1、学年第一学期海珠区期末初三统考题2015-2016 学年第一学期海珠区期末初三统考试卷和答案（英语）一、语法选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）In recent days, the news of Tu Youyous winning of the Nobel Prize in Medicine hasoccupied the Chinese media and everybody gets excited about that. Dr. Tu, an _1_ Chinesemedical scientist, was famous for her discovery of
2、 artemisinin(青蒿素), a medicine _2_ hasgreatlyreducedthenumberofpeoplewhodiefrom malaria(疟疾).Tus research can date back to the 1960s. In order to save the soldiers and people in southernChina suffering from malaria, Tu was given a task _3_ the treatment for the serious illness.The Chinese Government _
3、4_ lots of money supporting her work, so she started herresearch on anti-Malaria medicine at once. She _5_ a team, did experiments in over 200kinds of traditional Chinese medicines and experienced over 380 failures. Finally she _6_artemisinin in 1971. After _7_ on mice and monkeys, Tu and her two te
4、ammatesvolunteered to do many teats on _8_ own bodies. At last, it proved to be 100 percenteffective. They were happy with the test results, _9_ they soon carried out medical tests onpatients widely and cured medical-resistant malaria _10_. Tu said _11_ this prize wasnotapersonalonebutthewisdomofawh
5、oleteam.“Artemisinin is a gift from traditional Chinese medicine to the world.” said Tu and she endedher speech with a poem _12_ by our famous poet Wang Zhihuan, “The bright sun fallsbehindthe mountain, theYellow River runs towards ocean,if youwant to see a grander view, go up one more floor. I hope
6、everybody can enjoy the _13_ of Chinese Culture and findthetreasureintraditionChinese medicine.”TuYouyou is the first Chinese female scientist that won theNobel Prize Prize. All the Chinese people are proud _14_her._15_excellent scientist sheis!1.A. 84-year-oldB.84year oldC.84years oldD.84-years-old
7、2.A. whatB.whichC.whoD.whom3.A. findoutB.findingoutC.to find outD.tofindingout4.A. spentB.tookC.costD.paid5.A. setoffB.setoutC.setbackD.set up6.A. discoversB.discoveredC.hasdiscoveredD.was discovering7.A. testB.testingC.totestD.tested8.A. theyB.themC.theirD.theirs9.A. orB.butC.soD.beautify10.A.succe
8、edB.successC.successfulD.successfully11.A.ifB.thatC.whichD.what12.A.writeB.writingC.writtenD.towrite13.A.beautyB.beautifulC.beautifullyD.beautify14.A.ofB.forC.withD.at15.A.HowaB.HowanC.What aD.What an二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5，满分 15 分）When it comes to November 11, the young generations will consider it
9、as the SinglesDay aswell astheonlineshoppingcarnival (狂欢节) .Online shopping has been much more _16_ especially after Jack Ma, the CEO of Tmalland Taobao, had the idea of “Double Eleven”. The_17_ of online shopping include cheaperpieces, fast searching, comparing between products, and saving time. Be
10、fore the shoppers maketheir decisions, they can check _18_ and recommendations about the products form otherbuyers. It is truly global so people can buy the best products from all over the world. Distance isno longer a _19_ because most sellers provide an express service(快递服务) and goods willbesent s
11、traight to the door_20_.Youdont even needto _21_ outof your house or goto the shops. You can stay at home with a nice cup of tea and just click your mouse to choose articleyoulike.Online shopping is very _22_, but theres always a trap. Shoppers who buy productsonline are _23_ that the products may b
12、e different from what they have expected. Onlineshopping has proved to be _24_ enough. Online shoppers have to fill in their personalinformation and credit card information, which can be stolen and used by skillful hackers. It willincreasetheriskoflosingmoney.So we should be _25_ enough to avoid the
13、se problems when we enjoy on lineshopping.16.A.importantB.necessaryC.excellentD.fashionable17.A.achievementsB.agreementsC.advantagesD.adventures18.A.requestsB.reviewsC.researchesD.requirements19.A.mistakeB.troubleC.questionD.problem20.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.freelyD.suddenly21.A.standB.stepC.lookD.sit22.
14、A.convenientB.difficultC.dangerousD.expensive23.A.boredB.worriedC.excitedD.pleased24.A.unsafeB.unusualC.untrueD.unhappy25.A.cheerfulB.usefulC.helpfulD.careful三、阅读（共两节满分 45 分）AThe government in China plans to end its one-child policy and letfamilieshavetwo childreninstead.The plan was announced on Th
15、ursday after high level politicalmeetings in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave anumber of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said thechange is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate( 出生率 ) andstrengthenthecountryslaborforce(劳动力).China, with th
16、e largest population in the world, started the one child policy in 1980. But thegovernment allowed only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, somefamiliesinthecountrysidecouldhavetwochildren,if thefirst-born childis agirl.In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a ch
17、ance to have two children if one ofthem wasanonlychild.Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react to thenewest policy. “Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a secondchild,” he said. “People in the countryside are more intere
18、sted. But some of them are alreadyallowedtohavetwochildren.”At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million ofthem have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is to say, the countrywill be in great need of labor by the year 2050.Wi
19、th the two-child policy, an increase in births cansolvethis problem.Boys and girls, what do you think of the two-child policy? Do you want to have a new-bornbrother orasister?26. Why does the government plan to end the one-child policy?A. Because we need a larger population.B. Because millions of pe
20、ople have jobs.C. Because most families want to have a second child.D. Because a falling birth rate must be stopped.27. How do most young people in the cities react to the two-child policy?A. They support the policy. B.They dont think it is good.C. Theyre very interested. D. Theyre not interested an
21、y more.28. When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one-child policy continues?A. In 2015. B. In 2035. C. In 2050. D. In 207029. Whats the order of the following events?The two-child policy was announced.China had a population of 1.37 billion people.Some families in the countryside c
22、ould have two children.Families could have two children if one parent was an only child.A. B. C.D.30. What may happen after we have the two-child policy?1. There will be more old people.2. The labor market population will drop.3. Almost every family will have a second child.4. The population develop
23、ment will be balanced.BAdaughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her.She did not know she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting andstruggling.It seemedasoneproblemwassolvedanewonearose.Her father, a cook, took her to the ki
24、tchen. He filled three pots with water and placed eachon a high fire. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placedcoffeebeans.Heledthemboil,withoutsayingaword.The daughter had no idea what he was trying to do. Half an hour later, he turned down thefire and placed
25、 the carrots, eggs and the coffee into different bowls. He asked his daughter,Darling, whatdoyousee?Carrots,eggs,andcoffee.shereplied.He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noticed that they weresoft .He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the
26、shell, she observed thehard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter enjoyed the taste of coffeeandsmile.Sheasked,Whatdoesitmean,Father?He explained, Each of them had faced the same situation, 212 degrees of boiling water.However, they had different results. The carrots went
27、 in strong and hard. But after going throughboiling water, it become soft and weak. The inside of the egg become hardened in the boilingwater. It was also changed by the water like the carrots. However, the coffee beans are the mostpowerful.Aftertheywereintheboilingwater,theyturnedthewaterinto tasty
28、coffee.Which are you? he asked his daughter, When adversity knocks on your door, how do yourespond?Are youacarrot,anegg,oracoffeebean?31.Whydidthedaughter gotoherfather?A.Shewantedtoeatsomething. B.Shecausedaproblem.C.Shehadsome troubleswithherlife. D.Shecomplainedherfather. 32.Whatdoestheunderlinew
29、ordarosemeaninparagraph1?A.Appeared. B.Worked outC.Disappeared. D.Putout.33.Whatdoyouthinkthefatherwantedhisdaughtertobe?A.Carrot. B.AnEgg.C.Acoffeebean. D.Water.34.Whatdoyouthinkofherfather?A.Warm-hearted. B.WorkedoutC.Disappeared. D.Putout.35.Whatisthebesttitlefor thispassage?A.Lifeis fulloftroubl
30、e. B.Afatherandadaughter.C.Howtobeagoodcook. D.Carrots,eggs andcoffeebeans.CDirectors-GeneralBokova,ladiesandgentlemen.It gives me a great pleasureto join you for this important initiative(大会) as the UN marks its70thanniversary(周年).Education is very close in my heart. My father grew up in a very sma
31、ll village in China. Inthose days, not many villagers could read. So my father opened a night school to teach them howto read. With his help, many people learned to write their own names; with his help, many peoplelearned to read newspapers for the first time; with his help, many women were able to teach theirchildren how to read. As this daughter, I know what education means to the people, e
