芜湖2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、他正在地里干活的时候突然看见了一艘飞船。（suddenly; in the field）

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2、从下面方框选择所给词并用其正确形式填空

A girl called Anna isn’t the most beautiful girl in her class. Her school is not 【1】  . Even her school grades are not good.

One day, Anna’s mother got   【2】 . So she wanted to find a job to make some 【3】  for the family.

She went to a company (公司). The head of the company 【4】  at her school grades and quickly said 【5】   to her. She stood up to   【6】  . But suddenly, a nail (钉子) in the back of the chair hurt her hand badly. Anna turned around. She found something hard and used it to bang (猛击) the nail into the chair so that it wouldn’t hurt badly. The head of the company saw all of these.

【7】  Anna went out of the door, the head of the company called her back. She got the   【8】  .

If you show your love and care to 【9】  , you can do great things. This is the power of love and care. They are the 【10】   to success (成功). Do you agree with me?

3、Because it’s the rush hour, we can’t drive out.（改为同义句）

________ ________ the rush hour, we can’t drive out.

4、There ________ a talk given by two astronauts tomorrow morning in our school.

A．will have

B．is going to be

C．is going to have

D．are going to be

5、I ______ 400 yuan _____ the ticket from Guangzhou to Wuhan.

A. spent， in B. cost， on

C. paid， for D. took， to

6、—Mum, I’m sorry I failed in the English test again.

—Never mind. Keep on ________ hard at it and you will be good at it one day.

A．work

B．worked

C．to work

D．working

7、Do you know rose __________ love?

A. belongs to   B. stands for   C. hears   D. keeps on

8、Our monitor is always the first one to come to school ________ he lives far from school.

A．because

B．as

C．although

D．while

9、—How do you like Lisa?

—I don’t like her so much. She only thinks of herself and never ________ others.

A．picks up

B．brings out

C．waits for

D．cares about

10、It’s __________ a boring program __________ nobody likes to watch it.

A. such; that   B. so; that   C. too; to   D. not; that

11、Now the air in our city is ___________than it used to be. The government must do something to stop it.

A．very good B．much better

C．quite bad D．much worse

12、— Look at your room. It’s not so ________ as it was yesterday.  

— Sorry. I’ll clean it at once.

A．clean

B．cleaner

C．cleanest

13、—Why do you paint the wall of your new bedroom red?

—Because I want to ________ a feeling of warmth.

A．depend on

B．create

C．control

14、Here’s a card. There is a picture on one side. Can you say what is on ________side?

A. the other   B. another   C. others   D. the others

15、— Why did you get all wet?

— I gave my________ to the little kid in the rain.

A．seat

B．bike

C．umbrella

16、—Lucy, your homework is not so good ________ it was last week.

— I’m sorry. I didn’t do it carefully.

A．that

B．at

C．as

D．than

17、—What a happy couple they are!

—Tom ________ Lucy ten years ago and lived happily with the twins.

A．got married to

B．got married with

C．were married

18、This shirt is too expensive for me, can you give me a _____one?

A. cheaper B. more expensive   C. lower

19、阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

A. Do you want to be a writer?

B. How are you going to do that if you want to be a speaker?

C. I am reading.

D. Can I give you some suggestions?

E. No, I can’t.

F. Are you going to be a writer?

G. Yes, I am.

A. Do you want to be a writer?

B. How are you going to do that if you want to be a speaker?

C. I am reading.

D. Can I give you some suggestions?

E. No, I can’t.

F. Are you going to be a writer?

G. Yes, I am.

Mom: What are you doing, Kim?

Kim: 【1】

Mom: Every time I ask you what you are doing, you tell me you are reading. 【2】

Kim: No, I am not. I just like reading and I am going to be a speaker.

Mom: 【3】

Kim: In fact, I have no idea. But I think I should know more than others.

Mom: 【4】

Kim: Of course, you can.

Mom: First, finish washing the dishes. Because I asked you to do it one hour ago.

Kim: What? Are you sure?

Mom: 【5】 I am your “boss”.

Kim: Yeah, yeah, my big boss.

20、根据对话内容及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单词或短语，使对话完整、通顺。

(in a restaurant)

A: Oh, here's a message from Cindy. She's going to the bank, so she'll be late.

B: Then let's o【1】 first. 

A: OK.

(5 minutes later)

B: H【2】 did you pay for our dinner?

A: 60 yuan. You know, it says in the newspaper that we won't have m【3】 in the future. 

B: Will we pay for everything with credit cards (信用卡)? 

A: No, we won't. People will pay for things electronically (用电子方法). 

B: H【4】 will they do that?  

A: They will have a computer chip (芯片) in their hands. When they want something, they'll show their hands.

B: Wow! That sounds great. It will make people's life much e【5】.

A: Yes, you're right.

21、

A 19-year-old British pilot, Zara Rutherford, became the youngest woman to fly alone around the world. Rutherford flew over five continents. She visited 41 countries. The pilot met a lot of challenges on her journey. When she started, she thought it would take her about three months. But bad weather and other problems made her journey last for five months. The hardest was flying over Siberia——it was extremely cold. She also had to make a stop in Redding, California. The wildfires in the Seattle area made it hard to see.

Flying runs in Rutherford’s blood. Both her parents are pilots. She has been travelling in small planes since she was 6. At 14, she started flying herself. “If you don’t try to see how high you can fly, then you’ll never know,” said Rutherford. What a cool girl!

【1】In which section can you read the news in the newspaper?

A．Inspiring Examples

B．Science Study

C．Reading Fun

D．School Time

【2】How long did the journey last?

A．About three months.

B．Around five months.

C．Nearly half a year.

D．Over a year.

【3】What was the biggest challenge during Zara’s journey?

A．Many wildfires.

B．Big storms.

C．Cold weather.

D．Broken plane.

【4】How many years has Zara been flying by herself?

A．19.

B．14.

C．9.

D．6.

【5】Which of the following can be the best title for the news?

A．A Lonely Journey

B．Fly High in the Sky

C．Full Circle

D．A Brave Girl

22、阅读理解。

PM2.5--Killer in China   10:00 a.m.  April 1st,2014

AQI

PM2.5细颗粒物。PM10可吸入颗粒。AQI空气质量指数。

PM2.5（单位：μg/m3）表示每立方米空气中可入肺颗粒物的含量。

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

【1】The AQI in Beijing is much __________ than that in Sanya.

A. better   B. worse   C. bad

【2】The air in ___________ is both heavy pollution.

A. Shanghai and Beijing

B. Beijing and Tangshan

C. Tangshan and Harbin

【3】If you are in Tangshan, you had better _________.

A. have outdoor activities

B. breathe fresh air

C. stay at home

【4】The amount of _______in the air in Sanya is the same as that in Harbin.

A. SO2 B. O3 C. CO

【5】Which of the following is not TRUE according to the information above?

A. The air in Harbin is middle pollution, we’d better not go out to work.

B. We can know the AQI of April 1st from the table.

C. O3 in Shanghai is the most of all the cities.

23、New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school? In New York you can travel by subway, bus, taxi and private car.

The subway runs on. the railroad lines under the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the traffic is very heavy.

You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to the very place you want to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow, too.

During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work. The last way to get around New York is using your own private car. It is inconvenient（不方便的）because you will perhaps be driving during the “rush hour”. The best time to travel around the city is from 9 am to 4 pm, because it isn’t the “rush hour”.

【1】How many ways of travelling around the city are mentioned（提到）in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four .

D．Five

【2】The fastest way to travel in New York is ________.

A．by public bus

B．by subway

C．by taxi

D．by private car

【3】How about travelling by taxi?

A．It’s cheap, and the taxi will take people to the very place they want to.

B．It’s expensive and slow.

C．It’s expensive, but the taxi will take people to the very place they want to.

D．It’s cheap and fast.

【4】From the passage we know that in New York ________.

A．there is no “rush hour” from 9 am to 4 pm

B．traffic is heavy at noon

C．most people have lunch at home

D．people go to work or school at 9 am

24、Small talk is relaxed d【1】. It can help people pass the time n【2】 when they meet others. E【3】 silences often make us feel n【4】, so this is a way of filling those p【5】. In English, people often say it “breaks the ice”. You can make small talk when waiting i【6】 line at an airport or bus stop. People make small talk in almost every country. What they say may be very different, but the b【7】 rules of small talk are often the same. In most cultures, it is important to smile and keep the conversation light and h【8】. Making other people smile can make them feel relaxed. In China, we can ask people if they are married. But we should a【9】 asking private questions in western countries. So we should usually discuss “safe” subjects like the weather. It is common in many cultures. People in England often talk about the weather, probably because it changes so much. However, the most important thing is to give the other person a c【10】 to speak and listen to what they have to say.

25、假如你是李华，去年暑假期间去英国参加某个学校开设的暑假课程（summer course）。你的好朋友Mary给你发邮件想了解课程情况，请你根据提示内容给她回信。

注意：

1）文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；

2）语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；所给的提示要点要用到，可适当发挥，80字左右。

Dear Mary,

I’m glad to hear from you.

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Yours,

Li Hua