1 初三英语第一周假期作业 一. 单项选择（每小题1 分，共 15 分） 从各题后所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 ( ) 1. I d like you to tell me something about Beijing. I m sorry, but neither I nor Helen_ there. 、 A. have been B. has been C. have gone D. has gone ( ) 2. Would you like to go to the concert with me? I d love to, _ I m afraid I have no time. A. so B. or C. and D. but ( ) 3. Tony, which would you like to eat, rice or noodles? _. I d like to eat dumplings. A. All B. None C. Neither D. Both ( ) 4. I think Daniel is the _ person to take the job because he can do the work well with less money and fewer people. A. popular B. Important C. suitable D. careful ( ) 5. Do you think that Mary can be a good chairperson? Well, to be honest, I don t think she is _ to organize activities well. A. too organized B. organized too C. enough organized D. organized enough ( ) 6. You can _ the cake into halves and give one to your brother. A. dream B. share C. divide D. save ( ) 7. I think Physics is very difficult to learn. Do you _ me? A. do with B. write to C. agree with D. agree to ( ) 8. I got an“A”in English again. Polly! Dont _! What if you got a“C”? A. give off B. put off C. take off D. show off ( ) 9. I find myself hopeless in Maths. It is not wise of you _. A. putting it up B. giving it up C. to put it up D. to give it up ( ) 10. Not only my mother but also I _ interested in watching science fiction films. A. am B. is C. are D. be ( ) 11 . _ Rita _ her mother know my address. They often drop by my home. A. Not; but B. Both; and C. Either; or D. Neither; nor ( ) 12. My son always has so many strange questions. Well, boys of his age are _ many things. A. proud of B. full of C. curious about D. worried about ( ) 13. When shall we leave? It hasn t been decided yet. It _ the weather. A. begins with B. leads to C. thinks of D. depends on ( ) 14. Mrs Lee is really a patient teacher. She spends as much time as she can _ difficult points to us. A. explaining B. to explain C. explained D. explain ( ) 15. As an excellent leader, you should be able to _ good ideas when there are difficult problems. A. catch up with B. get along with C. come up with D. put up with 二. 完形填空（每小题1 分，共 15 分） 根据材料内容，从各题后所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 The ancient people of Babylon and Egypt _1_ the stars in the sky and created the zodiac _2_ years ago. At first it _3_ count time. Later, many people used the stars to describe a person s _4_ and to foretell (预言) what would happen in the future. A persons zodiacal sign _5_ his or her birth _6_. Some believe this sign can tell us about a persons character. For example, some think that a person _7_ under the sign of Cancer (between June 22 and July 22) is kind and _8_ . In many _9_ in Asia, people believe the Chinese horoscope (星象 ) can describe character and foretell future events. In the Chinese horoscope, there are _10_ animals. A persons animal sign is connected to his or her birth _11_. Each animal has a different type of character. People born in the Year of the Rat are friendly and careful. Those born in the Year of the Monkey are smart and _12_ at making money. In Asia, a persons blood type is also used to describe character. People _13_ the blood type A are calm and serious, but they may be selfish. People with the blood type B are independent but may be lazy. People with the blood type AB _14_ honest, and people with the blood type O are talkative (健谈的 ). Not everybody believes that star signs or blood types can describe character. But reading the horoscope can still be a lot of _15_. ( ) 1. A. study B. studied C. learned D. learn ( ) 2. A. thousand of B. thousand C. thousands of D. thousands ( ) 3. A. is used to B. was used for C. used to D. was used to ( ) 4. A. name B. character C. age D. hobby ( ) 5. A. is connected to B. connects to C. connected to D. was connected to ( ) 6. A. place B. year C. date D. time ( ) 7. A. was born B. were born C. is born D. born ( ) 8. A. selfish B. home-loving C. silly D. disloyal ( ) 9. A. countries B. cities C. towns D. schools ( ) 10. A. ten B. eleven C. twelve D. thirteen ( ) 11. A. week B. day C. month D. year ( ) 12. A. bad B. good C. common D. little ( ) 13. A. with B. within C. has D. have ( ) 14. A. are B. is C. was D. were ( ) 15. A. funny B. fun C. funs D. interest 三. 阅读理解（每小题2 分，共 30 分） 根据材料内容，从各题后所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A 2 Robert was a greedy ( 贪婪的 ) man. One day, he lost 30 gold coins. He went to his friend Mike s house and told him how he lost his gold coins. Mike was kind and decided to help him find them. The next day, Mike went to Robert s house and told him he found his 30gold coins. After counting the gold coins, Rob