哈尔滨市20082009学年上学期期中考试初四英语试卷一、听力测试（本题共30分）听录音，每题读两遍。. 听句子，选出与所听句子内容相匹配的图画。（本题共5分，每小题1分）（ ）1. （ ）2. （ ）3. （ ）4. （ ）5. . 听对话，根据问题选出正确答案。（本题共10分，每小题2分）( ) 6. A. His daughter.B. His daughters teacher.C. His teacher.( ) 7. A. Twenty minutes.B. Ten minutes.C. Thirty minutes.( ) 8. A. She is doing her homework.B. She is going shopping.C. She is cleaning the window.( ) 9. A. She can buy it if she promises to return the money to him soon.B. She doesnt have any money to buy it.C. No. she cant. Because she doesnt want to buy it.( ) 10. A. In 1918.B. In 1926.C. In 1916. 听对话，根据对话内容选出最佳答案完成各句。（本题共5分，每小题1分）( ) 11. Jenny moved to America when she was years old.A. fiveB. seventeenC. ten( ) 12. Jennys parents first met in .A. California B. Paris C. Washington( ) 13. Toms father used to be .A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a worker( ) 14.Tom has never lived in according to the dialogue.A. England B. Japan C. China( ) 15. Tom lived in Germany for .A. ten years B. three years C. seven years. 听短文，根据所听内容选出短文中划线部分的同义词或同义短语。（本题共10分，每小题2分）It isnt true that one half of the world is rich and the other half is poor. Its one third that is very rich and two thirds that are very poor.People in the rich countries dont understand the 16 difference between them and those in the poor countries. A very simple example is that a dog or a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poor countries. A fisherman in South America may be catching fish 17 is made into pet food, and his own children are not getting enough to eat for their bodies to grow well. Though 18 of the worlds natural resources(资源) like oil come from these poor countries, people in the rich countries are using about sixty times as much of these resources as people in Asia or Africa. And the prices the rich countries 19 for their own exports(出口), however, are 20 high. So they are getting richer and richer and the poor countries are getting poorer and poorer.( ) 16.A.smallB. greatC. little( ) 17.A.that B. what C. where( ) 18.A. much B. many C. most( ) 19.A. send B. give C. get( ) 20.A. too many B. too much C. much too二、单项选择（本题共15分，每空1分）( ) 21. Id like the number of John Henley on 3rd street, operator.Im sorry, but I dont have John Henley there.A. the B. a C. /( ) 22. Do you have any plans the weekend after the exam?Ive no idea, but Ive decided at home and have a good rest first.A. for, staying B. for, to stay C. on, stay( ) 23. Recently, Chinese scientists in Harbin developed a new kind of plane. It looks like a real UFO that take photos from the air and give light during emergencies.(突发事件)A. used to B. is used to C. is used as( ) 24.China plans to clean up Mount Everest(珠峰)in 2009. It could limit(限制) the number of climbers and visitors to the worlds mountain.A. tall B. taller C. tallest( ) 25.Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we should these failures as a necessary part of the learning process.A. receive B. get C. accept( ) 26. Why cant you go out and play football with as?Because we to do some housework before Mum comes back.A. told B. are told C. are telling( ) 27. What did your mom say to you?She asked me to pay more attention .A. listenB. to listenC. to listening( ) 28. What are you reading?Im reading Adventure of Robinson Crusoe. Its to read about Robinsons life on the island.A. surprised, lonely B. sunrise, alone C. surprising, lonely( ) 29. The men who had volunteered lived longer, they?Yes! Thats right.A. much, didnt B. even, did C. far, hadnt( ) 30. Could you tell me ?Sure, it tells us our lives will be better if we think more of others than of ourselves.A. what the reading tells usB. how can we live a happier, healthier lifeC. if “self-focus” makes depression worse( ) 31. Do you know that Harbin is the only city that hold the 2009 Winter Universiade(大学生运动会)Sure, all of my classmates will volunteer something helpful.A. do B. to do C. doing( ) 32. Twenty-four cities around the world have joined the “Earth Hour” event demands people to keep their lights off for one hour to realize global warming(全球变暖)A. which B. what C. where( ) 33. If you want to get along well with your classmates, you should .A. just see the worst in you