上海市初三英语一模试卷V. Choose the best answer.31. Arthur would like to write _______ article on English Spelling Opening for the school newspaper.A. aB. theC. /D. an32. We all respect policemen and firemen because they think more of others than ____________.A. themB. themselvesC. theirD. theirs33. Jack has thought of several ways of solving the problem but ________ of them works.A. bothB. allC. neitherD. none34. Clowns (小丑)attracted the attention of the crowd ___________ wearing colourful clothes.A. byB. withC. onD. at.35. This foggy morning all the students arrive at school on time, ___________ Helen who has a high fever.A. besidesB. besideC. exceptD. except for36. Being buried in the mine was terrible ___________ the 33 Chile miners (矿工) never gave up in a time of trouble.A. althoughB. soC. forD. but37. It’s Joyce’s ___________ to organize our school’s Got talent （达人秀）next week.A. knowledgeB. responsibilityC. emotionD. ceremony38. Miss Mary ______ her voice so that the students sitting far away could hear her clearly.A. roseB. risesC. raisedD. raises39. It’s going to rain. You’d better ___________ the windows opens when leaving the claassroom.A. leaveB. not leaveC. to leaveD. not to leave40. Louis and I visited Shanghai Science & Technology Museum __________during the summer holiday.A. sometimeB. sometimesC. some timeD. some times41. The policemen worked very hard to keep the 2010 Shanghai World Expo ____________ .A. safeB. safelyC. safetyD. save42. N owadays science fiction isn’t as __________ as cartoons among teenagers.A. most popularB. more popularC. popularD. less popular43. They doctors have tried ___________ to save the wounded people after the big terrible fire.A. something possibleB. everything possibleC. possible somethingD. possible everything44. __________ exciting news that Chinese Women’s V olleyball team won the gold medal again!A. WhatB. What anC. HowD. How an45. Susan’s short-term aim is__________ a journalist for Sha nghai Students’ Post.A. becomeB. to becomeC. becomingD. becomes46. Drivers must be very ___________ the traffic signs and rules.A. pleased withB. familiar withC. strict withD. busy with47. -- Tom doesn’t know how to make certain faces come to l ife in his comic strips-- ___________.A. So do IB. So am IC. Neither do ID. Neither am I48. Linda and her father ________ each other for mothers before they met yesterday afternoon.A. haven’t seenB. didn’t seeC. hadn’t seenD. wouldn’t see49. –Excuse me, what’s this for?-- It’s a cleaner and it ________ to pick up the dirty things.A. usesB. is usedC. is usingD. has used50. It is important to know that your brain stores memory ____________ you are asleep.A. beforeB. untilC. thoughD. while51. When the summer camp came to an end, the students felt sad. The underline part means “__________”.A. got backB. came trueC. was readyD. was over52. Nearly all the boys in our school are keen on football. The underline part means “______”.A. interested inB. good atC. harmful toD. bad for53. – Must I book the flight ticket to Australia by phone?– No, you ________. You can also do it online.A. mustn’tB. needn’tC. can’tD. couldn’t54. –Sorry I’m late, for my bike broke down suddenly on my way here this morning.– _________ .A. That’s all rightB. That’s rightC. All rightD. You’re welcome55. Do you know whom ____________ ?A. dose this jacket belong toB. is this jacket belong toC. this jacket belongs toD. this jacket is belonging to56. –Would you mind my using your printer for a while? Mine doesn’t work now.– _________ .A. Never mindB. Certainly notC. take it easyD. I don’t knowVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.57. Do you know who will teach ___________ Chemistry next term? (we)58. There are many nice toys for ___________ in that new shop. (child)59. Ellen and Michael all agree that __________ is the same important as knowledge. (able)60. Liu Xiang won his ___________ Asian Games title in a row of Men’s 110m Hurdles. (three)61. Recycling and __________ materials can help reduce the amount of land pollution. (use)62. The higher the ground is, the ___________ the air becomes. (thin)63. Ben lost his purse yesterday, but _________, there wasn’t much money in it. (lucky)64. Some frames of the comic strips can be left without borders to add ___________. (vary)VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required.65. Martin has to walk to school early in the morning. (改为否定句)Martin __________ ___________ to walk to school early in the morning.66. My cousins often keep in touch with their friends by e-mail. (对划线部分提问)___________ ____________ my cousins often keep in touch with their friends?67. The ice cre am will melt, so you’d better put it in the bridge at once. (保持原句意思不变)The ice cream will melt __________you__________ put it in the bridge at once.68. Mr. Li chose ten students to take part in the English reading contest last week. (改为被动语态)Ten students _________ __________ to take part in the English reading contest by Mr. Li last week.68. Miss Emma needed some flour to make a cake. (改为反意疑问句)Miss Emma needed some flour to make a cake, ________ ________ ?68. Little Tom ate too many chocolates. He had toothache. (两句合并为一句)Little Tom ate ___________ many chocolates ____________ he had toothache.Part 3 Reading and WritingVIII. Reading comprehensionA .True or false.Nowadays, one of the most popular kinds of communication on the Internet is through personal Web sites called blogs. Blog is a shortened name for Web log. Anyone can crate his or her own blog and update information to their blogsevry day. A blog may contain stories or pictures, link to other Web sites and get some comments（评价）from visitors. Blogs offer a way to present news or personal information. Blogs have become a place for public expression on many subjects. It is estimated（估计）that there are more than sixty million blogs around the world. People who have blogs are called bloggers. In the united States, many people have blogs. So do many other Americans, including teenagers and college students. Surely, some bloggers are experts in their fields and forever have invaluable contents to offer us. Most of those bloggers are discussing new ideas, hot topics from their life experiences. Nevertheless, even famous bloggers would run out of contents without constant(持续的)learning. This is one reason why many bloggers end up with nothing to write. However, they forget this and think they have unlimited contents just waiting to burst from their brain. Gradually, they fail to own the fresh thoughts.In fact, it applies everywhere: Think you’re successful in your sport? Stop practicing. See what happens. Your English has been improved to the greatest possible level, but don’t want to learn something new? You’ll soon be behind others. In today’s society, a degree tells little about what you know. It does tell about what you can learn. For instance, t he IT world is constantly changing. Anything learnt today will probably be useless in a few short years. The point is to learn to learn. Blogging works exactly the same way. Never stop learning, or your blog will close forever one day.71. Everyone can design his or her own blog and add information to their blogs every day.72. Blogs aren’t allowed to connect to the other Web sites through the Internet.73. There are more than six million blogs on many subjects around the world.74. Bloggers like to share their fresh ideas, hot topics and express their personal opinions.75. Without constant learning famous bloggers could still get the contents from their brain.76. In today’s society a degree shows much about what you know.77. People won’t get tired of your blogging if you’re continuously im proving your writing.B. Choose the best answer.(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)Out of all of American’s symbols, none has proved more famous than the Statue of Liberty. This giant figure, torch in hand and standing on a stone base, has acted as the American Dream for a century. It’s worth remembering that the statue is a reminder that the USA is a land of immigrants(移民)：indeed it was New York Harbor where the first European immigrants arrived and ended their journey into the unknown and the hopeful beginning of a new life.The statue, which holds a torch to light the world, was the creation of the French sculptor Bartholdi, who crafted(精心制作) it a hundred years after the American Revolution. Bartholdi built Liberty in Paris between 1874 and 1884, starting with a model and making it larger four times to its present size. The arm carrying the torch was exhibited in Madison Square Park for seven years, but the whole statue wasn’t officially accepted to stand for the American people until 1884. Then it was taken apart and shipped to New York. Another two years passed before it could be properly open to the public. Money had to be collected to fund(资助) the construction of the base, and for some reason it’s very hard to collect this sum of money. Nevertheless because of the great of a rich man, Joseph Pulitzer, a keen supporter of the statue, raised all the money in the end, and the statue of Liberty was formally displayed by President Cleveland on October 28, 1886. The statue was closed for a few years in the mid-1980s for repairs and, in 1986, fifteen million people gathered on Manhattan for the statue’s centennial celebrations.Today you can climb steps up to the crown. Don’t be surprised if there’s an hour-long wait to enjoy the journey. Even if there is, Liberty Park’s views of the lower Manhattan skyline are worth seeing because they are definitely unique.78. The Statue of Liberty is located in __________A. WashingtonB. ParisC. New YorkD. Boston79. The Statue of Liberty can remind people that European immigrants ________A. were good at their craftingB. were the first to discover this landC. looked forward to leading a new lifeD. collected money for the American Revolution80. A(n)_______sculptor created and built the statue in Paris.A. AmericanB. FrenchC. BritishD. Italian81. In which year was the whole statue exhibited to the American people?A. 1874B. 1876C.1884D. 188682.__________ helped fund the construction of the base of the statue.A. President ClevelandB. Manhattan citizensC. The sculptor BartholdiD. Joseph Pulitzer83. The underlined word “centennial” in this passage probably means _______A. a hundred yearsB. eighty yearsC. fifty yearsD. ten years84. From the passage, we can learn _______A. the statue of Liberty wasn’t open to the public during the 1980s.B. the Statue of Liberty has captured most Americans’ hearts.C. the stone base of the statue was shipped to America with other partsD. people can go up to the crown by lift to enjoy the views of New YorkC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文)（14分）Although people can do different sports with the help of equipment, running is still the simplest way to exercise. The following introductions may help you make your running more pleasant and safe.▲Buy a pair of good running shoes. You don’t have to buy the top shoes, which could 85 your much money. However, it’s important to buy the actual running shoes which will 86 sufficient cushioning (缓冲) to protect your back, your feet and your legs from injury.▲Walk before you run! For the first four weeks, you should have a 5-15 minute warm-up walk before breaking into a trot(小跑)▲Make sure you run and walk 87 three times a week. It won’t really do you a favor if you do less than this. Please don’t run if you are unwell, as this might increase the time you’ll take to recover.▲Run for time, not for instance. Yo ur running program should be planned to 88 increase the time you spend on your feet, rather than the kilometers. If you ran a total of thirty minutes last week, don’t increase this by more than ten minutes the following week.▲Never copy the top athl etes! These top runners were both with superior genes (基因) that 89 their bodies to deal with stress loads, therefore ordinary runners should not follow their example.▲Be patient! Don’t be in a hurry to take part in road races, etc., no matter how much y our friends expect you. Wait until you can run 30 minutes without resting before lining up for that first 5 km for fun.▲Find a friend who has the same interest to run with. Some of the greatest friendship might have been _90__ during training runs.▲Enjoy yourself running. It’s nice to be competitive, but not if the pressures are going to affect your _91_ and general lifestyle. Don’t go in for a race every week because this is the surest way of becoming hurt.Are you ready to run now?85. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. purchase86. A. predict B. prevent C. provide D. process87. A. at least B. at most C. at first D. at all88. A. suddenly B. usually C. quickly D. slowly89. A. make B. enable C. have D. teach90. A. gained B. happened C. discovered D. purchased91. A. aim B. freedom C. health D. brainD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) （14分）A Bike Hire Plan Has Started in LondonLondon has become a cycle friendly area after the action of a new bike hire (租用)project. It has been desinged to e 92 more people to cycle in and around central London. So how does it work? First you have to sign up to the project to get a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes, which are kept at parking stations in and around central London. You have to pay for the key and then you pay as you go, according to the l93 of time you use the bike. The organization, Transport for London, runs the project and h94to have 6,000 bikes and 400 parking stations by the end of the year. The new hire system wants to ease congestion (缓解拥堵) in London and is expected to have up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre.London Mayor Boris Johnston started the project and said London used to be a f95 of thousands of shining cars and the project might change the outlook of their streets. However, a few problems have appeared s96 the project was started last Friday. Transport for London admitted they could expect a few small difficulties and allow cyclists not to pay for the first day as a bush. Some people found they couldn’t park their bike e97 and nobody recorded their hire time of the bike on the first day. Others aren’t satisfied with the number of the parking stations for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles. Although the organization has received some complaints, the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very a 98about the Bike Hire Plan, saying, “My plan for th e capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big step forward.”E. Answer the questions.（根据短文内容回答下列问题）14分The year 2010 is the Expo year which has attracted worldwide attention. As a young volunteer, Alice got her experience by working at a city service station. The service station where she volunteered is located at the New World Tower on Huaihai Zhong Road. Each day, thousands of people passed through this area, including tourists from other Chinese provinces and foreign countries, many of whom were in Shanghai for the first time, many visitors came to the station and asked for information about the Expo.In order to make every customer enjoy the excellent service, Alice and other volunteers designed several paper boards showing the routes from the New World Tower to every Expo entrance as well as the information about the buses connecting to the Expo site. They also made several paper cards to show the Expo ticket offices and the nearby Expo product stores. With these useful tools, Alice has become a Expo expert, offering the most accurate and helpful information for Expo visitors in different languages including Mandarin(普通话)，English and Japanese.One day, a family of four people from Wuhan asked her how to get to the China Pavilion reservation(预约) tickets. Based on the location of the hotel where they stayed, Alice worked out a special action plan for them. Since the reservation tickets are given out at all Expo entrances, Alice suggested the family go to Entrance No.3 for the reservation tickets because the number of visitors entering there was smaller. Following her suggestion, the family got the reservation tickets and visited the China Pavilion happily. The next day, they returned to the service station to express their gratitude(感激) to Alice.Expo volunteering experience has greatly influenced Alice’s life, which will be with her anywhere, anytime. Alice was very proud that she did something for the Expo and for the city. She felt all her hard work was worth it. The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is a fantastic opportunity to widen her horizons and make friends from all over the world.99. where did Alice work as an Expo V olunteer?100. Alice showed visitors the routes to every Expo entrance, didn’t she?101. Who came to the city service station for information?102. How many languages did Alice use in her volunteering service?103. Which Pavilion reservation tickets did the family from Wuhan want to get?104. Why was the family thankful to Alice?105. In your opinion, what personality must a good volunteer have?IX. Writing (作文) （共18分）106. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “study brings me______”（以“学习带给我______” 为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。