2011――2012学年度第二学期期中考试初三英语试题（第Ⅰ卷选择题65分）一．单项选择（30分）1 The woman there two children.A areB haveC hasD is2 They all seemed tired after the hiking.A beB to beC wereD being3 It is exciting for children water sports.A playB to playC playingD played4 That man be Mary’s father because he is much taller.A can’tB canC mustD mustn’t5 Dad while he was watching TV.A fell asleepB felt asleepC fall sleepD was falling sleep6 We were excited to hear the news that we couldn’t stopping clapping （拍）our hands.A tooB soC veryD such7 Do you mind my sitting here?A Certainly not.B Yes, not at all.C Of course.D OK.8 This film is so boring that of us wants to see it again.A nobodyB noneC no oneD each9 Mum was cooking he got home.A whenB whileC becauseD for10 Tom has lunch at school, he?A doesn’tB hasn’tC doesD has11-- did you go to the library for?-- I went there to borrow some books.A WhenB WhyC HowD What12.—What a beautiful dress you're having!A. No, thanks.B. Thank you.C. Yes it is.D. Sorry, it isn't.13. The writer lives ._____, but he doesn't feel______.A.alone;aloneB.alone;lonelyC.lonely;aloneD.lonely;lonely14. The old woman never feels happy,________?A. won`t sheB. will sheC. does sheD. doesn't she15. —Do you know if he________ to play, basketball with us?—I think he will come if he________ free tomorrow.A. comes; ises; will beC. will come; isD. will come; will be16. —Must we clean the classroom before breakfast? —No, you________.A. can'tB. may notC. use notD. needn't17.Wei Ming finds watching TV programmes________.A.frustrateB.frustratesC.frustratedD.frustrating18.We got______about the good news that he won the first prize.A.excitingB.excitedC.exciteD.excites19.I will help you______you are in trouble.A.whichB.whenC.whatD.whetherst year,French______too difficult_____me to understand.A.was,atB.is, toC.was,forD.was,to21.If you don`t know the word,_______in the dictionary.A.look up itB.look it upC.look at itD.find it22.We should face the________in our lives bravely.A.changeB.challenges happiness D.exam23.I_____ half an hour on my homework yesterday.A.tookB.spentC.spendD.take24.No one likes him______.A.no moreB.any longerC.tooD.still25.The girl is allowed______her own clothes.A.choseB.chooseC.to chooseD.choosing26.After a long walk, he stopped _____ a rest.A.havingB.to haveC.had D have27.He has a small _____of good friends.A.teamB.circleC.classD.box28.______I were you, I wouldn`t do that.A.UnlessB.IfC.OnlyD.When29.I don`t think she can do it without you,______?A.can sheB.can`t sheC.do youD.don`t you30.He didn`t think the shirt was _____,so he didn`t buy it.A.enough cheapB.enough expensiveC.cheap enoughD.expensive enough二、完型填空。

(共10分)阅读下列短文，从每组四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案填空(每小题1分，共10分)Richard found work in a big office after he had finished college. He liked to use his (31) and was good at his work. So he was often paid more than his workmates and he worked (32) ，But something was wrong with the young man one month. He couldn't fall (33) at night. So he was always (34) in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The (35) looked him over and told him to buy some highly effective sleeping pills(高效安眠药). He took them (36) he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep.Richard (37) in the morning, he had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (38) . As soon as he went in the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (39) had a good sleep like last night's. And I'm feeling much better now!""Skunk(混蛋)!"the head (40) loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"31. A. hand B. head C. ear D. nose32. A. hard B. fast C. harder D. faster33. A. asleep B. alone C. afraid D. behind34. A. well B. hungry C. thirsty D. tired35.A.doctor B. policeman C. driver D. nurse36.A.after B. since C. before D. because37. A. stood up B. woke up C. at down D. lay down38. A. meal B. dinner C, party D. breakfast39. A. always B. usually C. never D. oftenughed B. shouted C. smiled D. asked三．阅读理解（20分）AOne day a man went to a fish store to buy a fish for his dinner. He picked up a fish and after examining it carefully, he held it up to his nose and smelled it.“Here! What’s this?” cried the shopkeeper. “Why do you smell that fish? Do you think it has gone bad?”“I didn’t smell it,” answered the man.“Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?” asked the shopkeeper.“I wasn’t smelling the fish. I was only talking to it,” said the man.“Talking to it?” said the fish seller, “Why, what did you say to it?”“I asked him if there was any news from the sea, and that’s all,” answered the man.“Well, what did the fish say?”“He said he didn’t know the latest(最新的)news, because he hadn’t been in the sea for more than two weeks.”( )41. What does “examine” mean? It means ““.A. Look at closelyB. looked after closelyC. look for closelyD. look up closely( )42. Why did the man hold the fish up to his nose?A.Because he wanted to talk to it.B.Because he wanted to listen to it.C.Because he wanted to know if it was bad.D.Because he wanted to eat it.( )43. What did the fish say, do you think?A.It said it was out of the sea.B.It said it didn’t know the latest news.C.It said it hadn’t been in the sea.D.It said nothing.( )44. What happened at the end of the story?A.The shopkeeper got angry with the buyer.B.The buyer left the shop without buying the fish.C.The buyer fought (打斗)with the shopkeeper.D.The buyer got some bad news from the fish.BJohn lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for he son. So the boy was short and thin.One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born. She left her son the name and address of his father.John found his father, Mr Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive this son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to schooland could not read or write.Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were up. He called out,” Oh, dear! An accident happened!”All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?( )45. John didn’t know his father because.A.the man was richB.the man deserted his motherC.his mother left the manD.the man didn’t like him( )46. After John found his father, .A.he was angry with the manB.he started a rich lifeC.he wouldn’t live with himD.the man was bad to him( )47. The people at the party laughed at him because .A.he held the newspaper upside downB.he wasn’t politeC.the newspaper was yesterday’sD. he wasn’t cleverCIt is well know that computers are becoming more and more popular. They are playing an important role in our daily lives. Computers are very useful in almost every field(领域). The first use of computers is to edit films. Imagine（设想）you have a great deal of document files to do. What program will you use? The answer co uld be “Word”, the famous word processor of Microsoft. If you’d like to design a chart（表格）, you can use “Excel”. And “Outlook” can be one of the most useful tools(工具) for you to send and receive e-mails.Another use of computers is to search for information on the Internet. Searching for information online is convenient. If we have computers connected to the Internet, we can get much useful information online. There’s quite a lot of information on the Internet. Searching on the Internet is also very easy---just type in what you are looking for and click the “search” icon. The search result will soon be listed on the screen. Today computers and the Internet are necessary for most of us.Further more, we can use computers as designing tools. We can also write some calculating (计算) programs to solve Math problems. Computers have better performance in these fields because of their high speed and accuracy（准确）.On the other hand, computers may produce negative effects. We should use computers in the right way and make computers good assistants of human beings（人类）.( )48. When you are surfing online（上网冲浪）, .A.you will find that the computer is a good assistantB.you will get an e-mailC.you can solve every problemD.you must use “Outlook”( )49. If you want to find some information on the Internet, you must .A. use ExcelB. type in your nameC. double click the “search” iconD. connect your computer with the Internet( )50. Which of the following is TRUE?A.It’s better to use “Excel” to send an e-mail.B.You can search the Internet at any time if you have a computer.C.We can use computers to solve some Math problems.D.You can get any information you want on the Internet.四、根据对话内容，用方框中的五个句子填空，将其序号填入题前横线上。