2015届江苏苏州相城区春申中学初二3月阶段性测试英语试卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

I think skiing is______ great fun. What _____fantastic time we are having!

A. a, a            B./, a         C./,/      D./, a

2. 难度：中等

--_______have you lived here?—Since last year.

A. How long      B. How often     C. How soon    D. How far

3. 难度：中等

My father______ Australia for a year. And he enjoys staying there.

A. has been in     B. has been to      C. has gone to    D. went to

4. 难度：中等

Great changes______ in the city since1970.

A. have been taken place     B. have taken place.

C. has taken place          D. took place

5. 难度：中等

I hope my father ________ ask me about my marks after every exam.

A. not             B. not to       C. won’t     D. don’t

6. 难度：中等

—Have you finished your homework ________?

  --Not ________. I was playing computer games.

A. yet ,already     B. already ,yet       C. yet, yet   D. yet, yet

7. 难度：中等

My parents_______ twenty years ago. They _____for twenty years.

A. have been married, got married        B. were married, got married

C. got married, have been married        D. have got married, were married

8. 难度：简单

________the end of the story, the main character______.

A. In, dead        B. At, was die       C. To, was dead    D. At, died

9. 难度：中等

My uncle______ a farmer. Now he is a driver.

A. is used to       B. is used to be      C. used to being    D. used to be

10. 难度：中等

- What do you think of this film?

    - Great! I_______ such a wonderful film before.

A. don't see  B. won't see    C. have never seen    D. have already seen

11. 难度：中等

When you visit Denmark, you can go to_______ and take photos there.

A. the little Mermaid    B. the Tower Bridge

C. the Stature of Liberty    D. the Leaning Tower of Pisa

12. 难度：中等

He was_______ at the_______ news.

A. excited; exciting    B. exciting; excited

C. excited; excited    D. exciting; exciting

13. 难度：中等

It_______ five years since he_______ Beijing.

A. was, left    B. has been, has left  C. is, left    D. is going to be, has left

14. 难度：困难

--You've never been to China, _______?

   --_______. I've been there three times.

A. have you; No, I haven't    B. haven't you; No, I haven't

C. have you; Yes, I have    D. haven't you; Yes, I have

15. 难度：中等

-- I am going to Paris on holiday this May Day.

    -- Really? _______.

A. You're welcome.    B. Wish you a good trip.

C. It's nothing.    D. Be back soon. 

二、阅读理解

16. 难度：中等

Marc sat next to me when we were in Hill Junior School. He had a serious     in communicating with people. One always had to guess what he was saying.     , most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always     . I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by     him several times a day to wash his hands. But he just could not understand.

    One day, our teacher Miss West walked up to Marc.      saying anything, she took Marc to the washroom. Slowly, Miss West washed his    and told him that he should keep  himself clean. She did that every day for one month.     , Marc understood.

Miss West's love has given me a good example to follow when I    my job. I always remember to teach my students by showing them the right    to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them     to learn and to grow up.

1.A. question  B. problem   C. accident   D. hobby

2.A. lnstead    B. However    C. Besides    D. But

3.A. dirty    B. clean    C. new    D. old

4.A. talking    B. saying    C. speaking    D. telling

5.A. With        B. Without    C. After    D. Above

6.A. face        B. feet    C. shirts    D. hands

7.A. At last    B. At first    C. Such as    D. So far

8.A. did        B. am doing    C. have done    D. am going to do

9.A. ways    B. answers    C. time    D. food

10.A. more advice  B. less advice    C. more time  D. less time

17. 难度：中等

John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill. He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five. He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five. He thought, "It's a little bit earlier. I'll wait for a moment.  It's good to keep the time."

    Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's. He looked around and saw a noisy square not far from here. He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily.

    Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she got lost. John tried to find out her address and took her home. The girl's parents were very thankful.

    Then John hurried to the doctor's. The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late. Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?" John said nothing but one word-"Sorry!"

1.John went to the square to _____.

A. spend the time                           B. enjoy himself

C. see the children and the women             D. help the girl

2.The girl cried because _____. 

A. someone hit her                  B. she fell off her bike

C. her parents were angry with her     D. she didn't find the way home

3.At last John got to the doctor's at _____. 

A. twenty to five       B. twenty past five   C. five o'clock   D. forty past five

18. 难度：中等

You may know the English letters A,B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a "banana person" "How strange! Are these people from "another earth"? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

    ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a "banana person". A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside - thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside - looking like a Chinese.

    Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don't speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood, Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China They all have black eyes and black hair.

    But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the PRC. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1."ABC" in this passage means"_______ ".

A. three English letters    B. a kind of banana

C. Chinese born in America    D. Americans born in China

2.Chinese in Western countries are called "banana persons" because_______.

A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C. they were born in China but go to study in America

D. they like to eat bananas

3.The underlined word "blood" may probably mean_______.

A. 国籍    B. 血统    C.爱心    D. 皮肤

4.This passage mainly talks about_______.

A. different kinds of bananas    B. overseas Chinese

C. the Nobel Prize    D. the life story ofC. N. Yang

19. 难度：中等

Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared.

    There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side. "If he passes and doesn't stop," Mr. Brown thought, "everything will be all right." But the man didn't pass. He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too. Mr. Brown's only thought was, "I'm in great danger!" He stood up and shouted, "What do you want? Why are you following me?"

    The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak. "I didn't know that you were a very good runner," he said at last, "I have to go to Mr. White's house, but I don't know the way. A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr. White's and he told me to follow you. I'm too tired to go any farther."

1.Mr. Brown was really_______.

A. in great danger    B. a policeman    C. afraid of the man    D. too tired to move

2.The man followed Mr. Brown because_______.

A. he wanted to scare Mr. Brown

B. he wanted to get some money from Mr. Brown

C. Mr. Brown lived next to Mr. White

D. Mr. Brown was one of his good friends

3.Which is wrong?

A. There were few people on the road.

B. The man didn't know where Mr. White lived.

C. Mr. Brown thought he was in great danger.

D. Mr. Brown didn't know where Mr. White lived

20. 难度：中等

It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(盲点)on the eyes,  Here is an interesting experiment(实验)that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.

    Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, Lon the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters.  Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you' 11 find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you'll find the letter R disappearing.

    Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image（影像）of the letter falls on the blind spot,  it won't be seen.  That is why either of the letters disappears．

1.The writer of the passage thinks that_______ there is a blind spot on the eye.

A. few people know    B. no one knows C. only you know D. all the people know

2.The word "disappear" in the passage means_______ in Chinese.

A. 驱散    B．消散    C．消失    D. 遗失

3.You fail to see the letter L in the experiment because _______.

A. your eyes are poor    B. its image falls on the blind spot

C. your left eye is not open    D. you move it close to your eye

4.In which order(顺序)should you do the experiment?

①Hold the card  ②Move the card nearer  ③Close your right eye

④write two English letters  ⑤Look at the letter R  ⑥Make a card

A. ④⑥①②③⑤    B．①③⑥④⑤②

C．⑥①④③②⑤    D. ⑥④①③⑤②

5.The passage mainly tells us_______.

A. how to find the blind spot    B. an interesting experiment

C. where the blind spot is    D. there is a blind spot on the eyes.

三、单词拼写

21. 难度：中等

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。

1.Changchun is in the    （北方）part of China.

2.The car is moving at full    （速度）．It's very dangerous.

3.He lives alone, but he never feels    （孤独的）．

4.We bought many presents for our    （亲戚）．

5.Have you ever    （写）a letter to your parents?

6.When l was at    (小学教育的)school,1 went to school on foot.

7.The number of    （妻子）left behind in the village is very large.

8.My mother    (返回)home half an hour ago.

9.Please come a little    （早）next time.  Don't be late again.

10.I like watching    （卡通片）．

11.-What's on TV?

   -A reporter is    President Xi Jingping..

12.-Did everybody go to visit the Palace Museum?

   -No，    Li Ming.

13.-Now pollution is still a big problem.

   -    !

14.-I hear you are going to study    .Which country are you going to?

  -England. I think.

15.-We haven't visited our grandparents for so long, Kitty.

   -Yes, they must    us very much.

22. 难度：中等

用所给动词的正确形式填空。

1.I    (not hear)from my pen friend recently.

2.Students used to    (ride)bikes to school.

3.When she saw the dead cat, he couldn't help    (cry).

4.--Did you see a woman in blue pass by just now?

    --No, sir. I    (plan)a trip to Suzhou with my classmates.

5.Millie    (join) the Reading Club last year.

四、翻译

23. 难度：中等

翻译句子（共15分）

1.我爸爸去美国出差了。

2.这本书我借了两个星期半了。

3.他们习惯通过电子邮件彼此保持联系。

4.春天是参观中国园林的最好时候。

5.顺便问一下，乘飞机去香港花费你多长时间？

五、书面表达

24. 难度：中等

书面表达（共20分）