1、北京市文汇中学20222023学年度第一学期期中考试初三年级英语试卷班级_姓名_得分_一、单项填空(共 6 分，每小题 0.5 分)从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Myauntlivesinabigcity,but_spendsmostoftheweekendsonafarm.A.heB.itC.sheD.they2.Both of my parents were born1970.A.atB.inC.onD.to3.Hurry up,you will miss the plane.A.andB.butC.soD.or4._ do you vol
2、unteer in the care home?Once a week.A.How muchB.How longC.How oftenD.How far5.We have a lovely room.Its one ofin the hotel.A.niceB.nicerC.nicestD.the nicest6.Can you ride a horse?No,I.A.needntB.may notC.cantD.mustnt7.Paul and Itennis yesterday.He did much better than I.A.playB.will playC.playedD.are
3、 playing8.Wheres Tom?His motherhim now.A.is looking forB.will look forC.has looked forD.looks for9.My aunt is a writer.Shemore than ten books since 1980.A.writesB.wroteC.has writtenD.will write10.I will send you an e-mail as soon as Iin Canada.A.arriveB.arrivedC.am arrivingD.will arrive11.Many accid
4、entsby careless drivers last year.A.are causedB.were causedC.have causedD.will cause12.Could you tell me _?Sure,we will go to the Nanhaizi Park.A.where we had the picnicB.where we will have the picnicC.where will we have the picnicD.where did we have the picnic二、完形填空(共 8 分,每小题 1 分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短
5、文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。After school on Friday,I waited at the school gate to walk home with Jemma as usual.ThenI saw her talking and laughing happily with some other girls.She glanced(瞥了一眼)at me andleft me alone there.I knew right then that I had _13_ my best friend.After dinner,Mom asked,“Is
6、Jemma coming by tomorrow?”I shrugged(耸肩)and saidnothing.The next morning,Mom asked,“Today is _14_.What are you and Jemma going todo?”I shrugged again.“How is Jemma?”Mom took a look at me.Then she said,“Will you takethese magazines to Grandma,please?”As I walked down the street a new girl in theneigh
7、borhood came towards me,smiling.But I just went _15_ her.Grandma welcomed meat the door with a warm hug.Sitting on the sofa,I noticed a(n)_16_ of kids in old-fashioned clothes on the table.Grandma _17_ at a girl with short fair hair.“Thats Beth Lambert,”she said,“my bestfriend.Until a week before we
8、 took this photo.”I was surprised at that,“Beth and I were bestfriends at school.We did everything together.Then one day,she made new friends and shedidnt want to hang out with me any more.Nothing _18_ more than that.”I didnt sayanything.I couldnt.I knew Id start crying if I opened my mouth.Grandma
9、hugged me again.“Simone,sometimes friends grow _19_.It might happento anyone,”she continued.“Then,see him?”Grandmas finger moved to a boy with glasses inthe photo.“He lived near me.When I was walking home by myself.I said hello to him.Andwe became friends.”“So if we want to start a new friendship,”s
10、he smiled,“One _20_ is all it took.”As I was heading home,that new girl appeared again.I went toward her and spoke“Hello”.13.A.lostB.madeC.hurtD.forgotten14.A.MondayB.FridayC.SaturdayD.Sunday15.A.toB.forC.againstD.past16.A.cardB.photoC.posterD.advertisement17.A.shoutedB.smiledC.carriedD.pointed18.A.
11、hurtB.encouragedC.movedD.helped19.A.oldB.separateC.strongD.close20.A.hugB.smileC.wordD.question阅读阅读理理解解(共共 3636 分分)三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共 26 分，每小题 2 分)ASince I entered middle school,I have always wanted to become atranslator.I can translate Chinese into English so that peop
12、le in othercountries can enjoy Chinese poems and stories.Becoming a translatorisnteasy.Ittakes greatpatience andconfidence.I hope that I will be able to go to college and become a realtranslator some day.My dream is to become a successful doctor,helping those sick peopleand saving their lives.I hope
13、 everyone can have an opportunity to receivewonderful treatments for their illnesses without having to pay much.It is mychildhood dream.In order to achieve my dream,I need enough knowledge andexperience,so I work hard to improve myself.I love to become a great Fashion Designer.Fashion designing is s
14、omuch of fun and creative.If I design a costume and have my signature（签名）on it,the recognition I achieve will go worldwide.Fashion designing does require lots of study and research and I need tobe myself unique(独 特 的).I must work hard to be ready for thecompetitions and challenges.My dream is to be
15、a lawyer.Some people think lawyers are simply outfor money,but I believe lawyers have a desire（愿望）to help others,especially those who are unable to defend（维护）themselves.I know becoming a successful lawyer will take much preparation andhard work.I am willing to do what it takes to make my dream come
16、true.21.Whose dream is to be a doctor?A.Susans.B.Jacks.C.Annas.D.Davids.22.What does David desire to do?A.To help others in defending.B.To be unique worldwide.C.To save peoples lives.D.To spread Chinese culture.23.Susan needs to be _ to make her dream come true.A.patient and confidentB.creative and
17、funnyC.knowledgeable and experiencedD.helpful and carefulBTheThe powerpower ofof thethe windwindLight winds help us fly kites in spring and cool us in summer.Strong winds take away peoples lives.Winds can be friendly ordangerous.They can also work for us.Wind power is not new.Five thousand years ago
18、,the Chinesefirst used windmills（风车）.In 700 A.D.,the Syrians and Persiansused them too.In the seventeenth century,the people of theNetherlands built windmills to get seawater.Now we can use thewind to make electricity.In many countries,wind turbines（风力发电机）are everywhere.A group of turbines iscalled
19、a wind farm.Wind energy has several advantages.One advantage is that there will always be wind.Wind power is also clean.It doesnt make air pollution.Farmers like wind power becauseelectric companies pay them to use their land.And they can still grow crops and keep animals ontheir farms.Wind power al
20、so has some disadvantages.One is that turbines are expensive,although thecost has gone down these years.A second disadvantage is noise pollution.This was a greaterproblem in the past.Today,if you stand under a turbine,you hear only a soft sound.You wonthear turbines at all 100 meters away.For some p
21、eople,a third disadvantage is visual（视觉的）pollution,but other people like to see turbines turning together.Today,wind power is growing fast.A lot of countries get their energy from wind.Denmarkgets 20%of its energy from wind.China is going to get 26%of its energy from wind in 2030.Perhaps one day,all
22、 countries will use this safe,clean energy to make electricity.24.China is going to get 26%of its energy from wind _.A.in 2020B.in 2030C.in 2040D.in 205025.According to the passage,how many advantages does wind energy have?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.26.Which of the following is true?A.The cost of wind turbines
23、 is getting lower.B.You wont hear the sound of turbines at all.C.Wind energy causes visual pollution badly.D.Every country makes good use of wind energy.CWhen watching sports events,we often notice athletes wearing earphones on whilepreparing in the locker room or entering the stadium.They keep thei
24、r eyes shut,and gently nodalong the beats.It seems the music is giving them power and cheering them up for thecompetition.We sometimes do the same.You might have a list of favorite songs for yourmorning exercises.But is there any science behind such practices?According to a recent research,it turns
25、out there is.Music actually does make us feelpowerful,but not all songs have the same effect.The research was led by Dennis Hsu of the Kellogg School of Management at NorthwesterUniversity in the US.His team had people listen to 31 songs of different types.The listeners feltpowerful after listening
26、to some songs,such as Queens We Will Rock You and 2 Unlimited GetReady for This.Researchers also found that high-power music made people want to take control in socialevents and come first in competition.That matters a lot in sports.“Its commonly said that sportsare 90 percent mental and only 10 per
27、cent physical,”The Huffington Post reported.Great athletes know this idea well.NBA player Kobe Bryant,for example,often puts onbig headphones and even falls into deep thought to boost his game and reduce his anxiety.As for the reason for musics magical power,Hsus team came up with one possibleexplan
28、ation:when people hear music that expresses a sense of power,they mimic（模拟）thesefeelings in their mind.When choosing music,we also need to look at the type of music,according to researchers.In previous research by the Music in Exercise and Sports Group at Brunei University inLondon,they found that p
29、op was perfect for slower,more repetitive-type tasks.If yourewarming up or cooling down after exercises,pop songs are the correct choice.Dance music wasfound to be best suitable to strength and weight training because its“fast and rhythmical（有节奏感的）.”During high-intensity（高强度的）workouts,though,youd be
30、tter not listen to rock.Its different changes in tempo（节拍）can affect your rhythm.27.What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?A.To introduce favorite songs for morning exercises.B.To lead in the topic that music matters in sports.C.To give an example of athletesdaily life.D.To explain how to c
31、hoose music.28.According to the passage,Dennis Hsu probably agrees that_.A.listening to music always makes athletes relaxedB.powerful music can make people produce similar feelings in their mindC.the result of a game is mainly affected by the physical condition of the playersD.most athletes still do
32、nt know the effects of high-power music on their performance29.The underlined word“boost”in Paragraph 5 probably means _.A.controlB.loseC.continueD.improve30.What can we learn from the passage?A.Pop music is a reasonable choice for high-intensity workouts.B.Rock music helps people keep their rhythms
33、 when exercising.C.People are advised to listen to pop music before and after exercise.D.People should dance to music while doing strength and weight training.DMost of us fear failure.However,without failure,progress would be impossible.In fact,theword success comes from the Latin succedere,meaning“
34、to come after”.And what does successusually come after?Failure.It seems that one cannot exist without the other.Every failure even the worst ones helps us learn to do things differently in the future.“Learning from the past mistakes and making changes helped me to reach the top of Everestsuccessfull
35、y,”says mountaineer Pete Athans,who has now reached the worlds highest peak(山峰)seven times.Failure also reminds us that things can go wrong sometimes with terrible results.Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is the first woman to reach the top of all 14 of the worlds 8,000-meter peaks without extra oxyg
36、en(氧气).In 2007,while climbing in Nepal,she was in anavalanche(雪崩).She survived,but two nearby Spanish climbers died.The experience taughtKaltenbrunner that no matter how prepared a person is,bad things can still happen.ButKaltenbrunner decided she had to learn from her experience and move on.Accepti
37、ng failure is not easy for many,though.We are often reluctant to tell people thatwe are failures because our good name depends on success.However,things are slowlychanging.In the past ten years,some scientific magazines-mostly in medicine-have publishedreports of failed experiments.The belief is tha
38、t the science community can also learn from“negative results and that this can finally lead to positive outcomes.The business world already understands the value of negative results.Eli Lilly andCompany has failure parties to study data about medicine that doesnt work.In fact,one of the business wor
39、lds most famous failures became one of its biggestsuccesses.In the early 1990s,Apple Corporation created the Apple Newton.It was one ofApples biggest failures.However,Apples CEO,Steve Jobs,believed the product had potential(潜力)and he began to improve it.In time,this led to the creation of the iPhone
40、 and the iPad,two of the companys most successful products.The story of the Apple Newton can teach us another important lesson about failure.There isa lot we can learn by studying mistakes.Perhaps the most important lesson is that failure andsuccess are two sides of the same coin.One truly cannot ex
41、ist without the other.31.The writer writes Paragraph 2 and 3 mainly to _.A.show how bad things can become important lessonsB.tell us that its possible for anyone to be successfulC.prove how bad things can happen in any situationD.teach us what not to do when climbing mountains32.The underlined word“
42、reluctant”in Paragraph 4 probably means _.A.unableB.unsureC.unwillingD.uninterested33.What can be the best title for the passage?A.An attitude towards failure.B.The experience of success.C.A difficult way to success.D.The rewards of failure.四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共 10 分，每小题 2 分)Chinese fancy knots,also
43、called Chinese knots,refer to thetraditional decorative knots in Chinese culture.They began as a form oftraditional art in the Tang and Song Dynasties in China and becamepopular in the Ming Dynasty.Long ago,they found their way to Japanand other Southeast Asian countries,and were well received.Chine
44、se Fancy Knots there.Now they are taken as one of the mostclassic symbols of Chinese culture.As for the name itself,it is surelymeaningful.The Chinese word for“knot”,jie,means“connection”.It isrelated to lots of cultural ideasmarriage,brotherhood,reunion,etc.Meanwhile,the pronunciation of the Chines
45、e word jie is very close to that of ji,“good luck”.Asa result,Chinese knots perfectly serve as a way to express peoples strong wishes for goodthings like joy,love and good luck.Besides,the knots,widely existing in the everyday life of the Chinese culture,come indifferent sizes.Small ones are connect
46、ed to jewelry(珠宝),clothes,giftpackages and furniturein order to attract peoples attention,while large ones are used to decorate a living room or study.Whether large or small,there are over a dozen basic knot patterns(图案)named according totheir shapes,usages or origins.For example,Double Coin Knots a
47、re called shuangqian Jiebecause they are in the shape of two ancient Chinese coins,meaning“good things come in pairs”.However,almost all the main styles of Chinese fancy knots are made up of two exactly similarparts,and the patterns on the front and the back sides are also similar in every detail.In
48、 addition,Chinese knots are famous for their bright colours.Each of the Chinese knots ismade of a single string of cotton,silk,gold or silver.But the colours of the strings are rich andhave different traditional cultural meanings.Among the most commonly used base colours,redmeans good luck and happi
49、ness,green means health,and yellow,which was once known as anemperors colour,may means wealth and honour.In brief,the famous Chinese fancy knots fully reflect(反映)the depth of Chinese culture.These brightly coloured knots of different patterns,with their endless chains of knots,mean thatlife on earth
50、 will continue forever.34.When did Chinese fancy knots become popular?35.What does the Chinese character for“knot”mean?36.Why do people express strong wishes with Chinese knots?37.What are the main points about Chinese knots in Paragraph 3?38.What do Chinese fancy knots fully reflect?书面表达书面表达(共共 101
