虹口区2012届初三英语二模试卷

2012年虹口区九年级二模试题31. Do you know _____lady in blue?Yes, she is a teacher of a university.A. aB.anC.the D ./32.The poor couple dreamed of having a flat of____own some day in the future.A.theyB. themC.theirD.theirs33.All the boys went swimming that afternoon _______Bob because he had a cold.A.exceptB. includingC.besidesD.with34.You needn't tell me about this.______sent me a message about it three days ago.A.No oneB.AnyoneC.SomeoneD.Everyone35.How much ______do you need to make dumplings for the family and the guests?A.potatoB.porkC. eggD.vegetable36.The story in the newspaper sounds ________,but where did the woman journalist get it?A.wellB.trueC.loudlyD.properly37.Since Jennifer is _______girl in the class，you can find her easily in the classroom.A.tallB. tallerC.tallestD.the tallest38.Dr.Sitwell took up the project on water pollution with several assistants in her ___.A.sixtyB.sixtiesC. sixtiethD.sixtieths39You may fail to pass the examination _________you do your best to go over the lessons.A.afterB.becauseC.unlessD.when40.Only you____do such a thing ,I'm sure, and nobody else has such an ability.A.mustB.shouldC.mayD.can41.James ,Catherine and I _______friends since we were at the same primary school.A.amB.wereC.will beD.have been42.My uncle will send me some local postcards and stamps after he ______France.A.reachesB.reachedC.will reachD.is reaching43.The aged people in the community _____their eightieth birthday together last week.A.celebrateB.celebratedC.will celebrateD.have celebrated44.Don't let such a thing happen again,____you will lose your job!A.andB.butC.orD.so45.He used to be a good movie director but nowadays he is only busy______ money.A)How B)made C)to make D)making46.The mother always encouraged her baby____ up by himself when he fell over.A)stand B)stood C)to stand D)standing47.____ amazing performance the boy gave in the Talent Show yesterday evening!A)How B)What C)What a D)What an48.Both my husband and I think it is the most amusing story we have ____ heard.A)ever B)never C)hardly D)already49.—The music is too loud. Could you turn it down, please?--_____.A) Sure, what time? B) Sorry, I didn’t notice it.C) Well，me too. D) OK, go ahead.50.—Would you like me to take a photo of you in front of the church?--______A)Yes, please. B)Well done. C)Yes, I would D)With pleasure.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。

每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)：（共8分）A.restB.guessC.keep in touch withD.throughE.ask forF.towardsG.locatedH.researchI.thankfulOne hundred and fifty years ago, life was very different. People did not live long because of illnesses that doctors could not cure.In 1852, in London, a doctor opened the first hospital just for children. It was _____in Great Ormond Street. Soon the hospital became famous and it is known as GOSH. Can you ______ why?The hospital treats 1000,000 children every year. One fifth of those have to stay in hospital for at least one night but the ____ of them can go home after their treatment(治疗). Children come from all over the world to receive treatment and the hospital sees children with especially difficult and rare illnesses.The hospital also does a lot of medical _____ . The hospital tries to look after children in a way that will make them and their parents happy. The hospital’s motto(座右铭) is “The child first and always”, Parents can visit their children all ____ the day and some parents, usually 1,000 a week, sleep at the hospital. Some children have to stay in hospital for many months. Sometimes your teachers will come to the hospital to give you new work to do. But it is not all hard work! GOSH has a radio station and you can ___ your favorite songs to be played while you are in bed. It also has a teenagers’ room, with television, computers, books and games.Victoria Beckham had to go into the hospital when she was only 3 months old so now she gives money to GOSH and visits children there as way of showing her ____ feelings for the treatment she received.四．词性转换59.You can see lots of flying inside the dirty restaurant . (fly)60.In some cases, you can hardly tell who is the final .(win)61.David's low mark on the last English exam made his parents (happy)62.There is an old saying "Man can never step in the same river " (two)63.The gentleman lost temper for the first time and shut the door (heavy) when he left.64.As time passed by ,the smart teacher was very old and sometimes rather (forget)65.I hope our company will something like iphone 4s in the nearest future .(product)66.To be or not to be ,it's a very difficult to many people as well as Hamlet.五．句式转换67.Jeremy Lin , a young Chinese American , a basketball hero overnight ? (改为一般疑问句)Jeremy Lin , a young Chinese American , a basketball hero overnight?68.Let's show the German friends around the town in the holiday , ?69.It's about twenty minutes's walk from the school to the nearest supermarket. (划线提问)is it from the school to the nearest supermarket ?70.People call Rafe Esquith the most interesting classroom teacher in the USA .Rafe Esquith the most interesting classroom teacher in the USA .71."Have you done anything to deal with the problem ?" The manager asked me .(合并一句)The manager asked me I done something to deal with the problem .72.Mary, you can go to the museum by bus .You can go there by underground , too.(保持原句不变)Mary, you can go to the museum by bus by underground .73.Some girls in my company hardly have supper so that they can lose weight .(保持原句不变)Some girls in my company hardly have supper to lose weight .Part 3Reading and WritingA.Kristina's family was going to visit her grandparents . Kristina was so excited ! It had been months since their last visit . They called a taxi to take them to the airport . "This will save us lots of the time ," Dad said ."We won't have to worry about parking ."However , the streets were crowed with cars ,and the taxi slowly made it's way to the airport through the traffic .They arrived at the airport very late , got stuck at a checkpoint for a while , and had to run all the way to the gate to catch their plane . Out of breath , they finally reached the gate .The clerk saw them dash up and shook her head sadly . "You checked in too late ,"the clerk said ,"so we had to give your seats to other people .Now the plane is completely full. " The family was upset , but all they could do was to wait . Mum and Dad were worried now because they were going to be late, and Grandma and Grandpa would have to wait too.After two long hours , the family finally got on the plane . When they got off the quickflight ,Grandma and Grandpa greeted them with huge smiles. Mum , Dad and Kristina were very glad to see them at last ,and they couldn't wait to get to their house .Grandpa took Kristina's hand ,and they happily chatted and laughed as they went together to pick up the luggage . They waited and waited , but their luggage was nowhere to be seen ! Dad asked an airport worker for help , and she looked on her computer for a minute or two . "I am sorry , but it seems that your luggage didn't get on your plane , "she said ."It won't be here for another hour ."After another hour ,the family picked up their luggage and left the airport . The sun was setting as they pulled into her grand parents 's driveway .Everyone was hungry and tired.74.Kristina's family went to the airport by taxi because .A.they didn't have a carB. there was a lot of trafficC. they had heavy luggageD. they wanted to save time75.The underline word dash in paragraph 2 probably means .A.pass the entrance safelyB. look for something carefullyC. call someone loudlyD. go to some place quickly76.Kristina's family couldn't get on the plane because .A.they failed to arrive in timeB. the clerk wasn't quick enoughC. they couldn't find their ticketsD. the plane needed repairs77.What happened to the family's luggage ?A.It was left at homeB. It was put on anther planB.C. It was seriously broken D. It was stolen at the airport78.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?A.The family went out of the airport at night .B.Kristina's family arrived later than expectedC.It was the first time for Kristina to visit her grandparentsD.The clerk gave them the wrong information about the flight .79.Which is the best title of the passage ?A.Visiting GrandparentsB. The flight was DelayedC. Kristina's Experience at the AirportD. Cars are Good , but Planes are BetterB.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：（12分）The first zoo we know of was in Egypt around 1500 B.C. It was Queen Hatshepsut’s zoo.She__80___wild animals as gifts from the countries that her army had conquered(征服).Before modern zoos，there were small collections of animals called menageries.In most Menageries,animals were kept in habitats(栖息地)that look like__81____areas.This change did not take place all at once.For many years,the largest and most modern zoos kept animals in cages.Some zoos still keep animals caged.Often,newspapers write articles about this.They speak out_82____zoos for the way the animals are treated.Long ago,the purpose of zoos was to let people see rare animals from distant places that most people could never visit. But now there are many other_83___for keeping animals in zoos.For example,many animal species(物种)are in danger.Some animals live only in limited places.Zoologists try to breed(繁殖) some of them and return the species to its native habitat.At one time,hunters caught and sold animals to zoos that needed them.This still occurs today.But now,zoos often sell their animals to other zoos.__84____，many countries now have laws that doesn’t allow people to catch or kill wild animals.So,the animals you see in the zoo may never have lived in the wild.They probably were born and raised in zoos.People who_85____animal rights don’t like the display of animals in zoos.But other people feel that zoos care for and protect the animals.They feel that this is why many exotic species are still alive today.80.A)bought B)received C)sent D)borrowed81.A)native B)narrow C)natural D)national82.A)against B)inside C)from D)behind83.A)chances B) projects C)debates D)reasons84.A)Also B)Instead C)However D）Finally85.A)play a trick on B)get tired of C）pay attention to D）go on withC.Read the passages 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）In the middle of the 1800s,France was considered the most important place in the world for art.One reason for that was the Academy,a government organization with some strict r__86____about art.It decided what could and could not be art. In order to be accepted by the Academy,an artist had to be very talented.Artists also had to paint exactly the way the Academy wanted them to.A brave group of painters challenged(挑战)these ideas and changed art f_87___ Each year, the Academy had an exhibition of the art they had decided was the best.In 1864,a group of artists became a ___88____ because they did n’t get into the show.They felt that their paintings were not bad;the paintings were just different.After complaining to the government ,these artists were given their own show.The Academy thought all art should look realistic(逼真).But these artists were more interested in trying to show movement and the bright colors of daylight.In their opinion,it was more real to show these than it was to paint a scene(场景)which was as s_89___as a photo.It was also more interesting to show all of the different colours when light hits an object like water.By 1874,many different artists were painting in this new style,including Claude Monet.One of his paintings had the title,Impression:sunrise.A critic(评论家)h__90__these new artists. He used Monet’s title to make fun of these painters by calling them“Impressionists（印象派）”，meaning that they didn’t make real paintings.The critics who liked these artists thought the word was just right.They began to use it happily. They thought it was more important to paint h_91__they saw things instead of just what they saw. Other artists around the world felt that they could have this freedom as well.Because of the impressionists,the art w_92___was never the same.D.The little village of Milford in Derbyshine is usually quiet and peaceful and there is almost no crime .However ,all this changed in the summer of 1995 , when the Potter family moved into No.16Church Lane .There was Mr and Mrs Potter , their six children , aged between three and twenty-two , three dogs ,several cats and two goats (山羊). The Potter family were noisy :the children played loud music day and night and the animals were never quiet .Dorothy Price lived next door to the Potter . She was an elderly woman who had lived in Milford all her life . At first , the noise didn't disterb her and she told other neighbours that the Potters seemed to be a pleasant family who were always friendly . But as time went by and the noise got worse ,Dorothy started to get very upset .One day ,she complained to Mrs Pottery that the goats had been making a noise all night and had kept awake. On anther occasion , she told Mr Pottery to stop running his car engine on Sunday mornings because she couldn't hear her favourite radio programme . A week later , she asked the Potters to stop their dogs from jumping into her garden and making a mess(乱糟糟) in the flower beds , Nothing changed and things went from bad to worse .Dorothy Price decided it was time for action .One night ,she went into the Pottery's garden and gave sleeping pills to the dogs and goats . For once ,she had a peaceful night's sleep , but the following morning all the animals were still asleep .The Potters called the police . When the police officer arrived , Mr Potter told him that Dorothy Price had tried to poison his animals the night before and that she was complaining about his family .Just then , Dorothy appeared at her front door ."The Potters have caused nothing but trouble since they moved in," she said to the police officer. "I am an animal lover myself , but the way the Potters treat their animals is cruel." She told him that she had given the animals sleeping pills and said that she was sorry , but in the end she had no choice ; it was the only way she could get a good night's sleep .93.Where did both the Potters and Dorothy Price live ?94.How old was Mr and Mrs Potter's eldest child ?95.What did Dorothy Price like to do on Sunday mornings ?96.Did it have any effect for Dorothy Price to complain to the Potters ?97.Why didn't the Potters' animals make noise one morning ?98.What do you think of the way Dorothy Price dealt with the noisy neighbour ?Why ?作文：Write at least 60 words about the topic "My classmates and my class"1, How do you get along with your classmates ?2, What have you done with your classmates ?(Give at least 2 examples)3, What do you think of your class ?。