1、初三英语注意事项:1.请在答题卡上作答,在试卷上作答无效。2.本试卷共七大题,73 小题,满分 140 分。考试时间 100 分钟。第 I 卷选择题(共 68 分)一、单项填空(本题共 12 小题,每小题 1 分,共 12 分)从各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。1. My grandma likes taking a walk _ clear days.A. atB. onC. inD. from2. I wrote to Mr. Jackson once or twice, but _did not answer.A. youB. sheC. heD. they3. Ev
2、eryone should_ making any noise in the library.A. keepB. forgetC. avoidD. enjoy4. In Seattle, it is not very cold but it rains a lot, so bring_.A. a cameraB. an umbrellaC. a sweaterD. an eraser5. Victoria Falls, about 1, 700 metres wide and 100 metres high, is_ A. hugeB. cleanC. quietD. dangerous6.
3、Hyde Park is a public park. Everyone_ visit it.A. needB. mustC. shouldD. can7. Tony is good at_ He wants to be chosen as a PE monitor.A. historyB. mathsC. sportD. geography8. Earthquakes always happen_ , so it is difficult to warn people about them.A. immediatelyB. suddenlyC. recentlyD. early9 ._ !
4、The party will start in five minutes. Well be late.A. Hurry upB. Watch outC. Take careD. Hold onA. ifB. althoughC. becauseD. while11.-_ is the first person to walk on the moon?-NeilArmstrong fromAmerica.A. WhereB. WhoC. WhatD. How12.-Mm. What delicious smell ! Your pizza looks so nice.-_Would you li
5、ke to try some?A. Well done.B. Of courseC. Not really.D. Thank you.二、完形填空(一)(本题共 12 小题,每小题 1 分,共 12 分)阅读下面短文,理解其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Mr. Harris taught sixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a talk about ananimal called birdcat, which died out during the Ice Age. He pas
6、sed around a skull (头骨)_13_ he talked. We all took notes carefully and later we had a _14_.When he returned my paper the next day, there was a big red X through each of myanswers. I _15_! Here must be some mistakes ! I wrote down _16_ what Mr. Harris hadsaid. Then I learned that everyone in the clas
7、s had failed. Why? Very_17_,Mr. Harris said,I _18_ all that birdcat . But there had never been any such animals. So the _19_ inyour notes was not correct. Did you think you would get good grades for that?However, we felt that wasnt _20_ What kind of a test was this? And what kind of ateacher was he?
8、Mr. Harris added, I have told you many unbelievable things about this animal, such as thesize, the color, _21_ none of you have questioned. I hope you will learn_22_from thislesson. Teachers and textbooks are not always correct. _23_ no one is. He also told us notto let our minds go to sleep, and to
9、 speak up if we thought he or the textbook was wrong.Mr. Harriss _24_ gave me and my classmates something just as important to look peoplein the eye and tell them they are wrong.13.A. sinceB. asC. althoughD. whether14.A. breakB. tryC. testD. match15.A. refusedB. passedC. finishedD. failed16.A. exact
10、lyB. especiallyC. directlyD. quickly17.A. niceB. importantC. simpleD. smart18.A. looked upB. took upC. set upD. made up19.A. informationB. questionC. reportD. diary20.A. honestB. fairC. realD. serious21.A. soB. orC. andD. but22.A. nothingB. somethingC. anythingD. everything23.A. In the endB. As a re
11、sultC.At firstD. In fact24.A. workB. classC. exampleD. article三.阅读理解(一)(本题共 17 小题,每小题 2 分,共 34 分)A.阅读下列短文,从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Passage 1Dillon, a 12-year-old boy, was bullied (欺侮) at school. His classmates laughed at himbecause he stuttered (结巴). He was so sad that he nearly took his own life(自杀).Luck
12、ily, hereceived a letter from Tiger Woods, a famous golf star. After reading Tiger Woods letter,Dillon became confident, Here is what Tiger Woods said in his letter.Dear Dillon,Someone told me that you like watching me play golf. Thank you for that and I want toshare my story with you.Believe it or
13、not, I also stuttered when I was young. So I knew what its like to be differentfrom others. I was disappointed at that time, but I didnt give up. I used to talk to my dog andhe would sit there and listen to me until he fell asleep. I also took a class for two years to helpmyself, and I finally stopp
14、ed stuttering. Maybe you can have a try.You have a great family, and big fans like me on your side. Be well and keep fighting. Imsure youll be great at anything you do.Sincerely yours,Tiger Woods25. What was Dillons problem?A. He did badly at school.B. He was afraid to stay alone.C. He felt hurt by
15、his classmates.D. He couldnt get on well with others.26. Tiger Woods wrote to Dillon because_A. Dillon asked him for helpB. Dillon was one of his favorite fansC. he had the same experience with DillonD. he thought his story would be helpful to Dillon27. What did Tiger Woods mainly talk about in his
16、letter?A. His hope for Dillons future life.B. His suggestions on growing up.C. His ways of solving the problem.D. His opinions on Dillons problem.28.At last, Tiger Woods encouraged Dillon toA. fight with stutteringB. be great at anything he doesC. forget all his problemsD. start doing something he c
17、anPassage 2(1) Welcome to your future life!(2) You get up in the morning and look into the mirror (镜子). Your face is firm andyoung-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people at your agecould live to be 150, so at 40, youre not old at all.And your parents just had an anti-a
18、gingtreatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!(3) You say to your shirt, Turn red. It changes from blue to red. In 2035,smart clotheswill be designed to be with special particles (粒子) much smaller than the cells(细胞) inyour body. The particles can be programmed to change our clothes color or
19、 clothingdesigning.(4) You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, You shouldnt drinkthat! Your fridge has read the chips (芯片 ) that includes information about the milk,and it knows the milk has gone bad. In 2035, every article of food in the supermarket hassuch a chip.(5) lts
20、 time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just youre your smart car whereto go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve ( 袖子). Such smarttechnology is all around you.(6)So will all these things come true? For new technology to succeed, says scientist AndrewZolli ,it has
21、 to be so much better that it replaces what we have already. The Internet is oneexample-what will be the next?29. With the help of medical technology, people will_.A. never get oldB. look nearly the sameC. live much longerD. always stay at young age30. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?A. Milk is e
22、asily going bad in fridges.B. people neednt drink milk in the future.C. Food in fridges will be much healthier.D. Fridges will tell information about food.31.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Jacket sleeves can speak like men.B. Smart cars can lead people ways.C. Cars will
23、be able to drive without men.D. Jacket sleeves will help look for friends.32. In the passage, the writer tries to tell us_.A. technology will continue changing our lifeB. our future life will be different from todayC. there will be many kinds of new technologyD. Internet will be replaced by other ne
24、w technologyPassage 3We all know that recycling rubbish is very important. But sometimes it is not so convenient(方便的 ) when we cant find a recycling bin anywhere.Now a team of middle school students from the US has solved that problem by designingtheir Recycling Bin app (应用程序).This app encourages pe
25、ople to recycle. It provides users with a map of local recyclingcenters. And it allows them to save places as favorites on it. This app also reminds (提醒)users to recycle.The group of nine sixth-graders is from STEM Center Middle School. They came up withthe idea as part of a school project for the V
26、erizonInnovative App Competition. Their school provided after-class app training. It gave 10 teamsSamsung tablets (平板) as prizes.The competition wanted to develop students interest in science. In this competition,students showed an app design that could solve a problem in their school or city. The n
27、inestudents came up with the idea for Recycling Bin when they saw a need for more recycling.We thought that this would really help a lot of people”, Jaden Hilkemann, 12, told Time ForKids.They kept their design easy so that anyone could use it. Now the free Recycling Bin apphas been put into use in
28、the Google Play store forAndroid phones or tablets.I was so excited when it went up at the app store, Seralyn Blake, 12, said, “A lot of myfamily members downloaded our app. It was pretty cool.33. The underlined (划线的) word bin” probably means in Chinese.A.储物室B.工作坊C.垃圾箱D.加油站34. The Recycling Bin app
29、is helpful for people toA. produce less wasteB. find recycling centersC. divide the rubbishD. keep a healthy environment35. The Verizon InnovativeApp Competition was held toA. encourage people to recycleB. meet peoples need for recyclingC. offer students app trainingD. develop students Interest in s
30、cience36. Seralyn Blakes words showed that. A. he was surprised at the resultB. he was proud of their designC. their design has been used widelyD. their design can be downloaded for free37. What is probably the best title for the passage?A.AWinningAppB. Special Way to RecycleC. Time for RecyclingD.
31、CoolApps Improving LifeB.阅读短文,根据短文内容,从所给的六个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,使短文意思完整、连贯。(有两项为多余选项)Passage 4Who wants to be a millionaire (百万富翁)? I dont,says charles Gray.Sixteen years ago, Charles was a college teacher with a huge six-bedroom house and afortune (财富) of $ 2 million. Today he lives in a small house w
32、here there is only second-handfurniture_38_ There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees. Charles also growssome vegetables and a few flowers in it. He gets his clothes and a lot of other things fromcharity (慈善) shops.But this is not a sad story. Charles was happy to give up the lifestyle
33、of a rich man. He wastired of being one of the few who had a lot while many other people have nothing at all. Hedonated (捐赠) all his money to charities. _39_A few years ago,says Charles,I was a millionaire, but I knew there were a lot of hungrypeople in the world.”_40_When he only had two thousand d
34、ollars left, Charles handed outsmall bank notes in the streets of local poor areas. Did he feel like Father Christmas? It was alot of fun helping others, says Charles.Charles believes that many people want to make a lot of money so that they will not haveany worries._41_ Charles Gray decided to drop
35、 out (退出 ) and has discovered that havingonly a little money makes you free. Are there any things he misses? No,Im much happiernow. I wouldnt go back to being rich for anything-no way.A. People there felt surprised at his kindness.B. Sometimes money can make people live better.C.And this, he says, h
36、as brought him happiness.D. However, most people never make much money.E. So he made the choice to give away all his money.F. There are no signs that Charles used to be a rich man!四.情景交际(本题共 5 小题,每小题 2 分,共 10 分)根据对话内容, 从所给的七个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项, 使对话内容完整。(有两项为多余选项)Tony :Hi, Betty!Betty :Hi, Tony. _42_T
37、ony: I am going to the park to skate. Theres thick ice on the lake._43_Betty : Are you joking? Its really cold today. I wish I were inAustralia now.Tony : _44_Betty: Its probably sunny and hot there.Tony:_45_ 1 like sunny weather as well. You can go to Hainan Island if you like sunnyweather.Betty :
38、_46_Tony: Come on! better get going! We can skate in the park and get warm!A. Sounds great!B. When shall we go there?C. Ilike to go there one day.D.Are you coming with us?E. Where are you going?F. Whats the temperature?G. Whats the weather like inAustralia now?第 II 卷非选择题(共 72 分)五.完形填空(二)(本题共 15 小题,每
39、小题 2 分,共 30 分)A.用方框内所给词的适当形式完成下列句子。(每词限用一次,有一个为多余选项)AustraliangoodIlietakewell47. Excuse me, may I use your bike? _is broken.48. Most _ love going to the beach to swim and surf.49. Look !Aboy _at the bottom of the stairs. What can we do to help?50. I want to visit Laoshe Teahouse, so Lingling offere
40、d_ me there.51. Tom did the work as _as other students. Our teacher was pleased.B.用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式完成下面短文。 (每词或短语限用一次, 有一个为多余选项)listenselladviceimpossiblethanks tohardlyThe K-cup is a great invention. We can see the product everywherein the world. However, its inventor, John Sylvan, said in an intervi
41、ew ,I feel bad sometimesthat I ever did it. “Why? Because its bad for the environment. K-cups are almost_52_to recycle. John Sylvan couldnt do much about the problem. He _53_ the invention toKeurig Green Mountain for $ 50, 000 in 1997. Keurig Green Mountain made $ 4. 7 billionlast year. Much of that
42、 money came _54_K-Cups.I told them how to improve the K-Cup, but they _55_,said John Sylvan. Sylvan hasfound solutions (解决方法), like reusable K-cups. However,Keurig Green Mountainrefused John Sylvas _56_ The company said it had a plan of its own and that it wouldmake 100% of K-Cup pack recyclable by
43、2020.C.阅读下面短文,在短文的空格内填人适当的词,使其内容通顺。(每空格限填一词)Birthday parties are a big part of a childs life. But have you ever wondered _57_thetradition started?The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. It was said that evilspirits (恶魔) were usually attracted (吸引 ) to people on their bir
44、thdays. _58_protectthem from harm, friends and family would come to be with the birthday person and _59_wishes. Giving gifts brought even more cheer to keep the evil spirits away.At first it was only kings who were considered important enough to have a birthdaycelebration. They _60_plan a big party
45、and then invite many people to come and enjoythe celebration. Later, children began to celebrate their own birthdays like the kings. The firstbirthday party for _61_took place in Germany and was called Kinderfeste. It was a largecelebration with a beautiful cake, fun decorations (装饰物)and interesting
46、 games to play.As time went by, sending party invitations became more popular and now with the help ofmodern technology, you can even send an invitation online.六、阅读理解(二)(本题共 6 小题,每小题 2 分,共 12 分)阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,回答下列问题Passage 5My hero Dr Norman BethuneNorman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in C
47、hina. He was a Canadian doctor. Hecame to China to help the Chinese and died for them. Norman Bethune was born in 1890. Hebecame a doctor in 1916 and went to Spain in 1936 to treat the wounded soldiers during thewar there. He soon realized that many were dying because they did not get to hospital qu
48、icklyenough. Dr Bethune developed new ways of taking care of the sick. He invented specialmedical tools to use outside hospitals and close to the fighting areas so that doctors could treatthe wounded more quickly. His inventions saved many lives.In 1938, Dr Bethune came to China and helped treat the
49、 wounded during the Anti-JapaneseWar. At that time, there were few doctors, so he had to work very hard on his own. Hisexperience of treating people in Spain was useful in China, He developed training courses forlocal doctors and nurses and wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated t
50、hesick. Dr Bethune often worked very hard without resting or taking care of himself. Once, heeven worked for sixty-nine hours without stopping and managed to save over a hundred lives.One day in 1939, he cut his finger during an operation, but he continued his work withouttreating it. In the end, he