1、 石景山区20132014学年第一学期期末考试试卷 初 三 英 语考 生 须 知 本试卷为闭卷考试,共12页,满分120分,考试时间为120分钟。 请在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、姓名和准考证号。 试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。答题卡上的选择题用2B铅笔规范填涂,其他试题用黑色签字笔作答。 考试结束后,请将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 听力理解 (共26分) 听对话,选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。(共4分,每小题1分) 1 听对话和独白,根据对话和独白的内容,选择正确答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。(共12分,每小题1分) 请听一段对话,完成第5至第6小题。 5.
2、How does the woman learn to play the violin? A. By teaching herself. B. By taking lessons. C. By learning to dance. 6. How does she feel about her learning? A. Pleased. B. Bored. C. Worried. 请听一段对话,完成第7至第8小题。 7. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. The graduation party. B. Their future
3、 studies. C. The college exam. 8. Whats the girls dream? A. To study in Hong Kong. B. To run a company. C. To be a doctor. 请听一段对话,完成第9至第10小题。 9. What kind of exercise does Mark usually do? A. Push-ups and cycling. B. Cycling and Qigong. C. Push-ups and yoga. 10. Whats the best exercise for health in
4、 Marks opinion? A. Sleeping. B. Cycling. C. Its hard to name. 请听一段对话,完成第11至第13小题。 11. How much did the boy pay for the tickets? A. $50. B. $100. C. $200. 12. What does the boy think of his cost of the tickets? A. Very cheap. B. Too expensive. C. Acceptable. 13. What can we learn about the speakers?
5、A. The girls friend works at a movie company. B. They will get to the cinema around 9:00 pm. C. The boy bought the tickets from the “black market”. 请听一段独白,完成第14至第16小题。 14. Whats the speaker doing? A. Introducing a food show. B. Advertising a food centre. C. Advising on food making. 15. What can visi
6、tors do in the cook theatre? A. Buy books on cooking. B. Try different kinds of food. C. Learn to make sandwiches. 16. What can we learn from the dialogue? A. The speaker may like making cakes. B. The Boat Show starts on 23rd, March. C. A cook teaches fish cooking at the show. 三、听对话,记录关键信息,对话读两遍。(共1
7、0分,每小题2分) 请根据所听到的对话内容和卡片上的提示词语,将所缺的关键信息填写在下面卡片中的相应位置上。 Personal Information Name: 17. _ Liz Age: 18. _ Years in Australia: 19. _ years Present address: 20. Flat 1, 539 _ Road, Canterbury Time to move out: 21. next _, 27th _知识运用 (共25分) 四、单项填空(共13分,每小题1分) 从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 22. The m
8、an was poor but _ was honest. A. he B. she C. it D. himself 23. The post office is closed _ Saturday afternoon. A. on B. in C. of D. at 24. _ do you do in your free time? Some outdoor activities. A. Which B. What C. When D. Where 25. She is very happy _ she has got many good friends. A. or B. becaus
9、e C. unless D. so 26. Both the children _ good at maths. A. is B. be C. are D. being 27. Come here, Kate. I have _ nice to show you. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 28. His suit looks _ than the one I bought yesterday. A. good B. better C. best D. the best 29. Must we send our plan
10、 this week? No, you _. A. mustnt B. cant C. shouldnt D. neednt 30. John _ an NBA playoff game on TV now. A. watches B. watched C. will watch D. is watching 31. Smoking _ in the kitchen in my house. A. doesnt allow B. didnt allow C. isnt allowed D. wont allow 32. We _ many roses in the garden since l
11、ast year. A. plant B. planted C. have planted D. are planting 33. He _ a chance to try it again just now. A. gave B. will give C. is given D. was given 34. The house _ I live in is very small. A. that B. whom C. when D. where 五、完形填空(共12分,每小题1分) 阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。 My father
12、 had a small business, employing(雇用)fifteen people at any given time. We sold all kinds of milk products. I had worked for my father since I was young, 35 did all seven kids in my family. One day, we had a new employee, Debbie, who wanted to work in the store for the summer. She had 36 done this typ
13、e of work before, but planned to give it her all. On her first day, Debbie made just about every mistake in the 37 . She charged the wrong prices for items, she gave the wrong bag of food to the wrong customer, and she 38 and broke a half gallon of milk. The torture(折磨)of watching her fighting her w
14、ay was too much for me. I went into my fathers office and said, “Please go out there and put her out of her misery(苦恼).” I 39 him to walk right into the store and let her go away from our store. Since my fathers office was situated within view of the sales counter, he had surely 40 what I was talkin
15、g about. He sat, 41 , for a moment. Then he got up from his desk and walked over to Debbie, who was standing behind the counter. “Debbie,” he said, as he put his hand 42 on her shoulder. “I have been watching you all day, and I saw how you 43 Mrs. Forbush.” Debbies face turned red and tears began to
16、 44 in her eyes as she tried hard to remember Mrs. Forbush from the many women she had given the wrong change to or drop off her milk onto the floor. My father continued, “Ive never seen Mrs. Forbush be so 45 to any one of my employees before. You really knew how to deal with her. I am sure that she
17、 is going to want you to 46 her every time she comes in. Keep up the good work.” In return for being a wise and kind employer, my father got a trusty and hardworking employee for fifteen years and a friend for life. 35. A. unless B. neither C. as D. nor 36. A. already B. yet C. never D. ever 37. A.
18、vision B. book C. spirit D. position 38. A. dropped B. lost C. touched D. missed 39. A. encouraged B. forced C. expected D. influenced 40. A. followed B. seen C. guessed D. heard 41. A. careful B. upset C. angry D. thoughtful 42. A. gently B. seriously C. lightly D. directly 43. A. accepted B. agree
19、d C. treated D. considered 44. A. run B. well C. appear D. rise 45. A. funny B. hopeless C. rude D. polite 46. A. wait on B. look after C. stand for D. depend on 阅读理解 (共44分) 六、阅读理解(共26分,每小题2分) 阅读下面的四篇短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。 A Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyon
20、e and the library card is free. Books books in 36 languages information about the world all kinds of stories picture books for children novels C You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room. C You can borrow two books at a time and keep them for three weeks.来源:学|科|网 Videos all kinds of
21、 video films music videos TV plays C You can enjoy yourself and watch your favorite videos at home. C You can rent a video at two yuan for a week. Audios music for everyone language cassettes; 42 world languages C Special rooms for you to enjoy listening. CDs and cassettes can be borrowed C FREE. C
22、You can borrow one CD or one cassette at a time and keep it for one week. E-books many different kinds of e-books e-newspapers and e-magazines C You can browse all the e-books in the computer room C FREE. 47. How many books can you borrow at a time? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 48. How much sh
23、ould you pay if you keep two videos for a week? A. Two yuan. B. Three yuan. C. Four yuan. D. Free. 49. What can you do in the computer room? A. Enjoy music videos. B. Borrow some books. C. Enjoy e-books. D. Borrow some CDs. B It is well-known that the “prom”, a formal dance held at the end of high s
24、chool or college, is an important date in every students life. What is less well-known is that the word “prom” comes from the verb “to promenade”, which means to walk around, beautifully dressed, in order to attract attention. The idea is that you should see and be seen by others. The prom is not ju
25、st an American tradition, though most people believe that it started in America. In Canada the event is called a “formal”. In Britain and Australia the old fashioned word “dance” is more and more frequently being referred to as a “prom”. Most countries have some form of celebration when students fin
26、ish high school: after all, it means the end of life as a child, and the beginning of life as an adult. The prom is expensive to organize and the tickets can cost students a lot of money. The tradition is that students themselves have to raise the money to pay for it. Selling the students newspapers
27、 is one way to raise money; so is taking a part-time job at the weekend. Although the prom should be the experience of a lifetime, it also worries many students. There is the problem of what to wear, who to take as your partner, who will be voted “prom queen”, etc. And it is not only students who fe
28、el worried. What many parents find difficult is the realization that their childrens school days are almost over. However, for most people at the prom, once the music starts playing, everyone relaxes and stops worrying. 50. In which country is the prom called a “formal”? A. America. B. Canada. C. Br
29、itain. D. Australia. 51. Why is the prom important in the students lives? A. Its the sign of becoming an adult. B. Its an old tradition in many countries. C. There are many problems to work out. D. The students can raise money by themselves. 52. What is the passage mainly about? A. The history of th
30、e prom. B. The traditions of the prom. C. The development of the prom. D. The general information of the prom.C When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me. When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “
31、too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Lets start with a train whistle(鸣笛)today.” We wou
32、ld sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social persons and the stories and poems stopped. When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in desp
33、air(失望)and I was in despair, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disapp
34、eared and then we parted. We gave London to each other. For almost four years I have had a great friend whose imagination brightens mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the others dreams. She and I agree that, a
35、t certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. It is such comforting companions(陪伴)I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would r
36、ather be with my own best friend. 53. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer _ finally. A. wasnt serious about her studies B. didnt like writing poems or stories C. became popular with her classmates D. developed her proper social behaviors 54. The underlined sentence “We gave London to each
37、other” probably means _. A. our tour in London was a memorable gift to both of us B. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared C. we were unwilling to stay away from London D. we waved goodbye to each other in London 55. What is the best title for the passage? A. Unforgettable Experiences. B.
38、Unbelievable Imagination. C. Touching Companions. D. Lifelong Friendship. D Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn., but four years ago it faced many of the same problems as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests and dropping
39、enrollment(入学注册). Then the schools hard-driving headmaster, Delores Bolton, persuaded her board to shake up the place by buying a laptop computer for each student and teacher to use, in school and at home. Whats more, the board provided wireless Internet access at school. Total cost: $2.5 million. N
40、ow, an hour before classes start, every seat in the library is taken by students who cannot wait for getting online. Fifth-grade teacher Jen Friday talks about different kinds of birds as students view them at a colorful website. After school, students on buses pull laptops from backpacks to get sta
41、rted on homework. Since the computer arrived, enrollment is up 20%. Scores on state tests are up 35%. Indeed, school systems in rural Maine and New York City also hope to follow Arace Middle Schools example. Governor Angus King had planned using $50 million to buy a laptop for all of Maines 17,000 s
42、eventh-graders C and for new seventh-graders each fall. In the same spirit, the New York City board of education voted on April 12 to create a school Internet portal(入口), which would make money by selling ads and licensing public school students. Profits(盈利)will also provide e-mail service for the c
43、itys 1.1 million public school students. Profits will be used to buy laptops for each of the school systems 87,000 fourth-graders. Within nine years, all students in grades 4 and higher will have their own computers. Back in Bloomfield, in the meantime, most of the kinks have been worked out. Some s
44、tudents were using their computers to visit unauthorized(非法的)websites. But teachers have the ability to keep an eye on where students have been on the Web and to stop them. “That is the worst when they disable you,” says eighth-grade honors student Jamie Bassell. The habit is rubbing off on parents.
45、 “I taught my mom to use e-mail,” says another eighth-grader, Katherine Hypolite. “And now shes taking computer classes. Im so proud of her!” 56. The example of Carmen Arace Middle School in the passage is used to _. A. show the problems schools are faced with today B. prove that a school without hi
46、gh enrollment can do well C. express the importance of computers in modern education D. tell that laptops can help improve students school performance 57. According to the writer, students in New York Citys public schools will _. A. enjoy e-mail service in the near future B. make money by selling ad
47、s on websites C. all have their own laptops within nine years D. become more interested in their studies with laptops 58. The underlined word “kinks” in the last paragraph most probably means _. A. plans B. projects C. problems D. products 59. From the passage we learn that _. A. a school Internet portal is the key to a laptop program B. the laptop program also has a good influence on parents C. students slowly accept the fact their online activities controlled D. the laptop program in public school is mainly for the eight