2006學(xué)年讀度第一學(xué)期初三英語期中考試試卷

1、2006學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三英語期中考試試卷Paper One ListeningI. Listen and choose the right picture. (6%) (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) II. Listen to the dialogue and then choose the best answer to the question you hear. (10%)7. A. She is tall. B. She is short. C. He is tall. D. He is short.8. A. A lot of money. B. A blac

2、k pearl necklace.C. A pair of black pearl earrings. D. Nothing.9. A. About twelve seconds. B. About twenty minutes. C. About ten seconds. D. About ten minutes.10. A. Looking at the ghost fish. B. Looking for some information. C. Using the computer. D. Looking for some ghost fish.11. A. Twenty-five y

3、uan. B. Thirty yuan. C. Fifty yuan. D. Seventy-five yuan.12. A. To finish her homework. B. To have a meal with the boy. C. To complete her job. D. To go to a restaurant.13. A. Yes, she liked. B. Not so. C. She isnt sure. D. Yes, she did.14. A. He is clever but careless. B. He is careful but not clev

4、er. C. He is honest and clever. D. He is careful and kind.15. A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Hungry. D. Tired.16. A. Twice a day. B. Once a day. C. Twice a month. D. once a month.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (7%)17. The old farmer lived far away from t

5、he big city.18. The old farmer had been to the big city some times before.19. When he was in the tall building, the old farmer got into a lift.20. The old farmer was very surprised when he saw a beautiful young girl come out of the lift.21. The old farmer thought that the lift could make an old woma

6、n young.22. When the old farmer came back next time, his wife would ask to be with him.23. The old farmer wanted his wife to become a young, beautiful girl again.IV. Listen to the passage and complete the table: (7%) NameAgeGradeHobbyThe best subject_24_.eleven_25_26_EnglishBetty_27_Sixreading_28_To

7、msevenTwo_29_30_Paper Two Vocabulary and GrammarI. Choose the best answer: (20%)31. The Greeks succeeded _ capturing the city. A. on B. of C. to D. in32. John denied _ anything from the shop. A. to steal B. stealing C. steals D. stole33. I spent two hours _ my homework yesterday evening. A. do B. to

8、 do C. doing D. did34. My father has decided _ the doctors advice and give up _. A. to taketo smoke B. to takesmoking C. takingsmoking D. takingto smoke35. Im sorry youve missed the train. It _ 10 minutes ago. A. left B. has left C. leaved D. has leaved36. Human beings give computers their informati

9、on and tell them _. A. how to do B. to do what C. what to do D. what to do it 37. Sue has many hobbies, _, she likes collecting stamps and listening to pop music. A. like B. such as C. as D. for example38. The teacher _ her voice so that every student could hear her clearly. A. rose B. raised C. ris

10、es D. raises39. So far, no one has been able to find an answer _ the difficult question. A. to B. of C. on D. about40. The weather in Shanghai is warmer in winter than _ in Beijing. A. this B. these C. that D. those 41. Of all the boys, Bill spent _ time and made _ mistakes. A. the fewestthe least B

11、. fewerless C. the least the fewest D. lessfewer42. This is the most interesting book I have _ read. A. ever B. no C. never D. not43. His father has_ Shanghai for almost two years. A. gone from B. been away from C. left D. been away44. Dr. Jackson _ friends with many Chinese doctors and nurses since

12、 he _ to China. A. madehas come B. has madehas come C. madecame D. has madecame45. She has been in the Dance Club _ about three years. A. for B. since C. until D. in46. I really dont know _. A. when will she be back B. when she will backC. when will she return D. when she will be back47. As a shop a

13、ssistant, you should smile _ at your customers. A. carefully B. happy C. cheerfully D. polite48. These animals with long necks live _ the leaves of tall trees. A. in B. of C. with D. on49. This painting is very good _ the dark colour. A. besides B. except for C. except D. but50. The cuckoo _ eggs in

14、 other birds nests. A. lays B. lies C. lay D. laidII. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms: (7%)51. Its important that the classroom should be _ clean. (spotless)52. The old lady reported the _ as soon as she found her money missing. (thief)53. The man was _ of his serious i

15、llness and still smoked a lot. (aware)54. I have made my _ very clear. (mean)55. The _ houses burned down quickly in the fire. (wood)56. He always _ that nothing goes well with him. (complaint)57. The fish I caught yesterday is still _. (live)III. Choose a word or an expression in the box which is t

16、he closest in meaning to the underlined part of each sentence: (8%)A. take hold of roughly B. luckyC. make up your mind too quickly D. safetyE. persons who might have committed a crime F. living thingG. something known by everyone H. safely I. seldom58. Be careful not to jump to conclusions before y

17、ou find enough proof.59. The police have arrested two suspects in connection with the bank robbery which happened last Friday.60. Its common knowledge that Beijing is the capital of China.61. The teacher is so busy that she rarely watches TV.62. He seized the thief by the collar.63. The valuable dia

18、mond was securely locked in the safe.64. The crocodile is a strange-looking creature.65. Im glad that I have had a fortunate year.IV. Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions in the brackets: (14%)66. Mr Li paid 2,000,000 yuan for the vase. (保持原句意思) Mr Li _ the vase _ 2,000,000 yuan.67. I

19、 noticed that she was wearing a black pearl necklace. (改為簡單句) I noticed _ _ a black pearl necklace.68. They hardly believe that he is a thief. (改為反意疑問句) They hardly believe that he is a thief, _ _?69. They have never seen a dragon-boat race. (改為一般疑問句) _ they _ seen a dragon-boat race?70. Joan studie

20、s best in her class. (保持原句意思) Joan studies _ than any _ student in her class. 71. I havent heard from him since he went abroad. (就劃線部分提問) _ _ havent you heard from him?72. The problem was so difficult that most of the students couldnt work it out. (保持原句意思) The problem was _ difficult _ most of the s

21、tudents to work out.Paper Three Reading and WritingI. Choose the right sentences and complete the following dialogue: (6%)A. Here you are. E. Please take your time.B. What do you want to borrow? F. My pleasure.C. Oh, sorry. G. Ive never heard of it.D. Can I help you?A: _73_B: Id like to borrow a boo

22、k on electric head.A: Electric head? _74_ Maybe B: _75_ It should be A book on computer.A: I see. Yes, theres still one on the shelf. _76_B: Thanks a lot.A: _77_B: Ill try to finish it as soon as possible.A: No hurry. _78_ You may keep it for two weeks. II. Reading comprehension: (30%)AA famous writ

23、er was visiting Japan. One day he was invited to give a talk at a university to a large group of students. As none of them could follow the spoken English, he had to have a interpreter. During his talk he told a long, funny story. When he finished it, he stopped to let the interpreter put it into Ja

24、panese. To his surprise, the man did this in a few words, and then all the students laughed loudly.After the talk, the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and said to him, “Now please tell me how you change the long story of mine into such a short Japanese one.”The man smiled and said,

25、“I didnt tell them the story at all. I just said, The famous writer has just told a funny story. You all laugh, please.”True or False (6%)79. The famous writer was invited to give a talk to a large group of Japanese students.80. The writer needed an interpreter because he was so famous.81. After tel

26、ling the funny story, the writer stopped to see if the students laughed.82. The writer was surprised because the interpreter was very good at his work.83. The interpreter didnt tell the students the funny story.84. In fact, no students were made to laugh by the funny story.BAll students need to have

27、 good study habits. When you have a good study habit, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily. Do you like to study in the living-room? This is not a good place, because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only t

28、o think about one thing.When you study, do not think about other things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do this, you will do your homework more quickly, and you will make fewer mistakes.Good study habits are very important. If you do not have them, try to learn them. If your

29、s are already good, try to make them better.Choose the best answer（12%）85. This passage tells about_.A. good study ways B. good study habitsC. good study environment D. the homework86. When do you remember things easily?A. When we have good study habits. B. When you study.C. When you learn things. D

30、. When we need to have good study habits.87. What shouldnt you do at the same time when you study?A. We should not have good study habits.B. We should not learn things quickly.C. We should not think about other things.D. We should remember things easily.88. You must only think about_ when you study.

31、A. good study habits B. other things C. your homework D. mistakes89. If you do not have good study habits, you must_.A. try to learn them and have themB. try to make them betterC. try to make fewer mistakesD. try to do your homework quickly90. Which of the following is not true? A. Good study habits

32、 can help us study better. B. Thinking only one thing is good for doing your homework well. C. Try to make your good study habits better. D. Youd better study in the living-room.CWe are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are

33、 surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer network didnt work well. If one computer in the network broke down, the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used

34、 by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could still be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the 1970s, universities, hospitals and ban

35、ks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.Today it is easy to get o

36、n-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples life.Answer the following questions（12%）91. When was the Internet first set up?It was set up _.92. W

37、hy should people set up a new network system?Because the old one wasnt _ to be used by many different computers.93. In what way can the new computer system keep on working all the time?If part of the network_, information could still be sent through_.94. Who first used the Internet?_.95. When did co

38、mputers become cheaper and easier to use?By the _.96. Why has the Internet become one of the most important parts of peoples life?Because so many people _ every day, and it is _ to get on-line and send e-mail letters on the internet.III. Choose the words and expressions to complete the passage: (7%)

39、Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050. “What will _97_ be like in the year 2050?”“Well, no one knows. But it is _98_ to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050, everybody will _99_ a pocket computer. The computer will give people the _100_ to all the problems. We shall all have telephones in our

40、pockets, too. And well be able to _101_ our friends all over the world. Machines will do most of the work, and people will have more _102_. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”“Im very glad to hear that. I hope to fly to