淮安市初中四校联谊08～09学年度第二学期联合考试英语试卷(含答案).doc

淮安市初中四校联谊0809学年度第二学期联合考试英语试卷第卷 客观题、单项选择题（15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。1. On the blackboard _ several big words.A. write B. saysC. is D. are 2. I used to _ in the city, but now I am used to _ in the country.A. live, liveB. live, livingC. living, livingD. living, live 3.- Are you afraid of _ at home? - What? Ive grown up. A. aloneB. lonelyC. being aloneD. being lonely 4. He has been away from school _. A. in 2006B. since three yearsC. for three yearsD. three years ago 5.-Mom, I think Im _ to get back to school. - Not really, my dear. Youd better stay at home for another day or two.A. so well B. so goodC. well enoughD. good enough6. It was a long journey, but _ of them felt tired. A. some B. manyC. allD. none 7.That man _ our principal. He has gone to Hong Kong. A. may beB. might beC. mustnt beD. cant be 8.Our Chinese teacher asked us to write _ composition. A. a 800-wordB. an 800-wordC. a 800-wordsD. an 800-words 9. -_ do you take the medicine every day? -Three times a day. A. How oftenB. How many timesC. How soonD. How long 10.- There is only _ milk in the fridge. Lets go and buy some. - OK. A. littleB. fewC. a littleD. a few 11.Li Dong has _ stationery than the other three boys. A. fewerB. lessC. the fewestD. the least 12.- How was the baby made _? - I made faces and he began to laugh. A. stop to cryB. to stop to cryC. stop cryingD. to stop crying 13. - Dont you usually walk to school? -_. I often ride to school.A. Yes, I do. B. No, I do. C. Yes, I dont.D. No, I dont. 14. I dont know when she _. But when she _, please tell me. A. comes, comesB. will come, will comeC. will come, comesD. comes, will come15. - Lisa is a little poor at English. How can she improve her English?- I think she needs _ English every day. A. practice to speak B. to practice to speak C. practice speaking D. to practice speaking 、完型填空(15分)认真阅读,从文后各题所给 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.AA: Im looking forward to the Olympic 16 in Beijing.B: When 17 they begin?A: 18 August 8, 2008.B: Thats o-eight, o-eight, o-eight (08. 08. 08)A: Yes, You re right. 8 19 a very lucky number for Chinese people.B: So August 8, 2008 is a really 20 day to begin the Olympics!C. SportC. doC. On C. haveC. wellB. GamesB. is B. AtB. isB. fine16. A. Game17. A. are18. A. In19. A. has20. A. nicelyD. SportsD. doesD. ForD. areD. good BOnce my father and I went to see a circus （马戏团）. A family was standing in front of us 21 for tickets.The family had eight children. Their clothes were not 22 but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns （小丑）and elephants excitedly.“I want 23 tickets, eight for children and two for adults.” said the father to the ticket lady.The ticket lady told him the 24 . When he heard that, the man couldnt believe his 25 . He asked again, “How much?”The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didnt have 26 money.My dad took a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he 27 the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”The man knew what was 28 on. He looked into my dads eyes and took the 29 . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This 30 means a lot to me and my family.”We didnt go to the circus that night, but we didnt feel sorry for it at all.21. A. waitingB. lookingC. workingD. preparing22. A. commonB. cheapC. oldD. expensive23. A. ticketB. tenC. twoD. five24. A. ticketB. numberC. priceD. time25. A. eyesB. earsC. noseD. head26. A. spareB. anyC. littleD. enough27. A. picked upB. took awayC. put downD. looked up28. A. walkingB. goingC. lookingD. holding29. A. bookB. pocketC. billD. bag30. A. hardlyB. nearlyC. onlyD. really、.阅读理解(20分A篇10分,B、C两篇10分) AA new school term begins. Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra hour to sleep in the morning.This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes will begin no earlier than 8:30 am. The changes have made students happy.Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “Its so good that we can get up later! ” said Liu.Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesnt start until 8:40 am.Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is good for her health. “I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework, ”said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee.” She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am.Wu Honglis mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller.But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students learn better.“Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning,” said Wu Zhongping, an English teacher at Chengdu No.12 Middle School. “But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.”31.What made the Sichuan middle school students happy? A. The new school term began.B. Their schools took on a new look. C. They felt a little bit tired.D. They could get up later.32.In the new term, the first class in the morning in middle schools started at about . A.7:00B.7:30 C.8:00 D.8:3033. Why was Liu Xian excited at the news on the first day of school? A. There were many changes in his school. B. He could sleep one more hour in the morning. C. He could study in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. D. He would have enough time to finish his homework.34. Why did some of the students parents worry about the changes of the school timetable? A. They thought their children would lose an hour for learning. B. They didnt like the changes for the sleeping time. C. They were afraid that their children would grow taller. D. They would have only five classes in the morning.35. What did the teachers think of the changes of the school timetable? A. They didnt like the changes. B. They could use the timetable more easily. C. They spoke highly of the changes. D. They looked fine when they taught.BReading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick loot at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines (标题) of the passage.Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.Some newspapers are published (出版) once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.36. People read newspapers in order to . A. learn the latest newsB. meet their own different needs C. read the short storiesD. find the morning news37. From the passage we can see that when people get newspapers. A. they read them very carefullyB. they just read the headlines C. not everyone reads all the pagesD. they have no time to read them38. Newspapers have so many pages because . A. more and more people like to read them B. people enjoy reading something different C. newspapers become cheaper D. more pages mean more money39. Newspapers are the most popular in the world. A. in English B. in Chinese C. in other languageD. with many pages40. According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from . A. magazines B. advertisements C. e-mails D. InternetCEntering a university is an important part of a persons life. Today, many people go to study and train for a future job in subjects like law (法律), medicine or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years.The worlds oldest university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded.At AL-Azhar, there were many university firsts. Different subjects were set up. The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic, and there was no right answer. Finally, famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas. Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library keeps more than 250,000 of the worlds oldest and most valuable books. Today, many of the worlds most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar.41. From the first paragraph we know that _. A. universities are important to the city life B. the university is a quite new invention C. university education may help a person find a job D. the university has a history of a thousand years42. AL-Azhar was first built for _. A. education B. religion C. a meeting D. law43. Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar? A. Education and medicine. B. Religion and law. C. Free discussion. D. History and tradition.44. Choose the right order according to the passage. j Then the heads of the city thought if the idea for a school for higher learning. k One of the earliest subjects taught there was law. l A mosque was built in Cario in A.D. 972. m Teachers from around the world came to the university to study and teach. n The mosque was used as a meeting place for teachers and learners. A. lmjkn B. mnjlk C. kljmn D. lnjkm45. Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar? A. AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cario in Egypt. B. AL-Azhar didnt become a university until the years around 988. C. The University of AL-Azhar was a place to change ideas. D. Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world.第二卷 主观题、词汇运用（16分）A根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的词或短语填空。（8） excitedly , passed away, in need, stay out, up-to-date, all the time, learn more about, watching TV,1. She _ in her sleep peacefully when she was 63 years old.2. If you want to _ wild animals, you can read more books about them.3. We can find lots of _ news on the Internet.4. Children had better not _ late at night.5. She likes _ so much that she often forgets to do her homework.6. A friend _ is a friend indeed.7. Lei Feng tried his best to help others _.8. When their football team won the match, all the fans shouted _.B根据句子意思，所给汉语或所给单词，运用正确形式填空。（8）9. I live on the _(twenty) floor in that tall building.10. My mother is a nurse. _(look) after patients is her job.11. I feel _(hope). Can you give me any ideas?12. She is one of the _(care) girls in her class. She seldom makes mistakes in exams.13. John _(hear) to go upstairs two hours ago.14. He ran as quickly as he could _(catch) the early bus yesterday morning.15. Peter taught _(he) French when he was a child.16. Something must _(do) to stop people cutting trees.、.完成句子（共7小题，每题2分，满分14分）根据所给中文意思，用英文完成下列各个句子。17.这件红色的衬衫是她的吗？_ this red _her?18.Millie正期待着收到网友的来信。Millie is _to _ her e-friend now.19.我的狗是所有动物中最聪明的。My dog _ of _.20.他爸爸喜欢喝茶胜国咖啡。His father _ to _.21.解决这个问题的最好的办法是什么？Whats _ to_ this problem?22.对于我们而言，学会如何在工作与玩耍之间获得平衡很重要。Its _ to learn _ between work and play.23.这条河太宽了，你游不过去。 The river is _ that you cant _.、任务型阅读 （满分20分）SHANGHAI In another sign that China is growing increasingly worried about holding huge dollar reserves, the head of its central bank has called for the possible creation of a new international currency reserve （货币储备）to replace the dollar.In a paper printed Monday, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the Peoples Bank of China, said a new currency reserve system controlled by the International Monetary Fund（ 国际货币基金组织） could prove more stable and economically viable（可行的）.A new system is necessary, he said, because the global economic crisis (全球金融危机) has shown the disadvantages. While few analysts(分析家) believe that the dollar will be replaced as the worlds main foreign exchange reserve anytime soon, the suggestion suggests that China is preparing to play a more influential role in the world. Russia recently had a similar idea.Chinas bold idea, expressed more than a week before world leaders are to gather in London for an economic summit meeting, also shows that Beijing is worried that its huge dollar-denominated(以美元为主的) foreign reserves could lose its value in coming years.24.Why is China growing increasingly worried about holding huge dollar reserves?_25.Whats Zhou Xiaochuans idea? _26.What do most analysts believe? _27.Does Russia agree with China? _28. What has happened to the world now? _B“Giants” are often seen in Yongdeng county, Gansu province, whenever there are important celebrations. This is particularly true on Kushui Street, on the second day of the second month in the lunar calendar(农历) , which is called dragon raising its head.This is a time when men walk on stilts （高跷）that are more than 3-4 m, a tradition that dates back to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)Ju Chongzhao, an experienced stilt walker, says the binding around the legs should not be too tight or loose, and while stepping forward the waist needs to straighten, while the eyes look forward. In the past only males were allowed to walk on stilts. Nowadays, females also join in the performance, adding new energy to this anc