1、扬州市梅岭中学2017-2018学年第二学期第二次模拟考试 初三年级英语学科 （时间:100分钟；命题人:刘瑛；审核人：李小荣） 说明：1. 本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题第45题，共45题）、非选择题（第46题第81题，共36题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2. 答题前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上，同时务必在试卷的装订线内将本人的姓名、准考证号、毕业学校填写好，在试卷第4页的右下角填写好座位号。3. 所有的试题都必须在专用的“答题卡”上作答，选择题用2B铅笔作答、非选择题在指定位置用0.5毫米黑色水笔作答。
2、在试卷或草稿纸上答题无效。一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。( )1. High school, where we have _ good time living together, is _ time of discovery, learning and hard work. A. a; a B. a; the C. a; 不填 D. 不填; a( )2. Australian seasons are _ of _.A. opposite; us B. the opposite; ours C. agains
3、t; ours D. against; us( )3.Many fans said that Deng Luns performance made that “dangerous but interesting guy” _ after watching Ode to Joy（欢乐颂）.A.live B. lively C. alive D. living( )4. Just like weather, life _ be beautiful all the time. A. mustnt B. neednt C. cant D. wouldnt( )5.What do you think o
4、f the concert given by the artist? Exciting, _ one piece of the music wasnt played quite well. A. though B. unless C. because D. since( )6.When _ you _ reading Jane Eyre? Its hard to say. Im busy recently. A. did; finish B. have; finished C. will; finish D. do; finish( )7.My father works in Pukou .
5、He spends much time driving home every day.Dont worry about that. Itll be easier when the bridge _.A. repairs B. will repair C. is repaired D. will be repaired( )8. terrible mess you have made!Sorry, I will clear it up right now. A. What B. What a C. How D. How a( )9.Beijing plans to control the of
6、its population and to have no more than 23 million people by the year 2020. A. size B. style C. form D. shape ( )10.Why do you look so sleepy in class, John? Sorry, sir. I to watch a live football match last night. A. kept up B. made up C. stayed up D. put up( )11.Dont forget to come to our school a
7、ssembly(集会)tomorrow morning. I wont. I was _ just now. A. reminded B. refused C. remained D. required( )12.Sorry, Im late. Has the film begun? It doesnt matter. The film _ for several minutes. A. has just begun B. has just been over C. has just been on D. has just ended ( )13. Im new here. Could you
8、 tell me _?A. what was the matter with the bikesB. how I can call the yellow bikesC. whether should I pay anything if I use the yellow bikesD. why there are so many yellow bikes here( )14.Im really sorry to have broken your coffee cup. _. A. Good idea B. Thats all right C. I dont think so D. You are
9、 welcome( )15.We must work as a team or we will fail a second time. Yes. Just as a saying goes, “_.” A. One finger cant lift a small stone B. He who laughs last laughs best C. One stone kills two birds D. One is never too old to learn二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Over the past
10、 20 years, I have watched the Lion King for more than a dozen of times.When I first watched the movie, the 16 of Mufasas death made me a six-year-old girl at that time cry, and since then, I have always skipped(跳过) that part. Later on, during my middle-school years, I liked the love story part a lot
11、, and Simba and Nala were really a 17 couple in my heart. Every time I watched the movie, I felt 18 .Recently, Ive watched the Lion King again. This time, what impressed me most was the 19 of Pumbaa and Timon they were ordinary and lived an ordinary life. Before joining Simba toregainhis kingdom, al
12、l about their life were eating and singing.To me, the best lesson that Pumbaa and Timon have taught us is that 20 they know they are ordinary and their life is ordinary, they still love and enjoy it.In fact, in the real world, only quite a few people can achieve great things and become extraordinary
13、, and the rest of us will just live our 21 life.A sentence in an article recommended by the Fair (WeChat Subscription) 22 me: by hard work, ordinary people only fight for the right to 23 their ordinary life in the ordinary world. It is cruel, but it is true (at least in my opinion).The best solution
14、 is to accept and enjoy it. I know its 24 but this is a part of growing up. Im not saying that we should not have great dreams, after all, just as Vince Lombardi has said, “Perfectionis notattainable (可达到的), but if wechaseperfection we can 25 excellence”. However, I just think we should get 26 if ou
15、r great dreams would never come true.I also dreamt about becoming extraordinary at a young age, same as most of my fellow classmates in primary school. In the senior high school, I was no longer one of the top students, and then, for the very first time, I realized that maybe I couldnt be extraordin
16、ary.Now, Im well aware that Im no more than an ordinary person but Im 27 with that. I went to an ordinary university and got my BA in English, and then to another ordinary university and received my MA in translation. Doing the editors job, I now earn myself a life in Shanghai, such an expensivemetr
17、opolitancity to live in.I cant 28 Michael Kors or Issey Miyake, but I have comfortable clothes which fit me well. I usually go out dinner with a couple of friends on weekends, notfancyof first class restaurants but sidewalk caf or common restaurants where we know there are delicious food and nice 29
18、 .I consider this not thepassiveacceptance, but a(n) optimistic attitude of turning “this is life” to “this is the life”. But all in all, I still have 30 , just in case they would become true one day.Yes, be ordinary and be happy.( )16. A. view B. sight C. scene D. effect( )17. A. perfect B. noisy C
19、. lonely D. fashionable( )18. A. heavily B. similarly C. practicallyD. differently( )19. A. experience B. lifestyle C. wisdom D. humour ( )20. A. in case B. now that C. as if D. even though( )21. A. ordinary B. hard C. rough D. rare( )22. A. puzzled B. touched C. scared D. amazed ( )23. A. start B.
20、gain C. continue D. stop( )24. A. simple B. difficult C. foolish D. harmful( )25. A. checkB. causeC. change D. catch( )26. A. angryB. prepared C. lost D. worried( )27. A. grateful B. proud C. happy D. lucky( )28. A. attract B. accept C. afford D. affect( )29. A. service B. advice C. business D. cond
21、ition( )30. A. faults B. dreams C. challenges D. chances三、阅读理解（共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AYellow Dress-Janet LeeMary had a yellow dressBought from the department store.It looked as beautiful as the moon,And as bright as the sun.Mary wore all the timeThe yellow dress I felt so righ
22、t.Every day from day to nightI saw her in the dress so bright.Buy me a yellow dress,I cried to Mom and Dad,As beautiful and brightAs the dress the girl living near has!I cried and cried and cried,Until they said with sad eyes,We need food for your baby sister,And clothes for your coming brother.Sinc
23、e then Ive learnedMarys yellow dressIs better to dream ofThan to ask for.( )31. From the poem, we know that Mary and the writer may be . A. classmates B. relatives C. neighbors D. sisters( )32.Why does the writer say,Everyday from day to night/I saw her in the dress so bright? A. The writer lived wi
24、th Mary. B. The dress had sun shapes on it. C. The writer liked the dress very much. D. The dress was Marys school uniform.( )33.What did the writers parents mean by their words? A. They did not like the yellow dress. B. They did not have money for a dress. C. They already had a dress for her baby s
25、ister. D. They would ask Mary where to buy the yellow dress.BDaniel Defoe, the writer of Robinson Crusoe, was born on 13 September, 1660, in London. His father was a wealthy businessman. In Defoes early life, he experienced some of the most unusual events in English history: in 1665, 70,000 were kil
26、led by the Great Plague of London, and next year, the Great Fire of London which left only Defoes and two other houses standing in his neighborhood. In 1667, when he was probably about seven, a Dutch fleet（舰队）sailed up the Medway by way of the River Thames and attacked the town of Chatham. His mothe
27、r Annie had died by the time he was about ten. Defoe is among the founders of the English novel, known to have used at least 198 pen names. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Defoe was a prolific writer, producing more th
28、an three hundred worksbooks, pamphlets, and journalson diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. Defoe wrote many political tracts and often was in trouble with the government, including prison time. He was also a pioneer of business and economi
29、c journalism（新闻业）. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted with him. Defoe also entered the world of business as a general merchant, dealing at different times in hosiery, general woollen goods, and wine. His ambitions were great and he was able to buy a country estate and a ship, though
