09年省实天河初一英语下学期期中考试试题与答案(2)

　　__41___ people are killed while they are crossing the road. Most of them are old people and children. Old people are oftern killed because they usually can’t see __42___ hear very well. Children are killed because they are very careless. They forget to look and listen before they cross the road. A car, truck or bus can’t stop very quickly. If the vehicle (车辆) is going very fast, it will travel many metres before it stops. Person ___43__ in the street do not always understand this, they think a car stop within__44___metres. The faster a car is travelling __45___ it __46___ to stop. It is difficult for a person to know __47___fast a car is travelling. He my think it is going slowly when it is going very fast. The only __48___ way to cross the road is to look __49___directions right and left. The correct way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It is not good to run. If people run across the road they __50___fall down.

　　41.A. Everyday B.Every day C.All day D.One day

　　42.A.or B.to C.but D.for

　　43.A.walk B.walks C.walking D.walked

　　44.A.little B.a little C.few D. a few

　　45.A.the long B.the longer C. longest D.long

　　46.A.costs B.spends C.takes D.uses

　　47.A.what B.why C.whose D.how

　　48.A.save B.safe C.safety D.saving

　　49.A.each B.all C.both D.one

　　50.A.must B.have to C.may D.can

　　四、完形填空(共10小题，满分10分)

　　When I was waiting for a bus at a station, I saw a young man get into the telephone box nearby. After a short while, he came out and looked very ___51__. As he noticed me standing there, he walked __52___to me in a hurry.

　　“Good afternoon, sir,” he said. “__53___ was Abraham Lincoln born, do you know?” I felt a little ___54__ at his words. “Something __55___ be wrong with the young man,” I thought. Then he asked again, and I could see that he was not __56___. So I thought for a minute and __57___ him that Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.

　　The young man thanked me, turned around and __58___ into the telephone box again. A few minutes later, he came out __59___smiles. He thanked me again and explained(解释)that he wanted to make a telephone call to his friend___60__he forgot his telephone number.

　　“You helped me to recall(回忆)it,” he said. “His telephone number is ‘180909’, and it can be easily remembered if you know when the great man was born.”

　　51.A.afraid B.sad C.worried D.angry

　　52.A.down B.up C.around D.back

　　53.A What time B.How long C.Where D.When

　　54.A.surprised B.sorry C.excited D.funny

　　55.A.must B.can C.should D.may

　　56.A.talking B.smiling C.joking D.crying

　　57.A.showed B.told C.asked D.wrote

　　58.A.jumped B.walked C.stepped D.rushed

　　59.A. for B.from C.with D.towards

　　60.A.so B.or C.and D.but

　　五、阅读理解(共15小题，满分30分)

　　Passage A

　　In Britain the weather never gets too hot or too cold. There is not a great difference between summer and winter. Why is this?

　　Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an island(岛) country. In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain.

　　The winds from the west blow over Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean. They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year. Britain has a lot of rain all the year. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The winds must blow across the high land in the west. The east of Britain is drier than the west.

　　61. What’s the weather like in Britain?__________.

　　A It’s either too hot or too cold B It’s both too hot and too cold

　　C It’s neither too hor nor too cold D We don’t know

　　62. When do the winds bring cool air to Britain ?_________

　　A In spring B In summer

　　C In autumn D In winter

　　63. Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same?____________

　　A There is no difference between summer and winter in Britain.

　　B There is sea around this country

　　C There are winds from the high land.

　　D There is much rain in the Atlantic Ocean

　　64. Which of the following is right?___________

　　A There is more rain in the east than in the west

　　B There is as much rain in the west as in the east

　　C There is less rain in the east than in the west

　　D There isn’t so much rain in the west as in the east

　　65. The passage tells us________________

　　A the seasons in Britain B the rain in Britain

　　C the weather in Britain D the winds in Britain.

　　Passage B

　　I was a reporter on the staff of an evening paper in London. One day I was asked to write a few articles on begging in London. It was then that all my adventures started. I decided that the best way of collecting facts for my articles was that I would become a beggar myself for just one day. When I was an actor, of course, I had learned all the skills of make-up(化妆) and I now made good use of them. I painted my face like a real beggar. Then I went to beg in one of the busiest streets and no one recognized me.

　　Well, you can imagine how hard it was to sit down to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I know that I could earn as much as that in a single day as a beggar! I gave up my job, though my pride was hurt. I had unusual advantages. My knowledge of make-up helped me a great deal and my clever answers quickly made me almost a public character. All day and every day as a beggar, the money poured into my cap. I usually received at least two pounds in a day. In the end I was able to buy a large house in the country, and later to marry. Nobody had any ideas where my money really came from. My dear wife knew that I had business in London: that was all.

　　66. At first the writer wanted to be a beggar _______ .

　　A. to earn more money B. as a part-time job

　　C. to collect facts for his articles on begging D. to experience life as a beggar

　　67. He went to beg in one of the busiest streets and no one recognized him because _______.

　　A. he didn't meet other staff member of the evening paper

　　B. he had knowledge and good skills of make-up

　　C. there were so many people in the streets

　　D. there were so many beggars in the streets

　　68. That day he got _______ .

　　A. just a few caps B. more than a pound

　　C. less than a pound D. nothing

　　69. He gave up his job as a reporter because _______ .

　　A. his pride was hurt B. he couldn't write those articles

　　C. he wanted to use his knowledge of make-up D. he could earn more money

　　70. What made him almost a public character?

　　A. His knowledge of make-up. B. Earning a lot of money every day.

　　C. His clever answers. D. Buying a large house in the country.

　　Passage C

　　Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

　　Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.

　　Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt (被状物) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

　　Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.

　　We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground. We can go to work by bus or in the same car with our friends. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.

　　71 .Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _______.

　　A. there were no modern machines B. there was no modern medicine

　　C. both A and B D. there were not many people

　　72. .______ is the biggest problem in today’s life.

　　A. Water pollution B. Air pollution C. Noise pollution D. Pollution

　　73.The most serious kind of pollution is ________.

　　A. noise pollution B. air pollution C. water pollution D. A, B and C

　　74. .Factories must clean their water ________.

　　A. before they are thrown away B. when they are thrown away

　　C. after it is thrown away D. before it is thrown away

　　75. .From the passage, we know that _______.

　　A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all

　　B. today people don’t have to talk to each other loudly

　　C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes

　　D .people are making rules in order to fight pollution

　　六、写作部分(30分)