上宝中学2017学年第二学期初三英语月考测试卷

1、上宝中学2017学年第二学期初三英语月考测试卷. Choose the best answer.（20）26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others? A. The construction industry is no longer as depressed as it was B. The reason for these forces cannot be ignored C. He was not displeased at the way he had hand

2、led the meeting D. They dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness27. He had a terrible sense of humor and could be very amazing. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence? A. /terefik/ B. /tirefik/ C. /tirifik/ D. /terifik/28. We ought to be focusing on discou

3、raging kids from smoking. The underlined part doesnt mean _. A. preventing kids from smoking B. keeping kids from smoking C. stopping kids from smoking D. keeping kids smoking29. Economic recovery is just around the corner. The underlined part means _. A. likely to happen soon B. between two walls C

4、. finished D. at the corner30. Clients were _ believing their money was being invested. A. tricked B. tricked into C. tricking D. tricking into31. _ are used in the kitchen? A. How many eqipments B. How many pieces of equipment C. How much eqipment D. How many pieces of equipments32. We arranged to

5、meet at the cinema at a quarter to five. Its five Oclock, but they havent _ yet. A. turned in B. turned down C. turned out D. turned up33. They are _ twice daily radio contact with the rebel leader. A. Over B. in C. on D. from34. Which of the following is wrong? A. Tom pretended to add a bit more on

6、 the right place. B. When he heard the bad news, he said nothing with a calm look on his face and worry in his heart. C. The table in the corner has already been reserved. D. He was surprised at the unexpected guests arrival.35. Mr Calder tried to leave the shop but the police officer _ his path. A.

7、 covered B. blocked C. moved D. protected36. The _ is just around the corner and you wont miss it. A. shoes shop B. shoe shop C. shoes shop D. shoes shop37. There arent enough peaches, I cant Kingdom give you two _. A. every B. both C. each D. either38. The artist from _ United lived in _ Fifth Aven

8、ue in _ 1930s. A. /,the,/ B. the, the, the C. the, the, / D. the, /, the39. John has given us _. A. a large number of help B. many helps C. a great help D. large quantities of helps40. A poet and scientist _ a lecture right now in the studio. A. are giving B. is giving C. has been given D. had given

9、41. Chinese timber traders imported more than 200million _ worth of hardwood from Brazil in just a few months. A. dollar B. of dollars C. dollars D. dollars of42. One of the most important questions they had to consider was _ of public health. A. what B. this C. that D. which43. Three months later t

10、hat country explored a nuclear device joining the club of _ known nuclear states. A. other seven B. seven other C. another seven D. seven more44. A: Where is peter? B: He is at _. A. Mr Greens B. MR Green C. The Mr Green D. The Greens45. A:_ B: Thank you very much. I will _. A. congratulations B. be

11、st wishes C. Please say hello to your family D. What a good wish to you. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.（8分）A. takes B. winner C. really D. plans E. killed Eric Chen, a 17-year-old student from California, U.S.A., was the big _46_ of t

12、his years Google Science Fair（谷歌科学挑战赛）. He introduced a new medicine to fight against the spread of flu viruses. Flu viruses, such as H7N9 pose a great threat to the world and have already _47_ millions of people.“I felt like this was a _48_ urgent problem and I thought, Why cant I find a new anti-f

13、lu medicine?”Chen said. Then he started his research and wowed the judges of the Google Science Fair. As the winner, Chen got a $50,000 scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos Islands（加拉帕哥斯群岛）. He _49_ to use part of the money to develop a more powerful flu medicine.“I really like doing research,”Ch

14、en said.“Im doing work that will make the world a better place.”A. beautiful B. mountain C. above D. under E. safeIf your dream is to live and work in rooms with amazing views, the office on the Alps must be your choice. The little hut, sitting 7,000 feet _50_ the ground. Is on a mountain of the Alp

15、s in Switzerland, It was built to house the operator of a chairlift on the _51_. Though in a high place, the office is a _52_ place to work. Whats more, the office is quite small for it hold one person in it. The office, with its special location, provides a good place to enjoy the view of the Alps.

16、 However, the hut itself is also a _53_ attraction. When fog surrounds the mountains, the hut seems as if it is floating in the air. How amazing!. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.（8分）54. It was a very frighting experience and they were very _（courage）55. I found the

17、 whole experience very _.（depress）56. _ of a law does not excuse a man for violating it.（ignore）57. They let me have these chillies for _.（freedom）58. Theres been a huge increase in the number of _ on Londons streets.（beg）59. He is young and _, but please do not count that against him.（experience）60

18、. He had always wanted an _ life in the tropics.（adventure）61. The whole house could do with a fresh coat of _.（unpainted）. Rewrite the following sentences as required（14分）62. They continued talking after the meal.（保持句意不变） They _ _ talking after the meal.63. Its cold outside. Let these children in.（

19、改反义疑问句） Its cold outside. Let these children in, _?64. They offered him a very good job but he turned it down.（保持句意） They _ a very good job for him but he _it.65. They lay more emphasis on the grammer points in class.（改为被动语态） More emphasis _ _ by them on the grammer points in class.66. The kids at s

20、chool always laughed at Jills clothes.（保持句意不变） The kids at school always _ _ of Jills clothes.67. out, in, almost, suddenly, of, front, my, he, when, jumped, me, I, appeared, skin, of_. Reading and ComprehensionA. Choose the best answer（12）As we all know, the Paralympics are competitions for athlete

21、s with disabilities. They take place every four years after the Olympics and in the same locations, which is Sochi（索契）, Russia, this year.Some athlets who take part in the Paralympics have lost limbs（手和脚）due to illness or injury, and others have poor vision. Paralypmpics athletes may also be affecte

22、d by several other disabilities such as muscle or mental issues. Thats why three of the Paralymics five sports are divided into standing, sitting, and vision-challenged categories.Standing events can look so much like their Olympic versions that many people dont know theyre watching a paralymic even

23、t. For the other two categories, special sit skis are used for sitting events, and guides lead vision-challenged athletes. Iced sledge hockey（雪橇冰球）and wheelchair curling（轮椅冰壶）are only open to athletes with lower-body disabilities. One of the athletes to watch at the Sochi Paralympics will be 19-year

24、-old Mark Arendz. Growing up in Canada, Mark learned to ski at the age of five, Unfortunately, he lost his left arm while using some farm machinery two years later. After that, he begin to ski in competitions using special equipment. In recent years, he has won numerous medals in international event

25、s.At school, Mark will compete in mens cross country skiing and biathlon（滑雪两项）races. Cross country and biathlon are similar in that they are both involve skiing routes of various lengths. In mens biathlon, each athletes is also carrying a rifle. During the race, he must stop several times and shoot

26、at a target. If he missed, some time is added to his overall race time. Therefore, biathlon tests both an athletes skiing ability and shooting accuracy.68. At the beginning of the article, the author tells us _. A. how much the Paralymics Games cost to hold. B. how often the Paralymics games take pl

27、ace. C. how Russia has prepared for the Paralymics Games. D. how many athletes take part in the Paralymics Games this year.69. The Paralymics are competitions for athletes with disabilities expect those who _. A. have lost limbs because of injury B. are poor in eyesight C. have mental issues D. are

28、very poor in healthy wheelchair70. A vision-challenged athletes has _ during an event. A. A large map B. special sit skis C. a wheelchair D. Person leading the way71. Only those who lack _ can enter for ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling. A. a foot B. a hand C. an arm D. an eye72. Which of the

29、 following statements about Mark Arendz is True? A. Unfortunately, Mark lost his right arm in an accident at the age of seven. B. Mark learned how to ski with special equipment when he was five. C. Growing up in Canada, Mark will be 19years old this year. D. Though physically-challenged, Mark has st

30、ill won medals in many events.73. What is the best title of the passage? A. Mark Arendz, the Best Athlete B. Athletes with Disabilities C. The 2014 Paralymics Games D. Different Categories in SportsB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（12） Anxiety disordersdefined by extreme fe

31、ar, restlessness, and muscle tension-are carefully considering, disabling, and can increasethe risk for _74_ and self-murder. They are some of the most common mental health conditions around the world, affecting around four out of every 100 people and costing the health care system and job employers

32、 over US $42billion each year. People with anxiety are more likely to miss days from work and are less productive. Young people with anxiety are also less likely to enter school and complete it-leading to fewer life _75_. Even though this evidence points to anxiety disorders as being important menta

33、l health issues, insufficient _76_ is being given to them by researchers, clinicians, and policy makers. My team and I at the University of Cambridge wanted to find out who is most affected by anxiety disorders. To do this, we conducted a systematic _77_ of studies that reported on the proportion of

34、 people with anxiety in a variety of contexts around the world, used accurate methods to keep the highest quality studies. Our results showed women are almost twice as likely to suffer from anxiety as men, and people living in Europe and North America are disproportionately affected. So why are wome

35、n more probable? It could be because of differences in brain chemistry and hormone(荷尔蒙)variations. Reproductive events across a womans life are associated with hormonal changes, which have been linked to anxiety. The rise in oestrogens(雌激素) that occurs during pregnancy can _78_ the risk for uncontro

36、llable disorder. This is characterized by disturbing and repetitive thoughts, impulses and addictions that are upsetting and less effective. But in addition to biological mechanisms, women and men seem to experience and react to events in their life _79_. Women when faced with stressful situations,

37、women and men which can increase their anxiety. Also, when faced with stressful situations ,women and men tend to use different coping strategies. Women faced with life stressors are more likely to think about them seriously, which can increase their anxiety, while men engage more in active, problem

38、-focused coping.74. A. symptom B. depression C. misery D. frightening75. A. adventures B. insurances C. chances D. programs76. A. conclusion B. attention C. solution D. contribution77. A. ignorance B. outlook C. discovery D. review78. A. challenge B. decline C. eliminate D. increase79. A. equally B.

39、 similarly C. differently D. terriblyC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words（14） That experiences influence future behavior is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. Learning could not occur without the function popularly named m_80_.

40、 Constant practice has such an effect on memory as to lead to skillful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to reading and understanding these words. So called intelligent behavior demands memory, remembering being a p_81_ requirement for reasoning. The ability to solve any pr

41、oblem or even to r_82_ that a problem exists depends on memory. Typically, the decision to cross a street is based on remembering many e_83_ experiences. Practice(or review) tends to b_84_ and maintain memory for a task or for any learned material. Over a period of no practice what has been learned

42、lends to be forgotten; and the adaptive consequences may not seem obvious. Yet, dramatic instances of sudden forgetting can be seen to be adaptive. In this sense, the ability to forget can be interpreted to have survived through a p_85_ of natural selection in animals. Indeed, when ones memory of an

43、 emotionally painful experience leads to s_86_ anxiety, forgetting may produce relief. Nevertheless, an evolutionary interpretation might. Make it difficult to understand how the commonly gradual process of forgetting Survived natural selection.D. Answer the questions（12）Pompeii（庞培） In AD 79, Pompei

44、i was a large city by the sea about 150 kilometres south of Rome. Ten kilometres to the north of Pompeii there was the beautiful and peaceful mountain. Mount Vesuvius（维苏威火山）。24 August was a holiday. At noon, happy crowd filled the streets. Markets and restaurants are full. Suddenly, there are a huge

45、 explosion. Fire was coming out of Mount Vesuvius. The peaceful green mountain had become a terrible volcano. A huge cloud of ash, small stones, rocks and thick smoke rose high into the sky. A strong wind blew the night. People towards Pompei. Day became night. People were very scare. Not many of th

46、em could escape. Thousands of people were killed as they could not breathe because of all the smoke and ash. The eruption continued for days. The whole town was buried in ash over 17metres deep. It was not until the eighteenth century that people began to dig down and discover what was left of this

47、once great city. Because the explosion was so sudden, we can still see a lot of the old town of Pumpeii. We have a very good picture of daily life was like in Roman city nearly two thousand years ago. We can now see houses and streets. Public bath house and outside theatres just the way they were. W

48、e can also examine in museums many everyday objects-shoes, jewellery, bowls, and even food-kept safe in the hard ash. On the walls of many houses we can not only see beautiful paintings, but also read many personal messages written by ordinary people. One message says, Publius(普布利乌斯)gives us good bread. A schoolboy complains about fighting at school. A girl says the man who wants to marry her is too urgly. One humorous writer says,Every