2008年初三英语模拟试卷
　　第一卷 (共60分)
　　一、听力（共两节，每小题1分，计20分）（略）
　　二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
　　从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
　　21. His father teaches English at ______ middle school but I don’t know which one.
　　A. aB. an C. theD. /
　　22. --- What would you like to drink, coffee or orange juice?
　　---       . Please give me a cup of tea.
　　A. NeitherB. BothC. AllD. None
　　23. Mobile phones are very popular in China now and they are ______ than before.
　　A. more cheapB. much cheaperC. the cheapestD. quite cheaper
　　24. I like comedies because actors are always very funny and they make me ______.
　　A. to laughB. laughing C. laughD. laughed
　　25. Don’t forget to ______ the lights before you leave the classroom.
　　A. turn down   B. turn on         C. turn off        D. turn up
　　26. ---Why not come and join us in the game, Linda?
　　--- ______, but I have something to discuss with Mr Smith at his office now.
　　A. Let's go    B. I'd like to         C. Yes, please        D. It's a pleasure
　　27. I don’t know if it ______ tomorrow. If it ______, we’ll go out for a picnic.
　　A. will rain; won’t rain             B. rains; doesn’t rain
　　C. rains; won’t rain               D. will rain; doesn’t rain
　　28. --- Must I finish the project now?
　　--- No, you   _   . You    _   do it this evening.
　　A. mustn’t; canB. needn’t; may
　　C. can’t; must   D. needn’t; must
　　29. It’s easy to make football fans ______ when they’re watching an ______ game.
　　A. excited; excited B. excited, exciting
　　C. exciting; exciting D. exciting, excited
　　30. I think ______ is necessary ______ us to do something useful to protect the birds.
　　A. this; forB. it; ofC. this; ofD. it; for
　　31. I really wanted to help those homeless children in the flooded areas, ______ I donated all the pocket money that I had saved for months.
　　A. so    B. because        C. since   D. for
　　32. --- May I use your dictionary, please?
　　--- Sorry. My dictionary      . I’ve looked for it everywhere but I ______ it yet.
　　A. has lost; don’t findB. is missing; haven’t found
　　C. has lost; haven’t foundD. is missing; don’t find
　　33. ______ of the workers in the computer factory is about two thousand, and ______ of them are women workers.
　　A. The number; second thirdB. A number; three quarters
　　C. A number; half secondD. The number; two thirds
　　34. --- I’m afraid Millie can’t finish the work in time. Would you mind ______ her ______ the work?
　　--- Not at all.
　　A. helping; doing   B. to help; does
　　C. helping; do    D. to help; to do
　　35. Police believe that the murder ______ between nine o’clock yesterday evening and one o’clock this morning.
　　A. was taken place B. took place
　　C. had been taken place D. have been taken place
　　三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
　　Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same thing is going on at school now.    36   it seems that doing weekend homework is  a   37   for the modern students.
　　All the students    38   that weekend homework should be abolished (取消). It is    39   for them to study at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, when can they   40 _ time to help their parents do the housework, go and see a football or basketball game or a good   41  , join in family recreation (娱乐), or just have a rest at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished   42   Sunday evening. So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are    43   because many of the students know little about the   44  . If there were no weekend homework to do, they would be __45   to go to school on Monday after   two days' good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.
　　36. A. Also B. But  C. Still D. Because
　　37. A. questionB. reason  C. problem D. decision
　　38. A. agreeB. decideC. understandD. disagree
　　39. A. enjoyable B. enough C. good D. useful
　　40. A. keep B. find  C. choose   D. spend
　　41. A. filmB. storyC. meetingD. concert
　　42. A. though       B. since C. after D. until
　　43. A. pleasedB. sorry C. unhappyD. satisfied
　　44. A. lessons B. games C. interestsD. activities
　　45. A. tiredB. creative  C. worried D. happy
　　四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
　　阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
　　(A)
　　For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way:
　　“She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”
　　But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
　　Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
　　Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
　　New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
　　46. From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.
　　A. clothes B. many things
　　C. most of the popular things D. everything
　　47. Which of the following things is fashionable today?
　　A. Surfing on the Internet.
　　B. Having a family dinner on New Year’s Day.
　　C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.
　　D. Doing morning exercises at school.
　　48. Today fashions change very quickly because _______.
　　A. people read newspaper every day
　　B. radios send information from one country to another
　　C. new things that people like are often shown on TV
　　D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world
　　49. “There is money in fashion” means ______.
　　A. clothes are expensive B. money comes from fashion
　　C. people like new things D. fashions make big money
　　50. The best title for the passage is ______.
　　A. Fashions B. Fashion mean clothes
　　C. Fashion means money D.A fashionable colour
　　(B)
　　News 1    Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day，maybe you can. Last Saturday，the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X-43A is only three to four meters long，but it's very heavy：it weighs 1,270 kilograms.
　　News 2    Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry，things will get better soon. Last week，China started checking textbooks，dictionaries and children's books all over the country. The government said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.
　　News 3    There will be a new “star” in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite into space by December 2006. It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That's for sure---1.4 billion yuan！
　　News 4    Floods across the northern Mexican state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday，so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3，000 families were seriously affected．
　　51. News 1 talks about ______.
　　A. people can't go around the earth in a few hours
　　B. the American X-43A airplane traveled around the earth in a few hours
　　C. the American X-43A airplane is the fastest one in the world
　　D. only Americans can make such a fast plane
　　52. If the X-43A goes around the earth，it will take about ______ hours to finish the trip.
　　A. 3            B. 5          C. 8       D. 12
　　53. Which of the following about News 2 is TRUE?
　　A. There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks，dictionaries and children's books.
　　B. All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June.
　　C. After the checking books will become better and better.
　　D. A few mistakes are not serious for children.
　　54. Which of the following about the new “star” is NOT TRUE?
　　A. It will help us know more about the moon.
　　B. It will go around the earth for one year.
　　C. It will cost 1.4 billion yuan.
　　D. It will be sent up by the year 2006.
　　55. Many families were affected because of ______.
　　A. the heavy rain on Monday      B. the broken banks of the river
　　C. the floods across Mexico       D. the death of 132 people
　　(C)
　　Maybe you know floods, droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have ever heard of typhoons?
　　Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
　　How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles, and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 meters a second, a typhoon begins.
　　A typhoon has two parts, One is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. This is where the strongest with and hardest rains are.
　　Typhoons are very dangerous. In 2004, Typhoon Yunna killed 164 people in Zhejiang, and 24 people were missing. In May 2006, Typhoon Pearl hit Guangdong and Fujian, and thousands of houses were damaged.
　　What to do when a typhoon hits:
　　●Stay inside, Close all the windows and stay away from them.
　　●Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
　　●Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
　　●If you’re told to go to a safer place, do so right away.
　　56. Typhoons often happen       .
　　A. in the hot seasonB. in the cold season
　　C. only in ChinaD. under the sea
　　57. Which picture can tell meaning of the underlined sentences“…，it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes in.”?
　　58. When a typhoon comes, we cannot       .
　　A. close all the windowsB. listen to typhoon news
　　C. stay outside with our bikesD. stay inside the strong house
　　59. This passage is mainly about       .
　　A. the knowledge of typhoonB. the eye of a typhoon
　　C. the names of typhoonD. the most dangerous typhoon Yunna
　　60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
　　A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.
　　B. This year Typhoon Peal killed 164 people in Zhejiang.
　　C. The strongest winds and harder rains are in the eye of typhoon.
　　D. A typhoon will happen when the wind goes faster than 30 meters a second.
　　二卷 (共50分)
　　五、词汇（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
　　(A) 根据括号中的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
　　61. You love peace and do not like to ___________ (争论) with others.
　　62. Blindness can be treated with modern ___________（医药）and skills.
　　63.It is ____________ (不可能) for her to finish the work in half an hour.
　　64. Orange can bring you ____________ (成功) and cheer you up when you are feeling sad.
　　65. The teacher asked the students to read as many ____________ (杂志) as they could during the reading week.
　　(B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
　　66. We’re going to learn the __________ ( twelve) lesson tomorrow.
　　67. Blue is a calm and __________ (peace) colour. It can make you feel relaxed.
　　68. I think the clever girl can work out the problem__________ (easy).
　　69. The two American scientists ___________ (work) in the computer company since they came to Nanjing two years ago.
　　70. Many students feel ___________ (stress) and some of them are not sure how to deal with the problem.
　　(C) 用方框中所给的词或词组填空，使对话内容意思完整正确。
　　interesting   However   photography   French director    In the end
　　Millie: Did you watch the documentary about sea life last night? The underwater ____71____ was very good.
　　Amy:  No. I wanted to watch it because I heard it won an award. ____72____, my parents were watching a film by a famous ____73____ at the time.
　　Millie: What was it about?
　　Amy:  It was about a man who tried to use money to win an election. ____74____, he is told off (责备) by his sister.
　　Millie:  It sounds ____75____, but I prefer films with lots of mystery and suspense (悬念).
　　71. ___________ 72. __________ 73. __________ 74. __________ 75. ___________
　　六、 阅读短文，按要求答题。（共20分）
　　(A) 根据短文内容，按要求答题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
　　One of the most famous movie prizes in the world is the Oscar. Every year in the United States, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science（电影艺术科学院）gives Oscars to people who have done well in the movies. There is an Oscar for the best movie of the year, another for the best actor, and Oscars for doing many other things well in movies.
　　Oscars are very important because people want to see movies that have won them. They also want to see actors who have won Oscars. This means movies that have won Oscars make a lot of money. The Academy first gave prizes to movies in 1927, but they were not called Oscars then. That happened four years later. Most people think that Oscar was someone famous in the movies, but he wasn’t. He was someone that a woman called Margaret Herrick knew. She worked for the Academy and one day she saw the prize on a table. She said, “He looked like my friend Oscar.” From that time on the prizes were called the Oscars.
　　76. Is the Oscar one of the most famous movie prizes in the world?
　　77. Who can win Oscars?
　　78. When did the Oscars get their names?
　　79. What is the passage mainly about?
　　80. Please translate the sentence “Oscars are very important because people want to see movies that have won them.” into Chinese.
　　(B) 根据短文内容及所给的首字母写出单词，使短文意思完整正确。（共10空，每空1分，计10分）
　　The 2008 Olympic Games are coming soon. Chinese people are getting r___81___ for it. The people in Beijing are especially b___82___. Taxi drivers are learning English so that they can t___83___ with the foreign friends from all over the world during the Olympic Games. Workers are working h___84___ so that the buildings can be f___85___ before the games start.
　　The environment is g___86___ better and better. The streets will be cleaner and the r___87___ will be wider. More trees and flowers will be p___88___ in the city.
　　It is the first t___89___ that China has got the chance to host the Olympic Games. All of us b___90___ that it will be a great success and Beijing will become a more beautiful city after the games are over.
　　81r82b83t84h85f
　　86g87r88p89t90b
　　七、书面表达（共1题，计15分）
　　假如你是第二中学的一名初三学生刘红，你要写一封信给青少年专家Sigmund Friend，告诉他你遇到的问题，并请求帮助。请根据下列表格中所列的信息，写完这封信。
　　姓  名刘  红
　　星  座Gemini
　　最喜爱的颜色blue, yellow
　　存在问题父母管得很紧，几乎没有时间玩； 迷恋上网聊天，经常晚回家，不能准时交作业； 学习成绩下降，父母要求你放弃上网，为此很苦恼。
　　目前需求希望得到建议
　　注意：
　　1．词数90左右。信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
　　2．信中须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。
　　Dear Sigmund Friend,
　　My name is Liu Hong. I’m a Grade 9 student in No. 2 Middle School._________
　　__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
　　Can you give me some useful advice? I hope to hear from you soon.
　　Best wishes!
　　Yours,
　　Liu Hong
　　2008年初三英语模拟试卷答案
　　参考答案：
　　第一卷(共60分)
　　一、听力（共两节，每小题1分，计20分）
　　1. A  2. B  3. B  4. A  5. C  6. B  7. C  8. B  9. A  10. C
　　11. B  12. C  13. A  14. B  15. C  16. B  17. C  18. C  19. C  20. A
　　二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
　　21. A  22. A  23. B  24. C  25. C  26. B  27. D  28. B  29. B  30. D
　　31. A  32. B  33. D  34. C  35. B
　　三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
　　36. B  37. C  38. A  39. B  40. B   41. A  42. D  43. C  44. A  45. D
　　四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
　　(A) 46. C  47. A   48. D  49. D  50. A
　　(B) 51. C   52. B   53. C  54. B  55. B
　　(C) 56. A57. B58. C59. A  60. D
　　第二卷 (共50分)
　　五、五、词汇（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
　　(A) 61. argue  62. medicine   63. impossible  64. success  65. magazines
　　(B) 66. 66. twelfth   67. peaceful  68. easily  69. have worked   70 stressed
　　(C) 71. photography  72. However   73. French director    74. In the end
　　75. interesting
　　六、阅读短文，按要求答题。（共20分）
　　(A) 76. Yes, it is.
　　77. People who have done well in the movies.
　　78. In 1931.
　　79. Something about Oscar.
　　80. 奥斯卡奖项非常重要，因为人们想看获得这些奖项的电影。
　　(B) 81. ready   82. busy  83. talk  84. hard   85. finished
　　86. getting   87. roads   88. planted   89. time   90. believe
　　七、书面表达（共1题，计15分）
　　One possible version:
　　Dear Sigmund Friend,
　　My name is Liu Hong. I’m a Grade 9 student in No. 2 Middle School. My star sign is Gemini. And blue and yellow are my favourite colours. But I have a big problem and I want to know how to deal with it.
　　My parents are very strict with me. They hardly give me some free time to play. I really hate this. I love to chat online, so I spend lots of time on the Internet after school. I also like to stay up late outside. Sometimes I don’t hand in my homework on time. Now my study is getting worse and worse. My parents and teachers are very angry with me. They want me to stop chatting online. Should I give up my only hobby? I’m very stressed.
　　Can you give me some useful advice? I hope to hear from you soon.
　　Best wishes!
　　Yours,
　　Liu Hong

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