2014-2015学年江西高安中学初三上第一次月考英语试卷（解析版）

—________do you practice your pronunciation?

—I practice it _____ asking the teacher for help.

A. What; by　　　　　 B. How ; by

C. What; with　　　　 D. How; with

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The light______ by Edison is helpful for people.

A. invent　　　　 B. invents

C. invented　　 D. inventing

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I wonder_____ they will pass the exams or not.

A. if　　　　 B. whether　　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. what

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The police warned the thief _______again.

A. not to steal　　 B. to not steal

C. not steal　　　 D. not stealing

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－Could you tell me________ yesterday?

－I went bike riding with my classmates.

A. Why you like your new classmates

B. What did you do

C. How you speak English well

D. What you did

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Please come to my house whenever you are______.

A. uncrowded　　　　 B. fascinating

C. convenient　　 D. inexpensive

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The expert suggests _________ more vegetables and fruits every day.

A. to eat　　　 B. eat　　　　 C. eating　　　 D. eats

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____ great pictures! Who painted them?

A. How a　 　 B. What a

C. How　　　　 D. What

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Mr. Green told us that the sun always____ in the east.

A. rose　　　　 B. rise

C. risen　　　 D. rises

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We must find a hotel ______.

A. to live in　　　 B. living

C. to live　　　　 D. living in

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Without money in my pocket, I don’t know ______ for lunch.

A. what can I have B. what to have

C. what having　　 D. what to have it

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－ Would you like to go to the English Corner with me this evening ?

－Sorry, _______.

A. I doesn’t matter　　 B. I will

C. I’d like to　　 　　　 D. I’m afraid not

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_____ fun to play a trick ______ others on April 1st.

A. It’s ; with　 B. That’s ; on

C. It’s; on　　　 D. That’s ; with

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I don’t know if it_____　 tomorrow. If it ______, I won’t go shopping with you.

A. rains ; rains　　　　　 B. will rain ; rains

C. rains; will rain　　　　　　 D. will rain ; will rain

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－What are you interested in?　　 －__________.

A. Play chess　　　 B. Plays chess

C. Playing chess D. To play chess

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An old man lived with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. There was something wrong 　　 　　　　　　 the old man’s hands, eyes and feet. The family ate together at the dinner table.

But it was rather 　　 　　　　 for the old man to eat successfully. The son and daughter-in-law became 　　 　　 with the old man. So they set a small table in the corner and let him eat 　　 　 while they were enjoying dinner at the dinner table. After the old man 　　 　 a dish or two, they put his food in a wooden(木头的)bowl.

The son and daughter-in-law even shouted at him when he 　　 a spoon or turned over the bowl. Sometimes the old man’s eyes filled with tears as he ate. The grandson watched it all in 　　 .

One evening before supper, the father found his son 　　 with a piece of wood on the floor. “　　 are you making?” he asked. The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mom to eat your food from when I　 　　 ”. The boy smiled and went back to work.

The parents were so surprised that they could speak 　　 . Then tears ran down their faces. Both of them knew what should be done　　 no word was spoken. That evening the husband took his father’s hand and gently took him back to the family table.

Later the old man ate every meal with the family. 　　 of the boy’s parents seemed to be angry when the old man made some trouble.

Children are good at learning from adults. Parents are their 　　 . Clever parents know what they say and what they do have a great 　　 on their children. Let us all take care of ourselves and those we love today and every day!

1.A. on　　 B. with　　 C. for　　 D. at

2.A. difficult　　 B. natural　　 C. easy　　 D. possible

3.A. friendly　　 B. upset　　 C. stressed　　 D. angry

4.A. together　　 B. luckily　　 C. alone　　 D. seriously

5.A. cooked　　 B. broke　　 C. made　　 D. sold

6.A. dropped　　 B. left　　 C. picked　　 D. bought

7.A. danger　　 B. style　　 C. health　　 D. silence

8.A. plays　　 B. to play　　 C. playing　　 D. played

9.A. When　　 B. What　　 C. How　　 D. Where

10.A. grow up　 B. open up　　 C. wake up　　 D. mix up

11.A. everything　 B. anything　　 C. somethingD. nothing

12.A. because　 B. or　　 C. though　　 D. unless

13.A. Both　　 B. Neither　　 C. All　　 D. Either

14.A. examples　 B. banks　　 C. hope　　 D. homes

15.A. time　　 B. chance　　 C. comment　　 D. influence

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）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个填空。每个词限勇一次。（每小题1分）

Kathy is a well-known doctor. She works in a nearby 1.　 . She knows a lot and she likes doing researches. She has written lots of 2. books with millions of words. You could see her books on the 　 3.　 in many bookstores. She often gives a talk to doctors and nurses, and she has many listeners. Her talk is so 4.　 to them that many of them like to make friends with her. She is very friendly and gets along 5. with them.

Kathy is warm-hearted, too. She often　 6.　 a first-aid case(急救箱) with her wherever she goes. Once she met a man who 7.　 his arms badly, and blood(血) was tricking(滴) from his cut. But the man　 8.　 to accept help because he had drunk too much. Without permission, Kathy gave much aid to him right away. She 9. the man’s cut hard and tied(绑) it up. Then she asked a taxi and sent him home. What would happen 　 10.　 the man didn’t meet Kathy?

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Events from Newspapers

1.The advertisement for the second children’s art exhibition is most probably seen in the newspaper　　　 .

A. on August 31　　　　 B. on August 29

C. on September 9 　　 D. on September 10

2.If you invite four people to go to the food festival with you, you will spend 　　　　 yuan.

A. 196　　 B. 294　　 C. 392　　 D. 490

3.Maybe you can enjoy　　　　 on August l st.

A. art exhibitions　　　　 B. dancing performance

C. singing contests　 　　 D. the magic shows

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Tony loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters into the air.

Tony woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball dreams were over. Tony did what the doctors told him. But it didn’t work when he left the hospital, Tony was sent to a rehab center for physical treatment.

A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach. His legs were hurt badly in a skating accident. Though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny became a coach of a basketball team called The Sun. It was a wheelchair basketball team, because everybody on the team played on a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.

After becoming a part of The Sun, Tony improved quickly. Playing basketball was like medicine for him. Tony was much better that before. When Tony became sad or angry, Sunny was there to help him. The day before Tony left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy, even with his broken legs.

Sunny smiled and said, “It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadow falls behind.”

1.What happened to Tony one afternoon?

A. He was ill.

B. His arms were broken.

C. His legs got hurt badly in a skating accident.

D. His legs got hurt badly in a car accident.

2.What does the underlined work “rehab” mean in Chinese?

A. 戒毒　　 B. 篮球　　 C.康复　　 D. 娱乐

3.What is The Sun?

A. It is a wheelchair basketball team.

B. It is a normal basketball team.

C. It is a football team.

D. It is a volleyball team.

4.After Tony joined The Sun, he　　　　 .

A. became sad and angry

B. play badly all the time

C. was much better than before

D. felt sorry for himself

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Malls(购物中心) are popular places for Americans to go to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free. And the temperature inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12, 750cars. About 750,000 people shop there very week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are town centers where people can come to do many things. They shop, and of course, they also eat in food courts(美食街) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do almost everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping centers in fact.

1.Those Americans 　　　　　　 are called mall rats.

A. who eat in food courts at malls

B. who spend so much time at malls

C. who enjoy themselves at malls

D. who do all their shopping at malls

2.According to the passage, Americans like doing shopping 　　　　　　 .

A. in one place　　　　 B. in a quiet place

C. in a busy place　　 D. in different places

3.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A. People like to go to the mall.

B. The Mall of America is noisy.

C. When America had the first mall.

D. The Mall of America is very large.

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People can see a doctor in some malls.

B. Parking is free in all the malls.

C. The malls are only in big cities.

D. The largest mall is in Hong Kong.

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We say that a person has good manners if he or she is polite, kind and helpful to others. Everyone likes a person with good manners. But no one likes a person with bad or careless manners. Yes, but what are good manners? How do I know what to do and what not to do?

Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.

He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead, he tries to help them. When people are waiting for a bus, he stands in line and takes his turn. He never pushes to the front of the line. On the bus, he offers his seat to an older person or a woman with a child in the arms. If he gets in someone’s way, he says “excuse me”. He says “please” when he makes a request (请求), and he says “thank you” when he receives something. He doesn’t stop other people when they are talking. He does not speak with his mouth full of food when he is eating.

1.People agree that a well-mannered person is really a 　　　 person.

A. polite　　　　　　 B. kind

C. helpful　　　　　　 D. polite, kind and helpful

2.Saying “please” and “thank you” is 　　 for a well-mannered person.

A. useless

B. a little useful

C. hypocritical (虚伪的)

D. important and necessary

3.A person with good manners thinks of 　　　　 .

A. others before himself 　　 B. himself before others

C. no one but himself　　　　 D. others as well as himself

4.If you want to be well-mannered, 　　　　 .

A. you laugh at people when they are in trouble

B. it’s all right to speak with your mouth full of food

C. you should stop someone when he is talking

D. you can only speak after someone else has finished talking

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请阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。（每小题2分）

Building blocks(积木) are still one of the most popular traditional toys today. Their interesting design and easy use attract children of all ages. 1.Today, wooden building blocks are still used, but now there are several other types of building blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks.

2.This gives them the chance to learn new things and life skills.

Building blocks can help children to practice their language skills.　 3. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children need in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they learn to take turns, to turns, to share, and to solve problems with others.

4.The building blocks also help develop children’s skills in math and science. They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, which are first to watch and think, and then to test. Traditional toy building blocks also come in different shapes, colors and sizes. These types of building blocks encourage children to develop skills in dividing things.

5. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still popular today.

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书面表达（15分）

假如你叫王林，你的美国朋友Mary想通过你了解中国的传统节日——春节。请你根据下面的提示给Mary写一封邮件向她介绍有关春节的情况。

提示：1. When is the Spring Festival?

2. Why do you like the Spring Festival?

3. What do you eat on Spring Festival?

4. What can you do during the Spring Festival?

要求：1. 须包含以上四点内容，可适当发挥；

2. 80词左右。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）

Dear Mary,

How are you? You asked me something about the traditional Chinese festival — the Spring Festival. Actually,

Yours,

Wang Lin

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