Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary
II. Choose the best answer.
26. Everyone knows health is more important than wealth. Which of the following is correct for the underlined part? A. /wele/ B. /welθ/ C. /weile/ D. /weilθ/ 27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others? A. There’s no lack of vegetable. B. Lucy surfed the Net to gather information. C. He always behaves well at school. D. Mr. Smith bought a magazine on his way home. 28. We have to take action immediately to prevent the situation ________ getting worse. A. with B. from C. for D. to
29. This work needs close teamwork. ________ will be achieved unless we work well together. A. Nothing B. Anything C. Something D. Everything 30. Tom and his brother are considering ________ up a mobile snack bar. A. set B. to setting C. to set D. setting 31. ________ important news is to everybody in modern society! A. What B. How C. What an D. How an 32. --________ can you finish the report on environmental protection? --In two weeks. A. How far B. How much C. How often D. How soon 33. --Would you like some green tea? --No, thanks. I ________ drink green tea. It hurts my stomach. A. seldom B. almost C. only D. still 34. The effective way of improving spoken English is ________ it as often as possible. A. speak B. spoken C. to speak D. to speaking 35. --Excuse me, but can you tell me where the nearest bank is? --Just ________ going straight for two more blocks and you’ll see it. A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. keeps
36. The government plans to increase the bike lanes ________ the problems on traffic can be solved. A. if B. until C. as soon as D. so that
37. When the doorbell rang, I ________ my lessons in the study to prepare for the final exam. A. was reviewing B. reviewed C. had reviewed D. would review 38. My mother is a creative cook. She often cooks ________ for me every weekend. A. anything different B. nothing different C. something different D. everything different 39. --Compare the speeches by the students from different schools, you will find Frank’s is ________. --Sure. That’s why we voted for him. A. interesting B. most interesting C. more interesting D. the most interesting 40. Jessie likes taking photographs and she has ________ the hobby group at school. A. taken part in B. joined C. attended D. come into 41. An official ________ by some reporters on food problems in Shanghai yesterday. A. is interviewing B. is interviewed C. was interviewing D. was interviewed 42. --Lily, why are you still here? School is over for half an hour. --Because I ________ my task yet. I still need one more hour. A. won’t finish B. didn’t finish C. haven’t finished D. hadn’t finished 43. Professor Li wanted to know ________. A. when would the conference begin B. when the conference would begin C. when will the conference begin D. when the conference will begin
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44. --Students should be allowed to have mobile phones. They can call parents easily. --________ Actually they often use them to play games instead. A. I hope so. B. I don’t quite agree with you. C. I thinks so, too. D. No problem.
45. --Johnson fell down from his motorcycle and hurt his left leg this morning. --________ Shall we go and see him together this afternoon? A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. That’s all right. C. Never mind. D. Don’t worry.
III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once. A. worry B. difficult C. developments D. possible E. technologies Artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能) is growing rapidly. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AI. AI is a group of __46__ that help machines get, understand and use information to solve problems. AI’s recent __47__ have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things __48__. For example, AI will have a big influence(影响) on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially, many workers __49__ that AI could make them lose their jobs. A. create B. disappear C. completely D. communication E. hardly According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will __50__ because of AI. In some industries, AI is already doing the work that people used to do, such as assembling cars, digging the coal and lifting goods. Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the driver’s jobs in the future. On the other hand, AI will also __51__ many new chances for people. More people will be needed to write programmers for AI systems and work on them, too. Meanwhile(同时), work which requires feelings, excellent __52__ skills with people will not be replaced by AI, such as teaching nursing and personal training. AI is here. It is changing people’s life and work __53__ in many ways. That makes important to watch, not to fear.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 54. Charles began to write in his ________ and soon became famous. (twenty)
55. Many university students enter for these courses to ________ skills for their future jobs. (wide) 56. When you think of Venice, does it bring any other ________ city to your mind? (Europe) 57. The expert says teamwork and leadership are necessary for ________. (succeed)
58. The customers felt ________ with the quality of the service of the restaurant. (satisfy)
59. I lived in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final ________ to move back to China. (decide)
60. With the rapid population ________ many primary schools will be built in our city. (grow)
61. The best way to manage money is ________ to make a budget and avoid unnecessary spending. (probable)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.
62. His roommate set out at sunset for a night’s hiking.（改为否定句） His roommate ________ ________ out at sunset for a night’s hiking.
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63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.
The government will continue to save energy and reduce pollution this year.（对划线部分提问） ________ will the government continue to ________ this year?
Teenagers mustn’t smoke because smoking does harm to their health.（保持句意基本不变） Teenagers ________ ________ to smoke because smoking does harm to heir health. People in western countries hardly talk loudly in public.（改为反义疑问句） People in western countries hardly talk loudly in public, ________ ________?
Our school will hold a big graduation ceremony in the indoor stadium next month.（改为被动语态） A big graduation ceremony will ________ ________ in the indoor stadium next month. The manager said to me, “Why didn’t you attend the lecture?”（改为宾语从句） The manager asked me why ________ ________ attended the lecture.
deeply, the athlete, competition, about, was, the, upset, unfair（连词成句） ________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
VI. Reading comprehension A. Choose the best answer.
You Are Wanted
Are you look for something fun and want to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! On January 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Clinton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gym. The special event will feature a variety of eminent artists and musicians who won lots of international rewards.
Task Make poster Set up the gym Help performers Welcome guests Clean up the gym Time 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Date January 20 January 23 January 26 January 26 January 26 We are looking for Clinton students to help with the jobs. Interested students should send an e-mail to Ms. Braxton (Clinton2018@aol.com), the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission(同意书) from your parents.
69. The music festival will begin ________. A. at 9 a.m. B. at 10 a.m. C. at 11 a.m. D. at 4 p.m. 70. What does the underlined word “eminent” mean? A. strange B. famous C. creative D. responsible 71. ________ should be done before the festival. A. Setting up the gym B. Welcome the guests C. Cleaning up the gym D. Helping the performers 72. If you want to be a volunteer, ________ must write a permission for you. A. your music teacher B. your parents C. Ms. Braxton D. any teacher 73. From the poster, we can learn the following except ________. A. students are welcomed to volunteer B. volunteers can help in January
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2019届嘉定区中考英语一模
