Part1 Listening
I.Listening Comprehension(共30分)
A.Listen and choose the right picture（6分）
A B C
D E F G
1._______ 2._______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(10分)
7. A. Skating. B. Swimming. C. Skiing. D. Sailing.
8. A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Snowy. D. Rainy.
9. A. Vegetables. B. Dairy products. C. Fruits. D. Candies.
10.A. An iPad. B. An MP4. C. A book. D. A PSP.
11. A. English. B. Chinese. C. Physics. D. Maths.
12.A. Blue. B. Red. C. Green. D. Grey.
13. A. Listen to the music. B. Listen to the international news.
C. Turn on the radio. D. Know the time of the program.
14. A. He wants to eat more fish. B. He doesn’t want to eat more fish.
C. The fish is not fresh enough. D. The fish is not very tasty.
15. A. In the cinema. B. In the restaurant. C. In the library. D. In the supermarket.
16. A. 63980264 B. 63982064. C. 63981064. D. 63980164.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（7分）
17. We need plants because we can not only eat them, but also enjoy their beauty.
18. If we don’t have plants, our life will not be so colourful.
19. We have parks just because of the beautiful smells of trees and flowers.
20. People like to design their houses with room of grass and a swimming pool.
21. The experiment is about two seeds planted in the same place with different ideas.
22. The loved plant had more and longer roots, a thicker stem(茎) and more leaves.
23. The other plant might die after six months because it only got hopeless ideas.
D.Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（7分）
24. Almost everyone reads the ________ paper the newspaper boy has delivered.
25. The paper is often very ________ because it has many advertisements and different sections.
26. The adults in the family like the ________ page, the editorial(社论) page and the world news section.
27. Many men like reading the ________ pages and financial(金融的) pages.
28. The mother of the family usually read the ________ page, but most men don’t.
29. Older people read the death notices to know who have ________ during the week.
30. From the passage, we know everyone can read ________ from the paper.
C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(14分)
The Economist Intelligence Unit (《经济学人》情报组) is the world's leading resource for economic and business research. Every year, the EIU makes a list of the best cities to live in a___86___ the world. It has its own ideas for scoring, for example: Is the city s___87___? Is the air clean? Are the schools good?
Melbourneis at the t___88___ of the list in every category. People get along well there. Trees and grass c___89___ 40 percent of the city. People ride streetcars(有轨电车) and there aren't many cars, s___90___ the air is clean.
As a result, according to the EIU's survey, Melbourne is the best city in the world to live in.
Viennais No.2 on the list. It is the capital of Austria. The city is famous for its culture and art. As 'the city of music', Vienna has a lot of big c___91___.
The third city on the list is Vancouver, Canada. It used to be No.1 on the list. But this time, the city got f___92___ points because of its traffic jams. Will it get its place back next year?
D.Answer the questions(12分)
Exam time is the most stressful (压力重的) period of the year. You have worked all school term on your classes and now it’s the time to prove what you have learned. With so much at stake (处于成败关头), it is easy to get stressed about your exams. However, with the right amount of hard work and focus you can pass your tests with ease!
When I was in school, I used to get very stressed over my exams.
people stopped eating and others ate too much! Some gave up and others burned themselves out! The most important thing to remember when studying is not to feel frightened! Take the middle path -- stay calm, eat healthy and get a rest. Pushing yourself too hard is just as dangerous as not studying enough. A tired, overworked brain is just as useless as a lazy, empty one!
So, what should you do? Arrange a time each day for study and a time for relaxation. You may have less time to relax than usual, but you still need to let your brain rest for a few moments. Get plenty of sleep. If you are tired, information will not stick in your memory. Finally eat healthy foods that fuel your body and mind.
It does no good to think too much about your exams. Some students may think that the rest of their life depends on them. That's not true. Instead, just view the exams as another difficulty you will overcome. You have overcome all kinds of difficulties in your life so far. With the right amount of work and focus, you will pass your exams with flying colours! High school is right around the corner!
93. What is the most stressful period of the year?
94. How can we pass the tests with ease?
95. What did the writer's friends do when they got stressed over their lessons?
96. Which is more dangerous, pushing ourselves too hard or not studying enough?
97. Why should we get enough sleep during exam time?
98. What will you do to deal with exam stress next time?t1:place> has a lot of big c___91___.
VII. Writing（共20分）
99. Write at least 60 words about the topic “Everybody needs help”. （以“每个人都需要帮助”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）
（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
Use the following points as a reference. （以下问题仅供参考）
a)Do you agree that everybody needs help?
b)Have you ever got help from others? (Tell your experiences.)
c)What do you do when other people are in trouble? (Give exampl而是)
Part2 Vocabulary and Grammar
II. Choose the best answer
31. “Who knows ________ answer to the question?” the teacher asked.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
32. Joyce wrote an article ________ how to improve our memory for the school newspaper.
A. for B. on C. in D. at
33. In the modern world, ________ young people are interested in cormorant fishing.
A. a few B. few C. lots of D. some
34. The Greens and the Browns ________ next-door neighbours for many years .
A. were B. will be C. have been D. had been
35. It is nice ________ into a new house with a beautiful garden.
A. moving B. moves C. move D. to move
36. Alice likes to ________ the little puppy and hold it in her arms.
A. set up B. pick up C. get up D. give up
37. Steven completed the science test ________ in our class yesterday.
A. most quickly B. more quickly C. less quickly D. quickly
38.______ super calculators computers are!
A. What B. What a C. What an D. How
39. We will remember the picture ________ it is silly, strange and colourful.
A. unless B. if C. before D. after
40. --Have you brought with you? We won’t have time to come back.
--Don’t worry. All the things we need are here, in this big bag.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
41. Speak louder everyone in the meeting room can hear you clearly.
A. so that B. in order to C. since D. because
42. It doesn’t look like rain, so you bring your umbrella with you.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. may not
43. The taxi base fare (起步价) in Shanghai ________ from 12 yuan to 14yuan last August.
A. raised B. was raised C. has raised D. has been raised
44. He was unaware of the mistakes he made in the report. The underlined part means ________.
A. didn’t think about B. didn’t see C. didn’t know D. didn’t want
45. The actress is at least 50, but she looks ________ than she really is.
A. very young B. much younger C. very old D. much older
46. Flora told us such a funny joke that it made all of us ________.
A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed
47. I imagine you’re tired from the journey. The underlined part means ________.
A. guess B. plan C. wonder D. hope
48. Jack, you’d better ________ too many soft drinks. It’s bad for your health.
A. not to have B. to have C. not have D. have
49. I’d like to see you off at the airport. Could you tell me ________?
A. when your plane took off B. when did your plane take off
C. when your plane takes off D. when does your plane take off
50. -- Why don’t we have a get-together next week?
-- ________
A. Yes, please. B. No, thanks. C. That’s a good idea. D. I’m sorry.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or expression in the box. Each word can only be used once(8分)
| A.phones | B.except | C.common | D.keeps | E.different |
| F.besides | G.inside | H.suggest | I.at the end of |
According to Xinhua News Agency, 3,000 yellow school buses started their service in Chongqing ___51___ 2011. These school buses are like the ones in the US as we usually see on TV and in movies.
The school buses are bright yellow in colour. They are stronger than the army's cars. They are from the US. The yellow school bus has a big nose. This ___52___ the students safe when other cars crash into the school bus. The bus also has some safety devices (设备), such as warning lights and a stop signal arm.
In the US, yellow school buses are very ___53___. There are about 480,000 school buses in the country. Usually, the yellow school buses are free to ride.
In China, school buses became popular in the past few years. On the bus, ___54___ the busdriver, there is always a teacher whose duty is to watch the students. Children usually rest on the bus. Some of them also recite texts. School buses in China are not free. The fee is ___55___ from school to school.
More about yellow school buses in the US
Yellow became the colour of school buses in 1939. American educator, Frank W. Cyr ___56___ it. The colour helped other cars to see the buses. In the early morning, the black letters on the yellow bus are easy to see.
Kids can listen to music, talk on their ___57___ or just sleep. But they can't place things in the aisle (过道). They should keep their heads and arms ___58___ the bus. It is not a good idea to talk to the bus driver -- the driver needs to pay attention to the road.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(8分)
59.He turned off the light and the room was in complete ________. (dark)
60. My grandfather began to learn English in his ________. (sixty)
61. The girl felt ________ because she couldn’t go swimming with her friends. (boring)
62. Ben promised ________ to keep the secret for his sister, Kitty. (faithful)
63. Mary tried her best to learn Physics well and she ________ at last. (success)
64. You must judge a person by his ________, not by what he says. (act)
65. We all think Helen is a __________ secretary. (responsibility)
66. Steve Jobs’ ________ made the fans of Apple from all over the world very sad. (die)and arms ___58___ the bus. It is not a good idea to talk to the bus driver -- the driver needs to pay attention to the road.
V. Rewrite the sentences as required（14分）
67. There is some food and drinks in the fridge. (改为否定句)
There is ________ food ________ drinks in the fridge.
68. The boss will have a face-to-face talk with him next week. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ the boss have a face-to-face talk with him?
69. It is convenient to send and receive messages on a mobile phone. (改为感叹句)
________ ________ it is to send and receive messages on a mobile phone!
70. Tina liked watching TV better than reading comic books when she was young. (保持句意基本不变)
Tina ________ watching TV ________ reading comic books when she was young.
71. If I can’t find my bike, I’ll have to walk to school every day. (保持句意基本不变)
________ I ________find my bike, I’ll have to walk to school every day.
72. People should take good care of the aged everywhere. (改为被动语态)
The aged should ________ ________ good care of everywhere.
73. Miss White said, “I often fly to Singapore for meetings.” (改为间接引语)
Miss White said that ________ often ________ to Singapore for meetings.
Part3 Reading and Writing
VI. Reading comprehension(共50分)
A.Choose the best answer（12分）
A businessman, who was very fond of music, was asked by a poor widow to give her some help. Her husband, who was a musician, had died, and left her very poor indeed.
The businessman saw that the widow and her daughter, who was with her, were in great distress. He looked with pity into their pale faces, and was sure that their sad story was true.
'How much do you want, my good woman?' said the businessman.
'Five dollars will save us,' said the poor widow, with some hesitation, after she thought for a few seconds.
The businessman sat down at his desk, took a piece of paper, wrote a few lines on it, and gave it to the widow with the words, 'Take it to the bank you see on the other side of the street.'
The widow thanked the man, and then quickly walked to the bank with her daughter, without stopping to read the note. The banker at once counted out fifty dollars instead of five, and passed them to the widow.
She was amazed when she saw so much money. 'Sir, there is a mistake here,' she said. 'You have given me fifty dollars, and I asked for only five.'
The banker looked at the note once more, and said, 'The check calls for fifty dollars.'
The banker then asked her to wait a few minutes, while he went to see the businessman who gave her the note.
'Yes,' said the businessman, when he had heard the banker's story, 'I did make a mistake. I wrote fifty instead of five hundred. Give the poor widow five hundred dollars, for such honesty is poorly rewarded(奖赏) with even that sum.'
74. From the story, we can guess that a widow is a woman who ______.
A. has lost her husband B. loves her husband very much
C. is very poor D. has a daughter but no sons
75. ______ most probably has nothing to do with (和……无关) the word distress in the second paragraph.
A poor family B. A pale face
C. A sad story D. A music lover
76. The businessman probably wrote the fifty-dollar check ______.
A. in the widow's home B. in his own office
C. in the banker's office D. on the other side of the street
77. On her way to the bank, the widow ______.
A. thought she would get five dollars B. stopped to read the note
C. knew she would get fifty dollars D. felt very amazed
78. The businessman's last sentence at the end of the story means ______.
A. the banker should give the widow some money to reward her for her honesty
B. he felt better if he gave the widow fifty dollars instead of five hundred
C. the widow was poor, so she should get a sum of five hundred dollars
D. the widow was honest, so she should get more money as a reward
79. From the story we know that the businessman was ______.
A. rich and generous B. poor and honest
C. warm-hearted but careless D. polite but helpless
B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(12分)
What do you, the trees and a hamster have in common? Don't know the answer? You all ___80___ water. All living things must have water, whether they get it from a river, a rain cloud or a little bottle on one side of a hamster cage.
Without water, your body would stop ___81___. A person can't live without water for more than a few days. Why? Your body has lots of jobs and it needs water to do many of them. ___82___, your blood needs a lot of water to carry oxygen to every part of your body. Water also helps to protect your body from illness, to digest(消化) your food and to ___83___ waste. So, everyone needs to drink water.
___84___ water is so important, you might want to know whether you're drinking enough. Of course, you should drink when you are thirsty. But when it's hot, you'll need more. Be sure to drink some extra(额外的) water when you're out in ___85___, especially while doing sports or exercising. If you can help your body by drinking when you're thirsty and when it's hot, your body will be able to do all of its wonderful jobs and you'll feel great!
80. A. have B. drink C. need D. get
81. A. living B. working C. growing D. thinking
82. A. In addition B. For example
C. By the way D. ln other words
83. A. keep off B. give away C. get rid of D. run out of
84. A. If B. While C. Although D. Since
85. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷·参考答案
Part 1 Listening
I. Listening Comprehension
A. Listen and choose the right picture
1. Boating on the lake is great fun in summer. （B）
2.Timmy has a new car and he goes to work in it every morning.(A)
3.I pass a church on my way home from school every day. (F)
4.Shall we go for a picnic in Century Park this Sunday? (D)
5.It’s much faster to travel by underground than by bus in Shanghai.(C)
6.David and Lily have got used to running in the playground early in the morning.(G)
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear
7. M: My favourite sport is skating. What about yours, Alice?
W: I like swimming best.
Q: What’s the girl’s favourite sport?(B)
8. M: What a sunny day today! Shall we go out for a barbecue if it is fine tomorrow?
W: But the weather report says we’ll have rain. The weather is changeable these days.
Q: What will the weather be like tomorrow?(D)
9. M: What have you bought in the supermarket?
W: I’ve bought some apples, peaches, pears and grapes.
M: Are these all for our party?
W: Yes, of course.
Q: What did the woman buy in the supermarket?(C)
10. M: Oh, dear, Jenny did well in the final exam. Shall we give her a prize?
W: Yes, that’s a good idea. What about an iPad?
M: An iPad is fine, but it’s too expensive. How about an MP4?
W: Good. She’d really like it.
Q: What prize will Jenny get from her parents?(B)
11. W: I’d like to be an English teacher. What about you, George?
M: I don’t think I’ll be an English teacher. I’m not good at English.
W: Which subject are you good at?
M: My maths and physics are much better than Chinese. So I’ll possibly be an engineer.
Q: Which subject does the girl do well in?(A)
12. M: What can I do for you, Miss?
W: The style of the dress is good. But I don’t like the green color. Do you have any other color?
M: We have a red one and a blue one. Which do you prefer?
W: I prefer the blue one.
Q: What color will the woman choose?(A)
13. W: Please turn on the radio, John. It’s nearly nine o’clock.
M: What program do you prefer?
W: There’s some cheerful music on.
M: I’d rather listen to the international news if you don’t mind.
W: All right.
Q: What does John want to do? (B)
14. M: Doris, the fish you cooked is really delicious.
W: I am very glad you like it, Ken. Have some more, please.
M: Thank you. But I am already full.
Q: What does Ken mean? (B)
15. M: Do you have any books about the Smurfs?
W: Yes, of course. They’re on the fifth shelf over there.
M: How long can I keep the books?
W: For two weeks.
Q: Where does this dialogue probably take place?(C)
16. M: May I speak to Mr. Right, please?
W: There is no one by the name of Right here.
M: Is your number 63980164?
W: No, it’s 63980264. You’ve got the wrong number.
Q: What’s Mr. Right’s telephone number?(D)
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false
Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants. We breathe oxygen that plants produce. And we need plants for another reason: we need them for their beauty.
Imagine a world with no plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, not being able to hear the leaves in the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.
Everywhere people need the beauty of plants. That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always try to design houses with room for some grass and a garden.
Do you talk to your plants? Do you give them love and attention?
There is an experiment about two seeds planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves. How about the other one?5.75pt; mso-char-indent-count:1.5'>Q: Where does this dialogue probably take place?
(17. T 18. T 19. F . 20. F 21. F 22. T 23. T)
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences
Many people go to church on Sunday, but others don’t. Many people sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t. Some people work on Sunday, but most don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. The newspaper boy has delivered it.
Often the paper is very thick. It has many advertisements and many different sections. The adults in the family like the front page, the editorial page and the world news section. Many men also read the sports pages and financial pages.
Most men don’t read the women’s page, but the mother of the family usually does. The women’s pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health and clothes.
Most Sunday papers have comics which children enjoy. Older people read the death notices, which tell about people who have died during the week.er the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves. How about the other one?5.75pt; mso-char-indent-count:1.5'>Q: Where does this dialogue probably take place?
There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper.
(24. Sunday 25. thick 26. front 27. sports 28. women's 29. died 30. something)
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
II. Choose the best answer
31. C 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. A 42. C 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. A 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. C
III.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once
51. I 52. D 53. C 54. F 55. E 56. H 57. A 58. G
IV.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms
59. darkness 60. sixties 61. bored 62. faithfully
63. succeeded 64. action(s) 65. responsible 66. death
V.Rewrite the following sentences as required
67. no or 68. When will 69. How convenient 70. prefferred to
71. Unless can 72. be take 73. she flew
Part 3 Reading and Writing
VI.Reading Comprehension
A.Choose the best answer
74. A 75. D 76.B 77. A 78. D 79. A
B.Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage
80. C 81. B 82. B 83. C 84. D 85. B
C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words
86. around 87. safe 88. top 89. cover 90. so 91. concerts 92. fewer
D.Answer the questions
93. Exam time (is the most stressful period of the year).
94. We can pass the tests with ease with the right amount of hard work and focus. / With the right amount of hard work and focus.
95. Some stopped eating and others ate too much. / Some gave up and others burned themselves out.
96. They're as dangerous as each other. / Pushing ourselves too hard is as dangerous as not studying enough./Both of them are dangerous.
97. Because if we are tired, information will not stick in our memory.
98. (For reference only) I will stay calm, eat healthy and get a rest. / I will arrange a time each day for study and a time for relaxation. / I will let my brain rest for a few moments every day.
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