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1、長寧區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給): (14分) The Economist Intelligence Unit (經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人情報(bào)組) is the worlds leading resource for economic and business research . Every year, the EIU makes a list of the best cities to live in a_86

2、_the world. It has its own ideas for scoring, for example: Is the city s_87_? Is the air clean? Are the schools good? Melbourne is at the t _88_of the list in every category. people get along well there. Trees and grass c_89_ 40 percent of the city. People ride streetcars (有軌電車) and there arent many

3、 cars ,s_90_ the air is clean .As a result, according to the EIUs survey, Melbourne is the best city in the world to live in.Vienna is NO.2 on the list. It is the capital of Austria. The city is famous for its culture and art. As the city of music, Vienna has a lot of big c_91_.The third city on the

4、 list is Vancouver, Canada. It used to be No.1 on the list .But this time , the city got f_92_ points because of its traffic jams .Will it get its place back next year ?寶山區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C) Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給) (14分)The Empire St

5、ate Building(帝國大廈) has held a special place in the hearts of Americans since it was completed in 1931.It r_86_ more than 443 metres into the sky. For more than forty years , it was the tallest building in the world.It has one hundred and three levels and six thousand five hundred windows. Visitors c

6、an ride in one of seventy-three elevators that take them from the b_87_ to very near the top of the building. Some of these elevators are very fast, reaching the eightieth floor in only forty-five seconds.The heads of government of almost every n_88_ in the world have visited the Empire State Buildi

7、ng. These important people are just a few of million who have ridden to the observation area near the top of the building each year. From there, visitors can see almost all of New York City. They can see the view a _89_ the Hudson River into the state of New Jersey. They can see ships in the East Ri

8、ver.Even if you have never visited New York, there is a good chance for you to see the Empire State Building. It has been photographed c _90_ times. It has even played parts in movies. One is about a huge ape(猿)that escapes and climbs to the top of the building. The movie is “King Kong”(金剛). It was

9、made in 1933. The Empire State Building also appeared in the love story “An Affair to Remember”(金玉盟).Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr play a man and a woman who meet and fall in love on a ship. They are looking at the New York City skyline from the ship when they plan a future meeting. More recently, in

10、“Sleepless in Seattle(西雅圖未眠夜)”，two people in love agree to meet at the Observation Deck on Valentines Day(情人節(jié)). B_91_ do arrive, but one is a little later. They almost m _92_each other.In the early nineteen seventies, the Empire State Building lost its place as the tallest building in New York. Peop

11、le in the city then had the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to look up to. Tragically that all changed on the morning of September 11,2001. Terrorists hijacked(劫持) passenger airplanes into the Twin Towers and destroyed them. The Empire State Building again has become the citys tallest building

12、. 崇明縣初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷CRead the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：(14分)What would you choose, if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to you? The answer will most p 86 be the TV! Young people would certainly choose the TV

13、, but you will be surprised to find out that the older o 87 will at least hesitate about choosing it. Why is this? Are the books not as interesting as they used to be? Is it that the world has changed so much in recent years that our habits are not the same anymore?Nowadays many people have no inter

14、est in literature(文學(xué)). This may be a possible explanation. Another r 88 might be the change of lifestyle (生活方式). We are more 1 89 to visit a club or a bar to relax ourselves after a long days work, rather than read a book in the comfort of our own homes. People are more outgoing than they used to be

15、. All the stress(壓力)of work makes us want a quick relaxing means. Perhaps, most of us do not have the patience to read anymore. It is much s 90 to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than read 19th century literature!With all the TV programs, every one of us can find an interes

16、ting show or movie to watch. Whats better than getting into b 91with the remote control(遙控器) and falling asleep whenever you wish? You are the master of all the TV programs. The only disadvantage is that TV will never p 92 you with all the facts that a book can do. TV is much more superficial (膚淺的)t

17、han books, even if it does get you relaxed in just a moment!奉賢區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：（14分）A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to live in Hong Kong, t

18、hese trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these “woods”.Elephants, tigers and many o_86_ animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to die out. Early farm

19、ers grew rice and r_87_ pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed fire to keep t_88_ warm in winter, to cook their food and to drive away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly d_89_because there was not enough food for them. So did most of the wolves an

20、d tigers. You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong e_90_ in the zoos, but there are still about 36 different animals living there. One of the most lovely of Hong Kongs animals is the barking deer. There are beautiful little animals w_91_ a rich brown coat and a white patch u

21、nder the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet high. They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one r_92_enemy- men. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal(犯法的). There are now not many barking deer lef

22、t. So it is important for people to protect these wild animals.虹口區(qū)2011學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)英語學(xué)科期終教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)控測試題CRead the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：(14分) What are the most popular shoes in the world? Sneakers, of course! Almost everybody o 86 at least one p

23、air of sneaker. But, how many people know the history of the sneaker? Sneakers were first introduced around the b 87 of the 20th century. The sneaker was invented when a shoe company glued a piece of rubber to the shoetop. They called it an athletic(運(yùn)動(dòng)的)shoe. In 1917, U.S.Rubber sold athletic shoes

24、called Keds. The shoes became known as“sneakers,”because they were so q 88 that you could sneak up on (偷偷接近) people while wearing them.For many years, sneakers only came in one c 89 choice-and it wasnt white. They were brown with black bottoms. The way sneakers looked changed in the early 1960s. A r

25、unner named Phil Knight and hiscoach, Bill Bowerman, decided to make them b 90 . They made some experiments to find a light, comfortable athletic shoe, and went into the sneaker business.One day, Bowerman stuck a piece of rubber into a waffle maker (華夫餅制造器)W 91 he heated it up, the iron made a patte

26、rn of criss-crosses(十字圖案)in the rubber. Bowerman was inspired to use this on the sole(鞋底) of a shoe to give the shoe traction(摩擦力)and a lighter weight. He knew that this rubber wouldnt slip on the gym floor. The two men named their shoes Nike, after a Greek goddess. Nike was a symbol of victory. Fro

27、m then o 92 , Nike shoes became winners, too. They were sold in many different colors and styles and have sold millions and millions all around the world.黃浦區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：(14分)I came into a village an

28、d I saw a policeman standing outside the post office and reading something carefully. He looked up at the car, w_86_ into the road, and held up a hand to stop me.I a_87_ stopped, but then I realized that the policeman had been reading about me. I supposed the police at the hotel had worked quickly,

29、and called all the local villages. I drove faster, the policeman jumped out of my way, and I was soon out of the village.I left the main road as soon as possible and tried a smaller one. It was not easy without a map, and I realized that I had been so s_88_ to steal the car. It would help the police

30、 to find me in any corner of Scotland. If I left it, and went off on foot, they would find me in an hour or two.I was very hungry; I had eaten n_89_ since morning. And now, as I drove, I heard a noise in the sky, and there was a plane. I drove as fast as I could down into another town. Suddenly, a c

31、ar appeared in front of me from a s_90_road. There was no time to stop. I did the only thing possible and drove off the road into a fence, hoping to hit something soft beyond. But I was out of good l_91_. The car went through the fence like a knife through butter, and immediately began to fall. I ju

32、mped out and was caught by the branch of a tree, while the car disappeared into a river fifteen meters below.A hand helped me out of the tree, and a frightened voice asked me if I was badly hurt. The speaker was a young man who was very sorry. I was more p_92_ than angry; it was a good way for the c

33、ar to disappear.嘉定區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：（14分） As we know, museums are buildings where many valuable and important objects are kept so that people can go and see them. For example, art museums are places wher

34、e people can learn about d_86_ kinds of cultures. More and more popular design museums that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. Unlike most museums, the design museum shows objects that are e_87_found in bur daily life, such as fridges and washing machines.The advantage of de

35、sign museums is mat they are places where people feel f 88 with the exhibits. Being different from the art museum visitors, design museum visitors s 89 feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-products(批量產(chǎn)品) work and look as they do, and how des

36、ign has i 90 the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding Several new design museums have opened their doors in recent years. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public

37、s growing i 91 in the field with new ideas. Londons Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museum seem m 92 less strict than those to art museum, and visitors may also sense(感覺到) th

38、e humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive joys collected from our everyday life. 金山區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：(14分) Now students English handwriting

39、 (書法)gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel w_86_. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!Use paper with linesUsing paper with lines can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you writeEnglish words or sentences. Those lines on

40、 the paper can help you to write words in the r_87_ size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters (大寫字母) are written properly.Slow down If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you

41、write too fast, its hard for you to stop where you should, and even w_88_, you may make more mistakes.Hold your pencil rightWhen you hold your pencil in a correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and

42、 dont hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good h_89_.Draw more picturesDrawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to c_ 90_ your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you ha

43、ve no chance to draw at school, you can practice by y_91_ at home.Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your f_92_ run up to you? Give them your autographs(親筆簽名), of course.靜安區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C. Read the passage an

44、d fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）：（14分）Are you eager to be a person who has a good memory? People who enjoy their wonderful memory often do well in their studies and work. These people only have to spend a few m_86_ on a page and will keep what they read in

45、mind. Here are some things you can do to improve your memory. Try these:Be more observant(善于觀察的). Some people who said to have a bad memory dont r_87_ have memory problems. They just dont take time to notice the details. If you pay more attention to the details. youre sure to have a much clearer mem

46、ory of events. A little exercise that you could do is to p_88_ memorizing lists of things, such as the things you are going to buy in a supermarket, or even the ingredients(原料)printed on your biscuit box.Do more activities such as puzzles, word g_89_, and learn a new language. These activities will

47、further improve your brain functions and will help you improve your memory.Try to have more free time. When you are t_90_, probably you are to have a weaker focus. Find ways to get rid of stress, so your brain will be clearer and ready to have new i_91_.Get enough sleeping hours. You need at least s

48、even hours of sleep every night. Give your brain cells a chance to r_92_ the damage done by a days tiring work. Eat lots of fruits, vegetables and grains. Do your best to be healthy, and these foods help you improve your memory. 盧灣區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with prop

49、er words (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：(14分)Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have. It is important to remember that the body needs properc 86 in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, an

50、d exercise regularly.Proper nutrition (營養(yǎng)) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well if it doesnt receive the proper kind of fuel. Dont eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods which are h 87 in protein(蛋白質(zhì)), like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and frui

51、ts are very important because they p 88 necessary vitamins and minerals (礦物質(zhì)) . However, dont eat too much. It is not helpful to be overweight.Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you dont get enough sleep, you will feel tired and get angry e 89 . You will have no energy. So, be

52、sure to have seven to nine h 90 of sleep each night. It you do, your body will feel strong.F 91 get plenty of exercise. Exercise makes the body strong and prevents you from putting on weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably i 92 your

53、 life-span (壽命) 1 Doing exercises is not only good for your body, but it is fun and enjoyable, too.If you eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, you will all live to be much older and wiser.閔行區(qū)初三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量抽查試卷Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格

54、內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)：(14分)A television news story has led to the reunion twin sisters who were separated at birth 28 years ago. Nina Rosario and Alicia Torres were born in 1980 in Mendoza, Argentina(阿根廷). Their mother, an unmarried 21-year-old, was unable to take care of the twins and l_86_

55、 them at an orphanage(孤兒院).The two girls were adopted by different families. They both are the only child in the new family and grew up not knowing that she had a twin sister. However, they both had a feeling that something was missing. Nina says, “I felt l_87_ growing up but I didnt know why.”While

56、 Nina was doing some housework last week, something on a local news programme caught her eye. It was Alicia being interviewed by a reporter. “I couldnt believe it. It was like looking at a mirror.” Nina couldnt wait any longer. She contacted(聯(lián)系)the TV station i_88_, and asked the reporter about the

57、mystery woman. “I found out that the woman was Alicia Torres, an artist from Buenos Aires. I got her contact details from the reporter and sent her an e-mail w_89_ some photos of myself.”After receiving the e-mail, Alicia called Nina and a_90_ a meeting. The reunion took place at Cordoba Airport. “I

58、t was an incredible feeling to see my twin sister walking towards me. We hugged and cried from joy,” recalls Alicia.The twins were amazed that they shared so many life e_91_: both had studied art at a university and married young. In addition, they have the same sense of humour; in fact, they both like the same favourite film the comedy, Wedding Crashers.Even though the sisters