科目：初中英语 来源：2017年浙江省台州市中考模拟英语试卷（无听力部分） 题型：阅读单选
“Chicken” idioms（习语）
The word “chicken” is used in so many English idioms. Do you know the following?
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
The expression“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”means “Don’t expect that all your eggs, which have been laid, will hatch. “Hatch” is a verb, meaning the baby chicken breaks open the shell of the egg and comes out successfully. So the expression mainly means “Don’t depend on things working out just as you want them to.” this saying appears in the story The Milkmaid and Her Pail in Aesop’s Fables.
A chicken-and-egg situation
In history, philosophers（哲学家）and scientists have met this dilemma（困境）: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Aristotle thought that both the bird and the egg must have always been there. However, more recently, scientists such as Stephen Hawking have argued that the egg came before the chicken. In common speech, the term “a chicken-and-egg situation” means a situation where it is impossible to say which of two things appeared first and which caused the other one.
Don’t be such a chicken
There seems to be an idea in English, somehow, that a chicken is a scared bird. Maybe that’s not fair as most birds will probably fly away from you if you go towards them. But “Don’t be such a chicken” means “Don’t be so scared and get a bit more courage.” So if your friend fear to do something, you can say to him or her, “Don’t be such a chicken. Just have a try!”
1.The underlined word “hatch” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 孵化 B. 长大 C. 破碎 D. 出售
2.While discussing the idiom “A chicken-and-egg situation”, the writer mentions Aristotle and Stephen Harking to show that_________.
A. Aristotle’s opinion was wrong
B. Stephen Hawking’s opinion is wrong
C. it’s impossible to find the right answer to this question
D. philosophers and scientists usually have the same answer to a question
3.We may use the idiom “Don’t be such a chicken” in the situation when someone_______.
A. is not brave enough B. enjoys counting his chickens
C. has difficulty making a choice D. hopes things will work out just as he wants
4.The writer probably appears in the __________ part of a magazine.
A. food B. culture C. travel D. sport
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科目：初中英语 来源：2017年初中毕业升学考试(重庆市)英语（A卷） 题型：单选题
（题文）(2017· 重庆A卷·25)—Do you have any places for the coming vacation?
—Sure. We decide ________ Sansha in July.
A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit
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科目：初中英语 来源：2017九年级英语中考模拟测试卷（邵阳中考题型版） 题型：补全短文6选5
补全短文 根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号填涂在答题卡相应题号后。
Have you ever had a travel on the train that was named after the letter D?
Named after the letter D, the new trains run at a speed of 200 to 250 kilometers an hour. 1. For example, it used to take 12 hours to travel from Shanghai to Beijing. 2. The most interesting part of the trains is the revolving (旋转的) seats. People can adjust(调整) their seats as they like, so that it is easy for them to talk with others around them face to face.
However, many people still won’t choose D-type trains for some reasons. 3. For example, a hard seat ticket from Beijing to Tianjin is only ¥90 for T-type trains. But on the new trains, all the seats are soft. 4. On the other hand, the new trains stop at some stations for a very short time. 5.
A. For example, D31 stops at Tianjin only for one minute.
B. The ticket prices of the trains are much higher.
C. And they each cost ¥153.
D. But now it only takes 10 hours.
E. They make the trips much funnier.
F. They are much faster than K-type and T-type trains.
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科目：初中英语 来源：2017九年级英语中考模拟测试卷（邵阳中考题型版） 题型：单选题
―I didn’t see you at Jim’s birthday party last night. Why?
―Well, because I ________.
A. am not invited B. was not invited C. did not invite
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科目：初中英语 来源：2017-2018年 人教版八年级英语上册第一单元检测题及答案 题型：单选题
Walking is good health.
A. in B. at C. to D. for
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科目：初中英语 来源：2017-2018年 人教版八年级英语上册第一单元检测题及答案 题型：单选题
He is _______fat because he eats _________junk food.
A.much too;too much B.too much;much too
C.too much;too much D.much too;much too
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科目：初中英语 来源：牛津译林版初三英语上册期末综合复习专练（含答案） 题型：阅读单选
The Best Way to See Lakeland
TOUR A
Lake District Spectacular
The Lake District is famous for being"the most beautiful corner of England"and the tour introduces you to just that．Fantastic scenery of mountains，valleys and lakes from the south to the north．The tour includes a lake cruise（乘船游览），a visit to the 4，000year old Castlerigg Stone Circle set high on the hills．You travel over passes，through beautiful valleys，see waterfalls and traditional Lakeland villages．You have plenty of stops for admiring the views and taking photographs．
This is a tour not to be missed．
When & Where Every day from Windermere
Prices Adult﹣£36.00，Child﹣£26.00（up to 16years of age）
A．£84.00 B．£109.00 C．£104.00
TOUR B
Beatrix Potter's Favorite Countryside
The tour is the ideal way to explore the favourite places associated with（与…有关） Beatrix Potter．Our journey is through the beautiful Yewdale Valley，passing Yew Tree Tarn and Skelwith Bridge making our way to Coniston Water for our lake cruise．We visit the Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm where she wrote many of her famous children's stories in this little old stone house．You have the chance to go in the shop and explore her garden．
When & Where Every day from Windermere
Prices Adult﹣£26.00，Child﹣£21.00（up to 16years of age）
Price Includes Lake Cruise on Coniston，& Hill Top Gardens
Times Leaves Windermere 12.00hrs，returns approx.16.30hrs．
1.What can you see if you choose Tour A？
A. Yewdale Valley B. Coniston Water
C. Castlerigg Stone Circle D. Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm
2.How much will Simon，a boy of 12，and his father pay if they want to choose Tour A and Tour B？
A. £84.00 B. £109.00 C. £104.00 D. £144.00
3.When does the coach leave Windermere if you choose Tour B？
A. 09.45hrs B. 17.00hrs C. 12.00hrs D. 16.30hrs．
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科目：初中英语 来源：2017湖北省武汉市2017年中考英语模拟押题卷5 题型：单选题
—Why didn’t you buy any bread?
—Sorry, I .
A. forget B. forgot C. remember D. remembered
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