2006年泰州市初三英语中考模拟试卷
（考试时间:100分钟 满分:140分 ）
第一部分 选择题 （共90分）
一、听力部分（20分）
（A）听下面5段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。(5分)
( )1. When is Wei Fang’s birthday?
A. On May 29th. B. On May 31st. C. On June 1st.
( ) 2. What’s the weather like today?
A. It’s fine. B. It’s raining. C. It’s cloudy.
( )3. How many students didn’t go to the park?
A. 50. B. 29. C. 21.
( )4. How much does the man have to pay for the tickets?
A. 800 yuan. B. 1,600 yuan. C. 3,200 yuan.
( )5.Where are the two speakers?
A. At the airport. B. At the bank. C. At the hotel.
（B）听下面4段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。(10分)
听第一段对话，回答第6~7题。
( )6. When does the talk take place(发生)?
A. Before 6:00. B. Between 6:00 and 8:00 C. After 8:00
( )7.What will they do at the end of the talk?
A. Have breakfast. B. Go to class. C. Take exercise.
听第二段对话，回答第8~9题。
( )8. What was Mr. Archer’s telephone number?
A. 986-3603. B. 986-3630. C. 986-3360.
( )9.What did Mr. Archer do when he heard Mrs. Frankel was having a meeting?
A. Asked for her telephone number.
B. Called her again in about an hour.
C. Left her a message.
听第三段对话，回答第10~12题。
( )10. How many cups of coffee has the man had so far today?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
( )11. What does the woman think of coffee?
A. It’s not good for health. B. It tastes nice.
C. It’s her favorite.
( )12.What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. The man doesn’t know coffee is bad for him.
B. The man doesn’t believe what the woman said.
C. The man doesn’t want to give up coffee.
听第四段对话，回答第13~15题。
( )13. What does the boy really want to do?
A. To clean his bedroom. B. To do his homework. C. To play games.
( )14. Why doesn’t his mother let the boy play?
A. She is going out herself.
B. The boy has played too long.
C. She wants to teach the boy.
( )15. What is the mother like?
A. Too serious to everything. B. Good at teaching children
C. Not kind at all.
（C）听短文，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。(5分)
( )16. The writer seems to think the most important thing learning a language is to _______.
A. find and correct mistakes B. speak as much as possible
C. read something interesting
( )17. When you write, you will _______.
A. learn how to speak well B. remember all that you’ve said
C. easily find mistakes in your speaking
( )18. The best way to find mistakes is to _______.
A. try your best to speak more B. learn a language on the radio
C. keep diaries or write letters and so on
( )19. When you find some new words in reading, you’d better not_____.
A. guess their meanings first
B. go on reading if they’re not important
C. stop to look them up in the dictionary at once
( )20. Which of the following isn’t mentioned in this passage?
A. Listening B. Speaking C. Reading
二、单项选择（15分）
( )21.----- ________ the Tv play, Tom?
----- It’s wonderful. I’d like to see it again.
A. How do you like B. What do you like
C. What do you think D. How do you think of
( )22. ----- Lovely weather, isn’t it?
----- _________.
A. No, you are wrong. B. Yes, isn’t it? C. No, it is. D. Yes, it’s
( )23. ----- Where are you going to stay when you get to the town?
----- I may live _______ in a hotel _______ in a friend’s house.
A. both; and B. either; or
C. neither; nor D. between; and
( )24. ----- Jenny hasn’t paid for her leather jacket, has she?
----- _______. Her cousin will pay for her.
A. Yes, she has. B. No, she hasn’t.
C. Yes, she did. D. No, she didn’t.
( )25. Because of the bird flu, thousands of shops ________ the country _______ chicken.
A. across; stopped to sell B. through; began to sell
C. through; stopped selling D. across; stopped selling
( )26. ----- I can’t understand this passage _______ there are few new words in it.
----- Don’t worry. Let me help you.
A. if B. though C. because D. and
( )27. ----- David has made great progress recently.
----- ________, and ________.
A. So he has; so you have B. So he has, so have you
C. So has he, so have you D. So has he, so you have
( )28. ----- Do you know when he will come back?
----- _________.
A. Once a week. B. For a week.
C. Till a week. D. Not until next week.
( )29. -----I won’t come to the party unless Kate ______, too.
----- You mean if Kate comes you’ll come?
A. will invite B. invites C. invited D. is invited
( )30. ----- What are you searching for on the Internet?
----- I’m trying to find out ________.
A. how many persons have died in Iraq
B. what’s difference between SARS and BIRD FLU
C. why isn’t our Chinese team able to beat Korea
D. how protect our environment
( )31. ----- Do you mind if I sit here?
----- ________. It’s for Miss Zhang.
A. Not at all. B. Never mind.
C. Better not. D. Of course not.
( )32. ----- I’m too busy _______ to my family often.
----- Why not call them instead?
A. writing B. to write C. written D. write
( )33. ----- What’s your cousin’s telephone number?
----- I can’t remember. ________ in the telephone book.
A. Look it for B. Look up it C. Look it up D. Look it over
( )34. Sandy is going to see ________ in New York.
A. the State of Liberty B. Big Bang
C. the Opera House D. Alice Springs
( )35.Do you know how to find information about Hainan Island on the Internet? Please put the following in the right order.
(a) Type in Hainan Island and press the enter bottom.
(b) Left chick on any interesting story about Hainan Island.
(c) Double left chick on the Internet icon.
(d) At the top of the page, type in the website.
A. a-b-c-d B. b-a-c-d C. c-d-a-b D. d-a-c-b
三、完形填空（15分）
Most teachers agree that the first lesson of a teacher is often unforgettable. I remember getting into the class with the 36 of a beginner teacher: nervous, careful, excited…etc. The school I 37 my first lesson in was well-known to hold the most troublesome（顽皮的）students in the city. With this in 38 , I was more nervous than I should be. But I tried my best not to 39 it out and went into the class. The first thing I did was taking a look at the whole class. My eyes 40 on a big black student. He was sitting in the back 41 of the class with no one in front of him. His body was much 42 than mine. I thought it would be better to 43 that boy untouchable. As soon as I started my lesson writing on the backboard, I heard some noise from the back. I 44 the students to find out who did it, but the class looked very 45 . I went on writing and the noise went on. Then I stopped my lesson to 46 this problem because I believed that if I lost control（控制）of the class from the 47 I wouldn’t be able to get it back. I thought the big boy made the noise. To my 48 , a small boy was the source（根源）of trouble. Days went 49 and I discovered that the big boy was good and quiet and the great source of trouble came from group of 50 students who became under control after some weeks. From then on, I realized that judging（判断）by appearance can often be wrong, not only with students.
( )36. A. ideas B. feelings C. thoughts D. ways
( )37. A. started B. found C. opened D. finished
( )38. A. head B. mind C. school D. hand
( )39. A. make B. bring C. work D. show
( )40. A. stopped B. noticed C. pointed D. warned
( )41. A. line B. row C. room D. part
( )42. A. higher B. lighter C. larger D. thicker
( )43. A. let B. relax C. increase D. leave
( )44. A. faced B. wondered C. discussed D. decribed
( )45. A. common(普通的) B. confident
C. quiet D. crowded
( )46. A. decide B. solve C. improve D. produce
( )47. A. beginning B. example C. matter D. end
( )48. A. competition B. congratulation C. surprise D. diference
( )49. A. out B. down C. away D. on
( )50. A. small-sized B. comfortable C. frustrated(灰心) D. ordinary-looking
四、阅读理解（40分）
(A)
News 1
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day，maybe you can. Last Saturday，the American X- 43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8，000 kilometres an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X-43A is only three to four metres long，but it’s very heavy：it weighs（重）1,270 kilogrammes.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry，things will get better soon. Last week，China started checking textbooks，dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government（政府）said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.
News 3
There will be a new“star”in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite into space by December 2006. It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive，right? That's for sure一1.4 billion yuan！
News 4
Floods（洪水）across the northern Mexican state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday，so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3，000 families were seriously affected（受影响）．
( )51. News 1 talks about ______.
A. people can’t go around the earth in a few hours
B. the American X-43A airplane travelled around the earth in a few hours
C. the American X-43A airplane is the fastest one in the world
D. only Americans can make such a fast plane
( )52. If the X-43A goes around the earth，it will take about _____ hours to finish the trip.
A. 3 B. 5 C. 8 D. 12
( )53. Which of the following about News 2 is TRUE?
A. There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks，dictionaries and children’s books.
B. All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June.
C. After the checking books will become better and better.
D. A few mistakes are not serious for children.
( )54. Which of the following about the new “star" is NOT TRUE?
A. It will help us know more about the moon.
B. It will go around the earth for one year.
C. It will cost 1. 4 billion yuan.
D. It will be sent up by the year 2006.
( )55. Many families were affected because of ______.
A. the heavy rain on Monday B. the broken banks of the river
C. the floods across Mexico D. the death of 132 people
(B)
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and men can’t make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore, animals and men need plants in order to live. This is the reason why we find so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large while others are small. Most plants are green.
Some plants have many small leaves. Others have only a few. There are many kinds of leaves. Leaves are of different shapes and colours.
Leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have long thin parts at the end, we call them leaf stalks, some have short leaf stalks, others even have no leaf stalks. The leaf edges are also different. Some leaves have smooth(平滑) edges. Some have a wave-shaped edges. Others have edges like the teeth of a saw(锯子).
( )56. Which of the following shows the right relation(关系) according to the first paragraph?
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( )57. Plants are important because __________.
A. we need to eat plants every day
B. men can’t live without plants
C. we can see so many plants around us
D. animals eat plants as their only food
( )58. We know from the passage that _________.
A. all leaves have leaf stalks
B. all leaves have smooth edges
C. plants are different in shapes but have the same colour
D. leaves are different in shapes and colours
( )59.The underlined word “leaf stalks” in the last paragraph means______.
A. 叶边 B. 叶纹 C. 叶柄 D. 叶尖
( )60. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. how plants help men and animals
B. plants are important and they are quite different
C. plants are more important than air, water and sunlight
D. why we find so many plants and around us.
(C)
A teacher from a western country visited a school
in an eastern country. In one class, she watched sixty children as they learned
to draw a cat. The teacher drew a big on the blackboard, and six
children copied it on their papers. The teacher drew a small on the top of the
first and then put two
on top of it. The children drew it in the same way. The lesson went on
until there were sixty-one cats in the classroom. Each student’s cat looked exactly like
the one on the board.
The visiting teacher watched the lesson and was surprised. The teaching method(way) were very much different from the way of teaching in her country. A children’s art lesson in her own country produced a roomful of pictures, each one is quite different from the others. Why? What makes this difference in educational methods? In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language.
In a country such as the United States or Canada, students are asked to work by themselves and find answers themselves. The students are helped to learn to have their own ideas. In countries such as China and Japan, students often work together and help each other in the classroom, but the teachers teach and the students listen. The students are asked to memorize a lot. They have to learn the same textbook. They do the same homework and give the same answers.
( )61. Why was the visiting teacher surprised when she watched the art lesson?
A. Because it was her first time to visit an art class in an eastern country.
B. Because she found there were so many children in the same classroom.
C. Because she had never seen such a good cat as the teacher drew before.
D. Because she found all the cats the students drew looked the same.
( )62.What does the word “memorize” mean in the passage?
A. remember B. read C. think D. help
( )63. Which of the following looks like the cat on the blackboard?
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A. B. C. D.
( )64. What makes the difference between western and eastern countries in teaching methods?
A. Different teachers. B. Different histories.
C. Different ideas. D. Different ideas.
( )65.In the United States, __________.
A. teachers have to teach different students
B. students are expected to have the same idea
C. students have to learn by themselves
D. students are encouraged to discover knowledge by themselves
(D)
Do you ever have a dream of making your home a happier place to be? Maybe there are some points you will follow:
Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if you’re speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not close to your parents as you used to be. How can you become close again?
“Closing the Gap” by American author Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship(关系) with your parents. He gives ways to help you understand your parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are important and loved.
You should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:
1. Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.
2. Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.
3. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a small child.
If you know these steps, slowly, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.
( )66. After reading, we know the article is _______.
A. an introduction of a novel B. a student’s plan
C. an introduction of a book D. a family’s plan
( )67. Which of the following is not talked in the article?
A. Children’s study and belief.
B. Parents’ needs.
C. Keeping a diary.
D. Making phone calls to friends.
( )68. How can you understand “you’re not close to your parents as you used to be?”
A. You didn’t have a close relationship with your parents.
B. You had a better relationship with your parents than now.
C. Your parents used to love you more than now.
D. Your parents don’t love you any more.
( )69. What’s the writer’s attitude(态度) towards the relationship?
A. No ideas. B. Scolding.
C. Agreement. D. Improvement.
( )70. From the writer’s opinion, which statement will you agree as a better way?
A. Parents are unimportant and needn’t love.
B. Children are important and need more.
C. Parents mustn’t make children have any fun.
D. Parents and children need to talk to understand more.
第二部分 非选择题 （共50分）
五、词汇应用（10分）
71. A school with five hundred new desks and chairs ________ (give) to his hometown as a present this year alone.
72. What do you think can be done _______ (keep) the miners (矿工) safe?
73. How _______ (luck) the German looked after he missed meeting his friend at the airport!
74. If your things ________ (steal), you had better call “110” for help.
75. Don’t worry about the exam, boys and girls. You should have confidence in __________. (you)
76. All the girls cheered for the _________ (disappear) of the famous film star.
77. ----- What are you looking for on the Internet?
----- The story about 7 Chinese ________ (save) by the Chinese embassy in Iraq.
78. Stop drinking more Spite! The more you drink, the _______ (thirst) you feel.
79. The footballer lay on the beach ________ (comfortable), thinking about the last match.
80. Would you please tell me how many holes ________ (dig) before the trees were planted.
六、完成句子（10分）
81.不断增长的人口是世界最大的挑战，我们应采取有效措施减缓它的增长。(2分)
The increasing population is __________________ of the world. Something must be done to ____________ the population increase.
82.公共交通部门目前正在计划允许1米2以下的小孩在汽车上获免费票。(2分)
The public Transportation Authority is ____________________________________________ to get a free ticket on buses.
83.到目前为止，已有7000名志愿者参与拯救那些沉湎于玩电脑游戏的学生。(3分)
So far, 7000 volunteers (志愿者) ______________________________ who __________________
_____________________.
84.多亏了那些为保护环境作出贡献的人们，我们现在过着比以前更幸福的生活。(3分)
_____________ the people __________________________________, now we _____________
________________ than before.
七、缺词填空（10分）
Around the world, people have different i 85 about what good table manners are. In India, for example, people only eat with their r 86 hands. You take food from one dish on the table, usually a kind of bread or rice, mix (混合) it with food from a 87 dish and then put it in your m 88 . Your left hand stays still. Eating with your left hand is very rude(无礼的)!
In W 89 countries, people don’t usually share(分享) the same d 90 . Everyone has his or her o 91 plate of food. You eat with a knife and fork and you shouldn’t wave them around when you aren’t eating. And you should try not to be noisy when e 92 . People think that’s bad table manners!
The way people eat food is d 93 around the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are p 94 all over the world.
八、短文改错（5分）
Once Effendi played a joke on the minister(宰相).
He said that the minister will die the next day, he 95._______________
really fell off the house and died. When the king
heard of it, he got very angry and sent his men catch 96._______________
him. After Effendi was brought to him, the king
shouted, “Effendi, since you know why my minister 97._______________
would die, you must know the date of your death,
say it out, and you’ll die today.” 98._______________
Looking at the king, Effendi answered, “But
how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”
Fearing（害怕）his own dead would follow if 99._______________
Effendi was killed. The king let him go.
九、书面表达（15分）
假如你是李华，你收到美国笔友的电子邮件如下：
| Date: Wed, 6 June., 2005 18:09:30 From: Tom White To: Li Hua Subject: Question Dear Li Hua, Hi. I’m visiting China next month. Isn’t it exciting? Could you please tell me something about Jiangsu, your hometown? Looking forward to your reply. Thanks. |
请你根据以下内容回复：
| 地理位置 | 我国东部 |
| 面积 | 约10.26 万平方公里 |
| 人口 | 7438多万 |
| 特色 | 气候宜人；交通便利；旅游、文化资源丰富，游客既可以欣赏美景，又可以品尝各国风味美食。 |
| 其他 | 愿意充当导游 |
注意格式，需适当发挥，词数80词左右（不包括已给部分）。
Date: Thurs, 7June., 2005 15:00
From:
To:
Subject: Reply
Dear Tom:
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初三英语试卷 2006.4
参考答案
一、听力部分（20分）
1~5 BBCCC 6~10 BABCA
11~15 ACCCB 16~20 BCCCA
二、单项选择（15分）
21~25 ABBBD 26~30 BBDDA
31~35 CBCAC
三、完形填空（15分）
36~40 BABDA 41~45 BCDAC
46~50 BACDA
四、阅读理解（40分）
51~55 CBCBB 56~60 ABDCB
61~65 DABCD 66~70 CABDD
五、词汇应用（10分）
71.has been given 72.to keep 73.unlucky 74.are stolen
75.yourselves 76.appearances 77.saved 78.thirstier
79.comfortably 80.had been dug
六、完成句子（10分）
81. the greatest challenge; slow down
82. planning to allow the children under 1.2 meters in height
83. have taken in part in saving ; lose themselves in playing computer games
84. Thanks to ; who make contributions to protect the environment ;live a happier life
七、缺词填空（10分）
85. ideas, 86. right, 87. another, 88. mouth, 89. Western 90. dishes, 91. own, 92. eating, 93. different, 94. popular
八、短文改错（5分）
95. will改为would 96. catch前加to 97. why 改为when
98. and改为or 99. dead改为death
九、书面表达（15分）
Date: Thurs, 7June., 2005 15:00
From: Li Hua
To: Tom White
Subject: Reply
Dear Tom,
Hi! I’m glad you are coming to China soon. You asked about Jiangsu in your message and now I’m giving you a brief introduction.
Jiangsu, which lies in the east of China, covers an area of about 102.6 thousand square kilometers. It has a population of 74.38 million. It’s a beautiful place with pleasant weather and a rich culture. Jiangsu has a good transport network. So it is very convenient for people to travel. There are lots of interesting places, where visitors can enjoy the wonderful scenery and the delicious food of different countries.
Welcome to Jiangsu. And I will be your guide when you come.
Wish you a pleasant journey here.
Li Hua.
初三英语试卷 2006.4
听力材料
（A）听下面5段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. W: Will you come to by birthday party the day after tomorrow.
M: I’ll be glad to, but what’s the date today, Wei Fang?
W: It’s May 29th.
2. M: The weather today is rather wet, isn’t it?
W: Yes, but the radio says that it may stop raining later.
3. M: How many students are there in your class?
W: There are fifty.
M: How many students went to the park last week?
W: Twenty-nine.
4. M: Can you tell me how much it costs to fly to Beijing?
W: The price of a ticket from Nanjing to Beijing 800 yuan one way.
M: I’d like to book two tickets, round-trip.
W: OK.
5. M: I’m going to stay here for a few days.
W: All right, just fill in the form and sign your name.
（B）听下面4段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第6~7题。
M: Hi, Mary. How long have you been here?
W: Hi, John. I started running this morning at six.
M: That’s quite early. Do you have any class right after you finish?
W: No, I don’t go to class until 8:00. How about you?
M: I’ll have a class at 8:20. I usually go out for breakfast after I exercise. Would you like to join me?
W: Sure, that sounds good. Let me finish and I’ll meet you outside.
M: Ok. See you then.
听第二段对话，回答第8~9题。
W: Hello. Tapiola High School. May I help you?
M: Yes, may I speak to Kathy Frankel, the headmaster, please?
W: I’m sorry. Mrs. Frankel is at a meeting right now. Can I take a message?
M: Yes, this is Jonathan Archer, a parent of a student. I’d like to talk about the computer games with her. Would you please ask her to give me a call?
W: Certainly, Mr. Archer. May I have your telephone number?
M: Yes, it’s 986-3630.
W: That’s 986-3360.
M: No, 3630.
W: Ok, I’ve got it. I’ll give her the message, Mr. Archer. She should be able to call you back after her meeting in about an hour.
M: Fine. Thanks very much.
听第三段对话，回答第10~12题。
M: Let’s go and get some coffee.
W: How many cups have you had today?
M: This is my third. I have 4 or 5 every day. Coffee is my favorite, you know.
W: You should really try to have less. There’s a lot of sugar in it, and it’s not good for you.
M: I know. But I can’t stop.
W: Have you ever try to drink less?
M: In fact I have. But if I go a day without any coffee. I’ll feel terrible.
W: It sounds like you’ve got a big problem. Have you ever gone to a doctor or tried to get help?
M: Never. I’ve thought about it, but I have no time. I work all the time.
听第四段对话，回答第13~15题。
M: Mum, Can I go outside to play?
W: Well, did you get your Saturday’s work done?
M: Ah, Mum. Do I have to?
W: Well, you know the rules. No playing until the work is done.
M: So, what is my work?
W: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom. And don’t forget to clean the bathtub.
M: No, I want to clean my bedroom.
W: Well, Ok. But you have to make everything clean, such as the table, the chairs, the walls and the floor.
M: Ok, Ok.
W: And make your bed and pick up all your things and put them away. And…
M: More?
W: Yeah. And then, how about going out for lunch and getting a bog chocolate, but you probably don’t want to do that?
M: No. No. I want to.
W: Ok. While you’re doing your work, I’ll be out working in the garden.
（C）听短文，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。
One should first do more speaking in learning a foreign language. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You’d better try your best to speak. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. While you are doing this, a good exercise is to write --- keep a diary, write letters and so on. Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write. Though correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning a language.
If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry. One of the helpful ways is by reading. The important thing is to choose something interesting to read. It mustn’t be too difficult for you. When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings or if they are not important to the sentence.