Ⅰ．单项选择:(每题1分，共20 分) ? 初三第一次月考

( ) 1.Helen bought a sweater yesterday. It _______ her two

hundred yuan.

A. took B. spend C. cost

( ) 2. ---- You haven’t been to the Sun Island, have you?

----______ But I will go there with my friends this Saturday.

A. Yes, I have. B. No, I haven’t C. No, I don’t

( ) 3. ---- do you read English newspaper?

---- I read China Daily every Monday.

A. How often B. How long C. How soon

( ) 4. Linda’s hobby is go swimming. She ______ swimming for

two years.

A. has been B. was C. is

( ) 5. Tony said he really had a hard time _____ Chinese last

term.

A. studies B. studying C. studies

( ) 6. To have a better environment, we should plant ____ trees

produce(产生) ____ pollution.

A. more; less B. more; fewer C. fewer; more

( ) 7. I ___ never____ to the Great Wall. I plan to visit it this

summer.

A. have; been B. have; gone C. have; going

( ) 8. When Anna got home, her parents ＿＿ in the kitchen.

A. were cooking B. are cooking C. will cook

( ) 9. The United States is one of the ____ countries in the world.

It’s not even 300 years old.

A. young B. younger C. youngest

( ) 10. ---- ____ have you been in harbin?

---- For ten years.

A. How many B. How long C. How much

( ) 11. We’ve been ____ like this ever since the birth of my little

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sister.

A. lived B. lives C. living

( ) 12. I have some questions ______.

A. asked B. asking C. to ask

( ) 13. Can you tell us _____ to get to the supermarket?

A. what B. where C. how

( ) 14. There is a new word here. _____ me your dictionary?

A. What about lending B. What about to lend

C. What about borrowing D. What about to borrow

( ) 15. We often practice ____ English among ourselves.

A. to speak B. speaking C. spoken

( ) 16. These story—books are very ____ . Children like them.

A. interesting B. interested C. interest

( ) 17.I don’t know this word. I want to _____ in your dictionary.

A. look it up B. look it up C. find it

( ) 18. ---- Can you _____ Chinese, Mr Smith?

---- No. But I first _____ it to my Chinese students.

A. say; told B. speak; say C. speak; tell

( ) 19. I study for a test ______ working with a group.

A . in B. by C. at

( ) 20. The problem is _____ difficult for the boy to do. Please give him some help.

A. too B. enough C. very

Ⅱ. 完形填空：(每题2分，共20 分)

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective (有效的)? We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long . This is very good. But it doesn’t help for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your When you return to your studies, your mind will be refreshed (清醒) and you’ll learn more 4 study better. Psychologists (心理学?

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家) 5 that learning takes place in this way. Here take English an example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems the same. So you will think you’re learning and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take big result. You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and . Don’t give up. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

( )1. A. weeks B. days C. hours

( )2. A. a little B. a lot C. a few

( )3. A. study B. health C. eyes

( )4. A. after B. to C. and

( )5. A. have taught B. have found C. have thought

( )6. A. as B. in C. to

( )7. to have B. to make C. to stay

( )8. something B. nothing C. everything

( )9. A. another B. other C. the other

( )10. A. possible B. hard C. interesting Ⅲ. 补全对话：(每题1分，共10 分)

Teacher: Hello! English -- Study Center. Can I help you?

Lucy: Yes! I have some problems with my English.

Teacher: Lucy: First, I can’t follow my English teacher in class.

Teacher: I think you should do more reading.

Lucy: And

Teacher: It’s easy. Why don’t you try to read English aloud? It can

improve your speaking skills.

Lucy: How about new words? I often forget their meanings and

spellings.

Teacher: First you can guess their meanings by reading English books.

.

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Lucy: OK. I’ll do as you say. Thanks a lot.

Ⅳ(每题2分，共30 分) (A)

Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long

journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, ―Let’s do something to pass the time.‖

―What do you want to do?‖ the businessman asked. ―We can ask each other riddles.‖ The farmer said. ―You start,‖ ―Let’s make the rules first,‖ the businessman said. ―That’s not fair(公平). You are a

businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.‖

―That’s true.‖ The businessman said. ―What do you want we should do?‖ ―If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.‖ The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, ―OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?‖

―I will,‖ the farmer said. ―Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two begs when it flies?‖ The businessman repeated the riddle, ―What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer. ‖ He gave the farmer $100, then said, ―Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?‖ ―I don’t know.‖ the farmer said, and gave him $50.

( )1. The story happened_____.

A. on a farm B. in a shop

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C. before a long plane journey D. between two

passengers

( )2. What does the word ―riddle‖ means in this story?

A. Something to win money

B. Something to help to make rules.

C. A difficult question to find the answer to.

D. A kind of game in doing business.

( )3. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he

lost?

A. He made much more money than the farmer.

B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.

C. He was interested in making riddles.

D. He was better at playing riddle games.

( )4. The farmer_____.

A. enjoyed himself on his long journey

B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar.

C. spend all his money on the plane ticket

D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

( )5. Which of the following is NOT true? _____.

A. The two men made rules for their riddle

B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.

C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.

D. The businessman knew the answer to his riddle.

(B)

Gilbert wanted to go fishing and walked to the lake with his pole (杆子). On his there he remember something. ―Oh, no! I don’t have any worms (虫down on the grass at the side of the road and thought about his problem.

Sidney also wanted to go fishing. He walked to the lake with his box of worms. Then he remembered something. ―Oh, no! I don’t have a fishing pole. How can I get a fish without a pole?‖ He also sat down

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on the grass and thought about his problem.

Gilbert looked over at Sidney, and said, ―I was going fishing. I only take my pole, and I don’t have any worms.‖ Sidney said, ―I was going fishing, too. I don’t have a fishing pole, though I have some worms.‖

They both sat for a few minutes. The Sidney said, ―Why don’t we take turns using the pole and sharing the worms?‖ Gilbert agreed. So they walked to the lake together and got a lot of fish.

( )1. Gilbert and Sidney wanted to go fishing, but they both

______.

A. took the fishing pole B. forgot something to take

C. forgot the way to the lake

( )2. The underlined word ―bait‖ refers to (指的是)

―___________‖

A. worms B. fish C. fishing pole

( )3. How did Sidney and Gilbert deal with (处理) their problem?

A. To take turn using the pole and sharing the worms.

B. To give the fishing pole to Sidney.

C. To go back home and get what they wanted.

( )4. What were Gilbert and Sidney like according to this passage?

A. They were kind and serious.

B. They were friendly and hard – working.’

C. They were friendly but careless(粗心的).

( )5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A. We should often share our food with our friends.

B. Sharing our fish can make things better.

C. Sharing our limited(有限的) things can help a lot.

(C)

The moon looks bigger than stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than them. The moon looks big to us, because it is nearer to us than stars. The moon goes around the earth. The moon is like a ball and looks beautiful. Don't you think so?

Now people know quite a lot about the moon. There is no air(空气)

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or water on the moon, so there are not any trees or animals, or people on the moon. The moon gets its light from the sun, but some places on the moon are quite dark(黑暗的). The days on the moon get hotter than boiling(沸腾的) water. The nights get colder than those in North Pole on the earth. The things get much lighter(更轻的) on the moon than on the earth. And you can jump higher on the moon than on the earth.

根据短文内容及所给的首字母提示，完成短文后的各个句子，每空一词。(每题1分，共5 分)

1. We can see the moon a _______ n_________.

2. The moon looks b________ than the stars because it's much

n_______ to us than them.

3. There is no air or w_______ on the moon, so p can't live there.

4. On the moon it is very h________ in the day and it's very c_______ at night.

5. The things are much lighter on the moon than on the earth, so you can jump h______ on the moon.

Ⅴ. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。(每题2分，共10 分)

1. I can’t hear you. Can you read it a_________.

2. I study English by __________ (记忆) the words of pop songs.

3. If you don’t know how to p____________ the word, you can ask Mr Wu for help.

4. His _________ (口头的) English is very poor, so he practices it every morning.

5. He put on his coat and went away __________ (快) as soon as he heard the ring.

Ⅵ. 用所给词的适当形式填空：

1. How many English words _________ you _______ (learn) so far?

2. The box is too heavy for the little boy _________ (carry).

3. Do you learn English by ____________ (study) with a group?

4. Have you ever _________ (join) an English club?

5. We _______ (have) a piano since last November. We ________ (buy) it from the Li family when moved to the US last year. ? 7

Ⅶ. 句型转换：(每题2分，共10 分)

1. Watching English program on TV is a good way to learn English.( 改为同义句)

_______ a good way to learn English ______ watch English program on TV.

2. Can you tell how I can learn English?(改为同义句)

Can you tell me _______ _____ _______ learning English? 就划线部分提问) __________ __________ he ________ for a test?

4. The girl is so young that she can’t go to school.（同义句转换） The girl is ______ young ______ go to school.

5. I bought my bike one year ago. (改为同义句)

I ______ ________ my bike _______ one year.

Ⅷ. 书面表达：15 分

最近你的朋友王林来信说，他的英语很差，感到非常着急，听说你的英语很好，想向你寻求几点学习英语的建议。

要求：80词左右。 信的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Wang Lin,

I hear you have some problems in learning English.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

John ??

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