上海市
静安区
青浦区
2014
初三
英语
试卷
静安区、青浦区2014年初三英语模拟练习
(满分150分,完卷时间100分钟) 2014.05
考生注意:本卷有7大题,共94小题。试题均采用连续编号,所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成,做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片) (6 分)
A
B
C
D
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1._______ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5._______ 6._______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案):(8分)
7. A) Warm. B) Rainy. C) Snowy. D) Cold.
8. A) At 7:00 a.m. B) At 7:30 a.m. C) At 7:00 p.m. D) At 7:30 p.m.
9. A) Mother and son. B) Teacher and student
C) Doctor and patient D) Driver and passenger.
10. A) By bus. B) By underground. C) On foot. D) By taxi.
11. A) A ring. B) A scarf C) A watch. D) A skirt.
12. A) Have lunch with him. B) Help Jim clean the house.
C) Look after her baby. D) Prepare lunch for Jim.
13. A) He got up later than usual B) His car broke down.
C) He was stuck in traffic. D) He left home too late.
14. A) Megan doesn’t like the novel. B) Rob has read the novel.
C) Megan has seen the movie. D) Rob wants to see the movie.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断
下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示) (7分)
15. I had a terrible time when I was at Jamie’s house.
16. Before going, I also worried about the differences between cultures.
17. I called Jamie’s mother ‘Mrs Mary’ when I first met her.
18. In English we usually say the last name when we use Mr or Mrs.
19. Most British people like to drink tea with milk except Jamie’s family.
20. British people think having a cup of tea is a good excuse for a family to get together.
A. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences (听对话,完成下列内容。每空格限填一词): (10分)
21. David Johnson is a 15-year-old student in __________ __________ in Stanley School, Scotland.
22. David says, “I’m good at __________, but still I __________ to school every day.”
23. He helps his uncle do the farm work every __________ and __________ he does some housework.
24. David and his friends also learn to __________ and look after __________ on Mondays.
25. His mother tells him to go to __________ __________ in order to learn more knowledge.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分 语音、词汇和语法)
II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)
26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?
A) They usually have lunch at school. B) We’re making a plan for the trip.
C) You can keep the change, please. D) John is carrying a heavy box now.
27. Which of the following words matches the sound
A) want B) water C) waste D) waiter
28. There is “r” in the word “surface”, but you missed it.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
29. Who is going to take care of Tom when his parents are away business?
A) of B) to C) with D) on
30. It’s unusual for him to be so active because he is often a boy of ______ words.
A) few B) little C) many D) much
31. They’ve bought a car of ______ own so that it will be more convenient to travel around.
A) they B) them C) their D) theirs
32. After you get off the bus, you can take of the two Metro Lines to Zhongshan Park.
A) neither B) both C) either D) any
33. When Ding Junhui finally won the game, his fans looked and shouted cheerfully.
A) happily B) well C) exciting D) excited
34. Many people agree that the Summer Palace is as ______ as the Great Wall.
A) attractive B) more attractive C) most attractive D) the most attractive
35. Summer camping! enjoyable days we are going to spend in July!
A) How B) What C) What a D) What an
36. If you have sports every day, you’ll certainly become stronger and stronger.
A) and B) so C) or D) /
37. Nowadays computers process difficult problems very quickly.
A) must B) can C) need D) should
38. His left leg got hurt while he on the playground yesterday afternoon.
A) plays B) has played C) was playing D) had played
39. The Chinese ship had tried for thirteen hours it was able to break the thick ice.
A) before B) after C) because D) when
40. Lots of top leaders to attend the Opening Ceremony (开幕式) in August, 2014.
A) invite B) are invited C) will invite D) will be invited
41. Even in the police station, the thief still denied _______ the girl’s wallet from her pocket.
A) steal B) stole C) stealing D) to steal
42. Mr Black’s always proud of his students’ excellent work. Mrs Brown.
A) Neither has B) So has C) Neither is D) So is
43. Last week our science teacher told us around the earth every day.
A) how the moon moved B) how did the moon move
C) how the moon moves D) how does the moon move
44. -Would you like to have another cup of coffee?
-______
A) Yes, please. B) Help yourself. C) No, you needn’t. D) It doesn’t matter.
45. -He tried his best, but still failed to get the scores he expected.
-______
A) Not at all. B) What a pity! C) Never mind. D) That’s all right.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词,每词只能填一次):(共8分)
A. lessons B. what C. interesting D. educational E. outside
Spring is coming. The sun is shining, the weather is getting warmer, and the flowers are blooming (盛开的). It is time for us to take school trips with friends. Next, we will find out
46 students from different countries do on their school trips.
Why do we take school trips? School trips are a great chance to learn 47 the classroom in new, interesting and practical (实践的) ways. For example, on a trip to a farm, we can see some of the things we have been learning about in our 48 . When visiting science museums, we can see science in action. But not all school trips are 49 . Some are just for fun, like trips to Disneyland.
A. ahead B. beginning C. near D. pick up E. traditional
Where can we go on a school trip? In the UK, students go to many interesting places. They
50 shells and oysters (牡蛎) on the seaside. They learn about literature in the theme park “Dickens World”. Kids may also know about history when they go to a castle or a famous old home. They can even go to wetlands to see swans and ducks.
This spring in London, 200 school kids had a “Teddy Bears’ Picnic”. They took their teddy bears to Regent’s Park and had a picnic there. This is a 51 school trip that students take every year.
In Japan, cherry trees are blooming at the 52 of April. This is the best time of the year for students to take school trips. School children have picnic lunches, sing and dance under the trees. They also go boating and hiking around the lakes and hills 53 cherry blossom sites. Some kids even take baths in hot springs. If there is rain, don’t worry. They will go to a museum instead.
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): (共8分)
54. The restaurant on the __________ floor has a nice view of the Huangpu River. (twenty)
55. Lily’s ambition is to become a __________ like her uncle when she grows up. (law)
56. They have decided to __________ the road where lots of accidents happened. (wide)
57. The two expensive cars were __________ destroyed in the accident last night. (complete)
58. A number of famous singers, __________ Shila Amzah, joined in the singing contest. (include)
59.The airline company didn’t tell the public the __________ about the delay of the plane. (true)
60. Let’s exercise more because taking too much __________ isn’t good to our health. (medical)
61. Joining in the Winter Olympics is a(n) __________ experience for Chinese sportsmen. (forget)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求,改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)
62. The family have already had their dinner. (改为否定句)
The family __________ had their dinner __________.
63. At the age of five, Martin weighed 25 kilograms. (对划线部分提问)
__________ __________ did Martin weigh at the age of five?
64. Don’t smoke in the meeting room. (改为反意疑问句)
Don’t smoke in the meeting room, __________ __________?
65. Could you tell me how I can connect my iPad to the computer? (改为简单句)
Could you tell me __________ __________ connect my iPad to the computer?
66. Uncle Damin showed us around his farm last weekend. (改为被动语态)
We __________ __________ around Uncle Damin’s farm last weekend.
67. Be careful, or you will make the same mistake. (保持原句意思基本不变)
__________ you __________ careful, you will make the same mistake.
68. isn’t, swimming, enough, my sister, to, old, go, by herself (连词成句)
_________________________________________________ .
Part 3 Reading and Writing
(第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案): ( 12分)
Gary and Gavin were twin brothers who worked in a department store owned by their father. After the father had passed away, they took over the store. Everything went well until the day a 100-dollar bill disappeared. Gary had left the bill on the cash register (收银机). But when he returned, the money was gone.
Gary then asked his brother Gavin, “Did you see that one-hundred-dollar bill on the cash register?” Gavin said that he had not. But Gary did not let it go and kept questioning. “100-dollar bills can’t get up and walk away by themselves! Surely you must have seen it.” There was complaint in Gary’s voice. Tempers began to rise and resentment (愤恨) grew. “I said I didn’t see it!” Gavin replied angrily.
The argument divided the young men and they could no longer work together. Later, a wall was built in the center of the store. For twenty years, resentment never ended.
One day, a strange man came to the store. He walked in and asked Gary, “How long have you been here?” Gary replied that he’d been there all his life. “Then you are the person I’m looking for, since I must confess something to you,” the man said. “Twenty years ago, I was totally broken and hungry. I entered this store from the back door and saw a 100-dollar bill on the cash register. And I took it. All these years I haven’t been able to forget that. I had to come back and ask for your forgiveness.”
The stranger felt very surprised when seeing tears well up in the eyes of the middle-aged man in front of him. “Would you please go next door and tell the same story to the man in the store?” Gary asked. Then something surprised the stranger even more – after hearing his story, the two middle-aged men hugged each other and cried out in front of the wall of the store.
After twenty years, the wall of resentment that set them away from each other finally came down.
69. Before the twin brothers’ father died, the department store belonged to ______.
A) Gary B) Gavin C) their father D) a strange man
70. Gary and Gavin argued a lot about ______ one day.
A) the cash register B) the wall C) the store D) the money
71. When Gary said “100-dollar bills can’t get up and walk away by themselves!”, he ______.
A) knew a stranger had taken it B) believed his brother had kept it
C) thought Gavin knew nothing about it D) decided to divide the store
72. The underlined word “confess” in Paragraph Four has the same meaning as ______.
A) be honest to say B) be funny to realize
C) be lucky to enjoy D) be serious to hide
73. Gary probably felt very ______ when he asked the stranger to tell the same story to his brother.
A) proud B) sorry C) wise D) disappointed
74. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A) The 100-dollar bill was inside the cash register for almost twenty years.
B) The brothers built a wall in the center of the store so that their resentment could end.
C) The stranger came to apologize that he had taken their money 20 years before.
D) They could hardly believe the stranger’s story and started complaining each other again.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文): (12分)
Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers one evening, a State Police officer saw a car driving slowly along at 22 miles per hour. He thought to himself, “This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!” So he 75 his lights and stopped the car.
When he came close to the car, he noticed that there were five old ladies – two in the front seat and three in the back seats – wide eyed and white as ghosts (鬼).
The driver, obviously confused, said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was driving at exactly the speed limit! 76 seems to be the problem?”
“Ma’am,” the officer replied. “You weren’t speeding, but you should know that your slow speed can also be a 77 to other drivers.”
“You mean I am slower than the speed limit?” she asked. “No, sir, I was doing the speed limit...Twenty-two miles an hour!” the old woman said proudly. The State Police officer, trying to stop his chuckle (轻声笑), 78 to her that “22” was the road number, not the speed limit. Much embarrassed (尴尬的), the woman’s face turned red and thanked the officer for 79 her mistake.
“But before I let you go, Ma’am, I have to ask ... Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem very frightened and they haven’t said a 80 word this whole time.” The officer asked.
“Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Road 130.”
75. A) asked for B) broke down C) turned on D) put out
76. A) When B) Why C) Who D) What
77. A) dream B) distance C) danger D) debate
78. A) explained B) ordered C) praised D) interviewed
79. A) looking for B) pointing out C) thinking of D) showing off
80. A) same B) polite C) wise D) single
C. Read the passage and 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):(14分)
Have you seen the latest Hollywood movie Sherlock Holmes?
Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His books were so popular that Holmes s 81 became “the most famous detective in the world”. What do you need to be a good detective?
Holmes is back! In the movie Sherlock Holmes this great detective faces a dangerous man, Lord Blackwood. Together with his best friend Dr Watson, Holmes stops Blackwood’s plan to c 82 the world with black “magic”.
Most of us are not as clever as Holmes. But we can also work out mysteries (谜案) on our own. All we have to do is to follow some simple rules.
Rule No 1: Justice (正义) is most important.
No matter how smart he or she is, the most important quality for a detective is being good. In the movie, Lord Blackwood and Sherlock Holmes are both very clever. The difference is that Lord Bl