期中测试题

初三英语期中质量抽测试题2008.4 （请考生用水性笔或圆珠笔将答案写在答题卷上）(满分150分)（答卷时间100分钟）I. 单项选择填空。

(本题共20个小题,每小题1分,共20分)1. I’m looking for some information _________ Chinese history. Where can I get it ?A. ofB. forC. onD. in2. My mother ________ her handbag in the office when she left for home yesterday.A. forgotB. leftC. boughtD. lost3. I __________ the film. I don’t want to see it again.A. seeB. sawC. have seenD. will see4. Father said when he was young he _________ go to the open-air theatre with his friends.A. had toB. used toC. wished toD. needed to5. ---Is there _________ you haven’t visited ?---I’ve never been to Shanghai.A. somewhereB. anywhereC. everywhereD. nowhere6.I like reading novels, English novels.A. luckilyB. suddenlyC. especiallyD. finally7. ________ of them could work out this math problem, so they went to their teacher for help.A. NoB. No oneC. NoneD. Nothing8. The book is the best seller of the year, and it _________ lots of people of different ages.A. correctsB. attacksC. allowsD. attracts9. I have known my best friend _________ we were four years old.A. whenB. as soon asC. forD. since10. ---What time does the train for Philadelphia leave?---__________A. Track 6 at 10:45.B. Yes, of course.C. Right this way.D.OK. I’ll take it.11. You must read the ____________ carefully before taking the medicine.A. newsB. picturesC. numbersD. instructions12. Look at the waste bottles. pick them up and throw them into a dustbin?A. Why don’tB. What aboutC. Why notD. How about13. My brother likes reading. He reads _______ he has the chance.A. becauseB. wheneverC. whereverD. until14.---Could you tell me ___________ he is going to stay in Sydney?---Maybe a few days.A. how soonB. how manyC. how longD. how often15.I can’t play with you, because my mother told me to come _______ home after school.A. aroundB. straightC. backD. up16.Could you tell me ____________?A. where we have to go toB. which gate we have to go toC. how can I get thereD. where is the gate17.The old house cost so _________ that the poor girl couldn’t afford it.A. cheapB. expensiveC. muchD. little18. The piece of light music _________ really beautiful. Do you know who it is by?A. feelsB. hearsC. soundsD. looks19. The old engineer has made great contribution to __________ the west of China.A. visitingB. findingC. protectingD. developing20.---____________---I want to book a flight to Sydney.A. How much do they cost ?B. What can I do for you?C. What’s your trouble?D. What are you interested in?II. 完形填空：(本题共20个小题, 每小题1分,共20分)An Indian had two large pots(罐子). Each pot hung on each end of a stick for carrying water. One of the pots was 21_______ while the other had a crack(裂缝) in it. So when he 22______ water from the river to his house, one pot was full and the other was only 23______ at the end of the long24_______. Of course, the good pot was25________what it had done for its owner, but the broken pot was very sorry for the crack, 26_______it could carry only half of what it should do. 27________, it had to speak to the Indian when he was carrying water by the river. “I am sorry.”“28_______?” asked the Indian. “What are you sorry for?”“The crack in my side 29________ water to leak(渗漏) out all the way back to the house, and you 30________ get water as much as you31_________.” The broken pot explained.The Indian 32_________ what it meant, and said, “As we returned to the house, I want you to 33_______ the beautiful flowers along the road.” Indeed, 34_______ they went up the hill, the broken pot noticed the beautiful flowers on the side of the road. At the end of the road, the Indian said to 35________, “Did you notice that there were flowers36________ on your side of the road, but not on the other pot’s side? That is because I have always37_______ you have a crack in your side, and I used the crack to38_______ flowers on your side of the road, and every day while we are walking back from the river, you have39_______ them. For two years I have been able to pick those beautiful flowers to decorate my house. So I40________ thank you.”21. A. big B. small C. good D. expensive22. A. bought B. carried C. brought D. pulled23. A. full B. half full C. a little D. empty24. A. walk B. journey C. lake D. trip25. A. famous for B. fed up with C. sure of D. proud of26. A. and B. because C. but D. so27. A. At once B. At first C. At beginning D. At times28. A. Why B. How C. Really D. Why not29. A. gives B. shows C. offers D. causes30. A. always B. don’t C. could D. usually31. A. need B. want C. should D. like32. A. remembered B. thought about C. understood D. agreed33. A. look for B. enjoy C. pick D. water34. A. if B. when C. because D. though35. A. himself B. both of the pots C. the good pot D. the broken pot36. A. also B. already C. only D. ever37. A. known B. thought C. wished D. made38. A. plant B. water C. buy D. pick39. A. picked B. watered C. enjoyed D. watched40. A. had to B. need to C. would like to D. come toIII.阅读理解：(本题共20个小题, 每小题2分,共40分)(A)41.Yao Ming plays for ______________.A. Talent AcademyB. Wel-Farm SupermarketC. Houston RocketsD. Chinese Civic Center42. We can get cheaper tickets at _____________ places .A. 5B. 4C. 8D. 643. They’re Yao Ming’s team mem ber except ______________.A. John BarryB. McgradyC. Michael JordanD. Wesley44. If you want to buy tickets at Chinese Community Center, you should call ________A. 713-772-1133B. 713-541-3339C.713-271-6100 ext 122D. 281-242-098945. The match will begin ___________________A. on November 11, 2006B. on November 13, 2006C. on November 9, 2006D. on November 12, 2006( B)George Bernard Shaw, the greatest and funniest British dramatist of the first half of the 19th century, was born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 20th, 1856. His early life was not happy. His father was an irresponsible man who drank too much and could not support his family properly. His mother was a disappointed, unhappy woman who found more pleasure in studying music than in her children. Bernard and his two sisters received little love and attention from his mother when they were young. At the age of ten Shaw entered school. At first he was the best student, but soon he was at or near the bottom of his class.Although he did not like school, Bernard was a good, bright, curious student. His life-long interest in everything from music and art to machines and medicine began in school. The interests of this tireless schoolboy were literature and music. He often entertained(使快乐) his classmates with stories he read.Early at the age of fifteen, he went to work in an office. He did well as an office clerk, but after five years he left Ireland and went to London, where he began to write seriously. Seventy-four years after that the great dramatist died.46. Bernard Shaw grew up ___________.A. with his sisters’ helpB. in a poor familyC. in the schoolD. with little of his parents’ love47. The word “support” in this pass age means ___________.A. 支持B. 拥护C. 维持D. 忍受48. Bernard’s mother took an interest in music because _______.A. she had little knowledge.B. she was disappointed with her husband.C. she couldn’t look after her childrenD. she hoped to be an actress.49. Bernard liked reading, so ________.A. he was at the bottom of his classB. he could spend his spare time in the libraryC. he could tell his classmates a lot of storiesD. he could forget his unhappy life50. George Bernard Shaw died ____________.A. he was youngB. because of hard lifeC. in 1950D. in his hometown( C )My father was lame（瘸的）and very short. I was very shy to be seen with my father when Iwas growing up. When we walked together, he used to put his hand on my arm for balance, and people would stop to watch us. So I didn’t like to go out with him. Sometimes my mother left our town to see her sister, and I have to help him instead of my mother. I didn’t say much as we went along. As we started o ut, he always said, “You can walk fast. And I can keep up with you.”Our usual walk was to or from the subway, by which he got to work. He went to work though he was sick or it was bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and could get to the office on time even if others could not. When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with other person’s help. At such times my sister or I would pull him across the streets on a child’s sleigh(雪橇) to the subway entrance.When I think of it now, I was surprised how much courage he had to make his way to the office. I never heard my father complain about it. Now he has been gone many years, but I think of him often. I wonder if he minded my reluctance(不愿意) to be seen with him. I also want to tell him how sorry I feel for it and how deeply I love him.51. When the writer walked with his father, ________________.A. he thought it pleasant to help his fatherB. he told his father a lot about his schoolC. he felt proud of his fatherD. he felt shy of walking with his father52. From the words “You can walk fast. And I can keep up with you..”, we know _______.A. the writer’s father could walk fastB. the writer’s father was not really lameC. the writer’s father w as in good healthD. the writer walked faster than his father53. The writer’s father _______________.A. needed to take exercise every dayB. went out to send his child to school every dayC. went to work on the farm every dayD. had a job in an office54. ___________ helped father go to work. in bad weather.A. Only the writer himselfB. The writer and his mother togetherC. The writer and his sister togetherD. With the help of a sleigh the writer or his sister55. From the passage we know that _______________A. the writer misses his father deeply.B. the writer is always ready to help his fatherC. the writer has a happy family nowD. the writer’s father works harder than before( D )There are some special tradition(传统) in Hawaii. People are very friendly and alwayswelcome visitors. They give visitors a lei, a lot necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are tradition Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and good-bye. It also means I love you. Usually when people from different countries, races and tradition live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, but, in general, people have learned to live together in peace(和平).Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors, and most of the visitors come from the mainland and from Japan. There are also many people living in Hawaii now that there are residential areas(住宅区) where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and apple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the US mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses.56. A good title for this article may be _______.A. Hawaii, the aloha StateB. Living in Peace TogetherC. The Flowers of HawaiiD. The problems of Hawaii57. The writer wants to show that __________.A. we should all go to HawaiiB. it is possible to learn to live together in peaceC. It is not possible to live together in peaceD. Hawaii is the only place where there is peace58. A lei is a ___________.A. group of flowersB. bright flower shirtC. way to say hello and good-byeD. necklace of flowers59. Why have the peoples of Hawaii come to live in people?A. Because they have a beachB. Because they are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)C. Because they really don’t live in peaceD. Because they learned that it was best60. _________ play an important role in development of HawaiiA. Modern industry(工业)B. Agriculture(农业)C. The air lineD. Business in travelIV. 补全对话：(本题共5个小题, 每小题2分,共10分)A: Hello, Uncle John!B: Hello, Bob! 61___________ You look worried and upset.A: 62___________ I really need your help.B: What do you mean?A: Well,63 __________ But now it becomes more and more difficult since I am in Grade Three. My parents don’t allow me to play basketball.B: Maybe your parents are right.64 ____________A: I see. I do well in all my lessons and I think I should be allowed to do the things that I’m interested in.About ten years ago when I was a student at college, I spent my summer holidays working at a museum. Life was hard for me then. Dad had 66___________ his job and Mum was sick in bed. I was wondering if I would be able to go on with my study the next term.One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in 67________ a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I 68________ that she had no arms or legs. She was wearing a little white dress and she also had a hat 69__________.As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I 70_____________my work. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink (眨眼). When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the 71_________, largest smile I have ever seen. Suddenly her handicap(生理缺陷) was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile 72_______ gave me a better understanding of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and 73_________ me into her world of smiles, love and warmth. I’m now a successful businessman and 74_________ I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I 75_________that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.76.He couldn’t ________________ an answer when I asked him why he was late.77.When I saw the beautiful scenery I _______________ my hometown.78.My dream to come here to have Christmas Day with you _________already _________.79.Tell him the truth, for he will know everything _________________.80._______________ we have found many good ways of collecting rubbish.81.I hear your parents ______________ Shanghai to see your parents. You’re alone at home.82.Wei Ming’s father is an Air China captain, he _______________ many places in China.83.In 1989 Hope Project built the first Hope School. _______________ it has built schools all over China.84.I’ve lost my bag. _________________, I don’t have any money with me.85.__________________ tourists from abroad and home come to visit our city.VII. 单词拼写： (本题共10个小题, 每小题1分,共10分)86.I visited him in Kansas _____________ ( 几个) times.87. I ____________ （可能）get started on Sunday . Please set me off then.88. Her boss _______________(鼓励) her in her work just now.89. Li Lida had to slow down because the ______________（浪）became higher.90. Sandy is very ____________ （健壮的）, he runs almost 30 miles a week..91. Liu Xiang became a “dark horse” by _______________(赢得) the gold medal at AthensOlympic Games.92. People must stop ________________(倾倒) waste water into rivers and lakes.93. Do you collect waste paper and bottles for _______________ (回收) ?94. What were you doing when the teacher _____________(进入) the room?95. Tell Tony not to put the glass on the ________________ (边) of the desk.VIII. 书面表达(20分)Unit 2 Surfing 一文中的beach boy –Jack Booth 有这样一段话：I’m glad the jobs leave my afternoons for surfing. 可以看出，对冲浪运动的热爱让他的生活充满无比乐趣。