初三上第一学期期中考试英语2.doc

兰州市八十一中2008—2009学年第一学期期中考试卷
初三 英语
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听力部分
笔 试 部 分
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得分

听力部分（25分）
I. 请听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。（5’）
1. A. potatoes B. cook C. soap
2. A. Danny’s brother B. gets dressed C. a long time\
3. A. hurt himself B. help themselves C. falling off
4. A. They had an idea B. They didn’t know what to do C. They wanted to give up this idea.
5. A. There are a lot of young students in this school.
B. There are a lot of new storybooks in this school
C. The school needs to provide more storybooks for young students.
II. 请听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。（5’）
6. A. Really? B. I don’t think so C. That’s a good idea!
7. A. Thanks a lot. B. I’m really tired C. I’m not feeling well.
8. A. You are right. B. Of course. C. Thank you.
9. A. Is that so ? B. OK, I will C. Yes, I think so .
10. A. That’s OK. B. I agree with you C. I don’t know.
III. 请听对话和问题，选择适当的选项。（5’）
11. What’s David doing?
A. He is doing his homework. B. He is having lunch outside.
C. He is phoning his friend.
12. Where is Jack going to see David?
A. At Jack’s office. B. At Jack’s home. C. At David’s office.
13. Where can Ted do what he wants to do?
A. In the school B. In the living room. C. In his own room.
14. What must Ted do before he watches TV?
A. He must read news. B. He must finish his homework.
C. He must clean his room.
15. How long can Ted watch TV at the weekend?
A. Half an hour. B. An hour. C. Till 11 o’clock at night.
IV. 请听短文，完成下面表格，每空词数不限。（10’）
How to choose “how to ” books
Situations
Titles of the books
I want to pass an exam.
How to (16)___________________
I would like to become rich.
How to (17)___________________
I have never made any money
How to (18)___________________
I am unhappy with my life.
How to (19)___________________
I failed.
How to (20)___________________
笔 试 部 分
I. 词汇（15分）
A) 根据句意及汉语提示，写出所缺单词。（5’）
1. What do you think of _________________(现代的) art?
2. Great Britain ____________________(包括)England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
3. The town has its own ______________(公用的)library and gardens.
4. He is busy with his ________(研究)work.
5. The country wants to _______(发展)its friendship with China.
B) 根据句意，用所给短语的正确形式填空。(5’)
come up to, miss school, take turns, come up with, make money
6. The workers ______________ to clean up their office last month.
7. Why don’t you ____________ Scotland for a few days?
8. It’s one thing to ______, and it is another thing to spend it.
9. Wang Ming _________ for three days last week.
10. He has _____________ a great idea.
C) 根据句意，找出与句中划线部分意思相同或相近的选项（5’）
11. I go to school on my bicycle every day.
A. by bicycle B. with bicycle C. in my bicycle D. by my bicycle
12. If you don’t like it, return it, please.
A. come back B. give…back C. get back D. go back
13. I don’t have much money to buy it.
A. many B. more C. plenty of D. a little
14. Did you enjoy yourself yesterday evening?
A. have a good time B. have a good dinner C. have a good class D. enjoy eating and drinking
15. The boy is sitting beside the door.
A. next to B. behind C. in front of D. far from
D) 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
16. The girl is a good ____________(swim).
17. This is the ______________(begin) for athletes.
18. They are _______________(dive) into the swimming pool.
19. Li Ming jumped ______________(far) than Wang Lin.
20. Jenny ___________(win) the gold medal in the race.
II. 单项选择（25’）
21. Bob never does his homework __________ Mary. He makes lots of mistakes.
A. so careful as B. as carefully as C. carefully as D. as careful as
22. We’ll go to visit Tian’ anmen Square _____________ it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
A. if B. when C. since D. but
23. This painting __________ well.
A. sell B. sells C. sold D. selling
24. –Do you like milk or orange juice?
----______________. I usually drink coffee.
A. Other B. Another C. Neither D. Either
25. It’s hard to keep the house ____________each hour.
A. cleaning B. to clean C. cleaned D. clean
26. –Did you get any information about High School Examination?
- Well, I was trying to, but found ______.
A. one B. no one C. none D. some
27. I went swimming while _______ played tennis.
A. the other B. other C. the others D. another
28. –Why don’t you ask Tom to do it?
-I don’t know whether he is ________ to. He sometimes makes things worse.
A. possible B. able C. afraid D. easy
29. –Hi, Andrew. How can you improve your English so much?
- Oh, nothing difficult. The ______ you work at it, the ______ progress you will make.
A. harder, more B. more hardly, more C. hardlier, greater D. harder, great
30. It was _____ boring speech _____ most people left the hall halfway.
A. so, that B. such a, that C. so a, to D. such, to
31. If you don’t go to the meeting tomorrow, ______.
A. he will, too B. he won’t, either C. he does, too D. he doesn’t, either
32. –Could you tell me _______ it is from here to the station?
-About three kilometers.
A. how many B. how much C. how far D. how soon
33. Do you believe some special dogs can do things ______man?
A. as good as B. as well as C. as soon as D. as careful as
34. –Will you please show me how to do the role-play exercise?
-Sure, now let me tell you ______ first.
A. which to do B. how to do C. when to do D. what to do
35. I hear that a lot of money _______ for Project Hope since last year.
A. have collected B. has been collected C. have been collected D. were collected
36. He _______ letters all morning. So far, he has finished six of them.

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A. has been written B. has been writing C. writes D. has written
37. It is ________ English well before we go abroad.
A. necessary to us learning B. important for us learning
C. necessary for us to learn D. important for us learned
38. He asked ____________ for the computer.
A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid
39. –Would you please pass me today’s newspaper?
-_______.
A. Yes, please B. Here you are C. You’re welcome D. I think so
40. – Jack, I will go to Beijing for a holiday with my parents after the exam.
-_________!

III. 完形填空（10分）
Food is important. Everyone needs to 41 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 42 . We begin to get knowledge even when we are young. Small children are 43 in everything around them. They learn 44 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older they begin to 45 story books, science books…，anything they like. When they find something new, they have to ask questions and 46 to find out the answers.
What is the best 47 to get knowledge? If we learn 48 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are 49 getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand 50 .
41 　A sleep　 B read 　C drink　 D eat
42.　 A sport 　B exercise 　C knowledge　 D meat
43. 　A interested B interesting C weak D good
44. 　A everybody B something　 C nothing　 D anything
45. 　A lend 　B write 　C learn　 D read
46. 　A try　 B have　C think 　D wait
47. 　A place　 B school　 C way　 D road
48. 　A on 　B with 　C to 　D by
49. 　A. seldom (几乎不) 　B always 　C certainly　 D sometimes
50. 　A harder 　B much 　C well 　D better
IV. 阅读理解（30分）
A
The worst tourist in the world is Nicholas Scottie of San-Francisco. Once he flew from the U.S. to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York. As he thought he had arrived home. Mr. Scottie got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome. When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scottie thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic. While looking for their address, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English. Mr. Scottie knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. After twelve hour’s traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman. He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian. Mr. Scottie did not believe he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scottie to his interpreter (翻译), “I know I’m in Italy. That’s how they drive.”
51. When Mr. Scottie arrived at the airport, nobody met him because _______.
A. he was in New York B. he was not in Rome
C. policeman could help him D. both A and B
52. In what direction did the plane fly when Mr. Scottie went to Italy from the U.S.?
A. To the east B. To the south C. To the west D. To the north
53. Why was Mr. Scottie so sure that he was in Rome?
A. Because he knew little about the U.S. B. Because he knew little bout Italy.
C. Because he traveled a lot. D. Because he didn’t travel much
54. At last Mr. Scottie __________.
A. know he did something wrong B. still thought he was in Rome.
C. knew he was wrong D. knew he was at home
55. Do you think many people do the same things as Mr. Scottie did?
A. Nobody but Mr. Scottie made this kind of mistake.
B. Many people make this kind of mistake.
C. Few people make this kind of mistake
D. 50% of people will make the same mistake

B
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the world has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer. We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
56. We know that the word “cool” has had ________.
A. only one meaning B. no meanings
C. many different meanings D. the same meaning
57 . In the passage, the word “express” means “____________.”
A. see B. show C. know D. feel
58. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”
A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with
59. The writer takes an example to show he is _______ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about D. careful with
60. In the passage, the writer suggests （暗示）that the word “cool” ______.
A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seems
C
TV PROGRAMMES
Channel 1
Channel 2
18:00 Around China
18:30 Children’s programme
19:00 News
19:30 Weather report
19:40 Around the world
20:10 TV play: Sisters
21:00 English for today
21:15 Popular music
21:55 Talk show
17:45 Computers today
18:10 Foreign arts
18:30 English classroom
19:00 Animal world
19:25 China’99
20:20 Sports
21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying
21:45 English news
22:06 On TV next week

61. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be _____.
A. TV play B. Sports C. Around the world D. Talk show
62. The programme of ______ will let you know much about western countries.
A. Sisters B. Around China C. Around the world D. On TV next week
63. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is __________.
A. Around China B. Animal world C. TV play D. Foreign arts
64. English classroom is a programme that _________.
A. lets you know something about classrooms B. tells you something about students
C. lets you know something about school life D. teaches you English
65. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means _______ on TV next week.
A. news B. programmes C. people D. places

V. 任务型阅读（10’）
Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942 (exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo) in Oxford, England. He’s a world-famous scientist and an expert on space and time. Stephen is always trying to find the answers to some very big questions, for example, How did the universe begin? How will it end?
Stephen was a student at Oxford. He studied math and science there. Then , at the age of twenty, he became very ill. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” The doctors were wrong – he didn’t die. He couldn’t walk but he used a wheelchair. He talked with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学博士)。
Because of his health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write. But he never gave up. He started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1981, he met the Pope (教皇) in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in many different languages.
66. What did Stephen study at Oxford University?
__________________________________________________________
67. When did Stephen become very ill?

68. What did the doctors say to his family, when they found Stephen was very ill?