成都外国语学校初三2015下学期英语试题

成都外国语学校2014-2015年度下期期中考试
初三英语试卷
（满分120分，考试时间120分钟）
Written Test Part A ( 50 marks)
I. Multiple Choices.( 15 marks ) 1.My advice to you is that he is not the person you can count on, please choose another one to
complete this project .
A. depend on
B. base on
C. hold on
D. insist on 2. I have just come across a beautiful poem in this book .
A. read aloud
B. written down
C. discovered
D. went through 3. --- How was the party last night ? --- It couldn ’t be worst.
A. It was so so
B. It was awful
C. nothing bad
D. It was great 4. – Excuse me . --- ________?
--- Could you tell me how I can get to Tian Fu square ?
A. Pardon
B. Why
C. Yes
D. Please
5. There is a restaurant near my house .It ’s famous for its ______ cooked dishes , _______ it ’s Gongbao Ji ding.
A. specially ; especially
B. especially ; specially
C. especially ; especially
D. specially ; specially
6. He lay on his back at the corner of the street ,his eyes______ and his hands ______ . A. close; terrible B. closed; trembling C. closing ; trembling D. closed ; trembled
7. It ’s nearly 7 o ‘clock .Jack________ be here at any moment. A. must B. can C. need D. should
8. – What a pity ! My new camera doesn ’t work . _______ must be something wrong with it.
--- Don ’t worry .Let me have a look.
A. It
B. There
C. That
D. This 9. – The English test is not difficult ,is it ?
-- _________. Even Tom _______ to the top students failed in it. A. Yes, belonged B. No, belonged C. No, belonging D. Yes, belonging
10. The only person ________ he gives us sounded not satisfying. A. for B. which C. as D. that 11. Jim is not ______ foolish _______.
A. such ;as he is looked
B. such; as he looks
C. as ; as he is looked
D. as ; as he looks
12. Thank you for all your hard work last night. I don ’t think we _______it without you. A. can manage B. could have managed C. could manage D. can have managed
13. Everyone here will thank the firefighters for the things they have done to prevent fires_________ the environment safe.
A. being made
B. to making
C. to make
D. from making 14. ______, We have to get down to the business right away. A. As there being no time left B. To be no time left C. There being no time left D. There is no time left
15.--- Why are you all the pictures? -- I am going to paint the walls.
A. hanging up
B. putting down
C. carrying out
D. taking down II . Close test .( 15 marks )
Languages are always changing. 1 English of today is very different from that of 500 years ago. In time, some languages become more 2 and 3 become less important. 4 even die out completely. About 1,000 years ago English was a little5 language.
If a language has a large 6 of speakers, or 7 it is very old, there may be difference 8 the way it is spoken in different areas. 9 , the language may have 10 dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese 11 for thousands of years by many millions of 12 . The differences between the dialects of Chinese are 13 great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China cannot understand each other.There are other kinds of dialects. In some languages we find words or expressions and even grammatical forms, which are, used 14 by men and others used by women. What’s more, each generation 15 its own expressions and grandparents and grandchildren may sometimes have difficulty in understanding each other.
1. A．An B．The C．/ D．A
2. A．important B．simple C．easy D．impossible
3. A．other B．some others C．the others D．others
4. A．Anyone B．None C．Any D．Some
5. A．known B．to know C．knowing D．knew
6. A．amount B．deal C．number D．numbers
7. A．if B．as C．as if D．even if
8. A．on B．in C．at D．by
9. A．However B．That is C．But D．So
10. A．few B．several C．no D．little
11.A．has been spoken B．has spoken C．is spoken D．have been spoken
12. A．speakers B．talkers C．tellers D．writers
13. A．very B．too C．such D．so
14. A．till B．only C．neither D．either
15. A．studies B．uses C．produces D．makes
III .Reading Comprehension (20 marks)
A
American is a mobile society .Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t f eel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families. There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes ,the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
( )42.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.
A. keep out
B. give up
C. pay no attention to
D. continue
( )43.Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality?
A. Treating friends at home.
B. Taking days off to be with friends.
C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.
D. Sharing everything they have.
( )44.Which of the following statements in True according to the passage?
A. Americans are always generous with their time.
B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.
C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.
D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.
( )45.This passage is most probably written for .
A. American students
B. Chinese students
C. Chinese visitors to America
D. American visitors to China
dabc
B
There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.
Besides, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.
Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute ?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career since it was first published in nineteen seventy.
Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.
26. What is the passage mainly about?
A. College students’ part-time jobs.
B. Finding a job.
C. Craigslist Web site.
D. The relation between study and work.
27. By using the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.
A. sell your old things
B. create your own announcement board
C. do some shopping online
D. get useful information about 450 cities
28. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.
A. work on the airplane
B. find a suitable job
C. publish a book
D. buy a parachute
29. It can be learned from the passage that ______.
A. companies often put job information on announcement boards in local shops
B. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA
C. California Career Services mainly serves university students
D. Susan W. Miller’s company helps people find jobs accor ding to their abilities and goals.
30. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?
A. Four.
B. Five.
C. Six.
D. Seven.
C
Scientists have tried to come up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture. As one scientist points out, "There are slight genetic(遗传的) differences between the sexes at birth which may affect the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths, or whether they've been brought up to think of these subjects as boys'' territory". Statistics(统计数据) show that in mathematics, at least, girls are equal to boys. A recent reportsuggests that girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes. One of the reports' authors
says, "While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write, it is still acceptable for women to say that they are 'hope-less' at maths. Our research shows that, although girls get marks which are as good as the boys', they have not been encouraged to do so."
The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in nursery school, girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to complete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys but not girls, are often asked to 'help' with repair work. This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life. Evidence shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who supplied answers; they had to find out for themselves.
A further report on maths teaching shows that teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls. Most teachers who took part in the study admitted that they expect their male students to do better at mathematics and science subjects than their female students. All of this tends to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects, gives them confidence and makes them believe that they can succeed.
Interestingly, both boys and girls tend to regard such 'male' subjects like mathematics and science as difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls avoid mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons.
1. The underlined word "territory" in the second paragraph most probably means "________”.
A. interest
B. area of land
C. special field
D. district
2. According to scientific studies,.
A. maths is not fit for girls to learn
B. boys have a special sense of maths
C. girls are poorer at maths because they are the weaker sex
D. girls can learn maths as well as boys if given enough encouragement
3. Those who made extraordinary contribution in mathematics and science
A. usually had good teachers to help them
B. had the abilities to solve problems by themselves
C. usually worked harder than others
D. were encouraged to repair things when young
4. Which of the following is not true according to the text?
A. It seems socially acceptable for a girl not to be able to read and write.
B. It is a social problem rather than a problem of brains that girls are poor at maths
C. Mathematics and science are no easy subjects to either girls or boys.
D. There is no connection between a girl's ability in maths and her appearance.
5. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Who's Afraind of Maths Anyway?
B. Are Boys Cleverer than Girls?
C. Boys Are Better at Maths than Girls by Birth
D. Maths-A Difficult Subject
D
Laptop computers are popular all over the world .People use them on trains and airplanes ,in airports and hotels .These laptops These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms. Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."
1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _____.
A. use for their schoolwork
B. access the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries
2. Why is the word "speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks (引号)?
A. They don't really talk.
B. They use the computer language.
C. Laptops have speakers.
D. None of the above reasons is correct.
3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers.
B. 1500 students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America.
D. Students there can do everything.
4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _____.
A. attend lectures on information technology
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
5. What can we infer from the passage ?
A . The program is successful
B . The program is not workable
C. The program is too expensive
D. We don’t know the result yet .
Paper B
I. Words. (15marks)
1. Look at your dirty shoes, they really need___________ (wash) at once.
2. After a three-year service in the Army, he came back to his hometown and found his beloved girl _____________(engage)to a rich business man.
3. I ‘ll never forget the days I spent with my friend ____________ (travel)to every part of the world we could reach.
4. One of the colorful presents which___________ (lay) under the Christmas tree belongs to me.
5. Nowadays ,people are strongly_____________（criticism）of what the government do to the control of the house price.
6. _________ (legal) speaking, it is wrong to do a U-turn on the motor way.
7. We can do nothing but ___________(wait) for the ambulance _________(come).
8. If you are a wise man, you should choose the __________ (beautiful) but _________(intelligent) woman of the two to marry.
9. When___________ (ask) how to be successful ,the celebrity replied .“Never give up your dream”
10. Especially in winter there aren’t so many ___________(season) fruits or vegetables, that’s the reason why the prices of them__________(raise) 10% by the end of last month.
11. Don’t worry, all the jobs_____________(deal) perfectly so far although they are tough ones.
12. The flowers are dead, you should_________(water) them in time.
13. She does anticipate ___________(invite) to the Victoria Fashion Show as a VIP.
II. Pattern shift. (10marks)
1. The sculptors were careful to make the sculptures in Madam Tussaud’s.
______ _____ _____ _____ the sculptors.to make the sculptures in Madam Tussaud’s.
2. The movies were too attractive for me to resist.
The movies were ______ _______ that_______ _______ _______ _______ .
3. We didn’t know where to travel this holiday.
We ________ _________ _______ where to travel this holiday.
4. Having been told the news by his parents ,she didn’t say anything.
_________ ________ _________ by his parents ,she didn’t say anything.
5. I think the policeman hit the thief on the head heavily with a bottle,___________?(tag question)
6. They have spent nearly 3 years studying for the driving test. (rewrite the sentence by using “take”)
_______________________________________________________________ 7.It seemed that the client agreed to sign the contract.( simple sentence )
________________________________________________________________
8 .The businessman asked Mary ,“Will you come to my party next weekend?”.
The businessman asked Mary _______________________________________.
9.He told us extremely terrible news when he came back from Africa. （exclamatory sentence）
________________________________________________________________
10. Have the visitors seen the plane fly over the building?(passive voice)
________________________________________________________________
11.If I was given another chance, I am sure I will succeed.
_______ ________ _________, I am sure I will succeed.
III. Choose the wrong one from the sentences .
1.Could you please speak loudly in order that I can hear it much clearly .
2. You ‘ll find this map of great valuable in helping you to get round London .
3.About 70 percent of students are from the south ,and the rest of them is from the north
or foreign countries .
4.Would you please to try your best to get a better method by which you can improve
your writing.
5.The weather in summer in Beijing is hotter than it in Guangzhou.
6.How could the students get the correct key of the question without being helped by the
teachers .
7.Catherina is the only one of the writers who write stories for children.
8.The girl has fallen asleep for half a day because she worked very late last night .
9.My mother bought me 3 novels yesterday ,but I found it quite boring .
10.When I was at college I spoke three foreign languages ,but I had forgotten all except
few words of each .
IV. Choose the word from the table and fill in the blanks with their proper forms.
(10marks)
environment necessarily allowed cheat international
admit hardly master joy excitement difficult communicate
A friend of mine once asked me:“Why should a Chinese take time to learn a
language that is not his own?” Obviously he has___1____ in learning a foreign
language .He is not the only one who is mentally against English learning. One reason ,as
I suspect ,is the way English taught .The emphasis on memorization is such that no
___2____ is left in the process of learning ,only endless annoyance . What students are presented in the classroom is not the language in real- world ___3____ . A Chinese
student with extremely high scores for American standardized tests was___4____into one of the most famous universities .But his professors soon found out that he could
___5____understand the lesson. Finding that he ___6____in the tests, the school asked him to repeat them. Again, he passed with high scores. Not till then they realized that the student ___7____ the techniques for dealing with the tests, not mastering the skills of using the language ..
Many people take TOFEL, IELTS,GRE, annual Band 4 and Band 6 exams not because they work in areas where English is a ___8____tool ,but because they have to do it for job promotion or Enrolment in certain programs .
Must English learning be such a pain in the neck? Create a(n)___9____where learning English is natural and painless .Don’t make it compulsory (强迫的)for people whose work or major does not require it . China will not become more ___10____by adding millions of people who can only say a simple “Hello”.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
VV. Fill in the blanks according to the first letter to the words given and the context.
Do you have bright ideas ? Ideas for inventions that c _________ society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? P_________ we all do sometimes, but we don't often make the idea a reality. Recently, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition e_________ young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were t_________ groups in the contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren o_________ 16, and there were eleven prize-winners altogether.
Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was c_________ "Sunshine Superman". It's important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many h_________ of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders o_________ record direct sunlight. Neil's is more accurate and this is very i_________ for research into the way of using solar power. Neil plans to keep inventing.
The ideas in the competition were so g_________ that we are surprised that British industry doesn't ask more schoolchildren for suggestions.
change 2.Perhaps/Probably 3.encourage 4.two 5.over 6.called 7.hours 8.only 9.important 10.great/ good
VII. Reading. (10marks)
We each have a memory .____1______ Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart ,but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again _____2_____.
____3_____Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. ____4______In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. ___5____
A．T hey can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day.
B．A good memory is a great help in learning a language.
C. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
D. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time.
E .Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
DEBAC
VIII. Composition
What do you think are the symbols of success in China ?
The answers of what success means vary from person to person and change from time to time .Please write a composition with your activities .You have to write according to the following requirements .
1.please write with the title of “The symbols of success in today’s China “
2.You have to give at least two symbols of success in today’s China from your point of view .
3. Give reasons for your opinions .
4. Words from 80 -100.。