2023届江苏省无锡江阴市要塞片市级名校初三5月半月考英语试题含解析

2023届江苏省无锡江阴市要塞片市级名校初三5月半月考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、—Mom,mustIfinishmyhomeworknow?—No,you___________.Youmayhavesupperfirst.A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’t D．maynot2、---Didyougototheconcertwithyourparentsyesterday?---No,IformyEnglishtestallafternoon.A．prepared B．ampreparing C．waspreparing D．haveprepared3、Westopped_________,buttherewasnotanysound.A．tolistenB．listensC．listenD．listening4、ThewitnesstoldthejudgeTony______thethiefwhobrokeintothevilla,becausetheywerewatchingamovietogether______thatdarknight.A．couldn’tbe;on B．mustbe;on C．couldn’tbe;in D．maybe;in5、—Couldyoupleasetellme_________?—Becausemyalarmo’clockdidn’tgooff.A．whyyouwerelateforschoolB．whywereyoulateforschoolC．whydidyoucometoschoollate6、Alice,togetherwithherclassmatespunishedforbreakingtheschoolruleslastweek.A．is B．are C．was D．were7、Students_________toreadthetextcarefullybeforetheyansweredthequestions.A．askB．askedC．areaskedD．wereasked8、—Didhetellyouanything________?—Yes,hetoldusthe________oflearningEnglishwell.A．important;importantB．importance;importantC．importance;importanceD．important;importance9、—CouldIyouriPad,Alice?—Ofcourse.Hereyouare.A．lendB．keepC．borrowD．return10、TheycanhardlyspeakEnglish,________?A．can’ttheyB．won’ttheyC．cantheyD．willtheyⅡ.完形填空11、Roberthadjustmovedintotheneighborhood,andhehadastrangefeelingthathewasnotwanted.Hethoughtmaybe1boysweretryingtogetanideaofwhathewaslike.Butthatdidn’tmakehimfeelanyless2.Hewasnew,andhehadtobe3.Still,provinghimselfwouldnotbe4easy.Hedidnotwanttomakefriendswith5boysordoanythingtobreakthelawtoprovethathewas6.No!Hemustshowwhathewasmadeofinagoodway.That’showhegothis7.ThenextdaywasSaturday.He8thatmostoftheboyswouldgodowntotheplaygroundandchoosesidesforSaturday’s9game.Robertknewhecouldplaybasketballwell,andthatmightbeenoughtoprovehewasstrong.Thentheboyswouldwanttobehisfriends.He10earlyanddidhisstepexercises.Heshot(投掷)theballseveraltimesanddidsomeotherexercises.Someof11wereverydifficultandlookedcool.Thentheboyscame.Robert12whathehaddonebeforethegameand13whathecoulddo.Noonesaida14.Theboysjustlookedateachotherandthoughtaboutit.Whenitwasallover,thebiggestoneinthegroup15andshookhishand.Robertknewhehadmadeit.1．A．another B．theothers C．others D．other2．A．lonely B．friendly C．happy D．uncertain3．A．examined B．checked C．corrected D．tested4．A．even B．so C．such D．much5．A．good B．bad C．healthy D．sick6．A．weak B．friendly C．strong D．lovely7．A．idea B．lesson C．prize D．feeling8．A．decided B．considered C．realized D．knew9．A．football B．basketball C．volleyball D．baseball10．A．arrived B．got C．learned D．showed11．A．ones B．it C．them D．that12．A．lookedthrough B．wentthrough C．livedthrough D．gotthrough13．A．showed B．acted C．played D．gave14．A．letter B．word C．phrase D．sentence15．A．cried B．left C．smiled D．stayedⅢ.语法填空12、Joe’sgrandchildrenvisitedhimduringtheholidays.Beforethevacationtime,Joecleanedthehouse.Unluckily,helosthisfavoritewatch.WhenJoe’sgrandchildrenarrived,theyaskedhim1．hewassoupset.Joesaid,“Ilostthemostvaluablewatchthatwas2．(give)byyourgrandma.”Hisgrandchildrenpromisedhimthattheywouldfindthewatchforhim.OneofJoe’s3．(granddaughter)asked,“Grandpa,doyourememberwhenyoulastsawthewatchbeforeitwasmissing?”Joereplied,“MaybewhenIwascleaningthebarn(仓房).”Thechildrenwenttothebarn,whichwasfull4．oldbooks,brokenfurniture,andsoon.Theysearchedformorethantwohours,butcouldn’tfindthewatch.Theywerevery5．(sadness)andleft.Afterawhile,onegrandsonwalkedintothebarnagain.Herequestedtheothersnottofollow6．(he).Thelittleboysatquietlyinthebarnforabout15minutesandthenrushedtohisgrandpa.Yes,hegotthewatchand7．(happy)giveittoJoe.Joewassurprisedandaskedhowhewasabletofindthewatch.Thelittleboyreplied,“Isatinthebarnwithout8．(make)anoiseandthebarnwassoquiet.Afterafewminutes,Iheardthetick-ticksoundandfoundit.”Joe9．(hug)thelittleboyandthankedhim.Thiswasthepowerofsilence.Ifwestaycalm,wemayfindawaytodeal10．adifficultsituationveryeasily.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、OnceIspokeatahighschool.Afterthespeech,Iwasaskedtoseeaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyathome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme,anditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.Iagreed.HewasMatthew.Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefive,thentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalweightlifter,andIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain(抱怨).Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.

Heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightwithme.Whenwefinishedtalking,IwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.Itoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstacles

thanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youareachampion(冠军).Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”LastsummerIgotthenewsthatMatthewhaddiedandaletterMatthewhadwrittenmeafewdaysbefore:DearRick,MymomsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.ThedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymore.ButIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedayIwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal.ButIknownowI’llnevermakeit.ButIknowI’machampion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.Yourfriend,Matthew1．Theboywishedtomeetthewriterbecause.A．hewishedtotakepartintheOlympicsB．headmiredtheauthorverymuchC．hehopedtomakefriendswiththeauthor2．WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Matthewwasgoodatweightlifting.B．Rickhadthesimilardiseaseasachild.C．Matthewnevergaveupinfaceofdisease.3．Whydidtheboyrefusethewriter’smedal?A．Hedidn’tneedRick’spity.B．Ricklookedonthemedalasthemostimportantthing.C．ThegoldmedalwasverydeartoRick.4．WhatcanbeinferredfromMatthew’sletter?A．Mathewwasunhappybeforedeath.B．MathewkeptintouchwithRick.C．MathewsentsomepicturestoRick.5．Whatdoesobstaclesmean?A．障碍B．麻烦C．疾病B14、BostonIsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum＂Chairs＂February11—May8,2017ItalianfurnitureexpertFaustoCalderaiandIndianphotographerDayanitaSinghpresentanexhibitionofchairsfromthemuseum’scollectionand＂chairphotographs＂fromaroundtheworldpresentedinaVenetian-stylehallhousingworld-famousmasterpieces.Formoreinformation:NewYorkTheNoguchiMuseum＂NoguchiandGraham＂December1,2016—May1,2017Noguchi’slong-termcollaborationwithdancerMarthaGrahamisregardedbymanyasahighpointinthehistoryofbothmoderndanceandart.Theexhibitionhighlightsnineofthesetscreatedthroughthiscollaboration.Formoreinformation:PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts＂InFullView:AmericanPainting(1720—2017)＂January11—April10,2017Foundedin1805,thePennsylvaniaAcademyhasbeenhometoAmerica’sartistsfor200years.TheAcademycollectsandexhibitstheworksoffamousAmericanartists,andiswell-knownfortrainingfineartists.ItisthelargestexhibitionofAcademy’sdistinguishedAmericancollectionintheinstitution’shistory.Formoreinformation:www.pafA．orgSeattleSeattleMuseumofGlass＂Murano:GlassfromtheOlnickSpanuCollection＂November7,2017Thisexhibitionincludesover200piecesofbeautifulglassfromMurano,theislandofglassblowersnearVenice,Italy.Watchliveglass-blowingshowsintheHotShopandseeothermodernglassexhibitions.Formoreinformation:1．Whichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersinformationaboutthefurnitureshow?A．www.pafA．orgB．www.C．www.D．www.2．WelearnfromthetextthatMarthaGrahamis________.A．adancerB．aglassblowerC．apainterD．aphotographer3．IfyouwanttoknowthehistoryofAmericanpainting,youmayvisit________.A．theNoguchiMuseumB．SeattleMuseumofGlassC．IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseumD．PennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts4．Ifyouwanttowatchliveglass-blowingshows,youcangoto________.A．PhiladelphiaB．BostonC．SeattleD．NewYork5．Wecangotothemuseumsofthe4citiesaboveexcept________.A．February15,2017B．May10,2017C．December10,2016D．April8,2017C15、Howniceareyou?Doyougivemoneytohomelesspeople?Doyouofferyourseattosomeoneinneedonabus?Manypeoplebelievethatconfidentpeoplethinkmorehighlyofthemselves,whilethosewhohavelowself-esteem(自尊)thinklessoftheirgoodqualities.However,anewstudysaysitmightnotbetrue,reportedTheGuardian.ThestudywasdonebyJonathanFreeman,apsychologyprofessorfromtheUniversityofLondon,UK.Hefoundthat98percentofBritishpeopleconsiderthemselvestobeamongthenicest50percentofthepopulation.Inthestudy,Freemanfirstaskedsomepeopletorate(评级)theirownniceness.Thenhegotpeopletoanswerquestionslike“Doyougivedirectionstostrangers?”and“Haveyoueverdonatedblood?”.Theresultsshowedthatpeoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.Twothirdsofthemseldomhelpedotherscarryheavyshoppingbags,andonlyaquarterofthemdonatedblood.InanotherstudybypsychologistsfromuniversitiesinChicagoandVirginia,US,somepeoplewereshownpicturesofthemselves.Somepictureshadbeenmoreorlesschangedtomakethemappearmoreattractive（有吸引力的）.Whenaskedtopicktheunchangedpictures,peopleusuallychosethemoreattractiveones.So,whydowethinkwe’renicerthanweactuallyare?Therearemanytheories(理论).Apopularonesaysweunknowinglycheatourselves,sothatwecangetconfidencewithoutknowinglylyingtoourselvesoreachother.Howcanwesolveit?Otherstudiesshowthatthereisasimpleway:feedback(反馈).Compareothers’opiniontowardyourselfwithyourownandyouwillseeaclearerpicture.1．Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?A．Amagazine.B．Agrammarbook.C．Adictionary.D．Astorybook.2．Whatdidthenewstudyfind?A．Confidentpeoplehavemoregoodqualities.B．Peoplewithlowself-esteemaremostlynotnice.C．Peoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.D．Confidentpeopledon’tlikethosewithlow-esteem.3．WhichofthefollowingaboutFreeman’sstudyisNOTtrue?A．FreemanisaBritishpsychologyprofessor.B．About98percentofBritishpeoplethinkthey’renicepeople.C．Thepeopleansweredsomequestionsaboutniceness.D．Onefourthofthepeoplehelpedotherscarryheavybags.4．AccordingtoPara5,peoplechosethemoreattractivepicturesofthemselvesbecause________.A．theywerenothappywiththeirlooksB．itwashardtotellsmalldifferencesC．theyliedtothemselveswithoutknowingitD．theywantedthemselvestolookgood5．Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A．Howtobeanicerperson.B．Others’opinionstowardyou.C．Howtoknowourselveswell.D．People’sopinionoftheirownniceness.D16、Hassan’sfacebrightened.“Good,”hesaid.Heliftedourkite,redwithyellow.Helickedhisfingerandhelditup,

testedthewind,thenraninitsdirection.Thespool(线轴)rolledinmyhandsuntilHassanstopped,aboutfiftyfeetaway.Heheldthekitehighoverhishead,likeanOlympicathleteshowinghisgoldmedal.Ijerkedthestringtwice,ourusualsignal,andHassanthrewthekitehighlyintosky.Itookadeepbreath,andpulledonthe

string.Withinaminute,mykitewasrocketingtothesky.Itmadeasoundlikeabirdflappingitswings.Hassanclappedhishands,andranbacktome.Ihandedhimthespool,holdingontothestring,andhespunitquicklytorolltheloosestringbackon.Atleasttwodozenkitesalreadyhunginthesky,likepapersharksswimminginthesea.Withinanhour,thenumberdoubled.Acoldbreezewentthroughmyhair.Thewindwasperfectforkiteflying,blowingjusthardenoughtogivesomelift,

makethesweepseasier.Nexttome,Hassanheldthespool,hishandsalreadybloodiedbythestring.Soon,thecuttingstartedandthefirstofthedefeatedkiteswhirled(回旋)outofcontrol.Theyfellfromtheskylikeshootingstars,showeringtheneighborhoodsbelowwithprizesforthekiterunners.Icouldheartherunnersnow,shoutingastheyranthestreets.Someoneshoutedreportsofafightbreakingouttwostreetsdown.IkeptstealingglancesatBabasittingwithhisfriend,wonderingwhathewasthinking.Washecheeringforme?Ordidapartof

himenjoywatchingmefail?Thatwasthethingaboutkiteflying:Yourmindflewwiththekite.Theywerecomingdownallovertheplacenow.ThekitesandIwasstillflying.MyeyeskeptwanderingovertoBaba.WashesurprisedIhadlastedaslongasIhad?Youdon’tkeepyoureyestothesky,youwon’tlastmuchlonger.Isnappedmygazebacktothesky.Aredkitewasclosinginonme—I’dcaughtitjustintime.Itangled(纠缠)abitwithit,endedupbestinghimwhenhetriedtocutmefrombelow.1．Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofflyingakite?①testedthewind②heldthekitehighoverhead③raninthedirectionofwind④heldupthekite⑤stoppedfaraway⑥threwthekiteintoskyA．④①③⑤②⑥ B．④①③②⑤⑥ C．④①②③⑤⑥ D．④②①③⑤⑥2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofflyingkites?A．Acoldbreezemaygethairuntidy. B．Fingersmayhurt.C．Afightmaybreakout. D．Mindmayflywiththekite.3．Whydid“I”keeplookingatBabawhenIwasflyingakite?A．Iwantedtoknowwhathewastalkingtohisfriend.B．Iwantedtogethisadviceandgetmykitelasttotheend.C．IwasnotconfidentandIwaslookingforwardtohisattention.D．Iwassurprisedthathehadlastedsolongwatchingmykiteflying.E17、KeeshlivedattheNorthPolealongtimeago.Hewasabrightthirteen-year-oldboywithastrong,healthybody.Hisfatherwasabravemanwhohaddiedduringafoodshortage.Hisfathertriedtosavethelivesofhispeoplebyfightingagiantpolarbear.Themeatfromthebearkeptthepeoplefromhunger.Keeshwashisonlyson,andhelivedalonewithhismother.ButpeoplesoonforgothowKeesh’sfatherhadsavedtheirlives.Theywereforcedtoliveinthepooresthouseinthevillage.Onenighttherewasameetinginthechief’slargehouse.Atthatmeeting,Keeshshowedhowmuchcouragehehad.Herosetohisfeetandwentonsteadily,“Becausemyfather,Bok,broughthomemoremeatthananyotherhunter,everyonereceivedafairshare,butnowmymotherandIweregivenmeatfilledwithbones.”Thehunterswereshockedtohearachildspeaktothemthatway.Keeshwaitedcalmlyuntiltheshoutingdieddown.“Mymotherhasnooneexceptme,andthereforeImustspeak.Myfatherputhislifeindangeranddied,toofferfoodtothisvillage.ItisonlyrightthatI,hissonandhiswifeshouldhaveenoughgoodmeataslongasthereisplentyofgoodmeatinthisvillage.I,Keesh,thesonofBok,havespoken.”Hesatdown.Theythreatenedtopunishhimbynotgivinghimanyfoodatall.Keesh’seyesflashed(闪烁)andthebloodpounded(冲击)underhisskin,hejumpedtohisfeet.“Listentome,youmen!”heshouted.“Ishallneverspeakinthismeetingagain—notuntilyoucometoinvitemetospeak.Myfatherwasagreathunter,andsowillIbe.”TheylaughedandshoutedatKeesh.ButKeeshsaidnothingmore.Hewalkedawaywithhisheadraised,lookingneithertotheleftnortheright……---bebasedonastorybyJackLondon1．Whatdoestheword“they”referinthesecondparagraph?A．Keeshandhisfather.B．Thepoorhunters.C．Keeshandhunters.D．Keeshandhismother.2．Accordingtothepassage,weknowKeesh’sfatherdiedbecauseof_____.A．lackingfoodyearsagoB．fightingwithahunterC．strugglingwithabearD．savingabear’slife3．FromthepassagewecaninferwhypeoplelaughedandshoutedatKeesh.A．Keeshhadnofather.B．Keeshwasonlyachild.C．Keeshleftthechief’slargehouse.D．Keeshwasgoingtoprovehiswords.F18、TheArtsCinemaisopen7daysaweek,showinglotsofAmericanandforeignfilms.NextweekitwillshowanAustralianfilmcalled“MidnightMeeting”.IttakesplaceinSydneyinthe1960s.YoucanseethatfilmfromMondaytoThursday.Itwillbeontwiceadayat6:30and9:10intheevenings.Thefilmlaststwohoursandfifteenminutes.Ticketsare$4,butthereisaspecialstudentticketat$2.60forallthefilms.Pleasebringyourstudentcardifyouwantthecheaperticket.ThenearestcarparktothecinemaisinHamletStreet.It'sjustfiveminutes’walkfromthecinema.Ifyouneedmoreinformation,phone8813962duringofficehours—9amto4:30pm,MondaytoFriday.1．Fromthepassageweknowthat“MidnightMeeting”isa（n）film.A．Chinese B．Japanese C．Australian D．American2．Whencanpeopleseethatfilm?A．FromMondaytoThursday. B．FromMondaytoFriday.C．Sixdaysaweek. D．Sevendaysaweek.3．Thefilmlasts.A．from6:3