2015年春学期初三英语期中试卷附答案

2015年春学期初三英语期中试卷本试题分两卷。

第I卷（客观题），第II卷（主观题）。

考试时间为100分钟。

试卷满分为90分。

第I卷（客观题，共50分）一、单项填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（本大题共14分，每小题1分）1.---What was the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games like?---As we all know, it was _________ big success.A. aB. anC. theD. 不填2. Mother thinks cooking and cleaning much time every day.A. costB. payC. takeD. spend3. Learning English can make _______ to talk with foreigners.A. you easierB. you more easilyC. it easier for youD. it more easily for you4.____________suggestion he offered! It will be of great help.A. How usefulB. What usefulC. How a usefulD. What a useful5. He was so sad even though he made mistakes in the exam.A. such fewB. such littleC. so littleD. so many6. Teenagers would rather ________ phone calls while businessmen prefer ________ e-mails to communicate with each other.A. make; to writeB. making; writingC. to make; to writeD. make; writing7. Can you imagine _______________ on the earth in the future?A. how will life beB. what will life be likeC. how life will be likeD. What life will be like8. ---I ‟m going to the post office.---________you‟re there, can you get me some stamps?A. AsB. BecauseC. WhileD. If9. ---What was the most important morning news on CCTV today?---The Chinese government warned Japan do harm to China‟s territorialsovereignty (领土主权) again and again.A．to not B．didn‟t C．not to D．do not10.The Summer Palace is really beautiful. In fact, I doubt whether China has ________ park.A. a more beautifulB. a most beautifulC. the most beautifulD. a beautiful11.When they got to the cinema last night, the film _________for half an hour.A. had been onB. has been onC. had begunD. has begun12. --- Do you want to eat here?--- No. Just fish and chips to , please.A. take upB. take awayC. take offD. take down13. --- Do you believe what he said ?--- No , never. It ________ be true.A. can‟tB. mustC. mayD. needn‟t14. --- We failed in the singing competition.--- ______ . Better times are waiting for you.A. No wayB. Best wishesC. Cheer upD. Good job二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（本大题共10分，每小题1分）Some students cheat(作弊) because they‟re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without___15___the time studying. Other students might feel that they can‟t__16____the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn‟t a good idea. A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test__17____to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so that they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and___18___ them out will help feel better than cheating.If a student gets caught cheating, the teacher may give a “zero” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher‟s___19___, and call his or her parents. Worse than the__20____grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people, like parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an___21___person and a teacher m ight watch you more closely the next time you‟re taking a test.There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn‟t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that‟s you, it‟s___22___too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a___23___, but a student is always able to act better and make better___24___. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.15．A. taking B. spending C. costing D. Using16．A. write B. exercise C. pass D. expect17．A. decides B. hopes C. ref uses D. needs18．A. breaking B. dreaming C. missing D. working19．A. office B. school C. seat D. conversation20．A. natural B. dangerous C. exciting D. bad21．A. outside B. boring C. interesting D. honest22．A. always B. never C. once D. neither23．A. menu B. medicine C. habit D. match24．A. education B. decisions C. challenges D. risks三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容在A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（本大题共26分，每小题2分）AThree rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. Once the three ladies quarreled(争吵). One of them said. “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful.” The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones.” An old beggar（乞丐）woman came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I‟m hungry. Please give me someth ing to eat.”But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, which one of us has the most beautiful hands?”A peasant（农民）woman was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were rough （粗糙的）because of hard work. The o ld woman came up to her and said, “I‟m hungry. Please give me something to eat.” The peasant woman took out her only cake she had and gave her a half.The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her befor e the rich ladies and said, “Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are rough because of work, but they give us food; they are far more beautiful than your hands which have done no thing.”25. The three ladies ___________.A. had a quarrel every dayB. were rich but unkindC. had a talk about their hands every dayD. lived by the side of the river26. The old woman asked for something to eat, ___________.A. but none of the three rich ladies gave anything to herB. but only one of the three ladies gave her half a cakeC. because she wanted to know whose hands were beautifulD. because she wanted to know which lady was the richest27. The peasant woman‟s hands were not so white as the three ladies‟ ___________.A. because of the hard work she had doneB. but she was stronger than any of themC. so she didn‟t quarrel with the three ladiesD. but she was more beautiful than any of themBSir Steven Redgrave—Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病), believing the profession(职业) trained for the whole of my life ended, I felt very sorry.Then one of my friends said there was no reason why I should stop training.That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if Ibelieved in my self. I am not saying that it isn‟t difficult sometimes. But Iwanted to prove to myself that I wasn‟t finished yet.Nothing is to stand in my way.”Karen Pickering—Swimming World Champion (冠军)“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that amount（总数）of work by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can‟t follow a profession in any field without being well-organized. Make a list of what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however smal l they are, and you‟ll be a step closer to achieving them.”Kristen Stewart—Actress“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that Ican‟t achieve anything. Then, there are other distractions（分散）, such asfamily or hobbies. The key is to give most of your attention to one thing. WhenI feel nervous, it helps a lot to repeat words such as …calm‟, …peace‟, either outloud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and improves myconfidence. This is a habit and is a powerful psychological(心理学的) tool.”28. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?A. Her training plan .B. Her daily happenings.C. Her achievements.D. Her sports career.29. The same character of the three people is________.A. humourB. happinessC. self-confidenceD. wisdom30. The best title for the passage is ________A. Health and FoodB. How to Be a WinnerC. Difficulties and HabitsD. Be a SportsmanCIt seems that ther e‟s a good reason why dogs are always seen as man‟s best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotion(情感)in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see if we are happy, sad, pleased or angry.When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually look across the left, falling on the right hand side of the person‟s face first. A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions.Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have “left gaze bias(左视偏好)”, but only when looking at human faces. No other animal has been known to do like this before. Dr. Kun Guo with his team showed 17 dogs the pictures of human, dog and monkey faces as well as something else. The dogs‟ eyes and heads show a strong left gaze bias when the animals see human faces. But this did not happen when they were shown other pictures, including those of dogs.Guo suggests that over thousands of years living with humans, dogs may have developed the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions.“Recent studies show that the right side o f our faces can express emotions better than the left. If true, then it makes sense for dogs and humans to see the right hand side of a face first.”31. Why are dogs seen as man‟s best friend according to the passage?A. Because dogs are the closest animals to humans.B. Because dogs can read the emotions in humans‟ faces easily.C. Because dogs can understand us better when we feel sad.D. Because dogs are good at expressing emotions.32. The dogs‟ left gaze bias helps them _______.A. get along well with humansB. express emotions quicklyC. have more understanding friendsD. remember more new faces33. The passage mainly wants to tell us that _______.A. dogs have been man‟s best friends for thousands of yearsB. humans have a “left gaze bias”C. the “left gaze bias” works on all animalsD. dogs can read emotions the same as humansDMillions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” and took the place of it with the less formal(正式的) “cheers”, according to a survey.Although the common person will say “thank you” nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to add a “cheers” or “ta” where it‟s needed to show they are fashionable.One in twenty now say “nice one” instead, while the younger are more likely to offer a “cool” than a “thank you”.“Merci”, “fab” and even “gracias” were also listed as common expressions to use, as “much appreciated(感激)”.One in twenty who took part in the survey of 2,000 people by the Food Network UK for Thank You Day, which is marked on November 24, 2011, said a formal “thank you” was now not often needed in everyday conversation. More than one in ten adults said they regularly(有规律地) won‟t say thank you if they are in a bad mood. Most people stated(陈述) that saying thank you was something that their parents trained them. A huge 70 percent of those who are questioned will say thank you to a person‟s face without even meaning it, while one fifth avoid(避免)saying it when they know they should.It seems our friends and family get the stress of our bad manners. Half of them admit (承认) they‟re not good at thanking those closest to them. Many of them explain that they don‟t say thank you because their family “already know I‟m thankful”.When spoken words won‟t do, it falls to a nice text to do the job for most people.One third will still send a handwritten thank-you note---but 45 percent admit it‟s been more than six months since they tried to send one.A quarter of British people say “thank you” with food, with 23 percent cooking a meal to show their appreciation to someone. Another 15 percent make a cake.It follows that 85 percent of people will be angry because of not getting the gratitude (感激)they feel they should receive.34. Most of the people who took part in the survey say that they say “thank you” _______.A. when they are in good moodB. completely out of habitC. when they feel truly gratefulD. purely out of politeness35. The underlined word “ditched” in Paragraph 1 means “________”.A. gave upB. usedC. sharedD. knew36. It can be learned from the passage that _______.A. different ways of expressing gratitude are all fashionableB. people should avoid saying “thank you” nowadaysC. a thank-you note is still appreciated by most peopleD. people in a bad mood never say “thank you”37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Most people express their gratitude to others by buying food for them.B. About fifty percent of people try not to say thank you when they should.C. Most people may feel natural when they fail to receive others‟ gratitude.D. Many people think it unnecessary to say thanks to their family members.第II卷（主观题，共40分）四、词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分）(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。