桃溪中学初三第一次阶段性测试卷2006.10
一．单项选择。（15分）
1.____ is wrong to copy other students’ homework.
A. This B. That C. It D. There
2.It is bad for your eyes_____ computer games too much.
A. plays B. to play C. play D. to playing
3. —______ go to the theatre together with me?
—Good idea.
A. How about B. Why do you C. Why not D. What about
4. 70% of the earth _____ covered with water.
A. are B. is C. were D. being
5. Although he was a child, he tried to find ways ________ people ________ life more.
A. to help ; enjoy B. help ; enjoy C. to help ; enjoying D. help ; enjoying
6. —How many members are there on the team?
—Eight this term. But there will be ten_____ next term. I’m not quite sure.
A. at all B. at last C. at least C. at once
7. You ______ to the meeting this afternoon if you have something important to do.
A. needn’t to come B. don’t need come C. don’t need coming D. needn’t come
8.Harry Potter is an____ book for children, but my cousin doesn’t seem at all_____ in it.
A. interesting; interesting B. interested; interested
C. interesting; interested D. interested; interesting
9.—Is your brother a League member?
—Yes, he____ the League three years ago. He______ a League member for three years
A. joined; has been B. has joined; has been C. was joined; is D. joined; was
10. I_________ a newspaper ___________ the telephone rang last night.
A. read; while B. was reading; when C. read; when D. was reading; while
11.－Is your father a teacher?
－Well, he _______.
A. used to B. was used to C. used to be D. is used to be
12. Do you have ____ to say about your family？
A．else anything B．else something C．anything else D．something else
13.Black broke his leg. He has just had_____ X-ray examination. ____ doctor said he needed ____ operation.
A. a; The; an B. a; A; an C. an; A; an D. an; The; an
14.The patients are quite_____ to the nurses for their special care.
A. enjoyable B. helpful C. confident D. grateful
15.I’m sorry, I_________ the book in my home.
A. forget B. forgot C. left D. leave
二．. 完形填空。（10分）
Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year, millions of people, both old and young, 1 a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a 2 place.
Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were 3 to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees 4 soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. 5 the workers burned them and cleaned the place for 6 trees to be planted this year. 7 a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote: “I hope this tree will grow up with me to 8 the backbone(栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more important than 9 trees were planted.
Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate some money and let professionals(专业人士) plant and 10 the trees.
1. A. water B. plant C. look for D. burn
2. A. smaller B. warmer C. greener D. larger
3. A. pleased B. happy C. interesting D. surprised
4. A. died B. grew C. bought D. planted
5. A. Though B. When C. Because D. So
6. A. few B. old C. new D. dead
7. A. Over B. From C. On D. Above
8. A. need B. hold C. plant D. be
9. A. how many B. when C. how soon D. why
10. A. take out B. take down C. take away D. take care of
1-5BCDAD 6-10CCDAD
三．阅读理解。（30分）
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Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书). She worked in an office all his life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.
Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital. Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy bear Lady.”
Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”
How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She brought the stocks(股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital.” No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!
1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because______.
A. she had too much money B. she had a lot of toy bears
C. she had never got married and had no children D. she liked children very much
2. People started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_______.
A. after she visited the children in hospital many times B. after she died
C. before her friend’s daughter was ill B. before she worked with his boss
3. Everyone was surprised that________.
A. Gladys lived such a long life B. Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago
C. Gladys had so much money D. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents
4. ________, so she got rich.
A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary B. Gladys did what the boss told her to do
C. Gladys got the money from the boss D. Gladys did another job in the hospital
5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,________.
A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things B. she stopped working
C. she still lived in the same way D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family
In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.
1.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.
A. Franklin started the first subscription library
B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members
C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries
D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833
2.The underlined word “borrow” means_______.
A. read and write with no help from another person
B. use for a short time and then return
C. like very much
D. lend
3.The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries
B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time
C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it
D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools
4.Havard University began_______.
A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638
5.At the library that Franklin started, ________.
A. children could use books for no money at all
B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that
C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that
D. both A and B
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Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes. This is not true for adults, although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10. Ready-made glasses, and not wearing when you should, won't do harm to your eyes, but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you.
Watching too much television is bad for your eyes. This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods, but there won't be any lasting effects.
Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However, people in most countries don't need to worry about vitamin A deficiency(缺乏)，night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Ready-made glasses will do harm to one's eyes.
B. Wearing the wrong glasses may do harm to children's eyes.
C. The human body is unable to change beta-carotene into vitamin A.
D. Watching less television may do harm to children's eyes.
2. Night blindness is most likely caused by _____.
A. staring for long periods B. too much beta-carotene
C. not enough vitamin A D. vision problems
3. According to the article, eye problems can be corrected by _______ .
A. wearing specially-made glasses B. performing eye exercises
C. cutting back on television D. eating more carrots
4. Watching too much television can cause _______ .
A. night blindness B. lasting eye problems
C. a number of vision problems D. eye trouble for a limited time
5. The main purpose of this article is to _______ .
A. tell people of the importance of their eyes B. tell people how to protect their eyes
C. tell people to have more carrots D. tell people something more about their eyes
B
Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed(责备). Of the city’s high school graduates(毕业生) who applied to study at colleges this summer, two thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight. Shenzhen Special Zone Daily said.
1. The purpose of this passage is to_________.
A. criticize(批评) children who are shortsighted.
B. blame parents and schools for children’s being shortsighted.
C. ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight.
D. draw people’s special attention to eye hygiene(卫生).
2. Only_______ of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.
A. 45 percent B. less than half C. 55 percent D. two thirds
3. Generally speaking, high school students have______ eyesight than primary school students.
A. poorer B. better C. brighter D. good
4. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates_______.
A. weren’t allowed to enter college B. couldn’t graduate from high school
C. couldn’t choose to study what they liked best D. lost their limited time
5. In order to take care of eyes, children shouldn’t_______.
A. read books B. watch TV C. make their eyes too tired D. see things far away
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四．词汇（10分）
A. 根据句意和所给中文写出句中所缺的单词。
1. If you have a _________(机会) to go, take it.
2. Do you know the saying, “Practice makes _______(完美的).”
3. She went to Beijing with the _______(目的) of learning from the teachers there.
4. He is here in body, but not in __________(精神).
5. Shall I _________(记录) what he says?
B. 根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. We should try our best to help the _______(able) people.
2. The doctors didn’t know what caused the old man’s ________(blind).
3. Mr. King’s son has come to China for__________(far) study.
4. The old men do exercises every day to improve their_______(fit).
5. Dr. Brown felt tired because he had two________(operate) in the day.
五．根据汉语提示完成句子。（10分）
1. 我将尽我最到的努力学好英语。
I’ll try _______ ______ to learn English well.
2. 老师通常把我们分成四人一组。
The teacher usually______ us _____ teams of four students.
3. 十年来我们学校发生了巨大的变化。
Great changes _______ ______ _______ in our school since ten years ago.
4. 请提供给我们一些食品。
Please _______ us _________ some food.
5. 他没有足够的钱进行医疗诊治。
He doesn’t have ______ money_______ ________ treatment.
6. 我们希望你不要轻视这种工作。
We hope you won’t ________ down _______ this kind of work.
7. 人们通过向希望工程捐助帮助贫困地区的学校和学生。
People help schools and students in poor _______ by_______ ______ to Project Hope.
8. 她只想着自己，从不关心他人。
She only________ of herself and doesn’t_______ _______ others.
六．书面表达，上周末你去北京野生动物园参观。请根据你所观所感，写一篇短文，（字数70左右）要点如下：10分
1.有很多游客，他们给猴子喂食，和老虎玩耍。
2.动物和人很友好，我们应该善待动物。
3.保护环境非常重要，动物园内不要随地扔垃圾。
4.知道了野生动物保护的重要性。因为保护动物就是保护我们自己。