人教版初三英语上册期中测试卷

人教版初三英语上册期中测试卷一、完形填空（共20个小题，每小题1分，满分20分）JadavPayeng,anIndian,hasbeenplantingatreeeverydaysincehewasjust16yearsold.Now,almost40yearslater,hehascreateda___16___of1,360acresonwhatwasoncea___17___land.GrowinguponMajuli,theworld’slargestriverisland,heonce___18___hundredsofanimalsdyingfromdroughtamongthe___19___greeneryontheisland,sohewas___20___toplantonetreeeveryday.Afteralmostfour___21___ofgrowth,hisforestisnowhometohundredsofelephants,tigers,deerandbirds.Payengsayshehaslost___22___ofhowmanytreeshehasplanted—buthe___23___therearenowthousandsoftreesproviding___24___tothewildlife.“It’snotasifIdidit___25___,”Payengsaid.“Youplantoneortwotrees,andtheyhavetoseed.Andoncetheyseed,thewindknowshowtoplantthem,thebirdshereknowhowto___26___them,cowsknow,elephants___27___,andeventheriverknows.Theentire___28___knows.”IslandlocalsusedtocallPayeng“crazy”forhis___29___,butsincehewasaccidentally___30___byawanderingwildlifejournalistin2007,the“ForestManofIndia”hasbeen___31___asarolemodelforprotectingtheenvironment.Payengdoesn’tplanon___32___anytimesoon—hewantstocontinueplantingtrees“untilhislast___33___”.Hehopestooneday___34___theentireislandwith5,000acresoftrees.“Natureiseverything.It___35___me.Itgivesmepower…Aslongasitsurvives,Isurvive.”16.A.lake B.forest C.park D.hole17A.big B.fertile C.poor D.flat18.A.witnessed B.imagined C.reported D.rescued19.A.remote B.amazing C.fresh D.decreasing20.A.delighted B.moved C.determined D.convinced21.A.decades B.years C.months D.weeks22.A.interest B.count C.control D.sight23.A.argues B.dreams C.hopes D.believes24.A.food B.care C.water D.shelter25.A.byaccident B.bymyself C.bymistake D.byallmeans26.A.eat B.pass C.repair D.sow27.A.know B.work C.rest D.run28.A.village B.ecosystem C.planet D.desert29.A.confidence B.position C.ambition D.experiment30.A.discovered B.connected C.decided D.regarded31.A.ordered B.observed C.praised D.studied32A.stopping B.returning C.hiding D.waiting33.A.purpose B.view C.breath D.picture34.A.tighten B.restart C.arrange D.save35.A.improves B.inspires C.changes D.forbids二、语法填空（20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（A）SwedishbusinessmanNileBergqvistisdelightedwithhisnewhotel,theworld’sfirstigloo(冰屋)hotel.___36___(build)inasmalltown,ithasbeenattractinglotsofvisitors,butsoonthefunwillbeover.Intwoweeks’timeBergqvist’sicecreation____37____(be)nothingmorethanapoolofwater.“Wedon’tseeitasabigproblem,”hesays.“Wejustlookforwardtoreplacing____38____.Bergqvistbuilthisfirstiglooin1991foranartexhibition.Itwas____39____successfulthathedesignedthepresentone,____40____measuresroughly200squaremeters.Sixworkmenspentmorethaneightweeks____41____(pile)1,000tonsofsnowontoawoodenbase.Whenthesnowfroze,thebase____42____(remove).Aftertheirstayallvisitorsreceiveasurvivalcertificaterecordingtheirsuccess.Without___43___(window)andplacestohangclothes,itmayseemmorelikeasurvivaltestthanarelaxinghotelbreakwithtemperaturesbelow0℃.“It'sgreatfun,”Bergqvistexplains.“Aswellasagoodstartinsurvivaltraining.”The____44____(popular)oftheiglooisbeyonddoubt.Itisnowattractingtourists_____45_____allovertheworld.Atleast800peoplehavestayedattheigloothisseasoneventhoughthereareonlytenrooms.（B）Inordertoencourageliteracy(读写能力)amongkidswhoaremoreusedtoplayingontheirsmartdevices.LACounty____36____(library)arenolongercharginglibrarylatefeesforyoungreaders.Tomakeiteven____37____(easy)forthekidstheirschoolshavealsosignedupforlibrarycardsforthem.Forthose___38___alreadyhavealatefeebalance,thelibraryoffersauniquewaytopayitbackbyreadingitaway.Kidscannowgototheirlocallibraryandtellthelibrarianthattheywouldlike___39___(pay)offtheirbalance.Inturn,theLibrarianwillstartatimerandforeveryhourkidsspendsreading,$5___40___(take)offoftheirdebt.Atleast100studentseveryweek____41____(read)awaytheirdebtandatotalof3,500blockedaccountshavebeencleared.Thisdebtreliefcanalsobeusedforpayingofflostor___42___(damage)booksaswell.Theprogramhasalreadyhadamajoreffect___43___readershipinthecounty.15,000kidshaveusedtheirnewlibrarycardsandparentssaidtheyallowedtheirchildrentocheckoutbooksduetothe___44___(decide)._____45_____seemsthatthesmellofoldbookscanstillhaveaplaceintheyoungergeneration’shearts—theyjustneedabitofencouragement.三、第一节:单词拼写(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分)根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母,写出空缺处各单词的完全形式。(每空只写一词)46.I’mtoobusyandI’mafraidIcan'thelpyoujustatp______________.47.Anniehasgott______________oflookingatnaturethroughdirtycurtainsanddustywindows.48.Sheb______________herfaceinherhandsandbegantocry.49.Ar______________forthereturnofthenecklacehasbeenofferedbytheowner.50.Shefellandi_________hershoulderintheearthquake.51.Whentheclockstopped,hetookita________,foundwhatwaswrong,andputthewholethingtogetheragain.52.Itwaswrongthattheythoughtmoneywoulds________alltheirproblems.53.Thechildrenwalkedsilently,oneaftera______________,intotheschoolhousetobegintheirlesson.54.Am_________phoneisnowamust-haveforeveryone.55.Look!Thenewbridgehasbeenfinishedtwoyearsaheadofs________becauseofthebuilders’hardwork.四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，AI’veneverbeenthekindofpersontosay,“it’sthethoughtthatcounts”whenitcomestogifts.Thatwasuntilacoupleofweeksago,whenmykidsgavemeapresentthatblewmeaway.Foryearsnow,I’vebeenwantingtosellourhome,theplacewheremyhusbandandIraisedourkids.Buttome,thishouseismuchmorethanjustabuilding.Inthefrontroom,there’sawallthathashundredsofpencillines,markingtheprogressofmychildren’sgrowth.Everygrowthstageismarkedingrey,witheachchild’snameandthedatetheyweremeasured.MostpeopleIknowhavebeenfeaturedonawalllikethis,oratleasthadawalllikeitintheirhome.Ofalltheobjectsandallthememories,it’sthisonethinginahomethat’sthehardesttoleavebehind.FriendsIknowhavereturnedhomeafterworkonlytodiscovertheirwallofheightshasbeenfreshlypaintedover.Anewpaintjobwouldn’tnormallybegreetedbytears,buterasingthatevidenceofmotherhoodhurtsmorethanitshould.Ourkidsgrowinsomanyways,butthewallisphysicalevidenceoftheirprogress,rightthereforeveryonetosee.Overtheyears,I’vetalkedabouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwallbehindwhenImoved,eventhoughthelastmarksweremade10yearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Sooneday,whileIwasatwork,mychildrendecidedtodosomethingaboutit.TheyhiredJacquieManning,aprofessionalphotographerwhoseworkisaboutcapturing(捕捉)thebeautifulthingsinlife,fromclearlakesandskiestodiamondsandballgowns.ShecametoourhousewhileIwasatwork,andoverseveralhours,tookphotosofthehundredsofdrawingsandlines,littlegreyfingerprints(手印),andoldmarks.Somehow,shemanagedtophotographallthoseyearsofmemoriesperfectly.Afterwards,sheputallthephotostogetherintooneimage,transformingthemintoabeautifulhistoryofmyfamily.Threeweekslater,mychildren’swonderfulgiftmadeitswaytome–alife-sizephotoofthepencillinesandfingerprintsthatrepresentsentirelifetimesofloveandgrowth.56.Theauthorusedherfriends’exampleinParagraph3to________.A.persuadeherfamilytoleavethewallasitwasB.stressthemeaningofkeepinggoodmemoriesC.explainwhyherhousebadlyneededanewpaintjobD.sharehermemoryofmotherhoodwithreaders57.Accordingtothearticle,itwasJacquieManningwho________.A.helpedtheauthorpainthernewhouseB.cameupwiththeideaofthephotogiftC.shotpicturestorecordtheauthor’sgrowthstageD.madeacopyofthegrowthmarksonthewall58Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheauthor________.A.wasstronglyagainstsellingtheirhomeB.wasnothappywiththegiftfromherfamilyC.keptmarksforfamilymemberseveryyearD.putgreatloveandcareinraisingherchildren59.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AGiftMadewithLove B.AdviceonPickingupGiftsforParentsC.PaintingsCount D.EffectiveWaystoCommunicatewithChildrenBThefoldablesmartphonewasshownforthefirsttimeonWednesdayduringaSamsungdeveloper’sconferenceinSanFrancisco,California.Thecompanyfirstannouncedplanstobuildafullyfoldablephonefiveyearsago.Thephoneisdesignedtofoldopentomakethedevicethesizeofasmalltablet.Itcanalsoperformsomeoperationsofatablet.Whenfoldedclosed,thedevicelooksandworkslikeanormalsmartphone.Thedevicewillpermituserstokeepuptothreeappsopenatonetime.Withnormalsizesmartphones,usershavetokeepchangingbetweenapps.JustinDensionisSamsung’sseniorvicepresident.Heintroducedthedevicetopeopleattheconference.Hesaiditmarkedamajorbreakthroughinfuturesmartphonetechnology.Denisonsaidthedesignofthefoldabledevicewasverycomplex.Oneofthebiggestdifficultieswasfindingamaterialthatwasnotonlyflexiblebutalsostrongenoughtosupportrepeatedfoldingandunfoldingofthedevice.DenisonsaidSamsungwouldbereadytostartmassproductioninthecomingmonths.Technologyexpertsseethenewfoldabledesignasawaytogetuserstobuyanewdeviceseenasrevolutionary.Morepeoplearedecidingtoholdontosmartphoneslongerbecausenewlylaunchedmodelsdonotoffermajorimprovementsandcanbeverycostly.Thisbehaviorisonereasonforasteadydecreaseinworldwidesmartphonesale