16中2017學(xué)年第二學(xué)期初三質(zhì)量調(diào)研測(cè)試（二）
英語(yǔ)試題（問(wèn)卷）
第卷
注意事項(xiàng)：
1．答卷前,考生務(wù)必在答題卡上用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆填寫(xiě)自己的考生號(hào)、姓名、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào),再用2B鉛筆把對(duì)應(yīng)兩個(gè)號(hào)碼的標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。
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一、語(yǔ)法選擇(共10小題,每小題1分,滿分15分)
A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a longweekend with our two daughters. As we wondered aboutwhat 1 next,our girls jumps in and told us exactly what they wanted to do.“ 2 wantto go to the butterfly museum ,”said Ariela andEliana.
As soon as we 3 intothe main area of the museum, we saw 4 beautifulbutterflies , all flapping（拍打）their colourful wings.
My girls 5 jumpingup and down, and I knew we had made the right decision 6 tothe museum. They were having 7 muchfun.
I turned toour museum tour guide because I was curious, and asked,“ 8 dobutterflies live?” Shesaid, “ About ten days.”
“What can butterflies do 9 tendays?” Iasked .
The guide stopped , looked at me, and said, “They make theworld 10 morebeautiful place.”
“Wow,” Isaid, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thankyou.”
After we said goodbye, I couldn’t 11 thinkingabout what the guide had said. She was right. We all have 12 tooffer the world with the time we have. 13 wefocus our gifts on taking care of each otherevery day,we can make a 14 .
15 thankfulit is that you can have the influence on your family, friends andneighbor! Likea butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a littlebetter for everyone.
1. A.do B. did C. doing D. to do
2. A.We B. Our C. Us D. Ours
3. A.walk B. walked C. walks D. have walked
4. A.thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of
5. A. is B. are C. was D. were
6. A.to come B. coming C. come D. came
7. A.such B. so C. very D. quite
8. A.How soon B. How long C. How much D. How often
9. A.on B. for C. over D. in
10. A. a B. an C. the D. /
11. A.to stop B. stops C. stop D. stopping
12. A.nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
13. A.When B. Since C. Unless D. Whether
14. A.different B. differently C. more different D. difference
15. A.What B. How C. What a D. How a
二、完形填空(共10題,每小題1.5分,共15分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握大意,然后從16-25各題所給的A、B、C、D項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案,并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Gift-giving is an important part of all human societies. Gift canexpress how we feel, but they can also pass on messages that wedon’tplan to give, so gift-giving etiquette（禮節(jié)）in my culture shouldbe dealt with 16 .
In some cultures that think highly of gift-giving, there is aritual（儀式）inthe giving and receiving of gifts. In Japan, for example, gift areboth presented and received using both hands. The giver sayssomething like “Itisn’tmuch, 17 Iwanted to show my appreciation.” Thereceiver of the gift will 18 onceor twice, but the giver will insist. Then the receiver will 19 thegift and put it away to be opened later.
The 20 ofgifts is important, naturally, and in some cultures it is easy tooffend（冒犯）aperson by giving the 21 gift.The givers of gift must consider the symbols of them, for example,a gift of a knife or letter opener in Brazil might be seen assymbolizing the ending of a relationship.
The relationship between the giver and the receiver of a gift alsocan tell us what kind of gift is 22 .For example, in the United States, gifts such as perfume are onlygiven to women by boyfriends or husbands. If a friend were to givesuch a gift, it might be considered 23 .
The culture of gift-giving differs from one society to another, butthey all have a(n) 24 incommon: in any country, when choosing gifts we must always 25 themessage we wish to show with the gift and think about whether ornot it is suitable for the receiver. Your gift will be appreciatedif it shows consideration and respect for thereceiver’sculture.
16. A.carefully B.patiently C.quickly D.gladly
17. A.but B. so C. because D. if
18. A.check B.refuse C.ignore D.leave
19. A.accept B.offer C.hide D.exchange
20. A.price B.choice C.history D.use
21. A.free B.valuable C.small D.wrong
22. A.serious B.special C.important D.suitable
23. A.humorous B.strange C.dishonest D.unnecessary
24. A. name B. need C. idea D. character
25. A.consider B. describe C. forward D. understand
三、閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)
第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，掌握大意，然后從26-45各題所給的A、B、C、D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
(A)
World Environment Day
June is here and summer is upon us! Summer means sunny skies andwarm weather. There are plenty of reasons to go outside andappreciate our natural environment. This is why World EnvironmentDay is held every year on June 5th.We can learn to respect our environment as we enjoy it in beautifulweather.
World Environment Day was created in 1972 by the United States. Itsaim is to get people to pay attention to the environment.It’shosted bydifferent cities around the world. This year, Pittsburg is one ofthe cities hosting World Environment Day. The city will plan funactivities to raise people’sinterest in the environment, such as concerts, treeplanting,and more.
Pittsburgh has been very successful in cleaning up its environment.It used to be famous for its steel industry. However, it alsoproduced a lot of pollution, and hurt its plants and animals. NowPittsburgh has cleaned its rivers and protected its wildlife. Itwants a “greeneconomy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）”.That will help create ways to make cleaner energy!
Wildlife and a green economy are important topics to WorldEnvironment Day. Because Pittsburg is famous for its rivers, aspecial topic is “WaterMatters!”.Pittsburg continues to be a leader in protecting ourenvironment.
26. When is the World Environment Day every year?
A. July5th.B. June 5th.C. January 5th.D. May 5th.
27. What does the underlined word “hosted” inparagraph 2 mean?
A.organized B. created C. invented D. refused
28. What is one activity Pittsburg has planned?
A. Grasscutting. B. Rubbish picking.
C. Treeplanting. D. Sidewalk cleaning.
29. What was Pittsburg famous for producing？
A. A kind ofwood. B. A kind of food .
C. A kind of music. D. A kind of metal.
30. Why does Pittsburg choose “WaterMatter” asa special topic?
A.It’s famousfor its rivers. B. It’snext t the ocean.
C. Itdoesn’t haveenough water. B. People there waste a lot of water.
(B)
Imagine a school with more than 1,800 classes in maths, science,and history. What’smore, this school is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days aweek. The best part is that it’sfree! Welcome to the Khan Academy.
The Khan Academy is a collection of short education videos. Eachone teaches a different lesson in easy-to-understand English, andmost are about ten minutes long. The school now has its ownwebsite, and about 200,000 students a month are using this onlineschool. Bill Gates has watched its educational videos with his son,and he has praised（贊揚(yáng)）the school in public.
The man responsible for the Khan Academy is Salman Khan. It allstarted when Khan agreed to teach his young cousin maths. He beganby using a computer and a phone. Later, he made videos anduploaded themonline. Soon after, people around the world started watching theseeducational videos.
The secret of the school’ssuccess is videos. They are made with simple tools, and theydon’tshow the teachers. Instead, drawings, diagrams, and explanationsare used to get to their heart of a subject veryquickly.
Not everyone likes the Khan Academy. Some people blamed that therewas a lack of teacher-student interaction（互動(dòng)）that was found intraditional schools. However, many praise the Khan Academy for itsstraight approach, saying that it helps them understand ideas morequickly.
As for Khan, his dream continues to be built “theworld’sfirst free, world-class online school”.To help Khan achieve that dream, Google has given him US $2million. This money will be mainly used to get his lessonstranslate into different languages. Thanks to Salman Khan, thedream of education for everyone is becoming a reality.
31. Thewriter thinks the best part of the Khan Academy is that______.
A. itis convenient
B. ithas lots of classes
C. itis always open
D. itcosts nothing from learners
32. Whichof the following is TRUE about the educational videos of the KhanAcademy?
A. Eachone is as long as a traditional class.
B. Youcan see the teachers in them.
C. Theyare in English.
D. Youcan see them on many websites.
33. Theunderlined word “uploaded”(paragraph3) most probably means ______.
A. 銷售B. 購(gòu)買(mǎi) C. 上傳 D. 下載
34. Whatcan we learn from the passage?
A. Khanand his cousin made videos to teach maths.
B. Studentsof the Khan Academy prefer traditional schools.
C. TheKhan Academy won’tbe free in the future.
D. Thevideos help many students learn more quickly.
35. Whatis the passage mainly about?
A. Aninteresting website.
B. AnInternet school.
C. Someeducational videos.
D. Ahelpful teacher.
(C)
Many people have special pets. One of them is the fiddlercrab（招潮蟹）. Itis just like a living clock. It shows the time of day by the colourof its skin, which is dark by day and nearly white by night. Thecrab’schanging colour follows a regular twenty-four hourschedule（時(shí)間表）that exactly matches the daily rhythm of thesun.
People who raise fiddler crabs usually like a pair of them, thatis, a male and a female. The size of the claws makes it very easyto tell the difference between male and female fiddler crabs. Amale fiddler crab has one claw that is larger than both its otherclaws and the claws of the females. The females have two smallclaws.
Even without daylight, the crab’sskin colour continues to change exactly on time.This probablydeveloped slowly in answer to the daily rising and setting of thesun, to help protest the crab from sunlight and enemies. Aftermillions of years it has become completely regular inside theliving body of the crab.
The scientist notice that once each day the colour of the fiddlercrab is especially dark, and that each day this happens fiftyminutes later than on the day before. From this they discoveredthat each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also thatof the tide（潮水）. The crab’speriod of greatest darkening is exactly the time of low tide on thebeach where it was caught!
36.How does a fiddler crab change itscolour?
A. It changescolour according to the time.
B. It changescolour according to the weather.
C. It changescolour when it sees its enemies.
D. It changescolour when it is looking for food.
37. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Malefiddler crabs have more claws than female ones.
B. Femalefiddler crabs have one bigger claw.
C. A femalefiddler crab’sclaw is bigger than those of a male one.
D. A malefiddler crab has one claw that is bigger than those of a femaleone.
38. Which of the following is TRUE of the crab’schanging colour?
A. It keepsthe crab warm.
B. It canhappen without daylight.
C. It tellsthe crab the time to find food.
D. It is ofno real use.
39. What does the underlined word “this”(paragraph3) refer to?
A. The24-hour rhythm of the sun. B. The regular change of sea weather.
C. The changeof the crab’scolour. D. The study done by the scientist.
40. The best title for the passage would be ______.
A. A LivingClock B. Raise a Fiddler Crab
C. HowAnimals Change Colour D. Find A Special Pet for You
(D)
Enjoy a glass of champagne（香檳）as you spend a day in the famous champagne cityon a day trip from Paris. With its wonderful garden, amazingscenery and world-class champagnes, the place makes a greatvisit.
Thequiet city of Reims is known throughout the world for its tastefulchampagne. In the morning, your tour of Reims includes a visit tosome famous public buildings there. Then you will go to the MurnmChampagne House for an interesting visit and a tasting of thefamous Cordon Rough Champagne before stopping for lunch. In theafternoon, enjoy the sights of grapes between Reims and Epernay. AtEpermay you will visit the famous wine cellars（酒窖）of Most & Chandonwith the chance to taste their wine.
Of course, your guide is ready for any service you could needduring the tour, so feel free to ask him!
Short Information about Wine Tasting Tour in Reims,France
Price:
120 EUR per person
Duration:
10 hours
Group size
2-30
Language of guide:
French, English, Spanish, Japanese
Lunch:
YES
Hotel:
NO
Private Guide:
NO
Thistour must be booked at least 7 days before your travel date. And itis operated in English unless specially stated.
41. What is the aim of the tour?
A. To plantgrapes. B. To make champagne.
C. To visitParis. D. To taste champagne.
42. The underlined word “duration” refersto ______.
A. time thetour lasts for B. time used to go to Reims from Paris
C. time thetourists stay in Paris for D. time used to make champagne
43. What is NOT included in the tour?
A.Lunch. B. Sightseeing of grape field.
C. Privateguide. D. Visit to public buildings.
44. Mr. Smith is going to take his wife and son to join the tour.How much should he pay?
A. 240EUR. B.360EUR. C. 120 EUR. D. 60 EUR.
45. Which of the following is TRUE according to theadvertisement?
A. It justneeds two tourists to make a group for this tour.
B. You canbook the tour a day before your travel done.
C. Touristscan buy some champagne at a cheap price.
D. Touristscan stay at a hotel to rest and have lunch.
第二節(jié) 閱讀填空（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）
閱讀短文及文后選項(xiàng)，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Homestay is a form of study---abroadprogram. It allows the visitor to stay with alocal(當(dāng)?shù)氐?family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps toimprove the visitor’s language ability, Ifyou wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreignexperience, you should join this kind ofholiday. “ 46 .” Saida teacher during a school meeting last term.
After this meeting, 47 . Lastmonth, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some ofmy schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted togo since years ago.
After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. Iwas lucky that my host family was very nice and hada daughter about my age. 48 . Theywere interested in me and I learnt alot of things from thenon..
49 .After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car.Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip todifferent places of interest like BigBen, London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. We would go back to ourown homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. 50 .Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
A. Ienjoyed every minute of it
B. Iam sure you won’tbe disappointed
C. Ialways thought about this kind of holiday
D. Theytreated me as a daughter of their family
E. Theholiday was filled with activities every day
四、寫(xiě)作（共四小節(jié)，滿分35分）
第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫(xiě)（共6小題，每題1分，滿分6分）
根據(jù)下列句子意思及所給單詞的首字母寫(xiě)出所缺單詞。（要求寫(xiě)出完整單詞，每空限填一詞）
51. Peopleenjoy many different activities and relax in their f______time.
52. Somepeople believe that there’sa c______ between smoking and heart disease.
53. It’seasy to form a good habit, but it is another thing to s______ withit to the end.
54. Thereare nice apples on s_____ in that shop. Why not go and buysome?
55. Hehas earned a lot of money from his job, now he can a______ anapartment.
56. Thebook is e______ what I wanted to buy.
第二節(jié) 完成句子（共7小題，每題2分，滿分14分）
根據(jù)所給的漢語(yǔ)內(nèi)容，用英語(yǔ)完成下列句子。（每空限填一詞）
57. 運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)下個(gè)月舉辦
The sports meet ______ ______ ______ next month.
58. 我想去一個(gè)新的地方旅游，但不知道能去哪里。
I want to travel to a new place, but I don’tknow ____________ ______ go.
59. 玩太多的電腦游戲?qū)⒆邮怯泻Φ摹?div style="height:15px;">
______ ______ harmful for children ______ ______ computer games toomuch.
Take a sweater ______ ______ it gets cold.
After a three-day rest, the travelers ______ ______again.
Great changes ______ ______ ______ in our city in the last fewyears.
6月5日是世界環(huán)境保護(hù)日，廣州市教育局組織以 “Beinga Volunteer of Going Green” 為題的英語(yǔ)演講比賽。假如韓梅參加比賽，請(qǐng)你以韓梅的名義寫(xiě)一篇演講稿推薦自己，內(nèi)容如下：
Hello, everyone.I’mHan Mei. I want to be a volunteer of going green. I am glad to makea speechhere.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
