四川省成都市实验外国语校2024-2025学年初三下期中联考英语试题试卷含答案

四川省成都市实验外国语校2024-2025学年初三下期中联考英语试题试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—JimspendsthemosttimeonEnglish,buthealwaysgetsthe______marks.—It'sagreatpity.Maybe,heneedstofinda____way.A．lower;good B．fewest;best C．fewest;good D．lowest;better2、Ifyourparentswantedtohavea______child,wouldyouagree?Ofcourse.Buttheyshouldmakeitin_____yeas’time.A．second;secondB．two;twoC．second;twoD．two;second3、Thisisthemostbeautifulsight________IhaveeverseensinceIcametoEngland.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what4、—Theseproblemswillleadtothefailure(失败)oftheplan.—Sowemustsolvethemfirst.A．create B．cause C．control5、Manyofhisclassmateswondered____.A．howcanheimprovehisEnglishsomuchB．howhecanimprovehisEnglishsomuchC．howcouldheimprovehisEnglishsomuchD．howhecouldimprovehisEnglishsomuch6、He’sneverbeentoFrance,whichiswellworthavisit,______?______.Heisworkinghardtohaveenoughmoneyforthetrip.A．hashe;NoB．ishe;YesC．hashe;YesD．hasn’the;No7、Attimes,parentsfinditdifficultwiththeirteenagechildren.A．talkB．talkedC．totalk8、She’sneverbeentoHongKong,______?A．issheB．hassheC．isn’tsheD．hasn’tshe9、Youcan’timagine_______whenhelearnedhefailedtheexamagain.A．howhewasdisappointedB．howdisappointedhewasC．howdisappointedheisD．howexcitedhewas10、WhenIwasyourage,Ialotofhouseworktodoafterschool.A．willhave B．amhaving C．have D．hadⅡ.完形填空11、ThemostdifficultthingforuniversitystudentShaunRogersisopeningtheclassroomdoorbyhimself.Shauncan’tdothiswithouthelp1heisonlysixyearsold.He’sthe2personevertostudyatRochesterUniversityinNewYork.Shaunbeganreadingattwoand3theageoffivehehadreadmanybooksandwasabletofinishwritinghisfirstbook.“Ilovelearning”,saysShaun.“MyheroisthescientistAlbertEinsteinbecausehenevercombed（梳理）hishair4woresocks.”Shaun’smotherfirst5thathersonwasdifferentwhenhekeptcryingatplayschoolbecausehewas6withthechildren’sgames.Shestartedteachinghimathomeafterfindingthatlocalschoolswerenotpreparedforchildrenwho7atShaun’sspeed.NowShaunisstudyinggeographyat8andusingtheInternettofinishhishighschoolstudies.However,somescientistswarnthattoomuchstudycanstopachildfromdeveloping9.“Idon’tcarehowcleverthekidis,six-year-oldshavetoplaywiththeirfriends,”saysDr.BrainWood.Mrs.Rogersdisagreedthatallherson’stimewastakenupbyschoolwork.“Helovestheviolinandhasmanyoutdoor10,suchascamping,fishingandswimming,justlikeotherboysofhisage.”1．A．because B．so C．though D．but2．A．happiest B．shyest C．laziest D．youngest3．A．at B．by C．in D．over4．A．and B．as C．or D．since5．A．realized B．received C．published D．represented6．A．interested B．bored C．surprised D．excited7．A．learnt B．drank C．drove D．ran8．A．cinema B．hospital C．university D．hotel9．A．quietly B．normally C．early D．bravely10．A．fans B．jobs C．interests D．exercisesⅢ.语法填空12、While1．(travel)abroad,Mr.JacksonFrankspentalmostallthemoneyhetookwithhim.Sohewrotetohisbrothertosendhim$5000bybanktransfer(汇款)totheFischerBank.Afteraweekhe2．(begin)callingattheFischerBank.Heshowedhispassport.“Nothinghascomeforyou,”he3．told.Thiswentonfortwoweeks,andMr.Frankgotvery4．(worry).Hesentanemailtohisbrother,buttherewasnoreply.InthefourthweekMr.Frankwasarrested(拘留)fornot5．(be)abletopayhishotelbill(账单).Hetriedtoexplaintheproblem,butnoonebelievedhim.Hestayedinprison(监狱)6．sixtydays.Whenhecameout,hewentimmediatelytotheFischerBank.Theclerkhespoke7．wasanewman.“Haveyoureceived$5000forme?”heasked.“MynameisJacksonFrank.”Theclerkcheckedhisbooks.“Yes,Mr.Jackson,it’shere.Itcamebybanktransfermorethantwomonthsago.Wewonderedwhereyouwere.”HeshowedMr.Franktheorder(汇票).Theorderread,“PayMr.FrankJacksonthesumof$5000…”“ButmynameisJacksonFrank,notFrankJackson.”“Oh,that’sallright,sir.Itwasinourbooksundertheletter‘J’,butit’syourmoney.”Theclerklaughed.“Ahumanmistake,sir!We’reallhumanbeings,aren’twe?Andsoweallmakemistakes.AfamilynamelikeFrank8．(sound)strangetome.”Mr.Frankwasin9．(silent).Hereallywantedtohitsomebody.Atlasthesaid,“Ahumanmistakeisthatwhatyoucallit?Ithinksomehumansneed10．(kick).”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Aprilwillbringanewproduct–theAppleWatch–intothemarket.Lastweek,thewatchwasfirstlyintroducedbyTimCook,Apple'sCEO.Thepriceofthewatchwilldifferfrom$349to$1,099,dependingonitssize,strapandwhetheritisasportsorregularversion.Appleengineersanddesignershaveputinalotofthoughtandhardworkintocreatingthis"smallscreen"onyourwrist(手腕).The"sensor"onthescreennotonlydetectsyourfinger,butknowsthedifferencebetweenwhenyouaretapping,andwhenyouarepressingharder.Thewatchalsohas“hapticfeedback(触觉反馈)”.Youcansendpersonalmessagestoyourfriend,suchasdrawingastaroraspecialsignwithyourfingers,ortappingthewatch,say3times,andyourfriendwillreceivethosetapsontheirwrist.Besidestellingthetime,thewatchwilluse'bluetooth'toconnectwithyouriPhoneandshowcallsortextmessagesthatcomein.AccordingtoTimCook,thewatchmayopenupawholenewareaofapplicationsthatwehadneverthoughtof.SomecarfactorieslikeBMWhavedevelopedanappthatallowsitscarownerstoopentheircarswiththewatch.A'Hotels'appmayallowyoutoopenthedoortoyourhotelroomwithoutworryingaboutlosingthesmart-card.Andfinally,evenairlinesarejumpingin--passengersmaybeabletosimplywavetheirwristtocheckintotheirflight.Thebiggestuseofthewatch,however,isasyourpersonalfitnesscoach.Thewatchcanmeasureyourpulse(heartbeat)usingasensoratthebottomofthewatch.Italsohasthesame"accelerometer"asyouriPhone,soitknowswhenyouaremoving,andalsohowmuchyouarewalkingorrunning.Itwillremindyouifyouhavebeensittingfortoolongwithoutmuchactivity.ManystoresareplanningtostopsellingtheNike,JawboneandFitBitdevices(设备)towelcometheAppleWatch.WillAppleWatchreallyreplacethesedevicesandmakefitnessmuchmorefun?1．WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheAppleWatch________.A．isdesignedbyTimCookB．wasbroughtintothemarketlastweekC．sellsatdifferentpricesfordifferentcoloursD．willcomeintothemarketthiscomingApril2．Withapplewatch,youcan________.A．developyourownpersonalappB．connectyouriphonewithyouripadC．receivepersonalmessagesfromyourfriends’iphoneD．sendpersonalmessagestoyourfriends’applewatches3．ManystoresareplanningtostopsellingFitBitdevicesbecause________.A．allofthedevicesaresoldoutB．theycannotmakefitnessfunC．theywanttowelcometheAppleWatchD．AppleWatchcanreplaceFitBitdevicescompletelyB14、Withoutflowers,manyplantswouldnotbeabletoreproduce(繁殖)andmanyinsectswouldnotbeabletogetenoughfoodtolive.Herearesomeinterestingfactsaboutflowersplants.●Mostplantsgrowflowerseachyear,butsometakemuchlonger.Thecenturyplant(龙舌兰)growsonlyoneflowerandthenitdies!EvenmoreamazingisaplantfromSouthAmericacalledPuyaraimondii.Itdoesn’tgrowafloweruntilitis150yearsold,andafterthatitdies,too.●Thesmallestfloweringplantintheworldisthoughttobethecommonwatermeal(无根萍).Itsleavesareonly1mmacross!●Bamboohasamazingfloweringhabits.Therearemanydifferentkindsofbamboointheworld.Andtheyhavedifferentfloweringhabits.Afewflowereachyear,butmostwaitmuchlonger.Whatisamazingisthatallbambooofthesamekindwillfloweralmostatthesametime,whereitis6growing!Nobodyknowswhy.●ThewhitefloweroftheAmazonwaterlily(睡莲)isthesizeofafootball,andtheflowerturnspurpleafterithasbeenpollinated(授粉).●TheCaucasianlimecangrowinBritain.Itsflowersarepoisonoustobees.Iftheytouchtheflowers,theywilldie.1．Whichofthefollowingplantsneedsthelongesttimetogrowflowers?A．Thebamboo.B．Thewatermeal.C．ThePuyaraimondii.D．TheCaucasianlime.2．Fromthefourthparagraphweknowthat________.A．bambooisthemostamazingplantintheworldB．allkindsofbamboogrowbeautifulflowerseveryyearC．theflowersofabambooisaslargeasthesizeofafootballD．thesamekindofbamboowillgrowflowersatthesametime3．TheAmazonwaterlily’swhiteflowerscan________.A．changecolorB．growlongC．killbeesD．attractinsects4．Theunderlinedword“poisonous”inthelastparagraphmeans“________”inChinese.A．有香味的B．有毒的C．有吸引力的D．有营养的5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Manyinsectsgettheirfoodfromflowers.B．Aftergrowingaflower,thecenturyplantwillgrowbetter.C．Thecommonwatermealhasthesmallestleavesintheworld.D．BeeswilldieiftheytouchtheleavesoftheCaucasianlime.C15、Whenyouwatch3DmoviesorTV，youhavetowearaspecialpairofglasses．The3Dglassesmaketheimagesfromthescreenlookliketheyarethereintheroomwithyou．Three-dimensional，or3D，meanshavingthreedimensions（维度）:width，heightanddepth．3Dtechnology（技术）isbasedonthewaythehumanbrain（大脑）andeyeswork．Becausethepupilsofaperson'seyesareabout1．5eraapart（分开），whenwelookatsomething，eacheyeseesitfromadifferentangle（角度）．Oureyessendthetwoimagestoourbrain，andthebrainputsthemtogether．Thesmalldifferencebetweentheimagefromtherighteyeandtheimagefromthelefteyeallowsustoseedepth．Whenweviewpicturesandtelevisionintwodimensions，eacheyegetsthesameinformation．Thatisbecausetheimagehasnorealdepth，andthereisonlyoneofviewingit．Sothegoalof3Dtechnologyistogetadifferentimageintoeachoftheviewer．Itusestwofilmprojectors．Oneprojectsalefteyeimageandtheotherprojectsarightimage．The3Dglassesallowustoseeadifferentimageineacheye．Whilewatching3Dfilms，wefeelthatweareinthesameenvironmentasthethingswe'rewatching．However，italsohasitsdisadvantages．The3Dglassesworkbycontrollingtheamountoflightthatreachestheeyes．Itmakesthescreenlookdarker．What'smore，peoplewitheyeproblemsmaygetheadachesiftheyspendtoomuchtimewatching3Dmovies，becausetheirbrainsneedtoworkharderto"read"theimages．2．（小题1）Accordingtothepassage，wecansee3DTVwiththehelpof____．A．theexcitinggamesB．thespecialglassesC．thedarkscreenD．theimageintheroom3．（小题2）Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus____．A．howweseethingsin3DB．how3DfilmsaremadeC．whatthehumanbraindoesforoureyesD．howdifferentimagesgetintothebrain521．（小题3）Theunderlinedword"pupils"inthepassagemeans____inChinese．A．学生B．视线C．睫毛D．瞳孔5．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．3Dglassesmakethescreenlookbrighter．B．Peoplewitheyeproblemscan'tsee3Dfilms．C．A3Dfilmneedsmakingbytwofilmprojectors．D．3Dglassesheldpeoplegetthesameimageineacheye．D16、It’snosecretthatreadingishelpful.ButcanithelpkidsloseweightInthefirststudytolookattheinfluenceofliteratureonoverweightteenagers,researchersatDukeChildren’sHospitaldiscoveredthatreadingtherighttypeofnovelmaymakeadifference.TheDukeresearchersaskedoverweightgirlsaged9to13whowerealreadyinaweightlossprogramtoreadanovelcalledLakeRescue.Itwascarefullycreatedwiththehelpofpediatricexperts(儿科专家)toincludespecifichealthylifestyleandweightmanagementguidance,aswellaspositivemessagesandstrongrolemodels.Sixmonthslater,theDukeresearchersfoundthe31girlswhoreadLakeRescueexperiencedasignificantdecrease(fall)intheirBMIscores(-.71%)whencomparedtoacontrolgroupof14girlswhohadn’t(+.05%),explainedAlexandraC．Russell,afourth-yearmedicalstudentatDukewholedthestudy.“Asapediatrician,Ican’tcountthenumberoftimesItellparentstobuyabookthatmightprovideusefuladvice,yetI’veneverbeenabletopointtoresearchtobackupmyrecommendations,”saysSarahArmstrong,directorofDuke’sHealthyLifestylesProgramwheretheresearchtookplace.“Thisisthefirstprobableinterventional(介入的)studythatfoundliteraturecanhaveapositiveinfluenceonhealthylifestylechangesinyounggirls.”Obesity(肥胖）isbecomingmorewidespreadinchildren,accordingtotheCDC(CentresforDiseaseControl),whichreportsthat16percentofchildrenaged6to19areoverweightorobese,anumberthathasincreasedsince1980.Researchersarelookingatalotofwaystohelpkidsstayhealthy,loseweightandbemoreactive,butArmstrongsays,“mostdon’tworkverywell.Theweightlosschoicesthatareeffectivetypicallyinvolvetakingpowerfulmedicationswithsideeffects,orrequirelong-lastingsurgicalprocedures.”WhiletheBMIdecreasebecauseofthebookissmall,ArmstrongsaysanydecreaseinBMIisencouragingbecauseBMItypicallyincreasesinchildrenastheygrowanddevelop.That’sokayaslongasitfollowsanormal,progressingcurve(曲线）.Inoverweightkids,however,BMIusuallyincreasesmorequickly.“IftheirBMIpercentile(百分位)goesdown,itmeanstheyareeitherlosingweightorgettingtallandnotgainingweight.Bothareseenaspositivesignsinkidswhoaretryingtoloseweight,”sheexplains.1．WhatdidresearchersatDukeChildren’sHospitaldo?A．Theytriedtofindoutthereasonswhykidsareoverweight.B．Theyfocusedontheresearchintogirls’healthylifestyle.C．Theystudiedwhetherliteraturecouldhelploseweight.D．Theyhelpedthegirlstochooserightbookstoread.2．Theunderlinedphrase“backupmyrecommendations”probablymeans“_____”.A．influencemyresearchB．changemyopinionC．respectmystudyD．supportmyadvice3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheresearchisTRUE?A．Theresearchersinterviewedthegirlsandstudiedinformation.B．Pediatricexpertsofferedspecificguidancetotheresearch.C．16percentofchildrenagedfrom9to13wereoverweight.D．Thegirlsreadacertainnovelandgavetheirreports.4．What’sthefindingoftheresearch?A．Thatthegirlsallgrewtallandlostweightafter6months.B．Thatthegirlsshowedgreatinterestinreadingliteratureworks.C．ThatthegirlswhoreadLakeRescuehadadecreaseinBMI.D．Thatthegirlsneededtotakepowerfulmedicationstoloseweight.E17、Peopledrinkalcohol(酒)inmanypartsoftheworld.Somemedicalscientistssaylightdrinkingmayevenbegoodforyourhealth,especiallyfortheheart.Buttheysaysuchhealthbenefits(好处)shouldbecomparedtothemanyhealthrisksconnectedwithalcoholuse.Someresearchsuggeststhathavingonetotwodrinksofalcoholadaymaybegoodforyourhealth.Severallargestudieshaveshownthatthistypeofdrinkingmaylowertheriskofheartdiseaseandotherdiseases.Astudylastyearsuggestedthatdrinkingalittleredwinemayhelplowertheriskofbreastcancer(乳腺癌)inwomen.ResearchersatMedicalCenterinCaliforniastudied36women.Eachwomandrankaglassofredorwhitewineeverydayforalmostamonth.Researcherscollectedbloodsamples(样本)fromthewomentwotimesamonthtotesttheirhormone(激素)levels.Thenextmonththesewomenweretoldtoexchangetheirwine.Theresearchersfoundthatthewomenwhodrankredwinehadlowerlevelsofthefemalehormonethanthewhitewinedrinkers.Theysaidredgrapeshavechemicalsthatmayhelptolowertheriskofbreastcancer.However,recentstudiessuggestedthatevenalittlealcoholmaygenerallyincreasetheriskofbreastcancerinwomen.Theyfoundthatwomenwhodrinkfoursmallglassesofwineaweekincreasetheirriskofbreastcancerby15percent.Manystudieshaveexaminedtheharmfuleffectsofalcoholuseonthebody.AliciaAnnKowalchukservesasmedicaldirector,saying“Healthyuseforadultsthat'smenunderage65isnomorethan4drinksinadayandnomorethan14drinksinaweek.Andforwomenofallages,it'snomorethan7drinksinaweekandnomorethan2drinksinaday.”Shesaystoomuchalcoholusehassomethingtodowithliver(肝脏)diseases,andmanyothercancers.1．Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A．Byfollowinganexample.B．Bylistingfacts.C．Bycollectinginformationworldwide.D．Bycomparingtestedobjects.2．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A．B．C．D．3．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．AlcoholdrinkingmaydoharmtoyourhealthB．AlcoholdrinkingcanbebothgoodandbadforyouC．DrinkingalcoholispopularinmanypartsoftheworldD．Drinkingalcoholadaymaygiveyourhealthsomebenefits.F18、TheMostInterestingFestivalsaroundtheWorldContents

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＊Cheese-rollingFestival

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＊ColorThrowingFestival

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＊FishSwallowingFestival

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＊InternationalPillowFightDay

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＊InternationalTwinsFestival

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＊RaincoatFestival15

＊RoswellUFOFestival

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＊TomatoFestival18

＊WaterFightingDay

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＊WifeCarryingFestival

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＊WorldBodypaintingFestival

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InternationalPillowFightDay

InternationalPillowFightDayisheldeveryAprilaroundtheworld—fromAmsterdam,Budapest,toNewYork.Ithasbeencelebratedsince2008.Hundredsofpeoplegooutwiththeirpillowshittingeachother’sface,backandchest.Peopledressupassuperheroesandanimals,laughingandfighting.

Thefestivalusedtobeagametorelease(释放)energyandstress.Nowadaysbesidesbringingfun,InternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawaytoquicklycollectpillowsforthehomeless.In2014,about2,000pillowswerecollectedforthepoorinBronxandBrooklyn.

Rules:Bringyourownpillowsanddon’thitanyonewithoutapilloworwithacamera.

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