4学年第二学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷英语.docx

1、4学年第二学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷英语2012学年第二学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷初三年级英语学科（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）2013.4Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解): (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分) 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question

2、 you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)7. A) Italian. B) Chinese. C) French. D) Japanese. 8. A) 300 yuan. B) 500 yuan. C) 800 yuan. D) 1300 yuan. 9. A) Hobbies. B) News. C) Subjects. D) Trips. 10. A) In the hospital. B) At school. C) In the bank. D) At the airport.11. A) On Thursday. B) On Friday.

3、C) On Saturday. D) On Sunday. 12. A) Husband and wife. B) Doctor and patient. C) Manager and secretary. D) Driver and passenger. 13. A) Peter. B) Linda. C) Jack. D) Alice. 14. A) Because he is ill. B) Because he is on business. C) Because he didnt say goodbye. D) Because he has changed his job.15. A

4、) Make a phone call. B) Buy a jacket. C) Visit his uncle. D) Buy train tickets. 16. A) Tony deserved the prize. B) The woman was joking. C) Luck helped Tony win. D) He trained Tony a lot. C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“A”表

5、示，不符合的用“B”表示): (共7分)17. The new computer belongs to Toms grandma.18. Grandpa loves to take the computer almost everywhere he goes.19. It is difficult for Grandpa to learn to use a computer because he is old.20. Grandpa thought it was fun to play games on the computer. 21. Grandpa often uses the comp

6、uter to send e-mails to Tom and his friends.22. Both Toms grandma and grandpa want to use the computer.23. Grandpa e-mailed Tom in order to complain about the new computer.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词): (共7分) 24. Many American children try to find

7、 jobs to _ pocket money in their holidays. 25. Every week President Obama gives his _ a dollar for the work they do. 26. Sasha and Malia do housework such as washing dishes and _ their play areas. 27. Many people wonder if its _ to give children money in this way.28. It is believed every family memb

8、er should be _ for the housework. 29. Some people agree that children shouldnt receive money for _. 30. In some peoples opinion, children can start getting pocket money at the age of _.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)31. Sally always talks about

9、 her homework with her friend _ the phone. A) of B) in C) at D) on32. Learning from successful people is _ good way to gain wealth and success. A) a B) an C) the D) /33. According to the new traffic law, everyone in a car _ wear the seat belt. A) need B) must C) can D) may34. A: Sam, are you coming

10、with me to visit your grandma or going fishing with your dad? B: _, I am afraid. I am going to finish my report on American history. A) Either B) Neither C) Both D) None35. The New York International Childrens Film Festival has become one of _ festivals for children and teens in North America. A) a

11、large B) larger C) the largest D) the larger 36. Nowadays many young mothers would rather _ their well-paid jobs to look after the babies on their own. A) to give up B) give up C) giving up D) gave up37. Nobody noticed that Amy was not on the bus _ it had reached the final stop. A) when B) because C

12、) if D) until38. In the new season of the dancing competition, some participants(选手) can be given _ chance to try again. A) other B) the other C) others D) another39. While the tour guide was introducing the history of the Great Wall, some tourists _ photos at the same time. A) took B) were taking C

13、) have taken D) will take40. The one-year-old boy is smart and he is able to count up to the _ number. A) hundred B) hundreds C) hundredth D) hundreds of41. By 5 oclock yesterday afternoon, we _ more than 3,500 yuan at the charity sale. A) collected B) have collected C) would collect D) had collecte

14、d42. Be careful with your passport and money when you are in a foreign country, _? A) will you B) can you C) arent you D) dont you43. After the students learnt the text Hot Tips for August 2040, the teacher kept them _ what their life would be like in the future. A) to imagine B) imagining C) imagin

15、e D) imagined44. Dan rushed into the classroom, shouting excitedly that he had brought back a _ of good news for us. A) pair B) number C) piece D) sign45. Joe had spent nearly a month preparing his graduation speech, _ the effect wasnt as good as he had expected. A) and B) but C) or D) so46. A: _ wi

16、ll the first mail arrive? B: In about 20 minutes time. A) How long B) How often C) How far D) How soon47. Sandra lives a very regular life and usually _ a cup of coffee on her way to the office. A) buys B) bought C) will buy D) has bought48. Quite a few citizens wondered _. A) how could they protect

17、 themselves from the air pollution B) how they could protect themselves from the air pollution C) how from the air pollution could they protect themselves D) how they from the air pollution could protect themselves49. A: Why not take an umbrella with you? It might rain in a while. B: _ A) Oh, my god

18、! B) You are welcome! C) All right! Thanks! D) See you later. 50. A: Excuse me, you just happened to take away my mobile phone by mistake. B: _ A) I am fine. B) I am really sorry. C) Never mind. D) Thats all right.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can onl

19、y be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次）:（共8分）A. For example B. happen C. while D. over and over E. medical F. On the other hand G. especially H. thoughts I. enoughDreaming is an activity of the brain. It produces electrical waves which can be measured. You have dreams when brain waves are

20、51 fast. Everyone dreams. If you think that you never dream, you are wrong. Most of the time, we cannot remember our dreams. Some scientists say that we dream mostly about the 52 and wishes that we try not to show to others. Others say that if dreaming is not strong 53 , it is difficult to remember

21、them anyway. Most people cannot control their dreams, they just 54 . Very few people have clear dreaming. They can control what takes place in their dreaming 55 they are asleep. Even blind people dream. They may see pictures of events that have happened to them before they became blind. 56 , a perso

22、n who was born blind does not see pictures in dreams, but they can hear, smell and taste in them. People often have the same dreams 57 again. They may be events in your life that have caused problems which you have not solved yet. Nightmares are dreams that are so terrible that you usually wake up.

23、There is 58 treatment(治疗) for nightmares. You can go to a doctor who tries to find out why you have nightmares and how to deal with them. IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)59. Mr. Jones has a lovely garden and he does all the gardening

24、work by _. (he)60. That French restaurant provides not only delicious food but good _ as well. (serve)61. My neighbors usually feed those homeless cats _ a day. (two)62. Its reported that the car crash on the highway has taken away many peoples _. (life)63. Becoming _ is probably a sign of getting o

25、ld. (forget)64. I often see many students reading _ in the school library during the lunch break. (quiet)65. Jennys experience as an exchange student in Australia has proved to be _. (interest)66. The magician Liu Qian can make the coin in his hand _ in a flash. (appear)V. Rewrite the following sent

26、ences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)67. Jake has already downloaded many free games from the App store. (改为否定句) Jake _ downloaded many free games from the App store _. 68. Disneyland is such an amazing amusement park. (改为感叹句) _ _ the amusement park Disneyland is!69. Some people like to d

27、rink strong coffee to stay awake late at night. (保持句意基本不变) Some people like to drink strong coffee _ _ they can stay awake late at night. 70. A mouse ate half of the cake I left on the table. (改为被动语态) Half of the cake I left on the table _ _ by a mouse. 71. Learning a foreign language can help the s

28、tudents understand different cultures.(对划线部分提问)_ _ learning a foreign language help the students understand?72. Jane has improved a lot on her painting skills since she went to France. (保持句意基本不变) Jane has _ _ in her painting skills since she went to France. 73. My painting lesson cost me 800 yuan. M

29、y piano lesson cost me 800 yuan, too. (合并为一句) My painting lesson cost _ _ as my piano lesson. Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 12分)It was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only c

30、ollege I had ever imagined attending. I opened the packet. My eyes were fixed on the word “congratulations”, I dont remember ever smiling so wide. But then I found that the cost of Dream Schools tuition（学费）was around $ 40,000 - an impossible amount! How could I afford to attend? What good reasons did I have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free tuition? My other choices were a