2007-2008學(xué)年度萊州市第一學(xué)期初三期中考試

英語試題

I．單項(xiàng)選擇（15分）

1．Ted will be an engineer                  ten years because he likes making things．

A．i1l                 B．a(chǎn)fter                   C．later                    D．for

2．When the fans saw YaoMing, they got                  excited                 they cried out．

A．so, that                B．such, that           C．very, that            D．too, to

3．I hope you are                good health．

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

4．He asked his father                 ？

A．where it happens                            B．where did it happen

C．how it happened                             D．how did it happen

5．Could you please                   me some                      ？

A．giving, advices                             B．give, advices

C．give, advice                                D．to give, advice

6．Her father said that she                 go to Beijing                a few days．

A．will, in               B．will, after           C．would, after          D．would, in

7． He asked me                a report card．

A．write                 B．writing            C．to write            D．wrote

8．Thank you for                me with my homework．

A．help                B．helped             C．helping            D．helps

9．When I got there, I saw some boys                on the playground．

A．playing               B．played             C．to play             D．was playing

10．It is important for us                   English well．

A．to learn               B．learning            C．learns           D．learned

11．While Helen                  the piano, her mother came in．

A．was playing           B．is playing            C．played           D．plays

12．They were                    at the                    news．

A．surprise, surprised                             B．surprise, surprising

C．surprised, surprising                            D．surprising, surprised

13．When he was 20 years old, his dream                 ．

A．came true              B．came true          C．came the true        D．came over

14．The street was                      and Jack couldn't see Mary

A．crowded, anywhere                     B．crowded, everywhere

C． crowded, nowhere                    D．crowded, somewhere

15．― Did you think Mary has enough time to finish her homework'?

    ― No, I think she need               hours．

A．a(chǎn)nother                B．two more           C．two other           D．more two

Ⅱ．完形填空（15分）

      Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started．  Today, however, all have   16  ．If you still come back to school   17   only these things, you are falling out-of- date （過時(shí)）． Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel   18   to show off （炫耀） these things to   19   , Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless．

      Young people think that, living in the 21st century, they must keep up with the  20． They

don't want to fall   21    Besides, they think   22   they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones． They also like to   23    pop music, so they need CD players． They explained that,  24   like electronic dictionaries, these can be   25   in their study,  26  ． They think that their parents should understand   27   they want these things．

     Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they   28   to school at the beginning of a new term． 29  , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to   30   these high-tech things that they like and need．

16． A． changed          B． come                  C． joined          D． stopped

17． A． to               B． from                C． of                      D． with

18． A． right            B． lucky           C． shy                 D． pleased

19． A． other             B． the other          C． others            D． the others

20． A． times            B． days                 C． years           D． date

21． A． down            B． off                   C． behind                 D． away

22． A． that              B． how                C． if                     D． which

23． A． hear              B． listen to          C． read            D． play

24． A． look             B． just              C． feel                    D． also

25． A． new               B． modern         C． latest           D． useful

26． A． also             B． too             C． either            D． then

27． A． where            B． which              C． what                D． why

28． A． return            B． catch                C． reach           D． arrive

29． A． But              B． However          C． So                    D． Still

30． A． borrow             B． buy                 C． lend                  D． take

Ⅲ．閱讀理解（30分）

A

     Some people try to get it by making money． They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms and cars, they will have the one thing that every-one wants．

     Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing． They study all

their lives in search of it． Still others think that if they have power （權(quán)力） , they will find this thing． They keep telling themselves:" When I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing． "

     What is it 1hat everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep

working striving for（奮斗）each day? It is happiness．

      Happiness is a strange thing． It does not mean the same to all men． What makes one man happy may not make another man happy．Some men say that happiness comes from helping others, but other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone．What do you mean when you say "That makes me happy "?

31．The main idea of the passage is                  

A．happiness means the Same to everyone

B．happiness is the thing that everyone wants most of all

C．money makes one happy, so does helping others

D．both A and C

32．Some people try to get it by making rummy． The underlined "it" means

A．happiness             B．cars                C．farms           D．houses

33．Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing． This sentence mans that other people think

A．if they know enough, they will make them happy

B．that enough knowledge（知識(shí)）will help them to find the things they want

C．that the more they know about happiness, the happier they wilt feel

D．that if they become knowledgeable（知識(shí)淵博）enough they will find happiness

34．The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 means                  

A．When I have power, I will have happiness

B．Being a boss is more important than feeling happy

C．When I become a boss I will not search for happiness

D．When I become a boss, I will not feel happy

35．The underlined sentence in paragraph 4 means

A．When one man feels happy, another man will feel sad

B．When one man feels happy, another man may feel happy, too

C．Different people don't think the same about happiness

D．Happiness means the same to all men

B

    There are many kinds of Cars in this world．My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers．He says, "Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars．" But 1 don't agree with him．

    My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old．She drives only in Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank．She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour．Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new．It's very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!

    My friend Mike is an artist．He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors．But his car is black．Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car．It often has some trouble．Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank．My uncle Joe has a very small car．Every Sunday, he drivers to the country with his wife ,his three children, his mother and his dog．

    Now, you have read about my friends and their cars．Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car．Does it say something about you?

36．The writer's grandfather thinks

A．a(chǎn) person has the same kind of car as himself （herself）．

B．different people have cars of the same kind

C．poor people have large cars

D．a(chǎn)rtists have black cars

37．Mrs. Bates has an old car

A．because she is poor

B．because she is rich

C．because she likes old cars

D．a(chǎn)nd the passage doesn't tell us why

38．Though Uncle Joe has a very small car,

A．he has a dog                                B．he has a large family

C．he has no children                             D．he has few members in his family

39．The writer's friend Mike paints

A．pictures in black                               B．colorful pictures

C．colorless pictures                       D．pictures with only a few colors

40．The writer thinks

A．his grandfather's idea about ears is right

B．ears are often the same as their drivers in many ways

C．a(chǎn)rtists shouldn't drive black cars

D．a(chǎn) car doesn't say anything about its owner

C

    Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town．They has a big farm and they were always busy working on it． Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school．The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons． It made them happy．

    Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination（升學(xué)考試）Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it．

    Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son．On the bus she told one of her friends how clever her son was．She spoke very loudly．All the people in the bus began to listen to her．

    "Which university（大學(xué)） will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked．

    "In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily．

    "The most famous university?"

    "Oxford University （牛津大學(xué)）"

    Most of the passengers（乘客） looked at her carefully．Some of them said to her, "Congratulations （祝賀 ）!"

    A woman said, " I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith．"

    "Who's Fred Smith?"

    "He is my ,son．"

    "Does he study in the university, too?"

    "No," said the woman． "He is one of professors（教授）．"

41．The story happened in

A．America                B．France         C．Germany         D．England

42．Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because

A．their son did well in his lessons

B．they have a big farm

C．they have a good harvest

D．their son studied at a middle school

43．Mr. Turner wanted everyone to know

A．her son finished middle school

B．Her son was handsome

C．Her son was going to study in a university

D．Her son was very friendly to others

44．Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that

A．her friend could hear her

B．a(chǎn)ll the people could hear her

C．she hoped to make all the people happy

D．She hoped they would say congratulations to her

45．Which of the following is true?

A．The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words．

B．Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university．

C．The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off（炫耀）．

D．The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, Too．

D（人物型閱讀）

    Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you．It is said that e-schoolbags are going to he brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon．

    Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem for a long time．But the e-schoolbag will work it out．（48）An e-schoolbag is much lighter than a usual schoolbag．Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be called an e-textbook． It is a small computer for students． It is as small as a usual book, but or can still have many things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on．They can be made into chops（芯片） like stamps．The students can read the text page by page on the screen（屏幕）, take notes , or even send e-mails to their teachers．They only need to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag．Then they can use it．

    Some people say that e-schoolbags can be easily broken, while others say it is not good to students’ eyes．（49）But only time will tell．

（一）回答下列問題。

46．Your schoolbag isn’t heavy，is it?                    

47．What’s in the chip of an e―schoolbag?                    

（二）翻譯劃線句子。

48．                                  

49．                                  

（三）給短文擬一個(gè)合適的題目。

50．                                  

Ⅳ．補(bǔ)全對(duì)話。（10分）

根據(jù)下面提供的對(duì)話場(chǎng)景，在每個(gè)空白處填入一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其意義連貫完整。

A: Excuse me． Could you tell me the   1   to the bookshop?

B: Well, go   2   Jiefang Road, and   3   the second turning   4   your right．Then    5   left．And you can find the bookshop right beside the museum．

A:   6   far is it from here?

B: A few kilometers．It'll   7   you about half an hour to walk there．．

A: Can I go there by bus?

B: Yes, you can．

A: Which bus should I   8  ?

B: No．3 bus． The bus stop is over there． Walk on   9   you reach the shopping center．The bus stop is just on your left．

A: Thank you．

B: You're   10 

V．詞匯（15分）

A．根據(jù)句意和首字母完成句子（5分）

1．Here are two t            ． Let's go to the movie tonight．

2．All the students went to the Summer Palace e             Peter．

3．I don't like the book． She doesn't like the book, e                   

4．You should speak English as much as p             in class．

5．Don't be n           ． You've got just a little cold．

B．根據(jù)所給的漢語意思完成英語句子（5分）

1．―What should we do?

   ―You make the            （決定）．

2．The first time he went into the room he smelt a             （奇怪的）smell．

3．The children             （跟隨）their parents into the room 5 minutes ago．

4．Could you tell us your              （經(jīng)歷）as a volunteer in that small village?

5．I will wait here             （直到）the concert is over．

C．用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空（5分）

1．We should give them           （free） to do what they ．like best．

2．It is            （possible）for us to go to the moon tomorrow．

3．It is          （danger）to play football in the street．

4．Students should have enough free time            （relax）．

5．His              （fly）around the Earth makes us very proud．

Ⅵ．根據(jù)所給的漢語意思完成英語句子。（10分）

1．我不喜歡這款襯衫，因?yàn)樗�已�?jīng)過時(shí)了。

       I don’t like this                    of shirt，for it’s                                                          ．

2．我們被期望要克服各種各樣的困難。

       We are                                                                             all kinds of difficulties．

3．我和我的同班同學(xué)相處得很好。

       I am                                                                          my classmates．

4．當(dāng)你有困難時(shí)應(yīng)該向你的朋友們尋求幫助。

       You                                yourfriends                                      ．

5．大多數(shù)學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)好英語很容易。

       Most students                                very easy                                   English well．

6．當(dāng)我第一次去上海，我就愛上了它。

       I                                                                         it when 1 went to Shanghai first．

7．請(qǐng)查明飛機(jī)什么時(shí)候起飛。

       Please                               when the plane will                                        ．

8．去年我的家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生了很大的變化。

                                                                                in our hometown last year．

9．學(xué)生們一方面應(yīng)該努力學(xué)習(xí)，另一方面需要足夠的時(shí)間玩。

       On the one hand，students should study hard，                                                 they need enough time to play．

10．你不必付款，它是免費(fèi)的。

       You needn’t                                     it．Because it                                  ．

Ⅶ．綜合填空（10分）

    One day my father and I went shopping at a s             ．We drove our car because we had a lot of things to b        ．We stopped the c                    in front of the shop． An hour later we came back to our car with a l          of things．Then we had a p                  We couldn't o               the door of the car． "Oh," I said to my father, "What shall we do?" "Let's ask that p                   ．" my father said． The policeman was very k                and glad to help us．A few minutes later he got the door open． Just at m                 , an angry man came up and shouted, "What are you doing with my car?" We looked at the number of the car．Our faces turned very r               .

Ⅷ．書面表達(dá)（15分）

想象一下20年后你的生活是什么樣子?請(qǐng)用一篇80詞的短文來描述一下。

內(nèi)容包括：居住環(huán)境、生活水平、事業(yè)、家庭、愛好等等。