常州市清潭中学2012-2013学年第二学期初三中考模拟试卷

常州市清潭中学2012-2013学年第二学期九年级三模英语试卷一、单选（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
（）1. ——What do you think of ________ tour around our city?
——Oh, what ________different Suzhou! I like it very much.
A.the；不填
B. a；a
C. the；a
D. a；不填
（）2. It ________that Shanghai is bigger than ________ in Jiangsu.
A.knows；any other city
B. is well-known；the other cities
C．is known；any city D. is known；any other city
（）3. Sit down at ________ end of the boat, Mary. I’ll take a photo of you ________ of it.
A.another；in the front
B. the other；in the front
C．another；in front D. the other；in front
（）4. Mr. Black has just arrived, but I didn’t know he ________until yesterday.
A.was coming
B. will come
C. comes
D. had come
（）5. ——What time does the first train to Beijing leave?
——Wait a minute. I’m just ________.
A.turning up
B. picking up
C. catching up
D. looking up
（）6. ——One minute, please. I have another call coming through.
——________I’m not in a hurry.
A.Do as you like.
B. Leave me alone.
C. Take your time.
D. Enjoy yourself.
（）7. It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ________we’ve actually had that lesson.
A.when
B. after
C. since
D. until
（）8.——Did the speaker tell us several practical ways to develop our social skills during his speech?
——________at all. He said ________ about it.
A.No; nothing
B. None; nothing
C. Not; none
D. Nothing; none
（）9. ——I never doubt ________.
A.whether my friend Tom has told me the truth or not.
B.that weather has my friend Tom told me the truth.
C.that my friend Tom has told me the truth.
D.if my friend Tom has told me the truth.
（）10. ——Hi, Mike. Why are you so sad?
——Well, I found the computer I had had ________went wrong again.
A.it repair
B. repaired
C. it repaired
D. repairing
二、完型填空（共12题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

On my first da y of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t talk to her,”
Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many physical differences—lots of 11 for other kids to make fun of her. Her eye s weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day as we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a 12 face!
Stop looking at me!”“Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her 13 , and now her eyes are frightening me!
Make her put them back on!” I also did that because I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart 14 for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look
15 , because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my
schoolmates 16 the night of our class roller-skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to skate, but I could see how much she wanted to 17 like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in 18 .
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me 19 together, but 20 insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However, I never forget her and I’ve always 21 if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给……留下印象) people by trying to 22 like them. I became myself.
（）11. A. reasons B. choices C. ideas D. habits
（）12. A. lovely B. strange C. common D. funny
（）13. A. glasses B. coat C. shoes D. hat
（）14. A. beat B. lost C. opened D. ached
（）15. A. happier B. angrier C. prettier D. uglier
（）16. A. until B. since C. before D. after
（）17. A. catch up B. have fun C. sit down D. fall over
（）18. A. fear B. surprise C. joy D. health
（）19. A. talking B. dancing C. skating D. traveling
（）20. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
（）21. A. hoped B. thought C. wondered D. considered
（）22. A. shout B. laugh C. play D. act
三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）
A
Bill Fuller, the postman, whistled(吹口哨) cheerfully as he pushed his bike up the hill towards Mrs Dunley’s house. His work for the day was almost finished. His bag, usually quite heavy when he set out on his road, was empty now except for the letter that he had to deliver(递送) to Mrs Dunley. She lived over a mile from that village so that, when Bill had a letter for her, he always finished his day’s work much later. He did not mind this, however, because she never failed to ask him in for a cup of tea.
When Bill entered the gate of Mrs Dunley’s house, he was surprised not to find her working in the garden. She usually spent most afternoons there when the weather was fine. Bill went straight round to the back of the house, thinking that she might be in the kitchen. The door was locked and the curtains were drawn. He returned to the front of the house and knocked hard on the door. There was no answer. Bill thought that this was very strange because he knew that Mrs Dunley hardly left the house.
Just then, he noticed that her bottle of milk, which was delivered early in the morning, was still on the doorstep. This worried him. If Mrs Dunley had not taken in her milk, perhaps she was ill. Bill walked round the house until he found an open window. He squeezed(挤) through it. Then he went into the hall. There he almost fell over Mrs Dunley, who was lying at the foot of the stairs unconscious(昏迷不醒的). Realizing that there was little he could do for her, Bill rushed out of the house, stopped a passing car and told the driver to telephone for an ambulance(救护车) as soon as he got to the village.
23. What did Mrs Dunley usually do with Bill?
A. She usually asked him to have a cup of tea.
B. She usually had a talk with him.
C. She usually asked him to dinner.
D. She usually asked him to buy some tea.
24. The thing that especially worried Bill was ________.
A. finding the back door locked and the curtains drawn
B. seeing the bottle of milk on the doorstep
C. not getting any answer when he knocked on the door
D. not finding Mrs Dunley in the garden
25. How did Bill get help for Mrs Dunley?
A. He stopped a passing car and took her to the hospital.
B. He himself telephoned for an ambulance.
C. He stopped a car and asked the driver to telephone for an ambulance.
D. He asked the driver to take her to the hospital.
B
Born into a farmer’s family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so poor that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to sell cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.
A storyteller once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was unhappy with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help retell ing stories I'd heard that day. She listened impatiently at first, since in her eyes professional（职业的）storytellers were smooth-talking men—nothing good ever came out of their mouths. But slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, unspoken agreement to enjoy new stories. As a repayment（回报）for Mother's kindness and a way to show off my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, even my stubborn grandmother.
I knew she was worried about me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their families when they talk too much. Mother often reminded me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. However, my natural desire（渴望）to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name –Mo Yan, which means ‘no speaking’. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers.
26. From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. little Mo Yan was interested in selling vegetables
B. his mother was attracted by the retold story at first
C. his mother didn’t let him listen to the new stories again
D. little Mo Yan had quite a good memory
27. Why did his mother dislike the professional storytellers?
A. Because she thought they never said anything good.
B. Because she thought they couldn’t make much money.
C. Because she thought they would affect Mo Yan’s schoolwork.
D. Because she thought most people didn’t like listening to stories.
28. Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?
A. My Unlucky Childhood
B. A Storyteller’s Childhood
C. My Kind Grandmother
D. More talking leads to success
C
Mi Lan loves to buy clothes from Taobao. It saves time and sometimes you can find really cheap goods.
After a recent online shopping, Mi took photos of some of her most satisfying goods and put them to a lifestyle forum(论坛) on . The 25-year-old hadn’t expected it would be the beginning of a nightmare.
The returning message Mi received were unacceptable. “You call this fashion? How old are you? 50?”read one message. Another accused(谴责) Mi of advertising for these clothes: “Get out of here with your ugly goods! Don’t waste people’s time!”Yet another mes sage questioned Mi’s money si tuation, saying the clothes looked cheap but that even poor people should have a better fashion sense.
“I just wanted to share my online shopping experience,” said a deeply red-faced Mi, who deleted her photos from the website the next day. “But now I’ve lost confidence in my image. None of my friends told me before that I dressed in bad taste. Why are people so unkind online?”
Why? We used to think that people are rude online because of hiding behind anonymous(匿名) situation, we feel like we can get away with anything. But since the rise of social networking sites, we are not as anonymous as we used to be.
Still, rudeness goes everywhere. Sina’s Weibo, for example, requires users to register(注册) with their real name, yet people do not shy away from using dirty words whenever they disagree with each other. It is worse with some famous people and so-called “public stars”, some of who might even use personal attacks(攻击). Politeness and good manners do not get you noticed on weibos, but strangest and most impolite words will.
Scientists and researchers have tried to find out why we do wrong things when using social websites. According to a Wall Street Journal article, recent research suggests that visiting social networking sites brings down our self-control.
This is because most of us present a beautified image of ourselves on Facebook or Weibo. This good image and the encouragement we get from good words uplift our self-respect.
But when we are too proud of ourselves, we might show poor self-control. It’s a bit like drinking: wine might make us feel good, but too much wine harms our minds and makes us lose our self-control. Many people forget that they’re speaking out loud when they communicate online, especially when posting from a smart phone.
29. What happened to Mi Lan?
A. She got attacked on the Internet.
B. Her photos were well-received on the Internet.
C. She got her first experience in shopping on line.
D. Her advertisement on the Internet was not successful.
30. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Shopping on line has many benefits.
B. Mi Lan is a girl fond of sharing with others.
C. Many people often forget they’re speaking out aloud online.
D. Some people are trying to get noticed by using rudeness.
31. The writer wants to tell us that____.
A. shopping online is getting more and more popular
B. visiting social networking sites may lower our self-control
C. people are rude online because of hiding behind anonymous
D. people always use dirty words whenever they disagree with each other
D
Silence is unnatural to man . He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world , and he fears silence more than anything else . Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence . If he is introduced to another person , and a number of pauses occur in the conversation , he regards him -self as a failure, a worthless person, and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox. He knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure .
The aim of conversation is not , for the most part , to communicate ideas ; it is to keep up the buzzing sound . There are , it must be admitted , different qualities of buzz ; there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito. But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person . Most buzzing , fortunately ,is pleasant to the ear , and some of it is pleasant even to the mind . He would he a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors .
Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk . Very few human beings join in conversation in the hope of learning anything new . Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people’s ears , though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel . At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time, they just prove themselves to be successful conservationists.
32. According to the passage, people make conversation to _________.
A. exchange ideas
B. prove their value
C. achieve success in life
D. reduce their fear of silence
33. What does the expression “the buzzing of a fly” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Meaningless talks
B. a low whispering sound.
C. The noise of an insect
D. The voice of a chatterbox
34. According to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbours _________.
A. in the hope of getting on well
B. about whatever they want to.
C. about whatever they have prepared.
D. in the hope of learning something new
35. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To persuade people to stop making noise.
B. To encourage people to join in conversations.
C. To explain why people keep talking.
D. To discuss why people like talking about weather.
四、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，每空填一词）
WHAT’S going to happen in the future? Here are some things that scientists say is most likely to happen 10 to 30 years from now.
1.Digital money
We used to pay with cash (现金) for everything we bought. In fact, we are already using one type of digital money, when we swipe (刷) our bus pass or use a credit card (信用卡) to shop online.
You have to admit that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash on your person. People in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year and the US might be next.
2.Bionic（仿生的）eye
People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back---by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see”the environment and send data into the brain.
Although the bionic eye that’s out now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes, a high resolution(高清的) version could be just a few years away.
3.Self-driving car
Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won’t be distracted(分神) by a phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to keep strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. Many vehicle companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2040, driverless vehicles will be the main vehicles on the road.
五、单词填空（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）
A) 根据句子意思用所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

41. The sunglasses that the boy ________(戴) just now are broken. He will buy himself a new pair.
42. We all know that we have a growing ________ (人口) and therefore we need more food.
43. He felt very excited __________ (贯穿) the film because the lead role is his favourite actor.
44. Have you thought of a useful way to solve it after _________ (考虑) the problem for 3 years?
B)根据句子意思和中文提示写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。

45. I didn’t have the ___________(direct) address, so I couldn’t find his workplace.
46. It is reported that some rare animals are ___________(appear) little by little.
47. He has more difficulty then Bruce __________(control) his actions.
48. You can see there is much frost on the ground, but the weather report says it will be still _______(frost) tomorrow.
六、动词填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
49. I spend less time playing basketball than him ________(prepare) for my lessons.
50. The woman said she _______(lie) in bed for a month after the operation by yesterday.
51. The life in the countryside we were used to _________(change) greatly since five years ago.
52. All foods can make a person fat if too much __________（eat）.
53. He told me the action film he was crazy about ____________(show) on TV soon.
七、翻译句子（共6小题，每小题1.5分，满分9分）
53. 我认为我们在如此短的时间内处理这些旧电脑将是有困难的。

I think we _____________________________________the old computers in ________________________________.
54. 老师的关于如何提高英语的建议对我们来说很有价值。

The teacher’s advice on ___________________________________________________________________________.
55. 她不知道她女儿已经醒来多久了。

She doesn’t know ________________________________________________________________________________ 56. 她没有意识到她的错误直到她昨天英语考试失败了。

She didn’t ______________________________________________________________________________yesterday.
57. 父母建议我随身带张地图以免迷路。

My parents advised me ___________________________________________________________________________ 58. 当老师走进教室时，我们正在讨论如何使我们的梦想变为现实。

When the teacher came into the classroom, ____________________________________________________________ 八、书面表达（满分15分）
目前，我们的孩子面临着许多未知的危险。

这些危险让我们的父母很担心。

作为一名学生，请你根据以下信息，给某英文报写一篇短文，就青少年的安全问题谈谈你的看法和建议。

要求：
1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2）要点必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥，但不得使用真实姓名和校名等。

3）词数：90词左右（文章开头已给出，不记入总词数）；
4）建议措施不少于两点。

Nowadays, many parents are worrying about their children’s safety.
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____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案
一、1-5 CCBAD 6-10 CDBCB
二、11-15 ABADD 16-20 ABCCD 21-22 CD
三、23-25 CBC 26-30 DABAD 31-35 BDABC
四、36 safer 37 step/example 38. better 39 possible 40 reduced
五、41 wore 42 population 43 throughout 44 considering 45 director’s 46 disappearing 47. controlling 48 frostier
六、49. to prepare 50 had lain 51 has changed 52 is eaten 53. Would be shown
七、53. have difficulty dealing with, such a short time
54. how to improve English is of great value to us
55. how long her daughter has been awake
56. realize her mistakes until she failed in the English test
57 to take a map with myself to prevent me losing my way.
58. we were discussing how to make our dreams come true.。