上海市世界外国语中学2019学年第一学期期中考试初三英语试卷
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
V. Choose the best answer:
31. We make a recorder play music by __________ the PLAY button.
A. press
B. pressing
C. to press
D. pressed
32. Who knows the answer __________ question No. 8?
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. about
33. Today is April Fools’ Day. Let’s __________ on Mr. Li.
A. celebrate
B. make sure
C. make jokes
D. play a trick
34. Are men better than women __________ new ideas?
A. in create
B. at create
C. in creating
D. at creating
35. Accountants no longer use __________ calculators a lot. Instead, they use computers very often.
A. electric
B. electrical
C. electronic
D. electricity
36. Many teachers believe __________ textbooks, children also learn a lot __________ life.
A. except, of
B. besides, from
C. except, from
D. besides, about
37. Computers can’t take the place of human beings __________.
A. at the present
B. for the first time
C. for the time being
D. at a time
38. How much money we can make __________ how hard we work.
A. depends
B. depends on
C. depending
D. depending on
39. I only drank a little coke, and __________ is kept in the fridge.
A. the other
B. others
C. the others
D. the rest
40. Helen __________ from the chair and __________ a question to the teacher.
A. raised, raised
B. rose, rose
C. rose, raised
D. raised, rose
41. I __________ my key in her office. What was worse, I __________ her address and number.
A. forgot, forgot
B. left, left
C. left, forgot
D. forgot, left
42. Tom __________ any help because he can finish the work on time himself.
A. needn’t
B. doesn’t need to
C. doesn’t need
D. needn’t to
43. The firemen put out the serious fire before any damage was caused, __________?
A. did they
B. didn’t they
C. was it
D. wasn’t it
44. -- How long have you worked here? -- __________. A. Two years ago 45. -- Where is Betty?
-- She __________ for a few minutes. A. has gone
B. has left
C. has returned
D. has been away
B. Since two years
C. For 1999
D. Since 2 years ago
46. __________ you work today, successful you will be in the future. A. More hardly, more C. More harder, more
B. The harder, the more D. The more hardly, the more
47. Actions __________ to protect the environment since last week. A. have taken
B. were taken
C. have been taken
D. will be taken
48. -- __________ can you be ready, Andy? -- In ten minutes. A. How much
B. How often
C. How long
D. How soon
49. With the development of Information Technology, __________ emails __________ becoming more and more convenient.
A. Send, is
B. Sending, is
C. Sending, are
D. To send, are
50. People __________ clothes by hand. Nowadays washing machines __________ it. A. used to wash, are used to do C. used to washing, are used to do
B. are used to washing, are used to doing D. are used to wash, used to do
51. __________ young people like to play computer games on the Internet and __________ like to do online shopping. A. One, others
B. One, the other
C. Some, others
D. Some, the others
52. __________ great fun the children are having in the Century Park) A. How
B. What
C. What an
D. What a
53. He asked me __________ I was busy with those days. A. that
B. if
C. why
D. what
54. The teacher asked __________.
A. which subject I like best C. if we understood or not 55. -- Would you mind my smoking here?
B. who would be the winner D. that I would return the next week
-- __________ Look at the sign. It says, \
A. Never mind.
B. Of course not.
C. No, I don't.
D. You'd better not.
56. -- Would you like me to buy the ticket for you? -- __________ I can book it by phone. A. Yes, please.
VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms: 8' 57. The Internet __________ us to communicate with each other more easily. (able) 58. The Bristol University __________ only ten colleges in the 1980s. (including) 59. Underground trains are __________ by computers as well. (operation) 60. The earth will be just fine, with or without __________. (human) 61. He wanted to break the world record and he __________ at last. (success)
62. The police are trying to find out who'd be __________ for the accident. (responsibility) 63. Reading can bring us lots of __________ which can't be learned from textbooks. (know) 64. To my __________, Tom, one of the top students in my class, failed the test. (surprising)
VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required: 12'
65. He no longer complained about the noise in the neighborhood.（保持句意不变） He __________ __________ complain about the noise in the neighborhood ~ longer. 66. You needn't write the letter right now. （改成被动） The letter __________ be __________ right now.
67. The street wasn't wide enough for the van to pass through. （保持句意不变） The street was so __________ that the van __________ pass through it. 68. His father died two years ago. （改成现在完成时） His father has __________ __________ for two years.
69. All of us got up early in order to arrive on time. （保持句意不变） All of us got up early so that __________ __________ arrive on time. 70. Jack's mother asked him, \（改成间接引语） Jack's mother asked him __________ he had packed __________ things.
B. Yes, I'd love to.
C. No, thanks.
D. No, you wouldn't.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
VIII. Reading comprehension: 56' A. True or False: 7'
These two letters appeared in a newspaper. Both writers have their own ideas on zoos.
Zoos Do a Good Job
It is good to keep animals in zoos. I know a lot of people think it is wrong to keep animals in zoos. However, I believe that zoos have many good points.
Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. Without zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger.
Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well. The animals are always given food and cleaned regularly. In the wild, it is not always possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry. But animals kept in zoos never go hungry.
Thirdly, zoos protect the animals they look after. They offer them safe places to live in. In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of being extinct. But zoos give these animals a chance to live. Without zoos, there'd be fewer kinds of animals in the world.
Maria Smith
Zoos Are Unnatural
In Maria's letter, she says that zoos are good for animals. I am afraid that zoos are not good for animals; they are only good for people.
It is unnatural and unfair to keep wild animals in cages. Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. In the wild, these animals would travel freely. In zoos, they can't do this. This is why the bears and tigers always look so sad.
Most cages are not very clean either. It is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural. Wild animals are used to looking for their own food. We should treat animals in the same way that we treat other people--with respect.
Would anyone be happy if you don't let him go outside his home? Would Maria like to have lots of people standing outside her flat looking at her? No, she wouldn't. And animals don't like it either.
Philip Black 71. Maria and Philip have quite different ideas on keeping animals in zoos. 72. In Maria's opinion, a real bear or tiger can only be seen in zoos.
73. Maria thinks that animals live better in zoos than in the wild.
74. According to Philip, cages are not big enough, so tigers and bears look unhappy. 75. Philip thinks that zoos don't give the animals food regularly so it is not natural. 76. Mafia and Philip both agree that zoos are good for people.
77. In the two letters, they are discussing how to make animals in zoos happy.
B. Choose the best answer: 7'
Earthquake
Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake. But don't worry because most cannot be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people.
Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one in Sichuan. Thousands of people died in it. So it's important to know what to do when one hits. Here are some tips on how to stay safely in an earthquake.
If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you.
If you are outdoors, move to a clear place. Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you.
If you are in a shop and far from the door, don't try to run to outside and rush for exits. Everyone will be doing that and you'll find it hard getting out. Don't get into a lift during an earthquake. Just hide under some strong covers near you.
When an earthquake has ended, be careful because after-shocks may still happen. These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself. So stay under the desk until you make sure it's safe to get up.
If you are at home and you smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as you can. A gas line in your house may be broken. This could be very dangerous.
Weather
Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence and feelings. In August, it's hot and wet in the southern part of the USA. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the northeast and the middle-west, it is very hot sometimes and very cold sometimes. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 study by scientists showed that the IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The
上海市世界外国语中学2019学年第一学期期中考试初三英语试卷
