黄埔区2019学年度第一学期期末质量调研
初三英语练习卷 2019.01 Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）
Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary
（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）
26. Jack paid the bill for the newspaper yesterday. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?
A. /bel/ B. /b??l/ C. /b?ld/ D. /b?l/ 27. Is ________ Great Wall one of the seven wonders around the world?
A. a B. an C. the D. / 28. More and more young people go skating with their family ________ winter. A. at B. in C. on D. to
29. Last summer, Maria and her mother moved from ________ house to the flat in Chicago. A. they B. them C. their D. themselves 30. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. Do not worry. Worry never fixes ________. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 31. Bath, 97 miles west of London, is ________ city in Somerset, England.
A. large B. largest C. largest D. the largest 32. -- Tom, have you ever read the book A Take of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens? -- Yes, I finished ________ it last summer vacation.
A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads 33. Most people feel ________ sometimes, but it usually only lasts a short time.
A. angrily B. sadly C. lonely D. badly 34. Community service workers help others and make everyone ________ better. A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt 35. -- Look! Is the young lady wearing a blue dress Grace?
-- No, it ________ be her. She is picking up my sister at the railway station.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. wouldn’t D. needn’t 36. I’ve ordered some flowers for Grandma and they ________ in two hours.
A. will arrive B. arrived C. have arrived D. had arrived 37. Diana’s car ________ five years ago. but it still looks quite new.
A. is bought B. has been bought C. was bought D. will be bought 38. John ________ so hard on his project that he didn’t notice his mom enter the room.
A. works B. is working C. will work D. was working 39. Betty kept silent at first ________ soon she joined the other girls, chatting and laughing. A. so B. but C. or D. for 40. Jack could find the way home ________ he was only eight years old.
A. though B. where C. if D. because
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41. ________ me an e-mail before you come to Shanghai. I’ll meet you at the airport. A. Sending B. To send C. Sends D. Send 42. -- ________ fine weather it is! Shall we go hiking in the hills? -- Why not?
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 43. ________ is it from here to the Shanghai History Museum? -- Only ten minutes’ walk. A. How fast B. How long C. How soon D. How far 44. -- May I have a book at the newspaper China Daily? -- Certainly. ________
A. Thank you. B. It’s a pity. C. Here you are D. I’d like to. 45. -- He is too short be a successful basketball player. -- ________ Every dog has its day.
A. I think so. B. It’s hard to say. C. That’s right. D. You’d better not.
Ⅱ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次） A. alone B. difficult C. cause D. excited E. technology Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, nearly 50% of people are shy, and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives. Why are people shy?
It is found that family size might __46__ people to be shy. Children with no brothers or sisters may be shy. Growing up __47__, they often play by themselves. They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big families.
Another cause of shyness could be __48__. As more and more people use the Internet, they spend less time outside, talking to people. As a result, they lose practice at conversation. Speaking to new people face to face can make them feel nervous.
For shy people, it can be __49__ to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation.
Anyway, don’t worry about shyness -- you are valued for what you are! A. chance B. challenges C. hardworking D. thought E. efforts Dear Michael, I am glad to learn that you have been chosen to study in China. Your dream has come true! I can well remember that you visited China for the first time when you were nine. Ever since you returned, you have been interested in Chinese culture and have put a lot of __50__ into learning Chinese. When you first started to learn Chinese, I__51__ it was nothing but a passing fad（一时的狂热）. However, you didn’t give up halfway, but kept on learning and did a good job in the HSD（汉语水平考试）. Now you finally got what you had wanted for a long time. You got the __52__ to experience life in China for one year. You should have it, my son, for chances only come to those who are prepared.
When you study there, you will have to face __53__ in everyday life that you have never experienced before, but after a year abroad, you will return with a new look at life -- and at yourself.
Your mum and I are both proud of you. Keep it up, my son!
Love, Dad
Ⅱ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的
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适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）
54. Jenny was happy to find some ________ of chocolate in her bag. (box) 55. There is a cinema on the ________ floor of this shopping center. (nine)
56. My husband and I love pets. We decided to buy ________ a white dog. (we)
57. Though I don’t know my neighbors. I share a ________ smile or say hello. (friend) 58. Last term Kate was given a prize for being a very ________ girl in the school. (help)
59. The local guide spoke as ________ as she could to make the visitors understand her. (clear) 60. It’s really ________ for Jack, a child of three, to take good care of himself. (possible) 61. Sometimes sharing and helping others give us a real ________ to the problem. (solve)
Ⅱ. Complete the following sentences as required （根据所给要求完成下列句子,每题空格限填一词）
62. My grandpa often takes a walk along the river early in the morning.（改为一般疑问句） ________ ________ grandpa often take a walk along the river early in the morning? 63. Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China.（改为反意疑问句） Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China, ________ ________? 64. People should stop celebrating festivals with fireworks to reduce pollution.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ people stop celebrating festivals with fireworks?
65. Beijamin wanted to find out how to improve the way things worked.（改为复合句） Benjaman wanted to find out how ________ ________ improve the way things worked. 66. We make self-driving cars to change the way we move around.（改为被动语态） Self-driving cars ________ ________ to change the way we move around.
67. Children shouldn’t eat too much sugar because it is bad for their teeth.（保持句意基本不变） Children shouldn’t eat too much sugar because it is ________ ________ their teeth. 68. rubbish, know, on planet Earth, is, that, scientists, a big problem（连词成句）
________________________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写）
Ⅱ. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）
A. Choose the best answer （根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）
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69. The pictures above are ________.
A. a poster B. a news report C. a notice D. a comic strip
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上海市2020届黄浦区初三中考英语一模试卷及答案
