闸北区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷(2)

____________ ____________ it is to float on the Dead Sea!

68.In Chinese culture, celebration is held for a baby's first-month birthday. (对画线部分提问) ___________ __________ held for a baby's first-month birthday in Chinese culture?

69.When a person dreams about muddy water, it means he doesn't know what he should do. (保持句意不变）

When a person dreams about muddy water, it means he doesn't know_______ __________ do.

70.Take the maglev train, or you will be late for the plane. (保持句意不变) You__________ be late for the plane_____________you take the maglev train.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分，读写)

VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共 56分)

A. True or False （判断下面句子是否与短文内容相符合，符合的用T表示，不符合用F表示）7分

Comic book heroes

Comic books are a special kind of storybook. They tell a story using only pictures and speech bubbles or captions. The characters at the heart - or center - of these stories are usually superheroes with special abilities.

Spiderman

The Spiderman comic books follow the adventure of a young man named Peter Parker. Peter's parents died when he was young so he lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter got his spider-like abilities when he was 15. He made many clever small tools himself, such as his web-shooters. He uses his skills to fight evil (邪恶的) enemies, like the Green Goblin and Venom. Peter is very different when he is Spiderman - he becomes strong and brave.

Storm

Storm is the name of a female superhero from the X-Men comic books. The X-Men were born with superhero abilities. They team together to fight their enemies, like the evil Magneto,Sabretooth and Toad. Storm can fly and fight using her special ability to control the weather.

( ) 71. The story in comic books is told in pictures and speech bubbles and captions.

( ) 72. The Spiderman comic books are about the adventure of Peter Parker.

( ) 73. Venom and Spiderman are good friends.

( ) 74. Peter uses his spider-like abilities to fight against his enemies.

( ) 75. It seems that Storm can travel through the air very quickly.

( ) 76. The X-Men got their superhero abilities after they were born.

( ) 77. The passage is mainly about how superheroes are created in comic books.

B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案): (7 分）

Mystery sightings

Mysteries have interested people for hundreds of years, Sightings of strange creatures are a good example. Two of the best-known examples are the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot

The Loch Ness Monster (尼斯湖水怪) is said to be a large, mysterious water creature. It lives in Loch Ness, a deep lake in Scotland. John Mackay and his wife were the first people that were reported to see the monster on the lake. It was in 1933. A year later, a doctor photographed the monster in the lake. It had a long neck and a 索small head. Hundreds of other people claimed they saw the monster after that,too.

Bigfoot is one of the names given to a mysterious ape-like creature. Many people all over the world claim they have seen Bigfoot.Some people have photographed it. They say it is tall (2-3 metres in height) and hairy. Some scientists say that Bigfoot is very shy of humans and has learned to hide in deep forests. Like the Loch Ness Monster, there is not much proof to show that Bigfoot is a real creature.

( ) 78. The writer thinks that the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot .

A.have interested people for thousands of years B.are well-known strange creatures in the world

C. are not very famous D.are still alive

( ) 79. The Loch Ness Monster is said to be a________ creature.

A) land B) small C) water D) hairy

( ) 80. Loch Ness is in_____________.

A) the USA B) a lake C) Scotland D) a deep forest

( ) 81. A doctor took a photograph of the Loch Ness Monster in_______________.

A) 1923 B) 1932 C) 1933 D) 1934

( ) 82. John Mackay and his wife____________.

A)were both doctors B)saw the Loch Ness Monster several times

C)took a photograph of the Loch Ness Monster D)were said to be the first to see the Loch Ness Monster

( ) 83. According to the passage, Bigfoot__________________.

A) is about 5 metres tall B) has sent people his photographs

C) was able to climb trees D) was able to hide in deep forests

( ) 84. From the last sentence, we may know that .

A)there is not a Bigfoot on Earth at all B)the Bigfoot has already died

C)scientists are not sure if there is a real Bigfoot D)scientists have found the Bigfoot

C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)

http:www.people /memory/television

People's century My name is Terry and I am a middle-aged man from Newcastle. I remember how television has changed over the last fifty years and perhaps The one thing I remember really clearly from my childhood, is watching the coronation(加冕典礼) of the Queen of England on television in 1952. My family did not have a television at that to watch the television in the local working men's club. It was quite difficult to see because the television was so small and the picture was in black and white. Even though I can remember the day very clearly, I remember that the picture was not very clear at all! It was also difficult to hear because the speakers were small and not very powerful. Everyone was cheering for the Queen while we were watching. I remember how remember that this was an amazing thing for us, to be able to see the Queen even though she was hundreds of miles away in L …… 此处隐藏：5219字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……