初三英语模拟试卷二
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一．单项选择：（20%）
1． Yang Liwei said that he ______ his motherland.
A. is proud of B. was proud of C. is the pride as D. was the pride as
2． .– How long have you ________ this new house? -- Since 1990.
A. had B. bought C. lost D. sold
3． It took the scientists seven days to ____ Takla Makan ____ “the sea of death” .
A. across…calling B. cross…called C. though…called D. climb…calling
4． I think the short stories ______ by Dickens are very popular ______ the children.
A. are written; for B. are written; among C. written; among D.written; between
5． The food really tastes ___.
A. well B.
wonderfully C.
nice D.
sweetly
6. —When your classmate can't catch your meaning，what will he say to you？
—____
A.Say again．B．Pardon？ C．I don't understand you．D．What did you say just now？
7．Beijing is the 29th city _______ holds the
Olympic Games.
A. that B. where C.
who D. what
8．.--May I borrow you bike?
--Sorry,I lost it yesterday.
--Really? __________.
A.Not at all B.Here you are C.What a pity! D.It doesn't matter.
9．Miss Smith with her parents_____China
since_____.
A.have been in ,two years ago B..has gone to,three years
C.have been to ,two years D.has been in,three
years ago
10．When I came home, my little daughter_____my
bag.
A.can't wait to open B
.couldn't wait to open
C.can't open D.couldn't wait opening
11. –Who is playing the piano in
the next room?
--______ is Li Ping’s brother
.A. This B. That C. It D. He
12. ____ books must be produced for the children.
A. Many thousands B. Many
thousands of C. Many thousand of D. Many thousand
13. The bridge _____ the river is made
______ big stone.
A. on; from B. over;
of C. above; in D.
of; into
14. Our geography
teacher told us that the earth ____ around the sun.
A. goes B.
go C.
went D.
going
15. She has no paper _____.
A. to write B. to write with C. writing
on D. to write onry; cry
16. Alice has to finish her work
now, _____ she?
A. has B.
hasn’t C.
does D. doesn’t
17. Between the two buildings ____ a school.
A. lie B. lies C. lying D. have
18．------ Why don’t you go to the lecture-room and listen to the talk?
----- I hear there isn’t ____________ in it.
A. something new B. new anything C. new something D. anything new
19.---- Would you like to give us a talk sometime next week?
---- Sure. But what subject should I __________?
A. talk B. talk about C. talk with D. talk to
20. ---- I don’t think your team can beat theirs.
----- __________. But we could if Lin Tao were on the team.
A. No, we can’t B. Yes, we can’t. C. Yes, we can. D. No, we can.
二．完形填空：（25%）
One day , a young man asked Albert Einstein , a great German scientist, ＿1＿ the secret(秘密) of success (成功)was .The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days＿2＿ the young man asked him the ＿3 question again .Einstein was very _4 .He did not say _5_,but wrote a few ＿6 on a piece of paper and 7 it to the young man .The young man looked at the piece of paper. On it was written :A=X+Y+Z.” What 8 this mean?” asked the young man.”A means success,”said the old scientist. ”X means hard work, Y means good methods(方法)，and Z…Z means 9 talking and start to 10 ,”
1. A. who B. whether C. what D. which
2 .A. ago B. before C. earlier D .later
3. A. easy B. good C. different D. same
4.A. worried B. happy C. angry D. disappointed（失望）
5.A.anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
6. A. words B. word C. sentences D. sentence
7. A. to hand B. hand C. handed D. handing
8. A. on B. up C. down D. at
9. A will B. shall C. does D. did
4. A. go on B. stop C. enjoy D. try
15. A. do B. read C. write D. work
（二）
When you wave (挥手) to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be 1 . When you put one finger (手指) in front of your 2 , you mean "Be quiet." Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak 3 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt 4 and went into a restaurant (餐馆). When the waiter came, the Englishman 5 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips (嘴唇). In this way, he 6 to say, "Bring me something to eat." But the waiter brought him a lot of things to 7 . First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was 8 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was 9 to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach (肚子). And this sign was 10 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
1． A. nice B. friendly C. fine D. well
2. A. eye B. hand C. mouth D . arm
3. A. little B. few C. a few D. a little
4. A. hungry B. tired C. sad D. worried
5. A. washed B. opened C. closed D. touched
6. A. dared B. meant C. had D. decided
7. A. eat B. drink C. carry D. play
8. A. happy B. glad C. sorry D. afraid
9. A. quick B. slow C. ready D. quiet
10. A. good B.
bad
C. bright D.
wrong
三．阅读理解：（40%）
A
Mr King was the manage （经理）of a hotel. One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.
Mr King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men said they would. Mr King said the room would be thirty dollars: ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.
Mr King soon began to feel sorry. "Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as price for that small room. " he thought. He called his assistant over and said, "Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room."
The assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, "How can three men divide（分）five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back, and Mr King will never know. " So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.
Each man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had paid nine. There were three men, $ 9 ×3 = $ 27. The assistant kept $ 2.. $ 27 + $ 2 = $ 29. Where is the missing dollar?
1. The three men were not happy because_________.
A. there was a large meeting B. it was weekend
C. there was only one small room D. they wouldn't have a place to stay
2. With the help of the manager, the three men________.
A. went to another hotel B. each got a small room for the night
C. stayed together in a small room D. got a small room Mr King kept for himself
3. At first_________.
A. $ 27 was paid by the three men B. $ 30 was paid by each of the three
C. $ 25 was paid by the three men D. $10 was paid by each of the three
4. The assistant_______.
A. helped the men to divide the money B. kept two dollars for himself
C. returned three to the three men and two to the manager D. kept three dollars for himself
5. Where is the missing dollar?
A. there wasn’t any missing dollar. B. It was taken by the assistant, too.
C. It was taken by Mr King D. It was taken by the three men.
B
During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was the British Prima Minister. One day he had to go to the British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) to make an important speech to the nation.
An hour before the time of this speech, he stopped a taxi in the street and asked the driver to take him to the BBC, but the taxi-driver, who did not recognize him, said he could not take him anywhere just then, because he wanted to go back to his home at the other end of London to hear Churchill make a speech on the radio. Churchill was so pleased when he heard this. Churchill answered that he gave the man a pound, which was worth quite a lot in those days.
"All right, get in," said the driver happily, opening the door of the taxi. "I'll take you, and to hell with(让. . . . . . 见鬼去)Churchill and his speech!"
6. During the second World War, Winston Churchill was the _______.
A. British Prime Minister B. American Prime Minister
C. Chinese Prime Minister D. French Prime Minister
7. An hour before the time of this speech, he stopped a _______in the street and asked the driver to take him to the _______.
A. bus ; VOA B. taxi; BBC C. taxi; VOA D. bus; BBC
8. The taxi-driver wanted to go back to his home ________of London to hear Churchill make a speech_ ________.
A. at the other end; on the radio B. in the other end; in the radio
C. on the other end; to the radio D. at the other end; in the radio
9. What do you think of the driver?
A. He cared for Churchill more than for his speech.
B. He cared for Churchill's speech more than for Churchill himself.
C. He cared for Churchill and his speech more than for money.
D. He cared for money most.
10 Can you imagine Churchill's expression after he heard the driver's last world?
A. happy B. dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) C. surprised D. worried
C
There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the
United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.
11. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?
A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.
12. Which state is the largest in population?
A. California. B. Rhode-Island. C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.
13. Which state is the coldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?
A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.
14. Which of the following is true?
A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.
B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.
C. New York is the largest city in the United States.
D. Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.
15. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?
Because _________.
A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest in population
C. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United States
D
| Leon’s Show June 18 Hong Kong pop star Leon Lai will give a personal performance (个人演唱会) at 7:30 p.m. from tomorrow to June 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium(体育馆). The show is held for celebrating. the opening of the 2003 Huangpu Tourism Festival(黄浦旅游节). Tickets |
16. Leon is
________________.
A. a singer for pop music
B. head of the Shanghai Gymnasium
C. a ticket seller
D. both B and C
17. Which is the right time to enjoy Leon’s show?
A. 6:00 p.m. June 19
B. 7:30 p.m. June 22
C. 8:00 a.m. June 20
D. 7:30 p.m. June 21
18. Leon will give _____ performances this time at the Shanghai Gymnasium
altogether.
A. eighteen B.
twenty-one. C.
four
D. three
19. The cheapest ticket for the show costs ______.
A. 60 yuan B. 90
yuan
C. 120 yuan D. no money
20. If you want to
get tickets you can ______
A. go to No. 1111, Caoxi Road B.
go to No. 66, Jiangning Road
C. telephone to
D. telephone to
四． 完成对话。（5%）
根据下面对话内容，从A—F六个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Mr Black and his wife are talking about shopping．（M ：Mr Black W ：Mrs Black）
W： 1
M：Shopping is always boring（烦人的）．
W：Yes．But without you I can't decide what to buy． 2 I need your help．
M：Last Sunday we spent a whole day shopping，but came back with nothing．
W： 3 Sometimes I really don't know what to buy．
M：I'm really afraid to hear you say，“ 4 ”
W：Don't laugh at me，please．
M：I think you'd go by yourself this time． 5
| A．I'm sorry I've changed my mind． B．Sorry． C．Would you please go shopping with me？ D．I prefer to watch TV at home． E．There're always many things to choose from ． F. Excuse me. |
1． ____ 2． ____ 3． ____ 4． ____ 5． ____
五．词汇(每小题1分，共5分)
根据句子意思，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. This happened at the beginning of the (twenty) century.
2. My pen friend lives in the (south) part of China.
3. Most of the (Australia) speak English, too.
4. The (busy)he is, the happier he feels.
5. The biggest (shop) centre has just opened near here.
五．单词填空：（10%）
1. c___________(to bring or gather together)
___________ the books and put them in order, please.
2. a__________( to become able to be seen, come into sight)
In this disease, spots _________ on the skin.
3. s__________ ( planet moving round another)
The moon is a ___________ of the earth.
4.t_________ ( someone who steals things)
The police are searching for the ________ who stole a lot of money from the bank.
5. g_________( sth or sb that show you the way)
You need a ________ to show you the way.
6. He didn’t e________ (逃脱) from the burning house.
7. I was n_________ (紧张的) before the plane journey.
8. We think our government should solve the problem of p__________ (污染) as soon as possible.
9. It’s t _______(极好的) to go scuba diving in “Tian Ya Hai Jiao”.
10. I want to have a digital c________ (照相机) to take some photos.
六．写作：（15%）
根据中文和英文提示，写一篇短文70-90 字的短文。
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