初三下册英语期中考试试卷
一、单项选择。
1.—I plan to go out for a bicycle trip to Longzhong.But I'm afraid I don't know the ________.
—A map is helpful，I think.（2013，襄阳）
A.time B.way C.weather D.price
2.The retired couple enjoy ________ photos.They always go out with their cameras.（2013，上海）
A.take B.took C.to take D.taking
3.The workers will build a new railroad ________ the two cities.
A.since B.between C.as D.during
4.Why don't you ________ me about it earlier?
A.take B.tell C.speak D.say
5.—Do you know ________?
—He is a dentist.（2013，黄冈）
A.where he is from B.where is he from
C.what does his father D.what his father is
6.—Sam，let's go and play basketball.
—Not now.I ________ Dick with his English.（2013，台州）
A.help B.helped
C.am helping D.have helped
7.—Do you know that there are many different ________ animals in the zoo?
—Yes，I do.And I also know that some of them are ________ scaring.（2012，黄冈）
A.kinds of；kind of B.kinds of；kinds of
C.kind of；kinds of D.kind of；kind of
8.—I think English is ________ math.
—Yes，I think so.
A.much important than B.so important as
C.as important as D.as more important as
9.—I saw Ann ________ a green dress at the school meeting.
—I think she looks better ________ red.
A.dressed；in B.put on；wear
C.wearing；in D.wear；put on
10.—Which dress do you like best，Madam?
—Sorry，I can't decide________ now.（2012，呼和浩特）
A.to buy which one B.buy which one
C.which one to buy D.which I should buy it
二、单词拼写。
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写。
11.He usually r________（放松） 20 hours every week.
12.Don't be l________（懒惰），you should study hard.
13.People eat rice as the main food in the s________（南方） parts of China.
14.Koalas like to eat l________（树叶） at night.
15.If you are h________（饥饿的），you can buy some snacks.
16.Bella can speak two l________（语言），French and Chinese.（2012，杭州）
17.At the b________ （开始）of our English class，Miss Li played a beautiful English song.
18.As we all know，China is a big c________ （国家）with a long history.
19.She often borrows books from the school l________（图书馆）.
20.You can go a________ （横过）the street when the traffic lights turn green.
能力提升
三、完形填空。（2013，白银）
All students __21__ to have good study habits.When you have good study habits，you learn things __22__.You also remember __23__ easily.
Do you like to study __24__ the living room?This is not a good place，__25__ it is usually too noisy.You need to study in a quiet place，like your __26__.A quiet place will help you only to think about __27__.
When you study，do not think about __28__ things at the same time.Only think about your homework.If you do this，you will do your homework __29__ quickly，and you will make __30__ mistakes.
Good study habits are very important.If you do not have them，try to learn them.If yours are already good，try to make them better.
21.A.need B.must C.can D.may
22.A.quick B.easy C.slowly D.easily
23.A.it B.this C.them D.they
24.A.on B.with C.up D.in
25.A.because B.so C.so that D.unless
26.A.kitchen B.bedroom
C.bathroom D.living room
27.A.one thing B.many things
C.nothing D.everything
28.A.the other B.other
C.others D.the others
29.A.more much B.much
C.much more D.most
30.A.few B.less C.little D.fewer
四、阅读理解。（2013，安徽）
Many people say that they are working too many hours.They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another.In France，people spend about 1646 hours a year at work.In Japan，however，people work about 2159 hours a year.That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours?Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money.However，many companies don't pay overtime.Their workers don't get more pay for more work.Some people think it's their duty to work more hours.Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short.In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation a year.In Germany，they get four to six weeks，and in the United States，two weeks.One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days.In Great Britain，there is a saying，“All work and no play makes Jack a dull（迟钝的）boy.”If that is true，there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
31.A Japanese worker works________more hours a year than a French one.
A.513 B.1646 C.2159 D.3805
32.The word“extra ”in Paragraph 3 means“________”.
A.正常的 B.额外的 C.有用的 D.少量的
33.People in________get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A.France B.Germany
C.the United States D.Great Britain
34.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.No companies offer vacations to their workers.
B.Many people say they have enough time to relax.
C.Not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D.More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
35.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Many workers have to work long hours.
B.Many people have vacations long enough.
C.Work hours are the same around the world.
D.There are a lot of dull people in the world.
五、书面表达。（2013，武汉）
假如你是李明，本周班会上，你将代表老师用英语通知学生参加一次敬老院的公益活动。
要点如下：
1.星期天早上8：30在校门口集合，乘公共汽车前往；
2.给老人们赠送班级礼物；
3.打扫卫生，整理房间；
4.唱歌、跳舞、讲故事、聊天，给老人们带去快乐；
5.活动很有意义，希望积极参与；
6.补充一至两点你对本次活动的看法。
注意：词数60～80，书面表达的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：
1.chat v.聊天 2.meaningful adj. 有意义的 3.cheer up使……高兴
Fellow students，
We will pay a visit to the old people's home this Sunday._____________________________________________________________ ______
Yours，
Li Ming
