杨浦区初三英语二模.docx

1、杨浦区初三英语二模Part 2Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary. Choose the best answer.26.Which of the underlined parts is different in pronunciation?A. matterB. damageC. nativeD. magic27.We left in such _ hurry thatwe forgot our passports.A. aB. anC. theD. /28.If you must use a cell phone, please talk _ a low vo

2、ice and move to the back.A. toB. byC. atD. in29.Susan is frightened _ heights but also enjoys pushing against her own fear as a challenge.A. forB. withC. ofD. about30.We tried a lot of hotels, but _ of them had a room.A. bothB. neitherC. allD. none31. Awesome place to stay! Rooms were clean, and eve

3、ryone looked _ here.A. friendlyB. happilyC. angrilyD. sadly32. My son didnt spend _ money as his friends did on games.A. muchB. as muchC. moreD. most33.Im going out for a walk. I need some fresh _.A. airB. ideaC. vegetableD. flower34._ is the Bund from our hotel?About twenty minutes walk.A. HowB. Ho

4、w farC. How longD. How soon35.When they got home last night, they found that somebodyinto the flat.A. breaksB. is breakingC. has brokenD. had broken36.I havent decided where to go on holiday. Igo to Canada.A. mayB. needC. mustD. can37.My mum always avoids _ home from work at 5 p.m. as theres so much

5、 traffic then.A. travelB. travellingC. to travelD. to travelling38.We need to do something soon,the problem will get worse.A. andB. butC. orD. so39.If you _ a list of things that you have to do, you wont forget to do them.A. makeB. will makeC. madeD. are making40.My friend never received my post car

6、d. Im afraid it _ to the wrong address.A. sendsB. sentC. was sentD. be sent41.We decided to see the town on a guided tour _ someone would show us the sights.A. unlessB. becauseC. whenD. so that42._ exhausting day Ive had! Im so tired and dirty from walking so many miles.A. WhatB. What aC. What anD.

7、How43. Our decision _ for some drink made us late for the train.A. stopB. to stopC. stoppingD. to stopping44._.Youre welcome.A. Im sorry about the mess.B. Thanks very much for your help.C. Wish you a safe journey.D. Let me help you with the bag.45.I think university is a waste of time._ A university

8、 degree is important for some jobs.A. Yes, maybe youre right. B. Let me think about it.C. Id prefer to find a job. D. Im sorry I dont agree. Directions：Complete the passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once.（A）A. is made of B. powerful C. straight D. nat

9、ural E. consists ofHave you ever visited the Forest of Kaliningrad? Its located close to the Baltic Sea, and is one of the strangest _46_ forests on earth.Often known as the Dancing Forest, it _47_ trees in a variety of shapes. Unlike trees that develop normally and stand up _48_, these trees turn i

10、n all different directions. According to tourists that have seen the forest, the trees almost appear to be dancing.A few years ago, a manager of the forest invited students from local universities to conduct studies, and find the answer to the mystery. Since then, some people have suggested that the

11、 trees are actually growing in sand. But the most popular idea is that the _49_ winds blowing in the area have created the Dancing Forest.（B）A. cause B. crowds C. course D. directly E. burnsEveryone enjoys seeing fireworks going up into the night sky. But recently, people living along the Mekong Riv

12、er in Southeast Asia have reported that rather than fireworks, theyve noticed strange lights in the sky.These lights are said to look like balls of fire that seem to shoot 50_ out of the river into the sky, and thendisappear after a few seconds. The _51_, of the fireballs isnt known, but some scient

13、ists think they could be due to a gas which comes from under the river, and _52_ when it escapes into the air. Other experts disagree with this idea, believing that the gas may be too heavy to rise into the air.The appearance of the fireballs always brings great 53_ of people along the river, and at

14、traction to visiting tourists.is a wonderful. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.54. There are _ tigers than there were a hundred years ago.（few）55. Here are some hot _ for what to expect while visiting Canadas largest city.（tip）56. As a result of the bloods, six peopl

15、e died and thousands were made _.（home）57. The book talks about why we need to protect endangered species to save _.（we）58. A good travel agent knows that a _ customer will always come back.（satisfying）59. Please pack these things very _. I dont want anything to get broken.（careful）60. Labels on our

16、 products may _ us into throwing food away too soon.（foolish）61. Some interesting things came up in our _ yesterday.（discuss）. Rewrite the following sentences as required.62. My father fell asleep during the movie.（改为一般疑问句）_ your father _ asleep during the movie?63. Im going to New York to see Liber

17、ty Statue.（对划线部分提问）_ _ you going to New York?64.“We will do a a project on the environment next week.”said my teacher.（保持句意基本不变） My teacher said we _ _ a project on the environment the next week.65. She felt very happy when she heard Victors voice on the line.（保持句意基本不变）_ _ great joy, she heard Victo

18、rs voice on the line.66. They have built two new hotels near the airport.（改为被动语态） Two new hotels have _ _ near the airport.67. The suitcase was too heavy for her to lift.（保持句意基本不变）The suitcase was _ heavy _ she couldnt lift it.68. started, how, wonder these terrible fires, I（连词成句）_Part 3 Reading and

19、 Writing. Reading comprehension.A. Choose the best answer.Hi there!Can you help me? Im doing a project at school. The title?Will life be better in 2100?What do you think? Thanks you for your ideas!Josha. Hi Josh! I think life will be great. People will live insmart houses. A central computer will co

20、ntrol the temperature, the lights, everything!These houses will be ecological and use solar energy and recycled water. Asmartmirror in the bathroom （thats right, its a mirror with a computer!）will check your health. And guess what? Robots will cook anddo the housework. Mayab. Pollution is a big prob

21、lem today, but will be a bigger problem in 100 years. So people wont use cars with petrol. They will drive in electric cars on underground roads. And there will be electric buses with computersfor drivers! The best thing? People will be able to travel in time. Now that will be exciting! Rosiec. Hi J

22、osh. Life will be better in 2100-in space! People will live on the Moon and Mars in special cities. They will grow food and send it to the Earth in a huge space craft. Space stations will orbit the Earth and control the climate. There will also be holidays in space! How cool is that? Brandond. Will

23、live be different in 100 years? Yes, it will. Will life be better? No, it wont! Climate change will cause floods and droughts. Rich people will live for a long time, maybe 200 years! But life wont be easy for mostpeople. They wont have food and water. Faithe. Well, Josh, the good news is there wont

24、be any schools! Students will have lessons at home on their computers. Theyll be in contact with other students all over the world in avirtualclassroom. The bad news isteachers will still give us homework in the future! Elliot69. Joshs project is mainly about _.A. modern technologyB. new inventionsC

25、. life in the futureD. green lifestyle70. The underlined wordecologicalis closest in meaning to _.A. widely availableB. environmentally friendlyC. easily recognizedD. completely controlled71. _ thinks holidays in space are a good idea.A. MayaB. RosieC. BrandonD. Elliot72. Rosie thinks _ will be exci

26、ting.A. asmartmirrorB. time travellingC. space stationsD. virtual classroom73. The topic Faith talks about is _.A. Education B. Homes C. TransportD. Environment74. _ students are quite sure that life will be better in 2100.A. 2 B. 3 C. 4D. 5B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage

27、.I was 23 before my first novel appeared in the bookshops. It had been a challenge to find a publisher who would even look at it. As soon as they heard that it was about teenagers and their problems, they just werent interested._75_ one of them read it and loved the way I try to show the funny side

28、of any difficult situation. Im quite _76_ teenagers now, and some even say hello when they see me in the street.Im not sure where my stories come fromthats like asking people to tell you where their dreams come from. Some writers get _77_ from other writers work theyve read, but I keep a notebook an

29、d I put down interesting things I notice wherever I go. Those things come into my stories.I write full time now and I love it, but its hard work. I write everything out by hand, and after Ive corrected it, I type it on my computer. Im OK at _78_ and Ive done some pictures for my books, but one day I met a professional artist, John Brookes, who now does most of them and theyre a great improvement on my efforts.Recently one of my books was made into a film, which was an exciting experience. I didnt write the dialogue between the charactersother writers did that very well. I visit