英语初三阅读精选中考

四、单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. --- Excuse me. Can you tell _____ where the post office is? --- Sure. Walk ahead, turn left and you will see it. A. I B. me C. my D. mine 22. --- What do you usually do _____ the evening?

--- I watch the CCTV9 news, and do some revision work. A. for B. on C. at D. in 23. He is as _____ as his father this year. A. strong B. stronger C. strongest D. the strongest 24. With the help of my teachers, I _____ much progress since last term. A. make B. will make C. have made D. had made 25. --- Xiao Ming. _____ you recite the dialogue? --- I think I can. Let me try. A. Do B. May C. Must D. Can 26. I’ll tell my mother as soon as she _____ home. A. come B. comes C. came D. will come 27. --- _____ did you always get the first place? Could you let me know? --- Only because I like it and practise every day. A. What B. When C. Where D. Why 28. What do you plan ____ during the summer vacation? A. to do B. do C. doing D. done 29. Mr Li _____ the students’ work when I entered his room. A. goes over B. went over D. is going over D. was going over 30. Are there _____ questions? Please hands up. A. some B. any C. no D. little 31. Miss Wang is very kind _____ her classes are very interesting. A. and B. but C. so D. or 32. The students didn’t stop talking _____ the teacher came in. A. before B. until C. when D. because 33. --- Where is Sally?

--- I don’t know. I _____ her here a moment ago. A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen 34. Will you please tell us _____? A. how can we use it B. how could we use it C. how we can use it D. how we could use it 35. A lot of time _____ if you prepare your lessons beforehand. A. can save B. will save C. be save D. can be saved 五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

It was Christmas. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders excitedly expected the great day of gift-giving in a couple of days.

Each day the children produced some new 36 — Christmas cards, handmade

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gifts, German bells and so on. Through it all she remained alone, 37 from far away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so quiet. I hoped the festivities would please her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles (small balls, made of glass or stone) and competed with one another to bring the 38 ones.

The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were 39 . All along, she sat quietly, watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she 40 .

After school I sat down in a chair, hardly knew what was happening, when she came to me with out-stretched hands, holding a small white box that looked a little old, as if it had been 41 many times by unknown, childish hands. She said nothing. “For me?” I asked. She said not a word, but 42 her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, shining green, a fried marble hung from a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old 43 and saw the question in her dark brown eyes. 44 I knew — she had made it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her or brush her hair or 45 her childish joys or sorrows.

I meant 46 when I said in a low voice, “Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would love it.” Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we cried together. And for that moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest 47 of all: her trust and love. (340) 36. A. candles B. cakes C. wonders D. cheese 37. A. preparing B. playing C. searching D. watching 38. A. prettiest B. wisest C. heaviest D. cleverest 39. A. mentioned B. advised C. exchanged D. achieved 40. A. gave away B. threw away C. carried away D. turned away 41. A. afforded B. touched D, disturbed D. realized 42. A. nodded B. raised C. lowered D. dropped 43. A. face B. hands C. hair D. head 44. A. Certainly B. Suddenly C. Generally D. Hopefully 45. A. appear B. enjoy C. share D. reply 46. A. her B. myself C. us D. it 47. A. joy B. promise C. gift D. wish

六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）

A

G

reat news! Summer Camp 2011 opens between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 30th. And it will last for a week. All children aged 7-14 are welcome. Each child can take part in only one of the following activities and needs to pay 150 yuan for it.

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Summer Camp 2011

1. Sports (basketball, football, table tennis, etc.)

2. Learn in groups (painting, singing, dancing, piano, computer, etc.) 3. English Worlds (songs, films, games, plays, etc.)

Some American children are coming to the camp. If you really want to spend an interesting summer holiday, please join us for learning with fun. Act now! Book your seat as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail. Register (报名) and pay before June 18th, then you can have a Mickey T-shirt as a member of the camp. Dongfang Children's Palace: No. 23, East Street, Changping Tel: 83212563 E-mail: dsbc1234@childrenplace.net 48. The register time is before _____.

A. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. B. June 30th. C. 150 yuan. D. June 18th. 49. Each child can only choose _____ of the activities. A. one B. two C. three D. four 50. What cannot you do in Summer Camp 2011? A. Learn painting and dancing.

B. Join a group that you are interested in. C. Climb mountains and see birds.

D. Speak English with some American children. 51. Summer Camp 2011 will offer you _____. A. a Mickey T-shirt B. a piano or a computer C. some books and CDs D. a funny camp card

B

We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all，find out everything about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience.

Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech，speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chance to think over what you’ve said. Just remember: be prepared，know your subject and your audience，say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together. (184)

52. We see the word “audience” many times. It infers to _____. A. subjects B. listeners C. viewers D. trainers 53. When one is giving his speech，he should . A. let his eyes rest to the subject B. follow the audience step by step C. face the audience in a natural way

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D. look up and down from time to time

54. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage? A. How to Improve One’s Speech B. How to Remember the Audience

C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech D. How to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech

C

If you watch the sky about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. But they aren’t real stars. They’re satellites, a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon, etc. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS).

The ISS is the biggest satellite because

scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there. The space shuttle Discovery has taken off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida several times and carried a few groups of astronauts to the International Space Station.

When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program ever. Millions and millions of dollars are being spent on it every year.

Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration. “The ISS will help us better understand the human body, explore (know more about) space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better,” said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.

Sixteen countries are in the program: The US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China is not an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.

Twenty Chinese students talked directly to an astronaut (spaceman) in the International Space Station (ISS) on radio in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province on Sunday, 2007. The 20 students, aged 10 to 19 from Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing, began talking to Clayton C. Anderson, a 48-year-old American astronaut at 18:50 p.m. at Nanjing No. 3 Middle School when the ISS was passing over Nanjing.

After it’s finished, more than 90 percnt of the world’s population will be able to see the space station. So keep looking up, and maybe you’ll see it get bigger and brighter. (334)

55. It seems that _____.

A. we can probably see the ISS when the sun goes down B. some students from Nanjing have been to the ISS C. China is one of the members in the ISS group

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D. the ISS is still in the space but has stopped working 56. “Power stations” in the third paragraph infers _____.

A. houses for people to live in, to study and do research work B. machines that go around the earth, the moon and some stars C. buildings where electricity is produced to supply a large area D. some countries which help send the ISS up into space

57. --- Why did the scientists send up the International Space Station (ISS)? --- Because they _____.

A. would send up most of the earth people to live there B. could talk with some Chinese school students C. hoped to travel to Mars and Venus some day D. wanted to live in space and do better research

D

All over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing. But they won’t eat meat for several different reasons.

First, vegetarians have a big health advantage. One of the major health

problems in modern world is too much food, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical study suggests that animal fats, including butter, quicken the development of cholesterol (胆固醇) in the human body. Too much cholesterol seems to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. Too much animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians have less these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.

Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians. Another reason is religion (宗教). Eating of meat is never allowed in some religions. The largest of these is the Hindu religion, which has about 600 million believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are, and there are many believers of other religions, such as Buddhism and even some Christian religions that also do not eat meat.

Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or other reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is valuable and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food. （348）

58. According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the reasons

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EXCEPT________.

A. they think killing is bad and want to stay healthy B. they are too kind to put the idea of killing animals C. they live in areas where meat supply is short

D. they shouldn’t eat meat because of religious belief 59. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?

A. Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters. B. Heart disease and cancer are caused by too much vegetables.

C. There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer. D. There are fewer health problems in modern society nowadays. 60. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. being a vegetarian may be a very strange thing B. vegetarians eat meat on some special occasions

C. most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy D. all vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meat 七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳

选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

A. I have done the problem ten times by now

B. She is also good at English C. Her father is angry with her when he knows about it D. But she hates math and doesn’t study hard at it E. I’m sure you’ll soon do well in math if you work hard at it

Jane Scott is fourteen years old and last year she began to study in a middle school. She likes dancing and singing and spends a lot of time on them. (61)_____________. She thinks it difficult to learn. Once she failed the math exam, and now she decides to give it up. (62)_____________.

It was Sunday. Mr. Scott gave a call to his sister. She teaches math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter how to learn math. The woman came quickly and said, “You’re a clever girl, Jane. (63)______________. ”

“I'm afraid I can’t, Aunt,” said Jane. “I am not interested in math at all.”

“I don’t think so,” said the woman. “I was good at it when I was a girl. You can do more exercises and practice a math problem again until you make it. Well, here’s a math problem. Think it over and practice it again and again, then you will work it out. ”

“OK,” said the girl, “Let me have a try.”

About an hour later Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “()____________.”

“Well done!” her aunt said happily, “What answer did you get?” “Ten answers.”

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

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Recently, an Internet game has become popular among young office workers and students. On the Internet people can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits”. They can make some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”. Of course, all those are not true, you know, they are on the net!

I interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.

A parent says she doesn’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish games. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Many junior high school children say they enjoy putting some “bugs” in her friends’ “gardens” and they’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing.

Most young office workers think their work is too much for them and wish to relax for a while. Besides, it gives them the exciting experience of being a “thief”.

But almost all the teachers say it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not pay attention to their study. (176) 65. Is it true that the Internet game has become popular? 66. Who enjoy the game better, young people or old people? 67. Why do junior high school students like playing the game? 68. Why do parents and teachers dislike the game? 69. What is the writer’s purpose of telling us that?

书面表达（25分）

九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

根据中文意思完成句子。 70. 到集合的时间了。

______________ get together. 71. 每天跑步对身体有好处。

______________ for your health to jog every day. 72. 铃声响了，咱们开始上课吧。

There goes the bell. ______________ our class. 73. 北京以悠久的历史和许多著名景点闻名世界。

Beijing ______________ its long history and many interest places. 74. 我认为临阵磨，最后突击复习不会取得好效果。 I _________________ good results.

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