吴中区2011年初三英语教学质量调研测试(二)含答案

1、初三年级教学质量调研测试（二） 英 语 2011.4注意事项： 1本试卷共5大题，满分100分（不合听力口语30分），考试用时100分钟。 2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上，认真填写自己的考试号并用2B铅笔把考试号对应的数字涂黑。 3答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题。一、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分；满分25分）A)单项填空 从A、B、C、D四

2、个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1._ young man beside our headmaster comes from _university in Nanjing. A. A; an B. An; a C. The; a D. The; an2. My headache is killing me. I _it _away. But now its getting worse. A. think; is going B. thought; was going C. have thought; is going D. had thought; was go

3、ing3. Sorry, what did you say just now? I asked_A. when did Mr. Brown leave B. where Mr. Brown has been C. whom will Mr. Brown go with D. why Mr. Brown went to the station4. Mind your steps, children! Dont you see the words “_the grass.”? Oh, I am sorry. A. Keep off B. Put out C. Cut off D. Put off5

4、. The big fire lasted as long as 24 hours _it was brought under control. A. after B. before C. since D. while6. I had a wonderful time in the countryside last week. Really? Tell me _you did with yourself then. A. how B. why C. when D. what7. We should do _we can _those endangered animals. A. that; t

5、o save B. what; save C. that; save D. what; to save8. Is there any fruit in the big paper box, Daddy? _. Lets buy some on the way home. A. Nothing B. No one C. None D. Nobody9. _of the people on the net _Chinas economy is among the strongest in the world. A. Four-fifth; believes B. Four-fifth; belie

6、ve C. Four-fifths; believe D. Four-fifths; believes10. Wheres Jeff? Im not sure. He _be playing football on the playground. A. need B. might C. must D. can11. How did you do in the driving test yesterday? I had a narrow _.My month-long practice gave me some comfort. A. chance B. surprise C. hope D.

7、pass12. 111 be home late, but please dont stay_ for me. A. up B. in C. over D. on13. When are you leaving?My plane _at 10:45.A. takes off B. took off C. is about to take off D. will take off14. Can you remember this park? We_ here. Sure. But now I _in it. A. are used to take a walk; am used to swim

8、B. are used to taking a walk; am used to swimming C. used to take a walk; am used to swimming D. used to take a walk; used to swim15. Shall I give you a ride as you look so tired?Thank you._.A. Its your duty B. Dont mention it C. Do as you like D. It couldnt be betterB)完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的的

9、A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I was a mathematics graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. Coming late to class as usual, I quickly_16 the two math problems from the blackboard, thinking they were the homework. When I sat down to 17 on them that evening, I found them to

10、 be the most 18 problems my professor had ever given us. Night after night l worked, trying first to solve one then the other with no 19 . But I kept at it. Several days later, I made a breakthrough(突破)and 20 both problems. I took the homework to class the next day. The professor told me to 21 it on

11、 his desk. It was piled so high with papers that I was afraid that my homework would get lost in the mess. 22 , I dropped it off and went on my way. Six weeks later, on a Sunday morning,1 was awakened by some loud 23 on the door.1 was a bit shocked to see it was my professor. He 24 that the two prob

12、lems on the blackboard were not homework, they were two famous outstanding problems that leading mathematicians so far had not been able to solve. He could 25 believe that in only a few days I had worked them both out. If someone had told me that they were two famous unsolved problems, I probably wo

13、uldnt have even tried to solve them. It goes to show the power of positive thinking.16. A. asked B. understood C. noticed D. copied17. A. carry B. get C. work D. decide18. A. interesting B. boring C. difficult D. meaningful19. A. problem B. way C. success D. failure20. A. did B. found C. solved D. d

14、iscovered21. A. leave B. give C. keep D. stick22. A. Hurriedly B. Excitedly C. Happily D. Unwillingly23. A. knocks B. noises C. sounds D. shouts24. A. answered B. announced C. explained D. argued25. A. surely B. hardly C. honestly D. firmly二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中，选出最佳选项

15、，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMany children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it. This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity(电)tower and turned tap water to ice. Every day Long Chuan had to walk se

16、veral kilometers to carry drinking water. “I couldnt ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I cant remember how many times I slipped(滑倒)on the hard ice,” said Long Chuan. Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough

17、 water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan. Experts(专家)say a special type of climate condition, La Nina, caused the storms. During a La Nina, the water in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)near the equator(赤道)becomes cold

18、er than usual. It changes the weather around the world. Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding in Australia, too. However, experts say that people have destroyed the environment. Global war

19、ming(全球变暖) may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often.26. What took place in Long Chuans hometown last winter? A. Earthquake. B. Flooding. C. Traffic Accident. D. Heavy snowstorms.27. During the disaster, Long Chuan _. A. had to walk to carry drinking water B. had to

20、ride a bike to school C. couldnt go to school on foot D. couldnt play with snow28. We can tell from the story that_. A. China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow B. La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms C. La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia D. the snowstorms have

21、nothing to do with global warming29. The passage tells people around the world _. A. to wear more clothes in winter B. to stop riding bikes on the hard ice C. to protect the environment D. to save water and electricity B A Solar-powered Plane - LowcarbonEarlier this month, a solar-powered(太阳能动力的) pl

22、ane called Lowcarbon took off to the sky for the first time. It has passed an important test on the way to travel around the world.Lowcarbon took off from an airport in Switzerland at 45 km an hour. It slowly rose into the sky. There has never been an airplane so big, so light, using so little energ

23、y, said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project. During the 90-minute flight, Lowcarbon did several turns. It climbs nearly l.6 km above the countryside. Engineers plan to test a night flight. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world

24、 in that plane in 2012. We want to fly it day and night with no fuel, Piccard said.Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take Lowcarbon around the world . They will make a few stops to change places and rest after a long time in the air - and to show off their aircraft. Lowcarbon flies at 70 kph o

25、n average(平均). That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. The pilots will keep it in the air for up to five days at a time. We Are One Expo Through My EyesSharing offers you more happiness. To celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, China Daily invites you to share what youve seen, heard and

26、experienced at the 6-month international event or Expo-related stories in English. Whether you are a reporter, or a tourist, wed like you to share with us your Expo experience, as seen through your eyes. So if you would like to contribute(投稿),please join us today in sharing the joy!Topic: 2010 Shang

27、hai World ExpoLanguage: English onlyLength: No more than l,000 wordsContent: Stories with photos are necessary.Duration: . May l,2010 - October 31,2010Email-box: expochinadaily, com. cnReward: In addition to the satisfaction of supporting our work, your stories will be published on China Dailys webs

28、ite; you will go in a lucky draw for a prize.30. Which of the following information about the plane Lowcarbon is NOT true? A. It can fly at 70 km an hour. B. It is solar-powered. C. It has passed a night-flight test. D. It is slower than a car.31. Lowcarbon is a special plane because _ A. its made i

29、n Switzerland B. it has travelled around the world C. it can do turns in the sky D. its big and light, but uses little energy32. The purpose of the second article is to _. A. encourage us to visit Shanghai Expo B. ask us to be volunteers for Shanghai Expo C. invite us to write stories about Shanghai

30、 Expo D, tell us to get the lucky prize of Shanghai Expo33. Your stories about the 2010 Shanghai Expo for China Daily _. A. can be in Chinese B. dont need to have photos C. must be given by post D. should be handed in by e-mailC The months are familiar to everyone. Nearly any small child can rattle

31、off the twelve months of the year. However, one important piece of knowledge is still missing: an explanation of how and why the names came into being. Every months name tells a story. January is named after Janus, a Roman god who was described as having two faces, one looking forward and one lookin

32、g back. As the god of doors, he had to watch out for friends and enemies coming from either direction. February is one of the few months not named after a person. February is a form of februare, which was a Roman festival. On that day, people begged(乞求) the gods for healthy children and enough crops

33、 in the next year. March is named after Mars, whom many people have read about as the god of war. Few people realize that at first Mars was the god of springtime. Fighters would take the winter off from fighting, resting while the weather was too bad for battle. In the spring - around March battles

34、would start again. From this time line, Mars soon became better-known as the god of war than of springtime. April is a mystery. Experts argue a lot about the origin(起源) of it. May is also named after a goddess, Maika. She was the goddess of plants because plants often begin to have flowers in May. N

35、ot every month kept the same name over the years. For example, July and August werent always known by those names. The first name for July was Quintilis, fifth month. August was at first called Sextilis, sixth month. Likewise, September, October, November, and December were the seventh, eighth, nint

36、h, and tenth months. How did July and August get their new names? July was named after Julius Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, after he was killed in 66 BC. August was named after Augustus Caesar, Julius Caesars nephew.34. The underlined phrase rattle off most probably means _. A. shake until some

37、thing drops off B. say something quickly from memory C. get rid of D. feel unhappy35. The main purpose of the passage is _. A. to explain how the months got their names B. to show why there are twelve, not just ten months C. to show how important human activities are in deciding the names of the mon

38、ths D. to suggest new names for the months36. According to the passage, which of the following months was named after a festival? A. April B. March C. February D. MayDI know what youre thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last nights leftovers in the a.m. if you want to

39、. I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐) , and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they dont have time, others think theyre saving calories, still others just dont like breakfast food. But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you re tryi

40、ng to lose weight. Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all, says Katherine Brooking, R. D., who developed the super-easy eating plan for this years SELF CHALLENGE. And even pizza can be healthy if its loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small

41、piece. Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories.Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight

42、 than those who regularly have a morning meal. So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last nights leftovers- it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find

43、if I tell myself, You can always eat it tomorrow, I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it. you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.37. The word 1eftovers in Paragraph l probably means_. A. food remaining after a meal B. things left undone C. meals made of vegetables D. pizza topped with fruit38. What can we infer from the text? A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. D. Eating v