临夏州2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、四. 用所给中文完成句子

【1】你没有必要带伞，除非明天下雨。

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【2】如果发现这个故事有趣，请和他人分享。

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【3】你看了这个节目以后，你会意识到这些老虎老虎正面临着多大的危险啊！

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【4】在动物园，你能近距离地观看老虎。

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【5】你最好写令人吃惊的故事，抓住读者们的注意力。

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【6】一部由陈凯歌导演的影片已经在电影院上映二周半了

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2、—Tony, can you go shopping with me on Saturday?

—I'm not sure. If I________ my homework. I will go shopping with you on Saturday.

A.finished B.finish C.to finish D.finishing

3、-- eating out, why not call some friends and have a picnic:

--That's a good idea, and I'll go fishing ___________ .

A. Instead; instead   B. Instead of; instead of

C. Instead of; instead   D. Instead; instead of

4、— Excuse me, sir．But your bike gets   the way of my car.

— Sorry．I didn’t see your car.

A. in   B. at   C. on   D. inside

5、The dictionaries may   for three weeks, but the books in this section can’t out of the reading room.

A. borrow; take

B. be borrowed; be taken

C. be kept; be taken

6、Tom ________ read books ________ play basketball yesterday afternoon.

A．prefers; to

B．preferred; to

C．preferred to; rather than

7、   the words of pop songs a good way to learn English.

A. Memorizing; is   B. Memorize; is

C. Memorizing; are  D.Memorize; are

8、He often drinks two cups of ______ water when he comes back.

A．boiling B．boil

C．boiled   D．boils

9、Which is ________ in your shop, the chocolate ice cream or the vanilla ice cream?

A．the most popular

B．more popular

C．most popular

D．popular

10、The underlined words “pull up your slacks” in the passage may mean “________”.

A．cheer up

B．make up

C．take the lead

D．lose heart

11、________ you could be more patient and try not to get angry easily, you would be more popular.

A．If

B．When

C．Before

D．After

12、.-----1’11 never forget the school ______I used to study .

--So will I．

A. which B. what   C. where

13、—Which club would you like to join, music club or chess club?

—________ is OK. I’m good at them.

A．Neither

B．Either

C．Both

D．All

14、—Have you seen the movie “The Battle at Lake Changjin”?

—Yes, I have seen it twice. Of all the movies I’ve ever seen, it’s the ________ one.

A．touching

B．more touching

C．most touching

15、—I’m so excited about our visit to Beijing next week.

—________. I’m really looking forward to it.

A.I disagree B.Me, too C.No problem

16、I ________ in the building since 2017. I don't want to move to a new place.

A.live B.lived C.will live D.have lived

17、Shirley wrote two novels. ________ of them were made into films. I’ve seen them.

A．All

B．Neither

C．Both

D．None

18、I haven’t heard from Bill ______he left here.

A．when B．before

C．since   D．while

19、John ________ off the tree while he ________ up it.

A．was falling; climbed

B．was falling; was climbing

C．fell; was climbing

D．has fallen; was climbing

20、The story is really_______. It makes all of us laugh a lot.

A. correct   B. boring   C. humorous

21、Our attitude is the driving force in our lives. It can _______push you to do things _______pull you down to your death. Keep positive and challenge yourselves in your lives.

A. both ,and   B. either, or   C. neither, nor

22、A: Hello, Steven, what are you doing for your summer vacation?

B: I'll fly to Chengdu to visit my grandparents the day after tomorrow.

A: 【1】

B: Oh no, not at all.

A: Flying is quick, isn't it?

B: Yes. 【2】 What's more, it's often delayed (延误) and always crowded.

A: But it's convenient and comfortable.

B: I don't think so. While in the plane, you can't walk around or open the windows. By the way, the seats are uncomfortable. There is not much choice of food and there are not enough toilets.

A: 【3】

B: It's even worse. It takes hours to get out of the airports and into the city.

A: Then you prefer travelling by train, don't you?

B: Yeah. 【4】 They're cheaper, safer and more comfortable. If you miss a train, you can always catch another one later.

A: But trains are always much slower than planes.

B: 【5】 Besides, today’s highspeed rail is also fast and comfortable.

A: I agree with you. Have a good time!

B: Thank you very much.

A．How's the food there?

B．I don't think that speed is everything!

C．What's your plan?

D．Trains are much better than planes.

E．What happens when the plane lands?

F．Do you like travelling by plane?

G．But you have to wait for hours before the plane takes off.

23、 Australia is the greatest island in the world.【1】澳大利亚比中国小一点.

Australia is big, but there are fewer people there. The population(人口) of Australia is smaller than that of Shanghai, a city of China.【2】Australia is in the south of the earth. So when it is hot summer in our country, Australia will be cold winter. The seasons in Australia and in China are just opposite(相反的). Summer in Australia is from December to February, and winter is from July to August.【3】When it’s spring in China, it will be autumn in Australia.

【4】澳大利亚因绵羊和袋鼠而著名. They are both popular in Australia.

【5】You can see kangaroos(袋鼠) not only in zoos but also outside the cities and towns. There are ten sheep for everyone in the country. So people call Australia “The country on the backs of sheep”. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep are everywhere.

Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” on its body. The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroos in the “bag”. It’s very strange, isn’t it?

24、Hello, everyone! I’d like to tell you something about a famous scientist named Qian Xuesen. He was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on December 11, 1911. After he graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934, he got a chance to study in USA. After he graduated, he became a teacher as well as a researcher who studied rockets and missile(导弹) theories.

When he was 44, he returned to his motherland and the country’s space research was almost a blank. In 1956, he set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles. He made such important contributions to the missile and space programs that he was honored as “The Father of China’s Missiles”. The Chinese people are proud of him.

He passed away on October 31, 2009 at the age of 98, but all the Chinese will remember him forever. His devotion to his country was expressed in his saying, “My career is in China, my success is in China and my destination is in China!” When someone said he could make much more money if he stayed in the United States, he laughed and said, “My family name is Qian, but I don’t like qian.” His spirit encourages us to love our country and devote ourselves to science.

【1】Qian Xuesen was born in ________.

A．Suzhou

B．Hangzhou

C．Beijing

【2】Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland in ________.

A．1955

B．1950

C．1948

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．He graduated from Zhejiang University in 1933.

B．He got a chance to study in England in 1934.

C．He set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles in 1956.

【4】The underlined word “qian” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．family name

B．given name

C．money

【5】The best title of the passage is ________.

A．Qian Xuesen’s Life in America

B．Qian Xuesen—The Father of China’s Missiles

C．Qian Xuesen’s Life in Shanghai

25、Dear Nancy,

My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I'm not famous now. But maybe I can be famous someday! I can't sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums. I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician. I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don't think I can be a famous and successful sports man. Can I join you?

Love

Xiao Ming

【1】What's the word "instruments" in Chinese? It's _______.

A. 乐谱 B. 乐器 C. 乐章  D. 音乐

【2】What can't Xiao Ming do? He can't

A. write stories   B. sing or dance

C. act in movies   D. B&C

【3】Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous_______ or a famous writer.

A. musician   B. actor

C. sportsman   D. Writer

26、阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

C

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life．Do you like blue? Then you may be quiet, shy and prefer following to leading.

Colours influence our moods．There is a relationship between colours and moods．A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day．Black is depressing (令人压抑的)．There was a black bridge over River Thames．The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green．

Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active．In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black．

【1】An active person may like ________.

A．yellow, orange or red

B．yellow, black or red

C．orange, blue or black

D．green, blue or brown

【2】Most people feel more _______ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.

A．tired

B．bored

C．relaxed

D．worried

【3】Why did more people kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?

A．Because the bridge was too crowded．

B．Because people didn’t like the bridge.

C．Because the colour of the bridge was depressing．

D．Because no one saved them.

【4】In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work ______.

A．worse

B．harder

C．more slowly

D．more carelessly

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Your Favourite Colour

B．The Secret of Colour

C．The Colour of A Bridge

D．Stop People from Killing Themselves

27、Gabriel Garcia Márquez ,who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982，passed away at the age of 86 on April 17，2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant(巨匠).

Garcia Márquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th-century literature”. Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called “magical realism ”(魔幻现实主义). In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile, magical things happen to them.

Garcia Márquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude (《百年孤独》),which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world —of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor（暗喻）for the development of Colombia since the 19th century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said, Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence(精髓) of the Latin American beings”.

【1】Garcia Márquez was born in the year _________.

A. 1914 B. 1928 C. 1967 D. 1982

【2】We can know from Paragragh 2 that Garcia Márquez______.

A. was born in Mexico City

B. spent most of his adult life in Colombia

C. had a writing style called “magical realism”

D. was famous but lived a simple daily life

【3】 The underlined word “isolated” means ________.

A. 隔绝的 B. 安逸的 C. 喧嚣的 D. 繁华的

【4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Garcia Márquez?

A. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.

B. His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was a great success.

C. He was widely known as “a giant of 20th-century literature”.

D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.

【5】The writer quotes(引述) from the President to ______.

A. praise Garcia Márquez for his achievement

B. show the deep sadness of the President

C. explain the writing style of Garcia Márquez

D. describe the character of Garcia Márquez

28、   Today skateboarding is popular around the world. Many young people like the sport, and so does Marcelo Lusardi. However, he is quite 【1】 from others—he is a blind skateboarder.

Marcelo was 【2】 in Argentina, and now he lives in Spain. He used to live 【3】 easy life but everything changed when he went blind. He felt hopeless, as he couldn't imagine living without sight. 【4】 , a friend of his father's helped him out. Thanks 【5】 her help, Marcelo was able to accept his condition.

Marcelo went to the skate park which he had often visited. At first, he thought skating was out of the question for a blind man like 【6】. But his skateboarding friends told him he was still one of them and he had to get back on the skateboard. They helped him learn to use his 【7】 senses rather than sight to ride the skateboard again and even try out new tricks.

【8】 back at those days, Marcelo thought losing his sight helped him realize who he is, "People sometimes have problems and think that's the 【9】 of the world, but in the end you can solve these problems. Like me, I was skating, then I went blind, and now I am skating again. Not as well as before, 【10】 I can still do it and leave people with their mouths open." So remember: everything has a solution in life.

29、Kevin Moseley is an inventor.He has turned his invention into a huge business success.Several years ago，Kevin came up with the ideas of creating a shark fin (鲨鱼鳍) to help children learn to ______.He named it SwimFin.

Later，Kevin developed a business plan for his idea and went on a ______for investment (投资)．On the show，some people______that his idea was dangerous and they even made a couple of jokes.They said ______would buy such a “silly” thing.“I went on the show ______I was not a businessman，”Kevin said.“I needed the ______and advice，but I was made to feel like a poor little schoolboy.”

However，Kevin decided not to give up.“That experience made me want to succeed.I realized that I did have a good ______ that would help children learn to swim，so I decided to carry on______.”

Kevin raised about ￡200，000 ______ the new business.He started a company，SwimFin Ltd，from the garage (车库) of his home.

In just one year，Kevin made about ￡70，000 and his product became very______.One year later，SwimFin was a ￡100，000 business and worldwide success.

【1】A. skate   B. swim   C. count   D. shoot

【2】A. market   B. program   C. trip   D. search

【3】A. introduced   B. checked   C. accepted   D. warned

【4】A. nobody   B. somebody   C. anybody   D. everybody

【5】A. so   B. but   C. because   D. If

【6】A. tool   B. partner   C. money   D. attention

【7】A. product   B. background   C. course   D. process

【8】A. halfway   B. alone   C. instead   D. abroad

【9】A. under   B. from   C. through   D. for

【10】A. educational   B. natural   C. convenient   D. popular