2014年苏州市初三英语模拟试题

一、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. We work together to achieve our common purpose: _______ world that is safer, cleaner and healthier than_______ one we are living in.

A. the;/      B. a; /      C. the; the     D. a; the

2. - Which share is meant for me?

- You can take_______ half. They are exactly the same.

A. each      B. any      C. either      D. neither

3. - Could I use a computer to get the latest news about the missing Malaysian Flight MH370?

- Sorry, sir. But we don't have any computer_______ here right now.

A. available     B. suitable     C. fashionable     D. valuable

4. - Who has done that again?

-_______ you ask? Little Tom, of course!

A. Must      B. Can      C. Would      D. Need

5. - Have you known each other for long?

- Not very long, _______ we started to work in the company.

A. after      B. since      C. when       D. before

6. - I'd love to go to Hawaii for a holiday.

- But I doubt if we could_______ something like that.

A. allow      B. offer      C. afford      D. cost

7. - Have you decided what to do next?

- No. We'll wait to see what_______ we'll draw from the experiment.

A. decision     B. conclusion     C. condition     D. situation

8. - Why did you _______ change your mind?

-I realized my plan wasn't practical after a long discussion.

A. easily      B. successfully    C. quickly     D. finally

9. - The twins look almost the same.

- They are similar_______ many ways though they are brought up_______ different families.

A. to; in      B. in; in      C. in; from     D. from; with

10. - Late again! Where_______?

- Sorry, I_______ in the heavy traffic on my way here.

A. have you been; got caught      B. have you been; have got caught

C. were you; got caught       D .were you; have got caught

11. - _______ for your step, Jim, or you might fall into the lake.

- Well, I got it.

A. Get out     B. Walk out     C. Watch out     D. Work out

12. - You don't know what great difficulty I had _______ to get the two tickets.

- But the film is really worth_______ twice.

A. managing; seeing       B. to manage; seeing

C. managing; being seen       D. managed; to be seen

13. - Nobody but yon_______ late for school this morning.

- Sorry, I _______ to school when it began to rain heavily..

A. was; went         B. were; was going

C. was; was about to go       D. is; am going

14. - Honey, this is a present for your birthday.

- Ah! A pair of shoes, well-known-brand – Nike. I think it _______ comfortable:

A. is worn     B. wears      C. is wearing     D. has worn

15. - Shall we phone Mary and say sorry to her?

-_______ It was our fault.

A. No way.     B. Not possible.  C. Not at all.     D. Why not?

二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I'm the type of guy who believes you can achieve anything you set your mind to, if you give it your all and don't give up  16  , when I decided to write a novel, it didn't matter to me that I had never done anything like that before. What did matter to me was that I had a great story in my head, a story that needed to be  17  .

What I thought would take a couple of months or a couple of years. After five months of writing, I at last  18  the "finish line" - that magical day when you type "THE END". Okay, so I wrote a manuscript(手稿).The first thing I did was to copy it, followed by sending it out to all of my friends who  19  a lot, to get creative criticism(批评).And then it was back to rewriting the story. Next, I hired a professional(专业人员)，who gave me great  20  ，which meant more rewriting. I soon learned a lesson in writing - writing is rewriting. There would always be  21  for improvement.

I had rewritten the manuscript time and time again for two years, and in the process, I learned  22  to write. Looking back, I had no idea how long it was going to take or how hard it was going to be. Writing the manuscript was the easy part, while going on the way to write a 23    book was the hard part.

Pursuing(追求)my dreams has made all the difference. Life is a journey. I can't see what  24  ahead, but I know one thing for sure: when I look  25  ,I see the things that I've achieved and I smile with pride.

16. A. However     B. Therefore     C. Anyway     D. Otherwise

17. A. made      B. organized     C. printed      D. born

18. A. reached      B. got      C. tried      D. ran

19. A. discussed     B. understood     C. read      D. praised

20. A. confidence     B. energy      C. comfort     D. advice

21. A. room      B. time      C. pleasure     D. experience

22. A. who      B. when      C. how      D. why

23 A. whole      B. successful     C. thick      D. right

24. A. lies      B. lays      C. matches     D. follows

25. A. round      B. up      C. behind      D. forward