初三英语第一次阶段性测试卷

初三英语第一次阶段性测试卷一.单项选择。

（15分）I. ___ i s wrong to copy other stude nts ' homework.A. ThisB. ThatC. ItD. There2」t is bad for your eyes ____ computer games too much.A. playsB. to playC. playD. to playi ng3. — ______ go to the theatre together with me?—Good idea.A. How aboutB. Why do youC. Why notD. What about4. 70% of the earth ____ covered with water.A. areB. isC. wereD. being5. Although he was a child, he tried to find ways _______ p eople ________ life more.A. to help ; enjoyB. help ; enjoyC. to help ; enjoyingD. help ; enjoying6. —How many members are there on the team?—Eight this term. But there will be ten ___ next term. I ' m not quite sure.A. at allB. at lastC. at least C. at once7. You _____ to the meeti ng this after noon if you have someth ing importa nt to do.A. needn ' t to comeB. don ' t need comeC. don ' t need comingD. needn ' t come8. Harry Potter is an ___ book for children, but my cousin doesn ' t seem at all ____ i n it.A. in teresti ng; in terest ingB. in terested; in terestedC. in teresti ng; in terestedD. in terested; in teresti ng9. —Is your brother a League member?—Yes, he __ the League three years ago. He _____ a League member for three yearsA. jo in ed; has bee nB. has join ed; has bee nC. was join ed; isD. jo in ed; was10. I ______ a n ewspaper ___________ the teleph one rang last ni ght.A. read; whileB. was readi ng; whe nC. read; whe nD. was readi ng; whileII. —Is your father a teacher?—Well, he ______ .A. used toB. was used toC. used to beD. is used to be12. Do you have ___ to say about your family ?A. else anything B . else something C . anything else D . something else13. Black broke his leg. He has just had_________ X-ray exam in ati on. ______ doctor said he n eeded ______ operati on.A. a; The; anB. a; A; anC. an; A; anD. an; The; an14. The patie nts are quite __ to the nu rses for their special care.A. enjoyableB. helpfulC. con fide ntD. grateful15.1 ' m sorry, I ________ the book in my home.A. forgetB. forgotC. leftD. leave二..完形填空。

（10分）Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year, millions of people, bothold and young, 1 a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a 2 place.Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were 3 to find most of the trees had been burned.The workers told us that the trees 4 soon after they were planted because they weren' t wateredwell eno ugh. 5 the workers bur ned them and clea ned the place for 6 trees to be pla nted this year. 7 a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote: "I hope this tree will growup with me to 8 the backb one（栋梁）of our coun try. ” The workers said that the survival ofthe trees was really more importa nt tha n 9 trees were plan ted.Some people in Beiji ng now have a new idea that they can don ate some money and letprofessionals（专业人士） plant and 10 the trees.1. A. water B. plant C. look for D. burn2. A. smaller B. warmer C. gree ner D. larger3. A. pleased B. happy C. interesting D. surprised4. A. died B. grew C. bought D. pla nted5. A. Though B. When C. Because D. So6. A. few B. old C. new D. dead7. A. Over B. From C. On D. Above8. A. need B. hold C. pla nt D. be9. A. how many B. whe n C. how soon D. why10. A. take out B. take down C. take away D. take care of1-5BCDAD 6-10CCDAD三.阅读理解。

（30分）AGladys Holm was a secretary（秘书）.She worked in an office all his life. Gladys madeabout $15,000 a year. She died whe n she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise ——$18 millio n! She gave the money to a children ' s hospital.Gladys Holm n ever got married or had any childre n. But she always liked childre n, and she wan ted to help them. When her friend ' s daughter was ill in hospital. Gladys brought her a toy bear.After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy bear Lady . ”Gladys always gave toys and prese nts to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of mon ey. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Every one was very surprised whe n they learned she was a millio naire. A family friend said, “ She always gave us nice prese nts and things, but we didn ' t know she was rich. ”How did Gladys get so much mon ey? She asked her boss how to make more mon ey, and she liste ned to what he said. She brought the stocks（股票）that he told her to buy, and she got very rich.Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children ' s hospital. ” No one knew that the “something ” was $18 million!1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave childre n toy bears because ____ .A. she had too much moneyB. she had a lot of toy bearsC. she had n ever got married and had no childre nD. she liked childre n very much2. People started to call Gladys the “ Toy Bear Lady ” _______ .A. after she visited the children in hospital many timesB. after she diedC. before her friend ' s daughter was ill B. before she worked with his boss3. Every one was surprised that ______ .A. Gladys lived such a long lifeB. Gladys lived in a small house outside ChicagoC. Gladys had so much moneyD. Gladys always gave her friends n ice prese nts4. _______ , so she got rich.A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretaryB. Gladys did what the boss told her to doC. Gladys got the money from the bossD. Gladys did ano ther job in the hospital5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire, ______ .A. she spe nt most of the money on nice prese nts and thingsB. she stopped work ingC. she still lived in the same wayD. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and familyIn 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that theun iversity was n amed for Joh n Harvard.Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 orthese libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries.One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.1. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ______ .A. Fran kli n started the first subscripti on libraryB. in a subscripti on library people pay money to become membersC. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public librariesD. Bray died in 1730 and Fran klin died in 18332. The underlined word “ borrow ” means _____ .A. read and write with no help from ano ther pers onB. use for a short time and the n retur nC. like very muchD. lend3. The read ing does not say it, but we can guess that ____ .A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free librariesB. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same timeC. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in itD. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools4. Havard Un iversity began _____ .A. in 1731B. in 1730C. in 1833D. in 16385. At the library that Fran kli n started, _____ .A. childre n could use books for no money at allB. people paid a little money in the begi nning but none after thatC. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after thatD. both A and BA. 1-5DACBCB.1 —5 CBADB Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes. This is not true for adults, although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10. Ready-made glasses, and not wearing when you should, won't do harm to your eyes, but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you. Watching too much television is bad for your eyes. This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find theyget red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods, but there won't be any lasting effects.Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However, people in most countries don't need to worry about vitamin A deficiency（缺乏），night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem.1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Ready-made glasses will do harm to one's eyes.B. Wearing the wrong glasses may do harm to children's eyes.C. The human body is unable to change beta-carotene into vitamin A.D. Watching less television may do harm to children's eyes.2. Night blindness is most likely caused by ___ .A. staring for long periodsB. too much beta-caroteneC. not enough vitamin AD. vision problems3. According to the article, eye problems can be corrected by _____ .A. wearing specially-made glassesB. performing eye exercisesC. cutting back on televisionD. eating more carrots4. Watching too much television can cause _____ .A. night blindnessB. lasting eye problemsC. a number of vision problemsD. eye trouble for a limited time5. The main purpose of this article is to _____ .A. tell people of the importance of their eyesB. tell people how to protect their eyesC. tell people to have more carrotsD. tell people something more about their eyesBSchools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children ' s eyesight as 45 percent of them were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed（责备）. Of the city ' s high school graduates（毕业生） who applied to studyat colleges this summer, two thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight. Shenzhen Special Zone Daily said.1. The purpose of this passage is to ______ .A. criticize（批评） children who are shortsighted.B. blame parents and schools for children ' s being shortsighted.C. ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight.D. draw people ' s special attention to eye hygiene（卫生）.2. Only _____ of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.A. 45 percentB. less than halfC. 55 percentD. two thirds3. Generally speaking, high school students have ____________ eyesight than primary school students.A. poorerB. betterC. brighterD. good4. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates _____ .A. weren 't allowed to enter collegeB. couldn ' t graduate from high schoolC. couldn ' t choose to study what they liked bestD. lost their limited time5. In order to take care of eyes, children shouldn ' t _______ .A. read booksB. watch TVC. make their eyes too tiredD. see things far awayA.1-5 BDADDB. 1-5BCACC四．词汇（10 分）A. 根据句意和所给中文写出句中所缺的单词。