完形填空宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money.Paper money was used to stand for the holdings(储备)of both gold and silver. The value ofsilver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces(盎司)of silver had the same value of oneounce of gold.These values did not change until after 1860 when mines(银矿)in the west of the United Statesbegan to 80 large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to 81 . Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared(宣布)that it would not support its paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly 82 the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver as money. Western silver producers protested(抗议)loudly and put much pressure on the 83 makers. Five years later a new law was 84 . It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces ofsilver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had twokinds of quite different views on the issue(发行)silver money. Businessmen, bankers and otherrich men wanted to 85 the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. Butfarmers, labourers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but alsowanted an unlimited supply of it.80. A. produce B. find C. search D. dig81. A. rise B. lift C. fall D. set82. A. did B. took C. made D. acted.83. A. law B. money C. gold D. silver84. A. refused B. accepted C. planned D. passed85. A. end B. continue C. protect D. allowKey：80. A81. C82. A83. A84. D85. A长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷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 ofwater 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. get81. A. living B. working C. growing D. thinking82. A. In addition B. For example C. By the way D. In other words83. A. keep off B. give away C. get rid of D. run out of84. A. If B. While C. Although D. Since85. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winterKey：80. C81. B82. B83. C84. D85. B崇明县初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷After 21 years of marriage, I started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife's idea."I know that you love her," she said one day. "But I love you," I said. "I know, but you also love her."The 80 woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother. She has been a widow(寡妇) for 19 years. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie."What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother thought that a late night call, or a surprise 81 is a sign of bad news. "I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you," I answered. She thought about it for a moment and said, "I would like that very much."That Friday after work, I drove over to 82 her up. When I arrived at her house, I found herwaiting in the door with her coat on. She looked very old and thin. "I told my friends that I wasgoing to go out with 83 son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car.We went to a restaurant that was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I began to read the menu. Then I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there smiling at me. "It was I who used to read the menu when you were small," she said."Then it's time to relax and let me return the 84 , " I said.During the dinner we had a nice conversation. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed.A few days later my mother 85 . It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. At that moment I understood the importance of saying "I LOVE YOU" in time.80. A) fat B) third C) young D) other81. A) party B) invitation C) answer D) gift82. A) give B)put C)pick D) wake83. A) my B) your C)her D) his84. A) menu B) favour C) coat D) money85. A) called B) came C) died D) returnedKey：80. D 81. B 82. C 83. A 84. B 85. C奉贤区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷In one's life, one spends the most time being with oneself. But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are successful, you may be very proud. When you 80, you may lose heart. If you don't get a thorough understanding of yourself (彻悟自我), you may miss many chances in life.To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak ones. You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much because you may not realize all of your dreams. You may be confident enough to meet challenges, but first you should know 81.To get a thorough understanding of yourself needs self-appreciation (自我欣赏). Maybe you think you are a tall tree or just small grass, but you can always have your own way of being there. __82you get full confidence in yourself, you are sure to face any trouble.To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to83yourself. When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won't be hurt. When you are84, tell your friends about it to change the mood (心情) into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don't know when and how you should look after yourself, you won’t be able to stay away from illness.85can tell what will happen in the future. Get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color.80.A) win B) fail C) know D) beat81.A) where to do B) how to do C) what to do D) why to do82.A) Since B) When C) Until D) Although83.A) take care of B) be kind to C) be pleased with D) depend on84.A) happy B) comfortable C) pleased D) sad85.A) No one B) Everyone C) Someone D) AnyoneKey：80. B81. C82. B83. A84. D85. A虹口区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷What was napkin etiquette （礼仪）? Etiquette 80 rules that society has set up for people to follow so that they can do things in the proper way. Napkin （餐巾）etiquette has developed over time.According to proper etiquette today, one should put one’s napkin on one’s lap （膝盖）as soon as everyone is seated at the table. When one excuse oneself and leaves the table for a few minutes, one should leave one’s napkin on one’s chair. When one is finished with one’s meal and is leaving the table, one should 81 one’s napkin to the right of one’s plate.What was napkin etiquette like before it developed into what it is today? In ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman times, the etiquette was quite different. Napkins were much 82 . Often, they were as large as bath towels. Banquets （宴会）usually lasted for hours, and people ate with their hands. Although finger bowls filled with83 would sometimes be available, the large napkins were necessary if one wanted to stay reasonably clean.A second use for the napkin developed in the sixth century B.C. Roman society. At thattime, 84 were expected to take food home. The uneaten food was wrapped up and carriedin one’s napkin. It was considered not polite to leave empty-handed.Napkin size changed 85 with an invention. The invention that caused this size change was the fork. Since people began to use forks, their hands no longer get as dirty as before. Although napkins became smaller in size, many Europeans did not use them. The custom was to wipe one’s hands on the tablecloth. At that time, tablecloths were so large that one could use a part of it to cover one’s lap. Covering one’s lap with the tablecloth served two purposes （目的）. One could wipe one’s hands on it, and one could protect his lap from getting dirty.80. A. points out B. deals with C. searches for D. gives up81. A. place B. tie C. throw D. pass82. A. heavier B. softer C. drier D. bigger83. A. rice B. water C. bread D. soup84. A. soldiers B. drivers C. guests D. hosts85. A. suddenly B. quietly C. politely D. softlyKey：80. B81. A82. D83. B84. C85. A黄浦区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that was coming for every big dog in California. Men had found gold in the Yukon, and these men wanted big, strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north.Buck lived in Mr. Miller's big house on the sunny farm. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house, and a river nearby. In a big place like this, , there were many dogs. There were house dogs and farm dogs, but they were not important. Buck was chief dog and this was place. He was four years old and weighed sixty kilos. He went swimming with Mr. Miller's sons, and walking with his daughters. He carried the grandchildren on his back, and he sat at Mr. Miller's feet in front of the fire in winter.But this was 1897, and Buck did not know that men and dogs were hurrying to north-west Canada to look for gold. And he did not know that Manuel, one of Mr. Miller's gardens, needed money for his large family. One day, when Mr. Miller was out, Manuel and Buck left the garden together. It was just an evening walk, Buck . No one saw them go, and only one man saw them arrive at the railway station. This man talked to Manuel, and gave him some money. Then he tied a piece of rope around Buck's neck.Buck , and was surprised when the rope was pulled hard around his neck. He jumped at the man. The man caught him and suddenly Buck was on his back with his tongue out of his mouth. For a few moments he was unable to move, and it was for the two men to put him into the train.80. A. money B. trouble C. gold D. snow81. A. for example B. in fact C. above all D. of course82. A. her B. their C. his D. its83. A. said B. thought C. heard D. wondered84. A. cried B. laughed C. smiled D. died85. A. impossible B. difficult C. easy D. necessaryKey：80. B81. D82. C83. B84. A85. C嘉定区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't just drive to a store and back home. He always looks 80 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything unusual such as strange cars, loud noises, 81 windows, or people gathering on street comers.Tim belonged to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group meet on the third Wednesday of every month. That's 82 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community safety. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 83 their homes, streets, and families safe.Tina Stedman, president of their neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. "People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not to them. Well, it's 84 happened to me," she said, "but I don't think anyone has the right to steal from other people or to make them feel unsafe sitting in their own homes."Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors look out for one another, "We watch each other's homes. We keep watch out the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a group of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the police. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking someone destroying property, we report to the police."Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups help a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do everything."80. A) carefully B) clearly C) happily D) widely81. A) dirty B) nice C) old D) broken82. A) where B) why C) when D) how83. A) keep B) hold C) let D) protect84. A) ever B) never C) often D) sometimes85. A) work B) people C) service D) troubleKey：80. A81. D82. C83. A84. B85. D金山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷You're standing with your classmates. Everyone is talking except you. Perhaps you're afraid they will laugh at you when you say. Maybe you just aren't 80 enough to speak.Shyness is like a snake that crawls(爬进) into our mouth and stops us 81 . But we shouldn't let it stay there.I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes visits me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn't talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a 82 asked me the way to a local shop, it was as if I'd forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a job in a 83 and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers(顾客). I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them 84 they want to drink Coke or Sprite. This job taught me how to speak with people.You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family.If you do these things 85 , the 'shyness' snake will soon begin to leave you alone. It'll look for another mouth to crawl into.80. A) bright B) brave C) perfect D) patient81. A) speaking B) eating C) walking D) breathing82. A) manager B) waiter C) stranger D) actor83. A) factory B) company C) library D) restaurant84. A) until B) whether C) because D) though85. A) for a while B) for the first time C) in the end D) in a minuteKey：80-85 BACDBA静安区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷I was in a hurry as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for!I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid forher groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up someflowers.I found myself at a checkout counter(柜台) 80 an elderly woman who was going to payfor her groceries（食品杂货）.The woman stopped emptying her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile–warm and reassuring –and I smiled back.“It must be a special lady to get those beautiful flowers,” she said.“Yes, she’s special,” I said, and then to my surprise, the words kept 81 .“It’s only our second date to meet, but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s ‘the one’. Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out 82 she’d want to date a guy like me.”“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is clearly in love with her,” the woman said.” “My husband used to bring me flowers every week –even when times were 83 and we didn’t have much money. Those were unforgettable days; he was very romantic and – of course – I miss him since he’s passed away.”I paid for my flowers as she was 84 her groceries. Almost immediately，I walked up to her and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice talk.It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just bought. “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart 85 as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.I was a bit late for my date that night and told my girlfriend the above story. She smiled. Two years later she told me it was that night that I won her heart.80. A) before B) behind C) along D) against81. A) taking up B) making a noise C) putting out D) coming out82. A) why B) when C) who D) where83. A) wonderful B) important C) different D) hard84. A) choosing B) leaving C) collecting D) littering85. A) became worse B) warmed a lot C) turned cold D) went wrongKey：80. B 81. D 82. A 83. D 84. C 85. B卢湾区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to 80 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into the pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the second he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He boiled them for a few minutes 81 any words.The girl closed her mouth, too. And she waited unhappily not knowing 82 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, "What do you see?""Carrots, eggs and coffee," she answered.Her father told her to close her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and break them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. 83, the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning, Father?” He 84 that each one had the same unlucky experience, but each had a different reaction (反应). The strong and hard carrots had become so and 85 after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father, "When bad luck knocks at your door, what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?"80. A) look up B) give up C) grow up D) put up81. A) about B) in C) without D) with82. A) what B) how C) why D) when83. A) However B) In addition C) At last D) At first84. A) explained B) examined C) denied D) expressed85. A) delicious B) sweat C) healthy D) weakKey：80-85 BCCCAD闵行区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷It's a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still 80 the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern(忧虑)is becoming greater and greater these days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o'clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal on Black Friday (the first Friday at Christmas time). It's surely very 81 to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.Read advertisements82 . Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisement of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be 83 enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.Shop online. Some of us don't like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don't like to go out in the cold 84 , and then, we can do online shopping. The world of online shoppingmakes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the 85 . With traditional Christmas shopping, we will spend a long time waiting if we want to get the perfect gift.Don't you think these are the good ways for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money?80. A) receive B) describe C) afford D) refuse81. A) interesting B) nice C) important D) difficult82. A) quickly B) regularly C) easily D) loudly83. A) busy B) rich C) clever D) lucky84. A) at all B) at first C) by the way D) for free85. A) phone B) school C) house D) mallKey：80. C 81. D 82. B 83. D 84. A 85. C浦东新区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina, something happened to me that made menever put any wild creature in a cage.We lived on the edge of a forest, and every evening the mockingbirds would come andrest in the trees and ___80___. There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can producea more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician.I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, being ___81___, the bird fluttered (扑腾) about the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and ___82___ some beautiful singing from my little musician.On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate ___83___ she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby than I did.The following morning when I went to see my bird, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was terribly surprised! ___84___ had happened!Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist(鸟类专家), who happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained to me. "A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries (毒莓). She thinks it better forher baby to die than to lose ___85___.Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.80. A) dance B) fly C) sing D) jump81. A) happy B) excited C) bored D) frightened82. A) looked forward to B) looked out of C) looked for D) looked up83. A) somebody B) everything C) nothing D) none84. A) How B) What C) When D) Which85. A) friends B) parents C) freedom D) happinessKey：80-85 CDABBC普陀区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷Do you know what happens on the first Sunday of August every year? This day is International Friendship Day. On this day people think of different ways to remember their friends and 80 what their friends bring to their lives.People have all sorts of friends—school friends, work colleagues, neighbours, brothers and sisters, parents, and even pets! 81 can you let your friends know that you really care about them?Here are some suggestions for what you can do on international Friendship Day to show your friends how82 they are to you:●Try to visit all the friends who live near you and give them each a hug.●Buy flowers or chocolates for your friends, or better still, make them a cake or a small present.●If your friends are fond of 83 why not make them a tape of the pop groups they like best.●Go with some friends to a photo machine and take some pictures of you all enjoying yourselves. Thesepictures will give you good 84 .●Send your friends an online greeting card, and don't forget to include some photos and messages—maybe apoem—telling your friends how great they are.●Plan a day out for your friends. A picnic in the park or, time at the beach is always fun.●If your friends are busy 83 , how about organizing a dinner party at a local restaurant.●Buy your best friend a ticket to a good movie or take them to see a theatre show. Make sure that you think about their tastes when you book the ticket.80.A) write B) celebrate C) recite D) enjoy81.A) Why B) Where C) How D) When82.A) special B) strange C) funny D) beautiful83.A) food B) pictures C) sports D) music84.A) memories B) lessons C) signs D) presents85.A) in the evening B) at the weekends C) during the day D) during the weekKey：80. B 81. C 82. A 83. D 84. A 85. C青浦区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷Reading newspapers is an important part of our daily life, but do you know how to make a newspaper?There are many 80 to make a newspaper. Take Teens for example. On Monday, editors and reporters hold a meeting to decide what stories should be in this week's paper.On Tuesday and Wednesday, reporters make phone calls and write e-mails. They set up interviews with students and stars. Then they start to write news stories. Cartoonists draw cartoons and photographers take pictures to81the stories.Foreign editors sometimes write about English-speaking countries. Also, they check the language in all the stories.Everything comes together on Thursday. Page designers put the stories, cartoons and pictures on the page. Editors read through the stories to correct mistakes. They82 write headlines and captions(图片说明).Often, editors have to cut the story to make it fit on the page, and it can be hard to decide what to take out.It's really 83 in the newspaper office on Friday. Designers print the page drafts (清样) and editors read over each page. They make sure, again, that all the facts are right and nothing is misspelled(拼写错误). At night, the pages are printed out in the printing house.This is how teens comes out.84 Teens is a weekly newspaper, the process is nearly the same as a daily newspaper's. The 85 is that daily newspapers finish the whole process in one single day.80. A) editors B) steps C)days D) stories81. A) write B)change C) match D) describe82. A) also B) never C) always D) hardly83. A) boring B) tired C) free D) busy84. A) Since B) When C) Whether D) Although85. A) discussion B) difference C) difficulty D) decisionKey：80-85 BCADDB松江区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷The V oice of America began during the World War II. When Germany was broadcasting(广播) a radio program to get international 80 , American officials believed they should answer the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 81 . "The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth." Within a week, other VOA announcers were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.After the World War II ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's purpose had to be 82 , considering the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to reach Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was called "Music USA". Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 83 English to completely understand its normal English broadcast. So VOA invented a 84 kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken slowly of course, it is special English.In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most 85 program is the news report. News from around the world flies into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in major cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to prepare news report, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.80. A) business B) culture C) support D) information81. A) German B) English C) French D) Italian82. A) improved B) told C) compared D) changed83. A) any B) many C) enough D) nice84. A) cleverer B) simper C) slower D) clearer85. A) important B) difficult C) terrible D) comfortableKey：80-85 CADCBA。
