初三上學(xué)期英語期末考試題
努力造就實(shí)力，態(tài)度決定高度。祝你九年級(jí)英語期末考試成功!以下是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家整理的初三上學(xué)期英語期末考試題，希望你們喜歡。
初三上學(xué)期英語期末試題
聽力理解 (共26分)
聽對(duì)話，選擇與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符的圖片。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。(共4分，每小題1分)
1.
聽對(duì)話和獨(dú)白，根據(jù)對(duì)話和獨(dú)白的內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。(共12分，每小題1分)
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第5至第6小題。
5. How does the woman learn to play the violin?
A. By teaching herself.
B. By taking lessons.
C. By learning to dance.
6. How does she feel about her learning?
A. Pleased. B. Bored. C. Worried.
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第7至第8小題。
7. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. The graduation party.
B. Their future studies.
C. The college exam.
8. What’s the girl’s dream?
A. To study in Hong Kong.
B. To run a company.
C. To be a doctor.
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第9至第10小題。
9. What kind of exercise does Mark usually do?
A. Push-ups and cycling.
B. Cycling and Qigong.
C. Push-ups and yoga.
10. What’s the best exercise for health in Mark’s opinion?
A. Sleeping. B. Cycling. C. It’s hard to name.
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第11至第13小題。
11. How much did the boy pay for the tickets?
A. . B. 0. C. 0.
12. What does the boy think of his cost of the tickets?
A. Very cheap. B. Too expensive. C. Acceptable.
13. What can we learn about the speakers?
A. The girl’s friend works at a movie company.
B. They will get to the cinema around 9:00 pm.
C. The boy bought the tickets from the “black market”.
請(qǐng)聽一段獨(dú)白，完成第14至第16小題。
14. What’s the speaker doing?
A. Introducing a food show.
B. Advertising a food centre.
C. Advising on food making.
15. What can visitors do in the cook theatre?
A. Buy books on cooking.
B. Try different kinds of food.
C. Learn to make sandwiches.
16. What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. The speaker may like making cakes.
B. The Boat Show starts on 23rd, March.
C. A cook teaches fish cooking at the show.
三、聽對(duì)話，記錄關(guān)鍵信息，對(duì)話讀兩遍。(共10分，每小題2分)
請(qǐng)根據(jù)所聽到的對(duì)話內(nèi)容和卡片上的提示詞語，將所缺的關(guān)鍵信息填寫在下面卡片中的相應(yīng)位置上。
Personal Information
Name: 17. ______ Liz
Age: 18. ______
Years in Australia: 19. ______ years
Present address: 20. Flat 1, 539 ______ Road, Canterbury
Time to move out: 21. next ______, 27th ______
知識(shí)運(yùn)用 (共25分)
四、單項(xiàng)填空(共13分，每小題1分)
從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
22. The man was poor but ______ was honest.
A. he B. she C. it D. himself
23. The post office is closed ______ Saturday afternoon.
A. on B. in C. of D. at
24. — ______ do you do in your free time?
— Some outdoor activities.
A. Which B. What C. When D. Where
25. She is very happy ______ she has got many good friends.
A. or B. because C. unless D. so
26. Both the children ______ good at maths.
A. is B. be C. are D. being
27. Come here, Kate. I have ______ nice to show you.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
28. His suit looks ______ than the one I bought yesterday.
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
29. — Must we send our plan this week?
— No, you ______.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
30. John ______ an NBA playoff game on TV now.
A. watches B. watched C. will watch D. is watching
31. Smoking ______ in the kitchen in my house.
A. doesn’t allow B. didn’t allow C. isn’t allowed D. won’t allow
32. We _______ many roses in the garden since last year.
A. plant B. planted C. have planted D. are planting
33. He ______ a chance to try it again just now.
A. gave B. will give C. is given D. was given
34. The house ______ I live in is very small.
A. that B. whom C. when D. where
五、完形填空(共12分，每小題1分)
閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
My father had a small business, employing(雇用)fifteen people at any given time. We sold all kinds of milk products. I had worked for my father since I was young, 35 did all seven kids in my family.
One day, we had a new employee, Debbie, who wanted to work in the store for the summer. She had 36 done this type of work before, but planned to give it her all.
On her first day, Debbie made just about every mistake in the 37 . She charged the wrong prices for items, she gave the wrong bag of food to the wrong customer, and she 38 and broke a half gallon of milk. The torture(折磨)of watching her fighting her way was too much for me. I went into my father’s office and said, “Please go out there and put her out of her misery(苦惱).” I 39 him to walk right into the store and let her go away from our store.
Since my father’s office was situated within view of the sales counter, he had surely 40 what I was talking about. He sat, 41 , for a moment. Then he got up from his desk and walked over to Debbie, who was standing behind the counter.
“Debbie,” he said, as he put his hand 42 on her shoulder. “I have been watching you all day, and I saw how you 43 Mrs. Forbush.”
Debbie’s face turned red and tears began to 44 in her eyes as she tried hard to remember Mrs. Forbush from the many women she had given the wrong change to or drop off her milk onto the floor.
My father continued, “I’ve never seen Mrs. Forbush be so 45 to any one of my employees before. You really knew how to deal with her. I am sure that she is going to want you to 46 her every time she comes in. Keep up the good work.”
In return for being a wise and kind employer, my father got a trusty and hardworking employee for fifteen years … and a friend for life.
35. A. unless B. neither C. as D. nor
36. A. already B. yet C. never D. ever
37. A. vision B. book C. spirit D. position
38. A. dropped B. lost C. touched D. missed
39. A. encouraged B. forced C. expected D. influenced
40. A. followed B. seen C. guessed D. heard
41. A. careful B. upset C. angry D. thoughtful
42. A. gently B. seriously C. lightly D. directly
43. A. accepted B. agreed C. treated D. considered
44. A. run B. well C. appear D. rise
45. A. funny B. hopeless C. rude D. polite
46. A. wait on B. look after C. stand for D. depend on
閱讀理解 (共44分)
六、閱讀理解(共26分，每小題2分)
閱讀下面的四篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free.
Books ☆ books in 36 languages
☆ information about the world
☆ all kinds of stories
☆ picture books for children
☆ novels
– You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.
– You can borrow two books at a time and keep them for three weeks.[來源:學(xué)|科|網(wǎng)]
Videos ◆ all kinds of video films
◆ music videos
◆ TV plays
– You can enjoy yourself and watch your favorite videos at home.
– You can rent a video at two yuan for a week.
Audios ▲ music for everyone
▲ language cassettes; 42 world languages
– Special rooms for you to enjoy listening. CDs and cassettes can be borrowed – FREE.
– You can borrow one CD or one cassette at a time and keep it for one week.
E-books ● many different kinds of e-books
● e-newspapers and e-magazines
– You can browse all the e-books in the computer room – FREE.
47. How many books can you borrow at a time?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
48. How much should you pay if you keep two videos for a week?
A. Two yuan. B. Three yuan. C. Four yuan. D. Free.
49. What can you do in the computer room?
A. Enjoy music videos. B. Borrow some books.
C. Enjoy e-books. D. Borrow some CDs.
B
It is well-known that the “prom”, a formal dance held at the end of high school or college, is an important date in every student’s life. What is less well-known is that the word “prom” comes from the verb “to promenade”, which means to walk around, beautifully dressed, in order to attract attention. The idea is that you should see and be seen by others.
The prom is not just an American tradition, though most people believe that it started in America. In Canada the event is called a “formal”. In Britain and Australia the old fashioned word “dance” is more and more frequently being referred to as a “prom”. Most countries have some form of celebration when students finish high school: after all, it means the end of life as a child, and the beginning of life as an adult.
The prom is expensive to organize and the tickets can cost students a lot of money. The tradition is that students themselves have to raise the money to pay for it. Selling the students newspapers is one way to raise money; so is taking a part-time job at the weekend.
Although the prom should be the experience of a lifetime, it also worries many students. There is the problem of what to wear, who to take as your partner, who will be voted “prom queen”, etc. And it is not only students who feel worried. What many parents find difficult is the realization that their children’s school days are almost over. However, for most people at the prom, once the music starts playing, everyone relaxes and stops worrying.
50. In which country is the prom called a “formal”?
A. America. B. Canada. C. Britain. D. Australia.
51. Why is the prom important in the students’ lives?
A. It’s the sign of becoming an adult.
B. It’s an old tradition in many countries.
C. There are many problems to work out.
D. The students can raise money by themselves.
52. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The history of the prom.
B. The traditions of the prom.
C. The development of the prom.
D. The general information of the prom.
C
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle(鳴笛)today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social persons and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had a great friend whose imagination brightens mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.
It is such comforting companions(陪伴)I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be with my own best friend.
53. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer ______ finally.
A. wasn’t serious about her studies
B. didn’t like writing poems or stories
C. became popular with her classmates
D. developed her proper social behaviors
54. The underlined sentence “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.
A. our tour in London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
C. we were unwilling to stay away from London
D. we waved goodbye to each other in London
55. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Unforgettable Experiences.
B. Unbelievable Imagination.
C. Touching Companions.
D. Lifelong Friendship.
D
Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn., but four years ago it faced many of the same problems as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests and dropping enrollment(入學(xué)注冊(cè)). Then the school’s hard-driving headmaster, Delores Bolton, persuaded her board to shake up the place by buying a laptop computer for each student and teacher to use, in school and at home. What’s more, the board provided wireless Internet access at school. Total cost:
努力造就實(shí)力，態(tài)度決定高度。祝你九年級(jí)英語期末考試成功!以下是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家整理的初三上學(xué)期英語期末考試題，希望你們喜歡。
初三上學(xué)期英語期末試題
聽力理解 (共26分)
聽對(duì)話，選擇與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符的圖片。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。(共4分，每小題1分)
1.
聽對(duì)話和獨(dú)白，根據(jù)對(duì)話和獨(dú)白的內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。(共12分，每小題1分)
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第5至第6小題。
5. How does the woman learn to play the violin?
A. By teaching herself.
B. By taking lessons.
C. By learning to dance.
6. How does she feel about her learning?
A. Pleased. B. Bored. C. Worried.
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第7至第8小題。
7. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. The graduation party.
B. Their future studies.
C. The college exam.
8. What’s the girl’s dream?
A. To study in Hong Kong.
B. To run a company.
C. To be a doctor.
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第9至第10小題。
9. What kind of exercise does Mark usually do?
A. Push-ups and cycling.
B. Cycling and Qigong.
C. Push-ups and yoga.
10. What’s the best exercise for health in Mark’s opinion?
A. Sleeping. B. Cycling. C. It’s hard to name.
請(qǐng)聽一段對(duì)話，完成第11至第13小題。
11. How much did the boy pay for the tickets?
A. $50. B. $100. C. $200.
12. What does the boy think of his cost of the tickets?
A. Very cheap. B. Too expensive. C. Acceptable.
13. What can we learn about the speakers?
A. The girl’s friend works at a movie company.
B. They will get to the cinema around 9:00 pm.
C. The boy bought the tickets from the “black market”.
請(qǐng)聽一段獨(dú)白，完成第14至第16小題。
14. What’s the speaker doing?
A. Introducing a food show.
B. Advertising a food centre.
C. Advising on food making.
15. What can visitors do in the cook theatre?
A. Buy books on cooking.
B. Try different kinds of food.
C. Learn to make sandwiches.
16. What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. The speaker may like making cakes.
B. The Boat Show starts on 23rd, March.
C. A cook teaches fish cooking at the show.
三、聽對(duì)話，記錄關(guān)鍵信息，對(duì)話讀兩遍。(共10分，每小題2分)
請(qǐng)根據(jù)所聽到的對(duì)話內(nèi)容和卡片上的提示詞語，將所缺的關(guān)鍵信息填寫在下面卡片中的相應(yīng)位置上。
Personal Information
Name: 17. ______ Liz
Age: 18. ______
Years in Australia: 19. ______ years
Present address: 20. Flat 1, 539 ______ Road, Canterbury
Time to move out: 21. next ______, 27th ______
知識(shí)運(yùn)用 (共25分)
四、單項(xiàng)填空(共13分，每小題1分)
從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
22. The man was poor but ______ was honest.
A. he B. she C. it D. himself
23. The post office is closed ______ Saturday afternoon.
A. on B. in C. of D. at
24. — ______ do you do in your free time?
— Some outdoor activities.
A. Which B. What C. When D. Where
25. She is very happy ______ she has got many good friends.
A. or B. because C. unless D. so
26. Both the children ______ good at maths.
A. is B. be C. are D. being
27. Come here, Kate. I have ______ nice to show you.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
28. His suit looks ______ than the one I bought yesterday.
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
29. — Must we send our plan this week?
— No, you ______.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
30. John ______ an NBA playoff game on TV now.
A. watches B. watched C. will watch D. is watching
31. Smoking ______ in the kitchen in my house.
A. doesn’t allow B. didn’t allow C. isn’t allowed D. won’t allow
32. We _______ many roses in the garden since last year.
A. plant B. planted C. have planted D. are planting
33. He ______ a chance to try it again just now.
A. gave B. will give C. is given D. was given
34. The house ______ I live in is very small.
A. that B. whom C. when D. where
五、完形填空(共12分，每小題1分)
閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
My father had a small business, employing(雇用)fifteen people at any given time. We sold all kinds of milk products. I had worked for my father since I was young, 35 did all seven kids in my family.
One day, we had a new employee, Debbie, who wanted to work in the store for the summer. She had 36 done this type of work before, but planned to give it her all.
On her first day, Debbie made just about every mistake in the 37 . She charged the wrong prices for items, she gave the wrong bag of food to the wrong customer, and she 38 and broke a half gallon of milk. The torture(折磨)of watching her fighting her way was too much for me. I went into my father’s office and said, “Please go out there and put her out of her misery(苦惱).” I 39 him to walk right into the store and let her go away from our store.
Since my father’s office was situated within view of the sales counter, he had surely 40 what I was talking about. He sat, 41 , for a moment. Then he got up from his desk and walked over to Debbie, who was standing behind the counter.
“Debbie,” he said, as he put his hand 42 on her shoulder. “I have been watching you all day, and I saw how you 43 Mrs. Forbush.”
Debbie’s face turned red and tears began to 44 in her eyes as she tried hard to remember Mrs. Forbush from the many women she had given the wrong change to or drop off her milk onto the floor.
My father continued, “I’ve never seen Mrs. Forbush be so 45 to any one of my employees before. You really knew how to deal with her. I am sure that she is going to want you to 46 her every time she comes in. Keep up the good work.”
In return for being a wise and kind employer, my father got a trusty and hardworking employee for fifteen years … and a friend for life.
35. A. unless B. neither C. as D. nor
36. A. already B. yet C. never D. ever
37. A. vision B. book C. spirit D. position
38. A. dropped B. lost C. touched D. missed
39. A. encouraged B. forced C. expected D. influenced
40. A. followed B. seen C. guessed D. heard
41. A. careful B. upset C. angry D. thoughtful
42. A. gently B. seriously C. lightly D. directly
43. A. accepted B. agreed C. treated D. considered
44. A. run B. well C. appear D. rise
45. A. funny B. hopeless C. rude D. polite
46. A. wait on B. look after C. stand for D. depend on
閱讀理解 (共44分)
六、閱讀理解(共26分，每小題2分)
閱讀下面的四篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free.
Books ☆ books in 36 languages
☆ information about the world
☆ all kinds of stories
☆ picture books for children
☆ novels
– You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.
– You can borrow two books at a time and keep them for three weeks.[來源:學(xué)|科|網(wǎng)]
Videos ◆ all kinds of video films
◆ music videos
◆ TV plays
– You can enjoy yourself and watch your favorite videos at home.
– You can rent a video at two yuan for a week.
Audios ▲ music for everyone
▲ language cassettes; 42 world languages
– Special rooms for you to enjoy listening. CDs and cassettes can be borrowed – FREE.
– You can borrow one CD or one cassette at a time and keep it for one week.
E-books ● many different kinds of e-books
● e-newspapers and e-magazines
– You can browse all the e-books in the computer room – FREE.
47. How many books can you borrow at a time?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
48. How much should you pay if you keep two videos for a week?
A. Two yuan. B. Three yuan. C. Four yuan. D. Free.
49. What can you do in the computer room?
A. Enjoy music videos. B. Borrow some books.
C. Enjoy e-books. D. Borrow some CDs.
B
It is well-known that the “prom”, a formal dance held at the end of high school or college, is an important date in every student’s life. What is less well-known is that the word “prom” comes from the verb “to promenade”, which means to walk around, beautifully dressed, in order to attract attention. The idea is that you should see and be seen by others.
The prom is not just an American tradition, though most people believe that it started in America. In Canada the event is called a “formal”. In Britain and Australia the old fashioned word “dance” is more and more frequently being referred to as a “prom”. Most countries have some form of celebration when students finish high school: after all, it means the end of life as a child, and the beginning of life as an adult.
The prom is expensive to organize and the tickets can cost students a lot of money. The tradition is that students themselves have to raise the money to pay for it. Selling the students newspapers is one way to raise money; so is taking a part-time job at the weekend.
Although the prom should be the experience of a lifetime, it also worries many students. There is the problem of what to wear, who to take as your partner, who will be voted “prom queen”, etc. And it is not only students who feel worried. What many parents find difficult is the realization that their children’s school days are almost over. However, for most people at the prom, once the music starts playing, everyone relaxes and stops worrying.
50. In which country is the prom called a “formal”?
A. America. B. Canada. C. Britain. D. Australia.
51. Why is the prom important in the students’ lives?
A. It’s the sign of becoming an adult.
B. It’s an old tradition in many countries.
C. There are many problems to work out.
D. The students can raise money by themselves.
52. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The history of the prom.
B. The traditions of the prom.
C. The development of the prom.
D. The general information of the prom.
C
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle(鳴笛)today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social persons and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had a great friend whose imagination brightens mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.
It is such comforting companions(陪伴)I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be with my own best friend.
53. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer ______ finally.
A. wasn’t serious about her studies
B. didn’t like writing poems or stories
C. became popular with her classmates
D. developed her proper social behaviors
54. The underlined sentence “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.
A. our tour in London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
C. we were unwilling to stay away from London
D. we waved goodbye to each other in London
55. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Unforgettable Experiences.
B. Unbelievable Imagination.
C. Touching Companions.
D. Lifelong Friendship.
D
Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn., but four years ago it faced many of the same problems as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests and dropping enrollment(入學(xué)注冊(cè)). Then the school’s hard-driving headmaster, Delores Bolton, persuaded her board to shake up the place by buying a laptop computer for each student and teacher to use, in school and at home. What’s more, the board provided wireless Internet access at school. Total cost: $2.5 million.
Now, an hour before classes start, every seat in the library is taken by students who cannot wait for getting online. Fifth-grade teacher Jen Friday talks about different kinds of birds as students view them at a colorful website. After school, students on buses pull laptops from backpacks to get started on homework. Since the computer arrived, enrollment is up 20%. Scores on state tests are up 35%.
Indeed, school systems in rural Maine and New York City also hope to follow Arace Middle School’s example. Governor Angus King had planned using $50 million to buy a laptop for all of Maine’s 17,000 seventh-graders – and for new seventh-graders each fall.
In the same spirit, the New York City board of education voted on April 12 to create a school Internet portal(入口), which would make money by selling ads and licensing public school students. Profits(盈利)will also provide e-mail service for the city’s 1.1 million public school students. Profits will be used to buy laptops for each of the school system’s 87,000 fourth-graders. Within nine years, all students in grades 4 and higher will have their own computers.
Back in Bloomfield, in the meantime, most of the kinks have been worked out. Some students were using their computers to visit unauthorized(非法的)websites. But teachers have the ability to keep an eye on where students have been on the Web and to stop them. “That is the worst when they disable you,” says eighth-grade honors student Jamie Bassell. The habit is rubbing off on parents. “I taught my mom to use e-mail,” says another eighth-grader, Katherine Hypolite. “And now she’s taking computer classes. I’m so proud of her!”
56. The example of Carmen Arace Middle School in the passage is used to ______.
A. show the problems schools are faced with today
B. prove that a school without high enrollment can do well
C. express the importance of computers in modern education
D. tell that laptops can help improve students’ school performance
57. According to the writer, students in New York City’s public schools will ______.
A. enjoy e-mail service in the near future
B. make money by selling ads on websites
C. all have their own laptops within nine years
D. become more interested in their studies with laptops
58. The underlined word “kinks” in the last paragraph most probably means ______.
A. plans B. projects C. problems D. products
59. From the passage we learn that ______.
A. a school Internet portal is the key to a laptop program
B. the laptop program also has a good influence on parents
C. students slowly accept the fact their online activities controlled
D. the laptop program in public school is mainly for the eighth-graders
七、閱讀還原句子(共8分，每小題2分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后方框中所給的五個(gè)句子中選出四個(gè)，分別填入文中相應(yīng)的序號(hào)后，使短文語義連貫，結(jié)構(gòu)完整。
Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? 60. __________? And what do your choices tell about your personal qualities(品質(zhì))?
61. __________. It calls for empathy—the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy. 62. __________. When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings sharply.
Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose shows your inner world.
We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Passing over the tradition won’t make it go away. 63. __________, tell your friends ahead of time.
A. When do you send a right gift
B. However, it needs to be developed
C. If you really dislike such a tradition
D. Why do presents sometimes go wrong
E. Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe
八、閱讀與表達(dá)(共10分，每小題2分)
閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容回答問題。
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let your anger go off. But forgiveness(原諒)is possible – and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the damage to our system and allow people to feel more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology(道歉). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who worries you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective(看法). You may realize that he or she was acting out of knowledge, fear – even love. To get perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.
64. What’s the name of Dr. Frederic Luskin’s book?
65. According to the writer, what should you do first after being hurt?
66. Why does Dr. Luskin advise us not to wait for an apology after being hurt?
67. What’s the writer’s idea to get perspective?
68. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?
書面表達(dá)(共25分)
九、完成句子(共10分，每小題2分)
根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。
69. 你今晚愿意和我一塊去參加晚會(huì)嗎?
? ______ go to the party with me tonight?
70. 姐姐語文和英語學(xué)得一樣好。
My sister studies Chinese ______ English.
71. 我們正盼望著寒假呢。
We ______ the winter holiday.
72. 當(dāng)球迷們聽到這個(gè)好消息時(shí)，都興奮得無法入睡。
? The football fans were ______ fall asleep when they heard the good news.
73. 他僅用了3天時(shí)間就寫完了這篇小說。
? It ______ the novel.
十、文段表達(dá)(15分)
根據(jù)中文大意和英文提示詞語，寫出意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于60詞的短文。所給英文提示詞語供選用。請(qǐng)不要寫出你的真實(shí)姓名和校名。
74. 在你成長(zhǎng)的過程中，難免會(huì)遇到父母外出，你獨(dú)自在家的情況。某國(guó)際學(xué)校的英語論壇正在舉辦關(guān)于這個(gè)話題的討論，請(qǐng)你發(fā)一個(gè)帖子參與交流，談?wù)劯改竿獬鰰r(shí)，你自己度過的一次經(jīng)歷，并就此事談?wù)勀愕母邢牒腕w會(huì)。
提示詞語：out, alone, cook, come back, happy, take care of, depend on .5 million.
Now, an hour before classes start, every seat in the library is taken by students who cannot wait for getting online. Fifth-grade teacher Jen Friday talks about different kinds of birds as students view them at a colorful website. After school, students on buses pull laptops from backpacks to get started on homework. Since the computer arrived, enrollment is up 20%. Scores on state tests are up 35%.
Indeed, school systems in rural Maine and New York City also hope to follow Arace Middle School’s example. Governor Angus King had planned using million to buy a laptop for all of Maine’s 17,000 seventh-graders – and for new seventh-graders each fall.
In the same spirit, the New York City board of education voted on April 12 to create a school Internet portal(入口), which would make money by selling ads and licensing public school students. Profits(盈利)will also provide e-mail service for the city’s 1.1 million public school students. Profits will be used to buy laptops for each of the school system’s 87,000 fourth-graders. Within nine years, all students in grades 4 and higher will have their own computers.
Back in Bloomfield, in the meantime, most of the kinks have been worked out. Some students were using their computers to visit unauthorized(非法的)websites. But teachers have the ability to keep an eye on where students have been on the Web and to stop them. “That is the worst when they disable you,” says eighth-grade honors student Jamie Bassell. The habit is rubbing off on parents. “I taught my mom to use e-mail,” says another eighth-grader, Katherine Hypolite. “And now she’s taking computer classes. I’m so proud of her!”
56. The example of Carmen Arace Middle School in the passage is used to ______.
A. show the problems schools are faced with today
B. prove that a school without high enrollment can do well
C. express the importance of computers in modern education
D. tell that laptops can help improve students’ school performance
57. According to the writer, students in New York City’s public schools will ______.
A. enjoy e-mail service in the near future
B. make money by selling ads on websites
C. all have their own laptops within nine years
D. become more interested in their studies with laptops
58. The underlined word “kinks” in the last paragraph most probably means ______.
A. plans B. projects C. problems D. products
59. From the passage we learn that ______.
A. a school Internet portal is the key to a laptop program
B. the laptop program also has a good influence on parents
C. students slowly accept the fact their online activities controlled
D. the laptop program in public school is mainly for the eighth-graders
七、閱讀還原句子(共8分，每小題2分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后方框中所給的五個(gè)句子中選出四個(gè)，分別填入文中相應(yīng)的序號(hào)后，使短文語義連貫，結(jié)構(gòu)完整。
Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? 60. __________? And what do your choices tell about your personal qualities(品質(zhì))?
61. __________. It calls for empathy—the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy. 62. __________. When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings sharply.
Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose shows your inner world.
We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Passing over the tradition won’t make it go away. 63. __________, tell your friends ahead of time.
A. When do you send a right gift
B. However, it needs to be developed
C. If you really dislike such a tradition
D. Why do presents sometimes go wrong
E. Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe
八、閱讀與表達(dá)(共10分，每小題2分)
閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容回答問題。
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let your anger go off. But forgiveness(原諒)is possible – and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the damage to our system and allow people to feel more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology(道歉). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who worries you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective(看法). You may realize that he or she was acting out of knowledge, fear – even love. To get perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.
64. What’s the name of Dr. Frederic Luskin’s book?
65. According to the writer, what should you do first after being hurt?
66. Why does Dr. Luskin advise us not to wait for an apology after being hurt?
67. What’s the writer’s idea to get perspective?
68. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?
書面表達(dá)(共25分)
九、完成句子(共10分，每小題2分)
根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。
69. 你今晚愿意和我一塊去參加晚會(huì)嗎?
? ______ go to the party with me tonight?
70. 姐姐語文和英語學(xué)得一樣好。
My sister studies Chinese ______ English.
71. 我們正盼望著寒假呢。
We ______ the winter holiday.
72. 當(dāng)球迷們聽到這個(gè)好消息時(shí)，都興奮得無法入睡。
? The football fans were ______ fall asleep when they heard the good news.
73. 他僅用了3天時(shí)間就寫完了這篇小說。
? It ______ the novel.
十、文段表達(dá)(15分)
根據(jù)中文大意和英文提示詞語，寫出意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于60詞的短文。所給英文提示詞語供選用。請(qǐng)不要寫出你的真實(shí)姓名和校名。
74. 在你成長(zhǎng)的過程中，難免會(huì)遇到父母外出，你獨(dú)自在家的情況。某國(guó)際學(xué)校的英語論壇正在舉辦關(guān)于這個(gè)話題的討論，請(qǐng)你發(fā)一個(gè)帖子參與交流，談?wù)劯改竿獬鰰r(shí)，你自己度過的一次經(jīng)歷，并就此事談?wù)勀愕母邢牒腕w會(huì)。
提示詞語：out, alone, cook, come back, happy, take care of, depend on
初三上學(xué)期英語期末考試題
