北京市延庆县2009—2010学年第一学期期末测试英语试卷
北京市延庆县2009—2010学年第一学期期末测试卷
初三英语
听力理解（24分）
一、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.
2.
B. C.
3.
A. B.
4.
A.
二、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）
听下面一段对话，完成第5-6小题。
5. Where are the two speakers?
A. In the street.
B. In the shop.
C. In the factory.
6. What colour does the woman like?
A. Black.
B. Green.
C. Blue.
听下面一段对话，完成第7-8小题。
7. How old is the boy?
A. 8.
B. 10.
C. 18.
8. What should the boy bring if he wants a library card?
A. A letter.
B. Some money.
C. His photo.
听下面一段对话，完成第9-10小题。
9. Where is Mary now?
A. At home.
B. At school.
C. In hospital.
10. What does Mary do?
A. A doctor.
B. A student.
C. A cook.
听下面一段对话，完成第11-13小题。
11. What does the woman think of the story on the front page?
A. Exciting.
B. Terrible.
C. Interesting.
12. When will the man get the paper that day?
A. Early in the evening.
B. Late in the evening.
C. At eight in the morning.
13. What does the man decide to do then?
A. Read the front page of the paper.
B. Buy the paper on his way to work.
C. Borrow the paper from the woman.
听下面一段独白，完成第14-16 小题
14. How can the students become clear about their own plans?
A. Understand what they should do.
B. Get to know their classmates.
C. Walk around their school freely.
15. What is the most important thing for the students?
A. Results of learning.
B. Ways of learning.
C. Plans of learning.
16. Why does the speaker advise the students not to give up learning?
A. It can help answer questions.
B. It can help make up their minds.
C. It can help improve their life.
三、听独白，记录关键信息，每段独白读两遍。（共8分，每小题2分）
The Weather Report
语言知识运用（27分）
四、单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）
从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. — Who is the boy over there?
—is my brother.
A. He
B. His
C. She
D. Her
22. —How old are you?
—I’m fifteen. I was born 1990.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. for
23. —do you go to the post office?
— By bike.
A. Why
B. How
C. When
D. What
24.Taking buses in Beijing is much than before.
A. cheap
B. cheapest
C. cheaper
D. the cheapest
25. —Would you like to go to the concert with me?
—I’d love to,I can’t. I have a lot of homework to do.
A. or
B. and
C. so
D. but
26. is watching TV. Let’s turn it off.
A. Nobody
B. Somebody
C. Everybody
D. Anybody
27.The teacher asked Ben a difficult question in class.
A. answer
B. to answer
C. answering
D. answer
28. —you play golf?
—No. But I can play table tennis.
A. Must
B. May
C. Can
D. Should
29. — Shall we go shopping now?
—Sorry, I can’t. I my shirts.
A. wash
B. washes
C. washed
D. am washing
30.He’ll send us a message as soon as he in Sichuan.
A. is arriving
B. will arrive
C. arrives
D. arrived
31. — What did you do after school yesterday?
— I basketball with my friends.
A. played
B. play
C. will play
D. am playing
32.The new term is coming. The students are busy the classrooms.
A. clean
B. cleaning
C. cleans
D. to clean
33. —Can you tell me ?
—She is in the computer lab.
A. where Linda was
B. where was Linda
C. where Linda is
D. where is Linda
34. —Hello! Can I speak to Alice?
—Sorry. She isn’t here right now. She to the shop.
A. goes
B. has gone
C. will go
D. was going
35.This school has a long history. It 100 years ago.
A. was built
B. built
C. builds
D. has built
五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Five years ago, when I was 10, I saw something cool. My classmate was playing with a finger skateboard. It was just like a real skateboard but very 36 .You “ride” it with your fingers. I wanted to buy one, too. There were so many different tricks you could do with it.
About a year later, some of my friends started skateboarding for 37 .I like to go out and watch them, and then I couldn’t help doing it myself.
On my first 38 , I could do about five different tricks! I had never skateboarded before. I just remembered finger skateboarding and used my feet to do the same moves. I could do an “ollie” and some harder tricks like the “360 shuvit”. It was probably my happiest time on a skateboard.
From that moment on I started getting more 39 in skateboarding. I bought more fingerboards and lots of skateboarding magazines. I 40 spent time playing skateboarding video games.
At the end of the school term, my parents bought me a skateboard 41 I did well on my exams. It was so happy that day!
I’ve got better and better. But sometimes I still have 42 . I remember one time I was at the skate park. It was raining. You shouldn’t skate when it’s raining, 43 I was there.
I was about to leave. My wheels slid to the side, and I fell. I cut my leg, hand, shoulder and chin. To make things 44 , someone ran over my leg on a bike as I was 45 on the ground. I couldn’t move for about 10 minutes. Since then, I ha ve never skated in the rain. I always remember to be 46 .
I have been skating for a few years now and I 47 every minute on my skateboard.
（306 words）
36. A. small B. short C. thin D. light
37. A. long B. real C. good D. sure
38. A. day B. fly C. board D. go
39. A. hardworking B. helpful C. interested D. healthy
40. A. still B. also C. always D. often
41. A. because B. though C. until D. so
42. A. games B. funs C. tricks D. accidents
43. A. and B. as C. but D. so
44. A. worse B. better C. louder D. safer
45. A. riding B. laying C. playing D. lying
46. A. helpful B. thankful C. careful D. forgetful
47. A. spend B. enjoy C. remember D. need
阅读理解（共44分）
六、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）
阅读下面四篇短文。根据短文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
A
(80 words)
48.You want to learn drawing, you must go to .
A. Room 307
B. Swimming pool
C. Room 503
D. Room 201
49.If you are free on Thursday afternoon, you can go to learn________.
A. English
B. Drawing
C. Swimming
D. Computer
50. When is Children’s Training Center open every da y?
A. 9:00 am―5:00 pm
B. 3:00 pm―5:00 pm
C. 11:00 am―5:00 pm.
D. 9:00 am―11:00 am.
B
Of all the traditional Chinese festivals, the New Year is perhaps the most colorful and important. This is a time to finish out the old, and to welcome in the new. Common expressions are: guonian (to have made it through the old year), and bainian (to congratulate the New Year).
The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. It can be as early as January 21st or as late as February 19th on the solar calendar. Like the western Thanksgiving, the New Year's Eve dinner is a time for all members of the family to gather together. There are dishes to symbolize health, wealth and good fortune. One favorite dish is jiaozi, or dumplings because their shape is like the ancient Chinese gold and silver ingot. People hide a coin in one dumpling while cooking. The person who ends up with the coin is the luckiest one.
You may stay up late or even go without sleep on New Year's Eve. This is called shousui—keeps the age. People watch special New Year's Eve programs on TV, play cards, chat and enjoy being around with their families. Children get red envelopes with good luck money in them.
As soon as the clock strikes twelve, firecrackers can be heard everywhere. People used to believe firecrackers and red clothing could frighten away the monster. Now these have become the signs for a prosperous and happy New Year! （245words）
51. What does "the gold and silver ingot" refer to?
A. Money.
B. A work of art.
C. A kind of delicious food.
D. The boat made of gold and silver.
52. Who is the luckiest person at the New Year's Eve dinner?
A. The child who gets red envelopes.
B. The oldest person of the family.
C. The one who gets the dumpling with a coin in it.
D. The one who sets off firecrackers.
53. When do people set off firecrackers?
A. When it gets dark.
B. Early in the morning.
C. Right after twelve o'clock of New Year's Eve.
D. Right before eleven o'clock of New Year's Eve.
C
There can only be one winner in a race, right? Well,
maybe not. The Special Olympics are like the
International Olympic Games. But there is one big
difference between them: all the athletes in the
Special Olympics are physically challenged.
At one Special Olympics nine athletes lined up on the running track to compete in the 200-meter race. Andrew really wanted to win. He knew it would be difficult because he was born with one leg shorter than the other. Next to Andrew was Anna, who had won this race last time. Kazu was on the other side of Andrew, this was his first time at the Special Olympics. He had always wanted to win a gold medal. The whistle blew and they began running. Andrew was running as hard as he could. Anna started strong too. Kazu started a couple of steps behind the others. But he was catching up.
Suddenly, Andrew fell. The other athletes kept running, but Anna heard Andrew fall and looked back. She wanted to win the race, but she couldn't leave someone who might be hurt. Kazu was just catching up to Andrew and saw him on the ground. Anna and Kazu both bent over and grabbed Andrew's arms. They helped him to stand up. "Come on," Anna yelled. "We're got to finish this race!"
The three of them ran as fast as they could down the track together. When they crossed the line,
everyone cheered.
Andrew, Anna, and Kazu didn't win medals that day. But they knew winning wasn't everything. What was really important to them was making sure that there were no losers.（271 words）
54.Andrew knew it would be difficult for him to win the Game because .
A. there’s something wrong with one of his legs
B. Anna had won this race last time
C. he was afraid of being hurt
D. he couldn’t run as fast as the others
55.From the passage we can infer that .
A. Competition is bad because it hurts people.
B. Winners and losers are all the same.
C. You shouldn’t run if you don’t practice.
D. Being a winner is not always about being the faster.
56.What is probably the best title for this passage?
A. Cheaters Never Win and Winners Never Cheat.
B. Something More Important than a Gold Medal.
C. The Price of Failure
D. Get Up and Try Again
D
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his workroom. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Dagu erre’s process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States. After 1840, daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.
Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many photos of famous people. The photos were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
Brady was also the first person to take pictures of a war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and destroyed cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible.
In 1861, Scottish physicist James Maxwell showed a color photography system involving three black and white photographs, each taken through a red, green, or blue filter. This is the "color separation" method
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls. So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process the film immediately. They could bring it back to their workrooms and develop it later, meaning they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small hand-held camera made photography less expensive.
With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshots.”
Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawing.
Photography also turned into a form of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
（444 words）
注：process (程序) daguerreotype (银版照相) filter (滤光镜)
57. Who was the first person that made it possible for people to use cameras while traveling?
A.Niepce
B. Matthew Brady
C. James Maxwell
D. Daguerre
58. Matthew Brady was well-known for .
A.his unusual photographs
B.some terrible war photographs
C.his invention of daguerreotypes
D.the improvement of photography process
59. Nowadays photography can also be an art form because photographers can .
A.make documentaries in books
B.take pictures to show the real world
C.show ideas and feelings in their photos
D.take pictures of people and moving things
60. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. The Process of Photography
B. The History of Photography
C. The Inventors of Photography
D. The First Invention of Photography
七、句子还原（共8分，每句2分）
根据短文内容，将方框中的句子还原,其中有一个多余选项。
In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. 61_________Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they won’t carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. 62. _________ When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. 63._________ Nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.
64 _________ One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career. Then the seniors will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
(244 words)
八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据内容回答问题。
Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In fact, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improv e your study without much work. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a 1ist of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave yourself enough time for hobbies.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk or just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the subject!
Make good use of your time in class. Listen carefully to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can make it easier for you to learn well.
There are only a few ways mentioned here to help you with your studying. I believe you can find many other ways besides these.（221）
65. Can anyone become a better student if he or she wants to?
66. How many ways does the author mentioned?
67. Why does the author ask you to leave enough time for hobby?
68. If you want to make good use of your time in class, what should you do?
69. What’s the passage mainly about?
书面表达（25分）
九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思完成句子。
70．来吧，孩子们！该吃午饭了。
Come on, children. to have lunch.
71.我今天没有时间去看望他们。明天怎么样？
I have no time to see them today. ________________________________?
72.我的电脑坏了。你能帮我修一下吗？
________________________ my computer. Could you help me mend it?
73.“鸟巢”很美，我们都想尽快去参观。
The Bird Nest is ___________________________all of us want to visit it as soon as possible.
74.战士们已连续工作了18个小时，有必要让他们停下来休息。
The soldiers have kept working for 18 hour_______________________ stop to have a rest.
十、文段表达（15分）
75.根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信，信的开头和结尾已给出，其字数不计入所完成的回信内。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
假设你叫赵立，是英国中学生汤姆的笔友，你收到了他的电子邮件。请根据她来信的内容写一封回信。针对他的困惑，提出一些建议，告诉他应该做什么。
Dear Zhao Li
I have a problem, and I do not know how to deal with it.
I have a lot of homework every day, and I have no choice but to do it. I often stay up late to complete the exercises, and then feel tired the next day.
I understand that it is important to do my homework and hand it in on time. However, I hardly have any spare time for my hobbies such as playing volleyball and ping-pong. I really feel bad about that. I often doubt whether it is worth working so hard.
What should I do? Can you offer me some suggestions?
Best wishes
Tom