[浙江]2013-2014学年浙江杭州萧山新围初中初三下学期期初能力测试英语卷

The underlined part in the word “dead” is pronounced as ______.

A bank is the place ______ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

— There’s somebody at the door. Who ______ it be? Is it the postman ?
—No, it ______ be him. It’s just seven o’clock. It’s too early.

—______ of them knows Japanese, so I have to ask a third person for help.
―You’d better ask Tom for help. He is good at Japanese.

— I think ______ of the materials I listened to at the beginning of the exam ______ easy.
— I think so.

It’s        educational book. I want to read it      second time.

“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with      clearly in her voice.

—What are you reading these days, Tom?
—The book Harry Potter ______ by JK Rowling.

Do you know of all the words we used in 2011 "hold" became      in China?

Mrs. Smith found the toys here and there, so she asked her son to ______ his toys before having dinner.

—President Obama has never been to Beijing, ______ he?
— He visited the Great Wall on the afternoon of November 18th,2011.

In my opinion, wine improves        age, and it is the same with friendship.

Shanghai is larger than        city in New Zealand.

Alice has gone to the classroom and she didn’t say        .

—I don’t think I’ll be able to go mountain-climbing tomorrow.
—     ?          

通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my        was more manageable , I         ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.        that was years ago and times have changed.        I live with mother on a   country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).        I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider       to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was        when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of        to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can       use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my       ; he gave me a long thoughtful       . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me        the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand        on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose       that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His      still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

A．loneliness B．sadness C．tiredness D．sickness

A．set B．enjoyed C．kept D．shared

A．Gladly B．Finally C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly

A．Now B．Then C．Sometime D．Meanwhile

A．If B．As C．Though D．Before

A．reaching out B．living up C．getting on D．going back

A．recognized B．interviewed C．found D．invited

A．money B．time C．energy D．knowledge

A．actually B．hardly C．nearly D．mainly

A．job B．family C．idea D．offer

A．face B．view C．look D．sight

A．over B．along C．towards D．through

A．unhappily B．lovingly C．pitifully D．gratefully

A．more B．the ones C．few D．the rest

A．courage B．happiness C．kindness D．trust

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I was on the other side. We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street. The street lights were shining, causing rather a sad feeling.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree. But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. I wandered in the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
All the lights were off except father’s. Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up(悄悄地来到) in my sleep. This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature. With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron(铁的) door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none. 
Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

What made the writer think of his childhood ?

Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

According to the passage what does “Love—it’s second to none” mean ?

What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?

The World's Largest Insect
This giant insect can be used as a toy. A child ties one end of a string to a stick and the other end around the "neck" of an insect. Holding the stick, the child lets the insect go. With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off, pulling the string in a large curve over the child's head. The child laughs as the stick jumps around. The child is African, and the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world. 
The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts. Like all beetles, it has two pairs of wings. The front pair are thick and stiff and protect the back pair, which are soft. It is these soft back wings that make the beetle fly forward. They also cause the loud whirring sound the beetle makes when it flies. To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel. 
African children often use the Goliath beetle as a toy. Although it is over 15 centimeters long, it is quite harmless. 
The African Goliath beetle is _______.  

What made the whirring sound that the child heard?

We know the Goliath beetle is a true insect because it _______.  

When flying, the Goliath steers by_______.  

Where is the passage probably from ?

阅读匹配 阅读材料，根据每段内容从A 至F中选出恰当的匹配内容。(共5小题，计10分)
No Bollywood movie is thought complete without a few songs and dances. In fact, music is an    important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still do well if the music is good.
Several Asian hospitals are doing experiments with tele-medicine. Tele-medicine is a technology that allows doctors to "see" patients without them being in the same place.
Failure is what often happens. It is everywhere in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions. 
The summer holiday is coming, which can be a relaxing time for sleeping, eating good meals and seeing old friends. Try to take some time off from school and spend a few weeks of fun.
I played a country girl in my last movie. I had to live in a small village with the other actors for part of the winter. To help me play a country girl better, I even walked a few miles sometimes to get water, as there was none in the houses. 

E. Sophia failed in the last exam. What will she do ?
F. Jefferson is a super tour guide. He can help people know where to visit.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。
deep  clean  watch  from  or  school  other  something  accident  few 
School is where we learn, make friends and grow up. But       happen daily in schools across the world. We hear reports of students falling from the buildings while       windows. Other students are hit by football on the playground. Three years ago, some students fell down on the stairs and were stepped on by      , with tragic results.
We feel      sorry for the loss of lives. There is       we can do to bring the students back, but we can try to prevent such things       happening again. You should do the following things to prevent a stampede（踩踏）.
After class or school, don’t rush out at the same time. Wait until there are       people trying to leave.
*When you walk with a crowd of people, stay alert（警惕的）and    your steps. Don’t play around.
*Be familiar with your      and learn where the safety exits are.
*When there’s pushing and squeezing（挤）, don’t move and try to hold on to something.
     stay in a corner until the crowd leaves.

根据已给的首字母给各句空白处填上一个适当的词，使句子完整、正确。
Last year Cindy was thirteen years old. And tomorrow will be her f           birthday.
How can you make y         understood (明白) if you cannot express clearly?
Don’t open the door until the car s    _    .
Christmas is the most important holiday in w            countries.
Today is so cold. The temperature is b            zero.
You’ll have to speak louder. The old man is a bit d           .
This teapot is made of glass. It’s broken e         .
Susan didn’t get m          until she was thirty-nine.
Ted got an A in this English test b          of his hard work.
My sister Tracy is m          interested in sports than in music.

假设你是初中学生李华。近来，学生在网上看书(online reading)的风气越来越盛行。对此，同学们有不同的看法。请根据下面的提示，给某英语报社的编辑写一封信，说说同学们的观点，并谈谈自己的看法。

要求：1.必须包括提示中的全部内容，自己的观点可以自由发挥；
2词数：80左右。
Dear editor，
I’m a middle school student named Li Hua.  Recently, many students choose to read books online. I’m writing to tell you about students’ different opinions.
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