初三英语第二考试(满分100)一、选择填空。
(共10小题,计30分)1.Chinese people eat mooncakes __________ Mid-autumn nights.A. onB. inC. at2.– ___________ day people were having.– Yes. They were celebrating the Water Festival.A. What funB. How funC. What a fun3.I’ve decided to go to London next weekend. I was thinking about _________ you couldgo with me.A. ifB. weatherC. that4.Mother told me sound __________ slower than light.A. traveledB. travelC. travels5.I don’t think penguins can fly, __________?A. can theyB. do IC. can’t they6.– Will we have dinner at the Hope Restaurant?– Maybe. We’ll go there if the show __________ before 6 p.m.. But I don’t know if there ___________ any free tables then.A. will end; will beB. ends; wereC. ends; will be7.– Could you spare time to come to our Thanksgiving party?– Well, I don’t know __________.A.that I can finish my work by thenB.if can I finish the work by thenC.whether I can finish the work by then8.She used to ____________late. But now she is used to _________ early.A. getting up; get upB. get up; getting upC. getting up; getting up9.It’s been three years __________ we last saw our primary school classmates.A. sinceB. untilC. after10.We found __________ difficult __________ English well in such a short time.A. it; to learnB. it’s learningC. it; learning二、完形填空(20分)Every year thousands of volunteers across Canada work for the Canadian Red Cross (加拿大红十字会). When the tsunami (海啸) in Asia happened on December 26, 2004, a team of volunteers ___1___ traveled to the tsunami areas and lent a hand. Many volunteers ___2___ their holidays and worked long hours to help the Red Cross save as ___3___ people as they could.Linda Coulter, from Ontario, went to her local Red Cross office to be a volunteer. Coulter, a mother of three children who ___4___ at a primary school in the mornings, spent her free time working for the tsunami relief operations (救援行动). She also gave speeches at her ___5___ and encouraged the children to donate some of ___6___ pocket money or do other things to help the people living in the tsunami areas."Without the help of these volunteers, our relief work in the tsunami areas would be ___7___,"said a Red Cross spokesperson. "Because of all the volunteers ___8___ volunteer their time and skills here every day, over 800,000 people have ___9___ some help since the tsunami happened. I hope more volunteers can help the people who lost their homes ___10___ the tsunami."( )1. A. slowly B. really C. quickly( )2. A. threw away B. made upC. gave up( )3. A. much B. many C. few( )4. A. teaches B. visits C. studies( )5. A. hospital B. office C. school( )6. A. his B. their C. your( )7. A. important B. possible C. impossible( )8. A. which B. who C. whose( )9. A. realized B. lost C. received( )10. A. during B. for C. among三.根据短文内容选择正确答案(10分)One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet.He held a sign which said, “I am blind.Please help me.”There were only a few coins in the hat.A man was walking by.He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat.He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it.He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could the new words.Soon the hat began to fill up.A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”The man said, “I only wrote the truth.I said what you said, but in a different way.”What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can' t see it.”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind.But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat.The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sig told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.The first is:Treasure (珍惜)what you have.Someone else has less.Try your best to help those who need your help.The second is:Be creative.Think differently.There is always a better way.()1.Form the article we know that _______A.the boy always has a hat on his head B.the man is one of his neighborsC.the boy is blind and needs help()2.On the sign what the man wrote was, “_________”.A.Treasure what we have already hadB.Today is a beautiful day, but I can't see itC.We are so lucky that we are not blind()3.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?A.The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.B.The man took away all the few coins from the hat.C.The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.()4.The word “recognized” here in Chinese means ______A.承认B.接受C.认出()5._______is the best tide for this story.A.Be careful not to be blind.B.Be creative.There, is always a better way!C.Be kind to the blind!四、短文填空(20分)My grandmother was always encouraging me to set goals and work hard to achieve them. She would tell me not to be a follower and not to set limit on what I could achieve. She ___1___ believed that there were no limits that you could achieve whatever you wanted.I would never forget the following story that she once told me:A farmer ___2___ first prize at the country fair for his huge radish (小萝卜)that was the exact shape and size of a milk bottle.Many people want to know if the farmer had the ___3___ to grow this radish.Finally one gentleman went up to the farmer and asked the question. The farmer replied,“It was easy. I got the seed growing and then I put it into the milk bottle. It had ___4___ else to go.”our lives are much similar to this story —our lives are shaped by the kind of surroundings we place ourselves in, the people that we allow to ___5___ us, and the goals we give ourselves.If we only dream and take no action, then we get no ___6___. But if we plan, set a goal and take action, then our life takes a ___7___ shape.Goals and actions can help us ___8___ more in a year than what some people will accomplish in a lifetime. Mary Kay Ash said,“Don't limit yourself.Many people limit ___9___ to what they think they can do. You can go ___10___ through your efforts.In summary, don't put yourself in a bottle;? in other words, move out of what is comfortable and safe if you want to move forward.五、完成表格(20分)Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn't mean that we all behave in the same way.How should we behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many part of Asia, there is no physical contact(接触) at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest. In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn't wear. In Muslim countries, you shouldn't reveal(显露) the body, especially women, who should wear long blouses and skirts. In Korea, you should take off your shoes when entering a house. Remember to place then neatly together where you came in.In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is the time to relax, and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it's not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.In most countries, an exchange of business cards is necessary for all introductions. You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card printed in the local language. In China, you may present your card with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.。