初三第二学期英语月考试题

1、初三年级第二学期统练九 年 级 英 语 20104听力理解（共24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 ）1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 3. A. B. C. 4. A. B. C. 二、听对话或独白，选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。 （共12分，每小题1分）请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。5. Where are the two speakers?A. In a fruit shop. B. In a clothes store.C. In a school library.6. How much will the man

2、pay?A. $113.B. $130.C. $238.请听一段对话，完成第7至第8小题。7. What does the girl tell the boy to do?A. Search the keys in the schoolbag.B. Go to the playground to look for the keys.C. Ask the others for help.8. Where are the keys?A. On the playground.B. In the room.C. At the door.请听一段对话，完成第9至第10小题。9. What is the

3、probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient.B. Classmates.C. Teacher and student.10. Where did the boy have a pain?A. In his eyes.B. In his arms.C. In his mouth.请听一段对话，完成第11至第13小题。11. What is Simons book about? A. Traveling in China. B. Big Cities of the World C. Shanghai Today.

4、12. Why do many foreigners like to live in Shanghai?A. Because its large and busy. B. Because it looks like a western city.C. Because there are many tall buildings there.13. What are they mainly talking about? A. Shanghai B. Britain C. China请听一段独白，完成第14至第16小题。14. How long will the English lessons la

5、st every morning? A. One hour.B. Two hours. C. Three hours.15. What can the students have for lunch?A. Fast food.B. Special food.C. Traditional food. 16. What can we infer from the passage? A. The students will get the result of the examination in three weeks. B. Cars in Spain drive on the right.C.

6、Only English is spoken during the daytime. 三、听独白，记录关键信息。独白读两遍。（共8分，每小题2分）请根据所听到的内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在下面的表格中。American Shoe FairDate 17. _ 3rdTime 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Address 18. _ Bruce Street, New YorkProducts on exhibitionshoes, 19. _, toolsParticipants more than 150 companiesFee20. _Email serviceamerica

7、语言知识运用（共27分）四、单项填空。（共15分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Their English teacher often tells _ to do more reading after class.A. they B. them C. their D. theirs22. -When did you begin to learn Chinese? - _2005. I have learned Chinese since I came to China. A. On B. At C. In

8、D. To23. -Hi, Lucy. Did you go to the cinema last night?-Yes. We _ a great time there.A. have B. had C. will haveD. are having 24. -I phoned you an hour ago, _ nobody answered. -Sorry. I was doing some washing at that time.A. or B. and C. so D. but25. -Excuse me. _ I ask you some questions? -Certain

9、ly. Go ahead, please. A. ShouldB. NeedC. MustD. May26. -Where is my brother, mum? -He _ to the book store. He will be back soon.A. is goingB. has goneC. has beenD. will go27. -_sweater is this? Is it Johns?-I dont think so. Its too big for him.A. Which B. What C. Whose D. Who28. If you see the sad m

10、ovie, it will make you _.A. cry B. to cry C. crying D. cried29. -This is one of _ books Ive ever read. -I agree with you. A. good B. better C. best D. the best30. - Wherere the children, Sam? - Oh, they basketball on the playground.A. play B. playedC. are playing D. have played31.- If Jack phones me

11、 when Im out, please ask him _ a message. - All right.A. to leave B. left C. leaving D. leave 32. -Could you help me to take the dog for a walk tomorrow? -I will if I _ time.A. hadB. haveC. will haveD. am having 33. After taking a shower, we often dry our bodies with _. A. towels B. cameras C. shamp

12、oos D. bathing suits34. The Great Wall has a long history. It _ more than 2000 years ago.A. builds B. built C. was built D. be built35. -Did Mr. Bower tell you last year? - No, he didnt.A. where does he workB. where he worksC. where did he workD. where he worked五、完形填空。（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文

13、后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。My family moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like it does today. We live on a corner and the yard is surrounded by a rock wall. We call this area our “rock garden”.Last summer, I found a tiny little 36 in t

14、he yard that I could not immediately tell. I knew I didnt plant it. We decided to let it continue growing until we could 37 what it was. Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 38 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to treat it with care and 39 the weeds(杂草) around it. As I pulled

15、rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflowers had not 40 where I saw the stalk (茎) began. It 41 had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the 42 .Thats when I 43 that if a tiny little sunflower didnt let a big rock stand in its way of de

16、veloping, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. 44 our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can gain the same nutrient as well. 45 , we need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the abilities in 46 our desires. Like the sunflower, it kne

17、w it had the ability to get over the obstacle because it trusted in the common truth and had faith that it would succeed.Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you. You will find a way to go under or 47 your big obstacle in order

18、to reach your desires.1,3,536AseedBanimalCplantDrock37Awatch outBwork outCgive outDfigure out38AweakBmysteriousClonelyDpopular39AremovedBrefusedCreturnedDreused40AhappenedBstartedCgrownDappeared41AaimlesslyBnaturallyCespeciallyDactually42AairBtopCsunDwall43ArealizedBdoubtedCexpectedDnoticed44AAlthou

19、ghBSinceCUnlessDOnce45AFirstBGenerallyCSimplyDFinally46AsettingBcontrollingCachievingDdirecting47AbeneathBoverCaboveDaround阅读理解 （共44分）六、阅读短文选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分） 阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(A)Yesterday Mark read a letter from World Travel Service. Then he finished the information pa

20、per below on the right. 48. How long will Marks trip last? A .Four months B. Two months. C. About a year. D. Four weeks.49. Why can Mark go to another country? A. Because he has to visit his parents. B. Because he has won a free trip.C. Because he has a lot of money. D. Because he will go to study t

21、here. 50. What must Mark do after the trip?A. He must give a speech about the trip.B. He must write a thank-you letter to the World Travel Service. C. He must write a report about the trip. D. He must pay a little money for the trip. 51. Which of the following things cant Mark choose? A. Which count

22、ry he will go to. B. What language he will study.C. What sports he will do. D. What kind of food he will enjoy. (B)I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and

23、soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change. It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was shor

24、t after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “ It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy tha

25、t I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with t

26、he same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didnt need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didnt even get a chance to give anything!” I smiled at her and said, “You

27、did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to gi

28、ve, doesnt it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!” 52. Why did the boy want to buy some rather strange clothes?A. Because he wanted to send them to his sister.B. Because he would go to a birthday party.C. Because he enjoyed wearing strange clothes.D. Because he was going to a kindergarten party.53. When

29、 all the shoppers around knew the boy didnt have enough money, _.A. they paid half of it. B. they gave all their money.C. they were all willing to help the boy. D. they didnt give anything.54. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Love and Goodness. B. Help and Patience.C. Friendship and Honesty. D

30、. Love and Patience. (C)All teenagers have mixed feelings about their families. There are times when boys and girls feel that they could manage very well if their parents would leave them alone. At other times, young people feel uncertain and inexperienced and confused. They wish their parents would

31、 take over and tell them what to do. Many conflicts(矛盾) with parents come up over social relationships. Teenagers are often so eager to belong to a group that they do not always use good judgment in making dates. Then their parents have to step in and help them by keeping some control over their act

32、ivities. This is especially true when matters of health and safety are concerned. But when boys and girls show signs of greater maturity and sounder judgment, parents usually have more confidence in them and allow them to make more decisions and choices. Family chores and responsibilities are other

33、common causes of conflict. Teenagers are very much involved with their own interests, and they are apt to forget that as members of the family group they have certain obligations (义务). At times they feel they are being nagged at about everything. Their rooms are untidy, their clothes are not neat, t

34、hey sleep too late, they talk on the phone too much, they go to bed too late, they are careless with money, or they do not allow enough time for homework. At times teenagers feel upset with criticism. But at other times they may sense that all their parents comments are really signs of loving and ca

35、ring.55. Why do parents have to step in and have some control over teenagers social relationships? A. Because they dont allow their kids to have conflicts. B. Because teenagers never learn to make good judgment. C. Because they are never willing to let go of their teenage kids. D. Because teenagers

36、may not be smart enough in making dates.56. The underlined phrase “are apt to” (in Para 3) is closest in meaning to _.A. are unlikely to B. tend to C. are eager to D. never fail to57. The passage is mainly about _.A. physical and mental growth of teenagers B. the complex feelings of teenagersC. teen

37、agers confidence in themselves D. the causes of teenage uncertainty (D)Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree or diploma course could find a good job quite easily. Companies toured the universities, competing with each other to persuade graduates to join th

38、em. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs. Most job organizations have provided three stages for graduates to follow in the process of achieving a suitable job: recognizing abilities, matching these to available c

39、hances and presenting them well to future employers.Job seekers have to make a careful judgment of their abilities. One area of judgment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values

40、and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, confidence, leadership and caring for others. An honest judgment of personal interests and abilities such as creative or scientific skills, or skills developed from work experience, should also be given careful thought

41、.The second stage is to study the chances available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates can study available job chances and information in newspaper or they can visit a job office, write to possible employer

42、s for information or get in touch with friends or relatives who may already be holding a particular profession. After studying all the various choices, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various jobs.Good personal presentation is necessary in the search for a good job.

43、 Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors. Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if possible. They should try to bala

44、nce their own abilities with the employer s needs, explain why they are interested in a job with the particular company and try to show that they already know something about the company and its activities.When graduates are asked to attend for interview, they should prepare properly. By finding out

45、 all they can about the would-be employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also obviously important. Interviewees should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about. This is much better than pret

46、ending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer. There will always be good job chances for people with ability, skills and determination; the secret to achieving a good job is to be one of them.58. Which of the following does NOT the author suggest?A. Graduates have to take part in c

47、ompetitions to achieve a good job.B. Get information about a number of jobs before making comparisons.C. It is better for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understand.D. Examine the jobs available and how these will be affected in the future.59. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To te

48、ll us where to find a good job. B. To try to persuade us to find a good job.C. To tell us of the way to find a good job.D. To tell us the process of finding a good job.60. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.Determined, skilled and able people can easily find a good job.B.The secret to a goo

49、d job is to have skills, determination or ability.C.People with the right qualities should always be able to find a good job.D.Graduates should develop at least one of these areas to find a suitable job.七、阅读短文还原句子。（共8分，每小题2分）Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was t

50、he early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. _61_. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldnt talk with anyone about my problems.Then one day, my classmates talked happily wi

51、th their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didnt know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. _62_.Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. _63_ I started to talk with ot

52、her students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now._64_ It doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alon

53、e. Smile at the world and it will smile back.A. A. One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldnt remember smiling at me!B. Smile is the most beautiful thing I have met.C. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.D. He looked at me, with a smile. E. That smile changed my life. 八、阅读短文回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）To a growing number of US students in China, study in the ancient country is no longer just a culture experience; it has become an important part of their future professional careers.Sam Gor, a 26-year-old student from Santa Clara, a county n