2018学年第一学期期末质量检测初三英语试卷Part 2 Phonetics, vocabulary and grammar（第二部分语音、词汇和语法）（共50分）II. Choose the best answer.（共20分）26.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. correctB. recognizeC. recentD. method27.It is not good manners to find ________ excuse when you are late for school.A. aB. anC. theD. /28.“The CHE is a real example of the possibilities of fair trade”. one of the officers said ________ November 6 last year.A. onB. forC. inD. of29.There are more and more shop keepers doing their business in that new area, ________?A. are thereB. aren’t thereC. don’t theyD. do they30.When helping others, actually, at the same time, we are helping ________.A. weB. ourC. usD. ourselves31.The policeman had tried many times to open the door, but failed. He had to try ________ time.A. the otherB. othersC. otherD. another32.You can’t finfish reading the newspaper in a minute because there is too much ________ in it.A. newsB. wordsC. titlesD. pictures33.Germany is a big country and it is ________ economy in Europe.A. largerB. the largestC. largestD. large34.Don’t be angry ________ him. He has already tried his best.A. withB. forC. ofD. in35.Great economic growth ________ place since our reform and opening up began 40 years ago.A. willB. tookC. was takingD. has taken36.The 19th Asian Games ________ in Hangzhou, China in 2022.A. holdsB. is heldC. will holdD. will be held37.By the end of last month, we ________ twelve English story books.A. have readB. had readC. were readingD. are reading38.You had better ________ the teacher for help when you have questions.A. askingB. askedC. askD. to ask39.Our duty in the school is ________ trying and learn by heart.A. to keepB. keepingC. keptD. keep40.The great bridge linking the three cities is ________ the longest sea crossing and the longest fixed link on earth.A. allB. bothC. eitherD. neither41.The China Railway Tunnel Group has spent three years ________ that tunnel in Uzbekistan.A. to buildB. builtC. buildingD. build42.Those who want to lose weight have to exercise every day, ________ they might get fat again.A. thoughB. ifC. so thatD. or43.On Double 11, many people bought a lot of things they don’t really need. They ________ crazy.A. can beB. must beC. may beD. can’t be44.--Would you please open the window a little? It’s hot in here.--________ I will do it right away.A. Not at all.B. I’m afraid not.C. Thank you all the same.D. All right.45.--________--What a pity!A. I can’t go to your party because of my homework.B. I will go to buy some gifts for you.C. I am planning to go to Thailand this winter holiday.D. My wish is to go to a key senior high school.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be usedPart-time jobs are a great thing for young people. They allow teenagers and young adults to gain job experience and make __46__ of money, too. In addition to other hobbies and activities, part-time jobs are healthy and prepare young people for __47__ life. Of course, a part-time job should __48__ be more important than studying and getting good grades.There are so many different part-time jobs for you to choose from. A few of the most common ones are restaurant staff, store staff and amusement park staff. These are all jobs that only __49__ you to work between ten and twenty hours per week. They all need a minimum amount of work experience.You can easily learn how to do the job __50__ you are working. Some of these lessons are how to work with others, how to be on time and how to work hard. These are all __51__ that you will use later in life. People who do not have part-time jobs as young adults are sometimes less prepared for life.It is great to earn money from a part-time job. The money you earn can be used to save for college, to buy a scooter or car or to eat out at restaurants. __52__ that you earned yourself is good for teaching you the value of money. It is __53__ to spend money that you earned than money your parents gave you.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.（共8分）54.China held its ________ import expo(进博会) in Shanghai last year. (one)55.The Internet ________ people to order their food conveniently at home. (able)56.The ________ made by the president last December was so inspiring that a lot of peoplelistened to it on TV. (speak)57.Rivers in the countryside are becoming cleaner and cleaner ________. (recent)58.We can see more ________ drivers drive buses on high ways between cities. (woman)59.To be ________, this mobile phone company has the opportunity to be one of the best ones in the near future. (seriously)60.Chinese people are trying their best to bring more and more ________ to themselves. (happy)61.Children and old people may easily fall ill because of the ________ weather in early spring. (change)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.（共14分）62.Chinese scientists are building a low-energy and high-performance computer now.（改为一般疑问句）________ Chinese scientists ________ a low-energy and high-performance computer now? 63. A ride-sharing passenger has to be careful with his won safety.（对划线部分提问）________ ________ a ride-sharing passenger have to be careful with?64.When visiting a museum, it is important to know what we should not do.（保持句意不变）When visiting a museum, it is important to know what not ________ ________.65.It’s a good tradition of people to look after the old well.（保持句意不变）It’s a good tradition of people to ________ ________ the old well.66.They invited the astronaut and his wife to the party on New Year’s Eve.（改为被动语态）The astronaut and his wife ________ ________ to the party on New Year’s Eve.67.“Do you prefer coffee?” the waiter asked me.（改为宾语从句）The waiter asked me ________ ________ preferred coffee.68.to, the little boy, the maths problem, enough, work out, is clever（连词成句）________________________________________________________.Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分读写）VI. Reading comprehension.（共50分）A. Choose the best answer.（12分）Alexis, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dad’s car. She looked out of the car window, enjoying the view of wildlife. Then a deer came into sight about 200 yards in front of them. “Dad, there’s a deer there!” Alexis said. As the car moved closer, Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman. Sue, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning run. The deer had appeared from the tall corn and began following her. Having lived in the countryside for years, Sue knew that most deer got afraid by humans. But this deer moved closer, even when she threw several small stones at it. Sue knew she was in trouble. She went to pick up a stick for self-protection, but the deer charged. It lifted her with its antlers(鹿角) and threw her into the air. Within seconds, the deer had pushed her off the road.When Alexis and her father pulled up, the deer was throwing Sue like a doll. Alexis looked into the woman’s terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped the car, the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer. She kicked the deer hard to get its attention so that it would leave the woman. However, the deer was not afraid at all. Then her father pushed the deeraway from the woman.Alexis helped Sue into the car, and then applied a piece of cloth to Sue’s injured leg. “We’re going to get you to a hospital,” Alexis said. Then she heard her father shout loudly. He had been knocked to the ground, his right leg seriously cut by the deer. Alexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his back. She beat the deer’s head and neck with all her strength. At last, the deer ran away. Alexis got in the driver’s seat and sped toward the nearest hospital. She heard her dad’s breathing grow difficult because a lot of blood flew from his wounded leg.After Sue was treated, she thanked her rescuers with tears. “You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help,” she says, “not to beat up a deer.”Alexis’ father also thanked his daughter although it took many days for him to recover. And he said the same idea as Sue’s.69.Sue was attacked by a deer when she was ________.A. driving homeB. running in the morningC. resting in the carD. feeding wild animals70.Sue probably felt ________ at first when she saw the deer.A. nervousB. afraidC. excitedD. broke down71.The underlined word “charged” in paragraph 1 probably means “________”.A. ran forwardB. went awayC. woke upD. broke down72.Alexis helped Sue ________ soon after she ran out of the car.A. by trying to bring the deer’s life to an endB. by beating the deer with the hammerC. by trying to draw the deer’s attention away from SueD. by pushing the deer away from Sue73.After Alexis’ father fought with the deer, ________.A. he had difficulty in breathingB. both his legs were badly woundedC. his neck was seriously cutD. there were bloody holes in his left leg74.The best title for the passage is “________”.A. A Woman Was Seriously InjuredB. A Dangerous Deer Attacked a WomanC. A Girl Rescued Her Father SuccessfullyD. A Teenager Saved Others from a Deer AttackB. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.（12分）I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early desire of gardening was not because of my love for nature. It was to make my parents rather angry.At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked at this work of natural art __75__. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “Something else to clean up!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.At that age, I always did something __76__ to whatever my parents did! If gardening wassomething they found boring, I would plant a garden!I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they __77__ to come up. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. To my joy, I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. Finally, I was touched by this land of wonder.__78__, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even shouted at me because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s displeasure, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers.Although they disliked the garden, I kept on planting my garden and continued to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good __79__: they breathe, they bloom, they respond to care and love.It has been many years since I made my garden out of my desire to challenge my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Green Thumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very __80__. And now I could say it is my love for nature that makes me a real gardener.75. A. excitedly B. politely C. correctly D. unhappily76. A. opposite B. similar C. equal D. super77. A. began B. failed C. remembered D. pretended78. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Instead79. A. friends B. teachers C. soldiers D. workers80. A. disappointed B. comfortable C. strange D. proudC. Fill in the blanks with proper words.（14分）Sam had always wanted to visit the International Space Station. He was really interested in the experiments that were happening there. He had read about growing food using water only. He thought that this was important as it was a way to provide food w__81__ using land. Some of the techniques used in the Space Station had already been included in architectural plans for some super skyscrapers. So when Space Dreams, a space travel company, held a competition, Sam decided to enter. The p__82__ was a trip to the Space Station itself!The competition involved writing a description about how you would feel about traveling into space. Sam sat down and wrote how he thought it would feel. Buzz Aldrin, the astronaut was the judge. There were 1,209,678 entries(参加的人), so Sam thought that there was n__83__ way he would be a winner. The day when the competition winner was announced, Sam was expecting a phone call. When the phone rang, he answered, “Hi.” A voice replied, “Hello, can I speak to Sam? This is Jack Mellow of Space Dreams.” Jack told Sam he was the winner. Buzz had said that Sam’s writing d__84__ exactly how he had felt on his first space trip. Sam could not believe it. Jack had already arranged with Sam’s school for him to take a few days off. He had to go to t__85__ before he could fly.Sam learnt how to put on a space suit. Then he was put onto a machine and turned around. This was to help him get used to travelling at very fast speeds. He also learned how to move without gravity(重力) to k__86__ him on the ground. That was fun. He could do summersaults and fly through the air well, walk through the air in reality. The day came for take-off. Sam felt really f__87__ because he knew nothing about what would happen after taking off. He was with two otherpeople and an instructor. He had to climb into a tiny capsule in the nose of a rocket. Then the rocket went quickly into space. Sam’s dream came true.D. Answer the questions.（12分）Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter. He developed a way of painting called abstract art. This art uses colours, shapes and lines. He had many ideas about colour. He believed that colours communicated certain qualities and that the colours that surround us have a powerful influence on us. Most of us have a favourite colour and this favourite colour makes us feel good, too.Kandinsky thought that yellow was a warm exciting colour that could make us feel happy. In comparison, blue was a peaceful colour that could make a person feel more relaxed. The colour green brings peace and stillness and makes us feel close to nature. White he thought was a colour associated with harmony, silence and cleanliness, while black was linked to grief darkness and the unknown. Red can boost our energy and is linked to improving confidence. Orange is a healthy colour with a fun side to it. Schools use bright colours to encourage children to take part in activity and learning.Age influences our choice of favourite colours. Children like the colour yellow. As children become adults, yellow becomes less popular as a favourite colour. Older people seem to like blues and purples more than reds and oranges. This kind of knowledge about colours can be powerful in advertising and website design. It can have an effect on the success of these with their readers. If you are designing a website for children, the colour yellow would probably make it more successful. If you are designing a website for older people, the use of blues and purples would make it more successful than the use of yellow. It would seem that the power of colour is interesting as a subject.Colour seem to influence more than we could imagine in our lives. It is interesting to note that different colours have different meanings in different cultures. Red is often thought of as the colour of danger, love and passion(激情) in the West. In China, red represents good luck. South Africa, it is the colour associated with death. In Western cultures, black is the colour associated with death, while in Japan, white is the colour of death. Purple is the colour of death in Thailand, but in the West, it is the colour of royalty, wealth and luxury.89.Who developed a way of painting called abstract art?90.Did Wassily Kandinsky believe the colours that surround us have a powerful influence on us?91.Why do advertising and website design use different colours for different readers?92.How can a website attract older people more according to the passage?93.“Red is often thought of as the colour of danger, love and passion in the West.” Which one of the three ideas do you agree with here in China? Try to give an example.VII. Writing（共20分）94.Write at least 60 words on the topic “I am no longer a little child”（以“我不再是一个孩子”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）背景：如今，我们的父母一方面对我们百般呵护，一方面又时常抱怨我们长不大。
