2008外研版初三英语期中调研试卷(3)

2008外研版初三英语期中调研试卷

( )45.A. long B. far C. often D. much

( )46.A.stay B. leave C. sit down D. have a rest

( )47.A. soon B. quickly C. early D. slowly

( )48.A.others B. the other C. else D. another

( )49.A. kind B. warm-hearted C. strange D. friendly

( )50.A. often B. usually C. never D. sometimes

四. 阅读理解 (15小题,每小题2分.,满分30分 )

A

( )51. Which of the two hotels can we swim at ?

A．Beijing Hotel . B．Changcheng Hotel . C．Neither . D．Both

( )52. Which departure date should we choose to save the most money ?

A．June 8 , 2007 . C．August 30 , 2007 . B．July 29 , 2007 . D．September 30 , 2007 . ( )53. We cannot book by telephone at .

A．9：00am , Monday C．9：00am , Friday B．9：00pm , Thursday D．9：00pm , Sunday

B

Have you ever thought about your body changes? Up to about the age of eight or nine, girls and boys look quite alike. They have similar shaped bodies( 形体相似 ) and their voices sound almost the same. As they grow, all their organs ( 器官) grow, too.

At the same time after the age of ten, often at eleven or twelve, boys’ and girls’ bodies start changing. This time of change is called puberty. The changes mean their bodies are getting ready so that they’ll be able to have children when they are older.

The changes don’t happen to everyone at the same time. Each person has his or her own body changing timetable. By the time they’re eighteen, they should be complete. Girls start changing some years sooner than boys. Until they’re fifteen or so, they grow faster than boys of the same age. As years go by, boys can catch up and grow taller and stronger. Girls grow taller and heavier as well, their faces and breasts become fuller. As well as all the changes you can see happening, other important changes that you can’t see are