2018初三英語二模試卷

1、2018年聯(lián)合體中考模擬試卷（二）一、單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）1. which of the following words is pronounced /f/? a. fillb. fearc. faird. feel2. less gravity on mars makes _ necessary to wear special boots. a. this b. that c. it d. us3. its hard to make a _ sometimes.i agree. because we often have more than one choice.

2、a. challenge b. decision c. speech d. mistake4. the housing price in nanjing today is much _ than that ten years ago. so i cant afford even a small house.a. lower b. higher c. cheaper d. more expensive5. as we know, its difficult to live in a foreign country._ if you cant understand the language the

3、re. a. properly b. recently c. usually d. especially 6. youd better take the gps with you you wont get lost.a. as soon as         b. so that            c. because       d

4、. until7. tom went skating on the lake yesterday.it be true. the ice is too thin to skate on.a. cant b. mustnt c. may not d. neednt8. tom, lets fly kites after school.sorry. i have frank to work on the biology report with him.a. promised b. expected c. imagined d. guessed9. sorry, i didnt see the si

5、gn of “no photos”. ill my camera.a. put out b. put off c. put up d. put away10. _ helpful advice you gave us on protecting personal information the other day! a. what b. what a c. how a d. how11. its too noisy here. whats going on?oh, the noise comes from the boys. they _ a party.a. hold b. are hold

6、ing c. were holding d. have held12. what do you think of jim?he is a serious boy. whenever he _ the tasks, he will try his best to finish them well.a. will be given b. will give c. gives d. is given 13. how soon will you begin your journey?im not sure. i havent decided _.a. when shall i ask the boss

7、 for leave b. where i will go to spend the holidayc. whether i would go by train or by planed. who could invite me to go14. im happy to be here for my 20-day holiday._ tell me if you have any trouble.a. help yourself. b. thanks a lot!c. be careful! d. enjoy your stay.15. the chinese action film oper

8、ation red sea is popular recently. how do you like it?_.a. i think sob. pretty goodc. all rightd. thats all right二、完型填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）i have always liked going to school. i enjoy learning new things and 16 new people there. i try to consider my school work as a challenge 17 an unpleasant duty. m

9、y parents have taught me the 18 of a good education and importance of always doing my best.my father says that school is “the cradle(搖籃) of 19 ”. i think that is true. a student beginning school can be compared with a baby who is put into a cradle, where it begins 20 . in school, the student begins

10、his education, which will continue as long as he lives.my school is not very large, but i think it is 21 . this year im studying maths, english, chinese, science, history and geography to prepare for senior high school. my teachers are very strict. we study hard in class and always have homework. im

11、 learning more and more day by day. my best grades are in english and science. my english teacher is 22 me to continue my english studies after high school. she is my best and favorite teacher. she is always patient enough to help me when i have questions. i show great 23 to her.i believe a good edu

12、cation is one of the most 24 things a person can have. 25 i take part in many social activities, my school work is always put the first place. i believe if a student has a positive attitude about school, he will enjoy it more and learn more from it. 16. a. showingb. trainingc. looking d. meeting17.

13、a. instead ofb. better thanc. more than d. because of18. a. valueb. pricec. costd. duty19. a. introductionb. contributionc. educationd. instruction20. a. sleepingb. cryingc. growingd. learning21. a. wellb. excellentc. badd. awful22. a. warningb. encouragingc. allowingd. hoping23. a. greetingsb. resp

14、ectc. interestd. patience24. a. importantb. difficultc. surprisingd. interesting25. a. ifb. unlessc. althoughd. until三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）a if you want to travel to singapore, here are two famous places of interest.singapore plant gardenjurong bird parkin 1822, it was built at the foot of govern

15、ment hill and it was moved to its present place in 1859. throughout the years, the greenhouses have become much larger. today, the garden is one of the most popular places to visit in singapore. the best time to visit it is on a cool morning.ticket prices: 210 yuan for adults; free for children unde

16、r 12opening hours: 8:00 am6:00 pm every dayjurong bird park is the greatest park in asia and comes first in our list of places to visit in singapore. this park is home to more than 5,000 birds with 380 kinds from everywhere throughout the world. the waterfall aviary is the biggest in the center whic

17、h is made up of 5 land woods with more than 1,500 african birds and has a 100­feet man­made waterfall.ticket prices: 180 yuan for adults;free for children under 12opening hours: 6:00 am6:00 pm every day26. what is the best time to visit singapore plant garden?a. on a cold morning. b. on a

18、warm night. c. on a cool morning. d. on a warm morning.27.tom with his 9-year-old son wants to visit jurong bird park, how much should they spend on the tickets?a. 180 yuan. b. 270 yuan. c. 360 yuan. d. 480 yuan.28. the passage is most probably a/an _.a. novel b. advertisement c. poem d. playbafter

19、living and teaching in china for 10 months, my wife and i returned to california to visit our children and friends. many of them asked what we liked most about china. the friendly people, the wonderful food, and the beautiful sights were at the top of our list. then one night, after yet another rest

20、aurant dinner with friends, i realized that there was one other thing that i really liked about china: no tipping.tipping is a subject that has long interested me.in america, the three kinds of services that require tipping are waiters/waitresses, taxi drivers

21、, and barbers. the standard tip is now between 15 and 20 per cent of the bill, depending on the quality of service. why these three services are worth this special treatment is a mystery to me. why am i supposed to tip a waiter for bringing me food when i dont need to tip the flight attendant on an

22、airplane for doing the same thing? why do i need to tip a taxi driver, but not the bus driver? why am i expected to tip the barber for cutting my hair but not the dentist for fixing my teeth? i have been a teacher for 39 years. no one has ever tipped me after a particularly successful class or lectu

23、re.the tipping problem in many european countries is solved by adding a 15 per cent to the bill. i prefer the chinese solution: no tipping at all.when i was visiting the us this summer, i went out to dinner several times with friends. having spent 10 months in china not even thinking about tipping,

24、i found it uncomfortable to have to spend extra money on the meal. while i understand why china, as a developing nation, has slowly accepted many western customary practices, i hope the chinese are wise enough to never start the unnecessary practice of tipping.29. what made the writer realize that h

25、e liked no tipping most about china?a. talking with his friends.b. returning to california.c. giving a large amount of tips.d. having dinner in a restaurant.30. how much should be paid as a tip if the bill is200 in a european restaurant?a. 20.b. 30.c. 50.d. 100.31. what kind of services requires tip

26、ping in america?a. waiters, barbers and teachers. b. waiters, barbers and taxi drivers.c. waiters, flight attendant and taxi drivers. d. waiters, teachers and flight attendant. ctelevision is one of the greatest technological inventions of the 20th century. a scottish man called john logie baird inv

27、ented it. inventors in the usa and europe were working on electronic television systems but baird used a mechanical(機械的) system. in 1925, he was able to send the first black and white pictureof the head of a dollfrom one end of his flat to the other. he then used a local office boy, not the doll, an

28、d this teenager was the first person ever to appear on tv.in january 1926, baird invited scientists to his flat and showed them his invention. he called it a “televisor”. later that year, baird started the worlds first tv station. in 1927, he sent images 730 kilometres from london to glasgow using t

29、elephone cables(電纜). a year later, his company sent the first transatlantic(跨大西洋的) tv images from london to new york. baird made the first television programmes for the bbc in 1929. these programmes had sound, not just pictures. however, bairds system was very limited and basic(基本的). a totally elect

30、ronic american system was more popular and practical. the inventor of this electronic system was an american, philo farnsworth. in 1936, the bbc started using farnsworths system because the picture was better than bairds. more and more people had televisions after the second world war. colour tv beg

31、an in the usa in the 1940s but only a small number of people had colour televisions in their houses. they were very expensive. in britain and the usa, the first regular(定時的) colour tv programmes only began in 1967. now in the 21st century, we have digital television. tv has changed a lot since the f

32、ace of a boy appeared on tv in john logie bairds flat.32. when did baird succeed in sending the first black and white picture to the other side of his flat?a. in 1925. b. in 1927. c. in 1928. d. in 1929.33. who invented the totally electronic system according to the article?a. john logie baird. b. p

33、hilo farnsworth. c. tony james. d. we dont know.34. which of the following is true according to this passage?a. bairds system was very limited and basic.b. baird didnt use a mechanical system on television. c. in march 1926, baird invited scientists to his flat and showed them his invention.d. colou

34、r tv began in the usa in the 1940s and they were not expensive.35. what is the best title for the passage?a. the great inventor, john logie baird b. the story of philo farnsworthc. the development of television d. the history of digital television dhannah walked alone in the woods and felt sad. she

35、was nine years old but she had already seen many changes in her short life. they werent all bad things. some were pretty wonderful. hannah loved having her new little sister and her stepmother, emma, was just lovely. she had to start at another school soon, but she was always able to make friends. e

36、ven so, her secret self wished that things didnt have to change at all.“why do people have to leave, families move, a little girl grows up?” these thoughts made her feel worried .hannah kicked a stone on the path and it hit a huge oak tree.she walked nearer to the tree. “am i dreaming ?” hannah rubb

37、ed(揉) her eyes. the tree was moving! its big branches were reaching out to her. soon, she was encircled(包圍) by branches and leaves. then she became one with the tree. her brown hair grew longer and longer, as it curled around the leaves. her body grew strong and it mixed with the outer covering of t

38、ree until they shared one trunk. her arms and legs reached out. hannahs spirit softly settled into its new home and she became a forest goddess.hannah was now part of the woodland. seasons changed and brought wonder and warmth to her. winter was quiet and peaceful. in the spring time, she breathed i

39、n the rich smell of the soil and enjoyed the green new life in the forest. her favorite season was autumn. her leaves became wonderful colors and she loved to watch them dancing in wind.hannah observed how things didnt stay the same in natures world. she saw young animals born and the spirit of old

40、creatures pass on. within the tree, she spent hours seeing the clouds move across the sky. sometimes it was fair, and sometimes heavy and gray. in the evening she watched the stars twinkle against the night sky. as part of the forest, hannah came to love the changing world around her.suddenly, a nut

41、 hit her head. a squirrel hid from the tree quickly. oh, she realized herself napping(打盹) under the oak tree. what a wonderful dream! hannah leaned her cheek against the bark and gave thanks for their time together. then she went back home, thinking and smiling36. where did the story take place?a. i

42、n a school. b. in the grassland. c. in the forest. d. in a zoo.37. what does the underlined word “she” in paragraph 1 refer to?a. hannah. b. the little sister. c. emma. d. the stepmother.38. which of the following shows the right order of what happened to hannah? a. hannahs arms and legs stretched o

43、ut. b. hannah walked close to the oak tree. c. hannahs spirit settled in the tree. d. the branches of tree spread toward her. a. a d c b b. b d a c c. b d c a d. a c b d 39. whats the possible meaning of “observed” in paragraph 5?a. watched carefully. b. ate carefully. c. danced happily. d. sang hap

44、pily.40.what would possibly happen to hannah from the smiling at the end of the story?a. hannah would always feel very worried. b. hannah would become a real forest goddess. c. hannah would refuse to accept changes.d. hannah would be happy to welcome changes.四、填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）41. i_(想知道) why he

45、 is late for school again.42. she smiled at him as he walked _(通過) the door.43. her parents are out, so she feels _(孤獨的) at home.44. the boy is so careful that he seldom makes a_(錯誤) in the exam.45. i like my uncle because he has a good _(感覺) of humour.46. this famous director won the first award in

46、 his _(forty).47. my father is an honest man and never_(tell) lies.48. the man feels sorry for losing_(he) in playing computer games when he was in middle schools.49. i send a bunch of flowers to my mother on mothers day, because she devotes all her life to_(care) for my family and loves us so much.

47、50. audrey hepburn worked closely with the charities and she passed away _(peace) at the age of 63.五、閱讀填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）more and more chinese would like to travel to the usa and prefer to drive by themselves. they need to know something about driving in america, which will be helpful to them and

48、 bring a happy holiday to them.keep right the traffic follows the “keep right rule”. while driving, drive on the right side of the road, which is completely different from that in britain. on one-way, multiple lanes(車道) road, the right-most lane would be slowest and left-most lane is fastest. hand s

49、ignals though indicators(指示燈) are used for the purpose of showing which direction you are going, knowing some hand signals is very important and are always asked in a driving test. when you want to turn right, you can put your left hand out of the window and point upward. when you want to make a lef

50、t turn, you can reach your left arm out of the window and point to the left. if you want to slow down or stop, you can just point downward. school buses yellow school buses have flashing red lights and stop signs that reach out from the drivers side. the drivers use these warning signals when lettin

51、g pupils on and off. no matter which side of the road you are traveling on, if you come upon a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used, you must stop. its the law. remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign is removed. using the horn using horns is not common in

52、america. actually they are very rarely used. you may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents. do not use your horn to express anger or complain about other drivers mistakes or to try to get a slow driver to move faster. titletraffic rules in 56 the 57

53、 for learning about the rulesmany people 58 to drive by themselves during travelling.knowing something about driving will 59 people to have a wonderful holiday.keep rightwhile driving on the road, you should drive on the 60 side of the road.the traffic rule is not the 61 as that in the uk.the driver

54、s can drive 62 on the left-most lane than on the right-most lane. hand signalsknowing some hand signals is of great 63 though indicators are used for the purpose of showing which direction you are going to.school busesthe drivers of the school buses use warning signals when letting pupils get on or

55、off the bus.its 64 the law if the drivers dont stop their cars when they come upon a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used.using the hornusing horns is not common in america. in fact, they are very rarely used.use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents instead of 65 anger or complaining about other drivers mistakes.people eat different dishes during the traditional festival, the spring festival. some of them have special meanings and s 66 for good luck.in china, fish s 67 like “yu (