2022-2023学年湖北省枣阳市太平三中学第二学期初三第一次模拟考试英语试题含解析

2022-2023学年湖北省枣阳市太平三中学第二学期初三第一次模拟考试英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、―WhenarewegoingtoseethemoviePiratesoftheCaribbean5,thisSaturdayorSunday?―______isOK.I’mfreethisweekend.A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．Each2、TheHollywoodblockbusterAStarIsBornstarredbyLadyGagahasreceivedmanypraisesaroundtheworld.Andthemusicisfantastic,too.themovieis!A．Whatwonderful B．Howwonderful C．Howawonderful D．Whatawonderful3、AlthoughIdon’tfeelverywellmyself,Iwillnotgotohospitalforsomereason.A．certain B．acertain C．few D．afew4、—DoyoucometoXiamenfortheoftravellingorworking?—Icomehereonbusiness.A．interestB．benefitC．purpose5、—It’ssaidthattheTVprogramReaderswasquitepopular.—Yes._______myparents_______mylittlesisterlikeswatchingitverymuch.A．Neither;norB．Both;andC．Either;orD．Notonly;butalso6、--Today’syoungpeoplecan’tlivewithoutsmartphones.--Theireyesaregluedtothescreenwherevertheygo,evenwhilethey_____meals.A．haveB．arehavingC．werehavingD．willhave7、-Couldyoupleasetellme_____?-Fortwoweeks.A．howsoonwillhebeback B．howsoonhewillbebackC．howlonghewillbeaway D．howlongwillhebeaway8、—ElvisalwaystakesgreatpainswithhisEnglish.—Buthestilldoesn'tdowell，heisquiteinlistening.A．strong B．weak C．rich D．bad9、Ourparentswon'tallowus_____intheriveralone.A．swimB．toswimC．swimmingD．swam10、Foryour________,youmustn'tgetoutofthecarinthewildanimalpark.A．choice B．chance C．safety D．mistakeⅡ.完形填空11、Whitecloudsfilledthesky.Thesun’srays

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15eyesofthechild,theworldisfreshandappealingeachday.1．A．hotness B．cold C．warmth D．gas2．A．greeting B．touching C．admiring D．drawing3．A．cooking B．packing C．finishing D．preparing4．A．confusedly B．excitedly C．surprisingly D．frighteningly5．A．things B．animals C．figures D．characters6．A．pulled B．pushed C．carried D．took7．A．crawling B．playing C．flying D．hunting8．A．so B．but C．and D．or9．A．turningover B．lookingafter C．bringingin D．reachingfor10．A．if B．while C．as D．unless11．A．throw B．spread C．get D．cover12．A．jumped B．glared C．stared D．walked13．A．beautiful B．clear C．bright D．blue14．A．hand B．mouth C．ear D．eye15．A．Beyond B．By C．Over D．ThrougⅢ.语法填空12、WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.ItwassetupbytheUNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in1955toencouragepeopletodiscoverthepleasureof1．(read).Itmeansyoureadabookoutofinterestnotbecauseyourteachersorparentstellyoutodoso.“Readingforpleasure”playsamoreimportantrole2．one’sgrowththanone’sfamilybackground.Books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpusknow3．(many)abouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.However,computergames,onlinevideosandInternetarepushingbooksofftheshelf.Someexpertsbelieveit’saworryingtrend(趋势).Each4．(China)read0.38morebooksin2013than2012butstillfarfewerthanthoseinmajordeveloped5．(country).Evenworsemanybookstoreshaveclosedtheirdoors6．manybookloversstarttobuyfewerbooksthanbefore.However,manypeopledostillpreferreadingbecauseithasbeenpartof7．(they)life.Itcanbenefit(使受益)peopleinmanyways.Itgivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.It8．hasastronginfluenceonformingourpersonalityandmakesusmoreintelligent.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.Themoreweknow.The9．(smart)webecome.It’snevertoolatetostartreading.Sojumpintothe10．(wonder)worldofbooksnow！Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whatmakessmartphonesfunandusefultouse?Amazingappsare!Trythemout!ThisappChordanaComposeroffersaneasywaytocreateyourownoriginal(原创的)music．Youjustneedtoenteratwo-barmelodyusingavirtualkeyboardorsingitintoyourphone’smicrophone．Thisappcreatesawholesongrightaway．Youcanchoosethestyleofthesong,suchaspop,rock,classicalandmore．Youcanshareyoursongswithfriends．Afewminutesofmeditationadaycanhelpyouliveahappyandhealthylife．TheHeadspaceappoffersshortmeditationexercisesfordailyuse．Meditationislikeexerciseforyourbrain,andthisappislikeagymforyourmind．Theappalsohasafewvideosthatcanteachyouaboutmeditation．Thereareevencoursesthatspeciallydesignedforyoutousewhenyouareridinginacar,cooking,ortakingaflight．SpinMeisspecialbecauseyoucan’tturnitsalarmoffjustbypressingabutton．Theonlywaytoturnitoffistostandupandspinaroundwhileholdingyourphoneinyourhands．Andno,spinningthephonewhilelyingdownonyourbedwon’twork．TheFlickChampionsWinterSportsofferseightevents．Youuseyourfingerstocontrolthemovesontheapp．Youalsolearntherulesandnecessaryskillsforplayingwintersports．Whenplaying,youpickacountrytorepresentandleadtothechampionship．Youhavethechancetowinthegoldin18challengingcupevents．Howexcitingwoulditbetowinglory(荣誉)foryournationalteam?1．Ifamelody(旋律)comestoyourmindallofasudden,you’llchoose．A．ChordanaComposer B．HeadspaceC．SpinMe D．FlickChampionsWinterSports2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Meditation”mean?A．睡觉 B．开小差 C．冥想 D．猜测3．HowcanweturnofftheSpinMewhenitworks?A．Bypressingabutton． B．ByspinningthephoneC．Bylyinginbedandspinning D．Bystandingupandspinningaround．4．WhatshouldyoudofirstifyouplaytheFlickChampionsWinterSportsforthefirsttime?A．Leadtothechampionship. B．Pickacountrytorepresent.C．Learntherulesandnecessaryskills. D．Wingloryforyournationalteam.5．Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inanovel. B．Inahealthreport.C．Inatravelguide. D．Inanewspaper.B14、Acompanysaysithascompletedthefirst3D-printedhomerecently.Thehomewasshowntoreportersandvisitorsatamusicfestival.Thebuildingcompanyhasdevelopedlarge3D-printersthatbuildhomeswithmortar,ahardandstrongmaterial.Itusesrobotics,computerprogramsandadvancedmaterialstomakehouses.JasonBallardisthecompany'schiefengineer."SoI'mstandinginfrontofthefirst3D-printedhomeinAmerica.Thishousewasactuallyprintedinhighwinds,blowingdustandrain."Itisimportantfortheprintingprogrammestooperateinbadweatherconditions,suchasweatherdisasters.Thegoalistoprinthomesindevelopingcountries.Sotheprinterhastobelightenoughtomovefromonepropertytothenext.Ballardimaginesthatsomeday,many3D-printerswilloperatearoundtheworldtomakehomes."It'sactuallyalotmoresimpletobuildaprinterthanitistobuildahouse,"hesaid."Weranthisprinterataboutaquarterspeedtoprintthishouse,andcompleteditinabout48hoursofprinttime."Thecompanydevelopedthistechnologynottomakemoneybuttohelpprovideaquick,cheaphousingsolutionforthemillionsofpeoplewhoneeditmost.Thereareaboutabillionpeoplethatdon'thaveoneoflife'smostbasichumanneeds,andthat'ssafeshelter.Ballardsayshiscompanyalreadyworksonhousingneedswithpoorfamiliesindifferentareas.Buthesaysthattoreallymakeadifference,theprogramwillneedtobegreatlyimproved.Headdedthatsincethe3D-printingprocessissomuchfasterthantraditionalhomebuilding,awholecommunitycouldbebuiltinjustafewmonths.Hebelievesovertime,peoplecangetthenewhomebelow$4,000withthehelpof3D-printers.1．Whatkindofbuildingmaterialcanbeusedin3-Dprintingaccordingtothepassage?A．lightbutstrongB．lightandsoft.C．strongbutexpensiveD．hardandstrong.2．WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordpropertyinParagraph3?A．landforfarmingB．landforbuildinghousesC．landforraisinganimalsD．landforrunningcompanies3．Itwilltakeabouthourstoprintahouseiftheprinterisatitsfullspeed.A．12B．24C．36D．484．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheFutureof3D-printingB．TheHistoryof3D-printingC．TheNewUseof3D-printingD．TheInstructionsof3D-printingC15、ThefirstchocolatewaseatenbypeopleinSouthAmericahundredsyearsago.Inthosedays,thepeopledidn’treallyeatchocolate.Theyusedthecocabean(可可豆)tomakeachocolatedrinkandtheyenjoyeditverymuch.Manyyearslater,thecocabeanwasbroughttoothercountriesandpeoplecametolovethetasteofchocolate.In1824,JohnCadburyopenedasmallshopinBritish.Oneofthethingshesoldwaschocolatedrink.In1831,heopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrink.Hewantedtoencouragepeopletodrinkchocolateinsteadofotherdrinks.Afewyearslater,amancalledJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolatebars(条状巧克力),andsoforthefirsttimepeoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofonlydrinkingit.Butatthattimechocolatewasveryexpensiveandonlytherichpeoplecouldbuyit.Later,asmoreandmorechocolatebarswereproducedandsold,itbecamecheaper.However,atfirstonlyplainchocolate(akindofchocolatewithoutmilkandwithverylittlesugar)wasproducedandsold.Milkchocolatecamelaterandthiswasmadebyaddingmilktothechocolate.ThefirstmilkchocolatebarwasmadeinCadbury’sfactoryin1897.Theirmostfamouschocolate,Cadbury’sMilkBar,wasmadein1905.IthasbeenthemostpopularchocolateinBritainandaroundtheworldforover100years.TheCadburyfactoryisstillinBritainandthechocolateproducedthereiseatenallovertheworld.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsvisitthefactoryinordertoseehowchocolateismade.1．Hundredsofyearsago,peoplefirstbegantodrinkchocolatein__________.A．SouthAmerica B．SouthAfricaC．Britain D．Australia2．JohnCadburyopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrinkin________.A．1824 B．1831 C．1897 D．19053．Peoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofdrinkingitforthefirsttime_______.A．whenchocolatewascheaper.B．whenmoreandmorechocolatewasproducedC．whenJohnCadburystartedtomakechocolatedrinkD．whenJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolatebars4．Atfirst,notmanypeopleboughtchocolate_________.A．becauseitwasexpensiveB．becausepeopledidn’tlikethetasteC．becausetheywantedtohaveotherdrinksD．becausetherewasnochocolatesoldintheshops5．Cadbury’sMilkBar_________.A．wasfirstmadein1897B．isakindofplainchocolateC．isfamousneitherinBritishnorinAmericaD．ispopularnotonlyinBritishbutalsoaroundtheworldD16、Startingfromthismonth，youwon’tbehearingtheword“NBA”onsportsprogramsonCCTV.Instead，sporthostswillgivethefullChinesenamewhentheyrefertotheNBA–NationalBasketballAssociation.Youalsowon’thearanyotherEnglishabbreviations（缩写式）onCCTV’sChineseprograms，suchasGDP(grossdomesticproduct)orWTO(WorldTradeOrganization).YouwillheartheirChinesetranslations.CCTVreceivedanoticefromtheStateAdministrationofRadio，FilmandTelevision，tellingittoavoidusingEnglish-languageabbreviationsintheirreportstoprotectthe“purity”oftheChineselanguage.AfewotherTVstationsalsoreceivedthenotice.FuZhenguo，aneditorofPeople’sDaily，isoneofthepeoplewhoproposed（提议）thechange.“UsingEnglishinaChinese-speakingenvironmentisagainstChineselaw，”hesaid.“UsingEnglishonChineseTVprogramsisunfairtopeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglish.Itwillhaveabadlanguageinfluenceonkidsandteenagers.”Butsomeexpertshaveadifferentopinion.LiuYaoying，aprofessorattheCommunicationsUniversityofChina，saidthemoveshowsculturalconservatism（保守主义）.“IfWesterncountriescanacceptsomeChinglish（中国式英语）words，whycan’ttheChineselanguagebemixedwithEnglish?”Liusaid.Alotofpeoplehavecriticizedthemove，sayingthatitwillcauseproblemsforthem.“IunderstandwhatCD，VCDandDVDmeanwhenIhearthem.ButIwon’tknowwhattheTVprogramsaretalkingaboutifIhearthoseproducts’fullChinesenames，”apersonwroteinaBBSpost.Followingthesamepost，anotherpersonwrotejokingly：“I’mnotlisteningtomyMP3now.I’mlisteningtomyMovingPictureExpertsGroup-1AudioLayer3.SomepeoplealsoquestionwhyCCTViskeepingitslogo，sinceitisalsoanEnglishabbreviation.1．（小题1）Wecan’theartheEnglishabbreviationsfromthismonthbecause___________.A．noonecansaytheabbreviationsB．theabbreviationsareuselessC．Chinesetranslationsareeasiertobeunderstood.D．thepurityofChineseshouldbeprotected2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowingisanabbreviationofanorganization?A．DVDB．WTOC．GDPD．VCD3．（小题3）WhatistheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“criticized”?A．阻止B．赞同C．表扬D．批评4．（小题4）Fromthepassage，weknowthat.A．Notallthepeoplearesatisfiedwiththemove.B．Allthepeoplearepleasedwiththemove.C．CCTVhasgivenupitslogo.D．TheChineselanguagecan’tbemixedwithEnglish.5．（小题5）TheseventhparagraphshowsA．abadlanguageinfluenceonkidsandteenagersB．itisunfairforourChinesetouseEnglishabbreviations.C．problemscausedbynotusingtheEnglishabbreviationsD．culturalconservatismE17、Myhouseismadeofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeofsoftware.Ifyoucometovisit,you’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPIN

towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearestyou,andthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole(控制台),asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.ThePINandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,youcanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.Ibelievethatseveralyearsfromnowon,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,andaskmyselfinstead,“HowdidIlivewithoutthem?”1．Thewriter’shouseisNOTmadeof________.A．bricksB．woodC．glassD．software2．Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Howtodevelopanewsystem.B．ThefunctionofthePIN.C．Ahomeforthefuture.D．Easylifeinthefuture.3．Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthefourthparagraph?A．Toletreadersknowwhyhisideasarenew.B．ToexplainwhatthefunctionsofthePINandtheconsoleare.C．ToexplaintheimportanceofthePINandtheconsole.D．Toletreadersknowhowspecialhishouseis.4．Thewriter’snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause

________.A．ithasyourfavouritemusicfollowingyouB．youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhereC．thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopracticeD．ithasbeencontrolledbycomputers5．Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?A．AnITexpert.B．Afamousengineer.C．Agameplayer.D．Anexperiencedteacher.F18、DoestechnologyinfluencethepurityofChineselanguage?Yes!ManyChineseusemessengertoolssuchasMSNorQQ,listentomusiconMP3playersandblogontheInternetusingADSL,butmostpeopledon’tknowtheChinesemeaningsoftheabbreviations,asmanyEnglishlettershavebecomepartofthelocallexicon（专门词汇）.someparentsaresocrazyaboutEnglishlettersthatacoupletriedtonametheirbaby"@",theysaythecharacterusedinemailaddressesreflectstheirloveforthechild.Whilethe"@"isobviouslyfamiliartoChinesee-mailusers,theyoftenusetheEnglishword"at"topronounceit,whichsoundslikeaita,or"lovehim",toPutonghuaspeakers.“Nowadays,moreandmoreEnglishabbreviationsarebeingusedinChinese,makingthemanimportantpartofthemodernlanguage,"saidHouMin,aprofessoratCommunicationUniversityofChina."Theabbreviationsareverypopularbecausetheycanbeusedeasily,"Housaid."AsmoreChinesepeoplelearnforeignlanguages,especiallyEnglish,inrecentyears,usingabbreviationshasbecomeatrend（趋势）amongsomeeducatedpeople,"shesaid.Somelanguagescholarsfear_____willinfluencethepurityofChineseandcauseconfusion（混乱）incommunication.1．WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．OnlyafewpeopleknowtheChinesemeaningsoftheabbreviations.B．PeopleoftenusetheEnglishword"lovehim"topronounce"@".C．ManyEnglishlettersarepopularandhavebecomepartofthelocallexicon.D．Usingabbreviationshasbecomeatrendamongeducatedpeopleinrecentyears.2．Whydosomeparentsnametheirbaby"@"?A．Becausesomeparentsfeel"@"isveryinteresting.B．Becausesomeparentsthink"@"isaluckyword.C．Becausesomeparentswanttoshowtheirlove.D．Becauseitiseasyforchildrentowrite"@".3．Theunderlinedword“suchusage”inthepassagerefersto_______.A．MoreandmoreChineseabbreviationsarebeingusedinEnglishB．ChinesestudentscanuseChineseinEnglishcorrectly.C．ManyChineseusemessengertoolssuchasMSNorQQ,liste