宜兴市太华中学2014-2015学年初三下英语期中考试含答案
一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项（本大题共14分，每小题1分）2
1. We should try our best to make ______ world that is safer, cleaner and healthier than ____ one we are living in now.
A. the; / B. a; / C. the; the D. a ;the
2. He made a serious mistake, but he took action to change that _________ it got worse.
A. until B. when C. because D. before
3. _________, when Marx was already ________, he began to learn Russian.
A. In 1870s; in his fifties B. In 1870s; in fifties
C. In the 1870s; in his fifties D. In the1870s; in fifties
4. —You can hardly imagine the pleasure of chatting with friends on Wechat (微信).
—Really? But it ______ cause you much trouble if someone get your personal information.
A. may B. must C. need D. should
5. His speech was so _________ that it makes me feel _________.
A. bored; asleep B. boring; asleep C. boring; sleepy D. bored; sleeping
6. –-- We are not allowed to bring any snacks to the sports meeting. ---_____________.
A. Neither are we B. Neither do we C. So are we D. So do we
7. —You’d better _________ some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins.
—But I think it’s better _________ anything while watching the film.
A. buy; not have B. to buy; not to have
C. to buy; not have D. buy; not to have
8. —This kind of cloth _________ well and _________ long, besides, it’s cheap.
—OK, I’ll take it.
A. washes; lasts B. is washed; lasts C. washes; is lasted D. is washing; is lasting
9. A new underground _______ Wuxi ________ Shanghai will be built soon
A. connecting; to B. connected; and C. connects; with D. connected; to
10. Robots are _________ to do the same things _________ people.
A. enough clever; as B. clever enough; with
C. clever enough; as D. enough clever; with
11. The radio says that there was a terrible traffic accident sometime _________ 8 a.m. _________ 10 a.m.
this morning.
A. between; and B. from; to C. between; to D. from; and
12. —I’m new here in Wuxi.
—Take a map of Wuxi with you. You’ll find it of great _________ in helping you to get round Wuxi.
A. price B. cost C. interest D. importance
13. —Do you know _________? — Not until next Friday.
A. when will we have the sports meeting B. how soon we will have the sports meeting
C. when we had the sports meeting D. how soon will we have the sports meeting
14. —The smile on your father’s face shows that he is satisfied with your result.
—_________. I have made my every effort.
A. I’m afraid so B. I’m afraid not C. I suppose so D. It’s hard to say