太原市2023届初三第二学期联考英语试题含解析

太原市2023届初三第二学期联考英语试题注意事项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、—Howcouldyoukeepmewaitinghereforhalfanhour?—Sorry.IwithafriendandIcompletelyforgotaboutthetime.A．willtalk B．amtalking C．wastalking D．hastalked2、—Howwillwesellmoreproducts?—Weneedtocomeupwithmore_________ideas.A．awful B．creative C．meaningless D．embarrassing3、Mr.andMrs.Liareoldbuthealthybecausetheyhavegood________.A．livehabits B．livinghabitC．livinghabits D．livehabits4、Ican’tagreewithyou________youarewrong.A．ifB．unlessC．orD．though5、Themoreyousmile,the___________youwillfeel.A．happy B．happier C．happily D．morehappily6、—wonderfulsoccerplayerRomeluLukaku（卢卡库）is！—Yes，heisreallygreat!A．How B．What C．Howa D．Whata7、－Hi,Cathy.DidyouwatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonNewYear’sEve?－Ofcourse,Ican’tmissit.AndIknowmorethan646______peopleinChinaandoverseaswatchedtheshowontelevision.A．million B．millionsof C．millions D．millionof8、Wouldyouliketogotothemuseumwithme?I’dloveto,______I’mafraidIhavenotime.A．but B．and C．or D．so9、—MayItakethismagazineoutofthereadingroom?—No,you_______.It’sagainsttherule.A．needn’t B．mustn’t C．won’t D．shouldn’t10、Iceisnotoftenseenhereinwinterasthetemperaturenormallystayszero.A．up B．down C．above D．belowⅡ.完形填空11、Johnisafamouswriternow.Buthesaidhewasnota1studentwhenhewasyoung.Hewasoftenlatefor2anddidn'tlikedoinghishomework.Sometimes,hesleptinclasswhiletheteacherwasteaching.Hedidn'tunderstandmuch,3healwaysthoughtheunderstoodeverything.Onedaytheteacher4thestudentsaquestion,"WhenJackwastenyearsold,5brotherBobwastwenty.Jackisfifteennowand6ishisbrotherBob?"Johnsaid,"That'seasy.BobistwiceasoldasJack,soheisnowthirty."Anothertime,the7inascienceclassasked,"Whenitthunders（打雷）,8dowealwaysseethelightbeforewe9thesound?""But,Miss,"saidJohnquickly,"don'tyou10oureyesareinfrontofourears?"1．A．good B．tall C．rich D．fat2．A．sleep B．lunch C．class D．play3．A．so B．and C．or D．but4．A．sent B．asked C．told D．found5．A．your B．my C．his D．her6．A．howmany B．howold C．what D．who7．A．teacher B．farmer C．nurse D．policeman8．A．what B．when C．where D．why9．A．see B．make C．hear D．listen10．A．read B．hope C．study D．knowⅢ.语法填空12、StanfordisaworldfamousuniversityonthewestcoastoftheU.S.ItwasbuiltbyStanfordandhiswifeinmemoryoftheironlysonwho1．(die)ofastrangedisease.TouristsareoftensurprisedatthebeautyofStanford.Amongthegreentrees,buildings2．yellowwallsandredtopsmakeupabeautifulpicture.Manytouristswonder3．yellowandredwerechosen.That’sbecausetheywerethe4．(favorite)ofMrs.Stanford.Thebigchurchis5．(important)buildinginStanford.Itstandsatthecentre.ItwasbuiltbyMrs.Stanfordtorememberherhusbandwhodevoted(贡献)6．(him)totheuniversity.There,studentsandteacherscancommunicatewithGodandholdgreatactivities,suchasconcertsandcelebrations.ThetallestbuildinginStanfordinHooverTower,whichisthelandmarkof7．university.AmannamedHooverhaddonealotfortheuniversity.Thethingsheonceusedcan8．(see)onthefirstfloor.Onthetopofthetower,touristcanhaveagoodlookatthewholecampus(校园).9．oneoftheworldtopuniversities,Stanfordhasmanysubjectsthatstandamongthetop10．(one)intheworld.Andcomputersciencehasbeenthefirstformanyyears.Ifyouwanttostudycomputerinauniversityabroad,maybeitisyourbestchoice.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressful(有压力的)life?Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That’showmillionsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughter(笑声)Clubsaroundtheworldandmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.MadanKataria.“Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaday.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,”saysDr.Kataria.“Everyoneisnaturallygoodatlaughing—it’sthecommonlanguage.Wewantpeopletofeelhappywiththeirlives.”Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1,300intheworld.Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffects(效果)oflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%.SowhathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest,Iwasn’tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingsilly.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsay“hohoho,hahaha”whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan’ttellthedifferencebetweenreallaughterandunreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.Surprisingly,itworks!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingforrealandsomepeoplejustcouldn’tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxedandcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou’reunderstress,thenstartlaughing.Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults.1．ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedin__________.A．India B．America C．Britain D．China2．HowmanyLaughterClubsarethereintheworldtoday?A．Over300. B．Over500. C．Over800. D．Over1,300.3．Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?A．Surprised. B．Pleased. C．Nervous. D．Tired.4．Whendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?A．Aftertenminutes. B．Aftertenhours.C．Aftertenseconds. D．Aftertendays.5．Thearticlemainlytellsus__________.A．youngchildrenlaughmuchmoreoftenthanadultsinadayB．laughingisoneofthebestwaystostayhealthyC．manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealthD．reallaughterandunreallaughterarebothgoodforhealthB14、WhereAreWeGoing,Dad?isoneofthemostpopulartelevisionshowsinChinanow.Fathersnowtakeanactivepartintheirchildren’slives.Fivewell-knownfathersandtheirchildrentravelaroundChina,ridingcamelsthroughthewesterndeserts(沙漠),fishingintheeastsea,andsellingvegetablestogetmoneybackhomeinthesouthwesternYunnanProvince.Onedaddoesn’tknowhowtodohisdaughter’shair,buthelearnsquicklyanddoesitwellnow.Anotheronemuststaywithhissonforthreedaysinthedesert,becauseheandhissondon’tknowhowtocook,thetwoonlyeatinstant(即食)noodles.ThisshowraisesanimportantquestionformodernChinesesociety(社会)—whatistherole（角色）offathersintoday’sChina?Intheolddays,childrenmustobeyparents’wishesandlookafterthemintheiroldage.ButChineseparentsnowthinkthatdiscussingandrespecting(尊重)theirchildren’schoicesmaybeabetterwaytopreparethemformodernsociety.“Astheyraisetheirchildren,parentsaregrowingupatthesametime,”saidWangRenping.1．Fromthispassage,weknowthatWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?isa_______.A．movieB．song.C．TVshowD．book2．Whichofthefollowingthingsfathersdidn’tdofortheirchildren?A．GofishingB．SellvegetablesC．GoskatingD．ridecamels3．Oneofthefathershastoeatinstantnoodleswithhissonbecause_______.A．it’sdeliciousB．hedoesn’tknowthewayC．hecan’tcookD．it’shisfavorite4．Inthispassagetheunderlinedwordchoicemeans_______.A．差异B．选择C．个性D．特点5．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Intheolddays,Chineseparentsmustobeytheirchildren’swishes.B．NowChinesechildrendon’thavetotakecareoftheirparentsintheiroldage.C．ParentsaregrowingupwiththeirchildreninmodernChina.D．Nowparentsshouldn’traisetheirchildren.C15、Threetravelers,Allan,CarlandPaulweresittingonthechairsinatrainstation.Theywerewaitingforatrainthatwasverylate.Tokilltime,theybegantalkingtoeachother.Atfirst,theytalkedabouttheweatherandtheirwork.ThenPaulsaid,“Tellme-whatwouldyoumostliketodoifyourdoctortellsyouthatyouhaveonlythreemonthstolive?”Theothertwomenthoughtaboutthisforawhile,thenCarlspoke.“Well,”hesaid,“ifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,I’lltakeallmymoneyoutofthebankandgotoforeigncountriesforholidayswithmybestfriend,Erik.I’dliketotraveltotheplacesintheworldasmanyaspossible.AndI’llstayatthebesthotelsandtheneatthebestfood.IthinkI’llhaveawonderfultime.”“That’sveryinteresting.”Paulsaid.Withthesewords,heturnedtotheotherman,saying,“Andwhataboutyou?”“I’lltellyouasecret,”Allansaid.“Ialwayswanttobearacingdriver.SoifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,thefirstthingI’dliketodoistosellmyhouse.WiththemoneyI’llbuythefastestcarintheworld.PerhapsIcanenterallthebigmotorraces.”Thenhelaughed,“Imightevenendupworldchampion(冠军).”“Nowit’syourturn,”Allanwenton,“Ifyourdoctortellyouthebadnews,whatwouldyoumostliketodo?”“Oh,”saidPaulwithasmile.“_____________________________”“Haha!Whydidn’twethinkofthat?”Thethreeofthemlaughedtogether.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1．Theunderlinedwords“killtime”inthepassagemostprobablymean_______.A．passthetime B．savetime C．runoutoftime2．Thethreemenweretalking______.A．inthepolicestation B．inthewaitingroom C．onthetrain3．AllanandCarlthoughtabout________forawhile.A．whatthedoctorsaidtothemB．whythetraindidn’tarriveontimeC．thequestionPaulasked4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．Allanwantedtobuyaracingcarverymuch.B．Carl’sdreamwastotravelaroundhiscountrywithhisbestfriend.C．Paulwasthelasttogivehisopinion.5．“_________”canbethemissingsentenceinthepassage.A．I’llgoandseeanotherdoctor.B．Ihavethesamethoughtsandhopesasyouboth.C．Iwanttobeawayfromthissadworld.D16、AFatherandaSonPassingthroughtheAtlantaairportonemorning,Icaughtoneofthoseshuttlesthattake

travelersfromthemainterminals(航站楼)totheirboardinggates.Notmanypeopleconsiderthemfun,butonthisSaturdayIheardlaughter.Atthefrontofthefirstshuttlewereamanandhisson.Wehadjuststoppedtoletoff

passengers,andthedoorswereclosingagain.“Herewego!Holdontometight!”thefathersaid.Theboy,aboutfiveyearsold,madesoundsofhappiness.“Lookoutthere!”thefathersaidtohisson.“Seethatpilot?Ibethe’swalkingtohisplane.”Thesonturned

hisnecktolookforward.AsIwasearlyformyflight,Idecidedtogobacktotheterminal.WhereIwentbackagain,Isawthatthemanandhissonhadreturnedtoo.Irealizedthenthattheyhadn’tbeenheadingforaflight,buthadjustbeenridingtheshuttle.“Iwanttoridesomemore!”“More?”thefathersaid,mock-angrybutclearlypleased.“Youarenottired?”“Thisisfun!”hissonsaid.“

Allright.”thefatherreplied,whenadooropened,weallgoton.ThereareparentswhocanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoEuropeorDisneyland,andthereareparentswholiveinmillion-dollarhousesandgivetheirchildrencarsandswimmingpools,yetsomethinggoeswrong.“Whereareallthosepeoplegoing,Daddy?”thesonasked.“Allovertheworld,”camethereply.Theotherpeopleintheairportwereleavingforfardestinations(终点)orarrivingattheendsoftheirjourneys.Thefatherandson,though,werejustridingthisshuttletogether,makingitexciting,enjoyingbeingtogether.Somanytroublesinthiscountry.Somanyquestionsaboutwhattodo.HerewasafatherwhocaredaboutspendingthedaywithhissonandwhohadcomeupwiththisplanonaSaturdaymorning.Theanswerissosimple:parentswhocareenoughtospendtime,andtopayattentionandtotrytheirbest.Itdoesn’tcostacent,yetitisthemostvaluable

thingintheworld.Theshuttlepickedupspeed,andthefatherpointedsomethingout,andtheboylaughedagain.1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．thefatherandhissonwerewaitingfortheflightB．thefathergottiredwhenhissonwantedtoridetheshuttleagainC．thefathertoldhissonaboutthetroublesinthecountryD．thefatherspentthedaywithhissonandenjoyedit2．Theunderlinedwordmock-angrymeans______.A．feelingboredB．lookingexcitedC．notreallyangryD．nottrulysurprised3．Fromthestorywecanlearn______.A．sometimespeopledon’trealizewhattheyhaveB．maybethemostvaluablethingdoesn’tcostmuchC．childrenshouldstaywiththeirparentsmoreoftenD．parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenabetterlifeE17、Itistwointhemorning.Thewindisgettingstrongerandthereisachancethatitwillrain.Thoughtheweatherisbad,AlGehrkesits110floorsabovetheground,442metersabovetheearth.Youmaybewonderingwhatheisdoingsofarofftheground.Ifyouaskedhim,hewouldsay,“Iamjustdoingmyjob!”AlGehrkehasaveryspecialjobthatnotmanypeoplewouldwanttohave.Hemanagesoneofthetallestbuildingsintheworld—theWillsTowerinChicago.Histeamwashesandchangesthewindows.TheWillsTowerhas16,000windowsandeachwindowweighsover90kilos.Gehrkeandhisteamworkfromsevenintheeveninguntilfourinthemorning.Theyclean18windowseachnight.Eachwindowtakesalmost30minutes.AlGehrkeisnotafraidofhighplacesandheisagoodmanforthejob.MaryAnnalsohasanunusualjob.Insteadofhanginghighabovetheearthwashingwindows,sheworksunderthewater.Shetrainsdolphinsforshowsandalsohelpspeopletoswimwiththedolphins.Shelovesthedolphins.“Wenevertelladolphinwhattodo.Weaskthemrespectfully.Theydecidetodothatforusbecauseoftherelationshipwehave,”shesaid.Besideswashingwindowshighabovetheearthorswimmingwithbigfishunderthewater,thereareotherunusualjobsthatyouhaveprobablyneverthoughtofpeoplehaving.Hereisanotherstrangeexample:karaokesingers!Akaraokesingerissomeonewhosingsthesongsoffamoussingers.Thesingerisabletofollowthewordsofthesongsbecausetheyappearonacomputerinfrontofthem.InCyprus,karaokesingersareverypopular.Theysingtothepeopleonholiday.Asthevisitorstravelaroundtheislandtheycanlistentothemusicofthekaraokesingers.1．Bysaying“Iamjustdoingmyjob”inParagraph1,AlGehrkeismostlikelytotellus.A．hisjobisdifficulttodoB．heisbraveandstrongC．hecanmakemuchmoneyD．hisjobisnothingspecial2．Accordingtothethirdparagraph,MaryAnn.A．considersherselfunusualB．teachespeoplehowtoswimC．hasagreatlovefordolphinsD．workslonghourseveryday3．Thewriteristryingtointroducesomeunusualjobsby.A．holdingsomeactivitiesB．offeringsomeexamplesC．comparingseveralonesD．tellingsomefunnystorieF18、Itwasraining.Iwentintoacafeandaskedforacoffee..Whilewaitingformydrink,Irealizedtherewereotherpeopleintheplace,butIsensedloneliness.Isawtheirbodies,butIcouldn'tfeeltheirsoulsbecausetheirsoulsbelongedtotheNet.Istoodupandwalkedbetweenthetables.WhenIcametothebiggestcomputer,Isawathin,smallmansittinginfrontofit."IamSteve,"hefinallyansweredafterIaskedhimacoupleoftimeswhathisnamewas."Ican'ttalkwithyou.I'mbusy,"hesaidHewaschattingonlineand,atthesametimeplayingacomputergame:awargame.Iwassurprised.Whydidn'tStevewanttotalkwithme?Itriedagaintospeaktothatcomputergeek,butnotawordcameoutofhismouth.Itouchedhisshoulder,butnoreactionIwasunhappy.Iputmyhandinfrontofthemonitorandheshouted,"Leavemealone."Itookafewstepsback,wonderingifallthosepeoplewerehavinganiceconversationwiththeirmachines,notwithpeople,especiallySteve.Iwouldn'twanttoimaginethefutureofhumanbeingsiftheypreferredsharingtheirliveswithmachinesinsteadofwithpeople.Iwasworriedandsankinmythoughts.Ididn'tevenrealizethatthecoffeewasbad,justasStevedidn'tnoticetherewasapersonnexttohim.1．Whatwastheweatherlikewhenthewriterenteredthecafe?A．Sunny. B．Windy. C．Snowy. D．Rainy.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"monitor"meaninChinese?A．显示器 B．检测器 C．主机 D．鼠标3．-Whydidn'tStevewanttotalktothewriter?-Because____.WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A．hethoughtthewriterwasugly B．hewasplayingacomputergameC．hewaschattingonline D．hewasbusyatthattim