1、第 1 页 共 11 页2010 初三英语模拟考试 2010-4-29本试卷共五大题，满分 135 分。考试时间 120 分钟。一、听力测试第一节 听力理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）听下面一段对话，回答第 1 小题。1How much is the dictionary the man wants?A$30. B$55. C$75. 听下面一段对话，回答第 2-3 两个小题。2. How long has the man had the car?A. 10 days. B. 15 days. C. 20 days.3. What are they going to do
2、 next Saturday?ATravel to Guangzhou. BGo on a picnic. C. Buy a nice car. 听下面一段对话，回答第 45 两个小题。4What does the man want to buy?AMeat. BFish. CMeat and fish.5Whats the price for one kilo of meat?ATwelve yuan. BSix yuan. CThree yuan. 听下面一段对话，回答第 68 两个小题。6What are the two speakers talking about?ATheir pla
3、ns for the day. BCalling their friends. CMaking a list.7. Why was the woman thinking of calling on Ann?A. Because Ann just got out of the hospital.B. Because she invited Ann to a party.C. Because Ann just got a new house.8. They will have a party at Ricks, wont they?A.Yes, as they are very happy tog
4、ether.B. No, as Rick doesnt feel well.C. We dont know. 听下面一段独白，回答第 9-11 三个小题。9Where does the conversation take place?AOn the way home. BAt home. COn the way to the cinema10What are the two speakers doing now?ACooking their supper. BDoing some shoppingCSeeing a film.11Why do the two speakers want to
5、walk around the shops and stores?第 2 页 共 11 页ABecause they want to relax. BBecause they want to buy something. CBecause they want to meet their friends.听下面一段独白，回答第 12-15 三个小题。12What kind of music does the speaker like? ARock and pop music. BRock and dance music. CJazz and country music.13Who likes d
6、ancing?AThe speaker BLi Lan. CHer mother.14The speakers mother thins that country music is _.Aamazing. Bboring Crelaxing.15How many peoples ideas .about music are talked about in this passage?A4. B5. C6. 第二节 听取信息 （共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为 AE 的空格中。听录音前，你将有 15 秒钟的
7、阅题时间。录音读两遍。 你将有 80 秒钟的作答时间。Something about the GreensTimeIn the morning Mr Green goes to work and children go to school by A _.In the afternoon Mrs Green sees her B _. The children come home at about C_.In the evening The children do their D_.On Sunday afternoon Mrs Green usually goes E _.二、语言知识与运用（
8、共两节，满分 20 分） 第一节 单项选择 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 16. Have you got any plan for National Day? - Well, _ October 1st, I plan to go shopping with my cousin. A. in B. for C. on D. from. 17. - Wheres John? - Hes gone to the _ office.A. teachers B. teachers C. teachers D teacher18. What did she say just no
9、w? She asked _. A. whose bag is over there B. which bag did you likeC. where she can put her bag D. what was in your bag第 3 页 共 11 页19. How do you like this piece of cloth? - _ comfortable. How much is it? A. It feels B. It is felt C. They are felt D. They feel20. Is the meeting-room _ to hold 200 p
10、eople? - Dont worry. It can hold more than 250 people. A. big enough B. bigger enough C. enough big D. enough bigger21. He is a big football fan. Nobody can keep him _ football games on TV every week.A. watches B. to watch C. of watching D. from watching22. Do your classmates all live near the schoo
11、l? No, _ live quite far from the school.A. any student B. a few students C. none of the students D. all the students23. - Would you like to go shopping with me this afternoon? - Im afraid I cant. My uncle _ from Canada. I promised him to show him around the city.A. has come B. comes C. is coming D.
12、will come24. Whats the number of the students in your school? Im not sure. I think there are _ students.A. five hundred B. five hundreds C. five hundreds of D. five hundred of 25. Have you decided where to go for our holiday, Dad? What about the island _ we spent last summer holiday? A. which B. tha
13、t C. when D. where第二节: 语法选择（共 10 题，10 分，每题 1 分）Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people _26_ them to prevent the rain. But its not easy to hold an umbrella _27_ there is heavy rain and strong wind. And its harder to make a phone call or ride a bike with an umbrella in the h
14、and. An American _28_name is Alan Kaufman and his company spent 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. At last, they _29_ it.They _30_ it Nubrella. Just _31_ a button, and the Nubrella will open easily. _32_ the help of its “shoulder support”, the umbrella can rest on the users shoulders. So the us
15、er neednt hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands free even in the strong wind. 第 4 页 共 11 页The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world _33_ it very much. Having one such smart _34_, they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in rain now. _35_ in the
16、rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isnt it?26. A. held B. hold C. to hold D. have held27. A. though B. since C. if D. because 28. A. who B. whos C. whose D. which29. A. made B. make C. had made D. are to make30. A. will call B. called C. had called D. had called31. A. touch B. touches C. touching
17、 D. touched32. A. On B. At C. With D. In33. A. was liking B. to like C. has liked D. like34. A. invention B. inventor C. inventing D. invented35. A. Walked B. Walk C. Walks D. Walking三、阅读与理解 第一节：完形填空（共 10 个空格，10 分；每个空格 1 分）About a year ago, I stayed at a hotel. I didnt want to 36 too much moneywith
18、me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me. The next morning, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my 37 . I did not have any proof that I had given the man the money. There was nothing left to do but go to the nearest lawyer. The lawyer 38 me to return to the
19、 hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. So we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. 39 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.Another hour later, both the lawyer an
20、d I went to the hotel to 40 for the hundred-dollar bill once again. When the clerk 41 he had given it to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, I 42 the gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you dont hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the 43 . The clerk had had nothing
21、to do but 44 me back another hundred-dollar bill. I dont know how to thank you for getting my money back, I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose the lawyer answered? He said, Oh, just pay me one hundred dollars for my 45 , please.36. A. take B. lend C. spend D. hold37. A. dollar B. money C. s
22、afe D. wallet38. A. advised B. promised C. agreed D. refused39. A. Though B. When C. Unless D. Since40. A. search B. ask C. make D. beg第 5 页 共 11 页41. A. insisted B. wondered C. forgot D. agreed42. A. heard B. saw C. borrowed D. told43. A. police B. manager C. doctor D. driver44. A. sent B. bring C.
23、 give D. take45. A. work B. time C. company D. answer 第二节：阅读理解（共 20 题，40 分；每小题 2 分）A The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, s
24、ome of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, a
25、nimals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earththe earth belongs to the spirits.In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages
26、. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they
27、 had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.46. The Aborigines painted pictures .A. on animals fur B. o
28、n the land C. on the tree D. on the rock47. What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?A. To paint. B. To hunt. C. To fight. D. To play.48. The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.A. people B. animals C. spirits D. plantsboomerang第 6 页 共 11 页49. In an Aboriginal group
29、 decided things.A. the older men B. the leader C. the English D. the Europeans50. The number of the Aborigines is small today .A. because their living condition was very badB. because the English killed a lot of them in the warsC. because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought themD. because of
30、the wars and the new illnessesB The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle，Washington，in the United StatesIt was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beansThe coffee shops business did well，and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in SeattleThings really
31、began to change for the company in 1981That year，Howard Schultz met the three men who ran(经营) StarbucksSchultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipmentHe noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makersand he was curious about the companySchultz went to Seat
32、tle to see what Starbucks did，and he liked what he sawHe wanted to become part of the company In 1982，the original(原先的)Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the companys head of marketingIn 1983，Schultz travelled to ItalyThe unique atmosphere of the coffee bars there caught his eyeTo Schultz, it seemed
33、that Italians spent their daily lives in three places：home ，work，and coffee barsHis experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in SeattleSchultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable，and customers everywhere seemed to like itBetween 1987 and 1992，S
34、tarbucks opened 150 new storesand that was only the beginningIn fact，by the year 2000，three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!Today，Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countriesOne thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside
35、the United States is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurantsBy working together with a store already in the city，Starbucks gets an understanding of customers in the cityThis understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers51What is the main idea
36、of this passage?AHow Starbucks has grown BWhat Starbucks makes第 7 页 共 11 页C Starbuckscustomers DHow Starbucks makes its coffee52Which is true about Starbucksfirst ten years of business?AIt grew very quickly BIt was run by Howard SchultzC It made special coffee makers DIt was a small company53Who is
37、Howard Schultz?AA coffee seller in New York B An Italian coffee makerC The man who changed the companyDOne of the original owners of the company54. How many new Starbucks stores probably opened in the year 2000 around the world?A. Three. B. About 1095. C. Two thousand. D. Thirty-six. 55What helps St
38、arbucks succeed in places outside the United States?AOpening restaurants in just a few locations each yearB Only selling locally produced coffee beansC working with other major coffee-making companiesDLearning about local customers C Look at the center circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B. Which of
39、 the centre circles looks larger?Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact , theyare exactly the same size.Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from o
40、ne to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.“Whats happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Dont worry. Here is how it goes:When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interp
41、ret（解读） the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “Visual illusion（视觉错误）.Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much small
42、er or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk A B第 8 页 共 11 页the kids just make use of illusions.56. The centre circle in Diagram A looks smaller than that in Diagram B.Thats because .A. so
43、mething is wrong with our eyesB. the two circles are not the same sizeC. our brains interpret the information in a wrong wayD. the two pictures change quickly from one to the other57. Whats the right order according to the passage?a. We look at things with our eyes.b. Our brains interpret the messag
44、es.c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.A. adbc B. cabd C. acdb D. bcad58. Movie makers make use of visual illusions to .A. help the actors look better B. make the actors much braverC. help the actors become stronger D. make the actors seem different in siz
45、e59. In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?A. The second one. B. The third one. C. The fifth one. D. The sixth one.60. The text is probably taken from .A. an adv
46、ertisement B. a science book C. a movie magazine D. a story bookDTravel Tips for Expo 2010 ShanghaiAs private cars and personal transportation vehicles, will be banned from the Expo Garden area for security reasons, public buses will serve the 70 million visitors during the six months of Expo 2010 S
47、hanghai. China Daily tried three major public transportation routes and here are some helpful tips:SubwayThe subway is the best choice for most visitors for its convenience and BusFor those who are not in a hurry, a bus trip may be ideal.A bus trip by Bridge Line 1 takes 2 yuan and 30 ABCD第 9 页 共 11 页quickness .It costs only 4 yuan (59 cents). The Peoples Square, wh
