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宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷1

Jimwasayoungmaninhisearlytwentieswhowasstudyingtobeacarpenter（木匠）.Hewasagoodworker,honestandworthyoftrust,sohisbosswaspleasedwithhim.Ashewassuchalikablemanandeasytodealwith,hewaspopularwithhisworkmates,too.Theyalsomadefunofhimagreatdealbuthenevergotangrywiththemandwouldonlylaugh.

ButJim’sonegreatshortcoming（缺点）wasthathecouldnevertellalie,nomatterhowhardhetried,notevenalittleone.Infact,hewassohonestandshythathewouldblush（脸红）evenwhenhewastellingthetruth.Heusedtostandinfrontofthemirrorandpractiselyingwhilelookinghimselfintheeyesatthesametime.Butassoonashesawhisfacestartingtogoredhehadtolookaway.

Onemorning,however,hedidn’tlikegoingtoworkbecausehehadbeentoapartythenightbeforeandithadn’tendedtilltheearlyhoursofthemorning.Andthenthefirsttimeinhislifehedecidedtotakethedayoff.Heranghisboss,pretendingtobeawoman.Hespokeinahighvoice.“Hello,”hesaidtimidly.“I’mafraidJimcan’tcometoworktoday.Heisn’tfeelingverywell.”PoorJimwasthankfulthathisbosscouldn’tseehimjustatthatmomentbecausehishandsweretrembling（发抖）andhisfacewasbrightred.

“Thankyouforlettingmeknow,”saidMr.Woods,hisboss,andthenjustashewasabouttohangup,hesaid,“Justamoment,madam,who’sspeaking.”

“Oh!

”Jimstammered（口吃）,andgoingalloutformakingavoice（尽量装出…的嗓音）likeawoman,hecriedinaloudvoice:

“Thisismylandladyspeaking!

”

74.Jimwas________________________.

A）mid-agedB）ateenagerC）over25D）between20--25

75.Hewasa_________________________.

A）skillfulworkerB）skillfulcarpenter

C）researcherstudyinghowtobeacarpenterD）being-trainedcarpenter

76.Hisbosswas________withhim.

A）displeasedB）notpleasedC）satisfiedD）unsatisfied

77.Hisworkmatesusedto__________________.

A）cheathimB）playwithhimC）playjokesonhimD）beathim

78.Tellingliesalwaysmadehim_____________.

A）goblueB）gowhiteC）goredD）feelhot

79.AttheendofthestorypoorJimletthecat________________.

A）outofthebagB）outofthehouseC）intothebagD）intothehouse

74.D75.D76.C77.C78.C79.A

长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷2

Jamesshookhismoneyboxagain.Nothing!

Hecarefullycountedthecoinsthatlayonthebed.$24.17wasallthathehad.Thebicyclehewantedwasatleast$90!

Howwashegoingtogettheendofthemoney?

Heknewthathisfriendsallhadbicycles.Itwashardtohangaround（闲逛）withpeoplewhenyouweretheonlyonewithoutwheels.Hethoughtaboutwhathecoulddo.Itwasnouseaskinghisparents,forheknewtheyhadnomoneytosave.

Therewasonlyonewaytogetmoney,andthatwastoearnit.Hewouldhavetofindajob.Butwhowouldhirehimandwhatcouldhedo?

HedecidedtoaskMr.Clayforadvice,whousuallyhadopinionsonmostthings.

“Well,youcanstartrighthere,”saidMr.Clay.“Mywindowsneedcleaningandmycarneedswashing.”

ThatwasthebeginningofJames’part-timejob.Forthreemonthsheworkedeverydayafterfinishinghishomework.Hewasamazedbythevarietyofjobsthatpeoplefoundforhimtodo.Hetookdogsandbabiesforwalks,clearedoutcupboards,andmendedbooks.Helostcountofthenumberofcarshewashedandwindowshecleaned,butthemoneyincreasedandheknewthathewouldsoonhaveenoughforthebicyclehewaseagertohave.

ThedayfinallycamewhenJamescountedhismoneyandfound$94.32.Hewastednotimeandwentdowntotheshoptopickupthebicyclehewanted.Herodeproudlyhome,lookingforwardtoshowinghisnewbicycletohisfriends.Ithadbeenhardworkingforthemoney,butJamesknewthathevaluedhisbicyclefarmoresincehehadboughtitwithhisownmoney.

74.Jamesinthepassagewasprobably________.

A.acleanerB.aworkerC.astudentD.ateacher

75.TheonlywayforJamestoearnmoneywasto________.

A.findapart-timejobB.borrowsomefromhisparents

C.askMr.ClayforhelpD.studyveryhard

76.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Hemendedbooks.B.Heclearedoutcupboards.

C.Hewasheddogs.D.Hecleanedwindows.

77.Theunderlinephrase“lostcountof”inparagraph5means________.

A.rememberedB.forgotC.addedD.reduced

78.Jamesvaluedhisbicycleverymuchbecause________.

A.itwasveryexpensiveB.itwasboughtwithhisownmoney

C.hewastoopoortohaveoneD.hisfriendsallhadbicycles.

79.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Toopoortohaveabicycle.B.Apart-timejob.

C.Howtogetabicycle.D.James’newbicycle.

74.C75.A76.C77.B78.B79.D

崇明县初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷3

Whatwasschoollikeinancienttimes?

InGreece,2,500yearsago,studentsusedtogetupatdawntogotoschool.Classesbeganveryearlyandendedwhenitwasdark.Studentsdidn’trestontheweekends.Theyhadclassessevendaysaweek,sotheydidn’thavemuchtimeforanythingelse.InAthens,onlythesonsofrichpeoplewenttoschool,andtheystartedschoolaroundtheageofseven.Aftertheylearnedtoreadandwrite,theyusedtostudyGreekpoemsandhistoricalworks.Musicwasveryimportant,andphysicaltrainingwasalsoimportant.Teachersusedtohitstudentswhodidn’tpayattentionorwerelazy.Girlsstayedathomewiththeirmothersandlearnedhowtodohouseworkinthehome.

InancientRome,boysandgirlsfromwealthyfamiliesreceivedabilingual（双语）education.TheyhadtostudyGreekandLatin.Studentsusuallyhadclassesoutside,iftheweatherwasgood,orintheteacher’shouse.Youngstudentssatonthefloor.Olderstudentsusedtositonbenches,higherup.That’show“highschool”gotitsname.

EducationwasveryimportanttotheancientAztecsofMexico.Boysandgirlsusedtoattendschool,buttheywerekeptindifferentclasses.TheylearnedAztechistory,myths,andrituals,buttheymemorized（记住）everythingbecausethereweren’tanytextbooks.Theboysreceivedintensivemilitarytraining,andthegirlslearnedhowtomanagethehomeandthefamily.Thereweretwokindsofschools:

oneforchildrenofrichfamiliesandanotherforchildrenofordinaryfamilies.

74.WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatinancientGreece.

A）classesbeganverylateB）studentswenttoschoolverylate

C）classesendedveryearlyD）studentshadtostudyattheweekends

75.WhatwasschoollikeinancientAthens?

A）Thestudentsdidn’tstudyGreekpoems.

B）Therewerenogirlstudentsatschools.

C）Therewerenomusiclessonsatschools.

D）Thestudentsstartedschoolattheageoften.

76.Thestudentsdidn’tlearnhowatschoolsinancientAthens.

A）toreadB）towriteC）toenjoymusicD）todohousework

77.Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat.

A）olderstudentsusedtositonbenches

B）onlyyoungstudentshadclassesoutside

C）onlyboysreceivedabilingualeducation

D）girlsdidn’thavetostudyGreekandLatin

78.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothethirdparagraph?

A）Boysandgirlswerekeptindifferentclassesatschools.

B）StudentslearnedAztechistory,myths,andritualsatschool.

C）Boysandgirlsbothreceivedintensivemilitarytraining.

D）Studentshadtohavegoodmemorybecausetheyhadnotextbooks.

79.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A）SchoolsinAncientTimesB）GreekPoemsandMusic

C）BilingualEducationinRomeD）SchoolsinAncientMexico

74D75B76D77A78C79A

奉贤区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷4

AndrewEngelwaspuzzled.Hewassittinginclass,buthadnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingabout.Hehaddonehishomework,paidattentiontolectures,andtakennotes,butnothingwasfamiliar.“EveryoneissomuchclevererthanIam,”hethought.Itwasastrangefeeling,ashewasalwaysagoodstudentinhighschool.

Hefeltevenmorepuzzledafewdayslater.Hegotlostonhiswaytohisfavouritecinema.What’sworse,hebeganhavingtroublefindingtherightwordswhenspeaking.Heasked,“What’sfordinner,Mom?

”afterhehadjusteaten.PoorAndrew,hewasonly15!

HisparentswereworriedandtookAndrewtoseeadoctor.Abrainscan（扫描）madeitclear:

Andrewhadamalignantbraintumor（恶性脑肿瘤）.Itwaspressingonthepartofthebrainthatmakesnewmemory.Heshouldbeoperatedonassoonaspossible.Andrewwasscared!

Doctorsremovedthetumor,butAndrew’smemorywasstillpoor.Hewastoldhewouldprobablynevergobacktoschool.Andrewwaseagertoenterauniversity,butitseemedthathisdreamwouldn’tcometrue.

“Eventhoughtheytoldmethis,IknewIwantedtogobacktoschool,”Andrewsaid.“Iwantedtogetmymemoryback.”

Andrewbeganbyauditing（旁听）anEnglishclassatanearbyschool.Inclass,hetooknotescarefullyandreadhisnotesseveraltimesaday,thentypedthemagainandagain.Hestudiedtwelvehoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Heworkedtentimesharderthanotherstudents.In2007,atage29,hegraduatedfromalocaluniversity.Sixmonthslater,Andrewfoundajob.

74.Atfirst,AndrewEngelfeltpuzzled________.

A）.athomeB）.inclassC）.inahospitalD）.inhisfavouritecinema

75.Andrew’sstrangebehavior（行为）includingallthefollowingexcept_________.

A）havingnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingabout

B）gettinglostonhiswaytohisfavouritecinema

C）havingtroublefindingtherightwordswhenspeaking

D）notknowingwhohewas

76.Theunderlinedword"scared"inthethirdparagraphmeans“__________”.

A）veryfrightenedB）veryexcited

C）verysurprisedD）veryhappy

77.ThetumorinAndrew’sbrain__________.

A）didn’tdamagehismemory

B）