初三英语练习题

I. 单项填空(本题共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)1. －Is this a postcard _____Miss. Li? －Yes, she said she enjoyed her trip in Australia.A. toB. pastC. fromD. with2. Uncle Brown gave ________ a nice dress for my birthday.A. himB. meC. herD. you3. The undersea palace which was ________ by the explorers years ago is quite beautiful.A. inventedB. pollutedC. discoveredD. decorated4. I wanted to explain, but he didn’t give me any _________.A. excuseB. chanceC. wayD. choice5. －I feel really ________ before the interview. －Take it easy. Sure you are the best.A. patientB. seriousC. activeD. nervous6. The train arrived at _________ 8 o’clock, neither earlier nor later.A. nearlyB. exactlyC. hardlyD. directly7. －What good weather! Let’s go boating on the lake.－___________.A. That’s all rightB. Thank you very muchC. It doesn’t matterD. That’s a good idea8. Mr. Huang decided to buy that CD player ________ it was expensive.A. even thoughB. so thatC. ever sinceD. as if9. It’s not right to ________ people who are in trouble.A. find outB. help withC. laugh atD. look for10. －Is the girl ________ is interviewing the film star your friend?－Yes, she is a journalist from CCTV.A. whomB. whichC. whoD. what11. There is a Chinese saying “Good medicine __________ bad, but it’s good for your health.”A. smellsB. tastesC. looksD. feels12. Wang Hui is the right person to show the foreigners around, for _______ of us can speak E nglish.A. allB. eachC. bothD. none13. Alex wants to visit Tiger Beach with us tomorrow. Go and tell him _____ at the school gate.A. which to chooseB. when to meetC. what to visitD. where to go14. －You’re sitting too near to the TV. Can you move a bit ________?－OK, Mum. Is it all right here?A. fasterB. slowerC. fartherD. nearer15. Mr. White is so _________ his work that he often forgets to have meals.A. afraid ofB. good atC. angry withD. busy with16. During the Spring Festival, people spend several days ____ their relatives and friends.A. describingB. treatingC. visitingD. watching17. He didn’t ta ke part in the sports meeting __________ he hurt his leg.18. －Shall I tell Sally about it? －No, you ________. I’ve told her already.A. shouldn’tB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. can’t19. She parked her car outside _________, but the next morning she found it missing.A. as usualB. at leastC. so farD. at all20. －Could you tell me ____________? －It’s Mary.A. how can I get to the stationB. when he lives in ShanghaiC. who helps with your ChineseD. where is the post officeII. 完形填空(本题共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finisheda few hours ago. I’m the mid-field player on my team. But in fact that’s not 21 now. I was th e mid-field player because, as I said, this was my 22 game. That’s a good way to end a high school football career (生涯), 23 if you win, but even though you don’t, it’s 24 to leave at ahigh point.I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad 25 football, and he used to 26 with me at home－passing, catching, running. We used to practice almost every evening 27 i t got too dark. He tried to teach me everything he knew about the 28 . “Just remember: never 29 .” “Stay in the game. Don’t lose your concentration (专注).” “Go out there and give 110 pe rcent (百分之…) every time.” Well, that was a long time ago, 30 I still hear his words 31 intomy ears.I had a lot on my mind 32 the game. I didn’t like things to end, I guessed, and this wa s the last game. I was talking to myself and 33 myself about what to do and not to do, I did n’t sleep at all 34 , and when the sun came up this morning, I 35 the point where I just w anted it all to be over, finished, done. But then when the game started, my mind became __36 . I just lived in this game, this momen t. I didn’t hear the crowd, I didn’t feel the cold or the pai n, I 37 felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the 38 , and it was just me and the ball and, insid e, a soft, white light 39 me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty feeling.It’s all over now, and it’s really getting cold here. It’s starting to snow. The sun’s almost go ne, and I can 40 see the goal. Now it’s dark and I’m sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it’s time to say good-bye and move on.( ) 21. A. true B. wrong C. strange D. clear( ) 22. A. first B. last C. worst D. favorite( ) 23. A. sadly B. suddenly C. especially D. unluckily( ) 24. A. good B. bad C. strange D. painful( ) 25. A. needed B. hated C. missed D. loved( ) 26. A. play B. work C. talk D. clean( ) 27. A. until B. when C. unless D. although( ) 28. A. football B. game C. goal D. score( ) 29. A. grow up B. catch up C. give up D. hurry up( ) 30. A. and B. but C. or D. so( ) 31. A. losing B. saying C. falling D. coming( ) 32. A. from B. before C. through D. after( ) 33. A. warning B. enjoying C. making D. helping( ) 34. A. tonight B. yesterday C. today D. last night( ) 35. A. got B. went C. reached D. arrived( ) 36. A. empty B. full C. rough D. awake( ) 37. A. always B. ever C. even D. never( ) 38. A. way B. field C. ball D. match( ) 39. A. sending B. teaching C. pointing D. showing( ) 40. A. probably B. hardly C. mostly D. clearlyCThe workers who brought the girl to the orphanage (孤儿院) knew little about her. The streets w here they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left h er long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else to be independent (独立). At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary. And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Mis s Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life.Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be s omething. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and them into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she ha d trouble with her reports. “My English wasn’t good enough,” she says. Luckily, she had a boyfri end to help her,Mary studied management at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. Sh e started her own business in 1985. But she didn’t stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography (摄影). Sh e has held several exhibitions of her works in many places─Ch ina, New Zealand and Paris. Shestill found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.( ) 51. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, _________.A. she had lived with her parents whose names were not knownB. she had lived in the streets for many yearsC. the workers knew her wellD. she had learned to write and read by herself( ) 52. The sentence underlined “orphanage girls could be something” means that orphanage g irls could be ___________.A. popular and successfulB. understood by othersC. Miss Hong KongD. known to everybody( ) 53. When did her life change completely?A. In 1987.B. In 1985.C. In 1980.D. In 1975.( ) 54. This passage is probably taken from ______________.A. a newspaperB. a science magazineC. a history textbookD. sports report( ) 55. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. All the children at the orphanage liked Mary.B. Mary was not happy working as a secretary.C. Mary’s boyfriend was good at English.D. Mary’s life in the orphanage was difficultIV. 情景交际(本题共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)A: Good afternoon. This is 8623568. Can I help you?Americans think a great deal about time. From childhood they 71. ______________ to value (重视) time. As children, they are taught to be 72. ____________ to go to school, to do work and t o do 73. _____________. When they are 74. _____________, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on 75. ______________ time.Time is money. Time is 76. _______________. Time is everything in America. A working Americ an 77. ______________ work hard for hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working tim e. In his spare time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturdays and Sundays 78.____ __________ activities. In the street you can 79. ______________ see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. 80. ______________, they are running.VI. 单词拼写(本题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)81. Before using a digital camera, you should read the _______________(说明) carefully.82. If you want to _______________(提高) your spoken English, you should keep practicing.83. The used car is ________________(值得……的) as little as 200 yuan.84. They learn to get on _______________(更好) with each other through writing e-mails.85. In the picture, a red rocket flies ________________(穿过) the clouds.86. The mistakes you made must be _______________(改正) at once.87. The French friends tried again and again, but they couldn’t make_______________(他们自己) understood.88. My father hopes that I will make a good _______________(决定) this time.89. Joanna has _______________ (广泛地) read the books on computer technology.90. Helen enjoys travelling a lot. He even tries to go ________________(国外) once a year.VII. 书面表达(共20分)假如你是Tony，作为中外文化交流的使者，从加拿大来到中国的北京和大连两个城市参加了近一个月的“体验中国”活动。