初三英语模拟试题一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26~ 35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As teenagers, youhave many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning theNobel Prize, __1__ they can be small. You may just want to becomeone of the top ten students in your class.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? __2__ you ever tryto make your dream come true?Follow Your Heart, __3__ Australian writer Andrew Matthews, tellsus that__4__ our dreams come true is life’s biggestchallenge.You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or thatit is impossible for you __5__ a writer. These kinds of thoughtsprevent you from reaching your dream, the book says.In fact, everyonecan make__6__ dream come true. __7__ first thing you must do is toremember the dream in your mind.Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep __8__ yourself what you want.Do this step by step and your dream will come true __9__ because abig dream is made up of many small__10__.There __11__ difficulties on the road to your dreams. But thebiggest one__12__ from yourself. You need to decide __13__ themost important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead __14__better exam results. As you get closer to your dream, it may change__15__. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skillsand find new interests.1. A.as B.but C.for D.or2. A.Did B.Do C.Have D. Had3. A.on B.about C.by D. with4. A.make B.makes C. tomake D. making5. A.becomes B.tobecome C.becoming D. become6. A.his B.its C.their D. our7. A.Some B.A C.The D./8. A.totell B.tells C.telling D. told9. A.fast B.faster C.fastest D. the fastest10. A.one B.ones C. theone D. the ones11. A. willbe B.willhave C.have D. has12. e B.hascome C.came D. comes13. A. whichis B. whichare C. iswhich D. are which14. A.by B.to C.in D. with15. A.a little B.little C.afew D.few二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~ 45各题所给的A、B、C和D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young Britishwoman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and hadnotyet learned anything about the Chineseculture.One day she wentto the home of a Chinese friend and was immediately given a cup ofChinese tea. She was not __16__and she also foundthis type of tea rather __17__. However, since shehad been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping tofinish it__18__so that she would not feel about having to drinkthis tea which she did not__19__, she started to drink as much ofit as she could. But as soon as her cup became half-full, the hostinsisted on giving her more. Several times she told the host thatshe had had__20__, but itseemed to have no__21__. Her cup keptbeing__22__, and she kept on drinking.During the time ofher__23__, she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found outthat she should have just left the tea, and thatthis would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced byher__24__culture, she felt it too__25__to leave the tea and couldnot understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议)that she had had enough!16. A.tired B.happy C.thirsty D. interested17. A.bitter B. sweet C. nice D. cold18. A. intime B. slowly C.gradually D. quickly19. A.take B. have C.like D. buy20. A.some B.enough C.all D. a little21. A.value B. end C.effect D. importance22. A.filled B. moved C.changed D. emptied23. A.talk B. visit C.party D. investigation24. A.modern B. ancient C. Western D.Eastern25. A.impolite B. polite C.easy D. uneasy三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)Doctor Seuss wasborn in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of thebest-loved and most successful children's book writers in theworld. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoythe invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals andplants.In 1954, lifemagazine published a report about school children who could notread. The report said many children's books were not interesting.Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to writebooks that were interesting and easy to read. He used words withthe same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receivetraining in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of hisbooks.In 1957, Dr. Seusswrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words towrite the book and even a six-year-old child can be able to readit. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Theirparents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories theylike best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him wantto write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book usingless than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs andHam.In 1984, DoctorSeuss won a Pulitzer Prize. He was honored for the education andenjoyment his books provided American children and theirparents.He died at the ageof 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have beensold worldwide. People say they helped change the way Americanchildren learned to read. Yet, they are loved bypeople of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write forchildren. I write for people.26. Doctor Seuss learned fromthe magazine that _____.A. some school children could not readB. many children's books were interestingC. children wanted to learn to readD. a writer for children was wanted27. He wrote the book TheCat in the Hat at the age of _____.A.50B.53C.56D. 8728. The underlined word “they”in the last paragraph refers to_____.A. AmericanpeopleB. American childrenC. Doctor Seuss’ booksD. Doctor Seuss’ words29. Which of the following isTRUE according to the passage?A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230words.B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the UnitedStates.C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-oldchildren.D. His books provided education and enjoyment forAmericans.30. From the text we know thatDoctor Seuss _____.A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his deathB. sold millions of his books himself worldwideC. changed American children's way of readingD. wrote the largest number of books in the world(B)Teenager Jake Denham wasskiing with his family in the USA when he felt over and lost one ofhis skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kepton skiing. When they got to the foot of mountain, there was no signof Jake.Jake couldn't find his skianywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walkdown the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way togo.It was now getting dark and hewas a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might diethat night in the cold temperatures. But Jakekept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programmes aboutliving in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from theseprogrammes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. Hemade a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blowinto it. Outside the temperature fell to a dangerous-15~C thatnight, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.But he had to get down themountain. The TV programmes always said. "If you are lost, youshould find someone else's tracks through the snowand follow them. ""I wanted to live my life." remembersJake. "So I got up and I found some ski tracksand I followed those." He walked and walked and finallyhe sawlights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, hefound a team of workers who came to save him. Hewas safe！His mum was very happy whenshe heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go tohospital. He got through the terrible experience without anyinjuries.So, the next time someone saysthat watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TVcan save your life.31. Jake's parents didn't knowthat he was missinguntil .A. they reached the foot of the mountainB. they began to ski down the mountainC. a team of workers found JakeD. Jake lost one of his ski32. What was the mostimportant decision Jake made for his safety?A. To go skiing with his family in the USA.B. To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.C .To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain.D. To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm.33. The underlined word“track” in Paragrahp 4 mean________.A.跑道B.跟踪C.踪迹D.小路34. What was the correct orderin which these events happened?a. Jake made a hole in thesnow.b. Jake lost one of hisskis.c. Jake finally sawlights.d. Jake skied with his family.A. d--b-- a --cB.a--b--c--dC. b--a-- d --cD. c--b--a--d35. Facing the difficulties,Jake Denhamwas .A. polite andhardworkingB. calm and cleverC. outgoing andhelpfulD. warm and friendly(C)7 January, 2014A new report says more andmore international students are attending colleges and universitiesin the United States. It also notes a large increase in the numberof international students from China.These findings are from thelatest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number ofinternational students in the United States during 2012, 2013school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousandfour-hundred such students were attending American colleges anduniversities during the last two years. That represents an increaseof almost six percent than one year earlier.On the other hand, the numberof Americans studying overseas（海外）increased by onepercent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.The report says one hundredninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universitieswere from China. That is an increase of more than twenty-threepercent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert ofinternational education, described the effect of the increase inChinese students."Now they have been coming forsome time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says manyChinese families are able to pay for thehighest-quality educationfor their children. The children mainly choose to study inAmerica."We know many of them haveenough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in theworld that they want to go. And for the most part, looking aroundthe world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the UnitedStates as their choice."Chinese students are not theonly ones who want to attend American colleges and universities.After China, India sends the second largest numberof students tothe United States for higher education. India has about one hundredthousand students in American schools. South Korea is third withabout seventy-two thousand students.Why do so many foreignstudents study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides onereason."The advantage America has isthat we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there areover four thousand universities and colleges in the United States.Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells usis there is still a lot of room to host internationalstudents."Foreign students representless than four percent of the total student population in Americanhigher education.And from Learning English,that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty.Thanks for listening.36. Bob Doughty seems to be________.A. an exchange student from the USAB. an expert of international educationC. a viewer ofVOAD. a reporter from VOA37. Which country below hasthe fewest students studying overseas?A．SouthKorea B．India C．China D．America38. Which is NOT the reasonwhy so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?A. Chinese families can pay for the highest-quality education fortheir childrenB. The USA has a huge and a very perfect educationsystem.C. There is a lot of room to host international students in theUSA.D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in theworld.39. Which of the followingstatement is true?A. China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at Americancolleges and universities.B. The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smallerand smaller.C. The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the pasttwo years.D. Most of the international students in the United States areChinese.40. This passage from VOASpecial English is most likely to be ________.A. An advertisementB. A radioprogramC. A sciencereportD. A tour guide(D)VisasTravelers toFrance must have a valid passport(有效护照).Visitors from EEC (欧共体)countries and America do not need visas, but visitors from othercountries should contact the nearest French consulate(领事馆)or tourist office about getting one before travelling.ArrivalYou could arriveat one of the two airports serving Paris.Charles de Gaulleis bigger and more modern. You can take a comfortable andinexpensive Air France bus to Porte Millot in the 16thdistrict, then take a bus , the Metro or a taxi to your hotel.There are also city buses (No. 350 and 351) which go into EasternParis, Nation and the Gare de Train Station. A taxi takes about 40to 50 minutes to reach the centre, and costs about 170 Francs. Addanother 30 minutes for rush hours.Orly is the othermajor airport, which have mostly domestic (国内的)flights. Air France buses go to the Invalides Terminal, aconvenient drop off place, where you can take the Metro or RERdirectly. A city bus (Orly bus) comes intothe southern end ofParis at the Denfer-Rochereau Metro Station every 15 minutes. Ataxi ride, not during rush hour, takes 30-40 minutes and costsabout 120 Francs.If you arrive at atrain station, you can follow the clearly posted signs towards theMetro or taxi stands.MoneyMany banks in Paris willchange cash or travelers’ checks, and there are no specialdifferences in rates (比率).Banking hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. The exchangeswindow at the Gare du Nord is open until 10 p.m. on weekdays, andother station banks are open until 8 p.m.There are automatic(自动的)exchange machines at the Opera (the BNP Bank) and at No.66 on theChamps-Elysees that will change other bills into Francs.International VISA cards can be used in automatic tellers at manycity banks.If you lose your credit card,here are some hotline numbers: American Express (Tel: 4777-7200);Diners Club (Tel: 4762-7575); Carte Bleu Visa (Tel:4277-1190).41. Who do not need a visawhen visitingFrance?A.Germans.B.Australians.C.Chinese.D. Japanese.42. It will takeyou about _________ from Charles de Gaulle Airport to thecentre ofParis by car during the rushhours.A. 30minutesB. 40minutesC. 50minutesD. 70 minutes43. If you want to go thesouthern end of Paris, you’d better take_________.A. a No. 351busB. a No.350 busC. an OrlybusD. an Air France bus44. Money can be exchanged in_________.A. any bank inParis before 9a.m.B. many banks after 4:30 p.m.C. Gare du Nordafter 10 p.m.D. an automaticexchange machines45. From the passage we canlearn that __________.A. there are manytourists in Paris every yearB. during rushhours there are traffic jams in ParisC. the best timefor tourists to visit Paris is during weekdaysD. it is not veryconvenient for tourists to go to Paris by train四、阅读选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。