2018届初三前半期第一次月考英语考试(重庆市南开中学)

1. 单选题 详细信息
The husband was so happy that his beautiful wife gave birth to ____8-pound baby last night.
A. the B. a C. an D. /
2. 单选题 详细信息
You can buy some __________ in the post office.
A. stamps B. novels C. desserts D. grapes
3. 单选题 详细信息
I found __________ very difficult for me to learn English well last term.
A. it’s B. that C. this D. it
4. 单选题 详细信息
The doctor did what he could __________ the patient so that we all admired him very much.
A. save B. to save C. saving D. saved
5. 单选题 详细信息
--- Li Lei, do you know the meaning of the word “correct”?
--- __________ I didn’t hear you clearly.
A. It means “right”. B. No problem.
C. Pardon? D. I don’t mean that.
6. 单选题 详细信息
He is a warm-hearted man and often helps __________ needs food and water.
A. whatever B. whoever C. whether D. whenever
7. 单选题 详细信息
--- Tu Youyou has won the Nobel Prize.
-- __________ great she is!We Chinese are so proud of her.
A. What a B. What C. How a D. How
8. 单选题 详细信息
Look at the “No parking” sign. You _____park your car here.
A. should B. must C. needn’t D. mustn’t
9. 单选题 详细信息
__________ I __________ my sister likes the TV show China has hip-hop. We watch it together every time.
A. Both; and B. Either; or
C. Neither; nor D. Not only; but also
10. 单选题 详细信息
It is a good tradition in China that teenagers should __________ speak to the old.
A. politely B. polite
C. impolitely D. impolite
11. 单选题 详细信息
--- Excuse me, could you please show me the way to Nankai Secondary School?
--- Go __________ the park and turn left on Fenglin Road.
A. pass B. passed C. across D. past
12. 单选题 详细信息
—Do you know sound travels very fast?
—Yes. But light travels ________ sound.
A. as fast as B. a little faster than
C. much faster than D. slower than
13. 单选题 详细信息
--- What did your son say in the letter?
--- He told me that he __________ the Disneyland the next day.
A. will visit B. has visited
C. is going to visit D. would visit
14. 单选题 详细信息
My lazy brother __________ on the sofa for about two hours.
A. lie B. has lain C. laid D. has lied
15. 单选题 详细信息
--- I really want to know if Peter __________ to join us tomorrow.
--- Don’t worry! If he __________, I will call you at once.
A. will come; comes B. comes; will come
C. will come; will come D. comes; comes
16. 单选题 详细信息
--- Lucy, what do the new words mean?
--- Well, you can__________ in the dictionary.
A. look it up B. look up it
C. look them up D. look up them
17. 单选题 详细信息
To help me get better grades this term, my mom warns me __________ so many computer games, and my dad suggests __________ more exercises.
A. not to play, to do B. don’t play, to do
C. not to play, doing D. don’t play, doing
18. 单选题 详细信息
--- I can’t see __________ on the blackboard. May I borrow your notebook?
--- Sure. Here it is.
A. what our teacher wrote B. what did our teacher write
C. why our teacher wrote D. how did our teacher write
19. 完型填空 详细信息
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of this environment. That was because there were ______ people on the earth, and natural resources(资源)seemed not to be used up.
Today things are different, the world has become too ______. We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are ______ our environment with dangerous chemicals(化学药品). If we go on to do this, human life on the earth ______ survive(幸存).
Everyone realizes today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea there will soon be none left. But, with modern fishing methods(方法), more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and ______ will grow on the earth. Although the situation is getting worse, many of us still ______ to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die. But in most countries, wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea ______ there are few laws to stop this.
We know, too, if the population of the world goes on rising at the present speed, ______ a few years there won’t be enough places or food supplies(供应). So what can we do? Perhaps the world population will not rise so quickly with the help of the modern methods of birth ______.
Finally, if we start to educate people to think about the problems, we’re still able to have a better and cleaner planet in the future. Thinking ______ is what we all need to do right now.
【1】A. many B. little C. few D. much
【2】A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy
【3】A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting
【4】A. must not B. will not C. shall not D. should not
【5】A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
【6】A. continue B. have C. need D. start
【7】A. and B. however C. so D. then
【8】A. on B. after C. for D. in
【9】A. control B. born C. plan D. pay
【10】A. politely B. wisely C. directly D. normally
20. 阅读理解 详细信息

Wolf Warrior II Type: Action Running Time: 123 minutes
Wolf Warrior II is a story of a Chinese soldier. It tells about his adventure(冒险的)journey to save other Chinese people and his friends there in an African country occupied(占领)by the local terrorists. This film, directed(执导)and starred by Wu Jing, has now become the most successful film this year in China for breaking the record previously(此前)held by Steven Chow’s wonderful comedy The Mermaid(《美人鱼》)in 2016.

Earth: One Amazing Day Type: Documentary Running Time: 95 minutes
Do you like nature? Or maybe you like watching animals? Come and enjoy this film! All these stories happened in just one day. With the rise of the sun, you can see the owls(猫头鹰)waking up, the birds flying over your head and the whales swimming in the ocean. You can also find that giraffes sometimes fight for what they want with each other, but after that, they still live peacefully together, because the earth is the home for all of us, including human beings(人类)and all the other animals.

The Little Prince Type: Cartoon Running Time: 107 minutes
This film tells us a fairy tale, a story about many things. A little prince lives on a young star. He loves his roses, but felt sad by something the rose said. As doubt(疑惑)grows, he decided to move to another planet. He passed by a lot of stars, then he reached the earth. He and the writer himself met one another in the desert, and they became friends a few days later. Finally, after he found the pure heart he had lost with the help of the writer, he returned to his own star with kindness and warmth.



【1】Wolf Warrior II has become the most successful film in China because __________.
A. it is a story of a Chinese soldier
B. it is directed and starred by Wu Jing
C. it is exciting for us to watch an adventure journey
D. it broke the record previously held by The Mermaid
【2】We can find all these things in the film Earth: One Amazing Day EXCEPT(除了)_________.
A. birds flying over your head
B. whales swimming in the ocean
C. giraffes fighting with each other
D. humans and animals living peacefully together
【3】If you’d like to watch a cartoon full of love with a child, you should choose __________.
A. Wolf Warrior II B. Earth: One Amazing Day
C. The little Prince D. The Mermaid

21. 阅读理解 详细信息
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape(逃脱)? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know about the ways you can use, such as stairways or fire escapes but not lifts. And more importantly, show them to everyone in your family.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. So learning the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury is quite necessary.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average(平均高度的)person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or the smoke and fire may spread into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get the fresh air rather than the smoke that may leaked(渗)into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement(水泥)might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
【1】If you’re in a burning house, it is important to __________.
A. put out the fire on your own B. know the ways to escape
C. jump off the burning house D. keep the door open to get fresh air
【2】It is possible to escape through the windows __________.
A. if there are some bushes on the ground B. if you are strong enough
C. if you live on a lower floor D. if you have a long rope
【3】The second floor window might be a good choice to escape from because __________.
A. it’s not too high from the ground B. others can see you clearly and save you
C. you’re able to get the fresh air there D. sometimes the stairways cannot be used
【4】Which of the following escaping way is NOT right?
A. You can escape through stairways B. You can choose fire escapes
C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof D. Use a lift to come down at once
22. 阅读理解 详细信息
In the United States, sometimes when one becomes rich, he wants everyone to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is a story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23, and that was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw rich people riding horses, Momand went horse-riding every day. When he saw that the rich had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because another one was always trying to keep up. The race ended when Momand and his wife finally found that they could no longer pay for their new way of life and had to move back to an old apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do such things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series(系列)of short novels, and he called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Since then, Momand’s series came out in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem, to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what he does, a Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
【1】Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they __________.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don’t want others to know they are rich D. want to be as happy as others
【2】It can be inferred(推测)from the story that rich people like to __________.
A. go horse-riding with neighbors B. live inside New York City
C. compare with others D. give big parties for servants
【3】Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of novels because “Jones” is __________.
A. an important name to Mr. Momand B. not a good name to Americans
C. Mr. Momand’s neighbor’s name D. a popular name in the United States
【4】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph(段落)tells us that __________.
A. keeping up with Joneses helps you to know what you’re able to do
B. according to the writer, it is impossible to keep up with the Joneses
C. people can be rich and successful by having competitions with others
D. we should fight for a better life on our own instead of depending on others
23. 阅读理解 详细信息
Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to connect our brain with computers. Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands(指令)to machines.
Recently two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne. Switzerland, showed us a small robotic wheelchair directed(指挥)by a person’s thoughts.
In the laboratory. Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand “Our brain has billions of cells(细胞). These send signals(信号)through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles(肌肉)to give us the ability to move. But some injuries or other conditions can stop these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with outside world by controlling the machines with thoughts.”
The researchers designed a special cap for the user. It picks up the signals from our brain and sends them to a computer. The computer gets the signals and starts to command the wheelchair after a short while.
Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that gets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two kinds: communication, and controlling machines. One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set a main goal. That is to test with real patients, so as to prove that this is such a technology they can benefit(获益)from.
【1】BCI is a technology that can __________.
A. help the disabled to be healthy again B. help to improve computers
C. control a person’s thoughts D. connect human brain with computers
【2】Which of the following shows the right path(途径)of the signals described in Paragraph 4?
A. brain→computer→cap→wheelchair B. computer→cap→brain→wheelchair
C. cap→omputer→brain→wheelchair D. brain→cap→computer→wheelchair
【3】Prof. Millan’s team will test their products with real patients to __________.
A. make them live longer B. prove that the technology is useful to them
C. learn about their physical conditions D. have a better understanding of computers
【4】The best title of this passage might be __________.
A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center
B. New Findings about How the Human Brain Works
C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled
D. BCI Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries
24. 补全对话 详细信息
A. You’d better take a bus.
B. Why do you go there?
C. You know, I want to lose my weight.
D. But I don’t know the way there.
E. It’s a wonderful one.
F. Where do you usually do sports?
G. It’s between a bank and a theater.
A: Hello, Tony. What are you busy doing these days?
B: I’m busy exercising. 【1】
A: What for? You’re in good health.
B: Thank you. But I want to be much fitter.
A: 【2】
B: At Sunshine Sports Center. I’m a VIP of it.
A: Wow, cool! I’d like to exercise there, too. 【3】
B: Don’t worry. I can help you.
A: Is it far from here?
B: Yes. It’s about three kilometers from here.【4】
A: Which bus should I take?
B: You need to take Bus No. 3 to Binjiang Road, and walk along that road to the end. Then you can see Sunshine Sports Center on your left. 【5】 It’s easy to find it.
A: Thank you very much.
B: My pleasure.
25. 任务型阅读 详细信息
任务型阅读。阅读下文并回答问题。
Do you have sleeping problems? Is it hard for you to remember or pay attention in class? Do you easily get angry? If your answer is yes, you may be under pressure.
Stress is a normal physical response to things that make people feel worried. In China, about 70 percent of the 2000 students to take the college or high school entrance examination are under high stress, according to a recent survey by Wuhan University of Hubei province.
Sometimes stress is good for people. It pushes people to do their best, like while getting ready before a big competition or exam. However, too much or long-term stress makes people feel much too stressed out, and influences people’s health.
When you feel stressed, there are some ways you can deal with it. Learning to solve small problems in everyday life is helpful. It can help build confidence to move on to life’s bigger ones. Try saying positive things to yourself, like “I will do the best I can,” or “I can do this if I take one step at a time.” That encourages you to work toward your goal. It is also important to relax sometimes, for example by getting a good night’s sleep, doing exercises or taking a bath. But if you are under high stress and can’t handle it by yourself, it is also good to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. Don’t be too shy to tell them that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. You may feel better just from sharing your problems with them.
【1】Is stress natural to people who feel worried?
__________________________________________________________________________
【2】How does long-term stress make people feel?
___________________________________________________________________________
【3】Whom should you share your stress with?
__________________________________________________________________________
【4】Is stress sometimes good for people? Why or why not?
__________________________________________________________________________
26. 句型转换 详细信息
完成句子。根据所给提示,完成句子。每空一词,含缩略词。
【1】My mother spread some chocolate eggs around in the yard for us to find on Easter Day.(改为否定句)
My mother __________ spread ____ chocolate eggs around in the yard for us to find on Easter day .
【2】Lucy is writing to her pen pal in America.(对划线部分提问)
_________ is Lucy writing __________?
【3】My friend asked me, “Do you help your parents with the housework on weekdays?”(改为同义句)
My friend asked me __________I __________ my parents with the house work on weekdays.
【4】多亏了地铁,让我们从磁器口到朝天门方便多了。(完成译句)
Thanks __________ the subway, it is more __________ for us to go from Ciqikou to Chaotianmen .
【5】Lily因为迟到受到了惩罚。(完成译句)
Lily was __________ __________ being late for school.
27. 短文填空 详细信息
请根据短文内容,在短文空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通畅。
Mahalya is a student in Grade 8 at Lamberton Middle School in Pennsylvania, the United States. Every afternoon at two o’clock, she runs to a store at her school. She is not running there to buy any snacks. 【1】, she works as the storekeeper and helps count change for customers.
“I didn’t know that it took so much work. I didn’t do anything 【2】 this,” Mahalya told the Sentinel, a local newspaper.
In fact, she and 【3】 11 students work as the storekeepers at Bison Bargains, the school’s first student-run store. It started on February 22, and it opens each school day during break time from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It mainly 【4】 stationery(文具)and snacks.
Through this, students see what doing 【5】 is like. Christian, a 14-year-old student , was really surprised by how hard it was not to 【6】 mistakes and do the transactions(交易). “It’s kind of a challenge to learn all the information on the stock(供应物)lists and remember all the 【7】 of the products,” Christian told the newspaper.
To help them learn about business they took a class. The class taught students how to use money and some simple business rules.
The school did a survey on what products students would buy from a school store. In the future, they plan to sell things made by the students 【8】. For example, students can sell their homemade pencil boxes and phone cases.
28. 书面表达 详细信息
书面表达。
新学期班上来了一位叫韩梅的新同学,她在班级英语俱乐部QQ群里留言,谈到了她进入新学校后在学习,生活和与人相处等多个方面遇到的问题,并向大家寻求帮助。假设你是她的同班同学李华,请你写封信给她,给出相应的建议并分享你的经验以帮助她尽快适应新的学习和生活环境。

Hi, everybody. How’s it going? I’ve been your new classmates since this September. I’m very happy, but I’m worried that I may meet with some difficulties in the new school. Perhaps I can’t keep up with(赶上)my classmates, especially in English. And I’m not sure if I can make friends with others because I’m not good at communicating. On the other hand, I don’t know how to take good care of myself. I’m afraid the food in the new school won’t agree with me. What can I do with these problems? Could you give me some advice? I really need your help.
Yours,
Han Mei
Hi, everybody. How’s it going? I’ve been your new classmates since this September. I’m very happy, but I’m worried that I may meet with some difficulties in the new school. Perhaps I can’t keep up with(赶上)my classmates, especially in English. And I’m not sure if I can make friends with others because I’m not good at communicating. On the other hand, I don’t know how to take good care of myself. I’m afraid the food in the new school won’t agree with me. What can I do with these problems? Could you give me some advice? I really need your help.
Yours,
Han Mei
1. 注意:词数:80~120词左右;
2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校名称;
3. 开头已经给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Han Mei,
Welcome to our class. I’ve learned about your problems, and here is some advice for you to deal with them. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua