2009-2010学年第一学期苏州市重点中学期中联考英语试题（牛津版）
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共6大题，满分120分。考试用时100分钟。
第一卷（三大题，共75分）
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级用钢笔或圆珠笔写在答题卡上，将考试号用2B 铅笔涂在答题卡上。 2．每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试卷上无效。
一、听力选择（满分20分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话听两遍。 1. What is the weather like today?
A B C 2. How did they go there?
A B C 3. Which pen will the boy buy?
A B C
4. What pet did the man buy?
A B C 5．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At home. B. In a stadium. C. In the hospital. 6．Which dress does the man like?
A. The red one. B. The white one. C. The purple one. 7．How many desks are there for the parents?
A. Sixteen. B. Twenty-five. C. Twenty-six. 8．Who did the man speak to?
A. Mrs. Green. B. Dr. Brown. C. Joe. 9．Which bus does the man want to take?
A. No. 5. B. No. 3. C. No. 63. 10．How is the woman going to the airport?
A. By taxi. B. By train.
C. By bus.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话听两遍。 听第一段对话，回答11-12小题。 11. What did the man buy?
A. Two newspapers. B. Two magazines. C. One newspaper and one magazine. 12. How much did the man pay?
A. He paid one Yuan. B. He paid two Yuan and fifty. C. He paid three Yuan and fifty. 听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题。 13. Who has a problem?
A. Mary’s mother. B. Mr. Li. C. Mary. 14. How does Mr. Li think an MP4 player to Mary?
A. Useless. B. Necessary. C. Important. 15. What will her mother do if Mary says sorry to her mother?
A. She will be angry. B. She will be pleased. C. She will buy her an MP4 player. 听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. What did Mary want to be?
A. A dancer. A. It got better.
B. A teacher. B. It only got louder.
C. A singer.
C. It was the same as before.
17. How was Mary’s voice after many years’ practising? 18. Why did her teacher decide to stop the lesson?
A. Because Mary wasn’t good at it. B. Because her teacher was too busy. C. Because Mary wanted to stop the lesson. 19. Who did Mary invite to her concert?
A. Many pop singers.
20. What did the teacher’s words really mean?
A. Mary did very well.
B. Mary would become a great singer some day.
C. The concert was terrible and Mary would never become a good singer.
B. Her teacher.
C. Her friends.
二、选择填空(共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分)
A) 单项填空 从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. ________ interesting work it is! It must be of ______ great fun.
A. How; /
B. What; / C. How; a
D. What; a
22. This pair of jeans looks nice ________ Sandy because she looks very nice ________ blue. A. in; on B. on; in C. for; on D. to; in
23. Teachers should be ________ with students, especially with those who learn a bit slowly. A. energetic B. patient C. modest D. practical 24. They looked forward with hope ________ a chance to receive further education. A. for getting B. of getting C. to get D. to getting 25. We prefer ________ down the development of economy ________ the environment. A. to slowing; to polluting B. to slow; to pollute C. slow; pollute D. slowing; to polluting 26. ——The story is so amazing! It’s the most interesting story I’ve ever read. ——But I am afraid it won’t be liked by ________.
A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody 27. ——I have no choice but ________ my homework.
——I agree with you. We students can do nothing but ________ it.
A. do; finish B. to do; to finish C. to do; finish D. do; to finish 28. Could you please tell us ________ our English teacher? A. where we can find B. where can we find C. where we to find D. where to we find
29. The sentence structure of“I found Millie’s Christmas presents very beautiful”is ________. A ．S+V+P B ．S+V+DO+OC C ．S+V+IO+DO D ．S+V+DO
which word has the same meaning as “gets”?
A. takes B. becomes C. receives D. arrives 31. Guilin is ________ a beautiful city that it’s well worth ________.
A. such; to visit B. such; visiting C. so; to visit D. so; being visited 32. I think ________ not difficult ________ English every morning. A. it’s; keep reading B. that; keeping to read C. it; to keep reading D. that; to keep reading 33. ——When shall we go to watch the basketball match? ——Not until the work ________ tomorrow.
A ．will be finished B ． is finished C ．will finish D ．have finished 34. Jenny won the first prize in the piano competition. She was so excited that she ________ all night. A. showed off
B. stayed out C. showed up D. stayed up
35. ——Goodbye, Jim. Please remember me to your parents. ——__________. Thank you.
A. You are so nice B. The same to you C. No problem D. OK, I will
B) 完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe the that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help .
I knew very well what my family was . My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work my family. To my surprise, things completely changed the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter hard life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” 36. A. idea
B. story B. excited B. laughing B. before
C. news C. saying C. against C. anything C. before
D. thought D. worried D. shouting D. like D. everything D. supported D. on
37. A. nervous 38. A. crying 39. A. about 40. A. nothing 41. A. support 42. A. after
C. interested
B. something B. to support B. since
C. supporting
43. A. raised 44. A. dream of 45. A. what
B. spent B. think of B. which
C. planned C. hear of C. that
D. saved D. talk of D. how
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A little boy invited his mother to attend(出席) his elementary school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s dismay(沮丧) , his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed(尴尬的) by her appearance. There was a severe (严重的) scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed(留下深刻的印象) by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher. “How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious(无知觉的) , but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be forever, but unti l today, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day. 46. The boy’s mother was actually(事实上) ________. A. ugly
B. kind
C. beautiful
D. ugly but kind
47. According to the passage, the little boy ________. A. didn’t ask her mother to attend the meeting B. wanted her mother to attend the meeting at first
C. didn’t really want her mother to attend the meeting at first D. wasn’t moved by what her mother said 48. After reading the passage, we know _______.
A. the people at the meeting didn’t like the boy’s mother B. the boy’s mother was brave but foolish C. the boy hated what his mother had done
D. we should respect our parents whatever they are like
B
Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.
How can we lessen(减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians(行人) , it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements. We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street. 49. Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road? A. Stop and look both ways.
B. Run quickly. D. Walk quickly.
C. Make sure that the road is clear.
50. Why do most old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?
A. Because they are not careful. B. Because they forget to look and listen.
C. Because they can’t see or hear very well. D. Because they often run across the road. 51. As a student, you can to try to lessen traffic accidents. A. let drivers drive slowly
C
One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓）, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard. ”The others thought for a while and said：“That was why!”
A smart French said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship. 52. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______.
A. one was biting the other
B. the mouth of the hole was too small C. they were not afraid of smoke D. one was trying to help the blind one 53. “it made sense” probably means ______.
A. it was correct B. it was strange C. it was funny D. it was sweet
54. Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？
A. They did not dare to answer.
B. They had mistaken the relationship of the mice.
C. They regretted（后悔）driving a poor blind mouse away. D. They did not express themselves much better. 55. It is clear that ______.
A. all the mice came out of the hole easily
B. each of the people understood the relationship differently C. the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke D. the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight 56. The best title for the passage is ______.
B. play in the street carefully D. help children to cross the road
C. run across the road quickly
A. TWO LOVELY MICE B. HELP PRODUCES LOVE C. FRIENDS IN NEED D. LOVE IS ALL
D
It’s 2009. You feel sick, so you go to the doctor. She checks your fever, looks at your throat, and asks what you’ve been thinking about lately. When you leave, she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily. She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness.
Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that do, called , are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system（神经系统）. Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an influence on the health of your body.
Stress is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life. Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect. In fact, stress is necessary. Without stress, we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would probably be bored to death. But too much stress can hurt you. It can weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases. It can even make you more likely to have an accident.
When you feel stressed, your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) . Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat. Today you have a different kind of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, so you don’t use up all that adrenaline. It just stays bottled up inside you, and that’s what can do something bad to you.
What can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress. You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends. But sometimes you can’t change a stressful situation. Sometimes you don’t even want to. The link(关联) between your body and brain works in two ways. Your body can help your mind deal with stress. If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body. It’s important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals. Some people take a vitamin-mineral pill every day. Another thing that you can do is daily exercise. If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym(体育馆), you give your body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline. Of course, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly. Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before staring any exercise programs.
57. A is a person who may help you with your ______.
A. illness and abilities
B. thoughts and behaviour
D. physical activity and daily exercise
C. mind and nervous system
58. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. You shouldn’t go to the gym if you are under stress. B. One can do his homework to burn up adrenaline. C. Diseases and accidents are caused by stress. D. Everyone needs stress to improve himself. A. it’s difficult to change a stressful situation B. it’s not stressful when a good change takes place C. a big change will cause another stressful situation D. a stressful situation can’t be changed without any effort A. The body-Brain Link C. The Advice on Health
B. The Causes of Stress
59. From the last sentence of Paragraph 5 we can infer that ________.
60. What is probably the best title for this passage?
D. The Nervous System
2009-2010学年第一学期期中考试卷
初三年级英语
第二卷（三大题，共45分）
注意事项：
1．第二卷共2页，用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔直接答在试卷中的指定位置。 2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
四、单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 61．Lots of children in Africa are ______________（遭受）from hunger. 62．Last night they ______________（争论）with each other about when to leave. 63．The Americans spell some words ______________（不同）from the British. 64．Robert was a famous doctor, so we had no ______________（困难) finding his house. 65．It ’s said that people’s moods are often ______________（影响）by colours.
66．Our teacher looked at us with a ______________（满足的）smile because of our good job. 67．I am pleased that he has gladly ______________（接受）our invitation.
68．Keeping ____________（日记）is helpful for us to remember the things we have done. 69．Thanks for listening to my problem and _____________（主动提出）to help me. 70．The little boy always _____________（拒绝）to do so much homework every day. 五、句子翻译 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 71．你嘲笑处于困境中的人太不礼貌了。
________________________________________________________________________ 72．我女儿宁愿把她的房间漆成黄色也不愿是粉红色。
________________________________________________________________________ 73． 他有足够的创造力来准时完成这项工作。
________________________________________________________________________ 74． 对中学生来说，每天锻炼一小时是必要的。
________________________________________________________________________ 75． 这首英文歌总能使桑迪想起她美丽的家乡。
__________________________________________________________________________
六、书面表达 （共1小题；满分20分）
假如你是小明，你的笔友Mike 近来非常烦恼。他喜欢打篮球并经常在外面打到很晚，为此父母总是责备他。他没有足够的时间做作业，总是感到焦虑不安。因此写信向你求助，请你给他一些建议。
请根据要点提示用英语写一封E －mail 回给Mike 。要点如下： 1．处理好爱好和学习的关系，达到两者的平衡； 2．不要和父母争吵，要经常和父母沟通；
3．有计划地安排自己的时间，使自己有条不紊；
4．可以穿蓝色或白色的衣服，对身心有益，使自己放松； 5．如果有困难，可以向老师或朋友求助。
注意：1．词数90左右。E-mail 的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
2．E-mail 须包括所有要点，可灵活地将所提供的信息体现出来，可适当发挥；
3．E-mail 中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。 Dear Mike,
Thank you for your letter. I hope I can offer you some useful advice.
I hope my advice will be helpful to you. Best wishes Xiao Ming
2009-2010学年第一学期苏州市重点中学期中联考英语试题（牛津版）
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共6大题，满分120分。考试用时100分钟。
第一卷（三大题，共75分）
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级用钢笔或圆珠笔写在答题卡上，将考试号用2B 铅笔涂在答题卡上。 2．每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试卷上无效。
一、听力选择（满分20分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话听两遍。 1. What is the weather like today?
A B C 2. How did they go there?
A B C 3. Which pen will the boy buy?
A B C
4. What pet did the man buy?
A B C 5．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At home. B. In a stadium. C. In the hospital. 6．Which dress does the man like?
A. The red one. B. The white one. C. The purple one. 7．How many desks are there for the parents?
A. Sixteen. B. Twenty-five. C. Twenty-six. 8．Who did the man speak to?
A. Mrs. Green. B. Dr. Brown. C. Joe. 9．Which bus does the man want to take?
A. No. 5. B. No. 3. C. No. 63. 10．How is the woman going to the airport?
A. By taxi. B. By train.
C. By bus.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话听两遍。 听第一段对话，回答11-12小题。 11. What did the man buy?
A. Two newspapers. B. Two magazines. C. One newspaper and one magazine. 12. How much did the man pay?
A. He paid one Yuan. B. He paid two Yuan and fifty. C. He paid three Yuan and fifty. 听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题。 13. Who has a problem?
A. Mary’s mother. B. Mr. Li. C. Mary. 14. How does Mr. Li think an MP4 player to Mary?
A. Useless. B. Necessary. C. Important. 15. What will her mother do if Mary says sorry to her mother?
A. She will be angry. B. She will be pleased. C. She will buy her an MP4 player. 听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. What did Mary want to be?
A. A dancer. A. It got better.
B. A teacher. B. It only got louder.
C. A singer.
C. It was the same as before.
17. How was Mary’s voice after many years’ practising? 18. Why did her teacher decide to stop the lesson?
A. Because Mary wasn’t good at it. B. Because her teacher was too busy. C. Because Mary wanted to stop the lesson. 19. Who did Mary invite to her concert?
A. Many pop singers.
20. What did the teacher’s words really mean?
A. Mary did very well.
B. Mary would become a great singer some day.
C. The concert was terrible and Mary would never become a good singer.
B. Her teacher.
C. Her friends.
二、选择填空(共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分)
A) 单项填空 从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. ________ interesting work it is! It must be of ______ great fun.
A. How; /
B. What; / C. How; a
D. What; a
22. This pair of jeans looks nice ________ Sandy because she looks very nice ________ blue. A. in; on B. on; in C. for; on D. to; in
23. Teachers should be ________ with students, especially with those who learn a bit slowly. A. energetic B. patient C. modest D. practical 24. They looked forward with hope ________ a chance to receive further education. A. for getting B. of getting C. to get D. to getting 25. We prefer ________ down the development of economy ________ the environment. A. to slowing; to polluting B. to slow; to pollute C. slow; pollute D. slowing; to polluting 26. ——The story is so amazing! It’s the most interesting story I’ve ever read. ——But I am afraid it won’t be liked by ________.
A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody 27. ——I have no choice but ________ my homework.
——I agree with you. We students can do nothing but ________ it.
A. do; finish B. to do; to finish C. to do; finish D. do; to finish 28. Could you please tell us ________ our English teacher? A. where we can find B. where can we find C. where we to find D. where to we find
29. The sentence structure of“I found Millie’s Christmas presents very beautiful”is ________. A ．S+V+P B ．S+V+DO+OC C ．S+V+IO+DO D ．S+V+DO
which word has the same meaning as “gets”?
A. takes B. becomes C. receives D. arrives 31. Guilin is ________ a beautiful city that it’s well worth ________.
A. such; to visit B. such; visiting C. so; to visit D. so; being visited 32. I think ________ not difficult ________ English every morning. A. it’s; keep reading B. that; keeping to read C. it; to keep reading D. that; to keep reading 33. ——When shall we go to watch the basketball match? ——Not until the work ________ tomorrow.
A ．will be finished B ． is finished C ．will finish D ．have finished 34. Jenny won the first prize in the piano competition. She was so excited that she ________ all night. A. showed off
B. stayed out C. showed up D. stayed up
35. ——Goodbye, Jim. Please remember me to your parents. ——__________. Thank you.
A. You are so nice B. The same to you C. No problem D. OK, I will
B) 完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe the that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help .
I knew very well what my family was . My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work my family. To my surprise, things completely changed the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter hard life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” 36. A. idea
B. story B. excited B. laughing B. before
C. news C. saying C. against C. anything C. before
D. thought D. worried D. shouting D. like D. everything D. supported D. on
37. A. nervous 38. A. crying 39. A. about 40. A. nothing 41. A. support 42. A. after
C. interested
B. something B. to support B. since
C. supporting
43. A. raised 44. A. dream of 45. A. what
B. spent B. think of B. which
C. planned C. hear of C. that
D. saved D. talk of D. how
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A little boy invited his mother to attend(出席) his elementary school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s dismay(沮丧) , his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed(尴尬的) by her appearance. There was a severe (严重的) scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed(留下深刻的印象) by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher. “How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious(无知觉的) , but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be forever, but unti l today, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day. 46. The boy’s mother was actually(事实上) ________. A. ugly
B. kind
C. beautiful
D. ugly but kind
47. According to the passage, the little boy ________. A. didn’t ask her mother to attend the meeting B. wanted her mother to attend the meeting at first
C. didn’t really want her mother to attend the meeting at first D. wasn’t moved by what her mother said 48. After reading the passage, we know _______.
A. the people at the meeting didn’t like the boy’s mother B. the boy’s mother was brave but foolish C. the boy hated what his mother had done
D. we should respect our parents whatever they are like
B
Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.
How can we lessen(减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians(行人) , it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements. We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street. 49. Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road? A. Stop and look both ways.
B. Run quickly. D. Walk quickly.
C. Make sure that the road is clear.
50. Why do most old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?
A. Because they are not careful. B. Because they forget to look and listen.
C. Because they can’t see or hear very well. D. Because they often run across the road. 51. As a student, you can to try to lessen traffic accidents. A. let drivers drive slowly
C
One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓）, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard. ”The others thought for a while and said：“That was why!”
A smart French said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship. 52. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______.
A. one was biting the other
B. the mouth of the hole was too small C. they were not afraid of smoke D. one was trying to help the blind one 53. “it made sense” probably means ______.
A. it was correct B. it was strange C. it was funny D. it was sweet
54. Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？
A. They did not dare to answer.
B. They had mistaken the relationship of the mice.
C. They regretted（后悔）driving a poor blind mouse away. D. They did not express themselves much better. 55. It is clear that ______.
A. all the mice came out of the hole easily
B. each of the people understood the relationship differently C. the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke D. the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight 56. The best title for the passage is ______.
B. play in the street carefully D. help children to cross the road
C. run across the road quickly
A. TWO LOVELY MICE B. HELP PRODUCES LOVE C. FRIENDS IN NEED D. LOVE IS ALL
D
It’s 2009. You feel sick, so you go to the doctor. She checks your fever, looks at your throat, and asks what you’ve been thinking about lately. When you leave, she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily. She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness.
Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that do, called , are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system（神经系统）. Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an influence on the health of your body.
Stress is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life. Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect. In fact, stress is necessary. Without stress, we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would probably be bored to death. But too much stress can hurt you. It can weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases. It can even make you more likely to have an accident.
When you feel stressed, your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) . Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat. Today you have a different kind of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, so you don’t use up all that adrenaline. It just stays bottled up inside you, and that’s what can do something bad to you.
What can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress. You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends. But sometimes you can’t change a stressful situation. Sometimes you don’t even want to. The link(关联) between your body and brain works in two ways. Your body can help your mind deal with stress. If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body. It’s important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals. Some people take a vitamin-mineral pill every day. Another thing that you can do is daily exercise. If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym(体育馆), you give your body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline. Of course, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly. Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before staring any exercise programs.
57. A is a person who may help you with your ______.
A. illness and abilities
B. thoughts and behaviour
D. physical activity and daily exercise
C. mind and nervous system
58. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. You shouldn’t go to the gym if you are under stress. B. One can do his homework to burn up adrenaline. C. Diseases and accidents are caused by stress. D. Everyone needs stress to improve himself. A. it’s difficult to change a stressful situation B. it’s not stressful when a good change takes place C. a big change will cause another stressful situation D. a stressful situation can’t be changed without any effort A. The body-Brain Link C. The Advice on Health
B. The Causes of Stress
59. From the last sentence of Paragraph 5 we can infer that ________.
60. What is probably the best title for this passage?
D. The Nervous System
2009-2010学年第一学期期中考试卷
初三年级英语
第二卷（三大题，共45分）
注意事项：
1．第二卷共2页，用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔直接答在试卷中的指定位置。 2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
四、单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 61．Lots of children in Africa are ______________（遭受）from hunger. 62．Last night they ______________（争论）with each other about when to leave. 63．The Americans spell some words ______________（不同）from the British. 64．Robert was a famous doctor, so we had no ______________（困难) finding his house. 65．It ’s said that people’s moods are often ______________（影响）by colours.
66．Our teacher looked at us with a ______________（满足的）smile because of our good job. 67．I am pleased that he has gladly ______________（接受）our invitation.
68．Keeping ____________（日记）is helpful for us to remember the things we have done. 69．Thanks for listening to my problem and _____________（主动提出）to help me. 70．The little boy always _____________（拒绝）to do so much homework every day. 五、句子翻译 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 71．你嘲笑处于困境中的人太不礼貌了。
________________________________________________________________________ 72．我女儿宁愿把她的房间漆成黄色也不愿是粉红色。
________________________________________________________________________ 73． 他有足够的创造力来准时完成这项工作。
________________________________________________________________________ 74． 对中学生来说，每天锻炼一小时是必要的。
________________________________________________________________________ 75． 这首英文歌总能使桑迪想起她美丽的家乡。
__________________________________________________________________________
六、书面表达 （共1小题；满分20分）
假如你是小明，你的笔友Mike 近来非常烦恼。他喜欢打篮球并经常在外面打到很晚，为此父母总是责备他。他没有足够的时间做作业，总是感到焦虑不安。因此写信向你求助，请你给他一些建议。
请根据要点提示用英语写一封E －mail 回给Mike 。要点如下： 1．处理好爱好和学习的关系，达到两者的平衡； 2．不要和父母争吵，要经常和父母沟通；
3．有计划地安排自己的时间，使自己有条不紊；
4．可以穿蓝色或白色的衣服，对身心有益，使自己放松； 5．如果有困难，可以向老师或朋友求助。
注意：1．词数90左右。E-mail 的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
2．E-mail 须包括所有要点，可灵活地将所提供的信息体现出来，可适当发挥；
3．E-mail 中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。 Dear Mike,
Thank you for your letter. I hope I can offer you some useful advice.
I hope my advice will be helpful to you. Best wishes Xiao Ming