广州市广外外校初三上学期期中考英语试卷

广州市广外外校初三上学期期中考英语试卷广州市广外外校初三上学期期中考英语试卷广州市广外外校初三上学期期中考英语试卷2019-2019学年广外外校初三上学期期中考一、语法选择Ihadnevernoticedher.Shewasnotthekindofgirlwhocoulddrawattention.Shewasnottall__1__lookedordinary.Inclass，shelikedsittingattheback，readingortakingnotes.OnedayIaskedher__2__aloudthetext.WhenIheardherstandard（标准）Americanpronunciation，Ilookedatherwithneweyes.AndIrememberhername—Kelly.Lateron，theNationalCollegeSpeechCompetitionwouldbeheld.Onestudentinourschool__3__toattend.Ithoughtitoverandfilledinhername.Kellypractised__4__forthecompetition.However，Iwasalittleworried__5__shewasalwaystooquiet.Couldshereally__6__wellinthecompetition?__7__thenightofthecompetition，Isatinthefrontrowofthehallveryearly.Itoldhertotakeiteasy.Herfaceturnedredandshesaidnothing.__8__seemedshewasreallynervous.Ifeltupset，butIjustpattedheron__9__shoulderandlethergotodrawlots（抽签）.Asaresult，shedrewNo.9whileNo.8wasaboywhowasverygoodatgivingspeeches.Sureenough，No.8wasvery__10__.Thewholeaudiencemadeawarmapplause.Whilethey__11__abouthisspeechwithexcitement，Kellyappearedonthestage.Isattherewithnocouragetolookather.Itwasher__12__timetogoupthestage，soIcouldn’tbeangrywithherforanysmallmistakes.Butatthatmoment，Ifound__13__Iwassoafraidofherfailure.Thestrongspotlightandlargehallmade__14__sosmallthatnobodyseemedtonoticeshehadbeenonthestage.Ifelthopeless.Butthemomentthatsurprisedmecame.Iclearlyheardavoice，averyloudvoice，“Now，pleasefocusonme.”Threetimesinall，louderandlouder.Thewholeaudiencefellsilent.Icouldhardlybelievethatloudvoicecame__15__thegirl，whowasusuallysoft-voicedanddidn’tcatchattentionatall.Shegaveaperfectspeech.IthinkIwillneverforgetthistouchinglessonthatmystudenttaughtme（低估—）thneverpowerunderestimateofthesilentpeople.1.A.orB.butC.aswellD.and2.A.readB.readingC.toreadD.toreading3.A.allowB.allowedC.wasallowedD.allows4.A.hardB.hardlyC.harderD.hardest5.A.thoughB.becauseC.whenD.if6.A.didB.bedoneC.doD.doing第1页/共11页7.A.InB.AtC.ByD.On8.A.ThatB.ThisC.It’sD.It9.A.anB.aC.不填D.the10.A.successB.successfulC.succeedD.successfully11.A.talkedB.wouldtalkC.hastalkedD.weretalking12.A.oneB.theoneC.firstD.thefirst13.A.whenB.thatC.whyD.what14.A.sheB.herC.herselfD.hers15.A.fromB.inC.toD.with二、完形填空I'msuremanypeopleareworkinghardforalotofmoney，abighouse，anewcar，expensiveclothesandsoon.Thoseareconsideredtobesymbolsof__16__onthemateriallevel.WhenIwasyoung，Iwasalso__17__reachingformaterialsuccess.SoIchoseajobasasalesmanandIdidmakesomeprettygoodmoney.ButlaterIrealizedthatwasnotwhatIwanted，becauseIwasoftenforcedtosellproductsthatmightnotbegoodforcustomers.Ibecomeveryunhappy__18__Icouldmakealotofmoney.Inolongerfeltproudofmyjobandeven__19__myselffordoingthingslikethat.SoI__20__myjobandtookanotherjob，thistimehelpingpeople__21__，thepoorandtheweak.ThesenseofbelongingwasgreatandsuddenlyIfeltsuccessfulinmylifeagain，ImadelessmoneybutIwas__22__withmyself.Formyownpast，successcomesfromthefeelingofsatisfactionandjoy.IfeelsuccessfulwhenIlovewhatIdo，notcaringsomuchabout__23__.AndIfeelthemostsuccessfulwhenI__24__mykindnesseverywherego.So，be__25__toyourself：learntolistentothevoicefromthebottomofyourheart.Andfindyourownwaywithahappyhearttoachieveyourownsuccess.16.A.luckB.successC.safetyD.hope17.A.sadlyB.hardlyC.crazilyD.honestly18.A.ifB.sinceC.untilD.although19.A.lookdownuponB.lookuptoC.lookthroughD.lookinto20.A.madeupB.giveupC.setupD.turnup21.A.indangerB.inorderC.inneedD.insurprise22.A.strictB.cheerfulC.angryD.satisfied23.A.trustB.loveC.moneyD.health24.A.throwB.spreadC.cellD.lend第2页/共11页25.A.trueB.braveC.friendlyD.terrible.三、阅读第一节阅读理解(A)Iwas15monthsold，ahappyandcarefreekid，untilthedayIfell.Itwasabadfall.Ilandedonapieceofglassthatcutmyeyebadly.Fromthenon，myugly，sightless，cloudygreyeyelivedonwithme.Sometimespeopleaskedmeembarrassingquestions.Wheneverthekidsplayedgames，Iwasthe"monster".Iwasalwaysimaginingthateveryonelookeddownonme.Yetmumwouldsaytome，"Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld."Ibegantodependonthatsaying.Asachild，Ithoughtmummeant，"Becareful，oryouwillfalldownorbumpintosomethingbecauseyouarenotlooking."Asateenager，Iusuallylookeddowntohidemyshame.ButIfoundthatwhenIheldmyheaduphigh，peoplelikedme.InhighschoolIevenbecametheclasspresident，butontheinsideIstillfeltlikeamonster.AllIreallywantedwastolooklikeeveryoneelse.Whenthingsgotreallybad，Iwouldcrytomymumandshewouldlookatmewithlovingeyesandsay，“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.Letthemseethebeautythatisinsideinsteadofyourappearance.”Mymum’slovewasthesunshinethatmademebright.Ihadfacedhardtimes，andlearnednotonlytobeconfidentbutalsotohavedeepcompassion(怜悯)forothers.“Holdyourheaduphigh”hasbeenheardmanytimesinmyhome.Isayittomychildren.Thegiftmymumgavemewillliveon.26.Theword“carefree”inthefirstlineprobablymeans“_______”inChinese.A.无牵无挂的B.自由自在的C.谨言慎行的D.独出心裁的Whydidthewriterimaginethateveryonelookeddownonher?Shefeltbadaboutherappearance.Shefoundithardtoactasamonster.Kidsrefusedtoplaygameswithher.Peoplealwaysaskedherembarrassingquestions.28.Whydidthewriter’smumsay“Holdyourheaduphigh”toher?A.Totellhertobecareful.B.Tohelpherhidetheshame.C.Tostopherfromgettinghurt.第3页/共11页D.Tomakehermoreconfident.29.Fromthestory，wecanknowthat________.A.thewriterunderstoodthesayingverywellasachildB.thewriterfeltlikeeveryoneelseinhighschoolC.thewriterislivingwithawarmandbraveheartnowD.thewriterhasdeepcompassionforothersallherlife30.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.whatthewriterexperiencedwhenshewas15B.whatthewriterdidtoshowthanksformum’sgiftC.howthewriterchangedherselfwithmum’sloveD.howthewriterbecameconfidentwithhergreatefforts(B)In1826，aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywasin1837.Thatyear，Daguere，anotherFrenchman，tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly，eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.Soon，otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings，citiesandmountains.Inabout1840，photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem，forexample，someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard.MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Thepicturewereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike.Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenorjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedandfeelings，likeotherkindsofart.31.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapictureof____________A．hisbusinessB．hishouseC．hisgardenD．hiswindow32.TheDaguerrotypewas____________.A．aFrenchmanB．akindofpictureC．akindofcameraD．aphotographer33.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840，hehadto__________.第4页/共11页A．watchlotsoffilmsB．buyanexpensivecameraC．stopinmostcitiesD．takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim.34.MathewBrady______________.A．wasverylifelikeB．wasfamousforhisunusualpicturesC．wasquitestrongD．tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople35.Thispassagetellsus_____________.A．howphotographywasdevelopedB．howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpicturesC．howtotakepicturesintheworldD．howtousedifferentcameras(C)JackLondonwasafamouswriter.HewasbornonJanuary12，1876，inSanFrancisco，California.HisfamilywassopoorthatJackhadtoleaveschooltomakemoneyatanearlyage.Asaresult，hehadlittleeducationasachild.Heworkedhardinmanydifferentjobs---workingasapaperboy，asailor，andamiller.Thoughhehadtoworklonghoursatthesejobs，Londonspentallhisfreetimeonbooks，especiallythosetravelandadventurebooksborrowedfromthelibrary.HetravelledtoJapanandKoreain1893.ThesetripsmadeLondondecidetoeducatehimselfandchangehislife.Hereturnedtoschool，quicklycompletedhighschoolandenteredtheUniversityofCalifornia.Afteronlyoneterm，however，LondongaveuphisstudiesandtravelledtoAlaskain1897insearchofgold，buthefailedasagoldminer.Thoughunsuccessful，thetriptoAlaskaprovidedideasforhiscareerasawriter.OncebackinCalifornia，Londondecidedtoworkasawriter.Heboughtatypewriterandworkeduptofifteenhoursaday，changinghisAlaskanadventuresintoshortstoriesandnovels.In1903，hebecamefamousalloverthecountryafterhepublishedthepopularnovelTheCalloftheWild.HesoonbecamethehighestpaidwriterintheUS.Duringhiscareer，hewrotemorethanfiftybooksandgotmorethanamilliondollars.Severalofhisnovels，includingTheCalloftheWild(1903)，TheSeaWolf(1904)，TheWhiteFang(1906)，havebecomeAmericanmostfamousnovels.Peoplecanalwaysgetencouragementandideasaboutlifefromhisworks.ToBuildaFire，forexample，tellsthestoryofamanwhofoughtagainsttheextremecoldtolivethroughtheAlaskanwinter.JackLondonwasagreatwriterinthehistoryofliterature.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintodifferentlanguagesandarestillpopularallovertheworld.However，hewasnotahappyman.Inpoorhealth，hekilledhimselfin1916.Whydidn’tJackLondongetmucheducationwhenhewasyoung?Becausehecouldlearnfromhisjobs.Becausehespentallhistimetravelling.第5页/共11页C.Becausehisfamilycouldn’taffordhisschooling.D.Becausehecouldteachhimselfbyreadingbooks.37.Whichofthefollowingjobsdidn’tJackdoinhislife?A.Amiller.B.Asailor.C.Awriter.D.Awaiter.WhatmadeJackLondonstartwriting?ThetriptoAlaska.Thebooksheread.Theuniversityeducation.ThetriptoJapanandKorea.Whichofthefollowingsisintherightorder?a.HetravelledtoJapanandKorea.b.HewenttoAlaskainsearchofgold.c.HepublishedthebooktheWhiteFang.d.Hebecamefamousalloverthecountry.e.Hereturnedtoschoolandenteredtheuniversity.A.a-e-b-d-cB.a-b-e-c-dC.e-a-b-d-cD.e-d-c-a-b50.Accordingtothepassage，JackLondon’sbooksare_______________.A.surprisingB.humourousC.encouragingD.sympathetic(D)CBCisawell-knownaircompanywhichhasovertwentyplanesflyingalong12fixedlinesallovertheworld.Itsserviceisverygoodbutsomepassengersarestillnotsatisfiedwithitandthatiswhyin2019and2019thecompanyreceivedlettersofcomplaintsfromconsumersorpassengers.Overadozenkindsofproblemsaredividedingroupsinthefollowingtable.Thoseaboutpassengersthings’thatarecarriedbytheplanearebaggageproblems.Customersservicereferstoserviceworkwithpassengersarenotsatisfiedwith.Oversales（超额销售）ofseatsareaboutthefactthatmoreseatsaresoldandasaresulttheplaneistoocrowdedtobesafe.Refundproblemsappearwhenpassengersfailtoreceivethemoneythatshouldbepaidbacktothembecauseofwhattheyhavelost.Faresareproblemsaboutthepriceoftickets.ConsumerComplaintsReceivedBytheCBCCategory20192019Flightproblems20%22.1%Baggage18.3%21.8%第6页/共11页CustomerService3.1%11.3%Oversalesofseats10.5%11.8%Refundproblem10.1%8.1%Fares6.4%6.0%Reservation&Ticketing5.8%5.6%Tours3.3%2.3%Smoking3.2%2.9%Advertising1.2%1.01%Specialpassengers0.9%0.9%Others6.0%5.3%Totalnumberofcomplaints3001201941.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1refersto_______.A.theplaceB.thefixedlineC.thecomplaintD.theserviceWhichgraphshowsawhitepartthatisaboutflightproblemsandbaggageproblemsin2019together?HowmanycomplaintsaboutcreditwerereceivedbytheCBCin2019?A.18B.16C.30D.3144.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat________.A.CustomersarequitesatisfiedwithCBCB.SometimesCBCsellsmoreticketsthanitsplane’sfixedseatsC.CBChasmorethantwentyplaneswhichflytoallthecapitalcitiesoftheworldD.Customerscanonlybuyticketswithreadymoney.45.Thispassageisa/an_________.A.advertisementB.newspaperreportC.storyD.sciencediary第二节阅读填空Thelastschoolbellringsandyourkidsareoffforthesummer.Formostkids，thosethoughtsofschoolworkandlessonsareadistantmemorythattheywon’tbethinkingaboutagainuntilfall.___46___Haveyourkidshitthelibrary___47___Iftheydon’thavealibrary，cardgetthemone.Manylocallibrariessponsorsummerreadingclubsthatkeepyourkidswantingtoread.Besuretoletyourkidspicktheirownbooksout；summerisforfunreading.HaveyourkidsreadeverydayAskyourkidstoreadoutsideinthesun.Joininwiththem，andreadaloudtheirfavoritebooks，nomatterhow第7页/共11页maytimesyouhavereadthem.___48___Nothingwillstimulateachildtoreadmorethantohaveadultsreadingwiththem.____49____Ifyouareplanningafamilytrip，havethemcheckoutthemap.Letyourkidsgoonlineandresearchwhereyouaregoing.Haveyourkidschecktheweatherreportinthenewspaperorwhatbigeventishappeningandthenhavethemreportbackonthematdinnertime.Haveyourkidscheckoutmagazinesorwebsitesforrecipesthatcanbeprepared.Improveyourkids’writingskillsLearningtoexpressyourthoughtsinwritinginalogicalmannerisaskillthatisoftenlost.Tohelpyourkids，havethemwriteaboutthingsduringthesummer.Ifyourkidslovesomethingsuchasanimals，havethemwritereportsaboutthemtosharewiththefamily.___50____A.However，it’simportantforthemtocontinuesomelearning.B.Ifyouaregoingonatrip，haveyourkidskeepatraveljournal.C.Improveyourkid’splanningskills.D.Encourageyourkidstoreadbytakingthemtothelibraryduringthesummer.E.Pickatimeeverydaywhenyouallstopandreadasafamilytogether.四、写作第一节单词拼写I’mc______________thatIcanpassthecomingtest.Iamwellprepared.Everyoneshouldo______________thetrafficrules.Judydecidestostudya______________，becauseshewantstolearnmoreaboutforeignculture.Peoplemustbecarefulwheni______________theclothes，ormightbehurtbythesteam.Becauseoftheterribleweather，n______________ofuswanttogoclimbing.Ialwayshavem______________withmyparentsathomeandmymothercookswell.第二节完成句子同学们常常捉弄玛丽。Mary______________often__________________________________________byherclassmates.他的脸多苍白啊！他发生了什么事？____________________________hisfaceis!Whathappenedtohim?她坐在窗户边，一动不动。Shesatbythewindowand____________________________.我已经许久没有收到我父亲的来信了。第8页/共11页Ihaven’t____________________________myfatherforalongtime.感谢你帮忙搞这项活动。Thankyoufor____________________________thisactivity.我对他人的私事不感兴趣。I______________no____________________________others’personalthings.琳达在班上格格不入。Lindais__________________________________________inherclass.第三节书面表达假如你是学校的心理咨询老师MissWang，你收到一封学生来信，依据信件的内容和下边的提示给他回信。要求：1.内容完好；表达正确；语意连结。字数80字左右，信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总字数。不得流露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，不然不予评分。提示：1.多和父亲母亲沟通，