1、1长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷If you have no mobile phone, no computer, and no Internet with you, what will you do with your free time? Will you go _80_?Harley, a 15-year-old girl from California, US stayed calm. She did something different. Her mobile phone didnt work one day, so she decided to try and live
2、_81_ it. She took a six-week summer travel with some friends.Harley and ten other teenagers rode their bikes 3,000 miles across the States. With two college students as guides, they started from a beach in Georgia on June 23. They travelled through small towns in the south, they _82_ in the mountain
3、s.Its not easy to find a comfortable place to sleep. “It was too hot in the south, and super wet, too.” Harley said. And mosquitoes (蚊子) were around them _83_ when sleeping outside.Although there were _84_, no one left the team. “Everyone was hard-working and did everything for the group,” Harley sa
4、id. “We learned how to live with other people and look after each other.”From these things, they not only _85_ themselves, but also opened their eyes. “Southern people are really nice,” Harley said. “Small communities were just that. Its a nice change of what most of us are used to. Its how the rest
5、 of the country lives. Its a whole new world.”80. A. enjoyable B. interesting C. crazy D. busy81. A. with B. without C. on D. for82. A. set a fire B. watched TV C. had a picnic D. made camps83. A. all the time B. for the time beingC. from time to time D. in a short time84. A. happiness B. goodness C
6、. worries D. difficulties85 A. trained B. taught C. learned D. practiced80. C 81. B 82. D 83. A 84. D 85.A崇明县初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷At the beginning of the twentieth century, traffic in big cities such as New York and London became very busy. Carriages, horses, and bikes rushed in every direction (方向), and
7、 then they were80 by the newest toy of the rich people, the “automobiles (汽车).” In those days, crossing a street used to be a real challenge for people walking. There were no 81 for drivers. The New York Police Department had to create a special group of policemen to control traffic. Police officers
8、 stood at crossroads and tried to direct the traffic, but very often they were run over by vehicles (车辆). By 1912, New York City had 38,000 motor vehicles. 82 had to be done about all the traffic on the streets!In 1916, the first traffic tower was 83 in New York, at the crossroads of Fifth Avenue an
9、d 42nd Street. A traffic officer controlled three 500-watt lamps. They were 40 centimeters in diameter, and they were red, yellow, and green. However, at the time, red 84 traffic in all directions had to stop, yellow stopped only east-west traffic, and green stopped only north-south traffic. This wa
10、s very confusing, so in 1924 the city adopted (采用) the system used in railroads: red for stop, green for go, and yellow for slow. This system became standard all over the world.完形填空2The first automatic traffic lights came into use in Wolverhampton, England, in 1927. Today computers control traffic l
11、ights, and road conditions are much better than they used to be. The only85 is when there is a power cut. The result is often confusion on the streets because the traffic lights dont work. 80. A) joined B) seen C) played D) built81. A) roads B) rules C) jobs D) seats82. A) Nothing B) Everything C) A
12、nything D) Something83. A) put off B) put out C) put up D) put on84. A) stopped B) controlled C) made D) meant85. A) chance B) problem C) answer D) advantage80A 81B 82D 83C 84D 85B奉贤区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Compton Street, he had looked after it very carefully. Be
13、fore he left the house in the morning, he carefully closed all the doors downstairs, opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front gate. _80_ Jonathan did was tidy and orderly.One summer evening Jonathan returned home _81_ at five minutes to seven exactly. When he opened the front gate,
14、 he immediately noticed something strange. There was a heavy footprint in the soil in one of the flower beds. Jonathan was just going to blame(责怪) the milkman or the postman when he noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was not in its usual place. That was too strange! Jonath
15、an _82_left anything out of place.He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few minutes, but he could hear nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan thought about it carefully, _83_ if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotte
16、n before. He looked inside the room. The shadow(影子) of a man was clearly reflected on (映在) the far wall in the evening sunlight. He had been standing _84_ the door since Jonathans return. Jonathan shut the door quickly and turned the key. Then he picked up the telephone in the hall and called the po
17、lice.The thief tried to climb through a window to get out, but Jonathan had expected that. He _85_ him with his umbrella, holding it as a sword(剑). Three minutes later the police arrived there. Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual, but on the whole he felt quite pl
18、eased with himself.80. A) Nothing B) Something C) Anything D) Everything81. A) as usual B) all the time C) right away D) as soon as82. A) always B) never C) often D) seldom83. A) knowing B) guessing C) wondering D) surprising84. A) at B) in front of C) beside D) behind85. A) caught B) attracted C) a
19、ttacked D) pulled80.D 81A 82.B 83.C 84.D 85.C 虹口区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷This is a true story which happened in England. An old man, who had no children, felt _80_ and decided to live in the Senior Center（养老院）when he turned _81_. After he announced that he 3would sell his luxurious（豪华） house, hundreds of pe
20、ople who wanted to buy it came to him. At first, the old man considered accepting someone who might _82_80,000 pounds for the house, but soon the price rose to 100,000 pounds and still went higher. _83_, the old man looked sad and unhappy. Actually, if he was well, he would not sell the house, which
21、 had accompanied him for more than half of his life.One day, a young man visited the old man. He bent down a little and said _84_ , “Grandpa, I also want to own this house, but I only have 10,000 pounds. Yet if you sell it to me, I _85_ you can still live here and be happy with me. We will drink tea
22、, read newspapers, and take a walk every day together. Please believe in me, and Ill try my best to take good care of you. The old man smiled and nodded. He sold the house to the young man at a price of 10,000 pounds.Sometimes, what really counts (有价值，重要）is love for others.( )80. A) relaxed B) worri
23、ed C) proud D) lonely( )81. A) richer and richer B) sadder and sadderC) weaker and weaker D) more and more disappointed( )82. A) offer B) order C) buy D) reuse( )83. A) However B) Whats more C) After all D) By the way( )84. A) carefully B) quietly C) honestly D) happily( )85. A) predict B) promise C
24、) require D) warn80. D 81. C 82. A 83. A 84. C 85. B黄浦区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷480-85 BCADBC嘉定区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷A jobless man applied for the position of office boy at Microsoft. The HR (人力资源) manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a 80 .“You are employed” he said. “Give me your e-mai
25、l address and Ill send you the application form to fill in, as well as the date when you may 81 .”The man replied “But I dont have a computer, neither an email“.“Im sorry”, said the HR manager. “If you dont have an email, that means you do not exist. And anyone who doesnt exist cannot 82 .”The man l
26、eft with no hope at all. He didnt know what to do, with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in doubling his money. He repeated the operation three
27、 times, and returned home with 60 dollars.The man realized that he could survive (生存) by doing that. He then started to go out early every day, and returned late. 83 , his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
28、 Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers (零售商 ) in the US.He started to plan his familys future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker (保险经纪人 ), and chose a protection plan.When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email.The man
29、 replied, “I dont have an email.”The broker answered curiously, “You dont have an e-mail, and yet have 84 in building an empire (企业). Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?!” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, Id be 85 at Microsoft!”80. A. beginning B. test C. job
30、 D. show81. A. leave B. work C. start D. ask82. A. live happily B. work successfully C. have any chance D. get the job83. A. In this way B. In no time C. In one word D. In a while84. A. failed B. planned C. finished D. succeeded85. A. an office boy B. a manager C. someone important D. a CEO80. B 81.
31、 C 82. D 83. A 84. D 85. D 金山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷It was snowing heavily outside. The family lived on the mountain.“We havent got any milk, or bread, or cheese for the pizzas,” Stefan said. “Well have to ski down! I cant even see where the 80 is!” It was fun skiing down the mountain to the village shop,
32、 although it wasnt so nice coming back up. Halfway to the shop, the snow under Lises skis 81 . She lost her balance and fell heavily. Almost at once, she found herself under the snow. It was very deep, and more snow was coming down on 5top of her. Her brother came over, sliding(滑行) slowly and 82 bec
33、ause he did not want to move the snow.He could see Lises red glove and part of her sleeve. Holding onto a tree, he pushed the ski pole into her hand and was 83 when she caught it. He pulled, and she gradually struggled out of snow. She looked white and dazed (神志不清的 ). They had a few hundred metres t
34、o go, and then they reached the first house in the village. Lises friend Reinhardt lived there, and they 84 on his door. Reinhardt asked them to come in and made some coffee. “Dont go out again,” he advised. “Its too dangerous at the moment!” After a few hours, Lise and her brother decided to 85 . T
35、hey bought the food they needed, and put it in Lises bag. Then they had the long, difficult climb home. It took them five times as long as the downward journey. When they got home, it was nearly dark. Lise lit a wood fire, and cooked a big pizza. Its nice to be warm, comfortable and safe inside when
36、 its cold outside!80. A) necklace B) road C) tree D) mountain81. A) fell down B) grew up C) went to sleep D) got up82. A) carelessly B) badly C) carefully D) happily83. A) sad B) confident C) angry D) pleased84. A) climbed B) knocked C) jumped D) operated85. A) go on B) go wrong C) go to sleep D) go
37、 sightseeing80. B 81. A 82. C 83. D 84. B 85. A静安区(青浦区)初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷The crowd fell silent as the starter called the competitors (参赛选手) in the mens 3,000 metres to the starting line. As the runners were ready to go, all 80 were on two runners: Mark, the favourite for the gold medal, and a newcomer
38、 to the sports world, Jim.Mark was very experienced and was thought by many to be the finest 3,000-metre runner in the country. Until a few months before, Jim was almost unknown outside his hometown. But he had amazed his fans 81 leaving his opponents (对手) far behind him at one sports meeting after
39、another. Many people thought Jim would do very well to finish the race, too. It was going to be an exciting race!“Bang!”The race had started. For the first half, Jim ran with Mark in the leading group. At the 1,700 metre mark, Jim was running with Mark, only about a metre behind. Suddenly the crowds
40、, who had been cheering, became silent. Mark 82 onto the grass on the side of the track. He tried to get up, but he had been injured and was out of the race.The crowd believed that Jim 83 tripping (绊倒) Mark and they began to shout insults (辱骂) at him. Jim looked back, slowed his speed, and then went
41、 on with the race. But the race was over for Jim too, he slowly dropped back and finished in seventh place. Jim was very 84 by what had happened.Later, after the judges had studied the video of the race, they decided that Jim had done nothing wrong. Jim went to see Mark and Mark really felt happy. 6
42、“Im sorry for” Jim said.“Its not your mistake. I got cramp (抽筋) in my leg when I was running.” Mark interrupted Jim. “Such a thing 85 happens to me up till now. Ive got to talk with the doctor and see whats wrong with my leg. Im afraid if the second time will come.”The two went on to become good fri
43、ends and were often seen training together.80. A) eyes B) bodies C) ears D) mouths81. A) from B) by C) of D) with82. A) walked B) stood C) ran D) fell83. A) kept off B) depended on C) went in for D) was responsible for84. A) pleased B) proud C) upset D) thankful85. A) sometimes B) often C) never D)
44、always80. A 81. B 82. D 83. D 84. C 85. C宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷Venezuela（委内瑞拉）has produced many successful beauty queens, winning both Miss Universe（环球小姐）and Miss World five times. Many Venezuelan girls believe that they can gain confidence, poise（体态）, public speaking skills and better ways to prepare
45、for the future in beauty pageants（选美比赛）. From a very young age, girls in this country grow up dreaming of becoming Miss Venezuela. In Venezuela, the term(称谓) “Miss” as in “Miss Universe” is an honored _80_.These days, people in some countries consider beauty contests to be silly. They have tried to
46、stop these contests, saying the contests treat women as objects（物品）and place too much importance _81_ womens looks. Others even say that all the girls that go there are made in a lab and they are made to look less like themselves, and more like the “ideal”（完美形象）. But in Latin America, beauty contest
47、s are a source of pride.Are Venezuelan women really more beautiful than other women? “They are not really more beautiful here,” says Selena, who trains girls for the contest. “Its just that the girls here work harder and prepare more than anyone else.”The preparation takes many hours a day. The cont
48、estants（竞赛选手） stretch（伸展）their bodies and practice their walks down the runway. They work on their speeches and practice answering questions such as, “Whom do you admire most in the world?” They starve（挨饿）to _82_ slim. They take classes to learn how to style their _83_ and apply make-up（化妆品）.It isnt
49、 easy. One Miss Universe winner immediately put on 20 pounds after the contest. She said the only thing she wanted to do after the contest was to eat. The cost is _84_as well. Fortunately the television station that holds the contest pays the costs.Yet most of the contestants say its worth the effort. A former Miss U
