广东省东莞市光明中学2017-2018学年初三上学期第一次月考英语试题(无答案)

广东省东莞市光明中学2017-2018学年初三上学期第一次月考英语试题（无答案）

东莞市光明中学2017-2018学年第一学期第一次月考卷

初三英语

一、听力理解（共25分） 二、单项选择（共20分）

（ ）26.--- do you learn English well?

---I learn it listening to taps every morning.

A. How; at B. What; by C. What; with D. How; by （ ）27.Good learners often ask questions after class. Because comes from questioning.

A. secret B. knowledge C. expression D. attention （ ）28.I hear that he will be back two weeks’ time.

A. at B. in C. after D. for

（ ）29.If you don’t know the meaning of the words, you should in a dictionary. A. look up it B. look it up C. look up them D. look them up （ ）30.I find important English well.

A. it; to learn B. that; learn C. it; learning D. this; to learn （ ）31.I wonder we’ll have a sports meeting next week.

A. if B. that C. what D. when

（ ）32.--- Amire Khan played the part of a great father in the movie The Tale of Fatherly Love. --- excellent actor he is! A. What B. What a C. What an D. How

（ ）33.Katherine was excited to receive a dozen of roses from her husband on Day. A. Woman B. Women C. Woman’s D. Women’s （ ）34. The math teacher got angry with me when l did not him in the class yesterday. A. look for B. pass by C. look forward to D. pay attention to （ ）35. After an 8-day holiday, students usually the weight when they return to school.

A. put away B. put up C. put in D. put on

（ ）36.--- Remember this, John. careful you are, mistakes you will make. --- Thanks. Miss Rose.

A. The more; the less B. The more; the fewer C. The less; the fewer C. The more; the more （ ）37. Little Marry was afraid out at night, because she was afraid the dark A. of going; to B. to go; to C. to go; of D. going; of （ ）38. If you don't understand it, you can ask the teacher for help and it will become .

A. polite; easily B. politely; easily C. politely; easy D. polite; easy （ ）39. The novel is interesting I can't wait to read it as soon as I get it. A.so; that B. such; that C. very; that D. too; to （ ）40. She usually much time his lessons.

A. costs; doing B. pays; to do C. takes; to do D. spends; doing （ ）41. ---- Can you finish the work, Andy? ----In two hours.

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广东省东莞市光明中学2017-2018学年初三上学期第一次月考英语试题（无答案）

A. How much B. How often C. How long D. How soon （ ）42. Halloween is a popular festival North America and its October 31st. A. in; at B. on; in C. on; to D. in; on （ ）43. She said English magazines a great way to learn English.

A. reading; was B. reading; is C. read; were D. to read; are （ ）44. ---Do you know yesterday? ---Yes, he went for the boat race.

A. why didn’t Peter go to school B. why doesn’t Peter go to school C. why Peter didn’t go to school D. why Peter doesn’t go to school （ ）45. ---Hurry up, or we will miss the sea lion show in the Ocean Park.

--- .We still have fifteen minutes before the show begins.

A. Take it easy B. Good luck C. I guess so D. Take care 三、完形填空（共10分）

One day a rich woman lost her purse with a lot of money in it. So she made a 46 , “If anybody finds my purse and 47 it to me, I'11 give half the money to him.” A poor man 48 the purse near a shop. He sent it back to the woman, but the rich woman 49 .“'There was an expensive ring in my purse besides money,\“I won’t give you half the money in my purse until you return it to me.” “But I’ve never seen an expensive ring in 50 purse,” said the man.

They began to quarrel. The man became 51 and took her to a judge. 52 the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the woman, “I'm sure that you have lost a purse, and there is an expensive ring in it. But there is 53 a lot of money in this purse. So I don't think it's yours. 54 some time. Maybe somebody will give your purse back. \ Then the judge 55 to the man and said , “Take the purse home. If the owner doesn't come to get it back in two days, it' will be yours. ”

（ ）46. A. direction B. mistake C. promise D. conversation （ ）47. A. gets B. shows C. steals D. returns （ ）48. A. had B. knew C. heard D. found

（ ）49. A. kept her word B. tried her best C. changed her mind D. pulled her down （ ）50. A. your B. her C. his D. my （ ）51. A. sad B. angry C. excited D. worried （ ）52. A. Before B. Though C. After D. If （ ）53. A. only B. truly C. hardly D. nearly （ ）54. A. Wait for B. Listen to C. Look after D. Talk about （ ）55. A. ran B. came C. went D.turned 四、阅读理解（共30分）

A

International Poetry Competition

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广东省东莞市光明中学2017-2018学年初三上学期第一次月考英语试题（无答案）

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people's ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world.

This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(诗人) aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups:

Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over)

ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language)

The winners of each group will receive￡1000. RULES:

All the poems must be unpublished(未出版的) works. Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy.

The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself.

Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs. The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017.

To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s).

Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk. 56. The World Poetry Day is on _______.

A: March 28th B: March 3rd C: March 21st D: August 28th 57. The purpose of the World Poetry Day is _______. A: to encourage the British to write poems B: to teach children how to read and write poems C: to raise money for the poets from all over the world D: to help people to read, write and teach poems better

58. The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT _______. A: that poets can write poems in any language B: that poets must use their unpublished poems C: that poems can't be taken back after the competition

D: that poems can't be written on the subject of violence or drugs

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广东省东莞市光明中学2017-2018学年初三上学期第一次月考英语试题（无答案）

59. Poets can get ￡1000 if _______.

A: they win in the group B: their poems are published

C: they enter the competition D: their poems are written by themselves 60. Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition? ①Pay￡5 for each poem. ②Visit the Centre Shop. ③Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.

④Mark Open or ESL in the top right–hand corner of their document.

A: ①②③④ B: ②①③④ C: ②①④③ D: ③④②①

B

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unlucky , I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I never dared ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now , I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say,\

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting. When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

61. The writer always refuses to give people directions because . A．she's a stranger to the city B．she doesn't know the people

C．she has no time to help others D．she's afraid of giving wrong directions. 62. A man stopped the writer on the way to . A．sell her something B．ask for the time

C．make friends with her D．ask for the directions.

63. The Friendship Building is the place where the writer . A．lives B．studies C．works D．teaches

64.The word \A．尴尬 B．困惑 C．激动 D．拮据

65.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．The writer is too shy to give others directions B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction C．The writer never got lost when she was young.

D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

C

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广东省东莞市光明中学2017-2018学年初三上学期第一次月考英语试题（无答案）

（ ）66. Kitty will have two weeks off and she'd like a tour at a cost of about $2500. She feels like visiting China's historic capitals. （ ）67. Lucas dreams of travelling along the ancient route(路线) in China during his summer vacation to find out what it used to be. （ ）68. Sam likes to meet challenges(挑战). He is going to spend no more than $2000 travelling across Xinjiang. （ ）69. Elsa is taking her parents to visit china. They plan to travel along the Silk Road. They also want to take a cruise on the Yangtze River. （ ）70. Janet wants to learn about China. She is looking forward to visiting the great wonders in China. A. 22 Days from $3629 Travel on the ancient route, you may wonder why it was chosen then and later given up. The remains of the old cities help to record their past. B. 13 Days from $2700 This is a journey deep into Xinjiang area. Driving most part of this journey is surely an exciting experience, and most areas we pass are still undeveloped. C. 6 Days from $1899 We'll take you across Xinjiang area. This Silk Road route is a challenging journey, for most part of the journey will be made by bus. D. 13 Days from $2449 You can experience going through China's past to its present. The world-famous historic capitals along the Silk Road and the colorful culture are really fantastic. E. 5 Days from $2069 The Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors(兵马俑) are great wonders in the world. These places of interest are valuable treasures across the beautiful area. F. 12 Days from $2199 This journey heads all the way to Kirgizstan, a friendly neighbor from the beginning. Business along this historic trading road is still going on though it is not as busy as before. G. 16 Days from $3799 Traditional Silk Road includes excellent Yangtze Cruise(乘船游览). This tour from the capital to Dunhuang, Chongqing, and then to shanghai shows you a big part of the basic sightseeing of China. 五、短文填空（共15分）

There were many mice in the house.Every day they were very happy.Then the owner of the house got 71 cat.The cat killed many of the mice The mice became very sad,but they could do 72 about it. They asked for 73 from other animals, but no one would help them. The oldest mouse was very wise.He said to the mice one day,\tonight.We are going to have a meeting and thing about what we can do about this cat.\

After dinner, all the mice 74 .Many mice spoke, but none knew 75 to do. At last, a clever young mouse stood up and said,\ 76 to the cat. Then, when 77 cat comes near,

we will hear the bell and run away and hide 78 .So the cat will not catch any more mice.\Then the oldest mouse was pleased and said, \please put up your paw!\ 5 / 6