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初三上学期开学学情摸底考试英语试卷
(满分75分)
第一卷 选择题
I. 完型填空(共10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-10小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案,并在答题卡选择原答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共10小题,每小题1分)
Can you imagine what it would be like to live and study at a kind of ancient castle? I’m talking about British boarding(寄宿的)___1___. Students there actually live like Harry Potter. (although sadly without the magic)
Boarding schools in Britain are not ___2___. They usually cost above £35,000 for just one year. The schools are usually very old and rich in history. They ___3___ a big role in British history, and have ___4___ connections to Oxford and Cambridge universities. Students are usually very wealthy; Prince William and Harry ___5___ went to Eton, a school which has produced 19 British prime ministers(首相).
One of the most important things for these schools is ___6___. Cricket(板球), rugby and rowing are played early every day. These games build team work and discipline(纪律). There is a famous saying in English, “The British Empire(帝国)was __7_ on the playing fields Eton.”
Boarding schools often ___8___ in English books and films. The young child without parents growing up in a boarding is found in hundreds of stories, ___9___ the most famous now is Harry Potter. Boarding schools are becoming less ___10___, and more international students studying at British boarding schools, such as students from Russia and China.
1. A. schools B. offices C. libraries D. hotels
2. A. famous B. worthy C. cheap D. expensive
3. A. played B. wrote C. made D. gave
4. A. no B. close C. bad D. loose
5. A. all B. either C. neither D. both
6. A. money B. sport C. teamwork D. history
7. A. changed B. made C. built D. turned
8. A. arrive B. end C. join D. appear
9. A. because B. whether C. although D. unless
10. A. exciting B. meaningful C. traditional D. useful
II. 阅读理解(30分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,从下面每题的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案,并在答题卡选择题答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共15小题,每小题2分)
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