2020北京丰台初三（上）期中英语

1、2020北京丰台初三（上）期中英 语2020. 11考生须知1本试卷共10页，共五道大题，39道小题。满分60分。考试时间90分钟。2. 在试卷和答题卡上认真填写学校名称、姓名和考号。3. 试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。4. 在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5. 考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。知识运用(共14分)一、单项填空(共6分，每小题0. 5分)从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项1. My grandfather lost his key. _couldnt find it anywhere.

2、 A. HeB. SheC. TheyD. It2. Where is Jenny?She is doing her homework_. the classroom. A. ofB. onC. inD. to3. _are your parents?Theyre very well. Thanks. A. WhereB. WhoC. WhatD. How4. Be careful with the knife，_ youll be hurt. A. soB. orC. butD. and5. _. I use your pen， please?Certainly. Here you are.

3、 A. MustB. MayC. ShouldD. Would6. Last year we_ the city where my grandma grew up. A. visitedB. visitC. will visitD. are visiting7. We sometimes_ out for a picnic on weekends. A. wentB. were goingC. goD. will go8. We are sure one day the air in Beijing will be much _than today. A. cleanB. cleanerC.

4、cleanestD. the cleanest9. Peter_ TV when I called him last nightA. watchesB. is watchingC. will watchD. was watching10. All of us _very happy if you can come with us tomorrow. A. have beenB. areC. will beD. were11. Alice， you _on the phone. Im coming. Thanks. A. wantB. wantedC. are wantingD. are wan

5、ted12. Can you teil me_ to Paris?Sure， Next month. A. when you will travelB. when will you travelC. when you travelledD. when did you travel二、完形填空(共8分，每小题1分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。I looked out at the smiling faces in the school hall The applause(掌声) filled my ears. I could not

6、believe I finally made it!I was such a_13_ girl that I had few friends. Even when I knew someone well， I was afraid to speak to her But I changed a lot just because of my best friend， Lisa. She helped me find a new person inside me. It happened in my Grade Eleven. One day， our teacher Mrs. Sather to

7、ld us that our class was going to perform(表演) a play. “I need someone to_14_the lead of Dorothy， ”she said， “Who wants to try? A few students who like playing put their hands up _15_， but I， of course， didnt put up mine. After class Lisa came to me. “Dallas， I was thinking you would be the person fo

8、r Dorothy. Youre great at _16_things， so you wont worry about forgetting words. Perfect for Dorothy!” she said. Lisa looked into my eyes as if seeing my inner self locked away inside. “I really want you to _17_it for me. But if you really dont want to， I wont make you. Its your choice.” Lisa wanted

9、me in this role. She believed in me. I knew it was time to _18_off my shy cloak(披风) . After five-month practice with my classmates， we were ready to perform， but I was _19_as I had ever been. “It doesnt matter how you do tonight， ”said Lisa， “You have already shown yourself how wonderful you are and

10、 I know you will make it!”At the end of the play， when the audience(观众) stood and applauded， I knew they were not just cheering for my performance that night, but for the performances they knew would come in later years because of my newfound _20_. Thank you， Lisa， my best friend!13. A. happyB. shyC

11、. niceD. strict14. A. readB. fightC. provideD. play15. A. quicklyB. carefullyC. quietlyD. patiently16. A. checkingB. speakingC. rememberingD. learning17. A. planB. winC. studyD. try18. A. throwB. keepC. knockD. call19. A. sadB. nervousC. excitedD. crazy20. A. successB. projectC. confidenceD. competi

12、tion阅读理解(共36分)三、阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共26分，每小题2分)AHi， Im Lily and I live in England. Last week my class went to a museum. Its about life here in the nineteenth century. There were shops， a school and a house. There were people wearing traditional costumes. You could talk to them about l

13、ife in the past One was a storyteller and I loved her old stories. My names Eric. Im from Sweden and the Vikings(维京人) lived here a thousand years ago. Last weekend we visited a Viking village They live in wooden houses， wear Viking clothes and eat Viking food You can talk to them and they tell you a

14、ll about the Vikings. Its a good way to learn historyHi， my names Anya. I live on a tulip farm， in Holland. Tulips are Hollands national flower. There are about 3 billion tulips in Holland. The most famous tulip is the Queen of the Night. It looks black， but in fact its very dark purple. In May lots

15、 of people visit the fields. You can eat tulip bulbs-and the flowers too!My name is Matt and Im from Canada. The maple tree is our national tree. It has beautiful red and yellow leaves. There is a maple leaf on the Canadian flag， and on one of our coins too. Our favourite breakfast is pancakes with

16、maple syrup(糖浆) !Maple syrup is made from maple sap(树液). One tree produces about 1 litre of syrup21. Who is from England?A. Lily. B. EricC. Anya. D. Matt. 22. Where do the Vikings live?A. In the maple tree. B. In wooden houses，C. On a tulip farm. D. In a museum，23. What does Matt like for breakfast?

17、A. Tulip bulbs. B. Tulip flowers. C. Pancakes with maple syrup. D. Viking food. BA Hole in the BoatOnce a boat owner decided to get his boat painted. So one day， he called a painter and asked him to pain this boat. The painter brought paint and brushes with him and began to paint the boat with brigh

18、t red color as the owner asked him，While painting the boat， he realized that there was a hole in the hull(船体) and decided to repair it. After he finished painting, the painter received his money from the owner and leftThe next day， the owner of the boat came to the painter and presented him with a c

19、heck, much higher than the payment for painting. The painter was surprised and said， “You have already paid me for painting the boat. And it was such a small service. Certainly， its not worth paying me such high amount for something so small. ”The owner said， “My dear friend， you do not understand，

20、Let me tell you what happened. When I asked you to paint the boat， I forgot to mention about the hole to you. When the paint on the boat dried， my kids took the boat and went fishing. They didnt know that therewas a hole in the hull of the boat and I was not at home at that time. When I returned and

21、 noticed that they had taken the boat， I was desperate(绝望的) because I remembered that there was a hole in the boat and I hadnt asked you to repair it. Imagine my joy when I saw them returning from fishing， safely. Then I went to the boat and examined it， I was surprised to find that you had repaired

22、 that hole， You sec， now what you did? You saved our childrens life. I dont have enough money to pay for your Small Good Deed. No matter who， when or how. just continue to help. Because you never know when one is in need of us. 24. While painting the boat， the painter found_.A. the boat was broken b

23、adlyB. there was a hole in the hullC. the owners children went fishingD. the owner presented him with a check25. The next day， the owner came to the painter to_.A. tell him to repair the holeB. ask him to do more workC. invite him to go fishing togetherD. thank him for saving his children26. What ca

24、n we learn from the story?A. The painter was helpful and responsible. B. The owner cared little about his children. C. The painter was rich and had lots of money. D. The owner told his children about the hole.CHave you ever been faced with a big task or challenge(挑战) at school? Setting goals can hel

25、p you complete those tasks and feel successful. A goal is something that you decide to want， and you work hard to achieve it. Whether its preparing for a big test or exercising to run a race， goal setting can help you get there! When you begin to set a goal， you may start thinking right away about a

26、ll of the steps you need to doThink about your goal send result. It is important to have an idea in your mind， of what you want to achieve. This can help you become excited about the goal and help you have a better idea of exactly what it will take for you to achieve the end resultCreate small steps

27、. Lets say you have a math test coming up and your goal is to make an A. Sounds a little challenging! Instead of just saying that you hope you get an A, you can create small goals to help you get to the big one. Tell yourself that each night you will review your math book for 15 minutes， rather than

28、 say that you are going to study. Reflect(反思) and check. Once you set small goals， it is important to stop every now and then to reflect， or to see how you are doing. Lets think about runners who prepare to run a race. Well imagine the race is five miles long. If a runner cannot run the full distanc

29、e right away， they will build up to it by adding a little distance each time they run. Along the way,they will reflect on their progress and ask questions. Can I run farther tomorrow? Do I need to take a rest one day to make sure it doesnt do harm to the heath?27. According to the passage， to get an

30、 A in a math test， youd better_.A. keep excited about it all dayB. do lots of exercises until midnightC. tell yourself to study hard everydayD. review your math book for a while each night28. If we cant run five miles right away， we can_.A. keep asking： “Can I run farther tomorrow?”B. run one day an

31、d then take a rest the next dayC. complete it by adding a little distance each time runD. keep running and make sure it doesnt harm our health29. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. How to Set a GoalB. How to Feel SuccessfulC. How to Become ExcitedD. How to Face a Big C

32、hallengeDSocial Media. the Highs and LowsTwenty years ago， the idea of sharing our lives so openly with the world was unheard of. However， for young people today it is considered completely normal to share pictures of their lives and interact online every day. Fans of social media point out that the

33、 world has never been so connected as it has allowed people to make friends， learn about the world and celebrate lifeHowever， many people have concerns about the effects of this new way of living， particularly around the amount and type of information that is shared so openly. Now researchers have f

34、ound that too much time on social media may indeed have some negative(消极的) effects. They measured peoples attitudes and feelings before and after browsing social media sites. They found that the more time people spent on social media， the more unhappy they became. There are a number of reasons for t

35、his. When browsing social media， people often see photographs and stories showing beautiful holidays， fun parties and fashionable clothes. People seldom post negative stories or bad pictures， so it can be misleading. For those looking at these pictures and comparing them to their own lives， they can

36、 end up feeling sad and depressed. They might think their lives are worse in comparison. Even for those people who post positive(积极的) stories and pictures， they too can feel stressed and worried. The number of “likes and comments on their posts can make them worried about their popularity. Of course

37、， there is also the problem of “cyber bullying(网络暴力) where people become victims of bullying online when others make negative or cruel comments(评论) about them. The reality is that social media is a part of modem life and it is not going to go away. This research shows us that it is important to deal

38、 with the relationship between our online and offline lives properly. We dont have to disconnect from the Internet to live a happy life，but we should realise that the pictures we see and stories we read are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that， we can protect ourselves and enjoy our live

39、s. 30. According to the passage， we know_.A. spending more time on social media makes people more enjoyableB. researchers havent found anything negative about social mediaC. it is common for young people to share their lives onlineD. the world is not so connected like before31. The words “have conce

40、rns about” in Paragraph 2 probably mean“_”.A. feel worried aboutB. look forward toC. speak highly ofD. get used to32. The writer says that social media can make people unhappy because_.A. different people make different commentsB. there are many negative stories and bad picturesC. they compare posit

41、ive pictures to their own livesD. the number of “likes is larger than they expected33. What is the writers main purpose in writing this passage?A. To ask us to protect ourselves from “cyber bullying”B. To advise us to keep away from the Internet to live a happy life. C To remind us of posting positi

42、ve stories and good pictures onlineD. To tell us to keep a balance between our online and offline lives. 四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)As we know， running a marathon in less than two hours seemed impossible! Each year， runners all over the world challenge themselves in the long running events that g

43、o on for tens of kilometers. On Oct. 12. Eliud Kipchoge ran a record-breaking marathon. He finished 42.2-kilometer-long marathon in just 1 hour， 59minutes and 40 seconds， The 34-year-old Olympic champion(冠军) from Kenya became the first person to run a marathon of this length in less than two hours.

44、“I can tell people that no human is limited. I expect more people all over the world to run under two hours after today， Kipchoge said. Apart from Kipchoges hard work， a few science and technology tricks also helped him make the record. Hills and turns slow runners down. Kipchoges team picked a course in Vienna. The citys cool and dry weather also helped keep Kipchoges body running more efficiently， according to a sports magazine. A special p