2023届江苏省盐城市新洋第二实验校初三英语试题下学期期中英语试题含解析

2023届江苏省盐城市新洋第二实验校初三英语试题下学期期中英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Ilovethispainting.It________thepainter'slovefornature.—Iagree.A．plans B．expects C．shows D．depends2、---Thepenlooksnice.Whoboughtitforyou?---It’sabirthdaypresentfrommymother.Ilikeitverymuchanditwritesvery.A．completely B．properly C．rapidly D．smoothly3、Lookatmynewjeans.Mymothergave________tomefor________birthday.A．it;me B．them;my C．they;mine D．its;I4、—Haveyoualreadymadea(n)_____abouttheplan?—Notyet.Westillneedtodiscussit.A．effort B．noise C．mistake D．agreement5、—Ihavenevervisitedapaperfactory.—_____A．SohaveI.B．SoIhave.C．NeitherhaveI.D．Ihaven’tno6、Idon’trememberwhospokefirstinthemeeting,buteveryone_______hisopinionsaboutthisproblem.A．talkedB．spokeC．showedD．discussed7、InApril,theweatherinsomeplaceschangesalot.Peoplerememberwhentheyhavefourseasonsinoneweek.A．organized B．describedC．expressed D．experienced8、Eachyearalargenumberoftouristsare__________toQinghaiLake,whichisChina'slargestsaltwaterlake.A．attracted B．attended C．accepted D．achieved9、SunLiisakindgirl.Sheoften______thepeopleintrouble.A．willhelp B．helps C．ishelping D．hashelped10、You______paytoomuchattentiontoyourpronunciation,asitissoimportantintheoral（口头的）test.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．needn’tⅡ.完形填空11、MyhusbandandIonlyhaveonecar.Soafterwork,Ialwayswalktohisofficetowaitforhimtodrivemehome.Oneday,whileIwaswaitingforhim,abeautifulCadillac(凯迪拉克)cametoa(n)1nearme.Iwasbusily2thecarwhenInoticedthedriver.Honestly,shewasprobablythe3womanIhadeverseenoutsideofamoviescreen.Hereyeswereasblueasthesea,andshehad4likearowofpearls(珍珠).Minuteslater,amancameoutofthebuildingandwalkedovertoher.Theykissedanddroveoff.Sittingthere,5injeansandaT-shirt,Iwantedtocry.Itissounfair(不公平)somepeoplehaveitall.ThenextweekIsawheragain,andafterthatitbecamealmost6toseeher.Iwouldwonderifsheandherhusbandateoutalotandwheretheywent.IwantedhertogetoutofthecarsoIcouldseeherclearly.Didshewearhigh-fashionedshoes?Afewweekslater,thiswas7forme.Iwaswaitinginmyusualplaceandthelady’shusbandcameovertotheircar.Heopenedthedoor.8thewomanwalkedaroundtothepassengerside,withawalkingstick.Shehadaprosthetic(假肢)onherleftleg.AstheydroveawayIbegantocry.WhenmyhusbandarrivedItoldhimaboutwhathad9.Hesaidheknewherhusbandandthat,whentheladywas12yearsold,shehadanaccidentontherailroad.Bothofherparentswerekilled.Therailcompanygavealargenumberofmoneytoherbecausethecrossinghadno10;thatiswhysheownedsuchanicecar.NowIrealizehowluckyIam.Whenyoumeetapersonwhoseemstobemuchbetteroffthanyou,don’tbefooled(欺骗)byappearances.1．A．end B．stop C．mark D．point2．A．admiring B．comparing C．decorating D．following3．A．bravest B．happiest C．prettiest D．wealthiest4．A．ears B．fingers C．legs D．teeth5．A．covered B．dressed C．included D．trapped6．A．guilty B．strange C．stressful D．usual7．A．answered B．presented C．raised D．solved8．A．actively B．rapidly C．slowly D．suddenly9．A．announced B．disappeared C．happened D．mistaken10．A．scenes B．senses C．sights D．signsⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、VolunteerswithChildreninNepalYouwillhaveanopportunitytohelpchildrenthere.Childrenwhohavelosttheirparentsorwhoseparentsaretoopoortocareforthemneedlove,attention,lifeskillsandeducation.Asavolunteerthere,youwillworkwithlocalteacherstoteachEnglishandcomputerskills,helpthechildrenwiththeirhomeworkandtakecareofthem.Volunteersarealsoencouragedtoorganizemusic,danceorsportsactivities.Somedaytripsarewelcomedbykids!Youneedto:*dowellinEnglish.*stayinNepalforatleast3weeks.*payforyourownfoodandroom($60-$80perweek)Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasesende-mailsto:BeiTaLuna@163.Com.1．WhichkindofchildrenneedhelpinNepal?A．Thechildrenwhodon’tlivewithparents.B．Thechildrenwhoseparentsarepoor.C．Thechildrenwholivewithparents.D．Thechildrenwhoaresick.2．IfyouwanttobeavolunteerinNepal,howlongwillyoustaythereatleast?A．Oneweek.B．Twoweeks.C．Threeweeks.D．Fourweeks.3．IfyouwanttobeavolunteerinNepalfor5weeks,howmuchwillitcostatleast?A．$210.B．$240.C．$280.D．$300.4．What’sthepassageabout?A．TeachersWanted.B．VolunteersWanted.C．WelcometoNepal.D．ThechancetoNepalB14、“Pullingyourleg”A:Fred,isittruethatIdidn’tpassthemathtestthistime?B：Idon’tknow,Joe!Itwasajoke!Iwaspullingyourleg,that’sall.A：Oh,dear.Youmeanyouarekidding.B：Yes,pardonme.GoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents,“WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveyouyesterday?”“Igaveittoapooroldwoman.”Heanswered.“Youareagoodboy.”Saidthemotherproudly.“Herearetwomore,butwhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?”“Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy!”NewTeacherGeorgecamebackfromschoolonthefirstofSeptember,“George,howdidyoulikeyournewteacher”,askedhismother.“Ididn’tlikeher,becauseshesaidthatthreeandthreeweresixandthenshesaidthattwoandfourweresix,too...”AGoodBoxofMatchesMothersentTommytothestoreacrossthestreettobuyagoodboxofmatches,whenTommycameback,motheraskedhim,“Didyoubuyagoodboxofmatches?”“Yes,mom.”Tommyreplied,“Ihavetriedthemall..”1．Georgedidn’tlikehisteacherbecausehethought___________.A．histeacherwasn’tbeautiful.B．histeacher’sclasswasn’tinteresting.C．Histeachermademistakesoften.D．Histeacherdidn’tlikehim.2．Tommytriedallthematchesinorderto_________.A．makehismotherhappy.B．havefun.C．makesureiftheyareallgood.D．makehimselfwarm.3．Accordingto”GoodBoy”,welearned______________.A．LittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocentstohelptheoldwoman.B．LittleRobertlikedeatingcandy.C．LittleRobert’smotherwasveryhappyatlastwhensheheardhisson’swords.D．weshouldhelpothers.4．AlloftheabovearejokesEXCEPT_____.A．PullingYourLegB．GoodBoyC．NewTeacherD．AGoodBoxofMatches5．WhichofthefollowingisTURE?A．Joedidn’tpassthemathtest.B．LittleRobertwasverykindtotheoldwoman.C．“Iwaspullingyourleg”means“Iwasjustkidding.”D．Tommyboughtagoodboxofmatchesforhismother.C15、WhatisthehottestEnglishwordof2014?It’s“selfie”,accordingtoOxforddictionaries.Selfieisaphotothatonetakesofoneself,accordingtotheOxfordonlinedictionary.Peopleusuallytakeselfieswithasmartphone(智能手机)andsendthemtoasocialmediawebsite.Thewordwasfirstusedin2004.Inthepast12months,itsfrequency(出现频率)intheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17,000percent,saidOxforddictionaries.Now,almosteverybodyknowsit.“Almosteveryday,Itakeaphotoofmyselfatschool,andsaveitinmyQzone(QQ空间),”saidHuangXu,13,fromHunan.Thesephotosrecordherhappyandsadmoments.Popstarsalsotakealotofselfies.LiChunping,14,fromHarbin,isabigfanofYangMi.“Shehasusedmanyselfiestotelluswhat’sgoingoninherpersonallife,”saidLi.Whatmakespeopleloveselfies?Somepeoplesayit’snarcissism(自恋).“Theriseoftheselfieisaperfectsymbolforournarcissisticculture.We’recryingout:Lookatme!”saidUSpsychiatrist(精神科医生)CaroleLieberman.Youngpeopleareusingselfiestomakefriendsonline,JonathanFreedlandwroteinTheGuardian.“Theusualpurposeoftakingaselfieistoshareonline.Theyexpressahumanneedtoconnectwithothers,”wroteFreedland.HuangXuagreeswiththat.“Duringsummervacation,myclassmatesandIsharedmanyselfiesonline.Hairorclotheswerenotourinterests.Throughthesephotos,wegottoknoweachother’sholidaysandfeelings,”saidHuangXu.1．（小题1）Accordingtothestory,a“selfie”is__________.A．apersonwithasmartphoneB．asmartphonewhichcantakephotosC．aphototakenbyoneselfD．anEnglishdictionary2．（小题2）Whenwastheword“selfie”firstused?A．MorethantenyearsagoB．In2014C．WhensmartphonesappearedD．Nobodyknows3．（小题3）Wecantellfromthestorythat__________.A．onlyfamouspeopleenjoytakingselfiesB．allpeopleloveselfiesbecauseofnarcissismC．peoplelovetoshareselfiesonlineD．USpsychiatristCaroleLiebermanhatesselfies4．（小题4）Weputthesentence“Butsomepeopledon’tseeitthatway”atthebeginningof___________.A．Paragraph4B．Paragraph5C．Paragraph6D．Paragraph75．（小题5）Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．SelfiesandnarcissismB．SelfiesandsharingC．SelfiesandsmartphonesD．Selfies,thehottestwordin2014D16、OnChristmasEve—thenightbeforeChristmasDay—childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn’treal.InJimandKate’shouse,“FatherChristmas”isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn’tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn’tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho“FatherChristmas”reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1．ChristmasEveis__________.A．thenightofChristmasDayB．theeveningofChristmasDayC．ChristmasDayD．thenightbeforeChristmasDay2．FatherChristmasoftenputspresents________.A．intochildren’shatsB．intochildren’sstockingsC．underchildren’sbedsD．intochildren’sshoes3．Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,__________.A．theydidn’tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB．theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn’trealC．theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmasD．theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings4．Whenthechildrenareolder,they__________.A．knowthatFatherChristmasisrealB．asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresentsC．knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD．knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend5．FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe________.A．chimney B．backdoor C．frontdoor D．window.E17、Irememberreadingastoryonceaboutamanwhofoundabagwithalotofclay(泥土)ballsbytheseashore.Theydidn’tlooklikemuch,buttheyintrigued(激起……的兴趣)themansohetookthebagwithhim.Ashewalkedalongthebeach,topassthetime,hewouldthrowtheclayballsoneatatimeoutintotheoceanasfarashecouldthrow.Hethoughtlittleaboutituntilhedroppedoneoftheballsanditbrokeopenonarock.Insidewasabeautiful,preciousstone(宝石).Excited,themanstartedbreakingopentheremainingclayballs.Eachcontainedasimilartreasure.Hefoundthousandsofdollarsworthofjewels(珠宝)inthe20orsoclayballshehadleft.Thenitstruckhim.Hehadbeenonthebeachforalongtime.Hehadthrownmaybe50or60oftheclayballswiththeirhiddentreasureintotheoceanwaves.Insteadofthousandsofdollarsintreasure,hecouldhavehadtensofthousand,buthejustthrewitallaway.Youknowsometimes,it’slikethatwithpeople,welookatsomeone,maybeevenourselves,andweseetheexternal(外部的)clayvessel.Itdoesn’tlooklikemuchfromtheoutside.Itisn’talwaysbeautiful,sowediscount（不重视，不理会）it,weseethatpersonaslessimportantthansomeonemorebeautifulorwell-knownorwealthy.Thereisatreasureineachandeveryoneofus.Ifwetakethetimetogettoknowthatperson,andifweaskGodtoshowusthatpersonthewayHeseeshim,then________________________________________.1．（小题1）Whydidthemanthrowtheclayballsintotheocean?A．Becausehewantedtoexercise.B．Becausehewantedtokilltime.C．Becausetheballsweretooheavy.D．Becausehewantedtoshowhewasrich.2．（小题2）Itisclearthat_______.A．themanwasafoolB．themanwouldknowpeoplebetterC．themangottensofthousandsofdollarsD．themanhavegotmoremoney3．（小题3）Theunderlinesentencemeansthat_______.A．wewillseethesunshineB．wewillseeabeautifuljewelC．wewillfindtheinner(内在的)beautyD．wewillfindtheexternal(外部的)beauty4．（小题4）Fromthispassagewecanlearn_______.A．weshouldbreakeverythingwefindtolookforjewelsB．everythingismorebeautifulinsidethanoutsideC．everythinguglyinappearance(外貌)mustbebeautifulinsideD．wecan’tjudge(判断)thingsorpeopleonlybytheirappearanceF18、GustaveEiffeldesignedtheEiffelTowerastheentrancetothe1889ParisWorld'sFair.Today,itisasymbolofFrance.Takeacloserlookatthecountry's"IronLady".1．WhatisanothernamefortheEiffelTower?A．IronTower. B．GustaveTower. C．IronLady. D．World'sFair.2．Howhighistheviewingarea?A．1,063feet. B．906feet. C．377feet. D．187feet.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thetowerismadeofironandglass.B．TherearefourplatformsintheEiffelTower.C．Visitorscanmailpostcardsonthesecondplatform.D．Visitorscantakethestairsoranelevatortothetop.Ⅴ.书面表达19、假定你是李平，最近收到意大利朋友Linda的电子邮件。以下是邮件的一部分，请你阅读后回复，词数80左右。Subject:From:LindaTo:LiPing…I’mreallylookingforwardtomeetingyourbrotherwhenhecomestoRomeinthesummer.Icanshowhimaroundthecity!Pleasetellmesomethingabouthim!Howoldishe?Whatdoeshelooklike?Whatkindofpersonisheandwhat’sheinterestedin?Hopetohearfromyousoon.Love,LindaS