2014-2015北京市西城区初三英语期末试卷及答案

1、2014-2015学年第一学期初三年级期末质量抽测（样题） 英语试卷听力理解（共30分）一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。（共5分，每小题1分）A B C1. A B C2. A B C3. A B C4. 推荐精选A B C5. 二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共15分，每小题1.5分） 请听一段对话，完成第6至第7小题。 6. Wherere the speakers going during this winter holiday? AThe W

2、onderland BThe Great Wall. CThe Story House 7. Wholl take the speakers there? ATonys father BTonys mother CTonys sister 请听一段对话，完成第8至第9小题。 8. Wherere they? AIn a garden BIn a classroom CIn a museum 9. When are they leaving? AAt 10:40 BAt 10:30 CAt 10:00 请听一段对话，完成第10至第11小题。10. Whatre they talking abou

3、t? ASome famous places BA photo competition CTheir good friends 11. Wholl help to decide? APeter BLily CMiss Wu 请听一段独白，完成第12至第13小题。12. Whats Love and Care? AAn old peoples home B A friends home CA students home 13. What happened at Love and Care? ASome old people did performances BSome good friends

4、held a party there CSome students visited with their songs 请听一段对话，完成第14至第15小题。14. Whatre they talking about? ASchool homework BFuture inventions C. Shopping cars 15. What might happen according to the talk? A. School homework will be more推荐精选B. Shopping could be done by phone C. Travelling will be f

5、un and easier 三、听独白，记录关键信息，独白你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分） 请根据所听到的内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。 Telephone message for School PicnicWhere to go: Rose Mountain 16_How to go: By 17_When & where to meet: At 18_, in front of the school 19_What to take: The game book and some 20_ 知识运用（共25分）四、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分） 从下面各题所给

6、的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. Daming and I will go to USA this winter. _ look forward to the trip.AI BYou CWe DThey 22. Spring Festival this year is _ 19th February Aat Bin Con Dto 23. Deng Yaping says she isnt so clever, _ she has a very strong will Aand Bbut Cso D. or24. Dad, _ I borrow your c

7、amera? Sure. But why? Acan B. must Cshould Dneed25. I think man-made wonders are _ than natural ones. Aexciting Bmore exciting Cmost exciting Dthe most exciting26. Your computer will go wrong if you _ games too often on it. Aplay Bplays Cplaying Dwill play27. The story of this book _ how young peopl

8、e love each other.Atell Btells C. telling Dtold 28. Will teachers _ by computers in the future, Tony? Maybe yes, maybe no. But Im sure well learn from both of them.A. have replacedB. are replacingC. are replacedD. be replaced推荐精选29. Liu Xiang trained so hard _ he hurt his foot. Awhen Bwhile Cthat D.

9、 what 30. Its a good habit of doing your homework _ you come home from school.A if Bwhen Cas soon as D. the same as 五、完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Its not easy to be an astronauts son. Everybody expects you to be perfect, but Im just a fourteen-year-old kid, and I

10、m not a special 31 , too, when it comes to math, geography, music, and baseball. Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of 32 or doing something special like saving a child from a burning building. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Fathers

11、 Day writing competition for the whole school. “I 33 we have a winner right here in my class.” After school I walked home, thinking about the essay I would write. My father is an astronaut, I would start out. No, I decided. I wouldnt do that. The whole country and maybe even the whole world saw my f

12、ather as an astronaut, but that wasnt 34 I saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm. I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I 35 how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was 36 by a car. Yes, to me, he wasnt just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad. My parents and I

13、 went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! The third prize was announced and it was not me.I was relieved and disappointed. The second prize was announced. It was me 37 .I went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My fathers son”. When I finished, the people

14、38 and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the 39 moment of my life.” It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe Ill never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was 推荐精选 40 just to be my fathers son. 31 Aone B

15、son Cstudent Dperson 32 Aastronaut Bhero Cdad Dman 33 Athink Bguess Cknow Dhope34 Athe way Bthe truth Cthe father Dthe face 35 Afelt Bthanked Cremembered Dnoticed 36 Akilled Bstopped Cthrown Dcarried37 AseriouslyBsurprisinglyCexactly Dexcellently38 Astood up Bsat up Ccalmed down Dwalked down 39 Abes

16、t Bluckiest Chappiest Dproudest 40 Aright Bspecial Cenough Ddifferent 阅读理解（共50分）六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共30分，每小题2分） A Friendship Restaurant We have different kinds of Japanese food here. The food menu is in Japanese and Chinese. All the waiters or waitresses can speak at least

17、one foreign language.Volunteer ProjectMaybe you want to help others but dont know how to do it. Then Volunteer Project will help you. Here you will get the best idea of volunteering.Call 822 5566 to join it.Dream CornerDo you want to improve your English? Do you want to practice your English with na

18、tive speakers? If yes, why not join the Dream corner? Come here on Friday afternoon every week.推荐精选Tel: 312 9997Time: 11:30 am 10:00 pmE-mail: lisaThe Underwater WorldHere you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel you are in the sea but of course this is no

19、t true. If you like fishes, I suggest that you pay a visit to it.Time: 9:30 am 5:30 pmRed Bird ClubDo you like dancing? Do you want to show off your cool dance at parties? Join us and make your dream come true. Closed on Tuesday.Call 822 3331 for more information.41. Sarah wants to do some volunteer

20、 work. She can call _ to get some ideas. A. 846-3809 B. 312-9997C. 822-3331 D. 822-556642. Red Bird Club is closed on _. A. Tuesday B. Monday C. Saturday D. Thursday 43. If you want to practice English with native speakers, you can join _. A. the Red Bird Club B. the Volunteer Project C. the Dream C

21、ornerD. the Underwater World B 推荐精选Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that lookedjust like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beardP

22、eople calledhim “The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a millionpeople came to look at him. “The Old Man of the Mountain”, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was 1,200 feet (370meters) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12meters) tall and 25 feet (7.6meters) wi

23、de. The site is located in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, USA. Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.In May 2003, there was very bad weathernear the Old Man of the Mountain. There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloud

24、ythat people couldnt see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldnt see him. They discovered thathe had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see ifthey could repair th

25、e stone face, but they had to giveup. They figured out（断定）that the damage from the weather was just too bad. 44. Wheres “The Old Man of the Mountain”? AIn the northeast of the US. BIn the northwest of the US. CIn the southeast of the US. DIn the southwest of the US. 45. Whats “The Old Man of the Mou

26、ntain” also known as? AThe Great Stone BThe Profile CThe Stone Face DThe Rock 46. How long had the stone face been there? AAbout 12,000 years. BAbout 370 years. CAbout 17,000 years. DAbout 25 years. 47. Whats the reason for the loss of the stone face? ALow winds. BHot temperature. CHeavy rain. DBad

27、storm. C 推荐精选What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go. The last few days of every year in big cities in China, when everyone returns home, have been the worst headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making g

28、etting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities

29、, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem. Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. There will be less and less people reading news on paper and the cost of making and buying newspaper will be reduced. In the future, digital (数字的) newspapers will be

30、sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster. Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel (燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can

31、 take the place of oil as sources of energy (能源). And the alternative ways of energy will help reduce the cost and pollution, too. Schools will go electronic (电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring book

32、s to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students parents through e-mail. Students will find their pers

33、onal teachers to ask for special help for those the robot teachers cannot do. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe. 48. The newspapers will disappear _. A. in 28 years B. by 2020 C. by 2053 D. in 38 years 推荐精选49.The underlined the alternative ways in the 4th paragraph means

34、 _. A. modern ideas B. other choices C. wise methods D. natural means 50. From the passage we can know_in the future. A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem B. 90 percent of the population will live in the city C. robot teachers will check homework on computersD. readers can discuss wi

35、th each other through Internet 51. The passage mainly tells us _.A. future changes in many ways B. computers will be important C. new things will be coming D. old things will be gone D Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures cele

36、brate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house, in order to sweep away any

37、ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “good fortune” or “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.In We

38、stern countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal clothes like tuxedos and evening gowns, and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish e

39、ach other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. It is also a common Western custom to make a New Years promise, called a resolution. New Years resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a ba

40、d habit in the New Year.推荐精选Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad thi

41、ngs from the past year are gone and the New Year can start afresh. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a New Year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the New Year. Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the

42、 New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new coming year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas

43、for good luck but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them! 52. The passage is mainly about_.Athe meaning of “Happy New Year!”Bseveral different New Year traditionsCtraditional activities for the New YearDinteresting traditions on New Years Day 53. We can learn from the passage

44、that_.Asome cultures celebrate New Year in the morningB4 cultures do special things to celebrate New Year Cpeople in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st or January 1st Dthe Western people celebrate New Year only on New Years Day54. To have a happy new year,_.Afriends sing to each other in special

45、 waysBfamilies make big dolls filled with new clothesCsome people get up early to watch the sunriseDEuropeans eat 365 grapes on New Years Day55. When eating black-eyed peas on New Years Day, people think_.Aone pea brings one day of good luckBblack-eyed peas are the best medicineCthe peas are very bl

46、ack and taste badDthe peas are helpful to count numbers推荐精选七、阅读短文，根据短文内容从短文后的六个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共10分，每小题2分） Its hard when a best friend isnt around maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class, or maybe shes just sick at home for the day. Break or lunchtime can be

47、lonely without her. Will it ever feel the same? 56 , but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends. But remember, theres always room for more friends.Start by looking around your classroom think about which one youd like to play with at break. Look for chance

48、s to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or offer greetings.Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. 57 , walk over to the ones you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in. 58 ,or if youre

49、 feeling shy, ask your teachers to help you to make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. 59 . As a result, youll soon have one, or two, or even more new friends. You might still miss that special best friend. 60 , you c

50、an share something you didnt have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends! A. When you are at lesson break B. If you have trouble doing this C. You want to have new friendsD. But when you see each otherE.And youll be happy with themF. Be kind, be friendly, offer to help八、阅读短文，根据短文

51、内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分） 推荐精选Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books.Spidermans story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt a

52、nd uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs

53、his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility (责任),” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born. Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter i