2014-2015學(xué)年西南模范初三第二學(xué)期開學(xué)摸底考

1、初三年級英語摸底考試卷（2015/2/28）Part2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and GrammarII. Choose the best answer 26. Mike played a joke on his classmates after class. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence. A. /dk/ B. /dek/ C. /dk/ D. / daik/27. Which of the following underlined parts is d

2、ifferent in pronunciation from others? A. Wild animals should not be kept in zoos. B. Add a little more liquid to the sauce. C. I had a burning desire to visit France. D. Its not wise for him to travel alone. 28. Our family celebrated the Lunar New Years Eve _ February 18th, 2015. A. for B. at C. in

3、D. on 29. Are you in _ favour of using an iPad in class? A. a B. an C. /D. the 30. Now I know your decision. Please ask _ in your class about their ideas. A. others B. the others C. otherD. the other 31. A: _ does this pair of new Nike shoes belong to? B: It must be Jeffs. Its his birthday present f

4、rom his brother. A. What B. Who C. WhichD. Whose32. If you travel around the world, you will be surprised at _. A. how different the foreign customs are B. how the foreign customs are different C. how different are the foreign customs D. how are the foreign customs different33. Its a pity that I did

5、nt think of ringing you _. A. earlier B. earliest C. earlyD. the earliest34. _ exciting music the recording is playing! A. What B. What a C. What anD. How35. Many people _ of Ebola virus in the past a few months. A. die B. died C. have diedD. will die36. _ careful, Lisa! There is a church ahead. A.

6、Drive B. To drive C. DroveD. Driving37. Our monitor _ to bring the key, so we cant enter the classroom right now. A. forgets B. forgot C. has forgotD. had forgot38. -When shall we meet. This Saturday or Sunday? - _ is OK. Im free these days. A. Both B. Either C. AllD. Neither39. The volunteer at the

7、 airport offer _ heavy luggage for the passengers. A. carry B. to carry C. carryingD. carried40. -Jill, you look busy. _. -Thank you, Peter, but I can manage it myself. A. Im sorry to hear that. B. Anything I can do to help? C. Thats all right. D. How could you do that?41. Youd better take the GPS w

8、ith you _ you wont get lost. A. as soon as B. so that C. becauseD. now that42. Jack took music _ than any boy in his class, so he was successful. A. less seriously B. seriously C. more seriousD. more seriously43. Mr. Li had to do all the housework himself, _? A. didnt he B. hadnt he C. did heD. had

9、he 44. -After Donghai Bridge _, it became a new tourist attraction.A. completed B. complete C. is completedD. was completed45. -Im very worried about the rising cost of living. -_. A. So do I B. So am I C. Neither do I D. Neither am I 46. -_ would this package cost me by airmail? -$21.88. A. How man

10、y B. How much C. How farD. How soon47. The key _ on the table when I leave. A. was left B. will be left C. is leftD. has been left48. When your homework _, you can have a rest and relax yourself. A. will be done B. would be done C. was done D. is done49. Ive already to Beijing twice, so Id rather _

11、to other places. A. to travel B. travel C. not travelD. travelling50. Look, there are _ fish swimming under the bridge. A. much B. few C. a lotD. a littleIII. Complete the following passage with the words of phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. A. changes B. science C. completely D. at ni

12、ght E. easier We use technology all the time. It helps us do things better than we did them before. Technology is the way people use _51_ to build tools, machines and instruments (儀器). They make doing things easier. They keep people in the airplane safe. Sometimes technology _52_ the way we do thing

13、s. A long time ago, people cooked over fire. Now we use ovens to cook. Cooking with an oven is _53_ and safe than cooking with fire. A long time ago, people use candles to help see _54_. Now we use lamps to helps us see at night. Lighting homes with electricity is better and safer than lighting home

14、s with candles. A. electric B. receive C. change D. easily E. other A long time ago, people used animals to travel. Now we use cars to go places. Machines can take us to places faster and more _55_ than animals can. Sometimes technology does not _56_ the way we do things. Sometimes it gives us _57_

15、ways to do things. For example, we can help clean house with a broom. We can also help clean a house with a vacuum. We use a fan to stay cool. We can also use a(n) _58_ fan to stay cool. Sometimes technology lets us do things we could not do before. It helps doctors perform delicate (精密的) operations

16、. It helps astronauts explore outer space. It helps all of us. IV.complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用括號中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一詞）The new teacher tried her best to make a good _on her (impress)In front of my computer ,there is a _screen (protect)Alice is very _and alw

17、ays lives alone. (depend)The Garden City _many tourists every year.(attractive)_food is good for peoples health. (nature)The old man was too exhausted to walk away _.(far)_,we were not caught in the heavy rain last night.(luck)The _of a good education in that country is great.(expensive)V. Complete

18、the following sentences as required.(根據(jù)所給要求，完成下列句子）Doctors need another hour to finish the operation.(改為一般疑問句）_ doctors _another hour to finish the operation?The monitor asked me .”what can I do for you ?” (改為賓語從句） The monitor asked me _he _do for me.Students didnt go to school yesterday.(保持句意不變) St

19、udents were _ _ school yesterday.They wont have the school sports meeting because of the heavy rain.(對劃線部分提問） _ _ they have the school sports meeting ?Bob made some money.He wanted to go to France to further his study.(合并句子） Bob made some money _ _ he could go to France to further his study.They hav

20、e said that they will widen this road early month.(改為被動語態(tài)） They have said that this road will _ _ early next month.Dirty, musnt ,factories, into, chemical, let, water, rivers, out. (連詞成句）_ Part 3 Reading and writing (第三部分 讀寫）I.reading comprehension (閱讀理解）：（64分）A: choose the best answer (根據(jù)短內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

21、答案） A subway is not just an important form of transport. It is also a window for other people to learn about local cultures. Beijing, China The Beijing Subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in China. It has added some modern technologies. All stations now have touch-screen maps.

22、In some stations, people can also see traditional Chinese cultures. For example, on the walls of a few stations of Line 8, there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain(青花瓷）. Stockholm, Sweden The system of the Stockholm Subway has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above

23、ground. The first subway line for Stockholm was opened in 1950.The Stockholm Subway is well-known for its decoration of the stations. It is called the longest art gallery in the world. Over 90 percent of its stations are decorated with paintings. A few stations are decorated with red bedrocks（巖床）. T

24、his makes you feel as if you are in a cave. London, UK The London Underground or the Tube is the oldest subway in the world. It was opened in 1863. During World War II, it was used to protect people from German plane attacks（襲擊）on London. Now, it is a symbol of the city. There is no air conditioning

25、 in the trains, so it is very hot in summer. New York, US The New York City Subway has the most extensive public transportation system in the world, with 469 stations. It is also one of the worlds oldest public transit systems. The New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day. It has an express train on

26、 almost every line. You can get to your destination(目的地）safely. The trains themselves are full of fun; you will see people doing moonwalk dances like Michael Jackson, playing the guitar and singing. Which subway is called the longest art gallery in the world?A. The Beijing Subway B. The Stockholm Su

27、bwayC. The London Underground D. The New York City Subway.75. From the passage, we can know that the London Underground _.A. is also called the Tube B. is the symbol of the UKC. was well protected during the warD. was opened in 1969. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Michael Jackson often danced in

28、the New York City Subway.B. Tourists feel cool when they take the London Underground in summer.C. Several stations of the Stockholm Subway are built in caves.D. Some stations of the Beijing Subway are decorated with pictures of porcelain.In paragraph Five ,the underlined word”promptly” probably mean

29、s_.A finally B carefully C quickly D safely 78. The introduction of the subways mainly shows the _ of different cities.A. great changes B. long historyC. local culture D. public transport79. The passage may come form _.A. a story book B. a travel magazineC. a science book D. a newspaper advertisemen

30、tB. Choose the best words and complete the passage (選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~完成短語）Often in your reading you will come across （遇見） a difficult new word. You may be able to read the word, but, you still do not know what it 1_. One way of finding out a words meaning is by looking it up in a _2_. Another way is to use c

31、ontext(上下文). You can think of the context as the “neighborhood” in which a word “l(fā)ives”. A word is never _3_. It appears in a sentence with other words, and that sentence has other sentences that come before and after it. These words and sentences are the context of the unknown word. A words context

32、 often contains clues (包含提示)to its meaning. To find clues, think about the meanings of the other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences that come before and after the sentence that contains the word. Do they give you any clues? Sometimes a writer gives _4_ that can help you understand the word

33、s meaning. Sometimes you may find a word that has almost the same meaning, or a word that means the _5_,or even a definition（釋義） of the unfamiliar word, in the same sentence or a nearby one. These are all context clues. Read the following sentence. Can you guess from the context what word might fit

34、in the blank? We had our picnic in the shade（陰涼處）of a huge _6_. Did you guess the missing word from the context? If you did, you were able to tell from the other words in the sentence that the missing word must be a noun. You could also tell that the word means something that can give shade outdoors

35、. It is something that people might have a picnic under. All these context clues helped you know the word.80. A) predicts B) means C) debates D) wants 81A) book B)dictionary C) newspaper D) magazine 82.A) alone B) sad C) united D) quiet 83.A) a letter B) an answer C) an example D) an action84.A) opp

36、osite B) difficult C) serious D) necessary85.A) river B) ground C) street D)treeC.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給） Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work, or when your best friend does not wait for you

37、 after school? If you do ,you need to take control(控制)of your feelings and stop getting angry .Getting angry with people can cause you to l_86_ friends. Cary Egeberg, an American high school teacher ,has writtenMy Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animalsto help control feelings .It tells teenagers how to

38、 stay cool when b_87_ things happen to them .The book says that getting angry only makes problems w_88_. It can never make them better. “Getting angry is not a natural way to act,” the book says. It is just a bad habit (習(xí)慣)like smoking. The book says you can control you anger e_89_-all you have to d

39、o is to tell yourself not to be angry. The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three:1. Keep a r_90_. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.2.Ask your friends to s_91_ talking to you w

40、hen you get angry. This will make you not angry.3.Do something d_92_. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh!D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. （短文內(nèi)填上合適的詞，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給出） The Spirit of ChristmasMany would agree that when w

41、e think of Christmas, we p_ think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of s_and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.A Christmas Carol is a famo

42、us novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean. He only thinks about h_ and never treats others nicely. He just c_about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost (鬼) of Jacob Marl

43、ey, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he is punished (懲罰）after he dies. He wants Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Ch

44、ristmas Past takes him back to his childhood and r_ Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, tak

45、es him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so frightened that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning - Christmas Day !He decides to change his life and promises to be a b_person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gi

46、ves gifts in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_, spreading love and joy e_he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas ! E. Answer the questions (根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題） Gary and Gavin were twin brothers who worked in a department store owned by their father. After the father had passed aw

47、ay, they took over the store. Everything went well until the day a 100-dollar bill disappeared. Gary had left the bill on the cash register (收銀機(jī)). But when he returned, the money was gone. Gary then asked his brother Gavin, “Did you see that one-hundred-dollar bill on the cash register?” Gavin said

48、that he had not. But Gary did not let it go and kept questioning. “100-dollar bills cant get up and walk away by themselves! Surely you must have seen it.” There was complaint in Garys voice. Tempers began to rise and resentment (憤恨) grew. “I said I didnt see it!” Gavin replied angrily.The argument

49、divided the young men and they could no longer work together. Later, a wall was built in the center of the store. For twenty years, resentment never ended. One day, a strange man came to the store. He walked in and asked Gary, “How long have you been here?” Gary replied that hed been there all his life. “Then you a