2018学年度松江区初三英语第一学期期末试卷(含听力和答案)

Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分读写）

W . Reading comprehension （阅读理解）（共 50 分

A. Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

（12分）

I' ve loved my mother ' s desk since I was jUetitaugh to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. \said, \

I n ever saw her an gry, n ever saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wan ted heart-to-heart talks betwee n mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was \(易动情感的)\surface\

As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and tha nked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive (原谅)me.

I posted the letter and waited for her an swer. None came.

My hope turned to disappo in tme nt, the n little in terest and fin ally, peace---it seemed that nothing happe ned. I could n't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had writte n it, and I could stop trying to make her into some one she was not.

Now the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chose n work, I clea ned the desk carefully and found some papers in side, a photo of my father and a on e-page letter, folded (折叠)and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder tha n words. (

)69. Elizabeth began to love her mother A. after she had her own family C. after her mother died (

' s desk ________ . B. whe n she was a child D. whe n her mother was badly ill

)70. The underlined word “ gulf” in the fourth paragraph means ____ . A. deep un dersta nding betwee n the mother and the daughter B. differe nt ideas betwee n the mother and the daughter C. free talks betwee n the mother and the daughter D. part of the sea going far in land

( )71. Elizabeth wrote to her mother to _____ . A. apologize to her

C. have heart-to-heart talks

B. express tha nks to her D. make her cry

( )72. Elizabeth was probably _____ .

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A. a teacher (

B. a doctor C. a no velist D. an actress

)73. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is true accord ing to the writer? A. The letter had never got to Elizabeth

' s mother.

B. Elizabeth and her mother ofte n argued with each other. C. Elizabeth realized her mother forgave her at last. D. Elizabeth ' s mother was too emoti on al. (

)74. What ' s the best title of the page? A. My mother ' s desk

C. Talks between Mother and Me

B. A letter to my mother D. My happy family

(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短

B. Choose the words or expressi ons and complete the passage 文)(12分)

The perfect Ian guage lear ner

Every Ian guage stude nt wants to know the secret to making the post progress in the shortest time.

What does the perfect learner do to better acquire a foreign Ianguage? The following are some tips which may help you ________________ 75 __ your Ian guage skills.

Lear n every day

Eve n whe n you are really tir ed, do some lear ning, eve n if it

-10 sronl^tes. Never miss a

cha nee to in crease your kno wledge. Use it, _ 76 _ lose it! Practice makes perfect.

Memorize new vocabulary

To really learn a new word, you have to remi nd yourself of it six times over hours, days and weeks. Write down all your new vocabulary in a little book that you can always carry around with you, or keep a___77 ___ in your mobile--- you always have it with you, don

' t you? According to a recent study, 86

perce nt of the participa nts believe that they are more likely to be successful in rememberi ng new words with a vocabulary list.

Be ___78___

Don' t worry about small mistakes! No one min ds! When you lear n new vocabulary or grammar, use it as soon as possible. If you can once. Challe nge yourself! Go for it!

_ 80 ___ , you can use tech no logy to improve your En glish such as liste ning to podcasts (播客) of n ative speakers, readi ng n ews in the Ian guage you are lear ning, watch ing videos etc. Cheer up! You can be a perfect Ian guage lear ner! ( ( ( ( (

)75. A. affect )76. A. and )77. A. diary )78. A. serious )79. A. accurately

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' t use theris like79that some one will corrct you at B. create B. or B. program B. active B. freely

C. improve C. but C. record C. hon est C. completely

D. follow D. so D. promise D. brave D. easily

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)80. A. For these reas B. In additi on C. In other words D. In a word ons

C. Read the passage and fill in the bla nks 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)

Cars make our life more convenient. But they can also be a problem, especially fossil fuel (化石燃 料) cars, which are a major cause of air pollution.

To improve the environment, many countries are d ________ （81） electric vehicles （EVs, 电动 车）.Among them, China is taking a leading role and has created the world ' slargest EV m to the Wall Street Journal.

Last year, over 40 percent of the 753,000 EVs sold worldwide were sold in China, more than twice as many as the number sold in the United States, according to the International Energy Agency.

Chinese drivers are already big fans of ECs. Chinese auto companies （汽车公司）i_________ （83） BYD and BAIC （北汽集团） were amo ng the top in the world in EV sales.

“ Charging an electric car is cheaper than filling up a fossil fuel car with gas, ” said a customer, who

bought an electric car from BAIC this year.

However, there are still some problems. It is h _______ （84） to find charging piles （充电桩）.The cars can' t go far before thyen eed to be recharged.

S _______ （85） of these problems are bei ng solved, In 2014, Chi na had 31,000 chargi ng piles, according to Xinhua News Agency. Now China has the world ' largest EV charging network, with more tha n 167,000 charg ing piles altogether, accord ing to the Econo mic Daily.

China is trying to make EVs p ________ （86） to reduce pressure

（压力）on its environment. The

（82）, accordi ng

gover nment promised to s _______ （87） in creas ing carb on dioxide （二氧化碳）

“ As China goes, so will the world ' s auto industry, the Wall Street Journal said.

D. Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题）

（12分）

Chin ese boys are faili ng to become men accord ing to a new book CALLED Save the Boys. The book says today ' s Chinese boys are both physically and emotion情感地）weak. It claims, in effect, that boys are beco ming more girly!

The writers of the book say moder n culture and educati on system have an effect on this situati on. They also say boys ' learning is con受ted制的）

by having to sit still in class all day. They don ' t

have good role models in school because most of their teachers are wome n. On top of that, most men role models in pop-culture, the authors say, are effeminate （女子气的）

Now, if you are a boy reading this, you shouldn

' （typai toayiehvcady be laughing!）,

because the book is just talk ing about social cha nges that have bee n happe ning all over the world, not just in China. When the world was becoming richer, the traditional roles of men and women changed a lot. Now we no Ion ger live in old times whe n men had to defe nd their families from man-eati ng tigers. And wome n are no Ion ger

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finan cially （经济地）depe ndent on men because they have their own jobs and careers.

Becoming a man is a difficult and long process. Your best role model is probably your father. From our fathers we lear n that a man is hon est and kind. He is resp on sible and hardwork ing. He always faces difficulties and doesn ' cbmplain or make excuses. He may not have big muscles, but he does have a big heart. As long as there are good fathers, there is no need to worry about “ saving ” the boys. 88. What ' s today ' s Chinese boys ' problem according to aSaok 伽1馳丫日 89. Accord ing to the book, what causes the boys

problem?

90. Why do the boys have no good role models in school?

91. According to the book, social changes are just happening in China, aren 92. Who can be the boys ' best role model?

93, What can we do to help boys become men?

VD . Writing （作文）（共 20 分）

94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ I' m looking forward to sth./doing sth.”（以待…”为题，写一篇不少于 60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

（注意：短文中不得出现真实姓名和校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。

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松江区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷?参考答案

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