黄浦区2014-2015学年度第一学期期末质量抽查试卷
初三英语
（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟） 2015.01
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）
A B C D
E F G H
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) （8分）
7. A) Four. B) Five. C) Six. D) Seven. 8. 9.
A)To the park. A)Mary’s.
B) To the musem. B) David’s. B)Boring.
C) To the zoo. C) Bill’s. C) Horrible.
B)In late June D)In late September. B)Paul is more active. D)Paul is more polite..
D) To the station. D) Bob’s. D) Interesting.
10. A) Exciting. 11.
A)In late May C)In late August. 12.
A)Paul is smarter. C) Paul is quieter.
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13. A) He may not go to the play. C) He wants to show the play.
B) He doesn’t like the play at all. D) He doesn’t want to do the work. B) In the market. D) In the hospital.
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A) In the library. C) In the cinema.
C. Listen to the passage and tell the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。) （6分） 15. Julie and Johnny went to the lake with their parents during the holidays. 16.They were excited and played volleyball after they ran all the way there. 17. Julie hit the ball so hard and she had to run to look for it behind some rocks. 18.Julie found an old wooden box with an old map inside as she looked for the ball. 19. The next day, Johnny took the oldest map in the country to the local museum alone. 20. Perhaps Julie and Johnny are going to be the most famous children in their school.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填写一词)：（10分） 21. I’d like to tell you something that we’ve arranged for ______ _______now.
22. Sam’s Disco will be the place to enjoy a __________ _________ party from8:00 tonight. 23.If you’re a football player, go to West Park _________ __________ tomorrow afternoon. 24. We’ve decided to have_______ _______dinner together after a football match． 25. We’ll _______ _________Thornton Forest to have a picnic on Sunday morning.
Part 2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音，词汇和语法)
II. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案) （共20分） 26. Happiness is really important in our daily life. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?
A) / 'daɪlɪ/ B)/ 'dɪəlɪ/ C)/ 'deɪlɪ/ D)/ 'dɑːlɪ/ 27. 28. 29.
Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others? A) Let’s make a model ship together. C) The crops are growing well here. B) Shall we go home earlier today? D) Who is knocking at the door? Jack! Please pass _____ the glasses. I want to read the newspaper. A) you
B) him
C) her
D) me
I got an e-mail this morning. It was _____ my foreign friend, Tony.
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30. 31. A) from B) on C) in D) for
---Is everything ready for our school camping trip?
---We haven’t got much_____ for the trip. Will you go and get some? A) apple
B) cake
C) tomato
D) bread
We feel proud that our country has developed ______ these years than before. A) quickly
B) more quickly
C) most quickly
D) the most quickly
32. It’s raining _______. We prefer staying at home to going fishing. A) hard
B) heavy
C) bad
D) strong
33. The Spring festival is coming. The Greens are busy ________ the house. A) decorate
B) decorated
C) decorating
D) to decorate
34. You’d better _______ too much time playing computer games. A) not spend
B) not to spend
C) not spent
D) not spending
35. --- I didn’t pass the math test. I have watched TV series every day. --- You ______ spend too much time on that. A) needn’t
B) shouldn’t
C) may not
D) wouldn’t
36. --- I was at a pet shop at three o’clock yesterday afternoon. What about you? --- I _______ a kite in the park. A) flew
B) will fly
C) are flying
D) was flying
37. --- Have you ever been to New York city? --- Yes, I _______ there twice. It’s a modern city. A) was
B) will go
C) have been
D) had been
38. There _______ a basketball match between Class Three and our class in ten minutes. A) is
B) was
C) has been
D) is going to be
39. Peter’s MP3 is the same as mine, ______ it is more expensive. A) and
B) but
C) so
D) or
40. --- Time to go to bed, Tony.
--- Oh, Mum, I won’t go to bed _______ I have finished the article. A) after
B) though
C) until
D) as soon as
41. _______ useful information she offered us! We all thank her. A) What
B) What a
C) How
D) How a
42. --- _______ is your cousin’s home from here? --- It’s about one and a half hours’ ride.
A) How far
B) How often
C) How long
D) How soon
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43. 44. 45.
I hear one-fourth of the books in our school ______ new. Let’s go and borrow some. A) am
B) is
C) are
D) be
--- Don’t step on the grass next time, Mike. --- _______ A) Is that so?
B) Don’t worry
C) I don’t know
D) Sorry, I won’t.
--- Did you have a good New Year’s Day holiday? --- _________ I enjoyed myself with my family by the sea. A) I hope so.
B) Of course.
C) I’m afraid not.
D) I’m not sure.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。注意有一个多余选项)：（共8分）
A. education
Who can help you? Maybe you think parents, teachers or others can help you. But ____46____ all these people only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. They had few people to help them. They could not get good _____47____, either. But they tried their best to learn and never gave up. One famous teacher in England ____48____ told his students, “I cannot make you great men, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
However, some young people don’t do anything and they depend on others. If these young people can see their weak points and change their ways, they can be ____49____. They won’t be anything in the future unless they take the advice of their parents and teachers, and most importantly, depend on themselves. A. without A lot of new sports appear nowadays. Skin-diving is one of them. This sport ____50___ you into a wonderful new world. It is _____51_____ a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you climb rocks, because you are no longer heavy.
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B. successful C. actually D. solution E. once B. uses C. dislike D. like E. takes
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more ____52___ for skin-diving. You can clean ships ____53___ taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
Since skin-diving is not only interesting but also useful, more and more people want to take part in it.
IV. 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，每空格限填一词) （共8分）
54. The students of Grade One visited Joe’s farm and saw many _________ there. (horse) 55. There are twelve months in a year and March is the _________ month of the year. (three) 56. My English book isn’t here. Would you please lend me ________? (your) 57. Remember to go _________ to see left and right when you cross the road. (slow) 58. It is _____________ to make progress in writing if we practice properly. (impossible) 59. Sometimes people might get sick more often in ____________ weather. (change) 60. Both the government and the public should find ways to reduce _____________. (pollute) 61. Snacks are the most __________ food with a high amount of sugar and fats. (healthy)
V. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分) 62. 63. . 65.
The Blacks are preparing the barbecue outside their house. (改为否定句) The Blacks _____________ ____________ the barbecue outside their house. The students had a wonderful time in the Ocean Park. (改为反意疑问句)
The students had a wonderful time in the Ocean Park, ___________ ___________? Miss Green has taught in the west of China since 2000. (对划线部分提问) ___________ __________ has Miss Green taught in the west of China?
Tom will go to different places in California by car this winter. (保持句意基本不变)
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66. 67. 68.
Tom will _________ ___________ different places in California this winter. Does Dinna write to her parents every week? I want to know. (改为复合句) I want to know _________ Dinna _______ to her parents every week. We usually call maths the language of science. (改为被动语态) Maths ________ usually _________ the language of science.
many flowers, had planted, Judy, last month, by the end of, in the garden. (连词成句) ____________________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读与写)
IX. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共50分)
A. Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(12分)
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are
leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following table is a day's life of a pop star. Jan. 10, 2015 5:00 7:30 8:30 9:45 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed the bags. Took taxi to the airport. The plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather. The plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport. Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest. Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters. Went to the radio station to attend the live show. Had lunch with the local producer. Went to the theatre and prepared for the night's show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly. 17:00 18:00 18:30 19:00 22:00 Back to the hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band. Had supper, but ate little. Went to the theatre again and got ready for the show. Sang very well, and the audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little. The show was over. Very tired from it.
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23:00 Back to the hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV. 0:00 Fell asleep, with TV on.
69. According to the table, the pop was a ________.
A) singer B) dancer C) player D) pianist70. According to his plan, his plane should take off at ________.
A) 6:30 B) 7:00 C) 7:30 D) 8:30 71. How long did he spend on his way to the place for his performance?
A) One hour. B) One hour and a quarter. C) Five hours.
D) Four hours and three quarters.
72. At the radio station, the pop star _________.
A) showed fans how to become famous
B) told people how he lived his life
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C) gave a performance to the audience 73. After the pop star had supper, he _________.
A) went to the theatre for the first time C) tried to have a rest for a moment
D) met fans and signed for them
B) got ready for the show D) worried about the band
74. From this passage we get to know that _________.
A) pop stars have their own hands C) fans bring troubles to pop stars
B) not all people like pop stars D) to be a pop star is not all fun
B. Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文) （12分） Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy going __75__ his shining car. \"Is this your car, Paul?\" he asked.
Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was surprised. \"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Boy, I wish ... \" he said, without __76__ his sentence. Paul thought the boy wished he had a __77__ like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. \"I wish,\" the boy went on, \"that I could be a brother like that.\"
Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a ride in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes __78__, said, \"Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?\"
Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a new car. But Paul was wrong __79__. The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms.
He __80__ him down on the step and pointed to the car. \"Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. Some day I'm going to give you one just like it.\" 75. 76. 77. 78.
A) inside A) hearing A) family A) watering
B) across B) understanding B) brother B) shining
C) through C) finishing C) sister C) wondering
D) around D) checking D) car D) shaking
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79. 80.
A) either A) sat
B) too B) dropped
C) again C) turned
D) once D) calmed
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) （14分）
A new term has begun. Teachers are worried about the fact that new students are not easy to deal with. They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school. What is w_________, some students even use cellphones to do out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.
Are these new students really that r_________? \"Yes.\" says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. But she adds it's not their fault. I_________, the teachers should be blamed (责备). Mrs Kirk first began thinking about students' manners six years ago. \"I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well had n________ to do with them.\" she says. \"At first, I got worried about this, but then I said to myself: You're giving lessons, and you need to m_________ this kind of situation. These students need to know more about manners. It's time to help them develop some good h________. They shouldn't waste time when they are young. Sooner or later, they may feel sorry about the time they have wasted.\"
Mrs. Kirk also gives some advice to help teachers during their classes. The following are her s_________:
On the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit(受益) by taking the class and the
importance of listening carefully in class.
Do not allow them to bring cellphones or MP3 players to the class at all. Tell them the proper time to use cellphones or MP3 players at school.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) （12分）
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a program which is based on the simple and powerful friendship. It provides friendship and fun by matching easily hurt young people(age 7-17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a helpful friend.
Volunteers come from all parts of life --- married, single, with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters do not just take the place of parents or social workers. They are tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.
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A Big Sister and Little Sister will usually spend one hour, and three times a month for at least twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park, cooking, doing sports or going to a football match. These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop self-respect, confidence and life goal.
Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations can be found throughout the world. It is the largest and most well-known provider of tutor services and has been operating for 25 years.
Emily and Sarah have been matched since 2008. Emily is a 15-year-old girl who has experienced some difficulties by her schoolmates at school. \"I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.\"
Emily's mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be good to Emily by providing different information about herself other than just depending on schoolmates to judge her self-worth.
Sarah wanted to join in a volunteer program. \"From the Internet, I found out how to be a part of it. I thought it would be fun for me to enjoy making time to do something because sometimes it is all work and no play.\"
Big Brothers Big Sisters has been useful and enjoyable to both Emily and Sarah. They love and look forward to their time together and the relationship has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful and happy girl she is! 88. Is Big Brothers Big Sisters a kind of activity?
__________________________________________________________________________. . What does Big Brothers Big Sisters do for young people?
__________________________________________________________________________. 90. How long is a Big Sister and Little Sister usually expected to work within a year?
__________________________________________________________________________. 91. Where can you find Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations?
__________________________________________________________________________. 92. Who has Emily been matched with in Big Brothers Big Sisters?
__________________________________________________________________________. 93. According to the passage, how does Emily become a wonderful and happy girl?
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She becomes a ______________ girl by _________________________________________. She becomes a ______________ girl by _________________________________________.
VII. Writing(作文)：（共20分）
94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “I’m not … any more”. (以“我不再……”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文， 标点符号不占格。)
要求：
补全作文标题。
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。
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