太仓市 2007～2008 学年第一学期期中质量分析
初三英语
听力部分(26 分)
一、听力选择(26 分，1—16 题，每小题 1 分，17—21 题，每小题 2 分)
A)对话理解(每小题 1 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
最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1．A．Home． B．To the hospital． C．To school．
2．A．Horses． B．Dogs． C．Pandas．
3．A．8：50 B．9：00 C．9：10
4．A．Yes．She will come to China to learn Chinese．
B．Yes．She is planning to learn Chinese．
C．No．She doesn’t think it is a good idea．
5．A．To go to the shop． B．To post his letter． C．To visit his mother．
6．A．She felt very sad． B．She felt quite happy． C．She felt very tired．
7．A．She will go to Sichuan． B．She will go to Hangzhou．C．She hasn’t decided yet．
8．A．Since three months ago． B．Three weeks ago． C．For three weeks．
9．A．On the morning of Sep．1．B．On the morning of Sep．2．C．On the afternoon of Sep．2．
10．A．By plane． B．By train． C．By car．
11．A．December． B．January． C．February．
12．A．At the cinema． B．In the street． C．At a shop．
13．A．Nature and growth。 B．Cahn and peaceful． C．Money and envy．
14．A．They don’t know each other．
B．They are good friends．
C．They are brother and sister．
15．A．It′s strange to drink tea with sugar and milk．
B．Some people just like milk．
C．People don’t like tea at a1l．
16．A．Something is wrong with his hand．
B．Something is wrong with his head．
C．Something is wrong with his legs．
B)短文理解(每小题 2 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．When did the first laughter club open?
A．In 1996 B．In 1994 C．In 1 995
18．Where did the man who opened the first laughter club come from?
A．1ndia B．America C．England
19．Who is Steve Wilson?
A．The man who opened the laughter club．
B．The scientist who discovered that laughter is good for health．
C．The man who took laughter clubs to．America．
20．Which of the following is not true?
A．Laughter is the same in any language．
B．Laughter is good for us．
C．Laughter is different in different languages．
21．How many laughter clubs are there around the world now?
A．Less than 1,000 B．More than 1,000 C．About 1,000
笔试部分(104 分)
二、选择填空(从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，把其编号填
入下面相对应的空格内。共 30 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 30 分)
A)单项选择
22．Paper money was in use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in
thirteenth century．
A．the，／ B．the，the C．／，the D．／，／
23．一 Don’t forget to bring my new books tomorrow afternoon．
一 NO, I ．
A．didn’t B．needn’t C．won’t D．couldn’t
24．I to join in some activities yesterday．
A．tell B．telling C．was told D．told
25．They looked forward with hope a chance to receive further education．
A．for getting B．of getting C．to get D．to getting
26．一 Is there in the box?一 No, ．
A．something，anything B．anything，something
C．anything，nothing D．nothing，anything
27．Which you rather ，tea or coffee?
A．would，to drink B．would，like
C．would，＼ D．would，drink
28．The noise of the TV almost ．
A．drive he mad B．drives mad him
C．drove he mad D．drives him mad
29． useful advice he gave us!
A．How B．What C．What a D．How a
30．His failing in the exam again made him ．
A．feeling sadly B．to feel sad C．feel sadly D．feel sad
31．一 I like my teacher very much．He is very kind us．
一 Oh，that’s very kind him．
A．of to B．to，of C．to，to D．of ,of
32．Simon hardly speaks English， ?
A．is he B．did he C．does he D．isn’t he
33．一 How many students listened to the teacher carefully enough in the class?
一 ．
A．Nobody B．None C．Someone D．Some one
34．At the shopping centre，he didn’t know what and with an empty bag．
A．buy，leave B．buy ,to leave
C．to buy，left D．is to buy，leaves
35．I think this talk is worth ．
A．to listen B．to listen to C．1istening D．1istening to
36．He broke his left leg last week，so he can dance
A．no；any more B．not；any much C．no；any much D．not；any more
37．What do you think we should do to improve our English?
A．that B．／ C．which D．how
38．I prefer her some presents her some money．
A．to buying，to giving B．to buy，to give
C．buy, give D．to buying，to giving
39．There are in the reading room, but many of those books aren′t to read．
A．enough books，enough easy B．enough books，easy enough
C．book enough，easy enough D．book enough，enough easy
40．Could you please tell us our English teacher?
A．where we can find B．where can we find
C．where we to find D．where to we find
41．My mother asked me to go Shopping yesterday．In this sentence" to go shopping" is ．
A．Object B．Predicative
C．Adverbial D．Object complement
B)完形填空
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange，or red ?If you do, you must be
an optimist(乐观者)，a leader or an active person who enjoys life．Do you prefer grey and blue?
Then you are probably quiet, shy and you ′ d rather follow than 42 .You seem to be a
pessimist(悲观者)。
Colours 43 our moods , there is no doubt about it . A yellow room makes most people
feel more 44 and warmer than a dark green one．It seems that a red dress brings warmth and
cheer On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的)．A black bridge 45 the River
Thames , near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀)than other bridges in the are-
a until it 46 green，The number of suicide attempts(企图)fell sharply at once，perhaps it
would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done 47 pink or baby blue．Light and
48 colors make people not only happier but also 49 . It is true fact that factory workers
work better，harder ,and have 50 accidents when their machines are painted orange rather
51 black or dark green．
42．A．go back B．come C．lead D．think
43．A．influenced B．don′t influence C．influence D．influences
44．A．cheerful B．cheer C．nervous D．worried
45．A．on B．over C．cross D．through
46．A．painted B．is painted C．got D．was painted
47．A．on B．by C．in D．for
48．A．dark B．bright C．clear D．good
49．A．active B．more quiet C．more active D．much active
50．A．little B．less C．fewer D．more
51．A．to B．than C．on D．at
三、阅读理解(共 13 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 26 分)
A
April 21st in 2006 was the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ .She is one of the most
famous women in the world．Here are some interesting stories about the Queen．
Queen ElizabethⅡis the fortieth monarch(君主)since 1066．She has been the queen of
Great Britain for 54 years．During her 54-year reign(统治)，she has made over 250 official visits
to 129 different countries, including China in 1986．She has also hosted more than 90 formal
dinners for those important people from foreign leaders．When she visits foreign countries or
hosts formal dinners，the Queen often receives presents from foreign leaders．Some unusual
presents include animals like jaguars and sloths from Brazil，and black beavers from Canada．
The Queen is a great animal lover and she is known for her love of dogs．So far，the Queen
has had more than 30 dogs．She is also really fond of horses and good at feeding horses．Her
horses have won major races several times．
The Queen usually sends a telegram(电报)of congratulations to her people who are 100
years old on their hundredth birthday．Perhaps she will send herself in twenty years．1t’s not
impossible，since all her family members have enjoyed a long life．The Queen’s mother died in
2002 at the age of 101．
52．We can learn from the passage that Queen ElizabethⅡis years old this year．
A．80 B．81 C．100 D．101
53．When did Queen ElizabethⅡbecome the queen of Great Britain?
A．1n 1950． B．In 1952． C．In 1006． D．In 1986．
54．According to the passage，we can guess that jaguars and sloths are two kinds of ．
A．plants B．animals C．trees D．flowers
55．The Queen likes animals and she loves ．
A．cats B．dogs C．horses D．both B and C
56．At the age of 100，any person in Britain may ．
A．send a telegram to the King B．receive a telegram from the Queen
C．celebrate 0ueents birthday D．meet the King
B
Over 1,400 university students from 37 countries and regions came to China for the 2006’s
WorldMUN meeting(世界大学生模拟联合国大会)．The meeting was held in Peking University
from March 27th to 31 St,2006．
The idea of the WorldMUN began in 1991．A group of students at Harvard(哈佛)University
wanted to make a new meeting to bring together the students who were interested in the
world ． They wanted to discuss different problems around the world ． The WorldMUN is
based(以……为基础)on understanding，compromise，learning and friendship．The first meeting
was held in Poland in 1992．After that．it is held in spring every year．Last year，it was held in
Scotland．
This was the first time the WorldMUN meeting was held in Asia(亚洲)．It was also the
biggest one in history．The students came from the best universities around the world．During the
five—day meeting，they did everything that people in the UN do．Though their skin colors and
cultures(文化)were different, they had the same wish to make the world better．
57．By the end of the year 2006，the WorldMUN meeting had been held ．
A．12 times B．13 times C．15 times D．17 times
58．The word“compromise”in the passage means in Chinese．
A．友谊 B．理解 C．和解 D．屈服
59．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The students want to travel around the world．
B．The students are interested in the world．
C．The students want to discuss different problems．
D．The students wish to make the world better．
60．The best title of the passage is ．
A．The First WorldMUN Meeting B．The WorldMUN Meeting
C．University Students D．Problems Around the World
C
Jenny felt more confident about her life after reading about her star sign ． She always
followed the advice for her star sign，Virgo．
One Monday, it said，“Be careful not to answer phone calls this week，or you could miss a
great opportunity!(机会)”“I think I′m patient enough not to answer the phones for a week,”
thought Jenny．Twenty minutes later，her mobile phone rang．It was from her company．They
were calling to tell her that she was needed to go to the office early that day，but Jenny did not
answer the phone．When she arrived at the office，her boss was angry because Jenny，his only
secretary(秘书)，was four hours late．He became even angrier when he knew that she did not
answer any phone calls for the whole day．
When the same thing happened the next day，Jenny’s boss became impatient and told her to
go home !During the rest of the week，Jenny did not answer any phone calls．She missed 20
phone calls on Sunday and felt sad that she did not speak to anybody on her birthday．
On the following Monday morning．Jenny rushed downstairs to get the newspaper and read
her star sign’s advice for the new week．She felt she was very silly after reading an apology(道
歉)for last week’s mistake in the newspaper．Virgo’s advice should be”Be careful to answer
phone calls this week．”“Not”was put in by mistake！
61．Jenny felt after reading the advice for her star sign．
A．patient B．confident C．wise D．powerful
62．Jenny was asked to go home on ．
A．Monday B．Tuesday C．Friday D．Sunday
63．What was the main reason that Jenny’s boss got very angry?
A．Jenny was late．
B．Jenny didn’t work at all．
C．Jenny didn’t answer the phone calls for a whole day．
D．Jenny had a long rest．
64．In fact，the newspaper wanted the Virgos ．
A．to answer all phone calls
B．not to answer any phone calls
C．to answer as many phone calls as they wanted
D．not to answer any phone calls from the company
四、句子翻译 将下列句子译成英语(共 6 小题，每小题 3 分，满分 18 分)
65．能解决这个问题你真的很聪明。
66．请别在意别人说什么。
67．你父亲已经决定戒烟了吗?
68．他昨天一直在给某个人打电话。
69．为什么现在不马上开始?
70．旅游能帮助我们放松，让我们的生活丰富多彩。
五、单词拼写 根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。
每个空格限填一词。(共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
71．Which TV set should I choose ?It’s hard for me to make a (决定)．
72．The birthday present he sent me is very (有价值)．
73．Last night I stayed up until l2 o'clock，so now I'm very (困倦)．
74．What colour can give you a happy and (满足)feeling?
75．They have (困难)achieving a balance between study and hobbies．
76．I am very worried that Tom hasn’t (回复)to my e-mail．
77．Sorry，Mr Smith，．made lots of spelling (错误)in the article．
78．It seems (不公平的)on him to make him pay for everything．
79．My mother often (吵架)with our neighbour．
80．Oh，my dear !Please tell us the (真相)，where were you 1ast night?
六、书面表达(共 1 题，满分 20 分)
请谈谈对“今日事今日毕”的看法。
我们从小就接受“今日事今日毕”的教育。然而许多人还是喜欢把今天的事情推迟到
明天去做。
他们没有计划安排他们的工作和时间，结果，他们最终没有完成他们的目标。请举例
谈谈你对“今日事今日毕”的看法。
要求：条理清晰，语言连贯，语法正确，词数 90 左右。
we have been told that never put off until tomorrow what you can do today since
childhood．
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