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锡山区2019春学期期中考试试卷

初三英语

(考试时间:100分钟 分值:90分)

第I卷(客观题 共50分)

一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案填入答

题卡。(本大题共14小题,每小题1分,共14分)

1. — __________ will the project of Wuxi Metro Line 3 be completed? — It won’t take long. Just in about 3 months.

A. How long

B. How far

C. How soon

D. How often

2. — How did you get the wonderful news?

— __________ a Mr. Lorry, one well-informed person.

A. Across

B. Including

C. Through

D. By

3. We will not attack _________ we are attacked. If we are attacked, we will certainly attack back.

A. unless

B. because

C. if

D. when

4. — I plan to teach Tom a lesson. He broke his bowl into pieces again just now. — I know you’re angry. But don’t be too hard on him. __________, he is only three.

A. In all

5. — Tickets for Friday?

— Sorry we’ve got ___________ left.

A. nothing

B. none

C. no

D. no one

B. First of all

C. Above all

D. After all

6. — Emily described every detail of the accident just now.

— I’m glad to hear that! Her memory __________ be completely back.

A. can

B. can’t

C. mustn’t

D. must

7. — You look tired. What’s wrong with you?

— I went to bed late last night. I __________ my speech from eight o’clock to midnight.

A. practised

B. was practising

C. am practising

D. has practised

8. — How can schools help students realize their dreams? — By caring for the full _____________ of their talents.

A. development

B. knowledge

C. attention

D. standard

9. — Mum, I’d love to go to Australia for this summer holiday. — But I doubt if we could ___________ something like that.

A. afford

B. offer

C. allow

D. cost

10. How did you manage to do it so well? Did you________ all night to learn?

A. look up

B. stay up

C. give up

D. put up

11. ___________though I know you are confident about the job. Try a few more!

A. It never rains but it pours B. Many hands make light work C. Every dog has its day D. Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket 12. — Bruce, I am still not sure __________________. — Why not? No one is better than you in our class.

A. where I can join the competition B. how can I prepare for the competition C. whether I should take part in the competition D. who can I ask for information about the competition

13. There’s still so much food left on the table. _____________! We should eat it up.

A. What a pity B. What a surprise C. What a shame D. What a waste 14. — Ken, ______________, but your bike is in the way. — Oh, I’m sorry. I will move it right away.

A. I hate to say this B. I’m really tired of this C. I’d like to talk with you D. I need your help

二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,

选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上作答。(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)

Are you a happy person most of time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different mood. It is usually believed that both genesand environment may 15 people’s moods (基因)in different ways. But now scientists have found that the season of 16 also plays a role.

Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, 17 400 university students. In the study, the students needed to complete a questionnaire(问卷). The 18 of it was to find out which of four kinds of moods they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered

19 like “My mood often changes for no reason” and “I love to deal with new projects even if it is risky”. These answers were 20 with their birthdays.

They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods

21 to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive(阳光的)are mostly born in spring and summer.

Moreover, the study found that those born in autumn less 22 had a mood of sadness which may easily drive them to cry, 23 it wasn’t easy for those born in winter to be angry.

Scientists said maybe this was because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people’s moods even in adult life.

“It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your 24 of developing certain mood disorders,” lead scientist Xenia Gonda told The Telegraph.

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

A. change A. life A. searched A. purpose A. anything

B. influence B. growth B. suggested B. plan B. something

C. include C. birth C. separated C. message C. much C. marked C. considered C. probably C. though

D. explain D. death D. studied D. project D. such D. matched D. contacted D. quietly D. since

A. mentioned B. mixed A. compared A. properly A. when

B. confirmed B. quickly B. while