江苏省常州市新北区外国语校2023年第二学期初三期末考试英语试题试卷含解析

江苏省常州市新北区外国语校2023年第二学期初三期末考试英语试题试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Ihearthebeginningofthismovieisveryexciting.—!WhenIgottothecinemayesterday,thefilmhadbeenonforseveralminutes.A．It’sapleasure B．I’msorrytohearthat. C．Whatapity2、----Mum,IwanttowatchAcrosstheSeatoSeeYou(漂洋过海来看你)onZhejiangSatelliteTV.----Oh,dear,it______forafewminutes.Comeon!A．hasbegunB．willbeginC．hasbeenonD．willbeon3、—It’ssaidthatshoppingonlineissafe.—.You’dbetterbecareful.A．Ithinkso B．Noproblem C．Thatdepends4、Ourparentswon'tallowus_____intheriveralone.A．swimB．toswimC．swimmingD．swam5、Sitclosertothefire.The________ofitcankeepyouwarmandmakeyourwetclothesdry.A．light B．heat C．cold D．bell6、Theywilllosethegame_______theytrytheirbest.A．unless B．once C．since D．after7、Comeon,______you'llbelate.A．and B．but C．or D．so8、Thenursetoldthechildrenthesun______intheeast.A．rises B．rose C．willrise D．hasrisen9、—CanyourememberMr.Zhangcameyesterday？—Yes,Ican.Hecamebycar.A．why B．when C．how10、—Thelifewewereusedtogreatlysince2009.—That'strue.Itischangingforthebetterallthetime.A．changeB．changingC．haschangedD．havechangedⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使短文完整通顺Eachnationhasmanygoodpeoplewhohelptotakecareofothers.Forexample，somehighschoolandcollegestudentsintheUSAoften1manyhoursasvolunteersinhospital，orphanagesor2fortheaged.Theyreadbookstothepeopleintheseplaces，ortheyjustvisitthemandplaygameswiththemorlistentotheir3Otheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthehomesofpeoplewhoaresickorold.Theypaint，cleanup.Orrepairhouses，dotheirshoppingandmowtheirlawns.Forboyswhonolongerhavefathersthereisan4calledBigBrothers.Collegestudentsandother5taketheseboystobaseballgamesoronfishingtripsand6themtogettoknowthingsthatboysusuallylearnfromtheirfathers.Eachcityhasanumberofclubswhereboysandgirlscangotoplaygamesorlearncrafts.Someoftheseclubsshowmoviesororganizeshorttripstothemountains，thebeaches，themuseumsorother7ofinterest.Mostoftheseclubsusealotofhighschoolandcollegestudentsas8becausetheyare9enoughtoremembertheproblemsofyoungerboysandgirls.Volunteersbelievethatsomeofthe10peopleintheworldarethosewhohelptobringhappiness.Helpingothersbringsthemmuchpleasure.1．A．need B．spend C．waste D．pay2．A．caring B．fighting C．talking D．trying3．A．suggestions B．questions C．reasons D．problems4．A．class B．organization C．village D．business5．A．men B．women C．ladies D．mothers6．A．help B．ask C．tell D．invite7．A．places B．palaces C．cinemas D．cities8．A．parents B．visitors C．teachers D．volunteers9．A．young B．clever C．old D．tall10．A．youngest B．brightest C．cleverest D．happiestⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。TakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereadingbookson1．waytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Ihardlyseepeoplereading2．theirfreetime.Arepeople’sattitudestowardreading3．(difference)here?Notreally.Data(数据)releasedbyAmazonChinashowthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.They4．(simple)prefere-booksoverregularbooks.However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstill5．(popular)intheUSthaninChina.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I’mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthatChinahasarichhistoryofliterature(文学).FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstothemodernscience-fictionepicTheThree-BodyProblem,Chineseauthors6．(create)manyfantasticworkssofar.Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoinghomeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnotfeellikereadingfor7．.Chinesestudentssurelyhavetoreadmoreanddomorehomework8．Americanstudents.Soit’snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoreadmuchintheirsparetime.9．learningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,peopleandideasthatyoucannotimagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowertochangeyourown10．(person)beliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktakeyou?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、“Doyouwanttocomewithme?”Kellyaskedherbrother,“I’mgoingtomeetsomefriendsatthebikecourse.We’regoingtopracticefortheracenextweek.”“No,thanks,”Marcusreplied.Hewassporty.Mostsportswereapieceofcaketohim.Heknewhewouldwin.Whentheracedayfinallyarrived,MarcusandKellyrodetheirbikestotheOakParkTrailswiththeirparents.“MystomachfeelslikeIatesomebutterflies,”KellytoldMarcuswhentheysawthecrowdofkids.“Don’tworry.You’lldofine,”Marcussaid.Thestartershouted“Go”.Marcusquicklyrodetothefront.Afewminuteslatertherewasn’tanyoneaheadofhim!Marcusracedalongthetrail.Timepassed,andhewassurprisedthatthecoursewassolong.Histiredlegsfeltliketheyweighedahundredpounds.Allatonce,aflashofcolorcaughthiseye.Therewasalineofbikeridersaheadhim!“Howcouldthisbe?”Marcussaidtohimselfashepushedforward.“Imusthavetakenawrongturn,”hethoughtMarcustriedhard,butherealizedhisspeedwouldn’tbeenoughthistimeandbikecoursewasjustasimportant.Aftertherace,Marcussawhissisteratthefinishline,andherodeovertoher.“Wow,youmusthavedoneagoodjobintherace.Whatplacedidyouget?”MarcusaskedKelly.“Icameinthirdplace.MomandDadsaidIwouldevenreceiveamedal(奖牌)!”Kellyansweredexcitedly.“That’sgreat!Icameinninthplace.ButI’lldobetternextyearbecauseI’llbesmartenoughtopracticethecoursewithyou,”Marcusrepliedwithasmile.1．WhenKellysaid“MystomachfeelslikeIatesomebutterflies,”weknowthatshefelt______.A．excitedB．surprisedC．nervousD．angry2．Whatdoestheunderlineword“this”referto?A．Marcusfeltverytired.B．Marcustookawrongturn.C．Somebikeriderslosttheirway.D．SomebikeriderswereinfrontofMarcus.3．Whatwouldprobablyhappenthefollowingyear?A．Marcuswouldpreparefortherace.B．Marcuswouldreceiveamedalintherace.C．Marcuswouldtrainhissisteronthecourse.D．Marcuswouldaskhisfriendstotakepartintherace.B14、Youprobablyknowmanyofthethingsthatyoucandowiththehundredsofdifferentmusclesinyourbody.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowthemusclesinananimal’sbodyaredifferentfromyours?Ananimal’smusclesaremadetodothethingsthataremostimportantforitslife.Lionsarehunters.Theydependontheirabilitytocatchotheranimals.Lionsmustbefastinordertocatchtheirprey(猎物).Thepowerfulmusclesintheirbacklegsallowthemtorunatspeedsofmorethan30milesperhour.Theycanalsojumpadistanceofmorethan35feet.Thestrongmusclesintheirfrontlegshelpthemcatchtheirprey.Snakesalsousetheirmusclesforhuntingpreyandformovement,buttheirmusclesworkinverydifferentwaysthanlions’do.Becausesnakesdonothaveanylegs,theyusetheirmusclestopushagainstthegroundorotherobjectstomovethemselvesforward.Theirmusclesalsoallowthemtoeatthingsthatseemmuchtoolarge.Forexample,asnakemayeataneggthatislargerthanthewidthofitsbody.Howdoesthishappen?Thesnake’sstrongneckmusclesworktogethertopushtheeggdownthemouth.Theelephant’slongnosehasalotofmuscles.Scientistsbelievethatthenosealonehasmorethan100,000muscles!Thisisbecausetheelephantusesitsnosemuchinthesamewaythatpeopleusetheirhandsandfingers.Eventhoughthenoseislarge,itcanperformsurprisinglytasks.Forexample,anelephantcanpickupasmallleaffromtheground.Thenosecanalsobeapowerfultool.Anelephantcanuseitsnosetopickupatreebyitsrootsoreventoliftababyelephant.Thegreatmusclesoftheseanimalsseemprettyunbelievable.Butthemusclesinyourbodyworkexactlythewayyouneedthemto.Afterall,itmightbefuntobeabletojumpadistanceof30feet,butasahumanbeing,thereisjustnotmuchneedforit.1．Theunderlinedword“hunters”inParagraph2meanspersonsoranimalsthat.A．keepanimalsforfun B．raiseanimalsformeatC．catchanimalsforfood D．runafteranimalsforexercise2．AllthefollowingaretalkedaboutinthepassageEXCEPT.A．Anelephant’snoseisstrongenoughtopickupatreebyitsroots.B．Thestrongmusclesinthebacklegshelplionscatchtheirprey.C．Snakescan’tmovethemselvesforwardwithouttheirmuscles.D．Musclesinananimal’sbodyaredifferentfromahuman’s.3．Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesthemusclesinyourbodydifferentfromananimal’s?A．Theexercise. B．Yourparents. C．Theenvironment. D．Yourneeds.4．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?(P=Paragraph)A． B．C． D．C15、1．WhatisWagnerMusicSchooltryingtoget?A．Students. B．Teachers. C．Musicalinstruments. D．Anewphone.2．Accordingtotheadvertisement,whatkindofpeopleshouldlearntoplayaninstrument?A．Peoplewhoarealreadygoodatplayingtheviolin.B．Peoplewhodon'thaveanymoney.C．Peoplewhoarefreeontheweekendonly.D．Peoplewhoareinterestedinlisteningtomusic.D16、Youmayneverbeinanemergencysituation(紧急状况).Butifithappens,youshouldknowhowtogethelp.ThetelephonebookintheUnitedStateshasemergencynumbersontheinsidefrontcover.LookatthefollowingtablefromtheBostontelephonebook.Noticethatthenumbersforthepoliceandthefiredepartmentarethesame.Anditisaneasynumbertoremember.Ifyouaretoounhappyorexcitedtorememberanynumbersatall,youcansimplydial“0”foranoperator(接线员)inanyemergency.1．IfyouseeafireinCambridge,youshoulddial_________.A．023-1500 B．846-1212 C．645-1212 D．876-58002．IfyouliveinBostonandyouneedadoctor,youshoulddial________.A．911 B．482-5252 C．025-4774 D．223-69783．Ifyouseeaboatsinking,youshoulddial_________.A．645-1212 B．023-1500 C．876-5800 D．223-69784．Ifyouhavetogettothehospitalquickly,youshouldcall_________.A．thedoctor B．anambulance(救护车) C．thepolice D．thefiredepartment5．Ifyoudial“o”,________willansweryourcall.A．thepolice B．thedoctor C．theoperator D．thefiredepartmentE17、Oneday，Bobtooktwoofhisfriendsintothemountains.Theyputuptheirtents(帐篷)andthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometersfromtheircamp(营地)，itstartedtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad!Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp，andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitenow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhappenifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatrip(行程)ofthirty-fivekilometersinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Boblookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1．Bobandhistwofriendswenttotheforest_______.A．tofindtheirwayhome B．tobuildtheircampC．toseethetrees D．toseethemountainsinthesnow2．Theycouldhardlyfindtheirwaybackbecause_______.A．therewasnotanyroadinthemountainsB．theycouldn’tfindtheirhorsesC．theycouldn’tdecidewhichofthetworoadswenttotheirtentsD．therewasonlyoneroadtotheircamp3．Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto_______.A．theforests B．themountains C．thecamp D．John’shouse4．Thehorsesstoppedbecause_______.A．theyweretiredafterrunningforalongtime B．itwasgettinglateC．theysawthetrees D．theyknewthattheyhadgottothecamp5．Thestoryhappened_______.A．atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen B．inacoldcamp C．onadarkevening D．onacoldwinterdayF18、NickVujicicwasborn,withoutarmsandlegs,in1982inMelbourne,Australia.Nickfacedallkindsofproblemsandtroublesinhislife,buthenevergaveup.NowNickhashisownspeakingcompany:AttitudeIsAltitude.Andhehastraveledaroundtheworldtogivespeeches.Heshareswithhisaudiencetheimportanceofvision(视野)anddreamingbig.Hesaysattitudeisthemostpowerfultoolinthelifeandfailureisjustalearningexperience.MarkZuckerberg,thebossofFacebook,isonly34.Inonlyeightyears,Zuckerbergturnedhissmallwebsiteintoaworldfamousnetwork.Zuckerbergoncewrotetohisworkmates,“Wedon'tbuildservicetomakemoney;wemakemoneytobuildbetterservice.”JeremyLinisanexcellentbasketballplayer.Thenwhathasledthisyoungmantosuchasuccess?Thefollowingmayhelpusunderstandit.1.Believeinyourself.2.Peoplewillloveyouforbeingyourself.3.Stayhumble(谦逊的).1．AttitudeIsAltitudeis______.A．thetitleofZuckerberg'sspeech B．Nick'scompanyC．aninternationalorganization D．amachinethatcanspeak2．WhatisMarkZuckerberg?A．Abossofaspeakingcompany. B．Thewriter'sworkmate.C．Abasketballplayer. D．Abossofanetworkcompany.3．ThereasonwhyJeremyLinbesuccessful______.A．Attitudeisthemostpowerfultool B．MakemoneytobuildbetterserviceC．Beingyourself D．alwaysfollowothers4．FromwhatZuckerbergwrotetohisworkmates,wecanlearn______.A．Facebookdoesn'tbuildserviceB．Facebookdoesn'tmakemoneyC．buildingservicedoesn'tmakemoneyD．offeringbetterserviceismoreimportantthanmakingmoney5．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Nickhadnoarmsorlegsbecauseofanaccident.B．Nicksayspeoplecanlearnfromtheirfailures.C．MarkZuckerbergbeginshiscompanywhenhewas8yearsold.D．JeremyLinlovesbeinghimselfsoheneverlearnsfromothers.Ⅴ.书面表达19、书面表达假如你是李华，上周六上午，你们班全体同学在特殊教育学校做了一次志愿者活动。请根据下表中提供的信息，用英语给你的笔友Sandy写一封信。WhatYouSeeWhatYouDoWhatYouFeel1.School:clean,tidy2.Students:◆blind,deaf◆speak/read/write,difficultfollowteacher,carefully1.palygameslearnpaper