1、 2018 年無錫市濱湖區(qū)初三調(diào)研考試 1. 答卷前，考生務(wù)必用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水簽字筆將自己的姓名、考號填寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置上；并認 真核對姓名、考號是否與本人的相符合。2. 答選擇題必須用 2B 鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的選項涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它 3. 答非選擇題必須用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水簽字筆作答，寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改 動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。 1. Try not to depend on your parents often, for they can tdo_ f

2、or you in your lifetime.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing2. Please read _ the whole passage quickly and try to get a general idea of it.A. across B. through C. over D. about3. Parents should be educated_important education is to their children sfuture.A. so B. such C. how D. what4. H

3、e was unhappy when he sold his guitar._, he had had it for a long time.A. After all s largest population of university graduates, so providing them withjobsis really a_ for the Chinese government.A. challenge B. competition C. purposeD. situation6. Whats the advantage of shopping online? I think buy

4、ers _ spend a lot of time going to shops. 7. Judy, what s on your mind? Well, I m conside_ri_n_I am going to put our new furniture.A. what B. whereC. which D. who8. The teacher said that it_difficult to make progress if I didnt work hard.A. is B. was C. will be D. would be9. It took me ten years to

5、build up my business, and it almost killed me. Well.You know what they say._.A. Practice makes perfectC. Every dog has its dayB. No pains, no gainsD. The early bird catches the worm10. The student was happy to find that all her homework was_than she used to get in her old school.A. less heavyB. less

6、 heavierC. more heavy D. much heavier11. _bad weather stops him, my grandfather takes exercise outdoors every morning. 12. Scientific research shows that if proper exercise is_regularly, it can improve our health.A. carried away B. carried out C. carried on D. carried off13. What did the foreigner s

7、ay to youjust now? He asked me _.A. if I have ever heard of Beijing Opera B. whether did I like Beijing OperaC. that Beijing Opera had strong local colour D. if Beijing Opera had a lasting value14. Are you going to take part in the speech competition? _. Itstoo good a chance to miss.A. No problemB.

8、My pleasure C. I cantagree moreD. Thatsfor sure People always havecommunication with each other . In the past when they couldn t write, hsymbols to send their messages. Some groups of North American Indians were goodat 15messages. Forexample, a small stone on top of a large one meant “This is the wa

9、ys. anoth”er right, it meant “Turn right. ” Some grass with a knot m!e” In forests ofAfrica, it was 16 to travel between villages. But drum could be heard from many kilometersaway. So, some groups ofAfricans ma their drums 17“” like people.The Incas of South America used to send messages by tying kn

10、ots with ropes. Messages have been found, but18 can understand what they mean. And the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of 19, but only a few peoplewere 20 to understand them.Today, we also use a lot of symbols. When we are in a car and we see a red light, we stop the car. When amother says to her

11、child, “Eat your cake! ” the child eats the cake. Sometimes the red light and the words of themother are symbols. And the 21, of course, is that the 22way of communication between people is sound.There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today. And about 13 ofthem are spoken by large groups o

12、f people. Languages ofthe world are both similar and different. They are similar because we can talk and write about the same things. They are different because we talk and write about these things with different23.There is no 24that we learn a second language in order to communicate with people who

13、 do not speak our language.15. A. sendingB. spreadingC. publishingD. giving16. A. difficultB. easyC. interesting D. boring17. A. sayB. speakC. tellD. whisper18. A anybodyB. somebodyC. everybodyD. nobody19. A. hearingB. thinking C. writingD. reading20. A. learnedB. taughtC. made D. told21. A. matterB

14、. factC. realityD. situation22. A. important B. necessary C. basic23. A. symbolsB. signsC. expressionsD. words24. A. doubt B. discussion C. chance三、閱讀理解（本大題共 26 分，每小題 2 分）閱讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的 A “It s over! Thank goodness! ”School was over and I was tired. I sat in the front of the school bus.Jan

15、ie, the driver, always tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere ( 氣氛 ) by talking. I try to listen politely,but usually I m busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth listening to.“My father s ill, ” she saie.eIoourly in her eyes. I had never seen her like this before. S

16、he alwaysmeets students with a smile.With a sudden feeling of interest, I asked, “Whats wrong with him? ”With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, “Heaeroluoe.red as”shHeontinued,“I ve already lost my mum, so I don t think I can stand losing him. ” I couldn t answer. My hearI sat on the

17、 seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died.I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn t want anyone to go through that.Suddenly I realized Janie wasn t only a bus driver, which wasjust herjob. She had a whole world of family andcares too.I shouldn

18、 t have been so selfish. I pitention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I hadjudged (判斷 ) her by herjob and considered her as an unimportant person.Understanding people is an art.25. After she learned about Janie s story, the writer thought of_.A. herfather s death B. her mother s painC. the ach

19、e of her own heart D. the pain of Janie s parents26. The writer found herself selfish because she had_.A. never thought of her mother spainB. thought of Janie as nothing but a driverC. thought of herself as an important person D. never listened to others while they were sad27. In this passage the wr

20、iter tries to tell us that_.A. losing parents makes people sad and helplessB. understanding people around us takes timeC. we should learn to understand people around us B The US government wants more seat belt laws. It says children aged 4 to 15 are often killed in car accidents. In 2005, there were

21、 1,627 children aged 4 to 15 killed in car accidents. More than 1,000 ofthose children were not wearing seat belts. Ifthey had been wearing seat belts, 500 ofthose children could be alive today.These children are too old to be in safety seats, but they often sit in the back seat. Seat belt laws in m

22、any states, including Wisconsin, only require people in the front seat to wear seat belts. Children who arenseat belts can be thrown out ofthe car. The risk of dying in an accident is three times greater ifthe person is thrown out ofthe car.New laws could require children aged 4 to 8 to be in booste

23、r seats ( 加強座椅 ) in the car. Booster seats help seat belts fit children properly. Right now, only 5 percent of children aged 4 to 8 are seated in booster seats.While parents have the choice of whether to wear seat belts or not, children are too young to make thatchoice. Even if you decide not to wea

24、r a seat belt, make sure your children are in seat belts and safety seats. It sthe law and it will save their lives.28. What does the sentence Eve“ryone gets sick of hearing that .”in the first paragraph meaA. No one likes to be ordered to wear seat belts.B. All people may fall ill when they put on

25、seat belts.C. Many people don car much about wearing seat belts.D. None of the people knows it is a piece of good advice.29. Why were more than twothirds of 1,627 children killed in car accidents in 2005?A. Becausethey weren t using seat b.eltsB. Because they were sitting in the front seats of cars.

26、C. Because they were not old enough to sit in the car.D. Because they were too careless when walking on the road.30. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. Traffic Laws to Pass B. Traffic Accidents Prevented C without breaking them?One fifth grader, Samadhi, says she had to

27、try more than one idea to tell the difference between the eggs. “Itwas difficult, but it was fun too. You get to do things yourself. You get to try new things. You don thave to do what the teacher tells you to. ”Samadhi discovered that spinning the eggs solved the problem. Raw (生的 ) eggs spin more s

28、lowly than hard-boiled ones.This mystery is called he Eggcellent Idea”.It is one of 65 mysteries in the series. Each one takes about 90 seconds to read and requires students to solve it using their math and science knowledge.Karen Rivera notes that the mystery series was the creation of Eric Yoder a

29、nd his daughter Natalie. hen itwas first written, the daughter was still a middle schooler, ”Rivera says.“ it snotjust written for children, but it was actually written in part by the child herself. Every single mystery is written with characters who are children. The children are facing real world

30、problems they need to solve, using their background knowledge on math and science.”According to Rivera, the fact that the students are leaving the classroom, still talking about what they have done, tells her that they really made it real experience, something that they can work out and continue usi

31、ng in real life.31. What has Samadhi learned in solving the egg mystery?A. The ability of doing things by herself.B. The spirit of teamwork in solving the mystery.C. The importance of learning math and science well.D. The difference in speed of spinning raw and hard-boiled eggs. 3 / 8doc 格式 可編輯 32.

32、What do we know about the mystery series?A. 90 seconds is limited to solve each mystery.B. The mysteries are about middle school life.C. Natalie based the mysteries on her own life.D. Every mystery requires children to face and solve problems around them.33. What does Rivera think ofthe mysteries? D

33、 Duke Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington D.C. It wasn t until Ellington was a teenager that his interemusic grew. He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano players. Sometime around 1916Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties. Ellington realized that he en

34、joyed entertaining people with his music. He soon became a very popular musician playing at parties and other events in the Washington area. Young adults seemed especially to love the modern pieces he composed.Success in New YorkIn 1923, when Ellington was almost 24 years old, he joined The Washingt

35、onians, a five-piece group of Working at the Cotton Club encouraged Ellington s creativity. Since the shows chanixgdowas challenged by the need to develop new material. He had to compose lots of music for the Cotton Club shows. By 1928 the club began to cover the shows live on the radio. From the li

36、ve shows, Ellington and his orchestragained a national reputation ( 名聲 ).On the RoadAs Ellington s popularity increased, he realized that his orchestra could do well on concert tours. They left theCotton Club in 1931 and toured America and Europe almost continually for the next 43 years. During his

37、trip, Ellington made recordings and continued to compose music.Duke Ellington played the piano, composed music, and led his famous orchestra for more than 50 years, until his death in 1974. Music lovers all over the world agree that his music will be enjoyed for many years to come.34. What do we kno

38、w about Ellington from the first two paragraphs?A. He preferred young adults to elder audience.B. He could sing as well as he played the piano.C. He had a natural gift for composing music.D. He learnt to play musical instruments from a very young age.35. Which of the following can show us Ellington

39、s leadership ability?A. Ellington was very popular at parties in the Washington area. B.Ellington did live radio shows at the Cotton Club in Washington.C. Ellington made the orchestra popular and successful for a long time.D. Ellington continually developed new material and composed more music.36. W

40、hat can we infer (推斷 ) from the passage?A. Ellington loved traveling around the world.B. Ellington could compose a large number of songs. D. Ellington made a great difference to the world of music.37. Which of the following shows the order in which the events happened in the passage?a. Ellingtonjoin

41、ed a five-piece group of musicians in Washington.b. Ellington s orchestra played at the Cotton Club.c. Ellington s orchestra went on concert tours.d. Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties.A. d-a-b-cB. d-c-a-b C. a-d-b-c D. d-b-a-c第II卷 主觀題 （共40分） （A） 根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上，寫出單詞的正確形

42、式。 2. Itsinteresting to_ (比較 ) American English with British English. （B） 根據(jù)句意，在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上，寫出括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當形式。 7. Her novels are full of mysteries and they are_ (wide) read. 用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當形式填空 ,并將答案寫在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上。 job chances.4. I_(tell) her the truth. Im afraid she must be very sad now.5. A lot offlights and trains_ (cancel) because ofthe heavy snow last winter.6. He thinks it necessary_(mention) his