张家港市第二中学 2014-2015学年第二学期期中试卷
初三年级英语
一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
( ) 1. Christopher Columbus was ______ explorer from ______ European country.
A. a; an B. an; an C. a; a D. an; a
( ) 2. —What are you going to do next Sunday, Jane?
—It’s my birthday next Sunday. I hope _______ to my birthday party.
A. your come B. you to come C. you can came D. you came
( ) 3. —There are several restaurants on _____ side of the street. Which restaurant would you like to go, Mr. White? —The one next to the supermarket over there.
A. either B. both C. all D. every
( ) 4. This is a big class, and _______ of the students _______ boys.
A. two-thirds; is B. second-three; is C. two-thirds; are D. two-three; is
( ) 5. ---- _______ plastic bags we use, _______ it will be for the environment.
-----I agree.
A. The fewer; the better B. The less; the better
C. The less; the worse D. The fewer; the worse
( )6. What _______ it is to go hiking in _______ weather!
A. a great fun; so fine B. a great fun; such a fine
C. great fun; so fine a D. great fun;. such fine
( ) 7. We have _______ many problems that we can't solve them in _______ little time.
A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such
( ) 8. ----_______ is it from here to Suzhou Museum? ----About 20 minutes by bike.
A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How soon
( ) 9. ----You were out when I went to visit you yesterday.
----Oh, I_______ for a friend from England at the airport.
A. was waiting B. had waited C. am waiting D. have waited
( ) 10. We should wear special boots_______ us floating away into the space.
A. to prevent B. preventing C. prevent D. prevented
( )11. ----Good news. Li Na has become the first woman to reach a Grand Slam final.
----Fantastic! Nothing sounds _______.
A. good B. best C. better D. worse
( )12. Scientists from different countries are trying to_______ a good way to solve the energy problem
A. keep up with B. come up with C. catch up with D. meet up with
( ) 13. --- -Did you go to Jack's birthday party? -----No. I _______.
A. am not invited B. wasn't invited C. haven't invited D. didn't invite
( ) 14. ---You can hardly understand him, _______ you?
--- _______.I don't know French at all except for a few words.
A. can't; No B. can; No C. can't; Yes D. can; Yes
( ) 15.I never doubt _______.
A whether Tom has told me the truth or not
B that whether has Tom told me the truth
C that Tom has told me the truth
D. if Tom has told me the truth
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed warmly, and I was feeling a little 16 as I was carrying our shopping bag. I decided to 17 something away. I was walking towards a dustbin when I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very 18 because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the drink and some bread over to him, which surprised him. The man looked at me 19 and took what I gave him. A huge smile 20 on his face. I felt I couldn't be happier with 21 .But then he said, 'Wow, this is my son's lucky day!'
With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm 22 inside. I now understand what it 23 by the saying 'Giving is getting'. 24 it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world needs help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped.
The look of that man's happiness appears in my mind whenever I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power of 25 .
( )16.A. worried B. interested C. surprised D. tired
( )17.A. throw B. put C. give D. keep
( )18. A. nervous B. happy C. sorry D. proud
( )19. A. in silence B. in surprise C. in anger D. in excitement
( )20. A. turned B. appeared C. went D. ran
( )21.A. myself B. ourselves C. yourself D. himself
( )22.A. idea B welcome C. word D. feeling
( )23.A. aims B. means C. looks D. offers
( )24.A. If B. Though C. Because D. While
( )25. A. kindness B. friendship C. knowledge D. feeling
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
The right name is important in the business world. All you have to do is to think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and you'll agree that the name and the product are connected in everyone's mind.
In many countries, successful trade or brand（品牌）names are protected by law so that other companies cannot make a product that looks like another. People might think that they were buying one product and, in fact, buying something different. Businesses register（注册）a company or a product name with the government. In fact, more than l, 000 product names and company names are registered every hour. Many companies spend a lot of money finding the right name for their products. A good example of this is in the car industry. Some successful names for cars have powerful connection. The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong.
When a U.S. company decides to sell its products in another country, it has to make sure that the product name is translated correctly. When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China, it looked for the right name. It wanted a name that would do two things. One was to present its image in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand name Coke. It took some efforts before finding the right word-which sounds similar and is translated as 'happiness in the mouth'. Asian company names are not new to the United States. The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful. Finding the right brand name is a big business. Asian companies that sell products to foreign markets pay a lot of money to find a name that will connect with its customers .There are even naming companies that specialize（专门）in inventing product names. These companies can ask for up to$100, 000 a word for their creations .But it's worth it. Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development.
( )26. Why are trade names protected by law in many countries?
A. To make companies pay for naming service.
B. To help people choose the best products.
C. To present good images of the products.
D. To prevent products from being copied.
( )27. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many companies care about the cost of finding the right names.
B. Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger sale．
C. The government often does business with naming companies.
D. It is considered necessary for cars to be named after animals.
( )28. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Business of Names B. The Development of Names
C. The Rules of Naming Business D. The Ways of Choosing Names
B
Sports, school are tiring. But there is a great way to unwind after all of those activities. Go to north London, to the coolest part of the city---Camden. There you can find fashion trends (流行，趋向) and famous people.
Sam and I walked down Camden High Street and made our way to a bridge over Regent’s Canal. It is a 9-mile man-made river that goes through London.
We went into a big market and saw crazy signs, fun T-shirts, and things like hand-made earrings for sale. We bought Chinese fried noodles. It tasted very different from the noodles we make at home, and we ate it with a fork instead of chopsticks!
Camden is famous for the punk（朋克）style that started in the 1970s. Punks walked around with bright pink and green hair, broken clothes with safety pins, metal buttons（纽扣）and pierced ears and lips. Punk music shops played loud, heavy rock music.
But there were also groups of hippies（嬉皮士）with big sweaters. They sat in cafes drinking soymilk, with black clothes, black lipstick and painted white faces.
Besides all these “normal” people, a lot of famous people come to Camden. Actor Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean lives there.
Camden is especially known as a home to famous musicians. Lots of top bands played here, including Coldplay, Oasis---and Sam’s favourite band, The Vaccines. I had never heard of them before---But luckily they were playing that night in Camden.
( )29. The passage is mainly about_______ in Camden.
A. the punks B. the fashion trends C. the hippies D. the famous musicians
( )30. The underlined word 'unwind' in the first paragraph means_______.
A. stay at home B. go out for a walk C. study hard D. have a good time
( )31. What did Sam and the writer do at the big market?
A. They bought some hand-made earrings.
B. They ate some Chinese fried noodles.
C. They used chopsticks instead of a fork.
D. They found some crazy signs about T-shirts.
( )32. Which of the following is the punk style?
A. Tom wears broken clothes with metal buttons.
B. Jim has short black hair and wears a blue suit.
C. Light music is played loudly in punk music shop.
D. Mary has a big sweater and paints her face white.
C
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of 'office boy' at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. 'You have passed the test, ' he said. 'Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start. ' The man replied, 'But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail. ' 'I'm sorry, ' said the HR manager. 'If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job. '
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, 'I haven't got one.' His friend couldn't believe his ears. 'Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?' The man thought for a while and replied, 'Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!'
( )33. What did the man do for the test?
A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning.
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
( )34. The man didn't get the job because he_______.
A. disliked such a job B. didn't pass the test
C. didn't have an e-mail D. knew nothing about computers
( )35. The man_______ after he left Microsoft.
A. went to look for another job B. asked for food from door to door
C. thought of an idea to make money . D. bought a computer and got an e-mail
( )36. Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
A. Because he had many friends to help him.
B. Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C. Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D. Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
D
Different colours can affect us in many different ways, according to Allen. In her new series 'Colour me Healthy', Allen looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our feelings and even influence how healthy we are.
'Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?' says Allen. 'Our toothpaste(牙膏) is always white or blue or maybe red. It's never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products to be a bit disgusting. It's the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don't respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.'
During this four-part series, Allen studies eight different colours, two colors in each programme. She meets people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas, such as the American 'Colour Doctor' who believes that serious diseases can be cured by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results.
Overall, it's an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Allen makes a special effort to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, it's up to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.
37. What is the writer doing in this text?
A. Giving his opinions on how different colours influence us.
B. Giving information about a new TV show about colours.
C. Giving information about a famous TV interviewer.
D. Giving his opinion of a recent TV show about colours.
38. According to Allen in Paragraph 2, why is a knowledge of colour important?
A. It can help you choose the best products. B. It can help you save a lot of money.
C. It can help cure serious diseases. D. It can help you sell products.
39. The underlined word 'disgusting' probably means_______.
A. pleasant B. popular C. unpleasant D. unpopular
40. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Enjoy it, but don't believe everything.
B. Another great show from Allen!
C. Don't miss this if you work in Business!
D. Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!
四、词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
41．Look! Some fish are dead. The water in the river must be_________（被污染的）．
42．The bus is old and dirty. It makes my journey___________（不舒服的）．
43 When speaking to a__________（陌生人），you'd better be careful.
44. We have to explore the____________（可能性）of working with them.
45. The train stopped suddenly and all the__________（乘客）were worried.
46. We are pleased with the good_________ (服务) in Yangzhou restaurants.
47. _________（比较）with winter, spring is much better in some ways.
48. -What do you want to be when you grow up?
-I want to be a_______ in the future because I dream of driving a plane all the time.
49. -My house is much_______ from the office than yours. So I'm always late for work.
-You'd better buy a car. Then you can save a lot of time.
50. ---Can you tell the _______ between the twin sisters? --No，they look exactly the same.