无锡英语中考模拟卷

无锡英语中考模拟卷

‎ 无锡地区初三英语中考模拟卷 2018年3月13日 一、单项填空 （本大题共14分，每小题1分）‎ ‎1.The cakes are delicious. He’d like to have _____third one because ____second one is rather too small. A. a, a   B. the, the   C. a, the  D. the, a ‎ ‎2. ---Look at Ann. How pale she looks!‎ ‎ ---Well, she never eats ________ and that’s why she is not healthy.‎ ‎ A. rapidly B. properly C. completely D. smoothly ‎ ‎3. ---What do you think of my plan, Lucy?‎ ‎ ---Well, _____ I agree with you. But I think you’d better ask Tom. He may have some different ideas. ‎ ‎ A. in general B. in fact C. in all D. in place ‎4. ---I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico. --- I can imagine. ________.  ‎ ‎ A. It never rains but it pours.           B. The grass is always greener on the other side.  ‎ ‎ C. East or west, home is the best.             D. Travel is not your cup of tea. ‎ ‎5. ---Who do you think ________ as the new chairperson of our students’ union? ---I’ve no idea. ‎ ‎ A. to choose B. will choose C. will be chosen D. to be chosen ‎ ‎6. The old table ________ too much room of the study. Shall we move it out?‎ ‎ A. comes up B. turns up C. stays up D. takes up ‎7. ---Thank God! The work is finally done! Your boss must ________ the result.‎ ‎ ---Well, he should be. At least I’ve tried my best. ‎ ‎ A. be angry with B. be careful with C. be busy with D. be satisfied with ‎8. He made a mistake, but he took action to change the situation ________ it got worse.‎ ‎ A. until B. unless C. before D. since ‎9. The doctor advised Mary strongly to take a rest, but _________ didn’t help.‎ ‎ A. what B. which C. it D. one ‎10. ---Did you enjoy your outdoor training yesterday?‎ ‎ ---No, not at all! I was _________ dead after so much hard training.‎ ‎ A. as good as B. as well as C. so good as D. so well as ‎11. Suddenly, there was something wrong with the plane in the sky. But the bright pilot managed ____ the ‎ ‎ plane at the airport safely.‎ ‎ A. to landing B. to land C. landing D. land ‎12. ---Has your friend completed his design? ---Not yet. He ________ on it last night.‎ ‎ A. worked B. has worked C. is working D. was working ‎13. I’m new here. Could you please tell me _________?‎ ‎ A. what is the building used for B. when does the first class begin ‎ C. where I could find the dining hall D. how many classes our school has ‎14. ---Sorry, sir. I can’t remember all the new words we learn every day.‎ ‎ ---_________. Practise more.‎ ‎ A. I’m afraid not B. It’s hard to say C. You are not alone D. All right 二、完形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）‎ ‎ A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 15 up. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came over. Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the second he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 16 for them for a few minutes without any words. The girl waited impatiently, not knowing 17 her father was doing that. About 20 minutes later, her father turned 18 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he ‎ asked, “My sweet heart, what do you 19 ?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered. Her father told her to 20 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did so and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 21 them. Then, she got the eggs, warm and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. She asked, “What did you do this for, Father?” He 22 that each one had had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but 23 had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When bad luck 24 your door, what’s your decision? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” ‎ ‎15. A. grow B. give C. set D. pick ‎ ‎16. A. looked B. searched C. waited D. called ‎ ‎17. A. that B. when C. what D. why ‎18. A. into B. over C. off D. out ‎ ‎19. A. hear B. taste C. smell D. see ‎20. A. close B. open C. wash D. clean ‎21. A. drop B. cook C. break D. drink ‎22. A. smiled B. explained C. laughed D. expected ‎23. A. every B. all C. each D. either ‎24. A. lies in B. comes across C. meets with D. knocks at 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共26分，每小题2分）‎ A A ‎ Mini dictionary: 1. register v. 注册，登记 2. sponsor n. 赞助人 ‎25. This is most probably a(n) _________.‎ A. report B. email C. poster D. survey ‎ ‎26. Book Aid International helps people in Sub-Saharan Africa _________.‎ ‎ A. by giving them money B. by reading books about childhood C. by providing books D. by building them new bookshops ‎27. The article encourages people to join Book Aid International by _________.‎ ‎ A. offering them some books for free as a reward ‎ B. showing them reading books can bring them lots of fun ‎ C. telling them how many friends they can make in Sub-Saharan Africa ‎ D. showing them they can make a great difference to lives of people in other countries B ‎ A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s sadness, his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he would lose his face because of her appearance. There was a serious scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬的) and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher. “How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked. The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but until today, I have never regretted what I did.” When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly (紧紧地) for the rest of the day. 28. The boy’s mother was _________. A. ugly and careless B. kind but careless C. beautiful and careful D. ugly but kind ‎29. According to the passage, the little boy _________. A. didn’t ask his mother to attend the meeting B. wanted his mother to attend the meeting at first C. didn’t really want his mother to attend the meeting at first D. wasn’t moved by what her mother said 30. After reading the passage, we know _________. A. the people at the meeting didn’t like the boy’s mother B. the boy’s mother was brave but foolish C. the boy hated what his mother had done D. we should respect our parents whatever they are like C ‎ Have you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place?‎ ‎ Lots of people do. And now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why. They found that one-half of the brain “remains more awake” than the other half when people are trying to sleep in a new place.‎ ‎ The sleep findings were reported in Current Biology by Brown University. In their report, the researchers said many people report they have a harder time sleeping the first night at a hotel or other places outside their home. They call it “first-night influence”. “In Japan they say, 'If you change your bed, you can’t sleep,'” said Yuka Sasaki, one of the report’s writers. “You don’t sleep very well in a new place. We all know about it.”‎ ‎ The researchers measured brain waves (测量脑波) for 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week apart (间隔). They found during the first night the left half of the brain was more active than the right half. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers said. ‎ ‎ Sasaki said a lot of questions remain.‎ ‎ Researchers did not keep measuring brain waves all night long. So, they don’t know if the left half ‎ keeps “watch” all night, or whether it “works in shifts (轮换) with the right half later in the night”. They also do not know why the brain activity, at least during the first period of deep sleep, is always on the left half.‎ ‎ For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know that our brain is “looking out for us” in a new place. But it may not help with sleep. That brain activity, at least according to this new research, makes it harder to get the sleep people need to wake up well rested in the morning.‎ ‎ 31. How many times did the researchers measure brain waves for 35 volunteers?   A. Once.         B. Twice.         C. Three times.        D. Four times. 32. Which of the following is one of the questions that remain?     A. Whether the new bed keeps you from sleeping.     B. Why the brain activity is always on the left half.      C. How you have trouble sleeping in a new place.      D. What people can do when they can’t sleep well. 33. What is the text mainly about?     A. What we will have to do to sleep well.     B. How researchers measure brain waves.     C. Who doesn’t sleep well in a new place.     D. Why it’s harder to sleep in a new place.‎ D If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.‎ Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.‎ The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith (信用) is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose (宽松的) check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine for free.‎ The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the money. From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly (相应地).‎ With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven (天堂) to those wholove to take “small advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.‎ In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?‎ ‎34. While taking a taxi in Finland, a passenger _________.‎ A. can go anywhere without having to pay the driver B. can never be refused by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go C. only pays two US dollars for a taxi ride ‎ D. needs to provide good faith demonstration (证明) before leaving without paying ‎35. We can know from the passage that in Finland _________.‎ A. big hotels provide meals for all kinds of diners ‎ B. big hotels are mostly poorly managed ‎ C. both hotel guests and outside diners are served food for free D. big hotels provide meals for only those who live in the hotels ‎ ‎36. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?‎ A. The workers can get more pay by working long hours. ‎ B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.‎ C. The bosses are too busy to check the working hours of their workers.‎ D. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.‎ ‎37. The underlined word “those” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to _________.‎ A. people who are worth praising B. people who often have meals inbig hotels C. people who often take taxis D. people who are dishonest ‎ 四、词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）‎ ‎38. To Mr. Wang, teaching is a _______________ (tire) but happy thing.‎ ‎39. What you’ve suggested will be under _______________ (far) discussion. You need to wait.‎ ‎40. Mr. Li walked into the bedroom and ________________ (hang) his coat on the wall.‎ ‎41. It is _______________(wide) known that actions speak louder than words.‎ ‎42. The standard of your work has gone down from the _______________(水平) we expect from you.‎ ‎43. _______________(任何) you say, he will believe you in any case.‎ ‎44. Remember not to let your _______________ (骄傲) stop you from growing up.‎ ‎45. To tell you the truth, this toy is ________________ (特地) designed for you. A big surprise, right?‎ 五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）‎ ‎46. ---Dr. Smith, could you tell us more about the danger we _______________ (face) at the moment?‎ ‎ ---Certainly. The biggest challenge is to keep cleaning PM2.5.‎ ‎47. Listen! How beautiful the music made from water _______________ (sound)!‎ ‎48. What you ordered online last week _______________ (arrive) soon, I think.‎ ‎49. People are wondering why the price of flats in Wuxi _______________ (fall) so quickly in the past few months.‎ ‎50. The present government is strongly against _______________ (control) outflow of money.‎ ‎51. An old woman with two poor children _______________ (notice) to enter the building just now.‎ ‎52. ---This car crashed into a tree on the way back last night.‎ ‎ ---I suppose you _______________ (drive) too fast.‎ ‎53. He left home in a hurry because he had some problems_______________ (solve) in his office.‎ 六、阅读填空 （本大题共5分，每空1分）‎ The Internet nowadays opens a wide world to people, including teenagers, but many parents worry that their children may meet with something unhealthy when searching online. In order to solve this problem, a new search engine for children called Kiddle has appeared.‎ Search results are filtered (过滤), so only safe websites are shown and descriptions are written in simple language. Searches with bad words are shut off, too.‎ Kiddle uses the same colors as Google in its logo and a similar design on its homepage, too—with an extra robot picture. ‎ The top three Kiddle search results show safe websites and pages written for kids, and those websites and pages are well chosen and checked by Kiddle developers.‎ The fourth to seventh results will be safe and trusted websites that are not written for kids, but have content written in a simple way. These results are also chosen and checked.‎ Results on the eighth and onwards pages are safe and famous websites that are written for adults. They provide expert content, but are harder for kids to understand.‎ Unlike on Google, most results appear along with large thumbnail pictures (缩略图) to make it ‎ easier for children to find what they are looking for. For example, when searching for “meow meow”. Google produces pages for information about a drug (毒品) that has “meow meow” as its nickname (绰号), but Kiddle lists information only about cats, even with some cartoon pictures. ‎ The company explained, “Websites which appear in Kiddle search results satisfy family-friendly requirements, as we filter websites with unhealthy content.”‎ Kiddle—a Child-Friendly Search Engine Characteristics l Only safe websites are shown.‎ l Descriptions are written in simple language.‎ l Few bad words 54.__________.‎ Logo It uses the same colors as Google with a robot picture.‎ Content The top three search results[来源:学§科§网Z§X§X§K]‎ Websites and pages are written for kids. They are well chosen and checked.‎ The fourth to seventh results Websites are also worth 55.__________ and have content written in a simple way.‎ The eighth and onwards results Websites are safe and famous, written for adults, and they are not 56.___________ for kids to understand.‎ ‎57.__________ from Google l Kiddle has many thumbnail pictures.‎ l Kiddle only gives safe information.‎ Advantage Kiddle 58.__________ family-friendly needs.‎ 七、完成句子 根据所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9 分，每小题1.5 分）‎ ‎59. 随着现代医学的发展，越来越多的疾病能够被治愈。‎ ‎ ___________________________________________________, more and more diseases can be cured.‎ ‎60. 在网吧玩游戏时，他碰巧被老师看见了。‎ ‎ He_______________________________________ by the teacher while playing games in the net bar.‎ ‎61. 你知道他在海军部队服役多久了吗？‎ ‎ Do you know ____________________________________________________________________?‎ ‎62. 火星上的空气比地球上的稀薄得多。‎ ‎ The air on Mars_______________________________________________________ on the Earth.‎ ‎63. 由于海上风浪巨大，我们被迫缩短了旅程。‎ ‎ We _______________________________________ because of the huge wind and wave on the ocean. ‎ ‎64. 我们认为有必要在本周完成四分之三的工作。‎ ‎ We think________________________________________________________ of the work this week.‎ 八、书面表达（本大题共10分）‎ ‎ 随着经济的发展，我们的生活越来越好，但同时也导致了一些问题。请以Protect the environment 为题写一篇90词的短文。‎ 现状 1. 空气污染变更严重。经常看不到蓝天。因为雾霾天气人们身体不适。‎ 2. 大量水收到污染，一些地区的人几乎喝不到净水。‎ 原因 1. 工厂往湖里河里排污 2. 路上汽车的快速增长 建议 ‎1 人人应该采取措施保护坏境。‎ ‎2 应该立法来限制大气污染和水污染。‎ ‎3 尽快发展新型能源 ‎4 作为一名学生……‎ With the development of economy, our lives are getting better and better. However, it also causes some problems. ‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 初三英语参考答案 一、单项填空 （本大题共14分，每小题1分）‎ ‎ 1--5 CBACC 6--10 DDCCA 11--14 BDDC 二、完形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）‎ ‎ 15--19 BCDCD 20--24 ACBCD 三、阅读理解 （本大题共26分，每小题2分）‎ ‎ 25--27 CCD 28--30 DCD 31--33 BBD 34--37 BACD 四、词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）‎ ‎ 38. tiring 39. further 40. hung 41. widely ‎ 42. level 43. Whatever 44. pride 45. specially 五、动词填空 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）‎ ‎ 46. are facing 47. sounds 48. will arrive 49. has fallen ‎ 50. controlling 51. was noticed 52. were driving 53. to solve 六、阅读填空（本大题共5分，每空1分）‎ ‎ 54. appear 55. trusting 56. easy 57. Differences 58. satisfies/meets 七、完成句子 （本大题共9 分，每小题1.5 分）‎ ‎ 59. With the development of modern medicine ‎ 60. happened to be seen ‎ 61. how long he has served/been in the navy ‎ 62. is much thinner than that ‎ ‎ 63. were forced to cut our journey short/ cut short our journey ‎ 64. it (is) necessary to finish/complete three fourths/quarters 八、书面表达（本大题共10分）‎ ‎ With the development of economy, our lives are getting better and better. However, it also causes some problems. ‎ The air pollution is getting more serious. We do not often see the blue sky. Many people feel ill because of haze weather. Also, plenty of water is polluted .People in some areas have little clean water ‎ to drink. ‎ Why is pollution so serious? One of the reasons is that many factories put waste into the lakes and rivers. Other reasons include the rapid increase of cars on the road. ‎ People should take action to protect the environment. More laws should be made to limit air and water pollution. New types of energy should be developed as soon as possible. As a student, we should ask our parents walk often instead of driving a car.‎