初三英语考试试卷(含答案)

初三英语试卷英语SECTION1(35points) Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.--That’sallright. A.lettingyounotknow B.notlettingyouknow C.lettingyouknownot D.lettingnotyouknow2.–Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.--Well,nowIregret A.todo B.tobedoing C.toohavedone D.havingdone3.IcanhardlyimaginePeter6.Thepurposeofnewtechnologiesistomakelifeeasier,itmoredifficult.28. A.sothat B.that C.what D.inwhich29.Theweatherturnedouttobeverygood,wasmorethanwecouldexpect. A.what B.which C.that D.it30.Hepaidtheboy10dollarsforwashingtenwindows,mostofhadn’tbeencleanedforatleastayear. A.these B.those C.that D.which31.Wearelivinginanagemanythingsaredoneoncomputer. A.which B.that C.whose D.when32.ThefilmbroughtthehoursbacktomeIwastakengoodcareofinthatfar-awayvillage. A.until B.that C.when D.where33.isknowntoeverybody,themoontravelsroundtheearthonceeverymonth. A.It B.As C.That D.What 34.Tonyisgoingcampingwithboys. A.littletwoother B.twolittleother C.twootherlittle D.littleothertwo35. A.tookup B.caughton C.carriedout D.madeforSECTION2(18points) Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbest.[itsthecontext. Soonitwouldbetheholidays.Butbeforethat,thereweretheendofyearexams.Allthestudentshadbeenworking.36forsometime.Iftheydidn'tpass,theywouldhaveto37theexamsinSeptember.Therewereusuallyafewwhofailed,butKatedecidednottobeoneofthem.Shehadworkedhardallday,butjustbeforetheexamsshewasworkingsohardthathersisterwas38abouther.Shewasstayinguptoolate.Thenightbeforethefirstexam,Barbala39thatsheshouldhaveanearlynightandtakeasleepingpill.She40towakeherupinthemorning.Asshewasfallingasleep,Katewasworriedthatshemightoversleep.Hermindkeptjumpingfromsubjecttosubject.Atlast,withthehelpofthe41,shefellasleep.Innotimeatall,shewassittingintheexaminationhall,lookingatthepaper.Shecouldn'tansweranyofthequestions.Everyoneroundherwaswritingpagesandpages.Howeverhardshethought,shecouldn'tfind42towriteabout.Shekeptlookingatherwatch.43wasrunningout.Therewasonlyonehourleft.Shestartedonequestion,wrotetwosentences,44andtriedanotherone.Withonlyhalfanhourleft,shewroteanothertwosentences.Bythistimeshewasso45thatshestarted46.Herwholebodyshook.Itshooksomuchthatitwokeherup.Shewasstill47andithadallbeenaterribledream.Aminutelater,Barbalacalledhername.()36.A.lazily B.hard C.legally D.smoothly()37.A.abandon B.passC.quitD.retake()38.A.worried B.satisfied C.enjoyedD.afraid()39.A.argued B.insistedC.claimedD.thought()40.A.refused B.opposed C.promised D.hoped()41.A.herself B.hersister C.tirednessD.pill()42.A.anything B.nothing C.somethingD.everything()43.A.MoneyB.Food C.Time D.Water()44.A.lookedup B.gaveup C.putup D.madeup()45.A.happyB.excited C.surprised D.upset()46.A.moving B.laughingC.crying D.singing()47.A.inbed B.inthehallC.inschool D.intheclassroomSECTION3(12points) Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingONEwordthatbestfitsthecontext.Mr.Smithusedtobeinprisonforthreeyears,whichmayhaveyouthinkheisnotagoodman.But(48)amatteroffact,heiskind-heartedaswellashonest.Thereasonwhyhewasputintoprisonwasnotthathehimselfbrokethelaw,(49)thathissix-year-oldsonblewup(使…爆炸)thebridgenearhishome,imitatingwhathehadseenonTV.(50)thislittleboydidbreakthelaw,hewastooyoungtobeputinprison.Accordingtothelocallaw,theboy'sparentshadtobepunished.Asaresult,Mr.Smithreceivedthepunishment.Hewasarrestedandtakento(51)policestationfinally.Mostofthepeopleinthetownshowedpityonhim,butitwas(52).Afterall,lawislaw.Everybodyistoobey(53).Astheproverbof"Whenitrains,itpours",Mrs.Smithwas(54)ofworkbeforelong.Shehadtomovetoasouthernstate,(55)shewasbornandgrewup.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.WhattheSmithshaveexperienceddoesteachusagoodlesson.SECTION4(30points) Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.A Aseriousproblemfortoday'ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquestionofthesystemwewantforoursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem. First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose.Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts. Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor. Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions(养老金).Furthermore,someinstitutionshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizens,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer.Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung. Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent. Tosumup,alltheseoptions(选择)haveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsamecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.()56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? A.Theproblemsfacedbytheoldinsociety. B.Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold.:C.Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold. D.Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions.()57.Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople? A.Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire.B.Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears.C.Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold.D.Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired.()58.Theunderlinedword"viable"mostprobablymeans A.impossible B.practical C.useful D.successful()59.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage? A.Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.B.Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage.C.Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople.D.Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold.()60.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle? A.Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsupportforoldpeople.B.Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople. C.Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem.D.Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife.B It'snotjustadultswhohaveathingortwotodiscusswithotherpeople,babiestoohavetheirownsociallivesandenjoygroupinteraction,accordingtoaworld-firststudy. ThebreakthroughstudyconductedbypsychologistProfessorBenBradley,atCharlesSturtUniversity,couldcompletelytransformthewaychild-carecentersaresetup.Intheirstudy,theresearchersexaminedgroupsofnine-month-oldbabiesinnewSouthWalesandBritain. Andtheycameacrossastounding(令人吃惊的)results--itwasfoundthatinfantshad"socialbrains"andfocusednotjustontheirmothersbutonsociallifeingroupsaswell. "Theycommunicatewithmorethanonebabyatonce,andshowjealousyandgenerousness,"saidProfessorBradley. Headded,"Theydeveloptheirownmeaningsthroughgroupinteraction,theynoticeifagroupmemberisbehavingdifferentlyandtheytakeonroles,suchasleadersandfollowers." "Ababywhohasadepressedmothertendstobewithdrawn(内向的),butputthatsamebabyinagroupofitspeers(同龄人)andtheybehaveandinteractlikeanyotherbaby." Itwasthefirstall-babygroupstudyevertobeconducted."Moststudiesofbabiesconcentrateontheinfant-motherrelationship,assumingthatisthesinglefoundationformentalhealth,butbabiesareconstantlyinvolvedwithgroupsofpeopleotherthantheirmothers,fathers,siblings,grandparentsandthosetakingcare.Therefore,themother-babyapproachneedstobecombinedwithagroupapproach,"saidBradley. PhoebeChristison,achild-careworkeratCamperdownSunshineBubsinSydney'sinnerwest,saidsheoftennoticed,hatappearedtobeemotionalattachmentsdevelopedbetweentoddlers. Shesaid,"Joel(10months)andIsabella(11months)alwaysliketoholdhandswhentheysitintheirhighchairsandat.Andbabiesdefinitelyshowjealousy.Theypushandtoucheachother,andcopywhattheotherisdoing." ()61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthestudyisTRUE? A.It'sthefirststudytolookatall-babygroups. B.Itdividesbabiesaccordingtotheirpersonalities.C.Itsaimistochangethewayofchildcare.D.Itsresultsareunbelievable.()62.Ababywhohasadepressedmother. A.tendstobeafollower B.alsoenjoysgroupinteractionC.haspoorsocialabilityD.paysmoreattentiontoitsmother()63.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheresultofthisstudy? A.Babiesareaffectedbygroupsmorethanbytheirmothers. B.There'snoneedofchild-carecentersatall.C.Adultsshouldincludebabieswhenhavingsocialactivities.D.Thenormalinfant-motherbondaloneisn'tenoughforthegoodmentalhealthforbabies.()64.Theunderlinedword"toddlers"inPara.8canbereplacedby A.adults B.infants C.peers D.groups()65.Theexamplegiveninthelastparagraphprovesthatababy A.isborntobefriendlytootherbabiesB.hasinterestinpeersaswellasinitsmotherC.mayhaveemotionalattachmentstoanotherbabyD.showsjealousyandgenerousnessasanadultC "Shewasbornforthecamera,"saidaphotographerwhoshotLiuYifei'spicturewhenshewasonlyeight.Overthepastyear,Liu,an18-year-oldChineseAmerican,hasshottofamewhileplayingWangYuyaninJinYong's"EighffoldPathoftheHeavenlyDragon".(《天龙八部》).Millionsofteenagershavebeendrawninbyherlightsmileandbeautifullonghair.Manymagazineshavedescribedherasoneofthemostcharmingyoungactressesof2004.PeoplesaythatLiuwillbeevenbiggerthisyear. "SheissobeautifulonTV.Shehasthespecialcharactertogivefleshandbloodtothefairy-likeandbeautifulWangYuyan,"saidYangMingwei,aSenior2boyandLiu'sfanfromWuyiHighSchoolinFujian. CurrentlyLiuisfilmingtheTVseries"TheReturnoftheCondorHeroes"(《神雕侠侣》),anotherJinYongnovel.Intheshowtobeairedthisyear,LiuplaystheLittleDragonGirl. LiuisnowagradethreestudentattheBeijingFilmAcademy,thestarfactoryofChina.Butsomepeoplesaythathersuccessisonlydowntoherbeauty.WhenshereturnedtoChinawithhermotherattheageof14,shedidoriginallyworkasamode1.ItwaswhenadirectorsawherpictureonanadvertisementboardonthestreetthatheropportunitytoworkinTVarose. "Aprettyfacedoesnotlastforever.Tobeagoodactressyoumustworkhardandhaveaprofessionalattitude,"Liuaid.Everydayshespendshourspractisingallthekungfukicksand.punchesfortheshow. "TherehavebeentimesduringfilmingwhenIhaveremainedhangingintheaironwiresforhalfadayasthedirectorkeepstryingtogettheperfecttake,"saidLiurecently.()66.Inthefirstparagraph,thephotographercommentedonLiu's. A.beauty B.talentasanactress C.promisingfuture D.specialcharacter()67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"aired"probablymean? A.Flown B.Broadcast C.Published D.Recorded()68.FromYangMingwei,welearnedthathemeantLiuYifei. A.workedhardwhenplayingWangYuyan B.ismorebeautifulthanWangYuyanC.didagoodjobinplayingWangYuyan D.wasveryluckytoplayWangYuyan()69.WhichofthefollowingaboutLiuYifeiisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Shethinksherbeautycontributestohersuccess.B.ShehasbecomeacitizenoftheUS.C.ShegraduatedfromtheBeijingFilmAcademymonthsago.D.ShefailedtoimproveherEnglishwhenstudyingin