B.othersB.whichB.anB.louderB.to challengeB.beB.opensB.friend
C.anotherC.whyC.theC.loudestC.challengingC.areC.openingC.person
D.the otherD.thatD./D.loudD.challengedD.isD.to openD.people
二、完形填空
2Who designed the first helicopter （直升飞机）? Who 1 the world? Who knew more about the human body than most all these questions - Leonardo de Vinci.
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius that 4 Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem
have ever known. He lived in 5 to us today. For example, 6 a helicopter the most famous pictures in 2 ? There is a(n) 3 toone of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn't
with the things he had at that time. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonardo was not just an inventor. He was one of the
7 artists of his day. By thetime he was twenty years old, he was called a master （大师） painter, and as he got older hebecame 8 more famous. Many of Leonardo's wonderful 9 are still with us today.You may know one of his most famous works, the 10 woman - Mona Lisa.1.A.took2.A.artists3.A.name4.A.scientists5.A.modern6.A.draw7.A.cleverest8.A.even9.A.inventions10.A.exciting
B.madeB.doctorsB.personB.artistsB.oldB.paint
B.most fashionableB.hardlyB.paintingsB.crying
C.paintedC.paintersC.manC.doctorsC.superC.workC.greatestC.lessC.designsC.smiling
D.inventedD.nursesD.answerD.peopleD.perfectD.build
D.most handsomeD.noD.examplesD.surprising
三、阅读理解
3A
My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but alsohard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five toprepare the food for the animals. Each kind of animal is give special food. For example, thelions must be given meat; the deer must be given grass and leaves; and the parrots must begiven fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won't let the others eat their food. If thishappens, each of them must be fed separately （分离地）.
Every morning each cage （笼子） must be washed by the zoo keepers. This can bedangerous, especially with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the animals are locked inthe sleeping compartments （隔间） while the cages are being washed. When the animals aresick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage andgiven medicine. Sometimes they must be given injections （打针）. It is not easy to inject a sicklion!
All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with hisfamily. They do not have holidays on Sundays and special holidays. Instead, each of them hasa day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the otherkeepers.
The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. People mustbe stopped from doing dangerous things. Many people have been hurt because they didcareless things, like putting their hands into the lion's cage.
（1）What kind of food must be given to the animals like tigers, lions and bears?
A.Nuts.B.Fruit.C.Meat.
D.Grass and leaves.
（2）Some animals must be fed separately because
A.they eat special food
B.they often fight with each other while eatingC.they always cause the zoo keepers much troubleD.they won't let the others eat their food（3）All the zoo keepers must work
A.seven days a weekB.on SaturdaysC.on special festivalsD.on weekdays
（4）Which of the following is NOT RIGHT?
A.The zoo keepers have to get up at five to get the food ready for ail the animals.
.
.B.The zoo keepers must clean all the cages every morning.C.Tie zoo keepers must look after the animals when they are sick.D.The zoo keepers live in a small house together near the zoo.（5）What is the best title for the passage?
A.The Zoo
B.The Zoo KeepersC.An Exciting JobD.A Dangerous Job
4B
Mr. Young worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time torest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn't go on working. He decided to spend a week'sholiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railwaystation and soon got to the village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had agood meal.
At first Mr. Young enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and wentwherever he liked. Nobody disturbed （打扰） him and knocked at the door at mid-night. But onthe fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river.Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it and walked to it, but itfound him and flew away and soon was gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest andbefore long he lost his way.
The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Young found a small restaurant inanother village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass oftea. After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he wasgoing to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.
\"Look! What's in my tea?\" Mr. Young called out. \"A fly? It's impossible, sir,\" said the ownerof the restaurant, “I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it toyou!\"
（1）This story happened in
A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter
（2）Mr. Young decided to take his holiday because
A.he was too tired to go on working.B.he was very busy all the time
. .C.he was paid a lot of money.D.he liked swimming and fishing
（3）Mr. Young went to the village because .A.there wasn't any noise thereB.he could swim and fish thereC.nobody could disturb him thereD.he could have a good meal there（4）Mr. Young went to the village by .A.busB.carC.bikeD.train
（5）According to the words of the restaurant owner, we know that
A.the restaurant was selling a special teaB.there might be more than one fly in the teaC.the owner hated Mr. Young and put a fly into his tea
D.the waiters did not do what the restaurant owner told them to do
.5C
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people changetheir names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because shethought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking aboutchanging his name to an unusual one because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen andsome other famous people often change their names because they want names that are notcommon, or that have special sound. They choose the \"new names\" for themselves instead ofthe names their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have some other reasons for changing their names. They have moved to anew country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed hisname to Ken Lie when he moved to the United Stales. He uses the name Ken at his job and atschool. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, usingdifferent names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she getsmarried. But today, many women are keeping their own family names and not using theirhusbands'. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands' inother situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands'.
（1）Famous people want their new names to .A.be commonB.have no meaningsC.have special soundD.be unknown
（2）Li Kaiming uses his new name when he .A.is at his job
B.is among Chinese friendsC.stays with his familyD.comes back to China
（3）When a woman takes a man's family name, we can know that
A.She wants to be famousB.She lives a happy lifeC.She works for the manD.She is married to the man（4）What is the best title of this passage?
A.Family NamesB.Women's NamesC.Changing NamesD.Special Names
（5）Which of the following is NOT RIGHT?
A.Some women don't change their own family names after they get married today.B.Some women use their husbands' family name after they get married.C.Some women don't have family names after they get married.D.Some women use both their own names and their husbands'.
.6D
♦GONE WITH THE WINDAuthor: Margaret Mitchell¥25 (in bookstores) ¥18 (online)
Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story thathappened in the American Civil War （美国内战）. ScarlettO'Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She isstrong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.
♦A LITTLE PRINCESSAuthor France Hodgson Burnett
¥18.3 (online)
Motherless Sara Grewe was sent home from India to school atMiss Minchin's. Her father was very rich and she lived a richand comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara losteverything. She had to learn to do with the big change of herlife. Her strong character made her able to fight against the
poverty and the laugh of her friends. It's an excellent book with4 tapes （磁带） for children.
♦PETER PANAuthor: J. M Barrie
¥15 (in bookstores) ¥12 (online)
It is a children's story full of imagination and adventures （冒险）, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling'sadventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy whowould not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2tapes)
♦UNCLE TOM'S CABINAuthor: Harriet Beecher Stowe¥20 (in bookstores)
The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom's Cabintalked about the struggle between free states and slave （奴隶）states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today aswhen it first came out 150 years ago.
♦THE SECRET GARDENAuthor: Frances Hodgson Burnett¥35 (in bookstores) ¥30 (online)
Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan （孤儿）, finds herself in her uncle'sdark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of thegardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Throughthe power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girlbrings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.
（1）All of the following books have children as their main characters except
A.PETER PAN
.B.GONE WITH THE WINDC.A LITTLE PRINCESSD.THE SECRET GARDEN
（2）We can know from the passage that .A.there are only three books with tapesB.we can buy the 5 books above in bookstores
C.two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson BurnettD.THE SECRET GARDEN is ¥5 cheaper in bookstores than online（3）The underlined word \"poverty\" in \"A LITTLE PRINCESS\" means being
A.poorB.happyC.healthyD.hungry
（4）If you buy THE SECRET GARDEN and PETER PAN online, you have to pay
A.¥30B.¥12C.¥50D.¥42
（5）Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of
a．the power of hope b．friendship c．her unclemagicA.a, b, cB.a, c, dC.b, c, dD.a, b, d
.d．nature's
. .
四、阅读填空
7阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? What is theinternet? 1 A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is manydifferent networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. 2 What is the World Wide Web? The World Wide Web has been the most populardevelopment of the internet: The Web is like a big electronic book with millions of pages. Thesepages are called homepages. 3 For example, you can use the Internet instead of a libraryto find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favorite sport or
film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words,pictures and even sound or music.
What is e-mail? Electronic mail （E-mail） is a way of sending messages to other people.It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. 4 This address must have letters anddots and an \"@\" （meaning \"at\"）. This is what an address looks like:e-mail@star.net. Write amessage, type in the person's e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet.
People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention ofthe Internet. 5 A.You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages.B.Quick, easy and interesting, that's the Internet!
C.The internet is a large, worldwide collection of computer networks.D.If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address.
E.Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World WideWeb.
五、单词拼写
8根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空限填一词）
（1）The king's problem was too difficult for the people to s
.
（2）I was so l to catch the last train that I could attend the meeting on time.（3）New r
shows that chocolate is actually good for people's health.
because they didn't know what to say.
（4）The two men sat face to face in s（5）We all c（6）I will study a
Albert Einstein a genius. and live in another country after I finish middle school.六、完成句子
9根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子（每格限填一词）（1）如果你对现在的生活不满意，改变它呀！
If you （2）我害怕她，但同时也确实喜欢她。
I was afraid of her, but I really liked her. your life now, change it ！
（3）在你第一天开车时就应该牢记这条规则了。
You all these traffic rules car.
（4）他经常告诫我不要和残疾人开玩笑。
He often tells me not to （5）虽然我已经到处都找过了，还是找不到我的钥匙。
I can't find my keys I already （6）塞缪尔说他以前常把冰淇淋当零食。
Samuel said he used to some ice-cream for a snack.（7）亨利和苏珊准备今晚去看一场两人都很感兴趣的电影。
This evening, Henry and Susan are going to see afilm they both . them everywhere. the disable. before the first day you drive a
七、书面表达
10假设你是王鹏，在一所国际学校上学。最近，你对学校餐厅的现状做了一个调查。请根据下表的
内容，写一封英文信给学校的外籍校长，说明情况，并表达自己的建议。
现状问题
1．餐厅环境脏乱，气味不好；地上；
3．在餐厅吃饭感觉不舒服。注意：
1．信中应包含表中的全部内容，包括至少一点具体的 \"其他建议\" ；2．字数：100左右。开头结尾句子已经给出，不算入总词数；3．参考词汇：吃剩的leftover，丢垃圾drop litter，垃圾桶dustbin。Dear Headmaster,
Recently I have become worried about the environment of the school dining hall. All in all, I do hope we can have a better dinning hall, so that the students and the teachers canenjoy their lunch every day.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Peng
2．有同学把吃剩的食物丢在桌上、的好习惯；
2．学生巡视，发现乱丢垃圾的人，让他们捡起来；3．其他建议……
整改建议
1．张贴告示，提醒大家注意自己的行为，要养成保护环境
广东广州越秀区初三上学期期末英语试卷解析一、语法选择1DCBCD CABDA ABDBC二、完形填空2CBDDA DCABC三、阅读理解3（1）C（2）D（3）C（4）D（5）B4（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D（5）B5（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）C（5）C6（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D（5）D四、阅读填空7CEADB五、单词拼写8（1）solve（2）lucky（3）research（4）silence（5）consider（6）abroad
六、完成句子
9（1）1:are
2:not3:satisfied4:with（2）1:at
2:the3:same4:time（3）1:should
2:keep3:in4:mind（4）1:play
2:a3:joke4:on（5）1:although
备选答案:though2:have3:searched4:for（6）1:that
2:treat3:himself4:to
（7）1:that
备选答案:which2:are3:interested4:in
七、书面表达
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