1、第 1 页 共 6 页泰兴黄桥初级中学 2017 秋学期初三英语周周练（1）一、选择题 (15 分)（ ）1.The teacher tries his best to make his class interesting and _. A. lively B. alive C. living D. live（ ）2. My cousin is good at all his subjects at school, but he never _. What a _ boy! We should learn from him. A . gets off; thoughtful B. takes
2、off; energeticC. shows off; modest D. puts off; curious（ ）3. We recommend him _ the chairperson because he has many qualities _ this position.A. for; as B. to be; as C. for; for D. as; for（ ）4. The railway _ Qinghai to Tibet is the longest plateau (高原) railway in the world. A. connected B. connects
3、C. connecting D. is connected（ ）5. She devoted all her lifetime _ the poor people. A. to help B. to helping C. for helping D. on helping（ ）6.Its his brother _never been to Australia. Youd better take him with you.A. that is B. who is C. that have D. who has （ ）7. We all know that well meet all kinds
4、 of difficulties in our lives in the future. We should learn to be _ any challenge! A. confident enough to take on B. active enough to take upC. enough careful to take try on D. enough patient to try out（ ）8. Shen Duo won five Gold Medals in five days in the YOG last month.Yes, his work _ and she ha
5、s got high _ from people in our city.A. improves; money B. stands; prizes D. come up; present; D. shouts; praise( ) 9. My parents want me to get further study to be _ an engineer _ a scientist, _ I would like to be a famous surgeon doctor. A. neither; nor; and B. either; or; but C. not only; but; so
6、 D. both; and; or( ) 10. Its necessary and important for them students at school to join the Clean Plate Campaign. Its good for them to form good habits. Sure. We should try to _ all the food that weve ordered.A. give up B. eat up C. turn up D. show up( ) 11. Its very kind of you to carry the box fo
7、r me._. A. Id love to B. Thank you for saying so C. It is my pleasure D. Its my work.( )12. - Where is my food, Tom? - Sorry, I just it.A. did, eat, up B. has, ate ,up C. Have, eaten, up D. will ,eat ,up （ ）13. Football is a popular sport. _ my father _ my mother is interested in watching football m
8、atches. A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Both; and D. Either; or 第 2 页 共 6 页（ ）14. Many people think women are better at cooking than men. _. Most top cooks in the world are men.A. Not at all B. Exactly C. I agree D. Thats not the case（ ）15. People born under the same animal sign always have
9、 similar hobbies and personalities. _ I think thats just a coincidence (巧合). A. Yes, I agree with you. B. Thats true.C. Im afraid I cant agree. D. You are right in some ways.二、完形填空 (15 分)When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. “While travelling, you should keep
10、 notes on the things you see and do._16_, you will forget them some day,” he explained. I was staying in his house when travelling in England. I took his _17_.I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay and back to university. I recorded weekend trips, my professors and ideas about my life
11、 and future.When I wrote, I wondered about my _18_ and purpose. Who would read this? Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this _19_ exercise?I got a big picture for the task. I was recording events, thoughts, words that were_20_ to my li
12、fe. I _21_ a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later.I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and _22_ it. Then another and another.Recently, I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years. Charles had been
13、_23_. I remembered the big _24_, the central happenings, but on each page were details I had _25_.I hadnt written every day, but I always picked up the _26_ when it felt important. I often wrote in them at school_27_ my students were writing. I wanted to pass on the _28_ Charles had given me. These
14、writings formed a continuous _29_ between my past, present, and future through events in my life.It took several long evenings to read through my notebooks. As I read, I suddenly realized they are a gift to the _30_me-I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years.( )16. A. So B. Instea
15、d C. Moreover D. Otherwise( )17. A. donation B.reward C. advice D. promise( )18. A. listeners B.readers C. students D. professors( )19. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly( )20. A. common B. important C. practical D. similar( )21. A.imagined B. remembered C. enjoyed D. expected ( )22. A. wrote B
16、. filled C. gathered D. increased( )23. A.patient B. serious C. right D. wrong( )24. A. mistakes B. problems C. accidents D.events( )25. A.forgotten B. avoided C. kept D. improved( )26. A.drawing B. travelling C. reading D.writing( )27. A. when B.until C. before D. after( )28. A.notebook B. house C.
17、 lesson D. effort 第 3 页 共 6 页( )29. A. production B.connection C. instruction D.situation( )30. A.late B. past C. present D. future三、阅读理解(20 分)AAccording to scientists research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways. Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born un
18、der Aquarius (Jan. 21stFeb. 19th) may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mothers exposure to sunlight in pregnancy (怀孕). Sunlight helps lead to the production
19、of vitamin D in the body. The lack (缺乏) of vitamin D in the first months of life may have a bad effect on health. Vitamin D is called the “sunshine vitamin”. It has a good effect on health. A study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, Nove
20、mber or December. Similar studies in the US showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, “These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice t
21、o star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth.”( )1. A childs season of birth can affect all the following things EXCEPT _according to the first two paragraphs.A. his health B. his height C. his length of life D. his quality of being clever ( )2.
22、What does the underlined word “exposure” mean in Chinese?A. 偏爱 B. 抗拒 C. 过敏 D. 暴露( )3. What can we know about vitamin D according to the passage? A. It comes from sunlight. B. It helps people live longer.C. Sunlight prevents its production. D. It does harm to peoples health. ( )4. Which of the follow
23、ing is TRUE according to the passage?A. Women should get enough sunlight in pregnancy.B. Children born under Aquarius are cleverer than those born in autumn. C. People born in May will live longer than those born in October. D. Professor Russell Foster is interested in star signs and believes in the
24、m.( )5. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. People can know the length of life by star sign.B. Women should choose to give birth to children in spring.C. A childs season of birth has an effect on him or her. D. Vitamin D is very important to peoples health. BIn most parts of the world, many stu
25、dents help their schools make less pollution（污染）. They join “environment（环境） club”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.Here are some things students often do.No garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment 第 4 页 共 6 页clubs ask stude
26、nts to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.No car day. On a no- car day, nobody comes to school in a car- not the students and not the teachers. cars give pollution to our air, so
27、remember: walk, jump, bike, or run! Use your legs! Its lots of fun!Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets（抽水马桶） can waste twenty to forty tons（吨） of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In the environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.We love our environment. L
28、ets work together to make it clean.6. environment clubs ask students_A. to run to school every day. B. to take exercise every day.C. not to forget to take cars D. not to throw away lunch bags7. From the passage we know the students usually have lunch_.A. at school B. in shopsC. in clubs D. at home8.
29、on a no car day, _ will take a car to school.A. both students and teachers B. only studentsC. only teachers D. neither students nor teachers9. After students mend toilets, they save_A. a small river B. a clubC. a lot of water D. a toilet10. The writer wrote the passage to ask students to _A. clean s
30、chool B. make less pollutionC. join clubs D. help teachers四、词汇 (10 分)A. 根据句意和汉语提示，用正确的单词填空。1. Jims father is a _ (总的) manager in a big computer company.2. In his _(演讲), he mentioned the Chinese Character Spelling Contest （汉字听写大赛）several times.3. We must work to high _(标准) in our daily life, and then
31、 we can get success.4. People dreamed of being _（工程师）at very young ages, but few of them can realize the dreams when they grow up.5. Little Tommy left his book at home this morning because of his _(粗心).B.用所给的词的正确形式填空。 6. There were some bad _ (miss) in his work this time.7. Id like you to tell me so
32、mething about that new tourist spot before we get there. Im sorry, but neither my cousin nor I _ (be) there. 8. Please pay attention to _ (spell) the new words correctly.9. The two small towns are _ (connect) with each other by road.10. Li Ming and his parents go to see his grandparents at a _ (fix)
33、 date every month.六、根据所给中文完成句子 (10 分,一格 0.5 分) 1. 人生就像一场赛跑，你要么领先，要么落后。Life is a race. You will _ _ the _ _ _ _. 第 5 页 共 6 页2. 我们都认为他有很多突出的品质适合这个职位。We think he has many _ qualities _ this _.4. 作为教师，教学中她承担不起任何错误。As a teacher, she cant _ _ _ any mistakes.5. Daniel 急躁粗心，因此不适合做这项工作。Daniel is _ and _, so
34、he isnt _ _ the job. 6. 我们不仅要三思而行，而且还要接受别人好的建议。We should not only _ _ but also _ _ good advice. 七、任务型阅读 (10 分)Alexandra Nechita was born on August 27, 1985. Her star sign is Virgo. Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japa
35、n, Australia, New Zealand and her familys native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra is practical and organized. She is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after shes done her homework. She works on two or three paintings
36、at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandras parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago. Alexandras father Nike left Romania for political (政治的) reasons in 1985. At first he tried his
37、best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people liked to buy her paintin
38、gs and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and on television. The family now live in a large house with a swimming pool. And she spends lots of time on her hobbies travelling and painting. Her mother said, “We started without anything,
39、but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”Alexandra Nechita Date of(1) _ August 27, 1985Star sign (2) _Hobbies （3_and paintingCharacteristics practical and (4) _Her life(5) _Her father (6) _ her in 1985.She was brought to America by her father in 1987. They lived a (7) _life th
40、en.She began drawing at the age of(8) _Her first art (9) _ was held in 1993 and soon she became famous.Their life has (10) _ greatly because of her paintings.八、缺词填空 (10 分)There is nothing more i 1 to life than the sun. W 2 the sun, all living things on the earth would die. The sun is a star. In the
41、sky there are t 3 of stars like the 第 6 页 共 6 页sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the day you can o 4 see one star- the sun.The sun is much n 5 to us than any other star. That is w 6 it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. Th
42、e distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as m 7 as 150,000,000 kilometers. Most stars are thousands of light-years a 8 from the earth.Do you know what a light-year is? N 9 in the world travels faster than light. It travels 300,000 kilometers per second. And one light-year is the distance that li
43、ght can travel in one y 10 . 九、书面表达 (10 分)假设你叫李明，你们班级要选拔新班长，你想向班主任王老师推荐张航。请根据表格内容，写一封80词左右的推荐信给王老师。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。姓名 张航特长 精通电脑，擅长演讲性 格 、 品 质 自 信 、 勤 奋 、 谦 虚 、 有 条 理 、 乐 于 助 人个人事迹 经常花很多时间组织课外活动，从不介意为班级做额外的工作，总是尽最大努力帮助同学，深受同学们欢迎。Dear Mr Wang, Im writing to recommend Zhang Hang as our new monitor.I
44、hope you can consider my recommendation.Yours sincerely,Li Ming参考答案第 7 页 共 6 页一、填空题 15: ACDCB 610: DADBB 11-15 CCADC二、完形填空 15DCBAB 610 ABCDA 1115 DACBD三、阅读理解1-5 BDBAC 6-10 DADCB 四、词汇 1. general 2. speech 3. standards 4. engineer 5. carelessness 6. misses 7. am 8. spelling 9. connected 10. fixed .六、根
45、据所给中文完成句子 1. either take, lead, or fall behind 2.strong ,for, position 4. afford to make5. impatient, careless; suitable for 6. think twice; accept others 七、任务型阅读 1. birth 2. Virgo 3. travelling 4. organized 5. experiences 6. left 7. poor 8. three / 3 9. show 10. improved / changed八、缺词填空 1.important
46、, 2.Without, 3.thousands, 4. only, 5.nearer, 6.why, 7. much, 8 away, 9.Nothing, 10.year九、书面表达 书面表达：One possible version:Dear Mr. Wang, Im writing to recommend Zhang Hang as our new monitor. I think he has some strong qualities for this position. Zhang Hang is confident. He is good at making speeches. He also does well in computers.He is hard-working, modest and organized. He often spends lots of time organizing after-school activities. He is very helpful too. He never minds doing extra work for our class. He always tries his best to help ot
