2014年初三英语模拟试题(含答案)

一、 听力(每小题1分，共20分)

A)听下面10段对话，每段对话或独白后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出最佳选项，听每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

1.  How did the man go to work today?

A.   B.   C.

2.  What does the man’s cousin do ?

A.   B.   C.

3.  Where are they talking?

A.   B.   C.

4.  What is useful for an astronaut on Mars?

A.   B.   C.

5.How long does Mary spend on her hobbies now?

A. About two hours      B. About an hour    C. About half an hour

6.When was Jane born?

A. In 1992             B. In 1991          C. In 1993

7.  How is the weather now?

A. Rainy             B. Windy            C. Sunny

8.What does the man mean?

A.He sat in front of the TV and watched the match.

B.He didn’t watch the match.

C.He didn’t like the match.

9.What subject does the woman like better?

A.math    B.science     C.both math and science

10.  How much did Ann pay for her skirt?

A. 300 B. 150 C. 100

B)听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前你都有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第一段材料，回答第11-12小题。

11.  What are they going to do this afternoon?

A. See a drama.  B. See a film.  C. Watch TV.

12.  What award did Ang Lee win?

A. An Oscar for Best Actor. B. An Oscar for Best Actress. C. An Oscar for Best Director.

听第2段材料，回答第13~15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

An interesting experiment

Steps of the experiment  Result

•First pour water into the glass until it is half full

•Then put about 　　 13      spoons of salt into the water.

•Pour in 　　 14      until the glass is nearly full.

•Put the egg into water.   Because salty water is heavier than drinking water, the egg 　　 15     .

13.  A. four B. five   C. six

14.  A. water B. salty water C. drinking water

15.  A. falls down to the bottom of the glass.          B. stays in the middle of the glass.

C. stays on the top of the glass.

听第3段材料，回答第16~20小题

16.  Which floor does Jack live on?

A. The twelfth floor. B. The tenth floor.      C. The second floor.

17.  Who has a cat?

A. Jack      B. Kitty C. Mary

18. When did the story happen?

A. Last Tuesday morning B. Last Thursday evening C. Last Saturday afternoon

19.  What happened to the robber at last?

A. He was caught by the police. B. He was caught by Jack. C. He was caught by the neighbours.

20.  What can we learn from the story?

A. Mary lives with Jack.

B. Jack should keep a cat, too.

C. It’s necessary for Mary to keep a cat as a pet.

二、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10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。

21.  The astronauts were so interested in            beauty of nature that they took lots of pictures

in            space.

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

22.  ---I’d like to book a room for tonight.

---Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any rooms            right now.

A. able    B. comfortable  C. available   D. suitable

23.  It's an either--or situation. You can watch TV or play games, but you can’t do           .

A. others  B. either  C. another  D. both

24.  When the star fell            the darkness quickly at night, all the people felt it amazing.

A. down B. off C. behind D. through

25.  The research group            15 members has made great achievements in recent years.

A. is made up of  B. makes up    C. made up of  D. making up of

26.  ---Shanghai Pudong Airport please! I must get there by 7.    http://w  ww.xk b1. com

---           , but I’ll try my best

A. No problem B. All right C. I can’t promise D. I can’t do that

27.  There’s no way of knowing why the man fails,             he is always hard-working and wise.

A. when B. although C. if D. unless

28.  ---Millie hardly did the housework after she bought the robot,           ?

---           . She could relax and have time for her hobbies.

A. did she; Yes  B. didn’t she; No    C. didn’t she; Yes  D. did she; No

29.  ---Could you tell me           ?

---By speaking more.

A. what I could do to improve my English   B. how I can improve my English

C. how can I deal with my English    D. what’s wrong with my English

30.  I can still remember the sitting-room            my mother and I            in the evening.

A. which; used to sit   B. that; used to sitting in

C. /; used to sit in       D. /; are used to sitting

三、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out of their chairs, laughing at me. “Don’t be     31    . Only geniuses (天才) can become writers,” the English teacher said sarcastically(讽刺地). “And you are getting a D this term.” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly.

That night I wrote a short, sad poem about    32    dreams and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly newspaper. To my surprise, they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a(an)     33     writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates. They laughed again. “Just plain dumb luck,(纯属侥幸)” the teacher said. However, I’d tasted     34    . I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.

By the time I graduated from high school(with a C-minus average), I had scrapbooks filled with my published     35    . I never talked about my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.

Later, I wrote a book about what I understood and    36    about life. It took me nine months, just like a(an)   37   . I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which read: “I wrote this book myself, I hope you like it. Chapters(章节) 6 and 12 are my    38   . Thank you.” I mailed it without an envelope.

A month later, I received a letter, and a request to start working on     39     book. Crying Wind became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended, what degrees I have, and what qualities I have to be a writer. The answer is     40    . I just write. I’m not a genius, and I’m not gifted. I just write. To all those who dream of     41    , I’m shouting at you, “Yes, you     42    ! Don’t listen to them!”  Writing is easy. It’s fun, and anyone can do it.

31.  A. shy B. dishonest C. silly D. proud

32.  A. strange B. broken C. beautiful D. unusual

33.  A. welcomed B. educated C. honored D. paid

34.  A. luck B. failure C. success D. pain

35.  A. works B. poems C. letters D. jokes

36.  A. did B. felt C. heard D. saw

37.  A. animal B. plant C. baby D. boy

38.  A. explanations B. reasons C. dreams D. favorites

39.  A. others B. another C. other D. the other

40.  A. many B. few C. some D. none

41.  A. writing B. being famous C. success D. being rich

42.  A. must B. need C. can D. should