宜兴市中考英语一模试卷(含卷)

1、学习必备欢迎下载 2012201220132013 学年第二学期期中考试初三英语试卷学年第二学期期中考试初三英语试卷 (2013. 4) 说说明：明：1. 1. 本试题分两卷，第本试题分两卷，第 I I 卷（客观题）在第卷（客观题）在第 1 1 至第至第 6 6 页，第页，第 II II 卷（主观题）在卷（主观题）在 第第 7 7 至第至第 8 8 页。页。 2. 2. 考试时间考试时间 100100 分钟。本试题满分分钟。本试题满分 9090 分。分。 第第 I I 卷（客观题，共卷（客观题，共 5050 分）分） 一、单项填空一、单项填空在 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

2、最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 （本大题共 14 分，每小题 1 分） 1. As we know, _ have lived on Earth for _ years. A. human; millions C. humans; millions B. human; millions of D. humans; millions of 2. -_ is the bus stop? - Its just around the corner. A. How soonB. How longC. How farD. How much 3. - Put _ waste bag into the

3、dustbin, please. - Its not _ waste bag. Its my shopping bag. A. the; aB. a; the B. will come C. a; aD.不填; the D. had come 4. Mr Black has just arrived, but I didnt know he _ until yesterday. A. was coming than something else. A. littleB. fewC. lessD. fewer 6. -_ do you _ the TV programme? -Not bad,

4、I think. A. What; like A. finding B. How; likeC. What; thinkD. How; think of C. foundD. to find 7. She had great difficulty _ the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant. B. find 8. -Do you need to hand in your English written work tomorrow morning? -No, I _. A. cantB. mustntC. dont need C. awa

5、y; with D. dont have to D. away; for 9. Being not far _ the sea, London is famous _ its fog. A. from; withB. from; for 10. - Didnt your brother _ go to school by bike? - Yes, he did. But he _ walking to school now. A. used to; used toB. use to; used to D. use to; is used toC. used to; is used to C.

6、comes 5. You use the word “_” when you are describing something smaller in size or amount 11. I do not doubt _ win in the race. 学习必备欢迎下载 A. whether he will A. not make A. every time -_. A. Thats all right C. Youre too kind 二、完形填空二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可 以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （本大

7、题共 10 分，每小题 1 分） John Brown was a shopkeeper. He sold and repaired watches in his small shop. One day his cousin, Mike, came to the shop and said to him, “Ive lost my job. Do you15if I work in your shop?” “Certainly not. Ill teach you everything I know about watches, ” John told Mike. For the first

8、few weeks, Mike worked very hard. He was polite and helpful to the customers ( 顾 客). He cleaned the shelves and16where everything was in the shop. John was very pleased with him. While Mike looked17the front of the shop, John was able to work and build up the repair business in the back room. After

9、a month and a half, Mike asked,“Is there anything else you want to18me?” “Yes, Mike, there is,” John said. “Its time I taught you the secret of our19.” “I think I know that, ” Mike said. “You buy watches at one price and sell them at a higher price. The20in price is our profit (利润).” “Thats true, bu

10、t its not where we make most of our profit,” John said. He21a watch from the counter (柜台). “Do you think this watch is a good one? ” he asked Mike. “No, I dont think so. Its a cheap one,” the young man answered. “We cant make much profit from selling those. Perhaps only a few dollars each.” “Thats w

11、here you are22, my boy,” John said. “Those watches make more profit than any other watch in the shop.” “Could you tell me23those cheap watches make more profit?” Mike asked. “They are really cheap, but they are always24,” John told him. “We make our profit from repairing them.” 15. A. worry 16. A. s

12、howed 17. A. after B. mind B. answered B. for C. know C. learned C. at D. agree D. explained D. towards B. Youre welcome D. Please dont say no B. whether will he B. not making C. that he will C. not to make D. that will he D. do not make 12. The purpose of new inventions is to make life easier, _ it

13、 more difficult. 13. The performance was very exciting and _ the audience raised a shout of joy. B. from time to timeC. at all timesD. at the same time 14. -Im sorry to have caused so much trouble. 学习必备欢迎下载 18. A. give 19. A. plan B. present B. experience B. choice B. picked up B. impatient B. when

14、B. working C. test C. success C. difference C. put down C. unlucky C. where C. changing D. teach D. message D. level D. asked for D. wrong D. whether D. breaking 20. A. discount 21. A. took away 22. A. careless 23. A. why 24. A. improving 三、阅读理解三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容在A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择最佳 答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

15、。 （本大题共 26 分，每小题 2 分） A Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals andman cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. T

16、herefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you,you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering(不开花的) plants. Flowering plants can make seeds(种子). T

17、he seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(孢子). Spores

18、 are very, very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady(阴凉的) places, they usually grow into new plants. 25. What fact does the passage lead you to believe? A. Of all living t

19、hings, animals are most important. B. Spores are seeds. C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds. D. Without plants, man will die out. 26. The paragraph following the passage will be about _. A. how plants can make food from air B. how spores grow into new plants C. why some plants have no seeds

20、 D. why non-flowering plants are more important than flowering plants 学习必备欢迎下载 27. This passage is most likely to be taken from _. A. a story bookB. a novel D. a laboratory report B Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and probably no food is more popular in the USA than a hamburger made from be

21、ef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray Kroc began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers quickly, so people in a hurry could buy and eat them without waiting. By the end of the 1960s the McDonalds Company was selling hamburgers in a lot of restaurants from California to Maine. Not surpris

22、ingly, Ray Kroc became one of the richest businessmen in America. Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company, called “Wendys” began to compete(竞争 ) with McDonalds. Wendys said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald s or

23、 anyone elses. The Wendys Company created the expression “Wheres the beef?” to make people believe that Wendys hamburgers were the biggest. It produced a television advertisement to sell this idea. The Wendys television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered t

24、he meat was very big, but inside there was only a tiny(极小的) bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef.“Wheres the beef?” she shouted in a funny voice. These advertisements for Wendy s hamburger restaurants were a success from the first day they

25、 appeared on television. As we said, it seemed that everyone began using the expression “Wheres the beef?” It was one of the most popular expressions in the USA. 28. From the passage, we know that the McDonalds Company was first run by _. A. McDonaldB. WendyC. Ray Krocs good friendsD. Ray Kroc 29. T

26、he underlined expression“Wheres the beef?” in Paragraph 2 means“_”. A. the beef in the hamburgers is lost B. the beef is as good as it is said to be C. the hamburger is not as good as described D. the beef cannot be found 30. The passage implies(暗示) that some other people wanted to open hamburger re

27、staurants because _. A. hamburgers were easy to make B. they wanted to make a lot of money C. they could sell hamburgers from California to Maine D. they thought hamburgers were good to eat C. a science magazine 学习必备欢迎下载 C Bill Fuller, the postman, whistled(吹口哨) cheerfully as he pushed his bike up t

28、he hill towards Mrs Dunleys house. His work for the day was almost finished. His bag, usually quite heavy when he set out on his road, was empty now except for the letter that he had to deliver( 递 送) to Mrs Dunley. She lived over a mile from that village so that, when Bill had a letter for her, he a

29、lways finished his days work much later. He did not mind this, however, because she never failed to ask him in for a cup of tea. When Bill entered the gate of Mrs Dunleys house, he was surprised not to find her working in the garden. She usually spent most afternoons there when the weather was fine.

30、 Bill went straight round to the back of the house, thinking that she might be in the kitchen. The door was locked and the curtains were drawn. He returned to the front of the house and knocked hard on the door. There was no answer. Bill thought that this was very strange because he knew that Mrs Du

31、nley hardly left the house. Just then, he noticed that her bottle of milk, which was delivered early in the morning, was still on the doorstep. This worried him. If Mrs Dunley had not taken in her milk, perhaps she was ill. Bill walked round the house until he found an open window. He squeezed(挤) th

32、rough it. Then he went into the hall. There he almost fell over Mrs Dunley, who was lying at the foot of the stairs unconscious(昏迷不醒的). Realizing that there was little he could do for her, Bill rushed out of the house, stopped a passing car and told the driver to telephone for an ambulance(救护车) as s

33、oon as he got to the village. 31. What did Mrs Dunley usually do with Bill? A. She usually asked him to have a cup of tea. B. She usually had a talk with him. C. She usually asked him to dinner. D. She usually asked him to buy some tea. 32. The thing that especially worried Bill was _. A. finding th

34、e back door locked and the curtains drawn B. seeing the bottle of milk on the doorstep C. not getting any answer when he knocked on the door D. not finding Mrs Dunley in the garden 33. How did Bill get help for Mrs Dunley? A. He stopped a passing car and took her to the hospital. B. He himself telep

35、honed for an ambulance. C. He stopped a car and asked the driver to telephone for an ambulance. D. He asked the driver to take her to the hospital. D For a long time being happy was considered something that just happened, and there was nothing special about it. Now we know that getting along with o

36、ther people is something that we 学习必备欢迎下载 can work at. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better. One way is being unselfish, not wanting everything from our friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad points in other people. It is surprising how successf

37、ul this treasure hunt can be. You do not have to be spineless (优柔寡断的) in order to be popular. In fact, you will be liked or loved if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights ( 正当行为). But do it politely and pleasantly. Being friendly and polite to your group, to other people and to strangers an

38、d especially to those who do not look important or do not interestyou is one way to develop a good character. You cannot expect to be perfect, and you must learn not to be unhappy when you make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed if he does not refuse to learn from them. Ma

39、ny young people become discouraged (灰心丧气的 ) when they know in themselves qualities that they do not like selfishness, laziness, and other unpleasant qualities. Just remember that we all have some of these faults (缺点) and have to fight against them. At the same time, it is important to remember that

40、while you are probably no worse than others, the best way to be happy is to think yourself above other people. When something is wrong, it is good sense to try to make it right. Perhaps you do not like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why, and look at yourself, too, to be sure that you are not d

41、oing anything to make that person dislike you. Some day, things may turn out all right when you have to learn to get along the best with the situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you cannot change. 34. One of the two ways the writer suggests for us to get

42、 along with others is to _. A. work hard at everything we do B. enjoy the best share of everything C. look for treasure in order to be successful D. pay more attention to their strong points 35. If a person wants to be popular, he or she has to _. A. be polite and friendlyB. give up some rights C. g

43、et away arguing with other peopleD. be ready to change his or her character 36. There is no person but someone should be blamed if he or she _. A. is modest and generous B. is selfish and lazy C. does not draw a lesson from his or her own fault D. is very happy with unpleasant quality 37. The purpos

44、e for the writer to write the passage is to _. A. train you to be perfect B. show you the way to be happy C. tell you how to act when you dislike a person D. teach you how to be popular among your friends 学习必备欢迎下载 第第 IIII 卷（主观题，共卷（主观题，共 4040 分）分） 四、词汇运用四、词汇运用（本大题共 8 分，每小题 1 分） (A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号

45、的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。 1. The woman doesnt feel _（精力充沛的）enough to keep on working. 2. When he was young, he _（更喜欢）running to jogging. 3. Are there any tickets _ （可获得的）for this Saturdays concert? 4. The man broke the world _（纪录）for the high jump in the last Olympics. (B) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 5.

46、 With the _ (develop) of modern medicine, most eye problems can be treated and cured now. 6. They want to borrow my car, for _ (they) wont start. 7. Dont make any changes till _ (far) notice. 8. All the players did their best to finish the training _ (success). 五、五、 动词填空动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡

47、标有题号的横线上。（本 大题共 8 分，每小题 1 分） 1. All foods can make a person fat if too much _ (eat). 2. The storm was so sudden that they did not have time _ (get) home. 3. Can you tell me where those children _ (play) hide-and-seek this time yesterday? 4. It is said that a new big bridge across the river _ (build)

48、 in a few years. 5. She _ (live) in this city for years when I met her in 1990. 6. Education _ (include) everything we learn, both at home and at school. 7. He has long wished to go to Dalian on business, but he _ (not have) the chance yet. 8. People should try to save electricity by _ (not leave) l

49、ights on when they are not needed. 六、短文填空六、短文填空先通读下面的短文， 掌握其大意， 然后根据短文内容和所给首字母， 在空格 内填入一个适当的词， 使短文意思完整。 所填单词在答题卷上必须完整写出， 并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共 5 分，每格 0.5 分） When might you need to give blood for a personality test? The a(1) is that you need to do so when you ask for a job. Some people believe that

50、 your blood h(2) no secrets. It shows the “real you”. And the owners of certain(某些) blood groups might be particularly good or bad at certain t(3). This is the very reason why you could be asked to o(4) your blood group before being given a job. The new idea was carried out f(5) in Japan and now it

51、has been brought over to other parts of the world. One important business company in Japan is quite s(6) about its needs: “For our office members, we must have 30 percent of group A, 15 percent of AB, 25 percent of O and 30 percent of B.” Do you happen to know your o(7) blood group? It seems that if

52、 you belong to 学习必备欢迎下载 blood group O, you can get things done and sell the goods well. Blood group A are the thinkers w(8) blood group B are highly creative. And if you have problems, ask the ABs to s(9) them. So if you visited the Japanese company, you would find out the O types s(10) goods and A

53、types keeping order( 维持秩序) in the office. 七、完成句子七、完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横 线上。 （本大题共 9 分，每小题 1.5 分） 1. 这道数学题太难，他做不出来。 This Maths problem is _ work out. 2. 防止这样的事故再次发生，我们人人有责。 It is our _ again. 3. 这些邮票很有价值，值得购买。 These stamps are of _ buying. 4. 天气预报说，星期五天要下雪，最低温度将降至-4。 The weather report

54、 says that it will be snowy on Friday and that _ -4 . 5. 如果你仔细看看墙报的话，你就会发现有好几篇文章是以诗歌的形式写成的。 If you take a close look at the wall newspaper, you will find that quite a few _ _ a poem. 6. 小王省下所有的零花钱，准备花在帮助需要帮助的人。 Xiao Wang has saved up all his pocket money and is going to _ need. 八、书面表达八、书面表达(本大题共10分)

55、 假如外商布朗先生将来红光帽厂洽谈业务，请你以该厂销售员的身份，在答题卡指定 的位置上用英语写一篇短文，向他介绍工厂概况，内容要点如下： 1. 红光帽厂建于 1998 年； 2. 现有约 200 名工人，其中多数是中学毕业后回乡的学生；技师来自上海的大工厂； 3. 工厂主要生产童帽和女帽，质量优良； 4. 销售情况和合作愿望。 注意： 1. 短文须包括所给内容要点，要求条理清楚、语句通顺； 2. 第 4 要点的内容须用 2 至 3 句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥； 3. 词数 80 个左右，短文的开头和结尾均已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：质量quality Mr Brown, Welcome to the Red