杨浦区2013学年度初三第一学期期中质量调研

英语练习卷 2013.11

（满分100分，考试时间90分钟）

 

考生注意：本卷有7大题，共81小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

 

Part 1  Listening (第一部分听力)

I.   Listening comprehension (听力理解)  (共25分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)  (5分)

 

 

 

 

 

 

           A                  B                   C                    D

 

 

 

E                       F                     G

1.      2.    3.      4.     5.     

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)  (6分)

6.    A) Fine.                    B) Snowy.                 C) Foggy.                 D) Rainy.

7.  A) America.              B) Britain.                C) Germany.             D) Home.

8.    A) Watch English movies.                          B) Listen to VOA.

       C) Watch news programmes.                      D) Watch American dramas.

9.    A) $5.                      B) $9.                       C) $14.                     D) $40.

10. A) In the department store.                         B) On a plane.          

       C) At the post office.                                 D) At home.

11. A) She likes camping trips.                        B) She doesn’t like camping.

       C) She lost her way when camping.             D) She will go camping next week.

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)  (6分)

12. The next Olympic Winter Games will be held in Russia in February, 2014.

13. The torch will make a 65,000 km long journey.

14. The fire in the torch stopped burning at the end of the journey.

15. A wingsuit flyer lost his life at the world championships in China.

16. The flyer’s parachute (降落伞) failed to openbecause of the powerful wind.

17. DongfangSchool ‘newspaper team’ will publish a newspaper.

D. Listen to the announcements and complete the following sentences (听通告，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)  (8分)

18. These are the announcements for __________ __________ to Rome.

19. Passengers with __________ __________ and any passengers requiringspecial assistance are    allowed to pre-board.

20. Erin and Fred Collins are required to proceed(前往) to ____________________ immediately,        for the doors of the aircraft will close in fiveminutes.

21. Passengers will be served a __________ __________ and drink twenty minutes after the captain’s speech.

Part 2  Phonetics , Vocabulary and Grammar

(第二部分语音、词汇和语法)

II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)  (共15分)

22.______ earthquake hit the Philippines on October 15. It killed at least 144 people.

      A) A                         B) An                        C) The                      D) /

23. The passenger refused to pay the taxi fare. Which of the following is correct for the underlined      word in the sentence?

      A) /fB:/                     B) /feE/                     C) /fIE/                     D) /5faIE/

24. Greece is famous ______ its beautiful beaches with crystal blue water.

      A) of                        B) by                        C) for                       D) with

25. ______ people visit the National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains.

      A) Million                 B) Millions                C) Million of             D) Millions of

26. The official let me by after I had showed ______ my passport.

      A) he                        B) him                      C) his                        D) himself

27. Claire spoke to her baby girl ______ so as not to frighten her.

      A) friendly                B) lovely                   C) softly                    D) lonely

28.According to the SMA, Shanghai experienced a 157-day summer this year. This has been        ______ summer since 1873.

      A) long                     B) longer                   C) longest                  D) the longest

29. In many countries, you ______ wear a seat belt in the car – it’s the law.

      A) can                      B) must                     C) should                  D) could

30. They couldn’t continue the plan ______ nobody wanted to fund their program.

      A) though                 B) as                         C) unless                   D) until

31. The government is planning ______ the bridge which connects the North and South of the      country.

      A) rebuild                 B) rebuilding             C) to rebuild              D) to rebuilding

32. If you ______ the tickets in advance, you can get at least a 20% discount.

      A) book                    B) will book              C) booked                 D) are booking

33. – Would you mind ______ the brochure to me?

– Here you are.

      A) hand                    B) handing                 C) to hand                 D) to handing

34. The language camp is too expensive. I would rather ______ up for it.

      A) sign                     B) not sign                 C) to sign                  D) not to sign

35. ______ delighted Alice will be to get the prize!

      A) How                    B) What                    C) What a                  D) What an

36. – May I help you with your luggage?

– ______ I can manage myself.

      A) Never mind.         B) Yes, please.            C) That’s OK.            D) No, thanks.

III.  Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共8分)

	A. rapidly    B. recently    C. provides    D. communicate with E. aim

 

 

On October 19, 1959, the first Special English Program was broadcast on the Voice of America. It was an experiment. The   37   was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English. The Special English Program   38   became some of the most popular on VOA. And they still are.

Fifty years later, Special English continues to   39   people who are not fluent in English. But during the years its role has grown. It also helps people learn American English. And it   40   listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

	A. events B. succeeds     C. latestD. develop    E. improving

 

 

Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day. Each half-hour broadcast begins with 10 minutes of the   41   news followed by 20 minutes of feature (专题节目) programming. There is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agriculture and environment, and on the weekend, about news   42   and American idioms.

Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not designed as a teaching program. It 43   in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way. In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students. They praise it for   44   their students’ ability to understand American English and for the content of the programs. Universities and private companies in many countries produce packages of Special English materials for students’ use.

IV.   Complete the sentences with the given words in their 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6分)

45. It will take about two __________ to send a package to America by surface mail. (month)

46. They will __________ your luggage on the scale where you check in. (weight)

47. I came to India because I am __________ in the history of the city. (interest)

48. His diet consists __________ of fried food. Such a poor diet will lead to illness. (main)

49. It is __________ to see everything in The Louvre even if you spend a few days there.(possible)

50. She started an __________ that offers money to young women who want to study science.      (organize)

V.    Complete the following sentences as required(根据所给要求，完成下列句子。51-54题每空格限填一词)  (共10分)

51. Our school debate team won the championship in the city contest. (改为否定句)

   Our school debate team __________ __________ the championship in the city contest.

52.Most tourists travel overseas to learn about traditional foreign cultures.  (对划线部分提问)

   __________ __________ most tourists travel overseas?

53. My cousin is considering accepting the job offer in Britain.  (保持句意基本不变)

   My cousin is __________ __________ accepting the job offer in Britain.

54. “What class would you like to fly?” asked the clerk. (改为宾语从句)

   The clerk asked what class I __________ __________ to fly.

55. be, very difficult, a foreign country, living in, can  （连词成句）

   ______________________________________________________.

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3  Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

VI.  Reading comprehension (阅读理解)  (共26分)

A.       Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)  (6分)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56. ______ is the most popular sports in Australia.

       A)                   B)            C)             D)         

 

57. Which of the following about Uluru is NOT true?

       A) Uluru is also known as Ayers Rock.

       B) Uluru is 3.6 kilometres long, 384metres high.

       C) The rock of Uluru seldom changes colours.

       D) Uluru is the center of Aboriginal culture.

58. Tony is likely to be a(n) ______.

       A) Australian         B) Chinese             C) New Zealander  D) British

59. What is the right order of the following events?

a. Going on a camel ride                     b. Flying to Sydney

c. Taking a helicopter tour            d. Walking around Uluru

A) b-c-d-a             B) c-d-a-b             C) d-c-a-b             D) c-b-d-a

60. Tony found it ______ to ride a camel.

       A) not easy            B) funny               C) exciting            D) boring

61. What is NOT being written about in Tony’s letter?

       A) The Aborigines.                             B) Events during the trip.

       C) Language in Australia.                    D) Australian lifestyle.

B.Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文)  (6分)

The Letter That Changed a Life

A letter changed Levi Strauss’s life. In 1849 gold was discovered in California. Thousands of people rushed to California in   62   of finding gold and becoming wealthy. The people hoping to find gold were foolish and greedy. One of those who headed for California was Levi Strauss. Strauss was different. Strauss was a clever, hard-working man. He was   63   a new start in life. Up to this time, Strauss had worked for his two brothers in New York City. The brothers sold clothes and blankets and other goods. Strauss planned to set up a   64   business to his brothers’ in California.

Over the years, Strauss’s business grew. In 1872 he got a letter from one of his customers, a tailor (裁缝) in Nevada. The tailor, Jacob Davis, had an idea for making better work pants. The pockets on work pants often tore. Jacob Davis   65   metal rivets (铆钉) to the pockets. Rivets are pieces of metal used to join things together. The rivets worked well, and the miners liked them. Davis didn’t have enough money to get a patent for his invention. He also needed help making the pants. In his   66  , Davis said that if they worked together, the two of them ‘‘could make a very large amount of money.’’

Strauss could see that riveted work pants were a good idea. He agreed to help Davis. The two decided to make the pants. They decided to use denim cloth because it is a strong cloth that doesn’t tear easily and is long lasting.   67  , the riveted denims were called ‘‘dungarees.’’ Dungarees is a word from the Hindi language of India that means ‘‘rough cloth.’’ Because they were tough and durable, dungarees were worn by thousands of farmers, miners, builders, and other workers. Later, dungarees came to be called “jeans.’’ ‘‘Jeans’’ is a better name for the pants than ‘‘dungarees.’’

62. A) favour                B) hopes                C) honour              D) charge

63. A) looking at           B) looking up        C) looking for        D) looking after

64. A) different             B)general       C) familiar            D) similar

65. A) added                 B) preferred           C) changed            D) returned

66. A) diary                  B) letter                C) book                 D) invitation

67. A) In addition          B) Instead              C) At first              D) However

C.   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)  (7分)

WORLD Post Day is celebrated on October 9. This day is the date when the first postal union, the Universal Postal Union (UPU,万国邮联), was started in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland.

The t  68   of this year’s World Post Day is "The Post, delivering for people and business daily". And for 2014, it is "Write a letter describing how music can touch lives".

Post is one of the o  69   ways of communicating. The postal service is part of people's daily life all over the world. People send orr  70  letters and parcels through the postal service.

Did you know that China was one of the first countries to have a postal service? Experts disagree about the date, but it is likely that there was a system during the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). In fact, some experts think that there may have been a postal system b  71   then. In the Zhou Dynasty (1122-256 BC), Confucius (孔子) said: "News of deeds travels faster than the mail." Experts believe that the Chinese Postal Service has been in use for the longest amount of time in the world.

Many students collect stamps for a h  72  . This, according to UPU, helps young people to learn about the world. "The quickest way to learn about a country is probably through stamp collecting," says Anthony Alverno, a UPU official. Through stamp collecting you can go back in time to hundreds of years ago or go into outer s  73  . You can meet famous people, or learn about places and animals from around the world. "It does not c  74   a lot of money and most of all it's fun," says Alverno.

World Post Day is celebrated in many ways. Postal services in many countries have stamp exhibitions and issue special stamps on this day.

68_______ 69_______ 70_______ 71_______ 72_______ 73_______ 74_______

D.   Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)  (7分)

The World’s Loneliest Phone Booth (公用电话亭)

       For almost 40 years, a lone phone booth stood in the Mohave Desert, about 75 miles southwest of Las Vegas. It was likely installed for local miners(矿工) around 1960. The glass panels were long gone from the booth by 1990, and the phonebook had been stolen. But a visitor to the booth in 1990 found that the telephone still worked. For the next 10 years, the world’s loneliest phone booth became one of the strangest attractions in the world.

       After its phone number was published on the Internet, the phone in the Mohave booth began to ring more often. Visitors to the phone booth would often camp out, waiting for a chance to answer the special phone. Calls came in from many different states and even different countries.

       Visitors were excited to be able to answer the phone and talk to strangers from distant places. They were happy to share their own stories as they “reached across the miles.”

       In May 2000, Pacific Bell Telephone Company quietly removed the phone booth. The company said that visitors were causing too much stress on the environment. Fans of the booth protested(抗议), insisting that the phone booth had become a work of art. Later, a board with its name was placed at the site as a tribute(纪念), but it also disappeared. In the end, the phone booth left no trace on the desert that had hosted it. Fans of the phone booth, however, can still hear the dial tone in their hearts.

 

75. Where was the world’s loneliest Phone Booth located?

It was located _____________________________________.

76. In which year did the booth become an attraction?

__________________________________________________.

77. Why did some visitors camp outside the Mohave booth?

They wanted to ___________________________________.

78. What happened to the phone booth in May 2000?

__________________________________________________.

79. Are there any signs of the phone booth on the desert now?

__________________________________________________.

80. Is it a good idea to remove the phone booth? Why or why not?

   (Explain in NO MORE THAN two sentences.)

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________.

VII. Writing (作文)  (共10分)

81. Write at least 60 words about the topic “How to spend a long weekend”. （以“如何度小长假”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

提示：近几年，国家有关部门对节假日进行调整，形成了一系列以传统节日和我国重要节日为主的小长假（a long weekend），有的2到3天，有的长达一周。请对如何度小长假给出2到3个合理的建议并说明理由，让假期过得更有意义。

phrases for reference (以下短语仅供参考):

       official public holidays          traditional Chinese festivals   

       a week-long holiday                 a three-day holiday

（注意：文中不得出现任何姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）