2021北京西城初三（上）期末英语（教师版）

10/102021北京西城初三（上）期末英语2021.1考生须知10页，共五道大题，396090分钟。在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和学号。试题答案一律填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束时，将本试卷、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）DLeelikesreadingand favoritebookisTheAdventuresofSawyer.her B.his C.their D.your—Sam,whatdoyouoftendo thescienceclub?—Wedomanyinterestingexperiments.of B.in C.to D.onHurryup, wewillmissthegame.and B.but C.or D.so—Mom,mustIcleanmyroomnow?—No,you .Youcandoitafterdinner.needn’t B.mustn’t C.shouldn’t D.can’t— doyouvisityourgrandparents?—Onceaweek.Weusuallyhaveabigdinnertogether.Howlong B.Howfar C.Howoften D.HowmuchThe youclimb,themoreyoucansee.high B.higher C.highest D.higherthanBetty’sfamily toNewifherfathergetsajobthere.moves B.willmove C.moved D.hasmoved—WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieBlackBeauty?—Fantastic.I ittwice.watch B.waswatching C.amwatching D.havewatchedAmyisavolunteerandshe withthewastesortingatschooleveryFriday.helps B.helped C.willhelp D.ishelping—Peter,pleasebequiet.Yourbrother onthephone.—Noproblem.records B.recorded C.wasrecording D.isrecordingAmonkeyescapedfromthezoolastmonth.Butseveraldayslater,it .catches B.caught C.iscaught D.wascaughtAfriendissomeone youknowwellandlikespendingtimewith.who B.where C.which D.when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。GraduationCeremony(毕业典礼)CindyandDanielwerewaitingfortheirturntogoacrossthestage(舞台).No,itwasn’tthetalent.Itwasforgraduation!Theywerebothsonervous,anditwashardtothinkaboutanythingexceptthehugestage.Daniellookedathis13andgaveheranervoussmile.Sheheldhishandtightlyforcomfort.Inbothoftheirminds,they14theirturnwalkingacrossthestage,andtheywerebothunknowinglythinkingaboutthesamething:I’mgoingtotripandfallonthestageandeveryonewilllaughatme.Cindy15hissmilewithherownunevengrin(笑容).Herhandswereshaking.Atleastshedidn’thavetogiveaspeechlikeSandra—thatwouldhavemadeithorrible.feetmovedupanddownnervouslyasthestudentswerecalledoneatatimetocomeup.Nameswerecalledandsomespecial16werepresentedtothebeststudentsinart,music,PE,dance,mathandscience.Classbyclass,rowbyitwasgetting17totheirturn.Itwasjustminutesbuttimewentbysoquickly.Oh,no!ItwastheirturnFearingitlikeadentist’svisit,theybothstoodupwiththeirclass.Theyhadtowaitinlinealongthewall.Then,oneatatime,theprincipal(校长)calledtheirnames.“CindyMarieGodfrey,winnerofaprincipal’sprizeforgreatbehaviorandgrades!”Theaudiencecheered.Daniel18hisfriendstepacrossthestage,stoptoshakehands,getpicturesdone,andthenexitontheoppositeside.“DanielAdamRichmond,winnerofaperfectattendanceprize.”Danielsteppedout19,hearinghisshoessoundloudlyonthewoodenstage.Hetookabreath,andwalkedacrossthestage.Theprincipalshookhishand,smiled,andthenhewasdone.Momentslater,he20hisfriendoffstageandtheytookacollectivebreathofrelief(轻松)together.Itwasoverandtheyhadgraduated.Thelittlepieceofpaperprovedit,andneitherofthemhadfallendown！A.friend B.teacher C.sister D.motherA.missed B.liked C.imagined D.changedA.covered B.returned C.compared D.mixedA.reports B.prizes C.subjects D.programsA.slower B.faster C.farther D.closerA.watched B.heard C.helped D.madeA.noisily B.secretly C.carefully D.strangelyA.refused B.remembered C.recognized D.rejoined阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，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）AParis4-DayTripbyEurostarfromLondonIfyou’venevervisitedParisbefore,joinusnow!ReachParisbyEurostar—thehigh-speedtrain.Enjoya4-daytripina3-starhotelwithbreakfastincluded,andseethesightsaroundthecity.Day1Takethepanoramictour(全景之旅)—atourofParisbybuswithfantasticviews.Thetourendsatour3-starcityhotel.Aftercheck-inandsometimeforfood,youwillmeettheguide.Intheevening,youwilltravelbysubwaytoenjoyaboattour.Day2Enjoyahalf-daytriptothePalace&GardensofVersailles(凡尔赛)—£45.Itisundoubtedlythemostfamouschateau(城堡)inFrance.Thistripisfullyguided.PriceincludescoachortraintoVersailles,tourguideandentrytothePalace.ThewholeeveningisyourstoenjoytheParisnightlife.Day3Onthisdayyou’llhavesomefreetimeforyourownsightseeing.Thehotelissocentrallylocatedthatsightseeingonyourownisveryeasy.Or,youcanjointhehalf-daytriptoclimbtheEiffelTowerandgeta“bird’seyeview”ofthiswonderfulcity.Day4PleasegetreadyforamorningtripbysubwaytotheLouvreMuseumandyourchancetoseetheMonaLisa,Michelangelo’sDyingSlaveandmanyothergreatworks.Afterlunchandsomelast-minuteshopping,ourguidedtourends.Youwillbetakenbybusbacktothestation,forthereturntoLondon.WhatcanvisitorsdoonDay1?ClimbtheEiffelDosomelast-minuteshopping.thepanoramictourofParis.thePalace&GardensofHowdovisitorsgototheLouvreMuseum?Bybus. B.Bytrain. C.Byboat. D.ByThispassagecanprobablybefoundina(n) .sciencebook B.travelwebsiteC.foodmagazine D.adventurenovelBTheDaytheLightsWentOutOnahotandwetsummerNuraandherdadfoundaplacetocooloffatthecitymuseum.Suddenlythelightsblinked(闪烁)offandon.afinalpop,thelightswentoutcompletely,leavingtheroomblack.“Dad,what’sgoingon?”Nuracalledoutloudly.“I’mnotsure,butwe’llwaitandseeifthelightscomebackon,”Dadsaidcalmly.Inamoment,amuseumworkerwavedtheflashlight(手电筒)atthemandsaid,“There’sapowercutacrossthecity,sowehavetoclosethemuseum.I’llwalkyoutothegate.”Nuraandherdadstoppedattheirfavoriteshopforicecream.WhenNura’sdadtriedtopay,theshopownerwavedhishand.“Forgetaboutit,”hesaid.“Itwillallbesoupsoon,anyway!”Afteralong,hotwalk,Nuraandherdadarrivedhometofindsomeoftheirneighborsoutsidetheirflats.Everyonesharedicewater,talkingandlaughingtogetherabouttheheat.“Ican’tstanditinmyroom,”Mrs.Fongsaid,fanningherselfwithanewspaper.Anotherneighbornodded.Nurarecognizedhimasthemanwholivedintheflatabovehers.Awomanwholiveddownstairswasstandinginthedoorway.“Ifthepowerdoesn’tcomeonsoon,I’llhavetothrowallthefoodaway.”shesaid.“Ihavesomemeatinthefridge,too,”saidNura’sdad.“Itwouldbenicetousethegrill(烧烤架)tocookbeforeitgoesbad.”“I’llseewhatIhave,”thewomaninthedoorwaysaid.“I’llmakesuretobringenoughforeveryone.”Thatevening,NuralearnedthatthemanfromupstairswasnamedSergey.ThedownstairswomanwasRachel.Astheyfinishedtheirdinner,nightfellovertheForthefirsttimeinlife,theirstreetbecamecompletelydark.Starsblinkedoverhead.She’dneverseensuchasight.Thenightairwasthickandhot,butNuradidn’tmindanymore.Shehadenjoyedfreeicecream,andshehadsharedadinnerwithherneighbors.Shesmiledtoherselfandcontinuedtowatchthestars.Nuraandherdadhadtoleavethecitymuseumbecause .NurafelldownandgothurtitwastoohotinsidethemuseumtherewasapowercutacrossthecitytheirneighborswerewaitingforthemWhatdidNuraandherneighborsdothatevening?Theysharedadinnertogether. B.Theywenttothecitymuseum.C.Theyatetheirfavoriteicecream. D.Theyreadnewspaperstogether.HowdidNuraprobablyfeelatthatnight?SadandB.andpleased.C.Nervousandsurprised. D.Boredanddisappointed.CAreyoutiredofmakingsomanydecisionseveryday?Peoplemaybefacedwithupto35,000choicesandahugenumberofoptions(可选择的事物)perday.Whentiredofdecisionmaking,peoplemaydependonfate(命运)—rolladiceorsimplyflipacoin.Shallwemakechoicesatrandom(随机)?IcametothinkaboutthebenefitsofrandomdecisionmakingwhenwatchingaTVshowlastnight.ItsmaincharacterSheldonusedthedicetorandomlyorderfoodanddrinksinarestaurant.Hedidthistofreeuphismindtoconsidersomemoreimportantproblems.However,hisfriendsquestionthemethod’ssuccess.Indeed,thisrandomrestaurantorderincludingalargedrinkwastoomuchforhim.Sheldonfinallyrealizedthattherandomresultcouldbeimprovedbyreducingoptionstoleaveoutlargedrinks.Thisexamplesuggeststhatrandomdecisionmakingmaynotalwaysworkwellandit’snecessarytoreducetheoptionsbeforerollingadiceinsomesituations.Insomeunimportantdecisionsituations,randomisersmakeiteasiertodecide.Buthowdodiceworkinmoreimportantdecisionsituations?It’shardtoaccepttheideaofcompletelydependingonadice.However,thisdoesn’tmeanthatdiceorcoinscan’tbeofanyhelpatall.LetmeborrowanotherexamplefromSheldon.Hecouldn’tmakeuphismindwhenchoosinganewTVsetfromtwo.HisfriendAmyaskedhimtoflipacoin.Ratherthanblindlyfollowingtheresult,however,shesuggestedcheckinghisemotionalreaction.Didheexperiencehappinessordisappointmentwhenfacedwiththecoin’sresult?Sheldon’sreactioncouldbeusefultofindoutwhichonehetrulypreferred.Recently,scientistsstudiedthisdecisionmethodandfoundthatflippingacoinledpeopletoimaginethetwodifferentresultsmoreclearly,whichresultedinastrongeremotionalreaction,andthentheyrecognisedhiddenpreferencesandmadedecisionsmoreeasily.Arelatedstudyfurtherprovedthatrandomiserssimplifythechoiceprocess.Whenusingdice,peoplewerelesslikelytolookforadditionalbutunnecessaryinformationaboutthedifferentoptions.Thishelpedtospeeduptheirchoices.Takentogether,recentresearchshowssurprisingbenefitsofflippingcoinsandrollingdiceaslongaspeopledon’tlettheresultscontroltheirchoices.Usingthembutkeepingthefreedomtobedifferentfromtheresultscanspeedupthedecisionprocessandhelpsolvedecisionproblems.ThefirstexampleofSheldonshowsthatrandomdecisionmaking .isalwayseffectivehelpsmakeagoodordermayworkbetterwithfeweroptionscanoffermoresolutionstoimportantproblemsThewriterprobablyagreesthat .peopleshouldnotrolldiceorflipcoinsinimportantsituationspeoplewillmakebetterchoiceswhenexperiencinghappinessdicecanspeedupdecisionprocesswithunnecessaryinformationreactiontotheresultoftherandomisermayshowone’struepreferenceWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?FollowYourHeartorYourHead?ShouldYouLettheDiceDecide?ListentoFriends,orRollaDice?HowDoYouMakeaWiseDecision?DMostofusfeelyoungerorolderthanwereallyare.This“subjectiveage”issimplybasedonthewaywefeelinside.Thenumberofyearsthathavepassedsinceyoufirstenteredtheworldisanunchangeablefact,buteverydayexperiencessuggestthatweoftendon’texperienceageingthesameway.Scientistsfindthat“subjectiveage”isthekeytounderstandingwhysomepeopleappeartobeenergeticastheyage—whileothersdonot.What’smore,variousstudieshaveshownthatyoursubjectiveagecanpredictimportanthealthoutcomes.Insomerealways,youreallyareonlyasoldasyoufeel.OnehasthewayoursubjectiveageinteractswithItisnowthattendtolesstoexperiencesageing.changesarelessaandmorenoticeableinpeopleageschangesageing,thusmakingfewerOnthehand,some8and13thanactualageresultsinanofandandlessofachanceofButtheconnectionbetweenhealthageinbothIfyouupsetand,youareto.Thebea(恶性循环).Inthisway,theeffectofsubjectiveageonhealthiscomparableorstrongerthanthatofactualage.Withtheseinmind,manyscientistsaretryingtodiscoverreasonsthatmayshapethisprocess.Whendowestarttofeelthatourmindsandbodiesareoperatingondifferenttimescales?Andwhydoesithappen?Onestudyfoundthatmostchildrenandteenagersfeelolderthantheyreallyare.Butthischangesataround26,when70%wouldprefertobeyounger.Someresearchersarguethatalowersubjectiveageisaformofself-defense,protectingusfromnegativeagestereotypes(消极的年龄刻板印象)indifferentareasoflife,suchasworkandhealth.Believing“Imaybe65butIonlyfeel50”wouldmeanyouarelessworriedaboutyourperformanceatwork,forexample.Thisthinkinghelpspeopledistancethemselvesfromthesociety’ssadviewofageingandgivesusahopefulviewofthefuture.Withthesefindings,itispossiblethatinthefuture,sciencemightbeabletoreducepeople’ssubjectiveageandimprovetheirhealthasaresult.Inthemeantime,thesefindingscangiveusaclearerviewofthewayourownbrainsandbodiesweatherthepassingoftime.Nomatterhowoldyoureallyare,it’sworthquestioningwhetheranyofthoselimitationsarecomingfromwithin.Accordingtothepassage,subjectiveage .willnoteasilychangewhenyougetolderissimplybasedonhowothersthinkofyoureferstothenumberofyearsyouhavelivedresultsfromyourpersonalexperienceofageingWhatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph3probablymean?Obvious. B.Important. C.Beneficial. D.Limited.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Peoplewithhighersubjectiveagearehealthier.Morepeoplewillhavehighersubjectiveageafter26.Actualagehasastrongereffectonpeople’shealthcondition.Alowersubjectiveagemayfreeusfromthesociety’ssadviewofageing.Thewriterbelievesthat .theagewefeelisimportanttoussubjectiveageistoogoodtobetruefuturesciencewillpreventusfromgettingoldtherearemanyunknownareashiddeninourbrains四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）OneoftheproblemsharmingourplanetisthenumberofthingswethrowRubbishofallkindsispilingupinlandfillandpollutingourriversandoceans.Amorerecentadditiontothelistofthingswethrowawayise-waste—electronicitems(物品)thatarebrokenandnotrecycled.Nowsolutionsarebeingfoundtogivethiswasteanewlife.Manymillionsoftonsoftelevisions,phones,andotherelectronicproductsarethrownawayeachyear,partlybecauseit’scheapertoreplacethemthantofixthem,butalsobecausewedon’thaveenoughskillstorepairthem.AUNreportsays50milliontonsofe-wasteisproducedeveryyear,anditwillbemorethandoubleto110milliontonsby2050.Thatmakesitthefastestgrowingwasteintheworld.However,repaireventsandclubsaregettingpopularnowadays.Thatcouldbepartofasolutiontotheincreasinglyterriblee-wasteproblem.TheBBCvisitedaRestartProjectinLondon,whichisoneofmanyfoundaroundtheworld.Oneofitsvolunteers,FrancescoCalo,saidthat“thepurposeoftheprojectistoreducewaste,andhelppeoplewhocannotaffordtorepairthem.”Astherearemanyvaluablemetals(金属)inelectricalitems,anotherideaise-wastemining(矿).AnexperimentattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinvolvestakingthesematerialsfromelectronicproducts.It’sthoughtthatdoingthiscouldbemorelikelytomakemoneythantraditionalmining.Withphonestypicallyhavingasmanyas60elements(成分),thiscouldbepartofthesolutiontoourdesirefornewtechnology.Theseprojectsmaketotalsense—collectionsofe-wasteforrecyclingare“decreasing”accordingtoRuedigerKuehr,oftheUnitedNationsUniversity.Andincountrieswithnorelatedlaw,muchofitjustgetsthrownaway.However,ifthegovernmentdecidestobeinvolved,therewillbesomeeffectivemethodstodealwithe-waste.TaketheEuropeanUnionasanexample.Itisnowtryingtosolvetheproblembyinsistingcompanieshavetomakeproductslonger-lastingandwillhavetosupplysparepartsformachinesforupto10years.Whatise-waste?Howmuche-wasteisproducedeveryyearaccordingtoaUNreport?thepurposeoftheRestartProjectinLondon?Whatcanpeopletakefromelectronicproductsbye-wastemining?thepassagemainlyabout?五、文段表达(10分)书面表达（共10分）从下面两个题目中50题目①假如你是李华，你们学校的健身俱乐部要举办一场健身经验分享活动，你打Peter提示词语：fit,share,invite,experience,question提示问题：●Whenandwherewillyouhavetheactivity?Whatwillyoudo?WhatdoyouadvisePetertoprepareforit?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________题目②“自我悦纳”指个体能够正确评价和接受自己，并在此基础上不断改进、完善，取得更好的发展。它既是一种处世态度，也是一种处理困境的方式。请用英语写一篇短文投稿，分享一段你的经历。在这段经历中，你认识到自己的缺憾或不足，勇敢面对，积极改进，并最终取得进步，完善了自我。提示词语：difficult,realize,accept,improve提示问题:●Whatchallengehaveyouevermet?Whatdidyoudotodealwithit?Whathaveyoulearntfromtheexperience?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________