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贺州市重点中学2023年初三考前演练（四）英语试题试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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、Theorganizationisconsidering_________somemoneytovictimsofthenaturaldisaster.A．donate B．donating C．todonate D．todonating2、Sandyisusedtolookingforawhileatinthemirrorbeforegoingout.A．sheB．herC．hersD．herself3、CanyouhearMary________whenyoupassherroom?A．sing B．singing C．tosing D．sang4、Thegeneral____ofthecompetitionismuchhigherthisyear,soit'sdifficultformetowinthefirstprize.A．standard B．discussion C．exhibition D．instrument5、Weonlyplannedtheplayforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.A．watchB．watchesC．towatchD．watched6、—Well,mum,couldIhangoutwithmyfriendsnow?—Yes,you__________.A．may B．can C．must 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C．feelingⅡ.完形填空11、Onesunnyday,Idecidedtogoforawalkwithmyhusband.Iwaswearingaspecial1ringthatday.Itwasmy20thbirthdaygiftfrommygrandmother.Aswewerewalkinginthepark,Ijustlooked2atmyhandandfoundthediamondonmyringwasmissing.Iwasreally3,soIwentbacktolookforit.Iknewhowsmallthechanceswereoffindingit,butIstillwantedtogiveitatry.AsIwasfixingmyeyesontheground,Iranintoanoldgentleman4.“What’sthematter,love?”heaskednicely.“SorrythatIranintoyou,”Isaid.“ButIlostsomethingimportant.I’mreallynervous.”Iexplainedaboutthemissingdiamondandshowedhimthe5inmyring.“That’snotgoingtobeeasytofindit,”hesaid.“Tellyouwhat,love,Itakeawalkhereeveryday.I’ll6myeyesopenforit.”Ithankedhim,expecting7.However,afewdayslater,myhusbandandImettheoldmanagaininthepark.“Guesswhat,”hesaid.“Ifoundyourdiamond!”Icouldn’tbelievewhatIsawwhenthegentlemanhandedthediamondbacktome.Thenmyhusband8himmoneyforhishelp,butherefused.Asthediamondisworthseveralthousanddollars,theoldmancouldhaveeasilykeptthediamond9soldit,buthedidneitherofthese.Nowthankstothisman,Ialwayslookatmyringandremind10thattherearestillkindandgeneroussoulsoutthere.I’llspendmoretimetryingtodosomethingequallyniceforotherpeople.1．A．goldB．silverC．ironD．diamond2．A．backB．downC．upD．around3．A．happyB．tiredC．angryD．worried4．A．intimeB．byaccidentC．atfirstD．ingeneral5．A．holeB．pictureC．wordD．price6．A．keepB．getC．takeD．make7．A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．anything8．A．showedB．lentC．offeredD．carried9．A．andB．butC．soD．or10．A．myselfB．himselfC．herselfD．ourselveⅢ.语法填空12、Positive(积极的)peopleareusuallyhappy.Theyoftenhavealotoffriends.Whentheyhaveaproblem,theytrytochangetheproblemi1．achance.Theybelievethingsalwaysworkout.Butcanpositivethinkingreallymakesomeone’slifebetter?Manyscientistsarestudyingpositivethinking.Theyarefindingoutsomeveryinterestinginformation.YourHealthTheMayoClinicisafamousmedicalorganizationintheUnitedStates.Itstudiesmanythings,includingpositivethinking.Theirresearchprovesthatpositivethinkinghasmanyadvantages.First,positivethinking2．goodhealth.Positivepeopledon’tworryaboutthebadeventsinlife,sotheystayhealthy.Positivepeopleare3．likelytoexerciseandeathealthyfoods.Becauseofthis,theydon’tusuallygetsickanddon’thavemanyhealthproblems.AtworkDr.MichaelisaprofessorinGermany.Hisresearchshowsthatpositivepeopledowellinjobs.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Positivepeoplearecreative.Theydon’texpect4．tohelpthemwithproblems.Theysolveproblemsthemselves.Andpositivepeopledon’tgiveup.Theykeeptryingtolearnnewthings.BecomingPositiveInthepast,scientiststhoughtattitude5．changed.Now,manypsychologiststhinkpeoplecanbecomemorepositive.Therearemanydifferentwaystochange.Herearesomeexamples.First,thinkaboutgoodeventsinyourlife.Attheendofaday,ask,“Whatgoodthingshappenedtometoday?”Thinkaboutthesethingsforafewminutes.Second,findinteresting6．todo.Laughatafunnymovieorreadagoodbook.Finally,alwaystrynewthings.Forexample,youcantalktopeopleyoudon’tknoworshopinadifferentstore.Dodifferentthingseveryday.AGoodLifeLifecanbe7．sometimes.Don’tgiveuporbenegative.Takeaction.Thinkaboutthefutureandmakeaplan.Youcanlearntobepositive.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Itseemsliketechnologyiseverywhere.Computersandsmartphonesareatthecenterofalmosteverythingwedo.Theyconstantly(持续地)requireourattention.Wetextourfriendswiththemduringtheday,sleepwiththembyourbedsandcheckourmessagesassoonaswewakeup.Inthefuture,technologywillnolongerbeinterruptingusallthetime.Instead,wewillusecalmtechnologywhichwasfirstdevelopedbyscientistMarkWeiserinthe1970s.Inhisopinion,calmtechnologyworksquietlybutconstantly,Weknowitisthere,butwedon’tpaymuchattentiontoit.AccordingtoMark,thebesttechnologyshouldbeinvisible(隐形的)andletyouliveyourlife.Wealreadyusemanydifferenttypesofcalmtechnologyinoureverydaylives.Doyouhaveasmokealarminyourhouse?Thatsmokealarmisalwaysthere,checkingtheairforsmokeandquietlykeepingyoursafe.Itonlyremindsyouit'stherewhenyou’veburntyourbread.Ortheremaybelightsinyourhomeorschool.Whensomebodypassesinfrontoftheirsensor(传感器),thelightsturnon.Youdon'tthinkaboutthistypeoftechnologyuntilyouseethelightgoon.Inthefuture,wecanimagineourhouseswillusecalmtechnologytoopenthecurtainsforusinthemorning,toturndowntheheatwhenweleave,oreventochoosethebestmusicforourmood.Theminutewewalkthroughthedoor,ourhousewillrespondbyturningonthelightsandmusic,andperhapsevenstaringtoprepareourdinner.1．Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofcalmtechnology?A．Acomputer.B．Asmartphone.C．Asmokealarm.D．Aradio.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“interrupting”mean?A．HurtingB．Protecting.C．HelpingD．Troubling.3．What'sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．Calmtechnologykeepsussafeinmanyways.B．CalmtechnologycanhelpyoutodohouseworkC．Calmtechnologyhasbeenusedinourdailylives.D．Calmtechnologyplaysanimportantpartinschools.4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thelightwon'tgoonunlesswetouchthesensor.B．Calmtechnologywillmakeourlifemoreconvenient.C．Peoplewilldependmoreonsmartphonesinthefuture.D．Peoplewon’thavetoworkbecauseofcalmtechnology.B14、SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyarebusytryingtomakemoneyinordertopayformyschooling.Oneday,mymotherwasrepairingaquilt.Isilentlysatbesideherandlookedather.“Mom,istherelovebetweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice.Mymotherstoppedherworkandlookedatmeinsurprise.Then,shesaid,“Susan,lookatthisthread(线).Sometimesitappears,butmostofthetime,ithidesinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstrong.Iflifeisaquilt,thenloveshouldbeathread.Itcanhardlybeseenanywhereoranytime,butit’sreallythere.”Icouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenextspring.Atthattime,myfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfromthehospital,mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroadeveryday.Theyweresokindtoeachother.Butaftertwomonthsmyfatherstillcouldn’twalkbyhimself.Iwassoworriedabouthim.“Dad,howareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday.“Susan,don’tworryaboutme.”hesaidgently.“Totellyouthetruth,Ijustlikewalkingwithyourmom.Ilikethiskindoflife.”Readinghiseyes,Iknowhelovesmymotherdeeply.NowIunderstandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofourlife.Loveisinside,makinglifestrongandwarm.1．Susan’sparentsarebusytryingtomakemoney_________.A．tobuystrongquiltsB．toshowtheirloveC．tosendSusantoschool2．Susan’sfatherstayedinhospitalfor_________.A．aweekB．amonthC．twomonths3．Susancametounderstandhermother.A．afterherfatherwasseriouslyillB．beforeherfatherwasinhospitalC．whenshesatbesidehermother4．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.A．Susan’sfatherhadbeenillfortwomonthsB．Susandoesn’tlikeherfatherC．Susan’sparentsloveeachother5．Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．SeriouslySickFatherB．LoveIsJustaThreadC．HowtoMakeaQuiltStrongC15、There are stories about two U．S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK．We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing．When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said．If he approved of a paper．he would write“all correct”on it．The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell．So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”．After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”． The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York．Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President.They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”．1．The author ______.A．believes both of the storiesB．doesn’t believe a word of the storiesC．is not sure whether the stories are trueD．is telling the stories just for fun2．According to the passage，President Jackson ______.A．couldn’t draw up any documents at all.B．didn’t like to read important papers by himself .C．often had his assistants sign documents for him.D．wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling .3．According to the first story, the term “OK” _________.A．was approved of by President JacksonB．was the title of some Official documentsC．was first used by President JacksonD．was an old way to spell“all correct’’4．According to the second story，the term‘‘OK”  _________.A．was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club”B．meant the place where President Van Buren was bornC．was the name of Van Buren’s clubD．was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election5．According to the second story．the term“OK”was first used _______.A．by Van BurenB．in a presidential electionC．to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD．by the members of the‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”D16、AnInternetmeme(表情包),issomekindofideaorpieceofinformationthatspreadsveryquicklyacrossalargenumberofInternetusers.It’sabitliketheonlineequivalent(相当的)ofaninsidejoke,afashionable,attention-grabbingconcept（概念）thatalargenumberofInternetusershaveknown.Amemeoftentakestheformofahyperlink(超链接),spreadthroughe-mails,blogs,socialnetworking,instantmessaging,etc.Amememightbeajokeorquotation(引语),arumor（传言）orsimplefact,animage,pieceofvideo,orevenawebsite,whichcanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherthroughelectroniccommunication.Akeyfacet（面，方面）ofamemeisthatitisvoluntary,acommunicationwhichspreadsfromoneplacetothenextwithoutanykindofcompulsion（懊悔）orautomation（自动化）.Memesmightstaythesameastheytransferfromonesourcetoanother,butcansometimes＂evolve＂,modified(改进的)orexpandedbyeachnewrecipient.Theycanalsofadeasfastastheyspread,ascendinginpopularityandthendisappearingwithinamatterofdays.ThetermMemewasusedbyBritishevolutionarybiologistRichardDawkinsinhis1976popularsciencebestseller,TheSelfishGene.Thetermmayrefertothecontentthatspreadsfromusertouser,theideabehindthecontent,orthephenomenonofitsspread.1．Accordingtothearticle,whichmaybeameme?A．Anad.B．Abook.C．Acomputergame.D．Arumor.2．Fromthispassage,howtosendameme?A．Youmustwriteabookandprintit,thengiveitouttothestudents.B．Youmustbuyanewphoneandtakemanypictures.C．Playcomputergamestogetherwithsomegoodfriends.D．Ajokeorquotation(引语),arumor（传言）orsimplefact,animage,pieceofvideo,orevenawebsitecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherthroughelectroniccommunication.3．Youcanfindthispassagein__________.A．amagazineB．anintroductionofapersonC．abookoncomputerscienceD．aguidebook4．Whofirstusedthememe?A．ThomasAdison.B．GorgeWashington.C．BarackObama.D．RichardDawkins.5．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Ittellsusanewthingnamedmeme.B．It’saboutaBritishevolutionarybiologist.C．It’smainlyaboutgamesforlittlekids.D．It’sanadaboutanewkindofphone.E17、SpecialOffersFree(免费的)softdrink

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Ifyouspend100YuanormoreinRT-Mart,youwillreceivesixhoursoffreeparking.Whenyouhavespent100Yuanormore,justtakethisticketthatyoupayforyourgoodstotheservicedesk.Theywillstampyourparkingtickettoallow6hoursoffreeparking.1．Theinformationaboveisprobablytakenfrom__________.A．asportsreport B．astorybookC．afashionmagazine D．anadvertisementposter2．Ifthepriceofthebookis40Yuan,youneedtopay__________.A．4Yuan B．36Yuan C．40Yuan D．44Yuan3．Howlongcanyouparkyourcarforfreeatmostafterspending108YuaninRT-Mart?A．1hour. B．5hours. C．6hours. D．7hours.4．WhatcanTomgetforfreeafterhehasspent7YuanatMike'sCafé？A．Asoftdrink. B．Thebesthamburgers.C．Thebestsnacks. D．Adeliciousmeal.F18、Whatareyougoingtodoifyouareinaburninghouse?Howwillyouescape?Doyouknowhowtosaveyourself?Pleasereadthefollowingpassage.Escapingafireisaseriousmatter．Knowingwhattododuringafirecansaveyourself．Itisimportanttoknowthewaysyoucanuseandtoshowthemtoeveryoneinthefamily,suchasstairways（楼梯）andfireescapes,butnotlifts．Fromthelowerfloorsofthebuilding,escapingthroughwindowsispossible,learnthebestwayofleavingthroughwindowswiththeleastchanceofseriousinjury（伤害）.Thesecondfloorwindowsareusuallynotveryhighfromtheground．Anaverage（普通的）person,hangingbythefinger-tipswillhaveadropofaboutsixfeettotheground．Itisabouttheheightofanaverageman．Ofcourse,itissafertojumpashortwaythantostayinaburningbuilding.Windowsarealsousefulwhenyouarewaitingforhelp．Besuretokeepthedoorclosed,orsmokeandfiremaybedrawnintotheroom．Keepyourheadlowatthewindowtobesureyougetfreshairratherthansmokethatmayhaveleaked（渗入）intotheroom.Onasecondorthirdfloor,thebestwindowsforescapingarethosewhichopenontoaroof．Fromtheroofapersoncandroptothegroundmoresafely,droppingontostonesmightendininjury,bushesandgrasscanhelptobreakafall.1．Fromthebeginning,weknowthatitisimportantto______.A．knowthewaytoescapeafireB．putoutafireinaburninghouseC．jumpoutofaburninghouseD．keepthedoorclosed2．Itispossibletoescapethroughthewindows______.A．iftherearesomestonesonthegroundB．ifthereissomegrassonthegroundC．ifyouliveonahigherfloorD．ifyou