2011宝山区初三英语 基础训练 第一学期期末质量抽查试卷及答案

I. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26 分)1 .Can I have __________ look at the photo of your family?A) an B)/ C)a D)the2.Mary and I ___________ good friends. She as well as I _______ good at English.A) are...is B) are...are C) are...am D)is...am3.You should obey the traffic rules and learn to protect yourself. ____is more important than life;A) Anything B) Something C) Everything D) Nothing4. Aunt Wang has a shopping bag in one hand. What's in _____________ hand?A) her other B) others C) other D) her the other5.In order to keep healthy, we should eat ___________ fast food and ________ fresh vegetables.A) less...more B) fewer...fewer C) fewer...more D) more...less6.The newly-built bridge is about ____________ wide.A) fifteen metres B) fifteen metres' C) fifteen-metre D) fifteen metre7.1 mile is equal to about ________ kilometers.A) 1.2 B)1.4 C)1.6 D)1.88.People are glad to see that China has been developing ___________ these years than ever before.A) more quickly B) more quicker C) quicker D) the most quickly9._ __________ , 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 most10.I enjoy listening to the rock music, but ____________ m y father ___________ my mother likes it.A) neither...nor B) not only...but also C) either...or D) both...and11. Mary _______ here for over three months.A) has come B) has gone C) has got D) has been12.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 taken13.Excuse me, could I pay __________ credit card in your restaurant?A) by B)for C)on D)with14.Today some newly-produced mobile phones can take pictures __________ a camera.A) as B)for C)like D)of15. With the help of Internet, the latest news can __________ every comer of the world swiftly.A) reach B) arrive C)get D) return16. A: _______ yourself to some black coffee after the hard work. B: Many thanks.A) Enjoy B) Drink C)Help D)Cook17. After five hours' hard work, Bill _______ s olve the math problem.A) must B) could C) should D) was able to18.Nobody noticed the thief slip into the shop, because the lights happened to __________ .A) put out B) turn out C) give out D) go out19. How glad we were ___________ each other again in Baoshan District!A) meeting B)met C) to meet D)meet20.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 to21. A: Is someone hurt in the accident? B: Yes. One is hurt, but not_______.A) much B)bad C) badly D)hard22.The lady is always ___________ in white at the party.A) wearing B) dressing C)worn D) dressed23.A: __________ d id Tom sleep last night?B: He was doing his homework too late to fall asleep.A) How long B) When C) How soon D) How24. A: Could you please tell us ____________ ?B: Certainly.A) where does Jane lives B) who is Jane waiting for C) who Jane is waiting for D) where Jane lives in25. "When we were junior school students, we read, played and exercised more." my parents said. Theunderlined part means "_____________".A) had sports B) did our lessons C) studied D) had maths exercises26. You are posting a parcel. The postal clerk says something you can't hear clearly. You say,"______________ "A) I'm not hearing you B) I don't know what you sayC) Say it again D) I beg your pardonII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms27.Tom lives on the ___________ floor in that building, (twenty)28.My mother often tells me not to send a photo of____, to someone whom I talk with on the Internet. (I)29.Wang Hai is surprised to see the fast_______in Shanghai after his long absence from the city. (develop)30.Listen! Our English teacher is singing __________ i n the next room, (beautiful)31 .Jack likes eating _________ food very much. (freeze)32.The smoke which has been cleaned is ____________ . (harm)33.Our government has paid great attention to ___________ r ights nowadays.(farm)34.After learning the text, my English teacher asked me to ___________ it to the whole class.(told) III.. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子)35. Linda often does her homework after school. (改为一般疑问句)Linda often____________ ____________her homework after school?36. 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?37.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. 38.Jack could hardly believe the good news. (改为反义疑问句)Jack could hardly believe the good news, _______________ ______________ ?39. Y our bedroom is very bright. (改为感叹句)________________ _______________ your bedroom is!40.The older he gets, the more forgetful he becomes. (保持原句意思)He becomes more forgetful_______________ ______________ .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 with great eagerness about the 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 in industry. This promise has never been carried out(兑现) and there are now serious doubts that it ever will be. Nuclear power plants are used to produce energy in some wealthier countries, 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 difficult. There is a limit to the amount of waste materials which can be buried in the ground or poured on the sea-bed. These methods may alsocause more problems. W aste materials polluted by radiation may remain dangerous for 200 years or more.It is no surprise that scientists have now turned to the sun and the sea as sources of power. The sun shines day after day almost wastefully, providing us with energy far beyond all our needs.41. After the W orld W ar II, scientists hoped to use ____________________________ .A) nuclear power as source of energy B) oil as source of energyC) gas as source of energy D) sea water as source of energy42. The most difficult problem is __________________________________ .A) making the nuclear waste B) throwing away the nuclear wasteC) burying the nuclear waste in the ground D) pouring the nuclear waste on the sea43. The underlined word "plants" in the first paragraph means _____________________ .A) trees B) grows C) factories D) laboratories44. It is ____________ to use nuclear power plants to produce energy.A) expensive B) difficult C) cheap D)easy45. Which of the following is true?A)It is impossible to get rid of the nuclear waste. B).All the nuclear waste can be got rid of.C).Most of the nuclear waste can be made clean before it is thrown away.D).Not all the nuclear waste can be got rid of. .46 Nuclear waste must be dealt with carefully because ___________________.A.it still gives off energyB.it s much more expensive than coal, gas and oilC.it is still very harmful to people's healthD.it can burn easily47. People should 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 cityC .Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：Do you know insurance（保险）? Buying insurance is__48_by which people can protect themselves from large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay small sum of money 49 an 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 __50__the sums of money it has collected.The first modern fire insurance company was __51__ in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted to protect against__52 losses. The fire company grew rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also suggested a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops by storm.In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start another new insurance company in America. This company, which offered53 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 many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car and plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has54 kind of insurance.48.A) idea B) company C) thought D) means49A) for B)to C) off D) into50A) out of B)to C)by D)of51A) organized B) found C) come into being D) formed52.A) longer B) farther C) further D) deeper53A) life B) flight C)fire D) traffic accident54.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Vincent Van Gogh (文森特.梵高) was one of the most famous Dutch artists of the 19th century. O the course(人生历程) of his 37 years, V an Gogh painted some of the most renowned（有名的）paintings of our time. At the age of sixteen, he began a career not as a painter but as an art salesman for the firm( 公司) Goupil & Cie. Van Gogh spent seven years with the firm, but became unhappy. In the following years, V an Gogh went from job to job, living in v cities in Europe.V an Gogh was not c___of his own abilities, but through the encouragement and support of his beloved brother, Theo, he went to Brussels to begin studies in art. During the next ten years, he painted 872 paintings. Although Van Gogh is a world-famous artist today, he was____known to the art world while he was alive. He sold only one painting during his lifetime but his fame grew rapidly in the years after his death.Later Van Gogh also s ____ 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 Van Gogh painted one of his best-known paintings—Starry Night(昼夜). On July 27, 1890 Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest in a wheat field. Two days later he died with his younger brother, Theo, by his s .Van 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 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 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 ,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 Duchess often became hungry at around four o'clock, because at that time dinner was served at eight 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 began inviting friends to join her.Queen Victoria in the 19th century strongly supported the idea; and afternoon tea soon grew popular across England. Indeed, Queen Victoria was well-known for her craziness about tea. She threw her tea cup across the room if she found the tea not up to standard(达到标准)! Therefore, through the upper society . 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 delicious 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.1. Is afternoon tea thought to be a part of English people's life?2. Who first introduced afternoon tea in England?3. When did drinking tea in the afternoon first become popular?4. What did the Duchess ask servants to do?5. Why did Queen Victoria strongly support the idea?6. What did Queen Victoria do if she was not pleased with the tea?7. What do you think of afternoon tea?V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案: (共26分)31. C 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. A 36. A 37. C 38. A 39. C40. A 41. D 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. D 49.C 50.D 51. C 52. D 53. D 54. C 55. A 56. DVL 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. twentieth 58. myself 59. development 60. beautifully 61.frozen 62. harmless 63. farmers' 64. retellVII. 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. Does... do 66. How late 67. were destroyed 68. could he 69. How bright 70. with agePart 3 Reading and WritingVIII. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共56分)A)True 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)：（7分）71. F 72. T 73. F 74. F 75. F 76. F 77. TB)Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)78. A 79. B 80. C 81. A 82. D 83. C 84. CC)Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或短语，完成短文）: (14分)85. D 86. B 87. A 88. D 89. C 90. A 91. CD)Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（14分）92. Over 93. various 94. certain 95. little 96. suffered 97. side 98. selfE) Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题):(14分)99. Yes, it is.100. A Duchess called Anna.101.ll first became popular around 1840.102.She asked servants to bring tea, bread and butter, sandwiches and cakes to her room at 4 p. m.103.Because she was crazy about tea (or she loved tea too much)104.She threw her tea cup across the room.105.It is a pleasure to sit back with a cup of tea and I feel a little relaxed at teatime.。