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2014年石枧中学初三第一次月考试卷英 语考生注意：1. 本试卷分为试题卷和答题卷两部分。试卷中的听力材料以中速朗读两遍。2. 全部答案必须按要求写在答题卷中对应题号的方格里。要求书写工整、清楚、规范。3. 本试卷共四大题，满分120分。_分钟完卷。4. 完卷后，只需将答题卷交回，试题卷自行保存，作讲解之用。II 知识运用（共两个部分，20小题，计20分）A)单项选择：从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。（共10小题，计10分）21. Is Miss Gao in?No, she _ to the station to meet Mr. Brown.A. goes B. went C. has gone22. In recent years, great changes _ in the city of Hefei.A. took place B. have taken place C. happened23. Have you returned the library book _?.Yes, Ive _ returned it. A. yet, just B. just, already C. yet, yet24. He was late for the meeting._A. So do I. B. So was I. C. So did I.25. There are _ many nice shoes in the store that I cant decide which kind to buy.A. too B. so C. such26. The population of this city has increased _ 20% in the past ten years. A. to B. for C. by27. Ive visited the West Lake _. I visited it two years _. A. ago, ago B. before, ago C. ago, before28. The population of France is nearly as _ as that of Britain. A. more B. many C. large29. I _ Mr Zhao since I _ here 3 years ago.A. knew, came B. have known, came C. have known, have come30. Eating too much junk food is _ to our health. A. useful B. wonderful C. harmfulB) 完形填空。通读短文，掌握大意，然后从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计10分）There are many serious problems in the world today. The population problem is _31_ the greatest one. The worlds population is growing _32_. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250_33_ people in the world. One thousand, six hundred years later, the number was over 500million. In 1990, there were over five billion. In 2000, the worlds population passed 6 million. _34_ it has reached 6.6 million._35_ the large population, there will be _36_ living space for people. And its very hard for so many people _37_ jobs. A large population will _38_ cause many difficulties for the whole world. For example, we will _39_ energy and water. Most cities will be _40_ than before, and the traffic will be much heavier. So lots of countries are taking some measures to control the population now.31. A. probably B. must C. maybe32. A. fastest B. the faster and the faster C. faster and faster33. A. millions of B. thousand C. million34. A. So far B. From now on C. At that time35. A. As B. Because C. Because of36. A. less B. more C. little37. A. finds B. to find C. finding38. A. too B. neither C. also39. A. be short of B. be more of C. lose40. A. more crowded B. crowd C. crowdedIII 阅读技能（共四个部分，20小题，计40分）（A）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。（共5小题，计10分）The world is becoming smaller because of modern traffic, TVs, the Internet and so on. Life today is easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but new problems have appeared. One of the biggest problems is pollution. It comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not serious because there were not so many people. Man is polluting the whole world now.Air pollution is one kind of serious pollution. Its bad for all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily. The pollution of SO is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if fewer people drive cars, there will be less air pollution.In order to prevent pollution, many countries are making rules. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city. Because the less pollution there is, the better life people will have.( ) 41. Our world is becoming much smaller because of scientific development.( ) 42. Thousands of years ago, life was as easy as it is today.( ) 43. Pollution comes in many ways, and we can even hear it. Here “it ” means noise pollution.( ) 44. Air pollution is one kind of serious pollution because its bad for all living things.( ) 45. The pollution of SO is now the least dangerous problem of air pollution.(B)阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。（共5小题，计10分）Dear Tommy,Im writing to you on your third birthday. I want to tell you something about your grandmas time. I was born sixty-eight years ago in a small village.Transportation used to be a big problem. When we traveled from village to village, we used to walk or ride horses.Shopping was not an easy job, either. There were no supermarkets in the neighborhood. We used to grow most of our own food: rice and vegetables. We kept things cool in a special underground room.The biggest difference is that you have electricity. We didnt have electricity until very late in our small village. We didnt have any TV of course. We used to perform our local music and enjoy it very much.Life used to be very hard, but I was not upset. I would like you to know about the old days and be happy about what you have when you grow up. Remember, feeling good about life is the key to happiness.46. Who wrote the letter?47. How old is Tommy when the letter is written?48. How did people used to travel?49. Where did people keep things cool?50. What does the old woman think is the key to happiness?(C)阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题或完成句子的最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）In Europe, many people were killed during the Second World War(二战), so at the end of the war, there were many orphans. A man called Herman Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted the orphans to have a home. And he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give money. With the money, he built the first SOS Childrens Village started. The letters SOS are short for “Save Our Souls(灵魂)”， which means “please help us”. An SOS Childrens Village gives help to orphans.Herman Gmeiners idea for helping orphans soon spread all over the world. By 1983, there had been seventeen SOS Childrens Villages in the world. China has also built SOS Childrens Villages. Now, more and more people like to work in the SOS Childrens Villages.51. An orphan is a child who _.A. has no brothers B. has no sisters C. has no parents52. From the story, we know the money for the SOS Childrens Villages mainly comes from_A. governments B. only the rich people C. people in general53. Hermann Gmeiner built the first SOS Childrens Village because he wanted _A. to get money B. to be well-known C. the orphans to have a home54. The first SOS Childrens Village opened _A. during the Second World War B. in 1949 C. after 194955. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?A. The children can live in the SOS Childrens Villages like their homes, but nobody takes care of themB. SOS means “please give me some money”.C. China has already built SOS Childrens Villages.(D)阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题或完成句子的最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. The job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. I have seen wars（战争）, poverty and death, but I have also seen courage, hope and happiness.In India I saw many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the streets stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them and taught them. She gave them hopes.Another time, I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake（地震）. I found an old lady whose house broke down. Her son was missing and people said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the lady did not give up hope. For four days, she moved heavy stones once a time. She did not stop until she found her son. He was alive.Here in China. I was surprised when I met a young boy who had had twenty operations and spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be said, but when I met him, his smile was so warm and welcoming.In life, we need models that we can learn from. When my life is difficult, I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.56. The underlined word probably means “_”.A. ones birth place B. the state of being bright C. the state of being poor57. The speaker drew unforgettable lessons from _A. the people full of hope B. the difficulty that people metC. the dark and bright side of the society58. What happened to the old ladys son?A. He was trapped in the broken house. B. He was hit by a lot of stones.C. He died in the earthquake.59. Why was the speaker surprised while meeting the sick boy?A. He had had so many operations. B. He was not sad at all. C. He was in hospital all his life.60. The main purpose of the speaker is to ask people to _.A. live with hope and courage B. fight for a bright world C. try to get happiness IV 写作技能（共四个部分，计35分）A) 单词拼写。根据所给汉语或英语首写字母写出句中所缺的英语单词的正确形式。（共5小题，计5分）Leisure activities are things people like to do to relax and enjoy themselves.In the past, people met to play cards or 61c_ in the street. Watching operas and listening to the 62_(收音机) were the main activities in their 63s_ time.Since the reform and opening-up, people have had more time to spend on various kinds of leisure activities. They have a rest, read books and watch TV. Young people like to chat on the Internet. In recent years, more and more people love to 64_(旅行). They even make a tour 65a_ to see the world.（B）英汉互译。阅读下面的短文，把下面划线部分的句子译成英文或中文。（共5小题，计10分）（66）大部分人想去工作，but it has become more difficult in todays world for everyone to find a job. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. (67)Often this is not possible, so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in a short time. (68)Also, machines do not ask