[江苏]2011-2012学年江苏省扬中市初三下学期期中联考英语试卷

_______man we met just now is ________driver.

—Excuse me, could you tell me________?

The words that we should pay attention to ________on the blackboard.

Jack seems ________than you _______ready for the exam.

What______it is to go swimming in ________weather!

We are going to have _________off next month, so we will go on a trip.

-- Two bottles of apple juice, please.
-- Only one bottle is left. Would you like to have ___________, sir?

-- Can I join their club?
-- I am afraid you will be refused __________ you’ve passed all their tests.

The MP4 player _______was bought yesterday isn’t working now. It needs to be repaired.

- It’s _____ hard problem for the twins that ____ of them can work it out.

---Mike, your clothes are everywhere in your bedroom.
---Oh, sorry. I’ll ________right away.

-–I hear you __________ your project at the end of last week.
-–In fact, I __________ it by the end of last month.

—It has been raining for nearly a week. Will it _________ long?
—No. It's _____ that we'll have a fine weekend. The sun will be shining again.

In recent years, many children are made ______what they are not ________.

Your pocket money can be used to ______ charity, but you used to _______ a lot on snacks.

To be a good teacher, you need some of the abilities of a good actor. You must be able to__1___ the attention and interest of your audience. You must be a clear speaker with a good voice which is fully under your _2___. And you must be able to act what you are teaching in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, __3___ you will see that he stands the whole time he is teaching, he walks about using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations and his face to express feelings. When you listen to him, you will hear the loudness and the musical note of his voice __4__changing according to what he is talking about.
The __5__ that a good teacher has some of the talents of a good actor does not mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to __6___ the same words which he has learnt by heart every time he plays a certain role. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem __7__ on the stage.
The good teacher works in a quite different way. His audience take an active part in his play. They ask questions when they do not understand something. So the teacher has to suit his act to the __8___ of his audience which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must ___9___ it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were __10___ to take part in stage-play because their brains (大脑) could not keep strictly to what another had written.

A．pay B．give C．attract D．turn

A．help B．control C．mind D．thoughts

A．and B．but C．or D．so

A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always

A．matter B．idea C．fact D．secret

A．remind B．remember C．reply D．repeat

A．correct B．true C．natural D．real

A．questions B．needs C．problems D．complaints

A．invent B．discover C．improve D．increase

A．unwelcome B．unable C．uncomfortable D．unsuitable

One Sunday morning, I decided to buy a computer to use for school. I went to the biggest store in town, which sold all kinds of computers. There were so many computers there that I didn’t know how to choose a right one.
“Hi! What can I do for you?” A young man greeted me with a sweet smile. He looked like not a salesman but a student like me. I sensed a strange feeling -- as if I had met him before. He began patiently showing me each model. With his help, I decided to buy one computer with enough functions at a very low price. I enjoyed this shopping experience because of his smile. A few months later, something was wrong with my computer. I went back to the store to have it fixed. When I arrived there, what I saw was still his smile. As soon as I told him my problem, he comforted me immediately and tried his best to solve the problem for me. I was quite grateful for his sweet smile and good service.
When I went back to school, his smile often appeared in my mind. I don’t know whether we’ll meet each other again, but his sweet smile will stay there in my memory and deep in my heart. Smiling is the most peaceful language in the daily life.
After reading the story, we can know that the writer is a __________.

According to the passage, why was the writer grateful to this salesman?

What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the story？

Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量） in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Its global circulation outside the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages.
This magazine’s focus(焦点） is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.
How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?

What’s the number of the readers of this magazine all over the world?

This magazine’s focus includes the following topics except _________.

The following Mini Course will give you lots of ideas on how you can turn your favorite hobby into a business. Just choose the hobby that interests you from the following, and enjoy reading through the articles and information on your favourite topics.
Dog ownership, training and care. Dog ownership can be both a hobby and a lifestyle decision. There are many different types of dogs in this series of articles.
Cat ownership and care. Owning a cat can also be both a hobby and a lifestyle choice. If you want to know more things about your furry friend before you buy a cat, please read this section of the website.
Blogging. Blogging is a big business these days and it is one of the fastest growing hobbies today. But what exactly is a blog? In this series of articles, we’ll look at blogs and they will make you interested in blogs.
Chess. Chess is a very popular hobby. You can get tips and ideas about chess after you read this series of articles, which can help you win at chess.
Fishing. As a global pastime and hobby to millions, fishing is a big business. There are many fishing techniques and much information in this series of articles. Please try. Maybe you can catch a big fish next time.
The Mini Course will offer you the following except___________.

The articles about dogs may tell us________.

The underlined word “pastime” means __________in Chinese.

The similarity(相似性)of blogging and fishing is that___________.

根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空不限一词。
The police believe these footprints are one of the _____________ (thief).
The man in his _____________ (forty) is the person who saved that boy.
The old man said that he __________ (lie) in bed from eight to ten last night．
No country _________ (make) such great progress as China in the past thirty years.
All the students _____________ (divide) into four groups and then they went on hiking with four teachers.

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
The camera was one of the great ________ in the second half of the 19th century. (发明)
Some people are good at ________, but they never give back. (借)
With the _______ of modern medicine, many difficult illness can be cured and prevented.(发展)
Everyone was very generous and they had lots of support from local b________. (企业)
They are so weak that they can’t walk any ________. (远)

阅读短文，根据短文内容补全表格中所缺的信息。（每空一词）
Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示)what you’ve learned-take a test!
Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do is often a matter of how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.
Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.
Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈).Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best.
Be prepared, Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.
Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目)on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.
Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定)that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate(排除)any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.
Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers .Don’t spend too much time on any difficult question .Skip(跳读)it and come back to it later.
Keep up with your school work all year long That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。
Do you like your parents? They’re two most i_____1___people in your life. I think so. Because they’re likely to influence you more than anyone e_____2_____you have met and will meet. So if your dad worships a football team, s____3______ as Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlauta Falcons, you are likely to grow up being a big fan of a football team. And if your mom loves to r___4____, you might grow up just carrying a book wherever you go, just a____5______she does.
But parents do a lot more than just pass along their h____6______. Moms and Dads need to care for their kids from the m_____7_____they’re born. It’s parents’ task to love and guide kids---and most parents will do this as l___8______as they live----even when the “ kids” have g______9___up and have children of their o____10________. That means you have many years ahead to share with your mom and dad.

根据所给汉语完成下列句子，每空词数不限。
妈妈常告诉我，既不要炫耀自己，也不要轻视别人。
Mom often tells me _________________ nor  ___________________.
昨天他如此急于去上班以至于忘记关收音机了。
He was _________________ to go to work that he ________________ the radio.
我还不确定他的信值不值得回复。
I’m _______________  his letters ___________________.
-布朗先生已经去上海了吗？ - 是的，他已经去了三个月了。
______ Mr Brown  _________ Shanghai? Yes, he _____________ for three months.
你的汽车出了故障，必需尽快请人修理。
Something  ______________ your car and you ______________ as soon as possible.

目前，许多中学生不重视课外阅读。请你根据下列内容写一篇短文，对这一现状进行分析并提出至少一条建议。短文要求：条理清楚，语句连贯。内容必须包括所给要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译。文中不得出现真实校名和人名。词数80左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。内容要点：

At present, only a small number of students do some reading after class. Here are some reasons._________________________________________________________________