初三英语摸底测试
一、单项选择：(15%)
（ ）1. The Three Gorges produces electricity for __________ people in China.
A. two millions B. million of C. millions of D. million
( ) 2. The two men walked ________ the tunnel and got to a small house.
A. across B. through C. under D. over
( ) 3. Such noises make me ________.
A. want to leave B. to want to leave C. leaving D. to leave
( ) 4. Hey, everybody, _________! Our monitor is going to tell us good news.
A. Listen up B. Put up C. Keep up D. catch up
( )5. There ______ a great number to students over there. The number of the students ______five thousand.
A. are, is B. are, are C. is, are D. is, is
( ) 6. ---Always look around _________ you cross the street, David.
--- OK, I know, Mom.
A. until B. before C. unless D. after
( ) 7. Sanya is a beautiful city, I ___________ there twice.
A. have gone B. have been C. have gone to D. have been to
( ) 8. I ____________ my hometown for a long time. I really miss it.
A. left B. have left C. went away from D. have been away from
( ) 9. ---Do you know where Tony is?
---He _______ his room?
A. tidied up B. has tidied up C. tidies up D. is tidying up
( ) 10. ---Is Tom at home?
---No, he _______ to town?
A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. will go
( ) 11. Sam opened the door and _________ a lovely dog outside.
A. finds B. found C. has found D. will find
( ) 12. ---Can Peter play games with us, Mr. Hawking?
--- Wait a minute. He _________ a shower.
A. is taking B. takes C. took D. was taking
( ) 13. Ken _______ his jacket in the gym. He has to get it back.
A. left B. leaves C. is leaving D. was leaving
( ) 14. ---Why was your class so lively, Mr. Li?
---Oh, my students ________ in groups about the coming school trip.
A. are discussing B. discussed C. were discussing D. will discuss
( ) 15. ---I heard Sam and Tom were going to Hainan for their holiday.
---Really? ___________.
A. It’s a pleasure. B. That’s nothing.
C. I’m sorry to hear that. D. That’s news to me.
二、阅读理解 (10%)
I’m Billy. My favourite day is Sunday. My father does not go to work on Sunday. We often do some interesting things.
Sometimes we go to the countryside to see my grandpa. My mother often makes some vegetables hamburgers and asks us to take them to my grandpa. The vegetable hamburgers are very nice. My grandpa likes them very much.
Sometimes we go to museums. In the museums we can see many kinds of interesting things and learn about science and history. We usually go there in the morning. We went to the Hong Kong Space Museum last Sunday. And we had a happy morning there.
Sometimes my father and I take my dog Frank to play in the park. I like Frank very much. He is a clever dog. My father helps me train him. Now he can play soccer and dance.
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三、用所给词的适当形式填空 (10%)
wonder, high, east, loud, silent, reply, rise, discussion, fall, she
1. The Great Wall is one of the greatest ____________ in the world.
2. The ___________ of Jimao Buiding is 420.5 metres high.
3. The teacher asks us to spell the words __________.
4. Mary often __________ to her pen-friend’s e-mails.
5. Let’s ______________ the problems.
6. The sun _____________ behind me and shone on the rocks.
7. The girl sat there in ____________.
8. The Giant’s Causeway runs for several hundred metres on the _________coast of Northern Ireland.
9. In __________ opinion, drinking tea after dinner is bad for health.
10. The boy __________ off his bike while he was passing through a narrow (狭窄的) path.
四、书面表达 (80 words) (20%)
圣诞节是西方国家的重要节日， 根据你所了解的情况，简单介绍一下这个节日。内容包括：
1. 圣诞节是美国及其他西方国家的重要节日；
2. 每家每户都会购置圣诞树；
3. 家庭团聚，互赠礼品，看望友人；
4. 圣诞老人的相关情况。