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2020-2021学年第二学期期中考试初三英语试卷（满分110分,考试时间120分钟）一、听力（20分）（一）听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后,你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后,进入下一小题。1.WhatwastheweatherlikelastSunday?A B C2.HowdidthewomangotoBeijing?A B C3.Whichpenwilltheboybuy?￥1.5 ￥2.00￥2.70A B C4.Whenwillthemeetingbegin? A B C5.Whenisthemangoingtoleavebyplane?A.OnApril21st B.OnApril22nd C.OnApril23rd6.WhatdoesMissEvansdomostofthetime?A.Doexperiments. B.Givespeeches. C.Attendmeetings.7.HowdoesthewomanlearnChinese?A.Bychattingwithothers. B.Bylisteningtotheradio.C.Bytakinganonlinecourse.8.Whatisthemangoingtodo?AGobacktohisoffice. B.Attendameeting. C.Leavetheoffice.9.Howdoesthewomanplantoimprovethearticle?A.Bytalkingtotheeditor. B.Byaskingthemantorewriteit.C.Bymakingsuggestionsonit.10.Whatseasonisitnow?A.Spring. B.Autumn. C.Winter.（二）听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文,各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前,你将有时间阅读相关小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,每小题你仍有5秒钟时间选择正确答案。听一段对话,回答第11-12小题。答题完毕,请等待嘀的信号,进入第一篇短文。11.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A.Inaconcerthall. B.Inaparkinglot. C.Inarestaurant.12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Makeaquickchoice. B.Findtheirseatsfirst. C.Drivetothehall听第一篇短文,回答第13-15小题。请根据内容选择正确答案,完成信息记录表。答题完毕,请等待滴的信号,进入下一篇短文。Mary’sfamilyFathera(an)

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15 yearsoldWearsglassesandlikesplayingsports13.A.worker B.officer C.teacher14.A.playsports B.singanddance C.singandskate15.A.14 B.16 C.18听第二篇短文,回答16-20小题：16.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeatnoon?A.Cloudy B.Rainy C.Sunny17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Givingatalk B.Makinganadvertisement C.Givingaweatherreport18.What’sthewatertemperatureatLongBeach?A.32degrees B.28degrees C.12degrees19.Whereshallweparkifwewanttodrivetothebeachthisafternoon?A.Atthenorthendofthebeach B.AtthewestendofthebeachC.Atthesouthendofthebeach20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.LongBeachisinAustralia.B.LongBeachisagoodplaceforswimmingandsurfing.C.At12O’clock,thewindisfromthewestattwomilesanhour.二、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共14小题,每小题1分,满分14分）21. prizeforthewinnerofthecompetitionis_________two-weekholidayinMaldives.A.The;/ B.A;/ C.A;the D.The;a22.---Jack,didyoufindyourschoolyesterday?---Yes,butwithpolice'shelp,forithas___________changedovertheseyears.A.partly B.probably C.completely D.properly23.We'vedecidedtomake__________aruleforusroommatestoturnofflightsat10:30p.m.thisterm.A.it B.that C.this D.those24.Ifthecustomerringsupformeagain,please__________thecalltothesalesdepartment.A.runthrough B.lookthrough C.gothrough D.putthrough25.Comedians（喜剧演员）actoutwhatreallyhappenedtocommonpeople________greatpeopleofdifferentcountriesinhistory.A.asgoodas B.aswellas C.asfaras D.aslongas26.There_________anumberofbooksinthelibraryandthenumberofthem______increasing.A.is;is B.are;are C.are;is D.is;are27.Thereisnoneedtopushthekidstoohard_________,youhatetoseethemstressedout.A.Inall B.afterall C.firstofall D.aboveall28.---Doyoufeel__________afterclimbingMountainTai?---Ofcourse.Climbinghillsis____________,youknow.A.tired;tiring B.tiring;tiring C.tired;tired D.tiring;tired29.Fewoftheworkerswouldstopworking,_________itwasquitehotandtheyweresothirsty.A.if B.but C.because D.though30.Allofuswelcomedthe50-year-oldwomanandtoldherthatagedidn't_________.Shecouldstudyinthecollege.A.work B.matter C.notice D.attend31.---____________willtheTVplayMyHeroicHusbandbebroadcasted（播出）?---Perhaps_____________it'sreviewedsuccessfully.A.Howsoon;notuntil B.When;untilC.Howlong;until D.Howoften;notuntil32.---Thelightintheprincipal'sofficeisstillon.Doyouknow ?---Maybeatmidnightagain.A.whyhestaysupsolate B.whattimewillheleaveC.whenhewillstopworking D.ifheisbusystudying33.---Itwon'ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.---That'sright._________________.A.Themore,thebetter B.Thesoonerbegun,thesoonerdoneC.Manyhandsmakelightwork D.Somethingisbetterthannothing34.---Areyoufeelinganybetternowaftertakingthemedicine?---_____________.I’mfeelingevenworse.A.Guesswhat B.Yougotit C.Sorrytohearthat D.Quitetheopposite三、完形填空（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分）先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。NowadaystheInternetbecomesamainsourceofgettinginformationforprimaryschoolstudents,accordingtoasurvey.Thesurveywas35lastDecember.Itfoundthat70percentofthestudentsinthesurveythinktheInternetisoneofthebestsourceofinformation.Theythinkitis36toreadmaterialsonline.Whilereading,theycangetthelatestinformationtheyneed37time.What'smore,theInternetmakesfulluseof38andspace.Only14percentofthestudentssaythattheyoften39booksforinformationinsteadofgoingonline.9percentshowtheyhaveneverusedtheInternet.4,200studentsin26primaryschoolsin4partsofNanjingtookpartinthesurvey,Theywereaskedatleast5questionsabouttheirreading40.Andatotalof4,017students41questionnairesproperly.Accordingtothesurvey,5percentoftheschoolchildrendonotreadany42readingmaterials.Ofthosewhoreadsuchmaterials,35percentliketoreadcomics,30percentfables(寓言)andstories,15percentliketoreadbooksontechnology,and4315percentstudentslikethebooksonanimalsandnature.Thesurvey44showedthat55percentoftheschoolchildrenreadatleastfivebookseverymonth.Oneoftheresearcherssaid,“BoththeInternetandbooksshouldgohandinhandsothatthestudentsenjoyabetterfuture.”35.A.turnedout B.workedout C.carriedout D.takenon36.A.useful B.boring C.enough D.careful37.A.on B.in C.at D.over38.A.money B.books C.time D.changes39.A.useup B.gooff C.turnto D.makeinto40.A.hobbies B.habits C.courses D.ways41.A.discussed B.gave C.finished D.picked42.A.story B.picture C.cartoon D.after-school43.A.another B.other C.others D.theother44.A.further B.farther C.more D.fewer四、阅读理解（共13小题,每小题2分,满分26分）阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATherewasafireinthefactoryatabout1:40lastnight.Areporterinterviewedsomepeopleaboutitthismorning.Reporter:Whatwereyoudoingwhenthefirebrokeout?(Themanagerofthefactory):IwaspreparingareportwhenIgotthephonecallfromJim.I

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Theyarrivedseveralminutesbeforeme.Jim(Aworker):Iwasondutylastnight.Ismelledsomethingburning.WhenIgotup,Isawsmokecomingfromthewindowoftheworkshop.Icalled911andourmanageratonce.Andtheybotharrivedquickly.Jeff(Afirefighter):Wedrovetothefactoryassoonaswegotthephonecallat1:47a.m.Wearrivedatabout1:55a.m.andsoonputitout.Noonediedorgothurtinthefire.It'sdrythesedays.Wethinkallthefamiliesandfactoriesshouldbemorecareful.45.Whodiscoveredthefirefirst?A.Themanager. B.Aworker. C.Afirefighter. D.Thereporter.46.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Tomarrivedatthefactoryfirst.B.Thereporterwasworkingwhenthefirebrokeout.C.Jeffsaiditwasdrythesedays.D.Jimhelpedthefirefightersputoutthefire.47.WecanknowaboutthefireEXCEPT____________________.A.thereason B.theplace C.thetime D.thenumberofthedeathsBGermanChancellor(总理)AngelaMerkelmaylooklikeanordinarywoman.Shedressescommonlyanddoesn’tshowmuchfeelings.Butdon’tletappearancefoolyou.AsthefirstwomanChancellorinGermany’shistory,MerkelhastoppedForbesmagazine’slistof“TheWorld’s100MostPowerfulWomen”sixtimes.ShehasevenbeencomparedtoMargaretThatcherandmanypeoplecallher“IronLady”.MerkelwasborninHamburg,WestGermany,onJuly17,1954.Asasmallchild,shequicklylearnedtospeakbuttooklongertowalk.“Iwasastupidpersonwhenitcametomoving,”Merkelsaid.“Anormalpersoncoulddosomethingnaturally,butIhadtothinkaboutitinmymindandpractice.”Asateenager,shewasthetopstudentinhighschool.In1973,MerkelwenttotheUniversityofLeipzig,whereshestudiedphysics.At32,shegotherdoctor’sdegreeinphysics.Shesteppedintopolitics(政坛)in1989.InherfirstbigpoliticaljobasMinisterfortheEnvironmentin1994,herscientificbackgroundandstrongwillprovedveryuseful.In2005shebecameGermany’sChancellor.Throughherpoliticalcareer,Merkel’spersistence(坚持)andpatiencehelpedheralot.“She’sbrightandopen-minded,”saidHubertMarkl,aGermanbiologist.“Sheisthepersonwhowantstoknowexactlywhatisgoingon,andhownevergivingupwillinfluenceoursocietyandfuture.”48.ThefirsttwoparagraphstellusthatAngelaMerkel_______________.A.isthefirstwomanChancellorinGermanyB.isnodifferentfromanordinarywomanC.isthemostfamouswomanintheworldD.learnseverythingfromMargaretThatcher49.Accordingtothestory,Merkel_____________________.A.didn’tstudywellwhenshewasinhighschoolB.studiedpoliticsintheUniversityofLeipzigC.workedforthegovernmentattheageof35D.didajobinthescientificfieldin199450.WhatdoesHubertMarklthinkofMerkel?A.Shecaresonlyaboutpolitics. B.Sheisn’tfitfortheposition.C.Shedoesn’tliketolistentoothers. D.Sheisapersonwithstrongwill.CWhenweheartheword“virus”,wenaturallythinkofsomethingforeignanddangerous.However,somevirusescoexistwithusandwecanevenmakegooduseofsomeofthem,accordingtorecentstudies.It’sreportedthat380trillionvirusesarelivingonandwithinyourbodyrightnow-10timesthenumberofbacteria.Thesevirusesarecollectivelyknownasthehumanvirome(病毒组).Somecancauseillness,butmanysimplycoexistwithyou.Itappearsthatourviromesbegintoaccumulatewhenweareborn.Studieshaveshowndifferentvirusesintheinfantgut(婴儿的肠道)shortlyafterbirth,suggestingthattheyprobablycomefromthebabies'mothers.Theviromesgrowindiversityandnumberasthekidsgrowup.Interestingly,thosewholivetogethermightshareabout25percentofvirusesintheirviromes.“Theviromelookslikeapartnership(伙伴关系)thatcaninfluenceourdailylivespositivelyaswellasnegatively.Wecouldevencontrolandusethevirometoimproveourownhealth,"saidDavidPride,adiseasespecialistfromtheUS.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accumulate”inparagraph3probablymean?A.makefulluseof B.createproblemsC.becarefullyexamined D.increaseinnumber52.Whatmaybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A.Theimportanceofhumanviromes.B.Howvirusescanbeuseful.C.Howvirusescomeintobeing.D.Therelationshipbetweenvirusesandbacteris.53.Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inamusicalmagazine B.InadetectivestoryC.Inasciencemagazine D.InabookreviewDIrecentlygaveupdriving.Ipassedmytestlastyear,butIstoppedvoluntarilywhenIturned90.Ithoughtthatitwasfinallytherighttime.Needlesstosay,myfamilywasrelieved(解脱的)-theydidn'thavetohave“thattalk”withme.Mydoctorwasrelievedtoo.Nexttodiagnosing(诊断)anincurableillness,takingawayanoldman'sdrivinglicenseisprobablyoneofthehardestthingshemustdo.Sincemywifepassedawayyearsago,Imadethisdecisionalone.IknewIcouldn'tmoveaswellasIusedto,andmyeyesightwasgettingworse.Ithurttoturnmyheadwhenbackingup,and,afterlongshoppingtrips,Iwastired.AsIhandedoverthekeysofthecartomyson,IthoughtofallthecarsmywifeandIhadownedovertheyears.Acarisfreedom,independenceandanextensionofyourpersonality.Withoutone,youfeellikelessofaperson.Ihaveasonwholivescloseby,andweshoptogetheratleastonceaweek.Myneighborsalsooffermerides,buttheideaofbeingdependentonotherpeopleafteralifetimeofindependenceishardtogetusedto.However,Ifoundasolutiontosomeofthoseproblems.Lastyear,Idecidedtobuyanicenewfour-wheelmotorbike.Atatopspeedof12km/h,ittakes20minutestogetfrommyhousetothegrocerystore.Butnow,myrouteisfreefromtrafficandnoise,withtreesreplacingcarsandstreetsigns.Givingupdrivingishard,andsomeofusneveraccepttheloss.Forme,however,itwasjusttheendresultofalongandluckylife.Lifeintheslowlane(车道)turnedouttobesomuchfunandsomuchcheaper.BYJOHNFISHER54.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Hedecidedtostopdrivingonhisown.B.Hedevelopedanincurableillnessattheageof90.C.Hewasencouragedtokeepdrivingbyhisfamily.D.Heoftencheckedwithothersbeforemakingdecisions.55.Howdidtheauthorfindlivingwithoutacaratfirst?A.Hewasreadytobedependentonothers.B.Hefoundhislifehadbeenlimited.C.Hefoundithealthierbecausehewalkedmore.D.Heenjoyedthecompanyofhisfamilyandfriends.56.Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?A.Todescribethetypicallifeofanoldman.B.Totellreaderstoliveaslowerlife.C.Toshowtheimportanceofbeingindependent.D.Toshowthatachangeoflifemaybringsomeadvantages.57.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Giveupdriving B.LifewithmyowncarC.Lifeintheslowlane D.Changesinlife五、词汇运用（本大题共8小题,每小题1分,满分8分）(A)根据句意和汉语注释,写出单词的正确形式。58.---IsyourEnglishteachermarried?---No,heisstill____________(单身的).59.___________（比较）youranswerswiththoseinyourbooktoseeiftheyareright.60.---Dad,aboutthree____________ (四分之一)ofourclassmateswearglasses.---Oh,that'sterrible.Youallshouldtakegoodcareofyoureyes.61.---DoesyourauntoftenexerciseintheChaoyangParkinthemorning?---Yes,_______________(除非)badweatherstopsher.(B)根据句意,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。62.Therewasashort__________(silent)whileMarydrieshereyes,thentookbothmyhandsinhers.63.TimBerners-LeeisanEnglishengineerandcomputerscientist,knownforhis___________ (invent)oftheWorldWideWeb.64.In2018,GulzeperandherteammatesplayedapopularTVseriesthemesongandwona (nation)prizetheyearafter.65.Theweatherisverynice.It's____________(high)possiblethatI'llgojoggingoutside.六、动词填空（本大题共6小题,每小题1分,满分6分）66."IpromisedIwouldn'tplayfootballifmygrades_________ (drop),"theboysaidwithasmile.67.Theyoungladiesinmyhometown_____________ (dress)inredwhentheygetmarried.68.Whyisthedishsosalty?___________thecook__________(mistake)saltforsugar?69.Doyouknowhowmuchdifficultytheboyhad________(try)outfortheschoolfootballteam?70.---Jim,hurryup!Thetrafficwillbebusysoonandwemaybelatefordinner.---Waitaminute,Mum.I___________(tidy)mybookshelf,andI'llbereadyinaminute.71.Wewonderwhetherrobots___________(make)humanslosetheirjobsornot.七、阅读填空（本大题共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分）Whenhewasjustalittlekid,SaYerealizedthathewasnotlikeothers.Sufferedfromthecongenitalсоndіtіоnmuѕсulаrdуѕtrорhу(先天性肌肉萎缩症),hеfoundhisbodylosingthepowerofmovementbitbybitandtheonlypartofhisbodythatmovesfreelyishisfingers.SadroppedoutofschoolinthesecondgradetorestathomeinamountainvillageofYunnanProvince.Hisdadlefthisjobandreturnedhometocareforhim.Havingtostayathome,Safeltveryupset.“Ihadnothingtodointhosedays,andnothinginterestedme,”herecalls.In2013,thedisabledboyfirstcameacrossmobilegameswhenhereceivedacellphonefromhiscousin.Acar-racinggameledhimintoabravenewworld.In2018,Sadecidedtobecomeamobile-gamestreamer(网络主播)becausehisfamilycouldhardlyaffordhismedicaltreatment.Thingsdidnotgowellatfirst.Sadidn'tknowhowtocommunicatewiththefewonlineguests.However,hecontinuallypractisedhisgame-playingskillsandfinallylearnedtochatwithhisaudience.Hishardworkpaidoff,andnowhehasover400,000fansandearnedmorethan200,000yuanfromlivestreamingjustinoneyear."Lifehasitsupsanddowns,andallyouneedtodoisdreambigandnevergiveup,"Sasays.Hedoesmisshisschooldays,however.“IfIhadthechoice,Iwouldstillliketostudy,"hesaid.Studyinghardleadsusontoabroaderpathwithmorechoices.”ForSa,perhapsthegreatestlessonhasbeenthatworkinghardoftenleadstosuccess,evenwhentheoddsarestackedagainstyou.Sawayto

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