重庆八中2012英语试卷.doc

重庆八中2012-2013 学年度（上）期末考试初三年级英语试题
II． 单项选择。
21. do you improve your English?
I improve it studying with a group.
A What, with B How, by C How, with D What, by
22. He’s only boy. We must be patient with him.
A a 8-year-old B a 8-years-old C an 8-year-olds D an 8-year-old
23. the help of the teacher, I’ve made much progress.
A Under B With C In D Of
24. My mother my stories when I was a little child.
A is used to telling B was used to tell C used to tell D is used to tell
25. Who does the CD belong to?
I think it may belong to .
A he B him C his D he’s
26. Teenagers are not to drive.
A outgoing enough B enough serious C enough wild D serious enough
27. to our school, we saw a terrible accident happen.
A In the way B By the way C On the way D To this way
28. Who’s that man under the tree? Is it Mr. Brown?
It be him. He’s in Beijing now, and he won’t be back until next week.
A mustn’t B can’t C may D shouldn’t
29. Chongqing a lot in the last few years.
Yes, I think so. There are more trees in the streets now.
A changed B change C has changed D have changed
30. he is very busy, he spends much time with his two sons every day.
A Even though B But C Because D Until
31. It’s bad for you to eat sweet food.
A too much B much too C too many D many too
32. I like listening to music. How about you, Nancy?
________.
A So do I B So I do C Neither do I D I have, too.
33. This kind of paper very nice and soft.
A sounds B looks like C taste D feels
34. Does Mary spend much time the piano every day?
Yes, she does.
A to play B playing C play D plays
35. We can use blogs(微博) to show our daily life to our friends.
That’s great! Could you please show me a blog?
A how to start B why to start C which to start D what to start
36. You’d better these new words in the dictionary?
A look after B look for C look up D look at
37. Every day children go and play in the Disneyland park.
A 2 thousands B thousand of C 2 thousand of D thousands of
38. Unless it tomorrow, we out hiking.
A will rain, will go B rains, goes C will rain, go D rains, will go
39. I think teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.
. They can make their own decisions.
A I disagree B I’m afraid not C I wouldn’t believe D I agree with you
40. What do you think I should do, doctor?
Well, healthy, you should take more exercise
A to keep B kept C keeping D keep
III 。 完形填空。
Are you good at swimming? Good writing starts with good ideas. If you write about things that you 41 ,you will write better. If you write about things that you don’t care about, you will be 42 and your paper will not have many good ideas.
Once(一旦)you have a good idea, the next step is organization(组织)。Think through your paper 43 you start. Write an outline(提纲)。You need to know 44 your main points are before you start your first paragraph. Use 2-4 main points, one paragraph 45 .
In your central paragraphs, be concise and specific(简洁具体)。 Give examples with details, not just general ideas. If you can say the same thing with 46 words, do it! Don’t use too many words.
When you finish 47 , look at your outline again. Did you really follow it or did it change as you wrote? Many times you find 48 ideas as you write. Look at your central paragraphs. What are their main ideas now? Are these ideas in the introduction? I often write the introduction 49 to make it fit the article(文章) better after I finish writing. So, it’s 50 to check your writing until you are satisfied(满意) with it.
41. A are interested in B are interested C look like D take care of
42. A exciting B tired C excited D surprised
43. A after B as soon as C when D before
44. A that B what C if D where
45. A every B each C everyone D every one
46. A more B many C some D fewer
47. A to write B writing C write D writes
48. A different B the same C same D difficult
49. A many B a lot of C again D much
50. A necessary B interesting C popular D happy

IV. 阅读理解
A
Teenagers in England do much the same as children in America do. They enjoy sending messages by their mobile phones and they also like swimming, listening to the latest music, watching TV and surfing the Internet.
How do teenagers in England spend their free time and holidays? Let’s follow Sally, a British teenager, and spend five days with her during her school holiday.
Day One: After breakfast, Sally’s mother went out and left her alone at home. She checked her mobile phone during lunch ----- one of her friends sent her a message early in the morning. Dinner was at 6:30 p.m.. After that, she finished her English homework. Then she surfed the Internet.
Day Two: Sally and her mother paid a visit to their friends and went swimming together. Later, they went shopping for clothes and books, and had dinner in a restaurant.
Day Three: She went to the supermarket with her mother again to buy fish and chips for lunch and they also bought some pens. After she got back home, she spent the next few hours surfing the Internet and watching TV.
Day Four: She surfed the Internet. Her mother took her out for lunch before she went to work. She then read stories after lunch.
Day Five: She woke up at 2 p.m., and so did her mother. They went to a park. Her mother met some friends there. When they got home, it was already time for dinner. After that, she did her homework until 10 p.m..
51. Teenagers in the England .
A like sending messages by their mobile phones.
B like listening to the latest music and watching TV.
C like surfing the Internet.
D like all of the above.
52. Sally and her mother went shopping again to buy .
A food for lunch and pens.
B some books and pens.
C some fish and clothes.
D food and books.
53. According to the passage, it can be inferred(推断) that ______.
A a park is the best place to meet a friend.
B parents shouldn’t leave teenagers alone at home.
C teenagers don’t usually do their homework during their school holidays.
D surfing the Internet has become an important part of teenagers’ lives.

B
18 Garden Road
Freetown
2nd November, 2012
Dear Wang Lan,
I hope you are very well and you had a good holiday. Do tell me where you went and whether you had a good time. I’m writing to ask if you want to buy some stamps. I have the following for sale at the moment: (1) One cent(美分)， green, 1952, unused; (2) One cent, orange, 1965, unused. If you would like to buy any of these, please tell me as soon as possible. I will keep them until the end of November.
I am still looking for these stamps which I would like to buy if the price is right: (1) Two cents, green 1945, unused or used; (2) Three cents, red, 1947, used or unused. If you have either of these and would like to sell them, please write and tell me how much you want for them. It does not matter if they are old. They are difficult to find, aren’t they?
I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes.
Yours truly,
Dick

54. From the passage we can see that ____.
A. Wang Lan is a stamp-collecting lover B. Dick is a stamp-collecting lover
C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
55. Dick wanted a 1945 stamp ____.
A. with the red color B. if he is able to pay the money
C. without any condition(条件) D. only unused
56. Wan Lan can’t buy stamps from Dick ____.
A. in November B. before November
C. in December D. in the year 2012
57. From the first sentence “I hope you are well”, we know ____.
A. Wang Lan has been ill for some time B. Dick has been ill
C. Dick used to be a bad boy D. the weather there is rainy
C
The children at the top of the class succeed by knowing a few basic skills that others can easily learn. According to the education experts (专家)and students themselves, here are the secrets of top students.
Study is the first thing. Once the books are open or the computer is on, phone calls are unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks unnoticed. Study is business; business comes before everything.
Study anywhere or everywhere. Study times are different for different children. Some work late at night when the house is quiet. Others wake early. Still others study as soon as they come home from school. However, all agree that consistency(持之以恒) is needed.
Get organized. Don't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. Keep everything right where one can put one’s hands on it. Even for a student who doesn’t keep his own study area organized, a bag or drawer is needed to put things in to save time.
Learn how to read. The secret of good reading is to be an active reader-one who continually (连续地，频繁地)asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the writer’s message.
Use your time best. Even the best students put off their work sometimes. But when that happens, they face it. ‘If you want to be at the top, make sure to finish the work on time.’ Says Paul Lennon, a top student at Lyan High School.
Take good notes and use them. Reading the text is important, but the teacher is going to test you on what he or she emphasized(强调). That’s what you find in your notes.
Another kind of important ‘secret’ of the top students is not so secret at all. For almost all of them, their parents’ help is necessary.
 58. According to the third paragraph, as students, we should all ____.
A. study late into night B. study in the early morning
C. study in our favorite time with consistency D. study as soon as we get home
59. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ____ to save time for study.
A. to look for our stationery B. to organize ourselves into groups
C. to keep a pen and a book in hand D. to get everything organized
60. How can we be an active reader?
A. Take good notes. B. Ask questions continually.
C. Study everywhere. D. Arrange our time well.
61. Which is the best topic of this passage?
A. How to be successful B. The secret of being rich
C. Secrets of top students D. Basic skills of good teachers
D
There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(委员会), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom (很少)pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark （分数）from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and sat down before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
　　The professor began to ask. The student was asked to describe an illness. Luckily, his description was OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂，疗法) for the illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient? ”A full spoon,” answered the student.
　　“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee carefully discussed (讨论) carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Hurriedly he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient had died.”
62. What do the underlined words “took the chair” mean?
A. 买椅子 B. 坐在椅子上 C. 主持 D. 准备
63. The students were afraid of the professor because ____.
A. they were often late for the exam
B. their answers seldom made him pleased
C. their answers often made him happy
D. he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
64. The student ____.
A. didn’t know how to cure the illness.
B. knew how much medicine the patient should take
C. made a mistake of giving the patient too much medicine
D. answered “A full spoon” because the patient was badly ill.
65. Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage?
A. The student must have passed the exam.
B. The student must be very happy when he heard, “Your patient has died.”
C. The professor must be very pleased and gave the student a good mark.
D. The student may not pass the exam.
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V. 任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共6分）
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The next time you are being told that playing video games wastes time, let your parents know that playing video games can make you more creative. A recent study by the University of Michigan shows that playing video games may make people more creative.
The study was performed on a group of 12-year-old students. The students were asked to take part in many activities, like drawing an interesting and exciting picture, creating a story and playing video games. They found that while playing video games, the kids’ minds were more creative, no matter how long they played.
The researchers are hoping that the results of the study will encourage game developers to find out which part o