无锡市省锡中初三英语二模

省锡中实验学校2018——2019学年度第二学期

初三英语第二次适应性练习2019年4月

二、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）

21. －What a bad day I have today!

－Everyone has a day like this when ______ goes right.

A. anything

B. everything

C. something

D. nothing

22. －I don’t know how to DIY the bookcase which I bought from Yijia.

－Don’t worry, just follow the ______.

A. information

B. instruments

C. instructions

D. introductions

23. All the flowers have come out. The sweet smell ______ the whole room and makes me

comfortable.

A. rushes

B. fills

C. covers

D. spreads

24. In America, when something unhappy happens, a “sorry” is always ______.

Americans don’t care about who is responsible.

A. necessary

B. amazing

C. welcome

D. meaningful

25. Though there are so many things around us that go ______ our will, we can’t

give up because following the dream is valuable.

A. through

B. towards

C. against

D. beyond

26. Life is like a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can ______

any problem you face.

A. find out

B. hand out

C. carry out

D. work out

27. －Who does the cooking when your parents are not at home

－If we are hungry, we ______ order fast food.

A. simply

B. exactly

C. completely

D. hardly

28. －People take much from the environment, and have to protect it too.

－Agree with you. ______, people have to keep a balance between us humans and the environment.

A. However

B. Anyway

C. Otherwise

D. Moreover

29. －You are always on time for everything. How ______ it be that you were late

for the

meeting this morning

－Something went wrong with my car. But I didn’t know it before I left home.

A. should

B. must

C. might

D. could

30. As the population ______, the world seems to be smaller.

A. increases more

B. increases larger

C. grows larger

D. grows more

31. The treatment of fog will be a long fight. ______, if we use buses and cars

less and do more riding, we believe a clear sky is not a faraway dream.

A. By the way

B. From now on

C. In this way

D. Ever since then

32. －You had a really long conversation with James.

－I just listened to him singing the blues. He ______.

A.sang songs

B. found a new job

C. shared a secret with me

D. lost his job

33. －What did he ask on the phone just now

－He wanted to know______.

A. when the meeting start

B. what I was going to say at the next meeting

C. how long would the meeting last

D. who is the host of the meeting

34. －I’m going to move house in a few days. I wonder if you could help.

－______. Just let me know when and I will be there.

A.It depends

B. Forget it

C. You bet

D. You are welcome

三、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。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）One Christmas my husband and I travelled to visit our family. Our first stop was to visit my parents in Oregon. My mother gave me a plastic piggy bank as the Christmas gift. Then we continued north into Washington . to visit his parents, but on the way there was something wrong with the car. It was late, so we went to the nearest house to ask for permission to sleep there until auto repair shop opened.

The woman who 35 the door was very kind, allowing us to stay. We had to unload (卸货) a few things from the truck, including the piggy bank, still in its long box. The next morning my husband headed off on foot towards town, but was soon offered a 36 from the nice lady, and we were back on the road 37 afterwards.

It wasn’t until we reached my parents’home that we realized we had 38 the piggy bank in the drive way.

It sure was 39 and there was no chance of going back for it.

One day over a year later, when we were back in Oregon my mo ther came out of her house to greet us with the same piggy bank in her hand.

I couldn’t believe my eyes! We had never told her we had lost it, 40 there it was!

It turned out that the nice lady found the box and read the 41 on the label (标签) to get my mother’s name. She then 42 with my mother and handed it to her, who held on it for quite some time until we saw her next.

43 the very special lady, I was given the 44 Christmas

g i f t t w i c e.I t w a s t r u l y amazing to me, and now every time that bank gets filled up, I’ll give away my money to a local charity to “pass on”my good luck!

35. A. answered B. cheered C. shut D. questioned

36. A. meal B. job C. lift D. wait

37. A. tearfully B. safely C. slowly D. shortly

38. A. gave B. left C. took D. forgot

39. A. broken B. stolen C. gone D. robbed

40. A. yet B. because C. although D. when

41. A. condition B. statement C. explanation D. information

42. A. kept in touch B. got in touch C. got on D. lost touch

43. A. According to B. Instead of C. Because of D. But for

44. A. same B. different C. extra D. expensive

四、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。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）

A

45. How are the books on this webpage listed

A. By price.

B. By popularity.

C. By reader’s age.

D. By writer’s name.

46. How much will a Bestbooks Book Club member pay in total if he orders First

Big Book of How and A Really Short History of Nearly Everything today

A. $34.

B. $30.

C. $26.

D. $24.

47. What is the main purpose of this webpage

A. To sell books to young readers.

B. To attract new book club members.

C. To encourage students’ interest in science.

D. To review books young readers might like.

B

One Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.

At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette (香烟) smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house How Had someone got in She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry (进入).

Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door —“a master key” perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait silently.

It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle (壶) of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire (金属丝) appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob (把手) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.

48.On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out ________ .

A.because she didn’t want to miss the club again

B.to see if the thief was hanging about outside

C.to the club but then changed her mind

D.to try to trick the thief

49.The lock on the front door was the one which ________.

A.needed a piece of wire to open it

B.could be opened from inside without a key

C.couldn’t be opened without a ke y

https://www.360docs.net/doc/c317630158.html,ed a knob instead of a key

50.The wire fell to the floor ________.

A.because it was too hot to hold

B.when the man’s glove dropped off

C.because the man just wanted to get away

D.because Mrs. Clarke refused to open the door

C

We’ve all been there: in a lift, in l ine at the bank or on an airplane, around by people who are, like us, deeply look at their smartphones or, worse, fighting with the uncomfortable silence.

What’s the problem It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s challenging, or we think it’s unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big advantages.

Small talk is the grease (润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. “Almost every great love story and each big busine ss deal begins with small talk,” he explains. “The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.”

In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to look for an interaction (互动) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their waiter reported higher positive (积极的) feelings and a better coffee shop experience. “It’s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband.” says Dunn. “But int eractions with peripheral (边缘的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also.”

Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a greater sense of belonging (归属感), a relationship with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. “Small talk is the basis of good manners.” he says.

51. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1

A. Interest in smartphones.

B. Unsuitable behaviours in public places.

C. Absence of communication between strangers.

D. Impatience with slow service.

52. What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk

A. It improves family relationships.

B. It raises people’s confidence.

C. It matters as much as a formal talk.

D. It makes people feel good.

53. What is the best title for the text

A. Conversation Counts

B. Advantages of Small Talk

C. Uncomfortable Silence

D. Ways of Making Small Talk

D

As is often the case, parents are very shocked to discover their children have lied to them for the first time. But new research has suggested many parents may not even notice many of the lies their children tell them.

Psychologists have discovered that most parents are over-confident in their children’s honesty and this may impair their ability to discover a lie.

The findings may help to explain why some parents seem to be willing to let their children get away with almost anything even in the face of the evidence (迹象). They say parents suffer from a “truth bias (偏见)” with their own teenagers, but when faced with lies fro m other people’s children, they have less difficulty telling if a statement is true or not.

Dr Angela Evans, a psychologist at Brock University in Canada, said, “The close relationship that parents share with their own children may lead to parents failing to discover their children’s lies. Parents’ truth bias may result in parents being less doubtable of their children, allowing them to successfully cheat (欺骗) them.”

Most children are thought to start lying as early as two years old but start telling more believable lies at around the age of four years old. Learning how to lie is considered as a key part of cognitive (认知的) and social development in children. But many parents are shocked when their children start lying to them. In their study, Dr Evans and her colleagues filmed 108 children aged between 8 and 16 as they performed a test after being asked not to look at the answers. They were then asked afterwards if they had looked, with 50 truthfully denying (否认) looking, 49 lying about looking and 9 admitting (承认) to looking.

Videos of those denying looking were then shown to 152 parents of children aged 8 to 16, 80 of whom had children who had taken part in the test. The researchers found that the parents were less able to discover lies told by their own children than by other people’s children.

54. What does the underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 2 mean

A. Show.

B. Harm.

C. Realize.

D. Develop.

55. When lying to their parents, children can’t be easily found because ________.

A. their parents aren’t prepared for the lies

B. their parents can’t notice any of their lies

C. they are very good at telling lies

D. they know how to lie to their parents

56. What does Dr Evans want to find about children’s lying

A. What makes parents lose trust in their children.

B. What causes children to tell lies to their parents.

C. What makes parents fail to see their children’s lies.

D. What affects children’s relations with their parents.

57. What can be inferred from Dr Evans’s study in the last two paragraphs

A. Parents prefer to protect their own children.

B. Lying is a part of children’s development.

C. Children aged 8 to 16 are very likely to tell lies.

D. Parents can easily discover lies told by children of others.

第II卷（主观题共40分）

五、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

58. －I’ll be glad when this job is over and ______________ (结束).

－You can have five days off and have a good rest.

59. China Eastern Airlines has an excellent ______________ (安全) record. That

is why many people prefer it.

60. Smile is a very basic sense but humans have lost much of the ability to

use it ______________ (恰当地).

61. She said little things ______________ (要紧) to her that western men didn’t take seriously.

(B) 根据句意，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

62. －I wa sn’t willing to accept that her leaving was a ______________ (possible).

－Cheer up! She will come back soon.

63. She dislikes a(n) ______________ (tidy) desk. Everything must be kept in good order.

64. Businesses are less likely to ______________ (success) without setting realistic goals.

65. She fell ______________ (heavy) to the ground and was sent to hospital at once.

六、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答卷标有题号的横线上。

（本大题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分）

66. When someone ______________ (thank), it more than doubles his or her chances

of being

helpful again.

67.－Since I have spent so much time playing computer games these days, I would rather

work harder than before ______________ (pass) the exam.

－Well, I hope so.

68.－It’s said that the engineer boug ht a big house in Vanke the other day.

－Yes, the price of houses ______________ (rise) to above ￥15,000 per square metre in

Wuxi and it is likely to get even higher the next few months.

69.－Wow! What a nice day! Why not air your clothes outside the window

－Of course I have. I ______________ (hang) them before breakfast.

70. More than one foreigner ______________ (lay) their bags in the coach in

a hurry when I passed the hotel. It was hard to reach the airport on time at

rush hour.

71. Jenny promised that she ______________ (have) a further discussion with

me as soon as she finished reading the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

七、阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个

最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只

能填一个单词。（本大题共5小题，每空1分，共5分）

Everyone speaks a language, but language is not just for talking. It is our m o s t i m p o r t a n t communication tool. Through language, we can tell other people what we think, how w e f e e l, and what we need. In fact, civilization (文明) itself depends on our ability to communicate.

In the long history of human, languages survive, grow, disappear, move from p l a c e t o p l a c e, and change with time. There are about 6,000 different living languages around the w o r l d t o d a y, and there are many thousands more that are no longer in use. Languages might sound

d i f f

e r e n t, but they are thought to have come from a single ancient language.

Nobody knows exactly when people first started using languages. Some s c i e n t i s t s s a y t h a t

people first spoke to one another about two million years ago.

Today, our complicated (复杂的) languages get fully used in the magazines, n o v e l s,s c i e n c e books, and movies that fill our libraries and bookstores. As humans, it is important t h a t w e c a n tell the long stories, which separates us from the great apes (类人猿). Other

a n i m a l s m a y u s e kinds of methods to communicate, but we humans can send complicated messages t h r o u g h s p a c e and time.

Throughout history there were many languages that served as a lingua franca (通用语) － a

common language that could serve as a bridge between people of different cultures.

T o d a y, English is the main language that plays that role around the world. Many people

h a v e s t u d i e d English as a second or third language.

Language helps people to work together, to share knowledge, feelings, and build up modern

societies. The development of humanity’s many languages was a n important process t h a t h e l p e d humans move forwards towards civilization.

八、完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答卷标有题号的横线

上。（本大题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分）

77. 华为系列产品清楚地诠释了科技如何改变生活。

The HUAWEI products show clearly ___________________________________ to our life.

78. 马赫沙拉·阿里获得奥斯卡最佳男配角后，吸引了众多导演的关注。

Mahershala Ali __________________________ since he won Best Oscar Supporting Actor.

79. 由于武装冲突，叙利亚民众被迫东躲西藏。

People in SYR _____________________________________ because of the armed conflict.

80. 昨日拔除其中一颗蛀牙，我感觉好多了。

Yesterday I __________________________________________ out, now I’m feeling better.

81. 本届锡马提供了高规格的服务，运动员们满意之至。

2019 Beverly Wuxi Marathon_________________________________________________ that all the athletes were completely satisfied.

82. 陈更参加《中国诗词大会》选拔，并一举夺魁，真是有勇有谋。

It was _____________________________________________________________Chinese Poetry Conference and win the first prize.

九、书面表达（本大题共15分）

假如你名叫张华, 是一名初三学生, 你所在的学校本月底将迎来几名丹麦来的交换生。他们将在你们学校进行为期三周的学习生活。Jessica，是其中的一员，并住在你家。她写邮件想对你有更多的了解，以便更好地适应这里的生活, 请根据邮件内容给予回复。

注意事项：

1. 回信须根据邮件内容自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合情境；

2. 词数在90个左右，回信的首尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总次数。

Dear Jessica,

_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely,

Zhang Hua