初三英语模试卷.docx

2016年春学期九年级英语第三次模拟考试试题
(考试时间：120分钟满分：120分)
命题：初三英语组
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第I部分选择题(共60分)
一、选择填空。

(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)
( )1. We will see _________ even stronger China in ___________ n ear future.
A.a; the
B. an; the C・ the; a D. an; a
()2. 一A latest Taizhou Daily, please!
一Only one copy left. Would you like to have ________ , sir?
A. one
B. it
C. this
D. that
( )3・• This problem is far . me, I'm afraid I can't work it out.
・ Don't worry, we will help you.
A. beyond
B. beside
C. behind
D. between
( )4. She got up to get some sleeping pills but found there was ________ left at home.
A. nothing
B. none C・ something D・ nobody
( )5. It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books, so it's important to have real _______ with languages, cultures and societies.
A. communication
B. experience C・ knowledge D・ influence
( )6. — Would you like to order the two robots?
一Yes, one is to help me with my homework, and ___ i s for my mother to do housework.
A. another
B. the other
C. other D・ others
( )7. Just like weather, life________ be beautiful all the time.
A. mustn^t
B. needn^t
C. can't
D. wouldn't
( )& —Wow! _____ wonderful news report!
一So it is.
A. What
B. How a
C. What a
D. How
( )9.一When ______ you _____ reading Jane Eyre?
一It's hard to say. fm busy recently.
A. did; finish
B. have; finished C・ will; finish D・ do; finish
( )10. Most Brazilians get along well with each other, _________ t hey are from different races(不中
族),
including Americans, European settlers, and Africans,・
A. although
B. as a result
C. since
D. unless
( )11 ・一Could I have an interview with Mr Green now, please?
—Sorry, he _________ a meeting. You'd better wait a minute.
A. has
B. had
C. is having
D. was having
( )12. The football match was really fantastic, ______ when Smith scored in the last minute.
A. probably
B. exactly C・ especially D. mostly
( )13. — Tom, what do you think of the school?
一Oh，no other school is _____ in the city. It's ______ one.
A. better; a better
B. the best; the best
C. better; the best
D. the best; a better
( )14. — Fm sorry. That wasn't of much help・一______ . And it was most helpful.
A. Thanks anyway
B. It doesn't matter C・ Of course not D. Sure it was
( )15. 一The light in his room is still on. Do you know ________ ?
—To prepare for the coming exam, I think.
A. if he works hard
B. why he stays up so late
C. why is he so busy
D. when he will stop working
二、完形填空。

(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)
The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy(同1W)as Susan made her way care fill ly up the steps. She paid for the drive and then, using her hands to 16 the seats, set什ed(安顿)in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world o f 17_ • Susan's husband Mark watched her fall into hopelessness and he decided to use every possible means to help his wife・
Finally, Susan felt ready to 18 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too afraid of getting around the city by herself ・ Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could 19 it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark went with Susan to and from 20 each day. He taught her how to depend on her other 21 、specifically her hearing, to decide where she was.
At last, Susan decided that she was 22 to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she held her husband tightly, her eyes filled with tears of thankfiilness・ She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 23 ways. Each day went _24 _______________________ ，and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as 25 ・ As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 26 you] Surprisingly, Susan asked the driver 27 .
"You know, every morning for the 28 week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the comer watching you until you enter your office building 29 J the bus driver said・Tears of happiness ran down Susan's checks・ She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than 30 • That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
( )16. A. feel B・ choose C.count D. touch
( )17. A. weakness B・
sickness C. darkness D. sadness
( )1 & A. return B. keep C. belong D. stick
( )19. A. try B. manage C・ control
D. follow
( )20. A. home B. hospital C・ school D. work
( )21. A. feelings B. parts C. senses D. skills
( )22. A. busy B.happy C・ ready D. willing
( )23. A. opposite(adj.) B. separate (adj.) C. flxed(adj.) D. normal 通常的(adj.)
( )24. A. terribly B. perfectly C. sadly D. badly
( )25. A. possible B. usual C. if D. often
( )2& A. envy B. respect C. know D. support
( )27. A. what B. how C. why D. where
( )28. A. next B. same C. first D. past
( )29. A. quickly B. silently C・ happily D. safely
( )30. A. courage B. direction C. sight . D. service
三、阅读理解。

(共15小题，每小题2分计30分)
(A)
How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?
The sun was probably the world f s first "clock役except in the far north, where the Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)live・ There, ifs dark most of the winter, and light most of the summe匚But in most of the world, people have used the sun for a clock. Even today, if you don't have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, it's day, and when it's dark, ifs night. The sun can also tell you if it's morning, noon, or afternoon.
People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides・ In the daytime, fbr about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours・ The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours・ Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars・ The whole sky is their clock.
In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.
A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass・ The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part
to
the bottom part in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.
( )31. According to the passage, there arc _____ ways to tell time besides the clock and watch・
A. 3
B.4
C. 5
D. 7
( )32. The Eskimos in the far north can't use the sun for a clock because _____ .
A.they know very little about the sun
B.the sun there never goes down in winter
C.it's too cold for them to go out to watch the sun
D.it has long dark winters and long light summers
( )33. The underlined word "tides” in the passage means______ .
A.洋流
B.潮汐
C.海啸
D.波浪
( )34. In which page of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?
A. News.
B. Science. C・ Business. D. Advertisement
( )35. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Different Ways to Tell Time
B. Useful Machines to Tell Time
C. The History of the Clock
D. The Development of the Clock
(B)
Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic(化妆品)company Blazes in 1992. Though she is very successful, she says that she finds it harder every year to balance her business with her family lifb. She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than they do about her.
Molly employs(雇佣)around eighty people in her factory and warehouse, and ten others in her two new fashion stores, but her newest employee is the most important one for he匚After years of worrying about her business more than her family, she has decided to make Sally Pamontc new general manager in her company. Molly will still be involved in decision-making, and she's going to stay in touch with the people who work for her, but Sally is going to look after day- to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with kids.
The new arrangement is going to start on Monday, and both of them arc already excited about it. Sally says, T'm very nervous, actually, but Fm sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days，even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes：
Molly, on the other hand, seems quite relaxed about the whole thing. T know that Sally's going to be a very nice manage匚she says, "She's only been here a couple of days and she's already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than Fvc been in years. I mean, I honestly can't remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this, and my kids are really excited about my being at home more. To be honest, I wish I had made this decision years ago；
( )36. The passage is mainly about ____________ •
A. Molly and her children
B. Molly finding a new manager
C. the baby-sitter and the kids
D. Molly making a chance about her business・ ( ____ )37. The underlined phase "be involved irT in the passage probably means ______________________ .
A. be interested in B・ take part in C・ be nervous about D. leam about
)38. Sally seems to be a good manager because_____________ .
A. she has set up a new Blazes
B. she keeps in close touch with the workers
C. she has been able to solve a few problems
D. she has been working for the company since
1992 )39. According to this passage, Molly ________________ .
A. will not mn her business any more B・ seems satisfied with the new arrangement
C. was not pleased with the baby-sitter
D. was successful both in her business and her family. )40.
The best thing for Molly now is that __________________ .
A. she has more than eighty people working for her B・ her kids know more about the baby-sitter
C. she can have more time to be with her kids・
D. she has got a new general manager in her
company.
(C)
Is there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said "no" or "We don't know； But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett arc astronomers • They believe intelligent life exists (存在)somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings.
Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. "This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent lifb,' say Shostak and Barnet・ The second reason is size一the universe is huge・"Tools like the Hubble telescope (哈勃望远镜)have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies," says Shostak. "And our galaxy, the Milk Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth；
In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜)allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited Earth? "Probably not/5 says Shostak. "It's a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signs. In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages・ However, this is changing. By 2025, wc could make contact with other life forms in our universe and wc might help each othcrl
( )41 • Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are ______________ •
A. astronomers・
B. fanners
C. singers
D. drivers
( )42. What is the best title for Paragraph Two?
A. The Age and Size of Earth
B. Our Galaxy: The Milk Way
C. Why Intelligent Life Might Exist
D. Earth: The Only Planet With Intelligent Life
)43・ Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?
A. There were not any smaller planets.
B. There were not any powerful telescopes.
C・ The astronomers were not interested in them. D. The Milk Way didn't exist at that time.
C ・ They don't want to see us. D. They don't know how to use radio signs. （
）45. What does the underlined phrase "life forms^ in the last paragraph mean? A. Messages ・ B. Tools. C. Intelligent beings. D. Radio signs.
第II 部分非选择题（共60分）
四、阅读表达。

（共5小题，每题2分 计10分）阅读下面的短文，根据内容回答问题。

My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home. But he would come back help to harvest （收割）rice every year.
One autumn, he promised to help our neighbor, who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999, to harvest his rice ・ After Father harvested our own, his little rice picker broke. What's worse ，he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital. It meant that Father wouldn't be back in a few days ・ It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbo 匚
Father told us that he wouldn't let the neighbor's rice rot （糜烂）in the field. He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine. "If tonight's weather is clear, I think I can do it ： added my father. In fact, he was rather tired after a day's harvest work ・
After dinner, Father had a short rest and made his way to the field. A full moon was glowing （发 光）in the sky and the weather was cold but clcar. He spent the whole night keeping his word. I would never forget the image （画面）：Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of rice stocks （秸秆）stood at attention, showing respect for a man who kept his word.
1. Where did Father use to work ? （No more than 5 words ）
2. What happened to the neighbor
in 1999? （No more than 8 words ） 3. Why was Father required to return to work? （No more than 7 words ） 4. How did Father help the neighbor harvest rice in the field? （No more than 5 words ） 5. How long did Father spend in harvesting the neighbor's rice?
______________________________________ （No more than 5 words ）
五、任务型阅读。

（共10小题，每小题1分 计10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容 Maybe there is no better time for us to think about the steps our family
can take to protect the environment. In fact, in our daily life, there are many
kinds of easy ways we can think of to save money and protect the
environment.
Make our houses more airtight （密封的）.If so, it will stop
temperature loss and keep the houses warm in winter.
Buy newer fridges and air conditioners （空调），especially when the old ones arc more than five years old. New ones can save twice as much energy as old ones.
填写表格。

（每空限填一
词）
Change bulbs. LED light bulbs can give brighter light with less energy and can be used for a longer time.
Clothes can be washed clean in cold water with today's detergents （j先涤齐U）・ Using hot water takes five times the energy and produces five times the carbon （碳）.
If we all take action to save energy and reduce consumption （》肖耗）in our daily life, it will not only save money but also help protect the environment.
六、词汇运用。

（共10小题，每小题I分，计10分）
A、根据括号内所给提示填空（5分）（每空限填一词）
1Marry __________ （拒绝）to do the work, so he let John to do it instead.
2How __________ （疲劳）the hiking is! I can" walk any farther.
3In order to live longer, we should eat much __________ （健康）food.
4People think that Hepburn's achievements went _________ （/Bill） the film industry.
5Who do you think is the _ _ （/"格）with you among your teachers?
B、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空（5分）（每空不限词数）
6Neither his sisters nor Jim _______________ （do） their homework when their father got home.
7Don't take the magazines away. They arc for that __________ （science）・
8Bill, can you finish all the exercises if you ___________ （give） ten more minutes?
9Though the films __________ （it） were interesting, I fell asleep because I was too tired・
10 He ___________ （not hand） in his homework over the past fcw weeks・
七、短文填空。

（共10小题,每题1分计10分）
Many people have lamented（惋惜）the lost art of reading in our modem world, but few have actually tried to do anything about it. But w ______ or not you think people aren't reading long-form material as much as they used to, you can p ______ still get excited about free reading material.
Two men in a company in France put 8 machines that o ________ s hort stories to people in public places. They hope that people will make use of these stories to open their minds w __________ waiting
around, i ______ of looking through news, information or wcchat on their mobile phones・ Stories arc provided according to how much t _________ people have got to spend reading （one-, three-, and five-minute stories are available）, and the stories are p _____ out on long receipt（收据）-like paper.
“The i_____ c ame to us in front of a vending machine（自动售货机）selling chocolate bars and drinks/9 the two men told the reporter. "We said to o ______ t hat we could do the same thing with good quality popular literature so t _______ p eople could spend their short time when they are waiting or passing by.
八、书面表达。

（20分）
养成良好的习惯对于我们的初小学习生活有很大的帮助。

请根据提示用英语写一篇短文。

良好的学习习惯：1课前：预习；找出困难Z处。

2课上：听讲;——o
3课后：复习所学内容
良好的生活习惯：1作息：早睡早起。

2饮食：多吃水果蔬菜。

3锻炼——
你的感受：1帮助我们更好地学习知识，提高技能。

2使我们学会自我控制。

3请结合B身认识，至少发挥一点。

注意：1文中必须包含所冇要点；
2词数100词左右。

文章开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3文小请勿提及真实校名及姓名。

A good habit, a successful school life
A habit is something that you do often or regularly almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing.
注意：所有答案必须写在答题纸上。