. Life in Cooke County was not as glamorous(令人向往的) as the life she had lived before. But for Turner, rural(农村的) life gave her a lot of material to write about.That’s Not Hay in My Hair is unlike Turner’s first two books. “Everything that happened in the book actually happened in the lives of my mom and I.” she said. The adventures were too crazy to believe, bu t it all happened exactly how it’s written.Indeed, Janine Turner was one of the first people to read the book. “I’ve been too busy doing my own things before. She’s written these books all by herself. I didn’t even read this one until it was finished,” s aid Janine, “She has an amazing power.”As Turner is thinking about her upcoming college life, she hasn’t decided whether her adulthood will be spent in a city or in the country.“I will always be a country girl at heart,” she said. “I love the country l ife. It is where I feel at peace and at home. I don’t know where life is taking me at the moment. But I will always return home to the country and to my mom. It’s where my roots are.”88. Who did Juliette Turner’s new novel That’s Not Hay in My Hair mainly aim at?89. When and where did the young author start her writing career?90. Life in Cooke County was not the same as the life the girl had lived before, was it?91. How is That’s Not Hay in My Hair different from Juliette’s first two books?92. Why did Juliette’s mother said “She has an amazing power”?93. What does Juliette Turner mean by saying “It’s where my roots are” in the last paragraph?VII. Writing94. Write at least 60 words on the topic “________ Makes My Life Full of Fun”（以“________使我的生活充满乐趣”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）初三的生活虽然紧张，但学习体验、集体活动、兴趣爱好……仍能为我们带来很多欢乐。