2014.1海淀初三英语期末试卷及答案

C

、

D

四个选项中，

选择最佳选项。

I could not forget the way I had frozen in front of the class. My

hands

had

shaken

so

badly

that

I

could

not 35

my

notes.

My

voice had become softer even to silence. Mr. Roberts had kindly

stopped

me,

“

Nina,

I

know

you

’r

e

shy,

but

you

worked

hard

on

this

project. If I give you until tomorrow, can you find your 36

?”

I had

nodded. I had kept my head

down, hoping

that the

school

day would 37 soon.

When I got home that day, I could see an inviting light from the kitchen windows. Momma

was baking. When Momma baked, I always watched and chatted with her. She always said it was

my

38 that made her baked goods taste so sweet.

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Momma 39

m

y face as I came into the kit

chen. “

What

’

s wrong, Nina

?”

Tears shone in my eyes. I let the whole story out. Momma was silent for a moment. Then she

sai

d, “

Let me show you somethi

ng.”

I

followed

Momma

to

her

bedroom.

She

pulled

out

a

book

from

her

old

things,

and

then

40 took out a blue ribbon (

缎带

) that sai

d “

First Pl

ace”

from it.

“I

started the school year as the 41

girl on the speech team, but I ended the year as the

blue ribbon winner. I won it for public speaking. It wasn

’

t easy

—

I was not sure of myself at all. I

worked hard, and mostly I 42

m

y fears. You just need to find your cour

age.”

That was the second time someone had told me that. I followed Momma back to the kitchen.

What was it that made me so afraid?

Soon Momma

’

s sweet cake rose in the pans, and the smell of it comforted me as I wondered

43

I

would find my courage. Momma put a thick piece in front of me.

“Ther

e

’

s nothing better

for heartache than Momma

’

s love baked in a ca

ke.”

I raised a forkful of warm cake to my mouth. All the fear in the world could not take away

Momma

’

s love. I felt 44 in Momma

’

s kitchen.

The next day I walked to the front of the classroom to give my presentation again. As I faced

the class, I

45 the ribbon and the smell of Momma

’

s kitchen, and then took a deep breath

and began to speak with

46 . Finally I found my courage.

35. A. find

36. A. way

B. read

B. voice

B.

c

ome

B. wait

B.

d

ried

B. carefully

B. slowest

B. solved

C. take

C.

talent

D. play

D. courage

37. A. end

38. A. love

39. A. held

C.

return

C. favor

C.

studied

C.

silently

C.

weakest

C. faced

D. change

D. company

D. washed

D. quickly

D. plainest

D. knew

40. A. happily

41. A. shyest

42. A. forgot

43. A. where

44. A. proud

B. when

B. sweet

C. why

C. safe

D. how

D. full

45. A. remembered

46. A. energy

B. treasured

B. emotion

C. touched

D. showed

D. confidence

C. pleasure

阅读理解（共

44

分）

六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的

A

、

B

、

C

、

D

四个选项中，选择最

佳选项。

（共

26

分，每小题

2

分）

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A

Washington Primary School Band and Chorus

Come one, come all,

and join us in the hall.

The Band and Chorus

helps you learn more.

Can

’

t carry a tune?

You can join the band.

Can

’

t play an instrument?

We

’l

l lend you a hand.

We offer something for

everyone in the band.

If you like music,

you

’l

l have great fun.

“

No experience

,”

you say.

Please don

’

t stay away. You

’l

l

find harmony with us, and

good times along the way.

Members Sign-up

Grades 3

–

5

Tuesday, March 4

Meet us after school in the music hall. We

’l

l give you information about the band and

chorus programs. If you are interested in instrument lessons, please pick up the necessary

forms first. Take the time to watch a video of past performances. Feel free to ask questions

or give comments. Join now and make some friends. You

’l

l be glad if you come

B. At the school gate.

D. On the playground.

B. On Tuesday, March 4.

D. On Thursday, July 6.

first.

B. make some friends

D. pick up the forms

47. Where can we join the Band and Chorus?

A. In the music hall.

C. At the club office.

48.

When can we join the Band and Chorus?

A. On Wednesday, June 5.

C. On Monday, March 3.

A. lend others a hand

C. find good times

49. If we are interested in instrument lessons, we should

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B

Rosa was spinning (turning) like a wheel

—

arms out and a big smile on her face. She said to

herself,

“I

was worried about Tom

’

s being in the same school as me this

year. I

’

ve just realized,

though, that he won

’

t be in my hallway! We won

’

t eat lunch at the same time, either, so he can

’

t

bother me!

”

The first day of school, Mom asked Rosa to walk Tom to his class. Rosa begged not to do it.

She did not want to be seen with kindergarten (

幼儿园

) kids! On the second day of school, Rosa

was

in

the

classroom

when

she

saw

the

kindergarten

teacher

at

the

door.

She

looked

worried.

“Rosa,

Tom is having a bad day. I thought you could hel

p.”

In

the

kindergarten

classroom,

Rosa

saw

Tom

with

his

head

down

on

his

little

desk.

Tom

looked

up

at

his

sister. His cheeks

were

marked

with

tears.

He

threw

his

arms

around

her

neck.

“

Don

’

t tell Mom

,” he c

ried.

“She

thinks I

’

m a big boy now

.”

Rosa suddenly remembered how she felt when she started kindergarten. Rosa always carried

a small worry rock in her pocket. When she became afraid, worried, or nervous, she simply rubbed

the smooth little stone to calm her fears.

She

took

out

her

worry

rock

and

placed

it

in

Tom

’

s

hand.

“Th

is

is

for

y

ou,”

she

said.

“When

ever

I

am

worried,

I

rub

this

rock

and

I

feel

better.

Why

don

’

t

you

try

it?

Remember

I

’

m

not

far away

.”

On the way back to her classroom, Rosa was glad she had the

worry rock with her and helped Tom get used to school. And just

to make sure he did, she would walk him to class every day.

50. What did Mom ask Rosa to do on the first day of school?

A. To wash clothes for Tom.

C. To walk Tom to his class.

51. What did Rosa give Tom to help him?

A. A prize cup.

B. A light touch.

A. A normal rock can always be useful.

B. Kindergarten may sometimes be hard.

C. Teachers and kids should get along well.

D. Family members should care for each other.

C

Do fast food advertisements affect how you eat? Do they affect your weight? Some people

think these advertisements can affect eating habits in a bad way.

In a recent study, researchers looked at television advertisements from the last 40 years. They

found most advertisements during the 1970s focused on candy and sweet cereals

（谷类早餐）

. As

time went on, the number of candy ads decreased, but that of fast food ads increased. Twenty years

ago,

a

fast

food

advertisement

usually

described

the

food

itself.

Today,

however,

fast

food

ads

boast (

吹嘘

) about

“

super

”

sizes in ki

ds’

meals.

B. To have lunch with Tom.

D. To help Tom with his lessons.

C. A worry rock.

D. A warm smile.

52. What does the writer want to tell us from the story?

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Many experts feel that fast food should seldom be eaten. Yet, kids who watch television end

up seeing many fast food advertisements. These ads try to convince kids

to eat fast food. As a result, kids are served more food than they should

eat. For example, a Burger King BK Kids Meal might include a double

cheese

burger

(450

calories),

medium

fries

(440

calories),

a

soda

(290

calories), and a toy. Actually, an eight-year-old kid should only be eating

about 1500 calories per day. The toy in ki

ds’

meals everywhere is

usually

from

a

recent,

popular

movie,

and

that

is

the

“

draw

”

for

the

child. However, it does not necessarily mean a child should eat that amount of food.

To

give

restaurants

credit,

many

are

trying

to

add

healthier

choices

to

their

menus.

For

example, McDonald

’

s offers a Happy Meal, all totaling only 380 calories. But most meals

advertised on TV and sold in restaurants are still high-calorie, high-fat food.

Instead

of

fast

food,

kids

could

eat

food

at

home,

which

is

just

as

“

f

un”

but

is

much

more

healthful. They could

try chicken

burgers

instead of

hamburgers

and

eat

sides

of

vegetables

and

white

rice

instead

of

French

fries.

Healthful

desserts

such

as

fruit

smoothies

or

low-fat

frozen

yogurt could be substituted for milkshakes or cookies.

Although

it

may

be

less

expensive

and

faster

to

buy

fast

food

several

times

a

week,

a

healthful, guilt-free meal is worth a little extra time and money. There are many ideas for helping

kids achieve better overall health. Some feel that limiting the number of fast food ads on TV is one

step in the right direction. What do you think?

53. What does the writer tell us about ads in Paragraph 2?

A. They aim at grown-ups instead of kids.

B. They used to show lots of healthful food.

C. They boast about bigger sizes in kids

’

meals.

D. They appear more often than they did before.

54. What might

“

draw

”

in the third paragraph mean?

A. Direction.

B. Attraction.

.

C. Suggestion.

D. Expectation.

55. The writer probably agrees that

A. children should be told to exercise more and eat less

B. restaurants should be allowed to give away more toys

C. children should be encouraged to eat homemade food

D. restaurants should be stopped from selling high-fat food

D

American Sign Language, often called ASL, is used by most people with hearing problems in

the United States and Canada.

Besides

ASL,

there

are

more

than

fifty

sign

languages

used

throughout

the

world

today,

including Mayan Sign, British Sign, Israeli Sign, and Chinese Sign. Like spoken languages, sign

languages

are

different

from

each

other.

But

all

sign

languages

are

based

on

sight

instead

of

8

sounds.

Sign languages have several main visual (

视觉

) parts that work together to express meaning.

The first part

is

the shape made

by the

hands. Movement

is

also

important. Moving

the

body or

organs (

器官

) like hands affects the meaning of the shape. The place where the sign is made and

the direction the hands face are crucial as well. Other visual clues (

线索

), such as the expression

on a person

’

s face, can sometimes change a sign

’

s meaning. For example, a change in a smile can

show

whether

a

signer

is

happy,

very

happy,

or

overjoyed.

Raising

the

eyebrows

can

mark

a

question.

In

sign

languages,

the

visual

parts

are

combined

(

结合

)

in

different

ways

to

create

signs.

These signs stand for things, actions, feelings, and ideas. ASL has about 4,000 different signs. Like

spoken languages,

s

ign languages cannot be translated word-for-word

. For example, one

English word may be represented by a series of signs in ASL. Or several English words may be

represented by a single ASL sign. Unlike spoken languages, the signs are organized according to

sign-language grammar and the most important word or idea is signed first.

In ASL, the letter signs are made with one hand. Signers would rarely, if ever, spell out all the

words

they

are

signing.

That

would

be

as

awkward

and

slow

as

speakers

spelling

each

spoken

word. However, American Sign Language does not have signs for proper names, so signers may

use

the

alphabet

to

spell

these.

Also,

sign

languages

often

borrow

words

from

other

languages.

They may spell words using finger spelling which is done with a set of hand shapes that stand for

letters of the alphabet.

Sign languages develop naturally when people with shared culture and needs want to

communicate

with

each

other.

Signers

are

closely

linked

to

each

other,

perhaps

more

than

to

speaking

people

in

their

own

communities.

Signers

share

points

of

view,

values,

needs,

and

problems, as well as languages.

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