吴江区 2016-2017 第一学期初三英语期中试卷本试卷共七大题，总分 100 分，考试用时 100 分钟。答案写在答题卷上。一、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）( )1. _ the students_ their teacher know about the four people.A. Bothand B. Not onlybut alsoC. Neither-nor D. Eitheror( )2. Its foggy today. Im not sure _ the highway will be closed soon.A. whether B. when C. how D. why( )3.Parents will _ their children _ making friends when they reach 15 or 16.A. strict with; with B. be strict with; in C. be strict in; with D. strict in; with( )4.Its humorous_ her to tell funny jokes to these_ teenagers.A. of；lonely B. of；alone C. for；alone D. for；lonely( )5.I _ to music _ myself when I was a teenager. A. preferred listening; to relaxing B. would rather listen; than relaxC. preferred to listen; to relax D. preferred listening; to relax( )6. When you visit a museum, some instructions should _and wed better not _ them.A. pay attention to ; be against B .be paid attention ; againstC. be paid attention to ; against D. be paid attention to ; be against( )7Could you tell me a meeting in Guangzhou next week?Athat there is going to be Bif there is going to beCwhether is there going to be Dwhether there is goin g to have( )8Mrs White has that she is not able to get a jobAso little education Bsuch little educationCso a little education Dsuch a little education( )9. Put it down, Tom. You mustnt read letter.A. else anyones B. anyones else C. anyone elses D. anyone else( )10. Its known that France is European country and Thailand is Asian countryAan，an Ban，a Ca，a Da，an( )11In autumn，leaves turn yellow and the treesAfall over Bfall down Cfall out Dfall off( )12Could you tell us to travel from Earth to Mars by spacecraft?It takes months，I think Ahow far it takes Bhow often does it takeChow long it takes Dhow soon does it take( )13We never doubt Millie can deal with the problems by herselfI agree with youAif Bwhether Cthat Dhow( )14Father has had the washing machine Now it works very wellArepairs Brepairing Crepair Drepaired( )15. _ a composer, perhaps he is best known for winning an Oscar for his music.A. Since B. As C. Because D. For二、完形填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. You need fortune (运气), his father said. But 16 you work hard, no fortune will come.What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didnt like him. You have no 17 . You will never be a pianist. As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 18 . He decided that he didnt want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks he didnt touch the piano. Wisely (明智地) his father didnt _19_, but wait.Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didnt want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 20 he could show other people that he had the ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to 21 with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.He started 22 competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition when it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too 23 to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldnt stay in China foreverhe had to play on the worlds big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang 24 again, this time to Philadelphia, U. S.There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 25 performance at Chicagos Raviniu Festival, gigs(演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots (找到) him, and lets him shine.( )16. A. if B. unless C. when D. since( )17. A. piano B. knowledge C. fortune D. talent( )18. A. hurt B. ill C. broken D. scared( )19. A. hear B. push C. eat D. sleep( )20. A. realized B. explained C. forgot D. noticed( )21. A. argue B. dance C. study D. interview( )22. A. winning B. beating C. watching D. refusing( )23. A. annoyed B. mad C. tired D. excited( )24. A. started B. left C. moved D. performed( )25. A. helpful B. meaningful C. successful D. useful三、阅读理解（共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 24 分）ATo travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels，food and airplane ti