2013学年第二学期3月教学检测初三英语试卷考试时间：100分钟满分：150分 （试卷由学生自己带回）班级_ 姓名_ 学号_ 得分_Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.（8分）( )7. A. New York.B. London. C. Shanghai.D. Los Angeles.( )8. A. Visit a museum.B. See a movie. C. Watch a football match. D. Go to a concert.( )9. A. 6: 00. B. 6: 10. C. 6: 50.D. 7: 00.( )10. A. By bus.B. By bike. C. On foot.D. By car.( )11. A. In the restaurant.B. In the book store. C. At the hotel.D. In the library.( )12. A. Go to school. B. Stay at home.C. Go out for a picnic. D. Go to the beach.( )13. A. Science study.B. Maths lessons. C. English exercises.D. Their homework.( )14. A. Shes making invitations. B. Shes preparing for the exam. C. Shes buying food and drinks. D. Shes preparing for the English party.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.（6分）( )15. A rich young man saw an old man planting all kinds of trees in his garden one day. ( )16. The rich man felt very surprised when the old man said he was 90.( )17. The old man hoped to get some fruit from the fig (无花果树) tree in his life.( )18. The rich man liked to eat figs with his grandfather when he was young. ( )19. The old man enjoyed passing on the joy to the people after him.( )20. Finally the rich man planted the fig tree with the old man.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.（10分）21. The _ _ of the earths surface is covered by the sea rather than the land.22. The life in the sea is _ _ that on land. 23. Until now, _ _ hasnt been completely explored.24. Scientists are exploring the sea because _ _ of the earth is increasing too fast.25. _ _ wont be able to be provided for people by the land alone.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法）V.Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)26. There is _ international school near the new housing estate.A) an B) a C) the D) /27. Dont add too much salt _ the soup, or it will be too salty.A) in B) on C) to D) at28. There is _ snow in Shenzhen in winter, is there?A) few B) a few C) littleD) a little 29. My deskmate Floras handwriting is much better than _.A) me B) mine C) I D) my 30. At the foot of the hill, you can hear nothing but the _ of the running water.A) speech B) talkC) voiceD) sound31. Dont worry, Wendy can look after your bird _ when youre out.A) careB) careful C) carelessD) carefully32. Tourists enjoy _ in the sea at the beautiful beaches in Bangkok.A) swimB) to swimC) swimmingD) to swimming 33. The iPad is one of _ among the young people all over the world.A) the most popular tablet computersB) the most popular tablet computerC) the more popular tablet computersD) the more popular tablet computer34. -_ has the foreign teacher been in Shanghai? -For one year. A) How often B) How soon C) How long D) How far35. When I arrived home yesterday, Grandpa_ a phone call.A) makesB) is making C) was makingD) made36. The cheese cake smelt so _ that the kid asked for more.A) well B) sweet C) awful D) badly37. Plants and flowers _ water and sun when they start growing.A) need to B) dont need C) neednt D) need38. My parents _ about 30,000 yuan for my college education in UK each year.A) spend B) take C) pay D) cost39. She must be _ forty, but she likes dressing up as a young girl.A) at firstB) at last C) at least D) at most40. Its not a good idea to make the boy _ the new words again and again.A) copies B) copy C) to copyD) copying41. Young Jimmy _ painting two weeks ago, but soon he lost interest in it. A) took upB) took offC) took outD) took away42. Shu-How Lin _ by two NBA teams years ago, but now he has become a bright star in the Knicks.A) is refusedB) was refusedC) has been refused D) will be refused43. I like summer best among the four seasons _ I can enjoy the long summer vacation.A) but B) because C) so D) though 44. Excuse me, could you please tell us _?A) how can we get to the airport B) how we can get to the airportC) how could we get to the airportD) how we could get to the airport45. -Would you like me to help you with the housework?-_A) Thats very kind of you.B) Thats a good idea.C) Youre welcome.D) Not at all. Complete the following passage with the words or