（整理版）常熟市初三调研测试试卷

1、江苏省常熟市2012届初三调研测试试卷 英 语 本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共5大题，满分100分。考试时间100分钟。考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、准考证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水笔填写在答题卷上，并用2b铅笔填涂在对应位置。答选择题必须用2b铅笔把答题卷上对应的答案标号涂黑；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水笔写在答题卷上指定的位置，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效。第卷（二大题，共55分）一、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。1._ woman reading a newspaper

2、 is _ university teacher. a. a; an b. the; a c. the; an d.a; the2. i used to love this film when i was young, but i _ it that way any more. a. haven't felt b. hadn't felt c. don't feel d. didn't feel3. at the science museum, the boys and girls get to know_.a. what is the spaceship li

3、ke b. what the spaceship looks likec. how the spaceship looks like d. how does the spaceship look like4. -i have a piece of news for you. you've been accepted as a member of our club. -_ that's great ! a. have i? b. pardon? c. congratulations! d. good idea!5. -why not ask our english teacher

4、?-thanks._. a. sorry, i wont b. that's all c. not at all d. i will6. about _ of the students in our class were born in the _.a. two - thirds;1990s b. two - thirds;1990 c. two - third;1990s d. two - third; 19907. -stephen_ be on the playground, i think. -he_ be on the playground. i saw him in the

5、 teachers' office just now. a. may; may not b. can; mustn't c. may; can't d. must; couldn't8. -how do you like your new classmates? -most of them are kind, but_ of them is so good to me as bruce. a. some one b. no one c. every one d. none9. your son will not pass the coming exam_ he

6、studies hard. a. if b. unless c. until d. since10. she_ the test paper carefully to make sure that she had got all the answers_. a. looked for; correctly b. looked up; correct c. looked after; rightly d. looked over; right11. the family_ at the lunch table when someone came to tell them what had hap

7、pened to _. a. were sitting; mr. brown b. was sitting; mr. brown's c. sat, mr. brown's d. sat; mr. brown12. i am not sure_ my aunt will come here. _ she comes here, please let me know. a. that ; when b. that ;if c. if; whether d. whether; when13. don't take the medicine. it can't hel

8、p_ your cold. a. curing b. to cure c. to curing d. cures14. -does peter still feel lonely in the new school? -not any more. he has_ a friendship with all his classmates. a. made b. become c. developed d. taken15. -we'd better check the conditions of the car before staring our joumey. -good idea

9、! _ a. actions speak louder than words. b. better safe than sorry. c. every dog has its day. d. spill the beans.b)完型填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。stephen hawking was born in oxford, england on 8th january, 1942. he went to school in st albans-a small city near london. 16

10、he did well, he was never top of his class. 17 leaving school, hawking went first to oxford university, where he studied physics, and then he went to cambridge university to study cosmology (宇宙论). as he himself admitted, he wasn't very serious about studying. he was a very lazy student, and did

11、very little work. however, he still 18 good marks. it was at the age of twenty that hawking first noticed that something went wrong with him. he started to bump into (碰撞) things, and once or twice 19 over for no reason. when he visited his family at christmas time, his father was so worried that he

12、made him see a doctor. hawking was sent to hospital for tests. finally, the 20 came back. hawking had motor neuron disease, an illness which 21 the muscles of the body to waste away. doctors said he would die before he was twenty - three. at first, hawking became very depressed (沮丧的). after a while,

13、 though, he began to see his life in a different way. as he later wrote, "before my illness, i had been very 22 with my life. there had not seemed to be anything worth doing. but shortly after i came out of hospital, i suddenly realized that there were a lot of things i could do." hawking

14、married, found a job at cambridge university, and had three children. he also went on 23 some of the most important scientific researches ever carried out.today, hawking still works at cambridge university. he strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, 24 their condition is, should lose 25

15、."life is not fair." he once said, "you just have to do the best you can in your situation. "16. a. because b. although c. as d. unless17. a. before b. after c. until d. while18. a. forgot b. missed c. achieved d. wanted19. a. fell b. came c. got d. took20. a. news b. results c.

16、doctors d. parents21. a. helped b. made c. caused d. prevented22. a. bored b. happy c. satisfied d. angry23. a. do b. to do c. does d. did24. a. wherever b. however c. whenever d. whatever25. a. marks b. games c. hope d. interest二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂

17、黑。a"get up, get up, jim. it's time to get up!" my mother said while she was pushing me. i opened my eyes and looked at the clock. "oh dear! it's a quarter to eight already. i'll be late for school again," i thought. i jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurrie

18、d to the bus stop without breakfast. as soon as i got on the bus, it started running. "i'm sure i can get to the school on time," i said to myself. suddenly the bus stopped. the bus driver got o仃 the bus, then got on the bus again and said, "i'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. th

19、ere's something wrong with the bus. please get off the bus and wait for another one." "i couldn't wait. the school is not far. i'd better run to the school," i thought, and then i began to run. but before i got to the school, it began to rain hard.i reached the classroom b

20、ut i was wet shivering (发抖) with cold. the physics teacher had already begun his lesson. it was mr. smith. he was about fifty years old. all the students were a little afraid of him and so was i. i liked neither him nor his physics lessons. i hesitated (迟疑) for a moment and then i opened the door. &

21、quot;i'm very sorry, mr. smith. i'm late again," i said with a red face. "it's you again, jim," mr. smith said angrily. "i've told you not to be late, but you" he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. he turned to the class and said, "i'm ve

22、y sorry, my boys and girls." with these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. "now take off your wet coat and put on this one or you'll catch a cold," he said kindly. i went to my seat with mr. smith's jacket on. it was a bit large for me but i felt ver

23、y warm in it. i found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well i could understand it!26. jim was late for school because_. a. he got up too late b. there was something wrong with the bus c. it rained heavily d. he had to wait for the bus27. mr. smith, the physics teacher, _ at fi

24、rst when jim came into the classroom. a. felt sad b. looked kind c. looked worried d. was unhappy28. jim felt that_. a. the jacket was large enough to keep him warm b. mr. smith always took good care of him c. he liked both mr. smith and his lessons all the time d. physics was easy if he liked the p

25、hysics teacherbnatural ways of keeping time in ancient times, people had to use the sun and the moon to tell. time. they got up when the sun came up and worked in the fields until the sun went down. man - made things the sand clock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow neck. the top ball was

26、 filled with sand. the sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom ball. people knew how much time had passed when all the sand had fallen to the bottom ball.people also made the water clock. they made a small hole near the bottom of a pot. then they filled the pot with water. markings inside

27、 the pot showed how much time passed as the water dripped (清) out of the hole.nature's clocks in living things animals' body clock animals do not need clocks to know time. they have a way of telling time by their bodies. birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter. some animals kno

28、w when to keep more food for the cold winter months. some fish know when it is time to move up the river and lay eggs. plants have their own clocks plants also have their own clocks to keep time. plants know when to open flowers or when to drop their leaves. the body clock in human beings people als

29、o have their own body clocks. when we get used to our lives, our body clocks can be very accurate (准确的). it can tell us when it is time to wake up. it can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep.29. how could an ancient farmer know when to go back home in the daytime? a. by looking at the moon. b

30、. by looking at the stars. c. by looking at the sun. d. by feeling whether tired or not.30. how many kinds of living things with nature's clocks are mentioned here? a.2 b.3 c31. from the passage, we know what man - made things have in common is that _. a. both of them have a hole b. both of them

31、 are designed with glass balls c. both of them can be used only once d. both of them tell time in the same waycwhere in the world can you take an hour's train ride, and pass a forest, a london street, a scene from the wild west, and a burning building that never bums down? there's only one p

32、lace, and that's hollywood, in california. the scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets (布景) in the universal studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the usa. a visit to universal studios brings back memories of great days of hollywood, the films and the stars. but t

33、hey are only memories. hollywood isn't quite the same as it used to be. costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. movie - makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. instead, they repeat old ones. the film industry is changing fast. teenagers still go out to the movies.

34、 the theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. but older people mostly stay at home to watch series, like dynasty, which have become as important to hollywood as expensive movies. these "soap operas", as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes

35、and wearing beautiful clothes. but the actors and actresses are nearly all middle - aged, like many of the people who watch them.though it is soap operas that are keeping the film - makers of hollywood in business, big films are still being made in america. but more and more of them are made outside

36、 hollywood. new york is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. movie - makers have realized that they don't need hollywood any more. modem cameras and other equipments are smaller and lighter. they can be taken to film real streets and real houses instead of making cop

37、ies expensively in a studio. other states, especially florida and texas, are working hard to take the film business away from california. they are offering better working conditions and lower cost.but hollywood is fighting back. the state of california is trying hard to keep its best known industry.

38、32. from the passage, we know universal studios is _. a. a very large park b. a busy london street c. a famous movie company d. an old hollywood movie33. the movie industry in california isn't as successful as before because_. a. young people don't go to movie theatres any more b. there is s

39、trong competition from other states c. its movie companies are in need of young stars d. the state hasn't put a development plan into action34. what can we learn about "soap operas" from the passage? a. they are teenagers' favourites. b. they are much more expensive. c. they are le

40、ss attractive. d. they are cheaper and easier to make.35. the passage mainly tells us_. a. something about the film industy in the usa b. the importance of soap operas in hollywood c. the good old days of hollywood d. the film business in californiad36. which of the following books is the latest in

41、print? a. harry potter and the deathly hallows. b. deceptively delicious. c. rich dad, poor dad. d. the road.37. among the books, there is/are _ written for adults. a. one b. two c. three d. four38. who wrote rich dad, poor dad? a. j. k. rowling. b. jessica seinfeld. c. cormac mccarthy. d. robert t. kiyosaki.39. if you buy two copies of the road and one copy of deceptively delicious, you should pay _. a. $23.83 b. $18.33 c. $12.83 d. $1140. we can