初三英语试题第一次统测题

08-09学年上学期初三第一次统测英语试卷一、听力部分(20分)（一）、听下面的对话或独白，每段对话或独白后将有3-5个问题，请根据你听到的内容，从所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳的答案，每段对话或独白读两遍。

（15分）听第一段对话，回答1-3小题。

1．How many classes for beginners are there in a week ?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.2. What time is the evening class over ?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:30.C. At 9:30.3. When will Judy probably have her piano lessons?A. On Tuesday morning.B. On Tuesday evening.C. On Wednesday morning.听第二段对话，回答4-6小题。

4. What is Mr. Brown doing in Hainan?A. He is taking a vacation.B. He is swimmingC. He is collecting shells5. How many children does he have ?A. One.B. Two.C. Four.6. Who wants to see Mr. Brown ?A. His wife.B. Miss Peng.C. A policeman.听第三段对话，回答7-10小题。

7. How does Steven usually go to London?A. By trainB. By bus.C. By taxi.8. How much does a travel card for a year cost?A. Sixteen pounds.B. Thirty-two pounds.C. Sixty pounds.9. Which of the following is true ?A. Steven can’t buy cheap train tickets.B. Lily needs two photos to get a travel card.C. Lily must show her ID card to get a travel card.10. Why will Lily prefer to go to London by train next time?A. Because it is cheaper.B. Because it is more comfortable.C. Because it can save time.听一段独白，回答11-15小题。

11. Why does Li Lei have to get up early every morning?A. Because he wants to catch the early bus.B. Because he wants to be the first to get to school.C. Because his home is far from school.12. How does Li Lei go to school every day?A. He walks to school.B. He runs to school.C. He rides a bike to school.13. What does Li Lei’s family spend much money on?A. On his mother’s medicine.B. On his school thingsC. On a new bike.14. How did Li Lei run in the boys’ 1500 metres in his school?A. Fast.B. Faster.C. Fastest.15. What makes Li Lei become stronger and stronger?A. Growing up.B. Keeping running to school.C. His father’s care. （二）、听短文，填写信息。

(5分)你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，填写下面表格中的空缺部分，短文读两遍。

二、选择填空（共15分，每小题1分）( ) 21. – There is a travel book on the desk.-- Yes, I think ______ book is ______ useful one.A. the，anB. a ，aC. the ，a( ) 22.We can’t leave our grandparents by ______.A. themB. theyC. themselves( ) 23. – I can’ t find my pen . Can I use yours ? -- Sorry, I _______ it now .A. am usingB. was usingC. use( ) 24. This painting _____ to a museum in New York in 1977.A. soldB. is soldC. was sold( ) 25. I am sure you know the difference ______ ―look for‖ and ―find‖.A. betweenB. fromC. for( ) 26. You can play games if your homework .A. will be finishedB. has doneC. is done( ) 27. –What a nice day ! Shall we go surfing ? -- ____________A. Why not ?B. I think so.C. That’ s funny.( ) 28. Tom with has family the party if he free.A. is going to, will beB. are going to, isC. is going to, is( ) 29.Turn off lights when you leave _______ you use less energy.A. so thatB. unlessC. but( )30. Could you tell me ?A. how can I get to the galleryB. how I can get to the galleryC. how I could get to the gallery( )31. TV programs _____ to foreign countries with the help of man—made satellites .A. sendB. can sendC. can be sant( )32. I _______ this book for two months.A. have bought B . have had C. have borrowed( )33. – Have you decided _______ for France ? -- Not yet.A. when will you leaveB. when are you leavingC. when to leave( )34. – Why didn’ t I see you at the party last night ? -- Because I ________A. wasn’ t invitedB. am not invitedC. haven’ t invited( )35. – Can you tell me more about our new boss ?-- Sorry, I know ________ about him.A. lessB. moreC. little三、完形填空。

(10分)One day John took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a ____ to see how trees were growing .BY afternoon when they were about ten kilometers ___ their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon John could ___ see his hand before his face . He could not find the way ! John knew there were ___ roads. One road went to the camp, and ___ went to John’ s house. But all was white now, everything was the same . How could he take his friends back to the ___ ?John came up with an idea. The horses ! Let the horses ___ them back ! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house ? That would be a trip of thirty—five kilometers in such cold ___ !It was getting late. They rode on and on. At ___ the horses stopped. Where were they ? None of them ___ tell. John looked around. He saw something under the trees. It was one of their tents !36. A. desert B. forest C. sea37. A. from B. away C. far38. A. nearly B. clearly C. hardly39. A. many B. two C. three40. A. another B. other C .the other41. A. camp B . forest C. house42. A. bring B. get C. take43. A .day B .season C. weather44. A. first B. last C. the end45. A. couldn’ t B. could C. may四、阅读理解（每小题2分、共40分）（A）About the year 1900, a dark—haired named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get woke in show business . He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn’t get work and therefore wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents.But twenty years later, this same Chaplin became the greatest, best—known and best—loved comedian in the world. Any regular visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Chaplin’ s films. People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films, because they are mostly silent. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn’ t depend upon world. Acting out without depends upon little actions which mean the thing to people all over the world. Acting out without words of common human situations plays an important part in the dances and plays in many countries. It’ s a kind of world language.Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day, 1997, at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death.( ).46.Chaplin was born _____.A. in 1900B. in SwitzerlandC. in1889D. in America( ) 47.Why was Chaplin often seen waiting outside London theatres ?A. Because he needed a job in show business.B. Because he needed food to eat.C. Because he hoped to have a home .D. Because he hoped to have a home.（）48.Twenty years later, Chaplin became the best _______.A. comedian B .singer C. dance D. actor( )49.What does Chaplin’ s comedy depend on ?A. Words and languages.B. Music and dance.C. Story and background.D. Action, a kind of the world language.( )50.Which is TRUE ?A. Chaplin is an American comedian.B. Chaplin’ s comedy is dullC. Chaplin died on Christmas Day.D. Chaplin’ s death gave the world lots of laugh.( B )Killer bees first started in started in Brazil in 1957. A scientist wanted bees to makemore honey, so he put forty—six African bees and some Brazilian bees together. Then , by accident (偶然地)，twenty—six African bees escaped and bred (繁殖) with the Brazilian bees outside and made a new kind of bees. But the new kind of bees was a mistake. They didn’t want to make more honey. They wanted to attack.Scientists could not control (控制) the problem. The bees increased fast. They traveled from Brazil to Venezuela. Then they went to Central America. Now they are in North America. They travel about 390 miles a year. Each group of bees gives birth four times a year. This means one million new groups every fifty years.Why are people afraid of killer bees? People are afraid for two reasons. First, the bees sting (叮) more times than usual bees. Killer bees can sting many times in a minute without stopping for two hours. Second, killer bees attack in groups. Four hundred bees’sting can kill a person.Already several hundred people are dead. Now killer bees are in Texas. In a few years they will reach all over the United States. People can do nothing but wait.( )51.Which country doesn’t have killer bees now?A. BrazilB. AmericaC. ChinaD. Venezuela( )52.Why are people afraid of killer bees?A. Because they are stronger than usual bees.B. Because they eat more honey than usual bees.C. Because they are very few in the field.D. Because they sting more times than usual bees and attack in groups.( )53. Which of the following is NOT right?A. Killer bees first started in 1957.B. The first bees escaped by accident.C. Scientists could control the killer bees.D. Killer bees can travel about 390 miles a year.( ) 54.What was the killer bee first made?A. It was bred by the African bee and the Brazilian bee.B. It was made by the scientists in North America.C. It was born in USA.D. It was made to make honey.( )55. How many miles does the killer bees travel in fifty years?A. 39,000B. 195,000C. 1,000,000D. 19,500（ C ）According to tradition, this is how an Eskimo hunter kills a wolf.First, the Eskimo coats the knife blade(刀片) with animal blood(血) and allows it to freeze. he then adds some more blood until the blade is completely covered by frozen blood.Next, the hunter fixes the knife in the ground with the blade up. When a wolf smells the blood, it will go near the blade and lick(舔) the fresh frozen blood. The wolf begins tolick faster, and the frozen blood begins to melt. The wolf becomes so hungry that it does not notice that the blade is cutting on its mouth and that it is licking its own blood. It wants more and more, so it licks on and on until in the morning light, the wolf is found dead on the snow.Many people begin drinking, smoking and doing other bad things for the same reason as the wolf begins licking the knife blade. It seems safe and delicious at first, but people always don’t satisfy. More and more is wanted; more and more they will lose.( )56.What dose the word coat mean?A . 大衣 B. 涂上 C.（动物的）皮毛 D. 外套( ) 57.The hunter adds layer after layer of blood so that ________ .A. there is enough blood for the wolfB. the blade can be hiddenC. the wolf can smell the bloodD. the blood tastes delicious( ) 58. Why dose the wolf keep licking blood?A .Because it likes to have more blood. B. Because it likes to have its own blood.C. Because of the cold weather.D. Because it is thirsty.( ) 59. What kills the wolf?A. The Eskimo hunter.B. The frozen blood on the blade.C. The cold weather.D. The wolf itself.( ) 60.What does the writer want to tell us ?A. Wolves are not clever animals.B. To be too greedy (贪婪) may kill you.C. Bad habits are not good for health.D. The wolf likes to lick the knife.( D )―Here is the Nine O’ clock News.‖Prime Minister (总理) Abdul Krim of Tyrea has said that the danger of war in the Middle East is greater now than before. His country does not want more wars, he says, but the Tyrean people have waited too long for an end to the trouble with their neighbors. If war comes, says Mr. Kim, Tyrea will be ready.― Ben Kitson , the writer of stories and plays for children, has died at his home in California. Mr. Kitson was 82. His most famous book of stories, The Gentleman’ s House, sells in more than 25 languages in the whole world. ‖― Policemen in New York have stopped work. Their leader, Mr. Paulo Angeli, says that they will return to work only when they receive more money for working long hours and doing what Mr. Angeli calls ―the most dangerous job in the city ‖.― It has been a good year on the farm . The warm, wet spring, and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants. This means that fruit and vegetables will cost less in shops this year. ‖―And now it’s time for Morning Music.‖( )61.The title (标题) of this passage is _________ .A. The Danger For WarB. The Nine O’ clock NewsC. Morning MusicD. Mr Kitson and Mr Angeli( )62. The second paragraph shows _________ .A. the concern (关心) of Tyrea for the war in the Middle EastB. the support (支持) of the war from TyreaC. the trouble of Tyrea with its neighborsD. the readiness (准备) of Tyrea for war( ) 63.The third paragraph tells us ________.A. some famous stories by Mr. KitsonB. The Gentleman’ s House has been translated into 25 languagesC. the death of Ben KitsonD. Mr Kitson was a writer of stories and plays for children( ) 64.The main idea of the third piece of news is that the policemen in New York ___.A. are doing the most dangerous job in the cityB. have been on a strike (罢工) for better payC. have Mr. Angeli as their leaderD. are very poor( ) 65. The fourth pieces of news tells us _______ .A. it seldom（很少）rains in springB. it’ s very hot in springC. customers will buy more expensive fruit and vegetables in shopsD. the price of fruit and vegetables will become lower this year五、短文填空（本题10分、每小题1分、根据上下文和给出的首字母填写单词，使文章通顺）Twenty years ago, the UK wasn’t famous for good food. In fact people in most countries laughed at British cooking ! When people talked about traditional British food, they always (66)t_____ of fish and chips and a cup of tea wasn’t always a British drink. The Chinese discovered tea nearly 5,000 years (67) a_____ ,but it didn’t become popular in Europe (68)u_____ the 17th century. Tea is very good for you and the Chinese say that it helps people to stay (69)h_____ . Fish and chips shops became (70)p______ with poor people in the UK in the 19th century. Poor people worked for very long hours and they didn’t have much free time for (71)c_____. Fish and chips was cheap,(72)b______ it wasn’t very healthy. The shops fried fish and chips in lard (猪油) 。