2023届江苏省镇江市丹徒区宜城中学初三下学期期中考英语试题含解析

2023届江苏省镇江市丹徒区宜城中学初三下学期期中考英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、——IwanttomeetHelen,couldyoutellme________whereshelives？——Ofcourse.A．graduallyB．obviouslyC．actuallyD．exactly2、—MyparentsandItraveledtoTibetbycarlastsummer.—Howluckyyouare!That’sagreat___________you’llneverforget.A．competition B．explanation C．appearance D．experience3、—Iamsorryforknockingoveryourcup.—Nevermind.Iknowyoudidit________.A．byheart B．bymistake C．byaccident4、—Wateristhecheapestdrink.—Anditisalso.A．healthyB．healthierC．healthiestD．thehealthiest5、—Isthefoodenough?—Ithinkso.Itwill_______fourhungrypeopleA．support B．serve C．sore D．cover6、---Whenthecar?---Iamnotsure.A．did,inventB．was,inventedC．does,inventD．in,invented7、Let’s

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also8、SteveJobswasfullof—alwayscomingupwithnewideaswhichledtogreatchangesinsociety.A．instruction B．invitation C．introduction D．invention9、—Tokeepthekids,parentsshouldputawaythethingslikeknivesinthehouse.—Ican’tagreemore.A．tidy B．warm C．safe D．tall10、Whatwillyoudoifit_____tomorrow?A．willrainB．israiningC．rainsD．isn'trainⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Aspeoplebecomeolder,theyaremorelikelytojudge(判断)thingsaroundtheminthewrongway.Theystarttojudgethemonlythroughtheireyes,ratherthantheir__________.Mygranddaughter,Hanna,lovestobuythingsonsalewithhermother.Shealwaystellsotherpeople_________thatshehasfoundalovelyshirtonsale.Unlikeher,manyadults________thefactthattheybuythingsonsale.Oneday,IwentshoppingwithHanna’sgrandfather,Bill,andHanna.__________wehadparkedourcar,Billjumpedouttogointothestore.HannaandIwaitedforhiminthecar.“Ilikethattruck,”Hannasaid,suddenly.ThenI_________thattherewasanoldtruckbehindourcar,withalotofclothesonit.Manypeoplewerestanding___________it.Wegotoutofthecartohavealook.However,Ifoundthattheclotheswereofbad_________;theywerenotverynice,andtheywerenotevenclean.___________,IaskedHanna,“Dear,whydoyoulikeit?”“Ijustdo,”sheanswered.ThenIlookedatmycar.Itwasalso_________,becauseoftherainfromthedaybefore.Iwonderedwhatpeoplemightthinkofmebecauseofmydirtycar.Weadultsoftenjudgeotherpeopleotherthingsforcertainreasons._________childrendon’tneedthosestrangereasons.Theyjustjudgeusingtheirhearts.1．A．nosesB．earsC．heartsD．mouths2．A．quietlyB．suddenlyC．trulyD．proudly3．A．hideB．changeC．proveD．discover4．A．BeforeB．WhileC．AfterD．Since5．A．believedB．noticedC．thoughtD．decided6．A．onB．inC．aroundD．under7．A．qualityB．fashionC．memoryD．habit8．A．WorriedB．ExcitedC．WoundedD．Surprised9．A．oldB．dirtyC．cheapD．bad10．A．AndB．SoC．ButD．OrⅢ.语法填空12、Mr.Jenkinshasseveralbigshopsinthecity.He’sveryrichbuthedoeshisbest1．(pay)thepersonswhoworkinhisshopsless.Andtheyallhatehim.Severalmonthsagoayoungwomanborrowedthirtythousanddollarsfromhim.Butshecouldn’treturnthemoneytohimintime.Hewenttoherandmadeher2．(give)herringtohimwhichcostmorethanfiftythousanddollars.Heputitintohiswalletandwenthomehappily.Butwhenhegottothebusstop,thebus3．(leave).Hehurriedtogetonandlefthiswalletoutside.Hedidn’tfindituntilhegothome.Hehurried4．(make)promise,＂Ifsomeonefindsmywalletandreturnsittome,I5．(give)halfthemoneytohim.＂Anoldwomanwho6．(wait)foranotherbusthatdayfoundthewallet.ShesentitbacktoMrJenkins.Buthechangedhismind.＂Therearetworingsinmywallet,＂saidMr.Jenkins,Iwon’tgivehalfofthemoneyinmywallettoyouuntilyoureturntheotherringtome.＂＂I7．(see)onlyaringinthewallet,＂theoldwomansaidandtookthemantoajudgeandtoldhimwhat8．(happen)tothem.ThejudgesaidtoMr.Jenkins,＂I’msureyouhavelostawalletinwhichtherearetworingsandsomemoney.Butthereisonlyoneringinthiswallet.I9．(notthink)it’syours.Waitforsomedays.Perhapssomeonewillbeabletoreturnyourwallettoyou.＂Thenthejudgeturnedtotheoldwomanandsaid,＂Takethewallethome.Iftheloserdoesn’tgotogetitbackinthreedays,it10．(belong)toyou.＂Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Itwashardbeingtheyoungeroftwosisters.Igotallthehand-me-downs(旧衣服).Inevergottodoanythingfirstandmyteachersalwayssaid,“Oh,you’reJenny’slittlesister.”“No,IamLauren!”Ineverlikedbeingtheyounger.JennyandIgotalongwithafewfightshereandthere.Thenafewyearsago,JennyandIwereinacaraccident.Shewasokay,butIhadalargescar(伤疤)onmyface.Iwasverysad.JennytoldmeIshouldn’tworryaboutthescar.Onedaywewereridinghomefromschoolonthebus.AboynamedJordanmadefunofmeaboutmyscar.Thiswentonforaboutamonth.FinallyIbrokedownandtoldJennyabouthim.Shewasangry.WhenJordanmadefunofmethenexttime,Jennystoodup,walkedtowherehewassittingandsaidsomethingintohisear.Ididn’tknowexactlywhatshesaid,butJordanneversaidasinglewordtomeagain.So,eventhoughgettingallofthehand-me-downsmightnotbethebest,IwasveryhappytohaveabigsisterlikeJenny.Whenanyoneasksnow,Iwilltellthem,“Yes,I’mJenny’slittlesister.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．WhydidLaurenhatebeingtheyoungerofthetwosisters?A．Becauseshecoulddonothingfirst.B．BecauseJennyoftenbeather.C．BecauseJennyalwaysmadefunofher.D．BecauseJennyalwaysmadeherbusy.2．Laurenhadalargescaronherfacebecauseof.A．afightwithhersisterB．acaraccidentC．afightwithaboyD．abusaccident3．.Onthebus,Jordanoften.A．madefunofLaurenB．helpedLaurenC．madefunofJennyD．helpedJenny4．WhenLaurensays,“Yes,I’mJenny’slittlesister”,sheisvery.A．angryB．sadC．upsetD．proud5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Lauren’ssisterB．LaurenandJennyC．MysisterandID．I’mJenny’ssisterB14、YUTIAN,Sept.6—Twenty－sevenstudentsofaprimaryschoolinYutianCountyofTangshaninHebeiProvincewerereceivingmedicaltreatmentonTuesdayafterfoodpoisoning(食物中毒).

Thesickchildrenarefromthecountry'sYuyingPrimarySchool,aprivateboardingschoolwithover800students.

LANZHOU,Aug.24—ThedeathtollinafoodpoisoningaccidentinGansuProvincehasrisentothree.ThethreediedintheNo.2People'sHospitalinLongxiCounty.

Thevictims(受害者)hadalleatenalocalsnackmadeofbeanjellyandroastchickeninWenfengTownship,LongxiCounty.

School－foodpoisoningscallforstricteractions

Aslotsoffoodpoisoningcasesamongstudentsmadethegovernmentrequire(要求)school－foodsafetyforschools.

Somepeoplesaidincreasingpricesleadtothepoorqualityofthefood.Infactit'sonlyanexcuse.Thegovernmentasksschoolstogethigherqualityschoolfood,tocookandstorefoodwell，orthepeoplewhomakeschool－foodpoisoningsmustbepunishedstrictly.SinceSeptember,sixcasesoffoodpoisoninghavetakenplaceinHebei,Jiangxi,Hunan,GuizhouandShanxi.

1．Thetwenty－sevenfood－poisoningstudentsarefrom________.A．LanzhouB．LongxiCountyC．theNo.2People'sHospitalD．TangshaninHebeiProvince2．ThenumberofthestudentsinYuyingPrimarySchoolis________.A．800 B．lessthan800C．morethan800 D．2403．ThreepeoplediedinGansubecausetheyate________.A．alocalsnake B．beanjellyandroastchickenC．fruits D．meat4．Howmanyprovincesarementionedinthepassage?A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.5．HowmanycaseshavetakenplacesinceAugust?A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.C15、RockandrollmusicdevelopedintheUnitedStatesintheearlynineteen-fifties.ItwasbasedonthemusiccalledrhythmandbluesthatwasperformedbyAfricanAmericanmusicians.Earlyrockandrollsingersdevelopedtheirownkindsofmusic.ElvisPresley,ChuckBerry,theBeachBoys,andBobDylanwerethemostpopularrockandrollmusiciansintheearly1960’s.AllwereAmerican.Then,in1964,anewrockandrollgroupfromEnglandinvadedAmerica:theBeatles.SomepeoplesaytheBeatles’musicshookAmericalikeanearthquake.TheBeatleschangedrockandrollforever.TheirearlysongswereinfluencedbyAmericanrockandrollmusicians,includingChuckBerry.ButtheBeatleslookeddifferentandsoundeddifferentfromanymusicalgroupbeforethem.TheBeatlesreleasedtheirfirstalbumintheUnitedStatesin1964,whenallofthetopfiverecordsinAmericawerebytheBeatles.In1967,theyreleasedanalbumcalled“SergeantPepper’sLonelyHeartsClubBand.”Itwasoneofthefirst“concept”albums.Thatis,allthesongswerelinkedbyacommonstoryoridea.ThepopularityoftheBeatlesledthewayformorerockandrollbandsfromEnglandtobecomepopularinAmerica.TheRollingStoneswasthemostimportantofthesebands.TheRollingStonesisoneofthefewgroupsfromthe1960’sthatisstillperformingandrecordingtoday.In1965,thegrouprecordedoneofitsmostfamoussongs,“Satisfaction”.Themusicalinstrumentmostlinkedtorockandrollistheguitar.ExpertssayJimiHendrixwasoneofthemostinfluentialguitarplayersinrockandrollduringthelate1960’s.His“PurpleHaze”waslikedbymanypeople.Bythe1970’s,rockandrollmusicbecameknownasrockmusic.Itexpandedintomanynewforms.Forexample,therewascountryrock,hardrock,acidrock,andheavymetalrock.Punkrock,jazzrock,andglitterrock.Inthemiddle1970’s,expertssayrockmusicregainedsomeoftheenergyofearlyrockandroll.BruceSpringsteenandtheEStreetBandbecamepopularwiththeiralbum“BorntoRun”.Springsteen’smusicwaslikethelivelyrockandrollmusicoftheearlynineteen-sixties.Manyofhissongswereaboutsocialissues.HesangabouttheeffectsofunemploymentandthewarinVietnam.1．（小题1）Themaintopicofthispassageis_______.A．thehistoryofAmericanmusicB．thefamousrockandrollgroupsC．thenewformsofrockandrollmusicD．thedevelopmentofrockandrollmusic2．（小题2）WhichofthefollowingmatchesisNOTtrue?A．theBeatles—ChuckBerryB．theRollingStones—SatisfactionC．JimiHendrix—PurpleHazeD．BruceSpringsteen—BorntoRun3．（小题3）Whosesongsweremainlyaboutsocialproblemslikeunemploymentandwar?A．ElvisPresley’s.B．BobDylan’s.C．JimiHendrix’s.D．Springsteen’s.4．（小题4）Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat_______.A．oneoftheRollingStones’albumswascalled“concept”B．rockandrollmusichadmanydifferentformsatthebeginningC．rockandrollmusicprobablycamefromAfricanAmericanmusicD．theBeatlesandtheRollingStonesbecamepopularatthesametimeD16、3ScientistsAwardedThe2015NobelPrizeInPhysiologyOrMedicineName:YouyouTuBorn:193,ChinaPrizeshare:1/2Workingplace:ChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineName:SatoshiOmuraBorn:1935,JapanPrizeshare:1/4Workingplace:KitasatoUniversityName:WilliamC．CampbellBorn:193,IrelandPrizeshare:1/4Workingplace:DrewUniversity1．WilliamC．Campbellwasbornin_______.A．Ireland B．Japan C．China D．Germany2．Amongthethreescientists,whoistheyoungest?A．YouyouTu. B．SatoshiOmura.C．WilliamC．Campbell. D．Wedon’tknow.3．Supposethetotalprizeforthe3scientistsis$1,000,000,howmuchwillYouyouTuget?A．$250,000 B．$750,000 C．$500,000 D．$1,000,000E17、ForSale

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1．Youcangetintouchwith________ifyouwanttobuyanoldcellphone.A．Elaine B．Coco C．Salina D．Jason2．Charliewishestorentanapartment___________.A．whichisnearrestaurantsB．whichisintheuniversityC．whichhasadininghallD．whichhecantakeashowerin3．Fromthelasttwoadvertisements,weknow___________.A．thepuppyhasbeenmissingfor8monthsB．thepurplewalletwasfoundonSep.21stC．SalinalovesthepuppyverymuchD．SalinalivedonManStreetF18、阅读理解。SuccessbyfailureIhadfailedagain．Itwasthedayofthebigmarathon．Ihaddecidedthreeyearsagototrainforthehalf-marathoneventandtakehomeamedal．ThereIsat,infrontofmyTV,whileIwatchedotherscrossthefinishline．Itwasjustanotherinalongstring(串)offailures．IhadnevermetasingleweightlossorfitnessgoalandIwasmajoringintheartoffailing．Weareafamilyofexplorationandoftenplanactivevacations．ItseemedthatoneveryvacationIwastheonewhocouldn'tgothedistance．EachtimeIurged(催促)myfamily,"Goonwithoutme．Bringmelotsofpicturesandvideos．I'llbefinejustsittingheretakingintheview．"Ilied．Sickofbeingleftbehind,Idecidedthatitwouldneverhappenagain．SureIwasinmy50s,butsurelytherewasstillhopeforme．Ialwaysspentweekswalkingtoprepareforouractivevacations．Ihadlostweightmanytimes．IjustalwaysseemedtofailtogetwhereIneededtobe．ButthistimeIwoulddosomethingdifferent．Iwasgoingtowalkahalfmarathon．Surely1wouldloseweightandgetinshapeifIcouldcompleteover12milesinfourhours．Besides,thiswouldbetraining．Trainingsoundedcoolerthandietandexercise．_______andreadytogo．Iboughtthepropergear(装备),checkedoutwhattypeofdrinkswouldbehandedoutatthemarathonandpreparedalot．Ihadaplan!Nowtwoyearslater,thereIsat,watchingthousandsofpeopleofallagessucceedwhereIhadfailed．Iwalkedout,angrywithmyself,satdownandhadmyselfapityparty．Iwasamasterattheartofpityparties,havingagreatdealofexperienceinholdingthem．Whatwasmyproblem?WherewasIgoingwrong?Istoppedandconsideredeachfailure,onebyone．Imadesomeveryinterestingdiscoveries．IhadfailedtoclimbtothetopofthatMayanpyramid,butIdidclimbitandstoodonthoseancientstones．IhadfailedtomeetasingleweightlossgoalandyetIhadlost43pounds．Icouldn'twalk12milesinfourhours,butIcouldwalk12miles．Allmyfailuresweresoundinglikeasuccessstory．ThistimeIwasgivingthanks．IwasthankfulthatIhadbeengiventhespiritoffailurebecausefailuremeantthatIwastrying,thatIdidn'