1、 第1页/共10页 2023 北京房山初三二模 英 语 本试卷共 10 页，共 60 分，考试时长 90 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。第一部分 本部分共 33 题，共 4分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。一、单项填空（每题 0.5 分，共 6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.My sister is only six years old,but_ can take good care of herself.A.he B.she C.it D.they 2.Usu
2、ally I help my parents with some housework_ Sundays.A.at B.on C.to D.in 3.Both my brother and I like films,_we often go to the cinema.A.so B.but C.for D.or 4.Excuse me,must I return all the books in a week?No,you_.You can keep them for two weeks.A.neednt B.wouldnt C.shouldnt D.cant 5.Jim,_ does your
3、 father usually go to work?By bus.A.when B.why C.how D.where 6.Li Shizhen was one of_ doctors in Chinese history.A.famous B.more famous C.most famous D.the most famous 7.Peter,may I use your iPad?Sorry.I _ on it at the moment.A.was working B.will work C.am working D.worked 8.If you go by subway,you_
4、 at the Summer Palace in half an hour.A.will arrive B.arrived C.have arrived D.arrive 9.Mr.Green_ for his lessons when I went into his office.A.prepares B.will prepare C.is preparing D.was preparing 10.My classmates and I_ a lot of volunteer work since last year.A.do B.will do C.have done D.did 11.T
5、he sports meeting in our school last month.Our class won the first prize.A.hold B.held C.is held D.was held 12.Mary,do you know_ the English competition?Yes,I do.Next Wednesday.A.when will we have B.when we will have C.where will we have D.where we will have 第2页/共10页 二、完形填空（共 8 分，每小题 1 分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其
6、大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Arun and Karan were good friends.Arun was always ahead of Karan in all fields.He was always chosen to perform in school programs and was famous throughout school.Karan tried to do better than Arun each time but never _13_.One day when Karan returned home,he was fe
7、eling _14_.His mother saw that and asked,“Why do you look unhappy?”Karan replied,“Its all because of Arun.Once again,he got higher marks than me.And no matter how hard I try,he is always ahead of me.”His mother questioned,“Are you jealous(嫉妒的)of Arun?”Karan replied,“No.Why would I be jealous of him?
8、He is my friend.”His mother said,“When people _15_ Arun,you dont like it.When he loses,you feel happy.You keep seeing negative qualities in him and feel a sense of dislike towards him.Do you feel all of this?”Karan was shocked by what he heard and thought it was true.His mother continued,“I have a g
9、reat solution for you to deal with jealousy.Instead of being jealous,you should focus your _16_ on appreciating(欣赏)the positive qualities in Arun.”Just listening to this,Karan replied,“Positives qualities?In Arun?I cannot find even a single positive quality in him.”His mother asked,“You cant or you
10、dont want to find it?”Karan looked down _17_.His mother said,“OK.Tell me when you start preparing for an exam.”Karan replied,“A week before.”His mother asked,“And Arun?”Karan thought and said,“He studies daily.He lists all the schoolwork that he has to do and when he should do each thing.He always_1
11、8_ his timetable.”His mother said,“This shows that he has good management skills and he is hardworking.”Karan nodded.He felt inspired(受到启发的).From that day,he began to _19_ Aruns good qualities.Very soon,he also became hardworking like Arun.In the following exam,Arun again stood first while Karan cam
12、e second.But this time Karan was not jealous at all.He was happy to see his own _20_.When we heartily appreciate the positive qualities in others,those qualities will also begin to develop in us.13.A.refused B.stopped C.complained D.succeeded 14.A.upset B.surprised C.happy D.satisfied 15.A.avoid B.b
13、eat C.praise D.understand 16.A.hope B.energy C.advice D.dream 17.A.carelessly B.speechlessly C.seriously D.curiously 18.A.follows B.changes C.forgets D.discusses 19.A.change B.improve C.spread D.notice 20.A.choice B.progress C.advantage D.influence 三、阅读理解（每题 2 分，共 26 分）（一）信息匹配。下面的材料分别介绍了四个夏令营活动，请根据
14、2123 小题中所描述 第3页/共10页 的 Lucy、Mike 和 Celia 三人各自的需求，选择一个最适合他们参与的夏令营，并将答题卡上所对应的 A、B、C、D选项涂黑。A A.Berklee Summer Camp Berklee Summer Camp is the perfect choice for young students who are eager to begin their musical journey.During this two-week camp,every student will experience hands-on instruction in th
15、e instrument and practice performance technique(技巧)in a band setting.B.Complete Skills Camp Complete Skills Camp is designed to help teenage students improve their game and basketball skills.Each player will be challenged to get better through repetition of basic skills.Players will also be able to
16、test their skills each day through different competitions.C.Scikidz Day Camp Scikidz Day Camp is designed to offer children a choice of many different science themes,such as experiments and projects in Video Game Creation,Engineering,and much more.The camp provides an opportunity to see how science
17、works in the real world.D.Edu-Inters French Camp At Edu-Inters French camp,campers get French language classes in the morning,then cultural activities,social events in the afternoon.Young learners will get the opportunity to speak the language not only with teachers and other campers,but also in rea
18、l-life settings outside the classroom.21.Lucy is a music fan.She plans to learn to play an instrument this summer vacation.22.Mike is interested in sports,especially basketball.He wants to improve his basketball skills.23.Celia is an American girl.Shed like to learn a foreign language and experience
19、 different cultures.（二）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。B Jameson stood outside the kitchen,listening to his mothers phone conversation.“Im sure hed love to,”his mother said.Jameson knew she was talking to Mrs.Kyle down the street.She had a son four years younger than Jameson and was alwa
20、ys trying to get Jameson to play with him.Only Jameson didnt want to play with him.He felt bored playing baby games.Jameson hoped Mrs.Kyle wasnt getting Mom to agree to a play date.Mom said goodbye,and Jameson ran to his room.He sat down at his desk and took out his math book.His mom knocked on the
21、door.“Jameson,may I come in?”“Im really busy studying for my math test right now.”Maybe that would make Mom think twice 第4页/共10页 about forcing him to play with Timothy Kyle.“Oh,okay then.Never mind.”Jameson heard his mom walk back down the hall.He was happy his plan had worked,but now he had to stay
22、 in his room because his mom thought he was studying.He looked outside.The sun was shining,and it was the perfect day to be outdoors.He pictured playing football in the park with his friends.Then he thought about the best thing of all,going to the new amusement park.Hed been dying to(渴望)go,but ticke
23、ts were expensive and he hadnt saved up enough money yet.He spent the afternoon tossing(掷)his football straight up in the air while lying on his bed.He was more than bored.Even playing with Timothy Kyle was better than this.He got up and went downstairs.“All finished studying?”Mom asked.Jameson nodd
24、ed.Then his mom said,“Mrs.Kyle called earlier.She had tickets to the new amusement park.She said you could have them.”Things were different from what Jameson thought.He deeply regretted what he did.“I should try to figure out(弄清楚)what is exactly happening instead of lying to Mom for my own good,”he
25、thought.24.How did Jameson feel about playing baby games with Mrs.Kyles son?A.Hopeful.B.Happy.C.Worried.D.Bored.25.Jameson spent the whole afternoon_.A.playing with Timothy Kyle B.playing football in the park C.studying for a math test D.staying in his room 26.Jameson regretted what he did because h
26、e realized that_.A.he shouldnt tell a lie for his own good B.staying with young kids wasnt that bad C.playing outdoors was much more interesting D.he shouldnt listen to others phone conversation C Yawning is something we all do maybe because were bored carrying out uninteresting tasks or because wer
27、e tired.Sometimes,just seeing another people yawn can cause you to yawn.But is yawning really contagious(传染的),and why do we do it in the first place?Many of us think we open our mouths when we yawn to take in more oxygen(氧气),but in fact it appears there is no clear reason.According to BBC Bitesize,n
28、ew research suggests it might be because yawning cools the brain down and prevents it from overheating,much like the fan in your computer.This might be why were more likely to feel sleepy and yawn in warm temperatures.What is clear is that we yawn more when were very tired and ready for a short slee
29、p,and we cant control when we do it once we start,theres no stopping us!But its also true 第5页/共10页 that yawning is a very contagious behaviour.John Drury,a researcher from Sussex University,told the BBC,“Yawning is something that you cant stop.Dogs yawn when their owners yawn.Animals yawn at each ot
30、her.It happens whether you want to or not.”His research into this behaviour found that there is a connection with our social group and how close we are to the people in it.If we identify with(认同)the person who yawns,we are likely to copy it too.Another research by the University of Nottingham in 201
31、7 found similar results.They asked volunteers to watch other people yawn.They found their ability to prevent yawning when others around them yawned was limited.And the desire(渴望)to yawn was increased when people were told they couldnt.They also found,when using electrical stimulation(刺激),that they w
32、ere able to increase peoples desire to yawn.These findings,they say,could be useful because it could help treat other conditions like Tourettes(儿童抽动症),which involve the same area of the brain.What is certain is that the act of yawning can happen at any time even when we think were not tired but,I ho
33、pe,not when youre reading this article!27.According to BBC Bitesize,the reason why we yawn might be_.A.our brains need to exercise B.we have to breathe more oxygen C our brains need to be cooled down D.we are not used to warm temperatures 28.What can we learn from the research by the University of N
34、ottingham?A.The use of electrical stimulation can help control the strong wish to yawn.B.People can keep themselves from yawning when they are told not to do it.C.People are more likely to yawn when someone around them yawns.D.The findings of the research can be used to prevent some diseases.29.What
35、 is the passage mainly about?A.The process of yawning.B.The reasons for yawning.C.The use of findings about yawning.D.The development of studying yawning.D Separate Boys and Girls at School Jack White is a 17-year-old student who has already published a collection of poetry with a local publisher.Ja
36、ck believes switching(转换)to an all-boys school changed his life.“When I was at my coed(男女同校的)school,poetry was for girls,not boys.Boys were supposed to like subjects like math,computers,and science.When I wrote poems,the boys at school used to make fun of me.At my new school,things are different.Jac
37、k may not realize that boys and girls also learn and think differently based on specific(特有的)biological developments.These differences have an effect on how and when boys and girls learn,so single-sex(单性别的)education is actually better for children.第6页/共10页 Take,for example,brain development.The area
38、s of the brain involved in language,feelings,physical coordination(协调),and social relationships develop in a different order and speed in girls and boys.Teenage girls find it easier to answer the question,“How does the story make you feel?”than teenage boys.Research has shown that teenage girls brai
39、ns develop the connections between language and emotions earlier than boys brains.A teenage boy will have more difficulty answering that question because his brain has not fully developed that connection yet.In a single-sex classroom,everyones brain is developing at similar speeds,so teachers can te
40、ach according to their students actual abilities.Boys and girls also have different hearing abilities.Girls have a sense of hearing which is two to four times better than boys.Women teachers often speak more quietly,so boys may have more difficulty hearing a woman teacher if she is talking in her“no
41、rmal”voice.The teacher needs to speak louder to get the boys attention.In a single-sex school,teachers do not have to keep adjusting the volume of their voice.Jack might not notice the biological arguments why single-sex education is better,but he realizes that he is learning faster at his new schoo
42、l.As Jack says,“I hated writing and studying English in my old coed school,but look at me now,I am a published poet!My new school helped me become comfortable with who I really am.”30.What can we learn from the passage?A.Girls usually have less opportunities to talk in class in a coed school.B.Jack
43、was laughed at by other boys because he was not good at poetry.C.The part of the brain that understands our emotions grows slower in boys.D.Boys and girls brains will develop at similar speeds if they study together.31.What will probably happen in a single-sex school?A.Students will learn and make p
44、rogress at the same speed.B.Teachers will give lessons based on their students abilities.C.Students will be expected to learn poetry as a main subject.D.Teachers will ask more questions involved in students emotions.32.The words“adjusting the volume”in Paragraph 5 probably mean“_”.A.changing the lou
45、dness B.increasing the clearness C.lowering the level D.controlling the speed 33.What is the writers main purpose in writing this passage?A.To explain why single-sex education is better.B.To show how a boy became a published poet.C.To compare how boys and girls think differently.D.To discuss the pro
46、blem of writing poems at school.第二部分 本部分共 5 题 共 20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。第7页/共10页 四、阅读表达 3436 每小题 2分，37小题 4分，共 10 分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Technology Keeps Grandparents and Grandchildren Connected When it comes to keeping in touch with grandchildren,grandparents need to learn new technologies.They are taking adva
47、ntage of choices like video chatting,text messaging and social media(社交网络媒介)to keep in touch with their grandchildren in more ways than ever before,according to a survey.Mary Taylor is a typical case.She depends on video chatting to stay in touch with her grandchildren,all of whom are under the age
48、of seven.They live in different countries.Mary says video chatting is the next best thing to being with her grandchildren even though it requires planning to schedule calls and taking the time differences into account(考虑到).“Its not always perfect,”she says,“but its certainly better than talking on t
49、he phone,especially with kids at those ages.”According to the survey,more than 20%of grandparents use video chatting to communicate,which is a little less than the number of those who often use text messaging but more than those who prefer to use social media.But with a number of choices out there,k
50、eeping up with new technologies can be a challenge for them.74-year-old Mary Carr-McNally says she calls her grandchildren back when they text her.“Im not very good at texting,so I call them back,and then we chat,”she says.In all,more than 30%of them say that learning new technologies is difficult.T
