常州市2023-2023初三上学期英语期中试卷

2023-2023初三上学期英语期中试卷一、单项选择。1.It’sluckyofthemonitortohave____D____extrachanceafter________lastweek’sexam.A.a;theB.an;theC.a;aD.an;/2.—It’sdangeroustowalkacrossthestreetcarelessly.—You’reright.Wecan’tbe____C____carefulwhilecrossingthestreet.soB.veryC.tooD.more3.---Didyouenjoythemilitarytrainingthesedays?---Yes!ThoughIwas____C____deadaftersomuchhardtraining.sogoodasB.aswellasC.asgoodasD.sowellas4.---Whataboutplayingfootballthisafternoon,Sam?---Iwouldrather____A____athomethan________football.It’stoohotoutside.A.stay;playB.stay;playingC.tostay;toplayD.tostay;play5.Mikeisalwaysforgetful.Pleaseremembertoremindhim____B____theimportantinterview________hewon’tmissit.A.about;becauseofB.of;sothatC.about;asaresultD.of;because6.---Excuseme,buthowcanIgettothenearestlibrary?---Walkstraighton____C____youseeawhitehouseonyourright.wheneverB.sinceC.untilD.while7.IwonderwhenLinda____D____.I’llmeetherattheairportwhenshe________.A.willreturn;willreturnB.returns;willreturnC.returned;returnedD.willreturn;returns8.Neitherthemanagernortheboss____A____totheengineerwhoisworkingonthehigh-speedrailway.A.knowswhathashappenedB.knowswhatishappenedC.knowthathashappenedD.knowwhatishappening9.---Excuseme,couldyoutellme___C_____?---Sorry,Ihavenoidea.I’mnewhere.A.therailwaystationisfarfromhereB.thatyoucelebrateChristmasC.ifthereusedtobeabuildingwithalonghistoryhereD.whetheryouhavebeentoFrance10.---IheardthatyourfavouriteAmericannovelistwasF.ScottFitzgerald.---___B_____.Actually,heismycousin’sfavourite.A.That’strue.B.That’snotthecase.C.Ican’tagreemore.D.It’ssaidso.二、完形填空。Asateenager,IfeltIwasalwayslettingpeopledown.Iwasrebellious(叛逆)outside,butIwanttobe(1)inside.OnceIlefthometoCaliforniawithmyfriendPenelope.Thetripwasn’t(2),andthereweremanytimesIdidn’tfeelsafe.Oneaccidentmademenearlylosemy(3).Iwasthankfultostillbealive.WhenIreturnedhome,Iwasdifferent—notsooutwardlysureofmyself.Iwashappytobehome.ButthenI(4)thatPenelope,whowasstayingwithus,waswearingmyclothes.Andmy(5)seemedtolikeherbetterthanme.IwonderedifIwouldbemissedifIweren’tthere.Itoldmymom,andsheexplainedthat(6)Penelopewasalovelygirl,noonecouldreplace(取代)me.Ipointedout,“SheismorepatientandisneaterthanIhaveeverbeen.”Mymomsaidthesewerewonderful(7),butIwastheonlypersonwhocouldfillmyrole.ShemademerealizethatIwasnot(8),evensometimesmademistakes,butIwasalovedmemberofthefamilywhocouldn’tbereplaced.Ibecameasearcherwantingto(9)whoIwasandwhatmademeunique(特殊的).Myviewof(10)waschanging.Iwantedastrongbasetostartfrom.IstartedtofightagainstpressuretoactinwaysthatIdidn’tlikeanymore,andIwashappyafterIfiguredoutwhoI(11)was.Icametofeelmuchmoresurethat(12)canevertakemyplace.Eachofusholdsauniqueplaceintheworld.Youarespecial,nomatterwhatotherssayorwhatyoumaythink.Soforgetaboutbeingreplaced.Youcan’tbe.(1)A.hatedB.likedC.learnedD.taught(2)A.easyB.difficultC.surprisingD.terrible(3)A.moneyB.friendC.lifeD.family(4)A.noticedB.appearedC.expressedD.heard(5)A.classmatesB.friendsC.teachersD.family(6)A.becauseB.evenC.althoughD.since(7)A.wordsB.qualitiesC.factsD.reasons(8)A.carefulB.helpfulC.sillyD.perfect(9)A.findB.findoutC.lookforD.trust(10)A.myselfB.othersC.friendshipD.life(11)A.generallyB.simplyC.hardlyD.really(12)A.someoneB.anyoneC.everyoneD.noone正确答案：【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】A【小题5】D【小题6】C【小题7】B【小题8】D【小题9】B【小题10】A【小题11】D【小题12】D阅读理解。AHengshuiisacityinHebeiprovince.ItiswellknownacrossChina.Butthat’snotbecauseithasabeautifullandscape.It’sbecauseofaschooltherecalledHengshuiHighSchool.Theschoolhasanickname:thegaokaofactory.Itdoesallitcantomakeitsstudentsstudyhard.Therearemanystrictrules.Forexample,theysettimesforstudentstoeatandgotothetoilet.Anotherruleisthatstudentshavetogetupat5:30amandgoforarun.Therearemanydiscussionsabouttherules.Thismonth,theschoolopenedanewschoolinPinghu,Zhejiang.Thisstartedanotherhotdiscussion.Somepeoplesaytheschoolonlycaresabouttheexamscores.Itisnotgoodfortheall-rounddevelopmentofstudents,wroteTheBeijingNews.However,somethinkthatalthoughnoteveryoneagreeswiththeschool’srules,itgivesstudentsawaytogetintothebestuniversities.Lastyear,139ofitsstudentswenttoPekingUniversityandQinghuaUniversity,reportedChinaYouthDaily.ThenumberisthehighestamongallChinesehighschools.(1)WhyisHengshuisofamousinChina,accordingtothestory?A.BecauseitisacityinHebeiprovince.B.Becauseithasabeautifullandscape.C.Becauseithasaspecialhighschool.D.Becauseithasaspecialfactory.(2)WhichisNOTtheschool’srules?A.Studentsshouldhavemealsinagiventime.B.Studentsshouldgotothetoiletatacertaintime.C.Studentsshouldstudyfor12hourseveryday.D.Studentsshouldgetupearlytogoforarun.(3)WhathappenedtoHengshuiHighSchoolthismonth?A.TheschoolstartedanewschoolinPinghu,Zhejiang.B.TheschoolwillmovetoPinghu,Zhejiang.C.Theschoolwillstoptheirwayofeducation.D.UniversitiesinChinatook139ofitsstudents.(4)Whatmakessomepeopleagreewiththeschool’srules?A.Theschoolcaresenoughabouttheexamscores.B.Studentsfromthisschoolgetall-rounddevelopment.C.Itgivesstudentsachancetogetintothebestuniversities.D.Itgivestheuniversitiesalotofgoodstudents.正确答案：【小题1】C【小题2】C【小题3】A【小题4】CBAwomanwhosesportscarwasstolenwithherdoginitputupnoticesalloverthearea.Itwasclearthatgettingbackherpetwasmoreimportantthanhercar.“Whoeverdidthiscankeepmycar.PleaseletTomcomehome,”thenoticesaid.Itisnotknownwhetherthethiefshowedanypity,butalmost30hoursafterthe1p.m.theftFriday,JulieandTom,a10-year-oldblackretriever(猎犬),werereunited(重聚).“He’shungry.He’sdirty,buthe’sveryhappytobehome,”Juliesaid.Thecarwasfoundinanareafullofoff-the-roadcarsanddirtbikes.However,thepolicecouldn’tcontrolTom,andtheyhadtocallJulietocomeandgethim.JuliesaidthethiefcaredforTomalittlebyprovidinghimwithsomedrydogfood.ShebelievedTomendedupdrinkingsomemuddywaterinthearea.Shesaidtheyhavebeentogetherfornearly8yearsaftershetookhimbackfromasocietyshelterinDallas,Texas.BeforeTomwasfound,Julieandseveralfriendsputupnoticesalloverthecity.Theyalsocontactedanimalshelters,throughoutsouthernNewHampshireandMassachusetts.Thenoticestatedtherewasareward(报酬),andalsothatthedogneededmedicaltreatment.Anycallercouldremainanonymous.Juliehadparkedthecaroutsideahardwarestorewiththekeysinsideandgoneintobuyacarpetcleaner.“Itwas10minutesandIcameoutandmycarwasgonealongwithTominbroaddaylight,”Juliesaid.Thecarthiefthrewherwalletandotheritemsoutofthecarbeforegettingawayfromthescene.(1)Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofwhathappened?a.Noticeswereputupsayingtherewasareward.b.JuliesawTomagain.c.PolicefoundJulie'scar.d.JulietookTombackfromasocietyshelter.e.Julieboughtacarpetcleanerinahardwarestore.A.d,e,a,b,cB.d,e,a,c,bC.e,a,d,b,cD.e,a,c,d,b(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anonymous”meaninChinese?A.秘密的B.沉默的C.匿名的D.神秘的(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThedogwassentbackimmediatelyafterJulieputupthenotices.B.Julieandherfriendsworkedveryhardtolookforherdog.C.Thethiefgavethedogbackbutkeptthesportscar.D.Allthethingsinthecarweretakenawaybythethief.(4)Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AcarwithadogwasstolenB.LuckydogwasreturnedtohisownerC.Stealingcars:amostimportantsocialproblemD.Womanwantsdogbackmorethanstolencar正确答案：【小题1】B【小题2】C【小题3】B【小题4】DCRatsarenotmanypeople’sfavouriteanimals.Butinmostplaces,peoplehavetolearntolivewiththem.NotinNewZealand,though.Tosavenative(本国的)birds,thecountryplanstogetridofrats,possums(负鼠)andstoats(白鼬)by2050,reportedTimeforKids.InNewZealand,ratsareaninvasive(入侵的)species.Theyarriveonboats,alongwiththeisland’sfirsthumansettlers,inthe13thcentury.Scientistsbelievethatastimepassedby,theratsateandkilledoffseveralbirdspeciesontheisland.Humansalsobroughtotheranimalslikestoatsandpossums.Inthebeginning,stoatswerehopedtoeatanotherkindofinvasiveanimal:rabbits.However,thestoatsfedonnativespeciesinstead.Likewise,possumswereintroducedbecausepeoplewantedtheirfur.Buttheirpopulationquicklygrewoutofcontrol.Possumsfeedontheeggsandyoungofnativebirds.MostofNewZealand’snativespeciesarebirds.Many,likethenationalbird,thekiwi(几维鸟),can’tfly.Becausetheyspentsolongwithoutanaturalenemy,thebirdslosttheneedtofly.Whenmammals(哺乳动物)likeratsarrived,beingnotabletoflybecameabigproblemforthebirds.ThegovernmentofNewZealandsuggestsseveralwaystogetridofthemammals.Traps(捕鼠夹)andbait(诱饵)stationsarethemaintypes.Geneticmethodsarealsoused.Forexample,scientistsaretryingtousegenetechnologytocausesterility(不育)inratstocontroltheirpopulation,reportedNatureResearchonline.(1)AllofthefollowinganimalsareinvasivespeciesEXCEPT________.A.ratsB.rabbitsC.stoatsD.kiwis(2)Thepossumswereintroducedto________.A.killanotherinvasivespeciesB.providefurforpeopleC.killthebirdontheislandD.providefoodforothermammals(3)Kiwislosttheirabilitytoflybecause________.A.theyaretooheavytoflyB.theydon’thavewingsC.theydon’thaveanaturalenemyD.theyliveundertheground(4)Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninfer(推断)that________.A.thegovernmenthasnoideahowtodealwiththemammalsB.anothernewspecieswillbeintroducedtokillthemammalsC.gene-changingtechnologyhasproventobeabigsuccessD.trapsandbaitstationsworkbetterthanotherways正确答案：【小题1】D【小题2】B【小题3】C【小题4】D任务型阅读Makingthemostoftimeisimportantinourlife.Herearesometipsthatmightbeofhelptoyou.1.Makeaplan.Youshouldmakeaplaneveryweek.Theplanincludesthingsyouwanttofinish.Youshouldknowwhatthemostimportantonesare,andtryyourbesttodothemfirst.2.Controlyourstress.Nomatterwhatkindofstressyouhave,trytokeepcool.Whenyouhavealotofthingstodo,toomuchstressmaymakeyouslow.Don’tworkalldaywithoutbreaks.3.Closeyourdoor.Whenworkingunderaplan,doyourimportantthingswithyourdoorclosed.Thiswillgiveyouabetter-qualitytime.4.Focusononethingatatime.Don’ttrytodomanythingsatatime!Youwillloseyourfocus,anditwilltakeyoulongertofinishyourwork.5.Justsay“no”.Ifyoureallydon’thavethetimetohelpout,justsay“no”.You’reonlyoneperson,andyoucan’tsavetheworldbyyourself!6.Stopwastingtimeonthephone.Whiletalkingonthephone,keepyourconversationsshort.Inthisway,you’llwastemuchlesstime.7.Relax.Themostimportantthingistotaketimetorelax.Evenifit’sa10-minutewalk,getawayfromyourworkandgetrelaxed.

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youkeepyourconversationsshortwhiletalkingonthephone.Relax.Gettingawayfromwhatyouaredoingforashortwhileisthemostimportantthing.(1)__________(2)__________(3)__________(4)__________(5)__________五、词汇运用1.Heissobadatmaking______decisions_________(decide)thatithasalreadytakenhimtwoweeks.2.Manypopstarsdislikebeingasked_______personal________(person)questionsinpublic.3.Intheend,theengineerbrokethe______silence__________(silent)andbegantotalk.4.Therewasalotoftrafficeverywherebecauseofthe8-dayholidaywehadon_____National__________(nation)Day.5.Veryfewpeoplecan_______pronounce_________(发音)theboy’snamecorrectly.6.Ourbasketballteamwillplay_____against___________(对抗)theleaguechampions.7.Thegovernmenthasmadegreat______progress/improvement__________(进展)incontrollingtheairpollution.8.I’veheardthatHongKongisoneofthe________liveliest________(生气勃勃的)citiesintheworld.六、动词填空。1.Itisworth________going_______(go)overwhatyou’velearntrecentlybeforetheexam.2.Mr.James______preferred_________(prefer)tostayoutafterwork,butthingschangedbecauseofhislittlegirl’ssuddenbirth.3.Anyone________willbedriven_______(drive)madsoonerorlaterifnoactionistaken.4.---_____Has______thecoach____mentioned________(mention)anythingtoyouaboutthetriptoGermany?---Notyet.Thepoorgirlhadnochoicebut______tomake_________(make)alivingthroughhardwork.翻译句子。1.David对自己足够严格，才能在班里领先。David______________________________________________________________inhisclass.正确答案：isstrictenoughwithhimselftotakethelead/issostrictwithhimselfthathetakestheleadinhisclass.2.那位外科大夫一得知这个消息就会改变主意。Thesurgeon____________________________________________________________thenews.正确答案：willchangehismindassoonasheknows3.令我们吃惊的是，这位领导者处理信任问题并没费什么劲。__________________,____________________________________________thetrustproblem.正确答案：Tooursurprise,theleaderhadno/little/didn'thaveanydifficulty(in)solving/dealingwithsolving/dealingwith4.史密斯一家上周一直在参加那部新电影的试演吗？________theSmiths___________________________________________________lastweek?正确答案：Were；tryingoutforthenewfilm5.不仅西蒙的老师还有他的家长已经成功地注意到了他的问题。________Simon'steacher_______hisparents___________________________ofhisproblem.正确答案：Notonly；butalso；havesucceededintakingnotice/havesuccessfullytakennotice6.根据新闻报导所说，不久这个镇将由地铁与市中心相连。Thetown________________________________________________________thenewsreport.正确答案：willbeconnectedto/withthecitycentrebytheundergroundsoonaccordingto写作假设你校九年级将举办一场主题为“如何解决青少年成长中存在的问题”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇100词左右的英语演讲稿。根据表格提示列举青少年中普遍存在的问题，并提出你的观点和解决办法。问题建议1.学习和爱好无法平衡……2.痴迷网络游戏……3.……注意：1.表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译；2.表达中不得提及真实校名、班级和姓名。3.开头已给，不计入总词数。Dearclassmates,It’safactthatwemiddleschoolstudentshavesomeproblems.Themostimportantthingistodealwiththemproperly.___________________________________________________________________