长郡教育集团2014-2015-2初三年级期中考试英语试卷(word版)

1、长郡教育集团2014-2015-2初三年级期中考试英语试卷第一部分 听力技能（略）第二部分 知识运用（两部分，共20小题，计20分）21._ greens are going to sochi, one of _ liveliest cities in russia. a.the, theb/, the c. the, / 22.tom has many books, but _ of them are good _ his schoolwork. a.few, for b. none, toc. a few, at23. _ does this t-shirt belong to? im n

2、ot sure, but it _ be lilys. a. whose, might not b. who, can not c. who,must not 24.does lucy make her son _ the piano in his spare time? yes. he _ play. a.to play, is often heard to b. play, is often heard toc. play, often hears25._ john lennon once said, life is what happens_ you while you are maki

3、ng other plans . a. like, on b. as, on c. as, to26._ annoying air pollution ! i cant agree with you more. nobody enjoys living in such a badly polluted city. a. what anb. whatc. how27. susan, how do you like the dinner i cooked today? wonderful. it tastes much _ than what i have in the school cantee

4、n. a.delicious b.better c.more healthily28. i wont forget the teachers here _ used to help and trust me. neither will i. a.which b.whose c.who29. do you know when _ the subway line 1 and line 3 in changsha exactly? no.but i know that they _into use in the near future. a.we can see, will be put b.can

5、 we use, is being put c.we can use, are going to put30. look! someone _ the floor. it looks quite clean now. i guess tom did it for he was on duty today. a.is sweeping b.was sweeping c.has swept第二节 词语填空（共10小题，计10分） a group of adults, who succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. so

6、on they began to complain about the trouble and stress in their work and life. the 31 went to the kitchen and returned 32 a pot of coffee and all kinds of cupscrystal （水晶的）, glass, plastic; some nice looking, some ordinary looking; some 33 , some cheap. and he told them to help themselves to the cof

7、fee. when all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “ive noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were 34 , leaving behind the ordinary and cheap ones. while it is normal for you to achieve only the best for yourselves, that is the root (根) of your 35 and stress. you

8、know that the cup itself 36 no quality to the coffee. what you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, 37 you all reached for the best cups. now consider this: life is the coffee. the jobs, money and 38 in society are the cups. they are just 39 to hold life, and the kind of cup does not change the qu

9、ality of our life. sometimes, paying too much attention to the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that god has offered us. god offers us the coffee, not the cups. please enjoy your coffee!” the happiest people dont have the best of everything. they just make the best of everything. live simply. care d

10、eeply. speak kindly. and leave the 40 to god.31. aadults bstudents cprofessor 32. afor bat cwith33. aexpensive bordinary cstrong 34. amixed up btaken up cgiven up35. aproblems bquestions cfailures36. achanges badds cputs 37. aand bbut cso 38. aposition bpronunciation cpopulation39. amachines btools

11、cbowls40. arest bfew cmost 第三部分 阅读技能（三部分，共25小题，计50分）第一节图表理解 （共5小题，计10分）awelcome to cgvfast & furious 7starring: vin diesel, paul walker, jason stathamdirected by james wan written by chris moran running time: 140 min showtime: 3d screen the first show starts at 9:30 am the last show starts at 10:30

12、pmimax screen the first show starts at 11:10 am the last show starts at 10:40 pm.adults rmb100 for 3d, rmb140 for imaxchildren half the original price on weekdays vip membership 60% off mon.-thu. & 50% off fri.-sun.vvip membership 60% off any timeonline booking 40% off any time41. what kind of ticke

13、t is the cheapest every day? a. vip b. vvip c.online booking 42. what time might you exactly finish watching fast & furious 7 ? a. at 11:30 am. b. at 1:00 am. c. at 12:00 pm.43. a couple decide to see the film together with an 8-year-old daughter this sunday. how much will they have to pay at least

14、if booking on the internet ? a. 180 yuan. b. 120 yuan. c. 170 yuan. bnoticeno better season than spring, so lets enjoy ourselves in the best time of the year!grade date destination junior 1 may 5th fantawild, zhuzhou junior 2 may 6th fantawild, zhuzhoujunior 3 may 5th baile land, wangcheng（in the no

15、rthwest of changsha）price: rmb205(baile land) / rmb 245 (fantawild)parking place: coaches for wangcheng southern gate coaches for zhuzhou northern gate44. where should the students in grade 8 gather? a. southern gate b. northern gate c. zhuzhou45. its true that _. a. the whole school will take a tri

16、p on different days. b. fantawild must be much more interesting than baile land. c. the students in grade 9 wont go out of changsha.第二节 短文理解 （共15小题，计30分）a compassion(同情) is a wish within us to help others. only with effort can we turn compassion into real actions. an experience last weekend showed m

17、e this is true. i work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. these old people are our main customers, and its not hard to lose patience over their slowness. but last sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. this untidy man walked up to my regist

18、er(收款机) with a box of biscuits. he said he was out of cash(现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing to eat. he asked if we could let him have the food on trust. he promised to repay me the next day. i couldnt help looking at him seriously. i wondered what kind of person he had been ten or

19、twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. i had a hurt in my heart for this old gentleman, all alone in the world. i told him that i was sorry, but store rules didnt allow me to do so. i felt stupid and unkind saying this, but i valued my job. just then, another man, s

20、tanding behind the first, spoke up. if anything, he looked even poorer. “charge it to me,” was all he said. what i had been feeling was pity. pity is soft and safe and easy. compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. i thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed, either. then i

21、 reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. i reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.46. the aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits _. a. promised to obey the store rules b. forgot to take any money with him c. hoped to ha

22、ve the food first and pay later47. which of the following best describes the old gentleman? a. kind and lucky b. poor and lonely c. friendly and helpful48.the underlined sentence “i valued my job” means “_”. a. i didnt have enough money for the old gentleman for i was only a part-timer b. i expected

23、 the old gentleman to take something valuable to pay for the food c. i did want to keep my present part-time job by following the rules 49. the writers action suggested that_. a. he felt no pity for the old gentleman b. he was touched and became caring c. he considered the first old man was not hone

24、st50. what does the writer learn from his experience? a. wealth is more important than anything else. b. helping others is easier said than done. c. obeying the rules means more than compassion.b once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. all believed that they were the most import

25、ant. “clearly i am the most important. i am the sign of life and of hope. without me, all animals would die.”green said. “you only think about the earth,”blue interrupted, “but consider the sky and the sea. the sky gives space, peace and serenity. without my peace, you would all be nothing.” yellow

26、shouted, “you are all so serious. i bring laughter and warmth into the world. without me there would be no fun.” orange started next, “i am the color of health and strength. my beauty is so attractive that no one gives another thought to any of you.” red could stand it no longer, so he shouted out,

27、“i am the ruler of all of you. i am the color of danger and of bravery. without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon.” purple rose up to his full height. he was very tall and spoke with great pride, “ i am the color of power. i am the sign of authority(权利) and wisdom. people do not question m

28、e! they listen and obey.” finally indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, “ i represent thought and reflection（反思）. you need me for balance and contrast(对比).” their quarreling became louder and louder. suddenly there was a flash of lightning. rain started to pour down and speak “you sho

29、uld appear in the sky in a great bow of colors. remember to appreciate one another. only the rainbow is the most beautiful.”51. green thinks he is_according to the passage. a.the sign of life b.the laughter of the world c.the ruler of the world52. purple thinks people should listen and obey him beca

30、use he is the symbol of _. a.lifeb.peacec.power53.from the story we know that_is very calm. a.redb.yellowc.indigo54.which of the following is not true according to the passage? a.none of the colors would agree with others. b.yellow believes the world is filled with fun because of him. c.rain is the

31、most beautiful because of all the colors.55.the meaning of the story is that_. a.colors can quarrel like humans b.everyone should learn to appreciate one another c.the rainbow is made up of many colorsc when we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green

32、leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi. fungi may appear almost anywhere. they normally grow in wet places where they can get food and water easily. because fungi do not have green leaves to make their ow

33、n food, fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. some fungi live on dead or rotting（腐烂的）wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt. mushrooms（蘑茹）are the best-known fungi. there are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. for example, cauliflower（菜花）m

34、ushrooms are found in forests from july to octoberthey can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! they grow at the foot of trees. squirrels（松鼠）bread is another kind of wild mushroom its appearance and use can explain its name. these fungi look like small golden cakes. squirrels can easily eat them or

35、carry them off to their holes to eat later. the mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. people are warned never to touch or taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. even less dangerous ones can still make a person very sick.56. where d

36、oes fungi not grow? . a. on dry wood b. in places full of water c. on living trees 57. where can fungi take food? . a. from their green leaves b. from rotting plants d. from squirrels58. squirrels bread is a kind of _. a. tree b. animalc. food 59. people are advised not to eat wild fungi because . a

37、. they are not fit for main food b. they may be dangerous to people c. they taste so terrible60. the word fungi in this passage means_. a. 草本植物 b. 菌类植物 c. 食用蘑菇第三节 阅读表达 （共5小题，计10分） every year in april, students at renmin university of china have more pleasure than other students in beijing. why? beca

38、use they get a week off in the middle of the term, the so-called(所谓) spring break. “its been a tradition of our school for years,”said wang yueran, 20, a student at renmin university. he organized a weeklong trip to sichuan with 12 classmates last year. besides having fun during the spring break, fi

39、eld trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students to-do lists as well. the chinese proverb says “reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles”. it means experience is as important as theory. but while chinese universities have the tradition of spring outings, whats the aim of mak

40、ing spring break? qin jianguo, from the student affairs office at shenzhen university, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in china comes from the intention(目的) of pushing students out of the ivory tower(象牙塔) to get experience in their life. many countries have similar vacations

41、 in the middle of the semester for students to do things they like. taking japan as an example, instead of partying like the us, many japanese students choose to work as interns(实习生) to have some ideas of their future jobs. besides renmin university, only a few other universities in china, such as y

42、antai university, have a spring break for their students. wei xiang, a professor at beijing international studies university, said that the spring break is a good experiment for universities to give students more choices to arrange their own leisure(休闲) and study activities.61.why do students at ren

43、min university of china have more pleasure than other students in beijing in april? _62. at least how many things are included on studentsto-do lists ? _63. according to qin jianguo, what is the purpose of the spring break in some universities? _64. how do many japanese students get prepared for the

44、ir future during the spring break? _65. do most chinese universities have spring break now? _iv写作技能（三部分，共11小题，计30分）第一节 语篇翻译（共5小题，计10分） without thomas edison, the world might still be in the dark. 66.he lit up the whole world with the electric light. however, the electric light was not his only inven

45、tion. he also invented 1200 other things. about every two weeks he created something new. thomas edison was born in 1847. he attended school for only three months. his mother taught him at home, but thomas was mostly self-educated. he started experimenting at a young age.67.他花了很多时间寻找第一份工作。when he was 12 years old, he became a newsboy on a train. he did experiments on the train in his spare time. unluckily, his first work