黄浦区初三英语一模

黄浦区初三英语一模

黄埔区2019学年度第一学期期末质量调研 初三英语练习卷 2019.01‎ Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）‎ Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary ‎（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）‎ Ⅱ. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）‎ ‎26. Jack paid the bill for the newspaper yesterday. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?‎ A. /bel/ B. /bəʊl/ C. /bɪld/ D. /bɪl/‎ ‎27. Is ________ Great Wall one of the seven wonders around the world?‎ A. a B. an C. the D. /‎ ‎28. More and more young people go skating with their family ________ winter. ‎ A. at B. in C. on D. to ‎ ‎29. Last summer, Maria and her mother moved from ________ house to the flat in Chicago. ‎ A. they B. them C. their D. themselves ‎ ‎30. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. Do not worry. Worry never fixes ________. ‎ A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing ‎ ‎31. Bath, 97 miles west of London, is ________ city in Somerset, England. ‎ A. large B. largest C. largest D. the largest ‎ ‎32. -- Tom, have you ever read the book A Take of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens?‎ ‎ -- Yes, I finished ________ it last summer vacation. ‎ A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads ‎ ‎33. Most people feel ________ sometimes, but it usually only lasts a short time. ‎ A. angrily B. sadly C. lonely D. badly ‎ ‎34. Community service workers help others and make everyone ________ better. ‎ A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt ‎ ‎35. -- Look! Is the young lady wearing a blue dress Grace?‎ ‎ -- No, it ________ be her. She is picking up my sister at the railway station.‎ A. mustn’t B. can’t C. wouldn’t D. needn’t ‎ ‎36. I’ve ordered some flowers for Grandma and they ________ in two hours. ‎ A. will arrive B. arrived C. have arrived D. had arrived ‎ ‎37. Diana’s car ________ five years ago. but it still looks quite new. ‎ A. is bought B. has been bought C. was bought D. will be bought ‎ ‎38. John ________ so hard on his project that he didn’t notice his mom enter the room. ‎ A. works B. is working C. will work D. was working ‎ ‎39. Betty kept silent at first ________ soon she joined the other girls, chatting and laughing. ‎ A. so B. but C. or D. for ‎ ‎40. Jack could find the way home ________ he was only eight years old. ‎ ‎ 7 / 7‎ A. though B. where C. if D. because ‎ ‎41. ________ me an e-mail before you come to Shanghai. I’ll meet you at the airport. ‎ A. Sending B. To send C. Sends D. Send ‎ ‎42. -- ________ fine weather it is! Shall we go hiking in the hills? -- Why not?‎ A. What B. What a C. How D. How a ‎ ‎43. ________ is it from here to the Shanghai History Museum? -- Only ten minutes’ walk. ‎ A. How fast B. How long C. How soon D. How far ‎ ‎44. -- May I have a book at the newspaper China Daily? -- Certainly. ________‎ A. Thank you. B. It’s a pity. C. Here you are D. I’d like to. ‎ ‎45. -- He is too short be a successful basketball player. -- ________ Every dog has its day. ‎ A. I think so. B. It’s hard to say. C. That’s right. D. You’d better not. ‎ Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）‎ A. alone B. difficult C. cause D. excited E. technology Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, nearly 50% of people are shy, and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives. Why are people shy?‎ It is found that family size might __46__ people to be shy. Children with no brothers or sisters may be shy. Growing up __47__, they often play by themselves. They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big families. ‎ Another cause of shyness could be __48__. As more and more people use the Internet, they spend less time outside, talking to people. As a result, they lose practice at conversation. Speaking to new people face to face can make them feel nervous. ‎ For shy people, it can be __49__ to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation. ‎ Anyway, don’t worry about shyness -- you are valued for what you are!‎ A. chance B. challenges C. hardworking D. thought E. efforts ‎ Dear Michael, ‎ I am glad to learn that you have been chosen to study in China. Your dream has come true!‎ I can well remember that you visited China for the first time when you were nine. Ever since you returned, you have been interested in Chinese culture and have put a lot of __50__ into learning Chinese. When you first started to learn Chinese, I__51__ it was nothing but a passing fad（一时的狂热）. However, you didn’t give up halfway, but kept on learning and did a good job in the HSD（汉语水平考试）. Now you finally got what you had wanted for a long time. You got the __52__ to experience life in China for one year. You should have it, my son, for chances only come to those who are prepared. ‎ When you study there, you will have to face __53__ in everyday life that you have never experienced before, but after a year abroad, you will return with a new look at life -- and at yourself. ‎ Your mum and I are both proud of you. Keep it up, my son!‎ Love, ‎ Dad ‎ 7 / 7‎ Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）‎ ‎54. Jenny was happy to find some ________ of chocolate in her bag. (box)‎ ‎55. There is a cinema on the ________ floor of this shopping center. (nine)‎ ‎56. My husband and I love pets. We decided to buy ________ a white dog. (we)‎ ‎57. Though I don’t know my neighbors. I share a ________ smile or say hello. (friend)‎ ‎58. Last term Kate was given a prize for being a very ________ girl in the school. (help)‎ ‎59. The local guide spoke as ________ as she could to make the visitors understand her. (clear)‎ ‎60. It’s really ________ for Jack, a child of three, to take good care of himself. (possible)‎ ‎61. Sometimes sharing and helping others give us a real ________ to the problem. (solve)‎ Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required （根据所给要求完成下列句子,每题空格限填一词）‎ ‎62. My grandpa often takes a walk along the river early in the morning.（改为一般疑问句）‎ ‎ ________ ________ grandpa often take a walk along the river early in the morning?‎ ‎63. Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China.（改为反意疑问句）‎ ‎ Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China, ________ ________?‎ ‎64. People should stop celebrating festivals with fireworks to reduce pollution.（对划线部分提问）‎ ‎ ________ ________ people stop celebrating festivals with fireworks?‎ ‎65. Beijamin wanted to find out how to improve the way things worked.（改为复合句）‎ ‎ Benjaman wanted to find out how ________ ________ improve the way things worked. ‎ ‎66. We make self-driving cars to change the way we move around.（改为被动语态）‎ ‎ Self-driving cars ________ ________ to change the way we move around. ‎ ‎67. Children shouldn’t eat too much sugar because it is bad for their teeth.（保持句意基本不变）‎ ‎ Children shouldn’t eat too much sugar because it is ________ ________ their teeth. ‎ ‎68. rubbish, know, on planet Earth, is, that, scientists, a big problem（连词成句）‎ ‎ ________________________________________________________________________.‎ Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写）‎ Ⅵ. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）‎ A. Choose the best answer （根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）‎ A-1‎ ‎69. The pictures above are ________.‎ ‎ 7 / 7‎ A. a poster B. a news report C. a notice D. a comic strip ‎70. What are the kids mainly talking about?‎ A. The direction B. The seasons C. The map D. The leaves. ‎ ‎71. In the pictures. It is now most probably ________. ‎ A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ‎ A-2‎ Your English teacher has introduced a play to your class. Read the play. ‎ Roles: Benny, student, 14 years old ‎ ‎ Peter, students, 15 years old ‎ ‎ Susie, student, 14 years old ‎ ‎ Grace, student, 14 years old ‎ Time: One Sunday afternoon in autumn ‎ Place: Sunny Park ‎ ‎ (The four teenagers have just finished the picnic. They are tidying up.)‎ Benny: Wow! That was a great picnic. I’m so full that I can hardly move. ‎ Grace: That’s no excuse for not tidying up, Benny. Come over here and help me pack up the leftover food. ‎ ‎ Peter, can you put out the fire, please? And clean up the plate. ‎ Peter: (Speaking unhappily to himself) How can I always get the dirty and difficult jobs? It’s not fair. ‎ ‎(Peter throw a bit of water on the fire. Then he picks up the athes（灰烬）with on old newspaper and wants to throw them into the long grass.)‎ Susie: (Sounding surprised) What are you doing, Peter? That’s d.‎ Peter: Whoops ... the newspaper has caught fire. ‎ Susie: And the grass. Benny, Grace, help! help!‎ ‎(Benny and Grace come over quickly. They help put out the fire at last.)‎ Peter: Oh, no. What have I done?‎ Grace: You know that we should do everything carefully, don’t you?‎ Peter: (With his head in his hands) Yes, What have I done? What have I done?‎ ‎72. How does Peter feel about his job?‎ A. Clean and easy B. Dirty and difficult. ‎ C. Great and interesting D. Noisy and harmful. ‎ ‎73. What word do you think Susie would say in the sentence “That’s d...?”‎ A. dirty B. difficult C. delicious D. dangerous ‎ ‎74. Which of the following sentences is true?‎ A. There are five people in the play. B. Peter’s carelessness causes the fire. ‎ C. They have a picnic in the morning. D. Benny refuses to help others tidy up. ‎ B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）‎ There are purple clothes, purple handbags, purple bicycles, purple furniture, even purple computers! So purple is one of the most popular colors today. But in the past, purple was a very expensive and unusual color. Let’s take a look at the rich __75__ of the color purple. ‎ Some scientists believe that the first plants to appear on Earth over 500 million years ago ‎ ‎ 7 / 7‎ probably looked purple, not green. Plants today are green because __76__ use green chlorophvll（叶绿素）to produce energy. But these early plants probably used something called retinal, which is a dark purple color. ‎ During the time of the Roman Empire (37 BC - 46 AD). it was very difficult to make purple dye（染料）.The dye came from sea snails（海螺）. But 10,000 dead sea snails got you just one gram（克）of purple dye ... as well as a very bad smell! This __77__ purple dye was called Tyrian purple, and it was the preferred color of emperors. ‎ In 16th - century England, purple was __78__ for the king’s family members. Queen Elizabeth’s clothes were purple, but ordinary people were not allowed to wear the color. ‎ In 1856, William Perkin, an 18-year-old __79__ student, noticed something strange while doing an experiment. The chemicals he used to clean his instruments mixed with the chemicals he used in his experiment and produced a bright purple color. This discovery allowed Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye. The dye was much __80__ than sea snail dye. Thanks to Perkin, now anyone can afford to wear purple clothes. ‎ ‎75. A. history B. style C. research D. product ‎ ‎76. A. others B. they C. we D. some ‎ ‎77. A. basic B. harmful C. special D. perfect ‎ ‎78. A. even B. never C. seldom D. only ‎ ‎79. A. geography B. science C. art D. math ‎ ‎80. A. healthier B. thicker C. cheaper D. darker ‎ C. Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）‎ Run for Class President Two months ago, when our class election（选举）started. I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in pubic and got along well with people. so I felt it easy to win. But I was a__81__ that people would feel had for me if I lost. ‎ I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promise to do things I couldn’t m__82__ but to show my class why I wanted to be president I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speeds, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was c__83__ prepared. I felt that my chances of winning were strong. ‎ However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response wasn’t what I had c__84__. Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent’s （对手的）turn, everyone was scteaming his name. His speech was short. but all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made mine shorter and c__85__.‎ It was obvious who would win. For the rest of the day. I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through. ‎ My prediction was right:I didn’t win. ‎ The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended not to hear. But later, things got better. People f__86__ about the election and talked to me just as they did before. ‎ I don’t regret putting time and energy into the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I look forward to. And moments of failure like this build c__87__ --- since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger. ‎ ‎ 7 / 7‎ D. Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题）‎ The sun was falling behind the hills. Andrea was driving back home to Brockboune. Then she saw an old lady, standing by the road, with a sign saying “Brockboune” in her hand. ‎ Andrea stopped the car. When he old lady got in, Andrea could see that she was not that little. She was in a long dress and had a hat pulled down low over her eyes. She put her big brown shopping bag down onto the floor. ‎ ‎“Do you live in Brochboune?” asked Andrea. “No, dear”, answered the old lay in a low voice. “I’m just going to visit a friend, but my car won’t start, so I decided to hitchhike.”‎ Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy. Andrea secretly studied the half-covered face. the shapeless body, and the arms with their thick black hairs ... Thick black hairs? Andrea’s blood froze. This wasn’t a woman. It was a man!‎ Her heart was beating wildly and her mind raced. Then suddenly, an idea came up to her. She stopped the car in sudden. “My god!” she shouted, “A child! Did you see the child? I think I hit her!” “I didn’t see anything.” the “old lady” said. “I don’t think you hit anything.” “I’m sure it was a child!” shouted Andrea, “Could you just get our and have a look?” The “old lady” slowly opened the car door, leaving her bag inside. As soon as she was out of the car, Andrea drove away as soon as possible. ‎ Several minutes later, Andrea thought about the “old lady’s” bag and opened it carefully. There was only one thing in it --- a shining knife. ‎ To be continued（未完待续）‎ ‎88. When was Andrea driving back home to Brockboune?‎ ‎89. Did the “old lady” want to take a free ride to Brockboune?‎ ‎90. What made Andrea doub（怀疑）about the “old lady”? Please list two details. ‎ ‎91. How did Andrea get the “old lady” out of her car successfully?‎ ‎92. What did Andrea do as soon as the “old lady” got out of the car?‎ ‎93. What do you think of Andrea according to the story and why? (Use two adjectives to describe Andrea and give your reasons.)‎ Ⅶ. Writing （作文）‎ ‎94. Read the above story again and write a passage of at least 60 words to complete it.（请根据上文内容和下列问题提示，续写一篇不少于60个词的短文，使之构成一个完整的故事，标点符号不占格。）‎ 要求：‎ l 续写故事的词数不少于60个词；‎ l 短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。‎ ‎ 7 / 7‎ l 可根据需要自主选用一下参考词汇：‎ call the police dangerous escape catch robber（强盗）‎ 参考答案：‎ Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅱ. Choose the best answer ‎26 - 30 DCBCA ‎ ‎31 - 35 DBCAB ‎ ‎36 - 40 ACDBA ‎ ‎41 - 45 DADCB ‎ Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once. ‎ ‎46 - 49 CAEB 50 - 53 EDAB ‎ Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in proper forms. ‎ ‎54 - 57 boxes; ninth; ourselves; friendly ‎ ‎58 - 61 helpful; clearly; impossible; solution ‎ Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required ‎62. Does your 63. wasn’t he 64. Why should 65. he could 66. are made ‎ ‎67. harmful to 68. Scientists know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth. ‎ Part 3 Reading and Writing ‎ A. Choose the best answer. ‎ ‎69 - 71 DAD 72 - 74 BDB ‎ B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage. ‎ ‎75 - 80 ABCDBC C. Fill in the blanks with proper words.‎ ‎81 - 87 afraid; manage; completely; expected; clearer; forgot; character D. Answer the questions ‎88. When the sun was falling behind the hills ‎89. Yes, “she” did. ‎ ‎90. ① “The old lady” had a hat pulled down low over her eyes. ‎ ‎② Something in the way the lady spoke. ‎ ‎③ The half - covered face, the shapeless body and the arms with their thick black hairs. ‎ ‎91. Andrea asked “the old lady” to get out of the car to check if she had hit a child. ‎ ‎92. Andrea drove away as soon as possible. ‎ ‎93. She is calm because she didn’t show the fright when she realized the truth. ‎ ‎ She is clever because she managed to trick/fool “the old lady” who was actually a bad person. ‎ ‎ (Other reasonable answer is also acceptable)‎ ‎ 7 / 7‎