2013年上海市初三英语一模完形填空汇总

2013年上海市初三英语一模完形填空汇总

宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

Venezuela（委内瑞拉）has produced many successful beauty queens, winning both Miss Universe（环球小姐）and Miss World five times. Many Venezuelan girls believe that they can gain confidence, poise（体态）, public speaking skills and better ways to prepare for the future in beauty pageants（选美比赛）. From a very young age, girls in this country grow up dreaming of becoming Miss Venezuela. In Venezuela, the term(称谓) “Miss” as in “Miss Universe” is an honored ___80____.

These days, people in some countries consider beauty contests to be silly. They have tried to stop these contests, saying the contests treat women as objects（物品）and place too much importance ____81____ women's looks. Others even say that all the girls that go there are made in a lab and they are made to look less like themselves, and more like the “ideal”（完美形象）. But in Latin America, beauty contests are a source of pride.

Are Venezuelan women really more beautiful than other women? “They are not really more beautiful here,” says Selena, who trains girls for the contest. “It's just that the girls here work harder and prepare more than anyone else.”

The preparation takes many hours a day. The contestants（竞赛选手） stretch（伸展）their bodies and practice their walks down the runway. They work on their speeches and practice answering questions such as, “Whom do you admire most in the world?” They starve（挨饿）to ___82__ slim. They take classes to learn how to style their ____83____ and apply make-up（化妆品）.

It isn't easy. One Miss Universe winner immediately put on 20 pounds after the contest. She said the only thing she wanted to do after the contest was to eat. The cost is ___84____as well. Fortunately the television station that holds the contest pays the costs.

Yet most of the contestants say it's worth the effort. A former Miss Universe is now mayor（市长）of a large city. Although she had no political experience before ___85____, she has been asked to run for higher political office. Winners have an advantage they could not get anywhere else. “It's the only chance you have to make it.” says one contestant. “You can't get these opportunities by any other way.” 80. A) prize 81. A) of 82. A) look 83. A) hair 84. A) high 85. A) this

B) title B) in B) seem B) clothes B) expensive B) that

C) fame C) to C) stay C) bodies C) much C) it

D) name D) on D) make D) steps D) large D) those

80. B 81. D 82. C 83. A 84. A 85. B

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长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

If you have no mobile phone, no computer, and no Internet with you, what will you do with your free time? Will you go ____80____?

Harley, a 15-year-old girl from California, US stayed calm. She did something different. Her mobile phone didn’t work one day, so she decided to try and live ____81____ it. She took a six-week summer travel with some friends.

Harley and ten other teenagers rode their bikes 3,000 miles across the States. With two college students as guides, they started from a beach in Georgia on June 23. They travelled through small towns in the south, they ____82____ in the mountains.

It’s not easy to find a comfortable place to sleep. “It was too hot in the south, and super wet, too.” Although there were ____84____, no one left the team. “Everyone was hard-working and did Harley said. And mosquitoes (蚊子) were around them ____83____ when sleeping outside.

everything for the group,” Harley said. “We learned how to live with other people and look after each other.”

From these things, they not only ____85____ themselves, but also opened their eyes. “Southern people are really nice,” Harley said. “Small communities were just that. It’s a nice change of what most of us are used to. It’s how the rest of the country lives. It’s a whole new world.”

80. A. enjoyable 81. A. with

82. A. set a fire

B. interesting B. without

B. watched TV

C. crazy C. on

D. busy D. for D. made camps

C. had a picnic D. in a short time C. worries C. learned

83. A. all the time 84. A. happiness 85 A. trained

B. for the time being

D. difficulties D. practiced

C. from time to time

B. goodness B. taught

80. C 81. B 82. D 83. A 84. D 85.A

崇明县初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

At the beginning of the twentieth century, traffic in big cities such as New York and London became very busy. Carriages, horses, and bikes rushed in every direction (方向), and then they were

80 by the newest toy of the rich people, the “automobiles (汽车).” In those days, crossing a street used to be a real challenge for people walking. There were no 81 for drivers. The New York Police Department had to create a special group of policemen to control traffic. Police officers stood at crossroads and tried to direct the traffic, but very often they were run over by vehicles (车辆). By 1912, New York City had 38,000 motor vehicles. 82 had to be done about all the traffic on the streets!

In 1916, the first traffic tower was 83 in New York, at the crossroads of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. A traffic officer controlled three 500-watt lamps. They were 40 centimeters in diameter, and they were red, yellow, and green. However, at the time, red 84 traffic in all directions had to stop, yellow stopped only east-west traffic, and green stopped only north-south traffic. This was very confusing, so in 1924 the city adopted (采用) the system used in railroads: red for stop, green for go, and yellow for slow. This system became standard all over the world.

The first automatic traffic lights came into use in Wolverhampton, England, in 1927. Today computers control traffic lights, and road conditions are much better than they used to be. The only

85 is when there is a power cut. The result is often confusion on the streets because the traffic

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lights don’t work. 80. A) joined 81. A) roads 82. A) Nothing 83. A) put off 84. A) stopped 85. A) chance

B) seen B) rules B) Everything B) put out B) controlled B) problem

C) played C) jobs C) Anything C) put up C) made C) answer

D) built D) seats D) Something D) put on D) meant D) advantage

80A 81B 82D 83C 84D 85B

奉贤区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Compton Street, he had looked after it very carefully. Before he left the house in the morning, he carefully closed all the doors downstairs, opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front gate. ___80____ Jonathan did was tidy and orderly. One summer evening Jonathan returned home ___81___ at five minutes to seven exactly. When he opened the front gate, he immediately noticed something strange. There was a heavy footprint in the soil in one of the flower beds. Jonathan was just going to blame(责怪) the milkman or the postman when he noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was not in its usual place. That was too strange! Jonathan ____82____left anything out of place. He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few minutes, but he could hear nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan thought about it carefully, ___83___ if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotten before. He looked inside the room. The shadow(影子) of a man was clearly reflected on (映在) the far wall in the evening sunlight. He had been standing ___84____ the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan shut the door quickly and turned the key. Then he picked up the telephone in the hall and called the police.

The thief tried to climb through a window to get out, but Jonathan had expected that. He ____85____ him with his umbrella, holding it as a sword(剑). Three minutes later the police arrived there. Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual, but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself. 80. A) Nothing 81. A) as usual 82. A) always 83. A) knowing 84. A) at 85. A) caught

B) Something C) Anything D) Everything B) all the time C) right away D) as soon as B) never

C) often

D) seldom D) behind D) pulled

B) guessing B) attracted

C) wondering D) surprising C) attacked

B) in front of C) beside

80.D 81A 82.B 83.C 84.D 85.C

虹口区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

This is a true story which happened in England. An old man, who had no children, felt ___80___ and decided to live in the Senior Center（养老院）when he turned ___81___. After he announced that he would sell his luxurious（豪华）house, hundreds of people who wanted to buy it came to him. At first, the old man considered accepting someone who might ____82____80,000 pounds for the house, but soon the price rose to 100,000 pounds and still went higher. ___83___, the old man looked sad and unhappy. Actually, if he was well, he would not sell the house, which had accompanied him for more than half of his life.

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One day, a young man visited the old man. He bent down a little and said ____84___ , “Grandpa, I also want to own this house, but I only have 10,000 pounds. Yet if you sell it to me, I ___85___ you can still live here and be happy with me. We will drink tea, read newspapers, and take a walk every day together. Please believe in me, and I’ll try my best to take good care of you. The old man smiled and nodded. He sold the house to the young man at a price of 10,000 pounds.

Sometimes, what really counts (有价值，重要）is love for others. ( )80. A) relaxed

B) worried

C) proud

D) lonely

( )81. A) richer and richer

C) weaker and weaker

( )82. A) offer ( )83. A) However ( )84. A) carefully ( )85. A) predict

B) sadder and sadder

D) more and more disappointed C) buy C) After all C) honestly C) require

D) reuse D) By the way D) happily D) warn

B) order B) quietly B) promise

B) What’s more

80. D 81. C 82. A 83. A 84. C 85. B

黄浦区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

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嘉定区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

A jobless man applied for the position of ‘office boy’ at Microsoft. The HR (人力资源) manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the

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floor as a 80 .

“You are employed” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application form to fill in, as well as the date when you may 81 .”

The man replied \"But I don't have a computer, neither an email\".

“I’m sorry”, said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an email, that means you do not exist. And anyone who doesn’t exist cannot 82 .”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in doubling his money. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with 60 dollars.

The man realized that he could survive (生存) by doing that. He then started to go out early every day, and returned late. 83 , his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.

He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker (保险经纪人), and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email. The man replied, “I don’t have an email.”

The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have 84 in building an empire (企业). Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?!” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be 85 at Microsoft!” 80. A. beginning 81. A. leave

B. test

C. job

D. show D. ask D. get the job D. In a while D. succeeded

B. work

C. start

82. A. live happily 83. A. In this way 84. A. failed

85. A. an office boy

B. work successfully B. In no time B. planned

B. a manager

C. have any chance C. In one word C. finished

C. someone important D. a CEO

80. B 81. C 82. D 83. A 84. D 85. D

金山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

It was snowing heavily outside. The family lived on the mountain. “We haven’t got any milk, or bread, or cheese for the pizzas,” Stefan said. “We’ll have to ski down! I can’t even see where the 80 is!” It was fun skiing down the mountain to the village shop, although it wasn’t so nice coming back up.

Halfway to the shop, the snow under Lise’s skis 81 . She lost her balance and fell heavily. Almost at once, she found herself under the snow. It was very deep, and more snow was coming down on top of her. Her brother came over, sliding(滑行) slowly and 82 because he did not want to move the snow.

He could see Lise’s red glove and part of her sleeve. Holding onto a tree, he pushed the ski pole into her hand and was 83 when she caught it. He pulled, and she gradually struggled out of snow. She looked white and dazed (神志不清的). They had a few hundred metres to go, and then they reached the first house in the village. Lise’s friend Reinhardt lived there, and they 84 on his door. Reinhardt asked them to come in and made some coffee. “Don’t go out again,” he advised. “It’s too dangerous at the moment!”

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After a few hours, Lise and her brother decided to 85 . They bought the food they needed,

and put it in Lise’s bag. Then they had the long, difficult climb home. It took them five times as long as the downward journey. When they got home, it was nearly dark. Lise lit a wood fire, and cooked a big pizza. It’s nice to be warm, comfortable and safe inside when it’s cold outside!

80. A) necklace 81. A) fell down 82. A) carelessly 83. A) sad 84. A) climbed 85. A) go on 80. B

81. A

B) road B) grew up B) badly B) confident B) knocked B) go wrong 82. C

C) tree C) went to sleep C) carefully C) angry C) jumped C) go to sleep 83. D

84. B

D) mountain D) got up D) happily D) pleased D) operated D) go sightseeing 85. A

静安区(青浦区)初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

The crowd fell silent as the starter called the competitors (参赛选手) in the men’s 3,000 metres to the starting line. As the runners were ready to go, all 80 were on two runners: Mark, the favourite for the gold medal, and a newcomer to the sports world, Jim.

Mark was very experienced and was thought by many to be the finest 3,000-metre runner in the country. Until a few months before, Jim was almost unknown outside his hometown. But he had amazed

his fans 81 leaving his opponents (对手) far behind him at one sports meeting after another. Many people thought Jim would do very well to finish the race, too. It was going to be an exciting race!

“Bang!”The race had started. For the first half, Jim ran with Mark in the leading group. At the 1,700 metre mark, Jim was running with Mark, only about a metre behind. Suddenly the crowds, who had been cheering, became silent. Mark 82 onto the grass on the side of the track. He tried to get up, but he had been injured and was out of the race.

The crowd believed that Jim 83 tripping (绊倒) Mark and they began to shout insults (辱骂) at him. Jim looked back, slowed his speed, and then went on with the race. But the race was over for Jim too, he slowly dropped back and finished in seventh place. Jim was very 84 by what had happened.

Later, after the judges had studied the video of the race, they decided that Jim had done nothing wrong. Jim went to see Mark and Mark really felt happy.

“I’m sorry for…” Jim said.

“It’s not your mistake. I got cramp (抽筋) in my leg when I was running.” Mark interrupted Jim. “Such a thing 85 happens to me up till now. I’ve got to talk with the doctor and see what’s wrong with my leg. I’m afraid if the second time will come.”

The two went on to become good friends and were often seen training together. 80. A) eyes 81. A) from 82. A) walked 83. A) kept off

B) bodies B) by B) stood B) depended on

C) ears C) of C) ran C) went in for

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D) mouths D) with D) fell

D) was responsible for

84. A) pleased 85. A) sometimes

B) proud B) often

C) upset C) never

D) thankful D) always

80. A 81. B 82. D 83. D 84. C 85. C

闵行区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

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浦东新区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

There once were two poor woodsmen who made a living by collecting woods in the mountain. One day, they happened to discover two large bags of cotton in the mountain and felt very happy, so they carried them on their back and went back home.

As they were walking back home, one of the woodsmen found several jars of gold on the ground by the road. So he 80 his partner whether to give up the cotton or take the gold. But his partner held a different view that since he had carried the cotton for such a long way, he would not change it with gold or all his previous effort would turn out to be wasted. 81 , he was wondering whether the gold was real or not. Therefore, he still carried the cotton while the other woodsman threw it away and carried the gold 82 .

When they just went down to the foot of the mountain, it began to rain all of a sudden. Both of them were wet from head to toes. More 83 , the woodsman who carried the cotton found that his cotton had absorbed (吸收) tons of water and became so 84 that he could no longer go on carrying it. As a result, he had to give up the cotton and went back home empty-handed, but his partner brought home some gold happily.

This story tells us that we should use our 85 to make the right choice in face of every key point in

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our life. At the same time, we should not forget to review all the choices and adjust (调整) our goal when necessary. We should learn to view from different opinions. By opening your mind to the right choice, you will find an easier way to success. 80. A) played with 81. A) So far 82. A) yet

83. A) badly 84. A) heavy 85. A)strength D D B D A B

B) worked out B) At present B) instead B) hard

B) probably B) wisdom

C) pointed out C) After all C) hardly

C) seriously C) unusual C) power

D) discussed with D) What's more D) nearly D) unfortunately D) light D) kindness

普陀区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

For many people, having your own business sounds like the perfect job. You can do work that you love. You can set your own timetable, and wear jeans to work. You never have to 80 a boss, and you make all decisions yourself. You can even raise your salary any time you want.

But the reality is different. “Having your own business can be 81 ,” says David Paik. After working for an advertising agency for six years, he started a website design business at home. His income in the first two months was $0. 82 , he got a big project creating a website for a magazine. Then he had a new problem: his timetable. “I was working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, because I didn’t have employees to help me.” Today, Paik Web Design is successful, but David says, “I really wasn’t prepared to be a business owner. I didn’t 83 the difficulty.”

With no boss, it’s easy to take too much time off—and get too little work done. With no workmates, you might feel bored or 84 . You have to pay for your own holidays. If you make a bad business decision, you could lose all the money. For all of these reasons, more than half of all new businesses fail within one year.

Another problem is balancing work with personal life. As a business owner, you can’t just stop at 5 p.m. and forget about your work until tomorrow. “Even when I’m watching TV in the evening, I’m always thi nking about my 85 and projects,” says David Paik.

Still, hundreds of people around the world start businesses every day, and most enjoy the experience. “There are lots of advantages to having your own business,” says Denise Williams, the owner of a women’s clothing store. “You can decide exactly how to do your work, how much money you want to make, and who will work for you.” 80. A) talk about 81. A) hard 82. A) As a result 83. A) memorize 84. A) angry 85. A) lessons 80. B 81. A

82. D

B) listen to B) expensive B) In addition B) realize B) funny 83. B

C) hear from C) foolish C) For example C) have C) lonely

84. C 85. C

D) look after D) strange D) At last D) solve D) sorry

B) holidays C) customers D) friends

松江区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

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The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled (闪耀) like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips held in a steady smile.

With the help of his walking-stick, he walked toward a 80 by the window. A young waitress named Mary watched him and ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a 81 with that chair.”

Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank-you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get 82 seated. and leaned (斜靠) his walking-stick against the table. In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.” “You’re welcome, sir.” she replied. “My name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment. If you need 83 , just wave at me!”

After he had finished a hearty meal, Mary brought him the change from his ticket,

helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She 84 him his walking-stick, and walked with him to the door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!” He said softly with a smile, “You are very kind!”

When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under his plate she found a business card and a note. Under the note was a $100 bill! The note read…“dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of 85 . Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”

The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person. 80. A) waiter 81. A) menu

B) manager B) dish

B) angrily B) nothing B) took

B) happiness

C) door C) hand

D) table D) bill D) extremely D) many things D) handed D) food

82. A) comfortably 83. A) everything 84. A) made 85. A) money

C) unhappily C) anything

C) got

C) restaurants

80. D 81. C 82. A 83. C 84. D 85. B

徐汇区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

Like underground systems all around the world, there are two main rules on the London Underground: Please mind the gap and please give up your seat to a person carrying a child or heavy luggage.

But London’s 150-year-old underground system is a little bit different 80 there are also another two rules: Never look at others and don’t get too close to the other passengers. If you do any of these things, you will break 81 , and the whole carriage(车厢) will look at in an unfriendly way.

On the London Underground, people do not talk to one another, nor look at one another. If they have to look at each other, they will 82 faster than you can say duibuqi. Passengers usually keep some

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distance away from the others. In crowded carriages people will stand near the door at station stops, so the carriage looks full when actually there is plenty of 83 . There is no pushing yourself in as Beijing subway passengers do.

The biggest problem comes with getting a seat, and some people in England even explain how to get a seat on the Internet. If you are lucky enough to find yourself sitting in one of the few seats 84 wants, you will catch the attention of the whole carriage, so you can’t win.

Sometimes the train driver will make a joke over the loud speaker, saying something like, “How is everyone getting on in there?” A few people will smile and realize that how strange the Underground environment is. 85 , it will be back to the basic rules as soon as this moment passes,: No eye contact, no touching, no getting into personal space and no standing on the left. 80. A) although

B) when B) set off B) room B) a tourist B) Instead

C) because

D) if

D) the darkness D) fall asleep D) information D) nobody D) However

81. A) the friendship 82. A) look away 83. A) air

84. A) the driver CBA

B) the balance

C) the carriage C) jump up C) money C) Besides

C) everybody

85. A) In addition

BCD

杨浦区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd, and I stopped at a bakery for some bread. As we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.

This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and some blue hair on top of it. One of his nostrils was pierced (穿孔), and his ears were full of rings. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under 80 . Caitlynd, who was walking ahead of me, stopped when she saw the teen.

I thought he'd scared her and she'd frozen on the spot. I was wrong. My Grand Angel backed up against the door and opened it as 81 as it would go. Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His response was a kind \"Thank you very much\".

On our way to the car, I praised Caitlynd for her 82 in holding open the door for the young man. She didn't seem to be 83 by his appearance but I wanted to make sure. If a grandmotherly talk about freedom of self-expression and allowing people their differences was in order, I wanted to be ready.

It 84 that the person who needed the talk was me. The only thing Caitlynd noticed about the teen, was the fact that his arms were full. \"He would’ve had a hard time to open the door.\" I saw the partially shaved head, the blue hair, the piercings and the earrings. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a door. I’m always the one who is so quick to judge. In the future, I hope to get down on her 85 and raise my sights. 80. A) other 81. A) far 82. A) speed 83. A) troubled

B) the other B) fast B) progress B) fooled

C) another C) wide C) manners C) prevented

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D) one D) soon D) success D) judged

84. A) pointed out 85. A) situation

B) turned out B) hands

C) found out C) side

D) worked out D) level

80.B 81.C 82.C 83.A 84.B 85.D

闸北区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

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