1、2012届江苏扬州中学教育集团初三上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * -Who is the guy with a pair of sunglasses -He is _ university student from _ Island in England. A an; an B an; a C a; an D a; a 答案： C She ought to stop _. She has a headache because she _ too long. A to work, was reading B to work, has read C working, has
2、read D working, read 答案： C I arrived at the airport _ the plane had taken off. A after B while C when D before 答案： A I find it _ to do some reading every day. - Me too. A easily B be enjoyable C helpful D interested 答案： C -Im sorry. Im late for the music presentation. - Why are you so late The prese
3、ntation _ for 10 minutes. A has begun B has stopped C has been over D has finished 答案： C Excuse me. When can we play badminton at the court Not until it _ next week. A repairs B will repair C is repaired D will be repaired 答案： C What about going hiking this afternoon, Simon I prefer _ to _. Its too
4、hot outside. A going hiking; staying at home B to stay at home; hike C to hike; stay at home D staying at home; going hiking 答案： D The global financial crisis(金融危机 ) has made many people _ their money. A to care for B took care of C be careful with D to be cared about 答案： C _. Hope is always around
5、you. _ Thank you, Miss Wang. A Never give up B Dont be late C Dont thank goodness D Never get so proud 答案： A Do you know _ this 3G mobile phone belongs to Let me see. Oh, it is _. A whose; mine B who; me C who; mine D whose; me 答案： C _ I fill in the application form right now, sir No, you neednt. Yo
6、u can complete it this afternoon. A May B Can C Would D Must 答案： D Can you tell me _ the birdwatchers in Zhalong Nature Reserve I only know that _ of them are from our school. A the number of; one- thirds B a number of; one-third C the number of; one-third D a number of; two-third 答案： C _ of them kn
7、ows French, so I have to ask a fourth person for help. A Neither B Either C Both D None 答案： D Excuse me, could you tell me _ Sorry, I dont know. Im new here. A when the museum opens B where is No. Middle School C how long the old lady had lived here D how do you celebrate Halloween 答案： A Sandy didnt
8、 pass the exam. Oh. I know why she felt _ all the yesterday. A unhappiness B satisfied C blue D energetic 答案： C 完型填空 Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate. 1 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I wo
9、uld ask my grandmother 2 it didnt snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 3 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday. That year, 4 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day
10、 of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, 5 to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise. By my sixteenth birthday, I 6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for 7 . During my party, I stayed with my friends
11、and family and was truly happy. I 8 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 9 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed 10 me, but I didnt care. When I 11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 12 because he had given me a gif
12、t. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花 ) with a card that 13 , “Happy Birthday.” How could this be My grandpa said it was my grandmothers final 14 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried. I was 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been wat
13、ching over me. 【小题1】 A Certainly B Unluckily C Importantly D Luckily A when B how C whether D why A But B Or C Then D So A on B after C before D in A hoped B hoping C to hope D hope A was losing B lost C would lose D had lost A it B her C him D me A had B was C played D feared A fell B to fall C fal
14、len D falling A with B at C from D off A went B left C got D entered A excited B confused(困惑的 ) C pleased D satisfied A wrote B said C explained D appeared A order B mistake C wish D decision A certain B angry C sad D anxious 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】
15、A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 A 【小题 1】此题考查副词，有字面意思看出，它的生日没有下过雪，故是不幸的。 【小题 2】此题考查疑问副词，作者咨询祖母为何它的生日天不下雪。 【小题 3】此题考查连词，表示转折。 【小题 4】从上下文可知，祖母在我过生日前去世了。 【小题 5】此题考查现在分词表示伴随状语。 【小题 6】此题考查过去完成时的用法。 【小题 7】此处 it指的是 snow。 【小题 8】考查固定短语 have a good time 【小题 9】考查固定句型结构 see s
16、b doing sth。看到某人正在做某事。 【小题 10】固定短语 laugh at sb表示嘲笑某人。 【小题 11】 get home固定短语意思是到家。 【小题 12】由上下文可知，祖父已给过礼物，再给个礼物就让人感到困惑了。故选 B. 【小题 13】 said在此处表示上面写着，固定用法。 【小题 14】此题考查名词，根据语境应知这是祖母的最后心愿。 【小题 15】 be certain that从句固定用法。 阅读理 解 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词） Almost all of us have unpleasant habits. We all want
17、 to get rid of(摆脱 ) them, but we dont know proper ways. Heres some advice. Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some behavior. Look at the reasons very often. Its clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can go out for a
18、walk. Decide what youll do to reward(奖励 ) yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits. If you get too heavy, keep junk food out of your house. Bad habits develop over years, so you cant get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient. Dont be afraid to ask others for support. You can talk
19、to your friends, family or other people. When you talk to them, they might be able to provide some advice that you cant get from yourself. _【小题 1】 _to Get Rid of Bad Habits Make a list Write down all the reasons _【小题 2】 _ you want to get rid of your bad habits. Join in some _【小题 3】 _ Youd better do
20、something else when you want to stop your bad habits._【小题 4】 _out for a walk can help you if you get angry easily. _【小题 5】 _ yourself a reward Decide how to reward yourself if you are _【小题 6】 _ in getting rid of your bad habits. Keep off your bad habits _【小题 7】 _ away from junk food if you want to b
21、e thinner Be patient Its _【小题 8】 _ to get rid of a bad habit in a short time. Ask for _【小题 9】 _ When you talk to others, they may give you some_【小题 10】 _ 答案： 【小题 1】 How/Ways 【小题 2】 why, 【小题 3】 activities 【小题 4】 Going 【小题 5】 Give 【小题 6】 successful 【小题 7】 Stay/keep 【小题 8】 hard/difficult/impossible 【小题
22、 9】 help/support 【小题 10】 advice/suggestions 【小题 1】从文章的句子： We all want to get rid of(摆脱 ) them, but we dont know proper ways.可知是戒掉坏习惯的方法： How/Ways 【小题 2】从文章的句子： Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some behavior.可知填 why, 【小题 3】从文章的句子： Its clever to do something else when you want to stop y
23、our bad habits.可知是参加一些活动： activities 【小题 4】从文章的句子： you can go out for a walk.可知把 go改成 Going 【小题 5】从文章的句子： Decide what youll do to reward(奖励 ) yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits.可知是 Give sb a reward 【小题 6】考查词组： be successful in doing成功地做了 【小题 7】从文章的句子： If you get too heavy, keep junk f
24、ood out of your house.可是应该远离垃圾食品。 Stay/keep 【小题 8】从文章的句子： so you cant get rid of them very soon.可知很难或不可能在短时间戒掉坏习惯： hard/difficult/impossible 【小题 9】从文章的句子： Dont be afraid to ask others for support.可知要填help/support 【小题 10】从文章的最后一句话： they might be able to provide some advice that you cant get from your
25、self. 可知填 advice/suggestions Strong earthquakes hit the east of Japan in the afternoon of March 11, causing several meter-high tsunami(海啸 ), which killed more than 10,000 people in areas along the coast. Several nuclear plants(核电站 ) at the coast were broken by the earthquake and tsunami. People livi
26、ng near the plants have been asked to move away. People living within 30 kilometers of the first plant are asked to stay indoors and close all windows. The breaking of the nuclear plants is causing electricity shortages(电力短缺 ) in Eastern Japan. As a result, electricity is cut off for 3-hour periods
27、in the area of Tokyo and some other areas during daytime. In order to save electricity, some shops, restaurants and tourist places in the areas are closed for some time every day. But all major airports and train lines are still open and operating. For the above reasons, tourists are advised not to
28、visit the eastern areas in the near future. Visits to Western Japan are not affected by the event. People who plan to travel over the coming weeks and months are advised to pay attention to the situation for a few more days before making decisions. 【小题 1】 This passage may probably be written by a _.
29、 A scientist B traveler C story writer D news reporter 【小题 2】 People living near the plants were asked to move away because _. A there would be more earthquakes and tsunamis B several nuclear plants had been broken C there were serious electricity shortages D their houses were washed away by the tsu
30、nami 【小题 3】 They closed some shops and restaurants for some time every day to_ A avoid making electricity shortages even worse B avoid more people getting together C rebuild their broken buildings D keep away from nuclear radiation(核辐射 ) 【小题 4】 Which of the following is right A The earthquake happen
31、ed before the tsunami. B The earthquake happened after the tsunami. C There was no electricity in Eastern Japan. D People were not allowed to visit Western Japan. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 A 【小题 1】理解判断题，纵观全文可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题，由文中语句 “Several nuclear plants(核电站 ) at the coast were broken by t
32、he earthquake and tsunami. People living near the plants have been asked to move away”可知。 【小题 3】细节理解题，由文中语句 “In order to save electricity, some shops, restaurants and tourist places in the areas are closed for some time every day.”可知。 【小题 4】细节理解题，由文中语句 “Strong earthquakes hit the east of Japan in th
33、e afternoon of March 11, causing several meter-high tsunami(海啸 ),”可知。 Shopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf. Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are pac
34、ked in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors. When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包装 ) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的 ). At last, it came on the m
35、arket in dark blue and whiteblue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm. The size of a package can also attract(吸引 ) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesnt hold as much as it seems to. It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product it
36、self on packaging! The most successful producers know that its not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it.” 【小题 1】 Health foods are usu
37、ally packed in colors Except _. A green B black C yellow D brown 【小题 2】 Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine A Because of the size of the product. B Because of the color of the product. C Because of the color of the package. D Because of the cost of the product. 【小题 3】 If a new product
38、 costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging A $ 24 B $ 36 C $ 40 D $ 60 【小题 4】 The passage is mainly about _on shopping. A advantages of products B the importance of packaging C choices of products D the cost of packaging 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题，由文中语句 “Health fo
39、ods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.”可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题，由文中语句 “the color of the package(包装 ) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的 ).”可知。 【小题 3】计算理解题，由文中语句 “It is said that the better-known companies s
40、pend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!”可知。 【小题 4】理解推断题，纵观全文可知。 One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林 ). She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they gree
41、ted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever. One day the girl left the cages door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋 ) high above her. She was afraid that it would
42、fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓 ) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird k
43、illed it. She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted(举起 ) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so g
44、lad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard. 【小题 1】 One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and _ of the two birds flew out of the cage. A the sick B the female C the larger and stronger D the white and blue 【小题 2】 Th
45、e girl held the bird rightly in her hand because she was afraid that _. A it would be killed B it was feeling cold C the other bird felt lonely D it would fly away 【小题 3】 The girl felt that the other bird _ when it was jumping in the cage. A wanted to see what happened B wanted to be free C wanted t
46、o sing a beautiful song again D wanted to eat something 【小题 4】 What does the story want to tell us A We should protect the endangered birds. B The cage is used to keep birds. C The birds are easily killed. D To keep love is to let it fly. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题，由文中语句 “On
47、e day the girl left the cages door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage.”可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题，由文中语句 “She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓 ) at it wildly.”可知。 【小题 3】细节理解题，由文中语句 “She noticed the other bir
48、d jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free.”可知。 【小题 4】理解推断题，由文中最后自然断的语句可知。 Mulan Zhao Wei plays the role of Mulan who pretends to be a man so that she can fight to protect her country. Showtime: July 21, 2011 Running time: 115 minutes Director: Jingle Ma Stars: Zhao Wei, Aloys Price: ￥ 80 Place: Summer Theatre Lost On Journey On the way home for the Spring Festival, Xu Zheng traveled with Wang B
