江苏省苏州市中考英语模拟试卷（三）.doc

2015年苏州市中考英语模拟试卷（三）（试卷满分100分 考试时间100分钟）一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( ) 1. we can live a better life if we create _ less polluted world. a. the b. an c. a d. /( ) 2. please dont tell anyone about the news. lets just keep it _ you and me. a. below b. between c. behind d. beside( ) 3. -have you watched the film called frozen (冰雪奇缘)? -yes, terrific! its well worth_. its _ moving that i cant help crying. a. watching; too b. to watch; very c. watching; so d. to watch; such( ) 4. shakespeares play hamlet _ into at least ten different films over the past years. a. has been made b. has made c. had made d. was made( ) 5. -11 na is one of the most hard-working tennis players. -of course she is. _ can wm so many matches if he doesnt practise hard. a. anybody b. nobody c. somebody d. everybody( ) 6. things with the dark surface can _ more energy from sunshine. thats why many winter clothes are in dark colours. a attract b. attack c. achieve d. absorb( ) 7. i am sure the chinese people _ the whole nations dream if we try our best. a. will realize b. have realized c. realize d. were-realizing( ) 8. -it rained cats and dogs this morning. did you get wet? -no. it was really thoughtful _ andy _ two umbrellas. a. for; taking b. of; to take c. for; to take d. of; to taking( ) 9. -must i finish reading the book today? -no. you_ if you have something else to do. a. mustnt b. couldnt c. cant d. dont have to( )10. -im going to nanjing for my summer holiday. - _. i would go to a cooler place if i were you. a. i dont think it is a good idea b. have a nice holiday c. i am jealous of you d. it cant be better( )11. - _ it is snowing now！ -yeah. we can make a snowman soon. a. what heavy b. how heavy c. how heavily d. what heavily( )12. i was caught in the rain yesterday. _, i have a running nose now. a. so that b. as a result c. since then d. even though( )13. the new kind of car is _ expensive. we dont have_ money. a. too much; much too b. much too; so much c. too much; so much d. much too; too many( )14.-what did you say to li wei just now? -i asked him _. awhere did he come from b. what he had done the day before cwhat was he doing dwhen would he leave( )15. -how do you like the robot you bought last week?-_. life has become much easier now. a. it couldnt be better b. nobody can do a worse job c. i must complain about it d. its out of control二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 i have wished to own a pet dog ever since l was five years old. my wish 16 on my seventh birthday when my father bought me one as a present. i was very happy and named it jeffrey. jeffrey followed me closely wherever i went. it especially enjoyed 17 time with me in the garden. jeffrey was a cute dog, but it needed time to be trained. things changed a year ago. it 18 followed me nor listened to my instructions. it made the house dirty and broke the bottles. so mum asked me to give the dog away. it would break my heart if i 19 jeffrey, so i kept it in my room， i tried my best to train jeffrey, but there was no improvement in jeffreys 20 .one day, my dad suggested that i put jeffrey to uncle tonys house. uncle tony has three dogs and he is very 21 in training dogs. i was glad to hear that. i 22 to take it there. on the way to uncle tonys house, jeffrey was making a lot of noise 23 it knew that it was going to another place. uncle tony with his dogs was waiting for us, jeffrey was barking loudly. uncle tony seemed to be able to 24 dogs and jeffrey calmed down quickly. he told me that it was not easy to keep a pet. he asked me to 25 jeffrey with him for at least a month. he also said that i could visit jeffrey whenever l was free. i hope it would turn into a lovable pet soon.( )16.a. lost b. failed c. came true d. went away( )17. a. taking b. kill c. spending d. save( )18. a. doesnt b. didnt c neither d. either( )19.a. lost b. threw c sold d. owned( )20. a. look b. diet c dislike d. behaviour( )21. a. good b. experienced c strict d. weak( )22.a. agreed b. disagreed c. remembered d. refused( )23. a. even if b. even though c such as d. as if( )24. a. communicate with b. play jokes on c. play games with d. worry about( )25. a. give b. take c. bring d. leave三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。achris rock was born in the state of south carolina in the united states. when he was a child, his family moved, and he grew up in a poor area in brooklyn, new york.as a teenager, rock left high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in new york city, even at age 18, chris rock was very funny. he told jokes about his family (his parents were very strict) , and about growing up in brooklyn in the 1980s. many of his jokes were also about high school, which rock says was terrible.famous comedians (喜剧演员）went to see rocks performances. one comedian (eddie murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies. chris rock still acts in movies, but he does not want to be a serious actor. for him, comedy is more important. it makes people laugh, but it can also make people think.today,chris rock still does live comedy shows around the world. he also created a tv show called everybody hates chris. it is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in brooklyn. in 2006, it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on american television.( )26.what is this passage mainly about?a.how to tell a good joke,b.where the best comedy clubs are.c.one comedians life,d.the funniest people in the united states,( )27.which sentence about chris rock is true?a.as a teenager, he was not funny.b.he started working in clubs after he graduated from college.c.he loved going to high school.d.a famous comedian helped him get work on tv and in the movies.( )28.today, what does chris rock say is the most important?a.being a serious actor. b.making people laugh.c.helping teenagers. d.having his own club.bthe chicago fire of 1871 was the worst disaster of the 19th century.the fire is said to have started one evening in mrs. olearys barn (牲口棚）on the west side of chicago. several hours after she milked her cow, it kicked over an oil lamp,and the cow started the fire. we do not know if the story is true, but we do know that the fire began in a barn on the west side.the fire spread quickly because of the wooden buildings, a strong wind, and a dry season. the fire lasted 27 hours and spread to all parts of the city. other cities sent 25 fire companies to help put out the fire. federal troops (联邦军队）were also used to help fight the fire and keep order, too. at last rain put out the fire.there was a lot of damage. 90,000 people were left homeless, and 18,000 buildings were destroyed. property damage (财产损失）was almost 200 million dollars. in addition, about 300 people died.people from all over the world helped chicago by sending food and clothing. within a month 4,000 cottages (小屋）with two rooms had been built to house people. in a few years, chicago was completely rebuilt.( )29.the best title for this passage is_.a.mrs. olearys cow b.a terrible firec.an oil lamp d.the year 1871( )30.which parts of the city were hurt by the fire?a.the west side. b.the south side and the east side.c.the north side. d.all sides.( )31.people who stayed in chicago after the fire showed.a.courage b.fear c.weakness d.laziness( )32.what helped to spread and to end the fire?a.a cow. b.firemen c.the weather. d.carelessnessctwo boys, both of the same weight, sit on each side of a see-saw (跷跷板）. how far must they be from the centre in order to keep the see-saw balanced(平衡的) ? by moving to different positions, they will soon find out that they have to sit at equal distances from the centre. now, if one of them is heavier, the heavier boy has to be nearer to the centre to make the see-saw balanced. things to do: take a stone in each hand. can you find out which stone is heavier? if the two stones are about the same size, you may not be able to tell which one is heavier. place a pencil on two piles of books and balance a ruler and move them until the ruler is balanced. find out how far each stone is from the pencil. the stone nearer to the pencil is the heavier one. now you know a simple weighing machine（秤）works.( )33. the writer wants to tell us_. a. what see-saw is like b. how to keep a see-saw balanced c. how a simple weighing machine works d, what a simple weighing machine is like( )34. if two boys sit at equal distances on each side of a see-saw, the boy in the higher place shows_. a. he is taller b. he is shorter c. he is heavier d. he is lighter( )35. a see-saw is used_. a. to weigh which boy is heavier of the two b. to find out the weight of a boy c. to make a simple experiment d. for playing( )36. in the last paragraph the writer tells us to_. a. make an experiment b. make full use of pencils, rulers and books c. weigh something with stone d. make a simple weighing machine( )37. from the passage we can get_. a. pleasure b. unhappiness c. knowledge d. entertainmentd there was a story many years ago of a school teacher-mrs thompson. she told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. but that was a lie. there, in the front row was a little boy named teddy stoddard. he didnt play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. she did not like him. then mrs thompson got to know that teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. mrs thompson was ashamed of herself. she felt even worse when, like all her other students, teddy brought her a christmas present, too. it was his mothers perfume(香水). teddy said, mrs thompson, today you smell just like my mum used to.” after the children left she cried for at least an hour. on that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and maths. instead, she began to teach children- mrs thompson paid particular attention to teddy. the boys mind seemed to come alive. the more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. by the end of the sixth grade, teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class. six years went by before she got a note from teddy. he wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. he went to college. mrs thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, theodore f. stoddard, md（医学博士） the story doesnt end there. on his wedding day, dr. stoddard whispered in mrs thompsons ear, thank you, mrs thompson, for believing in me. you made me feel important and showed me that i could make a difference. mrs thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, teddy, you have it all wrong. you were the one who taught me that i could make a difference. i didnt know how to teach until i met you.”( )38. what did mrs thompson find out about teddy? ahe often told lies. b he was good at maths. c. he needed care like his mothers. d. he enjoyed playing with others.( )39. in what way did mrs thompson change? a. she taught fewer school subjects. b. she became stricter with her students. c. she no longer liked her job as a teacher. d. she cared more about educating students.( )40. why did teddy thank mrs thompson at his wedding? a. she had kept in touch with him. b she had encouraged him. c. she had sent him christmas presents. d. she had taught him how to judge(判断)people.四、词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。41. my mother often_（洗）clothes at the weekend.42. because of working on her writing_（粗心地）, she made lots of mistakes.43. he_（放松）himself by listening to music when he has time.44. it might beseveral months before shes fully_ (治愈）.45. jack doesnt know chinese and lucy doesnt, _（也）46. our government is trying its best to stop the air_（污染）47. all the factories are stopped from_（雇用）people under 18 years old.48.-hi, this way, please. -ok.i sometimes have no sense of_ when i arrive at the crossroad49.-is this your notebook? -no, it isnt. ask bill. he is looking for_.50.-why did you vote for maggie? -because she is very_. she always shares things with others.五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 将下列句子译成英语。51为什么不邀请你的朋友参加你的生日聚会呢？_52比起抄写他人的，我宁愿自己想出答案。_53没有人确信这些植物是否能够产生足够的水。_54春天是参观苏州名胜的最好时间，_55除非你匆忙，否则没有必要早起。_六、书面表达（共1题；满分20分）自从上学期以来，你们学校在各个年级开展了兴趣小组活动。在活动中，同学们得到了锻炼。但是部分同学却有着不同的看法。作为九(1)班的一名学生，请以一封电子邮件的形式向你的笔友tommy介绍一下学校开展的活动，并谈谈自己的感受。 要求：表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯； 要点必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥，不得使用真实姓名； 词数100左右（文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。dear tommy， a lot of club activities have