初三英语半期测试题

1、泸州天立学校2015年秋期初2016级半期考试 英语试卷（总分120分 命题人：尹恬 审题人： ）注意事项：1答案全部写在答题卡上。2答卷前将密封线内的项目写清楚.3. 考试时间120分钟。听力部分(15分)一、听句子，选择最佳答语。（ ）1. A. Im sorry to trouble you. B. I was hurt by a car. C. Because I overslept. D. Thank you very much.（ ）2. A. Across from the bus stop. B. Near the Tiananmen Square. C. Over there

2、. D. Go straight ahead.（ ）3. A. Yes, it is. B. Oh, I know. C. Im sorry to hear that. D. No, it isnt. （ ）4. A. Sydney. B. London. C. Ottawa. D. Australia.（ ）5. A. Yes, I did. B. Sorry, Ill put it out. C. I didnt see it. D. Ok, Ill do it now.二、 听对话，选择最佳答案。（ ）6. What time will the bookstore close? A. 9

3、:00. B. 8:40. C. 8:50. D.9:20.（ ）7. Does Sallys mother like reading? A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesnt. C.Yes, she doesnt. D. Sorry, I dont know. （ ）8. What will the weather be like in Luzhou tomorrow? A. It will be rainy. B. It will be windy. C. It will be sunny. D. It will be cloudy.（ ）9. Whats

4、the blouse made of? A. Silk. B. Cotton. C. We dont know. D. Silk and cotton.（ ）10. Where will the man go? A. He will go to the post office. B. He will go to the bank. C. He will go to the supermarket. D. He will go to school. 三、听短文，选择最佳答案。（ ）11. How old is the inventor Matty Sallin? A. 33 years old.

5、 B. 36 years old. C. 43 years old. D. 34 years old.（ ）12. Who did the speaker invent the new alarm clock with? A. His students. B. His families. C. His friends. D. His wife.（ ）13. What does the new alarm clock look like? A. A dog. B. A hen. C. A cat. D. A pig.（ ）14. What does the new alarm clock use

6、 to wake people up? A. The ring. B. The song. C. The smell. D. The smoke.（ ）15. How do the college students like this new alarm clock? A. They dont care. B.They dislike it. C. They want to buy it. D. They like it very much. 笔试部分(105分)一、单项选择。（每小题1分，共10分）（ ）16. If you have trouble _ the words, you can

7、 _ in the dictionary.A. to spell; look up them B. spelling; look them up C. spelling; look it up D. to spell; look up it（ ）17. I dont know _ the day after tomorrow. A.when does he come B. how will he come C.if he comes D. whether he will come（ ）18. -A number of students _ in the dinning hall. -Let m

8、e count. The number of the students _ about 400. A are, is B is, are C are, are D is, is（ ）19. _exciting film we saw yesterday!A. What a B. How a C. How an D. What an（ ）20. He used to _ late. But now he is used to _ early. A.sleep; get up B. sleep; getting up C. sleeping; get up D. sleeping; getting

9、 up（ ）21. Watches _ in Switzerland _for good qualities. A. made; known B.are made; are known C. made; are known D.are made; known（ ）22. _ I _ he _ listening to western classical music. A Not only; but also; enjoys B Not only; but also; enjoy C Both; and; enjoys D Both; and; like to（ ）23. -How many f

10、oreign workers are there in your company? -There are five, three _ and two _. A. German; Frenchman B. Germany; French C. Germans; Frenchmen D. Germany; Frenchmen（ ）24. He is afraid of _ strangers, so he always avoids _ out with his parents. A.to see; going B.seeing; going C. see; to go D.seeing; to

11、go（ ）25. -Could you tell me _? - Sorry, I have no idea. A.when people invented umbrellas B.when did people invent umbrellas C.when were people invented umbrellas D.when were umbrellas invented二、完形填空。（每小题1分，共20分）AMalaysia Airlines(马航)flight MH370 disappeared from radar(雷达)screens an hour after it too

12、k off on March 8,2014. It has _26_for more than one and a half years.The plane may fall into the sea. China, Malaysia and many other countries have joined to search the plane on the sea. The relatives of the 227 passengers and 12 crew(乘务人员)are_27_good news from them. How did the accident h

13、appen? It is said that the plane was attacked(攻击)by the terrorists. Some think there may be something wrong with the plane, and others think the accident may be_28_by the mistake of the crew. However it is hard to tell the reason because the plane hasnt been found yet. Where the missing plane is and

14、 it even _29_ more time to get to know the truth of what happened. However, we cant stop imagining what happened to the plane _30_it is found or not. We hope these people on the plane will be safe, and they can get together with their family members. (    )26.A.found  &

15、#160;          B. seen              C. flown          D. missed (    )27.A.talking about       B. waiting

16、 for         C. listening to       D. hearing (    )28.A.given             B. met              C. ca

17、used          D. tried (    )29.A.spends            B. takes            C. gets         &#

18、160;    D. wastes (    )30.A.before             B. after            C. until            D. as soon a

19、s B One Sunday afternoon, my younger brother and I were left alone at home. I was doing my homework _31_ my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. My brother thought it was our parents, so he opened the _32_ quickly. A tall man stood outside and _33_ politely if our parents we

20、re at home. Without thinking, my brother said, "No." When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly _34_ the door very hard and came into our house. He took out a _35_ and ordered me to tie up my brother's _36_ with a rope(绳索). I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could unt

21、ie(松开) himself _37_. The man then tied my hands up and locked _38_ of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs. I taught my brother to _39_ his rope with his hands. He then untied _40_. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, _41_ the line was cut off. The doors were all locked from outside.

22、It was lucky that the man forgot to_42_ the kitchen door. We got out of the house through the window and went to the nearest pay phone to call the police. Soon the police came and _43_ was caught. By the time, my parents had come home. We told them the _44_ story. My parents were glad that we were n

23、ot hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _45_ the door to the stranger. I learned a lesson on safety.（ ）31. A. when B. before C. after D. while（ ）32. A. cupboard B. door C. doorbell D. window（ ）33. A. guessed B. asked C. argued D. cried（ ）34. A. pushed B. pulled C. knocked D. closed（

24、 ）35. A. candy B. gift C. knife D. phone（ ）36. A. feet B. legs C. hands D. arms（ ）37. A. hardly B. easily C. suddenly D. difficultly（ ）38. A. all B. each C. neither D. both（ ）39. A. make B. tie C. untie D. use（ ）40. A. me B. myself C. him D. himself（ ）41. A. but B. and C. or D. as（ ）42. A. break B.

25、lock C. move D. see（ ）43. A. my father B. my mother C. my brother D. the man （ ）44. A. happy B. whole C. usual D. same（ ）45. A. turning B. sending C. opening D. closing三、阅读理解。（A、B、C段，每小题2分；D段，每小题1分，共40分）A Three rich women met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. And they

26、always had an easy time. Once the three women quarreled about whose hands were the most beautiful in the world. One of them said that her hands were white and clean. Another woman believed her hands were much softer. And the third woman thought hers were the most beautiful. Just at that time, an old

27、 man happened to be there and he came up to them, wanting to ask for some food. But the three women gave him nothing. Instead, they kept asking him which one of them had the most beautiful hands. A young lady who was sitting nearby saw what happened. She took out the only cake and gave a half to the

28、 old man even though she was very poor, too. The old man ate the cake and drank some water. Then she took the young lady by the hand,brought her in front of the three rich women, and said, “Now Ill tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The young ladys hands are rather rough because of hard wo

29、rk, but they gave me food, so they are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything.”(    )46. The three women _. A. had a quarrel every day B. were rich but not helpful C. had a talk about their hands every day D. lived by the river.(    )47. The o

30、ld man asked for some food to eat, _. A. but none of the three women gave anything to him B. but only one of the three women gave her a cake. C. because he wanted to know whose hands were the most beautiful D. because he knew which of them was the richest(    )48. The old man said the

31、 young ladys hands were more beautiful because _. A. he liked rough hands B. the young lady gave him something to eat C. the young lady worked hard and was very kind to others D. the three women gave nothing to him(    )49. The underlined word “rough” in paragraph 3 means _ here. A. 柔

32、软的 B.辛苦的 C. 粗糙的 D.困难的(    )50. Which of the following titles is the best for the passage? A. Half a cake! B. A young lady and Three women！ C. The Hands! D. Who is the richest?BWhen you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very he

33、lpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.Good reading tips： Try to read at the right level (水平). Read something that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every

34、three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you dont have to write them while you read. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read, mark them with a pen. Then

35、 come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.Try to read regularly (定期). For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to re

36、ad and keep to it. For example, you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunch time.Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine that you like, because you are going to spend time and money to read it. So choose an interesting book. You can also read ne

37、wspapers. There are many English newspapers in China, for example, 21st Century Teens, English Coaching Paper, etc. They are easy enough for you to understand. There is something interesting in them.( )51. According to the passage, how many reading tips does the writer give us? A. Three. B. Four. C.

38、 Five. D. Six. ( )52. Which of the following sentences is right? A. Reading a lot can help you write better. B. When you read, you can only learn some new words. C. It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary. D. Try to read something that you can't understand to make

39、 your English better. ( )53. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, _. A. give up reading B. guess the meaning at first C. write them down at once D. look them up in a dictionary at once( )54. To make your reading better, _. A. its enough for you to read 21st Century Teens B. only read

40、 a magazine about a subject that you like C. you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least D. reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day ( )55. The passage is mainly about _. A. what to read B. reading is very helpful C.

41、when to read D. how to make reading better CRecently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum(论坛) asking what “PK”meant.“My family has been watching the I Am the Singer singing competition TV programme. My little daughter asked me what PK meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzz

42、led father.To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.In the case of the “I Am the Singer”singing competition, “P

43、K” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition raking.Like this father, Chinese teachers at Middle schools have also been finding their students using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A teacher from T

44、ianjin asked her students to write the compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didnt understand.“My GG came back this summer from college. He told me Ive grown up to be a PLMM. I loved to FB with him together; he always took me to the KPM,” went on

45、e composition.“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” is Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonalds.Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.If you do not even know what a Kong L

46、ong (dinosaur, meaning an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, meaning an ugly looking male ) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!( )56.By writing the article, the writer tries to _. A.explain some Internet jargons B.suggest common Internet jargons C.laugh at the Beijing father D.dra

47、w our attention to Internet jargons( )57.What does the underlined word “Internet jargons” mean? A.Internet language B.Internet action C.Internet behavior D.Internet fashion ( )58.What does the writer think about the work “PK”? A.Fathers cant possibly know it. B.The daughter should understand it. C.O

48、nline game players may know it. D. “I Am the Singer” shouldnt have used it.( )59.The example of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons_. A.are used not only online B.can be understood very well C.are welcomed by all the people D.cause trouble to our mother

49、tongue( )60.What would be the best title for the passage? A. A Puzzled Father. B.Do You Speak Internet English? C.Keep away from Internet English. D.Kong Long or Qing Wa?D短文填空：通读短文，然后从所给选项中选择适当的选项补全文章，并把所选答案的代号填入相应题号的横线上。A.beside B.louder C.softly D.thought E.soF.get G.answers H.happens I.saying J.s

50、houtingA wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members _61_ in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked, “Why do people shout in anger at each other?” His students _62_ for a while, and one of them said, “Because when we lose our calm, we shout

51、.” “But, why should you shout when the other person is just _63_ you? You can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.” Students gave some other _64_ but none were any good. “When two people are angry at each other, their hearts became distanced(疏远的),” the wise man explained. “To

52、 cover the distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the _65_ they will have to shout to hear each other.” “What _66_ when two people fall in love? They dont shout at each other but talk _67_ because their hearts are very close.” The wise man said. He looked at his students and said, “So when you argue, do not let your hearts _68_ distant. Stop _69_ words that distance you from others. Otherwise, there will come a day when the distance is _70_great that you will not find the