初三英语中考复习一、单项选择（15分）1. –What makes you so ________ today, Jack? It is your first day of school.--Because my teacher says I am ________ honest boy.A. happily; anB. happily; aC. happy; aD. happy; an2. He is ________ in class. He always spends too much money buying useless things and plays tricks on his classmates.A. generousB. unpopularC. humorousD. cheerful3. Julie is my buddy. When something ________ me, I can always go to her.A. will worryB. worriedC. worryD. worries4. ---What ______ your Chinese teacher ______?---He is tall and thin.A. does ; likeB. is ; likeC. do ; likeD. will ; like5. Boys and girls, listen carefully. I have ________ to tell you. This term, we will have ________ new students. We will have more fun studying together.A. else something; another twoB. else something; two moreC. something else; two anotherD. something else; two more6. Old people must keep themselves ________.A healthB healthyC healthilyD to be healthy7. You scored ________ I, so we are both the winners of the competition.A. more points thanB. different points fromC. the same points asD. fewer points than8. The book makes me ________. I think it is one of ________ books.A. bored; boringB. boring; boredC. boring; the most boringD. bored; the most boring9. . It’s ______ colder today than yesterday.A. soB. veryC. tooD. much10. There is a park on one side of the road and a shopping mall on ________.A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. others11. ---What’s wrong with her?---She feels ________. I don’t know ________.A. comfortably; how to doB. uncomfortably; to do whatC. uncomfortable; what to doD. uncomfortable; what can I do12. He is taller than _______ in his class.A. any boyB. other boyC. any other boyD. some other boys13. He has poor eyesight ________ working too much on the computer, which is bad for his eyes.A. becauseB. butC. because ofD. as well14. –Hey, guys. Do you often have a great time ________ after-school activities?--Of course, we do. And we always spend a lot of time ________ soccer.A. to do; to practiceB. doing; practicingC. to do; practicingD. doing; to practice15. We can ________ books from home, but we have to tell our teacher ________.A. bring in; what are we readingB. bring in; what we are readingC. bring; what we readingD. take; what to read二、完形填空（15分）When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 16 . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 17 legs. How depressing （令人沮丧的）! 18 then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to 19 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the 20 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already 21 the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.” Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 22 about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just 23 life. I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 24 , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds sim ple, doesn’t it ? So 25 are many people unhappy? People often think happiness is based on what you 26 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the 27 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being 28 .Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of 29 .You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively 30 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.16. A. arms B. legs C. feet D. fingers17. A. without B. by C. on D. with18. A. So B. Or C. But D. Once19. A. spare B. devote C. influence D. waste20. A. hotel B. hospital C. station D. school21. A. believed B. accepted C. refused D. received22. A. worried B. guilty C. excited D. curious23. A. hate B. enjoy C. save D. dislike24. A. struggled B. supported C. lost D. completed25. A. how B. why C. when D. whether26. A. achieve B. promise C. donate D. admire27. A. car B. life C. job D. grade28. A. wise B. silly C. friendly D. unhappy29. A. pain B. appearance C. anger D. mind30. A. much B. many C. little D. all三、阅读理解（30分）AMany years ago, I had my first chance to visit Russia. "Russians are a very polite peopIe," I had been told before my arrival. One of my friends explained that a gentleman will pour the lemonade for the ladies and show other good manners.Toward the end of my three-week trip, I was invited by my Russian friend Nicolai Vasilevich an d his wife Yulya out to dinner. At the end of a wonderful meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. Ipolitely declined(婉谢) and thanked her, and explained I was most satisfied with the meal. But my mind was racing: "What should I do? Should I offer her a banana though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do?""Would you like a banana?" I asked Yulya."Yes," she smiled, but didn't try to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket."Which one would you like?" I asked again."That one," she pointed at one of the bananas. So thinking about Russian politeness, f picked the banana Yulya had pointed at. Then I peeled it half way and handed it to her. Smiles on Yulya's and Nicolai's faces told me I had done the right thing. Alter this experience, I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing was to peel bananas for ladies.However, sometime during my third trip i learned I was wrong."Oh no, David," a Russian politely corrected me. "In Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady, it means he has a romantic interest in her." How embarrassed (尴尬) I felt.So to communicate properly with people of different cultures, we should watch carefully how people of the same culture communicate with each other. Besides, don’t be afraid to ask questions about their culture.31. Before his first visit to Russia, the writer learned Russian gentlemen are polite to_________.A. foreignersB. strangersC. friendsD. women32. The under lined word "peeled" in Paragraph 6 means "_________".A. took the skin off somethingB. put something hackC. made something cleanD. cut something in two33. Which of the following seems to be true according to the passage?A. The writer's third trip lasted about three weeks.B. Russian gentlemen never peel bananas for ladies.C. The writer tried to follow Russians~ behavior in Russia.D. Yulya was pleased with the writer's behavior but Nicolai wasn't.34. The writer wrote the passage mainly to___________.A. show us how polite Russian people areB, tell us his funny experience in RussiaC. a sk us to care about cultural differencesD. remind us what we should do in RussiaBBetty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as a n office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly youngduck into a beautiful swan.Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.35. Betty is popular because of ____.A. her clothesB. her charmC. her personalityD. her appearance36. In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.A. the beginningB. the endingC. the storyD. the show37. Which is the reason for the success of the show?A. A large number of viewers.B. Her life as an office worker.C. The wonderful performance.D. Two Golden Globes awards.38.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.39. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Beauty from within.B. A romantic story.C. An ugly girl.D. An exciting experience.CI have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a lesson that I shall never forget.On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house near her garden. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady’s door. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.I decided that I would save my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope (信封) with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag ofbiscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”40. What do the u nderlined words “be concerned about” mean?A. wait forB. worry aboutC. argue withD. look after41. Of the following people, who has similar qualities to the writer that paid for the brokenwindow?A. Alice, who used to spend most of her pocket money on snacks, now saves money anddonates it to help the elderly.B. Tom, who used to be shy, kept practising speaking in front of his classmates and has becomeconfident.C. Ann, who was weak in maths, now often asks her friends for help and has made much progress.D. Millie, who had stolen her aunt’s necklace, realized her mistake and returned it to her aunt.42. What can we infer(推断)from the story?A. The old lady was such a rich woman that she didn’t care about the money.B. The old lady forgave the boy for what he had done and returned him the money.C. The old lady was too proud to accept the money the boy paid for the broken window.D. The old lady didn’t forgive the boy for what he had done though he said sorry to her.DAll the wisdom of the times, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us in books, but we must know how to make use of this treasure. The unluckiest people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.I’m very interested in people and finding out about them. Some of the most amazing people I’ve met could only be found in a writer’s imagination, then in his book, and then, again, in my imagination. I’ve found in books new friends and new worlds.Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the writer’s or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate(分开的), in some way they are connected with each other. The same ideas, or related(相关的) ones, appear in different places; the human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in books, but with different solutions(解决方法) according to different writings at different times. Books influence each other. They connect the past, the present and the future and have their own generations (age groups), like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the end, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, you find out about yourself, too.Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on(专注于) books somebody tells you “ought” to read, you probably won’ t have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like andtry another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax with it, you will almost certainly have a good time — and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won’t suffer during the process.43. Which of the following ideas may the writer of this article agree with?A. You will never meet amazing people in your life unless you read.B. You think actively instead of getting facts passively when reading.C. You will get much delight from any book that you are told to read.D. You can relax yourself by reading because it involves little thinking.44. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?A. We can often find something connected with ourselves in books.B. Different writings at different times share the same characteristics.C. The same problems will appear in different books with similar solutions.D. Reading books which are written for your generation is more helpful to you.45. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?A. To advise us to enjoy ourselves by reading.B. To encourage us to make full use of libraries.C. To encourage us to find out solutions in books.D. To advise us to discuss books with other people.四、词汇(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。