常熟市2012届初三英语调研测试试卷
2012届初三调研测试试卷
英语2012.4 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共5大题，满分100分。考试时间100分钟。
考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、准考证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水笔填写在答题卷上，并用2B铅笔填涂在对应位置。答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应的答案标号涂黑；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水笔写在答题卷上指定的位置，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效。
第Ⅰ卷（二大题，共55分）
一、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
1._______ woman reading a newspaper is _______ university teacher.
A. A; an
B. The; a
C. The; an
D.A; the
2. I used to love this film when I was young, but I _______ it that way any more.
A. haven't felt
B. hadn't felt
C. don't feel
D. didn't feel
3. At the science museum, the boys and girls get to know_______.
A. what is the spaceship like
B. what the spaceship looks like
C. how the spaceship looks like
D. how does the spaceship look like
4. -I have a piece of news for you. You've been accepted as a member of our club.
-_______ That's great !
A. Have I?
B. Pardon?
C. Congratulations!
D. Good idea!
5. -Why not ask our English teacher?
-Thanks._______.
A. Sorry, I wont
B. That's all
C. Not at all
D. I will
6. About _______ of the students in our class were born in the _______.
A. two - thirds;1990s
B. two - thirds;1990
C. two - third;1990s
D. two - third; 1990
7. -Stephen_______ be on the playground, I think.
-He_______ be on the playground. I saw him in the teachers' office just now.
A. may; may not
B. can; mustn't
C. may; can't
D. must; couldn't
8. -How do you like your new classmates?
-Most of them are kind, but_______ of them is so good to me as Bruce.
A. some one
B. no one
C. every one
D. none
9. Your son will not pass the coming exam_______ he studies hard.
A. if
B. unless
C. until
D. since
10. She_______ the test paper carefully to make sure that she had got all the answers_______.
A. looked for; correctly
B. looked up; correct
C. looked after; rightly
D. looked over; right
11. The family_______ at the lunch table when someone came to tell them what had happened to
_______.
A. were sitting; Mr. Brown
B. was sitting; Mr. Brown's
C. sat, Mr. Brown's
D. sat; Mr. Brown
12. I am not sure_______ my aunt will come here. _______ she comes here, please let me know.
A. that ; When
B. that ;If
C. if; Whether
D. whether; When
13. Don't take the medicine. It can't help_______ your cold.
A. curing
B. to cure
C. to curing
D. cures
14. -Does Peter still feel lonely in the new school?
-Not any more. He has_______ a friendship with all his classmates.
A. made
B. become
C. developed
D. taken
15. -We'd better check the conditions of the car before staring our joumey.
-Good idea ! _______
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. Better safe than sorry.
C. Every dog has its day.
D. Spill the beans.
B)完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans-a small city near London. 16 he did well, he was never top of his class. 17 leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University, where he studied Physics, and then he went to Cambridge University to study Cosmology (宇宙论). As he himself admitted, he wasn't very serious about studying. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still 18 good marks.
It was at the age of twenty that Hawking first noticed that something went wrong with him. He started to bump into (碰撞) things, and once or twice 19 over for no reason. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his father was so worried that he made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests.
Finally, the 20 came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease, an illness which 21 the muscles of the body to waste away. Doctors said he would die before he was twenty - three.
At first, Hawking became very depressed (沮丧的). After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, "Before my illness, I had been very 22 with my life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on 23 some of the most important scientific researches ever carried out.
Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, 24 their condition is, should lose 25 .
"Life is not fair." he once said, "You just have to do the best you can in your situation. "
16. A. Because B. Although C. As D. Unless
17. A. Before B. After C. Until D. While
18. A. forgot B. missed C. achieved D. wanted
19. A. fell B. came C. got D. took
20. A. news B. results C. doctors D. parents
21. A. helped B. made C. caused D. prevented
22. A. bored B. happy C. satisfied D. angry
23. A. do B. to do C. does D. did
24. A. wherever B. however C. whenever D. whatever
25. A. marks B. games C. hope D. interest
二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
"Get up, get up, Jim. It's time to get up!" my mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. "Oh dear! It's a quarter to eight already. I'll be late for school again," I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. "I'm sure I can get to the school on time,"
I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got o仃the bus, then got on the bus again and said, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There's something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one." "I couldn't wait. The school is not far. I'd better run to the school," I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to the school, it began to rain hard.
I reached the classroom but I was wet shivering (发抖) with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated (迟疑) for a moment and then I opened the door. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again," I said with a red face.
"It's you again, Jim," Mr. smith said angrily. "I've told you not to be late, but you…" He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, "I'm vey sorry, my boys and girls." With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. "Now take off your wet coat and put on this one or you'll catch a cold," he said kindly.
I went to my seat with Mr. Smith's jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!
26. Jim was late for school because_______.
A. he got up too late
B. there was something wrong with the bus
C. it rained heavily
D. he had to wait for the bus
27. Mr. Smith, the physics teacher, _______ at first when Jim came into the classroom.
A. felt sad
B. looked kind
C. looked worried
D. was unhappy
28. Jim felt that_______.
A. the jacket was large enough to keep him warm
B. Mr. Smith always took good care of him
C. he liked both Mr. Smith and his lessons all the time
D. physics was easy if he liked the physics teacher
B
Natural ways of keeping time
In ancient times, people had to use the sun and the moon to tell. time. They got up when the sun came up and worked in the fields until the sun went down.
Man - made things
The sand clock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow neck. The top ball was filled with sand. The sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom ball. People knew how much time had passed when all the sand had fallen to the bottom ball.
People also made the water clock. They made a small hole
near the bottom of a pot. Then they filled the pot with water.
Markings inside the pot showed how much time passed as the
water dripped (清) out of the hole.
Nature's Clocks in Living Things
◆Animals' Body Clock
Animals do not need clocks to know time. They have a way of telling time by their bodies. Birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter. Some animals know when to keep more food for the cold winter months. Some fish know when it is time to move up the river and lay eggs.
◆Plants have their own clocks
Plants also have their own clocks to keep time. Plants know when to open flowers or when to drop their leaves.
◆The Body Clock in Human Beings
People also have their own body clocks. When we get used to our lives, our body clocks can be very accurate (准确的). It can tell us when it is time to wake up. It can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep.
29. How could an ancient farmer know when to go back home in the daytime?
A. By looking at the moon.
B. By looking at the stars.
C. By looking at the sun.
D. By feeling whether tired or not.
30. How many kinds of living things with nature's clocks are mentioned here?
A.2
B.3
C.5
D.6
31. From the passage, we know what man - made things have in common is that _______.
A. both of them have a hole
B. both of them are designed with glass balls
C. both of them can be used only once
D. both of them tell time in the same way
C
Where in the world can you take an hour's train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never bums down? There's only one place, and that's Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets (布景) in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA.
A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and
the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn't quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie - makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.
The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay at home to watch series, like Dynasty, which have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These "soap operas", as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle - aged, like many of the people who watch them.
Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film - makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie - makers have realized that they don't need Hollywood any more. Modem cameras and other equipments are smaller and lighter. They can be taken to film real streets and real houses instead of making copies expensively in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.
But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best –known industry.
32. From the passage, we know Universal Studios is _______.
A. a very large park
B. a busy London street
C. a famous movie company
D. an old Hollywood movie
33. The movie industry in California isn't as successful as before because_______.
A. young people don't go to movie theatres any more
B. there is strong competition from other states
C. its movie companies are in need of young stars
D. the state hasn't put a development plan into action
34. What can we learn about "soap operas" from the passage?
A. They are teenagers' favourites.
B. They are much more expensive.
C. They are less attractive.
D. They are cheaper and easier to make.
35. The passage mainly tells us_______.
A. something about the film industy in the USA
B. the importance of soap operas in Hollywood
C. the good old days of Hollywood
D. the film business in California
36. Which of the following books is the latest in print?
A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
B. Deceptively Delicious.
C. Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
D. The Road.
37. Among the books, there is/are _______ written for adults.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
38. Who wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad?
A. J. K. Rowling.
B. Jessica Seinfeld.
C. Cormac McCarthy.
D. Robert T. Kiyosaki.
39. If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious, you should pay
_______.
A. $23.83
B. $18.33
C. $12.83
D. $11
40. We can learn from the form (图表) that _______.
A. Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day
B. J. K Rowling's book is the most expensive among the four books
C. The Road is the thinnest of the four
D. Rich Dad, Poor Dad is hardcover
第Ⅱ卷（三大题，共45分）
三、单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子所给的汉语注释或对话情景提示，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空格限填一词。
41. Do you know the person that had the most_______（发明）?
42.The workers have_______（成功地）finished the project on time.
43. I'm afraid_______（干的）food isn't rich in vitamins.
44. Some new materials can be used to make_______（家具）.
45. Is this the person that they_______（提及）at lunch time yesterday?
46. Like many famous scientists, Li Siguang_______（致力于）himself to the study of science.
47. The meeting began with a_______（讨论）about a survey.
48. -Have you heard about the news?
-Yes. The _______ of petrol（汽油）went up last month!
49. -Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?
-I don't care, _______is fine.
50. -Please speak in a loud_______! I can't hear you clearly.
-OK, I will.
四、翻译句子（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
将下列句子译成英语。
51．以前我从未听说过这个人。
52．这张照片使你想起了什么？
53．这些杂志必须及时还到图书馆。
54．嘲笑别人是不礼貌的。
55．请展示给我看如何做这个实验。
五、书面表达（共1题；满分20分）
我校师生就是否应该举办元旦文艺汇演活动有不同的看法。请根据下表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍情况。
注意：1．词数：90词左右，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2．文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。
参考词汇：缓解relieve 压力pressure 难忘的unforgettable 尊重respect
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