初三英语周练1
初三英语（下）第一周练习2016.2.24
一、选择
1.“A Bite of New Year”（舌尖上的新年）is __________ 89-minute-long documentary film. It began to
be shown __________ January 7, 2016.
A. a, in
B. the, on
C. an, on
D. an, in
2. —I am afraid one month’s time has been wasted.—I can’t believe we did all that work for __________.
A. something
B. nothing
C. everything
D. anything
3. —Any special__________ in this shopping mall now?
— Certainly, we have the latest e-dictionary on sale（促销）.
A. offer
B. price
C. service
D. method
4. —How do you like Guilin?
—It’s really a beautiful city, and its fantastic landscape___________ me a lot.
A. expressed
B. impressed
C. explained
D. complained
5. To an engineer, a miss is __________ a mile. They can’t afford to make any mistakes.
A. as good as
B. as well as
C. as many as
D. as much as
6. This kind of flower is __________ seen in our hometown because it grows 4000 meters above sea
level and is hard to find. A. commonly B. seldom C. easily D. always
7. __________ a great number of people may surf the Internet for the latest news, it is impossible that
the newspaper will disappear.
A. Though
B. Because
C. Since
D. Unless
8. _______my father ____my mother is able to drive a car. So they often take turns to drive me to
school.
A. Neither; nor
B. Both;and
C. Either; or
D. Not only; but also
9. _______ the director’s surprise, it was his own son who tried out ________ the lead role in the film..
A. To; with
B. For; on
C. With; for
D. To; for
10. — Advertisements sometimes help people learn more about new products（产品）.
— But sometimes ads __________tell lies.
A. had better
B. should
C. may
D. must
11. —__________ can Tan Dun make music without any musical instrument?
—By controlling the speed of water flow.
A. Why
B. How
C. What
D. Where
12. He worked out __________ wonderful plans that __________ people disagreed.
A. such ; a few
B. so ; a few
C. such ; few
D. such ; a few
13. —Do you know that I have translated the book into three different languages?
—__________ unusual work you have done!
A. What an
B. What a
C. What
D. How
14. — Shebought the i-phone two months ago. — You mean that she______ it for nearly two months.
A. has had
B. has kept
C. has bought
D. has taken
15. —Do you have enough clothes with you?—No, but the weather here is much colder than I _______.
A. imagine
B. am imaging
C. imagined
D. will imagine
16. —Is the man guilty?— No, it ________ that he had nothing to do with the murder.
A. turned up
B. turned out
C. turned on
D. turned off
17. Bob is taking the desks away because they__________ too much room.
A. take up
B. pick up
C. stand up
D. put up
18. I heard a new song on the radio. I ____ high and low(到处、来回) in the music store, but I can not
find the song.A. search B. have searched C. am searching D. will search
19. — I believe I can get an ―A‖ in the exam.
—__________. I have found 20 spelling mistakes in your writing already.
A. I think so.
B. You are very lucky.
C. In your dreams
D.I can’t agree more.
20. — Excuse me, could you tell me__________？— Of course. It’s ten minutes’ walk from here.
A. How far is Mazhou Park from here
B. how I can get to Taihe Shopping Mall
C. how far it is from here to the library
D. how long it will take me to go to the park
the mountain. But he couldn’t work out the right way to go.
It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the 5 temperatures. But Jake kept 6 . At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the 7 from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed（指向）it up the hill 8 the wind couldn’t blow into it. Outside his hole, the tempe rature 9 to a dangerous-15℃that night, but inside it Jake was safe from th e cold.
But he had to get down the mountain. The 10 always said,― If you are lost, you should find
2. A. body B. name C. sign D. reason
3. A. anywhere B. everywhere C. somewhere D. nowhere
4. A. put on B. put up C. set up D. take off
5. A. warm B. cool C. low D. high
6. A. afraid B. calm C. nervous D. worried
7. A. advice B. help C. voice D. support
8. A. because B. and C. but D. so
9. A. felt B. fell C. rose D. stayed
10. A. parents B. coach C. teachers D. programmes
11. A. follow B. clear C. know D. obey
12. A. until B. after C. before D. when
13. A. Unluckily B. Finally C. Surprisingly D. Sadly
14. A. with B. withou t C. on D. by
15. A. enjoy B. lose C. kill D. save
三阅读理解
On the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, some villagers cut down trees in a special way. If a tree is too large to be cut down with an ax（斧子）, they try something else – yelling（叫喊）at it. Woodsmen with special powers climb up a tree at dawn and yell at it at the top of their voices. They continue doing this for 30 days. After 30 days, the tree dies and falls over. It seems like the yelling kills the spirit of the tree. According to the villagers, it always works.
It’s too bad they don’t have the advantages of modern techno logy and a scientific mind.
No matter how true the story actually is, it reminds me of something. I often yell at my wife, the telephone and workers. And sometimes I even yell at the TV, the newspaper and my children. I’ve been known to shake my fist（拳头）and yell at the sky at times.
The man next door yells at his car a lot. And this summer I heard him yell at a ladder for most of an afternoon. We modern, educated people often yell at traffic, bills, banks and machines. Machines and relatives get yelled at the most.
It doesn’t do much good. Machines and things just sit there. Even kicking it doesn’t usually help. As for people, well, the Solomon Islanders may have a point. Yelling at living things does tend to （有做---的倾向）kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.
1. How do the Solomon villagers cut down a very large tree?
A. They use a special ax.
B. They yell at the trees day by day.
C. They use the powers of nature.
D. They use modern technology.
2. From Paragraph 3, we learn that the writer seems to be _____.
A. a nice husband
B. a patient father
C. a gentle boss
D.a complainer
3. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Solomon Islands is a modern place.
B. Solomon Islanders never use an ax to cut down trees.
C. Modern people are often in a bad mood.
D. The man next door lives a peaceful life.
4. What does the writer think about yelling in life?
A. It solves traffic problems.
B. It helps people at the bank.
C. It makes machines work.
D. It does no good for people.
5. What does the story want to tell us?
A. Yelling hurts both sides.
B. Yelling is bad for our health.
C. Every living thing has its own spirit.
D. Solomon Islanders are very clever.
A 80-year-old tortoise (乌龟) is going twice its usual speed after being equipped (装备) with a set of wheels（轮子）. The animal, called Mrs. T, was facing a terrible future after losing her two front legs in a mouse attack while she was sleeping in winter, but her owners glued the wheels onto her shell (外壳).
―She’s going double the speed she used to,‖ said the owner Jude Ryder, ―She uses her back legs to push herself along and seems quite happy.‖
The 58-year-old owner was surprised when she went to check on her loved pet last month and found her front legs had been eaten in the mouse attack. The local animal doctor tried his best to save Mrs. T. But he was afraid that the tortoise would not survive without moving. After paying ￡1,000 for thetreatment, Mrs. Ryder turned to her son, Dale, for help. Dale designed the front wheels and used resin(树脂) to add them to the front of the shell. Mrs. Ryder said: ―She liked them at once, but she must learn how to turn and stop. She can get a good speed up, much faster than before. Mrs. T is still quite young for a tortoise. She could go on for another 60 years.All she needs is a new set of tyres (轮胎) sometimes.‖
When Mrs. T was sixty years old, she was bought as a pet for Dale, an 8-year-old boy. It liked running happilyin Mrs. Ryder’s garden in spring and summer. When winter came, Mrs. T slept in the garden shelter. A mouse got in last month and chewed (咬) off both her front legs. Mrs. Ryder said: ―We were afraid she would be sure to die, but her new set of wheels have saved her life. She can run in the garden again and we can always find her because she leaves very strange footprintsbehind wherever she goes.‖
Mice attacking tortoises is not uncommon around us—in 2013 Britain’s oldest tortoise died after a mouse attack. The tortoise called Thomas was 130 when he was bitten at his home in Guernsey. He spent five days on strong antibiotics(抗生素), but the wound became so infected (被感染的) that his owner had no choice but to have him put to sleep.
6. Why did Mrs. T lose two of his legs?
A. Because Mrs. T was terribly ill.
B. Because she was bitten by a mouse.
C. Because Mrs. T was too old.
D. Because she attacked a mouse.
7. After being equipped with a set of wheels, Mrs. T can move by using__ .
A. her back legs to push herself
B. her front legs to pull herself
C. her back wheels to pull herself
D. her front wheels to push herself
8. According to the passage, Mrs. Ryder’s son is about_________________ now.
A. 8 years old
B. 28 years old
C. 38 years old
D. 58 years old
9. Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
a. A mouse attack happened to Mrs. T.
b. Dale designed two wheels for Mrs. T
c. Mrs. T learned how to turn and stop with equipped wheels.
d. The local animal doctor tried his best to treat Mrs. T.
e. Mrs. T was bought as a pet for Dale when she wassixty.
A. e-a-b-c-d
B. a-b-c-d-e
C. e-a-d-b-c
D. a-e-b-c-d
10. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Mrs. Ryder is able to move much faster than before.
B. Tortoises attacking mice is not uncommon around us.
C. The animal doctor added the front wheels to the shell.
D. Mrs. T can go faster after being equippedwith wheels.
四、任务型阅读：（10分）
After working for five days, any person will be truly tired. Weekends offer you a chance to relax physicallyand mentally. There are lots of activities you can do during weekends to relax.
Waking up early can be better than catching up on sleep and waking up in the afternoon. Even if you have slept late on a Friday night, try not to wake up very late the next day. If you have got at least 6 hours of sleep, that can be enough. What’s more, you have the chance to take a nap in the afternoon.
Prepare breakfast for yourself. If you don’t want to make the effort, you can ask someone to make it for you. Just make sure that you don’t buy fast food breakfast. The most important thing in this activity is for you to be able to eat your food slowly and without the rush. That’s a good way to enjoy the food.
Take your time in the shower or bathtub. You can make your body and mind relax. Use aromatic (芳香的) soaps or shampoos to get you in a good mood. There are many scents (气味) that you can choose from, and a lot of these scents are specially（特别地）used in order to help a person relax.
After taking a bath, wear comfortable clothes. If you aren’t going to get out of the house, you can wear pajamas(睡衣). If you have to be somewhere, make sure that you wear comfortable clothes. Your work clothes may be too formal for you to feel comfortable in. Wearing casual clothing on a weekend helps you feel relaxed.
Do whatever you think makes you very happy. Your weekends can be spent talking about the happenings in the lives of your friends. Sometimes, listening to music can help you relax. Anyway, be sure to cherish every minute that you have. You can go to sleep or watch TV. As long as（只要）you
五、缺词填空(20’)。
(A)I was flying to New York at night. Suddenly, a storm broke and the plane (1)bto be tossed(颠簸) around.
When I looked (2)athe plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were worried and afraid. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering (3)i they would make it through the storm.
Then, I suddenly saw a little girl. It (4)s that the storm meant nothing to her. She sat on her seat reading a book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again, with no worry or
(5)f in her eyes. When the other passengers were scared half to death, that child was completely calm and unafraid. I couldn’t (6)b my eyes.
When the plane finally reached New York, I was not (7)s to find that all the passengers were hurrying to come out. I stopped and spoke to the girl whom I had watched for (8) sa long time. I asked (9)w she had not been afraid.
The child replied, ―My daddy is the (10)p, and he is driving the plane and taking me home.‖(B)Xie Liang, over 80 years old, has offered free help to people asking for directions for more than 10 years. He has been (1) w_________ in Beijingas ―the king of giving directions‖ since 2001.
Every day, Xie goes to Dongzhimen Long-distance (长途) Bus Stop and gives help to at least 1,200 people asking for directions. During holidays, the (2) n_________may be even 3,500. There are more than 50 roads and streets meeting at Dongzhimen, and at (3) l_________ 100 thousand people pass by there every day.
The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily had an (4) i_________ with Xie. At that time, he arrived at the bus stop and placed his little table with maps and guidebooks (5) w_________ by himself on it.
“Is it really (6) f_________ to ask you for the way?‖ asked a man with a strong southeast Chinese accent (口音).
“Of course,”answered Xie with a smile. “Quite a lot of people have asked me the (7) s_________ question. I am a volunteer.‖
The reporter found that at least 5 people came to ask him for the way in a minute, and Xie told them the way (8) p_________ and gave every one of them a note with his words on it.
Xie has a husky (沙哑的) voice. People think that it’s the (9) r_________ of his hard work.
Now Xie has encouraged (10) s_________ other volunteers to join him. Many people hope to do volunteering work like Xie, but it’s hard to do as well as he does.
七、词汇运用（15分）
1. After practicing hard, he succeeded in ______________ （发音）the word correctly.
2. Will the dirty ______________（污点）on my coat come out in the wash?
3. The suspect was breathing ______________ （沉重地）while he was running along the street.
4. The noise of the falling rain kept me ______________ (醒着的) all night long.
5. ______________ （凭借）his hard work, he managed to work out the problem in the end.
6.China has dropped one-child policy（政策）, and all the couples are allowed ________a second child
now. (have)
7. We were all _________ with the speaker because his speech was too boring. (patient)
8. It is easy to take an underground from my hotel to _________ London. (center)
9. I met Peter while ______________ at the bus stop. (wait)
10. Her ______________ made us even more nervous. (silent)
11.—Did you watch the football match on TV last night?
—I wanted to, but my mother______________ her favourite TV programme. (watch)
12. She will go for a holiday as soon as her work ______________ (do).
13. The old man passed away ______________ in his sleep. (peaceful)
14. She became a famous actress in her ______________. (40)
15. —Do you know how many ____________ lost their lives during the World War II? (German) —Millions of. We hope there won’t be war s any more.