初三英语模拟卷
I. Choice: 15%
1. So lazy ______ that it always enjoys_______ in the warm sunlight.
A. being the cat, to lie B. the cat being, to lay C. is the cat, lying D. the cat is, laying
2. How I wish that I ______ that amusing story told by him yesterday!
A. didn’t miss B. wouldn’t miss C. hadn’t missed D. weren’t missing 3. A letter ______ should arrive sooner than the one ______.
A. sending by regular mail, sending by airmail B. being sent by airmail, being sent by regular mail
C. having been sent by regular mail, having been sent by airmail D. sent by airmail, sent by regular mail
4. They walked in on tiptoe ________ the children.
A. so as to wake B. so as not to wake C. not so as to wake D. so as to waking
5. He opened his eyes ______ when he was told that computers were ______ used in that developing country. A. widely, widely B. wide, widely C. wide, wide D. widely, wide 6. Which of the following is Correct?
A. Here is a small light green beautiful bamboo basket. B. Here is a beautiful bamboo light green small basket. C. Here is a light green beautiful small bamboo basket. D. Here is a beautiful small light green bamboo basket. 7. The ______ cooker needs ______ before you use it.
A. electrical, to repair B. electric, repairing C. electrical, repaired D. electric, being repaired 8. The girl was seen ______ her desk-mate in the garden.
A. play with B. to play with C. played with D. to playing with 9. You’d better ______.
A. not so loud B. not be so loud C. not to be so loud D. not to be so loudly 10. ______ happy they were ______ each other!
A. What, seeing B. How, to see C. What, seen D. How, saw 11. It ______ him a long time to ______ the high temperature, low rainfall and typhoons there.
A. cost, be used to B. takes, have got used to C. costs, used to D. took, get used to 12. Don’t you think it’s ______ to go for a picnic?
A. too much hot B. much too hot C. very hot D. so hot 13. These are the books and the writers ______ I like best.
A. who B. which C. what D. that 14. ______ you are free tonight, why not ______ shopping with me?
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A. For, to go B. Since, go
C. Because, going D. Even if, being go
15. Why do you keep ______ back? Are you afraid of ______?
A. to look, to be followed B. looking, following C. looking, being followed D. looking, to be followed 16. ______ all the way to the bus-stop, she felt quite out of breath.
A. To run B. To have run C. ran D. Having run
17. With the new technique, they have produced ______ cameras this year as last year.
A. twice as many B. as many twice C. twice many as D. as twice many
18. The boy was paid $ 10 to deliver some goods, most of ______ were very heavy.
A. these B. those C. that D. which 19. The two girls talked as if they ______ old friends for years.
A. had been B. would be C. should be D. have been 20. It’s believed that ______ you study, ______ progress you’ll make.
A. the harder, a greater B. the more hard, the more great
21.When _____ about his unsuccessful career, he fell into _____ silence.
A. asked, embarrassed B. asking, embarrassed C. asked, embarrassing D. asking, embarrassing
22. The suggestion was made during the discussion that _____ to stop pollution in the area.
A. action must be taken B. take action C. action would take D. action be taken
23. Everyone at the party praised Arthur for _____ when he was challenged by such a difficult job.
A. his not giving up B. having not given up C. not to give up D. being given up
24. There are two language labs available, _____ is equipped with audiovisual devices.
A. any of which B. either of which C. both of which D. which neither
25. Attending this course will be an advantage for anyone _____. A. hopes to promote B. hoping to promote C. hoped to be promoted D. hoping to be promoted 26. There is a feeling in me _____ we will never know what a UFO is. A. which B. of which C. that D. what
27. Some scientists believe that Mars _____ life in the future if the right conditions _____.
A. could support, were produced B. may support, are produced
C. could have supported, had been produced D. should support, produced
28. He could imagine how surprised his wife was going to be to see him back on
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Wednesday since he was not supposed to be back _____ Thursday or Friday. A. by B. on C. until D. for 29. His article deals with the life of a rare animal _____. A. and most people didn’t know existed B. most people didn’t know existed
C. that most people didn’t know it existed D. that most people didn’t know existed
30. When I went to collect my car last week, _____.
A. not only the garage overcharged me, but they hadn’t done a very good repair job as well
B. not only did the garage overcharge me, but hadn’t they done a very good repair job as well
C. not only did the garage overcharge me, but they hadn’t done a very good repair job as well
D. not only the garage did overcharge me, but they hadn’t done a very good repair job as well II. Cloze: 10%
You may have had the ___31___ of watching somebody in the distance ___32___ wood with an axe. You can see and hear each blow of the axe; but ___33___ you see and what you hear ___34___ out of step. ___35___ hearing the blow when you see the axe ___36___, you hear it after perhaps even while the axe ___37___. This happens because it ___38___ time for both light and sound to travel, but sound travels much more slowly than light. Light travels at a great speed of 186,000 miles per second, so we see the fall of the axe ___39___ immediately after it ___40___. But sound travels ___41___ air at only about 1,100 feet per second. So if the axeman is about ___42___ feet away from us, we hear the blow about a second after the axe has fallen.
___43___ the speed of sound, we are able to find a way of judging ___44___ of a thunderstorm. During a thunderstorm, very big sparks jump from cloud to cloud or from the clouds to the ground. The flash of the spark is lightening. The sound of the spark is thunder, both ___45___ from the spark at the same time. But ___46___ light traveling much faster, the sound ___47___ the flash. So the thunder is ___48___ heard after the lightening. If you count the number of seconds between the lightening and the thunder, you can calculate how ___49___ the sound has to travel to ___50___ you. If the delay is five seconds, for example, you know that the storm is about 5,500 feet, or about a mile away. 31. a. idea b. experiment c. theory d. experience 32. a. cut b. to cut c. cuting d. digging 33. a. what b. that c. which d. something 34. a. is b. was c. are d. were 35. a. Instead of b. No c. Not d. Without 36. a. fall b. falls c. fallen d. fell 37. a. is raising b. is risen c. is lifting d. is being lifted
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38. a. spends 39. a. most 40. a. happens 41. a. cross 42. a. a hundred 43. a. To know 44. a. far 45. a. start out 46. a. because 47. a. leads d. keeps up with 48. a. always 49. a. long 50. a. touch
b. costs b. almost b. comes b. across b five hundred b. Not knowing b. how far b. make b. for b. follows b. usually b. far b. seize
c. takes d. uses c. mostly d. particularly c. goes d. causes c. through d. past c. a thousand d.two thousand c. Known d. Being known c. distant d.the distance c. set d. leave c. as d. because of c. catches up with c. often d. sometimes c. often d. much c reach d. find
I. Reading: 10% A
Read the following from a “Learning Skill Program”
Special Notice for New Student
The very popular Learning Skills Course begins the week of September 16th and runs for four weeks. There will be seven sections of the course offered throughout the week. The course is designed to teach students how to be efficient and effective at university, and how to apply the techniques to regular courses. There is a $ 40 fee. For more information, contact Dr. Joseph Parsons. To register, drop into the Counseling Services.
The program provides a variety of services that focus on such topics as:
● Managing Time and Tasks ● Remembering
● Making and Using Notes ● Reading and Understanding
● Organizing and Integrating Information ● Thinking Critically
● Preparing for and Writing Examinations ● Increasing Motivation
● Solving problems (Math and Science) ● Writing Theses and Dissertations ● Speaking in Public
Here is a list of the programs offered and when they are available When Program Individual Learning Counselling Always
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2-week Intensive University Learning Course in August Skill course Dates and times to be announced. See Modular course below 4-week Learning skills course Course start the week of September 16 and again January 24 Topical Workshops October, November and March Study groups Always Public Speaking Group October and February Thesis/Dissertation Completion Always Drop-In Centre September-April
51. The Learning Skill Course will begin in _____ and end in ______. A. September…October B. September… November C. September…September D. October…October 52. The tuition fee is ________. A. $ 40 a week B. $ 40 a month C. $ 40 each course D. $ 40 each term 53. You can contact Dr. Joseph Parsons ______. A. to pay B. to register C. to get more information D. to start a course
54. If you are too busy to start a 4-week Learning Skills Course in September, you can __________.
A. try next September B. start it next month very soon C. have another try time D. have another chance in January
55. Individual Learning Counseling and Study Groups are available _______. A. only in September B. both in September and October C. only this year D. all year round B
Sugar is so much a part of our modern life that we only really think about it when, for some reason, we cannot obtain it. It has been to man for at least 300 years, but has come into common use only in modern times.
But what exactly is sugar? Of course, most of us recognize it immediately as the sweet material which we put it into coffee or cakes. But there are in fact many types of sugar, and the chemist recognizes hundreds of different varieties, each coming from a different source.
About 90% of the sugar produced is used as food. Only 10% is used in industry for purposes other than food production. Yet sugar has great possibilities for use as the basis of chemicals. It can even used for making plastics. In the future these potential uses will certainly be developed more than in the past.
There are many reasons why we should increase the production of sugar. Most important is that it is one of the most highly concentrated energy foods.
56. What is the meaning of the first sentence of the passage?
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