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南外本部初三英语加试模拟试题第一卷ⅠMultiple choices 20%1.Our neighbors gave ＿a baby bird yesterday that hurt＿when it fell from its nest.A. us, itB. us, itselfC. ourselves, itselfD. ourselves, it2. Have you heard ＿news? The price of ＿petrol is going up again!A. the, ／B. ／, theC. the. ／D.／, ／3. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother＿on the phone all the time!A. was talkingB. has been talkingC. has talkedD.talked4.They will fly to Washington, ＿they plan to stay for two or three weeks.A. whereB. thereC. whichD.when5. ---May I ask a question after class, Sir?--- ＿, but not during my lunch break.A. I’m sorryB. anytimeC. certainlyD. go ahead6. John promised his doctor he ＿not smoke, and he hasn’t smoked ever since.A. mightB. shouldC. couldD. would7. It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ＿of the parents spoke the language.A. noneB. neitherC. bothD. each8. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ＿.A. hungry and tiredlyB. hungry and tiredC. hungrily and tiredlyD. hungrily and tired9. I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times ＿.A. as muchB. as manyC. so muchD. so many10. When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble ＿the right things to say.A. thinking ofB. to think ofC. thought ofD. think of11. ---Has ＿problem been solved？----Not yet. We’re trying to think of ＿way out, but it’s quite difficult to find one.A. a; theB. the; aC. a; aD. the; the12. ---Why do you want to apply for the position as a history teacher?---This is the job that I ＿.A. looked forB. had looked forC. will look forD. have been looking for13.The warning of the storm, ＿over the radio and on TV, spread quickly through the province.A. broadcastingB. having broadcastC. broadcastD. to be broadcast14.You’d better begin the preparations now and the most im portant thing is to check ＿the laboratory can be used for the tests.A. whereB. whenC. whatD. that15. Was it ＿the international conference that made the city the focus of this area?A. heldB. holdC. holdingD. being held16. If you have doubts about the attack, Mr. Brown can tell you the truth as he witnessed＿.A. itB. oneC. themD. those17. Experts believe that language learning is a process＿skills are more important than grammar rules.A. whoseB. whenC. of whichD. in which18. During job interviews, many graduates use the reputation of their schools to the full ＿themselves to the employers.A. presentedB. being presentedC. to presentD. having presented19. His novels sell best and have made him famous, but before that no one could have imagined how great a role he ＿in the literary world.A. had playedB. has playedC. is playingD. was to play20. When deeply absorbed in work, ＿he often was, he would forget all about eating or sleeping.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. whenⅡ Find out the mistake. 10%21.“It is not as easier as drawing a picture,” Zhou said. He spent a lot of time doingA B C the calculation to decide the speed of the forces.D22.During the process, we discovered a great deal and not longer found the theoriesA B CBoring.D23.If you don’t know this song, you can search it, because Call Me Maybe is all overA B Cthe Internet.D24.APPLE went a step farther in 2012 with the release of its thinnest, lightest andA B C Dfastest phone, the iPhone 5.25.Yahoo has made a list of the things that we are fascinated by over the past year asA B C D part of its 2012 review.26.I got this bicycle for something: My friend gave it to me when she bought a newA B C D one.27.A poet and artist are coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and paintingA B C Dtomorrow afternoon.28.What lessons can China draw from the financial crisis in the United State haveA B C become a hot topic in Beijing.D29.Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him as if he has doneA B Csomething clever.D30. The patient has tried quite a few kinds of medicine, but no one had any effect onA B Chis disease.DⅢCloze test 15%Inspiration“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my 31 took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was exposed to more, my interests in the world of dance 32 varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a 33 in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a 34;I became a member of the company dating back to 1925.As I look back on that day now, it surely 35 any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief 36 I was halfway through rehearsal (排练) onmy first day. I never actually 37 to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely 38.I remember shaking with excitement.Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without itsfair share of 39. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to pick up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme 40 to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us apart. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals 41 a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new 42 of the words “hard work.” Wh at I thought were my physical boundaries were pushed much further than I thought 43. I learned to make each performance better than the last.Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great 44 of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a 45 that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues todevelop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.31. A.hobby B. plan C. dream D. word32. A. rarely B. certainly C. probably D. possibly33. A. director B. trainer C. leader D. dancer34. A. symbol B. memory C. truth D. reality35. A. lacks B. adds C. makes D. brings36. A. while B. since C. until D. when37. A. cared B. expected C. asked D. decided38. A. encouraged B. relaxed C. convinced D. shocked39. A. challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures40. A. attention B. association C. attraction D. adaptation41. A. over B. by C. with D. beyond42. A. function B. meaning C. expression D. usage43. A. necessary B. perfect C. proper D. possible44. A. talent B. honor C. potential D. responsibility45. A. victory B. trend C. tradition D. desireⅣ Reading comprehension 20%ALast week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult, I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boy friends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping andlaughed over my son’s funny facial expressions, gone with my father’s critical(挑剔) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, and who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that mome nt. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad in his new home in Arizona.46. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?A .He was silent most of time B. He was too proud of himselfC. He did not love his childrenD. He expected too much of her47. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel＿.A. nervousB. sorryC. tiredD. safe48. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?A. More criticalB. More talkativeC. Gentle and friendlyD. Strict and hard-working49. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to＿.A. the author’s sonB. the author’s fatherC. the friend of the author’s fatherD. the café ownerBEdward Wilson is America’s, if not the world’s, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the world’s natural resources. How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity(生物多样性) of our earth.Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment protection Henry David T horeau. He compares today’s Walden Pond with that of Thoreau’s day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clean man has done great damages to his home over the years. Can the earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to setting many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. Only a hundred species are the basis of our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may well read and act on the ideas.50. We learn from the text that Wilson cares most about＿.A. the environment for plantsB. the biodiversity of our earthC. the waste of natural resourcesD. the importance of human values51. How many species are most important to our present food supply?A. TwentyB. EightyC. One hundredD. ten thousand52. Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is to ＿A. learn how to farm scientificallyB. build homes for some dying speciesC. make it clear what to eatD. use more species for food53. We can infer that the text is ＿A. a description of natural resourcesB. a research reportC. a book reviewD. an introduction to a scientistCThe Queen’s English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen’s Christmas broadcasts had found. Researchers have studi ed each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany’s University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent changes recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is thissort of broadcast records,” he said.He said the noble way of pronouncing vowel(元音)had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we don’t notice from year to year.”“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been heard saying ‘thet men in the bleck het’. Now it would be ‘that man in the black hat’. And ‘hame’ rather than ‘home’. In the 1950s she would have been ‘lorst’, but by the 1970s ‘lost’.The Queen’s broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch.The results were published(发表) in the Journal of Phonetics.54. The Queen’s broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because＿.A. she has been Queen for many yearsB. she has a less upper-class accent nowC. her speeches are familiar to many peopleD. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years55. Which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in English?A. “duaty”B. “citee”C. “hame”D. “lorst”56. We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on ＿.A. speech soundsB. Christmas customsC. TV broadcastingD. personal messages57. What is the text mainly about?A. The relationship between accents and social classesB. The Queen’s Christmas speeches on TVC. The changes in a person’s accentD. The recent development of the English Language.DWhat makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is itthe look on the recipient’s face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion(蒲公英) standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.I call back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift.I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.Christmas soon arrive. The minute I saw the look on my dad’s face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.58. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was＿.A. doing shoppingB. having a debateC. reading a messageD. leaving for Wyoming59. The author’s inspiration for the gift came from＿.A. a photo of a flowerB. a story about a kidC. a call from the motherD. a text about Christmas60. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by ＿.A. the fatherB. the authorC. William BlakeD. Edgar Allan Poe61. The author made the gift by ＿.A. searching for the poems onlineB. drawing the background by handC. painting the letters in three colorsD. matching the words with pictures62. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. to show how to design images for giftsB. to suggest making gifts from one’s heartC. to explain how computers help create giftsD. to describe the gifts the author has receivedE (Task- based reading)While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can’t be avoided. The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress. Try physical activity.When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activity you might try.Take care of yourself.You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and cannot sleep well enough, or if you’re not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situation. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor.Make time for yourself.Schedule time for both work and entertainment. Don’t forget, play can be just as important to you over-all-well-being as work. You need a break just from your daily routine to just relax and have fun. Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allowyourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.Make a list of the things you need to do.Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “there’s so much to do, and not enough time.” Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time. Set out to do the most important tasks first. Check off each task as it is completed.63. Can you write down a proper title for this article?How to ＿＿＿＿＿64. What is the meaning of the word “consult”?A. 咨询B. 建议C. 拜访D. 通知65. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿第二卷ⅤFill in each blank with a suitable word. The initial letter of the word is given 10%1.Sally has already gone to the n＿＿＿to buy the China daily which she likes toread during the lunchtime.2. A k＿＿＿cannot jump if its tail is lifted off the ground. It needs its tail forpushing off.3.The last room on the left of the corridor looked like a museum of electronic e＿＿＿of the army, some of which he had never seen before.4.The amount of p＿＿＿taken by the rural population in China has increased a lotover the past ten years. People living in the rural areas are becoming much healthier.5.There will be a total e＿＿＿of the sun next Monday. A lot of fans of astronomyare waiting for the day to come.6.Speaking no other languages than Chinese, an old couple from Beijing hastraveled to move than 10 countries over the past three years by communicatingwith others all the way by g＿＿＿.7.The western d＿＿＿always likes to criticize China for not giving its peopleenough rights. However, I truly doubt if people in those countries really enjoy so many rights as they claim.8.The International Olympic Committee launched an investigation into claims thatofficials and agents had been offering tickets for 2012 Olympic Game on the black market to make a p＿＿＿.9.In the movie “Life of pi”, Pi f elt very sorry that the tiger, who was his companionas well as incentive(动机) to struggle for survival, didn’t even look back at him to say goodbye when it reached the j＿＿＿, where it belonged.10.Having defeated his worthy o＿＿＿Romney, Obama was re-elected as thepresident of the United States of America on the morning of Nov.7th, 2012. Up till then, the widely covered event finally came to an end.ⅥFill in each blank with the given word in its proper form 10%1.Alice has suffered from a lot of pressure recently. She sometimes dreams of ＿＿＿＿for a few days from her job.(disappear)2.Many workers need lots of ＿＿＿＿engineering knowledge to work togetherwith those engineers to build the Channel Tunnel. (machine)3.In order to earn more money, the company decided to run a sale ＿＿＿＿among those managers. (compete)4.He suddenly realized that he had been bitten by a ＿＿＿＿snake. (poison)5.After Barack Obama, the United States ’ first African-American President, won asecond term on Nov.7, he and his campaign team had a big ＿＿＿＿.(celebrate)6.People are shocked by the news that children left in kindergarten should suffer ＿＿＿＿from their teacher. (treat)7.The economic sanctions(制裁) against Iran imposed by the USA and otherEuropean countries resulted in a sharp drop in oil ＿＿＿＿and therefore lead to sharp rise in oil price. (produce)8.Bullfighting is considered to be one of those activities which require theparticipants to be ＿＿＿＿and brave. (energy)9.As a result of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,Connecticut, which killed 20 children and seven others, President Barack Obama was expected to make an ＿＿＿＿about gun control. (announce)10.As a former British colony, Hong Kong is famous for its ＿＿＿＿cultures----a combination of eastern and western cultures. (mixture)ⅦFill in each black with a suitable phrase in its proper form 10% look closely at search for be too dominated bybubble up in the time of take an active part inhave boots on fall off active volcanotake the wrong route1. For people who lived ＿＿＿＿Anti-Japanese War, it is difficult to forgive all the crimes committed by those Japanese invaders.2. Go closer to the lake, and you may see gases from deep in the earth ＿＿＿＿through the lake.3. The north wind blows and yellow leaves begin to ＿＿＿＿, telling people that winter is coming.4. In fact, Mount Saint Helens appears to be the youngest and most recently ＿＿＿＿in the Cascade Range5. Jessica likes to walk under the rain with the umbrella, ＿＿＿＿.6. Seeing no signs of human life, the captain felt that they might ＿＿＿＿.7. It is no good ＿＿＿＿school activities without excellent academic performance when applying for admission to a prestigious university8. Noticing that the TV programs ＿＿＿＿advertisements, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television of China introduced new rules to ban the advertisements during TV dramas, which , as a result made watching TV more enjoyable for the audience.9. The detective wanted to find out the real murderer by ＿＿＿＿the fingerprints and footprints collected at the spot.10. ----Where is Jerry?----He is in the playground ＿＿＿＿his new IPhone 5 which went missing when he was playing basketball this morning.Ⅷ Writing 5%The second Youth Olympic Game will be held in Nanjing, China in 2014. It will be very exciting and rewarding for you, a young student from Nanjing, to get involved in the Youth Olympic to be held in our hometown. Please write a letter on application to the Youth Olympic Committee. The beginning and ending are given. It should cover the following information:1.Who are you and where are you from? (All your names will be Li Ming)2.What qualities do you have as a volunteer?3.What will you do for the Youth Olympic Game?Dear Sir,＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Yours sincerelyLi Ming。