初三年级期末考试英语试题（满分120分，考试时间100分钟）第一卷（共65分）听力部分Ⅰ.听对话，选答案（共15小题，计15分）第一节：听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，读两遍，请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。
1. A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Windy.2. A. In a hospital. B. At school. C. On the street.3. A. Drive a car. B. Take a car. C. Take a bus.4. A. He overslept. B. He couldn’t ride the bike. C. He missed the bus.5. A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Scary.6. Do his homework. B. Go out of his room. C. Have a rest.7. A. By train. B. By car. C. By plane.8. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:30.9. A. America. B. Australia. C. China.10. Last year. B. Two years ago. C. We don’t know. 第二节：听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。
每段对话读两遍。
听第11段对话，回答第11至12小题。
11. Where will the girl go?A. To England.B. To America.C. To Italy.12. What is the boy’s suggestion?A. Keeping silence.B. Following others.C. Using body language.听第12段对话，回答第13至15小题。
13. Why did Nick call Kate?A. He wanted to invite her to the show.B. He wanted to know whether she could get a ticket for him.C. He didn’t know the way to the museum.14. How did Kate know where would be many people at the museum?A.She listened to the radio.B. She heard of it from a friend of hers.C. She just guessed so.15. What advice did Kate give Nick?A.To set off early.B. To buy his ticket at once.C. To watch TV at home.Ⅱ.听短文，选答案（共5小题，计10分）本题你将听到一篇短文，读两遍，请从每个小题的三个选项中，选出最恰当的一项。
16. What’s the speaker introducing?A.The customs in Mexico.B. The customs in China.C. The table manners in Mexico.17. What are you supposed to take if you are invited to a Mexican’s home?A. Some fruit and candies.B. White flowers and candies.C. Red flowers and candies.18. What can you do when you have dinner at a Mexican’s home?A.Talk aloud.B. Eat all the food.C. Put your hands on the table.19. Who can make a toast at table in Mexico?A. Only men.B. Only women.C. Only guests.20. What is impolite if you’re invited to a Mexican’s home?A.To arrive a little late.B. To arrive on time or early.C. To arrive half anhour late.笔试部分Ⅲ.完形填空（共20小题，计20分）第一节: 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even though they are different 21 color?”It was a serious question. I thought for a while, and then said, “I’ll explainit sooner. Let’s go to a fruit shop. I have something interesting to show you.”At the fruit shop, we bought some apples in different colors—red, green a ndyellow ones. After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time 22 your question now.”I put one apple of each kind color on the table. Adam watched carefully. He had a__23 look on his face.“People are like apples. 24 come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the 25 ,some of the apples may not even look as delicious as 26 .” While I was talking, Adam was checking each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table,but in a different place.“Ok ay, Adam, tell me which is which.”He said, “I 27 tell. They all look the same now.”“Take a bite of each one. See 28 that helps you decide which one is which.”He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are__29__likeapples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they’repretty much the same on the inside.”He totally 30 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.21.A. with B. for C. by D. in22.A. answer B.answered C. answering D. to answer23.A. \ B. an C. a D. the24.A. You B. We C. They D. It25.A. outside B. upside C. beside D. inside26 .A. other B. the others C. the other D. another27. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t28.A. how B. if C. what D. why29. A. just B. always C. only D. never30. A. was getting B. gets C. got D. have got 第二节：阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
Is it a beautiful mailbox? Or perhaps a birdhouse?Well, it is a mini-library thatyou can take books from without worrying 31_yourlibrary card or late fines!Known as Little Free Library, they 32 in the neighborhoods across the U.S andaround the world for several years. An American man Todd Bol came up with the ideain 2007 as a tribute(敬意) to his mother——a teacher who loved books. He put together a small library that 33 a schoolhouse in his yard and filled with books from his parents’collection. He did this 34 his neighbors to “read a book, leave a book.”Soon, Todd saw several neighbors gathering in his front yard to 35 books and chat with their neighbors. And a friend of Todd in Madison put out some similarboxes and got the same reaction. Then 36 home-madelibraries appeared aroundWisconsin’s capital!The concept is catching on in inner city neighborhoods in the U.S. and in the developing world, where it is difficult to get 37 . Now, the organization 38 with a headmistress(女校长) of a girls’ school in Ghanan, Africa to putup book boxes in poor neighborhoods. She said, “I want to spread reading in Africa, which is a problem 39 in Africa it is very, very difficult to get books to read.”T his lady has already put up 45 boxes in poor neighborhoods.Today, more than three thousand Little Free Libraries 40 up around the world in 36 countries!More people can be educated and neighbors have more chances to get together because of the LittleFree Libraries.31. A. into B.about C. behind D. with32. A. are B. were C. will be D. have been33. A. looked like B. looked into C. looked after D. looked up34. A. develop B. to develop C. encourage D. to encourage35. A. buy B.exchange C. sell D. examine36. A. many B. more C. most D. the most37. A. vegetables B. friends C. creams D.books38. A. is working B. was working C. work D. worked39. A. although B. when C. because D. unless40. A. set B. will set C. were set D. are setⅣ.阅读理解（共15小题，计20分）第一节：阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。