江苏省太仓市2014届初三英语教学质量调研试卷及答案
太仓市2014届初三年级五月份学科教学质量调研卷
英 语
2014.5
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共5大题，满分100分。考试用时100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共55分）
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、学校、考场号、座位号、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上，并用2B铅笔认真正确填涂考试证号下方的数字；
2．答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；
3．考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。
一、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
A)单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. You can try_______ second time if you fail_______ first time.
A the; the B. a; the C. the; a D. a; a
2. --- We"ll visit the Summer Palace_______ there is a heavy rain tomorrow.
--- OK ! Boating on the lake must be interesting.
A unless B. since C. until D. if
3. -- I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer.
-- Is that a _______? I"m sure I"ll get the bike.
A. chance B. trick C. promise D. treat
4. --- The dish looked bad, but it_______ OK.
--- So it"s not right to judge a man by his appearance.
A tastes B. was tasting C. was tasted D. tasted
5. --- No one_______ be compared with Messi in playing football.
--- Oh, you are really his big fan.
A. might B. could C. must D. can
6. There are a small number of people involved, possibly_______ ten
A as few as B. as little as C. as many as D. as much as
7. Arthur"s memory starts to go wrong because of his age. So does_______.
A. I B. mine C. me D. myself
8. --- What do you often do_______ classes to relax yourselves?
--- We often do eye exercises, listen to music or do some running around the school.
A. in B. among C. between D. during
9. --_______ will you stay here?
--- Until tomorrow afternoon.
A How long B. How soon C. When D. How often
10. --- Did you watch the snooker game yesterday?
-- Yes, I did. Xiao Guodong is really a dark horse. Nobody _______ him to go so far.
A supposed B. hoped C. expected D. wanted
11. _______ a book in the library, enter a key word into the computer.
A To finding B. Finding C. Find D. To find
12. --- I"m tired. I"m taking next week off.
---_______, honey. You do need a break.
A. Not so sure B. Forget it C. Great idea D. No way
13. With the development of science and technology, news can be_______ to every corner of the world in seconds.
A put out B. sent out C. run out D. taken out
14. --- She"s never spoken to a foreigner, _______?
--- Yes. She is active and can speak English freely.
A is she B. has she C. isn"t she D. hasn"t she
15. --- How soon will you start your journey?
--- I"m not sure. I haven"t decided_______.
A. when shall I ask the boss for leave
B. where I will go to spend the holiday
C. if I would go by train or by plane
D. who should I travel with
B)完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While I was waiting to enter university, I saw an advertisement in a newspaper –a teaching job wanted at a school. The school was about ten miles from where I lived. I was in great 16 of money and wanted to do something useful, so I 17 .
Three days later, a letter arrived. It asked me to meet the principal of the school at Croydon. It proved to be a(n) 18 journey -a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of 19 a quarter of a mile.
A man who was short and round seemed to be the principal and he opened the door for me. 'The school,' he said, 'has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen years old.' According to the man, I should have to teach all the subjects 20 art, which the man himself taught. I should have to 21 the class into three groups and teach them at three different levels, and I was not glad at the 22 of teaching Maths -a subject which I wasn"t good at. It was 23 that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 24 themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my 25 ,the man got up to his feet. 'Now,' he said,“You"d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”
16.A. fear B. need C. danger D. control
17.A. applied B. arranged C announced D. accepted
18.A comfortable B. boring C short D. unpleasant
19.A at first B. at most C at least D. at last
20.A. besides B. except C including D. about
21.A. cut B. divide C turn D. gather
22.A. action B. way C movement D. thought
23.A. worse B. better C harder D. nicer
24.A helping B. believing C enjoying D. losing
25.A. fund B. value C. award D. pay
二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Once upon a time, an old woman had two large water pots. Each hung on the end of a pole(杆子)which she carried across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect, From the river to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. And the other pot was always full. The perfect pot took pride in its talent. But the poor cracked pot felt sad for its own disadvantage.
One day by the river the cracked pot said to the woman, 'I feel bad about myself, because the crack in me causes water to come out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled and said, 'Why are there flowers on your side of the road, but not on the other pot"s side? That"s because I have always known about your crack. So I planted flowers on your side of the road, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my house, There would not be this beauty without you. Each of us has our own cracks. But the cracks make our lives so interesting and beautiful.'
So, to all the cracked pot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the road!
26. If each of the two pots could be filled with 20 kilos of water, the woman would probably get _______ kilos of water from the river to the house.
A 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
27. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A The woman preferred the perfect pot to the cracked pot.
B. The cracked pot felt more talented than the perfect pot.
C. There were beautiful flowers on both sides of the road.
D. The old woman decorated her house with some flowers.
28. What can we learn from the story?
A Everyone has a talent.
B. A true friend is hard to find.
C. Success never comes easily.
D. Mistakes improve our learning,
B
Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony:
My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn"t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn"t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn"t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry:
The most embarrassing experience I"ve ever had, happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favourite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife"s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn"t taken my wife"s hand. I"d taken the hand of a complete stranger!
James:
My wife and I had decided to buy a new house, and I"d made an appointment to see our bank manager. I"d never met him before. I went into town in my car and I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I"d just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was irritated! I opened my window and shouted at the man in the car. He ignored me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. As soon as I had parked the car, I rushed back to the bank. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager"s office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!
29. The students began laughing when they saw Tony_______.
A. wearing a wrong shoe B. carrying an alarm clock
C. looking down suddenly D. rushing into the classroom
30. Henry was embarrassed because he_______.
A slapped the woman in the face
B. took the hand of a complete stranger
C. heard his wife screaming in the street
D. knocked over some watches in the shop
31. James went into town to_______.
A. put money in the bank B. look for a job
C. meet the bank manager D. buy a new car
32. The underlined word 'irritated' probably means '_______ '.
A. angry B. impolite C. worried D. embarrassed
C
Roosegaarde, an artist and designer from Dutch has thought of a device(装置). He hopes it will make Beijing"s sky clear again and help the people with masks breathe fresh air again in Beijing.
An electromagnetic field(电磁场) will pull the dirty particles in the air to the ground, and then they can be easily cleaned.
Roosegaarde says, 'It"s like when you have a balloon which has static electricity(静电) and your hair goes toward it. Smog happens the same way as the hair.'
His workplace has reached an agreement with the Beijing government to test the technology in one of the capital"s parks. Beijing"s skies are regularly covered by grey smog. Serious cases of air pollution are often reported in Beijing. Roosegaarde says an indoor test has already shown it works well and he is confident of the results. With the help of a team of scientists and engineers, he is sure that the device can be worked outside.
'Beijing is a very good place to test the device because the smog in Beijing is quite low and there"s not so much wind.' says Roosegaarde. 'We"ll be able to make the air pure but the most difficult thing is to remove the smog. As a result, you can see the sun again.'
Roosegaarde also reminds us that his aim is not only to give a plan to solve Beijing"s dirty air pollution but also to make people pay attention to the environment problem. He adds, 'This is not the real answer for smog. The real answer to do with it is clean cars, different industry and different lifestyles. ' However, he hopes the project will make the citizens realize the differences between clean air and smog-filled air.
33. The device works by_______.
A helping keep the particles out with more masks
B. pulling particles to the ground with an electromagnetic field
C. absorbing hair with a balloon with static
D. creating clean air and letting it out into the sky
34. What does Roosegaarde use his device for?
A To make smog. B. To make the air clean
C. To make static electricity. D. To make Beijing"s parks beautiful.
35. After reading the passage, we can know_______.
A the device doesn"t work well indoors
B. the people with masks can breathe fresher air
C. Beijing government agreed to test the device
D. clean cars aren"t helpful to the environment in Beijing
36. Roosegaarde hopes people in Beijing can_______.
A pay attention to air pollution and solve the problem finally
B. invent more devices to clean the smog in Beijing
C. drive modern cars and try different lifestyles
D. realize how serious the pollution they"re facing is
D
According to scientists" research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways.
Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mother"s exposure to sunlight in pregnancy(怀孕). Sunlight helps lead to the production of Vitamin D in the body. The lack of this in the first months of life may have a bad effect on mental and physical health.
Vitamin D, called the 'sunshine vitamin', is known to help regulate（调节） thousands of genes during development, according to a study of more than two million people. So Vitamin D has a good effect on health This study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Similar studies in the USA showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.
Professor Russell Foster, an Oxford University neuroscientist on seasonal biology, said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, 'These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice to star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth.'
37.A baby"s season of birth doesn"t affect its_______.
A health B height C length of life D. mind
38. According to the passage,_______ can help people get Vitamin D.
A. enough sleep B. enough sunlight
C fresh air D. suitable seasons
39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People born in spring may not be in good health.
B. Children born under Aquarius are cleverer than those born under Libra.
C. Professor Russell Foster is interested in star signs and believes in them
D. People born in May will live longer than those born in October.
40. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. People can know the length of life by star sign.
B. Women should choose to give birth to children in spring.
C A child"s season of birth has some effect on him or her.
D. Vitamin D is very important to people"s health.
第II卷（非选择题，共45分）
三、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子所给汉语注释或对话情景，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
41. It"s doubtful ▲ （是否）there"ll be any seats left or not.
42. The notice at the end of the road ▲ （警告）people not to go any further.
43. Hopefully, those climbers have covered ▲ （五分之四）of the distance.
44. The ▲ （热）in the room makes me uncomfortable,
45. Without enough sleep you can"t work ▲ （正常地）．
46. There seems to be a huge balloon ▲ （漂浮）across the sky.
47. As the curtain ▲ （上升）slowly, the audience fell silent.
48.---Judy, I guess you are only twenty-five years old, is that true?
---Oh, it"s a ▲ ．
49.-Could you please ▲ us with some new information about MH370?
-Of course. Anyway, it is a sad story.
50.---It will be my turn. I feel a little ▲ ．
---Take it easy. You can make it.
四、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
51．骑自行车环绕苏州是多么有乐趣啊!
52．他离开得如此匆忙，以至于忘了锁门。
53．别担心，你不久就会习惯他的幽默感。
54．你注意到我们教室的墙被涂成了白色吗？
55．用英语回答这个问题你有困难吗？
五、书面表达（共1题；满分20分）
一个民族有自己的“民族梦”，一个国家有自己的“国家梦”，同样，每个人也应有属于自己的“美丽梦想”。最近，你班就“我们的梦想职业”展开了一次调查。下表是你们小组的调查情况。请根据表格内容写一篇英语短文，向英语校刊投稿。
注意：1. 100词左右。短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2．不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息；
3．可在必要处作适当发挥。
Our Dream Jobs
Recently we did a survey in our class in order to learn about students" ideal jobs. Here"s a report about my group members" ideas.
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江苏省太仓市2014届初三英语教学质量调研试卷答案
