宣城2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、“Lifelong learning” is a popular idea all around the world, but what does it mean?

Many people believe we can learn everything we need to be successful in life at school. ______ it is not true. In modern society, everything changes very fast. Lifelong leaning means learning new skills and knowledge through our ______ lives, not just when we are young.

Lifelong leaning can also mean leaning something to make our lives happier or easier. Older people might attend a ______ course because they cannot send an e-mail to their children, or someone might learn a new ______ so they can talk to their foreign neighbor. In one American city neighborhood, all the women went to a self-defense(自我防护) class so they could fight back if a thief attacked them! All these are different examples of lifelong learning.

Lifelong learning has helped people like Peter J. Daniels, an Australian businessman. Peter grew up poor and when he was a child he experienced learning difficulties. A teacher once told him, “Peter, you will never become anything in life.” After leaving school, Peter became a builder, but he still wanted to _____ and learn how to read. He bought a dictionary and slowly taught himself how to pronounce words and form sentences. Later, Peter started to read books from cover to cover. He read 6,000 books on politics, religion, business and history in two years. All this knowledge helped Peter start a business career. He has written several books and received many honours and awards.

Lifelong learning can help people realize their ambitions ______.

【1】A.And     B.So C.But   D.Because

【2】A.whole   B.most C.part   D.some

【3】A.dance   B.cook C.science D.computer

【4】A.invention   B.knowledge   C.subject D.language

【5】A.make progress B.gain knowledge C.have honors  D.achieve success

【6】A.At teenage    B.at old age   C.at young age D.at any ageCom]

2、 We can deal _______ our problems by ________ them as challenges.

A. with; regard    B. with; regarding

C. for; thinking   D. for; think

3、If you leave now, you’re going to lose your ________ to win the game.

A．hearing

B．ability

C．opportunity

4、She is worried about her final exams her illness.

A. unless B. even though   C. because   D. because of

5、—I want to know if Maria ________ us in the concert tonight.

—If she ________ her homework, she will.

A．joins; finishes

B．joins; will finish

C．will join; finishes

D．will join; will finish

6、Lily is very creative, and she always likes making things alone in ________ spare time.

A．your

B．our

C．her

7、 --Listen! Marry is singing in the next room.

-- It __ ___ be Marry. She has gone home.

A.mustn’t B.may C.can’t D.should

8、—Iwonder if she   to the ball．

一She will if she   time tonight．

A．comes；has B．will come；will have

C．comes；will have D．will come；has

9、 — Betty, I win the first prize in the photo competition!

— Really? __________！

A. Congratulations B. You’re welcome

C. Sorry to hear that  D. Up to you

10、Tony is very clever. In fact, I doubt whether anyone else in the class has ____IQ.

A.a high B.a higher C.the higher D.the highest

11、You have been happy ________ I first met you．

A．till    B．since

C．until D．while

12、--- Have you seen the film “Gone with the wind”?

--- Yes, I ___ it three times when I was at college.

A. has seen   B. saw

C. had seen   D. have seen

13、—WeChat has made our daily life much ________ today.

—Exactly! That is why few people refuse to use it.

A．worse

B．easier

C．healthier

D．luckier

14、It’s too cold outside today. You’d better ____ your jacket.

A. put on   B. put up   C. put off   D. put out

15、The old man has collected over 2000 stamps.

A．about

B．above

C．almost

D．altogether

16、There are five ________ people in the great hall.

A.hundreds B.hundred of C.hundred

17、“I’m a singer” is _______ an interesting TV show ___ many people like watching it.

A. so, that   B. so, as

C. such, that   D. such, as

18、This is ______ ruler and that’s ______ eraser．

A．a; a   B．a; an

C．an; a   D．an; an

19、Which of the following words is pronounced /'ekspə:t/?

A.expect B.except C.expert D.express

20、Last night, a man sat at a metro station and started to play ______ violin.

A.a B./ C.the D.an

21、Diaoyu Islands _________China ever since ancient times.

A. belong to B. belong in

C. belong under D. belong with

22、通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。

A: Hello, Chicken Rice Restaurant. 【1】?

B: Yes, I’d like to order a takeout (外卖), please.

A: Sure.

B: I’d like a sliced chicken rice, please.

A: OK. Would you like some soup? The soup is free.

B: 【2】?

A: We have tomato and egg soup, salty vegetable soup and tofu soup.

B: All right, then I would like a bowl of tomato and egg soup.

A: Well, a bowl of tomato and egg soup. Anything else?

B: Err, a cup of Cola, please. 【3】?

A: One sliced chicken rice is 20 yuan and one cup of cola is 4 yuan. Is that all?

B: Yes, that’s all.

A: 【4】?

B: No. 17 Hongqi Road. And my phone number is 3307622. How soon can I get them?

A: 【5】.

B: That’s fine. Thank you.

23、根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

L＝Li Ming　P＝Peter

L：Hello, Peter.

P：Hello, Li Ming. You look very happy today. Why?

L：【1】．

P：Wonderful! But I know little about it. Do you often have this race?

L：【2】. We have it to celebrate our Dragon Boat Festival. We don't need to go to school on that day.

P：We don't have such a festival in England. 【3】．

L：Yes. it is. We also eat a kind of special food. 【4】．

F：Is it delicious? Where can I get this kind of food?

L：【5】. My mom can make some for you.

P：That's very kind of you！  

A．It is called zongzi in Chinese.

B．Come to my home tonight.

C．No, only once a year.

D．Because our team got the first place in the dragon­boat race.

E．Is it a Chinese traditional festival？  

F．The same to you.

G．We enjoy eating Zongzi on that day.

24、Christmas Singing Competition 2016 Entry Form

Singer's Name: ____________

Singer's Age(13-19 years old only): ____________

Competition Type: Music

Singing: Bring your own CD. Prepare 2 songs

Fee: None

Entry Date: Before November 30, 2016

Competition Rules

*Relatives of judges(评委) and organizers are not allowed to take part in the competition.

*All singers must be between 13 and 19 years old. Singers aged 17 or younger need the agreement of a parent to take part in the competition (See Parent Permission below)

*All singers must arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the competition. Late comers will not be allowed to take part in.

Prizes: 1st Prize—$1,000 (1 prize only); 2nd Prize—$250 (3 prizes); 3rd Prize—$100 (5 prizes)

Winners will be decided according to the following:

Voice Quality 50% Song Choice 15%

Audience Response 25%   Dancing Ability 10%

Head Organizer: William Daniels

Tel: 2343 43453

Email: wdaniels@gmail.com

Website: www.christmassing2016.com

Date of Event: December 20, 2016

Where: City Town Hall, 191 King Street, Newtown

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tickets: $15 (adults); $5 (children under 17)

Parent Agreement (needed for singers aged 17 or younger)

Parent Name: ____________

Signature: ____________

Date signed: ____________

【1】________ people will be given prizes in total.

A.Three B.Five C.Nine D.Ten

【2】________ can take part in the competition.

A.A 20-year-old singer B.A 19-year-old daughter of a judge

C.A 15-year-old friend of an organizer D.A 12-year-old friend of William Daniels

【3】If one singer's parent and his eight-year-old sister want to watch the competition, they will pay ________.

A.$20 B.$25 C.$30 D.$35

【4】________ is the most important factor(因素) for deciding the winners.

A.Voice Quality B.Song Choice C.Audience Respond D.Dancing Ability

【5】If a 18-year-old singer wants to enter the competition, which parts of the form must be completed?

A.Singer's Name.

B.Singers Name and Singer's Age.

C.Singers Name, Singers Age and Date of the Event.

D.Singer's Name, Singer's Age and Parent Agreement.

25、Duan Jiayang, a 12-year-old student of a primary school in Yinchuan, Ningxia, learns the skills required (需要) to take care of vegetable fields.

“I learned how to place the mulch film (地膜),” he says, “It’s not easy.”

In China, many parents place a heavy focus on their children’s good results, but vocational (职业的) skills have little been cared.

“Some parents do everything for their children,” says Yan Mei, an official with the primary school, adding that many students are short of the basic skills needed in their daily lives.     

Since March last year, the governments have launched (开展) a lot of policies (政策), requiring that colleges, middle schools and primary schools pay more attention to teaching students practical skills.

Following these policies, the primary school launched an “agricultural (农业的) class base” on one of its school yards. Students plant fruit and vegetables on an area of land about 4,000 m2 in size.

In the days coming up to the May Day holiday, students of different grades at the school worked together in the fields, says a head teacher of a primary school. They planted watermelons, carrots and corn. May Day, also known as Labor Day, is celebrated on May 1st in China.

The school hopes that students will understand the food is quite precious (宝贵的) so that they will better realize the difficulties that their parents went through.

【1】What does Duan Jiayang think of this activity?

A．Interesting.

B．Difficult.

C．Easy.

D．Boring.

【2】What do many parents care most in the passage?

A．Children’s high marks.

B．Teachers’ teaching level.

C．Teachers’ skills course.

D．Children’s life skills.

【3】Which of the following is not mentioned according to the passage?

A．Corn.

B．Watermelon.

C．Strawberry.

D．Carrot.

【4】What can students learn from the agricultural class?

A．Students can realize the difficulties their parents went through.

B．Students will understand the importance of labor.

C．Students can learn the basic life skills.

D．All of the above.

【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Duan Jiayang, a Hard-working Student

B．Few Schools Follow the Governments’ Policies

C．Parents Hope for Children’s Good Results in School

D．Youths Get a Lesson in Life through Skills Course

26、Usually when a movie comes out, the actors get all the glory. But they are only a small part of the movie-making process. Thousands of people work behind the scenes to make a great movie. Without them, movies would not be possible.

Director: Movie directors direct the movies. They are like the top managers in an office or a factory. The directors chose the actors and tell them how to perform their roles. They work with almost everyone in the movie, telling them what to do and how to do it. The directors are supposed to know everything that goes on in the movie, from music and costumes to lights and sound.

Camera operator: Camera operators are experts at using movie cameras. They work long hours, making sure the pictures and actors look really good in every scene.

Costume designer: costume designers are responsible for designing or making costumes. Sometimes costume designers have to work late into the night so that actors can have their clothes ready for the next day of filming.

Sound operator: Sound operators are in charge of production sound. They record the dialogue between the actors on the movie set. Later, in production, they add sound effects. They also mix music into the movie. They make sure every sound in the movie is produced clearly and fits in nicely.

Set designer: A movie set is the place where all the action happens in a movie. Set designers work hard to build sets for the movie. Without them, movies would not look as real.

根据短文内容,判断各句是否符合短文意思，符合的 “T”，否则 “F”。

【1】Actors all are important parts of the move-making process.

【2】Directors should know all the things that goes on in the movie.

【3】Sound operators are in charge of using movie cameras.

【4】Costume designers are only responsible for designing costumes.

【5】Without set designers, movies wouldn’t look as real.

27、According to present Taiwan wedding culture, one family cannot marry sisters in a row within 4 months, 6 months or one year.  People in Taiwan believe it is taboo, and the taboo will bring bad things to the marriage.  Also in Taiwan culture, new marriage couples cannot join others’ wedding or funeral within 4 months, especially for those pregnant women, they should avoid this kind of cases.  If you do so, you will have problem to teach your coming baby in the future. 

These rules are not from China, but are from people moved from China to Taiwan.  People do not follow these rules in China.  It is something special in Taiwan and full of wisdom for life experience from ancestors.

within 在…之內  funeral 葬禮  pregnant 懷孕的  ancestor 祖先

【1】What does the word “taboo” mean?

A. Something that people like to do.   B. Something that people are afraid to do.

C. A place that people in Taiwan like to visit.   D. An activity happens at a wedding.

【2】Shu-fen has a five-month baby in her belly, and she wants to join her best friend’s wedding.  Her mother in-law is so angry about it.  Shu-fen can’t make sense of it.  Could you tell her the reason?  belly 肚子

A. Her mother in-law is scared that the baby can’t do well when parents or teachers teach him/her.

B. Her mother in-law is scared that her marriage is going to be over.

C. Her mother in-law is scared that they can’t go sailing from China to Taiwan.

D. Her mother in-law is scared that Shu-fen’s sister can’t be married.

【3】Which is the best title of the reading?

A. Things that woman can’t do.

B. China rules, Taiwan follows.

C. Marriage in Taiwan.

D. Taiwan special culture.

28、阅读短文，缺词填空。

My name is Huckleberry Finn. I live in the town of St. Petersburg in the state of Missouri. It is a small town but it’s near a very b【1】 river called the Mississippi. This is the story of a journey that I made down that river on a raft.

Tom Sawyer and I found $12,000 in a cave which made us rich. We got $6,000 e【2】. Judge Thatcher put it in the bank.

I didn’t have a f【3】 or a home. My mother died a long time ago and then my dad, Pap, disappeared. I didn’t go to school like the o【4】 boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.

Then a kind old lady called Widow Douglas invited me to live with her and my life c【5】. She gave me bed to sleep in and bought me new clothes. She sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first b【6】 learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit, I didn’t m【7】 going. For me, eating my meals at the table and sleeping in a soft bed were the h【8】 things. I missed my old life. Sometimes I ran away and spent a few days in the woods. I felt f【9】 there and I was happy. I fished and hunted all day. At night I slept under the stars.

The months passed and w【10】 came. The weather got cold. One morning I saw some footprints in the snow outside the window’s house. There was a cross on the heel of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!

29、You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, ________ it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little ________, but it is not enough for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.

There is water in some places in the desert. We ________ these places oases (绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow ________ kinds of crops in the fields there.

People also live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals depend ________ the desert plants for their food and do not need ________ water. The ________ are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat their meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents and something else.

The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place. They must always look ________ grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to ________ place. The desert people are ________. No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.

【1】

A．and

B．but

C．or

【2】

A．rain

B．rains

C．wind

【3】

A．say

B．tell

C．call

【4】

A．every

B．all

C．a

【5】

A．with

B．in

C．on

【6】

A．a little

B．few

C．much

【7】

A．animals

B．plants

C．crops

【8】

A．at

B．for

C．up

【9】

A．another

B．the other

C．the others

【10】

A．well

B．friend

C．friendly