江苏常州七校1819学度度初三上学期联考英语.docx

1、江苏常州七校1819学度度初三上学期联考英语江苏常州七校18-19学度度初三上学期12月联考-英语2018年12月卷(请把I卷上的答案填写在答题纸上)【一】单项选择(每题1分，共计20分)( ) 1. None of us knew what had happened _ they told us about it.A. when B. until C. after D. though( ) 2. Mrs. Smith was worried about both of her daughters, especially the _ one.A. young B. younger C. you

2、ngest D. oldest( ) 3. The dogs were made _ as fast as they could.A. run B. ran C. running D. to run( ) 4. My friend Tom _me _ for an hour yesterday.A. keep; wait B. keeping; waitedC. kept; waiting D. keeps; to wait( ) 5. The _ man told us his past days before he _. His _ made us very sad.A. dying; d

3、ied; death B. dead; dying; dieC. dead; died; dying D. dead; dying; death( ) 6. -Have you heard the good _?-Yes! The radio says China will send an explorer(探险家to Mars.A. information B. news C. message D. idea( ) 7. _the teachers in their school is about 200 and one fourth of them are _ teachers.A. A

4、number of; women B. A number of; womanC. The number of; women D. The number of; woman( ) 8. Jin Yong is one of the greatest and oldest _ writers. He is still _.A. living; alive B. living; living C. alive; living D. alive; alive( ) 9. -You look sad, Kate.-Yeah, I have made _ mistakes in my report.A.

5、a little B. a few C. a bit D. a bit of( ) 10. It was _ music that I lost myself in it.A. such a beautiful B. so beautiful a C. so beautiful D. such beautiful( ) 11. -Dont you enjoy watching the English programme Outlook English Magazine on CCTV Channel 10?-_. I think it very helpful to improve my li

6、stening and speaking abilities.A. Yes, I do B. No, I dont C. Yes, I dont D. No, I do( ) 12. His father and mother often argue_ what TV programmes _.A. with; watching B. about; watchingC. with; to watch D. about; to watch( ) 13. He will come here _5:00 _6:00 this afternoon.A. among; and B. between; a

7、nd C. from; to D. among; or( ) 14. The car _ me nearly $30,000.A. spent B. bought C. cost D. took( ) 15. -Which colour do you prefer, red or pink?- _ . I really dont mind.A. Both B. None C. Either D. Neither( ) 16. -_ does he take this medicine?-Twice a day.A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. Ho

8、w much( ) 17. -Mark speaks English well, but you _ him.-Thank you.A. speak as badly as B. speak worse thanC. dont speak as badly as D. speak much better than( ) 18. Peter drives _ Amy, so it will take Peter _time to get to the hotel.A. much faster than; less B. more slowly than; lessC. as fast as; m

9、ore D. as slowly as; more( ) 19. This morning Jack came to school _ than _ student in his class.A. much late; any B. much late; any otherC. much later; any D. much later; any other( ) 20. -Would you mind my opening the window?-_.A. Of course, open it B. Certainly, do pleaseC. No, dont do it D. Not a

10、t all【二】完形填空(每题1分，共计10分)I cant remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter nearby and _1_ that no one else was going to pick it up.I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there _2_ three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. Bu

11、t one day there was _3_ much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy _4_ there again.I _5_ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag wa

12、s _6_! It had cans, bottles, broken glasses and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. Im often there for three hours. It makes me feel _7_ to do something for the environment.After each trip, I look at all the litter that Ive found. If _8_ of it is

13、 recyclable(可回收的) , I keep it. I cant understand _9_ people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to _10_ the earth, but I still think it is important.( ) 1. A. believed B. realized C. insisted D. understood( ) 2. A. after B. for C

14、. with D. in( ) 3. A. such B. very C. so D. too( ) 4. A. going B. living C. working D. sleeping( ) 5. A. went B. made C. got D. tried( ) 6. A. new B. empty C. dirty D. full( ) 7. A. tired B. sad C. great D. interesting( ) 8. A. any B. some C. many D. much( ) 9. A. that B. why C. when D. how( ) 10. A

15、. make B. mend C. support D. help【三】阅读理解(每题2分，共计20分)(A)We are all busy taking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Comput

16、er networks didnt work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. I

17、n this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government (政府). But in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use

18、. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular amon

19、g students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples life.( ) 1. The Internet has a history of more than _ years.A. fifty B. ten C. forty D. twenty( ) 2. A new network system was set up to_.A. make computers cheaper B. make itself keep on working all the timeC. break dow

20、n the whole networks D. make computers large and expensive( ) 3. At first the Internet was only used by _.A. the government B. universities C. hospital and banks D. schools( ) 4. _ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.A. Computers B. Scientists C. Software D. Information( ) 5. Which of the fo

21、llowing sentences is true?A. In the 1960s, computer networks worked wellB. In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.C. Sending e-mails is more popular among students than before.D. Today it is still not easy to get on-line.(B)Mrs. Bakers sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from

22、 Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. Thi

23、s meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sisters train arrived, so as to take her to his house.Of course

24、, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wifes train, so as to bring her home.One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wifes arrival when a porter ( 搬运工 ), who had often seen him at th

25、e station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!”( ) 6. Who was ill? _A. Mr. Baker B. Mrs. Baker C. Mr. Bakers sister D. Mrs. Bakers sister( ) 7. Who looked afte

26、r the sick person on weekdays?A. Mr. Bakers sister B. Mrs. Bakers sisterC. Mrs. Baker D. Someone acting as a nurse( ) 8. Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? _A. Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home.B. To take his sister to his own

27、home.C. To bring his wife back home.D. To look after his sister.( ) 9. Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend? _A. At home B. In his office C. In his sisters home D. In a neighbouring town( ) 10. Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble? Because _.A. Mr. Baker was making fun of the two la

28、diesB. Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husbandC. He thought the two women are Mr. Bakers girl friendsD. The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker卷【四】任务型阅读(共5小题；每题1分，总分值5分。每空填一词。)Someone is singing next door, but you feel unhappy because her singing is terrible. So you think she is just making n

29、oise. We know that too much noise makes people feel terrible.Scientists are still trying to find out more about noise, but already it is known that a noise of over 85 decibels(分贝) can make some people tried and anxious(焦虑的).In the past we thought only workers in very noisy places became deaf easily.

30、 Today, scientists believe that 10% of all workers in Britain become deaf in their work.There are also new dangers from noise. Pop music, for example, can reach 120 decibels when it is played loudly five feet away! Only a plane can make such loud noise when it takes off.There was an experiment in the United States. Some people would be given a lot of money if they stood below a jet when it was taking off over their heads. No one got the money after the jet flew past because all of them died in the noise.People cant pay their atte