苏州立达学校2009—2010学年度第一学期期中

初三英语

班级_________ 姓名__________ 学号__________ 成绩__________

第一部分：选择题

一．听力(共10题，每题1分，共10分)

根据听到的对话和问题，选择正确的答案。每个对话读两遍。

1．A．Sunny B．Cloudy C．Rainy D．Windy

2．A．In a library． B．In a restaurant． C．In a shop D．In a post office． 3．A．9：30 B．9：10 C．9：50 D．9：20

4．A．In a museum． B．At school． C．At home． D．In a hospital． 5．A．On the 6th floor． B．On the 8th floor． C．On the 4th floor． D．On the 2nd floor．

6．A．Alice’s report． B．John’s report C．Mary’s report． D．Mike’s report． 7．A．Spain B．Sweden C．Scotland D．Switzerland 8．A．She is reading an interesting book． B．She is looking up some words． C．She is writing a letter． D．She is watching a horror film． 9．A．Once B．Twice C．Never D．Three times 10．A．Friday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Monday

二．单项选择(共15题，每小题1分，共15分) 11．The camera is too expensive________．

A．for him to buy it B．so that he couldn’t buy it C．so that he can’t buy D．for him to buy 12．Could you tell me if she_______ us a talk tomorrow?

A．would give B．has given C．will give D．gives 13．It’s kind________ you________ me such an interesting book．

A．of；buy B．of；to buy C．for；buy D．for；to buy 14．Few of us like him because he thinks________ of himself than of others．

A．much B．much more C．much less D．a little 15．What were the bottles filled________?

A．with B．in C．／ D．for

16．No pains，no gains．It’s_______ doing all the hard work when we are young． A．worth B．doubt C．satisfied D．mad

17．It will take the workers over a year to build the bridge．The underlined part in this sentence Is_________．

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A．subject B．adverbial C．predicative D．object 18．I wasn’t sure which restaurant________ because I just came here．

A．I will eat B．to eat at C．to eat D．will I eat at 19．They could hardly believe their ears，________?

A．couldn’t they B．can’t they C．could they D．can they 20．He preferred_________ the weekend at home to_________ out to play football on such a hot day．

A．spend；go B．to spend；go C．spending；going D．spending；go 21．There is_________ with my arms．Please don’t worry about me． A．something wrong B．nothing wrong C．anything wrong D．everything wrong 22．________it is that the former president killed himself!

A．What surprised B．What surprising C．How surprising D．How surprised 23．I’m afraid the noise today drives me even________．

A．mad B．madder C．maddest D．madly 24．Many people like blue because this colour creates a feeling of_______．

A．happy B．harmony C．sad D．peaceful 25．Eddie was sleeping deeply_________ Millie was watching TV．

A．when B．after C．before D．while

三．完型填空；(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

Mother’s Love

The following is a true story．It happened in the north of Australia，where many animals live In the forest．

Lisa，a 33-year-old woman，was cooking lunch in the kitchen while her 3-year-old son， Barney，was playing alone in the backyard． Suddenly，a cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears，and Lisa ran into the backyard and found a big 26 trying to eat the boy as its delicious dish! Lisa as 27 and quite angry．She made up her mind to save her son from the snake’s mouth．Lisa forgot 28 she faced and picked up an old hoe(锄头)from the ground and hit the snake 29 ．

One，two…With the hoe，Lisa hit the snake again and again．The little boy’s 30 and breath were getting weaker and weaker．Lisa’s heart was broken and she got 31 mad．Then Lisa put aside(搁到一边)the hoe and threw herself to the snake，opened her mouth and bit into its back．

By and by a small piece of the snake was bit off．Lisa picked up the hoe again and hit the snake hard．The snake was so badly 32 that it left the boy and moved back into the 33 quickly．It had 34 imagined how human beings had such strong 35 ! On halfway home，

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the big snake died．

It was the mother’s love that saved the little boy．

26．A．tiger B．lion C．bear D．snake 27．A．tired B．interested C．pleased D．frightened 28．A．when B．what C．where D．how 29．A．hard B．hardly C．heavy D．light 30．A．noise B．voice C．smile D．talk 31．A．hardly B．already C．always D．nearly 32．A．hit B．hurt C．hitting D．hurting 33．A．kitchen B．forest C．room D．backyard 34．A．ever B．even C．never D．just 35．A．feet B．fingers C．teeth D．eyes

四．阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

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Do you always translate English into Chinese word by word? Have you ever made any mistakes when you translate something? Look at the following examples：‘How are you?’and ‘How old are you?’If you look up every word in a dictionary，and then translate them into Chinese，what will you get?‘怎么是你?’and‘怎么老是你?’It’s very funny，right? Actually， they mean‘Are you OK?’and‘What’s’your age?’

Why do people make such mistakes? That’s because words can be organized in different ways．Look at the following sentences： She only likes apples．(1) Only she likes apples．(2)

I have seen the film already．(3) I have already seen the film．(4)

What differences can you find from the above sentences? Sometimes if we change the order of words in an English sentence，the meaning of the sentence changes，too．But sometimes when we change the order of words，the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change．So if you want to translate something correctly，first，enlarge your vocabulary，Second，get the meaning hidden in words from a speaker or a writer．Third，get a good knowledge of English language and its culture．

36．Which sentences show that‘the meaning of a sentence changes if the order of words in an

English sentence is changed’?

A．Sentences(1)and(2) B．Sentences(1)and(3)

C．Sentences(2)and(4) D．Sentences(3)and(4) 37．How many ways are there to do correct translation in Paragraph 3? A．two B．three C．four D．five 38．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．It’s a good way to translate English into Chinese word by word．

B．Sometimes we can’t get the exact(精确的)meaning of a sentence even though we look

up every word in a dictionary．

C．If we change the order of words in an English sentence，we get different meanings in Chinese．

D．If we change the order of words in an English sentence，we get the same meaning in Chinese．

39．The best title for the passage is__________．

A．English Culture B．English and Chinese

C．How to Make Sentences D．How to Translate Properly

B

Do you know the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(忍者神龟)?You may remember these green heroes from TV when you were young．This time，they are in an American movie! On 23rd March．a new American film about them will come out．In the old films，actors played the turtles by jumping around in green costumes．In the new movie the newest technology is used to bring out the best cartoon．

The turtles used to live in the sewers of New York．They learned Kongfu from their teacher Splinter．They used different weapons to try to fight with their enemy，the evil Shredder． In the new film，the turtles must face a different enemy—a bad man called Max Winters． He and his monsters(妖怪)want to take over the planet Earth．Splinter knows that only a super turtle team can stop Max．But the turtles are not together at that time．Splinter has to find them and make them into a team again．Can these‘heroes in a half shell’become a team again? Can they beat Max Winters and his monsters? We will have to wait and see．But one thing is sure— the TMNT are back and better than ever．

40．In the new movie，the turtles have to fight with________．

A．Splinter B．Max Winters C．Shredder D．Both B and C 41．How can the turtles beat their enemy?

A．They have to get together and make a team． B．They have to meet Splinter and learn Kongfu．

C．They have to find different weapons to beat the enemy． D．They have to take over the planet Earth first． 42．What’s special in the new movie?

A．The turtles jump around in green costumes．

B．The makers use the newest technology to bring out the best cartoon． C．They turtles have a new teacher and anew enemy．

D．The turtles will beat both their old and new enemies．

C

The first person to skate solo around，Fabrice Gropaiz of France，began his journey in San Francisco three years ago．Since then，he has skated more than 30．000 kilometers through

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thirty-three countries．

He skated across the USA and northern Mexico from west to east，then across Europe，Russia，Mongolia，China and Australia before flying across the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco again．In all the big cities，television and newspaper reporters interviewed him．

He travelled with fifteen kilograms of equipment(装备)，which he pulled behind him on a homemade trailer．His equipment included a tent，a change of clothes and a video camera． A friend，David Lai，made a website，and Fabrice sent regular news to the site．He wrote in English so that people all over the world could understand．Thousands of people sent e-mails to Fabrice during his journey．People saw him on television and read about him，and many readers and listeners offered to help him．Fabrice asked them to send money to a medical organization．In this way，he raised a lot of money for important medical research．

Between stops，he travelled 100 kilometers on good days．But there were also bad days and problems：bad weather，broken skates，dangerous drivers，snakes on the roads in Mexico．and a wolf attack in Mongolia．However，none of these problems stopped him，and he wanted to do another trip．

43．What does the underlined word‘solo’in the first sentence mean?

A．认真地 B．独自地 C．高兴地 D．紧张地 44．Where did Fabrice begin his skating around the world?

A．In Mexico B．In Mongolia C．In San Francisco D．In Russia 45．What didn’t Fabrice bring on his trailer?

A．A tent B．Clothes C．A video camera D．A mobile phone 46．In which language did Fabrice give information to the website?

A．French B．Spanish C．Russian D．English

D

Are You carrying too much on your back at school? You are not alone．Back professors in the USA are worried that young students are having back and neck problems because they are carrying too much in their backpacks． ‘It hurts my back when I run，’said Ebelin Reyes，a student in Virginia．‘It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it’s too heavy．’Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week’s study．Ebelin is one of them．They have regular backpacks with two straps(带子)to carry them，but a number of students with heavy loads(负担)have switched to rolling backpacks．The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground．Shirley Park’s backpack weighs 10 kilos，and she said，‘I’ll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain．’

How much’s too much? Professors say that students should carry no more than 10％ to 15％ of their own body weight．A few students have had a good idea to make the load lighter：less homework．

Doctor’s suggestions：

(1)Make the load lighter．Take home only the books the students need that day．

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(2)Wide straps are better．They can send out the weight over your shoulders and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps．

(3)The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back． 47．The main idea of the passage is about_________． A．the problems made by rolling backpacks B．me advantage(优点)of backpacks C．the best backpacks for students

D．how to lighten students’backpacks

48．From what Ebelin Reyes and Shirley Park said，we know_________． A．students like to carry heavy backpacks B．students have to do a lot of homework C．backpacks with wheels are bad for students

D．students have no time to play because of heavy backpacks

49．According to the professors，it’s better for a student of 40 kilos to carry a backpack

of_______ at most．

A．10 kilos B．8 kilos C．6 kilos D．7 kiols 50．If students follow the doctor’s suggestions，they_______． A．may do less homework

B．may feel their backpacks are lighter C．can learn how to enjoy themselves

D．will know why to wear heavy backpacks

第二部分：主观题

五．根据中文提示写出正确的单词(10％)

1．People like to talk with him because he is very_________(幽默的)． 2．He stayed_________(醒着的)all night．

3．It is said that her mother is one of the best______(导演)in the film company． 4．I am sorry to_________(打扰)you，but can I talk to you for a moment?

5．Driving after drinking is the most common__________(原因)of traffic accidents． 6．I hope he will be chosen________(成功)as a member of NBA．

7．They stood there to see off their friends until the train_________(消失)at last． 8．I want to know how those_________(宇航员)live in space．

9．I found them__________(争论)with each other when I entered the classroom．

10．Miss Wang always makes her lessons________(生动的)and interesting．We all like her

very much．

六．中译英(15％)

1．除了在课上认真听老师讲课，我别无选择。 2．把烦恼留在自己那里会让你觉得越来越糟糕。

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3．我们不确定那些练习能否按时完成。

4．老师们需要对我们在学习上严格要求，是吗?

5．这场足球赛将于明天上午10点到12点在电视上现场直播。

七．书面表达(10％)

从电视上看到美国正流行甲型H1N1流感(A／H1N1 flu)，部分学校停课。你为你正在美国上学的笔友Mike的健康与安全担心。请立即给他写一封email询问他的情况，并给他提出防护建议。 要点：一．询问： 1．他的健康状况；

2．他们学校有无甲型H1N1流感病例(A／H1N1 flu cases)； 3．他们是否还上学。 二．建议：

1．尽量呆在家里，少去人多的地方； 2．勤洗手；讲卫生；

3．多开窗，保持空气新鲜： 4．多吃水果蔬菜。

注意： 1．长度：80词左右； 2．首尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mike，

From TV I know many A／H1N1 flu cases are reported recently in the United States，and many schools are closed as a result．I’m so worried about you．

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So far the disease is not so deadly as it seems to be．Do be at ease! Take care and you’ll be OK．

Yours truly， Li Hua

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