2015——2016初三英语上期期中考试题及答案

单项选择

Nanjing is _______ capital of Jiangsu and it is _______ city with many places of interest.

       A. a; a     B. a; the                       C. the; a                       D. the; the

 Listen to your English teacher carefully in class, ________ you will not do well in English!

A. or                                B. and     C. but              D. so

She wonders if he ________ the party. But I am sure ________ he is invited, he will go.

A. will attend; if that        B. is going to attend; that if   

C. attends; that               D. atteneded; whether

– Pingpong is a popular sport in our country.

--Agree!  ________ my father ________ my mother is interested in watching the matches.

A. Not only, but also       B. Neither, nor                  C. Both, and                 D. Either, or

– How do you like the pink blouse?

   -- I _______ its colour, but I _______ not choose it because of its style .

   A. would rather; prefer                          B. prefer; prefer 

   C. would rather; would rather               D. prefer; would rather

If we don’t study hard, we will              in our class.

   A. take the lead       B. fall behind       C. be the first        D. be successful

She devotes as much time as she could __________ the patients.

A. to saving  B. to save                C. saved                D. in saving

 What ________ great difficulty my grandparents had ________ a living in old days!

A. /; made             B. /; making                C. a; to make         D. a; making

 The situation ________ that I should be there to do some extra work..

A . repeated                    B. respected           C .required            D. reported

- It’s dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.

     --You’re right. We can’t be ________ careful while crossing the street.

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

 -- Have you got Rose's e-mail?

--Yes, but I don't think her e-mail is worth _______.

A. answering it      B. replying   C. replying to       D. answering to

- We have a successful school celebration.

-- Yes. Our chairperson ________ all the students ________ his good speech.

A. impressed, by      B. has impressed, with        C. made, by      D. has made, with

-- What’s the matter? You are crying!

-- Nothing serious. The film ________ me ________ the times when I was a child.

A. lets, think   B. reminds, of    C. makes, think    D. takes, to

-- What do you think of the two sweaters?

   -- The yellow one looks good ________ the girl and the boy looks nice ________ blue.

A. with, on     B. in, on      C. on, in       D. in , with

--What about going boating this afternoon?  --It sounds great. ________.

A. A miss is as god as a mile.           B. I can’t agree with you more.

C. You can’t be too careful.             D. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

完形填空

On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain.   1     as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm（韵律）of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t   2   listening to it and thinking of the garden in which I spent my childhood in my hometown.

  When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and   3  , with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I    4   to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the    5   raindrops.

  When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row, they    6   a curtain made up of pearls（珍珠）; when the raindrops    7    the ground, a lot of small sprays（水花）will splash（溅出）and then disappear slowly.

  I have been    8    interested in watching such a scene. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. We are the    9   of the earth, and one day we will embrace（拥抱）our earth and stay with her forever. Life is short and we should treasure it.

  Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the    10    of life.

(    )1 . A. Surprised          B. Sad               C. Excited                 D. Angry

(    )2. A. stand                 B. stop                C. like                       D. think

(    )3. A. leaves                B. animals           C. children                D. trees

(    )4. A. happened          B. wanted           C. wished                  D. used

(    )5. A. falling                B. singing             C. fallen                    D. broken

(    )6. A. make                 B. form                C. cause                   D. rise

(    )7. A. see                    B. get                  C. reach                    D. cover

(    )8. A. always              B. never                C. sometimes            D. seldom

(    )9. A. children             B. owner              C. friends                  D. master

(    )10. A. length             B. meaning           C. number                 D. quality

阅读理解

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（栀子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

    But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were  spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked after when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.

    One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the  coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.

    My mother died ten days after l was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1. Which statement is true according to the passage?

 A. The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.

B. In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.

C. It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.

D. The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.

2. The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.

A. She hoped she would miss her father.    B. She thought education was most important.

C. She hoped she would find a friend.      D. She wanted her to be happy and strong.

3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

 A. A Childhood Dream.   B. A Mother's Love.

C. A Graduation Party.    D. A Special Birthday.

    Sports can help you keep fit and close to nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should realize that sport you choose might have great influence on the environment.

    Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also lots of water. Besides, huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场）in good condition. This causes major environmental changes. For example, in the dry places of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for (为...承担责任） serious water shortage(短缺) in some local areas.

    There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes, and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also help you stay healthy. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and keep thin.

    Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener than by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be "green gyms." They are better replacements(替代) for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership(会员身份)． And best of all, it's free.

1. Which of following does the author most probably support according to the passage?

    A. Bicycling around the lake.            B. Car racing on the road.

    C. Playing basketball in a gym.          D. Swimming in a sports center.

2. What does the phrase "resource-hungry" in this passage mean in Chinese?

     A. 广为流行的.    B. 亲近自然的.    C.低成本的.    D. 耗费资源的.

3. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because

    A. it is an outdoor sport.                         B. it is loved by many people.

    C. it uses fewer recourses.               D. it is supported by experts.

4. The author writes the passage to_______.

  A. show us disadvantages of golf.  

B. encourage us to take part in green sports.

C. explain the major sports influence of popular sports, 

D. discuss different kinds of environment-friendly sport.

    The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.

    The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

    By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.

    Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.

    The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

    After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifiy churches, among them new St Paul's. The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

1. The fire began in_______.

    A. a hotel.           B. the palace.      C. Pudding Lane.    D. Thames Street.

2. The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means_______.

    A. home.            B. children.      C. wife and husband.    D. wife and children.

3. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

    A. some people lost their lives.        B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire.

    C. many famous buildings were destroyed.    D. the King's bakery was burned down.

4. Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys?

A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C. To show that poor people suffered most.

D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

5. How was the fire put out according to the text?

   A. The king and his soldiers came to help.

B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C. People managed to get enough water from the river.

D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

单词填空

1. This writer received high             (赞扬) from the readers.

2.  It’s believed that our moods are sometimes 　　　 （影响）by colours.

3. We all hope that Li Keqiang will __________ (成功) more than Wen Jiabao as new prime minister (总理).

4. He told me that he was very angry to be even ________ (提及) in a report of this kind.

5. Your uncle is looked on as a _________ (开拓者), and later as a market leader. Our company has opened two new areas in the last two seasons. 

6. An_______（有条理的）person always plans everything well..

7. We each should have a job_______（适合）for our personality.

8.--They were ill last week, so they were              from school.

---Yes. They didn’t come to school.

9. ---Which would you like to drink, tea or coffee?

--- _________. I think I would like a glass of milk.

10.— Why not buy an old car first if you don’t have enough money for a new one?

— That’s a good ___________ .

句子翻译

1.         只要你永不放弃，几乎没有什么做不到的。

2.         别担心，我准备着在任何时间接受新的挑战。

3.         当你感到悲伤时，橙色能让你开心起来。

4.         我每天有许多家庭作业，我别无选择只能熬夜去做。

5.          很遗憾他们不能像我们一样享受幸福生活。

缺词填空

You’re standing with your classmates. E  1   is talking except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at when you say. Maybe you just aren’t b  2   enough to speak.

Shyness is like a snake that crawls（爬进）into our mouth and s  3   us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.

I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes v   4 me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the w  5   to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a j  6   in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers（顾客）. I had to tell them how m  7   their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.

This job taught me how to speak with people.

You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other c  8   to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. O  9   you can go to get a newspaper for your family.

If you do these things for a while, the ‘shyness’ snake will soon begin to l  10   you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.