Crystal got permission from the headmaster to go down into the basement as long as some teachers went
with her. So Mr. Adair and Mrs. Jones accompanied Crystal when she went to explore the basement. The guard unlocked the basement door, and Crystal and the two teachers slowly descended the narrow staircase. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Mrs. Jones turned on the light, and she, Mr. Adair, and Crystal began to look around.
Crystal soon discovered a large set of bookshelves with a collection of old dusty books on them. “What are
those?” she wondered aloud. Neither of the two teachers knew, so Crystal made her way over to look more closely at the books. They turned out to be yearbooks from every year since the school opened. For almost an hour, Crystal, Mr. Adair, and Mrs. Jones paged slowly through the yearbooks. They joked about the old-fashioned clothes and hair in the oldest books, and they commented on some of the people they recognized. All of a sudden, Crystal knew the next feature she wanted to write. These books were the school’s story just waiting to be told. 69. How did Crystal know about the basement? A. From Mr. Adair. A. touched
B. From Mrs. Jones. C. From the headmaster. D. From the newspaper.
”. D. fell on
B. checked
C. went down
70. The underlined word “descended” is closest in meaning to “ 71. Which of the following about the basement might be TRUE? A. It is no longer in use these days. C. Some clubs hold meeting there. A. Frightened. A. the school nurse
B. Embarrassed. B. the old yearbooks
B. It used to be a school clinic D. Few people dare to visit it.
C. Disappointed.
”.
D. an underground library
C. the lost fashion
D. Excited.
72. How did Crystal feel about her experience? 73. Crystal’s next featured topic is most likely to be “ 74. What’s the purpose of the text? A. To amuse readers with a personal story C. To describe how a reporter got a story.
B. To warn children not to take adventures. D. To explain how a mystery should be solved.
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
Have you ever tried playing the kind of video games that your parents played? The Museum of Science in
Manchester, in the UK, has held an exhibition for the last few years, which invites visitors to do 75 that. It offers them the chance to play games from the last 40 years, in various sessions throughout the day.
These video game sessions have now become one of the main attractions of the museum. They are full of
people every day, playing a wide range of games. However, visitors often choose the ones they’re 76 . For parents, for example, these are usually the games they used to play in their childhood.
There’s also a(n) 77 purpose to the games. For instance, some old types of computer, dating back 40
years, are also available in the sessions. They were originally used in classrooms to teach pupils to write their won computer programs. And at the time, it helped lots of young people to do that. Now, the museum is holding workshops that encourage children to learn similar skills -- and they’re still very popular.
The exhibition also shows how much 78 technology has made over the last 40 years. Parents can often
remember playing very simple games. But the games that are played today are more complex. They have better story-
lines and animation, too. And the players also have to use much more complicated techniques.
79 , one serious side of the exhibition is that organisers also want to show that video gaming is an
important industry, employing many skilled people. So they hope the exhibition will __80 this message. That way, people who enjoy gaming will also understand all the hard work, talent, imagination that goes into creating these amazing games. 75. A. especially 76. A. ready for 77. A. dramatic 78. A. response 79. A. However 80. A. link
B. exactly B. poor at B. official B. progress B. Therefore B. check
C. directly C. connected to C. historical C. knowledge C. In fact C. share
D. mainly D. familiar with D. educational D. impression D. In conclusion D. record
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给） A rare experience
Imagine the situation. You’re walking down the crowded high street and s 81 a complete stranger stops
ou and says, “Hi! You were on the beach in the south of Spain six years ago. How are you doing?” This stranger isn’t necessarily m 82 . He or she might be a “super - recogniser”. These are people who have the unusual ability to recognise people they have seen only once -- a long time ago, maybe in a crowed. Whatever the differences in looks
It doesn’t matter what the person looks like now. People change, get different hair styles, dye their hair or go
grey. Wrinkles, new glasses and makeups give them new a 83 , but the “super - recognisers” can still recognise them.
An inborn skill
Although scientists have known for a long time that about 2% of people suffer from face - blindness, which
means that they have huge problems recognising faces, they are only new realising that some people are the exact o 84 .Tests have shown that a “super - recogniser” can identify people that they only saw for a brief moment -- and this is not an ability that we can d 85 , it’s something we are born with. A great h 86 The police are starting to use “super - recognisers” to spot criminal faces in videos of crowds. They look for
people with a specific build and facial features like beards and moustaches but they can even recognise quite o 87 people, with no noticeable features at all. As well as surprising our holidaymaker in Spain six years later, this ability can be used for a very practical purpose indeed.
D. Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题）
The once was a king who wanted to find the answers to what he considered the three most important
questions in life. The three questions are : when is the right time for every action, who are the most important people , and what is the most important thing to do? The king consulted learned men, promising he would richly reward
anyone who could answer the questions, but their answers didn’t satisfy him. In the end, he decided to visit a wise hermit who lived in the woods. The hermit would speak only with common people, so the king put on simple clothes.
When he got close to the hermit’s hut, he ordered his bodyguards to wait behind. He approached the place and found the hermit digging. He asked the wise man his three questions, but the hermit didn’t respond. Seeing how old and weak the hermit was, the king began helping him dig. The king dug for hours, but the hermit never answered his questions. Just as the king was about to leave, a wounded man came running to the hut and fainted before them. Then the king carried the wounded man to Hermit’s hut and took care of him. The king was exhausted and fell asleep as well. When he awoke, he talked with the man, who said that he had wanted to kill the king but was wounded by his bodyguards. He asked for forgiveness and promised to serve the king faithfully.
Afterwards, the king went outside and repeated his questions to the hermit once more. The hermit replied,
“If you had not helped me dig earlier, you would have left and been killed by the man. So, the most important man back then was me, and the most important time was when you were digging. The most important thing to do was to be kind to me. When the wounded man arrived, he was the most important person, and saving him was the most important thing. By doing so, you made peace with an enemy.”
The king finally had his three answers. The most important time is the present, as it’s the only time we have
the power to act. The most important person is the one you are with, and the most important thing is always to 92 88. Was the king satisfied with the answers given by learned men? 89. Where did the hermit live?
90. Why did the king help the hermit dig?
He thought the hermit 91. Who was the wounded man?
92. What best fits the blank in the last sentence?
93. What were the king’s rewards after he helped the hermit and the wounded man? He and .
.
Ⅶ. Writing （作文） 94. In 60-100 words, make up a two-turn dialogue according to the given situation（根据所给情境编一篇 60-100 词的两个轮次的对话。标点符号不占格，对话的开头和结尾已给出。）
Situation: Tome Brown, a 40-year-old P. E. teacher, saved a boy from being knocked down by a car. Crystal school reporter wanted to write an article about his good deed（事迹）. She interviewed Tom Brown.
The interview begins like this:
Crystal: Mr. Brown, May I ask you a few questions? Tom Brown: Sure. Please go ahead. Crystal: Tom Brown:
Crystal: Tom Brown:
Crystal: Thank you for you time! It’s nice talking to you.
（注意：文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
杨浦区 2019 学年度第一学期期末质量调研初三英语练习卷
听力文字稿和答案 Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力）
I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共 30 分）
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6 分） 1. It' s great fun to play cards with friends and family. (E) 2. Where will the next Olympic Games be held? (H) 3. Is taking notes a useful tool to improve memory? (D) 4. A pearl earring was found near the open safe. (F) 5. A balloon bursts when you stick a pin into it. (A) 6. A man in a mask is robbing a convenience store. (B)
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和 问题， 选出最恰当的答案)(8 分） 7.
W: Hi Alex, did you get the red T-shirt?
M: No, they only had very big ones left. I found a really nice blue one, but I couldn't afford it.
Then I found a nice green one that fits me. Q: What colour is Alex’s new T-shirt? (C)
8. W: You look tired. Isn’t there a train station near the concert hall?
M: There is, but there are no trains after 10 o’clock. And the taxis were all busy, so we got a bus. It took so long!
Next time I’ll drive there.
Q: How did the man get home from the concert? (A)
9. W: So, Ken, how long have you been a helper at Cat Rescue?
M: Um, let me see, since 2011, so about 9 years. But I’ve been visiting the center for much longer, since I was
about 12. My mum, s been a volunteer here for over 10 years. Q: How long has Ken been a helper at Cat Rescue? (A) 10. W: How may I help you today?
M: I need to make a report.
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