2020年初三第二学期英语中考第三次模拟试卷 (一)(含答案)

上海英语中考三模卷（一）

Part 1 Phonetics,Grammar and Vocabulary

（第一部分语音、语法和词汇）

I. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)

( )1.Which of the following words is pronounced /baʊt /?

A) bit B) boat C) beat D) bite

( )2. Jack showed ________ collection of stamps to me and it impressed me a lot.

A) him B) his C) himself D) he

( )3. ________ of the old couple had a good memory. They always left things behind.

A) Neither B) None C) Both D) All

( )4. Ning Zetao is familiar ________ people throughout China because of his excellent performance in FINA World Championships.

A) for B) with C) to D) of

( )5. Although Mr. Wilson is in his ________, he’s still active in all kinds of volunteering work.

A) sixties B) sixty C) sixtieth D) sixtieths

( )6. The 12th Shanghai Book Fair (上海书展) attracted ________ book fans from all over the country.

A) large numbers of B) huge amounts of C) a lot D) a great deal of ( )7. With the help of mobile security Apps (手机安全应用软件), we can do shopping on the Internet much ________ now.

A) most safely B) the most safely C) more safely D) safely

( )8. Save and protect natural resources, ________ we’ll run out of them in the near future.

A) and B) or C) but D) so

( )9. ________ there’s something wrong with your computer, you’d better have it repaired.

A) Although B) When C) Unless D) Since

( )10. The officials ________ a conference about Internet safety this time yesterday.

A) were having B) had C) has had D) are having ( )11. Diana told me that she ________ for various jobs in the last few months.

A) applied B) has applied C) had applied D) would apply ( )12. Maths test ________ in Grade One and Two in their school next year.

A) was cancelled B) has been cancelled C) is cancelled D) will be cancelled ( )13. Tom promised ________ us with the design, but he didn’t show up the whole day.

A) to help B) helping C) helped D) helps

( )14. Would you mind ________ that question again, please?

A) explains B) to explain C) explaining D) explained ( )15. You ________ tell him the answer to the question. He can work it out himself.

A) mustn’t B) can’t C) won’t D) needn’t

( )16. ________ satisfying result I’ve received from my manager!

A) How B) What an C) What D) What a

( )17. Please ________ the alarm clock to make sure it can wake you up at 5 tomorrow morning.

A) setting B) set C) sets D) to set

( )18. –________ did the poor girl make a living?

– By selling matches.

A) How B) When C) What D) Why

( )19. –Would you please be quiet. You’re disturbing others!

–________

A) Yes, I’d like to. B) I’m sorry. C) Never mind. D) That’s right. ( )20. – Would you like me to send the parcel for you?

–________ I’ve asked my cousin to send it.

A) Yes, I’d like to. B) Yes, please. C) That’s a good idea. D) No, thanks.

II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)

A. surprised

B. First of all

C. calm

D. After all

E. produce

As we all know, music has the power to make us happy when we are sad. Can it do the same for animals? Some researchers find that cows will

1 more milk if they listen to songs.

Why can music have such a magic power? Researchers say that music can make cows happy, and help them relax and keep 2 . However, if the

cows are in a very noisy environment, like a dairy farm (乳牛场), they will probably feel anxious.

So the next time you visit a dairy farm, don’t be 3 to see the cows dancing with music.

4 , “great milk comes from happy cows!”

1. ________

2. ________

3. ________

4. ________

A. store

B. without

C. difficulty

D. happen to

E. instead of

Oh, no, not again! I’ve forgotten my password again! We all have 5 remembering the passwords to unlock our electronic devices(电子设备). But, if you could take a pill that remembers all of your passwords, would you take it?

Proteus Digital Health, a company from America, came up with the idea to create such a powerful pill. It can 6 all of your passwords. So if you take the pill, you can open up your computers or smartphones 7 having to type in your passwords.

How does it work? The pill has a small chip (芯片). It has all your passwords and works by the acid (酸) in your stomach. Then your smartphones or computers can read the passwords on the chip when you are near. So forgetting your passwords won’t 8 you in the future any longer.