1、 杨浦区2012学年度第一学期期末质量调研初三英语练习卷 (满分150分) 2013.1(完卷时间：100分钟，答案一律写在答卷纸上)Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解): (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): （6分） A B CD E F G 1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the q
2、uestion you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)7.A) By bike.B) By train.C) By car.D) By bus.8.A) Hainan.B) Beijing.C) Paris.D) London.9.A) 8:45.B) 9:15.C) 8:30.D) 9:00.10.A) Pink.B) Black.C) White. D) Red.11.A) Rainy.B) Cloudy.C) Snowy.D) Sunny.12.A) Shop assistant and customer.B) Teacher and studen
3、t.C) Hostess and guest.D) Repairman and customer.13.A) 100 yuan.B) 900 yuan.C) 920 yuan.D) 1,000 yuan.14.A) From newspapers.B) From a message.C) From ads on the train.D) From the woman.15.A) Have a party on Friday.B) Have a party on Saturday. C) Look for another restaurant.D) Book a more expensive r
4、oom.16. A) Geography.B) Chinese.C) History.D) Science.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共7分)17. A charity worker phoned the richest man in the town for a survey. 18. The man had a yearly income of at leas
5、t $500,000. 19. The mans mother died for lack of medicine and food. 20. The mans brother could not see and walk. 21. A traffic accident left the mans sister with a broken family.22. The charity worker was moved by the mans story and didnt know what to say. 23. The rich man had his own way to give ba
6、ck to his town. D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): (共7分)24. The “Walk to School Week” activity, a national and international event, began in _. 25. The activity aims to _ the number of cars on the road during the rush hour.26. In its _ year, the week
7、had the theme “Step Forward in Time”.27. The 2012 theme encouraged children to develop the habit of _ travel.28. Walking to school saves money and makes the traffic better around school _.29. It was hoped that the activity would make travel to and from school safer and more _.30. In fact, _ of peopl
8、e around Northern Ireland use a car to pick up their children after school. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法）. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)31.Medical teams are travelling to the disaster area to care for _ wounded.A) aB) anC) theD) /32. _ at the memorial service stood silent for
9、 one minute to remember those who died in the earthquake.A) EveryoneB) SomeoneC) AnyoneD) No one33.International Pen Friends has over 300,000 members in different countries. Their _ member is only eight years old.A) youngB) youngerC) youngestD) the youngest34. Motorists woke up to find that their ca
10、rs were covered _ an inch of ice.A) inB) onC) forD) with35.My friend took her own life. Nobody can understand why she killed _.A) sheB) herC) hersD) herself 36. Water is so important that _ everyday tasks can be completed without it.A) fewB) a fewC) littleD) a little 37. Twenty people died and over
11、_ were injured in the accident.A) hundredB) hundred ofC) a hundredD) hundreds of38.All the guests seemed _ and no one was complaining.A) happyB) happilyC) happinessD) unhappy39. The _ one draws, or writes, or does anything, the _ the end result will be.A) much goodB) more betterC) most bestD) many w
12、ell 40.We listened eagerly and carefully, _ he brought news of our families. A) andB) butC) soD) for41._ it is to shop on the Internet!A) What easyB) What an easyC) How easyD) How easily42. Passengers _ stay seated during the take-off and landing.A) canB) mayC) shouldD) must43.In recent years, natur
13、al disasters _ great damage to many tourist attractions. A) will causeB) have causedC) had causedD) were causing44.Twenty children aged between 5 and 10 _ in a campus shooting last month. A) kill B) killedC) are killedD) were killed45. Some road workers _ up the road outside my house, so I cant get
14、my car back into the garage (车库).A) digB) are diggingC) were diggingD) will dig46.Researchers at Xerox designed an icon system. But Apple was the first _ it popular.A) makeB) to makeC) makingD) made47. We hadnt seen each other for ages, so we spent the evening _ up on each others news.A) to catchB)
15、catchC) catchingD) to catching48._ he was tired after the daily hard work, Mo Yan was hungry for books. A) SinceB) As soon asC) AlthoughD) Until49.A: Sorry, Jack isnt here right now. Can I take a message?B: _ Ill call back later.A) Thats kind of you.B) No, thanks.C) Yes, please.D) Im afraid you cant
16、.50.A: Someone stole my new iPhone5 last week. B: _ Did you tell the teacher about it?A) Thats OK.B) How awful!C) Take care.D) You should be more careful. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）:（
17、共8分）A. local B. reach C. organization D. smaller E. biggerF. depend on G. floods H. mainly I. medicalVSO stands for Voluntary Service Overseas. It is the largest independent volunteer 51 in the world with offices in many different countries. Since 1958, it has sent more than 30,000 volunteers to wor
18、k 52 in Africa and Asia.14th AprilI arrived at Lilongwe Airport after an uncomfortable flight from Nairobi in Kenya. I then travelled for another five hours to 54 the hospital where I would work. On the way, the driver told me a lot about Malawi. It wasnt good news. There are so many problems. There
19、 are often 55 and there isnt enough food. There are also several dangerous diseases. The life expectancy (平均寿命) of Malawian men is only 36 this is lower than it was in this country 50 years ago!I was exhausted when I arrived at the hospital, but I wanted to meet the 56 people who worked there and th
20、e other volunteers. Its a nice hospital, but it isnt big enough. It only has 50 beds, but there are about 20,000 people who 57 it. Its the same everywhere in Malawi. The population of the country is 12 million, but there are only 100 doctors and 2,000 nurses. In Britain, the population is five times
21、 58 , but we have half a million doctors and nurses.Tom Harahan is Irish and trained as a doctor. After he graduated from a 53 school in Britain, he spent two years as a VSO volunteer in Malawi, East Africa. The following is an entry from his diary. Complete the sentences with the given words in the
22、ir proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词): (共8分)59.More and more underground _ are being built or will be built in our city. (line)60. Jackson has been named as the biggest selling artist in the UK since his _ in 2009. (die)61. The automobile industry played an important role in America throughou
23、t the _ century. (twenty)62. “Life of Pi” is considered to be one of the most _ films of the year. (power)63. The government hasnt reached a final _ on the funding yet. (decide)64. The medicine is known to _ side effects on children. (production)65. “The end of the world” rumor (谣言) was _ reported o
24、n newspapers and the Internet some time ago. (wide)66. After World War II, some European countries worked together to _ Europe and to prevent another war. (build). Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)67. Use of computers spread rapidly during that period. (改为一般疑
25、问句) _ use of computers _ rapidly during that period?68. People help the victims of the earthquake through the Red Cross. (对划线部分提问) _ _ people help the victims of the earthquake?69. Psy (鸟叔) won Time Magazines Person of the Year Award. (改为反意疑问句)Psy won Time Magazines Person of the Year Award, _ _?70.
26、 They collected some materials about an earthquake in Haiti. (改为被动语态) Some materials about an earthquake in Haiti _ _.71. We cannot drink sea water. We cannot take a shower with it, either. (合并为一句) We can _ drink sea water _ take a shower with it.72. “Mum, was the telephone invented by Bell?” the gi
27、rl asked. (改为宾语从句) The girl asked her mum _ the telephone _ invented by Bell.73. We cannot predict the exact time and location of earthquake now. (保持句意基本不变) _ _, we cannot predict the exact time and location of earthquake.Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写). Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)A. C
28、hoose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (12分)Daniel Olin was 11 years old when his parents moved to Canada. He liked his new school and made friends there, but then things at home started to change. His mum and dad began to argue and the arguments got worse and worse until one day, Daniels mum left.
29、 With his father working long hours, Daniel felt very lonely and very unhappy. He wanted to escape, to run away. And thats what he did. Very early one terribly cold morning when the snow was deep on the ground, he packed a bag with some clothes, some chocolate and a map of Canada and set off to a fo
30、rest. He ran and ran until he could hardly breathe. His feet were heavy with the snow but he still walked on through deep snow, not even watching where he was going. Then, disaster struck. A rock hidden by the deep snow caught his feet and Daniel fell to the ground. He had broken the bone. He was ve
31、ry cold and was starting to feel tired, but he knew that if he fell asleep in the snow, he would certainly die from the cold. A tree shook ahead. From within the branches(树枝), a pair of yellow eyes watched Daniel. The puma had been following him. A puma is a large wild cat with claws that could tear
32、 Daniel into pieces. But instead of moving in for the kill, the puma walked up to Daniel and lay across his chest, arms and legs. Daniel was too frightened to move, but soon the warmth of the animal reached Daniel and he began to feel better. From time to time, the puma pressed his muzzle (口鼻) again
33、st Daniel and rocked his head gently. Clearly, the puma knew that Daniel must not fall asleep. This animal should have been a real danger to Daniel and yet the boy began to feel safe. They remained like that for several hours until Daniel and the puma heard voices. The rescue (援救) team had found the
34、m.74.Daniel ran away from home because _.A) he had a big argument with his fatherB) he wanted to learn to be independentC) he didnt get enough care from his parentsD) his parents were always arguing at home75.What was the disaster?A) Daniel lost his way in the forest.B) The heavy snow blocked the wa
35、y.C) Daniel fell down and got hurt.D) A puma wanted to attack Daniel.76.Why didnt Daniel notice the rock that caused him to fall?A) Because it was getting dark.B) Because the rock was hidden by snow.C) Because he was frightened by a puma. D) Because he was too sad to notice it.77.Where was the puma
36、when Daniel first saw it?A) In the tree.B) On the top of a rock.C) Behind the rock. D) Before a cave.78.Why did the puma press its muzzle against Dan and rock his head gently from time to time?A) To keep Daniel warm.B) To play with Daniel. C) To kill Daniel.D) To keep Daniel awake.79. What is the be
37、st title for the story?A) Puma in danger B) A caring pumaC) Rescue of a boyD) A homeless boyB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd, and I stopped at a bakery for some bread. As we were going out the door, a young teen
38、age boy was coming in.This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and some blue hair on top of it. One of his nostrils was pierced (穿孔), and his ears were full of rings. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under 80 . Caitlynd, who was walking ahead of me, stopped when she saw
39、 the teen. I thought hed scared her and shed frozen on the spot. I was wrong. My Grand Angel backed up against the door and opened it as 81 as it would go. Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His response was a kind Thank you very much.On our way to the car,
40、I praised Caitlynd for her 82 in holding open the door for the young man. She didnt seem to be 83 by his appearance but I wanted to make sure. If a grandmotherly talk about freedom of self-expression and allowing people their differences was in order, I wanted to be ready.It 84 that the person who n
41、eeded the talk was me. The only thing Caitlynd noticed about the teen, was the fact that his arms were full. He wouldve had a hard time to open the door. I saw the partially shaved head, the blue hair, the piercings and the earrings. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading tow
42、ard a door. Im always the one who is so quick to judge. In the future, I hope to get down on her 85 and raise my sights.80. A) otherB) the otherC) anotherD) one81. A) farB) fastC) wideD) soon82. A) speedB) progressC) mannersD) success83. A) troubledB) fooledC) preventedD) judged84. A) pointed outB)
43、turned outC) found outD) worked out85. A) situationB) handsC) sideD) levelC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）First there were CDs, then we had MP3 music and now we have ringtones (铃声)! People use their mobile phones to play music. Yo
44、u can listen to the radio on your mobile phone, download music onto it and use it like a MP3 player. Some pop groups find that m 86 people listen to their songs on their mobile phones than they do on CDs.So many people have mobile phones that sometimes you dont know when your phone rings. Ringtones
45、are often u 87 to tell you its your phone. Companies sell them to you and they are downloaded on your phone.At first, there were just different rings. They were like a normal telephone. Then people made them sound like a piece of music. Now you can get all kinds of sounds. N 88 every pop song can be played on your mobile phone. You can also get a 89 sounds there are elephants, cats, dogs, lions and lots of strange bird sounds, too.You can make your o 90 music. You need special software to do it. There are also karaoke ringtones
