牛津初三英语第一学期期末考试试卷

苏州立达学校 2007–2008 学年度 第 一 学 期期末考试试卷 初三英语 一、听力选择(满分 26 分) A)对话理解(共 16 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 16 分) 听下面 16 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出 最佳项。每段对话读两遍。 1．What does the man want to drink? A．Black coffee． B．White coffee C．Tea with milk． 2．How long has Jack been in the school? A．For two years． B．Since two months ago． C．Two years ago． 3．How did Alice go to school? A．By bicycle． B．On foot． C．By bus． 4．Where does this conversation take place? A．At a restaurant． B．At a theatre． C．At the station． 5．How much does the man need to borrow to buy the coat? A．$5 B．$10 C．$11． 6．What is David going to do? A．Catch a train home． B．Do his homework． C．Go to apark． 7．What did the man mean? A．He was badly hurt． B．He was safe． C．He couldn’t see． 8．What was the weather like yesterday evening? A．Rainy． B．Sunny． C．Cloudy． 9．In which month did Tom’s father go to Japan? A．January． B．Febmary． C．March． 10．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A．Teacher and student． B．Classmates． C．Mother and son． 11．What did the woman do with today’s newspaper? A．Sheuseditto cook． B．She cleaned the doors with it． C．She cleaned the windows with it． 12．What is the man? A．A policeman． B．A writer． C．A robber． 13．Where does the man prefer to live? A．In the city． B．In the country． C．Anywhere。 14．Where did the man meet Jack? A．At the man’s sister’s birthday party． B．At the man’s sister’s wedding． C．At the man’s home． 15．What do you think of Susan’s computer? A．It is OK． B．It is modem． C．It is old and broken． 16．How many languages carl Mary speak besides(除…之外)English? A．One． B．Two． C．Three． B)短文理解(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 l0 分) 听下面的短文。短文后有 5 个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选 项。短文读两遍。 17．What happened to the three boys on a cold day'? A．They lost their way． B．They couldn’t find the big house． C．They had to spend the night in the open air． 18．What did the three boys ask the farmer to do? A．To give them some water and food． B．To let them stay in his house for anight． C．To tell them the way to walk out of the forest． 19．Why did one of the boys have to sleep in the big house? A．The farmer didn’t like the third boy． B．One of the boys made a loud noise when he slept． C．There wasn’t enough room in the farmer’s house． 20．Who was the first to sleep with the horses? A．Mike． B．Jack． C．Tom． 21．Why were all the horses outside at the house door? A．Because someone drove them out of the house． B．Because the smellin the big house was really terrible． C．Because the horses didn’t like to stay with people at night． 二、选择填空(共 27 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 27 分) A)单项填空从 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。 22．_____ you ______he is interested inTV series，but I am． A．Neither,nor B．Not only,but also C．Either,or D．Both，and 23．If you spent all your pocket money,it means your pocket money_________． A．gave out B．sent out C．ran out D．put out 24．I'm sure you will do a________than we because you do things________． A．very good job，more carefully B．very good work，much more carefully C，much better job，far more carefully D．much better work，much carefully 25．一 What were you doing when your mother came back home from work? 一 I ________dumplings and my sister ______to the supermarket to buy drinks for me． A．made，went B．was making，had gone C．was making，has gone D．made，was going 26．一 What do you think_________fights in action films? 一 I think they are terrible．They make you feel________． A．of, angrily B．about, angry C．for, angrily D．of, happily 27．The film Assembly is on at Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre．____ go to watch it? Which of the following is wrong? A．What about B．Why not C．Why don’t we D．Shall we 28．If you take a ____look at that programme，you will find it________． A．close，scared． B．close，scaring C．closely,scared D．closely,scaring 29．I watched____documentary which won an award for its amazing photography last night． A．an one-hour B．a one-hour C．an one hour D．a one hour 30．一 Thank you very much for your help．一__________． A．Never mind B．It doesn’t matter C．With pleasure D．It’s my pleasure 31．一 Do you know_______for advice when we have problems? 一 You can talk to your parents or teachers． A．when to talk B．when to talk to C．who to talk to D．who can we talk to 32．They all thought______generous______you to buy some popcorn and soft drinks． A．that,for B．it’s，for C．that was，of D．it，of 33．一 How many nominations did the new film earn? 一________．it’s not worth seeing． A．No one B．Nobody C．None D．Nothing 34．Sam ______Chinese tea with nothing in it．He says he enjoys the taste very much． A．prefers B．prefers to C．would rather D．would like to 35．The chairperson said that the results of the writing competition______． A．would be announced tomorrow B．would announce the next week C．would be announced the next day D．was going to announce the following day 36．The interviewer asked．him the murderer had used a gun． A．what B．who C．if D．that 37．—You haven’t been to Rome，have you? —_______．How I wish to go there! A。Yes．I have B．No，I haven’t C．No，I have D．Yes，I haven’t 38．When you______a play in a theatre，you_______make a lot of noise． A．watch，hadn’t better B．watch，ought not to C．will watch, had better not to D．will watch，not ought to B)完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的 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。 Generally speaking，film stars don’t like to be recognized while 39 ．Comedian(喜剧演 员)David Brenner tells of the time he tried to keep away from talking to the stranger in the next seat on a night(班机)from Los Angles to New York．“People mean well．”he said，“But 40 don’t understand how many times I've been asked，‘How did you get into show business?Were you always funny?…’’’ “ 41 I got on the plane，I noticed that the seat next to mine was already 42 ，so I 43 sat down and hid my face in a magazine。I was pleased to see that the man beside me was feading a thick book．Later,when the flight attendant(服务员)asked what．we wanted to drink，I found the man with a European accent（口音）．He probably had no idea who I was，but 44 to make it safe，I kept reading and got away from his 45 ．” “After three quiet hours，he leaned(倚靠)toward me，and said in a low 46 ，‘Don’t I know you from somewhere?“My bad 47 ．’I thought．‘He does watch TV’I turned toward him ． I was looking into one of my favourite 48 ．It was Victor Borge ，the famous actor in．Europe．We laughed over how we had both been avoiding(避开)the stranger in the next seat and for the rest of the flight we had a delightful time．” 39．A．travelling B．speaking C．thinking D．reading 40．A．I B．thev C．few of them D．many of us 41，A．As B．Before C．Until D．Since 42．A．broken B．given C．chosen D．taken 43．A．soon B．noisily C．quietly D．fast 44．A．so that B．in order C．because D．as a result 45．A．seat B．look C．book D．thought 46．A。voice B．noise C．sound D．shout 47．A．comfort B．luck C．task D．danger 48．A．strangers B．books C．friends D．faces 三、阅读理解(共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 A、B、C 和 D 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 A On the night of April 14，1865，Lincoln was watching a play in a Washington theatre．A young actOr．John Booth，stole into Lincoln’s seating box and shot him in the back of the head．Booth then iumped to the stage a few meters below．He fell as he hit the stage，breaking a bone in his 1eg．But he was able to get up and run off to the back of the theatre．There a young boy with a horse waited for him，and Booth；umped on and rode off with the speed of the wind．He needed a doctor to treat his wound(伤口)．Booth finally reached the home of Doctor Samuel Mudd．The doctor treated Booth’s wounded leg without knowing who he was．Booth was later caught by Union soldiers on a farm in Virginia．He was shot and died soon after。 A small group helped Booth to plan Lincoln ’ s murder ． They were all caught and sentenced(宣判)to death or prison terms．Doctor Mudd had nothing to do with Lincoln’s murder or‘with any of those who had planned it．But he had given aid(帮助)to the man who shot Lincoln．So he was also tried(审判)and sentenced to life imprisonment．In prison，Doctor Mudd saved many prisoners and guards when a yellow fever came ． President Andrew Johnson pardoned him in 1 869 after the doctor had spent four years in prison． 49．While Lincoln was watching a play，Booth_________． A．stole out of Lincoln’s seating box without being seen B．took Lincoln out of his seating box quietly C．broke into Lincoln’s seating box D．shot him in the back ofthe head 50．Which of the following is NOT true? A．The murderer’s leg was badly hurt B．The seating box was a few meters above the stage． C．Booth escaped with no one to help him． D．Lincoln was shot dead by an actor． 51．Doctor Mudd was tried because he_________． A．took part in the murder B．had something to do with those who had planned the murder C．treated Booth’s leg D．gave Booth some help when he shot Lincoln B We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people：“Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?”“When I got that great iob，did Jim really feel good about it，as a friend?Or did he envy my luck?”When we look back，questions like these can make us feel bad．But when we look back，it’s too late． Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies?Sometimes what people say hides real meanings．And if we don’t really listen，we miss the feeling behind the words。Suppose someone tells you．“You are a lucky dog．”Is he really on your side?If he says，“You are a 1ucky boy”，“You are a lucky girl”，that'．s being friendly．But“lucky dog”，there’s a bit of envy in the“dog”．Maybe he doesn’t see it himself．But bringing in the“dog”puts you down a little．What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you should have such good luck． How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words?One way is to take a good look at the Derson talking．Do his words fit the way he looks?Does what he says square with(与…相 符)the tone(声调)of his voice?His posture(姿势)?The look in his eyes?Stop and think． The minute you spend thinking the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake． 52．The examples in the first paragraph show the writer_________． A．feels happy，thinking of how nice his trlenas were to him B．feels he may not have“read”his friends’true feelings correctly C．thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girlfriend Helen D．is sorry that his friend let him down 53．Talking about“You’re a lucky dog”，the writer is saying________， A．the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly B．the same as“You’re a lucky boy．”or“You’re a lucky girl．” C．the word“dog”sheouldn’t be used to speak about people D．sometimes the words used by a speaker give away the feeling behind the words 54．In listening to a person，the importance is_______． A．not to believe what he says B．to check his words against his manner，his tone and his posture C．to avoid mistakes about money and friends D．to listen to how he pronounces his words C Before the 1980s，models were just beautiful people in magazine photographs．People knew very little about them．They didn’t know how old they were，where they lived or what their favourite sports were．Most people didn’t even know their names． Then came the 1980s，the era(时代)of the supermodel．This was when some models becan2e so famous that they became as well known as Hollywood film stars．Most people today have heard of Naomi Campbell，Kate Moss，Elle Macpherson，Claudia Schiffer and the other supernlodels．Stories about them appear in magazines．Journalists(记者)interview them． Television documentaries have been made about their lives ． There are also hundreds of supermodel websites created by fans．On these websites，fans include information about the models’weight，shoe size and hair colour． One of the reasons these models became so famous was the huge amounts of lnoney they were paid．Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista once said，“I won’t get out of bed for less than$10，000(￡6，500)a day．”Claudia Schiffer had a four-year contract(合同)with the cosmetics(化妆品)company Revlon．The company paid her￡4，000，000 for just thirty days’ work per year—that’s more than￡130．000 per day! Supermodels don’t make their money just from posing for the camera or walking down the catwalk；They have discovered many other areas where they can market themselves：films， television shows，exercise videos，calendars，and other businesses．Elle Macpherson has her own underwear company which makes millions of pounds a year． Supermodels have many other things in common．too．They travel a11 over the world to work．They own houses and flats in many different places． 55．Before the 1980s，_________． A．supermodels didn’t exist(存在) B．models were as well known as Hollywood stars C．some models were called supermodels D．people knew the names of many models 56．How do people get to know about the lives of supermodels? A．By watching their shows． B．By calling their mobiles。 C．By surfing their websites． D．By sending presents to them． 57．Which of the following is NOT true? A．Supennodels are paid too much money． B．Nowadays supermodels are iust as famous as Hollywood stars。 C．Supermodels don’t iust make moneY from modeling． D．All the supennodels have their own underwear companies． 58．What makes supermodels so famous? A．Their physical appearance． B．Stories，interviews，TV documentaries，etc． C．The modeling iobs they do． D．The businesses they have． 四、单词拼写(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 59．Is Mr．Green______(满意的)with his assistant? 59．_______ 60．The millionaire is of_____ (中等的)height but very fat． 60．_______ 61．The_____(受害者)names were listed in yesterday’s newspaper． 61．________ 62．Did you notice the twins____(争吵)between 8 p.m．and 8.30 p.m．lasl night? 62．________ 63．I wonder who played the lead role in the film“Breaking the____(寂静)”． 63．________ 64．Do you believe there are real________(天使)in the sky? 64．_______ 65．The New Year Concert was______(报道)live last month，wasn’t it? 65．________ 66．When Mr．white was in his____(四十几岁)，he moved to Belgium with his family．66．____ 67．Anyone who does something______(违反)the taw will be punished． 67．______ 68．After the accident，the girl was sent to hospital in time but____(流血)to death at last．68．___ 五、句子翻译(共 5 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 15 分) 69．青少年们应该学会在学刊和爱好之间获得平衡。 _____________________________________________________________________ 70．Cindy Clark 被认为是很有才华的导演并且他很注意细节。 _____________________________________________________________________ 71．当 Millie 路过书店时，她突然想起买一份电视指南。 _____________________________________________________________________ 72．到去年年底，这位工程师与这些宇航员们相识多久了? _____________________________________________________________________ 73．作为一名新侦探，Victor 已经把他的全部精力都投入到破获他的第一起绑架案中。 _____________________________________________________________________ 六、书面表达(共 l 题；满分 20 分) 假设你叫李宏，是北京的一名出租车司机。第 29 届奥运会于 2008 年 8 月 8 日即将在 北京举行，你为此感到非常自豪。谈谈你的做法，想法以及美好的希望。 内容提示： 1．做法：自学了英语，练习用英语会话，锻炼身体……等。 2．想法：应该关心别人，友好相处，创造和谐的(harmonious)环境……等。 3．希望：中国队能得更多的奖牌……等。 要求：根据提示展开合理的想象，写一篇 90 词左右的短文。开头已给，不计入词数。 短文要连贯通顺，语法正确。 My name is Li Hong. I’m a taxi driver. The 29th Olympic Game_______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________