初三完形填空
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived.None of them dared go outside for fear of being __36__by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a __37__ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in__38__.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages__39__into the meeting room. “Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse__40__.When this idea was__41__，another said，“What about poisoning(毒死)her？”But __42__knew where to buy the poison.One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，__43__said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his__44__.
At last，one mouse，__45__than the rest，jumped onto a table.Waving a bell，he called for__46__，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know__47__ she is！We’ll have__48__ to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to__49__！”Hearing the words，everyone got__50__ and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly(紧紧地)that it will never__51__！”
“She’ll never be able to walk__52__ again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”
However，the wise mouse said，“We must__53__who is going to tie it on her tail.”There was not a sound in the room.Nobody was__54__ enough to put the plan into action.The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very__55__to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.
36．A.trained B．taughtC．caught D．invited
37．A.party B．testC．game D．meeting
38．A.return B．dangerC．fact D．need
39．A.rushed B．swamC．flew D．stepped
40．A.questioned B．explainedC．suggested D．answered
41．A.supported B．discussedC．accepted D．refused
42．A.everybody B．NobodyC．somebody D．anybody
43．A.angrily B．happilyC．carefully D．slowly
44．A.present B．reasonC．idea D．excuse
45．A.younger B．longerC．stronger D．wiser
46．A.pleasure B．silenceC．help D．information
47．A.where B．whatC．how D．who
48．A.experience B．powerC．time D．space
49．A.shout B．watchC．stay D．hide
50．A.worried B．excitedC．surprised D．tired
51．A.drop off B．turn upC．get up D．put off
52．A.gladly B．quicklyC．quietly D．directly
53．A.believe B．learnC．imagine D．decide
54．A.hone st B．braveC．rich D．old
55．A.easy B．difficultC．strange D．important
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
(A)
What is language for？Some people seem to think it’s for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words－the longer the lists，the better.That’s https://www.wendangku.net/doc/a314021360.html,nguage is for the exchange(交流)of ideas and information.It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely.Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules，but they can’t speak correctly or fl uently(流利地).They are afraid of making mistakes.One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language.Native speakers make mistakes and break rules，too.Bernard Shaw once wrote，“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.”But the mist akes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make.They’re English mistakes in the English language.And if enough native speakers break a rule，it is no longer a rule.What used to be wrong，becomes right.People not only make history，they make language.But a people can only make its own language.It can’t make another people’s language.So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar，but they shouldn’t overdo(做过头)it.They should put communication(交际)first.
56．Language is used to________.
A．express oneselfB．practise grammar rules
C．talk with foreigners onlyD．learn lists of words
57．Generally，when an American or an Englishman speaks English，he or she________. A．never makes mistakesB．often makes mistakes
C．can’t avoid m aking mistakesD．always makes mistakes
58．The sentence“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.”means that________. A．foreigners speak correct EnglishB．foreigners speak incorrect English C．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules
D．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English
59．When we speak a foreign language，we should________.
A．speak in Chinese wayB．speak by the rules
C．speak to native speakersD．not be afraid of making mistakes
(B )
Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes？Let’s have a look.
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies.We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.Sometimes，people may get caught with their pants down.They are found doing something they should not be doing.And，in every family，one person takes control.Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do.Then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things.Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket.Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants.If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.
I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much.I really take my hat off to them.Yet，when it comes to my own money，I spend it at the drop of a hat，which means I instantly spend it.
Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes.People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are.I dislike such people.
My father is an important person.He runs a big company.He wears a suit and tie，and a
shirt with sleeves that cover his arms.Some people who do not know him well think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly.But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.
60．What is this passage mainly about?
A．What pants mean in English.B．Some special English expressions.
C．Some funny English expressions.D．Some expressions related to clothes. 61．Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?
A．Get caught with one’s pants down.B．Have ants in one’s pants.
C．Wear the pants in the family.D．Burn a hole in one’s pocket.
62．If we say someone has to tighten his belt，we probably mean he________. A．has done something wrongB．used to live a rich life
C．has put on the wrong pantsD．is short of money
63．Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably________. A．doesn’t save moneyB．earns much money
C．never wastes his moneyD．spends more than he earns
(C)
If you want to help children develop language and speech skills，UCLA researchers say，listening to what they have to say is just as important as talking to them.
The effect of a conversation between a child and an adult is abou t six times as great as the effect of adult speech input (输入) alone，the researchers found.“Adults speaking to children helps language develop，but what matters much more is the interaction，”said the study’s lead author，Frederick Zimmerman，an associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of California，Los Angeles.The researchers also found that TV viewing didn’t have much of an effect－positively or negatively－as long as it wasn’t displacing conversations between an adult and a child.
The UCLA study included 275 families with children between 2 months and 48 months old.They represented a variety of incomes and education.The researchers found that，in an average day，children hear about 13,000 spoken words from adults and participated in about 400 adultchild conversations a day.
Assessed separately，factors po sitively associated with language development included each additional 100 conversations a day and each 1,000 word increase in the number of words spoken by adults and heard by children.When looked at alone，TV was negatively associated with language development.But，when the three factors were analyzed together，the only one that stood out was conversation between adults and children. “The more a child speaks and interacts with an adult，the better idea a parent has about where the child is，” Zimmerman said.“Although it’s mostly done unconsciously，parents will provide feedback and correct mistakes.They’ll also tailor their speech to the child.Parents can give a child words by talking to them about what they’re doing，such as，“I’m putting on your pajamas now.But give your child the opportunity to talk，hopefully without the rest of the noise in the environment，”she added.“If parents can carve out some conversation time－maybe at bath time or at dinner time－that’s a wonderful thing.”
64．The researchers also found that TV viewing ________.
A．could have a positive effect on a child’s language development
B．had a little effect on a child’s language development
C．affected a child’s language development more negatively than positively
D．affected a child’s language development both negatively and positively 65．Frederick Zimmerman would probably agree that ________.
A．parents should let their children talk most of the time
B．children should watch TV programs selectively
C．the conversation between parents and children should be twoway
D．it’s no good for parents to correct their children’s mistakes when they are speaking 66．We can conclude from the last paragraph that ________.
A．parents should let a child repeat what he or she says
B．bath time or dinner time is the best chance for parents to talk to a child C．parentchild conversation can be carried out at any proper time
67．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．T alk with kids，not at them
B．Let your children voice their own opinions
C．How to develop a child’s language ability
D．The importance of early child language development
(D)
There are many differences between British English and American English.I used to teach a course about the differences between the two.We speak English on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean but we have many differences in our common language.We have examples of the same words having very d ifferent meanings，differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the same things.Here are some examples.
A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UK.A biscuit in the US is a small cake in the UK.Crisps in the UK，are known as chips，but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the US.In the UK，a pie can be made from either meat or fruit，while in the US pies are normally made from fruit；pot pies are made from meat.Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US，not pounds and ounces.
One very obvious(明显的)difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive on.Petrol in the UK is gas in the US.The place where we fill up our cars，in the UK，is a garage；while in the US，it’s a gas station.The term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your house.In the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US.
An elevator in the US is called a lift here，and the first floor in the US，is calle d the ground floor here，so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels.
I could continue with this.There are countless examples of differences within our one shared language.With so many differences，no wonder it’s hard to understand each other well.
68．The passage is mainly about the differences between British English and American English in________.
A．vocabulary B．GrammarC．sound D．spelling
69．It’s implied in the passage that the author may be________.
A．a driver from the USB．a cook from the US
C．a teacher from the UKD．a gas station worker from the UK
70．In the author’s opinion，________.
A．language differences don’t affect understandin g
B．the same words in the two different types of English may have different spellings C．there will be fewer differences between American and British English in the future D．it is impossible that some Americans get off on the wrong floor in British hotels 71．What can we learn from the passage?
A．“Elevator”is commonly used in the UK.
B．Pies mean the same thing in the UK and the US.
C．In the UK，things are measured in pounds and ounces.
D．British and American people drive on the same side of the road.
(E)
Is there anything more important than health？I don’t think so.You can’t be good at your studies or work when you are ill.
If you have a headache，or a bad cough，if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold，I think you should go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat，feel your pulse，take your temperature，sound your heart and lungs.After that he will advise some treatment，or some medicine.The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking of doctor’s advice，I can’t help telling you a funny story. An old man came to see the doctor.The man was very ill.He told the doctor about his weakness，memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs.The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.
He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.He also advised him to eat a lot of meat，drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.In other words，the doctor advised him to follow the rule：“Eat at pleasure，drink with measure and e njoy life as it is.”The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again，he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.He looked cheerful and happy.He thanked the doctor and said that he_had_never_felt_a_healthier_man.
“But you know，doctor，”he said，“it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
72．The writer thinks that ________.
A．health is more important than wealthB．work is as important as studies C．medicine is more important than pleasureD．nothing is more important than money 73．The doctor usually tells his patient what to do ________.
A．without examining the patientB．after he has examined the patient
C．if the patient doesn’t take medicineD．unless the patient feels pain
74．The underlined part means“________”.
A．he was feeling better than everB．he wasn’t a healthy man
C．he was feeling worse than beforeD．he will be well again
75．From the last sentence of the passage，we learn the man ________ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A．was a heavy smokerB．didn’t smoke so much
C．didn’t smokeD．began to learn to smoke