山西省三区八校期中联考（适应性考试）英语试卷本卷为适应中考改革，删除英语听力部分，卷面满分120分，考试时间120分钟。一、单项选择题（每题2分，30分）1、China will continue to make unrelenting efforts to promote sustainable development and will actively _ in cooperation with the international community in this area.A. participate B. join C. part D. for2、-Peter is very clever and he studies hard as well -No _be always wins first in the examinations. A. doubt B. question C. wonder D. problem 3、What _ time it is to listen to a speech having nothing to do with you! A. waste B. wastes C. a waste of D. a waste for4、_T-shirt is very fashion! I want _ buy it.A. The; to B. As; not C. /;to D. /;/5、Wechat, which has 700 million users, debuted at seventh place on the list, _a brand value of 132 billion yuan.A. has B. with C. for D. sum up6、-Lily, Are you_ by the new iPhone 7?-Not sure.A. impressed B. impress C. longed D. long7、I _ my uncle in Shanghai this summer vacation and I want to have a cool vacation there.Avisit Bvisited Cvisits Dam going to visit8、I dont know if she _ back .If she _ back, I will let you know firstA. comes, comes B. will come , comes C. will come ,will come D. /;/9、“Whose gloves are these?” “Theyre _ gloves. Theyre _ .”A. my; my B. mine; my C. my; mine D. mine；mine10、-Whose English-Chinese dictionary is this?-Its _. My parents bought it for my sister and me.A. hers B. ours C. mine D. theirs11、This temple is one of _ buildings in the town. We must take action to protect it. A. old B. older C. oldest D. the oldest12、Beijing, the capital of China, is one of _ cities in the world.A. the biggest B. bigger C. much bigger D. big13、The weather in Britain is _too cold in winter _ too hot in summer. A. either; or B. both; and C. neither; nor D. or; and 14、We have been good friends _ we joined the same ping-pong team.A. after B. before C. since D. until15、The girl _ a colorful pencil. Athere is Bthere are Chave Dhas二、阅读理解（每题2分，30分）【一】Do you think there is a ghost in the world？More than 20 years ago, a student jumped from the top of the clock tower in the University of Birmingham. He did this only because he failed his final exam.After his death, a superstition(迷信)began：Anyone who walks under the clock tower will have bad luck in his exam. Years later, students there still remembered the story of the tower. Although Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain, the university is green and quiet. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the feet of students who refuse to pass underneath the tower.The university had to pave(铺)extra paths, so students could walk to their classrooms without passing under the most terrible area. But, one day just before an important exam, a top student in the university walked under the clock tower because he was lost in thought. However, he got high marks in the exam the next day. Quickly students all knew about it. Then they realized that the most important thing is working hard.Whenever I go under the clock tower, I will tell myself, “Working hard is the key to success.”( ) 16. Why did the student jump from the top of the tower?A. Because he saw a ghost there. B. Because he was very careless. C. Because he didnt pass his final exam. D. Because there was no risk.( ) 17. The University of Birmingham lies in _.A. the largest country B. the middle of America C. the largest city in Britain D. the second largest city in Britain( ) 18. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the students who _.A. think the grass is really beautiful and like to walk on itB. think they will fail exams if they walk under the tower C. believe anyone who walks under the tower will dieD. know there is a ghost in the tower and are afraid of it( ) 19. What did the university do with the problem?A. It paved other roads for the students. B. It ordered students to walk under the tower. C. It moved the clock tower away at last.D. It didnt do anything for the students.( ) 20. Whats the writers opinion in the passage?A. He thinks its dangerous to risk walking under the clock tower.B. He doesnt believe the story is true. C. He thinks the story is interesting.D. Working hard is important to success.【二】Fifteen hours is a long tim