2013年初三英语第一次模拟考试卷

一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

(    ) 1. – Have you ever seen ______ film Roman Holiday?

–Yes. I think it is ______ excellent movie.

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

(    ) 2. -- Excuse me, I want to buy some stamps. Where can I find a post office?

-- I know ______ not far from here. You can find ______ without difficulty.

A. that; it            B. it; one             C. one; it             D. it; that

(    ) 3. It’s important ______ us to learn from others. It’s wise ______ you to learn from him.

A. for; for           B. of; of              C. for; of             D. of; for

(    ) 4. ______ of his time ______ been spent on studies every day.

A. Four-fifths; has                         B. Four-fifths; have

C. Four-five; has                          D. Fourths-five; have

(    ) 5. Most Japanese are greatly ___________ by the earthquake.

A. affected          B. effort              C. influence         D.effected

(    ) 6. A tourist will easily lose his way in Beijing ______ he has a map or a guide.

A. if                 B. because           C. unless           D. when

(    ) 7. This kind of T-shirt looks ______ and sells ______.

A. nice; well           B. nice; good         C. well; well        D. good; nice

(    ) 8. – Look at the lady there. ______ it be Miss Li?

-- No, it ______ be her. She left for Paris this morning.

A. Must; can’t      B. Can; may not     C. May; mustn’t        D. Can; can’t

(    ) 9. The disabled people shouldn’t ______. Instead, we should be friendly to them.

A. look down                           B. look down on

C. be looked down on                     D. be looked down

(    ) 10. -- ______ new buildings! I can’t believe that. It ______ a poor village.

-- Yes. Everything has changed here over these years.

A. So many; used to be                    B. So much; is used to being

C. Too many; is used to be                 D. Too much; used to be

(    ) 11. -- Tony, do you know if Frank ______ to the park with us this Sunday if it ______?

-- Sorry, I have no idea.

A. will go; is fine                       B. goes; is fine

C. will go; will be fine                   D. goes; will be fine

(    ) 12. Many students don’t know how to ______ stress and become worried.

A. argue with        B. deal with       C. quarrel with        D. come up with

(    ) 13. – David’s seldom late for school, ______ he?

-- ______, even though the weather is very bad.

A. is; No            B. isn’t; Yes         C. has; No        D. hasn’t; No

(    ) 14. Nobody knows ______ in 100 years.

A. what will life be like                   B. what life will be like

C. how will life be like                    D. how life will be like

(    ) 15. --Jerry, do you mind my pointing out your mistakes?

-- ______. You advice is of great value to me.

A. Not at all         B. You’d better not    C. Of course        D. My pleasure

二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

A goal for life

Do you have a goal for life? What is it? Do you want to become a great writer, a famous singer or just become a rich person?

A survey   16    that in modern society (现代社会), most people choose practical   17 such as “making money to buy a house and a car”, “making one’s life better” or “finding a good job”.

Wang You  worked  in a small company in Nanjing 3 years ago. The job was good and he didn’t need to work on Saturday or Sunday. However, he felt the work wasn’t   18   at all and the life was boring. So he gave up his job and went to Beijing in February, 2009. When he   19  in Beijing, he had his new goal  as finding a good job.

Now   20   people want to live a better life. This fact shows that the society is making progress __21   people’s life goals have become more practical. One researcher says, “Everybody   22  his or her own life goal. If one man is poor,   23  life goal will be to make more money. If one man doesn’t  __24   a diploma (文凭), studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal. And if one man doesn’t have love, his life goal will be to look for  it. If one man has no life goal, he   25   idle away (虚度) his lifetime.”

(    ) 16. A. saw B. advised  C. had  D. showed

(    ) 17. A. works B. findings  C. goals  D. results

(    ) 18. A. interested B. exciting  C. excited  D. afraid

(    ) 19. A. got B. arrived  C. reached  D. went

(    ) 20.A. more and more B.fewer and fewer  C. less and less  D. many and many

(    ) 21. A. and B. but  C. or  D. until

(    ) 22. A. is B. finds  C. comes  D. has

(    ) 23. A. one’s B. their  C. her  D. his

(    ) 24. A. leave B. get  C. find  D. give

(    ) 25. A. should B. would  C. shall  D. will

三、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

A

Tickets Information

Dates: 30th July — 8th August

The Princess              Mon — Fri, 10 a.m., 7 p.m.

And The Frog             Sat — Sun, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m.

Venue: Star Theatre

Duration: 1.5 hours

Ticket prices: $25 per child or adult (day shows)

$35 per child or adult (evening shows)

Family packages:

$85 for 4 tickets (10 a.m., 2 p.m. shows)

$120 for 4 tickets (7 p.m. shows)

Latecomer Policy:

Please arrive early. Latecomers will not be allowed to enter

until a proper break in the shows.

Tel:617— 219 4300        Children:

As courtesy (礼貌) to other audience, children under 3 years

old will not be allowed in.

(    ) 26. How many days will the show be on?

A. For 10 days.       B. For 12 days.       C. For 15 days.      D. For 18 days.

(    ) 27. ______ are not allowed to enter the theatre.

A. Latecomers                           B. Adults without children

C. School students                        D. Kids under 3 years old

(    ) 28. If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening, they have to pay at least ______ dollars for the tickets.

A. 85               B. 100              C. 120             D. 140

B

America is a mobile society.Friendships between Americans can be close and real,yet disappear soon.They don’t feel hurt.If the same two people meet again,even years later,they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to und erstand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings,extending(延伸)deeply into both families.

There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives,they don’t show their politeness to  them if it requires a great deal of time.But in China ,we are usually generous with our time.We,as hosts,will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend.We may take day off from our work to act as guides to our friends :It is opposite in America ,Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans.They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels.And they expect the visitors will phone them from there.Once the visitors arrive at their homes,the welcome will be full ,warm and real.

For Americans ,it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants,except for business matters.Americans are ready to receive us foeeigners at their homes,share their holidays,and their home life.So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!

( )29.The underlined phrase “pick up”in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.

A.keep out      B.give up      C.pay no attention to      D.continue

( )30.Which of the following is the typical (典型 的 )way of American hospitality?

A.Treating friends at home.

B.Taking days off to be with friends.

C.Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. 全品中考网

D.Sharing everything they have.

( )31.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A.Americans are always generous with their time.

B.Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C.Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D.Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.

( )32 This passage is most probably written for _______.

A.American students               B.Chinese students

C.Chinese visitors to America         D.American visitors to China

C

One of the greatest mysteries on Earth is the statues which stand on Easter Island. Easter Island, which was almost uninhabited when it was discovered on Easter Day in 1722 by a Dutch captain, is the most distant island in the world covered with hundreds of giant statues, each weighing several tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall.

Who built these statues and why and how did they get there? Nobody knows the answer for sure.

One theory suggests that Easter Island was first inhabited by Polynesians, who traveled thousands of miles in their canoes(独木舟)in 400 A.D. However, the ocean currents(洋流)which carried them there would not take them back, so that they could not leave.

The statues appear to have been made out of the top edge of the walls of a volcano on the island. Then, it may have been rolled or dragged down to the foot of the volcano(火山). Then, it was stood upright(直立)and ropes were tied around it, which was made to act as a pulley(滑轮). Over a period of months, a statue could be walked for miles down to the ocean. Finally, it was placed in line with other statues, all of them looking towards the center of the island.

This process was difficult. If a statue fell over, it was too heavy to be pulled upright again, so the islanders went back and carved another statue.

The population of Easter Island must have reached 11,000. Later, the resources of the island were used up and people began fighting and eating each other. Work on the statues stopped and the statues were knocked over. When the first Europeans finally arrived on the island, most of these people had died out.

(   )33. This passage is mainly about ________ .

A. the discovery of Easter Island           B. the statues on Easter Island

C. the history of Easter Islanders           D. the earliest population on Easter Island

(   ) 34. Which of the following correctly tells of the possible working process after a statue was made?

a. It was stood upright and ropes were tied around it.

b. It was walked for miles down to the ocean.

c. It was placed in line with other statues.

d. It was moved to the foot of the volcano.

A. c-d-a-b             B. d-b-a-c          C. a-c-b-d            D. d-a-b-c (   ) 35. The underlined word uninhabited most probably means ________.

A. mysterious                             B. lost

C. unknown to the world                    D. with no people living there