无锡市初三英语中考模拟试卷

无锡市初三英语中考模拟试卷一、单项填空1.Helookedunder______tableandfound______penhelostthedaybeforeyesterday.A.the;aB.the;theC./;theD.the;/2.______oftheinformationabouttheshow______downloadedfromtheInternet.A.Three-fourths;wereB.Three-fourths;wasC.Third-fourths;wereD.Third-fourths;was3.Inwinter,peopleusuallykeepflowersintheirhousesto______themagainstthecold.A.produceB.provideC.protectD.prevent4.—Excuseme,mayItakethemagazineaway?—No,you______.You______onlyreadithere.A.mustn’t;canB.mustn’t;needC.maynot;needD.needn’t;can5.—Idon’tlikemusicwhichIcan’tsingalongwith.—Me,______.A.tooB.alsoC.eitherD.so6.Mothertoldme______inbedbecauseit’sbadforeyes.A.don’treadB.nottoreadC.notreadD.tonotread7.Itisdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife______we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A.whenB.afterC.sinceD.until8.Thereareonly______newwordsinthepassage,butIknow______ofthem.A.alittle;noneB.afew;noneC.little;allD.few;all9.______badnews!JackChangmade______manycarelessmistakesinthefilm.A.How;soB.How;suchC.What;soD.What;such10.Thereareanumberofthings______him.Hedidnothingbut______alotofwineyesterdayevening.A.worrying;drinkB.worrying;drankC.worried;todrinkD.worried;drink11.Muchattentionmust______thesedetails.A.payB.bepaidC.paytoD.bepaidto12.Theprincipalisnothere,andyou’dbettercallhim______3p.m.______5p.m.tomorrow.A.between;andB.from;andC.from;toD.between;to13.—Boysandgirls,please______yourcompositionsafterclass.—Oh,myGod!I______itathome.A.handin;forgotB.handin;leftC.giveout;forgotD.handout;left14.—Whatdidyourfathersay?—Heaskedus______.A.howtomendtherecorderB.whywemendtherecorderC.thatwemendedtherecorderD.wheredidwemendtherecorder15.—Couldyoucomebackhomefordinner?—______.I’llbeataveryimportantbusinessmeetingatthattime.A.IthinksoB.Yes,IhopesoC.I’mafraidnotD.I’mafraidso第1页共8页二、完形填空Thebackdooroftheambulance(救护车)wasquicklyclosedandthedriverrantothefront,16intohisseatandstartedtheengine(发动机).Insidewere7parents,MrandMrsGreen,themotherholdingtheirbabythe1daughterAlly.Thelittlegirlhadsomefoodinherthroat(喉咙)andcouldhardlybreathe.Thedriver,MrWhite,turnedonhissiren(报警器)andstartedspeeding8.Thecarsaheadofhimtowardsthenearesthospital,fightingagainst1pulledoutofthewayashe19theambulancethroughthebusytraffic.Fromthebackoftheambulancetheparentswereshoutingathimtohurry,sinceAllyhadalmoststopped20.Infrontofhimhesawsometrafficlightswiththered“STOP”lightsshining.MrWhiteknewthathehadnotimetostop,sohedrovestraightpastthetrafficlights,lookingtohisleftandrightashedidso.Comingtowardshimfromhisrightwasataxi.Thetaxidriverhadthewindows21,sincethecarwasair-conditioned(开空调的),andhewasplayinghisradio.Hedidnot22theambulance.Thelightsweregreen,sohedrovestraightonintothepathoftheambulance.MrWhitetriedtostophisambulance,butitwastoolate.Ithitthetaxi.Everybodywasshakenbutnoonewashurt.MrWhiteturnedtosee23littleAllywas.Hewas24toseerelief(宽慰)insteadofangeronthefacesoftheparents.“Look!”criedMrsGreen.“Sheisbreathingagain.”“Itmusthavebeenthecrash,”saidherhusband.“Ittookthefoodoutofherthroat.”Thebaby’scolorwasturningtonormal,andshewascryinginaloudbuthealthy25.Theywerealljoyful,andquiteforgotabouttheaccident,thetaxi,andthelinesofpeopleallaroundthem.16.A.jumpedB.gotC.satD.went17.A.angryB.worriedC.happyD.amazed18.A.policeB.peopleC.lightsD.time19.A.tookB.droveC.stoppedD.pushed20.A.breathingB.seeingC.sayingD.talking21.A.openB.onC.upD.down22.A.hearB.seeC.findD.feel23.A.howB.whatC.whereD.who24.A.frightenedB.surprisedC.scaredD.stressed25.A.soundB.voiceC.whisperD.noise三、阅读理解AAwomanrepeatedabitofgossip(流言)aboutaneighbour.Withinafewdaysthewholeneighbourhoodknewthestory.Theneighbourwasdeeplyhurt.Laterthewomanresponsible(负责)forspreadingthegossiplearnedthatitwascompletelyuntrue.Shewasverysorryandwenttoawiseoldmantofindoutwhatshecoulddotorepairtheharm.“Gotothemarketplace,”hesaid,“andbuyachicken,andhaveitkilled,thenon第2页共8页yourwayhome,pluck(拔)itsfeathersanddropthemonebyonealongtheroad.”Althoughsurprisedbythisadvice,thewomandidwhatshewastold.Thenextdaythewisemansaid,“Now,goandcollectallthosefeathersyoudroppedyesterdayandbringthembacktome.”Thewomanfollowedthesameroad,butshewassodiscouragedwhenshefoundthewindhadblownallthefeathersaway.Aftersearchingforhours,shereturnedwithonlythreeinherhand.“Yousee,”saidtheoldman,“it’seasytodropthem,butit’simpossibletogetthemback.Soitiswithgossip.Itdoesn’ttakemuchtospreadagossip,butonceyoudo,youcannevercompletelyundothewrong.”26.Thewomanwasvery_________theharmshehaddonetoherneighbour.A.happyaboutB.angryaboutC.sorryforD.excitedabout27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thegossipdidn’thurtanyoneatall.B.Thewisemanwasnotkindenough.C.Thewomanfoundallthefeathersatlast.D.Thewomanwasgivenalesson.28.WhatthewisemansaidhasnearlythesamemeaningastheChinesephrase“_________”.A.覆水难收B.无中生有C.欲速不达D.得道多助BOneofmyfavouritethingstodoishikinginmountains.Becausenobodylikestheideaofgettinglost,Ialwayspreparebeforeeverytrip.Butwhat’sthebestnavigationtool,aGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)oragoodoldmapandcompass?FiveofmyfriendsandIhikedthroughthemountainsonatrailImarked.OneteamofthreecarriedaGPS,andtheotherteamusedamapandcompass.IttooktheGPSteam3hoursand11minutestogetthroughthewholehike,however,ittookthemapandcompassteamonly2hoursand49minutes.ThebiggestproblemtheGPSteammetwasthattheylostthesatellitesignal(卫星信号)insomeplaces.Withnomaporcompass,theyhadtowalkarounduntiltheywereinaplacewherethesignalwasgood.Themapandcompassteamwasabletospot(认出)differentlandmarks,comparethemtotheirmapsandthenusethecompasstopointthemintherightdirection.WhenIheadoutonmyfuturehikes,I’mbringingamap,acompassandaGPStoshowmetheway.29.Thewriterpreparesbeforeeverytripbecausehedoesn’t_________.A.liketheoldmaporcompass第3页共8页B.knowhowtousetheGPSC.wanttogetlostinmountainsD.wanttogetintothemountainsalone30.Thetwoteams_________.A.hadthesamenavigationtoolB.wentalongthesametrailC.hadthesameproblemD.finishedthewholehikeatthesametime31.Intheend,thewriterfoundout_________.A.themapandthecompassweretoooldnavigationtoolstouseanymoreB.itwasn’tnecessarytobringamapandacompasstogetherwithaGPSC.theGPShadsomedisadvantagesinhikinginmountainsD.hewouldn’tuseaGPSanymoreCIwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye:QueenCityCasketCompany.“Whatisit?”Iwondered.Iturneditover.There,infadedink,wasahand-writtenaddress.Immediatelymymindtraveledmanyyearsback.Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecoldandwetstreetsofSpringfield,withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder.Thatday,Icametothecompanyfinally,whoseowner,MrRader,hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkersiftheywantedanymagazines.Shakingofftherainlikeawetdog,IwentintoMrRader’soffice.Afteraquicklookhetookmeovertothefireplace.Noticingtheholeinthetopofmyshoe,hesaid,“Comewithme!”andpulledmeintohiscar.Westoppedinfrontofashoestore.Inside,asalesmanfittedmewiththefinestpairofshoesIhadeverseen.Ifeltabout10feettallwhenIgotupinthem.“We’dlikeapairofnewsocks,too.”MrRadersaid.Backinhisoffice,MrRadertookoutacard,wrotesomethingonitandhandedittome.Withtearfuleyes,Iread,“Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou.”Hesaidkindly,“Jimmy,IwantyoutoknowIloveyou.”Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeIsensedapieceofhopethatthingswouldbebetter.WithpeoplelikeMrRaderintheworld,therewashope,kindnessandlove,andthatwouldalwaysmakeadifference.32.ThewriterwenttoQueenCityCasketCompanyto_________.A.borrowsomemoneyB.askMrRaderforhelpC.sellmagazinesD.findajobthere33.Fromthepassagewecanseethewriterwas_________toMrRader.A.helpfulB.gratefulCpoliteD.kind34.MrRaderhelpedthewritersomuchmainlybecause_________.A.hewantedtosetagoodexampletohisworkersB.hewantedtoshowkindnesstotheboyC.thewriterneededhishelpD.hewantedotherstoreturnhishelp35.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?第4页共8页A.Ifyouwantsomebody’shelp,youhavetohelphimfirst.B.Youshoulddothethingsthatotherswantyoutodo.C.Beforeyoudoanything,thinkaboutwhatothersdotoyou.D.Ifyouwantotherstodokindthingstoyou,you’dbetterbekindtothem.D“SesameStreet”hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninmanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmericanexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkin1969.IntheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersincludemorethanhalfthecountry’spre-schoolchildren,fromeverykindofeconomic,racial(种族的),andgeographicalgroup.Althoughsomeeducatorsobject(反对)tosomepartsoftheprogram,parentspraise(赞扬)ithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelp,thoughsometeachersfindthatproblemscomeoutwhenfirstgraderswhohavelearntfrom“SesameStreet”areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.Testshaveshownthatchildrenfromallracial,geographical,andeconomicbackgroundshavebenefited(受益)fromwatchingit.Thosewhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanoccasional(偶尔的)viewers.IntheUStheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweekinordertoincreasethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.Theprogramsallusesongs,stories,jokesandpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumbers,lettersandhumanrelationships.Buttherearesomedifferences.Forexample,theSpanishprogram,producedinMexicoCity,devotesmoretimetoteachingwholewordsthantoteachingseparate(单独的)letters.Whyhas“SesameStreet”beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildren’sshows?Manyreasonshavebeensuggested.Peoplementiontheeducationaltheories(理论)ofitscreators,thesupportbythegovernmentandprivatebusinesses,andtheskillfuluseofvariousTVtricks.Perhapsanequallyimportantreasonisthatmotherswatchitalongwiththeirchildren.Thisispartlybecausefamousadultstarsoftenappearonit.Butthebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn.Thechildfindshimselflearning,andhewantstolearnmore.36.“SesameStreet”isactually_________.A.astreetintheUSB.aprogramforchildrenC.aprogramforteachersD.aprogramforstudents37.Childrenwhooftenwatchtheprogram_________.A.canhaveprogramsinschoolB.willfinditagreathelpC.willtakenointerestintheirstudiesD.needn’tgotoschool38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Itisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweek.B.Famousadultstarsoftenappearonit.C.Thisprogramhasbeenonforlessthanfortyyears.第5页共8页D.Childrenlearnandenjoythemselveswhilewatchingit.39.Whyis“SesameStreet”sopopularintheworld?A.Becauseitissupportedbythegovernmentandbusinesses.B.Becauseitusesdifferentkindsofskillfultricks.C.Becausemotherswatchitalongwiththeirchildren.D.Becauseitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn.40.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe_________.A.SesameStreetB.EducatingChildrenC.TVProgramsD.AGreatSuccess四、单词拼写1.ZhangYimouisoneoftheworld’sfamous_________(direct).2.Whatan_________(enjoy)journeywehadyesterday!3.Thestory_________(it)isreallyinteresting,buttheactorsarejust-so-so.4.Weallthinkit_________(use)toaskhimtotakethisjob,forheisn’tinterestedinit.5.Thefamouswriterlivesonthe_________(twenty)floorofthetallbuilding.6.Becareful!Theriverismuch_________(深)thanyouthink.7.Theyoungcomputerengineerwas_________(推断)tobreakintothecomputersystemseveraltimes.8.WangXiaoliisso_________(幽默)thatheisalwaysmakinguslaugh.9.TheWorldExpoisanhonorforallofthe_________(亚洲人).10.Icamehere_________(专门)toinviteyoutomyparty.五、动词填空1.Ifyou_________(notbe)carefulenoughwhencrossingtheroad,acarmayhityou.2.Bythetimehegothome,hiswife_________(do)allthehousework.3.IntheUnitedStates,lunch_________(offer)tostudentsforfreeatschool.4.Thefirststeptowards_________(protect)theenvironmentistolivea“low-carbon”lifestyle.5.ThedayalltheAmericanbasketballfanslookedforwardto_________(come)atlast.6.WhileI_________(sweep)theflooryesterday,thetelephonerang.7.Jacktoldmethatthey_________totheUSAfromShanghaibytheendofnextNovember.(return)8.Thedisabledmustn’t_________(laugh)atbyanybody.9.Theaudiencearerequired_________(show)theirticketswhentheyenterthecinema.10.They_________(eat)upallthefood,buttheystillfeelhungry.六、缺词填空Shouldyouplayvideogamesornot?That’salwaysahottopic.Videogamesaren’tawasteoftime.Theyarealikegoingtothecomputerschool.Buttheyaremorefunthanthat.Peoplewilllearnallkindsofthingstogetgamesworkingontheirc.第6页共8页Gamesgetyourbrain(脑子)toworkfaster.Whenyouplaygames,youhavetoworkoutw(3)todoinaveryshorttime.Yourbrain,eyesandhandsmustworkquickly.