上海2012世外第一学期初三期中考试卷--董如琴(共7页)

1、Judy PAGE PAGE 72012学年第一学期(xuq)期中考试卷（9A） 上体(shngt)馆 董如琴 整理II. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar.31. The soldiers came down the stairstwo at _ time. A. / B. a C. an D. the32. I am responsible _ the matter. Its none of your business. A. at B. to C. for D. on33. The boy chased _ sister in and out among the

2、 bushes. A. hid B. he C. him D. himself 34. When the bell rings, students go out of the classroom one after _. A. another B. other C. others D. the other35. Children should be encouraged to be _ thinkers. A. depend B. dependent C. independent D. independence36. Eric is much _ than any other boy I ha

3、ve ever seen. A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. Most intelligent D. The most intelligent37. Turn the heat down, _ your cake will burn. A. and B. but C. or D. so38. _ he is in poor health, he still tries his best to work hard. A. When B. Although C. As D. If39. We _ worry about the end of the wor

4、ld. Its only a story. A. cant B. may not C. mustnt D. neednt40. Jenny told me that she _ after-school activities the next term. A. takes part in B. is taking part in C. took part in D. would take park in41. Mo Yan felt _ when he was told he had won the Nobel prize. A. surprise B. surprising C. surpr

5、ised D. surprisingly 42. Googles Street View map service _ millions of users since 2007. A. wins B. won C. in winning D. has won43. Im sure that many problems you have met _ very soon. A. solved B. will solve C. were solved D. will be solved 44. Almost all students in Junior Three are busy _ for the

6、 coming exam. A. prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. to prepare45. To improve our English, our teacher asks us _ English newspapers every day. A. reading B. to read C. read D. reads46. _ do millions of online users visit micro-blog? To express their opinions freely and share the information they get

7、. A. When B. Where C. Why D. What47. Many people _ the Art Festival when I passed by Huaihai Road. A. celebrate B. were celebrating C. Will celebrate D. have celebrated 48. _ exciting it is to travel around the world by bike! A. How B. How a C. What D. What a49. Tom, lets join Halloween party togeth

8、er. _. A. No, thank you. B. Good idea. C. Yes, please. D. Ok, I will.50. You look so beautiful in your new dress. _. A. Thank you. B. No, I dont. C. I agree with you. D. I dont think so.III. Complete.A.decisionB.ideaC.appearedD.quicklyE.broadcastF.ownG.causeH.turnedI.difference The “V” standing for

9、“victory” is simple and meaningful, which is understood and popular all around the world. Where did the _ come from? Well, it started during World War II.During World War II, parts of Europe were occupied by the Germans. A lot of people got to Britain. Among them there was one Belgian named Victor D

10、alvelie. He loved his country so much. And every day, he used short-wave radio to _ the Belgian people, calling on them to resist the German occupiers. On the last day of 1940, he asked his countrymen to write the letter “V” wherever they could to show their _ to win the final victory. In a few days

11、, the letter “V” _ everywhere, even in the German camping ground and the living places of Nazi officers.The letter “V” stood not only for his _ first name, but also for the word “victory”. Certainly, the sign caught on _ and became undying due to Britain Prime Minster, Winston Chruchill. He gave his

12、 famous “V” for “victory” whenever a camera pointed at him.The “V” can be made with the palm facing out, or with the back of the hand facing out. However, for people in the UK, there is a great _ of meaning depending on which way the palm faces. With the plan facing out, the gesture means “victory”;

13、 while with the palm facing in, the meaning is an insult. Sometimes this will _ some misunderstanding of a visitor to Britain. For example, a Canadian, who has ordered two beers in a pub with the palm facing in, may find it takes a long time to get served.IV. Word transformation.59. They made an app

14、ointment for the _ day of May. (two)60. Today every _ aged eighteen or over has the right to vote.(city)61. Being seriously ill, and in fear of _, he made his will. (die)62. It was over 30 feet in _ and had a 2500-horsepower engine.(long)63. Many _ Chinese paintings are on exhibition in China Pavili

15、on. (tradition)64. Tears streamed down his checks as he recalled his _ experience. (happy)65. _, lots of trees have been planted around the square. (recent)66. Fans said excitedly San Francisco Giants were built to _ for the future. (success)V. Sentence Transformation.67. Many people in Japan lost t

16、heir family in the earthquake last year. (改为(i wi)一般疑问句) _ many people in Japan _ their family in the earthquake last year?68. Jenny has been in the Volleyball Club since December 2009. （对划线(hu xin)部分提问） _ _ has Jenny been in the Volleyball Club?69. The little boy has never seen one of Shakespeares

17、plays. (改反义疑问句) The little boy has never seen one of Shakespeares plays, _ _ ?70. Parents dont allow children to watch violent TV programmes. (改被动语态) Children _ _ to watch violent TV programmes.71. I think that what hes suggesting is not humanly possible. (保持(boch)句意不变) In _ _, what hes suggesting i

18、s not humanly possible.72. Six-month-old babies are not old enough to tell the difference between need and want. (保持句意不变) Six-month-old babies are _ _ to tell the difference between need and want.73. Does anyone know the answer to the question? The maths teacher wonders. (合并一句) The maths teacher won

19、ders _ anyone _ the answer to the question.Part 3 Reading and Writing VI. Reading. A Hi, I am a student and still earning some decent money from the Internet through various methods every month. Being student myself, I always joined different money making plan and stick to the one which makes me som

20、e extra pocket money every month. Everyone wants to make money. If you can make money online without much hard work, thats even better. I will list here four different methods through which you can earn decent money. 1. Blogging You can create a free blog at http:/ www. B and write about your favori

21、te topic. You should often update your blog with quality contents in order to get traffic. Join AdSense（广告联盟） and other similar PPC network and start earning money from your blog. 2. Survey Online surveys are also best method of earning online money, though many survey companies may be liars. But re

22、cently I found a company which has been paying their members for a long time. When you joined, you get around 5-10 surveys every month. Thus you can make around $50-$100 every month. You can also earn money from their referral scheme. 3. Mobile Phones. This is a new scheme. Many people might have no

23、t heard about it. Just recently I found a company which offers its publisher to earn money through mobile. It is only for Indians. You just need to register with them through mobile. When you register with them, they will send advertisement in your mobile phone, at most 10 ads per day. For every ad

24、you receive, you get paid. You can also increase your earning from their referral scheme. 4. Paid to visit website Many people are making thousands of dollars every month from these PTC sites. There are lots of PTC sites. Choose the one which best suits you. I recommend you search “PTC” site with pa

25、yment proof” in Google search engines. You will find the real ones. Join at least 10 of them. Start clicking ads and earn money from it. Also refer people to increase your earning. 74. The writer earns his pocket money by_. A. doing housework B. designing online survey C. taking advantage of the Int

26、ernet D. doing part-time job in companies 75. The underlined phrase “get traffic” means _. A. to buy more cars B. to attract more attention C. to get through on the way D. to exchange ideas76. The writer earns _ for each survey he finishes online? A. about $5 B. about $10 C. about $50 D. about $1007

27、7. According to the writer, people using mobile phone can make money by _. A. making at least 10 telephone calls to Indians per day B. making at least 10 Indian advertisements per day C. receiving at least 10 advertisements per day D. registering with an Indian company by a computer78. The underline

28、d word ”it” in paragraph 6 refers to _. A. PTC site B. clicking ads C. the internet D. Google search engines79. The purpose of the writer to write the article is to show _. A. his talent of making money B. his attitude toward money C. the advantage of the Internet D. the ways of making money onlineB

29、 A decade or two from now, there will be a lot of changes that will happen to our driving lifestyle. This is due to the fact that driving has been one of the main _80_ of the so-called global warming. Some pioneering vehicle models already exist. For example, Mercedes Benz has radar that will sense

30、if a car is _81_ to crash, it will automatically work the brakes. Volvo, according to Adams, flashes a warning red light if youre driving and theres something wrong. Today, there are advance models with special control systems that will _82_ you from running into other cars. What else is cooler than

31、 a car that knows how to park itself? Whatever parking skills you learned will be considered _83_ when you drive a new Lexus model with camera that assesses the distance in a parking lot. With just the push of a button, it will do the parking for you. What if your car can sense the condition of the

32、road_84_ you and tells you to stop and take a different turn? Adams said cars of today are continually developing to be able to do something like this in the future. If youre starting to over speed, the cars of the future will tell you that you need to slow down. Also, if youre in the_85_ if talking

33、 on he phone or putting on makeup while driving, maybe this is some good news: In the future, there will be cars that will take over the wheel for a few minutes so you can finish your distracting task. 80. A. causes B. points C. problems D. results81. A. necessary B. lucky C. likely D. impossible82.

34、 A. prepare B. prevent C. guide D. force83. A. boring B. useful C. useless D. helpful84. A. ahead of B. behind C. above D. next to84. A. process B. center C. way D. habit C College students arent the only ones benefiting from online education opportunities. According to a survey of educators by the

35、Sloan Consortium, online learning is meeting the n_86_ of a large number of k-12 students, including those in middle school.However, theres always the worry that online students may end up poorly socialized or with a feeling of being l _87_. Many online students have realized the i_88_ of communicat

36、ion in a childs development and offer several ways for students, parents and teachers to keep in touch. At IQ Academy, every Friday is IQ Live, an online chat where students talk through text chat and web camera. With the web camera, kids can a_89_ see each other and talk face-to-face. Making full u

37、se of after school activities is valuable in communication as well. Henry, an IQ Academy student, takes part in several after-school activities including dance, theater, and soccer.While an online school may suit some students who have had problems in a traditional school, its a w_90_ idea that most

38、 students of online school have trouble studying in a traditional classroom environment. Lauren, a student at IQ Academy, is a fashion model who travels often for her job. She was m_91_ a lot of school because of the travel, so now shes an online student. One of the things she likes best about atten

39、ding school online is the ability to ask her teacher a question without w_92_ about what other kids in the class think of her or the question. Her dad said shes shy, and this style of learning gives her confidence to study and learn. DWhat does the future hold for robots? What is the next step, or t

40、he next technological difficulty to overcome? The general trend for computers seems to be faster processing speed, greater memory capacity and so on. One would predict that the robots of the future would become closer and closer to the decision-making ability of humans and also more independent. Pre

41、sently the most powerful computers cant match the mental ability of a low-grade animal. It will be a long time before were having conversations with robots and have them do all our housework. Another difficulty in designing robots is their ability to walk around on two legs like humans. A robot with

42、 biped movement is much more difficult to built than a robot with, say, wheels to move around with. The reason for this is that walking takes so much balance. If you were to simply lift your leg with the rest of your body remaining perfectly still, you would be likely to fall down. Try a simple test

43、 by standing with one shoulder and one leg against a wall. Now lift your outer leg, and you start to fall over.Indeed, the human body are complicated for many reasons. For now, robots will most probably be designed for a limited number of tasks such as painting, welding or lifting. Probably, once robots have the ability to perform much more tasks, and voice recognition software improves so much that computers can recognize difficult sentences in various accents, we may in fact see