1、1核准通过，归档资料。未经允许，请勿外传！丰台区 2014-2015 学年度第一学期期末练习初 三 英 语 2015.1考生须知1本试卷共 12 页，满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。2在试卷和答题卡上认真填写学校名称、班级、姓名和准考证号。3试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。4在答题卡上，选择题用 2B 铅笔作答，其它试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5考试结束，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。听力理解（共 26 分）一、听对话，从下面各题所给的 A、B、C 三幅图片中选择9JWKffwvG#tYM*Jgfind 19 on top of the fridge;prepare
2、several 20 Moms Tele: 21 5四、单项填空（共 13 分，每小题 1 分）从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。22. This is my sister. _ name is Jane.A. My B. Its C. Her D. His23. When is the school sports meeting this term, Ann? Its _ September 30th. A. on B. in C. of D. at24. _ do you visit your grandparents, Mike? Once a
3、week. A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How far25. Tom missed the school bus, _ he was late for class.A. or B. so C. because D. but26. My friends and I _ going to Happy 6Valley this weekend.A. be B. am C. is D. are27. _ from your office phoned you. Here is the message.A. Somebody B. Nobody C.
4、Anybody D. Everybody28. My sister is good at sports. She can jump _ than me.A. high B. higher C. highest D. the highest 29. Can you ride a motorbike, Peter?No, I _.A. neednt B. mustnt C. cantD. shouldnt30. My father _ newspapers after dinner every day instead of watching TV.A. reads B. read C. will
5、read D. is reading 31. Tell me something about the new library. It _ last year and it has a lot of books.A. builds B. built C. is built D. was built32. We _ in the same school since three years ago.A. study B. were studying C. have studied D. will study 733. My mother _ dinner when I got home yester
6、day.A. cooks B. will cook C. is cooking D. was cooking34. Could you tell me_? Two hours ago.A. when you finish your work B. when you finished your workC. when do you finish your work D. when did you finish your work五、完形填空（共 12 分，每小题 1 分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。I am sitting in
7、 front of the computer. I need to 35 what I am going to do during the beautiful fall coming up in New York. I am nervous because I think that my life at this moment depends on how much I learnt in the intensive English during the last four months.All my life I have been a fighter. When I was 5, I ha
8、d a very 36 convulsion (痉挛) with high fever. I had the wrong medicine, which caused me to 837 my speech. The doctor told my mother that I would never be able to speak well again or to learn another language.My mother, 38 , was a fighter. She sent me to a lot of 39 . Finally, she sent me to Maria. Sh
9、e was a very nice person. She believed in me, and thought that I would speak again.The most amazing thing was that she taught me to read by mouth. I remember that I spent hours in front of the mirror and tried to 40 every word that I learnt. Imagine losing your speech and having to learn everything
10、again. For me it was like being 41 again. I learnt to talk and speak my native language: Spanish.Now, I am studying English in New York. I cant believe that I am learning another 42 . But, I am! I am crying because studying here makes me feel 43 , and it makes me smile when I remember what the docto
11、rs said to my mom: “She will never be able to speak well again or to learn another language.”9Ill always remember the beautiful words my mom said to me when I was a child and learnt to speak again after all. “You did something that nobody 44 you could do. You made an impossible dream that people sai
12、d you would never do come true. I will always be proud of you, and you will always be my 45 .”Now, Im thinking about the beautiful fall leaf that is coming and what is going to happen to me. Just as every leaf is going to fall from the trees, I am going to take every 46 in my studies and in my life.
13、 I try to think about this and be a grateful person.35. A. draw B. write C. watch D. explain36. A. serious B. strange C. importantD. interesting 37. A. improveB. change C. lose D. end 38. A. luckily B. maybe C. suddenly D. however 39. A. doctorsB. teachers C. reporters D. friends 40. A. repeat B. fi
14、nd C. copy D. record1041. A. saved B. born C. taught D. raised 42. A. language B. method C. subject D. skill43. A. nervousB. sad C. happy D. comfortable 44. A. imagined B. thought C. rememberedD. expected45. A. future B. child C. hero D. honor 46. A. chance B. exam C. class D. step 阅读理解（共 48 分）六、阅读下
15、列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 （共 30 分，每小题 2 分） A Come to the Rolling Fields Hotel!Enjoy the beautiful countryside when you stay with us in the hotel. It was a very old (18th century) house in the middle of pretty rolling hills and green fieldnear many of famous places to see in the Lake
16、District. Go for a boat ride, or walk along the country paths.Try a traditional English afternoon teain the villages nearby.We have 55 big, comfortable bedrooms,all with heating, shower and TV. (Bathsare an extra 25 per room, per night.)Rates: May-June: 40 per person, per night.July-August: 50 per p
17、erson, per night.All rates are bed + breakfast.Special: Book now and get 3 nights for the price of100！1147. What is the hotel like? A. Very new. B. Very old. C. Very small. D. Very dirty.48. What can people try in the village nearby? A. Meat. B. Milk. C. Soup. D. Tea.49. The bedrooms probably dont o
18、ffer_. A. heating B. computer C. TV D. showerB Tony loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown 12three meters into the air.Tony woke up in a hospital room. When
19、the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball dreams were over. Tony did what the doctors told him, but it didnt work. After he left the hospital, Tony was sent to a health centerA week after he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coachHis legs w
20、ere hurt badly in a skating accidentThough he couldnt move his legs，Sunny became a coach of a basketball team called the SunsIt was an on-wheelchair basketball team，because everybody on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time
21、since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himselfAfter becoming a part of the Suns，Tony improved quicklyBasketball was like medicine for himTony was much better than beforeWhen Tony became sad or angry，Sunny was there to be with himThe day before Tony left the center, he had dinner with Sunny
22、He asked Sunny how he could be so happy, even 13with his broken legsSunny smiled and said, “Its really quite easyWhen you keep your face to the sun，the shadows fall behind.”50. From the passage, we know that _. A. Tony was hit by a bus B. Tony was hit by a carC. Tony was hit by a basketball D. Tony
23、was hit by a football51. Where was Tony when he woke up after the accident?A. In a hospital. B. In a health center. C. In a college. D. In a sports center. 52. How did Sunny help Tony? A. By teaching him how to play basketball. B. By giving him some medicine in the game. C. By having dinner with him
24、 in the health center. D. By inviting him to join the Suns and being with him.53. According the passage, we can know that Sunny was _. 14A. shy and careful B. humorous and patient C. helpful and hopeful D. serious and hardworkingC American nutrition expert Professor Barry Popkin says that the number
25、 of overweight people in the world is now bigger than the number of people who dont have enough to eat. A billion people worldwide now weigh too much and the number of obese people is now more than 300 million. “Obese” means at least 15 kilos heavier than you should be. However, there are also 800 m
26、illion people in the world who dont have enough to eat.Professor Popkin said that the number of hungry people is falling slowly but the number of overweight people is rising fast. The main reasons for this are: people are doing less hard physical work more people worldwide now eat too much fatty foo
27、d too many people are driving cars instead of walking15 people spend too much time in front of a televisionThe United States has the highest rate of obesity in the developed world and Japan has the lowest. Professor Benjamin Senauer is absolutely certain of the reasons for this.“Japanese people are
28、fit. They use public transport and walk,” he said. “The average American drives to work and drives to supermarket. When he gets home, he sits on a couch in front of the TV and eats junk food.”In Britain and many other European countries, there are three times as many obese people as there were 20 ye
29、ars ago. About two thirds of British adults are overweight or obese. “The effects of this are clear,” said London doctor Elena Power. “We have more illnesses related to weight and fewer fit people.China used to be one of the slimmest nations in the world. However, Professor Wu Yangfeng from the Chin
30、ese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing recently estimated （估计）that 20 percent of the 16worlds overweight people live in China. The Chinese government is especially worried about the increase in obesity among schoolchildren.“We have a serious problem,” said Professor Wu. “It requires an improveme
31、nt from everyone, or it will get worse.54. How many people weigh too much in the world now?A. A billion. B. 20 billion. C. 300 million. D. 800 million.55. Professor Popkin probably agrees that_. A. walking to work helps people keep fit B. watching TV makes people put on weightC. eating food without
32、fat helps people keep fit D. working in offices makes people put on weight56. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage ? A. Being overweight can cause more illnesses.B. About two thirds of British people are overweight.C. More and more schoolchildren are overweight 17in China.D. M
33、ost Japanese people are healthier than those in other countries.57. What does the writer try to tell us in the passage? A. The importance of losing weight.B. How people keep fit all over the world.C. How many countries have health problem.D. The number of overweight people is growing.D Do you want t
34、o become better at making small talk with new people? Do you want to become better at networking with others? Nothing will improve your networking ability and your ability to make a successful conversation with other people rather than your curiosity(好奇心) about them.When you are curious about other
35、people, you will want to discover some of the interesting ways that they are similar to you. When you are curious about them, youll also be interested to discover the ways in which they think differently and live 18differently from you.When you have curiosity about others, you will be much less self
36、-conscious and your conversations will work a lot better. Instead of worrying yourself, “What can I say next that wont sound stupid?”, you will be focused on learning more about the other person. Making small talk with strangers can be tricky. Weve all heard the advice that we should pick something
37、out of our immediate environment and use that as a main point to start our small talk with the other person.Its true that this can be a great starting point for a conversation. However, when you focus too much on discussing things like the weather in your city, you can bring the conversation to a pa
38、inful end very quickly. The other person will sense that you are trying to make a conversation, but that you have no interest in really getting to know him or her.How can you keep small talk from becoming boring?19One way is to watch the other person for clues they will give you about what is really
39、 interesting to them. When you get these clues, use them to start making the conversation a bit more about their life, their opinions, and their experiences.After you have had a couple of minutes to break the ice, try looking for ways to make the conversation a little bit more personal. Ask the othe
40、r person for his or her opinion about something that is a bit more personal but not extremely so. The first few minutes of talking to someone new will not be the best time to ask the other person his or her opinion on religious（宗教的） or political（政治的） matters. However, he or she might be happy to dis
41、cuss his or her favorite team or musical band.58. In Paragraph 1, the writer mainly wants to tell us that_.A. curiosity can help us make a good talk B. its hard to make a talk with new peopleC. curiosity helps us know new people quickly20D. its hard to make a successful talk with others59. The under
42、lined word “self-conscious” in Paragraph 3 probably means_. A. self-centered B. self-controlled C. serious D. nervous60. While carrying on a conversation, we should_. A. think about what wont sound stupidB. show our interests to the other personC. try to learn more about the other person D. discuss
43、things like the weather in the city61. What is the best title for the passage? A. The way of starting small talk.B. Improving our small talk with curiosity.C. The importance of small talk in our life.D. Improving our relationship through small talk.七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
44、（共 8 分，每小题 2 分）For most people, summer holidays mean sun, sea and sand, 62 . She had a holiday full of ice and snow. She and her family travelled across Greenland! Starting just above the Arctic 21Circle (北极圈), Sarahs family used dogsleds with kites to cross the worlds biggest island.Sarah says 63 .
45、 “There is only snow, ice, and more snow.“ The family travelled 15 miles a day for 22 days, moving faster when strong winds pushed along their kites. Then the weather became a bit hot for the dogs to pull sleds during the day,64 . The Landrys lived in tents, ate dried food, and took baths with heate
46、d water. When they werent travelling, they played with kites and made snowmen. Using their mobile phones, the family could send and get emails even from Greenlands ice cap! The road to the top was icy and dangerous.The difficult journey was worth it when they reached the ice cap and saw the view. “I
47、cebergs (冰山)were so bright, just like the rising sun.“ said Sarah. Now she and her family have returned home, 65 . Next holiday, they are going to the South Pole. 八、阅 读短文，根据短 文内容回答问 题。（共 10 分，每小题 2 分）Juliane KoepkeIn 1971, a plane crashed(坠毁) in the Amazon forest in Peru. Only one person survived(从中
48、逃生). A. so the family began travelling at night B. there were many people travelling there, too C. but not for Canadian schoolgirl Sarah LandryD. but theyre already talking about their next planE. there wasnt much to see during the long journey22She was a 17-year-old German girl called Juliane Koepke. When the plane crashed, Juliane fell through the trees and landed on the ground. She did not wake up for a day. When she did, she had a terrible headac
