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1、 2009年上學(xué)期中段考初三英語試題本卷共五大題，滿分135分?？荚嚂r間120分鐘一、聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) 聽力理解 （共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30）每段播放兩遍。各段后有幾個小題，各段播放前每小題有5秒鐘的閱題時間。請根據(jù)各段播放內(nèi)容及相關(guān)小題，在5秒鐘內(nèi)從題中所給的A、B、C項中，選出最佳選項。聽下面一段對話，回答第1-3三個小題。( ) 1. whats the relationship between Eddie and Wendy? A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. Classmates.( ) 2. Why

2、 does Eddie look different now? A. He is taller and thinner. B. He is more handsome. C. He is short and fat.( ) 3. What does Wendy do? A. She works in a college. B. She is a waitress. C. She is a student.聽下面一段對話，回答第4-6三個小題。( ) 4. Whats wrong with Kate? A. She missed her friend. B. She had too much w

3、ork to do. C. She quarreled(吵架) with her best friend.( ) 5. What did Kate think of giving Susan a call?A. She agreed to give a call. B. She didnt like the idea. C. She didnt have time to make a call.( ) 6. What would Kate do to solve the problem? A. Buy her friend a book. B. Talk with her friend fac

4、e to face. C. Write her friend a letter.聽下面一段對話，回答第7-9三個小題。( ) 7. Where did Nancy go last weekend? A. To the countryside. B. To the city. C. To her friends house.( ) 8. How many people went there last weekend? A. Five B. Four C. Three.( ) 9. Where did Nancy stay at night? A. In a hotel B. In the ope

5、n air. C. In her friends house.聽下面一段對話，回答第10-12三個小題。( ) 10. How did Mr Gray come to work? A. By train B. By bus C. By car.( ) 11. When did Mr Gray meet the man for the first time? A. Five years ago. B. Seven years ago C. Ten years ago.( ) 12. What does the mans last sentence mean?A. He wants to say

6、“Thanks” to Mr Gray.B. He wants to talk about his success with Mr Gray.C. He wants to get another 5 pounds. 聽下面一段對話，回答第13-15三個小題。( ) 13. When is the Mothers Day in Norway? A. On the second Sunday in October. B. On the second Sunday in February. C. On the second Sunday in May.( ) 14. In France, the M

7、others Day is like a _. A. mothers birthday. B. friends party. C. family birthday.( ) 15. What do Japanese children do on Mothers Day? A. Do homework by themselves B. watch TV at home. C. Draw pictures for the show.第二節(jié) 聽取信息 （共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面一段獨白，請根據(jù)題目要求，從所聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的信息，填入空白處。聽錄音前，你將有15秒鐘的閱題時間。錄音播

8、放兩遍。你將有80秒鐘的作答時間。County Problem Singapore Problem with too many stray(走失的) (A)_Sometimes they bite people, and they are very (B) _.India Problem with too many (C) _. They like to steal food, hit people and break many (D) _things.People cannot (E) _ them because they are sacred(神圣的) animals.二、語言知識及運用

9、（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié) 單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1題，滿分10分）從16-25各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。:( )16. _ other students homework is wrong A. CopyingB. CopiesC. CopiedD. Copy( )17. Its really nice _ you _ me to work it out. A. of, helpB. for, helpC. of, to helpD. for, to help ( )18. My bike was broken. I must

10、 have it _. A. repairedB. to repairC. repairD. repairing( )19. There is _ snow in Harbin every winter. A. plenty ofB. a lots ofC. a number ofD. amounts of( )20. Marys words made him _. A. happilyB. angrilyC. cryingD. angry( )21. My mother with my two brothers _ gone to Beijing. A. isB. areC. hasD. h

11、ave( ) 22. I _ hamburgers for lunch when I was young. But I cook healthy food for dinner now. A. was used to eatingB. used to haveC. was used forD. used for ( )23. Sam wanted to know _. A. where his father wasB. what will he do nextC. why he saidD. How were you( )24. After a long argument, they fina

12、lly _ the decision. A. agreed withB. agreed onC. agreed toD. agreed( )25. The lost girl _ under a tree in the park early this morning. A. was foundB. foundC. foundedD. has found第二節(jié) 語法選擇（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，從26-35各題所給的A和項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Homework can put you in a bad mood

13、(情緒), but that might be a good thing. New research shows that being too happy can sometimes _26_ your learning performance.Researchers wanted to know _27_ mood would affect (影響) the way children learn. So they decided to do a study.In the study, each child _28_ 20 problems. In each problem a small s

14、hape was hidden inside a different, larger shape. The children had to find the small shape while they were listening to either happy _29_ sad music.To measure their mood, the researchers asked the children _30_ to one of the five faces, from laughing _31_ crying. Children _32_ listened to happy musi

15、c pointed to the smiling faces, showing that they felt _33_. Children who listened to sad music pointed to the crying faces instead.The researchers found that sad children took less time to find the small shapes. They also correctly found three or more shapes.The researchers think that sadness _34_

16、people pay more attention (注意) to small facts. _35_ people feel unhappy, they are more careful with a problem or difficult situation.26. A. hurting B. to hurt C. hurt D. to be hurt27. A. whether B. where C. that D. because28. A. gave B. is giving C. was given D. gives29. A. nor B. or C. and D. but30

17、. A. point B. pointing C. pointed D. to point31. A. of B. to C. in D. with32. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which33. A. exciting B. excitedly C. excitement D. excited34. A. make B. makes C. is making D. is made35. A. So B. But C. When D. Though三完型填空（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-45各題所給的A和項中選出最佳選

18、項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Years ago a farmer owned land near the sea. He always needed workers to help him, but most people did not want to work on farms near the sea. They were _36_ of the terrible storms that often hit and destroyed(毀壞)buildings and plants.Finally, a short man came to the farmer. “Are you a g

19、ood worker?” the farmer asked him. “Well. I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man. Although surprised by this answer, the farmer, who really needed _37_ , gave him the job. The little man _38_ very hard on the farm, and the farmer felt _39_ with his work.Then one night the wind ble

20、w loudly in from the sea. Jumping out of bed, the farmer _40_ to the short mans room. The farmer shouted, “Get up! A _41_ is coming! Tie (系)things down before they blow away!” But the little man lay in bed _42_ and said, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”Hearing the words, the fa

21、rmer hurried outside to _43_ the storm on his own. To his surprise, he found that everything was tied down and nothing could blow away. The farmer then _44_ what the short man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.When you are prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can yo

22、u _45_ when the wind blows through your life?36. A. afraid B. sure C. careful D. glad37. A. money B. experience C. help D. time38. A. stayed B. worked C. moved D. slept39. A. worried B. angry C. sorry D. pleased40. A. rushed B. fell C. left D. returned41. A. man B. storm C. snake D. boat42. A. lazil

23、y B. quickly C. badly D. hardly43. A. wait for B. call for C. look for D. prepare for44. A. asked B. understood C. heard D. wondered45. A. work B. stand C. sleep D. live四閱讀理解（共20小題：每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A和項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 （A） A Country Mouse once invited his city cousin to visit him on the

24、farm. He planned to show the City Mouse how happy life in the countryside could be. But there had been no rain that summer and the earth was very dry. Nothing would grow. As the two mice sat eating some rice they had been able to find, and looked over the dead fields, the City Mouse said, “Dear cous

25、in, your life seems so hard here. Why dont you come to the city with me where I can give you anything you want?”The Country Mouse loved his home and had never left it before. Although life was sometimes difficult, he could always find enough to eat. But the City Mouse would not give up. He told the

26、Country Mouse of the big dinners he would enjoy every evening and the bright lights that made the night in the city seem like day. Finally the Country Mouse agreed to go to the city with him. When they arrived, true to his word, the City Mouse prepared a big dinner of fresh bread, fruit, cheese and

27、chocolate cake.Just as they were about to eat, the door flew open and in came a woman, the homes owner, who ran angrily at the mice. They quickly ran away through a small hole in the wall, but things went from bad to worse. They found themselves on a busy street, facing hundreds of human feet and wo

28、rst of all, dozens of fast traveling cars. The Country Mouse was scared, hungry and did not know what to do. When he turned to his cousin for help, he saw the City Mouse was already far away, running into a dark, quiet street.After his cousin had gone, the Country Mouse thought to himself, “Oh, why

29、did I leave my simple life for the city? Although it was hard, at least I lived in safety and without fear.”46. The City Mouse didnt like the countryside because _.A. the weather was wet B. there was no food to eatC. life was difficult D. there was nothing to do47. Why did the mice rush out of the h

30、ouse?A. They wanted to run away from the angry woman. B. There were too many people inside.C. They wanted to see the cars outside. D. They were feeling very hungry.48. What scared the Country Mouse most in the city?A. The dark and quiet street. B. The owner of the house.C. The bright lights on the s

31、treet D. The many fast traveling cars49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?A. The Country Mouse had never been to the city before.B. The City Mouse helped his cousin a lot.C. There were many dark and quiet streets in the city.D. The Country Mouse had a lot of friends in the city.

32、50. Where did the Country Mouse most probably go at the end of the story?A. Into a hole in the wall. B. Into the womans house.C. To a car on a street. D. To his home in the countryside. ( B )Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world.29 billion bottles of water are drunk eac

33、h year. It takes 17 million barrels of crude oil to make these bottles. Thats enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months. So why dont more people drink water from the tap（水龍頭） in the kitchen? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of th

34、e tap, but thats not true. In the United States, the government makes sure water from the tap is safe. People love bottled water because it is convenient（便利的） to take with them. But maybe if they understand the problems it makes, they will try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reu

35、sable bottle instead of a plastic one. Although plastic water bottles can be turned into some other useful things, only a small number of them are reused. The rest are taken away in rubbish trucks, or even worse, they end up as rubbish on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles

36、 take hundreds of years to break down. Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use plastic water bottles, and see if you can make a change. If you take one to school, dont throw it away- bring it home and put tap water in it for the next day.51. How many plastic wat

37、er bottles do Americans use every year? A. 1 million.B. 17 million.C. 12 billion.D. 29 billion.52. Why do Americans love bottled water? A. Its good for the environment.B. Its easy to carry.C. It is cheap.D. It is good for their health.53. The underlined word “they “(paragraph 3 ) refers to “_”. A. t

38、he problems B. the bottles C. the rubbish trucks D. the glasses54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. It takes a long time to make plastic water bottles.B. Only a few plastic water bottles are reused. C. Plastic water bottles are made from useless things.D. People who drink

39、tap water are healthier.55. What can we learn from the passage? A. It is important to save water.B. We should use less oil. C. We should use fewer plastic water bottles.D. It is good to drink a lot of bottled water. ( C ) This summer holiday, if you want to learn something new, make new friends or j

40、ust have some fun, come and join one or more of our exciting new courses.Course A: Improve Your Swimming Swimming is not only healthy for you but it can be a lot of fun too. But many people have never had the chance to learn or know only one kind. This course will teach you all five basic swimming k

41、inds and help you feel safe as you move through the water. If you want an enjoyable course, this is for you. The course will run for two hours each morning. Students should already have basic swimming skills and be able to swim 50 meters without stopping.Trainer: Sports Centre TeamCost : 79Course B:

42、 Sing Your Heart OutSinging is a healthy and enjoyable activity and something we can all do. You will learn how to bring out your voice and how to stand so you can sing clearly and loudly. But the main focus is on the pleasure and joy that singing can bring. Dont worry if youve never sung with other

43、s, or dont think you have a voice. This is about singing in a group of friends. Jude believes everyone can sing. The course will run each Monday morning.Trainer: Jude GlendinningCost: 39Course C: Spanish for BeginnersIn this course you will learn the basics of Spanish. Spanish is one of the easiest

44、language to learn and the third most spoken language in the world. After the course, you can look forward to practising your skills on your next visit to Spain. To make sure you can get the most out of the week, teaching will be mostly in Spanish. The course will be held every afternoon from Monday

45、to Friday.Trainer: Cristina Lopez SerranoCost: 153Course D; Summer Read Summer Read is for those who do not wish to join a taught course. In this course, you can spend every day doing your own study or research or enjoying the librarys books and magazines. At the start of the course a librarian will

46、 take you on a tour of the library and, during the rest of the course, librarians will always be ready to help you if needed.Cost: 7556. Where can you probably read this course information? A. On the Internet. B. In a dictionary.C. In a diary. D. In a story book.57. Which of the following is TRUE ab

47、out Course A? A. The course is only for beginners. B. The course will run for the whole morning. C. You will learn different swimming kinds. D. You will learn to swim 50 meters without stopping.58. Susan is interested in sports and music but she doesnt have much money. Which course will she choose?

48、A. Course A. B. Course B. C, Course C. D. Course D. 59. The underlined word “ have a voice” mean _. A. can be heard B. have a sore throatC. Can sing well. D. like singing.60. What do we know about these courses? A. All the courses will be held on weekdays. B. Each course gives you a lot of practice.

49、 C. There are one or more trainers for each course. D. Experience isnt needed for some courses. ( D ) One day, Lei Feng was going to take a train to Dandong from Shenyang Station. He saw some people standing and talking in front of the gate. Lei Feng went over and saw a woman sitting there. She look

50、ed worried. Lei Feng went up to her and asked, “Whats the matter. Madam? Can I help you?” “ Im from Shandong,” the woman said, “ and Im on my way to Jilin to see my husband. I bought a ticket this morning, but I cant find it now.” “ Its not in any of your pockets?” asked Lei Feng. “ No, Im sure its

51、lost, and I cant afford(買得起) another one. Oh, dear! What shall I do? ”Then she began to cry. “Dont worry. Lets see what we can do.” Lei Feng took the woman to the ticket office. There were still some tickets left.He bought her a ticket and said, “The train is going to leave in a minute. LetsHurry.”

52、The woman did not know what to do. She said “Thank you” again and again. When the train started moving, she moved(揮手) to the kind young man. Then she suddenly remembered that she did not even know his name.61. The story happened in _.A. Dandong B. Shenyang C. Shandong D. Jilin.62. The woman was worried because _.A. she was ill B. she lost her wayC. she was very tired D. she