西宁市重点中学2023届初三下学期第一次阶段调研测试英语试题含解析

西宁市重点中学2023届初三下学期第一次阶段调研测试英语试题注意事项：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、一Mom,ofmyclassmatesglasses.一Oh,myGod.Youneedtoprotectyoureyeswell.A．threefourths;wearsB．threefourth;wearC．threefourth;wearsD．threefourths;wear2、Thenewsmademerealize_____terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．how C．that D．why3、---Ipromisetoworkharderthisterm,Mum.--Well,mydear,justasthesayinggoes,“________.”Idohopethatyouwillactsoon.A．Practicemakesperfect B．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．You’renevertoooldtolearn D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.4、Goingto______highschoolforoneyearinBritainwasquite______excitingexperienceforme.A．不填;anB．a;aC．不填;不填D．the;a5、–Whydoyoulikeclimbingmountains?--Becausetheyarethereandclimbingis_____thingIhaveeverdone.A．themoreexcitingB．themostexcitingC．themoreexcitedD．themostexcited6、Asmilecosts__________,butitgivessomuch.Soweshouldlearntosmile.A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything7、―Mike,you_______themagazinesincelastweek.Canyoureturnitnow?―Sure.A．borrowed B．haveborrowed C．havekept8、Ireallylikethe________ofthischocolate.Itisastar.A．smellB．tasteC．colorD．shape9、HuaweiisoneoftechnologycompaniesinChina.A．large B．larger C．largest D．thelargest10、--Ididn'tseeyouatOlympicSportsCentrethismorning.Whathappened?--Sorry,Itheexchangestudentsaroundourschoolthen.A．showedB．wasshowingC．amshowingD．willshowⅡ.完形填空11、Summeriscoming.Grade9studentsaregoingtogoodbyetoeachother.Everyonemusthave_______tosaytotheirclassmatesatthismoment.Butwherecantheypullalltheirwarm______?Inthepast,eachstudentwouldbuyabigbeautifulnotebookandasktheirclassmates_____init.Butthingsareabit______now.Grade9studentsuseUSBflashdisk(软盘)______notebooks.SomestudentsarenotgoodatChinese.Theycan’tusesweetwordstoshow______theylovetheirfriends.ButwiththeUSBflashdisktheycanwrite,draworevenmakecartoonsforeachother.Oneofthestudentssaid,“IlikeUSBflashdiskbecauseit______lessthanfiftyyuan.Andthereisalotof_______formetowritein.”Butsomestudentsstilllikenotebooksbetter.Theysaywordsincomputersarecold.Itisbadfortheireyestousecomputers_______.“Thoughanotebookmayhavelessspace,Istillchooseone.Anotebookcankeepmyclassmates’handwritingwhichmakesme______ofthem.”saidaboy.Whichwaywillyouchoosetosaygoodbyetoyourclassmates?1．A．alotB．alotofC．manyD．plentyof2．A．presentsB．booksC．wordsD．schoolbags3．A．toreadB．towriteC．tosingD．tolook4．A．sameB．differentC．interestingD．wonderful5．A．insteadB．butC．howeverD．insteadof6．A．whenB．whyC．howD．where7．A．costsB．paysC．takesD．spends8．A．roomsB．paperC．cardsD．space9．A．toomuchB．muchtooC．toomanyD．manytoo10．A．thoughtB．thinkC．thinkingD．tothinkⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Self-drivingCarsDoyoulikecars?1．willthecarbelikeinthefuture?Maybewecansitinacarthatcandrive2．(it).About40yearsago,scientistsfromtheUnitedStates3．(start)todevelopself-drivingcars.Themostfamousone4．(make)byGooglein2012.Therearecamerasandradars(雷达）onthetopofthecar.Theyallowthecomputerinthecar5．(draw)a3Dmapoftheenvironment.Chinesescientistshavealso6．(successful)developedaself-drivingcar.Thecarmadeatrip7．ChangshatoWuhan.Isaself-drivingcarsafe?Arecentstudyshowsthatrobotsmake8．(safe)drivesthanhumans.If10%ofcarsonthestreetareself-drivingones,1,000liveswillbesavedeveryyear.If90%ofvehicles(交通工具)areself-drivingones,21,700liveswillbesavedayear.However,aself-drivingcarisexpensive9．eachcostsabout$100,000.Soitis10．(possible)tobeverypopularinthenearfuture.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AnneandJosepharetalkingaboutaninterestingquestion.Whydosomepeoplechangetheirnames?Therecanbemanyreasons.HannachangedhernametoAnnebecauseshethoughtitwouldbeeasierforpeopletoremember.Ontheotherhand,Josephisthinkingaboutchanginghisnametoanunusualnamebecausehewantstobedifferent.Peoplehavealotofreasonsforchangingtheirnames.Filmstars,singers,sportsmenandsomefamouspeopleoftenchangetheirnamesbecausetheywantnamesthatarenotordinary,orthathavespecialsound.Theychosethe“newnames”forthemselvesinsteadofthenamestheirparentsgavethemwhentheywereborn.Somepeoplehaveanotherreasonforchangingtheirnames.Theyhavemovedtoanewcountryandwanttouseanamethatisusualthere.Forexample,LiKaimingchangedhisnametoKenLeewhenhemovedtotheUnitedStates.HeusesthenameKenathisjobandatschool.ButwithhisfamilyandChinesefriends,heusesLiKaiming.Forsomepeople,usingdifferentnamesmakeslifeeasierintheirnewcountry.Inmanycountries,awomanchangesherfamilynametoherhusband’saftershegotmarried.Buttoday,manywomenarekeepingtheirownfamilynameandnotusingtheirhusband’s.Sometimes,womenusetheirownnamesinsomesituationsandtheirhusbands’inothersituations.Andsomeuseboththeirownnamesandtheirhusbands’.1．Hannachangedhernameto____________A．AnneB．HansC．HnneD．Anna2．Josephisthinkingaboutchanginghisnamebecausehewantsto______.A．movetoanotherplaceB．haveanamewithspecialsoundC．bedifferentD．makelifeeasierinanewcountry3．Inmanycountries,awomanchangesherfamilynametoherhusband,s____.A．inallsituationsB．becauseshelovesherhusbandC．beforeshegotmarriedD．aftershegotmarried4．Peoplechangetheirnamesbecause______________A．thereisonlyonereasonB．therearetworeasonsC．theremaybemanyreasonsD．therearefivereasons5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．AnneandJosepharetalkingaboutchangingtheirnames.B．Peopleliketobeusual,sotheychangetheirnames.C．Inmanycountries,womenchangetheirnamesaftertheygotmarried.D．Therearemanyreasonsforpeopletochangetheirnames.B14、Nowcitiesarefullofcars.Somefamiliesevenhavetwoormorecars.Parkingisagreatproblem,andsoisthetrafficinaroundthecities.Somethingwillhavetobedonetochangeit.Whatwillthecarsoftomorrowbelike?Littlecarsmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday'sbigcars.Ifeveryonedriveslittlecarsinthefuturetherewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemorespaceforparkingcarsincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Threelittlecarscanfitinthespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too.Whatismore,theselittlecarscangoabout65kilometersper(每)hour.Littlecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgettingaroundacity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededfortheslowersmallones.1．Whatisthebigproblemforthosepeoplewhohavecars?A．Money.B．Parking.C．Time.D．Waiting.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taketheplaceof”meaninChinese?A．花费B．地方C．超越D．取代3．Peoplecanmoneywithusingthelittlecars.A．spentB．costC．saveD．take4．Littlecarsareveryfinefor______.A．everydaylifeB．journeysC．longtripsD．sport5．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Thelittlecarsareasusefulasthebigcars.B．Whatthecarsoftomorrowwillbelike.C．Therewillbelesspollutioninthefuture.D．Citiesarefullofcarsnow.C15、Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyintheseclaysofinflation(通货膨胀)?Leftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvalue,howeverhightheinterestrate.Onlyabraveman,oraveryrichone,darestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavings,andevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocks,whichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques.Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflife."TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsound.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermission,anditfastensitsyoungroundpeople'swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves（奴隶）."Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonality,butitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuring（量）thetimeofclayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshouttiretime.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings.However,menquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliable（可靠的）waysoftellingthetime.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandles,usedsandinhour-glasses,andinventedwater-clocks.Indeed,anyseriousstudentofantiqueshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalaces,statelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast.Antiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensive,butoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterall,ifyouaregoingtoberuledbytime,whynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit（收益）?1．Accordingtothepassage,collectingantiqueclocks____.A．canhardlykeepthevalueofyoursavingsB．willcostmuchofyoursavingsC．mayincreaseyourwealthD．needsyourbravery2．Byquoting(引用)theremarkofabeingfromanotherplanet,theauthorintendsto____.A．suggesthumanbeingsarecontrolledbyaclockB．describewhyclockscanruletheplanetEarthC．tellreaderswhatclockslooklikeD．comparechockstohumanbeings3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytomeasurethetime?A．Countingthebeatingofone'sownheart.B．Makinguseofcandles,sandandwater.C．Observingshadowscastbythesun.D．Keepingslavesbusydayandnight.4．Theunderlinedphrasestatelyhomesinparagraph（段落）4means_________.A．state-ownedhousesB．housesinverygoodconditionC．grandhousesopentothepublicD．houseswherestatesmenmeetregularly5．Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A．tointroducethecultureofantiqueclocksB．tooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocksC．tocomparedifferentwaystomakeafutureprofitD．toexplainconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingtimeD16、AncientChinaproducedmanytypesofbeautifulworksofart.Amongthem，calligraphy(书法)，poetry(诗歌)andpaintingwerethemostfamous.Oftentheywouldbeputtogetherinart.ThesebecameimportantstartingwiththeSongdynasty.Calligraphyistheartofhandwriting.IntheoldtimestheChineseconsideredwritingasanimportantformofart.Calligraphers(书法家)wouldpracticeforyearstolearntowriteperfectly，butwithstyle.Eachofover40,000charactersneededtobewrittencorrectly.Andeachstroke(笔画)inacharacterhadtobewritteninacertainorder.Poetrywasalsoanimportantformofart.Greatpoetswerefamousalloverthecountry，butalleducatedpeoplewereexpectedtowritepoetry.DuringtheTangdynastypoetrywassoimportantthatwritingpoetrywaspartoftheexaminationstobecomeacivilservant(文官)andworkforthegovernment.Chinesepaintingwasoftenconnectedwithcalligraphy.Itisoneoftheoldestartistictraditionsintheworld.ThemosttraditionalwayofChinesepaintingisknownas“national”or“nativepainting(国画)”，whichisquitedifferentfromWesternpainting.Peoplecandrawmountains，homes，birds，treesandwateronit.1．WhatisthemostfamoustypesofworksofartinancientChina?A．Calligraphy. B．Poetry. C．Chinesepainting. D．A,BandC．2．Calligraphersneededtowriteover______characterscorrectlyintheoldtimes.A．10，000 B．20，000 C．30，000 D．40，0003．WhatwaspartofthecivilserviceexaminationsduringtheTangdynasty?A．Painting. B．Calligraphy.C．Writingpoetry. D．Poetry.4．Theunderlinedword“it”refersto“________”．A．Calligraphy B．Art C．Chinesepainting D．Westernpainting5．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Chineseart. B．Chineseexaminations.C．Chinesehistory. D．Chinesedynasties.E17、CanyouwritedownaChinesewordbeingreadtoyou?Sometimesitcanbedifficultwhenyoufindthewordisnotincludedinmostdictionaries.LuJialei,14,fromHangzhouForeignLanguageSchool,wontheCCTVChineseCharacter(汉字)SpellingContestonOct18th,2013.About160peoplecompeted.Thehostreadawordtothecontestant,explaineditsmeaningandgavesamplesentences.Thecontestantwasrequiredtowritedowntheword.Winningthecontestwasa“surprise”toLu.“Iwasnotthesmartestone,”shesaid.“ButIpaidattentiontodetails.”Toprepareforthecontest,sheandherteammatesstudiedtheModernChineseDictionaryfor10days.Therearemorethan56,000entries(词条)includingcharacters,wordsandphrasesinit.Shealsohadasecretweapon.ShestudiedhowChinesecharacterswereformed.“Whenotherspaidattentiontotheplotofastory,shelookedathowauthorsusewordsandsentencestoexpressthemselves,”saidSuYunsheng,Lu’sChineseteacher.SuishappytoseestudentslikeLufindthebeautyofChineselanguage.“BesidesusingsomethingChineseandhavingChinesetraditionalfestivals,learningtowriteChinesecharactersisalsoanimportantpartofinheriting(传承)Chineseculture,”saidSu.根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。1．LuJialeiwasbornin________.A．1997B．1999C．2001D．20022．LuJialeistudiedtheModernChineseDictionary________forthecontest.A．formorethanoneweekB．aslongasoneweekC．formorethanhalfamonthD．aslongashalfamonth3．Whatdoestheunderlineword“contestant”mean?A．主持人B．观众C．选手D．亲友团4．LuJialei’ssecretweapontowinwasthat________.A．ShepaidattentiontodetailsB．ShewasthesmartestcontestantC．ShefoundthebeautyofChineselanguageD．ShestudiedhowChinesecharacterswereformed5．Fromthepassagewecanlearn________isn’tanimportantpartofinheritingChineseculture.A．tryingtowriteChinesecharactersB．usingchopstickswhenhavingmealsC．givingandreceivingpresentsatChristmasD．spendingtheSpringFestivalwithfamiliesF18、ThisMarchisabusymonthinShanghai.There’salottodo.Herearetheinterestingactivities.LiveMusic—LateNightJazzEnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbieDavis,thefamousdrumplayer.He’scomingwithhisnew7-pieceband,Herbie’sHeroes.Herbieisknowntoplaywellintheearlyhours,sodon’texpecttogetmuchsleep.ThisisHerbie’sthirdvisittoShanghai.Thefirsttwoweresoldout,sogetyourticketsquickly.PLACE：TheJazzClubDATES：15~23MarchPRICE：￥80,￥120TIME：10:00p.m.tilllate!TEL：6466-8736ScottishdancingTakeyourpartnersandgetreadytodancetillyoudrop.Scottishdancingisfunandeasytolearn.Instructorswillexplainthedances.Theliveband,GordonStroppieandTheWeefreesandalsoexcellent.PLACE：JackStein’sDATES：everyMondayPRICE：￥60,￥includingonedrinkTIME：7:00~10:00p.m.TEL：6402-1877Exhibitions—ShanghaiMuseumThereare120,000piecesonshowhere.YoucanseethewholeofChinesehistoryunderoneroof,It’salwaysinterestingtovisit,butdoublyatthemomentwiththeEgyptianTombsExhibition.Therearelotsofmummiesandmoregoldthanyou’veeverseenbefore.Letusknowifyouseeamummymove!PLACE：ShanghaiMuseumPRICE：￥30,(￥15forstudents)TEL：6888-6888DATES：dailyTIME：Monday~Friday9:00a.m.~5:00p.m.,Weekends9:00a.m.~9:00p.m.Dining—SushichefintownSushiisgettingreallybiginShanghai.InJapan,it’sbecomeanartform.ThemostfamousSushi“artist”isYukiKamura.She’salsooneofthefewfemalechefsinJapan.She’llbeatSushiSceneallofthismonth.PLACE：SushiSceneintheDATES：allmonthPRICE：￥200