初三第一学期期末考试英语试卷

第一学期期末考试初三英语第一部分听力试题（请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题）一、听力选择:(14%)A) 回答问题听下面五个问题。

从每小题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每个问题读两遍。

1.A. Never mind. B. Why not ask the English teacher. C. Don’t say sorry.2.A. He did it all by himself. B. He didn’t do it. C. He finished it.3.A. Yes, I can. B. Both, I think. C. Certainly.4.A. Pork. B. Milk and beef. C. Eggs and meat.5.A. He is a doctor. B. He is a student. C. He is going toschool.B)对话理解听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小问题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话和问题读两遍。

6. A Yes, he is. B. No, he isn’t C. We don’t know.7. A. He comes from England. B. He’s from America. C. We’re notclear.8. A. No, he didn’t. B. Yes, he did.C. We can’t tell whether he did or not from the dialogue9. A. A week. B. Three days. C. We don’t know.10.A. It won’t be finished. B. It hasn’t been finished yet.C. It has been finished already.C) 短文理解听下面的短文。

短文后有4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

短文和问题读两遍。

11. A. Interesting teams. B. Team sports.C. Important games.D. Most games.12. A. It will win the match. B. It will lose the match.C. It will beat the other team.D. It will win the match, or it will losethe match.13. A. At home. B. At school.C. In the TV shops.D. In the offices.14. A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday and Sunday.C. Every day.D. From Monday to Friday.二听力填空听下面的短文, 在短文空格内填入适当的词，使意思通顺。

每个空格只填一个词。

短文读两遍。

(10%)Many people go to school for a good 1 .They learn 2 ,history, maths andother 3 . The 4 you learn from school is very important and 5 . But no one can learn everything from school. A teacher cannot teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to 6 his student how to learn. He 7 them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by the students 8 .Great 9 do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things and change the world a lot. 10 Thomas Edison, as we know, invented many things, he didn’t have much schooling.第二部分笔头试题三、选择填空：（24%）A) 单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(14%)15. He was too sad_____ everything was over.A. as ifB. seemC. likeD. that16.She asked me if I knew_______.A. whose pen is itB. whose pen it wasC. whose pen it isD. whose penwas it17.I didn’t know a thing about the verbs, for I ______ them.A. wouldn’t studyB. haven’t studiedC. hadn’t studiedD. wasn’t studyingrade Wang ______ the Party for about three yearsA. has attendedB. has joinedC. has been inD. has taken part in19. The farmers were busy_____ ready for the next year in ____ winter of 1999.A. getting , \B. to get, theC. to get, \D. getting, the20. We saw him______ the building and go upstairs.A. to enterB. enterC. enteringD. entered21. In the bookshop, a reader asked the shopkeeper ______Who Moved My Cheese was an interesting book.A. thatB. howC. whatD. whether22. They had bought a house there_______ they moved there.A. before longB. long beforeC. long agoD. after23. He _______ living in the country to the city.A. likesB. prefersC. enjoysD. loves24. The students are always______ English or Chinese every morning on weekdays.A. kept reading B keeping reading C. kept to read D. keeping to read25. A: What are you going to do tomorrow?B: I am going to watch the football match, of course.A: I _______ you _______ to visit your friends.A. think, wantB. think, will wantC. thought, would wantD. thought, wanted26. It’s the third time I _______ him this month.A. had seenB. seeC. sawD. have seen27. _______ of us has an umbrella like that.A. EveryB. NoneC. No oneD. All28. Great changes ______ in my hometown in the past few years.A. were taken placeB. have been taken placeC. took placeD. have taken placeB) 完型填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从15—24各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to one another.One day the father decided 29 some friends to dinner in his house. He 30 his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got what his father wanted, he turned 31 and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t 32 enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But 33 of them would give away to the other. They 34 straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour.But the father was worried. “What shall I do? My son hasn’t 35 yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He want to know what was the 36 with his son. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to town to look for his son.“You may first take the 37 home for my friends. Let me stand here against him 38 ,” he said to his son when he knew what had happened.29. A. asked B. asking C. to ask D. to be asked30. A. hoped B. told C. let D. wished31. A. down B. over C. back D. off32. A. long B. wide C. high D. narrow33. A. either B. all C. both D. neither34. A. stood B. went C. lay D. walked35. A. gone B. bought C. returned D. been36. A. wrong B. accident C. thing D. matter37. A. meat B. dinner C. bread D. money38. A. politely B. instead C. safely D. kindly四、阅读理解（20%）AHow long is it since you last went for a walk? Three days? Three weeks? Threeyears?Well, who has time for that kind of thing now?Your doctor may tell you to get more fresh air.Your friends may tell you to take more exercise.Your wife may tell you to find something cheap to do.Then you would go out and walk for miles.But walking is really boring. Don’t you think so?Now there is a reason for going out in the countryside——the countryside is endless excitement.What could be more exciting than looking for buried (埋藏的) treasure（财宝）?Treasure hunting brings the past alive, and turns the countryside into lots of pleasure.Buy yourself a Sherlock Metal Detector, and you’ll find yourself out in the open air for hours at a time.Metal detecting is the great new hobby.39. This passage is probably_____ .A. a storyB. a reportC. a letterD. an ad40.The aim(目的) of the detector is_____.A. to make more people healthyB. to sell somethingC. to find somethingD. to educate people41.It says that walking is_____.A. too expensiveB. too terribleC. not interesting enoughD. not safe enoughBThe story of King Arthur and knights（骑士）of the Round Table has been popular in Europe for more than a thousand years. The knights in England wanted to choose a new king. They found a huge stone with a sword in it. There was golden writing on the sword which said, “The man who can pull the sword out of the stone will be king.” All the knights tried to pull the sword from the stone, but none of them could do it. Arthur was a young boy at the time, but he pulled the sword from the stone and became king.Arthur lived in the castle of Camelot, with Queen Guinevere. In the castle there was a round table, which was made by Merlin, the magician. All the knights sat around the round table. The most famous knights were Sir Gawain and Sir Galahad. The knightshad many adventures. They killed dragons and saved beautiful ladies.Arthur was killed by his nephew, Sir Mordred. Before he died, he gave his magic sword to his friend Sir Bedivere. He told Sir Bedivere to throw the sword into a lake. A woman’s hand came out of the water and caught the sword. Three beautiful queens took Arthur’s body away in a boat to the magic island of Avalon. The legend （传说）says that one day Arthur will return to Britain.42.Arthur became king because_____.A. he was popularB. he was born in EnglandC.he was stronger than the knightsD. he had thrown the sword into a lake43. The round table in the castle of Camelot was the work of_____.A. ArthurB. MerlinC. GalahadD. Mordred44.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?A. Arthur was killed by his nephew.B. Before dying Arthur gave his magic sword to his friend.C. Arthur’s body was taken away to the magic island of Avalon.D. The magic sword was carried away by three knights.45. What is told about Arthur in the passage is_____.A. legendaryB. trueC. realisticD. wrongCJUBILEE SWIMMING CLUB REGULATIONS(规则)1.All swimmers must shower (淋浴) before they enter the pool.2.Diving is only allowed from the diving-board.3.Running and playing near the pool is not allowed.4.Club members may bring guests at weekends only.5.Children under 12 are not allowed to use the pool unless accompanied(陪伴) by an adult(成人).6.Members must show their membership cards at the registration desk(登记台).ed towels(毛巾) must be placed in the bins(箱子) provided.8.Smoking is not allowed in the changing-room.9.Guests must sign at the registration desk.10.All bathers must leave the pool by 6 p.m.11.Clothes must be placed in the lockers provided. Keys are available(可得到) at the registration desk.12.Only club members and their families are allowed to use the pool.46.Guests must_____.A. run and play near the poolB. accompany children under 12.C. sign in the changing-roomD. shower before entering the pool47.Club members must bring_____ with them.A. towelsB. lockersC. swimming capsD. membership cards48.Club members may bring guests_____.A. on FridayB. after 6 p.m.C. from Monday to ThursdayD. on any days五、翻译：(15%)1．那些努力学习的学生理应得到奖赏。