2016 华育中学初三月考卷Part II Vocabulary and GrammarI. Choose the best answer1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?A. In my o pinion, it’s a good idea.B. Our object is to further trade relations.C. Why didn’t you take the offer?D. We often deal with the problem.2. Which of the following underlined parts has the same pronunciation as the underlined part in “s ay s”?A. playB. MondayC. laidD. said3. When he left _____ college, he got a job as _____ reporter in a newspaper office.A. /…theB. a…theC. the…the4. Mary said she would _____ my magazine back to me in two or three days. D. /…aA. returnB. borrowC. keep5. John _____ a bad cold for two days. D. giveA. has caughtB. has beenC. has had6. –What’s Joan’s job?–She is responsible _____ the security of the students in our school.D. hadA. ofB. onC. forD. in7. I _____ in London for many years, but I have never regretted my final decision to move back to China.A. livedB. was livingC. have livedD. am living8. Linda has a lot of experience on the performance. She continued ____ after the music stopped suddenly.A. dancingB. to dancingC. danceD. danced9. –How do you come to school every day?–I usually come to school _____.A. by carsB. in carC. on my own carD. in my new car10. It will be our “Open Day” tomorrow, so our school _____ by many parents.A. has been visitedB. is visitedC. was visited11. –How long does it take the moon to make one trip ____ the earth?–_____ four weeks.D. will be visitedA. for, AboutB. about, ForC. around, For12. You’d better not stay outdoors in this kind of weather, _____ you?D. around, AboutA. didB. didn’tC. had13. Jack seems _____ than you _____ ready for the exam.A. busy; to getB. much busier; gettingC. busier; to getD. more busier; getting14. Your story sounds like _____. Is it true?D. hadn’tA. interestingB. interestedC. funny15. The doctor told me to eat more ____ because it is good for my health.D. funA. appleB. vegetablesC. ice cream16. _____ interesting sound effect the film has got!D. fishA. WhatB. HowC. What a17. We have got a computer room. We’ll build _____ one next year.D. What anA. the secondB. a secondC. twoD. the two18. Tom, open your mouth ______ and let me check your teeth.A. widelyB. wideC. withD. enough19. Could you tell me ______?A. when did he leaveB. where you have goneC. how many times has she visited thereD. who has broken the vase20. Mike failed in yesterda y’s test. ________.A. Either did John.B. So did John.C. Neither did John.D. So John did.21. It’s _____ to send an e-mail than a regular mail.A. more quicklyB. much quicklyC. much quickerD. quick22. Would you mind my smoking here?A. Of course not.B. No I don’t.C. You’d better not.D. Not at all.23. A: Thank you for your help. B: _______.A. With pleasure.B. Not at all.C. Never mind.D. Certainly not.Nobody had ever 1 before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But, as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for an answer, I realized she was not trying to be rude. "I never think about it," I truthfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering ifpeople 2me and saw only happy teeth.Later that day at home, I began to 3 my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not happy. How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have!Of course, Mom 4 everything. She has lived her entire life with happy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to worry about. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important. "Let's be 5 , though," she said. "Ifeveryone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences."Her 6 made me consider my teeth seriously. the thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important it was to me. It is part of my identity.Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of "perfection." The 7 is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the potential for beauty.So if that girl ever asked about my teeth 8really cute."III. Fill in the blanks with the words given in their proper forms.1.I’ll bear full __________ for the consequences. (response)2.In the 1970s the main __________ for the continent’s high fertility was cultural. (exp lain)3.Johnson & Johnson beat most _________ for the final quarter of the year. (except)4.More young, ________ newcomers would slow the rate at which America is aging. (energy)5.These lights flickered _________ like traffic lights which have gone mad. (continue)6.Excuse me, is there any hotel available __________. (near)7.Russia has deliberately and ________ violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. (repeat)8.Sensors in school buildings read them to check pupils’ _______ and location(t hought not what they do off the premises). (attend)IV. Sentences transformation1.They took the wounded into the small temple. (改为被动语态)The wounded ________ ________ into the small temple.2.Please don’t play basketball here. (保持句意不变) Would you_______ ________ playing basketball here?rmation is very important in our daily life. (感叹句)________ _______ information is in our daily life!4.This happened five times. (改为反意疑问句) This happened fivetimes, _______ _______?5.Will he go on a trip to Beijing? He hasn’t decided… (合并成一句)He hasn’t decided ______ he _______ go on a trip to Beijing.6.The adventure story I told you happened two years ago. (划线提问) ______ ______ the adventure story you told me happen?7.Mary doesn’t usually study in the study. (改为肯定句) Mary______ _______ in the study.Part 3 Reading and WritingV. Reading comprehension A. Choose the best answerIn the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely blamed．Ecologists pointed out that many tall buildings in a city often cause transportation and parking problems．Skyscrapers are also wasteful consumers of electricity．In one recent year, 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the highest daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts—enough to supply the entire city of Albany for a day.Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful The heat loss（or gain）through a wall of half-inch glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry(建筑材料) wall filled with insulation (隔热)board. To reduce the burden on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses covered with a layer of silver or gold mirror that reduce the unpleasant bright light as well as heat gain．However, glass-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings．Skyscrapers put a heavy burden on a city's public facilities, too．If fully occupied, the former two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone produce 2．25 million gallons of waste water each year—as much as a city the size of Stamford, which has a population of more than 109,000．Skyscrapers also influence television reception, block bird flyways, and affect air traffic．In Boston in the late 1960s, some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common （波士顿公园）．Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them—personal ambition, a sense of pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of space for rent．71．The main purpose of the passage is to _____．A．explain various building structuresB．compare skyscrapers with other modern buildingsC．discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapersD．describe skyscrapers and their influence on the environment72．According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have glass walls?A．Construction time is increased．B．The surrounding air is heated．C．The building materials are very expensive．D．Such buildings lead to climate change．73．According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers were some residents of Boston worried about in the late 1960's?A．The influence on air traffic,B．The harmful effects on the city's plants．C．The poor reception of radio and TV signals．D．The removal of trees and grass from building sites．74．Which of the following groups would the skyscraper issue concern most?A．College students．B．Television viewers.C．Environmentalists．D．Electrical engineers．75．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．The skyscrapers first appeared in the late 1960s．B．Where there are skyscrapers, television reception is poorer．C．The former two World Trade Center towers are skyscrapers．D．Skyscrapers provide more usable space than other buildings．B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passageHow can we explain the popularity of neckties? For years, fashion historians have predicted that men would__1__wearing ties because they seemed to have little or no function. It may be the men to them because ties As long as world and business. leaders continue to wear ties, the young businessmen will__2__them and ties will remain popular. However, neckties do have a different kind of appeal. Neckties cover the buttons of the shirt and emphasize the length of a man’s body. They also__3__color and adornment (装饰)to men’s clothing, which is often plain and serious.Today, there are tens of thousands‘ of designs of ties 49 .There are ties for special__4__--hearts for Valentine’s Day, fireworks for the Fourth of July,and Santa Claus for Christmas. There are ties that tell you about a man’s__5__ --pictures of tennis rackets, motorcycles, airplanes, fishing rods, or musicalinstruments, to name a few. There are even ties for different occupations such as accountants, firefighters, and police officers. And funny ties are becoming ever more popular. You can getties covered with colorful frogs and bottles of beer. If you enjoy rock music, you can even find atie in the shape of a guitar!Funny or formal, wide or narrow, it’s__6__that ties are going to be around for a long time.1.A. fear B. mind C. forget D. stop2.A. help B. trust C. follow D. admire3.A. add B. changeC. expose D. deliver4.A. places B. ceremonies C. occasions D. people5.A. holidays B. imagesC. possessions D. hobbies6.A. clear B. necessary C. strange D. usefulC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsWomen in BritainIt is only seventy years since British women got the right to vote. Some people think this is the main reason women are so underrepresented in politics, trade unions and big businesses. Others feel it is s___1___ that they are much too busy doing other things. The old saying “a woman’s place is in home” may seem out of d___2___ to most people, but the old, fixed image of a woman as a supporting wife and caring mother is certainly still u___3___——one only has to watch a few television ads.In 1975 the law did not allow women to be paid less than men doing the same work. Certainly it is usually the case nowadays that women doing the same jobs as men get the same money, but generally women do not do the same job: they do different ones that o__4___ lower salaries. Thea__5__ women work in are almost all those of “service”: teaching, nursing, catering and cleaning, jobs that can be seen as an extension of the mothering role.Apart from looking after people during the day at work, women often have to take care of family at home too, which may mean they have less energy to c___6___ in the race for professional development. In almost every field, top positions are more likely to be f___7__ by men. While most teachers are women, for example, most headmasters are not. School cooks are women, head cooks are men and even cleaners tend to be watched over and directed by male caretakers.D. Answer the questionsAll around the globe, on any given day, you will find some sort of sports event on your local television station. With networks dedicated(专注于)only to sports, you can find things like boxing, bowling, basketball, football, baseball, and soccer on 24 hours a day!In the United States, there are several sports that seem to be much more popular than others.the most popular sports in the United States today, being watched live and on screens, are:1.Baseball is one of the top sports being played in the United States. Having been played in the United States the longest, baseball attracts millions of fans to ball fields every year. Proud parents everywhere enjoy watching their children learn and play the game. When it comes to sports, profession and amateur(业余爱好者)baseball is ranked(分等级)right up there at the top.2.Football began as a college sport in the United States in the mid 1800s. Football is truly the “American sport”,since the modern football originated(起源于)in the US. It has grown from being played only in college to having professional teams and being played by students in both elementary and high schools.3.Basketball is a popular sport worldwide. The number of people around the world playing basketball can reach 300 million! Basketball is one of some professional sports in the United States to welcome foreign players onto teams, with many players of professional basketball being recruited from other countries and brought to the United States to play.4.Hockey is one of the newer sports gaining popularity in America. It did not originate in the United States, but it has found its way into their sporting life and become one of the fastest growing sports. Ice hockey is the most popular form of this sport, with street hockey being popular with older kids everywhere.1.Which sport has been played in the United States longest,baseball, football or basketball?2.When did football begin as a college sport in the United States?3.Why can we say football is truly “American sport”?4.How many people play basketball around the world?5.Street hockey is the popular form of this sport,isn’t it?6.Are you interested in one of the sports in the passage or not? Why?(Tell at least two reasons. )参考答案：语法部分：1-5 A D D D C 6-10C AAA DD 11-15CCCDD 16-20D B B B B 21-23 C CB选词填空1-8 I B C E A F G H词转1.responsibility2.explanation3.expectations4.energetic5.continuously6.nearby7.repeatedly 8. attendance句转1，were taken 2. mind not 3. How important 4. didn’t it 5. whether would 6. When did 7. seldom studies 阅读部分71-75 D B B C A 完型部分：1-6 DC A CD A首字母填空1，simple 2, date 3, usual 4, off 5, average 6 compete 7, filled 回答问题：1，Baseball.2. In the mid 1800s.3，Because the modern football originated in the US.4，300 million.5，No, it isn’t.6，Any reasonable answer is OK.。