静安区 2018 学年第一学期期末教学水平调查

初三英语试题 

Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary

II. Choose the best answer.

26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?

A. j__________ke B. kn__________wledge C. ap__________logize D. __________perate

27. I’ve bought some tea from the Family Mart. Some is black tea, and____________________rest is white tea.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

28. It’s important to care____________________your children when you take them out.

A. of B. for C. from D. with

29. May I use your deskTOP?____________________doesn’t work.

A. I B. Me C. My D. Mine

30. I can hardly understand the story although there are only____________________new words.

A. little B. few C. a little D. a few

31. Could you give me some____________________on how to keep pets?

A. skill B. note C. book D. advice

32. The total number of the citizens in the city has increased to over four____________________this year.

A. million B. millions C. a million D. millions of

33. Having milk for breakfast can help us feel____________________later in the day. So you don’t need any snacks.

A. hungry B. hungrier C. less hungry D. the hungriest

34. The company is losing its customers because the staff never work____________________.

A. good B. well C. bad D. badly

35. ____________________exciting it is to watch the World Cup Opening Ceremony!

A. What B. How C. What an D. What a

36. --____________________is Shanghai Tower?

--It’s 632 metres.

A. How tall B. How big C. How long D. How far

37. Jill____________________ill for two weeks. I hope he’ll be better soon.

A. is B. was C. will be D. has been

38. As a soldier, Johnson had no choice but____________________his captain’s orders.

A. obey B. to obey C. obeyed D. obeying

39. The lady denied____________________a precious necklace from a stranger on her birthday.

A. get B. got C. getting D. to get

40. --Must I have online classes, Dad?

--No, you____________________. You’re free to make your own decision.

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

41. I’m glad that a new school____________________here in two years.

A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built

42. You’d better ask someone else to repair your car,____________________it may break down on the way.

A. or B. but C. and D. so

43. The suspect would go to prison____________________he could prove he was innocent.

A. if B. when C. after D. unless

44. --Hello, Frank. You look busy. Anything I can do to help?

--____________________.

A. No problem. B. Oh, thanks. I’m OK.

C. I’m sorry I can’t. D. I’m not quite sure.

45. --Sorry I’m late, Miss Chen, but my mum is ill and I have to look after her.

--____________________

A. You deserve it. B. Yes, of course.

C. That’s all right. D. You can say that again.

III.  Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.

Do you like eating instant noodles? The food is easy to make and cheap to buy. People have celebrated its 60th birthday this year. It was 46 by a Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando in 1958.

China is the biggest__________47__________for instant noodles. It can be a snack for students, a meal on a train, or just  a choice for__________48 workers. More than 46.2 billion instant noodles packets were sold on the  Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in 2013, a BBC article reported. But by 2016, those 49 had dropped to 38.5 billion packets, according to the World Instant Noodles Association.

One of the reasons for the drop could be the rise of online food delivery services. They can bring you food wherever you are. They also__________50__________ more choices and tastier food. According to a 2016 survey by  China Youth Daily, about 70 percent of young people order meals online 51 once a week.

In order to solve this problem, instant noodles companies are trying to 52 their products. They are making instant noodles with less fat and salt. They are also making new products, including self-heating hotpot and instant rice. Those can meet the needs of young people. They hope that instant noodles will be

____________________53 again.

Will instant noodles disappear one day? We don’t know. But they have surely left a mark on dining history.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

54. Mum, don’t worry. Alice is old enough to take anaeroplane by____________________.

55. Did Jenny accept Tom’s____________________offer yesterday? She really needs his help. 

56. We were terribly____________________by the huge figure at midnight. 

57. Vincent was too____________________. He was still unaware of the changes of his family. 

58. I was attracted by Lucy____________________because of her strong personality. 

59. Don’t jump to____________________. You should think it over. 

60. A famous Chinese writer, Jin Yong,____________________on October 30, 2018. 

61. Children should learn how to be____________________when they grow up. 

V. Complete the following sentences as required.

62. Leo has never made a complaint about his job.（改为一般疑问句） 

____________________Leo ever____________________a complaint about his job?

63. We link information with pictures ______________________________________________________________________.（对划线部分提问） 

____________________you link information with pictures?

64. Jane cleaned out her house. She could have a party inside.（合并为一句） 

Jane cleaned out her house____________________she could have a party inside.

65. Jim asked his dad, “Do you know about Ancient Greece?”（改为宾语从句） Jim asked his dad____________________he____________________about Ancient Greece.

66. We should teach our students some necessary living skills.（改为被动语态） Our students should____________________some necessary living skills.

67. The teacher didn’t listen to Bob’s excuse any longer.（维持句意基本不变） The teacher____________________listened to Bob’s excuse.

68. him, his suggestions, seriously, expected, to think about, his father（连词成句）

____________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing

VI. Reading comprehension

A. Choose the best answer.

It was a cold winter night when the police officer Lee and the detective Smith were walking back to the police station. They saw a robber attacking an old woman on the road. Lee and Smith ran over to the robber immediately.

The robber saw them and ran away as fast as he could. Lee and Smith followed him for a long distance until the robber rushed into an underground station. Lee and Smith ran into the station and tried to find him. It was quite dark outside that night and they couldn’t see the robber clearly. But they remembered what his body shape was like.

When they went in, they saw six men in the statin. All of them had the similar build as the robber. Lee looked at them carefully, one by one.

The first man was arguing with an underground station worker. He seemed to be very __________.

The second one was watching the fight between the first man and the worker. It seemed like he was quite interested in it.

The third one was quietly reading a newspaper. His face was hidden behind the newspaper. The fourth one was running to warm himself up, as it was cold in the station.

The fifth one was waiting for the underground. He looked at his watch several times. He seemed to be in a hurry.

The sixth one was wearing a big coat, sitting on a bench and shivering.

Lee finally found out which one the robber was. He whispered to Smith, “Look! The robber wanted to cover up his panting by doing this.”

69. As soon as Lee and Smith saw the robber attacking an old woman, they____________________.

A. walked back to the police station B. ran to catch the robber

C. ran into the underground station D. kept away from the robber

70. The robber rushed into the underground station to____________________.

A. escape from them B. meet his friends

C. rob others D. take an underground

71. The underlined word “__________” in Paragraph 4 means “____________________”.

A. relaxed B. unhappy C. thoughtful D. comfortable

72. The six men in the underground station all had the similar____________________.

A. hair B. height C. body shape D. age-group

73. According to Lee,____________________was the robber.

A. the first man B. the second man C. the fourth man D. the sixth man

74. What’s the best title for the article?

A. A dramatic robbery. B. The clever detective.

C. The proud policeman. D. The hidden robber.

B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.

C. Fill in the blanks with proper words.

It’s a school day morning. You are dressing yourself in the bedroom. At the same time, you are thinking about taking your schoolbag from the living room. But when you walk through your bedroom door and into the living room, you suddenly forget w 81 you are there and just don’t know what todo.

Most people would think they have a poor m__________82__________. But scientists believe that the act of walking through doorways makes them forget things. They call it the “doorway effect”.

The scientists from the University of Notre Dame in the US did an e__________83__________. They placed several

objects into two rooms. The students had to put an object from Room A into a shoebox and then car ried it to Room B through a doorway. In Room B, they exchanged it for another object and brought it back to Room A in the shoebox. Then the students were asked to do the same things w 84 crossing through a doorway.

During the period of time, the scientists would randomly ask the students which object was in their shoebox at the moment. The scientists found their answers were slower and less c 85 when they walked through a doorway and into a new room.

“A doorway is just like a boundary in the mind,” the lead scientist Gabriel Radavansky told Scientific American. Setting “boundaries” in our minds can cause us to forget things c 86 . For example, when you walk into the living room, your brain thinks the act of getting your schoolbag is already “done” and it moves on.

Is there a way to s 87 the “doorway effect”? Writing down what you need before going into another room might be helpful.

D. Answer the questions.

Have you ever wished you could change something about your body? If so, you’re not alone.

Many people use apps like MeituXiuxiu to edit photos before posting them on social media. Some teenagers are even having plastic surgery at an early age. Zeng, a senior 2 student from Chengdu, had a double eyelid surgery done this summer. She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.

As teenagers’ bodies grow and change, they become aware of the smallest flaw in their looks.

They are very worried about it. This can affect their health.

According to Huxiu News, over 60 percent of girls refuse to take part in some daily activities such as going to school, because they feel bad about their looks. As much as 31 percent of teenagers do not want to speak up in class because they worry that others will notice their looks.

One of the main causes is advertising, TV shows and social media. Pictures of “perfect” faces and bodies are everywhere. They suggest that having large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies is the only way to be beautiful. Magazines give tips about how to lose weight “in days”. Adverti百度竞价推广ents suggest that you should whiten your skin using certain products. And TV shows often make fun of overweight characters. Seeing all these things can make people believe that they should change their bodies.

So what should we do? According to Nancy Etcoff of the Harvard Medical School, “We need to help young people in many ways. These ways can include educating students about body confidence in school, as well as encouraging parents to talk to their kids about this TOPic. After all, __________ __________,” Etcoff said.

88. Do many teenagers have plastic surgery at an early age?

89. How do teenagers probably feel when they are aware of the smallest flaw in their looks?

90. How many girls refuse to take part in some daily activities because of the bad feeling about their looks?

91. What are “perfect” faces and bodies according to advertising, TV shows and social media?

92. What does it mean by saying “…, ______________________________”?

93. What can you do to make yourself look and feel your best? Please list two ways.

VII. Writing

94. Write at least 60 words on the TOPic “This was my promise”（请以“这就是我的承诺”为题，写一篇不少于 60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

承诺是一份责任，也是一种素养。在你的成长过程中，对家人、老师、朋友、同学和社会有过什么与承若有关的历程和感触呢？请结合我们的个人历程，选取一个角度，讲述一个具体事例。 

The following is for reference only

l be responsible for…

l promise  that…

l make/ keep/ break one’s promise

语法： 

参考答案 

26-30 ACBDD 31-35 DACBB 36-40 ADBCD 41-45 CADBC

46-53 DAEB DEBA

54. herself 55. third 56. frightened 57. careless 58. mainly 59. conclusions

60. died 61. independent

62. Has made 63. Why do 64. so that 65. if/ whether knew 66. be taught 67. no longer

68. His father expected him to think about his suggestions seriously.

阅读： 

69-74 BABCCD

75-80 BDBDAC

81. why 82. memory 83. experiment 84. when 85. correct 86. easily 87. solve

No, they don’t.

They are very worried about it.

Over 60 percent of girls.

They suggest that having large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies is the only way to be beautiful.

Everyone is beautiful regardless of their shapes and sizes.

Doing exercise and wearing lovely clothes.