昆山市2014~2015學年第二學期第一次教學質(zhì)量調(diào)研測試
    初三英語
    本試卷分第Ⅰ卷(選擇題)和第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)兩部分。共五大題，滿分100分(不含自動化考試30分)?？荚囉脮r100分鐘。
    注意事項：
    1.答題前，考生務必先將自己的姓名、學校、考場號、座位號、考試證號用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填寫在答題卡相對應的位置上，并用2B鉛筆認真正確填涂考試證號下方的數(shù)字;
    2.答選擇題必須用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案;答非選擇題必須用.0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆寫在答題卡指定的位置上，不在答題區(qū)域內(nèi)的答案一律無效，不得用其他筆答題;
    3.考生答題必須答在答題卡上，答在試卷和草稿紙上一律無效。
    第Ⅰ卷(選擇題，共55分)
    一、選擇填空(共25小題;每小題1分，滿分25分)
    A)單項填空從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
    1.Samuellikes_______colouroftheshirt.Itis_______goodmatchforhistrousers.
    A.a;the B.the;a C.a;a D.the;/
    2.I'msuretheshowinourschoolartfestivalwillbe_______worth_______.
    A.very;beingvisited B.well;beingvisited
    C.very,avisit D.well;avisit
    3.---Whatdoyouthinkofournewschoolfootballteam?
    -Great!Weareconfidentofthe_______inthecomingfinal.
    A.purposeB.resultC.victoryD.increase
    4.---Howmuchdifficultyhastheteamhad_______thisproblem?
    ---_______.Themembersareallgoodproblemsolvers.
    A.tosolve;Nothing B.solving;None
    C.tosolve;None D.solving;Nothing
    5.Ithinkyourrobotneeds_______,butyou_______dothatyourself
    A.checking;needn't B.checking;needn'tto
    C.tocheck;don'tneedto D.tocheck;don'tneed
    6.---I'mafraidJimknowslittleEnglish.
    ---_______IfailedtheEnglishexamagain.
    A.SoamI.B.SodoI.C.NeitheramI.D.NeitherdoI.
    7.Thepriceofaniphone6isreally_______,soIcan't_______.
    A.expensive;buyone B.high;affordit
    C.high;affordone D.expensive;buyit
    8.---Judy,doyouknow_______?---Sure,twodays.
    A.whendidthesportsmeetingbegin
    B.wherethesportsmeetingwasheld
    C.howoftenthesportsmeetingisheld
    D.howlongthesportsmeetingwilllast
    9.Thelittleboyfound_______interesting_______outthosedifficultMathproblems.
    A.it;towork B.itwas;work
    C.that;working D.it's;towork
    10.Youwillgettwofreeconcerttickets_______youuseyourAgriculturalBankcreditcard(信用卡)threetimesamonth.
    A.unless B.since C.until D.if
    11.Thewonderfulvideoyoulookforwardto_______wellthesedays.
    A.sell B.selling C.sells D.sold
    12.Sofar,_______ofthestudentsinourclass_______seenthefilm.
    A.threequarters;has B.twofifths;have
    C.threequarter;has D.twofifth;have
    13.---Judyisathoughtfulandorganizedgirl.
    ---Yes.Ithinksheis_______planeverythingwell.
    A.talentedenoughto B.tootalentedto
    C.sotalentedthat D.suchatalentedgirlthat
    14.Mr.Smithhashadthemachine_______andyoucanhavetheworkers_______again.
    A.fix,worked B.fixed,work
    C.fix,working D.fixed,worked
    15.---I'dlikeawake-upcallat6:00a.m.,please!
    ---OK，_______
    A.helpyourself. B.you'llcertainlymakeit.
    C.justdowhatyoulike. D.I'llmakesureyougetone.
    B)完形填空
    先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
    Myfamilymovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwecalledtheareainfrontofourhouse"rockgarden"asitwasfullofrocks.
    Lastsummer,Ifoundatinylittle16intheyardbutIdidn'tknowitsname.IknewIdidn'tplantit.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecould17whatitwas.
    WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteriousplant,it18tobeasunflower.Idecidedtotreatitwithcareandremovetheweeds(雜草)19it.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomething20.ThesunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalk(莖)began.Ithadbegununderabigrock.
    That'swhenI21thatifatinylittlesunflowerdidn'tletabigrockstandinits22ofdeveloping,wealsohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.Weneedtobelievein23knowingwehavetheabilitiesin24ouraims.Likethesunflower,itwassureofthesuccess.
    Standtalllikethesunflowerandbe25ofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytoreachyourdesires.
    16.A.seed B.animal C.plant D.rock
    17.A.watchout B.workout C.giveout D.findout
    18.A.seemed B.looked C.recorded D.reported
    19.A.at B.of C.around D.out
    20.A.unsure B.unusual C.unknown D.uncomfortable
    21.A.require B.realizeC.represent D.receive
    22.A.place B.courseC.way D.space
    23.A.us B.ours C.our D.ourselves
    24.A.finding B.achieving C.thinkingD.controlling
    25.A.aware B.fond C.carefulD.proud
    二、閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
    閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
    A
    Youarestandinginthekitchenandavoicesays,"Addalittlemoresalttothatsoup."Yes,it'salwaysnicetoletsomeonehelpyouwhenyou'recooking.Butthisvoiceisnotfromaman.Youarealone!Thenwheredoesitcomefrom?Isitfromaghost?No,thisisn'taghostkitchen-it'sthekitchenofthefuture.
    Scientistsareworkingtoimproveeverythinginthekitchen,fromfridgestotables,andeventhewayswecook.Theyaremakingasystem.Itwillhelpapersoncookameal.Youdon'tneed
    cookbooks.Youcanhearhowtocookfood.
    Thefridgeofthesmartkitchenhasascanner.Itlooksatthefoodsinthefridge.Itwillordermoremilkfromthestorewhenyourmilkhasgonebadorthereisnomoreinthefridge.Thegloveswilltestthetemperatureofeverythingtheytouchandsay,"Needtocooklonger"or"Hotandreadytoeat".Ifyouleavethemonthestovebymistake,they'llsay,"Fire!"Eventheknivesandspoonswillspeak.Forexample,ifyourfoodisbad,theknivesandspoonswilltellyounottoeatit.
    Thefuturekitchenmaylookwonderful,butit'snotcheap.Themultimediafridgecostsabout8,000dollars.Soeventhoughhigh-techkitchensarenolongeradream,noteveryonehassomuchmoney.
    26.Inthekitchenofthefuture,thereisa_______helpingyou.
    A.system B.man C.ghost D.servant
    27.Thefridgeofthesmartkitchenhasascanneranditcan_______.
    A.helpyoudoeverything
    B.cleanthefridgewhenit'sdirty
    C.giveyouawarningwhenthere'ssomethingwrong
    D.talkwithyou
    28.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.
    A.everybodycanbuysuchafridge
    B.noteverybodycanbuysuchafridge
    C.nobodycanbuysuchafridge
    D.mostpeoplecanbuysuchafridge
    B
    Everybodyhashadatleastoneexperiencefromwhichheknowsthemeaningoflife.Thistime,whichtookplaceseveralyearsago,butseemsasifitjusthappened.
    Oneafternoonseveralyearsago,mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister'sdressandpickedoutabeautifulskirt:"JaneboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork,atleast8or9yearsago,Sheneverworeit.Shewassavingitforaspecialoccasion."hesaid.Iguessthiswastheoccasion:itwasthefuneralofmysister,afterherunexpecteddeath.
    Hetooktheskirtandputitonthebed,withtheotherclothesweweretakingtothefuneral.Thenheclosedthedrawerandturnedtome,"Don'teversaveanythingforaspecialoccasion.Everydayyou'realiveisaspecialoccasion."
    I'mthinkingabouthiswords,andthey'vechangedthewayllivemylife.I'mspendingmore
    timewithmyfamilyandfriendsandlesstimeincommitteemeetings.Wheneverpossible,lifeshouldbeakindofexperiencetoenjoy,nottosuffer."Someday"and"oneofthesedays"arelosingtheirimportanceonmyvocabulary.Ifit'sworthseeingorhearingordoing,Iwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.
    Eversincethatday,Ihavebeentryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdbackorsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughterandcolortoourlives.EverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes,Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute,everybreath,trulyisagift.Socherisheverydayandfindthetruemeaningofyourlife.
    29.WhydidJanebuythebeautifulskirtbutdidn'twearit?
    A.Shewaitedforaspecialoccasiontowearit.
    B.Shewantedtokeepitforsomeoneelse.
    C.Shesavedittillshegrewup.
    D.Shewouldgiveittoherselfasagiftsomeday.
    30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cherish"mean?
    A.Treasure. B.Waste. C.Own. D.Save.
    31.Whichofthefollowingisnotthewriter'sattitude(態(tài)度)tolife?
    A.Spendingmoretimestayingwithfamilyeveryday.
    B.Enjoyinglifeandvaluingeveryday.
    C,.Attendingsocialactivitiesasoftenaspossible.
    D.Tryingtogetalongwellwithfriends.
    32.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?
    A.EveryDayIsaGift
    B.MySisterJane
    C.WhatIstheMeaningfulLifeLike
    D.TheMostImportantTimeinYourLife
    Itseemsthatthere'sagoodreasonwhydogsarealwaysseenasman'sbestfriend.Scientistshavefoundthatdogsaretheonlyanimalsthatcanreademotions(情感)infacesmuchlikehumans.Thefindingsuggeststhatlikeanunderstandingfriend,dogscanseeifwearehappy,sad,pleasedorangry.
    Whenhumanslookatanewface,theireyesusuallylookacrosstheleft,fallingontherighthandsideoftheperson'sfacefirst.Apossiblereasonforthisisthattherightsideofthehumanfaceisbetteratexpressingemotions.
    Scientistshavenowshownthatpetdogsalsohave"leftgazeb/as(左視偏好)",butonlywhenlookingathumanfaces.Nootheranimalhasbeenknowntodolikethisbefore.Dr.KunGuoshowed17dogspicturesofhuman,dogandmonkeyfacesaswellassomethingelsewithhisteam.Thedogs'eyesandheadsshowastrongleftgazebiaswhentheanimalsseehumanfaces.Butthisdidnothappenwhentheywereshownotherpictures,includingthoseofdogs.
    Guosuggeststhatoverthousandsofyearslivingwithhumans,dogsmayhavedevelopedtheleftgazebiasasawaytoguessouremotions.
    "Recentstudiesshowthattherightsideofourfacescanexpressemotionsbetterthantheleft.Iftrue,thenitmakessensefordogsandhumanstoseetherighthandsideofafacefirst."
    33.Dog'sleftgazebiashappenswhentheylookat_
    A.dogsB.monkeysC.humansD.pictures
    34.Whyaredogsseenasman'sbestfriendaccordingtothepassage?
    A.Becausedogsaretheclosestanimalstohumans.
    B.Becausedogscanreadtheemotionsinhumans'faceseasily.
    C.Becausedogscanunderstandusbetterwhenwefeelsad.
    D.Becausedogsaregoodatexpressingemotions.
    35.Thedogs'leftgazebiashelpsthem_______.
    A.getalongwellwithhumans
    B.expressemotionsquickly
    C.havemoreunderstandingfriends
    D.remembermorenewfaces
    36.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat.
    A.dogshavebeenman'sbestfriendsforthousandsofyears
    B.humanshavea"leftgazebias"
    C.the"leftgazebias"worksondogs
    D.dogscanreademotionsthesameashumans
    D
    Whydoyoustudy?Manystudentswouldsimplyreply:"Togetgoodresultinthecollegeentranceexamination"Forseveralyears,manyhavespokenoutagainsttheexams.Somesaytheyhaveturnedchildrenintostudyingmachines.Othersthinkthatoneexamcannotpossiblydemonstrateastudent'struelevelofknowledge.So,shouldtheexamsbecanceled?
    MinisterofEducationYuanGuirendoesn'tthinkso."Officialsandtherichmighttakeadvantageifthecollegeentranceexaminationwerecalledoff.Andlifewouldbemoredifficultforpoorchildren.However,wedoneedtochangetheexams,"YuansaidonMarch7.Hehasputanexamreformsatthecenterofhisfourthyearinoffice."Ithinktheexamisafairwaytochoosetalentedpeople.Butitshouldpaymoreattentiontoall-aroundpersonalqualities,notjustgrades,"saidCuiShangyu,aSenior3studentinSichuan.Thecollegeentranceexaminationwasrestored(恢復)in1977.Fromthento2007,46.85millionpeoplehaveenteredhighereducationthroughtheexam.AccordingtosurveybytheMinistryofEducation,90percentofpeoplewhoparticipated(參加)believedthecollegeentranceexaminationcouldinsomewaychangeaperson'slife,especiallyforpoorstudentsinthecountryside.Thecollegeentranceexaminationisnottheonlywaytobecomeasuccessfulperson,However,theprocessofpreparingfortheexamisagoodexperience,saidShenHui,aMathteacheratGaoyouMiddleSchoolinJiangsu.
    "Throughitstudentscanlearnmanythings,suchashowtodealwithstressandhowtoarrangealearningplan."Shensaid.
    37.Whatdoes"demonstrate"meaninthefirstparagraph?
    A.隱瞞 B.證明 C.提高 D.揭露
    38.Ifthecollegeentranceexamwerecalledoff,itwouldbeunfairfor_______.
    A.thepoor B.theofficialsC.therich D.theold
    39.CuiShangyusaidthecollegeentranceexaminationshouldpaymoreattentionto
    A.interests B.personalqualitiesC.talent D.grades
    40.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto_______.
    A.criticize(批評)thecollegeentranceexam
    B.discusswhetherweshouldcancelthecollegeentranceexamination
    C.encouragetheimprovementofthecollegeentranceexamination
    D.introducethehistoryofthecollegeentranceexamination
    第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題，共45分)
    三、單詞拼寫(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)
    根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋或?qū)υ捛榫疤崾?，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。每空只寫一詞。
    41.RomanHolidayisaromanticfilm▲(導演)byWilliamWyle.
    42.TheGreatWall,oneofthe▲(奇跡)oftheworld,attractsgreatnumbersoftouristseveryyear.
    43.Mygrandmotherisinher▲(八十多歲)，butshecanstilltakecareofherself.
    44.▲(表揚)childrenisagoodwaytomakethemconfident.
    45.OurnewEnglishteacherseemsmuch▲(嚴格)thantheformerone.
    46.Itseemsthattherobotis▲(完全地)outofcontrol.
    47.---Doyouknowthe▲(舞者)name?
    ---Yes,ofcourse,she'sYangLiping.
    48.---IsMrGreenthiswoman'sbrother?
    ---No,theyareanice▲andtheyhavealovelydaughter.
    49.---What'sthe▲ofIndia?
    ---Morethan1:2billionin2014anditwillbelargerin5years.
    50.---Haveyoudecidedwhowillbeyourmonitor?
    ---Yes.Wehavereachedthe▲thatAndyisthebestchoice.
    四、句子翻譯(共5小題，每小題3分，滿分15分)
    將下列句子譯成英語，并將所譯句子寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。
    51.參加校隊選拔是多么有趣的事啊!
    52.由于大雨，格林一家不得不縮短了旅程。
    53.使我們驚訝的是，這音樂是用普通的物體像石頭、水制作成的。
    54.無論什么時候你想吸煙，請用這卡片提醒自己該停止。
    55.在過去的10年里，他取得了很大的成功，沒有人能超越他。
    五、書面表達(共1題;滿分20分)
    隨著網(wǎng)絡的逐步普及，越來越多的人通過上網(wǎng)獲得信息。傳統(tǒng)的報紙受到人們的冷落。最近，某英語學習網(wǎng)站給出一個討論話題“Whichdoyouprefer，newspapersortheInternet?”邀請網(wǎng)友積極參加討論，發(fā)表自己的看法。下表反映了傳統(tǒng)報紙與網(wǎng)絡各自的優(yōu)勢：
    請結(jié)合上表中的內(nèi)容，寫一篇英語短文，比較報紙和網(wǎng)絡的特點，并談談你更喜歡哪一種。
    注意：
    1.對要點逐一陳述，可適當發(fā)揮。
    2.詞數(shù)90左右。開頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。
    方便的convenient
    Withthepopularityofthecomputer,moreandmorepeoplesurfheInternetforinformation.
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