2024-2025学年湖北省咸宁市咸安区重点名校初三下学期第一次阶段考试（5月）英语试题含答案

2024-2025学年湖北省咸宁市咸安区重点名校初三下学期第一次阶段考试（5月）英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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、Theconcertwillbeginsoon.soChristina________theotherchildren________busygettingeverythingready.A．and;is B．aswellas;areC．with;are D．and;are2、—HowmanypeoplehavecometoBeijingfortheOlympicGamesin2008?—It’shardtosay._______people,Ithink.A．Millionof B．Millionsof C．Twomillionsof D．Twomillionof3、—Canweplaysoccerhere?—No,you________playitneartheroad.That’stoodangerous!A．can B．may C．won’t D．mustn’t4、--Mr.Tang,couldyoupleasegivemesomeadviceonlearningEnglish?--Firstofall,IthinkyourspokenEnglishwillneverimproveifyouremain__________inclassallthetime.A．silent B．active C．patient5、I____tothecinema.Wouldyouliketocomewithme?A．goB．amgoingC．havegoneD．went6、Tonyarrived________Tianjin________theeveningofJune1.A．in,inB．in;onC．at;inD．at;on7、—What?Wecantakebuseswithjustamobile?—Yes.BusesinYangzhoubeganto_____Alipayapp.A．share B．save C．search D．support8、—MustIgotomedicalschoolandbeadoctorlikeyou，Dad?—No，you__________，son．You’refreetomakeyourowndecision．A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t9、_________awfuldayitis!A．How B．What C．Whata D．Whatan10、Ithinkswimmingisthanrunning.A．interesting B．moreinteresting C．mostinteresting D．themostinterestingⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空。Doyoufeelworriedinfrontofteachers?AndIfyoudo,whatwouldyoudoifyouneedhelpfromateacher?ThestudentsinClass4,Senior2attheHighSchoolinShanghaiarehappythattheyhaveanewwayto________theirproblemswithteachers.Theytalkwiththeirteachersand______forhelpfromQQ.Ayoungclassteacher,MissJinistheQQ_____ofstudentsinherclass.“Manystudentsaretoo_____totalkwithusteachersfacetoface.Thiscan____themsolvetheirproblemseasily.SoIhopeonlinechatswill_____themrelaxed,”shesaid.“What’smore,it’s______andconvenient（方便的）formetocommunicatewithstudentsasamathteacher,It’salsoagood_____tohelpstudentswhointrouble.Asstudents,theydon’thavetogivetheirrealnames,MissJinwouldnotknow_____heis.Therelationship(关系)betweenteachersandstudentsbecome_____.It’sanotherwaytoknowourteachersandourselvesbetter.1．A．writedown B．dealwith C．lookfor D．thinkof2．A．get B．prefer C．ask D．advise3．A．teacher B．person C．girl D．friend4．A．shy B．excited C．unhappy D．bad5．A．stop B．let C．miss D．help6．A．expect B．make C．agree D．teach7．A．angry B．interesting C．popular D．known8．A．tastes B．way C．ages D．problems9．A．who B．what C．how D．where10．A．close B．closer C．closing D．closesⅢ.语法填空12、C．根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。Ayoungpaintercompletedanicepicture.Togetpeople’st1．abouthisskills,heputitatacrossingonabusystreet.Andbelowitaboardread,“Gentlemen,Ihavepaintedthispiece.S2．I’mnew,Imightmakesomemistakesinit.Pleaseputacross(叉号)whereveryouseeamistake.”Whenhecamebackintheeveningtoc3．hispicture,hewasshockedtoseethatthewholepicturewasfilledwithcrosses.Andsomepeoplee4．wrotesomethingonhispicture.Sadly,herantohismasterandsaid,“Ifailed.AndifthisiswhatIhavelearned,I’mnotw5．teaching.”Themastersmiledandsuggested,“I’llletyouknowthatyou’reagreatartist.Nowgotopaintthesamepictureagainandgiveittome.”Thentheywenttothesamestreetthenextmorningandputthenewpictureexactlyatthesameplace.Nowthemastertookoutanotherb6．whichsaid,“Gentlemen,Ipaintedthispiece.Theremightbesomemistakesinit.Ihaveputaboxwithcolorsandbrushesjustbelow.Pleasegivemeah7．.Ifyouseeamistake,pickupthebrushandcorrectit.”Twodayslater,theycamebacktotheplace.Theyoungpainterwass8．toseethatactuallytherewasnotasinglecorrectiondone!It’seasytosaybutdifficulttodo.Ifyouwanttohelppeoplei9．theirbehavior,you’dbetterlearnhowtohelppeoplechangetheirattitudes(态度)orskills.Also,alwaysremembernottojudge(评判)y10．bysomeoneelse’swordsandfeelbadtwohomes.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Aresearchstudyhaslookedintowhathappensinsideyourbrainwhileyoureadandlistentomusic.Youknowthatthrill(兴奋)yougetwhenlisteningtoyourfavoritemusic?Thatexcitingfeelingwhenyouhearyourfavoritesongs?Accordingtoarecentstudy，itseemsthesamethingcanhappenwhileyouarereading，butnotwitheverykindoftext.Thisopensupinterestingquestionsaroundhowmusic，readingandemotionsareconnectedinthebrain.Thestudy“Wedecidedwewoulddoacomparisonbetweenfourorfivedifferentkindsoftextstoseehowthebrainreacted，”explainsAdamZeman，ascientist.“Theparticipants(参与者)layinanMRIscannerreadingthetexts，andthenwecomparedbrainactivityforthosefivetexts.”Thetextsranged(涉及)fromdeadlyboringonestohighlyexcitingones，includingtheHighwayCode，partsfromnovels，andpoems.Sowhathappenedintheparticipantsbrainswhiletheywerereading?EmotionalreactionAstheresearchersobserved，participantsfoundsometextsmoreemotionalthanothers.Whenreadingtheseemotionaltexts，therewashigheractivityinbrainareasrelatedtopleasureandreward—thesameareasrelatedtothethrillwegetwhenwelistentomusic.AsZemansays，“itperfectlyshowsthattheemotionalreactiontoliterature(文学)andtomusichasquiteabitincommon.Soitdoesn'tseemtomatterwhetheryouarelisteningorreadingifyougetathrill.Thatwasonequitestrongfinding.”Introspection(内省)Thereweremoreinterestingfindings.Readingpoetryisoftenconsideredanactivitythatrequiresustousethebrain，butdidthestudyfindanytruthofthis?Whentheparticipantswerereadingpoems，theteamfoundtherewasmoreactivityinaparticulargroupofbrainareascalledtheDefaultNetwork.“Theseareasseemtoberelatedtothingswedowithourmindswhenweareresting，likethinkingaboutwhat'shappenedtousrecently，thinkingaboutwhat'sgoingtohappeninthenearfuture，aboutotherpeople，andthatnetworkseemstobemorestronglyrelatedtopoetrythanwithothertexts，”explainsZeman.Thisconnectionbetweenpoetryandintrospectioncouldbethesubjectoffurtherresearch.ConclusionsThestudyshowsthatthedifferenttextsactivatedifferentareasofourbrainswhenweread.Zemansays，“thestudydidsupportwhatwethought:reactiontoliteraturewasgoingtobeabitliketheonetomusicintermsofemotion.Wefeltthatweendedupwithagreatdealofunansweredquestionswhichwehopesomebodywillcontinuetoask.”1．Whatdidtheresearchtrytofindout?A．Howmusichelpsusreaddifferentkindsoftexts.B．Whatkindoftextsmostpeoplelikewhilelisteningtomusic.C．Whyreadingdifferenttextscausesdifferentreactionsinemotion.D．Whetherreadingcancausesimilaremotionalreactionlikemusicdoes.2．Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?A．Theylistenedtomusic.B．Theyreaddifferenttexts.C．Theyansweredmanyquestions.D．Theycomparedbrainactivities.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Theemotionaltextsworkbetterfortheresearch.B．PoetryreadingcanactivatetheDefaultNetwork.C．Musichelpstobringpleasureandreward.D．Peoplethinkaboutthepastwhenresting.B14、Amywaslookingforagiftforherlittledaughter.Suddenlyshestoppedbeforeastoreofdolls.“Girlslikedolls,”shethoughtasshesteppedintoit.Lookingaround,shesawagrandmadoll---onewithgrayhairandapairofglasses.InhermindappearedJoyce,hermother.WhenAmywasalittlegirl,shegotherfirstdollfromJoyceforherbirthday.Thenthesecond,thethird…Adollayearneverarrivedlate.“Whyalwaysadoll?”ThisquestionhadbeeninAmy’sminduntilonedayherfathergavetheanswer.LittleJoycedreamedtohaveadoll.Herparentspromisedoneforherfifthbirthday.Sadly,theybothdiedinatrafficaccidentbeforeitarrived.Thenever-receivedgiftwasthemostprecious(珍贵的)inhereyes.Hermother’sstorybeingrecalled,Amygotanidea.ItwasJoyce’sbirthday.Apackagewassenttoherwithacardthatread:DearJoyce,IforgettosendyouthepackagethatyoushouldhavereceivedonMay20,1956,yourfifthBirthday.Thegiftinsidehasaged,butIfeltthatyoumightstillwishtohaveit.Love,AngelofJoyJoyceopenedthepackageandsawalovelygrandmadoll.Sheclaspedthedollthatshehadwaitedsomanyyearsfor,cryingsoftly.Thedollgivenby“AngelofJoy”,madeherthehappiest“child”intheworld.1．WecantellfromthestorythatJoyceis_____A．Amy’sdaughter B．Amy’smother C．thegrandmadoll D．AngelofJoy2．/A(U.C4Z$J;F2@9R$FWhydidJoycethinkdollswerethebestbirthdaygiftsforAmy?A．Amydreamedtohaveallkindsoflovelydolls.B．Amylookedlikeadollwhenshewasalittlegirl.C．Joycereceivedalotoflovelydollsfromherparents.4D8V"a"G!i$P9A$LD．Joycehadnevergotthedreamdollfromherparents.:_"b)@B+K*H6S.^3．WhosentagrandmadolltoJoyceindeedonherbirthday?A．Amy B．AngelofJoy C．Joyce’sparents D．Amy’sdaughter4．Theunderlinedword“clasped”means“______”inthepassage.A．held B．threw C．made D．bought5．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Dollsareeverylittlegirl’sdreamtoys. B．Grandmadollsarebestgiftsforparents.C．Parentssometimesneedtheir“AngelofJoy”. D．Parents’birthdaysareveryimportant.C15、AlllivingthingsonEarthneedwatertolive.Yethumansarefacingseriouswaterproblems.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,todayover113millionpeoplelivewithoutasafewatersupplyclosetohome.Toremindpeopleoftheimportanceofwater,theUNfirstsetupWorldWaterDayin1443.ItisonMar22eachyear.FromMar22to23isalsotheChinaWaterWeek.Thefirstyear’sthemeis“Wastewater”.Ittriedtocallpeopletoreusewastewaterinsteadofwastingit.InAustraliapeoplemakegooduseofwastewater.MostAustralianshaveagrasslawnaroundtheirhomeinsteadofwashingthecarinthestreet.Manyofthemwashitonthelawntokeepthegrasslongersothatitcoversthegroundandreduceevaporation.Rainwatermayseemuselesstoyou.Butyoucanalsoreuseit.PeopleinGermanycollectrainwatertowashtheirtoilets.Mosthousesinthecountrythatarebuiltinthelastfewyearshaverainwatercollectiondevices（设备）.Rainwateriscollectedfromtheroot,andthenlinkedtothetoilet.Butifyoudon’thavethedevicejustputabucket（桶）underyourroofwhenitrains.Watermakesup21percentofEarth’ssurface.Butwecanonlyuseaverysmallpartofit.Onlyabout3percentoftheworld’swaterisfreshwater.It’sinlakes,riversandunderground.Over30percentofthewastewaterintheworldgoesbackintothenature.Ithasnotbeencleanedandpollutestheriversandlakes.Unsafewatermakesaround342,000peopledieeachyear.By2030,abouthalfoftheworld’spopulationcouldbefacingwaterproblem.By2050,asmanyassevenbillionpeopleacrosstheworldcouldnothaveenoughwatersupplies.Theworld’spopulationmightbe4.3billionbythen.1．Fromparagraph1,wecanlearnthat___________.A．peoplearoundtheworldarefacingseriouswaterproblems.B．waterisalwaysthemostimportantinourschoollivesC．savingwatercanhelpusbetterimprovetheenvironment.D．peopleindifferentplaceshavedifferenthabitstousewater.2．TheChinaWaterWeekin2012triesto___________.A．collectrainwatertowashtheirtoiletsB．remindpeopleoftheimportanceofwaterC．putabucketunderyourroofwhenitrains.D．callpeopletoreusewastewaterinsteadofwastingit.3．Theword“reduce”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“___________.”.A．sitdownB．cutdownC．putdownD．writedown4．What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisrichknowledgeaboutwater.B．Towarnmorepeopletosavewater.C．Toshowhowwaterproblemschangetheworld.D．Totellpeoplehowtodiscoversafewatersupply.5．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethetitleofthepassage?A．Waterintheworldhasbecomelessandless.B．Unsafewatermakessomanypeopledie.C．Ourplanetwillfaceseriouswaterproblems.D．Learningtosavewatertoprotectourplanet.D16、TheGeorgeWashingtonSchoolhadbeenstandingformorethan100years.Theschoolbuildingwasingoodshape,butbehinditwasanoldbasketballcourt.Thecourt’ssurfacehadbeenbrokenandwasovergrownwithweeds（种子）.Thefence（篱笆）aroundthecourtwastooold,andpartsofitlayontheground.Thebasketballhoops（篮圈）werebentandrusted（生锈）.OnecolddayinFebruary,MrGarson,abiologyteacher,wastakingawalkduringhislunchbreak.Hepassedtheoldbasketballcourt.“Whatanuglysight!”hesaid,inalowandsadvoice.Ashelookedattheemptycourt,heimagined.Inhismind,hepicturedsomethingquitedifferentfromwhatheactuallysaw.MrGarsonaskedtheschoolboardformoneytoturnhisvisionintoreality.InAprilheorganizedagroupofcommunityvolunteerstotearuptheoldbasketballcourtandtakeitaway.Thenhetriedtoletalocalfarmerbringtrucksofgoodsoil（土）freeofcharge,whichseveralstudentsspreadoverthefield.Agroupofparentsvolunteeredtobuildanewfencearoundtheland.MrGarsonboughtsomegardentools.Healsoboughtseedsandyoungplants.InMaystudentsplantedtomatoes,potatoes,corn,onions,andpeppers.Inoneplacetheyplantedsomekindsofflowersthatwouldcomeoutthroughthesummerandautumn.Twostudentscheckedthegardenandwaterediteveryday.OnSaturdaysthroughoutthesummer,groupsofstudentsgatheredtoweedthegardenandharvestedwhatwasripe（成熟的）.InSeptemberstudentsenjoyedeatingfreshfoodfromtheGeorgeWashingtongardenforlunch.Mostdaystherewerefleshycutflowersthatitwouldbereadyforplantingagaininthespring.“_____________!”MrGarsonmadeaspeechattheschoolassembly（集会）.“Itprovesthatwecanchangethingsifweworktogethertowardsacommongoal!”1．WhatwasthebasketballcourtlikewhenMrGarsonsawitatfirst?A．Hepassedtheoldbasketballcourt.B．Itwasabeautifulgarden.C．Thefencewastoooldandlayontheground.D．Therearelotsofplantsandflowers.2．Themainideaof“thesecondparagraph”is.A．heimaginedsomethingdifferentfromwhathesawB．helookedattheemptycourtC．heorganizedsomeparentsandstudentstoworkonthebasketballcourtD．inhismind,itwasagoodplacefortakingawalk3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethefirstsentenceofthelastparagraph?A．Hownicetheflowersare.B．Thankyouall.C．Whatabeautifulsight.D．Howdeliciousthevegetablestaste.4．Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A．ParentsvolunteeredtobuildanewfenceB．AnewbasketballcourtC．AgoodteacherD．WorkingtogetherfordeliciousfoodE17、“Joe,didyoubookyourticketyet?”Iasked.“No.Ichangedmymind.I’mnotgoingtogo.”“What?Youaren’tgoingtoAustralia?We’vebeenplanningthisvacationformonths!”“Yeah,Idon’tfeellikeit.We’llgosomeothertime.”Overthecomingweeks,Itriedtogetmyfriendtoreconsider,butfailed.OurtriptoAustraliawasoff.Andnoneofmyfriendswantedtoreplacehim.IfIwantedtotravel,itwouldhavetobeonmyown.It’staughtmethatifIwaitforothers,I’llnevergoanywhere.ButthereareplacesIwanttovisit,peopletosee,experiencestohave,andfoodtotry—andonlysomuchtimetoachieveitall.SoIrefusetowait.Iwon’tletotherskeepmefromrealizingmydreams.Itcanbescarytravellingalone,especiallythenyou’veneverdoneitbefore.But,tome,growingoldwithoutexperiencingeverythingyouwantfromlifeismorefrightening.Ifyou’rebeenputtingoffatripbecauseyou’rewaitingforsomeonetogowith—stop.Justgo.Don’tletothersholdyoubackfromyourdreams.Trustme,alongthewayyou’llmakeplentyoffriends.Morethanthat,travellingalonegivesyourealfreedom.Youwakeupandit’sjustyou—whatyouwant,whereyouwant,whenyouwant.Inthatfreedomandgreatspaceofpossibility,youmeetyourself.It’ssinkorswimandyouhavetolearnhowtosurvive—whototrust,howtomakefriends,howtofindyourwayaroundalone.That’sthegreatestreward（奖赏）oftravellingalone.Eachtimeyougoaway,youlearntobecomealittlemoreindependentandconfident.Travellingaloneisnotforeveryone.Somepeoplereturnhomesoonafterstartingoff,somecryforweeksbeforeacceptingit,andothersjustacceptitrightaway.Butyou’llneverlearnthatifyoudon’ttraveloncebyyourself.Whetheraweekendaway,atwo-weekvacation,oratriparoundtheworld,tryitatleastonce.1．Whatdoesthewriterthinkismorefrightening?A．Travellingaloneforthefirsttime.B．Changingyourmindallthetime.C．Waitingforothersduringalongtrip.D．Failingtoexperiencelifeinyourgrowth.2．Theunderlinedwords“holdyoubackfromyourdreams”inParagraph4probablymean“______”.A．getyououtoftroubleB．stopyoufromtravellingC．keepyouwaitingforthemD．wakeyouupfromyourdream3．Accordingtothewriter,thebestrewardoftravellingaloneis_____.A．theexperienceoftravellingB．thefreedomtogoanywhereC．thechancetotastedeliciousfoodD．thepossibilityofmeetingnewpeople4．Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A．wheretotravelB．whentotravelC．howtotravelsafelyD．whytotravelaloneF18、WhenIwasyoung,Iwantedtobeamodel,sowhenanationalcompetitionwasnearby,Iaskedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition(试演)andtheyagreed,IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential.Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventthatanumberofthemostfamousmodelingagenies(中介)fromaroundtheworldwouldattend.At13,myhopesoffameandfortune(名利)cloudedmyjudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego.Wehaveneverbeenrich,buttheysawmyenthusiasmandatlasttheyagreed.Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies.For.months,anyboredomordisappointmentthatIfaceddisappearedbecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetobearealmodel.IthoughtIwouldappearinthecoversoffamousmagazines!Ofcourse,Iwasn'tsigned,butwhathurtthemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewto5'9'(about1.75meters)Icouldbeasuccess.Isprayedforagrowthspurt(冲刺)becauseIcouldnotimaginegivingupmydream.Imetwithalocalmodelingagencyandtheagentrequired$500forclasses,$500foraphotoshoot(拍摄),and$300forotherfees.Myparentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmybegging.TheagencysentmeoutonafewauditionsbutwitheverydayIdidnotreceiveacall,Igrewmoredisappointed.ThefinalchancecameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercialmodeling.Therewasanopencall(公开挑it)inNewYorkCity.Wespenthoursdrivingandspentanotherfewhourswaiting,onlytobetoldthatIwastooshort,Icouldhardlystandit.Yearslater,IrealizethatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn'tactuallylovemodeling,justtheideaofit.1wantedtobespecialandInaively(天真地)decidedtoreachanimpossiblegoal.Theexperiencehasmademestrong