普陀区2017学年度第一学期初三质量调研
英语试卷 Part 1 Listening
I. Listening comprehension
A. Listen and choose the right picture.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 7. A. To the park. B. To the Bund. C. To the museum. D. To the library. 8. A. At 10:30. B. At 11:30 C. At 12:30 D. At 13:30 9. A. Coins. B. Pens. C. Stamps. D. Stones. 10. A. Teacher and student. B. Brother and sister. C. Mum and son. D. Customer and clerk. 11. A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By underground. D. By car. 12. A. At a supermarket. B. At a restaurant. C. At a library. D. At a cinema. 13. A. Write reports. B. Play computer games. C. Learn languages. D. Draw pictures. 14. A. Alice looks sad today. B. Alice’s favourite subject is PE. C. John is poor at PE. D. John will take an easy test.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 15. Kitty started her first job to look after three little boys in a family.
16. After having too many late nights and early mornings with the children, she felt very tired. 17. Kitty’s friend Megan suggested that she should go to work for a better family. 18. Kitty managed to get some training at a college and passed the test finally.
19. Kitty likes her job because she thinks it’s fun and easy to work with small children.
20. According to Kitty, everyone could have his dream even if he is not a top student at school.
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D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences
21. You can hear the voice of a ______ ______ or a popular actress giving instructions on a taxi. 22. People often ______ ______ like bags, phones and umbrellas on a taxi when they get off. 23. If people don’t wear seat belts, they may easily ______ ______ in accidents. 24. A lot of passengers complain that these voices are ______ ______.
25. Some drivers play the messages for at least ______ ______ a day when they drive.
Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary
II. Choose the best answer
26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others? A. Don’t put your feet on my seat! B. We will reach Beijing in 2 hours. C. What’s the meaning of this word? D. Could I have some noodles instead of rice? 27. Mike goes for ______ walk after dinner in the garden every day. A. a B. an C. the D. /
28. Bill is a new comer in this neighbourhood and has ______ friends here, so he feels lonely. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few 29. Let’s have a rest ______ the time being, then we will continue to discuss the plan. A. on B. in C. at D. for
30. Many kind people often visit the young patients in the children’s hospital to cheer ______ up. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs 31. The tress on ______ sides of the road were decorated beautifully at Christmas. A. all B. neither C. any D. both 32. US president Donald Trump started his visit to China ______ November 8, 2017. A. with B. in C. on D. of
33. When the flood broke out, college students joined the volunteer group one after ______. A. another B. other C. others D. the others 34. It’s much ______ to carry the computers around as they are becoming smaller and smaller. A. easy B. easier C. easiest D. the easiest 35. It is hard to review the knowledge we learn in class ______ we take notes. A. if B. unless C. when D. after 36. We feel so proud that our country has developed ______ than before. A. quick B. quickly C. more quickly D. most quickly 37. Doris ______ dancing in the school club for about ten months and can dance well now. A. is learning B. will learn C. learns D. has learned 38. My memory is so bad these days. I keep ______ what I’ve just said. A. forget B. to forget C. forgetting D. forgot 39. Beautiful songs and excellent performance let the audience ______ excited. A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt 40. It is relaxing ______ a shower after a day’s hard work. A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken 41. Kevin promises that if anyone has difficulties in the job, he ______ the first one to help. A. will be B. would be C. was D. has been 42. -- ______ will the visitors arrive at our school? -- In about 40 minutes. A. How long B. How soon C. How much D. How far
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43. The government says actions ______ be taken to stop child abuse（虐待儿童）in the kindergarten. A. may B. can C. would D. should 44. -- ______ -- I think I can manage myself, but thank you all the same. A. Anything I can do to help? B. Did you enjoy your holiday in London, Jill? C. Let’s take a short break. D. Imagine what may happen in the future. 45. -- In my opinion, we should help the old in our neighbourhood as often as possible. -- ______ A. Never mind. B. I think so, too. C. That’s all right. D. Yes, please.
III. Complete the following passages with the words in the box. Each can only be used once A. relationship B. various C. special D. custom E. disappointed Tea culture is different in countries in the world. There are __46__ ways that are commonly used to make tea, such as white tea, green tea and black tea. And how to prepare tea may be different, too. In some places, people often boil tea with salt and butter. People may drink tea at home or in public, for example, at tea houses. As part of culture, tea has a __47__ with history, health, education, communication and so on. In some countries, tea plays an important part in social activities. For example, afternoon tea is a British __48__. Families or friends can communicate with each other while having afternoon tea. Tea has remained a way of daily life in China and drinking tea has a lot of advantages. It makes people less tired and helps to clear heat in the human body. Chinese people are also good at using tea to cook some __49__ dishes. Tea eggs and tea shrimps are among the most popular ones. A. operated B. immediately C. blew D. extremely E. collected
Money really fell from the sky! Many people in Garden City were __50__ surprised at this last week.
This happened in the afternoon when there was a sudden strong wind. A 22-year-old girl was taking the money in an envelope from her company to the bank. She was ready to cross a busy street when the strong wind __51__ her skirt up. To hold skirt down, she put her hands on her skirt __52__. Then the envelope dropped. There were fifty thousand US dollars in cash inside and the wind carried the money into the air. The money started falling all over the street. She __53__ all the money she could find and with the help of the
people passed by, she got back most of the money. The clerk’s manager was very understanding, but he told her to wear trousers to work from then on.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 54. Tyron went to live in Australia with his family in his _____. (fifty) 55. Those girls enjoyed _____ in the party last night. (they)
56. There is a well-known beach three _____ away from my hometown. (mile) 57. Oliver is so ______ that he has lost three cell phones on the bus. (care)
58. Before we see the film, we can read some ______ reviews of it on the Internet. (recently) 59. To our ______, the stranger turned out to be an old friend of my mother’s. (surprised) 60. May will ______ in losing weight with the doctor’s helpful instructions.(success) 61. The ______ of his daughter in the traffic accident made him very sad. (die)
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V. Complete the following sentences as required
62. Students in our school have lunch at about half past eleven every day. （改为一般疑问句） _______ students in our school ______ lunch at about half past eleven every day? 63. Simon has worked as an estate agent since 2002. （对划线部分提问） ______ ______ has Simon worked as an estate agent?
64. Chinese Poetry Competition（中国诗词大会）is an exciting program. （改为感叹句） ______ ______ exciting program Chinese Poetry Competition is! 65. Who will look after your pet when you’re away? （保持句意不变） Who will ______ ______ your pet when you’re away?
66. The company built a service centre for helping all the customers. （改为被动语态） A service centre ______ ______ by the company for helping all the customers. 67. Does her aunt live in Canada? I am not sure. （改为含有宾语从句的复合句） I am not sure ______ her aunt ______ in Canada.
68. set off, I, early, to, fresh air, breathe, in the forest （连词成句） __________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
VI. Reading Comprehension A. Choose the best answer
Basic Photography
This is an eight-hour course for beginners who want to learn how to use a 35mm camera. The teacherwill cover such areas as kinds of film, light, and lenses (镜头). Bring your own 35mm camera to class.
Course Charge: $ 150
Jan. 9, 11, 16, 18, Tues. &Thurs. 6-8 pm
Marianne Adams is a professional photographer whose photographs appear in many magazines.
Understanding Computers
This twelve-hour course is for people who don’t know much aboutcomputers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do, and how to use them.
Course Charge: $ 75 Equipment Charge: $10
Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, Sat. 9-12 am
Joseph Saimders is professor of computer science at New Area University. He has over twelve years of experience in the computer field.
Stop Smoking
Have you already tried to stop smoking and failed? Now it’sthe time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking without pain or any medicine, and this twelve-hour coursewill help you do it.
Course Charge: $ 30
Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, Mon. 4-7 pm
John Goode is anexperienceddoctor who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.
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Typing
This course on weekdays is for those who want to learn to type as well as those whowant to improve their typing. You are tested in the first class and practice at one of eight different skilllevels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.
Course Charge: $ 125 Materials Charge:125.
Two hours each evening for two weeks.
This course is taught by a number of business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.
If you are interested, please call 5647 8833, or contact us at www.redstar.cn. You can also fill the form given and mail it to 781 N. Blue Lake Street, Green Island.
69. You need to pay ______ if you want to learn something about taking pictures. A. $ 30 B. $ 75 C. $ 125 D. $ 150 70. Which can be filled in the ―______‖ as the title for the second course? A. Designing computers B. Communicating online C. Understanding computers D. Learning computer games 71. If you take the third course, you can give up smoking ______. A. in a more pleasant way B. with the help of Joseph Saimders C. by taking the latest medicine D. in twelve hours
72. You’ll be given a test in the first typing class so that you can know ______. A. how many hours of classes you should take in two weeks B. which typing skill level you are at C. what kind of business you should learn D. how much you need to pay for each program
73. This advertisement is probably made by a/an ______. A. travel agency B. amusement park C. exhibition-centre D. training centre 74. The advertiser has offered ______ ways to contact them. A. two B. three C. four D. five
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage In today’s English class, students had a speech competition. They talked about whether e-books should take the place of print books. The following are the speeches given by two students. Joshua Lee: While many people argue that e-books don’t feel the same as ―real‖ books, we should consider that the printing industry does a lot of harm to our __75__. Producing books means cutting down millions of trees for paper, and the processes of printing requires a great deal of energy. E-books need no papers at all. They will probably __76__ our use of energy and natural resources. __77__, e-books allow people to get information more easily. E-books can be stored and selected from huge digital libraries. These libraries can hold many more books than a traditional bookstore or library can. People can quickly find and read their books on an e-reader at any time and in any place. Joy Pamnani: I strongly believe that print books must __78__. In my opinion, e-books have many disadvantages. E-books aren’t as environmentally friendly as you think. A common argument used by e-book supporters is that e-books save paper. But isn’t it also true that there’s more carbon being let out by the electronic
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