15长宁区2014学年第一学期初三英语教学质量检测试卷

Lots of theme parks have roller coasters (过山车). A roller coaster is anything that may appear dangerous while in fact, it's perfectly safe for family fun as long as you are over the height of 48 inches. If you like heart-stopping thrills, this \machine\bestchoice. For example, Kingda Ka is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in the United States. It is the world's tallest roller coaster, the world's second fastest roller coaster. Riding this roller coaster makes you feel like you are flying.

One second you may be looking at the sky and the next you are looking straight down at the ground!

Does this sound scary (惊悚的) to you? If so, we will take you to other theme parks around the world. Ocean Park in Hong Kong is the first stop. You can walk through an underwater tunnel as sharks swim overhead or watch a dolphin swimming show. Besides, cable cars will carry you more than 200 metres to the top of the park.

Europa-Park is another good choice. If you think a few' days are not enough

to travel through Europe, this theme park in Germany will show you what other European countries are like. Europa-Park has 12 country-themed areas. You can first ride French bobsleds (雪橇), then eat Greek sandwiches and then take a roller coaster based on the Russian space station—all in one day! Besides, Europa-Park is very real. The street lights in the Spanish part are from Spain and the small houses in the Swiss part come from Switzerland.

Our last stop is Universal's Islands in the US, a world-famous dinosaur theme park. If you are a fan of dinosaurs, it is just the place for you. You can have an unforgettable

experience and see dinosaurs in their natural homes. But be careful! Escaping from the terrible mouth of a hungry dinosaur is a 26-metre drop into the darkest darkness! 69. It's a good choice to ______ if you like heart-stopping thrills.

A) ride a roller coaster B) invent a machine to scream C) look at the sky D) look straight down 70.______will take you to the highest point of Ocean Park? A) An underground B) A cable car C) A tunnel D) A 200-metre rope

71. You can enjoy the activities in Europa-Park except______. A) riding French bobsleds B) eating Greek sandwiches

C) visiting Russian space station D) watching Spanish street lights 72. You have to ______ to escape from a hungry dinosaur.

A) become a crazy fan of dinosaurs. B) see dinosaurs in their natural homes. C) run into the dinosaur's mouth. D) jump from an extremely high place. 73. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage? A) Six Flags Great Adventure lies in the USA.

B) The Ocean Park is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong.

C) The Europa-Park is located in some European countries. D) You may visit Universal's Islands in America.

74. How is the passage organized in structure (结构)? (=Paragraph (锻炼) 1, = Paragraph 2, = Paragraph 3,...)

B. Choose the best words and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）

What kind of story is most exciting? What story keeps you reading until the very end? The answer is the detective story.

Detective stories are among the most written, read and discussed stories in the world. They can be novels, animation and movies. When we start reading a detective story, we always wish to find out the truth before we reach the end. But it can be quite difficult to solve the problem as quickly as the detective does. ___75___ the following elements (元素) may help you find the truth. Motive

Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it. Motive (动机) is the reason ____76____ a crime. Some common motives are money, love, revenge (复仇) and so on. Suspect

Suspects are those who may have done the crime. Usually there is ____77____ one

suspect in a case. Detectives have to find out the real criminal among them. Suspects with different genders (性别), ages,jobs and personalities often confuse the readers. Clue

Clues (线索) are the most important things in solving a crime. Clues can be very ____78____ things, such as hair, mud or a piece of paper from a diary. Clues

don’t lead directly to the truth. Detectives use reasoning to find out what those clues truly mean, and _____79____ them together to find the truth. Alibi

An alibi (不在场证明) is a special kind of evidence. It means a proof of your not being at the crime scene when the crime happened. For example, if you are having dinner with a friend when the crime happens, your friend’s words are your alibi. _____80____ , an alibi can be forged (伪造). Your friendmay have told a lie to protect you.

Detective stories are like puzzles. Following the elements of motive, suspect, alibi and clue can help us see what the detectives sees and solve the puzzle in the end. 75. A) Looking forward to B) Paying attention to C) Looking after D) Getting rid of

76. A) behind B) beside C) beyond D) between 77. A) only B) about C) more than D) less than 78. A) heavy B) easy C) dangerous D) small 79. A) put B) leave C) follow D) start

80. A) In addition B) However C) As a result D) After all

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分） How to Make a Weather Forecast

You don’t have to be a weatherman to forecast weather. If you notice the animals, the world around you and the sky, you can predict weather on your own and with good accuracy. Instructions

Listen to birds or the sound of your ax (斧子). If the sound is sharp, stormy

weather is moving nearer. If the sound dissipates (散去), a high-pressure system and nice weather is on the w____81___.

Examine the moon or sun, but do not look at the sun d____82____or it will cause serious eye damage. If you see a halo (光环) around the sun or moon, then warm weather follows. A bright halo means rain or snow in the forest.

View the s____83____of the campfire to see if it rises. If it does, expect a

high-pressure system and nice weather. But if it stays low, it shows low-lying dense (密集的) air, which usually means a storm is coming.

Feel the direction of the wind. A wind blowing from the east show that a storm is likely to happen. A wind from the west means a s____84____day.

O____85____the sky and remember the old rhyme (童谣)：Red sky in the morning , when looking east, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, when looking at the sunset, means sailor’s delight.

Monitor the clouds. The higher the clouds are, the better the weather. If the clouds combine or you see an overlapping (重叠) of increasing clouds, and the sky turns into a milky c____86____—a storm is about to come.

Look at your shoes as you walk through the grass in the morning. If the grass is wet with dew (露珠), then you can expect dry weather. But if the grass is dry, then it will be w____87___of you to take your umbrella.

D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分，第88题1分，第89-92题每题2分，第93题3分)

An old carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer (雇主) of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more relaxing life with his wife and children. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They thought they could support themselves for the rest of their life.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He turned to bad workmanship and used poor building materials.

It was an unlucky way to end his working life. When the carpenter finished his work and the employer came to see the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. \

is your house,\

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted (不专注的) way, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.

It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived with dignity (尊严).

The sentence on the wall reads, \clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today. 88. The old carpenter lived quite a rich life with his wife and children, didn't he? 89. Why did the old carpenter want to retire?

90. What did the old carpenter's employer ask him to do before he retired? 91. How did the carpenter do the job his employer asked him to do? 92. How did the carpenter feel when he realized that the last house he built was his home?

93. What does the sentence on the wall mean?

VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)

94. Write a passage of at least 60 words about the Topic“A lucky _______”

(以一个/件/…幸运的_______为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格子。) 注意：补全题目，记叙或描述你认为幸运的人/物/事…..,并阐述理由。

Part 1

1 C 2 D 3 F 4 E 5 H 6 G 7 A 8 B 9 B 10 C

11 D 12 A 13 D 14 C 15 T 16 F 17 T 18 F 19 T 20 F 21 on wheels 22 small together 23 worrying about 24 other families 25 break down Part 2 II.

26 A 27 D 28 B 29 D 30 B 31 D 32 C 33 A 34 C 35 B 36 A 37 C 38 A 39 C 40 C 41 B 42 A 43 D 44 B 45 D III.

46 B 47 D 48 E 49 A 50 C 51 E 52 A 53 D IV.

54 feet 55 fourth 56 happiness 57 speech

58 successful 59 dishonest 60 seriously 61 enable V.

62 hasn’t finished 63 How did 64 well as 65 does she 66 was read 67 when would

68 We learn a language so that we can communicate. Part 3 VI.

69 A 70 B 71 C 72 D 73 C 74 D 75 B 76 A 77 C 78 D 79 A 80 B 81 way 82 directly 83 smoke 84 sunny 85 Observe 86 colour 87 wise 88 No, he didn’t.

89 Because he wanted to live a more relaxing life with his wife and children. 90 The employer asked him to build just one more house.

91 He turned to bad workmanship and used poor materials. / Lazily. / Badly. 92 He felt greatly shocked and sorry for what he did.

93 Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today. / ……