苏州市2010届初三第二次模拟调研考试英语试卷.doc

B15 苏州市2010届初三第二次模拟调研考试(满分：100分考试时间：100分钟)第一卷(三大题共55分)一、选择填空(共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分)A单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1My dream is，to study in _ university in _ Europe after I graduate from high school Aa； Ball; the Ca；the Dan：2Betty arrived _ Paris _ the evening of June Ist Ain；in Bin：ofCat；in Din：on3Call you find me a good physics teacher? YesI know one with _Amany experiences Bmuch experience Ca little experience Da few experiences4. _ good news! I have never heard _ wonderful news. A. What a; such aB. How; so C. What; suchD. How; so a5. One day they went to visit the _ bridge.A. old Chinese stoneB. Chinese old stoneCold stone ChineseD. Chinese stone old6About _ of the engineers in my company were born in the _. Atwo-thirds；1970B. two-thirds; 1970s Ctwothird；1970 D. two-third; 1970s7I hear someone _ at the door. Please go and see who _ is. Aknock；heB. knocking; heCknock；itD. knocking; it8When you _the office, youd better _ that the lights are turned off. Aleave；make sureB. leave; to make sureCwill leave；make sureD. will leave; to make sure 9Tom，you _ play with the knifeYou _ hurt yourself. Awont; cantB. mustnt; may Cshouldnt；mustD. cant should10Its humorous _ you to tell funny jokes to those _ teenagers.A. of; lonelyB. of; aloneC. for; aloneD. for; lonely11You will fail in the exam _ you work hard from now on.A. untilB. so thatC. unlessD. if12The doctor said he _ an operation yet.A. need B. needntC. needed notD. didnt need13. Mr Smith is searching the Internet to find out _.Awhat is the cause of the earthquake in QinghaiBwhat was the cause of the earthquake in QinghaiCwhen did the earthquake lake place in QinghaiDwhen the earthquake took place in Qinghai14The students are busy _ some nice pictures on the wall now. Aputting downB. putting upCputting awayD. putting off15Its been a wonderful eveningThank you very much. AMy pleasure BNo, thanks CIts OK DIm glad to hear thatB完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分) There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace，many artists 16 The king looked at all the picturesBut there were only two he really liked，and he had to choose 17 them There was a calm lake in one pictureThe lake was a perfect mirror and peaceful towering(高大的)mountains were all around itOverhead was a blue 18 with light white cloudsAll who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace The other picture had mountains，tooBut they were bare(光秃秃的)and had rough rocks Above was a(n) 19 sky，from which rain 20 and in which lightning flashedDown the side of the mountain，a waterfall fell quicklyThis did not look peaceful 21 But when the king looked 22 ，he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush 23 in a crack(裂缝)in the rockIn the bush a mother bird had built her nestThere, in the middle of the rush of angry water，sat the mother bird on her nestin perfect peace Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second pictureDo you know 24 ? “Because，”explained the king，“peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise，trouble，or hard workPeace 25 to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heartThat is the real meaning of peace”16Atried Battended Cjoined Dentered17Ain Bbetween Cof Damong18Alake Briver Csky Docean19Ablue Bcleat C，angry Dcalm20Adropped Bjumped Cfell Dran21Afor all Bat all Cafter all Dabove all22Adeeply Bclosely CcompletelyDfully23Aliving Blying Cstanding Dgrowing24Ahow Bwhy Cwhen Dwhere25Asuggests Bshows Cmeans Dindicates二、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分)A Do you know the most unusual building of the 19th century? Perhaps the most extraordinary(特别)building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace，which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world，for it was made of iron and glassIt was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see itA great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the worldThere was also a great deal of machinery on displayThe most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyths steam(蒸汽)hammer(锤子)Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today，steam boats carried lots of visitors across the Channel from EuropeOn arriving in England，they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all，and the profits(利润)from the exhibition were used to build museums and collegesLater，the Crystal Palace was moved to South LoudonIt remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 193626How long is it since the Crystal Palace was built? AMore than 50 years BMore than 65 years. CMore than 150 yearsDMore than 100 years.27How could most visitors in 1851 get to the Crystal Palace before taking trains? ABy bus BBy airCBy steam boatDBy machinery.28What happened to the Crystal Palace? AA fire burnt it down in 1936 BPeople built a museum and a college near it CIt remains one of the most famous buildings of the world today DPeople changed it into a college and museum afterwards.29Which statement is NOT true according to the passage? AThe Crystal Palace lay in Hyde Park BThe Crystal Palace was quite unique. CA number of people from Europe visited the Crystal Palace DThe Crystal Palace was the most famous building in the worldB Want to save money when traveling by train? Here are some ways. Day Returns This is ticket can save you up to 45on the standard(标准)fareYou have to travel after the rush hour period from Monto Fri，but can travel at any time on Sator Sun. Big City Savers These are special low-priced tickets on certain trainsYou have to book in advance at the latest by 16：00 the day before you travelIts first come first served. Weekend Returns Weekend Returns are available for most journeys over 60 milesGo on Fri，Sat. or Sun.，and return in the same week on Sator Sun，and save up to 35on the standard fare. Monthly ReturnsThese are available for most journeys over 65 milesGo any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25on the standard fare Family Returns This railcard allow you to take a second adult and up to 4 children for only 3 each when you buy single or return ticketsYou can travel as often as you like with the card.30Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80 miles away for four days? ABig City Saver BMonthly Returns. CWeekend Returns DFamily Returns31A man bought himself a ticket of 15 and three tickets for his children with a family railcard，How much did he pay? A44 B29C24 D1532This passage is probably taken from a(an) _ Adictionary BtextbookCnewspaperDexercise bookC My grandfather took me to the small lake on our farm when I was about seven，and he told me to throw a stone into the waterHe told me to watch the circles made by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone “You may make lots of splashes in your life，but the wave that come from those splashes will push the peace of all the people around you.” he said. “Remember that you are responsible(有责任的)for what you put in your circle and that circle will also push many other circles” “You will need to live in a way that allows the good that comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness to othersThe splash that comes from anger and jealousy will send those feelings to other circlesYou are responsible for both” That was the first time I learned that each person gives the inside peace or discord(不和)that goes out into the worldWe cannot bring world peace if we are puzzled(迷惑)by inside disagreement，hate，doubt，or anger. We give out the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside，whether we speak them out or not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is coming out into the world, building beauty and discord with all other circles of life33What did his grandfather ask him to do when he was seven years old? ATo go fishing in a small lake with him. BTo learn swimming in a small lake CTo find some stones on the farm DTo make water circles and watch them 34What does the underlined word “splashes” in the passage mean? A波纹 B. 水滴C污点D. 拍击声35We cannot bring world peace if _. Awe are puzzled by inside disagreement or hate Bwe give out anger or jealousy to others CWe give out inside feelings whenever we doubt somebody DAll the above36What does the writer mainly tell us? AWe should learn how to throw a stone BWe shouldnt give out the feelings that we hold inside. CWe should be responsible for what we put in lifes circle. DWe cant build beauty or discord by our activities.D My house is made out of wood，glass and stoneIt is also made out of software. If von come to visit，youll probably be surprised when you come inSomeone will give you an electronic PIN(个人身份号码)to wearThis PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you needWhen its dark outside，the PIN turns on the lights nearest you， and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favourite music，it plays itThe music seems to be everywhere，but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no musicIf you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings. 0f course，you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home console(控制台)，a small machine that turns things on and off around you. The PIN and the console are new ideas，but they are in fact like many things we have todayIf you want to go to a movie，you need a ticketIf I give you my car keys，you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keysMy house works for you because you wear me PIN or hold the console I believe that ten years from now，most new homes will have the systems that Ive put in my houseThe systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones Ive put in today I like to try new ideasI know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new，and ask myself instead，“How will I live without them?”37What does the passage mainly discuss? AHow to develop a new system.BThe function of the PIN CA home for the futureDEasy life for the future.38What，s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph? ATo let readers know why his ideas are new. BTo let readers know how special his house is. CTo explain the importance of the PIN and the console. DTo explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.39The writers new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _. Ait has been controlled by computers Byou can make a telephone call anywhere Cit has your favourite music following you Dthe writer is able to change his new idea into practice 40What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage? AAn IT expert(专家) B. A famous doctor. CA hard-working professorDA well-known teacher.第二卷(三大题共45分)三、单词拼写(共10小题每小题1分，满分10分) 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空一词。41These forests can help (防止)floods42To our joy, our new (文化)center will be soon built43The men in green are looking forward to being (销售员).440ur family will soon celebrate my fathers (四十四岁)birthday.45walk (经过)a police station，youll see Xinhua Bookshop on your left.46Mr Black always spends as much time as he can (鼓励)his son to have a try.47Listen! How (激动)he is talking about his last visit to the Summer Palace!48Unfortunately，the basketball (藏)under the teachers desk was found by our teacher.49. Of the two books, I always choose the one with （少）pages to kill my time.50The number of people trapped (地下)after a cool mine flooding(煤矿透水事故)in North Chinas Shanxi Province is 153.四、句子翻译(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)51九年级的学生习惯每周三做一些户外运动吗? 52那时我们虽然都觉得很累了，但是我们还是坚持到了最后。 53多么难以想象，没有足够水的生活会是什么样的! 54周末，我宁愿在电视上欣赏京剧也不愿上网聊天。 55据说到目前为止，那位19岁的女孩已发送数百条短信至1688。 五、书面表达(共1题；满分20分) 2010年5月1日至10月31日，我国首次在上海举办第41届世博会。请你根据内容要点用英语写一篇文章发表在你们班级的网页上。 1世博会于2010年5月1日至10月31日在上海举办。200多个国家和国际组织参加此次世博会。 22010上海世博会的主题是“城市，让生活更美好”(Better City，Better Life)。它代表着全人类的共同愿望。 3这是中国首次举办世博会，所以2010年世博会对于所有的中国人来说是个很大的荣誉。 4上海市政府为世博会做了充分的准备，尤其注意改善公共交通。我国政府许诺将它办成最好的一次世博会。 5上海作为主办城市，将有机会发展得更快。 6作为一名学生(至少发挥一点)注意：1词数90左右。短文的标题和开头已给出，不计人总词数； 2短文须包括所有要点内容，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。Expo 2010 Shanghai ChinaTile forty-first World Expo