初三英语模拟试卷(3)

A. available B. for adults C. expensive D. newly written

B

Disasters happen all the time somewhere in the world. Are you ready if one hits your neighborhood next week? Find out what you need to do now before it is too late. Let?s take an earthquake for example.

During an earthquake, get under a strong object like the kitchen table. Don?t leave the building during the shaking, or you might be hurt by falling objects from the outside of the building.

When you are in bed during the night and an earthquake happens，simply roll off the bed. There will be a safe around the bed.

If you are watching TV and you cannot easily run away by getting out through the door or window, then lie down and curl up(蜷伏) next to a sofa, or a large chair.

Never go to the stairs. The stairs are likely part of the building to be broken. Even if the stairs are not destroyed by the earthquake，they may fall down later when people run down.

Try to get into an open area away from trees，buildings，walls，advertisement boards and power lines if you are outdoors.

If you are driving when an earthquake suddenly happens，just stay in your car until the shaking ends. However, if the footbridge falls and breaks your car，get out of it and sit or lie next to it. All the broken cars have voids 3 feet high next to it.

34. What should you do if you are in a building when an earthquake happens?

A. Rush out quickly B. Sit in the kitchen C. Stay below strong objectsD. Go down the stairs

35. The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 3 means“_______”.

A. space B. seatC. distanceD. sign

36. When you are outdoors during an earthquake，

you should go to _______.

37. If you are inside a car when there is a sudden earthquake，you should _______.

A. get out of itB. keep inside itC. move away fastD. stay under the footbridge

C

What?s the red star in the sky through a telescope(望远镜)? It is Mars. Do you want to know more about it? Take the “Mars Orbit Express”!

“Mars Orbit Express” is a space probe (探测器). It was sent towards Mars by American scientists on August 12th，2005. Its tasks are to study Mars? atmosphere and return photos to Earth. But before that “Mars Orbit Express” must travel about 100 hundred million kilometers and seven months. It reached Mars? orbit(轨道)in March，2006.

Mars and Earth have similar weight and size. However，Mars is closer to the sun than Earth. Mars is very cold. The average temperature is below 50℃. The temperature at noon only reaches 20℃ during a Mars day. Its atmosphere is mostly CO2. It has much sand and two moons---Phobos and Deimos.

Scientists think Earth and Mars had similar beginnings 4.6 billion years ago. But while Earth supports millions of lives，Mars becomes bad. “Earth easily could have turned out like that.” said an scientist, “It is important for us to find out why and Mars Orbit Express? should do that.” “Mars Orbit Express” also would help scientists to learn what might happen to Earth in the future. “Mars Orbit Express” would work for about four years.

38. What can you see through a telescope when watching Mars? ________.

A. Much sand B.A red starC. Its atmosphereD. Its size

39. One of the tasks of Mars Orbit Express is _______.

A. taking pictures of Mars B. studying the weight of Mars

C. finding out distance between Earth and Mars D. telling the time it takes to go from Earth to Mars

40. Compared with Earth，_______.

A. Mars has a long history B. Mars is big and heavy

C. Mars is close to the sun D. Mars? atmosphere is mainly O2.

41. Which might be the proper title for the passage?

A. Mars：differences from EarthB. A probe：to learn more about Mars

C. Mars: change of temperature D. A probe：to tell the future of Earth

D

Mrs. Thompson came to the 5th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone. Also, he did badly in his studies. When she reviewed Teddy?s past records，she find he was a good child at first，but he began to change when his mother got ill. Finally he lost interest in school after his mother?s death.

Mrs.Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him. She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifully-covered Christmas presents. His presents were covered with some old paper. Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水). But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand. Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say，“Mrs.Thompson，today you smelled just like my mom used to.” After the child left，she cried for quite a long time.

On that very day，she taught not only knowledge but also children. As she worked with Teddy，his mind seemed to come alive. By the end of the year，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

A year later，Teddy left school. She found a note under her door，from Teddy，saying that she was the best teacher he ever had in his life. After that, these words were repeated in each of his letters to her.

Then after he finished college, Teddy wrote telling her that he had met a pretty girl and was going to get married. He explained that his father was dead，and that he wondered if Mrs.Thompson might sit at the wedding in the place for the mother of the groom(新郎).

Of course，Mrs.Thompson did. She wore the bracelet and the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged(拥抱)each other，and Teddy whispered in Mrs.Thompson?s ear，“Thank you，Mrs.Thompson，for making me feel important，and showing me that I could make a difference. ”

Mrs.Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy，it?s not like that. You …… 此处隐藏：5981字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……