初三上学期英语期中测试题

初三上学期期中测试英语试题 时间：90分钟 分值：120分 第I卷（选择题 共75分）请将1-55题涂到答题卡上。一、 听力理解（共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分）第一节：听下面五个句子。每个句子后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、 C三个选项中选出恰当反应的最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每个句子后，你都有十秒钟来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每个句子仅读一遍。( ) 1. A. Lang Ping. B. Yao Ming. C. Mo Yan.( ) 2. A. He is my brother.B. She is from Shanghai. C. He is friendly to us.( ) 3. A. You are great.B. By reading aloud. C. I agree with you.( ) 4. A. I am sorry.B. Youre welcome. C. No deal.( ) 5. A. She is a nurse. B. Her name is Wang Hui. C. He is a worker.第二节： 听下面5个小对话。每个对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每个对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每个对话只读一遍。( ) 6. What did Maria have for breakfast this morning? A. A piece of cake. B. A bowl of rice. C. A bowl of noodles.( ) 7. When will they go to Liaocheng? A. Next week. B. Next month. C. Next season.( ) 8. Whats the matter with Lingling? A. She has a fever. B. She has a headache. C. Her leg is hurt. ( ) 9. Who are talking about English homework? A.A teacher and a student. B. A parent and her daughter. C. Two students. ( ) 10. What does Lingling have do now?A. Clean her room. B. Clean the yard（院子）. C. Play the piano.第三节： 听下面三段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听对话前，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。( ) 11.How old is Sally? A.8 B. 10 C. 12( ) 12. Whats the skirt made of? A. Cotton. B. Silk. C. Plastic(塑料). ( )13. What gift does the boy want to receive for his birthday? A. Some books. B. Some chocolate. C. A new bicycle. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。( )14. What do you know about Sam? A. He is lazy. B. He is impolite. C. He is careless. ( )15. Where may Sam find his glasses?A. In the bathroom. B. In the living room. C. In the bedroom. ( )16. Whats the relationship(关系) between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Wife and husband.听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。( )17. When did the dialogue happen? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.( )18. How many times did Jim call Mary yesterday morning? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.( )19. Where did Mary draw pictures? A. Near her home. B. In the zoo. C. In the park.( )20. Why does Mary like drawing the birds? A. Because she loves the birds very much. B. Because she doesnt like animals. C. Because she enjoys painting. 第四节： 听下面一段独白。独白后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。该段独白读两遍。( ) 21. How many children are there in the family? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.( ) 22. Who made lunch for the family? A. Her brother. B. Her sister. C. Her mother. ( ) 23.What did they take to school for lunch? A. An egg sandwich, a banana and a cookie.B. An egg sandwich, some cakes and a cookie. C. An egg sandwich, some chips and a cookie. ( ) 24. Why didnt the speaker eat all the food for lunch? A. Because she didnt like the food. B. Because she wanted to lose weight. C. Because she was busy with her work.( ) 25.What did the speaker do with her lunch in the end? A. She asked for a different lunch. B. She made her own sandwich. C. She threw the food away. 二、阅读理解 （共四篇，每小题2分，满分40分） AJenny was a student in my class. She lived in a happy family. She had three sisters and she was the youngest. She seemed to be glued(粘合)to her mothers skirts. Her three older sisters took the bus to school every morning, but she was always driven to school by her mother. One Friday, Jennys mother said to me, “My husband and I have to be away to Europe on business for two weeks. I am very worried about Jenny. She is so young and weak. Will you please help me look after her while were away? ”As a mother of a kid, I knew how worried a mother would be if she was away from her child.“Dont worry! Ill try my best to take good care of her, ”I said. I even volunteered to say that I would wait for Jenny at the school gate every morning to give her a familiar(熟悉的)face. On the next Monday morning, I waited at the school gate to meet Jenny. When the bus arrived, Jenny and her three sisters got it off. I was surprised to see a happy girl, not a sad, tearful girl. I called Jenny over to ask her how the bus ride went. “Very interesting! ”she said, “I always wanted to take a bus with my sisters, but Mom was always together with me. You see there isnt any baby in our family now. I can take a bus without Mom. Im no longer a kid. ”根据短文内容，判断正(A)误(B)。（ ）26. There are five people in Jennys family.（ ）27. Jennys parents will go to Africa for a trip. （ ）28. Jennys mother wanted the writer to take care of Jenny while she was away.（ ）29. Jenny went to school with her sisters every day after her parents went on business.（ ）30. Jenny felt very sad without her parents. BThe Old Town of YorkYork is a city in the north of England. It is three hours by train from London. Its over two thousand years old. You can still walk round the old city walls and the old town. Dont miss some interesting museums there.Entrance fees (费用） to the museums are between5 and10 for adults.The Museum of the Moving ImageThis is a museum about films and the cinema. It has examples of the first cameras and informationon old film stars and the history of TV.Entrance: Adults8 Children4 (Children under 5 free) Legoland (乐高公园)This theme park is in Windsor near one of the Queens castles. You can walk round hundreds of models of famous places and they are made out of Lego. There are also lots of fun rides.Entrance is25 and all rides are included in the price.Sea Life CentreIts at Plymouth. Special attractions include a quiz and hourly feeding time for different animals and fish, starting at 9: 30. The latest and funniest part is a big glass tunnel that you can walk through. All around you, you will see big fish swimming, sometimes even over your head.3. 70 for adults, 2. 00 for children, less for over sixties and school groups.31. Where is York?A. In the north of England.B. In Windsor.C. In the west of London.D. At Plymouth.32. Mr Smith is visiting The Museum of the Moving Image with his wife and their four-year-old son. How much should they pay?A. 10. B. 12. C. 16. D. 25.33. Where will people probably go if they like fun rides?A. The Old Town of York B. The Museum of the Moving ImageC. Legoland D. Sea Life Centre34. What is the latest and funniest part at Sea Life Centre?A. A quiz show. B. Animal and fish feeding.C. Models of famous places D. A big glass tunnel.35. Which of the following is WRONG?A. I can learn about the information about films and cinema in the Museum of the Moving Image.B. It takes thirteen hours by train from London to York. C. You can walk round hundreds of models of famous places in Legoland. D. If my parents go to Sea life Centre together, they will pay 7.40. CExercise not only improves your appearance, but also improves your health. Health experts advise people to do more sports to keep healthy. So, what are some of the most popular kinds of exercise in the USA? Walking tops the list. It is thought to be the easiestway to get exercise. Walking is also said to be the least harmful to the knees and feet. So, its a perfect choice for the old. Another popular kind of exercise is jogging. In the 1970s, Bill Bowerman brought jogging to the USA. He did so after seeing the activity during a trip to New Zealand in the 1960s. He started the first jogging club in America. He also helped found Nike. Swimming is also very popular. It was the second most popular sporting activity in America in 2008. Of course , the top activity was walking. When one is swimming, the whole body is put to work. It is said that swimming is good for people with special needs, like pregnant(怀孕的)women. Dancing can also be a fun way to exercise. This is especially true for those people who really love sports. A dance health programme called Zumba has developed quickly in these years. It was created by Alberto Perez in Colombia in the 1990s. In 2001, he brought the programme to the USA. Since then, it has been popular around the world.36. Which of the following is the easiest way to exercise? A. Swimming B. Walking. C. Jogging D. Dancing. 37. Bill Bowerman_.A. went to New Zealand in the 1970sB. started New Zealands first jogging clubC. founded Nike on his ownD. considered jogging a good kind of exercise38. From the fourth paragraph(段落), we can learn that_.A. swimming was not popular in 2008B. swimming was more popular than walking in 2008C. walking was the most popular kind of exercise in 2008D. its not good for pregnant women to go swimming39. According to the last paragraph, we know that Zumba_.A. has a very long historyB. is the name of a dance clubC. was created in the USAD. became popular not long ago40. What is the passage mainly about?A. The advantages of exercise.B. Some popular kinds of exercise in the USA.C. The history of some forms of exercise.D. Advice on how to choose the best form of exercise.D“Reading makes a full man”(Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo(雨果) and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things.Jane Austen was one of the most well-known women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice written in 1779 was the most popular. Victor Hugo, born in 1802 in France, was one of the best writers in the 19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame巴黎圣母院, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe. Ernest Hemingway, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.41. When was Jane Austen born? A. In 1775. B. In 1799.C. In 1802. D. In 1899.42. Where was Victor Hugo from?A. England. B. America.C. Italy. D. France.43. Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize mainly because of .A. The Hunchback of Notre-DameB. Pride and PrejudiceC. The Old Man and the SeaD. The Sun Also Rises44. Which is Jane Austens most popular book?A. The Hunchback of Notre-DameB. Pride and PrejudiceC. The Old Man and the SeaD. The Sun Also Rises45. What brought great success to Hugo at an early age?A. Writing talent. B. Hard work.C. Good luck. D. Both A and B.三、完形填空 （共10小题，每小题1分， 共10分）Paper is one of the most important 46 of all time. The word “ paper” comes from the word papyrus(纸莎草)-a kind of plant. It is 47 that ancient Egyptians first used papyrus to create a kind of paper around the year 3000 B.C, and in AD 105, a Chinese man named Cai Lun created paper 48 using pieces of old cloth. People all over the world used this Chinese way 49 paper for a very long time. In the early 19th century, a 50 man invented a new way of papermaking using wood. Today, most of the paper is made from wood.Paper money was invented in 51 century in China. The government began using paper money 52 there wasnt enough copper (铜）to make coins. Today its 53 to imagine life without paper. We use paper to communicate with each other 54 many different ways. So can you imagine 55 life today would be like without this important invention? 46. A. inventorsB. inventedC. inventions47. A. sayB. saidC. saying48. A. byB. toC. with49. A. to makeB. for makeC. made50. A. CanadaB. CanadianC. Canadians51. A. eleventhB. elevenC. the eleventh52. A. althoughB. soC. because53. A. easyB. hardC. hardly54. A. byB. onC. in55. A. whatB. howC. where第卷 （非选择题 共45分）四、根据音标填写单词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）1.Please read the _/nstrknz/ carefully before you take the medicine.2. Mary can play many /mjuzk()l/instruments.3. The man broke the locked door down and _/skept/. 4. The teacher should change her teaching_ /medz/.5 He spent the _/hl/month travelling all over this place.五、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请注意：每空一词！Dong Qing - a talented lady Dong Qing was born 1._ (介词）November 17, 1973 in Shanghai. She was a kind and talented girl and she got 2._(interest) in reading from an early age. She was 3._(influence) by the traditional culture and great books. Luckily, she became a well-known Chinese TV hostess(主持人）. As a famous Chinese TV hostess，Dong Qing has hosted two cultural shows. Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life. To her surprise, the show has become more and more 4._(popular). Under the slogan (口号） “5._(read) touches peoples hearts”, the new TV show Reader has become a very 6._(success) programme and Dong Qing takes 7._(proud) in it. She said, “ There is no shortcut (捷径）in this world. You need to work hard on it 8. _(连词） you want to be a good host, . The charm of life lies in (在于)its unknown, so we just have to try and keep 9. _(go).” Dong Qing is 10._（think）to be one of the most popular Chinese TV hostesses. 六阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Failure is what often happens. (A) It is everywhere in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions. (B) Although failure happens to everyone, different peoples attitudes(态度) towards failure are different. Some people dont think that their failure is an important thing at all. So they pay no attention to it. As a result, they will have the samefailure later. Some people think they themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure. Then they spendtheir time and energy on useless things. At last, they may really be fools as they have thought. (C) 其它人不同于这两种人. Instead of being hopeless and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. They will be successful after hard work in the end.So we should get a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. 1. （A）处画线 “It”指代什么？ 2. 将(B)处画线句子翻译成汉语。 3. 将(C)处画线句子翻译成英语。 4. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。They will have the same failure later because of paying on attention to it. 5. What may happen to them if they spend time and energy on useless things after they get a failure? 七书面表达（满分20分） 请根据问题提示，完成作文“A book review of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.”1. Who is the writer? (Mark Twain) 2. When and where is the story set? (19世纪的美国小镇）3. Who is the hero of the book and what happens to him?4. What does the book tell us?5. What do people think of this book? 要求： 1.词数：80词左右；2.提示要点必须全部包括，可适当增加细节以使全文连贯；3.注意书写认真、卷面整洁。My favourite book is the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. _班级 姓名 考号 _ 密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题 2015级初三上学期期中测试英语试题答案卷 四、根据音标填写单词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）1._ 2._ 3._4._ 5._ 五、语法填空，每空一词（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1._ 6._ 2._ 7._3._ 8._4._ 9._ 5._ 10._ 六、阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）1. _ 2._3._4._5._七、书面表达（满分20分）My favourite book is the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. _ 2015级初三上学期期中测试英语试题参考答案1-5：ACBBA 6-10：BABAC 11-15:CBACB 16-20：ABBCA 21-25: BCAAB 26-30:BBAAB 31-35 ACCDB 36-40 BDCDB 41-45 A DCBD 46-50: CBAAB 51-55 CCBCA四、1. instructions 2. musical 3. escaped 4. methods 5. whole五1. on 2. interested 3. influenced 4. popula