学年度莱州市第一学期初三期中考试初中英语

2007-2008学年度莱州市第一学期初三期中考试
英语试题
I．单项选择（15分）
1．Ted will be an engineer ten years because he likes making things．
A．i1l B．after C．later D．for 2．When the fans saw YaoMing, they got excited
they cried out．
A．so, that B．such, that C．very, that D．too, to 3．I hope you are good health．
A．in B．on C． with D． for
4．He asked his father ？
A．where it happens B．where did it happen
C．how it happened D．how did it happen
5．Could you please me some ？
A．giving, advices B．give, advices
C．give, advice D．to give, advice
6．Her father said that she go to Beijing a few days．
A．will, in B．will, after C．would, after D．would, in
7． He asked me a report card．
A．write B．writing C．to write D．wrote 8．Thank you for me with my homework．
A．help B．helped C．helping D．helps 9．When I got there, I saw some boys on the playground．A．playing B．played C．to play D．was playing
10．It is important for us English well．
A．to learn B．learning C．learns D．learned 11．While Helen the piano, her mother came in．A．was playing B．is playing C．played D．plays 12．They were at the news．
A．surprise, surprised B．surprise, surprising
C．surprised, surprising D．surprising, surprised 13．When he was 20 years old, his dream ．
A．came true B．came true C．came the true D．came over
14．The street was and Jack couldn't see Mary
A．crowded, anywhere B．crowded, everywhere
C． crowded, nowhere D．crowded, somewhere
15．— Did you think Mary has enough time to finish her homework'?
— No, I think she need hours．
A．another B．two more C．two other D．more two
Ⅱ．完形填空（15分）
Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started． Today, however, all have 16 ．If you still come back to school 17 only these things, you are falling out-of- date （过时）． Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel 18 to show off （炫耀） these things to 19 , Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless． Young people think that, living in the 21st century, they must keep up with the 20． They
don't want to fall 21 Besides, they think 22 they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones． They also like to 23 pop music, so they need CD players． They explained that, 24 like electronic dictionaries, these can be 25 in their study, 26 ． They think that their parents should understand 27 they want these things．
Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they 28 to school at the beginning of a new term． 29 , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to 30 these high-tech things that they like and need．
16． A． changed B． come C． joined
D． stopped
17． A． to B． from C． of D． with 18． A． right B． lucky C． shy D． pleased 19． A． other B． the other C． others D． the others 20． A． times B． days C． years D． date
21． A． down B． off C． behind D． away 22． A． that B． how C． if D． which 23． A． hear B． listen to C． read D． play
24． A． look B． just C． feel D． also 25． A． new B． modern C． latest D． useful 26． A． also B． too C． either D． then
27． A． where B． which C． what D． why
28． A． return B． catch C． reach D． arrive
29． A． But B． However C． So D． Still 30． A． borrow B． buy C． lend D． take Ⅲ．阅读理解（30分）
A
Some people try to get it by making money． They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms and cars, they will have the one thing that every-one wants．
Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing． They study all
their lives in search of it． Still others think that if they have power （权力） , they will find this thing． They keep telling themselves:" When I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing． "
What is it 1hat everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep
working striving for（奋斗）each day? It is happiness．
Happiness is a strange thing． It does not mean the same to all men． What makes one man happy may not make another man happy．Some men say that happiness comes from helping others, but other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone．What do you mean when you say "That makes me happy "?
31．The main idea of the passage is
A．happiness means the Same to everyone
B．happiness is the thing that everyone wants most of all
C．money makes one happy, so does helping others
D．both A and C
32．Some people try to get it by making rummy． The underlined "it" means A．happiness B．cars C．farms D．houses 33．Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing． This sentence mans that other people think
A．if they know enough, they will make them happy
B．that enough knowledge（知识）will help them to find the things they want C．that the more they know about happiness, the happier they wilt feel
D．that if they become knowledgeable（知识渊博）enough they will find happiness
34．The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 means
A．When I have power, I will have happiness
B．Being a boss is more important than feeling happy
C．When I become a boss I will not search for happiness
D．When I become a boss, I will not feel happy
35．The underlined sentence in paragraph 4 means
A．When one man feels happy, another man will feel sad
B．When one man feels happy, another man may feel happy, too
C．Different people don't think the same about happiness
D．Happiness means the same to all men
B
There are many kinds of Cars in this world．My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers．He says, "Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars．" But 1 don't agree with him．
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old．She drives only in Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank．She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour．Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new．It's very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!
My friend Mike is an artist．He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors．But his car is black．Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car．It often has some trouble．Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank．My uncle Joe has a very small car．Every Sunday, he drivers to the country with his wife ,his three children, his mother and his dog．
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars．Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car．Does it say something about you?
36．The writer's grandfather thinks
A．a person has the same kind of car as himself （herself）．
B．different people have cars of the same kind
C．poor people have large cars
D．artists have black cars
37．Mrs. Bates has an old car
A．because she is poor
B．because she is rich
C．because she likes old cars
D．and the passage doesn't tell us why
38．Though Uncle Joe has a very small car,
A．he has a dog B．he has a large family
C．he has no children D．he has few members in his family
39．The writer's friend Mike paints
A．pictures in black B．colorful pictures
C．colorless pictures D．pictures with only a few colors 40．The writer thinks
A．his grandfather's idea about ears is right
B．ears are often the same as their drivers in many ways
C．artists shouldn't drive black cars
D．a car doesn't say anything about its owner
C
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town．They has a big farm and they were always busy working on it． Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school．The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons． It made them happy．
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination（升学考试）Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it．
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son．On the bus she told one of her friends how clever her son was．She spoke very loudly．All the people in the bus began to listen to her．
"Which university（大学） will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked． "In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily．
"The most famous university?"
"Oxford University （牛津大学）"
Most of the passengers（乘客） looked at her carefully．Some of them said to her, "Congratulations （祝贺）!"
A woman said, " I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith．"
"Who's Fred Smith?"
"He is my ,son．"
"Does he study in the university, too?"
"No," said the woman． "He is one of professors（教授）．"
41．The story happened in
A．America B．France C．Germany D．England 42．Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because
A．their son did well in his lessons
B．they have a big farm
C．they have a good harvest
D．their son studied at a middle school
43．Mr. Turner wanted everyone to know
A．her son finished middle school
B．Her son was handsome
C．Her son was going to study in a university
D．Her son was very friendly to others
44．Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that
A．her friend could hear her
B．all the people could hear her
C．she hoped to make all the people happy
D．She hoped they would say congratulations to her
45．Which of the following is true?
A．The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words．
B．Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university．
C．The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off（炫耀）．
D．The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, Too．
D（人物型阅读）
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you．It is said that e-schoolbags are going to he brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon．
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem for a long time．But the e-schoolbag will work it out．（48）An e-schoolbag is much lighter than a usual schoolbag．Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be called an e-textbook． It is a small computer for students． It is as small as a usual book, but or can still have many
things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on．They can be made into chops（芯片） like stamps．The students can read the text page by page on the screen（屏幕）, take notes , or even send e-mails to their teachers．They only need to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag．Then they can use it．
Some people say that e-schoolbags can be easily broken, while others say it is not good to students’ eyes．（49）But only time will tell．
（一）回答下列问题。

46．Your schoolbag isn’t heavy，is it?
47．What’s in the chip of an e—schoolbag?
（二）翻译划线句子。

48．
49．
（三）给短文拟一个合适的题目。

50．
Ⅳ．补全对话。

（10分）
根据下面提供的对话场景，在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词，使其意义连贯完整。

A: Excuse me． Could you tell me the 1 to the bookshop?
B: Well, go 2 Jiefang Road, and 3 the second turning 4 your right．Then 5 left．And you can find the bookshop right beside the museum．
A: 6 far is it from here?
B: A few kilometers．It'll 7 you about half an hour to walk there．．
A: Can I go there by bus?
B: Yes, you can．
A: Which bus should I 8 ?
B: No．3 bus． The bus stop is over there． Walk on 9 you reach the shopping center．The bus stop is just on your left．
A: Thank you．
B: You're 10
V．词汇（15分）
A．根据句意和首字母完成句子（5分）
1．Here are two t ． Let's go to the movie tonight．
2．All the students went to the Summer Palace e Peter．
3．I don't like the book． She doesn't like the book, e
4．You should speak English as much as p in class．
5．Don't be n ． You've got just a little cold．
B．根据所给的汉语意思完成英语句子（5分）
1．—What should we do?
—You make the （决定）．
2．The first time he went into the room he smelt a （奇怪的）smell．3．The children （跟随）their parents into the room 5 minutes ago．4．Could you tell us your （经历）as a volunteer in that small village? 5．I will wait here （直到）the concert is over．
C．用所给词的适当形式填空（5分）
1．We should give them （free） to do what they ．like best．
2．It is （possible）for us to go to the moon tomorrow．
3．It is （danger）to play football in the street．
4．Students should have enough free time （relax）．
5．His （fly）around the Earth makes us very proud．
Ⅵ．根据所给的汉语意思完成英语句子。

（10分）
1．我不喜欢这款衬衫，因为它已经过时了。

I don’t like this of shirt，for it’s
．
2．我们被期望要克服各种各样的困难。

We are
all kinds of difficulties．
3．我和我的同班同学相处得很好。

I am
my classmates．
4．当你有困难时应该向你的朋友们寻求帮助。

You yourfriends
．
5．大多数学生发现学好英语很容易。

Most students very easy
English well．
6．当我第一次去上海，我就爱上了它。

I
it when 1 went to Shanghai first．
7．请查明飞机什么时候起飞。

Please when the plane will
．
8．去年我的家乡发生了很大的变化。

in our hometown last year．
9．学生们一方面应该努力学习，另一方面需要足够的时间玩。

On the one hand，students should study hard，
they need enough time to play．
10．你不必付款，它是免费的。

You needn’t it．Because it
．
Ⅶ．综合填空（10分）
One day my father and I went shopping at a s ．We drove our car because we had a lot of things to b ．We stopped the c in front of the shop． An hour later we came back to our car with a l of things．Then we had a p We couldn't o the door of the car． "Oh," I said to my father, "What shall we do?" "Let's ask that p ．" my father said． The policeman was very k and glad to help us．A few minutes later he got the door open． Just at m , an angry man came up and shouted, "What are you doing with my car?" We looked at the number of the car．Our faces turned very r .
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