江苏省海安县曲塘中学附属初级中学九年级英语第一学期期中考试

2011-2012学年第一学期海安县曲塘中学附属初级中学
初三英语期中试题
(卷面分值：140分答卷时间：120分钟)
注意：请将所有的答案写在答题卷上！
第I卷 (选择题,共80分)
一、听力(20分)
第一部分听对话回答问题(计10分)
本部分共有10道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,每段对话听两遍.在听每段对话前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后,你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案.听到“嘀”的信号后,进入下一小题.
1. What are the children doing now?
2. What is the boy’s problem?
3. What's the woman's suggestion?
4. When does school begin?
5. What did Tom ask for?
A. Information.
B. Advice.
C. Help.
6. What programmes does Millie like best?
A. About animals.
B. About sports.
C. Cartoons.
7. What did the man have just now?
A. Tea.
B. Nothing.
C. Lemonade.
8. What is the woman doing next?
A. Going shopping.
B. Eating another cake.
C. Taking the litter out.
9. What does Sandy think of her school life?
A. Stressed and boring.
B. Lively and colourful.
C. Stressed and lively.
10. How long does the film last?
A. Seventy minutes.
B. An hour.
C. Fifty minutes.
第二部分听对话和短文答题(计10分)
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文,各听两遍.听每段对话或短文前你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你任有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

听一段对话,回答第11-12小题.答题完毕,请等待“嘀”的信号,进入第一篇短文.
11. The woman likes the TV programme about______best.
A. News
B. sports
C. history
12. Why doesn’t the man like this kind of TV programme?
A. Because he can learn a lot of news.
B. Because he thinks they are boring.
C. Because he can only watch TV for one hour every day.
听第一篇短文, 回答第13-15小题.请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。

13. A. singing B. sports C. dancing
14. A. about one and a half metres high
B. about two and a half metres high
C. about a half metre high
15. A. the 4000-metre race B. the 40-metre race C. the 400-metre race
听第二篇短文, 回答第16-20小题. 听两遍。

16. Which grade is Li Mei in?
A. Grade 7.
B. Grade 8.
C. Grade 9.
17. Where is Li Mei studying now?
A. At a new school in Hangzhou.
B. At a new school in Nanjing.
C. At a new school in Beijing.
18. How does Li Mei feel?
A. Happy.
B. Unhappy.
C. Angry.
19. Who does Li Mei miss very much?
A. Her old classmates.
B. Her parents.
C. Teachers at her old school.
20. Why does Li Mei write this letter?
A. Because she needs some help.
B. Because she likes the editor.
C. Because she wants to introduce her new school.
二、单项选择(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. The second Sunday of May is ______ Mother’s Day. It’s ______special day for
children to show their love for their mothers.
A. a；the
B. the；a
C.不填；a
D.不填；the
22. I have problems _______many things. For example, I have problems ________
learning Maths well.
A. with, in
B. about, with
C. in, with
D. in, about
23. You are _______ out all the difficult problems .
A. enough clever work
B. enough clever to work
C. clever enough to work
D. clever enough work
24. Though he got up early, ______ he missed the train.
A. but
B. or
C. and
D. \
25. 一Look! That teacher is explaining something to her students again and again!
一_______teacher she is!
A. How patient
B. What patient
C. How a patient
D. What a patient
26. You’d better wear a pair of comfortable trainers when ________a long walk.
A. you take
B. taking
C. to take
D. A&B
27. Wearing white can help people _______when they feel stressed.
A. fall down
B. calm down
C. look down
D. come down
28. —You aren’t a stranger, are you?
—____, don’t you remember____ me in Mr Black’s office yesterday?
A.Yes; to see
B. Yes; seeing
C. No; to see
D. No; seeing
29. He often says, “I ____ one million smiles in my heart _____ one billion dollars
in my pocket.”
A. don’t like; but
B. prefer; than
C. would rather; than
D. prefer; to
30. The art exhibition is really worth _______，and you’re sure to learn lot from it.
A. visit
B. to visit
C. visited
D. visiting
31. It's nice _____ you to ______ so much time showing me around your school.
A. for, take
B. for, spend
C. of, spend
D. of, cost
32. —We need a new leader for our Helping Hands Club，but I don’t know_______.
—Why not Mary? She is always willing to help others.
A . what to choose B. how to choose
C. when to choose
D. who to choose
33. --Thank you for your valuable advice. --________________.
A. With pleasure
B. Never mind
C. It’s my pleasure
D. That’s right.
34. We’ll do what we can ______ English well this ter m.
A. study
B. to study
C. be studied
D. be studying
35. —Simon，I wonder _______. —Last Saturday.
A. when the foreign visitors arrived
B. when did the foreign visitors arrive
C. when the foreign visitors will arrive
D. when will the foreign visitors arrive
三、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
With a hat by his feet, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held
up a sign which said, “I’m blind, please help.”
Only a few people put 36 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 37 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 38 , wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 39 to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see 40 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps （认出他的脚步声）and asked, “Were you the one who 41 my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 42 way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, 43 I cannot see it.”
Both the 44 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 45 people to help by throwing some money into the 46 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 47 of the day, but the boy couldn’t 48 he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn 49 this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 50 , be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!
36. A. eggs B. coins C. toys D. pencils
37. A. got B. lost C. took D. dropped
38. A. on B. off C. back D. around
39. A. asked B. began C. hoped D. continued
40. A. how B. what C. whose D. which
41. A. put B. found C. changed D. cleaned
42. A. usual B. simple C. different D. dangerous
43. A. as B. so C. for D. but
44. A. signs B. men C. boys D. lessons
45. A. told B. took C. helped D. ordered
46. A. bag B. hat C. pocket D. basket
47. A. food B. songs C. beauty D. pictures
48. A. because B. unless C. before D. though
49. A. about B. with C. from D. except
50. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
四、阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
BBC Radio World Service
Learning English Programs in China
51. This timetable tells you that you can learn English through the programs____.
A. in the magazine
B. on TV
C. over the radio
D. in the book
52. If you weak in grammar, you can listen to the “Grammar Lesson” on________.
A. Friday and Saturday
B. Tuesday and Wednesday
C. Tuesday and Friday
D. Saturday and Sunday
53. If you want to know what’s happening around the world, you may choose t he program
_______.
A. World News
B. The Market 2
C. Talk about Business
D. The Food of Love
B
Huzhou, May 10 (Huzhou Daily)—A city eye examination has showed that Huzhou primary and high school children’s eyesight has been gettin g worse. It showed test results were lower than those from the last examination in 2010.
Only 10% of the tested students had good eyesight, but more than 30 percent in 2010. The examination covered 1,770 students from 54 classes. They were from primary and high schools in 5 districts.
According to the test results of the junior high school group, children from Anji District scored an average of four, much lower than 4.8. Below four is classed as short-sightedness. None of the students from Deqing District tested above 4.8.
Huzhou would adopt measures to improve children’s eyesight. Most importantly, students should be freed from the burden(负担) of exams and relax their eyes more often every day.
54. How many students had good eyesight in the eye examination?
A. 177
B. 277
C. 530
D. 1,770
55. Where were the tested students from? They were from .
A. primary and high schools in 54 districts
B. primary and high schools in 5 districts
C. primary and high schools in Anji District
D. primary and high schools in Deqing District
56. Which of the following is classed as short-sightedness according to the passage?
A. The eyesight below 4.
B. The eyesight below 4.2.
C. The eyesight below 4.6.
D. The eyesight below 4.8.
57. If the students want to improve their eyesight, what should they do?
They should .
A. read in the sun
B. read more books
C. study hard
D. often relax their eyes
C
Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality. In fact, the most popular people are trusted(信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself. Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others. Respect cannot be bought with big words and power. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.
58. What can we know from the first paragraph?
A. We should change our character.
B. We should improve our personality to be trusted and loved.
C. We shouldn’t change our character an d improve our personality.
D. We shouldn’t improve our personality.
59. The underlined sentence shows that .
A. we should be always polite
B. we can help others only by being happy
C. you should be polite when you help others
D. you should always be nice to others
60. The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be .
①confident ②positive ③good-looking
④helpful ⑤fashionable
A. ①②⑤
B. ③④⑤
C. ①②③
D. ①②④
61. What’s the best title for the article?
A. How to Develop Power.
B. How to Be the Favorite.
C. How to Improve Yourself.
D. How to Please Others.
D
As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)in the USA continues to grow .
“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” says John Ross , “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it . So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs .” John got married six months ago , and like many young people these days , they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high .The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school .Now they make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has died .He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory .Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420 . “I was deeply upset about it .Now I’ve finished a car repair course .I should be able to fix the car by myself .”
John and Jim are not unusual people .Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a co urse, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
62 .We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
A . take DIY courses run by the government
B .have to learn to make their own furniture
C .find it hard to pay for what they need
D .seldom go to a supermarket to buy things
63. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .
A .run a DIY shop
B .save time and money
C .make or repair things
D .improve their life
64. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home ,he means Jim___ .
A .makes shoes in his home
B .does extra work at night
C .repairs his own car at home
D .keeps house and looks after his children
65. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .
A .his car repairs cost too much
B .the car repair class was not helpful
C .he could not possibly do two jobs
D .he had to raise the children all by himself
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共60分)
五、词汇(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A)请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

66. Do you have any difficulty (解决) the problem?
67. Thank you for giving us some __________(建议) which are so valuable to us.
68. I doubt ____________(if) he will attend the meeting tomorrow.
69. Plenty of pop stars (take part in) the presentation last week.
70. Mr. John received an expensive birthday gift from his friends, but he decides not
to it.
B)请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

71. China is one of the countries in the world.
72. When feeling , you can wear white.
73. Do you know that a bull has four ?
74. To tell you the __________, I lost the present May give me yesterday.
75. She just wants to make ___________ look pretty.
C)请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

76. She just_ _ that people in the west have 12 star signs.
77. My father ______ to celebrate my birthday with me several times but never did it.
78. If I have time, I my grandparents in the countryside this weekend.
79. My penfriend to my e-mail every week.
80. 一Can you hear some students singing in the hall?
一Yes. Our school _________ a red-song competition there.
六、句型转换(本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。

81. I don’t know what to do with it.( 同义句转换)
I don’t know to with it.
82. The little girl caught a beautiful butterfly just now. (改为被动语态)
A beautiful butterfly by the little girl just now.
83. I prefer doing everything for myself to asking my mother for help.
(保持句义基本不变)
I would _________ do everything for myself _________ ask my mother for help.
84. It is creative of Peter to be a writer. (保持句意基本不变)
Peter is creative be a writer.
85. Martin was excited at the news. He couldn’t fall asleep. (合并句子)
Martin was _________ excited at the news _________fall asleep.
七、短文填空(本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Mr. Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes b 86 him broken umbrellas, and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were r 87 there.
One day Mr. Brown went to London by train. He f 88 to take an umbrella with him that day. Sitting in front of him was a man with an umbrella standing b 89 the seat. When the train arrived in London, Mr. Brown p 90 up the umbrella as he often did during his journey by train. Just as he was getting off, he w 91 stopped by the man. He said angrily, “That’s 92 !” Mr. Brown’s face turned red and he gave it back to the man at once.
When Mr. Brown got to the big shop, the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at e 93 of them, he said, “You’ve mended them very well.”
In the afternoon he got into the train again. The s 94 man was in the same seat. He looked at Mr. Brown and his six u 95 , “You’ve had a lucky day,” he said.
八、阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

(请将答案写在答题卡上)
Body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate(表达)about 50％of what we really mean while words themselves only do 7％.So while your mouth is closed，just what is your body saying……
Arms· How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive(接受的)you are
to people you meet．If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your
back，this suggests you are not afraid of‘ a sking on whatever comes your
way．Outgoing people usually use their arms with big movements while quieter people
keep them close to their bodies．If someone makes you angry, just cross your arms
to show you’re unhappy!
Head· when you want to show your co nfidence，keep your head level(平直)．If
you are monitor in class, you can also take on this position(姿势)when you want
your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking,
you must move your head a little to one side．
Legs．Your legs will move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous
or telling lies．If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.
Mouth. When you are thinking，you often purse your lips(撅起嘴)．You might
also use this position to hold back angry wor ds you don’t wish to say．However,
it will probably still be noticed，and people will know you’re not pleased.
96. What plays an important part in communication according to the passage?
97. In the third paragraph, which word means “feeling sure about one’s own ability ?
98. When a nervous person speaks in public, what will he or she probably do?
99. How many parts of body are mentioned in the passage?
100. What do you think of “body language”? (请你根据短文内容，自拟一句话作
答)
九、书面表达(本题满分20分)
最近你和父母就你要参加校篮球队一事交换了意见，各自阐述了观点。

现在请你参照表内所提供的信息，写一篇英语短文。

注意： 1. 所写内容必须包括表格中所提及内容，省略号部分务必补充完整。

2. 词数90左右。

开头已经写好，不计人总词数。

3. 表达中请勿提及真实校名及本人姓名。

Should I join the school basketball team？
Recently I’ve had a discussion with my parents about whether or not I should
be allowed to join the school basketball team.
参考答案
一、听力：
1—5 AAABB 6—10 BCCBA 11—15 CBBAC 16—20 CBBAA
二、单项选择
21-25 CACDD 26-30 DBDDD 31-35 CDCBA
三、完形填空
36-40 BDDBA 41-45 CCDAA 46-50 BCACB
四、阅读理解
51-53 CCA 54-57 ABAD 58-61 BDDB 62-65 CCAA
五、词汇
A）66-70 solving suggestions whether attended accept
B) 71-75 Asian stressed stomachs truth herself
C) 76-80 has discovered promised will visit replies is holding
六、句型转换
81. how deal 82. was caught 83. rather than 84. enough to 85. too to
七、短文填空
86. brought 87. repaired 88. forgot 89. beside 90. picked
91.was 92. mine 93.each 94. same 95. umbrellas
八、任务型阅读
96. Body language.
97. Confidence.
98. His or her legs will move around (a lot) more than normal.
99. Four.
100. (1) It’s the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all.
(2) It’s quiet, secret and powerful .(或含其中任一个形容词)
九、书面表达
One possible version:
Should I join the school basketball team？
Recently I’ve had a discussion with my pare nts about whether or not I should join the school basketball team.
They don’t think I am strong enough to be a good basketball player. I might get
hurt while playing. And they hope I will spend more time on my studies. They think the students who like playing basketball are mostly bad students and playing sports will need more energy.
However, I don’t agree with them. I know they care about me. But becoming a member of the school team is my dream, you know. I’ll try my best to keep a balance between my study and sport. And I can be more careful when playing. The other members are friendly and helpful. I can make friends with them. Playing basketball can make me stronger and more energetic. It’s more important for me to learn how to work with others in a team.。