初三英语强化训练
词汇记忆检测
1. used to do sth. 2. be interested in 3. spend 4.Hardly 5.make 6.can’t /couldn’t afford to do 7.make a decision 8. to one’s surprise Ⅰ.单项选择。(15分)
( )1.—I won’t have a trip to Mount Huang unless Amy _____, either. —You mean you’ll go if Amy goes?
A.will invite B.invites C.is invited D.will be invited ( )2.She was heard _____ an English song in her home last night. A.sing B.sang C.to sing D.singing ( )5. _____ the weather is fine tomorrow, we will go fishing. A.As well as B.As soon as C.As long as D.As far as ( )6.Everyone should make a contribution to _____ our environment. A.protect B.protection C.protecting D.protected ( )7.—What should we do first if we want to develop our village? —A lot of new roads_____, I think. A.have to build B.must build C.have built D.must be built ( )8.—You’ve saved a lot of money. How do you plan to _____ it? —You know, it will _____much to buy a house. A.pay; spend B.spend; take C.cost; pay D.take; cost ( )9.He can’t help _____the answers when she can’t work out the problems. A.turn to B.to turn C.turning to D.turned to
( )10.We all _____ Mrs. Wang _____ her help. _____ her help, we have made great success. A.thank … for; Thanks to B.thank … to; Thanks for C.thank … for; Thanks for D.thank … to; Thanks to ( )11.It _____ that there are many treasures in the pyramids. A.says B.said C.is said D.is saying
( )12. Mr. Smith is ______ known as a good doctor in the village, so he is busy treating his patients every day.
A. easily B. hardly C. wisely D. widely ( )13. — Where did Jane go just now?
— I don’t know. When I asked her, she tried to avoid______ me. Answered B. answering C. answer D. to answer
( )14. Helen thinks ______ difficult to climb to the top of the mountain in an hour.
A. that B. this C. one D. it
( )15. — Excuse me, sir. You ______ to smoke here. Look at the sign “No smoking”.
— Sorry. I ______ it.
A. aren’t allowed; wasn’t seen B. aren’t allowed; didn’t see C. don’t allow; wasn’t seen D. don’t allow; didn’t see
( )16.Many trees and flowers ______ in our school last year, and they made our school a beautiful garden.
A. plant B. planted C. have planted D. were planted
二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空：（每小题1.5分，共15分） 1. When I was a child, I was in music. (interest)
2. We are learning English, so we are all English (learn) 3. I’m afraid of exams. What about you? (take) 4. The girl was about the result of the test. (excite) 5. She has trouble _______ complete sentences. (make )
6. The little boy is quite shy. He is of speaking in public. (terrify) 7. I don’t know how_______ commas. ( use )
8. How could she act ? (different)
9. They study for the test by __________ ( work ) with friends.
10. I spent about two hours ___________( do ) my homework yesterday 21. It kept (rain) for three days.
22. I will let you know about it as soon as I (get) the news. 23. He said that the moon (travel) round the earth.
24. It was raining, but the farmers kept (work) in the field. 三 完形填空（请说出红体词的用法）
After 20 years of marriage, my wife said, “I love you, John. But I know another woman loves you too, and that she would love to spend some time with you.” The other woman she was referring to was my mother, who had lived alone for 19 years. However, the pressure of my __1___and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.
That night I __2__to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong? Are you well?” she asked. My mother usually thought that a late night call or a surprise invitation might be a sign of __3__news. “I thought that it would be __4___to spend some time with you,” I replied. “Just two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then said, “I would like that very much.”
That Friday after work, I drove over to __5__her up. She waited in the door with her coat on. “I told my friends that I was going out with my son, and they were impressed,” she said, as she got into the__6__ , “and they can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”
After we sat down in a nice restaurant, I had to read the __7___. Her eyes could read only large print. I _8__my eyes and saw mom sitting there staring at me. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were __9__,” she said. “Then it’s time that you __10__and let me return the favor,” I said. We talked so happily over the dinner that we ___11__the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I will go out with you again, but only if you let me __12___you.” I agreed. http://w ww.xkb1. com
A few days later, my mother died of heart attack so __13___that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received a letter from the restaurant with a receipt(收据) inside and the note saying, “I paid this __14__in advance. I wasn’t sure if I could be there. I ordered two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night _15___to me. I love you. Son.” With tears in my eyes, only then did I realize the importance of saying in time to our loved ones, “I LOVE YOU.” ( )1.A. work B. study C. business D. family ( )2.A. went B. drove C. called D. wrote ( )3.A. bad B. good C. surprising D. false ( )4.A. ordinary B. pleasant C. normal D. unusual ( )5.A. call B. bring C. pick D. take ( )6.A. house B. bus C. restaurant D. car ( )7.A. book B. menu C. magazine D. newspaper ( )8.A. dropped B. held C. opened D. lifted ( )9.A. small B. ill C. tired D. thirsty
( )10.A. stand B. relax C. watch D. look ( )11.A. lost B. missed C. enjoyed D. hated ( )12.A. ask B. kiss C. invite D. visit ( )13.A. quickly B. early C. immediately D. suddenly ( )14.A. bill B. letter C. receipt D. attention ( )15.A. happened B. meant C. brought D. left 四 中考阅读理解（请说出红体词的用法）
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A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain (轻蔑).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, I don’t think you can do it! Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle（挣扎） to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick? “
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride (自大) ! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life...”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach. 48. What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it. c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.
d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks. A. a, d, b, c
B. a, b, d, c
C. d, a, c, b D. d, c, a, b
49. We can infer(推测) from the passage that _________
A. The crow didn’t know flying. B. Flying skills were useless. C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.
D. The swan was better at long-distance (长距离的) flying than the crow. 50. What do we learn from the passage?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. The early bird catches the worm. C. No pains, no gains. D. Pride goes before a fall.
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