1、初三英语第一学期期末测试卷（问卷） （时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分） I. 听力部分（20 分） 一、听对话回答问题（共 5 小题，计 10 分） 听下面一段对话，回答第 1 和第 2 两个小题。 1. What does the man speaker prefer? A. American songs. B. Light music. C. Popular music. 2. Which of the following does the man speaker like most? A. Books. B. Plays. C. Films. 听下面一段对话，回答第 3 至第 5
2、三个小题。 3. How did Mrs King leave her home that morning? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike. 4. Where was Mrs King at 8:30 that morning? A. In her office. B. At the station. C. At home. 5. Whom is Mrs King speaking to? A. To a policeman. B. To her husband. C. To her passenger. 二、听独白回答问题（共 5 小题，计 10 分）
3、听下面一段独白，在表格中所列各楼层能买到的商品后面方框中打()。然后你会看 到 5 个问题和相关选项，请从每个问题 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Shopping Centre 6. Where should you go if you want to buy a jacket for your brother? A. To the third floor. B. To the second floor. C. To the first floor. 7. Which of the following can you buy on the second floor? A. A fr
4、idge. B. An English textbook. C. A baseball glove. 8. Why does the speaker ask the travellers to close the windows of the bus? A.They will stay in the centre for an hour. B. They will leave something in the bus. C. The bus will wait for them outside the centre. 9. When are the travellers going to ge
5、t to the shopping centre? A. At about 1:00 p.m. B. At about 2:00 p.m. C. At about 3:00 p.m. 10. Where do you think the speaker is speaking? A. On a bus. B. At a bus stop. C. In the shopping centre. II. 笔试部分（100 分） 三、单项填空（共 15 小题，计 15 分） 从 A、B、C 、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 11. Jim Brown, _ 80-year-old
6、man, ever taught in _ school thirty years ago. A. a; the B. the; / C. an; the D. /; the The 3 rd floor magazines socks computers shirts The 2nd floor sports goods books in English coffee The 1 st floor Chinese dictionaries beer cakes cameras 12. Do you like this blue skirt of _? Yes, very much. Ill
7、ask Mother to buy _ for me. A. hers; one B. her; another C. hers; it D. her; the other 13. The new road is much _ than before. Eight cars can pass it at the same time now. A. larger B. farther C. wider D. longer 14. Ive got an “A” in the English test, Mom. Thats a good _. Youll surely win a second,
8、Im sure. A. result B. mark C. news D. start 15. _ I take a bus to the Great Hall of the People? No, its only about five minutes walk, I guess. A. Would B. Should C. Could D. Might 16. Do more speaking, I think, _ youll be good at spoken English. A. so B. or C. but D. and 17. Well make a trip to Hain
9、an Island next weekend. Will you go with us? No, I cant _ it at present. A. afford B. receive C. offer D. allow 18. Ill tell you her telephone number _ you can call her if you need any help. A. unless B. although C. while D. so that 19. They never knew what would happen _ the world _ a hundred years
10、. A. for; in B. to; in C. in; after D. over; for 20. Do you still remember _when she was three years old? Yes, she had a round face with two big eyes. A. how did she look B. what she liked C. how she was like D. what she looked like 21. How many people will come to Beijing for the Olympic Games in 2
11、008? Its hard to say. _ people, I should say. A. Million of B. Millions of C. Two millions D. Two millions of 22. You have to be 18 years old before you _ to drive a car. A. will allow B. allow C. will be allowed D. are allowed 23. Have you finished _ your composition? Not yet. But Ill try _ it befo
12、re five oclock this afternoon. A. writing; to finish B. writing; finishing C. to write; to finish D. to write; finishing 24. His father left his home village for a southern city and _ there ever since. A. worked B. is working C. has worked D. was working 25. Do you often visit your grandparents in t
13、he country? Mmm _, Im afraid. I usually phone them. A. more or less B. sooner or later C. now and then D. here and there 四、完形填空（共 15 小题，计 15 分） 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Mike Graham liked doing unusual things by the age of five. One summer day when his three elder cousins 26 to a swimming
14、pool, Mike was left to play by himself at home 27 he could not swim yet. When Mike raised(抬起) the door to his grandmothers cellar(地下室) he had a(n) 28 of making his own swimming pool. Here, right in front of him, was a 29 , deep, and square hole, with steps leading down 30 like a swimming pool withou
15、t water! Mike quickly went to 31 . He poured water into the cellar. After about an hour, the water had 32 the first four steps up from the cellar. Then he went into the 33 and changed into his swimming trunks(游泳裤). Mike went 34 the kitchen and past his grandmother, who 35 what he was doing. “Go swim
16、ming,” Mike answered. 36 , however, Mikes grandmother 37 him outside. When she saw her cellar full of water, she shouted, “What have you done, Mike? You could have drowned(淹)!” She rushed Mike into the house and 38 his mother at once. By the time Mikes mother got home, the cousins had returned from
17、the 39 and were busy getting water out of the cellar. Today, whenever Mike sees his cousins, they all laugh and say, “Hey, Mike! 40 any cellars lately?” 26. A. went back B. went about C. went through D. went off 27. A. though B. because C. unless D. while 28. A. idea B. advice C. plan D. chance 29.
18、A. pleasant B. comfortable C. beautiful D. wonderful 30. A. mostly B. nearly C. exactly D. usually 31. A. dig B. swim C. play D. work 32. A. washed B. covered C. hidden D. appeared 33. A. house B. garden C. kitchen D. cellar 34. A. into B. through C. over D. towards 35. A. wondered B. thought C. ask
19、ed D. noticed 36. A. Generally B. Happily C. Fortunately D. Unluckily 37. A. followed B. allowed C. took D. saw 38. A. talked with B. looked for C. called up D. found out 39. A. school B. supermarket C. park D. pool 40. A. Found B. Drowned C. Built D. Repaired 五、阅读理解（共 15 小题，计 30 分） 第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给
20、的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。 A Becky enjoyed listening to the gossip(流言) at the water fountain and then passed it to others. Sometimes people got a little hurt. Linda decided to teach Becky a lesson. After the second class, Linda was at the water fountain. As she took a drink, Rose passed by. “Whats the
21、 matter?” she asked her. Linda said, “Nothing much. Today is sure an interesting day. But its not for Becky.” “What do you mean? What happened?” Rose asked. Linda said sadly, “I heard that Becky got below A in her maths exam. You know her parents want her to get straight As. I think theyll keep her
22、at home for a whole week to study.” Before Rose could ask anything else, Linda went away. Rose caught up with Emily. “Did you hear,” she asked, not waiting for her to answer, “Becky failed in her maths exam and her parents will keep her at home for a whole month?” Emily looked at her in surprise, “B
23、ut Becky is a straight A student. This is terrible. Dont tell anybody else, and I wont, either.” At lunch time, the gossip was flying fast. Tim asked Bob, “Did you hear about poor Becky? She failed in maths, and her parents are going to get her a tutor.” By three oclock in the afternoon, everyone kn
24、ew it. All day Becky had a strange feeling. People were looking at her. Then she asked Andy what was going on. Andy said, “I dont know who found it out, but we are really sorry. Everyone knows you failed in all your subjects and your parents are going to take you out of school.” In a moment most of
25、her friends were around Becky. They asked if there was anything they could do. “How did this gossip start?” Becky shouted angrily, “Look, I got an A in my maths exam. Who would start a terrible gossip like this?” Nobody seemed to know, but they did know that it began at the water fountain. 41. Becky
26、 got to know the gossip from _. A. Emily B. Linda C. Andy D. Bob 42. When she heard the gossip about her, Becky felt _. A. sorry B. angry C. painful D. nervous 43.Which of the following is true about Becky according to(根据) the story? A. She was taken out of school at last. B. She had hardly any frie
27、nds at school. C. She studied all the subjects well except maths. D. She didnt fail the maths exam. 44. What does the underlined word “it” in the sixth paragraph refer to(指的是)? A. The terrible gossip. B. The afternoon time. C. The strange feeling. D. The maths exam. 45. In writing this story, the wr
28、iter wants to tell us that _. A. people should pay no attention to gossip B. people should not pass any gossip C. gossip can hurt a lot of people sometimes D. people shouldnt believe all the gossip B Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson dif
29、ferent from her classmates is her age73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years. When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didnt think that a country girl
30、 should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of four children instead of going to college. Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were gr
31、own, she tried again. She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to prevent from getting stiff. At the beginning of a class in usin
32、g the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims(目标) were. 46. Mrs Hanson couldnt go to college soon after she graduated from high school because _. A. she hadnt got enough money B. she was a girl
33、 from the country C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money D. the banker thought she should raise a family of four children 47. The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because _. A. she had got an excellent result in the exam B. she was good at telling funny stories C. they wanted
34、to get her help in their studies D. they were deeply moved by her spirit 48. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “stiff”? A. 不熟练 B. 不熟悉 C. 不灵活 D. 不习惯 49. From the passage we can know that Mrs Hanson _. A. cares for study very much B. likes to borrow money from a bank C. never misses a
35、 chance to talk D. tries to save money for her family 50. In which order(顺序) did Mrs Hanson do the following things? a. She began her studies at college. b. She finished high school. c. She got married and gave birth of nine children. d. She had her 73rd birthday. e. She went to the bank to borrow m
36、oney. A. a, c, b, e, d B. b, e, c, a, d C. b, c, e, d, a D. e, d, a, c, b 第二节：Thomas, Malanie, Arthur, Darrel 和 David 正计划浏览一个网站，你可以在 51 至 55 题中了解他们各自的要求，再阅读下面 A、B、C、 D、E5 个网站(website)的介绍， 然后选出符合各人要求的最佳选项。 51. Thomas is a student from Japan, studying in Eastland High School. He has some problems with
37、 some English words and expressions. So he turns to some proper website for help. 52. Melanie is a high school student and dreams of learning some hot technology news by reading some books in this field during the coming winter vacation. She wants to know where to get such books. 53. Arthur is a you
38、ng school teacher and wants to take a long journey to Germany with his family by air. He hopes to get low-priced airline tickets and deeply discounted(打折) hotel rooms. In order to do this, he draws his attention to the websites. 54. Darrels father is a successful businessman. He is excited about his
39、 fathers job and decides to follow him. So hed like to make good use of time in the winter holiday to learn some practical business English. How can he find a place where his dream can come true? 55. David is a student of English coming from Africa and used to have many difficulty in his English stu
40、dy. He decided that he would get some free English learning materials(材料) to read and with the help of his friends, he wanted to find a website for his purpose(目的). A This site is to help ESL/EFL learners develop speaking skills(技能). At this site you can lesten to native speakers talk about all kind
41、s of topics; learn useful idioms; learn common words and expressions; test your vocabulary skills in everyday English and so on. B Our website offers you a special place to study English. The classes are smallnever more than 6 students. The friendly, highly qualified teachers are always ready to hel
42、p. We have programs such as Day and Evening Classes, and Business English Training for the workplace. C This website provides hundreds of pages of free English learning materials organized at different levels from low beginners to high beginners, low intermediate(中级), high intermediate, and advanced
43、. No matter which English level you are at, youll find something for you here. D Our website always gets deep discounts on airline tickets, hotel rooms saving up to 70%, cheap vacation package at special rates and so on. We decide these special discounts from our travel partners, then pass these sav
44、ing on to you. See what you could be saving with us! Live large, travel cheap. E Whether you are looking for a mystery, romance, Developers Tools, or Hot Technologies, our site always has a full list for you. Kick Book Sets: For Kids and Teens, For Men, For Teachers and so on. You will get what you
45、need with great content. Welcome to our website! 六、词语填空（共 15 小题，计 15 分） 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次） 。 week plan floor for start every about recycle and they know when throw but clean When I started middle school in New York, I never cared about rubbish. I didnt care where it went. Two year
46、s ago, though, I 56 changing my attitude(态度). One day I was walking in the school yard 57 I saw my classmates 58 their waste paper, and cola bottles onto the floor. It turned the 59 into a land of rubbish. I decided to do something 60 it. I spent hours picking up the rubbish. I became 61 as the “rub
47、bish picker”. But after a few 62 , I realized I had to do something else. I decided to make a recycling plan for my school 63 give it to the headmaster. He loved the plan and said I could put a rubbish box in 64 classroom. When these boxes became full, I could take 65 to the rubbish dump. There, workers would recycle it for me. My plan has done a lot 66 my school. The school becomes much 67 than before. The plan has also done a lot for the earth. If my school 68 one ton of paper, seventeen trees will be saved! My school may be helping the earth, 69 I kno
