江苏省太仓市2018年中考英语调研测试试题3

江苏省太仓市2018年中考英语调研测试试题3
中考英语调研测试试卷3
一、单项选择（共1 5小题；每小题I 分，满分I 5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。

1. In ____ eyes of some children,
playing on the Internet can only bring them ____________ fun.
A. the; a
B. /; a
C. the; / 2. Samuel ' s father ________ h im to be a doctor when he grows up.
A. hopes
B. wants
C. pla ns
D. makes
—In the bookstore n ear my home. A. it B. this C. that D. one
4. — Is it usually warm in Suzhou in April?
—Yes. But it _______ b e rather cold sometimes.
A. must
B. should
C. would
D. can
5. The En glish teacher keeps advis ing us ____ more.
A. to practice speak ing
B. practici ng to speak
C. to practise to speak
D. practic ing speak ing 6. — How can I stay in shape?
—A well-bala need diet together with regular exercise ______ you ' ll make it.
A. so
B. and
C. but
D. or
7. I won ' t come to the party ____ my best friend _________ .
A. if , will be in vited
B. if, is in vited
C. uni ess, is in vited
D. uni ess :
will be in vited
8. “ On eBelt, On eRoad' will serve to ____________ m arkets for Chi na as well as other
coun tries along.
A. set up
B. put up
C. take up
D. ope n up
9. It ' s a pity that now in some areas, the rich are becoming richer, and ______ .
A. the poor the poor
B. poor poor
C. the poor poorer
D. poor the
poorer
10. In an important game like this one, every minute _____ . So let
' s go for it! A. counts B. works C. lasts
D. helps 11. Some people are interested
in _______ women ' s sense of smell is better developed tha n _____ of men.
A. which; that
B. what; taht
C. which; one
D. whether; D./; /
3. — This book on idioms is interesting. I'd like _______ Where did you buy it, Simon?
that
12. Your sister seldom goes to the cin ema on Sun days, _____ ?
A. doesn ' t s he
B. is she
C. does she
D. has she
13. —Every one has han ded in the test paper __ Billy
— He hasn' t finished it yet.
A. besides
B. except
C. with
D. beside
14. The stude nts wan ted to know _________ .
A .whether light goes faster tha n sound B. how many colors were there in a
rain bow
C. that the moon travels around the earth
D. what would the world be like in
the future
15. —You mean I have to go there by myself, for you are not free?
—Yeah, ______ .
A. you mean it
B. you thi nk it
C. you got it
D. you did it
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题I分，满分I 0分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A B C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing
in com mon. Reside nts（居民）built walls to 16 influence from the other tow n.
In Pressure, every one wan ted to be the very best. When wome n gave birth, they
would
compete （竞争、比赛）to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent
competition in every aspect （方面）of life. Because 17 was the symbol （象征）
of success. People were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people could n 't bear the inten sity（紧张）and chose to drink to escape （逃避）.
In Pleasure, the motto （格言）was: If only you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and could do anything they liked. Childre n played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn ' t care 18 students came or not.
Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing _
19 .Tha nks to the lack （缺乏）of regulati ons （规章制度） ,no body worried about losing their jobs. It was pleasure that mattered. The computers they used were old ones from the tow n of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted （上瘾） to drugs （药物）20 the empti ness
（空虚）of their lives. Then, people in the two tow ns bega n ask ing themselves, “ What is life 21 ______ ?” But, just before life in the two tow ns completely 22 , there came a great person---Mr Reas on. He went from door to door, talk ing with people and 23 advice. People in Pressure lear nt to be satisfied with what they had 24
up 三、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Leon was a postma n. Every day after Leon woke up, he would feed his 37 cats.
Leon didn ' t really want 37 cats, but one by one they had turned up on his doorstep, and Leon had take n them in.
Every day, after feed ing the cats, Leon would collect the mail from the red postboxes in the 22. A. gave
B. failed
C. lost
D. s aved 23. A. followi ng
B. tak ing
C. seek ing
D. givi ng 24. A. whe n B. as C. while D . since
21. A. at
B. for
C. i n
D. to 25. A. pulled off B. pulled dow n C. pulled out
walls between them and built a road to conn ect the two.
16. A. pick out B. put out C. keep out out
17. A. wealth
B. health
C. happ in ess
D. pleasure
18. A. what
B. who C .where D . whether 19. A. noth ing
B. somethi ng
C. anything
D. everyth ing
20. A. compared to
B. thanks to
C. because of
D. as a
result
D. leave
D. pulled people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 25 the
village and take it home to sort （分类）.“ If only I had 37 helpers in stead of 37 cats, my job would be so much easier, ” Leon thought. Just the n, the
cats started meowing for their dinner. That gave Leon an idea. That night, Leon stayed up making 37 cat-sized postal backpacks. Each backpack fitted neatly onto a cat' s back. Then, he went around to each postbox, putt ing sig ns up that read: Postbox closed. Please use the Postal Cat Service.
The next day, Leon put a backpack on each cat and dropped off the cats around the village. Leon knew that the cats would be happy laz ing around all day. He also knew that they would always comehomefor dinner. Leon spent the day relaxing, waiting for his helpers to retur n. Leon was right. The cats did retur n, but they did not bring home many letters. Somehow, the cats had man aged to wriggle （蜿蜒而行）out of their backpacks. Or lose their
letters. Or get the letters wet. “Cats are just
too un reliable （不可靠的）” Leon thought. Just the n, there was a scratch ing （刮擦声）at Leon ' s door. A dog was wait ing to be in vited in side. That gave Leon an
idea.
26. Why did Leon keep 37 cats?
A. Because his favourite ani mal was cat.
B. Because he wan ted the cats to help him.
C. Because the cats came to his home one by one, and he had to keep them.
D. Because the cat he kept were reliable.
27. What do you thi nk the last sentence of the passage mean?
A. Leon would have some dogs to help him.
B. Leon would refuse the dog to get i nto his house.
C. Leon would let the dog in and make friends with his cats.
D. Leon would treated the dog more friendly than the cats.
B
Years ago, I lived in a buildi ng in a large city. The buildi ng next door was
only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could often see her sit by her window, sewing or reading.
After several mon ths, I bega n to no tice that her window was dirty. Everyth ing was un clear through the dirty win dow. I would say to myself, “ I won der why that woman doesri t clean her window. It really looks terrible. ”
One bright morning I decided to clea n my flat, i nclud ing the win dows.
Late in the after noon whe n I fini shed the clea nin g, I sat dow n by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a
surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her win dow was clea n!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing （扌比评）her dirty window, but all
the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an importa nt less on for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through myown shortcomings? Since the n, whe never I wan
ted to judge （W判） some on e, I asked myself first,
“ Am
I look ing at him th rough my own dirty win dow? ”
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
28. The writer tells us that the woma n ______ .
A. lived in a large city next to the city where the writer lived
B. was her friend for a long time
C. always had afternoon tea with her
D. often sewed and read
29. Several mon ths later, the writer no ticed that ______ .
A. the woma n moved away
B. the woman wasn' t good at cleaning her window
C. the woman' s window was dirty
D. everythin g in the woman ' s room looked terrible
30. Which of the followi ng sentences is TRUE?
A. The writer ' s building was far away from the woman ' s.
B. The writer discovered the truth after clea ning her own win dow.
C. The writer realized at last, and he would learn a less on from it.
D. The writer decided not to judge others since the n.
C
What is the number one favourite pet in the UK?lf you think the answer is “dog” -you are wrong. There are 8.6 million cats and 8.3 million dogs in Britain according to recent figures. But experts predict （预测）that there will be more dogs than cats n ext year as dogs become more and more popular.
Dogs as accessories （酉己饰）
We like to spe nd time with our pets. The Quee n is famous for her corgis （威尔士矮脚狗）and is often photographed with them. Nowadays some dog owners are more extreme （极端的）—a few TV celebrities even take their dogs shopping or to restaura nts. Chihuahuas （
吉娃娃犬）are especially popular as “ han dbag dogs ”because they are so small.
Dog holidays
People are also giving their pets holidays. Many UK hotels and holiday parks now welcome dogs as guests. What about owners who go abroad? They can leave their pets at a dog hotel or dog spa while they are away. Some eve n provide their canine （犬）guests with a TV.
Dogs are for life
The British charity, Dogs Trust, finds homes for thousands of lost and homeless dogs every year. Their famous sloga n （口号）“ A dog is for life and not just for ______ Christmas ” was created in the 1970s t o teach people about the responsibility （责任）of owning a dog. Dogs Trust told British people not to give dogs as gifts or treat them like toys. Dogs on TV
Victoria Sitwell is the host （主持人）of the popular TVprogramme called “ It ' s
meor the dog” . In the show Victoria helps dog owners with their pets ' bad behavior. She tries to find ways to problems such as a Dalmatian who thinks he owns the house and won' t let the family sit on the sofa, dogs that will only eat ice cream and biscuits and even a bulldog （恶犬）who uses the owner ' s bed as a toil et. Yuck!
Fashi on for dogs
You can shop on li ne or on the high street for the latest in dog clothes and accessories （配件）.Specialist shops sell dog boots, dog dress costumes, dog coats,
dog dresses and dog pan ts.
31. What does the article mai nly talk about?
A. Cats as nu mber one favorite pet i n the UK.
B. A culture of dogs as a pet in the UK.
C. Small dogs like Chihuahuas beco ming more and more popular.
D. Dogs equally treated as huma n bein gs.
32. Which of the follow ing has the closest meaning to the un derl ined sentence in
Paragraph 4?
A. Dog owners should show respect for dogs ' lives.
B. Dog owne rs should not use dogs as Christmas gifts.
C. Dog owners should care for the dogs more tha n anything else.
D. Dog owners should devote all their lives to treati ng their dogs well.
33. From the passage we can know that ____ .
A. dogs will become the number one pet in the US in the years to come
B. some dogs are treated as huma n beings
C. Victoria Sitwell host a programme to help dog owners to treat sick dogs
D. fashion for dogs causes the economy of the UK to develop quickly
D
Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember play ing house as a child —prete nding （假装）t o be a grow n-up like your paren ts? Did you imag ine you were a
doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than being young.
But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become “ kidults ” . Being a kidult has become a lifestyle choice among young people across Asia.
Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and
Snoopy have manyadult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something womanwith a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory （配件、附件）
Other kidults still enjoy children ' s stories and fairy tales. For example, the British publisher Bloomsbury even released an edition （发布一个版本）of the Harry Potter no vels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children ' s book.
“ Kidults can be like vitamins to soci ety. Adults who love their childhood most and hold on to pure, child-like emotio n may be n eeded in such a rough and dry society, ” said Lee So-jung, a
professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap
between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together.
Tim Gree nhalgh, an adviser in London expla ined that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They hold on to childhood because work ing life in a busy and stressful city frighte ns them. Kidults would like to forget their age and ope nly show their fear of society and adulthood.
“ So, they can escape from increasingly busy and stressful lives that are hard to deal with, ” Greenhalgh said.
34. Why does a kid wish to be an adult?
A. Because he wants to be in depe ndent （独立）
B. Because he does n ' t want to be con trolled by adults.
C. Because he wants to experie nee the real world.
D. Because he believes there will be more excit ing life ahead.
35. What can we infer （推断）from the passage?
A. Some kidults refuse to grow up.
B. Some kidults in Brita in like read ing on the subway.
C. Some kidults think childhood is the best time of their life.
D. Some kidults want to escape from the busy and stressful life
36. One of the adva ntages of the kidult culture is that _____.
A. it can make adults face the real social life
B. it can make our society young and full of life
C. it can in crease the sales of childre n ' s books
D. it can lead to harm onious （和谐的）relati on ship betwee n adults and kids
37. Which of the following is the best title for the article?
A. Kids or Grow n-ups
B. Happy Childhood
C. Fearful Adulthood
D. Kidult Culture
四、词汇检测（共1 0小题；每小题I分，满分I 0分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式. 每空只写一词.
38. He is the _________ （富有）person I have ever met, but he n ever shows off.
39. The thief was put in the police car with a policeman on _________________ （二者之一）side of him.
40. Sorry, My uncle can ' t answer the phone now, for he ' s___________________ （连接）the
keyboard to the computer.
41. Fewer books you read, ______ （少）kno wledge you will get.
42. My gran dmother can still do everyth ing on her own in her _____ （九十岁）
43. I ' m sorry I can ' t remember the __________ （乘客）names.
44. Are there any （不同）between the two sentences?。