时代2016-2017年初三上学期半期考

时代中学2016-2017学年第一学期初三（上）半期考英语科试卷第一部分：听力（略）第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第二部分语言知识运用（共二节，满分25分）第一节单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）31. There is ____ useful book. It mainly tells us how to be ____ honest person.A. an; aB. a; anC. a; aD. an; an32. --- Do you have any other books ____ these?--- Of course. You can find at least 30 novels.A. besidesB. exceptC. besideD. including33. ---More and more people cone to visit Three Lanes and Seven Alleys (三坊七巷).--- That’s true. It has become the ____ of our city.A. prideB. courageC. praiseD. proud34. --- We are good friends. So ____ you are in trouble, call me please.A. whateverB. howeverC. wheneverD. no matter what35. --- You bought the car about ten years ago?--- Yes. ____ it’s old, it still runs well.A. SinceB. BecauseC. AlthoughD. Because of36. If you don't go to the cinema tonight,_____.A. so will IB. neither do IC. nor will ID. So I will37. --- It snowed heavily last night. Is everyone here today?--- Yes. and ____ of us was late for school this morning.A. eitherB. neitherC. nobodyD. none38.When my uncle saw his thumb ____, he stopped ____ on the way home.A. rising; picking him upB. raising; to pick him upC. rising; to pick him upD. raised; picking him up39. --- ____ did the film begin?--- It ____ since fifteen minutes ago.A. When; has begunB. How long; has begunC. When; has been onD. How long; has been on40. --- Listen! Mum, do you hear somebody ____ upstairs?--- Yes, and your father is heard ____ home this time every day.A. going; goB. going; to goC. go; goD. go; to go41. ____ of the English learners in the world ____ very large.A. A number; isB. The number; areC. The number; isD.A number; are42. ____ of the land in many countries ____ into desert in the past few years.A. Forty percent; changedB. Five ninths; have changedC. Two fifths; has changedD. Forty percents; has changed43. --- You speak English so well, Mr. Brown.--- Thanks. I ____ China for 3 years and I ____ there for another two years.A. have been in; have stayedB. have been to; will stayC. have come to; will stayD. have been in; am staying44. People around the world can hardly avoid ____ products ____ in China.A. buying; madeB. not to buy; madeC. not buying; are madeD. not buying; made45. --- Do you know ____?--- I’m not sure. Maybe he is a secretary.A. who he isB. what he doesC. where he livesD. what is he第二节完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读短文，从下列各题所给的A.B.C.D.四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

The teacher stood be fore his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to 46____ a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.Many students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the studentsleft and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance.” 47____ two students decided to go.Seven students 48____ . The teacher then began to hand out the papers. There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just 49____ an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.I never had a teacher like that, 50____ I think it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who are not confident in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).The same is 51 ____ in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and 52____. They have learned life’s lessons, 53____ from normal education or from events in their lives, and have become better.Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about 54____ has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you real ize that you have some limits . However, there is 55 ____ you can’t do or learn or be.Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we face and conquer but ourselves.46. A. offer B. provide C. supply D. give47. A. Another B. More C. Other D. Only48. A. left B. remained C. came D. arrived49. A. given B. sent C. discovered D. received50. A. and B. but C. or D. so51. A. unusual B. impossible C. true D. special52. A. failures B. sadness C. courage D. pain53. A. whether B. either C. neither D. and54. A. them B. you C. ourselves D. myself55. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分45）第一节，阅读理解，选择正确答案，（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40）AHouse In dry Fujian, the houses are built with the hard soil walls. Hakkafamilies built many town houses to protect themselves.Houses The people in Philippines lived in the tree houses in the past. Fromthe tree houses, they could find the snakes and wild animals. TheyThe fishermen in Saba of Borneo Island live on the water. In thewater village, there are so many houses now.Houses The wooden houses are very popular in Germany. They use thebricks for wall and paint over the bricks. They become strong andlast for hundreds of years.Houses Samiwinter, their houses are made of wood and clay. In summer, theylive in transferable(There are many different kinds of houses in the world, here are some of them.56.The complex house is made of ___ _.A. treeB. soilC. brickD. wood57.Some people in ___ _live on the water.A. FinlandB. PhilippinesC. GermanyD. Malaysia58. What's not the function of tree houses?A. They could find wild animals.B. We can use them for having a meetingC. They could catch snakesD. They could get the drier air59.Which of the following is TRUE?A. In Philippines, people lived in the tree too high to get the cooler and drier air.B. In Germany, the wooden houses are made of wood.C. Sami people live in the same houses in different seasons.D. In Malaysia, so many fishermen still live on the water.60.We can read this passage in ___ _.A. World GeographyB. Life and HealthC. Fashion TimesD. Chinese CultureBTo us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains, But in fact the umbrella wasnot invented as protection against the rain, Its first use was as a shade(遮蔽) against the sun!Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times . Probably the first to use it were the Chinese，back in the eleventh century B C.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and power(权力). In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such ad the Kings or queen.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power.Umbrellas have hot changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that the umbrella for women began to be made , in a whole variety of colors.61. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient_______.A．China B．Egypt C．Greece D．Rome62. Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?A．No one exactly knows who the inventor of the umbrella wasB．The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.C．The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth centuryD．In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.63.A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as__________.A．protection against rain B．a symbol of honor and powerC．a shade against the sun D. women’s decoration.64.In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain_______________.A. during the Middle AgesB. in RomeC. by the 18thD. in Greece65.This passage talks mainly about_______________.A．when and how the umbrella was inventedB．why the umbrella was so popular in EuropeC．the development of the umbrellaD．The history and use of the umbrellaCOn Tuesday, there will be a tiny salt shaker(小盐瓶) symbol on menus in some restaurants in New York City. It warns certain meals are high in sodium(钠). The first US city is taking the step to fight against heart disease and stroke(中风).Any menu item with more than 2.3 grams of sodium in it must have the emblem (象征)of a salt shaker in a black triangle. Many scientists give us the advice: A person shouldn’t eat more sodium tha n the daily limit every day, which equals about one teaspoon of salt.“It’s not hard to get 2.3 grams of sodium into your mouth,” said Dr Howard Weintraub from New York University Langone Center. A study found New Yorkers eat more than 3,200 mg of sodium each day on average(平均), the health department said.For most Americans, eating in the restaurants such as Chipotle and Subway is thought to be more healthy. The new menu symbol may be an eye-opener for people who go to eat in these restaurants. Until Tuesday, they may haven’t noticed that there is 2,790 mg sodium in a Chipotle loaded chicken burrito(双层鸡肉卷). And a foot-long spicy Italian sub(香辣三明)has 2,980 mg sodium in Subway.Getting New Yorkers to start watching their sodium intake(吸入) is a first step. And people should do more to improve their health. “Things are not going to work out great if all you do is just not eat salt,” Weintraub said. “But maybe, just maybe, they’ll start to watch how much they eat, maybe they will get off t he subway a stop earlier and walk, instead of taking the elevator, they will walk two flights, there will be some weight loss66. What’s the symbol on the menus like?A. A white bottle in the red circle.B. A tiny salt shaker in a black triangle.C. A capital letter P in a yellow circle.D. A coffee cup in a white triangle67.A Chipotle loaded chicken burrito has ________ sodium more than the daily limit.A. 490 mgB. 900 mgC. 2,790 mgD. 3,200 mg68. We can infer (推断) from the passage that __________.A. all restaurants across the US will use the salt shaker symbolB. New Yorkers eat one teaspoon of salt each day on averageC. eating too much salt can cause heart disease and strokeD. New York will ban (禁止) smoking in public places69. The underlined word “eye-opener” in the passage probably means “__________”.A. 喜悦B. 愤怒C. 失望D. 震惊70.According to Weintraub, which is a healthy life style?A. People should eat no salt when they are old.B. Jim takes the elevator up and down.C. Lucy climbs a long flight of stairs.D. We should eat meals which are high in sodiumDGreen invaders（入侵者）are taking over America. Not invaders from space, but plants! You might not think of plants as dangerous, but in this case they are threatening(威胁) nature’s delicate food chain.The invaders are plants brought here from other countries to make gardens and yards look pretty. Ever since people started to arrive on America’s shores, they have carried along trees, flowers, and vegetables from other places. Now there are so many of those plants, they are crowding out the native plants that have lived here since before human settlers（移民）arrived.And that’s a problem, says Dr. Doug Tallamy. He’s an insect expert at the University of Delaware. He explains that almost all the plant-eating insects in the United States are specialized, which means they eat only certain plants. Monarch butterfly caterpillars(幼虫),for example, eat milkweed. If people cut down milkweed and replace it with another plant, the butterflies will not have the food source that they need to survive(活下来).But the trouble doesn’t stop there. When insects can’t get the right plants to eat and they die off, then the birds don’t have enough bugs for their meals. Tallay points out that almost all migrating birds depend on insets to feed their young.“We cannot let the plants and animals around us disappear.”says Tallamy,“The way to preserve(保护) them is to give them food to eat. But when we plant non-native plants, we are clobbering the food chain, because then we don’t have the insects the birds need to live.”Fewer of the right plants mean fewer bugs, and fewer bugs mean fewer birds. And that’s bad for the Earth, because we need a variety of living things to keep the planet healthy and beautiful.The good news is, garden centers sell native plants.“Just Google ‘native plants’and your location（位置）, and you can find out which plants really belong where you live,”says Tallamy71. How did green invades arrive at America?A. They fell down from space.B. They floated（漂浮）to the America’s shores.C. They were brought in from foreign countriesD. They has lived here since human settlers arrived72. According to Dr.Tallamy, which of the followings about the insects in the US is NOT TRUE?A. Almost all the plant-eating insects in a place eat certain plants.B. Monarch butterfly caterpillars can’t survive without milkweed.C. If insects can’t eat the right plants, they will find another one.D. The insects’ death will greatly affect the migrating birds’ survival73.The underlined word “clobber” in Paragraph 5 mean ______ in Chinese.A. 保护B. 损坏C.创造D. 收集74.We can know whether a plant is native by _______.A. Googling on the InternetB. asking Dr. Doug TallamyC. looking up in booksD. searching in garden75. What is the best title of the passage?A. Green invaders —— local living thingsB. Green invaders——dangerous food chainC. Green invaders——environmental protectorsD. Green invades——threat（威胁）to local nature第二节阅读理解。