初三开学考试9A.doc

初三英语试卷姓名： 班级： 得分： 一、单项选择填空（15）1. Some girls get sick after they try so hard to lose _ weight.A. aB. theC. /D. an2. The travelers _ the town _ the afternoon of January 1st.Areached; in Bgot to; on Carrived; on Dgot; in3. I cant decide .A. which to buy sweater B. to buy which sweater C. which sweater to buy D. which sweater I buy4. It was quite a heavy snow last night. Is everyone here now? Yes, and _of us was late for school this morning.Aneither Beither C. all Dnone5. Excuse me, is the supermarket far from here? No, its about _.A. 7 minutes walkB. 7 minute walk C. 7 minutes walk D. 7 minutes walk6. He had only money with him so he didnt buy the expensive watch.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few7. All the witnesses said they saw he the bank.A. robbing B. rob C. robbed D. to rob8. Be careful late again next time.A. dont B. dont be C. not be D. not to be9. Take it easy, children. Theres nothing A. frightened B. to be frightened C. afraid D. to be afraid of10. What a surprise! I you here in Wuxi.A. dont know, are B. dont know, were C. didnt know, were D. didnt know, are11. Its two years since he the Reading Club.A. have been with B. joined C. have joined D. are in12. -Dont forget to bring your homework to school tomorrow. - A. OK! I will B. OK! I wont C. Im afraid I will D. Im afraid I wont13. -When will the news chairperson arrive? - .A. Until next Friday B. Not until next Friday C. After a few days D. For a few days14. - Is your headache getting any ? - No, Its even worse.A. better B. worse C. less D. more15. Tom wondered _.Awhere was the necklace from Bwhere the necklace come fromCwhere the necklace was from Dwhere did the necklace come from二、完形填空（15） I stood in the doorway, watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 1 that I was there, Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.Im 2 tomorrow, he said.I know. My 3 was almost a whisper ( 低声). I was 4 at myself for being so weak, but I wasnt about to cry.My 5 is early, so there is still 6 time to come to the airport, he said. Seeing the 7 look on my face, he quickly added, I promise(答应)I wont leave without saying goodbye. I tried to say 8 , but didnt. It s always 9 to keep quiet if youre about to cry. You promised you wouldnt cry, he said to me, thinking that I was close to 10 .I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 11 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 12 . I was happy with this, but he knew he couldnt hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 13 to the person who taught me everything?The next morning I 14 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left _15 ago. We never even said goodbye.Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart. ( )1. A. forgetting B. realizing C. watching D. learning( )2. A. arriving B. living C. coming D. leaving ( )3. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. word ( )4. A. glad B. moved C. angry D. pleased ( )5. A. ship B. flight C. train D. bus ( )6. A. enough B. little C. no D. busy ( )7. A. surprised B. excited C. sad D. happy ( )8. A. anything B. everythingC. something D. nothing( )9. A. stranger B. better C. worse D. easier ( )10. A. tears B. smiles C. words D. sadness ( )11. A. At last B. From now on C. At first D. So far( )12. A. riding B. running C. walking D. falling( )13. A. goodbye B. hello C. yes D. sorry ( )14. A. gave up B. stood up C. looked up D. woke up( )15. A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks三、阅读理解(30) AFOREIGN EXCHANGEA CLASS OF THEIR OWNName: Susan LanePlace: Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994Cost:$7,000Organization: AFSExperience: “I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”Name: Sara SmallPlace: Crivitz, Germany, 1996Cost:$8,000Organization: EF FoundationExperience: “I loved the traveling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”Name: Leanne SmythePlace: Minnesota, America, 1994Cost: $6,000Organization: Southern Cross Cultural ExchangeExperience: “I learnt how to be really responsible. It was great to be on my own and I got on really well with the family I was with. I will definitely go back one day.”Name: Tom JenningsPlace: Conflans, France, 1995Cost: $7,000Organization: Southern Cross Cultural ExchangeExperience: “There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to play each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program, it is how to take care of yourself.”Name: Linda MarksPlace : Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994Cost: $3,500Organization: Rotary InternationalExperience: “Its like a roller-coaster ride; there are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”1. The students who mentioned both the good time and the bad time include_.A. Susan Lane and Sara Small B. Linda Marks and David LinksC. Tom Jennings and Linda Marks D. Leanne Smythe and Tom Jennings2. The writing above would probably be _.A. the records of students activitiesB. the foreign students name cardsC. the notice about a visit to foreign countriesD. the advertisement from an international novel3. How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced?A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. sixBSome time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didnt think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique（古董） shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）.I was quite wrong. The man wouldnt even look at my chair.The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourthso I decided that my approach must be wrong.I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” “Its got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, its nothing.”Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “Ill buy it,” I said. “What do you mean?” “Youve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but Ive changed my mind. I am sorry. Ill give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.”“ Youre right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me?” “I wouldnt have agreed to do it,” he said. “We dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But Ill mend this for you; shall we say for a fiver?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣的）by the whole thing.4. In the first shop the writer .A. was rather impoliteB. was warmly receivedC. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chairD. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair5. The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper .A. changed his mindB. accepted the offerC. saw the writers purposeD. decided to help the writer6. How much did the writer pay in all?A. 5.B. 7.C. 20.D. 27.7. According to the passage, we can learn that the writer was .A. honestB. carefulC. smartD. funnyCEveryone has got two personalities the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control you behavior, but when you are asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily affected by new ideas. You dont like to trouble other people, so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent so sure of yourself. If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very strong minded, but you arent very ambitious (有抱负的). You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up (蜷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and youre often defensive. Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. Youre easily hurt. If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you dont often feel blue. You always say what you think even if it disturbs people.8. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _.A. only in a normal night B. only when you go to sleepC. only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD. only when you change sleeping position9. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a persons personality?A. He or she is always open with others.B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.C. He or she is always easily upset.D. He or she tends to believe in others.10. Which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?A. He or she is careful not to offend others.B. He or she doesnt want to stick to his or her position.C. He or she cant be successful in any business.D. He or she doesnt like to bring others happiness.11. The writer may think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _.A. He or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessD. he or she often considers disturbing peopleDIt was my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered what sort of questions the other boys would ask me and rehearsed (practiced) all the answers: “I am nine years old. I was born here but I havent lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. Its about thirty miles away. I came back to London two months ago.” I also wondered if it was the custom for boys to fight strangers like me, but I was tall for my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it.No one took any notice of me before school. I stood in the center of the playground, expecting someone to say “hello”, but no one spoke to me. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was, one or two boys looked at me but that was all the curiosity my arrival aroused.My teacher was called Mr Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didnt stand out there, either, until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read aloud to us from David Copperfield, but first he asked several boys if they knew Dickens birthplace, but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said: “Timbuktu”, and Mr Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said: “Portsmouth”, and everyone stared at me because Mr Jones said I was right. This didnt make me very popular, of course. “He thinks hes clever,” I heard Brian say.After that, we went out to the playground to play football. I was in Brians team, and he obviously had Dickens in mind because he told me to go in goal. No one ever wanted to be the goalkeeper.“Hes big enough and useless enough.” Brian said when someone asked him why he had chosen me.I suppose Mr Jones remembered Dickens, too, because when the game was nearly over. Brian pushed one of the players on the other team, and he gave them a penalty. As the boy kicked the ball hand along the ground to my right, I threw myself down instinctively and saved it. All my team crowded round me. My bare knees were grazed and bleeding, Brian took out a handkerchief and offered it to me.“Do you want to join my gang (team)?” he said.At the end of the day, I was no longer a stranger.12. The writer prepared to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT “_”.AHow old are you?BWhere are you from?CDo you want to join my gang?DWhen did you come back to London?13We can learn from the passage that _.Aboys were usually unfriendly to new studentsBthe writer was not greeted as he expectedCBrian praised the writer for his clevernessDthe writer was glad to be a goalkeeper14The underlined part “I didnt stand out” in paragraph 3 means that the writer was not _.AnoticeableBwelcomeCimportantDpopular15The writer was offered a handkerchief because _.Ahe threw himself down and saved the goalBhe pushed a player on the other teamChe was beginning to be acceptedDhe was no longer a new comer四、词形变化201. The were arrested on a small island after 3 months. (murder)2. Can you guess the word with letter “b”? It has 6 letters and it mans clever. (begin)3. Last week, Miss Brown was robbed of her necklace. Now when Miss Brown closes her eyes, one of the faces comes into her mind.(rob)4. David is a terrible driver! He didnt pass the driving test until the time. (nine)5. How I wish that all the people in the world can live together. (peace)6. I was so after watching the horror film called The Ring that I didnt dare to touch my telephone for two weeks! (frighten)7. To learn English well is not easy. We have to make keep working on it. (we)8. I enjoy reading this kind of _ (每周的) magazine.9. An _ (精力充沛的) person has lots of energy.10. She has great difficulty _ (作出) a decision.11Yesterday Li Lei fell off his bike. _(幸运的是) he was not hurt.12This is a romantic film _ (导演) by Feng Xiaogang.13People sometimes feel _ (困倦的) on warm spring afternoon.14I never _ (怀疑) that Mike is honest. 15The football match is broadcast _ (现场直播).16Father looked _ (生气) at his son, but he didnt beat him.17You are standing too near the TV. Can you move a bit _ (远)？18Suzhou gardens are _ (值得) visiting. 19Many kinds of animals are _ (消失), so we must take actions to protect them. 20Gong Li is one of the most famous _ (女演员).五、任务型阅读 10阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept.1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in Chinas Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.We measure an earthquakes strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.The earths crust (地壳) is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it.Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many metres high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities.China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生) of earthquakes in the world.Knowing about 56._Two serious earthquakes in 58._An earthquake and 57._ fires de