1、2012-2013学年度第二学期初三期中测试英 语 试 卷满分：90分 考试时间：100分钟本试题分两卷。第卷（客观题）在第1至第6页，第卷（主观题）在第7至第8页。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。2.答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3.答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和
2、涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷（客观题 共50分）一、单项填空 在 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共14 分，每小题 1 分）1.The second Sunday of May is _ Mothers Day. Its _ special day for children to show their love for their mothers.A. a；theB. the；aC.不填；aD.不填；the2. -Why did Suzy look so stressed whe
3、n we saw her? -Because she wondered_.A. what her sister has done during the tripB. when would her father come backC. if she had passed the driving test D. where did the other friends do3. _ the teachers in the school is one hundred, and _ of them are women teachers.A. The number of; four-fifthsB. A
4、number of; four-fifthC. A number of; four-fifthsD. The number of; four-fifth4. -There is somebody knocking at the door. Who_ it be?-Im not sure. It _ be a postman.A. may; mustB. will; can C. can; mayD. may; will5. -What about the popcorn? -Wonderful! Nothing tastes _.A. niceB. betterC. worse D. terr
5、ible6. I received a number of _, but _ of them is valuable to me.A. advice; bothB. advice; allC. suggestions; bothD. suggestions; none7. He had _ that he had difficulty finding a job. A. so little educationB. such little educationC. such a little educationD. so a little education8.If you want to buy
6、 an expensive camera, we have several models for you _.A. to be chosenB. to chooseC. to choose fromD. for choosing9. _ information! I hear you have finished writing a _ report.A. What an excited; seven thousand wordsB. What excited; seven thousand wordsC. What an exciting; seven-thousand-wordD. What
7、 exciting; seven-thousand-word10.That little boy preferred _ out to play rather than _ TV at home.A. going; to watchB. to go; watch C. going; watchingD. to go; watching11. Mary, along with her parents _ Hainan for a week and they will come back soon.A. have been toB. has been inC. have been inD. has
8、 been to12. -Be careful. You might fall into the river. -Thank you. I _ I _ so close to itA. didnt know; am standingB. dont know; am standingC. didnt know; was standing D. didnt know; would standing13. Things are _ on Mars _ on Earth because of the different gravity.A. much lighter; than thatB. much
9、 lighter; than thoseC. not so light; as thatD. not so light; as those14. -Ive just heard that the lecture (讲座)to be given by Ma Yun,the Alibaba CEO,has been cancelled(取消).-Oh , no!_A. Its wonderful. B. It doesnt matter.C. I have no idea.D.I was looking forward to that. 二、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
10、的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分）Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek（脸颊. But recently, government officials asked people to 15 this. They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.This is to stop people
11、 from 16 an infectious disease (传染病), swine flu (猪流感). The disease has spread over the country. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become sick 17 .What is swine flu? Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory (呼吸的) illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. People catch the vir
12、us after being with infected(被感染的)pigs, or they get it from an infected 18 . The disease spreads in the same way 19 human flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However, it 20 be spread by eating pork. People who have caught swine flu will have a fever, a cough, a sore
13、throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be 21 .A few governments around the world have advised their citizens not to visit 22 . Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines (隔离) for people who mi
14、ght be infected. Russia, China and other countries have banned (禁止) buying pork from Mexico, 23 the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat. Health experts advise people to wash their hands frequently(频繁地), to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel 24 .15. A. stop to doB. stop doi
15、ngC. go to doD. go on doing16. A. catchingB. taking C. owningD. curing17. A. last monthB. in the pastC. a month agoD. in the past month18. A. pigB. person C. dogD. country19. A. likeB. asC. forD. in20. A. cantB. canC. mustD. will21. A. in safety B. in hungerC. in dangerD. out of danger22. A. MexicoB
16、. America C. ChinaD. Russia23. A. butB. thoughC. whileD. because24. A. tiredB. happyC. hungry D. ill 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 （本大题共 26 分，每小题 2 分）ABecause earthquakes happen without warning, its important to take steps now to prepare. Because you dont know where you will be when an
17、 earthquake happens, prepare some supplies for your home, workplace, and car.1. Water.A person needs at least 1/2 gallon of water daily just for drinking. Store at least1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72-hour period. Its suggested that you buy bottled water. Keep bottled w
18、ater in its original container and do not open it until you need to use it. Also, do check the “use by” date.2. Food.Its always a practical idea to keep a supply of non-perishable(不易腐烂的) food on hand. Have an enough supply of canned food, dried milk, dried fruits, non-salted nuts and canned juices f
19、or at least 72 hours.3. Flashlights and spare batteries.Keep a flashlight beside your bed, at your place of work, and in your car. Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks.Prepare a battery powered radio and spare batteries. Most telephones will be out o
20、f order, so radios will be your best source of information.4. Clothes.If you live in a cold place, you must think about warmth. You might not have heat after an earthquake. Think about your clothing and bedding supplies.25. You should prepare all of the following except _.A. canned juicesB. dried fr
21、uitsC. fresh vegetablesD. dried milk26.If you live in a cold place, you should prepare _ .A. some warm clothes and bedding supplies B. some hot waterC. some batteriesD. some flashlights27. According to the article we know that _.A. clothes are used to protect your headB. a telephone is the most impo
22、rtant prepared thingC. flashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakesD. we need to prepare some supplies only at homeBA wise man used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning.One day, when he was walking along the shore（海岸）, he saw a yo
23、ung man moving like adancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.As he got closer, he saw that the young man wasnt dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it in
24、to the ocean.He called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man stopped, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?”“The sun is up and the tide（潮汐）is going out. And if I dont throw them in, theyll d
25、ie.”“But, young man, dont you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You cant possibly make a difference!”The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish, and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.”There is
26、 something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted（赋予）with the ability to make a difference.We must each find our starfish. And if we throw starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.28. What was the wise man used to doing every morning?A. Taking a walk on the shore
27、.B. Watching the young man dance.C. Meeting up with the young man.D. Helping the young man pick up starfish.29. Why did the young man throw the starfish into the ocean?A. To have fun.B. To study starfish.C. To feed some fish.D. To save starfish.30. What can we learn from the story?A. Each of us shou
28、ld learn to protect starfish.B. People living on the shore always try to save starfish.C. Each of us has the ability to make an important effect on something.D. People can come up with some good ideas when walking on the shore.CAll the wisdom of the times, all the stories that have delighted mankind
29、 for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us in books, but we must know how to make use of this treasure. The unluckiest people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books. Im very interested in people and finding out about them. Some of
30、the most amazing people Ive met could only be found in a writers imagination, then in his book, and then, again, in my imagination. Ive found in books new friends and new worlds.Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination
31、 works along with the writers or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although th
32、ey are separate(分开的), in some way they are connected with each other. The same ideas, or related(相关的) ones, appear in different places; the human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in books, but with different solutions(解决方法) according to different writings at different times.
33、 Books influence each other. They connect the past, the present and the future and have their own generations (age groups), like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the end, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, y
34、ou find out about yourself, too. Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on(专注于) books somebody tells you “ought” to read, you probably won t have fun. But if you put down a book you dont like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax wi
35、th it, you will almost certainly have a good time and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you wont suffer during the process. 31. Which of the following ideas may the writer of this article agree with?A. You will never meet amazing people in your life unless
36、 you read.B. You think actively instead of getting facts passively（被动地）when reading.C. You will get much delight from any book that you are told to read.D. You can relax yourself by reading because it involves little thinking.32. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?A. We can often find something conn
37、ected with ourselves in books.B. Different writings at different times share the same characteristics. C. The same problems will appear in different books with similar solutions.D. Reading books which are written for your generation is more helpful to you. 33. Whats the writers purpose of writing th
38、is article?A. To advise us to enjoy ourselves by reading. B. To encourage us to make full use of libraries. C. To encourage us to find out solutions in books.D. To advise us to discuss books with other people. DAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet dis
39、appear soon. They dont feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.There is a
40、nother difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the
41、 middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airpo
42、rt to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. American
43、s are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!34.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_”.A. keep outB. give upC. pay no attention toD. continue35.Which of the
44、following is the typical way of American hospitality? A. Treating friends at home. B. Taking days off to be with friends.C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.D. Sharing everything they have.36.Which of the following statements in True according to the passage? A. Americans are always genero
45、us with their time.B. Americans dont feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.37.This passage is most probably written for .A. American studentsB. Chinese studen
46、tsC. Chinese visitors to AmericaD. American visitors to China第 II 卷（主观题 共 40 分）四、词汇运用（本大题共 8 分，每小题 1 分） (A) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。38. He is selfish. Though I have lent him much money, he seemed never _ (满足的).39. Millies car crashed into a tree yesterday, now she is still under _ (治疗).40. Compared with the new buildings, the old ones seem even _. (丑陋)41. Nobody is in the school. The students have _(或许) gone for a school trip.(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。42. Im so helpful
