初三英语第三次模拟练习2019.5一、单项选择：在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）( ) 1. —Why did your family buy a second-hand car?—We couldn’t afford a new one, but even an old one is better than _________.A. noB. NoneC. EitherD. neither( ) 2. Comics Vater & Sohn are very interesting books. We believe children can __________ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.A. get overB. get inC. get alongD. get through( ) 3. ---Put your best foot forward. Do you know _________ you are to success?--- Thanks a million.A. how farB. how longC. how closeD. how much( ) 4. On the highway, drivers _________ drive much too carefully and safely all the time.A. shouldn’tB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. can’t( ) 5. In an important game like this one, every minute ___________. So let’s go for it!A. lastsB. worksC. countsD. helps( ) 6. —Good news! China won a gold at Pyeong Chang Winter Olympic Games.—_____ , we won six silvers.A.MoreoverB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Otherwise( ) 7. —Could you take out the rubbish and do the dishes, Tony?—Sure! Mom will be mad if she sees this _______, I think.A. matterB. messC. troubleD. difficulty( ) 8. —Who does the cooking when your parents are not at home?—If we are hungry, we ______ order fast food.A. simplyB. exactlyC. completelyD. hardly( ) 9. —In shopping centers of most foreign countries, we can see many products made in China.—What we need is _______“Made in China”, _______“Created in China”. There isstill a long way to go.A. both…andB. not only…but alsoC. neither…norD. either…o r( ) 10. —One cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it.— I can’t agree more. _________. That’s why Jack failed to get into college.A. A roaring (咆哮) lion kills no gameB. An old pan is the one that makes good foodC. A bad workman always blames(责怪) his toolsD. A book is like a magic garden, carried in your pocket( ) 11. The painting by the artist is world-famous , but several years ago, no one could imagine what an important role he _________ in the painting field.A. was playingB. would playC. playedD. had played( ) 12. Sometimes I feel stressed because what my parents want me to do has gone ______ my power.A. throughB. againstC. aboveD. beyond( ) 13. —I am wondering ________.—Whatever the result is, don’t be too hard on yourself.A. why I can pass the testB. when I have prepared for the testC. if I can get high marks in the testD. that I am getting ready for the test these days( ) 14. —Would you please come to our picnic next Sunday morning?—________! But I have to join in another one that day. Thank you all the same.A. With pleasureB. What a pityC. My pleasureD. Go ahead二、完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）I argued with my grandfather again because he was drinking beer, which his doctor told him not to do.I knew I 15 too far, but I could not bring myself to apologize at the time. I tried for hours to sleep. Finally, about an hour before dawn, I found a piece of paper and wrote:Pappy,I’m sorry about last night. It’s just that I don’t want you to leaveme yet. What am I 16 to do without my Pappy?Love,Terra Then I went outside and spent the whole day wandering around the countryside. My sleepless night caught up with me as I lay under the trees. I 17 mostly of Pappy. I was never sure what he was doing or saying, 18 I was sure that he kept disappearing. That worried me. I awoke to a cool wetness on my face.I hurri ed home before sunset. I called out Pappy’s name. There was no 19 but a noise came from his bedroom. He was shuffling (胡乱收拾) papers into an old shoebox as quickly as he could.“What are you doing, Pappy?” I asked quietly. He looked up,20 to have been caught.“Sorting through your literary (文字的) junk.”He said it as he quietly laughed, but 21 laughing with him I wanted to cry. Here in the golden light of the setting sun was my sweet, loving Pappy, sitting on the edge (边缘) of his bed sorting through my letters.“Come here and look at this. You were four. Your handwriting was 22 readable. Your mum had to help you with most of it.”In his hands he held a piece of paper. On it were the 23 , “I am sorry Pappy, Terra.”“Why did you save that?”“I’ve saved every apology letter you’ve left me. For that matter, I’ve saved every letter you’ve written me, in the shoebox.”I knew what he said was true. I gave Pappy a hug (拥抱) and told him I was still 2415. A. had walked B. had left C. had gone D. had become16. A. imagined B. thought C. guessed D. supposed17. A. thought B. reminded C. happened D. dreamt18. A. but B. therefore C. however D. so19. A. voice B. answer C. return D. sign20. A. surprised B. afraid C. excited D. frightened21. A. without B. instead of C. not D. out of22. A. hardly B. nearly C. mostly D. almost23. A. topic B. saying C. word D. words24. A. happy B. sad C. pleased D. sorry二、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。