外研版初三上半学期英语期中测试题.doc

12010—2011 年外研初三上学期年外研初三上学期 Book 5 期中试题期中试题 I. 单项选择 (每小题 1 分，共 15 分) 从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案 ( )1.— What do you think of the Grand Canyon? — Oh, it’s really _____ great wonder. A. aB. anC. the D. / ( )2. The skirt is made _____ cotton, and it’s made ______ Shanghai. A. of; by B. of; in C. from; in D. from; by ( )3.A cheetah can run at a ____ of 70 miles per hour. A. heightB. speedC. length D. size ( )4.— Have I got a fever? — No. Your temperature is ____. A. ordinaryB. pleasedC. normal D. unusual ( )5.— You look very worried. _______? — My new car hurt an old woman.A. Can I ask a favourB. How do you do C. How are youD. What’s up ( )6.Tom ______ the book before he took it. A. looked upB. cared about C. looked throughD. cared for ( )7. I won’t go to the island ________. It’s not interesting at all. A. too muchB. any more C. no more D. much too ( )8. The Korean football team ____ the match by a score of 1:2. A. defeatedB. lostC. was defeated D. was lost ( )9.— Who is your hero?— My uncle. He ____ his own company when he was only 18.A. put upB. grew upC. made up D. set up ( )10. — How is your grandfather?— Oh, he ____ for half a year.— I am sorry to hear that. A. has diedB. diedC. has been dead D. dies ( )11.Maths is an important subject, but it seems to be _____ for Mike to learn it well. A. necessaryB. difficult C. helpful D. possible ( )12. The number of guests invited _______ eighty, but a number of them _______ absent(缺席的). A. were; wasB. was; wasC. was; were D. were; were ( )13. — Look! How high the building is! — Yeah. It’s said it _____ 2 years ago.A. was builtB. is builtC. will be built D. has been built ( )14.Because Robert was seen ____ the room, everyone thought he was the thief. A. to enterB. enterC. live D. to live ( )15. — Your sister dislikes meat, ______?— Yes. A. do youB. don’t youC. does she D. doesn’t she2Ⅱ. 完形填空 (10 分) Emily is a schoolgirl. She 16 the black children in South Africa during the past five years. 17 she was 11 years old, she learned that it was hard for the black children in South Africa to have the same rights as the white people. She decided to give 18 to these children. In 19 year, Emily got more than 3,000 books and sent these books to the children in South Africa. Now she has sent over 70,000 books to the children in South Africa. 20 years ago, an official from South Africa came to visit 21 and showed Emily a video of the happy kids who were getting the books. “They have their own 22 ,” said Emily. “It makes me feel good to know I am helping.” But that’s not all! Emily 23 helps people in many other ways. She raises money for children’s charities. She works hard to let the war 24 people, and she founds clubs for middle school students. Emily also 25 children Chinese culture, and encourages middle school girls to study science. ( )16. A. has helpedB. has visited C. has foundD. has taught ( )17. A. BecauseB. If C. When D. Since ( )18. A. clothes B. books C. money D. medicine ( )19. A. oneB. the first C. first D. last ( )20. A. A few B. A little C. A bit D. A lot ( )21. A. himB. her C. them D. you ( )22. A. school B. home C. library D. hospital ( )23. A. too B. either C. also D. still ( )24. A. away from B. near to C. far to D. nearby ( )25. A. teaches B. speaks to C. gives D. makes upⅢ. 阅读理解（30 分） 根据材料内容，选择正确答案。

A Jiujiang Bridge is well-known in Guangdong. It lies between Jiujiang and Heshan. It’s the main road to reach Guangzhou. The bridge was built in September, 1985. It was finished about three years later. It is about 1,675 metres long and sixteen metres wide. The bridge town is 80 metres high from the river. It is so busy every day. Over two hundred cars cross the bridge per minute. But people never forget that day—June 15th of 2007, when Jiujiang Bridge was knocked down by a boat full of sand. At that moment, the bridge was falling down, and four cars stopped suddenly. Oh, my god! We hope the same thing won’t happen again. ( )26. When was Jiujiang Bridge finished? A. In 1988. B. Before 1985. C. In 1985. D. After 2007. ( )27. How wide is the bridge? A. 1, 675 metres. B. 16 metres. C. 60 metres. D. 80 metres. ( )28. What happened to the bridge on June 15th, 2007? A. It was rebuilt. B. It was broken. C. It set up a new record. D. Nothing happened. ( )29. If two hundred cars cross the bridge one minute, how many cars cross the bridge one day? A. 28,800.B. 288,000. C. 4,800. D. 48,000. 30. What’s the boat full of?3A. Stones.B. Sand. C. Wine. D. Cans. B In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “environment c。