宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

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 .Can I have ___________look at the photo of your family?A) an B)/ C)a D)the32.Mary and I ___________ good friends. She as well as I _______ good at English.A) are...is B) are...are C) are...am D)is...am33.Y ou should obey the traffic rules and learn to protect yourself._____________ is more importantthan life;A) Anything B) Something C) Everything D) Nothing34. Aunt Wang has a shopping bag in one hand. What's in ____________ hand?A) her other B) others C) other D) her the other35.In order to keep healthy, we should eat___________fast food and ________ fresh vegetables.A) less...more B) fewer...fewer C) fewer...more D) more...less36.The newly-built bridge is about ____________ w ide.A) fifteen metres B) fifteen metres' C) fifteen-metre D) fifteen metre37.1 mile is equal to about _______ kilometers.A) 1.2 B)1.4 C)1.6 D)1.838.People are glad to see that China has been developing __________ these years than ever before.A) more qui ckly B) more quicker C) quicker D) the most quickly39._ _________ , I am not sure whether the train will be here on time or not.A) At last B) At once C) At present D) At most40.I enjoy listening to the rock musi c, but _____________my father ___________ my mother likes it.A) neither...nor B) not only...but also C) either...or D) both...and41. Mary ________here for over three months.A) has come B) has gone C) has got D) has been42.Thousands of people were injured in the terrible earthquake. And the injured ____________to the hospital at once.A)have been taken B) has been taken C) was taken D) were taken43.Excuse me, could I pay __________ credit card in your restaurant?A) by B)for C)on D)with44.Today some newly-produced mobile phones can take pictures __________ a camera.A) as B)for C)like D)of45. With the help of Internet, the latest news can __________ every comer of the world swiftly.A) reach B) arrive C)get D) return46. A: _______ yourself to some black coffee after the hard work.B: Many thanks.A) Enjoy B) Drink C)Help D)Cook47. After five hours' hard work, Bill ______ solve the math problem.A) must B) could C) should D) was able to48.Nobody noticed the thief slip into the shop, because the lights happened to __________ .A) put out B) turn out C) give out D) go out49. How glad we were ___________ each other again in Baoshan Distri ct!A) meeting B)met C) to meet D)meet50.This morning I got up early _____________be late for the English exam.A) in order that B) in order to not C) so as to D) so as not to51. A: Is someone hurt in the accident?B: Y es. One is hurt, but not ___________ .A) much B)bad C) badly D)hard52.The lady is always____________ in white at the party.A) wearing B) dressing C)worn D) dressed53.A: _________ did Tom sleep last night?B: He was doing his homework too late to fall asleep.A) How long B) When C) How soon D) How54. A: Could you please tell us____________ ?B: Certainly.A) where does Jane lives B) who is Jane waiting forC) who Jane is waiting for D) where Jane lives in55. "When we were junior school students, we read, played and exercised more." my parents said. The underlined partmeans "_____________".A) had sports B) did our lessons C) studied D) had maths exercises56. Y ou are posting a parcel. The postal clerk says something you can't hear clearly. Y ou say,"______________ "A) I'm not hearing you B) I don't know what you sayC) Say it again D) I beg your pardonVI. 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.Tom lives on the ___________ f loor in that building, (twenty)58.My mother often tells me not to send a photo of __________ , to someone whom I talk with on the Internet. (I)59.Wang Hai is surprised to see the fast __________ in Shanghai after his long absence from the city. (develop)60.Listen! Our English teacher is singing__________ in the next room, (beautiful)61 .Jack likes eating _________food very much. (freeze)62.The smoke which has been cleaned is ____________ . (harm)63.Our government has paid great attention to ___________rights nowadays.(farm)64.After learning the text, my English teacher asked me to ___________ it to the whole class.(told)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)：（共12分）65. Linda often does her homework after school. (改为一般疑问句)Linda often______________ _____________her homework after school?66. Shanghai No. 1 Department Store is open until 10:00 p.m.（对划线部分提问）______________ _____________ is Shanghai No. 1 Department Store open?67.The terrible earthquake destroyed many houses in Wenchuan in 2008. （改为被动语态）Many houses in Wenchuan________________ ______________ by the terrible earthquake in 2008.68.Jack could hardly believe the good news. (改为反义疑问句)Jack could hardly believe the good news, _______________ ______________ ?69. Y our bedroom is very bright. (改为感叹句)________________ _______________ your bedroom is!70.The older he gets, the more forgetful he becomes. (保持原句意思)He becomes more forgetful_______________ ______________ .Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读与写)VIII. Reading Comprehension ( 阅读理解): (共56分)A)T rue 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)：(共7分)Scientists say that people are the only animals that can cry. We cry when we are sad, when weare happy. We cry for thousands of different reasons. When someone dies, we cry. When a baby isborn, we cry too. But crying is mystery(难解的谜) what are tears? Where do they come? Why do weget them? Modern science does not have all the answers to these questions.There are two different kinds of tears—emotional (情感的) tears and reflex(本能反应的) tears.Emotional tears come from feelings, happiness or sadness. Reflex tears are the kind that comes whenwe get a piece of dirt in the eye. But nobody knows where tears come from. William Frey is studyingtears. Frey's study shows that women cry more often than men. However, his study does not tell us why women cry more. He also has a theory about why people cry, but it is only a theory, and he has not proved it yet. Crying can remove the poisons(毒素) produced by emotional stress（紧张）or physical stress in the body and helps people stay healthy.Psychologists（心理学家）also believe that crying is good for you. They say it helps reduce stress. Stress can cause high blood pressure (高血压) , heart disease, and other illness. Crying can help prevent these illnesses and keep us well. For our health and happiness, it may be good for all of us, men and women, to have a good cry more often.71.When someone dies, we cry. This is a kind of reflex crying.72.It is known that women cry more often than men.73.According to the passage, we know that tears can produce poisons in the body. .74.Scientists have already found out the reasons for crying.75.Only emotional tears are good for us.76.William Frey has got both theory and facts about why women cry more..77.Psychologi sts believe that crying i s good for our health.B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) :(共7分)A few years after World War II finished, scientists spoke wi th great eagerness aboutthe use of nuclear power (核能源) as source of energy. Within twenty years, they said,nuclear would take the place of coal, gas and oil as a source of power at homes and inindustry. Thi s promi se has never been carried out(兑现) and there are now serious doubtsthat i t ever will be. Nucl ear power plants are used to produce energy i n some wealthiercountries, but the cost is high.Although safety measures have been taken, radiation leaks (辐射泄漏) have taken place and workers have been killed or affected. The problem of getting rid of the nuclear waste has proved most di ffi cult. There i s a limi t to the amount of waste materials whi ch can be buried i n the ground or poured on the sea-bed. These methods may al so cause more problems. Waste material s polluted by radiation may remain dangerous for 200 years or more.It is no surprise that scienti sts have now turned to the sun and the sea as sources of power. The sun shines day after day al most wastefully, provi ding us wi th energy far beyond all our needs.78. A fter the Worl d War II, sci enti sts hoped to use ____________________________ .A) nucl ear power as source of energy B) oil as source of energyC) gas as source of energy D) sea water as source of energy79. The most di ffi cul t problem i s ___________________________________ .A) making the nucl ear waste B) throwi ng away the nuclear wasteC) burying the nuclear waste in the ground D) pouring the nuclear waste on the sea80. The underlined word "plants" in the fi rst paragraph means _____________________ .A) trees B) grows C) factories D) l aboratories81. It i s ____________to use nuclear power pl ants to produce energy.A) expensive B) di ffi cul t C) cheap D)easy82. Whi ch of the following i s true?A)It i s i mpossible to get rid of the nuclear waste.B)All the nucl ear waste can be got rid of.C)Most of the nucl ear waste can be made cl ean before it i s thrown away.D)Not all the nuclear waste can be got rid of. .83. Nucl ear waste must be dealt with carefully because __________________ .A)it still gives off energyB)it s much more expensive than coal, gas and oilC)it i s still very harmful to people's healthD)it can burn easily84. People shoul d take safety measures because ______________________ .A)they want to use more nuclear energyB)they want to keep much nuclear wasteC)radiation leaks sometimes take placeD)nuclear plants are near the center of the ci tyC Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)： (14 分)Do you know insurance（保险）? Buying insurance is___85__by whi ch people can protect themselves from large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay small sum of money 86an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only a few will lost their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes __87__the sums of money it has collected.The first modern fire insurance company was __88__ i n London, England, in 1666. A great firehad just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted to protect against__89__losses. The firecompany grew rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklinhelped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also suggested a new kindof insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops bystorm.In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start another new insurance company in Ameri ca. Thi s company, whi ch offered 90 insurance, collected some money regularly from different men. Although a man died, his family was-given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business. Over the years, people have benefited from(从……受益) many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car and plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has 91 kind of insurance.85.A) idea B) company C) thought D) means86.A) for B)to C) off D) into87.A) out of B)to C)by D)of88.A) organized B) found C) come into being D) formed89.A) longer B) farther C) further D) deeper90.A) life B) flight C)fire D) traffi c accident91.A）certain B)any C) some D)oneD) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通畅，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（14分）Vincent V an Gogh (文森特.梵高) was one of the most famous Dutch artists of the 19thcentury. O 92 the course(人生历程) of his 37 years, V an Gogh painted some of the mostrenowned（有名的）paintings of our time. At the age of sixteen, he began a career not as a painterbut as an art salesman for the firm( 公司) Goupil & Cie. V an Gogh spent seven years with thefirm, but became unhappy. In the following years, V an Gogh went from job to job, living in v93 cities in Europe.V an Gogh was not c ___ 94 ____ of his own abilities, but through the encouragement and support of his beloved brother, Theo, he went to Brussels（布鲁塞尔）to begin studies in art.During the next ten years, he painted 872 paintings. Although V an Gogh is a world-famousartist today, he was 1 _____ 95 ____ known to the art world while he was alive. He soldonly one painting during his lifetime but his fame (名声)grew rapidly in the years after hisdeath.Later V an Gogh also s ____ 96 _____from severe depression! （严重忧郁症）and was Admitted（准许进入）to an asylum! （精神病院）.While in the asylum V an Gogh painted one of his best-known paintings—Starry Night(昼夜). On July 27, 1890 Vincent V an Gogh shot himself in the chest in a wheat field. Two days later he died with his younger brother, Theo, by his s ________ 97 _____.V an Gogh produced more than 2.000 art works, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches. His work was a strong influence on the modern art, and today many of his pieces, including his numerous（极多的 s 98 portraits (画像) , landscapes （风景画）and oil paintings, are among the world's most recognizable and expensive works of art.E) Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题）： (14 分)Afternoon tea, which is associated with（与……联系在一起）English people, is considered to be an integrated (融合的) part of their life. It is a light meal or a snack traditionally served around 4 p.m.between lunch and dinner. Afternoon tea usually includes scones (烤饼)，sandwiches,biscuits, and many kinds of cakes.Drinking tea in the afternoon first became popular around 1840. A Duchess (公爵夫人) called Anna first introduced afternoon tea in England. It was said that the Duchessoften became hungry at around four o'clock, because at that time dinner was served ateight o'clock. On one occasion, the Duchess asked servants to bring tea, bread and butter,sandwiches and cakes to her room at 4 p.m. This became her habit and she soon beganinviting friends to join her.Queen Victoria in the 19th century strongly supported the idea; and afternoon teasoon grew popular across England. Indeed, Queen V ictoria was well-known for her craziness about tea. She threw her teacup across the room if she found the tea not up to standard(达到标准)! Therefore, through the upper society (上层社会). afternoon tea became a fashionable social event where they would change into long gowns (礼服) gloves and hats for afternoon tea.Traditionally afternoon tea consists of many delic ious pastries（糕点）. Tea is brewed（泡）and poured from silver teapots into delicate（精致）porcelain cups（瓷杯）. Today, however, an afternoon tea is likely to be just a piece of bread, biscuit and a mug of tea or just a cup of tea using a tea bag.99. Is afternoon tea thought to be a part of English people's life?100. Who first introduced afternoon tea in England?101. When did drinking tea in the afternoon first become popular?102. What did the Duchess ask servants to do?103. Why did Queen Victoria strongly support the idea?104. What did Queen V ictoria do if she was not pleased with the tea?105. What do you think of afternoon tea?Ⅸ Writing（作文）(共18分)106.Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic "Water Shortage"（以“水资源短缺”为题，写不少于60个词的短文）Use the following points as a guide :1.Water is very important in our life.2.What is the cause of the water shortage?3.What is the way to solve the problem?（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名，校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。