2008年6月北京市西城区初三抽样测试
英语试卷
第I卷 （机读卷 共70分）
听力部分 (共18分)
一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片。(每段对话读两遍)（共6分，每小题1分）
A B C D
1.（ ） 2.（ ） 3.（ ）
听第四段至第六段对话，完成4-6小题。
A B C D
4.（ ） 5.（ ） 6.（ ）
听一段对话，回答第7-8小题。
二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项。（每段对话或独白读两遍）（共12分，每小题1.5分）
7. For how many days has the young man been like this?
A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days.
8. Which of the following is the doctor’s advice?
A. Drinking much tea. B. Going to bed early C. Taking enough exercise
听一段对话，回答第9-11小题。
9. Where may the dialogue happen?
A. At the shop. B. In the street. C. On the bus.
10. How long will it take them to get there by bus?
A. 40 minutes. B. 12 minutes. C. 20 minutes.
11. Where is the man going?
A. Bank of
听一段独白，回答第12-14小题。
12. Why did Sally buy a black umbrella for her mother?
A. Because the black umbrella was cheaper.
B. Because black was her mother’s favorite color.
C. Because it could match clothes of any color.
13. What happened to the umbrella in the train?
A. It was missing.
B. It was left in the toilet.
C. It was stolen by a passenger.
14. Who did her mother think sent her the umbrellas?
A. The passengers. B. Sally. C. Someone else.
语言知识运用部分（共52分）
（一）单项填空 （共18分，每小题1分）
从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
四、语言知识运用（1）
15. ― Whose PSP is it, Jack?
― Let me have a look. Oh, it’s ________.
A. me B. I C. mine D. my
16. Listen! There ________ someone singing in the room.
A. has B. have C. are D. is
17. ― Could you tell me when will the Olympic Games start?
― ________ the evening of August 8th, 2008.
A. In B. On C. At D. From
18. ― What do you often have for breakfast?
― I often have some ________ and ________.
A. bread, milk B. pie, juice C. hamburger, coke D. noodle, meat
19. ― Which unit are we going to learn in our English class?
―________. It’s a story ________ a great scientist.
A. Unit Two, about B. Second Unit, about
C. Unit Two, with D. Second Unit, with
20. ― What’s wrong with your son?
― He doesn’t feel like eating ________. I’m afraid he needs to see a doctor.
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
21. ― Do you know where Mr. Li is?
― I’m not sure. He ________ be in the teachers’ office.
A. may B. must C. will D. should
22. Children ________ not to litter in public places.
A. tell B. told C. are told D. have told
23. We are happy to see more and more people ________ to take buses to work instead of driving.
A. to choose B. choose C. chosen D. chooses
24. ― What a nice T-shirt! Do you like it?
― Sure, but it ________ too much.
A. spends B. takes C. pays D. costs
25. ― Your grandmother looks quite ________ today, doesn’t she?
― Yes. She told me she slept much ________ last night.
A. good, well B. well, good C. well, better D. good, better
26. Many wonderful performances will be ________ at the Grand Theater.
A. got on B. put on C. turned on D. held on
27. ― When are you ________
― I am planning to go there next week.
A. leaving B. arriving at C. reaching D. leaving for
28. ― So far the government ________ a lot for the Olympic Games.
― So it has. We’re all looking forward to this event.
A. does B. is doing C. has done D. will do
29. You’d better not keep the window ________ when you are sleeping. It’s not safe.
A. open B. opening C. closed D. closing
30. ― Excuse me, could you tell me ________ we’ll have a meeting next Monday?
― Sorry, I don’t know. You may ask the teacher.
A. that B. if C. what D. how
31. ― When can I play basketball with my friends, Daddy?
― Finish your homework first, or I ________ let you go.
A. don’t B. haven’t C. didn’t D. won’t
32. ― I’ve got two tickets for the football match this weekend. Would you like to go with me?
― ________ , but my mother is ill. I must look after her.
A. Of course not B. No, I can’t
C. Thank you all the same D. I’d love to
（二）完形填空 （共12分，每小题1分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。
Learning experiences happen to us in our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to share.
I
was going to
My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed (吞) me in one big bite. I couldn’t 38 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and pay for my stolen pizza. I was so upset (不安的) that I 39 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for 40 that someone would say, “Hey. Jeff, why don’t you use the change from the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so 41 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever the “pizza thing” came into my mind, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”
I have learned two things from this 42 . Maybe I was a fool giving in to my conscience, and being too stupid to have a free pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 43 you.
This goes with the saying, “A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one,” I was a coward and have felt terrible 44 that at least a thousand times. If I had been a “hero” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
33. A. before B. while C. after D. when
34. A. excited B. satisfied C. interested D. relaxed
35. A. Immediately B. Luckily C. Finally D. Easily
36. A. noticed B. thought C. knew D. realized
37. A. nobody B. somebody C. a teammate D. the cashier
38. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
39. A. wanted B. hoped C. refused D. meant
40. A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear
41. A. sure B. pleased C. proud D. upset
42. A. experience B. story C. thing D. mistake
43. A. get to B. catch up with C. go away from D. fall behind
45. How many American adults go online?
A. 80 million. B. 63 million. C. 128 million. D.200 million.
46. More people use the Internet to ________ than do anything else.
A. send e-mails B. check the weather
C. look for a product before buying it D. use a search engine to find information
47. The number of people who download music files to their computers is about ______ million.
A.
5 B.
B
A worldwide food shortage is getting more and more serious for the lives of millions.
The period of cheap food is over. In Cameroon, 24 people have been killed in food riots (暴乱) since February. In the past month, there have been food riots in eight other countries.
Ban Ki-Moon said that higher food prices risked (冒险) sweeping away progress towards solving poverty (being poor) problems and could harm the world’s growth and safety.
WHAT CAUSED THE PRICE RISES?
The rise in the price of crops may result from many things. For example, the sudden need of food crops for use in biofuels (生物燃料), in both Europe and the United States. The rice-growing land in countries such as the Philippines is being lost to industrialization and urbanization (城市化), while the growing need for meat and dairy products is leading farmers to give up rice growing. Flooding and cold weather in rice-producing countries have also hit production.
WHO IS WORST INFLUENCED?
The food price rise hits the poor hardest. Food makes up about 10 to 20 percent of home spending in developed countries, but as much as 60 to 80 per cent in developing countries.
The World Food Programme has warned that we could be living in a world of food supply imbalances (不平衡) until 2010 at least.
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
In the short term, farmers in the developed world are likely to be attracted (吸引) by high prices and try to grow more crops. The signs are that Europe’s farmers will grow 13 per cent more crops this year.
In the developing world, things are less certain, because the poorest in Africa and India have been selling their tools and their animals just to buy food.
For the poorest, recovery (恢复) is more difficult and help will be needed. The balance will finally be repaired --- nearly half of the world’s possible farming land is unused.
48. What worldwide problem is the passage talking about?
A. There’re food riots in nine countries.
B. 24 people have been killed since February.
C. There’s no enough food for millions of people.
D. Industrialization make people give up rice growing
49. Which is NOT the cause of food price rises?
A. Developed countries need crops for biofuels.
B. Urbanization uses more farming land.
C. Bad weather makes less food production.
D. The farmers don’t like to grow rice.
50. In most Chinese families, ______ percent of the home spending is on food.
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 70
51. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Europe’s farmers will become much richer because of higher prices.
B. The higher food prices may harm the world’s growth and safety.
C. The food supply problem will disappear soon in the poorest countries.
D. We need buy and store much food for the future at the moment.
C
Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job and I found this especially difficult as I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree.
To my shame I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with friends. I had been through five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job.
Later that afternoon, while doing my rounds through a quiet neighborhood I had an internal (inside) wave ― like a scream (尖叫) ― come up from deep inside me and I thought “Why has my life become so hard?”
Immediately after this internal scream I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me an earring saying I should keep it in case somebody looked for it. The earring was stamped with words ‘BE HAPPY’.
At first I got angry. Then it hit me. I had been putting all of my energies into what was wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a list of 50 things I was thankful to.
At first it was hard, then it got easier. One day I decided to up it to 75. That night there was a phone call for me, asking if I would do a one-day training for 200 hospital workers. I said yes and got the job.
My day with the hospital workers went very well. I got a standing welcome and many more days of work. To this day I KNOW that it was because I changed my attitude (态度) to gratitude.
By chance, the day after I found the earring the girl asked me if anyone had looked for it. I told her no and she said “I guess it was meant for you then.”
I spent the next year doing training workshops all around the Seattle area and then decided to risk everything and go back to Scotland where I had lived before. I closed my one man business and bought a plane ticket. One month later I met my wonderful English wife and best friend of 15 years now. We live in a small beautiful house in Scotland.
‘THE ONLY ATTITUDE IS GRATITUDE’ has been my motto (座右铭) for years now and yes, it completely changed my life.
52. What does the underlined word it mean?
A. To make a list of things he was thankful to
B. The words “BE HAPPY”
C. To forget that his life became so hard
D. The special earring the girl gave to the writer
53. The word gratitude means being ________.
A. thankful B. open C. careful D. kind
54. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer made a list of 75 things he was thankful to.
B. The writer’s wife has been his best friend for 15 years.
C. The writer has lived in Seattle since 20 years ago.
D. The writer did the training for 200 hospital workers.
55. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Attitude and Gratitude. B. The Girl and I.
C. Be Happy. D. The Earring.
第Ⅱ卷 （非机读卷 共50分）
请根据所听到的独白内容和表格中的提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在下面的表格中。（独白读三遍）
一、听独白，按要求完成下面的听力任务。（共8分，每小题2分）
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
from, train, visit, activity, really, have, busy
A: Hello! What are you going to do this weekend?
B: Our family is going to 5__________ a picnic in the park.
A: Fantastic! Now it’s the right weather for outdoor 6__________.
B: Yes. What about you?
A: I will go to see my grandparents with my mum.
B: How often do you usually go to 7__________ them?
A: About twice a month. You know, I’m very 8__________ with my schoolwork and my grandparents live very far 9__________ my home, about two hours by car.
B: But you are lucky. My grandparents live even farther. It takes eight hours to go by 10______.
A: 11__________? Anyway, I hope you can enjoy yourselves.
B: Thank you!
根据中文意思完成句子。
三、语言知识运用（2） （共10分，每小题2分）
12．开会迟到是不礼貌的。
It’s not polite _____________________ the meeting.
13．请把这幅中国地图挂起来好吗？
____________________________ put up this map of China?
14．观众要等到演出结束才能离开。
Audience _____________________________ the performance is over.
15．他总是随身带着笔，以便有重要的事情就记下来。
He always ______________________ so that he can write down the important things.
四、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）