2020年湖南省常德市初三学业水平考试
英语模拟卷（三）
（满分：100分 时间：90分钟）
第I卷
第一部分 阅读技能（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。
A
Johnny is a lovely fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to find a friend that looks like him. Johnny see an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn't look like Johnny. So Johnny goes away.
Johnny meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. But the shark opens his big mouth and wants to eat him. Johnny runs away quickly.
Johnny is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees around fish. She says to him, “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?”
Johnny answers, “Of course! But you are round, I am flat. You don't look like me.” The round fish says, “But we are both fishes.”
Johnny thinks and says, “You are right. Let’s be friends.” They become good friends. ( ) 1. Why does Johnny want to have a friend?
A. Because he is a little fish.
B. Because he is tired and hungry. C. Because he feels lonely.
( ) 2. How many fishes does Johnny meet?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
( ) 3. It's clear that _________.
A. both Johnny and the ink fish have eight legs B. the shark wants to be Johnny’s friend C. the round fish doesn't look like Johnny
B
Mr.Brown is a young famous businessman. He lives in the countryside and he often drives his car to his office.
One day, while Mr.Brown was driving down a street with the loud music on, he saw some children running around. Suddenly, a stone flew to his car’s door! He stopped his car and jumped out, shouting at a girl, “That’s my new car and it will cost a lot of money to repair it!”
“I’m sorry... I didn’t know what else to do,” the girl said. With tears in her eyes, the girl pointed to a boy lying on the ground. “It’s my brother,” she said. “He fell out of his wheelchair and I couldn’t lift him up. He’s too heavy for me. I just wanted to get your attention.” After hearing her words, Mr.Brown lifted the boy back into the wheelchair.
Mr.Brown keeps the dent(凹痕) to remind himself, “Don’t go through life too fast, or someone will have to throw a stone at you to get your attention!”
( ) 4. What happened to Mr.Brown while driving in a street?
A. A girl threw a stone a this car. B. A boy fell from his car.
C. A boy was hit to death by his car.
( ) 5. Why was the girl’s brother lying on the ground?
A. Because he wanted to ask for money. B. Because he was hit by the car.
C. Because he fell out of his wheelchair.
( ) 6. Mr.Brown keeps the dentin order to
A. save a lot of money
B. remind himself not to go through life too fast C. meet another flying stone
C
Mr.Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked a this clock. It was twelve o’clock. “Who can it be at this time of night?” he thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got off bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody. “That is very strange,” he thought. Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr.Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw apiece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: “It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool’s Day. April Fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!” Mr.Lee exclaimed(惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and felt asleep at once. The bell did not ring again. ( ) 7. Mr.Lee went to bed _________.
A. before twelve o’clock B. after twelve o’clock C. as soon as the bell rang
( ) 8. Why did Mr.Lee rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?
A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor. B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was. C. He was afraid of the ring.
( ) 9. Mr.Lee thought the English boy _________.
A. was a bad boy
B. was friendly to him
C. Shouldn’t ring the bell at midnight
D
What kind of place do you usually choose to stay for the night during a trip? Expensive hotels that may make you feel like you don’t get what you pay for? Or cheap hostels that put you and five other strangers in the same bedroom? If both choices sound terrible to you, here’s something new: holiday apartments.
In a holiday apartment, you have more space than what a hotel room can give you. Everything in the apartment is at your disposal. The living room, the kitchen, the study, and of course, the bedrooms are all for your own use. Some apartments even have a lovely garden or a game room. You’ll feel at home in the holiday apartment. The best thing is, a holiday apartment is not expensive. The price for a holiday apartment is for two
people, and the apartment is often cheaper than a hotel room for two. You only need to pay a little more for a third or fourth person. If you travel with friends or your family, a holiday apartment will be your best choice! ( ) 10. What is the passage mostly about?
A. Where to find a nice holiday apartment. B. How to choose a nice holiday apartment. C. Why one should choose a holiday apartment.
( ) 11. From the passage, what can we learn about holiday apartments?
A. They are good for people who like to take one-day trips.
B. They are good for people who travel in a group of three or more.
C. They are good for people who want to make new friends when traveling.
( ) 12. What does it mean to say that something is at your disposal?
A. You are free to use it.
B. You can find it everywhere. C. You can buy it at a lower price.
E
At 8, 844.43 meters high, Mount Qomolangma is the tallest mountain on Earth. While it is famous for its beautiful views, parts of the mountain are facing a problem: rubbish. Every year, thousands of visitors throwaway tons of rubbish, such as bottles and plastic bags.
According to the UN, over 140 tons of rubbish has been left on the mountain. To reduce rubbish, China is limiting(限制) the number of people who are allowed to climb up the north side of the mountain. Only 300 people will be allowed to climb it, and only during spring.
Local people cleaned the mountain last year, removing rubbish at a height of 5,200 meters. They collected about 8.4 metric tons(公吨) of rubbish.
This year, the local government plans to spend 4 million yuan on a new clean-up activity. The local government is also setting up stations to sort(分类), recycle and breakdown rubbish collected from the mountain. A group of artists will also try to turn the rubbish into artworks. They will show these works of art to remind people not to leave rubbish when climbing the mountain. ( ) 13. What problem are parts of Mount Qomolangma facing?
A. Air pollution. B.Rubbish. C. Noise.
( ) 14. How many people will be allowed to climb up the north side of the mountain during spring?
A. 140. B. 5,200. C. 300.
( ) 15. The underlined word “removing” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. taking away B. making better C. using up
( ) 16. The artists will show their artworks in order to _________.
A. teach people to make works of art
B. help people to know about Qomolangma
C. remind people not to throw rubbish on Qomolangma
F
There were many plants in a forest.When spring came, a pine trees saw are red rose nearby and said, “What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely.”
The rose proudly said, “It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.” Then the rose looked
at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant full of thorns(刺) !” “What a proud flower!” thought the trees.
As the days passed, the red rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like “This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor!”
The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, “God did not create any form of life without a purpose.”
Spring passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt(枯萎). One day the rose saw birds put their beaks(喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus. “The cactus has water?” asked the rose.
“Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help.” The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus, But finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed.
The rose learned a lesson and never judged(评价) anyone by their appearance again. ( ) 17. At first, _________ thought the cactus was ugly.
A. the rose B. the pine tree C. the birds
( ) 18. The red rose began to wilt because _________.
A. the birds could fly B. spring came C. there was no rain
( ) 19. The birds put their beaks into the cactus to _________.
A. get water B. eat food C. offer help
( ) 20. From the passage, we know the cactus was _________.
A. Careless B. Kind C. selfish(自私的)
第二部分知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My neighbor is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the 21 people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of “favor war” where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as 22 the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would 23 to top it with another favor.
Yesterday morning there was about 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I 24 he shoveled(铲) my driveway for me when I was out on a business trip last 25 . So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor 26 . It took a while but I finished it and got into my car for work.
That night I got a 27 on my door, it was my neighbor. He immediately shook my hand and thanked me for shoveling 28 driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and 29 a boy.
“As soon as I started the car early this morning, a 30 came through that a young boy in our neighborhood was seriously ill. 3l , my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance(救护车) 10 minutes,” added he. “A young boy got to live his life 32 you did me the favor earlier this morning.”
It wasn’t too much 33 to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again.
34 favor is too small. Even the smallest favor can make the biggest 35 . One favor will always
be followed by another. ( ) 21. A. nicest ( ) 22. A. looking for ( ) 23. A. try ( ) 24. A. saw ( ) 25. A. spring ( ) 26. A. soon ( ) 27. A. note ( ) 28. A. my ( ) 29. A. met ( ) 30. A. call ( ) 31. A. Finally ( ) 32.A. when ( ) 33. A. practice ( ) 34. A. No ( ) 35. A. choice
B. busiest B. going down B. stop B. thought B. winter B. back B. kick B. our B. saved B. card B. Actually B. unless B. trouble B. Any B. progress C. richest C. cleaning up C. agree
C. remembered C. summer C. again C. knock C. his
C. supported C. letter C. Luckily C. because C. attention C. Some C. difference
第Ⅱ卷
第二部分知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第二节语法填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面的材料，在空白处填人适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式(1个或几个单词)，使句子通顺正确。
36. Every time Tom is late, he’ll make __________ an excuse. So I wonder what his excuse is this time. 37. I spend __________ hour playing the drums every day.
38. After we cleaned up the room, it looked __________(tidy) than before. 39. ― Is that boy Scott?
一No, it __________ be Scott.Scott is much taller.
40. My cousin Judy __________(teach) many subjects in a poor area since she left college in 2014. 41. We should be honest students instead of __________(cheat) our teachers. 42. Would you like __________ orange juice, sir?
43. Doctor Bethune sometimes had to treat the wounded on __________(he) own. 44. It is __________(believe) that they finish the hard work in such a short time. 45. ― Do you think Simon will go cycling tomorrow?
— Simon? Never! He __________(hate) outdoor activities. 46. ― I lost my textbook and I couldn’t find it anywhere. ― Here are some. Just take __________, please. 47. I trained __________(heavy) last night, didn’t it?
48. The teacher told us that we __________(hold) an English party the next week. 49. Read more books, __________ you will improve your reading skills.
50. A baby’s first month birthday is a special event in China and __________(celebrate) with a special party.
第三部分写作技能(共三节，满分30分)
第一节英汉互译(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 阅读短文，将文中画线部分译成汉语或英语。
2020年湖南省常德市 英语学业水平模拟卷(三 )
