初2006级初三(上)半期考试
英 语 试 题
（全卷共十一大题，满分150分，120分钟完卷）
第I卷（95分）
听 力 部 分（30分）
一、句子理解 。（每小题1分，共6分）
听一遍，从A、B、C三个选项中选出与你所听到的句子意思相同或相近的句子。
1. A. Tom and Jack have already seen the film.
B. Tom hasn’t seen the film, but Jack has seen it.
C. Neither Tom nor Jack has seen the film.
2. A. There is nothing in the box. B. There are a few books in the box.
C. There is a box in the house.
3. A. The girl isn’t ill and she can go to school. B. The girl will go to work in a week.
C. The girl is too weak to go to school.
4. A. Jim could eat up all the fruits. B. Jim could eat only some of the fruits.
C. Jim didn’t like the fruits at all.
5. A. It took him thirty minutes to buy this pair of shoes.
B. He paid thirty yuan for the trousers.
C. This pair of shoes cost him thirty yuan.
6. A. He posted a letter to his friend. B. He wrote some words on the desk
C. He left a message on the desk
二、对话理解 。（每小题1分，共6分）
听两遍，根据你所听到的对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。
7. A. By bike B. By bus C. On foot
8. A. No Photos! B. No Fishing! C. No Smoking!
9. A. Only once B. Three times C. Five times
10. A. Six yuan B. Eight yuan C. Fourteen yuan
11. A. By train B. By boat C. By plane
12. A. 4: 20 B. 4:40 C. 4:30
三、短文理解。（每小题2分，共18分）
听两遍，根据短文内容及问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。
A
13. Where was Jack told to go?
A. To an office B. To a shop C. To a factory
14. How did he go to the place?
A. On foot B. By bus C. By train
15. How long did it take him to find the office?
A. Half an hour B. More than an hour C. A few days
16. Why was the old woman surprised to see Jack again?
A. Because it was not far from the station to the office
B. Because she thought Jack was still looking for the office.
C. Because the office was easy to find.
B
17. What did Mr Read and Mrs Read go to Sydney for?
A. To visit their daughter. B. To spend their holidays . C. To buy something.
18.Why did they find a place to leave Kitty?
A. They couldn’t take it with them.
B. They didn’t like it at all.
C. Kitty didn’t want to go Sydney.
19.Why did Mr Read think that Kitty hadn’t enjoy its stay at that place?
A. The cat cried when he saw Mr.Read.
B. The cat became thinner than before.
C. The cat kept crying all the way.
20. Did Mr. Read bring Kitty home?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t C. Sure it is.
21. When did they go to get Kitty back?
A. Early in the morning B. After they returned home from Sydney.
C. The next day after the got to Sydney.
笔 试 部 分（65分）
四、单项填空。（每小题1分，共20分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
22. I don`t know if she _______ me when she _______ in five days.
A. tells, arrives B. tells, will arrive
C. will tell, will arrive D. will tell, arrives
23. How many hours ______ to fly to New York from Paris?
A. do you spend B. does it cost C. does it take D. do you take
24. Grandmother _______ a cold since last Sunday.
A. has caught B. has had C. had had D. had
25. -----Which of the two sweaters will you take?
-----I`ll take ______. They look nearly the same , and I just need one.
A. both B. either C. none D. all
26. _____ of them has a dictionary and _____ one of them can look up words in the dictionary.
A. Each , every B. Every, each C. Each, each D. Every, every
27. The Olympic Games ______ held ______
A. is, every four year B. are, every fourth year
C. is, every four years D. are, once in four years
28. Of the two pencil- boxes, the boy chose _______ one.
A. less expensive B. the least expensive
C. the less expensive D. the most expensive
29. The fat man always says his meat looks _____ and sells ______.
A. good, good B. well, well C. good, well D. well, good
30. The number of the students in our school ____ more than 2000 and a number of them _____ to do sports very much.
A. are, likes B. is , like C. are, like D. is, likes
31. There is nothing _____________.
A. for us to worry B. of us to worry
C. for us to be worried D. for us to worry about
32. I went over only _________.
A. say goodbye to him B. saying goodbye to him
C. to say goodbye to him D. what to say goodbye to him
33. He is _________ the missing paper.
A. searching B. searching for C. searching of D. search the room
34. He _____ the nice kite for 10 yuan.
A. paid B. bought C. spent D. cost
35. ------It is a photo of ________ at the age of five.
------How pretty they are!
A. Lily`s and Lucy`s B. Lily and Lucy`s
C. Lily and Lucy D. Lily`s and Lucy
36. Nobody except Mr. Green and his children _______ abroad before.
A. has been to B. has been C. have been to D. has gone
37. I suppose they must be trying out new ideas in the lab, __________.
A. don`t I B. mustn`t they C. aren`t they D. needn`t they
38. The plane left _______ Shanghai ________ a rainy morning.
A. to, in B. for, on C. in, on D. at , in
39. Jack is a green-hand. But all the workers ________ highly _______ his work when he finished working in the factory for half a year
A. thought, over B. thought , of C. thought, for D. thinks , of
40. Could you please tell me ____________?
A. which was the way to the zoo B. what his name is
C. How old was she D. what does happen to him
41. The students are used __________ a song at the ________ of the class.
A. to sing, begining B. to singing, start
C. to singing, starting D. to sing, beginning
五、完型填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）
先通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空格内的正确答案。
Some people have very good memories（记忆力）and can ___42___learn quite long poems（诗歌）by heart. ___43__ people have poor memories and can’t remember things ___44__they have said them over and over again.
The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said that he could walk down any long street in ___45___ and then tell you the names of all the shops he had __46___. Many great men of the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help __47___a language. Everybody learns __48__ own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child. Some children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents, seem to learn two languages as __49___ as they do one. In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very __50__ time for it.
Memory ___51____a diary that we keep every day.
42. A. easy B. easier C. easily D. hardly
43. A. Some B. Other C. The others D. Others
44. A. until B. after C. when D. but
45. A. Beijing B. Paris C. London D. Moscow
46. A. went B. walked C. came D. passed
47. A. learning B. in learning C. with learn D. learn
48. A his B. their C. your D. our
49. A. good B. better C. well D. more easily
50. A. few B. a little C. little D. a few
51. A. looks like B. does like C. likes D. is like
六、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，并做每题后面的题目，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能完成所给句子的正确答案。
A
A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.
Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He took the road to the right without thinking. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.
52. The Black Forest is __________.
A. a place in Europe B. not a real place
C. dangerous place D. a place visited twice by the man
53. It was _________ that saved the man’s life 20 years later.
A. a voice B. the dream 20 years before
C. guests of the hotel D. guard of the forest
54. The story tells us that _________.
A. the man knew something about The Black Forest before he went there
B. the man had a good memory but bad luck
C. people should not believe their dreams because they never come true
D. people should believe dreams because they always can save their lives
B
Visit Forest Zoo
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sicuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa (非洲) are waiting to look down on you.
Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, feed or go near to the animals.
55. From the passage we can infer (推断) that a giraffe _________.
A. is proud and fat B. isn't polite and friendly
C. like to stand on a high place D. has a long neck
56. Which of the following can we do in the zoo?
A. To play balls with pandas B. To give some food to the animals.
C. To unlock the doors of the tigers. D. To watch the animals do all kinds of things.
57. Why does the writer introduce（介绍）so many animals from different places to us?
A. To keep away from the animals. B. To make us feel strange and terrible.
C. To attract us to the zoo. D. To show animals can do everything.
C
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up (建立) in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government (政府), but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among young people.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
58. How long have we used he Internet ?
A. For about 10 years. B. For about 20 years.
C. For about 40 years. D. For about 60 years.
59. What is true about computers in the 1990s ?
A. People could get information only from them.
B. They became larger and easier.
C. People didn't know how to use them.
D. More people could afford and use them.
60. What can we learn from the last sentence?
A. People will die without the Internet.
B. All people should set up their own network.
C. People live easily without the Internet.
D. People will spend more and more time on the Internet
D
The world is not only hungry , but it is also thirsty for water . This may seem strange to you , since nearly 70% of the earth’s surface (表面）is covered with water . But about 97% of that is sea water , or salt water . Man can only drink and use the other 3% — the fresh water (淡水)from rivers , lakes , underground , and other sources . And we can not even use all of that . Even worse , some of it has been made dirty .
However , as things stand today , this fresh water is still enough for us . But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quickly — almost day by day . We should take steps to do with this problem now and in this way we can get away from a serious world-wide water shortage（缺少）later on .
We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water . One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it .Today in most large cities , water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system（下水道）. From there it returns to sea or runs into underground places .
But even if every large city reused its water , we still would not have enough . All we’d have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove (去掉) the salt . If we take these steps we’ll be in no danger of drying up .
61. The world is thirsty for water because _________ .
A. man hasn’t got enough food to eat B. we haven’t got enough fresh water
C. only 70% of the earth’s surface is water D. little water is sent into sewer systems
62. The best but the most difficult way to solve the water problem of the world is to _______ .
A. remove the salt from sea water B. make the water in cities clean
C. take water from underground D. make the need for water smaller
63. What’s the best title（标题）for this passage ?
A. The Importance of the Water B. The World’s Water Problem
C. The Thirsty World D. Fresh Water and Sea Water
E
Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Liu Wei,a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife..
Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guang zhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one , and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent reort from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers (青少年）have mental (心理的) problems. Their troubles include (包括) being worried and very unhappy. And having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice (劝告) or help. Some think they will look like a fool if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Aiding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:
*Talk to your parents or teachers often
* Take part in group activities （活动）and play sports
*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell
64. The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have _______ .
A. a serious headache B. mental problems C. bad habits D. no parents
65. Students who have prblems won't ask others for help becauce _______ .
A. they won’t let others think they are foolish and have something wrong.
B. they don’t think doctors can help them
C. doctors can't keep their secret.
D. both A and C
66. Liang Yuezhu’s advice to the students who have mental problems is that ________ .
A. it’s better to be with others
B. it’s not necessary for them to go to the hospital
C. it’s better to join others and quarrel with them.
D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems
第II卷（55分）
七、根据句意及首字母填词。（每空0.5分，共5分）
67. On which of the book s___________ can I find the book Red Star over China?
68. C___________ the books and put them in a pile on my desk.
69. When we came to the lake , we stopped to enjoy the beautiful s_____________.
70. The sofa looks rather nice, but it isn`t very c____________ when you sit on it.
71. Everyone should p____________ the environment.
72. Karl Marx has made great c______________ to saving all the people in the world.
73. She likes reading newspaper, m______________ and story books.
74. Having a holiday is one of the best ways for r______________ yourself.
75. I saw him p_____________ the orange juice in the kitchen when I entered the room.
76. You must throw the rubbish into the d______________.
八、用所给词的正确形式填空。（每空0.5分，共10分）
77. It is quite ___________ ( please) today, though the wind is rather cold.
78. The rain ______ already _____ ( stop ), but the water in the river _____ still _______. (rise)
79. They said they __________ (go ) to the Great Wall if it _________ (not snow) the next day.
80. My teacher told me that the moon __________ (get ) its light from the Sun.
81. I wasn`t sure when it ______________. (rain)
82. There were no seats on the bus, so I kept ______________ (stand) all the time.
83. They jumped into the river ___________ ( save ) the girl.
84. The old man __________ ( live ) in the neighbourhood has retired.
85. After _________ ( leave ) home, the girl went to English Corner to practice ___________ ( speak ) English.
86. The doctor told the old man to give up ___________.( smok)
87. Football is one of the _________________ ( popular ) sports in the world.
88. The __________ ( far ) you run, the _____________ ( tired ) you will feel.
89. There is a fish ______________ (swim ) in the river.
90. On my way home, I found a boy ___________ ( cry) at the corner of the street.
九、同义句型转换：（每空1分，共20分）
91. A: The country has fewer people than only China and India in the world.
B: The population of the country is the ___________ ___________ in the world.
92. A: I don`t know if I will go to the party tonight.
B: I don`t know __________ ___________ go to the party tonight.
94. A: Is it three years since you met him last?
B: _________ three years ___________ since you met him last.
95. A: I couldn`t go out yesterday because of the heavy rain.
B: The heavy rain __________ me from__________ out yesterday.
96. A: Not only Jack but also Mary likes Chinese food.
B: _________ Jack _________ Mary like Chinese food.
97. A: They tried their best to beat the players from the city team.
B: They did as ________ as they could to _________ the game with the city team.
98. A: He found the purse yesterday by accident.
B: He ___________ __________ find the purse yesterday.
99. A: Jianshe factory makes motorbikes.
B: Jianshe factory ____________ motorbikes.
100. A: She was angry with her friend and didn`t say goodbye.
B: She left angrily ___________ ____________ goodbye to her teacher.
101. A: Do you know whose car this is.
B: Do you know who is the ____________ of the car.
102. A: If she doesn`t help me, I will have to finish the work alone.
B: I will have to finish the work alone, ____________ she __________ me.
十、短文填空。
根据下列短文内容，在空格处填入一个恰当的单词形式，使短文意思完整，每空一词。（每空1.5分，共15分）
Last Sunday Li Lei did his lessons almost the whole day. He wanted to relax（放松） himself and ___103___want to buy anything. He walked on and on along the streets. He was pleased to see that people were very happy. When he was enjoying ___104___, he was stopped by a foreigner. “Excuse me, can you speak English?” “Yes, but I …” Li Lei was very nervous（紧张）, and his face turned red. He is a junior middle school student and now is in Grade Three, but he didn’t ___105____much time on English in the past and is not good at it. “I don’t know Chinese,” the foreigner went____106____. “Would you please ____107____me something about the town?” “Yes, but I…” Li Lei understood ___108____he meant, but didn’t know how to answer it. His heart beat fast. “I was born here, ” he said, “This is my hometown. I like my hometown. I … My…. My hometown is beautiful…” He wanted to say more but he couldn’t. He looked up and found the foreigner ___109___to him carefully. “I’m sorry, I can’t tell you more. I’m not good at English, ” Li Lei had to say. The foreigner smiled to him kindly and said, “OK, OK. Thank you all the same. Goodbye.”
On his way home Li Lei thought to himself, “If I studied English harder, I could speak more English. If I could speak more English, I would tell the foreigner ___110____about my hometown. How sorry he felt!
Li Lei went home with heavy steps. As soon as he reached home, he took out his English book and began to read. He decided to study English more ___111___than before. He decided to practise speaking English every day from ___112____ on.
103. ___________ 104. ___________105. ___________ 106. ___________107. ___________
108. ___________ 109. ___________110. ___________ 111. ___________112. ___________
十一、书面表达。（5分）
为了提高英语口语表达能力，假定你班明天下午将召开一次以“Keep Our School Clean”为主题的班会，请根据以下要点用英语写一篇简短的发言稿。
1、不随地吐痰、不乱倒垃圾； 2、不在墙上乱涂乱画； 3、坚持每天认真打扫室内外卫生。4、应有合理的发挥，词数 80左右。
初2006级初三上半期考试
英语试题
听力稿及参考答案
一、听辨句子 （每小题1分，共5分）
听一遍，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出与你所听到的句子意思相同或相近的句子。
1. Tom hasn’t seen the film . Jack hasn’t seen ie, either.
2. The box is empty. There isn’t anything in it.
3.the girl is very weak. She can’t go to school.
4.Jim wasn’t able to eat up all the fruits.
5. He spent thirty yuan on this pair of shoes
6.He wrote his words on a piece of paper and put it on the desk.
二、对话理解 （每小题1分，共7分）
听一遍，根据你所听到的对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确的答案。
7.W： Hello, Sam. Why are you walking to school today?
M: Because there’s something wrong with my bike.
Q: How does Sam go to school today?
8.W: Can we take a picture here?
M: No, we can’t. Look at the sign over there.
Q: What may the sign say?
9. W: Have you ever been to New York ?
M: Yes . I went there in 1995, 1998 and 2001.
Q: How many times has the man been to New York?
10. W: Good morning. I’m looking for some tapes. How much is this one?
M: Six yuan, and that one is eight yuan.
W: OK, I will take both.
Q: How much will the girl pay?
11. M: The game is so exciting. What’s the time?
W: It’s 4:20
M: Oh , the game will be over in ten minutes.
Q: What time will the game end?
12. M: Hello! What can I do for you?
W: I want to fly to London sometime next week.
M: Is this a round trip?
W: No, just one way.
Q: How will the woman go to London?
三、短文理解（每小题2分，共18分）
听短文两篇，每篇听两遍，根据短文内容及问题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确的答案。
A
Jack was told to go to an office in London by train. He had never been to London before. But he knew the office was not far from the station. So he thought , “ I will find it easily.”
After an hour , he was still looking for the office. So he stopped and asked an old woman. She said, “ Go along the street. Turn left at the tall building and it’s on your right. Jack went and found it.
A few days later, he went to the same city, but again he could not find the office. So he asked someone for help. It was the same old woman. She was very surprised and said, “ Are you still looking for that place?
B
Mr Read had a cat with the name of Kitty. Once he and his wife went to Sydney for a holiday. They had to leave the cat at home by itself. So they found someone to look after it. After they returned home from Sydney, Mr Read drove to get Kitty back. On the way home, Kitty kept crying. Mr Read thought that the cat hadn’t enjoyed his stay at that place and that he wanted to tell him something. When he got home, he told his wife about this.
After having a good look at the cat, Mrs Read said ,” Yes , I agree with you. He did want to tell you something , because you’ve brought the wrong cat. It isn’t our Kitty.”
答案：
初2006级初三（上）半期考试
英语试题
参考答案
听
一、1~5 CACBC 6~10 CCABC 11~15CCACB 16~20 BBBAC 21~22 BB
单.DCBBA CCCBD CBBCB DBBBD
五、42 ~46 C B A C D 47~51 B A C C D
六、 ABA DDC CD D B A B B A A
七、shelves collect scenery comfortable protect contributions magazines relaxing
pressing dustbin
八、pleasant, has stopped, is rising, would go , didn`t snow , gets , would , standing , to save , living, leaving, speaking , smoking, most popular , farther, more tired , swimming , crying
九、third largest whether to ,stopped, going both and , hard, win, happened to, produces, without saying, owner, unless helps
十、77. didn’t 78. himself 79. spend 80. on 81. tell
82. what 83. listening 84. more 85. carefully 86. then
十一、Possible version
We are studying in this school. It’s not good to spit in public places, such as in the library and in the classroom. We should neither draw pictures on the walls nor throw any litter onto the ground. I think we should make it a rule to so some cleaning every day. If everyone tries his best to do something useful for our school, I’m sure our school will become more and more beautiful. That’s all, thank you!