初三英语中考模拟试卷
（考试时间：100分钟卷面总分：120分）
一、单项选择(共15小题，每题1分，计15分)
( )1. —Do you know the man wearing a pair of glasses?
—Yes. He’s a teacher of ________. He teaches ________ History.
A. me; us
B. my; our
C. mine; us
D. mine; our
( )2. The firemen arrived quickly and soon ________ the fire.
A. put on
B. put up
C. put away
D. put out
( )3. —Bob, it’s getting cold. ________ take a jacket with you?
—All right, Daddy.
A. Why not
B. What about
C. Would you like
D. Shall you
( )4. —She’s never seen to go to that shopping mall, ________ she?
—________, someone once saw her there with her friends.
A. has; Yes
B. hasn’t; No
C. is; Yes
D. isn’t; No
( )5. There is a big hole ________ the wall Light shines ________ the hole.
A. on; through
B. in; in
C. in; through
D. on; in
( )6. ________ great fun the children had ________ in the lake yesterday!
A. What a; to swim
B. How; swimming
C. What; swimming
D. How a; swim
( )7. Teachers and students may look coldly at you for a day or two, _______ there are friendly feelings in their hearts.
A. and
B. or
C. so
D. but
( )8. Although people’s lives have changed, the environment isn’t ___ before.
A. as well as
B. as good as
C. as better as
D. as bad as
( )9. —Sorry, I made a mistake again.
—________. Practice more and you will succeed.
A. That’s all right
B. That’s right.
C. Not at all
D. It’s a pleasure.
( )10. —Why does she look ________?
—Oh, she failed in her English exam again.
A. shy
B. worried
C. excited
D. surprised
( )11. ________ our hometown is only a small one, the number of foreigners living and working here is growing fast.
A. Because
B. Although
C. Since
D. If
( )12. —Could you tell me ________?
—Walk across the road and you will find it on your right.
A. how can I get to the park
B. where the park is
C. how I could get to the park
D. where was the park
( )13. —What’s on the desk? —There are some _____ and _____.
A. tomatos; photos
B. tomatoes; photos
C. tomato; photos
D. tomatoes; photos
( )14. —Would you mind moving the desk?
—________. I will do it right away.
A. Yes, I do
B. No, I am not
C. Of course
D. No, not at all
( )15. —May I go out to play soccer ball?
—I’m afraid not. You can’t play __ you have finished your homework.
A. after
B. when
C. of
D. unless
二、完形填空(共15小题，每题1分，计15分)
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A __16__ friend is someone who stays with you for life.” Good friendship is just not easily __17__.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for true friendship to __18__. However, there can be no __19__ on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, __20__ we need to be clear in our minds the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or kept at arm’s length? Do we want to share __21__ or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many __22__ on the surface are not enough. But at some point we need to __23__ that our expectations(期望) are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams __24__ the surest way to deepen friendships. But it __25__ be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are signs of interest and action in return.
What are some of the __26__ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships __27__ time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses(占有、支配)” the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships __28__ actions in return.
