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无锡市羊尖中学初三三模英语试卷
注意事项：本试卷满分90分，考试时间100分钟。
第I卷 （客观题 共50分）
一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项看，并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
1. ---Oh, must you leave? Having dinner with you was such _______ fun. ---Thanks a lot, but I have to make _______ early start tomorrow morning. A. /; an B. a; an C. /; the D. a; the 2. If you _______ the book, you _______ buy it right now, I think. A. needn’t; needn’t B. don’t need; don’t need C. don’t need; needn’t D. don’t need; needn’t to
3. It was several minutes _______ we realized what was happening---my dog was trapped in a hole. A. since B. while C. until D. before 4. ---I’m leaving now.
---It’s so late. Better stay with me. Call a taxi if you _______. A. will B. must C. would D. may 5. ---When did you last see Mary?
---On a cold morning when I _______ to the railway station. A. walked B. was walking C. had walked D. would walk 6. ---Everything in the room requires _______, Mrs. Rainbow. ---OK. I’ll have all the things _______ tomorrow. A. wash; washed B. to wash; wash C. washing; washed D. to be washed; wash 7. The boy asked his father _______.
A. how life would be like in the year 2100 B. who was the computer invented by C. how he called the man in a black suit
D. if Shakespeare was a great writer of English literature
8. The rest of the class _______ given _______ cakes for their breakfast. A. were; two another B. was; another two C. were; another two D. was; two more 9. ---The surgeon hasn’t come back, has he?
---_______, for he _______ Australia since last week and will be back in a week. A. No, has been in B. No, has gone to C. Yes, has gone to D. Yes, has been in
10. ---Are you going to Shanghai to enjoy the classical concert this Friday? ---I’m not sure. It _______ time. A. takes on B. depends on C. stands for D. carries on 11. The experiment the scientist devoted himself _______ a perfect success. A. to proving B. to was proved C. to being proved D. to proved
12. I turned to bookstores and libraries looking for information about the book mentioned in the talk, but found _______. A. none B. no one C. nothing D. anything
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13. Kevin prefers _______ to light music _______ when he is in a bad mood. A. listening; calming down B. to listen; calming down C. listening; to calm down D. to listen; to calm down 14. ---A little and weak life can have great power. _______? ---Yes, almost everyone think it’s unbelievable. A. How come B. So what C. Then what D. How about
二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填
入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two 15 there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang beautifully for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them. As we were singing on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer(老年痴呆症), most of them looked off at the walls or floor. However, one lady 16 my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t 17 like that. As we got 18 with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. 19 she was singing, she was also reaching out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my responsibilities(责任) were to my students. People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling 20 about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also 21 the same lady. The difference between us is that he acted on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, Silent Night, Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her eyes and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my 22 to let you know that.”
This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No words can completely describe that touching moment...
It took a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude(态度) toward another was a 23 that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself 24 to have witnessed(目击) his lesson. 15. A. rooms B. buildings C. floors 16. A. looked B. caught C. ran 17. A. appear B. hear C. sound 18. A. louder B. nearer C. faster 19. A. Because B. As C. Since 20. A. afraid B. sure C. guilty 21. A. feared B. avoided C. helped 22. A. time B. flower C. body 23. A. message B. lesson C. activity 24. A. clever B. foolish C. right
D. groups
D. hurt D. feel D. higher D. Though D. happy D. noticed D. face D. class D. lucky
三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
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A
This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature. We call it the Four-Side Talk. Let’s “listen to” everyone carefully and find out what they think. What the old tree I am thousands of years old, but I have fewer and fewer friends. said is right . I not I’m afraid I will be cut someday. People cut down many trees to only make the make paper and chopsticks. Soon there will be no trees to make earth more air and to protect people from floods. Mother Nature is making beautiful, but many disasters to teach people a lesson. provide the clean water for people We have lived on and animals. Now the earth since
An old tree
I’m sad because ancient times. The
people put waste earth is our home. into me, which We have done
People kills many animals The river some harm to our and plants that home! From now
drink my water. on, we should
Some people drink make full use of
The United Nations
this kind of water the resources on
and get sick, too. the earth and
protect the earth. We know a little about the environmental problems. Hearing Let’s try our best!
what all of you said, we’ve decided to protect the earth and love the earth. We’ve also made the June 5th World Environment Day.
25. What doesn’t the old tree tell us?
A. He’s afraid to be cut down some day. B. He has fewer and fewer friends.
C. The trees have the longest lives in the world. D. He has lived for thousands of years.
26. What have the United Nations made up their minds to do from the passage? A. Set the Earth Environment Day. B. Make full use of resources. C. Hold an international meeting. D. Find out what is making the pollution. 27. What will people do according to the passage? ①Over-use the resources. ②Make good use of the resources. ③Start a global(全球的) group. ④Protect the earth. A. ①④ B. ②③ C. ①③ D. ②④
B
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “It’s for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
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They never happened and a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”, but she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn’t come.
My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace---it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside...a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
28. The passage shows that ______.
A. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done B. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter C. mother cared much about her daughter in words D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
29. The underlined word “gulf” in the fourth paragraph means _______. A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. part of the sea going far in land
C. free talks between mother and daughter
D. different ideas between the mother and the daughter
30. What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness? A. She read the letter again and again till she died. B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She had never received the letter.
C
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life. Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from
England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran(伊朗), India, and so on.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries’ weather, customs, and places to see. But
unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
31. Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in _______. A. England B. Iran C. India D. Australia
32. How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then? A. It was longer and more popular.
B. It was the first travel book in the world.
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