初三英语第二学期期中质量检测
一、阅读理解（第1－20小题，每小题1分，第21－25小题，每题2分，共计30分）
A
Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.
Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the
generation gap (代沟).
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express
yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise ( 和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on
something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’ s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
1. The passage tells us have a communication problem．
A．parents and other people B．school kids and their parents C．parents and children of all ages
2. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you ．
A．don't get to them often B．write a letter to them C．don't speak to them politely
3. The underlined phrase"cool off"in the passage means ．
A．to make yourself happy B．to get you quiet and relaxed C．to have a good rest D．to hide yourself quickly
4. If there's really a generation gap between you and your parents，you’d better
．
A．have a talk with them often B．keep away from them C．agree with them all the time
5. From the passage we learn that ．
A．parents and children should not have a generation gap B．parents should show love and respect to their children．
C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap．
B
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, “It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on, At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.
After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things,
6. Who picked up the horseshoe at last
A. Thomas. B. The old father. C. Both the father and the son.
7. The farmer bought with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
A. some food B. some water C. some strawberries
8. What does the underline word “bend” mean in Chinese A. 弯腰 B.躺下 C.坐着
9. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because .
A. he wanted his son to eat them all B. he wanted his son to do more exercise
C. he wanted to teach his son a lesson
10. From the story, we can learn that .
A. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones
B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money
C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe
C
根据短文内容判断正误，正确填 T，错误填 F。（每小题 1 分）
My friends say that I ’ m good in English, because I always get good marks in
English tests. They think I’m a talented girl and I’m clever at English.
But in fact, I ’ m not a talented girl. I ’ m just a common girl. I ’ d like to say something about my experience of learning English.
I didn’t do well in English in the beginning. I started my English course at the age of 10. Maybe you can’t imagine I couldn’t say a whole sentence at that time. I was sad, but I wasn ’t afraid of it. I just learned English hard. I spent almost all of my free time practicing English by listening to the tape and repeating after it. Soon I found I had made great progress in my English. At last, I could understand what the teacher said in class. Then slowly, I could get good marks at times. I knew that studying isn’t easy, so I spent much time reading more, listening more, writing more and talking more every day.
I have some other advice as well.
Don ’t be nervous and try to be relaxed when you write articles or talk to foreign teachers or your own English teacher. Remember: Don’t pay too much attention to details when you are talking. If you have some mistakes, that’s all right. Think and talk in English and never give up. It’s never too late to practice English.
( ) 11. The writer thinks she is a talented girl.
( ) 12. In the beginning, the writer was afraid to learn English.
( ) 13. The writer spent almost all of her free time practicing English. ( ) 14. Try not to make any mistake when you talk to the teacher.
( ) 15. The writer mainly tells us her experience of learning English and how to learn English well.
D
阅读短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只 能用一次。
Have you seen the cartoons of two penguins(企鹅) on the Internet They sit on either side of a small boat. They are friends, but each does something selfish（自私 的）which cause their friend “ship” to sink(沉没).
16 . It shows how much people value friendship and sometimes worry they may lose their friends. 17 . A friend is someone to talk to about your deepest feelings. And with a good friend you will never be alone.
18 . The key to protecting your friend “ship” from sinking comes
down to three simple things: sharing, caring and communicating. Good friends like to share everything with each other. They share their snacks, they share their knowledge about schoolwork, sometimes they even share their clothes!
19 . They do whatever they can to make their friends happy. But the most important part of friendship is communicating.
20 . It also means that you keep in touch with your friends even though they may be in different schools or live far away. Without communication, it is sure
to send your friend “ship” to sink into the sea.
A. And good friends also care about each other. B. The cartoon has become very popular.
C. However, keeping friendship isn’t always easy.
D. Communicating means talking to your friends and being honest with them. E. A friend is someone you can share your happy and sad moments with.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
E
阅读E篇，根据文章内容简要回答问题。请将答案填写到答题卷指定位置。
Smart phone, poor sight
Look around and you’ll see people busy on their smart-phones. Smartphones
（智能手机） do make our lives easier. But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes
According to a study, half of British people own smartphones and they spend an average of two hours a day using them. There has been a 35% increase in the
number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness( 近 视 ) since
smartphones were introduced there in 1997.
Staring at smartphones for long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance（距离），your eyes automatically blink（自动闪烁） a certain number of times. However， when you look at things closer to your face the blinking slows down. This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes. Another bad habit is using smartphones in dark room before going to sleep. If you look at a bright screen while your pupils(瞳孔)become larger, too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma（青光眼）.
While you’re probably not going to stop using your smartphone, there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone at least 30 centimeters away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every hour and try the following: look at something at least five meters away from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this several times it could reduce the discomfort in your eyes.
21. How many hours a day do British people spend on smart-phone on average
22. When were smartphones introduced to the UK
23. What problem may cause when staring at smartphones for a long time
24. What disease may cause if you use your smartphone in dark room
25. How far should you hold your phone from your eyes when using it
二、单词拼写（共8小题，计8分） 根据句意和音标提示以适当形式填写单词。请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置。
1.His first novel was /’p b t/
2.My grandson plays for the /’n n / tennis team.
3.He enjoys /p ’f :m /Beijing Opera.
4.Don’t meet /’stre d z/ alone. It may be too dangerous.
5.Light music makes me feel /r ’ kst/.
6. Many young people could not resist( 抵 制 ) the
/’sp r t u l/ pollution.
7.There are plenty of / ’h jU:m r s/ dialogs in this show.
8.I am good at /’ kem str / while my sister does well in English. 三、动词填空（共8小题，计8分） 用括号里所给动词的适当形式填空。请将答案填写在相应的横线上。
This week, we 1 ( ask ) students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English ． Many said they learnt by 2 ( use ) English．Some students had more specific suggestions．
Lillian Li, who 3 ( bear) in 2003, for example, said the best way
4 ( learn ) new words is by reading English magazines ． She said that
5 （memorize） the words of pop songs also helped a little．When we asked
about studying grammar, she said, “I
too boring．”
never6 ( study ) grammar．It's
Wei Ming feels differently ． He 7 ( learn )English for six years. He
8 (become) more and more interested in learning English grammar. He thinks studying grammar is a great way to learn a language ． He also thinks that watching English movies isn't a bad way because he can watch the actors say the words ． Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating because the people speak too quickly．
Liu Chang said that joining the English club at school was the best way to improve her English．Students get lots of practice and they also have fun．She added that having conversations with friends was not useful at all．“We get excited about something and then end up speaking in Chinese,” she said.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
四、完成句子 （共6小题，计12分）
42. 我想知道我是否能学着像那样画画.
43. 他没有搭档来一起练习说英语。
44. Bob 15 岁时开始为国家队打篮球。
45. 他在语法方面出现了这么多的错误，以至于他考试不及格。
46. 如果你在学习中遇到麻烦，可以向父母或老师寻求帮助。
47. 妈妈告诉我别忘了把伞和杂志还给同学。
五、根据短文内容，选词填空，使短文意思完整。请将答案标号写在短文后面
的横线上。
B. their B.closet C.hard D.successful E.why
F.both G.makes H.few I.ones J.carefully
Do you use your right hands more or left hands more Very 1 of us
use 2
of our hands well. Most people use right hands. Only about five
people of a hundred use left hands. New-born babies can take things with either of their hands, but in about two years, they like to use 3 right hands. Scientists
don't know 4 this happens. They've stunted it. They think our animal
ances tors used their right hands, this may not be true. Monkeys are our 5
relations in the animal world.
Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other------but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as the left-handed 6 . Next time you visit the zoo and watch the monkeys
7 . You'll see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But men use their right hands better and this 8 life difficult for the left-handed ones. We live in a right-handed world. Some scientists have found out that more of 9 people are left-handed, but they don't know why.
But they are working 10 to discover the secret.
1—5 6 — 10
六、书面表达（共1小题，计12分）
仰望星空，星河揽月。从古至今，有一个梦在炎黄子孙中脉脉相传，那就 是一“飞天梦”。中国航天事业的发展过程中，涌现出了许许多多的英雄人物， 请以“The hero in my heart”为题，写一篇英语短文，讲述英雄航天员叶光富的故 事。
要求：
1.词数不少于 80 词，开头已给出，不计入总词数，书写认真规范；
2.文章包含图表提示内容，语句通顺，可适当发挥使行文连贯；
3.文中不得出现真实姓名、校名。
The hero in my heart
Everyone has his own dream. My dream is to be an astronaut. The hero in my heart is Ye Guangfu. Let me tell you something about him.初三英语第二学期期中质量检测答案
一、阅读理解（第1－20小题，每小题1分，第21－25小题，每题2分，共计30分）
1-5 CCBAC 6-10BCACA 11-15FFTFT 16-20 BECAD
An average of two hours（ a day）.
In 1997.
Dry eyes.
Glaucoma.
At least 30 centimeters (away from your eyes).
二、单词拼写（共8小题，计8分）
published 2. national 3.performing 4.strangers 5.relaxed 6.spiritual 7.humorous 8. chemistry
三动词填空（共8小题，计8分）
asked 2.using 3.was born 4.to learn 5.memorizing 6.will study 7.has learned/learnt
8. is becoming
四完成句子 （共6小题，计12分）
I wonder if I can learn to paint like that.
He doesn’t have a partner to practice speaking English with.
When Bob was 15 years old, he started to play for the national team.
He made so many mistakes in grammar that he failed the test.
If you have trouble/problems with your study/ (in) studying, you can ask your parents or teachers for help.
.My mom told me not to forget to return the magazine to my classmate.
五根据短文内容，选词填空，使短文意思完整。请将答案标号写在短文后面的横线上。
HFAEB IJGDC
六、书面表达（共1小题，计12分）
The hero in my heart
Everyone has his own dream. My dream is to be an astronaut. The hero in my heart is Ye Guangfu. Let me tell you something about him.
Ye Guangfu was born in Chengdu, Sichuan in September, 1980. He was born in a farmer’s family. His father died when he was 8. When he was young, he was interested in space and dreamed of being an astronaut. In 2010, he became an astronaut because of his perfect health and good grades. Since October, 2010, he has been in space station with Wang Yaping and Zhai Zhigang for 6 months.
In my opinion, Ye Guangfu is the pride of China. We should learn from him. As teenagers, we should study hard and improve ourselves. We should take more exercise to keep healthy. We should hold on to our dreams and never give up. One day, we’ll make our dreams come true.
