初三英语试卷

1、学校姓名班级装 订 线 油田教育中心2014年初三年级下学期期末检测 英语试题 考生注意：1、考试时间120分钟 2、全卷共十大题，总分120分第一部分 听力 （共25分）（提示：听力部分共20小题，每小题读两遍。）I. Choose the right picture according to the dialogue you hear. (1*5)（ ）1.Where does Mary want to go? A B C（ ）2.What is Jim doing? A B C（ ）3.Whats the weather like? A B C（ ）4.What are they goi

2、ng to do this Sunday? A B C（ ）5.Whats the matter with the young man? A B CII. Match the best choice from A to G according to the dialogue you hear. (2*5)A. Jim.B. At the gate of Peoples Park.C. No, she wont.D. The twins.E. The small island.F. In the city.G. Yes, she will.（ ）6.Who will go for a picni

3、c?（ ）7.Will Mary go with them?（ ）8.Where are they going for the picnic?（ ）9.Who will go with Jim?（ ）10.Where will they meet?III. Choose the right answer according to the dialogue or passage you hear. (1*10)听第一段材料，回答第1112 题。（ ）11.Which season do you think it is now?A. Its winter. B. Its summer. C. It

4、s spring.（ ）12.Why do they go to the beach for their holiday?A. Because there are lots of hotels. B. Because they can swim there.C. Because they can get relaxed there.听第二段材料，回答第1315题。（ ）13.Why does the man want to buy his mum a present?A. Mothers Day is coming. B. Christmas is coming. C. Her birthda

5、y is coming.（ ）14.What did the man give his mum last Christmas?A. A camera. B. A scarf. C. A book.（ ）15.How is the book called Easy Recipes?A. Its boring. B. Its popular. C. Both A and B.听第三段材料，回答第1620 题。（ ）16.What happened to the three boys on a cold day?A. They were happy to spend the night in the

6、 open air. B. They lost their way.C. They couldnt find the big house.（ ）17.What did the three boys ask the farmer to do?A. Give them some water and food. B. Let them stay in his house for a night.C. Tell them the way to walk out of the forest.（ ）18.Why did one of the boys have to sleep in the big ho

7、use?A. There wasnt enough room in the farmers house.B. One of the boys made a loud noise when he slept.C. The farmer didnt like the third boy.（ ）19.Who was the first to sleep with the horses?A. Jack. B. Mike. C. Tom.（ ）20.What happened to the horses at last?A. They all slept in the house. B. They al

8、l went out of their house.C. They all died in the house.第二部分 笔试（共95分）第一节 选择题 （共50分）I. Multiple Choice（共15小题，每题1分，共15分） Choose the best answer according to the meaning of the sentence.（ ）21. Why not _ a car? You can drive to work.A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought （ ）22. _ 11-year-old boy gave us _

9、useful advice about how to deal with it . A. An; a B. A; an C. An; / D. The; a（ ）23. If he _, I _ swimming alone.A. doesnt come; will go B. wont come; will goC. will come; wont go D. is coming; dont go（ ）24. When people want to relax themselves, they prefer _ TV or listen to music rather than_ newsp

10、apers. A. watching; read B. watching; reading C. to watch; read D. to watch; reading（ ）25. Lets go home now. I dont think there is_ we need to discuss tonight. OK. Lets go.A. something else B. anything else C. else something D. else anything（ ）26. The boy _ a lot of time on computer games. A. spends

11、 B. takes C. costs D. pays（ ）27. There are _ books in this library. A. millions of B. two millions C. two million of D. millions（ ）28. Yao Ming is known _ a great basketball player. A. for B. to C. as D. by （ ）29. She was encouraged _ more English after school. A. speakB. to speak C. speaking D. spo

12、ke（ ）30. Wine (葡萄酒) is made _ grapes. A. of B. from C. in D. by（ ）31. The police _ going to search every corner of the city for the thief. A. is B. are C. was D. will（ ）32. Do you know the student _ pronunciation is the best in our school? A. who B. that C. whose D. whom（ ）33. _ it was very cold, _

13、he went out without a coat. A. Although; but B. /; although C. Although; / D. /; so （ ）34. I dont like those big cities which have got _ people and _ traffic. A. too much; too many B. many too; too much C. too many; too much D. too many; much too （ ）35. I feel very full after that meal. Im not used

14、so much. A. eats B. eating C. to eat D. to eating II. Cloze Test.（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）Choose the best answer to complete the passage.Early last year, two young brothers in Jiangsu Province 36 badly burned while playing. The “game” they were playing was 37 they had watched in the cartoon Pleasant Goat an

15、d the Big Big Wolf （喜羊羊和灰太狼）.The brothers were 38 two little goats while their friend was playing a bad wolf . Their friend tied them 39 a tree and set fire to the grass around them.The sad story is an example of how many children follow the violence（暴力） they see on television, especially cartoons.

16、It is 40 that violent cartoons can make children more aggressive（具有攻击性的）. In a survey, researchers41 the children after watching non-violent and violent cartoons. They found that the kids who watched violent cartoons fought with others and 42 class rules more often.Children under the age of seven ar

17、e too 43 to understand that the violence on TV can bring 44 real harm. It is parents job 45 them understand it.（ ）36. A. are B. is C. were D. was（ ）37. A. somethingB. anything C. everythingD. nothing（ ）38. A. eatingB. buying C. watchingD. playing（ ）39. A. with B. to C. in D. at（ ）40. A. reportB. rep

18、orter C. reported D. reporting（ ）41. A. advisedB. asked C. called D. compared（ ）42. A. broke B. followed C. obeyed D. made （ ）43. A. youngB. old C. small D. little（ ）44. A. him B. them C. we D. you（ ）45. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped学校姓名班级 IIICommunication（共5小题 每题1分,共5分）Choose the best res

19、ponse from A to F in the box according to the dialogue given. A: Hello!B: 46 A: Well, would you please give me some advice on how to remember English words?B: 47 In fact, I learn English words by heart.A: 48 B: First of all, it is necessary for you to have a good habit of remembering them. A: 49 B:

20、No, you dont need to. Try to learn by heart a few new words each day, follow the rules of pronunciation and you will finish remembering all of them in one week.B: 50 Ill try my best. Bye! A. Sure, Id love to.B. Hi, John. Its Marry. So, whats up?C. How can you do that?D. Thank you for your good advic

21、e.E. Of course, you are right.F. Do I need to remember the words in each unit all at once? A: OK, bye-bye.IV. Reading comprehension (共20小题，每题1分，共20分)(A)Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of houses in Britain have only got one person in them. Some of these are old

22、 people but some are people of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of houses have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and other homes have five or more.The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two child

23、ren. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents' home, and they often go to a different city. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.( ) 51. How many houses in Britain have 3 people living in them? A. 8% of houses.    B.&

24、#160;15% of houses.  C. 17% of houses. D. 35% of houses.( ) 52. At what age do children in Britain usually leave their parents' home? A. About 18 or 19.    B. About 20 or 21. C. About 25 or 26.   D. About 30 or 31.( ) 53. This passage i

25、s a / an _. A. An instruction     B. A report       C. A play      D. A joke( ) 54. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Young people in Britain.        B.&

26、#160;Old people in Britain. C.  Families in Britain.             D. The population in Britain.( ) 55. How often do children visit their parents when they are 20?A. 2-3 times a year.     B. O

27、nce a year.       C. Never.      D. Twice a week. (B)Swimming is a good sport and it's very popular. In summer people like swimming because water makes people feel cool. If they swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. These years, so

28、me people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. These people were not careful in swimming. They often thought they swam so well that nothing would happen to them in water.Summer holiday will be here again. If you go swimming, don't forget that better sw

29、immers often died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they could not swim. So don't get into the water when you are alone. Don't get into the water if there is a "No swimming" sign. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it's good for your h

30、ealth. 根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写“T”， 错误的写“F”。( ) 56. People like to swim in summer because swimming makes them popular. ( ) 57. Swimming may not be safe if you swim in dangerous places. ( ) 58. These years some people died in water, most of them are the old.( ) 59. Some swimmers died in water because most of

31、them couldn't swim. ( ) 60. The writer wants to tell us that we must be more careful in swimming. (C)There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.When the man came home from work one night, he found that h

32、e had some extra work to do. And he wasnt able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy and quiet. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover(封皮). He got an idea. He patiently tore（撕） the map up into pieces. The

33、n he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.After about thirty minu

34、tes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, its finished, Dad. Can we play now?”The man was surprised, saying, “Thats amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.”( ) 61.

35、 Why couldnt the man play with his son that night? A. He had to read a magazine. B. He had some extra work to do.C. He had to learn something about a map. D. He had to stay at his office for extra work.( ) 62. What did the man ask his son to do?A. To read the magazine to find the map. B. To tea

36、r the map of the world up into pieces.C. To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.D. To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.( ) 63. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?A. A few hours. B. About an hour. C. About half an hour. D. The whole night.(

37、 ) 64. How did the boy finish the work?A. When he put the man on the back of the page together, the whole world appeared completely.B. He asked his mother for help.C. The man on the back of the page came to his house to help him.D. He found a new map in the study.( ) 65. Which of the following is TR

38、UE about the passage?A. Its a report about a fathers extra work.B. Its a story between a father and his clever son.C. Its an advertisement for the map of the world.D. Its a poster about how to deal with parents problems.(D)Venice is an attractive city in Italy. Tourists throughout the world love tra

39、veling to Venice. But sometimes youll have such strange experiences. One moment you walk across the Rialto Bridge, and theres nothing special. Unfortunately, when you come back to the bridge an hour later, its underwater and everyones wearing rain boots.     Thats just the way it

40、 has always been, which may be considered seriously by Italian government. Before the sea comes to Venice, the government has decided to build the MOSE gates. Actually(实际上), there were many kinds of gates that were built to stop the floods, but all the gates were just built on the ground.  

41、;   So the Italian government asked some of Italys biggest construction and engineering companies to build the MOSE project, which was planned to be built under the sea water to stop floods. The MOSE gates are being built at the inlets(海湾). Each MOSE gate is 197 feet long, 28.5 to 37 feet

42、tall, and weighs up to 22 tons. Its nearly the size of a 20-storey building. Before the gates are in use, they are under the sea and full of water. When the flood comes, the water in the gates will be poured out, and then the gate will be filled with air. So the gates can go up with the sea water. O

43、nce theyre in the right place, they will stop the sea water pouring into Venice. These gates will be able to deal with floods up to 10 feet, and as long as the sea level (平面) rises no more than two feet in the next 100 years, the MOSE will work as expected.     The MOSE project i

44、s now two-thirds done. The head engineer, Giovanni Cecconi, said, “This is a war. During the war, its not important that you win. Its important that youre alive. Were alive.” Anyway, this project is saving Venice from falling.( )66. The underlined word “construction” in the passage means “ 

45、0;     ” in Chinese.         A. 建筑           B. 农业            C. 交通( )67. Before building the MOSE gates, the Italian government   

46、;      to stop the floods.         A. never built gates on the ground         B. built many kinds of gates on the ground         C. built some gates which were under

47、 the ground( )68. When the flood comes,         can describe the working steps of the MOSE gates.   ( ) 69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?          A. The Italian government are using

48、3 000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion dollars on the MOSE.          B. The MOSE project is half done now.         C. Each MOSE gate is 197 feet long, 28.5 to 37 feet tall, and weighs up to 22 tons.( )70. The best ti

49、tle of the passage should be         .         A. The Journey to Venice     B. The MOSE Project in Venice          C. Several Kinds of Floods in Venice第二节 非选择题 （共45分）V. V

50、ocabulary（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）AComplete the sentence with the help of the Chinese meaning.71. There was a large _（人群）of people waiting for the show in the hall. 72. Jim was in deep （麻烦）because his bike was broken on his way to school.73. The woman didnt （盼望）that the police would find her lost purse so s

51、oon. 74. My Chinese teacher has very rich _(经验) in teaching. 75. She had an _ (不同寻常的) dream. 学校姓名班级 BFill in the blank with the proper form of the word. 76. _(thank) to my English teachers help, I can make great progress.77. My bike is broken, and Ill have it_(repair).78. Would you mind me_(ask) you

52、 a question?79. She is ill, and she doesnt feel like_(eat) anything.80. Not only the workers but also the machine_(be) not here yesterday.C. Complete the passage with the words given in the box.用方框中所给词语填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯（每词限用一次）。 job, chance, four, why, living, easy, dishonest, best, in order to, come o

53、ut Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im here today to share a good lesson with you. It is a true story about an overseas student 81 in Germany.After years of hard work, this student graduated with amazing achievements. Everyone thought he was going to get a good 82 easily and have a bright future. But to his disappointment, he was not even given the 83 for an interview! The third time he was refused, he couldnt help telephoning the company to ask 84 they didnt want him. The answer was simple. “We dont offer jobs to 85 people in Germany.”What was wrong, you might wonder? The