寶山區2015-16學年度第一學期初三質量調研英語試卷B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 7. A) To tile zoo. B) To the beach. C) To the museum. D) To the hospital.8. A) Tents, clothes and medicine. B) Tents. clothes, medicine and water. C) Water, tents and medicine. D) Money. clothes, medicine and water.9. A) The No 49 bus. B) The taxi. C) They cost the same. D) The underground.10.A) Two hours. B) Three hours. C) Ten hours. D) Eleven hours.11. A) Helen. B) Lily. C) Christina. D) Frank.12. A) Because her watch doesnt work. B) Because she wants to catch the flight. C) Because its 9:30 now. D) Because her watch is lost.13.A) Take a taxi. B) Walk home. C) Buy a car. D) Wait for the bus.14. A) 44. B) 11. C) 33. D) 55.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 15. Bill worked in a restaurant two miles away from his home.16. When a new gangster (匪徒) movie came out, Bill would watch it many times.17. Bill had a large collection of gangster videos at home.18. Bill made the gun himself and practised shooting in the club.19. Bill dropped his gun mainly because of his poor eyesight20. From the passage we learn Bill hurt his knee with his gun in the end.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks 21.To do a bungee jumping (蹦極) you jump from a high bridge, or some other high places, with just a rope _ _your ankles(踝關節).22. You hang in the air, upside-down (頭朝下). Then you are_ _ to the bridge.23.People pay $85 for the experience, _ _ is that it is quite safe if the correct rope is used and checked regularly.24. Theres not much chance of surviving the fall if this happens, and_ _ have been reported.25. They did this to show that they were _ _ to become men.Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and VocabularyII. Choose the best answer 26. Which of the following word matches the sound /pernt/? A) parent B) present C) prepared D) pleasant 27. This is _ book that I promised to lend you last week. A) a B) an C) the D) / 28. _ of us has to have our temperature taken when we get in school every morning. A) Every B) Each C) All D) Everyone 29. Obama paid a _ visit to China. He was warmly welcomed by Chinese people. A) four days B) four-day C) four-days D) four-days 30. _of the earth is covered with water. A) two-three B) two-third C) two-thirds D) second-three 31 .We are glad to see that our city is developing _ these years than ever before. A) much more quickly B) quickly C) much quicker D) most quickly 32. A: Mum, must I wash the dishes now? B: No, you_ . You may do it after you watch the TV news. A) cant B) wont C) mustnt D) neednt 33. Look, it is going to rain. Youd better _ the windows when you leave the house. A) close B) to close C) closing D) not to close 34. Many people _ when the earthquake happened last week. A) slept B) sleep C) are sleeping D) were sleeping35.The Shanghai Disneyland Plan _ by the city government. It will be the first Disneyland Amusement Park in mainland China. A) passed B) has passed C) has been passed D) were passed 36. Most countries dont know _ with the world financial crisis (金融危機). A) what to do B) where to do C) how to do D) when to do37. I finally finished _ the text. Homework of this kind is a waste of time. A) copy B) to copy C) copied D) copying38. Stand up and give your answer _ Question No.8, please. A) with B) at C) of D) to39. Could you please tell me _ ? A) what was he B) whom is he waiting for C) what country he lives in D) how long he had been away40. _ beautiful car you have bought! A) What B) What a C) What an D) How41 A: I dont know how to use the software （軟件). B: _ A) So do I B) So am I C) Neither do I D) Neither am I42. I will go there tomorrow unless it rains. The underlined sentence means_ A) I will go there tomorrow if it rains. B) I will not go there tomorrow if it doesnt rain. C) If it doesnt rain, 1 will go there tomorrow. D) If l go there tomorrow, it will rain.43. When we answer a telephone, we say_ A) Hello, who are you? B) Its me. C) I am Jane. D) This is Jane speaking.44.A: Im sorry Ive taken your book by mistake. B: _ A) Thats right. B) Never mind. C) Youre welcome. D) Of course not.45. Independence Day is celebrated on _ every year in the USA. A) June 4 B) July 4 C) August 4 D) July 14III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once A. raised B. brought C. dislike D. opinions E. held In Yulin, Guangxi (廣西玉林) a dog meat-eating festival is 46 in summer every year. Tens of thousands of dogs are killed and cooked every day during the festival. This year, the controversial (有爭議 的) festival was protested (抗議) by a large number of dog lovers. Should dogs be eaten? People hold different 47 . Some of the local people want to keep their custom and enjoy the traditional dishes. They think eating dog meat is a tradition in many parts of the world. It should not be stopped simply because some people 48 it. Besides, most of the dogs are not pet dogs; they are 49 by farmers. However, some people want the festival in Yulin to be banned (禁止.).They say that dogs are mans best friends. Dogs make cute pets. Man should love them and they will love us, too. It is cruel (殘忍的) to cook and eat them. Do you support the Yulin tradition that has lasted for hundreds of years, or do you believe this custom should be stopped? What is your opinion? A. long B. accept C. driving D. possible E. year Dididache (滴滴打車) is a popular taxi-hailing app (打車軟件) . It has been used by a large number of taxi drivers in many cities recently. The app shows the real-time locations (實時定位) of taxis on a map by using the GPS technology and makes it 50 for users to book a taxi on the phone. The users request (要求) will be sent to the nearest taxi drivers who will decide whether to 51 the order or not. Taxi-hailing apps are very popular in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users. However, the citys taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may raise safety concerns because many taxi drivers have been found checking their phones while 52 . The app has also been criticized (指責) for disturbing market order, and creating difficulties for passengers who do not use the app to book a taxi. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空駛), and booking a taxi can still be challenging during bad weather and rush hours. Can this app be in use for 53 Technology might make a great difference to our life. Lets wait and see. IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms54. This is a new building and my office is on the _ floor. ( five )55. Shakespeare was one of the greatest _in the world. ( write )56. Monday is my_ day in a week. ( busy )57. Traffic was _ stopped after the earthquake. ( complete )58. Why not _ the discussion to solve the traffic problem? ( wide )59. Pudong is _ to Puxi by several bridges. ( connection )60. I dont see the_ of the plan to do so much homework at a time. ( wise )61 .His small farm was in worse condition than any _ farm in that area. ( neighbour )V. Rewrite the following sentences as required 62. Both of Marys parents work in this hospital. (改為否定句) _ of Marys parents _ in this hospital.63. We can save water by fixing drippinge taps. (劃線提問) _ _ we save water?64. We will build a new Disneyland in Pudong New Area. (被動語態) A new Disneyland will _ _ in Pudong New Area.65. Dont pick the flowers in the garden. (改為反意疑問句) Dont pick the flowers in the garden, _ _ ?66. The train has arrived here. It arrived here two hours ago. (合并一句) The train _ _ here for two hours.67.Mr. Green was surprised that his son didnt tell anyone that he was staying out late. （保持句意） To Mr. Greens _ no one was _ of his sons staying out late.68. month, RMB 600,allowance, is, fathers, a ,my (連詞成句) _Part 3 Reading and WritingVI. Reading Comprehension A. Choose the best answer The koala is unique (獨特的) to Australia and is an important symbol of the country. The koala is found in open eucalypt (桉樹) forests in south-east Queensland. Even if it is called koala bear. this animal has nothing to do with the actual bear. Koalas have thick fur and large ears. Their broad ,flat nose makes them look cute, similar to teddy bears. In fact koalas arent cute. They have sharp teeth and very sharp claws (爪)! Koalas are marsupials (袋類). This means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops similar to a kangaroo. The baby koala lives in its mothers pocket for the first six. months of its life. The name koala comes from a native Australian word that means no drink. The koala get almost all their water from the eucalyptus leaves they eat. Thats where they get their food too. Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves. The eucalyptus trees are where the koalas live. Its also where they sleep. Koalas sleep about nineteen hours a day! Why do they sleep so much? Some people think its because theyre lazy. But koalas arent lazy. They sleep so much because there isnt much nutrition (營養) in eucalyptus leaves. Koalas store hardly any fat, so they must save their energy. One way to do this is to move slowly at sleep a lot. After a day of sleeping they like to move around and eat just after sunset. They live alone most of the time. Koalas are very protective of their trees. If a koala sees another koala eating in its favorite tree, it might tell the other koala to leave by barking at it. Koalas do talk to each other. Besides barks, the males make a deep grunting (呼嚕的) sound. The mothers and babies talk in soft clicking sounds. If they get scared they may scream like a baby. The koala is also an excellent swimmer. They are able to cross rivers to escape from heavy flooding (泛濫). 69. Koalas mainly live in_ A) Singapore B) India C) Australia D) New Zealand70. According to the article, how are koalas and kangaroos alike? _ A) They both have thick fur. B) They both have sharp teeth. C) They both eat eucalyptus leaves. D) They both carry their young in a pocket.71. The word koala comes from a word that means _ A) no drink B) moving slowly C) large ears D) barking loudly72. Why do koalas spend most of their time sleeping? _ A) To escape from natural enemies. B) They get tired from playing so much. C) Their food does not give them much energy. D) To protect themselves from the sun.73. If an adult koala screams like a baby, it may get_ A) worried B) frightened C) hungry D) sleepy74. The koala can_ A) run very fast B)jump very high C) wake most of the time D) swim very wellB. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage Former Presidents ( 前任總統) in the United States continue to receive special government services and money after their presidential term (總統任期) ends. Each former president receives retirement pay, money to pay travelling expenses and money to pay the people who continue to work for them. They also get security 75 for the rest of their lives. Some former presidents seem to have 76 from public life. But others continue to make contributions (做貢獻 to the society. Former President Jimmy Carter is well known for his earnest devotion (,熱誠的奉獻) since he left office. He helps build homes for poor Americans and helps settle international disagreement. And he has written several books. Many people have called Carter an example of a successful former president. Some experts note that public approval (公眾的贊許 )of Carter increased several years after his defeat in the presidential election (總統大選) of 1980. 77 the opposite happened to former president Ronald Reagan. His popularity fell after he left office. Many people criticized him for 78 an offer from a wealthy Japanese publisher to visit Japan. There he was paid about two million dollars just to make a few appearances. In 1994, Reagan began to suffering from Alzheimers disease (老年癡呆癥) and died ten years later. Former President George Bush has made few 79 appearances since leaving office. Recently, however, he and former President Bill Clinton have traveled together to places in need of aid following natural disasters. Bill Clinton is one of the most active former presidents. He makes speeches around tile world, He wrote a best-selling book about his life. And he has set up a foundation that otters various 80 to people in need, including providing low cost medicines for people with AIDS around the world.75. A) assistance B) warning C) defence D) protection76. A) disappeared B) kept C) avoided D) stayed77.A) Then B) Just C) How D) Very78.A) receiving B) accepting C) getting D) taking79.A) personal B) secret C) private D) public80.A) suggestions B) plans C) supports D) programsC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsRecently the unmanned aircraft which are called drones （無人駕駛飛機）have come into use for a number of business purposes. Basically, a drone is a flying robot. The aircraft (飛行器) may be remotely controlled or can fly a 81 through flight programs in their systems. The little planes used to be very costly. In the past, they were mostly used in the military (軍事) . But as they have d 82 in price more people have begun to use them. Rescue workers and farmers are among the new users.A company in France is using drones to help farmers examine their crops and limit the amount of fertilizer ( 肥料 ) they use. The fast development of computer technology, image sensing devices (圖像感應設備) , satellite navigation (衛星導航) and cell phones has led to lower-priced drones. Researchers and developers have learned how to build smaller and less-costly drones .Moviemakers are using drones to film from the sky. Historians (歷史學家.) use them when they explore a 83 buildings. Rescue workers use them to look for people: And now farmers are using them to m 84 their crops. Romain Faroux is a French businessman who starts companies. His father was a farmer. He believed drones could help farmers. He helped create a company that developed a small drone that could be controlled by people on the g 85 . They called it Agridrone (農業無人機). It uses a special optical sensor (光學感應器 ) to examine crops. The technology used is similar to that used by smart phones except it has wings. A computer program directs the drone to fly over the crops. The sensor on the drone records four different-colored bands of sunlight ( 太陽光帶) that are reflected off ( 反射 ) the crops. Jean-Baptiste Bruggeman is a farmer. He says the drone flies over his crops at different time of the season. He says ttfis provides a lot of information about his crops. The drone pictures show him the exact amount of fertilizer the crops need. It also shows exactly where the fertilizer is needed. Romain Faroux says farmers use information g 86 . by the Agridrone to place fertilizer only in areas where it was needed. This saves money and reduces pollution. Before they used the drones, farmers would put the same amount of fertilizer everywhere. Drones also save time because farmers can examine u 87 to three hectares (公頃) in about a minute.D. Answer the questions The baby is taking photos with his parents, the Duke and Duchess (公爵和公爵夫人) of Cambridge. The pictures were taken by the duchess father, Michael Middleton, in the garden of their family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. Taken earlier this month, they show the royal couple, Prince George and their black cocker spaniel (西班牙獵犬), Lupo. Tilly, a golden dog, belonging to the Middleton family, can be seen lying down behind them. he photographs of Prince George, who was born on 22 July, were published by Kensington Palace. On Monday Prince William, giving his first interview since becoming a father, told CNN: He either reminds me of my brother or me when l was younger, Im not sure, but hes doing very well at the moment. BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell said the new family looks unselfconscious 自然的) , relaxed and happy - much like most couples might look with their first-born baby. He added: Of course theyre aware of whats expected of them. There will be staff- a nanny (保姆) to