江苏省苏州市吴中区初三第一学期期末英语试卷

Tiger Watch, _______ one-hour documentary, won_______ award for its amazing photography.

- You look_______. What's up, sir?
- I can't find my ticket, but it's time to check in.

- I'll go to the museum with you. Tell me_______.
- Shall we leave at the school gate?

- What do you think of the film So Young directed by Zhao Wei?
- Wonderful. I think it's_______ than the other films about youth in recent years.

- I think_______ ask Tim for some advice.
-_______. Last time when I turned to him, he refused to help.

- May I speak to Daniel Brown?
- I'm afraid you've got the wrong number. There is_______ called Daniel Brown here.

- Do you know the young man was charged_______ shoplifting?
- But I don't think he is guilty_______ that crime.

I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we_______ just fine together.

Very few people devoted as much time       Audrey Hepburn did_______ for charities.

- The boy never watches TV in the evening, _______ he?
-_______, but only at the weekend.

- Someone is knocking at the door. Is it Ann?
- It_______ be her. She is giving a performance at the theatre now.

Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature（文学） last year. _______ excellent he is!

- Have you asked the policeman_______?
- Yes. He told us to turn left onto Main Street. It's on the right.

- Can Peter play games with us, Mrs. Hawking?
- Wait a minute. He_______ a shower.

- Rose isn't here today. Is she ill?
-_______. I saw her at the doctor's this morning.

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. ‘I know how   you have worked to prepare for this test:' he said. "And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a 'B' to those who    not to take the test."
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the remaining（剩下的）students and said, "Does anyone else want to get a 'B'? This is your last chance." Two   students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just got an    in this class. Keep believing in    ．
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not   in what they have learned are 'B' students at best.
The same is     in our daily life. The 'A' students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have     both successes and failures. They have learned life's lessons, not only from normal education,        from events in their lives. In the end, they have become     people. You see, one should always believe in himself.

A．hardly B．terribly C．luckily D．hard

A．dislike B．rather C．prefer D．start

A．another B．more C．others D．many

A．'D' B．'C' C．'B' D．'A'

A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．ourselves

A．confident B．lucky C．modest D．easy

A．unusual B．impossible C．true D．good

A．broken off B．learned from C．dreamed of D．cared for

A．and B．or C．but D．also

A．ruder B．braver C．worse D．better

The clock struck（敲）eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of books. I was going to have my exam the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn't answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12. "Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!" We pupils are the poorest creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one.1 was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）,"Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard later on, Amen." My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
When the writer was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_______.

What do you suppose happened to the writer?

The best title for the passage would be_______.

Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower（割草机）sitting in the yard.
“Mom," she shouted, ‘‘I think I will mow the lawn." Her mom ran into the yard and said,“Oh no, you don't. You're too young to mow the lawn."
“I'm fourteen years old and know how to do it," Jessie said. "Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won't have to worry about it over the weekend."
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas（汽油）to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, "You really did a great job. Dad will be very surprised."
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie's mom, "You didn't have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks."
"I didn't mow it. Jessie did."
"Wow, our little girl is growing up!" Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
"It was fun, and I will do it again next week," said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. "Sure!" said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! "I won't have time to spend my money," she laughed to herself.
In order to do something different, Jessie decide to _______.

The phrase "keep an eye on" in the sentence。"After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her." means _______.

Before Jessie mowed the lawn, she. _______.

The text mainly tells us that_______.

One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" To make sure of his words, I asked, "I'm sorry, what did you say?" "Free ice cream. Choose whichever you like." he said, smiling.
After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives. I kept asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream. It can't easily be explained in words. I believe what he is doing is exactly what a great person does all the time: small acts of big love.
From the story we know that the writer was most probably_______ at that time.

A．a primary school teacher B．a primary school student C．a middle school student D．a middle school teacher

A．Because he was not sure whether what he had heard was true. B．Because the ice cream truck had never been here before. C．Because the ice cream man said in a low voice and he couldn't hear. D．Because he didn't pay attention to the ice cream truck.

A．the man became rich B．the man could produce ice cream C．the man could travel D．the man's dream came true

A．A great man. B．Small acts of big love. C．A kind of charity. D．My dream.

Reading is the key to school success, and like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking.
Educators (教育家) call it "automaticity (自动性)”．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With more and more practice, he stumbles less and less. As a result, he can read by the phrases and soon by sentences. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so that he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 t0 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
"Reading is the key to school success" means that reading_______.

Children with "automaticity" can read faster because they_______.

The underlined word "stumble" in the second paragraph means“   ”in Chinese.

The best title for the passage is“_______”．

Pictures can be sent online   （遍及）the world within seconds.
His father is very   （幽默的）and he often tells jokes to make us laugh.
His house was broken into by some   （小偷）yesterday evening.
- Hi ,Tom, why didn't you   （参加）my birthday held last week?
-I am sorry,1 was busy writing my report.
The new rules are called "the   （严厉的）traffic rules ever" on the planet.
People need to be encouraged when   （面对）difficulty.
Jim's parents were very happy that he had made   （进步）in his study.
- What's the   between you and your parents?
- We are just like friends.
- Have you seen the film A Christmas Carol?
- Yes, it's wonderful. And I know it was   on a novel by Dickens.
    must come first. So the teacher often tells us not to cross the road when traffic lights are red.

你能放弃一些爱好，真明智。
空气污染对人们的健康造成不良影响。
这个小女孩别无他法，只好寻求帮忙了。
这场NBA篮球赛将于下周四直播吗？
据报道那些罪犯对银行相当熟悉。

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The winter holiday is coming. How Can we make good use of it and make it Interesting and colourful? Here is my Plan for my winter holiday.
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This is my winter holiday plan. Hope it is of some value to you.