2008-2009年度北京市西城区初三上学期期末英语试卷(含.doc

北京市西城区20082009学年度第一学期期未测试初三英语试卷 2009.1第卷（共70分）听力理解（共18分）一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。（共4分每小题1分）1234二、听对话和独白，根据对话和独白的内容，选择正确答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共14分，每小题1分）5How does the man usually come to school？ ABy busBOn footCBy bike.6What color is the cap？ ARedBBlueCBlack7Where is the man？ AIn a hotelBIn a restaurantCIn a shop8Why hasnt the boy finished his homework yet？ ABecause he doesnt like homework BBecause he doesnt feel wellCBecause his homework is difficult 现在请听第9段对话，完成第9至第10小题.9What are they talking about？ AChecking EmailsBRepairing computers CWorking at home10Who gets a lot of emails every day?AThe man. B. The womanCNeither 现在请听第10段对话，完成第11至第12小题。11WHere did the woman go for a trip？ AChinaBKoreaCKorea and China12What does the woman like about China？A. People B. HistoryCArt 现在请听第11段对话，完成第13至第15小题。13What is the present for？ AWedding B. Birthday. CHoliday14What does Tom prefer to do？ AWatch TVB Go fishingCPlay football15What does the woman decide to buy for her brother？AStampsBCoinsCTickets 现在请听一段独白，完成第16至第18小题。16Why do many people in the world drink coffee in the morning？ ABecause coffee has been a part of peoples lives for a long time. BBecause coffee can help people begin their day in the right way CBecause coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world17How many cups of coffee will make you increase body heat？ AOneB TwoCHalf18From the passage we learn that drinking too much coffee might be_Adangerous Bnecessary C. harmless请翻到试卷第9页，看第一大题听力试题。语言知识运用（共30分）三、单项填空（共18分，每小题1分） 从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。19Lucy，is it_ ballpoint pen？ Yes，thanks A. you Byour Cyours Dyourself20_I know，the super star will visit the Water Cube next weekASo far BAs soon as CAs far as DAs long as21More and more modern buildings have been built on _sides of ChangAn Street Aeach BallC.both Devery22Tony，keep quietDidnt you see the board which says“_”there？ Im sorry. ANo running BNo shouting CNo smoking DNo parking23Great changes have taken place in Beijing_ he left for America in 1989 Asince Bwhen Cuntil Dafter24. Jim，there are so many spelling mistakes in your compositionWhy dont you the words in the dictionary？ Alook through Blook for Clook up Dlook over25Im sorry，sirThe play_ for 10 minutesPlease wait outside for the second scene Abegan B. has been on Chas begun D. was on26All the cars here are made in Japan_ the green QQIts made in China. Aexcept Bbesides C. with Dabout27Peter，would you please_me the magazine？ SureHere you are Ato pass Bpassing Cpass Dpassed28Have you gone to see Mr Smith？ He wanted to talk to you NO，but I_ Adidnt Bhavent Cwas Dwill29He will treasure（珍惜）the_ he had in America，where he stayed with an American familyIts really amazing Aexperience Bexercise Cexperiment Dexcuse30Do you know how many gold medals China got in the 29th Olympic Games？ Oh，fiftyone！We all felt_ when we heard the_ news Aexciting；excited Bexcited；exciting Cexciting；exciting Dexcited； excited31Dont worry about your childrenThey will_ in the childcare centre. A. take care of Bbe taken care Ctake care Dbe taken care of32Excuse me，could you tell me_？ Go straight and turn rightYou1l find it on your right Ahow can I get to the National Stadium Bwhich was the way to the National StadiumChow far the National Stadium is Dwhere the National Stadium is33Two thousand dollars_ too much for the courseCan we make it cheaper? Aare Bis Cwas Dwere34He is the old man_ spoke at the meeting just now. Awhich Bwhose Cwhat Dthat35The sign_ always makes me think of the great time I spent in Beijing in 200836Would you like to enter the photo competition？ _,but I lost my fathers new digital camera last month.AId love to BThats all right CIm sorry DCome on四、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分） 通读下面短文，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。 This past Christmas was one of the best I have ever had This was made possible by mysister，Laura，who is nine years older My sister bought me three wonderful gifts， 37 only one would stay in my heartforeverFirst she handed me the smallestBecause Laura was careful with her actions，Iknew this was her 38 favouriteIt was a bag of sweetsI was happy with it，but Iwaned to know about what lay aheadNext she handed me a box. After tearing（撕）awaythe wrapping paper，I 39 a fashionable and expensive sweaterI was deeply moved thatmy sister was so 40 . Then she handed me the last gift. Judging（判断）by the familiarsize and 41 ，I knew it was a CDIt was the record of music from the movie“Rocky”，with encouraging songs to all players，dreamersI 42loved it，but no as much as Iwould after my sister explained to me She was talking about a knee injury that 43 me half of my soccer seasonI expectedto be with my teammates and suffered（遭受痛苦）each minute when I sat on the benchItried hard，hoping my knee injury would heal（治愈）soonThis was what led my sister to 44 After mentioning what was 45 the gift，Laura played the CD for meEven though Ihad heard those songs a thousand times, each note struck（撞击）me as if it was newItplayed in my soul（灵魂）and on my emotions. I 46 breathlessly，as the words“Tryinghard nowIts hard now” sounded through the roomIt 47 me in a way beyond thehappiness most gifts could bringI couldnt help crying and hugged my sisterKnowing thatmy siter had 48 the problem so deeply made me realize that I am the luckiest little sisterin the worldI had received a gift with so much thought behind it！I11 keep it forever37Abu B. so C.or Dand38Amost Bless Cleast Dmore39Anoticed Bfound Cfelt Drealized40Akind Bserious Chelpful Drich41Acolour Bshape Clook Dstyle42Aeasily Bsuddenly Cimmediately Dfinally43Apaid Bstopped Ctook Dcost44Agive the sweater Bplay the music Cheal the injury Dbuy the CD45A. from Bin Cbehind Dfor46Asaid Blistened Ccried Dlaughed47A. touched Bharmed Chelped Dbroke48Aworkes out Bseen Cfelt Dfound out五、阅读理解（共22分，每小题2分） 阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。A Hong Kong is the Events Capital of Asia and that means theres always something fun andexciting to doHong Kong Winter Festival is just one of many special events that you canenjoy this Christmas seasonEvent name Date and TimePlacePriceA Symphony(交响乐)Of LightsEvery night8pm8:18pmThe Avenus of StarsFree; fireworks addedTo shows on Dec. 2426 and Dec. 31National Ballet ofChianNov. 2425 and 2728 7:30pmHong KongCultural CentreGrand TheatreHK $100, $180, $350, $480Hong KongInternational Races(horse races)Dec. 12Noon6pmSha TinRacecourseComing HorseracingTour price: HK $790Ocean Park ChristmasSensationDec. 18 to Jan. 210am8pmPark closes at 6pm onDec. 18 and 25Ocean ParkHK $185 adults,HK $93 children aged31149We can wach the symphony with fireworks on_ ADec25 BDec28 CNov28 D. Nov2550The kings wi11 be free on the afternoon of December 12，and they can have fun at Athe Ocean Park B. Grand Theatre CSha Tin Racecourse Dthe Avenue of Stars5lIf you and your parents want to visit the Ocean Park，you will pay_for the tickets AHK 463 BHK 555 CHK 278 DHK 370B Just like the planners for the Beijing Olympics in 2008，the planners for the LondonOlympics in 2012 are making sure that the Games will benefit the people of their cityLondonis planning to hold the most environmentally friendly Olympic Games everFor example，awind turbine（涡轮机）is going to be built to the north of the Olympic ParkLondonsOlympic planners say that it will have blades（叶片）about 40 meters and that they plan touse it after the Games to deliver（传送）energy to homes and businesses in the local area forat least 20 years The Olympic Delivery Authority（ODA）plans to use the turbine to produce energy forthe Olympic Park in East LondonIt is expected to produce the same amount of energy thatl，200 homes use in a yearTheyre also hoping to make a big impression on the thousands ofvisitors in London for the GamesIts planned to be 120 metres high over the Olympic Park inEast London when the Olympic Games take place in 2012 The ODA is also hoping to use other green energy sources（来源）Solar energy fromthe summer sun and hydro（水的） power from the River Thames are also possible futureenergy for this part of the capital London also plans to provide a clean modern transport system for the Game. A tuaincalled Javelin（which will ravel at up to 225 km per hour）is gong to link（连接）theOlympic Park with central London in just seven minutes. The organizers hope to use the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link at St Pancras in centralLondon to bring even more peope to the GamesEurostar trains between London and Pairsand between London and Brussels wi11 be often and these high-speed trains are goingto reducethe number of flighs from Europe needed to deliver the sportsmen and audience to London. Inaddition， with new railway lines and stations in the local area，transport planners are aimingfor the rail network to deliver 240，000 passengers an hour to the Park with a train arrivingevery 15 secondsIn this way planners hope to reduce the need for planes，cars and busesand therefore make London greener in 201252From the passage we know that“benefit” probably means “_” Ado harm to Bdo good to Cshow Dteach53People will go to the Olympic Park from central London by _ AJavelin BEurostar CChannel Tunnel Dplane54According to the passage，which statemem is NOT true？ AA wind turbine will be built to deliver energy BThe River Thames may be the source of hydro energy CWith the use of new railways，London wi11 be greener in 2012 DThe ODA is an engineer who can build things for the Olympic Games55What is the main idea about this passage？ AThe transport in London will be modern and perfect BThe ODA is hoping peope will use solar energy and hydro power CLondon will hold the most environmentally friendly Olympic GamesDAfrer the Games the energy will be used for businesses C Householders are being made to collect their own mail because postmen are not bothering（费力）to deliver parcels（包裹）and letters that must be signed forInstead，they simplyleave cards saying “Sorry you were out” without even ringing the doorbell to checkCustomers then have to collect their mail from their local Post Office Consumer Watchdog Postwatch said it had received 150 complaints（投诉）from RoyalMail customers across Britain who received“Sorry you were out ”notices when they wereactually at home Most parcels and all recorded delivery letters need to be signed forBut some postmen donot seem to want to wait for householders to answer a knock at the doorOthers，employed（雇用）as shortterm workers，have been known only to deliver the cards “ We have had complaints that postmen are leaving these cards even when people are in，a spokesman for Postwatch said“And we have also had customers telling us that shorttermpostmen are not allowed to take signedfor mail to he door，so they had to drop these noticesthrough the letterbox insteadIt is completely unacceptable that this mail is no beingdelivered. The recorded mail service is more expensive and is mean to be a top quality（品质）delivery service，bnut this is not the case” Musician Adrian Bradbury，38，complained to Postwatch after he received two cardsthrough the letterbox at his South London home while he was there caring for his babydaughterHe ran after the postman，only to find he did not have the parcels with himThepostman told him that he was a shortterm worker and said the parcels could be picked up fromthe post officeMore than three weeks later，Mr. Bradbury has not had a chance to pick uphis parcels“ I am so busy looking after the baby，” he said，“ The parcels are probably presents for her” The Royal Mail said it knew about the situation in Mr. Bradburys area and it was a way“to simplify（简化）things for new shortterm workers that came in” The Communication Workers Union criticized（批评）the Royal Mail“If the managersare encouraging this practice，the CWU condemns（谴责）itFor the Royal Mail to deliverthe service customers deserve（应得），the company needs to spend money on properly trainedand paid longterm workers.56Customers complain that the postmen leave cards saying“Sorry you were out”_ Awhen there is nobody in Bafter they ring the doorbell Cwithout checking if there is someone in Dto save time and money57The underlined sentence“but this is not case”means that_ Acustomers get a very good delivery service without paying so much Bthe Royal Mail spends much money on a top quality delivery service Ccustomers have to pay more money for better delivery service Dthe Royal mail doesnt provide the service customers deserve58Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ ASome of the complaints have to do with the short-term workers BThe recorded mail is more expensive and should be signed for CMrBradbury is so angry becausc the parcels for his daughter are lost DThe Royal Mail should be condemned if it doesnt change the situation.59From the passage，we can infer（推断）that Postwatch is probably a（n）_Ahouseholder BpostmanCletterbox Dorganization第卷（非机读卷 共50分）一、听对话，按要求完成下面的听力任务。（共8分，每小题2分） 请根据所听到的对话内容和表格中的提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在下面的 表格中。apartment（公寓） rent（房租） bill（帐单）ApartmentSize1._-bedroom apartmentRent2.$_per month, with $300 security depositBillsPay electricity only, Gas and 3._are included.ParkingParking space is 4._the apartment.二、语言知识运用（2）（共10分，每小题2分） 根据中文提示完成句子。5快点，要不然你看电影就迟到了。 Hurry up，or you will_ the movie6费尔普斯的出色表现使他赢得了“飞鱼” 的称号。 Phelpsexcellent performance _the nickname of“flying fish”7呆在家里太没意思了，出去散散步怎么样？ Its boring to stay at home_？8接到你的电话后，我就尽快地把书带来了。 After I answered your phone call，I_9这次环保活动很重要，我们打算多花些时间做准备。The environmental program is_ important_三、选词填空（共7分，每小题1分） 阅读对话，然后用方框中所给的词填空，每个词限用1次。often，make，even though，goodbye，stay，wish，happyA：I11 miss you，Diana！B：Oh，I feel just the same！We must try to continue our friendship， 10 we will no longer be at school togetherA：YesI 1l we werent going to different senior high schoosI feel really sorry to have to say 12 to you and all our other old friendsB：Well 13 new friends，too，though！But lets promise to 14 in touchWe may not see each other so 15, but we can get together in the summer vacationA：Yes，and think of all the 16 times we11 have then！四、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分） 阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。 When children are faced with problems，they may not be able to deal with themChildren need to learn how to solve（解决）problemsYou can help them to learn itThebest way is to take the time to talk about problems as they happenOf course，this is not easyto doProblems have a way of bursting upon（突然发生）someone at the worst timeButeven if the time is not the best，you should try to help There are many things you can do to help children learn problemsolving skillsOne goodway is to find out what made the Problem happenThis is a skill that children wont learnwithout helpA child may knock over a glass of milk at the dinner table，but he may notrealize that the glass was too close to the edgeYou can show the child what the problem isThen it can be solved The next step for children is to learn how to solve the problem aloneThis step takescourageSome of them are so afraid of being wrong that cannot solve problemsYou canhelp them by talking about some possible answers. The two of you can decide which answer isthe bestLet the children try it outNow the children will see that problems can be solved，and you can praise（表扬）them for choosing an answer. Another step to problemsolving is to help children see the laws of cause and effect（因果规律）If a glass is knocked over，it will fall and breakIf children might like towrite on the wall，the pencil always leaves a markSoon the children will see the linkbetween cause and effect，and then th