2011徐汇区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷及答案

上海市徐汇区2010学年第一学期初三英语一模试卷II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案):(共10分)7. A) A dentist. B) A detective. C) A doctor. D) A teacher.8.A) Spring. B) Winter. C) Autumn. D) Summer.9. A) It was interesting. B) It was exciting. C) It was wonderful. D) It was funny.10. A) In an office. B) In a library. C) At a book store. D) At a post office.11.A) T om's. B) Sue's. Q Kitty's. D) Bill's.12.A) For three days. B) For four days. C) For six days. D) For a week.13.A) By having a good sleep. B) By reading some novels.C) By listening to light music. D) By going to the cinema.14. A) Because Paul wants to borrow Linda's camera.B)Because Paul would like to invite Linda to the party.C)Because Linda wants to take some pictures for Paul.D)Because Linda would like to need the camera herself.15.A. By underground. B. By bus. C. By car. D. On foot16.A. 8 yuan. B. 10 yuan. C. 20 yuan. D. 28 yuan.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容,符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示):(共7分)17.One Saturday afternoon, the two children followed the dog home from school.18.Suddenly, the dog saw the children's house catching fire on the way.19.The dog ran down the street to the fire station in order to help the children.20.When the dog got back to the house, he couldn't find the children.21.A child named Jack noticed the tittle dog watching the burned house under a tree.22.The fireman brought the little dog over to the children in order to find the dog's home.23.The dog was very happy when he found the children were safe.IV. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文,完成下列内容.每空格限填一词):(共7分)24.Many French teachers and parents say __________ people visit museums less often.25.The French children like American culture more than ________ .26.A recent survey shows that many French kids spend their time as American kids _________have.27. ________ % French middle school students put music as their top hobby.28.French kids like different things, such as _________ c artoons and American story books.29.Many French people _________ that their children spend too much on American films andmusic.30. A student from Paris says she watches more French _________ . She loves being French!Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31.I went to see ______ film named the Trojan War with my friends yesterday.A)a B)an C)the D)/32. Parents should let their children learn to do something ________ .A) them B) their C) theirs D) themselves33. A DVD-Rom drive can store _________ pages of writing, pictures, videos and sounds.A) an amount of B) a number of C) a little D)much34. We were told that the story happened _______ the evening of National Day.A) in B)to C)on D)at35. Mr. Li praised me for my fluent spoken English. But _________ has ever told me that before.A) nobody B) everybody C) anybody D) somebody36. They told us that Eric had completed the science test _________ in our class.A) quickly B) as quickly as C) more quickly D) the most quickly37. ________ are you allowed to play on the computer in a week?A) How long B) How soon C) How far D) How often38. It is getting rather _________ now, I shall take my jacket off.A) hot B)cold C)well D) widely39. We have already tried our best, so we _______ worry about the matter.A) may not B) couldn't C) mustn't D) needn't40. W e can sec clearly that doing eye exercise twice a day has good ______________ on children's eyes.A) excuses B) effects C) escapes D) emotions41. The students of Class Two watched an __________ football match on TV last night.A) interested B) disappointed C) relaxing D) exciting42. _________ lucky you are to have a chance to serve the Shanghai 2010 Expo!A) What B) What a C) What an D)How43. W e've learnt that good memory __________ memorizing methods as well as daily habits.A) sets off B) breaks down C) depends on D) cleans out44. Y ou had better _________ as much time as you can to practice English.A) to spend B) to spending C) spend D) spending45. Jill and Jenny both ________ stealing the beautiful vase yesterday evening.A) denied B) discovered C) divided D) dragged46. Do you know ________ at that time?A) who the first computer invented B) who the first computer inventsC) who invented the first computer D) who invents the first computer47. Listen! Alice _______ a report with Mr W ang on how to improve our memory.A) discusses B) will discuss C) is discussing D) was discussing48. W e _______ a barbecue in the park if the weather _________ fine tomorrow.A) will have...will be B) will have...isC) have...is D) have...will be49. Peter _________ "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" twice since last year.A) has read B) had read C) reads D) was reading50. Ken's job is _______ protecting the innocent __________ finding the guilty because he is a detective.A) neither...nor B) either...or C) and...as well D) not only...but also51. Jimmy is _________ l ate for school, isn't he?A) rarely B) seldom C) sometimes D) hardly52. Some university students ________ to be volunteers during the W orld Expo 2010 Shanghai.A) are chosen B) were chosen C) may be chosen D) will be chosen53. According to Ken. Mr. Jones was the guilty who had stolen his own vase. The underlined part means "__________".A) Depend on Ken B) Relay on Ken C) Because of Ken D) In Ken's view54. I felt extremely happy when I heard from my pen-friend. The underlined word means____________.A) very B)too C) quietly D)much55. --Sorry, Arthur. Tomorrow I can't attend your birthday party because I have to meet my dad at the airport--____________.A) Don't worry. B) That's right C) It doesn't matter. D) That will be fine.56. —Excuse me. I want to complain about this soya milk.--_____________.A) It's hard to say. B) What's the problem?C) No, thanks, D) I don't know at all.VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子):(共8分)57.W e said, "Merry Christmas, Helen! Here is a card for you, with _________________ best wishes." (we)58.Emma wants to give a _____________ on keeping pet dogs this coming Friday. (speak)59.It is the duty of every _____________ to do something to protect our beautiful city.(city)60.Please open your eyes and you'll see yourself in a pretty and ______________ garden.(colour)61.More ___________ , people have known they must protect their living environment.(important)62.W e all ___________ that in the future, computers may change our lives more. (thought)63.Tom felt ____________ because he had to keep his pet dog in a very small space.(happy)64.It was a terrible day. The rooms were awful and the food was even _______________ . (bad)VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求,改写下列句子.每空格限填一词):(12分):65. Kate has already bought a cat from Mr. Wo's pet shop. (改为否定句)Kate____________bought a car from Mr. Wo's pet shop___________.66. Uncle Damin has used cormorants to catch fish since he was a little boy. (对划线部分提问)____________ ____________ has Uncle Damin used cormorants to catch fish?67. We've asked my mother to look after the kids when we are away. (保持句意不变)We've asked my mother to___________ __________ the kids when we are away.68. Detective Ken examined the room carefully in order to find some clues. (保持句意不变)Detective Ken examined the room carefully___________ __________ he could find some clues.69. Joyce and her editors haven't decided when they will have a competition. (改为简单句)Joyce and her editors haven't decided_________ _________ have a competition.70. The artists will paint more beautiful pictures in the future. (改为被动语态)More beautiful pictures will___________ ___________ by the artists in the future.Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)VIII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共56 分)A. True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示):(7分)Jack's life is always filled with sadness and little joy, but he can always face it bravely. Last July he couldn't believe the news that he was allowed to enter the only key high school in his hometown. Then he rushed to his home and told his parents. But his father didn't seem as excited as he was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and his mother put her head down and couldn't help crying. His mum had been in bed fortwo years because of her illness. Jack knew his family lived a hard life and he couldn't afford his tuition fee (学费). He felt so upset at the moment but he could say nothing to his parents. Jack decided to help his father with his work to support his family instead of continuing his study.To Jack's surprise, things completely changed just three days before the beginning of thenew term. His head teacher who had taught him three years came to his family with somemoney, which had been raised by his schoolmates. His teacher encouraged him, "Alwayshave a dream." At the same time, his father also earned(挣得)some money so that his fathercould afford part of his tuition fee.He knew' he was such a lucky dog and decided to study harder in return. With tears in hiseyes, he entered the key high school that he had dreamed of. Whenever he meetsdifficulties, he always think of his teacher and schoolmates, and he can always getenough courage(勇气)to go on. Because he has a college dream, he must work hard for it, no matter how hard life is.71.Jack can always face his life bravely although his life is filled with sadness.72.Jack's parents seemed very happy when they were told the good news.73.Jack's parents couldn't allow him to go to the key high school because his family lived a hard life.74.After Jack's head teacher and his schoolmates had raised all the money, they paid his tuition fee for him.75.Before the beginning of the new term, Jack could enter the key high school that he had dreamed of.76.Jack can always get enough courage to go on when he meets difficulties in the key high school.77.We know that Jack has studied hard because he wants to go to a college in the future.B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.Afternoon teaPeople believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. Inthe 18 and 19 centuries, the English ate two main meals each day-breakfast and a heavysupper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got veryhungry during the long wait between these twomeals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modem Britain.Will you come for coffee?Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words "Willyou come for coffee?" to mean "Would you like to come to my home for a chat(闲聊)?"Usually several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice willbe served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will notbe offered wine at a "coffee" party.Coffeehouse and the London Stock ExchangeIn the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact the London Stock (股票)Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.78. When we think of Western tea culture, _______ .A)we always invite somebody to have some tea with usB)we always ask somebody to make some china tea cupsC)we often think of Chinese culture about fine teaD)we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups79. Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ________ '.A)enjoyed chatting with her friends in the afternoon at homeB)loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups in the tea partyC)wanted to share some nice food and some fine tea with her friendsD)found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meal80. People use fine china cups and plates, knives, forks and spoons in order to _________ .A) keep the long wait more interestingB) make this afternoon meal importantC) invite some friends to have a mealD) make some nice cakes and soft drinks81. The underlined phrase "social occasions" probably means " ________ "in Chinese.A) 社交活动B) 公共场合C) 社区表演D) 集体婚礼82. If someone says to you "Will you come for coffee?", Y ou _________ .A)will be offered some coffee or some wineB)will be asked to have a chat with him or herC)are asked what you would like to drink or eatD)are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party83. W e can learn from the last paragraph (段落) that __________ .A) a new business was started in coffeehousesB) businessmen went to coffeehouses just for coffeeC) coffeehouses are still used by bankers in BritainD) people don't go to coffeehouses because of the noise84.The best title of the article is______________.A) Coffeehouses And BusinessB) British And Chinese CulturesC) English Tea And Coffee CultureD) The Beginning Of Tea And CoffeeC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) : (14 分)Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not 85 ? Well, friends cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find that the whole world smile to you.When you are in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever 86 the happy smile on your teacher's face when you did a good job? One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it 87 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don't you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And 88 the rain in time, crops in the fields will grow better and better and fanners will have a good harvest.Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure (失败) can't be avoided. I think failure is not terrible and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and 89 hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish 90 we have decided to do. As a famous saying goes, "Failure is the mother of success." Attitude(态度) decides 91 . With an active attitude, life is easy and pleasant. Let's smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.85. A) independent B) essential C) successful D) beautiful86. A) noticed B) mentioned C) required D) imagined87. A) recently B) faithfully C) mainly D) suddenly88. A) about B) with C) of P) by89. A) except for B) give up C) break down D) burst out90. A) where B) why C) when D) what91. A) nothing B) anything C) everything D) somethingD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,没空限填一词,首字母已给):(14分)For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping, watching TV and buying things by phone. New teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, food, toys and many other things.Teleshopping is becoming p___92______ in Sweden. For example, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about $20 million a year in buying things t _93___ those channels. In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, i___94____the largest American company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German businessmen are hoping these will help them sell more things.Some people like teleshopping b 95_____ it allows them to do theirshoppingwithoutgoing out. With all the traffic p ____96____ in cities, going shopping is not aneasy thing. But at the time, other Europeans don't like this new way of buying things.They call teleshopping "junk(垃圾)"on the air. Many Europeans u ____97__ worryabout the quality (质量) of thethings for sale on TV. They think high quality is the mostimportant thing, and they don't believe they can be sure about the quality of the thingson TV.The need of high quality m ____98___ that European teleshopping companies will have tobe different from the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things.E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): (14 分)When Julia Sombcrg eats her favorite food, she feels bad. She knows that chocolate canhave a lot of fat and sugar. But Julia says she loves chocolate so much—once she starts eating it,she can't stop. Julia isn't the only one who loves chocolate. It is a favorite food for people allover the world. People prefer chocolate over ice cream, cakes and cookies.The idea of eating chocolate didn't begin until the 19th century. Before that people drank chocolate. The habit began in Central America where the Aztecs drank bowls of chocolate to stay watchful. When the liquid chocolate was brought to Spain in the 1500s, people thought it was medicine because it had a medicine taste. In fact, the people who made chocolate into drinks weredoctors. Then people discovered that mixing chocolate with sugar made a wonderful drink.King Ferdinand of Spain loved this drink so much that he put out an order: anyone whotalked about chocolate outside the court would be killed. For about 100 years, chocolate" wasa secret in Spain.People finally found out about chocolate, and it became a popular drink in Europe. TheSwiss mixed milk and chocolate. Today most Americans prefer milk chocolate, whileEuropeans prefer dark chocolate.New research shows that chocolate is actually good for us. "Chocolate has more than 300 different chemicals. One chemical works on the parts of the brain that feels pleasure. People who feel good when they eat chocolate are actually healthier. Feeling pleasure is important for health and can protect against illness." "Good chocolate doesn't have much fat or sugar. Y ou can enjoy it if you eat a little at a time!" says Tara Berish, another chocolate lover.99. When did the idea of eating chocolate begin?It began ________________________________________________________ .100.Why did people think the liquid chocolate was medicine in the 1500s?101.Who, in fact, made chocolate into drinks at that time?102.What did people discover then?People discovered that ____________________________________________ .103.Most Americans prefer dark chocolate, don't they?_____________,_______________________________________________.104. How many different chemicals does chocolate have?Chocolate _____________________________________________________ .105. What can you learn from the article?From the article we can learn that ____________________________________ .IX. Writing (作文):(共18 分)106. Write at least 60 words about Li Hua's visit to Julia's family according to the picture given. (根据所给图画写一篇关于"李华去拜访朱丽叶的家"的短文.短文不少于60个词,标点符号不占格.)Use the following phrases as a reference. (以下短语仅供参考)•pay a visit to•introduce sb. to sb.• a Chinese painting•show sb. around徐汇区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷参考答案Part 1 ListeningI. Listen and choose the right picture:根据你听到的句子，选出相应的图片）：(共6分)1.Would you please lend this detective story to me?2.The dog can help the blind man to walk in the street safely.3.It's very exciting for the child to. watch cartoons with his parents.4.Tom's uncle used to catch fish with a Chinese traditional skill.5.Peter has been able to deal with a lot of cases with the help of the computer.6.If we listen to our teacher carefully in class, we will improve our English a lot.II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear （根据你听到的对话和问题，选择最恰当的答案）：（共10分）7. W: What are you going to do when you grow up , Ben?M: I'm interested in teaching English, hut my mother wants me to be a doctor.Q: What does Ben want to be when he grows up?.8.W: We can see snow everywhere. It is getting colder and colder. M: Yes. Alot of people like to stay in the air-conditioned room.Q: Which season is it now?9.M: Have you visited the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, Betty?W: Yes, I have been there four times. I really enjoyed myself. It was very wonderful.Q: What did the girl think of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai?10. W: What can I do for you?M: I want to borrow some cartoon books for my son. He likes reading cartoon books very much. W: You will find a lot of cartoon books here.Q: Where does the dialogue probably take place?11. M: I have lost my watch. Have you seen it anywhere, Kitty?W: Yes, it is on Bill's desk, Tom.M: No, that's not mine. Mine is white, but that one is black. It must be Sue's.Q: Whose watch is white?12. M: Some students from England will visit our school this Spring Festival.W: Great! How many days will they stay in.Shanghai?M: They'll visit our school for four days and spend another three days going sightseeing in Shanghai.Q: How long will the students from England stay in Shanghai?13. W: Mike, why not go to the cinema with me?M: Oh, I've just finished reading a novel. I'd like to listen to some music to relax. W: Whatkind of music would you like? Mj I prefer light music.Q: How will Mike relax?14. M: Hi, Linda. This is Paul speaking.以 生 命 激 情 学 习 以 科 学 方 法 学 习 10W : Hi, Paul. What's up?M : I'm going to my best friend's birthday party this weekend. I'd love to take some pictures.Would you mind if I borrow your camera? W : That's OK. Idon't think I'll need it for anything. M : It's very kind of you.Thank you very much.Q: Why did Paul telephone Linda?15. M : We are going to Changfeng Park this afternoon. How can we get there?W : Shall we take a bus or the underground?M : It takes a long time to walk to the station.W : What about taking a taxi?M : I think we'd better go there by car. It's more convenient.W : That's a good idea!Q: How will they go to Changfeng Park?16. M : Look, I've bought some food and drinks for our party.W : That's great. Two bottles of milk, two hamburgers and some other food. How much are they? M : The milkis 8 yuan. The food is 20 yuan. W : Shall we go to buy some chocolates? They'll cost us 10 yuan.M : I'm afraid not. I'm too fat.W : That's all right.Q: How much did they pay for the food and the drinks?III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容,符合的用" T"表示,不符合的用" F"表示):There was a little dog in the street. He liked watching the children play. One Saturday afternoon, he followed two children home from school. Suddenly, he saw the children's house was on fire. He knew he needed to help them right away. So he ran down the street to the fire station, barking all the way.When he arrived at the fire station, he saw the firemen leaving. He tried to run after them, but he could not keep up. By the time he got back to the house, the street was filled with people. He looked for the children but could not see them. He was very worried.The firemen worked very hard till the fire was put out A fireman named Jack noticed the little dog under a tree, looking across the street at the burned house. Jack thought, "The dog could cheer up the kids. " So he brought the little dog over to the children. The little dog could not believe his eyes! The children were safe! He rushed to them. The children held the little dog and felt a little better.IV . Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文,完成下列内容.美哦空格限填一词)(7分)):Many French teachers and parents complain that their kids are not brighter than they are. They sayyoung people visit museums less often and spend too much time on the Internet. They only read comics and listen to the music, and like American culture more than theirs. But is this true? A recent survey shows that many French kids spend their time as American kids always have.Most French middle school students love music, with 86% putting it as their top hobby, above the cinema, sports and television.French kids read a lot and like different things, from Japanese cartoons to American story books. Many French people worry that their children watch too many American films and listen to too much American music.But this survey shows that French young people like their own culture. As Silvia Berlin, a student from Paris, says, "I love watching American TV, but I watch more French programmes, I love being French!".Part 1 ListeningI. 1. D 2. C 3. F 4. E 5. B 6. GII. 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A 15.C 16. DIIL 17. F 18. T 19. T 20. T 21. F 22. F 23. TIV. 24. young 25. theirs 26. always 27. 86 28. Japanese 29. worry30. programmesPart 2 Vocabulary and GrammarV. 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. D 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. D 42. D43. C44. C 45. A 46: C 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. A 55. C56. BVI. 57. our 58. speech 59. citizen 60. colourful 61. importantly 62. think 63.unhappy64. worseVII. 65. hasn't... yet 66. How long 67. care for 68. so that 69. when to 70. be paintedPart 3 Reading and WritingVIII. (A) 71. T 72. F 73. F 74. F 75. T 76. T 77. T(B)78. D 79. D 80. B 81. A 82. B 83. A 84. C(C)85. C 86. A 87. D 88. B . 89. B 90. D 91. C(D) 92. popular 93. through 94. including 95. because 96. problems97. usually98. means(E) 99. in the 19th century。