2015-2016 学年第一学期海珠区期末初三统考试卷和答案（英语）一、语法选择（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15 小题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In recent days, the news of Tu Youyou’s winning of the Nobel Prize in Medicine has occupied the Chinese media and everybody gets excited about that. Dr. Tu, an ___1____ Chinese medical scientist, was famous for her discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), a medicine ___2____ has greatly reduced the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾).Tu’s research can date back to the 1960s. In order to save the soldiers and people in southern China suffering from malaria, Tu was given a task __3_____ the treatment for the serious illness. The Chinese Government ___4____ lots of money supporting her work, so she started her research on anti-Malaria medicine at once. She ___5____ a team, did experiments in over 200 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines and experienced over 380 failures. Finally she ___6____ artemisinin in 1971. After ____7___ on mice and monkeys, Tu and her two teammates volunteered to do many teats on ___8____ own bodies. At last, it proved to be 100 percent effective. They were happy with the test results, ____9___ they soon carried out medical tests on patients widely and cured medical-resistant malaria ___10____. Tu said ___11____ this prize was not a personal one but the wisdom of a whole team.“Artemisinin is a gift from traditional Chinese medicine to the world.” said Tu and she ended her speech with a poem ___12____ by our famous poet Wang Zhihuan, “The bright sun falls behind the mountain, the Yellow River runs towardsocean, if you want to see a grander view, go up onemore floor. I hope everybody can enjoy the ___13____of Chinese Culture and find the treasure in traditionChinese medicine.”Tu Youyou is the first Chinese female scientist thatwon the Nobel Prize Prize. All the Chinese people areproud ___14___her. ___15___ excellent scientist she is!1. A. 84-year-old B. 84 year oldC. 84 years oldD. 84-years-old2. A. what B. which C. who D. whom3. A. find out B. finding out C. to find out D. to finding out4. A. spent B. took C. cost D. paid5. A. set off B. set out C. set back D. set up6. A. discovers B. discovered C. has discovered D. was discovering7. A. test B. testing C. to test D. tested8. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs9. A. or B. but C. so D. beautify10. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully11. A. if B. that C. which D. what12. A. write B. writing C. written D. to write13. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify14. A. of B. for C. with D. at15. A. How a B. How an C. What a D. What an二、完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5，满分15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在16－25 小题所给我的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When it comes to November 11, the young generations will consider i t as the Singles’ Day aswell as the online shopping carnival (狂欢节) .Online shopping has been much more __16__ especially after Jack Ma, the CEO of Tmalland Taobao, had the idea of “Double Eleven”. The__17__ of online shopping include cheaperpieces, fast searching, comparing between products, and saving time. Before the shoppers maketheir decisions, they can check __18__ and recommendations about the products form otherbuyers. It is truly global so people can buy the best products from all over the world. Distance isno longer a ___19____ because most sellers provide an express service(快递服务) and goods willbe sent straight to the door ___20____. You don’t even need to ___21____ out of your house or goto the shops. You can stay at home with a nice cup of tea and just click your mouse to choose thearticle you like.Online shopping is ver y ___22____, but there’s always a trap. Shoppers who buy productsonline are ___23____ that the products may be different from what they have expected. Online shopping has proved to be ___24____ enough. Online shoppers have to fill in their personalinformation and credit card information, which can be stolen and used by skillful hackers. It will increase the risk of losing money.So we should be ___25____ enough to avoid these problems when we enjoy on lineshopping.16. A. important B. necessary C. excellent D.fashionable17. A. achievements B. agreements C. advantages D. adventures18. A. requests B. reviews C. researches D. requirements19. A. mistake B. trouble C. question D. problem20. A. quickly B. slowly C. freely D. suddenly21. A. stand B. step C. look D. sit22. A. convenient B. difficult C. dangerous D. expensive23. A. bored B. worried C. excited D. pleased24. A. unsafe B. unusual C. untrue D. unhappy25. A. cheerful B. useful C. helpful D. careful三、阅读（共两节满分45 分）第一节阅读理解（共20 小题；每小题2 分，满分40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。