第二學(xué)期英語期中試卷

最新版--第二學(xué)期英語期中試卷初三英語期中試卷第頁東林中學(xué)2014～2015學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期中測試初三英語考試時(shí)間：100分鐘2015.4第I卷（客觀題共50分）一、單項(xiàng)填空在A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。(本大題 共14小題，每小題1分，共14分)1. —________popularJiangNanEveningPaperis!—That’strue.Ithas________manyreadersinWuxi. A.Howa;so B.What;such C.How;so D.Whata;so2. Theprogramme“RunningMan”hasbeenhotonscreenrecently________somepopstars bringtheaudiencealotoffun. A.until B.because C.though D.unless3. —Hasyoursickpetdogbeencuredyet? —Notyet.It’sstillunder________. A.discussion B.control C.treatment D.repair4. Thedictionaryis________tomytranslation,butthatoneis________. A.greathelp;helpless B.agreathelp;ofnohelp C.important;offewimportance D.veryhelpful;ofnoanyuse5. —MustIreturnthebooknow? —I’mafraidyou________accordingtothelibraryrules.Butyoucanrenewit. A.need B.can C.haveto D.may6. Thesuspectwhowascaughtthismorningis________murderandhehasalsobeenguilty ofseveral________crimesbefore. A.chargedwith;other B.guiltyof;theother C.curiousabout;other D.knownfor;another7. ChinaDreamisagreatwaytogatherpeopletogetherand________thefastdevelopment ofourowncountry. A.tryoutfor B.fitfor C.pushfor D.cheerfor8. —Peterbelievesthepresenthissistergotismuchmorewonderfulthanhis,________? —Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside. A.didn’tshe B.isn’tit C.didn’tit D.doesn’the9. —Youarealwayssolazy!I’veneverseen________roomthanthis. —Sorry!Iwillcleanitrightaway. A.theuntidy B.anuntidier C.theuntidiest D.amoreuntidier10. —Didthecoupleappearatyourbirthdaypartyyesterday? —________.Becausetheywereattheirson’sweddingthen. A.Either B.None C.All D.Neither11.Tom’sfatherworks________thechiefengineer________abigcompany.Healways works________highstandards. A.for;as;for B.as;in;as C.as;for;to D.for;in;to12.I’mplanning________aBMW,forthesedaysthepricesofcarsaregoingdown. A.buying B.tobuy C.selling D.tosell13. —Couldyoutellme________?—“Romewasnotbuiltinaday.”Youshouldtrytogiveitenoughchancestobecome

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A.whatIcandotohaveagoodmemory B.howIcandotohaveagoodmemoryC.whyIshouldhaveagoodmemory D.howcanIhaveagoodmemory14. —DoyouthinkthatIcanwinthefinal? —________.Everyonestandsachance. A.Youneverknow B.Yougotit C.Yes,Ido D.Youbet二、完形填空先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意,然后從每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出 可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。(本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)Adaughterwasbornsick.Thedoctortoldthegirl’sfatherthatthe15wasthatshecouldn’trunover400metresatatime,oraterribleproblemmighthappentoher.Thefatherfeltreallysadaboutit.Heaskedthedoctoriftherewereany16tocureit.Thedoctorshookhishead.Howbluethefatherfelt!Butthemanstilldidn’tgiveuphis17. Hebegantopayattentiontoanynewsfromaboutthegirl’shealth.Oneday,apieceofnewsfromanewspaper18him,whichsaidifyoukeepsayingthesamewordstoapersoneverynightwhenheorsheis19,itwillhaveamagicalpower.Fromthatdayon,everynight,whenthegirlfellasleep,thefatherwouldsaytoher,“youwillbebeautifulandhealthyinthefuture.Nomatter(無論)whatyouwillbeIwillalwaysloveyou.”Thefatherkeptondoingthesamethingeverynightforover16years.Yearafteryear,magic20.Asthegirlgrewup,shebecamehealthierandhealthier.Latershe21tookpartina3000-metrecross-countryraceandwonaprize.In2014,theparentstookthegirltothedoctoragain.Thedoctorcould22believehiseyeswhenhesawthereport.Hesaiditwasa(n)23thathehadnevermetbefore. Later,thegirlsaid—WheneverIthoughtofmyfather’s24,Iwasdeeplymoved.I’llspendalltherestofmylifetogivemyfatherahappylife.Mydearfather,loveyouforever.15. A.best B.worst C.least D.latest16. A.needs B.time C.methods D.thoughts17. A.doubt B.pity C.hope D.plan18. A.discovered B.met C.arrested D.attracted19. A.sleeping B.watching C.reading D.hearing20. A.failed B.worked C.went D.died21. A.ever B.almost C.never D.even22. A.probably B.highly C.hardly D.always23 A.wonder B.waste C.accident D.problem24. A.face B.words C.cry D.shouts三、閱讀理解閱讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出 最佳選項(xiàng)。（本大題共13小題，每小題2分，共26分）ababcd28. Inwhichorderdidthestoryhappen?A.a-b-c-d B.d-b-a-c C.c-d-b-a D.d-b-c-a29. Whatdoes“Shehasaverygoodeye”mean?A.Shedoesn’tneedglasses. B.Shecanonlyseewithoneeye.C.Sheneedspeopletohelpherseethings. D.Shedoeswellindesigningthings.30. Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutopeningacompany?A.Shedoesn’tthinkitispossible. B.She’sveryinterestedintheidea.C.Shewantsthemantobeherpartner. D.Shethinksthere’sagoodchanceitwillhappen.CSpendingtwoorthreehoursplayingoutdoorseachdaycanreducethechanceofbecomingshort-sighted,aresearchshows.Itchallengesthebelief(信念)thatshort-sightednessiscausedbycomputeruse,watchingTVorreadinginweaklight.TheAustraliangovernmentresearchersbelievethatthesunlightisgoodforpeople’seyes.Theycomparedthevision(視力)andhabitsof100seven-year-oldchildreninSingaporeandAustralia.Inall,30%oftheSingaporeanchildrenwereshort-sighted—thisrate(比率)wastentimeshigherthanAustralianchildren.Bothgroupsspendasimilaramount(數(shù)量)oftimereading,watchingtelevisionandplayingcomputergames.HowevertheSingaporeanchildrenspentanaverage(平均)ofonlyhalfanhouradayoutdoors—90minuteslessthantheAustralianchildren.ProfessorIanMorgan,fromtheAustralianResearchCouncil’svisionCentre,said,“Humansarenaturallylong-sighted,butwhenpeoplebegintogotoschoolandspendlittleornotimeoutdoors,thenumberofshort-sightedpeoplegetslarger.We’realsoseeingmoreandmoreshort-sightedchildrenincitiesallaroundtheworldandthemainreasonmaybethatcitychildrenspendlesstimeoutdoors.Daylightcanbehundredsoftimesbrighterthanindoorlight.Butwhydoesplayingoutsidepreventusfrombecomingshort-sighted?Scientistsbelievethatnaturallighthasaspecialchemical(化學(xué)物質(zhì))whichstopstheeyeballfromgrowingoutofshapeandpreventspeoplefrombecomingshort-sighted.Sobeoutdoors.Itdoesn’tmatterifthattimeisspenthavingapicnicorhavingsports.31. HowmuchtimedidtheAustralianchildrenspendoutdoorsonaverageaccordingtothe research?A.30minutes. B.60minutes. C.90minutes. D.120minutes.32. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Ifpeoplespendlesstimeoutdoorstheywillcertainlybecomeshort-sighted.B.Therearefewershort-sightedSingaporeanChildrenthanAustralianchildrenbecause theyhavemoreknowledgeofprotectingtheireyesight.C.Therewillbefewerrisksofgettingshort-sightedifpeoplespendtwoorthreehoursa dayplayingoutside.D.Whenpeoplebegintogotoschooltheywillbecomelong-sighted.33. Whatisthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whynaturaldaylighthasaspecialchemical.B.Whydaylightpreventspeoplefrombecomingshort-sighted.C.Whydaylightismuchbrighterthanindoorlight.D.Whatthespecialchemicalwhichcanstopeyeballsfromgrowingoutofshapeis.DIfweareaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwrittenitinanaccount(陳述)ofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedon’thavewrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordoftheimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butitwasoftendestroyed(破壞)byfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnttowrite.Sometimes,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthosehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations(代),formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall“rememberedhistory”.Someofithasbeenwrittenhistorybecausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenhelpful.34. WhichofthefollowingideasisNOTincludedinthepassage?A.“Rememberedhistory”islessreliable(可靠的)thanwrittenhistory.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplayanimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Iftherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.35. WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause________.A.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattimeB.thepeopletherepaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyfireD.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite36. “Rememberedhistory”isconsideredasvaluableonlywhen________.A.itiswrittendown B.thereisnowrittenaccountC.itprovestoright D.peopleareinterestedinit37. Thepassagesuggests(暗示)thatwecouldhavelearntmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwe donowiftheancientpeoplehad________.A.keptarecordofeverypasteventB.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldtheexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD.mademoresongsanddances第II卷（主觀題共40分）四、詞匯運(yùn)用(本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分)根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式。1. Anyprogressofthatblindkidinhisstudyisbeyond________(贊揚(yáng)).2. Mygrandfatherhad________(服役)asanofficerinthearmyforfortyyearsbeforehe passedaway.3. We’llhaveto________(取消)theclimbingcompetitionbecauseit’srainingcatsanddogs.4. Togetawayfromthepollutedearth,humansarethinkingaboutmoving________(在某處) elseoutsideit.（B）根據(jù)句意,寫出括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式。5. Hewasrudelyrefusedbythecompany________(simple)becauseofhisuglyappearance.6. Theincreaseinexcellentteacherscanleadtothe________(raise)ofstandardsinschools.7. ThewonderfulpieceofmusicisacoupleofAfrican________(music)work.8. BillGateshasbeenthe________(wealth)personintheworldforquiteafewyears.五、動(dòng)詞填空用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。(本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分)1. Thisworkneedscloseteamwork.Nothing________(achieve)unlessweworkwell together.2. Whilewewerediscussingourfamilytravelplanthatday,Fathersuggested________(visit) Hawaii—somebeautifulislandswhichlieinPacificOcean.3. —Ihavealreadydecidednottostudyabroad.—Really?Ithoughtyou________(notgive)upthechanceforever.4. It’sbelievedthatpollution________(remain)oneofthebiggestproblemsforChinese government.5. WesupposethatneitherLucynorhertwinsister________(see)theHollywoodfilm “Cinderella”sofar.6. —Judyistoonervoustoexpressherself.—Don’tworry!Look!MissZhangissayingafewwords________(encourage)her.7. Thegeographyteachersaidthatnearlythreequartersoftheearth________(cover)withwater.8. ThehouseinwhichtheNobelPrizewinner________(live)asachildisnowamuseum.六、任務(wù)型閱讀根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格中所缺信息，在答題卷上相應(yīng)的橫線上填寫答案，每空限填一個(gè)單詞。（本大題共5空，每空1分，共5分）EverytimeweturnontheTVortakearideinacar,wecouldbeaddingtoaproblemcalledacidrain(酸雨).Inthisarticle,we’lllearnsomethingimportantaboutacidrain.TheformationofacidrainWhenpeopleusefuels(燃料),suchascoalandgasoline(汽油),poisonousgasesaregivenoff.Whenthesegasescometogetherwithrain,acidrainforms.Manypowerstationsburnfuelsinordertocreatetheelectricity(電)thatweuseinourhomesandofficeseveryday.Carsandtrucksalsosendthesegasesintotheairwhentheyburngasoline.Whenrainmeetsthesegases,harmfulthingscalledacidsform.Thisisacidrain.TheharmofacidrainAcidraindestroyseverythingthatittouches.Itpoisonsourrivers,pondsandlakesandoceansalongwiththelifeinthem.Itpollutesoursoilsandcrops,harmtrees,andcanevenkillfishandplants.Acidrainalsoeatsawayatourbuildings.ThepreventionofacidrainWeneedtoreduceandevenstopthepollutionthatgetsintoourair.Turnofflights,televisionsandotherelectricalappliances(電器)ifwearenotusingthem.Walkandtakeabikewheneverpossible.Ifwearetravellingalongdistance,takeabusortraintosavefuel.Asresearchshows,acidrainharmsourenvironment.Butpeopleeverywherecantakesmallstepsnowtohelpprotectourenvironmentforfuturegenerations.Wheneverweuseelectricityordriveourcarswemayaddsomethingbadtotheairaroundus.Andevenworse,wemaycauseaterribleproblem—acidrain.TheformationofacidrainWhenfuels,suchascoalandgasolineareburnt,harmfulgasesaresentintotheair.Whenthesegases1withrain,acidrainforms.TheharmofacidrainAcidrainisgreatly2totheenvironment.Itmakesourrivers,pondsandlakesandoceansdirtyand3thedeathoffishandplants.Anditcancorrode(腐蝕)thebuildingswelivein.ThepreventionofacidrainTryingtopreventthepollutionthatgetsintotheairis4.Keeptheelectricalappliancesoffwhiletheyarenotinuse.Wecanalso