东城区2011—2012学年第一学期期末统一检测
初三英语试题 2012.1
学校__________________ 姓名_____________ 考号_________________
知识运用（共27分）
四、单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. Kate is an English teacher and ______ is very popular in our school.
A. she
B. her
C. it
D. its
22. Lessons start at eight o’clock ______ the morning.
A. to
B. at
C. on
D. in
23. Bad weather. Put on your coat, ______ you’ll catch cold.
A. and
B. but
C. so
D. or
24. — ______ did they stand in the sun?
— About an hour.
A. How long
B. How many
C. How much
D. How far
25. Which scarf is ______, the green one or the blue one?
A. good
B. better
C. best
D. the best
26. — ______ you finish the work in time?
— Yes, I can.
A. May
B. Need
C. Can
D. Must
27. Come here, Lily. I want to show you______ interesting.
A. something
B. nothing
C. anything
D. everything
28. Paul ______ a cake for his mother last weekend.
A. makes
B. will make
C. made
D. has made
29. — Tom, are you listening to music?
— No. I ______ my homework.
A. am doing
B. will do
C. have done
D. did
30. The show is starting. The teacher is telling the children ______ quietly.
A. sat down
B. sit down
C. sitting down
D. to sit down
31. Tony knows China very well because he ______ in China for more than twenty years.
A. works
B. was working
C. has worked
D. will work
32. Mary ______ this time yesterday. S he wasn’t at the party.
A. reads
B. read
C. is reading
D. was reading
33. We’ll have to stay at home if it ______ heavily.
A. snowed
B. snows
C. is snowing
D. will snow
34. The boy ______ home by the police last Sunday.
A. is taken
B. was taken
C. has taken
D. will take
35. — Do you know ______?
— Yes. They are on the table in the kitchen.
A. where are my glasses
B. where my glasses are
C. where were my glasses
D. where my glasses were
五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Jane was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934.
On her second birthday, 36 father gave her a toy
chimpanzee named Jubilee. Jubilee was named after a baby
chimpanzee in the London Zoo. This seemed to predict the
course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits
in a chair in Jane’s London home.
chimpanzee
and animal stories. By the age of 10, she was talking about
going to Africa to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was almost impossible 38 women did not go to Africa by themselves.
As a 39 woman, Jane finished school in London, and then worked for a filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she took another 40 until she made enough money to 41 there by boat. She was 23 years old.
Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey. He was surprised at her 42 of Africa and its wildlife. He soon realized that Jane was the 43 person to complete the study he had been planning for some time. She expressed her 44 in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than 45 dead animals.
Dr. Leakey and Jane 46 planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British government did not pass their plan. At the time, they thought it was too dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa 47 . But Jane’s mother, Vanne,agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the government changed their mind. She was able to go to Africa and begin her study.
36. A. our B. their C. his D. her
37. A. plants B. animals C. films D. books
38. A. so B. if C. though D. because
39. A. young B. strong C. tall D. beautiful
40. A. trip B. time C. job D. break
41. A. leave B. travel C. find D. return
42. A. knowledge B. story C. report D. memory
43. A. experienced B. patient C. perfect D. serious
44. A. interest B. thought C. surprise D. feeling
45. A. finding B. protecting C. visiting D.
studying
46. A. practiced B. began C. enjoyed D. kept
47. A. again B. long C. alone D. then
阅读理解（共44分）
六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
You want serious study?
Toza offers you courses in standard English.
You want to improve your pronunciation?
Toza offers good pronunciation and you will learn quickly.
You want to get into a good US college or university?
Toza offers comprehensive TOEFL preparation courses.
You want serious business courses for good jobs?
Toza offers
You want to
Welcome to New York City.
Here is what you get:
? The most reasonable prices
? Special teaching methods
? Small class sizes with computer labs
? Highly qualified and experienced teachers
? Special written certification
48. From the passage, we know Toza is _______.
A.a teacher
B.an English test
C.in New York City
D.five years old
49. If you want serious study, you can take ________.
A. courses in standard English
B. TOEFL preparation courses
C. courses in American culture
D.good pronunciation courses
50. The passage is ______.
A. a piece of news
B. an advertisement
C. a business letter
D. an interview
B
Long ago, there was a young poor boy. He had no family. He only had an old camel. Each day the boy and his camel walked many miles looking for a home. Each night they stayed together and slept in the open air. But one evening, the old camel died. The boy sat there under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family and no home.
The boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to talk to. There were only the stars in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star fell to the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old camel. She looked at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of camel wool fell.
As the sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. He carried the wool to the city and sold it. With the money, he bought a house. He bought two young camels. He never forgot the star camel. And he was never lonely again.
51. When the old camel died, the boy cried because ______.
A. he was afraid
B. he was poor
C. he was lonely
D. he was lost
52. What happened first in the story?
A. The boy bought two new camels.
B. The boy collected the wool and sold it in the city.
C. The star fell to the ground in the shape of the old camel.
D. The boy and the camel walked many miles looking for a home.
53. What can we learn from the story?
A. The boy was lazy and stupid.
B. The old camel came back to life.
C. The boy lived happily in the end.
D. The old camel changed into stars.
C
James Naismith, a physical education teacher in Massachusetts, invented basketball in 1891. Naismith’s boss asked him to invent a game that students could play indoors during bad weather. He wanted to find
a game that wasn’t as rough as soccer or football.
Naismith tied apple baskets to a railing (铁棍) ten feet above the floor at either end of the gym. The players used a soccer ball.
A person sat on a ladder next to each basket at either end of the gym, and threw out the balls that landed in the baskets. To keep the game from getting too rough, Naismith decided each team would have only five players and that the players could not play the ball with their feet.
Two years later, net bags were used instead of baskets. In 1894, Naismith added the backboard behind each net and changed to a larger ball. In 1913, people began using the bottomless nets that are used today.
During a basketball game, two teams of five players each throw the ball into two baskets at opposite ends of a court. Players bounce, or dribble the ball to the basket or pass the ball to teammates. A team scores points by getting the ball into their team’s basket. The team with the highest score wins.
By the 1900s, basketball was the most popular indoor sport. People in nearly 130 countries play the game. Basketball is especially popular in the United States, China, and Puerto Rico.
54. When did people start to use a basketball?
A. In 1891.
B. In 1894.
C. In 1913.
D. In 1900s.
55. What does the underlined word “rough” probably mean?
A. Boring.
B. Popular.
C. Hard.
D. Quick.
56. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.The Invention of a Popular Game
B.The Rules of the Old Basketball
C.What Naismith Found Indoors
D.Why People Loved Sports
D
You have learned about energy. Do you know that HEAT is a form of ENERGY? Yep, this form of energy acts on everything. And, we’re going to look at a few experiments to learn how this form of energy acts and why we need to know all about it.
The heat energy of something is decided by how active its atoms(原子)and molecules(分子)are. A hot object is one whose atoms and molecules are excited and show rapid movement. A cooler object’s molecules and atoms will be less excited and show less movement. When these guys are in the excited state, they take up a lot of space because they’re moving around so fast. When the atoms and molecules settle down, or cool down, they take up less space.
If a HOT high-energy atom comes into contact with a cool low-energy atom, the excited atom will loose some of its energy to the cool atom. The two atoms will reach an energy level that’s between where they each started out. That level is called Thermal Equilibrium.
Experiment: If you have a cup of really hot chocolate and want to cool it down, you may put an ice cube in the cup. After the ice has completely melted (disappeared), the hot chocolate and the melted ice have come to Thermal Equilibrium.
Now that you have an idea of what heat is, let’s look at some of the effects of this form of energy. Here’s another experiment. Blow up a balloon, but not all the way. Put the balloon in a refrigerator for about
an hour, then take it out. Did it become smaller? Why?
It became smaller because the air molecules inside the balloon slowed down and are taking up less space. Now put the balloon in direct sunlight. What happened after it warmed up? Why?
From the above experiment, we learned a very important fact—heat causes things to “grow”. We call this Thermal Expansion. If things “grow”when heated, what do you think happens to them when they get cold?
If you get a chance to check out some railroad tracks, notice the gaps
or separations between the rails. (Don’t get run over by a train!) Thermal expansion and contraction is why those gaps are placed there that way, and why expansion joints are placed in long highway bridges. You’ve probably felt expansion joints on old concrete highways. Remember the “thump–thump” sound as you rode over them?
57. How many experiments are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
58. What is Thermal Equilibrium?
A. The fact that hot atoms loose some energy to cool atoms when they meet.
B. The fact that there are always the gaps or separations between the rails.
C. The fact that heat causes things to increase in size.
D. The fact that heat is another form of energy.
59. Why is the first paragraph written?
A. To explain what heat energy is.
B. To sort energy forms for readers.
C. To give examples of heat energy.
D. To tell readers what to read here.
60. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. Why thermal expansion is on the tracks and highways.
B. How to check railroad tracks and concrete highways.
C. Why railroads and highways are built that way.
D. How to remember the “thump–thump” sound.
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳
选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
Something very strange happened to Lisa. She never knew she had a twin （孪生的）sister until she started university!
Lisa was born in Mexico. 61 , so she went to live with a family in Manhattan, USA.
When Lisa was twenty years old, she started university in Long Island.
62 . But one day she was walking home from class, and a student smiled
at her. “Hello, Jane!” said the student. “I’m not Jane,” said Lisa. This happened to Lisa again and again. It was very strange. One day, when
a woman called her Jane, Lisa asked “Why do you keep calling me Jane?” The woman replied, “You look like my friend Jane. You have the same face and the same hair. Is Jane your sister?” Lisa said she didn’t have a sister called Jane. 63 . Finally she asked someone for Jane’s email address.
When Lisa wrote to Jane, she found out that they both had the same birthday, they looked the same and both of them were from Mexico. When Lisa went to live with the family in Manhattan, Jane moved to Long Island to live with a family there. 64 ! It had to be true!
八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
Do you have friends? Yes, of course. The need of a friend is unquestionable in these days. International Friendship Day is a day for celebrating friendship. And it is very popular in western countries. The day has been celebrated in several southern South American countries for many years. Friendship Day comes on different dates in different countries. In 2011 the General Assembly of the United Nations（联合国大会）stated 30 July as official International Friendship Day.
If you have leftover turkey (or chicken) or you just want to enjoy a good bowl of soup, try this recipe for Turkey Bean Soup. There is nothing like a good hot bowl of soup to warm you from the inside out. You can make this recipe in a matter of minutes for a quick, easy, healthy bowl of tasty hot soup!
On a Friendship Day, not only teenagers but people in all age groups have different ways to make this day special for their friends. Some believe to give a surprise party to their very dear friends, while some believe to go for an outing and talk to each other will make their life special. Those who live far away from each other and can’t make to meet personally on Friendship Day prefer to send flowers and greeting cards online. There are different kinds of gifts in these days on Friendship Day. Some believe to give expensive gifts like a watch, a mobile phone, a music player to their friends. There is no exact way how to celebrate a Friendship Day, and it depends on each and every one’s feelings and standard of living. So people should think of the cost while celebrating Friendship Day. If
you want to leave a memorable Friendship Day in the mind of your friends, the best way is to pay attention to what your friends like most. Prepare in such a way and they will feel you are the special one in their life.
65. Is Friendship Day very popular in western countries?
66. When is International Friendship Day?
67. How do people offer Friendship Day greetings if they are far away from each other?
68. What should people do to make a memorable Friendship Day?
69. What does the writer mainly tell us about Friendship Day?
书面表达 (共25分)
九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思完成句子。
70. 打网球很有乐趣，为什么不试一试？
Playing tennis brings lots of fun. ______ have a try?
71. 这个男孩年龄太小，不能开车。
The boy is______ drive.
72. 我的手机出了点问题。可以用你的吗？
______ my mobile phone. May I use yours?
73. 我们和其他团队一样努力。
We ______ any other team.
74. 帮妈妈做完家务，李华才开始复习功课。
Li Hua ______ the housework.
十、文段表达（15分）
根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文。所给英文提示词语供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
75. 某英文报纸以“I made it”为题举办征文活动，请你投稿。
在生活或学习中，有时会遇到一些困难，但是在你的不懈努力之下，最终克服了困难，取得了进步。请你谈谈你曾遇到了什么困难，你是怎样取得成功的，你有哪些感受。
提示词语：problem, improve, make a plan, try one’s best, be proud
知识运用（共27分）
四、单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. A
30. D 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. B
五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
36. D 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. C 41. B 42. A 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. C
阅读理解（共44分）
六、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
48. C 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. C
56. A 57. A 58. A 59. D 60. C
七、阅读短文，还原句子。（共8分，每小题2分）
61. D 62. B 63. E 64. C
八、阅读短文，回答问题。 (共10分，每小题2分)
65. Yes. / Yes, it is.
66. July 30.
67. They send flowers and greeting cards online.
68. They should pay attention to what their friends like most.
69. When and how to celebrate Friendship Day.
书面表达（共25分）
九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
70. Why not / Why don’t you
71. too young to / so young that he can’t
72. There’s something wrong with / Something is wrong with
73. work as hard as
74. didn’t start going over the lessons until he finished helping his mother with
十、文段表达 (15分)
75. One possible version:
I made it
We’ll have to take the PE test in May. But it was a big problem for me because I didn’t run fast enough. I must do something to improve. So I made a plan. Every morning, as soon as I got to school, I started running around the playground. I ran slowly at the beginning. And soon I could run much faster. I kept practicing and never gave up. Now I am among the top ten runners in my class. I am so proud that I made it. I’m sure I will pass the PE test in May.