1、初三英语期中试卷 2010. 4注意：1、 本试卷分第一卷、第二卷两部分，共 10 页，考试时间 120 分钟，满分 120 分。2、 请准考证为单号的考生将答案做在答题卷 A 上，准考证为双号的考生将答案做在答题卷 B 上。收卷时只收答题卷，答题卷 A 和答题卷 B 分开来收。第一卷 （客观题 共 75 分）一、听力测试（本大题共 20 分，每小题 1 分）第一节（共 10 小题）听下面 10 段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 5 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第 1 至 10 段材料，回答第 1
2、至 10 题。1. What does Mike usually have for breakfast?2. What does David want to be when you grow up?3. Which pet did the man buy?A. B. C. 4. How does Tom learn Chinese?5. What will the weather be like tomorrow?A. Sunny and warm. B. Rainy and cold. C. Snowy and windy.6. What does the woman mean?A. The
3、 exam will be easy for her. B. The exam is not important for her.C. She hasnt prepared for the exam yet.7. What are they going to do this afternoon?A. They are going to see a movie. B. They are going to watch a match.C. They are going to buy books.8. What is the man going to do?A. Hes going to run t
4、o the airport. B. Hes going to wait for another bus.C. Hes going to hurry to catch the next bus.9. How much time is left before the movie begins?A. 7 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 30 minutes.10. Why does the man want to change his shirt?A. Because it is too small. B. Because it is out of style. C. Beca
5、use he doesnt like its colour.第二节（共 10 小题）听下面 3 段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第 11 段材料，回答第 11、12 题。11. How will the girl go to Washington?A. By train. B. By plane. C. By car.12. Who will meet her?A. Her uncle. B. Her uncle
6、s friend. C. Her fathers friend.听第 12 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。13. Where does this dialogue take place?A. At a ticket office. B. In the street. C. At a museum 14. On which day will the opening ceremony(开幕式) of Japanese Film Festival be held?A. On 30 th. B. On 28 th. C. On 13 th.15. How does the man pay for
7、 the tickets?A. With the U.S. dollars B. By check (支票). C. With coin听第 13 段材料，回答第 16 至 20 题。16. How many people are there in the storyA. Three. B. Four. C. Five.17. How much money did the old man pick up?A. Five dollars. B. Ten dollars. C. Fifty dollars.18. What did the short man see?A. He saw the m
8、oney fall from the big mans pocket. B. He saw the woman pick up the money.C. He saw the old man hide the money.19. Why did the short man come out of his house?A. He wanted to catch the old man.B. He wanted to help the woman.C. He wanted to get his reward.20. Who was cheated(欺骗)?A. The short man. B.
9、The pretty woman. C. The old man.二、单项填空 在 A、B、C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案的序号填在答题卷上相应位置。 （本大题共 15 分，每小题 1 分）21. Sally likes playing _ basketball and Im good at playing_ guitar.A. /; the B. the; / C. an; the D. the; a22. _is easy _ you to fly the kite like that.A. It; of B. Thats; of C. That; for D
10、. It; for23. -Can I park my car here?-Yes. You can park on _side of the street.A. either B. both C. all C. neither24. _ of the information about the 2008 Olympic Games _ downloaded from the Internet.A. Three-fourths; were B. Three-fourths; wasC. Third-fourths; were D. Third-fourths; was25. Mr. Smith
11、 is _busy these days. He has _ work to do.A. too much; much too B. much too; much too C. too much; too much D. much too; too much26. -Lets go fishing if it _this weekend.-But nobody knows if _.A. is fine; will rain B. will be fine; rainsC. will be fine; will rain D. is fine; rains27. None of us knew
12、 what had happened _they told us about it.A. before B. after C. until D. while28. Zhong Nanshan, the famous medical scientist, has devoted most of his life _useful ways in treating cough diseases.A. to finding B. find C. to find D. finding29. -What do you think of the football match?-Wonderful! The
13、Chinese football team has never played _.A. worse B. worst C. better D. best30. It _him five minutes to walk to school every day.A. spends B. takes C. costs D. pays31. What _it is to go camping in _weather!A. a great fun; so fine B. a great fun; such a fineC. great fun; so fine a D. great fun; such
14、fine32. Mr. Smith, together with his two sons, _ Shanghai for about five months.A. has left B. has been away fromC. have left D. have been away from33. -Look! It _be Mrs. Smith.-It _be her. She has just gone to Shanghai.A. can; mustnt B. must; cantC. must; mustnt D. cant; must34. No one can be sure
15、_in a million years.A. how man will look like B. how will man look likeC. what man will look like D. what will man look like35. -Sorry, I havent told Dick to post the letter for you.-_. Ill post it myself tomorrow.A. All right. B. Not at all.C. Never mind. D. Thats good.三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所
16、给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，将答案的序号填在答题卷上相应位置。Go and watch the baby when he is asleep, see _36_ his chest rises and falls, then rises and falls again. He does not know what he is doing, but he breathes as _37_as the oldest and cleverest man in the world. He does it without thinking about it. He began to b
17、reathe when he _38_, and he will not stop until he _39_. We may die if we cannot breathe for several minutes. See _40_ you can hold your breath.In some places men dive in the sea for pearls(珍珠). They pick up shells that hold the pearls, and the_41_they stay under water, the more pearls they can find
18、. For this reason, they hold their breath as long as they_42_ can. Yet even these pearl divers cant go without breathing for a long time.Watch to see how many times a man draws his breath every minute. Some men breathe 15 times a minute. An elephant breathes only eight times. It _43_ that a mouse br
19、eathesa hundred and twenty times each minute. No one needs to tell us that what we breathe every minute of every day is _44_. It is around us _45_ ,like wonderful sea that we cannot see.36. A. how B. when C. where D. what37. A. careful B. well C. badly D. quickly38. A. slept B. cried C. smiled D. wa
20、s born39. A. lives B. studies C. is old D. dies40. A. how far B: how soon C. how long D. how often41. A. shorter B. more C. quieter D. longer42. A. strongly B. safely C. possibly D. impossibly43. A. is talked B. is told C. is spoken D. is said44. A. air B. water C. sunshine D. wind45. A. anywhere B.
21、 everywhere C. somewhere D. nowhere四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，将答案的序号填在答题卷上相应位置（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，计 30 分）AWarm & comfortable flat in Beijing CBD areaThe flat is ten minutes walk from Water Cube (水立方). It is on the 14th floor with three bedrooms, one kitchen, one big dining room, one sitti
22、ng room and one bathroom. A 24-hour store, two coffee bars, several restaurants and a laundry shop are in walking distance in the area. There are free buses to Carrefour, Tesco supermarkets for shopping. Contact Clare for details and rent.Mobile: 13787766844E-mail: Flatmate wanted for a flat close
23、to Olympic Birds NestI have a two-bedroom flat and I take up the small bedroom myself. Now I am looking for someone who can take up the big one. I am a girl. I want a girl, too. The flat has wooden floor, broadband Internet, kitchen ware, and hot water, all for 24 hours. A short-term stay or a long-
24、term stay is OK for me. The rent for the flat is RMB 1,900 per month, which is cheaper for a longer stay.Please e-mail Susan at J or call Susan on 13520197715 if you want to check out the room. 46. My friend Paul wants to rent a flat with three bedrooms. Who should he contact?A. Alice. B. Clare. C.
25、Tesco. D. Susan.47. Anna wants a girl to share a flat with her. Which of the following is the RIGHT way to find the suitable flat?A. Call Susan on 13520197715. B. Call Alice on 13810192828.C. E-mail Clare at . D. E-mail Alice at .48. Suppose you rent a flat near Olympic Forest Park for 25 days durin
26、g the Olympic Games. How much should you pay? Are you looking for 2008 Olympic flat in Beijing?My house is 3 kilometres away from Olympic Birds Nest (鸟巢) and Olympic Forest Park. It has two bedrooms, one living room, one washroom and one kitchen. If you need to have a look, please contact Alice. E-m
27、ail: Mobile: 13810192828 Fee: If you rent (租) for at least 20 days during 2008 Olympic Games, the charge is 12 US dollars a day. If you rent for a whole month, the charge is 10 US dollars a day.A. 250 US dollars. B. 10 US dollars. C. 300 US dollars. D. 12 US dollars.B“USA? Britain? Which country is
28、 better to study in?” We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about to world.Its true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be easier to fin
29、d jobs.But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture.Students must also learn to live without parents care and deal with all kinds of things they havent had to do before, li
30、ke looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(负担) to the family. For most Chinese
31、 parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chines
32、e teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice.49. The writer thinks should be considered first before students study abroad.A. places B. time C. money D.
33、language50. The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that .A. Chinese teachers are better than American onesB. studying abroad is not the right choiceC. people can also be successful in China if they work hardD. Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner 51. Which of the following is
34、NOT true?A. Studying abroad will cost students families a lot of money.B. Studying abroad will make it easy for students to learn well.C. Studying abroad will help students to improve language skills.D. Studying abroad will bring students a lot of difficulties in their life.52. This passage is mainl
35、y about .A. the problems of studying abroad B. the dream of studying abroadC. the choice of studying abroad D. the story of studying abroadCDo you know that you can use your watch as a compass(指南针) on a sunny day? Take a watch and point(指向) the hour-hand in the direction of the sun. Imagine a line w
36、hich runs from the center of the watch through a point half-way between the hour-hand and number one. This line will surely point south.If you know astronomy a little, you will understand why this works. In the northern half of the earth, the Sun is in the south at noon. In Russia the real noon is o
37、ne oclock. If at that time we point the hour-hand at the Sun, the hour-hand and number one will point south. That is why you must imagine a line which will run from the center of the watch through a point half-way between the hour-hand and number one. It will point south. If you are in the southern
38、part of our planet, you must point number 12 at the Sun. The line which you can imagine between number 12 and the hour-hand will then show north.53. When we do this experiment in the northern part of the earth, we should point _at the Sun.A. number 12 B. the minute-hand C. the hour-hand D. number on
39、e54. What does the underlined word “astronomy” mean in the passage?A.天文学 B.地理学 C.宇航学 D.逻辑学55. The passage tells us that we can use a watch on a sunny day.A. to study the weather B. to show directionC. to enjoy ourselves D. to keep good time56. If you are in Australia, which of the following is right
40、 way to show north?DWhat will you be doing when you are 26 years old? Studying at university or working for a living? Take a look at what Albert Einstein was doing at the age of 26.100 years ago, Einstein was working in Switzerland. His hobby was physics. Without much money or help, he wrote five pa
41、pers(论文) for a physics magazine. Three of these greatly changed the study of physics and our understanding of space, time, light and matter(物质). His most famous work is on the Theory of Relativity(相对论). Einstein was given the Nobel Prize for his discoveries. Although he also did many other things la
42、ter, the years 1905 has been called Einsteins “Year of Wonders”. It has been 100 years since then. Because of this, the UN has named 05 the World Year of Physics.Today, over fifty years after Einsteins death, a question is asked, “ Will there ever be another Einstein?” It may take a long time. After
43、 all, Einstein was born more than 200 years after Sir Isaac Newton, another great scientist. Besides, physics is a different field now, and education is different, too. Even if you cant be the next great scientist, it is still helpful to remember some of the things that made Einstein great. He thoug
44、ht independently(独立地) and read widely. He left with us a formula(公式) for life: If A is a success in life, then A=X+Y+Z. X is work, Y is play, and Z is keeping your mouth shut.57. The year 1905 is known as Einsteins “Year of Wonders” because .A. Einstein was working in Switzerland in 1905B. Einstein
45、was 26 years old in 1905C. Einstein made some very important discoveries in 1905D. Einstein studied physics in 190558. Why hasnt there been another scientist as great as Einstein?A. Because the study of physics is not enough.B. Because it is hard to make important discoveries as Einstein did.C. Beca
46、use people dont work hard any more.D. Because physics is getting more and more difficult.59. The UN has named 05 the World Year of Physics because .A. Einstein is 100 years old this yearB. Einstein has been dead for more than 50 yearsC. there have been other great discoveries after Einsteins deathD.
47、 it is the 100th year since Einsteins “Year of Wonders”60. What does Einsteins formula for life mean?A. Success means years of hard work.B. Success means all study and no play.C. Success means working hard, relaxing and not talking too much.D. Success is a secret that nobody knows.第二卷 （主观题 共 45 分）五、单词拼写 (本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分)(A) 根据句意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。1. Their case is now under _(discuss). We dont know the result.2. As we all know the weather in South-west China is _ (dry) than any other time in history.3. One of the _(engineer) designs
