2013-2014学年第一学期期末考试试卷
初 三 英 语
2014.1
注意事项：
1．本试卷共六大题，满分130分，考试用时100分钟。
2．请考生将第一、二、三大题填涂在答题卡上，填涂时必须用2B铅笔，第四、五、六大题做在答题卷上。
第Ⅰ卷（共80分）
一、听力选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
A)听对话回答问题
本部分共有10道小题，每道小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. What will the boy give his mother probably?
2. What kind of crime is mentioned (被提到) in the dialogue?
3. What TV programme does Millie like watching?
4. What problems does Sandy have?
5. Where does the man work?
A. In a factory. B. In a shoe shop. C. In a vegetable market.
6. How many children has John got?
A. Three. B. Five. C. Four.
7. What's David doing now?
A. He's watching a football game. B. He's screaming.
C. He's playing football.
8. When did Jack come home?
A. At4:45. B. At 5:15. C. At 5:45.
9. Where is the man's father?
A. He's in the bedroom. B. He's in the hospital. C. He's in the office.
10. Which program does the boy advise the girl to watch?
A. CCTV news. B. News Round-up. C. English News.
B) 听对话和短文回答问题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。
11. Where are they going to meet?
A. In Kate's home. B. In Li Lei's home. C. At the bus stop.
12. What are they going to do before they go to the zoo?
A. See some flowers. B. Boat. C. See some animals.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
13. A. basketball B. football C. computer games
14. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
15. A. important B. unnecessary C. useless
短篇听第二文,回答第 16-20小题。
16. Why do fewer people cook now?
A. Because they don't like family meals.
B. Because many people are too busy.
C. Because many people don't like cooking.
17. How does the family food taste?
A. It tastes cold and delicious.
B. It tastes good and warm.
C. It never tastes as good as the food in the restaurant.
18. Why does a parent spend an hour making cakes?
A. Just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth.
B. To let a child eat up in 15 minutes.
C. To show her or his love.
19. What does the writer think of the smell of home cooking?
A. He thinks it makes us happy.
B. He thinks it makes us interested in cooking.
C. He thinks it makes us pay attention to our mood.
20. What's the main idea of this passage?
A. Family meals are important.
B. How to make cakes.
C. People are too busy to cook.
二、选择填空（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）
A) 单项填空：
请认真阅读下面各题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. I have heard of_______ Michael Jackson, but not_______ famous one.
A. /, a B. a, the C. /; the D. the; a
22. Most boys_______ toy guns to dolls while most girls_______ have dolls than toy guns.
A. would rather; prefer B. prefer; would rather
C. would rather; would rather D. prefer; prefer
23. --_______ will the meeting last?
--_______ they reach an agreement.
A. How long; Not until B. When; Not until
C. How long; Until D. When; Until
24. -I'm leaving for Guilin on holiday tomorrow. -_______.
A. That's all right B. Have a good trip
C. Thank you very much D. With pleasure
25. It is said that the bank was_______ a large amount of money.
A. stolen B. stolen from C. robbed D. robbed of
26. Your father coughs a lot. You'd better_______ him_______ any more.
A. remind; not smoke B. to remind; not to smoke
C. to remind; not smoke D. remind; not to smoke
27. -There is something wrong with my bike. I'll have it_______ tomorrow.
-Why not have Uncle Li_______ t?
A. repaired; repair B. repairing; repaired
C. repair; repaired D. repaired; repairing
28. The pretty girl is known_______ the public_______ a little film star_______ her excellent performance in a film
A. in; as, with B. to, as, for C. among; with; in D. by; for; because of
29. -May I watch TV now, Mum?
-No, you_______. You_______ do your homework first.
A. don't; must B. don't; can't C: can't, must D. can't; can
30. Much more attention should_______ when we have exams.
A. pay to B. be paid to C. be paid D. pay
31. It's silly_______ you_______ other's homework.
A. of; copy B. for; copy C. of; to copy D. for; to copy
32. There are many trees on_______ side of the street, and_______ of the trees is still growing.
A. both; the number B. either; the number
C. both; a number D. either; a number
33. _______ he brought us!
A. What a good news B. What good news
C. How good news D. How good a news
34. The girl devoted all her time she had_______ others.
A. to help B. helping C. to helping D. helped
35. -When did your computer go wrong?
-Last night, while I_______ some music from a website.
A. downloaded B. am downloading
C. was downloading D. have downloaded
36. Yesterday morning I was just leaving_______ the telephone rang.
A. when B. while C. because D. since
37. -How much difficulty did you have_______ this problem?
-_______. It's quite easy.
A. to solve, Nothing B. solving; None
C. to solve, None D. solving; Nothing
38. -We could invite John and Barbara to the Friday night party.
-Yes, _______? I'll give them a call right now.
A. why not B. what for C. why D. what
39. Only_______ of the students_______ passed the English exam.
A. three fives; has B. third fives; has
C. three fifth; have D. three fifths; have
40. The population of China_______ than_______ in Japan.
A. are more, those B. is more, that C. is larger; that D. are lager; those
B) 完形填空：
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容通顺、合理、结构完整，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Earthquakes are common, and thousands of them happen each day. But most are too weak to feel. During a 41 earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth 42 terribly and many houses 43 down. Railway tracks break and trains go off lines. A great many factories are destroyed. Thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake 44 ,other accidents such as fires often 45 . More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused. It is well-known of the 46 of an earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago, 47 ,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could 48 from which direction the seismic waves（地动波）had come, and this machine is still 49 by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and 50 they happen, but we still can't tell exactly when and where earthquake will happen, and cannot stop it from happening.
41. A. real B. weak C. big D. small
42. A. moves B. shakes C. jumps D. breaks
43. A. get B. put C. set D. fall
44. A. lonely B. later C. themselves D. itself
45. A. follow B. copy C. come D. enter
46. A. information B. questions C. dangers D. troubles
47. A. as a result B. in fact C. for example D. as well
48. A. find out B. think up C. point at D. look for
49. A. improved B. repaired C. protected D. used
50. A. where B. why C. what D: when
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面的四篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
While Nick was on the bus reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope（信封）into his hands. "Here, take this!" the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.
Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy. There was paper inside, or money perhaps. "I'd better hand it over to the police," he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something. "He wants the envelope," Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowd（人群）．When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.
Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to the policeman who was on duty. The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false（假的）money.“Clearly the man made a mistake," the policeman said. "He thought you were one of the gang（团伙）!”
“However," the policeman went on. "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this. We are trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don't want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn't say a word to anyone-not even to your boss!"
51. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably_______.
A. Nick's friend B. the bus driver C. a thief D. a postman
52. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_______.
A. he wanted to catch Nick
B. he thought Nick was a policeman
C. he wanted to give Nick some money
D. he thought Nick was one of their gang
53. By the last few sentences of the passage, we can infer that_______.
A. Nick let everyone know his wonderful story
B. Nick's boss was the last to know Nick's story
C. Nick would keep silent about what happened for some time
D. the gang already knew the police got some of the false money
B
Last week, the manager of an old jeweler's shop received a letter marked "personal". As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. When he opened it, a $100 note fell. out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:
Dear sir,
I got engaged (订婚的) forty years ago. Unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend's finger.
So I left the shop without paying for the ring. My wife died a month ago,
and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience
(让我良心不安) all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that
time the ring cost $ 20, and I think that is about five times- $100 at
today's price. Now I am sending you that amount.
Yours truly,
A customer
After reading the letter, the manager said, "Well, well, well, life is full of surprise!"
54. The ring that the customer put into his pocket was_______ at that time.
A. $20 B. $50 C. $100 D. $400
55. The underlined word "unemployment" means "_______" in Chinese.
A. 辞职 B. 就业 C. 悲伤 D. 失业
56. How long has the customer's wife been dead?
A. A week. B. A month. C. A year. D. Two months.
57. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The manager opened the letter by himself.
B. The manager thought life was full of surprise.
C. When the customer's wife knew the fact, she was impatient.
D. The customer always feels sad for not paying for the ring years ago.
C
The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are parts of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning (克隆) humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. We are sure that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系统)
It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精确的) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It's made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station, (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. It's even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It's important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modem technology, or we will fall behind the times.
58. _______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
A. Satellites B. Receivers
C. Global Positioning System D. Underwater Robot
59. According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?
A. It has carried people to other planets.
B. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.
C. Russia and America are working for it.
D. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.
60. Hercules is used to_______.
A. save lives in the sea B. take pictures in the sea
C. repair the broken ships D. look for the ancient ships in the sea
61. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To help us study some new technology.
B. To tell us technology is changing the world.
C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.
D. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.
D
62. What is necessary to know when we speak English besides using grammar?
A. Introduction. B. The culture. C. Grammar. D. Topics.
63. "When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they are from and then make a connection (联系) with that place" can be used as a sentence to_______.
A. speak about location B. talk about sports
C. address people D. talk about work
64. We can learn from the text that_______.
A. Americans shake hands when greeting same sex friends
B. different sex friends should hold hands when first meeting
C. when you speak to others, it's polite to look into their eyes
D. smoking is not allowed in the modem United Sates
65. What would be the best title for the text?
A. American English Tips. B. Language Differences.
C. The Different Language Culture. D. American Customs.
四、单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A)根据汉语注释，在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
66. Fights in action films have a bad_______（影响）on people, especially teenagers.
67. The woman with her two sons was seen_______（进入）the house at that moment.
68. These guns are those_______（凶手的）．
69. This maths problem is far_______（超过）the abilities of most students.
70. Look! There is something_______（漂浮）on the river.
71. Peng Liyuan is_______（认为，看作）as a lady of great charm.
72. The suspect is of _______（中等）height.
73. The old man helped him by_______（提供）money for his study.
74. It takes Mars about two years to revolve._______（完全地）around the Sun.
75. These stories all have surprising_______（结局）．
B) 根据情景，在横线上写出一个英语单词的正确形式，使对话通顺。．
76. - Have you made the_______ to study abroad?
- Not yet. I wonder whether it is worth so much money.
77. -What do you think of the new building?
-_______ with the old one, the new building looks more beautiful.
78. -Why were you late yesterday afternoon?
-The bus was so_______ that we couldn't get on it.
79. -Our monitor came first in the long jump. She jumped the_______．
-Congratulations to her.
80. -I often listen to the song Yesterday Once More.
-So do I．It_______ beautiful.
五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
81.不但所有的学生而且王老师也对看侦探故事感兴趣。
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82.当我气喘吁吁地赶到火车站时，火车已经离开10分钟了。
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83.这位年轻的女教师有足够的耐心教这个5岁的男孩弹吉它吗？
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84.这音乐如此优美，值得再听一次。
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85.我阿姨以前是个工人，而现在她是个工程师。
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六、书面表达（共1题；满分20分）
随着地铁的投入使用，乘坐地铁出行已经成为人们生活中必不可少的出行方式。请你就乘坐地铁出行的利和弊，谈论自己对地铁出行的看法和态度。
要点：1．根据表格提示，写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、100字左右的短文。
2．文章的开头与结尾已给出，不计人所完成的文章中。
3．请不要出现你的校名和姓名。
The underground train is playing amore and more important role in our daily life.
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When I go downtown, the underground train will be the first choice.
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