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广东省茂名市高州2024-2025学年下学期初三期中英语试题卷请考生注意：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、“Underground”istheonlywordintheEnglishlanguage_____beginsandendswiththeletters“und”.A．what B．that C．who D．whom2、—Wouldyouliketogototheconcertwithme?—I'dloveto,butILinda'sinvitationtodinner.A．accept B．haveaccepted C．wasaccepting D．willaccept3、---______didyoubuythecar?---I_______itsince2010.A．Howlong,haveboughtB．Howlong,havehadC．When,haveboughtD．When,havehad4、---Excuseme.Couldyoutellme____?---Itwillbeonat7:00p.m.A．when“TheAvengers”wouldbeon B．wherewill“TheAvengers”beonC．when“TheAvengers”willbeon D．where“TheAvengers”willbeon5、—ShallIgiveyouarideasyoulooksotired?—Thankyou.________.A．It’syourduty. B．Don’tmentionit C．Doasyoulike D．Itcouldn’tbebetter.6、BritishEnglishisoneofthemostwell-knownkindsofEnglish.,evenintheUK,noteveryonespeaksEnglishthesame.A．Similarly B．Otherwise C．Especially D．However7、Don’tmakeme_______theclothes.I’mtootired!A．washing B．towash C．wash D．washed8、Infact,mostofchildrenknowlittleaboutChinesetraditionalculture.Theyprefertospendinplayingcomputergames.A．timeB．effortC．mindD．money9、Nowadays,ittakesusonly_____hourandahalftotravelfromChangchuntoShenyangbecauseofhighspeedrailway.A．an B．the C．a D．/10、---Thelightintheprofessor’slabwasstillonat11:00o’clock.Doyouknow?---maybeatmidnightagain.A．howlonghasheworked B．whydoeshestayupsolateC．ifheisbusystudying D．whenhestoppedworkingⅡ.完形填空11、Martinisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobea“problemchild”,butarecent1withhismotherchangedhislife.Hedidn’tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.2,afterhisfather’sdeathafewyearsago,Martin’slifebecame3moredifficult.Hismothercouldn’taffordtopayforherchild’seducation.Todothis,she4work,andsoshewasoftennotathome.Hismotherlookedafterhimas5asshecould.Unfortunately,Martinstillcausedproblems.Hewasnot6instudyingandheoftengotintotrouble.Luckily,hismotherwasvery7anddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphim.Intheend,she8adifficultdecision:tosendhimtoaboys’boardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.TheteachersaiditwasnecessaryforMartinto9withhismother.Martincalledhismother,buttohis10,thisphonecallchangedhislife.“Itwasexactly11Ineeded,”hesaid.“Mymotherhelpedmetounderstandhowmuchshehadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnolongerwithus,hewas12meandwouldalwaystakeprideineverythinggoodIdo.That’swhenIdecidedtochange.Irealizethat13myfatherdied,Ihavebeenafraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemymotherpaymoreattentiontome.”NowMartinhas14changed.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.Howwasheabletochange?Hismother’s15helpedhimtofeelgoodabouthimself.1．A．conversation B．report C．survey D．speech2．A．So B．But C．Therefore D．However3．A．very B．many C．much D．too4．A．could B．hadto C．should D．would5．A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good6．A．pleased B．tired C．bored D．interested7．A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious8．A．made B．took C．got D．thought9．A．argue B．say C．discuss D．talk10．A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises11．A．which B．what C．that D．how12．A．seeing B．noticing C．helping D．watching13．A．since B．before C．after D．when14．A．always B．hardly C．really D．just15．A．advice B．love C．idea D．decisionⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不超过3个单词）Goodandbadmannersmakeupthesocialrulesofacountry.Theyarenotalwayseasytolearnbecausethey’reoftennotwritteninbooks.Let’shavea1．atsomesocialrulesinBritain.Inthepast,Britishwomendidn’tgotopubs(酒吧)becauseit2．(consider)badbehaviorforawoman.Butastimegoesby,3．womenandmencandrinkfreelyinpubsnow.VisitorstoBritainoftenseeBritishpeoplewaitinqueues(行列)inpublicplaces,likethebusstop.Itisconsideredimpolitetogetona4．withoutwaitingyourturninthequeue.QueuingisanationalhabitinBritainandit’sconsideredgoodmannerstowaityourturn.Insomecountries,it’sconsideredbadmannerstoeatonthestreet.5．,inBritain,it’scommonforyoutoseepeoplehavingasnackahead6．youonthestreet.Britishpeopleused7．(be)surprisedtoseeyoungchildrenweren’tusuallytakenouttorestaurantlateatnight.Andifthey8．(make)anoiseinarestaurant,itwasregardedasimpolitebehavior.Nowadays,childrenareplayingamoreactiveroleandthey9．(accept)inmanypubsandrestaurants.Recently,manyBritishcompanieshavebannedsmokingintheofficesandcanteens.SmokingisaalsobannedontheLondon.Underground,incinemasandonmostbuses.Ifsomeonebreakstherule,he/she10．(pay)forit.Ingeneral,it’sbecominglessacceptabletosmokeinapublicplacethanbefore.Socialrulesareanimportantpartofeverycountry.TheBritishhaveanexpressionforfollowingthese“unwrittenrules”:WheninRome,doasRomansdo.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、YunmengWaterParkTicketPrice:80yuanonweekdays100yuanonweekendsOpeningTime:10:00a.m.—3:00p.m.Tel:8595885VolunteersWantedCanyouspeakEnglishwell?Canyouworkhard?DoyouknowmuchaboutBeijing?Doyouwanttoworkasvolunteers?Age:20—50Pleasecall:8951568FoundAsportsbag.It’sblack.Thereisabasketball,apairofsportsshoesinit.CometoClassroom201.Tel:3215535MoviesinDadiCinemaTodayTitanic:8:00a.m.—10:00a.m.Spider-Man:2:00p.m.—4:00p.m.KungFuPanda:6:00p.m.—8:00p.m.Ticketprice:￥25Bookingoffice:86010021．IfyouwanttopaylessmoneyinYunmengWaterPark,youcangothereon_________.A．Monday B．Saturday C．Sunday2．Theownerofthesportsbagmaybegoodatplaying__________.A．baseball B．volleyball C．basketball3．Tomwantstobeavolunteer,heshouldcall__________.A．8601002 B．8951568 C．85958854．LinTaocanbeavolunteerbecausehespeaks________well.A．English B．Chinese C．French5．Mr.Brownwon’tbefreeuntil4:30p.m.Whichmoviecanhesee?A．Spider-Man. B．KungFuPanda. C．Titanic.B14、SignpoststoAIFromApple’svirtual(虚拟的)assistantSiritoself-drivingcars,AIbringstothesocietysomethingnewandadvanced.Butinfact,it’snotthenewfashionatall.Belowlet’stakealookatthelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopmenttogether.2017Itisnotuncommontoseepeoplegetcitizenship.ButSophia,arobotdesignedbyHansonrobotics,aHongKong-basedAIrobotcompany,wasalsogivencitizenshipbythekingdomofSaudiArabia.Thismaderobotsforthefirsttimetoshareeveryequalrightwithhumanbeings.2016Dogsareourbestfriends,butwhatabouthavingarobotasapet?Roobo,aChineseAIstartupdevelopeda“petrobot”nameDomgy.Ithad“smart-home”featuresthatgaveitsownersweatherforecasts,changedtelevisionchannelandevenguardedthehomelikeadog.Thankstoadvancedtechnology,perhapsrobotswillonedaybecomeourclosefriends.1997Asthecreationofhumanbeings,AIisalwaysthoughtasinferiortoitscreator.ButDeepBlue,acomputerchess-playingprogramdevelopedbyUScomputerIBMshockedthewholeworld.ItbeataworldchesschampionGarryKasparovintheinternationalmatch.ThatmarkedanewstepofAItechnology.2004Humansarespecialfortheirimaginationandcreativity.However,Microsoft’sXiaoIcebrokethislaw.Justlikeus,“she”couldwriteherownpoetryandputthemtogetherasTheSunlightthatLosttheGlassWindow,abookofpoems.1979Self-drivingcarshavebeenaroundforalotlongerthanyoumightthink.In1979,aself-drivencarcalledTheStanfordCartcrossedachair-filledroomwithouthumanhelpinaboutfivehours.Itwasoneoftheearliestexamplesofanautonomousvehicle.1966Shakeywasthefirstgeneral-purposemobilerobottobeabletoreasonaboutitsownactions.“She”couldanalyzecommandsandbreakthemdownintobasicchunkson“her”own.TheUSLifeMagazinecallsShakeythe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.1951Perhapsyou’veneverthoughtaboutwhethermachinescanthink,buttheideaobsessed(使着迷)UKAIcomputerscientistAlanTuring.TuringadaptedtheimitationgametomaketheTuringtest.Althoughthetestfailed,itinspiredAIresearchersandbegananewageinthehistoryofAI.1．HowmanyAIproductsareintroducedinthepassage?A．4 B．5 C．6 D．72．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thestanfordcrossedachair-filledroomin1997.B．DeepBluecangiveitsownersweatherforecasts.C．Shakeyiscalledthe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.D．TuringtestsucceededandinspiredAIresearchers.3．WhowroteTheSunlightthatlosttheGlassWindow?A．Sophia B．Roobo C．XiaoIce D．DeepBlue4．Whydidthewriterwirtethepassage?A．TointroducethelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopment.B．TotellusAIbringssomethingnewandadvanced.C．ToencourageustoworkhardtobeatAIrobots.D．ToshowuswhattheAIrobotscandonowadays.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Inanotice. C．Inamagazine. D．Onablog.C15、TheLittlePrincewaswrittenbyaFrenchpilotandwriterAntoinedeSaint—Exupery.Itisoneofthemostfamousbooksaroundtheworld.Itwaspublishedin1943.Thisstoryhasbeentranslatedinto42languagesandwasadapted(改编)intoamovie.Thelittleprincelivesonasmallplanetalone.Heleadsahappylife.Onedaythewindsbringshimaseed.Theseedthenturnsintotheloveliestflowerhehaseverseen.Hetakesgoodcareoftheflower,butfinallyhedecidestoleaveitandhisplanetinsearchforasecret—themostimportantthinginhislife.Duringhisjourneyinspace,thelittleprincemeetsaking,abusinessman,alamplighterandageographer.Theyalllivealoneondifferentplanets.AtlasthefindsoutthesecretfromafoxoftheEarth.Beforehereturnstohisplanet,hetellshissecrettothewriterofthebook,whomhemeetsinthedesert.Thesecretis:thepoweroflove.Whenyoureadthistouchingandsincerestoryofthelittleprince,youcan’thelpsmilingandfeelingthebeautyoflifeandloveinyourheart.1．Afterreadingthepassage,wecan’tknow______.A．whowrotethebookB．whenthebookwaspublishedC．whatisthebookaboutD．whoadaptedthebookintoamovie2．Whotoldthelittleprincethesecret?A．Afox. B．Aking.C．Ageographer. D．Abusinessman.3．Theunderlinedword“touching”means“_______”inChinese.A．无聊的 B．感人的C．惊讶的 D．失望的4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thestoryhasbeentranslatedinto24languages.B．Thesecretisthepowerofknowledge.C．Thelittleprincemetthewriterofthebookinthedesert.D．Theking,thebusinessman,thelamplighterandthegeographerliveonthesameplanet.D16、Werecyclerubbish,sowhynotlanguage?Recyclinglanguagemeansusingvocabularythatyouhavelearntbeforeagainandagain.However,unlikerubbishthatpilesup(堆积)inourenvironment,ifwedonotrecyclelanguage,wesimplyforgetit.Sohowdoyourecyclelanguage?Therearebasicallythreewaystodoit.Thefirstisthroughreading.Gobacktoyourfavouritearticlesandreadthemoncemore.Justrereadthemanddonotworryabouteachvocabularyitem.Iftherearesomethatyouarenotsureabout,makeaguessandyouwillprobablyguessright.Thesecondwaytorecycleisthroughwriting.Lookatsomeofyourfavouritearticlesandwriteeitherashortparagraphorafewsentencesinyourwonwords.Afteryouhavedonthisafewtimes,gobackandreadthroughwhatyouhavewritten,checkingvocabularyfunctions.Don’tworryifyouhavemademistakes.That’showyoulearn.Thethirdwaytorecyclelanguageisbyhavinganimaginarychatwithyourselfaboutyourfavouritearticlesathome.YoucanpretendthereissomeonewithyouwhospeaksEnglishandtellhimwhatyouarethinkingaboutorhowyoufeel.1．Accordingtothepassage,recyclinglanguagemeans_____.A．repeatingvocabularyattimesB．revisingvocabularyatapropertimeC．learningnewvocabularyasmuchaspossibleD．usingvocabularythatwehavelearntveryoften2．Ifwerecyclelanguage,itmay______.A．bekeptinourmindB．beforgotteneasilyC．pileupinourenvironmentD．disappearfromourmindsoon3．Whichofthefollowingisproperlythebesttitleofthepassage?A．WhytoRecycleLanguageB．HowtoLearnVocabularyC．HowtoRecycleLanguageD．WhytoLearnVocabularyE17、Whenmydaughterwasinprimaryschool,onedayshebroughthome4tinytrees,whichweregiventothestudentsbytheschooltoplant.Noneofthemlookedverystrongbutwithahopeforthefuture.Iplantedtheminourbackyard.Overtheyearsanaccidentbroughtanendtothreeofthem.Allthatwasleftwasaweaktree.Itgrewveryslowlyandnevergotverytall.Inoticedafewyearsagothatitwasstartingtodie.Theneedlesonthebrancheshadturnedbrown.Onlythetopthirdofthetreewasstillgreen.LastsummerIdidmybesttosaveitbutitwasuseless.ThismorningIwentoutandlookedatitagain.Iwasdecidingonwhetheritwouldbebettertojustcutitdown.AsIwalkedovertotakeacloserlookatit,however,Inoticedsomethingmovingwithintheneedles.Itwasabirdpatientlybuildinganestinthetopbranches.IsmiledwhenIlookedatitanddecidedthatmaybethisoldtreehadsomelifeandusefulnessleftinityet.Itmaynotbehealthyorprettybutitwasstillgivingabirdahomeandoxygen(氧气)tothisworld.Thistreeremindedmeofsomethingtoo.Allofourliveshavepurpose.Allofourliveshavemeaning.Itdoesn’tmatterifweareyoungandstrongoroldandsickly.Untilourlastbreaththerearethingsforustodo,loveforustogive,andjoyforustoshare.Untilourlastmomentherewecanhelptomakethisworldabetterandmorebeautifulplace.1．Noneofthetinytreeslooked______.A．short B．tall C．weak D．strong2．Afewyearslater,______ofthetreesstillgrewslowlyinthebackyard.A．one B．two C．three D．four3．Thewriterdidnotcutdownthetreebecause______.A．itwasstillayoungtree B．itwasgivingabirdhomeC．itwasgrowingverywell D．itwasanoldandbigtreeF18、ABest-sellersinXinhuaBookstore

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