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浦东新区第四教育署2012学年第一学期期中质量测试初三年级英语试卷(完卷时间：100分钟，满分150分答案一律写在答卷纸上)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 CD E F G 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): (共10分)7. A. Mary. B. John. C. Mary and John. D. Mary and the man.8. A. In the library. B. In the office. C. In the shop. D. In the street.9. A. He will help with the housework. B. Hell go to the book show. C. Hell visit his grandpa. D. Hell go over his lessons.10. A. 3,000 yuan. B. 4,500 yuan. C. 9,000 yuan. D. 6,000 yuan.11. A. He has a fever. B. He has a bad cold. C. He played basketball. D. He swam all day.12. A. By bus. B. By train. C. By underground. D. By taxi.13. A. 11:45. B. 12: 15. C. 12: 00. D. 11:30.14. A. 40. B. 25. C. 20. D. 15.15. A. Sept.29. B. Sept.30. C. Oct.1. D. Oct.2.16.A. 24. B. 26. C. 29. D. 30.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): (共7分)17. In fact, many people live with many ideas of their own.18. Teenagers are lack of thinking to their futures.19. Quite a few students spend little time and money following the fashion.20. Each person should have his own style of life.21. Its wrong for you to like classical music when your classmates enjoy pop music.22. Its not easy to try to study in University of Oxford.23. Making decisions and solving problems by oneself is a wonderful habit.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): (共7分)24. Life in modern cities becomes _.25. We should spend our time on other things such as _.26. Raising pets can make us_.27. Pets such as cats and dogs can bring us more _.28. Raising pets doesnt need a lot of time if we are not too_.29. Even if they have no _ for anything, they will not take you much time or energy.30. If you try to raise them, you will find the _ in busy life.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法）II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)31. _ lady in white is my class teacher. She is always kind to us. A. A B. An C. The D. / 32. On Teachers Day, many students send cards by _ to the teachers. A. they B. theirs C. them D. themselves33. I dont like the colour of the shirt. Can you show me _one? A. other B. others C. another D. the other34. _ the morning of Oct. 1st, many people go to Shanghai to celebrate National Day. A. In B. On C. At D. For35. _ of the students in our class like keeping pets. A. Four fifths B. Four-fifths C. Four-fifth D. Four five36. Denise has made _mistakes than Mary, so he always gets an A in his test. A. few B. fewer C. a little D. a few37. _ everyone is here, lets begin our meeting at once. A. Though B. When C. If D. Since38. People in western countries often play tricks _ others on April Fools Day. A. in B. on C.at D. for39. Toms grandpa is ill, so he has to take the medicine _ every day. A. two at one time B. two in a time C. two in one time D. two at a time40. All of us in our class like our monitor because she thinks _ of herself than of others. A. less B. little C. more D. much41. My parents were angry with me _ I failed in the Maths test again. A. so that B. although C. because D. so42. The Diaoyu Islands _ part of China since many years ago. A. are B. were C. had been D. have been43. When I went home, my mother _ the Best Voice of China. A. watches B.is watching C. has watched D. was watching44. Many new lights _ on the road to celebrate the National Day, The nights look as bright as the days. A. are hung B. are hanged C. hung D. hanged45. In order to get the IPhone 5, many young people set off for the special store to wait in line. A. visit B. go to C. take off D. set out46. When students knew the answer, they put up their hands at once. A. for some time B. for the time being C. right away D. just now47. A: Excuse me. I want to complain about the milk. B: _ . A. Go ahead B. Youd better go. C. Whats wrong with it? D. Can I help you?48. Could you tell me _? A. when I can play video games B. when could I play video games C. when can I play video games D. when I could play video games49. A: In my opinion, computers are cleverer than human beings. B: _. A. I dont know B. I have no idea C. I dont agree D. Im sorry to hear that50. A: Would you like coffee or tea? B: _. I like milk better. A. Either B. Neither C. None D. AllIII. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase 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. nothing B. though C. better D. with E. give upF. no longer G. since then H. because I. hopeLife is never smooth. There are always some failures throughout our life. And we often see people _51_ their dreams just after they failed once. I have played the piano for almost ten years. I love it so much and always share my piano stories _52_ friends. And I was sure that I could pass Level seven _53_ its difficult. When I saw the score report that said I failed, I felt my whole world was falling apart. I didnt know how to face the failure _54_ I had never failed in any exam before. My parents and my teacher tried to encourage me. Before long I realized that I should not give up easily and I would say NO to this failure. Because playing the piano was my dream and _55_ could ever take my dream away. _56_, I continued working on my dream and practiced much harder and passed the Level 7 in the following year and after that the even harder Level 8. And finally I got the first prize in the national piano contest.Now there is _57_ the word failure in my dictionary. God has provided us with the ability to question and to challenge. The more often we say the word no, and the easier and _58_ our life will be. Lets learn to say no, say no to failures, and life will say yes to you.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)59. Thomas Edison _ (success) in inventing many things.60. Tom is a handsome man of average _ (high).61. Although my grandpa is an _ (old) man, he still takes part in all kinds of activities.62. Lily was _ (aware) of the dangerous accident.63. Keeping pet dogs is interesting because dogs will love people _. (faithful)64. Now you have grown up, so you cant _ (independent) on your parents too much.65. For old couples, they may feel _ (extreme) lonely because their children dont live with them.66. As _ (city) of Shanghai, we should do something to fight against pollution.V. Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)67. Hes never been to London. （改为一般疑问句） _ he _been to London?68. My cousin studied hard in order to pass the exam. （保持原句意义不变） My cousin studied hard _ _ he could pass the exam.69. I heard my daughter playing the piano yesterday evening. （改成被动语态） My daughter_ _ playing the piano yesterday evening.70. David is a very careful worker. （改为感叹句） _ _ David does his work!71. Mary goes to visit her grandpa once a week. （对划线部分提问） _ _does Mary go to visit her grandpa?72. In one night, the Greeks captured the city through a trick. （对划线部分提问） _ _ the Greeks capture the city in one night?73. My classmate, John rarely does his homework at home. （改为反意疑问句） My classmate, John rarely does his homework at home, _ _?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) A message-in-a-bottle discovered by a mother and daughter at a beach has become a mystery about whether it could have travelled 5,000 miles across the seas from China. Nicola MacFarlane, 41, and daughter Lucy, four, from England, were cleaning up the beach when they happened to get an old glass bottle sticking out of the sand containing a note inside written in Chinese. Now the family is trying to work out if the letter has managed the wonderful journey across the Philippine Sea, into the Indian Ocean and through both the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic Oceans before washing up on the shores of Great Britain. It is unclear when the letter was sent off, as it was written on Chinese Valentines Day, or Qixi Festival as it is more traditionally known, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. While the letter bears the date in line with the lunar calendar - July 7, 2012 - it could have been sent off as recently as six days ago if it followed the modern calendar, which celebrated the occasion on August 23.We saw the bottle sticking out of the sand and just thought it was junk that someone had left behind. But after picking it up I noticed there was a piece of brown paper rolled up inside and there was some foreign writing on it. Unable to read the Chinese text, Nicola turned to the internet and her Australian friend, Julie Gould, whose daughter attended a Chinese school in Sydney. Several hours later Julie returned with the news that it was in fact a love letter. Nicola said: It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love. I appreciate it very much, to be honest - its hard to believe that it has travelled all this way.74. What was discovered by a mother and daughter? A. A cup. B. A piece of paper. C. A message-in-bottle. D. A mystery.75. Where was the bottle when the mother and daughter found it? A. On the beach B. Out of the sand C. In the sea D. Near the beach76. What is the date of Chinese Valentines Day in Chinese lunar calendar? A. June 7 B. August 23 C. July 7 D. August 2977. What is this piece of paper actually? A. Junk B. A love letter C. Newspaper D. A plastic bag78. Which statement is TRUE? A. Nicola thinks that its impossible that a letter can travel all this long way. B. Nicola doesnt believe that the love letter has travelled all this way. C. Nicola cherishes this letter because it has travelled all this way. D. Nicola doesnt cherish the letter because its hard to believe.79. What did this paper say? A. About a couples marriage B. About honesty C. About a couples travel D. About a couples loveB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）Easter is coming! What a wonderful time to _80_ springtime and the new life it brings! Families around the world celebrate this special day _81_ many ways. They attend church, colour eggs and get together with family and friends. Of course, our family did all of those things. But thats not all we did. We had another family tradition that made Easter special: the Easter Egg Roll Every Year at the White House!First in line This event is held every year on the day after Easter. On that day, the White House opens its gates and welcomes children to roll Easter eggs. And every year from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, who do you think were the first ones in line? All of us were dressed _82_ to celebrate it. My mother went all out for this yearly event. She just decorated things that were fit for the event. One year she created a huge Easter basket. Other years she made an old-time train engine and a sailboat for us to push or pull with us. We were usually the _83_ of attention. Photographers would crowd around us to take pictures. We smiled and waved happily. What a great way to spend the day!The newsAfterwards we would race home to look at the evening newspaper. Often we were front page news! Easter Monday was the _84_ time we were interested in watching the news. We couldnt wait to see if we were on TV. “Look, look, there we are!” We would shout as we went back and forth between TV channels. Family members from all across would call to say that they had seen us on TV or in the newspaper. What _85_ it is to be famous! Even if it was only for a day.80. A. make B. try C. celebrate D. bring81. A. by B. for C. in D. with82. A. good B. well C. pretty D. beautiful83. A. comer B. entrance C. middle D. center84. A. next B. only C. bad D. strange85. A. fun B. interested C. excited D. surprisedC. 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）You arrived at a party and realized you dont know anyone. You are faced with a choice: start a conversation with someone or h_86_ in the corner. If you find yourself heading for the corner, think again. Making a conversation with a stranger may not be as hard as you think. But it does ask some basic skills. In order to break the ice, have a conversation topic ready. Fortunately, some conversation topics can be u_87_ in almost any situation. For example, ask about the persons jobs, interests, education or family. Almost everyone has something to share about these topics.H_88_, bringing up the wrong topic can bring a sudden end to your conversation. For example, stay away from discussing politics or religion. In many cultures, its i_89_ to ask strangers personal questions about their salary or age.A great conversationalist encourages the exchange of experience, ideas and information. Asking open-ended questions will help to do so. For example, the question “Are you from America?” only makes your conversation partner answer yes or no. Wh-questions like why or what allow people to say m_90_.When your conversation partner answers your questions, listen for interests or experiences you share. Maybe you b_91_ enjoy the same hobby or grow up in the same area. Talking about things you have in common can keep a conversation going all night.You can also join a conversation already in progress. First, dont discuss personal matters. When you find the r_92_ group to join, make eye contact and smile with someone in the group. Politely ask if you can join them. Wait for a break in the conversation, and ask a question about the topic being discussed.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)A 23 year old pianist, Liu Wei, gave a wonderful performance in Viennas Golden Concert Hall (维也纳金色大厅) in early 2011. The audience enjoyed beautiful music because of this unforgettable guest performer. Liu lost both his arms when he was ten after an accident that left him in the hospital for 3 months. Wang Xiangying, Liu Weis mother, said I found the world had broken down. What could I do?Liu Wei stayed in hospital for 2 years, and saw many deaths. When he got out, he was thankful to be alive. Liu Wei said I wanted to move on with my life, and if I could, that would be a success for me.Two years after the accident, he was introduced to Beijings swimming team for the disabled. Being a double-amputee (截双肢的人), he managed to take two gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at 14.But two missing arms didnt stop his pains. Soon after his gold medals, he was told not to go on with his exercise.Lius mother said The moment I found out, I shouted t