初四期中考试英语试题

2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试初四年级英语试题全卷共分两部分，听力部分20分，笔试部分100分，共120分。

第一部分听力测试（共计20分）I．Listening(本题共20题。

每小题1分，共20分)Part One Choose the right answer according to the sentences you hear.( )1. A. Yes, please. B. Here you are. C. In the library.( )2. A. It doesn’t matter. B. It’s cold. C. Good idea.( )3. A. Friendly. B. Sunny. C. Delicious.( )4. A. Sounds boring. B. I don’t like it. C. I agree.( )5. A. She is my aunt. B. She is quiet. C. She is a nurse.Part Two Choose the right answer according to the dialogue and questions you hear. ( )6.Is Mike tall or short?A. He’s tall.B. He’s short.C. He is of medium height. ( )7. How was Lucy’s weekend?A. Boring.B. Great.C. Terrible.( )8. What’s Steve’s favorite s port?A. Soccer.B. Basketball.C. Ping-pong.( )9. Why can’t Gina go to the party?A. Because she has to look after her sister.B. Because she has too much homework to do.C. Because she has to meet her uncle at the airport.( )10. How old is Amy’s sister?A. Three.B. Eleven.C. Fourteen.听下面一段长对话，回答11—12 两个小题。

( )11. Where’s the bank?A. Behind the park.B. Across from the park.C. Next to the park. ( )12. Is Center Street far from here?A. No, it isn’t.B. Yes, it is.C. I don’t know.听下面一段长对话，回答13—15 三个小题。

( )13. What will they do on Saturday evening?A. Go to the park.B. Go to the shop.C. Go to the concert. ( )14. How many tickets do they have?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.( )15. When will they meet?A. 5:00.B. 6:00.C. 7:00.Part Three Choose the right answer according to the passage and questions you hear. ( )16. What color was the dog?A. White.B. Black.C. Brown.( )17. What was wrong with the dog?A. She was ill.B. She was hungry.C. Her leg was broken. ( )18. How did they bring the dog to the doctor for animals?A. By car.B. On foot.C. By bus.( )19. What did Bill do to find the owner?A. He put up signs in his neighborhood.B. He called the Animal Helper Center.C. He showed the picture of the dog on the Internet.( )20. What was the name of the baby dog?A. Coco.B. Lucky.C. Happy.第二部分笔试（共100分）第一节选择题（共55分）II. Multiple Choice. (15小题，每题1分，共15分)Choose the best answer according to the meaning of the sentence.（）21. –Excuse me, sir. Smoking ________ in the hospital.–Oh, I’m really sorryA. isn’t allowedB. doesn’t allowedC. isn’t allowingD. doesn’t allowed（）22.The old man, together with his two dogs, ________walking ________ the river.A. are; alongB. is; alongC. are; aloneD. is; alone（）23.Smoking is bad for your health. You’d better ________.A. set it upB. give it upC. pick it upD. look it up（）24.I don’t know when he ________. When he ________, please tell me.A. will come; comesB. comes; will comeC. comes; comesD. will come; will come（）25.These young children will require ________ carefully.A. look afterB. looking afterC. looked afterD. to have looked after（）26. This is the place ________ I was born.A. whereB. whichC. whatD. that（）27.Dr Smith ________ live in a large flat before, but now he ________ living in a small one.A. used to; is used toB. is used to; used toC. used to; used toD. is used to; is used to（）28.It’s no good ________ problems with a man like him.A. to discuss B .being discussed C. discussing D. to be discussed（）29. –How soon will the manager come back?–________ about three days.A. ForB. AfterC. InD. During（）30.She was heard ________ books.A. to readB. readsC. readD. to be read（）31.The doctor has saved so many people's ________ all his ________.A. life; lifeB. lives; livesC. lives; lifeD. life; lives.（）32. –How soon can you finish the work?–With the help of the machine, two weeks ________ enough for me.A. isB. areC. wasD. were（）33. ________ bedroom is clean and tidy. They like it very much.A. Lucy and Lily’sB. Lucy’s and Lily’sC. Lucy and LilyD. Lucy’s and Lily( ) 34. ________ useful information you have brought us!A. What anB. What aC. WhatD. How（）35. Jack will hold a party to celebrate his grandfather’s ________ birthday.A. eightiesB. eighthC. eightiethD. the eightiethIII. Cloze Test (共15小题，每小题1分)Choose the best answer to complete the passage.The Chinese Dream is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspired(被鼓舞）__36__ the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us __37__ through difficulties. Here is some advice on __38___ to make our beautiful dreams come true.Never giving up __39__ the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time,___40__ we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we ___41___ our goals. Our life is like a long journey ___42___ is not all roses. It ___43___ has wind and rain. We believe rainbows ___44___ after storms.Cooperation(合作)is also ___45__. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with __46__. Besides, in our society, most problems ___47__ be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of __48__ ways for people living in the developing society.At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because __49__ helps us not only know our advantages and disadvantages, but also get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face __50__,Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.( )36.A.in B. with C. by D. on( )37.A.go B. going C. to go D. went( )38.A.when B. how C. what D. why( )39.A.is B. are C. was D. were( )40.A.and B. or C. but D. so( )41.A.achieve B. forget C. delete D. remember( )42.A.what B. where C. which D. how( )43.A.always B. sometimes C. seldom D. hardly( )44.A.appear B. appeared C. will appear D. appears( )fortable B. necessary C. peaceful D. useful( )46.A.other B. others C. another D. the other( )47.A.can't B. needn't C. mustn't D. won’t( )48.A.important B. more importantC. the most importantD. most important( )49.A.it B. they C. he D. she( )50.A.memories B. success C. challenges D. useIV. Communication（每小题1分，共5分）Choose the best response from A to G in the box to complete the dialogue. Each choice should be used only once.F. Have you see n any good films recently?A: Hello, Alice! How is it going?B: Pretty good.A: (51) __________B: Yes, I have just seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.A: That is the seventh and final of the Harry Potter films, isn't it?B: Yes. (52) __________ I really liked it. It was full of fantastic special effects.A: Is Daniel Radeliffe still the main actor?B: Yes. (53) __________ And now he is a 22-year-old young man.A: (54) __________B: The acting is very good. The film is worth watching.A: So do you think I will like it?B: Yeah, I think you will.(55) __________A: Oh, well. I'll give it a try.V. Reading Comprehension (每小题1分，共20分)（A）One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blin d．Please help me.”A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat．He put a few of his own coins in the hat．Without asking for permission(允许), he took the sign，turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man and left.Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.The new sign read，“Spring has come，but I can’t see anyt hing．”Choose the best answer according to the passage.( )56. What’s the blind man’s name?A. Tom．B. John．C. Tony．D. Sorry, I don’t know．( )57. Who wrote a new message?A. The blind man.B. The teacher．C. The publicist．D. The farmer．( )58. How did the blind man recognize the publicist?A. By his sign．B. By his footsteps．C. By his voice．D. By his coins．( )59. When did the story happen?A. In spring．B. In summer．C. In autumn．D. In winter．( )60. What can we learn from the passage?A. Publicists are always curious about everything.B. We can get more money by changing a sign.C. The blind man is not clever, so he has little money．D. The power of language is great．(B)It’s important to learn about protecting our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:ReduceIf you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. A larger number of trees are cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly, soon we will not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to use things wisely.ReuseYou should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them away. For example, you can give your clothes you do not wear any more to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.RecycleBottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By recycling them we save lots of time and money. For example, Coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat(压平)and melted and the metal things are made for new Coke cans.Recover(恢复)When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten(腐烂的)apples, you have two choices: one is to throw the whole apples away, or you can cut off the rotten parts and keep the good parts. In the way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.RepairIf one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. Choose the best answer according to the passage.( )61.The“reduce”rule mainly wants us __________.A. to use things wiselyB. to cut down many treesC. to use a lot of paperD. to throw away your old things( )62. What’s the right order of recycling Coke cans?a. collect the used cansb. melt themc. smash them flatd. send them to a factoryA. a b c dB. a d c bC. d b c aD. c a b d( )63.The “recover” rule mainly wants us __________A .to throw waste things away. B. to cover waste things with earth.C. to get back the useful partsD. to throw the whole things away.( )64. Which is the best way to do with your broken tables?A. Throwing them away.B. Repairing themC. Selling themD. Putting them away.( )65. The article is written to remind us of __________A. planting more treesB. protecting the animalsC. keeping ourselves healthyD. protecting the Environment(C)Singaporean(新加坡) singer Stefanie Sun (Sun Yanzi) goes to Tahoua, West Africa (西非尼日塔瓦) to visit the children who have suffered from famine(遭受饥荒)and war. Stefanie Sun is touched by those poor kids there, “Some childrenare already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so thin that you can hold them with yoursingle arm. You can see scare(恐惧) and hopelessness in their eyes. The childrenonly wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, thesebasic needs are like dreams to them.”Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg!Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves(树叶) to eat during famine.The reconstruction (重建) in that area needs enough food, education, and cleanwater.Choose the best answer according to the passage.( )66.Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from __________.A. West AfricaB. SingaporeC. ChinaD. Taiwan( )67.The children in Tahoua, West Africa have suffered from __________.A. water and foodB. illness and warC. famine and warD. earthquakes and typhoon( )68.The 3 or 4-year-old children are so __________ that you can hold them with your single arm.A. thinB. fatC. heavyD. strong( )69.“these basic needs are like dreams to them.” Here basic needs means __________.A. having food to eatB. going to schoolC. survivingD. all of above( )70.From this passage, we can see the charity __________ can help them.A.B. C. D.(D)Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor, "AIl the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown."Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, "What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?"The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?"The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!Judge the following statements True(A)or False(B)(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。