初三英语期末试卷

初三英语期末试卷

扬州中学教育集团树人学校2012–2013学年第一学期期末考试试卷 ‎ 九年级英语 2013.1.26‎ ‎（满分：120分；考试时间：100分钟）‎ 说明：‎ ‎1．本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分；‎ ‎2．答题前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上。‎ ‎3．选择题每小题选出答案后，请用2B铅笔在答题卡指定区域填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案。非选择题请用‎0.5毫米的黑色签字笔在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷或草稿纸上作答一律无效。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。‎ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题60分）‎ 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）‎ 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。‎ ‎1. The second Sunday of May is ________ Mother’s Day. It’s ________ special day for children to show their love for their mothers.‎ ‎ A. a；the B. the；a C. 不填；a D. 不填；the ‎2.--- Have you seen the movie《Lost in Thailand》?‎ ‎--- Yeah, it’s truly worth ______. It’s _____ interesting that I’ve seen it twice.‎ ‎ A. seeing; too B. to see; enough C. seeing; so D. to see; such ‎ ‎3. ---Look, Sue is over there.‎ ‎---That ________ be her. She is in Canada now.‎ A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. won’t ‎4. The girl devoted as much time she can__________ others. ‎ A. to help B. helping C. to helping D. helped ‎5. –Did you see Tom at the party?‎ ‎ --No, Mary told me that he ________ by the time I got there.‎ ‎ A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left ‎6. He would rather ________for himself than ________for a meal．‎ ‎ A. cook；going out B．to cook；go out C．cook；go out D．cooking；going out ‎7. Not only his parents but also his grandfather _________ to a lot of places of interest in our country since they came here.‎ A. has gone B. has been C. have gone D. have been ‎8. --- Will you please explain to me the interesting game you are playing? ‎ ‎ --- Sure. Now let me show you _______ first. ‎ ‎ A. where to go B. how to do C. when to do D. what to do ‎9. --- My friend Simon often offers me some _________ , which are really very useful;‎ ‎ --- So when you have problems, you often know _________. ‎ A. advice; what to do B. suggestions; how to deal with it ‎ C. advice; how to deal with them D. suggestions; how to deal with them 第 8 页 共 8 页 ‎10. --- Did you have anyone _________ the watch?‎ ‎ --- Yes. I had the watch _________ yesterday.‎ ‎ A. to repair; repair B. repaired; repaired ‎ C. repair; to be repaired D. repair; repaired ‎11.---Can you give me a hand?‎ ‎ ---Sorry, I can’t help you do this because it is ______ my ability.‎ ‎ A. above B. over C. more than D. beyond ‎ ‎12. Our teacher asked me ________. ‎ A. what was Ann doing these days ‎ B. why Peter didn’t come to school the day before ‎ C. when will the dolphin show begin ‎ D. how long I usually spent on my homework ‎ ‎13. The little girl_______ in the big house alone at night.‎ A. dares not live B. dare not live C. doesn’t dare living D. dares not to live ‎14. MoYan, one of the greatest writers in China, has _______ with the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature and ______ as “People’s Writer”. ‎ ‎ A. be honoured, is considering B. honoured, has considered ‎ C. been honoured, is considered D. is honouring, considers ‎15. --- Where are we going to have a trip?‎ ‎ --- ______________________.‎ ‎ A. It doesn’t matter B. It’s up to you ‎ C. That’s OK D. Take your time 二、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。‎ A young college student thought that he had chosen the wrong major (专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn’t 16 at all. He felt more and more 17 about his future.‎ But he was never 18 from Professor Yang’s biology class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang’s class was so 19 that he always listened carefully, never caring about 20 the other students were paying attention or not in class.‎ Once he put a ‎21 in the homework he handed in, saying: “Professor, it is said that today’s college 22 are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?”‎ That day Professor Yang 23 for him after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with 24 on it. They drank happily over their meal.‎ When they became half drunk, the professor took out a small 25 that was sprouting (发芽的). “Do you know how much this 26 ?” he asked the young man. “It’s soft but poisonous. 27 ‎ will take it even if it’s free.” He then 28 the potato away. The professor then 29 him another potato. It was half the size of a football and perfectly round. “This potato is organic (有机的). It is 30 large and fresh but also free of pollution. It is in high demand and quite popular.”‎ The young man was impressed by what he’d heard. “Be such a potato,” said the professor.‎ 16. A. help B. sleep C. study D. play 17. A. hopeful B. interested C. hopeless D. sad 第 8 页 共 8 页 16. A. late B. absent C. busy D. pity 17. A. interesting B. boring C. famous D. short 18. A. if B. weather C. whether D. that 19. A. paper B. point C. sentence D. note ‎ 20. A. workers B. students C. teachers D. professors 21. A. shouted B. sent C. cried D. waited 22. A. meals B. juice C. fruits D. food 23. A. apple B. potato C. tomato D. banana 24. A. spends B. pays C. costs D. takes 25. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Anyone D. Nobody 26. A. took B. put C. threw D. gave 27. A. sliced B. showed C. found D. put 28. A. not only B. both C. either D. neither 三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）‎ 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。‎ A ‎31. The name of the website is ________.‎ ‎ A. Home B. Learning English C. Listening D. Englishclub.com ‎32. The website is useful not only in learning English but also in ________.‎ ‎ A. teaching English B. finding work C. travel guiding D. home setting ‎ ‎33. The webpage does NOT provide ________.‎ ‎ A. free lessons B. an advertisement C. a chat room D. a questionnaire B Water goes around and around Earth in a never ending journey called the water cycle（循环）. The sun heats up lakes, oceans, and other wet places on Earth. When the water gets warm enough, it changes into vapour. Plants also give off lots of water vapour. Some of this water vapour cools off high 第 8 页 共 8 页 ‎ in the sky and becomes clouds. Then it falls back to Earth in a new place as rain or snow. This cycle happens over and over again.‎ The ground can absorb water like a sponge (海绵). If you could see this groundwater, it wouldn’t look like a lake or river. The groundwater is mixed in with the rocks and sand that lie in layers(层) below Earth’s surface.‎ Groundwater moves along slowly. How slowly? Maybe 1.5 kilometres in one century. Some of this water has been underground for thousands of years. And once groundwater is pumped out of the ground from a deep well（井） by people, it may take hundreds of years for another water to take its place.‎ ‎34.In which order does water go around Earth?‎ a .Fall down as rain or snow. ‎ b. Heated up by the sun on lakes, oceans and other wet places.‎ c. Cool off high in the sky. ‎ d.  Form clouds. ‎ e.  Change into vapour.‎ A. dacbe          B. becda           C. caebd          D. bceda ‎35. The groundwater seems to________.‎ A. be just on the ground         B. be pure water like that in a lake or river C. exist in rocks and sand       D. flow along like rivers or streams ‎36. The underlined word “pumped” in the passage can be replaced by________.‎ A. run                     B. pushed C. drawn                 D. picked ‎37. What conclusion（结论） can we draw from the passage?‎ A. Groundwater can be quickly replaced by other water once pumped out.‎ B. Groundwater is very valuable.‎ C. Groundwater has nothing to do with human beings.‎ D. Groundwater travel in an unknown way.‎ C As a music teacher for twenty-seven years I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.‎ A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase “Oh yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapped together. She never said or sang a word.‎ One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music we had made a connection.‎ Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking 第 8 页 共 8 页 ‎ the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever.‎ Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.‎ ‎38. The author thinks music__________.‎ ‎ A. can make children calm down B. can connect heart to heart ‎ C. is difficult for pre-school students D. is a good means to find a job ‎39. According to the second paragraph Vanessa_________.‎ ‎ A. got used to singing songs B. was too shy to speak ‎ C. was the youngest in the class D. enjoyed the author’s class ‎40. When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh yes!” the author felt________.‎ ‎ A. surprised B. happy C. frightened D. satisfied ‎41. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?‎ ‎ A. The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years.‎ ‎ B. Vanessa became as healthy as other children.‎ ‎ C. The song made a deep impression on Vanessa.‎ ‎ D. Being a good educator became Vanessa’s dream.‎ D One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.‎ Afternoon tea People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate two main meals each day—breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon afternoon tea parties became popular. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.‎ Will you come for coffee?‎ Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Usually several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not be offered wine at a “coffee” party. ‎ Coffeehouse and the London Stock Exchange In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact the London Stock（股票）Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses. ‎ 第 8 页 共 8 页 ‎42. Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _________.‎ A. enjoyed chatting with her friends in the afternoon at home ‎ B. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups in the tea party ‎ C. wanted to share some nice food and some fine tea with her friends ‎ D. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals ‎43. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _________.‎ ‎ A. will be offered some coffee or some wine ‎ B. will be asked to have a chat with him or her ‎ C. are asked what you would like to drink or eat ‎ D. are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party ‎44. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.‎ ‎ A. a new business was started in coffeehouses ‎ B. businessmen went to coffeehouses just for coffee ‎ ‎ C. coffeehouses are still used by bankers in ‎Britain ‎ D. people don’t go to coffeehouses because of the noise ‎ ‎45. The best title of the article is _________.‎ ‎ A. Coffeehouses and Business B. British and Chinese Cultures ‎ C. English Tea and Coffee Culture D. The Beginning of Tea and Coffee 第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题 60分）‎ 四、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）‎ 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）‎ ‎46.More details about the products are ______________on request (可用的).‎ ‎47.The enemy soldiers had several _______, but failed at last.(进攻).‎ ‎48. Principal Lu called on us to donate our money to the 21-year-old___________‎ student , DingKun, who left our school in 2009(大学).‎ ‎49.Anyone who is ________the law should be punished(违反).‎ ‎50. On a stormy night, the witness saw him ________________ to stand up, but didn’t work. (挣扎).‎ ‎51. On summer days, lying on the beach can be quite_______ (relax).‎ ‎52. The film, 1942 , directed by one of the most famous Chinese _____________got a success(direct).‎ ‎53. Many teenagers have nothing to do but _____with their online friends when they are in trouble (chat).‎ ‎54. It’s exciting for the football fans to watch a live _____match between Germany and Italy ( cover).‎ ‎55. The reporter asked Detective Lu how many crimes they had solved____________ (success).‎ 五、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）‎ 阅读下列短文，根据短中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）‎ Literature(文学) is a word used to describe written as well as spoken material. Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction.‎ ‎ Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?‎ ‎ A lot of us read literature for enjoyment and relaxation. It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books in our spare time. In a modern life full of stress, it is our common wish to read some 第 8 页 共 8 页 ‎ imaginary works and look for relaxation from the stress in life.‎ ‎ Reading literature is more than fun; it also allows us to get knowledge. As a general rule, literature represents a language of a people, and it often gives us an insight(洞察力) into the traditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.‎ Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world. It introduces us to new worlds of experiences. We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. At last we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the writer says and how he or she says it. In some ways, we explore the human condition and analyze(分析) the way they think and feel the way they feel. Literature helps us think clearly and encourages us to open our minds.‎ So we can certainly say literature is of great importance to us. Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?‎ Topic ‎ 56 should we read literature?‎ Explanation It describes anything by using 57 .‎ Types ‎ 58 , drama and fiction ‎ 59 to read literature ‎◇ To get enjoyment and relaxation to forget stress in 60 .‎ ‎◇ To get 61 to make us learn about traditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.‎ ‎◇ To offer people ways to 62 better of the world, to 63 literary works, to grow through the literary journey, to discover meaning in literature, and even explore 64 humans think and feel.‎ ‎◇ To help us think clearly and make us open our minds.‎ Suggestion Literature is __65__for us.‎ Reading literature at once .‎ 六、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）‎ 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。‎ Last year, I was invited to a__66___ a party for “Tuesday’s Child,” an organization that helps children with the AIDS virus (爱滋病毒). I was asked to attend because I am o__67__ a TV show. I went there because I cared.‎ At the party, they had all kinds of small rooms. I got into a special one. In this room, anyone could paint a square. They gave everyone paints in bright, beautiful colors and asked the kids to paint something beautiful. As I looked around at all the squares, I saw the pictures were all bright, e__68___ one. The boy s_69____ next to me was painting a heart, but it was dark, empty, and lifeless. At first I thought maybe he took the only paint that was left and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his heart was that color because his own heart felt dark. I asked him why and he told me he was very sick and his mother was very sick, too. He said his sickness was not going to get better and n__70_____ was his mother’s. He looked straight into my eyes and said, “No one can help us.”‎ I told him I was sorry that he was sick and I could certainly understand why he was so sad. I could even understand why he had m__71___his heart a dark color. But I told him that it isn’t true that no one can help them. Other people might not make him or his mother better but they can do things like giving ‎ 第 8 页 共 8 页 him or her hugs. Then I hugged him for a long time. I thought my own heart would burst with the love I felt for this sweet little boy. After that, I asked him if he felt any better. He said he did, but he was still sick and nothing would c____72_____. ‎ As I was getting ready to go home, I felt a tug (拖拉)on my clothes. I turned a__73_____ and the little boy was standing there with a smile on his face. He said, ‘Thank you, Madam. My heart is changing colors. It is getting b__74_____. I think those hugs really w__75____.’‎ On my way home, I felt my own heart had changed to a brighter color.‎ 七、书面表达（计30分）‎ A．根据中文意思，完成下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）‎ ‎76、我没有足够勇气告诉这个受害者父母真相。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎77、你认为你们班谁跳得最高？‎ ‎ ‎ ‎78、火星上的重力只有地球上的3/8.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎79、上个月我们镇上发生了好几起抢劫案。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎80、当我气喘吁吁赶到火车站时，火车已经开走5分钟了 ‎ ‎ B．写作（计20分）‎ 初三学习任务非常繁重，因此同学们对于参加学校活动有着不同的看法，请以Taking Part in School Activities为题，根据下表提示，并结合自己的见闻，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。‎ 现象与看法 观点与理由 许多同学对参加学校活动很感兴趣 ‎1．从课本上学习并不是唯一的任务，应该争取每个机会来获得实践知识。‎ ‎2．长时间学习之后，可以通过参加学校活动来放松自己。‎ 不少同学不愿参加学校活动 ‎1．应该充分利用时间来学习。‎ ‎2．学校活动与他们未来的发展没有关系。‎ 我的看法 ‎…… (至少两点)‎ 参考词汇：任务 task；与……没有关系 have nothing to do with…‎ Taking Part in School Activities ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 第 8 页 共 8 页