2013年1月昌平区初三期末英语试题及答案.doc

昌平区2012-2013上册初三年级期末试卷英语试卷知识运用（共25分）四、单项填空。（共13分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。22. - Where is my bag? - _ is on the desk. A. It B. They C. Its D. Their23. Mary sits in front of Kate, so Kate is _ Mary. A. over B. beside C. behind D. under24. This shirt is too large for me. Can you show me _ one?A. other B. any C. some D. another25. The teacher always tells us not _ any chance because it can help you grow up. A. to miss B. miss C. missing D. missed26. -I called you yesterday evening, but no one answered. -Oh, I _ shopping with my mother. A. go B. goes C. went D. gone27. - Can you make a kite for me?- Sorry, I _.A. neednt B. cant C. mustnt D. shouldnt28. - How do you like English, Lingling? - I think its a little _ than maths.A. easy B. easier C. easiest D. the easiest29. When I got to Lindas home yesterday, she _ her mother with the housework. A. help B. helps C. was helping D. is helping30. John had to start work at an early age, _ his family was very poor. A. or B. so C. but D. because31. -Oh, your computer is so nice. _ did you buy it? -Thanks. I bought it in Wangfujing Dajie. A. When B.Where C. Which D.Whose32. They _ here for more than ten years. A. live B. lives C. are living D. have lived33. - Your classroom is very clean. - Sure. It _ after school every day. A. is cleaned B. cleans C. cleaned D. is cleaning34. - Did you know _? - He was ill in hospital.A. why he doesnt come to schoolB. why he didnt come to schoolC. why does he come to schoolD. why did he come to school五、完形填空。（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system（神经系统）.She wasunable to _35_. In fact, she could hardly make any _36_. Although she believed that she had a good chance of recovering, the doctors said that _37_ , if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not discouraged. There, lying in her hospital bed, sheinsisted that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was_38_.She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not _39_. It seemed that she was undefeatable(打不败的). The doctors were all fond of her andtaught her about _40_ that she could make it . Every day Angela would lie there, faithfully doingher mental exercise.One day, _41_ she was imaginingher legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle（奇迹）happened: The bed began to move! “Look what Im doing! Look! I can do it! I moved!I moved! ”she shouted_42_!Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was _43_. More importantly, they were running _44_ safety.People were crying, and equipment was falling .You see, it was an_45_. But donttell that to Angela. She has believed that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, Shes back in school. You see, to such a person who can _46_ the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isnt it?35Asee Bhear Ctalk Dwalk36Aprogress Bdifference Cmovement Dachievement37Afew Ball Csome Dmost38Atrue Bdoubtful Ccertain Dimpossible39Aget up Bgive up Cturn up Dstand up40Athinking Bexpecting Cpretending Dimagining41Aas Bsince Cafter Dbefore42. A. quietly B. happily C. quickly D. carefully43Afrightened Bpleased Ctouched Dencouraged44Ain Bby Cfor Dwith45Aappointment Bearthquake Cachievement Dinstruction46Apush Bshock Csave Dshake 阅读理解（共44分）六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分） Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country：candles，cakes，and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few：DenmarkA flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the childs bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.IndiaUsually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this.JapanThe birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys.HollandThe birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday childs chair to make it beautiful.A47. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark，you can see _ outside the window. Aflowers Bpresents Ca flag Da chair48. In _ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.AJapan BDenmark CIndia DHolland49 In India, birthday children wear _ clothes to school.Acolored Blong Cbig Dtight BBritish people are famous for drinking tea. But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百万富翁） whenthey opened a chain of American-style（美国风味的） coffee shops in the U.K. Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend tripto New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London . Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea. Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at differentstations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.”InNovember 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republicshop in central London. Making it work：The first year was verydifficult.There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used tothe names of American coffees, like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up . Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a year.Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.” 29150. What kind of company do these people run? A. Travel. B. Tea. C.Coffee. D. Hotel.51. What relationship is between Sarha and Bobby? A. Teacher and student. B. Sister and brother. C. Doctor and patient. D. Mother and son.52. What is the passage mainly about? A. Sahars trip to America. B. Sahars wonderful life story. C. The American style coffee shop D. The success of a family business CSome people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know? Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times. Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets. 25253. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A.Fewer and fewer people will buy books.B.A good dictionary should be kept in every home.C. Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.D. More people like TV programs about famous men.54. What does the sentence “Television has not killed reading, however.” underlined in the second paragraph suggest? A. People only need reading, though. B. Reading is still necessary today. C. Reading is more fun than television. D. Watching television doesnt help reading.55. What can we learn from the passage? A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge. B. Cinemas are the best choice in getting information. C. Reading is cheap way of learning and having fun. D. Newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself. D When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas togetherSometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering themFor example，if the article is about groundhogs（土拨鼠），the set of questions in the writers head might be： What does a groundhog look like？ Where do groundhogs live？ What do they eat？ In the article，the author might answer those questions Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the articleThese questions give you signalsThey tell you what the author is going to write nextOften an author has a question in her head but she doesnt write it out for youYou have to work out her question for yourselfHeres a sample reading for you to practice this method. Earthworms Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are？There are about 1800 kinds in the world！ They can be brown，purple，greenThey can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long The best time to see earthworms is at night，especially a cool，damp nightThats when they come up from their burrows（地洞）to hunt for foodEarthworms dont like to be in the sunThats because they breathe through their skin，and they cant breathe if their skin gets too dryEarthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot，because they cant breathe in their flooded burrowsWhat a dangerous life！ Earthworms dont have eyes，so how can they tell when its dark？ They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to lightThese spots tell whether its light or darkIf you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night，it will quickly disappear into the ground Earthworms dont have ears either，but they can hear by feeling movements in the earthIf you want to hear like an earthworm，lie on the ground with your fingers in your earsThen have a friend stamp his or her feet near youThis is how earthworms feel birds and people walking，and moles digging，near them Earthworms are usefulFarmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they digThat digging keeps the soil loose and airy（通风的）In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field56. Whats the purpose of reading Earthworms? A. To show the special life facts of earthworms. B. To explain the differences from the groundhogs. C. To put the writers idea into real use. D. To make the readers think more clearly. 57. Which question CANNOT be answered in the passage? A. How do earthworms help with gardeners? B. What life are earthworms living with? C. When may people observe earthworms? D. Why can human listen like earthworms?58. How can you understand Earthworms better according to this passage? A. Read, ask and answer questions in your own head while reading. B. Read to work out all the questions in the writers head while reading. C. Read and check all the things that are not clear to you again and again. D. Read for general ideas and discuss or compare with other similar topics. 59. Whats the best title for the passage? A. One way to help with understanding B. One way to practice with a new idea C. One way to learn to be a wise writer D. One way to be clearer about worms 7、 阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth! The earth has warmed by about 1 F over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. _60_ First, greenhouse effect (效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. _61_Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too. When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. _62_ On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100. People can affect the earths air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. _63_ We can tell more people about protecting the earth.A.So it will affect the growth of plants, animals and people.B. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.C.For example, we can use fridges less.D. People in many cities turn off the lights for an hour on that day.E.Another important reason is climate change.八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）There was a story many years ago of a school teacherMrs. ThompsonShe told the children on the first day that she loved them all the sameBut that was a lieThere in the front row was a little boy named Teddy StoddardHe didnt play well with the other children and he always needed a bathShe did not like himThen Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his motherMrs. Thompson was ashamed of herselfShe felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present, tooIt was his mothers perfume（香水）Teddy said ,“Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to”After the children left , she cried for at least an hourOn that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and mathInstead, she began to teach childrenMrs. Thompson paid particu