名校冲刺初三英语(8).doc

一、 短文改错：1.Last month we bought our two-year-old daughter a little 1._dog. There are not many children of her age there we live, 2._ and we thought a dog would make her less alone. We were 3._right. They play together happily all days. Our daughter now 4. _ smiles and laughs a lot more than she used. In a way it 5._is like having two children in the house. All of them are 6._very untidy, but they cry when they do not get what they 7_want. The dog is easy to look after than my daughter. 8._He always eat up his food and we dont have piles of 9._dirty clothes to wash. My wife is also happy because of 10._I have given up smoking. The dog doesnt like the smell.2.Jimmy was only eight years. He wanted to learn (1)_to play the piano. So his mother found the teacher (2)_for him. At first Jimmy was happy with the (3)_teacher because he was too strict with him. He decided (4)_to leave him, but his mother explained him that (5)_if the teacher made the lessons too easily and (6)_allow him to do as he wished, he would never learn (7)_nothing. After thinking about this a few minutes, (8)_Jimmy thought of that his mother was quite right. Then (9)_the teacher taught him in two years.(10)_二、完形填空：1.Martin And JimmyMartin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents _1_ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.One evening, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercise book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martins. They often go to school together. “Would you help me with this maths problem?” Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. “Its too hard for me and I cant work it out.”“Let me try,” Martin said. “I _2_ it isnt too hard for me.”Martin tried his best but he couldnt work it out, _3_.“If we had a small computer, all the problems would be _4_ for us to do,” Jimmy said.“A small computer,” Martin thought for a minute, then he said, “Ive got an idea. We can _5_ one in a shop!”“A computer is very _6_, and we dont have enough money.”“Thats OK,” said Martin, “We can ask the new president _7_ some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. Im sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know.”So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.In front of the post office stood a small box. They _8_ the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.The next morning, they _9_ the post office on their way to school. They found, _10_, the box was not a postbox but trash-box.1. A.have died B. had died C. died D. have been death2.A. sure B. think C. hope D. wish 3 A. neither B.neither C. too D. also4. A. easy enough B. enough easy C. difficult enough D. enough difficult5. A. borrow B. lend C. bring D. buy6. A. expensive B. cheap C. important D. useful7. A. to B. for C. about D. on8. A. place B. took C. dropped D. bring9. A. passed B. past C. pasted D. passing10. A. with their surprise B. in their surprise C. to their surprise D. of their surprise2Mrs. Jones TroubleMrs. Jones mother was ill. She had _1_ look after her _2_ Monday _2_ Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Jones used to _3_ the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Jones _4_ cook, he _5_ ask his sister to come over and look after him at his home.So Mr. Jones had quite a _6_ time when he came home from work on Friday evening. _7_ he had to drive his wife to the station _8_ her train and then he had to wait _9_ his sisters train arrived._10_, on Sunday evenings he had to drive _11_ to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait _12_ his wifes train. When one of his friends learned _13_ Mr. Jones had to do every weekend, he said: “Why _14_ you learn to look after _15_ and have less trouble?”( )1.A. oneB. some oneC. someoneD. something( )2.A. fromtoB. tootoC. sothatD. notuntil( )3.A. liveB. spendC. sendD. invite( )4.A. canB. cantC. couldD. couldnt( )5.A. had toB. mustC. mayD. can( )6.A. freeB. busyC. busierD. busily( )7.A. FirstB. At firstC. In the endD. At last( )8.A. catchB. catchingC. to catchD. caught( )9.A. to B. whenC. forD. until( )10.A. SoB. TooC. EitherD.Of course( )11.A. himB. himselfC. his sisterD. his wife( )12.A. forB. atC. toD. on ( )13.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. who( )14.A. doB. didC. dontD. didnt( )15.A. youB. yourC. yourselfD.yourselves三、单项填空：（共20小题，每小题1分）1Peter _ come with us tonight, but we are not sure.A. must B. can C. mayD. will2Could you wait a few days for the money? Yes, I _.A. couldB. will C. might D. can3He was _ tired. As soon as he lay down, he fell _.A. not a little; asleep B. not a bit; asleepC. not a little; sleepy D. not a bit; sleepy4He promised to come to see you. But he _. Ive been alone.A. doesnt B. didnt C. wont D. hasnt5Not the director but the actors _ what they can _ money for the disabled.A. want to do; collect B. wants to do; collectC. want to do; to collect D. wants to do; to collect6It disappointed his parents _ he had failed to pass the exam for _ third time.A. that; aB. why; aC. when; theD. how; the7I would like to buy a house which is modem, comfortable, and _, in a quiet place.A. first of all B. in all C. after allD. above all8_ comes back first is supposed to win the prize.A. Those whoB. WhoeverC. AnyoneD. No one9The old man as well as his two daughters _ paying a visit to China now .A. is B. are C. were D. has10What else do you need?A knife and fork _ needed.A. is B. are C. wasD. were11The population of the city, twenty-five of which _, _10 % in the last three years .A. are Japanese; has risen byB. are Germen; has fallen byC. is Germans; have increased to D. is Japanese; have been reduced by12_ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.A. Giving B. GiveC. Given D. To give13The new kind of computer is sold at 860 dollars each, only one third _ the old one.A. as many asB. as less asC. as much asD. as few as14It is suggested that we not eat too much fat _ sugar for they are considered harmful to our health.A. andB. orC. butD. nor15The murderer was brought in, with his hands _ behind his back.A. being tied B. having tiedC. to be tied D. tied16All possible means(方法) _. However, nothing can _ him dying of lung cancer.A. has tried; stop B. have been tried; keepC. has been tried; preventD. have been tried; stop17.My sister _ singing _ dancing while I would rather dance _ sing. A. prefers; to; than B. would rather; than; to C. prefers; rather than; than D. would rather; to; than18.The _ boys were last seen _ near the lake.A. lost; playing B. missed; to play C. missing; playing D. lost; played19.- Do you think the weather is good enough for a field trip?- Yes. You couldnt hope for _ day at this time of the year.A. the nice B. the nicest C. a nicer D. a nice20.I was so angry at all _ he said _ I walked out. A. what; that B. that; which C. which; that D. that; that四、阅读理解： A. Animals up in the AirMonkeys are flown in large numbers because scientists in many countries want to study them. Before each flight, a caretaker watches to see which monkeys are the troublemakers. He puts these monkeys into separate cages.Every week, a plane lands at Kennedy Airport in New York with about 200 monkeys. The airport is ready for plenty of monkey business!For one thing, monkeys are very good at opening cage doors. Once a pilot had to radio to the control tower, “Need to land immediately. Monkeys loose on plane.” When the big plane came sliding down the runway, there was a monkey looking out of each window!Airlines do not ship monkeys on a plane with race horses. You cant have a $1,000,000 race horse frightened by the wild shouting of a $3.50 monkey!Certain other animals should not be carried together on a plane. For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. Several years ago, one airline tried it. A leopard shouted all night in its cage, trying to get at the birds. In the morning every canary was deadof fright.根据文章内容选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。( ) 1. A lot of monkeys are carried by air from one place to another just for _.A. the show in all kinds of zoosB. the restaurants all over the worldC. the research work of the scientistsD. the selling and buying between the businessmen( ) 2. Which of the following facts is true?A. Monkeys are usually very quiet on plane.B. Some of the monkeys are caged separately.C. Airlines do not want to ship monkeys at all.D. Monkeys sometimes break windows of the plane.( ) 3. Once a pilot had to ask the control tower to let his plane land immediately because _.A. something was wrong with the planeB. monkeys had come out of the cages themselvesC. monkeys were going to jump off the planeD. he was nearly killed by the wild monkeys( ) 4. Which should not be done to race horse?A. To be frightened by other animals.B. To be shipped with other animals.C. To be shipped by plane.D. To be put together with cheap animals.( ) 5. From the story we know that _.A. all the animals can be shipped by airB. some animals shouldnt be shipped togetherC. animals cant be shipped by airD. each animal should be shipped separatelyB. Master of the mountain PeaksAs darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They stood in groups along the street. Some were worried. Some were fearful. All were silent, waiting for a signal light. They were looking at the great Matterhorn.The peak of the mountain looks like a triangle. All year, ice and snow cover the peak, making it beautifuland dangerous.Over the years, thousands of mountain climbers had reached the sharp peak of the Matterhorn. All of them used the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climb up the northern side. And there was good reason.This route was called “the impossible”. The climb was straight up, and in winter the whole mountainside was covered with ice. It was like trying to climb up a glass wall.But now one man was daring to try the “impossible”. Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy, was this man.For two days, he had inched his way upward. For two days the village people had watched him. Now they waited for his nightly signal. The climber would light a green flare if he planned to go on the next day. A red light meant that he was turning back.根据文章内容选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。( ) 1. The village people were waiting for Walter to _.A. turn backB. go onC. send his signal lightD. reach the top of the mountain( ) 2. Hundreds of village people were worrying about walter because _.A. that was his first time to climb a mountainB. he was the most important person in the villageC. he was the first person to try the “impossible”D. nobody had ever reached the peak before that( ) 3. Walters great climbing happened in _.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter( ) 4. In the story “inched his way upward” means that _.A. it was very difficult for him to climb upB. Walter was not a fast climber, but a slow oneC. he measured how far he had gone all the timeD. he had to use a ruler to help his climbing( ) 5. The climb by using the southern route is _ that by using the northern route.A. as easy asB. as hard asC. much easier thanD. much harder than CGood afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you. Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please dont make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful! The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings(人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.My next point is about litter(throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence(违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.Finally, as regards something, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco(烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.Id like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, Who will be pleased to help you.Now, are there any questions? 1. The main purpose of this speech would be to_. A. prepare people for international travel B. declare the laws of different kinds C. inform people of the punishment for breaking lawsD. give advice to travelers to the country2. How many laws are there discussed in the speech? A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six3. The underlined word “contact” in the seventh paragraph means_. A. keep in touch with B. join C. report D. get in touch with 4. From the speech we learn that _.A. in this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you B. you may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of ageC. because the tra