2014-2015學年第二學期期中考試初三英語試卷考試時間：120分鐘；滿分110分第一卷（客觀題，共70分）一、聽力（共20分）第一部分聽對話回答問題（計10分）()1.What?thegirl^Sfavouritesubject?()2.Howdoestheboygotoschool?()3.What@wrongwithBetty?A.()5.Whereistheman?watch?OnthebedsidetableB.OnthedeskC.Inthebag()6.Whyarethespeakersinsuchahurry?Becausetheyarelateforschool.Becausetheywanttocatchthetrain.Becausetheywanttoexercise.()7.Howdidthewomangetthesweater?C.Sheboughtitherself.Hersisterboughtitforher.B.Shemadeitherself.C.Sheboughtitherself.()8.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthespeech?Itwaspopular.B.Itwasboring.C.Itwasinteresting.()9.Whatisthegirlgoingtodo?Todoherhomework.ToprepareforhercompetitionToboatintheWaterPark.( )10.Whydoesthemaninvitethewomantoclimbthemountain?TomakeherstrongandhealthyTospendtheweekendwithhimTogetfunfromthesport第二部分聽對話和短文答題(計10分)聽一段對話，回答第11至12小題()11.What?>thewoman?sproblem?Shefeelsnervousaboutthetest.Shedoesn?workhard.Shehasnevertakenanytest.()12.Whatistheman?suggestionforgettinggoodresultsinexams?Talkingwithothers.B.Oftentaketests.C.Alwaysworkhard.聽第一篇短文，回答第13至15小題MyfifteenthbirthdayWhen1wokeupIfoundnothingatall.When1phonedmyfriends13Afterlunch14When1camebackMyfamilyandfriends 15()13.A.Theyaskedmetomeetthembytheriver.Italkedtothemhappilyonthephone.Ifoundthatnoneofthemwereathome.( )14.A.IvisitedoneofmyfriendsB.ItookawalkC.lwentshopping( )15.A.jumpedoutandshouted,HappyBirthday!?tomewalkedoutslowlywithabirthdaycakehidsomewhereinthehouseandsang,HappyBirthday!?tome聽第二篇短文，回答第16至20小題()16.Whatdidtheboywantforhisbirthday?TabletennisracketsAcomputergameaboutsportAtabletennisDVD()17.WhatdoeshesayaboutSimonSmith?HeneverseemstofallillHeneverlosesamatch

Heneverappearstogettired( )18.HowmanyinternationalcompetitionshasSimonSmithwon?Sixty B.Six C.Sixteen()19.Whodoestheboyplaytabletennisfor?Hisclassteam B.Hisschoolteam C.Thetabletennisclubinthecity()20.Whatdoestheboy?sparentsdoforhisbirthday?TheygavehimaspecialDVDThey.tookhimtowatchatabletennismatchTheyinvitedSimonSmithtohisparty.單項填空在A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 （本大題共14分，每小題1分）( )21.---- numberofcarsontheroadsisgrowingtoofast.----1agreewithyou. numberofproblemshaveappearedalready.A,A B.The,The C.The,a D.A,the( )22.---Howmuchdifficultydidyouhave thisphysicsproblem? .It'squiteeasy.()23.----Haveyouever()23.----HaveyoueverPeterTchaikovskybefore?----Oh,.ARussiancomposerofclassicalmusic.A.heardofB.listenedto C.heard()24.TomhisfriendknowabouttypesofpersonalityA.Either,orB.Notonly,butalsoC.Both,andA.tosolve,Nothing B.solving;NoneC.tosolve,NoneD.solving;NothingD.heardfromD.Neither,nor()25.----Look!OurChineseteacher,MrZhang,isplayingbadmintonthere.----No,it beMrZhang,.HehasgonetoGuangzhouforameeting.can? B.mustn?; C.shouldn? D.maynot( )26.Couldyoutellus youaregettingonwellwithyourclassmates?that B.if C.what D.how()27.It tenyearssincemysister anEnglishteacher.A.hasbeen,isB.is,becameC.havebeen,was D.is,hasbecome( )28.Thisproblemworriedhersomuchthatshedidn?know withit..A.whatshecando B.whatshecoulddealC.howtodo D.howtodeal( )29.Takethepaperwithyou.Thedetailsweoughttopayattentionto onitalready.A.writing B.beingwritten C.arewritten D.havewritten()30.ltisdangerous you acloselookatthetigerinthezoo.A.for,tohaveB.foryou,takeC.of,tohaveD.of,take()31.Myfather whenhewasinhistwenties.A.wouldratherplaybasketballthantosingwouldratherplaybasketballtosingingprefersbasketballtofootballpreferredplayingbasketballtosinging( )32.TheGreensusedtoliveinLondon,butthey inBeijingsofar.areusedtoliving B.areusedtoliveC.havebeenusedtoliving D.havebeenusedtolive( )33.——Wouldyouplease thepaperformeandseeifthereareanyobviousmistakes?——OfcourseIwill.A.lookaround B.lookthrough C.lookup D.lookinto()34.---WouldyoumindturningofftheTV?—— ,Iamlisteningtoanimportantreport.A.Ofcoursenot B.No,notatall C.I?mafraidnot D.Yes,Ido三.完形填空先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意， 然后從下面四個答案中選擇可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案。 （本大題共10分，每小題1分，共10分）Istheartofconversationdying?Theotherday,mywife35twoteenagechildrendidsomethingwehaven't36forages.Itdidn'trequiretheInternet,aTVscreen,batteriesoranythingelseforthatmatter.Butweall37itsomuchwe'rethinkingofdoingitagainsometime.Wehadaconversation.Thekindofreal,liveconversationthatwas38whenIwasgrowingup,butwhichseemsalltoorarethesedays.Todaywehavechatrooms,textmessages,e-mailsbut40youngpeopleareweseemtobelosingthe39ofcommunicatingface-to-face.Weallknowoutonadate(約會)thesedays,theyspendmostofthattime41theirmobilephones.Andteenagersnowadaysseemto42communicatingwiththeirfriendsbysendingtextmessagesratherthanactually43tothem.40youngpeopleareIfwecarryonlikethis,inthefuture,we'lllosetheuseofour44.Whatdoyouthink?E-mailme,andwhoknows?Maybewecouldevenhavearealconversationaboutit!()35.A.andB.orC.butD.after()36.A.madeB.knownC.doneD.seen()37.A.actedB.blamedC.decidedD.enjoyed()38.A.commonB.carefulC.extraD.enough()39.A.nameB.artC.attentionD.aim()40.A.becauseB.howC.whenD.unless()41.A.buyingB.collcctingC.repairingD.answering()42.A.dislikeB.preferC.admireD.believe()43.A.writingB.introducingC.speakingD.hurrying()44.A.eyesB.voicesC.mouthsD.hands四?閱讀理解 閱讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內容， 在每小題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。（本大題共13小題，每小題2分，共26分）

AUncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice（價格）。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage."Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained（蒙受）lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit（盈利）"UncleLiaskedoneday."Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!""Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish（傻的）wewere!"（ ）45UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause A.theyhopetosavemoney B.they'rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountain D.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms（ ）46.Thetwofarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause .B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'D.theyforgottocarrythemonatruckB.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'D.theyforgottocarrythemonatruckB.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecity（）47.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.BAlthoughIhadleftschoolagainsttheadviceofmyteacher,Ihad,withouttellinganyone,triedtocontinuemystudiesinliteratureateveningclasses.Itwasatiresomewalkfromoneendofthecitytoanotherandtositamongadultswasuninteresting.Iwastheyoungestintheclass,sothefriendshipIknewatschoolwasabsent,Iputupwithitforashortperiod.Itwastoolongawalkoncoldwinter?snightsanditwashardtoputmyheartintoShakespearewithwetshoesandtrousers.SoIcontinuedreadingbooksandstartedwritingpoetryathome.Bychanee,Iwonsomeprizesandrewardsforliterature.AyoungwomanfromaTVcompanycametothecollegeoneday.Shewantedtomakeashortfilmaboutme,towhichIsaid, “Nplcouldn?tdothat.”NotthatIhadanyrealexcuse,Iwasjustfrightened.IntheendsheadvisedmethatIshoulddoitthefollowingday.SoIdid.TheymadeashortfilmofmereadingoneofmypoemsandIbecamemoreinterestedinliteraturethanever.IwonderedwhatIshoulddoafterthis,anddecidedsomeweekslaterthatIcouldnotimaginemyselfspendingtherestofmydaysdealingwithmachines.Sooneevening,Ihesitatingly(支吾其詞地) toldmyparentsthatIwantedtoreturntoschool.TheywantedtoknowifIwassure,ifIknewwhatitmeantandwhetherIrealizedthatifIgaveupmyjobtraining,itwouldbeverydifficulttogetagoodjob.Butnothingcouldstopme,andtheyaskedaboutthematteronfuture.( )48.Whichofthefollowinghasmostprobablybeendiscussedintheparagraphsabovethistext?Thewriter?unhappychildhood.Thepoorteachingqualityofthewriter?school.Thewriter?leavingschoolagainsthisteacher?sadvice.Whetheritwasworthleavingschoolforjobtraining.( )49.ThewriterdidNOTfeelcomfortableattheeveningschoolbecause .hefounditdifficulttomakefriendswithhisclassmateshehadtowalkalongdistancetotheeveningschoolhecouldnotputhisheartintoreadingbooksafterhewascaughtintherainalloftheabove( )50.Afterhissuccess,he .decidedtogetagoodjobdecidedtocontinuehisstudiesinliteratureattheeveningschooldecidedtoreturntotheschoolheonceleftbegantofeelveryimportantandproudCForalongtime,humanshaveusedtechnology(科技)tostudytheworldaroundus,andMarsisthelatestplacewebeusingmachinestoexplore.Besidestheearth,theredplanet”sseen,astheoneplaceinoursolarsystemmostlikelytohavelife.Earlylastmonth,thefirstAmericanrobot,Spirit,IandedonMarswithoutanyproblem.Opportunity,thesecondrobot,Iandedontheplanetmorethanaweekago.Scientistsareveryexcitedaboutthesemachines?safelandingonMars.Itmeansthatnowwehaveanexcellentchancetolookforwaterandothersignsoflife.Sofar,therobotshavefoundsomestonesthatcouldshowMarswasonceawetandwarmplanet.ButthetripsmadebySpiritandOpportunityweredangerous.Marsisoftencalledthedeathplanet”becauseinthepastitsenvironmenthasbeenunfriendlytotherobotexplorers.BeforeSpiritandOpportunity,nearlyfortyspaceshipshadbeensenttoMarssincethe1960s.Two-thirdsofthemfailed.Thefirstspaceship,Korabl,sentin1962byRussiawasamongthem.Itbrokeapart(分裂)neartheearth.( )51.Foralongtimehumansthink .A.theycansurelyfindlifeonMars B.theremaybelifeonMarsC.it?toolateforthemtoexploreMarsnow D.Marsistheonlyplanetthathaslifeonit( )52.Thetworobots .A.havefoundoutthatitiswarmandwetonMarsweresenttoMarstofindsomestoneswerethefirsttwoAmericanrobotsthatIandedonMarsaretheonlymachinesthathaveIandedonMarssofar（ ）53.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellus .it@averyhardanddangeroustripforspaceshipstoMarstwo-thirdsofthespaceshipssenttoMarshavefailedSpiritandOpportunityIandedonMarssuccessfullyMarsiscalledthedeathplanet”DInthe1920sand30stheairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedays,therewerenoflightattendantstolookafterthepassengers.Youngmen,or “stewards”helpedthepassengrplsminlanihcarriedthepassengers?luggage行李）buttheydidnotprovidefoodanddrinks.Butthenin1930,awomancalledEllenChurchinventedthe “stewardess”.EllenChurchwasbornin1904onafarminIowa.Shewasadifferentchild.Shedidn?twanttoworkonafarmormarryafarmer—shewantedamoreadventurous（冒險的）life.EllenstudiedtobeanurseattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthengotajobinahospital.Forthenextfewyearsshestayedatthehospitalbutalsotookflyinglessonsandgotherpilot?slicense.Ellenwastwenty-fiveyearsoldwhenshefirstgotintouchwithBoeingAirTransport.Shelovedflyingbutsheunderstoodthatairlineswereaman?sworld.AlthoughwomenlikeEmeliaEarheartwerebecomingfamous,sherealizeditwasimpossibleforawomantohaveacareerasapilot.Butshehadanotheridea.Mostpeoplewerefrightenedofflyingbecause.flyingwasstillanunreliable（不可靠的）waytotravel.Therewereoftendelays（延誤）,manycrashesandthebadweathersmademanypassengerssick.EllenthoughtnursescouldtakecareofpassengersduringflightsandB.A.T.agreed.TheyoungwomanfromIowaandsevenothernursesbecamethefirstairstewardesses.Atfirstpilotswereunhappybecausetheydidnotwantstewardessesonairplanes,butpassengerslovedthestewardesses.In1940therewerearound1000ofthemworkingfordifferentairlines.Theearly “stewardessesndehaweotbefiue-year-old,singleandslim.Whenawomanjoinedanairline,shehadtopromisenottogetmarriedorhavechildren.Itwashardjobandnotwellpaid.Theyworkedlonghoursandearned$1anhour.Inthe1970s,stewardesseswereunhappyintheirjobandairlineshadtomakesomechanges.Sincethe1970s, “stewardesses”havebeencalledflightattendants.Theyarewellpaidandworkfewerhoursthaninthepast.（ ）54.Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphsuggeststhat .theword“stewardess”wasmadeupbyEllenChurchEllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoflewaplaneEllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoworkedonaplaneEllenChurchwasthefirstwomanpassengeronaplane( )55.Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat .EllendidnotbehaveinthesamewayasmostothergirlsEllen?sfamilywasnotrichenoughtosupporthereducationEllenwasfondofworkingasanurseinthehospitalEllenhasanunhappychildhoodthatchangedhercompletely()56.ThemainreasonforBoeingAirTransportofferingEllenthejobwas .A.herflyingexperienee B.heruniversityeducationC.hernursingexperienee D.herlifeattitudes()57.Thepassagemainlytalksabout .A.thebackgroundofearlyflyingpilots B.theexperieneeofflyingpassengersC.thehistoryofearlyflightattendants D.thedevelopmentofairplanes第二卷(主觀題，共40分)四?詞匯運用 (每小題1分，共8分)根據(jù)句意，用括號內所給單詞的適當形式填空。Greatchangeswilltakeplaceinourcityinafew (月)time.Everyoneknowsthatthree (四分之三)oftheearthiscoveredwithwater.Thepriceofthevegetableshas (上升)greatlyinWuxiinthelastfewweeksbecauseofthebadweather.Thankyouforgivingmesomeuseful (建議).It?sofgreatvaluabletome.根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式。Sheinvitedmetohermother?s (forty)birthdaypartythedaybeforeyesterday.Sheleftherbookathomethismorningbecauseofher (care).Howuniuckyhewas!Hewas (mistake)forthesuspect.IamsureChinawillbeabletoholdtheWinterOlympicGames (success)in2022.五.動詞填空 (本大題共8分，每小題1分)Whataheavyrain!Wehavenochoicebut (wait)atthebusstop.Don?tmissMayun?wonderfulspeech.I?msureeachofus (attract)---Howsoon yourfriend (return)?----1?mnotsure,maybeinhalfanhour.TheAppleWatchyoungpeoplewerelookingforwardto (come)intothemarketatlast.——Didyouseeawomaninaredskirtpassbyjustnow？ Sorry,Ididn?t.I (chat)withmyonlinefriends.Howpleasedthegirlwas!She (choose)toplaytheleadroleinthenewfilmdirectedbyZhangYimou.Thisbookissoimportantthatitisworth (read)againandagain.ThisisthefirsttimethatI (play)baseball,Whatgreatfun!六?任務型閱讀 (本大題共5分，每格1分)RobotrevolutionThedaythatarobotwakesyouup,cleansyourroomandwalksyourdogmightstillbeafewdecades（十年）off.Butincreasingly,engineersaresayingthatrobotsaregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.CompanieslikeSonyandGeneralElectricareworkingondesignsforsmallrobots.ProductsliketheRoomba,arobotthatcancleanfloors,areflyingofftheshelves.OnthecoverofarecentissueofScientificAmericanmagazine,BillGatespredictedthe “DawnoftheAgeofRobotsWhat?sbehindthisnewera（時代）?It?spartlyamatteroftechnology.Devicesthatcanrecognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobotstomovearound.Theycanwalk,crawlorrideonwheels.Theyarebeingmadesmallerandsmaller.Theyarealsobecomingmoreandmoreenergyefficient.Abiggerpartofthestoryisonthedemandside.FromthedayRobertAdlerinventedthetelevisionremotecontrolinthe1950s,peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforwaystogetlazier.Alsotakeintoconsiderationtheincreasingwealthofrichpeople,thetimeappearsripetointroducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Tobesure,robotsthatwalkontwolegsandtalklikepeoplearestilltoocomplexforourpresentengineeringabilities.Today?srobotrevolutionistomakethemforeverydayuse.Robotswilldobasichouseworksuchascleaningorgardening,orjusthelpyouhavemorefunonthebasketballcourt.Whatmakesarobotdifferentfromanordinarycleaningmachineisnotthepreseneeofcomputerchips（芯片）.Nowadaysevenyourmicrowavehasacomputerchip.Itistheabilitytosenseandmakechangestotheenvironmentinrealtime.Forexample,afloor-cleaningrobotshouldbeabletosenseyourscaredcatandmoveoutoftheway.Today?scomputingabilityis,forthefirsttime,abletomakemachinesthatcouldatleastincertainlimitedways.RobotrevolutionWhattoday?srobotcandoWhat1robotcandoRecognizeandrespondtoyourvoicetalklikepeoplesenseandmakesomechangestothe2workinthefactorywalkyourdogmovearound,likewalkingor3onwheelsCleanyourfloor4youupthinkinsomelimited 5Accompanyyouonthebasketballcourt七?完成句子 按所給的漢語，用英語完成下列句子，并將答案寫在答題卷標有題號的橫線上。（本大題共9分，每小題1.5分）1.你們務必要妥善保管好學校圖書館借的書。Makesureyoushould fromtheschoollibrary.2..從童年時起他就熱衷于繪畫。He sinceherchildhood.當她猶豫不決的時候，她過去常向父母老師求助。Sheusedtoaskherparentsandteachersforhelpwhenshe .太遺憾了！過去政府很少重視對濕地的保護。Whatapity!Littleattention thewetlandsbythegovernmentinthepast.5我們想知道他要離開家鄉(xiāng)多久。Wewonderedhowlong hishometown.6.惡劣的氣候使得他一開始未能成功地把飛船降落到月球上。Theterribleweather ontheMooninthebeginning.八?書面表達（本大題共10分）假如你的朋友Mike明年打算去游覽上海迪士尼樂園， 請你寫一封90詞左右的信，介紹一下上海迪士尼，并給出你的建議。要點如下：上海迪士尼將于明年春季開業(yè)。 它是由WaltDisneyCompany建造的世界上第六個主題公園。據(jù)報道每天會有成千上萬的游客去游覽。它和其他迪士尼公園不同，在公園的中央有一個中國式的園林。你可以在那里欣賞到綠草，鮮花和水的美景。去太空山乘坐室內過山車很刺激。和迪士尼人物合影你會非常愉快。請你用2-3句話就交通和園內環(huán)保方面提些建議。DearMike,I?mverygladtoknowyouwanttovisitShanghaiDisneylandnextyear.I?dliketotellyousomethingaboutit. Ihopeallthesecanbehelpfultoyou.Bestwishes.Yours聽力稿第一部分 聽對話回答問題本部分共有10道小題，每小題你將聽到一道對話，每段對話聽兩遍。在聽每段對話前，你將有5秒鐘的時間閱讀題目；聽完后，你還有 5秒鐘的時間選擇你認為最合適的備選答案。IW:Ineverfeeltimepassingwhensolvingmathsproblems.M:Idon彳thinkso.Artismoreinteresting.2:.W:Igotoschoolbyschoolbusinthemorningandhavelunchintheschool.Howareyou?M:Me,too.M:What?wrong,Betty?W:Oh,Ifelloffthebikeyesterdayandhurtmyleg.M:Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytothepostoffice,please?W:Gostraighton.Thenturnright,andyouwillfindit.M:Didyouseemywatch?It?>notinmybagoronmydesk.W:Isawitonthebesidetablejustnow.M:Hurryup!Wewillmissthetrain.Can?yourunfaster?W:Sorry.I?mgoingasfastasIcanalready.M:Yoursweaterisbeautiful.Didyoumakeityourself?W:No,mysisterboughtitforme.M:Itwassuchaninterestingspeech.IhopeyouenjoyeditasmuchasIdid.W:Ialmostfellasleepinthefirsttwentyminutes.M:ShallwegoboatingintheWaterPark?W:IwillhavetopreparefortheEnglishStoryTellingCompetition.W:Whyareyougoingtoclimbthemountainthisweekend?M:Mountainclimbingisoneofthebestwaystobuildyourstrength,balaneeandmakeyouingoodhealth.第二部分 聽對話和短文答題你將聽到一段對話和兩篇短文，各聽兩遍。聽每段對話或短文前，你將有時間閱讀相關小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題你仍有 5秒鐘的時間選擇你認為最合適的備選答案。聽第一段對話，回答 11-12小題。M:What?syourproblem?W:Iamthinkingofthetesttomorrow.I?mafraidIcan?tpassthistime.M:You?vebeenworkingveryhardthesedays.There?nodoubtthatyou?lpass.W:Infact.IalwaysfeelnervousassoonasIenteratestroom.M:Trytorelax.Trydeepbreathingandyouwillnotfeelsonervous.W:Youseemtobewellpreparedforthetest,didn?tyou?M:Yes.Ifyouworkhardregularly,youarealwaysreadyfortests.W:Nicetalkingwithyou.Haveagoodday!聽第一篇短文，回答第 13-15小題。請根據(jù)短文內容，選擇正確答案，Yesterdaywasmyfifteenthbirthday.However,whenIwokeup,therewerenogiftsbirthdaycardswaitingforme.Myparentsandbrotherdidn?sayHappyBirthday”tome..Perhapstheyhadallforgotten.Itriedtophonemybestfriend,butnoneofthemwereathome.Afterlunch,Idecidedtogoforawal