初三第一学期期末考试英语试卷 一、单项选择 15%1. Beijing is _ in China.A. a place of great interest B. a place of interesting C. a interesting place D. a place of interested2. It _ that he was able to speak two languages_ eight. A. is saying; at B. is said ; at C. says; at the age D. is said; at the age of3. Tom _ much time on his studies now but he _ play a lot. A. spends; used to B. took; was used to C. pays; used to D. spent; was used to4. His home is only two kilometers _ school. A. away from B. far from C. far to D. away to5. _ people enjoy _food, for its good for us.A. A number of; nature B. A large number of; natural C. The number of; health D. The number of; healthy6. Each of the winners _ a pair of sports shoes.A. was giving B. has given C. are given D. was given7. _ workers in this factory were out of work in that year.A. A hundred of B. Two hundredsC. Hundreds of D. Hundreds8. Its _ useful dictionary that I want to buy one for myself.A. such a B. such an C. so a D. so9. -Its been a wonderful evening. Thank you very much.- _.A. My pleasure B. Im glad to hear that.C. No, thanks. D. Its OK.10. - Alice, Mike wants to know if _ a picnic tomorrow.- Yes. But if it _, well visit the dinosaur world instead.A. you have; will snow B. you will have; will snowC. you will have; snows D. will you have; snows11. To play with the children _ her feel young.A. make B. makes C. making D. to make12. By the time he got home, his aunt _.A. had already arrived at B. has already arrived C. had arrived D. had arrived in13. Bread _ wheat.A. is made of B. is made from C. makes with D. makes14. The young man thought for a while and then _ an idea.A. come to B. come up C. came up with D. came over15. Andy told us there _ an exciting baseball match on TV the next day.A. would have B. is going to be C. would be D. was going to have二、完形填空：15%There was a small village by the seashore in America. Every summer lots of people came here to 16 their holidays. But a few of them came here only to end their 17.Two months ago right here a young woman jumped into the 18 in the darkness of the night. When she was taken up from the sea, nothing could make her come to life. 19, the people in the village began to pay more attention to 20 of the visitors. If someone looked unhappy or 21, they would watch him or her all day long with 22. They would never let the same thing happen again.A week later came several visitors. Among them there was a young woman of twenty-five years old. One day she looked 23 from others. She went out 24 at night. She was found just by a villager. The villager made no noise and followed her. When the young woman 25 to the seashore, the villager 26 at her and tried hard to pull her back. “Let me go. Dont 27 me!” said the young woman. “You should treasure your life,” said the villager. “Why do you say so?” said the young woman, “I was playing on the seashore this afternoon. Now I cant 28 the key to my suitcase. I think it must 29 here.” “But why wont you look for it tomorrow morning?” said the villager. “Tomorrow morning?” said the young woman. “Tomorrow morning Ill leave here and catch the early bus to New York. I cant wait till the day breaks.” When the villager heard this, he had a good laugh and helped her look for the key 30 the moonlight.16. ( ) A. take B. spend C. make D. pay17. ( ) A. worry .B. happiness C. lives D. days18. ( ) A. river B. lake C. pool D. sea19. ( ) A. just then B. from then on C. from now on D. even since20. ( ) A. every B. each C. everyone D. everything21. ( ) A. happy B. worry C. angrily D. worried22. ( ) A. care B. tears C. smile D. expression23. ( ) A. away B. difficult C. different D. out24. ( ) A. along B. alone C. together D. lonely25. ( ) A. jumped B. rode C. drove D.was walking26. ( ) A. rushed B. walked C. came D. went 27. ( ) A. push B. pull C. hold D. help28. ( ) A. look B. look for C. find D. find out29. ( ) A. forgot B. be forgotten C. left D. be left 30. ( ) A. on B. under C. in D. at三、阅读理解：30%AIt is no surprise to find seashells in the sand. Most seashells are found near the sea. But some seashell