发布时间 : 星期四 文章2018学年度静安区初三英语期末试卷(含听力和答案)更新完毕开始阅读
Tigers as Pets
Having a pet tiger would be great, would n't it? It seems that many people agree, at least in the United States. The US Association of Zoos and Aquariums says that there are 12,000 privately owned pet tigers in the U.S.A.
12,000 is a very large nu mber of tigers. It is much more tha n the number of tigers living in the wild. Scientists think that there are
only 2,000 or 3,000 wild tigers left. Why are there so many pet tigers? One reas on is that the price of a baby tiger is quite low, sometimes just 500 dollars.
Unfortun ately, tigers don't make very good pets. Caring for a big cat is very expe nsive, difficult and dan gerous. As baby tigers, they may live in side with their owner, play safely and look very cute. However, when they grow up they cannot be trusted. They still want to attack and bite like a wild tiger. Accord ing to big cat train ers, only 1 in 8 big cats can be trained sufficie ntly to have con tact with huma ns. That's after training by a professi on al! For this reas on n early all pet tigers live in a cage.
Because they must always live in a cage: the life of a pet tiger is sometimes unhappy. They must be locked away so their owner can clea n the cage and feed them. It is not safe to touch the tiger. Pet tigers are most often kept for show rather than for companionship ( 陪伴).Is that the kind of pet you would want? 88. There are more pet tigers tha n wild tigers in the U.S.A, aren't there? 89. How many wild tigers are there in the U.S.A?
90. What might be the reas on that there are so many pet tigers? 91. If you have a pet tiger, what should you do to stay safe? 92. Why do most people keep pet tigers?
93. Would you like to keep a pet tiger? Why or why not? (Give at least 2 reaso ns.)
VII. Writing （ 作文）:（20 分）
94. In 60-100 words, write a story based on the pictures below.（ 展开合理想象，看图写一篇 60-100
个词的有趣的短文故事，标点符号不占格
）
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The followi ng words and phrases are for refere nee only （以下单词和短语仅供参考 ） hours of study ing
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take a break a pair of skates
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静安区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷参考答案
Part I
I. Liste ning Comprehe nsion （听力理解 ）
A. Listen and choose the right picture （ 根据你昕到的内容，选出相应的图片） 1. Mary likes holdi ng her pet with her hands whe n she's free. 2. The children are going to celebrate their festival with a big party. 3. Let's lear n a traditi onal Chin ese skill-how to cut out a sn ake. 4. John has a habit of storing his information in the computer. 5. Every day the soldiers train themselves hard to have strong bodies. 6. We use bubbles for speech and thoughts whe n draw ing a comic strip.
1. H 2. A 3. F 4. E 5. G 6. C
B. Liste n to the dialogue and choose the best an swer to the questio n you hear 对
话和问题，选出最恰当的答案
（棍据你听至 U的
Liste ning
）
7. W: Look, Hele n is crying. What's wrong with her?
M: She's worried about her puppy. It got lost. She can't find it. Q: How does Hele n feel now?
8. W: How are we going to get home? It's so late that the buses and the un dergr ound have all stopped
running.
M: Then we have to call a taxi home. W: All right.
Q: How will they go home? 9. W: When were you born, Charles?
M: I was born in 1998. What about you, Kathy? W: I am three years youn ger tha n you. Q: When was Kathy born?
10. M: I used to have a dog, but now I have a cat because it's much easier to look after.
W: We don't have room for a dog, and my mother hates cats, so I keep a bird. Q: What pet does the boy have now?
II. M: I'm going to ask you some questions about the theft. What time did you find your purse missing?
W: At about 2:30, whe n I wan ted to get the money for some sn acks. M: What else is in your purse besides mon ey? W: Er …There are also a couple of cards. Q: What job does the man probably do?
12. M: What do you like, Emma? Do you like computer games?
W: No, I n ever play computer games. But I surf the Web and chat with people on li ne. M: What about outdoor activities?
W: I like travelli ng, but I don't ofte n climb the mountains. Q: What does Emma not like?
13. M: Do you often do housework at home, Cherry?
W: Housework? Don't you think it's the job of our pare nts, Frank? M: Well, in my home, it's the job of the whole family.
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Q: What does Frank mean?
14. M: Hey, what's the problem? The power is off and I have n't got my work done.
W: A tall tree fell on a power line and a repairma n from the electric compa ny is on his way here. But I
am afraid the repair work may take a few hours. Q: What can we lear n from the dialogue? 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. C
C. Liste n to the passage and tell whether the follow ing stateme nts are true or false （ 判断下列句子 是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用
“T'表示，不符合的用\表示）
Judy was moved by something very simple that her grandma did. She wrote Judy a letter. Listen to Judy talk about her gran dmother's letter.
I don't hear from Gran dma ofte n because she does n't have email or even a cell phon e. I send text messages to stay in touch with my frien ds, but not to Gran dma I have my own web page and blog, but Gran dma does n't even have a computer.
Her letter was four pages Iong. It was beautifully handwritten and full of details from her daily life. She wrote about her new flowers she put in her garde n, her weekly card games with frien ds, and how she took her cat Mimi to the vet. She asked me about my new job and won dered if I would have time to visit her.
For some reas on, all of this moved me deeply. I imagi ned her in her kitche n at the table, tak ing time with paper and pen, address ing the en velope and buying a stamp. It made me feel that my life is moving too fast. I spe nd so much time look ing at computer scree ns~ video games, in sta nt messages... It's a beautiful thing to sit quietly and write a letter to some one that's on your mind.
I sent her a card - handwritten - and told her that I 'll visit her next week. I'd like to sit in the kitche n with her, and maybe work in the garde n together. Her letter remin ded me that being fast isn't always a good thing, and that being on li ne does n't always mean that you are conn ected.
15. T 16. T 17. F 18. T 19. F 20. T
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （ 听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限
填一词）
Mrs. Gray is un happy about her son Tom's sec on d-grade teacher. She has come to school to talk to the headmaster.
Mrs. Gray: Mr. Wyn, I have to complai n about Mr. Phillips.
Headmaster: Mr. Phillips? He's one of our most popular teachers. What's wrong?
Mrs. Gray: He's going too far with his less ons about global warm ing and environmen tal problems! I
mean, all my son Tom talks about is \
Headmaster: Well, this year environmen tal problems are part of our scie nee studies.
Mrs. Gray: Scie nee is OK, but Tom now says that it's wrong to drive cars and use electricity. He's
afraid we're damaging the planet every time we get in the car. He can't stop worrying.
Headmaster: Hmm. Well, that …does seem extreme.
Mrs. Gray: He used his own money to buy an en ergy-savi ng desk lamp! He did n't even ask my permissi
on!
Headmaster: Well, the desk lamp seems like a good idea.
Mrs. Gray: It's nonsen se! He keeps say ing, 611 have to fight for cha nge!\Headmaster: I don't think that en viro nmen tal problems are nonsen se.