牛津A第一学期期中试卷及答案

1、太仓市20072008学年第一学期期中质量分析初三英语听力部分（26分）C.A .Home.B . To the hospital .To school .1.2.Horses.C.Pandas.3.8: 50B. 9: 00C.9: 104.Yes. She will come to China to learn Chinese .B.Yes. She is planning to learn Chinese .C.No. She doesn t think it is a good idea .5.To go to the shop .B. To post his letter .C.To

2、 visit his mother .6.She felt very sad .B . She felt quite happy .C. She felt very tired .7.She will go to Sichuan .B.She will go to Hangzhou . C. She hasn t decided yet.8.Since three months ago .B.Three weeks ago.C. For three weeks .9.A.On the morning of Sep .1.B . On the morning of Sep .2. C. On t

3、he afternoon of Sep . 2.10.A.By plane .B.By train .C.By car.A.December.B.January.C.February .12.A.At the cinema .B.In the street.C.At a shop.13.A.Nature and growthB.Cahn and peaceful.C.Money and envy .14.A.They don t know each other .B.They are good friends .C.15.A.It s strange to drink tea with sug

4、ar and milkThey are brother and sister.B.C.Some people just like milk .People don t like tea at a1l .16.A.Something is wrong with his hand .B.Something is wrong with his head .C.Something is wrong with his legs .B）短文理解（每小题2分）听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。17 . When did the first laught

5、er club open?A. In 1996 B . In 1994C. In 1 99518 . Where did the man who opened the first laughter club come from?A. 1ndia B. America C. England19 . Who is Steve Wilson?A . The man who opened the laughter club .B . The scientist who discovered that laughter is good for health .C. The man who took la

6、ughter clubs to . America .20 . Which of the following is not true?A . Laughter is the same in any language .B . Laughter is good for us .C. Laughter is different in different languages .21 . How many laughter clubs are there around the world now?A. Less than 1,000 B. More than 1,000 C. About 1,000笔

7、试部分（104分）二、选才!填空（从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，把其编号填入下面相对应的空格内。共30小题，每小题1分，满分30分）A）单项选择22 . Paper money was in use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in thirteenth century .A. the, / B. the, the C. /, the D. /, /23 . 一 Don t forget to bring my new books tomorrow afternoon .一 NO, I.A . didn t

8、 B . needn t C. won t D. couldn t24 . I to join in some activities yesterday .A. tellB. telling C. was told D . told25 . They looked forward with hope a chance to receive further education .A . for getting B . of getting C. to get D. to getting26 . 一 Is there in the box? 一 No, .A . something , anyth

9、ingB . anything , somethingC. anything , nothingD . nothing , anything27 . Which you rather, tea or coffee?A . would , to drinkB. would , likeC.would , D .would , drink28 . The noise of the TV almostA .drive he madB .drives mad himC.drove he madD .drives him mad29 . useful advice he gave us!A. How B

10、. What C. What a D . How a30 . His failing in the exam again made himA . feeling sadly B . to feel sad C. feel sadly D. feel sad31 .一 I like my teacher very much . He is very kind us.一 Oh , that s very kind him .A . of toB . to, ofC . to, toD . of ,of32 . Simon hardly speaks English , ?A . is heB .

11、did heC. does heD . isn t he33 . 一 How many students listened to the teacher carefully enough in the class?A . Nobody B . None C. Someone D . Some one34 . At the shopping centre , he didn t know what and with an empty bag .A . buy, leaveB . buy ,to leaveC. to buy, leftD . is to buy , leaves35 . I th

12、ink this talk is worth .A. to listen B . to listen to C. 1istening D. 1istening to 36 . He broke his left leg last week , so he can danceA . no； any more B . not； any much C. no； any much D . not； any more 37 . What do you think we should do to improve our English?A. thatB. /C. whichD . how38 . I pr

13、efer her some presents her some money .A . to buying , to givingB . to buy , to giveC.buy, giveD.to buying , to giving39 . There are in the reading room, but many of those books aren tto read.A .enough books, enough easyB.enough books, easy enoughC.book enough,easy enoughD .book enough , enough easy

14、40 . Could you please tell us our English teacher?A .where wecan findB.where can we findC.where weto findD.where to we find41 . My mother asked me to go Shopping yesterday . In this sentence to go shopping is .A .ObjectB.PredicativeC. AdverbialD . Object complementB）完形填空What is your favourite colour

15、? Do you like yellow, orange , or red ?If you do, you must be an optimist（ 乐观者）， a leader or an active person who enjoys life . Do you prefer grey and blue?Then you are probably quiet, shy and yo u d rather follow than 42 .You seem to be a pessimist（悲观者）。Colours 43 our moods , there is no doubt abou

16、t it . A yellow room makes most people feel more 44 and warmer than a dark green one. It seems that a red dress brings warmth and cheer On the other hand, black is depressing（令人压抑的）.A black bridge 45 the River Thames , near London, used to be the scene of more suicides（自杀）than other bridges in the a

17、re- a until it 46 green, The number of suicide attempts（ 企图）fell sharply at once, perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done 47 pink or baby blue . Light and 48 colors make people not only happier but also 49 . It is true fact that factory workers work better , harder ,and ha

18、ve 50-accidents when their machines are painted orange rather 51_black or dark green .42.A.go backB. comeC. leadD . think43.A.influencedB . don t influenceC. influenceD. influences44.A.cheerfulB. cheerC . nervousD. worried45.A.onB. overC. crossD. through46. A.paintedB . is paintedC. gotD . was paint

19、ed47. A.onB. byC. inD . for48. A.darkB . brightC. clearD. good49. A.activeB . more quietC. more activeD . much active50. A.littleB. lessC. fewerD. more51 . A . toB . than三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分C. on26分）D . atAApril 21st in 2006 was the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth n .She is one of the most famous

20、women in the world . Here are some interesting stories about the Queen .Queen Elizabeth n is the fortieth monarch（君主）since 1066 . She has been the queen of Great Britain for 54 years. During her 54-year reign（统治），she has made over 250 official visits to 129 different countries, including China in 19

21、86 . She has also hosted more than 90 formal dinners for those important people from foreign leaders. When she visits foreign countries or hosts formal dinners, the Queen often receives presents from foreign leaders. Some unusual presents include animals like jaguars and sloths from Brazil , and bla

22、ck beavers from Canada.The Queen is a great animal lover and she is known for her love of dogs . So far, the Queen has had more than 30 dogs. She is also really fond of horses and good at feeding horses . Her horses have won major races several times .The Queen usually sends a telegram（电寸艮）of congra

23、tulations to her people who are 100 years old on their hundredth birthday . Perhaps she will send herself in twenty years. 1t s not impossible , since all her family members have enjoyed a long life . The Queen s mother died in 2002 at the age of 101 .52 . We can learn from the passage that Queen El

24、izabeth n is years old this year .A. 80B. 81C. 100D. 10153 . When did Queen Elizabeth n become the queen of Great Britain?A. 1n 1950. B. In 1952 . C. In 1006 . D . In 1986 .54 . According to the passage , we can guess that jaguars and sloths are two kinds of .A . plantsB. animals C. trees D . flower

25、s55 . The Queen likes animals and she loves.A. catsB. dogsC. horses D. both B and C56 . At the age of 100 , any person in Britain may .A . send a telegram to the KingB . receive a telegram from the QueenC. celebrate 0ueents birthdayD. meet the KingBOver 1,400 university students from 37 countries an

26、d regions came to China for the 2006 s WorldMUN meeting（世界大学生模拟联合国大会）.The meeting was held in Peking University from March 27th to 31 St,2006.The idea of the WorldMUN began in 1991. A group of students at Harvard（ 哈佛）University wanted to make anew meeting to bring together the students who were inte

27、rested in the world . They wanted to discuss different problems around the world . The WorldMUN is based（ 以为基础 ）on understanding , compromise , learning andfriendship . The first meeting was held in Poland in 1992. After that . it is held in spring every year . Last year , itwas held in Scotland .Th

28、is was the first time the WorldMUN meeting was held in Asia（亚洲）.It was also the biggest one in history . The students came from the best universities around the world . During the five day meeting, they did everything that people in the UN do. Though their skin colors and cultures（文化）were different,

29、 they had the same wish to make the world better .57 . By the end of the year 2006, the WorldMUN meeting had been held .A. 12 times B. 13 times C. 15 times D. 17 times58 . The word “compromise in the passage means in Chinese.A .友谊B.理解 C.和解D.屈服59 . Which of the following is NOT true?A . The students

30、want to travel around the world .B . The students are interested in the world .C. The students want to discuss different problems .D . The students wish to make the world better .60 . The best title of the passage is.A . The First WorldMUN Meeting B . The WorldMUN MeetingC. University StudentsD . Pr

31、oblems Around the WorldCJenny felt more confident about her life after reading about her star sign . She always followed the advice for her star sign, Virgo .One Monday, it said, “ Be careful not to answer phone calls this week, or you could miss a great opportunity!（机会）“ I think I m patient enough

32、not to answer the phones for a week,“ thought Jenny. Twenty minutes later , her mobile phone rang . It was from her company . They were calling to tell her that she was needed to go to the office early that day , but Jenny did not answer the phone . When she arrived at the office , her boss was angr

33、y because Jenny , his only secretary（秘书）, was four hours late . He became even angrier when he knew that she did not answer any phone calls for the whole day .When the same thing happened the next day , Jenny s boss became impatient and told her to go home !During the rest of the week , Jenny did no

34、t answer any phone calls . She missed 20 phone calls on Sunday and felt sad that she did not speak to anybody on her birthday .On the following Monday morning . Jenny rushed downstairs to get the newspaper and read her star sign s advice for the new week . She felt she was very silly after reading a

35、n apology（ 道歉）for last week s mistake in the newspaper. Virgo s advice should be Be careful to answer phone calls this week. Not was put in by mistake!61 . Jenny felt after reading the advice for her star sign .A . patient B . confident C. wise D. powerful 62 . Jenny was asked to go home on.A . Monday B . Tuesday C. Friday D . Sunday 63 . What was the main reason that Jenny s boss got very angry?A . Jenny was late .B . Jenny didn t work at all .C. Jenny didn t answer the phone calls for a whole day .D. Jenny had a long rest.64 . In fact, the newspaper wanted the VirgosA . t