上海初三英语2014年上学期期中试卷.doc

松江区2014学年度第一学期期中测试初三英语 2014.11（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）I.Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)A.Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分) A B C D E F G H1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)7.A) Sue.B) Sally.C) Betty.D) Sharon.8. A) At 8:00.B) At 6:30.C) At 6:00.D) At 6:15.9.A) By bike.B) By car.C) By bus.D) On foot.10.A) Rainy.B) Sunny.C) Windy.D) Snowy.11. A) A doctor.B) A nurse.C) A teacher.D) An artist.12. A)Teacher and student.B) Husband and wife.C) Doctor and patient.D) Father and daughter.13.A) Go for a lecture.B) Go for a drink.C) Go for a book.D) Go for a walk.14. A) Bob was too tired to study any more.B) The man told Bob not to study at night.C) Bob didnt hear what the man said.D) Bob didnt take the mans advice.C.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)15. There was something wrong with the rich ladys car on a snowy evening. 16. Robert spent nearly half an hour helping to repair the ladys car.17. The lady passed by an old house and went in to ask for some water.18. The lady left some money on the table because the hostess made tea for her. 19. Robert and his wife were in great need of money for their coming baby.20. The passage tells us we should help others because helping others is helping ourselves.D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词) (10分)21. Giving _ _ helps boys and girls communicate better and more comfortably.22. The way you stand, a hand gesture and a _ _ are all examples of body language.23. _ _Edward T. Hall, 65% of communication between two people is body language.24. In some cases, you can even express yourself without any words _ _.25. People in some countries _ _different body language to show the same meaning.Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)26. Computers rarely give wrong answers to us. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence? A) reliB) raliC) rliD) raili27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others? A) Dont pick flowers in the park.B) He is waiting downstairs for you. C) Do you know how to solve the problem?D) What do you want to be when you grow up?28. Outside the main gates of the city stood _ huge wooden horse. A) anB) theC) /D) a29. I have never seen such a better handwriting like _!A) youB) your C) yours D) yourself30. Some kinds of computers are so tiny that you may be unaware _ them. A) onB) inC) ofD) from31. We all know _ of the twins have ever been to Hainan Island. A) neitherB) eitherC) bothD) none32. Peter bought some goldfish _ he found it difficult to raise them.A) becauseB) althoughC) or D) until33. You can close your eyes for _ seconds after watching TV for too long. A) a fewB) fewC) a littleD) little34. The New York International Childrens Film Festival has become one of _ festivals for children and teens in North America. A) a largeB) largerC) the largestD) the larger 35. The new traffic law says everyone in a car _ wear the seat belt. A) needB) mustC) canD) may36. Nowadays scientists are working hard to find out _ to solve air pollution.A) how B) where C) whenD) what37. Nancy spoke in such a low voice that students in our class could hear her.A) allB) manyC) fewD) most38. The teacher told the student _ attention to his spelling and grammar.A) pay B) to paying C) to payD) paying39. I dont want to see the film “The Hobbit II” because I _ it already.A) has seenB) saw C) have seenD) had seen40. Our school sports meeting _ twice a year and nearly all of us take part in it.A) holdsB) is heldC) are held D) is holding41. I have tried many times to memorize the poem, _ I always fail.A) and B) orC) but D) so 42. _ exciting our life will be in the future with so many wonderful inventions! A) What B) How C) How an D) What an43. The students _ to check the answers by discussing with others just now.A) askB) are askedC) asked D) were asked44. -A: Why not take an umbrella with you? It might rain in a while. -B: _ A) Oh, my god!B) You are welcome!C) All right! Thanks!D) See you later. 45. -A: Excuse me, you just happened to take away my mobile phone by mistake. -B: _ A) I am fine. B) I am really sorry. C) Never mind. D) Thats all right.III.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)A. place B. enjoy C. create D. even E. fastestModern life is impossible without traveling. The 46 way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner you can travel in one day to the 47 , which it took a month or more to get to more than one hundred years ago.Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its many advantages. You can 48_ the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They can 49 make the longest journey enjoyable.A. live B. or C. spend D. plan E. otherSome people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many 50 countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains 51 planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own 52 . You can travel about three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish. There is always something interesting to see, at a hotel to 53 the night or at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal. That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasant trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business. IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共8分)54. This is the _ time for our school to hold the robot-making contest. (three)55. Dont worry. Jimmy can try to work out the problem _. (him)56. We are proud of Wendy because she is very _ in her business.(succeed)57. Believe it or not, computers may be _ than doctors at doing their job. (good)58. In 50 years, perhaps there will be no more cormorant _ in the world. (fisherman)59. Eating vegetables and doing exercise regularly can _ us to have a long life. (able)60. If the Internet is _ used, it will hold the key to success in the 21st century. (proper)61. Young people can learn how to respect all _ things by keeping a pet dog. (live)V.Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分)62. Beijing provides tourists with a lot of tasty local snacks. (改为一般疑问句) _ Beijing _ tourists with a lot of tasty local snacks?63. Tim and Laura had a wonderful holiday in Australia. (对划线部分提问) _ did Ted and Laura _ in Australia?64. Eric did the science test most quickly in our class. (保持句意基本不变)Eric did the science test _ _ than any other student in our class.65. Talent Show is a very popular TV program in China. (改为感叹句)_ _ popular TV program Talent Show is in China!66. Though the earthquake destroyed many houses , people didnt lose hope.(改为被动语态) Though many houses _ _ by the earthquake, people didnt lose hope.67. We plant trees every year in order to make our city more beautiful.(保持句意基本不变) We plant trees every year _ _ we can make our city more beautiful.68. lovely, it, growing, is, pets, wonderful, to, see, quickly, up (连词成句) _.Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）VI.Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分)Making full use of time is important in our daily life. Maybe there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish all you need to do. Here are some opinions that might help you.1. Set up a plan. Go for a week at a time. Pay attention to the important things. Take the most important ones first, including things you want to accomplish. 2. Control your stress (压力). If any stress happens to you, try to keep cool. Stressing out can lead to an early breakdown, which is bad for you when you have a lot of things to do. Its more relaxing to take a 30-minute walk and cool off than work all week with stress.3. Shut your door. Do your important tasks with your door shut. This will make sure you have high efficiency (效率). 4. Pay attention to one thing at a time. If you do many things at a time, it will take you longer time to accomplish what you want to do.5. Just say “no.” If other people often ask you for help, and you really dont have the time to help out, just say “no.” You cant save the whole world.6. Stop wasting time on the phone. While talking on the phone, keep your talk short and to the point. Thus, you will waste much less time.Finally, be realistic (现实). You can only do what you can do. Dont set out to accomplish the impossible.As families today get busier and busier, its important to your own mental health to keep things on track. Do it at once and youll get your life in order (井然有序) now.69. There are_ opinions about making full use of time in this passage.A) fiveB) sixC) sevenD) eight70. The underlined word “accomplish” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”.A) make use ofB) finish doingC) relaxD) improve71. Which of the following sentences is not true based on(根据) the first opinion?A) Think carefully about the plan.B) Stop unimportant things.C) Leave the most important ones behind. D) Refuse something that is unwanted.72. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A) Take a walk when you feel stressed.B) Keep to the point when talking on the phone.C) Say “no” when you are busy.D) Chat with your friends when you feel stressed.73. The purpose(目的) of writing the passage is _.A) to ask readers to be realisticB) to give suggestions on how to use time properly C) to invite readers to discuss how to be a happy personD) to tell readers how to control stress74. If you follow the writers advice, you will _. A) do anything that you want to do.B) have no stress at all. C) meet with no difficulties.D) be in good order in your daily life.B. Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文) (12分)In the town of Lopburi, Thailand, there are monkeys everywhere. They run around the streets. They climb on cars, houses, and other buildings. The monkeys in this town are very playful and sometimes they cause a lot of 75 . But how do people in Lopburi feel about these little animals? The truth is that the people of Lopburi are not too concerned about the trouble caused by the monkeys. Of course, they know that the monkeys are troublemakers. They also know that sometimes they can make life 76 . Its not always fun when they run everywhere and take food. 77 , the people of Lopburi know that the people of the town also cause the problem. They allow the monkeys to run around the streets. They dont try to 78 them. Once a year, they even have a monkey party with lots of food for the monkeys!Why do they have this big monkey party? The reasons includes legends (传说) and tradition. Most people in Thailand are Buddhists (佛教徒), and for many of them monkeys are very important animals. Monkeys 79 in many Thai stories and legends. In a famous old story, a monkey was considered as heroes. Because of the legend and Buddhist traditions, many people in Thailand are especially kind to monkeys today. This kindness is not only allowing monkeys to do _80 they wish but also offering special food for monkeys not just at festivals. The yearly monkey party is a time when the community of Lopburi can show the monkeys just how much they like them. The festival organizers are giving the monkeys a whole cake! An organizer says these monkeys are part of our local Buddhist tradition.75. A) painB) argumentC) contactD) trouble76. A) difficultB) meaningfulC) convenientD) interesting77. A) HoweverB) FinallyC) ThereforeD) Anyway78. A) feedB) helpC) stopD) kill79. A) actB) liveC) runD) appear80. A) somethingB) anythingC) nothingD) some thingsC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)Mike enjoyed going fishing and decided to buy a new boat. A friend named Peter said that he knew of a boat for sale at a place called White Bay. Mike telephoned and asked w 81 it was for sale. The woman who was selling the boat explained that it had been her husbands. His name was Wayne and he used to go fishing a lot at night. One morning, however, another fisherman had found Waynes boat e 82 out at sea. Wayne wasnt in the boat and people thought that he had been drowned (淹死).The woman said that her husbands body had never been found. Now she hated the boat and wanted to sell it q 83 .It was a good fishing boat but Mike bought it very cheaply. He moved the boat 100 kilometres or so to a harbor near where he lived. One Friday Mike and Peter were out in the boat a long way from the coast. It suddenly became very cloudy and the air was white, so they couldnt see anything a 84 them. Mike told Peter to turn off the engine and wait for the weather to get better. He said that there were a long way from land. It was much s 85 to wait. The men waited but the weather didnt improve. In fact, it was more and more terrible. At ten oclock Mike told Peter to try to start the engine of the boat, but he couldnt o 86 it. Mike used the radio, but it was broken. Then the lights went out. They were in the dark and in a broken-down boat a long way out at sea. At midnight they decided to go to sleep. The next thing Mike knew was that it was morning and he could hear something noisy. Was it another boat? He opened his eyes and looked out. The noise wasnt a boat, but a car. Their boat was in a harbor, but not Mikes harbor. The boat was b 87 in White Bay where Mike had bought it. Maybe only one person could have brought the boat there. That was Wayne. Was he dead?D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分) “If you are born with double eyelids (双眼皮), your parents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which are common in Caucasian (白种人), are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.I didnt understand how having double eyelids saved my parents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. When I reached the city, I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics (整容诊所) everywh