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宝山区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A.Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)
7. A) yes, of course B)It’s hard to say. C) I didn’t know. D) No, she needn’t.
8. A)Physics B) Geography C) Maths D) Chemistry
9. A) 10 B) 40 C) 50 D) 60
10. A) The red car. B) The white car. C) The blue car. D) The yellow car.
11. A) Britain. B) Chile C) France. D) Australia.
12. A)On the road. B) In the hospital C) In the classroom. D)In the bank.
13. A) Before he came to the UK. B) Before he came to China.
C) After he came to China. D) When he was a little boy.
14. A) Husband and wife. B) Police and driver
C) Father and daughter. D) Waiter and customer.
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)
15. The story took place on a dark and cold night.
16. The taxi driver went to the railway station to meet the young man.
17. The driver felt happy when he saw a young man coming out of the railway station.
18. The hotel .was far from the railway station.
19. The driver took the young man through many streets to get more money from him.
20. From the story we know that it wasn’t the first time for the young man to be fooled.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)
21. When John Mayer was 13 years old, one of the neighbors to the blues.(布鲁斯音乐).
22. John Mayer became a frequent performer in local and clubs.
23. But John Mayer that the world of guitar was not enough for him, so he began to write songs.
24. John Mayer’s song “No Such Thing” has been the No.1 CD in Chicago, Boston and several other America cities.
25. John Mayer once said in his acceptance speech,” It has always been
for being a musician.”
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）
26. It is important for us to keep a promise. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A)['prɒmes] B) ['prɔ:mɪs] C)['prɔ:mes] D)['prɒmɪs]
27. Which of the following is underlined parts is different in pronunciation with the three others ?
A) Tom needs some information for his project.
B) I have many questions to ask you.
C)His situation is even worse than before.
D) Cars are a major source of pollution.
28. This is a used car. It’s much cheaper than a new one.
A) the B)an C) a D) /
29. Every year Alice spends money on new clothes.
A) many B)a large number of C) quite a few D) huge amounts of
30. We shall have a holiday after the final exam.
A) three weeks B) three-week C) three week’s D) three -weeks
31. He was too angry to say .
A) nothing B) something C) anything D) everything
32. The World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorist attacks
September 11, 2001.
A) in B) by C)at D) on
33. The little girl is wearing a new skirt now. She looks .
A) lovely B)wonderfully C) happily D) beautifully
34. Who drives , your father or your mother?
A) the most careful B)more careful C) the most carefully D)more carefully
35. of the surface of the earth covered with water.
A) Seven-tens...are B) Seven-tens..is C) Seven-tenth...is D) Seven-tenth...are
36. The rain yet. You’d better not go out.
A) hasn’t stopped B) didn’t stop C) won’t stop D) doesn’t stop
37. A lot of water in Shanghai every year. It’s a big problem.
A) wastes B) is wasted C) have been wasted D) is wasting
38. I really don’t know ________ this question.
A)which to do B) which to answer C) what to do D) how to answer
39. Julia has been busy plans for her wedding.
A) make B) to make C) made D) making
40. Fresh water is precious it is sometimes called liquid gold.
A) such...that B) too...to C) as...as D) so ...that
41. Mike didn’t tell us ___ .
A) if he will give us a lecture B) Whether he would go with us
C) When he has started D) When he will arrive
42. Human brains can hardly calculate faster than a computer, ?
A) are they B) aren’t they C) can’t they D)can they
43. The Palace Museum is located in the center of Beijing. The underlined part means
.
A) lays B) lying C) lies D) laid
44. A: Would you mind my opening the window?
B：
A) I would B) I’m afraid it’s too windy
C) Yes, please go ahead. D)Sure. I’m going to close it soon.
45. Which of the following is NOT a state of the United States?
A)New York B) Hawaii C) California D) Los Angeles
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：(8分)
A. suddenly B.through the forest C.about D.missed E. prove
“Wild Man of Shennongjia（神农架）” has long been a mystery to people. Since the 1970s, many local people have sighted the wild man in the area. From 1976 to 1981, the Chinese scientists had made three scientific expeditions(科学考察) during which they only found some indirect evidence. But recently Chinese scientists are again becoming excited 46 the
fact that a large hairy animal may live in central China. Now they hope it won't be too long before they are able to 47 its existence(存在). Their confidence is the result of a new discovery of the mystery animal in Hubei Province.
Ten Chinese engineers, enjoying a holiday in a National Forest Park, were driving down a road. As their bus turned a corner, the men were 48 amazed by what they saw. Three tall animals, covered with long black hair, were crossing the road. On seeing the animal, the engineers immediately stopped and ran after hem. However, when they saw how the animals moved 49 the forest with great speed and strength, they did not dare to follow any further.
A. collected B. study C. refuse D. rely on E. look at
However, scientists are delighted by the discovery, because the engineers were all very educated people and scientists feel they can 50 what they described.
After the discovery, scientists returned to the forest and 51 some hair and measured footprints. About 20 inches appears to be the animal's foot！ Chinese scientists have now set up a special group to exchange information and make a 52 of the forest. But in the meantime, some people 53 to believe that this half-man, half-monkey exists. They will not believe that it is real until one of the animals have been caught.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词): (共8分)
54. My new flat is on the __________floor of the building. (nine)
55. Floods are the No.1 natural ____________ in China during the summer season every year. (kill)
56.I’m ____________ sorry for what I have done. (terrible)
57.Everyone should know the _____________ of saving water. (important)
58. Yesterday the _____________ of traffic accident were taken to Baoshan Hospital at once. (injure)
59. “My shirts is too long for me, dear. You ‘d better _____________ it.” George said to his wife. (short)
60. Jane is a shy girl who _____________ speaking in public. (like )
61. They chose Mr. Brown ____________ of the Students’ Union. (chair)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as
required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子,每空格限填一词）:（共14分）
62.Mr Brown wants to buy a new car. (改为一般疑问句）
________ Mr Brown________ buy a new car？
63. We read books in the school library yesterday. (对划线部分提问）
__________ __________ you read books yesterday?
64. Jack’s father reported a robbery a week ago (改为被动语态)
a robbery___________ __________ by Jack’s father a week ago.
65. The little bot never has lunch at school (改为反意疑问句)
The little bot never has lunch at school，_____________ _____________ ？
66. “Can I keep the magazine for two weeks?”the boy asked the librarian.(改为含有宾语从句的复合句)
The boy asked the librarian______________ he ______________ keep the magazine for two weeks.
67. In order to make himself heard, the man at the door shouted as loudly as possible.. (保持句子基本意思不变)
In order to make himself heard, the man at the door shouted ____________ the ____________ of his voice.
68. world, of ,in, natural, most, is ,the, one, important, resources, water, the (连词成句)
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
VI. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）: ( 12分)
A mother in Australia was told by a doctor that her new born son was“dead”, but she helped bring him back to life by holding the baby against her body. She used a method known as “kangaroo care” (袋鼠护理法). The child, named Jamie, was born after only 27 weeks with his twin sister, Emily, at a hospital in Sydney. Her birth went well, but his was a different story. The doctor struggled for 20 minutes to save Jamie before declaring (宣布)him dead.
“His little arms and legs were just falling down away from his body,”Kate Ogg said, “I took my coat off and put him on my chest with his head over my arm.” She and her husband, David, spoke to the child as she continued to hold him for nearly two hours. During that time, the two-pound baby showed signs of life. She said,“I told my mom, who was there, that he was still alive. Then he held out his hand and grabbed (抓住)my finger.” Their tiny baby grew stronger and stronger in his mother’s arms, and their final goodbye turned into a hello.
The doctor at first ignored(忽视) the baby’s movements, but when he put the stethoscope (听诊器) to its chest, his mouth was wide open and he said,“it’s my fault. It’s a miracle(奇迹).”
“The “kangaroo care” helps the baby keep body warmth,” Dr Pinchi Srinivasan said, “It also regulates (调节) heartbeat and breathing rates and is believed to help weight gain and improve sleeping habits. Fathers can also use “kangaroo care”. The key to the method is skin -to -skin contact.
The practice began in less developed nations. It has become a recognized practice in helping premature(早产) babies. The techniques(技术) is good for babies, and is used in many baby care centres.
69.Jamie and Emily are ________________________.
A) twin sisters B) twin brothers C) twin D) twins
70. After hearing what the doctor said, the mother _________________________ .
A)chose to believe the doctor
B) didn’t give up and tried to bring her baby to life
C) became so sad that she almost became mad
D) became angry at what the doctor did to the baby
71. When the baby first showed sigh of life, the doctor _________________________ .
A) didn’t believe a miracle had happened
B)was too shocked to do anything
C) was cheered and tried to save the baby at once
D) was moved by what the mother did to the baby
72. From what Dr Pinchi Srinivasan said, we learn the baby came back to life mainly because of __________________ .
A) the mother’s soft words B)the doctor’s careful care
C) the father’s “kangaroo care” D) skin -to -skin contact with the mother
73. According to the passage, premature babies refer to babies that are born _____________.
A) with diseases B) before their time C) dead D) heavy
74. What ‘s the main idea of the passage?
A) A baby was almost killed by a doctor’s wrong decision
B) A doctor in Australia announced a baby was dead by mistake.
C)A mom in Australia saved her baby with “kangaroo care”
D) A mom in Australia invented a new method of saving babies.
B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文): (12分)
Grandma was the only mother Thomas had ever known. She appeared to be a loving lady but often angered easily. When Thomas one day discovered that other children had someone they called Mum and asked why he must call her grandma instead of Mum. She told him gently about his mother’s death before he was three months old. There was not the same
reaction(反应) when he asked why he had 75 to call Dad. Then his grandmother glared at (瞪着)
Him and got angrier than he had 76 seen and the sharp reply was,” He was a bad man. He didn’t want your mother, and he didn’t want you when you were born. Thomas never asked about his father any more.
Shortly after his fifth birthday and two days before Christmas Day, Thomas was woken up by his grandma’s calling to him from her bedroom. Running into the old lady’s room, he found her 77 for breathlessness, and between gasps (喘气)，trying to tell him to fetch the next-door neighbour. As soon as the neighbour arrived, she sent Thomas to call another neighbour. Next Thomas was told he must stay downstairs, so he sat in the kitchen, trying to give all his 78 to his toys. He was there to see the doctors arrive, and to see him leave a few minutes later. This eased(减轻) Thomas worry. A doctor would stay a long time with someone who was seriously ill. The fact that the doctor left so 79 after his arrival meant that. Grandma was going to be all right again. He expected to be told he could go upstairs and see her. But the first neighbour came down and explained that Grandma was 80
and the doctor had said that she couldn’t be disturbed (打扰). Shortly afterwards the second neighbour came down, helped Thomas put his toys in a box, and then took him to have lunch with her and her two children.
75.
A)none
B)someone
C)no one
D) anyone
76.
A) never
B) not
C)hardly
D) ever
77.
A) keeping
B) fighting
C) appearing
D) starting
78.
A) note
B)attention
C) interest
D) attraction
79.
A) quickly
B) fast
C) hurriedly
D) soon
80.
A) lying in the bed
B) laying in bed
C) sleeping
D) gone
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14分)
There are different ways of telling a story. It can be told in words, in pictures, in music, and acted o 81 , or it can be told by still another way--- by dancing. Dancing that tells a story is called a ballet（芭蕾舞). The dancing in a ballet is done to music, but the story is told by the movements of the dancers. There is no singing and speaking in it. A ballet is a work of art just as a beautiful picture.
The origin(起源) of ballet d 82 back about 600 years ago, which began as a kind of entertainment in the courts of the rulers in Italy. Two hundred years later ballet wad popular in the French court. The French King Louis XIV founded a ballet school. Later the rulers of Russia became interested in ballet. They offered large amounts of money to the best ballet masters and dancers of France. They also set up their own ballet schools and dance companies(舞蹈团). Soon Russians produced many famous ballets. “Swan Lake” was one of them. Russians transformed the world dance, music, art, theatre and even f 83 .
The basic positions(姿势) and techniques of ballet were developed long ago. Over the centuries, choreographers （编舞者）have revised（修改） the classical techniques, but the basic positions have remained the same. When you begin learning the steps and poses （舞姿）of ballet, you will realize that most of them have French names. For example, a part of a ballet
that is danced by just two people is called pas-de-deux(芭蕾双人舞). Most of the French terms have been c 84 throughout the years.
Ballet dancing is known for its grace and elegance, as ballerinas(芭蕾舞女演员) seem to glide（滑行） across the stage almost effortlessly（不费力地）. Ballet dancers strive to appear tall and light on their feet. Female dancers raise themselves even higher by going up on their toes with pointe shoes（足尖鞋）. Probably the most important part of a ballet dancer's equipment is ballet shoes. After several years of proper t 85 , some female ballet dancers wear pointe shoes to make them appear lighter and more delicate. Pointe shoes make it possible for ballerinas to dance on the tips of their toes.
The first ballet was performed over 500 years ago. Men t 86 danced the leading roles, as women were considered too weak to perform the challenging and sometimes daring choreography（大胆的舞蹈动作）. But now a girl has as good a chance as a boy of being a famous ballet dancer. Many of the most famous ballets were adapted from fairy tales and folk stories. Some ballets are based on historical events and bible stories. In a ballet you can find the most beautiful and graceful of all dance styles. If you've ever seen a l 87 ballet on stage, you are aware of a ballerina's amazing ability to transport an entire audience into another world. All ballet dancers have one thing in common: a love of grace, beauty and discipline (有素养)of ballet.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分）
Music not only gives you something to sing and dance to, but also can make you feel happier. Scientists say that music can help to relax people’s mind and even help to relieve pain. How does music work its magic? It is the fact that music can adjust(调节) our mood. Recently, there is a scientific research to back up what we have always known about music. The studies have shown that when people are excited or happy they are more helpful. The opposite (相反的情况)happens when people feel aggressive（好斗的） or under stress. The use of music can influence how helpful people can be.
Dr. Adrian North made a study with 256 university students.Half the group took exercise in the gymnasium listening to music which can bring happiness and the other half exercised to aggressive music. When leaving the gym, the students were asked to hand out flyers（传单） in support of the local disabled athlete’s foundation（残疾运动员基金会）.
The results showed that nearly half of the group that listened to happy music were willing to (愿意) hand out flyers. But less than 20% in the group that heard the aggressive music were willing to do so. This study suggests that our choice of music can influence our willingness to cooperate(合作). While a study also shows that productivity (生产效率) can be increased with the right choice of background music in the workplace. As music stimulates(刺激)worker’s mind, job satisfaction is often positively influenced. Other studies have shown that workers who are in a good mood have more job satisfaction than those in a bad mood.
These studies show that music can have a powerful influence on a person’s ability to cooperate. Moods have a direct influence(直接影响) on cooperation and job satisfaction. These factors also have a direct relationship to the success of a business.
88.What do scientists say about music?
___________________________________________________________.
89.The phrase “back up” in Line 6, Paragraph 1 most probably means “support”, doesn’t it?
____________________________________________________________.
90.Why do people use the right choice of background music in the workplace?
____________________________________________________________.
91.How many university students did Dr. Adrian North make a study with?
____________________________________________________________.
92.How do people feel if they are bored or sad ?
____________________________________________________________.
93. What do moods have a direct influence on?
____________________________________________________________.
VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)
94. Write a short passage of at least 60 words on the topic “How to be a good learner?”. (以“怎样成为一个好的学习者？”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)get ready, listen
have sports
habit, way
“How to be a good learner?
review, make good use of
ask...for help
work hard
study in groups, help each other
参考答案
I. 略
II. 26-30 D B C D B ;31-35 C D A D C;36-40 A B D D D;41-45 B D C B D
III. 46-49 C E A B ；50-53 D A B C
IV. 54-61 ninth；killer；terribly；importance；injured；shorten；dislikes；chairman
V. 62-68 Does want；Where did；was reported；does he；whether could；at the top of; Water is one of the most important natural resources in the world.
VI. 69-74 D B A D B C; 75-80 C D B B D C; 81-87 out, dates/dated, fashion, carried, training, traditionally, live
VII. 88. Music can help to relax people’s mind and even help to relieve pain.
89. Yes, it does.
90. Because productivity can be increased.
91. 256
92. They feel aggressive or under stress.
93. On cooperation and job satisfaction.
VIII. 略
崇明县2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分 ) 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
1._______ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5._______ 6._______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)
7. A) Last Thursday B) Last Sunday
C) Last Wednesday D) Last Saturday
8. A) At home B) At school
C) In the supermarket D) In the office
9. A) Mother and son B) Driver and passenger.
C) Husband and wife D) Teacher and student
10. A) 9:45 B) 10:00 C) 10:15 D) 10:30
11. A) Yellow B) Green C) Blue D) Red
12. A) On root B) By bus C) By underground D) By bike
13. A) Football B) Tennis C) Swimming D) Basketball
14. A) Because he helps her do her homework B) Because he helps her get the box down
C) Because he helps her move the desk D) Because he gives her a big box
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)
15. “Where Are We Going, Dad?” is a TV show at Hunan TV Station.
16. In the show, five pairs of fathers and kids must to go home to finish their tasks.
17. The kids learn about how to do teamwork and be independent in the show
18. Tian Xiaofeng said that his father wasn’t strict with him.
19. Guo Tao and his son took part in the TV show at Hunan TV station
20. Tian Xiaofeng’s father hopes that his son will become a strong-minded boy.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)
21. Sun Valley Amusement Park is the _____ _____ amusement park on the East Coast.
22. There are two _____ _____ at Sun Valley Amusement Park.
23. All children had better ____ ____ when they visit the park.
24. Because leave for Sun Valley Amusement Park ____ ____ a.m. .
25. Children can register (登记) at the Brown School on _____ _____ , too.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）
26. If you get nervous, take a deep breath to calm yourself down. Which of the following is correct in pronunciation for the underlined word in the sentence?
A. /deip/ B./dep/ C./dip/ D./di:p/
27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A. If we don’t smoke, our health will become better and better.
B. .We spent half a day going over all the lessons before the Chinese test.
C. Don’t cross the road when the red light is on.
D. Shall we collect some colorful stones for Mary?
28. Cathy was lucky to get ______new job at a children’s hospital.
A. / B. an C. a D. the
29. _______people have to stay at the station because the train services were stopped suddenly.
A. Hundred B. Hundreds C. Hundred of D. Hundreds of
30. On children’s day, Steven always enjoys _____at the party.
A. himself B. him C. his D. he
31. She turned on the radio and listened to a man giving people some ____about their problems.
A. reason B. advice C. way D. answer
32. When Kate came back home, her mother was busy ____the housework.
A. with B. for C. by D. about
33. Billy speak in such a low voice that _____in my office could hear him.
A. everybody B. somebody C. anybody D. nobody
34. Shanghai is one of ________cities in the world, I think.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. most beautiful D. the most beautiful
35. He looked ____when he heard he failed in the math exam yesterday.
A. upset B. excited C. angrily D. happily
36. ------_______will you go to New York for a study trip?
-------in a month.
A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How far
37. We ____set out early tomorrow morning in order to catch the first bus.
A. must B. can C. mustn’t D. can’t
38. Take the doctor’s advice; _____you won’t be able to lose weight.
A. or B. but C. and D. so
39. You won’t make progress ______you try your best.
A. when B. unless C. because D. as soon as
40. Kitty has never been late for school,_______?
A. dose she B. doesn’t she C. hasn’t she D. has she
41. Thomas wondered_________.
A. how much the book cost B. how much did the book cost
C. what was the book’s price D. what the book’s price is
42. When the traffic accident _______, I was walking with my friend by the road.
A. happens B. happened C. would happen D. had happened
43. The farmers stop ______in the field and have a rest when the sun sets every day.
A. to work B. worked C. working D. work
44. -----In my opinion, we should help our parents with the housework as often as possible.
-------______________
A. Never mind B. Yes, please C. That’s all right D.I think so, too
45. ----Our monitor Wang Lei has just won the first prize in the English Speech Contest.
-------___________
A. Good idea. B. Congratulations! C. That’s right. D. All right.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：(8分)
A wake up B next C come down D out E address
One morning a mailman walked up to a house. He rang the bell. A few seconds later a window of the house opened, and a woman put her head ___46____.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I've got a package for Mrs. Smith," the mailman said.
"Is it registered(挂号的) ?”The woman asked. "Yes," the mailman said. "Is it a big package or a small package?" the woman wants to know.
"It is quite a small package," the mailman told her.
"I see." The woman thought for a minute, and then she said,” Who is it from?"
The mailman looked at the ____47____ on the back of the package. “It is from Jones and Jones in London”, he said.
Now the woman was very interesting. "From Jones and Jones, eh?" she said "That is a very expensive shop. What is in it?"
"Madam," the mailman said, becoming quite angry with the woman,"I don't now. Why don't you _______48____ and take the package from me. Then you can open it and find out."
"Oh, I can't do that," the woman said.
"Why not ?” the mailman asked.
"Because I'm not Mrs. Smith, "she said.” You’ve come to the wrong house. Mrs. Smith lives _____49_____door."
A small B age C large D send E think of
All over the world, when people talked about English education ,they may ___50___ public schools in Britain, especially the names like Eton(伊顿). Actually, the best known of the public schools are not public at all, but independent and private secondary schools taking boys from the ___51__ of 13 to 18. The public school becomes a very ____52_ part of the whole system of secondary education. Only about 1 out of 40 English boys goes to public school and 1 out of 1,500 goes to Eton. However, it is still true that if an English parent has enough money to pay the fees to ___53_____ his children to an independent school, he will most probably do so.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms
(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(8分)
54. There are some ______ of my friends, Jimmy. Wasn’t he lovely when he was a baby? (photo)
55. If we finish the work before Friday, all of ______ can have a nice holiday. (we)
56. My uncle isn’t a _____ man. He has lost three books on the bus to his office. (care)
57. Little Tom wants to be an ___________ when he grows up. (engine)
58. Are there any _____ news in today’s newspaper? （interest）
59. The boys of Class Three like physics. They often ____ with each other after class. (discussion)
60. The palace has been described as the _____ wonder of the world. (eight )
61. Nancy can’t have a walk with us because she is ______ ill. (serious )
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词)：(14分)
62. He kept the light on in his bedroom last night.(改为否定句）
He ____ _________the light on in his bed room last night.
63. My friends gave me some books at my fifteenth birthday party. (改为被动句）
I ________ __________ some books at my fifteenth birthday party.
64. The railway station is thirty minutes’ ride from his office. (对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ is the railway station from his office.
65. Would you please tell me when we can arrive at the small village? (改为简单句）
Would you please tell me _______ _________arrive at the small village?
66. The weather is so terrible. We still can’t go out for our trip today. (改为感叹句）
______ _______ the weather is! We still can’t go out for our trip today.
67. Mike likes watching “The Voice of China” every week. Peter likes it, too. (合并为一句）
______ Mike and Peter __________ watching “The Voice of China” every week.
68. used to, play, they, school, ball games, after (连词成句）
__________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
IX. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
A) Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(12分)
Today, I want to tell you some stories from my life. The first story is about connecting the dots(小圆点）. Reed College, the college I attended, offered perhaps the best calligraphy lessons in the country. Calligraphy was attractive to me, so I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I didn’t hope for any real use of this in my life. It was just a hoppy. But ten years, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me.
You might be very confused about the meaning of what you are doing now. But you have to believe the dots will somehow connect in the future. Every effort you make is worth the price. It will pay off in the end. This belief has never let me down, and it has made all the differences in my life.
My second story is about love and loss. Woz and I started Apple in a garage when I was 20. But later, I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, it just happened. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was so hard for me.
But it turned out to be the best thing that could have ever happed to me. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
I'm pretty sure if I hadn't been fired from Apple, I wouldn’t become who I am now. The loss completed me. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. What’s more, you have to find out what you love. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. You’ll know when you find it.
69. Jobs told us ________stories in the passage.
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
70. In the first paragraph, we can find EXCEPT________
A. Jobs was interested in calligraphy when he was at college.
B. When Jobs designed the first computer many years later, he used his calligraphy.
C. It was just a hobby for Jobs to learn the calligraphy.
D. Jobs wanted to be an artist when he was young.
71. Jobs believes ________.
A. Every effort we make is worth the price
B. What we are doing is probably useless
C. The thing we’re doing may not pay off
D. The dots will never connect in the future
72. The belief has never made Jobs _______.
A. Satisfied B. Pleased C. Happy D. Sad
73. The underlined word “brick” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. Something soft B. Something hard
C. Something light D. Something different
74. Which of the following is NOT TURE?
A. Jobs started the Apple company in a garage when he was 20 with Woz.
B. After Jobs left the Apple company, he got the greatest success in his life.
C. Jobs doesn’t think the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
D. Jobs thinks sometimes the loss of a job isn’t really bad.
B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)：(12分)
Always read the full story
A YOUNG woman in her 20s was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both looked tired but excited.
The young woman was looking out from the train’s window. Suddenly, she shouted: “Mom, look, the trees are behind us!” Her voice was so loud that everyone on the train heard.u
Mom smiled. But a young couple sitting nearby looked at the young woman’s childish behavior(行为）with pity. “Poor young woman. There must be something wrong with her___75___.” they thought.
A while later, the young woman shouted again: “mom, look! The clouds are running with us!”
Mom smiled again. And she seemed very happy with the young woman’s words.
____76____, the couple couldn’t help asking the old woman: “sorry if we offend（冒犯）you. But why don’t you take your daughter to a good doctor?”
The old woman smiled and said: “ actually, we have just come from a ___77___”
“ Then you should go to a better one. Because it seems that your daughter’s situation hasn’t ___78____,” said one of them. They felt so bad for the old woman.
“No, ___79__ I’m very happy with the treatment(治疗），” said the mother, “My daughter was blind from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for the first time.”
Every single person has a story. Don’t ___80___ people before you truly know them . The truth might surprise you.
75. A) voice B) mouth C) mind D) eyes
76. A) Finally B)Exactly C) Nearly D) Probably
77. A) school B) hospital C) park D) station
78. A) started B) gone C) improved D) solved
75. A) in fact B)after all C) in addition D) at first
76. A) forget B) invite C) follow D) judge
C) Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)
Make the skies blue
THE streets of Dalian, Liaoning were covered by snow a week before Spring Festival. However, instead of staying at home, Li Chunyuan, a Junior 1 student at No 42 Middle School, went out with her classmates. They made posters by t____81___ and called on people not to set off fireworks.
The student did this in order to r___82___ air pollution. Since January, many cities in china have seen a lot of foggy days. In Beijing, only five days in January were free of smog (雾霾)。
An official for the Ministry of Environment Protection told Beijing News that PM2.5 pollution is the m__83___ problem with air pollution.
Poor air has done harm to people’s health. Children and the elderly are more at risk. A report from Beijing Children’s Hospital shows that half of the p____84__ had respiratory (呼吸道的)problem s from Jan.5 to 11.
To respond to the air problem, the Chinese government and many Chinese people have started to take action. Beijing announced a plan to use clean fuel in government vehicles and plant trees. It a___85____ asked citizenship to set off fewer fireworks for the Spring Festival celebrations.
They suggested that cars with large emissions （排放）should be banned（禁止） and factories should be closely watched. Three students from No.4 High School in Beijing wrote a report to advise h___86____ to fight the air pollution.
“ We hope more people will j___87____ us to protect our environment. With all efforts, the blue skies will certainly return soon,” said Shi yucong, one of the three students.
D)Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)
As it’s coming to the end of the year, Feng Qianhui, 16, from the High School Affiliated to
Beijing Normal University, is quite busy. She is thinking about getting more students to her club – the Daylight Short Film Club.
Feng actually needn’t worry too much. When she started the club in the June, it immediately got 60 junior and senior high school students.
They spent the summer vocation making a 12-minute short film, Jealousy(<<嫉妒》).The film is about a friendship between two girls which was affected by jealousy. When it was put online, the film got more than 10,000 hits within a month.
Though we are students, we can make good films,” Feng said. “ our films show students’ points of views which may resonate(产生共鸣) with viewers.”
Many schools in Beijing have created “fashionable” clubs like this one. There are rock music clubs , medical herb(药草)clubs and a club for the traditional costume of the Han ethic group(汉服) and so on. Compared to the traditional clubs, these new ones are more fun and get their members active.
Qi Yiyang,15,is a member of the co splay (角色扮演) club at Beijing No.3 Middle School. The club was set up last year. She says she is so glad that she finally has a place to develop her interest and relax.
When taking part in a co splay activity, Li sometimes spends hours doing her make-up(化妆) and usually stands for nearly the whole day with a heavy costume on.
“ But it’s exciting to dress exactly like my favorite cartoon characters,” Li said, “It makes me forget all my troubles.”
88. Does Feng Qianhui want to get more students to the Daylight Short Film Club?
89. When did Feng Qianhui and her team make a 12-minute short film?
90. Why are these good short films welcomed among students?
91. What are the differences between the fashionable clubs and the traditional clubs in the school?
92. How does Li Yiyang feel when she dressed exactly like her favorite cartoon characters?
93. Do you think it’s good for students to take part in school clubs? Why or why not?
(NO MORE THAN two sentences.)
六．作文
VII. Writing
94. write a letter in at least 60 words according to the given situation.
1. 提示：假设你是张翔，你的朋友孙磊上周来信说，他的同桌上课经常找借口跟他说话，这使他非常苦恼，不知道如何处理这件事。请你给他写封信，提出一些建议并帮助他。
2. 要求：建议不得少于两条。
3. Phrases for reference
In trouble; be bad for; talk with; heart to heart; try one’s best; after all; get on well with;
参考答案：
听力（略）
26-45 : DCCDA BADDA CAABD ABCDB
46-49：DECB
50-53：EBAD
54-61: photos us careful engineer interesting discuss eighth seriously
62 didn’t keep
63. was given
64. How far_
65. When to
66. How _terrible
67. Both _like
68. They used to play ball games after school
69-74 ：BDAABC
75-80 ：CABCAD
81-87：themselves, reduce, main, also, people, how, join
88. Yes, she does.
89. In the summer vacation.
90. Because the films showed students’ points of views which may responate(产生共鸣) with viewers.
91. The fashionable ones are more fun and get their members active.
92. Li feels exciting and can forget all the troubles.
93. Yes, I do. Because taking part in school clubs may help students make more friends and develop more interests.
奉贤区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A.Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
1、 2、 3、 4、 5、 6、
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)
7. A) Spring B) Summer
C) Autumn D) Winter
8. A)Every day B) Twice a day.
C) Once a week D) Twice a week
9. A) On the first floor B) On the second floor
C) On the third floor D) On the fourth floor
10. A) 100 yuan B) 200 yuan
C) 180 yuan D)280 yuan
11. A) Doctor and patient B)Husband and wif
C)Teacher and student D)Shop assistant and customer
12. A) About 2 hours B) About 2 and a half hours.
B) About 3 hours D) About 3 and a half hours
13. A) Because Nancy can’t work it out
B) Because Nancy is too busy to help him
C) Because Mike wants to do it by himself
D) Because Mike doesn’t think it is hard
14. A) Mary is looking for her watch. B) Mary is buying some medicine.
C) Mary is seeing a doctor now. D) Mary is busy doing her project.
15. A) The boy’s father will keep his promise B) It is difficult to make such an promise
C) She exactly remembers the times D) The boy’s father wion’t give up smoking
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)
15. Travelling means: visit, enjoy and discover
16. The underground train in London is the oldest in the world
17. You can take a boat trip along the River Thames to the London museum
18. It is not easy to go around the London city centre on foot
19. There are over 214 museums in the capital
20. The Natural History Museum is next to the S Museum
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)
21. The idea for making the first teddy bear came from a cartoon drawn in
22. Morris Michtom to make a boy bear with and legs and arms that moved
23. The bears became so that Mr. Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt’s
permissionto use his
24. Mr. Michtom money so that he could make of toy bears
25. Today this is one of the toy in the United States
Part 2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）
26. He had unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon films for
children.
A) an
B) a
C)/
D) the
27. --Do you know the Mo Yan?
--Of course .He won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature the age of 57.
A) in
B) at
C)on
D) to
28. Two were having lunch in the office at that time.
A)woman secretaries
B) woman secretary
C)women secretaries
D) women secretary
29.I am sure Cindy will be able to find the hotel. She has a pretty good of direction.
A) idea
B) feeling
C)experiences
D) sense
30. Which of the following word matches the sound /'sɪŋɡl/?
A) single
B) singer
C)think
D) thank
31.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A) You can’t imagine how hard their life is.
B) The car went out of control and crashed over the cliff.
C) Do we really have to invite all my relatives to the wedding?
D) His birthplace is Washington, but he lives in San Francisco.
32. The boy is to go to school, but he doesn’t have enough money.
A) the other
B) other
C)another
D) one other
33. There are so many fashion clothing shops along the street, you’d better go in one after .
A) the other
B).other
C)another
D) one other
34. --Can you tell the differences between these two pictures?
--Differences? Oh, no. They look quite .
A) different
B) similar
C)strange
D) interesting
35. --Can you understand what I meant?
--Sorry ,I can follow you.
A) always
B) almost
C)nearly
D) hardly
36. You’d better your shoes before you come into a friend’s home.
A) to take off B) take off C) taking off D) took off
37. .The floor is wet . Mind your steps.
A) Look for B) Look at C) Look out D) Look up
38. Sally took a photo of her friends while they computer games.
A) play B)are playing C) have played D) were playing
39. Both his parents look sad. Maybe they what’s happened to him.
A) will know B) know C) have known D) are knowing
40. —Have you heard about that car accident near the school?
—Yes, luckily no one .
A) Hurt B) was hurt C) were hurt D) has hurt
41. The little monkey found the food hidden in the box, ?
A) did it B) didn’t C) did he D) didn’t he
42.—Philip has gone to New Zealand.
—Oh, can you tell me ?
A) when did he leave B)when he is leaving
C) when he left D)when is he leave
43.— is the nearest theme park from here?
—It will take us half an hour to get there by bike.
A) How long B)How far C) How soon D) How much
44.—Excuse me, could you show me the way to the railway station?
—
A) Not at all. B)With pleasure C)You’re welcome. D)My pleasure.
45.—I’m happy to be here for my six-month English course.
— . Call me if you have any trouble.
A) Help yourself. B)Thanks a lot.
B) Be careful. D)Enjoy your stay.
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once （将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每次只能填一次）：（共8分）
A)quickly B)get along well with C)healthier D)getting E)make fun of
Lisa has always been fat. She wanted to lose weight, not only because she wanted to look more beautiful and 46 , but also because it would make life easier.
For example, it was difficult for Lisa to find ready-made clothes. She had to ask a tailor (裁缝) to make clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair that was bigger and stronger than other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very 47 .
She was also unhappy about the way people treated (对待) her sometimes. “People look at me and even 48 me. It’s true that I’m fat, but I don’t think people should treat me differently. I can’t enjoy having dinner with my friends because I’m afraid of 49 fatter.”
Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to anyone.
A)performance B)difficult C)different D)any more E)practiced
But now things are quite 50 . Last month her classmates were preparing for the School Art Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role (主演) of the proud Queen who was tall and fat. Lisa agreed and 51 a lot.
Soon after the play, Lisa became a star! She did so well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful 52 .Now Lisa doesn’t worry about being fat 53 . She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms （用括号内所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）: （共8分）
54. China has become the country to land on the moon. (three)
55. Chang’e-Ⅲ lands on the moon on 14 December , 2013. (safe)
56. It’s just a waste of money if we buy something (necessary)
57. In educating our children, we should help understand things, not pump things in. (灌输) (they)
58.People all over too late to guess the of Mandela (曼德拉) , the former president of South Africa. (die)
59.When you are reading, try to guess the of the new word from the context. (mean)
60. It’s never too late to if you do or say something wrong. (apology)
61. Our community (社区) is very safe. No has ever happened in our neighbourhoood. (robber)
V.Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词).(14分)
62. Martin did magic tricks for his friends last weekend.(改否定句)
Martin magic tricks for his friends last weekend.
63. Doctor Lee was highly praised for what he had done for his patients.(对划线部分提问)
Doctor Lee highly praised？
64. Jack failed in the maths test.So did Mike.(合并成一句)
Jack Mike past the maths test.
65. The English-Chinese dictionary is very useful.(改为感叹句)
useful English-Chinese dictionary it is！
66. Our new government will provide more and more money for the poor to improve their life.(改为被动语态)
More and more money will for the poor to improve their life by the government.
67. The young man said that he didn’t take away the cell phone.(保持原句意不变)
The young man away the cell phone.
68. the telephone numberhis own methodto memorizethe little boyhas.(连词成句)
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)（12分）
Long long ago, there was a kind lady. Every day, she baked bread for her family and an extra loaf for any hungry passer-by. She placed the extra bread beside a window. When the woman placed the bread, she always gave a prayer for her son. Her son had gone to a faraway place and she hadn’t heard from his for a very long time.
Every day, a tramp came and took away the bread. He said when he was leaving, “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you.”
The woman felt irritated. “Not even a word of thanks”, she said to herself with unhappiness.
This went on, day by day.
Finally, the woman became so angry that she decided to get rid of the tramp. She added poison to the bread she was going to offer to the tramp! When she was placing it, her hands shook. “Look at what I’ve done!” she immediately threw the bread into fire and made another one.
As usual, the tramp came and pick up the bread. “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you,” he said again and left.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. Surprisingly, the women’s son was standing in the doorway. He was tired and weak. “Mum, it’s a miracle that I can come back home! While I was only a mile away, I was so hungry that I almost gave up. But just then an old tramp gave me a loaf of bread .He said that the bread was his food everyday. But today, I should get the bread, for I needed the bread much more than he did!”
The lady’s face turned pale when she heard those words. The tramp’s words suddenly came back to her, “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you.”
69. Every day, came and took away the bread.
A) an hungry passer-by B) her son
C) her husband D) a tramp
70. What does “irritated” mean according to the context?
A) worried B) angry
C) pleased D) happy
71. How did the woman want to get rid of the tramp?
A) She added poison to the bread.
B) She threw away the extra bread.
C) She made terrible bread for the tramp.
D) She said something bad to the tramp.
72. From the first paragraph, we can know the kind lady did all the things except .
A) She baked bread for her family and an extra loaf for any hungry passer-by.
B) She placed the extra bread beside a window.
C) She always gave a prayer for her son when she placed the bread.
D) She had received a letter from her son recently.
73. Why did the lady’s face turn pale when she heard her son’s words?
A) Because her son was seriously ill.
B) Because the tramp died of the bread.
C) Because if she placed the poisoned bread out, her son might die.
D) Because somebody would come soon and took her son away.
74. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A) A kind lady and her soon
B) A loaf of bread
C) The evil you do remains with you
D) The good you do comes back to you
B.选择最恰当的单词完成短文（12分）
A couple of days ago, a brownish gray hazed(雾霾) settled over Shanghai. It was, of course, 75 . There have been several days since then and some people are 76 that we may be the next city to catch up with Beijing, a city was slowly covered by a thick dirty brown haze.
The terrible pollution has not escaped the notice of foreigners in China, either. Recently a number of foreigner talents have left China. Mare van der Chijs, a co-founder(共同创始人) of the Chinese Video site Tudou(土豆网), said one of the big 77 he is leaving China is that “the pollution is too heavy.”
Shanghai does have a pollution problem, but it is not unsolvable. There are new laws to restrict harmful emission from cars and the city is trying to use “green technology” in his new buildings, factories and energy plants. But it will take years 78 we see the wonderful changes.
In the meantime ,we should try to protect ourselves, or 79 not add to the pollution problem. We should pay attention to the city’s pollution alerts(警报) and wear masks on heavily polluted days. We should try to 80 our energy consumption(消耗量).Remember: The more energy we use, the more pollution we produce.
75.
A. land pollution
B. water pollution
C. air pollution
D. noise pollution
76.
A. glad
B. surprised
C. excited
D. paid
77.
A. reasons
B. excuses
C. explanations
D. complaints
78.
A. when
B. after
C. before
D. since
79.
A. at least
B. at most
C. at first
D. at last
80.
A. repair
B. require
C. reduce
D. refuse
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出) (14分)
How can I win a Nobel Prize for writing? Here is the secret from this year’s winner: make it short, keep it real, and work hard.
Canadian author Alice Munro,82,was a______81____ the 2013 Noble Prize in the literature(文学)。She is known for her short stories about personal relationship of ordinary people, usually women.
Munro was born in a farmer family in Ontario. The family was very poor. Munro did a lot of physical work a_________ a young girl.
But she decided to be a w__________ when she was 12.She turns her hard childhood into great writing ideas.
The story Dear Life, for example, opens with a description of the neighborhood in which Munro grew up.
B_________, she talked about her poor relationship with her mother in many of her stories, such as Lives of Girls and Women and Friend of My Youth.
Since she p_________her first book in 1968, Munro has won many awards, with the Nobel Prize as her biggest honor. But Munro doesn’t see h___________ as a talented writer.
“I’m the opposite of a writer with a quick gift. I don’t grasp it very
readily(轻而易举地) at all, the “it” being whatever I’m trying to do,’ she said.
Do you d_________ of becoming a writer while sadly admitting you are not that talented? Munro has a tip for you: use notebooks and write a lot.
“I have lots of notebooks that contain this terribly clumsy(蹩脚的) writing,” she said .But it helps her sort out her mind. Stories would just be working in my head for so long that when I started to write I was deep into them.”
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) （12分）
PISA is not the same as pizza, although both words are pronounced the same by Chinese. Pizza, of course, is the tasty Italian dish of crispy bread topped with many wonderful flavors. PISA, on the other hand, is just a test, a reflection of the knowledge you learn in school. And how could that possibly be as flavorful as pizza?!
PISA stands for Programme for International Student Assessment. It’s a test taken every three years by fifteen-year-olds worldwide. It tests students’ ability in math, reading and science. Last year’s results were just released and they show that Shanghai students are ranked number one in the world. Yes, that’s right! Shanghai students are the best in the world!
Shanghai students are the best because they are also the hardest working. No other students in the world put in as many hours of study, homework and test taking as Shanghai students. And few others feel the stress of schoolwork like shanghai students.
That’s why the Shanghai education authority is encouraging students to step away from their books. From time to time and take up hobbies or join clubs. Schools are setting aside time and providing facilities so that students can follow some personal interests such as photography, art, singing and dancing. They want students to have a little more flavor in their lives.
Doing well on the tests like PISA is important, but developing yourself as a whole person is also important. There is no end to the flavor you can add to pizza, and there should be no limit to the amount of flavors you can add to your own life.
88. Is PISA pronounced that same as pizza by Chinese?
89. What does PISA stand for?
90. How often is PISA taken?
91. What did the last year’s results show?
92. Why is the Shanghai education authority encouraging students to step away from their books?
93. Is it a good idea that schools are setting aside time and providing facilities for the students?Why or why not?
ⅫWriting(作文) （共20分）
94．Write at least 60 words about the topic “I believe I can _____________”.(“以我相信我能____________”为题，写一篇不少于60个单词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
Suggested points:
● What do you believe you can do?
● Why do you think you can do that?
● How will you do that?
参考答案：
26-30 ABCDA 31-35 CACBD 36-40 BCDCB 41-45 BCBDD
46-49 CAED 50-53 CEAD
54 third 55.safely 56.unnecessary 57.them 58.death 59.meaning 60.apologize
61. robbery
62. didn’t do 63. Why was 64. Both and 65. What a 66. be provided 67. couldn’t take
68 The little boy has his own method to memorize the telephone number.
69-74 DBADCD
75-80 CDACAC
81. awarded 82. as 83. writer 84. Besides 85. published 86. herself 87. dream
88.Yes, it is.
89. (It stands for )Programme for International Student Assessment.
90. every three years.
91. (It show that) Shanghai students are ranked number one in the world. Shanghai students are the best in the world!
92. No other students in the world put in as many hours of study, homework and test taking as Shanghai students. Shanghai students are the most stressful.
93.yes it is . Because it is important to do well on the test and develop yourself as a whole person.
虹口区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A.Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)
( ) 7. A) Because they’re nice. B) Because she likes the frame.
C) Because they fit her. D) Because they are light.
( ) 8. A) 20 cents. B) 40 cents. C) 60 cents. D) 80 cents.
( ) 9. A) A hamburger and ice-cream B) Tea and potatoes.
C) A hamburger and water.. D) Iced water and potatoes.
( ) 10. A) On the bridge. B) Near a hospital. C) On the right. D) On Bridge Street.
( ) 11. A) It's a woolen bag. B) It's a plastic bag.
C) It's a black paper bag. D) It's a cloth bag.
( ) 12. A) Tom is younger than Tim. B) Tim is stronger than Tom.
C) Tom is thinner than Tim. D) Tom is shorter than Tim.
( ) 13. A) The environment on the island. B) Searching an island.
C) A brave hero and his family. D) An exciting escape.
( ) 14. A) Excited. B) Pleased. C) Calm. D) Surprised.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)
( )15. Many ordinary people have been given degrees by Cambridge University.
( )16. When Allan Brigham was 52 years old, he was given a salary increase for his excellent work.
( )17. Allan Brigham has become one of the most popular guides in the city.
( )18. Allan Brigham was very upset when he heard the message.
( )19. Allan Brigham moved to Cambridge and became a road sweeper.
( )20. He shows others around the city because of his honour.
D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences (听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): (共10分)
21. This taped tour will introduce you to__________ ____________.
22. There are books on humanities(人文学科 ) subjects such as Chinese, English, history, etc., and our ___________ ____________.
23. On Floor Two, you will find our __________ _________, magazines and newspapers, as well as our photocopy machines.
24. _________ ____________ rooms and the multimedia center are located on Floor Four.
25. It is open on weekdays, 8:00 am tol0:00 pm, and on __________from 9:00 am to ____________pm.
Part 2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)
26. The serious haze (雾霾) caused many problems. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A) / s i : riəs/ B) /si : riəs/ C) /`seriəs/ D) /'siəriəs /
27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A) She looked confident, but in fact she was very nervous.
B) I was excited to hear that I had passed the driving test.
C) Cars had to be driven slowly because of thick fog.
D) Jill hid his sister's bike to play a trick. on her.
28. ——Would you like some__________________?
——No, thanks. I'm not hungry at all.
A) snack B) apple C) soup D) bread
29. After the visitors arrived, the manager showed____________ around the product exhibition room.
A) they B) their C) them D) themselves
30. You may feel that time goes by very quickly when you do___________ interesting.
A) something B) anything C) nothing D) everything
31. The Great Green Wall can stop the wind and sand____________ moving to the rich land in the south of China.
A) from B) with C) at D) on
32. Mother put a blanket over the sleeping baby to keep him _______________.
A) quietly B) gentle C) warm D) slowly
33. To reduce food waste, we should only order as ___________ as we need and try to eat it up.
A) much B) more C) most D) few
34. You ___________ drive so fast, for we have enough time to arrive at the station.
A) can't B) mustn't C) needn't D) shouldn't
35．___________eager these volunteers are to help the police look for the missing boy!
A) What B) What an C) How D) How an
36. ——Could you tell me______________ it is from the nearest bank to your office?
——About 10 minutes' walk.
A) how long B) how far C) how soon D) how much
37. He lost his key, __________ he had to wait for his wife's return in the cold.
A) and B) or C) for D) so
38. I'd rather ___________half an hour to work than drive a car. Driving less can reduce air pollution.
A) ride B) riding C) to ride D) to riding
39. Lucy is so shy that she dare not invite her classmates to practice_____________ with her for the New Year Party.
A) dancing B) dance C) to dance D) to dancing
40. _____________ I have been to Italy several times, I know a lot about it.
A) If B) Although C) As D) Unless
41. Jerry told me he ____________on an old man's eyes in the hospital this Sunday.
A) will operate B) would operate C) operated D) has operated
42. Alan took photos of his friends when they__________ with children in the orphanage(孤儿院)．
A) had played B) played C) are playing D) were playing
43. Before the bridge _________, the local people had to reach the other side by ferry.
A) is built B) will be built C) was built D) has been built
44. ——Would you like to go camping with LIS this weekend?
——__________. But I’m busy with my homework.
A) No, thanks B) Thank you C) I'd like to D) That's a good idea
45. ——Mum, there's something wrong with my alarm clock. Could you wake me up tomorrow morning?
——____________ , dear.
A) No problem B) That's all right C) Go ahead D) Of course not
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。）（共8分）
A. retired B. in fact C. charity D. messages E. argued
One million copies of the seven comic strips describing Mandela's(曼德拉) life were published in South Africa. That was a part of events celebrating his 87th birthday on July 18.
South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela became a comic strip hero at once. "This project aims at encouraging young people to read," his _ 46_foundation (基金会) said.
“We express the 47 and the values of Mr. Mandela through comics," added John Samuel, chief executive(决策者) of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, "Comics are a very useful way of bringing young people into reading."
"Comics 48 are a very powerful way to introduce literature(文学), various aspects of reading to young people. And this is our purpose here,” he told a news conference.
Some people _ 49 that Mr. Mandela should not be a comic figure. “It would take a lot more than comics to demean his stature (贬低他声望)，”said Samuel.
A. various B. walking C. settled D. simply E. awarded
Free energy is everywhere around us. There are many ways to make and collect energy form 50 sources(来源) like sun, wind, water, etc. But people always make things difficult by not using these sources of energy. In the last few years there have been a great number of new ideas for generating(产生) energy. People suddenly realized that everyday things can be a source of energy. For example, riding a bike, running or just_ 51_, etc. But, is there anything else that can be used for collecting energy? We 52 have to change our way of thinking if we want to change the world.
So comes the idea of solar(太阳能) roadways. Are they the road of future? Why don't we use them for collecting energy?
The US Department of Transportation 53 $100,000 to Solar Roadways to build the first ever Solar Road.
Ⅳ．Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词。）（共8分）
54. Professor Zhang will make several __________on Chinese art during his stay in the USA. (speech)
55. The performance by the teachers and students was chosen the best at the____________ Art Festival in our school. (eight)
56. Alice took up_____________ in college so that she could communicate with friends in Paris. (France)
57. The debate on whether or not to have a second child has _____________ attracted so much media attention. (rare)
58. To his surprise, he received a/an _____________ birthday present from his twin brother. (usual)
59. The restaurant is very popular because it offers a wide________ of delicious food at low prices. (various)
60. The right to work is a __________ right of a citizen. (base)
61. The company has provided more chances for the staff to _________their knowledge and skills.(widely)
V． Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共14分）
62. Maggie used to work as a waitress in a restaurant while she was in the UK. (改为否定句)
Maggie__________ ___________ to work as a waitress in a restaurant while she was in theUK.
63. I connect my friends online about once every two weeks. (对划线部分提问 )
_________ __________ do you connect your friends online?
64．Working in pairs offers the students more chances to learn English from each other.（改为被动语态）
More chances__________ __________ to the students to learn English from each other by working in pairs.
65. This movie was boring enough. He fell asleep halfway. (合并为句)
This movie was boring_________ he fell asleep halfway.
66. The lawyers are trying to prove their views very carefully now.（保持句意基本不变）
The lawyers are trying to prove their views with_________ _________now．
67．Miss White asked her students, "How long have you done this project'?”（改为宾语从句）
Miss White asked her students how long they__________ _________ this project .
68. go out; around the small island; to; a bicycle trip; we; for; are planning;(.) （连词成句）
_______________________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
IX. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
A) Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(12分)
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear," Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
( ) 69. Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to .
A) have sports with Elsa B) explain what he means clearly
C) enjoy the views D) have a rest there
( ) 70. The square is the village with some streets leading to it.
A) in front of B) opposite C) in the middle of D) next to
( ) 71. Elsa wanted her mother to earlier that day.
A) do something delicious for lunch B) know he was complaining about his lunch
C) speak to the school about lunch D) get rid of the terrible eating habit
( ) 72. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means
A) the cook agreed to serve the soup to Father B) the matter of lunch hasn’t been settled
C) her father’s work was wonderful D) the method Elsa thought of was great
( ) 73. The underlined word “sputter” in the fifth paragraph probably means "________"
A)咽唾液 B) 口吃 C)喘气 D)喷溅
( ) 74. By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________
A) when one road is blocked , try another B) how bad the lunch of her school is
C) how wise her father is D) how terrible her mother is
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):(12 分)
At one time there was an oyster(牡蛎).He thought that he was the most important animal in the world because he____75____himself. Certainly, the silkworm(蚕)was important too, but silk could not be sold at the same price as pearls, so the oyster thought that he had good____76____to think well of himself.
One day, there was a great storm at sea. The waves were very big, and the thunder(雷声)was loud.
The oyster____77____his weak shell (壳)and stayed on the sea floor. He thought that if he moved to the shore for____78____, others would make fun of him, so he decided to stay there. Though he didn’t move, he and his shell were washed onto the shore by the big waves. After the oyster found himself lying on the beach, he lifted himself out of his shell and looked out. Another big wave came while the oyster was____79____, the big wave threw him further. Oh, this was horrible! None of the waves we____80____to pull the oyster back into the sea. The poor oyster was not able to move and became very angry because he could not find a way back into the sea.
( )75. A) was satisfied with B) was strict with
C) was nervous about D) was familiar with
( )76. A) wealth B) excuse C) reason D) result
( )77. A) belonged to B) stuck to C) replied to D) added to
( )78. A) fun B) rest C) safety D) exercise
( )79. A) looking around B) showing off
C) taking off D) dressing up
( )80. A) weak enough B) limited enough
C) useful enough D) strong enough
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：(14分)
I heard a story about an older woman who stood in line at the Post Office. She c____81____with a young man next to her. The young man n____82____that she had no package to mail, and asked why she was standing in line. She said that she just needed a few stamps.
“Ma’am, you must be tired standing here. Do you know there’s a stamp machine over there in the corner?” He p____83____to the machine built into the wall.
“Thank you,” the lady replied, “but I’ll just wait here a little I____84____. I’m getting close to the window.”
“But it would be so much e____85____for you not to stand in this long line and buy your stamps from the machine.”
The woman smiled and answered, “Oh, I know. But that old machine would n____86____ask me how my grandchildren are getting along.”
She had a need greater than the need f____87____postage stamps—a need to feel connected to other people. And it was a need that could not be met by a stamp machine.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题):(12分)
August has always been difficult for me. It is the time when I realize that the books my English teacher assigned(布置) to me are not going to read themselves and that I have a difficult month in front of me.
You might think that I don't want to spend my summer reading, but that's not the problem: I love reading. On the first day of my summer holiday this year, I borrowed A Gathering of Old Men by African-American writer Ernest Gaines. I enjoyed it very much. I read all the magazines that my parents subscribe to(订阅) and spend about 30 minutes every day with the morning
newspaper.
So why do I hate summer reading for school? Because the books on summer reading lists are often slow-going and just (不吸引人的).Teachers don’t understand that summer reading can be interesting as well as educational. They choose books called “spinach books”：good for you, but not much fun to take in. Every summer, I read them, hate them and get bitter about the experience.
This bitterness started three years ago when I began high school. As preparation, my English teacher told me to read The Age of innocence(《纯真年代》). At 14, I couldn’t understand the love 100 years ago in the story. I only know my love for baseball. The Age of Innocence was completely different to my life. What is more, sometimes I guess teachers don’t think exciting plots make for “good literature”. To me, a good writer describes events and characters in a way that makes the reader want to know what happens next.
If I were making up a summer reading list, it would include The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins, The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, and Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. These are all books that have literary value(文学价值)and can also entertain kids. If the teachers could add a little fun into the books they assign, my Augusts would be a lot more enjoyable.
88. Why does the writer think he will have a difficult August?
_________________________________________________
89. How do we know that the writer likes reading?
_________________________________________________
90. What kind of books makes students interested in summer reading?
_________________________________________________books.
91. What’s the advantage of reading “spinach books”？
_________________________________________________
92. According to the passage, what is a good writer?
_________________________________________________
93. What might be the title of the passage? (In no more than ten words)
_________________________________________________
VII Writing (作文)：(共 20 分)
94. Write at least 60 words on the topic “When I see an old person fall down in the street, I ….以《当我看
到老人在街上摔倒，我......》为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。
Reference words (Use at least two of them):
a traditional virtue (美德)； in favor of /against; calm; get along with; care for;
(注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)
________________________________________________________________________________
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Keys:
虹口区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷·参考答案
Part l Listening
I. Listening Comprehension . (听力理解)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)
1. Miss Li usually walks her dog after super to relax herself. (B)
2. The 100 best books of 2013 make perfect presents this New Year. ( H)
3. Would you like to take part in the Detective Camp? ( E)
4. Jack is happy to know there will be fewer English tests next year. (A)
5. China became the third coun.try ,to complete a “soft landing" on the moon. (D)
6. Some European countries are paying staff extra money if they come to work on a bicycle. (C)
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)
7. M: Nice glasses! I like the frame. They really fit you.
W: Thanks. I really like wearing them because they're very light.
Q: Why does the woman like the glasses? ( D)
8. W: How much are the tomatoes?
M-: They're 40 cents a pound.
W: I'II take two pounds, please. :
Q: How much should the woman' pay for the tomatoes? (D)
9. M: May I take your order?
W: I'd like a hamburger, please.
M: Anything to drink?
W: A glass of water, please.
Q.; What would the woman like to have? (C)
10. W: Excuse me, could you please tell me where I can get some books?
M: Sure. Turn left into Bridge Street. Go straight' ahead and you’ll find a bookstore on your left.
Q: Where is the bookstore? '(D)
11. M: What can I do for you9 Madam? You look very worried.
W: My bag is missing. Has anybody handed one in?
M: No. What kind of bag is it? .
W: It's a black handbag. And it is made of plastic.
Q: What kind of bag is it? (B)
12. W: Hi, Tim! What a nice photo! Who is the boy on your left?
M: Oh, he is my younger brother, Tom.
W: But Tom is much taller and stronger than you, isn't he?
M: Yes, he is.
Q: What can you learn from the dialogue? (A)
13. M: How was the movie you watched yesterday?
W: Wonderful! It's an exciting movie about escaping from an island. The hero suffered a lot.
Q: What was the movie about? (D)
14. W: Who is that man?
M: Are you kidding? You don't know him! He is our headmaster, Mr. Green.
Q: How does the man feel? (D)
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)
Over the past 500 years many great people have been given degrees by Cambridge University, ,such as Albert Einstein arid Professor Stephen Hawking. However, the university gave its highest honor to a road sweeper, Allan Brigham. . The 52-year-old man cleaned the city of Cambridge for 30 years and has become one of its most popular tour guides.
“It was a lovely surprise when I heard the message," he said. "I have spent years sweeping while watching other people get their degrees. I have never dreamed that one day
that would be me. It's a really great honour and I can still hardly believe it. "
Mr. Brigham moved to Cambridge from Yorkshire. He wanted to be a teacher in the city, but when that didn't happen he became a road sweeper; In order to make some extra money he decided .to show tourists around the city in his spare time. An d now he is also an official guide.
(15. F 16. F 17. T 18. F 19.T 20. F)
D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences (听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): (共10分)
Hello and welcome to the school library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library.
First of all, the library's collection of books; dictionaries and other resources are found in this building. There are books on humanities subject's such as Chinese, English, history, etc. , and our map collections on Floor One. On Floor Two, you will find our service desk, magazines and newspapers, as well as our photocopy machines. The books on maths and science subjects such as biology, physics and chemistry can be found on Floor Three. You can also find magazines and newspapers older than six months on this floor. Finally, group study rooms and the multimedia center are located on Floor Four.
The library is open on weekdays, 8:00 am t0 10:-00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00am to 8 : 30pm. The library is closed on Sundays
(21. our library 22. map collections 23. service desk 24. Group study .
25. Saturdays 8:30)
11. 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. B
37. D 38.A 39.A 40. C 41 B 42. D 43. C 44. C 45. A
111. 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. E 50. A 51. B 52. D-53. E
IV. 54. speeches 55 Eighth 56. French 57. rarely 58. unusual 59. Variety
60. basic 61. widen
V. 62. didn't use/used not 63. How often 64. are offered 65; so. . . that 66. great care
67. had done 68. We are planning to go out for a bicycle trip around the small island.
VI. 69. B 70. C 71. C 72. D 73. D 74. A
75. A 76. C 77. B 78. C 79. A 80. D
81. chatted 82: 'noticed 83. pointed 84. longer. 85. easy/easier 86. never 87. for
88. Because he will have to read boring books.
89. The writer tells us that he reads all the magazines that his parents subscribe to and spend about 30 minutes every day with the morning newspaper. .
90. Interesting and educational books (do).
91. They are good for you/your growth.
92. A good writer describes events and characters .in a way that makes the reader want to know what happens next.
93. Why Can't Teacher Assign To Us Fun Books. (Any reasonable answers are correct.)
VII. Writing (咯) 92. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
93.It introduces the uses of the GPS, such as helping us know where we are when we are driving./
/It tells us that GPS is quite useful and helpful when we are driving.
黄浦区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）
A B C D
E F G H
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) （8分）
7.
A) In his bag.
B) on the table.
C) In his home.
D) In the office.
8.
A)The blue one.
B) The white one.
C) The black one.
D) The gray one.
9.
A)The ship.
B) The trip to Japan.
C) Interesting people.
D) The holiday.
10.
A)700.
B)1070.
C) 7000.
D) 1700.
11.
A)He is going to speak to Angie
B)He is going to leave a message
C)He is going to see the manager
D)He is going to call back
12.
A)The boy worked hard
B)The buy used the same excuse
C) The boy had too much homework to do
D) The boy stayed up too late.
13.
A) They will talk to each other
B) They will have a rest at home
C) They will go out to play
D) They will continue to work
14
A) She is not interested in it
B) She can not afford it
C) She has already had one
D) She will take it
C. Listen to the passage and tell the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。) （6分）
15. It was a rainy and windy evening when the old couple came to an inn. (旅馆)
16. The young man lent his room to the old couple as all the guest rooms were full.
17. The next day the old couple asked the young man to visit their hotel in New York.
18. The young man was very happy to get a huge amount of money from the old man.
19. To express his thanks, the old man promised to buy a house for the young man.
20. Years later, the young man was visited to a nice hotel which was built for him.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填写一词)：（10分）
21. Mark tried not to think about food, for he was on ______ _______.
22. Mark wanted to hear his __________ say he had lost _________ pounds!
23. _________ __________ on his car were ideas for a new product.
24. He didn’t do things like that, but it happened because he was _______ _______．
25. On his way home, he stopped at a restaurant and ate a _______ _________.
Part 2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案) （共20分）
26. We always say “please” whenever we ask someone to do things. Which of the following is correct for underlined word in the sentence?
A. /plæz/ B. /plez/ C. /pli:z/ D. /plɪz/
27. The concert will begin ______ seven in the evening. Please be there on time.
A. of B. in C. on D. at
28. It takes me an hour on average to get from home ______ my workplace every day.
A. with B. at C. by D. to
29. For the difficulties ahead, Mr. Black talked to ______ patiently one by one.
A. they B. them C. their D. themselves
30. Lily tried on some new shoes, but she took ______ in the end. They were too expensive.
A. all B. none C. both D. either
31. I was so busy with my school work that I had ____ time to play with my friends in those days.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
32. Lots of ______ may cause the young students to have strong feelings against school.
A. exercise B. lesson C. exam D. homework
33. It is a rule that visitors _____ touch the paintings at the exhibition.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. may not D. wouldn’t
34. With more practice, I found reading was not as _____ as I used to think.
A. so difficult B. difficult C. more difficult D. too difficult
35. Nowadays Chinese ____ in quite a few countries such as Singapore, South Korea, Japan, etc.
A. speak B. speaks C. speaking D. is spoken
36. Jack worked very hard at every subject, _______ he gained a scholarship (奖学金) last term.
A. so B. and C. or D. but
37. If you want to be on time for an important meeting in a crowded city like Shanghai, you’d
better ________ home early.
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
38. Mr. White will take charge of _______ invitation cards for the celebration party next month.
A. prepare B. prepared C. preparing D. to prepare
39. We ______ several meetings to discuss the plan of volunteers in the community since last week.
A. are having B. have had C. had D. have
40. I promise if Jane has any difficulties doing the new job, I ______ the first one to help her.
A. am B. was C. would be D. will be
41. The roast beef cooked by mum seems so _______ that my mouth is watering.
A. attractive B. attract C. attraction D. attractively
42. The newly born baby should be looked after ________ of all the babies at nursery.
A. careful B. carefully C. most careful D. most carefully
43. -- _______ does Simon visit his grandparents in New York with his brother?
-- Once a year.
A. How long B. How many C.How soon D. How often
44. -- Hey, Joanna, you did an excellent job in the performance yesterday.
-- _______
A. Thank you. B. Not at all C. Yes, I did. D. That’s right.
45. -- Remember, Mike, don’t step on the grass when you play football with your friends.
-- ________.
A. Is that so. B. I don’t know C. Sorry, I won’t D. Don’t worry.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。注意有一个多余选项)：（共8分）
A．in the corner B. rude C. kindness D. introducing E. felt
Tessa is eighteen years old. She remembers her time at school well. Some of it was good but some of it brings bad memories.
My First Day
I’ll never forget my first day at primary school. I 46 very nervous. We were all together and the head teacher was 47 himself. A girl next to me started asking me questions about my shoes! I wanted to listen to the teacher but I didn’t want to be 48 to my new friend. So, I told her about my shoes. Suddenly, the head teacher looked at me with an
angry face. “Be careful when I am speaking! Go and sit 49 .”I remember feeling so silly.
A. practised B. used to C. really D. discussion E. impression
My First Teacher
I remember her name was Mrs Simpson. She was 50 pretty and had a lovely smile. She had a soft voice and always wore the same dress! She seemed so nice after that very unpleasant head teacher.
Sports Day
Sports day was the best day of the year! I 51 for the running race and one year I won! I always cheered my friends on when they ran their races, too.
My Nickname
Everyone in the class had nicknames when I was in junior high school. Some of the nicknames were funny and some weren’t very nice. I remember they 52 call me “mushroom head”because my hair stuck out on either side. It made a lasting 53 on me. Not a good one.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) （共8分）
54. The ______ round of talks on the trade between China and America was held. (five)
55. To tell you the ______ , I don’t care about the result of the speech contest. (true)
56. Jim is good at language. Besides English, he speaks German , Italian and ______ . (France)
57. Nowadays more ______ realize they are responsible for reducing industry pollution. (factory)
58. Stephen and his wife will ______ their holidays by going abroad for sightseeing. (joy)
59. Computers were a wonderful ______ in 1920s though they were very huge at the time.(invent)
60. Lisa said “hello” ______ to her friend’s parents when she met them in the street. (polite)
61. I think these tools are ______, for I haven’t touched them for quite a few years. (useful)
V. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分)
62. We got everything ready for the New Year’s party. (改为一般疑问句)
______ you ______ everything ready for the New Year’s party?
63. All the students listened to the lecture by Professor Li attentively. (对划线部分提问)
______ ______ all the students listen to the lecture by Professor Li?
64. Jack Chen is a humorous and powerful man. (改为感叹句)
______ ______ humorous and powerful Jack Chen is!
65. We last saw the missing dog on the evening of October 1st. (改为被动语态)
The missing dog ______ last ______ on the evening of October 1st.
66. As for the plan of the next term, I have the same opinion with Larry. (保持句意基本不变)
As for the plan of the next term, I ______ ______ Larry.
67. “I can cut the huge hamburger in half quickly.” Little Sandy said. (改为宾语从句)
Little Sandy said that he ______ ______ the huge hamburger in half quickly.
68. saw, at McDonald’s, lady, him, the young. (连词成句)
_______________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
IX. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
Burl Ives was born in June, 1909 in Illinois, the USA. He began learning songs when he was very young. He loved making music and wanted other people to get pleasure from the music he made.
As a young man, Burl wanted to teach history. So, he began attending Eastern Illinois Teachers’ College in 1927. But he was not a very good student. The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then, he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.
Burl Ives went to New York City in the early nineteen-thirties. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York. He sang in small eating and drinking places. He sang the songs he had learned. In 1938 he began performing in theatres. He also sang on the radio. He began recording the folk songs he had learned. His songs like Big Rock Candy Mountain could be heard on the Burl Ives program each week. The radio program was first broadcast in 1940. His song It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing earned him a Grammy
Award. He also did lots of movie work. Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country.
Burl Ives also recorded many songs for children. His most famous songs are two Christmas songs, Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer and Frosty the Snowman. These songs were used in cartoon movies first shown on American television in the nineteen-fifties and sixties. Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people. He also sang most of the songs.
Burl Ives was a large, friendly man who loved to make people happy with his acting and especially with his music. Burl died of cancer(癌) on April 14, 1995.
69. Burly Ives wanted to be a(n) ______ when he was young.
A) artist B) movie star C) history teacher D) famous singer
70. Burly Ives traveled around America with his guitar after he was told ______.
A) he was a good student B) he would never be a good teacher
B) he would be a famous singer D) he was a top traveler
71. In the early nineteen-thirties, Burly ______ in New York City.
A) taught history B) went to school of music and got jobs
C) attended a teacher’s college D) recorded songs for children
72. In 1958 Burly Ives won an Oscar for the movie ______.
A) It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing B) Big Rock Candy Mountain
C) The Big Country D) Frosty the Snowman
73. From the passage we learn that ______.
A) Burly only wrote songs for children
B) Burly once provided the voice for cartoon movies
C) Burly was the director of many cartoon movies
D) Burly seldom did movie work
74. The passage is mainly about ______.
A) the American actor and singer Burly Ives B) how to be a history teacher
C) Burly Ives’ hard life in 1938 D) a successful young man
B Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文) （12分）
Often in your reading you will come across（遇见）a difficult new word. You may be able to
read the word, but, you still do not know what it 75__. One way of finding out a word’s meaning is by looking it up in a _76___. Another way is to use context(上下文). You can think of the context as the “neighborhood” in which a word “lives”. A word is never _77___. It appears in a sentence with other words, and that sentence has other sentences that come before and after it. These words and sentences are the context of the unknown word.
A word’s context often contains clues (包含提示)to its meaning. To find clues, think about the meanings of the other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences that come before and after the sentence that contains the word. Do they give you any clues? Sometimes a writer gives _78___ that can help you understand the word’s meaning. Sometimes you may find a word that has almost the same meaning, or a word that means the _79___,or even a definition（释义） of the unfamiliar word, in the same sentence or a nearby one. These are all context clues.
Read the following sentence. Can you guess from the context what word might fit in the blank?
We had our picnic in the shade（阴凉处）of a huge _80___.
Did you guess the missing word from the context? If you did, you were able to tell from the other words in the sentence that the missing word must be a noun. You could also tell that the word means something that can give shade outdoors. It is something that people might have a picnic under. All these context clues helped you know the word.
75.
A) predicts
B) means
C) debates
D) wants
76.
A) book
B)dictionary
C) newspaper
D) magazine
77.
A) alone
B) sad
C) united
D) quiet
78.
A) a letter
B) an answer
C) an example
D) an action
79.
A) opposite
B) difficult
C) serious
D) necessary
80.
A) river
B) ground
C) street
D)tree
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) （14分）
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you
to l_81___ friends.
Cary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written a book named My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings .The book tells how to stay cool when b_82___ things happen.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems w_83___. It can never make them better. “Getting angry is not a natural way to act,” the book says. “It is just a habit, like smoking.’’
The book says you can control you feelings e _84___---all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry frequently. Here are the top three:
● Keep a r_85___.Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry so often.
● Ask your friends to s_86___ talking to you when you get angry. Leave you alone. This will teach you not to be angry.
● Do something d_87___. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) （12分）
I recently went to a charity party. At the end of the visit our host told us that the following Monday was his birthday. He asked if, as a gift to him, we would do something kind for someone else on that day. I thought that was a terrible birthday idea!
The following Monday, I saw my neighbor, a new mother, in the garden with her baby, I went outside to say “hello” to her. During the talk, she told me, not in a complaining way but just as a matter of fact, about the sleeplessness and the challenges to get anything done with a baby followed by. I remembered the charity party host’s request and said, “Hey! Why don’t I watch your baby for an hour! I will just hang out with him here in the back garden and you go in and take an hour to yourself.”
She was so surprised that she almost cried. “Are you serious? Would you be able to do that?” ” of course!” I said. “I’d be happy to!” An hour later she came outside with a smile on her face. “I have got so much done!”she told me, and I told her that I had sung every kid’s song I knew and had a good time hanging out with the baby, too. And I was so happy to see her smiling
like that.
It was one of the best presents I’ve ever given, and it has given me the desire to ask the same from all my friends this year. I know it will make me feel great to know my friends are out there sharing their wisdom and time with people who can really use it.
88. The following Monday was the host’s birthday, wasn’t it?
89. What did he ask his friends to do as a gift to him?
90. What did the writer decide to do on the following Monday?
91. How did the writer look after his neighbor’s baby?
92. Why was the writer so happy when his neighbor came outside?
93. What’s your opinion on the birthday present in the story? (answer the question in no more than 20 words )
VII. Writing(作文)：（共20分）
94. Write at least 60 words with the topic “A heavy smog day” .（以“大雾霾天”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）
提示：去年12月上旬，申城笼罩在茫茫的雾霾（was shrouded in heavy smog）中，陷于重度污染（severe pollution）。人们戴口罩（wear masks）出行，雾霾天给人们的健康带来危害，给生活和工作带来不便（inconvenience）。请你就其中某一天，描述你的经历和感受。
（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
黄浦区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷·参考答案
Part 1 Listening
I. Listening Comprehension （听力理解）
A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）
1. Tim is a good basketball player. He plays basketball with his friends every week.
2. My uncle works in a garage. He is good at repairing all kinds of cars.
3. It is the time for the government to take actions to fight against air pollution.
4.In western countries family members usually have dinner together at Christmas Eve.
5. Linda and Ann always go to school on foot though the school is two miles away.
6. John often helps his mother with the housework such as cleaning the windows.
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer you hear （根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案）：
7. M: Hey, Linda. Did you see my mobile phone? I remember taking it with me when I left home.
W: Yes. I saw you put it in your bag on the desk just now.
Q: Where was the man’s mobile phone?
8. M: Sally, which shirt is better for my blue trousers, the black one or the gray one?
W: Neither. the white one matches your new trousers best.
Q: Which shirt is the man going to probably take?
9. M: How was your trip to Japan?
W: Oh, it was wonderful. We had a lot of interesting things to do and met some nice people. We
had a very good time on the ship.
Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
10: M: By last term I had learned about 1,700 Chinese words.
W: Really? Where did you learn them, Sam?
M: I went to an evening school. The teachers there were very nice.
Q: How many Chinese words had Sam learned by last term?
11: W: Hello. This is Alice. May I speak to March?
M: A moment, please. March, March, you are wanted on the phone…er…. Sorry, March is not in at the moment. Will you leave a message, please?
W: All right. Please ask March to see the manager as soon as he comes back.
Q: What is March going to do?
12. M: I am really sorry, Ms Black. There was so much homework yesterday. I did the homework till very late last night. But I forgot the chemistry exercises. Can I hand it in tomorrow?
W: You always have a lot of homework, and chemistry is always forgotten.
Q: What does Ms Black mean?
13. M: Alice, I have been working at desk for such a long time. I now need fresh air and relaxation.
W: I think so. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Let’s go.
Q: What will the two speakers probably do?
14. W: Hey, Mike, what are you talking about with John?
M: We are talking about the latest type of iPad. It’s very popular nowadays and it looks so cool. What do you think of it, Mary?
W: I am sorry I know nothing about it.
Q: What does Mary mean?
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。)
One evening, it was raining and the wind was blowing hard. An old couple came to an inn and prepared to spend the night there. A young man opened the door with a welcome smile. “I am sorry!” he said. “Our guest rooms here are all full.”
Hearing the young man’s words, the old couple felt very disappointed. Just as they were leaving, the young man came up to them and stopped them. “If you don’t mind, you can sleep in
my bedroom for the night.”
“You needn’t pay me any money, for I only lent my room to you.” said the young man, with a smile on his face.
“It’s very kind of you. Maybe one day I will build a hotel for you!” said the old man. With these words the old man left.
Several years later, the young man was invited to a nice hotel. “Do you remember what I said to you several years ago?” said the old man. “Look! Here is the hotel that I built for you!”
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词，填在答题纸上)
Mark put some papers on the top of his car and locked it. Then he hurried to his office building. He tried not to think about food. He was on a diet because he was overweight. His daily meals were very small. He couldn’t eat and candy, and that was driving him crazy! he loved candy. Be he needed to lose weight. He wanted to hear his doctor say, “Congratulations! You lost 20 pounds!” he would be satisfied with that. He was almost to the office building when he remembered his papers. They were still on his car! Those papers were iseas for a new product. He needed them to answer questions at today’s meeting. He usually didn’t do things like that. But it happened today because he was so hungry! He could not think well. He got the papers and returned to the office building. He triedto open the door but it was locked! Then he looked around. There was no one in sight. It was Sunday! “I can’t stay on this diet anymore,” he thought. “My mind doesn’t work well!” He got in his car and left. On his way home. He stopped at a restaurant and ate a good breakfast!
Ⅰ. A 1-6 EBCFGD
B 7-14 ABBDCBCA
C 15-20 TTFFFT
D 21-25 on diet, doctor 20 Those papers, so hungry, good breakfast
Ⅱ. 26-45 CDDBB ADBBD ABCBD ADDAC
Ⅲ. 46-49 EDBA 50-53 CABE
Ⅳ. 54. fifth, 55. Truth, 56.French, 57.Factories, 58.Enjoy 59. Invention,
60. politely 61. Useless
Ⅴ. 62. Did, get, 63. How did, 64. What a, 65. Was, seen, 66. Agree with,
67. could cut, 68. The young lady saw him at Macdonald’s.
Ⅵ. A. 69-74 CBBCBA
B. 75-80 BBACAD
C. 81-87 lose, bad, worse, easily, record, stop, different
D. 88. Yes, it was
89. He asked them to do something kind for someone else.
90. He decided to watch his neighbour’s baby for an hour.
91. He hung out with the baby and sang every kid’s song to him.
92. Because he saw his neighbor smiling/Because he saw his neighbor coming outside with a smile on her face./ Because his neighbor was smiling. / Because his neighbour smiled.
93. I think it quite special and meaningful because doing something kind to others makes me feel great. (any reasonable answer is acceptable)
Ⅶ. 94. 略
嘉定区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
1.________ 2._________ 3._________ 4.__________ 5._________ 6.__________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你所听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)（共8分）
7. A) Sunny B) Rainy
C) Cloudy D) Windy
8. A) 10 minutes B) 15minutes
C) 20 minutes D) 25minutes
9. A) Because there is someone in the house.
B) Because there is something wrong with it.
C) because the man forgot to turn it off when he left.
D) Because the man turned it on just now.
10. A) Mr Black is free B) Mr Black is busy now
C) Mr Black isn`t willing to see him D) Mr Black is out.
11. A) The girl B) Mr Hunter
C) Mrs Smith D) Tom
12. A) At 2:00 pm on Teachers` Day. B) At 1:00 pm on National Day C) At 2:00 pm on National Day D) At 1:00 pm on Teachers` Day.
13. A) White B) Blue
C) Bright D) Any color
14. A) America B) England
C) Canada D) France
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statement are true or false(判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F” 表示)（共6分）
15. Their visit to the museum starts from the fourth floor.
16. They can see the technology in the old days on the first floor.
17. They can both read the invention stories and look at some modern inventions.
18. People can enjoy movies on the fourth floor.
19. The most helpful way is to search for the museum`s website.
20. They don`t need to write reports about their visit.
D. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks(根据你所听到的对话内容，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)
21. Tammy has been to Ya`an ________ . It was hit by a serious ________ last month.
22. Tammy thinks volunteering work in Ya`an was an ________ ________ for him.
23. Tammy dropped the old camera because it was too ________ to ________ .
24. The new camera can _________ thousands of _________ at a time.
25. Jenny is _________ ________ getting a digital camera as well.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音、词汇和语法)
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)
26. He did very well, but he failed to break the record. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A) [brek] B) [breɪk] C)[brɪk] D)[brək]
27. Which of the following underlined parts is different is pronunciation with others ?
A) Students are allowed to choose the style of their school uniforms
B) Great changes have taken place in Shanghai since 1979.
C) You had a toothache because you ate too much spicy food.
D) The Smiths seldom go to church, but they believe.
28. Lucy’s cousin is ______ engineer. She always wears ______ uniform at work.
A) a, a B) a, an C) an, a D) an, an
29. Johnson was the first on the list of the famous stars because he was the richest ___ them.
A) with B) in C) to D) among
30. It is said that _____ of the students like to help their parents with the housework
A) three-fifths B) third-fifths C) thirds-fifth D)three-fifth
31. Mother told Jimmy ______ with her friends online and said it was a waste of time.
A) to stop to chat B) stooping to chat
C) stop to chat D) to stop chatting
32. Scientists say we will have no water to drink _____ we protect water resources.
A) if B) when C) before D)unless
33. With the help of the Internet, news can _______ every corner of the world.
A) get B) arrive C) reach D)return
34. You’d better______ long hours in the office. Go out and have a rest for a while.
A) not work B) not to work C) don’t work D) not to working
35. A:Is Betty in the office?
B:No, she _____ there. I saw her in the cafeteria several minutes ago.
A) couldn’t be B) can’t be C) mustn’t be D)needn’t be
36. Now Shanghai is becoming one of _____ cities in the world.
A) attractive B) more attractive C) most attractive D)the most attractive
37. If Bob doesn’t ______ hope, he will surely succeed in finishing his project.
A) give in B) give up C) give out D) give off
38. A:______ can these students finish designing a picnic plan for next weekend?
B: In less than an hour, I think.
A) How fast B) How often C) How many times D) How soon
39. A: Where is your sales manager, Jessica?
B: She’s no here. She ______ to Beijing to attend a meeting . She left this morning.
A) had gone B) had been C) has gone D) have been
40. The _______ water you waste or pollute, the ____ you will have tomorrow.
A) less,fewer B) less,more C) fewer,less D) less,less
41. John _____ off his bike and hurt himself whike he ______.
A) fell,were riding B) had fallen,was riding
C) fell,was riding D) had fallen,rode
42. If kids have some pocket money, it`s more convenient ofr them to buy______.
A) necessary something B) something necessary
C) necessary anything D) nothing necessary
43. The headmaster asked his assistant _____
A) why Chris didn`t attend the meeting B) why donsn`t Chris attend the meeting
C) why didn`t Chris attend the meeting D) why Chris doesn`t attend the meeting
44. A：Would you like me to book two tickets for you trhis afternoon?
B:________ .That`s very kind of you.
A) Yes, please B) It`s a pleasure
C) Yes, I`d like to D) Never mind
45.A:Would you mind helping me to colllect some information?
B:________
A) Never mind B) Take it easy
C) Of course not D) You`re welcome
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填 一次)（共8分）
（A）
A. compete with B. wonderfully C. need D. through E. pay less attention to
For the first time, Zhang Shengyu, a student at Laiyang Middle School in Shangdong,didn`t ask her mother to buy her a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term. “My old schoolbag can still be used, so there is no __46____ to buy a new one,”Zhang said . “ I’ve decided to be thrifty(节约的) from now on.”
As the centre of the family’s atteniton,many of the one-child generation do not know about the hardships of life. They sometimes have no idea of the value of things. Many students would throw away pens and erasers that haven’t been used up and buy new ones. Some like to __47___ each other to see whose clothes and school things are more expensive.
The Ministry of Education released a notification(通知) on its website on Jan 20,2013. It called on students to form good habits such as diligence and thrift to avoid wasting food and to _48___ famous brands(品牌).
Many schools consider teaching the value of money to be an important lesson and encourage their students to be thrift.
Students at No 44 Middle School in Hebei planted many fruit trees on their campus. The students learned how to cherish(爱惜) things ___49___ taking care of the trees. “With everyone’s work, we can make a difference,” said Li Dong, a student at the school.
(B)
F. so far G. spend H. happen I. full of J. provides
For most of us in China, we only have to turn on the tap to get clean water. We seldom think twice about where it comes from.
Day after day, thousands of children in poor countries have to __50___ hours walking for miles to collect water. What’s more, the water is dirty and can cause serious diseases, such as
diarrhea(腹泻). It’s hard to believe, but every 20 seconds a child dies as a result of a water-related disease.
The international water-aid charity called Just a Drop 51____ clean water to some of the poorest areas in the world, by building wells, pipelines(水管) and toilets. The charity has helped about 1.5 million people___52___.
Betty, from Uganda, is just one of the people who have been helped by Just a Drop.11-year-ld Betty had to walk tow miles every day, carrying tow heavy cans __53__ dirty pond water before Just a Drop placed a well in her village. “I used to get sick form the water. Now, I don`t have t walk long distances and I feel much sager with this clean water.”
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms( 用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。 每空格限填一词)（共8分）
54.It was very freezing. We all tried to cover our faces under our ______(scarf)
55.The dog is happy having the _____ of the house when we’re out.(free)
56.The peasant often says that the ____ of the crop depends on the weather.(succeed)
57.Nobody taught them French. They learned it over the radio ____(they)
58.The teacher always tells his students to be on their best _____ (behave)
59.Tom can`t ______ whom to stay with for Christmas Eve.(decision)
60.These natural disasters warn us that everyone should protect the environment_____(immediate)
61.It is really ______ for Tom to argue with such a dishonest person.(necessary)
Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求， 改写下列句子，第62-67 句每空格限填一词)
62. My parents set out early to catch the first bus yesterday. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ your parents ________ out early to catch the first bus yesterday?
63. Doctor Zhang was highly praised for what he had done for his patients.(对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ Doctor Zhang highly praised?
64．A tourist guide showed the foreigners around Yu Garden yesterday.(改为被动语态)
The foreigners _________ _________ around Yu Garden yesterday.
65. The air pollution was quite serious in our city last month.(改为感叹句)
________ ________ the air pollution os in our city today!
66.Visitors love this city because it has historical sights and delicious food.(改为简单句)
Visitors love this city ________ ________ its historical sights and delicious food.
67.“Have you seen the exciting film before?” Linda asked her husband.(合并为一句)
Linda asked her husband ______ he _______ seen the exciting film.
68. months, take, the bridge, at least, will, it , to, the engineers, three, design(连词成句)
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
Ⅵ.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共50分）
A．Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)（12分）
In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was dear and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men, or “stewards（空乘）”helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers` luggage but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”。
Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer—she wanted a more adventurous (冒险的)life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but she also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.
Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot. But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable way to travel. There were often delays, many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.
The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.
At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned $1 an hour.
In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.
69. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph suggests that Ellen was the first woman to _________.
A)invent the new word “stewardess” B) flew a plane
C)work on a plane D)travel by plane
70. From the second paragraph, we learn that__________.
A)Ellen did not behave in the same way as other girls
B)Ellen`s family was not rich enough to support her education
C)Ellen was fond of working on a farm
D)Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely.
71.Ellen ________ when she was young.
A)didn’t work as nurse in a hospital B)didn’t want to marry a farmer on a farm C)didn’t take flying lessons D)failed to get her pilot license
72.The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ______.
A)her flying experience B)her university education
C)her nursing experience D)her life attitudes
73.According to the passage, in the 1904s ,a woman had to _____ if she wanted to be a stewardess.
A)be a nurse B)be married C)be a mother D)be young
74.The passage mainly talks about______.
A)the background of early flying pilots B)the experience of flying passengers
C)the history of early flight attendants D)the development of airplanes
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）
School uniforms have been around for hundreds of years, and even perhaps longer. They are usually used in grade schools, but some high schools. Particularly those in England and Europe often have some kind of uniform or dress code requirements. In general, they are used to keep students in line for many different reasons.
One of the __75____ of wearing school uniforms is that there is no need to __76____ what children are doing to wear every day, and there is more concentration on class. One of the benefits of school uniforms in this case is that there is no __77____ with others. Everyone is wearing the same clothes every day. This way, instead of competing over who is wearing what, there is more focus on the daily school work. Not always , but in many cases, girls try to dress provocatively (挑逗地), whether it’s to impress the boys, or to outdo（超越） one another. Using school uniforms takes away these distractions(使人分心的事)。
Many times, kids are __78____ because of the clothes they wear, and it seems that no matter how hard parents try, kids know who is poor in the school. One of the advantages of school uniforms is that there is nothing to tell the difference between who is poor or well off. The benefit of wearing school uniforms is that everyone wears the same thing, whether you are rich, or poor.
There are some other things that make the idea school uniforms more___79___. There is no need to buy designer clothes that so many kids demand these days, and this can be very __80___ for parents who are constantly being asked by their kids to buy the next latest and greatest fashion. Some other advantages of school uniforms is that there is less likelihood of kids wearing gang color and colthes and this can reduce incidents of violence in schools greatly.
75.A.disadvantages B.advantages C. points D. questions
76.A.think of B.try on C.think about D.take out
77.A.contest B.match C.game D.competiton
78. A.laughed at B.worried about C.relied on D.surprised at
79. A.attractive B.awful C. correct D.changeable
80. A.easy B.convenient C.helpful D.dull
C. Read the pasagfe and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（14分）
Air pollution, as we know it today,started with the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the 19th century. In the last few decades, it has b______ a serious problem for our environment.
When harmful elements get into the air, they may cause health problems and can also d_____ the environment, building and soil. They make the ozone layer(臭氧层)much thinner and the climate more changeable.
Our modern lifestyle has led to dirtier air over the years. Factories, all kinds of vehicles, the growing number of people are the things that are r______ for air pollution today. But not all air pollution is caused by people. Smog, forest fires, dust storms and volcanic eruptions can also lead to the pollution of the atmosphere.
Smog(雾霾)is a m________ of smoke and fog. It occurs when gases from hurt fuel get together with fog on the ground. When heat and sunlight get together with these gases, they form dangerous particles in the air. Smog occurs in big cities with a lot of traffic ,e_____ in the summer time. When it is very hot. Smog stays near the ground. It causes lung diseases and breathing problems and in smog areas, we can’t see well.
Today, cities with a large p______ have the biggest smog problems-Los Angeles, Mexico City or Cairo. The smog often stays over the cities for many days. Thousands of people die in London every year.
A lot of measures have been taken to prevent smog so far. Drivers are not a______ to drive on smog days in some cities. Factories use coal that doesn’t have much sulfur(硫磺)in it. So cars are much environmentally firendly today.
D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（12分）
Flynn McGarry，a 14-year-old American boy, controls the kitchen easily. He os now crowned as (被誉为)“the country’s hottest chef（厨师）。”
McGarry began his cooking career four years ago and said it was something he was soon drawn too.
He wanted to cook as much as he could .Before he tried cooking at home, he looked at all these cookbooks and surfed the Internet, he thought he could achieve that on day. McGarry said.
“Every time I try it,I hope to keep getting better and better. I just fell in love with it.”
He said his mother’s cooking was another reason for him to cook. He didn`t quite like his nother’s food, so he decided to try something simple, and cook for himself. Every day after school,he began practicing his knife skills. That`s important to cooks. Then ,he started creating dished for a few of his mother’s friends.Soon after,he created more complicated(复杂的) and expensive dishes for famous restaurants in America.
The real “I want to be a chef” moment came when McGarry decided to create his won dishes.When his skills in the kitchen got better, he worked in top restaurants all over the country.His accomplishments(技艺)may seem like the work of an experienced chef, but this cook is only 14 years old.
The young man has a strong passion(热情) for cooking. He even turned his bedroom into an experimental kitchen lab. You can’t see any video games,basketballs or movie posters there.
McGarry’s mother is proud of him and she fully supports her son. She said, “He showed such passion for this that it was an obvious choice to allow him to do what he loves to do.”
When Flynn McGarry was interviewed him,he said, “Focusing on your passion and hard work certainly pays off in the end,your dream will come true.”
88.How old was Flynn McGarry when he began cooking?
He began cooking when______________________________.
89.When did McGarry try cooking at home?
He tried cooking after________________________________.
90.Garry didn`t like his mother`s food,did he?
_____________,he _________________________.
91.Who did McGarry cook for at first?
For__________________________________.
92.What did McGarry do when his skills in the kitchen got better?
____________________________________________
93.What do you think of McGarry ? And what can we learn from him?
He is __________________and we can learn_____________________.
Ⅶ. Writing （作文）(共20分)
94. Write a letter in at least 60 words according to the given situation(根据所给情景写一封不少于60词的信)
假如你是Linda，你收到英国笔友Mark的来信，他现在住在北京姑妈家，春节期间他收到一些长辈给的压岁钱，请写一封回信，对有关“如何使用压岁钱”提一些建议。）
（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
参考答案：
26-30 BCCDA 31-35DDCAB 36-40 DBDCB 41-45CBAAC
46-49 CAED 50-53 GJFI
54.scarves 55.freedom 56.success 57.themselves 58.behaviors 59. decide
60. immediately 61. unnecessary
62.Did,set 63.Why was 64. were shown 65.How serious 66.because of 67. if,had
68.It will take the engineers at least three months to design the bridge.
69-74 CABCDC
75-80 BCDAAC
81. become 82.destroy 83. responsible 84.mixtrue 85. especially 86.population 87. allowed
88. he was 10 (years old)
89. looked at all the cookbooks and surfed the Internet.
90.No,didn`t
91. himself
92. He worked in top restaurants all over the country.
93. Any reasons.
金山区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)
7. A) 2:15.. B) 2:30.
C) 2:50. D) 3:05.
8. A) Near the moon. B) In the dream.
C) In China. D) On the moon.
9. A) Mum’s. B) Peter’s.
C) Jane’s. D) Theirs.
10. A) By bus. B) On foot.
C)By taxi. D)By bike.
11. A) Jack. B) Steven.
B) Frank. D) The two boys.
12. A) Yellow and white. B) White.
C) Yellow. D)Blue.
13. A) Shop owner and shop assistant. B)Mother and son.
C) Teacher and student. D) Manager and secretary.
14. A) Taiwan Island. B) Italy.
C) The summer holidays. D) The tower of Pisa.
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)
( )15. The love for dogs makes Gail Mirabella become a dog trainer in a circus.
( )16. Gail did hqr first dog show when she was 14 years old.
( )17. Her dogs started performing in the small shows when they were eight months old.
( )18. In order to train dogs better, Gail tried to make friends with her dogs in the circus.
( )19. How long it takes Gail to train a dog well depends on the dog and herself.
( )20. Gail thinks her life in the circus is wonderful because she can stay with her dogs.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)
21. A team of professionals help make the table safe______the_______.
22. It has been operated in more than______ _______ .
23. If you have an open ground of 500 m2, _______ _______to take action.
24. Dinner in the Sky is a completely safe way to _______ _______
25. That is probably the reason why it______still______in the sky.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
II. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案。) (共20分)
( )26. Jenny studies English hard and she can usually get good marks. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A /3：/ B/a:/ C) /ei/ D) /ai/
( )27.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A) We are trying to build a base on the moon. B) What do you think of the case?
C) These old people often dance in the square. D) Shall we have a race now?
( )28. A comic strip is usually about _____ interesting story with an unforgettable end.
A) / B) an C) the D) a
( )29. _____May 19, 2013, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited India, which was his first
official visit since he took office.
A) Since B) At C) On D) In
( )30.The most important thing for a good detective to do is ______the innocent.
A) to protect B) protects C) protected D) protect
( ) 31.The air in the room is not fresh enough. Please keep the window_____ .
A) open B) opening C) to open D) opens
( )32.0ur class teacher is hurrying to our classroom. She has ____ to tell us.
A) anything important B) nothing important
C) important thing D) something important
( )33. _____ it is midnight, Wendy is still working on her study.
A) Since B)Although C) Unless D) Until
( )34. To save time is as___________as to save life.
A) more important B) most important C) very important D) important |
( )35.Some people think keeping pets is good, but _____ don’t.
A) another B) other C) the other D) others
( )36.Don,t be angry_____ her. She did try, but failed.
A)from B) to C) with D) at
( )37.You’d better_____ the homework today, as tomorrow we will not have time.
A) finishing B) finishes C) to finish D) finish
( )38.Gary Locke_____ the U.S. ambassador(大使)to China for years.
A) was B) has been C) will be D) had been
( )39. Alice Munro______the Nobel Prize in literature two months ago.
A) gets B) has got C) will get D) got
( )40,The 22nd Winter Olympics will______in Sochi early this year.
A) be held B) held C)hold D) being held
( )41,______knowledge can be found in an encyclopedia.
A)Many B) A number of C)Quite many D) Huge amounts of
( )42.The river is very deep. We_____very careful when crossing it.
A) must be B) can be C) may be D) need be
( )43.______of the twins is interested in that Japanese company.
A) Both B) Neither C)A11 D) Some
( )44.-Preparing for a test is hard work, isn’t it?
-- _____.
A) Yes, I agree. B) I am sorry.
C) Let’s go to ask the teacher. D) You don’t know.
( )45. - We are going to have a picnic in the winter holidays. Would you like to join us?
-- _____
A) I know. B) I am going to have a picnic, too.
C) Oh, please don’t do it. D) Sure，what’s the time?
II. Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次)：（共8分)
A.amazing B.raise money C.boring D.pilot E.become
Flying into the sky at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, a pair of nine-year-old British girls broke a record to 46 the world’s youngest wing walkers (机翼行走者)'!
The two girls, Rose and Flame, are cousins. They took to the sky on two bipZanes(双翼飞 机)，and the 47 of one of the planes was their grandfather. They completed a wing walk as the two planes flew just meters apart.
After getting down from the planes，they said, “That was 48 ! It was so cool looking down and seeing all the small houses! ”
Not every nine-year-old girl can take on an adventure like this. Rose and Flame are braver than other girls of their age. Besides，they come from a family of wing walkers. They are deeply affected by what they see and hear.
This time, the two brave girls took on the adventure, not just to break the record but also to for 49 the poor. They try to do something for the society.
46._________ 47.____________ 48.____________49.___________
F. expensive G. comfortable H. depends I. owns J. by himself
When most teenagers are learning how to work out maths problems, Kelvin Doe is teaching himself to make batteries and generators (发电机)for his neighborhood in Africa.
Kelvin is only 15 years old, but he has already created batteries and generators 50 He used the things he picked up around the house or from litter bins to create them.
“In my hometown, we don’ t have much electricity and batteries are 51 ,”Kelvin said. So he decided to make batteries to light up people’s homes.
Kelvin also 52 a radio station. He broadcasts news and plays music for the local people. The station gets its electricity from a generator also made by him.
His next project will be a windmill (风车）for electricity supply. He wants to help more families in his hometown live a happy and 53 life.
50._________ 51._________ 52.___________ 53. __________
III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（共8分）
54．________like having sports in their spare time. (boy)
55. City Beach is a beautiful place, but I have only been there__________. (one)
56. Young parents seldom say no to their children________ because they love them too much. (main)
57. The teacher at the comer teaches_____English. (we)
58. The________of that cross-sea bridge is about 6.28 miles. (long)
59. When having a chance to go outing, children usually feel_______ (excitement)
60. People have found_______that the world’s most popular number is 7. (recent)
61. Guide dogs are quite_________and helpful to the blind. (friend)
IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。62-67 题，每空格限填一词。68题注意句首大写）（共14分）
62. Sam worked in the university for fifteen years when he was young.(改为一般疑问句）
__________Sam _______in the university for fifteen years when he was young?
63. There is little milk in the bottle in the fridge.(改为反意疑问句）
There is little milk in the bottle in the fridge, __________ __________ ?
64. The football game between Hengda and AHL will be over in three minutes.(对划线部分提 问）
__________ _________ will the football game between Hengda and AHL be over?
64. We still know little about what we can do to protect ourselves from cancer.(改为简单句）
65. We still know little about what ________ __________ to protect ourselves from cancer.
66. Shanghai Basketball Team plays well enough to attract more and more people to watch basketball games.(保持句意基本不变）
Shanghai Basketball Team plays_______well_________more and more people are attracted to watch basketball games.
67. The Bund in Shanghai looks extremely beautiful with the flowers around.(改为感叹句）
_______ ________ Bund in Shanghai looks with the flowers around!
68. him, his father, the day before yesterday, anew bike, bought (连词成句）
_______________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)
V. Reading comprehension (阅读理解）（共 50 分）
A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）(12分)
As more Americans try to have healthy lifestyles and protect the environment, the idea of growing their own food has become popular among city people. Not long ago，a city gardening meeting, Rooting DC, took place in Washington, D.C. Many organizations and people got together to support the food movement.
Katie, one of the main organizers of Rooting DC, says people can get free seeds(种子）if they take part in the one-day gardening meeting. According to Katie, the aim of Rooting D.C. is to teach people gardening and develop more gardens all across the city,
Katie says，“People realize that gardening is a way to bring healthy foods into their lives. They become interested in gardening because of that. Growing worry about the environment has also
worked. We not only grow food, but protect the environment through gardening.”
Several organizations that encourage school children to grow fruits and vegetables in healthy ways also ran classes at Rooting DC. Scott, a college student, who came with his friends, says, “I am really interested in gardening. Certainly I know how to find local food, but I want to grow the food on my own and encourage others to do so.”
Ann came to get information for her daughter. “We started a garden together at her school. I need to find out more resources to support school gardens.”
Brian, a computer teacher, says gardening is a hobby that he can enjoy with his friends. “I am looking forward to getting some seeds since I need new seeds to exchange with my friends. We’d like to see different plants grow in our gardens.”
The organizers hope that city gardening can become more and more popular not only in their area but also around the country and even across the world.
69. Not long ago, a city gardening meeting took place in________
A) America B) the garden C) Rooting DC D)Washington,D.C.
70. _______is one of the main organizers of Rooting DC.
A) Katie B) Ann C) Brian D) Scott
71. Katie says the aim of Rooting D.C. is to teach people_____ all across the city.
A) meeting B) to get free seeds C) gardening D) to eat food
72. People become interested in gardening because they can get____ into their lives
A) free seeds B) healthy foods C) fruits D) vegetables
73.Several organizations encourage school children .
A) to grow their own food B)to run classes
C)to organize meetings D)to encourage others to sell these seeds
74. Brian is looking forward to getting some seeds because he wants_____.
A) to plant these seeds in his garden B) to get new. fruits and vegetables
C) to exchange them with his friends D) to encourage others to sell these seeds
B Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）(12分)
Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You 75 where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold.
You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you.
This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(设备）which uses satellites to find the user’s position(︿L置).It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but 76 you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It 77 a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone.
We 78 find GPS devices in cars，planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are 79 parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites turning around the Earth. The receiver contacts more than four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all
over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile, They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate. There are also new uses for the GPS. _80 they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
( )75.A) are sure B) can tell C) don’t know D) want to know
( )76.A) at least B) at first C) at most D) at last
( )77.A) works as B) depends on C) consists of D) looks like
( )78.A) never B) also C)again D) still
( )79.A) three B) four C) many D) two
( )80.A) But B)However C) Perhaps D)Instead
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。) （14分）
Butterfly fairly
There was once a little girl. She had no family, and no one loved her. One day, when she was walking through a field, she noticed a small butterfly c_____ in a thorn bush(荆棘丛). The more the butterfly tried to free to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into its body. The little girl c____let go the butterfly. Instead of going away, the butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy.
For your kindness, the butterfly fairy said to the little girl, “ I will give you any w____ you would like to have.”
The little girl thought for a moment and then replied,”I want to be h____.”
The fairy said,” very good.” Then she got close to the girl’s ear and said something to her in a low voice.
As the little girl grew up,there was no one in the village s_____happy as she. There was no one in the village s______ happy as she was.Everyone asked her the secret of the happiness.She would smile and only answer “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind fairly when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old, the neighbors all came to visit her.They were a_____ that her secret of happiness would die with her.“Tell us,please,”they begged,“tell us what the fairy said.”
The old woman smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how old or young, no matter how rich or poor, n_____ me.” she said that always helping others would make my dream come true.”
D. Answer the following questions.（根据短文内容回答下列问题。) ( 12分)
For this little boy, it was the coldest winter, in that winter, his father had an accident and lost a leg, the family no longer had money to live on, From then on, his father became another person. When the boy didn’t listen to him, he would be very angry.
One night, the boy walked lonely on the street. He passed a lovely small shop, which was so nice that he couldn’t turn his eyes away from it. He stared at some beautiful boxes of coffee quietly. An idea came into his mind. He knew his father loved coffee and he knew stealing was no good. But all he could think of was his father’s smile. He soon put a box of coffee into his jacket and ran back home.
He gave the coffee to his father, who gave a smile that the boy had missed for so long. But, unfortunately, before his father could taste the coffee, the shopkeeper broke in and caught the boy. He was beaten by his father again.
Years later，the boy became a successful businessman. One day, his mother called and said his father wanted to see him. Busy working, he refused. Weeks later, he heard the sad news that his father had passed away. When he went through the relics(遗物)，he found a box. Inside it was the
coffee that he had stolen from the shop. On the cover was his father’s handwriting: “The gift from my son,”
There was also a letter: “Dear son. I’m a failure as a father. But I also have a dream-to own a coffee shop, where I can make cups of coffee for you. I’m sorry I didn’t make it”
Sadness suddenly came in his mind. He felt so sorry not meeting his father for the last time, and decided to complete his father’s dream. He stopped his own job at once and started a coffee business.
The coffee business is now a big success. And the little boy is Howard Schultz-the owner of Starbucks.
88. It was the coldest winter for this little boy only because of the weather, wasn’t it?
___________, _________________________________________________________.
89. Where did he walk lonely one night?
On ___________________________________________________________________.
90. How did his father feel when he gave the coffee to him?
He ___________________________________________________________________.
91. Why didn’t he want to see his father when his mother called him?
_____________________________________________________________________.
92. What was inside the box?
______________________________________________________________________.
93. What do you think makes the coffee business a big success?
____________________________________________________________________.
VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)
94. Complete the poster of at least 60 words on the topic “A little more fresh air, please”.
(以“多一点新鲜空气”为题完成一篇不少于60个词的海报，标点符号不占格。） (注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。） Expressions for reference (以下短语仅供参考)
plant trees, drive cars, walk more, pollute, haze (霾）
参考答案：
1-6 HFCBDE 7-14 ADBBADCC 15-20 TFTTFT
21 in air 22 15 countries 23. get ready 24. enjoy life 25. is flying
26-30 BCBCA 31-35 ADBDD 36-40 CDBDA 41-45 DABAD
46-49 EDAB 50-53 JFIG
54.Boys 55.once 56.mainly 57.us 58.length 59.excited 60.recently 61.friendly
62.Did work 63.is there 64.How soon 65.to do 66.so that 67.How beautiful
68.His father bought him a new bike the day before yesterday.
69-74 DACBAC
75-80 CADBAC
81. caught 82.carefully 83.wish 84.happy 85.so 86.afraid 87.needs
88.No,it wasn’t..
89.On the street.
90.He felt happy.
91.Because he as busy with working.
92. It was the coffee that he had stolen from the shop
93. His father’s dream/His love for his father
静安区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，考试时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A.Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
1. _________ 2. _________ 3._______ 4._______. 5._______ 6._______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)
7. A）15 B）18 C) 21 D) 33
8. A) Surprised B) Happy C) Worried D) Excited
9. A）Kitty B) Gary C) Mike D) Mary
10. A) A student B) A manager C) A worker D) A math teacher
11. A) Shanghai B) Beijing C) Korea D) Thailand
12. A) Because it is hotter B) Because it is sweeter
C) Because it tastes better D) Because it looks nicer
13. A) Before the meeting B) After the meeting
C) In the middle of the meeting D) At the end of the meeting
14. A) He’s been away from home for a long time B) He has lost some money
C) He works hard day and night D) He works with his wife
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)
15. Tom attended classes every evening to improve himself.
16. After Tom was offered a good job, he spent more time with his family.
17. With his hard work, Tom managed to get the position of manager.
18. Tom decided to hire s servant to help his wife with the housework.
19. Tom lived with his family in the beautiful house for the rest of his life.
20. Tom was so tired that he got up very late the next day.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)
21. You can find descriptions of the Chinese New Year in ________in ________and newspapers.
22. Chinese New Year is known as the Spring Festival and ________ the ________of the spring.
23. The Western New Year is ________ ________ the solar calendar and happens on January 1st.
24. New Year’s live is a time of _______ for the year and a chance to ________ ancestors (祖先).
25. On the morning of New Year’s Day, _______ _________of the family give the red packets to kids.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）
26. “Damin finally pulled the fish into his boat.” Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A) / bəʊt / B) / bɔːt / C) / bʌt / D) / baɪt /
27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A) The soldiers opened the secret door. B) Never jump into conclusions!
C) Pet dogs often create a lot of mess. D)Ken told us a recent case.
28. We should give ______ blind a hand when they cross the busy crossing road.
A) / B) a C) an D) the
29. I need ______ apples and bananas to make fruit salad. Could you buy some for me?
A) little B) a little C) a few D) few
30. Arthur’s memory starts to go wrong because of his age. So does ______.
A) I B) mine C) me D) myself
31. Mary has drawn ______ comic strips and she is going to have them published next year.
A) three hundred B) three hundreds C) three hundred of D) three hundreds of
32. The service seemed worse than the expected. They left the shop ______.
A) happy B) happily C) angry D) angrily
33. The blue suitcase looks much bigger, but it isn’t ______ that yellow one.
A) heavy B) much heavier C) so heavy as D) the heaviest
34. I’m afraid of the work ______ be finished this week if there isn’t much of their help.
A) can B) can’t C) must D) mustn’t
35. ______ exciting news it is! Our government is doing something to stop the haze(雾).
A) What B) What an C) How D) How an
36. In my opinion, Hollywood is really a wonderful place _____.
A) visit B) to visit C) visiting D) visited
37. The couple recognized me immediately ______ they hadn’t seen me for 10 years.
A) if B) so C) though D) when
38. He plans to have a good rest ______ he’ll have enough energy to continue his work.
A) so that B) in order to C) as soon as D) now that
39. David knows much about the city because he ______ there three times.
A) will go B) went C) has gone D) has been
40. The students ______ a topic on how to protect our earth when I entered.
A) prepare B) will prepare C) were preparing D) are preparing
41. You can ask your teacher for help if you can’t finish ______ the report by yourself.
A) write B) writing C) to write D) wrote
42. Our next school sports meeting ______ in two months’ time.
A) will hold B) has held C) is held D) will be held
43. I could hardly understand ______ in class, so I raised my hand to ask.
A) what my teacher said B) what did my teacher say
C) what has my teacher say D) what my teacher has said
44. A: Thank you very much for your beautiful Christmas card, Jenny.
B: ________.
A) The same to you. B) Me, too.
C) I am glad you like it. D) I don’t think so.
45. A: Would you book us two tickets for the film “No Man’s Land(无人区)”?
B: ______. I’m bust at the moment. Can I do it later?
A) Not at all. B) Sorry!
C) Good advice. D) I agree with you.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：(8分)
A hides B in fact C true D or E record
Nobody likes a computer virus, but at least you can get rid of it. And there is a lot of anti-virus (抗病毒) software these days. It can find a virus, fix it and you can forget about it. Unluckily the same isn’t __46__for spyware.
What is spyware? It is software that __47__somewhere on your computer. It collects information about what you do on the Internet and passes the information on companies without your permission (允许). If you shop on the Internet and use your credit card, you should know that some spyware will _48_the information.
Your computer can catch spyware through lots of ways. If you open the wrong email, __49___ you visit the wrong website, spyware can download itself onto your computer. And spyware often comes with free software.
A quietly B are connected to C allows D problems E slower
Most spyware just collects information about your surfing habits for advertising reasons. But some spyware can be more powerful and will often make your computer _50___. “Adware” is a type of spyware which is advertising software. It makes advertisements appear now and then while you __51__the Internet. Not dangerous…but very annoying (令人心烦的).
If this is the first time you’ve heard of spyware, you’ve probably got some on your PC.
Surveys have found that 90% of computers have several pieces of spyware on them. And spyware will stay on your computer for a long time, ___52__ collecting information and sending it back to its owners.
There is some anti-spyware software that will remove most of your __53___. However, some anti-spyware software is spyware itself, so be careful.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(8分)
54. Look at the pet-cat’s two dirty _______. Please keep the cat off the bed. (foot)
55.Help yourself to the history books on the _______ shelves by the window!. (wood)
56.The story has many actions to keep the readers ______ in reading it. (interest)
57. The factory is considering ways to ________ more healthy food for the public. (product)
58.It’s natural for most people to become more __________when they get old . (forget)
59. The environment in this city has been _________ polluted in the past five years. (serious)
60. Martin was chosen to be Julia’s __________ in the school dancing competition. (part)
61. Yanling’s ___________ performance has already attracted the director’s attention. (success)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词)：(14分)
62．All of us know something about the traditional skill of cormorant fishing (改为否定句)
_______ of us know_______about the traditional skill of cormorant fishing
63. Millie and Ken will finish their crime report in three days. ( 对划线提问)
_______ _______ will Millie and Ken finish their crime report?
64.Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer (改为反意疑问句)
Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer，_______ _______?
65.I used to drink coffee when I am free, but now I drink tea instead (保持原句意思不变)
Now I drink tea_______ _______coffee when I am free.
66. We must think of a plot before we start to write a story (改为被动态)
A plot must _______ _______of before we start to write a story.
67. Add an ending to your story, and you’ll find it more attractive (保持原句意思不变)
You _______ find your story less attractive ______ you add an ending to it.
68: box, Tony, lift, is , the, to , impossible, for, it, heavy (连词成肯定句)
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
VI. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
A) Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(12分)
Join the Roller Coaster Club!
You’re sitting in a tiny car. The car is part of a very small train that runs on a narrow track. Slowly, the little train climbs to the top of a huge hill.
You’re high above the grounds, so high that you can see for miles. Suddenly, you rush toward the ground at a speed that takes your breath away. You’re on your way up again, and this time you’re upside down!
You go up, down, and around. You’re on a roller coaster (过山车). Some people think riding a roller coaster is really terrifying. One ride is more than enough for them, even in a lifetime. However, other people love riding roller coasters. They ride their favorite roller coaster over and over. They also like to try out new roller coaster.
There’s a club for people who are very crazy at riding roller coasters. It’s called ACE. ACE is a short form for American Coaster Enthusiasts(热衷者). Steven Reagan and Kevin Lipnicky belong to ACE, and so do their families. Their family holidays often include trips to amusement parks to ride on new roller coasters.
As members of ACE, the boys were among the first to ride a new roller coaster at Sea World in Texas. It’s called the Great White, which is the name of a kind of shark.
Sometimes, amusement parks close the roller coaster to everyone except ACE members.
“If there’s no one in line,” says Steven, ‘”we keep our seats and ride again!”
It’s not all fun for ACE members. They also have a job to do. They tell owners of new amusement parks there the old roller coasters are. The owners buy the old roller coasters and move them to new homes so that they can be fixed instead of being destroyed (毁坏)
For ACE members, roller coaster riding is fun, fun, fun! People are thankful to the work they do to save different old roller coasters.
69. When a roller coaster takes you to the top, high above the grounds, it will probably___________.
A. stop it and get off B. climb out of the train slowly
C. take away your breath D. rush to the grounds
70. Some people think riding a roller coaster is terrifying. The underlined word means________.
A. amazing B. satisfying C. exciting D. frightening
71. From this passage, you can tell that members of ACE________.
A. are all adults B. love to ride roller coasters
C. don’t like to ride the Great White D. only ride old roller coasters
72. Which statement is probably NOT TRUE about Steven?
A. ACE members will keep their seats and ride again if nobody is in line.
B. He is probably one of the first to ride a new roller coaster at Sea World.
C. He knows nothing about different roller coasters.
D. He enjoys family holidays, including trips to amusement parks.
73. Sometimes roller coasters in amusement parks are closed to everyone, ________.
A. but it’s still open to ACE members
B. and the seats will be destroyed at once
C. and ACE members can do nothing at all
D. but new owners never have them fixed
74. Which statement is probably TRUE about roller coasters?
A. They cannot be moved.
B. They provide different kinds of fun.
C. They are all the same.
D. Old roller coasters cannot be fixed.
B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文) ：(12分)
You’re minding your own business. Suddenly, you look up to see your big brother coming towards you. He’s giggling(痴笑)from ear to ear. His arms are stretched out, fingers shaking slightly. You try to get away, but there’s no way to 75 . Before you know it, he’s tickling(抓痒逗笑)you, and you can’t stop laughing.
Most of us don’t like to be tickled. We try everything to move our way out of a tickle. Yet no matter how much we dislike being tickled, we always end up laughing.
Why do people laugh when they are tickled? That’s 76 scientist Christine Harris of San Diego, California, wanted to find out. First, Harris and her friends needed to practice. They spent some time tickling each other. Then they gathered a group of students who were ready to be tickled in the name of science.
Next, Harris’s 77 observed how hard the students laughed at different TV shows. They wanted to know about that type of laughter which is different from laughter caused by tickling. Then the team tickled the student volunteers under the arms and on the toes(脚趾). As part of the research, Harris’s team even used a tickle machine with parts that 78 shaking fingers!
What were the results of this tickling research? Harris’s team found that people do not laugh because tickling is funny. People simply cannot stop themselves from laughing when they are tickled. The scientists decided that ticklish laughter may be a special kind of action. This action happens 79 a person’s control or effort.
So, have all questions about tickling been answered? Has Harris tickled her last toe? It’s unlikely. It seems that humans are not the only living things that giggle when they are tickled. Young chimpanzees also 80 to tickle one another during their play. They, too, seem to chuckle(吃吃地笑)when they are tickled.
75.A) hold B)watch C)escape D)wait
76.A) how B)what C)who D)why
77.A) team B)customer C)invention D)relationship
78.A) pointed out B)moved like C)went in for D)kept in touch with
79.A) besides B)except C)with D)without
80.A) enjoy B)improve C)love D)organize
C) Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)
Who is managing things in your town or city？ Someone repairs a broken window in the library. Someone makes sure the traffic lights work. Someone pumps clean water into pipes. Someone 81 for the animals in the zoo.
The people who do these jobs are part of the government. In most towns or cities, they work for the mayor(市长). The mayor works with other 82 . They manage the city and make sure that the work gets done. They fix old things, like roads and bridges. They build new things, like schools and parks. If people 83 , they listen carefully. Then they change things that are wrong. For example, if a law isn’t 84 to some people, they change it. They try to do what the people want.
Election Day is report card time! If people think the city government is doing fine, they might 85 the same mayor. If there are problems, they might elect a new mayor.
On Election Day, people go to different places to vote(投票). Then all the votes are 86 . The mayor may win or lose. For the winner, there is lots of excitement! There is a big party with balloons 87 in the air.
The next day, it’s time to run the city or town again. The mayor must do a good job. The office members must work hard, too. After all, in a few years, there will be another Election Day.
D)Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)
1) If you live in Tornado（龙卷风） area, you keep a close eye on the sky. This part of the mid-western United States has as many as 300 tornadoes blowing through it every year. Local people know that a “twister”（旋风） maybe only a hop, skip, and a jump away. Twisters are tornadoes, and tornadoes are trouble for people living there.
2) A tornado is wind caused by a thunderstorm(雷雨). Tornadoes are the most terrible winds on Earth. They can travel up to 300 miles an hour. At that high speed, they damage almost everything. As they move, tornadoes turn round quickly in a twisting movement. They change direction without warning.
3) Once you’ve seen a tornado, you’re not likely to forget it. It has a unique(独特的) appearance. Take an ice cream cone, turn it upside down, and you’ve got a model for a tornado. The sound is also hard to be mistaken. Everything becomes completely silent. Even the insects stop buzzing. It seems the tornado take in all of the sound from the air. Suddenly it shouts it all back out in a roar, like a train running out of control.
4) But sometimes the result can’t be predicted. Have you ever seen the film The wizard of Oz(绿野仙踪)? Remember the scene when Dorothy’s house flies? A tornado once carried a house through the air for two miles. Another twister lifted a china cabinet(橱柜) and dropped it back to Earth some miles away. No disk was broken. Once, a tornado swept a child and her pony into the air. Her mother found her half a mile away, still sitting on the pony. Luckily, neither the girl nor her pony was seriously hurt.
5) These stories ended happily. Most tornado stories don’t. These terrible windstorms usually bring sadness, death and even disasters. In 1955, a tornado killed 34 people in one town. Three
thousand buildings, including five schools, were damaged.
6) Luckily, tornadoes seldom last more than an hour. Most travel only at 20 miles per hour. They are almost always less than a few hundred yards wide. That’s a good thing for us! If twisters were any worse than they are, tornado area would be a tornado wasteland.
88. What do tornadoes usually bring people trouble or happiness?
89. How fast does a tornado go when it comes to its high speed?
90. Which sentence in the 2nd paragraph says people can hardly predict the way a tornado move?
91.Which two words or expressions in the 3rd paragraph describe a tornado’s sound change?
Model, silent, shout out in a roar, a train
92. What can be the main idea of the 4th paragraph?
Tornado stories sometimes .
93. How do you understand “If twisters were any worse than they are, tornado area would be a tornado wasteland.”
VII. Writing (作文) （共20分)
94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “A suggestion to my dear school!” (以“给学校的一个建议！”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名，校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
Questions for reference only(以下问题仅供参考)
What aren’t you satisfied with in your school? Your reasons?
What is your suggestion?
Would you give your possible solution(s)?
参考答案：
26~30 ADDCB 31~35 ADCBA 36~40 BCADC 41~45 BDACB
46. C 47. A 48. E 49. D 50. E 51. B 52. A 53. D
54.feet 55.wooden 56.interested 57.produce 58.forgetful 59.seriously 60.partner 61.successful
62.None,anything 63.How soon 64. do they 65.instead of 66.be thought 67.will,unless
68. It is impossible for Tony to lift the heavy box.
69-74 CDBCAB
75-80 CBABDC
81. cares 82. officials 83. complain 84. fair 85.keep 86.counted 87.flying
88.Yes, it can.
89. It travels up to 300 miles an hour。
90. They change direction without warning.
91. Silent and shout out in a roar.
92. can’t be predicted。
93. Tornadoes are not so bad that tornado area can’t be changed into wasteland.
闵行区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共8分)
7.A) Comic strips B) Novels C) Story books D) Science fiction
8. A) Cloudy B) Rainy C) Sunny D) Windy
9. A) On Saturday morning B) On Saturday afternoon
C) On Sunday morning D) On Sunday evening
10. A) Ten B) Twenty C) Thirty D) Forty
11.A)By bus B) By taxi C) By underground D)on foot
12. A) In an office B) in a bar C)In a restaurant D) in a shop
13.A) A teacher and a student B) A doctor and a patient
C）salesman and a customer D) Father and daughter
14.A) She didn’t have a watch B) She didn’t hear the alarm clock
C) She forgot to set the alarm clock D)The clock went wrong
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示): (共6分)
15.Andy was on a trip in England in order to improve his English.
16. When Andy spoke to people face to face, he still had problems.
17. Andy missed his flight because he forgot his flight time.
18. If Andy took the next flight; he didn’t have to pay for another ticket.
19. When Andy came to know that his stay in England would be longer, he felt upset.
20.From the story we know Andy could spend another three days in England.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。
每空格限填一词): (共10分)
21. George went________ _________ some friends in Peace Forest.
22. It was raining a little when George and friends _________ _________ London.
23. George walked for about _________ hours through the woods in the _________ sunshine.
24. When George returned to the bus, the sun was going down and it was _________ _________.
25. Mary and her parents had meat, __________, __________ and desert for a meal.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音、词汇和语法)
II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)
26. Which of the following word matches the sound [seɪf]?
A) seem B) safe C) sense D) seat
27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?
A) Don’t put your feet on the seat! B) We reached Los Angeles late at night.
C) Could I have fish instead of ham? D) What’s the meaning of this?
28. The elderly businessman has managed to help_____ poor in west China.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
29. Some people in modern cities have no choice but to keep _______ dogs in small spaces.
A) they B) them C) their D) theirs
30. During his stay in America, he gained much______ of local customs and cultures.
A) advice B) knowledge C) idea D) message
31. I’m looking after Tom today. He’s been in my house_______9:00 this morning.
A) at B) for C) since D) till
32. I don’t like this kind of watch. Will you show me_____ one, sir?
A) other B) another C) the other D) the others
33. Johnson looked quite ______ because his son didn’t tell him the truth.
A) angry B) gently C) funny D) quietly
34. Lily thinks she is too fat and refuses________ as usual, which makes his parents worried.
A) to eat B)eat C)eating D)eats
35.The movie Lost in Thailand is ______ one that I’ve ever seen these years.
A) funny B) funnier C) funniest D) the funniest
36. The librarian said,” these books______ be removed from the reading room. Just read them here. That’s the school rule.”
A) may not B) need C) mustn’t D) can
37. The government _______ some school buildings for safety by the end of last year.
A) is rebuilding B) was rebuilding C) would rebuild D) had rebuilt
38. Amy hardly saw her friends during her stay in Paris, __________?
A) did she B) doesn’t she C) had she D) won’t she
39. Free Film tickets _______ to children in some cinemas in Shanghai on Children’s Day every year.
A) offer B) will offer C) are offered D) were offered
40. When the detective interviewed the man, he denied _______ the expensive earrings.
A) to steal B) stealing C) steals D) steal
41. I _______ yet whether to take part in the coming English reading competition.
A) won’t decide B) didn’t decide C) don’t decide D) haven’t decided
42. Alice can sing as ______ as a professional singer. We are so proud of her.
A) beautifully B) happily C) wonderful D) lovely
43. You won’t feel happy at school_______ you get on well with your classmates.
A) though B) when C) unless D) because
44. ---Hello, Jenny. You suitcase looks so heavy, let me give you a hand.
---_______. I’m OK.
A) That’s all right. B) No, thanks. C) Well done. D) Take it easy.
45.--I think keeping pet dogs isn’t a good idea. Dogs create a lot of mess.
---_________.In my opinion, it can help you become a more responsible person.
A) I think so, too. B) So do I. C) That’s a good idea. D) I don’t agree with you.
A. spend B. join C. in time D. nobody E. true
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次）:（共8分）
Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to __46__ them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to take part in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Jess thought__47__ seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick（恶作剧）had worked. Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was __48__.But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun．But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings（积蓄）, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess's family had little money, and she hated to see him __49__ his savings on something he would never use, but her close friends also hated to tell Jess the truth. They would be angry with her. What could she do now?
A. ideas B. common C. only D. imagine E. such as
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother
reads magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham
and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we __50__ life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could __51__ be produced one at a time by hand and they were expensive and rare. Because there weren’t many books, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. Then more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and __52__ spread(传播) quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines __53__ MP3 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? I am not sure.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)
54. I could suggest many different ________, but anyway, here are just a few. (method)
55. My friends and I will soon begin our ______ trip to Australia. (five)
56. Tony was rather _______ to see Cassie standing by the front door. (surprise)
57. I am not quite sure whether I can make the model ship all by ________? (me)
58. Kent and his wife have ______ opened a new company in south California. (recent)
59. The elderly woman is living a busy and ________ life in the countryside.(colour)
60. Scientists say some animals will soon _______ because of the serious pollution.(appear)
61. If you don’t give up climbing the mountain, you will______ sooner or later.(successful)
V. Complete the following sentences as required
（根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)
62. Linda and Mary have watched some Japanese cartoons before. (改为一般疑问句)
______Linda and Mary watched _______Japanese cartoons before?
63. Jill has worked as a manager in the Sports Club for two years. (对划线部分提问)
_____ _____ has Jill worked as a manager in the Sports Club?
64. We watched an exciting football match on TV last night. (改为感叹句)
______ _____exciting football match we watched on TV last night!
65. He was too excited to sleep after the speech contest.（保持句意基本不变）
He was ______ excited that he _____ sleep after the speech contest.
66. Who will take care of your pet dog while you’re away in Canada? （保持句意基本不变）
Who will ______ ______ your pet dog while you’re away in Canada?
67. Jessie asks. Did the ancient Greeks win the battle through a trick?(合成宾语从句)
Jessie asks _____ the ancient Greeks ______ the battle through a trick.
68.interested in, people, are, few, cormorant, fishing, in the modern world, young(连词成句)
_________________________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 12分)
A subway is not just an important form of transport. It is also a window for other people to learn about local cultures.
Beijing, China
The Beijing Subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in China. It has added some modern technologies. All stations now have touch-screen maps. In some stations, people can also see traditional Chinese cultures. For example, on the walls of a few stations of Line 8, there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain(青花瓷）.
Stockholm, Sweden
The system of the Stockholm Subway has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. The first subway line for Stockholm was opened in 1950.The Stockholm Subway is well-known for its decoration of the stations. It is called the longest art gallery in the world. Over 90 percent of its stations are decorated with paintings. A few stations are decorated
with red bedrocks（岩床）. This makes you feel as if you are in a cave.
London, UK
The London Underground or the Tube is the oldest subway in the world. It was opened in 1863. During World War II, it was used to protect people from German plane attacks（袭击）on London. Now, it is a symbol of the city. There is no air conditioning in the trains, so it is very hot in summer.
New York, US
The New York City Subway has the most extensive public transportation system in the world, with 469 stations. It is also one of the world’s oldest public transit systems. The New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day. It has an express train on almost every line. You can get to your destination(目的地）promptly. The trains themselves are full of fun; you will see people doing moonwalk dances like Michael Jackson, playing the guitar and singing.
69.The _____is called the longest art gallery in the world.
A. Beijing Subway B. Stockholm Subway
C. London Underground D. New York City Subway
70.The London Underground______.
A. is also called the Tube B. is the symbol of the UK
C. was well protected during the war D. was opened in 1969
71. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Michael Jackson used to dance in the New York City Subway.
B. Tourists feel cool when they take the London Underground in summer.
C. Several stations of the Stockholm Subway are built in caves.
D. Some stations of the Beijing Subway are decorated with pictures of porcelain.
72. In Paragraph Five, the underlined word “promptly” probably means_____.
A. finally B. carefully
C. quickly D. safely
73. The passage mainly shows the ____ of different cities.
A. great changes B. long history
C. local cultures D. public transports
74. We may read the passage from a_____.
A. travel magazineB. science book
C. newspaper reportD. picture book
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成成短文)(12分)
The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adultsand they sometimes travel to Spain to 75 their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a 76 because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more 77 . People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
78 , speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language 79 your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear, in fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their 80 .
（）75.A. invite B.visit C.help D.complain
（）76.A.conclusion B.change C.gift D.mistake
（）77.A.independent B.excited C.bored D.interested
（）78.A.For example B.In a word C.What’s more D.In this way
（）79.A.affects B.increases C.proves D.disturbs
（）80.A.family membersB.happy childhood C.close friends D.mother language
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限埴一词，首字母已给)(14分)
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College.
He walked into the class one day and told his students that their homework
was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not
c 81 understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the
professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out by themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom excitedly to share their s 82 . One student gave away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping an old man cleaning the house, and another student had been trying to f 83 a long, lost friend. Students were energized(给予活力的) by the homework and wanted other people to be kind too. And luckily, the local businesses provided them some money and materials. With the s 84 of them, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind---not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then, kindness activities have been very p 85 in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform different kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, orr 86 money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and think about how small actions can make the world a b 87 place.
D.Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）
Nadim and Anneena got a magic key one day.And the magic key would bring them and their friends into some amazing adventures.
On a hot summer day,Nadim and Anneena came to play at Biffand Tim’s
house.Nadim had a model book—a book which has lots of shapes and your
press out the shapes,then fold and glue them to make a model.
They read about the great country Egypt and decided to make a model of it.
Tim found some glue.Then Nadim pressed out the shapes and the others began
to fold them.First they made the pyramids.Anneena had a difficult shape to fold.“This is a sphinx.（狮身人面像）”She said .They pressed out some tiny trees and people.Biff glued them all on a piece of paper.It made the scene of Ancient Egypt.At last,the model was finished.The children were pleased with it and laughed happily.Their happy laughterbrought their dog,Sam,in.He stepped on the model with his big paws.He knocked over a tree and crushed the sphinx.“Oh,Sam.”everyone yelled.
Sam looked unhappy because he knew he made the children upset.Suddenly,the magic key began to glow（发红光）.The key took them back to Ancient Egypt.They were standing by a pyramid.The pyramid was still being built.Far off they could see two more pyramids.“That’s amazing!”said Nadim,“I didn’t think the pyramids were so big and they were made with such big blocks of stone.”
“Look over there!”gasped（喘气）Anneena.She pointed to a huge stone sphinx.“Let’s go and look at the sphinx.”She said.They all began to run towards it.But Sam didn’t.He had seen a cat.He chased it.It jumped up to some blocks of stone.Sam jumped up,too.But the cat ran too fast for him to follow and that made Sam rather disappointed.Then he had another problem.He couldn’t get down.So he barked and barked.All the Egyptian slave workers saw them.They talks in a strange language.Nadim and his friends were frightened.They didn’t know what to do.But to their great surprise,all the people there put their hands together and raised them in the air.Then they sank down on their knees.They bowed to Sam.Just as the Egyptians were catching them,the magic key glowed again and brought them back home.What an exciting adventure!
88.Did Nadim and Anneena get a magic book one day?
_________, __________________________________________.
89.Where did Biff glue the tiny trees and people?
____________________________________________________.
90.How did the ancient feel when they finished the model?
They________________________________________________.
91.How did the ancient Egyptians make the pyramids?
The ancient Egyptians______________________________________.
92. Why couldn’t Sam catch the car?
_________________________________________________________.
93.What do you think of the story? Please give a proper title to the passage.(In less than eight words)
Ithink____________._____________________________________________________________.
VII. Writing（作文）（共20分）
94.Write a passage on “A happy memory in my Junior High School” in at least 60 words according to the given situation（以“我初中时期的一次快乐回忆”为题，谢一篇不少于60词的文章。）
提示：初中时期留给我们很多快乐的回忆，你可以结合学习或生活中的某一个情景或具体事例，例如：一次约会、一次活动等等，谈谈初中时期曾经留给你的一次快乐的回忆。
Phrases for reference（以下短语仅供参考）：
a spring outing a class meeting a party
take part in play with be happy
（注意短文中不得出现任何任命、校名及其相关信息，否则不予评分。）
2013学年初三英语一模试卷答案与评分标准
一、答案要点:
Part I
A. 1-6 HDE ABG
B. 7-14 ACCB ADBD
C. 15-20 BAB ABB
D. 21. low prices 22. seven/7 thousand 23. bags of
24. sick…poor 25. good cause
Part II
II. 26-45
CCBDD ACDAB BDACC BDBBB
III. 46-49 CEBA
50-52 ECBD
IV. 54. robberies 55. twice 56. speech 57. unhappy
58. Luckily 59. French 60. wooden 61. widen
V. 62. Does…have 63. How quickly 64. has been 65. happy about/ satisfied with
66. what…would 67. Why is
68. Chris sends me a Christmas card every year. /Every year Chris sends me a Christmas.
Part III
IX. (A) 69---74 CDB ABC
(B)75—80 CAD BDC
(C) 81. communicate 82. Besides 83. improve 84. throughout/through
85. longer 86. slowly/silently/simply 87. confidence/courage
(D)
88. Yes, she is.
89. An activity (which is ) called the station. / The students/They especially like an activity which is called the station.
90. The students usually spend about 40 minutes on each station. / About 40 minutes.
91. Because cursive writing can force you/people to think in words but not in letters (and it can help you/ people do better on tests. )
92. Ms. LaRosa usually has her students do various fun and exciting things and also uses real examples from her life. / Ms. LaRosa teaches her class by doing various fun and exciting things and by using real examples from her own life.
93. Suggested answer: Her way of teaching, her knowledge, her devotion to teaching, her trust in
students, etc.
X. 94. 略
浦东新区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
1. ______ 2.________ 3._______4.________5._________6__________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)
7. A) Japan B) France
C) Canada D) China
8. A) With cream in it. B) With sugar in it.
C) With cream and sugar in it. D) With nothing in it.
9. A) In a post office B) In a restaurant
C) In a hospital D) In a library
10. A) Ten B) Twenty
C) Thirty D)Forty
11. A) John B) The man himself
B) The man’s mother D) A travel service
12. A) He attended a lecture B) He was too busy.
C) He had a bad cold D)He didn’t want to attend the party.
13. A)On Monday B)On Friday
C) On Saturday D) On Sunday
14. A) She can get on the net for free B) She can buy a new laptop.
C) She can get a cup of coffee for free D) She can provide free Wi-Fi
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)
15. In china, people eat noodles only with soup.
16. Some noodles are called glass noodles because they are thin enough to see through.
17. It is difficult western visitors to eat noodles with chopsticks in China.
18. People use a fork and a knife to eat noodles in Thailand.
19. People in Italy usually spaghetti with meat or tomato sauce.
20. People in different countries cook noodles in various ways.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)
21. Joe broke his leg and then the thought about what to do .
22. Their plan worked when Simon used a rope to lower joe down.
23.Simon had no idea after he shouted to Joe but in reply.
24.Joe thought there was only ice , and he prepared to die.
25. happened to Joe as he fell down in the ice.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）
26. Which of the following words matches the sound /l a I f/?
A. laugh B. leaf C. life D. loaf
27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A. The gate is too narrow for a car to get through.
B. The facts allow no other explanation.
C. A row of children are standing in front of the chairs.
D. You can borrow money from the bank to buy your new house.
26. Shanghai Disneyland will cover _______________ area of 1.5 square kilometers.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
27. It was reported that a powerful typhoon hit the Philippines _______________ November, 2013.
A. in B. at C. on D. of
28. I knocked on the door several times but _______________ answered, so I left.
A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody
29. The professor has given us _______________ advice on how to improve our memory.
A. much B. many C. a lot D. several
30. The football player felt extremely _______________ after they won the game.
A. luck B. lucky C. luckily D. unlucky
31. There are a lot of trees on _______________ sides of Century Avenue in Pudong.
A. either B. all C. both D. neither
32. Nowadays, children under 1.4 meters _______________ be free to take buses in some cities.
A. need B. must C. shall D. can
33. Generally speaking, a computer works _______________ a human brain.
A. more accurately than B. more accurate than
C. as accurate as D. so accurately as
34. _______________ the young girl _______________ her parents take regular exercise in order to keep fit.
A. Not ... but B. Either ... or C. Neither ... nor D. Not only ... but also
35. You shouldn’t keep a pet _______________ you have enough time to care for it.
A. if B. unless C. though D. when
36. –_______________ does a CRH train run? –It runs up to more than 300 km an hour.
A. How long B. How far C. How fast D. How soon
37. Mr. White always expected his son _______________ an active part in the classes.
A. taking B. take C. takes D. to take
38. The suspect admitted _______________ the chemical in the lab before he killed his roommate.
A. to steal B. stealing C. stole D. steal
39. The citizens in Shanghai _______________ the highest building, Shanghai Tower, in the near future.
A. is going to see B. will see C. sees D. see
40. In recent years, Chinese traditional culture _______________ more and more fashionable.
A. has become B. became C. have become D. had become
26. _______________ useful message he got from his mobile phone this morning!
A. What B. How C. What a D. What an
27. –May I have a look at your new iPad mini? –_______________
A. Sure, here you are. B. You are welcome.
C. Hold on, please. D. I agree with you.
28. –Would you like me to help you with the suitcase? –_______________
A. Yes, I’d love to. B. That’s very kind of you.
C. Sorry, you can’t. D. It’s a pleasure.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word of phrase can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：(共8分)
A. choice
B. learn
C. fantastic
D. interest
E. choose
No matter whether you have a sweet tooth or not, you can’t miss tasting Swiss chocolate. In Switzerland, you can taste as much chocolate as you like, also you may visit many chocolate museums. You will ________46_______ about the history of chocolate, explore the traditions of Swiss chocolate making, and even watch the chocolate production process.
If you have a lot of money, taking a chocolate train can be a good _______47________. It will be a _______48________ journey to sit on a first-class seat, taste yummy chocolate, and visit the chocolate factory.
You show no _______49________ in chocolate museums and chocolate trains? Well, a chocolate spa will meet your needs. You can give your whole body a chocolate treat! How sweet it is!
A. spread
B. variety
C. reduce
D. necessary
E. popular
Do you love to start your day with a cup of tea in the morning? Maybe you enjoy taking a quiet moment out in the evening to relax with it?
Tea has been an important part of daily life in China for hundreds of years. There is a ________50_______ of tea, such as green tea, black tea, flower tea, and yellow tea. But two rising stars in China’s teacups --- white tea and dark tea --- are becoming more and more ________51_______.
Dark tea is made from rough, old tea leaves which darken to a deep brown color during the long process.
White tea, produced mostly in Fujian, is made by drying tea leaves. The local people ________52_______ the fresh leaves out on the ground and keep them in jars after they have
dried.
Both dark tea and white tea have a long history in China. Dark tea and white tea are healthy drinks. Dark tea can ________53_______ fat n the body, lower blood pressure and slow the aging process.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(8分)
54. Some parents purchase new _______________ (toy) for their kids before Christmas.
55. All the classmates took the difficult exam, but only _______________ (fifth) of them passed.
56. They were proud to say these paintings belonged to _______________ (they).
57. The professor made an interesting _______________(speak) at the meeting.
58. Children were fond of reading _______________ (excite) stories in their free time.
59. They had a(n) _______________ (happy) trip because of the bad weather.
60. PM2.5 is _______________ (main) caused by air pollution in some parts of the country.
61. The doctor is ready to _______________ (operation) on his broken leg.
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词)：(14分)
62. The medicine has a good effect on the illness. (一般疑问句)
_______________ the medicine _______________ a good effect on the illness?
63. He will be responsible for the new project. (反意疑问句)
He will be responsible for the new project, _______________ _______________?
64. Jimmy promised to work harder in English than before. (划线提问)
_______________ did Jimmy promise to _______________?
65. The detective discovered some important clues for the case. (被动语态)
Some important clues for the case _______________ _______________ by the detective.
66. There was something wrong with the machine as soon as the engineer left. (保持句意)
The machine _______________ _______________ as soon as the engineer left.
67. Will they have a discussion after class? He wanted to know. (合并一句)
He wanted to know _______________ they _______________ have a discussion after class.
68. for, used to, and, breakfast, have, milk, I, bread (连词成句)
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
IX. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
A) Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(12分)
How many days of school do you have? Do you want to have a longer school vacation? Read the two letters from people in the town of Waterville to their local newspaper. The chart（图表）on the right shows the average number of school days in some countries.
Letter A
To the Editor:
Why do our children have 11 weeks of summer vacation? Many years ago, 85 percent of Americans worked on farms. Children needed summer vacation because they helped with the farm work. Today only 3 percent of Americans work on farms. But our children still have long summer vacations.
American students lose one or two months of learning during their summer vacations. Away from school for so many weeks students forget what they learned. Experts say that students lose maths skills and reading skills. At the beginning of school in September, teachers have to review last year’s studies for the first four to six weeks of school.
Summer vacations are not great opportunities for learning. Most parents work outside of the home. They can’t be with their kids during the long summer months. Some families can pay for summer camps, but many can’t. Most children stay home and watch TV. They are bored. Most children do not learn new skills during the summer.
James, Teacher
Letter B
To the Editor:
I am against a longer school year. I believe people learn everywhere, not just in school. I believe children gain experience in the world. Summer vacation is a great opportunity. Kids can discover the world outside of school. They can learn to do things they can’t learn in a classroom. They can learn to swim and ride bikes. They can travel or go to summer camps. They can take time to do things like cooking and art. Some can get summer jobs. They can get work experience
or help people in the community. They can spend time with people of other ages. Basically, they can get more experience in the world.
Long summer vacations give families time together. During the school year, everyone is busy. During summer vacations, we take time to do things together. Vacations are good for families.
Linda, Parent
54. According to the chart, which two countries have the same number of school days?
A. England and Australia . B. Singapore and Thailand.
C. Japan and the United States. D. South Korea and China.
55. James says that, many years ago, most children used their vacation time to _______________.
A. study in school B. go to summer camps
C. have new experiences D. help on the farm
56. James says most parents _______________ during the summer months.
A. travel abroad B. are with their children
C. are busy with their work D. go to summer camps
57. Linda says children can get _______________ during the summer months.
A. no time to watch TV B. more work experience
C. more classroom time D. better reading skills
58. According to Linda, children do a lot of activities except that _______________.
A. they learn to swim and ride bikes B. they go to summer camps
C. they do cooking D. they improve maths skills
59. What is best title of the Letter B?
A. Yes to a Longer School Year B. Vacations Are a Way of Experiencing
C. Adults Need More Vacation Time D. Vacations Are Boring to Families
B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)：(12分)
People of all ages, especially young children, follow comic strips in newspapers, magazines and the movies. Who is your favourite superhero --- Spideman? Wonder Woman? These heroes have been around for a long time. Comics came out even earlier. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals ________75_______ paper.
Comic strips first came out during the 1800s and remain much the same style today. These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes usually show a dramatic ________76_______. Some comic strips are printed in newspapers, which often continue from day to day. Some people even read the comics before they read the front page.
The comic books first ________77_______ during the 1930s. It seemed that everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved reading about the adventures of The Man of Steel and Batman. During the 1940s, the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America, reflected （反映）the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, made people laugh during this ________78_______ time in history.
After the war, people became ________79_______ interested in old comic book characters, so new superheroes had to be made. The new superheroes, such as Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spideman, talked and acted more like real people. As time went on, comic books had to ________80_______ TV because TV has offered a lot of fun to people.
Comic strips are usually good for a laugh or at least a smile. But they have held a place in history. They take people away from their daily lives into another world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes to the bad guys.
54. A. with B. on C. without D. over
55. A. story B. copy C. collection D. picture
56. A. grew B. knew C. appeared D. finished
57. A. happy B. alone C. noisy D. terrible
58. A. more B. much C. less D. little
59. A. link wih B. compete with C. talk with D. communicate with
C) Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)
You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But do you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Here are seven steps toward a smarter brain.
Ø Limit your TV viewing
Never spend too much time on TV viewing, for it n________81_______ very little brain activities. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do. If you do watch TV, choose something educational and meaningful.
Ø Travel
Travelling to a________82_______ country forces you to see and do things in a fresh way, bringing stimulation to the brain.
Ø Learn a new language
Learning a new language involves different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory p________83_______ that you may meet in later years.
Ø Read often
As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading makes
your vocabulary much l________84_______ if you always search for words and definitions that you don’t know. Each week, choose an animal, a bird or fish, and read everything you can about it. Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.
Ø Calculate w________85_______ you shop
As you put things in your grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.
Ø Use your non-dominant（不占优势的）hand
If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain c________86_______ new neural （神经）networks.
Ø Wechat（微信）!
Read messages from people who has different interests. And some say that learning to express y________87_______ in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.
Have a try and do these every day. Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make your brain smarter!
D)Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)
My daughter, Tina, began to look for a job several months before she graduated from university. “Because of the financial crisis（金融危机）, it is more difficult to get into a company than to take the college entrance exam.” I told her, “You shouldn’t have too much hope or you would feel really disappointed.” Tina applied for a position in a company in the city center. The competition was fierce. The company was to employ only one among the twenty people. Tina said to me, “I am not afraid of disappointment. As long a s I try, there will always be hope! ”
Everything seemed to go quite well and Tina passed the first round and entered the final in a week’s time.
On the day of the final interview, Tina and two other candidates （候选人）arrived on time, waiting for the test. To their great surprise, the interview was quite simple, and the interviewer only chatted with them for a moment. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are super. Please go home and wait for our answer. We will tell you the result in three days. Good luck to all of you!” On the third day, Tina received the message from the company telling her that she was not employed. She felt upset. In order to comfort her, I pretended to be relaxed and said, “It does not matter! I believe you will have more opportunities in the future!”
Late in the afternoon, Tina suddenly told me excitedly on the phone, “Dad, good news. I’ve made it! ” I could not wait to ask her, “What’s the whole matter?” Tina told me that she received a second message saying that she was employed. She was so confused that she made a call to the
company. In fact, the message Tina got in the morning was also part of the test of the interview. The three candidates received the same message this morning and only Tina’s replay was satisfying to the company. “How did all of you reply?” I asked. “One did not reply. The other said ‘Goodbye’ and I said ‘Thank you’ .”
88. Has Tina graduated form university? （此题1分）
89. In the writer’s opinion, which was more difficult, to get into a company or to take the college entrance exam?
90. How many people entered the final round of the competition?
91. Why did the writer pretend to be relaxed when he learned Tina was not employed?
92. What does the underlined sentence mean “I’ve made it!” mean in English?
It means “_______________________________”.
93. What can we learn from Tina? (Give at least two points.) （此题3分）
VII. Writing (共20分)
94. Write at least 60 words according to the given situation. (根据所给情景，写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
Situation: Nowadays many students go to school by bike, by car, by underground ... How do you go to school? What do you think of it? 眼下不少学生骑自行车、乘私家车、乘地铁等方式上学。你是怎么去学校的？你觉得你的方式如何？谈谈你的想法并简述其理由。
Words and patterns for reference（以下单词或词组可供选用）
choice, convenient, save time, stop ... from
（注意：文中不得出现任何姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
参考答案：
听力
1-6 BAHEGC 7-14 CDBBDCCA
15-20 FTTFTT
21 two friends 22 at first 23 heard nothing 24 below him 25 something amazing
单选：
26-30 CBBAB 31-35: ABCDA 36-40 DBCDB 41-45BACAB
五选四
46-53 BACD BEAC
词转
54-61 toys five them speech exciting unhappy mainly operate
句转
62-68 Does have won’t he What to were discovered went wrong if/whether would
I used to have milk and bread for breakfast
阅读
69-74 ADCBDB 75-80 BACDCB
81-87 needs another problems larger while/when create/cause yourself/yourselves
88. No, she hasn’t
89. To get into a company / The previous one / The first one
90. Three
91. In order to comfort her
92. I have succeed/ I am employed
89. Be polite and never give up.
长宁区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查
初三英语试卷
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2014.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)
E F G H
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)
7. A) Mary Brown. B) Jerry Brown.
C) Mary Black. D) Jerry Black.
8. A) At 10:30 B) At 11:30
C) At 12:30 D) At 13：30
9. A) A book B) A film
C) A game D) A person
10. A) In the cinema B) In the library
C) At the supermarket D) At the post office
11. A) The blue one B) The white one
C) The yellow one D) The red one
12. A) To go to the market B) To see a policeman
C) To go home D) To find her mother
13. A) A customer and a shop assistant B) A dog owner and a vet
C) A student and a news reporter D) A dog owner and his neighbour
14. A) She isn't interested in writing. B) She will give them a story next Friday.
C) She tried but failed to get the job. D) She doesn’t want to have a try.
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)
15. A farmer put a mousetrap (捕鼠器) in the house to catch the farm animals.
16. On a dark night, the farmer's wife was bitten by a snake.
17. The farmer's wife became well after she was sent to the hospital.
18. The farmer killed the chicken, a pig and a cow to help his wife get better.
19. The mouse thought the farm animals wouldn't be killed if they had listened to him.
20. The story tells us that helping others is actually helping ourselves.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)
21. In Spain, at _________ _________, people must eat 12 grapes for the strikes of the clock.
22. The British must _________ _________ their first visitor in the New Year is a tall, dark man with a piece of coal.
23. Greek people believe the blue eyes stops __________ _________ from happening.
24. In Greece, you must try to put _________ _________ inside if you want to give someone a present.
25. Greek people believe that if you pass a knife to someone, you will _________ _________ a fight with the person.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）
26. The army attacked at night when the enemy was asleep. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A. /a:m/ B. /a:mi/ C./'ami/ D./eim/
27. Which of the following is right?
A. Betty, do you know our new class teacher? ↘
B. Yes, of course. ↗
C. What does he look like? ↘
D. He is thin but short. ↗
28. The boss of a famous company gave away most of his money to ______ poor.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
29. I'm afraid all of you have to work out the problem by ________.
A. you B. yours C. yourself D. yourselves
30. Jane was worried because there was something wrong ________ the engine of her car.
A. of B. with C. at D. by
31. Betty and John are here, but ________ students in their class haven't come back yet.
A. the other B. others C. another D. the others
32. ________ Kitty ________ her brother likes fishing in the country. What fun it is!
A. Neither, nor B. Both, and C. Not only, but also D. Either, or
33. Lucy was reading an ________ book when the doorbell rang.
A. exciting B. excite C. excited D. excitement
34. You ________ lose your way if you walk alone in the mountains at night.
A. may B. need C. should D. have to
35. The system has the ability ________ more than one program at the same time.
A. running B. runs C. to run D. ran
36. "Jenny, the more you practice, the _________ you will play the piano." said her mother.
A. best B. good C. well D. better
37. The bank clerk' admitted _______ everything about the plan of the robbery at last.
A. know B. knowing C. to know D. knew
38. My best friend and I haven't seen each other she went to the USA 10 years ago.
A. when B. if C. although D. since
39. A lot of students in this university abroad as exchange students every year.
A. are sent B. were sent C. will send D. send
40. It is said that nowadays young people would rather their friends for advice.
A. asked B. ask C. to ask D. asking
41. The movie star is afraid that she will be recognized as she _________ at the airport.
A. arrives B. arrived C. will arrive D. arrive
42. _______ helpful advice Qu Yuan gave to the king at that time!
A. What a B. What an C. What D. How
43. Mr. King doesn't know what time ________ back home yesterday evening.
A. does his son come B. his son comes C. did his son come D. his son came
44. A: I'm sorry I will be 10 minutes late because of the heavy traffic.
B: ________. We will wait for you.
A. It's my pleasure B. It doesn't matter C. Enjoy your time D. Good idea
45. A: It's raining hard outside. Would you like me to call a taxi for you?
B: ________. I can manage it myself.
A. Yes, please B. I'd love to C. Good idea D. No, thanks
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：(8分)
A. although B. if C. balance D. angry E. energy
It's different between western countries and eastern countries about how to keep healthy. Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a 46 of cool yin and hot yang to be healthy. In China, herbs (草药) are the main medicine but in western countries they use pills.
In China, 47 you are quiet and always tired, Chinese doctors might think you have too much yin. You should eat more hot yang food. It can give you some 48 . But in western countries, doctors will check your body. They might give you some pills to cure (治愈) your disease. People who are easily nervous and 49 might have too much yang in their bodies. Chinese doctors believe they should eat more yin food.
A. looking up B. meaning C. what D. how E. important
If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the 50 thing is to get on with the reading, to try to grasp (领会) 51 the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the 52 of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar. You cannot enjoy a story if you stop lots of times on every page for 53 words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(8分)
54. Our soldiers did not fire until the __________ were close enough. (enemy)
55. The little girl began crying when she heard of the __________ of her puppy. (die)
56. Many tourists were __________ injured in the traffic accident last night. (serious)
57. Making a picture in your mind is a good way to help you to __________ something. (memory)
58. I __________ where we will spend our weekend and how to get there. (wonderful)
59. In __________ years, many people choose to read e-books instead of paper ones. (recently)
60. The woman purchased a __________ of items at the market near her house. (vary)
61. Linda was so __________ that she refused all the money from her parents. (depend)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词)：(14分)
62. The boys and girls cleaned the room after the party. （改为一般疑问句）
__________ the boys and girls __________ the room after the party?
63. Tony was reading a comic book when his mother came home. （对划线部分提问）
What __________ Tony __________ when his mother came home?
64. It seemed to be her job to look after her brother's children. （保持原句意思不变）
It seemed to be her job to __________ __________ her brother's children.
65. Mr. Smith rarely talks with his son about his study. （改为反义疑问句）
Mr. Smith rarely talks with his son about his study, __________ __________?
66. You will fail to buy the train ticket if you don't book it online early. （保持原句意思不变）
You __________ be able to buy the train ticket __________ you book it online early.
67. "Has Mr. Black decided on the date for the test?" the students asked. （改为宾语从句）
The students asked __________ Mr. Black __________ decided on the date for the test.
68. is, interesting, snowman, to, it, a, very, make. （连词成句）
__________________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
IX. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
A) Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(12分)
John Brown has always been a hardworking student. However, he finds that studying English is very difficult. At the beginning of the term, he was struggling (努力) to keep up with his classmates. So I was very pleased that at the end of this term, John came top of his class. All areas have improved greatly.
In his writing, his spelling and punctuation are much better. He is able to correct his own work and help correct other students. In speaking, he is much more confident. He can have English conversations with his friends and with me. He takes part in group work and he is not afraid to speak anymore. He is able to read and understand quite difficult texts much more easily. When I ask him questions in English, he smiles and can answer them quickly.
John should feel very positive about the progress he has made this term. If he continues like this, he will do very well indeed.
Sam Smith is a popular member of the class. He is also very clever. However, his results this term in English have been very disappointing. In his final written exam, he made a lot of mistakes and came last in the class. He should try and check his writing more and concentrate on his spelling.
When he is speaking, he should remember to speak more slowly and clearly. Sometimes, it is very difficult to understand what he is saying. He doesn't seem to listen carefully either. His knowledge of basic English grammar is poor. He needs to buy a good grammar book and study it every day.
I realize that Sam is the youngest member of his class. He is an intelligent student who could do well, if he tries harder.
69. John finds studying English is very difficult ___________ the term.
A. at the beginning of B. in the middle of
C. at the end of D. throughout
70. The underlined word "positive" in the third paragraph means ___________.
A. lucky B. disappointed
C. confident D. Surprised
71. Sam should remember to ___________ when he is speaking.
A. concentrate on his spelling B. speak more slowly and clearly
C. understand what he is saying D. book a grammar book and study it
72. The writer thinks Sam ___________.
A. understands difficult texts easily B. listens to the teacher carefully
C. is the most intelligent in his class D. can do well if he tries harder
73. Which of the followings is Not True?
A. John can help correct his classmates’ writing work.
B. Sam is not as hardworking as John.
C. John became the best student in his class
D. Sam doesn't have many friends in his class.
74. These two passages are probably written by John's and Sam’s ___________.
A. teachers B. parents C. friends D. Classmates
B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)：(12分)
People normally think of dogs as man's best friends, but to Brian Wilson, his two pet parrots (鹦鹉) are his best friends.
It all began in 1995, when Brian was still a fire fighter. A car accident caused serious damage to his 75 After several months of treatment, Brian's doctors said that he would never talk again
and would have to spend the rest of his life in a nursing home.
However, according to Brian, his two pet parrots didn't 76 easily. They kept talking to him day and night, until one day, he said one word, then another, and all of a sudden was talking like a normal person again!
Brian was so 77 that he decided to set up a home for birds which are not wanted by their owners.
Now 15 years later, his house is home to about 80 birds including many kinds of birds like several macaws, cockatoos and African grays. The birds fly around from room to room, some cackling, others talking like humans. Though they all have big ages3 Brian lets them fly freely inside the house.
Over the year, Brian has developed a special relationship with birds. The birds who bite other humans, seem to 78 him and can get along with him well He is now called a bird whisperer.
Brian pays for most of the costs of looking after the birds from his own money, but has recently set up a foundation to raise money. He and his birds 79 earn money by performing at birthday parties, weddings and other social events. For people who want to adopt Brian's birds, they have to volunteer at the foundation for three months 80 they can take the pet home.
75. A face B. brain C. hands D legs
76. A shut up B. get up C. give up D. look up
77. A. thankful B. hopeful C. faithful D. careful
78. A. help B. hate C. forget D. like
79. A. almost B. already C. also D. always
80. A. because B. before C. though D. after
C) Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)
Imagine this: romance is all around you, you have met and fallen in love with the most wonderful person. The only trouble is, you are not at home, you are in a completely different part of the w 81 . How do you let that special person know how you feel?
France
The only place to say 'JE T'AIME' (I love you) is on a Paris bridge in the moonlight. If you really want to go for true French style, you will need to dress very smartly and go to a fashionable French restaurant a 82 you have said the magical words.
Japan
The cherry blossom season is the most romantic time of a year in Japan. I 83 your boyfriend / girlfriend in the politest way possible (you should always be as polite as possible in Japan!), set up a nice little picnic u 84 a cherry blossom tree and say 'SUKYO'
Russia
It might be minus 6 degrees when you say 'YA TYEBYA LYUBLYU', but the s 85 will be falling around you in St Petersburg. There is no scene more romantic, and you won't even feel the cold — your heart will be so w 86 inside!
Indonesia
Go surfing on the Indonesia waters of Sumatra and see the boy or girl of your dreams. Wake up to a beautiful sunrise, go surfing in the cool waters all day and r 87 in the evenings. Anytime is OK to say 'SAYA CINTA PADAMU'!
Wherever you come from, only say 'I love you' when you truly mean it. They may only be three little words, but they are powerful words in any language!
D)Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)
What do you think of when talking about India? The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵)? Song and dance? The list goes on and on.
India is an interesting and mysterious country with a long history. It is one of the four oldest civilizations (文明) in the world.
Home to more than 1.2 billion people, India is the country with the second largest population in the world. The country is also the birthplace of many famous people. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is a great poet. His poems use fresh and beautiful language to describe nature and his love for India. Many Chinese children learn his works at school.
Besides, fast economic development is making India a rising power. India is strong in the information technology (IT) industry. By the end of 2012, 2.5 million Indian people were working at its IT companies. One third of them worked in Bangalore. The city is called the Silicon Valley (硅谷) of India. It is the center of the IT industry in India. IT products from India are common in people's lives. If you buy a computer, some of the software may have been made in India.
Many young people love Bollywood films. Most of these films tell stories with a happy ending. They have exciting music and dance. Some of the best ones are Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and 3 Idiots (2009). Yoga comes from ancient India. It helps people deal with their stress. It is said that curry was made in India more than 5,000.years ago. Traditional Indian curry is spicy. Indian people usually have curry with rice. Curry soup is also one of their favorites.
88. Does India have the most people in the world?
89. What do Tagore's poems describe?
90. Why do people call Bangalore the Silicon Valley of India?
91. Which elements do most Bollywood films have?
92. How do Indian people usually have curry?
93. Would you like to visit India? Why or why not?
VII. Writing (作文) （共20分)
94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic "Let's learn to smile." (以“让我们学会微笑”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
注意：1. 短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。
2. 不得抄袭试卷中阅读文章，否则不给分。
Suggested points:
■ Do you often smile in your daily life?
■ Why should we learn to smile? (Give one or two examples.)
■ What changes will we see if we smile more often?
参考答案：
26-30 BBCDB 31-35 AAAAC 36-40 DBDAB 41-45 ACDBD
46-49 CBED 50-53 ECBA
54. enemies 55. death 56. seriously 57. memorize 58. wonder
59. recent 60. variety 61. independent
62. Did, clean 63. was, doing 64. care for 65. does he 66. won’t, unless
67. if/ whether, had 68.It is very interesting to make a snowman.
69-74 ACBDDA
75-80 BCADCB
81. world 82. after 83. Invite 84. under 85. snow
86. warm 87. rest
88. No, it doesn’t.
89. Nature and his love for India
90. Because it is the centre of the IT industry in India.
91. Most of these films tell stories with a happy ending and they have exciting music and dance.
92. Indian people usually have curry with rice.
93. Yes, I’d like to…. (Any available answer is OK.)
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