1、 无锡地区初三英语中考模拟卷 2018 年 3 月 13 日一、单项填空 （本大题共 14 分，每小题 1 分）1.The cakes are delicious. Hed like to have _third one because _second one is rather too small.A. a, a B. the, the C. a, the D. the, a 2. -Look at Ann. How pale she looks!-Well, she never eats _ and thats why she is not healthy.A. rapidly B. pr
2、operly C. completely D. smoothly 3. -What do you think of my plan, Lucy?-Well, _ I agree with you. But I think youd better ask Tom. He may have some different ideas. A. in general B. in fact C. in all D. in place4. -I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico. - I can imag
3、ine. _. A. It never rains but it pours. B. The grass is always greener on the other side. C. East or west, home is the best. D. Travel is not your cup of tea. 5. -Who do you think _ as the new chairperson of our students union? -Ive no idea. A. to choose B. will choose C. will be chosen D. to be cho
4、sen 6. The old table _ too much room of the study. Shall we move it out?A. comes up B. turns up C. stays up D. takes up7. -Thank God! The work is finally done! Your boss must _ the result.-Well, he should be. At least Ive tried my best. A. be angry with B. be careful with C. be busy with D. be satis
5、fied with8. He made a mistake, but he took action to change the situation _ it got worse.A. until B. unless C. before D. since9. The doctor advised Mary strongly to take a rest, but _ didnt help.A. what B. which C. it D. one10. -Did you enjoy your outdoor training yesterday?-No, not at all! I was _
6、dead after so much hard training.A. as good as B. as well as C. so good as D. so well as11. Suddenly, there was something wrong with the plane in the sky. But the bright pilot managed _ the plane at the airport safely.A. to landing B. to land C. landing D. land12. -Has your friend completed his desi
7、gn? -Not yet. He _ on it last night.A. worked B. has worked C. is working D. was working13. Im new here. Could you please tell me _?A. what is the building used for B. when does the first class beginC. where I could find the dining hall D. how many classes our school has14. -Sorry, sir. I cant remem
8、ber all the new words we learn every day.-_. Practise more.A. Im afraid not B. Its hard to say C. You are not alone D. All right二、完形填空 （本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分）A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didnt know what she had to do and wanted to 15 up. She felt tired of fighting and fightin
9、g. One problem had been finished but another came over.Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the second he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 16 for them
10、 for a few minutes without any words.The girl waited impatiently, not knowing 17 her father was doing that. About 20 minutes later, her father turned 18 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a
11、cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “My sweet heart, what do you 19 ?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.Her father told her to 20 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did so and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 21 them. Then, she got t
12、he eggs, warm and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. She asked, “What did you do this for, Father?” He 22 that each one had had the same unlucky experiencethe boiling water, but 23 had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the b
13、oiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When bad luck 24 your door, whats your decision? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” 15. A. grow B. give C. set D. pick 16. A. looked B. searched C. waited D.
14、called 17. A. that B. when C. what D. why18. A. into B. over C. off D. out 19. A. hear B. taste C. smell D. see20. A. close B. open C. wash D. clean21. A. drop B. cook C. break D. drink22. A. smiled B. explained C. laughed D. expected23. A. every B. all C. each D. either24. A. lies in B. comes acros
15、s C. meets with D. knocks at三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 （本大题共 26 分，每小题 2分）AAMini dictionary: 1. register v. 注册，登记 2. sponsor n. 赞助人25. This is most probably a(n) _.A. report B. email C. poster D. survey26. Book Aid International helps people in Sub-Saharan Africa _.A. by giving them money B. by r
16、eading books about childhoodC. by providing books D. by building them new bookshops27. The article encourages people to join Book Aid International by _.A. offering them some books for free as a rewardB. showing them reading books can bring them lots of funC. telling them how many friends they can m
17、ake in Sub-Saharan AfricaD. showing them they can make a great difference to lives of people in other countriesBA little boy invited his mother to attend his schools first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boys sadness, his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmat
18、es and teachers met his mother and he would lose his face because of her appearance. There was a serious scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mot
19、her even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬的) and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.The mother replied, “When my son w
20、as a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but lucki
21、ly, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but until today, I have never regretted what I did.”When the little boy heard this, he couldnt help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mo
22、ther was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly (紧紧地) for the rest of the day.28. The boys mother was _.A. ugly and careless B. kind but careless C. beautiful and careful D. ugly but kind29. According to the passage, the little boy _.A. didnt ask his mother to attend the meetingB. wanted his
23、mother to attend the meeting at firstC. didnt really want his mother to attend the meeting at firstD. wasnt moved by what her mother said30. After reading the passage, we know _.A. the people at the meeting didnt like the boys motherB. the boys mother was brave but foolishC. the boy hated what his m
24、other had doneD. we should respect our parents whatever they are likeCHave you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place?Lots of people do. And now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why. They found that one-half of the brain “remains more awake” than the other half whe
25、n people are trying to sleep in a new place.The sleep findings were reported in Current Biology by Brown University. In their report, the researchers said many people report they have a harder time sleeping the first night at a hotel or other places outside their home. They call it “first-night infl
26、uence”. “In Japan they say, If you change your bed, you cant sleep,” said Yuka Sasaki, one of the reports writers. “You dont sleep very well in a new place. We all know about it.”The researchers measured brain waves (测量脑波) for 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week
27、 apart (间隔). They found during the first night the left half of the brain was more active than the right half. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers said. Sasaki said a lot of questions remain.Researchers did not keep measuring brain waves all night long. So, they dont know if
28、 the left half keeps “watch” all night, or whether it “works in shifts (轮换 ) with the right half later in the night”. They also do not know why the brain activity, at least during the first period of deep sleep, is always on the left half.For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know th
29、at our brain is “looking out for us” in a new place. But it may not help with sleep. That brain activity, at least according to this new research, makes it harder to get the sleep people need to wake up well rested in the morning.31. How many times did the researchers measure brain waves for 35 volu
30、nteers?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.32. Which of the following is one of the questions that remain?A. Whether the new bed keeps you from sleeping.B. Why the brain activity is always on the left half. C. How you have trouble sleeping in a new place.D. What people can do when they
31、cant sleep well.33. What is the text mainly about?A. What we will have to do to sleep well.B. How researchers measure brain waves.C. Who doesnt sleep well in a new place.D. Why its harder to sleep in a new place.DIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “fool
32、ish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying y
33、our fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their goo
34、d faith (信用) is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose (宽松的) check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine for free.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss
35、on the money. From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly (相应地 ).With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven (天堂) to those wholove to take “small advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would a
36、lways come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in suc
37、h a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?34. While taking a taxi in Finland, a passenger _.A. can go anywhere without having to pay the driverB. can never be refused by the taxi drive
38、r wherever he wants to goC. only pays two US dollars for a taxi rideD. needs to provide good faith demonstration (证明) before leaving without paying35. We can know from the passage that in Finland _.A. big hotels provide meals for all kinds of diners B. big hotels are mostly poorly managed C. both ho
39、tel guests and outside diners are served food for freeD. big hotels provide meals for only those who live in the hotels 36. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The workers can get more pay by working long hours. B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.C.
40、The bosses are too busy to check the working hours of their workers.D. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.37. The underlined word “those” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to _.A. people who are worth praising B. people who often have meals in big hotelsC. peop
41、le who often take taxis D. people who are dishonest四、词汇运用 （本大题共 8 分，每小题 1 分）38. To Mr. Wang, teaching is a _ (tire) but happy thing.39. What youve suggested will be under _ (far) discussion. You need to wait.40. Mr. Li walked into the bedroom and _ (hang) his coat on the wall.41. It is _(wide) known
42、 that actions speak louder than words.42. The standard of your work has gone down from the _(水平) we expect from you.43. _(任何) you say, he will believe you in any case.44. Remember not to let your _ (骄傲) stop you from growing up.45. To tell you the truth, this toy is _ (特地) designed for you. A big su
43、rprise, right?五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 （本大题共 8 分，每小题 1 分）46. -Dr. Smith, could you tell us more about the danger we _ (face) at the moment?-Certainly. The biggest challenge is to keep cleaning PM2.5.47. Listen! How beautiful the music made from water _ (sound)!48. What you ordered online last week _
44、(arrive) soon, I think.49. People are wondering why the price of flats in Wuxi _ (fall) so quickly in the past few months.50. The present government is strongly against _ (control) outflow of money.51. An old woman with two poor children _ (notice) to enter the building just now.52. -This car crashe
45、d into a tree on the way back last night.-I suppose you _ (drive) too fast.53. He left home in a hurry because he had some problems_ (solve) in his office.六、阅读填空 （本大题共 5 分，每空 1 分）The Internet nowadays opens a wide world to people, including teenagers, but many parents worry that their children may m
46、eet with something unhealthy when searching online. In order to solve this problem, a new search engine for children called Kiddle has appeared.Search results are filtered (过滤), so only safe websites are shown and descriptions are written in simple language. Searches with bad words are shut off, too.Kiddle uses the same colors as Go
