河源2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、许多现代发明对我们的生活产生了很大的影响。

_______________________________________.

2、Not only Dave but also his brother ______ the army for two years.

A. has become a member of   B. have joined

C. have been a member of   D. has been in

3、We should _______ the rules as soon as we enter the science museum.

A.defeat B.replace C.lead D.obey

4、 Life can be hard __________, but you must keep your head held high and stay positive. Never

let anyone bring you down.

A. at all times   B. all the time

C. at a time D. at times

5、—What do you think of the boy?

—He is ________ honest student today and ________ useful man tomorrow.

A．a; an

B．an; a

C．an; an

6、Something terrible happened last night. A thief broke in my house while I _________ .

A.will sleep B.was sleeping C.is sleeping D.slept

7、When the sun started to go down, the explorer stopped and________a tent.

A. came up   B. sped up

C. looked up   D. set up

8、The soccer ball belongs to _________.

A．my

B．mine

C．me

9、—Grandpa is already 85 years old.

—Yeah. We are supposed _________ him well.

A．to look after

B．looking after

C．to looking after

D．look after

10、Money is important in my life. But it isn’t _________ to me.

A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

11、—Why do you like to ________ in the malls?

—Because they give customers good bargains all the time.

A. keep out   B. put out

C. hang out   D. take out

12、--- What are we supposed to do first if we want to develop our village?

--- Lots of new roads ___,I think.

A．must build B．must be built C．can be built

13、—I haven’t heard of the ballet dancer’s name.

—________. In fact, I’m not interested in dancing.

A．Neither have I

B．So do I

C．So have I

D．Neither do I

14、Are your parents strict __________ you __________ your study?

A.with; with B.in; with C.in; in D.with; in

15、—Can we leave the classroom now?

—No, you ________.You ________ to leave until the bell rings.

A.mustn't; are allowed B.don't have to; are supposed

C.needn't; aren't allowed D.can't; aren't supposed

16、The hen ____ three eggs last week.

A. lie   B. lay   C. lain   D. laid

17、We sometimes __________ out for a picnic on weekends.

A.went B.were going C.go D.will go

18、—Which way do you prefer to chat with your friends, on the mobile phone or through QQ?

—________. I prefer WeChat.

A．Either

B．Both

C．None

D．Neither

19、The pilots had to take emergency action to ________ a disaster.　　

A．beat

B．invite

C．obey

D．avoid

20、-Could you tell me_______? -More than a year.

A. how soon will the new airport be built

B. how long has the new airport been in service

C. how soon the new airport will be built

D. how long the new airport has been in service

21、When the workers saw the machines they made, they felt it was ________ the hard work.

A.rich B.useful C.cheap D.worth

22、 提高我们的英语写作能力要花很长时间。

__________ our English writing skills..

23、A: Wow! The box is so big. Let me help you, John.

B: Thanks, Bruce. 【1】 There are only some empty bottles and cans (金属罐) in it.

A: What will you do with them? 

B: To make something. 【2】

A: A model robot? Sounds interesting. 【3】

B: I can use them to make model planes and ships, too.

A: It seems that you like making things. 【4】

B: Yes, you are right. 【5】

A: Great! I hope your dream can come true.

A．Maybe a model robot.

B．That’s my dream.

C．What’s your hobby?

D．It’s too heavy.

E．What else can you make with them?

F．It isn’t heavy at all.

G．Are you going to be an inventor when you grow up?

24、Happiness (幸福) is for everyone. You don’t need to care about (关心) those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on . Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely, and those who have cars may want to work on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say “Congratulations” to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you notice them, and you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, “Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens.” If you take every chance to get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

【1】Happiness is for ________.

A．those who have large and beautiful house

B．those who have cars

C．those who have a lot of money

D．all people

【2】When you do something wrong, ________.

A．people around you will help you

B．you will have no chance to challenge yourself

C．your classmates will laugh at you

D．you will be happy

【3】Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you.

B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D．All of the above.

【4】Why do we say “Happiness is not the same as money.”?

Because ________.

A．money always brings happiness

B．money doesn’t always bring happiness

C．everything can be bought with money

D．only rich people have happiness

【5】Which is the title of the passage?

A．Happiness

B．Happy and Lucky

C．Do Something Good to Others

D．Money

25、A Little Dilemma, also called A Love for Dilemma（小舍得）, making people reflect on （反省） their own parenting skills and worries （育儿技巧和担忧）.

The TV play tells the story of two families with different parenting styles. One couple （夫妇） are the classic （典型的）“tiger parents” that ask their children always to be the best at everything.

In the TV play, the two families are trying to help their children in primary school get prepared for middle school, a quite important and competitive period （竞争期）.

“In China, the knowledge that students gain in the first year of middle school is often twice as much as what they learn in a primary school year. Also, competition among students often becomes serious as soon as they start their middle school life”, said Zhao, a middle school teacher in Beijing.

“I’ve made my son attend different after-school classes in hopes that he can do well in all his subjects and have more choices in the future. It is really difficult for him, but the fact is that everybody does this. We can’t be the only different ones”, said Zhang, a mum of an eighth-grader in Chengdu.

“The important thing is that parents should face their fears, and not turn their fears into pressure （压力） on their children. Besides, it’s not good to compare（比较） your children with other kids as that can hurt their pride deeply” said Wang, a parenting expert （专家）in Beijing.

【1】The story of the two families is written to 　　.

A．lead into （进入） the topic

B．give a bad example

C．explain “tiger parents”

D．recommend the TV play

【2】Who is most probably （可能） a “tiger parent” according to the passage? ________

A．Zhao.

B．Zhang.

C．Wang.

D．The writer.

【3】What did the expert mainly talk about in the last paragraph?________

A．Fears of parents.

B．Learning skills.

C．Worries of children.

D．Parenting skills.

【4】What can we learn from the passage? ________

A．Zhang’s son is willing to take after-school classes.

B．Wang is against comparisons between children.

C．Most children enjoy a relaxing life at middle school.

D．The children in the TV play can plan their studies by themselves.

26、

March 2 is Old Stuff Day（旧物日）. It is all about old stuff—things that you used and have been forgotten for ages in your home. You must have some old stuff around. And today is all about enjoying it. Because what’s better than finding something really great from days gone by?

It’s so easy to forget things you have. If we don’t use them every day, some things can be put away and stay there. And that’s not just the things in your home—technology grows so quickly, new toys come out all the time, new books keep coming out. In the age of new information, we can have so many things easily. Today is all about remembering the things we sometimes leave behind.

We’ve learned to value what age can bring to things. Wines, for example, are more valuable and tastier as they grow older. It’s certain that old things still have their uses, value or charm（魅力）. People today will pay a pretty penny for stamps, toys, video games, board games, books, coins, and clothes of yesterday.

You can really get into the charm of old things by visiting a junk shop （旧货店）. Another person’s old stuff could be your new stuff! Or maybe now is a good day to clean up? Old stuff could become a great gift for someone else, or you could always send your old things to a charity shop. If you’re free, you could turn your old things like old clothes into new ones with just a little change.

Today could be a good day to visit your older families. You could ask your grandparents to tell you stories about family history, their childhood and their youth. Learn about what was going on in the world when they were growing up.

Most of all, remember that today’s new stuff will one day be old stuff.

【1】What is Old Stuff Day for?

A．It’s to tell people to stop buying.

B．It’s to throw away old things.

C．It’s to protect the traditional arts.

D．It’s to enjoy and reuse old things.

【2】What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Old things take too much room at home.

B．Old things are still valuable and useful.

C．We may forget things that we have easily.

D．People always clean up their houses.

【3】According to the writer, which is NOT a proper way to deal with old things?

A．Turning old things into new ones.

B．Sending them to a charity shop.

C．Cutting them into small pieces.

D．Giving them to someone else as gifts.

【4】The purpose of writing this passage is to make readers ________.

A．realize the value of old things

B．find out the importance of study

C．remember family history

D．get on well with neighbors

【5】Where can we find this passage?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a novel.

C．In a history book

D．In a magazine.

27、One day in the eighth grade, I was taking a Math Test on basic trigonometry (三角学). Now for a middle school student, there was nothing basic at all about it. So I had studied for about two hours the night before. After reviewing it for some time, I had started to understand it, so then I closed the book and _________. However, it was not until midnight that I fell asleep. The next day, when I got the test, it might as well have been written in Serbian (which I don’t know how to read). I tried my best to work out the hard problems, but the numbers I came up with were strange. I sat back on my chair and looked for any possible answers, but I could not remember anything or think correctly. I started thinking about my dad coming home from work to find that I failed the test …

“How could you have failed the test? I am certain that nobody else in the whole class got as bad a grade as you did!”

Naturally I didn’t want that to happen. My dad was also really busy at work at present, so I was afraid that this might make him mad. When feeling hopeless, I noticed that my table partner was writing fast on his test. I could see smoke rising up from how fast he was writing. I was attracted to look over at his test, but then the many bad results I had heard about cheating (作弊) came into my mind. I reasoned that if I started cheating now, it would be hard to give up that habit during high school. In the end, I decided not to copy his answers, and got a B- on that test. Even though my dad gave me a hard time about it, it would have been a lot worse if he found out that I had given in and cheated.

【1】The writer might feel ______ before the Math Test.

A. surprised   B. relaxed

C. worried   D. excited

【2】Which is the best expression to fill in the blank (空白处) in the passage?

A. had breakfast   B. went to bed

C. took exercise   D. rode to school

【3】The writer’s father was ______.

A. proud of him   B. tired of him

C. strict with him   D. pleased with him

【4】From the passage, we know that the writer ______.

A. could read Serbian   B. didn’t cheat at last

C. got a good grade at last   D. didn’t work hard that night

28、Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

There are so many things around us that make life more convenient. What might life be like without them? We asked our readers what they thought were the most u 【1】inventions from the past. Here are their top four.

It all starts here. If you haven't got wheels, you can't go anywhere or get anything! We need them for every type of vehicle. They take us to p【2】we have never been to and bring things fast. They’re used for operating many kinds of machines. Wheels were used as  f【3】back as 3000 BC.

Imagine it’s extremely cold or extremely hot. If you want some water, you've got to go to the well or a pump（抽水机）． Or even worse， your toilet is o【4】 the house. Before indoor plumbing, people had to do this. Try to think about all the times you turn on the water in your home every day. The ancient Greeks c【5】 it nearly 4,000 years ago. Unfortunately, there are still some countries where they haven't got it.

Until 1879, candles or oil lamps were used for lighting. But then Thomas Edison developed the bulb. Walk around your home and count how many light bulbs you see. They're e【6】-even inside your fridge!

You might use one of these to do your homework, organize your schedule or read a magazine. But computers are also used for running things that you use every day. There are

t【7】computers inside cars, microwave ovens, TV sets and DVD players. Charles Babbage invented the first computing machine in 1822 but it has changed a lot since then

These are the readers' top four. What do you think is the fifth?

29、A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our two daughters. As we wondered about what to do __________, our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. “__________ want to go to the butterfly museum，” said Ariela and Eliana.

As soon as we __________ into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of __________ butterflies, all flapping their colourful wings.

My girls were __________up and down, and I knew we had made the right __________ to come to the museum.They were having so much fun.

I __________ to our museum tour guide because I was curious, and asked, “__________ do butterflies live？”She said, “About ten days.”

“What can butterflies do __________ ten days？” I asked.

The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world __________ more beautiful place.”

“Wow，” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that.Thank you.”

After we said goodbye, I __________ stop thinking about what the guide had said.She was right.We all have __________ to offer the world with the time we have.__________ we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a __________.

How thankful it is that you can have the influence on your family, friends and neighbors! Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little __________ for everyone.

【1】A. now   B. next   C. once   D. again

【2】A. We   B. You   C. I   D. They

【3】A. drove   B. walked   C. looked   D. brought

【4】A. free   B. lonely   C. beautiful   D. ordinary

【5】A. coming   B. moving   C. showing   D. jumping

【6】A. way   B. time   C. decision   D. advice

【7】A. got   B. went   C. turned   D. worried

【8】A. How soon   B. How long   C. How much   D. How often

【9】A. on   B. for   C. over   D. in

【10】A. a   B. an   C. the   D. /

【11】A. can   B. can't   C. could   D. couldn't

【12】A. nothing   B. anything   C. something   D. everything

【13】A. When   B. Since   C. Unless   D. Whether

【14】A. note   B. chance   C. lesson   D. difference

【15】A. better   B. faster   C. larger   D. slower