初三英语期中测试卷第一卷（80分）一、听力理解（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）A、听对话，选择合适的图画或答案。

每段对话听两遍。

（共10分）( )1.What’s Mary’s star sign like?( )2.What did Lin Hua do yesterday?( )3.What will the boy probably take with him?( )4.What is his father’s job?( )5.What’s the time by the man’s watch?A. 9.00B. 8.45C.8.15( )6.How might the woman go to work?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. By train.( )7.Which lady is a famous actress?A. The one wearing jeans.B. The one with short hair.C. The one with long hair ( )8. Where’s the man’s bike now?A. Under the stairs.B. At the gate.C. In the garden.( )9. What does the woman think of the girl?A.She is good at music and works hard.B.She got a music box as a gift.C.She needs to work hard.( )10.How long does the woman have to wait outside the shop?A. For 15 minutes.B. For 45 minutes.C. For 50 minutes.B. 根据所听到的对话或短文选择正确答案。

每段材料听两遍。

（共10分）听下面一段对话，回答11至12题( )11.What colour does the man like?A. Red.B. Orange.C. All kinds of colours.( )12.What does the woman think of orange?A.It’s the colour of heat.B.It represents power.C.It can bring her success.听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题。

（）13.What did the boy’s class do last week?A.They had a charity walk.B.They had a party.C.They had a charity show.( )14. What was the host’s duty?A.Just to introduce the pop stars.B.To ask the audience to donate money.C.He had many duties and the most important was to introduce the pop stars.( )15. Which statement is NOT true according to the dialogue?A.There were many pop stars in the show.B.They had the show in the theatre.C.The show was a success.听一篇短文，回答第16至20题。

（）16.Why did the speaker go to a language school?A.To ask some strange questions.B.To learn some English.C.To see his friends from America.( )17.How many days a week did the speaker go to the language school?A. Five days.B. Six days.C. Seven days.( )18.What did the speaker do one day during the break?A.Ask for something to eat.B.Thanked Alice for the cake.C.Asked Alice a question.( )19. What did the speaker think after Alice answered the question?A.Alice was really helpful.B.Alice wanted to sell cakes.C.America was really a “money” country.( )20. Why did Alice look at the speaker with a big smile?A.The speaker was very funny.B.The speaker misunderstood her.C.Alice was very friendly to the speaker.二、单项选择（本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）（）21. Nice gifts are always ________ me on my birthday by my parents.A. buying toB. buying forC. bought forD. bought to( ) 22.It’s silly _______ Jim ________ go hiking with us.A. for; notB. for; not toC. of; not toD. of; not( )23.A: Pay attention to details when solving difficult problems.B: ________________.A. Don’t mention it.B. Thank you. I will.C. You worry too muchD. There are no difficult problems( )24. Do your characteristics _________ what your star sign says about you?A. the same asB. agreeC. matchD. different from( )25.The father is creative enough __________ so many toys for his daughter.A. buyingB. makingC. to buyD. to make( )26.Sam ________ Chinese tea with nothing in it. He says he enjoys the taste very much.A. prefersB. prefers toC. would ratherD. would like to ( )27.I found _________ very difficult to learn English well.A. thatB. itC. myselfD. me( )28.He has to stay at home because he has _________ close friends.A. a fewB. fewC. littleD. a little( )29.A:How many people are there in the hall? B: _________.A.NobodyB. No oneC. NoneD. Nothing ( )30.Please don’t come until you _______________.A.were told toB. are told toC. were toldD. are told ( )31.How long have you ______________ your hometown?A. been away fromB. leftC. arrived inD. come to ( )32.The dictionary is good for _______ beginners. It is worth ____________.A.our; buy; buying; buyD.our; buying( )33.Here are two magazines. You may take __________ one.A.bothB. eitherC.neitherD.all( )34.You shouldn’t e-mail him. ____________, you should send him a card.A. HoweverB. BeforeC.InsteadD. Then( )35. A:What do you think of her skating?B:Oh, no one does ____________.A. goodB. wellC. betterD. best三、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）" asked the manager. “ This high,” said John. And he lifted his arm above his head.（）36. A. wife B. daughter C. neighbor D. mother（）37. A. everyone B. someone C. none D. no one（）38. A. busy B. old C. strong D. weak（）39. A. Unless B. Because C. Before D. When（）40 A. gave off B. put up C. turned off D. turned on（）41. A. sent B. offered C. told D. called（）42. A. play B. rest C. work D. shop（）43. A. an idea B. a question C. a lesson D. an order（）44. A. may B. should C. must D. could（）45. A. sorry B. sure C. afraid D. shy（）46. A. arm B. leg C. foot D. shoulder（）47. A. had B. took C. happened D. received（）48. A. low B. high C. far D. long（）49. A. a great deal B. very high C. a little D. a lot（）50. A. before B. after C. if D. though阅读理解（本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）（A）A lift is wonderful. It is really only a small room. Rooms usually stay in one place. Lifts travel up and down all day long.Sometimes a worker stands in the lift. He or she operates it up and down. In modern lifts there is no worker. The people walk in. They know what floor they want. They push a button and the lift goes to that floor. It is all very fast and easy.Lifts are very important to us. Why? Think about a tall building. Maybe it has twenty floors. Maybe it has fifty or more. Who can walk up all the stairs? Maybe people can climb them one time. Can someone climb thirty floors to an office every day? Can small children walk up to their room on the twenty-fourth floor? Can their mother and father carry food up all those stairs? Of course not.We can have high buildings because we have lifts. We could not have all the beautiful tall buildings in the world without lifts. They are really wonderful.（）51.A lift looks like______.A.a small roomB.a small houseC. a small ladderD.a small stair（）52.Which of the following is true?A. A modern lift has no buttons.B. A modern lift has a worker to operate it.C.A modern lift can go up and down with no worker in it.D. A modern lift knows what floor people want.（）53.If you want to go to the floor you want, you_______.A. ask for helpB. open the door of the liftC. ring the bellD. push the right button（）54.Why do people have to use lifts? Because________.A. they have tall buildingsB. they can't walk up and downC. old people and children need themD. lifts are wonderful(B)Going to a friend’s house is very exciting.You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.When to arriveThe first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can turn up a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.What to bringOften it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.How to greet (问候)When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr. or Mrs. Smith. This will show them more respect (尊重) and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. Another way to show respect is to call them Madam or Sir.It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!55. If you are told to get to your friend’s house around 5:00 p.m., it is politeto arrive at_____A. 5:02 p.m.B. 4:50 p.m.C. 4:30 p.m.D. 5:30 p.m.56. When the writer was a child, he called his friend’s father _____.A. SmithB. JohnC. MaryD. Paul57 The passage mainly (主要) tells us _____.A. when to arrive at your friend’s houseB. how to greet peopleC. what to bring to your friendD. how to be a good visitor( C )N ew York City is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work and school?In New York you can travel by subways, bus, taxi and private (私人的) car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.The second way to travel is by bus. It is a slower way to travel.You can also travel by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to every place you want to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work..The last way is to use your private car. It’s not good to drive during the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.The best time to travel is from 9 a.m to 4.pm . Traffic will be less crowded during this time because most people are already at school or at work at that time.58.How many ways of travelling are mentioned (提到) in the passage?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five59. The word “rush hour” in Chinese means _____________.A.高峰时间.B. 匆忙时间C. 冲刺时间D. 繁忙时间60.The fastest way to travel in New York City is ________________.A. by busB. by subwayC. by taxiD. by private car61. From the last paragraph we know that in New York City ____________.A. there is no “rush hour” from 9.am to 4 p.m.B. traffic is heavy at noon.C. most Americans have lunch at home.D. people go to work and school at 9:00.( D )In winter, most people are losing their leaves. No matter how strong the wind is or how heavy the snow is in wintertime, bamboo does not lose leaves. Bamboo stands straight and grows fast. Chinese people say that this is bamboo’s spirit.It is about being brave enough to overcome difficulties.Because of this, the Chinese really love bamboo.They call bamboo, along with the pine tree(松树) and plum blossom(梅花), the ‘three cold-fesistant friends of winter’.Bamboo is a common plant all around China. It is widely used in our daily life. Chinese people learned to use bamboo to make chopsticks, baskets and even furniture a long time ago. They also use it to cook various kinds of food. Bamboo is also the main food of the giant panda.Bamboo is very useful in art, too. Because it’s hollow empty inside, bamboo is a good choice for people to make musical instruments. There are many kinds of bamboo flutes (长笛) all over the world.You can see bamboo in many world-famous movies, too. For example, in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(藏龙卧虎), Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun-fat fly and flight on the bamboo branches. There is also bamboo in the Hollywood cartoon movie Kungfu Panda.( )62.What is bamboo like in wintertime?A.It loses most of its leaves.B.It grows straight and fast.C.It is not as straight as it is in summer.D.It can’t stand the cold weather.( )63.People use bamboo to do the following EXCEPT ___________.A. make furnitureB. make flutesC. feed pandasD. cool food( ) 64. What is bamboo’s spirit according to Chinese people?A.Being brave to face trouble.B.Always being kind and friendly.C.Trying to be different from others.D.Trying your best to realize your dreams.。