无锡市天一实验学校2017年春学期初三英语期中试卷(2017.04)第I卷(客观题共50分)一、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(本大题共14小题,每小题1分,共14分)1. — What do you think of the voice of Adele who won 2017 Grammy Awards?— Oh, I’ve never heard ________ one.A. the bestB. a bestC. a goodD. a better2. — Where are you going for your summer holiday?— We ________ go to Yun Nan, but we haven’t decided yet.A. shouldB. willC. mayD. must3. Animal signs or star signs don’t really influence your personality. It is you who ________ yourlife and your future.A. shineB. shapeC. showD. shut4. Sometimes nobody closes the door before leaving because everybody thinks ________ will doit.A. anybodyB. everybodyC. somebodyD. nobody5. — Are you willing to buy something big like a house from online shops?— It sounds great ________ I won’t do that.A. butB. unlessC. thoughD. since6. — Mum, I’ve got a chance to be an exchange student to the UK next year!— Really? That’s just ________ to be true. Anyway, congratulations, baby!A. good enoughB. well enoughC. too goodD. too well7. ―Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea.‖—This really means ________.A. I don’t like a cup of tea.B. I prefer something else to tea.C. Ballet is my favourite.D. I don’t like ballet.8. — Look! There’s an island over there.— Yes. It’s too far away from the land. I think it must be ________ visited by ships.A. oftenB. usuallyC. seldomD. always9. It’s ________ you to sit there doing nothing at all while others are so busy.A. stupid ofB. stupid forC. wise ofD. wise for10. — I wonder what Mr. Wang asked you just now?— He asked________ .A. whether I will take part in the singing competitionB. how long I have bought my new bikeC. what was wrong with my old bikeD. how much money did I spent on books11. — The girl ________ for the lead role in the film but was refused.— What a pity!A. tried upB. tried outC. tried toD. tried on12. — I think the plan is just a waste of time. What do you think?— Well, if you don’t support the plan, ________.A. neither do IB. so do IC. neither will ID. so will I13. People ________your age don’t like to save money. They spend lots of money enjoying theirlife.A. toB. ofC. forD. in14. — Nowadays, it seems that many young people can’t live without smart phones.— ________. I think it’s bad for their health.A. I’m afraid notB. I hope not.C. Exactly.D. Of course.二、完形填空先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the center of the American film industry is Hollywood, the movie center of India is Mumbai, known 15 Bombay. ―Bollywood‖ i s a combination (结合) of the 16 “Bombay”and“Hollywood”.Bollywood is not a physical place. Some people 17 the name, saying that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood. 18 , Bollywood is one of the largest centers of film production in the world.No Bollywood movie is thought complete 19 a few songs and dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still be 20 if the music is good. Because of this, music directors are sometimes more popular than actors. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs in it, often explaining what the dances mean. A film’s success often21 on the quality of such musical numbers. In some ways, Bollywood has been influencing22 films in the western world since the 2000s.Bollywood may be different from Hollywood when it comes to musical style, but it is very 23 to Hollywood in several ways. Bollywood hero Shark Khan uses a gun just like Hollywood star Tom Cruise. News reporters follow Bollywood stars just as often as Hollywood stars. The personal lives of Indian actors and actresses catch the headlines, just as 24 do in the United States.15. A. for B. to C. as D. at16. A. cities B. words C. films D. factories17. A. like B. dislike C. agree D. disagree18. A. But B. However C. Though D. Otherwise19. A. with B. without C. except D. besides20. A. successful B. necessary C. serious D. worse21. A. decides B. divides C. depends D. dreams22. A. romantic B. action C. funny D. musical23. A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same24. A. we B. they C. you D. them三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(本大题共13小题,每小题2分,共26分) A25.The audition for the musical show will be held on_______.A. March 6B. March 10C. March 27D. April 1026. Students who take part in the field trip need to take their_______ with them.A. notebooksB. backpacksC. sunglassesD. cameras27. How long will the field day last?A. One hour.B. Two hours.C. One day.D. Three days.BBlack Spider(蜘蛛)was having trouble catching bugs(臭虫)in his web, while Grey Spider caught two bugs in his.―You are so lucky,‖ Black Spider said to Grey Spider. ―You have two bugs while I have none. It’s not fair(公平的).‖―Everyone has lucky days and unlucky days. Let’s eat the bugs together,‖ said Grey Spider.Black Spider decided to join Grey Spider for lunch.―You must do some special things to get lucky, is it magic?‖ Grey Spider whispered.―No, build your web!‖ said Black Spider. ―Repair your web! Enlarge your web! Make your web wider!‖―Is that all?‖―Yes, build a new web!‖ said Grey Spider.After lunch, Black Spider went back and made a new web. He built his web wider. Once he was done he slept all through the night because he was very tired.In the morning, Black Spider was excited to see four bugs in his web. He told Grey Spider about it. Grey Spider smiled at Black Spider. ―By enlarging your web, you have enlarged your possibility to catch all these bugs,‖ Grey Spider said. ―There is chance all around us. Luck i s everywhere. You need to work to make it so more good luck comes your way.‖28. After the Black Spider built his web wider, he slept all night because_______ .A. he could do nothing but waitB. the bugs only came out at nightC. he could use the web next morningD. he got really tired building the web29. Which of the following is close to the underlined(划线)sentence?A. Every coin has two sides.B. Every dog has its day.C. Everything has its cause.D. Every road leads to Rome.30. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Always get a plan when you are in trouble.B. To show people how a spider catches bugs.C. Luck comes to those who work for it.D. Life is not always fair, so we need to find a way out.CThe wind tried pushing Colin to the ground. It felt as if Colin’s news-bag was full of potatoes.Maybe it had to do with the news Dad read before Colin left. The morning headlines(标题)were full of the usual sad stories.“No good news again!‖ Dad said.Car accidents! House burns! Storm damage(损害)!Colin moved quickly from house to house leaving papers in the mailbox. He wished he could bring only good news to his family, also to his friendly neighbours. ―How could I make things better for everyone?‖ he wondered.Colin noticed Alice coming. She only had one real eye. The other was made of glass. He liked Alice even if many others laughed at her. He didn’t realize how much it helped her, having a friend like Colin.Each time Colin left a paper by a customer’s door, he thought, ―How could I make some good news?‖Colin gave his usual cheerful ―Hi‖ to everyone on his way. His smile was like the rising sun.Someone was crying and he ran to where a little boy had fallen and hurt his leg. Colin calmed him down until the boy’s mother arrived.“I’m glad you’re my paperboy,‖ she told Colin.He continued on his way, but he didn’t feel tired. It was fun doing what he usually did—helping others.He raced up the street to his last customer. Mrs. Williams saw Colin coming and had peanut butter cookies as a treat for her favourite paperboy. She wondered why such a lively boy always had time to chat with an old lady.Colin’s own treat for his customers ca me from his heart. He did have much good news to share, even if he didn’t realize it. His smile and polite manners brought cheering-up news to all his customers.31. What was Colin’s trouble?A. His news-bag was too heavy.B. He had heard of many sad stories.C. His dad didn’t like his job as a paperboy.D. He couldn’t bring good news to his customers.32. Why did Mrs. Williams think Colin was her favourite boy?A. Because he would always like to chat with her.B. Because he liked her peanut butter cookies.C. Because he didn’t bring bad news to her.D. Because he always sent papers to her as fast as he could.33. What was Colin’s treat for his customers?A. His smile and polite manners.B. His papers full of good news.C. His honesty and happiness.D. His confidence and friendship.34. What’s the best title of this passage?A. No news is good newsB. How paperboys workC. The boring job as a paperboyD. A sunny paperboyDDo you and your friends ever talk about your dreams with each other? If you do, you might have noticed something interesting –some of your friends seldom remember their dreams, but some can always describe their dreams so clearly that it seems like they’re describing things that really happened to them. What makes those people different?The answer is simple. There are two different types of dreamers – low dream recallers(回忆者)and high dream recallers.Low dream recallers usually remember their dreams only twice a month. But high dream recallers are able to remember them about five mornings a week. And a new study suggests that activity in a certain part of the brain could have something to do with it, reported The Huffington Post.Perrine Ruby, a French researcher at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, studied 41 people (21 high dream recallers and 20 low dream recallers) and recorded their brain activity. She found that a part of the brain called the temporo-parietal junction (颞顶联合区) was more active in high dream recallers than in low dream recallers –both when they were sleeping and awake.This brain area collects and processes(编程)information from the outside world. This means that high dream recallers know more about what’s happening around them. For example, when they are awake, they respond (对……有反应) more strongly to hearing their own names, and when they are sleeping, they are woken more easily by sounds and movements.By closely studying people’s brain a ctivities, Ruby found that high dream recallers have twice as much ―wakefulness time‖ during sleep as low dream recallers do. And it is during these short times of wakefulness that the brain remembers dreams.―The sleeping brain is not able to remember ne w information,‖ Ruby told The WashingtonPost. ―It needs to wake up to be able to do that.‖This is not hard to understand. Just try to think of your own sleeping experiences. If you are worried during the night, you are more likely to remember your dreams, but if you sleep well, you will remember little in the morning, and this is because ―you never get a chance to remember‖, Robert Stickgold, a Harvard Medical School researcher, told The Washington Post.35. According to the article, high dream recallers ______.A. have very little brain activity during sleepB. can remember their dreams clearlyC. don’t know how to describe their dreamsD. remember their dreams twice a week36. Compared to high dream recallers, low dream recallers ______.A. have higher sleep qualityB. have more sleepless nightsC. are more easily woken at nightD. respond faster when hearing their names37. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?A. To show the advantages of being a low dream recaller.B. To suggest what to do to become a low dream recaller.C. To make readers interested in future studies.D. To further explain Ruby’s research.第II卷(主观题共40分)四、词汇运用(本大题共8小题,每小题1分,共8分)(A) 根据句意和汉语注释,在答题卡对应题号的横线上,写出单词的正确形式。