长寿中学2014-2015学年度下期初三英语期末试题

长寿中学2014—2015学年度初三英语期末检测题

第一部分：听力（每题1.5分，共30分）

第一节：听下面5段对话.

1. What color dress will Susan wear?

A. Red.

B. Blue.

C. Yellow.

2. What does the man invite the woman to do?

A. Go swimming.

B. Run in the park.

C. Have a walk.

3. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Clean the window.

B. Take a picture of her.

C. Tell her how to use a camera.

4. When is Sara’s class?

A. 6 o’clock.

B. 7 o’clock.

C. 8 o’clock.

5. Where are the speakers probably?

A. In the hospital.

B. On a bus.

C. In the kindergarten.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6. What does the weather been like lately?

A. Dry.

B. Wet.

C. Windy.

7. Why was the truck driver taken to prison(监狱)?

A.He started a fire.

B.He caused a car accident.

C.He was going to do something against the law.

听第7段材料，回答8、9、10题。

8. Why does the man come to see the woman?

A. To get some medicine.

B. To have his temperature taken.

C. To get a note for a day’s leave.

9. What’s the matter with the man?

A. He has caught a cold.

B. He has nothing wrong at all.

C. He has something serious to die.

10. What will the woman do to the man?

A. Talk with his teacher about him.

B. Punish him for his lying.

C. Forgive him.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Where does the woman’s brother work?

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A. At a school.

B. At a company.

C. In a bank.

12. When did the woman’s brother get married?

A. Two years ago.

B. Three years ago.

C. Five years ago.

13. Why does the man think Jackson is lucky?

A. His parents are very rich.

B. His mother cooks very well.

C. He is learning two languages.

听第9段材料，回答14至16题。

14. How long was the flight late?

A. An hour.

B. Two hours.

C. Three hours.

15. For what reason was the plane put off(延误) the longest time?

A. The storm.

B. The engine.

C. The bomb.

16. What happened during the woman’s plane trip?

A. She had a terrible nightmare.

B. She discovered a bomb on the plane.

C. She had many unexpected experiences.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17. How long does the speaker spend on painting every week?

A. Three days.

B. Four days.

C. Five days.

18. When did the speaker learn to use watercolors and oils?

A. In the primary school.

B. During high school.

C. At art college.

19. What will the speaker do in the end?

A. Play a video.

B. Talk with other artists.

C. Ask some questions.

20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. Why he loves painting.

B. How he developed his hobby.

C. What he does in the painting club.

二、单项选择：(每题1分，共20题)

21. The air quality in the city, ____ is shown in the report, has improved over the past two months. A. that B. it C. as D. what

22. When you are swimming, ________ your ears. You can use earplugs (耳塞) to stop water getting into your ears.

A. take after

B. take part in

C. take off

D. take care of

23. There are over students in our school and about two them live with their grandparents .

A. thousands of , hundreds of

B. thousands , hundreds

C. two thousand , hundred of

D. two thousand , hundred

24. This morning I found a little girl on my way home .

A. cries

B. cried

C. crying

D. cry

25. The doctor did what he could the girl who was badly hurt in the accident .

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A. save

B. saving

C. to save

D. save

26. ―I am going to visit the zoo with my parents this weeke nd .

―.

A. Have a good day

B. Not at all

C. Goodbye

D. I’m sorry

27. When Peter comes, please ask him to leave a_______.

A. notice

B. message

C. sentence

D. information

28. —Where is the School English Speech Contest going to be held tonight?

—I’m not sure. Is it in the hall _____ can hold 300 people?

A. where

B. what

C. that

D. when

29. My husband always ______ me flowers every week before we got married, but now he never ________.

A. sends; does

B. sent; does

C. was going to send; do

D. sent; do

30. Susan and Lily______tomatoes and other vegetables on the farm this time yesterday.

A. pick

B. are picking

C. will pick

D. were picking

31. There’s no light on—they be at home.

A. can’t

B. mustn’t

C. needn’t

D. shouldn’t

32. ─Why did you pull the girl？

─You see，traffic was so busy that anything happen to her at that moment.

A.could

B.should

C.may

D.must

33. _______ all his pocket money, Dan bought a present for his mother on Moth er’s Day.

A. With

B. For

C. By

D. In

34. We are leaving tomorrow. We will be away next Friday.

A. from

B. until

C. on

D. since

35. Yesterday my father bought me______MP5.I like it very much.

A．／B．a C．an D. the

36. ________ unusual music he is playing!

A. How

B. What an

C. How a

D. What

37. --Why are you smoking so much these days?

--Sorry. I just can't help________.

A. you

B. /

C. it

D. one

38. —— The apple tastes good.

—— Yes. Would you like ____one?

A. another

B. each

C. any

D. some

39. Help others whenever you can_______ you’ll make the world a nicer place to live in.

A. or

B. and

C. but

D. so

40. They thought important to look right and left when the road .

A. it's ,cross

B. it ; to cross

C. it , crossing

D. it was , to cross

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三、完型填空(每空1.5分，共15分)

Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see Americans running — men and women, young and old. People run 41 —along the beaches of California, 42 Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in 43 living rooms.

Running wasn’t so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used 44 , “Hey, what’s the hurry for?” or they might say to 45 , “Is he crazy?” At that time, women almost never ran. If they did, they might be laughed at. But today all these have 46 . Men and women of all 47 enjoy running.

Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States 48 these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and taking 49 exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat less, don’t smoke, and exercise more.” Running is a good exercise 50 it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.

41. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. everywhere D. nowhere

42. A. among B. through C. with D. on

43. A. our B. your C. his D. their

44. A. to asking B. to speak C. to speaking D. to ask

45. A. them B. themselves C. their D. they

46. A. changed B. stopped C. worked D. done

47. A. people B. cities C. villages D. ages

48. A. come from B. look for C. care for D. think of

49. A. few B. many C. much D. little

50. A. how B. where C. because D. until

四、阅读理解：（每题2分，共30分）

A

Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true.

After high school, he wanted to join the U. S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained. At the age of 33, Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him: to use balloons(气球) to fly.

A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned.

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Once his friends cut the ropes under Ted's chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didn't shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balanee(平衡) of his "plane". Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened. Planes heading towards Los Angeles' busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted' s balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him.

Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined(罚款) $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety. When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, "A man can't just sit around and do nothing; he should have his dream and go for it. "

51. Why couldn't Ted join the American Air Force?

A.Because he didn't finish high school.

B. Because his parents stopped him.

C. Because there was problem with his eyes.

D. Because he was too short.

52. He was fined $ 1,500 because__________

A.his balloons caused trouble to planes

B. he stayed too long in the air

C. he used too many balloons

D. he took a gun with him

53. Which of the following is true?

A. He didn't go to college because of his dream to fly.

B. He felt sorry for what he had done.

C. He realized his dream in a dangerous way both to himself and to others.

D. He didn't shoot the balloons at first because he wanted to stay there longer.

54. What can be the best title for the story?

A.Go for It.

B. A Man with Poor Eyesight.

C.Up High in the Air.

D.Ted's Dream to Fly.

B

I f you had a chance to prepare dinner for your mother, would you choose to make it right now or some day in the future? Watch the video Paradise (天堂) Dinner by Liu Xiaoyu, a junior at Hebei Institute of Communications, and you will find a right answer.

Recently the six-minute film Paradise Dinner won a great success on the Internet. It told the story of a son who made a big lunch for his mother, but he can only send the dinner to paradise, because his mother has been dead.

"If you do not show your filial piety to your mother right now, you might never have the opportunity in the future, because your mother is growing older and older day by day-this is the main theme of my film, " said the 21-year-old Liu.

Liu conceived(构想) the story for Paradise Dinner over his 2010 summer vacation.

One day during that holiday, Liu found his parents were not young any more. " So I decided to write a story for Paradise Dinner to call for all people, especially young people, to show more filial piety to their parents," he said.

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With the help of his teachers and his schoolmates, he found actors, Zhang who pl ayed the mother and Yuan Zhen who played the son. At last he finished the film.

Many Web users said they liked the film very much and most of them cried like Liu's parents whe n they watched it.

55. From the passage, we know Liu Xiaoyu _____.

A. made a big dinner for his mother

B. made a short video on the Intemet

C. has graduated from a university

D. sent a dinner to paradise himself

56. What have you known about Liu Xiaoyu's mother?

A. She didn't know the film.

B. She didn't feel moved.

C. She couldn't help crying when she saw the film.

D. She acted the mother in the film.

57. The underlined words "filial piety" probably mean ___in Chinese.

A．友善B．同情心C．仁慈心D．孝心

58. The writer wrote this article to___.

A. encourage people to care more about their parents

B. introduce a short video

C. think highly of the talent of Liu Xiaoyu

D. show the kind heart of most people

C.

A person's nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions.

Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.

Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions easily. And many people will never pay through the nose, that is, they will not pay too much money for something.

It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people's business.The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other people's private matters. He is considered nosy.

And my teacher often says, "If you put your heart into it, the answers should be right under your nose. " It means something can be found or seen easily.

As for ear, there are also some expressions.

When I want to say something to you, I hope you are all ears and listen carefully. I also advise you to keep your ear to the ground. This means to be interested in what is happening around you and what people are thinking.

Another expression about ear is to play it by ear. Someone is able to play a song or a

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piece of music by remembering the tune(旋律) and not by reading the music.

There are many other expressions about different parts of our body.

For example, if someone is playing a joke on you, you can say, "You are pulling my leg. " And to turn your hand to something means to begin to do something. If a child does something wrong, we say he will get it in the neck, or he will be punished.

59. If a person always wants to lead others by the nose, that means .

A.he always tells others what to do.

B. he works harder than others

C. he cares about others instead of himself.

D. he listens to his wife all the time

60.If someone is hard-nosed, .

A.he will be too interested in others' business

B. he will spend much money for daily things

C. he will find the answers to his problems soon

D. he will not change his mind easily.

61. When our parents or teachers are talking to us, what should we do?

A. We should be all ears.

B. We should keep our nose out of their business.

C. We should play it by ear.

D. We should pay through the nose.

62. On April Fools'Day, what may some people try to do?

A.They may turn their hand to us.

B. They may think of ways to pull our legs.

C. They will get it in the neck.

D. They will nose around all the time.

D.

Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks (攻击) suggests that sharks don’t like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite (咬). Why is this?

There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people. One opinion is that sharks are just curious (好奇的). We know that sharks are the strongest animals in their environment, so they are not afraid of anything. Naturally, that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet., the only way they can find out an object is to bite it! It is thought that sharks sometimes bite humans for this reason, and then swim away.

Scien tists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones (骨头). It is hard for a shark to eat us because sharks don’t have hands, and they can’t pull the meat off our bones.Maybe that’s why they only bite us once. Unluckily, one bite from a large shark is serious enough to hurt people greatly!

Another opinion is that sharks attack humans by mistake. Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for a seal. An example of this is when a shark attack attacks a surfer. A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat.

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- 8 - /共 12页 Whatever the reason for shark attacks on humans, sharks should be afraid of us. Sadly, we kill almost 40 million of them each year.

63. What happens to people attacked by sharks?

A ．Most of them because blind.

B ．Most of them because of deaf.

C ．Most of them died.

D ．Most of them are still alive.

64. Which sentence about sharks is true?

A ．Sharks pull meat off bones when they eat.

B ．Sharks might mistake humans for seals.

C ．Sharks like to attack surfers because of their thick fat.

D ．One bite from a shark is nothing serious.

65. What would the author write the passage mainly for?

A ．To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.

B ．To ask people to stop killing sharks.

C ．To let us know the reasons for shark attacks on people.

D ．To show that humans are much stronger than sharks.

五、口语应用（每小题1分，共5分）

阅读下面对话，从方框内的句子中选出5个恰当的句子完成对话。

W: Hello, Han Lin.

H: Hello, Xiao Hua.

W: 66

H: I’m reading about today’s newspaper. It says every week students in primary schools have a day without ho mework. 67

W: I think it’s great. 68

H: That’s impossible. But after the big exam, we’ll also have a long summer

vacation and needn’t do any homework.

W: I’m looking forward to it. Have you made any plans for it ？

H:

69 I’m going travelling. But I haven’t decided where to go.

W: 70

H: Good idea. I also hear Taiwan is a nice place. I’ll think about it. Thank you for your advice.

W: It’s a pleasure.

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六、短文填空（每题2分，共20分）

根据下列短文，在空白处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Mr. Vincent was a manager of a company. He was tired of __71___(live) in the big city where he worked. He wanted to move to the country and live in a house from 72 he could get to his office in the city early every day. He was looking for a house until he saw 73 advertisement in a newspaper one day. The ad said that a suitable house in a quiet area was up for sale at a 74 (reason) price, and the house was within a stone’s throw of a railway station. From which there were frenquent trains to the bug city. “That’s exactly 75 I need.” Mr. Vincent said to himself. So he called the house agency 76 arranged(安排) to go down by train the next day to have a look at the house. The house agency met him at the station and they started walking. It took ____77___(they) at least 15 minutes to get to the house. When they reached, Mr. Vincent said 78 (angry), “I’m very pleased with the house, but I should be very 79 (interested) to meet the man who 80 (throw) the stone you mentioned in the newspaper.”

71._________ 72._________ 73._________ 74._________ 75.__________

76._________77.__________78._________79.__________80.__________

七、单词拼写：（每小题1分，共10分）

根据单词首字母或汉语提示，在横线处填上单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

81. When making a decision, we should c_________ the result carefully.

82. Thailand is famous for its highly developed tourist i______________.

83. They won a decisive v______________ in the last battle.

84. The campers were looking for a flat place where they could put up their t____________.

85. The r___________ population growth has become a headache for his country.

86. The price will include the l__________ and materials.

87. He was unfairly d____________ from his job.

88. Fire quickly s___________ from the factory to the house nearby.

89. Gold is s_________, but it becomes a liquid when you heat it.

90. Good acts are better than good i_______________.

八、短文改错（10分）：

文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分.

Dear Jim,

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- 10 - /共 12页 I am so exciting that you ’ll come to China and stay with us for a week during the summer vacation. I ’ll be free since June 18th and will have a plenty of time to be with you. When you come, taking a plane to Changsha. I ’ll meet you in Huanghua Airport and then we ’ll catch a bus to my home. The weather here in summer is very hot, so you need take many clothes. During your stay here, I ’ll take you some places of interest, so that you can know about the customs and recently development here. I ’m sure we ’ll have a very better time together. Looking forward to meet you soon.

Yours, Li Hua

九、书面表达：（15分）

时间都去哪儿了？这是许多成年人的感慨，也是一些中学生的烦恼：没有时间做作业，没有时间从事个人爱好… … 其实，时间就在我们的掌握之中，关键是能否合理利用。请根据提示，

以“How to spend our time properly”为题写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的看法。

1. 词数80左右。开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 内容必须包括上图中的要点，可作必要的发挥；

3. 条理清楚、语句连贯；

How to spend our time properly

Where has our time gone? How should we spend our time properly?

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初三英语下期期中检测题答题卡

Class:____________, Name:_______________

71._________72._________73._________ 74._________ 75.__________

76._________77.__________78._________79.__________80.__________

七、单词拼写

81.___________82.__________ 83.__________ 84.__________ 85.___________

86.___________87.___________88.__________89.___________90.___________

八、改错

Dear Jim,

I am so exciting that you’ll come to China and stay with us for a week during the summer vacation. I’ll be free since June 18th and will have a plenty of time to be with you. When you come, taking a plane a Changsha. I’ll meet you in Huanghua Airport and then we’ll catch a bus to my home. The weather here in summer is very hot, so you need take

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many clothes. During your stay here, I’ll take you some places of interest, so that you can know about the customs and recently development here. I’m sure we’ll have a very better time together. Looking forward to meet you soon.

Yours, Li Hua

九、书面表达

How to spend our time properly

Where has our time gone? How should we spend our time properly?

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