上海初三英语考试模拟试卷二

上海初三英语考试模拟试卷二Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第一部分词汇和语法）I. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)1. Excuse me. Can you tell me ______ way to Yu Garden? I’d like very much to visit it.A) a B) an C) the D) /2. Jenny is growing fast. She is old enough to dress ______ now.A) her B) she C) hers D) herself3. –Where is your father?–He is ______ work in his study now.A) at B) on C) to D) by4. Be more careful this time, ______ you’ll make the same mistake again.A) and B) or C) so D) but5. I like ______ very much. My mother usually cooks it in different ways.A) potatoes B) tomatoes C) fish D) noodles6. –Which would you like to drink, coffee or tea?–______. I’d like a glass of water.A) Neither B) Either C) Both D) None7. ______ unusual weekend we spent together on Chongming Island!A) What B) What a C) What an D) How8. –______ you sing this song in English?–Yes, but I’m not a good singer.A) May B) Must C) Need D) Can9. The south-west part of China is being hit by one of ______ droughts (干旱) in history.A) bad B) worse C) worst D) the worst10. The rice dumplings smell so ______ that we all want to buy some for the Dragon Festival.A) good B) well C) better D) best11. The math problem is too difficult for ______ in our group to work out. Would you please do us a favour?A) someone B) no one C) anyone D) everyone12. If there is a traffic jam, it ______ us a lot of trouble on the way.A) causes B) has caused C) will cause D) is causing13. I ______ my bicycle to Wanda Plaza when it suddenly began to rain. I was all wet through.A) am riding B) was riding C) rode D) had ridden14. Many streets in Shanghai ______ in the past few years because of the World Expo.A) have widened B) have been widened C) widened D) were widened15. The High Speed Rail Trains between Wuhan and Guangzhou can run over ______ kilometers an hour.A) hundreds of B) three hundreds C) three hundred D) three hundreds of16. Our school bus driver is very careful and always ______ the passengers’ safety.A) thankful to B) keen on C) strict with D) responsible for17. Mike, ______ your sunglasses, or the strong sun will hurt your eyes.A) put on B) put out C) put up D) put off18. House prices keep ______ these years. The government is expected to do something to control them.A) rising B) rise C) to rise D) rose19. Would you please go and get me something ______? I’m hungry.A) for eating B) eat C) to eat D) eating20. Students often find it hard to ______ the difference between the two words.A) say B) tell C) talk D) speak21. The newly-designed car is on show now. I wonder ______.A) how much it cost B) how much did it costC) how much it costs D) how much does it cost22. Everyone knows that Taiwan is part of China. We ______ the same history and culture.A) express B) connect C) consist D) share23. Mike bought such an expensive watch that he nearly ran out of all his savings. The underlined part means______.A) managed well B) went out C) looked for D) used up24. It is good for the smokers to stop smoking as it is banned in public from March 1st. The underlined wordmeans ______.A) give up B) put out C) deal with D) cut down25. –A serious earthquake hit Yushu. I think we should raise some money for charity after school.–______ We should also donate some clothes and quilts to the homeless people there.A) Yes, please. B) Good idea. C) That’s all right.D) So should I.26. –The tall tree fell on the small house in the storm last night.–______ It grew there for over fifty years.A) Never mind. B) Do you know? C) What a shame! D) Watch out!II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be usedonce(__27__Juno, who was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage.Young boys and girls were strictly __28__ at that time. However, one of the customs of the young people was “name-drawing”. On the eve of the festival, the names of __29__ were written on pieces of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl’s __30__ from the jar and would then be partners during the festival with the girl whom he __31__. Sometimes their pairing lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later __32__.Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II, Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. He was having a difficult time getting soldiers to _33__ his army. He believed that the reason was that Roman men did not want to leave their lovers or families. As a result, Claudius ordered to __34__ all marriages and engagements in Rome.The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was sentenced to be beaten to __35__ with clubs and to have his head cut off. He died on the 14th day of February, about the year 270. From then on, people fix that day as the St. Valentine’s Day in order to remember Saint Valentine’s bravery.III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。