初三英语期中测试题

                    第一卷：选择题部分（共80分）

一．听力部分（共25小题，计25分）

二、单项选择 (共15小题，计15分)

 (   )26---How do you study _______a test?

      ----I study _______reading the textbook.

    A. for ; for          B. for ; by            C. by ; for        D .by ; by

(   )27. I don't know _______.Can you tell me________?

    A. how swim; what to do                   B. how to swim ; what to do it 

    C. how to swim; what to do                 D. what to swim; how to do

(   )28. Liu Xiang is one of ______ runners in the world.

A. famous                      B. more famous               C. the most famous

(   )29. My brother spends too much time ______computer games.

    A. to play        B. play             C. plays             D.playing

(   )30. If I ____ ten million dollars, I ____travel around the world.

    A. have; will         B. had; will         C. had; will        D .had; would

(   )31.The young trees should ______well as often as possible

    A.be water          B. watered           C. watering    D. be watered

(   )32.He pretended ________me when he walked by.

    A. not see       B. not to see           C. don't see        D. to not see

(   )33._________that river ________very clean?

    A. Did ;use to   B. Did ;use to be   C. Does ;used to     D. Does ;use to be

(   )34.You__________to school so early. It opens at 7.

    A. needn't come                             B. don't need come

    C. needn't coming                           D. needn't to come

(   )35.----How many people will come to Beijing next year?

       ----It's hard to say. _________people , I think.

   A. Million of    B. Millions of     C. Three millions   D. Three millions of

(   )36.-----Whose guitar is this?

      -----Susan plays the guitar. It must _______.

A. belong to her     B. belong her    C. belong to hers   D. belong hers

(   )37.Do you like music ____makes you excited?

      A. that            B. what        C. who              D. it

(   )38.We prefer ________at the party rather than______.

  A. to sing; dance    B. to sing ; dancing    C. sing; to dance   D. sing ;dance

(   )39.------Where would you like to visit?

       ------ I'd like to visit____           

      A. warm somewhere                    B. warm anywhere  

      C. somewhere warm                    D. anywhere warm

(   )40.I like places __________it's not cold in winter.

      A. those             B. which          C. where         D. this

三、完形填空(共10小题，计10分)

    Jack went to a barber’s shop and had his hair cut. But when he  ___4_1  out，he was not happy  __42__ the result．When his friend Bob saw him，he laughed and said。“What has happened to your hair。Jack?’’ Jack said．“I tried a new barber’s shop today， __43__  1 wasn’t quite satisfied with my old one，but this one seems  ___44___ worse．”

    Bob agreed，“Yes，I think you’re right，Jack"．

Now I’ll tell you __45  to do when you go into a barber’s shop next time：look at all the barbers’ hair，find out whose hair 1ooks  46__  ，and then go straight to him.”

  “ __47__ shall I go to him?” Jack asked．‘‘But that would be foolish!”

  “Oh，no，it wouldn’t，”answered Bob．“Who cut that man’s hair? Just think it. He couldn’t cut it

 48__ ，could he?  49  barber cut it．So you know he  50  be the worst barber．”

41．A．brought        B．came       C．1ooked       D．watched

42．A．with           B．on         C．into          D．along

43．A. so              B．when       C．and          D．because

44．A．very           B．too         C．even         D．quite

45．A．why           B．how        C．when         D．what

46．A. worst           B．best         C．shortest       D． longest

47．A. How            B．What       C．Why          D．When

48．A．herself         B．himself     C．yourself        D．myself

49．A. Other           B. Others        C．Another        D．The other

50. A．mustn’t         B．can’t        C．must           D．can

四、阅读理解(共20小题，计30分)

A

We asked thirty children between 14 and 1 8．A11 the children had computers at home．The usual time spent on computer in a week was about 1 2 hours, with the highest

user about 3 2 hours．and the lowest user only 5 hours．

A11 the children said they usually used computers to play games．Fourteen children told us thev did some word processing(文字处理)at times．Only two of them said computers helped them with their lessons．and eight children told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used them as diaries．Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases(数据厍)．The diagram gives all the results one by one．The results show that computer use is quite high among 14 to 18-year—old children．They also show quite clearly that computers are looked on by most young people as little more than game machines．It means that，though computers are common in the homes of young people，they have not yet become popular in everyday 1ife．

（   ）51．In the diagram，what does the letter ‘‘d’’ show?

       A．It shows three people between 14 and 18．

       B．It shows only two of the thirty children．

       C．It shows that only two of them use computers to help them with their lessons．

D．It shows that only three of them use computers to help them make computer programs．

（   ）52.Most of the 3 0 children spent about       hours on computers in a week．

A．5       B．1 2        C．20       D．32

(    )  53.There iS one mistake in the diagram．What is it?

A．The number of “e" should be lower．

B．The number of ‘‘d’’ should be higher．

C．The．number of “a” is too high．

D．There should be no number about “f’’．

(    )54.In the last paragraph “little more than” means    ．

A．almost the same as   B．far more than  C．different from  D．much more than

(    )55.The writer thinks       ．

A．children must learn to play a11 kinds of games

      B．more other uses of computers should be learned

      C．young people should spend more time on computers

  D．computers will become much cheaper

B

    My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

    Families aren’t families the way they used to be．A lot of families have broke down．If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together．And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now everyone’s working．No one has time to look after children at home．

And the cars! No one walks any more：everyone drives．We used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winter．But now they don’t．And in schoo1．the children don’t have to think any more．In math class，for example，we used to add，subtract, multiply and divide in our heads．Kids don’t use their heads any more；instead，they use calculators(计算器)．

Most families have computers now．In the past we didn’t have computers．We didn’t even have lights．My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen．But now nobody eats home．cooked food any more．

And people don’t talk to each other any more．They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too, busy to think……

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more．

(    )56．My grandfather thinks the 1ife        ．

     A．is better than it used to be    B．is worse than it used to be

     C．is as good as it used to be     D．is as bad as it used to be

(    )57．What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?

     A．生活      B．工作      C．婚姻      D．家庭

(    )58．What changes have happened to some families?

    ①There are lights at home．

    ②People like to eat home．cooked food．

    ③Lots of families have computers．

    ④Lots of couples live apart because of some prob1ems．

A．①②④     B．②③④     C．①②③     D．①③④

(    )59．Which is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．People have too much time to talk with each other．

B．Life now is very simple．

C．Many families have broken down because of problems between husbands and wives．

    D. Mothers stay at home and look after their children．

(    )60.．Which is the best title for this passage?

    A．How life used to be          B．The better life

C．The changes in our life       D. Hard-working students

C

Mexico's neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico have the most people who speak Spanish in the world.

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2,240 meters). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

Mexico also has its specialties. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico.        

Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

(  ) 61. Mexico is ____the USA.

A. on the south of             B. on the north of        

C. a part of                   D. as large as

(  ) 62. Mexicans speak______.

A. English      B. French      C. Spanish       D. Latin (拉丁语)

(  ) 63. Which of the following is NOT true? 

A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. 

B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.

C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.

D. Mexico City is one of the highest cities in the world. 

(  )64.Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in ______.

A. America       B. Spain      C. Tokyo       D. Mexico

(  ) 65. The best title of the passage is ___. 

A. Mexico City         B. Mexico's plants     

C. Mexico              D. Mexico's population

D

Mr. White lives in a village. He has a big farm and he is the richest there. He has pigs, chicks, cows and sheep .He works in the fields with some workers and his wife has to do all the housework at home. So she is very busy and often asks her husband to employ a girl to help her, but he doesn’t agree.

“There’re so many chicks, dear,” said the women one day,” I can’t look after them at all.” That’s easy,’ said Mr. White，”Mr. Black’s farm is nest to ours. We’d better make a few holes in the walls and our chicks will go to his farm though them and eat his vegetables.’’

“That’s a good idea!” The women said happily.

Soon Mr. Black found it. He told the Whites about it, they promised they would stop their chicks doing it, but they didn’t keep their promises at all. The man thought for a while and found a way. He put nearly twenty eggs near the holes one afternoon. And that evening when he was counting his chicks, he called out in his farm,”Oh, I’m lucky today! I have found twenty eggs in my farm.’’

Of course, the woman saw it herself, and the next morning Mr. Black found all the holes had been stopped up.

(  ) 66.Mr White’s farm and Mr. Black’s farm were_________.

     A. in different villages            B. in different towns  

C. far from each other            D. next to each other

(  )67.Mrs White is busy because___________.

     A. she has a few farms.          B. she has to do much housework.

     C. she has to help her husband.   D. she isn’t strong enough to do all.

(  ) 68. Mr. White doesn’t agree with his wife because_______.

A.  he has little money to emply a helper for his wife.

B.   he thinks his wife is very lazy.

C.  he tries his best to save money.

D.  He has enough time to help his wife.

(  ) 69. Mr. White made some holes in the walls to_________.

A.  let his chicks go to Mr. Black’s farm.

B.   let his chicks to lay some eggs in Mr. Black’s farm.

C.  make Mr. Black angry.

D.  Watch his chicks.

(  )70. The Whites thought_________，so they stopped up the holes in the walls.

A.Mr Black will kill their chicks   

B. their chicks laid the eggs outside

C. Mr. Black’s chicks would go to their farm  

     D. Mr. Black would tell the police about it

                        第二卷：非选择题部分（共40分）      

五、词汇

（一）单词拼写（每空1分，共5分）

  （根据首字母及汉语意思在横线上填入恰当的单词。）

71.If you want to s    _____     in passing the exam, you have to work hard.

72.He looked sad at that moment. I r ________        there was something wrong with him.

73.The doctor told me that it was h _________________to eat vegetables.

74.I find it hard to d __________________with family problems.

75.You won’t pass the exam u __________________you work hard.

（二）综合填空（共10小题，10分）

The “book-reading campaign” will start this year. This campaign (76)_____________ to improve the cultural and ethical(道德) quality of the (77)_____________ country.

The campaign about reading books across the country will also (78) _____________ people to read some good books by using radio, television, (79) _____________, newspapers, the Internet and so on.

The campaign has (80) _____________ parts with different themes. The first part started during the Spring Festival in February, a time when many people returned to (81) _____________ hometowns. The campaign advises people to take a good book (82) _____________ them to read in their free time. The second (83) _____________ started sometime after “World Reading Day” (84) _____________ April 23 and before August. This part will tell people something about science and technology. The third part is to (85) _____________ the 30 years of China’s opening up.

76._______________77.______________78._____________79.___________80._________

81.___________82.______________83._____________84._______________85._____________

六、任务型阅读（10分）阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列任务。

Do Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and Justine Henin have anything in common with people like us? You probably answer “NO!”

It seems that top athletes live in a world that is completely different from ours. However, if we could see into their minds, it would be clear that they are actually just like us.

Just how an athlete becomes a success means     ①     for us all. To achieve their goals, sportspeople not only have to prepare physically, but mentally(内心地). They have to get to know themselves, manage stress and develop their powers of concentration. So they can put all their effort into their events.

We may not be sports stars ourselves, but we have to face same problems. We set goals for ourselves and think about personal development. We have to manage our fears before big exams. We worry about our friendships with both classmates     ②     teachers.

Like sportspeople, we try to be mentally strong and give our best.

Only few of us will be competing in the Olympic Games. But, all the same, there is much we share with sports heroes. Just like athletes, how we feel influences our decisions, behavior and achievements.

Top athletes show us that success isn’t simply down to chance. We can control the direction of our life’s journey.

任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）

1.   ① ________________       ②  ________________

任务二：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

2.   _________________________________________________________________

任务三：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。

3.   What does Justine Henin do?

     She _________________________________________________________

4.    The writer has a positive attitude towards top athletes’ success, doesn’t he?

     _______________________________________________

5.   What can we learn from the reading above?

   _________________________________________________________________

七、书面表达(15分)

　　　你喜欢旅游吗？我们的祖国地大物博，有着很多让人流连忘返的美丽景观。你去过的那些地方中，你最喜欢哪里？

    请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍一处给你留下深刻印象的自然景观或旅游圣地。

    题目自拟，短文不得少于80个单词。