xxxx年聊城市初三英语模拟试卷
一、单项填空(共15小题，计l5分)
16.Theunderlinedpartintheword“welcome”ispronouncedas______.
A.∕ʌ∕B.∕əu∕C.∕ɔ∕D.∕ə∕
17.—Is_______readyforthepicnic?
—No,_______iswrongwithmybike.Ican’tgobikeridingwithyou.
A.something;somethingB.anything;something
C.everything;somethingD.anything;everything
18.—I’msorryIwentoutforasmoke.Iwassotired.
—There’sno______forthiswhileyouareatwork.
A.causeB.excuseC.matterD.choice
19.—Yourgrandparentswereverygreat.
—Yes.Theysupportedmyfather’sschooling______theywereverypoor.
A.asifB.eventhoughC.sothatD.whatif
20.Unlessit______,we’llvisitHangzhouWildAnimalParkthisweekend.
A.rainsB.willrainC.doesn’trainD.isn’training
21.—WewillgototheWushanSquarethisafternoon,whynottakeabus?
—We________takeabus,it’sonlyonekilometerormore.
A.can’tB.needn’tC.mustn’tD.maynot
22.-Haveyoufinishedyourcompositionyet?
-Sorry.I’llfinishitin________tenminutes.
A.anotherB.moreC.otherD.else
23.—Tom,younevertoldmewhyyouwerelateforschoolagain,_____you?
—____.Butmaybeyouforgotit,sir.
A.weren’t,NoB.did,NoC.did,YesD.didn’t,No
24.—_______willthenewbuildingbefinished?
—In2years.
A.Howsoon&nbs
p;B.HowlongC.HowoftenD.Howfar
25.—HaveyoufoundtheinformationaboutBillGates________youcanuseforthereport?
—Notyet.I’llsearchsomeontheInternet.
A.whoB.whatC.whomD.which
26.—Couldyoutellme_______________?I’llmeetyouattheairport.
—At11:00am.
A.whattimewillyouarriveB.whattimeyouwillarrive
C.whatyourflightnumberisD.whatisyourflightnumber
27.—We’llgotoZhejiangUniversitytomorrow.Whereshallwemeet?
—Pleasewait_____thebusstopnearthebookshop.
A.forB.inC.atD.on
28.—DoyouhavethenewiPad?
—Sorry,theyhavebeen______.Youmaycomenextweek.
A.givenoutB.lookedoutC.comeoutD.soldout
29.—Theysaythere’sanewclothesstorenearby.
—Yes,andit________fornomorethantwoweeks.
A.hasbeenopenB.opensC.isopeningD.opened
30.—Idislikeshoppingonline,IprefertoactuallyseeandtouchwhatI`mbuyingbeforeIpayforit,especiallyforclothesandshoes
—That’sright.___________.
A.SeeingisbelievingB.Clothesdonotmaketheman
C.ThefirststepisalwaysthehardestD.Youarenevertoooldtolearn
二、完形填空(15小题，计15分)
Ilearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.31.hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthy,butratherwhenhewas32andill.
Myfatherwas33astrongmanwholov
edbeingactive.Butaterribleillness34allthataway.Nowhecannolongerwalk.Andhemustsitquietlyinachairallday.Eventalkingis35.Onenight,Iwenttovisithimwithmysisters.Itoldthemaboutoneofmybeliefs.Isaidthatwemustveryoftengivethingsup36wegrowouryouth,ourbeauty,ourfriends,butitalways37thatafterwegivesomethingup.Wegainsomethingnewinitsplace.Thensuddenlymyfatherspokeup,“But,Peter,Igaveup38!WhatdidIgain?”Ithoughtandthought,butIcouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.39heansweredhisownquestion:“I40theloveofmyfamily.”Ilookedatmysistersandsawtearsintheireyesalongwithhopeandthankfulness.
Iwasalso41byhiswords.Afterthat,whenIbegantofeelirritated(恼怒的)atsomeone,Iwouldrememberhiswordsandbecome42.Ifhecouldreplacehisgreatpainwithafeelingofloveforothers,thenIshouldbe43togiveupmysmallirritations.Inthis44.Ilearnedthepowerofacceptancefrommyfather.
SometimesI45whatotherthingsIcouldhavelearnedfromhimifIhadlistenedmorecarefullywhenIwasaboy.Fornow,thoughIamgratefulforthisonegift.
31.A.CertainlyB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Meanwhile
32.A.tiredB.weakC.poorD.slow
33.A.alreadyB.stillC.onlyD.once
34.A.tookB.threwC.sentD.put
35.A.stressfulB.difficultC.impossibleD.hopeless
36.A.as&nb
sp;B.sinceC.beforeD.till
37.A.suggestsB.promisesC.seemsD.requires
38.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything
39.A.surprisinglyB.immediatelyC.naturallyD.certainly
40.A.hadB.acceptedC.gainedD.enjoyed
41.A.touchedB.astonishedC.attractedD.warned
42.A.quietB.calmC.relaxedD.happy
43.A.readyB.likelyC.freeD.able
44.A.caseB.formC.methodD.way
45.A.doubtB.wonderC.knowD.guess
三、阅读理解(共15小题，计30分)
(A)
Onceuponatimeallfeelingswenttoanis
landforavacation,andeachwashavingagoodtime.Suddenly,awarningofastrongstormwasannounced,soallrushedtotheirboats.Yet,Lovedidnotwishtorunawayquickly.Therewassomuchtodo.Butasthecloudsdarkened,Loverealizeditwastimetoleave.Buttherewerenoboatstospare.Lovelookedaroundwithhope.
JustthenRichnesswaspassingbyLoveinagrandboat.Loveshouted,"Richness,canyoutakemewithyou?"Richnessanswered,"No,Ican't.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.Thereisnoplacehereforyou."
LovedecidedtoaskVanity(虚荣)whowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulboatforhelp,ButVanitysaidwithacoldvoice,“No,Ican’ttakeyouwithme.Myboatwillgetdirtywithyourmummyfeet.”
Sorrowpassedbyaftersometime.Again,Loveaskedforhelp.Butitwasuseless.“No,Ican’ttakeyouwithme.Iamsosad.Iwanttobebymyself.”
WhenHappinesspassedbyafewminuteslater,Loveagaincalledforhelp.ButHappinesswassohappythatithardlyconcernedaboutanyoneelse.
Lovewasgrowingrestlessandhopeless.Justthensomebodycalledout,“Come,Love,Iwilltakeyouwithme.”Lovedidnotknowwhowasbeingsokind,butjumpedontotheboathappily.
Aftergettingofftheboat,LovemetKnowledge.Loveasked,“Knowledge,doyouknowwhowassokindtogivemealiftwhennooneelsewishedtohelp?”
Knowledgesmiled,"Oh,thatwasTime,"
"Time?"askedLove."ButwhydidTimehelpme?"Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,"BecauseonlyTimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableLoveis."
46.Accordingtothepassage,whichonedidnotgotoanislandforavacation?
A.Love.B.Richness.C.VanityD.Knowledge
47.Whichwordhasthesamemeaningas“Sorrow”?
A.WorryB.AngerC.SadnessD.Smile
48.OtherfeelingspassedbyLoveintheirboatsonebyone.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?
A.Richness→Vanity→Sorrow→Happiness→Time
B.Richness→Happiness→Sorrow→Vanity→Time
C.Time
→Richness→Vanity→Sorrow→Happiness
D.Richness→Happiness→Vanity→Sorrow→Time
49.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Whenwearerich,wemaypaymoreattentiontoLove.
B.AllthefeelingsareimportantinourlifeexceptLove.
C.Astimegoesby,wecanrealizetheimportanceofLove.
D.Whenweareinhappinessandsorrow,weshouldn’trememberLove.
50.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.theImportanceofLove.B.FeelingsontheIsland.
C.HelplessLove.D.HelpfulTime.
(B)
Decisions,decisions!Ourlivesarefullofthem,fromthesmallonestothelife-changing.Therighttochooseiscentraltoeveryone.Yetsometimeswemakebaddecisionsthatleaveusunhappyorfullofregret.Cansciencehelp?
Mostofusknowlittleaboutthementalprocessesthatliebehindourdecisions.Luckily,whatpsychologists(心理学家)arefindingmayhelpusallmakebetterchoices.Herearesomeoftheiramazingdiscoveriestohelpyoumakeupyourmind.
Consideryouremotions.Youmightthinkthatemotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking,butinfacttheyareapartofit.Wheneveryoumakeupyourmind,yourbrain’semotionalcentreisactive.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniascientist,AntonioDamasio,hasstudiedpeoplewithdamagetoonlytheemotionalpartsoftheirbrains,andfoundthattheywereunabletomakebasicchoicesaboutwhattowearoreat.Damasiathinksthismaybebecauseourbrainsstoreemotionalmemoriesofpastchoice,whichweusetohelpthepresentdecision-making.
However,makingchoicesundertheinfluenceofanemotioncangreatlyaffecttheresult.Takeanger,forexample.AstudybyNitikaGargoftheUniversityofMississippiandotherscientistsfoundtheangryshoppersweremorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheywereofferedratherthanconsideringotherchoices.Itseemsthatangercanleadustomakequickdecisionswithoutmuchthinking.
Allemotionsaffectourthinkingandmotivation(动机)，soitmaybebesttoavoidmakingimportantdecisionsundertheirinfluence.Yetstrangelythereisoneemotionthatseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.TheAmericanresearchersfoundthatsadpeopletooktimetoconsider
thevariouschoicesonoffer,andendedupmakingthebestchoices.Infactmanystudiesshowthatpeoplewhofeelunhappyhavethemostreasonableviewoftheworld.
51.Accordingtothetext,whatmayhelpusmakebetterdecisions?
A.Tothinkabouthappytimes.
B.Tomakemanydecisionsatatime.
C.Tostopfeelingregretfulaboutthepast.
D.Tolearnabouttheprocessofdecision-making.
52.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“central”mean?
A.中心的B.中央的C.起决定作用的D.后悔的
53.Damasia’sstudysuggeststhat________.
A.emotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking.
B.ourbrainhasnothingtodowithdecisionmaking.
C.peoplewithphysicaldamagefindithardtomakeuptheirminds.
D.ouremotionalmemoriesofpastchoicescanaffectpresentdecisions.
54.Whyareangryshoppersmorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheyareoffered?
A.Theyoftenforgettheirpastchoices.
B.Theymakedecisionswithoutmuchthinking.
C.Theytendtosavetimewhenshopping.
D.Theyaretooangrytobargain.
55.Whatdowelearnfromthetext?
A.Emotionsareapartofdecision-making.
B.Sadpeoplealwaysmakeworsechoices.
C.Noemotionseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.
D.Onlysadfeelingaffectourthinkingandmotivation.