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　　盐城市明达中学2011/2012学年度第二学期期中测试
　　初三年级英语试题命题人：审核人：
　　第一部分选择题（70分）
　　一、 选择题（15分）：
　　(    ) 1. —Natural disasters are dangerous!
　　—Yes,       earthquake that happened in Japan killed       number of people.
　　A. the, the    B. the, a    C. an, the    D. an, an
　　(    ) 2. —I watch TV, Mum?
　　—No. Unless your homework         .
　　A. Could, finishes                    B. Can, will finish 
　　C. May, is finished                   D. Can, will be finished
　　(    ) 3. The teachers ________ the office for a few minutes when we arrived.
　　A. had been away from    B. had left    C. have been away from    D. have left
　　(    ) 4. --Tim, do you think time is money?
　　-- Yes, but I think it is ________ money.
　　A. more important than   B. very important as   C.the same as    D. not important as
　　(    ) 5. —It is kind       the doctors to devote all the time he had to       for the patients.
　　—I think so, they are so great.
　　A. for, care    B. of, care    C. for, caring    D. of, caring
　　(    ) 6. —I’m ______ to eat a horse now!
　　—Really? But I don’t have________ for you. It’s a great pity!
　　A. hungry enough; food enough        B. enough hungry; enough food
　　C. hungry enough; food enough        D. hungry enough; enough food
　　(    ) 7. Nobody but Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian _______ in NBA in 2007.
　　A. was          B. were        C. is             D. are
　　(    ) 8. —I wonder_____________. —Zebras.
　　A .what do they call these animals      B. how they call these animals 
　　C. what they call these animals         D. how do they call these animals
　　(    ) 9. The shop ________ at 8:00 a.m. and it ________ for ten hours every day.
　　A. opens; is open      B. is opened; opens 
　　C. is open; has opened     D. opened; opens
　　(    ) 10.________ you have offered me! I am out of trouble now.
　　A. What valuable advice               B. what valuable suggestion
　　C. How a useful advice                D. How useful suggestions
　　(    ) 11 —Don’t play with the knife, ______ you’ll cut your hand. —Sorry, I ______ .
　　A. so; can’t        B. and; won’t        C. but; mustn’t      D. or; won’t
　　(    ) 12. —He’s never been to Thailand, __________?
　　—___________. He wishes to go there again.
　　A. is he; No, he isn’t                  B. has he; No, he hasn’t 
　　C. is he; Yes, he is                    D. has he; Yes, he has.
　　(    ) 13. Before the show I practiced a lot _________ I could do well at the show.
　　A. Because    B. that    C. so that    D. in order to
　　(    ) 14. We have problems ______________ him because he has many problems _____________.
　　A. to meet; to solve   B. meeting; solving  C. to meet; solving   D.meeting;to solve
　　(    ) 15. —Could you come back home at 5 o’clock this afternoon?
　　—___________, I’ll be at a meeting at that time.
　　A. I think so    B. I hope not    C. I’m afraid not    D. I’m afraid so
　　二、 完形填空（15分）
　　One afternoon I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful paintin