2018北京市石景山区初三(上)期末英语

2018北京市石景山区初三(上)期末英语单项选择1Lindaismylittlesister.

lovesmusicverymuch.A.SheB.HeC.YouD.I2---Shallweplaytennis

Sundaymorning?---Goodidea!A.onB.atC.inD.of3Hefailedmanytimes,

henevergaveup.A.orB.becauseC.butD.so4---

Iuseyourpen?Ican'tfindmine.---Sure.Hereyouare.A.MayB.ShouldC.MustD.Need5Millionsofpeople

Beijingeveryyear.A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.arevisiting6I

dinnerwhenJimtelephonedmeyesterdayevening.A.amhavingB.hadC.haveD.washaving7I

Jacksincehewasalittleboy.A.knowB.knewC.willknowD.haveknown8Everyone

deeplyaftertheyheardthestory.A.movedB.wasmovedC.movesD.ismoved9Anewzoo

inthatareanextyear.A.buildsB.isbuiltC.builtD.willbebuilt10Mrs.Greenaskedus

apenfriendfromtheseEnglishnames.A.chooseB.tochooseC.choosingD.chose11Ifyoustartyourhomeworknow,you

itbeforedinner.A.finishB.finishedC.willfinishD.havefinished12Idon'tremember

myschoolbagyesterday.A.wheredidIputB.whereIputC.wherewillIputD.whereIwillput完形填空13PleasecallmeDaveIhadbeenhomefromworkforabout15or20minutes,whenmyoldersonDavidcamein

-lookingveryserious.Hewasonly6yearsoldatthattime.Iknewhehad

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onhismind.Ashestoodthere,Icouldsensethathewasnervousandwonderediftherewassomethingwrong,orifhewasjustgoingtoasktherulesofthegametheywereplaying.Buthewasmuchtooseriousforthat.Nowhehadmyfull

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.Hespokeratherquietlywhenhesaid,"Daddy,Ineedtotalktoyou."

"Okay,Davie,what'sonyourmind?"

"I'ma

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boynow,right?"

"Yousureare.Tellmewhatyou'rethinking"Hesaid,"Idon'twantyoutocallme'Davie'

anymore,Iwantyoutocallme'Dave',andIdon'twanttocallyou'Daddy',Iwanttocallyou'Dad'."Withthisout,heseemedevenmore

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.IsmiledathimwiththeproudestsmilethatIthinkIhaveeverhad.Isaid,"Thatwillbeokay,Dave.Iwouldliketocallyou'Dave'

or'David'

andlookforwardtoyoucallingme'Dad'.But,don'tcallme'Father'.okay?"He

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andsaidinaverystrongvoice,"CanIgobackoutandplaynow,Dad?"

AsIsaidyes,myyoungersonMark,cameoverclosetomeandsaid,"1

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wanttocallyou'Daddy',"

Isaid,"I'msogladyoudo!"Forthenextfewdays,everytimeDavidhadanythingtosaytome,hewould

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itwith"Dad".Evenifhewantedtoknowwhatwewerehavingforsupper,hewouldask,"Dad,whatarewehavingfordinner?"Itdidn't

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Marklongtofollowsuit.Icouldhardlykeepthesmileoffmyface!Mywifewouldturnherheadtosmile.1.A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anything2.A.attentionB.discussionC.heartD.request3.A.smartB.bigC.funnyD.little4.A.carefulB.gentleC.nervousD.active5.A.regrettedB.flushedC.complainedD.relaxed6.A.everB.evenC.almostD.still7.A.fillB.beginC.explainD.compare8.A.takeB.leadC.allowD.direct阅读理解14ABestwishesWe'vesharedsomuchtogetheroverourjuniorhighschool.IrememberthewhenBrianandIfoundawalletinthepark,Wewaitedthereforhourstogetbacktoitsowner.Whateverwedointhefuture,wewillalwayshavegreatmemoriesofourtimetogether.Iwishyouthebestineverythingyoudo.Followyourdreams,myfriends!KimWelaugh,wecry,andsometimeswefight.I'llneverforgetthetimeSteventriedtomovetothenextlevelbystandingonachairintheclassroom.Itwon'tbeeasytoforgetallmyfriendsinCanada.I'llmissallofyou,Besuretoalwaysstayintouch!

JennyIt'stimetomoveontothenextlevel.IstillrememberthedayMikeandIrowedboatsintherain.I'llneverforgetDanny'sDesk-Cycle.Didyoureallythinkitwouldwork,Danny?Goodluckwithyourinventionsinthefuture!PeterIcan'tbelievethatwe'vealmostfinishedjuniorhigh.Howtimeflies!I'mgoingtoseniorhighnow,andIwonderwhatcrazyexperimentswe'lldothere.WillIhavetowearmyraincoatinscienceclassagain?Bestofluck,everyone!Dave(1)BritainandKimoncefound

inthepark.A.atoyboatB.awalletC.araincoatD.abike(2)WhoinvitedtheDesk-Cycle?A.KimB.PeterC.DannyD.Steven(3)InDave'smemory,he

inscienceclass.A.worehisraincoatB.rowedboatsinwaterC.foughtwithhisclassmatesD.trytomovetonextlevel15BThestudentsoftengathertogetherinsmall,closedgroups.Ifyouarenotpartofagroup,itcanbedifficultforyoutobeaccepted.Thisisespeciallytrueifyoucan'tspeaktothemembersofthegroupintheirlanguage.ThiswasthesituationSamfacedeachdayashewenttoclass.SamandhisfamilymovedtoFrancelastmonth.Beforehearrived,heknewtherewouldbemanydifficulties.Buttheywereevenworsethanhehadimagined.Everylunchhour,afterarrivingathisnewschool,Samsataloneinthedininghall.Helookedatallthedifferentgroupsofstudentsaroundhim.Buthehadnowaytoletthemknowthathewasagoodperson.Hesimplycouldn'tfindtherightwordstoreachthem.Samknewhehadtofindawaytochangethesituation.Somehow,hehadtoadapt（适应）tothisnewenvironment.Hedidalittleresearchontheinternetanddiscoveredthatsmilingisuniversallanguage;itisunderstoodeverywhere.Onemorning,asSamwaswalkingbyagroupofstudents,hesmiledatthem.Aboyingroupsmiledbackathim.ForSam,thiswasagoodbeginning.Later,henoticedtheboycomingtowardshiminthehallwithawarmsmileonhisface.Samreturnedthesmile.SoontheboyaskedSamtojoinhimandhisgroupoffriendsforlunch.AlthoughSamwasn'tabletosaymuchinFrench,everyonesmiledandlaughed.Beforeheknewit,Samhadagroupoffriends,andtheyallwantedtohelphimlearnFrench.(1)Samandhisfamily

lastmonth.A.movedtoFranceB.startedanewschoolC.acceptedanewgroupD.taughtpeopletheirlanguage(2)WhathelpedSamtochangehissituation?A.Sittingaloneinthedininghall.B.DoingaresearchontheInternet.C.Walkingbyagroupofstudentsoften.D.LearningFrenchinalanguageschool.(3)What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceoffriendship.B.Difficultiesinanewcountry.C.Thewaystomakefriends.D.Thepowerofasmile.16CAworldwithouttimeornumberThePirahaareanAmazoniantribe（部落）ofhunter-gathererswholivedeepintheBrazilianrainforest.Thetribehaskepttheircultureundamagedforcenturies,althoughtherearenowonlyaround200left.ThePiraha,whocommunicatemainlythroughhumsandwhistle,haveinterestedethnologists（人种学者）foryears,mainlybecausetheyhavealmostnowordfornumbers.Theyuseonlythreewordstocount:one,two,andmany.WeknowaboutthePirahathankstoancx-hippy,DanEverett,nowaprofessoroflanguage,whospentsevenyearswiththetribeinthe1970sand1980s.Everettdiscoveredaworldwithoutnumbers,withouttime,withoutwordsforcolorsandwithoutapasttense.Theirlanguage,hefound,wasnotjustsimplegrammatically;itonlyhadseveralsoundsandtheyweredifferentbetweenthemenandwomen.Forthemen,ithasjusteightconsonants(辅音）inthewordsandthreevowels（元音）;forthewomen,whohavethesmallestnumberofspeechsoundsintheworld,ithassevenconsonantsandthreevowels.Topeoplefromotherplaces,thelanguagesoundsmorelikehummingthanspeech.ThePirahacanalsowhistletheirlanguage,whichishowmencommunicatingwhenhunting.ThePirancan'twrite,havelittlecommonmemory,andnoideaofdecorativeart.In1990Everetttriedtoteachthemtocount;heexplainedbasicnumberstoagroupwhowantedtolearntheskillsneededtotradewithothertribes.Aftereightmonths,noonecouldcounttoten;evenoneplusonewasbeyondthem.TheexperimentseemedtosupportEverett'stheory;thetribejustcouldn'tunderstandthemeaningofnumber.ThePiraha'sinabilitytocountisimportantbecauseitdoesn'tseemtosupportNoamChomsky'sfamousTheoryofUniversalGrammar,whichholdsthatthehumanmindhasanaturalabilityforlanguage,andthatalllanguagesshareabasicrulestructure,whichhelpchildrentounderstandideassuchasnumber.OneofChomsky'scoworkershasrecentlygoneonanexpeditionwithEveretttostudythetribe.WedonotyetknowifhewillchangehistheoryaftervisitingthePiraha.(1)ThePirahahaveinterestedethnologistsforyearsmainlybecause

.A.theircultureiskeptundamagedB.theyareatribeofhunter-gatherersC.theyhavealmostnowordsfornumbersD.theylivedeepintheBrazilianrainforest(2)What'sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.WhatthePiraha'slanguageislike.B.Everett'sexperimentwiththePiraha.C.HowEverettfoundthePiraha'slanguageD.Differentsoundsbetweenthemenandwomen.(3)Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.ThePirahahaveanaturalabilityforlanguage.B.ThePiraha'schildrenunderstandnumberswell.C.NoamChomskywon'tchangehistheoryforsure.D.Notalllanguagesseemtoshareabasicrulestructure.17DFormanyyearsdoctorshavewarnedusaboutthedangersofstress（压力）andhavegivenadviceabouthowtocutdownourstresslevels.Everyoneagreesthatlong-termstress,forexample

havingtolookaftersomeonewhohasaseriousillness,orstressfulsituationswherethereisnothingwecando,forexamplebeingstuckin（陷入）atrafficjam,isbadforourhealthandshouldbeavoidedwheneverpossible.However,someexpertsnowbelievethatcertainkindsofstressmayactuallybegoodforus.DrMariosKyriazissaysthatwhathecalls'goodstress'

isbeneficialtoourhealthandmay,infact,helpusstayyoungandattractiveandevenlivelonger.DrKyriazssaysthat'goodstress'

canstrengthenournaturaldefenseswhichprotectusfromillnessescommonamongolderpeople,suchasAlzheinmer'sandheartproblems.Hebelievesthat'goodstress'

canincreasetheproductionoftheproteinsthathelptorepairthebody'scells.（细胞）AccordingtoDr.Kyriazis,runningforabusorhavingtoworktodeadlineareexamplesof'goodstress',thisissituationswithshort-termorlowstress.Thestressusuallymakesusreactquicklyandeffectively,andgivesusasenseofachievement-wedidit!However,inboththesesituations,thestressdamages（损害）thecellsinourbodyorbrainandtheystarttobreakdown.Butthenthethecells'

ownrepairsystemrepairsthedamagedcellsandremovesharmfulthingsthatcangraduallycausedisease.Infact,thebody'sresponseisgreaterthanisneededtorepairthedamage,soitactuallymakesthecellsstrongerthantheywerebefore."Asthebodygetsolder,thisself-repairsystemofthecellsstartstoslowdown,"

saysDrKyriazisThebestwaytokeeptheprocessworkingefficientlyisto'exercise'

it.Thismeanshaveacertainamountofstressinourlives.OtherstressfulactivitiesthatKyriazisrecommends

asbeinggoodstressincludepackingyoursuitcaseinahurrytoreachtheairportontimeorshoppingforadinnerpartyduringyourlunchbreak.Sonexttineyourbosstellsyouthatshewantstoseethatreportfinishedandonherdeskin45minutes,don'tfeelnervous,justthinkofitas'goodstress'

whichwillhavebenefitsforyourlongtermhealth.(1)Mostpeopleagreethatlong-termstress

.A.shouldn'tbeavoidedB.isnotgoodforourhealthC.canprotectusfromillnessesD.cancutdownourstresslevels(2)Theunderlinedword

"recommends"

inParagraph4probablymeans

.A.decidesB.disagreesC.refuseD.suggests(3)AccordingtoDrKyriazis,

canbecalledas'goodstress'.A.runningtocatchabusB.beingstuckinatrafficjamC.takingbigexamseverydayD.lookingaftersomeoneseriouslyill(4)Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.long-termstress.B.short-termstress.C.Getstressed,stayyoung.D.Goodstressandbadstress.任务型阅读18VancouverisonthewestcoastofCanada,onthePacificOcean.Itisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworldacity-whereyoucangoskiinginthemorningandgosailingintheafternoon.Alittleoverahundredyearsago,onlyafewhundredpeoplelivedthere.Nowithasapopulationofnearly1,800,000,andisCanada'sthirdlargestcity.NorthAmericanIndianswerethefirstpeopletoliveinVancouver.Nowthepopulationcomesfromallovertheworld,includingnorthernandsouthernEurope,China,India,JapanandVietnam.Overhalfthechildreninthecity'sschoolsarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguage.Vancouverhaswaterallarounditandhasalotofamazingviews.Itisacityfullofcolorfulflowersandpeoplecallit"thevillageontheedgeoftheforest"!Youcangoskiingfor5monthsoftheyearinthehighmountains,whichisonlyhalfanhour'sdrivefromthecity.Thecityisalsofamousforitswhales.YoucantakeboattripstoVancouverIslandandwatchthewhales.StanleyParkisthelargestcity-centre"wild"

parkinNorthAmerica.Ithasanexcitingaquariumwith9,000fishandseaanimals.TherearealsoalotofotherthingstodoinVancouver.GototheLookoutatthetopoftheHarbourCentre,andhaveabird'seyeviewofthecity,theseaandthemountains.OrvisitScienceWorldonQuebecStreetwhereyoucandoamazingthingslikeblowingbigsquarebubbles,feelingafrozenflower,ortouchingarockthatyoucansecinthedark!TheweatherinVancouverispleasantallyearasitnevergoestoocoldortoohot.ThesummermonthsofJune,JulyandAugustareusuallydriestandsunniestwithtemperatureupto30℃.Thereisnotmuchsnowinthewinter,butitrainsalot!November,DecemberandJanuarycanbeverywetandgrey.(1)WhereisVancouver?(2)WhowerethefirstpeopletoliveinVancouver?(3)Whatisthelargestcity-centre"wild"

parkinNorthAmerica?(4)What'stheweatherlikeallyearinVancouver?(5