wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often do worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But big people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18℃, people become stronger.
Low air pressure may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. There is \℃. Are you feeling sad, tired or forgetful today? It may be the weather's fault. 78. Most earthquakes are too __________ to hurt people. A. strong
B. weak
C. dangerous
D. heavy
79. If you are outdoors, it would be safe to __________. A. go to a playground C. stand by the window
B. stay under a tree
D. stand under the streetlights
80. If you're in a shop and far from the door, you'd better __________. A. rush to the door right away C. rush to a lift to get down 81. The passage Earthquake tells us __________. A. how dangerous the earthquake is C. we shouldn't be afraid of the earthquake 82. __________ can have a bad effect on health. A. Hot and wet weather C. Air pressure
B. Feelings D. High intelligence
B. how to be safe in an earthquake D. how does the earthquake come into being B. run after the people quickly D. hide yourself under a cover near you
83. People may have more intelligence when __________ comes. A. a rain
B. very hot weather
C. a wind
D. low air pressure
84. In \℃, __________. A. people are very forgetful C. thin people feel cold
B. people can't do their work well D. people are in better health
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage: 14'
Debbie Huckabee is 85 height. She never planned to take a ride in hot air balloon. The idea of going up hundreds of feet into the air frightened her. But last Saturday the bank where Huckabee works offered air balloon rides
to its employees. The rides were free. So she decided to go ballooning. Huckabee saw Illinois from a new 86 . \love riding in a hot air balloon. It was completely 87 from anything else I've ever done. It was so exciting that I lost my fear of heights. I think it was a great 88 for me.\Illinois from up high. \colour. We don't have mountains or oceans, but it is very pretty.\
Hot air ballooning is usually done in the early morning or late afternoon. That is when there is not much wind. People who want to ride in a hot air balloon have to be 89 . Weather conditions are very important. Sometimes you have to wait for the weather conditions to change.
The ride takes about an hour. Then the pilot looks for a place to land the balloon. Huckabee thinks that landing is one of the best parts of the ride. \really exciting. You 90 know where you are going to land.\Debbie Huckabee felt very proud of herself after her first ride. In fact, she felt .so confident that she went up three times on Saturday. \ 91 to do it again!\
85. A. fond of 86. A. view 87. A. amazing 88. A. experiment 89. A. serious 90. A. always 91. A. expect
D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: 14'
Halloween has become a lot more than candy, costumes and decorations. It is big business. A 92 to the International Retail Association, Halloween is the s 93 most important holiday for retailers.
Take a drive down any street or take a walk through most stores in the US on the days before October 31st, you'll see the images of Halloween everywhere you look. Houses across the country are d 94 with witches, spider webs, skeletons, pumpkins and other s 95 of Halloween.
Supermarkets, drugstores, costume shops and many other stores are full of candy and costumes. Business has been excellent at many stores for several weeks. The Retail Association says candy is the best-selling Halloween p 96 . Halloween is the No. I candy selling season. It is f 97 by Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day.
B. satisfied with B. eye B. similar B. experience B. worried B. never B. wait
C. afraid of C. sky C. familiar C. expense C. patient C. even C. imagine
D. proud of D. window D. different D. example D. careful D. probably D. plan
Americans will eat 950 million dollars in candy this Halloween! The other best-sellers for the Halloween season are costumes, masks, make-up and home decorations. Dick Perry is the owner of a candy store in Canton, Ohio. He said it is c 98 for adults to come into his store and spend 200 dollars or more on candy.
E. Answer the questions: 14'
Fran Klans is the owner of a coffeehouse in Beckley, West Virginia. Her coffeehouse is called Serendipity. Until this fall, Serendipity was a comfortable place to drink coffee and chat with friends. That all changed when Klaus met Cameron Taylor. Taylor is a computer expert. He wanted to bring new technology to West Virginia.
Klaus and Taylor decided to turn Serendipity into a cybercafé. \same time,\
With the popularity of computers, email, and the Internet, the newly opened cybercafé at Serendipity is very busy. It was just what Beckley, West Virginia needed.
Serendipity is the first cybercafé in West Virginia, but cybercafés are not unusual in other parts of the country. In fact, the first one in the United States opened in 1984. In the early 1990s, there were fewer than 100. Today, cybercafés are popular in many places. There are now over 1000 cybercafés in cities round the world.
Serendipity's cybercafé has four new computers. Customers can use the computers to do many things. For example, they can write business reports, do homework, or play games. They can also use the computers to surf the Internet, send or receive email messages, and find entertainment information. They can do all of these things in the comfort of a coffeehouse atmosphere.
\laptop computers. Computers and coffee cups, business and coffee beans. They just seem to go together.
The cybercafé is also a favourite place for travelers. \communicate with their office, and have a cup of coffee at the same time.
Adding a cybercafé is not the only change for the comfortable coffeehouse. In the future, Klaus and Taylor want to install video-conferencing equipment. With video-conferencing, customers can have face-to-face business meetings with people across the globe.
Serendipity's future plans also include poetry readings on Thursday nights and musical events on Saturday nights. Lots of people seem to enjoy going to Serendipity's cybercafé. As Klaus said, \and enjoy a cup of cappuccino with friends?\
99. What did people use to do in Serendipity before Klaus met Taylor?
100. Who thought of the idea of turning Serendipity into a cybercafé, Klaus or Taylor? 101. Cybercafés are rarely seen in other parts of the United States, are they? 102. What can customers use the new computers to do?
They can use the new computers to do many things such as and _________________. 103. Who are the regular customers of the cybercafé?
104. What is Klaus and Taylor's future plan besides poetry reading and musical events?
105. What does Klaus actually mean by saying \
friends?\
IX. Writing.
106. Write at least 60 words about the topic “Taking cell phones to school”.
Situation: Nowadays more and more students take their cell phones to school. Some of them use cell phones as tools,
but some use them as toys.
? What's your opinion on taking cell phones to school? Is it necessary? ? Please list at least two reasons to support your opinion.
上海市世界外国语中学2019学年第一学期期中考试初三英语试卷
