初三英语中考模拟试卷1
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共50分）
一、单项选择
1. Life is full of _____ wonders, but they’re not always _____ ones we hope for. A. /; the B. the; the C. /; / D. the; / 2. The shop __________ until 9 o’clock p.m.
A. remains opened B. continues opened C. remains open D. continues open 3. I’ll never forget those places of interest _________ I have visited in the past 10 years. A. where B. what C. which D. in which
4. --- Liu Tao has never read the book The Adventure of Tom Sawyer , _________ he? --- _________. He told me it's very interesting. He'd like to read it again.
A. is; No, he isn't B. has; Yes, he has C. isn’t; Yes, he is D. hasn’t; No, he hasn't 5. – Look, don’t you think the man looks like Mr. Green? -- It be him, for he to the USA.
A. can’t, has gone B. may not, has been C. mustn’t, has gone D. can’t, has been 6. __________news! Our family will go to Guilin for a ________visit. A. What an excited , six days’ B. What excited , six days’ C. What an exciting, six-day D. What exciting, six-day 7. One of the wheels has gone , I don’t know when it got . A. missing, lost B. lost, missing C. lost, lost D. missing, missing
8. The program is a TV show, you can call the station directly to vote for your favorite. A. alive B. lively C. live D. lovely 9. Could you tell me _____________ ?
A. what she had done with the newspaper B. what the matter is with him
C. which is the way to the nearest hospital D. which gate I should go
10. Learning to write is learning to think. You don’t know things clearly ______ you can write them down.
A. unless B. if C. since D. whether 11. He offered ______ valuable advice that ______people disagreed. A such; a few B such; few C so; a few D so; few 12. Remember to your stationery after you finish your homework. A. put out B. put up C. put down D. put away 13. ---Have you got anything to do this afternoon, Lucy and Lily? ---Yes, _________ of us are going to the home for the elderly. A. each B. either C. both D. all
14. ---Would you mind me ________ here? --- . Let me take my bag away.
A. to sit; Better not B. sitting; Better not C. to sit; Not at all D. sitting; Not at all 二、完形填空
Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.
In the 1960s，a group of cycling fans __15__ an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were __16__ that this would help to save energy，reduce pollution and provide free public transport .The group painted hundreds of bicycles __17__ and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use，_18__ was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys，whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey，they would __19__ the bicycle there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work—— __20__ took all the bicycles within weeks! __21__，more than thirty years later，the “white bike” is back in town——this time with a computer chip(芯片) to _22__ its every move！To take a bicycle，you have to put a special card inside. The new “white bike” is not white any more but is an unusual _23__ with bright colors. The bicycles are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another place that has enough room.
There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam，__24__ both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people，like the cycling fans in the 1960s，many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years. 15. A. stole B．had C．refused D．dropped 16. A. thoughtful B．helpful C．hopeful D．thankful 17. A. black B．brown C．blue D．white 18. A. Anyone B．Everyone C．No one D．Someone 19. A. take B．leave C．carry D．send 20. A. robbers B．shoplifters C．kidnappers D．thieves 21. A. However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Though 22. A. make B．mark C．record D．describe 23. A. design B．idea C．size D．experiment 24. A. so B．because C．but D．while
三、阅读理解
（A）
“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shaanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai. When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.
25. The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “ ”. A. road B. bridge C. crossing D. traffic 26. The writer saw people in Shanghai that day. A. crossing the road in a mess B. waiting for the green light patiently
C. crossing the road with chickens D. hurting each other in the street 27. How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day? A. He thinks it’s OK. B. He thinks it’s wrong. C. He has no idea of it. D. He doesn’t mention it
（B）
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father died. As a single parent，I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried，the more he pulled away(疏远)．When his report card arrived during his junior year，it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. I considered he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser，and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help.“Please God，I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster.“I want to talk to you about Karl's absences.”Before he could say another word，I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands. ”For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said，“Thank you for your time”，and hung up.
Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally，he even made the honor roll(上光荣榜)．In his fourth year，I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way(自始至终) he had turned himself around. On our way home，he said，“Mum，remember that call from the headmaster last year？”I nodded.“That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said，it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud.”
28. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”,the author means that the boy changed completely and __.
A. preferred to stay alone at home B. lost interest in any activity C. refused to talk to others D. began to dislike his mother 29.There was silence on the other end of the line because . A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking C. the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother 30.What is the main idea of this passage？
A. Children in single parent families often have mental problems. B. Mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life. C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn't work without full support from parents.
（C）
It seems that there’s a good reason why dogs are always seen as man’s best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotion(情感)in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see if we are happy, sad, pleased or angry. When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually look across the left, falling on the right hand side of the person’s face first. A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions.
Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have “left gaze bias(左视偏好)”, but only when
牛津英语九年级下初三中考模拟试卷(含答案)
