1、2012届四川省成都市玉林中学初三下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * _I think she is a good singer. _ _.I havent heard a better voice. A Absolutely B All right C The more, the better D Who said it 答案： A Reading is _ good habit. Stick to it, and youll make _ great progress. A a; / B a; a C the; a D / ; a 答案： A Americans eat
2、vegetables per person today _as they did in 1910. A More than twice B As twice as many C twice many than D More than twice as many 答案： D My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _, he could neither eat nor sleep. A As a result B after all C Any way D otherwise 答案： A For breakfast he only
3、 drinks juice from fresh fruit _on his own farm A planted B being planted C to be planted D to plant 答案： A _Do you mind if I open the windows _ _ I feel a bit cold. A Of course not B Id rather you didnt C Go ahead. D Why not 答案： B _I dont think he is studying English in his room now. _Oh, _ A does h
4、e B doesnt he C is he D isnt he 答案： C _How time flies!Its already twelve oclock. _ Oh,really I _ it at all. A dont realize B Didnt realize C havent realized D hadnt realized 答案： B Do you know the nearest way to the science museum Sorry, Im a stranger. This is the first time I _ here. A was B had C c
5、ame D have come 答案： D I wont call you, _ something unexpected haappens. A because B While C unless D while 答案： C _ There is _ like a holiday to make one feel relaxed. _ Thats _ so many people enjoy themselves traveling. A. Nothing; why B.something; because B. Nothing; because D.something; why 答案： A
6、That _earthquake _ all the people of the city. A frightening; frightened B frightened; frightening C frightening; frightening D frightened; frightened 答案： A Some people like wearing fashionable clothes; _, some birds like bright feathers. A possibly B likely C luckily D similarly 答案： D I really appr
7、eciate _ to relax with on this nice island. A to have had time B having time C to have time D to having time 答案： B _ You know. Mary is a bit slow _ understanding so. _ So I have to be patient _ him. A On; with B in; with C in;to D at;of 答案： B 完型填空 Last week I went to a supermarket. After I 36 the bi
8、ll and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly started to ring. Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to 37 him. I felt so upset and 38 . He took me to a small room, but I was 39 frightened that I stopped at the door. Finding me 40to enter the room, he shouted that I had to g
9、o into the room. He closed the door. I thought he was going to hurt me. Suddenly, a 41 voice said in my ear: “Take out the things youve stolen!” “I stole nothing.” I said. “Do as I tell you. If we find them, youll be in trouble.” “There is nothing.” I answered. “I didnt take anything.” I said, takin
10、g everything out of my pockets and bag. 42 this point, a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to 43 me. 44 , they found nothing. But they didnt believe that I hadnt stolen anything. So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again. I was 45 when it rang again. I felt 46 and burst in
11、to tears. I didnt know how to prove 47 I was innocent(清白的 ). They made me go into the small room again. “Take out the stolen things quickly, 48 we will dial 110.” They said. “OK, call the police. I m not afraid.” I said 49. Suddenly, they 50 their tone. After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise m
12、y feet. I did 51 she had told me. There was a label (标签 ) on the bottom of my shoe. That was it! That was the 52 thing that had brought me such great trouble. But it 53my innocence.（清白） After that, they 54 to me in the small room, But they should have apologized 55 , shouldnt they A lot of people we
13、re there when I was taken away. What did they think of me 【小题1】 A buy B paid C passed D paid for A obey B beg C follow D listen to A angry B excited C happy D puzzled A very B much C such D so A disagree B unwilling C voluntarily D willingly A high B low C sound D sharp A On B In C At D From A look
14、at B watch C examine D keep A Needless to say B So far C On one hand D As a result of A afraid B frightened C shocked D sad A wronged B upset C scared D unpleasant A what B whether C that D how A and B but C or D so A unhappily B forcefully C terribly D widely A changed B raised C increased D closed
15、 A like B as C according to D as if A only B last C very D just A tested B showed C proved D gave A said B apologized C agreed D promised A loudly B together C politely D in public 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 C 【小题
16、13】 C 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. Im eighty-seven years o
17、ld. Can I give you a hug ” I laughed, enthusiastically responding, “Of course!” And she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such an age ” I asked. “Im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then retire and travel.” “No seriously.” “I always dreamed of having a c
18、ollege education and now Im getting one!” We became instant friends. Over the course of the year, Rose made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she took great delight in the attention given to her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the term we invited Rose
19、to speak at our football banquet (宴会 ) and Ill never forget what she taught us. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed she simply said, “Im sorry. This whiskey is killing me! Ill never get my speech back in order so let me just tell
20、you what I know.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing; There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You have got to have a drea
21、m. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and dont even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing, you will turn twenty year
22、s old. Anyone can grow older. That doesnt take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.” At the years end Rose finished the college degree. O
23、ne week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral(葬礼 ) to honor the wonderful woman. 【小题 1】 While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about _. A her age B her dream C her life D her motivation 【小题 2】
24、 The underlined sentence “She was living it up” in the text most probably means _. A she did as well as she was expected B she spent much money in her college life C she did things that she enjoyed D she deserved(应得 ) praise due to her study 【小题 3】 In Roses opinion, one can learn to grow up by _. A
25、getting new ideas B regretting his mistakes C gaining new knowledge every day D finding chances to do productive things 【小题 4】 What else did Rose most probably say at the football banquet A “It seems my young days are over.” B “The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” C “When we are o
26、ld, we cant do anything. So enjoy in time!” D “Have a good time and dont do much in order to stay young.” 【小题 5】 The story of Rose in the text shows that _. A it is never too late to learn in your life. B it is good for old people to have friendship. C it is never too late to be all you can possibly
27、 be. D it is very important to have a healthy body when people are old. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way. I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned
28、since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception（接收） . My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and ve
29、getables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me. In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody an
30、d Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was Moon River and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏） sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called Iv
31、ory Tower. As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell
32、all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced. Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me. My heart skipped a beat. Moon Rive
33、r was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note. Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on. Heres one we havent heard in a while, and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over t
34、he airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower.”. 【小题 1】 The writer didnt like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that _. A it was too cold and quiet B she could only sing one song on the small farm C there was nothing more that could make her excited D The place was simp
35、le, with no indoor plumbing or heat 【小题 2】 From the first paragraph, we know that the writers mother _. A passed away four years ago B left the small farm with Lord C left for Lord to live her own way D preferred to be with Lord 【小题 3】 The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably m
36、eans _. A recalled B comforted C shouted D sighed 【小题 4】 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage _. A The writer was able to sing before she could speak. B The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city. C The writer was still quite familiar with the song Ivory T
37、ower. D The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse. 【小题 5】 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage _ A Cherish life B My happy childhood C Our small farmhouse D Moms music 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D Nora, a 17-year-old America
38、n, notices that when she has to do a paper for school and researches it on the Internet, she rarely reads a whole page and does deep reading. “Ill read the beginning of a paragraph and then Ill skip(跳过 ) the rest,” she says. While Noras mother, Martha, loves sitting down with a good book and reading
39、 carefully, her daughter may be the wave of the future. “Deep reading”, or slow reading, is a process in which people think carefully while they read. With most, that means slowing down - even stopping and rereading a page or paragraph to really understand what the author is trying to say. Last summ
40、er, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he was concerned about what he sees as a decline（衰退） in slow reading. Instant messages and 140-character tweets（微博）appear to be reducing out ability to concentrate on a single idea or theme of a book, he told Foreign Policy Magazine. Its easy to forget the benefits o
41、f deep reading in an age when anything worth doing is done fast. Experts warn that without deep reading, it is impossible to be an educated person of the world, a knowledgeable voter or even an imaginative thinker. “If you want to have a deep relationship with a text and understand a complex idea, t
42、hen slow reading is a preferred style. It is good for pleasure, too. It is not a rushed experience and you can lose yourself in a text,” said Canadian writer John Miedema, the author of the book Slow Reading. US Ohlone College English professor Cynthia Lee Katona says reading is a highly social acti
43、vity that builds the mind and social connections. If you read, she says, you simply know more and have more to talk about with friends, partners and people you know. Deep reading can also take a reader on a trip around the world even if they are sitting in a living room armchair, Katona says. Also,
44、deep reading helps people develop thinking, writing and conversation skills. “If you like beautiful things, authors put words together that are really beautiful and expressive,” she says. “If you want to write well- and there are lots of reasons to express yourself clearly - you should read.” 【小题 1】
45、 The comparison（对比） between Nora and her mothers reading habits _. A introduces the wave of future B adds a lot of fun for readers C explains what deep reading is D calls attention to deep reading 【小题 2】 What leads to the decline of deep reading, according to Eric Schemidt A The fast pace of modern
46、society. B The lack of desire for knowledge C The weakening ability to concentrate. D The wide use of instant messages and tweets. 【小题 3】 What does the underlined word “it ” refer to in paragraph 6 A A deep relationship. B A complex idea. C Slow reading. D A preferred style. 【小题 4】 According to the
47、article, Cynthia Lee Katonas opinion of deep reading is that _. A it makes sure you a better paid job B it makes you a better writer C it is better than travelling D it helps build better family relationship 【小题 5】 What is the main point of the article A The importance of deep reading. B How to impr
48、ove reading skills. C The benefits of different reading styles. D The secrets of a knowledgeable person 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 A 阅读下面的短文， 并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求） _1If you think English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter sin
