says it is a good way for me to 75 writing in English and to write about my experiences here in the United States. So far, I like New York and my school. I have three classes a day. Most of my classmates come from Japan, Korea, Spain, Germany, and Brazil. There aren't many Vietnamese students, so I have to use English most of the time. I am learning a lot! I am living in student housing, and I have my own comfortable 76 . October 20 My English is hopeless! I was on the bus this morning and a man spoke to me, but I hardly understood him. I was so embarrassed (尴尬). Why is my English improving so 77 ? I want to make lots of American friends, but this isn't happening so easily. I feel shy, and it is hard for me to talk to some people, even my classmates! I like them, but sometimes I can't understand them very well. I think I'm feeling homesick. I 78 my friends and family. It would be happier to be with them. October 27 I went to a school party last Friday and it was 79 . I talked with a Japanese man named Kenji, and an Italian woman named Carla We talked about our countries' customs and our experiences in the States so far. We are going to walk around the city together this weekend. 80 , Kenji wants me to write for the student newspaper here at school. Maybe things are getting better! ( )75. A. like B. practice C. remember D. finish ( )76. A. room B. house C. kitchen D. study ( )77. A. fluently B. easily C. slowly D. clearly ( )78. A. love B. miss C. enjoyable D. boring ( )79. A. surprising B. terrible C. enjoyable D. boring ( )80. A. Instead B. First C. However D. Also
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使
其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
Moblog is a combination of two words. The first word is mobile, which means a mobile camera. The second word is blog, a website for posting words and pictures. Typically, mobloggers are people who take photos or videos with their phones and post them on the Internet. Moblogging has c_________(81) a lot of excitement and concern. With a picture phone or a moblog, anyone can be a r (82). Moblogging first got the world’ attention during a terrorist attack on four London buses. People were posting photos on the Internet many minutes b (83) real journalists. And, information about about car accidents has been broadcast right away.
Moblogging is i (84). People on some moblogs you can find photos of friends making funny faces, photos from people traveling, and photos of new babies. Other moblogs might be spotting famous people, pictures of food in restaurants, or new clothes.
However, moblogs can be dangerous, too. Not long ago in Korea, a woman’s dog made a mess on the train, but she r (85) to clean it up, became angry, and left. Her picture we taken and posted on the Internet, along with the story of what she did. People all around the country were angry with her. Imagine how she felt!
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Moblogging can be wonderful, but it is really r (86) to post another person’s picture on the Internet without asking for permission. One idea from Japan may help: people can no longer q 87 take pictures with their cell phones, Japanese cell phones“click”like a real camera when you take a picture.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Getting Along
The No. 8 Middle School Pence Club was having an important meeting to plan activities for the school’s annual Peace on Earth Fair. Jamie, the club president, asked the students for their ideas.
Vincent suggested a play, but Amy thought it was a stupid idea. She said it would be easier to just sing a song. Karen said that Amy was lazy. Gina wanted to invite a famous rock band, but Chris said she was dumb（愚蠢的）because they couldn’t afford a rock band.“We should set up tables for people to write letters to world leaders”, suggested Jill.
Soon, they were fighting. Everyone shouted and nobody listened. Jamie couldn’t stand it anymore. “Everyone, be quiet!”she screamed.” This club is supposed to be about peace, but everyone is fighting! We can’t teach other people about being peaceful if we can’t show respect for one another, we shouldn’t attack others’ idea. We should listen to and respect every idea and make a plan based on everyone’s, Vincent, will you begin again?”
“Well, my idea was a play,”said Vincent,”But I like Amy’s idea about a song.”
“Gina had a good idea about rock bands,”said Amy,”But I think Chris is right. It’s too expensive. What if we pretended to be rock stars?”
“That would be wonderful! It would be like Vincent’s idea for a play,”added Chris.”We could sing songs about peace.”
Soon the room was noisy again, but this time ______________________________________. And they planned the best Peace on Earth Fair ever!
88. What were the students of Peace Club doing?
____________________________________________________________________________ 89. What was Gina’s idea?
____________________________________________________________________________ 90. Could they agree with each other at first?
____________________________________________________________________________ 91. How did Jamie solve the problem?
____________________________________________________________________________ 92. What can we learn from the story?
____________________________________________________________________________ 93. What can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?
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D．Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分） 94. Read this letter from Kim and write back in at least 60 words.（阅读下列书信，写一封给Kim的回信，不少于60词，标点符号不占格。）
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Dear Sarah, I have a problem that I need to talk over with you because it's difficult for me to talk to my parents. I don't think they understand me. There is one thing that is important to me at the moment. I want to be happier. My parents don't let me go out with my friends very often, and I often feel bored. Can you please tell me what to do? yours Kim
书信大意：
Kim的父母不允许他经常与朋友们外出，为此他非常烦恼，希望得到Sarah的建议。
（注意；文中不得出现任何姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
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青浦区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷参考答案
Part 1 Listening
I. Listening comprehension
A. Listen and choose the right picture.
1. Can you see the giant panda in the picture? How lovely! (B) 2. Once in an old castle there lived a beautiful princess named Snow White. (A) 3. Tom and Mary are going to Hong Kong on business by air this weekend. (H) 4. Lily's father began to teach her skating when she was five years old. (C) 5. Chinese people would like to have dinner with their family On New Year's Eve. (G) 6. My aunt is used to shopping on line because it is more convenient. (F) B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.
7. W: Mother's Day is coming. What surprise will you give her, a scarf or a handbag? M: Neither. Maybe a pair of sports shoes is a good choice. And you? W: I'll buy her a pair of sunglasses.
Q: What will the lady buy for her mother? (B) 8. M: What a heavy rain it is! I hope it will be fine tomorrow. Then we can have the PE lesson. W: The weather report says it will be windy in the morning, and cloudy in the afternoon. Q: What's the weather like today? (A)
9. M: I failed to take the bus to work this-morning though I had waited 30 minutes. At last I took a taxi
instead.
W: That is why I never go to work by bus. Why don't you take the underground? M: But it is too crowded in the rush hour. Maybe I will ride a bike. Q: How did the man go to work this morning? (C) 10. M: What would you like to eat for dinner, noodles, sushi or hamburgers?
W: I don't like sushi or noodles, and--I had a hamburger this morning. What about pizza? M: That sounds great. There is a Pizza Hut nearby. Q: What will they eat for dinner? (D) 11. M: Petty, there is going be a wonderful lecture tomorrow. Would you like to go with us?
W: But I have to visit my grandma. She has been ill for two weeks. By the way, do you know where I can buy some flow.ers?
M: I'm sorry to hear that. Er, there is a flower shop around the corner. W: Thank you very much.
Q: Why can't the lady go to the lecture tomorrow? (A) 12. M: Good afternoon. Where can I take you? W: I'm going to the Cotton House Hotel. . M: You mean the one near the railway station? W: Yes.
Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers? (D) 13. W: Do you know anything about William Shakespeare?
M: He was a fam.ous play writer. He wrote many plays and poems. .
W: That's right. Who else want to say something? Please raise your hands. Q: Where does the dialogue probably take-place? (B)
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14. W: Did you have a good time this holiday?
M: Yes. I went to Disneyland with my daughter. It was really an amazing place. What about you? W: I just stayed at home, and took care of the kids. You know my-mother-in-law was ill, and my husband had to look after her. Q: What are they talking about? (C) C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false.
W: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our programme. Today I'd like to introduce Seb Hickman,' one of the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Seb Hickman has a fantastic and exciting hobby. He sailed his boat 5,000 km from England to America. Hello, Seb. M: Hello.
W: Can you tell us something about-.your journey? I mean … What did you see? And how did you feel?
M: Yes. Sometimes I was afraid. But I still enjoyed every moment. The best things were seeing fish and other animals swimming close to the boat. And I was very happy to arrive in America at last. W: That sounds great! What did you do on a boat alone?
M: I am busy all the time. It's difficult to make something to eat on this kind of journey because you have to watch the sea all the time. Usually you eat something small and often. That way, you don't have to stop working.
W: What is the worst part of the journey?
M: The worst part of the journey? That's easy to answer - I ran out of chocolater W: Chocolate! It's also my favourite. When did you start to sail?
M: I have sailed boats since I was very young and started to get ready for this journey when I was only twelve. I enjoyed sailing alone, but I'm looking forward to going back to school now. Next time, I'd like to go sailing with my friends.
W: Good idea! It would be a different journey, I think. That's all for today. Thank you. M: You are welcome.
(15.T 16.F 17. F 18.T 19. T 20. F)
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.
William Wordsworth was one of the leading British poets from 1800 to 1850. He grew up in the Lake District in northwest England. His parents died when he was a child, and his life with his grandparents was not very happy. To feel better, he loved to go for long walks in the mountains or to take boat rides.
After he graduated from Cambridge University, he moved to France. A few years later, he returned to the Lake District and began to write poems about nature. He had a strong imagination, and wrote poems about the power and the beauty of nature. He often spent his holidays on walking tours, visiting places famous for the beauty of their landscape. In 1790 he went on a walking tour of Europe, and visited nearby areas of France, Switzerland, and Italy. He often created his poems during long walks. And then he told them to his sister, Dorothy, who wrote them down for him. Unlike other poets before him, Wordsworth used simple language in his poems, and he described the lives of common people. (21. northwest England 22. his grandparents 23. of nature 24. wrote, down 25. simple language )
26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. B
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36. A 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. B 42. B 43. D 44. C 45. D 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. E 50. C 51. E 52. D 53. A 54. woods 55. twelfth 56. themselves 57. pleased 58. operation 59. dishonest 60. gently 61. save 62. don't have 63. How soon 64. Why not 65. so…that 66. would move 67. What an
68. I hope my suggestion can help them.
69. C 70. B 71. A 72. A 73. D 74. D 75. B 76. A 77. C 78. B 79. C 80. D 81. caused 82. reporter 83. before 84. interesting 85. refused 86. rude 87. quietly
88. They were having an important meeting to plan activities for the school’s annual Peace on Earth Fair.
89. Gina wanted to invite a famous rock band./Her idea was to invite a famous rock band. 90. No, they couldn’t.
91. She asked them to calm down, listen to every idea, and make a plan based on everyone’s idea./ By letting the members respect one another’s idea and make a plan based on everyone’s idea.
92. We should respect any different idea and talk about the problem in peace. /We should respect
everyone’s idea in our team. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
93. Soon the room was noisy again, but this time everyone was happy and excited. /they were discussing how to make better preparations for the show. / there were working together in peace. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.) 94. Writing Dear Kim,
I’m glad to hear from you and I know what bothers you now. According to what you said in the letter. I have some advice which may help you. Firstly, if you want to hang out with your friends, you should tell your parents where you go and when you will come back, they need to be sure that you safe with your friends. Besides, make sure that they can contact you wherever you go, or they may be go crazy, which may lead to the chance that you are not allowed to go out with your friends. Moreover, the reason why your parents forbid you to go out lies in that they may think it will distract you from study, so you have to explain to them that hanging out with friends is a good way to relief the stress from study, and next time your parents may understand you. In brief, I hope the suggestions will help you.
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