2014年重庆一中初2015级初三11月半期 英语（含答案）

48. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to avoid being attacked? B. Four deadly animal attacks. C. A dangerous zoo. D. The poor people in the zoo. B

When you go to a college or high school sports event, you see cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are boy and girl students dressed in the colors of their team. They jump and dance in front of the crowd and shout the name of their team. Their job is to excite the crowd．

The first cheerleader was a man. In 1898, Johnny Campbell jumped in front of the crowd at the University of Minnesota and shouted for his team. He shouted,“Hoo-rah Minn-e-so-tah!” This was the first organized shout. For the next thirty-two years cheerleaders were men only. Women were not cheerleaders until 1930．

Today cheerleaders work in teams．They practice special shouts，dances，and athletic shows．Often the women work separately(分别地)from the men. But cheerleaders are most exciting when men and women work together. The men throw the women high in the air and catch them. The team members climb on each other's shoulders to make different shapes. They yell and dance too. It is like human fireworks．

Cheerleaders now have their own competitions. Every year there are local, state and national competitions for cheerleaders. The teams make new, faster, and more exciting shows to be the best．

49. Cheerleaders’ job is to _______________.

A. jump in front of the crowd B. dance in front of the crowd C. shout the name of their team D. excite the crowd 50. For ________ years, only men can be cheerleaders.

A. thirty B. thirty-one C. thirty-two D. thirty-three 51. Today cheerleaders work in teams to practice special things except(除了)________________

A. shouts B. dances C. athletic shows D. singing songs 52. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Cheerleaders can only be handsome boy students. B. Women began to be cheerleaders before 1930.

C. Women cheerleaders can work with men cheerleaders today.

D. Cheerleaders now have their own competitions every other year.

C

Not long ago, there was a movie called “Dearest”, which was about child abducting and trafficking（贩卖儿童）. It was so sad and moving that people who watched it cried and felt upset. And those who were parents themselves even felt angry. However, this kind of story doesn’t just happen in the movie. It happens in our life, too.

Thousands of children are abducted and sold every year to boy-less families. Mr. Xiao has been trying very hard to make more people realize the crime(罪恶) of child abducting and trafficking. He drives around the country in his small car covered with posters of missing children. One of them is his 5-year-old son, who was dressed in a white coat. Mr. Xiao is a villager who lives near Tongzhou, one of Bejing’s small towns. He says he has spent as much as 400,000 yuan of his own money on the project. He says there are other parents in other places of China who tour the country in similar ways to look for their lost children.

Parents like Mr. Xiao has made the government take some actions to stop the crime in the past twenty years. Since 2009, more than 54000 children have been rescued and 11000 trafficking gangs(团伙) were caught.

Now parents and activists have been using websites and microblogs to share information about cases(案情) and draw public attention to children abduction and trafficking. And more and more people have joined them to help stop the crime. In this way, it’s possible for the police to rescue more children and help them to come back to their parents.

53. The story in the movie “Dearest” ___________________.

A. was about children B. was interesting and moving C. happens just in the movie D. happens in real life too 54. Children abducted are usually sold to ___________________.

A. poor families B. families without children C. families without girls D. families without boys

55. What does the underlined word rescue mean in the third and fourth paragraph? A. 诱拐 B. 非法交易 C. 解救 D. 杀害

56. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Mr. Xiao has spent lots of money looking for his son. B. Mr. Xiao’s son is 15 years old now.

C. Mr. Xiao has found his son.

D. The government hasn’t done anything to solve the problem.

D

Chinese politeness has always followed strict rules, although sometimes Chinese people seem to be impolite according to Western norms(准则) in public places. To well understand Chinese, something must be remembered:

Mianzi (Face):

The idea of shame（羞愧）, usually expressed as “face” could be considered as the “status(身份)” or “self-respect（自尊）” in Chinese and it’s certainly strange to foreigners. It’s the worst thing for a Chinese to lose face. Never embarrass（使某人尴尬）, shame or shout at a person in public. Since all these actions would probably put a Chinese in a situation that he might lose face. In order to get a successful result

without letting a Chinese lose face, any criticism(批评) should be given wisely, or it’s just against what you wish.

Guanxi (Relationships between people):

Throughout much of Chinese history, what has held society together is the idea of guanxi, relationships between people. It is very important for the Chinese to have good relationships. They often regard good social relations as a symbol of personal ability and influence. Someone who has no connections would be looked down upon (被歧视) and is only half-Chinese.

Keqi:

Keqi not only means kind, polite, and well mannered, but also shows

modesty(谦逊). The expression is most often used in “buyaokeqi”, meaning “you needn’t be so kind and polite to me,” or “you’re welcome.”

In a word, do in Rome as Rome does, but you need not worry about these

cultural differences since most Chinese are warm-hearted and kind and will not mind your careless mistakes.

57. According to Western norms in public places, some Chinese people seem to be ____________.

A. well mannered B. polite C. understandable D. impolite

58. According to the passage, if we embarrass or shout at a Chinese person in public, he may think that _____________.

A. you are making him lose face B. the Guanxi between you are not good

C. you’re not being Keqi to him D. you don’t like him 59. From the passage we can learn that ____________.

A. people from western culture may find it easy to understand Chinese politeness

B. “buyaokeqi” in Chinese means “don’t be good to me” in English C. Chinese people without good Guanxi are only half-Americans

D. most Chinese will not mind if foreigners can’t understand Chinese politeness well

60. This passage is mainly about ________________. A. the differences between Chinese and westerners

B. the differences between Chinese culture and western culture C. the secrets to better understand Chinese politeness D. the secrets to be a better Chinese

第II卷（共60分）

V. 任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共6分） 阅读下文并回答问题。

Today we explain some expressions about birds. For example, if something is \for the birds,\’s not interesting. Someone who \eats like a bird\And \a birds-eye view\

Have you ever noticed that \birds of a feather flock together\people who are similar become friends or do things together. Here is some good advice: Sometimes I can do two things with one action. This is called \killing two birds with one stone.\animals. This is \a real feather in my cap\the people I work with are \the early bird catches the worm\best chance of success.

61. If we say “killing two birds with one stone”, do we mean we have to kill birds with a stone?

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62. What’s “a real feather in my cap” ?

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63. What animals are all those expressions about ?

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VI. 口语运用 （每小题1分，共5分） A . We shake hands. B. What about the hotels? C. Is that true? D. What do you want to know? E. make sure you are on time. F. Is it polite to take a few flowers? G. We usually go about fifteen minutes late. A: Tom, I have some questions about your country, Canada. B: Okay. 64

A: What should you do when you meet someone for the first time? B: 65

A: How about time? For example, when a party is at 8:00, do you go at 8:00? B: No. 66 .

A: OK. Is it the same for business meetings?

B: Oh, no. For a business meeting, 67 .

A: Mm, I heard that it’s impolite to make sounds when you eat. 68 ?

B: Yes, it is. You shouldn’t do it. A: Thanks.

VII. 用单词的正确形式填空。（每空1分，共6分）

69. When doing English exercises, try to avoid __________ (make) unnecessary mistakes.

70. Nowadays, there are more and more ____________(America) who start to learn Chinese.

71. Whatever we do, we should be well ______________(prepare).

72. “Stand up!” sounds ___________(polite) than “Would you please stand up? ” 73. I am sure everyone _____________(change) a lot in the past few years.

74. Everybody, pay attention to the bell. Stand up __________(quick) as soon as you hear it.

VIII. 完成句子。（每空1分，共12分）

根据所给提示，完成句子。

75. He used to be short and shy. (一般疑问句) ________ he _________ to be short and shy?

76. My little daughter drew a nice picture yesterday. (变为被动语态) A nice picture ________ _______by my little daughter yesterday. 77. Jimmy went to the cinema with his best friend.(对划线部分提问) __________ __________ did Jimmy go to the cinema ?

78. It’s been two days since I arrived in Chongqing. (变为同义句) I have _______ _______Chongqing for two days. 79. 在磁器口，经常有人放孔明灯。

In Ciqikou, people usually _________ _________ sky lanterns. 80. 重庆因为它的火锅，群山和美女而闻名遐迩。

Chongqing is widely _________ _________ its hotpot, mountains and beauties. Ⅸ. 短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）