1、江苏省江阴市长泾片届九年级模拟考试英语试题2013初三英语模拟试卷 2013.5一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共14分，每小题1分)1. I ate _ sandwich while I was waiting for _ 20:08 train.A. the, a B. the, the C. a, the D. a, a2You must keep on working in the evening, _ you are sure you can finish the task in timeAas Bif Cwhen Dunless3I
2、 use a clock to wake me up because at six oclock each morning the train comes by my house.A. couldnt B. mustnt C. shouldnt D. neednt4. In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than _. A. that used to be B. it is used to C. it was used to D. it used to be5. People in Jiangyin ar
3、e proud of they have achieved in the past ten years.A. that B. which C. what D. how6. Ill go to the library as soon as I finish what I_.Awas doing Bam doing Chave done Ddid7Daniel arrived out of _at last. He told us he _to the wrong bus station. A. breathe, had been B. breathe, had gone C. breath, h
4、ad been D. breath, had gone8. Its a bad habit to waste. Please dont try to _ too many new clothes. A. turn off B. get off C. take off D. show off9. He arrived just now, but I didnt know he _ until yesterday.A. will come B. was coming C. had come D. comes10. Last night Mr. Crook didnt come back at th
5、e usual time_, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.A. So B. However C. Instead D. Yet 11. I prefer a flat in Inverness to in Perth , because I want to live near my Moms . Aone Bthat Cit Dthis 12. My parents have always made me _ about myself, even when I was twelve. A. feeling well B.
6、feeling good C. feel well D. feel good13. Its good advice that of the twins wants to take it. A. so; either B. such a; either C. such a; both D. such ; either14How are you getting on with your cleaning? Do you need my help? , but I think Im all rightANo, thanks BThats OKCYou are helpful DThats very
7、kind of you二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分）Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system（神经系统）. She was unable to 15 .In fact, she could hardly make any movement. Although she believed that she had a good chance of getting better, the doctors sa
8、id that 16 , if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not sad. There, lying in her hospital bed, she insisted that whatever the doctors said, her going back to school was 17 . She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever way c
9、ould be tried was used. Still she would not give up. The doctors were all fond of her and taught her about 18 that she could make it. Every day Angela would lie there, 19 doing her mental exercise.One day, 20 she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed that a miracle（奇迹）happened: The bed bega
10、n to move! “Look what Im doing! Look! I can do it! I moved! I moved! ”she screamed.Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was 21 .More importantly, they were running 22 safety.People were crying, and things were 23 .You see, it was an earthquake. But dont tell that to Angela. S
11、he has believed that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would get better. And now only a few years later, shes back in school. You see, to such a person who can 24 the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isnt it?15Asee Bhear Ctalk Dwalk16Afew Ball Csome Dmost17Atrue Bdoubtful C
12、certain Dimpossible18Athinking Bexpecting Cconsidering Dimagining19Asadly Bmadly Ccarefully Dsincerely20Aas Bsince Cafter Dbefore21Afrightened Bpleased Cmoved Dencouraged22Ain Bby Cfor Dwith23Arising Bfalling Cmissing Ddisappearing24Apush Bshock Cshake Dsave三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共26分，每小题
13、2分）AIts great fun to explore new placesit feels like an adventure(冒险), even when you know youre not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles. Do the map reading if youre being driven somewhere. Itll be easier if you keep turning the map so it f
14、ollows the direction you re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or youll have to move to the back seat. Get a group of friends together and go exploring. Youll need a good map, a compass (指南针), a raincoat, a mobile phone to c
15、all for help when you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies (应急现金). Tell someone where youre going before you leave and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stay together, waiting for slower friends t
16、o catch up. See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc. ) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, its
17、not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.25. Sitting beside the driver, you should _. A. direct the driver when necessary B. look ahead to see where theres a turn C. move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable D. keep looking at the map to find a place to go to26. Why do you need to tell so
18、meone your exploration plan before leaving?A. To get information when in danger. B. To be saved if there is an accident.C. To share the fun with him/her in exploration. D. To tell him/her whats going on with the group members.27. Orienteering activities can _. A. make people work fast B. help people
19、 stay healthy C. help people organize other activities D. make people get prepared for sportsBHaving a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “Its a well-known pattern(模式),” said lead
20、researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigans Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women do more of the housework.”He points out that there are differences among families. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And t
21、he situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said. Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are doing more housework, more than doubling their hous
22、ework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005. Single(单身) women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week. Men showed a different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger m
23、en. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men. Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives do more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands10 hours. 28.
24、 According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man_. A. does heavier work B. does more housework C. is the main person who supports the family D. is the owner of the house 29. What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text? A. An unmarried man. B. An older married m
25、an. C. A younger married man. D. A married man with children. 30. What can we conclude from Staffords research? A. Marriage gives men more spare time. B. Marriage has effects on job choices. C. Housework sharing changes over time. D. Having children means doubled housework. CMy husband and children
26、think they are very lucky that they are living and that its Christmas again. They cant see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who arent much good. But Johnny and children cant see this. What a pity it is that our neighbours have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I dec
27、ided that my children must get out of this. The money that weve saved isnt nearly enough. The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down on the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a group of hungry children watched her
28、. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldnt eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道). Why, is it only because they have money ? There is more to happiness than money in the world, isnt there?Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isnt r
29、ich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. Id like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up. 31. We can infer from the passage that the writer _.A. is easy to get along with B. is unhappy wit
30、h the life they are livingC. is good at watching and understanding D. is never pleased with her neighbours32. In this text, the writer tries to tell us that _.A. money is the key to everything B. the more money you have, the less happy youll be C. there is something more important than moneyD. when
31、talking to people we should look into their eyes33. Pick out the one that does NOT describe the writers opinion on money.A. Why, is it only because they have money?B. There is more to happiness than money.C. Miss Jackson isnt rich, but she knows things. D. The money weve saved isnt nearly enough.DMost people want to know how things are made. They honestly say, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer（作曲家）begins, how he tries to keep
