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嘉定区 2020-2021 学年度第二学期初三年级学业质量调研
英语学科试卷
2021年4月
（满分140分，考试时间：100分钟）
考生注意：本卷有7大题。共84小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做
在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（共25分）
A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分）
1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，
选择最恰当的答案）（5分）
6. A. Boating. B. Swimming. C. Camping. D. Jogging.
7. A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a day. D. Twice a week.
8. A. Staying at home. B. Watching TV. C. Going to a flower show. D. Walking in the park.
9. A. A teacher. B. A pianist. C. A painter. D. A designer.
10. A. The man asked the woman to take some medicine.
B. The woman should have the right food.
C. The woman should eat less food than ever before.D. Some medicine could solve the woman’s problem.
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
你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（5分）
11. Some parents in China never think about money when they send children to study abroad.
12. Parents always teach their kids some skills to be confident, happy and clever instead of taking multiple-choice
tests.
13. Learning how to cook can help children to improve the skills they need in the future.
14. A well-cooked dinner will give a child much self-confidence.
15. Educators advised parents to give children more modem machines to play with to develop their skills.
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）
（10分）
16. Miss Johnson thinks it possible to work at home instead of working _______ _______.
17. The communications industry has made _______ _______ in the last ten years.
18. Home-workers have equipment such as a telephone, a television set, a printer and a computer that can _______
_______ other computers.
19. Working at home can help people to _______ _______ because they needn’t spend time getting to and from
work.
20. Miss Johnson says in the future, a _______ _______ in London might employ clerks in Sydney.
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15分）
21. Choosing _______ useful website for kids to learn English is different for many parents.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
22. The famous businessman tells us that the key _______ his success is honesty.
A. of B. for C. about D. to
23. Hi, John. I can’t fix my bicycle. Can you fix it for _______?
A. I B. my C. me D. myself
24. Xi’an is really an attractive city. We made up our mind to stay for _______ three days.
A. other B. another C. the other D. others
25. A group of students visited the North Pole because they wanted to see one of the _______ regions in the world.
A. colder B. coldest C. more coldly D. most coldly
26. The parents suggested _______ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.
A. sleep B. to sleep C. slept D. sleeping
27. Check what you have written, _______ you may make some mistakes in your application form.A. or B. and C. but D. so
28. — Could you please tell me _______ this pair of new sports shoes belongs to?
— It must be Jeff’s. It’s his birthday present from his grandpa.
A. what B. who C. which D. whose
29. You have a lovely garden. _______ these flowers smell!
A. What sweet B. What sweetly C. How sweet D. How sweetly
30. The famous writer promised that she _______ all the money for her new book to charity.
A. gave B. would give C. has given D. had given
31. Although he lived with us for several years, he _______ us much impression.
A. won’t leave B. didn’t leave C. doesn’t leave D. hadn’t left
32. The students _______ into six groups for group discussion just now.
A. divided B. have divided C. have been divided D. were divided
33. Lucy, _______ me your dictionary, please. I want to look up the new word.
A. pass B. passed C. passing D. to pass
34. — ________ you give me a hand? I can’t move the box by myself.
— No problem.
A. Could B. Should C. Must D. Need
35. Eddie had no interest in painting _______ he met a creative and patient art teacher one day.
A. when B. because C. until D. if
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下
列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填词, 每词只能填一次）（8分）
A. frightened B. festivals C. drive away D. excited E. welcome
No one knows who flew the first kite. Two thousand years ago, Chinese farmers flew kites to ___ 3 6___ the
New Year and bring good luck to Earth.
In China, people also used kites during war time. One Chinese story tells how soldiers put noise makers on
kites and flew them at night over the enemy camp. The enemies were ___ 3 7___ by the noise and ran away.
About 1,300 years ago, Chinese travelers took kites to Japan. Soon kites filled the skies there. Kites reached
Thailand about 700 years ago. During floods, Thai farmers flew kites over their fields. They hoped the kites would
___ 3 8___ the clouds and stop the rain. Today, kites are popular all over the world. Kite fans meet at ___ 3 9___ in
many parts of the world and have great fun.
A. inventors B. feeling C. understand D. throw away E. measure
Over the years, Kites have also helped people ___ 4 0___ the natural world. In 1749, for example,thermometers (温度计) were tied to kites to ___ 4 1___ temperatures. In 1906, kites were used to take pictures of
San Francisco, California after an earthquake. The photos helped people plan what to do.
Kites also helped ___ 4 2___ find out how to make airplanes. The Wright brothers studied how kites flew,
which helped them make the first successful airplane.
Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites into the air, people have loved flying kites. Kites give us ways to
celebrate, relax and explore. So go fly a kite! Enjoy the ___ 4 3___ of wonder that kite flyers have felt for centuries.
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，每空格限填一词）（8分）
44. Many teenagers like to share unforgettable ________ with their friends on Weibo. (story)
45. You will never achieve success unless you devote ________ to your work. (you)
46. The ________ water we waste or pollute, the more we will have for tomorrow. (little)
47. The doctor told the patient to relax and ________ deeply before the medical examination. (breath)
48. Reading provides the knowledge we are unable to get from ________ experience. (person)
49. The athlete was deeply upset about the unfair ________ three days ago. (compete)
50. The computer is one of the greatest inventions in the world in the ________ century. (twenty)
51. What we need is reasonable advice rather than ________ complaints. (useful)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词。）（14
分）
52. The university held a debate about the future of electric cars last week.（改为否定句）
The university ________ ________ a debate about the future of electric cars last week.
53. People should stop gathering together to prevent the potential virus.（对划线部分提问）
________ ________ people stop gathering together?
54. There will be a lot of changes taking place in my hometown soon.（改为反意疑问句）
There will be a lot of changes taking place in my hometown soon, ________ ________?
55. The editors take charge of different sections of the newspaper.（句意不变）
The editors are ________ ________ different sections of the newspaper.
56. The government doesn’t allow people with no masks to take the underground in Shanghai.（改为被动语态）
People with no masks ________ ________ to take the underground in Shanghai.
57. Lee asked Betty, “Do you plan to plant organic vegetables in the garden next year?”（合成为一句）
Lee asked Betty ________ she ________ to plant organic vegetables in the garden next year.
58. for, decided to, around, a bicycle trip, go out, the small island, the three boys.（连词成句）
____________________________________________________________________________.
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）
Fitness Zone
Special Offer
Look your best this summer with our wonderful equipment and a tailor-made (量身定制的) program
made specially for you by one of our best personal trainers.
If you are having a difficult time getting active, Fitness Zone is where you want to be.
A beginner will be offered a two-week course free with a personal trainer.
With a personal trainer assigned (指定) to you, you will be placed in a tailor-made program that will
make you look your best in just twelve weeks.
With our program, you will get the full benefits of:
Our one-on-one support and expert guidance by the top trainers in our industry.
The use of the best fitness equipment, including free weights, treadmills and bikes.
Ongoing group classes, from aerobics (有氧健身操) and yoga to dancercise and more.
So come for a free consultation (咨询) and get started today!
Don’t miss out!
Offer is good until this Friday.
610St. 16Th Street, Suite 310, Garden City
Tel: 655-4866 Web: fitnesszone.com
59. “Fitness Zone” is probably the name of _______.
A. an amusement park B. a health magazine C. a sport club D. an advertising company
60. People _______ can choose to join Fitness Zone.
A. who want to stay fit B. who are good at training others
C. who need a tailor-made suit D. who are too active
61. The underlined phrase “look your best” means _______.
A. look in the mirror B. try your best to see C. to be more useful D. to be in good condition
62. A beginner can have a free course for _______.
A. one week B. two weeks C. twelve weeks D. twenty weeks
63. People can be offered _______ in Fitness Zone.
A. one-on-one support & medical examination B. expert guidance & health consultation
C. fitness equipment & expert guidance D. free ongoing group classes & one-on-one support
64. This passage is written to _______.
A. look for top personal trainers B. call on more people to play sports
C. attract people to join Fitness Zone D. encourage people to get through difficult times
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（12分）
When my brother and I were young, we always spent a few weeks in summer with our uncle. He was a famous
geologist (地质学家). He loved to go on long walks to find stones to add to his ___ 6 5___ at the university. We
liked to follow him.
One morning, we left early and this time our uncle had bought us backpacks (背包). “You can help me
___ 6 6___ the stones,” He explained.
The whole day we walked around the countryside, and every now and then, my uncle put stones in our bags.
We were a bit ___ 6 7___ that he also took some stones out from our bags at times. We thought he had just found
better stones than the ones we already had.
When we reached the houses in the late afternoon, we were tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we gave a
big sigh of relief when we put them on the ground, ___ 6 8___ our uncle’s backpack was half-empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked. “I didn’t, you did.” he said, waiting for a while before
continuing. “You didn’t know it, but I made you go through a little attitude test today. Every time you were
complaining ___ 6 9___ , I put a stone in your bag. When you talked about something with positive (积极的)
thinking, I took out a stone. And now, look at you bags.”
The bags were almost full.
“Your negative (消极的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in bags.”
Our uncle ___ 7 0___ us one of the most important lessons in the life. The power of attitude. No matter how
many difficulties we came across, we considered them as chances for us to improve. And every day seems much
better and brighter.
65. A. invention B. collection C. invitation D. creation
66. A. fix B. buy C. carry D. kick
67. A. surprised B. satisfied C. excited D. bored
68. A. though B. since C. while D. for
69. A. correctly B. angrily C. seriously D. confidently
70. A. learned B. replied C. brought D. taught
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通
顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）
Anna Du was walking along the beach when she noticed plastics there. She reached down to pick them up, and
quickly realized there were many more tiny pieces than she could deal with. It seemed i ____ 7 1____ to clean them
all up.
Du, 12 years old at the time, tired to solve the problem like any good scientist-first, by doing a littlerr ____ 7 2____ . She conducted surveys and searched for information. That’s how she learned that 8 million tons of
plastics end up in the oceans every year.
Then she got to work building something that could help solve the problem: a remote-operated vehicle (遥控
潜水器) — ROV, Her ROV can move through water and find plastics on the ocean floor.
The actually cool part of Du’s ROV is the detection (探测) system. She uses a c ____ 7 3____ along with three
different kinds of light to find the plastics through pictures. She also uses visible (可见的) light to find unnatural
colors that might make the plastics stand out.
“She has a very good engineering sense to break down a problem like this and then go after it,” says engineer
Casey Machado, “It sounds s ____ 7 4____ , but it’s a level of thinking that’s really difficult.”
Do started attending public events and workshops at a university when she was five years old, and so she
picked up the engineering skills necessary to build her ROV. She says actually getting her ROV to move through
water well was not easy. She f ____ 7 5____ many times, but she never gave up trying and testing.
When asked about future plans, she said that she wanted to address the effects of climate (气候) change. “I
think there are a lot of problems that could be solved with new i ____ 7 6____ .” says Du.
Du thanks her parents, who for years have taken her to student outreach activities, for supporting her interest
in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). She says she has been able to meet students and scientists
there.
“I know I want to be an engineer because I like building things to help solve world problems,” says Du. “But
I’m not sure what kind of engineer I want to be yet.”
L ____ 7 7____ , she has plenty of time to figure that out at her age.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）
In the middle of a city, there was a museum that was decorated with beautiful marble tiles (大理石砖) and a
huge marble statue (大理石像). Many people from all over the world visited the museum every day to admire the
statue. One night, the marble tiles started talking to the marble statue.
Tiles: Hey statue! Don’t you think it’s unfair that everybody comes here to admire you. They don’t notice us
at all.
Statue: My dear brothers. Don’t you remember that we are actually from the same place?
Tiles: Yes, we do. That is why we feel it is even more unfair. All of us were born from the same place, and yet
the world treats us so differently now. This is so unfair!
Status: Yes, you are right, my brothers. But do you still remember the day when the artist tried to work on
you, but you refused him?Tiles: Yes, we didn’t like him. He had such sharp tools that we were frightened. We turned him away because
we didn’t want to get hurt.
Statue: Well, since you refused his tools, he couldn’t work on you. When he decided to give up on you, he
started working on me instead. I knew at once that I would be something different and special after his hard work. I
bored the pain and allowed him to fashion (雕琢) me as he wanted!
Tiles: But it hurt quite a lot.
Statue: My brothers, there is a price for everything in life. Since you decided to give up halfway, you can’t
complain about the world’s unfairness to you.
The marble tiles became quiet and deep in thought: “If _________________________.”
78. What did many people do when they visited the museum?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
79. Who felt it was unfair, the Tiles or the Statue?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
80. The Tiles and the Statue were born from different place, weren’t they?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
81. Why did the Tiles refuse the artist to work on them?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
82. For the Statue, what does the underlined word “price” refer to?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
83. What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
VII. Writing（作文）（共20分）
84. Write at least 60 words on the given situation（根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不
占格。）
石砖和雕像的经历告诉我们，不同的选择会带来不同的结果。生活中，我们也会碰到很多选择。请以
“I chose to ________”为题，结合自身的经历，说说你是怎么做的？你为什么会做出这样的选择？
The following is for reference only
choose to be / do
make up my mind
encourage me to
（注意：1. 短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分。
2. 照抄阅读语篇不得分。）
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