初三英语中考模拟试题

初中毕业生学业水平测试英语试题I.单项选择：（共20小题，计20分）A）.选择与下列句子中的划线部分意思相近的单词或短语。Hebegantodohishomeworkaftersupper.A.heldB.learned C.tried D.startedThefilmwilllastforanhourandhalf.A.getreadyB.holdon C.getonD.goonTheplanetoWuhanwilltakeoffassoonasthecloudlifts.A.passesawayB.comesoutC.getsup D.putsupShewasabletorideabikewhenshewasfour.A.hadtoB.mustC.wouldD.couldJamesgetsaletterfromhispenfriendeverymonthA.hearsof B.givesacalltoC.isonavisitto D.hearsfromB）从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。--'Isfirstimpressionveryimportant? '---Yes,itis,becauseyouneverget secondchancetomakefirstimpression.A./,the B. a,theC.the,the D.a,a--Cityairisverydirty,soitwouldbewiseyouwashyourhairoften.---Iknow,butitisnoteasymetodothateveryday.A.for,ofB.of,ofC.of,forD.for,for---Ihopeyoudon'tmindmyopeningthewindow.---.It'sabithotheretoday.A.Certainly B.OfcoursenotC.AllrightD.Nevermindthinkthistalkisworth.A.tolistenB.tolistentoC.1isteningD.1isteningto10.Tomsaid,Iaonemillionsmilesinmyheartonebilliondollarsinmypocket."A.don'tlike;butB.prefer;thanC.wouldrather;thanD.prefer;to11.Notallthestudentswouldrathercomputergamesthan.A.play;studyB.playing;studyingC.toplay;tostudyD.playing;study12.Theboylooksnicewhitewhiletheredsweaterlooksgoodthegirl.A.with;on Bin;on C.on;in D.in;withThismorningItriedonsomecoatsintheshop,butofthemlookedgood.A.nothing B.all C.none D.neither---I'msureIwillgetgoodmarksinthemidtermexam.--Ibelieveyourparentswillyourstudyifyoutryyourbest.A.besatisfiedwithB.beangrywithC.beboredofD.beworriedabout15.---Marylookedabit.Itseemedthatshedidn'tknowwhattodo.--Right.Afterall,itwasthefirsttimesheaspeechinpublic.A.nervous;hadmadeB.proud;hadmadeC.nervous;hasmadeD.proud;hasmade16.---Payattentiontoyour.Ithinkyoushouldlearnhowtoyourself.---OK,Iwill.A.behavior;surpriseB.word;raiseC.behavior;controlD.word;play17.---ShallIgetcakeforyou,Dad?---Thanks,butyou.I'vehadenough.A.another;can'tB.other;mustn'tC.others;needn'tD.another;needn't18.---Whatdoyouthinkoftheperformance?--!Theaudienceexcitedlywhenitwasover.A.Boring;clappedB.Wonderful;clappedC.Boring;showedD.Wonderful;showed19---Ihearthatyourfathersmoking---Yes.Hisdoctorhimtogiveitup.A.hadbegun;askedB.hadstopped;warnedC.hasliked;repliedD.hasstopped;persuaded20.---Takeaseat,Anna.andhelpyourselftoanythingyoulike.---OK,thanks.A.TakeyourtimeB.Itdoesn'tmatterakeyourselfathomeD.Don'tworryII.完形填空（10分）Haveyoueverheardofastoryofforgiveness?Letmetellyouone.Thestorygoesthattwofriendswerewalkingthroughthedesert,Duringthejourneytheyhada21,andonefriendhittheotherintheface.Theonewhogothitwashurt,but22sayinganything,wroteinthe23:"Todaymybestfriendhitmeintheface."Thkyptonwalkinguntiltheyfoundgreenfieldsandabeautifulriver,24theydecidedtohavearest.Theonewhohadbeenhitaccidentallyfellintotheriverandstarted25,buthisfriendsavedhimwithouthesitation.Afterhewasoutof26 ,hewroteonastone:"Todaymybestfriendsavedmylife."Thefriendwho27andsavedhisbestfriendaskedhim,"AfterIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteonastone.Why?"Theother28,"Whensomeonehurtsus,weshouldwriteitdowninsandwherewindsofforgiveness（宽容）canblowitaway.29whensomeonedoessomethinggoodforus,wemustcarve（雕亥U）itinstonewherenowindseverblowitaway."Learntowriteyourhurtsinsandandtocarveyourbenefitsinstone.Sendthisphrasetothepeopleyouwill30forget.It'asshortmessagetoletthemknowthatyouwillneverforgetthem.21.A.giftB.chanceC.quarrelD.dinner22.A.withoutB.sifterC.withD.for23.A.notebookB.landC.sandD.tree24.A.whichB.thatC.becauseD.where25.A.smilingB.hittingC.arguingD.sinking26.A.dangerB.mindC.workD.time27.A.washitB.hadhitC.hittingD.hashit28.A.refusedB.thoughtC.mentionedD.replied29.A.SoB.BecauseC.ButD.While30.A.neverB.foreverC.alwaysD.seldomIII阅读理解：阅读下面短文，并作每篇后的题目。AIn1620,abouthalftheUSAwascoveredbyforests.In1850,aboutathirdwascoveredbyforests.Todaytheforestshavealmostgone.Alotgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonlysand.TodaytoomanytreesarestillbeingcuttheUSA。ChinadoesnotwanttocopytheUSA 'sexample.SoChinahasbuiltanewGreatWallacrossthenorthernpartofthecountry.Thistimeitisa “GreatWatrees.oftrees,millionsTheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometerslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometerswide.TheGreatGreenWallwillstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmlandinthesouth.Ithasalreadysavedalotofland.Butmore “GreatGreenWalls"arestillneeded,andnotonlyinChina.Theymustbebuiltalloverworld.AbouttheUSA'sforestswentfrom1620to1850.A.halfB.athirdC.asixthD.oneeighthftoomanytreearecutdowninaplace,

alotofgoodlandwillgoandmuchsandwillbeleftalotmorefarmlandwillbegotmanymoreplantswillbegrownmorehousewillbebuiltChinahasbuilttheGreatGreenWallbecause.itdoesnotwanttocopytheexampleoftheUSAthereisnotenoughfarmlandCmanytreesarestillneededtheGreatWallisoldandbrokenTheGreatGreenWallismadeof.A.metal B.wood C.trees D.bricksChinabuilttheGreatGreenWallto.A.meetpeople'sneedformoretreesB.savethelandC.growalotmorefood D.makegooduseofmountainBPeopleusuallycelebratetheirtraditionalfestival.ThespringfestivaliscelebratednotonlyinChinabutalsoinotherpartsoftheworld.ThetraditionalholidayisthemostimportanttoChinesebothhomeandabroad.UnitedKingdomCelebrationsforSpringFestivalintheUKstartedin1980,withthefirsteveningpartyheldin2002.EveryNewYear,peoplegettogetherandhavealotofactivities.Theysingsongs,dancetomusic,sharephotoswithfriendsorenjoyfilmsinacinema.UnitedStatesSpringFestivalhasbecomeakeytimeforChineselivingorworkingintheUS.TheyjoininalargeeveningpartytowelcomethetraditionalNewYear.Itisagoodchanceforpeopletobuildacircleoffriendsandfeelthattheyarenotalonebecausetheysharethesamecultureandvalues.AustraliaTheChineseNewYearwillbewelcomedwiththreeweeksofcelebrationsacrossAustralia.ManypeoplecometoSydney'sChinatownorLittleBourkeinMelbourne.Theyenjoyfireworks,liondances,dragonboatracesandmanyothertraditionalactivities.ThecelebrationsarealsoabridgetowardsbetterunderstandingbetweenChineseandnon-Chinese.'sEveisanimportanttraditionforChinesewhethertheySingapore'sEveisanimportanttraditionforChinesewhethertheyThefamilydinneronNewYearwereborninSingaporeormovedtherefromChina.Theyplacetraditionalfoodonatableasanactofrememberingtheirpast.Thenthewholefamilyenjoystheirdinnertogether.Theyusuallyholditathomebecausehavingitinarestauranttakesawaythemeaningofthetradition.CelebrationsforSpringFestivalintheUKstartedin.A,1890 B.1980 C.2000 D.2002AtSpringFestival,AmericanChinesejoininalargeeveningpartytoA,sayhellotothenewyear B. refuseagoodchanceC.tellotherstheyarealone D. sharedifferentculturesChineseinAustraliaenjoythefollowingactivitiesexcepthomeA,fireworksB.liondancesC.gamblingD.dragonboatraceshomeInSingapore,Chinesefamiliesdon'tholdtheNewYeardinneratarestaurantbutat

becauseA,theywereborninSingapore B.theymovedtherefromotherplacesC.therestaurantisfaraway D.theywanttokeepChinesetraditionAfterreadingthepassageabove,wemightsay.allpartsoftheworldcelebrateSpringFestivaltheChineseNewYeariscelebratedonlyinChinacelebrationsforSpringFestivalarejustheldinfourforeigncountriesChineseacrosstheworldhaveastrongfeelingtowardsSpringFestivalCIamquitesurethatyoumusthaveseenTVadvertisementsabouthaircareproducts.Themodelshaveshininghairlikejewels(宝石).Butnowtomakehairshineisnolongerthetaskofhaircareproducts,becausehaircanbemadeintorealjewels.Believeitornot,acompanycalledLifeGemintheU.S.turnshairintojewels.Thecompanyisinthebusinessoftakinghairfromdeadpeopleandmakingthemintodiamonds(钻石).Thediamondsareforthefamiliestorememberthedead.slonghairwillNowthecompanyplanstomakethreediamondsusingBeethoven'shairtoshowtheirlatesttechnology(技术).Theworkwilltakeabout7monthsandintheend,Beethoven 'slonghairwillbecome3shiningdiamondsbetween0.5to1caratinsize.Sincethegreatmusiciandiedin1827,youmaywonderwheretheygotBeethoven'siair.Actually,thehairwasgivenbyJohnRezniloff,whoholdstheGuinnessWorldRecordforthelargestandmostvaluablecollectionofcelebrity(名人)hair.HiscollectionalsoincludeshairofNapoleon,AlbertEinstein,AbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.Intotal,thecollectionisworthover5milliondollars.Thoughitsoundsunbelievable,tohavesuchdiamondsmadewithhairmaybeagoodwaytoshowrespect(尊敬)andlovetothosewhodied..WhatdoesthecompanyofLifeGemdo?Itproduceshaircareproduct.Ituseshairtomakejewels.Itisinthebusinessofbuyingshininghair.Itsellsexpensivediamondstofamouspeople..WheredoesBeethoven'shaircomefromtomakethediamonds?A)Hisfamilymembers.B)Ahairmodel.C)JohnRezniloff.D)ThemanagerofLifeGem.43.WhydoesthecompanydecidetomakediamondsoutofBeethoven'shair?A)Toshowlatesttechnology. B)Tomakethebiggestdiamond.C)Tomakethemostshiningdiamond. D)Toanswertheneedoffamilymembers..WhichofthefollowingaboutJohnRezniloffisTRUE?Hecouldturnhumanhairintojewels.Heownsanexpensivecollectionofhairfromfamouspeople.HewasagreatfriendoffamouspeoplesuchasNapoleonandAlbertEinstein.HestartedthecompanyofLifeGemintheU.S..Whatdoestheworditinthelastparagraphreferto(指)？A)Thecollectionofcelebrityhair.B)TheGuinnessWorldRecord.C)Themakingofhaircareproduct.D)Tomakediamondswithhair.DItwasawinterafternoon.Itouredanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslookingforwardtoaquietviewoftheartworks.Ayoungcoupleviewingthepaintingsaheadofmechattednonstopbetweenthemselves.Iwatchedthemamomentanddecidedthewifewasdoingallthetalk.Iadmiredthehusbandpatienceforputtingupwithhercontinuoustalk.Distractedbytheirnoise,Imovedon.ImetwiththemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.EachtimeIheardherconstantburstofwords,Imovedawayquickly.Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchasewhenthecouplecameneartotheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.Heextendeditintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife’sjacket.“He’sabraveman.”Theclerkatthecountersaid,”Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoungage.Duringhisrecoveryhemadeapromisethathislifewouldn ’So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomeinwheneverthere ’sanewartshow.”“Butwhatdosehegetoutoftheart?”Iasked,“Hecan’tsee.”“Can’tsee?You’rewrong.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo. ”Theclerksaid,“Hiswifedescribeseachpaintingsohecanseeitinhishead. ”Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribingpaintingstoapersonwithoutsightandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallowblindnesstochangehislife.AndIsawthelovesharedbytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkawayhandinhand..Theyoungcouplewereatanartmuseum .A.toshowtheirloveB.toappreciateartC.todiscusspaintingsD.todescribepaintings.”•••Imovedawayquickly."inParagraph3showsthatthewriter.A.wasinthehopeofvisitingmorerooms B.wasinahurrytobuysomegiftsC.wastiredofthenonstoptalking D.wasnotinterestedintheartshowTOC\o"1-5"\h\z.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthehusband .A.wasnotbornblindB.couldn’tstandhiswifeC.knewnothingaboutartD.completelydependedonhiswife.Afterhearingwhattheclerkhadsaidaboutthecouple,thewriterwas .A.encouragedB.excitedC.touchedD.annoyed.Thepassageismainlyabout .A.theimportanceofartB.goodmannersinpublicC.patienceofahusbandD.lovebetweenacoupleE.LastmonthIpaidavisittoChina.Chineseeducationonchildrenreallyshockedme.IthoughtmanyChineseparentsputmuchpressureononlyhighschoolstudents.Butinthefollowingyears,Ifoundthepressurecametoprimaryschoolchildren,thenthoseofpre-schoolage,andfinallynewbornbabiesandpre-bornchildren.Inordertosucceed,oneortwoyearsbeforeenteringkindergarten（幼稚园 ）theymuststudyEnglish,drawing,singing,anddancing,andthethreeyearsofkindergartenaremostlyspenttobuildupanearlyleadinprimaryschoolperformanceWhatifparentslettheir3or4yearsoldchildenjoyfreetimeonSaturdayandSunday,afterfivedaysinnursery?Theywouldbethoughttobewastingtheirkid ’searlylife.Asothersdo,somusttheydo.Yetchildrenhavenotonlytheright,buttheneedtoplay.Kindergartensshouldnotbeaschool.Thereshouldbenoclassroom,nolesson,nohomework,andespeciallynoexams.Instead,playingshouldbethefirstthingforchildren.Theyneedtoplaywithothersandalsotoplayontheirown,asplayingisgoodforlearninginalivelyway.Childrencandiscovernumberswhileplayinggamesandthealphabet(字母表)throughsongs.SomeChinesecharacterscanbecomefamiliartothembybeingusedingames,Buttheproblemwithkindergartensisveryserious.Chineseparentsthinkstudyingismoreimportant.Childrenworkhardwhilehavinglessandlesstimetoplay.Whattheseparentsfailtorealizeisthattheyarefollowingtheexamplesofhownottoraiseakid.What'thesituationofchildreninChinanow?A.Theyhavemuchpressure.B.Theyplaytoomuch.C.Theyhavenopressure. D.Theyworkhardbuthappily.Whydon'tparentslettheir3or4-yea~oldkidsenjoyfreetime?Becausekidsdon'twanttopya B.theyhavetodowhatotherpeopledothegovernmentaskthemtodosoD.thegrandparentsaskthemtodoso53.Whatshouldakindergartenbelike?A.Aschoolwithlessons. B.Aclasswithexams.Aplacewherechildrencanplayfreely.D.Nplacewherechildrenonlyplaygames.54.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Onlymiddleschoolstudentsspendmuchtimeinstudying.Studyingisthemostimportantforchildren.Childrenhavemuchtimetoenjoythemselves.Raisingkidsdoesn'tmeanmakingthemstudy.55.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?ChineseEducationHasSomeProblemsHowtoRaiseaChildC.ChildrenNeedTimetoPlayD.FamilyEducationIsVeryImportantii.选步下列词汇完成下面的对话，答案写在答题卡上。A.allB.whatC.happenedD.HowE.fromF.CongratulationsA:Sally,youlooksohappy.B:Iwonfirstprizeinthebikeridematchthismorning.A:That'sgreatnews.(56)toyou!B:Thanksalot.Infact,itwasnoteasyformetowinthematch.A:Really?What(57)?B:Atfirst,Iwasridingwell.Butonthemidway,Ifelldown(58)thebike.A:Badluck.Wereyouhurt?B:Luckily,Iwasallright.Then(59)myfriendsshouted"comeon"tome.SoIgotupandrodeon.Intheend,Iwasthefi