1、初三年级下学期阶段测试（三）英语（满分75分，考试时间为70分钟）第一部分选择题（50分）. 完形填空（10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）Chinese delivery driver, Gao Zhixiao, was featured on the cover of Time magazine in March because of his remarkable sense of responsibility. Alongside five others, he was p
2、icked by the magazine as one of the heroes when the novel coronavirus _1_.Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, many _2_ shut down or switched to takeout-only services. Millions of people stayed home to _3_ getting infected. “People choose to order meals online _4_ buy fruit and vegetables to cook at
3、 home,” Gao told Time. As a result, delivery orders _5_, placing a huge burden（负担）on delivery couriers（快递员）.Born into a _6_ family in the Ningxia Autonomous Region（自治区）, Gao started to make a living in Beijing at the age of 16. After the novel coronavirus broke out, Gao thought about stopping workin
4、g, but then picked up orders because he thought customers might be _7_.Due to the danger of person-to-person transmission（传染）, Gao must take a regular health test and _8_ 20 minutes disinfecting（消毒）his motorcycle and clothes each morning to prevent viruses from spreading during his route around Beij
5、ing. _9_ delivering goods, Gao once warm-heartedly cooked for an elderly customer who was living alone at her home.Ordinary people like Gao who have _10_ the biggest contributions in the fight against COVID-19 deserve the praise.1.A. broke inB. broke outC. broke intoD. ended up2.A. restaurantsB. boo
6、kshopsC. schoolsD. hospitals3.A. avoidB. reduceC. waitD. keep4.A. butB. orC. soD. for5.A. decreasedB. addedC. reducedD. increased6.A. poorB. warmC. richD. wealthy7.A. in needB. at homeC. in dangerD. in calm8.A. useB. costC. takeD. spend9.A. DuringB. WithC. AmongD. Besides10.A. gotB. madeC. receivedD
7、. earned. 阅读理解（40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题1.5分）ABeing a teenager can be challenging, but it can also be exciting. Youre becoming more independent and making decisions for yourself. You are also learning to take risks and solve problems better. And changes are
8、happening throughout your body, even in your brain.The changes in your brain are influencing how you develop into an adult. Imagine the structure（结构）of your brain is like a big road map. Lots of roads lead to different destinations（目的地）. When you were a child, as you learnt new things, your brain cr
9、eated more and more roads to different destinations. By the time you become a teenager, many different roads lead to the most important places on the map. Now your brains job is to make that map more efficient.As a result, your experiences as a teenager actually influence the way that your brain dev
10、elops. If you spend hours playing video games, what skills do you use? You learn to see something with your eyes and respond to it with your hands. As you develop those skills, your brain is making sure that the roads leading to them are especially fast and efficient. So, your video-game playing cou
11、ld be preparing you for a career such as a pilot.This is a great time for you to practice new skills and discover what youre good at and try what you love doing. Go out and try different activities and stick to them if you think theyre useful. Remember that with everything you do, youre shaping your
12、 brain for the future.11.Being a teenager can be _.A. challenging and boringB. challenging but excitingC. happy and excitingD. happy but tiring12.What happens as children learn new things?A. Their brains make the maps more efficient.B. The structures of their brains are like big road maps.C. Their b
13、rains create more roads to different destinations.D. Many different roads lead to the most important places.13.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Your brain.B. Something you see.C. Your skill.D. Something you learn.14.Whats the writers advice for teenagers?A. Teenagers sho
14、uld learn to be more independent.B. Teenagers should work harder and more efficiently.C. Teenagers should play more video games in order to be a pilot.D. Teenagers should experience more and stick to the useful activities.15.Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Making Decisions for Yours
15、elf.B. Developing Your Brain for the Future.C. Ways of Changing Your Brain.D. Changes Happening in Your Brain.B“Can I have a glass of hot water?” This is very common question in a restaurant. For many Chinese people, nothing is more common than drinking hot water every day. However, the simple habit
16、 is like a mystery to people from other countries.For many Westerners, the idea of drinking hot water is very strange. However, most Chinese people think the Americans habit of drinking ice water is also strange and even unhealthy. Some old people take a tea kettle（茶壶）when they travel. Chinese docto
17、rs are encouraging more people to take on the habit of drinking hot water, especially for women.But in Western countries, drinking hot water isnt common. Westerners often have drinks with ice, not just on hot days but almost every day.There is a story online about a British man, who has been in Beij
18、ing for over five years. He visited a local cafe when going back to England. He asked for a glass of hot water in a British accent. But this request surprised the waitress, “To.to.to drink?” she doubted. Finally, the man received the hot water but felt cold stares from every corner of the cafe.Weste
19、rners wonder why Chinese people drink hot water as Chinese are wondering why Westerners drink cold water. This cultural difference is not a simple problem, but related to history, culture and science.As a matter of fact, many teenagers now depend on bottled water for daily drinking. With the younger
20、 generation growing up, will drinking hot water become a less popular life habit? Who knows?16.What do most Chinese think of drinking icy water from the passage?A. Normal and healthy.B. Strange but healthy.C. Normal but unhealthy.D. Strange and unhealthy.17.Who are especially advised to drink hot wa
21、ter by Chinese doctors?A. Women.B. Students.C. Westerners.D. The elderly.18.Whats the meaning of the underlined part in the fourth paragraph?A. Other people in the restaurant were angry at the mans request.B. Other people in the restaurant laughed at the man.C. Other people in the restaurant thought
22、 the mans request was strange.D. Other people in the restaurant were interested in the mans request.19.Whats the purpose of the fourth paragraph?A. To introduce a British man.B. To prove the westerners love drinking hot water.C. To show that it is uncommon to drink hot water in Britain.D. To show th
23、at the waitress is impolite to the British man.20.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Drinking hot water is very good for health.B. Drinking cold water is very harmful to health.C. Different drinking habits are probably related to different countries.D. More and more people will take a tea kett
24、le for daily drinking.CTeachers are often considered to be engineers of the human soul. They are expected to spread knowledge, ideas and truth. Theres one person in China who is called the “teacher of teachers”. He is Tao Xingzhi, a Chinese educator.Born in Anhui province, China, in 1891, Tao studie
25、d abroad for educational philosophy. When Tao returned to China in 1917 and began his own career as an educator, he did not blindly follow western education methods or theories. In fact, he changed the saying of “Education is life itself” to “Life is education”. Similarly, instead of “school as soci
26、ety（社会）”, he saw it as “society as school”.For Tao, education is an active experience in real-life instead of telling and being told. He supported “unity of teaching, learning, and reflective（反思的）acting”.Besides developing education methods, Tao also tried his best to improve mass education. After d
27、oing surveys in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai in 1921, Tao was surprised to learn that in China more than 70% of the people in the city didnt know how to read or write.To solve the problem, Tao organized young workers and farmers to study while working. To deal with the shortage of teachers and mone
28、y, in 1927, Tao set up Xiaozhuang Normal College in Nanjing to train teachers and educators, most of whom became teachers at schools in the countryside.In January 1934, he started the “Little Teacher” movement in which young students were encouraged to serve as teachers to others, even to those olde
29、r than themselves. Under Taos guidance, over 18,000 “little teachers” were invited in Shanghai within 10 months. It later included 28 provinces and cities as a key nationwide education movement. Even in the fight against the Japanese army, Tao never forgot his dream. He founded a middle school in Ch
30、ongqing and offered free education to poor children.Maybe Taos motto is the best explanation for his life. “Giving a whole heart, yet taking nothing in return, not even a leaf of grass.”21.What is the correct order of Tao Xingzhis life experiences?a. He did surveys in different places in China.b. He
31、 went to the US to study educational philosophy.c. He began to build colleges to train teachers and educators.d. He called on young students to be teachers to others in need.e. He returned to China and started his own career as an educator.A. a-c-b-d-eB. a-d-c-e-bC. b-e-a-c-dD. b-c-e-a-d22.The under
32、lined phrase “mass education” in Paragraph 4 may mean education for _?A. young childrenB. ordinary peopleC. kids with great talentD. poor workers23.According to the passage, which of the following ideas may Tao Xingzhi agree with?A. School is the best place to learn knowledge and values.B. Students
33、should learn from the real life.C. Education is telling and being told between teachers and students.D. It is the most important to teach students practical skills in school.24.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (=Paragraph 1)A. B. C. D. 25.Whats the best title for the p
34、assage?A. Life is EducationB. Little Teacher MovementC. How to be a Good TeacherD. An Engineer of Human Soul第二节以下是一篇短文，请阅读全文，从下列的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共5小题，每小题2分）Many of us dont spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articl
35、es. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life. _26_Make good word choices.When were not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and dont take the time to decide if theyre proper. _27_Check
36、facts.If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable facts.Rewrite.A common problem is that we dont like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes. _28_, though
37、it takes more time and more work.Read aloud.Sometimes its easier to find problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing._29_Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we explained every p
38、oint? Are all the parts of the article included? This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything. So preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article._30_. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.A.Prepare a list.B.M
39、ake a plan.C.Rewriting makes our writing better.D.It is not easy to become a better writer.E.The following tips can be helpful.F.Good word choices are necessary for good writing.第三节信息匹配（共5小题，每小题1.5分）下面的材料A-F分别介绍了六个经营不同物品的商店。请根据Eric，Sam，Rebecca，Sarah，Benny各自父亲的特点，推荐最适合他们购买父亲节礼物的商店。A.Shop now at one o
40、f the latest suppliers of chess sets, pieces, boards and other supplies. We offer the best prices in town!B.A tie can say a lot about the person who wears it. High quality silk ties for men are on sale in our store. You can always find one here to match your suit.C.A smart watch helps you stay conne
41、cted at all times with smart notifications for texts, calls, reminders, and alarms. Explore the latest technologies in our store!D.Suffering from eye fatigue? Get the perfect eye massager（按摩仪）for your tired eyes! You can choose from different types of products to find the perfect one!E.Looking for t
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43、 left out of fashion._31_Erics father works in a big company. He always wears a suit to work._32_Sams father is a programmer. He spends a lot of time in front of computers._33_Rebeccas father works at an airport. He loves playing chess in his free time._34_Sarahs father is a high school art teacher.
44、 He is really good at Chinese painting._35_Bennys father is a doctor. Sometimes he works very late and loses track of time.第二部分非选择题（25分）. 语法填空（10分）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。（共10小题，每小题1分）It is said that the literary（文学的）_36_(art) of ancient China were inspired either by tea
45、_37_ by wine.According to Lu Yus Tea Classics, tea-drinking in China can be traced（追溯）back to the Zhou Dynasty: tea _38_(discover) by Shennong and became popular as a drink in the State of Lu because of Zhou Gong.Tea-drinking in China has a history of four thousand years. As the legend（传说）has it, Sh
46、ennong tasted hundreds of wild plants to see _39_ were poisonous（有毒的）so as to prevent people from _40_(eat) the poisonous plants. It is said that he was poisoned seventy-two times in one day _41_ was saved by eating some leaves of _42_ evergreen plant with white flowers. Later, people called the lea
47、ves that saved his life “cha”.In modern times, people still keep tea-drinking as one of their daily activities. According to the study, tea can also have effects _43_ some modern illnesses. To those who have to work with computers for a long time, drinking tea can help them to build up a wall against the computer radiation（辐射）. To those who may have too much fat, drinking tea can help them to recreate a new balance in their bodies.And to those _44_(age) people, drinking tea is
