苏州市立达中学校2011-2012学年初三英语上学期期中考试试卷

听下面几段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

1. What are the speakers doing?

    A. Making the bed.    B. Listening to music.    C. Taking a walk.

2. What does the woman want to have?

    A. Ice water.         B. Hot coffee.           C. Hot tea.

3. What colour was the woman"s bedroom before?

    A. Green.           B. Blue.                C. Yellow.

4. What"s Mike"s problem?

    A.  He"s not good at writing.

    B.  He"s got too much practice,

    C.  He has no pen friends.

5. What might the man be?

    A.A doctor.          B. A policeman.          C.A taxi-driver.

6. What is the girl going to do during the weekend?

    A. Take a walk.       B. Have a test.           C. Prepare for a test.

7. what does the woman mean?

    A. She will have time later on the day.

    B. She"s busy writing a report now.

    C. She"s too busy to help the man today,

8. What kind of film is it on?

    A. Action film        B. Cartoon film          C. Horror film

9. What"s the woman"s idea?

    A. Both sports are exciting.

    B. Mountain climbing is more exciting.

C. He prefers skiing.

10. What does the woman mean?

    A. She isn"t pleased to join them.

    B. She doesn"t like to be one of them.

    C. She will walk around the lake,

11. What do we know about Peter Smith?

    A. He has lost his ticket.

    B. He is expecting a ticket,

    C. He went out to buy a ticket.

12. What did the woman do last night?

    A. She studied English by watching TV.

    B. She studied English before watching TV.

    C. She studied English after watching TV.

13. What is the woman probably doing?

    A. Repairing a car.        B. Selling a car.         C. Buying a car,

14. How long did the meeting last?

    A. One hour.             B. Two hours.          C. Three hours.

15. Where does the woman want to go to study?    

    A. Europe.              B. Canada.             C. America.

听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。

16. Which floors are the two rooms on?

    A. The 15th.          B. The 50th          C. The 5th.

17. How far is the hotel from the sea?

    A. Very far.           B. very near.         C.I don"t know.

18. How much does Peter have to pay for his rooms every night?

    A. $2UU.            B.$400.             C.$600.

19. Which meal doesn"t Peter have to pay?

    A. Breakfast.          B. Lunch.           C. Supper.

20. When can Peter arrive at the hotel?

    A. Today.              B. Not decided.       C. On August 10.

A)单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。填入答卷相应的空格里。

21. ______valuable advice it is! It will be of ______great value to me.

    A. What a；the                       B. What；不填

    C. How：the                         D. How；不填

22. This football match will be broadcast ______ in 10 minutes.

    A. live             B. living          C. alive         D. lively

23. ---How many questions have you answered?   ----______.

    A. None            B. No one        C. Nothing       D. Not any.

24. Daniel doesn"t like to argue ______ others ______this problem.

    A. to ; with         B. with ; about     C. with ; for      D. for ; about

25. I had no choice ______his invitation though I wasn"t willing to.

    A. but accepting                      B. but accept

    C. but accepted                       D. but to accept

26. There ______a number of interviews with some famous football players. It is said that the number of interviews ______eight.

    A. is; is           B. is; are           C. are; is        D. are; are

27. My father is ______ busy with his work to communicate with me.

    A. so too          B. very too         C. far so        D. far too

28. It is______ thin ice that we can"t skate ______.

    A. so; on it                          B. such; on it

    C. so; on                            D. such; on

29. My brother ______ for half a month.

    A. has been away    B. went away      C. has left        D. left

30. The shirt needs ______ right now.

    A. to wash         B. washed         C. being washing   D. to be washed

31. Can you describe ______?

    A. what your friend is like              B. how your friend is like

    C. what does your friend look like        D. how does your friend look like

32. ______of them knows French, so I have to ask a third person for help.

    A. Both          B. Either           C. Neither        D. None

33. ---What are you going to do this afternoon?

   ---I"m not sure. I______ go shopping with my mother.

    A. may          B. can             C. must           D. need

34. It"s raining so______ now and the driver can ______see anything 50 meters away.

    A. hard, hard                      B. hardly, hard

    C. hard, hardly                     D. hardly, hardly

35. ---Excuse me, sir. Is the swimming pool open all day?

   ---______. Only from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m..

    A. Sorry, I"m afraid not              B. That"s right

    C. Sorry, I"m not sure               D. Yes, of course

B)完形填空（根据文章内容，请从A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最符合题意的答案）

As a student, can you answer the following questions? What was the first calculator in the world? How do people do math today? Calculator is really an invention   36   keeps changing. Some inventions keep changing. They get better. A calculator is one invention that is still changing. A calculator is   37   an adding machine. People use calculators to add   38   and   39   math problems. With a calculator, you can do math problems quickly.

The first calculators were very big. They   40    a whole room. It took many people to do the first calculators. They    41    a lot of money. Today, some calculators cost only    42  dollars. They are small, too. New calculators can be    43    than your hand.

Today, children use calculators by themselves. Calculators can do   44   of math problems than they    45   . Like many inventions, calculators keep getting better.

36. A.V           B. that           C. who       D. where

37. A. as          B. liked          C. like        D. seemed

38. A. numbers     B. members       C. amounts    D. qualities

39. A. do          B. to do          C. doing      D. does

40. A. took up      B. took over      C. took away   D. took down

41. A. spent        B. take          C. cost        D. paid

42. A. few         B. little          C. a few       D. many

43. A. bigger       B. larger.         C. smaller     D. tinier

44. A. more kinds   B. many kinds     C. many kind  D. more kind

45.A. did         B. used to be       C. were       D. used to do

Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave ￡12, 000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children"s playground.

As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. 'I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.' he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

46. Johnson became a rich man through ____________.

   A. doing business        B. making whisky

   C. cheating             D. buying and selling land

47. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson ____________.

   A. had no children.              B. was a strange man.

   C. was very fond of children.      D. wanted people to know how rich he was.

48. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out ____________.

   A. what kind of whisky he had.      B. how to live longer.

   C. how to become wealthy.         D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.

49. The newspaperman _____________.

   A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.

   B. shouldn"t have asked Johnson what injection he had.

   C. was eager to live a long life.

   D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.

50. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _____.

   A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.

   B. he needed an injection in the neck.

   C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.

   D. there was something wrong with his neck.

Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.

I see the city of the future in three zones-inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential (住宅的) and recreational (娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves-to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely.

Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.

    The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don"t need every day.

    All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside.

    This is my ideal city of the future ---a very beautiful place !  But I don"t really think things will ever be like that !

51. Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves?

   A. In the middle zone.         B. In the inner zone.

   C. In the outer zone.           D. In the inner and middle zone.

 52. Where will big car parks be ?

   A. Just outside the middle zone.      B. Just inside the middle zone.

   C. Just outside the inner zone.        D. Just inside the inner zone.

 53. What will be in the middle zone?

   A. The banks, hospitals and schools.      B. The banks, hospitals and police stations.

   C. The banks, schools and car parks.      D. The banks, hospital and most of the shops,

 54. Where will the factories and offices be?  .

    A. In the outer zone.         B. In the middle zone.

    C. In the inner zone.         D. In the middle and inner zone.

 55. Douglas Grace is probably

    A. a painter         B. a builder       C. a town planner       D. a dentist

Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives, For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving. Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls.

Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to US through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location.

We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. They are usually 35,880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hour-exactly the same speed that the earth rotates. A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae(天线)facing the earth. Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit, So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position. This usually happens about every five or six days.

Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often, very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other.

56. Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?

   A. Sending information for weather forecast.

   B. Taking photographs of the Earth.

   C. Sending TV pictures.

   D. Providing food for airplane pilots.

57. What"s the speed the earth rotates at?

   A. 35,880 kilometers per hour.         B. 335,880 kilometers per hour.

   C. 11,000 kilometers per hour.         D. 110,000 kilometers per hour

58.  Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates?

   A. In order to take photographs.

   B. In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit.

   C. In order to move away from its orbit.

   D. In order to send television pictures,

 59. What does the underlined word 'This' in the 3rd paragraph refer to?

   A. A satellite.                    B. A little rocket.

   C. A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky.

   D. The satellite puts the rockets in the right position.

60. Which is true of satellites?

   A. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years.

   B. Every time a satellite gets broken, it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired.

   C. A broken satellite is never left in space.

   D. They often crash into each other.

Qiu Baoxing, Vice-minister of Construction Of China, has said that our country is 'facing a more serious water crisis(危机)than any other country in the world.' And the Chinese government would raise the cities" waste water treatment rate(率)from 45.6% to 60% in five years.

'Because water plays such an important role in our country"s economy(经济)and people"s life, we must pay much attention to it. We have to solve the problem before it is too late.' warned Qiu. He said China should learn lessons from developed countries. They have paid heavy costs in solving the environment pollution, 'We must take action before the city water ecosystem collapses(生态恶化).' Qiu said.

    Qian Yi, professor of environmental engineering," said that two problems--the shortage of water resources(资源)and the pollution of water cause China"s water crisis. He said China"s present water availability is still low, about a fourth of the world average level. By 2030, the number will drop much. What"s worse, among China"s seven main rivers, five have been seriously polluted. The worst is the Haihe River near Beijing and Tianjin.

    Qiu Said that the government is improving the city water, controlling strictly water quality and safety. The Ministry of Construction of China is now working with the Ministry of Health to work out a new set of standards(标准)for drinking water to keep people healthy.

61. This passage is probably taken from ________.

 A. a story book      B. a magazine      C. a sports newspaper    D. a fiction novel

62. China"s present water availability is about ________ of the world average level.

   A. 45.6%           B. 60%           C. 25%              D. 75%

63. In order to keep people healthy, China ________.

   A. is facing a water crisis          B. has solved the environmental pollution

   C. has solved the pollution of water

D. is working out a new set of standards for drinking water.

64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提及）in the passage?

   A. China has the most serious water crisis.

   B. Water is very important to China"s economy and people"s life.

  C. Five of China"s main rivers have been seriously polluted.

   D. China has actively taken action to prevent air pollution.

65. What"s the main idea of this passage?

   A. Water crisis must be solved.       B. Water quality won"t be improved.

   C. Water pollution can"t be prevented.  D. The balance of nature should be kept.

66. The garden was________（完全）covered with birds.

67. Just count how many minutes you are________（允许）to spend on the phone.

68. Lots of pop stars gathered near Jinji Lake to attend the ________ (颁奖）of Beijing Music Awards.

69. You must not mind if your parents are_________（严格）with you in making friends.

70. Steve Jobs had many________（准备）before a new digital product appeared.

71. It"ll be worse if you always keep your ________（忧虑）to yourself.

72. Mum has________（答应）to buy me a qualified handbag twice.

73. It"s sad that nothing is________（可获得的）when Little Yueyue was lying on the ground.

74. She hopes the argument won"t affect our________．

75. Fengxiaogang is the famous person who________ Tangshan Earthquake in 2010.

76.你就是那个想出令人吃惊的结局的人。

77.他们认为电影演员们的演技比电视剧演员们的演技更出色。

78.感谢老师们倾听我的问题并给我提供了有价值的建议。

79,我们没人喜欢逛街买衣服这个主意。

80.艾迪很有想象力，带来了五颜六色的气球。

为了向全世界展示绿色中国，学生会倡议每位同学围绕“如何进行低碳生活”

写一篇英语文章，介绍自己如何从身边小事做起，尝试进行低碳生活。

要求：1．表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

          2．短文必须包括表格中提示的所有要点，并作适当发挥；

          3．词数：80左右（文章开头已给，不计入总词数）；

          4．短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。．

How to Live a Low-Carbon Life(低碳生活)

As we all know, having a low-carbon life will be very important to us. _______________

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