初三英语月考试题
(Units 10-14)
第 一卷
二．选择填空: （20分）
（ ）21、_______ the teachers, we have made great progress in my studies.
A. Thanks B. Thanks for C. Thanking D. Thanks to
( )22、The scenery on Mount Emei is _____. I’m really _____ at its beauty.
A. amazing, amazed B. amazed, amazed
C. amazed, amazing D. amazing, amazing
( )23. The Olympic Games are coming soon. _______ are they held?
Every four years.
A. How far B. How soon C. How many D. How often
( )24、The manager _______ us doing a lot of work this week. So we don’t have any free time to go out for fun.
A. keeps B. prevents C. asks D. makes
( )25、_____hundreds of tall buildings have been built in Nanjing.
A. From then on B. From now on
C. So far D. Right now
( )26、The PRC was founded __________.
A. On June 1, 1921 B. On October 1,1949
C. On July 1, 1921 D. On August 1, 1927
( )27、Newspapers are made _______ paper. Paper is made ______ wood.
A. in, from B. of, in C. of, from D. from, of
（ ）28、---- I felt rather warm. Would you mind opening the window ?
---- __________.
A. Not at all. B. Of course, I do.
C. Yes, I wouldn’t . D. No, it’ll do.
( )29、____ do you know is the population of Germany ?
A. How much B. What C. How many D. Which
( )30、There are tall trees on _______ sides of the lake.
A. both B. each C. either D. all
( )31、I found him _______ in playing basketball.
A. interesting B. interested
C. is interested D. was interested
( )32、There are more and more people ________ to buy cars.
A. want B. to want C. wants D. wanting
( )33. Children must _____ by their parents.
A. be taken good care B. be taken good care of
C. take good care D. take good care of
( )34._____ of the students are going to visit the factory next week.
A. Three fifth B. Third fifths
C. Three fives D. Three fifths
( )35、In our school the number of the students _____ more than 3,000.
A. is B. are C. were D. become
( )36. I have _____ to tell you.
A. else nothing new B. new nothing else
C. nothing new else D. nothing else new
( )37. She was heard _____ in the next room.
A. sing B. to sing C. sang D. sung
( )38.That country has ___________.
A. a small population B. a little population
C. much population D. many populations
( )39. ---- How about going out for a walk ?
---- Sorry. I prefer _______ at home rather than _____ out for a walk.
A. to stay, go B. to stay, going
C. staying, ago D. staying, to go
( )40. The shoes are a bit too large for me. Would you please show
me_________ ?
A. small ones B. a smaller one
C. a small pair D. a smaller pair
三、完形填空: （15分）
Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn't buy many jewels (珠宝) or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions of dollars in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah' s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah' s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn't want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester's 13 seemed to have worked (奏效) 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
( )41. A. poor B. rich C. useful D. brave
( )42. A. cheap B. expensive C. simple D. old
( )43. A. Still B. Usually C. Instead D. Even
( )44. A. building B. buying C. selling D. setting
( )45. A. door B. window C. kitchen D. house
( )46. A. years B. months C. weeks D. days
( )47. A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. help
( )48. A. drivers B. workers C. farmers D. visitors
( )49. A. but B. until C. since D. so
( )50. A. floors B. kitchens C. windows D. rooms
( )51. A. bigger B. smaller C. stronger D. cleaner
( )52. A. working B. dying C. living D. growing
( )53. A. age B. family C. plan D. husband
( )54．A. or B. because C. neither D. nor
( )55. A. hardly B. usefully C. carefully D. finally
四、阅读理解: （40分）
(A)
Australia is the largest island in. the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws (法律) have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition (展览). There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
( )56. Australia is .
A. the largest country in the world B. larger than China
C. as large as Shanghai D. not so large as China
( )57. Enough laws have been made to .
A. increase the population B. grow more plants
C. fight against pollution D. show wild flowers
( )58. Perth is .
A. the capital of Australia B. in the west of Australia
C. in the east of Australia D. the biggest city in Australia
( )59. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in .
A. October B. January C. May D. July
( )60. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.
B. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.
C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.
(B)
My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but it is hard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five to prepare(准备) the food for the animals. Each kind of animal is given special food. For example, the lions must be given meat; the deer must be given grass and leaves; and the parrots must be given fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won't let the others eat their food. If this happens, each of them must be fed separately(分离地) .
Every morning each cage must be washed by the zoo keepers. This can be dangerous, especially with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the animals are locked in the sleeping compartments (隔间) while the cages are being washed. When the animals are sick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage and given medicine. Sometimes they must be given injections. It is not easy to inject a sick lion!
All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with his family. They do not have holidays on Sundays and public holidays. Instead, each of them has a day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the other keepers.
The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. People must be prevented from doing dangerous things. Many people have been injured because they did careless things, like putting their hands into the lion's cage.
( )61. What kind of food must be given to the animals like tigers, lions and bears?
A. Nuts. B. Fruit. C. Meat. D. Grass and leaves.
( )62. Some animals must be fed separately because_________.
A. they eat special food
B. they often quarrel with each other while eating
C. they always cause the zoo keepers much trouble
D. they won't let the others eat their food
( )63. When an animal is sick, it must be_________.
A. taken out of the cage B. put separately and taken good care of
C. given an injection D. locked in a sleeping compartment
( )64. All the zoo keepers must work_________.
A. seven days a week B. on Saturdays
C. on special festivals D. on weekdays
( )65. The underlined word "injured" in the last paragraph(段落)
means_________.
A. hurt B. beaten C. killed D. caught
(C )
The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage (孤儿院) knew little about her. The streets where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else—to be independent(独立). At twenty - one, she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary(秘书). And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.
Mary entered the competition because' she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasn’t good enough.” she says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.
Mary studied management(管理) at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography(摄影). She has held several exhibitions(展览 )of her work in many places ——China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.
The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.
( )66. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, ____________.
A. She had lived with her parents whose names were not known
B. She had lived in the streets for many years.
C. The workers knew her well.
D. She had learned to write and read by herself.
( )67. The sentence "Orphanage girls could be something." means that Orphanage girls could be_______.
A. popular and successful B. understood by others
C. Miss Hong Kong D. known to everybody
( )68. When did her life change completely?
A. In 1987. B. In 1985. C. In 1980. D. In 1975.
( )69. This passage is probably taken from__________.
A. a newspaper B. a science magazine
C. a history textbook D. a novel
( )70. According to (根据) the passage, which of the following is true?
A. All the children at the orphanage liked Mary.
B. Mary was not happy working as a secretary..
C. Mary's boyfriend was good at English.
D. Mary’s life in the orphanage was difficult.
(D)
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. "Last week, "he said, "my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back. "
"How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a businessman.
"Here it is, "said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut(剪下的纸条) from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. Anyone who finds it will receive ten shillings(先令) on leaving it at No.10 Broad Street. " "Now," the businessman said, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed(表述) is of great importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one. "
The businessman then took a piece of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. "
This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was surprised when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colours that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of the umbrellas had notes(便条) which were fastened(系牢) to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
( )71. Who would receive ten shillings according to (按照) the first advertisement?
A. Anyone who found the thief.
B. Anyone who gave a message to the loser of the umbrella.
C. Anyone who left the umbrella in the City Church.
D. Anyone who left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street.
( )72. What was the result of the first advertisement?
A. The man got his umbrella back.
B. The man wasted some money advertising.
C. Nobody found the missing umbrella.
D. The umbrella was found somewhere near the church.
( )73. The businessman suggested(建议) that the man should
A. buy a new umbrella B. go on looking for his umbrella
C. report to the police D. write another advertisement
( )74. What did the businessman mean by saying "If it fails, I'll buy you a new one?
A. He was quite sure of success.
B. He was not sure if he could get the umbrella back.
C. He did not know what to do.
D. He was rich enough to afford a new umbrella.
( )75. The writer of this story mainly wants to tell us_________.
A. a useless advertisement
B. how the man lost and found his umbrella
C. how to make a helpful advertisement
D. what the businessman did for the umbrella owner
第二卷
五、词汇理解，用所给词的适当形式填空： （10分）
1. What a _______________(please) it is for me to play the piano with you.
2. The farmland in Taizhou is very rich.. Many kinds of crops __________________(can grow) here by us.
3. The ____________ (appear) of Jack Zhou made all his fans excited at the concert.
4. The book _____________(write) by Lu Xun ____________(sell) well..
5. I heard there are four __________________(enter) to the hall, but I can’t find any.
6. When ______________ the PLA ___________(found), do you know?
7. Please look after those __________________ cars well. (French).
8. .I’ll spend as much money as I can ______________(decorate) my house.
9. Many tall buildings ___________________(build) in our city during the last few years.
六、根据汉语完成句子： （15分）
1． 我们坚信什么也不能阻止历史的车轮滚滚向前。
We’re sure nothing can _____________ the wheel of history from
________________ .
2. 今日事，今日毕
Never _________ till tomorrow _______________ today .
3．这台电脑价廉物美。
The computer__________________________________________________.
4．我的自行车坏了，明天我要请人修一下。
My bike __________________. I’ll ________________________tomorrow.
5. 必须采取措施来控制人口增长。
____________________________to control the _____________ population.
七、缺词填空： （10分）
In most countries of the world, there is one medicine called aspirin. N_________(1) everyone takes it. People take it when they have an ache or a pain, and s _________(2) when they have a fever(发烧) . Doctors b_________(3) it can also help people who have heart disease and some other diseases, too. Some people, however, cannot take aspirin. It must never be given to c_________(4) under 12 years old.
Before aspirin was i_________(5) , some people made a drink with the bark( 树皮) of the white willow(柳树) . This drink made their pains and fever go away, but no one knew w_________(6) it helped. Then, in the 1830s, scientists in England s_________(7) all the things that were in the bark of the white willow. They found out what thing in the plant s_________(8) pain. Soon people were making medicine with this pain-stopping thing and selling it. Later scientists found out how to make aspirin w_________(9) using any plants at all. Aspirin was first s_________(10) in 1899 by the Bayer Company of Germany.
八、短文改错： （5分）
下面短文中，标有题号的每一行均有一个错误。若该行多一个词，把该词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉：若该行缺一个词，在缺词处加一个漏词符号(^) ，并在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；若该行错一个词，在错词下划一横线，并在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
In the evening of last Tuesday, my father was hurrying home 1 _____________
by bike after work. It was dark outside. He doesn't notice a tree 2._____________
in front of him. He was hit the tree and fell down to the ground. 3. _____________
He was hurt badly to stand up himself. Just then, a young man 4. _____________
passed there and took himself to the hospital. 5. _____________
九、书面表达： （15分）
请你根据下面表格中的内容，以“I Love My Hometown”为题，写一篇英文小短文，介绍你的家乡—泰州的一些变化。
| 位置 | 江苏北部 |
| 人口 | 500 多万 |
| 过去 | 穷、脏，生活困苦 |
| 现在 | 高楼林立，马路宽广，树木成荫，花草遍地，生活大为改善 |
| 未来 | 更加富饶和美丽 |
注意：
1.短文内容须包括以上要点，可以适当发挥，语意连贯，语法无误，书写认真；
2.词数80左右；
3.文中不得出现其它真实地名、校名或姓名。
I Love My Hometown
参考答案
二．选择填空: （20分）
21-25 D A D A C 26-30 B C A B D 31-35 B D B D A 36-40 D B A A D
三、完形填空: （15分）
41—45 BBCAD 46—50 A C B D C 51—55 A B C B D
四、阅读理解: （40分）
56-60 D C B A D 61-65 C D B C A 66-70 B A D A C 71-75 D B D A C
五、词汇理解，用所给词的适当形式填空： （10分）
1.pleasure 2. can be grown 3. appearance 4. written, sells 5. entrances
6. was, founded 7. Frenchmen’s 8. decorating 9. have been built
六、根据汉语完成句子： （15分）
1.stop / prevent / keep , going on 2.put off ； what you can do
3. offers the most at the best price 4. is broken, have it repaired/mended
5. Something must be done, increasing
七、缺词填空： （10分）
1. Nearly 2. sometimes 3. believe 4. children 5. invented
6. why 7. studied 8. stopped 9. without 10. sold
八、短文改错： （5分）
1. In 改为 On 2. doesn't 改为 didn't 3. 去掉 was
4. 在 badly 前面加 too 5. himself 改为 him
九、书面表达： （15分）
参考范文：
I Love My Hometown
Taizhou is my hometown. It lies in the north of Jiangsu with a population of over 5 million. In the past, it was poor and dirty. Most of the people here lived a hard life. But great changes have taken place in my hometown these years. It has wide roads. On both sides are many tall buildings. You can see tall trees, beautiful flowers and green grass everywhere. The people’s living conditions have improved a lot. I’m sure it will get richer and more beautiful. I love my hometown. (88 words)