1、2017-2018 第一学期 南 外 初三年级 十月 月考 英语 试卷 第 1 页 共 4 页 2017-2018 学年度第一学期南山外国语学校 初三年级 十月 月考 英语 试题 考试时间 : 90 分钟 满分 100 分 命题人 : 遇杰 温馨提示：请将所有的试题答案涂（写）在答题卡上。 第一部分 听力部分 （ 15 分） . 听下面句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。每个句子只读一遍。（每题 1 分，共 5 分） ( ) 1. A. If you want to, you can. B. Over the weekend. C. Of course I do. ( ) 2. A. He d
2、idnt actually have time. B. It shouldnt take that long. C. No, I wont. ( ) 3. A. Why dont we get a pizza? B. Maybe you should. C. No, thank you all the same. ( ) 4. A. Maybe you can arrive at the museum earlier. B. All you have to do is heat it for five minutes. C. Thanks. Bringing drinks will also
3、be a great help. ( ) 5. A. Are you sure youve lost it in the classroom? B. Im going to return it to the library tomorrow. C. You must return it to the library as soon as possible. . 听下面对话，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项，对话读两遍（每题 1 分，共 5 分） ( ) 6.What are the speakers talking about? A. Weekend plans. B. A school trip
4、. C. Plans for summer holiday. ( ) 7.When are John and Linda planning to go hiking? A. On Thursday. B. On Sunday C. On Saturday ( ) 8.Why will Linda buy boots at the shop John suggests? A. Because its close by and the prices are low. B. Because it has many boots to choose from. C. Because the boots
5、there are very beautiful. ( ) 9.When will John go to the shop with Linda? A. After class today B. This evening C. After lunch toady. ( ) 10.How does Lindas attitude towards hiking change during the conversation? A. From being excited to being afraid B. From being unsure to being excited C. From bein
6、g confident to being unsure. . 听下面短文，根据所听到的短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。 （ 短文读两遍 ） （每题 1 分，共 5 分） ( ) 11. Who read the speaker scary stories before bedtime? A. His mother. B. His father C. His brother. ( ) 12. What did the speaker do when he heard the scary stories? A. He had to ask the storyteller to stop.
7、B. He went to sleep very quickly. C. He listened with great interest. ( ) 13. What happened every night the storyteller told scary stories? A. Someone talked loudly outside. B. The speaker would hear strange sounds and see shadows. C. The speaker would hear someone singing in the bedroom. ( ) 14. Wh
8、ere did the speaker put his empty garbage can(垃圾桶 ) one night? A. In front of the door. B. Outside the window. C. Behind the door. ( ) 15.When did the speaker click the light switch(电灯开关 ) on that night? A. Before he saw someone get into the room. B. As soon as he heard a noise in his room. C. When
9、he read the scary story himself. 第 二部分 笔试部分 （ 85 分） I. 词汇（ 15 分） i） 从下面每小题的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共 8 小题，每小题 1 分） ( ) 16. Many teenagers have no interest in this subject. Its too boring. A. are fond of B. are not attracted to C. are surprised at ( ) 17. Much of the informati
10、on is out of date. You need to search for more. A. useless B. old-fashionable C. Fashionable ( ) 18. I always consider him as my best friend. A. continue B.think about C. regard ( ) 19. Miss Wang seems unhappy. Whats wrong with her? A. appears B. shows C. turns ( ) 20. The king began to doubt that i
11、t was a real golden crown. A. feel unsure B. believe C. wonder ( ) 21. John wasnt expected to make any comments about it since he knew nothing about the facts. A. advised B. required C. allowed ( ) 22. I dont want to let my audience down. A. disappoint B. put.down C. take . down ( ) 23. The exam is
12、coming and Tom is like a cat on hot bricks. A. careless B. impatient C. nervous ii). 根据句子意思，从下面每小题的 A B C 三个选项中选出最恰当的词语完成句子，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。 (共 7 小题，每小题 1 分） ( ) 24. A(n) is someone who studies the stars and planets using scientific equipment including telescopes. A. astronomer B. astronaut C. pilo
13、t 2017-2018 第一学期 南 外 初三年级 十月 月考 英语 试卷 第 2 页 共 4 页 ( ) 25. The teachers some rules for us so that we can behave ourselves in class. A. obey B. break C. set ( ) 26. Sallys parents are always busy with their work. They often go to other cities . A. on holiday B. on business C. on foot ( ) 27. A is a ch
14、oice or judgement that you make after thinking or talking about what is the best thing to do. A. chance B. sense C. decision ( ) 28. To doing something is to feel sorry about doing it. A. complain about B. regret C. deny ( ) 29. We should try to help those who are . A. without difficulty B. turned p
15、ale C. in trouble ( ) 30. - Thank you for helping me with my work. - A. With pleasure. B. Its a pleasure. C. Thats right. II.完形填空 （共 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四 个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分） John Henfield talks about some of his experiences as a twin: When we were s
16、mall, my mother dressed us in 31 clothes. People couldnt tell us and we didnt like it. But when we went on our first camping trip with the scouts(童子军 ), it was even 32 . We were only ten years old, and while 33 went into their sleeping bags for the night, we were not happy to snuggle(紧偎 ) inside a d
17、ouble sleeping bag my mother made for us. At school our classmates 34 us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people couldnt even see our difference according to our initials(姓名的开头字母 ) because 35 of us were M.O. It was only when I went to college and began to have my own friends that I started to feel
18、my own freedom of identity(身份 ). Before I went to college, during my last secondary school holiday, I got a 36 on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didnt work. He was resting. One day I said to the foreman(工头 ), “Can I have a week off?” “Certainly,” he said, “but you wont have the job
19、 when you 37 back.” I didnt want to 38 the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went down in my jeans, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week. 39 of them knew the difference. Now I am growing old and I feel very different 40 my twin brother. And hell tell you the same. We have really worked tow
20、ards that for forty years. ( ) 31. A. different B. old C. the same ( ) 32.A. better B. worse C. good ( ) 33. A. no boys B. our mother C. all the other boys ( ) 34. A. called B. asked C. told ( ) 35. A. many B. one C. both ( ) 36. A. friend B. holiday C. job ( ) 37. A. get B. call C. pay ( ) 38. A. f
21、ind B. keep C. lose ( ) 39. A. All B. None C. Most ( ) 40. A. in B. from C. with III 阅读理解（ 共 30 分） 阅读下面 五篇 短文，从下面每小题的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将相应的字母编号涂黑。（ 每篇 4 个 小题，共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分 ） A “Look at that cloud,” Emma told her brother Alex. They were sitting outside in their backyard. The sky was bl
22、ue and full of fluffy clouds. Alex looked up at the white cloud. “It looks like a duck,” he said. “To me it looks like a big dog,” Emma said. She pointed to another white cloud. “What about that one?” “It looks like an octopus,” Alex said. “To me it seems like a bunch of balloons.” Emma pointed to a
23、nother white cloud, “What about that one?” “It looks like a man with a long beard,” Alex said. “To me it looks like a tree.” Emma pointed to a dark cloud, “What about that one?” “It looks like a car with people in it,” Alex said. “To me it looks like rain!” Emma cried. They raced back inside and wat
24、ched the rain pour down. ( ) 41. Where does this story happen? A. On the grassland. B. Near the river. C. In the backyard. D. In a garden. ( ) 42. Which of the following isnt Alexs point of view? A. It looks like a duck. B. It looks like an octopus. C. It looks like a bunch of balloons. D. It looks
25、like a man with a long beard. ( ) 43. Which cloud is dark? A. The one looks like a big dog. B. The one looks like a car with people in it. C. The one looks like a tree. D. The one looks like a man with a long beard. ( ) 44. What will mostly happen when the cloud turns dark? A. It will become bright
26、soon. B. The rain will pour down. C. Something bad will happen. D. It is normal, and nothing will happen. B The African lion population, in 1980, was predicted to be 75,800, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). That number has dropped by 30% so far. The Fish and Wi
27、ldlife Service (USFWS) adds that about 70% of all lion populations inhabit just 10 areas in eastern and southern Africa. Loss of habitat, lack of prey (猎食 ), and more conflicts with humans are the main threats to the big cats. Over time, more humans have moved into areas inhabited by lions. Experts
28、believe human population in sub-Saharan Africa(撒哈2017-2018 第一学期 南 外 初三年级 十月 月考 英语 试卷 第 3 页 共 4 页 拉以南非洲地区 ) will double by 2050, making the problem worse. The USFWS asked for African lions to be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (濒危物种法案 ). This move would help protect them from
29、extinction. Wildlife expert Jane Goodall called the suggested listing “excellent news”. She thought most people were not aware of the decline because they see the animals in zoos. “Its up to all of us, not just the people of Africa, to ensure that healthy, wild populations continue to roam(漫步 ) the
30、savannah(大草原 ) for generations to come,” said Daniel Ashe. ( ) 45. The current African lion population is about . A. 22,740 B. 53,060 C. 37,900 D. 46,500 ( ) 46. Several factors are causing problems to African lions EXCEPT . A. loss of habitat B. lack of prey C. increase of human population D. gover
31、nment protection ( ) 47. What can we learn from Jane Goodalls opinion? A. Most people didnt realize the reduction in the animals. B. Animals outside zoos are not so important. C. She suggested more animals be kept in zoos. D. People should not go to zoos. ( ) 48. The Endangered Species Act aims to .
32、 A. introduce all kinds of animals to people B. tell the history of different animals C. protect some rare animals from extinction D. keep records of animals which are died out C Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future? While express mail represents hig
33、h speed, there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business-future mail. “The letter should be sent next Mothers Day and not a day earlier!” Lin Xiaofen, a senior high school student in Hefei, instructs one of the companies offering the service. Lin Xiaofen wrote the letter to her mo
34、ther in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mothers Day. “Offering this service makes people slow down and let them understand the meaning of “time” in another way,” said Zheng Zhimin, manager at a “future mail” company. Zheng thinks “future mail” letters are “reminders of care, frien
35、dship and love”. While “future mail” is becoming more and more popular, some people are wondering what will happen if the postal address changes or if the company goes broken before the letters arrive. Zheng said customers are glad to complete an acceptance(接纳 ) form and make an assessment so they c
36、an be compensated(赔偿 ) if their letters or goods are lost or damaged. Most of the customers are college students and young white-collar workers. Psychologists said young Chinese might have a new way to express their feelings through this service. “Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letter
37、 so they can experience the connection between the past and the present while they receive the letter,” said Wang Kaiyu, a sociologist in Anhui Province. ( ) 49. Express mail is a(n) way to send your letters. A. slow B. fast C. impossible D. ancient ( ) 50. are interested in future mail service now.
38、 A. College students B. Blue-collar workers C. Old people D. Young children ( ) 51. Through the future mail service, people can . A. forget friendship B. show feelings C. misunderstand “time” D. make an assessment ( ) 52. You had better use future mail if you want to . A. save money from sending exp
39、ress mail B. send a birthday gift to your friend quickly C. talk with your e-friends about your life freely D. express your wishes for your fathers next birthday D At a young age, Patti Wilson was told by her doctor that she was an epileptic (癫痫病患者 ). Her father is a morning jogger. One day she said
40、: “Daddy, Id love to run with you every day.” After a few weeks of running, she told her father: “Daddy, Id love to break the worlds long-distance running record for women.” Her father checked and found that the farthest any woman had run was 129km. As a new student in high school, Patti announced:
41、“Im going to run from Orange County up to San Francisco (a distance of 644km).” “For the second year,” she went on: “Im going to run to Portland, Oregon (2,414km). As a junior Ill run to St Louis (about 3,218km). As a senior Ill run to the White House (more than 4,800km away).” Patti was regarded am
42、bitious(决心 ) because of her epilepsy, but she said she looked at it simply as “an inconvenience”. That year she completed her run to San Francisco wearing a T-shirt that read: “I Love Epileptics.” Her dad ran every mile by her side. In her second year, Pattis classmates got behind her. They built a
43、large poster that read: “Run, Patti, Run!” She completed the run to Portland with a painful bone in her foot. After four months of running from the West Coast to the East Coast, Patti arrived in Washington and shook hands with the President of the United States. Because of her great efforts, enough
44、money was raised to open up 19 epileptic centers around the country. “I want people to know that epileptics are normal human beings with normal lives,” Patti said. Life is full of challenges, and even though Patti suffers more than most people, she shows so much strength and devotion to help others.
45、 ( ) 53. When did Patti decide to break the worlds long-distance running record for women? 2017-2018 第一学期 南 外 初三年级 十月 月考 英语 试卷 第 4 页 共 4 页 A. When she knew she was an epileptic. B. After she ran with her father for a few weeks. C. After she completed her run to San Francisco. D. When she was in her
46、second year of college. ( ) 54. The phrase “got behind” in Paragraph 3 means _. A. put off B. dropped behind C. offered support D. ran after ( ) 55. What happened during Pattis second year of running? A. She overcame the pain in her foot and achieved success. B. She broke a bone in her foot and coul
47、dnt run from then on. C. She was forced to stop running because of the pain in her foot. D. She did so well in the run that the president shook hands with her. ( ) 56. Which of the following is the best title? A. Being Proud of her Epilepsy B. Spirit of Never Giving up C. Epileptics are Stronger Hum
48、an Beings D. Worlds Long-distance Jogger E Sleep experts found that the light from an iPad or a cellphone would upset the bodys internal clock. “That can cause real health and safety dangers,” the experts say. Reading a printed book does not have the same effect. An internal clock helps us know when to eat, sleep and wake up. For example, about two hours before bedtime, our brains start to produce h
