名校冲刺初三英语

名校冲刺初三英语

P assage 1‎ Around the world young people are spending a great deal of money to listen to pop or rock music. It is said that at least fifty singers have incomes of between two million and six million dollars a year. “It doesn’t sense,” says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was most popular, “Performers aren’t worth so much money. In fact, nobody is.” But the stars’ fans seem to disagree. Those who love their songs spend about two billion dollars a year for recorders. ‎ They pay 150 million dollars to see the stars in person. Then they soon want to see the stars in movies or on TV. Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Don Mclean, who wrote and sang “America Pie”. He got more than a million dollars from recordings of this song. How do the stars use their money? Most of the young stars simply throw the money around. One of them, once, bought himself a pair of eyeglasses which is worth 5000 American dollars and two modern cars, “one for each foot”. Many of the stars who have just returned from a travel have to pay their bills and then buy new toys. When they need money again, they do another travel. They save no money, buy no stocks and live from hand to mouth.‎ ‎（ ）1. Some of the rock stars have incomes of __________. ‎ A. more than six million dollars B. less than two million dollars C. about seven million dollars D. between two million and six million dollars ‎（ ）2. “Performers aren’t worth so much money” in the second paragraph means _________.‎ A. They shouldn’t make so little money B. They should get even more money C. They shouldn’t get so much money D. No one of them should get so little money ‎（ ）3. The admirers pay 150 million dollars __________.‎ ‎ A. to sing together with the stars B. to make records of the pop songs ‎ C. to see the stars in person D. to buy records and tickets ‎（ ）4. What does the underlined word “toy” mean in the passage?‎ ‎ A. 奢侈品 B. 玩具 C. 宠物 D. 播放机 ‎（ ）5. What are they going to do when they have no money?‎ ‎ A. They are living from hand to mouth. B. They will travel again.C. They are going to see the admirers D. They are going to appear in films or on TV Programme of the election of the XXIX Olympiad host city July 12‎ ‎10:45 AM-2:00 PM ‎-Candidate cities hold press conferences ‎10:15 AM-Osaka ‎11:00 AM-Paris ‎11:45 AM-Toronto ‎12:30 AM-Beijing ‎1:15 PM-Istanbul ‎6:00 PM ‎-Opening ceremony of the ‎ ‎112th IOC Session July 13‎ ‎9:00 Am-6:00 PM ‎-Presentation of the ‎ Candidate Cities for hosting ‎ the Games of the XXIX ‎ Olympiad in 2008.‎ A member must refrain from taking part in the vote if a candidate city from the member’s country is con. If the majority is not acquired in the first round then the candidate city with the least number of votes is removed and the vote is taken again. ‎ ‎-Ceremony announcing the Host City of the Games of XXIX Olympiad in 2008 will be held after the election.‎ The five cities will each give a presentation. Osaka will be the first to address and then Paris, Toronto,‎ Beijing and Istanbul. (The exact time is still unset.)‎ ‎-The election for the host of the 2008 Olympic games will be held after all five candidate cities finish their presentations. The host city will be elected by the majority of the votes cast. Currently there are 123 members, each having one vote.‎ Passage 2‎ ‎（ ）6. Which city below isn’t the candidate city?‎ ‎ A. Beijing. B. Ottawa. C. Paris. D. Istanbul.‎ ‎（ ）7. How many minutes will each candidate city have to give a presentation?‎ ‎ A. 45. B. 30. C. 90. D. 60‎ ‎（ ）8. Which is the design of France?‎ ‎ A. Picture 1. B. Picture 2. C. Picture 3. D. Picture 4.‎ ‎（ ）9. When will the candidate cities give presentations?‎ ‎ A. July 12. B. July 13. C. July 14. D. July 15.‎ ‎（ ）10. Put the following events in the right order.‎ ‎ a. The election for the host of the 2008 Olympic Games.‎ ‎ b. Opening ceremony of the 112th IOC Session.‎ ‎ c. The five cities give presentations.‎ ‎ d. Ceremony announcing the Host City.‎ A. b-a-c-d B. b-d-c-a C. b-c-a-d D. c-b-a-d Passage 3‎ The clothes in Britain and the US These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear very formal. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. ‎ Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas, and concerts you can put on what you like—from beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy. ‎ But in Britain, as well as the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and wear tidy dressage.‎ In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are careful with their clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes. ‎ It is difficult to say exactly what people wear in Britain and the US, because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then of the same. You will feel more comfortable if you don’t look too different from everyone else.‎ ‎（ ）11. People in Britain and the US wear informal clothes when they __________.‎ A. go out to enjoy themselves B. are in offices C. are in big restaurants D. go out to work ‎（ ）12. At a concert business people wear __________.‎ A. sweaters B. whatever they like C. what others wear D. like players ‎（ ）13.Which of the following is true according to the passage?‎ A. Women are usually not allowed to wear trousers in offices.‎ B. Lawyers always wear formal clothes even though they are at home.‎ C. American people are more relaxed in their clothes than British people.‎ D. Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices.‎ ‎（ ）14. “Anything goes” in the second paragraph means ___________.‎ A. any clothes are acceptable B. anything leaves C. all the things around are all right D. not any clothes are all right. ‎ ‎（ ）15. Men wear ties when __________ in the US.‎ A. they meet their wives B. they meet good friends ‎ C. they eat something expensive D. they have dinners in good restaurants.‎ Passage 4‎ Saving Time in the US In the United States, many people try to save time. In many families, both husband and wife work full-time, so their free time is very important to them. They look for quick and convenient ways to do their shopping and the other things they need to do, so that they will have free time for the things they want to do.‎ Many years ago, people had to go to the fish market to buy fish, to the butcher for meat and chicken, to the fruit market for fresh fruit, and to the bakery for bread and rolls. Now most people go to just one place. They can buy fruit, bread, meat, fresh vegetables, frozen food, and beer at the local supermarket. They can also buy things for the house, such as pots and pans, brooms and buckets. They can even buy socks and stockings, shoes, gloves，and sunglasses at supermarkets.‎ When Americans eat out, they often go to fast-food restaurants. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are always ready. People order their meals at the counter and wait for their food just a few seconds or minutes. Then they carry the food to a table, eat it, and throw their rubbish away. It takes only 20 minutes or so to eat a meal at a fast-food restaurant. ‎ Supermarkets and fast-food restaurants are therefore very important to people in the United States. They are quick and convenient, and that’s what people want when they are always looking for ways to save time.‎ ‎（ ）16. According to the reading. Time is important because __________.‎ A. money isn’t very important ‎ B. so many people work full-time C. people look for convenient ways to do their housework ‎ D. people can buy everything at the local supermarket ‎（ ）17. Many Americans go to fast-food restaurants because __________‎ A. they order their meals at the counter and carry the food to a table to eat.‎ B. they have to cook and wash the dishes.‎ C. they don’t want to go to the supermarkets.‎ D. They can save time.‎ ‎（ ）18. People don’t have to shop at fish markets, butcher shops, fruit markets, and bakeries because _________‎ A. they can save money at the supermarkets. ‎ B. most husbands and wives work full-time.‎ C. they can buy all of those thing at just one place. ‎ D. supermarkets and fast-food restaurants are very important.‎ ‎（ ）19. Fast-food restaurants are convenient because __________.‎ A. the service is quick B. the food is expensive ‎ C. people eat at the counter D. the meals are always nice there ‎（ ）20. The reading is about __________.‎ A. supermarkets B. fast-food restaurants ‎ C. shopping and eating in America D. saving time Passage 5.Dr George Washington Carver ‎“George can make sick plants well. He is a plant doctor,” farmers in Missouri said. ‎ George was a young boy then. But farmers sent for him when their crops did not grow well. Women asked him to help them when their roses would not bloom in spring.‎ George was born a slave, in 1862. As a child, he was not allowed to attend the nearby school. But he was always asking questions.‎ ‎“Why are some roses red and others yellow?” he would ask “Can you change the colour of a flower by changing the seed? What makes rain fall?”‎ No one he knew could answer such questions. George tried to find answers for himself，some of the answers were in books, so he taught himself to read. At 14, he went to school for the first time.‎ He never stopped learning. Even when he was 80, Dr. George Washington Carver, the great scientist, was still asking questions and finding answers. One thing he found out about was peanuts. There is a story telling how he got the name “The Peanut Man”.‎ 根据文章内容选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。‎ ‎( ) 1. The farmers sent for George because ____________.‎ A. their children needed a doctor B. their wives wanted some roses C. their crops didn’t grow well D. their houses needed repairing ‎( ) 2. George ____________ in his life.‎ A. never attended school B. never stopped learning C. never asked questions D. never helped other people ‎( ) 3. The writer doesn’t say so, but you can know from the story that ________.‎ A. George had learned to read before he went to school B. George couldn’t read until he studied at school C. George had learned from a teacher before he was 14‎ D. George had learned nothing before he attended school ‎( ) 4. George’s family must be a __________.‎ A. rich one B. small one C. white one D. black one ‎( ) 5. Which of the following sentences is not true?‎ A. George didn’t only ask questions, but also tried his best to find the answers.‎ B. George learned to read because he wanted very much to enjoy the stories for children.‎ C. Peanut was not the only thing George was interested in his lifetime research work.‎ D. As a child, George asked a lot of strange questions and few grown-ups around him could answer them.‎ Passage 6.The War Between Russia and France About one hundred and fifty years ago, Napoleon was the king of France.‎ At that time France and Russia were at war. Napoleon was going to take the city of Moscow.‎ It is a very long way from France to Russia. The French soldiers went on for many days, fighting as they went. They passed through many countries and many great cities. At last they came to the city of Moscow.‎ The Russians didn’t fight. Napoleon and his army went into the city happily. Their work was done.‎ It was late in the night, the French soldiers were sleeping after drinking and dancing. The whole city was quiet. Suddenly there came a great cry, “Moscow is on fire!” The Russians had set fire to the city in many places. Fires were burning all over the city. The French couldn’t put the fire out quickly enough. The city was burnt to the ground at last.‎ What could the French soldiers do now?‎ They couldn’t stay in Moscow any longer because there was not enough food. They had to go back to France.‎ It was winter. The winter in Russia is very cold. Fear came over the French soldiers. The city of Moscow was burning behind them. And in front of them was snow everywhere. They feared the long way back to France through the thick snow. Napoleon and his soldiers went on through the snow day after day. Men fell down dead at the side of the road because of cold and hunger. Very few came out of Russia alive and reached their home in France.‎ ‎( ) 1. The French soldiers ________ fighting on their way.‎ A. passed through many countries and cities B. acrossed many high mountains and long rivers C. acrossed many big stone and wooden bridges D. acrossed many seas and lakes ‎( ) 2. ___________ before Napoleon and his army took it.‎ A. The Russians fought fearlessly outside Moscow B. The Russians didn’t fight C. The Russians set fire to the city D. The Russians were sleeping ‎( ) 3. ___________ after the city was burned to the ground.‎ A. The French couldn’t stay in Moscow any longer B. The French stayed in Moscow for a long time C. The French went on fighting against the Russians D. The French kept on fighting to the end ‎( ) 4. ___________ for the French to get back through the thick snow.‎ A. It was very easy B. It was very interesting C. It was too tired D. It was very difficult ‎( ) 5. ___________ and reached their home in France.‎ A. All of them came out of Russia alive B. Most of them came out of Russia alive C. Very few came out of Russia alive D. Half of them came out of Russia alive Passage 7.Everything But the Door Is There The students at a certain American university often played tricks on each other when one of them was going to receive his first visit from a new girlfriend. Usually the trick was to take all the furniture out of the student’s room, so that when his girl-friend arrived, there was nothing to sit on.‎ Ted Jones was a country boy who had never left his birthplace until his admission to the university. When he arrived there for the first time and heard about this trick, he disliked it and announced to the other students, “I’m sure that that’s not going to happen to me. I’m going to lock my door.” His words were greeted with laughter by the other students.‎ When Ted brought his girlfriend to his room for the first time, he was astonished to find that all the furniture was there but the door of his room was gone!‎ 根据文章内容选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。‎ ‎( ) 1. What did the students often do at a certain American university?‎ A. They often played football.‎ B. They often went in for sports.‎ C. They often made girlfriends.‎ D. They often played tricks on each other.‎ ‎( ) What was the trick?‎ A. when one’s girl-friend first visited him at the university, other boys would take all the desks, chairs, even his bed out of the room so that there would be nothing for his girlfriend to sit on.‎ B. When one’s girlfriend visited him at the university, other boys would get some desks and chairs to the boy’s room so that they would have something to sit on.‎ C. When one’s girlfriend visited him at the university, other boys would welcome her warmly.‎ D. When one’s girlfriend first visited him at the university, other boys would send her a present.‎ ‎( ) 3. From the passage, we know that ____________.‎ A. Ted Jones wasn’t a student B. his friends often played the trick on him C. Ted didn’t like the trick at all D. Ted Jones enjoyed the trick very much ‎( ) 4. Ted Jones didn’t think they could play the trick on him because _________.‎ A. he said he would never have a girlfriend B. his furniture would be locked C. he wasn’t going to bring his girlfriend to his room D. they were his best friends ‎( ) 5. What makes us laugh was that ___________.‎ A. the door lost suddenly that day B. the students played another trick on Ted Jones C. the furniture wasn’t moved away D. the door was stolen Passage.8.Careless Henry Once, Henry’s father said to him, “I’ve to go out for an hour. Keep an eye on the house.”‎ ‎“Yes, Father,” Henry said. Actually, he ___1___ with his dog, Lucky.‎ ‎“By the way, son, four people will come ___2___: first the baker, second Uncle Willian, then a plumber and lastly a milk man. Now, tell the baker that he may not come here ___3___ because his bread is not fresh,” said his father, “Invite Uncle Willian, you may not know him, to come in the sitting-room. ___4___ the plumber five dollars for the bill and tell the milk man to have five more bottles today. Can you remember all __5__?”‎ ‎“Yes, Father.” Answered Henry who was ___6___ playing with Lucky.‎ Then Mr. Adam went out and soon there ___7___ a knock at the door. The boy opened the door, without ___8___ any notice of him, and said, “Go away. ___9___ any more. Your bread isn’t fresh.” Then he closed the door and went straight to his chair.‎ ‎“How about my bill?” asked the man.‎ A few minutes later, there was ___10___ knock at the door. Henry opened it and told the man to sit down on a sofa.‎ About a quarter of an hour ___11___, there was a third knock at the door. Henry went out and gave him five dollars and sent him away.‎ A fourth knock ___12___ and Henry opened it, and said, “Give us five more bottles today.” “I’m Uncle Willian, Henry,” said the man who was standing at ___13___. “Then how about the other man sitting there?” Henry asked ___14___. “I’m a baker,” replied the man.‎ When his father came back, Henry told him everything, Mr. Adam told him ___15___ next time.‎ ‎( )‎ ‎1.‎ A. is playing B. was playing C. has played D. had played ‎( )‎ ‎2.‎ A. there B. where C. here D. to the house ‎( )‎ ‎3.‎ A. any more B. any where C. any other D. once more ‎( )‎ ‎4.‎ A. To give B. Give C. Let me give D. Have given ‎( )‎ ‎5.‎ A. those B. it C. this D. these ‎( )‎ ‎6.‎ A. already B. yet C. also D. still ‎( )‎ ‎7.‎ A. is B. were C. was D. to be ‎( )‎ ‎8.‎ A. taking B. take C. took D. being taken ‎( )‎ ‎9.‎ A. Not to come B. Didn’t come C. Don’t come D. Haven’t to come ‎( )‎ ‎10.‎ A. other B. another C. others D. the other ‎( )‎ ‎11.‎ A. late B. after C. later D. last ‎( )‎ ‎12.‎ A. heard B. hear C. hearing D. was heard ‎( )‎ ‎13.‎ A. the door B. garden C. window D. door ‎( )‎ ‎14.‎ A. by himself B. himself C. by him D. him ‎( )‎ ‎15.‎ A. careful B. to be careful C. care D. be care Passage 9.The Bear Hunt In 1957 a Government hunter in America set out ___1___ a bear. It had killed pigs and chickens on a farm. The hunter’s name was Carpenter and he soon ___2___ the farm with his guns, traps and dogs. When he arrived, he ___3___ that the farmer had managed to trap the bear in some trees.‎ Carpenter sent his dogs after the bear and they quickly ___4___ it out of the forest. Although the bear was a big one, it ran off very quickly. Twice it ran round the farm, followed by the dogs, Carpenter and farmer. Once the dogs nearly caught the bear but it ___5___ over a fence, rushed across a field of corn and managed to get away for the moment. Then it ___6___ to a railway bridge and ran along the line towards a town.‎ When it reached the town, the bear ___7___ down the middle of the main street, still followed by a group of dogs and two men with guns. People ___8___ out of the shops and shouted to the bear, the dogs and the men. A man was driving along slowly, ___9___ for somewhere to put his car. To his surprise, the bear, dogs and hunters ran madly past him.‎ At the far end of the town the bear dashed into a garage. The workers took one look and ___10___ out through the windows. The dogs rushed into the garage. The bear saw a door open at the end of the garage and dashed through it. The window ___11___ the door after the bear, leaving the dogs behind. While they ___12___ to get out of the garage, the bear ran along a street and ___13___ to the forest.‎ Carpenter felt sorry to the farmer. “Next time I’ll catch that bear,” he said. “I’ll set traps all around the farm. It won’t be able ___14___ a way out next time.”‎ ‎“No,” said the farmer with a laugh, “Don’t do that. Let him come back safely and we’ll do it again. I ___15___ running after him.”‎ ‎( )‎ ‎1.‎ A. to catch B. catch C. caught D. catching ‎( )‎ ‎2.‎ A. arrived B. got C. reached D. went ‎( )‎ ‎3.‎ A. find B. found C. finding D. to find ‎( )‎ ‎4.‎ A. took B. drove C. brought D. gave ‎( )‎ ‎5.‎ A. jumped B. traveled C. moved D. rid ‎( )‎ ‎6.‎ A. come B. walked C. learned D. came ‎( )‎ ‎7.‎ A. come B. reached C. ran D. kept ‎( )‎ ‎8.‎ A. went B. stopped C. pointed D. rushed ‎( )‎ ‎9.‎ A. look B. looking C. like D. liked ‎( )‎ ‎10.‎ A. hurry B. hurried C. hurries D. to hurry ‎( )‎ ‎11.‎ A. shut B. open C. shutting D. opening ‎( )‎ ‎12.‎ A. to try B. thought C. were trying D. trying ‎( )‎ ‎13.‎ A. returns B. turned C. was free D. returned ‎( )‎ ‎14.‎ A. find B. finding C. found D. to find ‎( )‎ ‎15.‎ A. joined B. enjoyed C. takes D. liberated Passage 10.The Tiger And the Cat There was once a tiger who, although he was big and ___1___, he had never learnt to walk ___2___ and carefully, so he was never able to catch any animals ___3___, because they always heard him before he got near them. “I shall soon die if I ___4___ catch anything to eat,” he thought.‎ Then he remembered his cousin, the cat. ___5___ she was much smaller, she was a cleer hunter, so he ___6___ her and said, “If you teach me ___7___ to hunt, I will be your servant for three years.”‎ He persuaded the cat to become his teacher, and the tiger began to clean the ___8___ house and prepare her meals and obediently do everything for the cat.‎ He also went everywhere ___9___ her and learnt how to hunt. ___10___ some time the cat became worried. “He is a very good ___11___,” she thought. “If I teach him everything, I believe he will become a ___12___ hunter than I am, because he is bigger and stronger.” So the cat didn’t teach the tiger one ___13___ thing.‎ When the three years ended, the tiger said to the cat, “Have I learned ___14___ now?”‎ ‎“Yes,” answered the cat, but she wasn’t being truthful.‎ The tiger now began to hunt ___15___, but the animals still knew when he was coming and ran ___16___. He was very disappointed, but at last he realized ___17___ when he was excited, he hit the ground with his tall, and the animals heard this and ran away.‎ The tiger was angry. “___18___ did the cat not teach me that?” he said. He went to the judge, and accused the cat. The judge ___19___, “because the at lied to the tiger and didn’t teach him everything, as she had promised, she ___20___ pay the tiger’s wages for the three years.”‎ ‎( )‎ ‎1.‎ A. stronger B. strong C. larger D. large ‎( )‎ ‎2.‎ A. quietly B. quite C. terribly D. suddenly ‎( )‎ ‎3.‎ A. eat B. ate C. eating D. to eat ‎( )‎ ‎4.‎ A. mustn’t B. don’t C. cannot D. haven’t ‎( )‎ ‎5.‎ A. If B. Because C. Although D. But ‎ ‎( )‎ ‎6.‎ A. went to B. went on C. went up D. went with ‎( )‎ ‎7.‎ A. why B. what C. that D. how ‎( )‎ ‎8.‎ A. tiger’s B. cat’s C. animal’s D. servant’s ‎( )‎ ‎9.‎ A. in B. with C. down D. out ‎( )‎ ‎10.‎ A. Before B. When C. After D. During ‎( )‎ ‎11.‎ A. man B. tiger C. teacher D. pupil ‎( )‎ ‎12.‎ A. better B. good C. clever D. stranger ‎( )‎ ‎13.‎ A. easy B. different C. important D. careful ‎( )‎ ‎14.‎ A. things B. everything C. something D. many ‎( )‎ ‎15.‎ A. by himself B. himself C. him D. his own ‎( )‎ ‎16.‎ A. out B. away C. up D. with ‎( )‎ ‎17.‎ A. what B. this C. that D. so ‎( )‎ ‎18.‎ A. How B. Which C. Where D. Why ‎( )‎ ‎19.‎ A. asked B. said C. says D. spoke ‎( )‎ ‎20.‎ A. may B. can C. must D. would