初三英語期中試卷

第頁共9頁2014-2015學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期中考試學(xué)校班級(jí)學(xué)校班級(jí)_________姓名 考試號(hào) 考場(chǎng)號(hào)座位號(hào)注意事項(xiàng)：1.本試卷分第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共9頁。全卷滿分120分。2.第Ⅰ卷的答案涂在答題卡上。用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。3.第Ⅱ卷的答案必須寫在答題紙上，做在試卷上無效。第Ⅰ卷（共75分）一、聽力（每小題1分，共20小題；滿分20分）第一部分聽對(duì)話回答問題本部分共有10道小題，每小題你將聽到一段對(duì)話，每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。1.WhatisclosetoJaneandBill’snewhome?A.B.C.2.Whatistheman’sfavouriteactivityinhisfreetime?A.B.C.3.Whatdidthegirldojustnow?A.B.C.4.Bywhatwasthemannearlyhit?A.B.C.5.Whendidthisconversationhappen?A.Atthebeginningofaprogram.B.Inthemiddleofaprogram.C.Afteraprogram.6.Whichsubjectdoesthebabyhavesomedifficultyin?A.ChineseB.English.C.Maths.7.Whydotheywearthestrangeglasses?A.Becausetheylikethem.B.Becausetheycankeeptheireyessafe.C.Becausetheywanttobecool.8.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inashop.B.Inabank.C.Inarestaurant.9.WhatisMarygoingtodoaftersupper?A.Sheisgoingtogetreadyforhertalk.B.Sheisgoingtotakeawalkwiththeman.C.Sheisgoingtogiveatalkonenvironment.10.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.TherearemanyrainydaysinMayintheworld.B.Theyarepreparingtogototheman’shometown.C.Theweatherisnice,butitisverycold.第二部分聽對(duì)話和短文回答問題你將聽到兩段對(duì)話和一篇短文，各聽兩遍。聽第一段對(duì)話，回答11～12題，答題完畢，請(qǐng)等待“滴”的信號(hào)，進(jìn)入下一段對(duì)話。11.WhatwasSophialike?A.Tallandpretty.B.Shortandquiet.C.Tallandquiet.12.Wheredoeshewanttowork?A.InEngland.B.InChina.C.InFrance.聽第二段對(duì)話，回答13～15題，答題完畢，請(qǐng)等待“滴”的信號(hào)，進(jìn)入下一段對(duì)話。13.Whatwillthemando?A.Movehouse.B.Buyaflat.C.Buildtheairport.14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofmovinghouse?A.Tiring.B.Exciting.C.Enjoyable.15.Whatisthegoodresulttodothat?A.Themancanliveinaflat.B.Themandoesn’tneedtogrowvegetables.C.Thenewairportwillbringbenefitstopeople.聽第一篇短文，回答16～20小題16.Whatdoesthespeakerwantustodo?A.Tocomplainourdailylife.B.Tolearntobegratefultoourdailylife.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll,but41.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasvery42ofthem.Hedreamedofarrivingatthepartyandskatingintotheroomwhileplayingtheviolin.Hewassure43everyonewouldbeveryamazed.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroom,playinghisviolin.Everyonewasamazedtoseehim.44,hecouldn’tstophisrollerskates.Finally,Merlincrashedintoalargemirroronthewall.Themirrorbrokeintomanypieceswithaveryloudnoise.45forgotMerlin’sgreatentranceforalongtime.Nowitbecomesoneofyoungpeople’sfavouritesports.36.A.AfterB.SinceC.AtD.Before37.A.makingB.inventingC.doingD.playing38.A.writerB.dreamerC.dancerD.worker39.A.excitedB.excitingC.boredD.boring40.A.attractiveB.attractionC.attractD.attracted41.A.failedB.workedC.passedD.fell42.A.kindB.proudC.afraidD.made43.A.whetherB.howC.whileD.that44.A.LuckilyB.UnluckyC.LuckyD.Unluckily45.A.NobodyB.AnybodyC.EverybodyD.Somebody四、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑AAshortChinesemanseemstobethetallestintheworldrightnow.JackMa(MaYun),50,isexecutivechairman(董事局主席)ofAlibabaGroup.OnSept19,AlibabawentpublicontheNewYorkStockExchange(紐約證券交易所),raising$25billionthroughanIPO(首次公開發(fā)行股票),thebiggestinUShistory.Ma,aformer(曾經(jīng)的)Englishteacher,hasbecometherichestmanontheChinesemainland.BorninHangzhou,Zhejiang,Magrewupasahappykid.Attheageof12,hewantedtolearnEnglish.Everymorning,hewokeupat5am,cycled40minutestoahotelneartheWestLakewherehecouldchattoforeigntourists.Hediditfornineyears,rainorshine.Ina1995triptotheUS,MawasshowedtheInternetforthefirsttime.HesearchedYahoousingtheword“Beer”,andfoundthattherewasnothinginthereaboutChina.Seeingthechance,MareturnedtoChinaandsetupawebsitecalledChinaPageswithoutevenknowingmuchaboutcomputers.Fouryearslater,18peopleincludingMa,hiswifeandhisfriendsfoundedAlibabainHangzhou.HebelievedintheInternetbusinesspotential(潛力)whenfewotherChinesedid.Now,Alibabahasdevelopedintotheworld’slargeste-commerce(電子商務(wù))company,owningpopularshoppingwebsiteslikeTaobaoandTmall.ItmakesmoreprofitthanAmazonande-Baycombined.46.Wecantellfromthefirstparagraphthat_____.A.AlibabaGroupisthebiggestcompanyinChinaB.Alibaba’sIPOhasraised$25billionC.JackMausedtobeamathteacherD.JackMaistherichestmanintheworld47.WhydidMacycletoahotelneartheWestLake?A.Todomorningexercise.B.Toworkasaguide.C.Tochatwithforeigners.D.Toworkparttime.48.WhendidMaandhisteamfoundAlibaba?A.In1995.B.In1998.C.In1999.D.In2014.49.Whichistheworld’slargeste-commercecompany?A.Alibaba.B.Taobao.C.Amazon.D.e-Bay.BAutistic(患自閉癥的)childrenmaylearnbetterfromrobotsthanfromhumanbeings,accordingtoastudyataschoolinBirmingham.Tworobotslikehumans,MaxandBen,havebeenhelpingteachautisticchildrenatTopcliffePrimarySchoolsinceMarchlastyear.TheschoolisthefirstintheUKtotrythenewway.IanLowe,theheadteacher,said,‘Therobotshavenofeelings,soautisticchildrenfindthattheyarelessterriblethantheirteachers.’Headded,“Theyarereallycute-looking.Autisticchildrenarehardtocommunicatewithadultsandotherchildren,butforsomereasonstheyliketheserobots.‘Somechildrenarenotabletocommunicatewithothers.Buttheycomeintoschoolandstarttocommunicatethroughtherobots.’Therobotsareknee-highandmovelikechildren.Theschoolisusingthemtoteachphonics(聲學(xué))andplaycardsormemoryandimitation(模仿)gameswithchildrenfromfivetoten.DrGuldbergsaid,‘Wedomanydifferentactivitieswiththerobotsactingasamodelforthechildren’sbehavior.Itisamazingtoseehowinterestedandconcentratedthechildrencanbewhentheyareworkingwiththerobots.Itcanbeverydifficulttogetautisticchildrentoconcentrate.’Headded,‘Ifyoucanmeettheneedsofautisticchildren,youcanmeettheneedsofallchildren.Andyouknow,whenpeoplefeelsafeandinterested,theylearnmuchbetter.’50.AccordingtoIanLowe,teachersareinautisticchildren’seyes.A.kind B.serious C.terribleD.strict51.WhichisTRUEaboutMaxandBen? A.Theyarerobotswithfeelings.B.Thecanmoveliketeachers.C.Theyareinterestedinautisticchildren.D.Theycanmakeautisticchildrenconcentrate.52.Thebesttitleforthepassageis. A.Robotshelpautisticchildrenlearn B.Twocute-lookingrobots C.Howtohelpautisticchildrenlearn D.AutisticchildrencanlearnABABLookatthecentercirclesofDiagram(圖)AandDiagramB.Whichofthecentrecircleslookslarger?TakeafirstlookandyouprobablythinkthatthecentrecircleinDiagramAissmallerthanthatinDiagramB.Infact,theyareexactlythesamesize.Thenlookatthepictureontheright.Whatdoyousee?Avase?Ortwofaces？Doesthepicturechangequicklyfromonetotheotheragainandagain?Maybeormaybenot,butyoucanneverseethematthesametime.“What’shappening?Issomethingwrongwithmyeyes?”Youmaywonderatwhatyousee.Don’tworry.Hereishowitgoes:Whenwelookatthings,oureyessendmessagestoourbrainsandthenourbrainsinterpret（解讀）theinformation.However,sometimesourbrainsinterpretthereceivedinformationinawrongway.Itseemsthatoureyesareplayingajokeonus.Thisoftenhappensandwecallit“Visualillusion（視覺錯(cuò)誤）.Moviemakersoftenmakeuseofillusions.Theymaketheobjectsaroundactorsmuchsmallerorbiggerthanusual.Thismakesusbelievethattheactorsaremuchlargerorsmallerthantheyusuallyare.ThemoviesJurassicParkandHoneyIshrunkthekidsjustmakeuseofillusions.53.ThecentrecircleinDiagramAlookssmallerthanthatinDiagramB.That’sbecause.A.somethingiswrongwithoureyesB.thetwocirclesarenotthesamesizeC.ourbrainsinterprettheinformationinawrongwayD.thetwopictureschangequicklyfromonetotheother54.What’stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.Welookatthingswithoureyes.b.Ourbrainsinterpretthemessages.c.Ourbrainstelluswhatwehaveseen.d.Oureyessendmessagestoourbrains.A.adbcB.cabdC.acdbD.bcad55.Moviemakersmakeuseofvisualillusionsto.A.helptheactorslookbetterB.maketheactorsmuchbraverC.helptheactorsbecomestrongerD.maketheactorsseemdifferentinsize56.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom.A.anadvertisementB.asciencebookC.amoviemagazineD.astorybookDHowmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhisspaceistoosmall?Scientistsaredoingexperimentsonratstotrytodetermine(測(cè)定)theeffectsofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveenoughlivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwell,andhavemorebabies.However,iftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviorpatterns(行為方式)andeventheirhealthchange.Theycannotsleepandeatwell,andthereareclearsignsoffearandtension.Themorecrowdedtheyare,themoretheybiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thusforrats,violence(暴力)isrelatedwithpopulation.Isthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswell?Isenoughspaceimportantforhumansurvival?57.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.populationandlivingconditions B.interestingexperimentsonratsC.anaturallawforhumansociety D.livingspaceandbehavior58.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentsdescribedinthepassage?A.Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacearatneeds.B.Toseewhathappenswhenratsliveinalimitedspace.C.Tofindoutifovercrowdedconditionsaffecthumanbeings.D.Tofindouthowmuchlivingspaceamanneeds59.Thepassagesuggeststhatovercrowdedconditions_______.A.arenotcommonamongrats B.maycauseanincrease（增長(zhǎng)）inviolenceC.mayleadtohighbirthrate D.maybringaboutpollutionproblems60.Thewriterwouldagreethat_____.A.humansocietyissimilartothatofratsB.humansneedlessspacethanratsC.onlyhumansocietyhasviolence D.ratsarenotsocialanimals第Ⅱ卷（共45分）學(xué)校學(xué)校班級(jí)_________姓名 考