2007年江苏省泰兴镇初三下学期中考第一次模拟考试
英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：140分）

请注意：
1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
2．答卷前，必须将自己的姓名、考试号、座位号用黑色或蓝色钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷答题卡的相应位置，再用2B铅笔将考试号、科目填涂在答题卡相应的小框内。
第一部分 选择题（共90分）
请注意：你必须将所选答案用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡相应的题号内，答在试卷上无效

二、单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
（   ）21．______of that country_______ by snow.
A．Second thirds ； is covered    B．Two thirds ；is covered
C．Two thirds； are covered      D．Two third； covers
（　 ）22．---Would you mind watering the flowers for me?
---______. I have to go to the post office.
A．Not at all  B．Never mind  C．No, please D．Sorry, I can’t
（   ）23．We’ve _______ food in the fridge. There’s ______ in the kitchen, either.
A．no, none  B．none, none  C．no, no  D．none, no
（   ）24．This kind of milk costs so ______ these days ______ I buy some.
A．cheap, so B．cheap, that  C．high, that  D．little, that
（   ）25．Did you prefer ______ shopping to _______ at home?
A．to go, staying B．going, stay C．going, staying  D．go, to stay
（   ）26．HongKong ______ back for almost 10 years. We look forward to ______Taiwan ______ to China as early as possible.
A．has come, see, returning   B．came, seeing, to return
C．has been, seeing, return   D．returned, see, return
（   ）27．He seldom has hamburgers in the KFC, _______?
A．doesn’t he  B．does he  C．hasn’t he  D．has he
（   ）28．Chinese students have ______ weeks ______ in the summertime thanAmerican students.
A．more, away  B．fewer, away C．more, off  D．less, off
（   ）29．Quite few Chinese people knew anything about surfing online __________.
A．in 1980s     B．in the 1980   C．in the 1980s  D．in the 1980s’
（   ）30．To welcome the Olympic Games, the number of people who take part in sports becomes ___________ in China.
A．more and more          B．less and less
C．bigger and bigger        D．smaller and smaller
（   ）31．I found him ______ to hear the ______ news.
A．exciting, exciting   B．excited, excited
C．excited, exciting   D．exciting, excited
（   ）32．This pair of sunglasses _____ out of fashion. I’d like to buy a new ____.
A．are, one  B．is, pair C．are, pair  D．is, one
（   ）33．--Look at the sky! I think it may rain soon.
--______. It’s too ________ these days.
A．I’m afraid so, rain   B．I hope not, rainy
C．That’s all right, rainy  D．It doesn’t matter, rain
（   ）34．He still didn’t pass the exam, _______ he studied hard.
A．if    B．when  C．while   D．though
（   ）35．What are you expected _______ at the meeting?
A．to speak  B．to talk C．to say  D．to tell

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
This morning I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my __36__ , and I had been doing this for a long time!
Mum came into the kitchen asking,” Are you ready,__37__ ?”
“Yes,” I answered quietly. __38__ in fact I wasn’t ready, really!”
On my way __39__ school, I could feel my heart beating fast. I hated this.
I went into Mrs. Owen’s class. She is smiling, and saying __40__ to all her students as she did every morning .
“Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked __41__ the classroom.
“Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my __42__. I looked at the clock. The class was about to begin. Then Mrs. Owens started , “Sam, it’s time for you to give your speech.” __43__in front of everybody? Oh, no!
I got up slowly, looking __44__ the ground as I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up , and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was __45__, so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back.
She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his __46__ and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam, __47__ did you like best about report on Hawaii?”
I thought about the funny things I __48__ about surfing , and I started to talk. I talked and talked __49__ the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. I wasn’t frightened. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was __50__.
（   ）36．A．class     B．house    C．party     D．hometown
（   ）37．A．friends    B．classmates   C．Owens    D．Sam
（   ）38．A．Then     B．But     C．So     D．Or
（   ）39．A．on       B．from     C．to      D．in
（   ）40．A．sorry     B．hello     C．goodbye   D．thanks
（   ）41．A．into      B．out of    C．away from   D．far from
（   ）42．A．bed      B．seat      C．dining- room  D．reading room
（   ）43．A．Putting    B．Being shy   C．Stand up   D．Do well
（   ）44．A．for        B．over       C．at         D．after
（   ）45．A．glad       B．nervous    C．active      D．happy
（   ）46．A．dictionary   B．magazine   C．newspaper  D．report
（   ）47．A．what       B．who       C．where     D．whom
（   ）48．A．will read    B．have read   C．am reading   D．had read
（   ）49．A．in front of   B．over       C．beside      D．near
（   ）50．A．playing     B．dancing     C．singing     D．smiling

四、阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
（A）
Now in Tanzania there is not enough rain to help crops（庄稼）grow or to keep animals healthy and there is not enough food to eat. The International Red Cross hopes more and more countries will help the poor people in this country.

Xinhua News, tourists will spend 48 hours from Beijing to Lassa from July 1, 2006. the most important part of the line, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been completed. It is the highest railway in the world. The Beijing-Lhasa train will run at the highest speed of 160 km an hour on the plain（平原）, but it will run at 120 km an hour when it reaches the Qinghai-Tibet area.

Yesterday, for the first time, Shanghai won the bidding（申办） for the World Expo 2010 after beating the rivals（对手） from Russia, Mexico, Poland and South Korea.
The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the two shining stars of China’s development over the next few years. The World Expo, Olympics and World Cup are considered the three top international events in the world. The Expo was first held in London in 1851. In its history, China is the first developing country to win the bid.

BaJin, one of China’s greatest writers ,died in Shanghai on October 17, 2005. He was 101. He wrote lots of books with six million words in total, including Family, Spring, Autumn, and Autumn in Spring. The four books are regarded as Landmarks（里程碑） of modern Chinese culture. In 2003, BaJin was called “People’s Writers”.

（   ）51．In Tanzania crops can’t grow well because there is________.
A．no farmer   B．less help   C．no land    D．less rain
（   ）52．Shanghai succeeded in bidding for ________.
A．the 2008 Olympic Games     B．the 2005 International Books Expo
C．the World Expo 2010         D．the FIFA World Cup 2006
（   ）53．Ba Jin was born in ______.
A．1900        B．1904      C．1906      D．1907
（   ）54．The Qinghai-Tibet train will run at the speed of ________ an hour.
A．160km      B．120km     C．300km    D．100km
（　 ）55．In the history of the World Expo, China is the ______ developing country to win the bid.
A．first        B．second      C．third      D．fourth

（B）
Being a youth is one thing, and being a good one is another . A good youth should have these qualities： First of all, health , a healthy body is the best riches. Without it, nothing can be done well. If you are poor in health ,you’ll have to take medicine day after day. Even you can’t work, do sports and so on； Secondly, one must be of good quality. Always do something for others. Help those in trouble and care about the people around you. If everyone did the same, what a wonderful world this would be! Thirdly, one must have the ability to work with others. Cooperation and communication（合作和交流）are two important keys to better human relations . Everyone needs friends because no one can live through life alone or do everything he wants to.
Besides the examples above ,patriotism is the one we should never forget. Patriotism means a love of one’s country. It is one of the highest qualities of human’s. Everyone should love his own country. But people sometimes think that patriots（爱国者）must be fighters or that they live in a time of fighting for their country. That is wrong. A good youth’s work is not only fighting. A good youth will do the things his country asks him to do.
I think a good youth of today should also have some training in art. If everyone can enjoy art and be able to make more of it for others, then people will live better and enjoy more.
（   ）56．What’s the first thing a good youth should have?
A ．The best looking       B．The best riches
C．The good ability.      D．A healthy body.
（   ）57．A person who has good qualities should _____
A．think of himself             B．help others that need help
C．help the people they know.    D．help friends and relatives
（   ）58．The writers tells us that working with others is _______.
A．good for some people         B．important to everyone
C．not necessary to good friends   D．can help us
（   ）59．From the passage we know the patriots must be _______.
A．fighting to protect their countries   B．die for their countries.
C．people who fight for their countries
D．people who do what their country wants them to do
（   ）60．If you want to be a good youth of today, _______.
A．you should also know art      B．you can keep your own ideas
C．you should live alone        D．you should learn everything

（C）
Chinese people are working hard to make Green Beijing, Green Olympic a success. Some workers have developed new ways to make thousands of flowers prolong their florescence（花期）. they are also studying ways of transplanting（移植） trees from forests into the city.
Many students have joined “ environment clubs” to make less pollution. In an environment club, students work together to make our environment cleaner. Here are some things they usually do.
Collect rubbish!
Environment club asks students to collect rubbish that can be recycled. Every week they will sell the rubbish. With the money, they’ll buy some young trees and plant them around their schools.
No car day.
On a No car day, nobody can come to school in a car, including students and teachers! Cars put pollution into the air, so you’d better walk or ride a bike to school! It is not only good for your health, it also helps improve our environment!
Save water!
A pot of water can be used two or three times. First, you can use the fresh water to wash your face. then you can use it to clean the floor.
（   ） 61．The underlined word “prolong” means “_____” in Chinese.
A．加宽     B．延长    C．缩短    D．保持
（   ） 62．On a No car day, students and teachers should _____ to school.
A．walk or ride a bike       B．drive or walk
C．ride a bike or drive       D．take a bus
（   ） 63．According to the passage, the students save water by______.
A．using water from the river     B．using the water again
C．using rain water             D．watering flowers or trees
（   ） 64．Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．Scientists have developed ways of transplanting trees.
B．In order to buy young trees, environment clubs want students to donate money.
C．Walking to school is good for our health and improves our environment.
D．Many students help their schools make less pollution by joining the volunteer club.
（   ） 65．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Green Olympic            B．Join “environment club”
C．Protect Our Environment    D．Walking to school

（D）
When wine was first made, wine makers found that it turned sour instead of
staying sweet. They did not know what to do. At last they asked Louis Pasteur, a
French scientist , to find out why it turned sour. The scientists working with Louis
Pasteur, said that there was something in the grape juice that made the wine sour.
But Louis Pasteur, did not think so. He tried many times and finally found out why.
He discovered that some microbes（微生物） and germs（细菌） that lived in the
air had entered the wine and acted on it, so the wine turned sour. Louis Pasteur, also found that milk left in the open air for a few days because sour in the same way.
Louis Pasteur thought he could help the wine makers find a way to kill the
microbes. He told them to make the wine hot enough and then get it cool quickly. In
this way, the microbes would be killed. This way of producing the wine came to be
known as pasteurization.
Louis Pasteur, did the same thing with milk. The microbes and germs could not
get into cause it to turn sour.
Many of the things we buy today are pasteurized.
（   ）66．Louis Pasteur, was an expert （专家） on ______.
A．biology（生物学）  B．tasting wine  C．making wine D．selling wine
（　 ）67．Long ago wine would ______.
A．stay sweet for a long time after it was made
B．stay sweet for a short time after it was sold
C．turn sour shortly after it was made
D．turn sour long after it was made
（   ）68．Louis Pasteur, found that wine turned sour because_______.
A．there was air in it  B．microbes and germs in it were killed
C．there was milk in it     D．microbes and germs acted in the wine
（   ）69．Louis Pasteur_______
A．tasted wine with milk in it
B．thought wine must be drunk when it was hot, or it would taste sour
C．tried out the way by putting
D．found the way of killing microbes and germs in wine
（　 ）70．The word pasteurization means _______
A．Pasteur’s way of producing wine
B．Pasteur’s way of keeping wine sweet
C．Pasteur’s way of preventing wine sweet
D．Pasteur’s way of killing microbes and germs

第二部分  非选择题（50分）
一、词汇运用。（15分）
（一）用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1．Their plane landed _________ （safe） in Japan about four hours later.
2．Male ________ （wolf） protect their families if there is danger.
3．I hope you and Jim can enjoy ________ （you） at the party.
4．He always supports charities because he thinks it’s ________ （mean） to help people in need.
5．Please put away the ________ （act） skirts. They are going to do the show.
6．David lives with his family in a _________ （wood） house.
7．My brother will go to the USA for ________ （far） study.
8．We got together to celebrate her grandma’s _________ （ninety） birthday.
9．Zhalong is a protected area. It is ________ （correct） to hunt or fish there.
10．Many people vote for him because of his ________ （wise）.
（二）用所给动词的正确形式填空。
11．Sandy looked so sad. She needs someone like you ________ （cheer） her up.
12．In October, 2006, Pan Jiwen __________ （choose） to be the secretary of the UN.
13．Daniel is fond of playing computer games and _______ （chat） with his friends on the Internet.
14．So far, Spring Bud Project _________ （help） poor young girls return to school.
15．-- Could you tell me when he ___________ （interview） the pop stars?
-- In two days.

二、任务型阅读。（10分）
Many teenagers feel that （1） 他们生命中最重要的人是他们的朋友. They believe that their family members, and especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. （2） 在大家庭中,兄弟姐妹之间互相争吵是正常的事and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. （3）Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. （4）一些父母亲甚至可能会不让他们的孩子见他们的好朋友.The question of “ choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?  Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.
1．将（1）翻译成英文.
_________________________________________________________________
2．将（2）翻译成英文.
_________________________________________________________________
3．将（3）翻译成中文.
_________________________________________________________________
4．将（4）翻译成英文.
_________________________________________________________________
5．What is the importance thing for many teenagers according to this passage?
_________________________________________________________________

三、补全对话。（每空一词，10分）
Simon： Do you have any i_____ about what to do for May Day holiday, Amy?
Amy：  Yes. I’m p______ to travel abroad.
Simon： Really? Where do you want to go?
Amy：  Singapore. My dad has g______ to Singapore for a meeting, My mum and I hope to meet him there d_______ this May Day holiday.
Simon： That’s great. My dad has been to Singapore twice. He says it’s a n_____ and clean country . H______ will you go there?
Amy：  Well, I think we’ll take a plane there.
Simon： How long do you want to s______?
Amy：  About five days. By the way, how long does it take to f_____ to Singapore?
Simon： Sorry, I don’t know, but I can c_______ it for you when I talk with my dad.
Amy：  T______ be nice. Thank you very much.

四、书面表达。（15分）
最近的一项研究表明大约20%的学生有不吃早饭的习惯.请根据下列内容用英语写一篇题为 “Top Meal of the Day”的短文. 字数不少于80词.
原因： 1．晚上学习太晚,不吃早饭可多睡一会儿；
2．家长太忙无法照顾,给钱让孩子自己解决；
3．一些女生为保持苗条身材不吃早饭.
结果： 1．课上想睡觉；   2．考试成绩变差.
建议： 1．早饭不可少,它能够提供全天所需能量的30%,而且有助于思维；
2．青少年的健康应从早饭抓起.
Top Meal of the Day
A survey shows that ________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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2007年江苏省泰兴镇初三下学期中考第一次模拟考试
英语试卷

参考答案
听力：
1-5 CCBAA     6-10 BBACC     11-15 BAABA   16-20 ACCBB
单项选择
21-25 BDADC   26-30 CBCCC    31-35CBBDC
完型填空
36-40 ADBCB   41-45ABCCB     46-50DADAD
阅读理解
51-55DCBBA   56-60DBBDA     61-65BABCC   66-70ACDDD
词汇运用
1．safely,  wolves,  yourselves, meaningful, actresses’,
wooden, further,  ninetieth,  incorrect,   wisdom
2．to cheer, was chosen, chatting, has helped, will interview/ is going to interview
任务性阅读
1．The most important people in their lives are their friends.
2．In large families it’s often for brothers and sisters to quarrel with each other.
3．甚至当他们不与朋友在一起时,他们常花大量时间在电话里交谈.
4．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their friends.
5．It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends.
对话填空
ideas, planning, gone, during, nice, how, stay, fly, check, That’ll
书面表达
Top Meal of the Day
A survey shows that about 20% of the students have a bad habit of not having breakfast. That’s because they study too late at night and they can sleep longer without breakfast in the morning. And their parents are too busy to look after them .They just give them some money for breakfast. Some girls don’t have breakfast to keep slim. As a result, they feel sleepy in class. And they do worse in the exams. To make the things better, they should have breakfast every day because it can provide 30% energy for them and it can help them think better. Teenagers’ health should begin with good breakfast.