2008-2009学年北京市东城区初三第一学期期末考试英语试卷

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36．—Would you like another cup of tea？ A．Yes，please B．Here you are C．You re welcome D．I agree

四、完形填空。（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Michael Phelps，the world's greatest swimmer is really proud of his record－breaking eighth Olympic gold medal win．He says that 37 just wants to hug his dear mother，and go home to relax．

Phelp's 38 was to beat Mark Spitz s 36－year record of seven golds for a single Olympics．And now his dream has come true in the Beijing Games．

“The first thing I’d like to do to my mum is just hug her．I've in fact seen her for about 30 seconds this whole 39 ，”said Phelps．His mother Debbie was still in the stands as he held up medals this week．

“One of the things I really want to do is just lie in my own bed for 5 minutes and just 40

Phelps said，after the United States 41 the men’s relay（接力）on Sunday and brought him his dream of a golden 42 . His medal round his neck，Phelps climbed up past photographers in the front seats after the race so he could 43 up and kiss his mother and sisters in the stands above． “She 44 said congratulations．And then she started crying，and I started crying and then my sister started crying．We haven’t really had much time 45 ，”Phelps said． After a vacation with friends to celebrate， 46 wants him to try out for the 2009 47 championships in Rome．

“My mum’s told me I'd better make the team 48 she wants to go to Rome．So I've got the pressure（压力）from my mum，”he said．

37．A．he B．she C．they D．we 38．A．visit B．dream C．result D．record 39．A．place B．class C．time D．thing 40．A．stay B．relax C．think D．start

41．A．worked B．learned C．had D．won 42．A．five B．six C．seven D．eight 43．A．reach B．turn C．jump D．look 44．A．already B．also C．just D．yet 45．A. enough B．together C. neither D．too

46．A．Michael B．Mark C．Debbie D．Phelps 47．A．swimming B．running C．basketball D．tennis 48．A．that B．which C．unless D．because 第三部分 阅读（22分） 五、阅读理解。（每小题2分）

阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

（A）

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A．Food． B．A house． C．Education． D．A cinema．

（B）

Edison worked as a telegtaph operator（电报员）when he was young．He worked at night；during the day he read books and made experiments．He was very tired．Sometimes he slept at night，and so the other operators got angry．When they sent a message，Edison did not answer．He was asleep．Thw soon found a way to keep him awake．They told him to telegraph the letter A every hour； and in oder to do this，he had to stay awake．

Edison did not like this at all；he was still tired． So he invented a new machine which sent the letter A every hour．It never，never failed． Machines are not like people who forget．So the other operators received the letter every hour．

They could not believe that Edison was such a wonderful man．One night they went quietly to his room and looked in．He was sleeping deeply，and his new machine was sending the letter A!

Edison continued his experiments in New York，but he had not got much money．He invented another machine．This one printed the messages which the telegraph received．There was by chance a rich man there who was studying the telegraph．As soon as he saw the new machine，he bought it for about 8，000 dollars. With this money Edison was able to get some other scientists to help him．He invented a lot d

different things．One of these was a talking－maehine．We call it a record-player．Our modern record－player is better than the old one，of course; but Edison’s machine was the first of its kind in the world．

53．When did Edison work as a telegraph operator？

A．At night． B．In the morning． C．In the afternoon.

D．On weekends．

54．How did Edison managee to type the letter A every hour？ A．He typed the letter himself． B．Another operator helped him．

C．A scientist telegraphed the letter for him． D. He invented a machine which helped him． 55．How did Edison get 8，000 dollars？ A．He worked very hard day and night． B．He read books and made experiments． C．He sold his new machine to a rich man． D．He made several new machines for himself． 56．What happened first in the story？

A．Edison was told to type and send the letter A every hour． B．Edison sometimes fell asleep when he was on duty． C. Some scientists were asked to help Edison． D．Other operators went to Edison's room．

（C）

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