初三下册英语期末考试试卷二、选择填空(本题共15分，每小题1分)( )26. —Mr .Smith, I don't think I can get along well withmy classmates as a new student.— ______, Tom. Everything will be fine.A. Forget itB. Take it easyC. Go aheadD. Don't mention it( )27. Tom’s a taxi driver, _______ he really wants to be a singer.A、orB、andC、soD、but( )28. When I was chatting with my friend on the mobilephone» suddenly the battery_ __deadA. wentB. cameC. remainedD. changed( )29. — A nice shirt! A present?— Yes, it is. My aunt _______ it to me for my last birthday.A、was sendingB、had sentC、will sendD、sent( )30. — Is Mr. Smith in the office?— No, he ________ to the library.A、goesB、had goneC、has goneD、would go( )31. 20. _____ the end of last spring, Liu Pengwei joinedthe army _______ the end.A. At; atB. By; inC. In; atD. At; in( )32. —Excuse me, where is the International BusinessCentre?—Go straight ahead and turn left. You ______miss it. It's ahuge building.A. mustn'tB. needn'tC. can'tD. shouldn't( )33. — Could I do this job?—I’m afraid not. This job requires five years’ working_________.A、resultB、situationC、educationD、experience( )34. — Do you mind my opening the window?—_________. It’s much too noisy outside.A、Yes, pleaseB、Of course notC、Sorry, you’d better notD、Certai nly( )35 — Which of these books is your favorite?—_________. They are neither interesting nor educational.A、AllB、BothC、NeitherD、None( )36. — I know the audience is not _______, so you must askthem to shorten the speech.— OK, I will.A、amazedB、seriousC、patientD、surprised( )37. If you keep on working hard ，your efforts will______sooner or later.A. break offB. get offC. turn offD. pay off( )38. — Do you like reading books?—Yes, very much. Books can ______ me to the ocean ofknowledge.A、makeB、remindC、leadD、cause( )39. — Few students passed the exam.— I guess it__________be very difficult.A、canB、mustC、mayD、should( )40. — What did that lady ask you just now?— She asked me ___________.A、who was I waiting forB、whether I could help herC、how could she get to the bus stopD、what has happened三、完形填空(本题共15分，每小题1分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41 – 55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个答案。

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly andbrought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 41 inth e cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as abutterfly struggled to make 42 body through that little hole.Suddenly it stopped.So the boy 43 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterflymight be 44 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut thehole 45 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 46a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin47 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, thebutterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.The boy acted with 48 but he didn’t understand why it couldbe like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, itmust struggle. The hard work of 49 out of the cocoon makesthe fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 50 to fly. If the butterfly never hasto squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings willnever get the fluid and it can never fly.51 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived ourlives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. Wewould not be __52__ we could have been and we would never fly.In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows,and sometimes even 53 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 54 or proble ms. So, next time you are55 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Strugglea little—then fly!41. A. hole B. worm C. tall D. snake42. A. it B. it’s C. itself D. its43. A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered44. A. afraid B. interested C. surprised D. grateful45. A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller46. A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt47. A. wings B. feet C. eyes D. head48. A. success B. excitement C. kindness D. humour49. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got50. A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used51. A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes52. A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as53. A. repeats B. recommends C. requires D. represents54. A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope55. A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. facedwith四、阅读理解(本题共30分，每小题2分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项中，选出一个答案。

A Survey Report On The Middle School Students Laptop BuyingThe students in Sunshine Middle School hope to know the specific situation on the middle school students buyinglaptop through the questionnaire survey. By this, they could analysis(分析) the statistical data to find the laptopbrand(品牌), price and the main use which the middle school students prefer. They gave out 200 questionnaires. The followings show the results of it.1. Analysis of laptop brand2. Analysis of laptop price3. Analysis of the purchase(购买) places4. Analysis of the main use56. Which brand is the most popular among middle school students?A. Dell.B. ASUS.C. Lenovo.D. HP.57. What price may be more acceptable by the middle school students?A. 2000-2999.B. 3000-3999.C. 4000-4999.D. 5000-5999.58. How many middle school students choose to buy laptops at specific stores?A. 64.B. 72.C. 20.D. 34.59. The main purpose for the middle students to buy a laptopis .A. to study and workB. to play gamesC. to watch filmsD. to chat60. Where can you read this article?A. In a comic book.B. In a novel.C. In a travelling magazine.D. In a newspaper.America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americanscan be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt .If the same two people meet again, even years later,they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult forus Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) deeply into both families.There is another difficult point for us to understand.Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personaleveryday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we areusually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear atan airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend.We may take days off from our work to act as guides to ourfriends. It is opposite in America.Americans can not managethe time to do a great deal with a visitor outside theirdaily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to getthemselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expectthe vis itors will phone them from there. Once the visitorsarrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm andreal.For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invitea friend to their homes than to restaurants, except forbusiness matters. Americans are ready to receive usforeigners at their homes, share their holidays, and theirhome life .So accept their hospitality(好客) at home and enjoy your visit in America !61.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “____________”．A .keep out B. give up C. pay no attention to D. continue62. Which of the following is the typical (典型的) way of American hospitality ?A .Treating friends at home.B .Taking days off to be withfriends .C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.D. Sharingeverything they have.63. Which of the following statements is True according tothe passage?A. Americans are always generous with their time.B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappearsoon .C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than Americanfriendships .64.From the last t wo paragraphs we can learn that when wearrive in America to visit an American friends, we willprobably be ___.A.warmly welcomed at the airportB.offered a ride to his homeC.treated hospitably at his homeD.treated to dinner in a restaurant65.This passage is most probably written for____________ .A .American s tudentsB .Chinese studentsC. Chinese visitors to AmericaD. American visitors to ChinaFor a long time, a boy wondered why his next-desk-pal wasalways the first in the class ，whereas he could only rank the 21st.At home, he asked his mom：“Am I more stupid than other kids? How can I always fall behind? I just can't comeup with an answer. ” Mom wa s aware that her son's self- respect(自尊心) had been hurt by the ranking system, but shedidn't know what to say to help.She tended to say that intelligence is different and that yes,her son's friend really was the smarter boy. But that wouldso upset her son.Her son and his friend went on to high school that year, butno matter how hard he tried, her son's friend still outdidhim. But she was proud of her boy for his hard work. It wasaround this time that she decided to take him on a trip tothe seaside. On the trip，she at last found an answer for him.Today her son no longer cares about rankings. He doesn't haveto, for he himself is now the top of the class — at the top national university. Invited to speak to his old high school,he mentioned a valuable childhood experience. It concerned that holiday his mother had prepared for them：“Once，on a trip to the sea， my mother and I were lying on the beach.She pointed to the sea and said to me，‘Do you see the seabirds fighting for food out there?’ When a w ave comes near, the little birds rise quickly. The “clumsy (笨拙的)”seagulls are far slower and have to struggle to get awayfrom the wave. But these “clumsy” birds have the biggest, strongest wings, which allow the bird to travel the furthest.When the season changes, they leave for foreign shores,leaving the little birds behind. Son, I have a feeling thatyou are one of those seagulls. ”66.From the first paragraph, we can see that the mother______.A. realized the negative effects of the ranking systemB. decided to help with her son's homeworkC. knew her son was weak in his studyD. felt sorry for her son's bad behavior67. Which of the following has the similar meaning with the underlined word “outdid”？A. was more intelligentB. did better thanC. laughed atD.worked harder than68. We can infer from the passage that ______.A. the son knew intelligence didn't mean anythingB. the mother was not strong enough to face the truthC. the mother was careful to protect her son's self-respectD. the son would forget his rankings soon after leaving highschool69. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Today her son doesn’t care about rankings anymore.B. The little bords are far more agile(灵活的) than the “clumsy (笨拙的)”seagulls.C. Mom knew that her son’s se lf-respect had been protectedby the ranking system.D. During the trip, Mom found the way to solve her son’s problems at last.70. Which of the following would be the best title for thestory?A. The Answer Mom Gave.B. How Important Are Rankings?C. Little Birds and Seagulls.D. Working Hard works!第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共35分)五、词与短语选择填空(本题共10分，每小题2分)仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上准确。