初三期末
（考试时间：120分钟 满分： 140分） 命题人：顾云华 审题人：初三英语组 2010年10月12日
一、听力 20题，20分
A. 听对话选择图画或答案（共10小题，每小题1.5分）。 ( ) 1. What kind of film is loved by the girl?
A. B. C.
( ) 2. What kind of ball games are talked about?
A. B. C.
( ) 3. Where is the new camera made?
A. B. C.
( ) 4. What kind of food is talked about?
A. B. C.
( ) 5. How many students come to school by bike in Mr Ge’s class? A. 15. B. 18. C. 12. ( ) 6. When will they go to the chemical factory?
A. This Friday. B. Tomorrow. C. Next Friday.
( ) 7. Where will they have lunch?
A. On the beach. B. At a restaurant. C. In the open air.
( ) 8. How long has Tom been at the school?
A. For ten years. B. For two years. C. For eight years.
( ) 9. Where are they talking?
A. In the classroom. B. In the hospital. C. At home.
( ) 10. What are they talking about?
A. The government. B. The population. C. The pollution. B. 听对话和独白选择答案（共10小题，每小题1.5分）。
听下面一段对话和问题回答第11—12小题。
( ) 11. What is the goal of the game? A. To learn the history of each place. B. To travel around the world. C. To save the president.
( ) 12. Where can’t buy the game?
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A. Britain. B. The USA. C. China.
听下面一段对话和问题回答第13—15小题。
( ) 13. Why did Hans go to England?
A. For studying. B. For traveling. C. For visiting. ( ) 14. Where did Hans mainly stayed in England?
A. In England. B. In Manchester. C. In Liverpool. ( ) 15. How long has Hans stayed in England?
A. 2 weeks. B. 4 weeks. C. 6 weeks. 听下面一段独白，回答16—20题。
( ) 16. When will Shanghai World Expo be held?
A. In 2010. B. 2008. C. 2012. ( ) 17. What does “Haibao” mean? A. It means a luck name.
B. It means the treasure of the seas.
C. It means the mascot of Shanghai Expo.
( ) 18. What’s the meaning of the mascot shaped like the Chinese character “ren”? A. It means there are many people in Shanhai.
B. It means many people will come to Shanghai in that year. C. It means the world should be supported by “people”.
( ) 19. Which part of Haibao can make people think of a good life? A. Its face. B. Its eyes. C. It’s body. ( ) 20. What does Haibao give a thumbs-up to do?
A. To show that Shanghai is a great city in China. .
B. To show a warm welcome to friends from all over the world. C. To show that Shanghai Expo will be great success. 二、单项选择 15题，15分
( ) 1. Everyone except Alice and Sophia _________ there when the typhoon hit Taiwan. A. are B. were C. is D. was ( ) 2. I have eaten two pears. But I’d like _________ third one. A. the B. an C. a D. / ( ) 3. Yi Jianlian is _________ of the two players.
A. taller B. the taller C. tallest D. the tallest ( ) 4. Are you going to leave _____________?
A. the open windows B. the windows opening C. the windows open D. the windows opened ( ) 5. I will show you the picture __________ in Tianjin.
A. taken B. to take C. took D. take ( ) 6. ____________ it was getting dark, you’d better stay at home. A. Since B. Though C. So D. For ( ) 7. He __________ to come to the teacher’s office a moment ago. A. told B. is told C. was told D. tells ( ) 8. We shouldn’t buy the things we __________, should we?
A. needn’t B. needn’t to C. don't need D. don’t need to ( ) 9. The weather in winter here is like __________ in Shanghai. A. that B. it C. this D. its ( ) 10. Excuse me, could you tell me __________ tomorrow? A. what should I take with me B. how the weather is C. what the weather was D. what’s the weather like ( ) 11. If too many people ___________ a task, it will not be done well.
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A. attend B. join C. are involved in D. took part in ( ) 12. We are __________ interested in detective stories. A. particular B. particularly C. good D. well
( ) 13. The arrival of the European settlers had a great effect _______ the life of native
Americans.
A. on B. to C. with D. for ( ) 14. I wonder ________ he has given the book to.
A. what B. who C. if D. that
( ) 15. The old photos ________ them _______ the old days when they were young. A. let, to B. make, for C. takes, of D. remind, of 三、完形填空 15题，15分
We are lucky to live in a country where we have many things. However, most of us usually 1 some things.
Electricity is one of the things that we waste most. Lights, TVs, 2 and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them 3 when we do not need them. It takes less than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity 4 money, because we do not have to pay for the electricity that we do not 5 .
The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious(珍贵的), 6 it shouldn’t be wasted. It is only a 7 matter of turning off a tap(水龙头). I am sure everybody can do this easily if he wants to.
Another big 8 is food. My mother used to cook so 9 food that part of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted too much. She thought I was 10 and now cooks only what we can __11 _ . It is not 12 to be wasteful. I find there is a simple 13 of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 14 . Do not touch what we do not need. In this way we can 15 being wasteful.
( ) 1. A. use B. spend C. waste D. forget ( ) 2. A. studios B. radios C. telephones D. clocks ( ) 3. A. off B. on C. up D. down ( ) 4. A. brings B. makes C. keeps D. saves ( ) 5. A. make B. have C. use D. need ( ) 6. A. though B. because C. so D. but ( ) 7. A. personal B. great C. simple D. daily ( ) 8. A. problem B. mistake C. waste D. idea ( ) 9. A. delicious B. much C. little D. terrible ( ) 10. A. serious B. angry C. right D. honest ( ) 11. A. afford B. manage C. enjoy D. share ( ) 12. A. right B. common C. polite D. necessary ( ) 13. A. way B. thing C. plan D. project ( ) 14. A. buy B. need C. bring D. have ( ) 15. A. forget B. stop C. keep D. mind 四、阅读理解 15题，30分
（A）
What is “Walk to School”?
Now we are working on a programme of “Walk to School”. We would like as many parents and children as possible to take part, even if in a small way. Children who walk to and from school along with their parents can learn essential (基本的) road safety and life skills.
You can take part by…
■ Walking to and from school with your child every day.
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■ Walking for one or two days during the week. ■ Encouraging others to walk, if you already do. Walking is great!
■ Walking is great exercise！A walk is good for your body and can keep you fit. ■ You won’t have to waste time looking for a parking site (停车点). ■ It’s free. You’ll save money by not using the car. ■ It’s pollution free.
■ It’s a good chance to talk to your children and to meet other parents, too. Enjoying walking to school!
Here are some suggestions to help you and your child enjoy walking to school. ■ Plan a safe route (路线) together.
■ Teach children what a kerb (马路牙子) is and what it means.
■ Encourage your child to help you choose the safest places to cross the road.
■ Look at and discuss the things you see on your way － especially road signs and what they mean.
Walk to school! Thousands of parents and children already take part, could you? Please go to www.walktoschool.org.uk for more information.
( ) 1. Children can learn ________ by walking to and from school.
A. driving skills B. running skills
C. road safety and life skills D. knowledge about science
( ) 2. Which is NOT included in the benefit (好处) of walking to school?
A. It can keep you fit. B. It can save money.
C. It won’t pollute the air. D. It helps improve your studies.
( ) 3. According to the writer, you can learn more about “Walk to School” by________.
A. reading a newspaper B. making a phone call
C. going to the Internet D. having a traffic lesson ( ) 4. Which of the following statement is not TRUE?
A. Walking to and from school can help children learn about road safety and life skills. B. Walking is great exercise and it is good for your body and can keep you helathy. C. You must ncourage your child to help you choose the safest places to cross the road. D. The writer wrote the passage to advise you to take part in walking.
(B)
Soon computers and other machines (机器) will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology (技术) will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, and don’t get dirty like hands or fingers, and even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. However, some other programs may only be 51% correct at present. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye. So smile!
( ) 5. What does the underlined phrases “take the place of” mean in English?
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A. Happen. B. Replace. C. Do with. D. Take up. ( ) 6. How does the eye-recognition program work?
A. You look at the machine and type a number. B. You need to speak and then look. C. The machine looks at your face. D. You look at the machine.
( ) 7. Which of the following isn’t the advantage of the eye-recognition program?
A. Your eyes don’t change as you get older. B. Eyes don’t get dirty like hands or fingers.
C. Everyone’s eyes are different, even twins have different eyes. D. We can’t see anything without eyes.
( ) 8. We can know from the passage that _______________________________.
A. some people who have use the eye-recognition program insist(坚持) that we should
use it.
B. eye-recognition program is always correct and it makes no mistakes C. there is not only one way to tell people who they are now
D. eye-recognition program is as good as the other ways to tell people who the are
(C)
Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the earth?
Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth’s water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour dangerous chemicals and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
By the year 2200, the earth’s water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.
So, by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce, There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollution.Terrific(可怕的) wars (战争) broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships．We are still looking for a place to call our home.
So, it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.
( ) 9. What’s the meaning of “scarce”in the passage？
A. Expensive. B. Enough. C. Not enough, rare. D. Special, uncommon.
( ) 10. Which of the following is true？
A. only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century. B. There wasn’t enough water for people to drink by the year 2200. C. All the animals died because of pollution by the year 2300. D. We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.
( ) 11. What’s the best title of the passage？
A. Stop polluting B. Change or leave C. Look for new home D. Return to the earth
(D)
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