2016学年第一学初三年级英语阶段测试一考试时间100分钟满分150分日期2016.2.19 Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分词汇和语法）II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) （共20分）Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。

每空限填一词，每词只能填一次) （共8分）are. ____46____, it’s also true that many Olympic athletes had to overcome illnesses early in their lives.One excellent example is Wilma Rudolph. She competed in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics. She didn’t win just one gold medal. She won three. At the time, people called her ―the fastest woman in the world.As a young child, Wilma could not take part in sports. She had a series of serious illnesses, and then, at the age of 4, she got the doctor said she would never walk again.The people in Wilma’s family did everything they could to help her walk again. Wilma and her mother often traveled 100 miles to get treatments for her leg. Her brothers and sisters took turns giving her leg a daily massage. Four times a day, they ____47____ her do special exercises for her leg. ____48____, by the time Wilma was 9 years old, she was able to walk again. Before long, she started playing basketball and running. In high school, she was a track star and then she went to the Olympics.Wilma stopped being a runner when she was 22 years old. She then became a teacher and track coach. Her story ____49____ many people to work hard and to overcome difficulties.things you can do to improve your health and fitness. If you follow these good steps, it will be a good start and will make a huge ________ to your life and future.My secret of staying young is quite simple: devote your attention to the part of you, that’s young and growing your brain. Keep your mind awake and you will stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you, and make a________ of learning one new thing everyday.No matter how old you are, it’s not too ________ to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife without knowledge in the past who made herself into an excellent industrial designer. I know an old electrical engineer who has become a highly paid artist.Get over the idea that you are too ________ to get back to school. I know a man who entered a medical college at 70. He got his degree with honours and became a famous doctor. Another man went to a law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer.No matter how old people are, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you are active enough to try. Keep your mind active and awake: that’s the only youth elixir(灵丹妙药)Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用所给单词的适当形式填空)（共8分）54.The director made the first famous movie in his ________. (sixty)55.Rina explained to me that she took the job for ________ reasons. (variety)56.He can show us how to ________ the 3D printer. He is good at it. (operation)57.Words cannot ________ his joy. He is too excited to say nothing. (description)58.Why are you so ________ these days? (forget)59.My family got an ________ to my uncle’s birthday dinner today. (invite)60.It’s almost ________ for us ordinary people to step on the moon. (possible)61.Your ________ from the meeting made the chairman very angry. (absent)Ⅲ. Rewrite the following sentences as required (按要写改写句子，每空格限填写一词)（共14分）62.We keep in touch with each other by email.（改为否定句）We ________ ________ in touch with each other by email.63.Our school organizes an English speech contest once a year. (对划线部分提问)________ ________ does your school organize an English speech contest?64.The beach is a nice place for tourists. (改为感叹句)________ ________ nice place the beach is for tourists!65.Are there any new markets in Asia? The sales manager wanted to know. (合并为一句)The sales manager wanted to know ________ there ________ any new markets in Asia.66.The university will invite many graduates to celebrate its 100th birthday. (改为被动语态) Many graduates will ________ ________ by the university to celebrate its 100th birthday.67. We shouldn’t talk loudly in the theatre. We shouldn’t smoke there, either. (保持句意不变)We should ________ talk loudly in the theatre ________ smoke there.68.deal with, should, think of, the problem, we, to, more, ways, proper (连词成句)Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分读写）Ⅲ. Reading comprehension. (阅读理解) (共50分)A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (共12分)Director-General Bokova, ladies and gentlemen.It gives me a great pleasure to join you for this important initiative as the UN marks its 70th anniversary(周年).Education is very close in my heart. My father grew up in a very small village in China. In those days, not many villagers could read. So my father opened a night school to teach them how to read. With his help, many people learned to write their own names; with his help many people learned to read newspapers for the first time; with his help, many women were able to teach their children how to read. As his daughter, I know what education means to the people, especially those without it.After generations of hard work, China has come a long way in education. I myself am a beneficiary(受益者) of that progress.Otherwise I would never become a soprano and a professor of musical. I am following my father’s footsteps by teaching at China’s Conservatory of Music to help continue China’s success story.I want to thank Director-General Bokova and UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) for naming me the Special Envoy for Women and Girls Education(促进女童和妇女教育特使). I am truly honored to work with the UN and do something about Global Education. I have visited many schools around the world. I’ve seen first-hand on how much we can do for education.Education is about women and the girls. It is important for girls to go to school because they will become their children’s first teacher some day. But women still account for over half of the world’s poor in population and 60% of adults who can’t read. Education is crucial in the addressing such in equalities. In China, Spring Bud Education Program has helped over 3 million girls go back to school. Many of them have finished university education and they are doing well at work.Education is about equality(平等). In poor countries and regions the number of school dropouts(辍学) is astonishing. We call for more educational resources to these places.Education is about the young people. Young people are the future. Education is important because it not only gave young people knowledge and skills but also help them become responsible citizens. As the UNESCO special envoy and the mother myself my commitment(职责) to education for all will never change. Many years ago my father made a small difference in his village. Together we can make a big difference in the world.I was once asked about my Chinese dream. I said I hope all children especially girls can have access to good education. This is my Chinese dream. I believe one day education first will no longer be a dream, it will be a reality enjoyed by every young woman on this planet.Thank you very much.69.Who influenced Mrs Peng Liyuan most in her life according to her speech?A. Her teacherB. Her fatherC. Her daughterD. Her husband70.Which of the following is Mrs Peng’s opinion?A. Parents are their children’s first teachers.B. Because it can help some young people read and write.C. Because young people are important, so they must have some knowledge.D. Because some young people have no chance to go to school.B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) （共12分）When it comes to November 11, the young generations will consider it as the Singles’ Day as well as the online shopping carnival (狂欢节) .Online shopping has been much more ____75____ especially after Jack Ma, the CEO of Tmall and Taobao, had the idea of “Double Eleven”. The advantages of online shopping include cheaper pieces, fast searching, comparing between products, and saving time. Before the shoppers make their decisions, they can check reviews and recommendations about the products form other buyers. It is truly global so people can buy the best products from all over the world. Distance is no longer a ____76____ because most sellers provide an express service(快递服务) and goods will be sent straight to the door ____77____. You don’t even need to step out of your house or go to the shops. You can stay at home with a nice cup of tea and just click your mouse to choose the article you like.Online shopping is very ____78____, but there’s always a trap. Shoppers who buy products online are ____79____ that the products may be different from what they have expected. Online shopping has proved to be ____80____ enough. Online shoppers have to fill in their personalinformation and credit card information, which can be stolen and used by skillful hackers. It will increase the risk of losing money.So we should be careful enough to avoid these problems when we enjoy on line shopping.75. A. important B. necessary C. excellent D. fashionable76. A. mistake B. trouble C. question D. problem77. A. quickly B. slowly C. freely D. suddenly78. A. convenient B. difficult C. dangerous D. expensive79. A. bored B. worried C. excited D. pleased80. A. unsafe B. unusual C. untrue D. unhappyC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) （共14分）Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day e____81____ humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span."I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生)," said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a conservative estimate (保守的估计)."At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology (纳米技术) make it l____82____ that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from I20 to 180 years," he said. "Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years."H____83____, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years. Even with h____84____ lifestyles and less disease, they say f____85____ of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live."It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. "At p____86____ people who could get to that point are not in good health at all."As we all know, health is more important than wealth. Everyone wants to keep healthy. It is n________ for us to have a healthy lifestyle. So we should do more exercise. We should sleep for 8 hours every night. A good sleep can keep us active during the daytime. We should eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Eating them is good for our health. So you see, If we take good care of our health, our healthy lifestyle helps us get good grades. I hope that all people can have a healthy lifestyle and live at least 120 years.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题) ( 共12分)Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion（冠军）. Like many young trainers, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness prevented her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming.For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record forthe course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span(跨度) of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling(与---作战) the water for two days, she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer, she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter, writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.88: What was Nyad’s early interest?89: When did Nyad set the record for a ten-mile marathon swimming?90: According to the passage, how many times did Nyad join the long-distance swimming?91: What did Nyad do after she finished swimming?92: What did Nyad impress even though she had to give up?93: What can we learn from the passage?Ⅲ. Writing (作文) (共20分)➢94. Write at least 60 words about the topic ”My Views of the Ban on Fireworks”(“我对禁燃烟花爆竹的看法”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。