初三下英语期中试卷及答案
一、听力（本题有15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分；共计25分）
第一节：听小对话，选择图片。

1. Where will Kim and Fiona go for their holiday?
A. B. C.
2. How does Kevin usually go to school?
A. B. C.
3. What is Tom going to do during the holiday?
A. B. C.
4. Which sport does Cathy prefer?
A. B. C.
5. What did Daisy buy for his father?
A. B. C.
第二节：听对话，回答问题。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和7两个小题。

6. How much does the ticket to New York cost?
A. 248.
B. 258.
C. 285.
7. What would the man speaker like to eat this time during the flight?
A. Some meat.
B. A special salad.
C. Some fruits.
听下面一段对话，回答第8到10三个小题。

8. Who is Tom looking for?
A. Kate.
B. Jane.
C. Mary.
9. Why does Tom come into the room?
A. He works there.
B. He wants to talk to Kate.
C. He wants to have a letter typed.
10. What is Kate going to do next year?
A. Go to Japan.
B. Change her job.
C. Go to a night school.
第三节：听独白，完成信息记录表。

Question Answers
What specials do people have on that holiday? 11
What kind of festival is Thanksgiving Day? 12
When did the first Thanksgiving in America take place? 13
Who had a celebration to thank to have a good harvest first? 14
What did they learn to do with the help of local Indians?
15
11. A.Nuts. B.cookies. C.A big turkey.
12. A.Family. B. Friends C.Office.
13. A.In November, 1620. B.In October,1621. C.In October, 1863.
14. A.Englishmen. B.Frenchmen. C.Americans.
15. A.Plant rice. B.grow corn and raise animals C.raise animals and plant flowers
二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出选项。

The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __16__ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had __17__ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. White, __18___ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against __19___. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the ___20__. From
the back of the __21___the parents were shouting at him to
__22___, since Ally had almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “S” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __23__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows __24___, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not __25___the ambulance.。