初三英语单元达标检测（二）第卷一、选择题(20分)( )1. I think this problem is much more difficult than that one, _? A. dont I B. do I C. is it D. isnt it( )2. look at the smog(雾霾). _ bad weather it is!A. What a B. How a C. What D. How( )3. John didnt go swimming. He stayed at home_.A. instead of B. besides C. instead D. however( )4. He dressed up _ a ghost last night. How scary! -Take it easy! He just played a trick _ us.A. in, on B. in, in C. as, on D. as, in( )5. Long, long ago people didnt know that the earth _ around the sun.A. moves B. moved C. was moving D. move( )6. That is a good place _ hang out.A. for B. on C. to D. with( )7. Can you please tell me where _ thee post office?A. to find B. can I find C. how to find D. find( )8. Do you know _ Toms sister is a doctor or not? - No, I dont know.A. that B. whether C. where D. what( )9. Knowing how to ask for information _ important for us.A. polite is B. politely is C. polite are D. politely are( )10. The expressions you use might depend _whom you are speaking to.A. to B. on C. at D. with( )11. Our physics teacher told us light _ much faster than sound.A. goes B. went C. will go D. was going( )12. Could you please tell me_? Sure, I _.A. where are the restrooms; can B. where are the restrooms; couldC. where the restrooms are; can D. where the restrooms are; could( )13.Does my question sound _ enough? - I dont think so. You can ask more _ by using “could” instead of “can”.A. politely; politely B. politely; polite C. polite; politely D. polite; polite( )14. The Internet has made communication much more _. -I agree. For example, I can communicate with my friends on WeChat any time.A. popular B. necessary C. important D. convenient( )15. Jerry, do Chinese people celebrate _ Easter Day? -No. This is the first time Ive celebrated _ festival.A. the; the B. the; a C. /; the D. /; a( )16. We will have two family parties this autumn. One is at Halloween and _ is at Thanksgiving. A. other B. the other C. another D. the others( )17. Have you found the poor dog yet? - Yes. But he was _ when we found him. The bad weather killed him.A. dying B. died C. dead D. die( )18. After travelling around the world, Annie ended up _ English in a village school.A. teach B. taught C. teaching D. to teach( )19. When the economic crisis came to the city, _ workers lost their jobs.A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of( )20. Do you know _ I liked best about Mid-Autumn Festival?A. that B. whether C. if D. what二. 完形填空 （10分） 阅读下列短文，选择可填入空白处的最佳选项。Jack was a hard-working student when young but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had 21 friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar (熟悉的) with him and got on well with him 22 Jack. One day, some boys put some money into Jacks bag and Bob pretended (假装) to have 23 his money. Of course, they found the money in 24 bag at last. Jack felt shameful (可耻的) 25 he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and 26 him in the school. His teachers also 27 that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything 28 . From that day, Jack and Bob 29 good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him 30 it. Now Jack became the monitor in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.( )21. A. many B. few C. several D. new( )22. A. against B. like C. except D. for( )23. A. lost B. wasted C. found D. made( )24. A. your B. their C. Bobs D. Jacks( )25. A. but B. if C. sinceD. unless( )26. A. agreed with B. laughed at C. dealt with D. got excited about( )27. A. allowed B. faced C. developed D. believed ( )28. A. clear B. easy C. hard D. wonderful( )29. A. greeted B. met C. became D. loved( )30. A. to B. in C. by D. with 三. 短文理解。（根据要求和短文的意思做题） ADo you know Zhang Haidi? She is a great woman. She is not only a doctor, but also a writer and a translator. Zhang Haidi was born in Jinan, Shandong Province in 1955. At the age of 5,she was badly ill and became a paraplegic（下身麻痹患者). After that, she overcame(克服) a lot of difficulties（困难）.Before the illness，she had wanted to be a dancer. Though she couldnt realize her dream, she still wanted to be a useful person. Sh