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杨浦区

2018

学年度第一学期期末质量调研

初三英语

Part 2

Phonetics, Grammar and vocabulary

II. Choose the best answer.

26. Which of the following words is pronounced as /peil/?

A. pole B. pill C. pearl D. pale

27. Go to ________ sleep early. Then you will be able to concentrate in class tomorrow.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

28. ________ the end of the movie, Sherlock Holmes revealed who the killer was.

A. In B. By C. At D. To

29. No one helped Lisa with her survey report. She finished it all by ________.

A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

30. ________ is really rude to cut in line while other people are waiting their turn.

A. One B. It C. This D. That

31. There are some places where I never feel ________. For example, public rest rooms.

A. save B. safe C. safely D. safety

32. The company is looking ________ staff who are willing to learn new skills.

A. for B. at C. up D. after

D. so

33. Dogs are good pets, ________ I do not like it when they leave hair all over.

A. or B. but C. and

34. --How was the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics?

--It wasn‟t ________ as I thought it would be.

A. exciting B. more exciting C. so exciting D. most exciting

D. was watching

D. had better not

35. I ________ a mystery movie on TV this time yesterday.

A. watch B. am watching C. watched

36. I ________ open this window. I think it‟s stuck.

A. can‟t B. needn‟t C. mustn‟t

37. This article mainly talks about how ________ the environment.

A. protect B. protects C. to protect D. protecting

38. He denied ________ the wild party while his parents were out of town.

A. have B. to have C. having D. to having

39. When Jack entered the room, I didn‟t recognize him because he ________ so much weight.

A. had lost B. loses C. has lost D. would lose

40. The young student ________ guilty of changing information about grades in the school database.

A. finds B. found C. be found

41. Children are not allowed into the cinema ________ they are with an adult.

A. unless B. so that C. as soon as

D. was found

D. although

42. Not only the customers but also the sales manager ________ in favour of the system.

A. be B. am C. is D. are

43. --Your dog knows a lot of tricks. ________ do you train him?

--Only about ten minutes every day.

A. How long B. How often C. When D. Why

44. --Black cats are a symbol of bad luck in the US.

--________

A. Yes. That‟s why people don‟t like them.

C. I know. They‟re so dark that I can‟t see.

B. Right. Everyone keeps them as pets.

D. I agree. It‟s nice to hold them in arms.

45. --My package hasn‟t arrived yet. What‟s taking so long?

--You just placed your order last night. ________

A. Watch out!

A. beat

We‟re hearing a lot these days about something called AI, or artificial intelligence. Put simply, AI is

intelligence that is displayed by machines. In the beginning of computer technology, machines were __46__

quite stupid. They could only do what people told them to do, and computers didn‟t have the __47__ to do

anything complex. Slowly, that began to change. In 1989, two AI programs, Hi Tech and Deep Thought,

showed advanced problem solving skills after they __48__ human masters in the game of chess. It was then

that people began to see the true potential(

潜能

) of AI.

Today, AI can be used at work in our factories, online, and in our daily lives. Siri, the iPhone‟s digital

assistant, is a good example. Users can say almost anything to Siri and get a surprisingly humanlike __49__.

A. situations

There are other intelligent personal assistants, like Google Assistant, which is an app that works with

smart devices in your home. When it is given commands, it will connect to your other devices, allowing

users to __50__ their home appliances remotely.

In late 2017, the world was __51__ when Sophia, a human-like robot, made the news again. Developed

by Hong Kong‟s Hanson Robotics, she was designed to work with humans and adapt to their behavior. She

was interviewed by the press and was even given Saudi Arabian citizenship. And more __52__, Sophia

spoke at Brain Bar, which describes itself as “The Biggest European Festival of the future”. It is clear from

the video that Sophia continues to improve and update. The robot even says that “just a few months ago, I

couldn‟t tell a dog‟s face from a human‟s face, but now I can. It‟s already saved me from a few embarrassing

__53__.”

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

54. You‟re always making ________ for your failure to achieve long-term change. (excuse)

55. Huawei has overtaken Apple to become the world‟s ________ largest smartphone maker. (two)

56. ________ visit to the island was a trip of a lifetime and one we thoroughly enjoyed. (us)

57. Did you hear the actor‟s acceptance ________ at the Oscars ceremony? (speak)

58. They killed four policemen while they were trying to ________ a bank. (robbery)

59. Many villagers were ________ injured in the wild forest fire. (serious)

60. The film is quite ________, so many people have trouble trying to understand its meaning. (usual)

61. They have come up with some ________ ideas to make the event fun and memorable. (create)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.

62. I have never spoken publicly before.

（改为一般疑问句）

________ you ________ spoken publicly before?

63. We can make people‟s faces look funny by making greater some of their features.

（对划线部分提问）

B. operate C. amazing D. recently E. amazed

B. power

B. Be patient! C. How terrible! D. Shut up!

III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used.

C. actually D. response E. responsible

________ ________ we make people‟s faces look funny?

64. Someone tried to enter our house by force while we were away.

（保持句意基本不变）

Someone tried to ________ ________ our house while we were away.

65. “Did you meet at the underground station?” asked the detective.

（保持句意基本不变）

The detective asked ________ we ________ at the underground station.

66. They sell this food in natural food stores throughout North America.

（改为被动语态）

This food ________ ________ in natural food stores throughout North America.

67. Take water with you if you‟re going for a walk in the desert.

（保持句意基本不变）

Never walk in the desert ________ ________ water with you.

68. skills, become, are required, what, a cartoon artist, to

（连词成句）

________________________________________________?

Did you know that a lot of the technology we use today appeared in books before scientists invented

it?

A. ChooseE-book the best readers answer. didn‟t appear until 1999, but as long ago as

1961, author Stanislaw Lem wrote about them in his book,

Return from the Stars.

Cash machines were invented in the 1980s. But Ray

Bradbury thought of them first, in his 1953 novel,

Fahrenheit 451.

Scientists are working on all these ideas from books and films.

How far have they got?

Back to the Future Part II, Steven Spielberg (1989)

When Marty and his friend travel to the future, one of the most amazing

machines they find is flying cars. The cars fly along „roads‟ in the sky which

have signs and streetlights.

AI, Steven Spielberg (2001) based on Super-Toys Last All Summer Long,

Brian Aldiss (1969)

When a young child dies, his mother is given an android which looks and behaves

exactly like a real boy. The robot loves her like a son.

Iron Man Marvel Comics (1963) Marvel films (2008 onward)

A rich scientist and engineer is badly hurt. To save his own life, he builds himself a

robotic heart and a powerful metal suit which makes him stronger and faster than any

other man. He becomes a cyborg – part man, part machine.

Minority Report short story by Philip K. Dick (1956) and a film by Steven

Spielberg (2002)

Tom Cruise plays a detective who can stop crimes before they happen. His

team use information from psychics, who can see the future. They know who

will break the law and when it will happen, but they don‟t know where.

Another idea that appeared in Minority Report is personalized advertising. All

around the future city there are advertising billboards which use cameras to

recognize the people walking by. The billboards speak to people by name and

suggest things to buy.

VI. Reading comprehension.

Reading an

d Writing

Part 3

69. What kind of stories are these films and books?

A. Detective stories. B. Science fiction. C. Children‟s stories. D. Myths and fables.

70. What do e-book readers and cash machines have in common?

A. People have already invented both technologies in real life.

B. They both appeared in the films directed by Steven Spielberg.

C. They both gave authors ideas to write exciting stories.

D. They both appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century.

71. According to the text, android is ________.

A. a person who can predict the future

C. a human with a robotic heart

72. Which film is based on the comic books?

A. Back to the Future Part II

C. Iron Man

B. a system designed for mobile devices

D. a robot who can love and be loved

B. AI

D. Minority Report

73. The idea of ________ comes from Back to the Future Part II.

A. flying cars B. cash machines C. cyborgs D. smart advertising

74. Which of the following might be the review of the film Minority Report?

A.

B.

Packed with non-stop action from

I love its central theme of mother and

start

to

finish,

it

is

the

best

film

in

child, and I love the way it takes a

the

series

and

among

the

best

Marvel-inspired films ever.

C.

The reason I love this one is because

the time travel is used so incredibly

well here. The ideas they came up

with are so interesting and so well

communicated.

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

What makes an advertisement effective? You can easily answer this

question if you walk around a city. A good ad is one that gets your attention

and makes you focus on the important __75__, too.

To learn how to create an effective ad, like a poster for example, start

by __76__ the two posters on the right. Answer this without stopping to

think: Which one is more effective? Yes, it‟s the one at the bottom. Let‟s

examine why.

First of all, it‟s more colourful and it‟s got attractive pictures. The white

and black poster almost becomes invisible next to it. Colour draws attention.

Moreover, it can __77__ your feelings and make you react in a certain way.

Images do the same. Do the cupcakes on the poster at the bottom make your

mouth water? Do they make you quickly go through the text to find out

where you can get them? That‟s what they‟re there for!

An ad isn‟t just colour and pictures. You‟ve got something to say, so

the next thing you should do is to decide how much text you should write.

Remember that people are impatient and will __78__ read a long text to see

what it‟s about. The amount of text should be just right to get your message

across, so focus on your message and say it with as few words as possible. Your choice of font (the style of

Pinocchio-like fairy tale and puts it

D.

into an adult content.

By turning Dick‟s story into a thriller,

Spielberg has been true to the story.

He‟s transformed something dark

and scary into something softer and

more comfortable.