太仓市2015～2016学年度第一学期初三英语期中教学(5)

太仓市2015～2016学年度第一学期初三英语期中教学质量调研试卷及答案

51．How often does the club have English activities?

A．Once a month． B．Once a week．

C．Twice a month． D．Twice a week．

52．After taking part in English activities in the club，．

A．have activities every day B．be a shining English star at once

C．have fun writing English D．speak English better than before

53．How can you join the Happy English Club?

A．Send an email to the club． B．Post a letter to the headmaster．

C．Tell your own English teacher。 D．Make a phone call to the club．

B

Once a king got two nice falcons (猎鹰) from his son．He had never seen such beautiful falcons before．He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to f1y． After several months，the king came to see how the training was going on．He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky，while the other was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly，just keeping still．

The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly。But none of them succeeded．One day，while the king was taking a walk in the forest，an idea came to his mind．Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem．He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

The next morning，the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely．“It is unbelievable!”shouted the king．“How could you make it happen?”

The farmer replied，“It' s very easy．I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested．"

It is always the same to human beings．We all have“two flying wings”in our hearts as well，but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we are just for safety and comfort．We won't realize we can f1y so high and freely until the“branch”we are resting on breaks．

太仓市2015～2016学年度第一学期初三英语期中教学质量调研试卷及答案

54．How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?

A．Excited． B．Moved． C． Worried． D．Relaxed．

55．What did the king do after he got the two falcons?

A．He kept them on the branch of a tree．

B．He sent them to a farmer in the forest．

C．He made the best falconer train them to fly．

D．He set them free and let them fly in the sky．

56．Why did the king call all his falconers together?

A．Because he wanted to get more falcons．

B．Because he wanted the other falcon to fly．

C．Because he wanted them to see his falcons．

D．Because he wanted to know more about his falcons．

57．What is the best title for the text?

A．The Wise King B．The Nice Falcons

C．The Best Falconer D．The Flying Wings

C

A little stream ran down from a high mountain far, far away through many villages and forests，then it reached a desert (沙漠)．She thought，“I've been through countless difficulties．I should have no problem crossing this desert!”But as she started her journey，she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand．After many tries，she still failed．“Maybe I can't reach the ocean in the end，”she said sadly to herself．

At this time，a deep voice came，“If a breeze (微风) can cross the desert，so can a river．”It was the voice of the desert．But the little stream replied，“That's because a breeze can fly, but I cannot．”

“That's because you can't give up what you are．Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze and it can take you across．”said the desert．“Give up what I am now and disappear into the breeze．No! No! The 1ittle stream could not accept this idea．“The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain．The rain will form a river again to continue its course，”explained the desert very patiently．“And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes，”continued the desert．Hearing this，the little stream rushed into the open arms of the breeze．which carried her to the next stage of her life。

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream．If you want to go through the difficulties in your life for success，you should also change the way you used to be．

58．．

A．didn't meet much difficulty B．was worried about herself

C．knew well about the desert D．was confident about herself

59．At first，A．she failed many times B．she was afraid of the breeze

C．she wasn't able to fly D．she wouldn't give up what she was

60．．

A．evaporating into the breeze B．forming a river

C．disappearing into the sand D．changing her nature

61．What does the story mainly tell us?

A．The road to success is not always easy and smooth．