初三英语期初考试

南环中学初三英语期初考试 第Ⅰ卷(选择，共60分) 一、听力选择(共15小题，每小题1分．满分15分) 请先熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题．做题时，先将划在试卷上，录音内容结束 后，再将试卷上的答案转填到答题卷的相应空格内． 第一节 听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．每段对话读两遍． 1．When did the man get up in the past? A．At about 7．00 a．m． B．At about 8．00 a．m． C．At about 9．00 a．m． 2．Which country is the woman from? A．France． B．Australia． C．America． 3．What are they talking about? A．Learning English． B．Buying a birthday present． C．Having a birthday party． 4．What kind of TV programmes does the man like to watch now? A．Cartoons． B．Talk shows． C．Dramas． 5．How many trees has the man planted? A．Eighteen． B．Five． C．Twenty-three． 第二节 听下面3段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．每段对话或独白读两遍． 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题． 6．What is Amy now? A．She is an office worker． B．She is a nurse． C．She is still a student． 7．What made her decide to go back to school and train as a nurse? A．The TV programme about ORBIS． B．She wants to help poor people． C．Both A and B． 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题． 8．What did Lucy usually use the computer to do in the past? A．Play computer games． B．Chat with her friends． C．Search for information． 9．What is Lucy going to do? A．Write a report for a history project． B．Search for a history project． C．Learn history on the Internet． 10．Lucy has decided to work hard at her new school，hasn’t she? A．Yes，she has． B．No，she hasn’t． C．We don’t know． 听第8段材料，回答第11至15题． 11．When did the story happen? A．In the morning． B．At noon． C．In the evening． 12．Where was Mr．Martin sitting? A．Not far from the door． B．Behind the door． C．Near the window． 13．How much earlier did Mr．Martin come to the teahouse than the young man and the young woman? A．An hour． B．Half an hour． C．Fifteen minutes． 14．Why did Mr．Martin let the young man and the young woman sit together? A．He wanted to get to know them． B．He thought they were friends． C．He didn’t like to sit between young people． 15．What was the relationship(关系)between the young man and the young woman? A．They were workmates． B．They were husband and wife． C．They were strangers(陌生人)． 二、选择填空(共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分) A) 单项填空 从四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卷相应的空格内． 16．Dr Ma，_________ORBIS doctor，has done such_______ important job that many people are grateful to him． A．a；an B．an；an C．an；a D．a；a 17．It is polite_________ you to give seats to the elderly． A．with B．for C．of D．to 18．—Betty，did your uncle get married in the year 1995? —Yes，he________ for about fifteen years． A．has married B．has got married C．has been married D．was married 19．It was a really_________ trip and everyone was very________． A．exciting；excited B．excited；excited C．excited；exciting D．exciting；exciting 20．—Look，your father is playing the piano over there． —He________ be my father．He has gone to Beijing． A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．may not 21．They have__________ a fund for the people in poor areas． A．carried on B．set up C．taken place D．come out 22．Yesterday he wrote_________ story． A．an eight-hundred-words B．an eight-hundreds-words C．an eight-hundred-word D．a eight-hundred-word 23．Thanks to the success of the business，we________ a new car this year． A．can afford to buying B．can afford to buy C．can’t afford buying D．can’t afford to buy 24．—Will you go to the charity show next week? —Yes，I will，if I__________． A．has invited B．will invite C．invited D．am invited 25．She has written a lot of books，but________ good ones． A．some B．any C．few D．many 26．Blind people shouldn’t________．We must help them． A．look down on B．be looked down on C．be looked forward to D．look forward to 27．—Can I join in the charity walk? —________you are over eighteen years old． A．Since B．As C．But D．Only if 28．—I think our maths teacher is working hard．He teaches us________． —Yes，but he hasn’t come today．He doesn’t feel________． A．good；good B．good；well C．well；well D．well；good 29．—Do you mind helping me with my English? —_________． A．Never mind B．Of course，I do C．No，not at all D．Yes，I would 30．She used to_______ with her parents，but now she is used to________ with her classmates at school． A．live；living B．live；live C．living；living D．living；live B) 完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将答案填在答卷相对应的空格内． It you travel to the USA for the first time，there are a few things you should know after you arrive．First，you need to rent(租用)a car．Car renting is 31 at an airport．There are many kinds of cars．you can choose your favourite 32 ，a small one or a large one．The larger is better 33 you have many things．Second，you may need to exchange some cash from a 34 ．The clerk there will ask you 35 you would like to have your money．Don’t just 36 one-hundred dollar bills only．Tens and twenties are more convenient(方便的)． 37 the Terrorist Attack(恐怖袭击)on September 11 in 2001，visitors only checked in for about one hour before the plane 38 ．Now check-in can be done even one to two hours 39 ．It will take you much longer time．If you do not know this，you’re likely to 40 the plane that you are going to take． 31．A．hard B．terrible C．difficult D．easy 32．A．size B．price C．model D．color 33．A．before B．unless C．and D．if 34．A．shop B．bank C．hotel D．plane 35．A．when B．why C．what D．how 36．A．buy B．make C．have D．bring 37．A．When B．After C．Until D．Before 38．A．sent off B．took off C．put Off D．turned off 39．A．later B．faster C．earlier D．sooner 40．A．miss B．reach C．catch D．fail 三、阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分) (A) Reading is a good habit，but the problem is，there’s too much to read these days，and too little time to read every word of it．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time．Here are two skills that I think are especially good． Preview—if it’s long and hard．Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports． Here’s how to preview． ●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully． ●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs． Previewing doesn’t give you all the details．it keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want—or need—to read． Skim—if it’s short and simple．Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading—like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper． Here’s how to skim． ●Get your eyes to move fast．Sweep them across each line． ●Pick up only a few key words in each line． Everybody skims differently．You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece，but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about． 41．How many skills are recommended in this passage? A．One． B．Three． C．Four． D．Two． 42．What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage? A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully． B．Get our eyes to move fast． C．Sweep our eyes across each line． D．Pick up only a few key words in each line． 43．What is the best title for this passage? A．How to read faster B．What to read C．When to read D．Why we should read (B) Sowell’s Summer Sale! Final reductions on a large range of ladies’， men’s and children’s fashions，plus furniture． 9：30a．m—6：00p．m． Mon．—Wed． 9：30a．m．—8：00p．m． Thurs． 9：30a．m．—7：00p．m． Fri．＆ Sat． Bargains galore Was now Ground floor Men’s football shirts $29．99 $14．99 Men’s wool sweaters $34．49 $16．99 First floor Ladies’cotton skirts $19．99 $9．99 Ladies’ silk blouses $49．99 $24．99 Second floor Children’s jeans $24．99 $12．49 Children’s T—shirts $5．99 $2．99 Third floor Men’suits $260．00 $130．00 Ladies’leather jackets $200．00 $99．99 Fourth floor Sofas $400．00 $200，00 Dining tables $350．00 $175．00 44．How many floors does the store have? A．Five． B．Six． C．Four． D．Three． 45．How many hours does the store stay open on Tuesday? A．Six hours． B．Seven hours． C．Seven hours and a half． D．Eight hours and a half． 46．Which are the most expensive clothes in the store? A．Men’s football shirts． B．Ladies’silk blouses． C．Men’s suits． D．Ladies’leather jackets． (C) One Tuesday morning，Harry saw all ad in a window．It said，“Wanted．The Best Salesman in the World．Top Pay．” Harry thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job．“I am the best salesman in the world．”he said to the manager，“Give me the job．” “You must prove(证明)you’re the best，”the manager said． “OK，I will!”Harry answered． “Good!”The manager took a box of sweets out of his desk．“Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets．If you can sell them all before the end of the week，you can have the job，”said the manger． “That’s easy．”Harry said．He took the boxes of sweets and left the office． Every day and all day，he went from shop to shop，trying to sell the boxes of sweets．He couldn’t sell one．The sweets were too bad for him to sell．At the end of the week he went back to the manager．“I’m sorry．sir．”He said．“I was wrong about myself．I’m not the best salesman in the world，but I know who is．” “Oh．”said the manager．“Who?”“The person who sold you a thousand boxes of these sweets．”Harry said． 47．Harry went to ask for the job because he was_______ himself at first． A．afraid of B．wrong with C．sure of D．worried about 48．If Harry wanted to get the job，he would have to________． A．buy all the sweets from the manager B．sell out all the sweets in a few days C．eat up all the sweets D．sell the sweets at the weekend 49．Choose the right order(顺序)of this story． ①Harry went to ask for the job． ②Harry told the manager who the best seller really was． ③Harry saw all ad in a window． ④Harry went to sell the sweets． A．①—②—③—④ B．④一③一②一① C．③一①一④一② D．③一④一①一② 50．According to(根据)the story，which of the following is RIGHT? A．Harry sold some of the sweets． B．The sweets were too expensive． C．Harry was not clever at all． D．The sweets were terrible． 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共40分) 四、单词填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出空缺中各单词的正确形式．每空一词． 51．In the end，the doctor finished _ ____(动手术)on the sick person successfully． 52．I’ve got a bad cold and I’ve lost my _ ____ (嗓音)． 53．The government has done something to _ ____ (改善)the living conditions of the farmers． 54．She uses her car _ ____ (主要地)for driving to work． 55．If I give you a second _ ____ (机会)，will you do it better? 56．The doctor has saved many _ ____ (病人的)lives． 57．Most people agree that one of the greatest _ ____ (发明)in the 20th century is the computer． 58．For _ ____ (更进一步的)information，please contact me． 59．You have to finish these exercises _ ____ (在……之内)30 minutes． 60．She was careful to _ ____ (做标记)her place before she closed the book． 五、句子翻译(共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分) 将句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答卷标有题号的横线上． 66．我们认为有必要帮助残疾人． ___________________________________________________________________ 67．为什么不早一点告诉我这个好消息呢? ___________________________________________________________________ 68．这家工厂过去常把废物倾倒到这条河里． _____________________________________________________________________ 69．孩子们不停地叫我带他们去动物园． _____________________________________________________________________ 70．你可以通过看今天的报纸来更多地了解上海世博会(world Expo Shanghai) _____________________________________________________________________ 六、面达(共1题，满分15分) 阳光中学组织了一次为贫困失学儿童捐款的活动．同学们把自己的玩具、书籍以及文具拿到学校卖给其他同学，将所得的钱捐给“春蕾(spring Bud Project)”．请你用英文根据提示把这次活动记录下来．词数80左右．可以适当拓展． 提示： 1．活动时间：2010年4月10日： 2．地点：阳光中学； 3．同学们积极捐款、积极购买； 4．感谢老师、父母和同学的帮助； 5．帮助失学儿童重返校园很有意义； _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 7