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上外附中初三上学期开学摸底卷
第一学期初三年级英语摸底考试
II.MultipleChoice:
15%
11.Itappears____VincentvanGogh’sSunflowers____upsidedown.
A.that;havebeenhungB.whether;hasbeenhanged
C.that;hasbeenhungD.whether;havebeenhanged
12.Thewastelandtenyearsagohasnowdevelopedinto____isknownasauniversitycity.
A.whereB.whichC.whatD.why
13.____waythestudentslookattheproblemisencouraged.
A.whereverB.whicheverC.whateverD.nomatterwhich
14.Oversixtypercentofthetown____destroyedintheearthquake.Sofar,alargequantityofgrain____beenstoredforthewinterandalargequantityoftents____beensenttothequake-strickenarea.
A.was;has;haveB.were;have;haveC.was;has;hasD.were;has;have
15.Motherhidthesweetsandchocolates____hersonshouldseethem.
A.lestB.inordertoC.asifD.onlyif
16.Peopleintherichercountriesareprobablyusingsixtytimes____apersoninAsiaorAfrica.
A.asmuchofthemineralresourcesasB.muchofthemineralresourcesas
C.themineralresourcesasmuchasD.themineralresourcesasmuch
17.Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefictionhavebeenwrittenin____years.JulesVerneandH.G.Wellsarethetwobestknownwriters.
thelasthundredofB.thelasthundredC.lasthundredsofD.lasthundreds
18.Howeverimportantwemayconsiderschoollifetobe,____nodenyingthefactthatchildrenspendmoretimeathomethanintheclassroom.
A.itisB.thereisC.hereisD.thatis
19.Ananimal,whichismovedfromthetropicstiacoldclimate,willdieifit____.
A.doesnotkeepwarmB.isnotkeptwarmly
C.doesnotkeepwarmthD.isnotkeptwarmly
20.I____nochanceordesiretowritethingsforthelasttwoyearsbecauseofdifficultiesinmyprivatelife.Butthingsaregettingbetter.
A.haveB.hadhadC.havehadD.had
21.Thecity’stransportsystemistoooldtoholdthetransportnow.Themayorhasdrawnupa10-yearplanto____thecity’stransportsystem.
A.civilizeB.industrializeC.organizeD.modernize
22.Inthismulti-nationalenterprise,suggestionsoftenhavetowaitformonthsbeforetheyarefully____.
A.appreciatedB.admittedC.consideredD.supposed
23.Themanagingdirectortookthe____fortheaccident,althoughitwasnotreallyhisfault.
A.blameB.guiltC.chargeD.cause
24.Icouldjustseenacarinthedistance,butIcouldn’t____whatcolouritwas.
A.lookoutB.figureoutC.getoutD.takeout
25.Hewasnot____tothishigh-gradechamberbecausehewasnotaVIPmember.
A.allowedB.permittedC.admittedD.approved
26.After____seemedanendlesswait,itwasheturntoenterthemanager’soffice.
A.thatB.thereC.whatD.it
27.Thethreementriedmanytimestosneakacrosstheborderintotheneighboringcountry,____bythepoliceeachtime.
A.hadbeencaughtB.beingalwayscaught
C.onlytobecaughtD.unfortunatelycaught
28.ProfessorJohnsonissaid____somesignificantadvanceinhisresearchinthelastyear.
A.havingmadeB.makingC.tohavemadeD.tomake
29.Itisnotsomuchthelanguage____theculturebackgroundthatmakesthebookdifficulttounderstand.
A.butB.norC.asD.like
30.HowcanIeverconcentrateifyou____continually____mewithsillyquestions?
A.have...interruptedB.had...interruptedC.are...interruptedD.were...interrupted
31.IfeltthatIwasnotyet____totravelabroad.
A.toostrongB.strongenoughC.sostrongD.enoughstrong
32.Thisisanillnessthatcanresultintotalblindness____leftuntreated.
A.afterB.ifC.sinceD.unless
33.You____Jimanythingaboutit.Itwasnoneofhisbusiness.
A.needn’thavetoldB.needn’ttell
C.mustn’thavetoldD.mustn’ttell
34.____ofthetwinswasarrested,becauseIsawbothatapartylastnight.
A.NoneB.BothC.NeitherD.All
35.____forthefactthatshebrokeherleg,shemighthavepassedtheexam.
A.HaditnotbeenB.Hadn’titbeen
C.WasitnotD.Wereitnot
36.Ididn’tknowwhattodobutanideasuddenly____tome.
A.occurredB.appearedC.happenedD.struck
37.Mr.Black’sdisplayofbadtempercompletely____ourget-together.
A.spoiltB.damagedC.harmedD.destroyed
38.Thetaxiis____inthislittletown,butmostpeopleseemtopreferthebus.
A.valuableB.availableC.acceptableD.considerable
39.Topicsforcompositionshouldbe____totheexperiencesandinterestsofthestudents.
A.concernedB.dependentC.connectingD.related
40.Theencouragingfactoristhatthe____majorityofpeoplefindtheideaofchangeacceptable.
A.numerousB.vastC.mostD.massive
Ⅲ.Cloze:
10%
(A)
Astuntmanisusedinthemakingofafilm.____41_____acharacterneedstodosomethingdangerous.___42_____,stuntmenareusedwhentherearecarcrashes,fights,buildingsonfireandsoon.
Whydon’ttheactorsdothesethingsthemselves?
Aretheyafraid?
SomeactorssuchasArnoldSchwarzeneggerandJackieChanliketodotheirownstunts,butusuallystuntmenareused.However,it’snota____43____ofwhethertheactorsare___44_____ornot.Theactorsareveryimportantforthefilm.Ifanactorwereinjuredduringthe___45_____ofafilm,itwouldbringtheproductiontoastopandperhaps____46_____millionsofdollars.Sothedirectorsusuallyuse___47_____forthedangerouswork.
Surelypeopleneedtobereallybravetobeastuntman..Buttheyarenot__48______peoplewhoarejustlookingforexcitement.Eachstuntisso___49_____plannedthatnooneisinrealdanger.Andyoumustrememberthattheyareallverywell___50_____.
41.A.wheneverB.whereC.howeverD.whatever
42.A.HoweverB.ForexampleC.AsifD.Moreover
43.A.troubleB.problemC.questionD.sense
44.A.fearedB.afraidC.shyD.slow
45.A.inventingB.makingC.creatingD.directing
46.A.spendB.costC.dependD.use
47.A.actorsB.actressesC.stuntmenD.producers
48.A.boredB.tiredC.activeD.crazy
49.A.carefullyB.seriouslyC.suitablyD.reliably
50.A.educatedB.trainedC.defendedD.guaranteed
(B)
Whatexactlyisalie?
Isitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrue_51_isitsomethingmorethanthat?
Forexample,supposea_52_wantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.YousayIwishIcouldhelpyou,butIdon'thaveenoughmoneymyself.Infact,youarenot_53_moneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon'twanttohurthisfeelings
byremindinghimofhis.Isthis__54__alie?
ProfessorJeraldJelisonoftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,hasmadeascientificstudyoflying.Accordingtohim,womenare___55__liarsthanmen,particularlywhentellinga“whitelie”,_56_whenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksawful._57_,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriouslies,suchasmakinga__58__whichtheyhavenointentionofcarryingout.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularly___59__at:
theliefromwhichtheliarhopesto_60_insomeway.
51.A.AndB.ButC.ThenD.Or
52.A.friendB.neighborC.relativeD.stranger
53.A.worriedaboutB.shortofC.carefulaboutD.askingfor
54.A.onlyB.nearlyC.probablyD.really
55.A.worseB.easierC.BetterD.unhappier
56.A.yetB.evenC.sothatD.suchas
57.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Furthermore
58.A.promiseB.decisionCstartD.plan
59.A.delightedB.pleasedC.skilledD.dissatisfied
60.A.escapeB.gainC.learnD.start
Ⅳ.Reading:
20%
(A)
Classifiedadvertisingisthatadvertisingwhichisgroupedincertainsectionsofthepaperandisthusdistinguishedfromdisplayadvertising.Suchgroupingsas“HelpWanted”,“RealEstate”,“LostandFound”aremade,theratechargedbeinglessthanfordisplayadvertising.Classifiedadvertisementsareaconveniencetothereaderandasavingtotheadvertiser.
Thereaderwhoisinterestedinaparticularkindofadvertisementfindsalladvertisementsofthattypegroupedforhim.Theadvertisersmay,onthisaccount,useaverysmalladvertisementifitwereplacedamonglargeradvertisementsinthepaper.Itisevidentthatthereaderapproachestheclassifiedadvertisementinadifferentframeofmindfromthatinwhichheapproachestheotheradvertisementsinthepaper.Heturnstoapageofclassifiedadvertisementstosearchfortheparticularadvertisementthatwillmeethisneeds.Ashisattentionisvoluntary,theadvertiserdoesnotneedtorelytoomuchextentondisplaytypetogetthereader’sattention.Formerlyallclassifiedadvertisementswereofthesamesizeanddidnothavedisplaytype.Withtheincreaseinthenumberofsuchadvertisements,however,eachadvertiserwithinacertaingroupiscompetingwithothersinthesamegroupforthereader’sattention.Inmanycases,theresulthasbeenanincreaseinthesizeofthespaceusedandtheadditionofheadlinesandpictures.Inthatway,theclassifiedadvertisementhasinrealityadvertisement.Thisisparticularlytrueofrealestateadvertising.
61.AllofthefollowingfactsareadvantagesofclassifiedadvertisementforadvertisersEXCEPTthat____.
A)classifiedadvertisementchargeslessmoney
B)itiseasiertoattracttheattentionofthetargetconsumers
C)itprovidesmoreinformationforthereaders
D)itdoesnothavetorelytoomuchondisplaytype
62.Oneoftheexamplesgivenoftypesofclassifiedadvertisementis____
A)housesforsale
B)peoplewhoareaskingforhelp
C)peoplewhoarelost
D)jobvacancies
63.Whatsortofattitudedopeoplehavewhentheylookatclassifiedadvertisement,accordingtothewriter?
A)The