陕西省西安市周至县2023届初三下学期开学联考英语试题含解析

陕西省西安市周至县2023届初三下学期开学联考英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、---Thelightintheprofessor’slabwasstillonat11:00o’clock.Doyouknow?---maybeatmidnightagain.A．howlonghasheworked B．whydoeshestayupsolateC．ifheisbusystudying D．whenhestoppedworking2、It’stoohottoday.Wouldyoumind____thewindow?A．open B．toopen C．opening3、I’msurethatyouwillsucceedintheend___________yougiveuphalfway.A．untilB．tillC．unlessD．although4、—Canweplaysoccerhere?—No,youplayitneartheroad.That’stoodangerous!A．can B．may C．mustn’t5、About_______ofthestudentsinGradeNinethisyearwereborninthe1990s.A．threefour B．threefourths C．thirdfourth D．thirdfourths6、—Sam，Icalledyouyesterday，butyouwerenotathome.—Oh，Iatmyaunt's.A．amB．wasC．havebeenD．willbe7、AlthoughIdon’tfeelverywellmyself,Iwillnotgotohospitalforsomereason.A．certain B．acertain C．few D．afew8、—I’vetriedtoremovethese________inthecarpetbutitwon’tgoaway.Canyouhelpme?--Youcantrythisheavy-dutycleanser.Ithinkitwillwork.A．gradesB．pointsC．signsD．marks9、--Whereareyougoing?--Tothelibrary.I’vefinishedreadingthisbook,soIamgoingto_____itA．buy B．throw C．return D．borrow10、一Which

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TFBOYS．A．who B．whom C．which D．/Ⅱ.完形填空11、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Inthefuture，scientistswouldputverysmallcomputersinourheads.Thiscanbeveryhelpfultopeople.____thesesmallcomputers，thepeoplewitheardiseaseswillbeabletohear.Andthepeoplewitheyediseasescan____.Thesesmallcomputerswillnotbejustforthe____.Mostofuswillhavethesecomputerstomakeourlife____.Forexample，____wehaveit，wecanthinkmoreclearlyandwecanremembermorethings.Forstudents，computerscando____things.Maybeinthenearfuturestudents____schoolbags.Theyjustneedtocarryasmallcomputerto____，becausethetextbooks，exercisebooks，andnotebooksareallinthecomputer.Theteacherswillcheckstudents’homeworkwithcomputers，____.Butthiscangiveanotherproblem，because____willbeeasierforstudentstocopyeachother’shomework.Everythingwillbepossible.Weneverknowwhatwillhappen.1．A．BecauseB．SinceC．BecauseofD．Thankto2．A．tohearB．hearC．toseeD．see3．A．illB．sickC．oldD．young4．A．goodB．wellC．betterD．best5．A．ifB．soC．thoughD．until6．A．muchB．alotC．lotsofD．lotof7．A．needn’tB．willneedC．willnotneedD．don’tneed8．A．homeB．schoolC．factoryD．office9．A．tooB．eitherC．aswellasD．also10．A．thatB．itC．theyD．thisⅢ.语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空。Everyyearanimalsallaroundtheworldtakepartinsomewonderfuljourneys.Here1．(be)thestoriesoftwoamazinganimaltravelersHumpbackwhalespreferaSlowjourney.Thehumpbacks,whichtravelover10,000kilometersontheirjourneyfromAlaskatoHawaii,swimata2．(relax)speedofabout1.6kilometersanhour.Althoughthey3．(notswim)fast,humpbackWhalestravelfartherthananyotherkindsofwhale.EveryAugustafantasticsightcan4．(see)intheskiesaboveOntarioandMontreal--millionsofamazingMonarchbutterfliesbeginningtheir4,000-kilometerjourneyfromCanadatoCentralMexico.Infact,thejourney,which5．(take)about3months,islongerthantheaveragelifeofthebutterfly.Finallymanyofthebutterfliesreachingtheirfinalplacearethegreatgrandchildrenoreventhegreatgreatgrandchildrenofthebutterflieswho6．(begin)thejourneyinMexicotheyearbefore.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TownLakeAnimalCenteristhelargestanimalshelterinCentralTexas,providingshelterformorethan23,000animalseachyearandanimalcontrolservicesforallofAustinandTravisCounty.Intheshelter,noanimalwillbeturnedaway.（拒绝）____1____ShelterMonday-Friday,11:30a.m.to7:00p.m.Saturday-Sunday,11:30a.m.to5:00p.m.ClosedonCityHolidaysHomelessorunwantedanimalscanbesafelydroppedoffattheshelter.AnimalProtectionandControlMonday-Friday,7:00a.m.to6:00p.m.Saturday-Sunday,7:00a.m.to5:00p.m.CityHolidays,7:00a.m.to3:00p.m.Officerson-callovernighttoreacttoemergenciesAdministrativeOfficesMonday-Friday,9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.ClosedonCityHolidays___2___W.CesarChavezSt,Austin,TX78703____3____TownLakeAnimalCentre,POBox1088,Austin,TX78767___4___AnimalCruelty(虐待)PreventionClassesPurpose:Toteachpeoplehowtorecognize(辨认)andreportanimalcruelty.Who:Allcitizensareencouragedtotakethisclass.Cause:Usuallyanimalcrueltyisrelationto(涉及到)familycruelty.Peoplewhohurtanimalsoftenmoveontohurthumanbeings.Ifyou’reabletorecognizeandreportanimalcruelty,youcanhelppreventcrueltyfromspreadingthroughoutyourarea.1．WhatisTownLakeAnimalCenter?A．ItisthelargestanimalshelterintheUSA．B．Itoffersmanyservicestoanimals.C．Itisaplacetokillhomelessanimals.D．Itisaplacetoraiseanimalsforfood.2．Ifyoumeetabadlyhurtpetdogatnight,whichisthebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage?A．SendittoShelterimmediately.B．SendittoAdministrativeOfficesatonce.C．SendittoAnimalProtectionandControlatonce.D．CallAnimalProtectionandControlquickly.3．AnimalCrueltyPreventionClassesisheldto_________.A．protectandsavemoreanimalsB．collectasmanyanimalsaspossibleC．earnmoneyforTownLakeAnimalCenterD．attractmorevolunteerstoTownLakeAnimalCenterB14、Malnutrition(营养不良)remainsaseriousproblemforIndians.ButanewstudyshowsthatIndians’leadingcausesofdeathnowalsoincludeobesity-related(和肥胖有关的)diseasessuchasheartdiseaseandmorethan20%ofIndianslivingincitiesareoverweight.Aprofessorsays,“EatingisthemostimportantthinginanyIndianfamilyandhowyoushowyourloveandthanksforapersonisthroughthekindoffoodyouservehim.Andthekindofsedentary(久坐不动的)lifestylethatweleadisoneofthereasonswhythenumberofoverweightpeopleinIndiaisontheincrease.”Genetics(遗传)mayplayapart.ResearcherssayIndiansstoremorebodyfatperkilogramthanEuropeans.DoctorMisraisadirectorofdiabetes.HesaidobesityanddiabeteswerelimitedtoIndia’srichpeople.Butnowthepoorestarealsogettingheavier.“Manypeopleusedtobethin.TheothersideofthepicturewasmanypeoplewerefatandsomeofthesebelongedtothepoorestsectioninIndia.”Hesays.DoctorMisrahopesthespreadofobesitycanslowdown.AndhesaysitmuststartfromtheschoolsbygivingallIndianchildrenthesameinstructionsonphysicalactivityanddiet.1．WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheleadingcausesofdeathinIndia?A．Eatingtoomuch. B．Beingpoor.C．Bodyfat. D．Obesity-relateddiseases.2．Wecaninferfromthearticlethat____inIndia.A．thefactthatthenumberofoverweightpeopleinIndiaisontheincreasehastodowiththesedentarylifestyleIndianslead.B．diabetesarelimitedtorichIndian.C．EuropeansareevenmoreatriskofgettingheartdiseasesthanIndiansD．thespreadofobesitycanslowdownbyaskingallIndiankidstophysicalactivities3．HowdoIndiansshowtheirloveandthankstoaperson?A．Througheatingintheperson’shouse.B．Throughservingthepersonfood.C．Througheatingupthefoodthatthepersonserves.D．Throughgivingthepersonabighug.4．Thewriterthinkstheobesity-relateddiseasesare____.A．difficulttocontrol B．prettyseriousC．easytostop D．nothingseriouC15、Whenpeoplethinkofwaterbuffaloes,theyoftenimaginewildanddangerousanimals.Butunlesstheyarehurtorangered,waterbuffaloesareprobablythegentlestfarmanimalsintheworld.Thoughtheylookscary,theyaremuchlikehouseholdpets.Unlikecattle（黄牛）,theyarequietandhaveanaturalfondnessforhumans.Waterbuffaloesaresopatientandgentlethatthereisnoneedtocontrolthemduringmilking.Becauseoftheanimal’scalmnature,waterbuffaloesalmostneverhavetheirhorns(角)takenoff.However,mostcattlewhichareraisedfortheirmilkwillhavetheirhornstakenoff,whentheyareyoung.Itwillpreventthemfromhurtingoneanotherwhentheygrowup.Anothercommonwrongideaisthatwaterbuffaloescanberaisedonlynearwater.Thoughtheylovetorollinmuddywater,waterbuffaloesusuallyliveandhavebabiesinsituationswherethereisnotenoughwatertodothis.However,severalresearchersreportthatwaterbuffaloeswhorollinmuddywaterdonotneedtobetreatedwithinsecticides(杀虫剂)becausethemud(烂泥)coatingthatformsontheirskinprotectsthemfrominsectsandparasites(寄生虫).Anotheruntruebeliefaboutwaterbuffaloesisthattheycanliveonlyintropical(热带的)areas.Actually,buffaloesareabletoliveinawiderangeofclimates.Althoughtheyaremostcommoninthetropics,waterbuffaloeswereusedtopullsnowplows(雪犁)inpartsofEuropemanyyearsago.1．Whyarewaterbuffaloes’hornsnottakenoff?A．Theydon’tusetheirhornstoattack.B．Theycan’thavebabieswithoutthehorns.C．Takingthehornsoffisdangeroustohumans.D．Takingtheirhornsoffcankillthebuffaloes.2．Thewriterseemstothinkthatmostcattle_______.A．don’tgivemilkB．arenotgentleC．makegoodpetsD．likepeople3．Accordingtothepassage,howcanrollinginmuddywaterhelpwaterbuffaloes?A．Itprotectsthemfromparasites.B．Itwashesinsecticidesoffthem.C．Ithelpsthemhavemorebabies.D．Itkeepsthemcoolinhotweather.4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A．Peopleusedtokeepwaterbuffaloesashouseholdpets.B．Manypeoplehaveincorrectideasaboutwaterbuffaloes.C．Waterbuffaloesusedtobecommonaroundtheworld.D．Waterbuffaloesandcattlehavemanysimilarities.D16、Livinginadifferentculturecanbeabothexcitingandchallenging(挑战性的)experience.Youhavetolearndifferentculturesandtrytogetusedtothem.Let'ssharesomeculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUStohelpunderstandeachother.Privacy(隐私)一Chinesepeopletalkaboutsubjectssuchasagesandincome(收入),whichAmericansthinkisnotpolite.Families---InChina,eldersaretraditionallytreatedwithrespect(尊重).InAmerica,thegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependence(独立)，especiallythatofthechildren.UnliketheChinese,olderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.Friends---Chinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodescribefriends.InChina,friendshipmeansalifelongfriendwhothinksit'shisdutytogivehisfriendsanyhelp.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriends.Money---Asiswellknown,theChineselikesavingmoney.Theyarealwayscarefulwhentheyareplanningtospendmoney.ItisdifferentinAmerica,wherefarfewerfamiliesaresavingmoney.Education-ChinesepeoplevalueeducationandjobmorethanAmericansdo,whopaymoreattentiontogoodnatureinstead.1．HowmanyculturaldifferencesarementionedbetweenChinaandAmerica?A．Five.B．Six.C．Seven.D．Eight.2．IfyouaskanAmericanwomanherage,shemayanswerA．“I'm30yearsold.”B．“Youarekidding.”C．“Sorry,Idon'tknow.”D．“Oh,it'sasecret.”3．What'stheconditionoftheeldersinAmerica?A．Theyusuallylivewiththeirchildren.B．Theyaregreatlyrespectedbytheyoung.C．Theyusuallylivealone.D．Theyusuallylivewiththeirrelativesandfriends.4．WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?A．InAmerica,fewerpeoplearesavingmoney.B．InAmerica，peoplevalueindependence.C．InAmerica,friendshipmeanslifelongfriends.D．InAmerica,peoplepaymoreattentiontogoodnature.5．ThepassagemainlytalksaboutA．theintroductionoftheAmericancultureB．howtotreattheeldersindifferentcountriesC．theexperienceoflivinginadifferentcultureD．culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericaE17、Aletterofreplyissometimesamosttreasuredthing.Hereisastorythattellsaboutthiscommonandnaturalhumanfeeling.ThebusiestwomaninLabradorduringonebittercoldChristmasnotverylongago,wasanAustraliannursenamedKateAusten.ButNurseAustenwasnottoobusytowritewithalong,friendlyletterforeverygiftoffoodorclothingreceivedforpoorvillagersinthenorthofAustralian.Amongthegiftswasaboxofknittings(毛线编织品)forchildren,knittedandsentbyawomaninToronto.NurseAusten,wasbusy,andnotfeelingtoowellthatwinter.Shecouldhavewrittenjustordinaryroutinenotesofacknowledgement.Butthatwasnotherway.ShesatdownandwrotethewomaninTorontoareallettertellingallaboutthevillage,andthenamesofthechildrenwhowerewearingtheknittedglovesandcaps,andwhattheysaidwhentheygotthem,andhowtheylookedwhentheyworethem.Shewantedthewomanwhohadknittedandsentallthoselovelyknittings“toseehowmuchhappinessandwarmthshehadcreated.”Notlongafter,shereceivedthefollowinganswerfromCanada.DearMissAusten,Yourlettermademehappy.Ididnotexpectsuchafullreturn,Iameightyyearsold,andIamblind.ThereislittleIcandoexpectknit,andthatiswhyIknitsomanycapsandsweatersscarves.ForsixtyyearsIhavebeenmakingupmissionarypackagesofsuchclothingorfoodormedicineorbookasIcouldcollect.ButneverbeforeinallthattimehaveIhadapersonalletterpicturingthevillageandtellingmewhoiswearingtheclothingandwhattheysaid.IdidnotsupposethateverinmylifetimeIshouldreceivealetterlikethat.MyGodblessyou.Sincerelyyours,LauraN.Russell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．Accordingtothepassage,aletterofreplyisnot．A．acommonthingB．atreasuredthingC．anaturalthingD．aboringthing2．______knittedandsentaboxofknittingsforthepoorinAustralian.A．KateAustenB．LauraRussellC．AnAustralianmotherD．Thewriter3．WhydidNurseAustenwritetheletter?A．Becauseshewasn’tsobusy.B．Becauseshewasakindheartedwoman.C．Becauseshewasthankfulfortheknittings.D．Becauseshewantedthewomantoknowthehappinessandwarmthshehadcreated.4．WhatdoyouthinkoftheletterfromNurseAusten?A．Awasteofmuchtime.B．Avaluableletter.C．Aninterestingletter.D．Anunforgettableletter.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthetwowomen?A．Weshouldbepolitetoothers.B．WhenwereceivealetterweshouldwritebacksoonC．WeshouldrespecteachotherD．Weshouldexpressourthankstothepeoplewhohelpyou.F18、Chinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourculture.Ithasalonghistory.“Thoughthecomputeriswidelyusedtoday,Chinesepeoplestillneedtomastertheskillofwritingwithhands,”saidapersonwhoworksinagovernmentoffice．Withthedevelopmentofthemodernscience,thecomputerhasbecomeaveryusefultooltohelppeopletowrite.Peopleusecomputersmoreoftenthanbefore,somanypeoplehaveforgottenhowtowriteChinesecharacters(字)．Peopleoftenmakealotofmistakesinwriting.NowChinahasrealizedthatitisimportanttohelpstudentsandteacherstoimprovetheirwriting.Withthehelpoftheinformationtechnology,teacherscanwritetheirquestionsontheboardandstudentsshouldanswerthembywriting,too.Lotsofsurveysshowthatmanycollegestudents'handwritinghasbecomeworse.LotsofcollegestudentsdonotknowhowtomakeupwordsorsentencesinChinesecharacterintherightway.Notonlykids,butalsomanyadultshaveproblems.Theymightbeabletotellthegeneralformofacertaincharacter.However,ifyouaskthemtospelloutallthestrokesofthecharacterintherightorder,theycan't.Buttheycaneasilytype（打字）itonacomputer.Inthenationallanguageteachingcourse,wecansolvethisproblemwiththeuseofsometechnologies.Besidestechnology,thereisalotthatwecando.Forexample,wemayaskstudentstofinishtheirhomeworkbywritingwithhandsinsteadoftyping.1．ManypeoplehaveforgottenhowtowriteChinesecharactersbecause_______________．A．theyusetoomuchEnglishB．theyusecomputerstowritetoooftenC．ChinesecharactersaretoodifficulttowriteD．theydon'tlikeChinesehandwriting2．Peoplecanusethecomputerswidely,buttheyneedtomastertheskillof____________．A．writingwithhandsB．usingcomputerscorrectlyC．mendingcomputersD．usingcomputerstoworkforpeople3．Chinaistryingtohelpstudentsandteacherstoimprovetheirwritingby_________.A．punishingpeoplewhocan’twriteB．askingpeoplenottousecomputersC．usingtheinformationtechnologyD．askingthemtowriteeverythingwithhands4．Theunderlinedword“strokes”inthepassagemaymean_____________.A．读音B．笔划C．意义D．用法5．Thispassagemainlytellsus________________.A．computersareharmfultoourhandwritingB．howwecanwritegoodChinesecharactersC．Chinesepeopleshouldnotforgettheskillofwritingwith