2008-2009学年度菏泽郓城县第一学期初三教学质量检测
英语试卷
注：时间120分钟，满分120分。
第一部分：听力部分（20分）
Ⅰ．听句子，选择正确的应答语。每个句子读两遍。（5分）
1．A．It's great． B．There's fresher air and cleaner water．
C．There are many fields．
2．A．That's OK． B．You're welcome． C．What a pity!
3．A．Never mind． B．Yes，I think so． C．OK，I will．
4．A．I agree with you． B．That's very difficult． C．Nothing important．
5．A．Last year． B．Since last year． C．Several times．
Ⅱ．听句子，选择与句子内容相符的图画（有一幅是多余的）。每个句子读两遍。（5分）
6．__________ 7．__________ 8．__________ 9．__________ 10．__________
Ⅲ．听对话，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。（5分）
11．How old is the man now?
A．22． B．24． C．26．
12．What makes the man uncomfortable?
A．Water pollution． B．Noise pollution． C．Light pollution．
13．How can the woman get more information on Project Hope according to the man?
A．She can search the Interact．
B．She can ask her teachers:．
C．She can read newspapers and magazines．
14．What does Linda advise us to do to fight against pollution?
A．To use plastic bags for shopping．
B．Don't use plastic dustbins．
C．To put litter in the dustbin．
15．Where are they talking?
A．In the shop． B．In the park． C．In the office．
Ⅳ．听短文，根据短文内容，完成下列表格。每空一词。短文读两遍。（5分）
Different places
Reason
Live in big cities
There are many big shops．People can buy an __16__ of things．There are more good jobs，people __17__ can more money．People there can go to cinemas and theaters on Sundays．
Live in the country
There aren't too many cars and people．There is more __18__，cleaner air and less __19__．They can see __20__ of farms，trees，birds and flowers．
第二部分：笔试部分（100分）
Ⅰ．单项选择。（15分）
1．_________ he decides to do something，it's not easy to change his mind．
A．As B．While C．Once D．Before
2．There are _________ many factories here _________ we can't get fresh air．
A．enough；that B．too；to C．such；that D．so；that
3．--Where is John?
--Oh，he _________ abroad．
A．has been B．has gone C．has been to D．has gone to
4．You'll fail your exam _________ you start to work hard now．
A．because B．unless- C．so D．or
5．China is a _________ country while America is a _________ country．
A．developing；developing B．developing；developed
C．developed；developing D．developed；developed
6．Susan is Tom's _________ sister and she is three years _________ than Tom．
A．old；older B．elder；older C．elder；old D．older；elder
7．--What happens _________ you?
--I'm worried．We're very short _________ food at the moment．
A．to；of B．of；to C．with；of D．to；to
8．Our government always _________ the homeless children _________ clothes and food．
A．gives；with B．offers；with C．provides；with D．provides；to
9．You'd better _________ an outline before，you write a composition．
A．draw in B．draw down C．draw up D．draw at
10．_________ of the population in this area _________ farmers．
A．Two thirds；are B．Two thirds；is C．Two third；is D．Two third；are
11．--Jane's going to take the sports meeting．
--Yes，_________．
A．so will I B．so shall I C．so am I D．so do I
12．--Have you seen the film _________?
--Yes．I saw it three years _________．
A．ago；before B．before；ago C．ago；ago D．before；before
13．In our library there ________ a number of books on science and the number of them _______ growing larger and larger．
A．is；are B．are；is C．has；is D．have；are
14．-- _________ is the population of the U．S．A．?
--I only know that it's _________ than China's．
A．How much；less B．How much；smaller
C．What；smaller D．What；less
15．I didn't _________ eat vegetables，but now I _________ eating them．
A．used to；am use to B．used to；get used to
C．use to；get used to D．use to；get use to
Ⅱ．完形填空。（10分）
Hundreds of years ago，life was much harder than it is today．People didn't have modern machines and there was no modern medicine，__16__．However，people lived in a clean world．
Life today has brought many problems．One of the biggest __17__ pollution．Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes __18__．Is kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water．Noise pollution makes us __19__ louder and become angry more easily．Air pollution is the most __20__ kind of pollution．It's bad to all living things in the world．
Cars，planes and factories __21__ pollute our air every day．Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt（被子）__22__ a city．This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）．
Many countries are making rules __23__ pollution．Factories mustn't put the waste water into the river or discharge dirty smoke into the air．
We need to do __24__ things．We should put waste things into the dustbin and throw them on the ground．We can go to work by bus or with our friends in one car．If there are fewer people driving，there will be __25__ pollution．
Making roles is not enough．Every person must help to fight pollution by the rules．
16．A．too B．also C．either D．as well
17．A．is B．are C．was D．were
18．A．clean B． dirty C．nice D．tasty
19．A．tell B．to tell C．talk D．to talk
20．A．dangerous B．difficult C．important D．serious
21．A．both B．each C．all D．none
22．A．on B．in C．over D．under
23．A．fight B．to fight C．protect D．to protect
24．A．any other B．many others C．many other D．another
25．A．more B．less C．most D．least
Ⅲ．阅读理解。（40分）
A
If you have no special plans for your holidays，why not spend your time helping others?
Some people say that the young people today only think of themselves．But it's not true．More and more young people in the U．S．A．volunteer（自愿）to spend their school holidays working for others．And they don' t do it for money．Hero are some of their stories．
Alice Hamilton，17
I'm going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths（道路）in the mountains．It's going to be terrific（极好的）．
I'll spend the whole summer holidays living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air．I'm going to sleep under the stars．And I'll be able to do something helpful at the same time．
Jason Moor，18
This summer，I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program．They build good，low-cost（低成本的）houses and sell them to poor families．They'll teach me what to do，so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses．
Trish Anderson，16
I'm going to teach kids with trouble in reading．I'll work for a program called “Reading for Life”．Every day，I'm going to help kids choose and read good books．I want to be a teacher，and I love children，so it is going to be a great experience for me．
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
26．Young people in the USA volunteer to spend _________ helping others．
A．school holidays B．weekdays C．every morning D．every afternoon
27．What does
A．To sleep under the stars．
B．To breathe the clean mountain air．
C．To spend the whole summer holidays living in the tent．
D．To help build new hiking paths in the mountains．
28．From the passage，we know that Jason Moor _________．
A．likes reading B．is 18 years old C．isn't very rich D．is good at sport
29．_________ wants to be a teacher．
A．Alice Hamilton B．Jason Moor C．Trish Anderson D．None of them
30．Which is the best title for this passage?
A．Reading for Life B．Special House Program
C．The Forest Center D．Young American Volunteers
B
In Europe，many people died during the Second World War，so at the end of the war，there were many orphans．A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children．His idea was simple．He wanted the orphans to have a home．And he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents．Gmeiner asked people to give money．With the money，he built the first SOS Children's Village at Imst，in Australia．It opened in 1949．This is how the SOS Children's Village started．The letters SOS mean “Save Our Souls（灵魂）”．This means “Please help us．” An SOS Children's Village gives help to orphans．
Hermann Gmeiner's idea of helping orphans soon spread all over the world．By 1983，there were 170 SOS Children's Villages in the world．People in many countries give money to help the Villages．China has also built SOS Children's Villages．Now，more and more people like to work in the SOS Children's Villages．
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
31．We can know the underlined word “orphan” may be _________ according to the passage．
A．a homeless child B．a child without parents
C．a disabled child D．a rude child
32．From the passage，we know the money for the SOS Children's Villages mainly come from _________．
A．government B．only the rich people
C．common people D．the poor people
33．Hermann Gmeiner built the first SOS Children's Village because he wanted _________．
A．to get money B．to be well-known
C．to teach the children how to play SOS D．the orphans to have a home
34．It has been _________ years since the first SOS Children's Village opened．
A．50
B．
35．Which of the following sentences is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．China has already built SOS Children's Villages．
B．SOS means “Please give me some money．”
C．Many children died during the Second World War．
D．The money for the SOS Children's Villages all comes from the government．
C
Look around--What do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? If you live in a city，you probably see many people．You hear the noise of traffic．And you breathe the polluted air from ears and factories．
We are entering a new time in the history of the world．Before this，most people were farmers．They lived in the countryside．Now many people are leaving the farms and moving into the cities．They're looking for jobs．The cities are growing very quickly．Most cities are very crowded．People are driving more ears，burning more fuel（燃料），using more water，eating more food，making more garbage，and producing more things in factories than ever before．Life is becoming difficult．
Some governments are trying to plan for the future．They're building new roads，putting up new houses，looking for more water，and limiting the population growth in certain areas．Still，city planners are getting worried．People are crowding into the cities faster．The cities are short of room．What is the answer to this problem?
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
36．What can't you do if you live in a polluted city?
A．We can't see many people around us． B．We can't hear the noise of traffic．
C．We can't breathe the fresh air． D．We can't smell the gas of buses．
37．We say we're entering a new time in the history of the world because__________．
A．no people are farmers
B．the cities are growing very quickly
C．farmers are having new jobs
D．more and more people live in the countryside
38．What's the main problem?
A．The cities are becoming more and more crowded．
B．The cities are becoming smaller．
C．There would be no food or water．
D．City planners are getting worried．
39．The underlined word “limiting” may mean _________ in Chinese．
A．限制 B．扩充 C．消灭 D．优化
40．According to the passage，which sentence is NOT true?
A．You breathe the polluted air in the city．
B．Few cities are crowded and life is becoming easier．
C．City planners are very worried．
D．Cities won't have enough room for people to live in．
D
How many people are there in the world? About 6,465 million．How many people are there in
About 6 billion people live on the earth．What are their lives like? You might not be able to know it for sure．
But if the world were a village of 100 people，it would look like this：
Sex（性别）
51 would be men．49 would be women．
Skin color
80 would be non-white．20 would be white．
Money
20 people would own almost 90%of the village's income（收入）．
House
25 would live in poor quality（质量）housing（住房）．
Education
If about 70 adults in the village，half would be unable to read．2 would go to college．
Food
13 would not have enough to eat．
Life and death
1 would die within a year．2 would give birth within a year．
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
41．写出文中画线句子的同义句，每空一词。
__________ the __________ __________ the world?
42．If there ale more than 6 billion in the world，how many of them are Africans according to the chart（图表）?
________________________________________
43．In the world，most people are from__________ according to the chart．
A．Asia
B．Africa
C．America D．
44．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Most of the people in the world don't have houses．
B．China covers 20% of the world population．
C．The world population is still growing．
D．Children cover 30% of the world population．
45．This passage is mainly about __________．
Ⅳ．词汇。（10分）
A．根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
46．Maria works hard at Chinese．So she has made great p__________ in Chinese．
47．Now many Chinese students want to go a__________ to learn English．
48．His grandfather is d__________ now．He hardly hears what people say．
49．The e__________ motors are more and more popular because they don't cause air pollution．
50．With the d__________ of science，the computer can become smaller and smaller．
B．用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空。
be harmful to，cut off，bleak out，be supposed to，take up
51．We __________ protect the environment because it's very important to us．
52．Students shouldn't play computer games all the time．It will __________ too much time．
53．In order to stop the new factory pouring waste water into the river，we must __________ its water supply．
54．The war __________ in 1936．He had to leave his hometown to join the army．
55．Reading in the sun __________ our eyes．
V．情景交际。（5分）
从方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。其中有两项是多余的。
A．You're lucky．
B．No，I've never been there before．
C．How are you going there?
D．What are you doing?
E．No，but my father has been there once．
F．Where are you going?
G．You must be very excited when yon fie in a plane．
A：Hi，Jack! Come in，please．
B：__56__
A：I'm looking
for some information about
B：__57__ Have you ever been there before?
A：__58__ And he told me there were many places of interest．
B：When are you leaving?
A：We' re leaving at 2 p．m．on-Saturday，July 14．
B：__59__
A ：By plane．
B：Have you ever flown in a plane?
A ：No，never．
B： __60__
A ：Oh，I can't wait for that．
Ⅵ．书面表达
根据图画和所给提示写一篇短文。
内容提示：
注意：
1．仔细观察，准确把握图画中的细节问题；
2．表达语言规范，时态运用正确、，且前后要连贯；
3．所给开始部分不记在总词数中。
4．可能用到的词语：dustbin垃圾箱，the importance of．．．……的重要性
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