B

　　My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

　　Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife

　　And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract , multiply and divide(加減乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

　　And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

　　Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

　　( ) 6. What does my grandfather think of the life now?

　　A. He thinks the life now is very good.

　　B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

　　C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

　　D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.

　　( ) 7. What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?

　　A. 生活 B.工作 C.婚姻 D.家庭

　　( ) 8. What has happened these years according to the passage?

　　A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.

　　B. Students use calculators in math class.

　　C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.

　　D. All of above.

　　( ) 9. What changes have happened to some families?

　　a. People have TV.

　　b. People like to eat home-cooked food.

　　c. Lots of families have computers.

　　d. Lots of couples(夫婦)live apart because of unhappy problems.

　　A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c D. a, c, d

　　( ) 10. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Life now is much simpler.

　　B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

　　C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.

　　D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children..

　　C

　　A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”

　　He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”

　　The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解釋), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

　　( )11. At first the boy cried because _______.

　　A. he hurt himself and felt bad

　　B. he wanted to give himself a surprise

　　C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain

　　D. he hoped his father would help him

　　( )12.When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.

　　A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice

　　B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice

　　C. there were many other people in the mountain

　　D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain

　　( )13. The father shouted to the mountain to ________.

　　A. find o ut who was repeating his voice

　　B. have fun with other people in the mountain

　　C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

　　D. let his son know whose voice was louder

　　( )14. The word “Echo” means__________.

　　A. life itself B. repeating voice

　　C. love in the world D. everything in life

　　( )15. From the story, we know _________.

　　A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all

　　B. the father had his own way to teach his son

　　C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice

　　D. the boy and his father were rather tired

　　D.

　　Many people go to school for education. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can't teach his student everything. His work is to show his students how to learn .He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by students themselves.

　　successful. They invented so many things. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read many books outside school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. The most important thing is that they know how to use their brains(大腦).

　　( )16. Students can’t learn everything in school because _____________.

　　A. the teacher doesn’t know much

　　B. the teacher can only teach them how to read and write

　　C. the teacher would not like to teach

　　D. there are still many things for the students to learn outside

　　( )17.A teacher’s work is _________________

　　A. to teach all subjects B. to teach everything

　　C. to teach the students how to read and think D. to work hard

　　( )18.To know how to____is much more important than facts or formulas by heart.

　　A. work out maths problems B. remember all the facts

　　C. study science D. study

　　( )19.Why did the famous scientists become succes sful ? Because__________

　　A. they knew how to study

　　B. they remembered all the formulas

　　C. they didn’t get everything from school

　　D. they didn’t know how to use their brains

　　( )20.Which is WRONG according to the passage?

　　A. Outside school study is as important as school study

　　B. It’s more important to know how to learn than only remember some facts

　　and formulas.

　　C. It’s very easy to use a formula in working out a maths problem.

　　D. It’s helpful to read more books outside school.

　　E.

　　根據短文內容,回答問題(10分)

　　Ayumi lived with her mother when she was a kid.She couldn't remember her father because he left the family when the girl was five and never came back.Ayumi's mother gave her much freedom to do whatever she liked，because the mother was always at work.

　　Ayumi was a model when she was young.After graduating from junior high school，she left home to take entrance exams to an art school in Tokyo with her friends，but to her surprise，she was the only one that failed.

　　After that，when someone offered her a chance to be a singer，Ayumi refused，because she thought she wasn't good at singing. But later，she changed her mind — she couldn't find any other jobs.

　　Her first song came out in 1998 and soon attracted attention.Her first albums(唱片) A Song for ×× came out in 1999 and quickly sold over one million copies. Each of her albums has sold very well since then.She has become "the Queen of Pop" in Japan.

　　根據短文內容回答下列問題。

　　21. Why did Ayumi's mother give her much freedom?

　　________________________________________________

　　22. What result did Ayumi get in her entrance exams to an art school in Tokyo?

　　________________________________________________

　　23. At first, why did Ayumi refuse the chance to be a singer?

　　________________________________________________

　　24. What's the name of Ayumi's first album?

　　________________________________________________

　　25. When did her first song come out?

　　________________________________________________

　　F.

　　任務型閱讀,閱讀短文,完成各題(10分)

　　Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.

　　Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. (1)對他們來說，吃喝很困難。These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not go on with the work because they were lack(缺乏) of money. Then they decided to start a charity (2)_________they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.

　　Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing counties and has cured over 10,000

　　On the other hand, Operation Smile trains health care professionals in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.

　　So show your kindness and generosity(慷慨) to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local bank. (3) Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.

　　26. 將(1)句譯成英文：_______________________________________________

　　27.將(2)句的空白處填入適當的詞語使句意完整,上下文通順 _____________

　　28.將(3)句翻譯成中文：_____________________________________________

　　29.找出文中與下列句子意思相近的句子：

　　They worried that they could not continue to work because they have no money.

　　________________________________________________________________

　　30. What is the best title of the passage?

　　________________________________________________________________

　　Ⅵ. 書面表達(共25分)

　　A.據短文內容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，使短文意思完整。(10分)

　　Reading is an activity, people enjoy a lot in their free time.

　　Some like reading newspapers and o 1 enjoy novels or comic books. My f 2 books are those about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my o 3 life better.

　　Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w 4 their lives were difficult. They tried to use e 5 chance to change their lives and make the world bett er.

　　One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has c 6 the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the r 7 why they become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes i 8 the sky. Whenever I r 9 stories about great people, I always learn a lot f___10___ them.

　　This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.

　　1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________

　　6.___________ 7__________ 8____________9.__________ 10__________

　　B. 假如你叫李華，是初三(2)班的一名學生，你所在學校的 “愛心俱樂部 (Helping Hands Club)” 將吸收新的成員。你想加入該俱樂部，請你根據你自己的擅長，平時的愛心表現以及參加愛心俱樂部的目的寫一封自薦信。收信人是高先生.(15分)

　　詞語：name, student, Class 2, Grade 3, member, hard, be good at,

　　get along with, join

　　初三上學期英語期末考試卷答案

　　聽力部分(共四大題，計20分)

　　I. Sentences (句子理解)

　　1—5 DCBDA

　　IV. Passages (短文理解)

　　16. 14. 17. clothes 18. (basketball) player 19. money 20. the same

　　I.選擇(15分) 1—5 CDBCC 6—10 BDACD 11—15 ABCCD

　　II. 補全對話。(15分.1-5,每小題1分， 6-10， 每小題2分)

　　1-5.CAEDF 6.has happened 7. sorry to hear that

　　8. had a car/ traffic accident / had an accident 9.Were you hurt? 10. hit

　　III. 翻譯(15分局部翻譯每小題1分，整句翻譯每小題2分)

　　8.Sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed to have part-time jobs.

　　9.Why not considering going somewhere relaxing?

　　10. The strategies(strategy) that he came up with worked out well.

　　IV完形填空(共20小題，每小題1.分;滿分20分)

　　1-5 AAADB 6-10 CDCAB

　　11. activities 12. smaller 13. other 14. of 15. to answer

　　16 on 17.lstening 18 hear 19 us 20.learned / learnt

　　V、閱讀理解(共40小題，A--D每小題1分，E—F每題2分

　　1-5 ACBBD 6-10 BCDDC 11-15 ADCBB 16—20 D C D A C

　　21. Because Ayumi's mother was always at work

　　22. She was the only one that failed.

　　23. Because she thought she wasn't good at singing.

　　24. A Song for X X 25.In 1998.

　　26. It was difficult / hard for them to eat or drink. 27. so that

　　28. 那些已經能夠展開笑容的(已治愈的)孩子會向你致以謝意。

　　29. They worried that they could not go on with the work because they were lack of money.

　　30. Operation Smile.

　　VI、書面表達(15分)

　　A.1 others 2. favorite 3. own 4. when(ever) 5. every

　　6 changed 7. reason 8. in 9 read 10.from

　　B.作文

　　Dear Mr Gao,

　　My name is Li Hua. I'm a student from Class 2, Grade 3. I'd like to be a member of the Helping Hands Club. As a student, I work hard at my lessons. I am good at English and do well in both speaking and listening. Beside s, I am easy to get along with and enjoy helping others. On my way home I often help the people who are in trouble. When I see old people or children cross the street, I usually help them. If I join the club, I will do more for others. I'll be glad if I am received. I am looking forward to getting your reply.

　　Yours,

　　Li Hua