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2015年中考第二次模拟考试初三英语试卷注意事项：1答题前，考生先将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考试号填写在答题卷密封线内相应的位置上；2选择题、填空题、解答题必须用黑色签字笔答题，答案填在答题卷相应位置上；3在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；4各题必须答在黑色答题框中，不得超出答题框；第卷（选择题，共55分）一 单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，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. -Youve dropped _“r” in the word “narrow”! -Sorry, I forgot _ letter “r” is doubled! A. an; a B. a; the C. an; the D. the; the2. In class, we are asked to write an article of about _. But writing _ article is too difficult for me. A. 800-words; an 800-words B. 800 words; an 800-word C. 800-word; an 800 words D. 800 word; an 800 word3. -I bought a new book. Would you like to read_? -No, thanks. Im going to buy _. A. one; it B. it; one C. one; one D. it; it4. - She sold her house to cure her mothers illness, even though it was _ her own wishes. - Its so nice _ her! A. for; for B. on; for C. above; of D. against; of5. I dont doubt _ he will work harder than before. A. if B. whether C. that D. when6. -Did you enjoy yourself at the concert? -Yes. I have never been to _ one before. A. a more exciting B. the most excited C. a more excited D. the most exciting7. - Theres somebody at the door. Who _ it be? Is it the postman? - No, it _ be him. Its just seven oclock. Its too early. A. may; cant B. will; wont C. may; mustnt D. must; may not8. -Li Xin thinks Yao Ming is becoming the most famous basketball player in the world. - _. A. So am I B. So do I C. so I do D. So I am9. -_ is the population of China? -Its reported that China has the _ population in the world. A. How much; most B. What; most C. How big; biggest D. What; largest10. Today the forests are getting fewer and fewer. We must _ down too many trees. A. keep people cutting B. prevent people from cutting C. stop people to cutting D. all the above 11. Mr. Green will give us a talk about the people and the company _ he visited last week. A. who B. which C. that D. where12. -How about going hiking this weekend? -Sorry, I prefer _ to _. A. to stay at home; go out B. going out; staying at home C. staying at home; going out D. to go out, stay at home13. - What did he ask on the phone just now? - He wanted to know_. A. when the meeting will start B. what he was going to say at the meeting C. how long would the meeting last D. who is the host of the meeting14. - Jim didnt go to the party yesterday, did he?- _, all the students except Jim _ to the party. A. Yes; were invited B. No; was invited C. No; were invited D. Yes; was invited15. - I had a really good weekend at my uncles. - _ . A. Its a pleasure B. Yes, thats all right C. Oh, Im glad to hear that D. Oh, thats very nice of you二完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请先阅读下面的短文，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。 When I was at university, I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did_16_ work. Some of them did just enough to _17_. Others didnt do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Students Cafe than working _18_. Once at the end of the term, we had to take an important exam in chemistry, which had _19_ questions. Beside each question we had to write “Wrong” or “Right”. While I was studying in my room the night before the exam, Fred was watching TV. He usually _20_ the night before an exam, but on the night he looked very relaxed. Then he told me of his plan. “Its very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the exam. Ill take _21_ into the classroom. I havent studied a _22_ book for months, so Ill just toss the coin. Im sure Ill get half the questions right in this way.” The next day, Fred came happily into the classroom. He sat tossing a coin for half an hour when he wrote down his answers. _23_ he left, half an hour before us. www.szzx100.co Two days later, he saw the chemistry teacher in his office. He asked, “Have you got the _24_ of the exam? What score did I get?” The teacher looked at him and smiled, “Ah, its you, Fred. Just a minute.” He reached into his pocket and took out a coin, threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it. “Im terribly sorry, Fred,” he said, “You _25_.” 16. A. very little B. very much C. the same D. quite different 17. A. make money B. stop drinking C. pass exams D. win prizes 18. A. in the factory B. in the library C. on the farm D. on the playground 19. A. a hundred B. fifty C. easy D. difficult 20. A. watched TV B. studied very hard C. had a plan D. worried a lot 21. A. a coin B. an exam C. a book D. a friend 22. A. guide B. chemistry C. teachers D. students 23. A. So B. But C. When D. Then 24. A. results B. reports C. answers D. questions 25. A. were successful B. were clever C. got lost D. failed三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A Students in Montgomery Village Middle School wrote about people who helped them or were kind to them. We have searched a small part from the writing of each student. Luis Benitez I am writing about my grandfather. When he died I felt so bad because a week before he told me that he knew that he was going to die and he told me to take care of my grandmother and to help her in everything. On the same day he gave me his necklace and said, “Remember how I did those things to help you. Now I want you to have it and help other people.” He also said, “Remember that I saved you from the bad people. I want you to remember that all your life.” Truce Nguyen My grandmother is the kindest friend I know. She is always helping me and my friends. I learned to cook food. She read books and helped me do my homework. She always says she loves me. I like to talk to my grandmother about my homework. We like going to the market where we shop for clothes. Lena Taren My mom is very kind to me and to all her friends as well. She also helps me in anything that I need or what I need to talk about. She is very helpful in my school in Peru and helps other parents because in my country we have only a room. In that room, we have all the courses. 26. What do we learn about Luis Benitez from the passage? A. He has brought up by his grandfather. B. He lived far away from his grandparents. C. He was left alone after his grandfathers death. D. He was asked to look after and help his grandmother. 27. We can learn from the passage that _. A. Lena Taren must come from a poor area B. Lena Tarens mother works abroad as a teacher C. Truce Nguyen doesnt gain experience in cooking meals D. Truce Nguyen always does homework on her own 28. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How to take care of our loved ones. B. Who to turn to if we are in trouble. C. Those who have helped us in our lives. D. Happy memories of out grandparents. B Thinking about taking a year out before going to university? Check out your gap year choices here and decide if its the right decision for you What is it? Its a year out between finishing school and starting university in which you can travel, work and generally do mind-broadening stuff you will never forget. I dont want to travel, but I dont know what I want to do at university. You will have a good three months between finishing your A Levels and university Clearing (when last-minute vacancies on courses for the coming academic year are advertised): surely enough time to decide what to do. You dont need to take a year for that. I need to take some money before starting university. Fair enough. But dont decide to get a full-time job. Spending a year on income-supportwill be depressing, youll have to lie when future employers ask what you did on your gap year, and youll have to put up with smug (得意的) post-gap year students comparing notes when you start university.Id love to travel, but I cant afford it. Most of gap year students work for the first six months and then travel, using the money theyve earned, in the second six months.Im scared. Try not to let fear of the unknown put you off seeing the world. Earth is a big planet, but when you travel it seems much smaller (even the remotest countries have email access).29. The passage is probably written to_. A. parents www.szzx100.coB. teachers C. university students D. high school students30. What do we learn about gap year?A. Its main purpose is to make money.B. Its main purpose is to get work experience.C. It comes before you go to university.D. It comes after you graduate from university. 31. If you work a whole gap year, how will you feel when facing post-gap year students? A. Upset. B. Proud C. Satisfied. D. Embarrassed. 32. Most of gap year students get their money for trip _. A. from the school B. from their parents C. by working themselves D. by borrowing from others C Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by. It said, “Happiness is a direction, not a destination (终点).” I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes (格言) down. When I came back to the fence, I saw another quote under mine in the handwriting as the first one. I added another, and we kept at this pattern for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence and the old man, one of my neighbors, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be mad at me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very friendly. He gave me a sharp glance and then read the quotes on the fence. Without saying a word, he said something to himself and then went back inside. I was a bit terrified for a while, afraid to go back to the fence, but when I did, I noticed not more quotes but two words in entirely different handwriting had been added, “Thank you.” Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (召唤) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”. We are now good friend and I talk to him a lot. This experience has changed my life. I still dont know who wrote that very first quote, but if he is out there, Id like to say “thanks” to that unknown friend. 33. Why did the writer begin to write a quote on the fence? A. He wanted to practice his handwriting. B. He had gotten some help from the quote. C. He thought doing this was interesting. D. He wanted to catch his neighbors attention. 34. Why was the writer afraid when he found that his neighbor had seen him? A. He had thought that the old man was a mad person. B. he had once been told the old man was cold-hearted. C. He thought the old man would scold him for what he had done. D. He thought the old man would tell his parents about his action. 35. Who must have added “Thank you.” to the fence? A. The old man. B. Someone else. C. The writer himself. D. That unknown friend. 36. We can learn from the passage that _. A. writing quotes on fences is a good idea B. the writer has written three quotes on the fence C. the good relationship between neighbors is very important. D. the old man has changed his opinion about young people.D Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we dont educate children only for the purpose (目的) of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number people with university degrees; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns. In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brain and ability, and secondly, we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is vey bad to be ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 37. The writer of the passage thinks that _. A. education can settle most of the worlds problems B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world C. free education wont help to solve social problems D. all the social problems cant be solved by education 38. The writer wants to prove that _. A. our society needs all kinds of jobs B. our society needs free education for all C. a farmer is more important than a professor D. people with university degree refuse to do what they think “low” work 39. The underlined words “be ashamed of” in the passage means _. A. 为感到害羞 B.为感到耻辱C. 为感到荣耀 D.为感到鼓舞 40. The purpose of education is _. A. to choose a system of education B. to prepare children mainly for their future work C. to let everyone receive education fit for him D. to build a perfect world 第卷(共45分）四、词汇（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据下列句子意思或汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式；每空只写一词。 41. A snowstorm hit London last week. Many flights were _(取消) since the snow was so thick. 42. Don t worry. We are all in _(一致) with you. 43. Id really love to have my articles _(出版) in the newspaper. 44. She had to make further _(交流) with others before she made a decision. 45. My cousin was busy _(回复) to his penfriend when I came to visit him. 46. The children likes all kinds of activities, _(特别) hide-and-seek. 47. He is the _(丑陋的) person I have ever seen. 48. -I dont know where to go this summer vacation. - Why not _ visiting Thailand? There are many places of interest there. 49. - What a terrible accident! - _, you are safe now- thats the main thing. 50. -What about choosing your hobby _ to the time you have? - I think thats a good idea!五、句子翻译（共5小题：每小题3分，满分15分） 51. 我的电脑感染病毒好几天了，它需要修理一下。 _ 52. 为了开会不迟到，今天早上他被迫比平常起得更早。 _ 53. 开车时你不允许使用你的手机。 _54. 汤姆在课上高声交谈以便能引起老师的关注。_55. 我们的英语老师常常建议我们花更多时间来提高我们的英语。_六、书面表达（共1小题；满分20分） 假如你的朋友John即将面临中考，然而他深感压力巨大，沉默寡言，情绪焦虑， 寝食难安，学习效率低下，学习成绩明显下降，他写了一封信给青少年工作者Sigmund Friend以求解决方法，假如你是Sigmund Friend写一份回信给他提一些有益的建议，帮助他调整心态，提高学习效率，轻松应考。 要点如下：1. 健康饮食；均衡营养2. 充足睡眠；保持精力3. 学会沟通；调节心情4. 自我放松；自娱自乐（体育锻炼，听音乐）5. (此处可自拟2-3个要点) 注意：1. 词数90字左右。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总次数。） 2. 可适当发挥，但必须包含以上要点。 3. 不逐字逐句翻译。www.sz