2013届宝山区初三英语一模试卷及答案(3)

Part 3 Reading and Writing ( 第三部分 读与写 )

VI. Reading Comprehension ( 阅读理解 ): (共50分）

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）: ( 12分)

Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be

a carpenter(木匠). He was a good worker, honest and worthy of trust, so

his boss was pleased with him. As he was such a likable man and easy to

deal with, he was popular with his workmates, too. They also made fun

of him a great deal but he never got angry with them and would only

laugh.

But Jim’s one great shortcoming(缺点) was that he could never tell a

lie, no matter how hard he tried, not even a little one. In fact, he was so

honest and shy that he would blush(脸红) even when he was telling the

truth. He used to stand in front of the mirror and practise lying while

looking himself in the eyes at the same time. But as soon as he saw his face starting to go red he had to look away.

One morning, however, he didn’t like going to work because he had been to a party the night before and it hadn’t ended till the early hours of the morning. And then the first time in his life he decided to take the day off. He rang his boss, pretending to be a woman. He spoke in a high voice. “ Hello,” he said timidly. “I’m afraid Jim can’t come to work today. He isn’t feeling very well.” Poor Jim was thankful that his boss couldn’t see him just at that moment because his hands were trembling(发抖) and his face was bright red.

“Thank you for letting me know,” said Mr. Woods, his boss, and then just as he was about to hang up, he said, “ Just a moment, madam, who’s speaking.”

“Oh!” Jim stammered(口吃…的嗓音）like a woman, he cried in a loud voice: “This is my landlady speaking!”

74. Jim was ________________________.

A) mid-aged B) a teenager C) over 25 D) between 20--25

75. He was a _________________________ .

A) skillful worker B) skillful carpenter

C) researcher studying how to be a carpenter D) being- trained carpenter

76. His boss was ________ with him.

A) displeased B) not pleased C) satisfied D) unsatisfied

77. His workmates used to __________________ .

A) cheat him B) play with him C) play jokes on him D) beat him

78. Telling lies always made him _____________.

A) go blue B) go white C) go red D) feel hot

79. At the end of the story poor Jim let the cat ________________ .

A) out of the bag B) out of the house C) into the bag D) into the house

B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成

短文): (12分)

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

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,

使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14分)

It may be hard to believe that many people eat insects （昆虫）and bugs

（虫子）. Insects are now very common in all of their processed food（加

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