初三英语第一学期期末检测题及答案.doc

初三第一学期期末检测题一、单项填空。从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。( ) 1. Many scientists believe that there will not be any paper money _ 100 years. A. in B. on C. after D. at( ) 2. Mary asked me _ surprise, “Whats the matter _ you?” A. to; to B. to; with C. in; for D. in; with( ) 3. Im sorry I cant help you. _. A. Not at all B. You are welcome C. Thank you all the same D. Im sorry to hear that( ) 4. _ the way, what happened _ her yesterday morning? A. In; for B. By; to C. On; with D. By; with( ) 5. _ have you been collecting shells? For two years. A. How long B. How often C. How many D. How soon( ) 6. The firemen spent over two hours _ the fire. A. putting up B. putting on C. putting away D. putting out( ) 7. What do you think of the music? Its great! It makes me think of the _ of running water. A. shout B. noise C. voice D. sound( ) 8. Im very sorry that I _ my notebook at home. A. left B. lost C. forgo D. bought ( ) 9. All the students in Class One went to the cinema _ Li Ming. Why? Because he had a toothache. A. with B. except C. beside D. besides( ) 10. I think that the _ cars there are, the _ pollution there will be. A. fewer; fewer B. less; less C. fewer; less D. less; fewer( ) 11. We were having lunch _ Mary arrived. A. since B. while C. when D. until( ) 12. Were you at home at seven oclock last night? Yes, I _ a shower. A. took B. was taking C. will take D. take( ) 13. I think this book is too difficult for me. _ read an easier one? A. What about B. Why dont C. Why not D. How about( ) 14. Yesterday our physics teacher told us that light _ much faster than sound. A. travels B. traveled C. traveling D. would travel( ) 15. means 3. means 8. What does mean? A. Ten. B. Fourteen C. Sixteen. D. Nineteen.( ) 16. When did you get your first _? Last week. A. pair of skate B. pair skates C. pair of skates D. pairs of skate( ) 17. Could you please pass me the book? _. A. Yes, I could B. No, I couldnt C. No, thats no problem D. Sure. Here you are( ) 18. _ will Mr Green come back? In about a week. A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How far( ) 19. Ive never been to Water Park? _. A. So did I B. So have I C. Neither I have D. Neither have I ( ) 20. How much does it _? I spent five dollars for it. A. last B. spend C. cost D. take二、完形填空。 Tony is a pen pal of mine, He is _21_ Italy. His school has a big library with lots of books. Tony _22_ reading books about China because he is interested in China. China is _23_ from his country, so he wants to know how the Chinese live every day. He often _24_ some Chinese in the streets. They are all _25_ to him. Sometimes he asks them some questions in Chinese. They all answer him kindly. _26_ they sometimes dont understand him. Last month, Tony came to Beijing. He _27_ many places of interest. When he arrived at the Great Wall, he couldnt believe his _28_. It was so great! He stayed in Beijing _29_about a week and then he went to Xian. Tony likes China very much and he _30_ to visit China again sometimes next year.( ) 21. A. with B. from C. at D. for( ) 22. A. spends B. hates C. loves D. finishes( ) 23. A. bigger B. beautiful C. same D. different( ) 24. A. meets B. keeps C. sends D. worries( ) 25. A. active B. angry C. friendly D. serious( ) 26. A. Until B. But C. So D. Although( ) 27. A. lived B. went C. visited D. built( ) 28. A. ideas B. eyes C. plants D. ears( ) 29. A. at B. for C. in D. to( ) 30. A. hopes B. needs C. forgets D. begins三、阅读理解。 A A woman was raising money for a charity. The money she raised was going to be given to the poor children who had no parents.She went from building to building and from house to house. She knocked at the doors and asked for money. She always said: “Good morning! Im collecting for a charity. Could you please give us a hand? We need $5000.” Then she took out a collecting box. Most people put a little money in it.An artist living in one of the buildings opened the door to her. “Good morning!” she said. “Im collecting for a charity. Could you please give us a hand? We need $5000.” The artist thought for a moment, and then he said: “Im sorry. I dont have any cash (现金) now. However, Ill give you a painting. It is worth (值钱) $400.” The woman thanked the artist ad took the painting away.A week later the woman visited the artist again. “Im sorry to trouble you again,” she said, “but we havent raised $5000. We need another $100. Can you help us?” “Of course! ” the artist said. “Ill increase (增加) the value (价值) of my painting to $500.”( ) 31. Who was the woman collecting money for? A. Some poor children. B. Herself. C. Her friends. D. Some parents.( ) 32. What did most people give to the woman? A. A lot of money. B. Some clothes C. Some paintings D. A little money( ) 33. Why didnt the artist give money to the woman? A. He was not a kind man. B. He didnt have any cash at that time. C. He had too many paintings. D. His paintings were worth much money.( ) 34. How much did the woman need to raise? A. $400. B. $500. C. $5000. D. $5100.( ) 35. How did the artist help the woman get another $100? A. He gave her some more money. B. He gave her another painting. C. He asked another artist to give her $100. D. He told her to increase the value of his painting.BLast week, Wang Ming made a survey of the students in his school about the five hottest (最受欢迎的) future jobs. The following bar chart(条形图) show the results.( ) 36. The chart shows the survey results of the most popular _ in the future. A. jobs B. subjects C. sports D. people( ) 37. About 200 students want to be _. A. doctors B. managers C. drivers D. computer engineers( ) 38. Most of the students want to be _. A. drivers B. teacher C. managers D. doctors( ) 39. About _ students want to be drivers. A. 580 B. 470 C. 300 D. 150( ) 40. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Most students would like to be doctors. B. The fewest students would like to be manages. C. Fewer students would like to be computer engineers than doctors. D. More students would like to be drivers than teachers.CWhen we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film stars. They are part of Hollywoods history. Today people make films in other places too. Not all famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special city in Los Angeles, California.You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says HOLLYWOOD. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood sign is a famous Hollywood landmark (标记) in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark. In the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theater. It is one of the largest open-air theaters in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very different stage (演奏台) .The design of the stage was by a great American named Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to all kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.( ) 41. The best title for the reading should be_.A. Hollywood B. Famous Films And Film Stars C. The History of Hollywood D. Famous Hollywood Sign( ) 42. We learn from the reading that_.A. HOLLYWOOD can just be seen from far away B. Hollywood is now a place only for travelersC. all the films are made in HollywoodD. Hollywood is one part in Los Angeles( ) 43. The word special in tile reading means_.A. new B. rich C. famous D. unusual( ) 44. At the Hollywood Bowl_.A. all postcards are made B. only 7000 people can get togetherC. music can be enjoyed D. you can hardly listen to different kinds of concerts( ) 45. It seems that_.A. some famous film stars dont choose to live in Hollywood B. film stars dont think Hollywood a good place to make filmsC. the Hollywood Bowl is larger than any other open-air theater in the worldD. file Hollywood Bowl is a hill in HollywoodDWhen youre curious (好奇的) about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research (研究).【Step 1】On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:Discover more about dinosaurs.【Step 2】Next , stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below:(1) Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.(2) Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.(3) Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.【Step 3】What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:(1) Whats the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?(2) How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?(3) Have dinosaurs really disappeared?【Step 4】Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, youll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize (组织) your thinking by asking good questions. And remember-learning more always brings more questions.( ) 46. When you do some research, you should take the following steps: _. list what you want to know choose a research subject list what you already know discover new problems A. B. C. D. ( ) 47. From the passage, we know _. A. dinosaurs appeared after human beingsB. not all the dinosaurs fed on meatC. dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million yearsD. dinosaurs liked warm seasons( ) 48. What does “Armed with your list of questions” mean? A. Putting you list of questions under your arm.B. Discussing your questions with your classmates.C. Writing down you list of questions.D. Taking your list of questions with you.( ) 49. According to the passage, which one is TRUE? A. You can find all the answers online.B. Learn more, and youll have no questions.C. Asking questions is the only way for research.D. During the research, you may keep finding new questions.( ) 50. The best title (标题) for this passage is _. A. Discovering Dinosaurs B. Asking Good QuestionsC. Finding Subjects D. Learning Steps四、单词拼写。（A）根据句意和所给的汉语提示，写出句子中的单词。51. English is Americans n_ language.52. I have collected two hundred s_.53. Yesterday I b_ a new bike, but today it was lost.54. Its going to rain. Youd better take an u_ with you.55. The city of Sanya a_ many foreigners every year.（B）用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。56. The builders built many _ (build) in the city.57. These _ (person) letters shouldnt be read by others.58. Alice _ (choose) him a red sweater last time.59. If it is a fine day tomorrow, lets go _ (skate) together.60. His _ (decide) to leave tomorrow surprised all of us.五、句型转换。61. We can see some children playing with fire. （改为同义句）Some children _ _ _ playing with fire.62. He got up very early. He could catch the early bus.（连成一句） He got up very early _ _ he could catch the early bus.63. The basket is full of apples.（改为同义句） The basket _ _ with apples.64. He told us. He will be a vet.（连成一句）He _ us that he _ _ a vet. 65. She has never been to the Great Wall, _ _? （完成翻译疑问句）六、完成句子。 根据汉语意思用英语完成句子，将答案写在横线上。66. 这位老人以卖冰淇淋为生。The old man _ _ _ by selling ice cream.67. 我认为托尼没有违反规则。I dont think Tony _ _ _.68. 当你发现地上有垃圾时，请把它捡起来。When you find litter on the ground, please _ _ _.69. 顺便问一下，你怎么知道我的办公室电话号码的？_ _ _, how do you know my office telephone number?70. 不要让这个小男孩进去。_七、综合填空。 阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母提示，在空白处填入适当的词。Liu Qian was born in Taiwan in 1976. He was attracted to a magic (魔术) toy in a store at the a_ (71) of seven. It i_ (72) him very much. Then he began learning to perform magic.Soon, he performed his tricks to his friends and classmates. Performing his first magic, Liu put a coin into his mouth, and then he t_ (73) it out from the back of his head. That was so a_ (74). When he was twelve, he w_ (75) Taiwans Youth Magic Competition. Liu Qian l_ (76) Japanese at the university. After graduation, he wanted to be an ordinary office w_ (77) at first. And he worked as an amateur (业余的) magician in his spare time. However, he d_ (78) to throw himself into magic shows at last.Now Liu is s_ (79). More and more people pay close attention to his magic performance a_ (80) he performed on CCTV-1.八、阅读表达阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a boy to work in his office. 83 From nearly fifty persons, he chose one and refused the others. “I dont understand,” said a friend. “Why do you like that boy? He did not have a letter or a recommendation (推荐).” “You are wrong,” said the gentleman. “He had a great many. He cleaned his feet at the door and closed the door behind him. That showed that he was careful. He gave his seat at once to that old man. That showed that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my question at once. That showed that he was polite and gentlemanly.” “84 I threw some books on the floor and some person went over them, but that boy picked them up and put them on the table. He waited quietly for his turn and instead of pushing. When I talked to him, I found his clothes were tidy, his hair was brushed clearly and his finger nails (指甲) were clean. These were more important than a letter and a recommendation.”(一) 根据短文内容，简要回答问题。81. Where did t