第一学期初三年级开学检测英语试题

北京四中2009—2010学年度第一学期初三年级开学检测英语试题
（满分100分，考试时间90分钟）
撰稿：初三英语组审稿：初三英语组责编：牛新阁
试题
一、单项选择 (共20分，每小题1分)
1. — ___________pen is lost. Can I use yours for a while?
— Certainly. Here you are.
A. I
B. Me
C. Mine
D. My
2. We usually have our school sports meeting ___________September. What about your school?
A. on
B. in
C. to
D. at
3. We will go to visit the Great Wall ___________it is fine next Sunday.
A. so
B. or
C. if
D. though
4. — You can send me an e-mail when you are free.
— Sure. But ___________is your e-mail address?
A. what
B. how
C. who
D. when
5. I was late for school this morning because my ___________was broken.
A. cup
B. computer
C. desk
D. bike
6. — My brother doesn’t like milk.
— I don’t, ________.
A. either
B. neither
C. too
D. also
7. Is there ___________useful on science? I’m looking for information about this topic.
A. everything
B. something
C. anything
D. nothing
8. Which is __________, traveling by air or by train?
A. popular
B. more popular
C. most popular
D. the most popular
9. — May I put my coat here?
— No, you ___________. If you do, you may lose it.
A. needn’t
B. won’t
C. wouldn’t
D. mustn’t
10. Please tell Peter ___________to my office at once.
A. to come
B. coming
C. come
D. comes
11. I think it’s a good idea to ___________early in the morning and read English aloud.
A. get off
B. get up
C. get on
D. get in
12. The woman was really ___________because her son was seriously ill.
A. happy
B. angry
C. worried
D. excited
13. — Hello! Is that Mary speaking?
— Sorry. Mary ___________some cleaning now. Hold on for a moment, please.
A. does
B. do
C. is doing
D. will do
14. — How nice your dress is!
— ___________.
A. No, I don’t think so
B. That’s all right
C. Not good enough
D. Thank you very much
15. I’m sure Tom will give the bike to you as soon as he ___________back.
A. would be
B. is
C. will be
D. was
16. If a fire breaks out in a cinema, you should find the sign ________and leave quickly.
A. BUSINESS HOURS
B. NO SMOKING
C. PLAY
D. EXIT
17. — I hear you ___________to Canada.
— Yes, I went there last year.
A. have been
B. have gone
C. go
D. went
18. That’s no hurry. You can ___________this book for two weeks.
A. keep
B. borrow
C. lend
D. take
19. The camera is very nice, although it ___________in a small town.
A. makes
B. made
C. is made
D. is making
20. — Excuse me, could you tell me ___________?
— My name is Kate Green.
A. what is your name
B. what your name is
C. what was your name
D. what your name was
二、完形填空 (共12分，每小题1分)
I did a lot of management training for a national chain of convenience stores. During a discussion, I asked the managers, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?”Some time back a new manager 21 the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a $19 baseball glove.”
Cynthia told the group that she took a clerk job as an interim (临时的) position 22__ she looked for something better. On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a
phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a 23 mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have
to 24 for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check.
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store 25 , asked her to come to the small room in back of the store that 26 as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or 27 some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned (担心) and confused (迷惑).
Patricia 28 her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain 29 to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how 30 he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 31 good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”
The thoughtfulness, and love of this convenience store manager shows that people remember more how much an employer (雇主) 32 than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.
21. A. heard B. took C. received D. had
22. A. while B. after C. since D. before
23. A. caring B. busy C. working D. single
24. A. pay B. spend C. go D. use
25. A. keeper B. boss C. clerk D. manager
26. A. looked B. served C. treated D. decorated
27. A. left B. kept C. forgot D. made
28. A. gave B. sent C. handed D. bought
29. A. money B. work C. things D. bills
30. A. important B. poor C. happy D. lucky
31. A. ask B. employ C. meet D. pay
32. A. thinks B. cares C. acts D. spends
三、阅读理解 (共52分，每小题2分
)
(A)
33. How many American films will there be in Grand Cinema this week?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
34. If you want to see the film Harry Porter (III), you will pay ______.
A. $ 4.5
B. $ 5
C. $ 5.5
D. $ 6
35. You are free on Saturday morning, so you can see the film ______ in Grand Cinema.
A. Kungfu Hustle
B. A World Without Thieves
C. Troy
D. Harry Porter (III)
36. Your favorite star is Zhou Xingchi, so you have to see his film at _____ on Friday.
A. 9:30 am
B. 4:30 pm
C. 6: 30 pm
D. 9:00 pm
(B)
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, you stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs (细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope. They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren’t found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut, some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.
37. Which of the following is true?
A. If things are very very small, they are germs.
B. If things can’t be seen, they must be germs.
C. Germs are only in dirty water.
D. Germs are everywhere around us.
38. What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very very small things look much bigger.
B. Making very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping you read some newspapers.
D. Helping you if you can’t see things clearly.
39. Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water?
A. You haven’t looked at it carefully.
B. Water can’t be drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of germs in it.
D. Water will make you ill.
40. Which of the following is not true?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.
B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.
C. If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body.
D. If your finger isn’t cut, there aren’t any germs on it.
41. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill.
B. Germs are in dirty water.
C. Don’t drink dirty water.
D. Take care of your fingers.
(C)
The other day Roy Price went “home” to his sister’s house. It’s her home now; and it’s also the house he was born in. Pat, his sister, kissed him and said, “You haven’t changed much, Roy. Let me see, now — when did we meet last?”
“Thirty years ago,” he answered. “I came here for a week, do you remember? And I was right thirty then.” He added, “You’ve changed very little.” But it wasn’t true. Pat looked like an old lady.
The next morning Roy walked through the small town alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of traffic signs beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new post office, a new…. He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stop anywhere: you just put up your hand and it stopped. One surprise followed another. But Roy’s biggest surprise was the people. He didn’t recognize (认识) anybody at all. He thought perhaps everyone here seemed old. He went into the post office and bought some stamps. “Where are all the children and young people?”he asked the postmaster. The old fellow looked up and answered, “Children? They’re in school, of course.”
At lunch Pat said, “The town looks nice, doesn’t it?”
“It’s all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place, but now it’s full of old people.
I don’t understand….”
“There are a few newcomers, but the ones we knew are still here. You’re not young yourself, Roy, are you?”
42. The house Roy was born in is now his _________ home.
A. mother’s
B. sister’s
C. new
D. own
43. In the eyes of Roy, the small town looked ________ and people seemed ________.
A. different, old
B. different, young
C. old, young
D. old, new
44. In the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. people in the small town were quite old like Roy’s sister
B. Roy hasn’t changed much but his sister has changed a lot
C. Roy’s hometown has changed a lot since he left 30 years ago
D. Roy didn’t recognize anybody because he had been away for 30 years
（D）
Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one battle. We must win or we will die.”
They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped the Romans and saved their country.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
45. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ______.
A. Roman army and North England
B. Roman army and the Scots
C. England and Scots
D. A brave people and the Scots
46. At first it looked as if the Roman would win because ______.
A. the Scots were not brave
B. the Roman army was so strong
C. the Scots did not have a good leader
D. the Romans had the support from the Scottish
47. “We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means _____.
A. they were sure to win
B. they couldn’t escape from death
C. they would win and then they would die
D. they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed
48. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because _____.
A. they didn’t want to wake the Scots
B. they wanted to reach the top
C. they wanted to catch the four guards first
D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle
49. The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ______.
A. it is a beautiful plant
B. it is fresh and lovely
C. it has so many sharp needles all over it
D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle
（E）
E-mail is one of the biggest threats (威胁) to your home computer. By understanding how E-mail works, and by taking some steps in how you deal with reading and writing messages, you can keep this threat out of your computer. When you exchange E-mail with someone else, the messages sent between you and that person pass through several computers before they reach their places. Imagine this conversation as it is taking place in an Internet “room”, a very, very big room. Anyone, or more exactly, any program can probably understand what is being said, because most Internet conversations are not hidden in any way. As a result, others may be listening in, capturing what you send, and using it for their own good.
E-mail-borne viruses often arrive in attractive, fantastic appearances, much like the beautiful ads we receive by way of traditional mail that is made to sell us something. By beautiful appearances, an infected (感染) E-mail message seems to be something we want to read from someone we know, not a mean virus ready to destroy or damage our computers.
There are some steps that you can take to help you decide what to do with every E-mail message with an attachment (附件) that you receive. You should only read a message that passes all of these tests:
1) The Know Test: Is the E-mail from someone that you know?
2) The Received Test: Have you received E-mail from this sender before?
3) The Expected Test: Were you waiting for E-mail with an attachment from this sender?
4) The Meaning Test: Do the topic line of the E-mail message and the name of the
attachment both have meanings?
5) The Virus Test: Is the E-mail infected?
50. Which of the following is the main idea in the first paragraph?
A. We should not exchange our E-mail with someone else.
B. It is dangerous to read and write E-mail messages at home.
C. We should learn how E-mail works to take care of our computers.
D. Our chats on computers are usually going on in a big Internet room.
51. What does the underlined word “capturing” probably mean?
A. taking
B. hiding
C. receiving
D. destroying
52. As the Internet is open to anyone, we should _________.
A. not read and write messages in our home computers
B. not allow nice advertisements to reach our computers
C. stop our conversations while someone is listening in it
D. be careful with the attractive E-mails sent by strangers
53. What is the passage mainly talking about?
A. The threats of E-mail.
B. The safety of home computers.
C. The E-mail-borne viruses.
D. The steps to receive E-mail messages.
（F）
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her anger, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family.
I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive (原谅) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace — it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew what I had written in, and I couldn’t stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded (折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you chose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
54. The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.
A. after Mother died
B. before she became a writer
C. when she was a child
D. when Mother gave it to her
55. The passage shows that _____.
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words
D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
56. The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A. deep understanding between the old and the young
B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter
C. free talks between mother and daughter
D. part of the sea going far in land
57. What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?
A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She read the letter again and again till she died.
58. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My Letter to Mother
B. Mother and Children
C. My Mother’s Desk
D. Talks between Mother and Me
Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from 1______ mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone used among children has become a 2______ for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.
Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours and it also 3______ teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers said that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt 4______ because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good 5______, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools 6______ let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
五、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
A farmer had some puppies (baby dogs) to sell. As he was putting up an ad on the edge of his yard, he felt a pull on his trousers. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.”
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”
“Sure,” said the farmer.
And with that he called, “Here, Dolly!”
Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur (毛). The little boy’s eyes danced with joy. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Then in a somewhat awkward manner (笨拙地) the little pup began running toward the others, doing its best to catch up.
“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the smallest puppy.
The farmer knelt (跪) down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up (卷起) one leg of his trousers. In doing so he showed a steel brace (金属支架) running down both sides of his leg and a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
Actually our world is full of people who need someone who understands.
1. Who came to see the puppies?
2. Did he have enough money to buy a puppy?
3. How many puppies did the farmer have?
4. Why did the boy want the special dog?
5. What is the possible ending of the story?
答题纸
(行政)班级______ (分层)班级______ 学号________ 姓名________
五、阅读短文，用方框中的词填空 (共6分，每小题1分)
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
六、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________
参考答案：
一、
1～5 DBCAD 6～10 ACBDA 11～15 BCCDB 16～20 DAACB
二、
21～25 BADCD 26～30 BACCA 31～32 DB
三、
33～36 BACD 37～41 DACDA 42～44 BAC
45～49 BBDAD 50～53 CADB 54～58 CABDC
四、
1. carrying
2. problem
3. gives
4. unhappy
5. reason
6. should
五、
1. A little boy.
2. No, (he didn’t).
3. He had five.
4. Because they had the same problem and the boy thought the puppy needed someone who
understood.
5. Maybe the farmer will send him the dog.。