2016~2017学年度第一学期期末练习初三英语2016.1四、单项填空（共10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. —Is this your coat?—No. _____ coat is black.A. MyB. HisC. HerD. Your22. Beijing will hold the Winter Olympic Games ______ August, 2022.A. atB. onC. inD. of23. The weather is bad outside, _______we have to study at home.A. soB. orC. butD. because24. —______ is your favourite writer?—Mark Twain.A. WhatB. WhoC. WhenD. Where25. Tom is growing fast. He is even _______ than his father.A. tallB. tallerC. tallestD. the tallest26. —Must I finish the homework tonight?—No, you ______. You can finish it tomorrow.A. needn’tB. mustn’tC. shouldn’tD. can’t27. My sister ______when I got home yesterday evening.A. sleepB. sleptC. was sleepingD. is sleeping28. Mr. Green ______ here since last year.A. livesB. will liveC. was livingD. has lived29. The iphone ______ by Apple Computer Inc. before 2007.A. inventB. inventedC. is inventedD. was invented30. —Do you know______ the meeting?—Tomorrow morning.A. when they hadB. when they willhaveC. when did they haveD. when will they have五、完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5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。

Puppy LoveNate looked out his bedroom win dow. He had a perfect view of his neighbor’sbackyard and his neighbor’s new puppy, Peanut. Mr.Jensen had recently moved to the neighborhood. HeletNate play with his little ___31___ he brought home fromthe pet store just now.Nate was ___32___. He wanted a puppy, but hissister had dog allergies（过敏）. After a while, though, Mr. Jensen told him to stop playing with Peanut because they made too much noise.The weather was getting colder. Nate could see Peanut was__33__ in the backyard a lot. It seemed like Mr. Jensen never played with Peanut. Nate also ___34___ that Peanut’s food and water dishes were always empty. Peanut looked skinny. He didn’t run around like he used to.“Mom.” said Nate, “I am worried about Peanut. He doesn’t have any protection from t he sun or cold. I never see Mr. Jensen play with him. What should we do?”“Let’skeep an eye on Peanut, Nate.” said Mom. “Being responsible means we__35___about other people as well as animals. We need to show them respect and we have a responsibility to m ake sure their owners are kind to animals.”“Okay, Mom.” said Nate.Peanut’s living conditions did not improve. One day Nate saw Mr.Jensen ___36___ Peanut for barking too much. Nate told his Mom. His mother helped him call the Department of Animal Control.The Officer Clark came totalk to Nate and his Mom and they explained how Mr. Jensen treated Peanut.“I think Peanut deserves（应得）a better home.” said Officer Clark.Because of Peanut’s living conditions, Animal Control ___37___ Peanut away from Mr. Jensen. Officer Clark placed Peanut in an animal shelter wherevolunteers helped. Here Peanut received food, water, exercise and, of course, love.Best of all, Nate was inspired to become a volunteer there. His work there taught him about being responsible and respectful to the animals and the ___38___ who worked there.After a month, a kind family came___39___for a pet. Nate introduced the family to Peanut. Peanut’s tail didn’t stop wagging as each family member hugged him. When the family asked if they could keep Peanut, Nate smiled.Before Nate said goodbye to Peanut, he gave him a hug and said, “Thank you, Peanut, for teaching me that I have a ___40___to care about others.”31. A. dog B. cat C. horse D. rabbit32. A. surprised B. moved C. sad D. excited33. A. noisyB. aloneC. safe D. happy34. A. noticed B. recognizedC. understoodD. realized35. A. think B. worry C. careD. talk36. A. hit B. push C. knock D. point37. A. putB. tookC.gaveD. threw38. A. leadersB. visitors C. volunteers D. doctors39. A. waitingB. paying C. sending D. looking40. A. braveryB. confidence C.wisdomD.responsibility阅读理解（共50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30分，每小题2分）41. Riverside High School is home to _____very special young people.A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 542. Mario is helping out at _______.A. a charity hospitalB. a high schoolC. an animal hospitalD. a reading center43. What does Natalie likedoing?A. Studying.B. Playing.C. Singing.D. Reading.44. For Alan, the reward comes in ___________.A. bringing happiness to othersB. doing the things helovesC. learning a lot about animalsD. receiving some moneyBSanta ClausDoes Not ForgetBertie was a very good boy,but he always forgot. Nomatter what he was asked to do, in the end his answeralways was “I forgot.” If he was sent to the store to getsomething, he would return with nothing but his usualanswer.His parents decided that something must be done tomake the little boy remember.Christmas was near, and Bertie was busy making out a long list of things that he wanted Santa Claus to bring him.“Santa Claus may forget some of those things.” said his mother.“He cannot,” replied Bertie,“because I will write all the things on this paper. Then Santa Claus can see it and put the things in my stocking(长袜).”Christmas morning came, and Bertie was up early to see what was in his stocking. His mother kept away from him as far as she could, for she knew what Santa Claus had done.Finally she heard him coming to her room. He held a list in his hand,which is much longer than the one he had made out. He put it in his mother’s hand, while tears of disappointment fell from his eyes. It was a list of all the things that Bertie had forgotten to do over the last six months. At the end of all was written, in big letters, “I FORGOT.”.Bertie cried for an hour. Then they went to grandpa’s house. There for the first time he saw a Christmas tree. It was very strange to Bertie, but on the Christmas tree he found everything he had written on his list.Did he change his bad habit? Not all at once,but when his mother saw that he was very careless,she would say, “Remember, Santa Claus does not forget!”45. When Bertie was asked to do something,his answer always was“_____.”in the end.A. I rememberedB. I returnedC. I didD. I forgot46. Bertie made a long list of the things ________.A. he puton the Christmas treeB. he had forgotten to do beforeC. he wanted Santa to bring himD. his parents wanted him to remember47. How did Bertie feel after he read the list Santa Clausleft to him?A. He was disappointed.B. He was excited.C. He was pleased.D. He was angry.48. Why would his mother say, “Remember, Santa Claus does not forget!”?A. To make Bertie remember Santa Claus’gifts.B. To remind Bertie to change his bad habit.C. To help Santa Claus not to forget the list.D. To tell Bertie Santa Claus never forgets.You will join a group of up to 12 teenagers and one ortwo leaders. You’ll see mountains, the sea, pretty country villages, and lakes. You’ll cycle about 20 km on most days, but don’t worry–y ou don’t need to cycle up a ny mountains and you can go quite slowly if you need to. On the days when you don’t cycle,you can have a go at some different sports, like swimming and caving, and you’ll move to a different hotel most nights.At the end of your holiday you’ll find you are fitter, moreenergetic and have more friends! 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He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia.The laptop which Mr.Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber（橡胶）so that it is very strong and won’t be damaged easily. As an electricity supplycan be a problem in developing countries,the computer also has a special handle so that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed.These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children’s educati on as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children’s education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phonesso that they can be used again. In the UK, and probably in manyother countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown awayevery year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment,so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, w e will be able to “kill two birds with one stone”, and that is always a good thing.53. The expression“be damaged” in Paragraph 3 probably means“_________”.A. be fixedB. be hurtC. be usedD. be broken54. From the passage we can learn thatthe cheap laptop__________.A. can help the developing countries with theelectricity supplyB. can be moved and carried with the help of a special handleC. can help the children’s educationby surfing the InternetD. will be covered with rubber so that it can save money55. The writer may agreethat in developing countries these ideas can_________.A. help the children reduce waste and earn moneyB. be good for the environment and the educationC. help the children solve the problems at onceD. provide the basic needsforthe people there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。